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r THE OMAHA JDAILY BEE , FKIDAY , MAY 9 , 1800. - THE DAILY BEE BOBEWATES.JSdhor. _ _ PUBLISHED EVELIY MOUNINcT TEKMS OF BUIISCim TIpN. . Dally nml Sunday , Ono Vcnr . . . . .110 00 HI * months . IVOO Throe months. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ft ) Kiimlay llrr.OnnYcnr . 200 tVccklyllcc , Una Vcnr . 125 OFKIOK3. Omntii. Tim Itco Iltillilliig. H. Otiinhn. Cornrr N nml CDtli Streets. Council muffs , 12 I'onrl Htrect. rilcjitwOlllrcf.07Tlio | Hooki-ry Hiillillnff. New York , Ibxmis II nml ir Tribune Ilalldlng. Waliliigu > n , GUI I'ourtcunili HtruuU connrspoNDENcE. AH communication * rolatlnz to news nml Filltnrliiltimtlnr should bo uddrcsHcd to the Kdltorlul Department. 1IU8INESS LETTERS , . All business lollor * und remittances should IMS ndlrcMl ( to Tim Ilru I'nbllshlnjj Company , Oinalin Drafts , checks nnd postolllro onlors to lie niailo payable totlio order of the Com pany. The Bcc Publishing Company , Proprietors , The Iloo It'ldlnir , Pnrnnm nml Ppvontri'iitli Pis. 8WOUN BTATEJiniNT OP OIUOULATION. State of Nobrankn , I , County of Douglas. IB ' Grorgii It. Tzscliuck , dccrclnry of The UPC rulillsliluu' Company. elocs solemnly swrnr Unit the actual circulation of Tin : lUir.r HER fur thu week ending May 3 , IbW , wus as fOl- rtnnilnyAnrll27f" . S1.0IO Momlny , April ! M . . . 10.rol Tnrsduy. April ai . . . > ! > , * ) Wednesday. April no . 1W2 ! 'riinrsd.iv. May 1 I'rliliiy , MiivS. . Batuiclar.Mny II Average. . . . : 2O.1H8 GEOHGn . T7.SOIIUOK. Pworn to Jicfore mo anil subscribed to In my ° tMa'M duy of Muy' pra AN.V.rar , , Notary Public. Blaloot Nebraska , l _ , 1'onnty ( if Douglas P'1 GroiKU ll. 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" 2 cents " 4 cents Tin : western rullroails have ngrccil to rcndojit pooling. The real struggle begins - gins when the swlno nttuck the trough for pprcentugos. Tun admission of Idaho and Wyoming is merely deferred , not defeated. Dem ocratic obstinacy will only tend to make the republican majority all the greater under statehood. . G'ONSiDKiiiKG the result of Mr. Mills' campaign' two years ago , the republi cans have reason to rojolco that the democratic blunderbuss has boon given the leadership of the tariff opposition. IIiitiCTOFOitii the condition- which confronted congress was an overflowing treasury. Unless the brakes are promptly tightened the government will BOOH luivo a largo deficit to wrestle with. "A CITY , " says the St. Louis Globe- Dcmocrut , "that causes two bridges to bo where there was ono before , is manifestly and solidly prosperous. " Kespectfully submitted to the Nebraska " Central companv. CoN'ounssMAN MILLS' reforpnco to Nobnibka cyclones is a gratuitous false hood. This state has been compara tively free from those destructive visita tions , whorosis Texas is periodically swept by such deadly storms , ono hav ing killed mill wounded a number of persons ' sons HH late as' the 5th inst. The Lone Star state has no rival in the production of-wind Mills and cyclones. TilK BEE has secured an important clue to the whereabouts of Qulu Bo- hanon , the rod-handed spelling pro fessor , The fact that a prom.lnent.Ml3- Bouri paper has dropped a "d" from ped dler is strong proof that Qtiin's revolver i currying phonetic reform into his na tive state. Nebraska City authorities can secure further information on appli cation. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ACCOIIDINO to Mr. Broatch the prime object of the .Omaha , Tammany club , of which ho is the chief , is to discourage the use of money in elections. Coming from a man who is allied with a gang , of boodlors unil ward heelers whoso only interest in politics is the money 'and plunder they got , his definition of the object of the club is a rather interesting revelation. But why do those reformers want a Bucrot club on the Tammany plan ? What dp they propose to do with the fifteen hundred dollars they have al ready accumulated ? CONQUKSSSrAN BOUTCLLK Of Mtlino . proposes to patch the breaches , in prohi bition caused by the original paokago decision. Ho has introduced an lunond- inent to the interstate commerce act do- chirlng "that nothing contained in this net shall bo construed to authorize the Bale or traffic In intoxicating liquors In any state contrary to the laws there of. " In view of tho'fact that Maine , with forty 'years experience and u Ion- foot wall of prohibition laws covered with moss , has ono saloon for every six hundred inhabitants , n congressional statute will not seriously altect the sale or consumption of liquor , there or else where. TIIK report of the sonata irrigation committee charges the director ot the geological survey with diverting ono hundred und eighty thousand dollars of the money appropriated for Irrigation surveys to iv topographical aufvoy , which the majority of the committee regard as a plain violation of the statute und a misappropriation of the money. Thin is a Burious indictment of ono of the most prominent ofllcors of the government No ouo will deny that Prof. Powell has done u vast amount of important work in the west , and hus shown by results his lltnosa for the position , TUero hua boon Ilaydou humbuggory about his opera tion , hut ho has occupied the position so long that ho imagines ho is indispensa ble. The recent action of congress in taking the artoalun well experiments out of Major Powell's control indicates a determination - termination to restrict him to geological eui-voys and researches , V TIIK IIKI'UIII.ICAN COKFBttKXCK. Wo print this morning the first In stallment of opinions obtained from lead ing republicans regarding the antimonopoly nopoly republican conference to bo held ut-Llncoln May 20. It will bo seen that there la uniform expression of great In terest in this meeting , and a general be lief that the movement is well timed and ought to result beneficially to the people. It will bo observed , also , that the con sensus of opinion IH that ono of the most essential things to bo considered by the