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TIIH OMAHA DAILY J1EK : SUNDAY , MAY lo , 18DJMXTKKX PAOKS. MR , BRYAN IS DISGUSTED His Democratic Friends Can't ' Agree with Him on Tariff Legislation. NO F RADICAL ENOUGH FOR THE NEBRASKAN How He Contemplates i I'lnn liy Wil the Senate U'lll He forced to Take home Action I'avornblc to Ills MMH , Bfiirac or inn Bne , ) 613 FofKTnE.vTit STIIEET , , \ WAHIISOTON , 1) . C. , May 14.1 Mr. Brynn of Nebraska professes him- * clf disgusted over ibe inability of the house to agree upon radical tariff legislation. Ho is quoted today ns saying , "Wo must do something , nnd thai rlgbi away , " aud when nskcd whnl they were going lo do ho said that they wore going to force the sennto to take some action on the bill to take off 10 psr emit on binding tulno. Bryan says that n democratic senator Is going to tniko a mo tion to discharge tbu llnnnco commlttco of ibo senate from further consideration of that bill nnd that ho bollovoi Mr. Wash burn nnd tcvcral other .senators on the republican side will vote for tbo motion and pass the bill. When asked today If ho would Vote forsuch n motion. Mr. Washburn said : "I tnlcht. The bill In pul binding twlno ou the free list might possibly pass the senate because , as n republican senator remarked loulght. It Is ono of the biggest pieces of political bum- buggery that was ever pul before the people. The duty on binding twine is onlv 10 per cent , nnd if it were added to the pries of binding twine 11 would only amounl lo 1 mill on u bushel of grain , ncrordlng to the aver- ngo production per acre In Minnesota and other western states. It would not benellt iho farmers uny whatever , but If It resulted In closing up the cordage mills in this coun try It would * place the fatmersnttho mercv ot the foreign trusl. The duly on binding twh.e Is iho lowosl rate now imposed under Iho McKinley acl. and Mr. Bryan nnd some of his Iriends seem lo think that if the demo crats con abolish Ibo lowest rates of duty Im posed on an article they will have achieved u grcnl triumph. " When nskcd why the committee on ways nnd means in the house , of which ho is i member , did not attack tbn highosl rates of duty on the sucar trust , Brynn replied : "Weil , I am in favnr of it , but 1 am only otio of the number. " That is the best explanation the democrats teem to bavo to odor for Iheir inconslslenl course on Iho tariff. Dr. Warner's Promotion. Dr. Amos G. Warner , formerly of Lincoln nnd now superintendent of charities for the District of Columbia , has been offered a professorship of political economy in iho Iceland Stanford junior university at a salary of M.UOO. Mr. Werner said lastevoning that it was likely ho should accept , bul that Iho px'remcly liberal tor.ns of the offer permil- ted him to begin work there nt any time not laler than September. 1MO. "Oncoming to the district , " bo said , "I determined in inv own mind to give two years to this worK. If ul Iho end of that tlmo matters were in a satisfactory ttate I should have Iho right to quit , and if they were nol il would have been shown that I ouuht to quit. I did Lot even enter tuln the Stanford offer until the time of my beginning work there was postponed so as to allow mo to carry out my original inten tion ns regards the work for tbo district ' If legislation for the better organization cf my department now pending before con gress , s successful 1 sbnll feel encouraged to quit in another year hero end shall bo in u position to propose at iho next session Iho establishment of n districl board of charities n-bicb will bo more satisfactory to nil con cerned than the present arrangement , I could not leave now without throwing away n year of preparatory work and postponing , until another man could get acquainted with the .situation the proper readjustments in the charitable system of the district. " MUc-ollHIILMHIS. Information comes from New York that it Is probable that no appointment , of a general traftic manager will be made by President Clark of ihe Union Pacilic Hallway company. His intention is said to bo to divide Ihe duties of thr.t oflico bclween Iwo otllcers , who shall have charge respectively of the freighl nnd passenger departments. The appointments would naturally bo made by promotion among the present ofllcials. Presi dent Clark leaves lonighi for Omaha. Assistant Secretary Chandler today cfllimed the decision of tbo commissioner o the general land oftlc.i in tbo appeal or Kugcue Buchanan of tbo McCook lund dis trict. The secretary of the interior supports tlio decision of the general land oflico cancel ling tbo pre-emption entry on the grounil that Buchanan failed to comply with ibo law In tbo matter of residence. Assistant Seciotary Crounso and daughters left Washington for Fortress Monroe , Vu. today. _ _ P. S. H. I.IJPT ON A IM.KAM'Ki : Tltll' . 1'rrHlilriil llurNon and Purty Co to Port- rf Sliiiinii1 Washington Note- . \V MlixiiTox , D. C. , May 14. The pros ! dent , accompanied by Mrs. Harrison , Mrs , Dimmick aud Lieutenant and Mrt > . Parker , left hero Ibis aftcinoon on the lighthoas tender , Jessamin , for n trip down the river nnd bay. Fortress Monroe will bo visited nnd it is expected the party will bo nbjon from the city until Ibo lanor p.irt of next week. Secrelnry Noble returned to tba cltv today after n week's ubscnco at UU home in St The census investigation was resume today. J nines A. Collins of the farms , loan nnd mortgage division of the census otUe \vas > asked if lie know of any mismanage incnt or waste of funds of in division. The wilncs * said tha II was n broad question. Ha bai no personal knowledge of mismanagement u loabul had bis opinion us to bow ibo divU Ion could buvo been conducted to bettor nd vantage. The whole fault , in his opinion , lay In the system. 