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rpnn -ttiWind the house , neither Is It nppar- lUU lllU'nny ' such goods should bo imr- It may ho thnt they were never / red , ns was the cnso with some * 6 tlio other goods that appear on Ut' , hill n having bcOn delivered , c they : m y bo gracing the desk of some Ante ofllcml ns something a llttlo too rich ' i ( Tor tlio average legislator who keeps In tlio ' middle of the road Instead of wearing liolcs in the sidewalk. Inquiry might also ho in stituted ns to wii.it became of forty-eight cases of Cashmere Bouquet toilet soap that is charged to having been dullvorod to tlio house , when not a member has seen a cnko oflt. It Is thesamc with souwof tlio glass that is charged ns contributing to the warmth and comfort of tlio legislators , but which the carpenter swunrs was never de livered , nnd who also furnishes a list of all glass that was sot anywhere In the building. Trying to Illock Impeachment. A party of state subolllclal.s nnd state bouse Impeachablcs started for Omaha on the 11 o'clock train to Invoke the aid of In fluential men of both parties to nlock the Ini- jieaehinont proceedings and if possible prevent - vent seventeen senators from voting for the Impeachment resolutions. They expect to pet Majors to make a ruling thnt It takes llfty-onu members of tlui liouso and seven teen senators to impeach , Instead of n ma jority of the members elected. On this point they will be knocked out. Judge Wakeley , who Is a very good constitutional lawyer , expresses the belief that If a majority of 'jotli houses are present and the resolution i f Impeachment receives sixty-seven votes he impeachment will standnnd the 1m- iicaehcd ofllccr would remain suspended until no-quitted by the supreme court. It is not likely , however , that any considerable number of members would want to dodge thu question or vote against impeachment in tlio face of the showing that has been made and the report of the advisory commission. \Vi\n N'o Surprise. Tlio report of the committee regarding the Beatrice Institution wan no surprise to thu friends of Dr. Armstrong , who have the ut most confidence in Ins integrity , and it is a mutter of rejoicing with them that the In vestigation nlono did him justice. It is used as an argument to the effect that if tno members of tlio state board were Innocent of the charges that have been preferred they would have courted an Investigation , trust ing for a vindication that would come in nu other way. Senators who were disposed to resist the efforts of Senator Graliam in his efforts to have the appropriations for the Beatrice institution raised be cause of tlio investigation are now congratulating him over his work , and the fact that ho had such an Institution to work for. for.Tho The impeachment committee is availing itself of the delay in the proceedings to hustle evidence against Auditor Tom Benton regarding stulTed vouchers. They have also tackled the notorious Taylor voucher , for which the lieutenant governor is said to bo responsible , anil If the evidence warrants will Include them in the list of impeachables. i.v THK SI-XA n- : . Work oT the Honorable Hml.r Pushed with Commendable Vigor. LINCOLN , Nob. , March HO.- [ Special toTnp. Ilnr. . ] The senate had its working clothes on this forenoon and took hold of the routine work before it in a manner which augured well for un early adjournment. The reading of tlio journal was dispensed wltli5ind re ports of standing committees called for. The committee on public charities reported liouso roll No. 4111 , to Increase the olllciency of the chaplain of the state penitentiary and providing for the payment of his salary , with the recommendation that it bo placed on general file ; adopted. Tlio committee on municipal affairs pre- tiontcd two reports on liouso roll SKJ. This bill ostensibly amends the law relating to the publication of liquor notices in cities of tlio metropolitan class , and is popularly known In the senate us "Tho Bill for the Kclief of the Oinnlm World-Horald. " The majority report recommended that the bill bo placed on general file , Senator North of _ tha& committee submitted a minority report , u'wIiicITlio rccoiumuTRIEd 'that the bill bo 'ordered ' 6ngrossed for third reading. 'Ho hiovcd that tho' minority report bo substi tuted for tlio majority report. The roll call was ordered , and the vote stood ID to 10. The lieutenant governor held that the motion had not been adopted by the two- thirds majority necessary to advance a bill to third reading und , therefore , was lost. Wont Over Agnlii. Senator Stewart raised the point of order that a motion to substitute n minority re port for a majority did not require a two- thirds majority. Tlio lieutenant governor held tlio point of order well taken. Senator Mattes protested that if this ruling hold the two-thirds rule would bo practically a dead letter , and that it would bo possible to advance almost any bill on the calendar. Ho therefore asked that tlio further consideration of the report bo de ferred until tomorrow , and It was so ordered. The committee on municipal affairs re ported house roll 2.Y.J witli the recomcndatlon that it bo advanced ; adopted. Several other bills were reported and placed on general Illo , among them being liouso rolls -IDS and 45-1. Iteporte.l on the Itncount. Senator Sanders , from the senate com- , mltteo appointed early in the session to superintend the recount of the ballots on the . constitutional amendments , in his report explained - plained that at the last general election tlioro had been cast for the head of the several tickets L'Oy.WiS votes. The vote for members of the legislature aggregated 11)7,510 ) , making a difference of 12,01 between the two ends of the tickets. The committee had found HO.AQ.'i votes for the railroad amendment , while the secretary of state had officially reported M.ofcj ) : , making a difference of A3U. The recount of the ballots for the school fund amendment showed S' OoO , while the otllclat returns showed but S-t.