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oo , used to tense n poor Idiot called 'Has , '
until ho would sit down and cry. ' '
Her Crownlnfc Sin ,
' 'Mrs. Mnhonoy never Investigated the
character of women who cnmo to adopt chil
dren , nnd as a result she would sometimes
let very Improper people have babies.
" 1 know of one case which wns worse than
Iho rest nnd that wnsrbcn she gaVe a llttlo
baby a girl , I think to a woman of the
town. The mother of the little ono afterwards -
wards chanced to hear Of the fnto of her
imbo and llnally succeeded In getting It away
from the woman. In another case n babe
vras given to people unable to provide for It.
I nftcrwanls saw the llttlo ono and It was
crying nil the time , find its little features
were pinched nnd drawn. 1 inquired con-
Lornlng it nnd found that the child was then
owned by a family named Clark the thlrtl
family that had had it ftinco It was taken
from the hospital. Clark wns a drunken
brutn and abused the child continually.
Tlio llnll * Hni * Not Ilccn Told.
All this happened during my four month's
utay at the hospital and 1 could toll you much
inoro if 1 only hail time to think.
I left the hospital of my own accord nnd
have no grudge against Mrs. Mnhonoy , but I
think these thlnt's should bo mndo known.
Iow | Kllcn anllnglior Sttfl'crcil.
lillen Gallagher Is an Irish woman. Hon
esty shines from every lineament of her
good-natured face.
Hho Is now employed at Max Meyer's ,
where she was found by the reporter ,
Her husband deserted , her some place east
nml shu followed him us fur as Omaha , but
hero her money gave out and she found her
self alone lu this largo city , destitute und In
n delicate condition.
She Imd no recourse but to seek assistance
from tiio county nnd wa sent to the county
hospital. She was imulo to work from the
first , compelled to labor too hard , In fact , for
ono in her condition. Kate. Miken was 111
when Ellen first went to the hospital ,
nnd from neglect Mrs. Milieu would become/
very hungry , and to save her from suffering
the \\omnn Kllcti would request food for her
from the girl in the kitchen.
Hut Ono to Pity Her.
The night her baby was born there wns no
nurse to care for her , nnd a girl named Nina
JJarrow ) , detained there as n witness m an
ctlon pending before the district court , out
of compassion for the woman's sad condi
tion , nursed her through the night , and dur
ing all the tlmo she lay ill this girl was the
only one who took sufficient Interest in her
welfare to care tor the helpless mother and
Child.
Notwithstanding these facts , Mrs. Ma-
hbnoy ordered the girl Niun out of the nur
sery whenever she found her there nnd
would not allow the girl to sleep in the nur
sery , although the sick woman oftnncs required -
quired attention at night and there was no
olio also to administer to her wants.
1 lie ttlrl Who Wuti Klrcd.
Christian Mclgordt is a simple hearted
Norwegian girl whoso last thought , to all
appearances , would bo to wilfully injure
nnyono by thought or action for the sole pur
pose of doing mischief. Shots Iho girl who
was dismissed from the service of the Insti
tution by Mrs. Mahoney for carrying in
formation as to the mismanagement of the
)1ncc ) , She Is now employed at u boardint ;
}
IOUBO on Douglas street , between Tenth mid
Eleventh , but when interviewed was with
out a situation.
When asked to toll what she knew of the
hospital and its matron Christiana demurred
Bitj ing she was afraid.
"Afraid of what ? " was asked.
"I'm afraid of Mrs. Muhoiioy. "
Why do you fear Mrs. MohoneyJ She
can do you no harm now.
"Yes she can. She'll run mo down nnd
mm my reputation so I can't get work. "
"Did she ever threaten to do so ! "
"Well she has tallied about girls that way
when ho was mad nt them and I'm afraid
she will do so with inc. "
Tolls Her Slory.
Christina was assured that her reputation
should not bo besmirched by Mrs. Mnlioney
nnd finally consented to add nor testimony to
tlmt already given of Mrs. Mnhonoy's uullt-
ness for the position she holds and tlio gen
eral mismanagement of tlio county hospital.
The girl was employed at the Institution t > n
the 3d of February in the capacity of second
girl to do Mrs. Miihonoy's personal work and
to care for her children , although she ap
peared on the pay rolls as nurse ,
She said she boon found that Mrs. Mahoney
\yos not a good woman ami manv wanted to
g'ot away the flrst week butdidn't like to asK
Mrs. Mahonoy.
"Whvl"
"Oh , I don't want to talk to you , " said the
dimple girl , "I'm ' afraid I will get Into trou-
tblo. I wish Mrs. Urega hod never sent me
rte that old thing. "
"Who , Mrs. Muhoneyl"
"Yes. "
The substance of the remainder of the girl's
testimony was to the effect that upon one oc
casion nho found two or three of the female
inmates crying because they were not receiv
ing the attention they Know they required.
She also repeated the story of the inhuman
treatment of the babe nt told in Thursday's
HUB.
HUB.Mrs.
Mrs. Mahoney , she said , was possessed
of a bad disposition und a violent temper nnd
was In the habit of using rough language to
the Inmates. She had heard her call the
women "dirty la/y things" und had heard
Lor call a Danish woman n "d n Ian' Dane. "
Ulivu Ulst'ii'H Kvhleiiee.
Olive Olson , another witness to the mis
doings at the hospital , differs in one thing
tro\u \ most of the others whoso interviews
Imvo so far been published she is not afraid
of Mrs. Mahoney , the courts or anything
else and hud no hesitancy in telling all she
know.
She was an eye witness to the inhuman
treatment of the babe born to the voung
unmarried woman.
"I was visiting at the hospital nnd chanced
to be in the women's
lying-in room and saw
.one of the inmates , who was taking care of
the child ut the tlmo , throw the llttlo thing
Upon tlio bed. 1 went over to where it lay
nnd found It clothed in nothing but a thin
skirt nnd a calico slip. A half-witted Irish
woman wont down stairs and brought back
Bomo milk in an old rusty cup , which she
tried to warm over the coals in the lire ,
which she blow upon in an effort to produce
some llttlo heat. The woman stirred the
milk with her finger and tried to feed it to
tlio baby. Thu room was so cold that I
tried to find something to wrap the llttlo
thing In , but could find nothing. The
mother finally told mo whore I could find an
old flannel skirt that belonged to her and I
got this and wrapped thu baiiy in it.
DOOM Slio Drink liquor ?
Max Iloftmiiu worked at the hospital for
two years.
He said he knew Mrs. Mahoney was not a
fit person to bo lu charge of the Institution ,
but tlmt ho didn't like to say much as Mr.
Mahoney had always been good to him. In
reply to questions ho said that he had often
UoardMrs. Mahoney use vulgar and indecent
language to thu women , and had seen her son
tie up IdloU by the neck In the barn. While
lie had never seen Mr * . Muhoney take u
drink , ho had scon her whim ho thought she
was under tlio Influence of liquor. Flo said
lie could tell things much worse than these If
ho had to.
Slrlokun Ity Heart DiaeiiNo.
NsmtAsKA CITV , Neb , , March 0. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : Ur.E. ] Mrs. Jacob Wes-
iier , a well known Indy of this city , was
found dead in bed this morning by her hus
band. The cause was heart disease. She
leaves a family of nlno children ,
Preliminary Ituurlnir Continued.
