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, 1891-06-05
TOWN TALK.
Cosby Little Paragraphs Picked Up
Throughout the CITY.

The County Fair company Lave with
them a special car to carry their scenery
in.
The Denver base ball team passed
through Yesterday on their way home
from Lincoln. Neb.
Quite a number are making a kick
about the recent rise in coal oil from Is to
25 cents per gallon.
Adiutant General Sitter has approved
the proposed plan OF organizing a battery
OF artillery of Rawlins.
Horseback riding is again very popular
among the young folks and dashing
cavalcades are the order of the evening
hour.
Nicely furnished rooms on first and
second floors at Whitcomb house, corner
Ferguson and Tweneieth streets. Accom-
mediation first-class.
Forepaugh's great circus is billed here
for August 81. 1t will probably be the
biggest circus which has ever given an ex,
hibition in Cheyenne.
The moist weather has interfered very
much with the work of excavation and
building the foundation for the new
Walker dry goods honse.
I. G. Avery of Fort Collins, Colo. who
was made notorious in the Wilmington
trial at Denver, passed through Cheyenne
Yesterday on his way East.
Charles Frederick filed notice of loca.
ton with the county clerk for the mining
claims at Hartville, known as the Granite
Mountain lodes, the Wisconsin, the st.
LOUIS, the st. Paul and Polar Star.
Laramie expects to have the free de-
livery system Sept. LIST. Three carriers
will be appointed and applications are
numerous, many of them being from
ladies.
In the memory of the oldest inhabitant
Cheyenne never looked more beautiful
than it does now. Nature has undertaken
the work of irrigation and is making a
great success of it.
n " AuuNiSbuf lut GA-EtuCIdl uhB-
gage agent of the Denver, Texas & Fort
Worth railroad, has been appointed bag
gage agent at Evanston. He left yester-
day for the scene OF his new duties.
Cool weather is seriously interfering
with business. particularly in the clothing
and dry goods lines. There is little salts
faction in buying summer suits and then
being doomed to wear winter clothing.
The Governor Boyd case in Nebraska
has brought several Cheyenne citizens to
a realization of the fact that there is
something lacking in their naturalization
papers, Some of those concerned were
soldiers in the late war and until this case
arose never conceived that they were not
full tledged American citizens.
, 1891-06-05

A small audience was present at the
opera house last evening to witness The
County Far an attraction which deserved
Il larger attendance. The play is a realistic
picture of New England farm life and OF
quaint characters to be found there.
The typical New England old maid was
interpreted with fidelity by Marie Bate:
who sustained the difficult part of ABB.
gail Pine creditably. Thomas McGrath
as "Otis Tucker gave a very vivid pic.
ture OF a SLOW going Yankee. who finally,
however, gets there.
The great scene in the play is the finish
in the grand county fair sweepstakes
the representation OF an exciting running
race being c~leverly shown. 1t created
great enthusiasm and Gold Molasses, -
the winner, a very handsome bay horse,
was warmly applauded for his efforts.
The vocal selections of The County Fair
quartette were well received.
, 1891-06-05
A STRANGE STORY.
Confessing a Crime of Which He
Was Not Guilty.
A Boy Claims He Did This at the
lnstigatiOn of His Father.
Other Topics of Interest in the
District Court.

