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Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
A MANSION IN ASHES.
Glenn Studcbaker's Residence at
Youth, Rn.al I.al


South Bend, Ind, Burned.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Oct. 9.-rhe magnif-
cent stone mansion of Glen Studebaker
costing about three hundred thousand dol
lars, was almost entirely destroyed by fire
and water this morning The residence was
the largest ana costlest in the west, and was
furnished throughout IN the richest style
The art gallery, on the third floor, was filled
with rare works of art and these are all de-
stroyed, Mr.. StudebaKer is absent as a
member of the international congress, and
was 10 have entertained that body in this
home on the 10Th. The remainder of the
family with the exception of Mrs,
StudebaEer and her grandchid, are
away from home. Mrs. Studebaker
discovered the fire at 2 o'clock this morning
in closet under the rear stairway, which
was evidently caused by the spontaneous
combustion Of some oil rags thrown there by
painters Next to the C oset was an elevator
shaft reaching to the rool, and by this the
flames spread all over the building in short
time. The domestics had narrow escape
and Mrs. Studebalter herself was found out
in the terrace IN her chamber robe nearly in
sensible, dangerously burned and clasping
her Prandchild in her arms. Owing to the
careful manner in which the structure was
built as regarding danger from fire, Mr.
Studebaker carried Dut $4,000 insurance.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
TOOK "TRIP FOR HIS HEALTH
But Another Mans Wife Went
Along With Him.
CHICAGO ELoPERs IN OMAHA.
Emmett G, Green and Mrs. G. II. 3or>
tell Desert Their Families 20
Rcvel in Each Others So
ciety i'm the West.
Another Erring Couple.

CHICAGO oct. Especial Telegram to
THE BEE, -Emmet 9. Green, junior menl-
ber of the real estate firm of Paul & Green
and until lately manager of the Ell Seven
cattle company of Wyoming has beou miss
ing from here since September 81 Mira
Bortell, wife of c. Il. Bortoll, head salesman
of the stock yards exchange, has also been
missing since September 30, and there is no
doubt in the minds of Mrs. Green and MIR.
Bortell that the erring husband and wife
have gone together.
A short time before he left home Green
spoke TO his wife about his failing health,
saying that he thought he had better take a
run over to his ranch for little vacation.
Mrs. Green, not suspectiug that her husband
was about to leave her for good, urged
him to go. \ week ago
last Friday he kissed his wife
and children goodbye and started for
Cheyenne. Two days later letter was re-
celved from him in Omaha telling of his
great Improvement in health since leaving
Chicago. That was the last that his wife
has heard of HIM,
Two days after Green had departed for
Chey yenue and his health, Bortell came home
in the evening to find his wife gone and
note lying on the table stating that she had
gone 10 Indianapolis 10 NlSlU Il cousin. Sne
did not go there, and Bortell, suspecting
that things We're not exactly as they should
be, instituted Il search, and found in one of
his wlfe's dresses note addressed 70 his
wife in Green's handwriting headed My
Dearest Love-" and signed "Yours ever,
Emmett"
Mrs Green, who was seen at her home last
night, said these things in conjunction with
other circumstances which had occurred
from time TO time, left no doubt that the
guilty couple had gone together. 81 don't
blame Emmett so much,n said Mrs. Green,
las do Mrs. Bortell. She has always tried
to come between my husband and me, and
she has done it at last"
Green, according to his wife, was model
husband and father, and seemed devoted
to his family, and the blow, so unex-
pccted, came upon her SO heavily
that she IS almost prostrated. In
his letter from O:laha Green sent to his wife
the key to his box in the bank deposit vaults
In there she found letter saying:
81 am discouraged. | made promise yes
terday and shall not return. Better sell the
place. / have paid all debts and have no
money"
BY 'the place. Green meant the house on
Prairie avenue, owned by him, which he
transferred to his wife by deed found in
the vault, and which is worth, his wife says,
$4,000. Where the runaways are now
neither Mrs. Green nor Bortell have any
idea unless they are somewhere in the west.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
a Pennsylvania Dies In London.

