Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY JMjJE , TUESDAY , APlttL 8 , 1890.
A Youth Near Drowsier Killed while Out
Hunting ,
GY EURQLAES AT NEBRASKA OITY ,
An Onuooln Merchant PollshesnMnsh-
IIIK Deteollvu The Kcnriicy
r Ioriiliit ; Journal Burned
Out-Other Htiito NIMVH.
r , Neb. , April 7. [ SpecialTelegram
toTnr. Br.i-Thc ; | Indignation of our citizens
over the attempted rape of Miss Kmma
Hooper by Jesse Nelson has been again
aroused by the actions of Edward Buckley-
proprietor of the new ojiera. house and a
widower about thirty-live years of age. His
conduct for some time lias caused many to
think him Insane. Ho has been scon watch
ing the windows of ladles' dressing rooms at
night mid several have been badly frightened
'by him. yet nothing has ever been done.
Friday evening ho undoubtedly went on his
last winflinv-guzlng excursion In this place.
A bout D o'clock Mrs. Charles Crocker went
to her room for the purpose of retiring , when
on pulling the curtain aside she saw a man
standing near by and who s > eon approached
tlio window. Considerably alarmed , and be
ing alone , she left tlio house by the back d or
nml ran to Postmaster McDonald's , passing
by the bedroom window , where the man still
Htood pet-ping In. She passed so closely
the noise startled him and ho turned around ,
When he was fully recognized. Mrs. Crocker
succeeded In hcrcscapo to Mr. McDonald's ,
but was pursued by the villain to tlio very
door. Mr. McDonald , II. II. Mason nnd the
husband of the frightened woman , who had
arrived on the scene , started In nut-suit nnd
mice-ceded In running him to his den in tlio
Imsement of the oi > era house , but ho could not
he induced to show himself in the presence of
the iruto husband. Yesterday Mr. Crocker
went to bis roomand asked foran explanation ,
which Sir Kdwurd could not give. The pro-
jirieter of the sanctum was given twenty-four
hours to leave town in and Mr. Crocker tlo-
partcd after administering several stinifing
slapi anil cuffs. Buckley took hist night's
canon ball for a moro favorable climo.
A number of respectable ladles about town
have received anonymous letters of a very
immoral nature and one with his iiaino signed
to It. It is thought that this has something to
do with his departure.
Crete Gleanings.
CIIHTI : , Neb. , April 7. ( Special to TUB
Bin. : ] - - Knstcr services were held in all
churches of this city. The most elaborate
preparations had been mndo in Trinity Me
morial church ( Episcopal ) under the direc
tion of the rector , Hev. C. L. Brady form
erly of Omaha. In this church services were
held every day during "holy week" nnd on
Saturday evening eighteen adults received
the sacrament of baptism. On Sunday next
the IU. Hev. Dr. Wortbington of Omaha ,
bishop of the diocese , will administer con
firmation to twenty-eight new members. Un
der the rectorship of Uev. Brady this church
today occupies the foremost rank among nil
the denominations here. It is the intention
of the congregation to build u now church
edifice this summer.
At the Congregational church , in the after
noon , T. A. C. Beard , present postmaster
here , lectured upon prohibition , speaking
ngainst the amendment. A very largo aud
ience listened to tlio arguments of Mr. Beard ,
who Is well known as always having been un
anti-prohibitionist.
The long controversy between Messrs.
Johnson & Stearns who have the watorwoilts
;
franchise of this city , and the contractors ,
Messrs. Tarr & Co. , who built the system ,
has at last been amicably settled , and Johnson
& Stearns now are the proprietors of tlio
waterworks. In a few weeks the works will
be ready for public use ,
Another Hunting Tragedy. "
BmwsTiit : : , Nob. , April 7. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BBI : . ] Quito a tragical accident
resulting in the death of a boy by the name of
Miller , n cousin of Thomas and Rodlo Miller ,
happened hero today. Four boys , tlio oldest
fifteen years old , went out hunting , among
them a boy named Craig. They took along
un old musket which hud been loaded a long
time. After a short time ono came running
1-X'k saying Miller was hurt. A Mr. Johnson
went with him and found young Miller lying
dead on the prairie. The whole charge of
shot had entered his neck just below the chin ,
passing downward into the lungs. Dr. \ \ ' . S.
Jrwin , the coroner , was called and held an
inquest. For some time the boys denied any
knowledge of how the deed was done , but
finally the coroner told them they would
bo taken before the county judge if
Ij they did not tell , when the smallest
11 bnysaid : "If I tell all now will anything
I ; moro 1)0 done about it ! " Being assured that
all they wanted was the truth , ho said that
they had been trying to got the gun to go off
when John put a cap on the gun and pointed
it at young Miller and pulled the trigger.
The gun went that time , and ho fell to the
earth dead. It was learned that the boy who
held the gun told the other bovs tlmt if they
told anything about how it was done that bo
would kill them for it , nml thereby fright
ened them so that it was very difllcult to ob-
tuln tlio facts regarding tlio boy's death , The
accident happened near Kdith postofllee ,
nbout fifteen miles southeast of hero. The
deceased was an orphan boy , and his cousins
witli whom ho was living are well to do
farmers of tills county.
Kti-nuk tlio AVroiijt Town.
OSCIHU.A , Neb. , April 7. [ Special to Tin :
Bur. | A couple of fellows came to town the
hitter part of last week- mid put up tit the Pal-
neo hotel , ono registering us 13. T , Peterson
from Omaha , and the other us A. Murray
from Kearney. The ono from Omaha wore a
Mar und claimed that ho was a detective.
They started out for u stroll down ono of the
principal streets , and meeting two of the best
ladies of our city , used insulting language.
Ono of the ladies went to her husband'o ofllco
mid told him of the insult , and ho started out
on the u urpatli. Finding them at the hotel ,
ho put a head on ono of them and gave them
just sixty minutes to get. out of town. They
went , but it did not take them as long as that.
Hey llm-glni-H ul Nebraska City ,
NUIWVSKA CITV , Nob. , April t ! . [ Special
Telegram to Tun Bin : . [ Fred and Tom
Joiuvs , brothers aged about seventeen and
twenty , suns of respectable parents , were ar
rested this morning for cracking a safe in the
News office Friday night and stealing nbout
$75 In cash and papers. The boys were for
merly employed In the ofllco and have con
fessed the crime. They have also confessed
to having robbed the same safe several
months ago of about $100 , and having com
mitted the recent burglary of AVillielmy's
hardware store. Some of the stolen property
was found on them. They also hail u key to
( U-ow's grocery store mid said they have been
hinoklng good cigars for the past year.
A KiMirnoy Newspaper Itimicd Out.
KIIAUXKV , Neb , , April 7. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin ; Bnn.J Tlio plant of the Morn
ing Journal hero was gutted by fire at 50 : ! !
this morning. The material , presses and
liulldlng are almost n total loss. Insurance ,
$1N ) ; loss about f5 , < XM ) . The fire caught
from the sparks from the electric motor.
