2 THE OMAHA DAILY 13KK ; M'HIL 12. 1393 SIXTEEN PAGES. DECIDES TO TEST THE LIGHTS Oity Council Resolves at Last to Purcbaso a Photometer. THEY FOUND NO PROOF OF BRIBERY 7tnt tlm Kpnrlnl Committee ItrcoinmoniU Mint llmmel lln .HiirrlMrril-Tha Oily Will I'lclit the HlriM'l ltnlln r Illll Kuiitlnn Hiulnrvv The tidal wave of ( wpular demand struck the council last night with telling force , and there was n lively stampede for" cover by the members. The result is that the elec tric lights are to bo tested for candle power , n photometer bclngordered for the use of the electrician in making the tests. But one vote was recorded against the purchase of the Instrument and that was Wheeler's. But us the roll was being called there were ex planations of votes by the numbers who In the past Imvo so ardently opposed the purchase of a photometer , that were very Interesting In their way , and especially In view of former events. Those members who do not bellovo in the photometer as a lesllng instrument relieved themselves of all responsibility In the matter , or at least such were their state ments , and they were prepared to place the responsibility for the expenditure of $150 for the instrument win-re It belonged. From the statements It is not easy to determine whether the responsibility i = placed upon the shoulders of the tuxpuvers , Mayor Ileuils or the press. But it has been placed , however , and the photometer lias been ordered purchased. Early in the proceedings Mr. Jacobsen made u motion that the resolution ordering the purchase of n photometer bo taken from the , table , where it was placed by a former meeting. The motion was lost , the vote standing 0 to 11. The anti-photometer fol lows were sparing for wind , and were pre paring themselves to corral all the glory that Is due from the subsequent action. Mr. Back had a resolution covering the same ground ns Mr. Jacobsen's resolution , and bo offered it and moved its adoption. It directs the electrician and comptroller to purchase a photometer at a cost of not to ex ceed * ir > 0. Wheeler raised the point of order that as the Jacobsen resolution had been laid upon the tablu the council could not adopt the Back resolution. By a unanimous vote the Jacobsen resolution was taken from the table and the Back resolution was offered as im amendment. The roll was ordered called and explanations of votes were made. Mr. Edwards said ho had acted cnn- Rcicntiously in opposing the purchase of the Instrument , and in a llowery speech told of how ho believed bo was voting against the interests of the city in supporting the reso lution. Ho belloved ho bad performed his duty , and now ho was ready to place the responsibility where it belongs. Ho didn't explain where the re sponsibility rests , but hi Ills talk ho men tioned the fact that Mn.\or Bcmis wanted the instrument purchased , and the press did , and thu latter had convinced the public that corporation collars nro quite a popular fad in councilmanio circles. Ho was not controlled by anv corporation and voted aye. Mr. Hascall was in a humorous mood and thought that a photometer must bo a good thing. Ho understood it would write mes sages for the mayor , reports for committees , and would oven cure cholera and cholera jnorbus. Ho gave the electrician a few raps nnd after delivering himself also voted for the resolution. Mr. Back and Mr. Stool were other con verts , and while they had been conscientious in their former actions , they were ready to vote for the purchase of the instrument as Jong as the press and public demands U , and in this manner they relieved themselves of nil responsibility Wheeler said ho had not changed his mind nnd while some of the gentlemen had said they did not wear the corporation collar it looked to him as if they had an Indian lariat nround their necks with some ono clso ut the end pulling very hard. Ho voted no. _ President Bechcl said he did not believe in photometers , but ho was ready to place the responsibility and ho voted aye. The vote on the adoption of the resolution stood 10 to 1. The report of the special committee , com posed of Munro , Prince , Howell , Steel and Saunders , appointed for the purpose of in vestigating the charges of alleged bribery in connection with the Barber Asphalt com pany repair claim , was submitted. The re port was signed by all the members , except ing Prince , Who explained that ho did not dose so for the reason that it cast reflections upon the committee at the time the report upon the list of inspectors was made to the coun cil. The report was adopted , after considerable - able discussion , some members desiring the report modified. It is us follows : Your Kpoclnl committee appointed In pursu ance of thu motion mudo by Councilman Muuro to Investigate the alleged or attempted brllwry as charged by Councilman Elsnssor iiRalnstono A. It. Hensul and thti committee on p.iviuK. curbing and guttering , beg leave to rcport tlmt wo hold a four hours ses sion on the evening of March : U. AVe subpumaod witnesses and hoard all the testimony bearing on the case , and from such lostlmony we have como to tlio conclusion that 110 inanoy has been used for the purpo.so of In- lluenclni ; legislation ulthur to si-cure the favorable or unfavorable report by the com mittee having the Harbor usplialt claim for investigation , but wo < lo bellovo that money hurt been talked of by Charles Squires , agent of the Harbor Asphalt company , and A. K. Jlcnsal , nn Inspector unilur thu Hoard of Pub lic Works , hut whether .Mr. Squires mid offered iiioiioy oc whether Ilimsel hud asked for it Is a lui-stloii of contradictory evidence and do- ju'iids on tlio veracity of the wit nesses. It Is admitted by Mr. Squires hat ho sent for llunsel and mnicslecl him to go and Inlluonco tlio committee on pav ing , curbing and guttering. Thu ovldunco ortatnly shows that llensel wont at three dlf- fnrent times to tlio ofllco of tlharlus Snulrns , and that nionoy was bolng talked of for the purpose of Inllmsnclng the committee. Your committee hollnvos that A. ft. llonsol , bulng tin ofllclalof the city , was ilerollct In his duties us Mich olllclal not to rupert at once whun ho was olTnriu ) money for corrupt