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THE OMAHA DAILY BEESUNDAr , MAY 8. 18&-TWELVE PAGES. HIE WORKMEN'S ' LEADER t'owdcrly Ad dresses a Grand Audience a the Exposition Building. t THE DIGNITY OF FREE LABOR. The Grand Master Workman' * Elo quent Exposition of the Alnia of tlin Great Organization ot Which He U the Head. Powrterljr nttlic Exposition. A sna of faces from the platform to the I'iftuonth stroe.1 entrance , the galleries crowdud , the whole vast nuditorium a mass of liuintinlty ; Omaha and Iowa and Nebraska assemblies of the Knights of Labor represented by 0,000 well-dressed and intelligent men antl women such was the splendid andiencn which greeted 1' . V. 1'owderly , general master workman of the Knights of Labor in the United States , at the exposition bulMing last night. It was one of the largest gather ings over seen in Omaha. Besides the thousands from the city fully pOO me.u from Council Blufls and Missouri Valley and QUO from Lincoln , Plattsmouth and Fremont wcro In attendance. Thomas Naslmm , of Denver , district master workman , of district No. 82 ; G. H. Sovercn , state organizer for Iowa ; J. 1' . Gtlllgan , of Cedar Rapids ; D. St. Goyer , of Omaha , state master workman ; W. K. Laventler , state recording secre tary ; K. W. Bancroft , membur of the ex- t-eutivo board of the state assembly , Ne braska ; , ! . II. Standovcn , of Omaha , mem ber of the e\ecutivo board of district 8' ' ; A. V. Trott , member of dlatrict ussem- bly No. 8'J ; V. S. Lewis , nrgrnixcr ; and a number of ladies of the , Omalia female K. of L. assembly were among those on the plattotm , wliero were also seated several well known otti/.ims and clergymen. C. .J. Smyth , Esq. , was introduced by Mr. Standoven as chairman of the oc casion , and said : The committee who has named me to preside over this meet ing to-night conferred upon mo a favor which I esteem most highly. In nil gov ernmental .systems there have been im- ticrtectlnns. Laws formerly were made ly the few for their own benefit at the expense - ponso of the many. As a result , great injury and wrong became the lot of the many. But in a government such as wn live under the masses have realized they have a power to redress and rectify | theiH ! wrongs. An organisation has Hprung up which took these great forces ami directed them in a way to rectify these cvilss. These forces are now under the guidance and control of the Knights of Labor. ( Aj > - plause. ) An organization which has the upholding of laws instead of tearing them down. They recognize the princi ple of the equality of all men. 'I he ob jects of the Knight of Labor is that the many may be protected as well as the few. We have with us to-night two men who are prominent in the Knights of Labor , two men whom you all desire to liuar. 1 desire first to present to you ouo of those who lias stood foremost among them In the west , Mr. Thomas Noasham. Thomas Neusham said : I'm proud to bo witli you to-night , but I'm prouder because - cause Terrence y. Powderly is with us. 1 desire to hear him to-night as , well as you. I want to hear him because it has boon said that labor organization is of European birth. I would say to you that labor organization was coincident < with the era of man. and I desire that ho may speak to you of the origin and pur poses of tliis organization whi < ; h wo are members of. Chairman Smyth then , amid cheers nnd applause , introduced Grand Master Workman 1'owderly. Mr. Powderly eaid : Throughout the lencth and brondth of the land tliu law of common production binds together all men who work with brain or baud tor a livelihood. Together they pros per or stiller. From a recognition of this truth , alter many years , lias sprung the Kniidtts of Labor , an organization which In cludes all men and excludes none , so long as they nro toilers and wago-earners. Out of the dlsbandmwit of the trades federation arose this organization which should have princi ples broad enough and liberal enough to umko a bond of union between the employed ot all classes , nationalities and creeds. There is no nationality In the Kniithts of Labor. On entering the assembly the knight leaven his birthplace at the door. There is no religion In the Knights of Labor. It has only the common re ligion of good tor the masses of humanity. No man can change his nation * nitty. Nor will two men agree to unite upon one religion , liut U requires no argument to Induce two men to shako hands upon a proposition to raise their dally wages from ft..o to $2.00. The Knights ol Labor have wiped out those lines In tholr organization ; and the wiping out of them has made no man a less devout Catholic or less conscientious I'rotcfttunt. It has made no man less a lover of the land of his birth or less a patriot , liut it has given him a determination to make his own condition and the condltien of his children better. Onrorganization Is apolitical organization but Is a nun-partisan oigaiiizatlbn. For this reason it demands the establishment of labor tmreaus. In seventeen states labor bureaus am doing the work It was Intended for them to do. U'o have socmed a national bureau. It has not yotdouo Its work. Itut everything must creep. Wo desire that state boards of arbitration shall bo established. 1 ask of every man to bo a politician on the national election day. When the day comes around for a man to bo nominated , on what ever ticket ho may be , I ask him to go to the polls and there do his duty us a man. Let mo tell you what has Deon done In our city mut what 1 have seen done In other cltlea and If jou ha\o any samples of the kind In Omaha I ask all the worklngmen and men Interested In itootl government to do tholi share towaid stopping It In the future. 