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Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-12
PAVING PLANS COMPLETED
Ali Arrangements Made for Putting vitri-
fed Brick on Pearl Street,
WORK WILL BE STARTED ABOUT JULY
City Council Passes the Final ordi-
nance Relating To the Cnsc-
other Business Disposed OF
at the Meeting.

The city council met last night and
pass ed the ordinance providing for the paw
ing of Pearl street from Broadway to the
intersection OF Main and Pearl streets and
First and Willow avenues from Pearl street
to Main street, with viiriied brick.
Work on the improvement will not begin
mrch before July L. The property owners
will have thirty days in which to make
the Improvement at their own expense.
Then, in the event Of the failure to do this,
and 1t is certain they will not, the option
being simply u legal form, the city will ad-
veitise for bids for the work Two or
three weeks will be required in this work.
and the paving will not be commenced much
IL any before July /. City Enginee. Tos;e-
win states that II is not desirable to COM
mence such improvements unit, after the
heavy rains of the spring months have
fallen.
There were six aldermen present at the
meeting, just the number required to pass
the ordinance. They were Aldermen Bar
stow, Brown, Brough, Graham, Pace aud
Shubert.
An ordinance was introduced providing a
penalty for the throwing of banana and
orange peels and other fruits on the side
walks This was read and referred to the
committee Cf the whole.
Alderman Pace brought up the deal of
p. II. Wind, made several years ago, for the
purchase Of certain city ground near his
planning mill. The contract was for $500
and Wind made a payment of 800. He
has been unable to meet the other payments
and wants the city to refund the Sl00. This
was referred to the committee of the whole.
Alderman Shubert suggested that the city
teke some action looking to the ownership
or lease of tie property between the patrol
house and the creek. He said the room
was needed for the city and could be pur-
chased by condemnation now cheaper than
at some future time This subject was re-
fered to the committee of the whole and
then some councilman asked If It was not
about time that the committee of the whole
should get together and wipe off some Of
the business tina; had been referred to it
during the last month or two. 1t was finally
agreed to meet on Thursday morning at
the city building at 8 o'clock as a COM
mittee of the whole, and to meet in ad-
journed session of the council On the even
ing Of May IS.
| The question of paving Broadway was dis
cussed by the councilmen before the meet
ing, but no action was taken.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-12
REIGN OF BLOOD IN FLORIDA
Terrible Series of Crimes Following One
After Another.
FEARFUL TRAGEDY OVER AYoUNG WIDOW
Three Men Killed I'm n Ctose-Rnngcd
Ducl-Stnbbcd by II Mere Hoy
F1ogEcd md shot by
Regulators.

PENSACOLA. Fla. May 11.-Four men
are corpses, two are dying and one is Sc
verely wounded as the result of tragedies
in the western section of Florida Three
of the victims were killed in duel about
woman, and one was stabbed to the heart
by a boy whose father had been attacked,
and the two who are dying were flogged
and shot by regulators.
The duel over the woman was fought in
Calhoun county, near Blountstown. In that
town is the home of Mrs. johnson, young
widow. Thomas House and Henry Smith
have been rivals for the favors of Mrs.
johnson. Several weeks ago the men
fought about the woman and Smith was
badly beaten. Smith vowed to get even,
and Friday he went to Mrs. johnson s
home accompanied by his brother, Thomas,
and a friend George Harrison. The three
men found House and the widow together.
House was ordered to leave. He rose as If
to CO. but quickly drew two pistols and
opened fire. The Smiths and Harrison were
not slow in getting out their guns. Then
fearful duel followed in the little room.
House shot fast and straight, and in a few
moments the Smith brothers were dead.
House fired his last cartridge at Harrison,
the bullet breaking his arm. Then House
drew a knife and tried to close with his foe,
but his foot slipped in the blood, and be-
fore he could recover Harrison shot him
dead.
Examination OF the corpses showed that
nearly every bullet had gone through each
man being hit several times. There was a
price on Houses head, he having previously
killed two men, one in south Florida and
one in Alabama.
The second tragedy occurred in Madison
county Friday night. A band of white
cappers took Harry Wilson to the woods
and bound him with rawhides to a tree.
Wilson was then shot and the body left
bound to the tree. The victim was found
Saturday morning. still alive, but mortally
wounded. After leaving the whitecappers
went to the home of Lucy Murray, took
her 16-year- old son to the woods and fogged
him 50 that death will result
The last of the bloody series occurred at
Greenwood, in Jackson county. Thomas
James made brutal assault on Samuel
Winn, an aged man. Winn was knocked
down. James was preparing to shoot him
Before James could pull the trigger, how
ever he was stcbbed to the heart by Frank
Winn, the 16-yearold son Of the old man,
who slipped up from the rear.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-12
( SOUTH OMAHA NEWS /
secoseeeeeeaeceoeeeeecceae

