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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1890)
TJ1J0 UiMAHA UAlLX .J3EE : MONDAY , MAY 10 , 1800. th principle of nationalism bos hadn growth , and will bo the dominant idea If the people \vlll only excrclso the few rights remaining Ic them ! they should demand that money bo ! mied liy the government direct without na tional banks ; that the government take pos. mission of railroad trausM | > rtuton ! , of the tele- iruph , of the mines , metals , quarries , of the clothing and of tbo raw materials of the things on whlcn human life depends , and that the govcnini'-nt keep them for the j > eoplo ; we propose to utilize Die power of concentration , prososo to mnlto a grand all round monopoly of the government for ami In behalf at the IM-ople. Twenty thousand to 2. > ,00/J nro con trolling the wolfum and being of our ( ) , ( WO- iXX ) . Wo nro a plutocracy an oligarchy ruled by 2.VOO capitalists. The republican party wcro willing tn yield up everything for itiiitrol of the United States senate and It Is ilia intention of therepubllcan party today tn rule this country through a bought United States senate. Wo demand reform in the manner of the election of United States r.eimtors. Wo want a direct vote of the ix-o- ] > lo for United States senators or absolute abolition of the Semite. There Is no help ex cept by organization and concentration and we piiM | > su to unite at the coming election as u bund of common HiitTorers and proiwso tn inuko something drop. There are now more than llvo hundred and lllty thousand mem- Iwrs of Iho alliance In Nebraska. The rc.sult of orguni/utlon is the proper use of Iho ballot. We do not propose to abuse the franchlso but vote for principle und make IV something above party politicAs to the money ques tion , money is wrongfully Issued. The whole issue Is wrong and we are c-ompelled to pay our debts twice over. Money is based on golu. which Is a commodity , and tlio basis of money iihould bo a staple ono. It Is wrong to have uold us a basis , for it is Ilex- iblo and changeable and depreciates by use of friction land .should ho n security or hush of money rather than bullion we should liavo money ut cost of exchange , at 1 percent , 1 he sumo 11.1 bankers get It at. Wo want f i-ec coinage of silver and no restriction on Im portations , mid wo want a full legal tender money , to bo issued direct to the people , upon their lands. Don't send lawyers to congress and the legislature , but send farmers , wheth er they can make n speech or not. " The next regular meeting of the alliance will bo held nt Ashland on Saturday , May - ' . ' . , und at that time ex-Congressman J. B. "Woavor'of lown will address the alliance people ple of both Suunders and Cass counties. At the lust session of the county ulliunco a committee of seven was unpointed to select a ticket Ui be put In the Held in this county for the coming election , which committee. Is to report ut the Ashland meeting on the U4th. Arrangements are being perfected to .start an alliance newspaper in Wahoo in a short time. _ 1'rospcrotiH in Oloc County. NBIWISKA Cirr , Neb. , May 17. [ Special to Tun Bf.i.J The alliance In Otoo county is in a very prosperous condition , and it is esti mated that about.OO per cent of the farmers are now members of the organization and In creasing at every meeting. The principal question being agitated at present is the mat ter of freight rates , n reduction of which they are determined to bring about nt all events. The agitation of an independent political movement bus many followers in the Otoe county alliance , but it is not gen eral by any jneuns , an the majority prefers to light for their interests lit the republican party. In this matter tlio al liance yf this county will bo entirely con trolled by the sentiments of General Van AVyek , who has the unbounded confidence of the funnel's in this vicinity. Aside from the political objects of the Otoe county alliance its members uro furthering numerous schemes for their linnncial bencllt. At several different places alliance grain ele vators have been built , and others are , pro jected. A number of eo-oporativo stores in Iho smaller towns have also been organized. Cattle and grain are shipped direct by the al- lijineo from nearly livery shipping point in county , thus doing away with the middle men and saving their prollts for the farmers. A prominent member of the alliance is authority for the statement that several at tempts have IKXMI made In this county to form u coalition between the alliance and the Knights of Labor for the purpose of sending representative men to the legislature from Otoe county. Several important meetings to this end have recently been held , and the iirospects for n union of the two Interests uro in a fair way at present. The success of such a scheme in Otoo county would be n death blow to the railroad politicians that have been controlling politics in the years past. Cedar ItlufTH Alliance IlcBolntloiiR. CUDAII Bi.ui'i-s , Nob. , May 18. [ Special to TUB Bun. ] The following resolutions were passed by Alliance No. 1030 , of Cedar Bluffs , Sauiiders county , at the last meeting : Whereiis , The not prices of agricultural ] inxlnut.s In Nebraska have steadily declined , vrhllu ut the smut ) time ntutu and national tiixtss and expenditures have Increased ; and. Wliuiuiis , The majority of thu statu board of tTluKimrlation , fo wit. : .Messrs. Powdery , Meun and llentonjiavo positively failed to on- .ItH'lulii . an otllclal resolution looking toward the reduction of loual railroad rates , which are now Hourly or twice us creat In Nubmsku us they ( unIn onrslttur stuto of lowu ; und , DWherrus , Tluiy huvo proclaimed themselves us great benefactors to tlm agricultural Inter ests of this stuto liy the uucuptunco of u 10 pur ft'iit reduction , when they liud tliu ICKU ! power to compel a : : i ) per cent , reduction , , which re duction would not bo unfulr or unjust to tlio ir.tllrt > : id corporations us l.suvldcucrd by their curnlnKs unit prollts In thu state of Iowa for I he niibl yeur , and Wneroiis\Vufocl thutwuhavo been wronged , cheated und robbed by the great transpor tation companies InohurKliiK excessive freight rules In order to pay dividends on watered blocks , maintain oil rooiimfortliopiirpu.se of corrupting onr legislatures and bribing ututo otlleliilM , und Whereas. We believe that farmers , consti tuting as they do about one-half of the laborIng - Ing population of the United States and tbree- f mirths of the Btato of Nebraska , iKivoarluht and urn entitled to a fair share of the piollts result lux from thuir tolls ; therefore bo It ItUMilved , Ity the members of Kurmcrs' ulll- nnco , No. 10b ! , of Cedur Itlnir.s. Haumlers county , Nubruhka , In regular Hcsilon tissuiu- bled , Jlial. wo will In the fiitnro snppoit iu > person either for the chief executive of thu Rtutii or for the Icplslntiini who will not fairly and squarely pledge himself for the repeal of the law creating u state board of transporta tion or that will not advocate and vote for u luw fixing Iho maximum rates of transporta tion ohnrncs , which maXImnm rates shall bo from : m to " > 0 per eent less than the pieaenl ex ist Inn local freight charges. * Uewilved , That Inflow of their ofllclal acts wo