-t'JO , mak ing a difference of 4 O''l. The school fund amendment lacked K.roil votes of carrying and the railroad amendment IS.llCJ. The report was adopted. The hour of 1 1 o'clock having arrived Sen ator Dale moved that the senate take up thu order of hills on third reading. The motion was agreed 13. most of the republicans and democrats voting witli tlio independents in pursuance of thu agreement made last even ing.Senator Senator North delayed matters somewhat by inquiring if there were not a number of bills ready for second reading. The chair Informed him that thcro were eight bills ready for second reading , but ns the hour of 1 1 o'clock had arrived it was in order to take up bills on third reading. lie Cnlomlar. Senate file No. 145 , by Corrcll , memorial izing congress for an amendment to the con stitution providing for the election of United States senators by u direct vote of the people ple , was the llrst hill taken up. It received the requisite constitutional majority. Before another bill could bo taken up Senator Mattes called attention to the fact that house roll No , 'JOS , providing for an ad ditional appropriation for tlio Nebraska ex hibit ut the World's fair , hud been ordered to a third reading nearly two weeks before house roll No. IM , and yet the latter bill ap peared on the calendar ahead of the former. Ho moved , therefore , that liouso roll UG3 bo placed on its passage. Senator Dale moved as a substitute that house roll 3M bo Included in the motion , out Ins substitute was not agreed to. Mattes' motion was also rejected. Senator Mattes then moved that the secretary - rotary bo directed to rovlso the calendar to conform to the regular order in which bills had been placed on third reading , The mo tion was agreed to and the senate took a re cess until 'J o'clock , After recess the order of bills on third reading was taken up , and scuato file No. S34 , by Stewart , amending thu law relating ,1 fees to be received by county treasurers , < Vras passed. Senate file No. 182 , by Stewart , asklnc congress to cell a convention of the several swteaof the union for the purpose of pro posing an amendment to the national constl tutlon providing for the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people , was read the third time , but before it could bo placed on Its final passage Senator Nortt moved that It bo recommitted for amend ment. The motion was not agreed to , anc the bill was passed. Hoard from the Home. At this juncture of the afternoon proceed lacs the chief clerk of the liouso appearei with a uesiage announcing that that brand of the legislature had ento.rtnlned resolutions impeaching Secretary of Stnto Allen , Com missioner of Public hinds Humphrey , Attor ney General Ilnstliipt nnd ox-Stoto Treas urer Hill , and asking the concurrence of the scnnto In the same. On motion of Senator Tcfft the house was notified ttmt the senate would meet with that body ntl o'clock this afternoon for thu puriKisu of considering the Impeachment resolutions. At1 * o'clock the senate went Into commit tee of the whole to consider senate Illos Ki , 2 , 1H ( , IM nnd 203. nil relating to tlie law providing for tiio deposit of state funds In state or national banks , with Mullen In the chair. Senate Illo No. IDS was read and discussed at length by Senators 1'ope , Darner , Moore and Dale. The committee came to no con clusion and rose at 4 o'clock , asking leave to sit again. The senate then proceeded to the hall of the house of representatives In aeeonli'.nco with the resolutions already adopted. After thu Joint Session. After the Joint convention the senate went Into committee of the whole on the consider ation of senate flics Nos. 103 and 203. The committee rose with the recommendation that the former bo indefinitely postponed and the report was adopted. Thocoiiiimttoo asked leave to sit again on the other hill. Senator Mattes offered a resolution to the effect that the senate adjourn sine die next Tuesday , the house concurring. At the re quest of Campbell the consideration of the resolution was deferred one day under the rules and the senate adjourned. IN TIIK IIOUSi : . Ilouttne Work Pushed Itepnrt of n Special Invention Ion Commit I re. LINCOLN , Neb. , March HO. [ Special Tele gram lo THE Br.i : . ] Kighty-two members answered to roll call when the house was called to order this morning. The reading of the Journal was dispensed with and ' several members had been excused t'jr day the regular order was taken up" On motion of Watson senate Illo No. li ; , which had been indefinitely postponed , was recalled fro.u the senate. The following bills were then advanced to third reading : House roll No7U ! ! , by Kcc.kley , to amend section lf > SS of chapter xv of the Consoli dated Statutes of Nebraska entitled , "Elec tions. " House roll No. 533 , by Nnson , to nmcn.l section 72 of an act Incorporating metropoli tan cities. House roll No. 231 , by doss , to amend the Consolidated Statutes of Nebraska of lbH ! , entitled , "Highways. " House roll No. 401 , by T-oekner , to amend section 4' ) , chapter xvi , of the Compiled Statutes of Nebraska , IS'Jl ' , entitled , "Cor porations. " Mr. Scott , chairman of the special com- nltteo to investigate tno Institute foiitho ; 'eoblo Minded -Beatrice , submitted its eKrt. | It was as follows : Keport on thu llentrlco Institute. This committee has nnde a thorough and xlituistlve examination of all the atTatrs con- lected with the management of said Instltu- lon , but our attention was particularly dl- ected to the builllir ( ' erected under the ipproprlatlon of } ' 2r > , oii ) ) by the last iireced- m ; legislature for tlie erection of a girls cot- I I a c , dining room and kitchen. Your committee found plans and spoclflca- lens by competent and reliable architect * on 'lie , as were separate bids and all correspond- nce relating to tlie various materials used In the construction of said Imllilln',1. After ex- indnlng them , with competent testimony : iiken before tills committee , we feel justllled n reporting that the construction of the mlUIInu' was done In conformity with tlie usual form prescribed In public contracts , nl- Ihouuh In this Instance > u > contract could have l > enn let , as the legislature referred to pro vided that tliu labor .should bo performed by lay's work. We Und that the bnlldlni ; has cost more than the appropriation therefor by $3,741.43 , mak ing a total cost for tlio building of J30.741.43 , ind that thu excess hits been drawn from the inalnteimnee fund , of which tliero WUB : i sur plus ; but the exigencies of the cnso appar ently demanded that ( lie building be com pleted a.s soon as possible , which , wu find , has been done In a good , workmanlike manner und l.s a credit to our slate Institutions. Money i ; "J" % > lv J'-T nded. r Yo .T'Ommltteu also examined Into the ac- onnt.sot expenditures for building purposes and llnds that for all supplies ti reasonably caiuful manner was obsc'rv.cil and all pur chases of timturtai , etc. , ware