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Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-08
NTERVENORS In CANAL CASE
They Propose to Be Heard in Supreme
Court.
HAVE FILED A v0lUMlN0US BRIEF
Not willing to he Put Ont of the Con-
troversy by the Lower Court
-Contcntion Made by
Them. -Ll

Another move has been made in what is
Known as the Douglas county canal case.
The intervening property owners of Omaha,
who were barred out finally by the banc
of district judges from farther participation
in the suit have made their appearance in
supreme court. They come TO the surface in
this new arena with a voluminous brief,
which their attorneys have just prepared in
support Of the separate writ of error they
have sued out.
The canal mandamus suit was filed by ID.
c. Patterson on May last. After it had
been fairly started, Guy C. Barton John A.
Creighton, William A. Paxton, Charles w.
Lyman, Alfred Millard, John A. Horblch,
James Il. Kitchen, Joseph II. Mil,ard, Andrew
J. Poppleton, Henry W. Yates and Curtis w.
Turner citizens and taxpayers OF Doug as
county. appeared in the district court and
asked the privilege of intervening for the
purpose of making a vigorous fight to op-
pose the construction of a canal. 1t was not
without encountering many difficulties that
on May 20 the intervenors we're allowed to
remain in court. Neither side seemed Will
ing to concsde an inch. Arguments were
made and the case taken under advlsement
until June 0, when the case was decided in
favor OF the canal project. The intervenors
were dismissed from the suit.
1t Is from this order putting them out OF
the case that the intervenors appealed to the
supreme court. The written arguments which
Messrs. Offutt and Poppleton have filed In
behalf of their clients In the appeal case are
advanced for the purpose OF showing that
after once having been admitted 10 the case
the intervenors had right to remain there
and should not have bsen dismissed After
dilating on this proposition the intervenors
assail the canal law on the same ground as
that taken before the district bench, though
they go much more into details.
In addition to the alleged unconstitution
ality OF the act the position is taken thai
the petition addressed to the county com
missioners signed by $500 voters and more
is wholly defective. in that a route the pro
posed canal should follow is described in th
prayer of the petition. 1t is also conendeC
that the county board, having refused to cal
an election cannot be compelled by man
damus to DO so, as its action was matte
of discretion.
When the canal case is before the supreme
court these intervenors will claim right t'
be heard when the arguments OF the cana
promoters are made.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-08
MEN ACCUSED OF ARSON
Made business of burning Build
ines and stocks of Goods.


inEs and stocks of Goods.
CHICAGO, Sept IRA special to this
Chronicle from Montreal says: The greatest
arson conspiracy that has ever been con-
cocted in America was unearthed here to-
day. Warrants are out FOR ten of the most
prominent merchants In the city and three
OF them have already been arrested The
thing started with the arrest of three men,
jenkins, Moore and Clores. About five
weeks ago these meti were arrested for set
ting fire to the wholesale stationery store OF
Boyd, Gillis & Co. Boyd, the senior member.
suddenly left for Europe, and when Clores.
after his arrest, turned queens evidence Il
was found that Boyd was connected with
the scheme, approved OF 1t and procured part
Of the receipts which the insurance adjuster
awarded as damages. The evidence showed
that there was widespread conspiracy
which had ramificatons in the states and all
through Canada.
IL was found that the consprators were In
the habit of setting fire to the places by
means of clockwork arrangement. This
was made of an alarm clock with the bel,
taken off. On top was thin glass bowl OF
sulphuric acid and below 1t bowl contain
ing methlylated spirits. When the hour
came for the clock to strike the alarm the
hammer broke the glass bowl and as the
acid was precipitated into the spirits the
combination burst out in flames.
Mr. j. F. Quinn. crown prosecutor, went to
New York to inquire into the United States
end of the conspiracy. Ten warrants were
sworn out. These were for William Thomas
| John Beisser, Castle, Sasseville, Richards, Da
| genas, Davis, all furriers and Beilaus 4
Loewenthal wholesale clothiers. small army
| OF detectives were sent out but up to this
| time only three were arrested. The tota
amount of the peculations is said to be abou
$1.O0O,00O. The arrests have created sensa
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-08
FOR THROWING BRICKBATs.
Mrs. IkaspnkiIS in Jail for Assault
sng Mrs. Lamick.