Superintendent James L. Paxton of the
Unicn Stock Yards company returned yester-
day from business trip through the west.
While away Mr.. Paxton visited the sheep
men at Fort C2llins and vicinity. During
the winter 100000 sheep were fed there, and
all with the exception of 5000 head have
been shipped to market. Those remaining
will be sent to this market some time during
this month. Mr.. Paxton said that the sheep
men had been very successful this year.
their winter losses amounting to almost moth
ing as compared with other years. Many
sheep raisers have started in already to pro-
cure ffocks for the coming winter. They
think well of this market and gave Mr..
Paxton great deal of encouragement for
next year. 1t is thought that when the big
sheep barn now building at the yards, which
is to have capacity of 10000 head,
is completed, it will have a good run
all the time. Wyoming sheep will not COM
mence to come in until August, but reports
from that section state that many of the
sheep raisers will ship to this market.
Out tf the 5615 head of sheep on sale
yesterday, Cudahy bought 1900 head for i'm
mediate slaughter.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-12
Mnrir IitN Gnssin.


Charles Allen OF Stuart is in the city
visiting friends.
The council is to meet this morning as a
board OF equalization.
The Municipal league is booked for a
meeting this avening at A. o. III. build
ing.
Mrs. n. s. Condrcn who has been stopping
with friends here, has returned to her home
at Blair.
The K!ngs Daughters will meet Thursday
afternoon with Mrs L.. T. Stearns Twenty
fret aud J streets.
Yesterday afternoon Chief Brennan Sc
cured a search warrant and proceeded to
Albright, where he thought Joe Hoffman,
was ~ hiding. A thorough search of sew
eral houses was made, but Hoffmann was
not found
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Ziegler, who
died yesterday, will be held this afternoon
third and | streets. After the services
the remains will be forwarded to Port Byron,
ILL.,, for nterment.
ID. Clark and Il. II. Hart were arrested
yesterday afternoon for creating dis
turbance on motor car. Both are booked
as suspicious characters. Clark had a
pair of iron knlCkles in his pocket and ap-
peared to be looking for trouble.
The old frame building in the rear of
police headquarters which has for the past
year had been the abode of trainps and which
has been condemned by the city, is being
torn down. Several times fires have been
started in the building by tramps, and 1t
was only by the prompt arrival of the fire
department that 1t and the surrounding
buildings were saved.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-12
IMPORTANT TO IOWA BANKERS.
Questions Which VIII Come Up at the
rHhnlItONn Meeting.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, May 11.-(Special.) y
One of the most important gatherings of the
year in the state of Iowa will be the tenth
annual meeting of the Iowa Bankers asso-
citation, which will be held at Marshalltown,
May 27 and 2S. 1t is expected that there
will be- very large gathering, on account
of the many important questions which will
come up for discussion and settlement. There
is a bitter fight on in this state between the
banks and the express companies. About
year ago the express companies increased
their rates for the transfer of currency from
one point to another. AS a retalatory
measure the bankers have refused to cash
express orders unless they charge a big dis
count, and have boycotted the express COM
panies In every way possible, using the
United States mail where the express COM
panies formerly were used. This question
Will come up again at the Marshalltown
meeting and II is probable that further
measures will be taken looking toward a
more complete boycott of the express COM
panies. Other very important matters will
come up at the meeting, and 1t is proposed
to make an organized effort to place the
association on a practical basis under thor
ough organization, so as to become the au-
thoritative representative of the banks of
Iowa.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-12


