Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMATTA DAILY BEE ? .SlTNtXJY , APRIL 9. ISPS-TWENTY PAGES. 1
They Eipect to Ultimately Defeat the Bate
Bill.
EITHER BY VETO OR IN THE COURTS
Mr. Iloliln-gn Hayn Itali-n on Ornln Will !
Tut IP , an the Tnrlir l Not Now
All thn TrafllR Will Maml
on Corn ,
The probability that the maximum rate
1)111 will soon ebocomc ti luvr Is n thorn In the
fcide of the railroad officials which is giving
them a great deal of trouble. Their com
ments are couched in language moro em
phatic than polite , nnd they denounce the
legislation us something that will eventually
wcrk material injury to the best interests of
the state.
The utmost pressure Is being brought to
bear upon Governor Crounso not to
uptrend his signature to the bill
and as the governor has expressed a desire
to give the railroads n hearing , delegation
nftcr delegation will wait UIKHI him during
the next few days in the interest of the
several trunk lines In the state , and every
effort will bo made to show him that to sign
the bill means an era of depression in the
Commonwealth.
Some of the shrewdest of the railroad
managers do not hesitate to say that there
Is a fighting chance that the
governor will not sign the bill
und give as their reason for
this belief the unconstitutlonulity of the
measure , as shown by the attorneys
for the Missouri Pacific and Burlington.
Should the governor sign It then the sev
eral railroads affected will begin actions In
the courts to determine its constitutionnllty
tind in the meantime advance rates on cer
tain commodities in which the farmers are
most interested.
Practically the bill will be totally ignored
Bhould the governor sign it and every ob
stacle will be placed in the way of Its en
forcement by the railroads. Having com
menced the fight to maintain the
present rates the railroads will
never let go until the last
peg has been knocked down upon which they
had hung high hopes of beating the bill.
Mr. George W. Holdrogo , general manager
of the Burlington , has probably been moro
deeply interested in the bill than any of the
other resident rnilroud managers. Speaking
of the merits of the bill Mr. Holdrege said :
"It Is merely a scheme on the part of Its.
jiromotors for the cultivation of votes.
Jf the governor should approve
the bill and the courts should enforce ii , the
discovery will be made that the railroad
companies will make more by advancing
their rates uixrn farm products than they
will lose by the enforced reductions u | > on
mlk. dry goods , etc. The farmers of Ne
braska will discover that their unprincipled
defenders In the present legislature have In-
llicted u loss upon them of $10 for every $1
naveu "
Speaking upon the legal phases ot
the bill Mr. Holdrego said : "I have
very little fear but that if the gov
ernor approves the act the courts will de
clare It unconstitutional. As to the meth
ods to be pursued in bringing the matter to
the attention of the courrs our lawyers may
take one of several remedies. There is time
to consider these questions after the gov
ernor signs the bill. "
"Will you advance rates pending the hear
ing of the case in the courts J" asked the
representative of Tun BUE.
"The present rates on corn from the
far western part of the state were made
when corn was 23 cents at Chicago. The
present price of that product is about 40
rents , and In consequence the rates from the
western half of the state are too low to yield
nny profit to the railroad companies nnd the
probabilities are that the rates on grain ,
and particularly on corn , will be advanced
whether the bill becomes a law or not. "
\VII.1. NOT I'UT ON A FAST TKAIN.
ArniiiRcinriits \ Which the llurlliigtnii'
Schitmf In I > Nt | < m-l Of *
CHICAGO , 111. . April 8. At a meeting of
the general managers of nil the lines running
to the Missouri river and to the northwest
hold today It was determined to lengthen
the time schedule between Chicago and
St. Paul and Minneapolis , Chicago nnd
Omaha , Chicago and Denver , and Chicago
imd Kansas City. The running will ,
In all cases , be increased by one hour. The
fastest running time between Chicago and
St , Paul Is at the present time sixteen hours
nnd twenty minutes. This will be decreased
to fourteen hours and twenty minutes , which
will bo the minimum time allowed , although
each road will be allowed to run as slow as
they choose The same rules apply be
tween the other cities. The proposed fast
train on the Burlington , which was to re
duce the time between Chicago und St. Paul
to twelve hours , is to bo done uway wlththe
Burlington joining in with till the other roads
In the new agreement.