Attempted Sufuldo.
WV.VOIIK , Nob. , April 7. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun BOB. ] It is reported today that
Kate l-'razler. n most estimable young lady of
this city , attempted suicide lust night by tak
ing luudiinum , Kverythlng possible has been
tlono to revive the young lady but she now
Hew In a very critical condition mid great fears
of her recovery are entertained.
Thi ) IliitohliiHon , Oklahoma , Ai Gull' .
TOI-KK * . If an. , April 7. The meeting of
thu board of directors of thu Ilutchliison ,
Oktiir : ) > iuu ft , flulf railway insulted in push-
tttn f'/rwunl the construction of the road. It
U Mfjrtisd | that it will bo oporutcd by the
Uuurti J'itclfir.
Tim AJfiilui Html Fisheries.
VV H i ,7oy , April -Tho president has
H < / ' - > ) Uiu tu t to enable the secretary of the
t" i. , r/ ittuT full and authentic Infnrimv
t , 04 Iu | i.K4r-J Ui thu AuuiUu seal Ibuerica ,
Hl'tt It TIM ! Xi : n'H.
Tack Crook * III.
Cot.t'Mni's , O. , April " . .Tack Crooks , the
captain and second baseman of the Columbus
Association club , Is In a critical condition to-
ulijht mid bis physician has little hopes of his
recovery. He has licen 111 ten days with a
complication of diseases , the most serious
feature being inllammatlon of the bowels.
Crooks made a will today and a priest has
been with him for nome hours. Columbus
secured Crooks from the Omaha club , paying
II.MXI for his release. Ills homo Is at bt.
Puul. Columbus considered him Its best
player. _
DCS aTolncH , ft ; Minneapolis , 5.
DnsMolNKS , la. , April 7. [ SKclal [ Tele
gram to Tun UEI : . ] The first game of base
ball In this city this season was an exhibition
contest Ix-'tween the Des Molnes und Minne
apolis clubs of tlio western association. The
Des Molnes players aronll men In this association
'
ation with the 'exception of Mueuliar , Traf-
( ley , I'atton and Hoach. The Minneapolis
club is also largely composed of new men ,
and hence there was seine curiosity to sco
how they would show up. Neither of the
clubs have bad any praetleo as clubs , and
under the circumstances they did exceedingly
well. The Minneapolis boys nre good hitters
mid were doing dangerous execution with the
stick off Hart's delivery , whllo the homo
players , although freely bitting Ilnrn-
ness , were hendlng u good many files
to bo taken In by their opponents.
Hoach was substituted for Hurt In the sixth ,
und bis good work in the box and remarkable
batting , getting two hits which netted four
runs , saved tlio game for the homo club.
Duke pitched the last two innings for tlio
visitors , but could not prevent defeat. The
weather was quite threatening about the
time the game began and consequently the at
tendance was lighter than it otherwise would
have been. Score ;
IlesMolnos . , . . .0 0002202 * fl
Mlnnuapolk's . I 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 T >
Hits DCS Molnes , 0 : Minneapolis. 0. Errors
Des Moines , ! l : Mlnnunpolis , U. Hatteries
Hart. Hoach and Trallloy ; Harhness , Duke
and Dugdalo. _
Clifton lluucs.
CMPTO.V , N. J. , April 7. [ Special Tele
gram to THE Bnc. ] Summary of today's
races :
First race , selling , thlrtccn-slxtccnUis of a
mile Hudolph won , Slumber second , Bril
liant third. Time t :20j/ : .
Second race , five-eighths of a mile Planter
won , Vcray second , Student third. Time
l:0."i : / .
Third race , selling , fifteen-sixteenths of a
mile The Sheriff won , Dahunun second ,
Hemp third. ' Time 1. Ml.
Fourth race , Harvard handicap , three-quar
ters of a mile Glory won , Samaria second , '
Uapulin third. Time l:18f.- :
Fifth race , fifteen-sixteenths of n mile Car
negie won , St. John second , Juggler third.
Time 1:10. :
Sixth race , three-quarters of a mile Mndo-
line colt won , Ilnrribon second , Addio T
thjrd. Time 1:20 : . *
The Memphis Hauing : urutinoe.
Mnsn-His , Tcun. , April 7. The matinee at
Montgomery park was attended by n thou
sand persons. Tlio track was good. The
regular meeting begins Saturday next. Sum
mary :
Two-year-olds , half milo Too Sweet won ,
Black Knight second , Hose third. Time
Il7 f.
One mile .Too Walton won , Ernest Race
second , Mamie Fonso third. Time 1 i-llij .
Nc\v Orleans Uaces.
NHW OULKAXS , La. , April S. The weather
was clear and warm and the track in first-
class condition. Summary :
Five furlongs Sena A. won , Pete Harland
second , Story Teller third. Time 1 : l)2. )
Six furlongs Tom Karl won , ' Skobeloff
second , Semaphore third. Time 1 : M.
Five furlongs Lilly Lochial won , Fremont
second , Miss Francis third. Time I : ( fiy .
Handicap , three-year-olds , ono mile Joe
Blackburn won , Hurdee second , Lady Black
burn third. Time 1:11. :
Handicap , seven furlongs Friendless won ,
Tudor second , Buckle third. Time 1 : i K.
liennings Jtaucs.
Bi\\isos , April 7. The weather was
fairly good and the track excellent. Sum
mary :
Five furlongs Pntroclcs won , Vivid second
end , Acquasvo third. Time 1 : OI.
Ono mile Beck won , Pelhum second ,
Fannie II. third. Time 1 : ' 5f.
DHnlf mile Best Bov won , Corisc Colt sec
ond. Easton third. Time 0.SO. .
Tlirco-yoar-olds and upwards , six furlongs
Nina W. won , Louise second , Shotover
third. Timo-l:10'.f. : '
Handicap , mile and one-eighth over five
hurdles Bassino won , Jim Murphv second.
Dochart fell at the third hurdle ana did not
finish. Time UiiiO'j' .
Kcinpton 1'urk Jtaces.
LONDON , April 7. [ Special Cablegram to
Tin : Bii : . ] The Kcmpton park , Easter fiat
and hurdle race meeting took place today.
Tlio race for the Kempton Easier handicap
of 500 sovereigns for three-year-olds and up
wards , winning penalties , six furlongs , was
won by M. J , Dover's five-year-old Bruca ,
Mr. A. O. Bonsor's four-year-old Arista * second
end , and Mr. John Charlton's five-year-old
Treasurer third. There were eight starters.
This was the first day of tlio Manchester
Easter steeple chases and hurdle races. The
principal event was the race for tlio Lan
cashire handicap steeplechaseplate of 1,000
sovereigns , winning penalties , about three-
quarters of a mile , and was won by G. Mas-
terman's six-year-old Hex , H. J. Jardino's
aged Why Not second and E. Woodland's
Pan thlid. There were cloven starters.
Corbett'H Plain Talk.