will not In thu future support or vote for either .Messrs. Cowdory , Steen and Himtoii for liny stall ) olllco or for any position of public trust , and that In our Judgment they have for feited all claims upon onrsufl'raKe. Kesolvi'd. That thugreut. Interest now mani fested fur the agriculturists by certain stuto nlllclals who heretofore huvo ticiin silent or wilfully neglectful of our material wulfure. iliw-rvcsourscdrn und will receive only our contempt , und that we hereby pledge our- elvcs to luliorund votu for only these candi dates whom we believe to lie honest and true to thu agricultural Interests of tliu sluto und not Hyeophunt tools of great railroad corpora tions. Itesolved , That thu fanners , tradesmen and luliorors of NobrasUa , furnishing as tluiy do nine-tenths of thu voters of thu wtuto. oiiKhl In the future to bo able to have some ruptcsmitutlon In btute and national councils ; und reform In the present order of a If a Ira Is 111'cev.arjr wheru nil of thesu olllclal.s are either lawyers , national bunkers or continued oIlluu-suuKurx. Hi-solved , That a copy of the above pream ble and resolutions | MI forwarded to thu Ktirm * ITS' alliance ui Lincoln und Tin : Oil AHA OAII/V DICK uud World-Herald for publication. In Gage County. BIUTIUCE , Nob. , May IS. [ Special to Tun JlKK. ] The farmers of this section are keep ing their weather eye OIKMI on the antl- monopoly conference to bo held at Lincoln May ! W. While not especially sympathizing with the movement , they recognize It of Hufllclcnt tmportmico to demand some cousld- oration. It is possible that some members of the Gugo county alliance will bo sent to the Lincoln conference to get the gist of senti ment that may prevail tuero in the interest Of the farmers , and the plan proposed fur the amelioration of their condition commercially and financially. The mutter of the right kind of men for legislative honors la receiving much consideration in the alllnnco meetings , and tuO fanners propose to have their wishes deferred to in this matter this lull Or know the reason why. Tuosentlincnts expressed by Mr. Charles S. Dorsoy of Beatrice In Tin : BEG interview n week or so tigo huvo about the right ring for the farmers hereabouts , and his name la being frequently mentioned us a pretty good man for state Honutor from tlm district , Mr. Dorsey's long business career in this county and state lias given him n wide acquaintance among the farming element , and being n man of just ils independent memm us ho is of thoimht , is fur removed from any cordld motives , uud is a mait upon whom the fullest roliunco can bo placed when the in- of ll'.o mu.-'se ! ) us against the corpora tions are In controversy. Mr Dorsey has not been consulted tn this matter , nor has he IHWII approached on the subject of the sena torlal candidacy , and this will bo the Jlml Intimation that he will huvo that his name I" being considered in connection with the Gage county senutorshlp. The question Is. . however , being ill > orallr discussed among the farmers , and could hrt bo induced 10 "iiccopl the nomination , his election Is Inevitable. Hamilton County Alliance. AUROIIA , Neb. , May 18. [ S | > eclul to Ttir Br.i : . } In the fall of 18AS the first alliance was orgunl/.cd In this county by L. C. Floyd , who was appointed organizer for this county. Tlio fanners readily perceived the advantages to be derived from such au organisation , antl the number of members grew with atim/ii ! ( ! rapidity. Up to June. ISbU , Mr. Floyd Imd organized eighteen alliances in the county , lie. . then appointed W. II. Kail and Jnine.s A. Wilson , both funnel's , men of high .standing and prominence , as deputy organizers. Them are now some thirty-live subordinate ulliineoH throughout the county , with an aggregate membership of about twelve hundred. Four business associations have been Incorporated mid tire cng.igcd In btiylngnnd .shipping grain nt Auroru.l'hilllpj. Bromlleld and Hampton. An increase of from i ! cents to fi cents per bushel for grain bus been reull/.cd by the farmers ut points where the alliance is oper ating. In Juno , 18SO , the sub-alliances met at Au rora mid organized u county alliance , com posed of delegates from the sub-alliances , the representation being one delegate for every ten members. The present ofllccrs of the county ulliunco are .Valentino Horn , presi dent , and M. H. Scvery , secretary. Mr. Horn is also vice president of the state alli ance. ance.While thealllancc took no action In the po litical campaign last fall , as a party , it was recognized us n potent factor in shaping the result , the defeat of the republican nominees for treasurer and sheriff , and the election of democrats to these positions In u county which usually gives from -IIX ) to 71)0 ) republican majority. Politicians of both parties realize the importance of the alliance movement , and are desirous of taking such action as will secure the support of the muni , bcrs of the oriranization. Slocplnjj in AVayno County. WAYXK , Neb. , May IT. [ Special to THE BIR. : ] Wayne county is one of the very few in the state where the alliance is making no headway and doing nothing to effect an or ganization. Considerable interest was mani fested In the matter three year.s ago , and the order flourished for a year or more , out the Interest bus graduully subsided , und there bus not been n meeting of the county nlllunco for months. The same is true of the subordinate alliances , most of which have practically ceased to.exlst. Ouo of the members who took a prominent part In organizing the alli ance tit tlio county originally thinks there is no probability that it will bo re-organized this year at least. Dealing : AVIth Wholesale Houses. AI.IIIONNeb. . , May 18. [ Special to THE Bun. ] The farmers have organized a number of alliances in Boonc county. The main effort in their work so far is to ship in goods direct from wholesale houses. St. ( Edward loses more trade than any other town in the county , as there arc more alliance men in the southern part of the county. The farmers near St. Edward claim that the merchants have kept up their prices alrave other towns , and that they were compelled to make their purchases abroad. Snrpy County Alliance. P.U'it.T.tox , Neb. , May 13. [ Special to THE Bif : : . ] The Farmers * ulliunce boom has struck this county. . State Organizer Hull has been in the county for the past three days and bus organized us many local lodges. The alliance did not strike us as soon as most of tlio coun ties , but it has hit hard , for inside of ten days the farmers will be solid to u man for the alliance. Alliance No-let * . Tbo next meeting of the Nance county alliance will be held Juno T. The Wast Blue alliance , Fillmore county , held a meeting Saturday and elected now ofticers. At a recent meeting of the alliance at Mayweed - wood 100 persons were received into full membership. The Stoekhnm alliance held n largely at tended meeting Saturday and Important busi ness was transacted. Every alliance in Pierce county will bo represented nt the next meeting of the county alliance , which will bo held at Foster June 7. The Stella alliance has ordered live cars of lumber and nearly a carload of barbed wire. The alliance gets fencing lumber utflOper thousand. The Wood Uiver alliance held n meeting