Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-20
DEATH ENDS A LONG SPREE.
Henry Fix Dies in the City Jail from the
Effects of Liquor.
INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONTEST.
Aspirants for the Position Of Chief of
Police of Lincoln-Thc Turner's
Other News from the
Capital.

capital.
LINCOLN, Neb, April 1o.--lSpecial to
THE BEE. Henry Fix died in the
city Jail shortly before o clock this morning.
Fix was found by Officer Bartram in room
on South Ninth street yesterday crazy
drunk. He was taken to the police station,
and, his symptoms growing alarming, City
Physician Gifren was called about 8 O'Clock
last night and found the inebriate In
dangerous condition. Medicines were nd
ministered, but they proved of no avail, and
the man died about seven hours later.
Fix was about forty years old and was
familiar character on the streets, as he
followed the occupation Of a saw sharpener.
He has no friends or relatives here as far rs
can be learned. His body is lying in the
morgue at Heatou's undertaking establish
ment awaiting the orders of any friends who
may turn up.
Fix has been confirmed druukard for
long time.
COLLEGE ATHLETICS
The intercollegiate field day will probably
be on Saturday. May 90, as that is the most
convenient day that may be we'll used. A
prog ramme of twenty-three numbers has
been made out and an excl ting time is ex-
pected. The contest will take place at Crete,
under the auspices of Doane college. The
following is the programme: One hundred
yards dash: throwing hammer, sixteen
pounds; putting shot, sixteen pounds; pole
vault with pole; pole vault without pole
standing broad jump; standing high Jumps
440 yards dash; $50 yards dash; throwing
baseball one mile bicycle race; tug of war;
half mile walk; high kick; kicking football;
relay race hurdle race of 100 yards: heavy
weight wrestling; lightweight wrestling;
standing hop, step and jump three-legged
race. Baseball will also receive some atteD-
ton. The president of the Athletic associa-
tion announces that he proposes to organize
baseball league as soon as convenient. The
| various colleges have many good men for this
| purpose and undoubtedly some college base
| ball will be witnessed this spring
THE TURNER'S.
The following members of the Lincoln
| Turn Verein left for Nebraska City last
| night to participate in the first turntag of
1891: Henry Bruegmann, X. G. Nobis,. Alfred
| Eissner, George Viola, Albert Urbahn, Joe
| Whitman, Otto Whitman, Ernst Jurgen-
sen Herman Brueglnann, Fred Funke, Rob
| ert Wolf, Louis Fritsche, Dick Hellwig
Math Sommer, Max Peters, August Rade-
bach. Delegations were also to be present
| from all the other societies of Nebraska The
| Lincoln turner's wero accompanied from this
| point by the Fremont delegation, compris-
ing Prof Kostline and Messrs Reithling and
Rahderbach, and they were joined at Weep
ing Water by the delegation from Omaha.
CLOG DANCING IS NOT TAUGHT.
The managers of the conservatory OF music
| receive numerous letters from persons over
| this and other states making inquiries In ref
! erence to the course of study, tuition, etc.
| The director received letter the past week
| from young man in far-away state asking
| If 'clog dances were taught in the conserv-
| atOrV The nrinpinal yrOtn hack that the
school was not for the purpose of training
| aspirants for the variety stage.
NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS
The troublesome school building question
| has at last been amicably adjusted. The Sec
| ond and Third wards are to have one build
ing to cost IS, 900; the First 81 900 building.
| Bethany Heights has been satisfied with a
| $4,000 building and Havelock gets building
| which Will cost $4,000. The citizens will
| vote the necessary bonds in few days
WHO WILL BE MARSHAL!
| Among the candidates mentioned for the
position of city marshal are the following:
| John Gillespie, B. +. Pinneo, Henry V. Hoag-
land, Charles Hoxie, G. M. Green, Jesse
| Moore. Cham Beach and Messrs. Blake and
| Kramer S. M. Melick, the present incun-
| bent, is mentioned as probable compromise.
| There are also some dark horses, each of
whom secretly cherishes the hope Of getting
| there.
ODDS AND ENDS
The electric street railway company has a
| force of twenty five men busily engaged at
| work setting the poles on East Vine street,
| preparatory to stringing the trolley wire and
| changing from horse power to the electric
| system. The poles are on the ground ready
| to be set along the route to University Place.
The mayor and excise board have taken
under advsement the matter of granting the
saloon men the privilege of keeping their
| places of business open until midnight, the
| same as is allowed in Omaha.
l,,., Doll rhn an hntrU
| Fourth and Fifth streets, complains to the
| police that somebody has stolen COW from
| him.
The board of excise commissioners has re-
| fused permission to Tcheel ~ Panzeram to
| run a saloon at 1887 street.
| Last evening Mr. Elmer gave a banquet to
| the newspaper men of Lincoln at his home on
| Fourteenth and n streets. The most prom
| nent pencil pushers OF the city were in at
tendance, and were treated to splendid re-
past
r. The regular meeting of the Lincoln branch
| of the Irish national league of America was
held at Fitzgerald hall this afternoon at
o'clock. Mr. Peter McEadden delivered the
address OF the day. A fine musical pro-
| gramme was presented
| AS the baseball park near Crabb's grove is
| not yet ready for use there was no game
today between Lincoln and Minneapolis. On
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
| Lincoln will cross bats with milwaukee,.
The conservatory chorus has been rehears-
ing Carpenters mass in G for some time, and
as the music hall is too small for the large
| chorus and orchestra, by request the mass
! will be given some time next month in st.
Paul's church for the benefit of the pipe
! organ society of that church. The chorus
will be large and strong and will be accom-.
panied by an orchestra Of thirty pieces and
the pipe organ.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.