TEE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY MARCH 30 , 1801.
LAST OJIA1IA AMENDMENTS ,
IIow the Honso Committee ) Proposes to Fix
the Obartct Bill ,
ECONOMY IS PRACTICED IN CLERKS ,
One I'lnco."Whore . the House JI s
Snvcrt-ItcHiilt of ln < llcs' Flncssa
riionctlo Spoiling In In
A'ognc.
i. ? ? , Nob. , March 29. [ Special to Tun
Hnn.J Tbo honso committee ou cities and
towns has carefully road and compared the
Omaha charter hill with tbo printed copy ,
and will boinn to amend ttio same at the next
mooting , which tnay bo at 9 n. m. Monday or
possibly not till evening.
Chairman ICruso say fully 100 amendments
have been proposed by Interested parties , but
that none ore likely to recolvo much atten
tion , except these of an nntl-monopoty nnturo.
The clHuso requiring the street car com-
panics lo complete the work of paving DO-
twccn the tracts and ono foot outsldo the
mils will bo put back , and the n-.ipolntivo
power of the mayor will bo restricted. The
salaries of the officials will suffer a material
reduction , and no authority to license coal
dealers , as requested by Secretary Alton of
the coal exchange , will bo conferred upon the
city council.
These tira all tlifl amendments thnt nro cer
tain to bo tulded , though seine others , cspco-
Inllv those that relate to the make up o ! the
bonrd of health will bo given duo considera
tion.
1'lioiictio Spelling.
tiiNCor.-N , Neb. , March i ! ! ) . [ Special to TUB
Bui : . ] Tlio criticism which the press has in
dulged regarding the extravagance of the
present legislature and the Incompotency of
some of its employes is being justified In the
bills which are now coming before the gov
ernor for his signature.
Ono of the first to attract attention was the
medical hill xvhlch passed the scnnto lint
week. It is. claimed tuat nt .least ono-sixth
of the words written by ono of the clerks uro
incorrectly spelled. It seems that the young
man or Avoman who did the work instead of
copying the letters of the words used a
phonetic system of her oxn , which makes the
bill appear as if hnd been written in Volapulr.
Govern or Hey d doubted tbo advisability of
sipnlnK it , cut , to have vetoed it would have
delayed and porhnps killed the measure. It
was not permitted him to correct it because
not a scratch may be nindo in a bill after it
has coma to him , < save his signature. For
this reason the hill became a law as It bad
left the hnnds of the cnrollors. In this shape
it will bo Incorporated lu the statutes una
will doubtless attract universal attention.
it will uo mortifying to tno pnysicians
of the state to know that a bill
which originated with a most enlightened
nnd refined class of people is thus to evoke
the criticism and the ridicule of the people
all over the state.
How many bills are in this condition no
body knows , but It is expected that all of
them are more or less affected.
" \Vlicro Tlioy Saved.
. ' , Nob. , March 29. [ Special to THE
BISK. ) Tholowerhousoof thojegislaturo has
succeeded In making a saving In Its expenses
In ono or two items that deserve notice.
Two years ago thirty-six enrolling and en
grossing clerks held swny in the engrossing
department and literally fell over each otbor
in their efforts to find standing room. It Is
said that not over half of thoin could be
seated nt the tables nt a time , so they had to
work by relays. Tbo total salary bill for
thcso clerks footed up to nearly $8,000.
This year thirteen clerks bavo douo the
work in this room at a cost of less tban
ft,000 ! , which makes a saving to the state of
the neat sum of $5,000.
The sauio is also true of the janitors for
the house. They can 'make nn 'equally good
showing in curtailing expenses , If anybody
around the legislature deserves extra pay it
is the bnrd working force of janitors who
have boon on duty early ana late every day
Biuco the session opened.
It Work oil.
XiiKOOt.x , Nob. , March Sp. [ Special to THE
BiiK.l The banquet giver by the diplomatic
lady managers of the homo of tbo friendless
' to the august legislators bore rich fruit aud
was like bread cast upon the waters. When
tbo nppropilation for this Institution c'urno
up the members remembering tno Jcast that
in a single Item.
A hard fight was made In favor of some ob
vious reductions in the line of economy , but
with the exception of reducing the fuel bill
from $4,000 to S."i,000 , no changes were of-
lectcd.
Tbo lady managers had souls on tbo floor
while the flisht was going on , and viewed
tbo battle with the proud consciousness
that victory was certain to perch upon their
banners.
Pcrinaiioiit lioavo.
LiscoL.5 , No b. , March 29. [ Special to Tun
Bnu. | Senator Horn of Hamilton county ,
ono of the stalwart independents , has been
excused for the remainder ol tbo session and
bos ( fouo to Ohio.
Senator Coulter , who has been sick for a
couple of weeks , is expected , to bo in his seat
tomorrow.
/f 1'J'AOTIS.W A.XD TJlEOSOfUr.
iir wn-ulM A. JUI > OE , y.r.s.
Is hypnotism understood T What is the at
tltudo of the thoosophlrai society to hypnot
ism ?
It 1s thought by some that magnetism and
hypnotism are Identical , for many have said ,
"ThU now force or power is only the old
practice of Mesiner revived in this century
after long years of contempt , and labeled
with a now name which will permit doctors
to take it up. " This is not , however , alto
gether true. Dr. Cbarcot of Paris and bis
f olltwors may bo credited with the revival of
bypuotism , for in consequence of their Inves
tigations it has now boon nccoptod by the
medical profession. I Imvo scon tbo promt
nont doctors of the Atlantic const change
tbolr views on this subject In twenty-five
years. Dr , Hammond und others laughed , al
the credulity of these who believed that the
phenomena now so well known among hyp-
notlzcrs over took place ; today they are writIng -
Ing upon the subject And admit the facts pre
viously dcnlod.
Muny years ngo Dr , Esdallo , a surgeon In
tbo British army , conducted a hospital lu
India , and there performed many dlfllcul
operations by using magnetism as nu nues
tbutlc , oyeu. instructing native assistants to
\iso it oupatients in his stoad. His book
long ago published , gives all the facts. Then
is plenty of testimony In nil countries to the
reality of hypnotic and mesmeric states am
jpowejs.
