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Tim solid south Is being pretty badly
elmkon up by cyclones and electric
Btortna.
THIS intor-sttito commerce commission
lias been cntortnined tit Lincoln by
prlzo essays on "Missouri River Rates. "
TUB Now York blizzard will bo re
garded as very ordinary after the
woman's council storms the national
capital. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
GKNEUAL BUAQQ has been banquet-
ted at the City ot Mexico. To his credit
it may bo safely said ho did not suc
cumb to the seductive and oxhilaratin g
pulque. .
PRESIDENT CUSVU&AND accepts his
election to the Browning lalco trout
fishing club. Ho will cast n wall-baited
liook in the vicinity of St. Louis in Juno
for other gnmo than trout.
DKNIS KisAiunsY , the sand-lot orator
tor and lunch counter flond of the Pa
cific coast , has served notice on Presi
dent Cleveland that ho is a beaten man
for the presidency. Mr. Kearney holds
the balance of power very largely in
his mind. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
CHIRK SEAVKY says ho is going to
shoot every untaggcd dog on sight after
April 1. Of couso stray bullets fired by
nervous policemen on a crowded street
won't count. Dogs must bo killed , even
if women and children are put into dan
ger and fright.
Nnw MKXICO wants to como into the
union just because Dakota desires to bo
admitted as a state. The democrats need
something to balance Dakota , which in
all probabilities will be a republican
state. But Now Mexico is not strong
enough to hold down its end of the
Looter.
Dn. MAUY WALKKH draws a pension
of $8.50 a month from the government ,
but she wants S50 per month. Here is
D. ca&o for the women's national iilli-
nnco to work up. Eight dollars nnd a
half will hardly buy a fashionable pair
of trousers , not to say anything about
the suspenders.
TJIK people of of California are con
gratulating themselves upon the pvoin-
ise of un unprecedented wheat crop this
your. Thobo portions of thestato which
BulTorod-most for moisture last year have
received abundant rains and the most
satisfactory results are anticipated. In
this- case California expects an 1888
boom of boundless dimensions.
Tun Mills tariff bill will bo presented
to the house somewhat changed from
the original draft. Among other changes
is that of taking linseed oil from the
free list and placing ort It a duty of ton
cents a gallon , a considerable reduction
from the present duty. Thoconeobston ,
however , to an important interest will
perhaps have the olTect of mollifying
Eomowhut tho.oppobition of this interest
to the bill.
IIiSTOUY often repeats itself. Two
thousand years ago lightning struck the
capltol at Rome nnd knocked silly two
or three senators who were filibuster
ing ami obstructing the business of state ,
The lightning which struck the capitol
dome at Washington sent great build ol
lire Hashing across the hall of thohoubo
and killed a cab horse outsido. Out
law-nmkors at the national capiUil
should take warning at the awlul per
tent.
THUUK cnn bo no question as to what
the fooling o ( the republicans of lowu is
toward So nut or Allibon. Ilo possesses
their liourtiost confidence , nnd esteem ,
and uo man Irotn any state will go \ > o-
fore the nutionul con volition with n
moro oiirnost nnd onthustnstlo support
from constituents than will bo accorded
Senator Allison by the Iowa delegation ,
It looks also as if ho would have numer
ous friend * from other states of the wobl
nnd northwest who will bo earnest it ;
his behalf , and nothing la inoro certain
than that ho will bo ono of the foromosl
luon in the attention of the delegate *
from all sections. An able and straight
forward career has commended Sena-
tot * Allison to the respect of all ropub
llcans , nnd the onthubiiisllo endorsement
mont lie hns received from the ropub
llcaiiB of lowu , who know him best , wil
.Borve to give hi.m a higher plncp in th (
regard and conslderatiou. of the part :
jouorally.
Central Pacific Patriots.
Cdngross is not otton surprised at ox *
hljjlUonB of o'ffrontory. It is brought
into contact through its committees
with too many men nnd corporations
which have private interests to sub
serve to bo amazed at. any propositions
which mny bo advanced for congres
sional ncllon. But the late appearance
of Messrs. lluntington and Lolaml Stan
ford , ot the Central Pacific railroad
gang of robbers , scorns to have thrown
the house and senate committee qulto
off tholr foot. Mr. Huntington's pa
thetic plea for his bankrupt corporation ,
which drew tears from the eyes of hlm-
self and counsel , wn < 5 a matter of con
siderable astonishment to tlio house
committee on Pacific railroads , but Lo-
lund Stanford saw Mr. Iluntlnglon and
wont him ono bettor when ho sat at
case in the senate special committee
and told the story of his wrongs at the
hands of the government.
According to Mr. Stanford , ho nnd his
nEsoc-iales did moro to save the union
than the armies of the Potomac nnd
Cumberland and the two million sol
diers who shouldered muskets during
the late war. It was the large-hearted
generosity and great patriotism of
Stanford , Crocker & Co. which , accord
ing to the forty millionaire witness ,
bound the Pacific coast to the east by
Lands of iron nnd prevented a great
section of the country from slipping
from the control of the national
government. The few millions which the
government granted in subsidies totho
Central Pacific and the millions of
acres of land which were granted as a
stimulus to the enterprise were a moro
bagatelle when compared with the largo
amounts which the construction nnd op
eration of the road had saved to the
government in the transportation of its
troops. If Mr. Stanford is to bo be
lieved , none of the profits which the
Central Pacific have gained were de
rived from the government , but simply
from the values which the road had
created. And as a consequence of the
self-sacrificing policy nnd modest rales
which the company had adopted and
charged , the government has reaped
all the benefits and has now a poor
debtor to deal with.
