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PTn - THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , THURSDAY , MAY 8 , 1890. THE DAILY BEE. E. JOSEWATEH JMitor.Jf _ t'UIJLlHHEU KVKUY " MORNING" THUMH OK HUIIHCUIPT10N. pally etui Sunday , Ono Vent- . , . . . . . . . . . . .lion tlx incmtlx. . . . . fitw . . . Sumlny lieu , Olio > cjnf . . . 2(1 ( Weekly lice , One rear . . . . . . . I is Otiinhn. Tim lire Iliilldliiir. 9. OmnliN. Corner N mill LV.tli Streets. Council lllnfTfl , U.IVnrl Mrect. t'liloneoonicc ' , di'Tlio Ilookrry Itiilldln ? . Now York , Kooms 14 nnil l.'iTribiino Hulldlng Washington , D1U I'ourtOfciitU street. " ' COIlHESroNIIKNCE. All communications rrlnllnx to nnws nm rilllnrlnl mutter should bo addressed to tli IMllorlal Department. IIL'SINKSS IiBTTEKB , All hunlnfift letters nnil rpmlttanros shouli lie nddirwil to Tlio Itco I'lihlNliliiR Company Oinuliii. Urufts , ( hecks mid postolllro order tobomudu payable to the uitlur of tlioCotu pony. 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' 2 cents " ; i cunts 24-jmgu paper. . . ' 2 cents " cents "IN UNlo.v there is strength. " There- lore vote for annexation. TIIK New York Ronnto decisively squelched sentiinontullsin by indefinitely postponing -the house bill abolishing capitul punishment. Tin : nttnck on the sidewalk inspectoi is an insult to the Fifth ward dolega lion , whoso personal and political property orty is thus menaced. CHICAGO , Kansas Ciiy , Denver nm other western eities have annexed nl surrounding suburbs. Omaha must emulate their example. K the council is in an investigat ing mood , it might profitably enquire Into the work of alleged inspectors who tire ehiolly useful In drawing their sal aries. TIIK mopsbacks will como out of the holes to light prosperity at the polls. It is the only opportunity they have to give evidence of life and they make tlio most of it. TIIK determination of the republicans to limit the How of wind on the tariff bill to four days will bo enthusiastically on- dorbed by the country. The people want work , not words. Now that Nebraska congressmen have distributed their quota of agricultural seeds , it is highly proper that they should take a brief vacation and oxniu- ino the sprouts. Tin : Philadelphia Anglo-American gas syndicate has developed into n huge trust with fifty millions capital. The concern controls gas plants in various cities in the west , including Omaha. Tun discovery of analdormanio boodle combine in DCS Moinus is not to bo won dered at. Think of a proud , rich state capital asking the services of ward lead ers for a pittance of 11 vo dollars a week. SOUTH OMAHA is the child of Omaha enterprise. Even though it has drifted into bad company nnd squandered its patrimony , Omaha is in duly bound lo rescue her offspring from impending disaster. WITHOUT the assistance of federal protection last year the twlno trust squeezed the farmers out of four to eight cents per pound on binding twine. The MeKlnloy bill now proposes to protect the trust from foreign competition by a duty of nine and a quarter per cent. Tun national llsh commission does not relish the proposition to pluco it under control of the agricultural department. The commission now enjoys unrestricted liberty in its piscatorial junkets , and draws a stuig salary for very slight labor. Indeed it is onoof the highly ornamental nnd useless bureaus of the government which could bo dispensed with without Borious inconvenience , K decision of the Elkhorn Vnlloy 1 to build to Dendwooil la nn event of great hnportnneo to.tho LIUlH. The lack of udequnto rnllrond facilities has boon a Borious drawback to the ( lovolopineiit of the mineral nud agricultural Interests of the northwestern region. The extension ot the Ellchorn on the east side und the Burlington on the west sldo will glvo the Hills a commercial nnd Industrial im portance of the first mngultudo. TIIK destruction by llro of the Mon treal nsylum tultls fifty or moro victims to the calamitous record of the year. This Inmoutublo disaster is a warning that too much euro crniuot bo tnkon to protect publio hospitals nud nsylums for the liifiano , blind nnil unit o from the over present dnngor of flro. The Montreal asylum hud nil nmplo supply of flro-llglit- Ing appliances , but they were rendered utterly useless for want of wutor. The rapid destruction of the building und consequent losa of lifo WHS the result. In this , us Iu scores of like instances , pro longed immunity made the managers cnroloss and InililToront. Kvory publio uud prlvuto nsylum or hospital distant from cities should bo a flro proof struc ture. vxtronu jJAXKnvpic r , Among the measures before congress which particularly concern the business interests of the country , the bill provid ing for a uniform system of bankrupto } is not the least important. The enact ment of n national bankrupt law win recommended by the president in hli annual mcssiigo to congress , and tlio nc ccsslty of such n law has been attested by the national board of trade nnd bj most of the commercial bodies of UK country. The national orgnntzn tion at its last annual _ meeting was very pronounced in favor of a uni form system of bankruptcy , nnd since then every subordinate association o : that body has expressed n like opinion both those of the cast nnd the west , Among others the Omaha board of trade 'expressed ' the opinion that a genera ! bankrupt law would have tv salutary of feet upon business , and so far as we know there was no body of business mer in the country that did not take this vlow of the subject. The report of the house com' mltteo on the judiciary in favot of such legislation presents cogent rea sons in support of n uniform system ol bankruptcy. It maintains that commer cial credit would bo strengthened nnd commercial intercourse enlarged by the passage of a just bankrupt law. The en actment of n jnst law , says the report ol the committee , will secure the greatest good to the greatest number , nnd pro mote honesty nnd fair dealing between all men. The