Saturday and transacted Important business. Six delegates have been elected to attend the county alliance meeting at Aldit , June ti. At the lust meeting of the D.twson county alliance nt Co/.ud , delegates were present representing subordinate lodges whoso mem bership aggregated TitCi , with twosubordlnatcs not heard from , which will bring the total membership up to CiOO strong. A farmers' alliance has been organized In Union township , Bundy county , with the fol lowing representative farmers us its nfllccrs : George Pamell , president ; J. B. O'Neal ] , vice president ; J. C. Edwards , lecturer ; John Ilurrui , secretary ; I. P. Grey , treasurer. The farmers of this section of the state are pretty thoroughly organized and are prepar ing for active work in the coming campaign. While the alliance knows no party , It pro poses to take u controlling part Iu the coming election , cither by dictating nominations iu the conventions or by independent action if necessary. In other words , the farmers of Nebraska have the power and will exercise it in the naming of men for public olllco. Uiililin | A JlIvo nt "Wnlioo. WAHOO , Neb. , May 18. [ Special to THE BKE. ] Wahoo's opera house is no longer a mutter of speculation but an assured fact. A stock company has been formed with a cap ital stock of W5,000 , und a board of directors elected , and It la proposed to begin the erec tion of u three-story and basement brick building at once. The building will bo1 Ixl 10 feet , und will have two store-rooms on the llrst floor and two sets of'oINces on the second floor. The np'eni-house will occupy the second mid third floors.and , will bo equipped with all the modern-appliances and will bo a llrst- cluss building throughout. The building will bo erected on the south sldo of Fifth street between Linden avenue utijl Broudwuy. At the last meeting of the city council an ordinance was passed submitting to the voters of the city the qne.ition of voting $10- 000 for the cruet inn of a now city hall. The electiou will be held on the Uth ) of Juno. All of the business men tire heartily In favor of the bonds , and there is practically but one- sentiment on the question , and that is in favor of the bonds , so it is an assured fact that the city hull will bo built this season. Among the other Improvements that are now under way Is a line passenger depot to bo erected bv the Union Pacific railroad ut the foot of Fifth street. The outside of the building Is now llnlshcd except painting , und thoentlro building will DO completed ready for occupancy before the 15th of Juno. When completed It will bo as fine a depot as can bo found in any town of this .sizo In the state. Wuhoo's public schools huvo grown until the present buildings are Inadequate for their accommodation , and a now $ IOOOQ school house will probably bo erected this year. Dr. Xliuycr's Sorinon. Kov. Or. Tlinyer of Atlantic , la. , preached to a largo congregation at the Second Prcsby tcriau church yesleiday morniug on the "De mands of the Pow on the Pulpit , " taking his text from Mathew , xl:7 : , "What went yo out Into the wilderness to seel A reed shaken by tlio wind or u muu clothed In soft rulmonU" The speaker cmphusl/.ed the fact of this bIng a practical age. and tlnit men looked for inoi-u than trifles from tlm pulpit. Men wanted that whloh is consistent , coiiHolIng , satisfactory , encouraging and instructive. This thought was elaborated uy UIQ speaker und illustrated in various ways. Dr. Thayer is an eloquent speaker of fine address and delivery , unU the largo congrega tion was deeply Interested in the diseouivj. Funeral of George nartii-s. The funeral of George It. llarnc.s was hold from the family residence , Twenty-fifth and Bowurd streets , at 'J o'clock yesterday after noon. The remains were iutcrivd in Forroit Lawn cemetery. KNOCKED OUT THE COMBINE The Barbed Wire Monopoly Killed by Twi Judicial Opinions. THE QLIDDEN PATENT IS INVALID Cowardly ttlncktiiuU Levied and tlu Terrorism'ICioralscd liy tlio Knocked Out Monopolist Over Farmers.- A cnso of great Interest tmcl linporwtico tc farmers and dealer * In barbed wlro Is tluit re ccntly decided by two United States Judire.s. The decisions ofJudgo Shlru ? of lowu and Judge IJcady of Oregon will probably relieve the fannerA from tbo royalty attached tc barbed wire by reason of the ( Hidden patent which has been declared illegal. The following from , the Oregonlnn of Port land and Interviews with the barbed wire manufacturers of Omaha Will bo read wltli great Intciv.st by the farmers of the great west who rely on barbed wlro to enclose their possessions : "The complainants brought stilt nt Pitts- burg iigainst the Bruddoek wire company and applied for au Injunction In July , 1&M , but when the day of Hearing came , and they found tlio defendants ready in eourt , they withdrew that motion , admitting that they bad no standing In the court. From that time until tbo bringing of these actions ngainst ICnapp , Hurrcll it Co. , they have done nothing but bring suits against dealers and agents , in the hope of intimidating and thus destroying the trade of the .manufactur ers ; but in this they have signally'failed , owing to the fact that their patents standing adjudged invalid , have bud no standing in the courts , and the manufacturers have as sumed the defense of nil suits brought ngainst their customers. I believe that the effect of Judge Deady's decision will bo to even put a stop to that most disreputable practice. " "Had tlio complainant * any confidence In their patents , there is no reason why they should not have tried all the questions in volved directly against the St. Louis wlro mill company In St. Louis. "Aside from the consideration of the mo tive * prompting the complainants to thcso and similar cases , the fact is that the manu facturers , the St. Louis and Bra'ddock com panies , intend not only protecting and saving harmless consumers of their products , but to pursue those complainants to the point where they will be compelled to submit whatever claims they have to the supreme court of the United States. In the -case in which Judge Sldris of Iowa decreed the Qliddcn Novem ber patent was invalid , an appeal was taken to the supreme court of the United States. The case on appeal will probably bo reached for argument In February or March of IbOl. Thodeterniinutiou of that case will determine all of the questions at issue. As to th ( . % result of that decision I have not the slightest doubt , bdlieviug as I do that the supreme court will hold that Merely and not Gliddeii was the inventor of the wire barb , and that there was no invention on the part of Gliddcn , assuming that he invented all that he claims , , in view of tbo patent to Kelly. I can only view the couise being pursued by the claimants as most disreputable in the extreme , and 0110 which should receive the condemnation of every reputable dealer , as well as every one having occasion to use barbed wire. "Mr. AVillium Edcnborn , the president of the St. Louis and Braddock companies , said in conversation with a reporter that in this controvcroy , no matter when or where their customers were attacked by the complainants in these suits J'or infringement , they would be defended ut the expense of his companies , and saved absolutely lmrnless ; ; and that on