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Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-21
BIyEyITIES,

Edward Il. Williams has sued Thomas Cot
ter in the county court for S45 on sundry
promssory notes.
Thd Paxton hotel deal was closed yester-
day. The new firm will be styled Kittredge
& Brainerd. They will take charge on Au-
gust 1.
Sheriff Coburn oficated rs an auctloneer
at the bank of Omaha yesterday In selling
off the fixtures of the bank. The sale real
lied SS04 in small lots
Several wagon loads of Winnebago Indians
passed through the city yesterday morning
en- route from the reservation to Kansas,
where they will spend the summer.
In the case of Jared b. Ayres VS. the city
of Omaha, the plaintiff was allowed by
Judge Doane the alternative of judgment for
$1,000 or running his chances for a new trial.
Ayrcs decided to take the $1,000. Before ho
asked for an appeal the jury had allowed
him s., 900.
George Mcdonald Is ono OF trio of
druuKs who assaulted Officer Mckay one
night last week, knocking him down and
beating him with clubs. Late yesterday af-
tcrnoon Mcdonald was arraigned before
Judge Berka, convicted OF interfering with
and assaultng an officer, and fined 30
William Hand, the negro brought from
Fort Niobrara by Deputy United States
Marshal Allen, is confined in the county Jail,
He CLAIMS that he was on guard at the fort,
and while foohng with his guns it was dis
charged accidentally, killing another soldier.
He claims he has an abundance of proof for
his story.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-21
The Delegates lnuiCn ant,

SIOUX FALLS, Oak, July 0.-TSpecial
Telegram to The BEE. The members Of
the South Dakota constitutional convention
are somewhat indignant at the West Supe-
rior chamber of commerce. Two weeks ago
its secretary wrote TO the secretary Of the
convention, asking him if the delegates
would accept an invitation to attend the
Waterway convention at West Superior
August If free transportation were fur
nished. Secretary Burdck wrote that the
delegates would be glad to accept such an
invitation, and in time received the printed
Invitations for distribution To-day he re-
ceived letter saying that one and one-thrd
fare was the least the railroads wonld do,
but that the chamber of commerce hoped to
get the fare reduced. One-half the delegates
" il, not
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-21
COSTLY RAINBOW CHASING.
Chairman Brice Has Co Dip Deep Into
His Pocket.

NEW YORK, July Special rrelt gram
TO TUE BEE. lit is now evident that Chair
man Calvin S. Brice's rainbow came high.
He spent $4,000 out of his own pocket to
carry on the recent democratic campaign,
and will in all probability be called upon for
ut least $40, 900 more before all outstanding
bills are paid. The total amount of these is
said to be at least $1,000 (while some place
it as high as S225, 600, which is to be made
good by Brice, German and Scott handing in
checks for $4,000. Each of these three
hand to pay any indebtedness which should
remain at the close of the campaign.
Some Of the creditors of the committee
are about to bring their claims
into court. The proprietors of Belfords
Magazine have a bill of $1,000
against them which they threaten to collect
in this way. Tho whole subject was fully
considered by the three democratic leaders
at their recent conference in this city, and
there is much speculation as to whether the
money will be forthcoming in time to prevent
a lot of annoying suits. Mr.. Brice has
already given about four times as much cash
to the cause as any one of his associates and
may find it neces sary to continue his
contributions at the same ratio until
these troublesome bills are disposed Of Mr..
Belford said yesterday: I'VE sold to the
democratic national committee 10000 maya
zines month at six cents a copy for four
consecutive months during the last presiden-
tial election, the price being less than the
cost Of paper and printing work, and ut this
late date we have to resort to the courts to
collect from Calvin Brice nearly $1,000 on
the above account for magazine thus sold
at less than cost"
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-21
Notes About the City.

Mrs. Wheeler, wife of the Rev Robert L.
Wheeler, who mas been so very i'll, is much
better. u.
The police roundup Saturday night listed
ten vags, drunks and fights.
A foot race Sunday afternoon ut 2 o'clock
at Albright between Unknown, o. South
Omaha, anu John Gibson, of Chicago, is one
of the announcements of that suburb
Charles Schimmel and Joseph Grouse, Of
Wahoo, have bought the South Omaha hotel
of Anton Belohlovek, and Saturdayievenng
had their opening.
Messrs. o. B. Hill 81 Co. gave a dance Sat.
urday evening at the st. Charles hotel.
Mlchall Stattery will have a chance to ex-
plain before Judge KING charge made by
james Dougherty OF beating board bill.
Ticket Agent James Best is in from Rcd
Oak, iowa, visiting Mcssrs Edward and
Thomas Roach.
Miss Maud Doris is i'll.
D. l.. Holmes will start Saturday for Col
fax Springs for his health,
Mrs j. ID. Robinson and niece, Miss Maud
Ashe, have gone to visit friends in Detroit,
Mich, and Toronto, Canada.
George w. Palmer is up from Papillion
visiting friends.
Bishop Newman Will address meeting in
the Methodist Episcopal church Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Central Lodge, No. 54, y. o. T. B. Of
Omaha will picnic Sunday afternoon in Ger
mania gardens.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-21
THE JEFFERSNN PARK PLANS.
Mr.. George w. Lininger States His
Objections to Them.

