THE OMAHA DAILY HKEWUESDAY APRIL 5 , 1692 HE Will TAKE A VACATION President Harrifion Arraoging for & Snipe Hnnt. MUCH BROKEN DOWN BY HARD WORK Sot rrrparrd to nnJoj-Nrrrniiiirj-ItrM Until thn llrrlnp Si1 * r.ontro nr ij"lii Settled In ItrtallVu liInpton Mlorel- Inneoui ( ioBKlp. WisntsoTOK BUHKAU or THE Brz , ) r.l FoCitTnr.N-rn BTKDET , V WAMJIXOTO.V , D. C. , April 4. 1 President Harrison Intends to go snlpo booting Borne tltno this woek. Itvos bis purpose to leave Washington lor u liltlo vacation and recreation tomorrow , but ibo Beting sea controversy tins cot been fully de termined and bo docs not want to leave tbe city ur.tll tno modu * viveudl bus boon re- cexrod or something equivalent to it has bnon tgniod upon , wbich will bo about Thursday. Tbe president will probably go down on iho North Carolina coast , wbcro it Is said snipe Abound al this time ot ibo your , und bo ex pect * to bo absent three or four days. The departure of tbo president upon bis punning expedition can bt lukon us nn ludl cation mat the controversy with Lord Salis bury bus bnon bronchi to an und. Tbo president is onjoving splendid health now but be bus boon very heavily worked during the present session of congress. When the Bering sea controversy and the seal fishery 'disputes were not bearing upon him and demanding bis attenllon and time tbo many important questions before con- press nud the largo number of appointments which bo hns had to make have drawn upon bis mental and physical resources , Almost anv other constitution would have boun racked by tbe work which be has performed duritic the past four or live mouths , but aside from hdtig a llttlo fatigued now und then one would not think the president had been subjected to extra duties. Senator Warrrn'n Put Measure. Senator "Warren of Wyoming said today tbul bo hoped to got his bill providing for the cession of arid lunds to the wosletn states before the senate ut an early any. The bill bus been discussed thoroughly in the commit tee and vuriuus of its members are preparing to jirusi'iit the different phases of tbe subject to the .senate when the matter is taken up for consideration. Senator Warren said tbat be wus not at ull bide-bound In bis advocacy ol any particular clause of thu measure , and would readily yield to such modifications us might scorn necessary fur thu passage of thu bill , provided they did not interfere with the principle or defeat the great object for which tbe measure was drafted. He looks for prac tically u unanimous support ol ibo western members on the moasuio und thinks it will become u law ut this session. Mill Working fur tlie liidlnn Sun ice. Senator 1'otiigrcw said this ufternoon that bo believed ho would yet succeed in striking out of the Indian appropriation bill the pro vision which xvas inserted by tbo bouso nutborir.lug the president to detail army ofli- cors to act as Indian agents. Tbo senator intends to have a motion entered to roeon- tldor'the vote by which last week the senate refused to strike out tbe provision. Tbo mo tion to stride out lust xvcek failed by a ma jority of nve. Sonutor Potligrew has se- cureo promises from throe senator who were not with him in bis Una effort tn strike the provision out ot tbu bill , lovolowilu bim uud now if ull the senators who voted lust won ; stand by their position the provis ion will bo stricken out. A great deal of in terest has been taken in this subject und considerable fueling has boon worked up in certain quarters. ( oed J'ortuno of u Xchraslciin. Senator Maudorson has submitted to the senate his report from the military commitee upon ttie bill to pay C. L. Coder of Nebraska a claim for military services. Coder xvas enrolled in company H , First Nebraska volunteer envnlry. for three years , July 11 , 1SG1. and served until October 12 , loGi. , when be was admitted to n bospitul witn fever , wbcro ho remained until December. 160 ; ) , \vhen ho is ulicgcd to have descried. He was urrcsted August 4 , lfcC4 , and restored to duty without trial , but with loss of pay and allow ances to September 1 , 1SC4 , and bo served after sucb restoration until aischargod Nox-- ember-1 , IMiTi. Because of such restoration with loss of pay anil ulloxvnnces the War de partment holds that it bus no power under the law in this case. Such uct being a legal liar nud a final disposition of tbe case and thcro is no provision permitting the War de- parttneiit to reopen the case. Coder , when convalescent in the hospital , obtained verbal leave to be absent a. few days , acting upon which be left for Rule , Neb. , xvbcro bo .suf fered n rolnpso , aud bo assorts that be re ported every thirty days , of which latter statement , however , there is no no record but hospital evidence. Tbe committee believe Coder should be paid. I'etltioiiK ' . Nuurntkti I'rrsontKd. Senator Paddock today presented petitions from Nebraska as follows : From Fullmoon alliance No. 2,078 of Gothenburg , ottlciully Vsicnod , urging the passage of tbo socalled Wash burn-Hatch anti-option bills ; from B. H. Loud is and twenty-two other citizens of Lancaster county uud James B. .Tones and seventy other citizens of Custer county , urging tbe passage of the uuti-option bills , from M. F. Vnine and flfty-thr jo other mem bers of the regular army nnd uuvv union efFort Fort Niobraru , urgiug tno passage of bills to Increase the efficiency of non-commissioned ofllcers , retirement nftor tx\enlj-flve years' Bcrvlco of non-commissioned ofllcere , prefer ence to soldiers and sailors for civil oftlce , pension increase for soldiers and sailors and the measure known UB "Kuighum's navnl re tirement bill , " ul o favoring the enlisted men in nnx'y. lie Wiifc In thn I.nBt Sluux Campaign. The Evening Star has nn prticlo by an army ofllccr upon Lieutenant Phillip A. Bo tic us , jr. , of thu Ninth United Status cav alry , who died in Arizona the other day , from which this is taken : "Tho services rendered by bim in the lust Sioux campaign were meritorious , bis efficiency as a