Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, May 28, 1890, Page 6, Image 6
G THE OMAHA DAILY BEtf : WEDNESDAY , MAY 28 , 1890. THERE WILL BE VACANCIES It is Now Too Late to Issue the Gall fo Special Elections. POLITICIANS FILLING THE GlTi Do Clrrkfl Hold Over from the linn lA'KUIiitlire ? 31 * Nilt Mnrrln * > CH I-'imeriil iiPtlic ! l-'lrcmcii. -City NotCH. LINCOLN , Neb. , Mny 27. [ Special to Tin HKK- ] According to tlio provision- ! th ntntuto there must be H ten days' notlco b ; tbo governor for an election to III ! vacaneiei In the lOKlaloturc. The chief exeuetlvc fallei to issue tlio pallyesterday for elections to Ix held June I. No elections to 1111 vacnnclc : can now bo held mid the seats of member : ivlio arc Ineligible will be vacant. JI'ST nrroui : TIII : IUTTI.H. In Hcprcscntative District No. 1 Krnos Werner Ims been elected in place of Wllllan l-'enton. but the govcnior has not yet receive- . ' I'Y-nton H resignation , and if lie lias not re niKiicd of coin-so ho will represent his dis trlit. In representative district No. : is , O I linger takes the place of C. P. Hayes , de ceased. Friends of Hov. II. A. Ouilil'firo uiyinp hi ; nppolntinent for tlio position of chaplain ol the house. Clyde Ilarnard , second assistantehief rlerlt , Is on hand , williup to accept Tom Cooke's position - sition la ease that oiitleiimii docs not serve , A politician pmpotinds tlio following : "You nre aware that the board of transportation now lias a rosoliitmn on lllu requiring tin hccrctiirlcs to prepare and present at tin next regular meeting on . .Inne it freight tar < Iff If tlio same should be presented anil adopted what will the pivcrnor do with tin legislature that convenes on the following day , June 5 ! ' ' HOW A1IOI T TIIC rl.r.KK-WII'S ? The present ( ( iiery Is whether the persons holding clerkships and other elective positions in tlio legislature will hold their positions at tin * special session called for Juno fi. This inornliiK Secretary of State Cowdery re ceived a letter from Mrs. Jeiinio Holland ask ing if she still held tlio position of engrossing clerk in tlio house. Secretary Cowdery's re ply was to the effect that she still held the Hrisition. He cited as his authority the prece dent established by the last special session in May , JSs'J. At that tlmo there was no question as to the right of the clerks to hold over. Tom Cooke , llrst assistant clerk of the house , declares that ho will bold his old po sition In the bouse despite the fact that he is now supervisor of tlio census in tlio Third district. AllE TIIKY KNTlTl.r.l ) TO T1ICIU SKATS ? H. It. Cowdery , secretary of state , received tlio following telegram this morning from Ked Cloud : lieu , If Colonel Hoover has resigned we do not know It. No not Iris has been Kiven. If lie lnm I would iccomiiicnd lion. .Ininrs A. Tulley of Keel Cloud as Ills successor. Yours , II. I ) . lUKNnr , County Clerk. Colonel Hoovurat present holds tlio position of deputy oil inspector , but still claims the right to repiescnt his district. This raises the question whether a legislator who is hold ing another lucrative public office in the state is qualified to serve. Section li of article ! ! of the revised statutes makes the following pro vision : "No person holding olllco under the authority of the United States , or anv lucra tive olllce under the authority of this state , filial ! be eligible to or have a seat In the legis lature ; but this provision shall not extend to lirccinct or tovvUshipUlcers , Justices of tlio peace , or officers of the militia. " According to this provision it is insisted that II. C. dish ing , who is now mayor of Omaha , Hiclmrd Ucrliii , who Is comity commissioner of Doug las county , and Adam Suyder , who is the county trcusursr of the same county , are all ineligible to bold positions in the special session , Or.TTIXCl KIIAIMTO SEE TIIIJ FUX. There is every indication that there will bo a large crowd of visitors and lobbyists in tlio city during the special session of tbo legisla ture Unit convenes June 5 in response to the governor's proclamation. The mails bring in Hoods of applications for accommodation during the session ami tbo hotels are fairly besieged with requests to save best rooms. This session of the legislature will probably uttmet more attention than any held for years , and nearly all the politicians of any imiiortanco in the state will bo here. Olio feature of most of the applications for lodgings Is that they are generally engaged for a month or more , despite the fact that the governor insists that the session can do tlio work in two weeks. Already u number of senators and members of the house are in the city , but none wish to be interviewed. MI IIT M.umiAurs. Lincoln again comes to the front with three implications for divorce inside of that many hours. The first was that of Joseph I'adcii , a citizen worth about JiiO.OOl ) , who lias grown tired of tin ) strange treatment ho bus received from his wife. He believes her mind is not exactly right. The two are gray-haired and have been married nearly thirty years. Thov lived in Omaha since ] h- . > , but two years ago hhe , ho asserts , deserted him. At lUOa. : ; ! in. today he filed his petition for a divorce and in just one hour and thirty minutes the de cree was granted. Mrs. . Nancy A. Patterson is the nest one In line to be released from the bonds of matri mony. Nearly twenty yearn ago in Illinois she wa.