moral principles his companies intended to stand by their customers. "Tho great barbed wire Interests of the country appear to be very much concerned in the decision just rendered by Judge Matthew P. Deady in the -United States circuit court. The cases are denominated the Wnshburn & Moon manufacturing company and Ellwood vs-Knapp , Burrell & Co.Kimpp ; , Bun-ell & . Co. being agents for tbo St. Louis wire mill company of St. Louis and the Braddock wire company of PIttsburg , Pa. "The coniplnimants , claiming under the Oliddon patents , brought suit ngainst Knapp , Bun-ell A ; Co. and applied to the court for an injunction to restrain the defendants from selling the products of the St. Louis and Braddoek companies. The cases were argued before Judge Deady for two days , when the eourt took them under advisement. Accord ingly Judge Deady rendered an opinion , de nying the motions for injunctions , and holding that as to the Gliddon reissue , which is the essential patent owned by the complainants , it was invalid , and therefore dismissed the bill of complaint , the complainants having no standing in the court. "As to the second Glidden patent , on which the complainants asked an injunction , the court denied the injunction on the ground that the complainants were entitled to no equitable relief. _ These coses involved the claim of complainants to a monopoly of the barbed wire business , they claiming that the manufacture and sale of ( Hidden wire by other than themselves was unlawful. The effect of the decision of the court is that the manufacture and sale of Glidden wire is public property , and that neither the complainants nor anyone else has the right to u monopoly. It appears , according to the showing made , that this Glidden reissue had previously been decreed Invalid in the United States eourt for the eastern district of Mis souri , and that the Glidden patent of Novem ber. ISM , had been declared Invalid by the United States circuit court for the district of Iowa , and that these cases were an attempt on the part of tlio complainants IS overcome the effect of those derisions and revive the patents. This , however , Judge Deady , fol lowing prior adjudications holding the patents invalid , declined to do. As tlio decisions of the court aiv understood , they n'ru to the ef fect that until a reversal bythe supreme court of the United States , the complainant's patents stand and arc to bo treated as in valid. "Mr. John It. Bennett , the Now York at torney who argued the cases , and whoso specialty la patent law , said , In commenting upon the decision to a reporter ; "These complainants , although i-esidlng in Worcester , Mass. , have seen lit to proceed against dealers and agents Instead of the manufacturers who reside ut St. Louis and Pittsburg , and are known to be among the wealthiest mnnufacturhic linns in tho'Unltcd States. This undoubtedly is in the .belief that having no patents that would be re garded as having any validity in the federal courts , they could nevertheless to a certain extent control the business by bringing suits against agents and dealers in remote parts of the United States , and with that object in view they have brought suit ngainst dealers in almost all the different states in the union. But in no one of them have they dared'to bring the Issue Involved to the point of judicial investigation mid determination. " After reading Judge Doady's decision against the barb wlro monopoly In the Orego- niun , a BKI : reporter was dispute lied to the oflleo of the Omaha barbed fence and mill company of thH city for the purpose of ascer taining the Importance of the decision and how it might ulTect the business of our homo company and the farmers of Nebraska. Me. M. M , Marshall , the manager of tbo company , bad read the article and said sub stantially ns-follow.s : "Judge Deady's decision Is Important to the barb wire interests and confirms the derision of Judge Shims of Iowa in declaring the Glidden patent invalid. I am surprised that Wnshburn & Mon would'rlsk another decision on the Glidden patent , as they did iu the cuso of Kimpp , Burrell & Co. , at Portland , Ore. Aa it is , their situation Is now l "Fearing that thO'Wusbburn & Moon com pany would withdraw thn milt when the trial was called , John H. Bennett of Now York , who Is the greatest patent attorney of this nation and probably of this age , inado the Irlp to Portland from Now York , quietly and by u Nomuwhut eirouitous route and his pres ence was not known to the Washburn & Moen company ut the time they suffered thu i-uso to be called up for trial. Tbo Wnshburu & Moon company , thinking' that no defense would bo madu in the case , suffered tne trial to eomo up and the case was In progress , when Mr. Bennett wulkett Into court to their great ustonUhuiont and took purl for the de fense. "Hud thu Wushburn & Mocn company known that Mr. Bennett would be present , we believe they would huvo withdrawn their case , us they did Iu PlttsUuiv und left the do- irn\ fenso t3 pay their costs and thus avoid ntiothc decision ngalujUho Ollddcii patent. "Tho pnictl'y of bringing these suit against xxipia'w'no handle barb wlro fencing without the thtx'Mlon of ever allowing them t come to trial , Is ' \ \ most nefarious practice The niunufiiiituwpt have come to consider I a very disreputable old chestnut. Tho" 'WnsMiJrn & Mocn Company' : attorneys aru continually intimidating our customl'itf' ' " by writing them letters tors , threaWVilng to bring suit ngalns them unlcM > < ' 'thoy ccaso to handli Illegal barb wlrn nn they nro pleased to cal It , or wlro on iwujfh there has been no trlbuti or royalty paljl.to.them. "Tho nicrclutut fearing trouble and wcpcnsi of a law suit , tt Jtttluccd to enter Into a eou tract. In somt ? ' 4.iSis , with Washburn & Moen ngrecing uofw handle any moro 'illega wlro.1 in consideration of this they nro for given all past offenses. The hatchet Is thct buried and after the usual love feast the ngenl of tuts great monopoly Is usually prepared tr furnish the customer with the 'legal' wlro as they call It , bearing their famous brand This morning's ' mall brought a tureatonliiR letter sent out byVashbnni it Moon's attor iiey to one of our Iowa customers. In this unprincipled and cowardly way , they seek to destroy the business of others to build up their own. ' This Is the most infamous competition and Is that kind of piratical tribute that this old-monopoly Is stllVable. at this late date , to levy and collect of tlio farmer through the timid and unsuspecting merchant , who lg threatened and fears a luw suit. "So far as the Omaha barbed fence and nail company is concerned , they propose to protect their customers from harm or expense mid to that end have employed Mr. E. M. Burtlott-of Omaha , and this sumo Mr. John It. Bennett of New York. "Tho funnel's themselves and the Farmers' nlliance have It in thuir power to stamp out quickly and most effectually this old monopoly ely , If they would strictly and religiously decline to purchase any barb wire bearing the licensed stamps. Tlio royalty on wire fencing is not only burdensome , but on principle Is Illegal and unjust. ' "It has been demonstrated that barbed wlro cannot be manufactured In Massachusetts where the factory of Washburn it Moen Is situated as cheaply as It can bo sold