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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-04-16
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afternoon. 1t Sas an Easter party. The
house was profusely decorated with
Easter lilies. The game was a new sort
OF the ever popular guessing game.
Each guest was given an egg shaped
card with the name Of song on it which
was to be illustrated on the reverse side
OF the card. The drawings were then
exhibited and the guests guessed what
the drawing represented. Mrs. D. A.
Campbell was the most successful and
Mrs. r. E. Moore won the second prize.
Mrs. Talbot entertained again in the
evening but this time it was the young
people and for Miss Harris.
Mrs. w. +. and Miss Stella Kirker
who are always such charming hostesses
gave an unusually happy kensington
last Saturday afternoon. Delicious re.
freshments were enjoyed. The invited
guests we're Mesdames ]. H. and G.E.
MacLean. F. M. and c. L. Hail, F.E.
Campbell, P. w. Plank, ]. ". Wineer,
M. D. WEIGH, Van Brunt, McCreery,
Edmiston, Weir, Waterhouse, Blish,
White, Babcock, Harpham, Lyman,
Maule. Pound, Casebeer, Hartley, Lave,
Saylor, Lansing, Candy. Lindley, Jones,
Bowman. Loomis. Caldwell, Hammond,
Rewick, Gsrten, Cochran, Sawyer, Lahr,
Hyde, Noble. Hindman, Pickering, Veal.
Paine, Everett; Misses McCorkle, Blish.
Brenizer, Stoddard.
Mrs. Henry Branch gave a most Ell.
jOyable high five party Thursday after.
noon. The house had been beautifully
decorated with palms, Easter lilies ami
daffodils. Delicious refreshments were
served after the game. The guests we're
Mesdames Hays Thompson, Geo. Clark.
Chas. and L. G. Burr, McMurtry. Bald.
win. Rudge. Tucker. Patrick, Dorean,
Moore. French. Trickey, Buckstaff, Or.
den. Ladd. Campbell. MaIlalieu, Put.
nam, Stewart. Tilton. Hargreaves, Lat.
shaw Marshall. Townley. Reese, Kelley.
Wright, Beeson. Green. Leonard, Miller.
Freeman, Brown. Ewing. Mohrenste cher
Codreth. Gowdy, Yates, Fighter; Misses
Latta. Saunders, Hollowbush, Harrison.
Griffith. Dales. Nance, Rector, Fsrvell.
Bryan, Slaughter, Bryan.
A dancing club gave large party at
the Lincoln Wednesday evening. This
was probably the last large party that
will be given this season by that circle.
About one hundred and fifty guests ELL.
cd the dining room and Corridors which
had been deliberately decorated for this
occasion. Easter lilies and brides roe q.
we're used in profusion ic the ordinary
where salad and sandwiches were serv.
cd. The corridors were decorated with
palms. The parlors were adorned With
palms and brides roses. Punch v.a
served 10 the dining room. Miss vii.
iougnoy's orchestra furnished inspiring
music which was all the more deliehtfuI
after silence Of forty days. DR.. Ladd
was the master Of ceremonies and to
MIN and the elaborate and long consider.
ed Plans OF the committee, Mesdamea 7
B. Wright. 8. H. Burnham and D. A
Campbell the success OF the party is
largely due.
Mrs. Lawrence Bruner gave a recep.
ton on Monday evening for Pot.
nroner at the Plymouth Cong, egationai
church. About four hundred pues,s
were present. Prof. Bruner has recentIv
returned from a years uo,kin,Iei,
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-04-16

