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Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
Identified the BODY.

PIATrsMourH, Neb,, Oct. 96- SPECIAL to
The BEE. Mrs. Mary a. Cleve, Of Ne
braska City, sister Of NJ. a. Murphy. whose
body was found in the river at this point last
week, arrived here yesterday evening, and
to- day had the body exhumed for identifica-
tion. Notwithstanding the fact that IL has
been more than a month since he was
drowned or killed, the sister recognized his
features very readily. and by his clothing
and other articles found upon his person, she
was satisfied that it was her brother. The
body was removed to Nebraska City for in
terment. Mrs. Cleve had just returned from
Council Bluffs, where her brother had been
Tor some time, aud where he was last seen
alive. She had been there for the purpose Of
investigating the cause of his death. II ap-
pears that Murphy had been boarding at a
house where n big Swede had made an un.
successful attempt to accomplish the ruiz
Of the landlords daughter, as related in The
BEE few DAYS ago, and that the man was
arrested for ATTEMPTED rape. The man was
released on bail, and, as Murphy was the
principal witness IN the case, foul play is
suspected. Mrs Cleve thinks he was mur-
dered aud then robbed, for u gold cross
which he always wore on his shirt bosom,
and which was valued highly by him, Is
missing and only few cents were in his
pockets when found.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27

LouP CRY, Neb., Oct 90 Special to The
BEE. One of the largest snake stories
heard for some time was told yesterday by
MIR. John Hutson, a man of undoubted ve-
racity, and who lives on the Morse farm two
miles this side of Litchfcld. One of his
neighbors, a Mp Daddow. found his STRAY"
horse in Mr.. Illusions pasture but was
afraid TO drive him out because several rat
tlesnakes were near the horse. Going to
Mr.. Hutson's house he informed Mr.. Hutson,
and taking a gun they repaired to the pas
ture. Near where the horse stood was an
old prairie dog town. and this immediate
vicinity seemed alive with the reptiles, with
from two TO five heads with darting tongues
protruding from every hole. Upon the ap.
proach of any object the yellow belly's
would dart out ready TO attack, while the
common rattler seemed IN more dormant
mood and did not show fight unless crowded
Mr.. Hutson began the work of destruction
ana by evening he had killed POO rattle
snakes, some of which measured fully seven
feet IN length Mr. Hutson brought in q
glass jar full of rattles which lie had taken
as u trophy. This story aroused the curl
osity of the citizens and several visited the
pasture to-day and verify Mr.. Hutson's
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
A Five Thousand Mile Ticket.

CHICAGO, Oct. 26.-S Special Telegram to
The BEE THE Central Traffic and Western
States roads are actively canvassing the ad-
visibility of issuing 5000 mile, Interchange
able tickets good over ary road between the
Atlantic and the Missouri.
Said Acting Chairman Knapp, of the pas
senger department of the Central Traffic as
socation:
1.-The plan has been and is being consld-
cred 1t is now in operation TO a small ex-
tent, the Lake Shore Michigan Central and
the Bee line issuing such tickets good over
their main lines and connections. There
could be no objection to the issuance of such
tickets if all the roads would strictly uphold
the non-transferable policy. Otherwise they
are as susceptible of manipulation as the
present 900 mile and 200O-mile tickets. 1t
has been suggested that they be made also
transferable and sell at Sl25. II non-trans-
ferabe, they would probably sell at 500.
merchants everywhere are clamoring for
the issuance of such tickets. Now some of
them have to Duy twenty or thirty 1000
mile tickets over as many lines for each of
Their drummers You see il locks up a good
deal of money for them. With the 5000 mile
ticket in use drummer would need but ono
at time and could go almost anywhere" q
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
Round Over For TRIAL.

BEATRICE Neb, Oct, o6.-ISpecial Tele-
gram to The BEE. THE preliminary exami-
nation in the rape case in which Mary Bor-
man is plaintiff and Ellis and Manger, hack
men. and Marx Meyer, a hotel runner. are
defendants, was concluded in Justice Shell
don's court tonight and resulted in Manger
being bound over in the sum of 1880 and
Meyer in the sum of $1,000 dollars. Ellis,
another Of the defendants escaped from Gust
ody last night aud has fled. He was remanded
to the care of special officer for his ap-
pearance this morning, and got away from
the officer during the night. Manger gave
bail, but Mayer, being unable to do so, was
taken to Jail The case is one in which the
defendants are charged with inducing the
girl, halfwitted German, to enter hack
with them and being carried all about town
and outraged the night of October IL.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
Token Unaer Advisemept.