The great question vvhlch arose after the
proofs about hypnotism wrro all In , was a
very different ono from any which had pre
viously-been brought forward. As soon as
| .ne proboss was described and admitted , ox
pcrluiuuts proceeded \sltli rapidity , and th
great subject of "suggestion'1 ' was laid bnro
It was found tDat the hypnotized parson
could bo made to do raanv strange things
After rooovorlng from the hypnotic statoiro-
vlilej tbo suggestion had been nirnlo to him
Jltht , The subject was told to murder Dr. or
Dr. n. , or to steal n pockotbook. Uova. .
then taken out of tbo state , and at the ap
pointed suggested time would toke the sug
costal weapon a paper knife or other harm
leas object and pothrouch nil the require !
actions , or would actually steal tbo pocket-
licokor thluff he was told to steal whliol
the state of hypnosis. If this power could be
uscil tnr u doctor m nn experiment , it wet
argued that nu actual muntor might b
planned and executed through a hypnotise
perton. Honc it was dangerous. Crlm
% vas possible , it sconiod , with perfect Ira
immHy for'the real culprit Dr. Ctmrco
cure an article to an Important New
York auai.'uzino In whlcs bo na
milled the possibilities of UKOS
lion , but denied that there va
anger to bo expected from suggested crime ,
ud yet nt the same time said there ought to
bo laws against Indiscriminate hjpnothatlon.
His reasons were altogether founded upon o
modlcal and pathological tlow of the matter.
i his latter conclusion most of the members
f the ThcOTOphlcal society fully concur , but
hey also think that there will bo danger
romcriniosuggested tohypnotliod subjects ,
not , however , In the Immediate present but
ti the future. This Is because hypnotism is
not understood bvthe inoJlcal profession nor
ts dangers appreciated. Btlll loss do they
redlt tbo public with any correct knowledge
n the subject ,
Tbo very best hypnotlicrs are only on the
entered go of the pursuit , nnd know very
well that tbcro nro points nt which the hyp
notized subject escapes tholr influence , con-
Inucs in the state of hypnosis , and remains
under some Influence not known to tbo oper
ator nor distinguishable by the subject. Iloro
s ono danger thodangorof Ignorance and of
bllud guides leading one equally blind. Sucn
vrlters as lllnot , llraid and others nro only
tatlstlcians : they simply give facts nnd
methods , all being equally In the dark as to
causes nnd hidden t-ondltions. Attain , the
operators in the forefront of hypnotic fame
tno\v , too , as Charcot baa said , tbcro
s a dniiBcr that hysteria will bo dovoU
whcro It never existed with n long train
nl ther evils. This is why ho demands the
uppresslon of Indiscriminate hypnotizing.
lluttho vnl rock on which all will at last
break Is this and well known to the thoo-
ophleal student thnt as the f orco and power
of tills ngont nro batter known , it will bo
een that , whatever the Inlluonco is , the pro-
oss going on In all cases of hynotlzlug Is the
contracting of the cells of the body nnd the
irnln from the periphery to the centre ; and
hi * process is actually a phenomenon of
death , and Is tbo opposite of mesmeric effect.
Tills point Is not considered by ttio medical
> rofcsslon oven if known to its members , and
t docs not seem likely that they will ilnd It ,
> ccauso postmortem examinations never re
veal the notion of a living cell. Magnetism
> y bumnn Influence starts from within and
prucecds to the outer surface , thus oxbtbit-
tig a phenomenon of life , the very opposite of
lypnotlsm. And the uscof curative inagnc-
, isin Is uot objectionable. Yet it , also should
) o limited In practise to competent members
or the modlcal profession.
The moro studious and careful follows of
.ho Thcosophlcal society then , are against
he use of hypnotism. In all its anesthetic
> hases It cau bo duplicated by mesmerism
vithout any bed effects. Dr. Esdnilo hns
abundantly shown this. Laws ought to bo
> asscd making it a misdemeanor to bavo pub
ic or privnto bypnotid seances. And these
aws should bo aimed even at these doctors
who , under the plea of scientific research ,
.brow subjects into undignified ana dtsgracc-
'ul positions. Such practices are not neces
sary und arc deliberated ugninst the dcsiro
of the waking state ot the "person when ho
exercises his will and judgment. They only
exhibit the operator's power and odd nothing
.o knowledge which cannot otnerwiso bo ob-
taliicd.
But oven with the remarkable cases re
corded in Franco and elsewhere the laws
governing man's inner constitution and
which especially obtain In hypnotism from a
certain point arc not perceived by tlio
.earned writers. Some give only facts about
xnethods'or facts about strange "recurrence
of states" peculiar to each person. Dr.
James of this country assumes that there is
un bidden self who plays all thcso queer
tricks with the mortal shape.
Theosophlsts know that the extraordinary
in mind or mental power , the peculiar recur
rence of states , and the apparently distinct
division of intelligence in n single human
subject are all explained by the ancient cast-
method of icducing the inner power of man
Lute sovcti classes , In each of whlub. the hid
den self the ego can and docs act Inde
pendently.
This theory begins by considering the body
as only a gross instrument or .field lor tbo ac
tion of'tho real man. It divides him into
seven planes of action , in every ono of these
the ego or self being in possession of n con
sciousness operating in a manner peculiarly
appropriate to that piano and also partaking
of the consciousness und of the pianos above ,
but not below any particular cno lu which it
may for the time bo located. This further ,
of course , assumes for every cell and atom a
consciousness of Its own , the totality going
to make up the consciousness called by thnt
name by us. To every cell and. atom are also
privcn. in this scheme , memory uad sensation.
The tiling wo call memory. Is not confused by
the tbcosophlcal system to the brain , but is
-also specialized in every spot where
.thero is a nerve , hence sometimes
rnomory begins to act from portions of the
body which bavo previously uocn concerned
in any sensation and actually report to the
brain much of what it has to recollect. This
must all bo admitted , wo think , before the
medical profession "will bogln to properly
understand hypnotism.
Dut further , each of the sovcn great layers
of Melds of consciousness Is further divided
into other subnclds , in each of which there
maybe a separate experience and action , or
nil may bo combined. Now in the coses
taken up by Dr. James , the * peculiarity noted
was that when the subject acted as .No. 1 , she
"had no recollection of 11 state called No. 2.
JNo explanation of this was offered , only the
fact being recorded. Ills explained by tlio
localization of the consciousness of tno ego ,
for thu time boln , in one or the other of the
subfields of action Included in the lirst class
of seven , all of which belong to the body am :
its sensations. The failure to recollect from
the ono to the otlicr was duo to the fact thai
the ego was forced into that particular Hold ,
and was thus unable to carry memory witt
it. Hcnco Its action was only automatic ,
that ls to say it as simply the support foi
the Ufa of tlio body which was left to the us (
of its own physical memory without the ait
of the inner self. This effect was iu consequence
quence almost altogether of the specific con
tractile action of the hypnotic processwhich , ,
uatmld nbovo , is essentially a contraction o :
tbo cells ( ram the outsldo to the contra
This forcing and contracting will always
prevent the ego from educating Itself to remember
member from .stato to state and field to Hold
the experience mot in each. Ii
tho' ordinary waking state tbo whole
moss of experience is treasured up by the
Inner man who , through the ) Dralrcns the iu
strumont , arranges them lu an orderly man
ner and thoroughly digests them for use.