given at the Lincoln. Friday, April 22in.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Joerger we're very
pleasantly surprised Saturday evening.
High five was the special amusement Of
the evening.
Mrs, w. c. Wilson gave a kensington
on Friday afternoon for Mrs. Wright's
guests, Mrs. Rudy Of Sioux City, Mrs
Livingstone OF Plattsmouth and Mrs.
Gaspen Of Chicago.
The president. professors and students
of the Morthington Military Acadamy
were entertained at dinner at the Lin
coin last Sunday by Mr.. and Mre. G. s.
Ralston.
Mics Margaret Lewis entertained her
friends on Saturday afternoon at her
home IN East Lincoln. 1t was an Easter
party. Her guests were Misses Helen
Stuart Louise Guthrie, Rens Sberde-
man, Grace Gibson, Clara Ricketts,,
Florence Butler and Leila Sherdeman.
The department OF Household Eco.
Monies OF the Wcman's club, gave a de-
light:ul reception and banquet on
Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs.
Wallace. The husbands of the ladies of
the club were the guests Of the evening.
A guessing game and music completed
the entertainment Of the evening.
Miss Mable Stone of Hastings lie the
guest of Miss Marie Weston who gave q
party for her friend Saturday afternoon.
A number of games furnished entertain
ment. At 5 o'clock an elegant luncheon
was daintily served. The guests were
Misses Ruth Macfarland, Louise Har-
ereaves, Ruth Raymond. Tocsi Townley,
Claire Funke, Jessie Outcalt, Leila Hunt,
Pauline Meyer. Hazel Lormer, Zela
Cornell and Mabel Stone.
University Place kensington club and
their husbands were entertained by
Prof and Mrs. Alabaster at their pretty
home. The refreshments were elaborate
and novel. The dining room was very
attractive and the table was decorated
With carnations, pretty china and EN-.
broidered linen. Prof. and Mrs. Alabas.
ter are royal entertainers aod it was
with regrets that good night was said
after such pleasant evening OF games
aud pleasant conversation,
Judge and l-rs. A. w. Field gave
complimentary whist party for the La
Vita club on Non lay evening. Chicago
whist was played. A number Of guests
besides the regular club members were
present. An elaborate luncheon was
served after the games. Those playing
were Messrs. and Mesdames J. B.
Wright. Sawyer, Ricketts,, E. P. Brown,
N. c. Abbott, Kirker. Boegs, Lindley, ].
]. Davis. Gillian, Waugh. Weir. Misses
Boggs, Kirker, Philpott. Cafyn, Mrs.
Lansing, Mrs. Philpott, Mr.. Hallett and
Mr.. Philpott.
Miss Marion Treat and Mr.. F.W.
Taylor were quietly married at the home
Of the brides mother on Tuesday at
high noon. Both are we'll known in
Lincoln. They vii! be at homo on
Wednesdays in May at 1926 G. None
OF the friends Of either Mr.. or Mrs. Tay-
lnr were informed OF their matrimonial
intentions. When the surprise caused
by the suddenness Of the young singers
departure has had time to subside, con.
CALCULATIONS and good wishes will be
showered upon the new household.
The times., 1898-08-11
A COLONY coMPANY's TROUBLE
Russian Jews Involved I'm an Al
legged DefaIcaticn.

San Francisco. Aug. 1O.-The Occidental
Colony Company, at Wellington, Lyon
County New, which was organized and
operated by Russian Jews is about TO be
closed out by the sheriff. On November
s, 1897, twenty-one families of Russian
Jews left San Francisco for the new
land of promise, the Wymore ranch. near
Dayton. They had purchased the prop
erty for $4,000. which they proposed to
pay from what they should realize from
the products OF their labor. Wymore
permitted the settlers TO obtain a further
loan of $500. which was recorded as a
first mortgage on the land With this
they obtained lumber and built houses.
They worked hard, and were doing well,
when on July %, the president of the
colony, Daniel Schwartz. and Secretary
Harry Pell obtained $500 from the Bull
lion and Exchange Bank of Carson, mort
gaging the entire crop of the colony.
With that money, IL is alleged, they de-
camped. The bank has now begun suit to
recover the amount of the mortgage, and
! the already destitute coionists will prob
ably be evicted from their houses.
Schwartz formerly lived in Philadelphia.
while Pell halls from Chicago. Warrants
are out for their arrest.
The times., 1898-08-11
MUSIC DEALER ARRESTED.
fae Is Charged with Stealing Nalun-
HE Works of Art

