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Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25
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Lille Oxley Was Not Murdered.

Lille Oxley Was Not Murdered.
The investigation of the Lille Oxley case
has not yet disclosed any foul play features,
and it looks as though the verdict of the COR
oner's jury should have been accidental
death instead of suicide. Colonel Daley and
Coroner Waterman have been theoretically
looking up the matter, and have examined at
great length the three partles VINO alone nave
any direct knowledge of where the dead girl
obtained the fatal dose Of morphine that
ended her life and the manner in which it
was secured. These three are Mary Hoben,
alias frankie Park, Mollie Stanley and big
Nosed jack a visitor at the Glover house on
the night of the tragedy. The testimony of
these parties all goes to prove hat the NOR
phine was obtained from the Stanley woman
at the solicitation of the dead girl and taken
by her in full knowledge of what it was and
its effects, and claiming to be an habitual
morphine eater. In view OF these facts,
Colonel Daley is opposed to having either of
the parties arrested, as each of these women,
although at swords points in everything
else, steadfastly disclaims that the other had
any criminal intent or was crlminally to
blame in the matter, and the testimony of
neither would convict the other. No action
whatever will be taken at present, and the
matter will rest pending further develop
ments. The probable MURDER theory is
entirely quashed, and the worst that can be
made of it is criminal negligence.
1t is acknowledged by both that the note
found in the dead girls hand was not genu-
inc. Mollie Stanley says that she and frankie
wrote it together, that frankie began 1t and
she finished it. frankie denies all knowl-
edge of it until it was found on the corpse.
They were both concerned in getting the
morphine for Maud, and becoming scared at
its fatal effect, fixed up the note to ward off
suspicion from themselves. When first
brought before the Investigators, the Stanley
woman lied by the wholesale for two straight
hours, but finally broke down and told every
thing connected with the affair in a straight
forward way that is now believed. Her last
story can not be shaken in any particular.
The Park woman firmly adhered to her origi-
nal statements through a three hours exami-
nation, although many of her statements are
known to be false. For out-and-out braZen-
faced audacity and nerve, honors are easy be-
tween these two.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25
ENGINES IN THE SULkS.
Examples of Peculiar Superstition on
the Part of Locomotive Engineers.

New York Press: locomotives are
funny things said an Erie railway en-
gineer, land 1 have seen them when |
believed they were actually human.
They get the sulks and have balky
streaks, and when they are in such
moods you can't make time with them
any more than you can fly. Then again,
they'll be a S clipper and willing as a
thoroughbred horse, and you actually
have to hold 'em in to keep from rum
ming into stations ahead of time.
Take the case of Josh Martin and
Cad Lyman, two of the old-time Erie
engineers, the former being still alive,
| believe, and the latter having died
only a few years ago.. Neither of them
had a superior in skill as engineers in
their day. Josh was running "A lOcomo-
tive that he was greatly attached to,
and the sequel proves that the attach
ment was mutual.
''For some reason or other the super
intendent of the road wanted Josh's
locomotive for use on a portion OF the
road that Lyman was running on, and
ne ordered Lyman and Martin to ex-
change engines. The old fellows who
remember it say that when Josh's
engine was run away from Port Jervis
Josh cried like a baby, and that the en-
Blne HGTStll Was all DlohC UP az liC
parting, for she was an hour longer than
she should have been in getting to her
new field of labor.
"Gad Lyman took charge of her, but
she had made up her mind that she
wouldn't work under him and she didn't.
She persistently got stalled with the
lightest of train, and could not be made
TO make her time, under any circum-
stances. After a weeks trial Lyman
reported the engine mo good and she
was condemned and put on the gravel
train between Piermont and Suffern.
She worked as balky and sulky as ever,
and the superintendent ordered her to be
broken upand thrown on the scrap heap.
II suppose the ~stubbornest locomotive
that was ever put on a road was one OF
the Twin Sisters a couple of splendid
machines built by the New York Cen
trail a few years ago. They were made
exactly alike in every particular, from
the same patterns, by the same work.
men and of the same materials. There
wasn't a man on the road that could tell
which was which until their numbers
were painted on them. They were
beauties, and the engineers who were
assigned TO duty on them were the envy
of ali the boys. When the engines
were put on trial one of them developed
amazing powers of speed and strength.
"She could take a freight train up a
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25
The Knitting Factory.

