THE OMAHA DAILY : THURSDAY , .TTINE 21. 18881 SAD SUICIDE OF A FARMER , His Wife Finds Him Hanging But Still Alivo. SHE CUTS THE ROPE TOO LATE And Becomes n Having Maniac A el "Woman Kills Herself at Colum elS bus Vl llnnts String Up n Jlorsn Thief. e M Cut Down Ton Imte , ConnAM ) , Nob. , Juno 20. [ Special to TUB linn.J Last night Mr. Tumor , who lived five miles northwest of Corthuid , committed BUlcldo by hanging. His wlfo went to the I barn and found him hanging by the neck , Btlll struggling. She immediately cut the rope and ran for help to n near neighbor's , but when they returned ho was dead. It Is reported that when she cut him down she forgot to remove the rope from his neck before tl ; fore starting for help , which might have Jio eavod his life. The coroner wns summoned o K nnd wns on the ground early this morning. u From what can bo gathered at tills time , it 1 seems the act was occasioned by family 1L' trouble , as It is reiwrtcd that ho and his wife did not live In harmony. At this writing the I coroner has not returned his verdict. ANOIIIKU VERSION. LfNCOLN , Neb. , Juno 20. [ Special.Tele gram to Tnu Hin.l : Eberhnrd Thurbor , a farmer living near Princeton , this county , ; * committed suicide last night by hanging him- eclf with a calf rope in the woodshed of his dwelling. Two weeks ago n babe was born In the family , which , with the father , mother nnd a four-year-old child , constituted the family. At the supper table last night some , hot words occureil between Thurber and his wife , in which she upbraided him for neg lect of the child and causing her trouble. Ho left the house In n rage , nnd shortly after I' the wife found him breathing his last. The ' shock so overpowered her that it ren.ulro-1 all I'I the vlgllcnco of the neighbors through the night to keep her from destroying herself , I and to-day she Is n raving maniac , und was brought to this city to-night to bo examined by the insanity commission. The little neighborhood Is greatly excited over the ti- tragedy. _ _ _ _ _ # tiS Nebraska's Masonic Grand Ijod c. LINCOLNNob. . , Juno " 0. [ Special S to Till ! HiiE.J The grand ledge of Ma 1 sons of the state of Nebraska , commenced 1a. " a. its annual session In this city to-day with Grand Master Milton J. Hull , of Edgar , pro- \ Biding. At the opening of the grand ledge session thcro were fully five hundred Masons in attendance and the number will bo further augmented to-morrow. The attendance is n relief from the deserted "nlr of the hotel lob 5 bies caused by so many Lmcolnltcs going to the Chicago convention. The grand master's 5R report and also the report of the secretary and treasurer arc in print , nnd nXtho opening R of the session were distributed to the dele 4 gates. The grand muster's report shows that thcro are 100 chartered lodges now em braced In the grand lodge of Nebraska and there nro eighteen lodges working under dispensation that will apply for charters at this session. All the lodges represent a mem bership of 18,000 Masons in the state ; the in crease during the year has been 050 , and the death roll eighty , an unusually largo number. The report shows that during the past year thcro have been twenty-live schools of instruc tion held. Only ono ledge , that of York , met With serious loss , all its property being destroyed by lire. However , the ledge re built nt once and has now a bettor property than that which was destroyed. During the year the order has laid the following corner tones : The Masonic templn ut Hebron ; the railroad bridgoovor the Missouri river nt Nebraska City : the court house nnd school house at Beaver City ; Grant memorial hall at Lincoln. In addition two new Masonic temples have been dedicated in the year. ' New Ho nml House nt Grand Island. M' Gn.iXD ISIAND , Neb. , Juno 20. ( Special Telegram to Tins I3uu. ] General Superin ' - tendent Lnntry , of the bridge and building I'- department Of the Union Pacific railwaywas 8n the city to-day and located a now round I'fc. house south of the shops in the east end of town. The plans whli.li Mr. Lantry had fc. with him call for n twenty-llve-stall house . with offices , pump rooms , etc. ; also a largo coal chtito 05x100 feet. The worlc on the 'I ' building will commcnco at once nnd bo pushed through ns fast us possible. Men are already on the grounds clearing up and level ing. The old house located in the Union Pacific yards on Locust street will bo torn down and the street opened , much to the satisfaction of business men here , for these old dingy buildings have long boon an oyc- sere to all. Orders were also received from Union Pacific headquarters to send all the repairing needed between North Platte and this point and also on all the branch roads terminating hero to the Grand Island shops , nnd to increase the force as work demanded. This will KIVO employment to 'JOO more me chanics In the city and give the shops a force of about 400 men. Burglars nnd Boom 1 to ins. ULYSSES , Neb. , Juno 20 , [ Special to Tins pBEE. ] Several burglaries have occurred lierc in the uast two months , the last , which occurred last Monday night , was the forced , entrance of S. Roberts' general merchandise _ ptorc. The thiovcs secured only about 12 , 'attor which they skipped on foot. The UJyssos creamery is turning out over fl.OOO pounds of butter per week , which sells nbovo the top of the market in New York. The canning faojtory company Imvo filed articles of incorporation , and elected officers. This now enterprise- will bo of vast import- unco to the town. The contract has been awarded for build- Jug n line now $10,000 school house , bonds lor which were voted the first of April. Preparing to Celebrate. ' 'i ; McCoor. J DICTION , " xNob. , Juno 10. [ Special to Tun BBE. ] Extensive prepara tions are being made for one of the grandest Fourth of July celebrations over hold in Yo'rkor adjoining counties. Although our town Is but llttlo over ono year old and con- } alns only about two hundred and ilfty In habitants , no town in Nebraska can boast ' qf having a moro rustling , wide awake class of citizens than McCool Junction. Ample funds have already been subscribed , nnd an extensive programme arranged. A number of prominent speakers will bo In attendance. Good music will bo furnished. A general invitation U extended to all neighboring towns. Died of