1 have been a notice put un for a primary elec tion In the afternoon and the men come to gether at 4 o'clock and notice was given to only a few and 1 have seen a notice put ur for two \\eeKs in advance and 1 have seen IK workmen coinlnc out ; I ha\e seen Induce ments offorcil to have them come out ; 1 have Hcftn a barrel of beer brought to uuothei polling place , and although 1 hated to see It , and hate say It , the place where the barrel ot boor was secured the greatest num ber of worklngmen. Whatdldlt ; whntdidtlu voting ; was It honest American manhood 01 the vile stulT that gurgled out from the bung hole of the barioli' ( Applause ) . The answei comes , tinny It v * ho may , that beer did tin votlnc that day. The brain had nothing U do with It. ( Applause ) . Then when elec tion day rolled around 1 Imve seen men wh ( attended the primaries stay at home and 1 have honrd others say , well , If 1 could got i carriage to "ridel would go to the polls"am ; another say how much aio they giving , and UK answer would bo a drink of beer , a free rldi orJM It was not the American citizen tha voted , It was the 55. the carringp or the boer and 1 for one say that the \\orat annrchls that this country has ever Been cannot tx wooe than the man who soiluiirnntly forget his duty as U > stay at homo and not vote to the man of his choice. The elovetitl piunl : of our declared principles say wo dom.Mid the prohibition by law of the em ploymeut of children under fifteen jearso mo in any workshop , mine or factory. Wlr do wo ask that ? Hec.uif.o thev are uointf th vork that men should do. Oiowdlng mm out of their places ; and they enter the rare elite lite before thuv have le.irnwl to spell thel own names , We have said that this w * wrong , that It Is not American. Not only 1st not American but It Is more foreign am alien to our institutions than any labor ! ! ! ; organization dare to tie , for the reason tha It keeps the child In Ignorance ot his Out and of hi * rights and lie glow * uuloiimnan womanhood without knowing what rights h has. That Is why we demand the prohlbl tlon of the employment of children unde llftscn years of ago. We have no desire t keep them la Idtoum but Unit they shall b educated. The Knights of Labor have Mid that the . will labor night and d jr tuat each wan ha uvo an duration equal tothat of Uie rlc nun to fit him to can a free and Intelligent bit lot. Wo have been called communists. They charge us with being socialists , anarchists aud nihilist * . If among the twelve decljilea ot Christ tliero was one bad man do not bo surprised to tlnd many among the million and a half Knights of Labor who live hi the United States tind Canada. If 1 was re.illy to open up and toll you the bad things I lia\u dune 1 could tell jou more worse things than the paper * lisuc said about me. Take on" my coal and look at my back and you will not oven llud tlioplufoathers of an angel's wings. We havu outlhcd silence , liuictile , laugh ter ami opposition ; and todayo Maud f.ico to face with a storm of malice and arc face to face with that arch-cueiu } of mankind , monopoly ; and we'll not give uu the Inrlii until we have downed It , too. ( Applause. ) 1'lnco your eyes on the principles of your organisation and take them oil your Undent. Follow in the steps of no man. 1 have buuu charged with bulug a dictator. 1 have bocti a dictator. When I > < aw the hand of an nss.issln raised ou out organl/ntlon 1 said stopl-aud 1 will say it again. Although my lite p.iy the forielVIlll pav It gladly bcloro one li.ilr of the or unl/.atlon shall bo harmed. Applause. 1 am not a man of adv.mcud ideas. 1 be gan lite In the dirt. 1 ha\e not mounted the ladder with sky-scraping theories. 1 b - lluve In taking a practical , common .sense view of this. 1 don't believe In taking that which Is others' before wo take our own. Let us embrace our own opportunities llr.st betore we seek to do those things which oth ers call wioug. We are ch.uged with being communists. The real communists are the half-dozen men who sit in their olllces uud divide up the fruits of your labor aud the laud ot the country. 1 have passed through Iowa and have seen thousands of ucies of rich laud whuio there were but few houses. Tliu s.tmo Is tiuo ot this state. On either bide of the Northern i'liclnc lailto.ul is a Htrlp twenty miles wide , glvuu to this great corporation by the gov ernment. And jet this rail load resents pub lic Intel fereiico with Its attaint. The rail way which traverses the laud Is no moro than the public highway and the public should have the rlcht to say how It hhould bo managed. K\erj acre which the Northern I'.icilio has taken outside ot the limit granted Is stolen. Every acio which has been acquired shall bo restored. Taxa tion of land shall be equal. What the Knights of Labor say Is that not another acre shall bo given to railroads 01 speculator , aud evury acre shall be taxed tor Its lull market value. It that Is communism make the most of It , \Vewillcanvittliioughiiilivoor \ ten yeais 01 dlo in the attempt. Applause. lictwccn nu.DOO.OuO and OO.OOO.OOO acres of laud In the United Stales are held by for eigners. We say that until a man shall come to this country and cast his lot among this people ho shall not ha\e the right to hold as much as one handful of American earth. If that Is communism make the most of It. If that is aimrchv let everyone. raUo his head and say. " 1 am an anarchist ot that kind and uin glad of It. " 1 have never believed In force and 1 am loss Inclined to believe In foice than ever , l > e- cauu 1 see more hope .shining out of thu In telligent eyes ot our working people tlmn can oxer belch forth fiom the mouths ot canuons , rltltis or shot-guns. Applause. 1 have sent a document from Omaha to the olllcial paper of the Knights of Labor , .sug gesting that on the HUM annUersiiry of In dependence the Knights of Labor shall gather together aud on that Fourth oC , luly let them assemble under one ( lag , the stars aud stripes , listen to the reading of the de claration of Independence , and make such a showing which will cram the Ho down the throats of those who say that wo are not American. Women have been taken into the Kulclits of Labor that we may say for them "for eijual work they shall receive equal pay. " Hours of labor should be reduced to eight per day. In the Fiankfort ymd mill a ma chine and one boy do the work of ono hun dred men ono hundred years ago. One iron man does the work of thieo. We say that the only means of compensation for the lu- tioductlon of this labor d ! > churglng ma chinery is to shorten the houis of labor. The Knights of Labor have done more for prohibition by example than any other or ganization. 