Nr.w Yoiti ; , April ( ( . [ Special Telegram to
Tun Bm : . ] Jim Corbett , the western fighter
who is looking for a match with Sullivan ,
had something to say about the matter this
morning aud delivered himself promptly. In
regard to the statement Sullivan is said to
have made , he said : ' ! want to say that I
think it Is very unfair to speak of a man
whom ho has never met , and of who.so ability
ho has. no knowledge. Jf ho did say ho could
stop mo in four rounds I will give him the op
portunity to try it nt my benefit , which takes
place in the Fifth Avenue casino , Brooklyn ,
under the aupices of the Seaside athletic club
on next Monday night , when I will spar Mr.
Sulliv m four rounds , and If I do not succeed
in beating him ho can have the entire gate re
ceipts. 1 am also willing to bet from STi.OOO
upward that ho cannot put mo to sleep in four
rounds. "
HorNO Salo.
NKW YOIIK , April 7. The race horses be
longing to William McMahon & Co. were sold
this morning at the Boulevard riding acad
emy. Tlio most important sales were : Eo-
llan , William Easton ft Co. , 1,100 ; Speed
well , eh. m. , Edward Garrison , sW.WX ) ; Fal
con , bl. p. , O'Fnrrell , Brooklyn , $3,150 ;
ICuinplimd , Muttie Corbett , SV-'W-
A Walk Over Tor Solmofor. ,
Cmi'too , April 7. The billiard game to ;
night between Schacfer nml Daly was a walk
over for the former. Daly was allowed a
handicap of i ! < H ) points , but was quickjy dls-
tuneod , Score Sehaofer 500 , average.
U',17-17 , best runs KM , IN ) , 75 , IK ) ; Daly W ,
average 5 0-17 , best runs lb , 15 , IU.
The AVrlt DiMinlK'iciI.
WASHINGTON , April 7. [ Special Telegram
to Tim Bm : . ] The supreme court of the
United States today dismissed the writ of
error for want of Jurisdiction In the case of
I&cklcl Giles * vs Samuel W. Little ct ul , ap
pealed from the supreme court of Nebraska.
There was no decision ivmlurc.il in the Uur-
rus habeas corpus COAO.
The Sultan OIUect.4.
CoxsTANTiNon.u , April 7. Despite the fact
that the ministry supports the conversion
agreement entered Into by the finance minis
ter and banking syndicate , the sultan does
not approve of the project. It Is expected
that the ministry will resign.
Up hy u llronuho.
Doxi I'll AN , Neb. , A pril " . [ Special Telegram
to Tin : UKK.J A young man named Ilooloy
was thrown from a broncho yesterday , his
foot became fastened In the stirrup ami the
frightened animal plunged and kicked and
finally became catuuglcU iu a wlro fcuce , cut
ting and bruising Mr. Ilooloy in a most
frightful manlier. Several physicians have
been called mid It Is hoped ho will recover.
TWO uoimimiB. ; :
A Lady fioiivs Filly Dollars and n Lntl
Thirty-One Dollar * .
A genteel appearing lady called nt the no-
llco station yesterday afternoon , said her
mime was Mis. Priest , and that she kept
boarders nt ( W Sixteenth street. Then she
told about having Just been llcccod out of $ . " > 0
by one of her boarders , whom she said she
was nf raid had skipped the town , although she
would like to have the police make a rustle
for him , mid try to discover whether ho
really had gone or wns in hiding here In the
"
city. Mrs. Priest , who by the way Is quite
good looking , said she felt very much cha
grined at having been duped to such nu ex
tent. Tlio iiutno of the swindler , who is said
to bo a well known young man , was with
held.
Another Instance of misplaced confidence
was also told to the iiollco yesterday after
noon. In this ease the loser was a bright ap-
pearing.neatl v dressed colored boy some seven
teen years old , named Fred Heltnan. Fred is
third' cook on n Pullman diner running be
tween here and Denver. lie had saved upfitl
In cash out of n salary of § 10 per month ,
and.had Just obtained a short leave of ab
sence to visit his parents In DCS Molnos.
Yesterday afternoon before starting homo bo
went out'to call on an old friend living on
Nineteenth between Fnrnnm and Ilurnoy.
Wliile there a couple of colored men whom bo
says lives at JIM South Nineteenth called
him out to have a glass of beer.
Whllo they were all drinking the strangers
roblxjd him of all his savings , $11. Hosuys
that ono of them had n lame foot and that ho
had beard a little girl call the other one Will
Thomas.
A SIOXSATIONAfj AIlllUST.
Well Known Attorney .Jailed on a So-
riouH Charge.
From 0 o'clock last night to 3 o'clock this
morning were the busiest , wildest six hours
the police have known for many a week.
With the exception of about thirty minutes
one man was kept busy continually recording
the names and particulars regarding the loads
of prisoners -which the patrol wagon brought
up to the door of the station. Among the many
causes of arrest were burglary , shooting ,
fighting , adultery , drunkenness. [ etc.
The most sensational arrest of nil , however ,
occurred at UJsIfi this morning when Officer
King marched into the station with a real
funny appearing man , who upon close ob
servation was discovered to bo none other
than Lawyer Frank E. Munn , the well known
police court attorney. His funny appearance
was due to the fact that his wearing upparal
consisted of a little boy's pair of pants which
reached scarcely below his knees , and far
from his waist ; a little boy's jacket , the
sleeves.of which came scarcely to his elbows ,
and covered about one-third of his back ,
while on his head was n very small boy's hut ,
which fitted him like a postage stump on a
potatoe.
Munn was In distress anil he was iu some
thing else clear up to his ears--deep and horrible
rible disgrace. The story is best told by go
ing back n short lime.
Not many weeks ago the wife of J. E.
Knowlcs , the well known contractor and
builder , commenced proceedings against her
husband for divorce. The move caused quite
a sensation , as both are so well known. They
lived very happily , so the world supposed ,
and the world thought the wife was intend
ing to withdraw her petition from the courts ,
as tlio two continued to live together
in their handsomely furnished suite
of rooms at Fifteenth and Capitol avenue.
Munn was Mrs. Knowlcs' attorney in the
divorce matter , and since the action was
started Mr. Knowles has had his suspicious
aroused that the two were unduly intimate.
Last night he came homo , and before entering
bo ] > ccrcd through the window , sort of inci
dentally. Ho saw bis wife and Munn in n
situation which would have made a less cooler
blooded husband draw his pistol , if ho had
one , and shoot Munn dOad. With
drawing from the scene , which was
the worst imaginable , ho got a friend to
come and look upon the crime. Then ho
quietly sent for a policeman. By this time
Munn and the woman had retired together.
While the policeman wascomingMr. Knowles
slipped into the room , stealthily seized
Munu's clothes and slipped out ufcuin. Then
the officer arrived and the guilty pair were
taken from each other's very arms ,
The scene that ensued I Don't mention it !
Muun would have been taken to jail in the
one scanty garment of underwear which ho
wore nt the time , but just by chance a neigh
bor contributed the pair of boys' pants and
the little coat.