The senate committee scorns to have
been struck dumb with astonishment at
first at this fine exhibition of nerve on
the part of Mr. Stanford. They were
unable to lese sight of the fact that
every member of the corporation which
had built the Central Pacific railroad is
now rolling in wealth , which is prcsum-
ibly the result of tholr operation of the
road. They found it difficult to lese sight
of the fact that from tlio immense earn
ings of the Central Pacific , Stanford ,
rocker & Co. had built another trans
continental line and for years had boon
diverting the tralllo from the govern
ment subsidized road over the road
which was entirely under their own con
trol. Hi1. Hiscock and others diffidently
ventured to suggest that if the road was
bankrupt there wis little evidence that
its promoters were on the way to the
poor house , but this was met with a very
indignant response that the accumula
tions of the Pacific railroad were only
indirectly the result of their patriotic
benefaction to the general government.
The people of the Pacific slope and of
the trans-Missouri country will laugh in
their sleeves at the gauzy and transpar
ent attempt of the Central Pacific gang
to hoodwink the congressional commit
tees. They have been too familiar for
twenty years past with the bold extor
tions and outrageous tolls which
have boon levied upon them to in
crease the private fortunes of Stanford ,
Hopkins , Crocker & Co. There is not
a county in California or Nevada
through which the Central Pacific
has passed which has not risen in pro
test against the tremendous exactions
made by thcso railroad barons , the bold
nnd defiant evasion of taxes , the illegal
combinations to crush out competition ,
and the steadily adhered to policy of
robbing the government of its legiti
mate security in order to build up a
system which could no operated as a
competitor in case the government
should demand its own and require the
original road to satisfy its mortgage.
In all the hibtory of the Pacific
roads there has boon nothing
which so thoroughly evidences the
spirit of the men who have for yoara
made it a business to rob the west ae
the present attitude of Senator Stan
ford and his co-conspirators before the
Pacific railroads committees at the na
tional capital. Their bold and arro
gant defiance of the government , their
refusal to admit any obligations for the
lavish bounty which they have received
from the nation , and their evident in
tention to evade the payment of any
portion of their debt to the United
States , should open the eyes of the
people to the folly of any fur
ther trilling with these high-
toned highwaymen. They have
practically repudiated the govern
ment debt and boldly deny their inten
tion of making payment when it falls
duo. Under the circumstances the gov
ernment should enact no further legis
lation which will pobtpono tha inevita
ble day when the roads shall fall ink
its hands and pass into the control of 11
receiver for reorganization.
Under such a scheme the water in its
htoek could bo squcpzod out nnd the
present busts of over-capitalization be
changed to one upon which the public
will cease to bo mercilessly bled.
The Now FumHnc Hill.
Financial circles will bo interested ir
the fact that the senate committee or
11 mmco has approved the funding bill o
Senator Aldrlch and authorized him U
report it to the senate. The measure
provides that the secretary of the trons
ury shall issue in exchange for 4-por
cent bonds an equal amount of Sj-por
cent bonds payable in 1907 , and that ii
consideration of the reduction of inter
cst the treasurer shall pay to the hold
e.rs of -1-por-cont bonds a sum cqua
to the present worth of the differ
unco in interest , to ascertain whicl
interest shall bo computed a
not less , than 2 } per cent per annum
compounded quarterly. The bill alsi
contains the important provision tha
national banKb holding thcso 21 po ;
cent bonds fchlill bo allowed to is ° ui
notes upon them to their full value.
it is. urged in support ol the uieusun
lint ono advantage the government
vould derive would bo to secure inter
est iipon its surplus. The funds in the
, rcasury not otherwise appropriated can
> o Used only for purchase ot bonds , If
uch bonds nro purchased at the present
market rates it would bo equivalent to
ho investment by the gqvornmont of
ts funds at the rate of 21 per cent ,
while under this bill the exchange
can bo effected on such terms as to allow
lie government to invest its surplus at1
a rale of from 2 } to 31 per cent , and at
ho same time give the government an
alternative of purchasing bonds or pro-
wvying a portion of the Interest on out-
tandlng bonds , ns shall appear to bo the
nostconvcnicnt. Another important ad
vantage to the government claimed for
ho measure by Its author is that it gives
, ho secretary of the treasury the power
o redeem at nny time a portion of the
outstanding indebtedness with what
ever surplus may exist in the treasury.
.1 is expected the 2 } porcentbomls would
mvo a market value approximating
> ar , nnd therefore the government
could nt anytime make purchases in the
open market without paying a premium.
.n ' other words the bonds now payable
n 1007 would , upon the passage of this
bill , bo payable at the option of the gov
ernment.
Senator Aldrich has no doubt that the
lioldors of the 3 per cents would bo wili
ng to exchange them , having recoivctl
otters from bankers in every state of the
union assuring him of their willingness
.o make the exchange. If the proposed
measure becomes a law and can bo suc
cessfully carried out it is estimated that
t will effect a saving to the govern
ment of about forty million dollars ,
or the difference between $220-
000,000 , the total interest on the
present bonds , and $180,000,000 , the
amount of interest under the now ralo ,
of interest. Among the general bene
fits promised would bo the putting into
irculation of a largo part of the sur
plus , which could bo accomplished with
out requiring the government to pay
the premiums which would bo necessary
under existing conditions if any part of
; ho surplus is uscel in the purchase of
bonds. The measure has received very
uroful consideration from the senate
committee on finance , has been ap
proved by many financial authorities ,
and appears to bo an eminently judi
cious and snfo measure that would very
likely remove several dlfllcultics now
presented in the financial situation.