New York, Aug l0.-John n. Pattison,
living al No. 1859 Madison Avenue. and
who for many years conducted a music
store at No. 2S7 Fourth Avenue. was ar
raigned in Yorkville Court this morning
on the charge of grand larceny. The
charge was preferred by Miss Louisa Ly-
man. of No 2s2 East Nineteenth Street.
The larceny. according to the complaint,
Consisted in the retaining of four yiolins
and four valuable oil paintings of the
aggregate value of 81 500. These had been
bequeathed 10 Miss Lyman and were Civ
en- to Pattison. the complaint alleged. to
find a purchaser.
The paintings in question were the WORK
of Bayard She said they had been on
exhibition and at one time SIS. 600 had
been refused for them. According to
Miss Lyman. she had lost all trace Of
the defendant for over five years and
learned his whereabouts but recently
through the directory. She said she Wis
ited him and saw her pictures hanging
in his apartments She said he told her
the violins had been destroyed when the
store on Fourth Avenues was burned
about five yeare ago.
Miss Lyman got a summons for his
appearance in Yorkville court this morn
ing. Pattison went to court accompan-
led by his counsel, George w Camp. Att
er a short hearing, Magistrate Pool or
dered a complaint taken againss Pattison
on the charge of grand larceny.
Pattison in his own behalf said he had
lost all track of the complainant. He had
no idea that he was violating the law
in retaining possession of the pictures
and was waiting until they were called
for. He said he had made no secret
of his whereabouts.
Magistrate Flanmar had been my law
yer" said Pattison ''and has known me
for years. He will vouch for my hon
esty."
Magistrate POOL paroled Pattison for
further examination
The times., 1898-08-11
THE W. C. T. q. TEMPLE.
The Work of Securing Funds for 1t
to Continue

Chicago, Aug. 10.-Mrs. Matilda B.
Carse president of the Board of Tenn
pie Trustees of the Woman's Temple Of
Chicago. in referring to the action taken
at a recent meeting or the executive
committee of the National Woman $
Christian Temperance Union, said today:
THE recommendation of the commit
tee that the local Woman's Christian
Temperance Union societies discontinue
any further effort to pay for the temple
on account of the slow progress which
has been made in collecting money, was
a most unfortunate decision, and is not
upheld by the rank and file of the soci-
ety. The temple trustees are an incor-
porated and Independent body, and have
not the slightest idea of abandoning the
project of making the temple Miss Will
lard's memorial. Miss Wizards last
words on her death-bed in regard to the
temple were: oh, if l only could be OF
help. Oh, that some would help me
in my extremity so that success might
come TO the temple
More plans than ever have been set
on foot by the temple trustees to pay for
the beautiful building, and some large
subscriptions have been received within
a week The chain letter sent out by the
Young Peoples Christian Temperance
Union is proving a great success
The times., 1898-08-11
COULDN'T BE ELECTRoCUTED.
Two Thousand Volts Fail to Kill
Electrician POPpe

New York. Aug. 10-More electricity
than was used to send Martin Thorn into
eternity entered the body of Charles
Poppe yesterday and he lives to tell the
tale
In fact. he says he feels no i'll results
other than might be those of defeated
pugilist who is rendered senseless by a
sudden blow in the ring.
Poppe is thirty-two years old and lives
in West 10ith Street, near Columbus Ave
IIue. He is an electrician employed by
the underground trolley company that
operates the Lenox Avenue line He was
called to the conduit at 135th Street and
Lenox Avenue during the afternoon to
correct some defect and climbed into the
manhole. AS he was getting out he care
lessly placed both hands on the chan
mel rail.
His fellow workers saw him as he col
l2psed and fell back into the hole. They
lifted him out with great care.
Its all up with Charlie" said the fore
man. He must have received 1900 volts. -
When an ambulance from Manhattan
Hospital arrived the electrician was en-
tirely conscious and resisted the efforts
of his friends to take him to the hospital
He finally consented and was taken there.
Aside from seriously burned hands, he
shows no mark of his awful experience.
The times., 1898-08-11
Clinton Roosevelt Dead

