TTTTT OMATTA DATTiY TiF.T TTTTOWnAV. MA"V ( \ FROM THE IIAWKEYE STATE , Discovery of Boodlcriam in the DCS Hoines City Council. ALDERMEN WANTED MORE PAY. Baleen Men nt Atlnntlo Preparing to Toke AilvantnKO of tlic Itcucnt rcdcml Huprcinc Court Dcclfiloii. Moixrc , la. , May 5. [ Special Tcle- i to TIIF. HKI : . ] DCS Moincs lias also Its IxwJIo aldermen. The discovery was made today Hint nt least fiXXJ : ( was taken by the Old city council for their private use , not only without warrant of law , but even In dcilanco of It. Tlio legislature two years ago changed the law so1 that nldcrmcn should receive not more than fJ50 u year as full compensation for their work. IJut these aldcrnien passed fictitious wun-.iiitfl made out to fictitious per 11 sons and wished them mid took the proceeds tinder the pretense that they were not suf- Jiclently paid for their Bervlivs. One uldcr- inan tonVht ndmitted that $300 had been handed him which ho took at ono tlmo and asked no questions. The extent of this extra remuneration has not yet been determined , It Is reported that the grand jury Is Investi gating the whole matter , anil considerable excitement has been created. The boodlers BO fnr an known Include two democrats and two republicans. to Soil Ijlqunr. .ATLANTIC' , la. , May 15. [ Special to Tin : UKU. ] It begins to look like old times In At lantic. S. .f. Applcgato this morning received a carload of liquor , Including beer , wine , ii whisky , etc. The liquor will bo stored at Applegtito Brothers' cold storage warehouse , S. J , Applegato Is llxlng tip ono of his store rooms on Chestnut street for an oflleo and "sample room. " There will IKS u strong ro- monstnuice from the prohibitionists In this vicinity. Others are awaiting the attempt to sell liquor in spite of the prohibitory law , and if Atmleimtuis unmolested there will proba lily be half a dozen saloons lu Atlantic in a few months. A Groom With Considerable Nerve. I . DimcQUH , an. , May 5. [ Special Telegram | ij to TUB Urn. ] Charles Orutzmacher , . who Y' | was married a few days ago , was arrested ' ' ' ' ( hero this morning for stealing n team of . - i horses from Jacob JCollicoffer of Peru town- , . .slil ] ) . Ho is charged with having sold the ; horses for )00 , nnd with the proceeds ho sot i married and set up housekeeping. Mr. ; | Kolllroffor was invited to the nmrriugo feast t which his own horses had probably helped to I ' furnish. J' ' < ; ! ] Prom n Moving Train , Moi XT PI.UASAXT , Iii. , May fi. [ Special Telegram to TUB UKI : . ] This forenoon , us the regular pusscnger train wns passing through this place , a man named E. Hoberts attt'inptcd to jump from the train , but fell under .tho wheels. His loft leg was horribly crii&hoa and ho received other injuries so that Ids recovery is doubtful. I , . , , , Incendiary Kircs nt Clinton. * I 1 CMNTOX , In. , May 5. [ Special Telegram to Tins HII : : . ] ajlre bugs uro still at work in tills city. Early yesterday morning three houses , barns and other buildings within one block of tlic Immense lumber district burned. Tin1 loss is nbout ? I,10U , partly Insured. The feeling is intense. Farm House llnrnecl. Mixsouui VAi.LBr.Ia.Muy5. [ SpecialTcle- irrumtoTm : Uii.J : : Thcllnedwcllingof a fai mcr named Theodore Mahoncy iving ten miles north of this city , was burned last night dur- nctho absence of thofamily. Loss , MOCO ; in- flimiuce , Jlf)00. The origin of the lire is not known. . " ' Jjost Two ATLANTIC , la. , May 0. [ Special Telegram .4o TUB ] Jii : : . ] A yard switchman named Sunkoy hud two lingers smashed this nftcr- noon while coupling cars. The mashed lin gers were amputated. MtKVVllIiICA X COXVEltK * CE. The Turin' Given Precedence Klver ami JIurbor Men in n Huff. WASIII.VOTOX , May fi. Immediately after the adjournment of the house this afternoon ' tlio republican members assembled to en deavor to ascertain the feeling respecting the proper time to bo allowed for dcbato in the Iioii.se upon the tnrifl bill and to reach an un derstanding that may bo adopted us the policy of the party. The river and harbor bill managers mndo strenuous efforts to bavo that appropriation bill iniulo the special order for consideration to bo concluded before the tariff bill is taken up , and Kepresentatlvo Henderson made a statement of the reasons why this should bo done. The mnjorlty of the members could not bo made to take his view , for it was decided by n vote of SX ) to 19 that the tariff ' 1)111 was the matter of supreme importance mid should bo called up Wednesday. It was ugreed that the general debate should go on for four days , Wednesday. Thursday , Friday mid Saturday ° r this week , with night ses sions for speeches. Klght days additional will then be allowed for consideration of the bill by paragraphs under the live rule. The river and harbor men made another 1 effort , this time seeking to have adopted u MH-ciul nile providing for the considera tion of their bill immediately after final iiclton ti ( > on the tariff bill , but again they were defeated. There was some talk about the remaining business before congress , and it ticcamo evident that the general feeling SVHM that thud adjournment could bo reached nbout the middle of .July. The members of the committee on rivers and hurbors feel Indlgnantnvt'rtho manner in k which their bill Is sidetracked. They iipp\vdnto the fact that unless early , -.trtiim is taken upon it that the measure may Ml by reason of luck .of tlmo for duo the consideration by the sen- nto. Yielding to the inevitable , however , they art ) determined to press its consideration us soon as the tariff hill Is out of the wav and will iiiitiieonlzo all other legislation until the river and1 harbor bill Is disposed of. \ . - * - TMIK witir itKxiEn. Kill tlio SuiiroiiK ! Court. AVII1 Hcnr In Krmmlei-'n Case. x , May 5. An application wns 'made In the United States supreme court for 4i writ of habeas corpus for Ivemmler , under t.entoiu'0 ot