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- 35. f "rV * "s THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY MARCH 18. 18S9. THE DAILY BEE. VUIJMS11ED KVI5UY MOIININQ. TKHMS OK SUIISCniPTlON. Dftltr ( Morning Edition ) including BOND ir m'r. One Year . 10 > ForPlx MonthM. . . . { 00 ForThroo Months . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 w Til * OMAHA Simtur IIEE , mailed to any address , One Year . . . j w WKBKLT HUE , Ono Your . 300 OMAHA OrKicn.Nos.nl 4 nnd 10 rAiiNAMBrnEET. CIIICAOO OrFtcr , so ; HOOKBIIV nuii.tnwj. NI.W YOIIK Orricu. IlooMSH ANI > 15 Tj [ iUffr liuiu > iN < i. WASHINGTON Orjrice , No. 013 KOUUTEBHTH BTIIEKT. . . All communlcntlons rolBtlnR to news and Cd torlnl mutter should De aililrcssccl to the EDITOII UB AH tnidlncfn lottem nnil remittances nhoula no urtdressoilto TUB HKK I'um.tsnmu COMPANY. OMAHA , limits , clierks .nrt postofllce orders to bo made paj-nblo to tlio order of the company. Vic Bee PabllsWne Company , Proprietors , K. ROSEWATER , Editor. Til IS DAlljY UKK. Sworn Statement of Circulation. Btntonf Nobmika , { . , County of Douglas , ) ( loorKoIJ. Tzschuck , secretary of the Ileo Pub- llslilni ? comnnny. doui solemnly flwoar that tlio actual circulation ot Tim DULY HUB fortlie week emllni ? Jlnrch 10.1889. wns us follows ! Bunelav. Miirchlii Homlav. March 11 , Tuesday. March 12 Wednesday. M-rcli 13 J .8jj ; ; Thursday. March 14 ' . Frldav. March in JVJ1S Batmdar. March 10 19. ii Average 18,813 (1EOUQR 1J. TZSCItUOK. Sworn to before ma and subscribed to In my rresonco this 10th dav of March. A. 1) . 1883. Seal. N. P. FKIU Notary 1'ubllc. Btato of Nebraska , I . County of Douglas , f BSt torso II. TzHchncfe , bnlntt duly sworn , do- roses and says that ho Is .secretary ol the lloo 1'nbllshlnR company , that the actual averano fir fi dally circulation of Tun DAILY HUB for the month ot March , 1888. 1U.GKI copies : for April. 1888 , 18.7U copies ! for May. 1888 , 1H.ISJ copies : for Juno , 1888. IP.Sll copies ; for July. 1WK. 18.0.W copies ; for August ; 1888 , 38,18.1 copies ; for September , 1883,18lr > | conies ; ruary , Sworn to before mo nml subscribed In tur prnaonco this i'd day of March , A. 1) . 18HU. N. P. KEI& Notnrv I'nbllc. THE weather clerk uut his veto on Mayor Broatch's edict , nnd a "wot" ' Sunday wns the result. THE career of Bill Tweed casts a sickly shadow In the blazing light of Nebraska's modern raiders. THE Hon. Tim Flannagan , of Texas , Is again in Washington. It is needless to ask what ho is there for. Sioux CITV has secured another railroad - road connection with Omaha. There is a great deal of spiritual comfort in this connection. THE union depot mania is contagious. Council Bluffs threatens to plant ono in the lionrt of the city and present it ns a free gift to the railroads. THE IcjuMi'cqu insinuates that it will toll the truth and take the consequences "all for two cents. " Some public- spirited citizen should pass the hat. EXCLUDING lobbyists from the locris- Intivo chambers is the essence ot in- grotitudo. Having shaped and guided legislation for months , they are entitled to a share of the spoils. A SCOUE of duels are threatened ho- tvvoon members of the French chamber of deputies. These on count era never produce a funeral. They are harmless vents for national wind colic. THE post mortem resolution of the South Omaha stockmen on the defunct Block inspection hill should ho en grossed and framed , and forwarded to the bci-cavod parents and friends of the deceased. GOVEUNOH THAYEU'S message to the legislature urging the passage of a law to suppress trusts naturally roused the wratli of the members. It would inter fere with the plans of the hoodlors' trust to empty the state treasury. JONATHAN CHASE , the Quaker senator - , tor from Hhodo Island , htis resigned. Public life and Washington dinners were too rich for his blood , and ho rc- tlros to private life with the regrets of 'his colleagues and a matured case of dyspepsia. THE wild cries of the Indiana oflico hunters echo through the highways , nud fill the White IIouso corridors with mournful sounds. Even Colonel John C. Now refuses to ho comforted with a foreign mission. The Colonel has discovered that ho was not elected president. PHESIIJENT HAIUHSON'S inaugural message has boon thoroughly digested In Berlin. The result of the operation is the assurance that "Germany is less arrogant" in Snmoan matters. The ns- Botnbling of the Alnorictin float In the vicinity of the island materially ira- proved her pacific intentions. THE United States court for the dis trict of Woat Virginia is the center of political "fine workers" thcso days. r About ono hundred , indictments have i. hocn found ngainst that number of men for violating the federal olootlon laws , nnd considerable fine work will ho necessary to keep the domocratio war liorsos out of prl son. THE triple ullltuico in the county board is uncommonly anxious to pllo up investigations , especially in matters the result of which would not seriously jar the serene harmony of the ring. Four weeks have boon frittered away in a tollsotno effort to roach the vaul balcony , distant about throe lumdrei foot from the hoard rooms. At the eaiuo rate of speed they would probably " roacli the poor farm in two ycurd. THE llhoral victory In thoIConsingtoi district of London , which has always boon regarded us a lory stronghold , fur- iilbhca convincing proof of tlio growth of homo rule in England und the popu lar dotestutlon of PigaUIsm. At the previous election the lories carried the district by a majority of 670. Satur day's contest wns fought utrlctly on the IESUO of homo rule , und the llhoral can didate was elected by n majority of G30 ; out of a total vote of 7,603. The victory is