DucoTA.OiTr , Nob. , March 0. [ Special
Telegram to % Tuu HUE. ] The preliminary
hearing Of the supposed bank burglar , now
lu jail at this place , which was to huvo been
had te-duy wus continued until 11 u. m. Mon
day.
Waived lOxnnilnntlnii.
TOIIUB , Neb. , March 0. ( Special to TUB
lir.c. ] lluus Cluusson , who was arrested
near Ohiowa yesterday , waived examination
lu Juitioo Brown's court and was bound over
to iho district court in the sum of $500.
For Hohblng Jewelry Store.
DAKOTA CITV , Nob. , March 0 , ( Special
Telegram to Tim Henj Sheriff Cherry , of
Aberdeen , S. U. , wua hero to-day after
lAthaui , wanted there for robbing a jewelry
tore. _
CarkluifT-Uoldon.
Last evening at 8 o'clock Mr. N. W , Cark-
huff , of the Union Paclflo lax. department ,
was united in murrlago to Ml > s llulle Helil.cn ,
tit the residence of the bride's mother , Ui2J
JStorey street. The Kov.VIUanl Scott olllri-
tlng. Only * 'few oftbilr mo t Intimate
friends wore present/ ' . '
THEY BIT AtA GOLDEN BAIT ,
Married the Girl and. Borrowed Her
Father's Monoy.
LOVE LAUGHS AT IRATE PARENTS
PnriMitrtl Interference Causes An
Klnpcmnnt lleirogantntlvo Hays'
Funeral An Old Man Suicides
Other State Notes.
A Young Villnln.
JWXIITA , Neb. , March 0 [ Special to Tnn
HISR. ] Not long ago a young German came
here , and , after remaining a short tlmo , bo-
cumo ncquiuntod with n Gorman family
named Hohfcldt , living southerns , of .Tutilntii.
lie soon succeeded In gaining the affections
of n daughter in ttio family , nml by repre
senting that his parent * in Germany were
Wealthy imd that ho had n sister living In
New York who had property amounting to
? iO,000 who wished to como west and make
her homo with her brother , ho gained the
consent of Mr. nnd Mrs. Holtfoldt for the
hand of their daughter In marriage. They
were accordingly married , the wedding
ceremonies lusting several days. In the
meantime ho had borrowed money of lilt now
fiithcr-ln-law , and purchased rings for himself -
self and bride. About n wcelc nfter the mar-
rhifio ho said If Mr. Hohfelilt would only
sign n note with him at thu bank in Hastings
ho would go to New Yorlc mid bring his
wealthy sister. Ho sueccudcd in securing
the money and lied. It is now icnrncd that
ho played the s.imo game upon n family down
In ICimsas , nnd an Investigation is to be utado
as'to his whereabouts.
Iturlnl orneprcHcntntivo IlnyH.
McCooii JUNCTION , Nob. , March 9.
[ Special to TUB Hue. ) Business was sus
pended yesterday while the citizens paid
tribute to the remnliiB of Hon. C.V. . Hays.
The committees appointed by the senate and
house of representatives , uUo a committee
appointed by the board of supervisors , nr-
rlvcd hero on the 11 o'clock passenger train.
Promptly at 12:33 : o'clock p. m. conveyance *
were ready , and the business men and their
families , In company with the various com
mittees , forme dn profession nnd drove to the
residence of the deceased , three miles west
of town. The remains wore conveyed fro ill
the residence to tho'M. K. church , where it
very able dlicouraa was delivered by Uov.
Miner , of Grafton , to n largo cottcourso of
people. After the services wcro concluded
the remains were tnkon to the M. 13. come-
tary for interment , accompanied by n proofs-
slnn oni mile in length.
Mr. Hays wus ono of the oldest settlers In
this county nlul had a large circle of ac
quaintances nnd friends who will deeply
mourn his departure. In his death York
county lost a noble citizen und a true repre
sentative. _
Committed Snicldc.
Ewixo , Neb. , March 0. [ Special 'Tele
gram to TKR UEIJ.I The citizens of this com
munity wore stdrtlod this morning on hear
ing that Mr. John Gordon , who lived throe
miles cast of hero , had committed suicide
during the night by hanging. The supposi
tion is temporary Insanity. Ho was in good
circumstances.
A AValcr Power Canal.
Lour Cirr , Nob. , March 9. [ Special to
Tun Uisre.l At the board jf trade meeting it
was decided to make a preliminary survey
for n water-power camil. It is thought that
by starting at a point about eight or nine
miles above Loup City the water from the
Loup river can bo brought around on the
upper side of the city and emptied into the
"Dead Horso" crook in n manner to Insure a
fall much greater than that ° r the Kearney
can. This course will bring the water
through a canyon Immediately above the
city , where lakes or dams of immense store-
use capacity can bo ednstiMcte'd very cheaply.
This is a project which has long been con
templated by our citizens , but notion was
delayed for 'want of capital , whioh there
seems to bo no doubt now of securing.
Farmers' Insurance Company.
EI.KIIOISN , Nob. , March 9. | Special Tele
gram to THE BEE.J The Oouglas County
Farmers' Insurance company hcVd its annual
election of ofllcers at this place .Yesterday.
The ofllcers for'tho ensuing year arc as fol
lows : President , Glaus Slcvers ; treasurer ,
Henry Haabc ; secretary , II. C Glissmann :
trustees , GeorgoPlnmborlc. Henry Eck and
Carsten Hohwer ; assessors , C. H. Dinner ,
Andy MorlcQlmuu , Henry Schomol nnd Hunry
Kuuhl. The company is composed of the
roprcscimtivo German farmers of Douglas
county , nnd is operated on the mutual ( plan.
The company gave n ball last night at Bior-
bauh's hall. It was a swell affair. Music
was furnished for tno occasion by the Musi
cal Union orchestra of Omaha.
True fjnvo HIIIIH Away.
PAWNEE CmNob. . , March 9. [ Special
Telegram to TUB Bui : . ] A case of true love
reported hero this ufternoon will not bo
smooth if the irate parents catch the elopers.
Estly 13akcr , a young man of twenty-three ,
living southwest of town , nnd Hattie
Mcaoham , a beautiful sixteen-year-old girl
of that community , who mot at a neighbor' ! )
last Thursday af lornoon , it is believed by
agreement , have not boon seen nor heard
of slnco. Two years ago this couple kept
steady company. The parents of the girl
bir/ko the match. They uro supposed to bo
in Kansas.
Foot Rnce at Grant ,
GIUNT , Neb. , March 9. ISpccI.il Tele
gram to TUB BEE. ] The foot race between
W. M , Makuver , of Oseoola , nnd Abe Har
per , of Grand Island , came off to-day as ad
vertized. Makovor won easily. There was
much talk among the crowd that it was a
sham race. Another race for 120 yards will
bo run Monday by the same parties.
SOUTH OMAHA.
Uoard of Trudo Mcetlni ; .
There was a meeting of the board of trade
last night at which considerable business \va *
traesnctcd. The most important stop was a
resolution to force the motor company to
keep Its contract with the city or forfeit its
franchise , and one favoring a Union dcdot in
Omahu.
Died In ftiiltlinoro.