A sxnKTcn of half a block of South
Tenth street from the Union Pacific
depot to Mason street is not paved. It
is likely to bo left so out of regard for
the Union Pacific and Burlington rail
roads , although Tenth street is paved
for a mile on either side of the un paved
area. There is not a filthier or moro
impassable street in the business section
of the city than this half block in front
of the Union Pacific and Burlington
depots. From the nature of the situa
tion iu is of the greatest importance that
this area bo put into good condition.
Trucks , drays , wagons , carriages , cabs
ana busses are compelled to flounder In
the mud of this part of Tenth street daily.
Citizens and travelers are obliged to
wade ankle deep in mire and water. It
is not for the reason of economy to save
the city expense that the council has
not compelled the paving of that half
block. The city has already paved the
intersection of Tenth and Mabon , but
the Union Pacific and thoB. & M. have ,
so far , done nothing toward paving
Tenth street in front of their respective
depots. The council should no longer
delay in seeing to it that this district is
put into good condition. There is an
ordinance for paving this gap. but the
railroad corporations so far have ig
nored it. The council have it in their
hands to let the contract for paving this
halt block and assessing the cost thereof
against the adjoining properly. This
should bo done this spring. There is
no reason why the two railroad compa
nies should bo favored by postponing a
public improvement of necessity to the
city. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
GKNIIIAI < WASHHUHN' , of Minnesota ,
not only did wibely in declining to bo
considered a "favorite son , " but ho ac
companied his refusal of the honor with
some sensible counsel regarding the
spirit that shoulel actuate republicans at
this juncture. Ho thinks no sacrifice
too great to secure a return of the re
publican party to power , and in the
effort to achieve this consummation the
personal aspirations of no man should
have any woiglit. This is the senti
ment which should dominate the na
tional convention , in order that among
the many excellent men from whom it
may select n candidate the choice shall
fall to the ono who , after a deliberate
and candid consideration , shall seem
most likely to command the support of
the entire party and bo strongest with
these non-partisan elements which may
hold the balance of power. Individual
claims , however , great , must bo subor
dinated to the question of what is wisest
and best for the welfare of the party.
And this is very largely the fooling of
intelligent republicans everywhere ,
who talk about putting public
buildings on fiats bccaubo of easy access
forgot that in nearly every largo city
such structures are located on the mobt
prominent sites. The national capltol
stands on a hill twice ns high
as Capitol hill in Omaha. The capitals
of Iowa , Now York , Minnesota , Tennes
see , and many other states , occupy posi
tions on the highest elevations in the cit
ies where they are located , The Omaha
high school , occupying tha si to of the
old territorial capital , is the most con
spicuous building in the city , nnd can
bo seen for a distance of many miles by
those approaching Omaha from an }
direction , The public buildings
should bo located in the most elevated
places where they can attract
the most attention. Access in these
days is rondoroel easy by cable linosand
there is no very high hill in Oinuhn
anyway , It is not very much trouble
to reach the court house , and the citj
hull will bo just as easy of access as thai
building. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
SUNATOK ULAIU has just introduced
n unique bill requiring that in the ap
pointment of southern . democrats to
ofitco preference shall be given tc
wounded ex-confederate soldiers. Ol
course the iiloa Is so preposterous tlmt
t would bo Inuqhod out of the senate
were it not ono of flair's characteristic
ncasuros. Amotuwsomo of the scheme's
hat ho has aslej ( ] the attention of
congress to consiadf , was a proposition
o cut a canal frojiB the headwaters of
the Mississippi t < ] pludson's bay. The
object of this ciAujil was to make the
Gulf of Mexico How northward ami con
sequently temper the climate of the
United States antlj Canada. Another
bill tlmt the Now Hampshire senator
advocated vrns a rplmi to make the sale
of liquor on the high sens nn net of
piracy , nnd to force at the muzulo ot our
mvy , every nation to adopt a prohib
itory law. Everybody will agree that
Senator Blair is nothing if not original.
SiKGK Jay Gould was off on a yachting
trip to Turkey , George , who has charge
of his father's affairs , managed to got
into a tangle with Kussoll Sago on a
manipulation ot Missouri Pacific stock.
Russell Sago wants the annual 7 per
t-ent dividend to bo at once declared.
But as Gcorgo Gould seems to have gene
short on the stock ho is trying to have
Lho dividend passed in order to weaken
Lho market and give himself a profit.
There has therefore boon an urgent cry
for papa to como homo und sot things
right. .
GoVEitNOU THAYEU issues his Arbor
day proclamation , nnd very properly
says : "Plant trees , plant trees , plant
trees ! "
STATE AND THUULTOUY.
Ncbrnukn
Rule proposes to bore for coal.
Lincoln is prepared to give Missouri
river rates on mud in largo and small
quantities.
The young nnd several old democrats
of Platsmouth have formed a club , with
Matthew Goring as president.
The present cold spoil hns temporarily
closed navigation in the streets of Lin
coln and the ferrymen have joined the
strikers.
The Schuylor Herald cannot bolicvo
that the Union Pacific has abandoned
politics after having read the proceed
ings of the republican club convention.
The Rov. II. W. Brown's powerful
picas "for the glory of God"aro steadily
populating the spare rooms of the lu
natic asylum. A Central City domestic ,
who imagined she was on the "straight
and narrow path , " lias become a raving
maniac , the second victim of the re
vival.