The now time schedule , which goes into
effect May 7. is adopted for the purpose of
allowing all the roads to pull heavier trains
during the time of the "World's fair , as it is
contended that on each train , with slower
time , they can put on from three to six ex
tra curs , und this will be a greater accommo
dation to the public than the lopping oil of
an hour from the time. Tills arrangement
nlso practically settles the agreement oT the
AVesteni Passenger association us to the
withdrawal of ttie fast train on the Burling
ton and removes the principal cuuso of dis
pute and minor matters will be settled at a
meeting on Monday.
Still lnr from nu Agrrmiiont.
CIIICAOO , 111 , April S. The members of
the Western Freight association und repre-
tentatlvcs of the Transcontinental lineswho
huvo been in session nearly all week on the
percentages to bo allowed on through traffic
to California and Pacific coast points , have
not reached any agreement und there Is no
probability that they will. The Southern
Pacific sVutuls so firmly on its demands that
the Western Traffic association roads take
less than the percentages which they have
been receiving heretofore. The association
roads have practically decided to adjust
their business without paying attention to
the Southern Pacific.
Lociil Knllivay Notfft.
J It , Buchanan of the Elkhorn has re-
turndod from Chicago.
John H. Green , lute general npcnt at Ucs
Molnus for the Northwestern , is in the city.
Mrs. M. J Bowling , wife of the city ticket
Agent of the Burlington , Colonel Jack Uowl-
Incl eaves for San Francisco today , where she
will spend six or eight weeks.
George Gould , C. G. Warner nnd probably
George Smith of the Missouri Pacific sys
tem , will IK ) in Omaha on Monday on a tour
over the entire system.
HOT .si
IIany VUltorn Arriving to Tnk Atlrautac
of Uio Scenery. Hto.
HOT Sruisns , S. D. , April 7. [ Social to
THK BEK. ] The season has fully opened ut
this delightful resort and many visitors are
arriving on every train.
The end of Lent was happily celebrated
.Monday night by an open air concert and
grand ball on the veranda of Hotel Evans.
Jt was a magnificent affair and the first out
door ball of the season , although the weather
would have jtermlttcd it fully three weeks
sooner.
The magnificent Stewart bath house has
been thrown open to the public.
Work ujxm the city hallis progressing
rapidly , und the contract for the new ti..OOO
high school building will be let next week.
Extensive improvements are going on in
various [ Hirtions of the city , and this season
promises to outdo all other records.
The finest wuter power In the northwest
hns Just been put into shuiKj for utilizing.
P. T. Kvuns bus built a Hume to carry water
from the creek , four miles below the city , to
_ i n point below the old falls , where he ob-
< talnod a fall of 110 feet , with eighteen cubio
) l tuchcs of water , giving him OJ5 horse power
Jljf Aa electric light plant has bocu con
1
thcro , and Uio system Is already tn
ojvrntlon In the city Atniilc power Is fur
nUbcd for all the enterprises that will nocd
motive txiwer lipre for some time ti como.
Hotels thnt hare bern closed during tlio
winter are belni ; thrown open one by one ,
mill an active season seems fully asiured.
Since It Is npimrrnt that the legislature
failed to mutnrlally change the divorce laws ,
this Industry has o [ cniHl up with renewed
activity , nnd .seekers for sovenince of nuptial
knots are dally arriving Incidentally for
pleasure or their health.
Court convenes here the llth lust. , Judge
Gardner preslillnp.
woir.v 11 r THI : KAr. \ .
A StrniiRfT'n linirp | lon ot Knimnft City
Importance of I'lne Union Orpota.