purposes , If Mich olTur was mtido us ho charges , and owing to thu noglnct on his part wti bulluvu hu is un worthy to 1111 the position of an Inspector. Wo thorofom rocommoml that hu bo not confirmed IIH an Inspector. \'our committee further finds that some inumburs of the committee that recommended tlio apixilntmunt of thi'so Inspectors knuw that talk of using money for corrupt purposes was going around , and that tliu numo of A. K. llonsul wasc.onni'Ctcd therewith. Your com- inlttou think It unbecoming In members of this council to h ivu rccommumlod such appoint ment without first having Investigated these charges , Mayor Bomls returned without his ap proval a resolution ordering a sldowalk laid upon the south side of Charles street , be tween Thirty-first and Thirty-second streets , for thu reason that a now walk has Just been laid upon the north side of the street , nnd a walk on the south side is unnecessary. The following communication from Mayor Bomls was road : TOTHK IIOSOIIAIH.K , TUB ClTV COUNGIIi Of TIIK I'tTY OK OMAHA , Ui'iitlomen : u Imscomo to my notice that ( iovernur t'rounao has not lioon apprised of the notion of tlio council on tlio Mil lust. , regarding thu strotit railway bill known as senate Illo No. 21U , and 1 am Informed that thu governor slates that ho has roculvod no protest against thu bill from Omaha. lliavoalhu boon Informed that thnru was a muss mooting of citizens bold In Lincoln last iilgbt to protest against this obnoxious bill. Homo of the leading citizens of Lincoln came toUmalm today and called upon me. They Informed mo that committees hud been ap pointed to wait on tlio governor and request Mm not to sign the bill , I recommend that the council take action at once to appoint n committee to wait on the governor tomorrow and usl ; him to veto tlio bill , as Ills manifestly an unjust measure , Ku.snpctftilly , Ucomie I1. IIKMIS , Mayor. Mr. Wheeler arose and said that Governor Crounse had shown him the telegram from City Clerk Groves In which the council pro tested against the signing of the bill , and he tnovod that a committee of five bo appointed to wult upon the governor in regard to the matter. The motion prevailed. Mr. Steel offered n resolution calling a mass meeting this evening , but withdrew the motion to adopt , the opinion k availing that If a publlo meet- lug Is necessary the mayor should promul- the call. The committee appointed Is BUe echol , Wheeler , Edwards , Hascall and Specht , and they will go to Lincoln at 10:15 : this morning. The. Board of Publio Works submitted its tabulation of bids upon paving and curbing. And also called attention to the faot that but one bid ii | > ou asphalt had boon rocdlvcd and that It had boon rejected , and the board de sired to rciulvcrtlso for bids U | > on that ma terial. Mr. Hascall urged that the awards made by the board upon the brick and stone pav ing and upon curbing Do approved , and his motion to that effect prevailed. Ho thought that It would bo necessary to approve of tlm specifications as made by the board before bids upon asphalt can again bo advertised for , Mr. Wheeler made a discovery in the as phalt paving specifications , anil wanted to know the whcrofor. His discovery was to the effect that upon two streets to bo re- paved asphaltctlo concrete was called for In stead of cement , and tie said tor this reason competitive asphalt bids were not received. City Engineer Hosowatcr explained Unit all contractor * know of tlio specifications , and they raised no objections previous to the tlmo that bids were opened. They covered oulv two small streets that were to bo re- payed , and it was necessary to make these special specifications for those streets and tlio fact was no excuse for the failure of thu asphalt companies to bid upon the paving. On motion It was ordered that lu the fu ture nil specifications submitted by the Board of Public. Works and approved by the council ho mudo a matter of record by the city clerk. The Board of Health resolution requesting the council to have the streets and alleys in the squatter settlement opened up was re ferred to the committee on streets , with in structions to report what stops are neces sary that favorable action may bo taken. General Manager 10. Dickinson of the Union Pacific railway in n communication protested against the Jones street dump. Ho cites the fact that the dump as main tained lias extended so far into the river as to throw the swift current of the river from its usual course , over nnd toward the east side of the river , and is thereby endangering the safety of the Union Pacific bridge ami abutments thereof. Mr. Pii'kinson requests that steps bo taken mmodlately to remove the dump. In , ho same connection another protest signed > i niiinirous property owners was received isking that the dump bo removed. Both were referred to the committee on police. The Nebraska Fuel Gas company asked for a franchise to construct a plant and lay ualns to furnish fuel gas , to bo used in cooking and heating stoves , ranges and fur- laces , or in whatever way coal and wood nay bo used for fuel. The request was a engthy document , and gave the history of fuel gas and its uses in other parts of the country. It was referred to the committee on Judiciary. The city engineer was instructed to submit [ ilans and estimates at ouco of such main sewers as lu his opinion can bo immediately constructed within thu limits of funds avail- iblo for such work. The city attorney was directed to prepare in ordinance providing for the sale of pav ing and sewer bonds. City Treasurer Bolln was directed to re quest the county treasurer the privilege of an examination of bis accounts , and , accord ing to same , to demand from him a monthly settlement for" moneys collected from tax sales and collections on Iho IS'.H and IS'.y road tax , and to report the result of the examination at his earliest convenience. The contract of C. L , . Cliaffee for furnish ing lumber to the city , vetoed by Mayor Bonus for the reason that the quality of lumber to bo furnished was not stated , was returned In corrected form and , together with the bond , was approved. The committee on police reported that the present city Jail quarters can bo properly ventilated by tlie use of electric fans at a cost of about ? . " > UO. The committee also recommended that the room ad joining tlio court room on the cast befitted fitted up for an emergency hospital , and re quested that propositions bo solicited from firms having for sale the electric motors and fans. Accompanying the committee's re port was Building Inspector Tilly's estimate of the cost and plans for ventilating the Jail. He places the expense at about fMX ) in placing an electric dynamo and pressure fan [ u the southwest corner of the jail that will send from 111,000 to 18,000 cubic foot of air l > er minute to the top of the building through a largo pipe and which will cost ? 