conference is a plan to secure thorough work nt the primaries. All of thoeo in terviewed were Impressed with the great necessity of marshalling the antimonopoly nopoly republicans at the caucuses. This is so obvious that is is presumed everybody will realize its prime im portance. If the monopoly cohorts can be defeated at the primaries there will bo llttlo danger to bo apprehended from them thereafter , but if they are permit ted to dominate the primaries tholr over throw will bo rendered doubly difll- cult. Unquestionably they can bo de feated at the caucuses if the antimonopoly nopoly republicans will do their duty , and it will not * bo the least important part of the work of the conference to devise - vise a plan that will keep them to their duty. The fact is widely realized that the republican party of Nebraska must put it-nclf lu a position to command the con fidence and support of the producers. Thu simple and only way to do this is to divorce the party absolutely from all re lations with the corporations , .fro man who has any connection , however smaller or remote-with the railroads , should bo permitted to huvo any position of control or influence in the primaries or conven tions of the parly. The republicans of Nebraska do not need the counsel or as sistance of the political attorneys and hirelings of the corporations. There is an abundant supply of capable and honest men , whoso interests nnd sym pathies are fully indontified with those of the people , from among whom to choose state and legislative candidates , and the demand is for standard bearers of this class. Wo want men whoso record nnd character attest their claim to popular confidence , and such men will bo secured if the antimonopoly - monopoly republicans are faithful to their opportunity. The indications are that they very gen erally appreciate the nature of the situ ation and its demands , but this will bo more clearly shown when the conference moots. It is significant and gratifying that there is no favorable response from any responsible .source to the proposal of a third party movement. The republi can farmers of Nebraska are confident of their ability to cleanse the party from within , and they do not favor independ ent action or unnatural alliances. They propose to stay in the party and reform it , and this they are strong enough to do if they will but wisely and properly di rect their strength. TllC SENATE AND I'VNSIOKS. There is bomo reason to expect that the extravagant and unjust pension bill which passed the house last week will be modified in the senate. The benato com mittee on pensions is now considering the measure , and while there is a differ ence of opinion as to what should be done with it , it is said thoro'is no seri ous division. Undoubtedly , however , the bill will not bo accepted as it passed the house , and it is to bo presumed that whatever modifications are made in it will bo with a view to confining the pen sion list to dependent veterans and de pendent widows of soldiers who served more than ninety days. What the senate should do is to adhere to its own dependent pension bill. That is a proper and just measure , which all friends of the old soldiers approve , and the thirty-eight million dollars it would annually call for would bo paid cheerfully and without complaint , but the houne bill is of a very different character. It not only provides for .greatly . increasing the pension obliga tions of the government , but It does so in a way that cannot bo defended as called for by any demand of justice to the old soldiers , while it would impose a wholly unjustifiable burden upon the people. It would seem that Senator Ilawloy and other republican senators who warned the senate to avoid the danger of over leaping a judicious limit Jn pension legis lation must certainly oppose the hou.se bill and any other proposals to largely increase the pension roll , already , as was said by Congressman Grosvonor of Ohio , the most muniUcont over allowed by any nation. A1IUSKS IN Kf.KOTlOX CONTESTS. Governor Hill of Now York is not a reformer. Ho is , on the contrary , a poli tician who has unbounded faith in , the party machine and in the practices by which it is sustained. IIo is ono of the strongest of partisans , and any sugges tion coming from him which looks in the direction of reform is inevitably sus pected of being prompted by a selfish motive or one having reference to party advantage. The recommendation ho has just made to the Now York logisla- turo-howovor , appears not to bo subject to such an inference. Governor IIlll recommends an amendment to the con stitution of the state of Now York which will allow all contested election cases , legislative Included , to bo referred to the courts. The question thus raised is interesting and important. The governor says this matter was brought to his mind by recent arbitrary acts of partisan majorities both in con gress and In various atato legislatures. It is not necessary to admit that the seating of republicans by the majority of the present house of representatives was arbitrary in order to concede that the system in practice for de termining legislative election cases is extremely liable to bo abused and very frequently has boon. It is probably true that the number of such cases which have boon decided strictly on their merits la considerably less than the number whlrfi have beuu determined by considerations of party interests. Undoubtedly this was the fact while the democrats wore in control of the house of representatives , a number of flagrant instances of the arbitrary seating of partisans having occurred in the Forty- ninth and Fiftieth congresses. It was understood throughout the period of democratic domination of the house that a republican contestant had no chance of obtaining his seat , however strong a case ho might make , and it is not re membered that ono over did. The ma jority of the present house , however , has refused to unseat Boveral democrats against whom there wore contests , and the cases of all the republicans