Samuel P , Martin , the owner of Martin-
dale , south of the city , nnd n prominent
Grand Army man , who went to Washington
to attend thu inauguration , was asshyxiated
with gas in Baltimore Friday night. Notice
of his death was convoyed late Saturday
evening to his brother , who resides 11 vo mlles
soutli of South Omaha. It Is understood that
his body will be shipped home for Interment.
It. & M. Kimlno Wrculccd.
Late Saturday evening the U. & M. switch
engine No. 173 , coming down the 11. & M.
H.ouk yards transfer , got away from the en
gineer ami ran into a string of meat oars from
the packing housus , badly demoralising the
fiont end of the engine and crushing in the
end of ono car.
Jlfifitoltrr-Clnwiiim ,
Ono of the plcasuntcst weddings seen lii
thU city for some tlmo occurred at the resi
dence of Dr. Peter Hostettor , 9il Saunders
street , where his son , Mr , William A. Hostel-
tor and Miss Grace D. Clawson wcro made
ono by the Hev. W. M. Worloy , of the
Sovvard btrcet Methodist church. The groom ,
who Is an honored member of Oraalm Divi
sion No. 12 , U. It. 1C. of P. , Invited the divi
sion , and they in turn requested that the
ceremouy bo performed within a trlanglo of
blr Knights. This was agreed to , and a
beautiful scene was the result , the members
In full uniform with drawn swords , forming
a trlanglo In wblou the Imppy couple
utld the officiating clergyman wore admitted
ami the ceremony pronounced , being tno flrst
bcrvico of the kind in this city. After broak.
ing ranlM atid congratulations were ex
tended , all the largo company prosout re-
pilliVd to Goodrtcn hall Where on elegant
supper wrts sproaa. ' , '
AMJ AUOUTA
It W * Written by a Unseal or to n
"Oh , you villain there's going 16 bo' bloodshed
shod hero I"
This startling nnd sensational ejaculation
was the utterance of a jealous nnd frenzied
wife.
She had n revolver and intended to kill her
husband.
The tragedy was averted , however.
The woman was Mrs. Hnttlo Hoth , wlfo o :
William II , Hoth , late a lumber broker , ' but
now n traveling : man for the Union Star
Lumber company , which has an office on
the Rlxth Iloor of the now Paxton
block. Thcro nro two or thrco ladles cm
ployed In thoofllco. Among them nro or wcro
two sisters by the nnuio of MeFnrlantli
Their first names nro Jonhlo nnd May. The
former is connected with the ncandnl ,
nnd is the cause of the jealousy
of Mrs. Hoth. She believed that her hus
band had been too Intlmato with Jennie. The
way In which she was aroused to her hus
band's alleged Inlldolity-wns by u letter pur
porting to have been written lilm by Jcnnio
rtloFarland. Mr. Hoth was at Grand
Island a few days ago. The let
ter , the contents of which nrfl
not known , for the reason that It was
destroyed in the subsequent domestic cpl <
sode , xvas scat to him at Grand Island. Ho
did not receive it , but ho arrived in Omaha
yesterday morning. So did the letter. It
had been forwarded to him. Ills wlfo trot It.
William Roth was in the privyto ofllco of
the Union Star Lumber company engaged In
n conversation with U. Stcplicnson , ono of
the managers , when Mrs. Hoth rushed into
the olllco yosterdnv morning nt 10 o'clock
with n llttlo handhag , in which was the
pistol. Mr. Hoth had not been in more than
Hftcon minutes. The huly nttuchcs were In
other departments at thu time. As soon as
Mrs. Hoth entered she made the thrilling
exclamation which heads this article.
She had blood In her sharp ,
piercing eyes. Taking from the hand Rachel
the epistle that told thu story , she exclaimed :
"Now , dare deny your guilt with that wo
man ! " ,
In the meantime the satchel Imdlbccu given
a bung upon the table by
which she stood , The husband heard
the noise that the revolver mndo by striking
the table and mndo n lunge for the bag. Mrs.
Koth made n frantic endeavor to recover it.
Mr. Stcptiunson also took part in the scramble
and the latter was lost in the sliufllo und the
husband got the bug und the revolver.
When she was seized Mrs. Roth screamed
"murder , " "lire , " "help. " ThU caused
great cxeltemsnt among thu ofllco
people on that Iloor. People- flocked
to the door of the lumber company's ' ofllco to
see what was the matter , but they
got little satisfaction , as the door to the pri
vate oftlco was closed and was so situated
from the main entrance that they could not
see without rushing in. Tlicv were told that
it was only a llttlo domostlc-ti'ouulo ' be
tween n husband and ' wlfo und
they were satisfied with this till young
Mr. William Paxton went into the office
and learned the trouble. Before Mrs. Roth
was calmed she wanted to vehemently 'jump
on to the young woman who had come be
tween her mid her husband , and at onetime ,
it is claimed , como very neat mistaking Miss
May McFarland for her sister. On thu other
hand , while Mrs , Hoth was in her
ho.ited and wrathful scramble with
her husband Jcnnio was very nnxious to go
into the room and set things aright with the
angered woman. She was told that she
might bo shot , and was ud vised to go home.
This she did.
Mrs. Roth was finally quieted , the excited
crowd dispersed , and her husband took
her homo in a cab. They live
nt 25(13 ( Mnrcy street. When" taking
her departure she said that she would huvo
Jennie arrested nnd mndo the some -threat tu
Mr , Stcphcnson. Ho was to bo arrested for
tearing her clothes in the scufllc. Mrs. Roth
is n heavy-set woman of thirty three years of
ngo. She is quite good looking , with dark
hair and blue eyes. Her husband Is rather a
small man in statue and is about forty years
old. Ho has short gray hair und n small
moustache.
About a year ago the McFarland sisters
came to Omaha. When they first en me hero
it is said Uioy wcro escorted around for a
time by Judge Julius S. Cooloy. Later Jen
nie , the eldest , who Js about , twenty-two ,
' "
became smitten , it IB stated" , with a
young lawyer named J. W. Byicr.
IJyler , it seems , got.the poor girl into a lot of
trouble , or nt least she claims ho did. Byler
is n married num. Jcnnio liked him ycry
much. Ho made several calls upon her at
her boarding place , 2103 Douglas street.
Finally she learned that ho had a wlfo. Shh
quit bun with considerable frigidity , lie
didn't like it , nnd has been trying to play
oven by maligning her good name , so it is al
leged by the young lady's friends. , She
told Mr. Stephcnson that Byler had sent the
letter to Mr. Roth himself , and therefore
she knew nothing about it. Byler could not
bo found last night , but his frldudjt assert
that he was not guilty of such acontcinptiblo
and villainous piece of work.
Miss Jennie McFarhmd was discharged
immediately after . .the episode1 5ri the office.
The manager told her that she , , hjul been n
good und faithful employe and sbo was not
being released for nny act of her own , but
that if she wore permitted to remain Mrs.
Roth might become more suspicious of her.
Jennie left last night for her homo in Ames ,
Iowa.
Speaking of the matter Mr. Stcphcnson
stated that ho never know anything wrung
with the young lady ; that she und tier sister
May hud been engaged in the olllco blu.ce last
fall , nnd both were faithful omployqs. They
worked early and lato. Many nights hu
asked them to work after supper. They did
and never seemed to have uny engagements
to go out. Ho believed that Byler had some
thing to do with the bcandnl , for ho had been
trying to get her discharged over since Jen
nie refused to have anything to do with him.