15 per month for running oxpci.ses. Tlio other incidental repairs will amount to about $ > ( ) . Tlio committee was empowered to act. Another report from the committee on police touched upon the squatter question. Thocommittee finds that no general or whole sale order can bo made or proceedings taken for the removal of the squatters and that it will be necessary for the proper authori ties to proceed separately against the squat ters and that tbo case of each one must be determined upon its merits. No recommend ations were made as to the course to pur sue. sue.An effort was made to strike from the ap propriation ordinance thu item of $1,500 in favor of the Crane Elevator company , but it failed for tlio want of sufficient votes. Specht , McLeario and Munro wanted the ituui stricken out , but they sccmod to stand alone , The council adjourned to meet Thursday evening and the Board of Public Works was instructed to submit the specifications for asphalt pavement at that time for approval by the council. ix Wi'iitlior Conditions Iluvo lte n Favorable A ( iixul Avonite ISeported. COLUMIIIA , Mo. , April 11. Weekly weather crop bulletin of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture : The weather conditions the past two weeks are generally conceded to bo most favorable to agricultural interests. The period has boon marked by numerous light showers , exceptionally warm weather nnd high dry winds. As the best indication of the condition of the soil , It may bo said that corn planted on March SO was up April 4. Meadows seem to have suffered very little from the protracted cold weather. As rei > ortcd by sections the lowest average condition is 70 per cent In the northeast and the highest 85 in the southeast. The average date of wheat seeding last fall was September 'Jo , ton days earlier than the previous year , but the condition of the soil was bad and much of the seed failed to germinateor at best , nmdou weak , spindling growth. The low temperature , the very llttlo protection afforded by snow and the ice which , in sections of the state , covered the ground for a long period during the winter , indicate that much of the area sown has been winter killed , but tno continued cold weather has prevented a sufficient growth of tlio plant tomakoit possible to estimate the probable acreage which will bo plowed up. When compared with the condition April 1 of an average year , the prospect for a wheat crop Is bad , but when compared with tlio prospect last year , there is reason to take courage. Hyo was less injured than wheat by the severe winter and is eleven points better than ISlrj. Oats sowing is progressing rapidly , and , owing to tlio poor yield of last season , the acreage promises to bo above the average. Corn planting lias already commenced. Fruit prospects nt present are the best in some years , and , barring u late frost , the crop will bo very largo. The weather conditions are favorable to llvo stock of all kinds and the comparative condition is high. I.ntrnt from tlm Clinrtnw War. WASHINGTON' , D. C. , April 11. Secretary Hoko Smith has received the following tele gram from Agent Bennett ntMuskogco , I. T. : "Am reliably advised that both , factions of the Choctaws are bolng strongly rein forced. The presence of military alone .will prevent a conflict. Troops should bo sent to Antlers as quick as possible. 1 will go there when 1 am advised that the troops have started. " Telegram Just received from Atoka says : ' Hundreds of men are going to the loca tion of the troubles , if tlio government docs not interfere. " As requests have already boon made ft the War department to send troops , no further action will bo taken. Officers at the War department are In clined to believe that thu trouble is not as serious as tlio dispatches of Agent Bennett indicate. Worklngmeii Will Itetiillnto. NEW VOIIK , April 11. Secretary White of the Garment Cutters union said this morning that there was a big movement on foot on the part of the Brotherhood of Tailors , tin con tracting tailors and thu lockod-out cutters , which will lead to retaliatory measures against the manufacturers. There will bo a conference looking to this end held some day this weak by the throe organization. M WIN1)M1) ) ) HAIL _ rum TAPE. ] the wind Increased hero and the fury of the marginal storm hrolto over the city. The full in the b-tromotcr was something re markable , going nt low as ittUl * , n fall of eighty-two hundredths of an Inch In twenty-four hours. Inside of twenty-two minutes over thirty-three hundredths of water , on the level , fell , and the total rain fall for the twenty-four hours oiidlng at 7 p. m. last night was sixty-two hundredth of an Inch. Another peculiarity witnessed by the weather men last nlifht was the lack of hu midity. As a general thing during a rain the humidity tnar s 1K ( ) , and as a rule it s some hours afterwards before the tlew point gets back to normal , but last night was an oxccptlon , for at the 7 p. m. observation the humidity was only UK , showing an unusual dryncss of the atmosphere. The fact that the earth dried so suddenly and that dust. was blowing In a naif hour at tor such a hard iii I u Is considered rather phenomenal. During the storm the wind howled over the house tops at the rate of forty-five miles an hour , but with the setting of the sun the velocity gradually decreased to six miles mil remained near that point until nearly iitdnlght when it raised a little and gradu- illy shifted around