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THE OMAHA DAILY fiffE : FRIDAY. APRIL 12 ; 1880. FROM THE IIAWREYE STATE , A Fatal Fight Over the Possooslon of a Woll. CLOSE OF THE O. A , R , REUNION. Meeting of the lown Grain Dealers' Association A Lmrco Seizure of Jlccr Cyclone nt i T Tnnm City. Dns MOINF.S , In. , April 11. [ Special Tola- grnm to THE Bnn. | A spoclnl from Slgour- noy , Kcokuk county , snys : Lnst evening nbout 5 o'clock thcro was a shooting scrnpo on the McNnbb farm , nbout flvo miles north- \vo t of SIgournoy , between 11. 1. Smith nnd John McNnbb , brolhers-ln-lnw. McNabb wns shot twice. The two farmers have boon fussing over nn estate for some time , nnd both live on the same farm only n few rods apart. There is only ono well nnd It is ncnror MoNnbb's residence than It Is to Smith's , and It seems that the McNnbbs have warned the Smiths not to got nny nloro water from the well. Lnst even ing Mrs. Smith wont to the Kr - veil for water nnd her brother r klohn mot her , when n few words passed bo- K { fvoon them nnd n blow or two wns struck. II. I. Smith seolng the trouble between his wife nnd her brother John , wont out with n revolver , nnd It was not long before firing commenced. It is hnrd to tell which ono lirod first. It is said that both wrro armed nnd had two revolvers npleco. Smith wns nrwstcd by Sheriff Johnson nnd Mnrshnl Slullmau nnd placed In Jail. The report this morning Is thnt McNubb Is dead , but thcro Is nothing definite. The doctors cay ho can not live , ns ho has two bullets throueh the bow els. It Is hard to get the true state of affairs , P ns It was only witnessed by the two wives nnd { a hired girl. Smith claims thnt ho shot B. In Bolf-dofouso. In Milcnco Rules. Sioux CmIn. . , April 11. f Speclnl to Tun BKH. ] Orders hnvo Just been received by Iccnl railroad agents nt this place , regulating cyid making important changes in the sale of onleago tickets. On the Chicago , St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha road 1,000 nnd 2,000 , inllo tickets issued by the company on con necting lines , which have heretofore boon good ever all portions of the company's line f nnd in Nebraska , subject to the Nebraska ! 'division conductors' mllrago distance tnblo f Jnnunry 1 , 1S89. wlllon and after the 15th inst. , bo good on the main line of the road In Nebraska , between Sioux Glty and Omaha only. One thousand nnd 2,000 mile tickets of any line issued , which nro good over the Sioux Clly& Pacillc nnd the Chicago & Northwestern between Sioux City nnd Coun cil Bluffs , will nlso bo good on the Chlcntro , St. Pnul , Minneapolis fc Omaha in Nebraska , between Sioux City nnd Omaha only. Five hundred mlle tickets , good only on the line of this company in Nebraska , will bo sold nt $12.50. which Is n material reduction. A joint 1,000 mile lionet , for use over this line nnd the Fremont , Elkhoru & Missouri Val ley road , will bo good in Nebraska only. Mileage tickets sold for use west of the Mis souri river , will not bo good cast of the rivor. Thcso rules go into effect on the 15th Inst. The meaning of nil this is that the 1,000 nnd 2,000 milo books cannot bo used hero- niter for stations between Sioux City and Omaha , and that the 500 milo books nro the only kind thnt will bo good for station or di vision points between the two points named. The Illinois Central has also n new rule to put in force on the 15th inst. Heretofore a 95.00 rebate has been given on 1,000 milo tick ets , bnt after the date named the rebate will bo declared off. A County Sent War. CiiESTON , la. , April 11. fSpecial to Tun BEE. ] For the past few months there has bccii nn extraordinary amount of scheming going on between the citizens of this city as well as these of Afton , a little burg ten miles cast , relative to the removal of the county seat fronf that place to this. A neatly "Worded petition , which has , been numerously signed by tlho clzons of Creston and vicinity , nas boon sent the board of supervisors , bog ging them to reconsider the location- the county scat and put the question to n vote , urging the necessity of such proceedings from the fact that by the laws of the ma jority , greater population , bulk of taxation , nnd convenience ot ncccss , Creston is in every way superior and should bo the county seat. Thcro has also been a remonstrance circulated hero us well as nt Afton , which pra.ys that the location bo unchanged and no F * steps taken by the board to place the matter tA before the peoplo. Creston has built an ele gant court house , which it proposes to dedi cate the county should the seat bo removed hero , nnd some uncommonly strong influence will bo brought to bear upon the board. The "Q" Train Service Reduced. CnnsTON , la. , April 11. [ Special to TUB BDE. ] On Sunday , April 8 , the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy railroad company re vised its schedule of trains , and the new card wont Into effect at noon. Nos. 14 and 15 , formerly daily passenger trains between hero and Burlington , were made accommo dation trains and now carry freight. No. 5 , formerly a dally train between Council Bluffs and Chicago , does not lo.vvo Chicago on Sundays. No. 0 , formerly a daily , does not lonvo Council Bluffs on Saturdays. On the Yilllsca & Northboro branch , passenger trains Nos. 87 and S3 nro cut off entirely ; nlso passenger trains Nos. 71 and 73 on the Crostou & Cumberland branch , passenger trains Nos. 03 and 01 on the Red Gale and Nebraska City branch , and passenger trains Nos. 101 and 11U on the Red Oak aud Gris- weld branch. Ornln Donlnr.s In Session. Sioux CITV , la. , April 10 , [ SpaoloT Telegram gram to TIIR Biis.l ThorNorthwdstorn Iowa Grain Dealers' association Is in session hero. About forty members are present. The as sociation decided to include the stock ship pers. The main purpose of the mooting is to take stops to compel the railroads to conform their rates to the recent decision of the Inter state commerce commission. The shippers complain thnt the roads are still violating that decision and charging more for the long than for the short haul , und moro on the branch lines than on' the