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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TJJESDAY. APKIL 27 , 1880. THE DAILY BEE. 0 A tA Orncit , NO. till Asu 016 FARSAH Bi Nr.vr VOHK OFFICE , HOOM GS.Tnifium : fitiii.m * > { Ornci ! , No. 613 POTJIITEENTII Si Published PVrrj-tTiottilntr.tvicoptSiifi'lar. Thi only Monday mornlne paper published Itt tin Mate. nr HAH. ; Otm Vciir , , , . , , . . 10.00iTlirro Month * . * 2.r , Klx Months. , . f'.OO.Ono Month . i.a TtiBWK K .vtlFF. . Published Krrrj Wcdnosdar TFtntg , roSTTAttJ ! One Yonr , ulili premium. . . . . . . , , . . . . . . 2.0 OnoYfnr.wlllioiitplcinlum . . . . . is. PltMfintiis , without premium. . . . 7 Uuu Month , on trlnl , . , . , . I All romrminlcntlons rclntliiR to news and oJI- toriftlntnttrrft rhould bo addressed to the But oii OF 'UK HER. t.rrrr.iis : All InMltiWR loiters nnd romlttnneos riioulrl b ( miiiri. > * cl i to TUB ! IIK : Puiit.t itinn COMI-ANT 0AtA. Drnfts. checks nnd poitofUco order to bo made jwyablo to tbo order ot the cotnmny | m Bit PUBiisHisGlipjw , PROPRIETORS , E. nOHKWATEH. KOtTon. TI11J DAHJV IJKU. Sworn Statement ofOlroitlntlon. State ot Nobmskna \ * 8f Coimtv of Doughs. ) N. 1' . Fell , cafiliier of the JIco I'tiblMiIni roimtiinv , docs solemnly jwrnr Unit tlio nc ttml clrciilntion of the Dnllv lco ! lor tli week cnilliiB April SW , 1W5 , was as follows : Moinliii ) Kvcntno Hale. KilUlnn. Kdltlnn. Saturday. 17th , . . ttr 0 0,100 Mntulny , lUth 7,0.J ( 5,775 Tuesday. 20th. . . . 0'JOU f ,7i50 12,01 Wednesday. uiHt. . o , : x ) 5.700 Timiruinv , Sana. . . O.TOO n.oro ll.UTi Friday , &M 000 : ! 0,700 rjuo Average 0,150 5.77U 12,23 N. 1 * . Kim. Sworn to and subsetIbcd bcfoio me , till ' " day ot ApiII , A. D. 1880. SIMON .T. Fimtr.it Notary 1'ubllc. N. 1 * . Fell , lining first duly sworn , i nnd says that ho Is rnshicr of the Uco 1'ub llsmtin conniany , that the actual nverasi dally circulation of the Daily Hi-o for tin month of January , 1BSO , was 10j78 : roples for Febiuary , Ibbfl , 10,5'Jo copies ; for JIurch IBbO , 11.M7 copies. Sworn to and subscribed before tno thl 17th day of April , A. D. 18M1. SlMOtf J. FlRURR. Notary Public. CLKMENT CHASE lias incrcasod tin population of Omtilm another 0,000. Hi lias put the population of the city a 80,000. Mr. Cluiso should bo cng-ijjed a once at superinteudout of the census fo 1800. IT is about time for the exposition malingers to map out their programme nnd begin work. Omaha cannot allbri to depend upon spontaneous efforts o exhibitors. To insure success for nox fall's exposition there must be systoiiialii co-operation all along thn lino. "IKUIOATION" is no now tiriup it politics , and it has been con iiued to 110 party. It has however over , benn adopted as the fundamen principle of a now political party ii Ufornia who bollovo that irrigation i iuirlloro uccUud in th ° lry ranjro than it i jBinong the dry throat * of thirsty wuri , -vvi bummers. THE St. Louis Qlobc-Dcmocral says thn General Wiles reports that tlio troubli along the Mexican boundary is causei " y tlio inadequacy of the protoctior Jbrded by our troops , who are too lev jia number to cover the extent of terri 'tory requiring attention. Hero is foot lor reflection for the newspapers tha Lave so freely criticized General Creel at long range. Goronimo , according to yesterday's disputchcs , is now en gngod in lifting Mexican scalps am spreading terror along his trail. Shouli ho return across the line wo shall set whether General Miles will do any botto : in the ollbrt to catch this slippery cue toruor than General Crook. The Easter issue of tlio Chicago Cur rent was a double number filled will special articles from some of the bes known writers in this country. The to blo of contents includes contribution from Hon. Join ) A , Bilud > * l5"VY"ilf Carlo JSP'-fitVTw Swing , Eugene Field , Hou t. D. Thoman , Don 1'iatt , Joel Benton George Alfred Townsend , James Wlill comb Riley , Professor Elias Calbort , Bil JNyo , E. Hough , . Professor John Clarl Bidpntli , Alice King Hamilton , Join McGoverh , Elwyn A. Barren , G. C. Mat thews , Franc B. Wilkid , Edward J. Me flidliin , and a host of others. The Cut rent certainly