death in New York by electricity 'pursuant to the order of Judge Wallace of Now York. The court denied the application for a writ of habeas corpus but stilted that on May 10 the court would hear arguments ou the motion for nf writ In the cose. A Hooillcr ItotuniH. Kr.vf YOKK , Mny 5. It was reported late this afternoon that Henry Ij.Saylcs , ox-alder- jiwn of tbo , notorious ' 'boodle" board of 1SSI , who Hod to Canada and forfeited fcM.OOO ball , lud returned to thoclty.Mlis brother called ut , the district attorney's office to nrrungo for ball , , bit-np | to n lute hour this evening Henry hud. ' not been found. i * A Victim of tlie .Milwaukee Mro Dies , AIiMVAtKr.R.'Wis , , May n. Mrs. Kobcrt Ylrlel , the third victim of last week's flre , died tbU morning , her two children having . jnwtfdiNl her. The remaining child injured Hi the same lire b very low and imtydlout any moment. Mrs. virtel guvo birth to u baby girl ut the hospital Saturday afternoon. A Stock . \ \ * YOUK , Mny 5. The scorulury of the ttoek exchange wus notliied this morning by the family of Washington Qulnlan , a member of the exchange , that ho had disappeared , under circumstances which compelled them to believe bU mind was dcrungt.il. A Itoihb l vplodi-d in llnrcolona. lUnc cum , Muy -Great excitement was caused thU morning ut the merchants' and imui'ifuctureiV club house by the explosion , of iKDnbJii front of the building. The con- was torrlrtcrnd thodooru and win- the houke wciv wifcked. t , National ticnguc. AT IIIIOOKI.TN" , Now York 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 Brooklyn 2 n 3 1 0 0 0 0 " 8 lilts New York 0 , Brooklyn 7. Krrors New York ( \ Brooklyn U. iJntterles-UusIo Murphy , Hughes Clark. Umpires Powers , McDprmott. AT rmi.vnci.riiu. Boston o oioooino n Philadelphia..S Q 0 I .3 0 0 1 * 0 HIU Philadelphia 15 , Boston 8. Errors Philadelphia 5 , Boston fi. Batteries Vlckcry Clements , Nichols Bennett. Um pire Lynch. AT cmcAao. Chicago 0 03000000 3 Cincinnati 0 3 Called end of ninth Inning on account of darkness. Hits Cincinnati 0 , Chicago fi. Errors- Cincinnati ! . ' , Chicago 1. Batteries HutchInson - Inson , KIttrcdge , Foreman , Buidwin. Um pire Zacliarias. AT CI.F.VKI.AXI ) , Tlio Clcvcland-Plttsburg gntno wns post poned on account of rain. 1'luyeiV licnRiic. AT IIIIOOKI.Y.V. Brooklyn 0 0830701 7 20 Bostoi 0 4 Hits Brooklyn 31 , Boston 7. Errors - Brooklyn 4 , Boston 0. Batteries Van Halt- ren nml Cook , Hadbourne , Sweet and Kelly. Umpires Barnes nndGuffney. AT riiii.Aiiiii'iiiA. : Philadelphia. . . .0 05300100 8 Kuw York 0 4 Hits Philadelphia 7 , Ncv York 0 , Errors Philadelphia , Now York fi. Batteries Bufllnton and Cross , Ewlng , Ci-ano and Ew- ing. Umpires Ferguson and Holbert. AT ClilCAOO. Chicago 1 00100102 5 Plttsburg 0 0 5 3 3 0 I a 0-13 Hits Chicago M , Pittsburg 15. Errors Chicago 0 , Pittsburg 3. Butteries King nnd Farrell , Staloy and Carroll. Umpires Matthews and Gunning. ATCr.KVEI.ANI ) . The Cleveland-Buffalo game was postponed on account of rain. American Association. AT svitAcirsc. Syracuse 0 , Brooklyn 0. AT UOCIItSTtit. Rochester 5 , Athletic 1. Atlantic Len uo. AT NEW IIAVEX. Hartford 5 , New Haven 12. AT XKWAItlC. Newark 4 , Baltimore 8. AT WIL5IINOTO.V. Wilmington 4 , Washington 7. Piukott Sfiist Play AVitli Kansaw City. Piiii.unu.riiiA , May 5. In the suit of the Kansas City American association club against John T. Piukott and the Players' club of Philadelphia , Judge Arnold today granted an injunction restraining PIckett from play ing for any other club than Kansas City dur ing the season of IS'.O. The judge in his do cision. says , in part : ' 'When wo consider the fact that the plaintiff , the Kansas City club , paid for the release of Pickott .from the St. Paul club in May last ? y:300 , : , of which sum JSOO was paid to'Pickett and a salary of ? )0i ) : month , which was regularly and fully paid to him , although ho was sick and unublo to play nearly half the season of 1889 , his in- gratltudo is shown to bo equal to his bad faith. While wo cannot punish him for his ingratitude' , wo can restrain him from deriv ing beneJit from his breach of contract , " In regard to Pickett's ' plea that the Kansas City club bos transferred Its membership from the American association to the West ern association , and that it has released others of it.s players , the court says ho has estopped himself from complaining , as he freely ncqulcsed in these arrangements. Invo KOWC'H SliiKKcrs This Aft. Dave Ilowo's team of Kocky mountain slug gers arc here , and this afternoon they will go out to the ball park' and bavo a little fun with the Omahos ; at least that's what David says. David , however , differs materially from the David of old in multitudinous particulars , and our young Mr. Inks , ho with the dextrous southpaw , declares ho will fool ' 1m. At any rate the game will in all likelihood bo n good one , and as an encouragement to u team in tough luck a largo crowd should be pn hand and make as much melody with their chins as possible. The two teams play three games today , tomorrow and Thursday and on Friday , Saturday and Sunday the cow- jmnchcrs from the city on the Kuw will bo hero to give us battle. What d'yo snyl Lot's take all six games. Eh ? TUB HVKKO JtXXa. Kll/.abcth Kuce.s. ELIZAIIBTII , N. J. , May C. Summary of today's races : Five furlongs l-'itzroy won , Glostcr second , Glcnnsound third. Time 1 :05. : Mlle and ono furlong Llsimoiiy won , King Crab second , Bellwood third. Time 2:00 . Five furlongs Lemon Blossom won , Shot- over second , Yovay third. Time 1 :05J.f. : Half mile Lord Harry won , Klttio B sec ond. Cascade third. Time 51. Six furlongs Runcocoas won , Sam Morse second , Major Daly third. Time 1 :18. Mlle and ono furlong Iloyal Garter won , Admiral second , Rudolph third. Time 2 : Nelmiwka , Iowa anil Dakota Pensions. WASIIIXOTOX , May C. [ Special Telegram to Tim BKB. ] Pensions huvo been granted ns follows to Nebrasknns : Original David M. Ilgen , Palmyra ; John Dempsey , Oakdnlo ; Joseph It. Kidd , Clay Cent re. Increase- William W. Lcmasters , Burtlcy. Reissue James M. Goohenn , Lilian. Original widows , etc. Annie M. , widow of John S. Abbott , Schuyler. Iowa : Original John J. Rhoudcs , Milton ; Charles M. Strong , Jefferson ; Davld E. Galplu , Spring Yulloy ; Michael Kens , Dubuque ; William M. Sales , Drakovillo ; George W. Curlton , Edgowood ; William Cohcnour , Ot- tumwaV ; illlam 'I' . Pruther , Grinnoll ; Jcptha M.Tandy , Troy ; lohn Smith , Little Cedar ; Gottlieb Luughbcn , Ossiun ; William WlUon , Gravity ; Jolui IL Johnson , Northwood ; Harrison risen Rcnhtngton , DCS Moiilcs ; Paul Schobcr , Des Molnes ; Charles II. Doruthy , Ottumwa ; Cornelius Hugerty , Tama City. Re issue Ferdinand Seldhu' , Rockwell City. Reissue and Increase Washington Goodlng , Dayton. Increase Chester Jenkins , Win- throii ; John Meyer , Grnco Hill ; Clark B , Hopkins , Wyoming ; Ebenezor F. Allen , La- omnl : Thgtuas Eelan , Council Bluffs ; Andrew J. Shipley , Osknloosa ; William Strait , Logan ; Jos lull 11. Mooru , Fort Dodge ; John J , Adams , Carson ; Aaron S , Duhon , Durunt ; Clement Wood , Bentonsport ; Jacob R. Christy , Chlckasuw' Jesse Honnold , Monroe ; Alexander F , Mains , PerryjMueob J. Lee , Fertile ; William H. Cooper , Eiiglo Grove ; Samuel V. House , Centreville ; Brud- fordT. Weeks , Strawberry Point. Original widows , cto. Margaret , mother of David Clark , Little. Sioux ; Barbara , widow of Jacob Gusho , Dycvillo ; Selund , widow of AVilllam H , Allen , Mason City : Mclinda A. Fender , former widow of Lovl Brown , Plat- tervillo' I ouUa C. , widow of James Bates , Maxwell. South Dakota : Increase William 0. Murkwurd , Blunt ; Alfred J , Wodledgo Van Nulley , Heroin memlcd Klmseir. Poor Sui > crlntcndcnt Mahoney received a communication from the e usus department yesterday requesting that ho iiumo u suitable pei-son for enumerating the Inmates of the poor farm. "And t answered It , " said the gentleman , "by sending in my own numo us the uiddt suitable ono possible. " i IlrltUU Ktcniucr Foundered. Loxitox , May 5. A eablo from Buenos Ayres states that the British steamer Richmond mend hns foundered near the eastern coast of the Argentine Republic , Tlio Death Itoll. Crrr or Mexico , Muy 5 , Senor Zertuche , governor of the state of Oaxaco , died last night. HE WANTED TO CO TO JAIL , Barrus Sentenced to Thrco Months' Imprison ment nt His Own Boqnoat. TO GIVE UP THE CHILD. Duiuly JtcIateH Homo' Interest- KnutH In Connection 'AVIlli Tills Cclclirnled Contempt - tempt Yesterday wns the last duy of Grandpa Burnis' nominal Imprisonment. The expres sion "nominal imprisonment" Is used simply from the fact that whllo Burrns was sen tenced to three months In the Douglas county Jail he served literally but u few days 'over n month , ho being liberated on or about the Hth of March on an order from Judge Dundy pending the result of tlio appeal to the supreme court at Washington. The question now is , the old gentleman's tlmo having expired nnd his discharge entered , what Is the status of the coso ? But for u bottcrunderstnndlng of the whole case , a busty resume of all Its details is here with given. On February ft last Burrus was arraigned before the United States district court nt Lincoln , Judge Dundy presiding , to show cause why ho should not bo attached for con tempt of court In the matter of the habeas corpus proeceuings in behalf of Evelyn Mil ler , nnd it appearing that ho forcibly kept the child from her father , and continued to refuse to deliver her up contrary to the former orders of the court , It was adjudged that ho was guilty of contempt of the authority of the court and was sentenced to Imprisonment in the Douglas county jail for n term of three months. Such Is the history oC the Grandpa Burrus conviction and sentence for contempt , nnd to get nt the condition of the case ns It stands today n reporter called upon Judge Dundy last evening. "There Is ono thing , " said the Judge In the outset , l > thut bus never been published in connection of this so-called celebrated case which I want to reveal now and wish pub lished In oiiler that the people who censured mo for sending this abused old man to jai may understand aright the facts of the case. The day before the hearing of the contempt case BUITUS sent mo an urgent written re- qest to send him to jail for tlireo months , and I was fool enough to comply. Instead of stating to soirte friends , ns was sen sationally reported In u certain paper , after the delivery of the order , that ho would be willing to servo u year in jail nnd fast on bread and water if permitted to keep the child , ho confos Bcda willingness to produce und deliver up the little girl at the expiration of bis term. " "Docs the close of Burrus' term require u discharge from you , Judge ? " was tlio ques tion asked. "No. I directed the marshal to liberate him until the supreme court decided his case , " "What is the status of tlio habeas corpus case at present ) " "I don't know any thing about it. " "Well , now that the old man's term has ex pired , does the case fall to the ground. " "It does not. If the supreme court says ho was guilty of contempt bo must go buck to jail , or deliver up the child , which 1 under stand ho is willing to do. "Where is Burrus , and where is the child , dn vnn "Bun-us , I presume , is at his home. I do not know where the child Is. " "Then the close of the old man's term of imprisonment docs not remove Evelyn from the jurisdiction of the court ? " "It docs not , and to bring her before the court again it is not necessary for a now case to be brought in the part or the father , but old man BUITUS can take the child to his homo without fear of molestation of an ofllcer with authority based upon the courts lust rulings. Everything now depends- upon the dicisiou of the supreme court. FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSION. The