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Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06

BOSTON, Aug. 5.-Frederick De Forrest
Allen, Phi, D.. for fifteen years professor of
classical philolcgy at Harvard, is dead from
the effects of paralytic stroke Prof. Allen
was one of the best known and oldest mem
bers in length of service of the Harvard
faculty though only SO years of age.
Curtlus, whose pupil he was. mentioned him
profusely in his works and everywhere in
terms of profound respect. He was born in
Oberlln. o., in 1874. After graduating in
1853 he visited Europe and studied for sew
eral years at the University OF Leipsic.
In 1866 he became professor at the Uni
versity OF Tennessee. He left that institu-
tion to accept professorship in the Uni
versity OF Cincinnati, and later was called
to a chair at Yale. After a brief stay there
he accepted the professorship at Harvard,
which he held up to the time OF his death,
HASTINGS, Neb., Aug 5.-(Specal.)-M
Mary Jewett died yesterday morning OF
dropsy. The funeral will be held at 10
o'clock Sunday morning from the Christian
church.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06

TECUMSEH, Neb, Aug. 5.-(Special)-Ir
the county court yesterday a case of Illegally
selling intcxicants in Tecumseh which had
bean argued in police court several weeks
ago, against Robert M. Frost, came up fol
hearing. In police court Frost pleaded
guilty to selling liquors on two counts. HIS
was fined $3.50 and costs, paid the same ond
was dismissed. He supposed, and the court
held the same suppcstion, that he then
settled both counts. Some citizens, however
looked at the matter in another light, anG
contended that he had settled but one of.
tense, and brought him into county court tc
settle the other. Frost was in Jail all day
yesterday, but last night, after the case hat
been Argued at length in county court ant
many cases in evidence cited on both sides
Judge Brandon found for the defendant ant
Frost was given his freedom.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06

LOUISVILLE, Aug. 5.--Fibei e. Crabb, the
big Eminence, Ky, distillers filed a deed
OF assignment this afternoon in the Henry
county court. w. l.. Crabb also filed an
individual assignment The assets of the
concern are estimated at SlS5,000, while the
liabilities will foot up 100000 The failure
is caused by a number of suits which have
been filed lately. The distilery is one of
the biggest in Kentucky and Crabb's blue
ribbon whisky is known ali over the United
States.
NEW YORK. Aug, 5-Davidson Bros,
dealers in leaf tobacco, today assigned TO
Milton s. Guiterman without preference.
The firm is composed of Mason and Philip
Davidson. The amount involved is said to
be about $4,000 Losses sustained by eN-
rettes are said to have caused the failure
The Commercial Union Cigar and Cigarette
company today assigned to Adolph Myer
without preference. Llabllties $4,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06

crombie's upholstery establishment. Youngs
dry goods store livery stable and four
dwellings. Loss, $50, 600.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 5.-The fertllzlng
works OF William w. Louth at Greenwich
Point were partially destroyed by fire. Loss.
$4,000, with no Insurance.
BANCROFT, Ncb., Aug. 5.--(Special.)--
The residence of Il. Il. Leap. a farmer living
about five miles northeast of this village,
was burned to the ground Tuesday morning
About 500 worth of furniture was burned
with the building. The loss is about S40O
no Insurance
FALLS CITY. Neb.. Aug 5.-(Speciall--
The residence OF ]. H. Harris was totally
destroyed by fire this morning, The fire
caught in a closet upstairs and was not dis
covered until the flames broke through into
the room where one OF the boys slept. All
the furniture on the lower floor was saved.
1t is not known how the fire started,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06
poor WORK pY DISTRICT POLICE
Failure to Apprehcnd Criminals
Causing Much Comment.


Causing Much Comment.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5-After more than
week of searching by the police James
Carr, young white man who assaulted little
Rosie Robinson, an 11-year-old white gill,
was this morning captured by private
citizens. The case has attracted much more
than ordinary attention here on account of
the laXity of the police in arresting Carr.
He is the third perpetrator of a serious
crime who has slipped through the fingers
of the police in the Second precinct within
three months. Carr was located last night
by some citizens. He was hiding in the
attic Of a house within few squares of
where his crime was perpetrated and where
the police have looked for him three different
times. When discovered he was chased by
saulting a woman and knocking down a man
and getting away before the police arrived.
The whole force was in a turmoil last
night and drafted every available man on the
work. Carr was not discovered, however
till early this morning, when he sneaked out
of stable where he had been hiding and
went to the house OF a man named Fowler
whom he knew, and begged for a woman's
dress in which to Disguise himself Fowler
told him to go back to the stable and hide
till the dress could be gotten. When Carr
was gone Fowler sent out an alarm, and go
ing to the stable in company with muscular
cabman the two overpowered Carr
after a fierce fight and turned him over to
the police. The methods of the police in ths
case have aroused the district commissioners
to a through investigation of the depart
ment,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06
wrSEnnENNnR mas A COMPLAINT.
wants the Police Force Removed and
the Mob Arrested.