KAXMS Cirr , Mo. , April 0. [ Special Cor-
resiKJiidence.J On Saturday last I left
Omaha upon a somewhat extended tour
which I propose making through the south
and southwest. As the trip combines IxHli
business and pleasure I tflve line readers a
few Impressions of rural und urban life ,
taking Omuha and Nebraska as n standard
of observation.
Kansas City is pre-eminently a city of hills
and hollows , and therefore of necessity a
city of cuts and tills. It is also a city of
bridges and viaducts. Compared with
Otnaha its streets in its older nnd moro
thickly settled parts are quite irregular In
their courses. This shown a want of system
or plan on the part of those who had charge
of It at the time of Us founding. Its streets
uru much narrower. Nolxuiy may be to
blame for this. It mav have been caused
by a scarcity of "mother earth. " Takou
in its entirety , it bns nut to exceed a tifth
or sixth of the poles for supporting wires
Uion ) and along Its streets. This is due in a
measure to the fact that most of its street
railways nro oiwratul by an underground
cable. This circumstance does not fully ac
count for the difference. It might also be
accounted for in part on the supjiosltion that
it has less telegraphic and telephonic com
munication than Omaha. Its street car serv
ice is better. As to this statement I be
lieve all persons would agree who have re
cently seen the two cities. It Is natural it
should bo. us competition Is much greater. It
has three or four street railway companies.
Omaha has only one.
One of Kansas City's advantages over
Omaha lies in its union depot arrangements.
Its several lines of struct railway converge
and meet together in one common center ,
where they discharge and receive all their
passengers. Tnis tends to give an exagger
ated Idea of its imputation and of the num
ber of people who go und leave there. Again
its excellent dcjtot buildings make a favor
able impression on strangers und give them
conlldcnco in the stability of the city at large.
The practical value of large , sightly und com-
modius depot buildings to any young city is
almost incalculable. Every visitor sees such
buildings. Ho can't avoid it. They are the
first thing ho sees on coming and the last ho
beholds on going. They impress him favor
ably or unfavorably. If the impression they
make bo good ho may never see enouch of
the city to change it. If it be bad he may
never see enough to remove it. Besides , im
pressions nro often moro easily made than
gotten rid of. First impressions should
therefore bo given some attention. There
is no one thing that operates more to the
detriment of Otiiahu in her comparison
with other cities than her want of depot
buildings commensurate with her needs
Nothing else so much retards her growth or
blocks her wheels of prosperity. It humili
ates her people at homo and elicits adverse
criticism abroad. The World's fair will send
thousands of persons all through this west
ern country Omaha people should arouse
themselves. ' 1 hey should in some way pro
cure for their city a first-class depot build
ing , worthy ef her past and equal to the de
mands of her future. This done every visi
tor would behold a structure challenging his
attention und commanding his admiration.
Kansas City is , to some extent , cursed
with a feiv streets which have been paved
with a worthless kind of wooden blocks. In
this particular it is not unlike Omaha. They
extract but few lessons of wisdom from
the follies of others. It seems they must
first practice folly themselves before they
can bo brought to n realizing sense of its
evils. Such , however , has always been the
history of mankind , considered either us in
dividuals or as members of corporate bodies ,
.1. T. MUKIAKTY.
MR. OWNEY AND HIS TRAVELS.
Tim Noted Canine Tnurlnt I'aiil a Visit to
Omaha Yettcriluj' .
One of the most distinguished travelers
and unique individuals in the United States
visited the Omaha postoftico yesterday. Ho
remained there during the day and last
night and will leave for the Black
Hills this morning. He said not
a word during his sojourn among the
employes of the office , and even when he en
tered Postmaster Clarkson'i private office he
was us mum as an oyster , but he probably
received as much attention during his stay
as would one of the high officials in the pos
tal service , or even the postmaster general
himself.
The individual was Mr. Owney , the so-
called "tramp dog , " that has traveled
through the length and breadth of the coun
try in railway mail cars until ho has become
so much attached to the service and the mail
clerks that it is next to Impossible to drive
him away from a mail car or a postofllce ,
unless he sees a chance to ride on a mail
wagon. Owney seems to IKJ u cross between
a Scotch terrier and a mongrel of some sort.