1 am temperate so far its drink ing liquor Is concerned. 1 ask every Knight ot Labor to do the same. Then wo will have prohibition e.naeted In leality , because every mau will be his own prohibitionist. The Kni'jhts ot Labor hope to belle the statement that shortening the hours of labor would give the worklnuiiuiu more time for the saloons. If you see one man In your organl/atlon , who Is there for political objects , tell him that his mission Is useless. Tell him that the object of the order is only and solely the greatest good to the greatest number. Persevere In this work. Go forward. Learn by exporlouce what Is best and then do it It has been charged that I have used this organization to further the interests of my church. . I am a Catholic. My church needs not the Interference of any organization on earth to further her Interests ( applause ) and the same rights 1 ask for mr church 1 trust 1 accord to all others : and 1 brand as a delib erate , malicious , designing He Invented by a man who was devoid of consciencethat state ment from beginning to end. It is true I have visited the dignitaries of my church , high and low. 1 nave done all that lay In my power to make this organization a suc cess and In doing HO 1 have kept my pledge to see that our organization was placed In a proper light before these digni taries. I have gone before men who were not In my church and before the bishops of other churches and other denominations and told what our organization was , and I saw that the same objections were raised by the other churches as were raised by the Catholic church. To explain the objects of our organ ization I need not have been a Komaii Catho lic. I placed It in an honest light before all of them. My religion Is mine , and I allow no one to Insult It , and I will allow no man to Insult any other man in my presence be cause of bis religion. All I ask Is that be adore his God in bis own way , and if he does not feel like doing that U Is not my business. In this movement we cannot recog nize any nationality or religion. At this juncture a voice came forth from the vicinity ot the door , "Hurrah for the future president of the United States. " Mr. Pow- aerly responded : " 1 have heard that rlnidne In my ears be fore. 1 am only live feet nine Inches In height , but 1 could draw myself up to a hun dred feet high when I say that 1 would not exchangemy office for the blithest position ot trust In the world. I am holding this o It ice tor the last timo. 1 will never hold the olllcc of Urand Master Workman again , for my health will not permit It , but while I hold this officewhatovcrtho salary' which might be attached to it , even thu presidency , if It could bo given to mo to-morrow , would not tempt mete to lay down the reins which my brmhera have placed in my hands. 1 have nad lit teen > ears or public life and want no moro. 1 might bo tempted to become president tc take a summer vacation formysnlf , ( Ap plause ) , but I am not looking for any olllco : 1 am not a politician. Of course 1 thank tin kindly heart that prompted the words. I know It cornea from a friendship which Is true , but I want him to have his trieiulstilv for thu organization , which stands tar above 1'owderly , and hold thn banner of the Kukhts of Labor fur above Individuals. Mr. Powdnrly then concluded with an elo- mient peroration , In which ho enjoined tin Knights of Labor to dlenlfy the order bj tnolr consistent conduct and to keep It : principles steadily In view. THK ( lltANl ) HASTKH WORKMAN'S VISIT , Mr. Powderly arrived in Omaha yes torda.r morning and was met at tin depot by a special committee from th < Knights of Labor , composed of Messrs St. Guycr , Van Trott , Stauduvon. Lewii and Lavender. Ho hmi coma itirnetlj from his homo , Scranton , Pa. , which oil bo left on Wednesday morning. He i en route to Denver , whcro Hie coo ; to fulfill a promise to Thomas Neasham , district master workman to appear in that city in May. tli was driven to the Millard hotel , when ho retired to rest , and did not roappcai until 3 o'clock In the afternoon , when hi was driven tvbout the city by a commit tee. tee.In a brief talk with a reporter las evening , Mr. Powdurly was quite soeia bio , but quite uncommunicative. 11 i | looks the man ho is clear brained , sub fitantial , full blooded and strai htfor ward. HU uye.s are blue and his inns taohu blown. His hair Is slightly tinget with groy , smU covers a head which i remarkably well founded und filled out He ) ; eak.s with a slight Irish accent showing iiis parentage. Ho was born a Cnrbumlalu , 1'a. , and is now forty-tare years old. Mr. Powderly departs thin morning fo Denver , accompanied by Mr , Ncjishaui who arrived from that city last evening J.V. . Prior , who dice at St. Josoph1 naspltal , will do buried hero instead , o .being sent U ) Philadelphia , . , THIS DOCTOR'S GUN. Excitement Onased By A Shot Fired In n 1'hynlclnn'sOffloc. Uotwcou 0 and 10 o'olook last night the loud report of a revolver startled the crowds passing to and fro or loitering in thu vicinity of fourteenth and Douglas HtrccU , It came from a room over thu rear part of Hoffman's drug store , on the northwest corner of the streets named. Of course the vicinity was im mediately thronged with people. Oflioor Donovan , who happened to bo near by , saw a light go out in the room whence the report proceeded. Ho ran up stairs at once ami endeavored to ollect an en trance. No response was made to his pounding on the door. Finally he looked over tiic transom and saw a man sitting on a chair , apparently asleep , with his foot ou a table. Naturally ho thought there was a case of suicide , so he called upon a small boy to get through the