The cases where tlio subject escapes from
the operator's control are all explicable under
the same iheosophlc theory. That is , these
are instances where the ego retreats from
tbo first piano or field of consciousness mad (
up of seven subdivisions to the next one o :
the whole class of seven , Instead of entorlnf ,
ono of tho.subdivisions of the first. And a :
the mcd'cal ' practitioners do not know o
thcso nor admit the reality of the higher self
they are nit acquainted wltU the means foi
reaching the ego when It has cscapci
further from them into a Hold of action and
consciousness of which the operator is In nb
solute ignorance. That is to say they nro not
examining the real llold ot operation of the
force , but are looking nt some of Its phcnom
ena merely. These phenomena are ox
hlbitcd in the body or outer shell , whllo the
psycho-physiological processes going on
within und causing the visible phenomena
are hidden from their view.
W11APJPJ5D WITH WIRE ,
Inventor llrown Believes to Hnvo Set
tied thollcavy Ordnance Question.
NEW "VoiiK , March 29. Many army am
navy oftlccrstuluk that John Hamilton Brown
of Greenville , N. J. , has practically settled
thohenvy ordnance ) question by inventing
his segmcnta ! tube wlro gun. lie has boon
working on this instrument of destruction
for many years , but It is only within A yea
that ho lias bocn able to bring It , as ho thinks
to perfection. The Brown gun is cison
tiolly a wlro gun. An inner tabe , made u ;
of numerous steel segments , is wound wit
steel \vlra at a tension of 150,000 pound
to the square inch. This so compresses
the BOgmouta that no poislblo powder
dor pressure will open tbo lane
surface of tbo tube. Iu wlndiuR th
wlro a U'Jislon regulator la employed , b ,
means ot which the tension at which th
wlro is unund is brought to one-toil th o
an ounCQ of uniformity throughout the en
tire muss. U.o protect the wlro from th
missiles ot rapid liritig guns , a cast stco
jacket encases thu wlro-bound tube , nni
to this Jacket trunnions are attached
Finally , the completed gun is bo rot
out to receive a lining tube. This tube , however
over , Is inserted only to protect the core
Twosir.csof the Brawn gun tmvo already
boon doslpod the fivo-lnch and the ton
inch gun. A section of tbo proposed Jive-
Inch cuu was tested at F"ort wadsworlh
yesterday , Tbo section tested was ncvllnde
tvrcnty inches long. At oactt end a steel ca
bad boon tunic around the segment arc am
Into this was arrowed a breech plug , I'ros
sure gauges were icrawed lute the innfr face
of one ot iho breech pluss. and by thcso th
"
prcuuro was mowurcu and" recorded
t
oday , the primary object of the test
> olng to show that the Drown tfuu
can bo subjected without strain to
greater pressure than can any other thigh-
) owcrpun , thus securing greater energy und
voloclty than hnvo heretofore been possible.
The ordinary pressure of the hlnh-power gun
s from 30,000 , to 43,000 ) Xunds per square
nch. At a privnto test of thu Brown cylinder ,
icld In Heading n few days ngo , with three
loumls and four ounces of powder the
mormons urcssuro of 7r > ,2UO pounds to the
Qunro inch was obtained. After the last
ischargo Iho breech plug unscrewed \lth as
nuch case as it did before the first fire , aud
.ho test was reported a brilliant success.
Yestordnj's ofllclnl test was not so success-
ul as the private one , viewed from ono
tnndpomt. Nevertheless the strength of
.bo cylinder was demonstrated. It was the
ntcmloii to begin with two-pound charges
.oday and to increase them by pound stages
o llvo. The Jutnin wcro too lar o , however ,
and only two discharges wcro mado. When
ho three-pound charge wns touched off tbo
mlng tube cracked nnd tlio breech plugs
vero found soldered to thu cylinder , the
crow threads being completely molted.
The cylinder will have to bo brought to the
Ity and the plugs bored out. UntU then there
> ro uro obtained by this charge cannot ho
earned. Inv ntor Brown thinks that It will
exceed (50,000 ( pounds to the square inch.
In talking about his gun Inventor Brown
aid ; "Our RUIIS can bo made with case and
cheapness. Thcro Is not n steel pto-ut m the
country but that , with a very slight addition
o Its facilities , can make them , Insidoot six-
months , should occasion demand , wo could ,
vith the facilities at our command , turn out
500 completed guns yearly. This gun
can bo completed in one-third ot the
iiuothat it takes to build a ICrupp gun.
\Vo calculate that It can bo fired nt least a
thousand times before anv part of It gives
out. Built-up puns like the Armstrong and
Cm [ ip guns cannot , as a rule , bo fired moro
han seventy times. Besides , our guncan bo
Ircdton t' uos nn hour , whllo the other big
runs can , with , safety , bo llrcdonlya very
Iniited number of Union In tbo same period ,
X'ho greater pressure wo are able to obtain
tisurcs ineieased velocity. As a consequence
xvo can use shorter guns on ship board
without decrease * of energy , whllo by
our system guns can bo inndo of
any length desired. For use in the Hold , wo
can make guns thnt will bo light without loss
) f strength. For siege and defense wo cm
juild strong and powerful guns , whoso en
ergy nnd range will bo greater than have
over been ooUlnnblo in tbo past. " The pro-
josod fivo-lnch gun will bo forty-four call-
jers long (18 ( foot ) Inches ) over all , nnd will
weigh about thrco and a half long. tons. H
will take thirty pounds of powder for a
: harpo nnd sixty pounds of shot for a load.
Besides this ono and the ton-inch pun Inven
tor Brown has plans for a llftoeii-inch gun ,
which is to throw a ball fifteen miles and
\vitn such force at u snull distance as to
picrto -wrought Iron wall thirtyllvo Inches
thick.
How Farmer Cosier of Ohio Wns In-
( Inu oil to Sign iv Note.
SntixoriELi ) , O. , March 29. Ohio farmers
invo become so export of late in resisting the
blandishments of gentlemanly llnhlnlng rod
swindlers , bohouilan oaui mon , red line wheat
fakirs , blblo canvassers , self-running plow
agents and the rest , that these gentry have
called to their aid a new and dangerous
weapon "to worlc on thounsuspectir ggranger.
Hypnotism is the latest device , if the state
ment of Samuel Cosier , an old farmer of
Beaver Crook township , Greene coutitv , can
L > o believed. Mr. Uoslcr arrived in Xcnia ,
eighteen rollos from this city early yesterday
morning , looking for a gang of light
ning rod swindlers , who came to
see him Friday. Mr. Cosier says
that they Induced. "him to slga a paper ,
of which ho did not even know the contents.