Mr. Knowles will keep Muim's clothes and
will produce them in court this morning.
When asked what ho had to say for him
self , Munn said ho was drunk , though ho
scorned moro sober than four judges , and
talked straight as a string. Adultery was
the charge put against him on the jail books.
Mrs. Knowles will bo arrested this morn
ing , us her husband said ho didn't like to see
her go and spend the night in jail.
IIHKXS.
Tlio Chicago Health Department nml
the State Ijivc Stock Hoard.
Curc.voo , April 7. Tlio state live stock
board and the city health department have
again locked horns on the question of the dlsj
position of lump-jawed cuttlo found nt the
stock yards. City Meat Inspector Lamb
recently discovered at the yards that lump
jawed cattle were beingsmugglod by ones and
twos in healthy herds and by careful watch'
ing succeeik'd in deterring and quarantining
about twenty head of diseased animals. The
state board asked that these cattle bo turned
over to a certain butcher to bo slaughtered
and turned into fertilizing matter. This the
city authorities refused to do unless the
slaughtering was done under the eyes of ono
of their ins ] > ectors. The state health board
resented this imputation and the result Is
that the guto to the pen in which the cattle
are is double locked and sealed , mice by the
city and once by the state. What the out
come will bo is unknown.
FUlt < llt.i\lt INIt.lA'l ) .
A Ship Load of Knfjar Hoot Machinery
at New Oi'leaiiM.
Niw : OIII.IUNS , April 7. Tlio steamship
Nymphaea has arrived hero from Hamburg ,
Germany , loaded with elaborate machinery
fora lieot sugar factory under construction at
' Grand Island , Neb , She also brought up
wards of ten tons of beet seed. Several tons
of this seed go to the agricultural department
nt Washington , us the department has had
applications for seed up to the present time
from over twenty thousand farmers aud ap
plications a constantly ! coming In ,
Failures.
ST. Louis , Mo. , April 7. Moses Fraloy , the
well known broker , is again in financial trem
ble. Ho has been tlio heaviest Khort In May
wheat on this market for a month post and
today the course of the market proved too
much fcr him. A failure to respond tu the
margin culls was the first Intimation tlio
tiiulo bad that ho was in trouble. Ho had
laid down on his contracts as ho had donotwlco
before , refusing to carry them any further ,
Fraley had been a strong bull and a firm believer -
lievor In higher prices. AH the market did
not go his way ho suddenly turned bearish.
The market has been going against him and
culminated today iu an advance of ii cents.
Tlio news of the failure caused cons.ldoi-.iblo
excltomtnt on change.
The Death Itoll.
HOMB , April 7. Prince Giovanni Andres of
Valinontano and Meltll , head of the house
Dorhi Pamphlll Land ! , died today nt the ago
of forty-six from the effects of a surgical op
eration" .
Sr. Louis , Mo. , April 7. Windslow Jud-
neil , president of the St. Joseph. Ht Louis &
Santa Fo railroad died today o. ' paresis ,
BOSTON , April 7. Colonel LOI.IJ , a financier ,
died suddenly this afternoon.
Ktiulfahlo Hank Closed ,
Nuw YOIIK , April 7. The directors of the
Equitable bank has decided to close Its doors.
One of the directors claim that of Into the
bank has been losing money. The deposits
had dropped down to a ilsuro where there
was very llttlo profit In the concern. The
depositors have beou notified to withdraw
their money.
HIS VETO IS "NOT SUSTAINED ,
South Omaha's Ma br Fails to Kill the An-
, nexntioh Ordinance
'
i
SEVEN VOTES SEND IT THROUGH.
The measure Is Now n Iiaw nml the
Mnyor'H I'mulnnmtion IVn * a
Kleotloii Will bent
nt Once.
If there was n single doubt about the Inter
est In the three days old annexation furore
that has struck South Omaha , the turnout of
citizens at hist night's council meeting was
proof to the contrary.
As early us 7 o'clo'ck the corner of Twenty-
sixth and N streets was crowded with people ,
who eagerly grasped nt such little bits of
rumoriis "Melcher is weakening , " or "Melchcr
will stay. " mid the spirits of each side would
rise or fall according to the reliability of the
retailers of the aforesaid rumors.
The railing that separated the audience
from the councilmatito tribe was lined early
with men eager to listen to every word nml
watch every move of the men who were to do
the absorbing work of the night. That work
was to sustain or override the mavor's veto
of the annexation ordinance passed at Satur
day's special council meeting. The air that
permeated the room was stilling. It was
almost unendurable. But the average South
Omaha man has become so accustomed to at
tending council meetings that ho thought but
llttlo of It. And the majority of them never
noticed the thickness of the atmosphere so
Interested were they in the final settlement
of the main event o'f tlio evening.
The i-ooni was filled , the stairway leading
into the underground meeting place was
lined with men eager to got a glimpse of what
was going on , mid the sidewalk was packed
with people who awaited the outcome of the
momentous proceeding , when Clerk Hector
called the roll and the eight councilmcn re
sponded to their names.
The minutes of half u dozen special and reg
ular meetings were read and the municipal
body got down to business. A small lot of
routine work , such as petitions , communica
tions , etc , were disposed of by sending them
to the new council for consideration.
Then things commenced to become interest
ing. The reporters sighed for a foaming
beaker , Ed Johnston borrowed a chew of gum
and Attorney Joe Edgerton lighted a Wheel
ing stogie.
Tlio main event was on.
Councilman O'Hourko moved that the rep
resentative of the afternoon citizens' meeting
bo heard. The motion prevailed , and J. H.
Van Duscn wns introduced.
Mr. Van Duscn staled that he appeared for
a representative body of at least one hundred
'
citizens , who had me't to protest .against an
nexation. They had appointed a committee
of fifty business men to como before the coun
cil and make manifest their objections to the
final passage of the annexation ordinance.
Tlio fifty names were read by Mr. Van Duscn ,
followed by the presentation to the council of
the following resolutions passed at-the meet
ing , and the petition in support of them
signed by the tarfparers and property owners
of the city : " *
He-solved , Hy representative { body of
South Omnlia citizen's and taxpayers that sin-
nu.xatlon at the jiie.sL-tit time Is Inexpedient ,
ill-timed anil opposed to the best tntoroib.of
the city and its ) ? ( / and further bo It
Hesolvud , That \Vfe deprecate and deplore
the attempts ot fccctaln irresponsible and re
pudiated public set-rants of this ellyinthulr
attempts to foist ujrtbu an unwilling commu
nity the Issue of annexation at this time. lo !
It furllim-
Kesolved , That thp'mayor 1)0 ) requested to
veto the HO-calleiJ nrincxatlon ordinance and
tlio council bo ast.d ! ( 'to sustain him , und that
\vo pledge ourselves to support their action In
that behalf.