the Mob Arrested.
BEATRICE, Neb., Aug. Especial Tele-
ram)-Albert NJ. wlnebrenner, the victim
of masked mob on July 10, filed with
Mayor Bourne today, through his attorney.
General Colby, a lengthy communication. ask
ing for the removal Of the entire police
force, and that steps be taken to speedily
apprehend the parties who constituted the
mob. He asserts that he was Illegally ar
rested and confined in Jail. He mentions
the names of two prominent citizens as being
the parties who used the blacksnake on
him, whom he recognized at the time. He
also mentions the names of several citizens
who called at the Jail after his rough ex-
perience, and states that one OF them was
without hat and looked much excited. He
says he was illegally thrown into Jail, the
officers having no warrant at the time of his
arrest. 1t will be remembered that he was
arrested upon message sent by his wife
and not upon a warrant The city council
does not meet until next Tuesday night, and
action on the document will probably be
deferred until that time. Winebrenner is
the man who was tarred and feathered by a
mob indignant at his cruel treatment OF his
stepdaughter, who finally ran away to Den
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06
WAGNER BOUND OVER FOR TRIAL.
Pnrgetcrs' Supposed Assnilnnt Has His
PrcIiminnry Examination.


FREMONT, Neb., Aug. 5.-(Special)-
Frederick ]. Wagner. alias big Mike" had
his preliminary examination this morning on
the charge of shooting w. r. Pargeter, the
Union Pacific station agent at North Bend
May 20 last, and was bound over to the dis
trict court for trial. His bond was fixed at
81 500, in default OF which he went to jail
Pargeter was not able to positively identify
him. as he wore-0Fred handkerchief tied over
the lower part of his face when he
did the shooting. He recognized him,
however, as one OF the men
who had raised some disturbance around the
building just before the shooting took place.
Three shots we're fired one Of which passed
through his vest. struck pants button and
was turned aside, without doing him any
serious injury Night Watchman Street and
d. A. Roberts testified that they saw Wag
oner fire irto the Office of the depot at
Pargeter. Street was powerless to render
him any help at the time, as the gang, four
Of them masked, had jumped on him and
taken his guns away from him. Wagner
was arrested at Wahoo July II, where he
claims he was at the time Of the shooting.
He bears hard name there.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06

CcntcryiiIc Men Afraid of II strike
AilEr Il..s. AA.ill..:l


AFTER They Have walked out.
OTTUMWA. Ia, Aug. Especial Tele-
gram.)-The Centervlle miners have made
another unexpected move. After going out
almost to a man. some of the men with fam
lilies grew dissatisfied and applied for their
places back again. This started a rush for
the mines. A committee was appointed to
wait on the operators, which reported that
the differences between the operators and
miners, largely Observation-Disclosures, had been
satisfactorily adjusted and the strike is de-
clared OFF. All the men went to work this
morning, much to the anger of the other
mon in the Appanoose district who went out
at the instigaton of the Centerville men.
These men are saying that they were
tricked
The men from Cincinnati who marched
TO Mendoza, Mo-, yesterday, succeeded in get
ting tne men out at that place and went
to Blachbird, Mo, today. committee vis-
iting the mines on the Milwaukee road re-
ported them all working. They also reported
that 1000 men who struck at Spring Valley,
Ill.,, had come into these camps in the past
week and were at work. Forbush and Rath-
bun employees of the Whitebreast, are still
out. The situation is very complicated.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06
EXIT is BARRED ny A BATH TUB



CINCINNATI, Aug. 5,r-Four people wer'
suffocated about o'clock this morning in
two-story frame dwelling consumed by fr'
on elm street, opposite Charles street, Dur
ing the fire a gasoline stove exploded. The
names OF the victims are:
EZRA ROUSE.
ARTHUR GUTH. ..,.-
NELLIE BENNETT.
ROY CARR.
Otto Adler kept an all-night restaurant In
the lower story Of the house. There were
seventeep men aud women in one room in
the second story. None Of the dead were
burned, They were sufocated by smoke from
the fire in adjacent rooms. The only exit
for escape was blocked by bath tub set
up on end, at the head of the stairway, The
smoke came from an adjacent room, where
the fire was soon extinguished 1t seems
that it was a wedding frolic, in which Guth,
one of the dead men, was the bridegroom and
the daughter OF Landlord Adler was the
bride. The celebrants Of the wedding used
beer and cigarette very freely, and 1t Is
supposed clgarattes started the fire and that
beer caused the solnnOlence, which. with the
upended bath tub. was the cause OF such
fatality. Four out Of the seventeen in the
room were suffocated fatally the other thir-
teen suffered but slightly
PITTSBURG, Aug. 5.-l'ire ON Walnut
street. sewickly at noon. destroyed Aber-
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06

