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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1897)
o THE OMAJTA DAILY l&EtS : TUESDAY , APRIL 20 , 1897. fnuHcr when lila accounts have been fluilltci nnd ho has refused to pay over -what Is found to bo duo. The JudRO expressed the firm conviction that ! when the accounting 1 completed It will be found that the county Is Indebted to Moores Instead ot Moore * ow ing Uio county anything , and he Bald thane no charges against Moores could bo sus tallied at this time. At the conclusion of Jndgo Fnwcett's talk Thll K. Winter addressed the meeting briefly. He called attention particularly to the assault on the ballot perpetrated by the popocrats. and severely criticised the lawi enacted by the legislature which affectec Omaha In particular. Mr. Winter also paid lih respects to the renegades within the re publican party who have been furnlshlnj ammunition to the enemy , and cautlonei his hearers to remember thcso people In the future. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ HIS MAMIHI ) ) SOI.II KOIl OI'KICn HIMV Him HI SiHTlllrcil Hniior iini Drci > ni < y to ( inlii I'upiillMl Siiii'ir | | ( . The republicans of tbo Blgutu ward wouni up the campaign at Sanders' hall last nigh1 with ono of the best meetings the club has hold. The hall was filled to the doors by an audlenco which was ordurly only by spasms. It became enthusiastic- the point of bolstcrousncss , however , every few minutes when the speakers of the evening made tell ing points against the popocratlo candidates Hound after round of applause shook the building during the evening. Jacob Kalcy led oft with a scorching de nunciation of the records made In the legis lature by Howcll and his popocrallc nsso- claim. Ho commenced his remarks by call ing attention to the fact that UIP election which Is to be held today did not mean merelj the success of a particular candidate for mayor. The eyes of the entire country , ho Bald , were upon Omaha In this campaign , nnd tnudi of the city's tuturo welfare do- jiciulcrl upon the verdict at the polls today. Capital would refuse Investment In a rlty dominated by popullstlc Influences. The dread of populism was a fact that could , not bo evaded or explained away. If Omaha places Itself In the hands of the populist contingent , the best Interests of the city would suffer. lie turned his remarks to Howe-It's record In , the legislature , especially In tlio methods used by Howcll to unseat Senator Dvans. Ho called particular atten tion to the fact that another populist vote was not needed In the senate to enable the populists to carry their party measures with the emergency clause. He showed that the populist committee which examined all the evidence In the Douglas county contest caae was unanimous In the report that Evans was entitled to his scat. Hut JcfTcoat threatened Ifowell with the opposition ot the populists ot Omaha in his candidacy for the mayor alty , unless ho brought about thn unseating of Kvani. Howell agreed to do what ho could. Ho brought about the senatorial caucus. He bound It to stand by a majority vote and then forced the majority to vote to unseat Kvans. It required but seventeen votes , no more nor no less. Howell could have prevented the outrage by either voting no or even by dodg ing his vote , as he did on other Important matters. But Howell did not vote no. Neither Old ho dodge. Ho deliberately voted with the populists to unseat a man whu had been honestly and fairly elected. In doing so ho had proven himself capableof treachery to the city of Omaha and was not a man who could lo ) trusted with the best Interests of the city , because ho weald not hesitate to betray them If his own personal Interests re quired the betrayal. County Commissioner Klerstcad was the next speaker. Ho devoted his entire time to an explanation of the controversy between Frank E. Moores and the county commission ers , showing that Moores had five or six times within the past year endeavored to get the commissioners to allow him enough ot the money duu him to satisfy the claims of the Hoard of Education. Ho showed that Moorea could not settle legally with the Board of Education until the commissioners had set tled with him. Ho defcndeduMoores' record as cleric of the district court and dolled any irrau to point out a single Illegal act. He dcpjarod that the only ! points In controversy between Moores and tuo.pommlBslonors were those relating to fees liymtsdomeanor cases and to orders of the court. The latter con tention had been decided in Moores' favor by Judge Fawcett In a case submitted to him by stipulation long bcforo Moores was tho'ught of as a candidate for mayor. The other point of difference was still unsettled ; but It was a point upon which men could , under color of the statutes , differ honestly. A. W. Jcfferls was the final speaker. Ho spoke of the record made by the American people from the very Inception ot the struggle of the thirteen colonies with Great Britain , and declared that the greatest principle of our form ot government was the liberty of the Individual voter. He then showed how that Individual liberty had been trampled under foot by Ed Howcll and his populist associates when they disregarded the votes of more than 9,000 electors ot Omaha and Douglas county and disfranchised them by unseating the man whom they had honestly elected and giving his place In the state cenato to a man who had received the lowest number ot votes cast for any man on the ticket. lt3ADY TO STKAli TIII3 lil.ICCTION' . ilNlM I'lny Their I.iiHt Curil T > y Colonizing VO < CTH. On the eve of election it Is learned that thcro has been a heavy Increase In registra ' tion. HOUSPS which are