Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-30
FAIR A FINANCIAL SUCCESS
Reosipts Exceed Those Of Last Year, with
One Day to Come.
ARRANGING TO cHRIsTEN DIES MONIES
Former Omaha Man Kills Himself he.
cause His wife Refuses TO
Live with Him Any
Longer.
tFrom a stan Correspondent

(From a Stan correspondent
DIES MONIES, Aug. 29.-(special.)-
When the reckoning Of receipts for the
state fair was made this morning it was
found that with one day yet for business
the receipts amounted to more than the
entire fair OF last year, being $45,73O.50
AS the fair last year netted a profit Of
about s12 1000. and 1t seems probable that
the receipts Of today when they are all
accounted for will amount to at least
IS, 900, the profits Of the fair may be noted.
The management will have a surplus Of
from $4,000 to $50, 900 to show for the
week. The attendance today was about
Is, 900. The feature OF the day was the
great parade Of prize winning live stock
in the race track. all the prize-winning
horses and cattle being marched around
the track. The last Of the awards was
made today, that of the sweepstakes cat
tie herd. the prize going to Casey Of Tren-
ton, Mo. for his FIVE Shorthorns- The parade
was headed by this herd and all the
horses and cattle that had ribbons appeared
on the track, about 300 in all, and the ex-
hibitors declare that no finer parade of
prize-winning live stock has ever been
made in the west. The association paid
all speed premiums as fast as earned and
will pay all others as soon as the &C
counting can be done. Plans are already
being considered for improvements on the
grounds for next year and SOM new build
ings will be erected.
Patients Go to CIarinda.
A special over the Burlington railroad
today took $50 insane from Mount Pleasant
hospital to Clarinda, being the third spe-
cial train with insane patients the past
week. OF these about 100 were patients
from Polk county, which county has the
largest number OF insane of any in the
state. Only one other general transfer re-
mains, being that of the patients from
Mount Pleasant to Independence. An ef-
fort was made by the Polk county author
tiles to have this county set of into the
Cherokee district, but it was found that It
would be cheaper to send them to Clarinda.
The regular hospital attendants accom-
panied the insane on the special trains.
Party for Christening.
Philip s. Fiske Of Quincy. Mass, repre-
senting the Fore River ship company.
which is engaged in building the cruiser
Des Moines, was In the city today to con-
suit with the governor and others in re-
gard to the party which will go to Quincy
September 20 and attend the christening.
Governor Cummins and wife and members
of his staff will start about September
IT and Miss Macomber, who is to do the
christening, will accompany them. The
vessel is almost ready for the plunge into
the water and the programowill be carried
out according to previous arrangements.
Life-Termer Files Appeal.
H. Kuhni, serving, a life term in the
penitentiary at Fort Madison on convic-
ton OF having criminally assaulted a little
girl in Davenport a year ago last May, has
appealed to the supreme court for reversal
of the verdict, and a new trial. His attor-
neys contend that the evidence does not
support the verdict. Judge Bollinger sem
fenced Kuhni to life Imprisonment.
State Superintendent Barrett was called
to Waverly today by the serious illness Of
his father.
Resigned from the Guard.
Captain F. w. Clark Of Company 2, FIJI
ty-second regiment, Iowa National guard,
of Mason City, has rendered his ~resigna-
tion. He goes to Oklahoma to go into the
banking business. Captain H. ]. Martin Of
Fort Dodge, quartermaster Of the Fifty
second regiment, has also resigned and has
been succeeded by Sergeant Victor A.
Blomgren of Fort Dodge, who has been
quartermaster sergeant for some time.
The Peoples Savings bank of Nevada has
been incorporated. capital $25, O0O; R. A.
Frasier, president; H. B. Craddock, CASH
Ter. The Oak Lawn Building company Of
Waterloo has been incorporated; ]. e.
Sedgwick, president; ]. z. Bragdon, sec
rotary; capital, 5 1000.
Domestic Trouble Leads to Suicide.
Because his wife had deserted him, Rich
ard Wegener shot and killed himself at his
rooms in this city at noon today.
He has had trouble with his wife and she
had gone away. He procured a re-
volver and shot himself through
the lungs, dying soon afterward.
He had Just received a letter from his
hotel In Evanston, wyo., and that 1t would
be useless to think Of their ever living to-
gether again. wegener came here some
time ago from Omaha and his sisters were
with him. He was said to have been a
laborer engaged in street paving work in
Omaha, and had two brothers here.
House Fired by Incendiaries.
The home of George ogburn in the north
part of the city was destroyed by FIRE this
morning at an early hour with all its con-
tents. The family was away, camping in
the state fair grounds. and one Of the
ntlBupOIS VIM ulbCoNcItu Nno nI0 pldNCu
that the door was standing open and that
the fire had been set inside the house.
The loss was only about $1,000. No reason
is known for incendiarism, but that is
the only explanation of the fire.
Believes walker Innocent.
Rev. Mr.. Walker Of Council BIufs,
brother Of James Walker. the negro ae-
cused Of the murder OF Isaac Finkelstein,
has been In the city for several days in
vestigating the various reports which have
been circulated connecting his brother
with the crime. Before leaving for his
home in Council Bluffs last evening Rev.
Mr.. Walker stated that he believed his
brother innocent. II have been helping
my brothers attorney. in getting the
material together for his trial. After a
thorough investigation ! do not think that
James had anything to do with the Fink
elstein murder
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