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Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-01

Attitude of Common Stockholders in
NnNiRatiOn COmDnnN.

1T is understood" said a local railroad
man yesterday, that large interests in the
common stock of the Oregon Railway and
Navigation company beng dissat SIZED with
the proposed plan Of reorganization, have re-
Gently been in conference and that procsed-
ings to set aside the decree Of sale are c1nte n
plated These stockholders claim that the
assessment of $6 a share, as proposed in the
plan, would, with the moneys in the hands
of the receivers, provide a sum more than
sufficient to pay the arrearages of interest
These interests claim that they see no reason
why they should pay this assessment, and at
the same time part with the control of their
property, in view of the fact that under the
plan of reorganization the preferred share
holders are to control ten seats inathe board
Of directors as against five seats for the COM
mon shareholders. Very severe criticism is
INDUCED in on the score that the plan, as
promuga ted, contains no statement Of the re
suits OF the operations Of the road during
the period of the receivership, nor any esti-
mate as to the safe earning capacity of the
line, matters of detail which they CAIN are
invariably set forth in plans Of reorganza-
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-01
WENT WITH ANOTHER WOMAN.
This is the story Mrs. Hartman Tells
of Her Husband

Mrs Hartman and her six small children
were sent to the county commissioners by the
police Friday. A telegram was received
from the marshal of Clarinda stat
ing that the womans husband was farm
hand and unable to do anything for his wife
and family.
The sight Of the woman trying to soace
the little half-dressed children was a pathetic
one. as they stood around in their cramped
quarters at the city Jail. The only sta ement
that the woman will volunteer is that her
husband was a well-todo farmer two years
ago, having property in central Nebraska
While there he became infatuated with a
school teacher, neglected his wife and ignored
his children. After everything was gone he
moved with them to Clarinda. He furnishe !
her with transportation, babe her goodby at
the depot and told her to hustle for herself
and family.
Mrs. Hartman was given transportation
for herself and six children to Blue Springs
Neb., her old home. There is not particle
of doubt in the minds OF the police that the
woman is demented. She has not been
outside Of the station since her arrival
Thursday morning. To Police Matron Cum
mngs she said in a rambling way, when
asked to give some account of herself:
81 received letter from Blue Springs this
morning and they are all well, but the house
is burned down but it will be bulded be-
fore evening and then we will all move in
Not another thing could be ELECTED from
her and no amount of questioning brought
out any new facts about the story of her
Dra
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-01
TO FILL THE ROYAL BOX.
Maids of Honor and Court Ladies' fol-
Ak-Sar-Ben Ball,

OF ana court Ladies for
Ak-SDr-Ben Ball.
For the ball of the knights of Ak-Sar-Ben
two maids Of honor will be chosen from Ne
braska City, two from Lincoln, one each
from Kearney, Grand Island, Fremont Beat
rice and Hastings, two from Council Bluffs
and fifteen from Omaha. One lady of the
court will come from Lincoln, one from Coun-
ell Bluffs, and fifteen from Omaha. Omaha
will also have fifteen grand danes.
The maids of honor will sit in the royal
box When the knights return from the
parade they will enter the Coliseum headed
by the Second Infantry and First Regiment
bands. After evolutions they will halt In
front OF the royal box, wnen the king will
summon a page, who will take from him a
wreath of roses and present il to the lady
chosen as queen. This will be the first pub
lie intimation of the identity of the queen
She will bow TO the king, and, unmaskins
will deliver to the page a bottle Of cham
payne, which, on receiving, the king will
unmask and drink to her and to the guests
He Will then enter the box and place on the
queens brow a golden coronet. The ball will
follow.
Tomorrow night the Knights of Ak-Sar- Ben
will meet for the first time in the Coliseum
where initiation, with a number of novel
features, will be had. meeting will be
held Friday night for initiation.
One week from tomorrow night a dress re-
hearsal will be had and positions on floats
will be assigned.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-01
Magic City Gossip.

