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THE OMAHA , DAILY BJKK TUESDAY , MAY 0 , 1390. THE DAILY BEE. E. E08EWATER , Editor. PUBLISHED EVKHY MORNING THHMH 01' HUllSOIUt'TIOX. flnlly nnd "unilny , Ono Year . . . , Hlx motiihi . . . Tlirpomonllii . , . . Hiuulny llro , Onn vnar . : ! o Weekly lle , Ono Year , . . , 1 25 orncis. : Omnlm , Tlin HOP llnllilliic. H. Onmlin. Cnriiiir N iiml 2 > > lb ( UrecK Council lilniTg , 12 1'mrlStreet. chlcntfo nnioc. tffl The Hookcry HulldlnR , . Now York , Hwimd II and l'i Tribune Ilnllulng. WiFiiilMKloii,01J roiirtriMilh ntrcet. All communication * rolntlnc tn now * nm rdltorliil mutter rthonld bo uddrus.si.-d to tlio Dlltorlnl Dopnrtnidit. m/HINras LETTERS , All btnlnoia letter * nnil rrtiilll4inr < "t fthouli lin fulilri'KHod lo Tlin llro I'liblNlilnKCoiiipiiiy Omnlm. Ornfls. rlircki nnil iHistnlllco oruiiM to 1m innilo jiaynljlo lo tlio order or llio Ooni- puny. The Dec Publishing Company , Proprietors Tim Ili'o indlriRVirrmm niulHopnfoiitli His HU01IN HTATOIKNT CM titiitoor Nr-nrnsl.il. 1. . County or Touclnn. f " Oporpc II. Tzicliiick , scorrtnry nf Tlio Ilco riililUlilne Company , docs ( > Iciiiiily swi-nr Hint thu actual clrcMilntlnri or Tin : DAILY HKI * for tlio wouk ending Jluy 3 , ISM , wumis fol- IIIWH : SiuilnyAprll27 . SWO Monday , April V.N . . . 1 . > l Tnc duy. April 2-1 . IftOSo Wcrtm-sclny. April : w . N'.vc ' Tlitii > dnv.Mny 1 . 1l' ' < W rrlduy , Miiv-2 . m..Wi Batunluv. Mny 3 . 20,0 % Average ISO. i NH onoiton it. T/.HOHUOK. Sworn to before mo and siibscrlhed to In my presence thin 3d day of May , A. I ) . IROH. ISeal.l N. I' . I'lUfi , Notary 1'iibllc. Btntnof Nebraska , I , County of IloiiRlas , f"1 Ocorfrit II. T/schuok , beliiR duly sworn , < 1n- POSCH find sny.H tlmt lie Is nceti'lnry of The Ilco I'ubllshlnR Uomp.my. thnt the nctual n\priiRn dully circulation of Tin ; lun.v 71KK for tlio tnontli of Mny , 18NO. 1M.W roplci ; foi .lunu , 18S ! ) , 1 ,85S nonius ; for July. 1W ) , w.T copies ; for AiiKiist , IfW ) , 18,051 oopli'i ; forHoptimibor. ISM ) . 18.710 vopli's ; for 'I ' Oi-liiber. IbN ) , IH.d1 ! ? copies ; for November , 1SSO , . , ID.Ilin topics ; for nocnmbor , IR'O , 0.1114 copies ; for Jiiiiiiuiv , 1M ) , llir ! V > eoples ; for I'obruary , IH . V'.Tlll ' eoplM ! for March , 1800 , 20,815 copies ; for April , 16W , L'U.MI copies. ( iKlllOKlt. TCIIIICK. . Pttorn lo before mo nnd HUbscrlbiMl In my presence this lid dnv nf May , A. I ) . . IH'K ) . [ Scul.l N. 1' . I'Kiu Notary Public. i.lTuoi'Y T'Ob L'Acin u..Tiy. : B-pnfio papnr U. S. 1 cent Toi-elin 2 cents JS-pnKi1 jnjinr " 1 cent " 2 cents liijmKipajier " S ( x-nW " 2 cents 20-IMRu paper " 2 cents " II cents 2l-jmKojuj > or " 2 cents " 4 cents OMAHA ranks eighteenth in the list of plenrlng house cities , with H fuiWantinl incroiiso of forty-one jior cont. the opposition cncoun- I < tored at ovoi'y turn , the ropuhUcunH of Now York deserve credit for their suc cessful light for election reform. Tin : author of the weekly "congres sional forecast" will soon rival the weather prophets unless ho takes the precaution to qualify his predictions. THKIII : IB a needless amount of anxi ety about the effect of the supreme court decision In Iowa. The fact is that the quantity of jug poison bold and consumed in the state could not well bo increased. Tin : important point to bo kept In view by the people of South Omahii is that annexation insures orderly , pro gressive government , gilt edge municipal credit , increased llro and pqlico protec tion , and permanent security for busi ness and industrial interests. Titr. coolness prevailing between the Illinois senatorial campus and the white house could at little expense bo turned Into a profitable ice crop. Meanwhile the presidential prerogative continues to disarrange the senatorial distribution of federal patronage. I.V favorably reporting the bill provid ing for inspection of meats and prohibit ing adulteration of food products and < limgs , tlio house committee declares that fifty million dollars will bo made In ox- port.s alone. Add to this the amount saved in deferred funeral expenses and doctors' bills , and the pecuniary and healthful value of the law can bo been ut n glance. TIIK London labor iloninn trntiun is conceded by the local press to huvo been "tho most remarkable in the Industrial history of England. " II was more than that. It was a grand exhibit of the or ganized strength of the workingmen of the world's metropolis. The orderly pa rade nnd mooting of one hundred and seventy thousand men la an event of in- torimtiflnnl importance. It is a striking proof of the progress of peaceful revo lution which la slowly but surely ele vating the working classes. Tn 15 May term of the district court will bo the most Important in the crimi nal history of the county. The alleged perpetrators of three great crimes , In which four persons wore murdered in cold blood , will bo brought before the bar of justice to face the rigors of outraged law. A grave responsibility rests upon the probecutlng olllcors , and it is to bo nopou tiuu tnoy will provo equal to the task of meting out the full measure of justice to the criminals. No expense -should Ixj spared In probing those crimes to the bottom , nnd visiting upon the au thors the full penalty of the law. TIIK clearing house reports of the country persistently contradict the as- bortions of tluttsts regarding the circu lating medium. The financial transac tions of forty-eight cities show an in crease ranging from one to ono hundred nnd boventy-threo per cent , compared with the corresponding week of last year , while only live cities report a de- crease. The total volume of business increased slxty-ono per cent , or twenty- eight per cent outside of New York. . The exhibit Is a rellox of the business progress of the country , and Is a repeti tion of the steady upward movement noted week after week slnco the begin ning of. the year. STATISTICS of real estate transactions for the tlrst four months of the year pro- eout a gratifying o.