seated were very strong ones. But it Is a fact that the temptation to the majority of a legislative body to seat its partisans is generally so powerful as to bo irro- Blatlblo , particularly when such major ity is small , and consequently many cases of this kind , perhaps mostot them , are decided with llttlo regard to the facts and to strict justice. And so long ns the system In vogue is maintained this arbitrary practice will continue , each party when it comes into power employing it to increase its strength and by way of retaliation on the other party. It mily bo that the arbitrary seating and unseating of members of legislative bodies will never bo carried to Huch an extreme as to become really dangerous , but It is conceivable that it might bo. Wo depend upon the machinery of the courts for the determination of contests for nil executive , administrative and judicial offices , but with respect to leg islative offices congress and the state legislatures are Invested with judicial powers to decide as to the returns , qualifications and elections of their own members. In this wo slntply copied the English system that hud pre vailed for nearly throe centu ries , but which the house of commoiw was finally forced to abandon owing to the multiplication of scandals growing out of the practices under the system. It would bo extremely difficult to offoet the reform in this matter recommended by Governor Hill , because those with whom it must originate will bo very sure to desire to retain tholr power , but it must bo confessed that the prevailing system leaves the way open for wrong and injustice , and it is to bo appre hended that the practice of these is the rule rather than the exception. T1IH OAT OUT Of THE HAG. The late vigilant mayor has lot the Tammany cut out of the bag. Ho de clares that the club of which the solid twenty-eight forms the nucleus , is de signed to discourage the use of nionojr in elections , and to bring about a general purification of politics. Shades of the late administration ! what are wo coming to ? Is it possible that the late mayor has gone daft , or is ho dispensing soft soap for public consumption ? Discouraging the use of money in elec tions indeed , nnd that by the Twenty- eightors ! Who has forgotten the avid ity witl whieh this gang attempted a rape onlho primaries of the Third ward and the lavish use of money with which they tried in vain to outrage honesty by confirming the theft in the republican convention ? The same clan did not scruple to tempt delegates with cash or its equivalent in the convention to stifle the will of re publicans and foist on the party an odious candidate. Failing in their scan dalous work they SAVOI-O allegiance to the ticket with treachery on their lips and accepted democratic boodle to defeat the men whom they were bound by every principle of honor to support. And these are the fellows who propose "to discourage the use of money in elec tions. " ' Such arrant hypocrisy and political gall was never exhibited in this or any other state. THE HOCK ISLAND EXTENSION. If any doubt existed concerning the extension of the Rock Island road from Omaha southwest , it is removed by the beginning of active grading operations. The event is of more than ordinary sig nificance to Omaha and Nebraska. It confirms the ratification'of the agree ment which breaks the barriers to the entrance of Iowa roads into this city and secures a competing short line to the state capital and capital of Colorado. The agreement between the Union Pacific and the Hock Island cannot fail to have an important cfi'ect on the extension - tension of Omaha's trade. It welds together a number of the branches of both systems nnd opens a direct line to the southwobt , and even to Texas. The disadvantage in distance which handi capped the Uock Island in competing for Colorado tralllc will bo removed by the construction of the cut-off from Omaha to Lincoln , placing it on equal if not bettor footing with existing roads. The running arrangement witli the Kan sas Pacific from Big Bond to Denver shortens the present route ono hundred miles , and places the road in a position to successfully rival the fast time made made by competitors between Ghlchgo and the Colorado capital. But the great advantage to Omaha is the fact that the deal shortens the Union Pacific route to Kansas and connects its branches In that state , giving the com pany a direct outlet through Indian ter ritory to Texas. The value of such a line to the stock interests of this city is incalculable. It will place the Omaha market on an equality 4with Kansas City and stimulate u rivalry which must prove profitable alike to the market , the railroads and shippers. These railroad combinations vastly in crease the trade territory tributary to the city , und enterprising jobbers should bo prepared to take advantage of the benefits to follow" the railroad develop ments now under way. TUB Australian Bystoin of voting was put to a test fof the first tlmo in Minnesota seta at the St. Paul election last Tues day. Circumstances wore In favor of demonstrating the practical workings of the law. The caiupaign was ono of the hottest over fought in the olty , and both parties strained every resource to bring out a full voto. Under these circum stances the success of the law was a gratifying surprise to all classes. The Pioiieer-J'rcss voices the general verdict in pronouncing it " flawless success. There was no rush , und no heelers to annoy tho'votora with tholr stickers and Importunities. The system which seemed clumsy to many , when its mul titudinous conditions wore perused on paper , resolved itself into the most simple matter for the voter. On Its first trial in St. Paul it worked as smoothly oa though the citizens had never other wise dxcrctoedUho right of suffrage. " Contrasted witrVtno jostling mob which surrounds the ppUlng places in Omaha at every general election the great value of the now n Usm comes into vlow4 Aside from securing absolute secrecy to voters , it banishes the horde of mercen ary