regarded us the most important one yet achieved , and confirms the prevail ing opinion that the downfall ot the torlos is near. OF nonnEnr. The reclcloss extravagance ot the cglslnturo knows no bounds. There Is no limit to the rivarlca of the members , 10 restraint to their plundcving pas sion ? , Every movement indicates n close conspiracy , a hoodlo combine , to hrow open the treasury and squander the contents. Never before was there such an nvnlanoho of plundering bills , nnd they are supported nnd advocated > y men with pretensions ot honesty nnd docency. Appropriations that nro little ess than baro-facod steals nrp withhold .111 . the last hours of the session , then to )0 rushed through , without oxnmlnn- , ton or discussion , In the pandemonium of adjournment. The ambition ot every member ot the combine is to out strip his companions in the race for ilundor , nnd nlungo headlong into in- nmous schemes ot rohbory , heedless nllko of his oath nnd the protests of the pooplo. The highwayman who approaches preaches his victim by stealthy stops mil takes his purse with the assistance of n revolver is admired for his nerve nnd professional colorlty. Compared with him the public rascals who infest the capital and pose as honest men , nro dutostablo amateurs nnd masquerading liypocritcs. The boldest and most ohnmoloss raid on the state treasury it that of the Lin coln insane asylum. This institution , with proper management , should.bo self-sustaining. Every county is obliged to contribute to it for the care ot inmates. There is no escape from it. The supreme court has decided that the cost of keeping the unfortunates sent by each county must bo charged to the county , and made it the duty of the commissioners to levy a tax to moot those expenses. A double burden was thus imposed upon the tax payers. The money paid by the several counties does not appear to effect the drain on the state treasury. On the contrary it is increased , nnd the enormous sum of three hundred and.thirty-bovon thous and , four hundred dollars is asked to support the asylum for the ensuing two years. This sum exceeds the appro priation for 1887 by ono hundred and llfty-live thousand , six hundred dollars. A more glaring steal could not ho pornotratod. The number of inmates in the asylum can not bo greater now than in 1887. The occu pancy ot the Norfolk asylum relieved the former of at least ono hundred pa- tients. , The completion ot the asylum for incurables at Hastings will still fur ther relieve it , so that there is not an honest excuse for the enormous sum asked. The managers were well aware of this and took the precaution to mask the steal in four bills. The sum total did not appall the appropriation com mittee. These liberal gentlemen con cluded thnt a few thousand more could bo economically handled , and increased the amount asked by the auditor by thirteen thousand five hundred dollars. In all other directions the raid on the taxpayers is equally terrific and appall ing. Over ono hundred thousand dollars - ' lars has been recommended for building a wing to the Norfolk asylum , a job which can bo deferred for two years without injury to the state or its unfor tunates. The Peru normal school comes in for fifty-seven thousand nine hun dred dollars , a sum exceeding that of 1887 by thirteen thousand nine hundred dollars. If one-half the dozen or more normal school bills now pending should pass , it is impossible to estimate the burdens which will bo heaped upon the taxpayers in coming years. The out look is far from cheering. These are samples of scores o f simi lar bills. Salaries fixed by the consti tution are increased by moans of dep uties and clerks , and oflicos created which are expressly prohibited. Sine cures are multiplied and extravagant salaries attached in nearly every de partment of the state government. Bogus claims are seriously considered. Every state Institution soaks larger ap propriations , increased salaries and a snug sum for "repairs" nnd "inciden tals. " So runs the plundering raid. The history of past legislatures would bo searched in vain for its equal in wolfish ferocity. It is the last chance of the boodlors to fleece the puolio and the opportunity is too rich to bo lost. A convention of exiled aldermen could not show moro shameless disregard of public interests than is daily witnessed ut the state capitol. NEBRASKA AND THE OFFICES. Thus far no citlzon of Nebraska has boon called by the now administration to assist in conducting ttio affairs of government during the next four years. "Vyhat's the trouble ? If undeviating fidelity to the republican party is an adequate claim to consideration , Ne braska should have boon among the first states to receive recognition. There is talent hare , nnd patriotism , and n widespread willingness to serve the country in public trusts. It has boon said that n list of the Nebraska candi dates for oflico would look like a direc tory of the stato. Why is it that wo nro ignored , or compelled to linger in sus pense , while Iowa , Minnesota , Wiscon sin and other states no mot'o faithful to thocauso than Nebraska nro taken into the favor of the administration nnd well provided for ? What have wo done , or what omitted , that induces this neglect ? It certainly cannot be charged that Nebraska has been too modest. Slio had n candidate for the cabinet within twelve hours after it became reasonably certain that the republican party had won the election , and ho nnd his frlonds promptly made the whole country fa miliar with the fact. His was among the first names thrust upon the atten tion of the president-elect , bucked by u numerous support which had been collected with romarlmbla expedition. There is reason to believe that up to within a