vacant and have been for rncnths have suddenly been ten anted by mythical electors who are to vote for the fusion ticket today. Extensive colonization has been practiced in all parts Qf the city , especially In the Sixth nnd Ninth wards. The fuslonluts have purauod the most ii'.ibluslilns tactics In foicing the name. of fictitious persons on the rcglstra tlon Hutu and are determined to carry the ejection by determined frauds If they can not do It by fair means. By stufllns the ballot boxoj with votea cast by Illegal voters and by Juggling the count they propose to win by fair means or foul. The fuslonUts are now icsortlng to thesu ileipprate tactics because of tlio certainly of defeat blaring them In the fac < ? . . The republican ticket In a winner with n fair olcctlnn and .1 fair count. The repub licans are united nnd are working for the suc- cws ot the entire ticket. The fuslonlsts are badly demoralized and It Is every candidate for himself. Unwell Is trading right and left and Is willing to nacrlllce every other man on his mongrel ticket If ho can thereby soonro > l > la own triumph. Republicans are everywhere on their guard. KVBry Illegal voter Is being closely watched and every man attempting to perpntrato a fraud on the ballot will be promptly pun ished. The reglstiatlor , lls * > Jiavc been closely scanned and the doubtful "clti/ciis" epottad. They cannot vote 'without ' detec tion. Hl'Ht Of KlIllnl'NOIIICMltN , OMAHA , April 19. To the Editor of the 03ce : I think It a very elgnlflcant fact that of the- eighteen pnrfona who luve hold the oniro of district Judge In thl dlttrlct at one tlmu or another dining Trunk E. Moorea' administration as clerk of the district court , not ono of them has raised his voice against the Integrity of Mr , 'Moores ' or the honest manner In which he lias conducted the affairs of that olllce , although many of them , on the other hand , liavii been emphatic In their expressions of their belief In his Integrity anrt of the falsity of the charge * made against him. I am also reliably Informed that of these eighteen Judges , or ex-Judges who are now In this city , every one. except possibly two. will , regardless of their political beliefs , cast their ballots for Mr , Moores tomorrow. Who could ask for a higher rec ommendation than thtsT A. O. THOlfl1 Half a Cent for a baby I The cost of the few drops of Aycr's Cherry Pectoral that will cure croup , whooping cough ami airy other cough , if administered in time 1 perhaps half - ) csnt. It may prolong baby's life , Half a Century feg ggggggggggg gggeggSB THEY PULL OFF THE MASK Uowcll'a ' Claqueurs Make a Fitting Close of Tboir Corruption Campaign. TRY TO BREAK UP A LABOR MEETING I'lnn IN Concocted n < .liiol < nnnlnn Club HOIIIIIN nnd u ( JiuiKT of liolmi I 'III oil \vlth HIIOZP Inter rupt * the SpenUrrx. The guardians of Kd Howcll's mayoralty aspirations brought their campaign to a fit ting close last night by n disgraceful but unsuccessful attempt , to break up the meet ing ot the trades unions In Crclghton hall. The meeting was called to discuss the Issues of the campaign In their relation to or ganized labor. It was apparent that the sentiment of the worklngmcn would bo overwhelmingly adverse to the gambler's candidate on account of the numerous slights that ho bad put on Uio labor organizations , and late yesterday afternoon the scheme to break up the meeting was .hatched In the Jacksonlan club rooms. There were nearly 200 worklngmcn In the hall when the meeting was called to order , and Immediately after the Howell claqueurs began to file Into the room. They came In squads ot half a dozen at a time by pre concerted arrangement until there were be tween thirty and forty of them near the middle of the hall. The gang was headed by Foreman Drown of the city street depart ment and was largely composed of mombcra of the blue barrel brigade , who had been pressed into service by promises ot being retained In the event of Howell's election. They were reinforced by as choice a lot of hobos as could be picked up In a day's travel. Half n dozen of them had served ono or more terms In the chain gang , and few of them were unfamiliar with the Interior of the city jail. They had been well primed wllh free booze , nnd such horny-handed sons of toll as W. II. Herdman , Edmund Burke , Harry Miller , Henry IJluni and J. J. Mahoney fol lowed them In to see that they carried out the program. HOBOS BEGIN TIIEIH WORK. It was ! ) o'clock when the gang was ready for business nnd Harry Easton had just been Introduced as the second speaker. Then a moulder from the Union Pacific shops named O'Conncll jumped on n chair and demanded that "tlio other side" should be heard. Thai was the cue for the pluggers and they raised a din that drowned the proceedings for sev eral minutes. Bob Baldwin , the colored Janitor In the city hall , who Is trying to hold his Job by doing Howell's dirty work , mounted another chair and helped Ihlngs along. As soon as ho could be heard Chairman Dunn announced Ihat the meeting had been called to hear certain speakers whoso names were on the bills. As soon as the regular program had been completed any one who wanted to speak would IJQ allowed to do so. But this was not what the rioters wanted , and they at once renewed their clamor with the expressed Intention ot breaking up the meeting. But the fact that such a thing was con templated 1-ad been tipped oft and they were very cleverly checkmated. The speakers took their seats and the would-be bad men were allowed to shout themselves hoarse Harry Miller jumped on a chair and proposec three cheers for Howell , which were given by tin ) chain gang while the rest ot the crowd remained quietly seated. The plug gore