This enterprise for Council Bluffs is now
an assured fact. The stock has all been
taken, the plant is enroute for this city and
the formal organization is made. The fol-
lowing are the mcorporators: f. o. Glea-
son, Frank Cook, Ed. w. Hart, e. H.. Sheaf,
A. b.. Walker, p. c. DeVol, F.. j, Day, M, E.
Meyers, w. Mullen, Geo. +, Wright, M. r.
Rohrer, FL. l.. Shepherd, j, ID. E|dmundson
and w. e. Haverstock. The directors Sc
lected are M. Il. Meyers, w. Mullen, F.. o..
Gleason, w. e. Haverstock and J. Z. Meyers,
OF which board w. f.. Haverstock is presi-
dent; w. Mullen, vice president; +. o.
Gleason, treasurer; M, f.. Meyers, secretary
and general manager. Articles Of incorpora-
ton were filed yesterday.
The location is not yet settled upon but all
details will be settled before the plant
arrives. 1t is expected TO have the factory in
operation within two weeks. II will give
employment to forty operatives at the outset
but the plant viii be increased as the bust
ness shall demand.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25
District Court Doings.

The case of Pace & Schmid VS.. John Mike
sell occupied the attention Of the district
court yesterday. The suit is brought to re-
cover damages on a sheep transaction.
Messrs. Baldwin & Holmes appear for the
plaintiff and Messrs. Sims e. Ford for the
defendant. The jurors with the exception of
those sitting on the case, have been dis
charged. This week will be devoted TO
equity cases, and the present term of court
will adjourn next Saturday.
The grand jurors for the next term were
yesterday notified to appear on the Sd Of
April, at which time Judge Deemer will open
the April : lrm of court.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

Some Astonishing Statistical Results.
Christian Advocate: A recent speaker
says hat the negroes in this country
have multiplied eight times in a cen
fury. AS they have 1000, 900 now, in
1880 they will amount to 1872 900 600. If
they maintain the same relative rate of
increase they will. The whites in ten
years by birth and immigration have
increased 80 per cent AT this rate
there will be 500, 900, 900 whites and
over 200, 600 900 ~negroes-in all 1,O0O,-
000, O00-in the United States in 1888.
Who believes either of these state
ments? BY that method n can prove
that the Methodist Episcopal church
the world will contain people: Last
year 1t gained s per cent net. This rate
will double its membership every four
teen years. Hence, in 1902 it will have
1000, 600: in 1916, 5000, 600; in 1880,
1858, ga ,OOO, 600; in 1872, LIS, 600 900.
and so, doubling every fourteen years,
in the year 2OS4, less han 200 years
from the present date, there will be
80, 76S, 900 600 of members of the Meth
odist Episcopal church in the United
States alone! Toll on then, brethren.
Do not let the fact that, according to the
figures OF the speaker quoted above,
there will be only 6,400, 900 900 negroes
and 13. 200. 900 900 whites-in all 49,
SOC, 900 ,OOO-of people in the United
States at that time disturb you. Who
cares for a little deficit of 3,16S, 600 600?
Great is statistics! OF course, other de-
nominations are deluding themselves.
They think they are increasing: but rs
we are going to include the whole popu-
l%ation, and several thousand millions
more, they must cease to exist! The
only trouble is that if some of them con-
tinue to grow az at present the multi
silica ton table will wipe us out in the
pane way,
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25
THE SUNDAY e
COUNCIL BLUFFS,
OFFICE, NO. f2 PEARL STREET.
Delivered by Carrier in Any Part of the City at
Twenty Cents Per Week. ..
TELEPHONES;
BUSINESS OFFICE, No. -.
NIGHT EDITOR, No. %.
MINOR MENTION.
N. Y. Plumbing Co.