- > married to Mr. fii-itf. L. Patterson nnd they now have fight children. She sn\-s that be has been guilty of the grossest bru tality to her and has besides failed to provide for ills family. On tlio 11th dav of lust Octo ber bo assaulted her with a club she alleges , unit gave her a terrible beating and fractured licrskull. l-'or several weeks she lay at death's door and the physicians accounted her re covery almost a miracle. Since then she has been afraid to live with him and asks that she be gr.mtetl a divorce. ( icrllc MulVcy has been u wife for only fourteen months , but recounts a revolting tale of cruelties Io which she lias been sub jected by her husband , Horace O. Mulvov. She asks for the return of her maiden name , Gertie Fraulcn. TIII : UIAI. : ISTATI : : MEN IMITV. The ertorts of the members of the real es tate exchange to entertain the Washington visitors proved very successful as the excur sionists brought or contracted for $ -iXX ( ) ( ) worth of Lincoln real estate. Already flMHX ( ) In cash has been paid on the purchases. Yes terday tlio visitors returned to Washington. Tlio assurance that Lincoln is to have thu H. & M. shops proved a valuable aid in tlio trans fer of realty to the excursionists. The real I'Stato agents hero are discussing tlio best means to get up other excursion * . ruNiiiAi ; , or TIII > KIUIMCN : . The funeral over the remains of the two firemen , John Thornbiirg and Clarence Pruts- man , who lost their lives wliilo buttling the flames Sunday night , occurred at St. Paul's church at 1 : im p. m. Hov. K. 1C. Ifu - Mron of the Plymouth Congregational church preached n touching discourse. A long fun eral cortege followed ttio hearses to the depot. The entire lire department turned out with the hose carts and other wagons draped with eni | > o. The members of the city council wore in line , and Capital City lodge No. US of the Knights of Pythias. The remains of Thornburg wore shipped to Perry , la. , for interment , and those of i'rots- man to Vevay , I nil. bIH'KKMU COrilT. The proceedings of the supreme court to day were as follows : Causes argued and Bulmdtted : State ex rel. Ahern vs. Walsh ; I'latUsinouth vs Deck , on motion ; Seward vs KIcnk ; Sew.ird vs Conray ; Alllr ) vs New man ; Maahen vs NelT ; Schuyler vs Ilaiuia ; Ford vs Steele ; Dusenbury vs Albright ; Martin vs State ; Sheedy vs Ilenadom ; L ) . T. it 15 railway company vs Hutcbins ; lllor- bowervs Miller ; Dalley vs Kinsler ; Kock vs Losch ; Shields vs llarbach ; Reynolds vs Uletg. The following cases wore continued : Mid land vs Hub ; lllakcly vs Cedar Kaplds t Northern railway company ; Staker vs Ho- golo : Hull vs Wavfiier ; Ilhick vs Wothorald ; Davis vs State ; Atehtson & Nebraska mil- way company vs Forney ; State ex rel Hoard of Transportation vs Fremont , Uikhorn < & Missouri Valley railway company ; State ex rol Attorney General vs AtchUon & Ne braska railway company ; Sawyer v Parks ; Andoison vs Lombard Investment company ; State ex rel Tennlson vs Coleman ; Shaffer vsStnll ; Mathls vs Pclniau ; Uecring it Co , vs KulTuer : Oliver vs Chicago. Burlington & ( Julnoy railway company ; Malcolm vs Han- sen. sen.Tho following cases were filed with thu su > jjmue court thU uiomluif : Mary II , Kupert nnd others us Peter Penner , Ilenry Schrodc and N. P. Ucvoll , error from Douglas county John Ahern , treasurer of school district N < 8-1 of lilchardson county , vs John V. Walsl ' : treasurer of Hlchardion county ( Hiram I' Upton vs Thomas O. Donohue. Appeal froi Duller county : John Prall vs Charles Peter atid Charles Peters , Jr. , error from Sarp , county ; Phlneaa Langford vs State. Erro from Dakota county ; John N. Peyson v Conilff ; Shollenberger. Krror from Dahot county ; John Onngran et al vs Mary Crosby error from Dakota countv ; A. U. Siimms . ! Co. vs C. C. Heiiner et al , error from Hlcli nrdson county ; Kdgar L. Holyoke vs .lame H. McMurtry , error from Lancaster county The following cases were dismissed : Slat ex rel Tnnnlson vs MeArdel ; ( Jantner v Omali- } Hell Line railway company. SOTAIIIAI , AI'I'OIXTMHXTS. Smith , Jefferson county ; Frank A. Kirk Harland countv ; Daulnl L. Johnson , Dougla eounty ; S. P. IJostwlck , Douglas county ; J H. Mason , Dawson.CITV CITV XOIT.-I. J.f. ! . Vamirsdnlo is occupying n cell at tin police station on the charge of stealing i wagon from Mrs. Mary Matthews. . Joe Turner , n colored man of very bad rep utation , is in hock on the charge of forglui the name of Chief of Poll.-e Mcliek to a ehecl and passing the same on Webster & Hogcr : for a pair of shoes. Hon. James Damvllle , an ex-member o parlimcnt , and at present United States con gressman , holding the position of chairman oi the liouso ( ommlttec on finance and com incite , will bo In Lincoln in three or foui days to take steps toward building a glucose factory here. Ho wishes the co-operation ol the moneyed citizens. W.H.Webb wants ? 10,000 from the Chicago cage , Hurlingtnn & Quincy railroad company , Webb says that during tlio great strike ol locomotive engineers bo was induced to conn from Connecticut to Lincoln witli ids family on the promise of having a position as engl neer for live years. Later the company set him to doing menial work in the roundhouse. The company in its answer says that to be gin with them was no contract with AVobl for live years or any specified time , and second end Unit the reason ho was reduced in the ranks was because he was incompetent as an engineer. Kdwin N. Lamb and Cyrus W. Flsherdteh were both admitted to practice this morning as full fledged attorneys at law. In tlio ease of David May vs Mis. Carter printed In yesterday's Uii : : the item should have read that the enso was decided in Mrs. Carter's favor. Her husband hud no right according to the court to sell property that belonged to Mrs. Carter individually. May therefore loses the { i'J.VJ ho paid Carter fer the horses. Violet vs IJoso is the llowery title of a case in the district court. Violet wants Hose to pay him S'.i.lO duo on a promisory note. Jaines Masterman wants bis'title to lot 11 , block U1S , of the city of Lincoln made clear , William P. Cioodfellow claims to hold a deed for the same property. Stated by H. n. Coehr.in , druggist , Lan caster , Pa. Have guaranteed over ! ! 