argument of the commit tee is that it is a matter of public concern that every citizen , should have tin opportunity to pursue the calling for which ho Is best adapted , and in the way and under the circumstances which will enable him to bo as largo n producer ns possible , to the end that the aggregate wealth of the community in which he lives may bo increased. The theory of n just system of bankruptcy is , that when a inan has paid his honest debts to the extent - tent of the distribution of his prop erty , it becomes a matter of public concern that ho should bo re leased from his indebtedness nnd the consequent embarrassment , instead of being enslaved by reason of the de mands of his unfortunate creditors , whoso claims increase by the nccumula- tion of interest , and are in consequence beyond the hope of payment by any man laboring in thu capacity in which his earnings are protected by exemption laws. The discharge of honest insol vent debtors is no detriment to their respective creditors. If the persons di&clmrged are honest , the discharge but gives them an opportunity to accumulate , if possible , enough to pay off their indebtedness , and if they have not the sense of commercial honor which would load them to pursue this course , a claim against them would bo wholly ' worthless. So far as the principle of n uniform system of bankruptcy is concerned there has never been any substantial ob jection to it. The fact has al ways been acknowledged that jus tice is impossible under the differ ences and inconsistencies of state laws. But the objection lo the national laws heretofore adopted has boon that they were too complex and expensive , their enforcement leaving very little for anybody but the officials. The bill re ported" to the house avoids this objec tion , and as it has the nearly unanimous support of the commercial bodies of the country the prospect of its enactment is very favorable. ; 1A' EXAGGERATION. Considerable attention has been at tracted to a statement made by General Duller in a recent speech at Boston that the farm lands of the western states ulone arc mortgaged to the amount of nearly throe and a half billion dollars , or about twenty-five per cent moro than the whole of the national debt as it stood at the eloso of the war. There is no reason to suppose that General Butler was at all careful to ascertain the facts , but , on the contrary , that ho had an object In making this obvious misrepresentation of the mortgage indebtedness of western farmers. No ono having the most cursory knowledge of the facts and it is unnecessary to f > ay that no ono can pretend - tend to have anything like accurate information - formation can doubt that the figures af General Butler are wildly extrava gant. Commenting upon his statement , the Boston Jkrahl reduces his estimate of ivestern mortgage indebtedness moro ihnn one-half , stating fifteen hundred million dollars as in its opinion in outside figure , while tlio Now York Sim points out that ae- : ording to the last census the estimate of the value of all the farm lands of tlio country was a llttlo over ton thou- mnd millions of dollars , or about three Limes the amount of the mortgage in- lebtcdncss said by General Butler to bo ignlnst western farmers. Conceding hat within the past ton years there has been n considerable increase of mortgage .ndobtedncss , it must btlll bo apparent rom a fair examination of the facts that ho assumed estimate of General Butler s excessive and absurd. It is not easy to understand the object ) f such obvious exaggeration on the mrt of a man who ought to bo careful as o the correctness of his publio htato- nents , but that , there was an object can- lot bo doubted. Fortunately ho wont so ar beyond a reasonable limit as to over- ax the credibility of these whom ho ought to Inlluonco adversely to western ntoroiits , and thus , it may bo presumed , lofctUed the purpose ho had in vlow. It s safe to say that General Butler's ostl- uato is at least three times greater than ho facts would warrant. A CO.VSI'WMOr UXMASKED. A conspiracy to defeat annexation by in organized band of mercenaries und loliticnl assassins , under the lead of the otorloim Paul Vundorvoort , has boon mmnsked by our reporters. This con- piracy has been hatched in the secret onoluvoff of the Omaha Tammany , ; nown ns the Twenty-eight club , or- unlzod by ox-Mayor Broatoh nftor his vorthrow in the mayoralty campaign ist December. This society of political cut-throaU ml boodlors has taken upon itself the itslc of preventing by concerted action the ulon of Omaluv nnd South Omaha. their headquarters iu the postof- fico nnd the co-operation of Gallagher nnd minor federal officials , tin conspirators against the welfare of thi city have boon enabled by promises o patronage nnd n distribution of boodk to defeat annexation not only in Soutl Omaha , but in Omaha. By keeping in the dark until the las moment this gang of political bush whackers expected to bo able to carr ; the election by malting believe tlin Omaha was going solid for annexation The main object of the plotters is t ( keep control of the municipal innchini in both cities , and moro especially ti give full swing to contractors that nov have everything fixed for controllinj the publio works. If annexation is defeated the ncx move of the Omaha Tammany will bo ti substitute n cats-paw of their own a ; chairman of the board of public work ; and through him to control the inspcc tors. With the public works force , tin census enumerators the Wigginsos , Vai Alstelns nnd other federal pap-sucker ; who are drilling under Vnndervoort foi the * fall campaign , Broatch expect to carry Omaha by stern nnd present himself as i candidate for governor backed by n sollt delegation of Douglas county roust abouts. To this end Omaha is to bo sacrlficcc at this juncture nnd her material welfare faro and prosperity is to bo seriously jeopardized. Will the citizens of Omaha permit the conspirators to carry out their plot ? VOTE FOll THE DOXDS. TIIK BEI : always luia favored public improvements. Omaha's marvelous growth in the last live years is chloflj duo to the laying of pavements , building of sewers , viaducts , water works nnt street railways. The millions expended for thcso improvements have given Omaha the reputation of the best pavot and drained city on the continent. But there is much yet to bo done. The extension of our city limits over a large area requires an extension of pavements and sewers and the erection of fire en gine houses for the protection ol suburban residences and factories lo cated on the outskirts of the city , It is therefore manifestly necessary that the several bond propositions sub mitted to the electors of Omaha should carry. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ THE workingmen of Omaha und South Omaha are vitally interested in the union of both cities. Many of them are providing themselves with homes and others are planning to escape the land lords and build. Permanency of em ployment is essential to success. They can readily see the consequences if the reckless officials of South Omaha are continued in power. The city has already been plunged into debt beyond the legal limit , and there is no practical plan of collecting taxes sufficient to pay the running expenses of a separate government , leaving nothing for necessary publio improvements. On the contrary an annual deficit is certain , which will seriously affect the credit of the city and produce disastrous financial complications. This condition cannot fail to damage the industries which now give employment to thousands. It will prevent their enlargement , stop public improvement nnd thus decrease the chances of steady work. Tlio men who have invested millions in making South Omaha what it is demand a stable , re sponsible government , and the workingmen mon should unite to a man in protecting themselves by protecting their employ ers' interests. Annexation insures finan cial strength , gilt edge credit , security from selfish jobbers , improved fire and police protection , and public improve ments. ONE of the most idiotic arguments against annexation is that South Omaha will repudiate her bonded debt some day and that will enable us to annex the town without assuming its debt. Such a thing is simply preposterous. It is a well known fact that South Omaha is in every respect a part of Omaha except in corporate name. Repudiation would bo a blow at Omaha's credit , from which she could not recover 'for years. No honest man would advocate repudiation in South Omaha and oven if her debt is illegal the owners of the property must make it good , and Omaha would bo vitally interested in preventing its repudiation. As A business proposition , the benefits of annexation appeal to every intelligent voter. Omaha cannot afford to permit the vast stockyards interests to bo men aced and overburdened by local taxation. An injury to thchn would bo felt in every household. Tlio sooner the city extends its protection the better it will bo for the permanent prosperity of the. united city. EVERY man who owns a foot of ground in Omaha or South Omaha should vote for annexation. Wo cannot afford to maintain two sots of city governments within three miles of each other , and wo should not allow Omaha to fall be hind Denver and other western eities in Lho coming census. WIHLK our vigilant polieo are spying iiround backyards in search of moral garbage , the merry burglar , sandbagger : md bticak thief are doing a land olllco business unmolested. It is about time to Inject a llttlo intelllgonco and activity into the rank and file. TIIK republican Tammany of Omaha propose to fight annexation for the rea son that it might increase taxation. As x majority of these Tnmmanyltcs do not > uy a dollar of taxes , their solicitude for the public is the essence of refined gall. TUB baseball management politely in- itnuates that thorn are too many dead lends on the police force. The publio it largo reached the same conclusion nonths ago. A Ciruua Htlll on Tup. C/ilraou / InUr-OfMii. . Danium's "greatest show ou earth" has ilosed. Its season Iu Now Yorkbut the Qrant- > ut McCium-Fimctt circus will bo loft to cu- ortaln Now Yorkers. Munlllcuiit Ooillluhof Grant. Mayor Grunt U likely to be overwuolmexl ly Invitations to act as godfather to llttlo tew Yorkers ucrcaftor. Before the Fm ctt J InvesHffiitlnfr committee last Snturdny ho ml nilttptl hnvltytirivcn Dosslo Crocker $10,000 but declnrcWi Hat In so lining ho had enl ; fulfilled his "ahfy as godfather to tlio child.1 This dorotlon\ duty seems the moro re mnrknblo \ < $ etiLIt fa considered that Mi Grant Is not , * lory rich man. Jfti i - * - The I'fteM Frrtml on Farmers. Some ropucs n o perpotratlnR a queer swlt tlio on the Farmers' mutual benefit os-ioclt tlon and on the Farmers' ' nlltnnco In contra Illinois. Tlafyjihow line samples ofsuga which they offir to sell cheap. When th barrels nro dcij/ycred / the genuine nrtlclo 1 found In them Jtqtho * dentil of about six Incho nnd below thi Utoro Is n stratum of clca snnd reaching ' to the bottom. This swlndl has n redeeming feature. The contents c ' tlio barrel 'nro not mixed nnd so far as th sugar goes it can bo used. Mutton Chops Menu Money. Mtaiitci Conttttnlton. It is n fact that sUo-whlskcred men ar seldom seen in new nnd busy communities There h n good reason for it. Sldo-whlskcr nro expensive. They make a man look dlgnl fled and lead him to cultivate slow ways am a careful style of costume. In order to lece ; up first class side-whiskers a man must Imv leisure nnd money. If he gets up early am rushes around town in In a bob-tailed coat h will look out of place , nnd people willstari nt him with pained curiosity. Atlanta as yo has very few side- whiskered men. They wll como In time. When wo have moro wcaltl nnd leisure there will bo lots ot solid old fcl lows hero sunning their mutton chops ou tin promenade. But we nmst wait awhile. XOTES F11O31 THE XOltTIWESI A female burglar Is doing n lively buslncs at Helena , Mont. DA rich vein of free gold has been struck nl Grass Vnlley , Cul. The Butte , Mont. , miners' union has ? 