CHICAGO, Oct. 26.-[Special Telegram to
The BEE. Judge Gresham to-day took
under Amusement the intervening petition of
1. 3. and II. Cabeen and George Seaton.
trustees for the creditors of the old Keiths-
burg & Eastern railroad company IN the fore.
closure proceedings against the Central Iowa
railroad.
The petition regards a flag end
of the proceedings, which in the main were
settled by the sale of the Central Iowa road
two years ago, previous to its reorganization
as the Iowa Central. The Kethsourg a.
Eastern road, an eighteen mile road, was
considered part of the system as il was
sold in 1881 to the Peoria & Pennington Rail
road company which is now included IN the
Central Iowa system. The purchase price,
S25, 0O0, was to be paid in transportation GER
tiiicates of the Central Iowa road, but the
trustees claim that through failure to com
ply with the conditions of the purchase the
price is due in currency On the other side
it is claimed that the certificates of transpor-
tation were OF fun value at the time of pur
chase and until tie Central Iowa went into
the hands Of receiver, December /, 1856.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
THE RIO GRANDE CONSPIRACY
Another One Of the "Fixed" Ju ymen
i'm the Tolls


in the Tolls.
DENVER, Col, Oct. 26-LSpecial Telegram
TO The BEE. l-Governor Cooper to-day is
sued requisition on the governor Of Cali
fornia for the return of one Thomas Dixon
Price, now under arrest at San Francisco.
The charge against him is perjury. 1t will
be remembered that short time since these
dispatches gave the particulars of the dis
charge of a jury impanneled to try ex-Police
Lieutenant James Cannon, eX-Policeman
Charles Cannon, and James Marshal, of
Kansas City. indicted for conspiracy TO rob
the Denver & Rio Grande express, and the
holding of one of the jury, Isaac Doffer, for
perjury in having sworn falsely as to his
competency,
To-day it was made pubic that Price, who
was Il member of the same jury, had been
arrested in San Francisco for the same of
ferise.
The facts as stated at the district attor-
ney's Office are that after Price was sum
moned as u juryman he was taken to the sa-
loon OF Ed Cannon, q cousin of the defend
ant, where he was offered $500 to favor the
Cannons. He accepted the offer and was
paid $35, the balance to be handed over after
the trial. When the Doffer expose came the
Cannons became frightened, gave Price a
new suit of clothes and 800 in cash and
smuggling him on a train at Llttleton, sent
him TO San Francisco. He is now under ar
rest and will be brought back to receive the
severest punishment the law allows.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
The EIair Cour, House Job

BLAIR, Neb, Oct. 90 Special to TUE
BEE. For some time there has been some
kicking in regard to the sand and stone fur.
nished by Richardson & Co., contractors for
the new court house. The county super
visors appointed a committee to superintend
the construction, ana l.. Nj. ID. Vaughan, an
experienced architect, to assist the commit
tee. Vaughan claimed the stone and sand
were not up to contract The committee
agreed in regard to the sand and ordered the
contractors to remove it. But they failed to do
30 and were using it in mt every opportunity.
Yesterday the county supervisors met and in
q body visited the grounds, examined the
stone and sand, and unanimously rejected
all rough stone and all sand shipped in and
ordered it removed, What the outcome will
be is hard to tell, as 1t probably starts a fight
which will keep the committee busy watch
ing the contractors for fear of poor material
being used,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
The suprcmc Cour,

DIES MONIES, Ia, Oct. 26.-TSpecial Tele.
gram to THE BEE. The supreme court
to-day reversed the decision of the Polk
county district court in the Potts bribery
case. Potts was a constable who made
searches and seizures in this city undor the
prohibitory law. He fell into bad odor nearly
two years ago, and trap was set to bribe
him, as 1t was claimed that he had been taxi
ing bribes to let liquor dealers alone. He
was arrested and convicted and sentenced to
the penitentiary but he appealed to the SUI
preme court and has been out on bail all
this time. The supreme court now reverses
that decision, holding that the district Judge
erred in his instructions to the jury and in
the admission of evidence. Potts in the
meantime had gone out of the searching bust
ness, and now that he is free, will probably
stay out. Other decisions to-day we're:
M. w. Wocutt, appellant, VS. T. l.. Ler-
dell, sr., and Agatha Lerdell; Emmett dis
trict; affirmed.
Johanna f. Bockholt appellant, VS. Will
lam Kraft ana Antoinette Kraft; Buchanan
district. affirmed
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
A system of Through Killing.