"Under the present conditions' " says
the Nebraska City Times , "it is hazard
ous toiifo and property to travel orshlp
over the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy
or B. & M. roads. .An order should bo
asked of the courts restraining these
companies from employing incompetent
men to fill such responsible positions as
engineers and firemen. "
"Judge Dundyhojds"says the Schuy
lor Quill , "that our state board of trans
portation , noithoi'u as officers nor indi
viduals , can in airy * way interfere with
the Union Pacific * railroad in its con
struction , repair , running or operating.
or by fixing and enforcing rates of traveler
or transportation dr , enforcing any reg
ulation with reference to either. Tlio
laugh seems to be on the people this
time if such is a' fact , although Judge
Dundy is not evidently sane on all de
cisions wherein a' railroad company is
interested. "
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Iowa , items.
There are forty-threo log school
houses in the state.
Burlington is in a merry mood over
the prospect of an earlv appropriation
of $100,000 for a postolllco building.
A tax levy of $10,000 for a now high
school site and $40,000 for a building
has been voted and carried in Dos
Moines.
Mrs. Margaret Burnolt , of Red Oak ,
was ninety-nine years old last Wednes
day and is apparently halo and hearty.
She is supposed to be the oldest person
in the state.
Two Knoxvlllo boys , aged fourteen
and fifteen , wont out with a shotgun.
Ono of them returned in a cart
with a charge of a shotgun in the back
of his head. Ho was ulivo at last ac
counts and painfully wiser.
Wyoming.
An oil refinery will bo started at
Lander this season.
A now hotel is to bo built near the
railroad at Rawlins.
The police of Laramie assist tramps
to give the town the "shako. "
Cattle in Wyoming are in excellent
condition. The winter has boon mild
and the losses light.
Tlio trout are beginning to work up
stream in the Big Laramie river and
parties in from tlio headwaters report
having Been working up over the stones
big , fine follows that would weigh a
pound and a quarter apiece.
The old Mystic mine , near Laramie
Peak , regarded by many as the Aztec
tunnels , which furnished Monlozuma
with the gold to 'pay tribute to the
Spanish conqueror , are being opened
up and will bo worked until metal is
found or the worlc proven fruitless.
TUB ItKiV CASK ONCE MOKE.
Tlio M ins lut ; Mnii'H IJrotlior Continues
the Senroli.
George M. Ilca , ofllncltcttstown , N. .T. , nnd
a brother of W. E. Rca , tlio missing Friend
merchant , in la the city engaged In a f utilu
attempt to learn something further relative
to the fate of liis unfortunates brother , . So
far his labors have been In vain , the only ad
ditional thing ellbcovjorcd being that the
baggageman on the tralu from Lincoln to this
city , which Hca was salil to have taken , and
who was formerly acquainted with tlio gen
tleman at Frlonil , mild that ho was not on the
train on the night in qucitlon.
A HUE reporter talked with Mr. Rcaycstor
day morning , and while in u very despondent
mood , ho still expresses the hope that Ins
brother will yet turn uj > i or that some light
will dawn upon the dark mystery that en
shrouds his futo.
"Commlttccd suicide , ho exclaimed with
energy upon a suggcstlvo inquiry from the
reporter , "no , indeed , tloro | was nothing in
his character or mako. up tlmt could possibly
Incline uio to such a belief. Ho was exem
plary in his habits and gpuml and buoyant in
temperament , and I am thoroughly convinced
tlmt ills prolonged absence fiom his homo is
caused cither by accident or foul play , and
although I am loth to confess it I am almost
convinced it is the latter. "
Ho added that the in Using man's wife was
bearing up bravely under bur trying borrow
nnd that she still clung to the faint hope that
her husband would return to her and explain
the causa of his absence.
The Ivy's Olliccrs.
At its last meeting the Ivy Leaf club held
its regular election of c/fllcers / for tliu ensuing
term. The following were elected : Daniel
1' . Council , president i John Kulin , vice presi
dent ; T. F. HrodcrieJc , secretary ; Edd Doe ,
treasurer ; Charles Stacy , chaiiman board of
trustees. The rlub is in a most prosperous
condition und tliu parties givc.n by it thus far
have boon among the most cnjojablovhiuli
have talica placio in this citjv
i'rnlso I'roiii
"Colgate & Co. "s " toilet &oans m'o un
equalled in appearunco , poi-fumc , aud
gondral good quality.
BENCH AND UA.ll ,
District Court.
'Oa account of tire Inrgo 'number of crlmlnnl
cnscs on the docket anil the Importance of
many of th6m , It Is Impossible for Mm to represent
resent the Btnto In the many cases now on the
docket. Ho 1ms therefore appointed Assist
ant City Attorney Smith as his deputy to con
duct thcso cases.
JUST MKB MF.MCAK MAS.
Leo Sin , a South Omahn Chinese ) laundry-
man. is the plaintiff In a suit against the
Union 1'uciflo railway company , now on ttlnl
before Judge Hopowcll. Tlio petition sots
forth tlmt on March 10 , 1887 , plaintiff , whlto
crossing the tracks nt South Omaha
to take the Omaha trnln Wfti struck by ono
of the defendant's locomotives and was bfidly
Injured , for which ho nsks SI/.KK ) damages.
Leo Sin li a very Intelligent mau and speaks
tlio English JniiRungo fluently.
Ri j'A CONTISTII : ) ntvoiicn st'rr.
