Nebraska Newspapers

    nATIYV BEB - -M-ATTTRDAY. AROTT 20-1R3R.
THEY STOOD NINE TO THREE ,
The Lauor Jury's ' Ballot Yesterday Afternoon
Prospects of Agreem&nt.
'ANOTHER NIGHT DELIBERATING ,
The Question of I'nvlnc Material De
cided I ast NlRht by tlio City
Council A NowOns Company
Oilier Liocnl News.
tlie Verdict.
At daybreak yc tonlay morning the
sheriff , baillfl's and reporters who passed
the night at the court anxiously awaiting
the pleasure of the Lauor jury , arose
from their mattresses and blankets and
commenced the regular routine of business
From that time until noon they were be
sieged by telephone , messenger boy.Si
and personal interviews for tlio latest
news. Kinnora wore DS thick M the people
ple In the court room the day previous ,
Stories of every kind were floating
nbout tlio corridors , none of which , how
ever had any foundation. There was not
in the morning the slightest intimation
of what the jury had or was going to do.
When court convened tlio rooih looked
deserted , although probably HOO people
wcro in attendance. The interest in the
case has not in the slightest abated because -
cause the trial In over. People wore
anxiously watching for a verdict which
they expected would bo brought in during -
ing the day. At 12 o'clock not a word
had boon hoard from the jury who have
kept as silent as the grave since entering
their room ,
At 2TO : o'clock Judge Savage came into
the court room and after a short consul
tation with Judge Neville the shcrifl'was
ordered to bring in the jury. In reply tea
a question put by the court tlio foreman
stated that they had not agreed upon a
verdict.
"Is it a question of law or of fact upon
which you ilillbr ? "
"A question of fact1 rejoined the fore
man. "I thought wo wore going to
agree , but now I'm afraid It will bo hard
work. Wo stood 0 to 3 for - "
'Hold on , " said the court , "you need
not state how you stood. Are you being
well cared for ? "
"Well , your honor , they didn't give
mo any mattress last night. That's all. "
When the jury lirstcame into the room
Lauor was unaccompanied save by his
counsel. A few seconds later , however ,
Miss Lauor took a seat by his side. She
was visibly agitated and looked anxiously
at tlio foreman as lie arose to his feet.
Latter , on the other hand , succeeded in
controling his emotion.
liy order of the court the jury were
taken back to their room to continue
their deliberation.
At 8 o'clock last evening Laucr | was
brought into the judge's chambers at the
court's ordert accompanied by his two
Bisters and his mother. Ho sat uncon
cernedly talking to his counsel ami
seemed to be perfectly at case. It had
been intimated that the jury had sent for
Judge Neville and the few interested
parties present htood in small groups
pajrarly discussing the situation. Both
Judjjc Savage and District Attorney
Estcllo wore in the room , when a few
minutes after 8 the jury filed slowly out
from their quarters.
'Gentlemen , " asked the court , "havo
you acrced upon a verdict ? "
" \\o have not , your honor1 ' replied
the foreman , Mr. llyan. "Since wo last
came out there have been some changes
and we wanted to let you know that
there is a prospect of agreement. "
, . 'r'Well , " remarked Judge Neville , "you
have boon confined a long time , ami if the
counsel have no objections I will instruct
the sheriff to allow you to sleep in this
room to-night. "
A look ot relief was visible on the
countenances of thojiuorsas tlioyloarned
that they would not have to undergo an
other weary vigil.
After the jury had retired to the jury
room expectation that an agreement
would bo had before midnight was freely
expressed. The sheriff , bailiffs and re
porters impatiently awaited some feignal
from the jury , but none came. About
12 o'clock tlio jury retired for the night ,
and with them died the hopes of a verdict
before morning.
PAVING MATEUIAlJ SEltKCTKD.
The Petitions of Property Owners
Opened null Acted On.
The city council convened last night in
special session for the transaction of general -
oral business , according to adjournment.
President Ueeliel presided and all the
members were present. * A communUin-
' tion was received from Acting Mayor
Heehel approving the ordinances passed
nt the hist meeting , creating sewer dis
tricts and changing the names of certain
streets ,
, A petition , was received from Milton
Rogers & Sons and otluirs. merchants of
Fajjnam street , asking that flat stone
crossing bo laid on that thoroughfare be
tween Ninth anil Fittecnlh streets. It
\yan refonrd ,
IA resolution inlrodiiccd by Mr. Selirood-
er was adopted that fourteen-foot side
walks bo immediately constructed on
Thirteenth street , under the Union Pacilie
and 1) ) . iV M. tracks.
A. J. llerold petitioned that the com
mittee on lire be asked to report on his
invc.sUiutiim for discharge fiom the fire
ulupurtmqnt. The chairman of that com
mittee said that he would report the mat
ter at the next regular meeting , and the
petition was laid on the table.
Petitions for paving were then opened
by Clerk Southard , as follows :
Twentieth , Bticot from St. Mary's'tivcmia to
Bl'ieico stii'et , cedar block on roncieto case.
Uiipltol avenue , fiom Ninth to Fouiteenth ,
c < 'dar block.
Saumleis. street , from Cimilng to Sowaul ,
idar Dlork.
Cuminj , ' hticet , fiom Division to Uiown ,
cedar block.
Blxti'cnth street , from Farnam to Howard ,
cedar block.
1'aruam street fiom 'Iwentleth to Twenty-
d'hth. cedar block.
Ixteenth sheet and Sherman avenue from
Izaid to Kim , eodnr block.
Tenth street , liom Mason to William , cedar
block on conciete ba o.
I.p.ivenwoith start , fioiuThlitccuth toFour-
tt'imth , Colorado saiuNtonn.
Fem ( couth street , fiom Leaven worth to
tu Maicy , Colorado .sandstone.
ICUneiith sheet , fiom Jackson to Jones , Col *
orailo sandstone.
Jones btu'ct , liom Ninth to Thlitcenth , Col-
iiradooaiiitstone.
Tviolltli street , fiom Jackson to Jones , Col
radot > anilstone.
Thirteenth Mu-i't , Horn lllvkory to Castellar ,
Colorado sandstojie.
Thiitetmth htu-et , liom Jllckoiy to Castellar ,
, lioin Howard to Jackson ,
Tilnlilad tisphaltum.
Tenth stieet , fiom William to Center. Trin
Idad asphaluim.
ijaundt'ib stieet , fiom Cumins to Howard ,
'lilnUl.ul sheet asphaltum.
