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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 28, 1890)
EVKIIY JIOIWINO. TF.IIJIS'OF SOIISCllll'TION. Pully ami SiJii liiyOiioYuiir . 8111 ) Hlx-lnonlli' . Jp-J Tlmu iiinntlH . . . . . . ! M1 Hutiibiy ltr ' , Ono Tonr . . 300 Weekly llco. One Year . 120 Ol'FIORSt Oiiwlin.Tlio Pco Ihillrtlnjf. Honlli Oniiihn , Oornor > 'imc12llh Strcctt. r.niin'll llliHTi , I'J I'onrl ' Btrvol , Clilcntrnonice , ; 7t'liiiinlierof OoiiiiiieTi'p. Nc-iv Vnik.Uomiis IXU nml iaTrllimo , ) IliilldlnR \ \ COllTlKSI'OSDIINOr. All comnuinlcalloiiH rclnllnu to nrws nnd r lltot lulniiitk'r sliould bo iiddtwseil to Iho Kdltorlnl l > piirtnient. | : . All butlnomlot.ltra nml ifinltdinooiHhould ho wldrc'ii-dtoTlinlJcoPuMlslilii' : Cnnipntijr , Oninlia. ItrnftH. cliucln nud nosloniriionlers to lie mmlu payable to the order or the ouui- jiaiiy. The BccPnlillslitog Compmy , Proprietors , I-'arnam nnd Hovcntccnth Sta lN BTi'ATKjKN' o ntoATl N. . , t'oitnty ot UoiKlas. ) B Oi" > . II. Tw.'lmck , srcrolary of The llco rnUlnbliiif comnnnv. doosnolunuily swear that tliunctiial rlrculntloii of Tin : llunvllEis for tlioweclc cmllnR August 23 , 1SDO , Was UH ( ol- HI OIK ! ay , An aimt H Tui'iilny.Aiiimstn Wcbio-ilny. ( AiiKmt'JO ] ' 'rlilnyAuiiiHt S ! Haturdiir , August 21 . 20,7 f.l Average 2O.H3 t Oro. I' . Txi-fiitrcK. Fvrorn to lioforn me nnd ntbscrllKil in my prdi'ticelli WJrdibiyof August , A. II. . ISO. | fr.A i. . ] N. I' , Kin , N olary 1'ubllo. ' BtntfofXi-liMHlcn , I . . . t'onnty of UmiRliis. f as Ccor tell. T/selnifU , toliu duly svorn. de- j > o c'f nml Kayt that holi serrotnry of Thu llco JMibllslilii ( 'iniipntj' ) . that Iho nrtualavcMSO dally clri'iilnllon ( if Tun DULY ltK ! for Iho tnoiitli of Aiiznst , I.k i. If.ffil ooplcx ; for Pn | > - li'irhiT. UMi , 1H.7IH coplo- ? . for Uctolcr. 1J 1 , 1H.UI7 ctiilr.foiXovtmhor | , I& O , li.iliccM'les ! ) ' ; forliorembrr. lS'i ' , 20,013 i-onli-s ! for January. Jfrim , ItV.Vi . lovlfi ; for Koliruiiry 1KJO. . Uiit ! ropier : for Alnrcli , IMHSii.HIIunplcx ; for April , 3HV. CO/pi'J ' < ntles ! for.Muv. ISOHai-IMcojili-s : for .If ti' . liW. SO.'JOI cop'lc i. for .Tuly. IStK ) . 2l\lfi2 CjlfH ( | ) , UFOItflK II. TZSCIIUCK. Sworn to leforo mo nnd subsi'rlbol In my pri'untri thin''d < lay olAugust. A. O.iwn. ( MAI.I : " N. I' . I-'BIU - > olary I'ulitlc. TfiKriucstionj-otscoins to bo : Is Mr. McKoi liann prohibitionist , or docs ho simply follow St. Paul's ndvlco and take ji llttloblttcra for his stomach's sukc ? MiNlSTE1. ! Lincoln vigorously denies the story that ho is about to resign. Tlio denial wns needless. Savcntcon thou sand dollar oiKcos nro not to bo had ovci-y ilny. a dovctopmonts nro prom ised in connection with the Missouri Pn- cilic train robbery. Probably some brother-in-law la watchliif ? for n chance to shoot the robber In the biulc. Mil. ttKi'KW's ' vio\vs \ on uvbltrntion six yoafa ag : ° nro not of sulllclont conso- q uenco now totrarianthimlu intorfor- injf with the acts of his subordinates. Chauncoy'a prosidontinl boo no longer inspired political platitudes for the edifi cation of the multitude. Quit "Wasliing-ton dispatehca this mortiing sUite llint I3cclf\vltli of New Jersey struck Wilson of the state of "Washington in the excitement of the discussion ot tlm lard Ml. This is ap palling. All sober mlntleil people ex pected the lurd bill to slip through with out friction. Mil. jMcKiiioiiAXexperienced no dif ficulty in tocuvlng' the domocrjitic nomi nation for congress in the Second ilin- trict. Of course not. The porformnnco \vitsavita1ptirtof a veil laid and \voll \ executed political plan , by which the independents wore cajoled into taking up n chronic democratic oJIlco huator. i1 : the census Hguros do not como up to expectations , tlio Increase In popu lation in the southern , states , during the past ton years , Borvos to illustrate the jniitorlal development of that section , " \Vlth the exception of Delaware , tlio in crease in each of the sixteen states rnngoi from ono hundred thousand to six hundred thouaiid , with Texas and Vir ginia lit tlio lend. Wnu all tliolr objcL-tions , the state Loardot equalization of Illinois could not sliow why the board uhuuld not tax tlio rivllwiiy corporations the aaitio as other property. Practically the same fitato of affaira exists In Nebraska , with the single exception that tlio board never tried Its blandishments. Lund tlmt is very valuable becomes very cheap when nil way companies assume control of it , 3n this fitato there IB tin opportunity for the board which professes to equalize tent nt lenst attempt to live up to its prof ea- eluna TUB recently brovcttod Count Pull- innno tenders a site free of cost for the ivorld's fnlr. With a generosity that is peculiarly Pullmanlc , Iho count is ready to tnako the show an annex to the town of his own creation , and is willing , ns an additional inducement , to take five million dollars' worth of the fair bonds. Thora is nothing small about the count except the salary of his povters. Every , thing ho undertakes Is planned on a Iroad basin , Imt it is n dreary day when lie neglects the pecuniary interest of Count Pullmnno. TUB Argentine congress is about to consider a bill to loano 2oO,000,000 ncroj of public lands. In tlio South American republic speculators seem to bo very much at homo. The loose scheme Is in nil probability a vast job , on tlio princi ple of thosoliool land nnd Ballno leases fastcnod upon Nolmislta years ago , Public lands should only bo loascd In small tracts and for a brief period , Otherwise the taxpayers sulTorforyoara , The Argentine job will only bo another of tlio thousand examples to bo seen In the history olall states and countries. CiiAinuA2t SAM Dicicns of tlio national third party is out with a painfully - fully wovilod appeal for 1110:10y "to rescue - cue Nebraska from high llconso. " Mr , Dicldo h not at all modest In Ills de mands. The condition of hia folloivlng In tlila state Is evidently serious , and un less the cnsh cornea in promptly the im ; ported colonels and horrible oxtmiploa will Iw forced to levy on the prohibition Junl ; shop to satisfy their claims. Tlio fact that Mr. Dickie uxtraota flfty dollars lars a lo-turo for hia tor vices us a llm- bor tOMgueil rofonnur emphasizes tlio noccasltjor Iho gudgoona Bholllng out to prevent tlio defeat of tlio amendment lit Js'obriutUa , 1HE TMtlFf O.V lflttM VltODL'CTS. "Wo nrd informed that the spoakcra of tlio so-called Imlcponuont parly In No- bnuka nro telling the farmers thatlharo nro no tariff duties on nnjr of the pro ducts of the ( arm , andTnu Br.K Isaskod lo stnto what agricultural products nro tnndo dutlablo under the existing tariff and the amount , of tiio duties. Tlio foU lowing1 ( urniihcd the answer to tills re quest : Hurley per bwhol 10c Corn , ] > or bushel 10c Corninunl , ) > ci' bushel .lOu Dats , per bushel . lite live , | > cr bus lid .10c \Vhc.it. i r bushel , . .20c I'otatoes , per bushel .Ite Datmcul , pur rent . 