'J hero was a great pros turo brought to bear by members of con iress ; on the superintendent and otbe ufllccrs to bavo portion * appointed , and the. were compelled lo employ people jess efllcien than others who were discharged. Th trouble lay with members of congress. Fo : lustanco , there were n number of person who came in from tne Held and were familia with Kical conditions , who were discharged lo in a lie room for people , largely women , w ho could not bo as well qualified for thu work. A resolution was Introduced in Iho house loduy by Representative Stone of Kentucky providing for the appointment of n special rommlttco of live to investigate the ulair ! of the Freodsmnn bank nnd tbo Freedman's Savli.g and Trusl company. This commit tee Is instructed to ascertain as near at pa - ilble the number of depositors , the amounts deposited by each uf thoui , tno dividends paid aud thu manner in which the funds of the bank und lru > l company have been or bro being expended The puy menu of sugar bounty under tbo McKinley bill , on account of the production of the present fiscal year have been practi cally completed. The bounty amounted to nbout * 7. . ' > WIKX , ( ) . The estimate for the en suing fiscal year Is flO.WO.OiH ) . The testimony ou tbo part of the prosecu tion in Ibo Hauin Invtul'jntion was practi cally closed this mo mini : , wnun the commit- tuo adjourned to meet on Monday , May 'JJ. At that time Mr. Puyton , on the part of Gen eral liajm , will Introduce evioonca lu ro- bultul. Secretary Klklntt bos directed that the now military post at Helena , Mont , , bo corned Tort Harrison. U'r t Tl > Prn ion. : WisniXQTOX , D. C. , Muy 14. fSpecIal Telegram lo THE Bee. ) The following llsi of | H > uslon grantoa Is reports. ! by TUB BCB mil Examiner Bureau of Claims : Nebraska : Original- Henry F. . M. Scott , William V. Docamer.llhutn Wilson , Wil liam II. Ashmuii. Original JMBOJ V. 1CI1- pore. Jesse Klum. Gecrgu Moser , GeorjQ KiorlliiKi Helmer J. NeUou , Increase John Palling , John I ) . Yandsman. Original widows , etc. Martha J. Totnpkms , Adellna M. Miller , minor ol V. Uwlun. lown. Original Mableu Fawcott , George M. lllckox , Theron A. Morgan. Jerome 1) , hvcr , William C ilnover , Stowe I * Har luuu , Samuel Wuhan , Tbbmai H. Melcalf , Wiuiam II H.'CkarJ. C jnrad Pobl. Th > mas Brown , John H C'ranc. ( jeorcoV. . Sht/r- mat. , I > eklclCox Additional HenryKmiib , Samuel Moonev , John Sioms , Joseph B. Me- C'alla. Increase Kobert B. Boyd , Thomas J. Pollard , John Crookshank , Fro crlcK S. Dunham. Albert U. Hull , Paul Kittleson. John P. Nedrow. Helssue John T. Sheek * . Original widows , etc-Luclnda Mandcvlllo , Jana Smith. South Dakota : Oneinal-John Ackloy , Nlrbolas Grant , .fames H. Snoddy. Hcl uo William U Palmer , Samuel Webb. Colorado : Original Eueone B. Read , Andrew Tasb , Isaac Uefovor , John Maxon. Additional William J. Parko , Judson Kelly. ON Till ; UMM > i : yt'KSTION. SecrelnrjItlnlne ItrrrUenn Letter from an Amerlrnn IteOilent of rhlnn. WA IIIXOTOX , D. C. , May 14. The follow ing letter hs been addressed by Dr. Mu- Gowan , for many years an American mis- slonary In China , to Hon. Jnuics O. Blolne , secretary of state , through the United States consul ccnor.tl ut Shanghai and the United States legation at Pekln : SIIAXOIIAI , Mny.1l. lii ! lr : I.fM It be eon- sldere.l ptosninptlvo In me. private rlll/en In Clilnn. timdare > 8 tlie chief t f tlio I'cpnM- tnenl of rftntc on the subject of Phlnese ln > mi gration , 1 plead In extenuation thai In rnspcet of aee. anil In ri' | i ct of pt-rlod of tes- Ideticp. I ,1111 tlie senior American resi dent In China , i-o fur n.s I inn capalilo of undLTstntKlltie tlie \ lew which China t-iki-s of the > ltinitloij. she does not desire to see the Pnltud Stnti's flooded by her prolctnrl.it. C'ert.ilnly.sho bus little reason to dt-slro snub u consummation , Inasmuch us this emp'ro ' nlre.irly pos c < so9 vusl rations In tbo north of crtlle. virgin soil , wlillo In thctroplcs. lllliult- able regions Itnlto iniinUriitlou from her < ontlierii orovlnees. Moreover. Chinamen who return from i few vours residence In the fulled Mates urn less easily controlled by the iiiaiidnriiuito tliun those who liave never been exposed to the operatoil ! of rB olutlon.iry 1dcu . * \ \ linl China has .1 light to demand nnd ulrit onr eonntiy Is bnuiid to eoneoio. Is to bo truatod as : ui cqnnl. Self respect , the duty she onus to her people iind the posltlnn w'llch she desires to mnlntalii ainoiic vlvlllzi'd ctatps Impose on her the possibility of con * tending for ruelproenl concession * . In vluw of tliso eonslilerstion ? It seems that the iitisntNf'ictory and unonialous cnnill- tlons which e\IM intsht be eorrcctod by nn Inimliirntl'in ' reelprorlly treitv , llvlnj the inimb'T of citizens rjf each Mate to 1)0 ad- inittud to resldo In the other. I'ndubltably hcrlons < nifstlons nttund the solution of the proDlt-m. A modus vlvcn > llo.in be di-vl ed on onicl .islsof this kind. As resards Aiuetl * 'aiis ' In Chlnn. they do not apprehund th.it the .lirents of rc-pris.i's th.it they have heurd nro ITCH foundoil. anil yctlli'-y are solicitous that lie land In whleli tbey rcildishoulu feel hat Its honor Is not lminsnud | by tbulr 'ountry. With unprecedented unanimity , citizens idlcluls secular nnd mjsblonury. concur in best viewt. xinvs rou TIIK.YKMY. Uomjileto List of Cli-in cs tu the Ser\lre. WASHINGTON- . C. , May. 11. [ Special 'elegram ' to Tun Bni : . I The following array irdcrs were issued today : Captain William S. Pntton , assistant luartonnaster , is ordered to Fort Union , N. 1. , on public business. Leave of absence 'or tbrco monlhs. to take effect on being re lieved iroin duty nt Fort Sheridan. 111. , is granted MnjorChambors McKibben. Twenty- llfth inlnntrv. Firsl Lieutenant Hobort It. Stevens , Sixth infanlry , in addition to his present duties the army and navy general hospital , Hoi Springs , Ar ! ; . , detailed to assist tbo secretary of the interior in form- ng plans and effecting improvements on tbo United States Hot Springs reservation. The extension of leave of absence on surgeon's certificate , granted First Lleutcrant Francis D. K-actter , Second cavalry , is still further extended one month. Major Henry C. Has- brouek. Fourth artillery , is relieved from further duty nt Fort Barrencas. Fi.i , and will repair lo Fort Monroe. Va. . und report "n person to the commanding oflicer of the United States artillery school for duty at the school. Leave of absence for the period set oppo site their respective names is granted the following named ofllcers : First Lioutenunt Charles Humphreys , Third artillery , two months , to take effect September 1 , IMIi ; Captain David B. Wilson , .Twenty-fifth in fantry , recruiting officer , seven days , lo lake effect about Juno 10. IS'JJ. ' in the House of Representatives WASIIIVGTOX , D. C. , May H. Mr. Mere dith of Virginia announced the death of Sen ator Barbour and. after Ihe adoption of ap propriate resolutions , the house appointed to attend the funeral : Messrs. Meredith , Holraan , Wilson of West Virginia , Hender son of North Carolina , Hemphill , Blount , Cotnpton , O'Farrel , Farmer , Payne and Grout , and the bouse Ihen , as a mark of re spect lo the deceased , adjourned. Tin : i > i.iTii Senator llurlirmr of Virginia Answers the. i n miiioii * Other Deal Its. WASHINGTON , D. C. , May 14. Senator B&r- bour of Virginia died suddenly this morning of heart failure. There had bsen no previous illness , lie occupied bis seat in the scnalo yeslcrduy as usual. Senator Barbour wont to bedntll o'clock last night apparently in his usual good health , alter having nttondcd to bis duties as senator during the day. At U o'clock this