\hll > lt of activity and confidence. The total is n fraction lerfs than six millions , an increase over the corresponding porlod last year of ono million two hundred nnd ulghty-four thousand dollars. This Is a ronmrknblo bhowing , In view of the fact that Invest ors arc extremely cautious and holding off until the disiuul cloud of prohibition Is dissolved , Prices for desirable busi ness and residence property are so much lower than the inllated figures hi boom ttltcs that Omaha property attracts the boat class of Investors , those who buy for poruiaueut improvement. THK t'OMCr OF T/IB ALMAXCE. On all aides the question Is nskcd what does the Farmers' nlHanco pro pose to do ? What wilt bo its policy It trying to attain th'o objects for which It members are banded together ? Will the alliance enter the political arena as n new party or will it slmplj demand that existing parties filial endorse lt principles nnd insist thu their candidates shall pledge themsolvo to carry Into effect the measures whicl it favors ? "While nobody can definitely foretol the course which the alliance shall dc cldo to pursue in the impending cam palgn , Mr. J. Burrows , editor of its oDl cial organ , 1ms ventured to outline the policy which the alliance is likely to adopt. Mr. Burrows very emphatically disclaims any intention on the part of the alliance to organire a now party The experience of former campaigns has taught him that the men who uslcthoal Hnnco to become a party by itself would adopt a means to secure their end which would undoubtedly defeat them and at the same tlmo destroy the alli ance as a non-partisan organization. In other words , Mr. Burrows believes thai the alliance will be in position to cnrrj out its aims nnd objects bj throwing the balance of power whore it will count for the most. Ho believes the alliance can dictate platforms ant candidates on the state and congress sional tickets by holding itself ready to support the nominees of either parti that are most friendly to the farmers interest and most likely to carry out tholr wishes. On this point Mr. Burrows pertinently says : It Is simply disgraceful for a-farmcr state lilco Nebraska to send to congress more medi ocre laud agents , bunkers , speculators ani professional politicians. It is the duty ant tlio trim policy of tlio alliance to reform this matter. "Whut is the best muf most practical method of doing it ? First , let us nsccrtnln ex actly wtmt wo want. What Is Itt It Is men who will honestly represent our Interests and secure legislation to promote thorn. * * * The nc\t question is how to select those men. This is the way to do it : From this time on consult In your subordinate alli- nncc as to tlic men you want for members ol the legislature. Como to an agreement on the matter nnd at your next county alliance compare notes with the delegates from your county and agree there upon your men If you can. Whcro there arc several counties hi your district appoint conference committees from your county alliance , and hold a confer ence for your district. Having agreed upon your men take the most effective agencies at hnnd to get them into the legislature. You have n right to secure their nomination by any party you can induce to endorse them , If you wish to do so. You have a right to run them ns independent candidates if you prefer that. You hnvo n perfect right to Tote for nnd elect them without the formality of any nomination , if that suits you bettor. In cither case let the alliance endorse them , nnd hnvo a care In all qases to select men of such character as will command the respect and suffiagcs of men of till parties. Where professional politicians , railroad tools or political atiikcrs are placed in nom ination , Ignore such nominees at once , and bend every energy to elect the men you have selected. When it becomes necessary to call inde pendent people's conventions let nil men par ticipate in the selection of delegates. Do not call n convention of delegates to ho sent ex clusively by alliances. The reasons for this are obvious and many , mid need not bo heio stated. * * * * Upon ono thing let us fully determine , that Is not to vote for nny man for any stuto olllco who is not wholly in sympathy with the objects of the nlli.mco. Tliis in the main is a , very level lioadcd programme which Tim BUB can liearllly commend. The only trouble with the alliance heretofore has been that it has rushed headlong into pitched jattlos wholly unprepared , when it could liavo secured what it was fighting for by nnking its demand upon the dominant | iartv and pooling its strength upon can didates that wore known to bo in sym pathy with its aims. TAMIFF COXSWKIIATIOX. According to nro < rramino. the tariff Jill will bo taken up in the house today. The intention is to limit the discussion of the measure to six days , which istimo enough , after which amendments wilHjo troposed and acted upon. A canvass of .ho" republicans of the house made a week ago showed that a. majority of , hcm favored the bill reported from the ways and means committee , but there was a considerable minority not satisfied with certain features of the measure , so that oppo sition will not bo confined to the demo crats. The latter may bo expected to do ill in their power to encourage amond- nonts on the part of republicans for low ering proposed duties , and if the demo- orats should unite in supporting such amendments the result might bo numer ous and material changes in the commit tee bill. It Is questionable whether the canvass of opinions made a week ngo can bo safely accepted as representing the n-osent position of all thobo who lion expressed tholr approval of ho tariff bill as reported. A con siderable number of tlieso mom- ) or& of the hon&o , particularly from Now England and the northwest , have sineo received information regarding the sen- Imontin these sections which it is to bo u'osumed has not boon without effect ipon