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2 THE OMAITA DATLY BEEQ jflUESDAY , FEBRUARY 20. 189J. -RAISES A NEW QUESTION Vital Fcaturo of Building and Loan Asso ciations Attacked. SUPREME COURT ASKED TO DECIDE CAM C'oiinly Cltl/rnn I'nrnUli the Cmo Money llrinlvcil u * PremiumStunt Ho CrrclltiMl in I'arl I'll ) incut on tlio Original Debt. LINCOLN , Feb. 19. ( Special to The Ilco ) A case reached the supreme court today from C'ass county Involving a now point In the state law covorning and regulating building and loan associations. On July 21 , 1889V W Drummond , superintendent of the city schools of Plnltsmouth , borrowed money of the Livingston Loan anil Building association of that city with which to erect n dwelling house. According to the face of the contract ho borrowed $2,000 nt the rate of 10 per cent per annum Ho was to pay the loin In monthly Installments of $20 GG 2-3. Ho kept up his payments for some time and then defaulted payment for the period of six months , whereupon the officers of the loan nnd building association commenced suit In foreclosure , claiming that Drummond still owed the association on July 2J , 1892 , the tnim of $1 590 C9 In making answer to the petition In foreclosure Drummond alleged that he hud paid the association usurious interest , that Instead ot receiving $2,000 he only receive ! ? 1,000 Upon this amount he had paid Interest amounting to $191. In ad dition to Mils ho had puld on his stock the mim of $330 , which ho claimed was really In terest on the loan lie thus alleged that he hail paid $811 Interest upon the sum of $1,000 In the two years Ho claimed further that under the laws of Nebraska all of the monej he paid upon the stock of the company , amounting to $330 , should bo credited upon Ills loan In Its reply the building and loan associa tion defended Itbelf against the charge of usury by claiming that when Drummond made the loan the money had been put up nt auction and that ho had bid a premium of $300 In oAler to get the loan This , the association pleaded , was In perfect accord- mice with the law i ) of Nebraska. In rendering his decree Judge Chapman hold that as a matter of fact the association had loaned Drunimond but $1CIO , for which It hod exacted Interest at 10 per cent upon $ J,000 , Hint Drummond had paid In Interest flues and penalties the hum of $347 7J , for which ho should be given credit upon his loan ot $1 COO Judge Chapman therefore gave the association Judgment against Drum- jnond for $79227 Instead of for $ l,5f)0fi9 ) , ns Biicd for. The building nnd loan associa tion biings the case to the supicmo court. GOSSIP OP THE STATE HOUSE. The case of Thomas Ciimmlnga against Benjamin Emsilo was filed with the clerk of the supreme court todnj' . It conies from Douglas county. Another Douglas county ease filed In the mipreme court today was Edwin Davis , sr. , against Emerson Benedict. H Involves the uuiii ot ? 1CS 48 Volume 3C of the Nebraska supreme court reports was Issued today. It contains the decisions of the court down to September I1) ) , 1893. Volume .17 will be ready for delivery within the ensuing three months The supreme court reconvenes tomorrov , the call Including cases from the Plfth , Sixth nnd Seventh judicial districts Governor Crounsc is today prepirlng his annual quarantine proclamation concerning inntnglous diseases in Texas cattle The proclamation will be Issued on February 23 , nnd become effective March 1 The stale banking department today re- " "relvod the Ilrst report of the Exchange Junk of Franklin , which commenced busi ness last Friday with a capital of $5,000. JT. E. Garrett , luccntly of Hastings , Is caihlor. SOLD THE BONDS AT LAST. Mayor Weir nnd City Cleik liovvcu to day signed , sealed and delivered to N. C. Drock the cntlio Issue of funding bonds und received from that gentleman a check Jar $90,000 and the picmlum which he agreed nome time ago. Thus the city of Lincoln Is at last able to pay off n large block of ) > aving bonds which have long since been duo and for which the city's creditor ; , have been clamoring foi bomo months The history of this particular bond Ibsiio has Iieon nn Intel eating one The bonds were \oted for the purpose of pajlng district paving bonds which the city was unable to rcdeom owing to the Illegality of the tax levy made to covci the same. Of the $ ' )0,000 ) originally issued , $10,000 was assessed against the churches of thu city for paving aiound their respective places of worship. The supreme court decided that chinches could not bo taxed for cuch purposes. This de cision w.is rcndoicd upon a case brought to thn supreme court from Gage county. The elty council was disposed to overlook the matter and to try and compel the Lincoln ( lunches to pay their share of the cost of paving. Consequently after the new Issue of bonds was authorized the council sold but $50,000 of them , Intending to bring a test CMHO before the supreme court. This test case , howcvei , has never been Instituted and the council finally has diopped the mut ter. The council sold the bonds flrbt to n Chicago Him for a picmlum of I pat cent but the firm In question finally refused to , take the issue. Then they were sold to N C. Brock of this pllj nt a premium ot but 1 imr cent. ' SUED ON A I1HOKEN QONTHACT. The WeMern Manufacturing company of this city todii/ commenced suit against King- man it Co. of Chicago for $ . ' 0,000 damages for alleged breach of contract The company claims ( hat In 1M ) . ! It made a contract to taipplj' the Chicago firm with a stated amount ot farm implements and assigned to them a largo trade In Iowa , Nebraska and Kansas The linn not only finally refused to ucco.t the farm machinery but surieptltiously intro duced other brands ot farm tools In the ter- iltory named , thus dcstrojlng the Lincoln llrm's trade In thnt territory The Lincoln company had agreed to supply the Chicago llrm with mowers , corn shellers and v.ugon nndgntcs. It claims that thu territory ns , BlgiKHl was of Itsilf wort'i ' $10,000 LIVES WITH A BROKEN NECK Otis Dajton , the university student who hail his neck broken In the gjmnnslum one day last week. Is still ullvo and his phj-sl- elans express bomo hope of his recovery. Yesterday nftciiloon It was ( leaned ndvlsi- blo to perform an operation to roniovo the broken pieces ot the spinal column , which wro Ilkclv at any moment to plcrco the npln.il cord The operation was poiformed with amass and several pieces ot broken au.l splintered bono were removed. The joung man boemed to Improve Immediately after ho iccoveicd from the * effects ot the opera tion Although his entire body has been paralyzed nluce thn accident ho wnu ublo to detect u sensation of pain last night when u Hhnip needle wuri inn Into the lleah on the bottom ot his foot LINCOLN IN IiniEF The local Knlfjht of Pjthlas celebrated the thirtieth nnnlvc'rtmry of thn founding of that order with an elaborate entertain ment at thn Funko opera house this evening. The advance guard of the Grand Army SERIES TWELVE. FEBRUARY 20. 