morning ho called UU sister-in-law , Miss Dangerfield , und asked her lo send for a doctor , ns ho fell a cooking in the throat as if ho was going to bavo the croup. In moment or two luier bo fell InU > n comatose sta'e , from which ho never rallied and died twenty minutes after tbo physician arrived , The'doctor pronounced II a case of heart failure. His neatn was very unexpected aud is a great shock to his frisnds , as ho has ahvavs been regarded as a man of an excep tionally vigorous constitution and uniformly well for ono of his age. John fi. H irbour w.is born In Culpeppor comity , Vlivlnlu , December'.I. Jsi1. He irrud- niiiud at Hit ! law school of tliu I'nlverslty nf Virginia in 1MJ an.l ul oiuo l > : : in Ihe prautleo of la\v In his old hu.ne. In 1MT ho was elected to tin. lp ! luinrc und fcorved four consecutive session * . In Ib'c' ho nus elected president o the railroad which became tile Virginia Midland - land Kailro ul company und held thut posi tion until 1SSI. when he reslirno : ! . lie was tliei. elected to controls for tlireo fen < ccutlvo terms und wus sul > s < . > iuenlv | ! elected to the I'nlted States scniito from VlrMnm , talcing lils.se.tt November 4. ] > ! . Ho wus largely Inter estcil In the Hlclunoi.d .t Danville road and w.i one nf Us director'enalor Iliirbonrwusnt onti time enulrmiin of thu democratic- stall ) com- inlttof ol Virginia mul wits Knovrn to bo u niai nf gruat politic il genius un 1 an or.'a'it/er of rare ability , llu has lieen tlie ret-osnlrod leader of Virginia democracy tor ri.auy VOHTS. ami tu his ellorts nru as-rido.l the pollitcn' vlt-torlos In the state diu Iiii thu c-unpritzris o l.ssi mul ihv. Ho reiUtueil vuluablu servlei to his parly and for many yuin lias buun i member of tlio nulionul iljinocratle com mltteo. lie was nnlv-rs illy respected and udmired by li'i. colleagues in the senate The funeral services will be huld in the senate chamDor Monday , after which tno re mains will ba removed to Poplar Hill , Va. , for interment. Tno funeral committee on the parl of the senate will not bo unnguncod boforn Monday. Today the chair occupied by Senator Bar bour in the senate was draped with the usual etnulfims of mourning\ > ( ieneptl Itoxtlev. PiTT-iit'iio. Pa. May 14. General Tbnmas A. Kowley , who served with distinction In the Mexican war and Iho war of ibe rebel lion , was found dead In Pud this morning. It is supposed heart failure wai tbo cause ol death. AMI Til UM.ni.t. Uiuimce Done liy tlie Uulii mill High Water An 1'iiMiilc Strueturt * . Tbo rain tias done considerable damage in South Omaha , Vno proate.t being to streets by reason of washouts. A number of largo boles have been washed nl the approaches and under Ihe L street viaduct end the safety of thai structure demands immediate atten tion. tion.Tbo Tbo largo fill al Twentieth and N streets Is sinking , and presents thu appearance of a bugo kettle. Washouts on Norln Twentv-tblrd street aud O street are utto numerous , as well us on other streets. The erratic old Missouri It spreading over o peed deal of territory eait of the city , but there is very Iittlo il can damage. John BrubaUer's rendering works , located on the banks of the river east of Albright are at a standstill , and tbroo or four feat of water surrounds the balldiug. A small engine and the rendering apparatus uro about all tha' U in ibo building , und will bo damaged but slightly. There are uo other house * near where the water It liable to roach , nod the damage done will be nominal. "Penelope , the Mllktnnn'n llrlile. " "Penelope , the Milkman's Bride , " n pretty and meritorious operetta In txvo acts , will bo prc cnted Thursday evening at Blum's hall bv local talent. Tbo cast Includes Miss Pau line De 'ltt , soprano : MM. Joseph Hitter , nlto ; Mr. T. J. O'Grady. tenor , nnd Mr. Joseph Ulttor , baritone , assisted by Mr. Joseph Swift , basso , and Miss Maggie Swift , accompanist. The four first n med have won pra'.so as the member * of tbo celebrated Cocillan quartutle. The lovers of good music should not fall to attend this entertainment , which Is given for the benefit of SU Agnes choir. The cast of characters has been arranged ns follows : Pitcher. apoMeeman T. .t. O'Orady Tossor , n soldier ,1o eph Hitter ninths , ( iinllkiniin Jumcs Swift Mrs. Croaker , the mlfsus. . . . Mrs. Joseph Hitter 1'cnelone , a servant. . . .Miss I'aullno Uewltt Hellglous Notlcei. At thn Fir.u Methodist Episcopal church Bishop J. M. Walden , D.D. , LL.D. , will oc cupy iho pulpllIn the morning , and Hov. J. G. Evans. D.D. . LL.D. , In Iho evening. At the First Presbvterian church Hov. Dr. William Burt , LL.D. ' , of Home , Italy , will preach nt 11 o'clock in the morniue and Hov. K. H. Wood. D.D. , of Franklin , Ind. . ntT : . ' o'clock In the evening. Both dlvlDes are in ttctidanco at the general conference. Hov. Marion Boloj' subject for Iho even- ne service al the FirstChnstian church will 10 "Opening the Scaled Book. " Preaching n the morning as usual. Sunday school at 0 a. m. , and Younir People's Society of "hrlttl n Kndeavor mooting nt P. m. Sunday school will bo held nt ibe. West UbriL'ht- mission at 8 o'clock in the alter- out ) . Xow Tr.ilner the Mlmnurl 1'nclllc. The new daily passenger train on tbo Mis- ouri Pacific will not bo put on today ns was ontomplatcd , owing to the severe rains nnd ho condition of the tracks. This now train vtll run over the Lnion Pacific Iracks lo Jnlon , Cass eounly , where connections will e made with the main line ot the Missouri aclfic. The Missouri Pacific pcoplo hnvo one contemplated running a train through South Omaha , and tbo people of the Magic Jity are pleased lo know lhat tbo train is to jo nut on next Sunday. The train will malto ho round trip each day nnd run via Plaits- mouth. Nott-s unit I'emoiinN. Charles Pratl of Indianola , la. , is the guest f T. B. Scolt , Harry Francis hai been appointed delivery clerK in the postofllce. Dr. T. H. Knsor is transacting business in iCvoral Wisconsin cities. J. A. Bent of Chicago is visiting his laughter , Mrs. E. C. Lane , of this city. Hov. Mr. Garretson and wife of Poorirt , II. , nro visiting the family ot T. D. Scott , Hov. Mr. DayhofI and wife of Tekamah , vero the rucsts yesterday of J. F. Cornish. H ° n.V. . P. Davis and wifeof Shenandoab , a. , are visiting their daughter , Mr . C. E. iltckmaj. The Ladies Auxiliary of the Episcopal church will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. W. G. Slonne. All members of Lodge 0(5 ( , Ancient Order of "nitod Workmen , nro urged to attend an im- porlani meeting Tuesday evening. A subscription of f'22..r > 0 bas been raised nnd nrcsented to the young son of John Skardn. who was accidentally shot a short time ago oy Officer Hugnes. Kggers & I3ock nave been awarded iho contract to erect Walter Brandies' now threo- story brick block on Twenty-fourth street near N and will immediately begin won : . John Kitkor is a landlord and is after John jnrvin , a delinquent guest. Ho claims thut he latter Is behind on his board bill tu iho amount of < , and has caused a warrant to be "ssued for his nrresi. George and Frank White and daughters of Chicago , cnrouto homo from San Franciscj. stepped off in Souih Omaha yesterday nnd visited wilh E. C. Lane. Boih gentlemen are interested in Omabu and South Otuaba realty. lf.I.