He is not a handsome dog , by any means , but
is of a philosophic , happy disposition. To bo
connected with the mail service and get
good , decent food to eat seems to 1111 the cup
of his canine Joy.
He walked about and Inspected the in
terior of the Omuha office much the sumo as
an official specimen of the genus homo might
have done. Ho was evidently well pleased
with the office , particularly after the clerks
hud provided him with a dinner that would
have tempted many a hungry man. Toward
evening Owney began to grow restless and
wanted to mount orery mall wagon that left
the office for the depots. He socmed to feel
that tils work in Omaha was finished und ho
ought to be moving on to other fields of use
fulness.
The dog has been on the road for nearly a
year nnd. Judging from the bangles und tags
that ho wears , it is evident that ho baa seen
nearly every part of the United States. His
homo and starting place has evidently been
Albany , N. V. , where sonic kind friend placed
UK | > n his neck a strong leather collar with n
nickel plate on it. giving his name and homo
address. But this is not the only Jewel the
canine wears. Ho has at least thirty tacs
and souvenirs of various sizes and descrii > -
tions.
Mr. J. K. McLean of the Cincinnati In
quirer bus contributed to his stock of bangles
by placing a handsome tag on the collar.
Mr. Owney displays the fact that ho has
been to Sioux City by the presence on his
neck band of u fine souvenir badge of the
Corn 1'alace exposition Mobile , Ala. , has
contributed to the collection of jewelry , and
many other towns und cities where the
traveler has called have followed suit. The
collar will soon bo entirely filled witli
bangles and lugs
Owney left for the Black Hills this morn
ing on the mail train via the Fremont &
Klkhorn road. Ho will probably be taken
through to the coast when ho has scon the
Black Hills country.
Drntli of mi Old Citizen.
Mr. John Dwyer , whoso death occurred
April C , had been in Omaha sixteen years.
Ho was a native of Ireland and at the ago of
" 0 went to Australia , where ho learned the
drug business. After ioven years' residence
there ho eatno to America , and finally
located in Omaha , taking a position
in u local drug store. He soon formed
u partnership with W. J. Whitohouso ut
Sixteenth nnd Webster streets , where ho
remained two jx-ars. Ho then started in
business for himself at Sixteenth and Burt
streets where he remained two years longer.
Selling out hero on account of illness , he
afterward purchased a proi > erty ut Twenty-
ninth and Hamilton streets , where he fol
lowed the drug business until lust Christ
mas , For the past two yeurs ho has been
troubled with rheumatism but was improv
ing wben pneumonia set in three weeks ago.
In 1SSI he married Mary White , on Omuha
plrl , to whom seven children have been born.
The widow und five children survive him.
Two of the children , 8 uud 'J years of ace
respectively , died within u week of each
other. Just a year prior to their futher's
death. Mr. Dwycrwus well and favorably
known and will bo greatly missed by a largo
circle of I rieud ,
WOULD LIKE TO BE ANNEXED
What an Omaha Tourist Saw iu the Isle
of Ouba.
TIRED OF SPANISH RULE AND TAXES
Int ro Une Cniuinrtit on tint Inland and It *
Inhabitant * Their Ctiitom * , Politics ,
MnnnrrK nnd Itrllgloii lingerer
( or n
The rci > ort that a revolution Is near at
hand in Cuba lends a jtoculiar interest at
this time to any news pertaining to this
Spanish dcj > endeucy. It has always been
Impatient under Spanish rule and has made
numerous attempts to throw off the Spanish
yoke , hut thus fur without success. What
the result of the impending struggle will be
cannot , of course , be predicted , though It Is
awaited with Interest by many both In the
United States nnd other countries , who
sympathize with nny movement which will
throw off oppressive government.