made after the reception and examlrmt Ion of bids , all of which wore examined and such material approved by the supervising architect. Your committee examined particularly the manner of keeping the accounts of expendi tures and can't , but.commend thesystum Inaug urated by tlio present superintendent. Dr. .1. T. Armstrong , ami his books show the prices and amounts of almost all articles of mate rials and supplies purchased for .several years uml are so Indexed that the work of your com mittee was greatly facilitated and wo were enabled to make comparison upon all articles Investigated by tlie committee. Your committee examined specially Into tlio manner of payment for supplies and ma terials and find * that In ull matters pertaining to tlie conduct and management of thu Insti tution the expenditures tl refer have been carefully and economically considered , and where any apparent Irregularities oeeuricd competent testimony taken by your commit tee fully exonerated tlm superintendent. ( Jwlng to the manner In which the accounts are kupt , a complete nnd thorough examina tion warrants this committee In reporting that no funds of the state have boon wrong fully used In connection therewith. Saved Money on Snap. In regard to Iho purchase of soap to which our attention was specifically drawn , wo tlnd from evidence taken at tlie Institution that largo quantities of soap , amoiiutlni ; to fioin auu to 400 pounds nor week aru used , thereby necessitating the purchase of this article in largo mmntltlesor qulto frequently.Vollnd tlialSup'-rlntendent Armstrong did purchase In thu month of I'ebrnary , 18U3 , 10,075 pounds of soap for the Institution , but the evidence of W. A. I'ugu of thuV , A. I'agu Soap company of Omaha and others shows that thu soap market was rapidly advancing and that the same could not bo purchased nt the present time for less than an Increased price of $175 , with no apparent prospect of a decline In the market of that commodity .mil therefore consider the purchase of a Im-gor amount tliau usual Jiibllllablo under tliu circumstances , In this particular Instance , but would not. com mend as a precedent for future purchases , As members of thu committee wu wish to commend the manner In which this Institu tion Is directed In the line of discipline and education of the unfortunate inmates under the supervision of Dr. Armstrong. And we believe that no proper appreciation of this work can bo had except by a visit to thu Insti tution Itself. . Kuspuotfully submitted : A. J. SCOTT , K. K. Ku.is. U. U. IjI.NOIIXKKI.TKIl , Committee. To llegulnto Street Kiilhvuys. The committee on miscellaneous corpora tions reported senate file No. 210 , to rcgulnio street railway companies , with the recom mendation that it be advanced to third read ing. The report seuincd to raise the Ire of Porter and Rhodes , and both of them op posed the report. Porter ass crted that un less the bill could go to thu committee ef tlio whole , where it could bo discussed , they would defeat the adoption of the report. They made a vigorous light but they failed to gather around thorn the votes necessary to make their opposition effective. Scott of Buffalo , Watson , Mornck and Wardlaw all expressed themselves favor ably to the bill. Their remarks proved that most of the smaller of the cities of the state wcro Interested in the passage of the bill. Church Howe made a vigorous speech- defense of thu report of the committee. Dur ing his remarks ho cre.ited something of a sensation by declaring that there was prob ably ns much boodle interested in the defeat of this bill as any measure that had been considered nt the present session. He stated that members of the house who were dis posed to farm out their votes had endeavored to hold up the street railway companies , but as ho believed , without success. When the roll call was ordered on the motion to adopt tlio report of the committee It received seventy - onty votes while the opposition could muster but twenty-six. Menotorlul Extravagance Holmkod. The nftornoon session , with the exception of the tlino devoted to the impeachment matter , was accounted with the general ap propriation bill. The amendments tacked on by the scnnto were discussed one by ono , and ns a general thing they were not concurred in. The consideration of the bill was not qulto concluded , but the indications are that when the house gets through with it the M50,000 nnd over added by the senate will have dwindled to about $80,000. To Save the Penitentiary. Just before adjournment tlio house took up the penitentiary matter for a short time , touching on the proper thine to do with ref erence to conducting tno Institution after the abrogation of the exist ing contract. The discussion soon turned on the present condition ol the Institution , and Howe assorted that at least $ 5,000 ought to bo expended there in making it n suitable phco for the habitation of human bolntjs. He asserted that some of the convicts were actually suffering there beenuso of the absence of fwiturc * that were essential In any institution. Ho said the roof was falling In , and that the place was going to rack and ruin. He knaw that men In the hospital were given ns irood at tention as could bo expected , but that tholr surroundings were unhealthy , and It was a wonder that they wore not dying off. faster than they aro. No action wan taken , ami the house ad journed until tomorrow morning. XOVTIt OM.IIl.t AFl-.tlltN , 1'nlAO I'lrn Alarm ( llviM tlm Conipinlrs u Cli.inco to Kxerrlse. A fnlso alarm from the box factory at the G. II. Hammond packing house , brought the fire companies out In short order , about 8 o'clock last evening. The firemen made a good run only to find that a careless watch man had turned in the alarm by mistake. Tlio Ladies' Aid society of the Presby terian church gave a very pleasant social last evening at tlm church. Maple sugar was the drawing card and was enjoyed by a large number. Forlorn and poverty-stricken indeed were the members of the ideal club at their "hard times" tlnnco last night. Ragged gowns and torn clothes nourished , ami a whole garment was a rarity. But the happy faces were In Ill-accord with the old clothes and the ovenlng proved to bo a very enjov- able one. Colonel 1C. O. Mayfield was out on the streets yesterday for the llrst time in many weeks. ' Mrs. John Banner is in Chicago viewing the sights. The .lunior league of the Methodist Episco pal church will glvo an Haster entertain ment tins afternoon and evening at the homo of Mrs. C. M