\iSS OF HI ! Ills Condition Not Such ns to Cause Serious Alarm. Asiinviu.r. X. C. , May 14. A special to the Citizen' from Blade Mountain. N. C. , says : Senator Vance loft his homo nt Uomboro , in the Black mountains at 0 o'clock this mortiinc , nnd arrived at iho slnllon nl noon. Tne senalor was unable to eat breakfast , and the rough ride over eight miles of mountain road brought on an attack of nausea. The sicuness was but temporary nnd wns quickly overcome by simple remedies , nnd tbo senator then rested quietly in bis room at the hotel. Wednesday last ho worked in bis garden and contracted n cold that developed a case of lumbago , from which ho suffered intensely until tha arrival of * physicians from Asbcville Friday afternoon , when hypodermic injections of morphine wer administered. The physicians state that there h.is ncen no occurrence of paralysis. His nppsarancc is thai of a very sick man. Senator Vance boarded the train this even ing lor Wnshineton. Arri'sliMl lor Forgery. Ei. Hr.vo , Okl. . May 1 . S. W. Sawyer , president of the bank of El Reno , was ar rested today chnrged with forging a check on his bank. Ho was discharged on a tech nicality and immediately roarrestcd. The facts in Iho ctuo cannel bo oblainod. Trinily Cathedral. Eighteenlh nnd Capitol Avenue Hev. C. H. Gardner , dean. Holy communion , S a. m. ; Sunday school , 9:45 : a. ra. ; morning prayer , litany and sermon , 11 a. m. ; evening prayer and sermon , 7:4. : ) p. m. yesterday afternoon tbo police judge sen tenced Jerry Sehuilz to thirty days' con tine- mcnl In the county jail , the diul for tbo Hrsl and last live to be bread and water. Schultz sloloa bicycle from Samuel Burns Friday night , The case against Edward Viors , a grocery man at Thirteenth and Jackson strcels , charging him wllh indecent conduct , was partially heard in police court yesterday allcrnuon. It was charged by W. H. Smith that Viers made indecent proposals lo his wife. The case was continued until the IStb. IStb.Tho The slstors of St , Joseph's hospital are do firous of correcting a statement made al a recent session of the citv council when a member stated thai Iho eily was paying for beds Ibal were not in use. The sisters slate that the city has a number of beds which nro at its disposal , but that ihuy nro never charged for only wheu actually occupied. An oriental tiflln will bo given by Iho ladles of too First Methodist Episcopal church under Ibo direction of Mrs. Bishop Newman at tno armory , Seventeenth and Capitol avunuo , from 12 m. to 3 p. m. next Tuesday. The customi nnd manners nf ihe east will be described by resident mission nrie * nnd tbo affair promises lo be very or > icrtaming to all wbo hnvo uny intcrcsl in Iho orient. Applications of ten or fifteen representn tivo business men from various parts of Ihi slate are on file with the secretary of tin Bureau of Information watting action of Ihi board. While the popple of iho slate nn laking an Interest in itrj bureau , Nebraska's eastern cauiius are asking for information about the stute and its opportunities. Inter estcd parties uro making inquiries for a suit able location for bolt worn * , bank , ntc. A prominent young puysU'lan of Indiana , visit ing the Methodist conference , was induced lo lake a flying trip througu tbo stale , nnd 1 so favorably impressed with the fertili prairies thut be states that If the bureau finds any locality where a doctor U needed bo will at once pull up and leave a lucr.itIvo practice to lauo advantage of Nebraska's golden opportunities. County Clerk Sacketl bas mailed a cir cular letter to tbo county clerks of tbo state , stating that replies received from a majority of them Indicate an utmost unan imous feeling in f vor of holding a menting In order to unite their efforts toward bring ing about some needed changes in the laws relating to that office , The expressed senti ment is slightly In favor of Lincoln as n meeting place , and ttio time preferred Is the latter part of this month. In accordance wilh those wishes Mr. S'acKetl bas Issued a call for a mealing of Ihe county clerks of Nebraska ut the senate chamber in the capitol building ai Lincoln at 'J o'clock Tuesday , May ! ! 4. As the silver anniversary of the stale Is to be celebrated Mav "I and J5 ut the capital city , It is hoped that every county will bo represented. Those desiring hotel accommodations in advance can bavo thorn secured by addressing J. D , Woods , county i-ler'f of Lancaster county , Lincoln , Nub. EATING AWAY-IB SHORES The Hungry River Siill-thawing at the Barriers of tie .Bottoms. ALMOST READY TO ENTEfl FLORENCE LAKE Uneaoj- Settlers Wntcfiltis the Terror Wlilrlt Threaten * Their JIopit < Mncnlllrent entoilliy.tlie Itlg Mmhljr on tier AMfilial Ilnoiu. The whole river bottom feast of Sherman avenue and north of the fair grounds Is fi toegy , slusny , sloppy wasta anil a very fuvv feet of earth separate it from the swollen tldn of the river , which snarls anil clutches at its banks to the north , oncer to send Us murky torrent swecplnc down over the gar dens nail houses below it. Between the north end of Florence lake and the river them is now a narrow neck of rush-covered land not more than ten feet wide and across this a little stream of water Hews from the lake Into the river. Another raise in the Uig Muddy of n few Inches nnd the stream will stop and ( low back into the lake. The difference in the level of the two bodies of water Is now not more than four or live Inches , so that there is good reason for the uneasiness of the settlers belo . Tno river from this point , which can only b3 reached by Boat , presents a magnificent spectacle. Its yellow tide isbolllnirnnd scathing in frenzy ; tiugu masses of driftwood tear past with tno Miood of a race horse ; now and then the branches of trcos rear up like lone black skeleton arms , wave for an Instant In the air and fall ngalu with a splash. The south bank , which usually uroscnts nn indented line of black mud cliffs ton feet or moro biph , bunnounted by a frineo of shrubbery. have sunk tovlltiln a few inches nf the water , llucc masses ot earth continually split away from the shorn and disappear with a farewell nourish of half opened loaves. There is little lear