transom. Heforo this was accomplished the man in the room arose from the chair , and oponi'd the door. He proved to bo Dr. Kuthorford. At lir.st ho denied having lircd the shot or hearing any report. After considera ble cross questioning , however , ho ac knowledged the corn , but would give no reason for it. His revolver was found with one chamber empty and in the jam of the door of the next room a fresh bul let hole was discovered. Altogether the act was a strange one and served to keep about 500 people ple for two or three hours on the tiptoe of incitement. The expected view of the body of a suicide or a mur derer's victim gave way to the discussion ns to the reason the doughty doetor had for raising such a row with his little gun and "Hocking , " us Dundreary would say , all by himself to assassinate a poor inno cent door-jam. YOVNO A.MKK1OA. AnUOAD. A Newsy bettor From Sherman Cnn- llcld of Omalin. The many friends of Sherman Uanfield , now sojourning in London , England , will bo pleased to peruse extracts of a letter written by him to Mr. John II. Llehteborger of this city , and from which wo are kindly permitted to use tliu fol lowing : LONDON. Kng. , April 18. Dear Friend : I received your welcome letter on board the ship the day wo sailed from New Ycik , and would have answered it sooner , had the ta- cllltles for writing boon better. My trip from Omalia to New Yoik was very pleasant and iuU'restlmr , esiHiclolly passing through Penn sylvania at night when the country for miles around was lighted up by coke furnaces and natural gas. 1 was In camp at Stateu Island nearly all of the time 1 was in Now York atidcou.seqi.cntly ; did not get to .see quite so much of the city as 1 wished to. However. I got around to a great many ot the places of interest. Including the Kden Museo. which Is one of the liuest things 1 ever saw. The trip ocros * the ocean was un- cvontful , excepting two or three rough days. There was a Dutchman In the state room with mo and his broken talk and "bad breaks" kept us laughing continually. Once , when an Indian showed up with jol- low paint on his face , no said to me : "Clier- iniin , vat kind oof ( Jot tarn fellers Is tern In luus ; tore is woon oud dere in It moostard all ofer his face. " Of course I know what ho had seen , and had tolaiuili , and that made him so mad that ho not drunk. Wo lauded here Thursday ovenlnv , but did not unload the ship until Friday. Sat urday 1 went to PIcadllly , and yesterday , Sunday , to Cliarln. Cross , both localities In the city , and was very much pleased with what 1 saw. Visited Trafalgar square and ' liked It very much. One thing I will say Cor London , her architecture Is something grand. 1 have just returned from a trip to the tower of London whcro 1 saw the crown Jewels aud the arms and armours of the olden times , Including battle axes , spears , oddly shaped guns and pistols , steel and chain armours , old cannons , beheading blocks , etc. , and It was simply astonishing. All the decorating In the armory is done by arrang ing swords , old Hint-lock pistols , etc. . In various designs and groups and you would bo surprised to note the grand effect It seems as though they had gath- ered.up all of tlmlr Implements ot war as fast as they were replaced by Inter Improved ones and had arranged them all in this plaoo. On each side as you walk along you will see a row of wax figures on a house-wearing the different armours used by England's armies for centuries. Wo returned to-day by the District railway , most of which lies under ground. The cars and engines are entirely different from ours. The cars , as you know , have compartments , and all tht 1 hare seen have but tour wheels , two at each end. and the engines remind me of the pictures of the first engines ever built , but I suppose they are speedv. I would hate to run one , for the engineer and Iiron < an , or driver and stoker , nro out in the air and have no protectlou whatever from the elements. To go back a little , 1 was decidedly ses sick and It Is the worst feeling 1 ever experi enced. 1 don't think it can be described. I didn't want to die , but If it hadn't boon for father , mother , sister and warm friends in America I would have taken an oath then and there never to cross the pond again ; but after you once get over It you feel decidedly good and can enjoy yourself In numerous ways. 1 put In a good deal of my time watchlne the ocean when It was rough , for It Is a sight that must be seen to be appreci ated. It reminded me more of the hills than anythlnc else , and the waves do not move like they do In the river. They just seem to rise up , break and then fall ; sometimes when two would come together and break the water and then would roll from tlio top just like It was falling over a water-fall ; at times It would seem as though wo wore way up out of the water entirely , then looking back It would seem as though the water was a hun dred feet above us. Mr. Hlnes , one of mv fellow passengers , who used to bn with M. It. Curtis , Is a great practical joker , and ha keeps up a continual roar. The expressions of some of the "natives" when they see an Indian Is " . " While "killing. wo were laying out In the Thames waiting to land , two old cooks rowed out to see the captain about something , and as they rowed up nleng side Quito a crowd rushed over and leaned over the side to see what they wanted. Among the rest wore two or three Indians and when ono of the fellows looked up and caught sight of them , he dropped his oar , poked his partner In the ribs and said , "Owly ( ioud Jack , wat Ulna a people be tneyr' and his partner , after ho hud looked at them a minute or so with eyes as big as thn moon , said , "Them Is the hlujuns as 'ow yo read about. " It In not very funny on paper , but if jou could have seen their ac tions and thu expression oftheir faces , you would have choked with laughter. Komember me to everybody. Our time hero Is six hours faster than yours. 