Concerning her and Mr. Hoth , Mr. Stephenson -
son knew little. Ho had heard that Mr. Roth
had mot her In a restaurant a tjmo or two
and Had paid for her meals ,
Mr. Roth was scon at liis home on Marcy
nnd Twenty-sixth streets last night. Ho diu
not know anything about the letter ;
didn't think the girl over wrote
it ; that his wife had been
told stories by some of his enemies and is
sure that the letter was a canard. Lawyer
Hltchlo was also at the Roth residence. Ho
stated that Mrs. Hoth would institute suit
immediately for divoroo on the grounds of
adultery.
A reporter called at the boarding house of
Mrs. Kdna , 210S Douglas street where the
MuuFarland girls stayed. There it was
learned that Jennie hud gone to her low.i
homo and that May was asleep. Mrs. Edna
stated that it was all u mistake , because
there were not two purer girls in Omahu
than the MacFarland sisters.
"They always como Homo from the ofllco
nt 0 or ? o clock in the cvcuinir , " said Mrs.
Kdna , "and remain indoors reading or mak
ing their own clothes. This ull came
about by that contemptible lawyer ,
Byler. I refused him admittance
a number of times when ho called to sea
Jcnnio , for she hud told mo that she did not
want anything to do with him. Thin scandal
Is ull his work , and ho ought to bo tarred
mid feathered. She is a good girl nnd I
don't ' want you to say anything about it
in the paper , I take Tim Hnu and will know.
My full nainol Well , sir , I just warn you
not to print anything abouuthls business or
mo. "
The IjocliliniHo Climax.
"I'm doing this myself It's ' none of your
business.1'
So said Ni'.ttio Wilson as she sat on the
side of n bed and took a killing dose of
morphine last night. She was the landlady
of ; i Joint In mi alley between Fifteenth and
Sixteenth streets , fust west of the Wcbiter
street depot. She spoke to her only boarder ,
Jossln Day , who 'was too drunk to know
what tha words meant. Shn died. When
the coroner drove up to hold the Imiueat , ho
learned that some doctor , name unknown ,
had been there nnd loft , und Jessie , still In a
maudlin state , endeavored to square herself ,
The dead woman had a lover and had quar-
ruled with him. She was a divorced wo m mi
and has a husband keeping a restaurant in
DCS Moiiics , la. , but her malden name wan
Nettle LQ Garde. She was about thirty-one
years of age , Was born at EddyVillo , la. ,
where her father and mother died. She has
two sister * In Buffalo Gap , Dak , ; one in
Mandomon , la. , and a brother In Omaha.
The brother 1s only u boy and is trying to
make his way in the world , and at once iiotl
tied his sisters. The coroner returned the
usual verdict. ,
A Ballrr Kx | Iodes.
A boiler , in a soda factory on South Tenth
street , whllq being repaired by a man named
Dwotok , exploded yostcrdujv and Dworok
was nevorrly scalded by thb.escaping otoam.
Ells face boa hands were altuoat. parboiled.
TBE NEBMSKA LEGISLATURE
*
A Bipplo of Excltomont Passes Ovoi
the Sonata.
THE FARMERS' ALLIANCE FAKE
A Matter Thjjpjplny Work Inonlcnl-
nbloBlisolilcf If Allowed to Go
UncunlrmUctqil Tlio ttlnU-
nijj I'Titul Hill Passed.
unto. '
, * , Nob. , March. O. ( Special to Tun
DEE. ] The senate met as usual this morning
and n ripple of excitement was caused by n
resolution of Senator tjunck. It referred tc
the Farmers' Alliance memorial , alleging
that Nebraska'is beinc swamped with mart-
gages nnd tlmt the industrial classes are bo <
lug ground into poverty. The resolution
then called for a committee to set forth the
facts and refute the statements of the memo
rial. *
Senator Church Howe road from a copy ol
the memorial showing that it had been made
to the legislature , referred to the committee
on labor and on ' their recommendation for
warded to the Nebraska delegation in con
gress , who probnblv regarded It in tlio light
of a petition. Senator Howe denounced the
memorial as untrue In its statements , and
said that special urgency was needed to cor
rect tlm mistake because the document had
become u part of the records of congress
und was being quoted through tlio cast.
"Let us stand uit hero and brand it ns
false , " ho continued. "Let us answer thu
newspapers of the east that nro giving * it cir
culation. Why , It may bo worse than a
grasshopper plague. It says to the capital
ists of the cast that it is unsafe to invest
money in Nebraska. It comes from a body
apparently representing the farmers of the
state. We know that It Is the workofju
do/en men Reeking notoriety , but they do not
know that In the cast. This memorial Is ev
idently the work of that professional farmer.
Hurrows. I have known hint for years , nnd
have not known him to do any work. Ho
has been too busy seeking oilleo nnd notor
iety. Why , it is enough to make Farmer
Keekloy and Farmer Manning blush to bo
suspected of being associated with such cat
tle. Lot us say to the east that the state
ments of Uurrows are false , and lot us prove
it. "
Senator Ransom Is this Hurrows the fol
low who published n biggraphy of himself a
year ugo and paraded Ills boyish deviltry be
fore the world how ho put bent pins in the
seats of the benches when lie went to school ,
and all that sort of rot )
Howe The same fellow. And he put his
picture In it.
The resolution was laid over undcrtho rule
to give tlmo for.careful consideration of the
best method of refuting Uurrows.
The senate p isscd Taggart's sinking fund
bill and Cornell's bill permitting cities to
issue waterworks bonds nt a rate of interest
"not to exceed T per cent. " The present law
Is peculiar in that It provides that such bonds
shall dinw 7 per cent luterest. The supreme
court has held that bonds issued nt a lower
rate wcro valid , -but Cornell's bill is in
tended to remove ijlltduhbt.
Senator Ijams' bfll for a Jury commissioner
was killed to muluMvay for the Nusbltt bill ,
whiiih is favored lj ho county commission
ers of Douglas couiiti1.
The sonata wcfujanto committee of the
whole , and quite Ehnoxpectcilly n warm dis
cussion sprang upnvcr Senator Linn's nlll to
make life and emlftmuciit assurance policies
non-forfeitablo auw to fix u surrender value.
Half the morning session was consumed , and
the bill wus throttled by a vote of 11 to 11.
The senate adjourned at noon until Tues
day mom 111(5. (
To InsDCOt
a
LIKCOI.N , Nob.'March 9. [ Special
Br.i : . I The following is a full text of the
bill introduced In jtno. house by Mr. SWect ,
providing for u jtijte inspcctoi * of liipiprs ,
and which is now ( il ho .general file :
Section I. All maw spictous nnd VIIIQIJR
JJuuors , whetliar.j/mi'uj.ufuctnrod intn's ' stiite
or not , shall be inspected ns provided for in
this act before being offered for sale.
Section 'J. The governor shall appoint a
suitable person , a resident of this1 state , who
is not interested , directly or indirectly , in
the manufacture , dealing or vending of the
several kinds of mult , spiritous or vinous
llnuors , specified hereinafter , as state inspector
specter of-malt , spiritous and vinous liquors ,
whose term of office shall bo two years from
the date of appointment , or until his suc
cessor shall be duly appointed nnd qualified.