Morris on , T street. A luncheon will bo served and a program will bo rendered in the evening. Miss Jennie Frazer , secretary of Assistant Attorney General Coluy , is in the city. Prof. I. N. Welch has gone to Clear Lake , la. , on a visit. Ira J. Jacobs has returned from the World's fair city. The ladies aid society of the Albright Methodist Episcopal church mot witli Mrs. W. Chadd , corner of Twenty-fourth and N streets , yesterday afternoon. H. E. Slade of Centreton. Ont. . is the guest of his brother-in-law , Henry Finley. Tickets for the grand concert to ho given by tlio Trinity cathedral choir at thu Baptist church may IKJ had at Scykora's drug store. Frank Cockrell has returned from Dos Molnes , la. , where ho has betn attending Drake college for two years. Ed Christy is listed among the sick. J. P. Lyman of Boston and J. Junking of Chicago are visiting the G. II. Hammond plant in this city. At Trinity Cathedral. At the Lo.ntan service last evening at Trinity cathedral the choir rendered "Tho Story of the Cross , " Dudley Buck's sacred cantata. For some time pant the rehearsals have been going on under the leadership of Mrs. Cotton , and the re sult was a finely finished performance. W. S. Wilkins took the leading tenor part , while the bass solos were divided between J' . J. Pcnnell und Mr. McICune. Mrs. Cotton ind Miss Bishop sang the leading solo parts 'or soprano and contralto. All the solos were well rendered , particularly these of Mr. Wilkins , notwithstanding that ho was evidently laboring under the dis- idvantago of a cold. The chorus sang with feeling and for the most part with accuracy. This choir had the honor of 'icing the first to render the "Story of the Jross" in the west about a ye.ir nt'O , the iresentation talcing phico about , a month ifter the book had loft the hands of the publishers. During the service last evening : ho organist , Mr. J. E. Butler , rendered finely "O , Stainless Knight , " from Loheu- rin , and the Tannhauscr march. Dentil I'.oll. DCNVEK , Colo. , March ! )0. ) William Pat rick , aged 80 , died hero today. Mr. Patrtcft was ono of thoconimitteeof safety appointed by President Lincoln during the war to keep Missouri in the union. He lived in St. Louis for over twenty-five yearn , whore he held various city offices. WASHINGTON , D. C. , March BO. Colonel Lowls F. Fix , for the past twenty years clerk in tlio quartermaster general's ofllco , was found dead in bed at bis hotel this morning. Heart trouble , from which ho had been suffering for some time , was the causn. SAN FiiANCisco , Cal. , March SO. David Scannell , for many years chief of the San Francisco lire department , died suddenly this morning , aged 73. Ho was born In Now York , served through the Mexican war , cnmo to California in 18.11 ; was elected sheriff in 183 ( ' > ; took a prominent part in the vigilance committee , and has been head of the lire department since its inception in 1801. _ Sl'AItliS Ol' ' ' Sl'OKT. Lobasco's condition is still ssrious and his recovery is not certain. Winners at New Orleans yesterday : First. Bcccher ; second , Bonnie B. ; third Hubert O'Neill ; fourth , Boston Boy ; fifth , Pekin. Winners at Guttcnburg yesterday : First , Tammany Hall ; second , Violetta ; third. In novation ; fourth. Tom Tough ; fifth , Peralta ; sixth , Allan Bano. George Dixon will bo presented the feath erweight championship belt tonight. O'Hourko promises to back the boy ugaiiut anybody in the world. Filemakcr , the celebrated high-Jumping norao , with a record of seven feet four and ono-half inches , was severely injured at Kiilamarao , Mich. In Jumping over a fence' lie impaled himself on ono of the pickets , it being thrust into him to a depth of seven inches. Veterinary surgeons were sum moned , but it is feared the injuries are fatal. Billy Madden , George Dawson and .Too Goddard nro in Hot Springs , Ark. They gave an exhibition tliero hist night. God dard has sufficiently recovered from the lambasting Ed Smith gave him at Now Or leans to say ho bars no man on etu'tli. Dawson - son , of course , promises to make a tnonkoy out of Tommy Hvan in Chicago next week. Billy MadUen's wheels still go 'round. Octicrnlly i'ntr , lint Cooler Toward livening , It the t'orernst for Nclir.iNlcu. WASHINGTON , D. C. , March IW. Weather forecast for Fridaj : For Nebraska Gen erally fair ; westerly winds ; probably cooler toward night. For Iowa Generally fair ; southwest winds ; warmer in eastern portions. For South and North Dakota Light local showers , followed by clearing weather ; westerly winds ; cooler in western portion. Local Itorord , OFFICKOKTUE WEATIIEH DUKCAU. OM.UH , March HO. Omaha record of temperature and rainfall , compared with corresponding day of past four years : 1803. 1892. 1801. 1890. Maximum temperature. 73O 550 420 340 Mlnlmumteniporature. . 4'J 4'2O 33 = 1 270 Averagu temperature. . JiH = 48 = > 38 = > 3lO I'rcclpltntlon . 00 .18 .00 .00 Statement showing the condition of tem perature and precipitation at Omaha for the day and since March 1 , 18'J3 : Normal temporal uro . 43O Kxcessfor tno day . l&o Deficiency hi nee March 1 . IDGO Normal precipitation . 08 Inch Deficiency for thu da v . OS Inch Deficiency March 1 . 10 Inch ItupurU from Other 1'olnU nt K p. in , "T" Indicator Irnco. G. E. HU.NT , Local Forecast Onlcial. LABOR'S ' VOICE SPEAKS OUT Hosu.lt of the MmMooting ? Hold at Knights of Latyr' all Lost Night. DISHONEST STATE OFFICIALS SCORED , hi .1 . ; , i Their ImprnchinVllI Unanimously Demanded . \Mr < iMnriilfi Will lie Levied to ISwell thu liOsUhituruA Hilary I'nnil Itenoln- tloin Adopted by tlio .Meeting. > > ifl Tor the first time In the history of Omaha organized tabor , ns such , mot' in joint mass meeting last niuht nt Knights of Labor hall with the city ofllcials , largo property owners , the general taxpayers and-representative citizens whoso voices are generally potent In the conduct of city affairs. Whllo organized lal'or called the meeting it iu no way attempted to monopolize discussion or pre vent iinv subject from being freely talked over. On the contrary , the widest latitude of Interests was invited , ami if any matter of real concern to Omaha was omitted it was the fault , not of organized labor , but rather duo to the forgctfultiess of other citizens present. Central Labor union deferred calling this meeting until the last moment , waiting and hoping that prominent men , seeing the neceasi ty of the hour , would take the initiatory and call a citizens mass meeting , hut ns no move in this