main linos. It wns decided to make up cases nnd prosecute the roads , nnd nlso to recover ovorchnrgos thnt have been mndo. Commissioner Smith , of the Iowa railroad commission , was present und promised co-operation. The Nebraska railroad commissioners will arrive to-night Hiid confer with the shippers. Close ol tlio Reunion. BUHUNQTON , la. , April 11 , [ Special Telegram - gram to Tim BEB.J The fifteenth annual nrund encampment of the department of Iowa , G , A. R. , closed to-day , Charles H. 11 Smith , of Mt. Pleasant , was elected depart ment commander for the coining year , aud the next encampment will bo held at Dos Molnos. The department convention of the Woman's Relief corps also closed its labors and the grand officers of both organizations were Jointly installed nt the opera house in the ovonlng. A department testimonial , a valuable gold watch , was presented to Past Department Commander General J , M. Tuttle - tlo , of DCS Molncs , uoforo the ceremonies opened , Dr. E. R. Hutchins , of DCS Molncs , making the presentation address. A Convict Ijnlxir Sioux Citr , la. , April 11. [ Special to TUB BEB.J Sioux City contractors are making u great noise because it is alleged that slono Which \vas dressed I/ prison labor is" being u ed In the new Iowa Savings bank sovon- tory building huro. They claim that it was B condition of the bidding for the contract that no stonu cut by convict labor should bu UMid. John Field , the Omaha contractor , who gets the contract , denies tiny knowledge of urUon labor stone , und ho says thnt the contract. U ullont. anyhow , as to wucra the tnuU'riuU shall bu purchased for the build- lug , _ A tmrga llorr Seizure. DJU MOIMBS , la. , April U. [ Special Tele gram to TJIB UEB.I Thrco ( nrgo wagons loaded with beer in kegs , boor in cases nnd jieur la t mail cask * , wurn nltim by Consta bles Hamilton nnd West from ft car on the "Q" track , on Eft-it First street , to-day. The manufacturer's mark Is on nil the kegs nnd cases , showing that It came from the C. Zlpp Browlne company , ot Chicago. The ship ment wns nil correctly sealed nnd labeled , but the addrftsoj wcronumerous nnd evi dently fictitious. The seizure wns made by the constables on -warrant issued by Jus' tlco Johnson. The Information leading to this haul , which Is the largest by far yet made , was filed by G. B. Hamilton. Thcro were 159 kegs , seven coses nnd two barrels , A Pnstor Resigns , Sioux Cur , la. , April 11. [ Special to Tnn BEB.J RovDr. George Knox has resigned ns pastor of the First Presbytcrlnn church , of Sioux City. The church to-dny accepted the resignation nnd asked the Proabytory to authorize the action. Dr. Knox will accept n mission place under the Presbyterian church In Utnh , with headquarters nt Salt Lake City. Tno salary Is $ lC03 moro than thnt of the Sioux City pastorate. A Vcrtllct For $5,000. Sioux. CITY , In. , April 11. [ Special Tele gram to TUB Unu.l A verdict for $3,000 damages wns rendered this nftornoon by a Jury In behalf of A. D. Wotmoro against Cox & Allen , the builders of the Sioux City corn imlnco. Wctmoro wns nn employe of the builders of the palnca nnd during its construc tion foil oft the tower , having both logs broken and bolng otherwise- badly hurt. The suit was for $10,000. Crosldti'a Ijlvo Hoard of Trixtlo. CntiSTON , In. , April 11. [ Special to Tun BEIJ.I A board of trade committee has out lined n plan for establishing n normal-com mercial collogo-ln this clt.v. It Is to ralso funds to the amount of $10,000 by subscrip tion , wherewith to purchase grounds and erect u sultnblo building. The grounds , building , property nnd business Is to bo con- tolled by live trustees. Fears of Drouth Dispelled. WATnni.00 , la. , April 11. [ Special Tele gram to Tun BER.I A soaking rain , the first of the season , has prevailed in northern Iowa to-dny. This dlspctsnll fonrs of drouth which the dry weather hitherto had inspired. Cyclone nt Tanm City. Cniuu RAPIDS , Jn. , April 11 , A terrific gale struck Tama City , forty miles west of here , this afternoon , unroofing nud raising buildings. No ono wns Injured. A Defaultnu ! Onslilcr Sentenced. BOSTON , April 11. lidgar Swan , of Lynn , ex-cashier of the National City bank of Lynn , appeared before Judge Nelson in the United States district court to-day for son- tonco. Swan defalcated with $07,000 , nbout $30,000 of which was surrendered. Ho pleaded guilty to two indictments , nnd was sentenced to flvo years In the Lawrence jail. The Company Collapses. Isiw Yonir , April 11. John S. Davis & Co. , bankers , who have boon receiving sub scriptions to the stock of the American Meat company , to-day issued notice that they had now ceased receiving subscriptions. Presi dent Flaglor nnd Treasurer Moss to-day ro- slgnod their rosucctivo ofilccs In the same company , _ Opening Star Ronto Bids. WASHINGTON , April 11. The second as sistant postmaster-general to-day began opening bids for carry ing United States malls on about fifteen hundred star and steamboat routes in several states and territories. About twenty-five thousand bids have been received for this service. Rltifto Dosed With Morphine. KANSAS CITT , April 11. Frank Rlngo , ono of the catchers of the Kansas City baseball club , swallowed an enormous quantity of morphine this afternoon , and at 10 o'clock to night is in a dangerous condition. After eight mouths' total abstinence ho began drinking two weeks ago and continued over sinco. O'Brien Taken to Gnlway. DUBLIN , April 11. O'Brien was taken to Galwny to-day. The pollco guard allowed no ono to converse with the prisoner. Sev eral town commissioners who approached were struck by the pollco with swords. Ono man was seriously hurt. Knrtliquakes iu the West Indies. HAVANA , April 11. A shock of earthquake was felt at Sagua bn Tuesday oveiiing. That Offer of $5OOO. Our readers will doubtless call to mind the olTor BO widely iidvortisod for the past ton years by II. H. Warner & Co. ' , the proprietors of Warner's Safe Cure and Warner's Log Cabin Remedies , that they would pay $5,000 to any person who would prove to an impartial referee that they had over published n testimonial menial