Ho is now satis Hod , however , that it was a
note for several hundred dollars. Ho claims
that ho was induced to sign the note \vhilo
under some strange mesmeric or hypnotic in
fluence , and declares-that ho will make this
defense against tbo payment ot tha note if it
turns up for collection in any one's hands.
Cosier says the men came to Ida place and
commenced to talk with him about having
lightning rods put on his house anil barns.
The mon talked a good "whllo , nnd soon
a strange fooling cnma over him. lie
vras nwako and conscious , but seemed
as ono dreaming. Ho appeared to
have lost all will of bis own. The sharpers
then brought out a paper which they directed
him to sicn. Ho felt that ho ought not to do
it , but could not resist the "hypnotic sugges
tion" giv.en by the mon to sign. Ho did not
oven know tbo contents of what he was sign
ing , The men loft soon afterward , , aud
shortly after they were gone Mr. Cosloi ex
perienced a sensation such us ono fools af tor
his foot awakens after being "nslcop. " Ho
took tbo first opportunity tocomo to town
and warn people against taking any note
signed by him.
T1IK COKtlEf.lU8 JtlVKDER.
"William Bpragno Arraigned for the
Co Ul Illooilid : rime.
Avi , Mo. , March 29.VillIam Spracuo
was arraigned yesterday for the murder of
JD. M. Cornelius , sixty years of ago , of
Oregon county-Missouri , and bo pleaded not
guilty. This was ono of the most cool , de
liberate , money-making murders ever , com
mitted in southeast Missouri. Tbo evidence
shows thnt on October 20 , 1839 , William
SpraL'iio and Albert Staccy callodat the cabin
of old man Cornelius , who lived on the bank
of tbo Eleven Points river , and asked him to
ferry them across the river iuhls canoo. Cor
nelius consented , nnd when ha bed landed
them across the river on the bank and turned
his canoe to po back , Sprague fired a full load
of buckshot In his neck and head , killing him
instantly. Ho fell forward in the boat , when
Sprague traded In , caught the canoe and
then sunk his body in a moss bed of the
stream by tying a stone that weighed seventy ,
five pounds to the body. Bpragno and his partner -
nor went to the cabin nnd took Cornelius' gun
and revolver and about $1,000 in money , ana
fled. Public opinion is very bitter against
Sprague , who bus no means to employ counsel
for his defense. The vonlro of 40 men was
ordered for tomorrow morning , and on Mon
day next the trial will bo open.
THIXK8
Jttev. T. J , Shelton Attempts to liaise
a Yon MIT Woman from iho Head.
LITTW. ROCK , Ark. , jMarch 29. Kev. T. J.
Shelton , pastor of the largest Christian
church in this city and editor ot the Arkan
sas Christian , was arrested here last night on
a charge of Insanity preferred by onoof the
deacons of his church. Uo created a big sen
sation some tou days ago by announcing
from his pulpit and through his paper
that ho had received the revoln-
tiou that ho was the Messiah. Slnco then bo
bas exhibited such symptoms as to necessi
tate a close watch on hlsconduct. Ho escaped
tbo vigilance of his watchers Saturday af tor-
noon , and going to Oakland cemetery In the
heart of the city attempted to exorcise alvlae
powers by resurrecting a young woman who
bad been recently interred thoro. Ho bus
bocn regarded as cue of the most prominent
clergymen of bis Denomination in the south.
A Boy Train Wrecker.
NEW Yonic , March 29. Edward Casporson ,
a thlrtecn-ycar-old boy , has confessed plac
ing obstructions on the railroad track be
tween Mount Holly and Burlington , N.J. ,
on three different occasions during Tuesday
ana Wednesday , Ho said that a train hod
run over his express wagon and demolished
it , and that ho placed the obstructions on the
track for revenge. The boy was arraigned
In court at Mount Holly yesterday end bold
for-trlal.
SpnnlHh Stenmrr Aihores
NORFOLK , Va. , March W. A telegram from
the Hattoras life-saving station says a Span
ish steamer bound from GSalycston , Tex. . Is
ashore five miles south of that station. The
captain nnd crow are on board , but there is
no present necessity of their loavin'g the ship ,
as there is uo immediate danger. v
Cnllupxp or n Ktnndplpe.
DEFIANCK , O. , March 89. The standplpo of
Uio Doflanco water company collapsed this
afternoon and Engineer Dillon's bouso was
wrecked by water and ( lying Iron. "Tho en
gineer , Ins wife and niothcr-in-law were badly
bniUod , ana two other members of the fam
ily had u narrow escape.
Tlie Fire llcoord.
BtLTiMOiiB , Md. , March 29.-Tho Charles
Ttohr packing1 house burned today. Loss ,
tTO.OUO.
HAffKEIE-flMWlBS ALARMED ,
Movement on Pool for a New Eullng by
the Stmromo'Court ,
THEY FEAR -/jfE ) NEXt LEGISLATURE ,
Seventeenth Animal Encampment of
tlio tbwa Onrml Army to Ho Held
In liibtiii(3 ) | Next ; Month
btttto News.
DM MOISER , In , March Sd-Spoclal | to
TUB Dnn.J Tlm movement fora now rullni ;
by the supreme court on the legality of the
prohibition constlttitlcnnl amendment Adopt
ed by vote of the pcoplo mno years npo ,
Indicates that ibo prohibitionists In and out
of the Republican party In Iowa are eottlng
\venryofthouphlllstrugglo and nro afrnld
of detent in the election of the legislature
this full. It Is now .thought that the
majority opinion of the Judges constituting
the supreme bench would bo in favor of the
constitutionality of the amendment , and If
such decision can bo forced through It will
fas tea upon the pcoplo a measure which
could not now bo carried by popular vote.
At the time the amendment was declared in
valid the only Judge in fiwor of its
validity was Beck. Slnco then n "reform-
iiitt" process bin been Rolng1 on. Tlio llrst
judfjo to rrllro was the venerable Chief Just
lee Iay ) who delivered the opinion. Judge
Adams vvns the next to RO , nna the only 0110
now rotnalnlnK besides Deck is Cbiof Justice
Hotbrock. The progress of the case which
hns Just begun will bo watched with interest.
Tf a decision id reached and the defunct
amendment revivified the effort will bo to
block nil legislation against prohibition , although -
though it is not probnhlo any legislation could
soon bo had to enforce the sentiment of the
amendment , and it would therefore remain a
dead letter on the statute books and liquors
oE all kinds would bo f roo.
COMIXO OHASI ) AllumNCAVl'MRNTi
The seventeenth annual encampment of
the Grand Army of tlio Kepublic , Depart
ment of Iowa , will bo held at Dubuque on
Wednesday and Thursday , April 14 nrd 15.