hero. "Tho Woshburii&Moen people commenced n suit against our eumpany over n year ago in the federal court hero and so far : is wo can learn hava taken no steps since then to take testimony or in any way prepare for trial. On motion recently of our attorney , Mr. E. M. Bartlett , nt the May term of court , the time was limited by Judge Dandy.to October IB , ISIX ) , within which to take testimony. Wo nro thus in hopes that wo will bo able to drive thorn to trial. " DKTECTIVHS IN TUB DARK. No Clue to the Murderer of Laumlry- maii Poor. Prom early morning until the sun went down at night detectives hovered in the vicinity of the Poor residence , hoping to ob tain some clue that would put them on the track of the man or men who committed ono of the most cruel and unprovoked murders that has ever been recorded in the history of the city. Every nook about the promises was searched witli the hopes of discovering something that might lead to the unraveling of the mystery. But when these men went homo at night they wore as much at sea as when they commenced in the morning. Clues which promised ricli developments were followed up , only to find that they ended in obscurity , or wcro without founda tion. tion.Tho The Pulaskl story , of a man having boon seen coming from'tlio direction of tlio resi dence ut an curly hour Saturday morning , was thoroughly exploded by the man being found and satisfactorily accounting for bis movements by convincing the authorities that be was a street laborer and was on his way to his work. As has been previously stated , Mrs. Wilcox , a near neighbor , board a sound as of men hurrying along the-pavement about the time the shooting must , have taken place. Tilts report , when run . down , had no bearing upon the case , as the sounds are known to have beCn made by Mounted Oniccr Byrnes , who was covering his beat , and passed the Poor'residenco ' just before a o'clock. There now seems to bo. but one theory in the minds of the police , and that is that the crime was conunlteil by some ono who is now outside of the city , but who they are not un able to state. The conductor who. brought the last dummy train in from South Omaha states that last Saturday night , just as lie was pulling out of the South Omaha yards , two middle aged men wearing slouch bats and dark suits , paid their fare unu got of ! at Sheeley station. The brukemanvho happened to bo standing on the plat form from which the men alighted , heard them remark , as they stepped to the ground , "Wo are too curly and will have to wait. " As the train pulled out from the sta tion these men wore noticed to cross tlio tracks , going in a northerly direction. Not much weight is attached to this , though it furnishes a slight clue , which the ofliccrs are working upon. White , the South Omaha suspect , is being industriously searched for. but as yet ho has not been found , although ho was seen in that town the day before the murder was com mitted. Telegrams have been sent to all the neigh boring towns to arrest and hold all suspicious characters , but us no description of the mur derer or murderers can lie given-but little is expected from the arrests when made. Mrs. Chamberlain , a sister of the murdered man , arrived from Chicago yesterday anil two moro sisters who reside iu Denver nro ex pected this morniutr. The inquest will bo held at 10 o'clock this morning at the coroner's ofllco. The testi mony to bo introduced will he merely to prove the shooting and death : Last night Coroner Harrigan stated that the verdict must neces sarily 1)0 that Charles Poor came to his death from a bullet , lired from a pistol held In the hand ofsomo person unknown. The funeral will bo from the residence , 12:13 : South Thirty-first street , at 'J o'clock this afternoon , with interment at Forest Luwu. A ItAIlK MUSICAL TKKA.T. Song Service by tlie Choir of St. I'liiloniciiaN Cathedral. Lovers of c'nssienl music were given a ; rcat lost night such as Is rarely accordcu them In this city. The choir of bt. Phllo- mena's cathedral , assisted by several well tnown soloists , rendered a song service , the numbers of which comprised the very high est grade of church music. The large church was completely llllcd , every ineli of spare being occupied. The audience was n very critical ono and among those present were observed a largo number of the prominent musicians and singers iu the city. The excellent organ , under the skillful nanagement of Prof.tJoiiii Schenck. and uug- nented by a largo uPchestra directed by Prof. [ lotTiiiun , lent the ilnlinlng touches to a most excellent rendition ( if the matchless compo sitions of the old mustqrs. The choir showed vifry careful training and rendered the dinjyuU selections in u very satisfactory inunnoi'- Miss Fannlo ArijOl/l / , the directress of the choir , rendered FmiroVs "Snncta Maria" in a manner which rellel'led ' givut credit upon tbo singer. The number was a very difficult ono mil required the moitji careful execution. It was well suited to Mi Mi Arnold's rich , sweet voice , and , had the , gntertutnment been in my place but a churgh. the singer would have been warmly applauded. Ono of the feutuiv-s'of ' th programme was : ho rendition of Verdi's "O Salutarls , " by Mrs. Edward Cudally. This lady lias a voice rich of tone mul'rufi considerable power , moderated with swpetlless and fullness. Hoi- voice shows caivf ) } } 'raining and her execu tion of this dinlcnU.numbcr was excellent. Lieutenant John Kenzlo sung n tenor s > ole , Rossini's "Cujus Anlimim , Stabat Mater. " i'ho btngcr was in line voice and fully sus- nlned his excellent reputation for line sing- ng. ng.Dr. . E. D. Arnold sang a bass solo from Haydn's mass In D In a pleasing manner. Jules Lombard was in excellent voice and bis full rich tones never showed to better ud > vantage than In the aria and recitation from Haydn's Creation , "Tho Heavens In Fullest Glory Shine. " Solos were also rendered by members of the choir , the Misses Kennedy , Swift , Hittu and Johnston , Mrs. Downey , Mrs. McCaffrey and Mr. Hltte. The programme conduced with n grand march by the orohoothi , with Prof. Schenck ut the organ. "lUiuutl.igs , " a grlmlv facilitating storv by * * mien Ivv , lias been Issued by Fninlc Is. L u-ll i. Co. , Now Voiv. ! B001II BQ01II BOOJI ! BOOM ! J , Burroughs of Lincoln Tires His Signal Alarm Gun , INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S ' MOVEMENT Cnllctlhy -Political.Tmitn ; nt Farm ers' Alliance Headquarters Hall- roadci-H .Itililliuit Anti-Monop olist llniuiblloniiH Sidetracked. Considerable excitement has boon man I festod in political circles over the pronmlga tion of a call for n people's independent move ment to call conventions to nominate alliance and laborcandldutes. The call reads as fol lows : t'OI'ULAIt CAt.li FOIl A I'KOPMi'rt STATK CONVKXTIO.V. Wo , the undeisjKiUHl. citizens of the state o Noliraskii , hereby declare our iidlieslon to thi , following fumhimcntul principle * , and du- iiiand that they hu enacted Into law. viz : OiirlluanelHl system should lie ruformnd hy the restoration of .silver to Its old tltimiihico It our currency and Its free nml unlimited coin- ajtoon an e < iunllty with nold , und by tlio In- uteasoof oitrmonuy circulation until llreauhea tlm sum of Mp r capita ; and all paper ls < tnus