C0pWI0Ht 1881 bU Jams GOrf0n Henn3H.)
LONDON, Oct. 9.-[Ncw York Herald
Cable-Special to The BEE "A distress
ingly sudden death has befallen an Amer
ican visitor to this country. Ex-senator
John G.. Hall, of Pennsylvania, sailed from
New York on the 25th of last month on board
the City of Berlin with the object of visiting
England in connection with certain business
interests. During the voyage he became i'll,
but on reaching Liverpool rallied, On Mon
day he suddenly relapsed and died at the
Adelphi hotel in the evening. Mrs. Hall,
who accompanied her husband, will return
to New York on Saturday with her hus-
bands remains, Mr.. Hall was about fifty
years OF age. Failure of the hearts action
was the cause of his death
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
BASE BALL IN GREAT BRITAIN.
An Association Formed For the Pro
motion IF tha


tCOpyriaht 1889 bu James Gordon Be,nstti
LONDON, Oct. 9.-lNew York Herald
Cable-Special to The BEE. IA meeting of
gentlemen interested in the promotion of
base ball IN England was held this evening
at the Criterion, when an organization to be
known as the National Base Ball League of
Great Britain was formed. The following
gentlemen, who were present or represented
by proxy, were elected to the council of ad-
ministration M. p. Belts, of the Essex
county cricket ground; Edwin Ash, Rich.
mond Athletic association; Newton Crane.
formerly United States consul at Man
chester; T. G. Slaney, secretary of the
Staffordshire Foot Ball association; M.
Ramsey, secretary of the CASTOR Villa Foot
Ball club; H. Sidell, chairman of the Pres
ton North End Foot Ball club; w. H.
Hivey, secretary of the National Rounders'
association; and Francis Levy Derby. The
council have taken rooms for a headquarters
at Holborn viaduct and will organize Wig
orous campaign to make base ball one of the
prominent field sports of Great Britain.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
Disnstrons Blazo at Crete

CRETE, Neb., Oct, 81 Special to
THE BEE. l-At o'clock this morning
fire broke out in the two-story frame build
ing on the corner Of Twelfth and Main
streets, occupied and owned by Joe
Kopetzky, as q jewelry store on the first
floor ana on the second floor by tenants.
There beng no appliances to e&tinguish
fires, the flames had their own way and soon
the building occupied by Kopetzky and the
one adjoining occupied as the b. & NJ
shoe store were total loss. The next
building being one-story brick, was dam
aged to the same extent. The stocks of the
adjoining stores were all safely removed
Total loss ON buildings, $1,000; Insurance.
1000: insurance on stocks, $500, in the
following companies; On building of
Joe kopet2ky, National of Hartford, $500; ;
Phenix of Brooklyn. 81, 100; ON building of
Charles Havileck, Niagara of New York,
5000; Burlington of Iowa, $1,000. Stocks :
of Joe Kopetzky jewelry, Continental of
New York, $500; Theo. Haden dry goods,
Lancashire of England, $3.50: Theo. Haden,
dry goods, Home of Now York, 81 900; Theo.
Haden, dry goods, Amer ican of Philadelphia,
$1,000: Theo. Haden, dry goods, Niagana of
New York, $3.50; j. G. Derse, boots and
shoes. unknown, $1,000; Mrs. Ihibodean,
millinery, no Insurance.; Anton Dridla,
household goods, Hamburg & Bremen, $500
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
THE pAN-AMEKlOAN EXCURSION.
South Americans. Interested in the
Caiigrapb.


WORCESTER, Mass, Oct. 9.-The train
bearing the Pan.American party from Port
land reached here this morning. After
breakfasting the visitors were taken IN car
rIages through some of the principal streets.
They did not alight at any point but re-
turned to the station at 10 o'clock, and few
minutes later left for Williamantic.
WILLIAMANTIC, Conn, Oct 9.-When the
Pan-American excursionists arrived here
to- day they were received by a committee
and driven around the cluy in carriages.
One of their number Glen Studebaker, was
COMPEL ed to leave for home on receiving a
teleg ram to the effect that his home at South
Bend, Ind, had burned this morning.
The local committee conducted the dele
gates to the Wilimantic spool cotton factory,
where the delegates saw the evolution of raw
cotton into thread ready for market The
party then went to South Manchester, where
the silk mills were inspected
Hartford was reached at $3.50. Here the
party divided. Ono party went over the
local route sightseeing and the other over
another route. The first, with General
Hawley and the vice-president and Manager
Hill, of the Colt armory works, went to the
shops Of that concern. Pratt and Whltney's
gun shops were next visited by the first party
aud the making and operating Of the Hotch-
kiss multi-charge gun was inspected, after
which they We're driven to the Allyn house.
AT another place the other division OF dele
gates saw how bicycles are made. The sash
factory visited was that where callgraphs
are turned out at the rate of twenty-five
daily. The South Americans expressed
pleasure upon discovering that the machines,
if they could not speak, 1t could at least
write spanish, and Samples,of work in that
language were eagerly sought.
Dinner was given the eXcursonists at the
Allyn house, at which Governor Bulkely pre-
sided, and speeches were made by Senator
Hawley, ex-senator Henderson. Mark
Twain and several of tho foreign delegates.
After this public reception was held at the
capitol, lasting until midnight.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
DEVELOPED INTO A FARCE,
The Exposure of Wholesale Manipu-
lation of Rates.
DISCREET SILENCE PRESERVED.
All the Chicago Missouri River Roads
Guilty and Not One Dares Mako
Complaint Against the
Other.
They ManipuIatcd Rites.

CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-TSpecial Telegram to
TnE BEE. The exposure of the wholesale
manipulation of rates by all the Chicago
Missouri river roads has developed into a
gigantic farce. Every road readily ac-
knowledges its own guilt while pointing the
thumb over its shoulder at its neighbor.
There is absolutely no attempt at denial of
guilt. The fact is that unless heroic meas
uros are adopted by the Interstate Co M
merce Railway association none of the Of
Tending members will suffer in the least for
their wrong doing Even in that association
the offending roads represent nearly or quite
majority of the votes. At any rate they
could easily control a majority. and it is not
at all likely they Will fine themselves. The
records show that most Of them are fined
enough by the associations now without
themselves becoming willing parties to the
mountain of fines which the late
manpulations would pile on them.
Over 25,0O0 cars of manipulated
gram have now been located and the amount
may be doubled before the investigation is
ended. In case the punishments specified by
the Interstate commerce act were strictly
applied the roads between them would have
TO pay Sl25. .000,000 and some one would have
to serve $4,000 year term in the peniten-
tiary, the very enormty of the offenses max
ing the offenders certain of immunity.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
The Milwau,1ee indicted.

ST. PAUL, Oct. 9.-The Milwaukee road
has been indicted by the United States grand
jury for violations of the Interstate COM
merce law, and the trial of the cause will be
of great Importance, testing, as it will. the
right of railroads to charge higher rates to
interior towns than to St Paul and Mime
apolis There Is also involved in the ques-
tion hundreds of thousands of revenue to
the railroads. 1t is said that Fairbault, at
the instance of which town this Indictment
was secured pays the railroads 100000
year In freight rates The $500 roadn was
not indicted because there was no case
against it. The trial of the Milwaukee case
will demonstrate the right of railroad COM
panies to ignore the long ana short haul clause
of the Interstate law in instances where it
effects the roads revenue.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
The Captsin,s STONY.

HALIFAX, Oct 9.-Captain Llswell of the
ship Minnie Swift, whichwas lost in collision
with the steamer GeUgraphique off st, Pierre,
arrived here-to.uay and told his story.
He says when the steamer struck the
Minnie swift all hands on the ship tried TO
get on board the steamer The mate, a car
penter and one seaman fell between the
vessels and were drowned The cook, stew
ardess and passenger, Miss Marsters went
down with the ship. The steamer was soon
found to be sinking and Captain Liswell and
twenty SIX other men got into boat. SIX
hours after they were picked up by bark
ard brought here.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
Nebraska Central College.

CENTRAL CITY, Neb,, Oct. Especial
to The BEE, 1.-The faculty of Nebraska
Central college gave "a reception to the
students, which proved to be a very enjoy
able affair President Ware made an ad-
dress on behalf of the faculty to the students.
Response was delivered by Miss Maude
Wierder. Rev. ID. X. Tindall, pastor of the
Elder j. w. Shank and Rev. G. f. Haywood
were present and delivered interesting ad-
dresses. The prospects fpr Nebraska Central
College are Frightening every day. This
school is one of the institutions of the plan
of unifcation in educational institution of
MethOdism in the state of Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
MET DEATH AT A CROSSING.
James McGinnis Killed by a Train
at Windside.
HIS BODY HORRIBLY MANeLeo.
Commencement of the Petit Murder
Trial at Kearney-Platf form OF the
Hastings Republican Conven-
tion-McCook Reunion.
Struck BY a Train and Killed.