Richard Lamick living at Twenty-fourth
street and the Union Pacific tracks, was in
police court yesterday and filed a COM
plant against Mrs. Haddn Kasptkik, charg-
ing assault with a deadly weapon with the
intent to do great bodily harm. The families
are neighbors and for some time there has
been trouble between them on account of a
property line that runs between their houses.
The Kasptkiks have at different times
built fence on what they claim is the di-
vding line. The Lamcks raised violent OBJ
jections, saying that the building Of the fence
was an encroachment on their land, and sew
era times have torn the fence down. Fri
day the fence was again erected much to
tho annoyance of the Lamicks, and at $50
o'clock yesterday morning Richard La
mick went out and proceeded to
demollsh the partition. His mother
was standing some little distance
behind him, while he was making the lumber
fly in all directions. Mrs Kasptkik ran out
of her house and picking up a brick bat,
hurled it at Mrs. Lamick, striking her on
the left side of the head. She fell to the
ground unconscious. The neghbor woman
threw another missile of the same kind and
barely missed the head of hired hand who
was standing near by. The wounded woman
was carried into the house bleeding from an
ugly cash across the ear and temple. ply
siclan was called and dressed the wound
The assaant was arrested.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-08
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

l.. Kessel & Bros. have sued Keve, Henry
& Co. for 1884. They, as well as other
creditors, have started attachment proceed
ings.
No performance of Pains Vicksburg will
he given until Tuesday night. TO allow the
pyrotechnist time to prepare his explosives
for the rest Of the week.
1t Is expected that the distinguished arch
bishop of st. Paul win deliver lecture in the
near future for the benefit of St. James
orphanage. The date will be announced
later
The renovation Of the county jail is pro-
ceeding rapidly, and the two extra cells
which the county commissioners are prepar-
ing for the use of female prisoners and
boys incarcerated for misdemeanors or in
eorrigibiity Will be ready for use in few
days.
The receiver appointed by the court to
wind up the AFFAIRS OF the Angio-American
Trust and Mortgage company has filed a
motion asking the court TO direct him what
to do In the matter of paying attorneys
fees to the attorneys who assisted in the
collection Of about $4,000 upon mortgages
held by the trust company. Last January
at Beatrice suits were tried involving this
amount.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-08
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Mr.. r. G. Hall of Chicago is stopping at
the Barker.
Rev. C. II. Polhemus of Tabor, Ia, is at
the Millard.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d. Harris OF Lincoln are
at the Dellone.
Mr. John Stapleton and his entire company
are domiciled at the Barker.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Chambers of Chicago
are guests at the Dellone.
Mr.. John j. Holland, in advance of Lemon
Bros circus, is at the Barker.
Mr.. Charles ]. Jones and wife are regis
tered at the Barker from Chicago.
Benton Maret private secretary to Gov
ernor Holcomb, was in the city yesterday.
Prof. McCarty, Joe Madden and Edward
Krug returned yesterday from six weeks
trip through Indiana and Illinois.
Miss Lillian Mackey and Miss Coryel
Wood have returned from Milwaukee, where
they spent three months visiting relatives.
S. E. Olsen of Minneapolis, who bought
the stock of the Morse Dry Goods company
left for home last night. He Will return
to Omaha this week, when he will determine
whether or not he will open large depart
ment store in the Morse building
Louis Shane, son of william Shane OF this
city, is home for a vacation of one month
from the United States naval academy at
Annapolis. He was on the Monongahela on
a recent cruise to Madeira on the coast OF
Africa. Mr.. Shane was High school grad
uate of 1894.
At the Mercer ]. NJ. Gilbert, New York
John Fallihee, st. Paul; Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Bassett, Des Moines; X. III. Foster, Mime
apolis; George N. Crofutt, Granger, Wyo.
l.. Adsit, Chicago; c. Kirk, Philadelphia
Pa. C. A. Dahlstran, Craig; Charles Jewell
st. Joseph; Mr. and Mrs. l.. X. Hass, Beth
leham, Pa; C. II. Beach. Portland, Ore; w
NJ. Meek. j. J. Funk, Denver; w. J. Scott
ST I,ouis
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-08
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS

Vic and Tom McCarty. Tom Gallagher and
Billy Simpson we're arraigued before County
Judge Langdon at Papllion Friday after
noon and were held without bail until the
preliminary hearing, which will be held at 10
o'clock next Saturday morning.
In reference to the wound on Simpsons s
head County Attorney Lener insisted that an
examination be made by physicians. Attor-
neys for the defense advised Simpson not to
submit to an examination and then the
county attorney stated that IL the prisoner
refused he would use force in making the
| examination. Simpson was taken into a pri-
vate room and the wound, which he says was
made by pop bottle examined. The doc
tors refuse to state what conclusion they ar
rived at and say they will not until the trial
comes on and they are called as witnesses
Adam Case, sr., was able to sit up yesterday
the bruises on his head being considerably
better Young Case is some better and the
physicians in charge think that he will recover
| II blood poisoning does not set in.
1t was reported in South Omaha yester-
| day by friends Of the Case family that JESSE
| and John McCarty called at the Case resi-
| dence Friday afternoon and wanted tc
have a talk with the injured men, but ad-
mittance was refused. Up to the time when
| Simpson was turned over to the Sarpy
| county sheriff he insisted that he had been
in fight at Murphys saloon. Both Murphy
and his bar tender state that there was nc
| disturbance in the place Wednesday night
| and that they do not know Simpson.
| Ever since the McCarty-Case assault Chei
| Brennan has tried to keep the condition OF
the revovers found on Vic McCarty and Ton
| Gallagher secret. When questioned by g
| reporter Brennan said that he would turr
the revclyers over to the sheriff OF Sarpy
county, but he positively refused to tel
whether any of the chambers in the revolvers
| were empty.
The revolver found on Vic McCarty was {
44-calber and only two loaded shells wer'
in 1t when Vic was searched at the city jail
In Tom Gallagher's revolver there was on'
| empty shell
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-08
Magic City Gossip.

The wheel club makes a run to La Platte
today.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Doran, a
daughter.
Miss Anna Gemmill has gone to eastern
Iowa on visit.
win A. Clark of Kearney was in town
yesterday visiting friends.
Nearly 10 900 cattle were received at the
stock yards in the past week.
The city council will meet Monday evening
to settle the city printing muddle.
Miss Jennie Metzger went to Blair yester-
day to spend Sunday with relatives
C. W. Britt Of Omaha spent yesterday in
town looking up evidence in the McCarty-
Dawson case.
Walter Wood OF Wood Bros. live stock
commission men. has returned from a trip
OF several weeks duration in Colorado and
other western states.
Charles II. Brainard, manager of the Ex-
change hotel, returned home last evening
from an extended eastern trip. In speaking
about the condition of affairs in the east Mr..
Brainard said that times were better and
that money was easier He looks for a big
business in Nebraska this fall.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-08
SKIPPED WITH THE CASH.
Adams Express Company Victimized
to the Extent of $4,000.

to the Extent of $4,000.
TERRE HAUTE, Sept. IL. D.. Farden,
the cashier of the Adams Express company,
and j. r. Barnett city ticket agent Of the
Vandalia. have disappeared, also package
of $4,000 deposited yesterday by Revenue
Collector Jump for shipment to the Cincin-
natl subtreasury. No evidence OF any crook
edness has yet been found in Barnetts ac-
counts. Farden gave a receipt for the $l6,-
600. He was formerly a pension examiner
and stationed four years in indianapolis under
HarrisOn's administration. He is 3S years
old. and has wife and three children.
Proof is now conclusive that Barnett was in
the steal with Warden, and the police at mid
night authorizdd the statement that the
amount would probably reach 0000 and
that the two men had literally cleaned the
office of the entire days receipts. Alexander
Sanderson says that both Farden and Bar
nett called at his saloon last night several
times, asking for each other, and that they
both appeared to be in state Of intense
nervousness and excitement. The affair has
caused sensation. and the Adams express
office has been surrounded all night by
large crowd. 1t is said Barnett went to
Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-08
FAIR AND Speed ASSOCIATION
Thanks Extended to All Who Mad
Jubilce DnN IL Success