that was not genuine so far as they know. Thia offer had the ring of honesty about it , and us the matter was nn es pecial interest just now wo give a. copy of the oiler ns it appears in the Messrs. H. H. Warner & Co.'s pamphlet : AN OFFJJU OF $5,000. Every testimonial published by usis , bona fide , and , BO far as wo know , is ab solutely true. To any one who will prove the contrary to an impartial referee wo will give $5,000. H. n. WARNER & CO. Rochester , N. Y. January 2 , 1888. Wo ask the reader's careful attention to the following testimonials , as bearing on the offer , and their unbiased opinion of the same with reference to the $5,000 : IOWA Cf'i'V , Ta. , Juno 30 , 1888. Some weeks since my daughter had n severe attack of rheumatism. She was per suaded to take one bottle of Warner's Safe Cure , nnd ono of Warner's Snfo Rheumatic Cure , aud has entirely re covered. Wo think it wonderful , as twice before she had been confined to her bed for months with it. Mas. SYL- YANUS JOHNSON. CAMP VKUDK , Arizona , Oct. 27,1888. For nearly a year I suffered from gravel , and was under tlio treatment of a doctor. I took n great deal of medi cine , but it all scorned to fail. I then began with Warner's Snfo Cure , and after using ono bottle of it began to got bettor ; got another bottle , and took half of it. The gravel stone loft mo , and I began to mend. I am now fooling aa well as I ever did in my lifo. Mus. DOMAMASON. . 2151 Myrtle Avo. , BUFFALO , N. Y. , Nov. 1888. In 1800 I was attacked with kidney disease , and sniTorod for twenty years , applying often for advice to mod- leal men of high standing , without any apparent relief. In 188(1 ( 1 was advised to try Warner's Safe Cure , and after having used fifteen bottles of it I was completely cured , and am happy testate state that I have never felt the disease since in any form. P. 13. MoMlji.ia5N. NBWAKK , N. Y. , June 20,1888. Last winter I was attacked with severe kidney noy dilllculty.which incapacitated mo for work , severe pains in the small of the hack , attended with almost constant nching on the least , exertion. I suf- orod much pain , the passage of water was'a severe trial , accompadfod with much scalding and redness of the urine. I felt I was suffering from premonitory symptoms of Brieht's Dis- easo. I procured a bottle of Wurnor'a Safe Cure , and after talcing the llrst bottle I felt so much improved that I continued to take it to the extent of four bottles. I am now a now man , able to do n good , hard day's work , with no recurrence of any trouble with the kid neys. MANUBYII'LK W. PLA8S. There Is no getting away from such testimony as the abovo. The offer is genuine. In fact , Messrs. II. fl. Warner & Co. have always requested that doubters should write direct to porsoua giving testimonials ( enclosing stamp } , and who are of necessity , in the great majority of cases , totally unacquainted with the firm. SOUTU UMAMA. Proceedings or tlio City Council. The first regular business meeting of the now council was hold yesterday nftornoon with Mayor Slonno nnd Councilman Uafforty , McMlllnn , Fonno , Johnston , Towl , Unyloss nnd Utirito present. The bonds of Councilmen - men E. 13. Toxvl , John N. Burke , Daniel Hnftorty nnd Ed. Johnston , Police Judge Patrick J , King nnd Policeman Martin Layc , were npprovcd by Mayor Slonno who then named the standing committee appointments. Mr. Johnston moved to lay the appoint ments on the table , because the mayor had not consulted members in regard to the formation of committees. The motion was carried , Messrs. Johnston , Fonno , Towl , linylossand Uurko voting "nyo. " nnd Messrs , McMillan nnd Unfforty voting "no. " Mr. Fcnno submitted n list of committees. This brought nbout an animated discussion nbout the committee appointments , and Mr. Johnston moved that the appointments on committees ns named In the paper presented by Mr. Fonno bo accepted. The mayor re fused to put the motion. After the clerk rend tlio statute regarding vetoes by mayors of cities of the second class , n compromise wns effected nnd the following committees were nppomttd : Streets , Alloy-s and Viaducts Towl , Fonno and Uaylcss. Finance Johnston , Bnyloss nnd Fenno. Police Uurko , McMillan nnd liafforty. Printing McMillan , Uurko nud Towl. Ordinances Johnston , Fenno and O'Kourko. ' Publlo Uulldlngs O'Uourko , Bayloss nnd Johnston. Gas nud Publlo Lights O'llourko , Bay- loss nnd Johnston. Charities nnd Health Unftorty , O'llourko nnd liaylcss. Fire and Water Fonno , Towl and Bay- less. less.Licenses Licenses OUourko , Unfferty nnd Fonno. Mr. McMillan offered n resolution to have Messrs. Johnston nnd Hnyloss u committee to examine the books of the city nnd uncom pleted contracts , nnd mnko report as follows : First , Total indobtcanoss of the olty ; Second end , The nature nnd' amounts of such In debtedness , nnd third , the expenditures ot ouch department of the city during tuo last fiscal year , and the committee to report nt the next mooting. On motion of Towl now rules to govern the council procoodlcgs will bo ndopted. The complaint of C. M. O'Don- ovnn , sewer contractor , was referred to the street nnd alloy committee. The Third ward Jail lease , made by U. Jettor , was revoked. Ordlnani-o No. 127 , relating to building in spection , and donning the inspector's duties , and ordinance No. 133 , declaring all banks of earth six foot high , or more , a nuisance , wcro referred. . A petition signed by most property hold ers to have N street paved with cypress blocks , from Twenty-fourth Jo Twonty-sov- onth street , was referred. A cabinet for the pollco Judge court was ordered. Frank Orf's ' petition , to have directories bought for all city officials , was promptly tabled. The city treasurer's report , showing $14,031.43 In hand , was referred to the finance committee and ox-Police Judge Hcuthor's March and April report was referred to the pollco committee. The nn- nunl report of the city clerk for the fiscal year as follows , wns read : Mayor , ? 513 : salary fund , $3,420 ; cltyolorKllG , .23 ; city attorney , $1-I51.00 ; engineer's , $7,234.03 ; treasurer's , 8118.43 ; police , ? 