Jiu-kson stieet , fiom Nlntli to Thlileenth ,
Tilnlilad bliect a > phaltum.
Capitol RU'iitio , ft tun Ninth to Foiuteenth ,
'I ilnldad sheet asphaltum.
BKteciith hln'et niul Sliemiau avenue , from
Jzml to Kim , Keir'.s patent p.neiueiit.
At the conclusion of the reading ot the
petitions , Mr. llelmi said that action
thould bo taken on them at once , as
nvci'i thin' ' was perfectly understood by
the eouncilmon.
t Mr , Thrano did not want tlio mattei
* rushed through , but pieferred to liavo
the politiqus referred
Mr. Fnrny then said { lint everything
was not phiiil. "Tlio petitions , " said lie.
"aro not dated , and so OIHI cannot tcl
when the rignuturc were obtained , The
Iturbcr Asphalt company have my mime
on their petition for launders street. I
pifincd U last August , but I am not in
favor of asphalt.Vncn I signed It , it
was to sec how many wanted paving.
S'ow I have signed for cedar block , and
Lite putting of my name on the asphalt
petition is a steal , a robbery. "
Mr. Squires , the ronrcsentatlvo of the
Harbor company , who was present , hero
arose and informed Mr. Kuray that his
inline was not on the asphalt petition.
It was finally agreed that the various
petitions should bo referred to the delega
tions from the wards in which the paving
was to be done , and the council took a
reco ? ' of thirty minutes to examine the
petitions.
During the recess it was found that on
four streets there were petitions for two
kinds of material. On Capitol avcnuo
asphaltum was the choice of the majority
of the property owners over cedar block ,
and the same condition existed on Saun-
dura street. On Thirteenth street the ma-
joiity ureforrcd granite to Colorado
sandstone , and on Sixteenth street and
Sherman avenue the nreferenco was for
cedar block over Kerr's patentpavemont.
After the council rcconveneil , the dele
gations from the six wards reported no
contests as to what material was desired
on the various streets , and on motion tlio
prayer of the majority petitions was
granted.
Ordinances Avcro then intioducctl or
dering tlio paving of tlio streets named
with the materials selected , and wcro
passed under suspension of the rules.
Acting Mayor IJochol then signed them
and reported his approving action to the
council.
An ordinance was introduced granting
to tlio Citizens' Gas & Illuminating com
pany of Omaha the rights , privileges and
immunities , for the term of twenty-live
years , of laying through the streets of the
city gas pipes for furnishing gas to tlio
city and citizens , the said company to
furnish the gas for the city and other
natrons at no more than $1.60 per 1,000
feet , and to bcain the construction or ac
quire possession of works before Juno 1 ,
1880 , and to furnish gas for twonty-livo
miles of pipe by September 1. 1888. Tlio
ordinance was road twice under suspen
sion of the rules and was referred to the
committee on gas and electric lights.
Several minor grade ordinances wcro
passed and the council then adjourned.
CONVICTED.
Tlirco of Bloom's Assailants Given the
Full Extent ol'tlic Law.
The trial of the men arrested for the as
sault on Ofllcor Bloom was proceeded
with yesterday in police court before
Judge Stenborg and the jury struck the
day before. The prosecution and the
defense wore represented by two
lawyersea each , and a better trial
was the result. Attorney O'Connor '
conducted the case for the accused and
Judge Ualdwin examined the witnesses
for the defense. Several times the two
lawyers became involved in a fierce war
of words and once or twice Mr. O'Con '
nor was ordered to "shut up" by the
court. A large number of witnesses were
examined , and testimony was adduced as
Lo how the trouble originated and who
were engaged in the assault. It was im
possible to secure evidence that three of
men Jack O'Keefl'o , Charles Bacr and
John Wills had participated in the
light , although they were present. The
jury , however , brought in a verdict of
guilty nqaiust Tom Leonard , Pat Carroll
mil Hugh McGarvoy , and Judge Stcn-
bercr pronounced the severest penalty of
the law. The punishment is ninety days
in the county jail and a fine of sf 100 and
costs each. As none of the men can fur
nish the amount of the line , they will
probably spend the next seven months in
charge of Joe Miller.
CITIZENS' GAS.
A Strong Company Formed to Iiiglit
the City.
Articles of incorporation of the "Citi
zens' Gas and Illuminating Company"
were filed in the o flic a of the county clerk
yesterday afternoon , and that company is
now an established fact. Its incorporators -
tors are John A. McShane , William A.
Paxtou , James M. Wool worth , M. Shelton ,
John A. Creighton , Low M. Hill , Hen
Gallagher and Dr. S. D. Mercer. The
company is formed for the purpose of
operating gas works and furnishing gas
for the city of Omaha and private patrons
to take the place , in fact , of the com
pany at present operating the city gas
works. Last night the new company
made the first move to secure the right to
lay pipes in the city , an ordinance being
iutroducod'm the city council granting
that privilege. After being read it was
referred to the proper committee and
will probably bo reported on at the meet
ing of the council next Tuesday. It is
the intention of the new company to fur
nish gas to all patrons at ijl.50 per 1,000
feet , and to operate twenty-live miles of
pipe by September 1 , 1838.
Keform Club Entertainment.
The usual Saturday evening "entertain
ment hold at the Buckingham hall , under
the auspices of the Omaha Reform club ,
will occur tliis evening at 7:80. The pub
lic generally arc invited. Following is
the programme :
Opening uihhecs. , . . , Jud o I5ai tlett
Duet
. .Miss H. Selufilcd and Mr. C. M.Wooduridjjo
Heading 31 is. U. llolcomb
Duet..Misses Millie and Ulanelio Sylvester
Heading Miss Kstelle Duikcs
SOUK , Male Oiiaitette
Heading Miss Serried
Song Ity the Club
Tlio TlnirutniiH Challenged.
Telegraphic advices from Lincoln re
ceived last night contain the information
that the Fit/gerald running team of that
city has issued a challenge to the Thurs-
ton hose team of this place to run a ! ! 00
yard ruco for from § 500 to $1,000 , Ne
braska State Firemen'ti association rules
to govern the contest. The Omaha boy.s
have but recently defeated the Fitter-
aids at the National tournament at New
Orleans ,
_ _ _ _
James Scott , for stealing some clothing
from Tim Carroll , was arrested by the
police yesterday afternoon and locked up
at central police station.