It shall bo the duty of said state inspector to
nominate nnd appoint not less than four nor
more than live suitable delegates , dividing
the state into districts for inspection. The
said state inspector mid deputies heroin pro- *
vldcd for slmll each given good nnd sufficient
bond in the sum of $ , ' 1,000 , to be approved by
the attorney general und secretary of state ,
for the faithful performance of their duties.
Section U. It shall be the duty of the said
inspector und his deputies to examine und
test the quality of such malt , spiritous or
vinous liquors offered for sale by nny manu
facturer , vendor or dealer , and if upon such
testing and examination the said llquar shall
be found to meet the requirements herein
after specified , such package or packages ,
barrels or kegs , shall be branded as "in
spected und passed. " Any barrel , keg or
package of any quantity whatever , which
shall fail to come up to the standard herein
after specified , shall ba by suM inspector , or
deputies , condemned , and thereupon the said
barrel , keg or package , shall bo branded by
said oflleer as "condemned nnd unfit for con
sumption , " or bo destroyed in his presence.
Section 4. The salaries of the said state inspector
specter and his deputies shall not exceed the
Bum of twelve hundred , | $ l'iOO ] dollars each
pur annum , to bo paid out of the fees accru
ing from thu inspection of intoxicating liq
uors as hereinbefore mentioned.
Sections. A fee of ton [ lOj cents per bar
rel , keg or package of liquors iiercmboforo
mentioned , shall bo charged for iho Inspec
tion thereof , and shall be paid by the manu
facturer , vendor or dealer to the officer mak
ing such inspection , and shall bo accounted
for in the manner prescribed by law , enti
tled "Fees. "
Section 0. All excess of collection of fees
under this act above the salaries hereinbefore
provided for , shall bo paid into the state
treasury to thu cicdit of the general fund.
Section 7. The state Inspector or ills depu
ties in the prosecution of their official duties ,
Blmll huvo access , during the ordinary bus
iness hours , to all manufactoriesdistilleries ,
wholesale und retail houses and s iloons hav
ing or keeping for sulo any of the liquors
mentioned In this act , nnd in the discharge
of their duty blmll proceed to test and inspect
nny nnd ull liquors contemplated in this act-
Section 9. It is hereby proscribed that the
standard of nil whisky , brandies and wines
of whatever hind shall not grade below
ninety-live | 9. i ] per eXSnt , United States stand
ard , mm ull ales , portx'rs ' und beers shall not
gradd below sovelity-Hve [ 751 per cent ,
Unlt l States standard.
Section 0. Any person or parsons who
shall sell , dispose of or giveaway any malt ,
spiritous or vinous liquors without having
the sauio Inspectcdi'hnd branded inspected
and passed , provided an thit act , or shall will
fully or purposely , conceal or defraud , or
shall evade any of thojiirovislons of this act ,
shall unon conviction Thereof bo fined i'n any
sum not less than ifVehundred _ ( $500) ) dollars ,
nor more than one thousand ( f 1,000) ) dollars ,
and bo imprisoned In ( bo county jail not less
than thirty ( ! 10) ) nor , , inoro than sixty ( CO )
days , or both , at thOdlrectlon ) of the court.
Section 10. The ujiaqufacture and sale of
any deleterious subjUiiicoor | compoundsuch
as cologne spirits , , fj'il ) oil , extract of log
wood and coclilneultfJiUiQ ) , form of whisky ,
brandy or wine , is ujftjehy prohibited on pain
of fine and Imprisonment us provided In the
foregoing section , .
To ItoRiilato Slco'iliic Cars.
LINCOLN , Neb. , March U. [ Special to TUB
BEK. ] The following bill has been Intro
duced by Caldwell to regulate sleeping car
charges In this state :
Section 1. That tub provisions of this act
shall apply to all companies operating chair
and sleeping cars , making an extra charge
for their uso.
Section 2. It shall bo unlawful for. any
sleeping car company to chdrge or receive
nny greater sum for the use of scats or
sleeping berths thuu t < for sleeping berth ,
! cents for seat for forty miles , and } { cent
per mile for all excess over the above
uhargcs.
Section 3. All sleeping car companies shall
furnish sufficient ears tq accommodate the
travel within the stnto a'nd sell to
who apply for accommodations from points
within the state to all other points within
the state.
Section 4. All sleeping car companies shall
bo llnblo fpr the lo s of valuables. Including
watches and jewelry and reasonable travel
Ing expenses , lu money lost by passengers
trom said cars.
Section 5 , That nil sleeping car companion
shall sell lower berths to nil passengers who
ask for tlio in while Any Of them romiiln un
sold nnd the upper berth shall bo for the use
of the lower berth holders until sold for stor
age and seats unsold ,
Section 0 , That for every violation of the
provisions of this act , the companies shall
forfeit nnd pay for each offouso , for the ben
efit of the school fund , the sum of $ . * > 00 , to bo
collected in the unmo of the state by any at
torney of rdcotxl , In nny district court of tha
fllfttc , and also bo subject to a writ of man-
damns to bo Issued by nny district , court
whore any offense may bo committed , to com
pel compliance with the provisions of this act
to bo Issued by the state board of transporta
tion and n failure to comply with Hi re
quirements shall bo punishable its for a con
tempt.
Another Srnntorint Tilt ,
Li.Vcoi.x , Nob. , March 9. [ Special to Tun
HKR.J During the discussion of Linn's bill
limiting the employes of future legislatures
to fifty , the senate and spectators were en
tertained with a tilt between Senators Han
som nnd Linn.
Hansom opposed setting n rule for future
senates tlmt this senate is unwilling to im
pose upon Itself. If this body has more em
ployes than It needs , lie argued , let It bi hon
est nnd courageous and cut down the num
ber at once by resolution. For one , ho would
not admit the senate was employing more
help than it needed.
Linn Tlio gentleman was for two or three
weeks on the special committee on employes ,
and .vet ho mi.\s ho doesn't know of any use
less clerks. Such ignorance is worse than
lamentable.
Hansom It took all my tlmo trying to find
out how many clerks you appointed. [ Semi-
tor Linn is chairman of the committee on o > i-
iriossod nnd enrolled bills , which hasten
clerks. ]
Llun ( defiantly ) Well , how many did I
appoint i
Kansoui ( sarcastically ) I never did find
out.
out.Linn
Linn I have two appointees , and two only.
I know there are men sittingnround this sen
ate who have not done thrco hours' woik
this session. This bill is intended to correct
such abuses. The senate of 1SS3 has fifty-
three employes , IS'Ti seventy-four , IKS" ono
htmdred ami twenty-two , and 183'J ' ninety-
seven. The tendency has been to constantly
increase , and that tendency should to
stopped.
The vote on the bill wns 15 to 15 , which
Icuvcs'lt ou general file to be taken up some
other time.
Twc Dofrut *
Ltvc'Qi.v , Neb. , March 0. [ Special to Tnr.
HEI : . ] Two defects have been discovered in
Hurding's house bill amending the pharmacy
law , which has been signed by the governor.
Its title was "a bill for nn act to amend sec
tions 3 , 4 , 5 , li and S , of article ! V , chapter ' . ! ,
of tlm laws df 1SS7. " There Is no article
a in that law. The clause repealing the old
sections was also omitted from the title. This
Is the bill which Increases the examination
fee und annual dues of pharmacists ,
The lied' Combine ; Committee.