workers whoso jchiof aim is to bleed the candidate ana insult the public by ' ' their presence. LHADINO democratic papers Inmeni the prospect oft 4ho transfer of Hon. John G. Carlislq ( com the house to the senate. They truthfully assort that his promotion will leave the minority in the house without a leader worthy of the name. The condition of the party in this respect is certainly deplorable. The demise of Cox and Ilaudall deprived the northern faction of the vital force which kept the brigadiers in check. Owing to Carlisle's poor health ho has not boon ublo to load the minority in conserva tive lines and the mantle has fnllon on the shoulders of the Texas whirlwind. Indued , there is llttlo prospect that Mr. Carlisle will defer to the party's wishes to remain In the houso. The senate has boon the goal of his ambition for years , and his anxiety to roach it has been quickened not only by the wear and tear of biennial campaigns , but by the fact that hlu majority is steadily decreasing. The transfer of Carlisle to the other end of the cupilol will leave the democrats under the pilotage of Mills and Springer , who are not able to cope with such lead ers an Hood , MoKinley , Burrows and Cannon. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wii Aid ! told that sonio respectable gunllumon belong to the T. E. club. I f they do , they ought to got out as soon as possible. Men are known by the company they keep. If a gentleman ns- Boclates himself with roustabouts , boodlors and conspirators ho shows a very poor regard for his own reputation as a gentleman. A PITTANCE of three thousand dollars prevents active work on tho" now fort. If the government will only whisper the fact into the ear of John Clarke the amount will bo forthcoming in an in stant. Money Is no object to Broatch's leftenant of the Omaha Tammany. THE chief fugleman of the solid twen ty-eight would not take a seat in con gress if presented free of cost probably for the very substantial reason that lie has not the ghost of a show for it. THB republican Tammany will look af ter the-politieaiinterests of their friends , but the metal is not yet mined to make the trumpet that Vill reanimate - their bones in the political graveyard. THE increase m suburban trains on the northern roads indicates a growth of local traffic that speaks well for the com- morical progress of. Omaha. IN GIVING vitality to railroad exten sion promises , it impertinent to enquire the whereabouts of that promised stub to Niobrara. ' IF THE Samosotswill ( clasp palms with Broatch's Tamiiiany gang , the political milleniuni will bo anchored in this sec tion. By the minority , Do You nioan ? AVnntti CoiutltHtlon. All that the people hero ask is homo rule nnd honest govoimnciit. The K\-P. M 's Are C'/iteJfju Intcr-Ccem. It is reported that First Assistant Postmas ter General Clarkson will ictire. There are thousands of cx-postmastcrs who would have freely consented to his rethement months and months ago. Mayor Grant IIH iv Swearer. Chicago Neils. Mayor Grunt of Now York wants to deny under oath the charges nuulo by Mr.McCanu , but ho thinks the senate ought to appoint a special committee to hear him swear. IIo fours that his eloquent accomplishments in that line will bo wasted on the Fussot com mittee. Ills ICnrly Training. New 1'orfc H'urW. The Marquis do Mores has heen arrested in Paris on a charge of .sedition. IIo is looked upon as a leader of a dangerous band of an archists , many of whom have been impris oned. The marquis hegaitf his experiments with dyanmlto In the west when ho was soothing mule-colts and breaking the haughty spirit of the bronce. TIIK INDUSTRIAL FJKL.D. San Francisco bartenders are organizing. San Francisco sheep butchers are organ izing. Buffalo bakers won their demand for ton hours , A now Iron has been Invented which Is said to bo rustless. Cigarmakers' wages in Now York have IXKJII cut 50 pur cent in Tour years. Lowell mule spinners complain that the overseers wuut to disrupt the union. At San Francisco the lowest pay for coop ers on piece work Imi been flxcd at W. Cigarmakors In a Now York slfop won an ndvuuco from 50 cents a thousand to $1 and Sl.OO. A Brooklyn furniture workers' union was granted nine hours nnd " cents an hour ad vance In two shops. CTA substitute fonfelt Is the short cotton loft on the seed uf tor the Cotton has been ghmcd by the cotton raiser. The mayor of Iiidihnapolls arbitrated the painters' utiiko nt 'eight hours and DO cents an hour. The men wanted 115. Soiuo Kansas City 'Coopers ' struck ngalust a cut below ! W cents jfor tierco. They got UJ cents ubovo the aunilrier ratoforwlnterwork. The Krupps have concluded urrungomcnts for the purchase of 11 $ entire village of Al- scndorf , whleh they propojo converting Into u vast wofkshop , " * The Detroit bukcnupsk ton hours , * 14 n week for llrst handsj\ml $ ia for second hand. No man Is to work oy.urtlmo whllo members aroldlo. Overtime to cost ito cents un hour , An apprentice to cbeh'shop nnd to every Hvo men. und "set spougo" tlmo to bo cut from the day's work. A nalllcss horsostxiails made at Sheflleld , England , The Hh a ,1s held on the horse's hoof by menus of uiuiimbur of iron clips , the nolutotl projections from which go slightly into the hnixl surface of the hoof and prevent the shoo from slipping. The labor saving machinery of thowotld equals 500,000,000 human workers. An eight liour law was enacted in Australia thirty-llvo years ago und has re-juHod in n gain of 50 per rant in the wages of UVorora. Urcat prosper ity has followed the reduction of hours lu England. Killed by Flro Dump. MMIOXKV 1'i.iNu , Pa. , May 8. Joha D , Davis , a tire boss , and Wllllum Morgan Miller - lor wcro found dead from 11 n ) damp in the mines nt the Uilborton colliery. Iloiul May 8. [ Special TelegraiB to Tim HUB , ] Bonds offered : tu,000 ut l.23j 19,000 nt 11. SZVITJ : N'pbrnakn. A business men's association has been or ganized at Urctna. There nro 120 old veterans in the soldiers' home nt Grand Island. The old packing house nt Columbus Is to bo