Heart Dlmmwo. MCCOOL JUNaTi6NNob.Juuo 20. [ Special to TUB BEE. ] John Stewart , a prominent nnd well-to-do farmer living three miles southeast of McCool Junction , died suddenly yesterday morning of heart disease. Ho Jiroso in the morning , was around the house nt usual , and after eating his breakfast hitched up his team and started to work , but before arriving at the field ho was attacked vlthheart diacaso , fulllnu1 out of the wagon. iJr , Morris , of McCool Junction , was benl for , but before ho arrived Stewart had passed into eternity. Mr. Stewart leaves a wife und t-ii.0 small children. Storm at Scotia , from , Nob. , Juno 20. [ Special the THE Hi * . | About 7:30 : lost evening u severe wind Btcrm from the southeast i cached hero doing DM. Idcrable damage , the greatest of which tv > to the flouring mill of Wcelcs Hros. Two CutvnU of wind apparently mot at the mill , t r.vc ofcd the engine house and toro down the fin' ' licstack and did some blight damage to the main buildiny. No other damage was doua to tlo town except uprooting some tries nnd overturning some outbuildings. It is re- l-oi\cd 1)7 ) trtin men that the wind blow a ] cngcr coaoh off the track en the Loup I't'y branch at St. Paul. No one was In- JureO , nulled n Ilulnod Iilfo. CottrMmjs , Nobuno 20. [ Special Tele pram to TntUEE.l Eva Miller , a prostitute was found dead in a room on the couth eldo of Eleventh Btroot early this morning. A Kroner's hiry was empanelled and rendered n verdict that she came to her death by nn overdose of morphlno administered by her own hand. She came to this city from Wis consin Inst November , nnd was commonly < nown by the name of Era Clifford. She was only twcnty-thrco years of nge , nnd had been living ns the mistress of n well-known sporting character of this place. Another Clinrjjo ARalnsl Cote. NnniusKA , Citr , Neb. , Juno 20. [ Special Telegram to Tn ? ; Hr.n. ] Mrs. Ann Mctcherr -o-day filed papers in the district court pray- ng for nn order of attachment on any prop erty that Major A. S. Cole may still possess. 3ho alleges that the major collected for her n ISSTi the sum of $1,700 on n mortgage on Uutlec county property which , tip to date ho tins failed to account for. Ills recent dlfllcul- : les nnd his present absence from Nebraska City has somewhat shaken her faith in the deacon's honesty , hcnco her prayer for nn order of attachment. Knjolncd the IlonU. IlASTtxos , Neb. , Juno 20. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tim Br.n.j Tlio Citizens' street rail way company began this morning laying rack on Second street parallel with another hie. Worlc wns suspended by a writ of in unction Issued by Judge Gaslln on complaint > f J. Fisher , n prominent banker nnd citircn , alleging danmgo to property , that the com- mny is not properly incorporated , has not icon granted the right nnd Is insolvent. The luarlng of the case is set for to-morrow. Strung Up nnd Confessed. I3r.SKi.nMAN , Neb. , Juno 20. ( Special Tele- jratn to TUB JUr.K.J For several months mst there has been considerable stealing In South Fork settlement , Cheyenne county. I'ho settlers wearied of raising horses to bo itiproprlntcd by other pcoplo and organized a vigilance committee. Suspecting Patrick VIuLaughlin of being implicated In the thefts they strung him un to a tree last night and extorted a confession which will lead to the arrest of the gang. McLnughliu was badly strangled but will live. Creditors Ijclt In tlio Lurch. HASTINGS , Neb. , Juno 20. [ Special Tele gram to Tnu UKC. ] C. 13. Shearer , coming From Chicago , purchased a restaurant hero a. tow weeks ago in his wlfo'a name , bought supplies on credit in his own name , sold the business Monday nnd prepircd to leave quietly last night. Two creditors forced n settlement , but Shearer got nwny , leaving unpaid bills amounting to several hundred dollars. Bis Shipment of Cattle. CitnioiiTON , Nob. , Juno 20. [ Special to Tin : Hun. ] Ten car loads of fat cattle left hero to-day by special train for the Chicago market. The cars used \yero the Streets western stable cars. This is the initial trip Tor these cars on this line , but probably not : ho last , ns stockmen generally pronounce , hcm indlspcnsiblo. This shipment is almost .ho last of eighty cars of cattle that have been fed at Creigliton this winter. Copious Tlalns In Kcitli County. OGAMACA , Neb. , Juno 20. [ Special to Tun 13HE. ] The vicinity has just been visited with the heaviest rain of the season , which assures nu abundant yield of small grain. Dur county commissioners have just awarded the contract for constructing the now Keith county court house to W. U. McCartney of .his place. Work will commence at once. Appointed Matron nt Norfolk. CiiisioiiTON' , Neb. , Juno 20. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Ben. ] Mrs. Mary E. Owens of : hls place has to-day received notice of her appointment by Governor Thaycr to the posi tion of matron of the insane asylum at Nor folk. Mrs. Owens is ono of Creiphton s most liighly respected ladies , nnd will fill the posi tion she 1ms obtained admirably. A Small Cyclone. Oni ) , Nob. , Juno 20. - [ Special Telegram to Tun REE. ] A small cyclone passed through hero between 0 nnd 7 o'clock last. night , injuring several buildings , lifting small outhouses over the top of the houses , teariugoff closed shutters from frame houses , etc. No ouo was iujurcd. Estimated darn- ago SoCO. _ A Verdict Vor Hastings. HASTINGS , Neb. , Juno 20. [ Special Tele gram to THE BEE. ] In the sultof Foxworthy of Lincoln for $20,000 damages against the city for personal injuries received by falling on a sidewalk two years ago , the jury re- turucd a verdict for the city. Tlio Past Freight "Wrecked. ConTis , Neb. , Juno 20. [ Special to Tan BIE. ] The fast freight , carrying silk , col lided with an engine on the main line early this morning , considerable damage icsultitig to both. _ _ llonovolcnt Cat holies Meet. WATEKI.OO , In. , Juno 20. [ Special Tele- cram to TUB UIE. ] The Homan Catholic Mutual Protective association In annual con vention to-day olcclQd olllccrs for the ensuing year. The report of General Secretary Sueppel showed a total membership of 1,705. The number of delegates in attendance was swelled to about ono hundred visitors. The meeting concludes to-morrow oven ing. A Swlno MASON CITY , In. , Juno 20. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BEB. ] A peculiar discaso is epidemic among the swine in this section and many are dying. The first symptom is the tongtm starts to decay and soon the entire head is affected. . Changed to a Daily. WATEUI.OO , la. , Juno 20.-- ( Special Telegram - gram to TUB BEE. ! The Iowa State He- porter will begin to-morrow the publication of nn evening paper , republican in politics. Tno Colorado Doctors. COLOIIADO , Si'HiNCia , Col. , Juno 20. [ Spec ial Telegram to Tim BEE. ] The second duy's session of the state medical society was much larger than the first. Interesting papers were rcail by Dr. J. T. Eskridgo , of Colorado Springs , on "Certain locali/ed les ions of the brain and their practical rela tions , " and one by Dr. S. A. Flsk , of Denver , on "Arsenical Paralysis. " The last paper read was by'Dr. Eleanor Laurney , of Denver , on "Somo considerations regarding tlio non- burvlvnlof the unlit. " Tno annual address by President Xclly was of great interest. Ho briefly reviewed the growth of the state so ciety und dwelt at some length upon the ell. mutio influence under which the Colorado physician practiced. Ho observed that these conditions with each succeeding year wcro becoming better understood and were noted by the Increased success of the practitioner. In the ovonlug a banquet wns given to the members of the convention nt the Antlers hotel by the JO 1 pa so County Medical society. < The Crop Outlook. CINCINNATI , Juno 20. [ Special Telegram to Tun Ur.B.j The conditions during the week Imvo generally been f.\vorablo for crops In the west. There is need of rain in some portions of the Ohio valley region , which , if not soon relieved , will lead to bad results to corn , which crop , as yet , is not in a favor able condition to a wide extent , but Is pro gressing well west of the Mississippi. Oats coutinvo to give high premises , the outlook being for 750,000 000 bushels. Wheat 1ms had n continuance or favorablencss for progress of the srpmi ; crop und maturity of the winter - tor grain , nnd previous estimates may bo fully maintained without ground for essen tial enlargement. u I'olHoncd Hoi-self and Children. Pjrrsr.oiio , Juno 20. This morning a woman named Mrs. Johnson , living in a tene ment In Allegheny City , gave poison to her three children and then took some herself. Two of the children and the woman died and the other child la not expected to live. No cause is known for the deed. Weather Indications. For Nebraska and Dakota : Fresh to brisk westerly winds , later fair weather. For lowas Light to fresh southerly winds , varying to fresh westerly , cooler , follower by fallweather. . WESTRItXASSOCIATION. B ( . Louis 7 , Den Molncn 8. Sr. LouisJuno"20. . [ Special Telegram to TftF. BEE. ] The Whites returned this morn- ng from their disastrous trip through the lorthwcst , nnd In the afternoon met the DCS Molnes club nt Sportsman's park. Joe Mur- > hy , the reporter , pitched under the alias of . 'nrqulmr nnd would have won the game had 10 been properly supported , Kcnyon at- cmptcd to play second base , but made a ulsernblc failure , muffing three flics In suc cession. In the first and second innings the Isitors made eight runs on hits by Holliday , tlacullar , Schnfer and Van Dyke , nnd errors > y Crooks and Kcnyon. The Whites made 'our in the fourth on doubles by Nicholson and Arundcl and singles by Dolan and Ken * on. The DCS Moines team wus never able o score after the second inning. Hngan , the ampho , gave the game to the visitors in the ilnth inning by a decision that almost re sulted in n riot. Ho iravo the Whites the vorat of It on ovcry occasion. Crooks has icon sold to Omaha and wilt play second mse. The score : Jcs Moines 4 4000000 0 S St. Louis 1 0140010 0 7 Batteries Furgunhar and Arundcll Kcn- icdy and Sago Base hits St. Louis 10 , 3es Moines 8. Errors St. Louis 5 , DCS MolnusC. Umpire Hiignn. Western Association Standing. Below will bo found the standing of the clubs , Including yesterday's games : Plavea Won Lost Pr Ct DCS Moines 3 21 13 .017 SUPaul 30 22 14 .Oil Milwaukee 31 10 15 .553 Kansas City 33 20 13 .520 Omaha ! 17 IS 10 .450 hicago 33 17 18 .455 Minneapolis -10 10 24 .400 St , Louis . . .40 14 20 .U30 Games Scheduled for To-Day. Kansas City vs Omaha nt Kansas City. Milwaukee vs Chicago at Milwaukee. St. Paul vs Minneapolis at St. Paul. NATIONAL LBAGUE. Washington 8 , Philadelphia . WASHINGTON , Juno 20 , The game between Washington nnd Philadelphia to-day resulted as follows : Washington 0 42002000 3 Philadelphia. . . . ! ) 4 Pitchers Whitney nnd Sanders. Base hits Washington 13 , Philadelphia 0. Errors Wnshington 8 , Philadelphia 7. Uinpiro Kelly. New Vork 8 , Boston t. BOSTON , Juno 20. The game between Boson - , on nud New York to-day resulted ns _ fol- ows : Boston 0 1 New York 0 2411000 * 8 Pitchers -Undbournc and Welch. Case hits Boston 3 , New York 8. Errors Boston U , Now York S. Uinpiro Daniels. Detroit n , Indianapolis Q. DCTIIOIT , Juno 20. The game to-day bo- .ween Detroit and Indianapolis resulted ns follows : Detroit 2 20000010 fi Indianapolis 0 10100000 2 Pitchers Conwav and Shrcve. Bnso hits Detroit 10 , Indianapolis 2. Errors De troit 4 , Indianapolis 0. Umpire Valentino. Plttslmrg n , Chicago O. CHICAGO , Juno 20. The game to-day be- i.wccn Chicago and Pittsburg resulted as fol- Ihicago 0 0 Pittsburff 0 S Pitchers Krock and Galvin. Base hits hicago 5 , Pittsburg 7. Errors Chicago 3 , Pittsburg 2. Umpiic Lynch. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Athletics 12 , Cleveland 1O. uiLAnEM'iirA , Juno 20. The game be tween Cleveland and the Athletics to-day resulted as follows : Athletics I 3 12 Cleveland 0 2 10 Cedar Rapids Greeting. CEDAU K.u-ins , la , , June 20. The races wcro largely attended. In the 2:25 : pacing cltiss , unfinished yester day , Balsora Wilites won , time 2:22 : ; Daisy C. second , Black Henry third. 2:25 : trotting class Bawnco won , Nellie second , Jim Luno third. Best time 2:25VJ. : 2:35 : class Not finished , owing to dark ness. Nebraska and Iowa Pensions. WASHINGTON , Juno 20. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] Pensions granted Nebraskans - kans : Original invalid Nehomhih P. Mil ler , Ashland ; John A. Gillottco , Endoll ; James Dilloy , Culbcrtson ; Levy O. Prouty , Ogallula. Increase John Lawlor , Newark ; Duvid H. Bowman , Omaha ; David Dlngee. Ked Cloud ; George H. llicker , Dewltt. Orig inal widows , etc. Michael , father of John Slavin. Omaha ; William M. , father of Ed ward 1C. , alias Edgar Stafford , Tecumsch. Pensions for lowuns : Original invalid Frank Hoark , Iowa City ; Oliver H. P. Arm strong , Fnrmington : Jacob Miller , Keosau- qua ; John D. Smith , Marongo ; Joseph Lei- pert , Carbon ; Thomas E. O'Domild , Oskn- loosa ; Hamilton Shoperd , Colfax ; Sidney Hlchurds , Akron ; Daniel O. Dnwson , Mnx- well ; Hnrvoy Bnbb , Hecdor's Mills. Uosto- ration and increase Horace II. Wheeler , Fort Madison. Increase Noyce Snyder , Salix ; George Maconnell , Indianola ; Pat rick Welsh , Newton ; Simon P. Moon , Co lumbia ; Frank J. McKay , Washington ; William H. Stern , Cedar Itaplds ; Messcr Jackson , Panoranclmriah ; B. Kilo , Musca- tine ; Eastman A. Kelsey , Tripoli. Hclssuo .Tunics M. Tuttle , DCS Moines ; Frank Phillips , Burlington. Orginul widows , etc. Ernes tine , widow of Christian Bacht , Now Hamp ton ; Mury B. Paxton , mother of Samuel T. Crawford , Crawfordsvillo ; Mary A. , widow of Charles D. Wilbur , Irwin ; minors of James W. Dixor , Ottumwa ; Catherine , mother of Thomas C. Harrison , Ablngdon ; Alinirn , widow of William Wright , Malison ; Ann , mother of Basil E. Wiggins. Fulrllold. Mex ican widows Mary A. , widow of Thomas Connelly , La Motte. Proceedings of tlio Knights , CINCINNATI , Juno 2 , Tno supreme ledge of tlio Knights of Pythias adopted the report of the committee on the endowment rank , authorizing the board of control of that de partment to levy an assessment in addition to ono per month as heretofore when neces sary. The lodge adopted n resolution de claring oxpllcity that no authority ever has boon granted for creating a ledge of colored knights and that no colored man can lawfully bo admitted to any lodgo. Mrs , Pnrsonfl Arrnntod , CnicAoo , Juno 23. Mrs. Lucy Parsons , wlfo of the late A. U. Parsons , the executed anarchist , was being driven about the streets this afternoon in a buggy , attached to the rear of which Was n llfo-slzcd crayon of her deceased husband , She was distributing cir culars descriptive of the merits of Parsons' book , "Anarchism. " A largo crowd fol lowed the conveyance , which was led to the police station , and 4s occupants locked up. Slierldan'a Condition , WASHINGTON , June 20. The following bul letin was issued this evening by Shcndan's physicians : Very llttlo is to bo said about Sheridan's illness for the past twenty-four hours. No unfavorable symptoms appeared , Ho is ap parently progressing by steady , though al most imperceptible degrees towards ponval- csceuce. Children Cry for Pitcher's ' Castoria. When Biby WM tick , we care her Ciatarta. When ehe vu a Child , the cried for CutorU , WLen the became Mlu , the duo ; to OutoiU , When ehe had Children , eho gave them Castoria. OMAHA JOBBERS KNOCKED OUT The Commission Falls to Sustain Tholr Complaint. THROUGH RATES NOT ILLEGAL. McShmie nml Imlrtl Hnlsc n How Over an Item In the Sundry Civil Appro priation Hill They Scalp Mjr. Sparks. An Adverse ! Opinion Fltail. WASHINGTON HuiiKAuTitR OMAHA BBB , ) G13 FouiiTRCNTii STUKF.T , > WASHINGTON. D. C. . Juno CO. I Tlio tutor-stale commcrco commission 1ms lied nn opinion prepared by Chairman Jooley , which ilnds that the complaint of the Omaha freight bureau against various rail road companies Is not sustained. The facts are found established ns alleged bub It Is not seen how they establish nn Illegal preference against the city of Omalm. The complaint s that through rates are made from Chicago cage to Interior points In Nebraska which are ess than the rates to Omaha plus the rates ; o these towns. The through Yates nro given to all such points , and to require thorn to bo raised to n sum which would equal the Duiuha rate added to the locals from Omaha iicyond , would Impose burdens upon the In Lcrtor places , which the law docs not cntltlo complainants to do. The commission hi reaching its decision makes the observation , among many others of similar character : "This case cannot bo regarded ns one In which Omaha and Chicago nro the business points exclusively Interested. This case Is very different from what It would bo If that wcro the fact. The nature of the complaint Is such that the sixty-ono Interior Nebraska towns named In it are the real parties re spondent In Interest , while Chicago , tliouyh Its interest may bo large , is Interested only incidentally , and because the rates made from Chicago and Omaha respectively to such interior towns enable the Intter to ob tain their goods from Chicago direct cheaper than they can obtain them from Chicago in directly , through the jobbing houses of Omaha. The prnycr of the petition can only bo granted by increasing the rates from Chicago cage to such Interior Nebraska towns with out increasing these to Omaha , or In some other way making a relative difference In rates ngainst sucli towns which does not now exist. The parties who would directly or immediately suffer in consequence would , therefore , bo the towns whoso rates would bo thus relatively increased. Ttic justification which Is advanced for this relative difference in rates is that Omaha is as great a distributing point as Chicago and entitled to such special rates. It had special rates in the form of rebates before the passage - ago of the act to regulate commerce , and prospered upon them , but with the prohibi tion of rebates and the giving to the interior towns as favorable rates as Omaha now ob tains the field of Its operations is nar rowed and its business suffers , while Chicago reap.s the benefit of its losses. Omaha , it is alleged , is thus robbed of the advantages re sulting from natural .location and the enter prise of its citizens in building it up. An obvious embarrassment in attempting to provide and protect the claim made on be- hnlf of trade centers-is that it is impossible that there should bo any general agreement as to the towns which can bo regarded us such trade centers. . Jndced , in the nature of things , it is quite out of the power of any one to point out any. test by which wo may classify those which are and distinguish them from those which are not. The classi fication can not bo by size merely , for all trade centers arc at some period small , and If the class- ! liuation is hy , the amount of business it will sometimes be found that a small' center is , in some articles if not in al ) , doing a much larger jobbing business thtin another which is con siderably greater. It often happens that a small town will have a larper business in the manufacture and ale of some one article , and perhaps bo ns truly a trade center for that article as some other town ten or twenty times as great ; but the small town which has begun n general jobbing trade , witn ttie hope and piospcct of a great growth , is not likely to observe any justice in being kept from the fulfillment of its hopes by competitors being precluded through the more advantageous rates owhlch are given to the larger town which it desires to rival. If equal rates will enable it to compete , its business men are very certain to think themselves wronged if they are not given such rates. " . The commission also concludes that the rates from Chicago to Omaha are not the sum of the locals. If they wcro as for ex ample , if the Chicago & Northwestern weio to make the Omaha rates the sum of the rates from Chicago to Clinton and from Clin ton to Omaha they would bo considerably above what they are now. What this carrier does is to make a through rate disregarding the Intermediate rates in doing so ; there is ilo sum of rates about it. It does precisely the sjmo in making the rate to Lincoln , Fre mont , Blue Springs and other towns named. This certainly Is not illegal , the commission holds , unless Omah.i has in law some rijht to consideration in the making of latcs su perior to that of other Nebraska towns. M'SIIASE AND I.UItl ) llAISi : A HOW. Messrs. McShano mid Laird precipitated n red-hot discussion in the house this afternoon , which is of more than local inteiest to the people of Nebraska. When that paragraph in the sundry civil appropriation bill which appropriates $100,000 for protecting the pub lic lauds was reached , Mr. McShano moved to nracnd it by reducing the amount to $30,000 , Ilo made a short , but surprisingly vigorous attack upon the special agency branch ot the general land oflleo In which ho declared that he knew of his personal knowledge of ex penditures from the special agents' fund for the procurement by perjury , etc. , of false affidavit ! * , which were used in the persecu tion of honest settlers in Nebraska , and ho intimated broadly that more money was used In persecuting good-intcntioncd pcoplo than lu the prosecution of frauds. Mr. MeSlmno has only made two or thren short speeches since ho has been in congress , and the ono ho made to-day was very brief , but it attract ed nn attention which amounted to little less than a sensation. Ho wus followed by Mr. Laird , who loft his seat on the republican bide and went over among the democrats to denounce in the broadest and bitterest terms , not only the Into commissioner of the general land ofilco , Mr. Sparks , but the general policy of the ofllco , as it relates to spec ! il agents. Ills de nunciation of Sparks for suspending the homestead laws wus oxtromoh ( personal. Ho said that Sparks suspended claims and then suspended laws. Ilo was glad that these suspensions hint finally resulted in the sus pension of the laud commissioner. Hu np- phiuded the president /or what ho termed a courage which led hjarto kick Sparks out of ofllco. ' - Mr. Weaver of lowajlofonded Sparks and his policy , and closoi } by saying ; "Thero is not a land grabber in the country who will not endorse the remarks of the gentleman from Nebraska | Mr ? LalrdJ. . " . . Mr. Perkins of Kansas followed in the eamo strain us McShjiuu mid Laird mid de nounced the bystompf detectives in connec tion with the land ofllce , Mr. McShano closed the debate for his amendment and f > aul tffut lie bcliovcd that much of this money wept Into the pockets of special agents and.Jnatf50,000 was enough to pay for the work lioing done honestly. Mr. Hundull ftpolto for the report of the committee and thoiMit that the amount should bo increased rather than decreased. Ho said that the responsibility should rest with thu administrators of the law and not with congress , whose duty was fulfilled when it provided money for performing the work. Mr. Handull said that Sparks was an honcbt man above temptation ; that his removal wus a public calamity. Ho added that the rnmoval of Sparks was not the the work of the presi dent , mid that the responsibility was elsewhere - where ineanlng with Barretury Lamur. Mr. McShano's ' amendment was lost by a vote of 51 to Id , The vote wus not partisan , Mr. Luird then offered nn amendment pro viding that the reports submitted by special agents or detectives for the general laud of- Moo shall bo opcu to the inspection of these directly interested , Ho thought great injus tices wore done by making secret reports as- Balling pcoplo and their actions. The amend ment was ruled out on a point of order. HlbCKLLANlOU3. Miss Belle Stewart and Miss Addle Prick of Cedar Uapids , and D. U. Campbell , of Contrevillc , la. , are nt the Kbbctt. Second Lieutenant Charles F. Parker , Soc-ond nrllllory , now xindorgolng Instruction In the torpedo service , will bo relieved from duly nt AVIllctts Point , N. Y , , on July 1 , nncl will join his battery. PF.HIIT S. HEATH. riFTiHTit CONCUUSS , Semite. WAIIUNOTON , Juno 20. Mr. Fnrwcll's 1) ) 11 directing the president to prohibit the Importation of the products of foreign states In certain cnscs was reported adversely from the committee on foreign nffnlra. The house bill npproprlntliiBfoO.OOO to com plete the public building at WlchitnKan.wns token up mid passed with an amendment In creasing the appropriation to $100,000. The senate then took up pension bills on the calendar and passed all of them , ninety- two In number. The senate then adjourned. HHIISC. WASHINGTON' , Juno 20. After routine busi ness the house went Into uommlttoo of the whole on the sundry civil appropriation bill. In the course of the debate upon the item relating to special agents , the administration of the land ofllco under General Sparks was severely criticised by Mr. Luird of Nebraska , but nls administration was stoutly defended by Mr. Holninn and others. The debate was continued. Mr. Weaver of Iowa , declared the republicans hud always defended the railroads and had followed that policy in