Thanks Extended to All Who Made
Jubilee Day Success.
meeting Of the Omaha Fair and Speed
association was held at the Commercial club
rooms last evening It was expected that
the Jubilee day committee would report on
attendance at the fair grounds on Jubilee
day and the sale Of tickets, but 1t was
learned that this committee would not be
ready to report until tomorrow
The committee on arrangements for Omaha
Jubilee day desires to express its hearty
thanks to all who participated in and con-
tributed to the grand celebration of Friday
last, which was one of the most successful
ever witnessed in the city. 1t wishes to
thank particularly the steam and street rail-
ways for their efficient service and low
rates. the press for numerous and friendly
publications and comments, the city and
county officials, the public and parochial
schools, the Associated Cycling clubs of
Omaha and the donors of prizes, the owners
and drivers of horses, the rough riders the
military companies, the brass bands, the
Elks quartet, those who contributed and
managed the barbecue, the banks manu-
facturers, packing houses. stock yards. mer-
chants and business men Of Omaha and South
Omaha generally for unanimous support the
Union Driving Park management of Council
Bluffs, the speakers. and last but not least
the people who by their patronage made the
event one long to be remembered. The COM
mittee lhdulSes the hope that in all future
enterprises for the general welfare of Omaha
its citizens will pull together as harmoniously
and untedly as they did on Omaha Jubilee
day.
Through an error in the report OF the
Jubilee day exercises 1t was made to appear
that the music for the occasion was furnished
by the First Infantry band. The credit
should have been given to the Seventh Ward
Military band which contributed its services
without charge. its only reward being the
favorable comment elected by its excellent
rendition OF the program.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-08
REFERRED TO HoKE SMITH.
Division of Money Granted for Sisse-
ton Agents Threatens Trouble.

Division Of Money Granted for Sisse-
ton Agents Threatens Trouble.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.-(Special Tele-
gram 1T has been necessary for Indian In
spector James Mclaughlin to refer to the Sec
retary of the interior his partially completed
roll Of Sisseton Indians, who should receive
the sum of $49, ,066.64, which was appropriated
by the last congress to compensate the In
dams who assisted in suppressing the Sioux
outbreak of 1862, and who were not parties
to the agreement made in 1889 by which a
portion OF the lands were ceded by the Sisse-
ton tribes to the government. All the In
dians of this tribe who left Sisseton reserva-
tion before that agreement was made cannot
under this new law receive payment In the
opinion of officials of the Indian office this Is
unjust and they do not think that 1t was the
intention of congress to make such a pro-
vision. number Of young Indians, descend
ants of former scouts, should receive COM
pensation, but cannot because they remained
on the reservation and were parties to the
1889 agreement. The same law provided that
the regular annuties should be paid only to
those on Sisseton reservation. In the Ian
guage of one of the officials, it is taxing a
few of the Indians for their ambition in
striking out for themselves" A number of
delicate legal questions have arisen and been
sent to the secretary's Office for an opinion.
According to provisions of law a number of
names will have to be stricken from Nc
Laughlin's report, although the Indians should
really receive the money, 1t is likely that a
reply will be received from the department
on Monday next, but IL lis possible that the
Department of Justice may be called upon for
an opinion. %
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-08
INITIATING A STORY GIRL.
Nellie Kuntz Tries ShOplifting ana
Cries when Caught.


Officer Ryan yesterday afternoon arrested
a girl who gave her name as Nellie Kuntz,
but who in the same breath said that it was
not her right name on the charge of shop
lifting. She was caught while in the act
of carrying off roll of silk valued at $50
in Hayden Bros store and admitted that
she intended to steal it.
According to her own statements, the girl
has started out with the intention of becom-
ing an expert shoplifter. She said that some
time ago she read a story in which female
shoplifter figured the heroine. The wo-
man made a business of stealing from stores
until she accumulated several carloads. Then
she went into the country and sold them to
the farmers. In this way she made snug
fortune.
Nellie went on the theory that what woman
has done woman can do. and started in the
footsteps of her heroine. She said that she
had done some shoplfting in various stores
in the city before and that In trunk in her
. room at Twenty-fourth and M streets In
South Omaha, she had several bolts of silks
secreted which she had stolen. Detectives
made a. visit to her home, and this portion
of her story was verified. Four large pieces
OF silk were found and taken to the police
station, where they are awaiting identified
ton.
The girl Is not more than IS years of age
and Is prepossessing in appearance. She ap-
peared to be very sorry that she entered on
the career of shoplfter and spent several
hours afer her arrest in weeping
Later in the night the girl said that her
name was Mollis Maulbetsch and that her
home was in Baraboo, Wis, and showed let
ters to support this statement. She stated
that her parents lived there and that she had
left home some time ago, going to Chicago
Sioux City, Des Moines and finally to this
city. She denied that she had done any
shoplifting at any other point, although she
was unable to explain very satisfactorily
how she became possessed of a large guam
tity OF fine clothing that was found in heI
trunk. The police are inclined to think that
although she is very young she is Grim,
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-08
At the Churches Today.