00 bottles tles of Burdock Blood Bitters for dyspepsia , sour stomach , bilious attacks , liver and kidney trouble. TKADIiS UNION M MUTING. Grccn'H Hall Crowded with Workingmen - men Last 10 yen in } ; . Pursuant to a previous announcement Green's hall was densely packed with mem bers of the various trades unions last night. It was nn open meeting and the object was to discuss matters pertaining to the interests of tlio labor of the city. W. B. Musser of tlio Central labor union addressed the meeting1 , stating that open meetings are called more for the bencllt of men who are outside of the unions than those who are safely within the fold. Continuing his remarks , ho said : "Wo have a light on our hands that promises to be the greatest battle of the ago. In this fight , if wo lese anything , wo lese all , so it behooves us to stand Jinn. Already wo have accomplished much , but in our labors we have. Just begun. At this time we are malting an endeavor toor- gani/.o the clerks ot the city. In doing this wo propose to take into our various societies U,600 young women who are laboring from twelve to fourteen hours per day , receiving salaries ranging from SJ to > pur week. Out of this these girls are expected to clothe themselves , pay their room rent and board. In tbo name of s-.ittTering humanity , how can they do this ) Wo have a humane society In Omaha , but it is not entitled to the luime. The members of the organization sit quietly by and without lifting a hand , allow these wrongs to continue day after day , week after week , month after month and year after year. Shame on such a society 1 The mime" is a mockery. If thc.se men will not do theirduty let us arise in our strength and ask them to Lllsband.1 * M. Olson advocated a thorough organiza tion. Said bo : "Bankers , railroad men and ' . apitalists organi/e , and why should wo not it o thu same thing. If a few men can form themselves into n body and practically con trol tlio wealth of the country , why should not we , the men who create this wealth , do the same thing. When we do this wo can go out and demand our rights as men. That BIICO accomplished , you will not see me chanics working forI. ' ' . " > per day. " Brother Blake believed every working man should appoint himself a committee of one to 150 out among the tradesmen and Induce them to organize. "Let us wade into the stream , " iaiil the speaker , ' 'demand better wages mid 'hortor hours. Wo can live on one loaf a day if we are forced to it. , What have we got for Lbo long hours of drudgery wo have put in i Nothing. What will wo have to leave to our children if tills system if oppression is continued i Nothing. It is Idgh time wo stood up like men to exercise the rights a good CJod has given us. Lot us diow capital that we are men and not a drove sf cattle , standing meekly around , waiting For the butcher's knife. If you got the worst if it don't whluo. Dollars will not be shoveled into your pocket as long as you submit to tliis tyranny. You have got to work out your own salvation , but you will never do it without you make an oll'ort. Now is the accepted time. Tlio iron is hot and is only waiting for you to strike for liberty and your rights. " Brother Turney , thought that If men bad lived up to this period without seeing the benefit of organized labor there was no use of talking to them. "Wo want to do more work and less talking , " said Mr. Turney. "If wo have been cheated and robbed , it is our fault , because wo have placed the robbers in a position to do so. I know no nationality , no color or place of birth. Wo are all children of one father. No mat ter what the color of the skin may bo ; no matter what tlio language the man may speak. If the heart Is right there will be no 'trouble. Organized labor Is in tlio light , working for Ihe generations that are to follow. andOmalm lias a duty 'she owes to herself , which is to go ahead and place herself squarely before the people lu this great light. " After tlio conclusion of the speeches the Initiatory stops were taken to perfect tlio or ganization of a union of Swedish carpenters , which will start out with n membership of nearly ono hundred members , llronght liaulc to Answer. The Iowa man , M. D. Heed , who Is charged with doing up one or two Omaha men by trading them territory in which to sell Bacon clothes wringers , was brought back last night by Detective Haze. At 7 o'clock ho was arraigned before Judge Hclsloy , plead not guilty , after which tils case was continued until today , he giving bonds for his appear ance. Heed states that tbo whole trouble grow out of his client's not understanding the condi tions of the contracts. Ho is of thu opinion Unit as soon in ho can see the men and ex plain the situation the prosecution will bo dropped. A Ki'er-Koi-AII Klglit. Hesslo Kenlow , Delia Brown , Jerry Mc Carthy and Will Neal woke the echoes of Tenth street by Indulging in an open nr | , frco-for-ull light la-st night. The female members of tbo quurtettowero knocked down and kicked about the pavement for half nn hour , or until the pat nil wagon arrived and conveyed the entire party to the city Jail , where they spent the night. Q I'oiuul DyliiK With Consumption. Theodora Williams , u young niuu dying with consumption , was found in an old liouso on South Sixth street last night , Ho was taken to thu police station , uud today will bu scot to the Uo3pituL TIIK COUNOIIj. A Iluny HesHlou ol itin City Solonn Las The eighteen voluble gentlemen who nr burdened with the duty of making laws fo the city pu { , in four hours lost night cnrnlii their bread by the sweat of their vocal 01 guns , and adjourned at midnight with a smnl grist of unfinished business on hand. One of tlio big features of the meeting wit tlio rejwrt of the appraisers awarding dan ages to property owners oy reason of th proposed change of the grade of Dougln street from Sixteenth street to Twentlctl street. Damages were awarded iw follows l.llllun Jacobs . f fin Marshal Kimiiard , " A. Mount . n . S.'it O. F. Davis estate . II.OC A. J. llntiscom . IUK1 Dr. ( Icorue Tllden . . . y,7i ( Herman Meyer . . fi IvHtate of UuorueJ , Jones . ft W. U. Maul . ] , M > N. II. Falconer . 2m SimiliU. Hlnirno . . " . . " . rvW James McCord . . . Ci.M Harriet I'rltchutt . M Alvln Saunders . 00 HeiilamliiU.aiidJ.il. I'ol.som . M I.i'iili UOM ; water . W Dorotlm i'miilt . W M. C. Ciimiiilngs. . . . l.fX ) ( iconic DaviiKO . L',00 (1.V. . Smith . 10 Knilly J. HrlKK'i . 10 Annul.1. Mcicdlth . . . . . . , ' ! 0 John A. Ilorbucli . ! . " > Total appraisement . $11 , to The amounts awarded Include tlio cost o removing or lowering buildings and tile con struction of retaining walls , where sucl changes are made necessary by the changi of grade. A communication was presented by H. C Patterson , E. W. Simeral and P. L. Pertnc a committee appointed by the citizens' com mittee. asking for a conference of committee.