Cuba Is a colony of Spain und the largest
Island of the West Indies , being about S'JO '
miles long nnd from twenty-one to 111 miles
wide , und Is situated lilO miles south of
Florida. Its urea is about that of the
stuto of New York. Along the coast
the land is low , but in the interior it is high ,
a range of mountains extending the entire
length of the island , some of whoso peaks
have an altitude of over 7,000 feet. Its sur
face is heavily timbered with such valuable
woods ns mahoganj , rosewood and cedar.
Much of this timber was formerly used fo.i
shipbuilding at Havana , nn industry which
was discontinued because of complaints that
t took work away from the laborers of
Spain. The Island is traversed by 1,000
miles of railroad nnd 'J.S10 miles of tele
graph. The climate is mild and equable , the
mean annual temperature being from 70 = to
7Ii = Fahrenheit , tiie hottest averages about
84 = , and the coldest about 70 = .
The first recorded fall of snow
upon the Island w.is. in lsYl , but
hail and hoar frost arc not uncommon. There
are two seasons , the rainy and the dry. The
rainy season lasts from May to November ,
and the dry from November to May.
Politically the island is divided into six
provinces , cacti of which has at its head a
governor appointed by the crown and over
whom there is resident in Cuba a governor
general und council. Fourteen senators and
thirty representatives are allowed to the
Cubans in the Spanish Parliament.
The island has a population of over 1.000-
0K ( ) two-thirds of whom are white and one-
third colored and Chinese , llomun Cathol
icism predominates , but all religions are
tolerated. Only one-third of the white people -
plo und one-eighth of the colored people can
read and write. Of an annual income to the
inhabitants of 30,000.000 the sum of CHX- ! ( )
000 goes for the payment of taxes. There is a
regular army of Hi.OOO men and a volunteer
force of ( XIUK. Sixty-eight gunboats cruise
about the coast.
The chief exports of the island arc sugar
and tobacco. During IM over ( kiO.OOO tons
of sugar nnd l.r > 7,000 tons of molasses und
; K,000 ) bales of tobacco were produced. In
the same year 18-JtC ! ! bales of tobacco and
JAI.000,000 cigars wore exjHirted from
Havana. The island is wonderfully fertile ,
producing all the fruits of the tropics and
many of those found in the temperate zones ,
But one-tenth of the surface is cultivated.
There is considerable mineral wealth , though
its extent has never been developed. As
phalt , abounds and marble quarries have
been opened. In 1SSU the United States im
ported from Cuba products valued at over
? 50OyoKK ( ) and sold to cuba goods valued at
over fs,000.000.
Mr. George W. Lininger of this city , who
has but recently returned from u visit to
Cuba , was seen a few uvenlngs since and
asked concerning the report that n revolu
tion was impending upon the island. "Yes , " '
he said , "tho people seem to be living over u
volcano , though 1 was not aware that any
thing immediate haa been determined upon.
There is no stability to the govern
ment and it is only a question of time
when a revolution will tune place.
The officials nro all Spaniards and this is
one of the conditions which is detestable to
the Cubans. The Cubans are very patriotic
and loyal to their own country. They feel
that the country belongs to them and that
the Spaniards have usurped nu authority
over them which is not only unjust but un
bearable us well. As you know , they have
made several attempts to throw off the
Spanish yoke , but have failed becauss of in
adequate forces. They have u very warm
spot in their hearts for the UnitcJ States
and would bo perfectly happy if they could
become a part of us. Annexation is talked
very generally , and the inhabitants watched
with great earnestness the progress of the
Hawaiian scheme , believing that if the
Hawaiian islands were annexed Cuba's
prospects would be excellent. I think wo
ought to have Cuba and its fine harbors.
With a good navy there our whole southern
and part of our eastern seaboard would bo
perfectly secure. Should the islanid ever
full into the hands of a powerful enemy ,
however , it would give us great trouble , be
cause it is the key to the whole southern
situation.
"la Cuba there is an ussemilation of sev
eral races. And the pcoplo there are of
various shades and colors , because they
have been mixing for 400 years. Spanish is
universally sjioken. I heard less Knglish in
Havana than I did in Paris or Berlin. One
who cannot speak Spanish has lltilo diffi
culty in gutting along for ho will find ut any
of thu hotels u guide to help him out.