making Thurston temporary chair man of the Chicago convention. If they would nominate Thurston and Depew they would sweep the country. The committee then rose aud took a recess till evening. ' At the evening session the house passed bills authorizing the construction of bridges ns follows ! Across the Mississippi at Wa- bashn , Minn , ; across the Missouri nt or near Sioux City , la. ; across the Missouri nt or near Poncn , Neb. ; across the Mississippi nt or near Burlington. In. ; across the Mississippi nt or near Clinton , la. ; across the Mississippi nt or near Muscatine , la. ; across the Missouri in Montana ; across the Missouri near Winoim , Duk. ; across the Mississippi at Oquawka , Ills. Adjourned. Stanley's Death Discredited. LONDON" , Juno 20. Advices from Zanzibar state no news has been received thcro in con firmation of the report of Henry M. Stanley's death. The report is discredited thcro. Detailed tailed accounts of the gales which occurred on the coast of Ireland last month show -iOO French fishermen drowned aud thirty vessels wrecked. Hallway Tclcarnnlicrq In Session. NDiANHi'OLts , Juno 20. The third annual convention of the order of Hallway Tele graphers was formally opened hero to-day. Two hundred and fifty delegates from all parts of the United States nud Canada nro present. Drink Mnlto it is pleasant. Thrco Men Burled Alive. NEW VOIIK , Juno 0. Four men were lay ing gas pipes in Thirty-second street to-day when a cave-m occurred. Three were taken out dead. I cheerfully recommend Red Clover Tonic to those suffering from troubles of the stomuch anil liver. I inn now on my second Lottie and it makes mo feel like a new man. C. M. CONXOii. Nashua , la. Goodman Drug company' SOUTH OMAHA COUNCIL. The City Fathers Meet Uiulcr tliuMost Adverse Circumstances. This is how it happened dead straight. The Salvationists made their first appearance in South Omaha last night about half an hour before the city council was supposed to meet. Whether they were afraid of the city council or the residents is not known , but they came prepared to boat a hasty retreat , as they Brought neither band or baggage. They came in a wagon , and they didn't get out of it while in the city limits. Some ouo must have given them a pointer , for they stopped in front of the city council chamber Just as though it was the wickedest place In town. Songs of triumph greeted each coun cilman as he approached the corner , and a short interval of meditation followed his dis appearance into the cellar or rather city hall. When the last one had disappeared , the wagon drove away and the count-Union fern n time wore left to themselves. They had been asked to be there at 7:30 : , so they wcro all on hand at fourteen minutes to 9 , and the roll was nt once called. All the members were present , but it was found that Pcto Henncssy and Tommy ICano , who were ar rested for fighting , had kicked out the back of the cells and disappeared. No time was lost in finding out whether they had ever been at a council meeting before or not. but business went on just as if nothing had hap pened. When the reports of standing com mittees were called for , Councilman Bnyliss asked permission to make a few remarks. Ho said it had been stated in ono of the South Omaha papers that the charges pre ferred against the police judge had been brought for the purpose of getting the city attorney in his pluce , in order that ho ( Uay liss ) might become city attorney. Ho denied it , and said if the position wcro vacant to morrow he would as soon take his life as take it. Ho then moved that the rules be suspended and that Theo L. Elliott , who had preferred the charges against the judge , should bo hoard. The motion was carried , and Theo was hcaid. Ho said he had made the charges in goodfaithwithout malice , and for the bone- lit of the jwoplo of South Omaha. Ho ad mitted that Attorney Eagerton was right in paying that they should have been preferred or signed by n councilman and that they should bo specific , and ho asked that the council appoint a committee to receive his evidence and then proceed as they deemed best. Ho cited the statutes in support of his views as to how an impeachment could bo mado. Attorney Edgerton replied in n strong speech , and inndo n point by showing that the statutes quoted were for county officers only , and not for municipal. Ho In turn cited the clauHcs governing tbo present raso , tind Insisted that the accusations should bo made according to the ordinance. The mayor and council were evidently of the same opin ion , and It was ordered that the charges bo presented specifically by Friday morning , and the case bo heard that night. About this tlmo the rules wcro once more suspended , but without the formality of a motion. Officer Lundgrcn ran in a drunk by the name of Fritz last name unknown. Ho at once commenced to address these pres ent. "Ach , Moln Gott , co Is ol gustola. I vus a burglar. Take all I'vo got. Das Is richt. Shust do vuy in Soud Omaha. Nim all was ich hap. Led mo oud. I'vo got money , Grot do way in Soud Omaha. " The chair ruled that Fritz was out of order , and ho was put into the cells at the buck of the chamber and told to kci.-p his .mouth shut , "Keep stllll Vat for I keep still I 1 bet hundred thulers you know inn. Vat for 1 keep still , I tell you I Das all right. I fix you. Vero is das bolicoman , by criposl Soud Omaha. " The loading of ordinances was then taken up , and ordinance No. 01 was read by City Attorney Doud. It was to vote $3:5,000 : for the building of the Q street viaduct Fritz evidently thought thut ho was lined M5.000. "Ach , Gott ein Himmoll , vet vas dot Vero you vas , Mr. Lighter. Und dis vas Soud Omaha vcro I lifVero you vas Mr Lighter ! Mr , George Lighter , doio vill bo murder. " Petitions were next in order of business , and property owners asked to Imvo Q street graded between Thirty-third struct and the railway tracks. "I dell you it cost scvendy-flfo thalors , you see , uud dond forgot , " said Fritz An application of cold water was tried , uud the result was the following impromptu speech , "bun of a gun , Illx you to-morrow. I bet jou , jou get three months you bet , und don't you forgot it. ( moro water ) D m South Omaha , jou throw vvutor to inlno face , to unno ojc * , I but you hundred thalors , son of u gun , I bay bill of