1 often won der what you are all doing , and ono of the drawbacks to my pleasure Is the thought that my dear friends nnd loved ones In dear old America aio not hoto to enjoy my pleasures also. Your old friend , SHF.IIMAN CANPIKLD. An adjourned meeting of St. Leo Hranch 293 C. K. A. , will bo hold at a oclock this ( Sunday ) afternoon , in St. Mary Magdalene's school hall. All mem bers are requested to bo present. Brevoort I'lwce goes on sale TUESDAY , MAY 10'1'H 3 miles from P. O. LOTS ONLY H50 to | 550 one-fourth down balance 1 , 2 and It veurs. S. S. UAMPUELL , Solo Agent , Hoard of Trade litulding. The County Farm. t All the county property allowed bj law to bo sold has now passed out of its o hands , the amount realized being .fS30,8l)0. ) It is not probable that active measures will at once be .taken towards the construction of the hospital. Com mlssioncrO'Koofo said yesterday in con versation with a reporter of the HRK thai ho would like to see the county in posses siqn of a section of land on some line o : railroad ten or twelve miles from the city on which a building conld bo erectc < for thu incurable paupers. On the lam nil supplies could bo raised and In even way he thought it would bo a gooi scheme. _ . William Knnppand Miss Kllie .Bmltl worn married by Judge McUulloch at Ihi county court yosterdny afternoon.t MORSE'S SILlt DAY SALE , i T Special Sale Monday Morning at S. Ft Morse & Oo.'s. ' U. 1 * . Morao A Co. Have nnrg.iitiB In Itlnuk Surah * , C Oo and 7r c Ulauk Grenadines , OBc and $ l.no. Wo have secured 10J pieces Of Ulnck Surah Silks , some Black Iron frame gren adines , some Foullardsilks and other silk go'ods that wo wo will make a special drive on Monday. Come nnd sec them. S. P. MOUJK & Co. ILACK ) SUKA11 SILKS 500. These silks arc 2.2 inches wide and have always sold for f 1. While most of them arc perfect , yet a few show slight defects In weaving ; wo therefore oiler them at just half price Monday. BLACK SUUAlt SILKS 75 CENTS ; thcbu surahs arc 21 inches wide and arc the quality usually sold for $1.25 and ? 1.3. > ; these arc slightly imperfect in the weave , but will wear as well and have just as good a lustre as those usually sold for nearly double. For grenadines or light summer dresses these arc very desirable. S. P. Monsr. & Co. I5LACK GUKN'ADINKS 03 CENTS : wo just opened 20 pieces best Iron Frame Grenadines , regular $1.50 Monday for USo. Black Grenadines $1.50 ; the finest and best made , worth fully $2.00 a yard. 1'OULLAIID SILKS $1 ; a few pieces of 10 latest Paris patterns in Foullard ilks , very line quality ; a bargain at $1. S. P. iMOKSE & CO. MUSLIN UNDEKWEAK SALE ; the ale of Monday will be noted for its bar- ains ; those who wcro fortunate onouuh o como to it Saturday will remember : ie extra values they purchased in Draw- rs , Gowns , Corset Covers , Infants' Jrosses , etc. ; como Monday and buy hem. S. P. MOUSE & CO. PRESIDENT ADAMS' VISIT , lo Kef rains From Discussing Affairs No Immediate Clinnues. President Adams , of the Union Pacific , was very bu.sily engaged all of yesterday , nd up to a late hour last nicht looking , t the n Hairs of the company , and finally .lositis'ely declined to bo interviewed upon any of Uie questions concerning which there is much public curiosity. Ho said : "It is to bo hoped it will lot bo long before many of the mprovomonts ( .which Omaha has pa- icntly waited for vqill bo made. Just at > rcsont the Union Pacific is building ts bridsro. " Thia'Was taken to bo an in- imation tlifit nothing more would bo al- cmptod until .the construction of the bridge shall bo completed. Mr. Adam ? , Mr. Ames , and the private iccrot'iry of the former , Mr. CanHold , , vill leave for tlio west this morning ac companied by Assistant General Man- igor Gummings.and Acting General Su icrinteudent Dickinson. NOUTHWESTKIIN HUMOUS. Property owners on the Little Pupil ion directly west of the city are consid erably excited over the purchase of sev eral farms in that locality bv the Chicago & Northwestern company. The property is on the line of thu road surveyed from Arlington , Washington county , to a point near where the belt line spur strikes out for the main stem of the Missouri Pacific. It is said that the land was purchased nt $500 per acre and several large tracts wore secured. Among tlioso who sold were Messrs. Dolil , Stuhr and Suvors , well Known German farmers of this county. The locality is especially sulta ble for a railroad headquarters , as the valley of the Little Papillion allows track to bo constructed from the belt , the Mis souri Paciiic , the 1) . & M. , etc. , with but very little grading. It is rumored that the Northwestern intends to have a stock yard at this point , and build up a town there , so that what will bo realized from the sale of lota will repay them tor their original outlay. The construction of shops is also suggested. At any rate the land purchased reaches directly across the western portion of the city streets from Cumiug to Lenyen- worth extended. KAII.ltOAD NOTES. Sixteen firemen and eight engineers wore laid oil'by the Union Pacific yester day , the notice stating as a cause ' 'slack business. " The Union Pacific train from the west , duo hero at 5.20 , was forty minutes late yesterday. Cooks , porters aud other supernumer aries wore busily engaged yesterday in stocking President Andrews1 train of special cars for the inspection trip to day. The amount and variety of provender provided was certainly of a Delmouico character. The H. & M. Tenth street crossing will furnish the coroner a cnso and the news papers an item ouo of these days. It is dangerous in the extreme. A MONSTER 1'AOK.ING HO OS 15. SuchHwia's Eitabllahmcnt Will Prove to lie tn South Omaha. The plans for the now Swift packing house , to bn located at South Omaha , are very nearly completed. Contracts have been made with two brick yards near South Omaha to supply 60,000 brick , which will be sufficient to make a good start on tlio building. As has been stated before , the house will bo located Im'thediatoly south of the Hammond packinghouse. It will have a capacity for handling 1,000 