There Is a woman In Florida who is the
mother of foily-twouhildien.
The Bymptoms j 5 ,
Aio u blller or Ijinl tHttn In iiinutb pain til the
Limit , sluus or joints , ofnm mUuikon lor rliuu-
uiati mbuurfrU > mai.'li , lusa of appotlto. buuU
iilleinntrl > rust ho ami lax , licuilaclio. loss of
memory , < ili a luihilul eonsalluii ot liavlnn
tiillvl toile something ; ulncli ouylit to lm\u
IXHIM tlono ; di'lilllly. loir spirits , n Ibtek yrllow
appearance or iho skin unit uyes : u dry
olU'ii mistaken tor consumption.
Pomrlimeg many of llu-so hjinntnm * nttonl
lluMlisoiiFi ) , iiu.tliou . very fo\v , but tlio l.tvur ,
tlio luiifcst oijjim lu tlio body. Is xunerully the
soul of iho illieui-o. it IK ! If nut rotrulnlwl hi lima
Kiont sullurlutfuuiclioducs3 ami UwalUlli
co mo.
Ttu Haltimore Episcopal Methodist.
"Simmons Llvur Hozulaior U ncknoul-
ca to luu'o no cxiual at a . ,
comiUnini ; tliosn southuru roots anil
iici bi. which mi all lse ProvlJciico baa
placed in "touutrleu whi-ru llvur Ubuns-
.1 prevail"
IN THE HEART OF JAPAN ,
Another Interesting Letter from Mr. 0 , H ,
Doweyof Omaha.
LAND OF ART AND OF FLOWERS.
Mr. Ucwcr Visits the Cities of Kobe ,
JIloco niicl Kioto A Croat Manu
facturing City A Visit to a
Silk Mcrclinnt'H Home.
The HEE recently published an inter
esting letter from Mr. 0. II. Dcwcy , do-
scrlbliiR his visit to Yokolinnmntul Tokio ,
and to-day wo publish nuothcrlultcr from
the sumo gentleman , written to u friend
in Omaha , giving an account of Ills fur
ther explorations in the land of the mik
ado. It will \)3 \ found fully ns intorestliiR
as his llrst letter :
KIOTO , Japan , 1'ob. ' II. We left Yokohama
hama at noun last Sunday , the 7th , on a
Japan steamer bound for Illogo , 830 miles
distant. The day was like summer. Wo
steamed out of the harbor , dotted with
stcamurs and ships from nil countries.
A largo Chinese war steamer , painted
white , lay near us us wo started. Buvor.il
American Hags wore floating in the
breeze hero and there from steamers and
shins. A largo United States war steamer ,
which wo passed , had just arrived from
China. It reminded mo of home , ns it
was the "Omaha. " _ Tlirco hours from
port we mot a furious head wind , which
soon became a gale. Our stcamor , a
large one , plowed through the waves in
line style , while junks and small craft
bobbed'up and down , not at all serenely ,
with the high sea. Wo noticed a largo
Etuamer approaching with sails sat and
gracefully riding the waves. As wo
passed our captain sent the Japanese
Hag to salute , and a moment later up
went
THE STAlt-SI'ANOLED IIANN'EU
from the other ship , the United States
man-of-war Trenton. In Uvo minutes
wo were out of sight of each other. Our
Japanese steamer was equipped with
electric lights , elegant state rooms , good
food , English olhcors and Jap sailors.
Thorp wore three American' ' , two
Knglishmon and a dozen natives of
runic in the cabin , and a
largo number of steerage passengers.
The .storm continued all night , and
calmed down in the morning. There
were only four of us at breakfast. The
natives were all sick. The rolling deep
had been too much for them. At II p. m.
we reached Hiogo , anil anchored within
half a milo of shore. The steamer was
soon surrounded Jby sumpuues boats ,
manned by natives , who wore all yelling
for patronage. 13y 10 o'clock wo were at
n comfortable hotel with a good coal lire
in our room. The two cities of
K011E AND UIOGO
join each other. The former is populated
by foreigners , the latter by natives.
There are several Americans in Kobe , en
gaged in trade. We spent several days
there. The streets are regularly laid out ,
and are as smooth as the asphalt streets
of Omaha. So are the streets in all the
Japanese cities that wo have visited , and
all of them are swept clean. Hiopo is
surrounded by hills , and on the liilibides
arc numerous Uuddhist temples , tea
houses andgravcyards. Passing through
a cemetery wo noticed that many of the
granite stones had letters cut into
them , painted red and black. In
quiring of the guide the meaning , ho re
plied that the name of each member of a
Japanese family is engraved on the
family tombstone and painted red , and
when a member of the family "dies the
letters arc chanfcod'to black. This is a
commendable economy , as one tomb
stone serves for a whole family. Passing
along a narrow street in Hiogo wo met a
long proces-iion. It was a Budd
hist funeral. Eight priests , with
shaven heads , marched in
front. The coilin a box three feet
square and painted white was borne on
the snpuldcrs of four men. The corpse
occupied a sitting posture. 1 The mourners
were dressed in llowing robes. There
were no females in the procession.
JAPANLSB CONVEVANCUS.
There are no livery .stables in Japan.
The jirinkslia a two-wheeled cart is
the only conveyance , with few excep
tions. The cart is pulled by coolies. A
dozen of these outfits are to be seen in
front of every hotel. Jump into one and
you are whirled away at a rapid ratn.
The coolie is always on the run. If hills
are to be ascended two coolies handle the
cart one to pull and the other to push.
The price is ten cents a.hour. . Merchan
dise of every description is hauled on
two-wheeled carts , drawn by coolies or
cheap men. Although it is winter hero
these follows seem indincrcnt to cold.
Many of them are bare-legged , wearing
btraw shoes , , and having no hats. Every
one seems
OOOD-XATUUKD
in this country. There is no quarreling ,
no houso-broukitig. and but very little
crime of any kind. It is safe to travel
anywhere in this 'country. 'No lirearms
are needed , and there is no dango > ' from
any quarter. There arn. nearly forty
million people in the empire , and there
are only eight thousand confined in jails
and penitentiaries. The Japanese are
universally polite and kind. The people
generally are poor. There are a very
low rich men among them. All of the
people seem to be industrious , and
their wants are few. The climate
generally is mild. There are no chim
neys in the houses and no "lass windows.