direction seemed likely it reluctantly took upon itself to 1111 the breach , espe cially in view of the prime Importance of In stant action , as the legislature cannot sit much longer without pay or some evidence of the hacking of the people of tliOtato in its self-sacrlllco. Nnr ' lty for Action. Tlio meeting was convened , as stated In the call , for the purpose of urging upon the legislature the necessity of their remaining In session until certain reform-laws , vital to thu welfare not only of Omaha , but equally to tlio whole state , and to take steps to raise a fund to help pay tlie members' salaries. This , and to stand behind nnd encourage the legislature in vigorously prosecuting im peachment proceedings ag.iinst corrupt pub lic ofllcials that the state may bo rid of such ofllcors as are found guilty and a terrible ex ample made thereof for the guidance of In coming public officers. This and more in a like strain was In everybody's mouth when H. Cohen , ns chairman , called the meeting to order , with U. C. Denver secretary. ' Mr. Denver , who lias been ono of Central Labor union's delegates to Lincoln , made a preliminary statement of iho status of labor bills In the legislature. Many of them nro In an advanced stage and need but llttlo time to become laws , yet as the legislature is working without pay it cannot be expected they will loin : continue to do this. The anti- Piiilterton bill stands No. 11 on gcncrnl Hie. The unti-swcntcrs bill has passed the house r.ncs is No. 0 on senate Illo. House roll No. 2'J'J is a bill known as the guarantee hill , which provides that any guarantee company withdrawing a. bond from a man , shall Illo with .tlio secretary of state the iiamu of the ipjurinors together with the reason of such withdrawal. Air. Doavci made an extended i examination Into the merits of all labor bills and especially of the city charter nmeinliuents. Mayor ' ( Semis' Add rets. Mayor IJemis made an interesting ad dress , which was well received , and among other tilings sald 1 "While 1 may not ho par ticularly posted oh 'our labor bills , still 1 as sure you , and my ro-jord will bear mo out , that I take n grotjt Interest in all matters which concern ll\d \ , workingman. 1 do not believe in any pity official having a collar round his neclr , neither do I want it under stood that I am lighting railroads or corpora tions. 1 am ilghtinno ono except dishonest and incompetent city officials and trying to work exact Justk'e Wet ween man nnd man as far as the duties of my pfilco calls for or will allow. " 'V"i i The mayor assured iho meeting that he was in favor of thcTbramlingof convict labor- made goods j fully entforsed the anti-I'inkcr- ton bill : heartily'concurred in the provisions of the compulsory arbitration bill and spoke feelingly in behalf of the little ones who would become enslaved under a system of "sweating , " such as is practiced in Now York and New Jersey. The , mayor was em phatic and led the meeting - in call ing upon the legislature not to ad journ umil it h'ut passed- upon all bills ol vital interest to the comiiiuii- ty , and was especially severe in denouncing corruption in publluoffico , either in high or low places and heartily voted aye for a reso lution demanding the impeachment and trial of state officials charged with malfeasance in ofllee. His honor pledged himself for tils share toward paying salaries of legisla tures to keen them going. On the question of amending the city charter toy Inserting a clause providing that all city ' public work shall bo done by day's laboriusto'ndof b.v tlio contract system , tie pronounced himself as being in favor of it for two reasons ; llrst , because it would bo cheaper and more dura ble under skilled forcmanship and selection of best materials , ami because it would.suo- stitutu competent ability Instead of political inllucnco in thcsclectioiiof inspectors , under which system there is always a loophole for collusion and the passing of inferior work manship. Not that this is done by any means , still it is possible. Iowls Ih m'd Opinion , Louis Him was called upon and in a brief speech remarked that in his opinion if the compulsory arbitration bill becomes law the anti-Pinkertoii bill would not bo necessary , as all labor difficulties would then bo settled by sensible arbitration. Still , under the circumstances he thought that it was the duty of legislators to pass the Pinkerton bill , us all three parties had ngrccd to do so in their party platforms. He demanded that the legislature should not go home until they had commenced a vigorous light against stn-o olllcers who have been charged with Doodling. Mr. .lames Kenney said ho had eomo to the meeting to absorb and ns tliero waa plenty of talk on tap howas doing so finely , mid felt disinclined to talk , still ho said something uml said It well. Speaking about amendments to the city charter ho said his Interest -was In a state of coma , as ho remem bered two years ago , when the then city charter was under discussion before the legislature , that Omaha capitalists pointed out to tlio worklngmcn how many hundreds of millions of dollars would bo spent In public works and for parks , if they would only help them pass ttio char ter. Yet , as a matter of fact , the speaker could remember nothing that had been done except the expenditure of about $100,000 to land owners for grotnjds for parks. Mr. Uomls could 'not sit still under this lire , nnd stood up.to > xpain ! that thu first necessary step toward the creation of public parks was the securing of sites , and of course this cost money. HUH In splto of lirothcr Kcnncy's had mtmory about $1,000,000 had been circulated1 fdr public works. And Mr. IJcmis evened ' , , lp ) Mr. Kenney on ap plause. These Itosolnllor.s Were Adopted. At this point J. JJ.'Scliupp ( ' , president of the Nebraska State l abor congress , sent up thu following resolutuw j Whereas , The time dtmlt of salary having expired by law the Mplilnlor.s ut Lincoln aio mm working without ) puy , and Whereas. Tlio dllleieni labor orcnnl/.atlons of Omaha havu nlrt dy spent over * 300 to se cure needed leglhlntUvi , and advance labor bills to thulr prcbcnli fiivorublo Htnflo In both houses , and > i . Whereas , H the ptOnJnl legislature should bo compelled to udjutitrii now through lack of funds , nil this labor and money would ho wasted and labor's Intcrcsls Mil back for an other two years ; therefore , h It Kosolveil , That wo In mass meeting assem bled , call upon all labor orRanUatlons In Omaha and South