cattle wor dav besides hogs and slieop. Some lica of the size of tluhoiiso may bo gained from tlio fact that tlio Hammond estab lishment only kills 'about 200 cattle per day , and it has always been rcgatded as largo. J i It is intended 'to ' begin work on the Swift packing house by the 15th of tills month , if all the"details can bo arranged , aud when once it is begun it will bo pushed forward with till possible speed. Brevoort Place goes ion sale TUESDAY , MAY 10TH li iniUis from P , O. LOTS ONLY $450 to $550 one-fourth down balance 1 , 2 and 3 years. B. S. CAMPHELL , Solo Agent , Hoard of Trade Building. "Our Senators. " Max Meyer & Co. have just introduced n new brand of cigars which promises to bo very popular if kept up'to the stand ard of the lirst installment , which con sists of excellent "smokers. " On the Inside - side of the box cover are very fine like nesses of Senators Mandorson and Pad dock Hanking the state coat of arms. m Rank Hiatumcnt. NKW YOBK , May 7 , The weekly bank statement shows tlM reserve decreased , 12,017.000. The banks now hold 91,5 ,000 ID excess of legal requirements. ' , . AUCTION SALE ORCHARD HILL LOTS , Wednesday , May llth , at 3 p. m. "Wevill sell nt public auction the following'dusirabla lot * iu Orchard Hill addition : Lot 20 Blook 4. Lot 24 Blook 7. Lots 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 18,19,20 , 21,22 Blook 9. Lots 7 , 8 , 9 Blook 10. Lot 20 Blook 13. Lots 20,21 Blook 15. The sale will commence promptly at 3 o'clock on t lie Grounds. Terms at time of sale * BROWN & CREIGHTON , Auctioneers ENFORCING THE BLUE LAWS Mayor Sawyer Proclaims a Total Suspen sion of Business on Sunday. A GREAT "REFORM" TO BEGIN. General Iic\v Wallace In Lincoln The Journal Defends ttio Express Sale After n IjITu Con vict's 1'nrtlon. HUE'S LINCOLN II Reform is abroad in tliu city of Lin coln this holy S.ibbilh : day , and people are knco deep in the llood of reformation that has risen since thu allied armies of prolubs , mugwumps , democrats and eleven saloons eleetud the Hon. A. J. Sawyer , ( democrat ) mayor of Lincoln. The fact of a democrat aud a reformer being united in ono person is such a rare avis that when one is found , with the personage is found reform "as she is known. " No star-eyed goddess is neces sary to print reform in Lincoln munici pal matters , and the case is liku the soup story told of a prominent Nubraskan it is reform or nothing in these balmy May days in Lincoln. The capitol city has never in its history been thu lawless , law-brcating , law-defying city that the reformers would have painted it , find under the new administration ten saloons have remained but little more obdurate to the pleas of the thirsty than they wore before Mayor Hurr departed from ollico. Saloons never have run openly and in violation of law on Sunday in Lincoln , and the city has boon governed , above any city in the land in this respect. Mr. Sawyer , in insisting on the threshold of his administration that sa loons must remain absolutely closed on Sundays and must close promptly on the hour through the week , met with a cor dial support from all good citizens. The last act of the mayor's , to require the suspension of all business , the closing of liveries , the closing of cigar and news stands , the closing of clothing houses with their clean collars , and the cossa- tio'n of the liot the soda fountain on a hot day. may be an act of high reform that will he appreciated , but it is decid edly doubtful. The mayor issued his proclamation to this effect and published it in the city papers. The mayor also instructed the chief of polioo to enforce U , and yesterday the chief interviewed the city attorney for the construction of the law in the premises. Thin construc tion was in effect that livery sUblcs must not do business with parties for pleas ure or recreation on Sundays , but must conllno their businos < > to things necessary , like a funeral. Drug stores could remain open to soil medicines , but the cigar case must be boycotted and the eloquence of the soda fountain must re main buried in its marble fastness. News stands must cease dispensing news , and every man , woman and child must be very good indeed. There are a great many people who , working six days in the week , would bo glad of a drive about the city on a Sunday afternoon - noon , but reform forbids , and In the midst of the hot anger of livery men and cigar _ men , and clothing men , and soda engineers' it is an open question whether tlio people of Lincoln will endorse the volume of reform that the mayor is pour ing forth upon the people. The nrocucd- ings of to-day , if the chief of poljco oner- geticiilly enforces thti dictum , will bo in teresting. Next week the mayor will promulgate a bill against the general government. OKNT.IJAL LKW WAU.AfJK arrived in Lincoln on the noon train yes terday , to fulfill his engagement with his lecture on Turkey and the Turks , that ho delivered to n very largo audience at Funko's opera house , last evening. While in thu city the general is a gucat at the Capital hotel , and ho was yester day the recipient of a largo number of callers. General Wallace is a hearty looking man , little less aged in appear ance and carriage than he was twenty- six yours ago , when ho rode at the head of the division tiiat marched upon the field on the memorable day of thu second battle of Uhiloh. In licit division at the second day at Shiloh was the First Nebraska regiment of volunteers. This was the regiment of General Thayer , and with it were the companies of Nebraska soldiers from Omaha , I'lattsmouth , Nebraska City and other points m the then sparsely settled territory. Dr. H. H. Livingston , of Plaits- mouth , was prominent in the lists of of ficers , and many vnturans In this suction of the Btato remember General Wallace as their commander. In the afternoon yesterday thn general was the gticat of the governor , and the camp lire in story blamed brightly for the timo. A CltOAK KKOJI THK JOUUN'AL. The State Journal instinctive of its ex istence