CHICAGO, Oct 90 Especial Telegram to
The BEE. IA remarkable piece OF railway
legislation has been consummated by the
agreement of the Western Freight, the Cen
trail Traffic and the Trunk Lines associations
to system of through billing everywhere in
the territories of the three associations.
1t leaked out during a meeting of the aud
itors here last week that they We're consider
ing plan of through billing which would ef-
fectually prevent 81 per cent of the numcr
Gus manipulations lately come TO light.
Nothing more could be learned of the matter
and 1t was regarded as one of those millen-
lum schemes, very gooi In theory but never
to become "a reality.
To-day Chairman Midgey. of the south
western division of the Western Freight as.
sociation, said to your representative:
The plan of through billing from the
point OF origin to the destination will soon be
an accomplished fact.
The meeting of auditors here last week
was SIMPLY to work out the details. The
plan, roughly outlined, had been previously
passed unanimously by the Western Freight
and Central Traffic associations and ap-
proved by the Trunk lines. II will put an
end to large part of the present manipula-
tlons IN rates by rebilling back billing, etc.
Chicago merchants object as strongly to
the new plan as they did to prorating to the
Mssis sippi. 1t practically makes way
station of Chicago, simple dot on the map
The plan has, however, gone too far now to
be overrhrown.'
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
DEFENDED SULLIVAN.
Featherweigbt Kelley Does Damage
With a ReZor

BosToN, Oct. 26.-This afternoon John L.
Sullivan and a party of followers, among
whom were Tommy Kelley, ex-champion
featherweight, and Tommy Shay. made the
rounds of several saloons, finally bringing
up In barber shop.
Shay, who was considerably under the in
fiuence of liquor, attempted seueral times to
engage Sullivan in conversation upon mat
ters he did not care 10 discuss, and had been
told TO desist.
shaved Shay again began his talk. Kelly
then interfered, whereupon Shay made an
insulting remark TO the former who quickly
seized razor aud inflicted a terrible wound
under Shay's left ear, SULLIVAN, in the mean
and drove away. Kelly surrendered himself
to the police, Shay's wound Is considered
extremely dangerous. All sorts OF rumors
regarding the affray were current.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
The CONGREGATIONAL Convention.

ASHLAND, Neb., Oct Especial Tele-
gram to The BEE.-This evening closed the
convention of the Congregational churches.
though the committee on religious exercises
has arranged programme for tomorrow.
Prominent speakers will preach at the diff
ferent churches, as follows: t. .. Doug
las at the Congregational church,
Rev. A. N. Hitchcock at the
Christian, Rev. NJ. L. Holt at the
Methodist and Rev. Berry at the Baptist,
while in the evening home missionary mass
meeting will be hld at Simmington's opera
house.
After the business hour to-day there was
report of the committee on the narrative of
religion, after which followed an ad-
dress by Rev. T.. S. Smith upon
the Oberin seminary After the devotlonaI
hour Rev j. ID. Steward spoke of the Con-
gregational Sunday School and Publication
society. AT II 30 q. m. there were several
interesting addresses on our foreign popula-
ton.
At 2 o'clock, after another business meet
ing, Rev f. S. Forbes delivered an address
upon "How 10 Reach Our Young People,"
and Rev. II. Q. Morse upon How to Use
spoke upon 1.-The Successful Church-What
Is lti'' After this there were several short
and pointed addresses upon the following
subjects: "How May the Church Influence
the the Non-C Church Goer," by Rev; M. L. Holt;
liam Walteas: "1he Man Who Carries a
Church Letter in His Pocket by Rev. A.
A. Gresham; THE Man Who Pays but Will
not pray" by Rev. j. j. Harke; "The man
who prays but Will not pay" by Rev Wana-
maker.
Tonight Rev. A. N. Hitchcock of the
Home Missionary society, of Iowa. addressed
the public ut the opera house.
A large number of the delegates re-
turned to their respective homes to-
day, all expressing themselves as
highly pleased with the convention
Many were heard to say as they left to-day
that this has been the best convention that
ever attended. A still larger number will
remain over Sunday in the city. Norfolk
was chosen as the place for holding the next
general association.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27

donation Of 1000. They began by turning
out n superior quality OF glass but were un-
able to get competent help in the natening
department., and the factory soon became
They claim this caused a loss of $1,000 aud
also that the price paid TO the Union Pacific
for coal operated aga.ns them. This week
the employees refused TO resume work unless
some guarantee we're given them, and the
cooperative company could not give IL. As
the entire output of the works for the year
been contracted fos there is great deal of
ill-feeling in Laramie over the shut downs
and it is freely charged that the men in
charge OF the work sold out TO the eastern
glass trust The charge however, lacks
proof The glass on hand and other asset,
are sufficient 10 meet all liabilities.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
BEATRICE'S PAVING BONDS.
Probability That the City Will Not
Lose Anything.
HOW THE MISTAKE WAS MADE.
Closing Session of the Congregational
.Church Convention at As bland
Mother and Children Poi
soned at Fremont.
viii Probably Be Refunded.