them. The publlo discussion of the n-oposcd tariff bill has not served to strengthen It in popular favor. The pro- msal of a general advance of duties that vlll materially increase the average rate llsappoints the popular expectation that ovlslon would bo downward instead of ipward , and despite tlio plausible argti- nonts advanced by the framers of the bill , It Is widely apprehended that Its effect would bo to increabo the burden of nrilT taxation without nny componsat- ng benefit to the people. Tn a word , ho proposed bill is not generally re garded as a proper answer to the demand ) f the country for a just revision and re- orm of the tariff in the interest of the > cople , and as a fair fulfillment of the ilcdgo of the republican party in this natter. It may bo granted that the measureIs not wholly objectionable , but in its general character there U 10 prouilso of relief to the poole - ) lo , anil a revision of the tariff that does lot los&cn the burden of taxation will llsrcgard a nearly universal nnd urgent lomund which the party in power cannot vtTord to ignore. The present indications are that the ) lll of the ways and moans committee vill pass the house , with perhaps some Immaterial amendments , but there is i-cason to believe that it will bo exton- Blvely ch-ingcd in the senate. Sonatora have had very little to say respecting it , but cueh as have given any intimation of their intentions liavo clearly indicated that they are not fnvorablo to n policy of 'generally advancing duties nnd Increas ing the aggregate of tariff taxation rKDKItAL KLUCTIOX Tlio opinion obtains In Washington that it is not probable there will bo nny now legislation at the present session of congress for the regulation of federal elections. The caucus of republican senators decided to pans u law , and it is possible the Iloar bill or a similar meas ure may bo adopted by that body , but the republicans of the house are not united on the subject , and It is not be lieved that nny action will bo taken in that body. When some ten days ngo the committee of fifteen appointed by the house republican caucus uiol to con sider this subject , the fact was developed that several members were reluctant to enter upon n radical policy of federal interference with elections in the south. Two sub-committees wore appointed to draft separate bills representing the dif ferent views of members of the commit tee , ono a swooping general law and the nthnp n. mnnKiii-n nvtnniHnrr snmnwlint. the present supervisory system , but thus far neither of these committees has reported , or so far as known has made nny progress in the performance , of the duty assigned it. The bill introduced early in the session by Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts , which was radical in its provisions , is under stood to have been practically dropped. It never had the promise of tlio support of a majority of the republicans of the house , while it was not generally re garded with favor by the party at largo , many republican papers having con demned it. The bill introduced in the senate by Mr. Hoar is more conservative in its terms , and it is not easy to see how it can bo reasonably objected to by nny ono who desires hon est elections , but it has boon most vigor ously assailed by southern members and by the southern prc&s , ono senator going to the extent of declaring that if such a law wore adopted it would lead to blood shed and imperil the paaco nnd order of the countiy. It is undoubtedly a fact that a great many republicans , while admitting that a grave wrong and injustice is done to citbons of the south under present conditions , are averse lo any legislation which would bo adequate to the correction of the evils of the lire- vailing system. They will readily grant that it is a very serious matterto deny hundreds of thousands of citizens in the faouth their political rights , and thereby force upon them representatives with whoso political views they have no sympathy. They will concede that this is not only a wrong to the constituencies whoso will is 7iot permitted to bo ex pressed in the choice of representatives , but to the whole country. Yet when it is proposed that congress shall exorcise its constitutional power to rem edy thib injustice by providing a method to secure free elections and a fair count in every congressional district of the country , these republicans ' counsel against it. The temper which the democrats in congress are manifesting regarding this matter seems likely to effect its purpose of preventing the proposed legislation , at least for the present session. Should the next congress bo republican , however - over , there can bo no doilbt that legisla tion will bo provided for regulating federal - oral elections which will everywhere protect all citi/.ens in the free exorcise of their political rights. XKH' YORK'S XEtt' I1ALLOT LAW. The now ballot law of Now York , which goes into effect July 1 , is consid- ftp'ililv inn/nflo/l fpmnir1int. . ? lnimt.n na the Australian system , though preserv ing the more vital principles of that plan. It is n compromise , necessitated by the fact that Governor Hill three times ve toed bills based chiefly upon the Aus tralian system , but it insures to the voters of the state in nil future elections n complete system of secret voting with exclusive official ballots , maintained at tlio public expense , operated by sworn public officials , and removed entirely : rotn the control and interference of po litical organizations. No other state in the union has boon so much in need of a law of this kind us Now York , whoso great cities have been the boats of more corruption and fraud n elections than over wore practiced in my other portion of the country. It islet lot to bo expected that this law will do iwuy wholly with corruption , but if it is 'aithfully enforced , and the machinery to iccomiilish this would seem to bo nmnlo. t will certainly prevent fraud , or ro- luco it to the