New York Aug. 10.-Clinton Roosevelt,
last OF the older generation of the fami-
ly Of that name. died on Monday night
at his Summer home on Fishers Island,
sn the Sound. He was born in the Bowl
ing Green in this city ninety-fiye years
ago; was educated in the common schools
at Pelham, where he lived in his youth
He served in the State senate in 1887,
was at one time commissioner of pensions
and during the Crimean war was employ
ed as q diplomatic agent of the govern
ments concerned. He was one of the
founders of the Loco-Foco party, and his
last political speeches were made in the
Tilden campaign. He was a member or
the Geographical Society. the New York
Biographical Society. and the Metropoli-
tan Museum of Art. He was never mar
ried.
The times., 1898-08-11
A FARMERS EXPERIENCE.
How He Paid Well for Ride in n
Cuh

New York, Aug. 10-Peter Ingold, a
farmer of Bloomfield. n. j.. fell into the
hands of sharpers a week ago today.
when he passed through New York on
his way home from Kingston. where he
had been on a visit. He landed at the
foot of West Twenty-second Street on
the boat. and was Immediately seized
by a cabman, hustled into the vehicle
in spite OF his protests, and driven off
with. After half an hour the cab stop
ped at Twenty-third Street ferry, the
door was opened, and the driver demand
ed two dollars for the ride. Ingold pro-
tested that he had not so much money.
and the cabman said he would take a
dollar and half, but the farmer had
but a doilar. This the driver declined to
take, and called for man, who was in
troduced to the Jerseyman as the boss
After considerable discussion, which did
not attract the attention of the police,
the farmer was induced to part with his
watch and chain. valued at s27, as Sc
cuTity for the fare, and TO accept the fol-
lowing receipt in lieu thereof:
Received from Peter Ingold Bloom
field, n. J.. cab 3151, care Spellman's sta
bles, 16I East Sixtieth Street.
Driver James Ferguson"
call there. pay your cab fare, and get
your watch and chain" said the boss
After the cabman and the boss" had
gone away, Ingoid read his receipt care
fully, discovered that it made no mention
OF his watch and chain, and it began to
dawn upon him that something was
wrong. Then he inquired how far il was
10 the Twenty-second Street pier. found
that one block was the distance, and con-
cluded that he had better go home ar
once He ruminated over his loss week.
and then came to the city today TO inves-
tigate. He met a cabman at the ferry.
and called policeman, who arrested the
alleged Ferguson, who said his name
was James Quinlan, and that he was
sometimes known as "Connors." In the
Jefferson Market Court today Quinlan
said that the man who took the watch
was his boss" Frank Begnan, of No. III
Christopher Street. Magistrate Meade
held him in 81 COO bail for examination on
a charge of larceny. Ingold is still look
ing for his watch and chain, and has come
to the conclusion that he was "buncoed.' -
The times., 1898-08-11
Getting the GnIIows Ready

Snow HILL Md. Aug 10-Sherifr Har-
rison has completed preliminary arrange
ments for the hanging of Somerfield Dem
mis-, colored, IN Worcester County, next
Friday, for the murder of his stepfather
sn Poeomoke City last winter. Work was
begun on the scaffold today. In order to
avoid the disagreeable scene as much as
possible. the hanging will be done at the
IAlmshouse farm, three miles from Snow
Hill, on the Berlin road The warrant
fxes the time between the hours of 10 and
z, but the sheriff will not make known
the exact time when he expects to exc
cute the sentence. Dennis talks with
much calmness about his approaching
death. and still has an excellent appetite
Since he has been IN jail he has greatly
Increased In weight and now is remarka-
ely stout
The times., 1898-08-11
AGAINST PRIZE FIGHTING.
Ministers VIII Try to Prevent the
Corbett-McCoy Contest