CIinrRos A aliiHt Olilccr BIcBrlUe Dismissed Other. I5ii.sine.ss. The mayor was the only member of the fire nnd police commission absent when Ofllcer McBridb of the police force waltzed on the carpet. Tlio room was filled by nbout ono hundred spectators , who had gathered to listen to the details of the case in which the olllcor was charged with insulting Mrs. C. M. Little , while in search of garbage which ho supposed wus located In the vicinity of the complainant's residence , at 703 North Seven teenth street. As soon ns the session was celled to order the complaint was read to Ofllcer McBride , after which he wus asked , "What huvo you to say to this ? " "There Is nothing in It , " i-eplled tlio ofllecr. The flrst witness put upon the stand wns Miss Sarah Reason , whojivas lying sick In nn adjoining room on April 23. the day when McBride wns charged with insulting Mrs. . Little. The woman told her story , which wus substan tially the same ns was published in the papers at the time. Mrs. Little , the prosecuting witness , being sick lu bed , wns not present. Sergeant Groves testilled that on the dayof the insult , und at the hour when Ofileer Mo- Bride was supposed to bo looking nfter gar bage , ho had given him permission to leuvo his beut that ho might have bis shoes re paired. McBride wns called in his own behalf nnd tcstUicd that ho was given permission to go over to Cuming street nnd have his shoes re paired. Ho then stated that ho wus told that the house occupied by Mrs. Little wus the home of disreputable women , und to find out ho went around to the buck door und ns n blind ho pretended to bo looking nfter garbage , mid when noting in this capac ity ho was invited into the house , but denied insulting cither of the women , though ho stated that Mrs. Little asked him if ho did not want u kiss. Upon this point McBride was questioned , and replied that bo did not want any kissbut if ho did ho would go homo m\d \ get one. After this bo stuted that ho.sald" , "Iain onto you , " nntl then went out , got his shoes which had been repaired , and then went back to'his beat , which was on west Farnam street. Sergeant Ormsby , who wns nt the house of Mrs. Little to tuho tier statement relative to the mutter , was Informed by Mrs. Llttlp that when McBride ilrst went to tho-preuuscs. nfter looking about her back yard , ho entered the house und Instead of talking nbout'cnr- bage , suld , "I cnmo after a kiss , " To this Sergeant Ormsby stated that the woman be came angry , and that McBride replied , "Oh ! I am onto you. " The attorney for McBride attempted to rnako the sergeant state that ho'guvo the story nwuy to the reporters , but In this ho wua unsuccessful and wus uuublo to muko his point , " * ' ifcMiss Reason was ro-callcd and MeBrido's attorney asked : "Aro you married I" "No , " replied the witness , "bu.r McBrida tried to make mo say that I wns married and that Ed Scuvoy , a i-ousln'of the chief of po lice , was my husbnnd.1 * McUriilo uguln went upon the stand..and once inoro detailed , his trip > " " > > to the house , adding that - whenho went to the house in , Uio evening Miss Reusou wus oir the bedund that Mrs. Lutlo wus in another room with ivyoung man. man.Ed Scnvoy testified tlmHio had roomed at Mrs. Little's , but never saw anything out of the way with either of the womcnyiMrSi Llt- tlo or Miss Reuson , Hurry Warner was palled ami jtutod thnt Ed Soavey hud roomed nt his place nt.Twon- ticth and Cuming streets , nnd whllo there n woman wus with him whom ho passed off .us his wlfo. "Wus Miss Reason that woman ) " . < "No sir , Bhj wus not. " The case against Dempsey of tlio Omaha house , charging him with selling liquor ou Sunday , was continued ouo week. Superintendent Coulter of the police nnd flro alarm wus called to explain why the alarm misled the department the day ,01 the Wallace lire. Ho explained that It wns the ilrst time In two years that any box hud tailed to work , und Unit the dllU- culty in this cuso wus caused by dust workIng - Ing Into the box to such an extent that It Ulled up the groove so thut the ratchet would not fall Into the proper slot. Ho stnted that no ono wns to Nutno for tlio false alarm. The report Qfl0 \ chief of | wlice showed Hint during toinwitli ! | of April the force lost 3W days ou nccount of sickness. Chief UnlirfeiitE recommended thnt H. O. Clements of hose company No. 1 bo appointed captain of ho9o eouipany * No. fi. to till the va cancy cnufwd by Mint Anderson being sent to the liisano asylutll , ' On nccount qfujckness , Chief of Detectives Hiizo was gnmlcclii six days' leave of ab sence. The resolution itegulntlng nnd locating hack stands was read , nnd laid over for ono week. The rrtfulutlon designates tlio fol lowing territory wJiftto hacks , coaches , cabs nnd drays mny , Mind On Twelfth , Thir teenth , Fourtovnth and Fifteenth streets south of Hnrnoy nnd North of Dodge ; on Six teenth street south of Harncy nnd north of Cumlng ; on HnrnUy east nf Twelfth nnd west of Fifteenth street ; on Fnrnam east of Tenth nnd west of Eighteenth ; " on Douglas west of Sixteenth : on Dodge cast of Twelfth nnd west of Sixteenth street , and on nil other streets mid portions of streets or public grounds adjacent to or within 200 feet of any railroad station or depot , The ordinance under which this resolution was introduced provides that hotels and busi ness houses nmy uiako application to the flro and police commission and dosignnto some hnckinati , cabman or dmymnii to stand in front of such place of business. For this pun > ese such parties uro given ono week In which to select their men. A penult was grautcd John J. Frctiig to operate a drug store nt llU ! North Twenty- fourth street and Charles A. Drandis was authorized to remove his saloon from Its pres ent location to latlt South Twelfth street. In cxccutlvo session the charges against Ofllcer McHrido wcro dismissed and the of ficer Instructed to report