very short tlmo before the cabinet was announced this candidate confidently toll that Nebraska wns to bo honored by his preferment. He blandly uRsorts now , however , that he never made any serious effort to enter the cabinet , but to please his friend's al lowed thorn to have their own way in presenting his name and urging his ap pointment. Nebraska supported a can didate for another position hardly in ferior in importance to a cabinet official , thutol general superintendent of the railway mall service , but with n record ot dismissal from that service for ample reason , nnd n general history of false pretenses , this valuable prize Is very certain not to bo drawn by Nebraska. Another citlzon ot this state with tin unsavory reputation wns early in the field ns an applicant for an important position in the treasury , but unless ho can oblitornto his record ho will have no part in administering the financial de partment ot the government , There are some 'others ot similar character among these who hnvo been foremost in soaking to represent Nebraska in the national govorniriout. Is it a sufficient explanation why No- urnska has not boon favored as some other states no moro deserving , that with a few exceptions the men who have sought positions under the now admin istration are either wholly unworthy to bo given places ot public trust or have no legitimate and adequate claims to consideration ? A railroad attorney with an unenviable record in that capa city , tlio tools of the corporations who have for years worked against the rights and interests of the people , nud fellows whoso personal , olllcial nnd political careers have been shamelessly dishonor able and corrupt , are the class who have been most conspicuous In representing the claims of Nebraska to honorable recognition' in the government. The administration could not afford to burden - don itself with such men , nnd the honest republicans of this state do not wish it to do so. Nebraska will un doubtedly bo recognized ns she deserves to bo , but she can wait for the selection of men who will fitly represent the best element ot the republican party in the state , and whoso appointment would not bring odium upon the state and ecnn- dalizo the national administration. A. 7J7.01K AT The overwhelming defeat of prohibi tion in New Hampshire is the severest blow that cause has received in a long time. The rejection of the proposed amendment to the constitution was ex pected , as a two-thirds vote was neces sary to carry it , but it was very gcner- olly believed that it would got a major ity of the votes. Instead of this there was n considerable majority against it , thus very greatly increasing the moral force of the result , which comes at a time to exorcise a widespread influence. Massachusetts votes next month on the same question , nnd very little doubt is now felt that it will reject prohibition , ot which the state has had ono unsatis factory trial. Pennsylvania , , will vote in Juno on a prohibitory amendment and the Now Hampshire result will have a material influence there. The movement in Rhode Island to thrust prohibition out of the constitution will bo strengthened by the same influence. The action of the people of Now Hampshire is especially significant and important from the fact that prohibi tion has had a fair , patient and faithful trial thoro. The experiment has con tinued for thirty years , and the verdict now rendered by an intelligent population largely rural is in the highest degree interest ing and instructive. It most vigor ously emphasizes the claim of the oppo nents of prohibition that prohibitory laws are ii failure , and considered in connection with tfho efforts of the people - plo of Rhode Island to i id themselves of such laws , after a trial ot throe years , there is indicated a returning good sense in those communities that have given fair and extended trial to prohi bition very encouraging and gratifying to the advocates ot practicable temper ance. The result in Now Hampshire makes the filth successive defeat of prohibi tory amendments within a year , the other four states which rejected such amendments being Oregon , Michigan , Tennessee and Texas. There is every reason to believe that this list will bo increased by the additions of Mass achusetts and Pennsylvania. The pro hibition tide appears to bo surely und steadily receding , while high license , by reason of its success wherever tried in reducing the drink evil , is gaining in popular regard. THE latest-advices from Samoa indi cate that the Germans had abandoned their aggressive policy , and have been seeking by insidious moans to advance their interests and power there. It would seem , however , that when they ceased bullying their prestige began to wane. The knowledge that the United States had taken n firm stand for main taining its own interests there and the autonomy of the island appears to have invigorated the rightful authority in Samoa , and loss respect is being paid to cither the appeals or the throats of tlfc Germans. The probability is that , there will bo little change in the situa tion pending the conclusion of tho'Ber lin conference , und meanwhile the ad vices are that the Gorman government will endeavor to make an agreement between the three powers interested in Samoa easy of accomplishment. THE SUNDAY BEE of yesterday was a no\vspaper in every respect. Its cable dispatches were very full and very interesting , it had n largo supply of news from every quarter of our own country , its local intelligence was complete - ploto , it had a number of special arti cles of u most interesting character , its regular departments were character ized by their usual there ugliness nnd accuracy , and altogether it was a com- pondlum