The on iiunl convention of the Women's ' Ho-
lief Corps of Iowa will bo hold at the same
time and place. Great preparations are
being made by Dubuque for the entertain-
muiit of the largo attendance , which is ex
pected not only from Iowa but Illinois and
Wisconsin as well. Four thousand dollars
hns boon raised us an entertainment Jiind by
the people of Dubuqno. and it Is proposed to
look after every comfort for the pray haired
veterans who are rapidly passing awny. les
Ivlolnoa will send a bis delegation , mid there
hns been a lively contest among some of the
railways who dcsiro to convoy "tho boys"
which lias resulted in very low rate * .
On the evening ot .iiprllR , according to an
order of National Commander Vearlo , the
posts of the state will hold services com
memorative of the twenty-fifth anniversary
of tbo orgnnlzntlon of the Grand Army of the
Kepublic , the llrst post having boon organ
ized at Decstur , Jll. , April 0. 18W1.
A state conVcfttion interest to Grand
Army circles bus just been hold by the
organization luiown as the Ladies of the
Grand Army. The meeting tool : place nt
GrinnoU end was well attended. It differs
from the relief c'Ar s In that it consists of
ladles of the fanilllob of ox-soldiers only , and
its alms and purposes uro also different.
Mrs. C. E. Hirst of Louisville , Ky. , is na
tional presldontfTind. wai present at the con
vention. The lindlos of the Grand Array of
the Republic some time ago established n
homo lor destitute women , , of soldiers' '
families , wheroT.thoy can end .their days
under proncr cfjro without appearing as
objects of charity and without the
lechng of pauperism -which 'usually
accompanies "Sioh protection. The
nowofticorsolectedinro : State department
president , Mr * ' Mayor Campbell , DCS ,
Molnos ; senior vlceMrs. . Althea Harrison ,
GrlnneU ; Junior vice. Mrs. "VVarnor , Newton ;
treasurer , Mrspc i'Ui l Dos Moiriosj chap-
ialri.'Mrs. ' Leoltf liwfl tiJty-couifcrf ( tit udtnm ; .
1st ratio U ; Mrs.Haraq t , VlintonvMni. Burn-
hnmNewton ; Mrst * .iiman , ( Jrlnnoll ; trus
tees , Mesdames Alvord of- Atlantic , Thorns
of Iowa CHy andvMrs. George Drain of Clin
ton ; delegate at ; larije to Detroit convention ,
Mrs. Nettle Sanford Ghupln of Marshall-
town ; delegate , Mrs. LoulC. Moore of IJos
Molnos.
WANT 71ETTJIH SKUVfCB.
The citizens of Orocnflold. Orient , Bridge-
xvotcr , Fontanelloand Mosscrm to thn num
ber t several hundred have complained to
the railroad commissioners of inadequate
train service on the. Crcston & North-am
branch , of- the Chicago , Burlington & Quinov.
The complaint Is presented by Hon. A. I ) .
Creoles , a member of the Twenty-second gen
eral assembly. It will receive the immediate
attention of the board. *
5TH03E IUILWAT ASSESSMENTS.
The howlers against tlio railways in Iowa ,
who wanted the assessment for taxation pur
poses tnoro than doubled , nro not satisfied
with the result of their efforts before the
state executive council. It is hardly neces
sary to say , however that these .howlers-do
not represent tno solid conservative element
of the people , who only want Justice done to
all business interests. Tbo assessment as
mada will probably satisfy the great majority
of the people , and the kickers ran Itcep ui >
their agitation if they want to. The result
bears out the predictions ot Tuu BKB corre
spondent. A number of the roads , chiefly the
loading : ones , bad their assessment raised ,
whllo that of a number of minor roads was
reduced , tbo great majority rornniniutr un
changed , including in the latter the Burling
ton and Rock Island roads. The Chicago ,
§ t Paul & Kansas City was wised ? 30 ( per
til Ho throughout The two principal lines of
tlio Milwaukee road were raised. The Chicago
cage & Northwestern , which has boon as
sessed heretofore below the Burlington oud
Kock Island , was raised $1,000 per mlle over
all its lines , making the entire increase in
this one system (1,11MfDOO. This is duo to
tlio fact that tbo Northwestern ha : pros-
norod above all the otner lowu systems. The
Dubuque & Sioux City ( Illinois
Central ) gets an increase of SKJ3-
000 , The net gain in tno assess
ment is J1C'J7.027 ' , and the total 'assessment
$ -44,550,017 , The valuations of the various
roads , according to n statement of tv member
of the council , were arrived at in different
ways , and us the conclusions reached by all
wore practically the same the council fools
satisfied with its work. Same roads nro run
nt a loss , and yet they possess nTalue and
must pay an equitable tax.
IOWA COXBTITUTlom CONVENTIONS.
The state constitution of Iowa provides that
a constitutional convention may bo held once
in ten years , if called by a vote of tbo majority
of the electors. .Only tbroo such conventions
have over been holdy-onoin 184 , before the
state was admltlod , into tbo union ,
and tbo others , in IWfl and 1857.
± ion , ( jnnrios Aiurtcn , tno veteran collector
of valuable hlstortfcVJl and literary relies , of
which ho has a largo collection la the state
library , isanxlousto procure for permanent
preservation in iMscollection autograph let
ters of mewbcr&Qt-.thoso conventions , many
of which will dquljuoss possess much his
torical importance ! It Is intended to bind
tucm in volumes contalnlug the printed pro
ceedings of tho'tjo'iivcntlons ' with portraits
of the jncmboraVWhero they can be had. It
will bo a dlfiloultimil probaDly impossible
task , but can benm&de more nearly success
ful by these whajVuow of or possess these
things sondlng.theui in to Mr. Aldrlch al
the state library ,
A HEMUlLDLE TAISTIN'O.
Hon. John TDcctyl a pominent lawyer and
art connoisseur of Dubuque has in his posses
sion a romarkfthlb 'pointing , which was found
in a ruined Episcopal palace at an ancient
Spanish mission tioar Santa Fa , N. M.
The painting is upon boards representing one
of the twelve stations ot tlio cross. In the
foreground is Christ , burdened with the
weight of the cross , and at the loft center
stands St. Veronica- , holding aloft the nap
kin bearing the imago Of the Saviour's faco.
There are over fifty llvrurcs in
the pr.lntlng , which measures 5x8
feet , Among them arc Hoirmn soldiers , sev
eral of the apostles end weeping women ,
with n crowd of the Jewish populace in tbo
background. The coloring is dark and ricb ,
and over all bangs a lurid , unearthly glare.
Mr. Decry is now at work endeavoring to llx
the exact d U > of the picture. It is without
doubt hundreds of years old , and Is believed
to be from the brush of oao of the old mas-
ten. Mr , Uoory refuses to state how the
picture got Into his possession , but nays that
it will soon bo sent to N < w York.