minimum. The bold and unscrupulous practices by which Tarn- imny has maintained political control in , ho city of Now York and Boss Mc- lAiighlin has managed to dominate 3rooklyn will no longer bo available. The political machines will bo lo a largo extent shorn of their power , and with its oss will go most of the abuses and ovlls hat have made politics in the two great cities of the Empire state i reproach to the country and n menace to republican institutions. The credit of this legislation is duo vholly to the republican party , whoso oprobcntatlves in the legislntu.ro have ) orslstontly fought for it for three or our years against the united democratic opposition , legislative and executive. The effect of the law will bb' fo Increase , ho power of the intelligent nnd honest > olltlcal sentiment of the bhito in the logrco that the Ignorant and dishonest element among the voters nrg placed bo- end the absolute control and manlpula- lon of the political machine , nnd this cannot fall to bo in the Interest of bettor government , state and munlclp.nl. Another raid Is promised by the chief of pollco upon parties who are suspected of illicit intercourse. Suspect women vho are lodging In tenement blocks on forth Sixteenth street and on streets adjacent are to be dislodged and scat- orod into other pnits of the city. It strikes us that these spasms of Morality on the part of the i > ollco are not what they profess to be. All such raids have a tendency to 'pro- mote blireliuiittlliijr nnd immoral ity in % [ ( j police force. What else can be expected when policemen are omployedjip > jclitnb over transoms and pry intopta-lvato jooms occupied by women of ij Uofwblo character ? Tlio fuigi$6n of tlio police force Is to enforce Inland order. It is their duty to arrest slwot walkers nnd persons of both BOXCS wlfo conduct themselves in a dlbordorlynJinnor. . If the tenants in any building create n disturbance they may cntor < ' 'andarrest ' the offenders. Butitls cn'ttVvly out of their line of duty to hunt through the corridors of business blocks and lay in wait behind the blinds of private houses to ascertain whether the occupants are conducting themselves in accordance with the moral code. If the co-occupants of any block or dwell ing feel olTcnded or desire to rid them selves of bad neighbors lot them , make complaint at the pollco court against the owner of the building -who is liable under the law , and if they see fit they may nlso make specific com plaints against individuals. Then the police .will properly come in nnQ make the arrest of any and every person charged with a breach of the law. The raiding of suspicious places and promiscuous spying into dwellings and immorality and blackmail , while at best it will merely drive disreputable [ people from ono part of town into another. In Nltro Glycerine. San Francisco Mta. Russian students still sing "God Preserve tlio Czar , " but they don't suy in what. Whore They Will Tnko Their Revenge. New England Is thinking. The raid on hides has opened her eyes to the robbery per petrated upon her in the heavy duties upon raw materials. And wo will bo very much surpiiscd if n good deal of tariff reform voting ing is not done next November under the pro tection of the Australian ballot. Hard on the Druggists. JVeio Yoik IJ'oiW. Out west there is a movement on foot to compel doctors to write their prescriptions in plain , simple English. This is a capital Idea , although It Is not altogether in the interest of the druggists , who won't bo able to charge inoixJ than half as much for water as they have hitherto taxed their customers for aqua put a. _ _ Gone Out of Fashion. C/ifoiffo / Tribune. Ono of the Philadelphia newspapers re marked a few days ago that on May 1 the au nt chists would bo "glad to paint Chicago nny color so it's red. " There seems to bo a mis- npprohcnsion ia'tho east as to the people who live in this city. There are no nnnrchists here , and the school of painting which they affected has goiiQ entirely out of fashion. na\il { Won't Do. V Ghtcaan KCIIR. "No other jna $ lives in North America , " says tlio Now YorkSun , "who can carry the state of New iwqijc by a majority so sure or so largo as that Jviich ( | is ready In support of David Bennett Itlll.11 This is possible , but it is nlso true tfia there is no other man who would find itso hard to carry ntiy other northern state ? , g ' VOICE OF filUIlS. STATE PRESS. $ I - "Sewanl'llepot ter. An election will bo held oy May S.to dctcr- mine Vhctlior south Omaha shall bo annexed to the city of Omaha. Everybody who desires - sires to see ft city worthy the nuiuo In Ne braska will hope for the annexation. There should bo but ono Omaha. Xcttlcton "Would be Heard From. Kcariifu Enteipi lie. D. M. Ncttleton , the "Tall Pawnee of Spiing Kanchc , " is developing great strength as n congrcssioualjCandidato in the Second district. Should Daniel take a scat upon the floor of the national house ho will bo heard from , nnd that , too , to the advantage of his constituents. A Big Fire to Ijook After. 1'icmotit TrlliMie. THU Ben's Washington correspondent re marks concerning Mr. Dorscy's return homo nt the present time that it is for the purpose of looking after the fire which occurred in his bank. In the lun uago of that popular work , the bible , behold what a great blaze n little flro kindlcth. It Is just possible that the visit is made partly to pour water on the llro In his political fence. The Correct Idea. Jfastt'iiga Nelinutltan. The nttornoy general admires the senti ments of General Van Wyck , but don't np- provo of his methods to rovolutioni/o the po litical situation of the stato. Ho urges that the work of reform bo made through the 10- publican primaries and by good party nomi nations. Tills Is the correct Idea , nnd If strictly followed will relegate unworthy men to the rear. They nro Onto the Spy. ITaurWfi Journal. II. C. Russell of Schuylor Is said to bo again trimming his political sails. Ho is now In great