< # l * l nurATTA HATTV TirfR * li > inAV HTAV in iono SE LEAKS AT NORFOLK i [ In the Hospital for the Inwno Through Which State Money Dribbled , I WELL PAID FOR BUT NEVER BORED Uurni' Contract with the SUlo AVn Iniloil-Cnul of llcturnliiR I'MllonU- Jmployot' W Rellow Hill * Wore Audllcd-Tlio Uittnllf. liirouc. Neb. , May lS.-Spcclal [ to TUB . -For some time rumors have been Lit Unit the Hoard of Public Lands nnd [ lings has not boon giving proper nttcn- the management of affairs at the [ ilt.il for the Insane , located In this rlty , j hut by reason of this * negligence the | U of that Institution have boon very | Jy managed under tlio supervision of onlclals of the Institution. Tnc ft corroflpomtent , through tlio courtesy O. H. Lytlotx cently appointed suporln. lent , nnd Colonel J. K.Simpson , the pros- [ toward , was Riven free access to the Ills of the Institution for the purpose of [ jig whether the rumors were wcllfoundcd Sot. The Investigation showed con- Jvoly that llttlo or no attention had been Ci to tlin management of affairs at the folk hospital by the board during the c two years nnd n half , nnd that very methods of business have been in vogue -.iployes who have been In the Institution [ ho past four years stated that the Hoard nbllo Lands nnd Uulldlngs , or n member o board , has only visited the hospital 10 since the 1st day ot January , Ib'Jl , [ one of these visits was made to suttlo n : ulty between Superintendent Wilkinson lone of the employes. v ritaroiico to the Compiled Statutes of I , chapter xlv , section ! ) ,7TO , pagn 810 , will wild , among other duties of the board , the fwlng : kc board slmll bit\o cunpral custody and Koifiill bulldliiKH , institutions and llio , .nds tlioioto comliiK tinclor tlio provisions Ills act , und sliall bu responsible for tlio kor keeping nml repair of the sumo and 11 rcutilro riom tlio coniinlsslonur of 111 ? lutids nnd buildings , who Hhull bo the fct custodian of Biicli Instltnllons , bulld- } and grounds , n icport.nt Joust onuo In ! ry thrco moulds , us to the conditions of tbo J. ° - o such reports nro disclosed by the brds of tbo board , ns kept In the ofllco of ( land commissioner ut Lincoln , nnd It Is Jcult to understand how nn Intelligent rc- ; of that kind could bo made without n jjotial visit to the several Institutions. Hums Horcs u Wrlli She records disclose the fact that the leg- Ituro of IfcbU made nn appropriation of too for nn additional water supply ut the folk hospital. On October 24 , 1SSO. the itract for this uOditloiml water supply i awarded to Joseph Bums of Lincoln for iiautn of $1,457.60. The records of the icrnuKlt 24 , 1889. Tin ) following proposl- \i \ was roccUcrt from Joiuph Hums and acted - > ted : ; HK HONOHAIII.E UOAHD or 1'uni.io AND Him.DiMi" : Uimtleinun I will j-tilsh the Insane hospital nt Norfolk with an iltloiml water siiopfy In the follow Ing nmn- Jand for the following prlcu : will Kink a well of six-inch ualvunl/cil Iron Tohlmlliir to thnwollul llio Insane hospital ftlttstliiKS. I will also furnish the wull with up vnlxus and \\oikhiK barrel t > ltnllar In nnd inako to the Hasting work , and slnlc Is well to the thlid water , approximately 310 \l dppii. I will also 'furnish nnd Hot n GOO-barrd tank tin rock foundation Id on this 1 will build u frame lirk high and strong enough to hold up the Ink nnd force the water to the duplex Dump w In the engine room. I will also lay u lnch main from the tnnk to the pumps con- rtrtlng the sumo with the duplex pumps In lid ' engine room and furnish the same with nercuMiry valves and llt'lngs to innKo it " niploto Job In evury respoct. I will iiUo iilie the tunic frost proof with double roof d bottom und frost liov aiotiml the pipes , so " "t when complete nnd connected with .iIov pump In cimlno room It will glvo not Itlon. .110 u uutur hupply , but llrat-cluss tire pro- I will furnish the above material nnd do tbo Irk , guaranteeing u ( list-class Job In evury f pcct , for tbo mini of $ : l,4&7.50 , payments to ' made as follows : l'l\e hundred dollars lion the material Is on the ground uud 1500 lien the tunic Is up und connected , b.ilniico lion tbo work Is complete and In good work- order and accepted by the board , nnd will .mint , suld work against all wind storms Am fulling. JosKi'ii Uuu.srt. J-'or that work Mr. Burns drew j.,173.50. ) (5 ( In addition to the contract , for extras. 