Jtidpo Wakclcy will this morning take up
the contested divorce case of 1 lusted vs Hus-
tcil. Considerable testimony of a racy order
Is looked for.
NO sr.w SUITS.
There wcro no now suits filed In the dis
trict court yesterday , and In consequence the
clerks were given n breathing scll. |
SEI.ICTIU : : ins OWN JCKV.
"Mnko up the Jury , Mr. Sheriff , " were the
orders Issued to SherilT Colmrn l > y Judge
Donnn yesterday afternoon. The ofllcial did
as ho was directed , nnd after the twelve men
were scaled , accepted nnd sworn In. Mr. Co-
burn wiw surprised to lenrn tlmt ho had
selected the men to try himself , ho being the
defendant nnd Sloan , Johnson & Co. , the
plaintiff ! ) in a replevin suit. The discovery
provoked much merriment , and the Judge
smiled 113 ho culled up the first witness.
Police Court.
John Lacy got on n drunk four weeks ago ,
and has failed at yet to get oft. Ho has bcou
run in several times during the debauch , hut
always managed to escape. Yesterday ho
was up again , nnd the court realizing that his
sprco was likely to prove perennial , sent him
up for five days.
A. 13. Allen , who said ho was engaged In
teaching tlio young Idea how to shoot , was
arraigned for drunkenness. He told a pass
able story , however , and was discharged.
Frank DeGray Is a bold soldier boy , who
1ms been off duty on a furlough. The most
of the time ho lias employed himself rushing
the growler , und as this was his fourth ap
pearance insldo of n week ho was turned over
to the authorities nt Fort Omaha.
F. E. Cutler , a baker , loft his horse and
bread wagon unhitched at the corner of
Twenty-fifth and Davenport streets yesterday
morning , 'i'ho fractious cquino took fright
nt a reporter with a plug hat on , nnd it is not
to bo blamed , aud ran away. In his mad ca-
roe'1 down Utivonport street lie ran into and
smashed several other vehicles , but suddenly
cnmo to a standstill by colliding with a telephone -
phone polo. Ho was assessed a line of $15
and costs , nnd to malto mutters still worse
several of the owners of the vehicles smashed
up by the runaway are uow after him with
little bills for damages.
Kicharu Stone was nmong the horde In the
dock , charged witli building u 11 ro in a public
place. His case was continued until Satur
day.Clmrlio
Clmrlio White stole a box of perfumery
from Mollia Knoy , of 1500 Webster street ,
so she says , aud will also * ho heard in the
morning.
MISS KOUINSON'S KING.
It Returns to ltsO\vncr After a Short
IIIllR.
On last Monday Lillian Robinson , a mem
ber of the Lotta company , loft five valuable
rings lu the bath room of the Hotel Barker.
They wcro found by the night clerk and
brought to the office. Through , the manipu-
tion of a hell-boy und a traveling salesman
named W. A. Stannis , ono of the rings disap
peared after the latter had looked at it
through curiosity. The remaining rings
were returned to Miss Robinson , and at her
suggestion both Stannis and the bell-hoy
were arrested , while the lady
loft with her company for
Lincoln , Nob. Wednesday she returned
and registered nt the Barker , while the rest
of the company were at the Bluffs , where
they played. Mr. Batch , the pro
prietor of the hotel , had nn agreeable sur
prise for her when ho returned the missing
circlet which had be < jn found by ono of the
porters , under nn ice chest in the lavatory , to
which it is supposed it rolled after having
dropped from the bell-boy's ' hands. Stannis
had , a few days bcforo the ring cnisodo ,
resigned his position with the Peyckc
Brothers company to accept a position with
D. M. Steele < fe Co. , nnd when the knowledge
of his arrest reached that linn , It was decided
by the management to have nothing to do
with him. As soon ns Miss Robiuson was
told of this feature of tbo episode.
she wrote the manager of the house
telling him of the finding of the ring and the
undoubted Innocence of Mr. Stannfs of any
suspicion of his having been in any inten
tional way guilty of its disappearance.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
Dr. Ilanchett has located In South Omaha.
A new arrival.
Law and order meeting Saturday afternoon
at the now school houso.
Frank Boyle was stopping nt the City
hotel last night , preparatory to locating
hero.
Fulton Bros , nro invoicing for a sale of
their Block to a now man.
Councilman Loescher leaves on a business
trip to Kansas City to-day ,
Base hallists are getting ready for their
grand ball Safuiday night.
O. E. Shannon is spoken of as a law and
order candidate for city clerk.
P. Mortiuioro nnd wife , of Norton , ICns. ,
nro nt present the guests of W. S. O'Kcofe.
The city council meets to-night to scttlo
whcro the polling places will ho on election
day.
day.Thoro
There are n good many of P. Rowley's
friends who want to sco him in the Held for
city treasurer , llo will bo in the field.
Frank Tohlcr was run in on n charge of
stealing n tendorlom from Armour & Co. ,
and was run out ( of town ) on a $5 fino.
Democratic clerks ot election for the First
ward will bo Thomas Dowling and D. V.
Hayless , nnd for the Second Frank Pearson
anil D. M. Bander.
Friends of R. J. Curtain nro anxious to see
him in the next city council us n representa
tive of the Fourth ward. If ho will only say
yes they sny they will put him there.
There will bo a "pulling" match between a
well known Soutli Omaha bartender and u
North Omaha man. They will try nnd pull
$50 out of each other nnd have deposited $10 a
side that they can do it.