WlSDslDE, Neb., Oct. o. Special Tele-
gram to The BEE. AS James McGinnis was
crossing the railroad track at this place
about o'clock this afternoon the wagon
was struck by the work tram which was
backing down the train, throwing McGinnis
under the trucks, breaking both legs and
otherwise injuring him so that he died within
a few minutes.
The son of c. G. Hayes, of this place, who
was in the wagon, barely escaped by jumping
and sustained only slight injuries. The way
car OF the train was derailed.
The relatives of the dead man live at
Wakefield.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
LIGHTNING LEGAL.
New YOrk's EIecirocution Law DE
IInren Constitutional

Clared tonstitutIonal
Auburn, N, Y, Oct. 9.-Judge Day has de-
cided that the electrical execution law is
constitutional and remands Kemmler TO the
custody of the warden of Auburn prison.
The decision, which is quite lengthy says
in part that to "cyery legislative act there
attaches the presumption of constitutonali-
ty, aUd tie burden of showing ii TO be un-
constitutional is upon him who assails II.
No sucn act should be annulled by the iu-
dietary as opposed to Fundamental law in a
questionable case. The questions are
wnether the prisoner has overcome the pre-
sumption that the statute of 1883 in regard
TO The intliclion of the death penalty pro-
vldes a cruel ana unusual, and therefore un-
constitutional punishment, aud that force
of electricity sufficient TO kill any human
subject with celerty and certainty, when
scientifically applied, cannot be generated.
In my judgment these questions must be
answered negatively. Before the statute can
rightly be abroRated there should be judicial
Knowledge that the punishment therein pro-
vded Is cruel ana unusual, There is no
such knowledge, and his contention fails"
Kemmler's counsel says his case will be
appealed TO the higher court.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10

WASHINGTON, Oct 9.-In the claim of a
pensioner on appeal from the commissioner
of pensions Assistant Secretary Bussey to-
day rendered a decision reviewing and re-
scindiug the order issued by Commissioner
Tanner April %, which abolished the rating
of 81 per month and established for the same
the sum of 81 per month in all cases dating
from March 27 1889. In reviewing the order,
which he holds was In error Mr.. Bussey
says an error is manifest and the recinding
of it necessarily follows as it has neither the
color of law nor the authority of precedent.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
First and seconi Class Tickets.

CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-TSpecial Telegram to
THE BEE. All the divisions of the Western
Freight association met to-day, as did the
managers OF the Inter State Commerce Rail-
way association. Not whisper of the mat
ter of which all were full was breathed,
however. The managers especially fought
shy of the question. The main topic before
them was the growing abuse among western
lines of allowing pass engers holding second
class tickets all the privileges, including a
first class sleeping car, of those holding first
class tickets. 1t was shown that about 35
per cent of the whole passenger business was
being done on second class tickets, and it
was deemed time TO call halt BY unan-
imous vote, subject to the approval of the
absent lines, it was decided to attempt re-
form and separate distinctly the privileges of
those riding on first and second class tickets.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
Beatrice Council Proceedings.

BEATRICE, Neb., Oct. Especial Tele-
gram to The BEE. The city council las t
night, in response to numerously signed
petition, passed an ordinance creating paving
district No. 5, which contemplates South
Sixth street from Market to Holbrook street.
The new district will be paved with brick.
very largely signed petition was submitted
TO the council last night praying for n more
liberal Interpretation of the Sunday closing
ordinances. Another petition with about
fifty signers was submitted at the same time
praying for the more rigid enforcement of
the same ordinances. Both petitions were
referred for consideration at the meeting of
the council two weeks hence. The question
is liable to be worked into political issue AT
the coming municipal election.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
Moro Money Needed.

KEARNEY, Neb., Oct. 9-LSpecial Tele-
gram to The BEE. IA call was made to-day
by the county supervisors for an additional
$4,000 in bonds to be- voted upon by the
county at the next regular election, the same
TO be used IN constructing the court house
now under way. A simiInilar call was made
a few days ago for 900, This, it Is hoped,
will be sufficient to complete the building
and equip it according to the original plans,
the total cost of which will be about SlOO. 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
Notin Omaha Now.

Green was in Omaha on the 2sth day of
September, registered and took dinner at the
Paxton hotel, and went away that evening
without paying his bill He was seen by j.
w, Kirkendall, a Cheyenne gentleman in the
city, who talked with him, and to Mr.. Kir-
kendall he announced that he was then en-
route to Wyoming on important business
There is nothing 10 show that the woman
spoken of stopped hero at all For three days
past half a dozen policemen and detectives
have been shadowing all the hotels and
making desperate search for the parties, bu.
they are not in Omaha now.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
A recuIInr Disease.

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Oct. 9,-tSpecal
TO lnE BEE. "A peculiar case OF sickness
is reported By one of our physicians as exist
ing few miles south of town. A farmer
named Otman has some cattle suffering
from u disease known as 'black tongue,r
which is generally fatal. A few days ago the
farmer contracted the disease ana is reported
in a critical condition and suffering with all
the symptoms of those in the cattle.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
A SUICIDAL DECISION.
The Supreme Court ofthe Chickasaws
Precipitatos Trouble.