1894. I-I EX COUPON. World's Fair Art Portfolio. Tosccmo tlr.s superb nouve-nlr ecnrt cr bi hip six couxns | of this sales licailnt ; iHlTurciu itatei with IQccnth In coin to ART PORTFOLIO DEP'T ' , , Bee Office , Omaha. hits arrived In the city for the encampment , which meetnVcdneRday morn- IriR. The headquarters will bo at the Llmlell hotel. The Hock Island announces that It wilt within a few dayn cut loose from all ex change of trackage facilities with the Union Pacific In Lincoln. Jim Bharpcnstcln , R rolorcd pURlllst of this city , has been sent to the county Jail for sixty days for Rliootlng n gun at a colored man mined Wallace PottlRrcw. 0 cargo Haton , living at 101 0 street , was today arrested and taken before Justice Mc- Candlcsfl on the complaint of John Kasley , who swears thnt Katon threatens to take his life. I'ntoii was put under bonds to appear on the 2Ctli lust , to answer to the charge. Hold liiiiil of it ST. PAUL , Neb. , Feb. 19. ( Special to The Dee ) 121am Lewis , the young burglar who about two weeks ago broke Into the homo of Mr , T. normalised here , was captured thli morning at the house of a Mr. Hrahl , at lira ) ton , ( Ireoley county Young Lewis ban already served a term In the peniten tiary for horse stealing. At the time of the burglary of the Ilennunien house he only succeeded In getting two suits of clothes , valued at about $10 , belonging to Johannes Jensen , Information reached this city that the young man was In hiding near I2lba , this county , and Sheriff Kendall and City Marshal Klomlng went out to bring him In , but ho stood them off with n br.ico of re volvers , told them vvhero the clothes were hid , and that they could take them , but not him. The ofHcerH took the stolen clothes and returned to the city for leln- forcernents , obtaining which they again re turned to the chase. On reaching the lioube the second tlmo Lewis went out the back door and escaped. Volunteers were then called for , and P W Crow and I 1) Mc Donald at once responded and started on tlio track of the fugitive and learned that ho hud taken refuge at the house of Mr. llrahl at Hrayton Tljey broke In the door and searched the house and found Lewis In bed and quickly had him In custody. Hid Not Obstruct the Mull. FUBMONT , Neb , Feb 10 ( Special Tele gram to The Hoc. ) Deputy United States Marshal Llddlard and Deputy United States Attorney Daldrldgo of Oinahi were In the city today with a complaint sworn out by 1'ostolllco Inspector John Stccn against II I. Wlslicll for obstructing the mail. Wlshell was arraigned befoio Justice IJIIes , and as the evidence' was Insufficient to hold him ho was released on motion of Attorney Hald- rldgc. The case grew out of the assault on Mall Carrier Smith on the 12th lust , but as Smith then had no .mall sacks In his posses sion the offense did not warrant tlio com plaint. Wlshell then commenced another action against Smith for assault- Prof Ingersoll of the agricultural station at Lincoln will send Profs Card and Uraner , the first to lecture on "Horticulture" and thu latter on "Insects , " before the farmers In stitute The cecretary has assurance that Chancellor Canfleld will ho present to de liver 11 lecture at some tlmo during the approaching Institute. Ho is having * ex cellent success In procuring speakers , some of the best talent of the country favorably responding. 1'iupirl } nt a High Ituller Attavliud. I'CNDnit , Neb , Keb 10 ( Special to The Hoc ) All the properly of C. M. Howard , formerly of this place , has been attached by the Oregon Land and 'Improvement com pany und Mrs. Warren Tales of Kansas City. Howard came to Ponder about a > ear ago. Ho had several big rolls of money , which he spent freely. He purchased three or four business lots , besides assisting a number of parties to erect houses. In this way lie left several thousand dollars around town. Little was known of his financial resources , but ho claimed to get money from England , and It Is known that ho received $5,000 from there at ono time. He spent his monej with the bojs and cut a wide swath generally. Last summer ho married a daughter of Mrs. Warren Tales , formerly of this place but now of Kuncas City. The Oregon Land and Im provement company has attached his prop erty , claiming that he , as their cmploje , em bezzled a large sum of money and they had him arrested in Kansas City. The Fales attachment was for money owed the plaintiff for board. _ Woods' Trlul Nulling tlm Hud. I3KATHICC , Feb. 10 ( Special Telegram to The Bee ) The Woods murder trial is Hearing Its close , the testimony being all In. and T. N. Protit having addressed ( he Jury In behalf of the state , and W. W. Ilamsoy of Missouri for the defense. To morrow morning Judge Hardy will bpeak for the defense and County Attorney Sabln will close for the state. The defendant was on the stand today about three hours and visibly imprcbsed these who heard him with his Htory Many were turned away who sought entrance today on account of the crovsded condition of the court room. * Celebrate. KEARNEY , Neb , Feb. 10 ( Special Tele gram to The Heo ) This being1 the regular meeting night of Qcm lodge. Knights of Pythias , and they having work to do , the thlitlcth anniversary of their order was