The storm last night thoroughly tested the
efficiency Of the work done on the lower end
OF Indian creek. A flood of water came
which under the old condition of the stream
would have caused a serious overflow, but the
deepened channel permitted it all to ESCAPE
without breaking over the banks at any
point.
Immediately after the storm Engineer
Tostevin got into his buggy and drove down
TO Nineteenth avenue where the main sew
ers of the city find an outlet. There was
a volume OF water ten feet deep rushing
down the stream, and the sewers were
vomiting out great masses Of black mud.
Thio showed that there was no stoppage any
where In the system and that the storm
was doing good work in removing the accu-
mutation in the pipes.
The creek was higher than it has been at
any time for three years When 1t was at
Its height the breast OF the food was COW
cred with all sorts of debris and wreckage,
but none Of 1t found a odgment The
only damage that could be discovered last
night was the removal of a few of the rotten
paving blocks on some of the hillside streets
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-12
Royal Neiehbors Entertain.

The special feature of the regular meeting
of the Royal Neighbors Saturday evening
was the reception given their retiring mar
shall, Mics Dora Bardine, who left on Sunday
evening for Chicago, where she was mar
rled yesterday to Mr.. Hagermap Of that city
After closing the business session, Mrs
Laura Cherrington, the oracle, ordered the
doors thrown open and the main hall was
soon filled. All was a mystery to Mise
Bardine until the oracle called Mrs NJ b.
Ayers the Royal Neighbor poetess) to the
chair, where she read poem giving a his
tory OF the order, naming each member in
rhyme and closing with these stanzas:
And now kind friends and neighbors the
mystic circle bring
10 snow our neighbor Bardne that we to
her still cling;
And when in future life she ever needs
a friend,
Just come into the ''clearin'" and to us
message send.
Now for the first time our neishbor band
Is broken,
We ask you to accept from Lilly camp a
- very little token
10 hep you remember your neghbors
And We'll all remember YOU I'm r q NJ
e. and u.
At the close of the reading Miss Bardine
In the name of Lily camp was presented
with beautiful set Of solid silver teaspoons
and sugar shell engraved r. N of A.
Miss Nettie Flint of Gibbon, Neb.. re-
cited the Gypsy Flower Girl" and Mr..
Repon or Omaha made a pretty speech
This was followed by music, dancing and re-
treshments. when all bade goodbye to Misc
Bardine
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-12
LARGE REWARD FOR VIC MCARTY
Snrpy County VIII Pay $1,000 to Have
Him Landed In J:il.


Him Landed In jail.
After considering the matter since last
October the Sarpy county commissioners
passed resolution at recent meeting
Offering a reward of 1000 for the cap
ture of Vic McCarty. Two months ago the
commissioners appropriated $500 for the pur-
pose with the proviso that the citizens OF
the county subscribe an equal amount.
This has been done and the citizens have
deposited the sum required with the county
treasurer and the sheriff will now offer the
81 900 reward. 1t is asserted by people liv-
ing in Bellevue, and who say they are in
position to know, that Vic will now sur
render himself to some friend who will
penitentiary and Immediately make an eff
fort to obtain a pardon. 1t is said that
McCarty has a number of influential friends
in Omaha who would interest themselves
in his behalf as far as getting a pardon
is concerned. Sheriff Starter of Sarpy
county is of the opinion that the reward
will bring Vic.
South omaha people who know McCarty
well laugh at the idea of his giving him
self up. great many are of the opinion
that Vic is still hanging around his old
haunts at Bellevue. while others are sure
that he has gone back to Missouri.
When Vic was in the Douglas county jail
he told e. H Doud, one of his attorneys,
that If he could only get out of Jail and
there easy for three months without any one
being able to find him. The truth about
the matter is that the people around here
know the reputation of the McCartys pretty
well and are not anxious to meet Vic or
any of the others of the gang for that mat
ter, and that is why so little interest Is
taken in his whereabouts.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-12
Trolley Party Tonight.