presents an inviting IH e'r'afy feast to its readers. It is a publl cation deserving of most liberal supper from western people , as it is a westori periodical conducted with as much abil > ity ( is any similar magazine in America fans statement is frequently made tha ( present congress is a do-nothingbod. that no previous congress lias eve 8k so slow m the passage of bills. Tli biPhiladolphift Jlccord answers tills com Ollpllht by saying that "the merits of i COHgress in these times are tested best b ; the bad measures which it stifles ratho ii than by the coed legislation which it ao eoEiplishos. In this point of view tin 1 ! Forty-ninth congress is doing a groa deal to commend it to tlio favorable judg e neat of the country. " It is one thing ti introduce a bill and another thing to pus ft it. If congress wore to pass tlio thoua ands of bills that are introduced it wouli overwhelm the country with logislatloi taxation. Tlio dilliculty is to soloc i vast number of bills introduce ! "those that are really meritorious am I conducive to the general welfare of th I wantry , , f , TUB city council will bo asked to re ocmsidcr its action in rejecting the ordin 9-inco which proposes to repeal the fran S | ui e of the Ouialia gas company. Tin nly grounds on which this is urged i tat the now gas company will bo able t < ive us hotter gas for loss money thai 10 old company , Now what i > hinder the now company from doinj its , oven if the old company continue : i business ? Does it stand toronson thai > .izons would patronize the old com any if the now one would furuisl [ ( icaper and better gas ? Lot the nov ,1 company < iirst show that it moan > % . Give it the right to cstablisl i < iu > operate works and grant it tin to'-jjflit of way through our streets , upoi conditions that will compel it ti i tlio pavements and make gooc [ damages by reason of digging up tin its. This is all that the council shouli that the gaa consumers can roa y ask.aud all that the now compun ; i decency demand. There is uoth i gain for the city by repealing tin , although it miglit prove a verj ble olub for Nathan Sholton. Tc up a tree it looks very much as i i ii * imgo darkey somcwhcnt ii | Mt wood pile. % IX. Ijabnr Acltntlons and Their Kcsnlts. The steady advance In. the material prosperity of worklngmcil 1ms bcon large ly duo dming the nnbt Hftyycnrsto the organization of labor to secure n fair filmro in the profits of labor. The gen eral tendency of wngcs has been upward , ami In many important branches of in dustry the rise has been signilicant. Sta tistics show that rates of wngcs vary in the ntno occupation , and in the same state , and often very considerably in the different 8tnto3 ( It cannot bo expected that the improvement in the condition of workingmcn will bo uniform in all de partments of industry nnd in all portions of the country. Mut , when all drawbacks arc considered , and all allowances made , it U evident to the patient investigator that the industrial march is onward and upward. For this many causes may bo assigned , and not the least is the pro gress that has been tnndo in the organi zation of labor. Workiugmcn have attached more 1m- portancn to shorter hours of labor than to rates of wnges in their struggle with employers. ( Ircat progress has been nuido in this ri-spcct since the time when the weary working hours ran "from sun to sun" the year round. Forty years ago a work-day of twelve hours was the rule in most mechanical crafts. In many manufacturing localities the work-day is more than ten hours long , but in few is it longer than twelve hours. Since the organisation of labor the eight horn movement has made steady progress. It is not necessary to dwell on the bcneli- ciput olleets of this reform upon the physical and moral health of the wage- winners. With diminished hours of labor they have more opportunities for self- culture and for social enjoyment in the bosoms of their families. While rates of wages have advanced and hours of labor have been shortened , the next point of interest is whether witli those assured gains the purchasing power of the earnings of workingmen has increased. Statistics of trade show that smeo 1870 the wholesale