for duty without loss of pay. In the matter of clothing purchased by of- llccrs from the Continental clothing store , u committee will examine the clothing and re port. 15OAIU ) OF EDUCATION. ItAVHI Consider thp Paul Street.School flatter Next Saturday Night. The board of education held an unusually" quiet meeting last night. All the members wcro present except Messrs. Martin and Fcl- ton. ton.An An application was received from the high school lawn tennis club for the use of the southwest corner of the high school grounds for a tennis court. Hoforrcd to committee on high school. The city treasurer submitted his report for April , showing the following amounts in the various funds : General fund JIlO.tKO ( X ! Sinking fund w . ( .WIT SO KlliMiml building fund J4ttM , il The principal of the Sherman school , Miss Ada Lobitt , reported that trumps had been in the habit of spending the night in the school building. A few nights ngo they built a lire in the steve nnd broke the door. The matter was referred to the chief of police. W. O. Sunders applied for appointment to the position of clock repairer of the School. Keferred to the committee on supplies. Miss Addle Gladstone , a teacher , submitted her resignation on account of illness. On motion of Mr. McConnell the resignation was placed on file and Miss Gladstone was given leave of absence , without pay , for ono , vour The ilnaiico committee reported a set of regulations for the savings - bank department of the schools. The super intendent wus authorizes to issue a circular letter addressed tp natrons and teachers of the schools setting forth the regulations for their Information. ! The coiinnittep/nt judiciary recommended that the best mttljod of obtaining the title to the twenty fcut adjoining the Hickory school site on the west , now owned by the city , was to authorize the president of the board to petition the city to deed the ground to the school district without consideration. Adopted. The committc9Jpu judiciary reported that the theft of seven volumes ol Johnson's en- clycopediu from thb Pncilie school had been Investigated. The" committee censured the principal for not , reporting the theft im mediately iusteivl , of waiting nearly four months. It wos.uU > o advisijd that n reward of $40 be offeredsfo.r the apprehension nud conviction of tin ) thief. Adopted. The rnmmittco'on special instruction re ported thut it had'nAtVpmplotodu ' programme for Prof. Kum'merSw.'the instructor of.calis thenics , and asked for further time. Granted. The committee oiiihigh school asked for nu- thority to Increase the amount to bo expended for the purchase of apparatus nnd supplies for the chemical'mid physical departments of the high school. The committee found that apparatus wns necde'd which had not been included in the original estimate and asked an increase of $2M ( ) . The request wus granted. The committee on claims reported bills und claims to the amount Of fiS/.iH'.i.ai ) . President Goodman submitted the report of the architect who had nuide un examination of , .the Izurd .school. The report showed that the northwest coi"- ner of the building had sunk several Inches and the walls on the west und north overhung nearly two incites. The basement walls were found in good condition. The cracks in the walls had not changed .for . some time , and the building was thought to bo safe until vaca tion , but it was recommended that gjrders be placed under the floors of some of the largest rooms. The Investigation was made without any expense to the board. Superintendent Jumes reported that'one of the rooms in thaPiciiio st'hool was over crowded so that it was necessary to divide the school , part of the pupils attending in the morning und-the" 'balance ' In the afternoon. The committee on buildings nnd property was instructed to see if the pupils could not bo sent to other schools , or if a room could not be found near the Pacific school which ought to bo rented. Mr. Wehrcr brought up the Pnul street question ngnin. He introduced u resolution instructing the archi tect of the Puul school to change the phurs KO ns to make the building ono with three stories insteud of two. Mr. Ponpleton took the same stand ho has taken right along on this question , namely , thnt this was not tlio proper way to com mence the movement toward the erection of this building. On motion of Mr. Rces the board adjourned until Suturdny evening , when the Paul street building question will be taken up nnd thor oughly discussed. ' -C- The Floyd & Co.'Failure. Ono of the local grain brokers of. the icty wns asked last.nlght if ho had received nny intimation of the reported failure of Floyd , the Chicago bucket shop man. Ho replied thut ho had been notified just after the close of yesterday's market that Floyd would close out all deals nt tho'onenlnsrof today's market. "The linn of S. S. Floyd & Co. , " ho eon. tlnucd , "wns ono of the largest and most re liable concerns in Chicago , and it is generally believed It wus caught in the recent wild ndvnnco in the grain and provision mnrkcts. Later telegrams say that mat ters will bo satisfactorily adjusted todny. It will bo'lmpmsiblo to say what will bo done in the matter , or what the basis of settlement will bo.'J f. ' As far us can bo Jp ned none of the local grain brokcrs'hav uttered from the failure. Mr. Jacob Levin , the local munuger of the Western Union teltjgiuph oftlco , nlU ho hud heard of the fallurttbut ( _ did not know what the details were. Ho , said the firm hud a leased wire to OiruJhttLtin'd ho understood the llrmof Murphy it co.sof Chicago had made arrangements to take the lease off Floyd's luuuts , nnd to take nil the commission busi ness of the defunct , ilhn. Hammond's I'uukcry Trannfi-rred. A deed transfcrrjng the packing establish ment of G. H. IIuijiH ml & Co. to the G. H , Hummond comp.intf.Jyas recorded yesterday. The consideration M'n thc-nomlnnl bum of f 10. The Hammond ootfiyiliy Is the