seemed willing to earn their money and they kept up the confusion for nearly an hour before they became exhausted. Then the speaking was resumed , and n rousing Moores meeting was successfully completed WORE THEMSELVES OUT. The gang left soon after , having accom pllshed nothing beyond Inducing a number of laboring men lu the audience , who 1m been favorably inclined toward Howell , to declare that they would not support a candl date who would sloop to such methods o campaigning. Outside of the outrageous proceeding ot the Howcll shouters the meeting was ono o the most Interesting ot the campaign. The hall was well filled with representative work ingmen nnd the ready applause that grcetec the remarks of the speakers showed that the sentiment was overwhelmingly favorable to the republican candidate. Elijah Dunn was made chairman and John O. Kuhns secretary and J. E. Kyner opened Uio proceedings with a most effective ap peal to the worklngmen to support Frank B Moores. He urged that It was to the Inter est of the men who worked to support the man who had been a friend to them. Ho said that ho was equally well acquainted with both candidates for mayor. Two years ago when his wife died and he was plungei In the greatest sorrow of his llfo , Mr. Moores had Icft.hli business and come to bin home with a heart overflowing with sympathy , to s'rasp him by the hand and ask him what tie could do for him In his affliction. Mr Howell had never spoken to him on the sub ject. He declared that this exactly showed the difference between the Uvo men. Ho related a nt-n'ber of Incidents which showed that no man who needed assistance had ever applied to Frank E. Moorea and gone away empty handed. But when ono of Uowell's employes became hard pressed and applied Tor a ton of coal on credit Howcll had told ! ilm that ho belonged to the coal dealers' association and could not sell except for cash. If the worklngmeii of Omaha should lurn down a man who had stood by them llko Frank E. Moores It would be the most monstrous Ingratitude. HOWELL'S INSULT TO LABOR. Harry Easton epoko nt some length and gave a complete history of the manner In which Howcll had snubbed the Machinists' union In the mailer of the appointment of Gd Crane as engineer at the state house. Ho declared that the man who would aid md abet a scab was no better than a scab ilmself , nnd the eentlment was cheered to the echo. Ho urged every worklngman to rebuke the Insult that tbo union had received from Howell by casting a vote against him at the polls. James Young made n vigorous speech along the isame lines. Ha contended that when a nan had been elected to reprcbcnt tbo . ' 'oik- ngmen and had proved recreant to his trust ho worklngmcn had only 'themselves to ) lame It they should bo hoodwinked a second line. Edward Mullcry also denounced Unwell as an enemy to organized labor and advised the woiklngmen to support Mr. Moores. who had icver failed to bo their friend. Ho culled heir atlenllon to the fact that at the lime of the dump riots , when workmen had been mporlcd to take the place of the blrllccrs , a committed had been appointed to secure funds to send these men back to Iholr bnmes on condition that they would not take the daces of the slrlkers , Mr. Moores and Mr. lowell had bolh been asKed to assist In the undertaking. Mr. Moores at once made n Iberal subscription , but Howell not only re- 'used ' to give a 10-eent piece , but had treated hn committee with ecant courtesy. There could bo no doubt as to the choice of the sensible worklugmtn of Omaha as between thosti two men. The meeting was closed with a rouulng re- mbllcan speech by Thorpe , the "boy orator. " who was a conspicuous feature of the cam paign last fall. \Vlint ii WorlihiKiiuin . OMAHA , April 19. To the Editor of The Jeo : Allow mo to report one of the most llsgrnccful acts of rowdyism I have over wltnoFsed. A worklngman's meeting was called for this evening. There wag quite a respectable crowd of worklngmeii assem bled In the hall when the meeting was called ! to order. The first speaker had ro- Ired and Mr. Eaaton was Introduced , but lefore ho had time lo finish his Introductory emarks he was Interrupted by a gang of ho most disgraceful blackguards of the loodlum order I ever saw collected to gether. They all seemed to be loaded with poor whisky , paid for by some one with uoro money tlmn the- gang ever possessed , udglng from their general appearance. There was not BU Intelllgent-looklng man n Ihe gang. They came prepared to break up the meeting and they did BO. Tliey heered for Howell vociferously and yelled Iko a tribe of Apache Indiana In their war a nee. Is this the way our city flection Is going o bo conducted I Are the respectable citi zens of this city to be ruled by this mob ? Who hired .hem for Ihls purpose ? Who paid for the whisky they were Jagged up wllh ? Some ono had to foot the bill , for evidently , from their appearance , they could not do so themselves. Is this conduct to be tolerated ? Are peaceable meetings to be broken up oy a gang of hoodlums hired by some one for that purpose ? Are the respectable people of Omaha to be bull dozed and their most sacred rUhts tram pled on by this gang of Imbeciles , whoso only ambition la to fill their putrid carcasses with bug juice and hurrah for the man Mho pays the bill , no matter what his an tecedents or his moral character may have been ? The question Is , Who hired these plugtigllos to do their dlrly work ? I am sorry to see American citizens guilty of auch vllo and degraded acts. 1'ETBR BROl'HEY. ii.vr > o SMITHS Tiis HM.VKKACTOU. TrndncliiK' tli < * Mini Who Helped Him Wlieti Inoeil. . Aided and abetted by Rev. < Mr. Elvlng of the Swedish Lutheran church at Twenty- third