celebrated by Inviting in brethren from neighboring lodges , and nearly fifty visitors were heio. The two lodges united in exemplifying the work and then wont to the hull of Lojal lodge and partook of refresh ments and had a general good time. The Midway band furnished music for the occa sion. _ lie-suit of u Driiiilim Hon. STROMSIiUIlO , Neb , Feb 10 ( Special to The Hee ) A row occurred at the restaurant of Mat Lautlne Trlday night In which the proprietor was xtubbed , receiving four flesh wounds. The facts have Just been made public A quartet of Scandinavians had been to a public sale and after their arrival homo they proceeded on a general round-up with king alcohol ns icforco. Darrel staves and pocket Knives were the weapons used Albert Hullbcig Is under arrest charged with the stubbing Dr. i : tii' 1'iiiicinl. TAIUIUJHY , Neb , Fob. 10 ( Special to The Deo. ) The funeral services of Dr. M , L n.iton , late adjutant of the Second regiment , Nebraska National guards , was hold at the Uaptist chuich yesterday , Uov. J. G. Tate , chaplain of tlio regiment , preaching tlio ser mon The Knights of Pythias , United Workmen nnd company 1) of the Second regiment were In attendance , us well as a large concotiiso ot citizens. Thu burial services were conducted under the ritual of the Knights of Pythias llrntildi VVoiimii Arrested. BEATRICE , Teh. I1) ) . ( Special Telegram to The Iee. ) Mis. M. n. Ilubboll , who ad vertises to do n loan business In this city , was arrested today on a warrant sworn out by the proprietor of the Randall house charg ing her with procuring board wrongfully and unlawfully , and with Intent to cheat anil defraud. The amount of the bill against her Is J3I'J5 The woman was role.ibcd without ball to appear Wednesday for trial bUHpietnl 'IbliueH Arrested , FAIRMONT. Neb. . Teb. 10. ( Special to The lice ) Two strangers were arrested hero this mumlng on _ suspicion of robbing Strom's ciloro lit Chester nt clothing and about $ -5 In money. They wore selling clothing at a ve'iy low price. They will bo 'akeii to Chester tomorrow morning to answer _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ HiuclUer'H Mnjer Arriilgnnd. AUHURN , Feb. 19. ( Special Telegram to The Hoc. ) J. W. Argubrlght , the slayer of William Smeltzer , was arraigned Saturday ami pleaded not guilty The preliminary hearing , which was set for 1 o'clock , has been postponed Imlellnltoly at the tequast ot Argnbrlght'u attorneys , Two Nebniulm t'ltj I lies. NEBRASKA CITY , Feb. 10. ( Special Telegram to Tlm Hee. ) This morning the residence of Thomas Host was entirely de stroyed by flro. I/oss , $700. No Insurance. Shortly after-noon the residence occupied by William Kzgcr , near the scene ot the morning's lire , vvaa burned. Ulvtii ii Year In thn 1'en. NEBRASKA CITY , Feb. 10. ( Special Tele gram to The nee. ) In thu district court today Alfred Pugh pleaded guilty to seduc ing hU half-sister and was sentenced to one year In the penitential y. Su | ircleil nf Minting u dun. BEATRICE , Feb. --Special Telegram to The Ueo. ) A couple of tutplclous char acters named Peter Kilmer and Albert Ills- key arc In Jail hero charged with stealing a shotgun. i rnvnr tlutC'iinnl Project. HASTINGS , Fob. 10. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) The council met In special session tonight nnd considered the Plalto canal proposition nnd nn ordinance submit ting the question to the people at n special election was read nnd laid over. A mass meeting ot the citizens will bo held at the court house next Monday afternoon , before the next session of the council. bcrloiiAly Injured nt VVaynn. WAYNE , Neb , Teb , 10. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) Constable William Ritchie was thrown from his buggy this afternoon while onroute to the country on official business. His left foot was badly crushed , the bones ot the ankle nnd leg broken and the foot turned up ngalnst the side of his leg. The attending phjslclan thinks he will be able to avoid amputation. Smnll Itl.irn itt Omiiil IMiind. GRAND ISLAND , Nob. , Feb. 19 ( Special Telegram to The Bee ) The residence prop erty of Mrs. Fanny Boquet of Council Bluffs was completely destroyed by fire this after noon. A defective flue caused the blaze. Most of the household goods were saved. Loss , about $700 , two-thirds colored by In- suraiico. Dlx iKrrrithlo Diiy at Tort Itoblimon FORT ROBINSON , Neb. , Fob. 10. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) The thermometer last night registered 17 degrees below zero. This has been the most disagreeable day of the winter , wind duo north and snowing. Cattle will suffer and many dlo before the grass Is uncovered. ll'tW.IN Reports -Undo mid Oflleerft netted at Vvntcr- < lny' Molting. WASHINGTON , Feb. 10. Reports of com mittees occupied most ot the attention of the sessions ot the fourth day of the Woman's suffrage convention. Mrs. Carrlo Line Chapman strongly represented the necessity for vigorous and active work In collecting funds for the movement In Kan sas. Then followed the report of the Kan sas constitutional committee , read by Mrs Laura Johns Contributions from several state delegations to assist In the work In Kansas were solicited and $2,200 was pledged , The election of officers for the next ensu ing } ears resulted as follows : Susan B Anthony , president ; Rev. Anna Shaw of Philadelphia , vice prcsldent-at-large ; Itachacl Foster Avery of Philadelphia , corresponding secretary ; Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton of Ohio , treasurer , and Mrs. Ellen B. Dletrick ot Boston and Josephine K. Henry of Ken tucky , auditors. Fraternal gretelngs were exchanged with the Nnatlonal Woman's Christian Temper ance union of Chicago. Just before the meeting adjourned the president Introduced Miss Kate Field. She ban never been ngalnst woman suffrage , she said , but she Is and has been against uni versal suffrage without some proper qualifi cation. Tonight there was held a presidents' meet ing , and the time was consumed In hearing addresses or reports from the presidents or othei representatives of the state associa tions in attendance. Among