English syn- dicuto which huHbrcp'jtHirchu.'iIng the Hum mend edtublishment.s In different parts of the country. _ A I'ylhlllii Lily division No. S , Uniform Runk Ivnlghts of Pythlus , will give u party at Washington hull tomorrow night. This Is ono of n scries of parties given by this division for the pur pose of raising funds to puy the expenses of the trip to Milwaukee during the session of the supreme lodgu next July. A lurgo crowd is expected us u grout many tickets huvc been sold , The Park Commissioner. * . The park commissioners willlioldu meeting in their now rooms , Nosr. 5i ! ! ) nnd UU Puxton block , tomorrow afternoon nt 2 o'clock to con sider the west und north boulovurds. Prop erty owners aloiur the proposed route nnd others IntcrestiM wi ' be present and th mutter tor will bo thorooi ; i > dlsi' < mcd , THEY WEAR A BLUE RIBBON. Prancis Murphy Una Already Secured a Thousand Signers to His Fledge. SAVING MEN A LABOR OF LOVE. Another Interesting Meeting nt the Grand Opera House I.list Night An Appeal to Young Francis Murphy , n lover of men , held forth nt the Grand opera house last night to u largo audience. On the stngo wore Revs. Suvldgo , Ctendennlng nnd Bishop Newman , Mr. Murphy gave n short preliminary nddress , taking Mark v for his text , nnd the Rev. Glcndcunlng prayed eloquently. The choir , nldcd by two organs nnd several brass Instru ments , sang , "Tuko the Name of Jesus With You , " Then n tall stout man with glasses arose and asked the ushers to take up the collection , stating thnt this wns nil that Mr. Murphy would receive for his services , ut which n devout brotherln the nudlcnco ejucu- hited"PralseGod , " which created a laughbut ho amended It by asking the nudienco to "Give HP big. " Tlio tall gentleman with the glasses then said thnt although Omaha had not got the world's fair it had got Francis Murphy. This brought out another laugh , and Mr. Murphy said "Bless God. " Then It was announced that Thursday evening would bo devoted to u prayer meeting , und Sunduy iifternoon to u meeting to bo devoted especially to men , at which time Mr. Murphy said ho didn't want to talk to any women at all. Mr. Murphy made n humorous nnd nt the same tinut u touching preliminary address nml introduced his friend , Rev. Air. Nourso of ICnnsuH , who bus recently como to Omuhu. Mr. Nourso said that Mr. Murphy had como to his house In earlier days and had eaten his "murphies. " Ho had heurd that Mr. Murphy's coming had been con demned , and then Mr. Murphy said "God bless them , " and Mr. Nourso said ho know ho would say that. Mr. Nourso said thnt before bo became u minister ho hud been u drunkard , and Mr. Murphy came to him and took him by the hand and called him brother. It was the first time ho' knew that he had a brother. Then Jie told of an Irish man who had been saved , and Mr. Murphy created a hearty laugh by his spontaneous "Marvelous. " The choir sung n hymn nnd Mr. Murphy introduced Mr. Clcndcnnlng , who cumo to the front and told of a man whom Murphy had saved und whose intlucnco was now being felt throughout the country. The choir sang again and Mr. Murphy In his characteristic way introduced a manly young fellow by the name of Wilson , who simply said : "I have heard the remark J aoout the ministers , but I want to say that we are all in tlic same work. " Then Mr. Murphy remarked that it was n labor of love to save men. 1 { there wus only one woman in the world , what would wo defer -for , sweethearts * "But , " ho said , " 1 love whisky. I like the taste of it. the effect of It , and the smell of it ; but I will not liuvo any thing to do with it , and my cliihtreii are help ing me to keep away from it , and there n men all over the country doing the sumo ro thing. " In reference to the prohibition question he said : "What do we want to go for the saloon men for ? If we drive them out of Nebraska we inflict them upon somebody else. " Ho spoke feelingly and lovingly of the clergymen of Omaha. Ho loves them all. he said : In fact , ho loves every one , und ho hoped'his tongue would cleave to tbo roof of his mouth before he would speak a word against them. "Young man , " ho said , "be careful. Do not start in the drinking habit ; no one will help you up. If a horse falls in the street a dozen men will help him to his feet , but they will trip over the fallen man. Do uotlcaru to drink. You arc spotted if you drink. Do not think that the president of the bank does not know that you drink. The position you look for is not yours * it you drink. The pbsi- tioii'of private secretary , tlio rcportorial and editorial position is closed to you. " Mr. Murphy then told of u young man in Pittsburg who was dunied u position in u bank. The president of the institution came to Mr.Murphy and told of the objection of the directorate because ho took his gluss of ale occasionally , but thut young man would have been all right if ho hud not drunk. Ho then Implored the young men within his hearing to abstain from liquor. lie spoke of his starving -vifo und family. Ho could not oven make friends with the wit in the build ing. He was in u hospital and his good wife wrote to him , "Wo have not much to eut ; wo have not had much for some days , but huvo good . " "I " courage. wns discouraged todcath , ho said. "The sui > eriiitciideut came in and said , 'Frank , don't bo discouraged. ' I said to him , 'Look at this letter.1 His great i strong face softened and ho went uwuy after saying , 'You will go home today.1" He told in touching language of his homecoming coming ; of his loving wlfo who awaited him. Siilo by side they knelt together unit be prom ised her thut with God's help ho would never touch liquor again. Then he appealed to the young men aguin und asked them for God's .sake to nvoid tlio use of liquor. Mr. Murphy gave a stirring description of n buttle and the coming of Sheridan to the rescue. "It's a grand thing to bo a man , " ho said. said.Mr. Mr. .Savidgo