10 [ { y i ( lour , per pound i. . , Jo Wtioat , jior cent a > l value. Si ) I3t > nn and peas , i > or cent ad vnluo 10 Dillons , per ci'nt ml vnluo 10 llo\a \ , per i > ounil So IJiij' , per ton ; fJ CtiO'so und butter , per pounJ 4o The new tariff bill which passed The house proposed a considerable Increase of nearly all these tin- ties , In some cases inoro than doubling them , and the senate bill preserves nil Lheso changes with the oxooptlon of bar ley , the duty on which \va \ placed at thirty cents per bushel in the house bill and is inado tivonty-tivo eeuta in the senate measure. It Is presumed that no Intelligent farmer could bo deceived by any such mlsstuloniont regarding the tariff In its relation to farm pro ducts ns that reported to tiJ , for all such must certainly liavo learned the fnct regai'ding tlio proposed advance of duties on such products from the voluminous discussion It has re ceived In congress and in the press. IsTor is it quite apparent what inotivo any speaker in behalf of the independent parly could have in attempting to mis lead the farmers in this matter. If it could bo shown that the duties on farm products had been any real benefit to the farmers there would bo some reason in ciidcavoriner to snow them that the re publican party had neglected thorn in this particular , but ns a matter of fact the tariff duties on the products of agri culture have , with porliajM two or three exceptions , brought no advantage to the producers. Nor Is it at all llkoly tlioy will do so when they are advanced. Every intelligent Nebraska farmer knows that tlio present duty of ten cents per bushel on corn has not boon of the slightest benefit to him , and there is not the least reason to suppose that advanc ing thoduty to fifteen cents per bushel will do him nny good. "Wo do not Import corn and we raise a great deal'inoro than is required for home consumption During the past year wo have exported corn to the amount of over ono hundred million bushels , and so long ns tlio coun try continues to do this corn will not need any tarilT protection. The same sort of argument applies to nearly every other product of the farm upon which there is a tariff duty. During the fiscal year ended Juno SO , 18S9vo imported ono hundred and thirty thousandbttsliols of wheat and exported to Europe over forty-six million bushels. 3tfo ono , will pretend that the duty on the trilling amount imported increased the price of domestic wheat. It had no bearing whatever on the price , which was fixed in the European market , lmt the im ported wheat bolner mostly for seed the thirteen thousand-dollars of 'revenue ' it paid came largely out of the pockets of tlio farmers. Wo imported last year twenty-two thousand bushels of oats and oxnortcd over six hun dred thousand bushels. Ko in telligent man can fail to under stand that the duty had no effect what ever upon the m-ieoof domestic oats , nor is it apparent how it could have were it ton times as high as it is so bug asvo valso outs in quantities that leave a sur plus for export , If there ivo.ro nny protection fer farm products in tariff duties the oxijtingliiw Tivilrcs nmplo provision for It , and this will bo materially increased by the meas ure now under consideration in the 6on- ato. In tills vctpoct at least the republi can party has not been unmindful of the farmer , liut It is not demonstrable that the farmer has derived any real benotlt from the duties on his products , nor is there any sound reason for supposing that ho will do so when the duties hitvo been advanced ns proposed In the now tarilT bill. THE CONTRACT i.UJOK Z..lir. The new bill relating to contract labor reported to the house by the committee on labor provides for Important nnd necessary changes from the existing law , which has proved to bo far from satisfactory in its operation. 'Tho pur pose of this law was the protection of out1 o\yn \ laborers by restricting the Im portation nnd Immigration of foreigners under contracts to labor. In his last report the secretary of the treasury stated that the law was undoubtedly often evaded by the landing of European contract laborers in foreign territory contiguous to our own , whence they , ns well as con tract laborers whoso liomes are in such contiguous country , find ready access to the "UnitedStates by railroads and other moans of transportation. Iho execution ol the law Is also ImpMod by the dlfli- cultyof obtaining legal proof of the con tract under which these people sool ; ad mission into the country. The secretary expressed the belief that the law , as it stands , has partially failed of its purpose , because of cartain inher ent defects and the impracticability of its administration In Dome of its features , Ono of these is In forbidding1 to persons living in the same hamlet or community the ordinary contract relations of dally life and necessary business transactions , because they happen to live onopppsito sides of the national boundary lino. The secretary observed that the wisdom or necessity of the law in this regard Is not apparent , and its enforce ment is manifestly impracticable , Complaint has been made from tltnoto time of the hardships of the law In caw of citizens of Canada anil Mexico who are employed oa foreign railroads entering the "United States , Their