Omaha and business men ami citizens , Irrespective of party , to con tribute liberally to u fund to provide for tin . payment of legislators In both houses , and thus aid the legislature to conlluuu In session until necessary reform laws of Interest to the .state can bo acted upon. They went through with a rush. August Hoernmn of the tailors union in traduced tlio following : Whereas , An attempt Is belli ; ; made to Introduce - duce In the lurtfo cities of the status the sys tem of labor known as "sweating , " which en ables unprincipled contractors to sublet the manufacture of clothing and cigars ut ruinous and starvation wates , and Whereas. The establishment of such sweater system would brine Into uxUtencu an urmy of tenement house tollerstlio tllthy and squalid conrtltloniior which are beyond the tclllns wl.o would bo u disgrace' to our stuto and a con stant disturber of the wujto question of Amer nipHmnlc * reildent In Nebraska , thorp- font hti It Ite olved. That wo heartily endorse the unit- sweater hill now pendhm in the * eimte and known an house roll No. 21 HI , and miutMt our legislators from Douulas county In HMO their l > e t elTortt to the 'oml that tfii ) bill may bo- eomo law. After friendly comment this was agreed to. II. Cohen handed this to the secretary to bo read : Whereat , The nrooent system of convict labor , whereby the prollts from. such labor KO Into the nocketH of private speculative con tractors , is iv fruit fill source of corruption ami fraught with misery to the prisoners , besides entering In n > Ulvo competition with free out side labor : therefore , be. it Ito.iolveii , This mas * meeting calls upon Donulas county .senators and representative to takii Immediate steH ] and ur n the passage of house roll No. 115 ( providing for the brand IIIK of convict labor ) , and tie It further Itesolved , That we call upon the legislature to declare tlio nenltentlarv labor contract with Moshcram ! Dorian null and void uml wu the legislature ) to take charge of the penitentiary and operate convict labor under Its own management until such time as u better plan can ho foi initiated and adopted. Cnnlil Not Compete with Convicts. On debate of tills resolution Mr. John Powers obtained the Iloor and stated that for sixteen years he had run a cooper's shop In Omaha , employing forty-llvo men at good wages , and Just us soon as convict labor competed ho had to shut down ami these forty-llvo men were thrown out of perma nent employment. Ucfore Nebraska went into the convict labor business ho only had to compote with .lollet. 111. , where the con tractors paid the state -10 cents per day for each prisoner , but all this In Nebraska is reversed , for we pay the contractor cents per day and give him as a bonus nil the proceeds of the convicts' labor besides. This ruinous competition just knocked honest labur out. This called out Mr. Jesse Hlnko who had a theory of his own as what to do with con vict labor , and advocated that all machinery should be thrown out of states prison ami in its place ho would liavo the men taught trades in which machinery could not apply. Mr. Ulake roasted the state officials await ing impeachment and wanted to go on record for clean government and pure men for pub- llo office. Ho thought that not only the state , but the city needed a thorough over hauling. The resolution passed. Alined ut the I'lnkertnns. D. Clem Deaver fathered the followlnc , and it , too , was passed without a dissentient voice : Whereas , A system of IMnkerlonlsni , or the employment of armed tliuns by inllronds and other corporations to overawe and club down tlio righteous voice of organized labor tinder the Illmsy pretext of protecting property , when Mich property Is In no wise endangered , s a menace to the free Institutions of our state and a constant danger to the rights and liberties ( if freemen , therefore , be It Hesolved , That we , citizens and taxpayers of Omah'i and Nebraska , call upon the legisla ture of Nebraska , now In session , to passhouse roll No. 11 known as the aiitl-IMnUerton bill to th" end that our state limy never bu leirallv-luvaded by these armed mercenaries , win ) shoot and Kill at the command of any uniployln corporations , who set up to be above the state and keep up a standing army of robbers ami murderers to oppress honest labur ; and be It further lie.solved , That a copy of this be mailed to racli of our representatives from OoiKlas county , with Instructions thai they use all honorable means to make luni.su roll No. 1 1 law. KcaiilleH of Arbitration. The following was submitted : Whereas , In the development of labor or ganizations the stujje of Intelligent concilia tion has now been reached ami tin1 horrors of Htrlkrs , etc. , relegated to Ihe past. While orcani/cd labor stands ready to submit any and all matters of dispute between employe and employees to disinterested arbitration ! ! llnds Itseff constantly confronted with the stubborn [ opposition of capital , which will neither yield , discuss , nor submit to arbitra tion : hen labor Is compelled against Its will to wield the only weapon left when concilia tion is repulsed , and strike ; therefore , bo It T Kesolved , That It Is the sense of this mass meet IIIK of voters and taxpayers that senate Ille No.I'J , providing for eonimilsory arbitra tion , should become law , anil we hereby call upon our representatives In the legislature to cease their senseless quibbles and opposition and assist In its passage. llnanlmoii.slv I'avor Iinp.-ncliinent. M. K. Huntingdon offered the following which was endorsed unanimously : Wherc'is , A Joint committed of the house and senate has reported that certain state officials have been utility of booillln arid pal pablu malfeasance In olllco , and Whereas , A Judiciary committee of three eminent lawyers nf Nebraska , appointed by the legislature to Investlaato tlio evidence and o.Mimlno the law , have unanimously re ported back to the legislature that the evi dence Is sulllcent and tliatartiele.sof impeach ment would hold against all the accused ; thcrofoio , bu It Hesolved , That wo urso the legislature to do their full duty In this matter , and purge the state from Its dishonest servants by prosecut ing these Impeachment proceedings to the bltlur end , that the laws may be evenly and justly administered and public Institutions be conducted henceforth by honest , men free from the customs and smirch of their prede cessors In otllce. After the passage of this resolution the meeting adjourned and everybody congratu lated everybody else upon the success of the meeting and formed themselves into groups and kept on talking prolonging the session and impeachment until midnight. Arrangements wcro completed whereby every trades union and each local assembly of the Knights of Labor could voluntarily assess themselves whatever they could af ford toward swelling tlio salary fund now in course of contribution. "Tho Ni-bobs" is tlio title of a musical farce which Introduced half a score of very clever people to an Omaha audience at the Farnain street theater last evening. 