from the south to west. By today the wind will be from the north west and along with it a drop In tempera ture. ture.The evening reports received last night showed n rising barometer in the west and onsequoutly a fall in temperature. At Kear- loy they had. : ! inches rain and a wind celerity of fifty-six miles an hour. North Platte had 10 rain at all but a high wind. To the south- vnrd the wind was not very high except at Jodgo City , fifty-two miles and no rain fell. St Paul experienced the greatest precipita tion , ono Inch and a quarter. Telegraph wires In the west , southwest and north were lisahled and no report came in from those ) olnts. Cooler weather with possible showers is ; ho prediction for today. The night train dispatcher at the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha railroad offices said at - o'clock tills morning that trains were running regular and that ho had lot heard of uny washouts or water spouts on the line , and that if there had been any 10 would know It. WliATIIISK 1'OHKCASTS. Nclirailcii U I'loiiilxcd Another Cold \Vnro Till * I'.VCIllllJ , ' . WASHINGTON , D. C. . April 11. Forecast for Wednesday : For Nebraska Fair , high lorthweslerly winds ; cold wave Wednesday light. For Iowa Clearing in the early morning ; fair during the day ; high northwesterly winds ; cold wave in western portion Wednes day night. For the Dakotas Generally fair , except > 0bsibly local snows in eastern portion in early morning ; high north westerly wind , diminishing in force ; colder. Local Kfronl. Omen OF run Wnvrumi BL'IIKAIT. OMUIA , April M. Omaha record of temperature and rainfall , compared with corresponding day of [ last four years : 1893. 1892. 1801. 1890. Maximum temperature. 81 o 470 OHO BOO Minimum temperature. . 40 = H4O 350 O'JO Average tompcruttiro. . 1313 40S 02 = Olio Precipitation 02 .10 .00 .00 Statement showing tbo condition of torn- [ icr.itnre and precipitation at Omaha for the : luy and since March 1 , 1S'J3 ' : Norinullomiicraturo MO PAOOSS for the day 14 ° KM'OSS slncii ilairh 1 1& ° Normal pvi'cliHatlon | 10 Incli Kxi'ss for the dav ' 5'- Inch Uollcluney March 1 01 Inch ItoporU troni Other I'olutH at S p.m. mlsMnit T Indicates trace GKOIHIK E. HUNT , Loral Forecast Ofllclnl. The follo-.vinjj telegram \vis received by tlio weather bureau tonight ; WASHINGTON , I ) . C. , April 11. Hoist cold wave warning , tcmpornturu will probably fall to freezing uy Thursday mornlnc.H . H AUK1NGTON. XBH' YOUK 31KT1IOIHST COAKRKtf.VC'K. licforo A < lniiriilii , | | ; It A < loptn ICcnolntlonx on the .School Question * TAHUYTOWjf , N. Y. , April 11. This wnstho closing day of the session of tlio Now York Methodist conference and before adjourn ment it paid its respects to the Catholic church and Its relation to our public schools. Dr. J. M. King introduced a lengthy pre amble and resolution upon the action of the Itoman Catholic church In urging , under the direction of Mgr. Satolli , the fashion of parochial with public schools in localities where the Cat hello churcfles are not strong enough to keep their parochial schools on an equal footing with the public schools. Ho was interrupted with outbursts of applause and the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : Kesolvod , That any porsou or power that threatens tlio oxUtence of the public schools is an enemy of the republic. Ill-solved , That wo will jealously watch and loyally ituard thcso nurseries of our citizen ship , and whenever they are assaulted wo will defend them without malice ; without bigotry : without fear , but without compromise. Itesolvcd , That wo will exhort our people to exert themselves as citizens to defend the nu- tional , state , county and municipal treasuries against all attempts or pretexts for the divi sion of the sacred funds which they hold for the support of the public schools. United rrt'sliyturlnns In .Semlou. The Omaha presbytery of the United Presbyterian church Is now In session at tlio Central United Presbyterian church on Sev enteenth streot. Tlio first session was hold yesterday afternoon. Last evening the Presbytery , which in cludes Dunbar , Majors , Kearney , North IJend and Omaha , elected the following ofilccrs : President , Mr. W. C. Ardrey , South Omaha j first vice president , M. C Kmple , Kearney ; second vice president , Miss Laura Miller , North Bend : treasurer , Mrs. .1. P. Hogue , Dunbar ; secretary , Miss Snyder , Omaha ; executive committee , J. P. Hague , Dunbar ; Miss Snyder , Omaha ; Miss Miller , North Bond ; M. Kiupio , Kearney , and Miss McCulloch , Omaha. Miss McCulloch was elected president of the Young People's Christian Union , but she declined the honor. No other choice was mado. Matters of interest to tlio presbytery were discussed. Another session will bo held today. ItcCllHl'll to 1'utltlOII. MAUCH CuuxK.Pa.April 11. Judge Drehrcr in tlio Carbon county court has handed down a decree In which ho refuses to make au order compelling the Dubs faction of the Evangelical association to divide the use of the churches in Mauch Chunk and Lehlgh- ton with the Bowmanltos , These vhurchos are now in .possession . of the Dubsltos and the Bowmunltes brought suit to gain ciiuul use of the edltlees while the controversy la pending as to which faction is the legal owner of the building. Judge Drohrer says ho can find no authority In law to grant the petition prayed for. llov. MoriHii Dlx Kmlorxml. BOSTONMass. . , April 11. A largely at tended meeting of the Massachusetts church union has unanimously endorsed the nomina tion of 'Uov. Morgan Dlx for the bishopric made vacant by the death of Rev. Phillips Brooks. Huldlnr * lluroute to the Strip. DALLAS , , Tox. , April 11. The Nqws1 Paris , Tex. , special sayn : Captain Quthrleoftho Thirteenth United States'Infantry arrived hero at 4 p. m. enrouto to the territory. Ho had fortv-Uvo men with him , all well armed and equipped. Otlrir * ait' to Join him In a few days. Uovrn6r Jones and his attorney met him and hud'itdonvcraatlon with him in t'nlted Stairs Marslrul's DicUerson's private oftlce. At Iho iiwM uolicltatlon of Gov ernor Jones , who'1 ' professed great uu- oaalucA * , Captain . Utithrlo agreed to top his men at ) Kioodland , wlioro the inllltla nro t-ampeit' tonight. The soldiers loft this evening. Governor Jones , his at torney and advlser-k'ft on the saiiiu train. Governor Jones Mill * friend ho would wall and see If the United States government would order uocV'u , to glvo up the men ho wanted , and If nuy Uio mllltln would take them by force. . ' . ' , L. [ , Hl'.UttiiOr , Sl'OKT. Oiirilm harriers Club. A "cross country" club was formed and ar rangements perfected last evening in the parlors of tlio Young Men's Christian asso ciation bytho athletic inornboM of the asso ciation. This is a now departure in ath letics for Omaha and vicinity , It is an excit ing and most hc-ilthful pastiuio for these that can stand it , viz. : a run across Iho coun try taking all obstacles lu the way of ditches , crooks and fences for ton miles. Tlie first run will take pluco some evening this week , starting from the gymnasium. In the noiirhlxirhood of fifty runners declared their intention of starting. Among them Volkhurdt of00 pounds of slnow and bone , Ilr. Henry , Kev. Fleming , the two Harmons , Young , George Purvis , W. Head , T. Bullock , Ourys , O. Knglor and the two gritty Kcot- Amcricans , Dr. Cameron and J. C. Anderson , ns captain and secretary. Dnlrlcsiit Moiiinoiilli 1'ark , Niw YOIIK , April M. The slates of the Moninoiith Park Jockey club received "IV entries. The California entries wore the last to como to hand and among the new ones on the slope are W. O. McDonough , who names seventy-eight royally bred racers ; Charles L. Fair , who enters twelve : Dan Miller , six , and Mit ; Stearns , twenty-eight entries. right rixnl lor .Mi iiipliln. MEMPHIS , Tcnn. , April 11. Arrangements nave been made for a mill between Frank Thornton of Cincinnati and Jimmy Casey of Memphis for ? " 00 u. sldo anil tlio largest purse offered by any Memphis club. iliilni ( JliirliHini Anchored. Ci.nvKt.ANi ) , O. , April 11. John Clarkson , the famous pitcher , was signed today by tlio Cleveland flub. xmm rote TIII : .MM/I * . 1,1st iif Chances In the llcuuliir Service us Aniioiiiicril Yesterday. "WASHINGTON'D. C. , April II. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BIB.The ] following army orders wcro Issued today. First Lieutenant Charles F. Mason , assist ant surgeon , will proceed to New York City and report In person on Monday , April ! 3I , to Colonel Charles H. Alden , assistant surgeon general , president of the army medical board in that city , for examination with a view to determining his Illness for promotion. At his own request Second Lieutenant Samuel ,1. Scay , Jr. , Twenty-first infantry , is trans ferred from company F to company I of that regiment. Leave of abscnco'iivauted Captain Charles McClure , acting judue advocate , March 'JO , is extended one inonUi and ten days. The extension o/ | leave granted Colonel James IMddle , Ninth cavalry. March Ifi , Is further extended t'wo months. Captain lames C. Merrill , assistant surgeon , will pro ceed to Now York C'ity on business connected with the medical department. Leave of absence-'fromthodateof ' departure of his battery from its present sialton to in clude Juno 1 is granted Second Lieutenant- Frank G. Mauldin , Third artillery. Leave of absent1 * for ten days to take effect about April1 l.ri is granted First Lieu tenant William N. .Hughes , Thirteenth in fantry. , First Lieutenant John T. French , Fourth artillery , is relieved from further duty in this city and will proceed' ' to , J\Tew York City and report to Lieutenant CoUmel Sau.uol Itrcuic , assistant adjutant , ipr duty In connection with the roylslqu ulj tlio army regulations. SETTLED TllEIlt of tlioV itern rasnongur Associa tion Como to an Agreement. CHICAGO III. 11. At ' , , April today's moot ing of tlio Western Passenger association all questions of difference were settled and the association agreement yi s adopted as a whole , to take effect April 20. The now agreement covers lines both east and west of the Missouri river , nnd by a formal vote Manager B. D. Caldwell , the present chair man of the Western Passenger association , was made chairman of the entire associa tion. A committee , including representa tives of lines east and west of the river , was appointed to adjust the agreement so as to cover the grievance of tlio transmissouri lines. Tomorrow will bo given to settle matters and report to the regular mooting. The agreement as now adopted gives the transmissouri committee of tlio Western Passenger association entire control of questions involving it ulono. All matters in territory east of the river nro under the direct jurisdiction of tlio associa tion and all matters cast and west are under the charge of Chairman Caldwoll. I'nlillslii'd a Itutu Lint. CHIOAOO , 111. , April 11. The Central Traffic association 1ms published a list of the roundtrip - trip faros from important points In Its terri tory to the World's fair. The rates , which arc on regular trams only , uro ilgurcd at 2 cents a mile for the entire distance covered , coming and going. J' .I.V Of A ,1.111. JlltEAKKIt. Ho Propones tn Spend Ills Declining Yriirs Klevntlng thu Stugr. SALT LAKH , U. T. , April 11. [ Special Tele gram to THU BBC. ] Tom Griflin , a desper ate burglnr'imprisoucd in this city , has writ ten to a Now York theatrical manager offer ing to present for his consideration a play entitled "Tho Jail Breaker , " in which Griflin shall bo the star. After a varied career of crime Griftln has suddenly become imbued with the idea that ho , has all the natural en dowments of a greatactor. . He has written a thrilling play , and in his loiter to the New York theatrical man ager says : "Your correspondent is famous throughout the west as a jail breaker. It is a notoriety I tried hard to avoid. It was during my prison days that I invented the pleco. or play , and as I have given years of my life to the service of different states in the pen , it lias made mo almost a physical wreck. Policy says 'quit before tlio grave claims mo as another victim. ' I have made up my mind to do thence ) / the propoaliion I now mako. " „ . j Grlflln is playing wi engagement at the Utah ponltenliarjiiithat will probably pre vent him from acoolrting any