In futuru South Omaha will sport an ath
letic club. It will ho culled the Sporting
Sons of Erin club , and already it has on its
membership roll Thomas Rowley , James
Filming , Pat MeMuhon , John Sexton , Puto
Hngnoy , John McSorloy , James Mulnorny ,
John Moray , Thomas FlomlngandRody Red
mond.
A muni ; UKSHIVTRU.
The Itrlilo of Jens KrlHtoiison After Her
HiiHlinuil Ho Cannot lo Kouml.
Mrs. Jens ICrihtcnscn , nou Sophia Peterson ,
was at the county Jail yesterday and
asked the Jailer to deliver over to her her
husband's satchel. Her husband had antici
pated her , however , and so the grip was not
forthcoming. Sophia , it will bo remembered ,
was the frail Inamorata of Jens ICnstcnscn ,
who led her from the paths of vlrtuo and for
his crnno languished six weeks in Jail , and
was released only upon manifesting his will
ingness to bo united In marriage with his
former love. Immediately after the cere
mony on Tuesday last Jens , appeared nt the
county Juil , secured his propuitynnd since
that time has not been seen by Sophia. Mrs.
KriBtcnseil is now searching for her husband ,
and if she finds him there will probably bo a
lively time , as she has blood in her oyu
No I a UIIiiupi > Rr.
Mr. O. 11. Rothaclcer denied to n Bun re
porter , ) that ho had attempted to remove
movelite rluldren from Mrs. Rounds'
house and fioin the Jurisdiction of
tlo ) court. Itwas Etatcd tlmt he
bad culled ut the rCreklortco in question twice ,
nt U ami 8 o'clock on Tuesday qvening. At
tbo hour inciitioucd Mr. Rothackcr btatea
that ho was nt the Hotel Barker. At 8
o'clock lie WAS In the council chamber
nnd after BOITIO delay there drove
with Detoctlro Moynllmn Irt a hnck
to Mr. Council's residence , where ho ro-
mmncd till 11 o'clbck talking with Mr. Connell -
nell over matters pertaining to his cnso , the
charge of which hns been placed In tlmt gen-
Uonian'fl nnmlit. Mr. Rotlmekcr assorts ; tlmt
ntno time miring Tuesday evening was ho
iicnrMr.s. Itound.s' realitcnco and that ho
hadn't been la the house for n number of
weeks.
SHE 19 SUIMSKSTlTtOUS.
A Wedding Ceremony Slopped lly ft
Motlier-ln-Imw.
A equally little woman bounced Into the
court of Judge Shields yesterday morning ,
nnd going up to the clerk of the matrimonial
department demanded tlmt ho issue n mar
riage license for the binding together of the
pair that accompanied her nnd looked some-
whnt sheepish. The girl , though Inrgo for
her ngo , wns represented to bo but fifteen
\oars old , nnd the woman snld that she wns
her mother. She talked fnst nnd furious ,
snylng that the lianio of the girl wns Ella
liurdcn and that of the man William Spcll-
mnn , who some days ngo kldmipped the girl
from her home , full particulars of which Imvo
been printed In the Hue.
Judge Shields having approved of the wed
ding , ho wns nskcd to sen ! the bonds , nnd
ordered the couple to stand up. They did so
nnd when the Judge was nbout half through
with the ceremony Mrs. Harden Interrupted
him with some display of anxiety by ask
ing , "How do the boards In this
room run. Are they laid lengthwise or cross
wise 1"
To this the Judge responded tlmt ns ho did
not lay the lloor ho could not state positively ,
nnd besides his occulnr ouscrvntlon was
checked by the carpet that Covered It.
"Hut why do you ask ? " queried the Judge
with nn exhibition of inqulsltiveness.
"Well , I Imvo n superstition of my own In
matters of this kind , nnd I bcllovo that it is
better when couples nro being marrind that
they should stand crosswise over the lloor-
Ing , " answered tlio woman ,
With n view of hurrying up the proceed
ings , and satisfying the mother's supersti
tion , the Judge had the contracting parties
turned slduwnys nnd the magic words wcro
again spoken uud ended without Interrup
tion.
tion.After
After the ceremony Mr. Spcllman's
mothcr-ln-law gave him n lecture as to how
ho wns to conduct himself towards her
daughter through their married life , nnd the
two took their depnrture.
JOHN TIMUKKl/V'S PINO.
He Discovers ix 1'lircc-Ycur-Old Ilabo
iu His Hani.
John Tlmbcrly , nn honest nnd hard-fisted
yeoman living on n fnrm fourteen miles dis
tant from the city , drove into town yesterday
and hunted up his old friend , ex-Sheriff
Grebe. To him John unfolded n tnlo which
revived in the mind of the VQnornblo cx-ofll-
clnl nn almost similar circumstance of
eighteen years ngo , when ho made nn Import-
nnt find near ono of the railroad tracks. Mr.
Tlmberly hns n comfortnbto barn on Ills fnrm ,
and n few evenings ago two of his sons , who
were sleeping in the barn , were nwakoucd by
the rumbling of the wheels of n buggywhich
stopped suddenly. Next they had their at
tention nttracted by tlio stealthy swinging of
the barn door on the hinges nnd the entrance
of a man through the opening , carrying in his
hands a small parcel , which ho deposited in n
corner of the barn and then disappeared. Tlio
boys , somewhat alarmed , raised a cry which
brought their father from the house ,
nnd when ho reached the barn
human cries emanated from the parcel ,
which upon being examined proved to contain
a fcmnlo babe about three days old. The
baby was taken to tlio Timberly fireside und
treated In a hospitable and loyal stylo. Ho-
stirring themselves the Timberly family
turned out in force to run down the deserter
of the child , but were unsuccessful in their
efforts , and Mr. Timborly having no partic
ular use for the little waif resolved to como
to Omaha and present the facts to his old
friend Grebe , with a view of getting pointers
as to how to net.