"Havana is a city of 'J.10,000 people. There
is much wealth , style and refinement there.
One sees the latest Parisian costumes Jand
elegant equipages , The residences are till
built with a court , similar to those one finds
iu Italy. The Cubans are opposed to bull
fighting , although , of course the Span
iards uro not. While wo were there
a celebration similar to the Mardl Gras was
in progress. It began each evening ut 5
o'clock and continued for three days. 'Every
ono who could obtain a vehicle , dressed up
iu u fantastic costume , masking his face ,
und drove through the streets ut breaK-nock
s | > eed. In the procession , which was live
miles long , the whole town seemed to be
represented. The ladies especially were
given many privileges. Many of those upon
the street would walk up to some gentleman
and give him a good slapon the face. He
was obliged to take It. In the evening throe
great select balls were given. These are
conducted by three clubs , each of which has
erected u club building covering a block of
ground und three stories high. We were
fortunate enough to obtain an invitation to
one of these places und saw u thousand IH-O-
plo UK > n the tloor dancing ut one time to tiio
notes of forty instruments. It was a beauti
ful spectacle.
"Tho island is luxuriant in vege
tation. Tilings uro growing the year
around. There is a profusion of
( lowers and fruits and pine tipples
are cultivated by the thousands of acres.
The people have from the beginning to the
end of the year any abundance of tropical
fruits uud flowers. We were there in
February and found dry July weather ,
livery one was attired in summer clothes.
This was quite a change for us , because we
had como from a place where the ther
mometer registered zero. Another changes
was from three to two meals a day. Break-
fust is served there between 10 and 12 and
supjier ut 0. Wo found the people well be
haved and temperate. Wine Is the customary
drink. People drive out iu the morning and
evening and stay in during th middle of the
day. Everybody rides ; and nearly everyone
ono can , because cab biro is only U5 cents.
The island has not as yet outgrown the
horse car. The streets In Havana nro very
narrow. They nre purposely mudo so to
shut out the sun. Our stay was only too
short ; wo should have remained u mouth
longer.
"Tho Cubans do not take much stock In
Catholicism , nor in church matters gener
ally , because Spain wants them to. On gen
eral principles whatever Spain wants Cuba
doesn't want , and this feeling seems to pervade -
vado everything. The jxwple are taxed to
death and It is this load which probably
moro than anything else makes the Cubans
restless. One finds a government stamp on
the hotel register , and on every show bill
iwsted up. Every one who puts up a sign
over his door must pay a tax on every letter
used. The expression is common down
there thnt every blade ot grass is taxed.
While this U of course not literally true , It
yet gives one some Idea ns to the extent of
taxation. Spain rurt r In n tax on almost
everything living U Al o high nnd It Is no
wonder the people groan under the load. In
Havana the social evil'Is widespread. The
streets to which this Ntiss ot business is con
fined seem to be miles In length and
they arc at night , actually crowded.
Many of the sidewalks being but eighteen
Inches wide , the passers by are obliged to
walk near the doors -nutl windows of these
places. This nearness ffives the women nu
excellent chance to solicit. They sit within
these little rooms , or "stand at their doors
nnd windows , nttlred-in their finest , and
bow to this one , si > cak to another nnd stop n
third and engage him In conversation. Al
though this evil Is widespread , yet Havana
shows many evidences' of refinement and
mora'lty. The better class of people are as
good as one can find anywhere.
"As to Florida , wo found that It was the
great winter resort for New Yorkers , few
others going there. We stopped at Suther
land , the town owned by Oinahu pocple , and
found the hotels well patronized. Atlanta
was one of the best cities we were in , but I
wouldn't give much for the state in which it ,
Is situated. Wo visited New Orleans and
also Hot Springs. Ark. At the latter place
we found thirty or forty Omaha
people. On the whole the trip was very
agreeable. There were six of us In the
party und we didn't become lonesome. To
many people Cuba sccns u long distance off.