2.1,00i in Its treasury , of which $18,000 Is loaned ou and draws good interest. The sentence of death In the case of tin Pottscs of Elko , Nov. , will probably bo com muted to life imprisonment. Thomas King , the Jefferson county , Mon tana , murderer who was sentenced to haiif May 8 , has been respited until Juno 0. A young man named Hurscy , while shoot Ing nt n target at Laconncr , Wash. , accident ally shot and Instantly killed a Slwash whc was rowing past in n boat. An engineering corps under the dlrcctlot : of the government Is making n survey with r view to Irrigation on the rtesert betweer Blackfoot and Uoot Hos , Idaho. ; A company lias been formed for the puv pose of utilising the imtueiMo water power ol the Shoshone falls In Idaho. An electric road will aKo bo built from Shoshone Junc tion to the falls. The plans for the now Seattle National bank building , which were finally decided upon , show that the building will hooneol finest in the city. Its estimated cost Is f.200 , . 000. It will have six stories and will cover an area 120x111 feet. According to the Ccntrnlln ( Wash ) News , the Union Pacific r.illroad. which is to build an extension of its main line from Portland to Puget Sound , , has asked Centralia for n subsidy of ? 15 < 000 , which the board of trade lias decided to'ralse. ' A. P. OlpsoS. n'sovcntv-ycar-old , man who has served twelvq years in the Cblifornia state prison for murder , has been pardoned by Governor \Vatbnnan. It is believed that Gipson was the victim of a conspiracy and was innocent of the crime. Several Ghimupeii who tried to smuggle themselves into tao United States from Lower California bccmrto lost in the desert and wandered aroilnd'severnl ' days , sulToring ter ribly. Ono of thb party tiled of thirst , but others were rescued in a pitiable condition. Charles Freeman , who some time ago on a ranch near Antelope , Cul. , hauled the cook , Mark Preeney , from bed bec.iuse his cough was annoying and tluiist him into a barrel of water head foremost and drowned him , has been found pmlty.nt Sacramento of mur der in the first ttqjjivx ? . . _ , * - . . John. Williams hajTDrOught sulTagalnst the city of Hcleiut for Slf > ,000. IIo is the colored man who , while serving n senWuco for vag rancy , by working pu the streets , was injured by tlio caving of sewer walls. IIo was treated first in the hospital and nf torwmils taken to the poor farm. His claim is that his in juries are permanent , and loss of "time" also appears. The Port Townsend ( Wash. ) Call says the government exploring expedition into the Olympic mountain < this summer v.'ill stait from the source of the Quilceno river and en deavor to go around the mountains instead of crossing the divide like the exploring party did from Port Angeles last Jnnunrv. General Gihbon thinks that by following up the Quilceno river , thereby penetrating the val leys of the Olympic mountains , would bo the best route. > Chickens on the farm of Sam Criunbaker some five miles nbovo Colfax , Wash. , have several times within the past two years been found with gold migjjets as largo as grains of wheat in their digestive nrastras. Recently u hack load of prosectors from Garficld started to Investigate. "They succeeded Iu "raising tv color" ou tlio river a half mile from Crtim- baker's place , but the hens refused to reveal to location of their diggings. The Woman's Kelief corps of the state or Washington has elected the following ofll- CPI-S : President , Mrs. Mny Kvans , Walla Walla : senior vice president , Mrs. Lu/io Herilck , Seattle ; junior vice president , Mi's , M. G. Lovell , Tur'oma ; sec-rotary , Mrs. L. Curncs , Walla Walla ; treasurer , Mrs. E , Brining , Dayton ; ddefrate-at-largo to national encampment , Mrs , Belle Curry , Spokane ; al- tcrnnto , Ella Boggs , Taconia ; delegatc-at- large , G. H. Boardman , Taeoma. TIIK AKTRKXOOX TEA. If the boys. < lpn.'t kiss the misses , then the girls will iniss > tj-Ti3Ses. Miss Wheeler , the hrido of Count Pappen- hoim , may bo ono of these who heliovc it "better to have loved and lost than never to have loved Ettul. " George ( highly pleased ) And you think I have ti small foot ! Well , well , that does get away with mo. Clara ( with n yawn ) Does It , George ) I hadn't noticed It. "Don't you thtnk'thnt Mr. Downyllfi Is a very sclf-t'onsclons young person { "said one Washington girl to another. "Yes. but you can't lilamo him. It's the only thing that saves him from total oblivion. " "Havo you any sisters , Mr. Novorwcdl" "O my , yes. Them was Helen Bronson , Sadie - die Harrison , Georglo Mntaek , and several other girls whoso names I'vo forgotUm. Would you like to ho a sister to me , Miss Hii-ksl" Tailor Well , Jones , how dl < l yourwlfo like tlio now clothes ! Jones Who aetod Just as she tlldwhon I'lUfct ucgnn to court her. Tailor How was ) that ! Laid her cheek on the Inppclsi Jdijui No ; violently opposed my suit. ' Just for Style -Gou ln Josle You say you do not love young-Mr. Spruce , yet you have airreed to marry hlin ami hot an early day for the wedding. Wltit Is vour motive ! Miss Hlslilly Now , dear , don't bo envious. Eas ter ib over and ! \r"N \ I'10 ' fashion to marry. Ho And you won't marry mol She I don't think I cni tilIe--Wlmt objection have you to mol She -Woll , or , I don't like tlio i-olor of your mustache. He Stella , I would dye for you , Sh ( mistaking his meaning ) You Troulu renUydlo for mol He Yes , my mustache. t < Bolder My iWttr. women make good housc- kcopers , but thoy'aro generally poor reason- ers. Mrs. Bolder hvho rules her household ) Well , thcro's tBIJ about It , Bolder. Women , leastwise some women you and I know , ought lo bo good logicians ; for , whether dealing with majors or minors , they have pretty gen erally sometimes nlwurs a tolerably complete uiiLstory over the pionilses. "You would never bellovo It , my dear Mr. Slinpklns , " remarked n homely old flirt , "but ivhcn I was youugl was really iKwltlvelyugly. " "My dear madam,1' rcpllod Slinpklns , with the air of a man paying u compliment , "I can tnoro readily credit your Htntoinont since you liavo so admirably preserved all your youth * Cul attractions. " Some figures to give husbands points are tarnished by n writer In the Tamp ? regarding .lit ! Hums spent on dross In Paris in the coursu > f a twelvemonth. In round numbers the 'our leading couturiers of the French capital mpply annually costume * to the amount of ! 