- from the council , lire and police commission ers , county commissioners and the cit Izens' association relative to taking some steps toward ridding the city of vagrants and tramps , The matter was referred to the committee on police and Jir dietary to meet with tlio other committees named for a conference to bo held this after noon at the ofllco of the lire and police com mission. Acting Mayor Chaffee , who is also a mem ber of the board of health , presented a vote to the ordinance creating the olllce of city chemist and fixing bis salary at & 'iM ( n year. The reason ottered was that the brevet mayor did not deem the creation of another city oftleo advisable. The compensation , ho held , was more than was required for the necessary occasional analy sis of milk and food products. He suggested that a better plan would be to allow the board of health a stated amount each month for the purpose of analyzing such food products as the board may deem necessary. The veto was sustained by a small majority. The vote on passing the ordinance over the veto was : Yeas , Bcehel , Cooper , Donnelly , Ford , Lowry , Moroarty , O'Connor , Osthoff , Wheeler , th nays , David , Kaspar , Mudsen , McLearie , Clmtl'ee , 5. The bill for ttio taxes on tlio Exposition building , amounting to $ M5.70 , was presented and relerred to the city attorney. A resolution was adopted approving the transfer of certain property by Lyman Hich- nrdson , J. T. Bell and others to the city to be used for park purposes. On recommendation of the city attorney the claim of Eliza C. Whitney , for damages occasioned by the grading of Thirty-second avenue , amounting to $1UO ! , was ordered paid. The city ; attorney gave an opinion on the amount of compensation duo the supervisors of registration , as follows : "The law fixes tlio rate of compensation at $ J3 u day , and provides that the supervisors shall sit from S o'clock in the morning until U o'clock in the evening. I am of the opinion that for their services from S a. m. to J p , m. they should receive . * ; t and that they should be paid pro rata for extra time. " The city attorney , in response to a resolu tion , offered his opinion that the city should observe its own laws mid should therefore secure a building permit for the erection of the city hall , or else pass an ordinance ex empting the structure from the requirements of the ordinance. The report was approved mid a ror'Qp'H ' m adopted requesting ttio mayor to securo'tlie necessary permit. Fanning & Slavin were allowed & ! 9. > .M for cleaning streets not included in the regular schedule. The llrst report on the Eleventh street I'jaduct repairs came in in the shape of two bills , one lor. fll.tll for material and ono lor f.yi.25 for labor. Both were ordered paid. The communication from the lire and police commission , recommending the appropriation Df $ il ) a month from the police fund for de tective fees , was referred to the committee 3n finance. A proposition from the Thompson-Houston leetrie light company to furnish electric lights , according to tlio meter system , for tlio new city police station , was referred to tlio committee on gas and electric lights. A protest against the proposed grading of Pierce street 'from Twentieth street to Twen- Ly-seventh street was referred to the com mittee on grades and grading. A waiver of damages from tlio property Dwners. on Thirteenth street for the grading ) f that street from Dominion street to the ioutli city limits was read and ordered spread in the iccords. The proprietor of Kesslcr's hall asked per mission to exempt the stage in bis garden , a i > art of which is in the lire limits , from the jpcration of tlio lire- limits ordinance. The natter was referred to the building inspector ivitli j tower to act. A protest , signed by sixty citizens , against ; he proposed closing of Seventeenth street icross the B. & M. and Union Pacille tracks iviis referred to the committee on streets and illeys. The protest was granted , upon the . ecommemlatiou of the committee and thu or- llmince clo.iing the street rejected. The building inspector and the committee MI public property and buildings wore in structed to sell the beating apparatus in the Exposition annex at the best ilgures obtain- ible. ible.The The report of the committee recommending ho grading of Twenty-sixth street from Cass o Dodge was rejected. A petition for the opening of Lake street rom Thirtieth street to Fortieth street to a width of sixty-six feet was granted and the city engineer instructed to prepare tbo nec essary ordinance. A protest was presented signed by n ma- ority of the property owners nllected against ho construction of a .sewer on Eighteenth street Irom Lcavcnworth to Pierce. The contract for the sewer lias been awarded and ipproved and the work commenced. Tbo committee on sow ers reported adversely on ho protest and tlio report brought out a spirited discussion which resulted in tabling ho protest and the adoption of the commit- eo's report. Tbo democratic party was given the use of ho police court room on Saturday evening for the purpose of holding a city convention. Mr. O'Connor went after the chairman of ho board of public works on account of the niter's failure to repair the pavement on Sherman avenue in accordance with u recent x'solution of tlio council. Mr. O'Connor ac cused Mr. Balcombo of having wilfully ind persistently neglected the work. This barge brought out a grist of general remarks ipou the manner in which street repairs have ) een and are being made , and finally resulted n tbo appointment of Messrs. Osthoff , Davis md Kaspar as a committee to Investigate the natter and secure a report from thu chairman of the board of public works. Ordinances were introduced regulating mwnbrokers' establishments , regulating cm- iloymont agencies , and making it u mlsdo- iiii.inor to give short weight or measure. The following ofiiclals were appointed for be school board election : First Ward-Judges , E. T. Glenn , E. K. -ong , C. E. tioodman ; clerks , W. L. Mardis , James E. Lmdley. Second Ward