prices oi many leading articles of necessity have declined. But worklngmen in manj localities have not been able to take ad' vantage of the decline. Methods of re tail trade to which working people art subjected often nullify the advantage' which should flow from a decline in wholesale prices. The company-store abuse practiced in the mining and in some manufacturing regions robs tin wages of labor of n largo share ol their purchasing power. In some in dustrial centers rents have advanced at a rate that has overtaken the nominal gain in wages. The protective system again cripples the purchasing power of wages by mercilessly taxing many of the necessaries and comforts of workingmen and their families. But on the whole the prices of commodities have not kept pace with the steady advance in the purchasing power of the earnings ol labor. The uriccs of some necessaries of living have fallen with improvements in labor-saving machinery , which have vastly increased the facilities of chcaii "production. The facts in the condition of the wage earners ought to go far to dispel the alarms of the.prophots of evil who assert that the rich arc growing richer and the poor poorer , In spite of the croakers of evil it cimnol bo disputed that throe essential points have been gained in the labor struggle The hours of labor have been lessoned , and this tendency is still in progress ; the average rates of wages in most industries have advanced , and are still advancing and at the same time the comforts oi workingmcn and their families are en htiuced by the increase in the purchasing power of their earnings. This is not al ! due to the organization of labor , but its influence in ameliorating the condition of workingmen is incontestable , The great army of organized la'jSr ' , if true tc itself , will vft permit the territory thai nag been gained to bo lost. It will noi only hold its ground , but advance to now conquests. Exposure of Land Grabbers , The Now York Herald is exposing tin land frauds throughout the entire west , Its special correspondent is now devoting his attention to Nebraska. So far ho has written some very scathing letters f ron Chudron , Valentino and North Platte , showing up the methods of land-grabbers sharks and perjurers , and in many cases giving their names and a full account ol their peculiar transactions under the loosely constructed nnd poorly enforced pro-omption nnd timber-culture laws. It all goes to confirm the previous charges of the BEE , that outrageous swindles have been perpetrated in Nebraska as well us in other sections of the west. Further more , it goes to sustain Commissioner Sparks in the position which ho has taken in regard to the public domain. The howl Qngainst him has not come from honest settlers , but from the monopolists , the land grabbers , sharks nnd perjurers. In commenting upon its correspondent's letters the Herald says : Well , hero are millions of acres of virgin land in Nebraska. When our eastern popu lation becomes too numerous those lauds should be open to them. The government virtually gives them away In the Interest of pcaco and tl e prosperity of the people , They nro the richest possessions of the to- public and must bo guarded as a father would eunrd the honor of his daughter. If a man wants thorn to live on ho can have them ; If a man steals thnm to speculate with lid should bo handled roughly and mercilessly. Our correspondent's letters me an alarmIng - Ing levi'latlon of unchecked vllllany. llu docs not deal In fancy , but in facts which disgrace the government by the implied charge of Incompetenoy. A. man enteis Ills claim , lie puts his shovel Into th side of a hill until ho has a "dugout" eight by ten. This ho calls a domicile , llo swears to resi dence. Ho Is n shameless perjiuer. lie swears to nu Intention to llvo there. Ho Is doubly a perjurer , Then he soils tne deed to n gieody purchaser , a receiver of stolen goods , and moves off to play the same game clsowhoro. Not once , not twice , nor yet a thousand times merely has that been do no. Our national domain Is bohif ; swallowed by those lascals. The president Is said to have taken this matter vigorously In hand. Itlswoithy