m.'i.'c.ssury to secure that amount should In iiKidiVliy tlm itovcrnmunt alone , and Im full lesriil tender for all debts , public ami private. That land monopoly should bit abolished rltlieiuy limitation of ownership oi'Krmluutcd tuMitlon of uxcusslvu holdings , so that all tlio competent should have : an opportunity to labor , secure homes ami Ivcomo wood citizen ! ) ; and alien ownership should be prohibited. Tliul. the ralliond system , as at Diesent iiian- ii ed. Is u system of .spoliation nnd robbery , and that Ils enormous bonded debt at ficti tious valuations Is absorbing the. substance of the people In the Interests of mlllloiiiilres ; that thu general Kovernment should own and operate the railroads and telegraph and furnish transportation at , cost , thu same as mall facilities aru now furnished ; and that our legislature shall enact a freight rate law which shiill ilx rates no higher than those now in force In Iowa. We demand that our state nnd national sys tems of taxation shall he so adjusted that our laboring Intelests will be fostered and Health bear Its jnsl burdens. Instead of our farmers , laborers , merchants and mechanics boltn ; com pelled to pay. as at present , by far thu largest portion of public expense. \Vo further declare that the political ma chinery In tills state bus been controlled by the corporate power for the plunder of the people and tlm enrichment of Itself , nnd wo have entirely lost eonlldenee la the eflleacy of that machinery for the enactment of just und tliu repeal of'unjust laws. Wo therefore hereby Rlvo our voleo for the call of a people's Independent state conven tion , to nominate pure and honorable men for thu different statu olllce.s on the principles named above ; and wu hereby pleduu our selves , If puie ami honorable men uru so se lect ed , to vote and work for their election. CAml we hereby Invite all men , without , ro- irard to past or present political afllllatlous , to join us In this our effort for ptiro government , for relief from tile hliaclclcs of party politics ami the domination of corporate power In our public a Hairs. And wo hereby request the secretary of the State Farmers * alliance , and the seeretury of thu state assembly of the Knights of I.nbor to .select two men who shall fix a just ratio of rep resentation and proper date. Issue a call , ob tain a ball , and ma Ice all needed arrangements for holding said convention. This call appears in J. Burroughs' ' Farmers' Alliance paper , with an editorial leader en dorsing the move , which closes as follows : This convention , when It meets , will have been called , not by any oliiiuo or faction , but by tbo people themselves. No fusion with any other party Is possible under such circum stances. No person Is authorized to speak for It there Is noeommlHee which can control It , and will assume to trade upon Its action. The primpies ! of Its platform are designated 1m- foieband. It will bo composed of men who are pledged to these principles , nnd therefore must be harmonious. It will organUo Itself when it. convenes. This will not boon alliance convention , There Is no power or authority In the alliance to call a state convention , and It could not bo done without nullifying Its constitution. It will not be u Knights of 1/abor convention , nor a United Labor convention. It will bo purely and only a people's independent convention In the highest sense of the term. The political elements are awfollows : The republican party divided Into two factions , ono the railroad clement with tliu organiza tion , the passes , the prestige und the money In its hands ; the other tlio so-called antimonopoly - monopoly element , which has begun n hope less struggle for possession of the machinery and the olllcus , but which declares It will heeuro Its ends In party lines or not at all. There can be only one result to a struggle under such conditions , and that is the dominance of the railroad power. Another clement Is the democratic party , offered for sale by an Omaha political huck ster on the ouu hand , and described as "little less than a wreck without life , spirit , organi zation or solidity , " by a Lincoln democratic editor on the other. Tlio other elements , opposed to nil of these , and towering high above them all , uro thu people , on thuir ear all over the state , de manding icform , denouncing partisan fraud Hid corruption and corporation domination demanding lower taxation und a restoration ) f honesty and Integrity In government * af fairs ? To the pcoplo the People's committee appeals. The hour Is rlpo. The people have refused to wait longer for the signal. Let them sign this declaration ono hundred , hotisaiid strong , and when their convention neuts It will only bo to register the decree they have already spoUon , It is well understood among the initiated ; hat this people's movement has been precipl- jited by UurroiiKhs nnd his dummies who mid prominent ixuitions in tlio alliance for the purpose of blocking the anti-monopoly republicans in their effort to induce republi can farmers to take an active part in pri- naries and conventions und by so doing take control of the republican state and congres sional conventions into their own hands. Secret conferences have been held hero nnd n Omaha recently by the men who have concocted this third party movcinontund , it is even whispered that their services will bo iborally rewarded by the railroad managers , who appear very much elated over the move by which they expect to paralyze the untl- nonopoly republicans by pulling the support of the alliance men from under them. In addition to the call for the people's state convention , the following call is u'lso issued for a Third congressional district convention mder the auspices of the alliance Junta which has its headquarters in this city : CAl.r , I'OIl CONI-T.HENC.B TO OAM , CONdllKSSIOXAl , COSVK.NTION IX THU T11IIIO CONdKLSSIONAI , UISTIUCT. To thoollleorspf the county alliances und as semblies of Knlghtsof Labor and otherlabor organizations of the Third congressional dls- Uentiemcn : llellovlng that the time has eomo for Independent political action , yon are mroliy Invited , In accordance with the reetim- uiMidatlun of the state meeting held at Lin coln , April : , to send reprcsent'itlves dit east one from the alliance and one from thu Cnlghtsof Labor of each county , and not to s.xeeed three from each of these organized lotlles ) to a conference to ho held at Grand sluiul , Neb. , on Thursday , May S ) , 1KW , to eou- ultou the political situation , and to fix date , ratio of representation , and Issue n call for a ongresslonal convention In thu Third con gressional district. FIIAXIC II. YOU.NU , Chairman Preliminary Committee. HUOKF.N How , Neb. , May I A , IK'JO. > PEIIHOXA lj I'.l It A Hit A VllS. C. B. Hoftloy of Nebraska City is a guest at ho Millurd. C. AV. Thomas of Grand Island is registered t the Millard. n. O. Xelll of Strutton U stopping at the Millard. B. F. Smith of Hastings is u guest at the Millard. S. It. Lungford of Tekninah is ut the Casey. II. L ) . Trans of Weeping Water is u guest at ho Casey. J. II. Hamlln of Schuylcr Is stopping at the 2asoy. D. L. Darr of O'Neill is registered nt the Cusoy. L. F. Uclulmrd of Kearney Is a guest at the Cusoy. A. J. Conleo of Beatrice is registered ut the