comes to the defense of the ex press sale schema with the same fervor that it shows in defending ovdrything of tlio class and kind with which it natu rally alliliiites. There is no bettor evi dence needed conctrnmg the express sale and the roping In of dollars from poor men on the inmiccmont of getting some thing and getting nothing , than tlio fact that the sain .shut up like an oyster im mediately after exposure. The roping in business being ended and the game worked with evident .success for some time , the Journal is now at liberty to disuu&s the mutter , and if it hurts it to see the grab-bag unhooKcd and cast aside. the natural conclusion is that tliu Journal has boon trcatnd the same way it was by the tea nnd cofl'eo scheme somu months sinoti. The Journal were diamonds then , and in the present case it may Imvu boon equally fortunate in purchases. When the Journal gets up nJ oven whispers at any swindling scheme operated in thn city people will have to hang spirit ther mometers bcsldo , their storm doors. ASKING I'AKDON. Governor Thayer yesterday received about V00 ! pages of testimony and alii- davits bearing on the case of a lifo pris oner in the penitentiary , wno is a native of Austria-Hungary. All this volume of matter was taken m the old country in the language of the uroviucu. and if the governor over roads It ho will have to put a first-class interpreter at work. The lottur accompanying the documents is from the secretary of state and roads as follows : UlU'Alll.MKNT OF STATE , WAS1IINO1ON , April 'i" ) . Ills Kxocllency John M. Thnvur , ( loveruorof .Nebniska Sli : At the Instance of the Chevalier < lo Tavera. the minister ol thn Austro-lliing\rlnn ! monarchy nt the capi tal , 1 liiive thu honor to transmit to you here with , tor your Information and considera tion , curtain pnpnrsrhlch aio Intended to show that one .lo ef liuralaky , tin Austrian subject , who Is now serving n lifo sentence ( or murder , was Insane at the time the of- tensc was committed. In transmitting papers to tlio department , the Chevalier do Tevern commends the case to the considera tion of the comjH'tent authorities. Kequest- IIIK you to do mo the favor to Inform the de partment of your diclsion In regard to the matter , 1 have the honor to bo your excel lency's obculont sen ant T. V. BAVAIID. An examination of the prison records shows that the lifo prisoner , Joseph llcralaky , was sentenced from Colfax county in October , 1881 , for murder In the second degree and to lifo imprison ment. Ho had from the record boon in this country about six months when the deed was committed , and was twenty- four years ot ago. His occttpatton was a farmer , and it is cvidcnly from the vol uminous testimony forwa'rded in the case that ho has nctivo friends in the old world , and has enlisted the nttcntton of the minister for that country 'to this , in his behalf. mr. COUHT IN SESSION. Yesterday afternoon the supreme court took under advisement the knotty ques tion , of who are the district fudges aud what is the power that asweotgiri gradu ate wields on a law when between flirta tions she is employed in engrossing it. The question was presented io the court in a petition for hearing that cited the course of the judicial bill from its intro duction to its close and cited also the errors and the manner in which they were caused and thc-ir bearings on the question. The petition was supple mented with complete abstracts of the proceedings of both houses and the pro gress of the bill in its torturus course through the legislature. Of the supreme court all the judges , Messrs. Alnxwull. Ruse and Cobb , were present. Five of the newly appointed district judges , in cluding Messrs. Groff , Hopowoll , Harri son , Cochran and Marshall , were in at tendance and the attorneys presenting the case worn John H. Amos , of Lincoln ; George W. Covoll , of Plattsmouth , and G. M. Lambortson , of Lincoln. Other counsel had given the question study nnd attention but these gentlemen were present with the court. KKEK K01 AT.L WAT.KINO. Yesterday Mr. C. L. Shrivcr , the man ager of Dan O'Leary , the champion walk- ist , was in the city arranging for a grand fifty hours' go-as-yon-plcaso walking match that will take place in Lincoln on the 10th and 20th of the present month. The Metropolitan rink has been engaged for the occasion and prizes of $75 , ifr > 0 , 125 and $15 will bo given for the best po- ( lostrians. The contest is open to thu world and tlio following have already en listed : Dan O'Leary ' , of Chicago ; Lee Stockton , of KIkhart , hid. ; Charles Cor- estin , of St. Charles. 111. , and \V. A. Hogan , of Auburn , N. Y. TWO ACCIIM'.KTS. A runaway team Friday evening killed a laboring nian named Duigin , and an other man in hiscompany is not expected to recover. Yesterday the caving in of a sewer caught a workman named Henry Smith and ho was carried to his homo in a critical condition with littlu hopes of his recovery. AMUHRMKNTS. nornhnrdt Closes Her lOiiKngctuent. Sarah Uornhardt's second tippcarancu at Boya's opera house , in her interpreta tion of Dumas' great dninvi "La lumo aux Camoleas" yesterday afternoon , was unfortunately wltnorfaod by a small'and scanty audience. It would bo dillicnll to say that the audience wus unsympathetic , for who could ga/.u on the sad fate of Marguerite Gautier without , at some moment , fooling a thrill of sympathy for the Doorgjri ! HcrnhHrdt's Marguer ite ( iautier Is certainty one of her strong est parts , if not the strongest. Wu have all scon Modjeska and Clara Morris in that same part and our liri-t intention was to compare tlio tluee great artistes nnd make up our 11111111 ? which was the best , which wo thought brought Canullo nearest to us lint us soon u-i Hornhardt appears all such comparisons are forgotten , it is no longer the actress Sarah liernliardt that wo : iru ga/.ing at hut Camilla I Wo sit fascinated , Wiitching"cvory gesture motion and eagerly listening to o\ery word. There is a curtain listle.ssnos.s about Hornhurdt's whole manner mid a