of his attention. He has shown jthat he Is ac quainted with the resources of the English lanjuago when he has n decided opinion to express , but wo can assure him that the stronger the language with which ho may call the attention of congress to this un mitigated swindle the better pleased the people will be. Notwithstanding the charges and ex posures miulo from time to time by the BEE , and upw followed up by the Now York Herahl , there is an Nebraska ouo paper , the Lincoln Journal , which has the brazen audacity to defend the villain ous rascality of the land swindlers. In a very flippant manner it criticises the no tion bf the agents of the general land office for reporting "in some cases" In the western land districts entries for can cellation without any hearing. Wo ven ture to sny that 00 per cent of such cases linvo been reported upon good grounds. The Journal says in its issue of April 23d : Now it can readily bo perceived how c.uy It would be for a special otUccr and a rlnc of friends to acquire much wealth by simply re porting nil lands bought by non-residents for cancellation. It would strike the average man that the best way to prevent fraud uiron the government Is to put the lollowslio peipetrato It Into the penitentiary- finud that will justify the cancellation of a claim will also justify teuns in prison. And it has been remarked that special agents have np- parcntly oveilookcd this patent lact. It Is very singular that the circumstances which are sulllclcnt for the reporting of llfty-fdur claims In the McCook district for cancella tion arc not held strong cnoueh to base even one slnglo indictment upon. There Is A coed deal of "fat" for somebody lu the pres ent system of land Inspection nnd the hand ling of claims nllcgcd to hn\ebocu liaudli- lotitly passed to title. The above chnrgo ngninst special ngonts so far ns they have acted in Ne braska is not only unjust but untrue. II is n fact that the entries , referred to by the Journal , wore , with few exceptions , made in entirely fictitious names. Sev enteen men have been indicted for com plicity in the nfl'nir during its various stages. Two have bcon tried in Lincoln , under the very nose of the Journal , and several others have been tried In Omaha. The Umaha papers nnd the Lincoln Jour nal have all publised accounts of the trials , and of the flight of Arnold and Moore , the head conspirators. The Journal also ought to remember the proceedings against Lcgnard , the Chicago land grabber and his associates in Brown county , accounts of which were published in the daily newspapers. The Journal cannot plead ignorance. It strikes us that it is cither actuated by malice , or its natural pro pensity to defend jobbery of all kinds , It is upon that kind of provender that it has fed and fattened for years. A Itooin 111 Stcht , The now Union Pacific management is alive to the importance of giving tc Omaha the local improvements that are demanded by the growth of the city. The cnlnrgement of the headquarters build ing , the construction of a now bridge , the erection of a union depot and a new freight house , and other improvements- planned for this year are necessitated by increased local biuincss , but at the same time the people appreciate the fact that the management has concluded to respond to business demands , not only in regard to Omaha , but to the state. An effort is to bo made to build at least six hundred miles of branch lines in Nebraska this year. This however , depends upon the contin gency of raising the necessary funds , but in all probability this can and will be done , through a plan that is now rapidly maturing. These branch lines will all bo tributary to Omaha and assist in build ing up her trade and increasing her com mercial importance. Taking all these things into consideration It begins to look as if Omaha wore really going to have a boom. Wo have grown to bo a city of about 75,000 people without a boom. Now that wo have a solid foundation , wo say "let her boom. " Raid on Sparks. The railroad land grabbers have joined with the thousands of fraudulent entry swindlers to drag Commissioner Sparks down from the seat whore ho is doing his best to honestly