LINCOLN , Neb , Mareh 0. [ Spjclal to TUB
Bun. | Senator Paxlon having wired a re
quest to bo excused from serving , Senator
Cornell has been appointed on tlio committee
to represent Nebraska nt the St Louis con
vention called to consider legislation relative
to tno beef and cattle combines. The No-
brabku committee will leave to-night for St.
Louis , nnd may not return till Thursday. The
members are Senators CJallogly , Huvmoml
nnd Cornell. Representatives IJakcr , White ,
Criucn , McUridc and Towlu.
Oossip.
Lixeoi/v , Nob. , March 9. [ Special to Tnr.
HUB. I The house gallery filled up pretty
well this morning at the usual hour of incut-
irig , but when the solons failed to appear the
disappointed spectators slowly filed out.
The committee appointed to attend the
funeral of the late Representative Iluys re
turned lust uveniut * . They reported the cere
monies us being very largely attended ,
The Cady bill providing for tliosubmtss'on '
of an amendment to authorize the election of
railroad commissioners by the people is gain
ing strength in the house and has been made
a special order for Tuesday afternoon.
Delnnoy ot Uutler Is forging to the front
as a leader on thu democratic side of the
house. Ho is particularly vigilant in watch
ing the Appropriation bills to BOO that no ct-
trnvagaut claim is smuggled in.
Fjcldgrove fired some very pertinent ques
tions at ex-Governor Uutler when ho was on
the Ktuml advocating hisSoO.OUOclalm against
the state. When Uutler feelingly alluded to
the largo- number of tillers of the soil who
hold scats In the house , and incidentally re
marked that he was now n farmer. Field-
grove nsked him if the presence of so many
members from the "rural districts" Is the
reason why.afler waiting seventeenyears , he
tackled thu stnto for tlio monoy.
William S. Diller , the bright nnd accom
modating son of Representative Diller , of
Jefferson , is u candidate for page of the
United States senate and has secured the In
dorsement to nearly every person of import-
ancj ubout the capital for the position. Ho
has been ono of the most faithful pages in
the present house and thoroughly under
stands his duties.
Tlio special committee appointed to Inves
tigate the competency of the engineers and
firemen employed about the capitol building ,
nnd of which Hon. Christian Snocht was
chairman , made a report which created
something of a brec/.c. They reported that
the engineer In charge of the hoisting
engines was often under the influence of
liquor and totally incompetent to till the po
sition und recommended other changes. The
report was placed on file and not acted on ,
but the engineer resigned at once , mill made
himself scarce.
The Keekloy and Watson trust bills will
como up before the house. Monday afternoon
as n special order. The time was fixed with
out opposition on the motion of Speaker
Watson.
The committee clerks of the house donv that
they uro organizing a raid ou the state
treasury. Under a resolution of the house
they are only paid for the time tlio legisla
ture Is actually In session , and a rumor has
been floating around that they have formed
a combine to put through a resolution allow
ing them extra pay for night sessions nnd full
pay for every day slnco the legislature first
convened. Should such a schema bo at
tempted It will meet with a storm of opposi
tion nnd bo tabled by an emphatic voto.
Hou , Henry Jleckman of Seward is ono of
the most careful and conscientious members
In the house , He may always bo rolled on to
thwart the schemes of the boodlcrs and
jobbers.
a The sundry appropriation bill will bo
fought stop by step. The items , "telegraph ,
telephones and express , " which appear con
tinuously In the bills for state house expenses ,
will in several instances bo knocked out , also
the Itnins for "repairs. "
Representative Williams , of Gage , IB a
plain , practical farmer , who lias a faculty of
getting on the right side of most public ques
tions. Ho has absolutely refused so far to
Join any comblnn to divldp up the spoils in
the state treasury.
Gardner , 01 Douglas , nroposcs to stop petty
thieving. He has introduced a bill making
the theft of 3 and upwards ft penitentiary of-
fenso. The bill is still in the bands of the
committee.
Thcro are pearly three hundred bills on the
general file of the house and every session
adds to the number. The file would hardly
bo cleared at the rule they are going nt pres
ent if the session should extend to the Fourth
of July.
Cudy's house bill for u system of inspec
tion of the county treasurers affairs by a state
examiner has been favorably reported by the
senate committee.
On account of the adjournment the com
mittee Investigating the experiment station
and stnto farm will not meet to agree on Its
report until next week.
The Omaha charter is In the hands of Senator -
ator Church Howe's committee , who will bo
called together next week.
CJIIchriit's house bill for a normal school
at Chadron has reached the senate's general
file without recommendation.
Senator Hoover lias mvarm heart for the
fair ct and sympathltc * with them In tholr
struggle against the world. It li no unuiual
tight to see the senator's chair surrounded
ty admirers ,
Uepreicntulivo 0cargo M. OTJrlen Is on-
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tertalmnghis mother and sister from Omnhn.
tleprewiUitlva IJerlln's bill adding owners
of fiassced and Unseed oils in storage to
thoi tj persons who may issno warehouse re
ceipts , hn < ) reached the general file of the
house.
Prof Hilling * says his resignation will bo
In the hands of the regents of the university
before their next meeting.
The senate is now two days nhoad of the
house.
Senators sav they nro ono to two wcoki
nhcnd of the house In their work. The ap
propriation bills are looicod for anxiously ,
Till ? 11AOK E.VD9.
Unrtwrlttht Wins , An Wn < * Kt pec ted
From tlio I'Mrnt.
There' was n great old tlmo nt Iho Colos
seum last night. The close of the walking
match nud the varied extra programme
offered by Manager Prince wai instrumental
In drawing out n lurgo and enthusiastic
nudlciice. After going n tap , Honrllmn ,
having clinched hM claim on fifth plane ,
withdraw. The others , however , continued
on nml finished with Cartwright first , Hou-
nett second , Hngledrtim third mid Gregg
fourth. Old man Orogg demonstrated that
he Is yet n llMt-olnss man despite Ills years.
Following Is the full score of the nice :
Miles. Laps.
Cnrtwrliiht ITO 0
Hanuatt , ill1. ) 1
ISnglcdrtttn HH 0
( tt-ogg UK ) 0
llourihan i : t 8
lliiies U ! J
Homossicr 37 0
Fov (17 ( it
Shipper 4 } si
Coreoran 4:1 : r >
Uoforeo Morgan annouiiced.thc result of the
race , Cartwright made n responsive speech ,
the crowd cheered and the race was history.
Thu first extra event was
a three lap handicap three mlle race , young
1'iS.ley giving the handicap , with Musters
Koarehy nnd Walker as his competitors ,
Young Searchy won by u half n lap. i'Kloy's
work , however , was the best thrco miles , in
! iUS : , over made by a hid m this country. Ho
Is a wonderful llttlo rider.
Following this came a fifty yard sprint race ,
best two in three , butwoon Loon Lozlor ,
Movey Graves mid Polrre Fiunegan. Graves
took the first heat in 5JO : : ; the second was a
dead heat by alt thrco competitors , whllo
Lo/icr took the tlilul and fourth In 5 : 4 , the
beat fifty yard tlmo on record for two sue-
cosslvo heats.