Jusoy. G. W. Clalmugh of Philadelphia , who has been In the city for the past three months us a inspector of the United gas improvement ompnny , ha * accepted the position of chief lerk of the Omaha gas company. U. H. Touray of Fremont Is a guest at the Murray. l . W. I'lnnlc of Lincoln Is stopping at the Murray. Mrs. Dr. J. Dalloy and Miss Jcnnlo E. Hotjersof Sioux City are guests ut the Puxton. J. F. Harris of Lincoln is at the 1'uxton. .1. E. Shlpman of Kcurnoy Is a gueat ut the Merchants. F. E. I'erklns of St. Joseph Is registered at the Merchants. | W. H. Bltinuer of Florence , Mass , , is stop ping ut the Merchants. I W. S. McMillan of Mound City , Mo. , Is ut the Merchants. A flood ' fbr I'ronpoct. Crop * . ' SII.VKK CuniiK , Nub. , May IS. [ Special to I TIIF. BKH. ] The crops Iu this section are mostly in and are looking very flno. The dry | weather preceding the jrulna last week hurt some of the Max that had been put In too early , but the raltiii of last week brought most of It up , and the prospects nro good fern n largo yield. The oats are all looking good and farmers nro predicting an average crop. Com Is about nil in , and although the recent cool weather held It back somewlmt , particu larly that which was not up , the chances are that It will eomo out all right. There has been a great deal of flax sown this year , probably llvo thousand acres In this locality , nnd surrounding towns roimrts a corro.sK > nd- Ingly largo arrcago. Last year Hourly ovory- tmo raised corn. Thl.syeurtheyuraallrtilslng flax. These who held on ami kept their corn and oats nro now gutting richly paid for doing so. The two elevators hero uro paying 12'J to ' \ cents for com and U j to 1KI cents for oats. There seems to bo qiilto a good deal of corn In the farmers' hand * yet , but oats nro Dcarcn. The grain men look for n drop In prices next week. 'I'ho farmers are all busy now getting In their croiw and have no time to haul In what grain they may have , but when thnv mil their i-ron.s In thov will cam * inenco to lirlng In the balance of their corn , nml thuro seems to bo oulto n lot yet , so con- KOiiucntly prices will iluprecluto somo. hut they think the depreciation will only bo local. t-'nloons. SritiNonui.D , Neb. , May 18. [ Special to Tin ; Bit : : . ] The saloons of this place have been closed slnco April 00 , having experi enced some trouble in getting the rc < iui ito thirty signers to their petitions , only being successful In getting sixteen bonified resident freeholders to sign. Two of that number were the names of a lady and her daughter whoso names were signed by II. W. Snydcr of Omaha without their consent , who upon being uppruised of the fact , ordered their names stricken off , which was done. To inako up the balance J. U. Pope , ono of the applicants , deeded a small lot on the out skirts of the village to fourteen Individuals. The board nro three for license and two uguinst , but the people are confident that even the license men on tno board will refuse to grunt license under the existing cireum- sUinccH. The board meets Monthly night the 1'Jth lust , to consider the petitions. 8. II. II. Clark in tlio City. General Manager S. II. II. Clark and Di vision Superintendent Hathburn of the Mis souri Pacific road are in town. They were seen nt the Millard hotel last night , but had very little to say about their visit nt this par ticular timo. Mr. Clark , however , Is hero on business relating to the proiioscd cut-on line between Union and Omaha by way of Platts- mouth , which seems to bo going rather slowly. Mr. Uathhurn is looking after new work being done in double tracking the Belt road. _ The Wcro Too Kntliitslnstlc. James Fox and Fred Hova are supposed to bo Sioux City residents , but notwithstanding this last night they slept in the city Jail. yesterday afternoon they gu/.cd upon the ball punio from the windows of a vacant house. When tlio turn in the lido of the game ar rived they let out such unearthly yells that they Vero promptly locked up on the churtro of trespass und disturbing the peace. SIX GKNK11A.TIONS. A Family "Whoso United Ages Kqtml I.OOO Years. "A thousand years in one household" ( ikka scu-nen ) is an old.Japanese sayinp , employed with reference to an event which , in respect of extreme rarity , may ho classed with the sifjht of. u dead donkey or a tinker's funeral , says tlio Now York Times. Tlio Uoclii Smnilnin says that an instance may at present bo found in the household of a merchant called Mi/.uma Gcnstiko , who resides at Kanazawa , in the Saltama district of 5ado. The family consists of the following1 members : Great-great-great Grandpapa Goiifjo , afjcd OHO hun dred and thirty ; Grottt-groat- jretit Grandmamma Tomi , aged . ono liundred and thirty-two ; Great-great Grandpapa Gembei'aged one hundred and one ; Great-groat Grandmamma Mi- yo , aged ninety ; Great-great Gimud-aunt YoHhi , aged ono hundred and live ; Great arnndpapa Gcnsuke. aged eighty-one ; jreatGrunilmamma Kimi , aged nevoiity- nine ; Grandpapa Gompachi , aged sixty ono ; Grandmamma , Toyo , aged sixty ; Papa Geukielii , aged forty ; Mnmmti rome , aged thirty-eight ; Undo Gen- ruko , aged thirty-five ; Son Gonshielii , aged fourteen ; Daughter Toki * aged Ivo. Tlio united ages of the burteon amounted , at tlio close of last your to 980 , and coiibo- qucntly bccuiuo 1)9 ) ion the first day of tills year , according to the Japanese nethod of calculation. Next Now Year's day , supposing that death has not inter vened meanwhile , the aggregate ages vould bo 1,008 , and an S)94 ) is nearer 1,000 .him . 1,008 , the family have resolved to lolcbrtito their ikka sen-non thin spring ) y a visit to the shrine of Ise , and after- vard to Kyoto , where tlio wiiolo four- .cen , from the little tot of live , to the gray head if ho utill has any hair of OHO hundred and thirty , will do their [ glit-seeing1 in company. S XKIt' JIOOKN. The last number of the Glebe Library , pub- ished by Rand , McNully & Co. , is an uniden tified story nf interest entitled "Tho Dunvors' lowcls. " "In Classic Shades , " just issued by the Jelford-Clarko company , Chit-ago , is a col- cction of poems by Joaquin Miller , tlio poet of the Sierras. "Fruits and How to Urfo Thorn" is the title of a practical manual for housekeepers just mblishcd by the Fowler & Wells compuny , few York. Price ? ! . Frank Lovell & Co. , Now York , have pub- Ishcd a collection of shljrt romances by well mown writers under the title "Twenty Nov elettes by Twenty Prominent Novelists. " Patience Stunlcton , the author of "ICudv , " ias a now book Just from the press of the Jelford Clurko company , Chicago. Jt is called "Bubo Murphy , " and is a bright und ively Kooky mountain story , vigorous in novemcnt and line iu delineation of churuc- cr. cr."Tho Perfect Way , " a series of lectures do- ivcrcd In London by Edward Muithmd and Vnini Klngsford , him been Issued in Lovoll's X'lmlt series. It Is an attempt to ascertain it first hand the nature und method of ex- stcnco. Robert Bonnor's Sons have published lonry Frederic Heddall's story of the llfo of Henry M. Stanley , Including the great ux- ilorcr's latest achievement , the rescue of Cmln Hoy. The fiPlford-Clarko company , Chicago , has list published the story of .louiiuin Miller's vondorfully ronmntlo and thrilling llfo among the Modoc