of a sudden deluge of waters in any event , tliouah a very frail barrier keeps" out an immense volume of water which may , if the rise continues , gradually - ually flow over tbo bottoms and inundate scores of gardens nnd homes. A ercat portion of the land south of the Jane is as low if not lower than the present level of the river. Florence lake is held In on its south chore by a bank of considerable height alone the summit of which runs the road to Hill's and Besscrnau's which aroblt- uated on a slight elevation on the east side of the lake. When the river rises u foot Dlchor its waters of course will back up Into the lalie. Tnis may create a pressure on the south bank , which will cre ate an outlet , when the wnole bottom will bo flooded. In tnis event the damage would bo rery. groat. All day there was a procession of rain- coated spectators coming nnd going across the miry stretch of country between the con- tlnuatio'n of Sixteenth .street and the sccno ot the danger. Tnis country is almost impas sable , even on horseback. Miniature tor rents have rushed across the usual wagon roads and worn ravines in the mucky soil , which may bo of any depth , and the invoiti- gator is directed , if ue is in luck , by individ uals with straw-colored be.irds and cob pipes , who give no information moro specific than can bo conveyed Ay a generalizing wave of the arm. This will lead the inquirer through back yards where melancholy clnck- eus roost on" dilapidated express wagons , ihrouuh black expanses ' of soapy mud , through duck ponds and innumerable dis comforts. but if no will persevere and if his horse is long suffering he will in time reach Hill's roadhouse. Here he may biro n yel low-painted , flat-bottomed ooat and row across the lake , which is now a very respect able body of water. ,110 will enjoy tbo novel experience of workinp his way through some barb wire fences In a. boiit , but the sight of the EWlrlinc , lashlnir. muddy river roaring past him will almost pay for all the trouble of his trip. , It is simply slupoipdon.-C Two miles wi do with the roar'of an express train , nnd twist ing and colling in | frenzy , it conveys some idea of tbo awfulnessof ( ho devastation it could create if once itsopuld break its bounds. E. A. Cobb , who isT iausrested.in land In the bottoms , is not fe/srful , of the flood. He says the river is now ele'ven feet lower than it was in 1SS1. Ho states that all the June rises since that memorable year , with the exception of 1SS ! ' , were higher than the present rise , which is 5. > (5.00 ( feet above sea level. Granting that the river does cut through to the lake , the effect , bo thinks , will bo to drain the lake. According to tbo government survey there hnvo been only flfty-sevoa acres of land washed away within tno past five years. Mr. Cobb is of the opinion that the river cuts away moro land on its fall than it does oifits rise. The water is obliged to follow tbo mam current of Jho river , und if it rises ns high as it dm in 1SS1 , ho says , tbo bottoms will simply be flooded and mere will uo no avalancheof water carrying everything away with it. Following ii the official Anril rise slnco cud Including 1SS1 , thu standard high water baing . 'jCO.IiO and the standard low water , 551.03 : ISM . 6ff)40 ) 16S7. . Brc jsv.1 . .ViT.iu jess. . : xi . ' ( . ' . < ! ) MM . .V..MO 5VV53 Hill . .V.U..V ) .ViO.40 ] $ / ' . MU.UJ MIJK.V : KA STOHM M\VS. Lincoln Ayiln : Suffering from IIIuli Water .Much Diiimigr iU > u lu-ro. LINCOLN , Mob. , May 14. [ Special to THE BEU.J Trie heavy rain of Instnightand today nave again caused Salt creek to spread out over the bottoms and tbo water Is within a few inches of Its highest stage nn Tuesday. Last night the police were called out to re move the families wbo , when the waters had subsided Thursday , had moved Dick to their homes. They were furnished temporary quarters at the city hall. The Pant school House has again bjen placed in readiness for the people If they nro compelled to leave the Hats in any great numbers. A largo force of men is employed in repairing damage to railroad craaes , bridges and other property damaged by tbo Hoods. Sruixuviuw. Neb. , May 14. FSpecial to THE HUE. ] The late snow and rain have killed hundreds of cattle in Key a 1'aba county , one man losing 1UJ head and numer ous others from ton to fifty each. Every brldeo has been swept from Pine river , nnd tbo Koya Paha was never known to Do as high as it is noiv. The mail wagon between this pneo nnd Alnswortu was blockaded by snow Monday. May' . ) , and Spnngview was without mail from Saturday noon until Tuesday noon. Wneat and rye looks well , but'corn plant ing is backward , ID fact farmers hnvo only just commenced to plow for corn. UKKKLEV CBNTCH , Nub. , May 14. [ Spjciul to THE 13UK. I The spring rains have not In terfered to any great extent with plowing and seeding in thU vicinity as it has in other parts of tlio slaw'The ' prospects uro ap- jurently good for an 4mmenso crop of all kinds cf grain this season. Hoi.iiiior. ) : , Nob. , Mavl4. iSpoelal toTiiE ; BEE. ] Hum still contlnuos to fall alinu t without ceasing. Whuae and grass are look ing fine. The corn tliatls in the ground will rot unloiiltsoou became * warm. The greater portion U not yet planted. Farmers think they can get a good conncrop If the ground gets m good order bv June 1. FAIIUIUIV , Neb , May 14. [ Spseial Tele gram to TUE HEKA'notbcr | > heavy rain storm delugou tbl * vie ulty this morning , washing out culveru"und bridges. Tbo ground is so wet that no' farm work can be done. Little Uiuo xnvor is overflowing the bottoms In some places and is reported cut ting a new channel wtourfi it will leave the iron bridga on dry ground. Cui.miiuoE , Nob. , Muy 4. ( Special to THE HZE. I- Five bundr.