and Vlnton streets ; Frank Planck , ser geant of arms ot the city council ; Presi dent Sjobcrg , Treasurer Peterson and Ser- gcant-al-Arms Exoll of the Swedish Bime tallic league , E. E. Howcll pushed his pros- cnce nnd his candidacy before the McKlnley Swedish American Republican club last night. The members of the club -were late In ar riving , and when the majority had reached the hall they discovered that C. J. Anderson , a sllvcrlte. had usurped the position of chair man. Supposing that lie would bo fair , they allowed him to remain. Rev. Mr. Elvlng prostlluled the cloth by haranguing Ihe audience for nearly an hour , abusing and vilifying the republican candi dates , holding the floor until the arrival of Howell , who had been eent for by the mem bers of the silver club. Upon entering the room , Howcll was jlveu nn ovation by the men who had conspired lo break up the re publican gathering. Howell was allowed to talk and was not interrupled , though the republicans In attendance outnumbered Uio sllverltcs , Uvo to one. His speech was along the line of a personal nppral. He told of his long residence In Omaha and pointed with prldo to his record In the council nnd the legislature. The speech of Howell fell flat , thougl when ho mentioned the name of Frank U Moorea he was loudly applauded , and a soon as he concluded Rev. 'Mr. Elvlng Jumped to his feet and held the floor dur Ing the entire evening , refusing to yield to the members of the republican club. Ho re fused to answer questions and also rcfusec to let others talk. Immediately upon the conclusion ot Rev Mr. Elvlng's speech , Sergcant-at-Arms Exel of the silver club moved an adjournment which was seconded by Planck , sergoant-at arms ot the city council. Although the mo tlon receive. ! less than a dozen voles. I was declared carried. Frank 'Burman ' de nounccd Ihe course pursued nnd demandei a rising vole. This was denied by the chair man , after which ( Mr , Burman appealed fron the decision. The chairman refused to con shier the appeal and declared the meeting adjourned. In addition to being a preacher , Rev. Mr Elvlng was formerly the editor of the Swed Ish Journal , and as such editor some years ago borrowed $400 trom Frank E. Moores to help llde him over a financial depression The note wea endorsed by G. A. Llndquia and John F. Hclln , and after It had been due a year or more , Mr. Moores asked for hi money. Elvlng did not pay nnd the note was taken up by the endorsers. During the course of the meeting las night Rev. 'Mr. ' Elvlng was asked If his op position to Moores was not due to the fac that ho had borrowed money and had fallcc to repay the same. The preacher dodgei the question and continued In his abuse o the republican nominees. Aim GIVI9.V TUB MAItllljB IIEAIIT mill Sllverlion Turned IIMVI liy neiuoernlH. The appointment of the three Judges of the municipal court will probably bo announce < Immediately after election. It Is explalnec that if the appointments were made before election "It night complicate matters" and la view of tbo probable character ot the ap polnlmenls the anxiety to postpone the matter until after today is easily under stood. It Is staled Ihat the appointment will be largely dictated by C. J. Smyth , at torney general ; Ed P. Smith , Howell's right hand man , and E. R. 'Duffle ' , and that the popullsls and free silver republicans who as Bifited to pans the bill In the hope of securing d share of the patronage will be dropped llko a thousand of brick. Promises of a place on the municipal bench nro being held ou to the populists for political purposes , bu It Is the understanding of the democrats who are on the inside that neither of the ! allies will be recognized. Governor Holcomb has stated to some o his populist friends that It was his idea to make the bench non-partisan by appointing ono democrat , one populist and ono repub llcan. But that was some time ago and since then Iho democrats who conlrol the machine have been quietly but effectively plugging to corral the entire pie. There Is no lack of candidates for the judgeshlps and Governor Holcomb has al sorts of material to choose from. The demo mts who are mcst prominently mentlonei are W. S. Felker , W. F. Wapplch , W. A Anderson , J. D. Ware , E. C. Page. W. S Shoemaker and I. J. Dunn. The populists are urging George E. Magney and 1 , , F. Mc Ginn Is also a candidate. E , S. Bradley wants the Job on a silver republican platter George Calder , Henry Morrow , C. S. Elgutter and George L. Day are mentioned In case the republicans should bo given represonta- tlcn. MUOIIES AT A FI.AO IlAISI.Vfi. Till 1 ; N to Columbia Camp Wooilmen ol tinWorld. . Over 400 members of the Woodmen of the World were present at a flog presentallon lo Columbia camp at Mctz hall Sunday afler- noon. Speeches were made by n number of the members of the order , Including Frank E. Moores , who belongs to Alpha camp No. 1. Mr. Moores did not touch upon politics , but very happily alluded to the fact that all present were brothers , not only In their mem. bsrshlp In tl'o ' order , but In their veneration and love for the flag. His remarks were received with marked enthusiasm. Mr. Mooros addressed a meeting of about 200 Bohemians at National hall later In the afternoon. _ I'ollNli Itepiilillcnii Cluli. The Polish-American Republican club held Us last meeting of the clly campaign at Arbor hall last evening. A largo number of club members and friends turned oul , but owing to conflicting dates a number of the speakers who were assigned to the meeting failed to materialize. Order was called for about 8:30 : by President John Kowalewsky , who talked for half an houi < 'In the native language. He was followed by R. II. Thorpe , "tho boy orator torG. . J. Collins and John H. Butler. SoHi'ty Soi'lnl. The Omaha Medical society held Its second end special session nt the Board of Trade hall last night. Invitations were Issued to the members and their families , the nurses of the different hospitals In the city , the students ot the two medical colleges , to the membcru of the Hoard of Education and to members of the profession not mem bers of the society. The attrucllons of the meeting' worn descriptions by Drs , D. C. Bryant and A. F. Jonas of their trip to the Pan-American medical eonsross , wliloh was held in the City of Mexico In November last Ur , Urynnt rend n paper on the "Med ical and Social Aspects of the Congress , " while Dr. Jonas bad 10) views of Mexican sc''iiery and bulldlnga which wern displayed Ijy N. M. Iludy , and explained by the doc tor ns they were thrown on the ennvas. About 200 people were present at the ineet- nh" last night , nnd tlio event WUH pro nounced n t'rcat success. Claim * to III * 11 D Thomas Crummlns was arrested yesterday for not being able to glvo a good account of 1 1 nisei f. On tbo way to the station he con- Ided to the patrol conductor that ho was u deserter from Fort Lciivenworth , Knn. , and was here for the purpo.su of enjoying Ifo In u great city. Tha ollleiala at Fort Lenvcnworth havu been notltled of the ar rest. _ Sllll After Potter. The stockholders of the Nebraska Savings ind lOxchange bank held a meeting In the Granite block last evening , but almosl Ini- ivodl.Uely adjourned for two weeks , lie- 'oro adjourning1 , however. It wus decided ; that at the next meeting another atep would bo taken toward securing the re moval of Receiver Totter , ] QUEER MS OF MR , HOWELL His BnsineS ? HlAholls Provo Expensive to Tvo Omaha Gitizans , FAILS TO 'BOflDATE HIS LIQUOR BILL Hnlnon Mni/'Kftteril / Into Court to Col- Icct DoUi'oei'iiUr Ciniitlilntc for A suit which fins Just been filed In Justice Wllcox's court bears testimony to the bibulous tendencies of thB fusion candidate for mayor and alto IndtcatVd n disposition on the part of the samp Individual to forget to pay for the various drinkable * consumed. Suit Is brought by Henry Hornberger against Edward E. Howcll and Is for a lluor ( | bill which amounts to $70.70. The petition is accompanied by an Itemized bill which Indicates that Howell has a very variegated taste. The bill includes nearly every species ot booze known to the tr.ulo , from bcncdlctlno to straight whisky. The Items Include ono keg ot whisky , five bottles o. ' Angelica , thrco of .sherry , two gallons of port , ono of sherry aud various other Items ot a similar character. , It also shows that Howcll neglected to pay fer two demijohns , which j were apparently purchased to contain a re serve supply for Sundays when the saloons were suppotcd to be closed. The entire amount la for Ihjuor of ouo sort or an other , with the exception of the odd 70 cents , whto' " was for "cigars sold over the bar. " The bill Is dated December 30 , 1893 , and the suit is for the full amount with Interest from Juuo 1 , 1891. The case has been set for trial at 3 o'clock p. m. , April 23. AS AN 1NSUUANCB AGENT. Additional light is being thrown upon llouell'fl record as a business man. His record as an Irsuranco agent Is one which will not bear close Inspection. Ono Instance showing hlo methods Is at hand , and the particulars can bo learned from Samuel A. Orchard , president of the Orchnrd-Wllhelm company. Some time ago > Mr. Orchard held a debt ot ? 1,000 against n party In Omaha named Slobodlsky. The debt was secured by a mortgage , nnd In addition Slobodlsky had the house nnd Its contents , which were cov ered by the mortgage , Insured for Mr. Orchard's benefit , the policy running In his name. Slobodlaky wont to Howall for the Insurance , and Howcll promptly wrote the policy In a San Francisco company. The policy was for $1,000 , and Howcll collected the premium for that amount , assuring Slobodlsky that the company was a good one. The building burned and was a total loss. When Mr. Orchard undertook to col lect the Insurance lie discovered for the first time that the policy was a bogus one. The company had been refused the right to do business Inthis state by the Insurance auditor , and Mr , . Orchard was unable to col lect a dollar of the.amount duo him. HOY CAUSES HIS MOTHER TUOUIJI.K. Snys He In 1'"orJ'V ' l to Sleep Out IloorK 'lly" lllH I'nrciit. When 14-y/ar-od ( Harry Dusenberry was arrested last iSat'ujday night because he was found sleeping in > ono of the alleys in tlie business part of the city he was fated to cause trouble for rjls mother , Luclnda Dusen berry and John SJtlles. The lad was dirty and ragged and was provided with n boot- blacking outfit. lie said that ho had been driven from h-orat * on last Friday. He fur ther said that he , had been forced out by John Stiles , jvllh $ vhom his mother was liv ing. The remainder ot his story was to the effect that the , Roman's husband' had de serted her jjears jigo , leaving htm and his sister , and tvas' now' ' living in Jersey City , N. J. , He said that his sister had be'efa | drlveli from home some , time ago and was working as a domestic. She Is of about "thp same ago as himself. ' After the arrest Mrs. Dusenberry stated that the boy was bad and Incorrigible. She said further that Stiles was boarding at her house and had done a good deal to assist her. He had also tried to help the boy. Stiles Is a peddler. In view of this the po lice are preparing to arraign the boy on the charge of incorrlglblllty. 