The banks and city offices will be closed
tomorrow.
Local talent will produce "Mein Leopold"
at Sanger hall this evening.
Danish Brotherhood No. rs will picnic today
at Franeck's park, Twentieth and streets.
musicale will be given by the Mission
band at the United Presbyterian church Mon
day evening.
Miss Alma CaIkns returned yesterday from
two months visit with friends in eastern
Iowa and Illinois.
All of the janitors of the public schools
will report to Paul McAuley at the High
school building Monday morning at O'Clock.
Fire Chief Burke of the Omaha Packing
company is able to be out again after
months confinement at st. Joseph's hospital.
L. NJ. Sutherland, a commission man doing
business on North Twenty fourth street, left
for Chicago last evening for three weeks
stay.
St. Agnes school, which is conducted under
the direction of the Sisters of Providence
will open September 3. This is the sixth
year of this school.
tea at the residence of Mrs. H. Denis, Twen-
ty-second and j streets. next Tuesday after
noon. Mrs. Roberts of Lincoln will talk on
missionary work.
The Oriental entertainment" which was
to have been given at the First Methodist
poned on account Of the storm, will be given
at the church tomorrow evening.
The month of July was a big one as far
as receipts of cattle at the stock yards were
concerned. over $4,000 head of cattle were
received. Some were sent to the packing
houses but the majority were feeders and
were purchased by Nebraska, Iowa and Mis-
souri, farmers. heavy run of stock from
the ranges is looked for this month.
Yesterday afternoon the police arrested l..
r. Collins, pedder, on the charge of as
sault with intent to do great bodily injury.
Collins and a colored man named Patten
had dispute over the price of a couple of
melons. Patten struck Collins with club
and then Collins drew q pocket knife and
thrust the blade into Patterns right shoul-
der, inflicting a sight flesh wound.
Yesterday Worning while train load of
Wyoming cattle was being unoaded at the
yards a steer broke through the gate and
escaped. The stock yards people sent five men
out on horseback to capture the animal but
up to dark last night they had not succeeded.
Trace of the steer was found just west of
Albright, and it is supposed that it is in a
field of corn
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-01
From the PhiIatclist Conventions

Clarence l.. Thurston son of Senator
Thurston, has just returned from Denver,
where he attended the second annual con-
vention of the Philatelic Sons of America.
This society represents the push and energy
OF the younger philatelists, the retiring pres
ident being % and the new one q wears of
age.
1t is one of the most prominent stamp So
cieties OF America, ranking after the Amer
lean Philatelic association and having mem
bershp of over 500.
Mr. Thurston's colleagues in the delegation
were Mr.. Roth of Omaha, Mr. Wilkinson of
Lincoln, Mr.. Rhone of Kearney, Mr.. Brod-
stone of Superior and Mr.. Abbott of Grand
Island. At the banquet concluding the hos
pitality, which Mr. Thurston says was the
most cordial, the Nebraska delegates who
responded to toasts were Messrs, Wilkinson
Brodstone, Thurston and Abbott.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-01

Bishop Bonacum Stirs Up Some of
His SubOrdinates.

After two months Of profound calm the
Roman Catholic see Of Lincoln is again stirred
by an episcopal breeze. In the latter part of
June Bishop Bonacum issued an order sus-
pending and deposing Fathers Fitzgerald and
Murphy, stationed at South Auburn and Te-
cumseh respectively, the order to take effect
July 10. This was a document of much sig
nifcance, inasmuch as Bishop Bonacum stated
that his acts We're subject to the approval of
the college of the propaganda in Rome. For
some unknown reason the order of deposition
was not enforced. 1t is said to have been
annulled by Mgr. Satoll. the apostolic dele
gate, without waiting for the consent of the
propaganda The priests continued peacefully
in the performance of their duties until last
Friday, when an episcopal messenger at
tempted to serve on them citation to appear
for trial before the bishop. The priests re-
fused to receive the document. and the mes
senger departed without accomplishing his OBJ
ject, The priests say they will not stand
trial on any charges based on their conduct
In filing charges against the bishop, as canon
law forbids the renewal of cases already
decided.
Fathers Murphy and Fitzgerald recently re-
ceived autograph letters from Mgr. Satolli
assuring them of his friendship.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-01
u,rcunr AND KNIFE AFTER HIM.
Fred Compton's Fhst Run 10 Escape
IntoxtcateJ Rnemies.

Intoxtcated Enemies.
People in the neighborhood of Twenty
fourth and Pierce strsetS, we're considerably
excited last night over the spectacle Of a
man running as fast as his legs could carry
him, with two men after him, one armed
with a knife foot longYand the other with
a hatchet, and both apparently strainng
every nerve to catch him. The shirt of the
fleeing man was almost torn of his back,
while the heads of both pursuers were drip
ping with blood. They ran into yard whose
occupant interfered, and what threatened for
a while to be a tragedy ended in nothing
The man who ran so hard is Fred Comp
ton and he lives near Twenty-fourth street
and Poppeton avenue. He says that last
night two young fellows, Jesse Sawyer and
John Haze. with whom he has had trouble,
came to his house in an intoxicated con-
dition. They entered and Immediately fell
upon him and would have killed him had he
not fed. He exhibited bruises on his body
and his torn clothing and said that his two
assalants were unnjured but spectators say
that their hands and faces were marked with
blood.
AS soon as Compton started to run his as
sailants picked up a knife and hatchet and
went after him. Compton ran into a yard
across the alley and closed the gate after
him. At this moment the occupant of the
premises appeared on the scene and pre-
vented the two pursuers from entering
They left and when policeman arrived on
the ground they could not be found
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-01
Glad the Omcers Are There.