N. Y. Plumbing Co.
New spIing goods at Refers.
United States court convenes on Tuesday
next.
G.. A. Beebe received an invoice of five car
loads OF furniture yesterday.
Colorado coal at Council Bluffs Lumber
Co., 900 main street, telephone No. 257.
An infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J.
johnson, who reside on Seventh street, was
buried yesterday afternoon.
The wedding of Miss Jennie Vpllrath, OF
this city and Mr.. Charles Douglas, Of Col
umbus, o., is announced by card for the 4th
proxim.
The Members of the fishing and hunting
club will hold q meeting Tuesday evening to
settle up the accounts of the past year and
arrange for the coming season.
The challenge issued by +. J. Breeze has
been accepted by +. L. Vandenocrg. The
latter Is a rapid skater and a good race is
anticipated. The date is fixed for Saturday
evening next.
Messrs. GLASGOW e. Caldwell have opened
n new hardware store at 152 Broadway. Both
gentlemen are well known in the city, hav-
ing been employed during past years with
the most prominent firms in that business.
Ross, the colored barber released from GUS
tody yesterday morning after reciting his
concealed weapon story, was run in again
last night, in company with his partner
Grady, who owns the gun. He will probably
go to Jail.
No. 305 Broadway has again opened with a
new management, but the same business that
was formerly conducted there. The Chicago
Tea, Coffee and Spice company, with Messrs.
Andersen& johnson managers, are engaged
in the enterprise.
Judge w. G. James will build an elegant
"a, 200 cottage in his park during the present
season. Allen & Bell have prepared the
plans and specifications, and the contracts
are let. The work will be commenced as
soon as the ground settles sufficiently.
Yesterday afternoon bids were opened in
Allen & Bells Office for the construction of
the DIR. McEae flats. The contracts were not
let, as certain changes in the specifications
must be made first. These will be made
Immediately, and then the work will pro-
coed.
A chapter of the Northwestern Legion Of
Honor will be organized during the coming
week by b. G. Wrinkle, deputy grand com
mander. The organization embraces the five
states of Iowa, Nebraska, Dakota, Kansas
and Minnesota. The local council will begin
with above thirty charter members.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

grade with scarcely an effort, and with a
passenger train could strike O fifty
mile an hour gate with cafe. The
other one wouldn't go at all. Even
when pulled wide open she would sim
ply give q few spiteful puffs OF black
smoke, a few turns Of her driving
wheels, and then would stop. The way
she exhausted steam showed that she
was q vixen.
They put her in the round house and
kept her there for six months, thinking
that she might get over her sulks and
run all right on another trial. One day
started of like a beauty and ran two
miles in a little over two minutes. Then
the old spell came over her again, and
she took The sulks worse than ever.n
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25
CabinetPhoto Free.

Every purchaser of a Domestic sewing
machine for cash or on monthly pay
ments from this office during the next
ten days will receive one dozen cabinet
photos of themselves taken by Siberia
den, in that artists best style. Remem-
her ten days only. No 105
Main St,
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25
n Motor Line.

The jury appointed to condemn the "stock
tracks, of the Chicago, Burlington g. Quincy
railroad company for the crossing of the
motor line on Ninth street, yesterday after
noon, was unable to agree and adjourned till
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Mr.. Reed
announces his intention of pushing the mat
ter now as fast as he can and go through it
rough-shod, as he was unable to effect a COM
promise. He promises to ave the line in
Operation by Nav l.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25
Turned Over the Books.

Auditor Hammer took his seat as a city
official yesterday. Ex-Auditor Kinnehan has
finished his work of closing up his books, and
they were turned over to his successor in the
best Of shape. Business in the office was
unusually light for the first day, and the new
incumbent improved the opportunity to got
the general run of business, and acquaint
himself with his new work.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25
Catch On 70 This.

Mr.. Charles Probstle is prepared to
supply you with a harness the equal of
any on earth. Fine work and harness
novelties a specially. Single, double
and track; also a good class of farm
work. A complete stock of gents and
ladies' riding saddles, driving boots,
robes, all kinds Of whips, etc. Give
him n call.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

and will be introduced In evidence against
Kane. 1T was thrown away by its owner
last Tuesday afternoon while he was being
chased by Officer Quinn, and as nothing of
the kind was found on his person, q search
was instituted with the result stated.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

The board of education of the indie
pendent school district of Council Bluffs,
Ia, will consider all plans that may be
filed with the secretary, Charles M.
Harl, Esq, on or before the 7th day of
April, 1888, for u three-story, eighteen
room school building, to be erected on
the present site of the Washington ave-
nue. school house. The cost of sand build
ing not to exceed SAC, 900. No payment
will be made tor any plan unless the
same shall be adopted by the board.
The right to reject any or all plaes is
expressly reserved by the said board.
THEODORE S. CoUCn,
j. j. STEWART,
Committee.
Sheafa loans mnneY ON real estate.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25
Personal Paragraphs.