110VCJJ CIIAIIGKI ) WITH Iilcntlflril UN tlio Man Who Entrrcd a Woman's Itooiii. A warrant charging burglary Is to bo filed today against Cass lioyco , arrested a couple ot days ago. He Is accused of being one of the men who entered the residence of Walter Molso about a weolc ago and decamped with considerable property. While ono of the burglars was going through the room occu pied by the molher-ln-law of Molso he dropped an art'clo and made a noise , which awakened the woman , She obtained a good view of him while he was at work. She was at the police station Sunday and identified Boyco as the man who was In her room. With Boyce a man named Murphy was arrested. Ho Is , suspected of having had a hand In the burglary , because after Boyco left her room Molsq's mother-in-law Is posi tive that she Ba'w another man watching the house. Yesterday Billy Hyan was also arrested for being In the deal. AH Hires men have traveled together In the city. Moor nt ill HOIIMP WiirmliiK. William Meyers and his wife Stclln , living nt 212 South Seventeenth street , held a house warming last evening , nnd beer flowed freuly. After the guests had de parted Meyers issued nome orders wliluli his wife refused to obey. This caused trouble. Meyers toiwQ an empty bottle at his wife , nnd the woman responded by pounding him over the head with a broom. Special Ofllrcr Drown chanced along about this time mid essayed the role of peace maker. In the tnixiip that followed JleyorH pot Urown's linger In his mouth and nearly bit It off. The couple were at length bun dled Into the patrol wniron and locked up at the station for lighting , I'rlNiini-r KM-MIII-H. Yesterday afternoon Chief Bronnan of South Omaha was pi } his way to this city with "nod" Wilson In his custody. Wil son was sentenced to fifteen days in thu county Jail for petty larceny. At the rorner of Sixteenth and Vlnton slreots Wilson Jumped out of the buggy and made his ( . scape. The local police nro looking for him. ' r roiiJ H/ CSi-t n Crim-il. The populMi. labor rally at Knights of I abor hull frilled ; , to attract a crowd of sulllclcnt orqpor J < jii < i lust night to encour age a speaker-jto-UlHCUss tha Issues of the campaign. AUO p'clook the lights were turned out and the Inandful of luslonlsts wended tlielriwqyfo other meetings- dif ferent parts of , pu cty. | Ohniwttiwltli lliirKlary. John Cooveitiv was arrested a few days ngo on u chagi ) of being a suspicious char acter , had niiitQW complaint filed against liltn yesterdHj'J jHo Is now charged with liurelnrlKlnR thp-iUouse of Herman Walker at 11L'3 SouthfttflttKcntli street. A quantity of clothing and. Other articles valued at , * 15 " * ' was taken. . A small blazwcauBtd by the explosion of a gagollne.Ifcttvio called the firemen to the homo of Mra'.lOraco 1'rlnco , 1412 Jack- sou street , nboilt 4 6'clock yesterday after noon. Mis. I'rlncu was badly burned about the left arm us * u result of the explosion. The dumago to tha building was slight. ItKAT. nSTATIS nXCIIA.\OIJ MHUTINO , Dpiuuinrrnie-nt of Sliiiulrroiin Artlpton 1'lion the Snt - of LYotiraKUn. The tree planting crusade for the city of Omaha advanced several steps nt yesterday's meeting of the Heal Estate exchange. Favor able reports were received from the majority of the dclegctlons appointed to sec tire the planting of trees In various parts of the city. Secretary Shrlvcr was Instructed to go over to Qlenwood , la. , and purchase n carload of the best trees available for the use of the members of the exchange. It In expected tliat the Board of Education will order the planting of trees about the High school and on other school property ot the city. The Byron Heed company has ordered 600 trees , and other real estate dealers nearly as many. An unusually largo number of trees , It wn > . reported , will bo planted on Arbor day. The following resolution was unanimously adopted : Whereas , The April number of McClurc'a Magazine contained n story or article en titled "The Spell * Hinder , " which story pur ports to dcscrlbo scenes nnd conditions In the stale of Nebraska , and Whereas , No such conditions pr.lst or have ever existed In the ctnte of Nebraska , and Whorons. The publication or the story Is a libel on the Rood name of the sliUtf and dots Injury nnd Injustice to Its 1.500.WO of enterprising , Industrious nnd iwtrlolle clli- zcns , and Whereas. The population of Nebraska was In 1S70 122.9M ; In 1SSO , 4r > 2,200 ; In 1SW ) , ln.vS,9io , and Whereas , In 1S70 Uio corn crop was 7.000- 000 bushels ; In 1SSO. [ ff.ooo.ooo bushels ; In 18W ) . 167,000,000 bushels , mid In ISM was , approxi mately , .WVXXUX * ) biiHhels , and Whereas , In 1S70 the number of school bonnes was 2 S : In 1N was r > , ! H7. and Whereas. In 1S70 the amount of the sur plus school fund Invested was nothing , and Whereas , In 18SO It was J.I'iO.OOO , and Whereas , In ISM It was $2,223,000. and Whereas , The percentage ot lllllerncy Is less Ihnii nnv other iinto In the union , and Whr-reas , The state debt of Nebraska la only 21 cents per capita , while the average state debt per capita , of the United Stales Is $3.GG , and Whereas. No slnto In the union can point to a prouder record of growth and prosper ity , and Whereas , The documents from which the above stnllsllcs are taken are public and arc accessible to all ; therefore be It Resolved , Hy the Heal Kstalo Exchange of Omaha , Neb. , Hint It deems the editor and publishers of MeCluro's Mapazlno nro blameworthy In publishing the slanderous slory In a magazine supposed lo be a pub lic educator , and bo It further Hroolvpd That the edllor mid publishers of McClure's Magazine be requested to malco such reparation as may bo possible. The application of S. A. Broadwell for membership In the exchange was received and referred to a committee. KOUM ) Unit DAUUHTKIl IMSNMMSbS. Mothor'n I.oiiK' .Tourney nnd UN 1'n- ( lietlo Knd. A rather pathetic