3J37.03 , ; street commissioner's , ? 0,539.73 ; advertising , 5703.03 ; building inspector , 8431 ; printing , $225 ; officer , $ U57.73 ; Jail , $1)31.03 ) ; lire , $4,237.03 ; grading , $57,439.05 ; city scaven ger , $04 ; poor , $313.05 : sowor. $10.157.03 ; rent of flro hydrants , $508.73 : cltv election , $223 ; telephone , $20.41 ; abstracting for spe cial grading ordinances , ? 233 ; viaduct Inspectors specters , $83 ; total bills allowed from April 0. 1833 , to April 1 , 1889 , $137,833.24 ; total in debtedness of city April , ISbO , including grading , $02,100 ; grand total , $350,578.07 . A draft for $20,000 on N. IV. Harris & Co. , of Chicago , for $10,000 on each viaduct fund was ordered. Bills to the amount of 87,873.13 were read" and referred to the finance committee. The street and alley committee's report to pay C. M. O'Donovan for 123 feet of sewer plpo wns adopted. Adjourned to moot Monday afternoon , April 15 , nt 2 o'clock. A. PoisoningCase. . Whnt carne near being n fatnl case of poi soning occurred a few nights ago. A Mrs. Phenner sent her young son to ono of the drug stores for a oottlo .of medicine. After the boy had started home , the pharmacist , fearing some mistake about the deadly drug , started rapidly after the boy to Mrs. Phenner's homo. The night was dark and the pharmacist was unable to travel fast , while the boy urged by fear traveled fast over his well known course nnd when the excited and scared pharmacist arrived nt the residence ho found Mrs. Phenner had taken the dose. A stomach pump nnd prompt remedies soon got Mrs. ' Phennor out of danger. Robert R. Livingston Post , O. A. R. At the meeting of Uobert U. Livingston post , Fo. S33 , G. A. R. , held last night , it was decided to join with the Omaha G. A. U. on Memorial Day. A committee consisting of Comrades J. W. Cross , Dr. J. M. Glasgow , J. E. Hart , Warner A. Hoot and Charles H. Burgess , was appointed on Memorial Day services. Comrades Warner A. Hoot nnd John K. Hart were saggestod for nositions on the stall of alio department commander. Notes About ttio City. William Boumaun intends to join the Oklahoma legion. Hermann Zettor will open the Brown Park hotel Friday evening. Charles J , Mentor , of Omaha , was the guest of friends in the city yesterday. Doily , Stephen on and Elliott have formed a partnership for commission business. Mrs. W. F. Inden , who has boon 111 , is bettor and is able to visit friends in Council Bluffs. Thrco carloads of timber , two carloads of stone nnd two carloads of sand were received Thursday for the L street viaduct. Bids-for building St. Agnes church , will bo received by the Rov. Father Moriarty till Monday noon , the 22d. The Rov. Father Jnmos. Fitzgerald , ' of Fre mont , preached an eloquent and effective sor- moa to n large congregation in St. Bridgot's church last night. A score of couples of colored citizens came down from Omaha to attend a "Btornfjiarty" at Richard Hughes' Thursday evening , and had a pleasant timo. The special meeting of Brunch No. 3 , C. M , B. A. , called for Thursday evening , was postponed till Sunday aftornuon , at 4 o'clock , in Knights of Labor hall. Next Sunday will bo Palm Sunday. Palms will bo blessed in St. Bridget's church at 8 o'clock miss , and will bo distributed ut both the S and 10:30 : o'clock masses. Owing to the absence of Alfred A. Gary from the elty , and the Inability of A. J. Baldwin to attend , there was no installation ceremonies in Knights of Pythias lodge last night. The Rov. Father D. W Moriarity , of St. Bridgot's and St. Agno ? , was in Fremont Wednesday and sung uiass aud delivered n sermon in the Roman Catholic church , Fro- inont. St. Agnes church , the now Catholic church which will bo built this spring in South Omaha , will bo the largest church edl- llco of that denomination in the state , being 5J foot wldo nud 134 feet long. . President John A. Dee has called a moot ing of the board of trade for Saturday evening - ing in his ollico undor.tlio Nebraska Savings bank , and Invites all citizens to bo present and meet representatives of the Mercer motor lino. A largo audience , not un uncommon peculi arity of the performances of Lotta , greeted her at the Boyd last night. The ( > lay was "Pawn Ticket No.-310. " It is needless to say that the patrons were ploased'with the performance of tbo bright little lady. Yolow | Fever at Rio Jnnorio. WASHINGTON , April 11 , The United States consul-gcnotil at Rio Janeiro lias reported to the secretary of stuto that yellow fever U ' prevalent there to an alarming extent. Charles M. J. Leslie , au American citizen. died at Rio on March it from favor. Of 129 deaths reported March 7. twenty-four were caused by yellow foYer , thirteen by typhus fever , nlno by other fevers , and thlrty-threo by "ueusso pornlcloso , " a now disease sup posed to bo caused by emanations from sewers ers , which , owing to the scarcity of water. caused by tne dryncs * < fl the season , have not been properly ulauuud , FIGHTING TVER THE GRAVE , Widow and ! , Ohlldron Engaged In Bltto * Litigation. AFFECTION AfID GRIEF AT COURT , Tlio AfTnctloi ) , Jt'fs For a Bond Sinn's Chattels , nml the Grief For F.cnr or Them. Strubulo'fl Estate. KANSAS Cttr , Mo. , April 11. ( Spooinl Tola- grain to THE UJJE.I Judge Isaac J. Kotcknm , ot this city , loft this evening for Lyons , linn. , where to-morrow ho will argue in the probnto court ot Hlco , the question whether letters of administration ahall bo grnntod to the wife ot the late Judge A. J. Strubhlo. This Is a case full ot , drnmatlo Interest. Ono ovonlng just at dark nbout three months ago , Judge Strubblo drove up to his homo just on the outskirts of Lyons. His handsome wlfo and daughter ran out to. moot him. The judge sat upright , but senseless. Ho was taken to his room , physicians called , but ha never recovered consciousness , and died the next day. Stories of foul play were circulated , but nothing on which to base thorn was ever dis covered. On the right cheek of the dead man was a bruise , ns though made by a heavy blow , and part of the heel from each shoo was gone. The attending physicians pronounced the cuuso of death npoploxy , their theory bolng that the Judjjo was stricken whllo driving , foil forward on the dash-board , which caused the brulso , mid upon partial recovery gained his seat , the horse going homo without guidance. Judge Strubblo loft no will. Ho had an elegant homo at Lyons , and owned about three thousand ncres of land in , the .county , valued , with personal property , at about $100,000. Mrs. Strubblo applied for lottOH of administration , which , under the laws of Kansas , entitle her to half "her husband's Kansas property , and place her In charge of his personal effects In itllnard county , Illinois. It Is there his children , by a former wife , live , and they oppose the widow's adminis tration of the estate. The opposition to Mrs. Strubblo by the judge's children antedates the widow's marriage to the judgo. Shortly after the judge's llrst wlfo died in Illinois , Mrs. Sarah Johnson , n prepossessing and ac complished woman moved into the neighbor hood where the judge lived. She and the judge soon became engaged to bo mar ried. The judge's children opposed it , investigated Mrs. Johnson's past Ufa and discovered that she Was a married woman Shu admitted It , hut said her husband had deserted her many years boforo. Judge Strubblo did not abandon Mrs. Johnson , but employed an attorney to procure a dlvorco for her from her husband. The Judge's children employed nn attorney to fight the caso. The main ground for the opposition was In the allegation that Mrs. Johnson had not boon the wife of Johnson , but that she hud been married to Albert Thurber ; that ho was allvo when she married Johnson ; that they had not boon separated by process of law , and that consequently her marriage to Johnson was null and void. Mrs. John son admitted that when a girl 14 years old she married Albdrt'-Thurbor , but In a short time ho had desercd ; her , and she had every reason to bcliovo Hint ho was dead. Thur ber was not produced , on the ground that Mrs. ThurbertHad married Johnson in good faith , the coUt > ferantod Mrs. Johnson a dlvorco. The c.\so 'was appealed to the ap pellate court , whldH Boiillrmoil the decree of divorce. AnothoiO'-b'ppcal was taken to the supreme court oftth'o state , resulting in an other coullrmationf Judge Strubblo and Mrs. Johnson were tlieU ' narried , one daughter was born of this union. When Mrs. Strubbln applied for letters to administer upon lid' ' husband's estate- she was faced by her old opponents , the judge's first children. Th\jy based their opunsltlon on the old groumlj'of her marriage with Thurber , but , they'll ltd in the meantime found Thurber and hnd-lAs'bVklouco in their buliulf. Thurber lives m n northern county of Mis souri. Ho has flvo or six children by a woman who was understood to bo his wife. She died some time ago , and Thurber now de clares that she was not his wife. Thurbcr will probably appear in court to-morrow. TRANS-MISSOUU1 COMAIISSIONUK Representation of Tl-.ii Section in the Inter-Stato Hallway Commission. The resignation of Addis F. Walker as a member of the intor-stato lullp-jy commis sion , leaves a vacancy in that body which is attracting the attention of business men in this section of the country. The suggestion of Tun BEE a few days ago that the vacancy should be filled by a business man , was gen erally approved , but has since been enlarge ; ! upon Dy the ido.i that the appointee should bo a resident of the trans-Missouri country. There is now no man on the commission who resides further west than Illinois. And yet the interests of the country west of the Mississippi or Missouri are so many , varied and Important a * to require a party indent- tied and conversant with them to sati ! ac- tonly represent them. The president , too , could well afford to appoint sufth a represen tative , because the east lias already been well supplied. Messrs. W. A. Paxton and John A. Mo- Shane favor the appointment referred to , tno former holding that a number of good and capable mem could bn found for thoposition. lie said that among those available ho thought Judge Dundy would malco an excel lent member , and thought tint , ttis narao would carry a great deal of weight in Wash ington. Mr. Paxton thought that a commissioner from this section of the country , a good business lawyer who understood the needs of our poopln , would bo at incalculable benefit to the business and manufacturing world. Changei nt. K.UIMIIB City. The Union Paclilu will on May 1 Institute n radical change in its department ) atKnnias City. At present the freight and passenger business is being manipulated by F. 13. Whit ney , who is its general agent nt thai point. May 1 , John W. Scott , chlof clerk of Its gen eral passenger department at this place , will bo appointed pasjangcr a-'ont in chnr o of the passenger department at that place. The freight department will bo separated from that of the passenger , and be placed under the management of F. 13. Whitney. Other changes will follow at intermediate points which have not ai yet boon dccldod upon. The department at Kansas Citv' will bo enlarged and the facilities "of the Kansas division increased. It will bo remembered that Tin : BISK about three weeks ago published a report to the effect that the t runic at the above point of the Union Pacific vtst * > bo\ng \ manipulated'by competitive lines , iind ; that Whitney , the general agent , had Itoeri taken to task. A denial was madu b.Vtitho nlllutals , but when proof was furnlshed'ln'iiupport of the report , nothing further was'snid. ' The cause of t'ho coming change Is attrluhtod to the work of competitive lines. Hloux < jtty ? Ylntoa. A meeting was hold' at Union Pacific head quarters yostcnlayV at which General Passenger Agents ' Francis , of Mio Burlington , Toasd'aJ'p , of the St. Paul & Omaha , .V'Buchanan of the Elkhorn , and Louiar , at the Union Pacific , were present. The nlc tlng was called for the purpose of establishing rates on business originating at Sloux''Clty in view of the Union Pacific oponlng\up another wosteru outlet at that place to points west. The following basis was agreed upon : From Sioux City to local paints in Nebraska and Kansas