Every house is supplied with braziers
earthen jars with charcoal to make a
little lire to warm the hands and toot.
There are no chairs and no furniture
such as wo have in America worth
mentioning. Mats cover the lloors , and
these mats are used to stt on in the day
and to sleep on at night. Cleanliness of
pernon is everywhere noticeable as well
tiH orderly conduct. The people are
almond-eyed , and their complexion is the
color of a peach.
Tin : MIKADO ,
the boss of the empire , is beloved by all
people. Thoie ib no pomp or display in
his establishment. The sum of $100,000
a year meets the expenses of his family
and rotinuo. Taking the cars nt Hiogo ,
Wo proceeded to
TIII : CITV OK KIOTO.
The railroads are owned by the gov
ernment , and are well coiibtrueted. The
depots are the best buildings in the coun
try. The ears are of Knglhh make.
Foreigners must obtain passports to vi.sit
interior cities. There are two of ii in
the party who are Americans Mr.
Horace Fletcher and myself. Mr. Fletcher
has with him one of his clerk * , a Jap ,
who speaks English and acts as interpre
ter for us , Mr , Fletcher is president of
the Japanese stores in San Francisco and
Chicago. These stores are called lohi
Han and Nee Ban , which translated
means No. 1 and No. 3. For many years
Mr. Fletcher has been a resident of Japan
and China , and has traveled all over the
Japanese umpire. Ho makes all the pur
chases for the two American establish
ments. I am fortunate in Iming been
invited to accompany him on tills
trip , as none but buyers of
goods are allowed to inspect the
modes of manufacturing and viewing the
splendid goods.
Kioto la sixty miles by rail from Hiogo.
It is called their Holy City , and is in the
heart of Japan. The country through
which wo passed is very beautiful , vu-
lages are seen every mile or two , nestling
among evergreen trees and bamboos.
Fanners are at work in the Holds and
everybody cems busy. Wo made at
least a dozen stops on the way. The trio
to Kioto occupied two hours and a half.
Wo were conveyeU in.jirinkslias to the
only hotel , two miles from the depot , and
located on the mountain sldo. It \ kept
by a Jap on the American plan , terms
$ H.50 per day and no extra charges.
Twcnty-livocents IreMowcd upon Iho host
of servants hero .niako them very at
tentive. W o were1 thy only arrivals for
two weeks. An Hifjrlfehrnan and his wife
on a lower around , the ) World wcro here ,
but left yesterday."ronurking that it was
too bloody cold for Usm ! { , and that there
was * so much to scd a\id \ so many bloody
temples to look overeat they could not
snare the time to _ dq them up. They
wcro Mr. and Mrs. Dobson , and they will
stop a day or two In Oinaha. when you
may meet them and theirbloody naratlvo
of their doings here. J ?
The hotel is surrouiidcd by old temples
and embowered among trees , shrubbery
and rocks , and has verandas all uroutul
it. Kioto is in a valley surrounded
by mountains. Wo have n perfect
view from hero of a city of 00,000
houses , regularly laid out in narrow
streets. The houses arc one and two
stories , and are in a continuous lino. It
is a manufacturing city , the articles of
trade being fans , porcelain , line bronze1' ,
lacquers , dolls , crape , silk and embroi
dered stud's. Wo nave visited all the
manufacturing establishments. Some of
the goods displayed are simply magnifi
cent I have made n few purchases in
each establishment visited. My money
is consequently about all gone , and I
shall soon have to start for home. Wo
are the only foreigners in the city , except
two others. There are no banks here.
There are no saloons and no billiard
halls. There are theatres by the dozen ,
but no scats. There are shows innumer
able jugglers , wrestlers , swimming
girls , and everything imaginable in the
show line. Admittance to these shows
ranges from 1 to 4 cents.
A MODEL JAPANESE HOME.
Yesterday we were Invited by a silk mer
chant to dine at his house. Mr. Fletcher
had made some largo purchases from
him , anil the merchant was very friendly.
We accepted the invitation. His resi
dence waa in the rear of his store a
large place of a dozen rooms or more ,
with sliding doors between every room.
The coiling was only six foot high.
Wo had to stoop on entering tlio
doors , for they were not over four feet
high. Matting covered the floors , and
there was not an article of furniture in
sight except four chairs and a table. The
bric-a-brac wore brought out and dis
played around the rooms. They were
mostly relics of former times ami wcro
costly and highly prized. The family
consisted of the merchant and his hand
some almond-eyed wife and a daughter
and a son. They \ \ ere nolilo and relincd
people. The son , aged 21 years , had
been educated in an English school anil
could speak our language very readily.
They wcro Buddhists , but the son re
marked that it all fol-dc-rol
was - - , refer
ring to the religion. The boy had just
received from Yokohama an American
ready-made suit of clothes , and had put
thorn on for the first time. The "ready-
made" wrinkles in the pantaloons proved
it. The swell bottoms of them wore so
wide that his now.shoes were almost hid
den from sight. Itisooal , was much too
large for him around , > his shoulders and
the skirt was not bvoru four inches long.
His head was aUornfed witli what ho
called Ins dudy half , llo meant a Derby.
The boy remarked that the whole suit
cost him $11 slidesbat , and all and
that there wcro dthcf boys in the city
who wore sending ofl'for American clotli-
ing. This place would.be a paradise lor
an Omaha clothing merchant. Ho could
rent a building for $2 it month and hire
clerks for fifteen cChtls1' a day and board
themselves. ' ,
„
The dinner wa's solved in true Jap
style. I have no .timei to particularize.
You can guess what tlni Ia3rout was. The
boy came up to the hotel with me. The
hotel , which is on tfhe lomplb grounds , is
reached by a loiiffiUVcnue , .on each side of
which are monkey shows , photograph
shops , tinkers at work , anil gravestones
of the Damios of olden times. On the
way up wo passed two gentlemen dressed
in the garb of civilization the only ones
wo have met. 1 said to the boj' that I
thought they were Americans. "No. "
said ho , "they arc aky pilots. " "Oh ,
yes , " I remarked , "they are tourists
Mount Blanc and Pike's Peak fellows
they are hero to view the mountain tons
and climb them. " "Oh , no ; you arc mis
taken , " he ronlied"They are missionaries ,
which means sky pilots. " Ho said this
in all seriousness , some one having trans
lated the word missionary to him in this
manner , by way of a joke.