quarter master gaining for him high ancouiiuras. Ono march was especially notexvoiuy. Lateen on the cvuntng ( .f December 5 , IB'JOl orders were issued to break camp. At 1 o'clock the next morning Llouteuaut Buttons had his wagon train thirty-six inulo wagons Bt Hartley Springs , a distance ol nearly sixty miles from the starting paint. Such D march in such a country was by uo means BU ordinary achievement. Lieutenant Cottons was born In Switzerland couuty , Indiana , graduated from the military academy in IbWi aud nerved continuously > * vitu his reciment until bis fulling health compelled him to louvo Fort Hobiusou , Non. , for the warmer climate of southern Arizona , He was uu officer of " 1C" troop , uoxv * ta tloued at Fort Myer , Va. , but ho wr.s nol ordered there. His wife the only duughtoi ofMojor Thomas B. Dcxvoose , late of the Ninth cavalry survives him. " UlnrolluntfouK. Representative Perkins today rocom- men dud to Secretary Husk the uppoiutmeul of Jotiu Grant and Thomus Cow ill us tag gers lor the Sioux City meat inspection plant , It is expected they will bo appointed very soon. Tno senate committee on public lands to day agreed to report adversely the Mnnder sou bill extending tbe coallawsof tbe United Stales over the districl of Alaska. J. Kiniioy was todav appointed postnaitci e.t Haco Truck , Deer Lodge county , Mont. The decision of the homestead ontrv con test of Peter Bough apuiiut Myrtle V. O ven , formerly Myrtle V. Axtell , from Mitchell , S. D. , u continued by the assistant secretary of tbe interior , dismissing tbe con- test. test.On January 14. Ib91 , tbe commissioner ol tbe general land oBlco held for collection , the preemption entry of William H. Carter it the Bozeinnn , Mont. , laud district , on the rrouud that tbe section bad been selected bv tbo director of the geological Burvev us o U" ( lor ft reservoir. The assistant socruiarv of tin interior today reversed tbe decision "und dl reeled the entry uf Curler to stand as if tbf reservation for reservoir purposes bad no' ' 1 bbon made. In the preemption contest cash entry cast of William F. Kdwurds against Lionel Cam pique from North Plutto , Assistant Sucre tary Chandler today nftlrmed the decision o tbe commissioner , aUruUslug the contest. P. S. H. D. C. , April 4. * SpecU to Tut Bur.J Tbe following IU of pensions prantofl is reported by Tne Bet nnd Cxamiuer Bureau of Claimt ; Nebraska Original Porter Hoape , .lama * M. Taylor. Laloblo Shepherd , Jonathan LandK Andrew .1. Ballkngor , Andrew J. Downrr , Alrln Dennlnp. Tboo- dorc Iflpp , Albert G. Dole. Jnmes C. Tollvcr , McKendrco Domotto , Franklin Bo.vor , Thomas At. IiiarshBll , Warren Ilusco , Prod- ericit Hoidon , Lewn P. Lyborgor , Nnnoioon C. Toj-r. Increase Jobs M. Hoyl. John Hoodcroon. Jatno * Holle , Daniel .T. Lee , Volnoj- . Setter , William Allen. loiva : Oriclnal Cbarloi H. Ho.vward , Jr. , Goorce H. Moore , Alfred Hus&oll , .lobn T. Snyder , \Vlllintn Eddv. JobnV. . Garland , Peter Sewerllle , Henry H. Simmon * . Francis H. AdamKon , Epbralm L. Curtti , Cbotor Victory , BertusVcpel. . John Mai-cay , Jacob B. Trecoo , Allen A. Noah , \Yllllnra Copo- land. Thomas O'Brien , Bertram StouHer William .1. Carlisle , nollln Stills. Alexander Younkln , Newell Hotinos. Cornelius Twomey. John S. . .LluKrolli Additional Noab li Palmer , Goorpo W. Nowoomb , William H Youcp. Eli Beer bower , William Straun , Kuzc Kicks. Sup- olementnl Miles O. Stanwood. Inrronso Brayton A. Campbnll , Tbeodoro H Jenulncv John T. Bvors. Backer \Vyatt , Robert B. Wallace , Charles W. Sterotiion , Nelson I' . Summers , Albert S. Kussoll , Elliott Wotbor- b o , Jobn U. MorUn , Oooreo W. Madden , El liott P. Taylor , Ilobcrt Kunyard , WlllUm Poyton , Gilbert W. Norton. Thomas Evens. He'KBUo Benjamin D. Wicks. Oriplnol widows , olc , Minors of Asa WhitlocK , Jane Halt-lit , Mary M. Hutroll. North Dakota : Orizmol Leroy Woller , Robert J. Mitchell , Charles Stearns. South Dakota Original Adutn C. Tor- roii ? , Gooreo . Smith , Lcandor W. Collins. Hcisbuo Harvey 7. Hawson. A Clo e < Cult. Mr. .1. P. Blalre , an extensive real estate dealer in this city , narrowly escaped one of the severest attacks of pneumonia while in the northern part of the state during the rn- cent blizzard. Mr. Blaizo baa occasion to orivo several miles during the storm and was 1.0 thoroughly chilled tnat be was unable to pet \\arm , and inside of an hour after his re turn ho was threatened with a severe case of pneumonia , or long lever Mr. Blairo seat to the nearest drug store and pot a bottle of Chamberlain's Co'ugh Hcmody , of wUir.b bo had often beard , and took u number of lanro doses. HQ snys the oitoct was wonderful and that in a short time ho was oroathitig quite easily. He kept on inking the medicine nnd ttio next dav u-us able to rotne to DCS iloinos. Mr Biulze roirards his cure us sim- ily wonderful , mid says he will never travel pain without a bottle oi Chamberlain's . 'ouch Keinedy. The ( Des Moiues. Iowa ) Saturday Koviexv. i and 50 cent bottles lor ale hy drucpUts. LIFE AT THE FEDERAL , BUILDING. low Attorney linker JTarticrn When He Is > < it Ollii'rul-r iuii > l } il. Uuitea States Proiecutinp ; Attornev Baler s not a natural born humorist , wcp nor irbctlcal joker , but he hopes to ho some day , nd to that end is practicing assiduously on he callers at his ofiice. Deputy United States Marshal Jackson dropped In to see him yesterday mornitip , to discuss tbo upproucbinp execution of Mur derer Ducon , which is boo. > oJ for April - - ! , and at which the deputy is destined to play un important part , Uiouph much against his wu inclination. "Hello Jack " Bator's salutation , , was as .he ilnor opened. "I've pot home good news or you. Dixon's sentence has been com muted. What do I get for tbo Information ? ' 'I'm mighty glad of it , " responded Jack son. "Have a clpur , " and bo handed over a lie lookinp wood , which the prolocutor carefully laid away in a drawer to await the coming of Postmaster Clarkson. Jackson tnon became