Buffalo. Aug OCCUPIED with the an
nouncement that the c!ergymen of Buff
falo have called a meeting to devise plans
for stopping the Corbett-McCoy fight.
comes the statement from District AZ
torney Kenefick that he believes the pro-
posed contest is in violation OF law and
will do all in his power to prevent it. This
is the first serious obstacle that the Haw-
thorne Club promoters have met.
Mr. KeEefick Is a determined young
man. a candidate for the supreme court
and keenly alive to the possibilities Of
this situation. Personally he doesn' |
want TO interfere. but the public sent
ment here which IS making against the
hight may force him to take an aggres-
sive part.
What is most feared by the Hawthorne
Club is that Mr.. Kenefick's attitude
may influence Sheriff Kiigallon, who is
very willing that the fight shall take
place, but is beginning 10 vince under
the criticisms that are being showered
on him by that part of the press that is
opposing the fight. Mr.. Kilgallon is in
eligible for reelection, and that circum-
stance may yet enable the Hawthorne
Club promoters to pul! on the contest
Mr. Kenefick said:
Il am opposed to this prize fight and
when the time comes to take official ac-
ton I propose TO take it. | certainly be-
lieve that the proposed fight is against
the law and should be prevented. l have
no doubt when the sheriff fully appre-
ciates his duty and responsibilities in con-
nection with this fight that he will not
hesitate to cooperate in preventing it."
The meeting called by the ministers will
take place tomorrow afternoon. The first
man to sign the call was the Rev. James
z. Quigley, the Roman Catholic Bishop
of Buffalo. The Episcopal and Presby-
terian ministers did not sign
The times., 1898-08-11
A ROUGH RIDERS HARD FATE.
Stricken with Fever, He Returns
Home to Die

New York, Aug 10.-Gerard Merrick
Ives, member of Troop K, Rough Rid
ers, died at his home here yesterday of
typhoid fever, which he contracted more
than two weeks ago at the camp of the
Rough Riders at Tampa. He came home
by train from Tampa, arriving here on
Saturday and made the trip alone without
attention or food of any sort
Ives was so emaciated when he arrived
home on Saturday that the servants in
the house did not recognize him until he
called each by name and told who he was.
He was unconscious for the greater part
of the time from his arrival until his
death. So he could tell his family very
little.
rom him his mother learned that he
had made the journey from Tampa alone
without any medical attention and help
less. He was asked If he had any nour-
ishment on his way. For an answer he
pointed to a small bottle of beef ex-
tract near him, and gave his mother to
the bottle.
Three physicians were called in as
soon as Ives reached tIome, and they at
tended him almost constantly until he
died. They said that he was in the third
week of typhoid fever. and that it was
an outrage to allow him to travel home
alone when in a most critical condition.
The times., 1898-08-11
A NoRTHEAsIER AT MoNTAUK
Soldiers at Their Northern Refuge
Visited by a RainstOrm

Montauk n. Y. Aug 10.-A heavy
northeaster, accompanied by a steady
rain, struck here at 5 o'clock this morn
ing. and those of the troops who had not
put UP their tents had to abandon their
bivouac beds and take shelter under theic
ponchos. The rain had been threatening
since last evening, and quite a number
OF tents were put up to provide for it.
The Signal Corps bivouaced under their
shelter tents, and Jared better than many
of the Sixths men.
There were no complaints. however. as
the cool rain is considered better than
the Tampa climate. Besides, there is
plenty of food. and tents are already on
the ground The sick in the general hos
pital were amply protected from the
rain in the new hospital tents which
were erected yesterday. The tents are
double-roofed, and not drop of water
can get into them. The work on the
camp goes on without interruption,
mules dragging rations and tents around
in almost unbroken lines along the en-
tire length of the camp road.
The revenue cutter Dexter is expected
to arrive today from Newport.
The times., 1898-08-11
UNDERTA AKERS
IMPALED ON A FENCE.
The Terrible Fail of IA Trolley Lin