rend the pledge and then the congregation sang a hymn while Mr. Murphy passed among them urging the men to como to the front und sign the pledge. Tlio audience was simply carried away by Murphy's eloquence. A prominent young lawyer said thut his description of the battle WUH nn oratorical effort of the highest class. About ono thousand people have signed the pledge bo fur. o x Fifty Millions Capital. PiriT.uuiU'iiu , May 5. The stockholders of the United gas Improvement company , which has interests in various cities in the country held nn annual meeting toduy ut which the preliminary stops were taken toward guaran teeing the organization .of the prospective American Gas Investment company. This new enterprise is to be capitalized at f.0K- ( ) ( ) ( K)0 ) , of which one-half is to bo subscribed In i this country nnd the other half will be offered ' to English capitalists , 11YAN & AVAI.SH'S COXTIIACT. It Call * n r $ aHO'J lies' * Than Has Already lloon Paltl. A careful examination of the wnrranla which have been allowed and paid to Ryan & Walsh on the county hospital contract shows thnt the firm has received altogether wnr- rnnts amounting to * t lS9 : > . The original eohtntct price win f I'.i tKK ) . The linn , there fore , bos nlrcndy received f.iS ( J more thnn the contract culled for. < Grunting thnt the bill of extras us passed upon nnd reported by the cx-suporlntcndents , Coots nnd Sliane , bo endorsed nnd allowed by the board , there will bo $ I,4CUO ( duo the con tractors on this bill. Deducting from this sum the $ I,8U ( overpaid on the general con tract , there remains the sum of 502,10 which is still due the Jinn on the entire work , in cluding the. general contract und extras. There is ono Item In Ryan it Walsh's account with the county which Is likely locmiso n great deal of trouble , und , in fact , the onllro ques tion of settlement urny hlngo upon this ono item. This is the small sum of fl ir.&O which \vns placed wi the estimate ns "excu- vuting" utta cents per yard , nnd wns so ill- lowed. The work which this rovers was the cutting down ot the hill ui > on which the build ing Jstands. According to the stand tiiken by the commissioners , "oxeavutlng" in n part of the general contract , and the $ lS,8ti.r > ( al lowed for it must bo applied on the contract prieo. The contractors , however , claim that this sum Is not to bo included in the general con tract , nnd that It has nothing to do with It. According to their theory the county bus only paid them $103,017.50 on the general con tract. The commissioners say that If this work is not to bo included in the general contract It imiHtbo termed grading. A sub-contractor mimed Jensen did u grcut deal of grading nt the same time Ryan it Walsh were engaged upon this work and. in fact , did n part of the sumo work , but ho only received liyii cents per yard. Hence , Uio commission ers nro disposed to allow Ryan it Walsh the sumo price for thu sumo work , which would make I.WH instead of flS , l7.Wl , ns allowed. In this event tbo contractors will huvo been overpaid SlS/JlO.'Jo on this onu item , which , deducted from the amount duo on the contract nnd the luiount allowed on their bill of extras , only leaves about $ : . ' ,7iU.ij ( duo the contractors on the entire work. Either way the mutter is decided , the sub contractors will huvo n very poor chance of recovering the amounts duo them except through the courts. A 31 UHK.VEXTN. Gorgeous scenery , pretty girls , good noting , clever comedinns , fine costumes , nice music , dancing , colored lights and grand spcctacula effects arc the features that maito "Blue beard , Jr. " ono of the biggest stngo shows ever seen in this country. An uudicnco thnt packed auditorium , balcony nnd gallery wit nessed its flrst Omaha production at Boyd's ' lust night. There is so much to the nctrac- tiou that ono can hanUy tell it oil in a limited amount ef space. Like every other burlesque extravaganza , the story , plot and dramatic strength have very HtUo weight. For success the piece dei > ends entirely upon specialty business and tableaux. In these it Is prolific ; therefore it entertains , pleases and wins ap plause. With artists of ability in the prlnci- jml roles nnd a large , well drilled ballet , most satisfactory results follow. Edwin Fey , Douglas Flint , Joseph Ott , Miss Laura Burt , Miss Topsy Venn , Miss Ada Deuves nnd Miss Jennie. Reeves form an exceptionally strong combination for just such work as "Bluebeard" requires. Mr. l oy strikes the average person us being un artist of extraordinary talent in low comedy , and ns Olnahdi Bcnzlni opportunities nro not few. Ho monopolizes a largo share of the performance and deserves praise for doing it in a manner that keeps an audience convulsed with laughter. His makeup , wulk , facial expressions , comical attitudes , take-offs on popular topics und imitations entitle him to the distinction of being a great man before tlio footlights. Miss Ada Deaves deserves considerable praise for the excellent manner in which she plays the difficult part of Aycsbu. She Is described ns u full blown rose , "a spinster whoso hopes have all mis carried , hence her deep envy when her sister married. " A more fitting conception , from the burlesque standpoint , of this churacter could hardly bo imagined. She makes it , ono of the most prominent in the play und at tracts as much attention us any other mem ber of the cast. Miss Laura Burt has im proved wonderfully since her last appearance hero in "Fantasma. " She is u handsome girl , und ns Futnni has won splendid notices. She fits the part admirably. Joseph Ott has only to speak to cause a , laugh. His Irish brogue is very humorous. Miss Venn as Selim and Mr. Flint us Blucbraml , were greatly admired. Selim's brother officers ' and guards'were ns pretty and shapely a lot of girls us bus over been seen In mi extravaganza. The ballet , in which Mllo. Moromlo and Clara Oualiti ! appeared as