Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-16

Julia Richter. the 16-year-old girl living
near Eighteenth and Leavenworth streets,
who was arrested at the instance of the
parents, who charge incorrigibility, was re-
leased by Judge Gordon yesterday on proba-
ton.
The city officials who are now absent in
the west are not expected home before
Monday night or Tuesday. Councilmen
Wheeler and Bingham and Building In
spector Harte left Friday night to join the
party at Cheyenne and will return with
them.
There are only three more Monday nights
remaining before the state fair, and the list
Of candidates for admission to the knights
of Ak-Sar-Ben is increasing. There will
be an unusually large initiation Monday
night and those who wish to become. mem
bers of the organization will have to submit
their names very soon.
Articles of incorporation of the Gideon
Ittner Typesetting Machine company were
filed with the county clerk yesterday morn
ing. The purpose of the organization is to
manufacture and sell typesetting machines.
The incorporators are II. III. Ittner, John l..
Gideon and A. c, Adams and the capital
stock is fixed at $500, 900.
The following imports were reported ct
the office of the collector of customs yester-
day morning: Five cars of silver ore from
British Columbia for the smelter; six cars
Of tea for Paxton & Gallagher; two cars of
tea for Allen Bros. three cars of tea for
Brady company, and sixty-four bales
of leaf tobacco from Holland for Rosenstock
& Co.
The health department reports that there
is but very little sickness in the city at
the present time. The serious cases con-
sist of one or two Of diphtheria, but these
promise to yield to- treatment. There have
been a number of cases of pneumonia dur
ing the past month. which is considered
a nacttliar irniInStnpn d,rinn thf. hot
weather.
The receipts ~of'tases at the city treasurer's
Office have been very light the past week,
This is not considered as indicative of any
disposition on the part of property owners
to shiTk their taxes, but most of them pre-
fer to wait until tha first Of the month, when
another months interest becomes due, and
thus have the usesof their money as long
as possible.
The corOner's inquest in the case of
Vancel Perchal rdtuTned a verdict of sui
eide while in a state of temporary in
sanity" The funeral takes place from his
late residence, 421 North Thirty-fourth
street. this afternoon at 3 O'Clock. The
services will be conducted under the direc-
tions of Patten lodge. No. 143, of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
II. C. Timme, president of the Harrison
club, takes exception to the article in The
Bee of August IL purporting to be a COM
munication from Benson, announcing that a
meeting OF the Harrison club had been held
in Benson. He states that no meeting OF The
Harrison club was called for that date al
Benson, and further that no one mentioned
in said article are members of the Harrison
club.
A letter from the Commercial club OF
York was received at the b.. K NJ. head
quarters yesterday morning, stating that the
club desired to aid the road in its immigra-
ton work by sending an agricultural exhibit
to the county fair at Wyoming, Ill, These
displays will consist principally Of corn
wheat, millot. oats. timothy. native grasses
clover. alfsla tGgst and third cuttingJ and
potatoes.