and faithfully ad minister the business of the Jniui oflic - MaskiDg IhoiM-l Velflmi the nsaumed indignation of "tho honest settlor" they are filling the columns of the press witli calummy and abuse of the commissioner. They have exaggerated tho.eli'oct ol some of the honest mistakes which Mr. Sparks has made and call loudly for his removal because ho has not proved infallible in all his dis cussions on technical points of the law. Ex-Gov. Crawford of Kansas , now comes to the front in defense of Mr. Sparks and in a forcible letter addressed to Mr. Cleveland calls upon the president to support the land commissioner in his endeavors to bring the land grant roads to justice. Ho warns the president that every land perjurer , claim jumper and fraudulent entry man "will join the land grant crowd in their howl for the oflieial scalp of Commissioner Sparks" and assures him that the campaign against the administration of the land ollico is engineered and directed from railroad headquarters. Mr. Sparks is an honest and a fearless ollicor. His administra tion of the land has been the first in j'oars which has gone to the bottom of the frauds with which that department of the government is honeycombed. In carrying out Ills policy the commissioner may have muclo some mistakes of judg ment , but ho has saved hun dreds of thousands of dollars to the government nnd inau gurated n reform of his department which will permanently change its meth ods , The disposition to make too much of Mr. Lamar's reversals of the commis sioner's orders is not a healthy one. The orders reversed wore intended to protect the public domain , however much they operated to the inconvenience of settlors. They have done much good in the dotoo tion of fraudulent entries. Commissioner Sparks may not always liayo acted in strict conformity with technical provis ions of the law , but ho has honestly and courageously endeavored tosavo the pub lic domain , und for this ho deserves the public thanks. THE sonata ouo day last week passed 525 bills in throe hours , or nearly three bills a minute. Of these 420 wore pen sion bills , involving about $1,000,000 , The rest ot the bills also "tapped the treasury. " They all went through like greased lightning , as the dispatches say , and nobody , except the clerks , really know what was passed. Perhaps when some of the senators cometo look over the record they will fiud that they have recklessly voted away the public money in many cases. In the expenditure of the people's money the public servants cannot bo too careful or go too slow. MK. SHELTOK has returned from Chi- cngo , nud wo understand that ho pro poses to resurrect the defeated ordinance that takes awuy the franchise of the old gas company , with a view of giving Mr , Shelton's company an opportunity to dja- tate terms of surrender , consolidation era a "whack-up. " This scheme promises well , provided it oknlbo carried out. There are not millions in it , but n codl hundred thousand or two might bo made without risking a .dollar. Mr. Shollon has a very long head. Ex-GovEitKOR FtfnxXs , of Nebraska , has accepted the vlco' rcsidcncy for the Far West for the American Exhibition to bo held in London nexbyear. No bolter selection could linvp been made as Gov ernor Pumas' experience ns Nebraska's ' commissioner at Iho Now Orleans World's exposition admirably qualifies him for the place , and besides ho is tin cnthusinst in this kind of work. It is safe to say that tinder his direction the pro ducts of the west will bo well repre sented. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TitEFarnam street cross-walk contract ors linvo laid crossings nt Ninth street nnd linvo tnkon a rest. What they arc waiting for wo cannot imagine. Perhaps the Union Pacific has gone on a strike and raised the price of Colorado sand stone on Woodworth. TUB malingers of the Exposition build- inn have no further complaint to make about , the attendance at their entertain ments. The only thing that Omaha in sists upon hereafter is that no timid young prima donnas should bo engaged. THE reduction of the Chicago Tribune to three cents a copy has compelled the Intcr-Occan to follow suit. The Tt'wcf will probably