Judges , John H. Yerak , Daniel O'Keofe. August Schnuder , clerks , 'rank E. DworaU , John J. Sweeney. Third Ward Judges , Thomas Crosble , D. Mi-Cleave , John Lakstrom ; clerks , Al Urccn , oil a Jangousge. Fourth Ward Judges , A. P. Nicholas , P , 2. Hoblnson , Alex Mclntosb ; clerks , J. H. Merchant , Andrew Bevlns. Fifth Ward Judges. Frank Froiday , E. C. > lllng , Charles Wilkjtisj clurks , Ernest ' 'incise , Joint Wallace. Sixth Ward-Judges. W. A. Grant , H. J. diller , D. A. Powell ; clerks , George J. Stoney , II. E. Jones. Seventh Ward Judges , George Sablne , William Furr , John Kowalcwskl ; clerks , Charles L , Thomas , M. D. Hoche. Eighth Ward -Judges , J. E. Small. Thomas I. Doyle. A. W. Parker ; clerks , H. W. Hcy- lolds , William Anderson. Ninth Wut-d-Judt'cs , J. V. Patterson , H. L. Sewnrd , A. G. "ttdwnnU ; clerks , Chark J , Johnson , Frank-1' V.lmmcr. MOlOlt MATTI3KS. Klcutriclty to lit Uscd on Iliirncy nm AVrnt Dottgo .Sli-ectH. At n meeting of thu'directors of the strcc railway company yOs.turday It was decided t turn the Harnoy imd Wesl Dodge street lin Into n motor line , uml work will bo com mcnectf at once making the nccessar , changes. For tlio present tno ears will nil from the corner of Teulh and Harney slrect to Dodge and Thirtieth streets , with n brnncl line running to Orelghton college. Th yokes in the line will not be removed for tin present. The now rope which was put on the Harnc ; street line about sixty days ago has given ou nnd as the line on Tenth street south o Harnoy will soon have to bo abandoned on ac count of the construction of tlio viaduct , i was not thought worth while to attempt ti renew the ropo. Superintendent Smith stated that the com pany have found that electricity was i cheaper motive power than a cable , exccp where there Is a straight line with a henv ; tralllc. As the street car service of Oinnhi Is spread out in such a way as to yield simd returns for the present , nnd as the Hnrnej street line 1ms so many curves , It will b < much cheaper to use electricity. "Tho West Dodge street line is the poorcs paying line In the city , " said Mr. Smith , am 1 expect it will be still worse when we gel tlio motor line on Farnam street. "Do vou think there will oo any difficulty in climbing the hill on Twentieth street ? " "No ; I think n motor will b ( able to get up all right. The trove will probably not require a trail cm so that no trouble will bo experienced Wo will commence work on the line at once and will have it in running order very soon. As soon ns the viaduct is completed tlio lint will bo extended to the depot tlio same as the cable was before. Wo are going to replaci the old Hat rails on Farmim street cast of Seventeenth with girder rails before wo put the motor cars on that line. This line will eventually bo extended through Dundee Place by way -of Forty-first and Dodge streets , and thence northwest. Wo shall know In a few days when this will bo done , but it will bo probably very soon. FUANCIS MUK1MIY. Iloyd'H Opc-i-a House Crowded at IjiiHt ISvenlnn'H Lecture. Boyd's opera house was Jammed last night with probably the greatest audience that has yet greeted Francis Murphy. "Tako it to the Lord Ih Prayer" was sung by the audience standing. Dr. Harsha , Hev. Savidge.Mr. Nich ols of the Union Pacific shops , and Mr. Tur ney , M. Wilkins and John Wilson spoke. Hev. Savidge made tlio opening prayer. Another hymn was sung and the collection was taken up during which Mr. Murphy kept up a run- ring lire of humorous and pathetic remarks. Mr. Murphy will hold a prayer meeting at noon tomorrow under the United States Na tional bank. On Sunday innniiug u number of gentlemen who have signed the pledge will speak in the People's church at Boyd's opera house. Mr. Franklin Smith , choir master , sang a beautiful solo. "Hold Thou My Hand. " The boys with the fans who were parading the aisles were asked to sit down if they bad had no lemonade to giVe away. Mr. Murphy with all his magnetism nnd bonhomme came to the front and spoke. There are men he said who are sick , liquor sick , in tills city , men whom the great body of tlio people know nothing about. He told of a poor Scotchman who was a drunkard in the gutt6r , whoso stomach was mined , but who was lifted up and helped and taken care of by good , women women were not in politics then , thank God. When I beard from brother Starr , "Come to us at once , " I thanked CJod and came at once. Hev. Harsha was asked to speak and said , "Wo ministers have- respectable people to preach to , but we have not the qualifications to reach the drunkards as Mr. Murphy. " Dr. Harsha gave a word of advice to the wives of men who were trying to stop drinking. "Don't scold , " ho said , "always look at the bright side of things and If the day is dark tell him it is bright. " AV. F. Higginson told a good Irish story imd followed it up with a clever and stirring appeal to signers of tlio pledge to supplement It with prayer. "I am as proud , " he said , "of my blue ribbon as any Grand Army of the Uepubllc man of Ids medal. Mr. Murphy announced that Mr. E. Hosewa- ter would speak tomorrow evening , which ivas received with applause. Turney M. Wilkins of South Dakota made i clever speech during which be said that Francis Murphy had done more to save ilrnnkards than any one in the country , de spite the harpies and silly people. DA baby in the audience' greeted Mr. Mur- | ) hy with a wail and ho came to the front. Mr. Murphy said "bring tbo babies , with you , mothers , and if they can make more ; ioiso than I can wo will wait for them. " 1'ho liquor trallic would go down , lie said , and irged every one to come forward and sign ; lie pledge. A hymn was sung wliilo the people came forward and signed tlio pledge. A U.UMI > liljAKK. J. AV. Reeoc'H Feed and Sate Stnblo.s Destroyed hy Firo. Last night's lire worked sad havoc with J , W. Hccce's feed and sale stables , situated at twenty-fourth and Clark streets , A lighted cigar supposed to imvo fallen from the hand of a man who was In the rear .ho barn is supposed to have started the jlaze , which rapidly spread to the hay in the second story of the building. At 7to : tin alarm