court * 35 if I eit hero all night 1 brtak your nock , I shoot your head off , I bet you The finance committee next reported fay orably on a number of bills , und on motion Messrs. Smith , MoMullen und Doud were appointed a commiltuo to Und what tbo total indebtedness of the oily would bo July 1 , and to draft an ordinance for the Issuance of re funding bonds to cover the same. There might uavo been other business transacted , but owing to the erratic fcpeecu6s of Krltz the reporter could not catch on , nml sympathising with him ( the reporter ) the mayor suggested that n now hftll bo obtained for the future meet ings of the council. Ho was ably seconded by Councilman Bnyliss , and probablv the read ers of Tun HKI : Imvo heard the last of the cellar. A motion to adjourn wns carried , nnd after the members of the council had put on their coats , mid the city marshal had collected the fans , they went homo nnd loft Fritz in the dark , still calling , "Vas dot you I Mr. Lighter , voro you wns Mr. Lighter I Ach incln gott und dis is Soud Omaha , und I llf hero. " Drink Malta , ilo contsabottle. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. The Flurry Which the hatter's hotter Caused Tncsdny Nligtit. CMnyor Hroatch was seen yesterday by A HKG reporter , who read to him the follow ing , nn extract from has communication sent cm to the city councils "I mnko the assertion without fear of contra diction that influences arc , nnd have , from tlmo to tlmo , been brought to bear upon the board to favor contractors as against the city , nnd these by members of the city gov ernment , who are paid to guard and protect the city's Interest. " Mr. Broatch was asked if ho would nama tno members of the "city government" to whom ho referred , but ho said ho would glvo no names. Speaking of the fact that ho had been or dered to appear before the council to tell what ho claimed to know , Mr. Uroatch said the council could not order him to go before them , nnd would not go before them unless ho felt so dleposcd. If they should request him politely to do BO , nnd In n manner becoming to the official position of both parties , ho might think differently of the matter. Dut the council could not ccmpol him to do what it had no authority to order. Ho adhered to his statement In the communication in sup port of the statement of the chairman of the board of ptibllo works , that he had been overruled by n majority of that in his objec tions to paying $110.47 for street-sweeping not done by contract. Some of the papers , ho said , had claimed that ho had accused certain officials with bribery. Ho had done nothing of the kind. What ho did say was that undue Influence had been used by coun- eilmcn , and ho stuck to thu assertion , snt. iiinMiion's viuws. Mr. Holmrod , ono of the members of the board of public works , was Incensed over the ' letter. Ho it mayor's pronounced unwar ranted and n covert attack upon him nnd his olllcial integrity , so us to give him ( Mr. Uroatch ) tin excuse to nominate Hodman ns a member of the board of public works. Mr. Helmrod said , by way of explanation of the bill for stn-ot sweeping , $110 of which wns moro than Mr. Bnlcombo nllowed , that. the amount was S2.2S5.34 , There had been some complaint that the street sweeping was not well done. Ho admitted that fact , but took circumstance into consideration. . As a consequence of his o ndmis- | sion , and that of the other mem bers of tlio board , the payment of SH20 to the contractors was questioned. Mr. I Hchnrod says ho went over all the items contained in this bill. Ilo found that in j instances the streets had been swept and the dirt was left piled along either side of the street. In such cases ho joined with Mr. > Balcombo and refused payment. In other cases the dirt had been hoed into heaps , but * several days had elapsed before it wns , carted away. But ns the weather was had , i and had been bad for weeks , raining nearly all the time , necessitating slower work and ti ' larger number of men , ho cut on * half the I cause of the sweeping , on the ground that j the contractors had done all the work in as reasonable a period of tlmo as could Imvo been expected. In another case , where Sixteenth street liad not been sprinkled | ono night , the dust was raised he also al- j lowed one-half for that though Balcombo didn't allow ono cent. Mr. Heimrod said that it had rained during the day , but the evening sun had dried some dust between the tracks which a big blow afterwards raised. The annoyance was only a short ono. The worlc was done anyway nnd Mr. Heim rod said that the contractois were worthy of nt least half the price. Of the 120 questioned Mr. Heimrod refused to pay &J04. "Mr. Hroatch talked about my being in fluenced. There isn't anybody who can in fluence me , nnd Uroatch knows that. Ho told mo to stand firm on the city hall ques tion and I said it wasn't necessary for him to loll mo that , and ho pronounced it a steal at the time and what did ho afterwards do ) AVhy , ho went nnd signed it himself. "Broatch himself couldn't influence mo and ho ought to know it when I refused to vote as ho wanted , mo to for the scullawugs , Morrow and Wiggins , for inspectors. " Drink Malto. A Cherry Vender's Fnkc. Warrants wcro sworn out yesterday in Judge Berka's court for the arrest of John Doe nnd Hichard Koe , real names unknown , for stealing $5 from a little girl named Joslo Homolky. The party for whom the warrant was intended keeps n grocery store on Fifth street , south of the Union Pnclllc depot. The little girl went to the wagon to purcjiaso some cherries. She handed the man who gave her the cherries n Jive-dollar gold picco to pay for the fruit. Ho put the money in his pocket , refused to glvo her any change hack and Jroro away before anyone could bo called to nmko him settle and give the child back her money. Special Ofllccr Solon's 'Gallantry. ' Special Officer Frank Solon , who lives on the corner of Tenth nnd Davenport streets , had some difficulty with his wlfo last evening - ing and the neighbors say he gave her n tcr- rib'o beating. His wife's sister , Mrs. Hoar- ley , heard Mrs. Sloan's screams and came rushing Into the room. She trlod to stop the brutal attack when Solon struck her in the face , Inflicting n blow that swelled her eye shut. Mrs. Gardner , n neighbor , who saw the fracas , fainted dead away. Mrs. Henr- ley will swear out a warrant for Solon's ar rest this morning. Army Notes. Tlio order of merit of Forts Nlobrarn and Omaha , nud Forts Du Chcsno , Hobinson and Si3noy having target practice during the month of May has been officially declared , Of the cavnlry.Troop A , Ninth Fort Niobrura , Neb. , has the best record , 73 ; 19 and Troop E , Fort Du Chesne , Utah , the lowest , 121 ; . Among the infantry , Company F , Second , Fort Hobinhon , carries the palm with u rec ord of 100 , nnd Company I , of the same regiment , has the lowest. 