The newly organized Women's aux 'liary
of the Young Mems Christian association
propose giving a May trolley party this
evening. This will not only be new, but
very pleasant occasion. Every one should
go and encourage the auxiliary in their
work They propose toassist our young men
in every possible way. Their plans are
large and liberal. The large new open car
has been chartered for the party. Music will
be furnished by the High School Mandolin
club. The car will start from Broadway and
Pearl streets at 1880, and is expected to make
three round trips over the Omaha line.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-12
WILLIAM HARMS HANGS HIMSELF.
Young Farmer Commits Suicide in
His Fathers Barn.

Young Farmer Commits Suicide In
His Fathers Barn.
William Harms, son of John Harms,
young man aged rs years, committed sui
eide yesterday by hanging. on his fathers
farm, eight miles east OF Council Bluffs,
between and o'clock in the morning.
The young man arose yesterday morning
In his usual good health ate a light break
fast and started to go with an older brother
to the field to work. After passing through
the barn yard, he made some excuse for re-
turning, telling his brother to go on to the
work and he would be with him in a few
moments. The brother went to the field and
begun work. After nearly an hour had
passed and the younger brother did not
showed up, the elder became impatient,
and returning to see what was delaying him,
The elder brother found the body of William
swinging at the end Of a rope attached to
one of the rafters in an outbuilding. The
body was warm, but life was extinct.
The family and friends are wholly unable
to account for the deed of the young man.
He had taken rope, with an iron ring at
tached to the end climbed on a crossbeam
near the roof made a moose by running the
end of the rope through the ring, attached
the other end to the rafter and then stepped
off the beam He fell at least four feet.
His neck was not broken, but death had
ensued from strangulation.
Young Harms attended church on Sunday
and the friends incline to the belief that his
suicide might be attributed to the theme
OF the sermon to which he listened. The
subject was death and the hereafter, and the
minister described very eloquently the joys
Of paradise and the keen sorrow felt by
those left behind when a loved one was
called to the other shore. The sermon seemed
to impress the young man very deeply and
1t is barely possible influenced him to com
nit self-murder.
Coroner Jennings was notified and went
out to the farm. The cause of death was
so evident that he deemed an inquest un-
necessary
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-12

Captain G. S. Hubbard received telc-
gram yesterday announcing that William
M. Hubbard, his only son. was killed by
falling from a scaffold in New York City.
The accident happened Saturday noon, and
the young man died yesterday from the eff
fects of the injuries sustained The tele-
gram only gave meager information, but it
is presumed that he was engaged in paint
ing one of the tall buildings, using a swing
ing scaffod. Mr.. Hubbard was 36 years DID,
and had been a resident of New York for
five years. Until recently he had been a
conductor on one of the elevated roads but
has since engaged in painting. He was
married but had no children.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-12
FaiIeL 10 Meet.

The meeting announced yesterday by the
Good Government league did not transpire.
Only one member presented himself at the
Young Mems Christian association rooms.
The flooded condition OF the streets and the
downpour OF rain were the causes prncl-
pally contributing to the failure OF the mem
bers to be present. Another meeting will
be called for some evening this week, and
Il is likely there will be a full attendance
There are said to be several important mat
ters to come before the meeting.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-12
Want south First street Pnycd.