The commission men doing business at
Howard and Eleventh streets expressed
themselves as we'll pleased that the city
had at last detailed an officer for that To-
cality during the morning hours. They want
him instructed to keep drays and heavy
wagons on the portions of streets set aside
for market. Every driver of dray wagon
who has to pass anywhere near the corner
Of Howard and Eleventh streets makes it a
point to drive around that way. The result
is that accidents are numerous and no small
many OF the drivers of the heavy draw
wagons have supreme contempt for a COM
mon fruit huckster with his light
wagon and one horse and seem
to take pleasure in running against
him as they stand with their wagons backed
against the curb. AS the hucksters and
gardeners are poor men they cannot afford
the time or the money to follow up the
draymen and compel them to pay damages
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-01
LOCAL BREVITIES.

A marriage license has been issued to
Egede Christensen and Abelone Pauson.
The postoffce will be open tomorrow only
from to 1890 a, m. Carrier delivery will
be made only in the morning.
The nanag ement of the Demo:est contest
work of Omaha announces a gold medal con-
test of young people on Wednesday evening
at 5 o'clock in the Wesley Methodist Ep SEQ
pal church, corner Fory-first and Charles
streets
United States Marshal White received phct
graphs yesterday of the two men, Hans
and Knute Knuteson, who held up the Union
Pacific train at Gothenburg, The pictures
were taken at North Platte and show two or
dinary looking farmer boys.
Delegates to the democratic state conven-
tion, to be held at Lincoln, September S,
have been notified that all railroads entering
Lincoln have granted a one and one-thrd
fare round trip rate. The secretary of the
committee must sign all certificates.
Information has just been received here Of
the death of Mrs. Len Koen of Cottonwood,
Idaho, Mrs. Koen was formerly Miss Nellie
Foster of this city. She removed to the
former place shortly after her marriage and
resided there until the time of her death
which occurred August is.
Hugh Murphy has agreed to furnish the
Board Of Public Works with a sample Of the
asphalt which he proposes to lay on Sherman
avenue. The board will submit the sample
to a chemist for analysis. II the services OF
satisfactory chemist cannot be secured in
Omaha the sample will be sent TO Washington
and submitted to the government experts.
The old folks contest. under the auspices OF
the Women's Christian Temperance unlon
given so acceptably last Thursday. has been
recalled for a second bearing, this time al
South Omaha. under the management Of the
Women's Christian Temperance union Of that
city. II will be held on Tuesday evening
September 8. at 8 o'clock sharp In the Pres.
NTH streets.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-01