quite Jubilant and said that he had felt sure all along that news of the com mutation would be received , as be had al ways been very lucky in getting out of work that , be didn't want to do. As Jackson proceeded u change stole over Baker's countenance. He opened his face , the aperture oxtendinp from the center out ' ward' but be succeeded in stopping it before "t l.ud amputated tbo upper portion of tils : ioad , and slowly said : ' 'Jacirson , I was only lokiup. I'm sorry I fooled you , out the Tact is that the prrsident has refused to Inter fere and , on the contrary , has sbortened the iuioso that the hancingr will take place on April 3D. Here is the letter , " and ho held up an envelope buarinp in bic letters tbo lamp of the lepal deoartment at Washiup- on. The deputy swallowed that , too , tbouph it was an unpalatable dose , nnd he sat down in a corner nnd brooded over it for home min ites , until Bakser arulti broke tbo silence by' ayiup that bo bad only sprung another Jjke and that bo bud redly not heard a word. "Baliser , " said Jackson , carefully weipblng each word to see that it went sjxteon ounces to the pound , "there are some artists ic the federal service , but you are tbo d dest prevaricator in the covernmont omplov. When you do tell tbo truth a man can't hole thinking that you are lyinc , and when you lie is the only time that what you say has the slightest appearance of candor , reason or truthfulness. " The attorney was not piven an opportunity to reply , for a reporter on whom Baker tried to spring tbo same production as an April fool story taree days ago grabbed Jackson by the arm and took him out and bought him a big sack of tobacco and the finest cob pipe in the inaruet. He would have done even more , but bo only bad a week's salary in bis pocket , and as it was Jackson professed to fool satis Cod , Flftv cents buys u bottle of Bradycrotiue , a bottle of Bradycrotine will cure four bead- aches. MET A GUN. bturtllug JJxjicrleiicc of a rnltticl States l > itiuty MurKliul. United States Marshal Slaughter aud Deputy Jackson left yesterday for Fullerton. The latter will there rncover from a shock to bis nervous system sustained on a trip to the western part of the state from which Jie bad Just returned. Hovont to Marslnud to nerve a bubptuna on a young man who is > vantod here us a witness. The latter lives iu the country about eipht miles from Marslaud , and thu deputy proceeded thither , ipnoraut of the fact that an aged relative resides with the family. The relative aforesaid is un old soldier uud draws a pension of li-1 a month , aud it { .coins that eltner because of this or suine other reason there has btxin much ill-Ieoliuc engendered between the various families ot his blood-relations In that section by tbo struggle for possession of bis body and pension. Of course , Jack- bon did not know this , neither did he know that the old man bad been warned to keep biinsolf aloof from every caller , at all thev wanted was his money. Thus it was that when Jnckson stepped inside the door the needlessly alarmed veteran pulled n gun a foot aud n half lonp , with which bo covered the intruder and said , "Now , you pit right out of here. " Tbn deputy was afraid to run and , stepping forward , told thu demonstrative old gentle man to nut down his weapon or he ( Jackson ) would till his stomuoh full of ti-ctli. "J no old fellow wilted , and the gun was laid on the table. When Jackson revealed his identity the aped pensioner was frightened bulf to death , and bopped not to bo brought to Omaha mid locked up. Jackson was lenient , but bis nerves were still considerably suaUen when bo reached home. J'or I'urn I'riinurlnt. At the last meetlnr of the Lincoln club too following was unanimously adopted Kubolitid , That the tbunkkof tbu Lincoln chit buuxtcndod to thti uourity und cjir republican rfi.tral tHiiiiinlttui's for net Ion looking ion arc a iflorin in the luodoaf conducting primary ulcrlloiib aud the adopt Ion of thu imi t onion- tl&l fnaturuk of thu A ustnUi.m ballot sytom to such elections ub fur un uppllcablu. In acknowledging the receipts of & ropy o the resolutions Chairman D. IL Mercer o : the county central committee expressed nil sentiments an follows : A > for myself. 1 liuvo always been an adro- cul * of the Australian ballot luw in oirrtiims , uud 1 ourtaliily kbull uk-oim < the day with u dual of pleasure wliun ilio .Noliruhla ; uture will pun * u UK covernln ; primary which i'julltm us strict und conclu sive u It thu law upon our statute OooUi today coTurnlup uloctloiiK. H ii > blRli time In tnU romibllciiu Turn : of govoriiiutuit of uur that tbllilv should havu KUIIIU cnanre wllti wetiltil. llcrclofore juouey has ( lomluutoc too n.uuy iiU'C-tlons. both un election days anc In the priiuurlu . The tluie is past Hore- uftcr.it the Ivplsluturo duos iu duly , tliu humlilest citizen of ttie state witlhuvuun tguul fchowlut In U.e prluiury ulrctioui Mith the most promlnunt uud the richest , DeWitt's Sar&aparilla destroy * suca pal > oai u scrofula , skiu ditease , eczema , rheu ractism. Its timoljr use suvus many iiro& , Dr. Blruoy , nose und throat Bee bldg NELSON PEOPLE ASK AID Nebraska Oitizans Officially Eeqnestod to Assist Btonn Sufferers. FOOD AND BUILDING MATERIAL NEEDED Subscription I.Uti lltpected to lie Opened \ > f Itonrdn of Trade unit Other Or- pnnltntlmn to Help the Cy clone Vletltii * . Ltsoot.x , Neb. . April 4. [ Special to Tnc Bnr j This afternoon Governor Boyd issued a proclamation calling upon the state for aid for iho cyclone stricken people of Nelson , whoso homo were destroyed by tbo terrible storm of last Thursday evening. Tbo proclamation Is as follows : AVhereus. H has come to my knowledRothat n ( IpvaHtiitlnc tornado destroyed u. vns.1 amount of property and caused much desti tution In the town of Nelson. Miekotls count- , Nebraska , on thn ovtmlnc of March 31. IMU , renderlnc homeless many of the nioplo uud causing gro.it want anlsulTerlii g. and , Wnerpns , The representative