1t has become almost n settled fact that
IL the contractors keep their premises and
offer bids on the Pearl street paving under
$1.25 square yard that q majority of the
property owners on South First street will
Immediately ask to have that thoroughfare
repaved with vitriied brick. The old wooden
blocks are in a condition that renders the
street almost impossible for anything but
street cars and foot passengers. 1t is one
of the finest resident streets and likewise one
of the most important thoroughfares in the
city, and there is crying necessity that it
should be well paved The wooden blocks
have been down ten years, and that is as
long as the most sangune residents hoped
to see them remain The aldermen are
very favorable to the work, and if a petit
tion is presented 1t will be quickly acted
upon. The First street people feel that
good deal depends upon the reasonableness
OF the Pearl street paving bids
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-12
Nash-PnuI Litigation.

e. w. Nash was on the witness stand all
day yesterday in his suit aga nst John w.
Paul. All Of the details of the dealings be-
tween Nash and Paul in connection with the
purchase of the lands on this side of the
river were gone over, and then inquired into
again. Nothing of special nature was
developed by the examination further than
has been printed in connection with the case
heretofore. Arguments will be commenced
in the case this morning, as Mr.. Nash was
the last witness called
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-12
Huntinr for ~ Son

Philip Traver of Grand Rapids, Mich, is
in the city. He has been here for several
days. and is making diligent inquiry for
his son, Frederick Traver, who is a farmer,
and who lives somewhere near this city He
is married man and has a family. The
old gentleman is considerably worried, be-
cause he cannot locate his son and the county
officials have been appealed to, to assist in
locating him. Mr.. Traver has letter from
his son. which was written three weeks ago
last Saturday, and is postmarked this city
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-12
Two Fatal Accidents.

FORT DODGE, Ia. May 11.-(specal
Telegram.)-John Weldon, a Coalville miner,
died yesterday from chlorMorm, which had
been administered to him while about to
undergo an operation for the removal of an
eye.
boy named John Smith fell off an en-
ban!Sment yesterday while riding a bicycle
and his skull was fractured. He is in a very
low condition.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-12
Davis. drugs, paints and glass; tel. 289.


The grand jury met in special session
yesterday afternoon at o'clock to consider
the case of Celly Hough, who has been held
TO answer to the charge of assauting one
OF the Pardow brothers and beating him.
Hough waived challenge of the jury and his
case was taken up at once.
William Blackburn, negro, charged with
the larceny of shotgun. was also ar
raigned and his case was taken up by the
grand jury The returns will be made TO-
day
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-12
Saving in Outlay for the Poor.

UVerseer OF the Poor Huntington has COM
pleted his report for the month of April, and
is satisfied with the showing. He says that
all the people who are getting help from
the county now are women. men who
are too old to work. For the month of
April he disbursed for the relief of the
poor 1913, as against S674 for the corre-
spending month of last year.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-12
BuckIcn's Arnlcn snivc.

The best salve In the world for cuts,
bruises sores, ulcers, SCI. rheum, fever sores.
letter, chapped hands, chlplainb. corns ana
all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles
or no pay required 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or MONEY refunded
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Kuhn
a. Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-12
Field Club Opening.

The opening program of the Field club
will be held at 'he club grounds on Satur-
day afternoon instead of Wednesday after
noon, as has been announced
The heavy rains of the last few days
have left the grounds very wet and then
there is an attraction billed for Wednesday
afternoon in the democratic convention that
even the athletic Field club members do
not feel like running against
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-12

different. parts Of the country, but there was
a dearth OF horses TO offer This is ex-
plaiBed by the fact that farmers are in the
midst of their spring work. What few ami
mails that were here were OF fair quality
and brought splendid prices. a number OF
good horses are expected for next Saturdays
sale. and several eastern and southern
buyers have notified commission men that
they will be here on that day and attend
the sale higher market is predicted