Court of Appeals Decides Against
Theory of AccrettOn.

DAKOTA CITY, Neb., Aug. 5.-(Special.)-
Notice has been received here by the parties
interested of the dismissal in the court of
appeals of the case instituted about three
years ago by ]. e. Moores against e. j.
Easton, C. II. Maxwell, ]. Pilgrim, Emmet
Heteman and w. R. Brasfed, which involves
the title to about IT, 900 acres Of land fifteen
miles south of this place in what is known as
Blyburg. Moores claimed this land as accre
tion, while the defendants set up squatters'
rights, asserting that when the government
survey was made in 1862 the land was cut
off from the main body by slough. All the
defendants are residents Of this place and
are ''squatting'' by proxy. They feel highly
elated over the outcome of the case.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06
INCORPORATES At DAKOTA CITY.
Company Organized In Connection
with Pncfiic ShOrt Line. III

DAKOTA CITY, Neb., Aug. 5.-(Special,)-
Articles of incorporation We're fled here yes
terday of the Connecting Construction com
pany. The general nature of the business
to be transacted is the building and con
structing of all classes of public and pri-
vate improvements, including the erection Of
buildings, bridges, vaducts aqueducts, rail
ways and canals The capital stock is $780,
900, divided into shares of 800, the com
pany to commence business when $4,000
of the amount shall be subscribed. The
board of directors consists of Fowler A. Sea-
man. Lester f. Wakefield and Charles ID
Randall, all residents OF Sioux City and
more or less interested in the Pacific Short
Line railway. 1t is thought this company
has in view the construction of a motor
railway from Sioux City to Homer.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06

CLEVELAND, Aug. 5.-Cleveland coal
men are viewing the coal strike situation
with much apprehension. They are deeply
interested in the mass meeting to be held
in the Clearfield district in Pennsylvania,
which the strike has not yet reached. Ad-
vices in Cleveland are to the effect that De
Armitt's mines are paralyzed and the feel
ing is that there may be an absolute tieup.
Resumption of work by several of Cleve-
lands large manufactures will rapidly de-
crease the supply of coal in this city and
much alarm is felt. The Cleveland rolling
mill and the Union rolling mill, which have
resumed, are using 600 tons of coal per day.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06

Central Committees throughout th
Stnte Meet and Elk Dntes.

LEXINGTON, Neb., Aug. 5.-lSpecial.)- g.
The republican county committee met at the
Cortland hotel yesterday and called a county
convention to select delegates and nominate
county officers. August q was the date
agreed upon
BURWELL, Neb., Aug ESPECIAL 1.-THE
populist county central committee met or
Monday and called a county convention fol
August 81, at which time a full ticket will
probably be nominated. The republicans have
made no call as yet, but local matters are
warming up to considerable extent.
PAPILLION, Neb., Aug. Especial. 1.-THE
republican county central committee met
Monday afternoon and called the county con-
vention to meet here on Monday, August 23,
to select delegates to the state convention
and to select new county committee. The
date for the county nominating convention
has not yet been named, but will not be
held until the first of October.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06

PENDER, Neb.. Aug. 5.-(Special)-At the
Warrington opera house last evening a
musical entertainment was given by home
talent. The program was led by the Pender
male quartet, composed of II. A. Wells and
DR.. H. B. Strong, first and second tenor and
f. II. Downs and Charles A. Griffith, first
and second bass, with County Attorney r
G. Strong as director. They were assisted
by Prof John Lansburg, pianist; Miss Edith
Curry and Miss Alberta Mcdonald, soloists
T. w. Fauser, violinist; e. A. Wiltse elocu-
zionist, and R. G. Strong baritone soloist
The entertainment was attended by a large
audience, including a good number from other
towns.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06
HYNIISEA
VOss-yIoyyinISIe.