people of that ItV huvo iippilcd to theco\uruorof Nebraska o Isiuo u proclamation ciillln : upon the citi zens of this state for aid In their distress Now. therefore. l.Jnines Ei lloyil , governor of the state of Nebraska , oo issue proclain- it ion ietiesllnc ( ] of the people ot IsebnisV n. nit of tbo fullness of tlielr stoic , to contribute ucn aid , money In subscription. clothliiE. urnlture , lumber and bullcllnp material , etc. , us Is in their power to ameliorate the con dition of tlieli stricken follow cltljons. And 1 do eiul upon mayors in the various cHlrs. cominotclul organizations , board * of r de. etc. . to further the peed work ' y opun- up subscription lists and thu rucuUluc of ut'h contributions usi'ltlzous may lie disposed to contribute And 1 flo further respectfully call upon tlio Incs of transportation for such reduction of ruluior freociiirylns of material UP the CM- ; cni'lus of the case do w iin ant. This proHaniatlon to BO Into oilrct und I > B Iu orce on and utter this 4th day of April , 1SC. ! In testimony whereof 1 have hereunto set nv hand und i-ausod to ho ullixud the Croat seal of the state Done ut Lincoln this 4th dny of April. ITO , by the covermir. JAMES K. llorn. JOHN C. AI.I.IN : , 5-ocrclary of Mate. Hoard ol TrnnsportHtlon Iteport. The fifth annual report of the Nebraska State Board of Transportation was received 'rom the printer nud binder today and is be- vend question the handsomest volume ever ssuod by tbo state. It is well printed on a ; oed quality of paper and handsomely bound u scarlet cloth. It forms n marked contrast to many of the cheaply printed volumns turned out for thu slaio. It contains 12 mges of matter , consisting of the rules ol iractice iu proceodinps before the board , re- ; iorts aud decisions of the board , tabulated statements of the Nebraska rail roads , report of secretaries on local freight rntes , forms of practice und n directory of the officers aud directors of all Nebraska roads. The most valuable part of tbe report is the portion devoted to the statistics of Nebraska roads. These comprise downs of mileage , characteristics of roads , equipment , comparative table of assets , comparative ; able of liabilities , rross earnincs from opei- ntions , operating expenses , income account , statistics of freight nnd passoncer truffle aud report of accidents. GOSK ! ) ) at the Itute House. The Commercial State bank of Oxford -was .ncorporated today with a capital stock of $ r..oou. The Board of Public Lands and Buildings aold its monthly meelinp toduy. The only Business transacted by the board was the examination of bills nnd allowing of monthly claims of the several state institutions. The Bank of Elcin was incorparated today with n capital of f5,000. The Pickering Banning company of Pickering filed articles of incornoratlon today. Dr. W. G Bell of New York City trans acted business at the state house todav. J. B. McDonald of Omaha is the new rec ord clerk In tbo governor's oQlco. William Wiuegur In Court. William VVinegar. tbe gentleman who has ucen for some time under nrrost charged with stealing a hoise and enticing a number of vounp girls from homo for immoral pur poses , hud his trial today. He proved that bo had a legal claim upon tbe borse nnd consequently was discharged upon that count. Ho was then arraigned upon tbe charge of enticing Hose aud Lillie Lobnugh uway from homo. Tne to : > ti- mony in this case was highly interesting to the crowd of men who gathered to listen to the details of a savory morfcl of moral rot tenness. The story told by all the parties would hardly look well in print. After ull the testimony bad been taken County Attor ney Snoll concluded that he couldn't make out a case before the district court , and there fore Winegur was released. The lather of the girls was present during the trial and as soon \Vinegar had been declared a free man he became exceedingly indignant and made a number of sanguinary threats acalnst the life und person of the fellow. Kock Island Allalrs. The right of wnv matter along Nineteenth street , between O and K streets , and the uoncral situation bus changed but little within tbe past two or throe days , as far as securing waiver of damages in consequence of the proposition receutly made by tne Hock Island to close P street for a distance of 100 foot west of Nineteentn. Although inter ested property holders , with but fnw excep tions , have recisterpd their consent by sign ing the proposition , none of the optious given have been closed. Of the few who object to signing nearly all admit that their property would not suffer in value by the adoption of the proposition. They are simply objecting and ask further lime to consider the matter. No monov has as yet been paid out on con tracts for property south of K street. Oilda and KnUs. Petitions are being circulated in Lincoln today asking Governor Cora to pardon Cap tain Yocum. The petitions nre being largely signed. There nre Just forty-one atvorco cases on tbo district court dockets. W. A. Pnxton of Omaha was a Lincoln vis itor this afternoon. The case brought against F. W. Little by the First National bunk of Chicago was dis missed today. Mrs. Annlo M. Starr , 5Brewer street. New London , Conn. , writes : "I have used your medicine for a number of months and find .it a 'sure cure. ' I have Buffered since a child with neuralgic headache and have spent dollars lars upon dollars on medicines for this trouble alone , without any benefit until I got your Brndycrotlne. I cannot Ih-o without it now. " IS SHE INSANE f Moryol \Voiiiun Who U Confined In the t'ountv Jail. Mrs. Murray of 4il ! ) West Twenty-sixth street , Now Yirk , bus telegraphed Chief of Police Seuvoy for information of her fainter , Mrs. Mahou of San FrancUoo. Mrs. Mahon is in tno county jail. Last Monday she was taken from the Union Pacific overland train at the requosi of Con- ducior Wilcox as insane. She was respectably dressed and evidently u woman of rotlno- meut , but intensely hot-t nervous and - m- perod. She bad a through ticket to New York , which she tore up in a fit of excite ment. She nlso bad $51 in money with her. Since bning in the county jail sbo bus kept up an almost continuous appeal to the crowd which collucU in the alley between tbe court bouse and tno jail "Assistance , please. Please make tbeso lieopln release me.'hy am I kept beret What is tbe ctiarpe against inoi What have I donel They have kept me hero now for U days. Wbv can 1 cot go on to my sister in Now York ! " In her quieter moments she tells the in mates that she U murnod to n brother-in-law of the chief of police of San Francisco , who has cruelly mtsusnd her , und that the only wants to continue her Journey to New York. Tbo authorities do not fuel like trusting her on the trip without an escort , nnd will BO notify the sister , Mrs Murray. DoWltt's S&naparitla cleanses the bloal , iucroaiestho appetite and vonua up the sys tem. U has boneiitted rnary paaple whs have suffered from blood duorJori. It will hoipyou. Jtcri ecl H Heavy Sltuclc. There came near beinc a case of electrocu tion in ; he claim department at the Union Pacific headquarters yesterday afternoon. Tne oftice is supplied with iucaudosc-ont elec tric lights nnd onetof th rwires mpportlne a desk lamp run through ) U > o cat fixtures above Ihe desk occupied by W. C. Hnphos , & rlerk. The llent vrns wurttlni ; poorly nnd Mr , Hughes stepped up oii'Jco desk to a-cerlain tbe cause. Ho took hold of tbe e-.nll iron chain connected wi b tbe cas fixtures with one band nnd with tnb other grospod tne electric light wire. In a moment be was in a honp on tbe QMS. In < hia fall bo broke the obalu to the gas fixtures , thus probably sav- inp bis life. As it wai bis bands wcro tcr- ribly burned nnd the jucmnp mnu WHS so so- vorcly shocked by the electric current that a physician's services \\era required. It is supposed that the iunbnaosrcnt wire was crossed with the wiro.of an arc light. CUHREKT TOPIC CLTJB. It * Memlirrn IHnptiMCrt An e p < or nnd Taxed Hi l.u t MehtV Meetlnp. The Current Topic club meeting at tbe Young Mon's Christian association was vcrv iulcrcstlnp last iilght , although the attend ance was cot RD largo as usual. In the absence of tbo young man who bad been assigned tbe work ot presenting the leading events of the week , Dr. Duryca , the cbalrmun , epoko of several of the. more im portant events of the past week. Among other events ho mentioned tbo death of Walt Whitman aud that culled up the discussion that has recently appeared in , newspapers uud magazines upon the merits aud demerits of Whitman's poetry. Dr. IJuryou said tbat be thought Whitman \\rittcnsome of the very best things ever produced iu this country. "Whitman was a man of genius , " said Dr. Duryca , "ho was B plain mindoj man , and a genuine lover of mankind. Things that ap pear to bo Impure in his -vork wore only tbe results of W hitman's transput-put purity. Ho took the world to bs real wbereas much that ought to be real is artificial and sbam. Whitman treated matters of life in u strictly natural mauuer , whereas the nveraco thinker is accustomed to a very unnatural method of treating n preut many subjects , nnd Whitman's \\ritiups tberefor toern out of place " Tbo topic for discussion was then taken up. it xvas stated thus. "Would it bs de sirable to have one reliable bonded assessor elected lor the entire county instead of hav ing one assessor lor each ward uud precinct as at present } " The nfllrmativo side of the question was taken by Mr. George Anther. Ho read u carefully prepared paper in which he held tbat the present system of making assess ments u us vicious and unfair , lie hclu that it xvis practically impossible lor forty assessors to inaue assessments that would be equal and fair to all purls of the county und city. Every assessor had u dillurent idea about the value of prop-rty and lor this reason thcro could 03 no such thine us oauit- uble assessments \\bile the present system prevailed. Ho believed that the respousi billtv of mukltip equal uud fair usspssmuuts all over the city should bo nlacoa upon one man. The speaker tbcu referred to several instances of unequal assessments of Omaha property. Tne leading spaakcr on the negative was Mr. S. Roberts. He held lhat the plucinp of tbe responsibility and authority of making tbe entire assessment of the county in one man's hands would be Hlmly to cucourago corruption. It would be onsior , ue said , for tax shirkers to influence ono mnu tban to in fluence forty men. The bonded assessor would bo obliged to biroassistunts , and tboso assistants , being interested only iu their wages , would bo more than likely to show a great deal of partiality. Mr. Zimmerman took up the debate for the nOlrmauvc , holding that n great reform could be inaugurated by the oloctiou of one county assessor inslpnd of ono for every ward nnd precinct. Mr. J. M. Gillan thought tnat the election of one county assessor" Iri lieu of the assessors now elected in oacb : ward uud precinct , would bo n step backward ruthor thau forward Ho believed that the present method of electing un assessor for each ward und precinct was good so far as ; t wont , but tbero should be one supervising assessor elected to superintend and direct all the ward and precinct assessors and see that they do their work ny-sVenmtically and with some sort of uniformity , Dr. Cram was asked tq speak nnd offered some very pointed remarks upon the prnclice of tax shirking. He claimed that a pre.it many -weulthy people'evadoaheir just share of the taxes ana some method ought to be de vised by wbicb overj' man should be com pelled to bear bis share of the legitimate ex penses of tbe city ana stale. The matter of taxing property held by re ligious bodies and not actually used for cnurcb purposes \vas brouput iu us u side issue and some very portiuont remarks were made upon the various ptinscs of tbe subject under discussion by Dr. Durvea. The subject for discussion next Monday night will be : "Would it be