Mr. Van Dusen followed the reading of the
resolutions with na.exhaustive and lucid re
view of the objections of tlio citizens whom
ho represented to thp passage of the annexa
tion ordinance. It was not an objection on
the part of tlio salmon men , but ono that
sprang from th6.sojifl business men and
property owners of tlio ci ty. Tlio tax payers pro
test cd , and it was the duty of the mayor mid
council to subseiyo the interests of the
men the value ot whoso property was in
volved. The'speaker contended that fulry
two-thirds of the qualified voters were op
posed to annexation.
The resolutions and petitions were handed
to the mayor and council and on Councilman
O'Kourko's motion were placed on file.
Councilman Savage followed the uantis"
by handing to the clerk , with the request that
it bo read , a petition in favor of tlio submis
sion of the question.
Councilman Savage spoke In refutation of
some of Mr. Van Duscn's statements. Thp
petition in favor of submission bad the signa
tures of nearly 100 citizens attached to it , and
was entitled to consideration. Omaha men
established all the manufacturing institutions
South Omaha now had , and tliero was noth
ing to indicate that the packing city would
lose anything in that direction. Some men
seemed to have the impression that if the or
dinance were passed tonight wo would wake
up in Omaha tomorrow. Nothing
was more ridiculous. The people had to vote
on the question , and if there were fvo-thirds
of thorn against it , us Mr. Van Dusen said ,
certainly they had nothing to fear from sub
mission ; they could vote against it and defeat
it if that was the case. Mr. Savage would
not state how ho would vote at the polls , but
would vote in favor of submission so that
others might exorcise the right of expressing
their preference.
Councilman O'Uourko spoke against the
ordinance and declared ho would fight annex
ation to the bitter end.
The mayor's veto of the ordinance was then
read. I lo said that while ho considered it the
right of the people to decide the question of
annexation , no also considered it Ills duty to
refuse his ofllcial consent to tlio measure at
the present time on account of the objection
able foattires of tho-proposition which fore
told its defeat at the polls. While Omaha
guaranteed certain things , there was no
surety that South'Omaha's fire department
would 1)0 ) preserved , no provision mndo for
thodhipositlon of the property now belonging
to South Omaha in fact the ordinance was
silent in every point of vital interest to the
taxpayers who were the most interested. For
these mid other reasons the mayor said ho
was forced to return the ordinance without
his approval.
Councilman Johnston moved that the ordi
nance bo passed over the mayor's veto. The
'
roll was called , Councilmcn'Sayige , McMil
lan , Melcher , Uoyd , Towlf , Johnston and
Uurko voted in favor of overriding tlio mav
or's veto , Couucilmun O'Kourko ' alone spvak-
ng out an emphutlo "no. "
The orYlinnneo was declared passed and the
people of South Omnhii will vote on the ques
tion of annexation on May 8.
Some enthusiastic admirer of John
O'Uourko on the < p.utsldo proposed three
cheers for the flolciopponent of the measure ,
the little fighter from the Third ward , ami
they were given with'n ' willTo thosurprlso
of everybody Councilman Uurko , who wns all
along supposed to Ijo opposed to annexation ,
in n plain spoken cxi/iunation of ills vote , de
clared himself in favor of submission and
went on record in'favor ' of it.
Interest was all liilhckcd out of the council
meeting by this , tityio and the auditors bled
themselves olsowlijJr/S / to console or cnngratu-
into ono another according to the Ir feelings.
The vote cast at Jit | Tuesday's city elec
tion was then canvassed. Following is the
total vote for each caudlilntu :
For Mayor W.it iSloano , SMI ; Ed. John
ston , MX ) . i.- ii
J'Vr Clerk T. E. MrGulif , M < W.
For Treasurer ! 'Ctrlinuis Hot-ton , 073 : 0. W.
Masson , M . 8" '
For Police Judgo-p. J. King , 1,105.
For Councllmen-nt-Largo . Connclloy ,
1'KO ; I' . Howlov , 830' J. E. Daugherty , 7K7 ;
John O'Kourko , fci ) ; F. M. Smith , 1107 ; D. L ,
McUurken , ( WI ; J. S. Wnlleas , Will.
For MemlMirs of School Hoard U. Swift ,
VHl-i ; C. T. VunAkcn. KM ; J. C. Carroll , 571 ;
Hobert Funston , 517 ; M. O'ConnorISTi. .
The proceedings furnished enough of inter
est for ono night , and the council adjourned
until tonight , when the reins o ( government
will bo turned over to their successors.
An Anti-Annexation ( iatlieriug.
There was a good attendance of antl-unnox-
ationlsts at a called meeting held yesterday
at ! i o'clock nt Ilium's hull. Fully 200 citi
zens mid taxpayers were proHont who were
railed together by means of u dodger circu
lated during the dav.
C. M. Hunt called the meeting to order and
named John Dee fur chairman. Juhn 1' .
Kvers was elected bei-rctarj
The work of the wrllng u.s transacted
oxpcdittously. Addresses iu opposition to
the annexation move were made by T. F.
Elliott and George W. Makepeace.
Ell H. Doud , C. M. Hunt ami I ) . F. Havless
were appointed it commltteo on resolutions.
They ivtmrted the resolutions , which were
adopted by the meeting mid which appear In
.thoreiwrtof the proceedings of that gather-
lug.
lug.David Anderson handed In petitions signed
hy actual property owners and taxpayers
ngnlnst annexation , which represented an
actual taxable property ownership of nearly
& ! ,000,000. , A petition of voters against an
nexation was nlvo presented that bore over
one hundred ami fifty signatures. The peti
tions , It in claimed , uro not signed by a single
saloonkeeper or non-resident of South Omaha.
On David Anderson's motion the chairman
appointed u committee of fifty representative
citizens to attend the council meeting last
night to presLMit the petitions and resolutions
to the mayor and aldermen ami urge upon
them favorahlo consideration of tlio protest.
J. II. ViinDusen was made the chairman of
the committee and deputized to do tlio orator
ical work for theauti-anexatlonlsts.
Itarrlng some wild assertions made by the
speakers the meeting was conducted in u
spirit of fairness to their opponents and wan
the "mill" clement
a representative gathoi Ingot
ment of South Omaha's taxpayers.
A llf * Day lor the Motors.
From noon until Into in the afternoon Sun
day scarcely u motor train stopped at the
Twenty-fourth and N street switch without
the conductor's punch registering 100 fares
and over for the trip. Twelve regular and
four extra trains were running throughout
the afternoon mid evening. During tlio four
busiest hours of the afternoon it is estimated
that fully 5tHX , ) people from the clt.y came to
South Omaha , traversed the streets of the
packing town for an hour or so , and then rode
back to their homes.
The presumption is that many of these people
ple were in South Omaha on account of open
saloons , but against it Is the fact that not a
single arrest was made by Chief Malonev's
men during the day for drunkenness. Tlio
three blocks of N street from Twenty-seventh
to Twenty-fourth were almost Impassably
filled with pedestrians during the day. They
were mi orderly , quiet crowd , out to enjoy the
balmy wnmth of the beautiful Easter day.
South Omnhii an u Market.