of current events the world over , ana of generally instructive and entertaining reading , far in advance of any ot its homo contemporaries , und wo venture to say not surpassed by any paper in the west. THE judicial mind of Vermont lias bnon struggling with the question whether cider is intoxicating. A judge of ono of the lower courts rendered a decision which discriminated between the bale of sweet cider and hard cider , und the matter was taken up to the supreme premo court. That tribunal took a dif ferent viowof the matter , deciding that the prohibitory law of the state will prevent the sale of elder , whether it hus boon fermented or not , thus virtu ally declaring sweet alder to bo an In toxicant. The .decision is'likely to have an important effect upon the views , ot the farmora'litjryorinont regarding the prohibitory lwM TUB ftcpnblicnnja crying for bolter news ot the notions of certain Omaha men now in Washington. If that last resurrection mlrnclo would dismiss itn nllegcd funny nlali nnd put the money thus squandered into an occasional Washington dispatch all anxiety would bo put away. , If t ils cannot ho nr- rangcd , the n. f. ( m , should bo led out midway ot the wagon bridge , and com pelled to road the Omaha Jfcmhl for ton consecutive minutes. Ricroiuts undertaken for political advantage - vantage are generally carried to ex tremes. The abolition of convict labor in the penal institutions of Now York was the result of nn organized cry which evenly balanced parties could not re sist. The consequences arc , that the prisons nro turning out mad men nnd filling the insane asylums. Idleness nnd confinement are worse than the tortures of the middle ages. Tin : Canadian Parlimout will roach a. vote on the question of reciprocity with the United States tomorrow. Two years ago the northern flro-cators could hardly bo restrained from jumping across the line and annexing the states. Now the obstreperous youths nrp will ing to bo coaxed out of the cold. The Hoii'a tall has been at half insist over since Bayard stopped down. THUMB is a needless amount of worry and speculation among the would-be rivals otTnu BEE in Omaha concern ing Mr. Rosewntor's business in Wash ington. If those "tufor" journals would devote moro time to their own business , the result might lighten the shadow of threatened bankruptcy and materially reduce the daily deficiency in the cash box. A.n Over-Govcrnpcl Stato. Chicago Tr/hime. / It is possible for a state to bo too much governed. Weat Virginia would bo much happier if three-fourths of her governors would resign. Missouri Is Willing. /r < iii ( H City Timw. A Missouri delegation called on the presi dent yesterday and expressed its perfect willingness to accept any oflico , however great , at sight. We Don't Want Much. C/icit/n / ( ( Times. Senator Culloin says ho will never "let up" till Canada is annexed to the United States. Senator Hamptonjivauts , Cuba. Go on , gentlemen. What's ; tho-mattcr with the rest of the earth ? You Wouldn't iw Hero , Prince. Chiatun A'CIM. The Prlnco of Wales gives it as his delib erate judgment tlmt'basp ball isn't ns picas- Ing a game as cricltcj. 'hut sort ot a man may do very well as king of England , but ho could never succeed jin getting himself elected president ofthojUnitcd States. Undo Sam's. sih'rewcl Bargain. Chicago Iniff-Ocean. When the United States bought Alaska , and paid 67,200,000 .foe l ( ( many said , "itr was ' "an enormous price.y _ _ 'Governor Swineford reports , however , fbqt "the annual revenues from the territoryjww aggregate § 9,000,030. " It was not such a bad" bargain after all. They Couldn't Stand That. Kansas Cltu Journal.- New Hampshire went very decidedly anti- prohibition at the recent election. Yet it was not so much of a victory for the whisky men as an indignant protest on the part of the old Granite state farmers against the ab surdity of treating hard cider that wholesome - some , excellent bovorngo , hard cider as an. intoxicating liquor. Unheard of"I I STATE AND TEUKITOUr. Nebraska Ooltlnis. The demand for , dwelling houses at West Point exceeds the supply. It is reported that a three-foot vein of coal has been discovered near Fairbury. J. I. Robinson , the now postmaster at Humphrey , is the editor of the Republican. The newly appointed postmaster at Lyons is W. D. Smith , junior editor of the Mirror. The eight-year-old son of Daniel Flores , n Cuming county farmer , tips the scales at 150 pounds , The Swedish Lutheran synod was in ses sion at Oakland last week with a largo at tendance. The steam elevator erected nt Plattsmouth in 1830 has boon torn down and will bo re moved to Lincoln. The new town of Lonax , in Ctistar county , already has two general m&rohanaiso stores ana a blacksmith shop. Boxing is the standard amusement just now , at Crete and two-story noses are be coming popular , according to the Globo. Patrick Uyan. the Grand Island man who was so badly frozen recently , la alive und doing wall , but both of his feet have been amputated. Z. E. Juckson , a resident of Fullcrton , claims to have driven stage in WIsconson on the same line with Jerry Husk , the now secretary - rotary of agriculture. The 13. & M. road has put a car load of ' Italians nt work In its stone quarries near Auburn , nnd n howl has gone up from the laboring men of that vicinity. The boys of Kimball have acquired the habit of throwing eggs on tlio streets , ana an ordinancu prohibiting the pastitno is about to bo passed by tljo village board. Iowa. Dana will soon huve a ledge of Oddfel lows. One of the social features at Grinnell Is a ladies' wtiist club. Workmen nro busily engaged demolishing the old Julion house at Dubuque , A forty-six-Inch vain of coal has boon dis covered on