c. S. Johnson was arrested last night by
Detectives Dunn and Donahue. The warrant
for his arrest was issued last February, when
Johnson left the city.
Johnson, it is alleged, was one of three
men who last winter robbed an old man
named Sylvester Bower, who lived on Ponca
creek, about ten miles north of the city. The
robbers found that Bower had quantity of
money concealed about his house, and one
night they entered the place and made a
demand on him for the money. He refused
to give it to them, and they roasted his bare
feet before fire until he weakened. He
gave up S14S to the robbers and they left.
The matter was at once reported and war
rants issued for the arrest of the men as
Bower recognized them. Dean son-in-law of
Bower, was arrested, but he proved an alibi
and was released. The other men left the
country. johnson was found in the city last
night. During the Burlington strike in 1889
Johnson worked as a 'scab" and assaulted
one of the strikers. He was convicted of
assault with intent to kill and was sent to
the penitentiary for two years.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-01
Personal PARAGRAPHS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Burke of Maxwell are
at the Merchants
Judge Samuel Chapman, Plattsmouth, was
in the city last evening.
Judge Ferguson has returned from his vaca-
tion in northern Wisconsin.
Charles ii. Anderson, an insurance man of
Hannibal Mo- is registered at the Mllard.
Mrs. Hughes wife of Captain Hughes of
Fort Robinson, was Paxton guest yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Medium were the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. II. w. Fit for a few days
last week.
Receiver s. II. H. Clark of the Union Pa
cifc went to St. Paul last night He will
return Monday.
General J. T. Cacement, who as extractor,
built large part of the Unicn Pacific rail-
road is at the Paxton. ~,
Mr. John W. Robbins, who for four years
has been assistant inspector for the Omaha
insurance inspection bureau, has resigned, to
succeed c. w. Adams.as local agent for the
Aetna Fire Insurance company. He will take
charge at once. ,-fg
Colonel II. T, Cook, fer several years chief
operator Of the Postal Telc graph company at
Omaha, left yesterday for Chiclgl, where
his company win have his services in an ad-
vanced position. The position made vacant
by Mr.. Cooks promotion, will be filled by
Colonel George Morgah,' recently of the St.
Louis Globe Democrat staff.
Dick Jenness, editor of the Atckinson
Graphic, was in the ely yesterday He says
that the proposition 10 divide Holt county
into three counties viii. be defeated without
doubt at the coming election, and will prob
ably be followed by proposition to divide
the county into two parts, with Atkinson as
county seat of the new county.
At the Mercer-Charles A. McKinn, Norfolk
Neb. C. o. Carpenter, Abeline, Kan; w. o.
James, Rock Springs; ]. S. sheneman, Lin
coin; w. l.. Sherman, Pueblo; G. II. Wild,
Kansas City; w. o. Jones, Rock Springs
C. r. Aughlinbaugh Baltimore; S. R. Mu-
maugh, Portland; NJ. Nobbs Oshkosh, Wis. (;
r. p. Hall, Charles W, ITEM, C. l.. Harlan,
Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-01
, SOUTH OMAHA NEWS
tcoooeeeeeoceceonceeeceeo

Some Of the members OF the Taxpayers
league have clubbed together and employed
an attorney to fight the granting Of the cty
printing to the Tribune. When bids for
printing were advertised for, three bids were
opened by Mullaly. chairman Of the commit
tee on printing. The Tribune bid 25 cents per
square; the stockman, 121a cents, and the
Drovers' Journal 61a cents for the first inser-
ton and cents per square for each subsequent
insertion. In face of the fact that the
Drovers' Journal was the lowest bidder Null
laly moved that the Tribune be declared the
oihcial paper Of the city. Bulla, who was in
the chair, put the motion and Copncilmen
Mullaly, Fransk, Mics and Bulla voted aye,
and Blanchard and Hyland no. As it takes
five votes to enter into contract the motion
of the Fourth ward councilman was lost.
Interest in the matter has not slackened
and the attorney for the taxpayers is ready
for any move the council may make tend ng
to rob the taxpayers by paying exhorbitant
prices for printing.
Here is the law, passed by the last leg sla-
ture which the taxpayers base their faith
upon
No newspaper shall be considered legal
newspaper for the publication Of legal and
other official notices unless the same shall
have bona fide circulation of at least 200
copies weekly, and shall have been pub
lished within the county for fifty-two sue.
ceSsive weeks prior to the publication of
such notices, and be printed either in whole
or in part in an office maintained at the
place of publication.
Every one in town knows that the Tribune
has not been running for fifty-two successive
weeks. If in the face of this law the mem
bers of the city council award it the contract
the taxpayers will get out an injunction pre-
venting that body from entering into a con-
tract with the Tribune company.
However 1T is doubtful If any such meas
ures will have to be taken for 1t is whispered
among the big six" that should the Tribune
get the necessary five votes when the matter
is again brought up the mayor will veto the
bill, and then it will take six members of the
council to pass an ordinance or contract over
the veto. Mayor Johnston is too much of a
politician to let steal like the one con-
templated slip through, especially as he was
elected to his present position on reform
platform. The council will meet next Thurs
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Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-01
THEY FOUGHT OVER HARRY
Jealousy Causes violent Combat nc-
tween Two Women.


There was a hot fight on the corner of
Fifteenth street and Capitol avenue last
evening at o'clock, but on account of the
mediation of some bystanders and police.
man it did not come to a finish. The com
batants were two women, Sergeant" Annie
Smith, with a dozen aliases, and Sadie Ever
EFT, and both came out Of the mill pretty
much the worse for wear, the former having
a goodly portion of her clothes torn off her
body, while the other had disfigured face
q broken parasol and was minus a tooth.
The trouble was over man, Harry Hurst,
whom the Smith woman claims as a lover
OF late the woman had suspected that Sadie
Everett had been trying to win Hursts af-
fectlons. and when she saw the two talking
together last evening she came to the con-
cusion that her suspicious were well
grounded. Consequently. when Everett left
Hurst a few minutes later and walked up
the street Smith stopped her and wanted to
know what she had said to Hurst 1t took
only few moments of heated conversation
to bring them to the fighting point, and
both went at it. 1t was no hair-pulling con-
test, but each struck hard blows with fists
and feet Several attempts were made at
separating them before they were finally torn
apart. Both were arrested.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-01
suspected of Being Watch Thief