Nicholas Baker was yesterday tried in
the circuit court on the charge OF burglary.
The jury, after being out a short time,
returned a verdict hat he was guilty OF
petty larceny and assessed the value of the
property stolen at SIS.
The father of the Baker boys was
arrested some time ago on the charge of
stealing some building material from a
building being erected on the South Side.
He pleaded not guilty in the police court,
claiming that the stuff found at his house
was brought home by the boys, who told
him that they had found it in the street.
The boys were then arrested and the
father discharged. The boys confessed to
the stealing and were bound over to await
the action of the grand jury and were
indicted. They were granted separate
trials. Carl Baker will be tried today.
There is something rather peculiar
about the case, especially according to the
testimony of the boys when on the wit
ness stand yesterday. They denied being
guilty and when asked by the prosecuting
attorney why they confessed when
tried before they told this story.
They said that they were told
by their father to confess in the po-
lice court and that he would see that they
were eventually acquitted aud would re-
ward them besides. He was to give them
a bicycle, 500 apiece and a box of ci-
CARS as their reward if they would do as
they were told. The father was to sue
those who accused him of the crime for
IS, 200 and was to win the suit, get the
money and then make the boys their pres
ents. THIS very ingenious scheme mis-.
carried and one of the boys is IN trouble.
The case of Peter Flv and Jerry Ora
ham was continued until the next term
Of court
Tom Carroll was arraigned and pleaded
not guilty..
, 1891-06-05

Special Dispatch to The Leader.
DENVER, June To-day was rainy
and dismal and there were not over $500
people at the Overland park races. The
crowd was not very enthusiastic, conse-
quently tho days sport was somewhat
dull.
First race, a selling purse of $500,
horses entered to be sold for 1000. to
carry proper weights, then one pound off
for each 800 down 10 81 1000, seven FUR
longs. Entries. Minnie Elkins, Getaway,
Fanny F~airplav and Parsoa Crook. Min.
ME Elkins won the race easily by two full
lengths, Getaway second, Fanny Fairplay
third. Time, 1924.
Second race, a selling purse OF 5000,
for 2-Year-olds, horses entered to be sold
for $1,000, five furlongs. Entries, Patti
Rosa, G. B. Wilmington. Chiquita, Mary
Hall. Patti Rosa won in a gallop, Mary
Hall second. c. B. Willington third.
Time, 1:O4f.
Third race-Owners' handicap Tor all
ages, stake to go to second horse, owners
to handicap their horses and must start
with weights assigned, seven furlongs.
Entries, Sam Baker, Forester, Bower,
Blue Rock, Rhody Gale, Midnight,
Wedgefeld, Henry w. Beecher, Dead
wood Dick and Sir Launcelot. Sam Baker
won the race, Midnight second, Wedge
field third. Time, l:l7+.
Fourth race-A special pacing purse Of
S4OO. Entries. w. W. P, Sleepy Sam,
Il. W. S, Franklin g., Billy May and
Dart. First heat-Sleepy Sam won the
heat, Billy May second, Franklin G..
third. Time, 1921. Second heat-E.
W. S. won the heat easily, W. W. @.
second, Sleepy Sam third. Time, 2:3lt.
Third heat-Sleepy Sam first. Franklin
G. Second, f. W. S. third. Time, 2:3li.
Fourth heat-Franklin q. first, Z. ". s.
second, Dart third. Time, 2:3l. Filth
heat-Franklin G. first, Billy May second,
E w. s. third. Time. 1924. Sixth
heat-Franklin G. first, Sleepy Sam sec
ond, L. w. S. third. Time, 1884.
Fifth race-Special trotting purse for
800. Entries, Louis s., Bee, Minnie l..
Almont. Belle j., Red Bird. Lucy Abbott.
First heat-Louis s. won, Red Bird sec
ond, Lucy Abbott third Time. 2:3lt.
Second heat-Red Bird first, Lucy Abbott
second. Belle j. third. Time. 2:3lt.
Third heat-Belle j. won by a length.
Red Bird second, Minnie Almont third.
Time, 2:3Ia. Fourth heat-Belle j. first,
Red Bird second, Lady Abbott third
Time. 2:32. The fifth heat was won by
Red Bird, Belle j. second, Lewis S.
third. Time, 2:36i.
, 1891-06-05