An Illustration of South Omaha's import
ance as a stock market was shown last Fri
day. Frye & lUnhn , who are in the cattle
business in Seattle , Wash. , were on the mar
ket last week and bought four cars of cuttlo
and six : ears of hogs , which they shipped
over the Union Pacific to Seattle direct for
slaughtering purposes. Lust season the
same firm mndo mi experimental shipment
nml found it satisfactory enough to double it
this year. _
A Neighborhood Quarrel.
Bernhurd Stlggo lives In Brown park. He
has had trouble with some of his neighbors
and fellow-workmen , whoso names arc Au
gust Looncrd and Adolph Eichhurst. All
the parties are employed at Armour's packIng -
Ing house. Stiggo filed a complaint in llio
police court yesterday morning against Loen-
erd and Eichhurst for disturbing the peace.
They will bo arrested and given a hearing.
Arrcstn
The pollicc made 1-JJ arrests during March ,
for the following causes : Drunk , IS ; assault
and battery , ; i ; disturbing the peace , iiO ;
drunk and disorderly , 0 ; vagrancy , ! K" > ; sus
picious characters , 5 ; embezzlement , 1 ; in
sane , ! ; drunk and vagrancy. 7 ; assault with
intent to kill , I ! ; d raying without license , 1 ;
vagrancy mid begging , 1 ; burglery , 1 ; petty
larceny , 5 ; carrying concealed weapons , 1 ;
vagrancy mid petty larceny , 1 ; drunk and
suspicious character , 1 ; drunk and disturb
ing the pftice , ! ; interfering with officer , 1 ;
assaults with a deadly weapon , 1 ; drunk and
assault and battery , ! i : fugitive from justice ,
1 ; minor wanted in Kansas City , 1 ; keeping
a vicious dog , 1 ; selling mortugago prop
erty , l.i
ITc Stole AVet Goods.
On the night of April 1 Myer's Exchange
saloon at Albright was robbed of a keg of
wine and n keg of blackberry brandy. Satur
day night the police arrested Pat Eustis for
the theft. They found some of the stolen
stuff in his possession , yesterday morning
Eustis acknowledged his guilt. Ho was
fined ST > ( ) mid costs and will board it out at
the county jail. _
City Notes and Personals.
R. T. Maxwell has gone to Chicago.
Temperance meetings will be held during
this week at the Methodist church.
Harry B. Upson ot Little Falls , N. Y. ,
was a South Omaha visitor Sunday.
Nettio Harrington returned Saturday to
take charge of her school at Dcnnison , la.
Easter services at all the. churches Sun
day were well attended und unusually im
pressive.
The Women's Christian Temperance union
will meet next Saturday afternoon with Mrs.
Tlturston.
The Sobotkors defeated the Armours
Sunday forenoon on the Third ward grounds
by a score of 0 to S.
The ladies' aid society of the Pu shytcrian
church will meet with Mrs. U. Ij. Wheeler
Thursday afternoon.
Emma St. Clulr , a "roomer , " was fined ? . " >
and costs yesterday. The police are on a still
hunt for a lot of her class who huviT located
in South Omaha of Into.
Tlio members of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen are looking forward with
anticipation to the opening and housewarming -
ing of their elegant now lodge rooms Thurs
day night.
Hobert Ilulchinson and Dan Anderson , two
suspicious characters , went to the county jail
In the absence of lines of $5 and costs imposed
by Judge King. Tlio police think they are a
couple of professional crooks.
Annexation is heard on every street corner ,
in every barber shop and in every saloon in
tlio city. The elecUon excitement of a week
ago today is insignificant compared with
the furore the annexation ordinance bus cre
ated.
Mil. K. A. HTI5VHXS.
The State Sunday School President
in the City.
Mr. E. A. Stevens , president of the State
Sunday school association , is in the city in
tlio interest of tlio work , and is stopping at
the Murray. Ho has como to arrange with
the railroad companies for rates to the state
convention to bo held at Hastings .luneD , I
and r > .
Mr. Slovens states that this association lias
been in existence about twenty-one years , but
until about a year ago no particular
effoit had been mndo to spread the
association over the state or increase its inllu-
ence. At tlio hf t meeting a radical change
waa made , ami since that time active work
ers have been in the field , and the result is
that th'-re are now county 'organizations iu
twenty-four counties , The work of the asso
ciation is not confined to any denomination ,
but includes all , and its object Is to create an
interest in Sabbath school work.
At the coming convention in Hastings dele
gates are expected from every county and
from every Sunday school in the state.
The people of Hastings aw making great
preparations for the entertainment of the
delegates , and an elaborate programme has
beou prepared.
At this convention a thorough exposition
of Sunday school work in the state will be
given , mid Mr. Stevens expressed the IIOJKJ
that Douglas county would send in u good re
port.
o It to the County , IIH Usual.
It is talked about tlio court house that the
board of commissioners will have to pay the
claim of Henry Gibson for ft IK for printing
1 IS.OOO bridge election tickets which was re
jected on Saturday. Ex-County Cltu'k Uocho
says that ho ordered the first Installment of
1SX)0 ( ) und that these wore lost or stolen and
telephone messages came from nil quarters
for more tickets and ho .sent down an addi
tional order for &oHX ( ) tickets. Some cue
whoso authority Is not yet made manifest or
dered btill another 50UoU Mr. Uocho says
that ho gave no ono any authority to order
tickets or to oven get those ordered from the
printing office , but bomo ono did assume such
' " "
an authority. _ _
* - -
AVI1I llonruK * tlio Hlnvn Trade.
UOMK , April 7. En.poror Monelokof Abys-
slim has written a letter to Prime Minister
Crlspl , authorizing Italy to represent him at
tlio Brussels antislavery congre-ss and affirm
ing the Intention of Ethiopia ty follow tinex -
umplouf clvilued Chrmian nulums unJ re
proas the slavery trade ,
OAKPHNTUUH AM ) .TOINKHH.
They Hold a .Meeting and Discuss the
KlgliillomQuestion ,
Si-brooder's hall wits packed last nbtht , the
occasion iK'lug a gathering ot carpenters * mid
joiners to discuss the eight-hour system. J.
Truey presided. Ho first introduced Mr.
Kolnhurt , who made a few remarks and gave
way to Mr. Milter , Ho said that there wns
no reason why tlio Omaha carpenters should
not get ! V > cents per hour for bight lioins
work after May I. Hi < had talked with a num
ber of non-union men. They told him that
they were waiting for the union men to art
nml then they would follow. Miller then re
ferred to the strike In Chicago wheio tt.iHM
men tire out. Ho WHS us confident that the
men there would succeed as ho was that he
was alive. In Chicago they bud asked for l < >
cents nn hour , but in Omaha tln > boys would
bo satisfied with .T cents. In Omaha there
were only iliH ) men. but ho was satisfied that
UK ) moro would Join if they were properly
approached.
2 Mr. Mossor said that ho had cemo to listen ,
not to talk. Ho considered that Omaha so
far as carpenters nre conccrui'd. was as well
organized us any city In the united States.