sympathy ( I ) with the farmers , nnd thinks that the bankers nro dreadful men , and ho loses no opportunity to tell how ho loves the ienr people. Ho once played a like game on the people of Colfnx county , but we don't believe ho will bo able to repeat the op eration. The people see his . can through ac tions nnd understand his motives. Work At the Prlinaricn. Vallt City Journal , A thorough organization of the Farmers' nlllanco working within the respective party lines cannot fall to give that orginibnUon Im portant influcaqo In the tnnko un of local nnd state tickets tht fJil. The way for the nlll- an co to mnko Itsolffpowoiful is to control the political parties , ufcxi&tcnco nt the present tlmo. As n general rule the men who advo cate n Farmer J ilHunco ticket are wind- broken politienmS' who expect to profit by the organization % Pai tics nnd principles nro made at piimarics. The Farmers' alliance should do Its hnijJoft nnd most earnest work there. _ Tlio Republicans Muut Act. < ? iTOrtw i Sim. A number of Vjjtynlnent gentlemen of the republican jcr8ttfloii ( have been Interviewed by seine of the itylj ; papers ns to the situation In the atato poiim ly , and they nil shnko their heads nnd aSiaf everything depends on the ulllanco. Ij4tt thcso innocents abroad , they donHJ lcnow.jffiything. The alliance is waiting patiently to sea what the republicans la and out of congress nro going to do. It Is the republican party that must net. Soot The Chinees Wore n Fraud. Cltarifiittn 3lrs aoe. Tlio case , of E , Hosowutcr , editor of THE OMAHA BCK , has been tried la the district court of Bart county , , The charge of disturb ing a religious mcotlu'g fell flat nnd Mr , Hose wutcr was ucmilttcil , or ruther llio complaint was dismissed by the state's nttoinoy , ns It should have been before it was brought to trial. If Mw. Gougnr hud tlio proofs of Mr. liosewutor'a misdeeds that sue claimed to huvo , there was nn elegant chance at the meeting nt Tekunmh to hnvo confronted him with thorn nnd vindicate herself. As It looks now her charges wera a fraud. SHIPPING IN TEXAS CATTLE , Oomplniuts Sent to tlio Governor From Bnrt and Tliurston Oounties. THE DAY AT THE CAPITAL OITY , A Prominent Lincoln Mnn'0 AVIfo Slice for lHvorco .Notarial Appoint- iiicntH Cnjiltol Intelligence Miscellaneous. Ltxcotx , Nob. , May 5. [ Special to TUB Hen. ] Several telegrams hnvo boon received / Governor Tlmyer calling his attention to the alleged .shipment of Texas cattle unlaw fully Into Thufstou and Bnrt counties. As soon as the governor was uatlsllcd that such was the cnso ho immediately telegraphed to the sheriffs of these counties to poremptoilly check the Introduction of all stock cattle In side their boundaries until such time as the chief executive can fully investigate the charges. Governor Tlmyer promises to give the case his Immediate attention. sins , mitxcs "HANTS A Pivoncn. Gall L. Barnes , proprietor of the Windsor hotel. Is about to lose his third wife through the divorce courts. Mr. Bnrnes is a well known citizen nnd a man of wealth , Mrs. Barnes assigns extreme cruelty us the caubo of her discontent and the unjust charge that she hud violated her marriage vow. She has been married to mm only a little over sl c mouths nnd tolls a pitiful story of her experience us the wlfo of a rich man. She asks for the custody of her baby , claiming that Barnes is not a lit custodian for It. -vrroiXTstnxTS. The following notarial appointments were iL.ido this morning by Governor Thaycr : ford ; Eustace SinuUwood , Arcadia. CAl'lTOh IXTUU.IGUNCR , The cases from the tenth Judicial district will bo called for hearing by the ludges of tlio supicnic court tomorrow. The report of the warden of the penlten- tlarv for the month of April shows the fol lowing fuels : Number of convicts at the beginning - ginning of the month , ! J70 ; number admitted during the month , U4 ; number whose term expired during the month , 17 ; number whoso sentences were commuted , U ; present number Incarcerated , D74. The monthly report of the commandant of the soldiers' and sailors' homo shows that 103 persons are being cared for in that institution. Of these sixty-four nro men , fourteen wo men , twelve boys and eighteen girls. A petition in error has been Hied in the supreme premo court in which Jolm.Flatmagan , plaintiff , brings action ngainst the state or Nebraska , praying for the reversal of a.fle- cico issued February 2o , 1SW , when he was convicted in the district comt of Dakota county of larceny from the person , and on March 7 was sentenced to the state peniten tiary lor cipntccn montiis at mint moor. The main plea is that the vcidict was not sus tained by sulllcicnt evidence. Hon. N. V. Harlan of York , formerly speaker of the house of representatives , is hero to appear before the supreme court in the interests of Albert E. Ilaunsthie , who has been sentenced to bo hanged for the mur der of Mr. Hoton nnd Mr. Ashley , members of a Ouster county school board in Novem ber , 1S68. The killing is admitted by Haun- stino , his defense being that lie was prompted to do the deed through the accusations at his victims that ho had stolen n clock from the school house. He claims that the act was committed in the heat of passion. Ho was convicted , on his own testimony , but his at torney claims that it cannot ho murder in the first degree unless deliberation nnd medita tion is moved. CITY J.T.WS AXn NOTTS. County Jailer Jo" Miller of Omaha lodged M. "Winklor in the insane asylum today. The man -was formerly in the employ of John Biuimer of Omahii and nt one time attempted to nuiider that gentleman. AVinkler's lialucl- mitions are that ho is possessed of boundless wealth and that ho is the originator of all the great inventions of the age. The May term of the district rouit com menced this morning with Judge Field on the bench. A curious suit was begun in the county court today and is known on the docket as the case of Grant vs Blodgett. The plain tiff claims