JAPAN IS A LAND OF AUT ,
and it is also one grand llower garden.
The country is covered with trees. Hail-
roads are being rapidly built to connect
the large cities. The elegant goods man
ufactured hero are made for foreign
countries , and are not used hoio. The
comic opera of "Tho Mikado"sopopular
in England and the United States , would
bo ridiculed hero. No pomp or parade
of war , or any signs of war are seen
hero. Thogreat.strugglo for these ; nil-
lious of Japs is to learn the easiest way
to earn a dollar with which to buy rice to
keen soul and body together.
We leave to-morrow to visit Osaka , a
city of aiO.OOO inhabitants , forty miles
distant by rail. There are a dozen news-
Capers published hero in Kioto , the price
efng one cent each. C. II. Dr.wuv.
XO CIjUE TO THE KOJ5IJEUS.
Detectives Turning Tliclr ItifTorts to
the Arrest ot Mike lliimpliroyfl.
CIIICAOO , Match 10. It Is six days since
the honiblo minder and lobbeiy was com
mitted on the Hoelc Island tallioad and yet
appaiently not even a clue to the perpetrators
ol thccilmchas'bi'cn loiiml. The endeavors
ot detectives seem to ho centcied in the eap-
tuieol Mike Ilumphieys and a man known
as "Texas. "
Last night It was found that lliimphioy *
had been woikini ; In tinipu Cieek mines lei
live weeks steadily , and was thoio
the nlcht of the lobbeiy. "Texas , " lor
whom the detectIvca weie icpoited to ha\o
been worn lug the county , tinned up at the
U.illy Xews olllco this noon , Ihtdenleii liav-
Int : anything to do with the Hock Inland iob-
bi'ry. The night of the lohbciy , hohaid , ho
was visiting friends on Twenty-second Mieet
until lOo'clock. A tier that he went to his
home on Twenty-ninth street and icmaincd
theie until Monday.
CIIICAOO , Muich 19 , The Dally Now '
Danville ( III. ) hppoUla.iJ'b : Detectives went
to Ciano Clock thU.afternoon to aricst Mlko
lluuiplney.s , who Is'ehiiit'i'ii with being one
ot the pcipi'tratois of ( .he .lollot oxpio&s tob-
bcry. It was found fbatllumphroyrt had do-
camncd Immediately after sending the dis
patch making his \vhei ibouts known and
claiming an alibi. Humphrey's \\ilos4yslio
Is dimply trying to keep out of tlio way until
tlio excitement over haqrlmo cools down.
The Most SuaacHsl'ul Evangelist of
tlitl A e.
A St , Louis merchant says in the St.
Louis ( Jlobo-Uo Jocijflt ; The female
stonoi'rapher is tljti mvat , successful evan
gelist of the rule the la-
age , : i Aittti , all -
illcs of this class are iligniliod , ro.-orvcd ,
and posiiiss not only good moral charac
ter , but an utmosphtiiu-of rellnenient and
purity that oxorU'a great inlluence in
winning the respect or main associates.
Alrifidv the several hundred girl # who
are writing .shorthand and manipulating
typo-writers in the olllees oi bt. Louis
have wrought wonderful changes in the
language and actions of youn" men who
surround them. One tiling tuny do ef
fectually is to suppress protanitv. There
is no cursing or blasphemy in the ollices
where thi'ao ladies work. Mi.ss went
to work in a railroad ollleo several weeks
ago , whom the clerks cursed , swore , and
Were obscene in their language to such
nn extent that it was thought well to ad-
visu the young lady of tins fact. She
said she'd give it a trial , anyhow , and
went. 1 was surprised to learn that since
Miss 'a advent in that olhco net one
single cuss word has been heard , and the
conversation is as pure and unadorned as
if it all fell from a church pulpit ,
The bulk of taxes pahl by the Dakota
futmeia b tor the biippoit of
THE SECRET OF SUCCESS
A Model Manufacturing Town in the Heart
of Illinois.
Itockfbrd's Productive Wealth Facts
nnil Figures For Oinalm Cnpl *
tnllsto to Poiulor Over.
ROCKFORD , Winnobago County , 111. ,
March 14,1830. March hero is like it is
in most of the northern latitudes , tickle
and foolish. One day it may bo spring
like and lonely and the next frigid ,
gloomy and peculiar. The barometers
and thermometers are unable to keep tip
with tlio weather and have retired in dis
gust. They have n walking barometer
hero who has lived in this part'of the
country fifty-two years. Ho says these
patent weather machines , that are run by
a little mercury , are not reliable. Every
bone in his body indicates the state of
the weather , the changes and the general
disturbances of the atmosphere. Ho is a
living , breathing weather gaigo and
carries the entire business in his bones ,
If a warm , pleasant spoil is approaching
the mercury in his bones rises and re
joices. On the other hand when a storm
is brewing he has an attack of the tooth
ache , neuralgia , sciatica , bone felon ,
and the mumps , n combination
of ailments corresponding with the cli
matic disturbances of the atmosphere.
He is soon to be killed for the benefit of
science , as the government lias oflered a
fabulous price for his bones , to bo used
as weather forecasts at the various signal
stations. It is a lucky strike for his heirs ,
as he has nothing else to leave them , the
weather and his bones having kept him
po or all the days of his life.
Till : rACTOUYGlllLS.
Over one-half the employes in these
manufaelories are youti } ' ladies. Some
of tlio young men complain because they
have entered the market and monopolized
their licld of labor. Inmanyof the light
er branches the youn g ladles are more
active and expert than the members of
the opposite sex , and their employers
claim they are more faithful , take a deep
er interest in their work , are more
apt in acquiring the necessary
knowledge and are more deft.
The silly young mon claim
they have lessened tlio price of labor ,
driven them , not only out of their legiti
mate field of employment , but out of tlio
matrimonial market as well , because
they are not able to earn enough to sup-
wort a wife. The young ladies , however ,
laugh in their sleeves , push ahead and
are making money , some of them in the
match factory , glove factory , hosiery
factory , mitten factory , and others , are
earning one hundred dollars per month
and more. It is better than having a
husband to support. Not loss than 11,000
ladies , all told , are employed in the var
ious factories of this city. It reminds mo
of Lowell , Mass. , only on a much smaller
scale of course. The S. 15. Wilkins Com
pany , engaged in the manufacture of ho
siery , give employment to 250 persons ,
175 of whom are young ladies. In all tlio
factories tl.e light and delicate work is
done by that class of labor.