case of destitution has bcca brought to the notice of the county commissioners In the person of Mrs. Bridget Corrlgan. Mrs. Corrlgan la 74 years of age. She arrived iU the Union depot last Thura- day and told her pllltul tale to Chief Fleming. She said she had resided for a number of years with a son who lives nt Gardner , Mass. About a month ago she purchased a ticket for North 1'latte , this stale , and started oft on Ihe long journey unallended. At North Platle Mrs. Corrlgan has a daugh. ter residing , whom she had not seen In twen ty years. The daughter Is the wife of n railroad man , and it was to see her and her family that Mrs. Corrlgan undertook the long trip. Arriving at North Platte Mrs. Corrlgan fouud the family of her daughter , consisting of Ihe mother and three sons , in penniless clrcumslances. The father had lost his job on the railroad , and had gone to Lcadvlllo In search of employment. They were almost without provisions and were totally unablu to entertain the aged mother Nothing daunted , Mrs. Corrlgan applied to the town officials for transportation coat and at length succeeded in getting a ticket to this point. Upon arriving at the Union de pot she had had nothing to eat for an entire day. She was taken in hand by the Asso ciated Charities and supplied with lodgings and food until yesterday , when the county commissioners secured the aged traveler transportation as far east as DCS Molncs and sent her on the way rejoicing. UOTIIOIDII.lvKD HY A. STIIAXGEH Worked on n Time-Worn niul Tlirend- linriRIIIIIO. . Julius Ilotholz , a peddler of watches and Jewelry , was the victim ot a flim-flam trick yesterday. Ho was trying to dispose of some ot his wares on South Thirteenth street when he ran Into a I'olander. Uotholz cx- htblto.1 his stock to the stranger , who agreed to buy a watch. Ho did not have the money with him , but Rotholz accompanied him to his residence on Eighth street be tween Dodge and Douglas to gel. the pur chase prlco of the article. When the house was reached the Polander went Insldo and returned with $1 , which ho offered Ilotholz for the watch. As the price was $0 Ilotholz refused the money. The Polander thereupon gathered together a half dozen of his countrymen and made for Rotholz. The latter did not stop to meet them , but descried his welch , and did not stop running until ho got to the police station. In the afternoon n policeman made an attompl to find the stranger , Hotbolz being in his company. A man giving the name ot Wadarsaw Kasbrlck was arrested last evening on the assertion of Ilotholz that ho was tbo person who had swindled him. The watch was found In his possession. HffiiMi'il to I.i'nvi * Town. The police have been endeavoring' for nearly a month to run a vagrant named Gus Drown out of town. Drown refuses to do any manner of woik and puts In most of bis time In the disreputable resorls of Din easl end , Ho was arrosled laHl Sat urday on the samp old charge , but was released by Judge Gordon on the promise that he would mend hl ways. J aHt evenIng - Ing Brown wan located In Ole Jackson's saloon , In the Third ward , and an olllcer went In after him. Drown picked up an apron and Jumped behind the bar. on a prt'tPnso of balng employed there. He was nncHted and locked up. Jackson called nt thu Jail shortly afterward and upon raising a disturbance was also locked up. l nltli l.uri'cny. Mrs. Mitchell , living In a llttlo collage near Slxleentb nnd Martha streets , was ar rested last night , tog-other with her daugh ter , Efllc Tloblnson , at the Instance of Mrs. Stabler , who conducts o laundry at isso St. Mary's avenue , Mrp. Mltrhell was for merly employed at the laundry , but was discharged a few days ago. About this time Mrs. Stabler discovered that n pocknl- book containing JM had also departed. She suspects .Mrs. Mitchell and her daughter of taking' the money. Mrs. Mitchell WUH charged with grand larceny , and the daugh ter with being a suspicious character. CoiiiiilnliiN of Can ItiiNliorM , Mrs. John May , living on the bottoms near Eleventh nnd Nicholas streets , noti fied the police last night Ihat a ganiof "can iiiBhers" made llfo a rnntlnunl night mare to herself and family. She asserts that the members of the gmif ; tear down tier fences , steal her chickens and other wise play havoc with her domestic econ omy , Eho wants the young desperadoes ar- rested. The gang that Is causing the trouble Is supposed to bo thu "Cumlng strcut tr.inK. " with whom ( lie police Iiuvu had much trouble. IIIHIIIH * Mini Hun In , An old man whoso name Is supposed to be Thomas Linden was picked up by the police last night on South Thirteenth street Ills talk wus rambling and ho acted as though ho was Intoxicated. t'lion belnt ; taken to tlio station It was dltieovered that ho was Insane. An effort will be made by tlio police to locate his tclatlvcs. Under eminent scientific control. The Best Natural Laxative Water. The most certain and comfortable cathartic in cases of constipation and sluggish liver or piles NEW ORLEANS IS ALARMED Oroscont Oity Catches the Fever of Ilootl Excitement. FEAR THAT THE LEVEES WILL NOT HOLD * M MootliiK Stirs tip ( lie l.evee llouril lo Promptly Ilnlacnnd StrpiiKllMMt the Illken Around the City. NBW ORLEANS The city has caught the fever ot excitement , and , though the au thorities Insist that tb.9 line Is well pro tected and no danger cxlste , the citizens held several man meetings nnd urged action , upending all Iho money needed. This has Induced the board to build the temporary lovecs two feet higher , after having1 already provided for a temporary raise ot two feet. A largo force of men arc already at work night and day on the upper levees and b * tonight this extra precaution