the reports made was that of Mrs. Stanbury , the presi dent of the Coloiado organization. For half a century , she said , the cause of political equality has been slowly , but persistently , advancing Partial suffrage all over the countr.v Is the result , but thcso Inches arc enl > Rlgnlflcint , as they lead to the end ot our desire. The Colorado victory Is the first of Its kind In the world , and it comes , she said , not as the outcome of any particular crcumstancc , but because oJ all the work that has gone before. Clara Berwick Colby of the Nebraska Women's Suffrage associa tion also spoke. A FIBE LOSS. A Settlement Hits IJeen Mudo with Tliullip- HOII lielden & , Co. The loss sustained by fire , smoke and water by Thompson , Bolden & Co. , the night of the Boston store lire has been adjusted , and a settlement made by the insurance com panies. The loss by flro was slight , and the loss by smoko"and water was largely of the kind which affects the value of the goods for selling purposes , but docs not In the least decrease the utility of most of the articles. The loss to Thompson , Belden & Go's , stock would have been much greater were It not for the fact that the goods , garments and articles are particularly well protected by the firm's system of stock keeping. The high prade of the goods carried is perhaps ono of the reasons why such care Is used In presoivlng the goods from exposure to the dust , moisture , and other ordinary at mospheric conditions. Messrs. Thompson & Belden were -seen today , and they stated that the foods \\cro already arriving for the new stock. They are all belli ; stored In warehouses until the present stock could be sold out. Eveiy- thlng In the store Is to bo sold out at once at what it will bring , so as not to mix any of the old goods with the now stock , A largo force of employes is engaged getting the goods In shape to begin selling Wednesday morning. Attack ou thu HOUHO of Lords Cut Short 1 > > Mr. hpcnUci * . LONDON , Feb. 10. In the House of Com mons today the secretary for Scotland , Sir George Troveljn , in reply to a question , said the amendments ot the lorda had rendered the Scotch fisheries regulations useless , and the government would therefro abandon It , ( Cheers. ) When the cheering had somewhat sub sided Mr. Donald McGiegor , member for Inverneshirc , exclaimed "I want to ask the premier how long the government Is going to tolerate - " The Epeakcr.Rt. Hon. Arthur "vVellesley Peel , here sternly'crled , "Order ! Order ! " The speaker's call to older cut short what Mr McGiegor evidently Intended to bo an attack upon the House of Lords. In the House ot Lords , by a vote ot 137 to1 22 , the peers iccolved Mr Peyton Cobb's amendment to the employer's liability bill , which the government accepted as n com promise , nnd resolved to adhere to its own amendments. The government will now abandon the lia bility bill. _ In Court for Cilmliml I.lbel , KANSAS CITY , Feb. 10. The case of the state against James H. Smith , the populist Inwjor , chanicd with criminal libel , came up In Kansas City , Kan , today , The com plaining witnesses are Police Judge King and Chief of Police Quarlcs , whom T3mlth accused of boodllng. Among the witnesses subpoenaed are Fred J. Close , Governor Lowolllng's private secretary , and Mrs. Mary Lease. U Is proposed to chow by Close that Smith wrote a sensational letter to the governor , charging him wlt'i accepting bribes from thu gamblers ot this city , while an effort will be made to show by Mrs. Lease that Smith la responsible for the pub lication ot the letter. Mllhtrd Sihool Ilnimi DedUuted. The now $8,000 school house at Mlllard was dedicated last Saturday afternoon. It was thu date fixed for the monthly meeting of tha teachers ot the county , and ot these educators there were nearly 100 In at tendance. DctddeH the teachers theio were the residents of the llttlu town nnd many people from the surrounding country , Ad dresses vveru made by Superintendent Hill , Jacob Hauck and a Mr. Wllllamu ot this city. Thn visitors were entertained at dinner and supper by tha residents of the town. - > i - United Mute * Mutual All Might. NEW YORK , Feb. 10. Thu report of Deputy - uty ComniUslouerot Insurance Michael Shan non on tlm uflalrs ot tbo United States Mutual Accident association has bein made public. He Qnda the atuoclutlon with a splon- dld plant , and In a condition to commend Itself to people desiring such Indemnity as It offers and effectually disposes ot the chorees affecting It * financial standing. TALKED SIBLING AGAIN < * * Tl B' | Fire and Policy Oomrmssionors Express Tliemselvc at Length. STRICKLER OPEfJLY INSULTS THE MAYOR lint Ho Aflcrulird Mnl < e nil Apology Jtcsolutlon favoring .Supprcitaloii ot the % lco I'KMed yu Hlloa of More Specific Action Deferred , ( i Mr. Coburn , at the meeting of the flro nnd police commissioners last evening , fulfilled his promise to say something on the gam bling question. v Ho said ho had n great deal ot respect for men w ho had appeared before the board w Itli reference to gambling nnd other vices , but ho had taken the oathjpt office nnd was io sponslblo to his own conscience , nnd ho might differ with them as to the best course to pursue. Ho questioned the policy of espe cially stringent action against this or nny particular vice. Ho concluded thut this board was not esroelnlly chprAoJ with the duty that was sought to bo placed upon It , but was created for another purpose , nnd that the city council was the body which should take action If any was taken. Ho cited numerous sections of the city charter to sustain his view of the case. He also stated that the major was responsible to his own sense ot duty for his action In regard to promoting the general welfare of the city. Ho held that the province of the board was to look after the personnel of the police department and see that It was composed of fit men and that proper discipline was enforced Ho was not aware of any ordinance of the city by which the board could order the police to close the gambling houses. He believed In leaving to each department of the govern ment the duties and