What was needed was that the union bo.\s go
out und work. Solicit tlio carpenters who
nro outside to Join them mid victory on the
foundation of any .reasonable suggestion
would crown their efforts.
Mr. Ulnko urged that everv carpenter In
Omaha sign a paper In favor ol the eight-hour
system whether he was n member of the
union or not. Another strong argument
Blake undo was that each mechanic help the
man next to him whether ho be a foreigner ,
stranger or what. He argued that the man
who had to work long hours would "soldier"
moro or less. "Let us bo our own guardians
nml not bo led around by the nose by our
bosses. "
Blake finally asked every man In the room
who wauled to better his condition to rise.
Every man in the room got un except one.
Mr. Snouting said that members were what
was wanted. Ho wanted every carpenter iu
Omaha to sign in sympathy with the eiglit-
hour movement. He thought that if llio men
only worked eight hours there would bo em
ployment for more men. Ho was strongly in
favor of unions.
Mr. Keinbart wanted it distinctly under
stood that the credit of the eight hour system
in Omaha must be given to the unions. Other
wise it would not carry.
Mr. Turney , a hod carrier , was introduce , !
and stated that ho had belonged to labor or
ganizations since lie was 12 years of ago. Ho
said he supposed that there were carpenters
thcrjjn : w.u wortta-.l for lo nun ey than
ho was being paid and shocked tlio gathering
by stating that ho was getting $2. " > per day.
A number of other brief speeches were
miido and the meeting adjourned for ono
week. Tlie next gathering will take pluco
at Garilcld hall on Harney near Sixteenth.
THIS CASIO OP TtvT'ltOWr.VN COX.
Part , of tin * HvitlonopHeard hy the
Police Hoard hast Krcnln ; ; *
Owing to the absence from the city of the
principal witness for the prosecution in the
case of Patrolman Cox , charged with brutal
ity toward Joe Smith , u newsboy , the case
was imt heard in full by the fire mid police
commission last night. Cox was there , how
ever , and when it was announced , that the
case would be postponed one week ho came
forward and said that he had three witnesses
who had to leave the city , and lie asked that
their testimony bo taken immediately. The
board , all the members of which were present ,
agreed , after much hesitation , to hear Cox's
witnesses , though Mr. Hartman said that it
seemed unfair und Mayor Cashing implied
the same thimr.
Cox's witnesses came forward and were
sworn. They were nil newsboys or snug
sellers. The first to take the stand said ! IM
name was William II. Hocho. Mr. Hartman
asked him if lie intended to leave town be
fore next Monday night and the witness re
plied no , ho guessed not , though ho said he
was liable to leave before then. At this
point two attorneys came forward and Cox
introduced them as bis counsel. These law
yers and Cox then proceeded to ask witnesses
numerous questions which in nearly every
instance were prefaced with such as cx-
prcsslpns as "Now , didn't ho toll you" so and
and so , "You think he ( the newsboy )
is a troublesome , unruly , bad fellow
etc. , now don't you ! " In this way tlio exam
ination of tlio boys by Cox and his attorneys
became , as a prominent citUcn who was pres
ent expressed it , "The most shameful , bare
faced laree ever heard. " To cap it all , each
one of tlio three boys testified that they bad
"no use" for Smith anyhow , and intimated
that they would like to "do him up. " After
hearing what the boys had to say as drawn
out by Cox and his counsel and by thorn
shaped exactly to suit their own sweet wills ,
the board proceeded with other business , an
nouncing that the rest of the case would be
heard Monday night.
Officer Dubols was pulled to the front to
answer to the chat-go ol being in a house of
ill fame , preferred by Sergeant Sigwart. Ho
came forward and in answer to the charge
said that ho left his beat to help Olllcer Kis-
siiuo try to catch a man who hud stolen a
wheelbarrow. The thief they were after ran
into a disreputable houso. Dubois said that
he merely stood guard at the front door of
the house while If issane entered at the back
door and searched the place. The board
thought it funny if itwasu't a policeman's
duty to help another in such an emergency ,
and then dismissed the charge.
A communication from Chief Seavey recom
mended the promotion of U. A. Wilber to u
mounted patrolman. Placed ou file.
Tlio boa it I was invited to attend tbo fire
men's ball April S.
Officer McCrny was granted a ten days'
leave o jscnco 1 rom April 10.
A communication from a fire alarm box
company asked the privilege to connect its
wires w'ith Uw alarm boxes already in use
throughout thp city. It seems that tlio new
company is going to put alarm boxes iu resi
dences , stores , etc. , and that it is these pri
vate boxes which it is desired to connect with
Uu > public boxes. Tlio communication w.is
referred to the buildings and property com
mittee.
Several Judgments rendered against promi
nent members of the fire am ! police depart
ments on account of rent , groceries , etc. , re
sulted in Mr , Hartman moving , with great
emphasis , that tlio olliciuls against whom
these Judgments had been taken bo cited to
appear before the board and show cause why
they should not bo dismissed from the force
for'fttiling to pay their jiint debts. Mr , Ben
nett seconded it and the motion carried with
a whizz. Then Mr. Hurtiimn went on to say
that the board bad lost all patience wit hthe. > o
members of the two departments who per
sisted in trying to dead btxit on little , old and
just debts of * li > or § . ' ( ) .
Bids were read for furnishing members of
revolvoi-s , 'IS nil
Morton & Son. Omaha , SIO.W ) ; Max Meyer , t
Bro. , Omaha , sS.i."i. ) The bids were referred to
the committee on property.
John Von Mugeo came before the boaitl
with n strong application for a pasitiun on
tlio police fmvo. The applicant bad the figure -
uro nml air of u count.
On motion of Mr.'Smith the finance com
mittee was instructed to report on the feasi
bility of increasing tlio pullco force to l'J5
men.
men.Tho doctor's certificate of the thirteen new
men recently appointed to the iiollcu fonts
were noted having been received and were
referrwd to the committee on men and dlhji-
pllno. These new men go on duty May I.
Then camu a llttlo license board business ,
Detective IJnzo reported that Louis Ilibhlur
had been keeping his saloon open iigaln.
Thomas Casey's saloon was reported having
the view from the su-cut obstructed on Sun
day , Both communications were ordered on
file.
,
KhoViin Ai.'iinllled.
Mrs. White , who keeps n sixteen room
boarding house at 30 $ North Sixteenth , liml
her tilnl yesterday tiflornoon before Judge
Hulsloy and a jury on the charge of keeping
an assignation house. She was acquitted.
This was the principal placu where IMcctlru
Vaughn charged that yuung girls wore kept
for Immoral purposes.
ThoKJi-o Itcuoril
CIIICAOO , April 7. Flrojn Morse's livery
stable this mornli.g suffocated thirteen
horses , di-MiMvi'd fifteen buggies and dam
aged tlio Ijuit'liui- th > - un. 'Hut uf t'M Lus.s
un IIMIT > nml Ou , ! 'n ? ; , 'iot )
Ai r l 7 The Nurluvve-jttTu
' Positively cured ! > y
CARTER'S these Mule Pills.