cm- ployinont as civil engineers , superin tendents , conductors , brnkomon , locomo- live oiyjineors nnd firemen , travcllngnud- Itors and In other capacities calls thora moroorlcs3 ( frequently Into the United States , t nd it is claimed they thus become - como umanablo to the law. A feature of the law tliut lias caused much trouble to the authorities und hard ship to Individuals is the limited ntmibor of vocations embraced in the exemption list. It is not clear what gootl reason appllus to the ndmbsion In to the country of proftmlonnl actors , artists , lecturers nnd singers under con tract , that do'js not apply with equal force to ministers of the gospel , scien tific men , and professors in colleges , whew right to like admission is ques tioned or donled. There Inn been nt least one CMCO whore a church having engaged t vinlnlster from abroad It was held" that In making a contract with him in advance of his arrival the nlloti labor lavr was violated , and the more recent casoot the attempt to prevent the Stnuisjorcheatru from carrying out Its contract for a series of performances In the eastern cities , on Iho ridiculous ground thnt the musician.1) ) composing the orchestra are laborers , Is well remembered from having ing- caused n widesnreiul discussion. A judiciously ( rained law that will protect American workmen against the Importation of foreign laborers under contract is desirable. The system that prevailed before the present law \vent \ into affect , of bringing largo bodies of foreign laborers into the country to take the place of workmen already hero at lower wages , could not have been continued without the most disastrous consequences. Under no cir cumstances will the revival of that sys- torn bo allowed. But there is wanted a law that will work no injustice or hard ship , and the administration of which will bo attended by no such difllcultles ns have been experienced In putting into olToct the present ill-constructed and in sonio respects ridiculous law. LKT 111KUK Jim Both Kansas City and Denver seem jealous of Omaha's population. It is true thnt in the matter of enumeration , Omaha had a few thousand more Inhab itants , but suppose she did ? The three cities lie out in the west nnd anyone of them is the admiration of all custom cities. Kansas City at the month of the Kaw has a territory which is peculiarly her own ; she has her banks and her bank clearances and they foot away up into the millions ; she is growing rapidly and she has no more cause to bo jealous of Omaha than she has to bo jealous of San Francisco. Denver , lying close at the base of the Rocky mountains , in turn oc cupies n field which Is also her own. She has her mines , licr resorts as attractions , her business and her territory , and the green eyed monster should not bo al lowed to enter the fold of harmony that otherwise wmld enwrap itself around thcso three greatest cities of the west. Jn the matter of figures Omaha did not stand back , and the population , wis counted. This will add to her imuifold attractions , and many people will locate in our midst because of our advantage in numerical strength , but the two other cities mentioned have nothing to lose , but , on the contraryhavoovory- thing' to gain. Population Is only ono index to a city's prosperity. Kansas City has enough people to project any enterprise , and Denver is not wanting in the spirit of push and energy , " ,0m aha is climbing along , nnd the three cities , with their maps of busy life , "their fluc tuations and their vast concerns , " can all help onc'anothor , .And to do that should bo tha ambition of all. The mere question of which particular ono has the largest population , wlien all are grow ing , has nothing to do with the case. All are destined to become great commercial centers , if they nro not now , and the two lighting1 Omaha will bo heartily ashamed of themselves within ten yoars. To "help ono another" was a divine Injunction , and it is as applicable to cities as to individuals. The cities of Kansas City and Denver will please ad just their respective olive branches nnd put their shoulders to tlio wheel. There are big things In store for tis all during tlio next few years. T21K IV/Jir 110YD , Omaha has reason for congratulation upon the certainty of securing within a year anew temple of amusement In keep ing with the growth of the city. "What the old Boyd opera house was to the city in 1881 , tho.now Boyd -will be to the me tropolis in 1891 , The magnificent growth of the city In ton years overwhelmed the capacity of ousting theaters , and rnado the erection of a now theater a matter of necessity. It is gratifying to know that within a year this great -want will bo more than mot by the structure now underway. The no w Boyd opera house will bo Iho peer of any in the country. The claim is a strong ono to make , but it Is made on the authority of ono thoroughly posted oa theatrical structures. In design , capacity and finish , It will sur pass ovorymodern theater castor west , with the exception of the Chicago Audi torium. It will ho frco from the ninny defects in our present theaters , nnd most Important of nil , it will bo equipped not only with every conve nience for entertainments of all classes , but will have nmplo means of exit in case of danger , as well ns every modern facility for the prevention of disaster , The erection of this grand homo of the drama is duo to the enterprise and liberality of Mr. James H. IJoyd , To him must bo awarded the credit of having in 1831 given the city the flrst genuine theater , at a time when confidence in the city's future was below par. The results of that investment amply justi fied the confidence dlsplaj'ed , and in un dertaking the construction of a now theater , Jlr. lloyd again furnishes sub stantial evidence of his unbounded faith in the growth and prosperity of Omaha , nnd the appreciation of her people. Tni ! independent faruiow1 movement in Knnsas has apparently collapsed. The notion of the late state convention Crouxht homo to the intelligent inom- bors of the alliance the fact that the order was being manipulated. In the In terest of solf-sookors , and hundreds of thorn openly denounced the conspiracy which had for Us object the transf ornia- tlou ol the alliance Into a political ma- chlno , That the farmers have repudi ated the ticket Is shown In the character ol the delegates elected to the republi can state convention which moots in Topeka next week. Out of tha four hundred and' flfty delegates chosen , three hundred are farmers. Tlio tqtol number of delegates in the convention will bo five hundred nnd fifty-sovW. ' The farmers will there fore have n goml Vorldng majority , nnd if handled by'vrto ' lenders can dictate not only the policy but name the men who will manage iho state's affairs dur ing the next two years. In working for reform within the republican ranks , the farmers of Kansas control the destinies of the state , and I/ / they fall to take ad vantage of their opportunities they will have only thrmiflolvos to blame. Tun result of no congressional contest in the country will bo awaited with more general Interest than that in the district vrhoro Major MoKlnloy is the republican candidate. The gerryman der of Ohio by the democratic legisla ture has placed Mr. McKlnloy in n dis trict that Is counted as safe for the dem ocrats by a good round majority , and that party has nominated as its candi date for congress n man of high character and good ability who is o.xpcctod to command the full party support. Major MeKlnloy's popularity in that section , however , is very great , among demo crats ns well as republicans , and his op ponent will need to keep actively at work to defeat him. There can bo no question that Major JiIcKlnlcy Is a man of a very high order of ability , and his retirement from congress would bo a very serious loss to the republican sldo of the house. Br.TWKBN' Ilarlnn and McKoighan , the voters of the Second district will have little difficulty in choosing. Mr. Ilarlnn has demonstrated In and out of olTico his honest and active sympathy for the masses. Ho has glvon practical evi dence of his devotion to the needs of the producers , and has championed their cause long before politicians of the Me- Koighan stripe trimmed their sales to catch a passing breeze. It is not neces sary for Mr. Ilarlnn to toll the people ho Is with them. His past record Is a guaranty that inn higher sphere of ac tivity and 'usefulness ho will employ every honorable means to accomplish "tho greatest good for the greatest num ber. " THE addition of a few blocks hero and there to the fire limits is ridiculous. The necessities of the city demand a sweep ing extension of the limits , so as to in clude not only the rapidly developing business streets , fuchas North and South Sixteenth streetThirteenth , Tenth and Eleventh , Lcavcnworth , Furnuni and Cuinlag , but nlsoull available warehouse property adjacent to the railroads , and the residence district as fur west as the high school , P. tch work will not do. The city council should take hold of the question in a sensible , business way and shut down on the fire traps. THE grist of bills regularly handed In by the poundmastor Indicates that the sentence of ono of' the gang to the ponl- tuntlary does not check the zeal of the canine department of the government. THK fact that the county is obliged to Invoice the assistance of the courts to secure - cure official compliance with law Is not creditable to tho' management of the register's olllce. COUNCIL BI/UTFS seized Cut-oft Island on the Nebraska sldo and Sarpy county claims a juicy slice of Luke ftlnnnwu on the Iowa side. Honors ave about oven. \Vrrn the Douglas county fair , fol lowed by the Interstate exposition , there will bo no scarcity of entertainments and attractions in OmahanoxUnonth. IK THE opinion of the city attorney and council , the diligent oxcrciso of his limbs will promote the health of'tho side walk inspector. Efficiency SaurJlIootl to Dignity. lliirllnuitm JtcjmUfmn , If the senate had gouo about that business ( amending Its rules ) when the house did , congress might have adjourned t\vo mouths ngo. r Just Like I'a n Vnmlcrbllt. Dmvcr Kcwt , Third Vice President Webb \\w \ inherited by marriage the aristocratic spirit of father- iii-law Vnnderbtlt , Every day of the strike ho U infcroatlally declaring , "Tho- public bo a a. " \Vh t n Ij Xfio Yorh Trlliwic. Governor 31111 reports that ho has accepted only two Invitations to sponk nt county fairs this year. Great Scottl Is no more agricul tural Icnovflcdgo to bo disseminated among the fanners ? Docs tlio governor pronoso to give up all his leisure to monument mi vcll- lugsl Doc.sBRttln it. KansiM Oitu Journal. The present prosperity of Kansas Is settled beyond dispute. Tlio Wlelilta Kaglo do- cliires that , while It cost live bushola of corn to got Into tlio circus last year , ono bushel this year will pay for admission to the main tent and all the slilo shows , Knnsas is a glorious state to live in now , Tlio KUMIKT'H 'I urn to Smile. Ktoifcu C/ltf / Times. Intimations that as soon as they cnn gat together the maiiagpra of the great western railroad * will proceed legally to Knock out tholutcrstuto commerce commission nnd Its recent order reducing rates , will bo vlowoil with great riiuunluuty by the farmers nml others Inlorcttocl , On September 1 they will bcromo the leuollclarlc.i of the lower tariffs , and Itvlll then bo the other fellow who will hnvo to pace the 'floor. ' It Is quite as hard to restore n rate oncq cut ns It Is to sccur o the reduction of usatiodulo existing. l' > ni i < ) Moliool I'lniif ) . The tupcrlntcililCjiit of buildings of the board of education lias prepared plans fornn olnht-room bulldnto ( ! bo oroutod on the high ucliool grounds , which will bo presented to the board tonight for npproval. The puma call for a two-story building OOic ISfcot , with four rooms on ouch lloor , each room to bo itlxtit ) foot. A flpadoua'hullway In the cantor gives entrance to nil the rooms on carh floor Tlio clovatlon shows n substantial building \vlth all Iho appearunco of pcrinancucy. A. Jlonvy Sioc ' . An Immense spool ofwire cable for the Dodge tuul North Twentieth street cable line is bolng slowly pulled up I Inniey street to tlio poivur