responsibilities that the charter Imposed upon them. Mr. Coburn claimed that the discretion allowed by law and practice to every public officer In this instance belonged first to the council , and second , to the mayor. Ho claimed that nil efforts to entirely erad icate the evils springing from the passions of men , such as gambling or prostitution , by legislation or Its radical enforcement had utterly failed , and in' the control of them all executive officers had left to them a certain amount of discretion. Mr. Strlckler called the main resolution from the table , Instructing the chief of police to close up the gambling houses. He stated that ho would relntroduco a similar ono If thcro was no objection to this , as ho wanted to force the board , If possible , to do what ho considered to bo Its duty. Mr. Strlckler stated that he proposed to keep up his efforts until the board came to a direct vote on the question. Mr. Coburn said ho didn't bellevo Mr. Strlckler believed the board had any right to make the proposed order to the chief. Mr. Strlckler said In answer to a question by Mr. Hartman that the only change in tlib disorderly house ordinance was the rais ing of the flnu from $20 or less to not to exceed $200 , and Mayor Bemls stated that was the ordlnancq io had approved , and was the only portion of the legislation on the subject which hefras in any way responsi ble for. di < MAYOR ANDjTHE ORDINANCE Mayor Bemls said hosvvould like to refresh the minds of the jnembers of the board ns to this ordinance , _ ! ! was presented to him when ho had , been In office only a few months , and on Its presentation to him he consulted many prominent persons nnd they advised hlmntoislgn It. During the anti-vice crusade > the board refused to act und finally turned lt..over to him. After It had been turned'wqr' to him he consulted the police and others as to the best methods ot controlling t.hq cylls and had done what ho thought best that ; good order might be had and the Interests of the city conserved. Jn spite of this , every week or so some one made a grnnd"starid play on the subject , but as for him.fie1 } , ilid riot propose to stultify himself , by , voting for n resolution which was Intended as ono of censure In Respect to him. If the board wanted to pass the Strlckler resolution It could do so , but he was confident that during his admin istration the city had been as well controlled ns any In the land and ho thought the election last fall was a pretty emphatic en dorsement of his policy. Mr. Smith thought the substitute offered by Mr. Hartman was commendatory ot the mayor. Mr. Hartman's resolution is as follows : Uesolved , That It Is the sense of this board that all laws nnd ordinances be en forced In such matters as In the discretion of the major will best maintain good older in the city of Omaha , and as will most effi ciently suppress the commission ot crime or misdemeanors In accordance with the pio- vlslons of the charter and ordinances made thereunder. Uesolved , Thnt it Is the sense of this board that cramblfnir should bo mmnresspd in this city and that all gambling houses should be closed. Mr. Hartman was called to the chair and Mr. Ucmls offered to amend the resolution of the mayor. " Mr. Strlcklor made the point of order that Mr. Coburn could not second the amendment , as ho had seconded the original resolution , and the point was sustained. Mr. BVmls offered to amend by Inserting "chief of police" In place ot "mayor , " but this failed for the same reason. reason.STRICKLER'S STRICKLER'S SLAP AT BEMIS. Mr. Strlckler Insisted that his resolution was not Intended as ono of censure for the major , and said that officer had no right to ascribe ulterior motives to him. Mayor Bomls said that when the board refused to take any action on the question , but had referred It to him , ho had done what he thought was for the best , and that under his administration the ovlls com plained of had been better controlled than they had previously been. Mr. Strlckler retorted that he thought the mayor needed cftnsure. The major said this romr-rk bore out his statement that the whole matter was brought up to club him , but ho was willing to abide by the result accomplished ; that ho had nothing In common with the gamblers , but only adopted what ho considered the best method of controlling the evil when the board shifted the burden on to him , which some members now desired to lift , because they saw in It a chance to slap him in the face. face.Tho Hartman substitute was lost by the following voteCoburn and Hartman. aye ; Smith and Strlckler , no ; the mayor not , . , , , , The question then occurred on the original resolution of Mr. Strtckler , which is as follows Whereas , This lionrd has Just passed a resolution declnrlnit in favor ot suppressing gambling In this 'ty , und Whereas , It him.cQiiio to the knowledge ) of the boaul that gambling ' being curt led on In the city ot Omaha In a number of places , and . Whi'reitH , There Is no warrant In law fet the toleration of gUmWlnpf within the city , but on the eontiaiy gambling und the help ing of gambling plncemlH In direct violation of tln < laws of thd stlito and city ; there- UciioUeil , Hy thin board that the chief of police of tills . .rUr bo and Is hereby itiHti uuted to enforce the laws and ordl- nanceM ngalnst gfunljllni ; und the keening of housed and to repdrt to this board ut Its ne\t meeting what hu has done In pur suance to thin resolution , This was carrletU * liftman , Smith , Strlck ler and Culmri ) voting' jiye WISHED , , } POLOGIZE. Ily this time Mr Btrlcklor had cooled down and united thafciho wished to apologize to the mayor lor the language ho hud used and the statement ha had made concerning him , and that ho had only the IcIinlllcHt feelings toward him and appreciated the fact that they all had u right to their opinions as to the best policy to bo pursued In the matter. The mayor accepted the apology. Chief Seavey asked that the board give him some definite Instructions as to what It wished him to do since tbo passage ot the resolution , and Strlckler Introduced the following resolution : Mr , Coburn asked that this lla over for ono weak and after some discussion Mr Strlckler contented. LOOKING WJO ITSPURSE. . The report of the finance , committee ihovvad that the expenses ot operating the police de partment In 189. ! W $35.830.03 , in 1893 , The committee ostlnated that the depart ment could bo conducted an Ita preaunt basis for the current year fcr $93,000. The report estimates thnt the resources of the depart ment for the jear would be as follow Ninety ptir cent of 5-inlll levy , $91,44995 , bal ance on Imnd January 1 , 1S9I , $5,013.95 ; total , $97,093.00. The committee also estimates there will bo $ S,000 colccted from buck taxes , but this could not bo depended upon until they were collected , as the amount was uncertain. The report was laid over for future consideration , Michael Cavanaugh , driver of truck 3 , was granted his annual leave of absence , Patrolman C. II , Monroe was granted ten days' annual leave of absence. Mayor Heinle nominated Edward A. Taylor as special policeman In connection with his duties ns sanitary Inspector and the appoint ment was concurred In. The committee on laws , ordinances and regulation reported that in view of the fact that the steam Inspector had reported ad versely on the qualifications of George P. Wlndhelin as engineer of the flro steamer that ho be placed back In his former posi tion as captain of a company. The report was laid outdo temporarily , The committee reported favorably on the petition of the police alarm operator to bo allowed the benefits of the Police Relief ns- uoclatlon and the report was adopted Mr. Smith offered a resolution , which was carried , to the effect that no licenses ho granted to saloons opposite the public school buildings or on property adjacent thereto. THE KEAB-END BRAKEMAN. nnil Torpedoes lUirdrn Ills HiitroHptM tl n Hour * . After such a collision as that which oc curred on the Delaware , Lackawanna & Western railroad on January 15 , says the New York Sun , ono hears much about the rear end brnkenian. Indeed the whole re sponsibility for this terrible accident whlcfi cost thirteen men their lives , seems to llo between the roar end brakcman of the ex press and the engineer of the local that fol lowed all too swiftly. Heretofore popular admiration has been about equally divided between the conductor with his brass but * tons and his ticket punch , and the grimy , watchful genius in the cab , who pulls the lever and makes the wheels go round. It would seem , however , that the modest young man In blue , who stands Idly gazing out of the rear window of the last car , is also entitled to his share of the praise. Ho Is not lounging , he Is on duty , and his duty Is to watch the approach to the rear with the some fidelity that the en gineer bestows upon the forward prospect. Every train Is equipped with a conductoi , a baggage master , a rear end brakeman , and a forward brakcman. Very long trains sometimes hao also a center brakeman. The rear end brakcman has graduated from the lower orders of brakcmen Ho Is the flower of his class Henceforth there is no higher honor for him till ho steps out of the rank of brakeman altogether and be comes a baggage master The bagago mas ter Is a conductor In embryo , and on trains of more than four cars ho gathers up the tickets In the extra cars nearest the baggage car. Ho Is generally lord ot the smoker. The rear-end brakeman Is a walking ar senal. On duty or oft , his pockets nro filled with detonating torpedoes , with long flexi ble lead strips attached to fasten them se curely to the track. These torpedoes are nearly as largo as a silver dollar , and the explosive is contained in half a doron caps hidden and protected under a mass of black wax. Ho has half a do/en red Hags on hand and several colored lanterns. All around the lower part of the lanterns are hung tor pedoes of a different sort fiom those car ried In the pockets. The lantern torpedoes are said to make less noise than the others. On these roads that do not have the block sjstem of signals the rear end brakeman's busy day Is whenever there Is a fog. It is then his duty , If the tialn stops between stations , to get oft with flag and torpedoes and run back to signal the train following. Of course his own train goes on without him , and he has to clamber aboard the other train. His place 's Immediately taken by the forward brake ian , and. If there should be another stop I ween stations requiring this brakeman to c r p off , the baggage mas ter has to condi ° nd to the post ot rear lookout. Thenvo been times when the baggngo master to drop off to signal the following train. . that event the lone conductor , like the ancient mariner , consti tutes the whole crew in his own person , and makes the remainder ot the trip with one eye peeled for a big engine looming out of the fog in the rear. A regular station is always a place of comparative safety. Approaching engineers are on the lookout for obstructions and have their locomotives well In hand. When the ttain stops at a regular station , therefore , the rear end brakcman hurries to the front of the last car and assists the ladles to alight from the two adjoining platforms with every appearance of disinterested gal lantry. Ho wears a pink in his buttonhole and a smile upon his face , and not ono girl in a thousand who returns the smile has any suspicion of the load of responsibility that Is upon his mind or the weight of the torpedoes that are In his pockets. . KID. Governor Hushes of Arl/oim IncroiiBcs the Hmvurd for Ills Capture. TUCSON , Ariz. , Feb. 19. Advices from Bunker Hill , where Apache Kid made his recent fight , state that Apache scouts , who examined the dead squaw , say she was Kid's wife , and they were cm onto from Mexico to the San Carlos reservation. The squaw had on a ring with six marks , which the Apaches say represent six murders. These , added to eleven others which Kid and his followers have committed during the lust two years In Arizona , Indicate the ravages ot this renegade. It is asserted he has Killed three times as many Mexicans In Sonora. Governor Hughes has Issued a reward of $5,000 for