the Cnuulonplaco in West Fort Dodge. - , Storm Lake will soon have waterworks If the agitation started by the business men succeeds in its object , The Dubuque Art'association's exhibition next May will bo tho'mo&t olabor.ito and notnblo in the history of that organUytlon , Alexander Lovl , the first foreigner natur alized In Iowa , und the llrst Mason initiated In Dubuque , reached ) Ills ) eightieth year last Wednesday , i i The farmers of Douglas and Greek town ships , Webster coiinty , are considerably alurmod over the apppai'anco of the hoof dU- case among their catflo , There nro said to ba at least 271 widows residing in or near IQWU City. This includes many who are thoro'temporarily to enjoy the advantages of the state university for their children. Dakota. Tbo poatofllco at Maverick has been dis continued. FIve out of olxhi township ofllcers elected at Iroijuls are Methodists. U is claimed that every sidewalk la Sioux Falls 1s now In cosiplcto repair , The grown-up boys of Forest City indulge in pony racing as tiiolr only pastime. The ladies of tbo M. E. church at Yankton have decided to hold their bazaar April 3 , Q , and 4. Prominent stockmen of the Hills have commenced spaying yearling heifers tor the purpose of closing out the largo herds. The rapid settlement of the country und the do- maud for blooded stock are the prnno causes. The Farmers1 and Merchants' bank at Ira- quota contemplates erecting a two-story brick building for IU banking business. THE CAPTAIN'S DAUGHTER. For two yonre I had been mate of the schooner Jessie , Cnptnln Martin , plying regularly between Sydney , Now South Wales , nnd UobnrtTown , Van Dlomcn's Lund , says a writer in the Now York Sun. Wo had n trim craft , easily han dled , nnd our crow never exceeded six men. There was no second mate , and the captain stood his own watch. A year before I engaged with her she had boon captured by convicts from the ponnl settlements , and when recovered after two or throe days she had boon supplied with an nrsonnl. The trip which gnvo rise to the inci dents I am about to relate brought the captain's daughter on board for the first time , she having been away to school for n. couple of years. The schooner wns named after her , and if n , vessel could feel proud of anything , then the Jessie would have been puffed up over the good looks of the girl whoso name she bore. Miss Martin was a typical English girl , nnd just ns handsome ns the best of thorn. She was than nine teen years old , in the best of health and spirits , and it was as good ns uiediclno for a sick person to hoar her sing and laugh. As our voyages were short and safe wo had been able to kcop the same crow for n long tlmo , but on this trip wo were all broken up. Two of the old men had boon taken ill while wo wore loading , u third had mysteriously absented himself , and on the day wo wore to sail tlio cook walked ashore in a huff. There was no trouble , however , In filling the four vn- cnncloB. Indeed , they were applied for us BOOU as vacated. The cook was n col ored man -\\ith good recommendation , while the three sailors were English- speaking and of English nativity. When n crow is sent from a shipping oflico the master must not Hud fault with their personal appearance. If they are what they claim to bo that must satisfy him , no matter if the whole lot are bow-legged , crobs-oycd , bald-headed , and hump-backed. It is the same when the mate engages men at the wharf. If they satisfy him that they are sailors , ho ( iocs not find fault with their looks. The three sailor men I engaged for the trip were hard-looking follows , and I would not have trusted them not to rot mo. but I took them just the same. Ab sea they would have their stations and their orders , and the discipline of a voj- sol discourages all exhibitions of impu dence toward ollicors. Our crow was now composed of six sailors , captain , mate and cook , nnd the girlJcss brought the number on board up to ton. It is a run of over live hundred miles almost duo south from Sydney to Ilobart Town , but until passing Cnpo Ho wo wo had the coast in view , ana know where shelter could bo had in case of a storm. Our crew wont cheerfully to work , the weather favored us , and for three days everything wont as smoothly as you please. I had two of the old men and one of the now in my watch , and on the fourth night , as wo just hold steerageway - way during my watch , the man at the wheel , whose name was Needham , and who had been with us several voyages , fussed around for a time , and finally eaid : "Mr. Loring , I'd like to speak with you about a matter. " "Very well. What is itV" "Ldon't like them now men , sir. " "For what reason ? " "They've got their heads together too often , sir , and they've talked to Bill and Tom , ray old mates , until they've quito upset them. " "About what ? " "Well , sir , about pirates , and islands , and treasure , and such stuff. I didn't take to 'em , and they didn't take to mo , nnd ho they don't trust me , but I can't help but" think there's something wrong in the wind. " I wasn't startled not even worried. Sailors are always talking such non sense among themselves , and aboard of every craft there is always a tale bearer who wants to curry favors. Nocdham was distant and peculiar , as I heard the men say , and that was why the trio had not taken to him. I -thought the matter over for some time , and then thanked the man for his in formation and asked him to keep his eyes open. Wo had a light brcezo all night , and the next day was very mild. Wo got a stiff breeze from noon to mid night , and on the morning of the sixth day wo wore below the capo. Then the wind died out tlat and deal , nnd all day long wo hnnd't enough to rullle a feather. I