Mr.. George w. Lininger States His
Objections to Them.
Mr. George w. Linlnger was asked as to
the grounds for his objection to the plan
adopted for the improvement of Jefferson
square. He said: "In the first place, the
parkiwould be almost completely covered with
paths. 1t will be so cut up with paths that
there will be no place for grass plats or
flowers The plans call for large shrubbery
along both sides of all the paths. When this
shrubbery attains full size it will make the
park series of concealed labyrinths and
will afford places of concealment in which all
sorts of mischief may be carried on.
1.-THE old band stand will be replaced by q
new one, but this idea OF having q band
stand in the center of small park like this
one is all nonsense; it should be on one side,
so that il may be used for a review
ing sta I'D when the occasion de-
statue or large fountain, L am in favor of
putting in fountain that would cost in the
nelghb6rhood of 81, 900 and would be work
of art. If some permanent improvements of
value are put in the park there would be no
danger of the park ever being converted to
other uses. Then. the idea of not having
any flowers Is absurd. There is nothing at
tractive about place with nothing in it but
wild shrubbery. / should favor plan with
numerous flower beds and plenty Of grass
for the children to play on. AS it is, the
children and everyone else will be confined
to.the walks and the result will be very un-
satisfactory to the public.
~ am positive that when the park is all
competed and the people see how 1T Is ar
ranged there will be q great deal of discon-
tent manifested.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-21
Personal Paragraphs.

T.. d. FOsS lS IN tue CITY lTon Crcte,
A. E. Wells, of Oakland, is at the Millard.
II. w. Cole, of McCook is at the Paxton.
Albert Hitler, of Nebraska City, is in
town.
A. ID. McNeer visited the metropolis from
Hastings yesterday.
j. n. Lowry, of Mola, Ia, is at the Ar
cade.
B. A. O'Neill, of San Francisco, is at the
Barker.
James r, Wash, a capital city man, is at
the Millard.
Fred ]. Freen, of New York, is registered
at the Paxton.
w. A. Pollock and family, of Greenvile,
are at the Paxton.
Lincoln men at the Millard are F. c. Howe
and l.. w. Silchrst.
G. B. WahlQuist, of the McCook Demo
crat is at the Paxton.
bus, are Paxton guests
Lincoln men at the Paxton yesterday were
J. G. Keer and j. w. Trammell
H. Carton and II. Burnham and wife are
at the Murray from the Nebraska capital.
j. J. Tufts, wealthy cracker manufact-
urer Of Sioux City, Ia, is at the Murray.
John S. Caswell and wife and Mrs. Silas
S. Curtis are at the Paxton from New York.
Mrs. General Morrow, Of Fort Sidney,
arrived at the Paxton last evening from
Fort Sidney
John G. Calhoun, ex-deputy revenue coll
lector, arrived in the city last night from
Nebraska City.
@. M. Volkmann and MISS A. Volkmann,
Of San Francisco, are guests OF the Millard,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-21
TIMBER CULTURE ENTRIES.
A New and Important Ruling by Sec
retary Noble.

TtNhFN NoDtts
WASHINGTON, July 20.-Secretary Noble,
to-day. in a letter 10 the commissioner of the
general land office, modified In a very impor-
tant particular the application Of the rule as
to timber culture entries. Land Commits
sioner Mcfarland, In O circular Of instruc-
ton TO the registers and receivers, dated
February /, 1882, held that half the trees
must actually have been growing for
FIVE years, and that the remaining one.half
for four years more TO conform TO the terms
Of the act. This Interpretation of law was
sustained In a subsequent decision by Com.
missioner Sparks. The final proofs of entry
Of men who did not comply with this rule
were rejected. Secretary Noble, in his let
ter to-day TO the commissioner, sustains the
ruling made by Commissioner Sparks, but
says:
"Inasmuch as the department from the
time of the passage Of the bill to the circular
of June "a, 1887, enormously construed the
truo spirit and intent of the act, and
in pursuance thereof numerous entries
have been made under the law as
promulgated, amounting TO some 81, 800 or
more, that such entries should be protected
under the construction thus given to the act,
giving such construction all the force and
effect of the law Were it not so, great
wrong and Inconvenience would result"
The secretary therefore directs that the
rule in the case in-point 90 so modified as to
hold that all entries made under the act, as
construed from February l, 1882, to June "a,
1887, should pass to patent so and that all
entries made after the announcement of that
doctrine should be governed and controlled
by the principles therein enunciated.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-21
OLD MAN DRlGGS' GANG.
A Lifetime Spent I'm Counterfeiting
and i'm Prison