other offer just at present. ' , _ 'Married { ha Coiichmiin , CIIICAOO , 111. , flPTil 11. Miss Gcorglo Webster , the pretly1 adopted daughter of Dr. G. F. Hawloivnrwealthy dentist , today loft a homo of case < iud nniuenco to wed the man who has untll\lately been driving Dr. Hawley's carrlage\\ijJ ( \ curing for his horses. There was no ot/ipp/ncnt , nothing sensa tional , but Miss Georgia declared that she loved the man , the man loved her , they were going to bo-iuarficd , and married they were this afturuaunlaThu groom is J , .C. Cooper , a young mfin who came hero from Kansas some ficrnnin .Society Doings. The German turnverein held its regular monthly meeting at-Gormanla hall Monday night. Quito u change was made in thu con stitution and by-laws of tlio vcroln and a de cision reached to send from eight to twelve members of the Bajrcnriego to the Milwau kee and Chicago national contest , besides the fourteen active turners. On Saturday , April 16 , the OmahaiPlatts- doutschcr vcroln will give its icustomary annual Easter ball at Gormania hull. A largo number of invitations have been sent out. _ 1HKD. Jfitttce * offlvellnttorleu'undtr tltli head , fl/ty cents ; tach niRHtfonnl line ten cctiU. UASMUSSON-lIrs. Christina , ago 09 years. .1 months , at family residence , 1711 tiouth Twelfth btruet. Funeral Thursday. April IS ut 8:3U : u. tn. from noldonco to tit. Patrick's church. Interuiuut at , Mary H comotorjr. TRACES OF A BLOODY CRIME Vonlco , 111. , Police Mystified by a Recent Discovery Tharo. SOME GHASTLY EVIDENCES OF MURDER ( IrniMciiiio nnil In u slmnty Hunt Near Unit City Sign * of u Struts' ' " ud u llrutiil Crlmo < ! < ipji.rlurei nT ttiu nillerr * . ST. Lori * . Mo. , April 11. The police have found evidences at Venice. 111. , of what tlioy bellevo to IMVO been n most brutal murder. The discoveries bewail with the finding of n huge bludgeon lying on tbo door Bill of a shanty boat about ! KK ) yards from tbo Vonlco elevator and about ! iOO yards from the liver's edge. The blood bad the nppoar.mco of beIng - Ing recently dr.iwn , a small bunch of gra.v and auburn hair , the gray predominating dominating , andrhat presented tbo appearance of a portion of a human brain adhered to tbo club , about a foot from Its end. The Hour of tbo shant.y bout was covered with blood ami a largo quantity was found near the door. Tbo walls of the boa' in sotuo places to the height of six feet wcro spotted with blood , unit , in fact , the room of the , boat Iwre evidence of a horrible struggle and a hruttil crime. Falling to tlnd a dead body , searchers finally came across foot prints leading to the water's edge bearing evidence of having been iiiiulo by some one carrying a heavy burden. A bloody handkerchief found In another shanty looked as though it had been used as a murderer's towel. The sccnu of the supposed crime is u tough locality frequented by low gamb lers and the theory Is that some one lias been murdered for his money ana thrown into the fiver. This is strengthened by the fact that Sunday morning Captain McCluskey of the harbor boat ne.tr the scene of the murder s.iw in the river the body of a white man , which floated away before it could bo caught. A theory which is generally adopted in connection with the blood stains and other evidence of murder is that the same two men who gamited the Grand Army of the Hepublic veteran , Gill , in this city , nro the perpetrators of the mys terious deed nt Venice. i ) pun.u Tin ; < ; ALLOWS. L.vnehcrH Changii Tlinlr .111ml mill Itatitrn Thrlr Victim to .lull. SAUNA , Kan. , April 11. John Hudson , the negro arrested for assault on Mrs , J. M. Frost , was taken from Jail last night by n mob , u rope put around his neck and he was taken and confronted Mrs. Frost , who positively identified him as her assail ant. The mob then took him away and told him to prepare for death. He earn estly protested his innocence. , and after a time sentiment turned in his favor to the ex tent of causing protests against the sum mary action , and after conciliatory ad dresses by tbo mayor and others ho was re turned to Jail. It looks tonight as though there would yet bo trouble over the agitation growing out of the attempt to lynch the supposed ravisher , John Hudson. All day today the city has been filled with strangers , many of whom were members of the mob who last night at tempted to lynch Hudson , and other people ple attracted to the city by the excite ment. Most of the would-bo lynchers came from Nilcs , Kan. , the home of Mrs. Frost , and when deprived of their prey last night swore they would return tonight reinforced and surely lynch Hudson. HherilT Anderson , not anticipating an easy task in repulsing a mob of any size and fearing trouble from the many rough looking visitors already in the city , this afternoon wired Governor Lowell- ing for state aid. The governor immedi ately ordered out company 15 of the Kansas National Guard , and it is tonight guarding the jail. Should the mob from Niles return tonight blood will surely How. The town is intensely excited over the outcome. I.OOKICD IN A riuinT OAK. Peculiar nnil Distressing Kxpcrlonco of n Itiilliili ) , N. V. , .111111. , PITTSIIUUO , Pa. , April 11. Muflled groans and cries coming from a freight car on the Lohigh Valley road attracted attention this morning. The car was opened and a man found in an unconscious condition. Medical aid was summoned and , after several hours' work , the man was revived sufficiently to say his name was John Driscoll and that his homo was in Buffalo. Last Wednesday night , while uudor the influence of liquor lie crawled into an empty car standing in the yards and secreted himself , intending to pass the night in its shelter. During the night the car was locked up and mudo up in a train bound for this city. When ho awoke he was unable to attract tbo attention of the trainmen , and after suffering for food and water for two days ho lost consciousness. According to the man's story ho had been without food or drink for 144 hours and doc tors stated that his condition fully bears out this fact. Driscoll was removed to his brother's homo hero , where everything pos sible was done for him. iXI ) OF A FAMOUS