was turned in from box 10 , and a few moments later No. 1 was on its , s'ay to tlio fire , but by the time the boys . -cached the scene , the flames had broken .hrougb tbo roof and fanned by a strong iVlnd , made such rapid headway that in less .ban thirty minutes , the largo barn was n miss of smoking ruins. AS soon as tlio lire wis discovered the spec tators in that vicinity turned their attention to removing tlio horses and wagons , so that nothing but the building , iiOO bushels of corn and IJOl ) bushels of oats were destroyed. Tlio loss is estimated at * IUO ( ) , on which there was an insurance of $1,000 on the build ing. PoiiiidiiiiiHter I'uliiNki A'lotiml/.ed. Count Pulaski , the poundmaster , was vie Utilized yesterday afternoon. His hired man had caught a hor&o that ho found running at largo upon tno streets , and locked it in the pound. Wliilo ho was on the wav to the sta tion to report his catch , some unknown per son broke down tbo fence , mounted the ani mal and rode rapidly away. Uriel' Career uu tlio ItOHlriini , Daymond Cralrgts' , filled himself with whisky last night , and while so filled , ho undertook to dlctatfl the doctrine to bo preached hy the captain of the Salvation army. Daymond mounted tlio rostrum and fora time held full'swav ' , butiipon thoarrlval of n policeman , he.wap Induced to go to Jail , where he spent thu night. Proved lliH liinoueiioe. J. S. Hughes , tho'hum who was accused of passing n counterfeit , dollar In the Ninth street house of ill fame , was tried In tlio United States court yesterday afternoon and acquitted by tlio Jury. Hughes was able to prove that ho did not know the money was ' ' bad. lliilldlnp Permits. The following builllng | permits were issued by tlio building inspector yesterday : (1. Ii. Tliomp > .iin. one nnd one-half Mory frunui duelling , Mooru and Unit streets t s,500 O. T. Hmlth , one-story frame cottage , 4UOS lllilostietit fuo L.i" . Smith , imu-Miiry frame cuttagu , \\uliuit and llutulia streets 1.000 J. C. Sliu-lalre , one-story friiino cottage , Thirtieth and I'tnUney streets WO rive minor permit * l.li : > Total 16,1115 Iowa ludlaiiM A < ; ( -cpi. GUTIIHII : , I. T. May -'T. The Iowa Indians today formally accepted the offer of tbo gov ernment and the signing of the contract was completed tonight. This means the addition of .H41trtl acres to the public domain. A ( Jrecnlmuk Cull. I\i > i.is.vroii , May ar.-Tlio chairman of the national greenback committee issued a call for u convention to meet in Indianapolis August . K. i . Hwni-JMK ronoi- : . The Itgnrtt ol' Tt-ntlc Knilorscs th 5rovcliienient to Secure It. At a moot Ing of the illrecloi-s of the boar of trade the communications from Colonel Cruger and Wells of the ICnlghts of Pythias bearing upon the advisability of scouring th' ' session of the supreme lodge of tlio world 1 ISffi ! for Omaha , was reported upon favorabl , by the ways and means committee. The re port of the committee was adopted nnd recite that the board Is In favor of the movemen and realizes its importance to Omaha. Air movement to raise funds will receive Uu hearty co-operation of the board. It was nisi stated that the board would furnish any ml vertlsing matter which the committee dcslrei for distribution at Milwaukee , showing tin advantages , etc. , of Omaha. DTho secretary was Instructed to corrcspom with Fred Slocumb , secretary of the Mlclil can'State Press association , and nscertali how many members of the association will b < with the party which comes here next montl and how long the stay will be. A communication was received from A. H Sclmrff stating that tlio Omahii Ouurdi would take part in tno prize drill at Kansai City next month and asking Unit the boim bo present. The Invitation was accepted foi any one who cared to go. A Itonuuitlc Nr.w YOIIK , May2T. [ Special Telegram t < Tin : Hni : . ] A strange story of violent-cam slavery in the very midst of this city cuim out at a hearing held in the Tombs polict court today. A beautiful ypung Chinese maiden was the victim. She has been locked uponUictopIlooratNo.il Mott street , In the heart of the Chinese quarters , nnd com pelled to Siibmit to indignities from China- men. It further appeared in the story she told through mi interpreter that she was sold to her master by her lover for the sum ol JtiOO. The case was discovered by n reporter. Sueu Yco Is the pretty seventeen-year-old victim , and she is a native of Ainoy , China. She came to this country five years ago , four of which she spent in San Francisco. She was the bund maid of a wealthy Chinese bride. Ono day she fell in love" with Ah Poor , n Chinese gambler. The scandal drove her from her employer's home. She came to New York disguised as a boy , and in Poor's company. Her gambler lover was unfortu nate nt gambling and lost f 18,000 , and poverty drove him to sell his girl to Leelvhl. The girl was much frightened when brought face to face Leo Kill in the court. Lee Kill was held in $2,500 ball for examination tomor row. Panlt/.n. lO.xonerated. Som.Muy 'jr. [ Special Cablegram to Tun BUB. ] In the Panitza trial today the public prosecutor in his address exonerated Panitza from any intention to murder Prince Ferdin and , or any ono else , and also exonerated the czar and Russian Minister Hitrovo from all knowledge of the plot. But he contended that the Ottoman penal code required tlio death sentence from Panitza , Armandoff and PltzolT , and a long imprisonment for the others accused. Major Panitza's counsel opened tne case for the defense. Ho described the whole case us a ridiculous affair , to which the penal code was in no way applicable. He refuted the charges against Panitza , who , lie pid , was known for his bravery and patriot ism. The arrest of Panitza , ho maintained , was a violation of the law. As for the letters ivhich had been presented In evidence , they ivere not worth refuting. Not a single argu ment bad been adduced to prove that Panitza authorized the correspondence xvitli Captain [ ColobkofT. Gladstone SpcakH. LONDON , May ur. [ Special Cablegram to I'm : Br.i : . ] Mr. Gladstone , speaking nt [ lawarden today , predicted an early general election. He appealed with