JOLIET, Ill.,, July 2o.-[Special Telegram to
THE BEE. The arrest in Ohio of the ia
nous briggs counterfeiting gang has re-
vived interest in the history of these people.
Away back in 1853 briggs kept country
store in southern Illinois, which was used as
headquarters for gang of "koniackcrs."
briggs was arrested and sent to the old Al
ton prison for ten years, but received n par
don from the governor August II, 1856. He
was forty-eight years Of age. In 1876, when
Elmer Washburn was at the head of the Sc
cret service, he located gang of
counterfeters in this state, with head
quarters on the Mississippi river
across from Lyons, Ia, and captured
the whole gang. Ben Boyd was the en-
graver and Nelse briggs, Gertrude Stadl
felt, Charles Stadlfclt and William Lang,
alias Nick Horn, were the 'shovers of the
queer" The woman turned out to be old
man briggs wife and was not prosecuted.
Boyd got ten years, briggs fifteen years,
Lang seven years, and Charles Stadlfelt
two years at Joliet prison, and they all
served their terms. briggs was released
November IL, 1884. While briggs is near
eighty years old, his wife is q nice looking
woman of thirty-fve. The old man was re-
puted to be worth $780, while he was con-
fined at Joliet and his wife spent many thou
sands in her fruitless endeavor to procure
his release.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-21
Electric Notes.

A New York Evening World repor-
ter, who CHANGED to be present, never
saw such an expression of surprise as
that which was on the losers face. 1t
appeared that he had been visiting an
electric light plant. and the steel in his
watch had become magnetized.
AS the subject of electric motors for
cars is interesting just now, inquiries
were made of some electricians as to
the effects of the current on the passen-
gers.
''It is question that is very inter-
esting." Electrician Hyais said:
''There will be Il great deal of electric
ity generated, and all the iron used sin
the cars structure will undoubtedly be-
come magnetic, also the rails over
which the cars roll are liable to be
magnetized through induction. Now,
what will be the effect remains to be
proven. OF course, the magnets will
grow stronger and stronger"
"Would Il mans watch be spoiled by
his riding in an electric car?' asked
the reporter.
SIT might be. Indeed it Is quite
likely. T,would be something of joke,
however, if fellow should ruin 800
watch for five-cent ride"
81 don't think there any doubt about
current affecting Watches" said Jewel
Ter Edwin a. Turall. I've just had a
pretty stiff controversy on that electric
ity magnetizes iron, and there's no
getting around it,"
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-21

The republican club of the Second district
of the Ninth ward met last night at tho cor
ner Of Mercer and Lowe avenues. A perma-
nent organization was effected by the election
of the following officers: DIR. Hertzman,
president; Beecher Highly, vice president;
William Swarck. secretary; II. l.. Seward,
treasurer A committee consisting of j, K.
Coulter, H. l.. Seward, l. F. Horan, c. F..
Taggart were appointed to confer with d
like committee from the club of the First
district as to the advlsability Of consolidat-
ing the two clubs. the committee to be ready
to report next Saturday evening.
A resolution congratulating Dr. Mercer on
the first trip of his motor last night to Mercer
and Lowe avenues was passed by rousing
VOTE Several short speeches were made on
the motion to consolidate with the club of
the First district 1t was the concensus of
opinion that there should be union in the
ward on all questions.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-21
IT ISPGRMEATED BY POLITICS
South Dakotas Convention Not
Above Party Pandering.
DIVIDED ON THE NEW DISTRICT.
There VIII he n Minority Report
From the Judiciary Committee
BOISE City Made idaho's
Capital for Ten Years.
Sinnx EnlIa Mnftnra.