1"H. ; Lieutenant Colonel James S. Brlsbln has been transferred from Fort McKinney , W.vo. , to Fort Koblnson , Neb , Second Lieutenant Daniel L. Hownll , stationed at Fort Larnmlo , Wyo. , has had his leave of absence extended seven days. SOMETHING IS GOING WRONG , Lord Salisbury Trying to Pull Hla Party Together. TO HOLD A MEETING TO-DAY nut I/lttlo Trtttli In the SonsntlonnI Humors That Are Plj-lng Around No Danger That the Minis try AVIll Troubles or the Ministry. ( , Coj/rfi/iJ | ; / iSSS by Jamt * ( fortJim ItcnnM. ] Lo.xnox , Juno 20. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to Tun Bin. : ] Humors of nil kinds nro flying In the nlr , but I may assure - sure you that thete Is not much in the most sensational of them. That the ministry have had several bad shakes lately It cannot bo de nied , but nobody will resign. It cannot fairly bo snld that it has come to bo ncoav. sary for that. No government expects to got so important n measure as n local government bill through parliament without being de feated on some clause or other. How many defeats It is bound to take without caving in is not accurately defined , but it is doubtful whether the government would abandon office , oven It the whole bill were dofoatcd. Lord Salisbury , at the outset of the session , gave the public to understand that ho would not , and there is no proof that ho lias changed his mind. Ho nnd his colleagues are sere at the recent reverse In the house of commons , but they can console themselves , If they like , with the reflection that they have brought the most of them upon themselves. t As for Mr. Bclfour resigning , there is cer tainly no thought of It except in certain newspaper offices where tno zeal for news la moro ardent than the love of truth. Bulfour could not with any decency desert his col leagues , At the present moment thcro nro no greater risks than there were. The gen eral position in Ireland is not much worse ' than it was , although public feeling is cer tainly not becoming moro favorable to the policy of coercion nud imprisonment. Bnl * four has gained grcnt applause for his firm ness and courage , and now , If ho were to fly from his post , ho would bring great contempt upon himself. Some pcoplo say ho has hud moro praise than he deserves , but ho must know perfectly well that thcro is no escape from his post jiow. Whatever happens ho must stand fast , nnd you may safely regard reports of his resignation as entire fabrica tions. All the same the ministry is weaker than it was , and day after day its condition pal pably changes for the worse. Lord Salisbury has called a meeting of his party for tomorrow row , which is in itself a sign that something is going wrong. Tlio object of the meeting , as I understand , Is to pull the party together. That is nn admission that it has shown a ten dency to go to pieces. The truth is that the King Ilarman bill offended many of the slaunchcst supporters of the government , the local government bill has estranged many more , and the minor blunders of the govern ment have put the whole party in a false po sition. If the talk which is current in the house of commons finds any expression at to morrow's meeting , Lord Salisbury will un- poubtcdly hear a good many unpleasant truths. But at these party meetings every thing is generally cooked before hand. There arc people who arc looking for baroncclcs or peerages always ready to move resolutions of unabated confidence in the best govern ment that was ever seen. Sometimes an independent member may speak his mind , It is just possible that ho may inako his un welcome appearance upon the scene to-mor row. Aye , the election will give an oppor tunity for protesting against tactics which select candidates who have little chance of success merely on account of their supposed claims upon tlio paity. Thcro may , ' per chance , bo an attack upon the Churchill party , but I Imagine it would not pass un answered. It would scarcely add to the peace and repose of the happy family. Wo shall sec. Perhaps the Irish members were not well advised this afternoon in pressing Balfour to state whether there was any truth in the story that ho had resigned. It gave him the opportunity of turning the laugh ngainst them. Kx'ory occasion of this kind 11 eagerly sei/ed by his admirers as affording fresh evi dence of his wonderful genius mid pluck. Mr. Sexton was not ns skillful as usual , but now that ho has returned to worlc there it not likely to bo any lack of wit or dashinif raids from the Irish quarter , A MUMIJISU or PAKUAMKST. Kehclllon In China. SIIANOIIAI , June 20. An alarming rebellion has broken out among the people made dee- porato by the floods in Honan and Hnnlun. It is reported that the troops have joined the i cbcls and murdered the government officials. Drink Malto for the norvcs. Mrs. Joseph Lotz , of San .Toso , Gala. , has diapo.-ed of her luugnillcunt St. Bernard dog to G. 13. MeDoufjall , of Sau Francisco. The price paid \vaa $000 : Tins dojf was Beourod in Franco from the kennel of Huron Rothschild by MIES Matilda Lotx , the nrtist , and was brought hero in September , 183U , when hlio presented it to hoibrother' * wife. The dog1 is a handuoino specimen of his spocicB. Ho was very much at tached to Mrs. Dotz and alwaj-H uccom- paniod her in her walks. Ilo is bup- poscd to bo the only thoroughbred on tlio Pacific coast. Ho IB called Jumbo II. and wns born in November. IbSO , at Eastwoll Park , Kent , England. Ilo is by Champion Cadwallader , out ot Abasd VI. , both of whom have llrot-class pedi grees. _ There has been caught In the Bnyor river , near Dunlap , J . , n mounter tirtlo which had the iiifccnpiion "L. II. Reese , April , 1617 , " cut in its sholl. Magnolia \ Balm- \\at-IQUIDfortb5 \ CoinpUalon , A