GRETNA, Neb., Aug. 5-(Special.)- )-Over
200 guests assembled at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Mowinkle yesterday after
noon to witness the marriage of their
daughter Jeddie to Mr.. Fred Vcss a
prominent young farmer. Rev. William
Huseman Of the Papilion German Lutheran
church officiating. Music was furnished by
the Papillion cornet band and Sadacek s
orchestra, Refreshments were served in
addition to an elegant wedding supper served
to about 200 people Among the presents
were an upright piano, handsome parlor and
bedroom SETS sewing machine and top
buggy, Most OF the night was spent in dane
ing and other ampsements, The couple will
make Sarpy county their future home.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06

ENETER, Neb., Aug. 5.-(Spocial) 1.-Two
thrashng machines have been destroyed by
fire near here during the past week. The
first was the Walters brothers machine. This
was a steam -thrashing outfit. They were
thrashing on the farm of Anon Hull, and
had gone to dinner. the house being about
three-fourths OF mile from where they were
at work. No one remained with the machine
Mr.. Hull lost two fine stacks of grain. A
separator belonging to Ellis Lonsdale was
also burned. The machine is run by horse
power. Lonsdale was fixing things around
the machine for the night, and thinks he
must have dropped match before he left
it. as he had only been gone a short time
when it was noticed the machine was in
flames.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06
West virginia Men working.

WHEELING, w. Va, Aug. 5.-At Fair
mont the tie-up promised by Organizer Rae
has not materialized and aside from a few
men at Clarksburg there are no additions to
the strikers In the Kanawha valley all the
mines but one are working. On the Norfolk
c Western the strike has entirely disap.
peared. Miners day is being celebrated by
laboring people generally in Wheeling and
vicinity.
The eastern Ohio miners are getting hungry
and have soliciting committees out with
wagons securing food. The people are con-
trbutng literally and Secretary Lewh
thinks they can hold out another month nj
least.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06

Chairmen of the County Exposition
COmmittees Meet nt Demd wood.

DEADWoOD, s. D.. Aug. Especial Tele-
gram)-A meetin gof the chairmen of the
various exposition committees appointed tc
arrange for Black Hills exhibit at Omaha
was held at the city hall this afternoon. The
consensus of opinion was that a general dis
play should be made, to be known
distinctively as the Black Hills eX-
hibit a department being given u
each product properly arranged and
labeled giving name of producer and locality
from which the article came. motion pre-
vailed that the chairman of the executive
committee be advised to ascertain the
amount of floor space the respective counties
would require and report at a called meet
ing. Representatives were present from
every county in the Black Hills and all OF
me principal towns.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06

EXETER, Neb, Aug. Especial. THE
Fillmore county Woman's Christian Temper
anoo union convention, which has just been
in session here, elected the following off
GERS: President, Mrs. G. L. Burke of Graf
ton; vice president, Mrs. NJ. Curtiss, Fair
mont; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Lena
Waggoner of Grafton; recording secretary,
Mrs. S. j. Foster. Fairmont treasurer, Mrs.
II. c. Smith, Exeter.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06
choose LNew Secretary.

WEST POINT Neb,, Aug. 5.-(Special)--
The Cunning County Fair association met at
President Rupp's office last Friday and
elected George Korb secretary. vice A. J.
LANCER, resigned. A committee OF three was
appointed to make arrangement for holding
base ball exhibitions during the fair. The
speed program will be considered at later
meeting OF the board.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06

NEW YORK, Aug. 5,--JOhn kennedy,I(an
old Jersyman who lived the life Of a hermit
ever since the death Of his wife and two
children. was found by his neighbors half
naked, bound to chair, with his feet
Of ais days. Kennedy lives in a cabin near
a<ennedy'- mills, two miles from Stewards
vile. He is 60 years cd and was always be-
lieved to have plenty of money. lie says
the robbers got all he had.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06
MILL HANDS CARRY THEIR POINT.
Managers of Company Agree to With
draw ColOrcd Help.

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 5.-'rhe strike at the
Milton Bag and Cotton mills, which was
begun yesterday by the refusal of the VIII te
female operatives to work with the newly
employed negro women, was made complete
today when between seventy-five and 100
girls employed in the bleachery and press
room walked out. Between ZOO and l 500
operatives are now actually on a strike, and
the only people at work are the twenty
negro women, three white women and two
or three white men.
At 2:30 this afternoon President Glsas
acceded to the demand of the strikers and
agreed to Withdraw the negro women whose
employment caused the trouble. The strik-
ing white operatives will return to work
at once
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06

IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich,, Aug. o,-Pete'
Bons. the tramp charged with the murder
of Pearl Morrison al Crystal Falls, has
made a complete confession, acknowledg M
that he assaulted the girl and then strangled
her TO death. The confession was secured
by detective who visited Bons cad IN p
Excitement over the confession may result
IN Bons' lynching tonight.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06

SEATTLE, Aug. 5.--The steamship Cleve-
land sails for ST. Michaels today, bearing
200 passengers and 1000 tons Of freight for
the new geld region. Among the pas
sengers are Captain 7. NJ. Ray ard Lieuten-
ana Richardson, u, s. A.
The North American Transportation and
Trading company has let contract for the
building OF four more river steamers, max
ing eight contracts let by the company ia
two weeks. Al. the boats are of large
capacity. Deck hands of Yukon bound
vessels are in great demand and wages
have been Increased from s35 10 $40 a
month
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06
Attend John Hownrds' Funeral.

EXETER, Neb, Aug. .--tspeciall-About
thirty of our citizens mostly members Of
Exeter lodge No. II. Ancient Order OF United
Workmen, went up to Fairmont Sunday aft
erroon to attend the funeral of John How
ard, who came to his death from an accident
by falling from a stepladdeT onto piece Of
gasp!pe. The funeral services were con-
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06

BURWELI., Neb., Aug. 5.-(Spec'al)-D
s, Beynon who was recently appointed post
master at this place. assumed charge of the
Office on Tuesday morning, Catherine j
Beynon and la Reasoner are assisting in the
Office.
had charge of the Office for the past eight
years,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06
VIII Meet nt siIycr creek Amin.

SILVER CREEK, Neb., Aug. Especial
Telegram)-The attendance on the third day
of the reunion is not quite as large as yes
terday. owing to light rain, which has
been falling all day. Addresses were made
this afternoon by Department Commander
Ehrhardt, Mrs, j. G. Benster of Silver Creek
DR.. l.. Il. Britt of Omaha, editor of the
Veteran, and others. The reunion for next
year was relocated at Silver Creek.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06
Day the Negroes Celebrate.

FALLS CITY, Neb, Aug. 5.-(Special.)- y
Emancipation day was celebrated by the col
ored people in proper style Wednesday.
Every incoming train brought colored people
and by noon the park was well filled by
people eager to partake of the free lunch
consisting of roast OK, roast sheep, etc. In
the afternoon the crowd listened to Cyrus
Lindall of Lincoln. Gambling devices of
every description were scattered over the
grounds and other amusements were pro-
vided.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06
nornx King Branching Out.

OAKLAND, Cal, Aug, OF I. Smith, the
''borax king" win establish million-dollar
refinery near New York to employ 200 men.
The Dingley tariff bill placed duty of So
an opportunity to compete in New York
with borax imported from Turkey and
South America The new refinery will be
the principal one operated by Mr.. Smith.
The borax will be shipped from southern
California in a raw state. II Is uncertain
Nv neither or not his Alameda refinery Nill
faa ,la
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06

HASTINGS, Neb., Aug 5.-(SpecIal)-A
case is on in County Judge Bailys coult
wherein Louis Boudreau OF Campbell is be-
ing tried for criminal assault upon Mis-
Bertha Harris. a young woman living with
her parents near Holsteln. 1t Is claimed that
the crime was committed last January and
the charge was brought by Miss Harris
father
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06
insects Eat pinding Irvine.

DAKOTA CITY. Neb, Aug. 5.-(Special.)-
Much to the surprise of the farmers of this
county, when they went to stack their small
grain, they found that crickets and grass
hoppers had played havoc with the twine
around the bundles in many fields, not
missing one. This necessitated the small
grain being threshed at once, and all throsh-
ing machines have been called into active
use Wheat is going from twelve to thirty
bushels per acre; barley from forty to seventy
and oats from thirty to fifty.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06
GATHER AN EXHIBIT OF GRAINS


Il. ID, johnson Collecting Fine
Samples TO show at the Exposition.
LEXINGTON, Neb., Aug. 5.-(Special)-E.
d. Johnson, under the direction of the state
commission, is busy gathering grains for
the Transmississippi Exposition. Some
splendid samples have been secured. The
county fair officials also offer special pre-
miums on all kinds of grain with the under
standing that they will be kept for exhibit
at Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06
PennsyIvnninns win Picnic.

TEKAMAH Neby Aug. 5.-(special)-ThC
Pennsylvanlans ,siUf whom there are a large
number living in this county. will hold their
fourth annual piGpic. at Barker's grove, near
this city. Auguyt lp,'' Interesting exercise
appropriate TO the occasion will be given
This year gehetai anvitation is extended
to all citizens to attend