the Kid dead or alive. The governor has for the last three mpnths been devising means by which the wily savage could bo taken. A heavy snow fall In the mountains gives hope of success. Outsldo ot Kid and his followers thcro nro no Indian troubles. Do not go tiav cling without a bottle ot Salvation Oil. It cuics a bruise at once. 2Gc. Paving Con 1 1 act or Klloy Compliiln * . The officials of the street railway com pany have- been cited to appear before the Board of Public Works and listen to the pre sentation of a vigorous kick by Paving Con tractor Hlley. It boems that the company has not jet paved that part ot Twenty-ninth street from Hickory to Arbor street that IB taken up by its tracks , although the street on either side has been paved The water has accumulated In the ditches that ma thus created In the center of the street and has washed under the paving , to the great an- nojanco and apprehension as well as possi ble heavy expense of the contractor , who has not jot received his pay. Ho strenuously ob jects to having to do the work over again fur nothing because of the failure of the street railway company to put In its paving Tllrd u Cross Mill. INDIANAPOLIS , Teb 19. The American Trust and Savings bank of Chicago has filed a cross bill In the Premier Steel works receivership case. The bank , with the Bank of Commerce ot this cltj , was co-trustco for the issue of bonds made by the Hteel com pany. U is alleged that of thcso bonds $100,000 wore mid to II E Southwell of Chicago , that the other bonds , amounting to $200,000 , were returned to W II Cohen , secretaiy ot the company , and bv him re turned to the steel company , and that the bonds so returned by the cross complainant were never executed. The complainant asks that the bonds ot Southwell bo declared valid. _ Catliolltlsm In Irvliinili The last official census of Ireland shows that there nro 3'J19.738 Catholics and 1.188- 090 Protestants In that Island. Catholics are most numerous In the County ot Cork and Protestants most numerous In the County of Antrim. The Catholics In Cork are to the Protestants as ten to ono. The Protestants predominate In the counties of Armagh , Down , Tyrone , IxJiidonborry and Antrim A llttlo over 70 per cent of the population is Catholic , 12 per cont/belangu to the Church of Ireland and 9 per cent to the Presbyter- Innsr _ Ctmvlrtuil Murderer Die * of Miiullpot. MADISON , Win. . Feb. 19. Matthew Ash- ton , convicted of the miirdur of Mrs. Daniel Stone and sentenced to Ufa Imprisonment , died today ot smallpox In the Dana county jail. Ashtou vvaa awaiting a Hcrond trial , the supreme court bavins granted him a re hearing IN THE BREAKERS ALREADY Now Western Association Apt to Bo Suioaliod Before it Is Fairly Launched. TOO MANY TOWNS WANT TO GET IN Circuit Decided on nt Chicago tit Ito AH- xaiillrd nt licit Mitlnen Today by Ambition * Malinger * VVhnVant to I.ocuto Teams. CHICAGO , Feb. 19. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) Trouble Is ahead for the Western Association of Base Ball Clubs , This league was organl/cd In this city January 9 with Pcorln. Hock Islund-Mollnc. Jack sonville and Qulncy ot the old llllnols-loua league , and St. Joseph , DCS Molncs , Omaha and Lincoln , Neb , and the meeting ad journed to convene In Des Molncs tomorrow to adopt n constitution nnd formulae a schedule. Sluco that time Jollet , Dubuquc , Burlington and Cedar Haplds hnvo applied for franchises. It Is also reported that Jacksonville and Hock Island-Molina have weakened nnd will drop out at tomorrow's meeting Should the report prove untrue , It Is said that a determined effort will bo mmlo to enlarge the circuit by adding from two to four now trains. Nolan will manage St. Joe , O'Hourko Omaha , Brockctt Pcorln and Mcrrillcld Qulncy. McCloskey signed with Lincoln , but broke bis contract. Hugh Nicol is slated to handle the DCS Molncs team. The other managers have not yet been chosen The meeting at Des Molnos tomorrow will bo a hot ono , as sonio of the towns oppose enlarging the circuit and threaten If this Is done to bolt the Western association nnd re organize on the old lines of the defunct Illinois-low n leagues These despatches Indi cate that thcro will bo fun In Iowa's capital tomorrow OTTAWA , I 1. Fob 19 J. W Hnjden , city editor of the Journal of this cltjnnd sev eral othern hnvo closed n dual to b icU u club in Buillngtnn , In , nnd will endeavor to get thnt town admitted to membership In the Western association ut Dei Molnes tomoiiovv. Should they full tin effort will be made to reorganize the Illinois-low u league. JOLIET 111. Teb n-W. S MeCane of this cltj' , owner of the Des Molnes club In the Westctn n = s ccluton ! , left todaj for Unit cltj' Hock Island does not expcet to Htlck , and nn effort will be made to get the vacant place for Jollot Dl'Ht'QUi : , In , T'eb 19-This city will be represented In DCS Molnes tomoirovv bj' F. P. Thuj'iie of Lowell , Ma s , who e\peots to tnkc n fiunchlsc und place a club in this city. WIIKKI/HKN IN SiSSW.V. : Opening of the National Anstiinlily of ( lie I.eiigmi ut I.ouNvllle. LOUISVILLE , Feb. 19 The national as sembly League of American Wheelmen met at the Gait house nt 10 35 o'clock this moin- Ing. There were ninety-five representatives present and eighty-three proxies , making a total of 178 out of 184 in the assembly. Vice President Sheridan called the meeting to order , although President Hurdett came In later and took the chair. Theie was n con flict in the delegation from Michigan which caused some delay. A. H. Stebblns and T. T. Holmes claimed to represent the Michigan division , but failed to present credentials. Mr A. H. Grlflln claimed the election of Holmes and Stebblns was irregular nnd that they had no right to sit. The matter was referred to the committee on rights nnd privileges , which , nfter In vestigating the case , reported In favor of the seating of Holmes nnd Stebblns. The re port was adopted by a large majority. The reports of the different officers , in eluding the president , secretary and ireas urcr , were read nud unanimously adopted. The report of Chairman Raymond of the racing board was read , and dealt ex haustivcly with rccoids nnd tlm amateur question. Chairman llaymmd's rrpor stated that only records which hu.l been secured In the usual way were recognised The committee recommended 1'iat fvo c as-cs of amateurs be established , one to consls of amateurs' pure nnd simple , nnd the other to consist of the manufacturers' amateuros A majority of the delegates have been approached on the question of the color line and have o.