Mrs. Pfeiffer left last evening for Chicago.
Mrs. II. o. Cook is rapidly recovering
from her recent serious illness.
Mrs. w. H. Mckenzie and daughter, Mabel,
are visiting with friends at Loveland.
Mr.. F.. A. Conover and his son will leave
next week for California to spend the hot
months.
Superintendent w. ]. Hancock, of the
Wells Fargo express company. has returned
from mis- eastern trip.
Mrs. Charles Runyon, of Stanbury, Mo-, is
visiting her mother-in-law Mrs. Runyon, on
South Eleventh street.
DIR. Cooley will visit Omaha this afternoon
to assist in the dedication of the Beth eden
Baptist church, on Park avenue.
Mrs. John Adams, of Monona, is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hinkle, who live near
the Chicago & Northwestern roundhouse.
Miss Hassinger, of Crangeville, ILL.,, is the
guest of ID. S. Brenneman and family, ON
Madison street, and will remain a couple Of
weeks.
Mrs. H. F. Stewart returned from Chicago
yesterday morning. She was accompanied
by Miss Nellie Richmond, who will take
charge of the trimming department of Mrs,
Stewards millinery establishment.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

The party who took the box of pru-
nells from in. front of Troxell Bros
store last Wednesday evening is known
and he must either return them or settle
by payment. If this is not done imme-
diately he will suffer the consequences.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25
Latest novelties in the Star shirt
waists at John Beno & Co.. Is.

The Easter bazaar, under the auspices
OF the young ladies of the Presbyterian
church next Tuesday evening promises
to be an ENJOYABLE affair. Supper served
from 6 to s O'Clock for IS cents, First
door east of Pacific House,
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

The young ladies of the Presbyterian
church will give an Easter Bazaar and
supper Tuesday, the 9th inst. Dec
grated eggs and Easter cards for sale.
No. 500 Broadway.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25
New City Directory.

Changes in residence or business can
be made by addressing ID. C. Dunbar &
Co., Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

Found-Opportunities TO invest money
and make 100 per cent. Inquire Of
Johnston g. Van Patton. 80 Main st.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

E. Fl. Sheafe loans money on chattel
security of every description. Private
consulting rooms. All business strictly
confidential. Office 500 Broadway, COR
ner Main street, upstairs.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

Call Ii see the newest styles OF boys
knee and kilt suits at John Beno& Co. g.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

For Sale Cheap-Lots neal the bridge
TO parties who will build at once. Adj
dress or call on j. II. Rice, No. 10
Main street, Council Bluffs.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25
More Evidence Against Grant.

A pocketbook belonging to Jack Kane,
alias John Grant, containing. bogus checks
and other suspicious papers, has been found
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

For all female diseases consult Drs. Moser &
Van Ness, opera house block, rooms 4 and 8,
Council Bluffs. Correspondence solicited.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25
S. B. Wadsworth & Co. loan money.
g Mich Cows

Poultry, eggs and butter at Fearon's,
IL Main street.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

Money at low rates on frst-class farm security.
Burnham, Tulleys & Co, l2 Main street.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

Nobbiest styles in spring overcoats at
John Beno g. Co. s..
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25
A Good Little Detroit Boy.

Mrs. Shamm gavc a small but very
elegant tea the other evening, and, as "a
reward for being good for two hours, she
allowed her son BERTHE, aged 10 years, to
sit at the table with the guests. AS an
example of cold-blooded villiany, says
the Detroit Free Press, we give "a few of
the remarks made by Master BERTHE
during the progress of the meal:
Ma" he asked first, whose spoons
are thesep"
"Hush, DEAR" said Mrs. Shamm.
He hushed for a second, then:
"Ma, whose big glass dish is that?"
"Little boys should be seen and not
heard" said Mrs. Shamm, with a sickly
smile that did not conceal from the
guests the fact that there was a fearful
reckoning in store for BERTHE on their
"Say, ma" he put in, interrupting
Mrs. Moneyweight, who was the special
guest Of the occasion, that isn't our
silver cake basket, is it?"
''Bertie. didn't you hear Mrs. Money
weight speaking?" chides his distressed
parent.
Well, I'll be quiet if you'll tell me
whose pretty glasses those are. They're
Mrs. BaXter's, amt they!"
"Bertie!"
sob, ma, ] forget to tell you that
Mrs. Hooker wants you to be sure and
send back her teaspoons tonight and
oh, ma did you know that Sally broke
one of Mrs. Walkers nice tea cups, and
oh, what a pretty plate this is! Who
does it belong tor"
The doors had hardly closed on the
last guest when the neighbors were APP
prised by a sound whose import could
not be mistaken that Bertie's time of
reckoning had come.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25
Notice TO Architects.