a final utterance igainst further faltering with the Irish qucs- .ion. The electors , ho said , would share the noral responsibility for crimes committed igainst Ireland if they elected a new parlia- nent similar to the present body. Ho de- lounccd the bill for tbo compensation of niblicans who may * bo deprived of their li- : enses. The wliolo control of the license lystcm , bo said , ought to bo vestpd in local ; lcctivo bodies. It would udd JK < t,000,000 to .lie national debt to purchase a publican's icenso. The working people , knowing as hey do tlio social horrors arising from the iquor traffic , ought to protest en masse igainst tbo government's immoral licensing ilaiis. Itailroad Predictions. Niw : YOUK , May ST. [ Special Telegram to Tin ; ] ! ci.J- ; Parties holding Central Pa- ; itle mall stock state that the following ticket , vill be elected at the annual meeting tomor- , -ow : C. P. Iluutington , I. F. Gates , Henry ; Iart , Edward Lauterbach , Calvin S. Hrlce. Samuel Thomas , Oliver II. Payne md J. B. Houston. The election ) f this ticket means the signal defeat ) f the Gould interests , which have bad cou- .rol of the company for several years. U is dso antagonistic to tlio Northern Pacific , md appears to bo in the interest of the Manitoba and Canadian Pacific roads. J. II. [ Inuston , who held the presidency before the liould party obtained control , will resume : liat ofllce. Jay Gould. George Gould , Sld- ie-y Dillon , Hussoll Sago and William Hem- son will retire from the directory. An l'ditoiWhipped. . JACKSONVH.M : , Flu. , May ST. Tlio Florida Republican last week contained an nrtielo -barging Captain Burroughs of Talhilinshc md others with haying made the recent at- ack on tlio house of Mrs. Craft. Today Cap- ain Burroughs called on Zeph Harrison , pub- istier of the paper , and demanded the name ) f tlio writer of tlio article. Harrison ofused , whereupon Burroughs gave him a nest severe beating. Harrison will bo laid ip for some time. Kx-Governor Heed , who vas in the office , received a severe blow by iccidcnt. Knocked Out in Two KoiimlH. Nr.w OIIMUNS , La. , May ST. [ Special Tel egram to Tin : Bin : . ] Joe Oliver of New Or leans knocked out Jack Lawrence of Detroit in two rounds before the Columtiia Athletie club for a fiWO purse tonight. Oliver fought fast from the start and had Lawrence sci dazed in tlio second round that ho merely held up his bands until a right bander on the Jaw put him to sleep. Tlio men weighed 1JU ! pounds each. An Argument Cut Short. Charles O'Mally , tlio man who was robbed by his room-mate at tlio Derby hotel , bad more trouble last night. Ho was down in the vicinity of Tenth and Pacific streets , trying to drown his sorrows in the flowing bowl , when lie argued a point with n drink ing companion. The argument continued until ' ' head cut with O'Mully's was open a beer glass , after which lie was taken to the central station and placed in the hospital ward. ItuhheiGoodn Advanced. Ninv YOUK , May ST. In response to a cir cular the representatives of tbo rubber in dustry of-tlio United States met hero today. Because of tlio recent advance In rubber 'it was resolved to advance tlio price of belting , hose and mechanical rubber goods generally from 10 to S5 per cent. A Voi-y Hough Vnyafiu. QUKIIKC , May ST. The steamer Circassian , from Liverpool , reports an exceedingly rough passage. On Tuesday four cabin passengers were standing at the head of the stairs lead ing down to the saloon when a tremendous wave struck tlio ship , knocking them down. A Mr. Valpy died in a short time. Three others terribly injured will recover. Tlio Weather I-'o For Omaha and vicinity : Showers. Nebraska Hains , local storms ; southerly , shifting to westerly winds ; decidedly cooler by Thursday morning. South Dakota Cloudiness rains ; winds shifting to colder ; northwesterly winds. Iowa Warmer ; threatening weather and rain , with local storms ; high southerly winds. of AI - < -H Overflowed. AN FIIAM IMO , Cul. , May ' * . The recent h nvy ruins have caused many streams to o erfluw Kepurts from the Sai Juaium valley btatu that uiuny thousuud uux-3 uf cultivated land are under water. A grei Ucnl of damage will result. StcntitNlil-i ArrtvnlM. At Now York-Tho State of Alabama mi tlio Devonla , from Glasgow ; the Ocean an the Kibe , from Bremen. At London-Sighted : Tlio Manltoban , froi Philadelphia ; the City of Now York , 111 Denmark , the Lvdlan Monarch , and th Mentmore , from Baltimore. OflluoTH and LndloN Drowned , POTSDAM , May ST.-By the upsetting of boat six army officers and a number of ladle wore drowned today. Seven persons wet drowned In n similar accident at Dautzlg ri cently. Church Howe HOHIIH. | . ST. Lot'is , May 2- > . Church Howe bus re signed the vice presidency of the Pacille rail way of Nebraska , a part of the Mlssom Pacific system. His successor will b elected at the annual meeting. Crokcr Coming Home. Nr.w YOUK , May ST. The Tribune will sn , tomorrow that ex-Chiimbcrlnlii Kichar Croker has started homo to face the stat senate investigation committee. - * if , AV. Iavln Governor of Ithodc Island XcwrouT , H. I. , May ST. Tlio legislating today elected John W. Davis governor am other members of the state ticket. COMPANY'S Extract of Beef. Slakes the puicst , cheapest ami best Iteef Tei Finest meat flavoring stack fur Soups. Sauces anil .Mailo IHslics. Ono pound of Krtrnct of llecfriimil In forty pomm. of IUHII Lot-r , or ( lit- value of iiuoiil7.SU. . Genuine only with Justus t on Llchlg's Btcnaturc us shown SPECIAL NOTICES. COUNCIL BLUFFS. " \\7I1V pay rent when you can buy a lioineon i i thu same terms , and In case of your deatli at any time leave your family the homo cleat on the following terms : A homo worth 3IXX ( ) ut " 12 pur month. A home worth tl.Mi ) at its per month. A home worth J-.mx ) at fJI per month. A home wortli 1,000 at $ UI per month. A borne wortli $1,000 at ilH per month. Other priced homes on the same terms. Tbo above monthly payments include principal and Interest. I "or full particulars call on or address tbo. Fwld it Wells Co. , 00(5 ( Broadway , Council 11 1 nil's. In , OKSA'IK--A4-yenr-old IIOIM' . Price J 100. F Will take nay In filling lot Just south of Hroadway on 1Mb st. , at 'J. > cts , pur cubic yard. Apply to Leonard Kverutt. KENT Nfeo front room , with board , FOR suitable for man and wife or two men. Scott bouse. J-'X. Main , Council lllu Its. KENTVTwo"go6T ( "modern "lioustwT W. W. Ullj-er. ' 'S I'uarl street. _ 71OK KENT The store room , No. 18 , froiitlti- ; ( in I'uarl st. W. ( ' . .lames. _ K II A VK several beaut If id modern bouse thai we will trade for encumbered vaciin lots In Omaha or Council bliill's. The .ludd & Wells Co. , Council Hluirs. Ia. _ _ SALE or "Hunt Carded land , with houses , by J. K. Klce. UTJ Main St. , Council IllufTs. _ _ _ _ IJ1OK SALE -Hotel pioucrty , i" > rooms , ei-n- L1 t rally located. Mrs. Win. Noble , 1'JJ S. t-ii-btli . . Council lllull's. _ ML 'ft Wirc * * ! 