BEATRICE, Neb., Oct 26.-ISpecial Tcle-
gram TO THE BEE. There is some prospect
that the $4,000 OF overissue bond in the
First paving district will be refunded into
Second and Third district bond. George ID.
Sehofeid, the Nebraska agent Of the eastern
bondholders, was in the city, and in confer
cpce with the city authorities on this ques-
tion yesterday. the city will suffer no loss
IN any event, and enjoy the peculiar distiuc-
tion of having more money on hand than it
knows how TO legally dispose OF. The mis-
take of the overssue occurred in
including the intersections in the
original estimate for the S99, coo bond, which,
with the $22 600 intersection bonds voted by
the city, makes double issue of bonds for
the intersections. In the case of the side
walks their width was increased from twelve
70 fifteen feet, instead of from ten 10 fifteen
feet, as first stated, thus reducing the area
to pe paved six feet instead OF ten after the
bonds had been issued and negotiated.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
A Wife Murderer sentenced.

OsKALoosA, Ia, Oct. 26.-[Special Tee-
gram to The BEE. Harvey, the colored
wife murderer, received his sentence from
Judge Ryan in the district court at Z O'Clock
this morning. He was found guilty of mur-
der in the second degree and given fifteen
years in the penitentiary. The crime for
which he was sentenced occurred at
Muchapinock, on Sunday, May 90
Lucy Harvey, his wife, had become
too intimate with one ellison, and after a
tion, Harvey deliberately shot his wife with
revolver. Four or five shots were fired
and the woman died immediately.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
a MISSING HEIR.
Property Valued at $40, 900 Waiting
For n Claimant

CHICAGO, Oct. 26,-lSpecal Telegram
to The BEE.l-A young man living in Can.
ada who has not been found, is heir TO 500,
600 worth of property, which the probate
court of Cook county is holding subject TO his
identification and claim. Thomas Ablewhite
died lately in Chicago. lie left bonds, Sc.
curlties, etc, worth $4,000. His estate
came up for adjudication and Judge Knick-
erbocker granted letters Ito collect the estate
to Austin Clement, of West Monroe street,
whose only claim is that of creditor
Clement made affiuavit that he believed
Ablewhite had cousin somewhere in Can
ada, but his name was unknown The clerk
Will publish a notice of the facts in Canada
and try TO find the unknown heir.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
Corn Rates VIII NorGo Higher.

CHICAGO, Oct. 26.-TSpecial Telegram
to The Bee The attempt to raise the corn
rate from the 20 cent to the old 25 cent basis
has been nipped in the bud.
1t was impossible to learn here what the
Joint conference was doing in New York,
but yesterdays advces show an unanimous
disposition to raise the rate. 1t Is likely
such action was favorably cor hsidcred to-day.
IL will have to be reversed if so, for the
Chicago, st. Paul & Kansss City has made
contracts with the Baltimore & Ohio for the
movement of an immense amount of corn
during November at the 20 cent rate This
news will be startling intelligence to all the
eastern lines, which were confidently count
ing on a raise in rates at the close OF naviga-
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
After the Alton ct al.

WAsHINGroN, Oct. 26.-The arguments in
the case of the Chicago board of trade VS.
the Chicago & Alton Railroad ct al were
heard by the Interstate Commerce commits
sion to-day.
The complaint in the case is that the de-
fendant road violated the provisions of the
law by demanding much greater compensa-
tion for transporting live hogs from Kansas
City and other points west of Chicago to the
latter city than for contemporaneous service
In transporting what is known as packing
house product.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
THE LOUISIANA STEAL.
Fifteen indictments Found Against
EN-1reasUrer Burke.