CHICAGO, June A gigantic deal,
the negotiations toward which have been
carried on for the past week, was consum-
mated this evening at the Auditorium
hotel. By the papers which were signed
the whisky trust has at last acquired out
right the only remaining important anti
trust establishment in the West-the
great Chicago distillerles owned by
Shuefeldt & Co., and the Calumet Dis
filling company. The Shuefeldt distillery
is the one which was partly burned yes
terday, aud for the attempted blowing up
of which by dynamite, some weeks ago,
George j. Gibson, secretary of the whisky
trust, is now under indictment. 1t is
thought by many that the transaction
may materially affect the G ibson case by
removing any vindictive feeling toward
him entertained by the Shuefeldts. The
news of the purchase was a great
surprise, although rumors, which were
denied by the owners OF the pur-
chased distilleries, have been persistent
in circulation. A number OF the largest
stockholders in the trust have been in the
city during the progress of the negotia-
tons. which with great secrecy rave been
carried on in President Greenhut's rooms.
The sales OF both plants included the real
estate, machinery, patents, etc. In on
nectIon with the purchase the whisky
trust directors disclaim any intention to
advance prices. They absolutely refuse
to give the purchase price, merely stating
that the purchase was for cash and at
figures alike satisfactory to the sellers and
purchasers. The price is. however, known
to have been fully commensurate with the
gigantic character of the properties pur-
chased, probably involving the transfer of
about 80, 900. 600.
, 1891-06-05
LIFE IN A BOARDING HOUSE.
A Family Quarrel QueIIed by "A Wise
Policemen.

-
"Helpl Helpl He will kill mel These
words shr1eked at the top of a woman's
voice woke the inmates of a Sixteenth
street boarding house early Thursday
morning. The cry was succeeded by
sounds of a scuffle IN a room occupied by
n family by the name OF Moore. Con-
WINGED that a murder was being committed
and afraid to intrude, the frightened
boarders and landladY sent for a police
man.
Officer Nolan answered the call and,
getting no response to his demands to
open the door, he broke it down aud
entered the room. The inmates had tried
to barIicade the entrance by piling up
trunks. A family row OF big proportions
was IN progress and the officers appear
ance no doubt stopped what might have
ended in a tragedy.
Mrs. Moore, with sobs, told a piteous
tale. Her husband, a big specimen OF
humanity, had beaten her until she was
black and blue. aud had only desisted
from that pastime when the door was
broken in. The mar poured forth an
equally touching story. See" said he.
showing a not over clean limb, where
she hit me with a poker. The doctor
says my leg may rave to be amputated. -
The case was a puzzler to Officer Nolan,
but SolomOn-like he was equal to it.
You must both go to the station house
for disturbing the peace" was his decree.
Both man and wife at this set up q
howl which woke the baby, which had
slept calmly through the melee, and il
Joined in the chorus with a piping wall Of
woe.
That was too much for Nolan and he
beat n retreat warning the lachrymose
pair that if they created any further dis
turbance during the night he would surely
run them in and advising them to gel
another boarding house at daybreak.
The family took his advice and yester-
day morning moved out. The police are
keeping a lookout for Moore as from
some remarks made by his wife and over.
heard by some of the boarders at the
house they were stopping at. her husband:
calling is rather shady.
, 1891-06-05

Miss Lillian Lewis will present Credit
Lorraine at the opera house this even
ing and As in a Looking Glass tomorrow
evening. LArticle Al will be given at
tomorrow afternoons matinee. The
ladies and gentlemen engaged to support
Miss Lewis are artists OF metropolitan
reputation. In speaking of the company
a writer says: Miss Lewis amid a com
pany of powerful actors remains at all
times the throbbing focus of the play.
Trained cooperation under the most
efficient stage direction are the prime
factors OF the performance given by this
organization. The result is that the pro,
duction has hat artistic finish and ex,
quisiteness ofdetail n sees at Days OF
at Palmer's. Miss Lewis is the greatest
emotional actress of the age and she is
surrounded by artists worthy of heI
ability -
, 1891-06-05