house , nnd will bo placed In posi tion as soon U1 roislblc. The cable U 83,9.10 , feet I oni ; uuil weighs 70,00 ! ) pound's. It Is la one piece anil is tha largest mid Heaviest rope ouer received hi the elty. It r aiuo from St. I ouls. Itwill cstcnd frou ) the corner of Tenth nnd Ilnraoy to the corner of Twentieth and r-iiiko and ivturu , exclusive of the half inllo that Is ro.iulraa to connect it with the d runts In the potvcr bouse. AT THE POINT OF REVOLVERS Almost a Elot Over tlio Eleventh Street Grossing. , FIRED FOR NOT PURCHASING A LOT , liibor Day Ho Got tlio Note JEmboz- zlcr Smith llouiul Over Big Don or Hill A li'miulu- Icnc Divorce. LINCOLN , Xeb. , August ! ) r , [ Special to Tun BEC. ] To stop the street railway com pany from cn > 3slnjfKloventh street last night tlio B. ! s M. company spiltod down ralU over tlio ontlro surface of the ties. Both of the factions were represented at tlio scene nad considerable oxcltoincnt prevailed , Todiiy tlio street railway company secured an order from the court notifying Messrs. Calvert nnd Elgiiall , offlchils of the B. & M. ; Ed lolixn ) , yardmaster , nnd Attorney J. W. Dtnvccao to appear before tlio Judge of tlio district court to show cause why tlioy should not bo lined for contempt of court. Tlio court also Issued nn order commanillnj ? tbo sheriff to summon a posse nnd remove the obstructions , When the ofllcers arrived on the sccno they found two Burlington eu luo.i obstructing the crosslnR. The command was ( 'lven to the engineers to move oft , but Super intendent Dlguall uml Ynrd Muster Dolau or dered the engineers to remain where they wcro. Bignull and Dolun wore Immediately placed under arrest , nnd ttio onglnoor3 still refusing to rcmovo their locomotives , they too were placed under arrest after endeavorIng - Ing to hold the crossing by dilatory tactics. Foreman Plorson of the wood house at tempted to Interfere nnd was also arrested , lie was so violent that it was necessary to handcuff him nnd t'o ' him with ropos. Other Burlington employes attempted to Interfere nnd for a time It looked ns thouch n riot was Imminent , The sheriff swore in twenty deputies and armed them with revolvers. They surrounded the engines still on the crossing , nnd with their pointed revolvers , drove back the Burling ton cohorts. Deputies Hoxlo and Iloaclaiid mounted the engine with mi engineer who had been found , nnd after a desperate light with C. J. Otis , the llremiin , succeeded hi running the locomotive from the crossine. The Burlington conceded its defeat by cull ing oil its men , and the obstructions wcro removed. WILDCAT INSURAXCE. Deputy Auditor Charles Allan , who acts as Insurance commissioner , says that the insur ance companies who are stooping to tlislioncst and unlawful methods to carry on n practical business in Nebraska are causing him no end of trouble. "Tlio methods of tlicso fellows , " said ho , "is to got premium money out of the innocent and these unsonbisticnted in tire in surance matters , nnd In ease of a loss they tell their victims to whistle , as tno money cannot bo collected because the uampany was not quallliod to do business in the state. Now , hero is a specimen fraud , " nnd the commissioner handed out n letter printed in typo similar to that of a tpyo writer in which nn association calling itself the Traders' nnd Travelers' uccidont comnanv of Now York niado nn offer to the Indoilnito "AIv Dear Sir : " to pivohimn bonus policy of 5,000 because he is an influ ential man. This was scut to Mr. A. J. Bell of York. "Now , " said Mr. Allan , "you can see the object of this. If Mr. Hell would allow himself to bo thus flattered Into allowing his name to bo used us n patron of this company , scores of vlctinn would bo gathered in slmplv because r n Influential citizen whom they nil respect Is endorsing the company. Now , lot's look at the re sponsibility of this concern calling itself the Traders' nnd Travelers' accident com pany of New York. Hero is the New York report , See , the entire Invested receipts of the concern are only $ j , W. Of this $ fcJ5 Is In the onico and 81'J3U in the bank. Insldoof un hour these fellows can trot their money to gether and jump the town. This company has no right whatever to do business In Ne braska. " nur A. LOT on I.OSB TOUH Jon. Arthur II , Nlcholls , recently nn employe of the Standard street railway , declares that the statement made in TUG BBC concerning the horao car drivers on that line having to buy lots to hold their jobs is true. Mr. Nleholls says that there Is not a driver on the line who has not purchased a lot. "Why , " says Nicholls , "both of the Browns told mo this themselves. Both of these follows tackled mo on different occa sions , asking mo if I had purchased lots and when they brought a strong pressure upon mo to buy one from them and 1 told them I could not , they informed mo significantly that they could not promise mo steady work. "Onanothcroccaslon oneofthoBrowns , the president I bellovo , said to mo : " 'All the other boys uro taking lots and you will either have to take a lot or wcrk for less wages. ' "When I told him that my present wages of $ .15 per mouth wore the lowest I had over re ceived , ho said : " 'It makes no difference to mo. I can pet 150 men to work for us nnd they will all take lots. lots."lie "lie then madonn Insulting rcfercncoto the fuel that nfter I had lain for n year with a sickness that was caused by a loss of one of my legs , certain friends of nilno of their own free will presented mo with $05 with which to purchase an artificial leg. "I then asked him If 1 had to quit. "JIo said. 'You can dilvo for mvhllc , but I won't ' promise you steady work.1 Shortly afterwards I was fired without a moment's warningHurley Smoeh Is another who will toll you about the same story as 1. " W.