5,000OOQ francs. The artist whoso renown u'gan during the second omplru , and who U 1111 facllo iirluccp * In his specialty tollou 'or bulU ana receptions soiuu out each year tills of which tbo total amount Id upward ot 1,000,000 fiancs. UNION LABOR CONSULTATION A Meeting of the State Central OommiUo i Lincoln , LANCASTER COUNTY VETERANS Tlio Association Will Hold Its Scinl Annual Meeting May M Hit With u Hammer Itenl Hatato Kxchnngc City Noted. LI.SCOI.NNeb. . , May 7. ( Special to Tin Bni : . ] The state central committee of th union labor party held n consultation la th Opelt last evening. The members of th committee present were : Chairman I. II Chamberlain of Stromsburg , Mr. E. W. Bel of Pawnee City , Dr. Coleman of Stromsburg Mr. Wright of Nemalm county , J. B. Koch o Hastings , Mr. Kelm of Ouster county am ox-Governor David Butler. In addition to these were present Prank E Helnoy , state master workman of the Knlghtj of Labor , J. II. Craddock , state secretary o the same organization , nnd O. E. Hall , mastc : of the state grange. These last four won called Into the meeting for consideration The details of the meeting could not b < learned , but after several hours' conference It was decided to issuon call for a state con ventlon of the union labor party to bo held In Lincoln in Juno for the purpose of putting h tlio fiejd n full state ticket. The members ol the committee declare that the party will gc it alouo and will not harness up with unj other political organization. Ex-Govornoi Butler , to use his own expression , bollovei that the "labor party will got there. " WJSE WAS XOT WISH. It now leaks out that the Indiana delegates nt the oratorical contest made a double mis take In objecting to ox-Govornor Crittenilen as ono of the judges of the contest. Not only was ho a union soldier Instead of n confeder ate as charged by them , but nlso In listening to the contest ho pronounced the Indiana orator the best speaker of all the contestants nnd told a friend that had ho remained as Judge ho would have marked Mr. Wise fet first place. Had the Indiana men not made the egrcgrious blunder thai they did their orator would have taken ono of the pri/es. As It was Indiana was tied with Ohio for third place. Him , r.ST.vn : nxciivxon. At the meeting of the real estate exchange today Mr. Butler urged the establishment of a dally auction sale. Mr. Klnnoy moved that the board of directors submit a plan to the ex change with reference to the soiling of prop erty at auction nnd the motion prevailed. Mr. Mosoly offered n i-csolutlon asking the city council to remit all taxes for n number of years on nil manufacturing plants about to lo cate hero , as an inducement for them to come. The plan was tallied ot favorably , but It was decided that snch a course on the part of the council would bo unconstitutional. I'UIAI.TZCU III ! ) UM. G. W. Keiljcr , a butcher , entered the shop ol J. I. Meyers , a blacksmith and local pugi list , to tret homo work done. As Meyers was busy , Kellior offered to do the work himself , when he received a surly answer from the blacksmith. The two had had some trouble before and in a minute the old feud was revived - vivod , and Meyers seized a heavy hammer as though ho were about to strike the butcher , Koiber , fearing be was about to bo brained. seized a sledge also and struck the blacksmith a terrific blow on the arm , paralyzing it for a number of hours , and it was thought for n while that a bone was cracked. The hummer foil immediately from Meyer's nerveless grasp and ho yelled for the police. A star bearer appeared in response to his call and the butcher was placed under arrest. Keibcr was arraigned on the charge of assault with intent to kill , but Judge Houston considered the case as merely one of assault and batterv and , assessing Keibcr ? 10 and costs , let him go on the payment of that amount. A mscMtm.v ASSAULT. As the sixteen -year-old daughter of C. G. Barnes , who lives on East O htreot , was on her way homo last iiiulit , she was accosted liy a strange man on Thirty-third street. She paid no attention to him , whereupon ho seized her , bluffed a handkerchief in her mouth nml attempted to drag her into a clump of bushes near by. She finally managed to break away from him before he accomplished his purpose nnd left a portion of her dross in his hands. VKTKIUX3 WILT , MUIIT. Tlio Lancaster County Veteran .association will hold its first senii-aiinuiil meeting in Lin coln May It. Business meeting at Farragut post room , Tenth and O streets , at 10 a. in , sharp. At this meeting will bo discusscdmib- jects of interest. The speakers secured for camp fire at Cushtnan pari , at " p. m. , are as follows : Hov. O. E. Baker , prayer ; Hon. R. B. Gra ham , welcome and ojicning address ; General T. S , Clarkson , thu Grand Army ; Hon. J. B. Strode , the Indies of the Woman's Relief Corps : Mrs. Mollie B. Coolc , response ; Hon. S. L. Wilson , the Sons of Veterans : Prof. L. E. Hicks , the soldier from 1801 to Ibflo : Hon. William Lcese. the soldier ns n civil officer ; Hon. J. C. McBride , the soldier in peace , war and politics ; Go\ernor John M. Thnycr , the battle of Fort Donaldson ; Hon. L. W. Bllllngsloy , the soldier as n private cit izen ; Hon. H. C. Russell , pension legislation ; Hon. C. II , Gere , the press and the soldier ; Hon. C. M. Baker , the battle of Champion The governor nnd staff , mayor and city council will be present at thu camp fire. Also other .societies and organizations. All these who do not wish to attend the business