desirable to have a larger military establishment in the United States f" In about two weeks the club will bold an open session to close the work of the year. BOAED OF"HEALTH. . Monthly Keport of Vital Statistics-Some Koutine Aork. . The regular meeting of the Board ol Health was bold in tbe oftice of the city physician with Mayor'Bemls iu the chair and the full board iu attendance. The division of the city into districts for garbage purposes us previ ously reported was approved , The monthly report was presented as fol lows : Deaths , males , 03 ; females , W. Of those i0 ! were married and ( Wsinclo , S7 white nud 5 colored ; 20 were under 1 year ol ape und 1 was over SO years. The total number of birtbs reporloa wus 11R , of which 110 were white and ! i colored ; DU were males and 54 females. The annual death rate per 1,000 was 7.9. .Of the deaths 14 were from con sumption und ilfrom diphtheria. Count Pniaski burl a communication in which he claimed f ! ouoh for shooting dogs under Ihe order of the police judpo. Tbo board decided that it was not a matter for Us inierforonco. Tbo complaint of the residents of Gibson over the dumping of garoape in that locality came up again under u communication from Superintendent Holdrege of thn B. A : M. , saying ho would see that there should lie no furtner causa for complaint. Ho had not done so , however , nnd the matter was re ferred to the city attorney. The complaint of citizens and taxpayers as to cattle conals on Cuming street wore con- biderod and the nuisances will be abated. It was decided to proceed to the nrrost of parties who refused to obey the ordinances forbidding tbe dumping of refuse on vacant lots , etc. TbU will toucti some people who are amply ublo to pay their tines. There were throa doaihs from croup re ported during the month , but no cases of the disease. Hereafter failure to report uny contagious disease will result in the prosecu tion of tbe delinquent physician by the board. The matter was brought up bv Chief Scavey who considered the management of contagious discuses umuni ; thu most impor tant duties of the board. . Meal Inspector Besnflcallod tbe board's at tention lo several pieces of diseased moat which ho bad taken-'from a butcher shop kept by Frank KrainWrt , Twenty-second und Pioicn streets. Tbe butcher claimed bo hud bought tbo meat iroiiH .man named Levy. Upon learning thisthquspeclor \ investigated nud found that Levy had been in the buhlt of buying dead uud dueasoa cattle ut thu stock yards , culling thu'intmt ' up aud so.iiug it daily to some of Uiorjitcrer class of butcher shops. The board ii speotod the uiout and found that it was absolutely rotten. Chief Scavoy s&id that be v ould huvo Levy at- rested this morninp. Al a special mociimr of iho Board of Health held last week tne city was divided into seven garbage districts , to each of xvblcb one garbage man was usiigned with Instruc tions lo visit Ihn hotel ! therein dully and every private residence nt least once a week or oftetor if required to do so by the board. Tbe garbage Haulers were also rucumtueuded when possible to make moutbly contracts with Ibe residents of iho district. The garbage men appointed wcro Charles IVcsiercnrd. Ole Frodnckson zr. . N. N. Doy. Henry Combs , H. Clarke. Jotiu Trover * und Charles Preston. Tnese men nre each re sponsible lor their own district und are not ulloxvcd outside of it in their business. . This urraogament does not in unv way interfere xvitb tbo ordinance coverning ices to be charred. Tbo council xvas requested to can cel Ihe licenses of Mrs. Trover * & Son , Ole Fredrickson jr and Dalion , whose occupa- lion , by this division , is gone. Dr. BIruoy euros catarrn. BUB bdjr ! PERISHED IN THE PLATTE Droves of Cattle Drifted Into the River bj the Storm. LOSS TO FARMERS WILL BE GREAT of TYIrpnipli 1'olM Hewn Throuchout tlic Miitr I > Hmapr nt Illuo Sj > rlnp Hcllrvril to lip ( Uin l < lrralile Comiiiuiititlnii ! : Cut OIT. OGAI.AM.A , Keb. , April 4.- [ Special to THE Bcrj The big storm Thursday niput drlfttd caltlo in drove * into the Plate river , where muny chilled to doatb. Thee o s will be heavy. Telegraph coaimunlca- .lon has been cut off slnra Thursday. A arge force of men are ut work repairing the wires. Miles of tclcgrnph Doles arc lying on tbo ground. WIMIS. ftns Hint Missouri ViBltrd t > j Storiiifc. KANSAS CITT , Mo. , April 4. A storm of : rcat intensity prevailed late last nicht iu tunsas aurt western Missouri , the details of vhlch arc only Jt'st beginning to ba re ceived. So far as presout adv.coi indicate , ho storm Wai not so severe us that of lust vcck , but the telegraph lines in both stales lave buuu.scriously damaged and reports arc lot obtainable from ull iialnts where Ihe storm is Known to have rased , it may be , hcref ore , that later dispatches mav show bat tnoro lives wcro lost and ir.orc damage lone than is now apparent. The Elorm WUK of u dlfiorent character in almost every place heard from. Al Chorrv- ule , Kan. , it was a tornado. Ono inilo east of tbo town the wind destroyed six houses and two people were killed. It has been itn lossiblu to learn their names. The news of .he disuslcr was brought to Wichita. Kan , > y passenger * on Iho morning Irani Lp to 6 o'clocu toiiictl it bin been impossible to ; ot telegraphic connection \vtth Chorryvalo , ind tbo particulars of Iho disaster cannot bo euruud. Knornious Hull Moriiis. At .Burlington , K.in. . the disturbance- tool ; the form of a bail storm Hundreds ofin - dou lights wore brciKon nud much damage was done to fruit trees and crops generally. The hail stones were eight iucneb in circum- 'ercnt-e nud the fut-ilaflo which they made upon roofs of houses was alarming. At Kmporiu , Kun. , bail ulso fell , the stones measuring un inch and a ball in dinmclcr. The storm prevailed in the country dislricls iu Ihe vicinitj- Emooria nnd did great dntcnt o to fruit trees and crops. Al Fort Scott. Kun. , the storm was the se- verosl tbat ever visited tbe city Many roof were blown away , stables demolished aud outhouses blown down , beveral win dovs iu as many store rooms were smashed in and altogelher Ihe damage is very consid erable. There was no loss of life , ullhough narrow escapes were numerous. Garlapd , near Forl Scott , a town of about 403 inhabitunts , was visited by the same storm. The hail smashed cvary window in the towu and did great damage to crops in the strrouuding country. HoiiM'b Drill ( illshcil. Al Bos worth , Mo. , the storm was seen approaching preaching nnd the people , nuiurally nervous if ler the terrible experiences of their Kau- sns neighbors last week , sought safety in Lbeir cellars. The storm came on with tern bio swiftness , but as it scorned about ' .o strike the town it veered suddenlv to the northeast , in that direction Is a Illicitly set tlt'd farming region. Six houses in the nuth of Ibe storm were demolisbotl. Ferris ! \ur- dis was badly hurt by flying timbers. Mrs. vVrlcht , Ihe wife of u farmer , was less seri ously injured nnii several others were Eiichtly hurt. The storm , besides being similar to a tornado , was accompanied by n water spout , which Hooded all the erodes. WauUunda crock is out of its banks und rising rapidly. The creek is just cast of the high rock road. The road is inundated uud tbo lields lor miles down the creeli are under water. The croos there have been entirely washed out nnd the farmers will be obliged to replant their acres. _ Illjlh Wcterut Kfittricr. BUATUICE , Keb. , Apnl 4. iSpocial Telegram gram to THE BEE.J Indian creek , whica courses through the northoru part of the city , is today on Us un.iual spring boom. Jl has flooded the bottoms. One or two small bridges hnvo hud their abuttmenls under mined by Ihe flood , nnd n continuance of Ihe rise would resall iu the comnloto isolation of UlenoverValdcn nnd Beck's additions. No special damage bus yet resulted otbor Iban lo Ihe small bridces. Tbo Blue river U also rapidly rising al this point , Storm Damage ul lilttr Springs. BI.CE SruixoE , Keb. , April 4. | Special to THE BEE.J In addition to the general havoc nnd dismay caused by the wind storm of April 1 a heavy rain and hail visited this section yesterday , flooding the whole coun try. The bridge on the Union Pacific rail- roud at Mud creek , between here End Holmesvillc , was washed out uud trains can not pass. Farm work is entirely suspended. Severn Morui at .Surprise. Si'iii'iiisn. Jsob. , April 4. [ Special to Tnu Ren. I During n heavy thunder slorm tbis morning lightning struck a farm bouse on tbe furm of Abe Towner , one-half mile east of Surprise , touring Ibe end of Iho barn open from the roof to the foundation and killing u verv valuable 2-yoar-old horse , The storm was about tbo heaviest of tbo season. Much ruin fell which will delay the farmers from their spring worit. DROWNED THE INDICATIONS , I'roaliur Kijioricnre of the Mrn Wlio Were Sinking un Oil Well. The boring for oil in the valley of the Lit tle Pnplo has been abandoned tud tbo chances now are that tbe oil company will go out of business und continue to purchase its oil from one of tbe tank line companies. Wild rumo are afloat to tbe effect that somebody monkeyed xvith tbe drillers. A geutlemun wbo bus hud - ex perience iu oil matters said yesterday thut tne bund of tbo Standard Oil company was visi ble in thu abandonment of the bola Some person connected with IhU company had boughl up the drillers. In ibo first place , he said , the drillers struck tbe oil sand , bui instead of ( .topping Ihere , they went on into the rock , where the } struck a hoavv ( low of water , which drove the oil back into the crevices. This wus just what iho Standard people wanted and having accomplished tbeir objecl , it was an easy mutter for them to huvo the drillers report that tbero wcro no indications of oil. "Late to bed and arly to rise will shorten thb road to jour home iu ibo t > lue . " But early to bed and u "Little Karly lllser , " the pill thai inukos life longer ana holier and wiser. C. D. Wood worth & Co. , suooosiors to Woity < k Guy , 1810 Furnutn street , num- ufucuirerd uud dealers In hurnuas , dad dies , olc. HQT1GE Complying with general re- J quest , i BEECHAM'S PILLS Swill in future for the United S States be covered with i A Tasteless and \ Soluble Coating , I completely disguising the * { taste of the Pill without in any jjway impairing its efficacy.g i [ Price a f rents c Dor. ? ! Kcw York I > c ( > otbe Canal Strtct. 2 Rheumatism. J Symptoms. High fever , bounding pulse , swelling of the joints , with great tenderness and severe pain , especially if the patient attempts to move ; and on moving after resting hi one position , lameness , stiffness , and seveie pain. Rheumatism is a blood disease , and must be so treated. There is only one preparation of which it can be said that no instance of a failure to cure Rheumatism or any blood disorder has ever been recorded ; .and that preparation is furnished , not by science , but by Nature a harmless vegetable com pound of herbs , roots , and barks , called Kickapoo Indian Sagwa If you are rheumatic , and do not try this Nature's blessing to the human race , you are responsible for what you suffer. Here is a person who had faith. FRttMAN STRtTTOK , [ aft ralrficld. VI. . declani. "After being 3/cA / ninny months ultli Khcumatltm , most otlie time cotfinetl In bid , / uai InaurtH to try Klcitnrmonrfon / { tapira I took tlirrr bnttlcs. and It cured me t have not been troubled s/nrr / / haiir no fumpathu for anv one uihv euffcri with Kheu * niallsm and don't try Sngit-n " J 1.00 n bottle All drugplsts Kickapoo Indian Worm Killer ! PRINCESS KICKAPOO Nature1 * rctnceh for worms Sntifcfucllnn I Pure Biood Perfect Health ' guaranteed : ; ccnu OZS.FOR _ ABSOLUTELY PURE - JUSTTRY IT. co KANSAS CITYMO WHITE Specially Adapted for Use in Hard Water. DUSKY mmm T&R SOAP , For Farmers , Miners and Mechanics. Cur 68 Chapped Hands , Wounds , Burns , Ktc. A Delightful Shampoo. DU.EC VTS5T 3 NEIIVJ A.VO Bit A.1N Till ! \T- MKNT.a