KUbNNQ NUAU SlIOItK.
The seven ngricultur.il machinery man
ufactories here are running near shore.
Prices are low and the business is ex
tremely conservative. None of them are
running up to their cauacity. The match
factory is onlv in operation eight hours a
day. The overalls factory , knitting and
spinning mills , glove and mitten fac
tories , woolen ana cotton mills , boot and
shoe factories , paper mills , tanneries ,
silver-plate works , oat-meal mills , wire
goods factories , the halt-dozen furniture
laetories , and a number of others , are
busy and appear to bo doing well. The
glucose works1 ! re standing idle , and that
expensive plant would like to be in bet
ter business' . It cost $150,000. The glu
cose business is dead in the shell , and
the day of judgment will not resurrect
it. All departments of trade and manufac
turing are extremely conservative. Over
production and muter-consumption have
pressed their heavy hands on all branch
es and the depression has been general.
Bountiful crops in this country and a
war in Europe will bring a renewal of
the palmy days , lift the people out of
the mire and place them on the bound
ing billows of prosperity. The heavy
crop of spring stiike.s and lockouts are
paralyzing the industries of the country
and disorganizing tlio vital interests of
the people. It is hoped they will be of
short duration , and that the avenues of
business will soon resume their natural
functions and teem with life and enter
prise. Those labor complications are a
great loss to the parties immediately con
cerned and to the nation. Tlipy block
the wheels of trade and commerce and
swell the ranks ot the vast army of idlers.
In all eases a compromise might bo
ellected by arbitration and these
calamities avoided. Capital is timid ,
and these disruptions are frightening it
into its cullers.
ltOCKFOHI > ' , S L1UDINO JIANUrACTOUIKS
To set Omaha minting 1 may briefly
mention a few ol each ot the great va
riety of manufacturing enterprises hero ,
and the capital involved. Agricultural
machinery and implements : Emerson ,
Taluott & Co. , SiriO.Odl ) ; N C. Thompson ,
Utter Manufacturing Co. , S.IO.OOO . ; Hook-
lord Steam bakery , .fii.'j.OUO ; Kockford
Gnipo-Siigiir Co. , $15,01)0 , ) ; Chandler
Hios. , Hi bio publishers , iJO,000 ? : ; Anglo-
mire ite Coonradt , boots and shoes ,
$ . ' 0.000 Hocklord Hoot and Shoo Co , ,
s0,000 ; ! , ; Hoekford bolt works , i25,000i
Hoekford Hiirinl Case Co. , * 7.V.03 . ; Hook-
ford Steam Holler works , $10,000 ; Hock-
ford Uorinjr Tool Co. , $00,000 ; Ford *
Follows , carriage ! ) , $115,000 ; and live or
biv others. L , M. West , carriage top
dressing , $10,000 ; II. II. Palmer & Co. ,
churns , $20,000 : John McDormaid.ehurns ,
$18,000 ; Thos. O. Scougal'rf eider and vin
egar works , $15,000 ; Graham's cotton
mills , $150,000 ; ( inihuiu's distillery , 100 , '
000 ; Hoekford Chair & Furniture Co. ,
$ :50.000 : ; Hoekford Co-operative Furniture
Co. , $ .10,000 ; Hoekfoid Union Furniture
Co. , $ IXJ,000 , and others. Aguid V Co's.
grain ami feed mills , $10,000 , ; Henry W.
Hifo , manufacturing gloves and mittens ,
$ ; ! 00,0l)0 ) ; Hoekford Mitten Co.f.10,000 ;
S.'J5\Vilkiiis ! \ it Co. , inanufuotiiring' ho-
biery , To.OOOi W. F. and John liarm-s ,
maiiufaeturing iron mucliinory , $200,000 ;
\Vni , Gout , ? : W,000 ; Union hiunilry i\ :
Maehinu Co. , fi.r,000 , four or liye others.
A. 1) . Forbes , malleable iron work , , $7.1-
000 ; The A. M , Johnston X' Co. , oat meal
mills' , 175,000 ; G. W Roberts , monuments
ments , $15.000 ; Hobt. Tiigg , mon-
mnt'iits $10,000 ; I-rank J'isher ,
A.lF. .liidil , S5.000 and boveral others ;
Hess & Hopkins , tanners , fW.OOO ; Hock-
ford Overall Co. , § 20,000 ; Hlioudes , Utter ,
iCe , , paper manufacturers , $125,000 ;
Kcenoy Hros. , manufacturers of straw
boards , S731000 ; Hlakeman & lobson ) ,
planing milis , f50,000 , Crawford & Up
ton , pliinina mills , $20,000 ; T , J. Uer-
inent , planing mills , $20,000 ; Jones , \ \ oo-
rutt'is Co. , manufacturers of pumps ,
SlMl.OOO ; Frahcrn 1'ump works , & 100,000j
Splnacr & Gregory , manufaetureis of
pumps , J O.OUO ; llockford tailv.cr I'Jnto
Co , $10o.OOO ; Hookford Spinning Mills
Co. , flto.OOO ; Rockfonl Watch Co. ,
S-8o.Oix > | Hocltford Tack company ,
$10,000 ; Northwestern Watch 'Case ' com
pany , $ ? 3,000 ; Lockwood & Lyman
manufacturing wire goods , $10,000 !
Spoflbrd i\i \ Seovillo , manufacturing wire
goods , $20,000 ! tl. A. Shandv , soap fac
tory , § 33,000 ; Uockford ttoolon Mills
company , § 00,000 ; II. J. Sprague & Co. ,
manufacturing shirts , Sl. " ,000 ; Hockfont
Cutlery company. § 15,000 ; Brulunnl &
Co. . manufacturing wood feathers ,
§ 5,000. , Of course there are n largo
number of other minor manufactories ,
cmpjoying moro or less labor and in-
vohing considerable capital. Hut the
number mentioned indicates the
wide diversity of manufacturing
interests here , and tells the story
of the city's growth and prosperity. To
carry on these works 5,000 people arc re
quired , all of whom are liborjilly remu
nerated anil are ambitious to retain their
positions.
HAIItOADS.
Three great railway enterprises have
pushed in hero for their share of harvest.