'Jlio | farce is above the average , and from curtain rise to curtain fall there is fun through it all , and through it all live pretty and clever girls change costumes over so many times , KivhiR a kaleidoscopic , colorful dlTect pleasing in tlio extreme. This quintet of fair femininity can sing. too. The voices are full , fresh and effective , the rich contralto of ono tall girl being particularly pleasing. Mr. John K. Hcnshaw is the leading come dian of the company. He has a line scnso of burlesque and his funniest hits nro made with an case that is admirable. His performance - formanco would reach a higher level as a whole were he to drop the couple of minstrel duologues ho introduces. Mr. Henshaw slnjrs a comic1 sons ; admirably and his dancing last evening evoked many recalls. He is a very clover farce comedian. The other members of the company acquit them selves satisfactorily. It is very nonsensical is "J'ho Nabobs , " but several very pretty olTcuta in costuming and grouping are sprin kled through It , its music Uof the brightest , the dances are above par. and the people en gaged in presenting It work earnestly throughout and succeed In making each of the three acts go with a bang. There is not a dull moment in it , and what more could bo said of a "musical farce comedy ? " o.v t'o.v//.swj.s ins lie Stole Hliinlc ICocelpH mid Forged Whisky IIIIU lor ( Ivor S.'O.OOO , Lorisvii.u : . ICy. , March ! M. Information has been secured which seems to explain the mystery of the Sutton forged warehouse receipts. W. U. Hoccher , confidential book keeper for Sutton & Co. , says his employer is guilty of the charges directed against him and that Sutton has confessed tlio fact to him. Ho declares the blank receipts on which the forgeries were committed were secured over u year ago and secreted in the office some tirao before being used. The actual forgeries , needier says , amount to from 8.TO.OUO to S75OOJ. With the money thus raised , in addition to marginal loans , Sutton was enabled to buy largo quantities of whisky. Ilecchcr adds that Sutton as sured him ho would bo nblo to raise the money to settle up with today. It Is not likely there will bo any prosecution. CIlur.EH.l H.HIIXtl .1U.I/.V. llrnpprnrnnro ( if the Proud Disease In linn- H.I NmvH Snppremed. ST. PKTr.usiifito. March ! tO. Cholera has again appeared in this city. It is known that fatal cases are of daily occurrence , though -tho authorities have not resumed the iwliey of last year of mak ing regular dally announcements of now cases and deaths , All news is suppressed. There are disquieting rumors as to the situ ation in the interior. The sanitary stations in the Volga provinces , where ttio dlseaso created great ravages last year , have ocen reopened. Special streamers with sanitary officers crulso the Nolga to pick up cholera patients. It is believed tlio government lius grave secret information. NO WATER UKDER ARREST His Complicity with Two Sticks Qeta Him Into Serious Trouble. CAPTURE OF THE UGLY INDIAN CHIEF \VllbOne of III * KnllownM llo U Clinrgpil- IVHh Complricy und Tnlicn Krinu I'liui indue AReney to lUptd City , .s. I ) . KAPIII CITY , S. 1) . . March SO.No Water , leader of tlio refractory Sioux at PlnoKldge , and Hollow Wood , oho of his chiefs , were brought hero from tlio agency this morn ing. No Water was foumi at Chief Sword's camp and was iirre.sted on a charge of conspiracy growing out of his sheltering Two Sticks' men ifnd refusing to deliver them to the authorities. Hollow Wood is the young buck who llred on the policeman from No Water's camp. As the latter is the head and front of the disorderly Indians , his arrest Is important. Strong efforts will bo made to hold him on the chargepreferred. . Two Sticks and White Face Horse , whom No Water would not Hitrronder , are still In a very critical condition from their wounds. I hey cannot bo moved In their present con dition. Acrnsedur I'rostltntlni ; the IlllnuU .Mllltln to I'ltrtlsnii Knds. SiMii\iFini.i > , 111. . March : ) . Governor , Altgcldt has bjcn charged with prostituting the militia of the state of Illinois to politi cal purposes. This grave charge Is made by lJrigadierGencr.il William Clomlenlu com manding the Third brigade , ono of the oldest militia oftlccrs of the state , and grows out of the recent request of Governor AltgcUU for General Clcmleiiln's resignation in order that tlio position might ha bestowed on ono of the governors' political partisans. Gen eral Kitzsimmons , commanding the First brigade , resigned last week on the request of the governor. In a letter Just received by the governor , General Clendcnlu announces his refusal to become an acquiescent party to * what ho declares to bo the governor's scheme to re place elllclent and experienced otllcers with political favorites and vigorously arraigns Governor Altgeldt for attempting to make the Illinois National guard a political machine. lie denounces the governor for degrading the militia to partisan purixjscs and alluding to the several states in the union , whoso militia are a source of pride , asserts that this excellency and superiority is duo to the fact tint in thosn great states tlio militia has mlways been divorced from polities. v Governor Altgeld , ho insists , is the llrst governor of the state to further the humili ating spectacle of positions of military rank calling for skill and tactical experience .being bestowed upon civilians. Governor Altgeld and his friends nro smarting under the criticisms of Clendenin's letter , and , of course , the result lias been what General Clcndenin anticipated the prompt removal of the plain-speaking gentle man from his command. No amount of persuasion has been able to Induce cither the governor's private secre tary or the adjutant general to give out the full text of General Clendenin's drastic letters - tors to the governor. StereotypeOllleers. . At tlio the regular meeting of tlio Press men , Sterotypors and Klectrotypsrs union No. ! H