had been watching the now men closely since Needhnm stated his suspicions , but not a thing could I dis cover to confirm his statements. They were cheerful , prompt and respectful and I quite dismissed any thought of conspiracy. If Needham had heard or seen anything further ho had not re ported it , although invited to dp so. The captian's trick that night was from 8 to 12. At 0 o'clock I was asleep in my berth , the captain was lounging nnd smoking , and Joss was in the cabin after some article of clothing. There was no wind yet , while tlio night was soft and starlit. There wns a man at tlio wheel , but this was nioro form's sake , ho having nothing to do. All of u sudden * , as the captain paced the quar ter , some ono in the fo'castlo shouted "Murdorl" There was a scramble and a rush , followed by n splash , and a choking voice from the water gasped out : "It's mutiny , captain ; look outl" It was the voice of Nocdham , who had been stubbed and Hung overboard. Next moment the captain saw every other man before the mast advancing aft armed with canatau bars and belay ing pins. The old negro cook was witli them , and the old man was not long in realizing that something worse than mutiny was on. Instead of ordering or arguiiig or walling for explanations , ho leaped down into the cabin nnd bolted the heavy doors behind him. I had hoard the row and was now dressed and bo it came to pass that the captain , Jess , and myself were together lift , nnd all made prisoners at once. "It's mutiny , Mr. Loring ! " shouted the captain , as I entered the cabin. "Arm yourselfnnd we'll teaoh the rascals a lesson not to bo forgotten. " , Ho had scarcely ceased spoattliig when a bullet struck him in the right shoulder nnd a shot fired at mo grazed my head. Ono of the mutineers had fired through the open skylight. The captain staggered to tlio sofa nnd in a jiffv 1 had the lights out. Then I pulled the heavy sash down and secured it , nnd wo were safe for the moment. It needed no explanation to satisfy mo of what had happened. The crow had seized tho-schooner and Needham had boon murdered because ho would not join the conspiracy. I had a revolver , and I started for the dock , but the cap tain stopped mo. "Come back , Mr , Loring. You have no show. They would kill you before you got on dock. " "Uut wo must got the schooner back , " I s id. "Certainly. But wo can't do it by throwing our llvoa away. Wo are safe for the present. Help mo off with my coat and attend to this wound. Joss , you take my revolver nud stand In the companion-way to guard the doors.1 I got ut the wound as soon and us carefully - fully as I could , nnd was rejoiced to find that the bullet had struck the bo no und glanced off. Indeed , It ( all out of the licsh as I washed awny the blood. It was thus a painful but not dangerous wound. I soon had it attended to , nnd the cap tain thought ho would not bo prevented from handling n revolver , 1 had just got him iixod up wcon some ono rapped nt the doors nnu n volco oxolatmod : ' Below , thorol I want award with you ! " "What is it ? " demanded the captain. "Tho schooner is ours , ns you , of course know. Wo don't \vant your lives. You can hnvo n boat and start off ns boon ns you ploaso. " "But wo don't propose to go. " "Don't got cantankerous , old man , Wo'vo got the schooner and wo know enough to keep hor. Wo don't want you hero. If you * accept our offer , nil right. If you want , to fight it out , than look out for yourselves. " "That's what wo propose to do , " re plied the captain , und then all was quiet. I crept to the head of the companion stairs and heard the mutineers convers ing in low tones , and , while I sought to catch what they said , n man ran aft to the wheel and the others began to make sail. The calm was broken. I know the course they would make without sooklng a sight of the cabin compass. They would hcntl to the west , probably for King Island , and while between the south coast of Australia and the north coast of Van Dlomon's Land , a stretch of over " 00 miles , there would bo no fear of meeting with any craft larger than a coaster , owing to the numerous shoala and shallows. The breeze came up live ly , and the schooner wont dancing awuy as lively as if all had been at peace. "They won't try to got at us for a time , and perhaps not until morning , " said the captain , "nnd wo must make ready. " , Wo first made ,1 barricade at the door of the main cabin , using the sofa , table , and chairs. Then wo got out and load ed live muskets , nlacca throe cutlasses handy , und in addition uach had a re volver. Wo worked in the dark , but wo know where everything waste to bo found. You might have looked for the girl to break clown , but there wns never a sign of it. Indeed , she ex pressed a hope that the men would not gtvo in too soon and seemed to desire an attack. When wo had done all wo could wo sat down nnd waited for the night to pass awav. "Below there ! " "WollV" answered the captain. "Wo will give you another chance to leave. You can have n boat , oars , sail , water and grub , and no ono shall hin der your going. " "Suppose wo refuse to go ? " "Then your blood bo upon your own head , llathor than surrender the bchoonor we'll burn her and you with herl I'll give you half an hour to think it over. " Wo didn't want two minutes. Wo were determined not only not to leave the schooner , but to recapture her. Wo expected to be attacked by the first sky light , but this was a small affair and did not command but a nortiou of the cabin. And us wo afterward as certained , the only firearm among the mutineers was a double-barreled nistol , which had already been dis charged , and could not be reloaded for want of ammunition. They would also batter in the