fall into line next. Such great newspapers at such a piico are the cheapest thimrs in the world. WHY can't the Odd Fellows change the calendar and put their anniversary into May instead of April ? They would then have less rain and more sunshine. SENATOK VAN WYCK will not reach Nebraska before the end of this week , llo may bo expected in Omaha about the yd or1th ot May. Gr.N. CUOOK has not yet reached the headquarters of the department of the Platto. Has Geronimo taken him in ? THE city of Omaha wants cheap gas Mr. Nathan Shelton lias a big supply on hand nt very low figures. a OMAHA paving contractors have fright cued Chicago with n grand bluff. SENATOUS AND CONGHESS31EX Congressmen Lawlcrand Wailo of Chicago nro known as the "toughcsi and the tender est. " P. c Senator Morrll ! , of Vermont , is 7C years old. lie has spent thjity-two years In con gross. n j Harper's Weekly conphtejs Senator Vance's speech on administrative reform the fuunicsl clfort ot the session. Senator Warner Miller Is working for the support ot the Union league , which did sc much towards electing Senator Evaits. Senator Hoar wants to educate all Indian chlldien to some useful .pursuit and gralil the Indians lull cit eiishln * and laud hi scveinlty. \ n Gov. Alger , of Michljian,1lvtornis a report er that Senator Joues'jtaetions In Detroil have convinced niaiiy > el > plo that his mind Is unbalanced. Although Senator Ingalls Is charged with scepticism in religious matteis , It is observed that ho had all his chllaien baptised In the Episcopal church. Senators Edmunds and Hoar publish n card to the effect that they have never de nounced the G. A. R. or objected to the statute giving prefeienco to soldiers. Senator Halo has been to Maine , looking after his fences , The Grand Annneu ar ( opposing Wfchifiante for Koyornor , nnd VUreaten to defeat Halo's re-election to the senate. According to the Galveston News John H. Reagan Is about the biggest man In the pop ular branch of congress nt present. In fact , Reagan would bo a big man In the so-called uppci house. Representative Boutelle , of Maine , is the republican Adonis in congress , but his charms are laid In the shade by Stahencckcr , of Now York , not to mention Jlahonoy both demociats. Congiessman Gibson's greatest delight Is to saunter down Pennsylvania nvcnuonnd gaze longingly and lovingly upon his own photograph , which adorns the window of an artist's studio. The Nashville Union says of Senator Whltthorno that ho Is a democrat of the old school , but ho Is a man of progressive Ideas and Is well known to the people of the state as a useful nnd elllclont member of the lower house of congress , where ho served for sev eral terms. The Democratic Kickers. Hoston Advertiser. It Is only when its president does some thing right nnd honorable that the democratic party protests. > Our Now City Council. /fump'irty IndciKiultnt. Omaha's new city council scorns to bo com posed of peaceable ami even tempeied citi zens , much to the distress of the active and alert reporters of her enterprising dally papers. A Hint to Gould. Ghtcaaa Herald. Jay Gould Is entitled to credit for his gen erosity in bonding S500 to the man who was slightly wounded In Arjcausas whileuUoiimt- ing to defend his pioporty. If ho .would pay nil his men In the same liberal way ho would have fewer strikes. Propagated | > y thtj Machine. Humphrey InilciKHdcnt , Church Howe Is being boomed for congress man In the First dlstnat.rUHetter turn him out to pasture with Vrtlrntlrfo of the Third. Being Doth of the same political sex there is no dancer of either becoming pregnant with nn ofllclal boom that tlib producing classes will foster nnd protect with any degree of pridoaud enthusiasm. "It's1 n bastard senti ment propagated by the machine , Jay GouUf'l 'J obby. Si. I\iu ! riotteer prc&i. Jay Gould said yesterday that arbitration had "always been a hobby with him , " A great many hobbles have been charged on Mr. Gould , but ho has not generally been credited with this one. It is the most com mendable hobby which can get possession of a man , and In the case of Mr. Gould , Its Im- mlnenco gives great promlbo for future peace. - . , Ho Has the Approbation