spBclBcror llrHterlit , Dlizineii , I'll. , .N'uu rulcla. llaaflacbe , NLTTDIU 1'roitrailon cnu od by al cobol or tobacco , \Vukclulneii , Meuttil lajirtisli > a boftimluK of ttie llrjiin. uauvla : lusinily misery drcny. ( loi'-h , 1'rmimturo Old Asu , Ilarronnen I < -il of 1'owcr In either ex Impotuncr. Jrfucorrljooa un ] nil 1 cinalo WuaknoMCM , Involuntary ljo < < B4 hnar- iiintorrlioaacauaud by ornr-cxortlon of tb3 brain fiulf-abuxe. ovor-lnilulsftncs A monlli's trcatiuunt TI , Gfor fj. by mall Wo Gua nLno nlr hnioi la euro ISaoh oraur for ( i tinXQSrlthft will Henl wr ) t ten guarantor to refund If nut curod. iruuruntoo l ued only by A. Hchrotsr Urucel't Hole aiifntb. s 1C. cor 1UU itiid 1 arouui flm Omuliu , Nb A nav anl Complete Trrntuioat , ronnlttlnr 6uipnBltorU' , Oliitmeutlu ( uisulus ; ulna In Hoi nnct 1'llla , D 1'oitltlro Cure for UrtgrnaL , lutoruul Ullna or liloodln ; Ho til MS , Curonlc llucont or Hereditary J'lli'i 7'bli Kouiedy tiui auvur txicn known to tail fl per box I ) lor ( .1. > eit by uiiul , \Vliy ruflur Irom tliU tBrrtblo dlsm : whaa a writ- Inn puaruuiite Is pOHltlrely fiTiin with 0 baxoi or relundtbe money U not ourud BonJ stamp tor Iruu hamplo ( juarautuo IM.UBJ liy ICulin & Co. , Drutflcls , bolo AKBUU. roniur i : > tb uuj Duuclui ri'iito Onmlia eb. eb.a Kupll.rtlUccr > d.Il.J.CT FBEI ( ( > .L > l > ui9r Doctors disagree. They have to. There are differ ences of opinion among the best ; there \vill be so long as knowledge is incomplete. But there is one subje'ct on which all physicians are completely in accord , and that is the value of cod-liver oil in consumption and scro fula , and many other condi tions in which the loss of fat is involved. And cod-liver oil has its greatest usefulness in Scott's Emulsion. There is an interesting book on the subject ; sent free. SCOTT ( i BOWNC , Clicroisu , i jj South stli A venue , J ew York , Your druggist Lccpt Scott'i Ciauluon of cod.Iivu oil all drugcuu everywhere do. ( t. EQUO ORDIXANCE NO. LWG. An ouUnuiird rciicnilnir Urdluaucu Nu. i"JCl , orderln : tlm prudlns uf l.aku Urout from lid ktmi'l to 45lli i-l rent. lie U ordutned by the city couuoll of Uie oltjr of Omiibu. hicilunl. TliatOrdmunto No 2UG1 , orderlnc llic crudlu ; of l.u'.c Uroot from 42d to4Mli ktrt-tiU. bo un < l tlie saiiio litircby IH rtiiieulfd Suutlou V. That tuU ordinunut ) Buail tulo ofluit uud belu force frctu uud oftur Iu patk- uco Marcn ! d , 16'Ji JOUK GltOVES , I'rosldutit of the Oily Council Avprot-od Mnrcli'JJlli. In'Jt UFX > . 1' . UCUIB. Mayor For Inventions rUOOt'RrB BY THE Bee Bureau of Claims OMAHA , NEB. Tqunl with Hie Interest of tlmir hirlnj ot.V n rciilnn thpcovcrnmont I , tlnl of INVICNTOItS win often loie ttie benellt of valuable Invention ! Imj nu nf the IncomjHitonej' or InatUintlua of ths tutor n 371 pmployrd to obtain tbiMr iiilti.'ili TIKI much cirs cannot lie ururclioj In ouijlorla ; ooaip3tB-Jt nit rullnblG Millc IOM to iiro-uru pilsT.i for ti ! > Tiku oltpatoutdippnat c-Hitlr If notoatlraljr. 11,133 t.u caru ml nklll of thu attornsr wulitbo Maw of iirotu-imlnTonton fr > n wnrfi l < ' orpirpli-j iittoniByt , au3 uf * iuln r t iv. IDSJn tlnnt uro wnll nroticte : ! tT valtl iiitdiiti Ttitf tJ IIUIUCAU bin rotntnaJ counjul urur ; : Iu practice and li tboraforo propirDj Ij Slakr * j > rdal fianihi.nl Join , fraiJc marks airJ ileiitlcr o ] > ialon > > antostiajts and rall.l- itfi mf patent * . anil ffe/BJJJ in frln7nnr i > . , < / < . , r/e If you tmvenn Invention on liana enl TIIE 11E3 nUKKAl a Btu.c'i or i > ) jt > tuirnili | thereof to tl3r with : i brlof de-tcrlittitm < if the lui ; > urtant luaturji nndyuu will Im uncj ulrlnudal lo tUu liuit cj'.riu ' u purtue Models uru HUT umiemrirj unliM * ttia inrei tlun In ot u rimpllcutHd tmtiiru. Ir nttiuri or a n. Jrlnclnion your rlcliti , or If you urj umri.u wlti UifrlnKi-niHtil nr uinurt. nulimlt thu JU itlur tu Til C IICUKAU lor a rjllablo Ol'lMON liotora scan ; 03 tint miillur. THE BEE BUREAU OP CLAIMS 220 IJco Bulltlin ? , Omab i , NC'J. C5J Thts Iluronu Is cirirunteaJ by thi OmuliB llea. lliu j'iouuur l'ies iiuJ thu aau 1'runclkco Kxamliiur Cuj this out and sena it with your ii quir.y. THE SHORTEST LIKE TO CHICAGO is via the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul R'y , as represented on this man. Turn. , dfCEDAR FJAPIDS fcDESMOIXES Electric Lighted , Steam Heat ed Yestibuled trains leave Omaha daily at 6:20 : p. m. , ar riving at Chicago at 9:30 : a. m. City Ticket Office : 1501 Far- nam St. , Omaha. F. A. NASH. Gen'l Agent. C. C. LINCOLN , Pass Agent. SfltiSW fl RCSTWCIUr FIRST CLASS I . ' TLt Xjitrcwt , Pintail &iiA Flnrit In tbe World , riu > Huuri < r wti-uiuiuiiLttQiu unrircliBa. HEW YORK , LONDONDERRY AKD CLACGOVV. liturr Saturday. NEW YOKE , uiitltALTUK and NAPLES , Atri't'ulur intcniiU EALOOH , EtCDND-CtAEE AND STEERAGE ruumuu lowom tiirm > t und Jrniu Ibo prmcliile BsarsH , nrau'H , itisjj t iLL csHiurnTTii rsaiio. izmniiun : ticket * nrullnlilu Iu return by nithur Uio iilo- tun 'juf ci > Ji' & No-tb nf Iruland ur bullion & OlliriJtur Drill : ui line ; Order : la IXT tsatsf. it ItwttA tilH , Apply lo liny ol our local Apunta or to N JtUOTllttUS. Chlcut" , IU. 31 PH135 , Undertbe itroiingo of Mrs. M , D , mm , 70 and 71 Globe IMd . , Boston Tour of 80 duyg. 4-JOa , Tour of 60 dn.vs , 4400 ; Tour of 00 auj-s , W75 ; Tour of 45 All irurulluc liotoli.ni ] ljUt ouioj ux uaiei lo GlllUVd ifarilut lo tall irltti Mri 1 rasar. July : , tilt-am klil | > brrTuiA. < uuurd I < lue , llutuaj NOitTli < * 1'K I'Aim u. tail Jonu U u.lp m- klili'AvuMA | trom Ilontou Ticnyi , I'JJ . Aiipllcotlou * mutt IxiujaJout ouw > furtUU lour enU tor circular und roluruuoa Or , Bailsj , 5 The Loading Dentist ThlrJ KioaP'Xton 'Blots. 10S5. ICIh uud I\intuui Sis. A lull M't 'f liclli ou rubti-f ) cr H lulnl TcittU ultljout ( iimrii or xmoiijlJl l ( Uf < > ] u l tliu tlilne lor ulncere ( jriutllc * e | 'ii.lfi ' . but ( lri > | idov > u TEETH tXTRACTEO WITHDUI PA1\ . AH ttlllnc ut ttv work wnnuuto * Cut Hit * tiul iur u