A negro, who gave his name as Alexander
Stevens, was arrested last night by Officers
Sullivan and Cusick on the suspicion that he
is the man who stole a gold wa'ch IN Kansas
CITY several days ago. Stevens pawncd the
watch in this city, but says that he pawned
1t at the request Of another man. However.
he is supposed to be the thief. and will be
held until the Kansas City authorities are
heard from. The stolen watch is a valuable
one reward of $40 has been Offered for
its recovery, and sis for the convic.ion Of
the thief.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-01
Compliments MIR. Benedict.

The current number of the Arena in a
lengthy article covering many pages pays a
high compliment to Hon. Emerson Benedict
Of Omaha, one Of the Douglas county mem
bers Of the last legislature. The compli-
mentary article is called out by the work
performed by Representative Benedict in se,-
curing the passage Of the age of consent bill
The manner in which the well known Omaha
citizen championed the reform embodied in
the bill promises to give him national rep.
utation. With the article appears we'll
executed portrait OF the subject of the sketch
Smaller portraits OF DR.. M. o. Ricketts, and
Representative McNtt of Webster county
ara also
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-01
ALFRED MILLARD,
THCNTAS SWORE,
W. n. BABCOCK,
G. G. GEORGE,
j. S. KNOX,
j. A. M'WHORTER,
G. H. PAYNE,
G: e. SkIDMORE,
WILLIAM PRICHARD.
IL TTFIrrIN

meeting Of business men of the city was
held last evening at the Commercial club. A
number of petitions, which are being circu-
lated among the business houses Of the city
for signatures of those agreeing to close en-
Jubilee day, were handed about. In the shoit
space of several hours over seventy-five of the
leading business houses agreed to close. The
county offices will be closed, and those of the
city, so that all will probably have chance
to participate in the festivities of the day.
The Union Pacific will run two special
trains from Council Bluffs through South
Omaha to the fair grounds These will leave
the depot at Ninth and Broadway streets at
8 a IN. and l p. m. Trains from Oma ha
will be run by the Missouri Pacific almost
every hour.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-01
At the Churches Today.

At the First Methodist church, corner of
Twenty-third and N streets, Sunday school
will be held at $3.50 a. m preaching at 1J.3G
a. M; class meeting at noon. led by s. w.
Bilyeu Epworth league meeting at p. m. !;
preaching at 8 p. m.
Rev. DR.. Wheeler will preach this morning
at the First Presbyterian church on What
Hast Thou in Thy House?" The evening
topic will be Take Heed How You Build
Rev. J. F. Ross will preach this morning
at the United Presbyterian church on THE
Basis of Bessedness," and in the evening
on Strength
This afternoon at the Young Mems Christ
ian association meeting in Masonic hall
George f. Gilmore of Omaha will speak on
"The Lords Coming and Its Meaning to
Saint and Sinner"
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-01

An Omaha council Of the Fraterna Aid as
socation was organized Friday evening.
About twenty-five Omaha citizens bee ame
charter members. This is the first council to
become established in Omahl. The officers
are: S. G. Hof, past president; f. C. O'Hal-
laren, president c. f. Robertson, vice presi-
dent; Charles Morgan, secretary; w. r. Will
son, treasurer; James H. Kirke. guide; Frank
B. Buzzell, observer; w. A. Foster, chaplain;
DR.. Ralph, medical examiner. The meeting
nights of the lodge are the second and fourth
Tuesdays Of the month, in Red Mems hall,
Patterson block
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-01

An entertainment and dance was given by
the North Omaha ledge, Degree of Honor, No
3d. last Wednesday evening at VOLTS hall
There were songs by Messrs Woodbridge and
Fairfield and Woodbridge brothers and the
Swedish Singing society. Rec.tatiuns by
Misses Flora Patten, Carrie Gibson, Klttie
McMan, Alice Cady and Katie Kiser, and
banjo and mandolin by Peter Casey.
The entertainment was concluded by the
degree drill, when dancing commenced and
lasted until the small hours of the morning.
The entertainment was a success from every
point of view, so much so that they intend to
give another in the near future.