-d cattle have perished In CoJar county from the effects of the recent coU rains. HENDEIISOV. Neb. . May 14. [ Special to Tim BEE. ] Jacob IColler , a fanner living three mlloj east of town , had his Warn killed nt an early hour Tburiday morning by light ning. A colt belonging to a neighbor was also killed at the same plai-o and lime. Ki : mi * MCI CITV , Neb. , Mav U ( Special Telegram to Tim UEB.J ' 1 hu nvor is ruing rapidly at this cltv , 4 bo lour foot rise re ported at Omaha today is expociod to teach here tonight ana preparations lor its con.Ing are being mado. Thu principal iiaints threatened arc the water worls , the uattlu heds at the dUUllery uud ito embankment at the head of tbo island Should this latter bo vvasbea away it would cuanve iba uo-jrto of the river ana leave thu Uurllutoa bridge ' spanning a ravuiOvth the r'vcr ' l.a.f a rmto awny. ri.OOI ) AI.AHM AT "T. I.Ot I" , The * Ml sl lppl lUplilty HMnc ami Now Mrt urc Thirty-Three 1'ri't , ST. Lot-is Mo. , May 14. The situation hero Ibis morning is more alarming than last nichU The heavy rain which came up about midnight continues to pour down. The term extend * as fi\r north BS Davenport , In. The river is steadily ruins at the rate of * n Inch an hour. It now measures thirty- three feet. _ Orrat Dnnmcc nt KHIIVK City. KtN A CiTr. Mo. , May 14. The Missouri river continues to rise , going up over half a foot last night with oroipects of continuing the rise till ; Monday or longer. The dam- nee to property Increases hourly. Tbo Kaw river overflowed Its hanks this morning , doing great damage to the packing interests nt Armourdala One or two establishments have already shut down nnd the remainder will be uomrlolled to do to if the water rites a iittlo more. At tbo suburban town of Argentine the water burst the reservoir. * o there is tie public supply , and the electric light plant i < llojdcd , so there will bo no light tonight. All the bouses on the bottoms nro Hooded to the second stories. _ Wind mill 1'Umil In ( > ll\limiri. : Ei. KKNO. Okl. , May 14. This section has suffered heavy losses by tbo storms. The rivers nro out of their banks and the bottoms are flooded. It is reported a cyclone visited eastern Oklahoma yestordav afternoon. It destroyed much timber nnd blow down many houses. At least twenty houses were blown to pieces In Canadian county. A num ber of school houses were destroyed. No deaths nro reported , but a number were hurt. seriously _ _ _ lnun fiirmtT * Ciitnplnln. LrMin * , la. , May 14. [ Special Telegram to THE DDE. J The past wee * has been ono of almost continual rain. All of the streams nro over their banks and t'ao country is so thorouL'hlv soaked that farming is impossi ble. Small craln in some localities is rotted in the ground on account of tba wet and cold . No corn has been planted nor will bo for two weeks , oven if it should Hear up now. The rain is failing steadily tonight , I'linnx t'nilerV trr. Mutsiui.i , Mo. , May 14. The Missouri river rose ton inches last night. At Arrow Hock , cast of this place , the water covers thousands of acres of farms. The damage to fralii will roach hundreds of thousands of dollars. Tin : f.tii3iiit .i'\n nn : tr ' nakpcl Kpports of Crop C'omll- tlrms from Other Slutcn. Neb. , May 14. [ Sposlal to THE The Nebraska weather service , in co operation with the United States Department of Agriculture \Vcather bureau , from its central tral olllco at Hoswell observatory , Doano col- lego. Crete , sends \\oather-crop bulletin No. 0 as follows for the week ending Friday , May 13 : Kcports received from ninety-three ob servers in sixtv counties. The week has been unseasonably cold , with excessive rain fall in all parts of the state , nnd Iittlo or no progress has boon made in form work. The temperature has been moro than wclvo degrees below the normal In all parts f tbo state , and in the northern part nearly elehloen degrees below. The sunshine has .Uo been decidedly below the normal , there being generally but a part of ono dav in which the sun shone. Itiitn has fnllen nearly every day in nil parts of the state , with snow in the north est generally on iho 7lh and 8th ; the amount of precipitation has varied from an "nch and a half in the western portion to breo and a half in tno southeastern ; this is more than three times the normal amount , and as tbo ground was already thoroughly saturated , it bas quite generally injured crops and flooded low lands. In the southern tier of counties from n iifth to a halt of the corn crop has been planted , but elsewhere very Iittlo of the crop s in and complaint is general that what is already planted is rotting in the ground. Iti'iiiirlB from toxvn. DBS MOIN-ES , la. , May 14. Another cold , wet week must bo added to the record of this unpropitioui season. Tbo average daily temperature has been 10 degrees below nor mal and the rainfall generally in excess , ranging from ono to three inches. There has not been moro than twelve nours Sunshine on an average during the wcok. As a result the crop situation is becoming serious in a considerable portion of the state. Very Iittlo plowing has been done and n bare beginning has bean made in corn planting in the moro fuvored localities. Farmers are idly walling until the clouds roll by. In western-southern districts , where the rainfall has been the heaviest , the arable bottom lauds are under water nnd the up lands sogcv with moisture. Oats and other small grain on well drained fields are doing fairly well , bui on the low lands they are generally drowned out , and oven with the most favorable condillons in iho future there is no immediate danger of overstocking the markets with the cereal products of Iowa this year. Tbo grass is doing fairly well ana fruit prospects continue good. In Mlrlilgiin mid linlluin. : CHICAGO , III. , May 14. The weekly weather bulletins of Michigan and Indiana show tbo same state of affairs ns that in Iowa-cold , wet weather and delayed farm work. Ex cept on tbo low land , however , crops are in good condition , and bright , tvarm weather would bring them forward rapidly. WOKKED A PILGRIM. Tlio Old Coiillilencn rnliu Turncil on nn l.'n- I''ellx Grissor , n suspsct , was gircn n hear Ing yesterday before Police Judge BerHa on tno charge of having conlidencod a Ger man named Gouleib nines out of $2.1 Gnsser met tbo German , who was on his wav to Fremont , at ihe Webster street depot , and told him tnal bo was tne npent al Fremont of the Wells-Fargo Express com pany and needed a drr'cr at that placo. They walked across iho sired , the "agent's" confederate was "accidentally" met nnd the confederate ns usual wanted $ -0 for n few minutes. The "agent" didn't have anything but a check , etc. The German was nsked for Ibo loan of fiO until the check could bo cashed. As ho was going into the employ al once of tbo "usenl" Ibe money was handed over. Tbu German wns given tbo shake , bul bo'looked tbo follow up and caused tiis ar rest. rest.Tho confidence man said ho was a glass blower of Ottawa , 111. , but as ho could not give a satisfactory account of bimielf a DO- lieu o nicer was detailed lo go out with tilm nnd see if be could tind iho place where bo claimed bo was slopping. Gri < ser was bound over to the district court in tbo sum of f 103. Sergeant Ortnsby nad tbo prisoner's picture taken and the police will endeavor , during hu enforced stop with Jailor Mlllor , to find oul something aboul the smooth man'f pail record. J'jjU.Vl / . JM K.I . ! I'll i. Mts. T. W. Blackburn ana her two liltlo nons relumed yesterday from Los Angolcx , Cal. Cal.Frank Frank C. JCebrung , Frank Hathaway and ( . ! . \V. Genvigof Lincoln came up yester day to attend "The Merry Monarch. " Miss Jennie Smith , railway evangelist , will leave for the eau on Monday afternoon , while Mr. C. \Voolwatd laavoi Nobr.itka on the same day for Texat , Arkansas and other southern points , to organue the rail way department. Mr. S. C. Harris , editor of tbo Herman , Neb. , Gazette , is in the city and called upon THU BEE. There are few country weeklies In thu state that excel thu Gazinie , which lias beep very greatly improved under Mr. Harris' management llottuu Mock Mitrkut. Ilosio.v , Mas * . . Muv 11 Tlie following werutbu cloiln ; orlceson stocks on ttio Iloi- tun btoutin.i iket today : Mlition JL Topcka. 