Wilbur F. ICnapp , the liltlo dude byker
from Denver , was beautifully waxed In n ten
mile raee bv Ned Heading , the popular
soldier. Major Jack ICInemun ami Signer
Mardis ran u dead heat in a two mile wheel
race.
Champion Jack Prlnco undertook to ride a
mile while Fred Cunningham , the well
known sprinter ran nix laps , and while ho
failed to win , tic rode the fastest Indoor mile
over rode by anv bicycler in the world , the
time being 3:0 : : ! . Cunningham's time was
2:5o. : Ho beat I'l-int'o .1 half lap.
80MHVKIII3 AIISKXT.
lint They are AwKin-eil Til H. They Did
Not MINS Very ainch.
Councilmen Hnlley. Bedford , Ford and
Van Camp were absent last night when City
Clerk Southard called the roll. Communi
cations were at once in order , and one cnmo
in from residents in the vicinity of Mayors
& Richardson's addition , asking that stand
ing water there bo drawn off. They were ro
lorrcd to thu committee on sewers forredrcss ,
nnd then George II. Jones and Thomus
Healey nsked to bo appointed us master
plumbers. Fight hydrants wow reported as
being placed by the Water Works company ,
nml the Gas company reported that tlio city
was indebted to it for $ l7ti.7t > for lights fur
nished during the month of February. The
Union i'acilic asked permission to extend Its
track ULTOSS Ninth street , to the cast side of
Tenth street , and along the south side of
Jackson street , and woru referred to com
mittee.
Street lamps wcro uskcd for in the neigh
borhood of Twenty-ninth amlBlondo streets ,
und on motion the street commissioner was
instructed to place on grade linn the side
walk space on both aides of Twenty-sixth
nvenuo from Douglas to Dodge streets.
Petitions protesting against the railway
tracks across N inth street were read and after
some discussion the question was referred
to iho committee on viaducts and railways.
On motion of Councilman Davis the gas
company wus ordered to place lamps on the
posts erected on Adam , Fanmtn , Howard ,
Davenport nnd Tliirty-sovonth streets.
Among ordinances rend for Die first tlmo
was one declaring the deeessity of grading
certain streets , and appointing appraisers to
assess damages. It was amended so as to
take in the streets favored by some of the
council-ncii. Another was ordering the
board of works to advertise for bids
for paving certain streets. Then the time of
the council was taken up by reading a com
munication purporting to bo signed by the
"Buo Conspiracy Company , " asking for a
ninety-ninu year lease ou the twelve foot
itlloy on the cast side of the city hall. It
was received as the work of some demented
Jefferson square boodlor , and consigned to
thu waste basket by a unanimous vote.
The council then went Into committee of
the whole with Councilman Hiirnham in the
oh air. Fifty live minutes wcro spent in dis
cussing the rules by which meetings of the
2ityconueilwllliiifuturo.be governed , and
ilthough they arc modelled after Cushing's
liarliumentary manual , they wcro mod
ified to fill it the probable wants
] f the council. Among other things
'xcoptlon was taken to u section , which pro-
rents a member from speaking moro than
) nco on the same question , without pcrmis-
ilon of the council. It was characterized ns
i "fag law , " and was only defended by
Wheeler , who was charged by O'Connor with
jrlnging around the ordinance for his slgua-
; uro as n member of the committee , but re-
lusini ; to let It remain with him until hu
: ould make himself acquainted with its
: ontcnts. On motion It was recommended
.hut it bo so umtmdcd ns to permit a member
.o speak n second time , providing all other
ncmbcrs desirous of sdcaking had done so.
Dthor sections relating to the unanimous
. onsunt of the council being required to vote
iwny iiionov , and to the rcconsidcrition of
luustious , wcro objected to by Hascall , nnd
suitable amendments suggested. Objections
vcro also entered against the rushing
hrough the first ami .second readings of
irdlnanccs by title , unless by n two thirds
rote of the council , nnd was sustained ,
The committee then rose and
oportcd in accordance with the amendments
> reposed , nnd tnolr report was adopted.
President Leo announced Una ho was an-
hori/.od to offer u frco trip to Chicago , to
neb members of the council us wanted to
imped the sub ways for oloctrlo wires In
hat city. The excursion will leave Omalm
m Wednesday next , and tlm names of the
'oniicllmon wishing to go were called for ,
* Io ono answered and the council adjourned.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
1C van s und llooy will bn nt the Hoyd on
ho first thrco cvciilnga of this week with
heir over popular "Parlor Match. " They
.re both very clover performers , and "Mo
.lid . Old Hoss" have a host of friends In tha
Ity. "A Parlor Match" is full of good
lungs in comedy and special features. It
itis been seen hero several times , and has
Iways packed the Hoyd. It has been Im-
irovcd each year by few business and now
lues. There is no lull in "A Parlor Mutch.1' '
rom the moment the curtain rises on the
irst act until it falls on tlm last , the audl-
ncois continually laughing. The reason
or this is that not only are the situations
omlcal m conception , clover in truatmcnt
nil entirely natural , but In thu hands of thu
rotont company they are made a thousand
lines funnier than otherwise.
Lydia Thompson and her English bur-
) sque company will produce the follwlngro
erlolro ut tlio Hoyd this week : Thursday
veiling and Saturday matinee , "Penelope ; "
Viday evening , the now burlesque , "Coiuiii-
us ; " Saturday evening , "Hoblnson Crusoe. "
At the Eden Muxcu the coming tvuok
anziu and her spiritual cabinet will bo
moiig the Interesting attractions. ThU will
0 supplemented by "Little Tot , " the ono-
ounu baby , Xoo Mecko's troupe of birds
nd Prof , Matthews' trained goats , twenty
1 number. Not the least Interesting will bo
Satrlna , " the human who walks in mid air.
I'uvnrf Moot.
There wai a meeting of the men employed
i paving , last night , but tncro woru not
lough present to fix a scale of wages. They
Ijourncd , ana will meat again this wauk.
uo notice will be glveti. '
ARE THEY IURED FOR THIS ?
The County Oommlsstonora'1 Souomo
to Waato the Public Monoy.
BURYING THE ADVERTISEMENTS
And 1'nyliiR ft Sheet of No Particular
ConBOiicnco ( tor Acting na
Grrtvoyar.l Uoiitlnc Ilns-
incss nnd Wrangle.
County CoiimilHsloriors.
Yesterday afternoon's meeting of the
board of county commissioners was somewhat -
what sensational co.ntiared with the ones
hold heretofore. Through th entire session
It was evident that Mos rti. Mount , Ani'or. '
BOH , Turner nnd Corrlgnu had conspired to
down Richard O'lfooffo on anything that ho
brought up for action ,
When the bond of the intor-stato Demo
crat publishing company came up for ap
proval , for doing the county printing ,
O'Kcoffo nnd Anderson hud quito n wrangle.