Sioux FALLS, S. D., July co. Special Tel
yram to The BEE. The South Dakota
convention met and adjourned. Dakota is
10 full Of politics that it permeates even
the constitutional convention where one
would naturally look 10 see all matters ele
waited to the broadcast plane of patriotism.
The delegates are very much exercised over
legislative and judicial appOrtionmcnt. This
matter has not vet been presented formally
TO the convention, though both committees
have spent much time on the work
and both have completed their reports. The
report of the legislative committee however,
has gone to the winds. After agreeing to IL
several members discovered that it had not
been properly and justly prepared. Two
Black Hills counties aud one or two IN east
ern Dakota have member or senator in ex-
cess of what their vote warrants and it is
openly asserted that this has been done in
the interest of candidates for United States
senator This eau; ed dissatisfaction, a warm
discussion and reconsideration. Then, too
the delegates are hearing from their consti-
tuents that forty.two senators and
100 representatives make up too
large ~ legislature, and the new re-
port will recognize this suggestion. In
the work of the judiciary committee also,
politics have cut some figure. Four of the
thirteen members are opposed to the forma-
ton of the new district, and will send in a
minority report on Tuesday, when some ex-
citement Is expected. The trouble lies in the
fact that the new district is composed of the
large counties, Beadle, Brown, Spink and
Marshall Huron. Aberdeen and Redhcld
are the principal towns in the first three
counties, respectively. Each of the places
has candidate for circuit Judge, and each,
therefore, wants TO be IN a separate district.
1t can thus be seen that strong pressure is
being brought upon the judiciary committee
to make some change. Barring this political
feature, the districts are well arran ged and
no change is probable.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-21

A woman's voice screaming hysterlcally,
"Oh don't! don'tl" attracted passers-by for
several blocks to the house next to the
church on Douglas street, between Sixteenth
and Seventeenth, last night about II o'clock.
fastening to the scene, two young men were
seen pounding away at each other without
doing any particular damage. They were
finally separated and one taken down Seven
teenth street. while the other was led into
the house. The latter slipped out of the back
door and started after his antagonist. They
both disappeared and would not be found. 1t
was learned that the place was "a boarding
house kept by Mrs, Potts a widow, and one
one of the contestants was her son Dan,
while the other was one George Phelps, who
had been boarding at the house. Some dis
pute arose between the two and the fight fol-
lowed,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-21
A Mania For Big Bills.

John Dawson, OF Cleveland, is a mid
dle-aged man who is intelligent and
rational on every other topic, but is
thorough crank on the subject of bills
Of large denominations. He is we'll
known among brnkers, brokers and
merchants, and knowing his weakness
for large bills they save them for him,
as they generally know what day Daw-
son makes his rounds. He walks into "a
bank or office and says, ANY large bills
to-day" If the cashier hands him
800 bill he is deligted, but if the bill
should happen to be one OF 81 900 de-
nomination he goes wild with joy. This
is the mode of procedure. He takes
the bill into his h ands, fondles it, looks
at it with longing eyes, places 1T in his
vest pocket and walks up and down the
room for about five minutes. He then
takes the bill out of his pocket and with
"Thank you, SIR" he returns it. He
devotes day or two every week to this
sort of thing, and the more money he
can handle and place in his vest pocket
the happier he is. In all other re-
spects Dawson is as rational as any man
in Cleveland
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-21
NnbDed Them Roth.

A young fellow named M. c. Hogan was
arrested last evening on suspicion that he
was one of the parties VINO robbed j. j.
Donahue's boot ane shoe store Friday night.
He was offering couple of pairs of shoes for
sale 10 an Eleventh street second hand man.
Hogan claimed that he bought the shows for
himself and his friend Globb, of Dubuque.
Later his friend Globb, Of Dubuque, came
down to the Jail to bail out his friend Hogan
and was prrmptly pabbed himself Hogan
had doubled on his first story and said that
Globb bought the shoes.
The facts are that Globb is the son of a
very wealthy brewer at Dubuque, Ia, and
has recently been spending midsummer
vacation at Seattle, W. T., where he picked
up Hogan, an old Dubuque boy, hungry and
dead broke. The paIr returned to Omaha
together and Globb telegraphcd home for
money. Yesterday he got draft for $50
and gave Hogan SO Globb has been the
guest in this city of mail carrier, who was
also Dubuque boy but Hogan's wherea.
bouts this friend knew nothing OF. The
pair will have hearing Monday morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-21
MARRIED, BUT NOT MATED.
The highly Sensational Outcome of
Wedding in hich Life.