transformed Into a planing mill. A Methodist church nnd n town hall are being built lu the village of Thnyor. The Farmers' Co-Oporatlvo association of Cedar Bluffs has commenced shipping grain. C. W. Johnson , a Logan county farmer , killed fifteen suakcs on his farm the other day. day.Burglars Burglars broke hito the hotel at Lousvlllo the other night and secured a number of arti cles of value. As the result of the occupation tax of 9350 imposed by the city board Platte Center has only ono saloon , , Mr. nnd Mrs. William E. Stllson of York celebrated the flfty-Hfth anniversary of their wedding Wednesday. The contract has been let for the fnrmcrs' elevator nt Dcshlcr. It Is to cost $ J,000 , and will have u capacity of 12,000 ! bushels. K. Cotter of Loulsvtllo had his foot crushed by a heavy timber which ho was helping un load from u car , nnd has been sent to a hos pital. Eugene Groom of Table Ilock was thrown from u road cart whllo out riding nnd so badly injured that he remained unconscious for eighteen hours. Over $1,000 has been subscribed to build n Catholic church at Ponca and work on the structure will begin ut once. It will cost when completed > ,500. During the month of April twenty-four convlets wore admitted to the state peniten tiary , seventeen wcro discharged mid the sen tences of three were commuted , leaving U71 in the Institution May 1. Miss Cnrrlo Brown , daughter of Robert Brown , president of the Exchange National bank , nnd Mr. Hugh J. MuLuughlln. a promi nent young merchant , were married at Hast ings Wednesday evening. Miss Anna Wcckbeck , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph V. Wcckbeck of Plattsmouth , and Mr. Fred Uoth , n Grand Island mer chant , were man-led Wednesduv night at the homo of the bride's parents. Many invited guests witnessed the ceremony. A gentleman from York visited Hastings the other day with blood in his oye. Ho ivus searching for his son-in-law , who had de- scitcd his wlfo and was reported to have mar ried again ut Hastings. No blood was spilled , as the man sought for could not bo found. The Catholic fair nt Eagle Grove netted over $1,000 , Major II. G. Curtis of Atlantic Is mentioned as n candidate for congress. Davenport gardeners nro going into the raising of celery on n largo scale. The Atlantic packing house has killed 400,000 hogs during the post llvo months. It is said that several woolen mills in the stnto now lylne idle will start up this fall. Hon. C. G. McCarthy of Story county will be a candidate for the republican nomination as state auditor. General Add II. Sanders has withdrawn from the editorship of the Davenport Trl- buno and is succeeded by W. H. Forrest. Hovenue Collector Lnthrop of Dubuquc has received about one thousand applications for licenses to sell liquor nnd tobacco ill his dis trict. trict.A A bl.ick mnro was stolen from the stable of P. C. Christensen at Atlantic , the thief smashing the padlock on the barn door with u rock. The Fort Dodge district of the I. O. G. T. , comprising Webster , Greene , Boone and Calhoun - houn counties , will hold u convention in Lehigh May 1C , 17 and 15. Ella Taylor , a fourteen-year-old Dysart girl , became despondent over u love affair und utid shot herself , but the bullet glanced from her skull nnd inflicted only a slight flesh wound. Wilkio Smith , the ex-assistant cashier of the Exchange bank at Parkersburp , charged with fraud uu embezzlement , was indicted on nine counts at the recent bitting of the Butler county grand jury and admitted to bail in the sum of 4,500. Henry Williams was taken from Iowa Falls to the Independent ilisauo asylum about four years ago , und the other day wus pronounced cured and requested to leave the asylum. This ho promptly refused to do. saying he had nothing on earth to care for and was willing to iiuss the remainder of his days us u lunatic. While fishing on the river bank at Daven- poi t Charles Huldull slipped into the water. IIo was rescued by companions , who ut- tempted to resuscitate him. Failing to bring him back to life a doctor was summoned , and upon examination it was found that Haldcll had died of heart disease while in the water. Ho leaves a wife and six children. The executors of the estate of William Mellott , who died last winter from the effects of injuries received in u collision on the Chicago cage , Burlington & Quiucy railroad in De cember , 1833 , have brought suit against the company ut Red Onk for the sum of $10,000. damages. Chailcs Bernardin has also brought suit against the company for the snmo amount for injuries received in the spring of 1888. Bernardin was an employe of the company in the vurds at Hod Oak and was run into by nrf engine nnd so badly injured that ho has since been Incapacitated for work. The Two lncotas. ! Arlington is to have n town hall , with quarters for the lire department. Bicycles have been substituted for bronchos by the cattle herders of Sully county. Hand county veterans will observe Decora tion day by a gathering nt Itco Heights. The enrollment of the Pierre schools h.us increased from 180 to over live hundred with in n year. The the third annual reunion of the Black Hills soldiers' and sailors association will beheld held nt Deadwood the latter part of Juno. Lieutenant Schwntka , the distinguished o.xploier , is making u tour of the Black Hills nnd will write up the resources of the country. A young colt in Minncsclu recently lost Its mother by accident , and lias been adopted by. acuw. The cow has a calT , but seems to divide heruffectiou equally between the colt uud her own offspring , nursing both with the strictest impartiality. Louis Martin , n student In Brooklngs college , was seriously Injured by being ue- cideutly struck on the forehead by a base ball bat thrown by u companion during n game of ball. Ho will probably recover , but will be marked for life. Considerable damage has resulted from prairie fires in the northeast portion of Blown county the past week. A farmer named Speer , living near Houghton , was badly Injured bv Inhaling flro and was taken to Aberdeen , where ho lies In u critical con- ditUffl. The stnto encampment of the South Dakota Sons of Veterans will bo held ut St. Lawrence May _ 7 und 23. The district reunion of the Grand Army of the Republic will also be held nt the same time und place. St. Lawrence clti/cns are making extensive preparations for the entertainment ot the visitors. A party of Biooklngs capitalists ate organ\zlng \ a stock company with a capital stock of $1,000,000 to develop the oil deposits lu claims owned by them In the recently discovered - < covered oil fields of Wyoming. Some twen ty-four business men lire inteicsted und con trol n track of ! 