doors of the companionway - way , but wo hoped to hold them at the barricade. They could not come at us by way of the hold , for taut was full. We got a little to eat from the pan try , had a glass of wine , and bythattimo wcro hailed for our answer. The cap tain replied that. wo would not go , and defied them to do their worst. We heard them moving softly about , nnd nt her own request Jess was allowed to pull away a portion of the barricade and creep upstairs to listen , while the cap tain and I stood with our guns ready to repulse any attack b3' thoskylight. Jess was returning to report when a batter ing ram drove in the doors hardly an arm's length away , and the moxi who had wielded the spar raised a yell at sight of her. Not ono person in ton thousand , man or woman , would have done as she did. Instead of springing over the barricade , she leveled her re volver and shot ono of the men , the leader of the mutiny , through the head as ho stood above hor. As ho throw up his hands and fell she shouted to us to come up , rushed up the stairs , and wo heard her fire twice moro before we got. over the barricade. When wo got on dccK no ono but Joss was to bo seen erect. Two dead men and ono wounded untodcath wore lying on the docit and the other three had fiod to the forecastle. Two minutes later they were bogging for IhoL1 lives , and they crawled like curs as they catno up to bo bound. Jess had killed two of the now men and mortally wounded the | negro cook , and the mutiny had been put down and the craft retaken before you could count a hundred. Her move ments had been so swift and her aim was so fortunate that everything had to go before hor. It would have made your hair stand up to listen to the confessions of those rascals. The seizure of the schooner had long boon contemplated , and a part of the plan was to got hold of tlio girl. Had wo accepted the offer of the bo.it \so would have boon killed as soon ns wo reached the deck. Tlio loader was an ox-convict named Ike Reese , and ho proposed to turn the craft into a regu lar pirate , strengthening his crow from such small craft as ho might overhaul. The negro died within an hour and wo hove the throe bodies overboard with out ceremony. During the forenoon wo worked tlio schooner to the east , nnd about noon got a couple of hands from an English merchantman and put into Melbourne to report nnu deliver up our prisoners. One was hanged for the crime , hut ono died before the trial and the other escaped and was shot dead by ollicors in pursuit. City to I K n C.innl. Lour CITV , March 11. [ Corroppon- denco of Tin : Bin.J Loup Oily has ot- gani/.ed a board of trade , the purpose of which is to facilitate and encourage the further advancement and upbuild ing of Loup City and Sherman county. The following representative business men were clouted olDcorrt of tlio organ isation : A. I1. Ctilloy , president ; W. R. Mellor , vice president ; J. W. Long , socrotarv ; J. C. Edinonson , treasurer ; G. W. KittcM , II. M. Miithow. C. R. Stodman and C. L. Adams directors. The organization began active opera tions by circulating a petition for a bridge across the Middle Loup river directly west of town , and starting out a committee witli a surveyor to uncer tain the nruulibility of building a canal from tlio river into the bluffa northcuht of town. It Is thought that wo have natural advantages which far eiiriasa those of Kearney for &uoh a purpose , as wo shall only have to make a ton- mile canal to run the water into n largo drav , which , when filled with water to tlio required depth , would make a lake ouo milo long by one-half a mile wi'lo , and would ruugu from one to forty foot deep. Loup City la quite enthused over this enterprise and booms to bo very much determined upon its accomplish ment. Dan Harper , living near Column , B.iys n Cuthburt , Oa. , dispatch , wns shot Thursday night by an unknown partv. Ills dog barked in 'he ' yard , and- Dan , on walking out , was fired upon and killed. His mother fell dead inside the house upon hearing the nou'6. LINCOLN NEWS AND NOTES , ' } Later Developments In Oonuootiou \ With Erie Erlokaon'a Doath. A STRONG SUSPICl'oN OF MURDER Extnnslvo Preparations nro Ilctitg Mnilo For the Traveling Men's Cninp Meeting A Itcjiivou * nntcU Flro Engine. LINCOIJJ Bunmc or TUB Utuiu USB. I 1029 l > Sinr.r.T , I LINCOLN , March 17. f It Is now known thnt Erlo Erlcltson , tlio young Swede who died nt his homo six mlloi northwest of Lincoln about n woolc ago , came to his death from a wound ho iccolvcd at the hands of a prostitute who resided m tills city. His death at the tlmo was supposed - posed to have boon the result of sickness. The deceased , however , Just before his death gave up the truth to a friend , hut persist ently refused to name the party who struck the blow or to locate the place. These facts were rumored on the streets yesterday , but generally they were not given any credence. Uut to-day there Is little doubt of the truth. The facts nro now In the hands ot the police authorities , nnd the trail is warming up sharply. A number of the doml-moudo nro undar very close surveillance. Two sisters nro under very strong suspicion ns havlni ; full knowledge of the crlmo. The parents of those girls live In Kansas , and they alter- uato between hero and there , ami at homo nrd regarded in the light of semi-respect- ability. This , however , is only n matter of keen suspicion. The circumstances of tlio tragedy are sub stantially as follows : Erickson came to the city about two weeks ago nnd went on a spree. Ho remained in the city over night in ono of the houses of ill-fame , but his con duct wns such that ho was refused admit tance on the occasion of his next visit , This led to a quarrel between