3i | WU lea. common . IBM lluitun 4 Alb njr. . . . ' . * ) ! I\VU. f o . pfil I' ' llu > lun\ Maine . . . la'Allouei ' M. Co.lOfwi 112 I' II Jig ll ( > i. AtlinUc. -in ntchbur. : It U . . . . .n < lljitoii i MOQI.IUU. HMi Hint \ I'ore M . VI Krjciiliu II I lintA IVroM i > id . M | lturuu o' Man Cent nil IS unt f Cupimr. . . . U Mei. ( en nuuuuua 17Vl'uui-irack ITO .S V JIN Kn.-lanJ. Wi sail Ulmo i > ' < do7i llshr Hell T lei > ! iuue . . . VJ Old Colour . . . . lviljliiii un Blore S . . VJ7 llutlnud coiuuuin . 41 * Wulor I'OKjr . . . . lluu. DOUGLAS COUNTY'S 1100DOJ Short History of tbo Riss and Tftll of the Hospital Building. POOR MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP .Ittlr fiirliloMM Tlmt llnvr llrlpnl to MnUe nn liitrrr tlnc Story Soinr nl Ilir ti-iil Coniillrntlon | < Tlmt tlio Struc ture lln < Cnu rd. For thirty-three long ytars Douglas county ia < boon in possession of a full sir id and well luvclopcd hoodoo. That hoodoo lias been the Jouclns countv poor farm , together with Its nppur'.on.uicos. Uuring nil of this tlmo. con- Iderable moro than n quartet of a century , ho county has tiovor bean \bio to secure n nta cot to break or counteract the Influence of the aforesaid hoodoo , nlihouph numerous efforts have bson undo. Some of the county commissioners nro even now of llio opinion , in view of recent developments , that n order to break the sp3ll the pear tarra may have to bo abandoned and the pllo of brick nnd mortar known ns a hospital turned over o bo occupied by spooks and bats. It Is only the oldoU settler who em remem- > or bow ntid when the county achieved title o tbo land upon which the wrecked building stands. The old record * of lha county com- nlsslonor * , written when Nebraska was a erntory , assist In tolling tie ! tale. They also tell a story to the effect that the tract of and has been the subject of endless lltlga- ton. During tbo early days of l Vt the county commissioners , James 11. McArdle , Sylvanui ) odconnd Harrison .lobtiston , conceived the doa thai it would bo capital ) ilan for Jouglas county to have a poor farm. They pent several WOQKS in looking for n slto and n rotting prices , but were utiaulo to llml anything that just suited. At the mooting icld on March 1 of that year , II. / . Chap- nan , long slnco deceased , npocnrod before ho board nnd made a proposition to soil tbo county 170 acres of ground , it being the northeast quarter of section - ? , township ] . " > , Aiipo ly , tbo tract being what is now ( nown n * the cnuntv poor farm. Ho wan'.od f'i.OM , fl,0.ifl in cash with the b.ihuico to bo pild ni lollow * : ? 1,10J in ono yrar. fl.ilK ) in two vcars , fl.iJOO In thtvo years and $ l.-iiJ ) In 'our years , which amounts were to iucludo principal nnd Interest at the rale of 10 per : cnt per annum. Itmiglit Air. ( 'IniptiKiM's I.inul. Action upon this proposition was deferred until March , when the cout.lv commls- ! oners again met. nnd , after some discus sion , made the purchase , giving Mr. Chap- nan Si.OOJ In county warrants , put In at M cants on the dollar and their own personal notes for ? 4,000 , duo In one , two , three nnd 'ouryears , drawing interest at tbo rate of 10 xr cent per annum. To secure tbo payment of these notes tbov , a * county ofllcials , mortgaged the land , giving Chapman the first lien. For just ono year everything was serene , but at the end "of that time Mr. Chapman wanted his mor.ey wh'ch wus duo upon the lltst note. When bo made the demand the three commissioners told him to whistle ; that his claim was not wortn the revenue stamps that were upon the mortgage. They tolS him in addition to this that there was a territorial law forbidding county commis sioners from mortgaging county property. Mr. Chapman hoped tuat the ttiroe gonlle- mon would do a Iittlo considering , but ho iioped in vain , for they proposed nothing of the kind , nnd when the last note was due ho went Into our courts unJ was knocked out , the judge deciding that the commis sioners had exceeded their authority in exe cuting the mortgage , nnd that the county was not , liable. General Kxpcricnco Estu- brooke defended and there won his spurs. Chapman was not discouraged , bul at once appealed to the supreme court of the stato. In due course of tiuia a trial was reached and thrvlecision of Mio lower court was sus- laimd. Then ho gave up tbo fight and lelt the stato. The dhappointmeul was too much , and in a fewyeari ho dloil. The old debt remained until about 1S7S , when Attorney Bonney from Chicago , repre senting the Chapman heirs , appajrod upon Ibo' scene to demand tlio payment of iho notes , togolher with the accrued Interest , or the return of the laud , which in the mean time had become valuable. Kliitccl by 1'ormcr Victories. Elated by former victories , the commis sioners told Mr. Bonnoy to try his band at collecting and advised him to ! > uo for tbo tnonev. Bonnoy said that ho would do that very Ihing and immediately ho brought suit in the United States circuit court. As upon former occasions tbo county won , the court holding that tbo commissioners hud no authority to mortgage countv property and that in doing so the creditor should have to lool ; to them and not to the county for pay ment. Bonnnv was not to bo bluffed and at once he appealed to the United States supreme court. J. M. Woolworth was employed and paid $ lt'JO : to assist John C. Cowiu , wbo was then county attorney. In November , lis. > , a final decision was reached , und the judg ment of the court was lhal the county of Douglas was liable for \\holedebt , both principal and interest , amounting to $14- 7a2.07. At thai litno tno county was short of funds , but on .luly il , is i , ibe Chapman heirs were paid * ' .t.VJO , and llftceu days inter tbo balance. An 1'rgciit Dcinuml fur n Ilospltzil. About this time tbo commissioners , H. O'Keefo , F.V. . Corliss and George W. Timme , were convinced that lliero was nn urgent demand for a county hospital and a poor farm , ns the old ll.T-cnll building , which bad been occupied as a poor house , was altogether too small. How to raise the money to erect a new building was tno question. But n real esliito boom was nt its belghth that year , und the i -nn.s.oa T. . t'j \ , > : : it that bv juntt ng fitly acres uf tl c poor farm n id sr.uni ; the lotv n fuiij could bo cn-ntcil The Ii-isgpr they thought the more determined they became , nnd nl last tbov doudcJ to Ivv uut mid iclt tt lots. Commissioner Corliss of Waterloo pro * clnct fathered the resolution and it went through. The land wis platted by the county surveyor and on November 3 , Jssl , tbo propo- Mtion to oii was submitted to the voters of the county , bul unfortunately It was not car ried bv n two-thirds majority , nnd RS n result parties wbo mirvliaM-d lots nl Iho subsequent sale have brought suits ncnln > t tbo county nisjsrjgatlug something over $ ICUOvH1. asking for tbo return of their mnney , on the ground thai Iho election was cold .nut that Iho titles were Illegal. On Fobnnrr V 1 7 , .1. It. MeCullorh , who WR % then county jjdpo. appointed .lohti Kush , Chris Harttnan ami .lohu t. MeCacua toappwiso the lot * which were to be v id. On March 3 t'loy tool : tbs onthotnftloeai.il the proceeding * were reported t.i the lounty colnInlJsloner . Mr. McCsieuo wus absent fr.im the stnlo and on April ? \Viui.iuinib- son was appointed to fill the viu-.incv. Those nppr.ilsers visited the premises and on April 1 : < reported under oath th'it tbo lots wci-o worth SNWJ.V ) or an average of . * > 7S M per lot. These lots were In that portion of the farm known n the east lift. ? acre ? . About th.it time tbo commissioners adopted a resolution that the proceeds of tlio sum should bo appropriated to the erection ot n Millnblo building for the enro nnd protection of tbo comity poor and Insane. < In April of 1 > < 7 , nfterduly advertising the event , a public sale was held. Thnuvtnds of persons followed n brass baud nnd journeyed to tbo Poor farm. The auctioneer , Tom Ullev , mounted n dry goo.ls box and offered lot I , blck 1 , for sale. After sonn spirited bidding It wns knocked off to W. I , Kior- stead lit f..CW , and after the disposal of the . ' ; C > lots , the commissioners found that thev baa a hospital fund of $ TWv ) > on hand , $ l''lol."i.Hiof ' ' ; which wai cash unit the b.\l- nnco was notes sccureJ liv niori7.ies on lots sold. , \ : ir < liMl tlio Shortly after this the eommUsionera 'oolc steps lookine to the constriu'tioi : of the building. Architect B. V. . Mv-irs of Detroit was oTiiloyod to pregiiro the jlons and the detailed drawing ? , anil uion these a nuuibor of parties bid. Kvan , \ : Walsh wa < the low est bidder and was awarded the g neral con tract nt fUVi.l7.H ! : , while .1. S. Pope At I'o. were awarded the steam heutiug contract at S.T..MO. liiiu L. Shane wns employed as superin tendent at ? 100 par month Work upii the building commcucod diid proceeded until tlio structure wus up as high as tbo water t.iblo.i. Then it was ordered slopped by lr. Snani' , bo derlarlpg that poor material , such as woull i.o' . p.iss > Inspection , was be ing used by the contractors. A short time thereafter Mr. Shane was retired nnd u Vr. Ko s appointed 10 till ttio vacant place. As time rolled along the fnei of poor material having been usoJ becumo apparent , and not only thut , but ovidouca ot poor workmanship was visible. A section of the south wing , b.-lng unable to sustain its own weight , tumbled out and fcii to tno cround. Shortly after the roof had boon rr.iso > l the corridor arches of the north wing gave way and fell , nearly wrecking that portion tion of tbo building. Other ovidenc3s "of poor work were visible on every hand , mul u was not until after iwo coals ot mineral paint bad covered ilia exterior of the hospital thai It had anything lilio n presentable nppearai.co. llwas alsa apparent that tt < o contractors were milUing the cojntv , as largo bills for extras were predated for allowance ut every session of the Board of County Commis sioners. S HUP ol the i\tr.is Clinrgril Tor. A sample of somts of iho bills for extras li given. After Iho nnrlli wing had beun re paired HV.MI A : Walsh put in a bill of f.'i. O lor .IM beam ii'vho , ? T , IO for tnruing the bricu over the sume , SIUJ.UJ for tearing out those portions of the archoi that dul n-jt fall , ? lii > for pulling iho malarial b.ick. MtJ ; for sevanty-thrjo yards of cemonl placed in the floor that was broken. ? ljj for lurnoer us > ed in IhJ new lloorand $ " > J for uaiU. Tnen Ihero was another bill for extras for making tno same repair * . Tbe.'o Huro were fl > UJ for siAty-threo conler Deams. $ i.r'J for lurning Iho brick arches , SIS-.l- for brick used in Iba gable and $ Jvi. 10 for ex ra Uriel : used in re pairing the walls of tbo corridors. Those bills of extras were not all. by any means. They kept on until they had plied up to the enormous sum of $ .V.t > 12.-iy. over and above the price at which Hvnu .t Wnlsli contracted to erect the building. Messrs. Cools and Shuno , the superintendents , al lowed , after a careful inspaction , J7.S.VJ Si of the bills , rejecting f ,7.V.i.t7. ! Then the balnnco went before the commissioners , whcrn it was again rejected , alter which Kyau & Walsh brought suit in the district court for the full amount , The e-xso was tried ana a verdict reuderjd in favor of Iho county. An appeal was taken to the supreme court , where the decision of the lower court. was set nsido. The supramo court issued its mandate , instructing the county lo nay llynu & Walsh 537,000 , butil is doubtful when the judgment will ha paid , as suit has now been Drought ngulnM thu contractors nnd the bondsmen to rci/over / , and bold them for the damage to tuo hospital caused by the recent falling of the corridor arches. .i.vc//.v7' iiinin\i i vv. Their Next 'Mcptlni ; Will III ) In Omiihll KlfClloll tlf (1111-lTrf. Nr.w OIII.CANS La. , Miy H. The mtional cinvctition of the Ancient Order of Hibernians elected tha following ofti'-ors to day and adjourned to moot in O.nana , Neb. , inlMU : Maunco F. Wilperc , national dole- goto ; li. J. Slaltery , secretary ; F. J. Dun- don , treasurer ; national directory , T. J. O'Connor of Georgia , J. M. Clark of Wis consin , John I' . Murpbv of Connecticut , J. J. O'Brien of Canada , Edward Sweeney of Ohio. On motion tbo folio Inir trustees of Ihe cudowmenl fund were appointed : Bishop Foley of Detroit , national chaplain of the order ; Archbishop Corrigan of New York , audtha national delegate-elect. Now York ICxcliusiKii OiiotntloiK , New Yoni ; , M ly 14. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Br.K.j Exchange was quoted as follows : Chicago , 40c premium ; Boslou , lOo discount. Babys Blood Skin and Scalp Cleansed Purified and Beautified Of every Humor Eruption and Disease By the Cutlcura Remedies when the best physicians , hospitals , and all other remedies and methods of treatment fail. 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