meet ing can drive out to the park , which is located between A and O streets , west thrco miles. and have a nice basket dinner. All speakers and visiting comrades will assemble at Capi tal hotel promptly at 1 :3U : p. m. and march to the B. & M. depot under escort. Trains will leave depot at 'J p. in. sharp. Reception Committee General Joe Teeter , Phulps Paine , John Gillospio , John McCliiy , Colonel Harry Hotchkiss , who will escort all visitors to place of meeting or hotels , as do- sircd. CAPITOI Major T. S. Clarkson , department com mander of the Nebraska department of tlio Grand Army of tbo Republic , has notified Brad P. Cook , chief clerk in the ofllci ) of the commissioner of public lands and bnlldjngs , that ho has been appointed aldo-dc-camp' tho. department commander's staff and noli- lies Mr. Cook to report at Peru ou Friday , May 0 , to innstor in n now post. The meeting of the state board of transpor tation called for today has been adjourned mil 11 next Monday. School bonds amounting to $3,000 , from the town of Crawford , DUWC.S county , were presented for registration at the auditor's jfilce thb morning. Among former members of the legislature ivho were nt the state house this morning ivcro W. II. Dillcr of Dlller , C. W. Mei-kor of Imperial , and Henry St. Rayner of Sidney. Articles of Incorporation of the Slumlord 'mnk ' were tiled In the ofllco of thn secretary if state this morning , The capital stock Is & > , UOO and the incoriioKuors are Charles B. \iidoi-son , Fayctto J. Foss , Curtis W. Rlbblo ind Cyrus \V. Hnrvoy. Judge John Barnd of Kearney was at the ituto house this morning. Ex-Governor Butler , E. L. Vauco , John Manning and O. E. Hall of Pawiioo City , vcru at the capitul thU morning. Ex-Chief Jnstlco Mason of the supreme : ourt , who was dangerously Injured In an ac- . Idcnt three weeks ago , was able this morn- ng to get to the capital building for the first tmaslnco hU mishap. Auditor Bcnton has gouo to Sioux City to nvcstigato the non-return for taxation of ho NebnisUu Jc Western railway , by rcsolu- lon of the board of equalization. Laud Commissioner Stocn has gene to \Vahoo. \ STANIUIUI lllir.n IIOH3I ! The sale of Htundard bred trotting stock be- ongltig to E , M. McGlllan & Co. , nt the fair pounds was an eminently siictcssfulono , the igcrogatcd sales amounting totlOMO. The inilro herd was disposed of , The stallion irlnglng the best prfcowas Mutison , itUlg , iVill O. Jones , Fullerton , which sold for000. 'lio marc bringing the hlghoat figure was s'clllo Clay. Fall-view stock farm , Wllhcr , vhlch sold for $760. 81T11EMK COUUT. The proceedings of the supreme court oday were as follows : W. II , Blunders of Perkins county was ad- nittod to practice. Reynolds vs IMctz , motions to Htriko bill ot xcopflous and to dismiss ; overruled , In i-o Brcckcnrldircs , motion to make answer moro specific ; overruled. Lc.ivo to rolntor t c i-enly by Mav 111. Early vs Wilson , and Singer inaniifucturliifi company vs Dunham ; motion to discuss over ruled , Diminutive of record suggested imd nllowcd upon affidavits to bo filed. Campbell vs Wells. To UP dismissed un less plaintiff's briefs nro served nml filed within twenty days. State ex rel Lincoln land company vs Ed wards. Argued nnd submitted. Cowlcs vs Thompson. Samo. Rico vs Glbbs. Samo. Haunstoln vs stato. Argnod nnd submitted. Haunstcln Is accused of murder. The gov ernor attended the hearing of thecnso. The cnso of Vincent vs the state was con- tinned. Burncll vs Nuckoll county was submitted on briefs. The court ndjourncd until May 13 nt 8flOn.m : , ThoStato insurance company of Dos Molncs vs Jordan. Error from Madison county. Af firmed. Opinion by Justlco Maxwell. Simons vs Sowards. Error from Boone county. Affirmed. Opinion by Justice Max well. well.Pasowalk ft Co. vs Doltmnn. Error from Madison county. Aftlrmcd. Opinion by Justice Norvnl. ICcracnbrockvsMuff. Error from Saline. Affirmed. Opinion by Justice Norval The State ox rel. , the county of Cnmlng vs Shearer. Mandamus overruled. Leave given to answer In twenty days. Opinion by Just lco Maxwell. The Omaha nnd Republican Vnlloy railroad company vs Brown. Error from Siuindcra county. Anirmud. Opinion by Justlco Maxwell. Howell Brothers vs Roberts ct nl. Error from Hiirlan county. Reversed and re manded , Opinion by Justlco Maxwell. James vs James. Error from Adams county. Reversed and dismissed. Opinion by Justlco Norvnl. The evidence examined nnd held not to sustain the charge of adultery. Goss vs Runner. Error from Hall county. Affirmed. Opinion by Justlco Maxwell. cmJ.T.WS AXD XOTKS. William Daggon , James Kelly nnd Thomas Chirk have been on trial in the district court today , the first on the charge of stealing a bolt of silk from the store of A. Block , and the other two lor receiving the stolen goods. Charles M. Parker , who owns and resides upon two lots nt the intersection of L nnd Eighteenth streets , has asked for an In junction against the cltv of Lincoln restrain ing It from making n deep excavation on L from SovcntecntH to Eighteenth streets. Mr. Parker asserts that the cut is an irreparable Injury to his pcoporty , Judge Field granted n temporary injunction nnd set the tlmo of hearing the case nt'J a. in. on May 10. Camilus A. Cranor , proprietor of the Cali fornia house , was arraigned before Judge Chapman this morning on the charge of shooting with intent to kill. Ho withdraw the plea of not guilty and entered a plea of assault and battery upon the prosecuting witness. This pica was accepted by the comity attorney but sentence was reserved. David A. Ackcrman , who Is charged with the terrible crime of forcible incest with his two sisters , will probably not bo prosecuted , as tlio county attorney made a failuio last time to convict him , the jury standing nine to thrco for .sentencing him. W. J. Tumor's homo was btlrglarl/cd last night. A gold watch and other property were taken. Charles Curtis and Mrs. Amanda AVoods , held for the murder of the hitter's husband , have been released and were