the parties , nnd to escape Ills clutches , the girl stabbed him In the groin with a pen knife , or some sharp Instrument , from which injuries ho died n few days later. Encltsoti's frlonrt gives sub stantially the story as stated. Ho related it to the police authorities yesterday , siuco- when they have boon quietly vrorkfhg up clues. It la probable that an investigation will bo held at an early dav. Tlio bodv of Erickson will probably bo exhumofl. nnd the shadow of a crime followed until iho iuur dcror is located. As Good An Now. In n bran now dress nnd as bright as a dollar , the old engine Chapln nrrived homo yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock direct from the Silbv factory , and the lire department is declared to bo better "fixed" than over. The repairs on the old engine cost the city $3,000 , but as it is said to bo ns peed as now , nnd a new engine would have cost the city twlco that sum , the amount will most certainly bo paid cheerfully. The old name was sacri ficed , und instead appear the Initials "L. F1. D. , " which nro said to signify the Lincoln Phe Department. It is just to say hero that Lincoln owes Council ] Huffs n debt that cannot bo paid very easily. When in need that city kindly granted Lincoln the use of : the engine Hcscue , "without money and without price , " nnc it came in good play on two or three different occasions. The ga works nnd Brown Bros. ' elevatorflrca might have proved very disastrous to the city with only the T. P. Quick engine to subdue them. Lincoln tenders Council Bluffs unqualified thanks fo < - the kindness bestowed. The Traveling Men. The committee of traveling men appointed to arrange for the Cushman park camp moot ing met at the Capital hotel this afternoon and appointed ono traveler from each Jobbing house on their programme committee , ana adjourned to meet again next Sunday after noon at the same place , after listening to a few of the arrangements being made by Man ager Andrcss for the entertainment of tho. boys , one of which was the announcement of a $50 prize to the winner of a "nigh livo" con test. It was unanimously conceded that there wcra no insects on the management of Cushman park. Transients , as well as all resident travelers , are invited to attend next Sunday's meeting. An mini | Ba1I. The third annual ball of Capitol lodge , No , 170 , Brotherhood of Hailroad Brakemcn , will bo held at Masonic Temple to-morrow evening. Nothing has been left undone to make it a success in every scnso of the word , and all who attend may rest assuied of an evening of perfect enjoyment. Cliy News and Notes. E. P. Hofgcn , proprietor of the Capital hotel , will leave for Hot Springs , Ark. , next Weducsday for a month or BO of recreation. Ho hopes to recruit falling health by the visit The prohibitionists will hold their conven tion for the nomination of city officers next Tuesday evening at 7:30 : o'clock. Primary election was hold last night. The convention will bo held ut lied Ribbon nail. Ninoty-Hva delegates are entitled to scats in the conven tion , six of whom are ladles , viz. : Mrs. Hub bol , Emma Creightoii. Mrs. Hhoda H. Stew art , Belle BIgelow , Phoebe Elliott and Mrs. Dram. A mass meeting of laboring-men of Lincoln was held at Union hall last evening , nnu tlio following candidates were put in nomination for the city olllccs : Mayor , George A. Fox ; city treasurer , Ellas Uakor ; city clork. S , J. Kent. Councilman First ward , W. It. Williams ; Second ward , J. 1C Uoblnson ; Third ward , H.V. . Maxwell ; Fourth ward , Gcnipo W. Foresman ; Fifth ward , I. N. Bukcr ; Sixth ward , J. H. Clmddock. It is reliably stated that the Nebraska State Domocr.it will bo issued us a daily nt high noon e.iuh day from nnd after March > , il except Sunday , It is also learned that tlio ( olilro of the paper will bo removed to Ho- { J tmmtn'tt block , und that tlio mcchauicnlwork will bo performed by the Lincoln Newspaper Union. The paper will como out with an ciuiiely new Ureas ami will labor early and lute for Simon puio democracy. The inventor of the Bannister & Scuddcr Brute , Mr. O. C. Bannister , of this city , was adjudged in- B.ino yesterday afternoon and taken to the hospital for tlio insane. It Is supposed that worry over his Invention , which Is innnu- fuciuiod here , caused him to lose his mental balance. Ills friends , however , hope and bo- llevu that ho will recover and bo restored to perfect health. Uho Angostura nittors , the world ro- nnwiiuil South American appoU/.ur , of oxnuifalto llavor. Muniifiioturod by Or. J. G. B. Slogort & Sons. Ask your drug * put. Ilov. John Hood , for fifteen years pastorof the I'K'sbvturhin church ut Huhuylcr , IIUH ro- uigned on m-count of falling health und will clotohift pnstoralo on April 'M. Choking Catarrh Hineyou nttnk'iiol funn dlHturbod sloop ulth ml tlio hnnllilu M'in.uloii.1 of mi iihsuHuIn ilntrliltm your lliro.it mill jiroiilng tlio llfu- IniMtli frimi y'lir ' tlehtiMiuil cliiihU Huva you nntlced th Imisuor and ( K'blllty that micceod tlio ollurt toch'ur your tliro.it anil liuail or this cu- t tarrliul mnttur/ What a ilopiu.wlMK liillilonco 1C [ , I i-xerth upon DID mlnil.cloiiillnirtlKj memory anil f I tllllntr tun lii-ait with ii.ilm anil stritngo noUnsI ' Huw illiflcult It Ix to rid tliu uuial IIUSUIHOH. lliron'.nwl hums ofthH polmmom mucoiw all din t'Bjtfy who.miulllli'leil u Illi catarrh. How illllli ult to jirotoct tlio n ) sli'iii iisalnut 1U further nriirirt'-ii lottiml * the lung * , HVIT nnd kidneys , all phsHlclnnswIU nilmlt. It li u terrible ills- witnniltrU'8 out for loll -f uiul tmo. Tlio ipimirkublo ciirutlvo JKIMIIM when all othurienicillPA utterly fat I , ofrt\sulin'H Jt mi- < m. 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