'fin ' DKC'S correspondent examined this Irk critically nnd found that the tank was fyBOO-barrol capacity , instead of 000 , as Riled for In the proposition ; that the pump , "piusoof Its faulty construction , was in- able of performing the work required of 1. o. , to throw water into the tanks in Is top of the building , and that the well is ly 125 feet in depth , instead of 310 ns pro itcd , and that the price paid for the work Is exorbitant. filorapotent Judges claim that a tank 'ually ns good canbo built for loss than g ) , and In fact the sub-contractor who Jted It admitted that he received much i than that amount for it. All the pipe El to connect up the tank can bo pur ged for loss than $125 , and then A leld the fcr a handsonio profit. The tubing and it for tno well could bo supplied Ei llko amount , und the pump , which is a fidford. manufactured in Cincinnati , O. , ndor 8x30 inches , will not cost to exceed L This would malic the cost nt outside tea for material about $1,000. Throe [ were employed In Its construction for n \d of twenty days , so that the cost of cutlto plant could not have exceeded 0 , nnd the cost to the state wa i $ . ' 1,473.50. fie llguros have been obtained from rolla- jurcus nnd from parties who nroconsld- . . competent authority In that line of Rk. Kxliaiittliig nn Approprliitlou. 610 legislature of 1891 made approprla- > j as follows for imurovcmcnts In the ffolk hospital : Kiro protection , $3,000 ; water hnatur , Jl.'OO : cistern , $3,000 , ; e room , root house nnd morgue , $1,600 : 1(1 ( , $ U,700. Tur. Br.n Jlnds that thcso Jjt jV'oinonta were nil mudo without contract , i greater part of the work being done by ' Bploycs nnd patients of the Institution , and these -ipproprlatlons were all exhausted , [ "ho vouchers allow that the sum i.3f | rfU.C8 was expended for mutoilul , 3ff 8lch amount "W. J , Cooper nnd Cole IJros. [ Lincolii supplied f J.rfl9 : | ! at oxorbltnnt lies , the order \vnlchOis given direct | the Donrd of 1'ubllo Kunds nnd Dulldings. Jioi-dor so given was for sixty barrels s.3f jllsh Portland cement , and this order , i JUlod with u Globti coment. a much : lapor article and Inferior to that called ; for outsldo InVor cmiiloycd there is rgi-d the sum of $ avu-j ) , uioh was for services of bricklayers , masons , etc. , and balance of those special appropriations o been unlawfully diverted to uses en- , ily foreign to the objects for whloli they > [ i-o inndo , us Instanced in the $1,200 appro- l tcd for the hot water heater. Ttio oof tigatioii brought out the fact that $ : > 35 of t auiQunt was expended hi repairing an heater already In use , and the balance of appropriation was expended on laundry Ichlncry , lumber , etc. fn looking over the vouchers drawn on the f protection appropriation , ono was found , K 08,409 , in favor of J. K. Nichol , the bward , foriO. ; reading as follows : "To ' inoy advanced William H. I ewe for sur- 'ylngland for flro protection , and D. John- [ i for plans and surveying same , $30. " An orvlow with II. II. Patterson , the on- icer , dovolojicil the fact that no survey I ever been made for that purpose , ft , t } io ( Patterson ) had drawn ull the plans .1 specifications for the work , and had [ sonally superintended Its construction , ' " 1 that" bo had never received any extra nponsatlon whatever for the same. . .Vnllo the investigation did not develop | v extensive frauds in the construction of lose improvements , there nro many in- Juices of exorbitant charges for material rulshod thai u little euro and attention § on the part of the board would have ano ntod. Coit ot Iti'tumini ; I'atlenti. Ono of the singular features developed by [ o investigation was the oxixmdlturos made irlng 1801 out of the 'fund for return ol tleuts. " The Touchers show that durln ofS at period Buporlntondenl Wilkinson was id by the Uoanl of Publio Uuds und Jlldlugi the sum of fJW.H5 as ' uxpcuio of L returning patients , " \rhllo the ns l < tnnt physician , 1) . W , Ilnstoo , WAS pnld the sum of 1135 for llko sorvlces , a totnl of 1334.83. Other ozprnscs In connection with this work brought the expenditure up to nearly fCOO for the year 1891. When the patient was returned by nn attend ant or some person other than the superin tendent or assistant physician , the cost was only about ono-half ns much as when the vouchers were drawn m favor of the offi cials ns ' 'monoy advanced" for that purpose. Another peculiar feature was the faot that these vouchers , whan drawn In favor of the superintendent and assistant physician , were never Itemized simply lumped off nnd allowed to pass muster by the board. For the year 18W , under the management of Superintendent