The bond Is lu the sum of $ .100 , with William
Mcllugh , W. H. Vallgh , Krustus A. Uunson
and Gooiyo Cuutleld us sureties. It calls for
the prh.ting of the proceedings of the com
missioners. ndvcrtlsoiiUMits , delinquent tax
list nml all printing for the county for the
present year. When the bond was read
Commissioner Anderson moved that it bo
approved nnd that the chairman bo in
structed to sign it
"I saw Interviews In Tnn HII : : yesterday
with some of the member * of this board , "
said Mr. O'KootTo , "to the effect that some
of the county's advertising will bo
fimnnl out to other papers when
any matter is to bo advertised that .von want
the people to know about , f would like to
hear from sumo of you about this. "
"That interview was about half right , " re
plied Anderson. "When 1 read It 1 laughed ,
mid the party to whom I was talking sold
that the reporter had got ono ur two things
correct. All the necessary extra advertising
will not exceed * 'WO or &JOD. Then wo don't
Imvo to print It in any paper other than the
ono which has the contract unless we want
to. "
"I want to know , " asked O'KceffoIf the
Intcr-Stnto Democrat's contract und bond
docs not call for all the printing ! "
"H does , " resjionded Chairman Mouut ,
"but if the commissioners want to give cer
tain extra advertising to other papers than
can do so. At the snmo time thu Domoarat
will Imvo to publish such iidvcrtKlnirnlso. "
This means that such advertising- have
to bo paid for twice.
On the approval of the bond all voted for
it except Mr. O'Keeffe. The bond was ap
proved. W. R. Vaughn was prosout nt the
meeting nnd walked out with u smllo after
the vote was uiinounced.
Mr. O'KeuITu and Anderson also had quite
n tilt over a resolution Introduced by the
former. It is as follows : "That the pro
ceedings of the board of commissioners em
bracing the report of the tluunco committal ,
in thu matter of claims of Sheriff WIllLim
Coburn , for J UUP , July ami August , 183SJ , be
reconsidered , anil that tha amount duo and
outstanding to the credit of the sheriff , In
the sum of ( ) , 'JS1SJ , bo allowed. " The reso
lution refers to thu undisputed claims for
boarding Surpy county and United States'
prisoners in the county Jail. O'Kooffo asked
that the sheriff bo allowed $ a.4)0 ! ) on tha
claim which was undisputed. * The amount
In dispute is Jl.l'JI. Ho and Anderson in
dulged in a heated debate , und several
times the chair wns compelled to
call them to order. Mr. Anderson
made an insinuating remark that ho wns not
"nursing" any olllco. This onruged Mr.
O'Keofe , who snid that he was not , but
either was ho clinging to any "pup. " Ho
wanted to sea undisputed claims paid.
County Attorney Mnhonuy was asked his
opinion about the claim ami stated that the
board hud the right to allow it if it saw lit.
Mr. Anderson still held that n portion of thu
ulaim was in dispute and did not want any of
it allowed. Afterwards ho sprung a report
of the llnancc committee of which ho is
chairman , recommending that thu sheriff be
nllowcd ? SH ! on the claim.
"Had 1 not introduced that resolution , "
said Mr. O'ICeofreaddrusHing Mr. Anderson ,
"you would not have made that report
to-dav"
"Yes , I would. Mr. Evans , the expert ,
just now brought the icport to mo. "
"Well , why didn't you delay calling the
Meeting to order for the purpose of getting
( our report in before we mot i "
"I didn't want to delay the meeting. "
"You might have hud thu report in be
fore. " -
"It was not ready. "
"Well , to express my candid opinion , I
Junk it was. "
"You have expressed your candid opinion
i number of times hero before and 1 noticed
u some instances that you were mistaken. "
"Not by n d .1 Bight , " was the reply.
"No cussin' goes , gentlemen , " Interrupted
Chairman Mount , with n rap of his gavel.
'Comn to order. "
The mutter wns finally settled by Mr.
3'Keeffo agreeing to vote for the adoption of
: lie report ir the other members would Riip
> otttlm resolution when it wns modified ,
Pho report was adopted and the resolution
vcs passed , alter being reduced to W ilH.ilO.
'Iho sheriff'B bill , amounting to ( - \ G , for
> onrding prisoners during the month of
Vbrunry , was referred to the finance com-
ultteo.
Appropriations in the sum of $3,501.50 were
illowcd.
Several petitions were received asking for
eduction on excessive assessment , and were
ofcrrcd to the finance committee ,
A petition from S. J. Berry and thirty ono
tiU/uns of Hnnnlugton , asking that J. H.
ilnklcy bo appointed constable to till the vn-
unoy nuulu by the resignation of Julius
Jtfcker , was referred to the Judiciary com-
ultteo.
County Attorney Muhoney submitted an
pinion relative to drawing warrants. Ho
aid that the law prohibits the drawing of
warrants In oxuass of S.'i pur cunt of the
mount Icvlo 1 for the current vcur. except
hero bo monev in the treasury to the credit
f the prflpor funds for the payment of such
warrants. The opinion was was submitted
t the luijuosl of Chairman Mount ami WHS
cccpted and filed.
The ofllulul bond of of A J. Webb , as and-
Lor of the hoard of commissioners , In the
nut of } l,0i)0 ) , was approved.
jTho L'omiuittoo on roads recommended tlm
.i.vment of f'tJl TO for grading at Florcncn
ike in favor of McICinnoyA : Hull.
"WHO FIUJI > I AT lUtIO' ? "
_
L Olmricr Kriim An Unexpected J
Qitnrtor. I
A great deal of speculation and milt has ]
ecu caused by tha special montage of Cicv- I
rnor Tha.ver and his introduction of thu bill I
uthurl/.lng the uktubllithmont of parks lir J
lutropolitan cities. Nobody , it seems , In I
Illlng to father this bill , or rather nobody
n the Douglas delegation appears in know I
ho Inspired it , nnd who Induced the gov- I '
rnor to send this bill lu.
A lop'-osontativo of Tin : BKH nt Lincoln
'rites that It was whispered about thu cap !
)1 ) yesterday that the bill was Inspired by
Iiiirch Howe ) , and It is suspected that Howe
itemls to defeat the charter hi the Interest I
f tlio titroot railway companies. j
A reporter of Tin : lieu culled upon Mr. W. I
. Alorso , of the cable company , to uncurtain I
'hat ' , If anything , ho know tibuutlho hcliomo I
i defeat the charter , Mr MOMO oinphat I
ally denied all Knowledge of niich movu- I
icnt. I
"Wo don't want the charter defeated , and I
ivis UHkud nolwdy to Itit-orferu with its pav I
ice through the Honatu , " Raid Mr. Morae. I
i\ll wo Imvo asked Is to modify thu paving
UUHO , which would compel us to pay over
U.OOO a inilo for paving between the tracks
id ouUulo. On thin point wo
ivo hold a conference with u
ujority of the council anil Imvo convinced
cm that it would bo unjust to Insert such a
ovlslon , Wo expect that our nunators will
ach the same conclusion after they have
nsldorud tlio matter In ull its bearings. "
"Wo have no dUpoiltlon to kill tliuchar-
r , " said Mr , Frank Murphy , of iho liorso
r line , when ins nttontlon was called to
jvcrnor Thnyor's bill. "Wo Imvo done
'thing ' In that direction mid blmll do noth-
K tu prevent In prevent the pimugo of thu
arU > r. All wo are trying to do is to got
mo concessions from the delegation that
II unable us to extend Uio cublu and street
r ystom * during the coining rieusQ.ii. "
HnrnOr'a Boraar ! . ' 'Yen ' , air , " ho said ,
rnpsily , "I amproud pf | my wife ; ah'u can '
eak five language * , "