premiers- met tlio fullest expectation. Mile. . Morondo was accorded u hearty ro ccption nud Miss Oualitz an ovation Both wcro called out repeatedly. The old woman und her shoe , with a dozen children , made quite un gxtonstvo hit. As the little ones tire Omaha children und acted so well , they received an immense round of applause. Other notable features thut call for special mention were the wedding page-ant , the light of Asia dances , the little Lords Fuuntlcroy und fliiul transformation scene. This revealed a ( succession of clubonito sCugo pictures. Throughout the entlry show one's vision is kept bewildered by the many beautiful set tings that follow each other In quick succes sion. SMASIIHI ) TIIK mi . Cable and Motor Trains Collide , lint no Out ; is Injured. The cable train that left Lake street at 11 o'clock , and a motor train on the Sixteenth street line collided at the intersection of Six teenth and Dodge streets just before mid night last night , and , remarkable us It may seem , no ono was injured. Both trains wcro running nt a high rate of speed and came together with such force as to smash in the front end of the grip and lift the motor from tlio track. t A number of passengers were on the grip , whllo the motor was crowded. For a few moments a panic reigned sti- pvemc , and several of the niotiir passengers wcro slightly bruised in their mud efforts to escnpo from the cnr. which wns cnrccnediipon It * sldo. People who were stnndlufr on the streets . nnd saw the two trains ns they met stnto Hint * / * iiolthor the grlpmnu nor the motormun rang * t heir bells , nml without ntlomptlng to apply their brakes or atop their trains , allowed them to crush Into ono another. * . Han tlio Appenrnnuo of Crookedness. Nr.w YORK , Mny 5. [ SiKX-Inl Telegram to Titu BKR.J Five attachments were oh- tallied today by Blumcnstlel & Hindi , aggregating $13,771) ) , npilnst Henry Ruwnk , doing business ns Rnwnk it Co. , neck wear manufacturer ! * , nt No. "VH " Hroiidwny , Affidavit * were pre sented Nhowlng that on Wednesday lust there wus considerable stook in Ruwak's place of business , but on the next day it wns not thciv. Two truckmen made nftldnvlts thnt ou Wednesday they had carted goods nwuy for Rnwnk , ono of the truckmeir carting five ) cases of goods and seven pasteboard boxes to n cellar on Mciver street , nnd the other curt- Ing ten case-s of goods to n place lu Grand stivct , Wllllunis.burg. Nr.w Ont.KAXA , Muy f > . Dispatches from u number of points up the river report the wuter rising every where nnd little hope for improvement until the tlood now coming down the Mississippi bus run out , A dispatch from Houston , 'iVx. , savs the high water continues there nnd thut rail road travel 1 still Interrupted by washouts. " * A ViolentStorm. . New Oiu.r.A.v ? , La. , May 5. A Violent wind storm visited the vicinity of Jackson and Natchez. Mis < * . , today , doing considerable dnmugo to property. Oriental Mill lOinhnrrasHcd. Pnovmn.NCK , R. I , , May 5. The Oriental mill , Alfred A. Reed nnd Gordon Reed principal owners , Is reported to bo temporarily embarrassed. Tbo mill runs about sixteen thousand spin dles , making n fine grade of Turkish towel- ings , und employs about two hundred and fifty bamls. The Indebtedness Wsald to bo about S MOOi ) > . At a meeting of the cred itors today Alfred Reed stated thut ho would bo able to pay every dollar within n ycnr If the creditors give him time. TJio standing of the linn has never been qufcj--- tloncd , nnd the present trouble is understood to huvo originated \vlth the bunks. A Convention ol'I'liiiiihcrH. DKS MOIXIS : , In. , Muy 5. [ Speelul Tele gram to Tim Bii.J : : Tbo first stuto con. yen lion of the master plumbers of Iowa be gnn hero this afternoon. They met to orgau- izcVget ncquiiintcd und have n good social time. They elected the following officers President , James Cameron , Davenport , \ire presided , D. W. Fitt , Sioux City ; trca-- urcr , A. H. Walker , DCS Molnes ; secretary John E. Allen , DCS Moincs. They will con tinue in session tomorrow. IIowcn-JMcyor Klfht oil' . Nr.w Om.KANs , May fi. The Bowcn-Meyor fight is off. Meyer's manager says Meyer bus been sick nnd desired to postpone the event for two weeks. Bowen , who is now in prime condition , would not consent to the postponement. There being no forfeit up Meyer declared the fight off. ol'llic Greyhound Clnlm. New VToiiK , Mny B. fSpccial Telegram to Tin : Bee. ] The American greyhound club has agreed to merge with the National crcy- hound club , formed hero tonight. Dr Van Hummel of Omaha , is one of the new direc tors. Kctiirned Tor Punishment. PiiiLAiiBM'iiiA , May 5. JOG Munroe Shell- cnborgcr , the Doyleftown lawyer wi > ran away several weeks ago after swindling clients nnd farmers hi Bucks county out of nearly $150,000 , returned lost night und toduy delivered himself up to the sheriff. A Meeting Postponed. WASHINGTON- , May 5. The meeting of the republican national committee , which was to have been bold in this city May 7 , was post poned until May 11) , to suit tjuj pqnvenicnco of beveral members of tno'cbnihiltWb. E.v-Gov. Sherman of IHIiiolB Dcad , * " - CHICAGO , 111. , May 5. Ex-Governor An drew Sherman died suddenly tonight of uppo plexy. Mr. Sherman had n long anil honor- nblo career in politics and newspaper work In this state. Ho was for many years editor nnd part proprietor of the Chicago Evening Journal. Importer * Fail. CHICAGO , 111. , May fi. Theobald .t Mnrien- thal , importers of silk and velvet ribbons , failed today ; liabilities und ussets about too ,000. Granted Tholr Demands. Piiii.ADKM'iiiA , Muy 5. It is stated that tbo 2,000 or a,000 , carpenters wbo struck Muy I have been [ { ranted their demands. Absolutely Pure. A crcniti of tintnr liuk'i.g powder. Hlgli * of Icavunlnz strdnKth. U. S , Government Ho * clort , Aug. 17 , IKSi . WHY WE SUCCEED IN OUR ENTERPRISE. 1. 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