will bo com pleted. Work will then bo begun on the Commercial section and two feet ot sand bags will bo added there by Tuesday night. The Carrollton levee , about which most of the agitation Is In progress , stands at the head of the flnwt rosluenco avenue In the city nnd as. n spectator stands at the top ho looks upon the roofs of mansions , while al most wetting his feet In the mighty river , seeming eager to break Its bonds. One glance at the plclure Is RUfDclent lo account for the anxiety which has led to much bitter attack upon the really good work the levee board has accomplished. At ono of the meetings a citizen suggesled the cutting of n levee In the oppos-lte bank of Ihe river In order lo s.ivo Ihe clly. Some of the people from over the river were present nnd quickly replied that any such at tompl would mean Ihe perforation of the cul ling commlltco. A groundless fear thai N'ew Orleans would attempt such measurm has been abroad In adjoining factions for several days , and at the moimler Bonnel Tcrrc em bankment the rumor has caused the camping of an armed company of volunteers 0:1 : the Icvco each night. List night three negroes in a sklft were caught stealing along In the shadow of the levee and a fusillade \\as promptly opened. The boat swiftly darted toward the o ] poslte bank , but not before one of Iho oarsn-on was wounded. Although a number of weak places continue to develop , the line below Balon Rouge con- llmies firm and there Is no cessation of work. Yesterday's flno weather and the absence ot the delayed flood kept the gauge stationary below nineteen feet. The predic tion of twenty feet will probably be verified. Glasscock's levee , twenty miles below Natchez ( west bank ) , has broken. A \OT1IK11 IIUKAIC IX THK I.KVICK. IIuiikH CJIvt * AViiy A Kill ii Twenty Mile Ilfloiv MvinplilH. MEMPHIS , Tenn. . April 19. Anothe break In the levee on the Louisiana sld Is reported from a point twenty miles belo Natchez , Miss. The details at this wrltln are meager and the extent ot the brea ! cannot bo learned. The situation at Biggs where the water Is rushing through th crevasse In torrenls. is growing worse Madison parish is fast becoming Inui dated and the water will exlcnd lo othe parishes , destroying thousands of acres o newly planted crops. Vlcksburg , Natcbe. and other river polnls are crowded wit' refugees , and everything possible Is beln. done to alleviate the suffering of the poorei classes. Calls for aid have been sent ou from several sections of the ovcrllowe Mississippi delta , and gillie the waters an slowly receding the suffering and destllu tlon Increases. The situation throughou the delta tonight Is about the same as yes tcrday. It was a beautiful day In the flood stricken section and the planters hopi that thu waters will be carried away it time to make a good crop. At Memphis th river is slowly falling , and at Cairo n de elded fall Is reported. The Memphis relle ; committee has Issued the following : The executive committee of the Mood suf ferers' relief committee of Memphis , atte relurnlup Ihanks to a gener ) us public a homu and nbro.id for liberal contributions begs to state that owing to the action o . the general government , the calls on tbj Memphis relief committee have been s ? " reduced that , In the Judgment ot the ex eciillvu committee , the ( urnls now In ham will , In all probability , lie sulllclcnt fo demands and contributions to the Memphl : relief commltleo should cense. If any future turo emergency should arNe the publl will bo advised , lly order of the exeeutlv committee. 13. S. PUOIMJHN. Chairman. KIVI2HS IIAVi : FAI.M2.V KIVH KlflliT Milwaukee Iloiul Will lie Onrnod li > the ICnil of the \Vvt-lc. VERMILLION , S. D. , April 19. ( Specla Telegram. ) The rivers have fallen five frei hero slnco Saturday. Two construction trains began work on the Milwaukee roac : today with fifty men. The road will bo opened between hero and Yonkton by Ihe lost of the \\eek. Wnti-r In Oregon. BAKER CITY , Ore. , April 19. Powder river Is higher than over known , and Is do ing great damage. Only ono brldgo remains In this city , and It the present weather con tinues It will go out. The Sumpter Valley railroad is flooded for miles and trains will not bo running for weeks. The Oregoi Hallway and Navigation company's bridge above this city is threatened. The northern residence portion of the city Is Inundated. Now is when you need Scott's Emulsion , especially if you had the Grippe , and the system is depleted and you are virtually exhausted. A tonic won't do. You need the combined food and tonic properties of Scott's Emul sion of Cod-liver Oil with Hypophosphites and Glycer ine. It will give you flesh and strength , and tone up your nervous system in a manner that will almost sur prise you. Ask your doctor about it , if you will. His word will strengthen ours. 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TOWIGHT AT 8:15. : flic Mlnntrcl 8ucccf cf tlio Suuton , ieorgin University Graduates. Thirty people In trlunipliiil tuur fioni ocean to cfiin I'rlci'tiNlclit , IVc , 2'Jc ' , Vja. Mutlneu , t'ciliifuJiiy. ll'i' ' , 2Uc. HOTULS. When you come to Oinulm atop at tlio YEEKCER HOTEL THU IIIJST \ ,2.00 , a day house in the West. 1C ) rooinu | 2.Kt per day. { A roomy with Ijatti , ! .iO pur day. Special ratui by the month. \\IMC TAM.OIt , JIlllllHiiT. BA'RKER HOTEL ! IIIHTKUXTJI AM ) JO.M3S . . 110 rooms , tathx , itiuiu tieat und all modern mvenlences. Uutes , II. V ) unJ JZ.OO per day. STATE HOTEL , J08-10-U Douglas W M. JJA1IH , liunuifer. 0 well funi ! hed room lluropeun or Amcrlcaw plan. JtATEH 11.00 AND II.U PKH DAY. I'KCIAL , IIATUa UV THE WKCIC OH MOUTH. Itreet car llnei connect to nil v rt > ot tbo city.