that four years ago ho sold n valuable lot to Blodgett for the nominal bum of $1. Ho claims fur ther that ho know nothing of the transaction until ho afterwards saw his name unKed to the deed , and that the instrument was ob tained when ho was not in thu full possession of his senses. The lot has increased greatly in value and Grant wants 51,000 damages. Ho is not very specific in his explanation as to his condition at the the time of the deal. The testimony "against Breckinridgo & Breokinriilgo , attorneys , for disbarment , will bo heard tomoirow. The engagement of Mr. Sam Wessel and Miss Pauline Friend is announced. Captain G. M. Humphrey of Pawnee City la Iti tint /tTti * mid i/niAi t > i flirt Incc nf tita * i.i1r _ otbook on the Atchison & Nebraska train this morning. During the past two weeks not , an arrest has been made from Saturday night to Mon day morning. C. W. Meeker of Imperial , Cliaso county , an ex-member of tlio legislature , is in the city.Walt Walt Scoley , special agent of the census bureau for looking up farm moitgages , has gone to Omuhn to consult with General Tect. Ex-Governor Dawcs Is In the city. John Moiare of Lincoln nnd Miss Frances Paulich of Omaha , were united in wedlock today by County Judge Stowai t. The MIcklo marble and granita company has commenced suit ngainst W. H. B. Stout for fl.OOO. . Governor Tlmyer has issued requisition papers to Sheriff Kynn of Clay county for the custody of Pntiick Ward who recently committed u forgery in thnt county and llbd to the far west. While on his way ho was captured in Aspen , Colo. Orator Ferguson Is repotted to bo slowly recovering. It is reported that thovnennt store building on Fourteenth and O streets Is to ho occupied in a few daji. by a largo dry goods firm from Omaha. Miss Florence Bulloi-k of the Lincoln high school has been awarded the Youth's Com panion prize Hag for the host essay on "Tho Patriotic Inllueiico of the Ameiicau Flng When Hutsed Over the Public Schools. " A11OUT WOMKN. Mrs , Manning , the wlfo of the late secre tary of the treasury , will live hencefoith chiefly in Washington. < 3uccn Victoria now copyrights nil oflldnl government publications , and gives notice she will maintain her tights therein. The pilzo for the liest design for a soldiers' monument offered by the state of Iowa has been awarded to a woman -Mrs. Han let A. Kotchum. Mrs. John A. I.ognn enjoys the reputation of being a skillful cat pouter , fand has fitted her homo with conveniences made with her own hands. Miss Theresa Fair , who Is to marry Mr. Herman Oolrichs at Snu Francisco Juno 8. has Impcted her wedding dress ut n cost or * 10,000. Mary Anderson's mnriingo to Mr. Nnvarro will bo solemnized ut Ihoinpton Oratoiy , London , this month , "Our Mary" will bo his Mary then. Lady Arthur Butler , formerly Miss Starrer of Clilcauo , is the mother of n flno boy two weeks old , who Is the heir presumptive In the next conorntion to tlio titles of the yet child less Mnrquls of Ormondo. Mrs. ICelloy , the mayor-elect of Edgoiton , has not yet assumed the duties of her olllco , owfiiffto u domestic exigency which roriuheu her prescnea ut homo Mother nnd child uro both getting along nicely. Miss Ann Hyde is the oldest pensioner in the United States. She I.s n widow of n vfct- cran Of tha.wnrof 1MJ. Hoecntly she colo- hrutedher 101st blithtlny. She innkos no at tempt to conceal her ngo. Lost Mnnoy ami Hnloldcd. ATCIIISOX , Knn.May 5. [ Special Telegram to Tun HUE. ] John Olnlght , u farmer living nt ndmond , on the Central branch of the Mis souri Pacille , committed suicide by hanging yubUntlay uftoinoon. Ho was found by his \\lfalutuoovculng Ho leaves seven chil dren , C'nusclo * * of money. S13NATOU OLAUK ON MlMUMIY. CuntxnA , In. , Mny 8. Francis Murphy bus been bore , pierced us with the spear of Ariel , nnd there has been n tnuisfornmtlou. Every body Is praising him. Party lines , sectarian furrows , social distinctions , fporsonnl differ ences wcro nil dissolved , run togetner and made smooth by the loving spirit of thismnglc Iilsh-Americaii. I think over n thousand pledges of total abstinence wore given ninny of them by men long addicted to ex cess , nnd rcgnrdcd ns hopeless cases. A now birth ami n now born life was given to hundreds of others. And this Is not hnlf of his work. I hnvo resided hero for n qunrter of n century this mouth mid never witnessed such n universal spirit of brotherly love such u harmonious , wholo- gouled , united feeling hi church nnd society ns Francis Murphy 1ms generated. Tlio blos.s- Itigs and benedictions of God nro certainly resting upon the slmplo methods of this ro- murkulilo mnii. Ho 1ms found the philoso pher's stone. But few men can resist the in fluences of his generous heart. Ho will not brook ituy intrusion of politics , nor nuvthlng sectarian. Party , rrccdaiul personalityhowill hnvo none of. Ho isnil things to nil men if bv t ho grace of God ho can snvo them. 1 Jo has climlxid by a terrible struggle up to n platform that rests down upon the Uoek of Ages , and with loving voice nud outstretched hands invites , persuades , nud draws men up to the .same level. The thing most nUinlrod about the man , nsldo from his genial , genuine , Clnlst-llko spirit , is thnt unselfish , consecrated crated devotion to the ono grout causu of por- sonnl temperance by moral suasion. Nobody can turn him anldo from that. Ho will not bo drawn or trapped Into nny discussion of prohibition , high license or low license. Ho is n devout preacher of personal righteousness nnd personal prohibition. Tills Is his work and Ins "Held is already white for the har vest. " I want to say that I endorse the plan nnd I endorse the man. I wishthnthocouldbc multiplied by n million. I nm a prohibition ist after the Htrnightcst sect. I nm not will- lug to yield ono jot or title of the Inw , nnd yet I place n greater value upon the gospel of lovo. I hnvo great faith in Moses but nioro in Jesus Christ. If the world Is to bo con quered It must