Intelligence has Just reached this city that
will keep the eossips busy for some little
time. II concerns the Inflated marriage Of
two leaders in the best society circles in
Omaha, and borders closely upon the sensa-
tional.
On the 18th day Of June last Mr.. *. G.
Barton was married to Miss Fannie Bridges
at Ogdensburg, N. Y. The wedding was IN
all respects celebrated in a most worthy
manner In 80 far as the friends of the young
people were concerned. The presents were
rich in quality and numerous in quantity.
The Hon. Guy c. Barton and his estimable
wife were present at the marriage ceremony,
and looked forward to happy life for the
newly married couple. The reception &C
corded to all parties at the time was warm,
hearty to degree, even beyond what is
usual on such occasions.
But circumstances have been disclosed
since the marriage which will prevent Mr.. X.
G. Barton from bringing his bride TO Omaha
with bim, and Hon. Guy G. Barton bis fam
lily and friends deem some explanatit to the
public advisable. Soon after the wedding
ceremony htrt been performed disclosures
were made, tat convinced the contracting
parties, and their friends as well, that the
parties SnOulu uOJ llNS tObcluci, anu u SSpui
alton and annullment of the marriage con-
tract has been decided upon.
The matter was submitted to the consider =
alton of the parents of X. G. Barton and to
the friends of the bride and all agreed that
but one honorable course was left open,
which was to procure legal dissolution of
the marriage tie. Accordingly the bride has
returned to her people in New York and Mr..
Barton will come to Omaha alone.
Ali wedding presents will be returned to
the donors and legal proceedings at once in
stituted to set aside the marriage contract.
In all that has taken place nothing exists
or has occurred to in any way reflect upon
the honor or good name Of Mr. X. c. Barton,
but the manner in which he has behaved in
the trying situation is to his credit.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-21
Mccormick Confesses.

Mccormick the con man, has thrown up
his hands. On Monday morning he will ap-
pear before Judge Berka, and he has prom
ised to plead guilty to two of the counts
against him. One is for swindling the old
Swede, Novak, out of $40. His other victim
was a Wisconsin man, coming from near
Milwaukee, who was on his way to North
Platte, Neb., and got acquainted with Nc
Cormiclx $50 worth while in Omaha. This
occurred about month ago. About the
same time an Osceola Iowa, man met Nc
Cormlck, and bought $50 worth of experience
Mccormick denies having taken the Sll5
that Griffin, the Dakota man, claims to have
been confdenced out of a few days ago, even
though the latter positively identified HIM.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-21
A Satisfactory Announcement.

OLYMPIA, w. T. July 2O.-The convention
opened to-day with an affidavit from the
secretary of the Woman's Suffrage bureau
that petition with $1,000 signatures had
been burned up in the Seattle fire. The an
nouncement was received with satisfaction
by the convention, which then went into
comnitte OF the whole and judiciary articles
were adopted practically as previously re.
ported with only few minor amendments.
Section three, which was amended when
the number of supreme judges was raised to
five, provides that the judges of the supreme
court be elected by the qualified electors of
the state and the general state election. The
first election shall be held upon the adoption
of this constitution and the judges elected
will be classified by lot SO that two shall hold
Office for term of three years, TWO for
term of five years and one for seven years.
The convention will take up the preamble
and bill of rights on Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-21

houses. II has become impossible to raise
chickens in that neighborhood. The thieves
operate in o very business like manner, stick
ing the chickens In the neck and allowing
them TO bleed before removing them from
the house. Thursday and Friday nights J.
B. ]. Ryan lost thirty-six chickens, Mrs. Loue
Leddy thirty-two, and Mat Gahlon sixty
two 1t is supposed that the chickens are
town restaurants or some of the graders
camps in that neighborhood. The people OF
that vicinity say they have no police protec-
tion, and no way OF getting relief. They also
say they cannot grow any fruit on account OF
thieves
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-21
TO HARNESS NIAGARA.
The Horse Shoe Falls to Operate an
Electric Plant.

BUFFALO, N. Y, July 2O-[Special Tele-'
gram to THE BEE. 1T has leaked out here
that the scheme of Colonel Hamilton to set
up electricity generating machinery under
the Niagara Falls, and which was flied last
winter in the New York legislature, has been
successfully worked on the Canadian gov
ernment, and that the grant has been OBJ
tanned permitting the erection Of machinery
under the Horse Shoe falls. Things have
been accomplished by o still hunt, and no.
body outside of favored few know word
about 1t. a meeting of the company is
called at Alexandria, Va. for next Wcdnes-
day to organize and prepare for the work,
The company was originally Incorporated in
Virginia to avoid New York's higher taxes.
1t is said Colonel G.. Seowslzi, who is at the
head OF the Canadian Niagara park, is in the
scheme, ana also Ex-Governor Cornell, of
New York Outside of the regular scheme
workers the people here are strongly averse
to the enterprise.