In the live bird shoot, event 81 in Den
yer Camp, Ellis and Bergersen came 10 on
the division of second money +. Shune-
man and Kazabee and Won Kennel
third. Event 90, second money was di.
Vided between Haywood and j. Sehune.
man; third money between Bergeson and
Won Kennel. In event 81, Ed Schune
man captured halt Of fist money; seconC
money to Bergerson aud j. Schuneman
third money to Won Kennel. In even
SO second money went to Geo. East. The
tournament will end tomorrow.
, 1891-06-05

State Engineer Mead has been at
Douglas looking over the ground Tor q
new ditch to be taken out of the Platte
river neal there. He stopped on his way
down to have a look at the big Davidson
dam at Iron Mountain. The dam i.
across the Chugwater and the people be.
low are afraid of the dam bursting and
want Mr.. Mead to take a look at 1t.
, 1891-06-05

A batch of tramps captured at the
tie village we're up before Judge Carroll
yesterday. Six were sentenced to Jail and
one who was the possesser of the magnlfi.
cent SIN of sl2 was turned loose. That
enraged Sheriff Kelley, who thought
that a tramp with $l2 was worse than a
tramp who was broke. He rave the man
n hour to get out OF town under the
pain Of being arrested again and put on
the chain gang.
, 1891-06-05
ALLEGED FOSTOFFICE THIEF.
He VIII BE Brought Up Tor Eramina-
tIon To-day.

Ole 0slund, who was arrested for rob
bling the postoffce at Egbert will be ex-
amined today.
The postofice at EEbert was robbed on
the 9th of May and also the store where
it is located. Nothing was taken from
the postofice excepting a little small
change, but about S25 worth of general
merchandise was stolen from the store
and that was what led to the capture of
the thief.
Deputy United States Marshal Carr
was notified that the postOfice had been
robbed and at once commenced to look tor
the robber. He was informed last Satur-
day that a tramp was at Bushnell, Neb..
trying to sell a lot OF odds and ends in the
way OF merchandise that he had with him.
Carr procured a warrant and with Post
office Inspector Lawrence started down
after the tramp. The fellow was probably
suspicious, as he left the railroad track
aud took to the hills and buried some of
the stuff he had with him. Carr found
him 10 the hills and brought him back
with him to Cheyenne. The warrant was
made out here and read to 0slund, after
he had crossed the Wyoming line. by
Deputy Carr, as it was not good in
Nebraska.
Oslund denies having stolen the goods,
claiming to have bought them Of a tramp
at the depot here. He was from Rawlins
and was going east, and as he had a few
dollars and met the tramp who offered
him the truck. He bought it thinking
he could peddle it at a profit on the
way east. He even claims to have also
purchased the pennies found in a pocket.
book known to have been stolen out Of
the postofice. Oslund Is a Swede and
talks but little English.
, 1891-06-05

A Tilted Youth hound for Cheyenne
Kills Himself.

The following special telegram from
Red Oak, Ia. to the Omaha Bee, tells
how Cheyenne lost a prospective citizen:
Charles Barker shot himself through
the heart in the depot waiting to-
day while waiting for the train. He had
been working for a farmer near here and
fell in love with his daughter. There
was a lovers quarrel and the young man
concluded to 10 to Cheyenne. Wyo. He
had bought a ticket, but changed his
mind Just before train time and shot him
self instead. His father lives in Warren
county.
, 1891-06-05
POINTS.

Judge Conway is back from Denver.
Jack Hynds returned from a visit to his
home IN the East yesterday.
Thos. Lqnktree of Evanston is In the
city. registered at the Inter Ocean.
Robt. f. Potter Jr. of Minersville.
Pa. is visiting friends 10 Cheyenne.
Abe Idloman has returned from a bust.
ness trip through Nebraska and Colorado.
P. S. Mattsx, press agent for Fore.
paugh's big show which is coming in
August, was in the city yesterday.
Capt. William p. Kendall, assistant
surgeon United States army, has been
directed to return from Pine Ridge
agency to Fort Russell.
, 1891-06-05

notwithstanding the cool weather, the
tennis tournament and tea was a decided
success. The attendance was very fair.
Lieut.. Kerr and Miss Egbert of Fort
Russell won the tennis prizes in a ~stoutly
contested game.
, 1891-06-05
Depued CRABS at HeaIh's
Jack Frost -four is the best.
ARE o GOING EAs1