bo nftor his methods. If men quit their cups It will como nbout by the per suasion of love nnd moral appeals. I do not know whether Francis Murphy is n prohibi tionist or not , and I do not care. I did not take tlmo to nsk him. I saw thnt our ulti mate nlms were ono nnd tlio sumo. Ho did not tuko up my time on his personal views. The truth is , ho speaks but ono langunge , the "volapuk" of love , the moral suasion cf'Jesus of Niumroth , nnd J feel that It would bo a profnuo desecration of n devoted nnd sanc tified Instrument for any party or person to lay hands on him , or try to force him to political pro hibition , or any method than the ono ho now pursues , nnd for which ho wus called oy God Almighty. Let us each and nil pursue the course wo deem host in our own way , but keep hands off of Murphy. Ho is saving men from drunkenness by the scores nnd hun dreds. I commend him to the people of Iowa nnd nil its communities. His work is worthy of nil praise , and whilst he needs no word from mo I will gladly volunteer thcso state ments. Clnrinda has orgnni/cd n "bluo lib- boa" club , "which will project Its work far into the futuro. T , E. CL.UUC. STATE .TOTTIXGS. Nebraska. A Grand Army post will bo mustered In nt Peru soon. The Episcopalians of Wllbcr will bul'd ' a chapel this season. The old soldiers of Whitney arc to organize n Grand Army post. The business mca of Plninvicw nro talking of organizing a bonrd of trade. County division is again being ngltntcd la Custor county and meetings nre being hold. A lodge of Daughters of Kcbccka has boon organized at Burnett with eighteen members. Coyotes have become so bold In Dundy county that they attack dogs ou the highway. "Vordon needs protection from fire nnd the citizens uro discussing plans for u llro depart ment. A man named Hooker of Wurnoryillo is in Jail at Madison chaiged with stealing agri cultural implements. Hog thieves mo growing very bold In Bliiiuo county , the nuimals being killed before they ute taken away. A mnd dog nt Republican City ran through the streets the other day and hit a number of valuable canines , nil of which weio killed by the authorities. John Welter , living near Rising City , has a cow which is the mother of u calf with two heads , four eyes , but only two cars. The calf lived over a week. Tiees , fences and monuments in the Bo- hemiu'i cemetciy nt Wilber wcro badly dam aged by fire tlio other day , A lighted cigur was the cause , of the conflagration. Charles SInyton , n twelve-year-old Ains- worth boy , has begun suit against the Klk- hoin Valley road , claiming $10,000 for the loss of nn eve , the sight of which was destioyed by a railroad toipedo. The fifth annual state line reunion will bo held nt Hardy August 1'J ' to 23. Ono hundred state tents have been secured. Two hundred and fifty people nttcndcd the first reunion five years ngo and (1,000 ( were present last year. The arrangement this year will bo on a larger scale than ever. Mrs. Hetty A. Soars of Nemnlm county recently celebrated the bovontieth iinnivcrsaiy of her birth byentortaiiiingherchlldren. She has twenty-two grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. The old lady cooked the din ner for her guests on the occasion. Two young men hnvo stalled from Mars- land. D.IWOS county , for Dccutur , Bnrt county , by birchbark canoe via the Kiobrar.i and Mis souri rivers , a distance of probably u thou sand miles. They nre provided w ith shotguns mid fishing tackle nnd propose to furnish their own provender by thulrskill Ub sports. Iowa ItoiiiH. Davenport citizens want a innikot houso. The Miucus creamery will begin business Juno 1. Seven wolf cubs wcro captured nt Boyden the other day. Of cloven prisoners in the Monoim county Jail six are nndor ago. Thc.stato Undertakers' association will meet at Marshalltown J unu 4. Hog i holeru hinging in the noithcin puit of Webster county with fatal effect. Boone will give ? ll,000 ) to secure the loca tion of the proposed industrial homo for the blind. Tim Trv lr l.inila { ni amnw nciayvitiif irtu will put a branch eieumery in each town In the county. A Powebhlek county boy realized flO 10 as bounty on the scalps of 101 gophers which ho had captured. John R. U. Webb , n veteran of the war of 1S1I. ' . died at his homo in Vinton last week aged ninetysixcurs. . Much excitement prevails nt Osceoln over the unties of n mad dog A vnlnablo eow was bitten n few days ngo and nftor bithigsovei-al other nnimuls butted its bruins out against n tree. The animals bitten hnvo been killed , nnd prompt steps have been taken to have all dogs muzzled , Young Ford Cecil of Cedar township , Mus- catino county , imnowly es.cniK.tl being burled ulivo in a well n few days ngo By the great est cffoits ho succeeded in foiclng his \\ny up through the dlit , whlcli had burled him at n depth of twenty-live feet , until hU friends could rescue him. A peculiar slate of affairs exist In school district No 5 , Vernon district , Dubiiquo county. The two school dliectoM disagreed , nnd cadi of them hired n teacher to conduct the school. The teachers mot ut the school house nt the snmo time , iimi , after icviow Ing the situation , u compromise was effected. A chalk line wus dnm n through the center of the school house , and an equitable division was made of oveiything In the building ox- ropt the broom. Two schools are now run ning In the biuno bchool ream with pcifcct .harmony. Tlio Two DakntiiH. An equal mitTrngo association has been or ganized at Canton , * Clay county farmers will organize a county alliance ut Vcrmlllioii May 10. Moody county farmers will organize n county ulliunco ut Flnndrau June 7. The Codington county tariff reform club wns organized at Wutortown recently. The annual meeting of the North Dakota Sunday hohixil ussoulutlou will bo. hold ut UraiidTbrlM May i7 } to"J. . Glandui-s provuil among Bcadlo county hoi-boa nnd quurantlno regulations are being unforced by the btuto veterinarian. The department Of entomology of the