the following ofliccrs were elected : F. II. Taggort , president ; O. P. niaclt , vice president ; S. L. Kow/.eo , recording corre sponded and financial secret-iry ; M. ,1. Huckley , treasurer : M. .1. lUickloy , O. P. Black , F. H. Taggert , delegates to Central Labor union ; M. J. Buckley , delegate to In ternational Typographical union convention. x. u. 1:1 it. i a it. i ; / / . At the Mercer : James II. frwin , Boston ; Walter Darny , Hartford. Conn. ; D. W. Offden , Topeka , Ivan. . J. P. Carson , M. R King , KdG. Yates , Lincoln ; D. C. Wallace , Tekamab ; W. C. Patterson , Oshkosh , Wis. ; Q. T. Cushlng and wife. Syracuse , N. Y. ; G. F. Buun and sisterYork ; . J. Finch , Sioux City ; C. II. VocRlo. Mnnslteld , O. : James W. Holmquist , Oakland , Neb. ; D. W. Hcgloy , Cleveland ; L. O. Beck , Belle Fourche , S. U. ; James P. Murphy , Larainio ; I. W. Akin , DCS Monies ; Simon Lovich , Onawa , In. ; W. L. Prince , Brett. la. At tlio Murray : II. W. Aldia. J. T. Glad- win , G. P. Slgsbco , B. T. Weed , A. T. Ford. S. G. Steinman. G. Burnett , A. M. Stock- well. New York ; L. Wolf , M. 13. Springer , J. Hukeyser , Chicago ; Mrs. Patterson. Mrs. Pannelee , F. Coo and wife , Plattsinoiith ; T. P. Haley , Broken Bow ; T. S. Pampein. Cin cinnati , O. ; Theodore Hcuss , Philadelphia ; D. M. Bungholf , Dos Molncs ; Kd Held , Lin coln ; K. S. Bishop , Lookport , N. Y. ; George Stickney , Santa Clans. CIIICAOO , 111. , March ! 10. [ Special Tele gram to THE BiiE.l Nebraska arrivals : Grand Paciilc C. W. Collins , Beatrice ; Mrs. Barrows , Omaha. Grand Pacific T. V. Schwab , Lincoln. Hicholicu C. K. Tliayor , Omaha. Palmer Mrs. E. Lcchcn. Omaha. Nr.w YOIIK , March 1)0. ) { Special Telegram to Tur.Uci : . ] Omaha : Mi's. G. A. Norton , Westminster ; W. H. Koblnson , Plaza ; E. S. Hatch , Hoffman ; J. O Gllmore , buyer for Gilmoru & Kuhl , Hoffman ; M. B. Melkle , Hoffman ; F. A. Johnson , Westminster , Lin coln , Neb. : W. A. Stewart , buyer for FiU- gerald Dry Goods company , Bartholdl. CUTICURABABY This beautiful baby , boy the son of Goo. D. and Janotta Harris , WobUor Intl. , is ono of thousands completely cured by the CUTICUKA KICMKIIIKS of n torturinc nnd diUgm-iug akin disease , after many doctors nnd remedies had wholly failed. The marvelous cures dally performed by those great remedies have astonished nil familiar with them. None but mothers roall/.o how those little ones HUlTer when tholr louder skins tire literally - ally on llro with Itching nnd hurmrignu- zoinns , and other ituhiiu' scn'y ' , blotchy and pimply skin nnd scalp diseases. To know thnt n single implication of the ( JimcuiiA HKMKUIKS will alTord Instant rohof , permit ros > t nnd sloop , and point to n pormiuient nnd economical { hocauso inosthneody ) euro , and not to use them in to fall in your duty. Parents ; think of the mental nnd physical BUlToririfr to bo endured in years to eomo from notf- looted skin scnlp nnd blood diseases. Cures nmdo In Infnnoy and clilldhood nro almost Invnrlnfcly ponnnnont. Prices OUTICL'UA , Me ; CUTICUIU h'OAl1. 2Jc : CUTICUIIA HESOI.VKST , ll.OJ. I'ropnrud by I'oTruii Duun .xi > CIIBMIUAI. ConroiUTio.v , Iloston. "All About tha Skin. Sc.ilp iinn Hair , " M pajcs , Ml IJUunsej , muiloJ f roo. EMSSTJOYQ Both tlio method and results Tvhcn Syrup of Figs is tukon ; it Is pleasant nutl refreshing to the taste , nntl ncta gently yet promptly on the Kidneys , Liver mid Bowels , clonuses the sys tem effectually , dispels colds , head aches mid fevois nnd cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs ia the only remedy of its kind over pro duced , pleasing to the taste und nc- ccptahlo to the stomach , prompt in its action and truly beneficial in ita effects , prepared only from the most healthy and iigrceahlo substances , ita many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Kyrup of Fijrs is for calo in OOo and 81 bottles by all leading drug gists. Any relublo druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any ono who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO , SAN FHAtkCISCO , CAl. LlKJISVIUf. KY , VftV VUHK. N.t Friday the Day. 81-inch Scotch Ginghams AT Worth soc an 125 c. Take them as long as they las\ Friday at Our great Easter Week' Bargain in Wash Goods Department .A.MUSKMKNTS. Davenport . . In'Oloon itra Every KigM This Week but Saturday. Mutlneo Saturday only.p. . m. ! iari ) . 7M.VVV Snnportel by MELBOURNE NlcDOW- uLL , nnd nor own eonin my. under tfio management of .Marcus U. Mayor , 1st ( I rows pa i quotum latU rowiihali-otiy SIflO Huliim-o lit lloor. . 1.50 Next I rows " 1.00 Lower 1)0X04 1.1.00 I.iHtj : : rows " .75 Ilulconv boxes H.M ( Admission to" .51) JMiitinou prices tmnio us ni ht. Is'uxt ntlrurtlnn Klllu Kllslor. BOTD'Srii SS n. I KUUnElllor 4 NIGHTS cSrX8 APRIL 2 iu M.tlincui. Ass'Htod ' hy < : . W. Couklock , Frank Ani1 Sunday and Wo'I'd'iy . 17 PI A Kr.ind bconic pro h etlon IIMLLL Monday EGYPT ALLYW Tuesday and WojiiesJay I e JtJ--\fX.VAK3 m Tlio sale of seats will open Saturday morn- Inu. Prices : Kirst Hour. " > 'c. 7' > o mil tl ; bn- : eonv , 5'jo ' ami "mi mutlnoj prleus , , VJi : lor uny sent In tin ) theatre. tr.oi \ : p. : irti' . r.Of. 7rc. TO-NIillT. -Tin- : II NMAKI > I.F- & A HOYVLINC bUOOESS I THE NABOBS Prutty Girls and Funny ConiodiiiiiN. Mallnco Saturd.iy. lOo. 25o 35c , DOonnd 73o. I Nights , ronimeneln Sunday Jl.itlnro. The latest Ksin-ii ( Jcnn-dy Hnceitss. cntiMud THE yoopop ur. A I.I i'H V ( MAK.M' Tlio Inlliiltnl ) c Irish ( 'mnedliin , THOS. E. MURRAY. Siijp | rt d liv un i\eiillonl : Uoniiiany M.itlneuVuilno.sihiy andH.iturd.iy . l.'i uun ALL , THIS \\r.EK. JOHN D'OHMOND ' AON ' 8 FULLER In tlio SpeetU'-nl'ir lirainu TWlE SEA OF ICE , OIJK NtiW COMI'ANV AMTlir. TAYI.UU8 , NuVI'.l.'I'VCOMI'KI , Jto.-intiful rl'iuvenlr fur I. wry 1- dVis tor. I'upnlar 1'rlei-s. Hilly Min.t-n. OUR EMPLOYMENT DEPT whlla costing the oiiplovor nn'l ciniployoj nuthlnv. h > H un vbleil nt to 4 Ivan'-o thu Intur- estsofijutli.ttn 1 iU > i- owi , lijriocunn ; kolier reitt.i with Hi : rnaeh no. Wyckoff , Seaman & Bsnedicl TKI/'U'H J'JfS ini J-'VIl i V 1 1 Sonloil bliU will ho received liy I' . K I'olhy ' at hlx olllco In Oniiwn , la. , until April I. nt I < J oVloek u. in. , for III" erection of a In I' ' l > o hou-.u lilni'k uccordlin ; to . ) lun : uml sir-nli'i- | ; nuns now on tlio ut tlmonli'uof M > 'l > .iimlil . ft jiiilw. ureliltetu , room 01.1 Toy Moi-k X | > at City , In. , and t I' . K. C'olhy'H otllcti , Oiriwa , la. 'i ' to ruJe-'Hiny und all i/ld . F. K UH.UY , CuiiiuilUcn.