Thirty fresh mich cows for sale singly, OF
In lot, by b. MARKS.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25
Travellers! Stop at the Bechtele.

Piles cured with certainty. Drs.
Moser g. Van Ness, Council Bluffs, la.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

There are probably few men who
have fed sheep for fifteen Or twenty
years who caiI say that they in every
Wool Journal, and yet more men could
probably say this Of sheep than could
say it OF either hogs or cattle.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

A full line of crockery and glassware
at Lund Bros, No. % Main street.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25
Finding of Hidden Treasure.

A letter to the Baltimore Sun from
the east shore Of Virginia says: Per-
sons arriving here yesterday from Pun
colleague, in the lower part OF Accomar,
report that Lorenzo Mears, a tenant on
the Fair View farm, situated near there
on Nandua creek, has recently found a
large quantity Of gold and silver Eng
fish coins, which, according to an old
tradition, were buried there during the
revolutionary war by a wealthy English
Tradition has it that this man,
being a tory, and not sympathizing with
the colonies in their contest with the
mother country, buried his money
and went back to England, where
he intended to stay till the war was
over, but he died there without reveal
ing the exact spot where he had buried
his money. Many years after the revo.
luton some of his descendants in Eng
land came to Accomac and procured
permission from the owner of the place
to make search for the buried treasure.
After spending much money and several
months in a fruitless quest for the
money they returned to England, and
nothing more was ever heard of the
hidden treasure till it was reported
that Lorenzo Mears had exhumed it
from it from its hiding place. 1t seems
that Mears made an effort to keep the
matter from the knowledge of the pub
lie, but n little boy who lives with him
went out to the neighboring village of
Pungoteague several days ago and in
formed several persons that his Uncle
Renzie" had dug up an iron pot full of
gold and silver coin which W men could
scarcely bear. Mears is reported to have
confessed that he found some money, but
denies that it was in such large guam
tity as has beer reported. Several of
his neighbors have seen some of the
coins. They are quite old, some. bearing
the image of Charles /. and others that
of George III. The name of the revo-
%lutionary owner of the land is no longer
known here. The farm where the mys-
FERROUS treasure is reported to have been
found is the prettiest and most pictur-
esque on Nandau creek, 1t belongst to the
heirs of the late. John Pitts, of Acco-
mac. Close by was the seat of the fa-
nous Queen of Nandua, who ruled over
the Indian tribes in that section, and
not far off is the general burrying-
ground of the Indians, where the bones
of the buried skeletons may still be
seen protruding from the steep side of
the creek, which the current in the
creek is fast washing away. The local
ity is full of old traditions, and those who
are best acquainted with the locality
are inclined to believe the report about
the finding of the hidden treasure.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25
SPECIAL NOTICES.
NOTICE.

SPECIAL advertisements, such as Lost, Found,
- To Loan. For Sale, To Rent, Wants, Boarding
ETC., will be inserted in this column at the low
rate of TEN N PER LINE for the first in
sertion and Five Cents Per Line for each subse-
quent insertion. Leave advertisements at our
Gil Bluffs, Iowa.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

Union Abstract company, 986 Main street
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

Neutrality-suspicious. statesmen to
canvass city family trade. Union Pa
cific Tea Co, 400 Broadway.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

Sheaie loans money .onreal estate.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

Mrs H. F. Stewart, 341 w. Broadway,
has returned home, having purchased a
full line of millinery goods for the spring
trade. Her annual spring opening will
occur this week. Dates will be an
nounced later. Wait for it.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

WTANTED-Two furnished and one unfur-
w nished room by family OF two; references
exchanged. Address u, Bee Office.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

NO SALE-At a bargain. 40 acres near stock
II yards, South Omaha, Neb, Johnson d
Christian, Room IS, Chamber of Commerce,
Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

WANTED Stocks of merchandise. Haye
w Omaha and Council BLUFFS city property,
on or address johnson & Christian. Room 80.
Chamber of Commerce, Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

WANTED-A girl TO do general housework;
w small family, convenient kitchen. is 9TH
avenue.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

MvANTED-l0OI 600 acres eff lands in exchange
w for a late and valuable invention: Large
profits and sells on sight; no experience re-
quired. Address Lock Box lla2, Council Bluns.
Iowa. '',