\Q13 ! I'AII ) IX Cm LOM. LANCASTKIC I'I.ACE , Lincoln , Neb. , August , 20,1&90. To the JSditor of Tun Unis : 1 see by the Mneolu Evening News that the Standard street railway company deny the charges made nsjalnst them , that tlioy compel drivers to purchase lots as part payment of wages earned , and further state that I "was not discharged , but refused to work for tiiom because I did not ncad to work , as I had a place paid for and money in the bank. " In view of the prominence given this matter - tor and the Implk-atlod placen upon mo by the commuy'3 denial of my former charges , lot mo give- you the facts In the case. I worked for my last employer nearly four years , and loft him because he sold his stock and had nothing more for mo , or anyone else , to do , and living about a mlle from Mr. Baldwin , and having hud the misfortune to lose my log , I thought street car driving would suit mo. I applied to Mr. Baldwin for work and he said he thought hu could find me a plncu. Ho told mo to rent a house nnd wait until he ex tended the street car line into the city. Ho thought It would bo about a month before this would be done nnd told me ho paid his drivers & ! 5 a mouth for twelve hours a dtiy work. lioforo wo know exactly haw thing * wcro going Mr. Buhlviri \ sold out his stock in tlio company to Brown Brothers nnd tlioy at once increased the day's work to six teen hours , hi n day or two there was com plaint on the part of the drivers and applica tion was made for nn iucrcuso In waxes. Thov threatened to quit nnd I believe three did leave the company's employ because the raise In wagci didn't come. On the sumo day that three of the drivers quit , Mr , G. Drown aslted mo if I was going to leave nnd I said "No ; when I quit i will notify you mid give you time to get another man.1 "All right , " said he , "that's whatwo want you to do. " I then told him wo ex pected to got more pay and ho replied that thiiy hoped to pay bettor wages , but ho could not promtsa anything. Later I heard the boys wcro nil taking lots for their wages. Then Mr. G. Drown came to me and wanted to know whether I had any property , t told htm no , and then ho asked me whether It would not bo wise for mo to take a cheap lot nnd puy for It out of my wages. I told mm I wanted my wages In money and not In lots nnd ho said "all the othur boys nro taking lots" and told mo ho could not promise mo steady work , but would lot mo know when ho wanted mo to ijult In time to get something Nothing more was said till tli end of the uianth whou I wont to got my pay. Mr. G. Drown then asked mo whether any bargain had been ni.ido with mo and 1 told him no. He thontoU nr ) I would have to tulco a lot , ns all the other boy * wore doing It. I told him that if 1 could save anything I wanted It In inoaoy anil not In n lot. "That does not nuke any difference , " said ho , "wo can not 150 won ind all take lots , " Then ho spoke of my mis fortune" " , Unit ho wanted to Rlvo mo work to help mo out , etc. Then 1 naked It ho wanted mo to null , ami ho al < l I could go out mm work for a while , but i-ould not promisemo steady woric. I worked on until Attaint 3 , when another Mr. Drown asked mo If I would taltoa lot. I told-hhn 1 could buy a lot If I wniitod It and get n discount. In this case I wanted my money , On August P , when I nrrlvcil nt the Ijani with my cnr , keeping it at University I'lnca over night , tlio foreman told mo they wanted mo at the onico. I went nnd they then told mo another man woul 1 tnkn 7iiy car. I asked them what I was dlseliarprcd furl Thoysatd they had nothing ngnlmtmo , "but 1 would not take n lot. " 1 waited nearly n month for that work , because I know It would suit mo mid ntlor working for seven wceksor more got discharged because 1 would not Uiko a lot. ThciO are the facts In. tlio caio. Very ro- opcctfully , Aiitiitm II. Nicnou.s. i.\noii n.vr. Extonslvo preparations nro being undo to celebrate Labor day , which occuis next Mon day , la n most appropriate manner. Prepa rations nro about completed anil the event will 1)0 a general holiday for the worklnguion of the city , The following unions and. other organiza tions and persons hnvo agreed to take part in the piu-.ide : 01 ty marshal nnd pol ice , carpenters , painters , cig.irmukcrs. plumbers , stouu cutters , plntowrs , hod carriers , Knights of Labor , unorjranl/tod laborers , Bohemian societies 0. S. and I' . S. , alliances on foot , governor and stnIT , Company 1) No- brask.i . national guards , mayor nud city cour.cil , speakers of the day , lire department , mounted alliances , alliances In cavrlttKOJ. CJOTTHRXOTn HACK. The Fanners' ' brink of Nebraska City Is on- delivering to collect $1,009.17 from George \V. liarshnian of the snma place. Tlio bankers sny that they had three notes against H.irsh- man and on September ! 21 , IS33 , when the man paid up two of them the clerk inadver tently returned nil three note * to Ilnrshmnn , nlthoimh ho had not paid n cent on tlio third , Hnralinuui , of course , would not refuse to take back his note lor $1,009 , mid with n chuckle ho shoved it Into his trousers * pocket. The bankers decided that they wanted the note back , but Ilnvshman was sculslled with matters as they stood nnd respectfully de clined so to do. Suit WJH commenced In the lower court and the b.iuk got judgment iigainst Ilarshmnii. Today Mr. Hnrsliman appealed the case. KMunzzi.KU iiouxii nviin. Harry Smith , who was recently manager of the Lincoln branch of the postal telegraph company , but was deposed , and still Inter ar rested on the charge of embezzlement , has boon nut under ? 