Till : I.ATK COLOVCL , ! ULLJNUI.1'S Ol'UTAI ,
Tbo people of Ottnmwa nro making olnbor
aid nrmneomonU for the appropriate burial
of thalr late dUtlnRulshod fellow cltltcn ,
Colonel I * . O. llallinRall , whoso remains uro
on the way from China and nro expected to
arrire in San Frnnuisco April 4. The funeral
ntOttumwa will probably occur April 13.
The public torvlc" is to bo hold In the coal
p.ilaco. itov. I. P. Tcctor of Oskaloosn will
wroach the funeral aormon. SonntorV. . W.
X > ode | ? of Bui-llngtoii , on behalf of the lowu
senate , will deliver ho eulogy. The Iowa
stale band will funmh the music. A11 civic
and military societies and school children
will form the funeral cortege. The Iowa
senate will attend in a body.
STATE MKIMCAI. Boar.Tr.
The fortieth annual session of the Iowa
State Medical society will ho hold at "Water
lee April 15 , 10 ami 17. Thotocicty Is In a
flourishing condition and Its sessions are
generally well attended , pleasant and profit
able. The programme us announced Is very
full and complete , covering a wldornngoof
technical subjects. The present ofllcoranro :
1'rcsldont . D.Midaleton , Davenport ; first
vice president , J. D , McUloary , Inillnnoln ;
second vice president , J. L.Vhitcly \ , Osnro ;
secretary , C. JiDarnell , West Union ; as
sistant secretary , C. S. Chase , Waterloo ;
treasurer , O. It. Skinner , Cedar llapids.
Drpnuliors U'ill lie Paid In Full.
BOONK , la. . March 29. The suit of Mi-gar
land , growing out of the suspension of the
bank of John A. McFnrlnnil , has been settled
and the depositors will bo paid In full. The
amount duo depositors Is $ J5,000. , The bank
will uot resume.
A\rjio\r COMSTOCK
New "Vork's Moral Censor SentliliiRly
Xjprturoilby Juntiuo ilogan.
New Yonif , March 29. "This man Coin-
slock will stoop lo any inoanness to accoin-
Hshancnd. Ilohas deliberately hod as no
gentleman would do in order to cover up his
mistakes. Ho thinks himself mightier than
tbo law. Indeed , I think ho Is laboring under
the Improuion that the statutes wcro framed
especially for his benefit.1' This scathing
lanpungo from the bench was applied
yesterday in the Tombs pollco court
to the secretary and chief agent of
the New York society for the suppression
of vice. The facts which provoked It seemed
to Justify all that it implied. Warrants were
issued some days ago on complaint of An
thony Comstock for the arrest of three men
Who wcronlloKod to bopropiiotorsof n pool
room. The warrants wore placed in the
hands of policemen , butComstock went along
and bossed the Job. Ho deliberately broke In
a door to got nt the men and then insisted
that four men in the room should boni-rcsted ,
notwithstanding ho hnd warrants for three
only. The examination of these men occurred
yesterday and one , Michael 1'Vcny , was dis
charged. Comstock became very angry. Ho
dcnlod that ho had made any mistake and de
clared ho would have Fccny arrested in splto
of Justice llogan. Ho asserted fmthor that
Assistant District .Attorney Welch bad told
him that Peony and the other three should
bo held. Just at thai moment Assistant Dis
trict .Attorney Welch entered the room and
heari } Comstock's last remark. Ho promptly
denied that he hnd told Comstook anything
of the sort , and said that , on the contrary , ho
hud told htm that ho should recommend the
Uisclmrgo of Fceny. Instead of replying
Comstock left the room lu confusion , and
thereupon Justice Mown expressed his opin
ion of his conduct in the sovcro language
quoted above.
LOJIVOX'8
Pugilism : it Dinner Parties 'is the
.Newest P ncy.
LoN-nnx , March 29.-The latest develop
ment in what may bo called social realism in
London took place the other night in n
stately mansion in the aristocratic region of
Mnyfair. Tlio earl of Cnlodonp , reprosenta-
ivo peer for Irclacd. who is well known in
the far west of America ns n bold and suc
cessful Hocky mountain traveler , and who
married six or seven years ago a
daughter of tbo earl of Norbury , gave
a handsome dinner party at his liouso
in Hill street , Berkeley square , to which ,
among other guests , wcro invited the mar
quis and marchioness of Cunningham , Mr.
a d Mrs. John Leslie , the latter lady the
sister of Lady Randolph Churchill , ' and
twelve or llfteen moro persons of fashion.
-After dinner and a llltlo mnslc tbo guests
were invited into a largo ball-room attached
to the bouse , where took place for their delight -
light and edification an alhlotio entertain
ment of the s j-t which has ( riven the Pelican
club its just and widespread ro-
iiovvn. Cards like the menus of the
dinner , written out by Lord Caledono him
self , wcro handed to them , bcarinc the address -
dross and date , and setting forth that they
wcro about to witness six competitions , with
the names of the competitors in couples. In
the middle of the room ariughbd been formed
with crimson silk ribbons unil chairs nt the
tsornors. Upon a given signal by the music
the first two competitors , Mr , ICnowlos and
Mr , Bolton , distinguished members of tho.
"fancy , " cumo in stripped to , the buff ,
and heavily gloved and wearing India-
rubber shoes to prevent their slip
ping upon the polished floor. They took
their station and proceeded to coinpoto with
much vigor and agility. Claret was freely
tupped , and after two rounds the sponge was
thrown up , proclaiming Mr. Bolton tbo vic
tor. Much applause with fans and clapping
of gloves greeted the bold champion. The
second competition , between Mr Barton and
Mr. Onslow , was disposed of In a somewhat
longer period : but to the equal satisfaction
of the spectators. The crowning event ,
however , was competition Ko , 3 , be
tween Wr. Donovan nna Mr. Bill Cheese ,
one of the most distinctly ring pugilists of
the day. This affair was Jong and hotly con
tested , Mr.Donovan showing great pluclc
under severe and continuous punishment.
Ho finally succumbedand.Mr.Ch ec.so carried
off the honors of the evening anil was pre
sented with bouquets and a glass of cham
pagne. It is supposed that an Inaccurate
version of this interesting social event may
hiuo given rise to the rumor currant last
week in some of the Paris clubs that it was
the intention of Mr. Ashmciul-Bartlett and
Baroness Durdclt-Coutts to initiate n scries
of Sunday afternoon dog lights in Piccadilly.
LIVEJUY IMSlElt AMOVXM1 8JC.IGO.
Buverul Fig'im lletweon Supporters
und Opponents or Pnrnell.