DENIsoN, Tex, Oct. 9.-Ihe supreme
court OF the Chckasaw Nation has given a
decision sustaining the legislative amend
ment to the constitution in regard to sguaw
men (white men) in the rights they re-
quired by marrying Indian women. The
whites claim that under the constitution
they have the same right to hold lands or
office as the Indians This decision will
operate directly against the white men. 1t
factor in the movement To throw open TO set
tlement all of tine Chickasaw and Choctaw
Nations laud west of the ninety par
allel of latitude. Fully so per cent of the
inhabitants of the Chlckasaw country are
white, and they will petition congress to
allot the lands in severalty, which means
the complete disruption of the Indian gov
ernment.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
Good TempIar Convention.

KEAENEY, Neb., Oct. Especial Tele-
gram to The BEE. THE convention of the
grand lodge of Good Iemplars of The state
convened here at l0:30 this morning, with
Grand Chief Palmer presiding. After officers
were appointed 10 fill vacancies and the
various committees were assigned their
special work, the grand lodge degree was
conferred upon twenty-three members. Of
morrow morning. There are about two
hundred delegates and visitors in attend
ance.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
Thr0wn Fro,n n Rugpy.

BEATRICE, Neb., Oct 9.-[Speclal Tele-
gram to Tue BEE. Hiram Headley, well
known resident of southern Gage, was seri-
ously injured by his buggy overturning while
he was out riding with his wife eight miles
southwest of town Yesterday afternoon. The
buggy was accidentally overturned and both
Mr.. Headley and his wife were thrown out,
the buggy falling on them. MIR. Headley's
thigh was broken IN two places and Mrs.
Headley sustained q broken ankle. 1t is
thought that Mr. Headley is seriously and
nermnnentlY ininred.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
Mrs. Pottnr's Health.

lCopDrfght 1889 by James Gordon Bennen.1
LONDON, Oct. o. New York Herald
Cable-Special to THE BEE. Mrs Potter
has been ordered to the south by Dr. Jer-
william, the noted female specialist. She
will start in couple of days for a salt water
cure place near Biarrltz, there to remain by
the doctor's order for month or six weeks
She will be accompanied by her mother and
siStar
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
DID Not Tu,,e poison.

NEBRASKA Cry, Neb., Oct Especial
to The BEEl-Dr. Daily, who is attending
Mrs. Rakes, says there is not the least foun-
datlOn for the report OF the correspondent of
two Omaha papers, in which he says the lady
attempted suicide by taking poison. The
doctor says there was no trace of poison and
the family den0unce the report as entirely
groundless, aud as originating only in the
mind Of the irresponsible correspondent
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
Great rrecautilns.

BERLIN, Oct. 9.-Generals Won Werder
aud Won koltenborn Stachan have been
deputed to attend the ear during his stay in
this city. The route through Berlin 10 be
traversed by the czar will be lined with
troops and cavalry from Lehrter station,
across Koenigs place as far as the Charlat-
tenburg road ana thence with infantry 10
the Russian embassy.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
A GIass-HrcaHlng Hnrsc.

GRAND ISLAND, Neo, Oct. O. Special
Telegram TO The BEE. "A team belonging
TO William Geddes became frightened and
ran up Third street and into the plate glass
window In the front of the Palace bakery,
breaking two show cases besides the win
dow. The horse was badly cut aud Mr.
Geddes bruises No insurance on the glass.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
The Denver Police Cases

DENVER, Colo, Oct. Especial Tele-
gram to The BEE, In the district court
to-day, in the matter of the charges of cor
ruptiOn against Juryman Daffer, in the case
OF the state VS.. ex-Poice Lieutenant Con-
ners ct al, Judge Allen discharged the jury
and held Daffer in 81 900 bond for perjury
His decision was "A terrific arraignment of
the shertfs deputies and the whole system of
ob.aulng jurleS,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
Divorced From a Bad Husband.

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Oct. 9.-[Special
Telegram TO The BEE. Mrs. Mary McCor-
mick was to-day granted divorce from her
brutal husband, John Mccormick, on the
grounds of general bad character, which in
cludes beating his wife, attempting rape on
his eight-year-old step-daughter, and, finally,
desertion. There is at present warrant out
for his arrest for assaulting woman on the
street at night, but his whereabouts are un-
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
The Story Denied.

BALTIMORE, Oct SIN regard to the
special dispatch from Milwaukee to-day to
the effect that there had been consummated
a consolidation, practically, of the Northern
Pacific. Wisconsin Central and Baltimore
and Ohio roads, making route from ocean
to ocean, First Vice President Smith, of the
Baltimore and Ohio, says: There is uotn.
ing in iJ.n