\pressed themselves in favor o its passage. When the assemblv reconvened at 2 30 the report of W. II. Perkins v\as ' ead , am showed a substantial Increase In flic mem bership The report was adopted. The report ot the Improvement of hlgh- wajs committee showed that tlio ngltatlon by the League of American Wheilmen in favor of good roads has resulted in tlio adoption of laws In many states for the im provement of highways. Various other committees repartol. Cliarlos II. Luscomb ot Now York was elected presi dent , A. C. Wllloson ot Maryland first vice president , George A. Porklns of Massnchu setts second vice president , and Mr. William Browster of Missouri , the present Incum bent , was re-elected treasurer. Mr. J. S. Dean of Massachusetts , In behalf of the Cj'cllng Club of lassacliusetts , stated that Boston hud decided to withdraw from the contest for the bummer meet and would refuse to come Into the contest between As. bury Park and Denver. Ho declared , how ever , that Boston was a candidate for the 1895 meet Mr. Watts of Kentucky moved that It was the sense of the meeting that Boston have the ' 95 national meet. Carried. Whichever of the. contestants for the ' 91 meet falls Asbury Park or Denver will not contest Boston for next jear. Adjouined until to morrow. A banquet was tendered the delegates to night. _ May < ( ) to ( ialnnbiirg. GALESBUHG , III , Fob 19 C W. Wil liams , tho'horseman of Independence , la. , who was here a week ago , looking over Gnlcs- burg , and received n proposition to move here , writes that ho has concluded to make no radical change for at least flvo 01 six months , that ho was pleased with Galesburg - burg , and posslblj , should the people then desire It , ho might In thu near future make Galesburg his home The promoters of the scheme to get him hero feel greatly en couraged by this letter. " " 1 " hehrine SANDUSKY , 0 , Fob -There is a Strong movement heio looking toward the securing of the coming Corbutt-Jaekson fight Johnson's Island , located In LaKe Erie a few miles from the city. Is the Hlt selected Sandiisky capitalists , arguing that as the state of Ohio has no nnvy , fioveinor Mc- Klnley and the nhorlff of Ottawa county will bo unable to prevent the mill 't Is un doubtedly In serious consideration to raise $100,000 and endeavor to socmo the light for Jolmsun Island lllg.liuup < " ' HED WINO , Minn , Fob. 19. There scams In be no limit to the possibilities of the ski runner In leaping through space. At the tournament held Saturday afternoon , Torjua HemmeHtvcdt , the world's champion ski run ner , broke Ills own record by sixteen feet Toduj ho leaped through space the enuimoiia dlatanco of 120 fuot , which eclipses by far 2 A world of n isery is I ? * implied in the words Headache ' ' A world oi relief is wrapped up in a twen- ty-hve cent box of a ! nil the records , both In tills country anil Norway. _ Colored Hey Won. CINCINNATI , Fob. 19. Yesterday after noon n glove fight between Kid Ryan ot Now Orleans , 111 pounds , and Kid Thomp son , 113 , ( colored ) of Kansas City took placn In Dearborn county , Indiana , on the rlvor bank between Lnwfonecburg and Aurora. Thompson won In fourteen round * . The party wont from Cincinnati by rhcr , start ing at 3 30 , evading officers. l > l < * ( dtcl thn Iiijiuu tlon , DENVER , Fob. 19. Judge Rising today dissolved the Injunction obtained by the Commercial Coal company to restrain Iho Lender Mining company nnd others from entering into n combination to control the output of all the llgulle coal mines In Colorado rado The judge suld that the evidence did not show that the contemplated action by the defendants was for the purpo'o of unreasonably ndvnnclng the prlco of llgnlto coal , or that It would have such nil effect , or that the plaintiffs' rights under its con tract would be injuriously affected < > > - i.ocinni ruin * . Officers Itavencamp nnd Munroo left last night to spend ten days nt Knns is City Mrs. Hess , who fell from the roof of her house Saturday , Is still In a critical condition. Isaac Adams has been appointed special administrator of the ustato of Frederick Schncll. Mounted Officer Green , who was badly hurt by being thrown from his horse Sunday morning. Is recovering The monthly board meeting of the Wo man's Christian association will bo held today at 10 a. in. at 111 South Seventeenth street. Flro caused- loss of $10 on the building occupied by H. Jackson , 1415 Davenport stieot , yesterday afternoon. It was caused by a defective flue. Mr Evans , who was arrested Saturday night for attempting to hold up Chur'.es Mos , his partner In business , was discharged yes terday In police court. In the criminal court William Prlco and Mike rinnerty nro on trial , charged with burglary , the state claiming that on tha night of December 21 , ISO1 ? , they entered the dwelling house of Charles llensen and stele therefrom $28 25 worth of bedding nnd wearing apparel. At a meeting attended by about flftj work * Ingmcn at Washington hnll last evening it was decided to form a local club ot the socialist labor pirty. The constitution and by-laws of the national organic itlon were read. A number of applicants signed a pe tition for a charter. The ladies of the Unitarian church will give a supper at the church , Seventeenth and Cas3Btrcots , Thursday , February 22 , from 6 to 8 o'clock , In honor of the father of his countrj' . There will be Instrumental and vocal music , Including tlio singing ot patriotic songs , conducted by Mlt > s Tallaferro. KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort nnd improvement nnc < tcnda to personal enjoyment when rightly tfscu. 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