of the People. . Senator Van Wyck , by hs ( fearless course , by his accomplishments for the labeling , pro ducing class , has gained their strong appro bation , nnd If the masses could vote unpreju diced would be ro-elcctod ns euro as the sun rises on election day , but regardless of this popular sentiment a combination of sclicm- line politicians have inaugurated an early , most unjustifiable campaign of tlaiiiit-r against him hoping to turn the tldo of pop ular opinion nfcitlhst him by poisoning the minds of the voters ! Gnrlnnd Hoard Prom. KuSKnt Field ( n ChtMgo A'cws. I'm wearied to death with this scandal elec tric , These cosslpy lies that my oncmlos prate ; I pmo for the scenery , subdued and symme tric , That richly abounds In my Arknnsaw state. The bold mountaineer atnlkstnocoou and the 'possom. The crapplos disport In the sulphuret rill , The fennel and fcago brush nnd dogberry blossom In the modest seclusion of Ilomtny hill ! May torments environ this trarrulous Hosiers , Who vilely consulrcs to seduce and betray And n plaque on those mouthing congres sional codgers \ \ ho nro trying to smirch my fair record to-day I As 1 sit mo alone In the gloaming ami ponder On tlio scouilnc clfoct of adversity's pill , I curse tlie nmbltlon that Ird mo \vnnder Away fiOm the iniiet of ilomlny hill. 'Ihe ominous volco otn public , that's calling Mo dally nud hourly to rise nnd explain , Is somewhat moio vivid and much moro ap palling Than the sapsuckcr's uoto or the Jaybird's refrain. So , oh , for the haunt of the fever nud neue , Where the moonshine bioods covertly over thn still , Where neither reform nor your conscience will plague you The sweet sequcstiatlon of Hominy hill I WANTED TO DIE. John Knsuor , Having liost Wife nnil Property , Attctnpa Suicide. John Kasuer is the name of a man lying now at St. Joseph's hospital in a rather precarious condition. Ho tried to commit suicide Sunday by cutting his throat , and came very near being suc cessful. Still , jtis thought that ho will re cover , ns the jugular vein is not severed. The facts as they have developed since the iilT&ir occurred are thcso : Knsnor , who is a laborer , living until recently at the corner of Seventeenth and Dorcas streets , lias been living an unhappy lifo of it with his wife. About six weeks ago his wife succeeded in getting a divorce from him , together with si decree which gave her the greater part of the property and the custody of the children. Since that time , Knsner has bcon feeling very down-hearted. Ho left his homo and went to visit relatives in Pennsylvania , returning a few days ago. QSundny ho appeared at his homo and his divorced wife noticed that ho acted nnd talked strangely , as though ho were intending to commit suicide. She telephoned for police to come to the house , anticipating trouble. Oiliecrs Matza and Hoyo ut once posted to the place , but before they arrived on the scene Knsnor had cut his throat. The oflicers found him lying on the floor in a pool of blood. Drs. Wirth and Durham were summoned and dressed the wound. Knsnor was de termined to die , and uttered the most violent protestations against any attempt being madn to save his lifo. His strug gles were terrific. Finally , by the com bined efforts of four men ho was bound hand and foot to the bed. In this way ho was kept sufnciontly still to allow the doctors to operate upon him. Ills wife heartlessly refused to aid in any way ami , furthermore , declined to allow the SICK man to remain in the house until ho could safely bo removed to better quar ters. The patrol wagon was consequent ly called and the unfortunate man re moved to St. Joseph's hospital. As above stated , it is nuito possible ho may re cover. The divorce from his wife and the loss of his property are undoubtedly the direct causes for tiio man's attempted self-destruction. THE IT. P. HEADQUARTERS , A Fifth Story and Mansard Roof to bo Added to the Bulldlnir. The addition to the Union Pacific head quarters building makes that structure 133 feet long , with a width of 100 feet. It was at first determined to make tjio building only four fito-i - ; dur _ " "o visit of President Adams and Mr. Ames it was decided to go on and add another story to the entire structure , to gether with a mansard roof. The plans have boon drawn and approved and the work will proceed at onco. This will make the headquarters building five stories and high basemont. The plans provide for a lunch room on the fifth story for the accommodation of the employes. This will prove a great convenience and a great saving to the employes , who no doubt will appreciate this and other contemplated improve ments. There will also bo rooms pro vided for tno lady employes. 