mnn
Mount Vernon. N Y. Aug. 10.-John
Commit. a Hneman of the Union Trol-
ley Company, was fatally injured yes
terday afternoon by falling from a feed
wire TO a picket fence twenty feet be-
low. Commit had been sent out on the
repair wagon TO mend a broken feed
wire at Scott's Bridge. this city He
climbed TO the crOsstress of the pole
from which the feed wire was suspended
and was repairing the fracture when he
received a shock which caused him 10
feet below, which divided the railroad
track from the street.
The sharp. spiked wooden picket PEN
etrated Commits armpit. and the force
of the fall was so great that the point
of the picket pierced his left lung. The
weight of Conniffs body falling from
such a height caused a section of the
fence to cave in.
The motorman, conductor and passen-
gers of a passing trolley car hurried 10
the place where Commit had fallen. They
found the point of the picket which had
penetrated the mans body fOu- inches
was broken off Commit was unconscious
He was carried TO a grassplot and an
ambulance summoned
After the picket was removed from
ConniTs side at the hospital the physi-
clans found the lung had been pierced
and that it was impossible for the in
jured man to live.
The times., 1898-08-11
CROKER TIPS M'coY.
The Tamnnny Chieftnin Thinks He
Will Defeat Corkett.

1 VIII De1eut COIbett.
Saratoga, N. Y, Aug. 1o-Mr. Richard
Croker drove out to Dougrey's yesterday
to look over Kid Mccoy. Mccoy, who
| is bashful fellow, was thrown into
bit of a panic when Nathan Straus' gor-
geouS dog cart drove up TO the training
quarters and ne felt the cold, sizing
gaze of the Tammany cheftan upon him.
| 1t was a relief to turn from Mr. Gro
ker's serious eyes to the smiling, ever
debonair and forgiving countenance of
Police Commissioner Sexton. Sexton
! opened up one of his smiles and the kid
at once took heart and looked at Mr..
| Croker more boldly.
| Mr. Croker opened the conversation by
asking The Kid how he felt
Fine as silk" said Mccoy. II am
working hard every day, and I'm fit 10
| fight for my life. I'd like to show you
and your friends Mr.. Croker. what
| can do
The chief said nothing would suit him
| better. and accordingly the whole party
walked down to the boathouse, where the
kid" has his training outfit. There Nc
showed the visitors how 10 make the bag
| fly. The kid" thumped the bag In such
! remarkable style that for the first time
/ since Mr. Croker's arrival in Saratoga
| the somewhat wearied expression left his
| face and he became really interested.
! Mr. Croker expressed positive delight
at the exhibition, but declared that
while 1t was ali very fine as demon
stration of scientific bag peppering. 1t
| was not the real thing. He said he would
| like to see the kid" spar with some
| body and do him up. Now. when the
| Kid spars for keeps at the lake, there
! is always great anxiety 10 see him on
| the part of the boarders at Dougrey $.
and, consequently. when Ii was learned
| that he was about TO spar a couple OF
rounds for Mr.. Croker, the hotel was
emptied in a moment of all its summer
| guests. Prominent among these specta-
| tors was the Rev. Father Reagan. Of
Hoosick Falls. He had never seen n
! sparring contest and was anxious 10
satisfy himself whether the sport was
| really brutal reported.
The Kid and Doc Paine then put on the
| gloves and went at each other with so
much vim that Mr.. Straus was seriously
alarmed lest they should hurt each 9TH
er. Mr.. Croker quie:ed his fears. how
| ever, by pointing out that the gloves
We're large and soft and the contestants
really the best of friends. 1t was the
liveliest two rounds they have ever had
! at the Kids quarters since his arrival
here
When the contest was ended Mr.. Gro
ker said, admiringly and emphaticaily 10
Mccoy: You are a wonderful fighter.
and | believe you will beat Corbett-
Had the Tammany leader handed Nc
Coy out a thousand dollars in gold ne
could not have made him happier than
by that simple speech. All hands, in
fact. went about slapping themselves on
the back, and declaring that Mr.. Croker
| was greater than ever.
Mccoy himself told the reporter that
| Mr. Croker's encomium had encouraged
him greatly. and would prove a stimulus
TO him in the future