peculiar case in her every motion that mukus her autlng appear hu natural and simple that for a moment you wiih .she would act , would rush about , would dp Komuthing to make her work ncoin ditli- unit and unattainable by ordinary mor tals. H Is this very oas'i ami natural ness that did at lir.it put B n > hanlt m Huoliprominoncoupon thu ilrun.atiuMagt. , nnd owing a great deal to this : ii Marguerite - guorito Gautiur she t-cnrcd ono of her greatest successes. It is a serious dl.s- iidvanttigo for any artist , howovnr great , to appear in a foreign language before a cold , aputhutio audience , xuch as wu arc , nnd to nave all her delicate artistic passages puns without ovnn a little mur mur of approvement. It could not either bo called nn encouraging feature for un artUt , accu toMoa to bouses BO filled w.v people t'hat tlio galleries would qu'iTer with the weight ot the crowd , to MIO be tween every person four or live empty chairs staring her in the facet Her remark in the last act when she lived her eyes upon the house in a delirious antl- death look. "Jo vols du monde , pou do mondo" was so _ trim and to the pointthat laughter was visibly .suppressed by the whole compnuy.until tlio curtain dropped. A most delicate refinement is displayed in tlio last act which though powerful ami realistic is not quite as harrowing and gloomy as Modjoska's , which though extremely Intelligent and artistic makes one too fully reah/.o the ghastly scone. Mr. Philippe Garnior was unfortunately a cold and still' Armaiui , having none of the lire anil earnestness so necessary to show the importance of the role. The gambling scene so renowned and in which u little emotion is so impoitant fell Hat , making no etlect whatever , ft is impossible , no matter how great the Marguerite ( iautier may bo with a cold ami pompous Armand and with other icy surroundings , to do herself justice. "ntou-Kitou. "Frou-Frou" as presented last night was a burlosquuof the "Frou-Frou" wo havu expected , have hoard about and have appreciated. How could ono ox- poet Hornhardt to do justice to any part with no audience ? Kvoryono has heard and probably read of Hornlmrdtt8 "Frou- Frou" and therefore the loss said of last night's performance the bettor. Every thing was carried on in a careless , hasty manner , much to the dissatisfaction of the audience , who though few In num bers wore ready to enjoy a fair perform * anco and anticipated it. Hcrnhardt's ( loath scene which has been so cole- great for its realism and delicacy was cut short by bringing her in as a corpse and then ringing down the curtain. In the scene between the two sisters the genius of the great actress made itself strongly evident and it might bo said that that was tlio only scene of tlio evening - ing worth attention. It would certainly not bo fair to judge the performance of last night as : i typical ono , for the com pany was evidently anxious to have a good limo and had it , unfortunately at the expense of tlio small but soluct audi ence. "MUTTKU UND soim. " This evening the Germans of this oily propose to give a bonolit to the German- American school , at Uoyd's opera house , the entertainment to consist of the cele brated play. "Mutter und Sohn. " This is an excellent pleco , and will bo worthy a largo attendance , especially because of the worthy end to which the proceeds are to bo applied. "WAITINO FOR THK VEUDICT. " John Booth , stage carpenter at. Boyd's opera house , is to receive a benefit on. Thursday night. It will bo a modest yet heartfelt undertaking , because those who patromzo it will bo those who have ap preciated this gentleman's work on the stage since the opera house was opened. Ho has never been before the foot lights in a professional manner , but his work has and it has certainly spoken for both itself nnd Mr. Booth. One of his duties is the setting of the stage. Ucgular habitues of the place know how much versatility has been dis played in the placing of tlio scones , so much so indeed that scarcely a leading star has played hero this season , the sots of whose piece did not , because of the in genuity displayed in their location , scorn to havii been painted for the occasion. A number of these stars havu said that the scttini : of their plays at Boyd's excelled - celled that in a nnmnor of thu loading theatres. This is certainly a compli ment to Mr. Booth. It lias also con duced to the pleasure of the audience and for this reason , some of Mr. Booth's friends propose to rocognUo the fact in the benefit referred.Viuting for the Verdict , " an excellent melodrama , of landlord domination , peasant wrongs aud dark deeds , vill bo produced. THK M'dlllKNY FAMILY. Manager Boyd believes in giving the public a good variety of entertainments , and our music-loving people can hoar the great McGibony family Friday and Sat urday , May 11 ! and 11. The Cleveland' Daily Plain Dealer says of thorn : , , Not only was every seat in the taber nacle occupied last evening , but the * standing room was packed to overflow ing by ono of the best nutured audiences over within thu spacious auditorium. The McGibutiy family is certainly a re markable ono , and ought to ( ill the tab- unr.iclc throughout tlio remainder of tholr engagement , as they are worth going to see and hear. " United StatcNCourr. Tlio jury in the case of Stinson vs. Kelley in the United States court ren dered a verdict yesterday in favor of tlio plalntiir , for $501. Hulbut , the lovra cattle man , charged with tampering with a jury , was ar raigned and pleaded not guilty. Win. llascall , charted with soiling liquor to Indians , was arraigned and also pleaded not guilty. The first throe stories of the ten-story building of the New York Lifo Insurance company will bo of dressed stone and the others of brick. It will bo completed within a year. AMUSEMENTS. "PEOPLE'S THEATRE OIK > Week Commencing Holiday , May of Gilfoil & Bush AND Howard & Alton's BIG SPECIALTY CO. 10 Stars , Now Soujjs and Dances , etc. Concluding with a Laughable- Burles que on H. M. S. Pinafore. . . . . .