Mr. Grcbo after hearing tha story re
ferred the farmer to County Commissioners
Mount nnd O'KcefTo , who laid the mntter
before County Attorney Simoral , who is con
sulting the law ns to what disposition can bo
made of Mr. Timberly's newly inado friend.
rOMOIJ } MATTERS.
Two Olliccrs Resign More Patrol
WIIROII Horses.
The police and llro commissioners held a
session last evening. Chief Seavey was
granted a leave of absence for six days. A
communication from Chief Seavey was read
asking that Andrew Haze bo appointed as
policeman on the regular force ; nlso asking
tlmt nil the now policemen have their sal
ary increased from fCO to $70 per month after
April 1. William Dolan was appointed special
policeman on Sixteenth , from Izard to Nich
olas , on condition that his bond bo approved.
Thirty metroiK > litau stars were ordered for
the special policemen.
Dr. H. S. Rnmiciotti , the city veterinary
physician , had his salary fixed at ? 450 per
annum.
The committee on property reported the
purchase of two new horf.es . for the patrol
wagon , and recommended tlio purchase of
still another , so as to have three good teams.
Approved.
The resignations of Officers H. P. Walker
nnd A. II. Burr were accepted. Burr's
withdrawal was on account of insufficient
salary , as ho wished $70 per month instead of
f < X ) .
The mayor reported the approval of the
bonds of the following special policemen :
Jnincs P. Hnnsen , Jacob Ilcrtmnnn , O. W.
Hyde , J. L. Thompson , Henry H.iegcn.S. M.
.Smith , Jerry 1 > . Murphy , Jeremiah Driscall ,
Frank ICicffncr , Charles Hello , D. Mclbimi ,
J. K. Sawyer , Joseph Hell , John Linn , Gns
Hurko , Max H. Rathlcf , John Styles , John
Norbcrg , H. W. Bnggs , W. L. MeCowin ,
Samuel Bell , Lewis item. John Benson ,
Dennis Lane , A. McArluur and W. J.
Crosier. _
Thrco of Uio lioyn Convicted.
The eight boys arrested for pillaging J. Hnr-
ris' store recently , wcro arraigned for trial
yesterday afternoon. Thrco of the boys ,
Charles Scott , Frank Fisher nnd Frank
Honish.wcro found guilty , some of the stolen
goods being found on their persons , and they
were given tun , eight nnd six days res
pectively in the rounty Jail. The evidence
against the rest of the boys wns considered
insufficient to convict and they were dis
charged.
Filed With tlio County Clerk.
J. H. Southard , city clerk , yesterday filed
with the county cleric nn affidavit to the of-
fee't that nt a special election hold on the
19th day of July , 18S8 , the consent of n ma
jority of the electors of the city of Omaha
wns given to the constructing nnd oporatlnfr
by the Omnhn motor ri\tlwnv company of
street rnllrond oa and through certain streets
of the city.
Sir. GoodnU'H nctiefU.
Mr. W. It. Gootlnll , to whom n compli
mentary benefit Is to bo given next week has
his assistants In splendid form. A15EK reporter -
porter attended n rehearsal lost night , nnd
wns much surprised nt the talent manifested
by the different members. Mr , Goodnll will
Introduce many now songs , nnd the Jokes / ' '