50U bonds to appear before the district court. Smith's chair Is now va cant. Mr , Shepnrd has succeeded Smith as manager. russ ovin A DOCTOII HIM , . Dr. G. "W. Collins of Pawnee county claims to have performed. WlO.tiO worth of profes sional scrtrico for W. T. Bai-nett's wife. When the doctor presented his enormous bill to Barnett the latter kicked on paying the same , claiming that Collins" services liad In jured Instead of benefiting his wife , and in sisted that the woman Und been damaged $1,000 worth. Despairing of collecting the bill the doctor sold tbo account to a couple of collectors named II. Ellis arid Robert Inglls , who have prosecuted the case so vigorously that in the lower court they secured judg ment against him for S3o" , nearly $47 inoro than was asked for. Today Barnett appealed the case to the supreme court. CLAIMS Tin : mvoitci ; WAS FHAUDVLENT. William G. Swannoll of Kanltnkeo , 111. , writes to Tun 11 BIS and declares that a state ment made concerning his daughter's divorce case in the issue o f May SO is Incorrect. His daughter's name was j\lw. Leavitt and her husband sued for a divorce from her May J9. The objectionable passngo reads "Mr. Loa- vitt's plea was that his wife had. learned to love another and had packed her trunk and left him. " Mr , Hwanuell declares that this Is not true , TUB UKI : willingly makes tlio correction of the statement. Mr. Swanncll makes the startliiiK announcement la his let ter that "tho divorce was obtained frudu- lontly. " niKi'AiiiKO FOII iimiomoy. A company of capitalists in Scotts "Bluffs county Hied articles of incorporation today with the secretary of state. The object is to Irrigate six townships in that county. The Intention Is to tap tbo Korth Platte river nnd convey the water from that stream to the various farms In the section. Tlio nionoy already subscribed for the enterprise amounts to SU',000. MissioN-.vnr CONVENTION- . The twenty-third annual convention of the Nebraska Christian Missionary society has been In progress nt the Central Christian church yesterday nnd today. The main fea ture this morning wasnn address on "Chureh OIllccM , " by Prof. T. L. Fowler. After the president and secretary's reports wore read this afternoon Mrs. Beattio delivered an In teresting talk on "Children's Work. " The oxerclsoH closed this evening with nn able address by Ilov. Uobert Moftltt of Clove- laud , O. ODDS AND ESD3. " , Joseph Burns , the councilman , Is enjoying a visit at Hartford , Conn. , with his father , whom ho has not seen for twenty years. His father will accompany him back to Lincoln and the two are expected tomorrow. Thomas McUIngan , the well Icnown organ izer of thieves , was caught in the city last evening bv the polloo nud was promptly ar rested , lie was given thirty days In" the county jail. This will keep him from his nefarious work during fair week. ' Thieves broke into W. D. Leonard's barn last night and stole a handsome brown horso. A reward of $50 Is offered for the capture of the thief. T1I13 AFTERNOON TEA. "I don't go with her any morel" "How's ' that ! " "I popped the question to her coming up on the steamer from Capo May , but she throw mo over. " Two lone maids spako : "Let's call our selves As Time nnd Tldo this year. Tlioy wait , "tissuld " , for no man , and , Behold no man is hero , " Youngest Brother I saw n two-headed calf at the circus. Youngest Sister That's ' nothing. I saw n two headed woman out In the hammock last night. ( Kthcland Mr. Arden - den blush confusedly , ) "Where are you going , my pretty rfialdj" "I'm ' jroltitf tocollctfo , sir , " ahosnld. "May I go with you my pretty maid ) " "If you can pass yon may , " she said. Ho Will you marry moJ She Alas , I can only bo n sis Ho That is Impossible. I have only shirts and collars enough for my own use. The maid you love your bosom wrlng-a If slender bo your hoard ; She always ueeins to like the things You cannot well afford. A Scotchman , recently deceased , bo- nuenthcd their weight In JC1 notes tohls two daughters. The cldor got 51,200 and the younger received 57JIJ. ! I'\vwionnblo entertainments have been enormously extravagant in London this sea son. Several liuvo cost between $30,000 and $10,000 ouch. The flowers for a bachelor parly cost $5,000. Average Wife "My dear , nrcn't you going to church with mo this Sunday ! " Average Husband "Good lands ! Why , I went to church with you last Sunday , " Noodleton The fair sex now buy mo t of their fix Ings In the men's furnishing stores. They actually wear half hoso. Bliiraay Is It sol "What do they wear on the other half ) Miss IIlKhflown-irnvo you the presump tion to tell mo thut you did not kiss tlmt designing - signing Miss Atleasli I 1 saw you with my own eves , Algernon Upnororust Ana have you so llttld faith In your Algernon ns to tnko the evidence of your eyes against his word I A" Informal Mooting , WASIIIKOTO.V , August ii7. An Informal meeting of the members of the board of con trol and management of the government ex hibit to bo niado nt the world's Columbian exposition was held today , The hour w.is spoilt in on examination of the law nmt In a comparison of views with roipoct to the hwt mutliod.iof operation , and It wn determined at thollr.it formal mooting fororgitulatlon teen on tor uiKin notlvn work mid propm-atlum , which is to bo hold nuxtvuok , when It U ov- pcoted that roproHentiitlveH of all lirnucUrt of the government wilt \m \ pixMont. Argc'inlmi AlUilrn liiiiri > vlng , PAIIIH , August Slv | S | < viil Cablegram to Tim HBB.I A d Isput oh from lluonot Ayrot says that the Munition U Improving ninl tliui conildunco in the tovornm iit U restored. Slilll'ISNT ON TUB IIISAIllir. How Death nnd Disruption Threaten a Happy Household , W. II. Chapman and. his wlfo Kntto nnd a two months old baby cnmo to Om.iha about a wool : ngo from Auburn , Mo. , nnd settled nt 1913 1'lorco street. Chapman secured work In South Oinaln at Swift' * packing house , mid everything wa going along nicely untilJoo Hill appeared on the sccno last Saturday morning. ' It seems that Joe used to live nt Auburn nnd was "very sweet on Kntle , " nt least thnt Is what Chapman says , and ' 'kept company'1 with her for over a year before Chapman married' her. At any r.ilo Joe put Innn nppcnrnncont nm Cliapmnii domicile Saturday morning and o. . I clared Unit ho wasn't going to stand It m- , longer. Kntlo must leave Chapman and gu with him and thnt wag nil there was to it Chnpmuu didn't agree with hlmnnd neither did Katie , but that imdo no difference Joseph. Ilo camped by the Chapman hcartii sUmonll Sunday and Monday and coiitiiuii" ! to plead with the object of his affection * , b t to no purpose. ICiitlo snul she loveil i h.i. . . man nnd Chapman loved the baby , so aim could not consent to it. Joe was discouraged nnd llnnlly tor-It li * departure Just as Monday's sun dlsnjipoainl behind the western hills , promising ( . 