tendered an ova tion by the colored people. John F. Fuller , an abatractor , who wbllo intoxicated forged thu name of McBrldo it Bell to a check and received § 15 foi- the same , was brought before Judge Chapman to answer the dual charge of forgery and uttering a forged check. Ho pleaded guilty to the first charge and on recommendation of County Attorney R. D. Stearns the second indictment was dismissed. James Smith , who was held for grand larceny , admitted to stealing the goods as charged , but claimed their value was less than $15 and consequently the offense was only petit larceny. Ho was given sixty davs In the county jail and sentenced to pay the costs of prosecution. Six cases in which C. O. nnd A. M. Silicic- land are plaintiffs and divers insurance com panies defendants were continued for ten days , the plaintiffs being given leave to lllo tin amended petition. Tubcz C. Crocker brings suit against Henry Victh , a well known merchant and council man , for the payment of a promissory note for 81,000 given in March. 1SST. The county commissioners of Lancaster county have let the contract to George E. King & Co. of DCS Moiuos. la. , for nil Iron bridges that may bo built in the county dur ing the year IS'.M ' ) . The contract for wooden bridges has been let to C. IX Duudas & Son of Lancaster county. Their bid was S-J.SO per lineal foot. There wire seven bias altogether from vari ous contractors. Prof. L. E. Hicks , state geologist nt the university of Nebraska , loft for Clearwater today on business in relation to the prospec tive sinking of n number of artesian wells in the western part of the state for the purposes of Irrigation. Mrs.Ivato Andrews wants $175 from her late husband on tbo grounds that ho promised her a team of horses worth that amount provided sbo would secure a dlvorco from him. She did us ho wished In the matter , and after the separation was effected he failed to give her the horses as promised. Tho. case will bo given a hearing before Judge Stewart on Juno . The East Lincoln Chautautiua circle Is holding a session nt the homo of A. G. Grccn- Ice , 835 North Twenty-seventh street , this evening. The solid part of the programme Is n lesson in the Latin course by Miss Nora Ncihnrdt and n lesson In physics conducted by J. M. Bell. The other features are enter taining and nro ns follows : Select reading by Miss Alice Orr , declamation by Miss Blanche Hldmoro , and vocal and instrumental music. Tlio directors of the state board of agricul ture held uu informal meeting at the Windsor last evening and discussed the attractions for the next fair and thu nature of improvements to bo niuili ) on the grounds. W. L. May of the state fish commission held a consultation with the board in regard to the fish exhibit. No ofllciat action of any kind was taken. The board visited the fair grounds this morning. Owing to the number of cases of diphtheria in tbo Q street school that institution has boon temporarily closed by Health Officer Bertram. C iKf'JBX.tXJ 'H llAJt ItKEAKS. The Kx-FrcshlcntSliowH Himself to IJo n Kcfjular Hoar. AVASIHNOTOX , May 7. [ Special Telegram to TIIK BRK.l-Ex-PresIdent Cleveland has not Improved his standing with newspaper men by the course ho has taken In rofcrcneo to the Interview which the Now York AVorld recently published. Mr , Cleveland has for many years despised newspapers and hated nowspajicr men. Away back In the days when ho was a local ofllcor at Buffalo ho bad no business for nnd no association with news paper men. During the campaign for the presidency ho learned to hnto with venom any man who had anything to do with the picss , and It was but a short tlmo after ho came to Washington ncfore ho was tabooed by the largo majority of newspaper repre sentatives. Ills railings at newspapers and newspaper representatives nt the Massachu setts banquet shortly nftor ho bccamu presi dent was the first publio demonstration of his Ill-feeling toward the press. HH repudiation of the Intorvliiw published in the AVorld has brought about cotisldurablo comment hero as to his real reason for the course taken. It Ls believed that Mr. Cleveland intends again to push himself to the front , for the presiden tial nomination , and that ho anticipates a great deal of newspaper censure. Fred Crawford , who wrote the Interview In the AVorld , Is well known In AVashlngtoii and bears a good reputation for truthfulness nndslnco helms made nn affidavit to sub stantiate his Interview with Mr. Cleveland , his word will bo taken nt the national capital against that of the ox-prcsldont. During Mr. Cleveland's it-cent visit to AVushlngtou ho gave another exhibition of his Ill-will towards newspaper men , A reporter nn ono of the local paporn , a gentleman of education , culture und roAiiomont , culled at tbo-hotcl and sent up his card to the ox-nrcsl- ilcntwtth a rcmicHt to bo admitted. Mr. Uovcland told the bell Iwy to admit the gen- said'1 ° ' M 8 ° ° " M h ° Clltei < od Ul ° 1'ot"ui "I > uvo called , Mr. Cleveland , to get u llttlo nowuforthopivss. " "Get out of my room , " stormed the ox- president , rising to his foot. "Can't 1 como u > ushlugton for twenty-four hours without Iwlng annoyed by you ft-fiowa ! " 'I ho rejiortor , who has had many yours1 ox- porhmcolii handling uows mid who 13 familiar yvltli publio men and who know * how to treat i * Kentlomun , was dumbfounded at this oxhl- ultioii of temper , Ho upologUod and was about to Icavo the room when the ox-prcsl. dent again thundered ! "I tell you , get out of hero nnd quick I" The reporter loft the room and says that ho has been wondeiIng eve-ruined whether Mr. . , Cleveland , and not Mr. Uaua , Is bordering on.f paresis. x' Those who have heard Mr. Clovolnnd fro- quoiitlv express his opinion of newspaper men will not bo surprised to hear of this ex hibition. IN TIIK ItO'L'UNDA. M The corridors of the Mtllnrd were teeming with gcncral.s , colonels and captains last even ing. They were on baud to attend the monthly business meeting nud luncheon of the Loyal Legion. The largest