Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-13
CONDENSED NEWS.
1t OF Interest From the Saturday
Evening Zee.

1t ms OF Interest From the Saturday
Evening Bee.
Weaver has ceased his filioustering tactics.
There was a destructive fire at Fairbury
last night.
Montana cattle men say this IS a splendid
winter for cattle.
James Gordon Bennett has raised over
S4OO, 600 by mortgage recently.
While alighting from a cab, in Washington,
Friday, Walker Blaine fell and broke his leg.
Bills to establish normal schools at Aurora
and Holdrege nave been introduced in the
house.
Paul Nandevoort has been appointed assist
ant secretary Of the national republican COM
mittee.
Rumor has it that Vice President Hol-
combe has been alled to Boston on important
business.
vt the close of the bicycle contest Friday
evening Knapp fell from his wheel and had
TO be carried to his tent.
Senior Lorilla has left Paris for England,
from where he intended, with two vessels, to
go over to Spain and raise a revolt.
George L.. Bean, who has been in custody
for sending dunnlng postals through the
mail, was discharged Saturday afternoon.
A woman was found in Covington, KY,
near the freight depot, with her head com
pletely severed from her body by the cars.
John L. Sullivan is feeling as lively as a
colt and works off his surplus energy in 100
yard dashes, high kicking, and other frisky
pastimes.
Mrs. W.. H.. Holcombe, wife of the vice
president of the Union Pacific, started for
New York Saturday, whittier she will
undergo medical treatment.
1t is not unlikely that IN the near future
Assistant General Manager Mellen, of the
Union Pacific, will tender his resignation
and sever his connection with the road.
Rumor has it that Charles Francis Adams
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Pacific to become chairman of the newly or
gained Interstate Railway association.
Two men, while blasting on an eXcavating
ditch on the San Miguel river, seventy five
miles from here, were killed yesterday by
the accidental explosion of giant powder.
Saturday morning the Republican, company
filed an answer to the claim OF G. II. Roth
acker, amounting to $685., for editorial SER
vices rendered, and the matter will be tried
by jury.
This morning a large delegation of general
railway baggage agents arrived in Omaha
over the Burlington, enrOute TO San Fran
cisco, where the annual assembly is to be
held the 2lst of January.
A large steamer has been wrecked off the
Islands of Sissaraga, a group twenty-five
miles southwest of Corunna. 1t is supposed
that a hundred persons were drowned.
Thirty survivors have arrived at Corunna.
Robert Blickensderfer, ex-superIntendent
of the Union Pacific, was presented with a
costly metal vase by the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Engineers, Christmas. Engineers
Fonda and Johnson made the presentation.
James G. futile, the letter carrier, whose
extensive rObberies have been fully printed,
was Saturday morning sentenced to the
United States penitcntiary at Dakota for a
term of one year, sentence to date from Dc
tober 20.
President William II. Cotterill, of the
Electric Sugar Refining company, claims
that the electric process is the greatest ever
discovered; that the talk of fraud is all nom
sense, and that everything will be all right
in a few days.
A New Haven, Conn, married woman was
in the habit of making engagements with
her lovers by telephone. Her husband had
the wire topped, and hired a stenographer to
take their conversation, which is now being
utilized for a divorce.
Cardinal Taschereau and his clergy were
invited to attend the provisional parliament
at Montreal, he being assigned the first seat
on the floor. His eminence resented this
and demanded a seat on the throne, claim
ing, as IA prince of the Catholic church, pre-
cedence over even the representatives Of the
queen. After consultation his demand was
granted.
Jens Peter Peterson, of $3.50 Chicago
street, is in hard luck. Less than a year
ago he came TO this country, and has lost a
wife and two children. but managed TO save
money enough To buy a team. He purchased
them on Saturday, and Sunday night they
were stolen, and now he is willing TO pay all
the money he iIas-some S35-for their re-
turn and the arrest of the thief.
Among the notable social events OF the
week was the grand masquerade given by the
Omaha NonDareil Athletic club at Hascall's
hall on South Thirteenth street, on Thurs
day evening. Some Of the costumes were
strikingly handsome and very appropriate.
Fully a hundred masked couples and nearly
as many spectators enjoyed themselves I'M
mensely until the small hours of morning.
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