Rev. j. f. Ross will preach this morning
and evening at the United Presbyterian
church. The morning topic will be Good
citizenship" In the evening the topic will
be "An Old Testament, Grand Old Man"
Ideal Citizenship is Dr. Wheeler's MORN
ing topic at the First Presbyterian church.
In the evening the doctor will preach on
"The Sef-Hurt of SIM"
At the First Baptist church this morning
there will be a childrens service. In the
evening the pastor, Rev. c. G. Smith, will
speak on GOOD Citizenship; Its Importance
and How to Secure tt
Next Thursday evening at the First Metho-
dist church there will be stereopticon views
of the interior Of the packing houses. These
illustrations have been shown in Omaha to
large audiences.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-08
Proves to BE Good Catch.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Sept. THE postof-
flee swindler held under arrest by Chief OF
Police Hindman as Hogan, on examination
tonight before United States Commissioner
Silsby turned out to be the much wanted
crook, Allen. wanted for burglarizing the
postofiice at Springfield, ILL.,, and who recently
escaped from Ludlow street Jail in New York,
and for whom large rewards are offered by
the authorities Assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney Drafner left tonight with In
spector Sutton for St. Louis to confer with
prisoner
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-08
WRECKED by BROKEN AXLE.
Memphis Train Crashes Through n
Bridge Into Creek.


TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. IA special to the
Capital from Fort Scott says:
The Memphis passenger train on the
Cherryvale division, which left this city this
evening, was wrecked near Monmouth, Kan,
about $50 this afternoon, and although the
railroad officials are very reticent and it is
almost impossible to secure the facts, it Is
known that number Of people are severely
injured, among them being Conductor George
Emerson, who was in charge of the train.
The accident was caused by the breaking of
an axle in the smoking car, which let the
car down. The car struck the iron bridge
spanning Lightning creek. The bridge was
knocked from the bridge seat and the entire
train, with the exception Of the engine,
plunged to the bottom of the river, twenty
two feet below The wrecking train was
sent out of this city as soon as the news Of
the accident arrived, and DR.. Aikman, the
companys surgeon, is now preparing to leave
on special which is evidence that some Of
the injured are. seriously hurt.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-08
Result of His jag,

John Stiles became very much intoxicated
yesterday afternoon. He got somewhat
boisterous when he drove up to a commission
house on South Eleventh street with a load
OF chickens, and became mixed up in a fight
with number OF men. When he emerged
from the conflict one Of his injuries was a
badly cut lip, which required two stitches to
mend. He was arrested on the charge of
being drunk
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-08
Newfoundland FIsbermen Released.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., -Sspt. THE Labrador
shipping embroglio has been settled. The
Canadian government has ordered the re-
lease of all vessels seiatd. Teegraphic in
structions to Colleetert Howard have been
forwarded here to be dispatched by the mall
steamer sailing Tuesdhys, Much satisfaction Is
felt here at the prompt steps taken by the
Canadian government, toefemedy the blunders
of its subordinates
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-08

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7-Secretary Her
bert has approved the report of Commander
Bradford and Lieutenant Mulllgan, naval
officers who represented the United States
on the occasion of the trial of the American
line steamship St Louis in the English
channel. The vessel is thus accepted as one
of the first class for the ocean mail service
under the terms of the subsidy act. The
formal trial was held August 25 over a
course ffty-two knots long, making the total
run over and back 1O4 knots The time was
four hours fortyone insiutes, and Tie average
speed making all allowances, was 22.20 knots
per hour.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-08
Bushels of Finger Rings.

It's safe to say that basketful Of finger
rings are lost at the seashore every season."
said habitue of the Atlantic coast summer
resorts recently. MANY bathers never think
to remove their rings from their fingers be-
fore taking plunge in the surf and when
they come out not few find that the rings
have slipped off in the water. OF course,
they are irreyocably lost in the sands. II
the beach at Atlantic City, for instance could
be thrashed out or sifted, 1t would yield a
gold mine, not to mention a valuable store
OF precious stones of every kind"
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-08

Western Letter Carriers Picnic association
was organized They propose to hold picnic
annually in some city of the state The Of
ficers elected were j. II. Stine Omaha, pres
ident; W. M. Decker, Lincoln. secretary; C.
w. Miller, Omaha, treasurer; executive COM
mittee. w. IL. Robertson, E. G. Fischer.
Omaha; W. j. Mangen. South Omaha; j. III.
Clark and Il. C. Van Cleave, Lincoln.