'Ihe build ing , when finished , which will bo within the next sixty days , will not only bo one of the largest and handsomest structures in the city , but the most complete and convenient railway headquarters in the country. The Union Pacific management has in contemplation several other important local improvementswhich will bo carried out in the near future in nil probability tliis season. Among these improvements is a now depot nnd a now freight house , both of which are greatly needed. NOTES ANI ) I'KItSOXALS. Quito a washout is reported at Nieho is just cast of North Platte , on the Union Pacific. Several freight trains have been delayed on account of this , though the passengers trains have not boon thrown fur off of schedule timo. The now rates to all points in Califor nia , which wontinto effect ycstorday , will doubtless oauso a speedy failing off in the number of excursionists bound for the Pacific slope. Ever since the rates commenced to go upward the trntlic 1ms gradually become lighter. By tlio end of next week it is thought , it will have reached its normal volume , The report that the schedule time of trains running on the Union Pacific be tween Denver and Omaha is to bo fehortoned six hours is stamped at lioailqunrtors as ridiculously false. Tlio ollioials say that no such thing is even thought of. John II. McAlvin , C. E. , of the Union Pacific land department , loft last even ing for a trip to Boston. A Thirteenth Street Burglary , Burglars visited tlio hardware store of C , W , Sleeper on Thirteen street buJow Howard , and adjoining the Troitschko building on Sunday night. They effected an entrance by breaking one of the rear windows und unloosening the sash fastening. Tlio thieves confined their attention to the show case which con tained the cuttlery goods , About thirty bpxos of pocket knives wore taken , the empty bo\es ) > ciiie loft in R pile in the alloy. The stolen property was valued at aooiit $100. Mr. Sleeper is just open ing his store , having removed from Corydon , Iowa. Creditable Home Work. I hereby acknowledge the receipt of six hundred nnd forty-live dollars (1045.00) ( ) from the Home Fire Insurance company , ot Omaha , Nob. , being in full payment of my loss by llro to my corn crib , grain and farming utensils which burned ou the night of April 23 , 1880. The adjuster of the company called on mo within a day and a halt uftcrtho fire nnd promptly settled .und paid my loss to my entire satisfaction uud in full of my claim. THKOPOHK WAUIUCIC. . BI.AIR , Neb. , April 21 , 1680. An Alleged nrcnch of Contract , II. C. Motcalf has commenced nu aotioi in the district court to soouro dnmngci ngninst J. II. Erch for ail alleged bread of contract. The plaintiffs petition nl logos that in October , 1885 , Mr , Ercl plncod a business lot , situated on Six tocnth street , and occupied ns a grocorj store , in the hands of Clnrko & Co. ngents , for sale , tlio price desired Uolnf f 10,175. In November of the snmo yoni Mr. Motcalf purchased the lot nt n stipit latcd price ot $11,000 , paying $50 at tin time to close the contract. The plalntlf nllcgos Hint ho lias boon ready at all time ! to pay for the said property , but that tlit owner , the defendant , has persistent ! } refused to accept the payment or ftirnlsl n deed In accordance with the origlnnl contract. Mr , Motuntt alleges Hint the properly named is now worth fl,00 ( moru than it was nt the time the t-ontracl was made , nnd ho considers himsell damaged in that amount , llo therofon asks judgment for f 1,000 , with interest from November 1 , 1895 , nnd coats of suit Plokcd a IMn. A. 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