delegation cnmo from Lincoln , and consisted of General Atnasn Cobb of thu supreme court ; Colonel C. W. Pierce , ex- member of the legislature ; Captain John U. Clark , cashier of the First National bank ; Captain Charles L. Halt , another ox-legisla tor ; Colonel II. S. Hnnvood nud Colonel J. II , McCoy. The party cnmo late , went homo early nnd attended strictly to the errand of the hour every moment they were In the city. Colonel John S. Hoover of Blue Hill was another gcntlcmlm who ran Into town last night to attend the Loyal Legion meeting. The colonel says that the Omaha papers nro saying n great deal moro about the Farm- era1 nlllanco.than the members of that organi zation themselves. From talks which'ho has had with n number of nlllnnco men ho pels the Idea that thcro Is very llttlo politics in connection with It. The great overshadow ing Idea If It can bo thus termed Is , Colonel nel Hoover says , about what the JJion co-op- pcratlvo Idea Is to Mormonlsm , namely , to start general stores at which members of the nlllnnco can trade to particularly flno advan tage. "Of " continued he "thcro course , , nro prob ably few politicians who nro trying to manip ulate n certain number of the votes of the al liance , but my honest opinion , judging from what the members tell mo , Is that thcro mo at present no Indications looking toward tlio nlllnnco becoming n political clement In the stnto. Young Mr. Hitchcock's proposition , as It appeared a short tlmo ago in a double leaded editorial , Is given the laugh whcrovc I hnvo heard it referred to. Indeed , the r pic , especially the members of the Farmers' nlllanco , scorn to think It too utterly nbstml for anything moro than nn after dinner joke. " "It docs boat all what some folks In this world will do , " exclaimed Mr. Klttridgo , ono of the proprietors of the Paxton , yesterday. "I have just discovered that somebody has taken a knife and cut and slashed ono of our plush covered rotunda settees so that It Is en tirely spoiled. It must have been done right before the eyes of n dozen , and perhaps llfty or sovcnty-llvo guests , but In such n way , of course , as to attract 110 attention. The amount of pure , downright cusscdncss that some people carry under their vests Is simply past all comprehension. " A sober little tnlo with Francis Murphy , the gospel temperance worker , ns the princi pal character , was referred to tho' rotunda talker last evening by thrco different parties. Night before last the great blue ribbon c\- liortor bought n couple of papers at n news stand In ono of the leading hotels. In pay ment ho handed the young lady In charge an } ld stiver dime with a hole In It. Who do- , dined to receive It mid pointed out the re.i- i 5oii. Mr. Murphy tried to nrguo that ho guessed it would go all right , but the young lady still declined to risk it , and Murphy wiis 'ompclled to produce other money. . Yesterday morning thcro was another young lady on duty nt the news stand in question , and she was very blisy when Francis Murphy stopped up ' for a couple of r morning papers. Seeing thu clerk was very busy nt the other end of thu counter , Mr. Murphy bang out to her : V , "I'm taking a couple of paper * and hcro'i tbo money. " ,4 Glancing toward him the young lady saw the temperance talker toss a silver dlmotieu-n on the show case and then disappear. A moment later she picked up the little piece of silver to put it in the cash drawer. It was the same old silver ( tlmo with 11 big hole in it that the temperance speaker had tried so hard to pass on the young lady the night before. "I nm thlnlring seriously , " salct the young lady last referred to , "of having Francis Murpliy's miserable llttlo old dime with n big hole in it sot In brass , nud getting somebody to present it to him with my compliments on the last night of bis gospel temperance meet ing. I might ns well huvo a llttlo fun out of it so long as I had to go down lute my own pocket and malco good the loss to the cash drawer. " TO OUITr / / , ! ' 1 Ho Will Throw Up JIin Postal .Toll ; r.oolc for Another. PITTMIUUCJ , Pa. , May 7. First Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson and wife passed through the city this morning cnroutu to DL-S Molncs , la. AVhllo at the station Mr. Clark- son talked freely. Ho said that ho bad. defi nitely decided to leave the postal service' July I next. His successor has not yet been named. Mr. Clarkson has made no arrange ments for the future yet further than hu will not rcsumu the cditoral chair of the DCS Molncs Register. Tlio CIcvolnmlH Coining West. FIKDI.AV , O. , May 7. It Is stated hero that A. E. Stevenson , first assistant postmaster general under Cleveland , who Is on u visit In this city has said that , ox-Prosldont CIovo-/ land and his wife are to bo his guests at ills4- , homo in Bloomingtou , 111. , early in Juno mid that they will remain during the most of the month. Positively cured by those r.Htlo I'i/lf. / Tlicy also rcllovo Dis tress fro'A Dyspepsia , in digestion anil Too Hourly Eatlup. A perfect rem edy fir Ulzzlnesc. Nausea , Drowsliieas. Had Tnstc In tlio Jluiitli , Coated 'louguo , I'alu In tlio Hldo , TOUI'Il ) 1.IVKH. Till rojjulato tlio Ilowcla. Purely Vegetable. SMA11.PILL SMALL DOSE , SMALL PRICE , OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. llnys nud hulls Blocks null cmiiiiinrolul paper ) rocoltos uml \IIMIII-I trusts ; notsas tuinsfur UKunt and tiusu-u "f corporations ; talcus charge ot piopurtyi col- Omaha Loan& Trust Co SAVINGS BANK. S. E. COP. 10th and Douglus SH I'ald In Oaiiltnl. ' . . , . , ' $ , yin iiVlV > mllCllJ"Ja " " " "ItBqa'iJttlillul KM' ' " " Liability of Htookholdors . . . . aw.i/W B I'or Cent Intornst 1'nld on Dniioills. . , 1'HANK.I. | , ANli.Oahlilor : Ufllcetil A U. Wymun , tireililuuti J J. llrowu , vl > u- . 1'reiWu.ili ' w.T , Wyniun. tronimur 1iecJ , ° .V" . , Au - W/nmii . II. Mlllurd , J J. llrown , "Sunro IllYiko' W.'Kash , i'humujJ Kliuimll. Louii * lii mi v amount made on City and Tumi I'I ( ' ° 1IUtyrUl 8cOUl ' ut L ° * '