Urooklngs agricultural college ami experi mental station hns issued nnd in distributing frco to fanncra n bulletin in regard to tlio cutworm nnd the uiuatia for prcvuutlng 1U ravages. The publlo Rule of iinclalnicd townslto loUv Is lu progress nt Dendwood. Quito u nuuibct ? of outsldo buyers nro present nnd funcy price * nro being p.ild for choice locations. The pro. cecds of the sale go Into the UoiuUvood city school fund , The Joint committco to mljust nnd settle nil datum ngnlnst the Into territory of Dnkoln meets nt lilsmnrck Mny 0. All parsons having unadjusted accounts should bo pro-scnt nt thb meeting or send claims to the ututo auditor , prior to thnt dnto. A complete outfit f or conlmtnlnpt left Clmm- berlnln tlio othpx dnv for n point on the \Vlilto river nbout sixty miles to the \\cslwnru. An ovpoit nindo n thormiKh iiiX'estiRiitloii ns to the extent of the deposit , nnd snys there U no doubt nbout coal being obtainable in p.iy- hif ; quantities , A dnsturdly ontrngo wns committed nt Yttiikton tlio other Jilpht , ncconling to the Press. Unluioivn inUurciutts broke into nprlvnto npnrtmcut nnd tolo n two-gnllnn JUK of prohibition solnco nnd the owner of the pilfered property is so dry ho expects to blow uwny If the hl li wind continues. CIMSI : . Forced to Shut Down ItccniiRo lla\e Jlcim Underbid by Oinnliii. - HiinxMont. : . , May 5. [ Special Telegram to TIIK Brn. ] Despite the appreciation In the price of'silver the works of the Helena and Livingstone smelting company , located at I3ast Helena , hnvo , after ropc.itcdly reducing their output , finally closed down. How long this cessation of operations will last does not scorn cnsy to determine from the reason that this depends on circumstances over which the company has llttlo If any control. Tlio cause of suspension is likewise somewhat dif ficult to get ut. The Great Fulls Hinoltor has also closed down. There is a minor that tlio closing down of thcso two is a preliminary step toward a combination between them From what can bo learned the chief factor in closing down is the exorbitant freight rates on ere to this point as compared with rates to Omaha mid other eastern smelting points Besides , agents for the Omaha smelter huvo gone through the country nnd by virtue of cheaper labor , cheaper , fuel nnd cheaper freight rates , have been able to underbid these smelters. CllAZEJt 111' GJIIEF. A. li'ntnl AccliTcnt to lior Cliildren Driven n Mother Insane. WnsTCitnsTnn , Pn. , Mny 5. Mw. John Fltzpatrlck Is this morning instmo , driven so by nn nwful and fntal accident to her two children yesterday nftornoon. Mr. Fitp.it- rlck had placed the two llttlo ones and his two nciccs lu n carriage to take them to Oak- laud cemetery. Before ho could get In , Wil lie , his eight-year-old son , struck the hnisu with n whip and It rnn away. All the child ren " were thrown out upon n pile of stones. "Willie was Instantly killed. Clara , ngcd .six. hud her skull so badly fractured Unit she M ill die , nnd the other two children are badlv. possibly fatally injured. Rniidltt ) nt "Work in Spain. VAI.IIXCIA , May 5. A party composed of ten men made a raid upon a farm near tins city nnd captured the owner , carrvhiff him off to the mountains where they held him prisoner until his son paid $3,000 , for his iv lonso. ' Positively cured by these r-'ttlo ' Fills. CARTER'S They also relieve DH tress frora Dyspepsia. In 1TTJ.E digestion nnd Too Heart ; Katlng. A perfect rcm ecly for Dizziness , Naust-u Drowsiness , nnd Task In the Jloutli , Contcd louguo , rain In tlie sFdd TOTSI'ID 1.1VKR. TJl rosnlnto tlio Jiowcls. Purely Vegetable. SMALL PILL , SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE , ! AMUSEMKNTS. Boyd's ' Opera House , 1IO 1) i IIAVMS , JIllll Seats on sale Saturday. No advance in prices. 1'onrNights and Wednesday Jlatlneo , be ginning Monday Evening next , i | The greatest of nil the Siieutiioul.il o\trn- ' ngnimiH , BLUEBEARD , Jr. , orr.itlmn nnd thn Fairy , ' illy the ldu.il T\tri Direct From viiginira Co. numbe"- Chicago Opera Honso -run HAM.I INTIIK iMioiti s1 wiir : , KNOWN coMnorANs IN DOVTI & . HAVM-S , Fiiday and Saturday , May 9tli and lOtli SVTlinilAVM SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. In llm Nuw MMorloiil i'lny by A. II. 1IA\ I N JOSHHlINTjEmpress $ ' IT HI113A nt Mil. W.M 11AUHIH .mi..NAl'OIiON : IJONAI'MUI Mile. HIIKA nnil CoTiipnnv nrpliiiilci tliciliiedum f JVIU. ARTHUR. MILLEU. MiiRiilllcentlyl'roduccd. norgrou- ( ostun nl Nlulit j > rlct-i" , reituliir Mullnt'o prlcii ' * iiml < " > Hculi KD oil milcTliiirmlMy , Eden Muee. The rntlli | & Dudley Pomorty Company in t o run. il n if fn in liPSlOVPC T\T AMil VIHM * T 1 IT Vl\lllr J' ' "SChNES In A CHIMiSh LAlMJlli , Hairy and EllaMuynnid In Musical nul ) Sodloly Skoli-lu-s. -THE REICK FAMILY-MUSICIANS - LEOPOLD AND KEATING Great Musical Team I'ormoily with Mm- uiloj's. The Ilolllos In tholr unrivalled Hl.otch "THE TELEPHONE" ONE DIM IS AclmlLs To AH. BASEX BALI , OMAHA vs. DENVER Miy ftlli , 7th nnd 8li. ( Kansas City May 9th , t Oth ami 1 Itlu OumoH culled ftt 3,110 , OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Subscribed nnd fliininritccrt Ciiplfnl rulilln Uunlinl. . . . llnyH nnd fiiillri xtooloi nnd bonds ! ncK" " ! ' " " ' eommiTOliil import t-ui'oltos mid oxt" uu-i trust * ; nets ns tninsfi-r uiowt unil tniMeo of corporations ; UKus clmigo of nroiiuity , col lect * tux os. . Omaha L.oan& Trust Co SAVINGS BANK. S. E. Cop. 10th nnd Douglas Sty. I'.ild In Ciniltal . VI0- | Milisorllx.'d mid ( limriuitrcd Capital , lun.ui Mutilllty or .St < H'kliolilc > r . . . . ttxuiv 5 Tor Cent InloiTst 1'iilil on DoposllH. % rUAMC .1. I.AMJi ; . C'usihlnr Omocri : A 17 Wyiimii. pnxlilonti J J llrnwn. tl u * pri-nhli'iit , W T Wyumii. irvniuiur , Director * A i ; Wrinnn , J II Mlllunl , J J Brown Ilartnn , ! , ' . \V Null , 1 liomai J Kluibull , 1 l-nko Loans In iinr amount made nn City mid Turin Properly , unu on Collateral Hfuiiilly , at Low est rutci current ,