the sauio as via Council BluITs , Fremont or Norfolk. On business for Cheyenne , Denver and Pueblo the rate from Sioux City to bo $1 higher than from Coun cil Bluffs. On business west of Choycnno the rates from Sioux City to bo the same as from Council Bluffs , Appointed Commercial Agent. J , A. Wilson , for a long time commercial agent of the Missouri Pacific at tbU place and a hale fellow well-mot , hai just boon ap pointed commercial agent of the Southern Pacific with headquarters nt El Paso. Texas. The circular announcing his appointment reached Omaha yesterday. Huoknuy Arrives. Clem Haukooy and wlfo arrived from the east VfttUinlau. Mr. Honknav WUS Until rO- conttJsuporlntondont of motor power of the Union Pacific , nnd Is now filling a temporary position with a compressed paper company nt a handsome salary. Ho mot many ot his former associates hero upon his arrival. Ha will sojourn hero for sovornl days. A Question of Hntos. Tlio representatives of the Western States Passenger association wilt moot nt Chicago to-dap. The principal matter to como up before the mooting Is the second-class rates that has just boon put in between Chicago cage nnd Helena , making n faro of 531. Southwestern lines have objected , nnd It is thought the rates will bo cancelled. Ilnili-oniJ Notes. \V. II , Hulbcrt , general western passenger agent of the Erlo at Chicago , is in the city. General Purchasing Agent McKlbbon , of the Union Pacific , will lenvo for Denver tins evening to Inspect the stone quarries nnd other matters connected with his depart ment. T. W. Toflsdnlo , general passenger ngont of the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha , is In the city. General Passenger Agent Lomax and his private secretary , 11. U. Dooms , of the Union Pacific , Imvo gene to Portland on business connected with the passenger de partment. 1C. Buckingham , accountant of the Union Pacific , is nt Boise City. Sirs. GooilHon Donil. Mrs , Goodson , who was so frightfully in jured by n street car on Farnnm street , Wednesday night , died nt St. Joseph's hos pital at 1 o'clock this morning. An Entlro Family Gromatod. ATLANTA , Ga. , April 11. The house of W. P. Ward , carpenter and millwright , living in Robin county , bunion last night. The entire - tire family , consisting of his wife nnd flvo children , vorishcd in the Humes. Ornntl Forks' Mayor Donil. , HOT SrutNOs , Ark. , April 11. J. S. Eshol- man , mayor of Grand Forks , Dak , , and a prominent banker of that place , was stricken wltli paralysis whllo out riding yesterday , nnd died during the night. M ACKENZIE AT" POWDER RIVER How the Choycimcs AVoro Koutoil By Ills Unexpected Attack. Many of the old soldiers who followed General George A. Ouster during the war must have read with regret in n , rcconb issue of Tins BISK General Bris- bin's article in which ho stated that the terrible disaster which overtook the Seventh cavalry on the SMth. . of June , duo "Ouster's . " 1870 , was to folly. The writer transcribed the evidence at the court of inquiry which was hold in Chicago , in 1880 , in the Palmer house. lie heard the testimony of the different witncses. Ho subsequently visited the battlefield , and gives it ns the deliberate opinion of many witnes ses that had Major Reno obeyed orders General Cuator would have como oil victorious. Ouster's orders to Reno were : "Charge the village ; I will sup port you. " The testimony showed that ho did not charge the village ; that after a weak demonstration against it ho halted ; that the enemy in his front left him , presumably to attack Ouster. This was Reno's opportunity which by neglecting to accept ho sacrificed the gallant Ouster and liis command. Ho liad nothing in his front , and had ho then charged lie would have placed. Sitting Hull between two fires , and had it not resulted in a complete victory it would have been in any case a "STAKD-OW Toil CUSTKU. " The year 1870 wns a bad one for Undo Sam's troops. Military operations were pushed with the utmost activity with but meager results. Early in Novem ber General Sheridan organized a cavalry expedition from which , an he informed the secretary of war , he expected good results. It was composed of the Fourth and Fifth cavalry under the command of General ' Ronuj'S. Mackenzie. General Macken zie with his regiment , the Fourth cav alry had been brought in from the In dian Territory shortly after the Custor massacre and had been placed in charge of Red Cloud agency whore ho disarmed the Indians and prevented the intended outbreak. On November 14 , the Pow der Itivor expedition under General Crook , crossed the North Plntto in a blinding snow storm and on November 25 , the cavalry command under Mack enzie , cut loose from the column and struck for the north fork of the Powder River. The guide had located a for midable village of Northern Choyennes in tt canyon or fastness of the river. The canyon was about four miles long and varied in width from a quarter of a mile to a milo at the base of the hills. It was intersected throughout by scores of ravines from ton to fifty feet deep and was a terribly dillicult country in the best of weather , but in the blizzard then po- taining almost impassable. Its direction ran about east ana west , and the north fork of the Powder river ran along the bouthorn side. Its western end terminated In a range of Hat hills with rock and brush on the sides of the cnuyon. The weather was &o severe that the Choyennos expected no attack and rested in fancied security. As in the majority of General Mac kenzie's lights , the assault was made at night , and the surprise complete , but the Indians fought desperately and bravely ; they were driven from ravine to ravine until the village and canyon were captured. The loss to the In dians was fifty killed , 500 ponies cap tured , and the destruction of 200 tepees pees and contents and the winter sup ply of dried meat. General Mackenzie's loss was slight , hut amongst the killed was Lieutenant John A. MoKinnny , a bright and prom ising young ollfcor of the Fourth cavalry , for whom General Mackenzie had-an especial regard. Fifty puck horse i were loaded with buffalo robes