They nlso rrltove. Ills-
tro j from Dygpopaln , In-
ITTUE itlrfc-.tion and Ten ) IIc.ulj
litting , A perfect rum-
nly for Ulalucs * . Nausea ,
Drowsiness , ll.ul Taste
III the Mouth , ( \wtcd
Tongue. I'aln In the Sldo ,
TOlll'II ) I.IVKU. They
regulate the1 Dowels. Purely Vegetable.
! SMALL PILL SMALL DOSE , SMALL PRICE ,
malleable Iron company's plant was damaged
by HIV to the cviciit of $ ir > , tXX ) early this
morning ; fully insured.
Hi'cley'M Motor . \ < { iilii.
I'liit.Miri run. April 7. [ Special Telegram
to TinBr.r. . | 1'i-of. I.cldy of the university
of Pennsylvania and several otliot- scientists
made a careful examination of Kocloy's mo
tor Saturday night lust. Prof. Leldy said to
u reporter ; "You may announce on my auth
ority that John K. W' Kit-ley has discovered
a new and wonderful force. "
Declared IIIHIIIIO.
NnwYoiiK. April " . Tlio Jury today de
clared Miss Harriet Collln Insane. She is
the granddaughter and heiress of the luti
Judge Collln of Cincinnati. She has bcon
about a year in u private nsyium on account
nf her eccentric behavior toward Kyrle Bel-
lew , the actor.
Hurled the llntchct.
Iorisvii.i.K , ICy. , April 17.--At the Harhin
court bouse today tlio Spin-locks , Days and
others of the Howard-Turner party held u
conference and agreed to lay aside their quar
rel. It was agreed that if there wow any
Jurther assassination- sides would iinito
to bring the murderer to justice.
Ud'ereo Mce-kn Huri-eiidoi-x.
Nr.w YOIIK , April 7. Joseph F. MeeUs.
referee in the Flack ease , surrendered himself
this afternoon. Ho is under sentence of
thirty days in jail. He said the Judgment of
the court had worried him , and bo would pre
fer to undergo sentence to being disap
pointed in the decision of tlio court of appeals.
The lOlcctlon nt Yunkton.
YAXKTOV , S. D. , April 7. [ Special Tele-
Bra in to Tin : Ilii : : . ] At the city election
today ihe whole city ticket was elected ex
cept ono alderman.
Dallas in Darkness.
DUJ.AS Tex. , April 7. In consequence of
the inundation of the machinery in the city
waterworks there is almost a water famine
prevalent. The electric street light power is
off , and last night and tonight the city is in
darkness.
Shot at a
Anton Kent lock was jailed lust night for
trying to shoot a man at the Union I'Dcitli-
depot , whoso name the officers could not
learn.
AM > lODUCATIOX.
An Important DcrMoii in Howard to
] ; liilc Kcadiu- .
The Miproim- court \Yi.-eon.sin , in
the case of "Win- : * against tin- district
bc-hool board of education , hns recently
rendered u very impnrtunl decision iii
relation to the rondinjf of the bible iii
tlio public schools of Unit state , KIIJ-M the
Now York Independent. The ( . 'uthuHr *
objected in this case to thu rending of
Killer Jumos1 version of tlio biblein thi-
imhliu school of the district ; and llio eir-
cuil court foiUoik. county overruled tlio
objection si ml sustained such rciulinir of
the bibio us constitutional und proper.
The case waa then carried lethe
the siipppinc court of the slito : ;
and that court hns just < 1o-
cidod llwt the 1'endin-jf of Uiu bible in tlio
public schools of Wisconsin js not con
sistent witli the roust it ut ion of tlmtHtnto.
This , settles the school question and tlio
bible for the whole .state. The ground
tnkon liy llio court is , thai llio rending
ot Kill } ; .lames' version of the bible in
thu public schools , whether us n means
ot iiibti-uetion or us sin net ot worship , is ,
iiH respects Catholics who do not accept ,
this version ns correct , to introduce n
sectarian book into tlieso Mjliools , as
really as if tlio Douiiy vorwion
of the bible , which tlio Catholics
tfe > lid-opt wi'i-o thus used. This
is the pith of tin- principle laid down in
this decision ; and wo think it IN to IK-
entirely correct , and as a principle just
us applicable in Ihis htato us it is inVK -
consin. Thu simple truth is Hint our
public scliool system , subtuiiiL-d by { { eii-
oml taxation and ivyujalod by stnto au
thority , should confine ilsolf oxolusivoiy
10 the soculur sphere of instruction and
lenvo till questions rclnlin to religious
instruction sttid religious worship nhio-
Inlcly untouched , Tliero is no other
ground tlml is consistent without- politi
cal system or witli equity ns between ilif-
foront ivligions sods. I 'rotostunls inukn
11 fji-iivo mistake in di-aling witli this
question , when they claim for thomscdvos
whlit they clony to Catholics. Let the
stnto hnvo u public hcbool syslom for
secular purposes , and stop thoro. Lot
religious instruct ion bo olhei-wiso pro
vided for. Tbis is. nml for yours pist ;
has boon , tbo doctrine of tlio Independ
ent.
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PcoploVith PrcjndliicH.
Persons without prejudices are gi'ii-
eriilly insipid. They uro very nice pco-
plo morally , but iiMisilly Istclc fimo of
clinriiclor.
AVe like ini'ii who linvn uVi-itl < 'tl opin
ions ot tlii'iiovn on nil important mih-
jeets , und who mnko n slout light for
tlioin oven when in tlio wrong , for in
tlio sliurp litlrilion between minds ot
opposite pivposs.-i-sions ninny u brilliant
Hparlc ot truth is struck out.
Kvi-ry human being is or ought to b ,
pri < jiulici.-d in favor of his niilivu liinil ,
according to the Now York Leclgor. Wo
luivo no h.vinpujliy with thu cosmopolitan
who ssiyrt Unit all coiintrit'H uro ullko to
him. It is not nt-coKstnry tlmt tlio l-.ng-
lislimiin who loves Knglund should bnlo
tbo l-'roncl > , or tlmt un Ainuricnn who
inslnls Unit the Unltc-cl States is "Ihu
most onlightuned tuition undnr Uiu sun"
should doprecillollio "mother country , "
To bollovo Unit llu-iv is no plnci- like
homo is wholesome , Clirlsthm purtlnllty ;
but to liiugh another mini's homo to
scorn bccsiuso it is not u fuo simile of
onu's own in illibornl and ungt-ntlL-
mnnly.
Tboro is no harm In b-'ing prejudiced
In favor of one's country , one's family , 01-
ono' Mentis ; but your pcoplu who will
qimrrel on tbo ninth part or a hair , out
of sheer obstinacy nml litiglousm-sn of
spirit , wo most cijriliiilly il < ' plM' ,
Absolutely Pure.
A . ' ! : it ifirtitr lmu iK | > utvdtr 1'iRlii-i
t li-.H' ' " II , ! blruilglll L fa. UvVcrUllOlU It *