CASE. KuBciioDiiiiiilvnnt'it Butt AciiliiNt Mllllnnnlro 1'ottor Ilsnilt8Pl. CHICAGO , 111. , April 11 , The case of Eugene Dunnivant against- . W. Potter , the mil lionaire steel manufacturer , was today dis missed in the court. The suit was for damages , Dunnivant alleging that ho was falsely imprisoned as a result of a conspiracy designed by Potter to get him out of the way on account of the relations alleged to have existed between Dunnivant and Gertrude Potter , daughter of the defendant. The case has been sev eral times postponed at the instance of Dun- nivaut's attorney. Tills afternoon they asked Judge McConncll to wait several hours for an aflldauit which at the opening of court they announced would bo ready in thirty minutes. The ju igo finally lost patience with the attorneys , said the affidavit would not bo ready till tomorrow and called the case. The plalntilT declined to give any ovi- dcnco in support of his suit and it was then dismissed. _ _ MlKsisiIppIVlilteriipi. . HUOOK HAVEN , Miss. , April 11. A promi nent farmer was in town today and said whitecapism had broken out afresh about fifteen miles southeast of this place whore thecounties ofJLlncoln , Lawrence and Pike adjoin. Negroes are being whipped and driven from homo indiscriminately. He says tbo best and most respectable in the coun try are faring no better than tno rest. Ho thinks this fresh outbreak , in a large meas ure , is due to the fact that the whitecups recently arrested in Pike county were not brought to trial , but released on bonds. All good citizens In the locality where these outrages occur condemn them , but fear to make their disapprovals openly known for fear tbo torch will bo applied to their own homes or a shower of lead lived from under cover. _ round Demi In tin ) Knlim of Their Homo. GitiU'.Nvii.u : , N. C. , April 11. News reached hero today that the bodies of E.V. . Hensloy , wife and son and daughter were found Monday morning in the ruins of their cabin. They lived thirty miles above hereon on the side of Grassy mountain , in a remote and secluded section. Investigation is being made , as it Is not thought likely that the family would have failed to bo aroused by the fire or would have had any difficulty in escaping from the small building. The scene of the tragedy is in the moonshine sec tion and there is a suspicion that Hensloy may have become Involved in n family feud , so frequent in the mountains , and the family become the victims of the enemy's ven geance. _ Ilunj ; the NeRro. ATLANTA , Tox. , April 11. News reaches licro that Leo McRoynolds , a white boy , was sliot In the hand by n negro at Sulphur uta- tlon. The whites organized and hung the negro. All is quiet at this hour. Awful Iomc tlo HOWUNO GHKII.V , Ky , , April 11. Gooreo Bradley , a well known colored man , flew into a rage last night , because his 7-year-old boy did nomcllilnit dlspleasliiR to him 1'lt'U Ing up a pleco of plank the limn bc.it the child tn death , llorrlllod at what ho had douo llradley then secured BOIIIO rat poison , and , nftor ho ami his wife had each taken a dose , they lay down to din Tim poison did not work fast ( 'tumuli to suit Ilradlcy , who then cut his throat from oar to our with a razor. This morning Hradloy's oodv was found lying across that of his wife , wiio was slowly dying from the effects of the poison. n oin.it'fi 1:1 in.\orun. : Workmen .luiilii ut Work-Tint 1'iilr < lriimiil Wutcr .Supply. CIIICAOO , 111 , April 11. The AVorld's fair strikers all returned to work Sunday iiiorn- iiiir and In addition thu foiv > of landscape gardeners was Increased to 'J.XX ( ) , and every thing went forward right merrily. In one week at the fair grounds the big Allls engine , which Is to he Iho wonder of visiting engineers next summer , will bo at work. Thrceshlftsof men have been workIng - Ing on the Job over since the englno arrived. The giant pump of the puniplni : plant began its "chug-chug" today , and will hereafter supply a dally quantity of U.-MhUKK ) gallons for use In the park. The total capacity of tlm .station when all completed will bo 00- OKl.OlW gallons a day. Director General l.ivls has extended the tlmo for receiving exhibits at the World's fair from April HI , the day originally sot as the last ono on which they would bo re ceived , until April ! it ) . This was necessary by the fact that not only one-third of the ex hibits are now in the grounds. < * . i'iitso.\.ii. I'.tit.tcii.irus. Postmaster Clarkson Is In Chicago. D. O. Adams of Salt Lake is in Omaha. t1' . Fauikner , the grain man of Sehityler , is in town. John Thomson of Fremont was in the city yesterday. Edward Updike of Harvard arrived In the city last evening. Watson Piekroil of Heatrico was seen upon the streets yesterday. S. K. llownrd of Hastings was registered at ono of the hotels yesterday. F. 10. White , United States marshal , came in from Plattsmouth yesterday. Little Sarah , the famous dancer and Juvenile actor of Denver , is in the city. Ernest Stinger of the city engineer's office recently returned from his European tour. Mrs. b. Hoffman returned Sunday from Florida , where she has been for tlie past two months. Hon. C. H. Van Wyclc" and wife passed through the city yesterday on their way homo from the east. Colonel Uenham has returned from Hot Springs. S. D. , where lie has been very much improved in health by the baths of that popular resort. Dr. Charles Ambrook of Uoulder , Colo. , who has been making a tour of Europe with the view of bettering his health , Is in the city on his way homo. At the Murray : 10. A. Charles , Minneapo lis ; A. F. lirunck. O. II. Fay , Chicago : Bart- U'tte Klcharas , Chadron. Neb. ; W. S. Doran , Chicago : O. II. Carnahan , ( Jo/tad , Neb. : S. S. Compton , Philadelphia ; Fred L. Johnston , Chicago ; L. I * . Allen , llutchiuson , Kan. ; D. G. Tlrickor , Unite , Mont. ; H. Kohrbuclc , O. L. Eisenstadt , Chicago ; Ira P. Higby , Nebraska City ; C. A. Towel , Chicago ; Samuel Wilo. Denver ; L. C. lOlklns , Chicago ; Charles Sterrett. Philadelphia. At the Mercer : .1. H. Silliman. Atchison ; Lieutenant 10. H. Goso , U. S. A. ; F. T. Bald win and wife , Stockton ; Miss Mamio Voris , Pcoria ; C. 10. Latshaw. Chicago : H. C. Black , Dayton , O. ; W. H. Hoagson , Winona ; U. Eberhart , Logan. la. : C. H. Bartlett , Now York ; S. D. Little. Strykcr , O. ; D. P. Tar- poy , Salt Lake ; Lewis Bartlett. St. louis ; George M. Scott , Salt Uiko ; John Conover , Kansas City ; Ivo/.e Kelly , Hutchison. Kan. ; H. C. Cook , Sioux City ; J. W. NIer. St. Louis : B. C. Ilawl-y , Chicago ; C. W. Smith , Beatrice : A. B. Hankoy , Alda , Neb. ; W. O. Brown , Papilllon , Neb. : 'J' . A. Carroll , New Orleans ; H. G. Mason , Norfolk ; H. H. Stoveus , Western , Nob. ; L. W. Kusscll , Glcnwood , la. ; Ph. Scliultzler , Now York. Nr.w YOUK , April 11. ( Special Telegram to TIIR liKU.J Omaha : Valentino Dumpert left the Plaza hotel to sail on the steamship Havel of the North German Lloyd line for Bremen ; Mrs. A. Saunders , Windsor ; H. Howell , Westminster ; J. A. Wordeu , Hoff man ; M. F. Langdon , Hoffman. CIIIPAQO , 111. , April 11. [ Special Telngrain to Tin : HEC.I Nebraska arrivals : Grand Pacific C. A ! . Boynton , Fred Knicker becker , Omaha. Great Northern George A. Joselyn , W. N. Williams , Omaha. $3 Worthjpf Hood's Cured When Others Failed Salt Rheum or Psoriasis -Sovoro Case Afr. AT. tT * . AfcCemn Klngslcy , Iowa. "In 18701 had an eruption appear on my left lee ami arm. Sometimes It would ulcerate and on account of It I was uinblo lo work a great deal of the time. I had seven doctors examine and treat mo without succoss. Some called Itpso- rash , some eczema , some salt ihciun nnd ono knowing one callc-il it prairie It.-h. All llio doc tors In llio county had a trial but nnno did mo a particle of Bood. 1 spent all my sp.iro money trying to get lellcf. Finally I W.-H persuaded to try Hood's Snrsaparllla. After using ono anil a half bottles I saw Ihe benefit. I have now used the third botlleand am completely cured , I received more benefit from three dollars' worth of Hood's Sanapaillla th.i'i from tlio hundreds of dollars paid for advlco and other medicine. Any ono siiirerliiK from iltlu trotililo will surely get relief In Hood's Barsaparilla. " N. J. McCotw , Klngilcy , Iowa. Wo Know This to Bo True "Wo know Mr. N. J. MrCoun ; saw hU leg anil arm before taking Hood's Karsaparlllix and know ho was terribly aflllctcd ; now ho U cured. " "K. H. HANKS , Druggist , "I ) . A. OI/TMANX , "J. P. UABIVUI , "It. H. 1:1.1.18. : "C. C. llAiit'Eit , KltiBSloy , Iowa. Hood's Pills nro the best after-dinner Tills , assist digestion , euro headache. Try a box. OUR EMPLOYMENT DEPT while costing the employer anil employed nothing , hiia enabled us to advance the Inter * eatsoflioth , and also our own , uyvoourln ; better rosntw with tlo machine. Wyckoff , Seaman & Benedic ! TKLKl'HUNK mi 1713 PAUXAM 3C ALL THIS WEKK. Till' 1IMOII STOCK CO.lflM.VV Supporting AGNES FULLER In AND THE NOVELTY COMI5DY COMPANY. MATINEES UAILY-l'Ol'ULAU I'KIOES Will euro You , Ian true .itntriueiitof the action of AYKH'S Sarxaparllla , when taknn for diseases originating In Impure hlood ; hut , wlillo this assertion Is trim of AYKU'S Sarsap.irllla , as thousands can attest , It rannot ho truthfully applied to other preparations , which IT , Mnrlpli-d dealers \vlll recommend , and try to Im pose upon you , us "Just as peed as Ayct'H , " Take AJ-IT'S Sarsap.inlla and Aycr's only , If you need a Wood-purltler nnd would ho hent'llted permanently. Tills medicine , for nearly fifty years , has enjoyed a reputation , and made a rucord for euros , that has never hoen equaled liy other preparation * . AYKU'S Sarsaparllla eradicates thu tnlut of he- rcdltary Rcrofula and other blood dis eases from the oystom , and It has , duser- \edly , the confidence uf the people. "I cannot forhear to express my joy at the relief I have obtained from thu line " of A YHIl'S Siirsaparilla. I was nlllnted With kidney trembles for about mx months , sufTeriiiK Ki'cutly with patna in the small of my bark. In .iiM.tion to this , my body was covered with pimply oruptlontj. The remedies prescribed failed to lielp mo. I then bewail to takit AYKU'S Sarsaparilla , and , In a short time , thu pnlus ceased nnd the pimples disappeared. I advise every j ounj ; man or woman , In ease of sickness result ing from Impure hlood , no matter how lung standing the ca.se nmy hu , to take AYKU'SSarnapanlla.II.I.Jarinutin , 33 William St. , Now York City. 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L'o , llitli and Furnam itrov.U. 's ' New CNR NinilT Theater ONLY THURSDAY , APRIL 13. Joseph Jefferson Arid hit * own company til Rip Van Winkle. Hex sbpffs open Wednesday. ' M ( JKT A BOYD'S tJODl ) SKAT mm KOI I Will. Friday , Saturday 1J ( < MATI.SIJH SATl.'ltDAV. TIM : THIS IIOH'ION IlurKIN'8 IIOWAIM ) TltVNS- ATI I UN/HUM < > ' I'.ANIC 81'KI'CIAI.TV CO. SI'WIAI.TV CO CDNSUURATKI ) . I'osltlvclr th il two uruntuil nun mint rufhK'il vuuilovlllii fumpaiili'ft hi Ihu uurlil. I nii ulldntct ] for tlio tlm Hum nl IHvlln'i Iliimlor. ' lil'-'iu" ' ' . " imrntory for nn i < xton lvo luiir uf llio I'ai-lllrcunit KomunilxT , ( tonplto lliu uniirnioux i < ist "f lliln''ii follclutliiti , ilioirlcis | will bo lliu ruxuliir 01101 < > f tint tlinalur. Tlio fluid fif Koila will opi'ii ninrnl.iy in irnlntr tlio l < illi > wlniirli | . | i Hist llu r. " ' ' > o mid MOO. 1'nloonjr , Wound -o "THE ATKJl POPUl vf C4 Mi ir Ulun I0c. 25c 35c. SOo and 7 So. JAMES A , In 11 IB OrlKliml Uuilo.il Comi'ilr-Drawn A GERMAN SOLDIER. ( sj.MnKnlUcent Hrjnory llltfn i I it 11 Hpouluiliot fti .i ow M nt'a nnd Dunces Mtitinuu Wuiluctfdny- utmt ' c FARNlM St. THEATRE ! " J SHIPUTC- TuurMiln > nnil Tridity r.vnnlnt ; fllUlllO unit siitnnlxy MMIIMIT. Klrst , Appo.iriinruln tliU City uf IN TIIK VICTOR iRUtk : RABAT Intlio InldiiK'iy IntercBihii ! ll.mmiitlo . Ilrniun , a THE FACE T'HNE ' MOONLIGHT. tntunlnj night , \ir \ * pivlnl ruqiibut , THE [ JORSICAN BROTHERS. Exposition Hall j 0 Tonight , April Ifc- Vntlor < / /ti/H/j/c-oH of tlio AI'OLI.O CI.UIl. Grand Operatic Wagner Concerts. Ail U i < ! : > ' H tltij ) t .ai Orotoitru. MISSEMMl JUDH /li < 7/l /i/ii/iioiiJ Sofo/Hfs. BEAT SAI.Bul'KNB hATIJUDAY. Al'HII. 8 , ntOtt.ni. Bcalo of 1'rleps JLW und tl. COc goncrnl ad- rrlHsluni Imloonjr hex simtHf > 0 < iu tr.i. ScmU on auto ut Ford & Uhuriton' uiiula itore ,