The Chicago , Milwaukee &St. Paul oper
ate a line , extending from Madison , Wis
consin , through the city and uniting with
their Pacillc division at Davis Junction ,
thirteen miles south of hero in Ogle
county. The Chicago , Hurllngton &
Quinoy operate the Hoekford Central ,
running south from the city and connect
ing with their main Chicago lino. The
Chicago & Northwestern is in hero witli
the Galena division , running from Chica
go to Frcoport , Galena and Uubuquo ,
connecting with all their Iowa and west
ern systems , Tlion comes the Kenosha
division , oxtcndinc from Hoekford to
that point , mid there connecting with
their Wisconsin system. Hoekfoid is cer
tainly not suflerimr by reason of insuf
ficient railroads. Others are projected
and when the boom comes they will
build. Illinois is n wonderful railroad
stato. She is nnrkcd by tflcm like a
checkerboard. It may soon become a de
batable question as to which are worth
the most to the state , the roads or the
lands they occupy wore they removed.
A spin of three iionr.s takes you into Chicago
cage , four hours to Springfield , two hours
toMadisonthree hours to Hoeklsland , ten
hours to Indianapolis , ninety minutes to
Juncsvillo , thivo hours to Dubuque , and
so on at about the same ratio all over the
world. Truly this is a fast ago. The next
step in tlio march of progress will bo
something to outstrip steam pow'or and
electricity. H.
RICH AND'ECCENTRIC.
The Heroine of a hnng Branch Sen-
nullah Identified nt Washington.
A Washington dispatch in the New
York World of March 11 says : Mr. S. F.
Kmmons , nn oflicial in the 'United States
geological survey , has tiled a petition in
the equity court here to have a jury
appointed to inquire into the bunity of
his wife , and to uetormino how her estate
should be managed should she be found
insane. Accompanying his petition
are two allidavits from two lend-
ing physicians hero certifying
that . ' he is insane. Mrs. Kuimons
has been a noted figure in Washington
for several years , bho has been the Mib-
ject of a great many mysterious para
graphs in the newspapers through her
eccentricities. In the first place , she
has always dolled every form of con-
ventionalitVj although sno lias never
done anything to injure her good name
in any way. She has simply been wild
and apparently fond of .sensation. She
came to Washington several years ago
and made a great stir on the street hereby
by driving a pair of handsome , showy
horses. The horses wore spirited and
strong and required very gooil handling ;
She varied her performances upon the
road with this team by occasionally ap
pearing as an equestrienne , performing
breakneck feats as a rider.
She veiy much interested President
Arthur by nor bold riding up and down
the road back of tlio white house , where
she used to go to exorcise her horses.
The president at that time became so
much interested in her riding that many
romances wcro spun concerning her.
There was no mystery about it in reality ;
for she never made any attempt to con
ceal her identity. She was the woman
VsUllA il\J * J V V II LI I'J' . * IU HJ lIV > II
who made such a sensation at Long
Hraneh last season by appearing upon
the beach in the oriental biiit as a bath
ing dress. She was accompanied by a
great St. Hernard dog , a colored bervant
and a maid. Then sno attracted a pjroat
crowd upon the beach. She remained
thcie the greater part of the afternoon
engaged in a light with the bathing-
master , because he would not permit her
dog to go in the water with her. Shore-
fused to putroni/.o the beach after tiiat ,
anil made but one later appcruncu in her
oriental dress Her last costume was a
blue jacket , a pair of broad limning red
trousers , and sharp-pointed white French
kid slippers.
She lest Hildreth's West find Hotel
about 11 o'clock one stormy night on ac
count of some diflieiilty with the
managers of the hotel. She took a \
servant and packed her traps into a car
riage and drove through a thunder-storm
( ifleen miles up the beach to sonic other
hotel. It was learned afterward that the
party arrived there about ! i o'clock the
next morning. She. always had plenty
of money apparently , and in her own
right. Mr. Kniinoni , in his petition , as
serts that she has in her possession at
tin ; present time 180 shares of bell telephone -
phone stick , worth $27,000 , and $700,500
worth ot jewelry. All this property ho
hiobthatho presented to her , and lie
now desires to control it in event of her
being adjudged insane by u jury. Last
year the l-hninoiises bought a handsome
house here on Vermont iiMiiiue , near
Senator Allison. Mrs. Eininons Imbgonc
out a good deal hero at dlHoront limes in
society , whore she has boon rather quiet
and has not indulged in any alarming
cecmilriuilies. She was taken up by
MlssTillio Froylinhiiyoun when the latter
was bo conspicuous hero , and through
her became generally known. Mrs.
Kmmons was Biippo-ed to havu been a
Hiibsian by birth , although there was a
mystery about her real origin. On account -
count of her bkill in managing horse.s
some of the go ipurs once invented a
story that nho was n former cireus
rider , but this was tv mere romance of
the lime. ,
Fin in en nt J-'all Itivcr. .
KVI.T , HiVKii , Mass. , March 1'J ' , Kaily thin
ovenlnt' ilames burst tlnoiiKli thu tool o ! the
city Imll. The lire binned fiercely for an
hour , when the tower tell In with a wash.
The Ilames were confined to tlio citv hall ,
which was entiiely gutted. The city lecouls
weie all destioycd , tliu safe not boliiK hie
pioot. Tlio loss upon tlio luiildliijf is
intimated at Si'i.flOO ; no insiuanco. Iho
origin ot the Ilitt Is unknown.
The Great Invention ,
For EASY WASHING ,
IN HARD OR SOFT , HOT OR COLO WATER
U'if'iouf Harm to VAinilCvrlfAXllS ,
and particularly adapted to H'ariiit'llinatt *
No family , rich or poor , eliould te without It.
Sola by all tlrocere , but briixirconiln 1ml
Utlons. I'EAKI-IXV Is wanuticturrt
only by
JAMES PYLP. MEW YORK ;
ACTIVITY AT LOWER'PRICEi
Whcatj Oora and JProrJsions Open Strong
B'ui Break Before the Oloso ,
A SLUMP ON THE LATE SESSION.
Heavy Trading In All lilnos of l r
tlitcc Conuntsnloti Houses on
the Alert Ijlvo Stock
Markets.