will bo original nnd mainly of local slgnlfl- j , <
cnnco. Tlio affair promises to bo flrstrclnss V
in every particular. Florist Pnrkor hns vol- / (
untccrcd to set the stage for the first part ,
Rent Kfttnto
John K Marsh el al to Christian F
Wulf , lot 7 , blk 7 , Marsh's ndd , o d. . $ S.OCO
Jns A Brown nnd wf to Rebecca K
Levy , lot 7 , blk 4.V.I , Grmidvlcxv , w d 3,800
Frank Murphy et nl to U F Hlendorff ,
lot 0. hlk 0 , Thornburg plnco , w d. . . 210
Corn Slltcr and hush to Rnbcccn K
I ovy , lot 7 , blkI Ml. Grnndvlow , w ll 2,000
BoJ A Gibson ot nl to John F Ham-
inoml , lot 19 , blk1 , Wise & Par-
rmells' ndd , w d . 800
Michael Donnelly ( sing ) to Rachel
riKnllsh. lot 10 , Nelson's add. w d . . . SAM
Kntio 1'iorco ( sing ) to JnoFTwnm-
Dloy , undivided ' < lot 10 , blk B , Doug-
Hlnss ndd , w d . 475
Henry 11 Cone nnd wf to J S Johnson ,
Riots i , a. a , 4 , ror , 8,9,10 , n , is ,
Ublk 2 , lots 1 , 8 , 3 , 4. fi , 0 , 7 , 8 , V , 10
11 , 18 , 111 , 14 , 15 , 1(1 ( , 17 , 18 , blk 1 , lots
1 , 2 , 8 , 4 , fi , 0. 7 , 8 , V , 10 , 11 , 18. hlk 4 ,
lots 4 , C > , 0 , blk i ) , Cone & Johnson's
BUb.q o . 6,000
Herman Kounlro nnd wf to C F Luce ,
lot 7 , bllcO , Kountzo plncc , w d . 1,750 ,
J L Hrinn nnd wf to Albert K Lewis ,
n w ' 4s o X see5 , tp in , r 10 . 3,150 ,
D. C Patterson nnd wlfo to Mnithn
A. Chad wick , lot 1 Joosten's subdi
vision lots 1 and 2 blk IS.Sh'inn's ad
dition. wd . 2,500
J. II. Gibson nnd wife to David H.
Walker , lots 8 , a , 1. 83. 20 , 27 , 23 , blk
7 , Pullman Place , w d . 8,500
Andrew Mortenson nnd wlfo to Mary
Kichhoro. n } < lot 20 , Falrmount
Place , w d . 1,450
J. L. McCnguo and wlfo to Central
United Presbyterian Congregation ,
Omaha , ] Mtt lots ! ! and 4 blk 80 ,
Omaha , i ) . u . 1
Pachol Kalish nnd husband to
Michael Uronnolly , lotO blkO , Jot
ter's addition , wd . 1,500
Mnggio Hcnsol et nl to John II. Levy ,
lot 0 blk U , Arbor Place extension ,
w d . . - . 2,000
The Walnut Hill Savings. & Invest
ment company to R. U. Mercer , lot L
blk 23 , Walnut Hill , q o . 3
John C. Morrison and wife to William
G. Miller , lot 10 blk 15 , Hnnscom
Plnco , w d . 1,000
18 transfers , aggregating . fa3,783
Permits.
The following permits were issued yostor-
dnv by the superintendent of buildings :
Orbcrt Sack , cottage , Eighteenth and
Vinton . f 500
Chris Jonscn , dwelling , Twenty-first
near Douglas. . . 1,000
J. H. Bailey , cottage , Centro near
Eighteenth . . . 400
N. B. Falconer , nltcrntlons to sioro
building , 151-5 Douglas . . ' . 300
F. E. lioyd , stable , Twenty-third nnd
Manderson. , . . . . 300
C. J. Lindqucst , IJf-story frame
dwelling , Caldwell near Twentieth. 1,500
Six permits , aggregating . $ i,000
Minnie Knit-child Hold.
Mlnnio Fairchild nnd her housekeeper ,
Hattlo Jones , who conduct n bawdy house on
Capitol avenue , were nrralgned.beforo Judge
Borkn yesterday afternoon on the charge of
selling liquor without a license. Two officers ,
Jailer Bebout nnd Conductor Sheep , testified
that they had gone into the Fairchild house
attired in citizens' clothes nnd had paid ? 2 fern
n couple of bottles of beer. The defendants
did not deny this , and they were accordingly
each put under ? 500 bonds to appear before
the district court.
Republican State Convention.
The republican electors of the state of
Nebraska are requested to send delegates
from the several counties , to meet in con
vention , nt the city of Omaha , Tuesday Mny
15 , 18S8 , at 8 o'clock p. in. , for the purpose of
electing four delegates to the national repub
lican convention , which meets in Chicago
Juno 19 , 1SS8.
THE ArrOUTIOSMKKT.
The several counties nro entitled to repre
sentation ns follows , being based upon the
vote cast for Hon. Samuel Maxwell , supreme
Judge , In 1S87 , giving ono delegate-at-largo to
each county , and one for each 150 votes aud
major fraction thereof i .
COU.VT1KS. VOTES. COUNT1KS. VOTES.
Adams 14 Jefferson 9
Antelope D Johnson 8
Arthur 1 Keaniov , . . . 8
Hlalno "Koya Palm 5
Boone SKoith -
Box Butte 4 Knox 7
Brown 11 Lancaster 25
Buffalo 14 Lincoln 8
Butler OiLiOgaii 2
Burl 0 Loup 8
Cass 10 Madison 8
Cedar 5 Mcl'hcrson 1
Chaso. Merrlek 7
Cherry 5 Nanco C
Choyeuno 11 Ncmalm
Clay 11 , Nuckolls 0
Colfax . . . . . . ; . TOtoo 13
' I'awnoo 8
Castor. . . . . . . . . . . . .i ; ' Porkins. .
Dakota 5 Pierce 4
Dawes 7 Polk (1 (
Diiwtion 8 Platte 10
Dixon ( IPhelps 7
Dodge 13 Richardson 18
Douglas 1)7 ) Hod Willow 7
Dundy 4 Halino 1I !
Fillmore lOSnrpy fi
Franklin 7 Saunders 13
Frontier lOSnward 10
Furnas. . . . : ( IShrrldan 7
Gage 1 ! ) Sherman 7
Gnrfield .TSiouv 2
SKInnton 4
It is recommended tlmt no proxies bo ad
mitted to the convention , except such ns uro
hold by persons residing in the counties from
the proxies uru given.
GioneiB : D. MKIKI.HJOH * .
WALT M. SBKI.Y , Chairman.
SciTOtarv.
The locomotive is the grandest piece of me
chanism the human brain has ever conceived.
The men who drive it must be men of great abil
ity and unflinching nerve. That they are riot
only men who have the courage of their convic
tions but men of sterling character as well , their
manly bearing and gentlemanly behavior dur
ing the trying days of the past few weeks amply
iDroves. We sympathize with the the Brother
hood and propose to manifest our sympathies
in a practical form. From and after this 21st
day of March , 1888 , L. O. Jones , the American
Clothier , 1309 Farnam street , will make a spec
ial discount of ten per cent from regular prices
on all articles of Clothing , Furnishing Goods
and Hats that members of the Brotherhood may
need.
JMJ