Indians , with realistic In cidents of life in tlm far we.st during the lays of thu ' I'Jors , und graphic descriptions if the sublime scenery of the Kocky inoun- uins. The book in cloth $1 , in paper W ) : ents. Anson I ) . F. Randolph & Co. , Now York , Vill publish in May "jA-ah of Jerusalem , " u lory of the time of Paul , by Edward 1'ayson Jerry. The author's purpose In this work 1st o present u re.illstlo glimpse of llfo In Jerusalem and Homo in the first century of our era. Count Tolstoi's latest novel , "Tho Krutzer Sonatu , " which exists in Kus.shi only In man- iscript ( its publication having been forbid- Ion by the win- ) was published In English , In toston , On Saturday , May 10 , by Benjamin { . Tucker. The novel la the boldest work et written by the Husslan master. Dealing vlth the question of love ana marriage , it urges a morality that is moro than puritanical u IU severity , whllo handling the dcl'cutq ubjcct with all the frankness of the realistic chool. At A. D. Morso'H you can buy a Phll- ulolphiti strictly hand-Bowed , welt and fcolo Btltchcd kid button shoo for $ " > ; this shoo is marked down from the regular price $7 ; oao of ourbostshoobfor the ( Ino trade. Dyspepsia Makes the lives of many pcoplo causing distress after c.itltiR , sour stomach , sick headache , heartburn , loss of appetite , a faint , " all gone "feeling , b.td taste , coated r\t i. tongue , and Irregularity of DIStrOSS the bonrctn. Dyspepsia docs * After IIOt Kot wcl1 ot ltjCl' ! ' ' " S . . requires careful attention , tnil'ifanj , R remedy Ilka Hood's Sarsaparlll.i , which nets gently , yet efficiently. U tones the stomach , regulates the diges tion , creates a good np > ctok petite , banishes hcadacho , , , anil refreshes the mind. HoaunCMO " I have been troubled with dyspepsia. I had but Itttlo appetite , and what I did eat 1IonHdistressed me , or did mo riuurt m1J | ( go0Ii Alcr ( MB | | | ) j would have a faint or tired , tccllng , as thotiRh I had not eaten anything. My trouble was aggravated by my business , painting. Last o m. spring I took Hood's Bar- _ oour sapaillla , which did mo an Stomach Immense amount of good. U gava mo nn nppullte , and my food relished and satisfied the craving 1 had previously experienced. * ' UEOJIOK A. PAOK , Watcrtown , Mass. Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold liy nil < lrmrUu. gl ; lx for . 1'roparcil onlj by 0. 1. HOOD & CO. . AxtltucArlcs | , Lowell , JUi IOO Dosou Ono Dollar "IiA HH'I'K 1IUJIA1NK. " A Tnstr * for Iluiiinn Corn KvHlctl by a Perusal of Xola'n Hook. The I'ut'iti l 'ljjixro relates u curious ef fect from Iho ivailinff of Xola'H torrihlu novel , "Lu lloto lliuimiiio. " A working jeweler of forty rushed to tlio t > refect ol police in I'tiris ono tiny mid ilollburatoly trivo ; hiniHolf up , accusing hinibolf of amtomplntoil murdor. "I saw outer , " ssiid M. C'OL'hory , describing tlio'soono , "a short , ratlior dry looking man , ner vous , mlo and sickly , lie was accont- pnicil by hifl wife , a strong , healthy looking woman , who conilrmed till ho said. Ho iiuulo the following tleclurn- tlon with the utmost clearness , juat us I run speaking to you , or as you would' ' speak to mo : lk 'Monsieur commissary , you must ar rest 1110 ; put ino in tlio inilnnarv , in the hospital , in tlio asylum , in prison , or where you will , but arrest me. I have done nothing. ' " 'Whtitl If you have done nothing'-1 " 'But I inn going to kill mihil - tlrnn. ' ' 'IIo was vei'.v serious , very iV.m , " continued the coniinishary , "and ho pro ceeded thus : " "This is how the thing happened. 1 must toll you that my head often tn > h > s as if it would burst. My brain must in- a little disordered. I have road "La Uuto lliimaino" and in proportion as the character of .racqueH Lautior- was out lined I suffered horribly , for in him 1 recognized myself. In anguish I waited for the additionaliiiitallnuMits of tin- serial. Finally , when .Taemii-s killed. the fever took poiMshm of niu , and since that night J have wished toki" Whom ? My children. In the eyeI I wish to kill them in tho'OVOH. . Jt is there that it shines. At nigli't I sulVor and want to got up. My wife wall-In- ! mo all night , ready to defend innlittli - ones. The poor things.- Arrest mo , in ontuour commissioner. ' " The commissary .had tlio unfortunate man taken to an in'sano asylum. M. Zola , being asked 'by a i-oporte ' what ho thought of this singular storj , answered : "It is difficult for mo to believe that , the rending of my novel could have decided cided this individual to kill , but this reading , far from disturbing his bruin , found it completely iinhalaiit'od. Further , I aflh-m that n book ncvW caused the commission of a crime. 1 would _ like , however to say that Sovorino and Jacques are exceptions. People have inferred Unit I saw in i-ver.v maTi a human beast. Oh , no , only in some men. LSTiaiMIUIOnAVITIl LACK. Tlio Uuliirl < Ml Dead in tlio Catacombs of Palermo , Slelly. Ono of the strange sights of Palermo , , in Sicily , is the long series of vaults % " Catacombs " in which * called "the , tlm bodies of men and women are preserved for generations by a curious process , and are visited by their mourning rela tives. The grinning skeletons of generals or governors who died fifty years ago tire lioro soon , clad every few year.s in fresh uniforms , und their features arej sometimes preserved for a century. * * Undoubtedly the ugliest of the sight is the ladies' gallery , Corpse-worship hero lias prompted freaks of duulesijuu millinery , mioh as the trimming of the vacant skulls witli deep frills of laxv. Ono poor shade is in purple silk. A youilg lady's mummy is adorned with a silver crown , fantastic shoes ; open-work stockings ami white kid gloves ! A princess among the most recent of the interments lies in her collin , which hears many artificial garlands ami yards of much-mottoed funeral ribbon On All Souls' Day the dead in the cata combs may be said to hold a gruesome sort of reception : 1ml the richer class , whosedour departed" Maud thorn , "frequent1' the cemetery at all seasons. Imagine coming to pay your devoir * to tlio ladies witli whom you used to dance : to your hostess of former years , " " * * to the members of your family , to tlio wife of your bosom ; and being received by these phantoms of gri/.y.ily bone ! Those bedr/oned skeletons ! Tni'su rag and bono things , aping humanity ! H is too horrible ! Yet there are Palermltans-who find a melancholy pleasure , some a certain consolation , a few Qi : terrible fascination , in the relics of tlii-ir dead prosen-viid in this cemetery.nt ! ] not all the inhabi tants approve of this mode of sepulture. On certain fete duys these "cata combs' * are open to all c-omnrn. A drunken man once strayed .in hero and fell asleop. At night the porter locked tip without noticing the sloe-mr. Awak ing sober ; with the early light , tin- horror of his surroundings sol/ed upon tlio man. lie ran about wildly among the dead. lie shrieked , but no eau , oven tlioao in the convent , could hoar him. The earliest passer-liy founu him clinging to tlio liars of the en traneo gate. They could hardly loose - < his hold , lie wits stark mad ! POWDER Absolutely Puro. A cream of lunar baking powder High * of louvonms HlruriKtli. U. S , GuvcriiMieul Un Uork * * *