New ORLEANS, Oct. 26.-The grand jury
made report today on the bond steal.
1t states that during lSS0-S1 500 900 IN
consolidated bonds were exchanged, accord
ing to law, for per cents, known as consti-
tutional bonds Notwithstanding the ex-
change and the positive mandates of the law
requiring their immediate cancellation, these
bonds were retained intact until May 4,
1882, and were used by Treasurer Burke on
that day for his private purposes.
The total fraudulent bonds put in circua-
ton by Burke amounted to S373,600 includ-
ing $4,000 of constitutional bonds. The con
stitutional bonds purported to have been
issued in exchange for certain consolidated
bonds and had been numbered to correspond
with outstanding consols. In many cases
fraudulent numbers were duplicated, and in
one case the same number was used three
times.
The grand jury found fifteen or twenty in
dlctments against Burke, including breach
of trust, embezzlement aud forgery, and five
against other parties, including two against
w. A. Cockerton, formerly Burke's private
secretary. The investigation is still
going on,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
Roth vii, HrobabIv Die

Boone, Ia, Oct. 26.-I Special Telegram to
THE BEE. Prank Slater, the engineer in
jured in the wreck near Scranton this week,
is in very bad state, and may not survive
his injuries. Fred Linrode, the fireman
hurt in the same collision, is suffering far
more serious INJURIES and his life is des-
paired of by the doctors, He is hurt inter
nally and continually spts blood. The
bridge between Ames and Nevada has been
repaired and travel Is again unobstructed.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
A LOup CITY Wolf Hunt,

Loup CITY, Neb., Oct 26.-lSpecial to THE
BEE. The wolf hunt which took place to-
day was quite a success in the way of gen.
uine sport, ana was participated in by large
number of our business men as well as
others, about forty in all, who secured the
country for ten or fifteen miles around and
succeeded in sighting several of the trouble.
some animals, but owing to the extremely
bad state of the weather were unable to
make single CAPTURE
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
Kansas CITY Anuexes IA suburb.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. 26.-TSpccial Tec-
gram to The BEE. 1.-THE city Of Westport
voted to- day on the question of being an
nexed to Kansas City, and carried the
annexation scheme by n large majority. The
new territory taken in will increase the
area of the city from eleven to thirty six
square miles, and give an estimated popula-
tion of 225, 900 in 1890.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
AN IOWA tNEuD.
Fatal Shooting ora Farmer Near New
HIM, ntpu

DEs MONIES, Ia, Oct. 20 Special Tele-
gram TO The BEE. IA feud has been ex-
isting for years between the families OF
Petar Mclienna and Thomas Doud, farmers,
living on the Wapse four miles from New
Hampton. To-day it eliminated IN the kill
ing of McKenna and the probable fatal
shooting OF Doud. Tho trouble to-day arose
over an attempt to take down a partition
fence. While blowing bee was in progress
the two factions joined battle and a dozen
shots were fired. There is talk of lynchng
and the community is much excited
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
Suicide of a Drummer.

BURLINGTON, Ia, Oct. 26 = Special Tele.
gram to THE BEE. Fred Jaeger, a well
known travelling agent of Blaul & Sons, a
wholesale grocery firm Of this city, COM
mltted suicide by hanging this afternoon
An investigation of his accounts shows a
considerable shortage in money, and it is
supposed this was the cause of his rash act
He leaves wife and several children
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
ARE YOU TASCOTT?
Readings Chief Of Police Too Cute
for Anything.

Kcading's Chief OF Police Too Cute
for Anything.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 26.-There were no
further developments this morning in the
case of the man arrested at Reading, Pa, on
the charge of passing forged checks, and
whom the detectives believe to be Tascott,
the murderer of Millionaire Smell at Chicago.
The chief of police awaits advices from the
Chicago officials.
Chief of Police Wood to-day asked the
prisoner if he was not Tascott.
The young man is said to have colored per-
ceptiby and to have denied in half-hearted
sort of way that he was that notorious
person.
Since the interview Chief Wood is more
than ever convinced that the man is none
other than the murderer for whose capture u
reward of $50, 900 is offered.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
A Newspaper Change.

PAwNEE CITY, Neb., Oct. 26.-ISpecial
Telegram to THE BEE. The Press was
to-day sold to F.. S Hassler, late of the
Beacon City Tribune. Ben r. Hildebrand,
its former editor, has been in the printing
business here ten years, and sold because he
got his price. 1t is the only democratic
paper IN the county and ranks second to
none.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
pnonocraph Company starts Business

KEAnSEr, Neb., Oct. 26.-TSpecial Tele-
gram to THE BEE. The Central Nebraska
Phonograph company opened its place of
business here to-day. Its capital stock is
g., 900 and is operated by substantial business
men, principally Of this city. The company
controls all that portion Of Nebraska west of
the guide meridian dividing the counties of
Hall and Hamilton,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
SCnti's Coal Dirocrs.

Spring VALLEY, Ill.,, Oct. 26.--All negotia-
tions have again been stopped between the
coal diggers and Mr. w. l.. Scott proprietor
of the mines here. AT tho meeting this
afternoon the workmon decided to stand out
altogether against the contract system. The
signing of the contract is tho only point at
ISSUE but the probability of settlement now
appears remote.