1,8-IO acres near thescenu of thu recent excitement. A Lower Brulo bravo went Into n Lyman giocory store the other day to buy some goods , and because the grocery man didn't "get a move on himself" fast enough to suit his uborlglnal notions of celerity , pulled his scalping knlfo anil performed n war dunce. The grocoryman grapi > cil his six-shooter , when the Indian took to his heels , nnd never stopped running until he arrived at thu agency , five miles distant. Valuable deposits of uranium wcro discov ered in the Black Hills some tlmo ago-but no efforts have been made to develop the minus on account of lack of iliianeial backing. It Is said German capitalists have Iwcoino inter ested In the matter and will in all probability putlun plant for reducing the oro. 'Iho metal Is vt-ry valuable. It is used as n pig ment lu the manufacture of porcelain , china- wore and for other purposes. In color It Is green and brown. The green Is worth from 4J to M u pound , while the brown is more vul- uublo than gold. Samples of the ere wore bout to Germany and were pronounced by exports to be the richest over seen. Frigliteiicil Into Drowning TlHMnsolrrH POUTI.ASD , Oro. , May 8. Two girls named McDonald wcro playing on the upproach to the railroad brldgo across the river hem when they saw a train coming und becoming frightened Jumped Into the river und wcro drowuod. THE BARNES DIVORCE CASE , Defendant Tells Eh Side of tlia Sensational Domestic Squabble. t A SERVANT GIRL'S ' STRATEGY , A itlcCook Itrnn Tries to Sell Mort gaged Cattle Wanted to Bent a Book Agent Looking fbr a Missing LIXCOI.S , Nob. , May 8. [ Special to Tim Ben. ] Chapter No. 3 of the sensa tional divorce case lu which Mrs. Gall L. Barnes Is plaintiff nnd Theodore * \ Barnes defendant , Was elaborated In the district court this morning , Mr. Barnes fllclng an an swer to the suit of his wife. The defendant denies being the owner of certain property alleged by his wlfo nnd declares that ho has an income of only $1,000 , annually , Including rents nnd the money received as fees In the practice of his profession , the law. The de fendant states further in his answer that his wlfo repeatedly In fits of passion and anger , beginning within two weeks nftcr their mar riage and continuing over since , from week to week , had threatened to leave her husband and had used vllo and opprobrious epithets toward him nnd hud made many other violent lent and threatening statements nnd asser tions so that their married llfo had become unbearable , nnd also that she had assaulted the children of the defendant and had made their llfo n matter of grave apprehension to the defendant , and after they had repeatedly left homo for their own safety and security , nml after she had demanded that the defend ant's little daughter of about fourteen years of age , should not bo allowed to remain nt their homo , then , on Feb ruary , 1800. after weeks and months of deliberation , plaintiff nnd defendant agreed upon terms of settlement and separa tion and provisions for tnoir , child ; that the plaintiff had the conveyance for the child drawn up to her , which was contrary to their agreement. The defendant also alleges that ho has thrco minor children by a former wife , which ho is supporting. Ho claims that at the tlmo of their marriage plaintiff was in indigent circumstances nnd that ho paid for her wed ding trouseau , and since then has paid debts for her which she contracted before her mur- riogo ; that since their marriage aho has de manded luxuries far beyond the defendant's financial ability nnd failing to receive the same has repeatedly reviled him. The defendant - fondant asks , therefore , that this action for divorce bo dismissed. A CLLV1J1 ! DECEPTION. Whllo Mrs. R. Levy , 03(5 ( North Eleventh street , was at u meat market nt 7 n. m. . her hired girl claimed two strange women , heav ily veiled , went to her homo and told the dpiiicstlo that they had been sent tlioro by Airs. Levy to get some valuable clothes and Jewelry. The girl turned over to them a red plush dress and other clothing uud two gold rings. When Mrs. Levy returned and learned of the deception practiced on the girl , she went immediately to the police headquarters and made complaint. The rooms of the two suspected persons. Dora Balloy , Seventh and N , and Mrs. Smallcy , Twenty-third and F were searched , but none of the missing goods round. Later , on being quizzed by the police , the domostio confessed to having stolen the valuables herself. mum-En vrirn rivn CAIILO.VDS or cm c. C. Clothier , u prominent citizen of McCook , was ai rested by a deputy sheriff of this city it the B. & M. yards this morning , shortly joforo 'J o'clock , on the charge of running iway with flvo carloads of mortgaged cattle. Mr. Clothier was so chagrined by the arrest that ho fainted twice. Ho admitted to the leputy sheriff that ho knew the cattle were moitgagcd , but ho said itwasdono by his partner without his knowledge nnd the only way ho could sco out of the difficulty was to clandestinely ship the cattle to Otnahu and soli them. The deputy sheriff took charge of : , ho cattle and accompanied Mr. Clothier to Diiulm , where the cattle will bo disposed of jy the onieer. Clothier will then bo taken to "UcL'ook where ho will bo turned over to the iiroucr authorities for tiiai. wvxrmi TO ni : \ nooic AOIINT. On last Tuesday James T. Bowman , alias" Smith , adopted son of Mr. Bowman , near Woodlawn , foisook the shelter of the homo to which ho was transplanted ; and came to Lin coln to commence life as a book agent. Mr. Bowman sent n telegram to Marshal Mclick which resulted in the arrest of the lad. When the young fellow found himself in a cell his grief know no bounds and ho was anxious to make any promise to secure hlsielcase. The Jailer had to turn a deaf oar to his entreaties and the youth is being held in custody until his adopted mother arrives. LOOKING FOIt llCH HUSH VXD. Mrs. James F. Hayes of Plattsburg arrived in the city this morning and enlisted the as sistance of the police onlcors in her search for her husband who suddenly deserted her several weelcs ago , taking with him their three children. She says that she has learned on good authority that he is in Lincoln. Her husband could bo readily identified anywhere by his extreme height , which is about six feet flvo inches. She can assign no reason why her stalwart consort should desert her us he has done. * DIIOITKD I > KU > . Mrs. Li/zioKlos , wife of Claries IClos , 10.20 U street , while about her domestic duties this morning , suddenly fell dead. Mr. Klos is almost prostrated with the unexpected blow. The causeof / the death Is believed to have been hcait disease. rui.Liu : SI.VTIXCT. : : ! > TO THE rr.s' . At ono time John R Fuller could have written his check for $ " 5,000 and hia friends supposed that ho would never know want , much less have to resort to the methods of the criminal to secure his daily broad. Never theless , ho .stood before Judge Chapman this morning n self-acknowledged forger to receive sentence. Owing to his high financial stand ing in the post uud the reverses which have made him almost n pauper and a criminal his honor was inclined to bo merciful , und in stead of giving him a long term sentenced him only to fourteen months iu the state penitentiary ut hard labor. 11OTII CI.ilM Till : LAND , This morning in the equity court Judge Field commenced the hearing of the case of John H. Bowman vs Oliver K. Griffith. The suit win lu reference to the northwest quar ter of the northeast quarter of section 20-11- U. valuable land in the vicinity of Lincoln. The plaintiff desires to have cleared away a cloud upon his title , which he says consists of uu advcit > o claim to thu land made bv Mr. 0. 1C Griffith. Both parties have u record title from the original patentee , which on the leading appeared to bo complete , but the plaintiff alleges that the defendant Grlnlth Is. estopped from claiming tltlo to tills land on the ground that on a previous action ( Cogs well vs Grimth ) In which adjacent property wus in controversy , the defendant denied that ho owned this land. This the defendant Gritllth repudiated and contends that it Is his title , clear und incontroveitiblo. CAI'llOI. I.NTKM.IOBXCE. The co-scs of the Twelfth district will bo called In the supreme Louit May 'JO , Instead of the aitn und a-ith. as appears on the docket. W. H. Dlllorof Diller was ut the Btato himso this morning. The following appointments of notaries public were muilo by UovernorThayer today i 1. M. Clark , North Platte ; Frank Lundak , Nlobr.n-a , Knox county : Wllllum W. Howe , Lincoln ; Hiram H , Purkhurst und O. D. J. Loebel , Creighton , Knox county : Udwui-d Adams , O'Neill ' , Holt county ; Bou S. Adams , South Omaha ; Wllllum H. Juyne , Axtol. Kearney county ; Noah J , tihockcll , Hurt county. CITT XKW6 AXU XOTES , The name of the sixteen-year-old girl who was criminally assaulted by some unknown rufllau Tuesday night Htiould have read Krl > and not Barnes , us upi > eared lu yesterday's UKU. There is no clue yet to the villain , The lowering of sidewalks to grade in front ot the business blocks South of Postofllce square HUH commenced. The regular monthly reception of the Young Men's Christian imoelattoii wus held In thu association rooms last night , lu charge of the Young People's Society of Christian Kn- doavor. Rev. Halstou gave a short address. Prof , Brace of the state university has se cured a patent for uu Improved electric dynamo. The Invention in the main U the product of u deaf and dumb young man , Uudu Mludu wus fouud guilty of forgery in \ the district court this morning nnd wai sentenced to luml lalwr In the sltilo peni tentiary for fourteen months. The Jurymen in the district court , with the oxieptkm of these engaged on the cases ot the alleged silk thieves , have been discharged . until next Monday. S Camllus A. Crunor , proprietor of the Call- fornla house , who a few months ngonhot ut his ox-hostler , Theodore Vunior , was found guilty ot assault In the district court this morning and sentenced to thirty days in the county lull. The original charge ngalust him of shooting with liilent to kill was dismissed. The hoard of directors of the stnto board o ? agriculture have decided to Increase the dl- mcnslomt of the agricultural hall by an addi tion of 110 feet. A line art hall seventy feet in diameter und octngoual lu form will bo built. Over 800 gallons of Rhino wine , the largest Importation over brought to Lincoln , wei-o Inspected yesterday by Surveyor MeArthur SHIS. GMtAXT I'l Slio DculnrcB the Clmrgcn Mndu liy Dr. DongliiH to Ho Knlfic. Nnw Yomc , May 8. [ Special 'Telegram to Tin : Bun. ] "Dr. Douglas never did General Grant n pnrtlcloof good. All ho did waste to look wise. " This from the lips of Mrs. Grant was but i ouo of the many expression * of the lady'j f displeasure to which she gave utterance lust evening when seen nt her residence. Dr. John II. Douglas , whoso friends have again assorted that ho has been bndlv treated by the Grunt heirs , lies nt the Presbyterian hospital suffering from u stroke of paralysis They asseit fmthcr that hols penniless , 'that his w ifo has been forced by reason of jwvei ty to start a boarding house In Bethlehem , Pa , and that since his attendance on Grant ho has been Incnpncltod from woik mid that the family of the general persist In neglecting him. All of this , Mrs. Grant said , wus verj Irritating. Then