But one can go there in about two days and
a half. The boat ride from the southern
most i > oint of Florida is only seven hours ,
and It can be taken at night while one
sleeps. Yes , Cuba is a very prettj country ,
and one is well repaid in making it a visit.
One should not make the trip , however ,
unless ho has three or four weeks to remain ,
for there is much to be seen. "
STILL IN SUSPENSE.
Stulif * Injiinvl Ion Suit Still Hang' 1'lro In
District Court.
The historic suit of Earnest Stuht against
the city , wlii'-h has proved u stumbling
block in the way of the erection of the new
Union depot for the past two year * , was
called before Judge Ferguson yesterday , but
by agreement of the attorneys the hearing
was iiostpoued until next Wednesday. The
interested parties were ordered to appeal-
before the court in order that the city
should have an opportunity to ask for such u
modification of the injunction us would ad
mit of the enforcement of the ordinance that
was passed n few weeks ago.
The court complained that Saturday was
motion day and that if the case was taken
up it would throw the whole legal machinery
out of order. Mr. John D. Howe suggested
that the argument bo postponed until
Wednesday , and us the city attorney had no
objections the idea was agreed to. It is
understood that Stuht's attorneys will re
sist uuy modification of the order , preferring
to let the matter rest until the fina ! decision
of the court.
_
I. otti unit I.IIH- .
Judge Ferguson today decided the case of
Nels Larson against Lars Anderson and
others and set aside the deed to a tract of
land that was the bone of contention. Like
some other lawsuits , this one had a f iinnj side.
The tale as told by the papers In the case.
is to the eiTect that lone years ago there was
a bond , on which Anderson was the surety.
He owed Ivirson some money , and to get out
of paying the debt , ' us tht story goes , he
deeded the land to Mary Muns.in. she to pay
WOO if she gave him h.cr hand in marriage
and $ 'iKHi ( if she throw 'him overboard. The
marriage contract wad' ' carried out and in
the duo course of time Miss Munson became
Mrs. Anderson. Hvgb ( . then Larson com
menced his suit and attached the land as the
proiK.1'ty of Andersop.In passing ii | > oii the
case the court held , that the transfer was
without consideration. und that consequently
it was void.
IMitrlrt Court Notes.
Constable John Dltisrman is the defendant
in a suit for Sa.COO. 'brought by Itosina C.
Gerock. The plaintiff claims to have been
damaged to that extent by Dingmun's seizure
of her marble works on Cuming street.
William F. Swetv.y was awarded a verdict
of $1,01(4 ( uguiiibt Mijjnest Stuht by u jury in
Judge Hopewell's court yesterday. The suit
arose from u difference over tlie payment of
Stuht's share of the cost of construction of
the north wall of the Brunswick hotel.
The dismissal docket for the February
term of the district court was called by
Judge Hopeuell yesterday afternoon and
100 cases dispos jj of by being stricken from
the court records of the county. Among the
cases there were twelve divorce suits in
which issue had been joined at the beginning
of the term , and in which the interested
parties had settled their differences and had
gone to living log-other again.
"THE SOLD BRIDE. "
Om'.i i It j'.i ml in S ilatti i Arr 131-17 for a
DramaticSrnfmi tiiJnne.
The bright and classical Bohemian opera ,
"The Sold Bride , " by Hmetann. Is to bo
given iu this city at Boyd's some
time in Juno by Ludvik's Bohemian
Dramatic company , which is at pres
ent engaged In Chicago. This celebrated
play has been seen 'on all the iiujwrtiuit
stages throughout lOurope. and translated
into German , French and Russian und has
been well received wherever given. Tne
company , composed of twenty-two people
this year touring this country ,
is said . to consist of artists
in evcrv sense of the word.