SI.IRO , March 20. This has boon the
liveliest day of the election campaign. At
Strand. Hill 3arncll met with a hostile recep
tion. Ho found it impossible to hold a meet
ing owing to the piercing yells of his oppon
ents and was finally compelled to retreat to
Sllgo , The bishop of the diocese , together
with the priest of the district , denounced
Farncdl to their , congregators at mass this
morning. Meanwhile the nnti-Parnollltcs
Sexton , Morris , Healy and Duvitt started
nt 9 o'clock Mils morning for Pircngb
district , addressing small gatherings untU
they reached Temple lioy. Thcro tbo people
formed into two hostile groupes. The Pur-
nellltcs , , armed with blackthorns , moved
agalnsttheir opponents , the police interposed
and the storm subsided.
At Dromoro the Parnollltes pelted their
opponents vigorously with stones until they
wore chased and clubbed by the police.
J'lnkorton , member of parliament for Galway.
had his head cut and several others were In
jured.
At Easkoy the antl-Parncllltcs found the
road .barred by 3 formidable array of Pur-
nollltcs-and on the advlco of tlio police re
treated to Hllo , amid a shower of stones , J\ _
carriage with a couple of newspaper men
following a hundred yards behind the Duvitt
party was uttaeUod by the Pamcllltcs and
the occupants HO seriously hurt that they
were obliged tostou at the village to have
their wounds dressed.
Dr. Tanner
DDIIU.N , March 20. A telegram from Dal-
llna reports that Dr. Tanner was seriously
assaulted by a hostile mob toaay , being
knocked down and dragged prostrate through
the mud.
_
JLiady Illniicho and AKlimc-ud flurllctt.
LONDQX , Match 29. Tuo divoroo suit in
which Colonel Ilozler desired separation
from his wife , Lady Blanche , on the ground
that she had teen guilty of improper Inti
macy with Ashmoad Bartictt , ono of the
members of thU tory government , hns boon
nettled. Ash mead tooic the most fervent
tuUna that ho was innocent. Lady Blanches
was equally emphatic , and a f ow politico
friends lu exalted positions pointed out to the
colonel what a terrible \voauon such a case
would put in the hands of tlio Qladstontani
if it came into court. Under the combined
fusillade the colonel yielded , and the tones
IU continue to hold up their hands In pious
horror nt the unlnuo performance of Mr ,
Parnoll. A heavy blow nt Lord Salisbury's
government has been averted.
i Ktll nt
SOFIA , March 29. The men 'arrested on
tusplclon of being concerned la the nmrJcr
of MlnUterDaltchlolT are detained , but. the
examination ban shown that the actual nisiis-
sin has not jp.t been captured. The funeral
of Minister lliiltclilcft took rhico today with
grunt pom p. _
Kxcltrmrnt tin *
LOM > ON % March 29.Tho Times corre
spondent nt Ilomn says : The oxcltotnont
caused by tno lynching nt Now Orleans has
completely subsided. The government fully
appreciates the difficulties under which the
American government labors , and It Is not
likely any pressure will bo brought to Hoar
upon the latter. Puullu opinion coos to show
that no sympathy for the lyncliod Matin Is
manifested. Many Italians says It would bo
well If other members of tlio MalU were
treated in tbo snmo way.
A. Htt bnnil for I'rlnoeiiH Victoria.
Losuox , March 29. A German princely
marrlago Is now mooted for the second
daughter of the prince of "Wales , Princess
Victoria , for whom It was lost year under
stood a mwrlacro was about to bo nrnuigcd
with Hon. John llarlng , the clover and
popular eldest son of Lord Ilovclstoko. The
plan then contemplated was that u djjlcedom
should bo conferred upon the head of the
house of Baring , and that the liolr , being a
marquis , should become the brother-
m-Jaw of the Duke of Fife. Circum
stances having rrmdo an end lo this arrange
ment , the hand of the young prlncoss
has been sought by ono of bur cousins. Her
sister , Princess Maud , who Is now in her
twenty-second year , lint been asked In mar
riage by Prince William of Nassau , the da-
est son and heir of his royal hltrbness , the
grand duke of Luxembourg. PrinceWill -
Inm Is now in his fortieth year , and arrange
ments are malciiur , It is said , to restore to his
father , and eventually ( o himself , n great
part of the enormous fortune of the dukes of
Nassau which was conllscntod by Prussia
after the events of 18 ( > 0. In the event of the
death without children of the oung niiecnof
Holland , now the ilchcst heiress in Kuropa ,
the crown of the Netherlands would pass to
the grand duke of Luxembourg , and Princess
Maud of England might thus come to lill the
throne once occupied by the daughter of
James II.
No Truth lit tlio Itpport.
Pjiiumi.niiA , March 20. Thomas Coch-
.inc , formerly president of the Guarantee
'rust and Sate Deposit company , declared
oday thnt there was no foundation for the
hurgcs inado nt Columbus , 0. , yesterday
relative to the alleged misappropriation of
115,000 in bonds of the Shmvnce and Iron
'oint Coal and Iron company.
I our > 'egrn DcclchnmlN lirowiicil.
SAVANNAH , C3a. , March 29 , Last night a
mlo was blown In the boiler of the steamer
armer and the noise of escaping steam
uuscda uanlc ainonir the negro deckhands ,
overnl of whom rushed overboard. Four of
tiem wcro drowned.
_
ON A. J5KOAII VJjAN.
L'hrce JMcn R.usli i he Growler at John
Amlril' < * lOxpoiiHC.
Steve Carroll , Pete Coylo und Frank Ifo-
and were arrested about 10 o'clock last night
> y Sergeant Graves nna OQlcor Drummy ,
Suspicious characters was the cbargo
ilaccd opposite their names on the blotter nt
he central station. 15 ut the real causa of
heir arrest was the breiiltlng into and steal-
ng liquors from the cellar of John Audrlt ,
IbO * South Sixteenth street.
These three men have been loungers at the
above place all winter. Audi-it runs agrocory
and wholesale liquor house combined.
About 5:30 : p. m. yesterday , whllo
tfr. Audrit and wife wrro
way from homo thcso men effected an en-
rut ) ro to ttio cellar by breaking down the
leer and proceeded to carry off a largo nura-
) or of bottles containing the finest liquors
ho honso afforded. Whisky wh's'ulso drawn
nto palls from tne barrels and carried away.
Peter Hornlsb , a young boy , and Mary
Jellinpjr , both servants at the place , saw
ho men carrying awuy the liquors , but as
neither spoke any English they did not ralso
anjr alarm.
Upon Mr. , Audrlt's return homo about 9
o'clock , ho was told of the affair and im-
nodiately reported the matter at tno pollco
station.
Sergeant Graves sot out at once to find the
men who are well-known in that vicinity , and
with the assistance of Officer Drummy , soon
md the perpetrators under arrest ,
Coylo was found la bed at home , drunk and
vith his clothes on. .Carrol was also at homo
n bed. Sergeant Graves saw Ilolandon the
street aud toolc him in with the rest.