she began nn explanation , which went Into careful details , of Dr. Douglas' claims , uud how they had bee > i sat isfied. "This fresh attack , In view of Dr. Douglas' condition , is insulting und outrageous , " said sho. " Why should this family bo a pensioner of ours i Ho has been paid In full uud more Twelve thousand dollars wus the amount al lowed him for his services , mid that was cer tainly sufficient. IIo received W.500 while the general was nt Mount McGregor uud § 1,500 In September or October following the death of General Grant. " Some tlmo during his illness the general said ho believed Dr. Douglas should bo paid W,000. This Mrs , Grant understood was for the services rendered. Dr. Douglas under stood it diffeicntly , claiming that it was a legacy. When the money from the general's book was iceoivcd ho was paid the $5,000 , making u total of Sl',000. Dr. Douglas at no tluio neglected his Business. Mrs. Grant said she had been Impoi tuned tlmo and again l > \ Dr. Douglas and his wife for assistance anil was tired of it. "I have twice assisted the doctor's w ifc , " she added with emphasis. Mrs. Grant said Dr. Douglas was asked lo put in his bill shortly after the general s death , but preferred to sco what Dr. Shradj would charge before submitting his. Mrs. "Grant was very anxious that the above statement should bo made public Slu > said it was annoying to have the charge of gloss ingratitude flung at the family whenever over nn intimation of this nature was made The superintendent of the Presbyterian hos pitul , where Dr. Douglas is , stated that the attack had effected only his left arm nnd leg and not the head. While the doctor is sixtj six years old and naturally very weak , the physicians believe ho will recover. Mis Douglas has not yet called on her husband , although ho hus been in the hospital since May U. She is still in Bethlehem. FOUGHT TiriltTF JlOUA'liS. Lightweight .Tames McIIalo Knocked Out y Chnrlcfl McCarthy. BUFFILO , N. Y. , May 8. [ Special Tele gram to TUB Bt'K. ] Before the Erie count } athletic club there was n glove contest be tween Charlie McCarthy and James Melluli1 , the lightweights of Philadelphia. But few people were present when the contestants entered the ring. FrankSulllvun was chosen referee , Dick MuGrath was behind MiCarth } and McHalo was seconded by his two hi oth ers , Dick and John. The purse was $ > IH ) $100 to the winner and $100 to the loser Bet ting was in favor of McCarthy. Time was called at 11:20. : Up to the tweuty-uhitn round neither man had tVA'cst ' Of thlni" ) , but McIIulo appeared to bo standing punlshineiit better than McCarthy. In the thirtieth the men did some him ! fighting , and by u chance swinging blow on Mellnle's neck McCarthy was awarded the fight. The blow was a hard one and put MeEIulc to sleep Ho did not revive till two minutes after time had been called for the thiUy-IU.it rouiid. GEO11GV IIo Condemns Mr. Clurkson und 1'rjiihcs Grover Cleveland. Nnw YOUK , May 8. George William Cur tis , president of the Now York civil service reform association , presided nt its annual meeting lust night nnd made the only ad dress. During the course of his reimirks ho condemned First Assistant Postmaster CJen oral Clnrksoti for having made : ! 0,000 iemo\ tils for political reasons , more than any nil ministration before ever made in the saino length of time. Ho congratulated his ho uers * on the fact that the nmn whom ono ot the two great paitlcs will soon bo obliged to m.iKo il candidate Is so favorably disposed toward civil service reform. This loferoiicoj to Grover Cleveland was calmly received. Rheumatism , BEING duo to the presence ot uric acid in the blood , is most effectually cured by the use ot Ayor'u Sursapa- rllla. Bo sure you get Ayer's and no other , and take it till the poisonous acid is thoroughly expelled from thu system. Wo challenge attention to tlih ) testimony : "About two years ago , after suffering for nearly two years from rheumatic gout , being nblo to walk only with great discomfort , nml having trsod various remedies , including minoinl waters , without rullof , I miw by an advertise ment in n Chicago paper that n mini had lieen relieved of this distressing com plaint , after long suffurlng , by taking Ayor'x Sarsnparilla. I then decided to make a trial of this medicine , and took it regularly for eight months , nnd am pleased to state that It has effected a complete ciiro. I have since had no re turn of the disease. " Sirs. It. Irving Dodge , 110 We t/li5th ! St. , Now York. "Ono year ape I was taken 111 with inflammatory rheumatism , helm : con fined to my house six months. I came out of thu nickm'KS ery much debili tated , with no npijotito , nud my system disordered in nvory wav. I cpmmiinced using Ayer's Sarsapnrilla nnd began to Improve nt oncu , gaining In Htroupth und BOOH recovering my usual health , I cannot s y too much in praise ot thin well-known medicine. " Mis. L. A. Stark , Nashua , N. II. Ayer's ' Sarsaparilla , rucrAiiKD nr > Dr. J. C. Aycr & Co. , Lowell , Mais. l'rlc 1 ; alz boUtos , $5. Worth 5 boUUr. OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Rulncrlboil nnd OimrantocJ Oapltal } 'iOOXX ( ) I'ald In Oapltal HM.lXrt HUVM nml sulUstookx nnd bond * : ncKOtluti" conminrclul pnpori rncolves and uxcuitim trusts ; uots as irunsfor uxont and truaton 01 corporation ! takes ouurtjo ut property , uol- Icets taxux. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Omaha Loan& Trust Co SAVINGS BANK. S. E. Cor. 10th and Douglas Sts. I'uld In Oapltal. . . . , . . . . . .IM.O.M .Sulwcrlbuiliincl Uimnuiteua C'miiUl . . 1OJ.UO ) Liability of Htnuklmldtiru . axW ) ) & 1'or Cunt Interest I'alil on Oapnxlts. f.'KANK J. I-ANOK : Uusliler. Onicoiii A U. Wjriuun. i > r hlunti J J , IlronnTlCO- liioililonti W T. W/muli. Ui'nuurur. Director. ; A. U. Wrman , J. II. Ulllanl , J. J. Drown , Uur C. llartun , K. W. Nub , Tbumiu J. Klmtiall , liaorno II. Ituku. l.unns III any union nt mudo on Olty anil I'arm I'ropurty , mm uu C'ollutortUuuurlty , at Low- uav rutta currant.