'ii.ipn.m , t that ho would leave the city nnd IK > , , I- trouble him again. Chapman was , of course , delighted. Ho had been to throw his . obliged up Job In or. rte to stav at homo nnd see that Hill did tint r < > lilm of Ills lovci in his absence , HO when i , , enemy announced that lie would soon bo ; , full retreat , Chapman prepared to look up u.i- otlierjob. He arose bright nnd early yesterday ti start out upon that peaceable mission , but to his great surprise there was Hill , who bald li > ' had not been nblo to keep his prointw. Ho declared that ho lo\ed the woman nml vow-ii thnt ho could not live without hor. 1 le nski d for a private interview with Mrs , Chapman , which wns granted , and ho again renewed Ins pleading with her to leave her husband and KO with him. She reiterated her determination not to leave Chapman , nnd Joe then fiercely declared that ho would kill tlio husband nnd get him out of the way. Ho said he hud como prepared to do It , and started to open the door of the room where his Intended victim was nuxiouslv awaiting the result of the Inter view. After hearing the terrible threat Chap man waited no longer , but clapped his hut on , hh head nnd stavtod for the police station iw fast as his legs would carry him. Ho them told his story nnd wanted Hill put under bonds to keep the peace. Ol'I'OSH A. I'ark Avomio I'o ) i > leVant No More Slablos Near Tliain , Tlio Omaha street railway company hai sold n number of its horses since the intro duction of the electric1 system. As n rouse- queneo , among others , the barn of the com pany on Park and Poppletou avenues 1ms been deprived of Its former cijuhio inhab itants. In anticipation of this fact , n mimbor of tbo residents In the block secured , It is al leged , n promise from the company to Hie effect that when the barn should bo vanned It would not bo routed to anybody for livery purposes. It now scorns thnt the barn 1ms been leased to a liveryman and is being Interiorly remod eled to be run by him us a stable , i'liis lias somewhat Incensed tbo residents In the ni'lRh borhood , who have long boon dissatisfied oven with tlio car barns. It has impelled them to circulate a petition , which u being numerously signed and which will be pre sented to tbo council , remonstrating against the proposed use of tbo structure In question. If tbo remonstrance bo not respected , the petitioners any they will obtain an injunction in tbo courts where the ca'io will later lie tried. The loaders In the movement nro en couraged by the fact that there is nn ordi nance hi force which prevents the erection of a livery stable or the running of ono in u ! block ngnluct tbo objection of tbo neighbors. Tbo objectors in this cnse comprise thro' fourths of the people in the block. IlONOllINO A PHYSICIAN. Dr. All * . Raymond li.iiiquettcd at tha , \ I'nxtoii. , * \ In honor of Dr. Alt. Raymond , who leaves Omaha to take a chair In the Northwestern university at Sioux City , a number of hia profcsstoiml nnd lay friends gave him a de lightful baaquot nt the Paxtou Tuesday eve ning. Clt was nearly 9 o'clock before the gentle men , to the number of twenty , sat down to tbo banquet board , -which was laid In the cnfo of the hotel. Flowers were consplcu ous on the table , deftly arranged by the hnndsof the llorist whllo the choicest cut-glass nnd tbo most expensive of the hotel's china ser vice RIIVO n lilting bit of color to the affair which was charming In every particular. It took the guests quite nn hour nnd a bnlf to complete tbo menu , 11 o'clock having Bounded when Dr. Gilmore , in toast muster , called the attention of tlio fjucsti present to tbo fact they wen ) assembled for another mission besides that of feasting , and in a few pleasant words told the story of the feast ntid tlio rcnson for its being given. Ilo spoke of lr. Knymond's professional life , of his cess in the Held of practice. v n Dr , Gnpen was then called upon to speak to "The 1'iwperity of Omalin , " which ho did In a very Interesting manner , and was followed by air. Clement Chase. Mr. .Tohu McDonald proposed tbetonntof "Tho Medical nnd Other Learned Profes sions. " the response being iniulo by Mr , Charles Sherman , the pharmacist. Dr. Jonas , Ur. Oluck , Dr. McDonald , Dr. AnRlIn nud JJr. Biart all testlllcd to the good qualities of the guest of the evening , which called out a response from Dr. lluyinuiul. It was modest , well considered and showed the doctor to advantage as a spcoehnmkcr. mini , J. AV. lOtcDonulil , Louis BchwHleubcru , McDonald nml Snytlcr. As a RuBe , Ills best not to nttompl to remedy costiveness - ness by the use ol saline or dr.iJtlc iiiiign- thcs. When n cathartic medicine Is needed , the most prompt and bcncliclnl Is Ayct'a I'llls. Their client Is to restore tlio regular action of tlio bowels , without wt'.ilii'iilni ; them. Heine snenr-contcil , these Hits lulnln thelrnicdluln.il virtues for a long time , and are easy to take. "I can recommend AVer's Tllla above all others , having lonn piuveil tliolr v.'iluu as a cathartic for myself and family. " J.T. Hess , Lclths lle , 1'a. "In 18M , I > y the advice of a friend , T began the use of AVer's I'llls as a remedy for bil iousness , constipation , high fevers , nnd colds. They served mo littler than any * " thiiiK I had previously tried , and I have used them In attacks of thnt sou ever ulna- . " II. W , Jlcrsli , Juilsonln , Ark. Ayer's PilJs , DH. J. 0. AEH & CO. , Lowell , Ztlass. Bold by all Dealers In Medicines. OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. fiuluorlbeil nnd Guaranteed Capital. . . .MOO.OOQ Paid In CftDltixl . 350,003 Huys nnd sclh Rtnolii nnd bondi ; n commercial pnpcr : n'oohc.s and oxcuutfi trusts ; no IH nn trrxnsfcu iiRont anil tniHtw of corporations , tukcn churio of property , col- 102U laxca. O m ah a Loan & Trust Co SAVINGS BANK. S E Cornoi * 10th nnd Douglna Sta I'nld In Capital . I , roc' Kiilni'rlljKl und ( innruntnod Capital. . . Uubllltj or tilooklioldiri b 1'or Oont Iiilcri'nl 1'alil nn Dopoilts. KIIANKJ. ! , ANJK ( , Cadi lor. Oftlror.li A. XI , Wymtui , lueMdotiti J. J , llrown , > lcetx'ldonl. | > . \V. T , YVyiimn , trouturor , ' Director -A , t \ \ J. H. MltUnl. J. J * - \\ynmn , . . . . . , . , , . . . , , llniwn , tluy O. Darloii , B. W. Thoul J , KluboU , doouo U , L&lifc