Mr. J. Ii. Jieinski of the Pokrok Xapailu
has been iu correspondence with their man
ager for some time on behalf of prominent
Bohemians of Omaha , und last night u meet
ing was held ut National hull at which dele
gates from the different Bohemian so
cieties und others interested in
sei-inir the oper.i here in Omaha were pres
ent. It was decided that several perform
ances should be given in May by lo.-ul amu-
tour societies to r.iisc sufficient funds ( about
&KKj ) to cover the cost of the trip of Ludvlk's
company from Chlciiuro here , as well as
to pay for the USB of the opera
house and for a banquet , which
is to be given to them on their arrival. Af
ter a stay of a full week in this city , smaller
cities in Nebraska , such us Schuyler and
others , wherever the Bohemian element is
sufficiently large to warrant its appearing ,
will bo visited.
The Tel Jed Sokal Omaha ( Bohemian
gymnastic society * goes to Plattsmouth to
day where , in conjunction with the German
Gymnastic society there , they will give ex
hibitions on the occasion of the opening of a
Bohemian turn hall.
Wasn't Tlierr.
"Hello , Daluey , " exclaimed a young man
in an undertone to a tonsil looking specimen
of the female sex on Fourteenth street yes
terday.
"Now. see here , sii' . " said she in a loud
tone of voice , at th'd same time coming up
before him und shaking her finger
under his nose , u''l want you to
understand distinctly jthat , my nume Is not
Dainoy. and that if you cull mo Dainey
acain I'll make it ivurm for you. I know
your record , and yquitre too contemptible
to deserve any attention from me ; but I
don't want my friends 1o thinlc you uro one
of my acquaintance. ' ) , ,
With this she wallwq , triumphantly away
leaving the crowd towrijoy a hearty laugh at
the expense of the inttiscroet young man.
To Tcht Wire * and Lights.
The order for the : instruments for the
laboratory of City BIWtrician Cowgill has
been placed , and mosf of them will ba re
ceived next week. Tjticro are twenty-one in
struments , costing : } hout fl , ! > U , and the1
will bo used for testing voltage , the ampere
current , conductivity and insulating resist
ance of the wires of the electricul companies.
The most important and valuable instrument
is not included in the list , but U will bo in
time just as soon as some of the councilmen
become convinced that resistance is in vain ,
and that the are lights should bo tested for
candle power. When that time comes , and
It may be Tuesday evening , a photometer
will be purchased.
Marrlaco l.lrmi < - .
The following marriage licenses were is
sued by County Judge Eller yesterday.
Name nnd address. Ape.
Jlrvln II. llluko , Waterloo. Neb . U
I Amilo Ki-uldel , York-town , 111 . " 0
) Henry Hubcklst , Omaha . -7
I Iterthu Duerrochtor. Uiuuba . -G
J Trank Llndberc , Onmhu . 20
i Elslti Carlson , Omahu . 90
i Swan Olson , South Onmhii . 30
i HeiM-y Johnson , Omaha . -G
jTlioumsJ. Phillips , Ottumwa , la . 34
( Mary Mellush , Ottumwu , la . 2a
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BOMBSHEL
This time it strike our linen , cotton and white goods counters
We have been giving the public some phenomenal values lately.
We propose to keep it up all the time , We are determined to push
our sales to $2OOOOOO this year.
Our hosiery sale was a big success , and we want to repeat the
record in linens , cottons and white goods. In order to pupularize
this new part of the store we are induced to hold this big sale , to
continue until goods are closed out-
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Our Linen , Cotton and
White Goods Counter.
A regular tidal wave
of good things.
Goods almost given away
Be sure and get some
of them. Sale lasts
until stock on hand
. is closed out. Fine
Si.35 quality
heavy crochet Huck Towels
White Quilt ic quality
for this sale
For 98e
Coleraine Best 10-4
Bleached
Sheetin1
5c quality for Sheeting
Best Si. oo
Fast Black quality
India Linons. 1C 4w ! $ $ $ $ Damask
2oc quality for for this sale
8c 79c
JLJiAJJii
64-inch Fine
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75c quality
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CARPETS , CARPETS ,
16th and Parnam Sts. , Omaha.