Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-21

ule tlTne. one ennDnaUlCally
that she would not live with
settlement. Frankie honored his de-
mands and they were renewed. The
strain was too much for her purse and
she fled to Europe to escape her hus-
bands opportunities. When he saw
that he had lost her, Mckee took to
drink, and IN about six months died in
q blissful state of intoXication.
Then his widow quit hobnobbipg
with foreign potentates and returned
home, taking up her abode in San
, Francisco. 1t was not long before
Arthur Newton, better known as Arthur
Bascombe, an actor, dawned up
on her vision. He was fair to
look upon, an Englishman, thirty
years of age, tall and we'll built,
his blond curly locks making q nice
contrast with the widow-bride's auburn
ringlets. Newton belongs to a good
family, and since frankie Brown-Mc-
Kee has consented to become his bride,
he has abandoned the stage and now
represents an eastern manufacturing
house. The lady will soon fly towards
the rising sun, where the nuptials will
be celebrated, after which she and Ar
thur will visit the Oriental countries of
the far West.
DEATH SETTLES THE DIVORCE.
There is something pathetic and ro-
mantle in the circumstances hat at
tended a funeral in Oakland Sunday.
A. F.. Evans, a wealthy Oakland
merchant, died last week. Some
time previous to his demise he
had instituted divorce proceedings
against his wife, who has been residing
in Honolulu, and made some very seri-
Gus charges against her. Saturday the
J 1a1y with hon lonrhtar nrrivna h, tho
steamer Umatilla from Honolulu, and
Sunday, instead of defending her char
acter in a divorce court, she stood by
the grave of the man who assailed it.
i The father of her children lies cold in
death, while the grim spectre of divorce
and misery fades from the woman's
sight, and harsh thoughts and sense of
insult gave place to tears.
MILLIONAIRE FLOODS REMAINS.
! Millionaire Floods remains have been
laid away in this city, but without the
ceremonies which usually attend an
i%nterment. The body was brought from
by the widow and daughter of the mil
lionaire. Upon the arrival of the car
the remains were taken In charge by
Nathaniel Grey, the undertaken, and
placed in a vault in Cavalry cemetery,
only the members of the family and a
few intimate friends being present. 1t
was expected that services would be
held, but the family explain that the
funeral services were held in Paris,
here to its final resting place pur-
suant to a request of deceased.
1t will lie in the vault only tenn
porarily, as a mausoleum will be built on
the Flood lot in Calvary, in which the
body will be entombed.
HEALTH OF TILE CITY.
The June report of the board of
health shows a total number of 1893
deaths, against 479 for the correspond
ing month of 1883. Upon a population
basis of $50 600 this gives a mortality
rate of 14.47 per 1000, a very healthy
showing for a city of this size. No con-
| tagious diseases were reported for the
month, and the list Of causes of death
are given under the following heads:
ZymOtic diseases, 81; constitutional dis
eases, 10S; local diseases, 1870; develop
mental diseases, 81; violent deaths, 25.
The daily mean temperature for the
month was 5S.1o. The highest re-
corded was 74.6S on the 30th, and the
lowest 52.2o on June %.
COUNTING MILLIONS OF MONEY.
At the United States branch mint in
this city the work Of counting is pro-
crossing rapidly. The coin contained
in large sacks holding 81 200 of the
precious metal is loaded upon trucks
that hold $25, 900. The coin is then
hauled to the scales and the sacks
weighed separately, while a force of
clerks keeps tally. There are now
stored in the mint $6, 000. 900 in gold
and 1925 600 900 in silver. The count is
progressing at the rate of $4,000, 900 per
day.
THE DEADLY SCALE BUG.
State Entomologist Motheral has been
engaged during the past few days in an
Investigation of the scale bug in the
vicinity of Menlo park. 1t is reported
by him that the work Of the scale in
that vicinity has been most damaging.
The only successful remedy SO far
known for the pest is the Australian
beetle, which is nov being imported
from the colonies in large numbers.
Mr.. Motheral says he intends soon to
secure q competent and trustworthy
mar to send to Australia for a fresh
| supply of the beetle. Nearly all the
| fruit now sold in the market is affected
by the scale bug.
SMILED WHEN SENTENCED TO DIE.
Another Chinaman has been SEN
| fenced to death by Judge Murphy.
| Wong All Hing is the victims name,
| and he is the murderer Of Wong Bing
See. The Judge recited the unusually
atrocious circumstances of the crime,
dwelling upon the fact that the de-
ceased was the uncle of his murderer,
had often befriended the latter, and
was finally stabbed in the back by him
Just after having given him a dinner.
"Have you anything to say why sem
tence OF death should not be pronounced
against your" asked the Judge.
oner laconically; nothing at all"
Judge Murphy then sentenced the
immoyable Monaghan TO be hanged
| September @, which being translated to
Wong All Hing, the latter nodded
pleasantly, and sat down with a smile.