It was not known lost night just how much
Iquorhud been stolen , but nt least SCO worth
md been taken away.
These nion have liung around Audrit's
iLico all Tvmter and one of them owes him a
; rocery bill of about $99.
Boltmd was at one tima on the police force ,
mt was discharged for driakenncss and
sleeping on duty.
None of the liquor bad boon recovered last
light , but It is expected that some of it will
recovered today.
ME IS COMING BACK.
Slippery Frank Britco 1VIII Soon Be
Agnln in Omaha's Jail.
Prank Hruco , an Omaha burqlar , was ar
rested about half past two o'clock Saturday
afternoon in TCnnsas City , by Detectives
2min ana Bryant. Bruce had only arrived
n the city on Friday , butlho ofllcers were on
.ho lookout for him and promptly secured
iim. When arrested ho hnd in , hls posses
sion n fine revolver and some ' 'green goods"
plrculars.
Bruce was arrested In Omaha last summer
for n diamoud robbery , out was released on a
51 , GOO band , which ho forfeited by leaving
[ no town before his trial came oft. Ho has
succeeded Including the ofllcers until bis ar
rest yesterday. Last Octobur Chief Soavoy
of Omalm wrote toChiof Spoors of ICansus
City about Uruco and the authorities there
Imvo boon on the lookout for hint since that
time. Ho was cosily vecognlrpd , as ho is'
well known to the police departments of all
the Inr o cities as an export und dangerous
thief.
The "green poods" circular sot forth the
usual alluring offers of bow thousands could
bo anode witnn few dollars invested , and en
closed a bogus newspaper ellpDintj describing
the success such methods had lu ( icplotliip
tlio United State * treasury vinilts. The iintuo
and address ( -lven by the "green goods" nmn
was S. "VV. Fall-child , . Arlington , Ky. , and ho
signed himself as "mechanical engineer and
draughtsman , "
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There are no points on tins continental
greater general inturest than these thrco
clues. An American citizen has not corn-
pitted lili education until bo hns soon the
seat of government. The persona and points
of Interest iu Washington nro innumerable
nnd to the intelligent observer a visit there Is
full of interest. Now York and Philadelphia ,
as the commercial and financial centers of the
country are always inturcstimr.
All this sight s'conig anil traveling given
nwav for obtaining subscribers to the
"Wnmci.T or SDSIIAT UEK.
For the fifth largest list of subscribers wo
offer a free ticket from Omaha to Niagara
Fulls and return. Eversiuco your childish
wonder was aroused "bj the description in the
old school readers of these wonderful fnllsyou
bavodestrca to flco them Iloro Is the op
portunity. W. most delightful excursion and
ono without oxpeusn , given for Hecurlng sub
scribers to the WKF.I.KT or Suxn.iv Buc.
, lor the sixth largest list , ol subscnborswo
offer a free ticket from Omnha to Bait 'Lake
Citv nnd return. Ttia famous Mormon city
is fast becoming a Gentile city , and will h\ \
time lose much of interest. Now. this sum
mer would bo n good time to visit the boom
Ing city. Gnrllold Beach is of course in
cluded in the trip. This summer resort on
the lake is a delightful place to pass a few of
the hot bummer days. Why nut secure a
number of subscribers for \VfcEKMr or
SUXDAT BUB nnd take the trio.
For the seventh largest list ot subscribers
wo offer a free ticket to Denver and Munitou
and return. "While n shorter trip thin any of
the others it combines many pleasant fea
tures. Denver the queen city of the plains
is always worth seeing whllo the health
and su miner resorts of Manitou are delightful
indeed , lloalth-civing , inspiring , restful
amid subluno scenery what trip could bo
morornstfull All this pleasure for securing
subscribers to the SUNDAY or WKKKLV BEK.
CONDITIONS.
Now what nro the conditions upon which
thcso tickets are given away ) The securing
of the largest list of subscribers to TUG _
WEKKL.T or SUNDAY BCB. No Jnowspaper In
tlio west Is so well and favorably known nnd
solicitors have always found it an easy mat
ter to secure subicrlbors. Tun Ben's sub
scription list lias u ways Iccpt pace with its
reputation and it duisrcs to add now uamus to
its long list of friends. Being at all times a
people's paper it wakes friends with all
classes.
The subscription prlcaofTiiB WF.KKVT BEE
is $1.00 par year postpaid to any place In
this country or Canada , or $2.00 if sent to a
foreign country.
Tin ! SUNDAY BKB is $3.00 per year , but
Omaha subscribers for TUB SUNDAY Bcr.
will not bo counted in this competition.
Get up allst. Hove your friends siibscrlbs
for the paper. Sample coplos forwarded
f reo on request.
Persons desiring to compete for one of
those prbcs will please &ay so when sending
in their first orders.
llcmiHaiico In full must accompany every
order.
Two six months subscrlntlons or four
three months subscriptions will bo counted
as ono order.
Duo to rigarolte Miiolcltr ' .
To. , March 29. Yesterday
Mlko Cnrsou , crozv from clfnrotto smoking ,
was tofceu to the Middle ConluohJ poor dis
trict alins house at I.aurytowii. Some tima
last night ho succeeded In taking his llfo.
He had tustnned a piece of wire to the top of
the window , to which ho attached bis nil-
ponder * , and tying the { Tartar urcuudhls
neck ho literally choked hltnsolf to ueittu. .
IV ! arch Are months the In wlilcli fcesc
to pin If y your
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blood. Hood's
At no other Saisnpa-
docs rlliuUtlio
season
the linmnn April best blood
.
system purifier.
much need Im nMof aro-MBH
liubld mcdldnn like Hood' *
Sarsnparllla , as m v. Thej May
Impoverished condition of _
tlm Mood , the weakening effects of tlio long ,
cold winter , the lost nppetlto , and that tired
fooling , all nuke a good spring medicine abso
lutely necessary , HtMxl's H.irnipirlll.1 . is
peculiarly tul.iritcd for this purpose , and In
creases In lopularlty every year. It In Hie
Ideal xi > ring mod Iclne.
411 must My Hood's B.irs.ipnrlll.1 Is the bet t
medicine I ever mcd. J.nit njirlug I liad no
appetite , anil tlio least work 1 did fatigued me
over 10 much. J began tolako Hood'Sarsa-
parllh , and soon felt that I ronld do as much
In n day as I had formerly drmo In a week.
Were nil wise r nnugh f o Iir l this idvlee In My appetite Is voracious. " Mies. M. V. 1UY-
ncison , a world of fluttering would 1 > o avoided. Aiin , Atlantic City , N. J.
H you * ulfpr from Impure tlofxl , ncrofuli , N , U. If you deckle.to take Hood's S.irsa-
dt i > ei > Kli , biliousness , lirndachr , laku parilla do not bo Induced to buy any Mber.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
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