5Sy Hectric Trusses , Belts , Chest Protectors , Etc. \gentsWantecl. DR. C. B JUDD , ( KM BROADWAY , XUXCIL ) ' F. M "ELL is & co. , Architects ANll lll'lUllSn SI'PRIUNTKNIIKMS. Rooms 4m : and 4'0 Ileo IliiHdiii , Omaha. Sob. , and Rooms 244 and U4G Men-lam Block Council BlufTs , la. Correspondence bulleltud METCALFS BARGAIN LISTv Real H-tate and Residences ca'.cl in Choicest 1'arts of Council Hluffs. Unlmpiovcd property In llnylNV 1st 2 < 1 and lid. Unimproved properly lu lleers" add. and sub. Unimproved property In Iteldon's sub. Unimproved property In Unison's''d. Unimproved property In Hum's add. Unimproved property In Ilryant * Clark's , Unimproved property In Ilabbltt Tract , Unimproved property In Central sub. Unimproved pioperty In Cochraii's add , Unimproved property lu Craw ford's add. Unimproved property lu Curtis & Itamsey' * . Unimproved property In Kvnrett's add. t UnlmpioVed property In I-'erry add. I'nlmproved property lu I'lcmlnK Ac Davis' , Unimproved property In Olondalo add. ami o.x. Unimproved property In 0rimes' mid. Unimproved propel ly In Halt's ndd , Unimproved piopcity In Highland I'laeo. Unimproved property In Howard add. Unlnipiovcd propel ty In Hughes & I'mil- Unimproved property In Hyatt's sub. Unimproved properly In JacK-.on's add , Unimproved propel ly lu Jell'rlcs' suit. Unimproved property In Johnson's add. Unimproved property In Mu.Mahon , Cooper & JnlTerls. Unlmpiovcd property | M Mill's add. Unluipioved property In Mullen's sub. Unimproved piopcity In Oimiha add. Unluipioved property In Original flat. Unimproved property In Park add. Unimproved property In I'lcrco add. Unimproved properly In Potter & Cobb's add. Unimproved property In Kiddle's sub. Unimproved property In Hiillrond add. Unimproved property lu Itugetta 1'lacO , Lake MamiNva. Unlmyroved property hi Squires' ndd. Unimproved properly In Street's add. Unlniproyed piopcrly In Wright's mid. Unimproved property In Williams' Iht and sub. IMl'HOVKl ) I'KOPKKTY In nearly all tin above additions. 1'AKM LANDS In Iowa ryid Nebraska and other western states for sale. GAItDHN LANDS , Suitable for gaidunlng , Intractsof r acics to NX ) , located within easy reach or Council HluIVs and Omaha markets. OUCHAKI ) i'LACK. A ! W-aero tract , not platted Into TOf pet lots , but with gieat big iicre tracts , each equal to eight ttl-foot lots , within ten minutes' drive ot tlio poitolllco. Handsome-it and most/ beau tiful suburban property In the city , l-'lno view of Omaha , of Lake Manawa and the windings of the river , Lies on South avenue , on load leading to the Deaf and Diiiiil * Instl- tuton. These acie Ints ate selling on most reasonable terms one-fourth eiisb , balanuu one , two and three years , S per cent Intercut. Will take good property for llrst payments. GEO. METCALF , Room 24O Merrinm Block , Iowa. Council Bluffs - - SIGN WORKS. The Only Exclusive Sign Shop in the City. SIBII willing and | * rulnlnK taught on ppll cation. i c- D. A. BENEDICT , - 419 Brondwny - - Up Stoifs. Tims. OnTicT.il. \V. H. M. I'usev. ' OFFICER & PUSEY , BANKERS. Corner Main and Broadway , Council Bluffs , - lown. Dealers In foreign anil domestic exelmiisa Collections nmdu uml Inleiest paid on thus deposits. SATURN , (26O8. ( ) Will make tlio smson of IROfl at the t nlon Driving I'ark. Council Bluffs , Iowa , from March 1st uhtllJuni ) Iht , when ho will lie returned to I'rumoiit and Ids woithy companion MAMBRINO BASHAW , (1789 ( , ) will take his plnco from Juno 1st until August 1st. These two are tbo only stallions lit-tin- west that ant the Hires of 'Jw : : performers. .Saturn Is u chestnut stallion , U ) hands hlnh. and In oidlmiry flesh will wel h I''OO pounds ; foaled I870J bred by Powell Bros. , Kprlm-horo , I'a. llo Is perfectly fioiind and vlcoroui , and a certain foal inttur. Further coimiimit Is unnecessary. Terms , } 1UO the HIMISOII with thu usual return privileges ; Invariihly cash or bankable paper he- fore the mare leaven premises. Aiimm * Katiiru's K * < t are Melcoil. U:111' : ' . , ; Consul , Ur.-J'i ' ; Byron Hhorinaii. * ! : % ) , and many others hottnr than : 10. ( lood euro and pcifcet accommodations for block. Visitors always welcome at tlio park , l-'or breeding catalogue , tile. , wrlto to JAS. G. SMITH & SON , Fremont , Nob. WHY PAY HIGH PRICES FURNITURE - : - - : - When you can pet tbo best there Is mudo In ( ivory line nl price ! that will not bankrupt yor < ThcMi is no la-.te nor purse thai e eauiiot suit. You want to beautify your home , don't , you Tliim c-oinu In and see how clej-antly and cheaply you can accomplish II. PEOPLE'S INSTALLMENT HOUSE , MAXDKIi . c KMCIN , IKO Ilroadway , Count-It Illulfs , lowa.CD PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY. T-T l trL-inKinrk I'ydniullo iindSiinltary Rnjrlnoor. 1'lnns , Kstimato 4.1 , UU rvllllJlll SpoollIcixtlonH. SuporvlHloii of 1'ubllo Woi-lc. Hrowu _ HulldtniOoucU HlulTn. lown. . _ _ . NQr linr7 - of tlio I'oaeo. Ollleo over Ainoi-ietui UxproaN J. 4 . KJLHLUA Hromlwiiy , Uounull UlulTa , Iowa. VQimc Attorneys nt Law , Praotico in the Hl'ito and I-'od- - * * ; - Oil lib orixi Courts. KOOIIH 7 and H ahuf-tii-l-Hono Uloulc , Council Illulfs , Iowa. C. A. BEEBE & COMPANY Wholesale and Uottill Honiara in FURNITURE. tock and Lowest Prh-es. Dealers , hem ! for Catalogue. Nos. 0-3 nnd07 llroudwu-- , und 1201 and 00 i-ioreo atrcut , Council UlulTu , 3