AhE 1oO UOlNU EAslf
IT so you will ask for tickets via
WABASH LINE.
WHY2 Because in the first place it is
to many Of the principal cities of the East
the
SHORT LINE, and because on all
trains there are, free to all, new and ele-
giant
RECLINING CHAIRS and. from
pointl in the Rocky Mountain region, on
all through tralus,
THROUGH PULLMANS, and, to cap
the climax of luxury, all trains are fed on
DINING CARS.
Q. NJ. HAMPsoN,
Commercial Agent, Denver, Col.
1927 Seventeenth Street.
] Subscribe for the Leader.
, 1891-06-05
The World Enriched.

The facilities Of the present day for The
production Of everything that will cou-
lice to the material welfare and comfort
# mankind are almost unlimited and
when Syrup of Figs was first produced
he world was enriched with the o ,ly
perfect laxative known, as it is the only
remedy which is truly pleasing and rs
rreshing to The taste and prompt and
eEectua1 to cleanse the system gently in
the Spring time or, in fact, at any time
and the better it is known the more pop
ular il becomes.
, 1891-06-05

Having decided to discontinue handling
boys misses aud children hats and cap
we will today ~inauVurate a sale to clos,
them u at cost or less. We have then
IN straw, cloth, velvet and felt. 1t will
be worth your while to look at them
Iruckey, the Halter aud Hustler.
, 1891-06-05

Stimson having just received some beau.
tlful scenery painted by the world re-
nowned scenic artist l. w. Leavey OF
New York, is now prepared to give the
public something entirely unique and ar
tistlc. Don't fail to give him a call when
you want your picture taken. You will
have no trouble in procuring a perfect
photograph. He pays particular attention
to every subject, and sees to it. himself,
that they are well pleased before finishing.
Prices for Cabinets are only IS per dozen.
Have your picture taken by Stimsou,
1917 Capitol avenue.
IL n IL
, 1891-06-05

If you want to see the very nobbiest things you
ever saw in the way of Suits and Overcoats, you want
to go to Helman's. This season will eclipse all
others in the way of handsome goods, and we fatter
ourselves that our line is a beauty. We are going to
make a speciality of low prices, and want to show you
what we have got.
Our line of Hats and Caps is a dandy, and we
can say the same of our Boys Clothing.
, 1891-06-05
REAL ESTATE.

Deeds for these transfers have been
filed for record at the office of the county
, 1891-06-05

Walkers rheumatic cure is quick,
harmless. and sure. For sale only at
B. b David's drug store.
, 1891-06-05

Go to Germania Hall if you want a
good, pure and undulterated 5 year-old
Stonewall whiskeY. $I.OO per quart.
, 1891-06-05

Does your back ache2 Oregon Kidney
Tea will cure you.
, 1891-06-05
Dry Goods, Millinery,
CAREY BLOCK

orica1 Dept; Cheyenne, Hyo.
, 1891-06-05

"Our Own" the best corset made, for Observation-Disclosures
A fine sateen Corset, in 1
Fine French Corsets, in l
A genuine French Woven Corset ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ....... ,
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-06-06
Early Morning Fire.