taken from the tepees by the Indian scouts , besides a largo amount of amunition. This was the most severe blow the Indians had received since the out break and ju&Ufiod General Sheridan's confidence in General Mackenzie to in- llict it. The Truth About the Mlml-Oiive. In view of what has been done in curing'disoaso by the aid of mental in- HUOIICO , the public has a. right to de mand that our physicians shall give us the honollt of this hoalincr agency , says F. A. Fornald in the Popular Science Monthly. Mental influence- a pleasant and inexpensive medicine ; it cures in some cases where drugs fail , and it shortens the term of sickness and lightens its pain in many other cases ; furthermore , it has no injurious inci dental effects. But the mind-euro should bo taken out of the hands of the untrained and irresponsible visionaries nnd the impostors who now practice it , or it will tvdd a terrible amount of suf fering and death to what it has already caused , Thcso enthusiasts , carried away by their seeming successes in a few cases , insist that the mind-cure is the only treatment that is worth any thing in all diseases and for all parsons. They know too little nbout the nature of disease to recognize symptoms which indicate the fitness of this agency , too little of science in general to realize that a science suitable to remove one condition may bo entirely inadequate or unsuitable to counteract another. . Piano tuning at Hospo's. PAVING BI'KCIPIOATIONS. Ex-City Ettdlnoor Jlosoxvntor Talks on Their LicRnltty. Civil Engineer Hosowator , when nskcd for his views upon the paving contract muddle , snld : "Tho snmo general law relating to bidding exists now tlmt existed at the beginning of such work some eight years ago , nnd during the first two years of our paving experience It was customary to create districts llrst , and then lot the property owners In the districts make their selection , and then advertise for bids unon these specifications. This was In compliance with the strict letter of the law. "Even the first asphalt pavements laid Hereunder under the Barber asphalt paving specifica tion were remodeled by the board of public works , so M to make them general In their nature , nnd to nt least mnko the semblance of a call for competitive bids on that mater ial. Though It was generally recognized thnt this company wai practically the only company reputed to bo nblo to carry out thcso spcclllcntlons In the manner and of the character anticipated by the nubile. Several years afterwards , the idea , ns the number of paving districts , mid the demand for paving increased , It was thought best , all things considered , to ndvortUu once each year for paving of the various classes that would bo most liable to bo selected by the peoplo. The legality of such n procedure was the only question wo had any doubt nbout , but wo came to the conclusion that , nil things duly weighed , the public would bo hotter served by competition on thcso various specifications on a largo scale , upon the theory thnt the contractor coulu do the work cheaper if ho did moro of it tlm i If ho bid upon n single-district or street , and the advantage of such a course would bo to expedite work and save much annoyance resulting from advertising In each casn separately for each district nnd giving separate notices to property owners from time to time. No ono scums to hnvo raised nny Issue upon this point so far as I know to this date , but the other points , which I notlco nro being raised , that of receiving bids on specifications prepared by each bidder nro open to various objections not only upon tlio ground that It would take away the pre rogative of the board of public works and the engineer of making specifications upon which work was to bo based , but also In volved what seems to me n legal Impediment to its practical execution of accepting a proposal upon whlcn thcro is no competing bid. I don't ' think there can bo any question but that the board and the engineer should in every ease pre pare the plans nnd specifications for all pub lic work , no matter of what nature. This Is no now question. Mr. James Crolphton , ns chairman of the board , raised this Issue thrco years ago , that the people oould not specify tlio proportion and detail features of paving material. That was the province of the clt.v j the property owners under the provisions of the charter have the right to name the ma terial that shall constitute the pavement. This may imply both foundation and surface covering , but ccrjalnly cannot bo construed ns taking out of the bands of the ex ports employed by the city the right and power to specify how that foundation shall bo built , In what the proportion of the various parts shall bo , both us to depth of foundation and depth and width of paving blocks , suitable to the special grade of the street aud character of the sorvlco to bo per formed. I have no doubt that the board of public works moans well , nnd I think that m this matter. ' ; has probably erred If the points raised Involve probable legal compli cations moro from n doslro of expediting work , and probably through thoughtlessness overlooked some of these features the papers have raised , because they bavo never been made before. " llic Incorporated Itoyl. Ex-Mayor Boyd says thcro fs no particular significance in the organization and Incorpo ration of an opera house company. "It simply means that wo concluded to put the business in bettor shape nnd get ready lor future plans. I3ulld a new theater ? No , not soon at least. I don't think the time has corao yet to do that , but when It does wo will bo ready. " It Is understood from other sources , however , that this organization has in view the erection , within the next two years , of a magnificent opera house , and they already have their business eyes on two or thrco available sites. tlio M. K. & T. NEW YORK , Anril 11. The direclors of the Missouri , Kansas & Texas railroad to'-day approved the proi > osition for a reorganiza tion of the company. It provides for nn assessment of 10 per cent on stock and the refunding of bonds ; nlso that the llxed charges shall not exceed $1,500,000 per an num. Bondholders are to receive preferred stock equal to the loss entailed by scaling down the interest. The executive committee was given full power to carry out the re organization on the general terms proposed. Tnnner's Pension Order. WASHINGTON , ApriMl. Commissioner of Pensions Tanner to-day issued an order lioldinff that "whenever a pensioner is dis abled in the hand or foot ind dcgreo entitling tiim to ? 