CHICAGO
CHICAGO , March IP. [ Special Telegram. ]
Hoard markets wcro characterlrcd by moder
ate activity to-day , and at times conslderoblo
excitement was witnessed In the wheat
While pit. there was nothing slat ( ling
In the way ofontsldo news the
fcclliiK was extremely nervous thtougii-
out and the innrkct vas In a
highly sensitive condition. Of course this Is
not unusual for March , but just now the situ
ation is icgardcd by conservative dealers ns
pecullaily liazaidous.ln \ low of the legitimate
surroundings and possibilities. Tlmt this Is
the gonui ally accepted view Is attested by
the sti let watch that Is kept by commission
houses upon the margins of their customois.
WHIIAT It was warm and sunny again to
day and when business opened there ap
peared to bo considerable sticiiKth underly- .
1111 : the wheat market , firstsales ; being maile
at fully up to yesterday's closing figures.
For a short time the crowd appealed to want
to buy , llutchlnson being piomlncnt as a
buyer at the start , with llrega a tieo seller ,
and quite a number of country selling orders
wore executed also , as the Mouther all over
the west was line , and the prop outlook and
the prospect of an caily spring were excep
tionally bright. The suppoit given to the
tuaikot , however , was of a very dllTcront
character , and a weather tone was developed
that Increased In Intensity as the hours
passed. The winter wheat maikets weio re
ported weaker , with Now York said to bo un
settled and level Ish. No dealings of wheat
weio made thcic yesteiday , the only business
woikcd being tloiir equal In amount to 75,000
bands. There was nothing encouraging In
cables , spot \\hcat In Liverpool being quoted
slow. Alter opening at &lc for Slay the
maiket weakened , but for a time lulcdstcaily
at aiound SIJt'QSI'/c. Later , frco specula
tive offcilngs and tlio selling of a Rood many
small lots of lone coijntiy wheat had a very
depressing cllcct. The beats gained contiol
once , more and they hammered the market
down lgc ! Irom the highest point , or to 83 ?
for May and 84 > e for .Juno. Thoio was only
f slight icactlou up to the 1 o'clock close.
G'oKJf Coin \\as unsettled and lower.
Trade was In May , the openlncr for which was
.7J ! c. The market advanced ) c , but subse
quently broke to 'JS } v , with csomo nine-
ported sales at 37 > < f@3SXc. The crowd
seemed quite beat Ish , and bore pi Ices
, down , ] with very little ouUido assistance.
The close was at the lowest point of the
morning.
OATS Oats ruled fc lower , with some
little tiadlug , but nothing sensational was
developed in this cereal.
PHOVISIONS Provisions shared In the gen-
cial weakness which pervaded lliegiulu mar
kets. The opening was strong. Poik
opened Cc higher than yesterday's closing ,
but a lot of long piopcrty poured Into the pit
In big and little lots. May pork was sirens :
for a minute 01 two utSU.ltfaudJuiio $10.00 ,
but befoio 12 o'clock May was down to 50.03
and June down to 59.75 , with largo qutintl-
tltles otfeied at those ligiucs. Lalui there was a
slight iccoveiy In the May option. Laid was
quiet and only a shade lower , but libs took
the back truck with the leader , poik , belling
down fie. Unjois of the pioduct for the
hibt week wcio bdlcis to-day , a fact which
may havodepiesscd the maiket. 1'iovisloii
beats ute talking Oc poik , undone of the most
outspoken of this number said to-Uiiy that
befuiothe year \v.is o\or 100.COD bauds of
thp poik now in block would go Into ribs.
P.ickeis and bhlppeis are oxpcrlcncluc a
season of Lenten quiet.
AITKUXOOX UOAUU Tlioro was a heavy
break In wheat this afternoon , prices going
off an even con } trom the 1 o'clock closing.
Tlio unloading of huge lines of long wheat
by local houses and the general desire to sell
was what caused tlio slump. Heavy selling
In Now Yoik was also reported , with the
situation there .said to bo panicky. Coin and
oats were , coIf and provisions easier.
2MO p. in. Puts on May wheat , 81 0 bid ;
calls , i
Cliiimllcr-Hrmvn Co.'s Heport.
The following report of Chicago's specula
tive maikets l lurnlsheil the Ilm : byV. . P.
Peck , Omaha icpiescntatlvo of Chandler-
Uiown Co. , ol Chicago and Milwaukee :
Cables weie weak this morning. Califor
nia spot Ic lower. Caigoesheld. AVeathcr
\cry line.
Oui Mr. II. C. Miller of Sioux City says :
"FIuoeatliei and light oxpoit demand
weakening wheat ; would buy it tor atuni ,
also coin < md jioik.
Receipts pilmary maikcts , 203,000 bushels ;
shipments > ,00i ) bushels.
May wheat opened at SVfc and gradually
declined to8.'Wc , dosing at b3 , ' ( tai c all
p. m.17cais ; iccelvul.
CornV iuk ; May oprned at Mc , told at
COife and declined to ii'.i' ' ' c , wheio it closed
at 1 p. m. ; .TOlcais leeolved.
May pork bold forSOt- oil fiom the opening.
'JyOp. ; m. Wheat weak tuid panicky at Ic
lower. Com Jfji'B'o ( ' olf. Poik ALeut the
name.
OHIOAOO MVH STOCK.
OIHOAOO , Miiiclf 10. iSjii'chil T
( 'Arn.K The nmiKi't was oxliemcly dull
dm in1 ' the ouJy ; inoinliiK notwIllintiimlliiK
thi ) litetthi'.t iccelpts wejolhjht hoth lor the
day niul the week. TindliiK was blow and
bids lower. .Somo salesmen said pi Ices woo
lower , but the imijoilty agreed that the mar-
l.ct on all , low grade cattle , though dull , was
steatly at Thuisdiiy'h decline. For good fat
cattle of weight theio was astiong demand
and ( nice * wciea bliatlo MrunetT. Homo
choice Ijfuvcs sold at $5.10. D csstd bee
men imld SJOg5.oo for bomo IliS
to l'ilMiMTi \ \ \ taklDK bomo 120T
Ib , Xi'binskiin bullocks at HM. They v.'orii
"shutting ( low n" on bull * , and the bull mar
ket w.is badly slutted. J.ow giade native i a'- '
tie wvie in liberal supply , and they bold very
slowly , some btiyuisdvclnilntf that llioy coa.d
not get a bid on very common steers. I'l Iw *
to day wcio about 2 < XpOo lower than nun
\\eelc ft'o ( , when it will bo remembered lle :
niaikct was ovcibtocKed anil netlvr.
Tiado wjibttctUc nud a Slron * a