Fire alarm Al struck at n. m. Natalie
Spagnuole and his wife, welded only
four weeks ago, had been aroused
from their slumbers in the second
story front room of Philip Plunkett's
building, l04 Market street by the
rank and dense smoke that arose from
the burning shelves and cigar counter
near the front window in their conlec-
tionery and fruit store, where they had
kept their matches.
Tho Italians bride calling for help
from an open front window in the see
ond story, whence great volume of
smoke was pouring out, and gallant
policeman, bursting in the front door,
white his worthy compatriot ran to the
tine alarm box on Warmers wharf, had
been the earliest scene In the affair to
the outside spectator But Mr.. and
Mrs. Spagnulo escaped through n sec
ond story communicating closet into
the premises No.lU2, occupied by their
Italian nelghbors, who are little un-
easy about tho fruitere fires, as
one occurred In his cellar only three
weeks ngo. He is insured for three
hundred dollars, which will amply coy.
the loss.
Tho fire was quickly put out by
plug streams turned on by the Fame
and Washington iiremen.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-06-06
HIEhlan.l proxernenla.

Eighteenth street, from Bancroft's
road to Mt Salem lane, was for too
long time impossible. But recently
Mr. VIM. Il. Brincile concluded that
1t should remain so no longer. Mr..
Ward, OF Chrlstiana hundred, was en-
gagged to even up the rough places and
open the sewers, and within week he
has put things into good shape. Those
who enjoy a pleasant evening drive
will find Eighteenth street. west of
Bancrofts road, smooth route from
also shown to the residents of the
Highlands, with pronounced success,
what humane care and proper skill can
do for a once much abused and badly
dilapidated animal Of the equine per-
suasion.
His recent investment in horse flesh
put him in possession of mare which,
when he bought her, looked as il she
had been owned by cannibals or some
other heather who begrudged tho
poor, oyerworked animal evena pound
of flesh or stalk of timothy, or q
grain OF oats or corn. 1t Is a real
pleasure to see what a man with some
humanity In his heart, and some sense
in his head, can do for any enterprise
that he undertakes. And 1t is a thou
sand pities that noble animals like
horses should be unfortunate enough
to be owned by-what shall we call
them -bipeds In human shape, VINO
seem to have neither ordinary sense,
nor the smallest grain of mereiful hui
manity. Mr.. Phillips has shown the
advantage Of having both good judg-
mont and humane spirit.
| MIR. John Mearn's Band has many
warm friends who wish it success in
its laudable endeayors to swell ''the
concord of sweet sounds" The festi-
val held in its behalf last week gave q
good opportunity to show practical
friendship for it. But even such an
occasion as festival, no matter how
tne the Strawberries and cream and
cake, cannot afford complete or ac-
curate test OF all the interest felt in
such n useful organization as good
cornet band. Mr., Mearns gives proof
every Sunday ut Mt, Salem NJ. T..
Church OF what a good eornetist can do
to improve the music OF church.
| Another proof of what enterprise
and good taste can do. may be seen in
the residences OF Messrs. L. Law and
Jno. W. Richie near Greenhtll Avenue.
Grounds and dwellings which were not
attractive u year or SO since, have been
so improved that one who knew them
twelve months ago would have to look
twice now to recognize localities.
| A. B. G.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-06-06
mic crime calender. \

Warning had been given to Richard
Ashma1. q leading politician and far
mernear Huntingdon, Penna., that his
property would be burned on Thurs
day night, but he paid no attention to
1t. Between 8 and 8 o'clock his barn.
containing farm Implements and 500
bushels of grain, was destroyed by
fire. No reason Is given for the crime.
The Staup-tilover murder case was
given to the jury, at Uniontown, Pa,
on Thursday night. The murder was
committed 2l years ago. in quarrel
over Glover "doggin" Staup's hogs.
Staup made mysterious escape
from jail, and lately returned to stand
trial.
Charles Shepherd and ChristIa n
Furst were hanged yesterday at Fre-
mont Nebraska, for the murder of
Carl Flu lsifer. Shepherd confessed the
crime. The murder was committed in
December, 1889, for the purpose OF So
curing twenty dollars.
Walter G. Hence, II years of age, has
been arrested In Boston charged with
attempting to set fire TO tho Emerson
School.
Charles Gray, colored, shot his wife
and then committed suiicde, in st.
Joseph, Missouri, on Thursday night.
She was unfaithful.