21 per month under the act of March 3. 1SS3 , such pensioner shall , by reason of that fact , ho entitled to a rate of $30 per month under the act of August 4 , 18sO. " This order will favorably affect the pensions of from COO to 800 disabled veterans of the Into war. Placed on tlio Hotlrcil List. WASHINGTON , April 11. Paymasters J. H. Carmody andF.H. Hlnman have been placed on the retired list of the navy. A NEW OKLAHOMA ORDER , Harrison's Proclamation Too Swoop- luff In Its Torms. NECESSARY WORK IMPEDED. Important Concessions to Bo Grnntod to IntoiuUnR Bottlers Upon Ilcooiiiinoiulntloii of ttio Secretary of the Interior. May Cross tlio Ghcrokro Outlet. WASHINGTON , April 11. It npponrs that the president's proclamation opening n portion tion of the Oklahoma lands to settlers wns moro sweeping In Us terms than wns Intended - tended in the matter of excluding persons from entering upon lands before the date named In tlio proclamation , Under Us terms army officers have been compelled to keep out oftlclals of the Interior department , whoso duty It is to provide for the establish ment of now land offices. To relieve these ofllclals nu order nindo to-day by the war de partment for their admission into the terri tory. In nnswor to nn inquiry from ( ho secretary of war on behalf of n largo number ot per sons contemplating settlement In Okla homa , asking If permission Is to bo given thcso Intending settlers to cross the Chorokco outlet to the northern line to OUInhonm about the 22ml dnv of April , the date on which the president's proclamation opening the territory goes into effect , the secretary of the interior has replied in part ns follows : "I think they may bo allowed to cross without extraordinary delay , and I , therefore - fore , recommend that you Instruct your commanding officers to pluco no obstruction in the way of persons who desire to Journey in good faith , In a qulot , peaceful and orderly manner , upon nnd along public highways , post , military roads , or established nnd cus tomary cattle trails through the Cherokee outlet , in going forward to the tract of land to bo opened for settlement. Oaro should bo tnken .to have the Indians understand that by this passage tlioro Is no disposition to appropriate their lands , nnd that It will bo continued no longer than ab solutely necessary after the llrst migration to the Oklahoma country is over. Military forces should then scout the Cherokee outlet and require all persons unlawfully there to move on , either back to Kansas or over Into the Oklahoma lands. " "Tho sec-rotary In another part of the letter - tor says thut ho dooms the settlers entitled to ns much consideration as has been given to cattlemen nnd others who heretofore hnvo boon permitted to travel through this outlet. It is urged upon the secretary , among other reasons for granting this permit , that settlers coming through the Chickasaw - asaw nnd other Indian lands nro gnthorlne on the Immediate borders of the Oklahoma tract , thus imttlnir these in Kan sas who must pass through the outlet nt ndis- ndvantngo. No movement will bo nllowod under this permit until full authority and in structions shall have boon received by the military in charge of the muttor. Thu recommendations of Secretary Noble wcro laid before the president by Secretary Proctor , and , after consideration , nn order bearing upon the subject was sent from the war department this nftornoon to the nrmy ofllccrs In charge on the border ot Indian Territory , presumably to carry Into practical effect Secretrry Noblo's recommendations , Authoritative information on this point Is , however , withheld. Tlio Antics Oourt-Mnrtlnl. WASHINGTON , April 11. The court-mattla appointed to try Captain Amies for conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman mot this morning and took a rccoss until 1 o'clock to glvo Captain Armos an opportunity to so- euro a couple of witnesses. When the court reassembledtho defendant announced that ho had selected Captain Knox , First cavalry , ns his counsel. Inas much as Captain ICnox was n member of the court-nmrtlal , it was necessary that lie should lirst bo relieved. The Judge-advoeato therefore secured consent of the secretary of war to the arrangement , nnd Captain Knox was relieved by special order. Ho stated that ho was not prepared immediately to pro ceed in the case , and the court adjourned until to-morrow. Trespass Suits Suspended. WASHINGTON , April 11. Secretary Nobla to-day in n letter to the attorney-general , re quested that the United States attorney for Montana bo directed to suspend all action , cither civil or criminal , against the Mlssoula Mercantile company and Northern Pacific railroad for timber trespass on publiu lands in Montana until the sumo can bo investi gated with a view to their dismissal , as re quested by the United States district attor ney. The amount of lumber involved is ever forty million foot , besides a largo amount of cord wood nnd railroad tics. It is under stood that it would bo extremely dlfllcult , it not altogether imnossiblo , for the govern ment at this late day to secure sufficient evi dence to maintain thcso suits. Spoonor UOJIIK to Etirnpn. WASHINGTON , April 11. Senator Spoonor. of Wisconsin , expects to leave Washington for homo in a few days , nnd shortly thorn ] after go to Europe , remaining there several months. " 'PEflRS'-ThB Great EngHsii Complexion SOAP.-Sold EvorywIiBro1 ! HIMEBAUGH & TAYLOR , Hardware and Cutlery , Mechanic * ' 2ool , FlneJJromo JJullder * ' Qooili < t > nl Jiujfalo Sanlot , 1405 Douglas St. , Omaha. STRANG & CLARK STEAM HEATING CO , Steam and Hot Water Heating and Ventilating Apparatus and Supplies. Engines , Boilers , Steam Pumps , Etc.