Summers , only $154.51 was expended in returning patients , and nil of those vouchers are Itemized. From this comparison , It Is qtilto evident that Drs. Wilkinson and Ilnsson must hnvo been more liberally dealt with by the board during IS'Jl than Ur , Summers In 1892. A comparison of the pay rolls shows n more rapid increase In salaries than In the lumberof patients received. For the first quarter of 1S90 there were forty-seven em ployes on the rolls and the average total nalarlcs per month for that period wus * ! , - 170.89 , and the dally census shows that the average number of patients cared foe during 1SSK ) was NVI. For the first quarter of 18'.U the pay roll had Increased to nn average per month of * lni5.SK ) and for the llrst quarter of 1803 it had reached an average of $1W0.77 ! per month , while the number of patients for that period had been reduced to 148. For the last quarter of 1893 the pay roll had Increased to fl,4.VJ.7.r and the numucr of employes had Increased to ilfty- thrco. For the first quarter of the present year the average paid for employes has been jl,417..r 4. Under the careful and cftlclont management of Superintendent Lytlo and Steward Simpson the pay roll has now been reduced to 81,148.50 per month , and the num ber of employes Is reduced to forty. This reduction makes a saving of $371.DO per month without Impairing the ofilcloney of the Institution in the least. The same amount of work Is being performed , the patients and property Is receiving Just ns good if not better care than when fifty-four people were employed and a pay roll of f 1,4.13.75 was each month presented to the state in pajmcnt for their services. llinr IHIUAro Audited. The careless manner in which the board audits j . the bills of thcso institutions is shown in the following voucher , No. 1,59(5 ( : State of Nobrakn , Hospital for Insane , Nor folk , to Alfred Oshnrno , Dr. : To 2l ! < ) r pounds of buy $ 13 17 To 'JOH bushels nndto pounJs of corn attaconta 23440 Toln.l 82-17 67 A glance at this was sufllclcnt to see that 21)8 ) bushels of coin at 45 cents would not amount to $2:14.40 : , but that there was an error of Just S100..10 In this bill , yet it was allowed , running the gauntlet of tbo bookkeeper , steward and superintendent , nnd n warrant drawn by the state auditor for the full amount and charged against the "board and clothing fund" of the Institution by the Hoard of Public Lands nnd Build ings. An interview with Mr. Osborno ro- vculs the fact that when ho came to < | ih the warrant tlio error was discovered , And that ho gave J. II. Nichol , the steward , a check for $100 , but n thorough investigation of the books nnd records fails to disclose the faets of the whereabouts of this sum so returned by Farmer Osborne. A further examination of the vouchers developed the fact that Mr. Ilasson , while at the institution , was somewhat of a sports man nnd financier ns well as n physician. Not only was the ammunition ho used in his Hold sports charged un to the state , but the g.imo bagged was also sold to the stato. Among others Is ono allowed on January 15 , 1802 , voucher No. 70,187 , as follows : State of Nebraska , Hospital for Insane , Nor folk , to 1) . W. Husson , Dr. : To ono mountain shoup 812 Just what use the state would have for a mountain sheep at nn insane hospital is not clear , yet this voucher was duly audited and paid nnd no questions iiskod by the board. Colonel Simpson , the present steward , was very much surprised when asked to show that rare specimen , and declared that no such property had been turned over to him. Employes were also ignorant of any such animal or specimen of such animal over having been in the possession of the in stitution. Further inquiry showed that under the Wilkinson , Hnsson and Nichol ndmlnistra- tion of the Norfolk hospital that members and relatives of their families combined , who made their homo at the institu tion nnd were boarded at the ox- icnso of the stuto , numbered thirty- ; wo people. Dr. Ilasson , in addition to his own family , supported his aged father and mother at the institution and In addi tion to their board ho employed a nurse at the expense of the state to take care of them. Such are some of the evidences of care lessness and loose business methods found to have prevailed In the management of the Norfolk hospital under the administration of the present alleged overworked Board of Public Lands nnd Buildings. This state of affairs , it is but fair to say , will not bo tolerated in the future by the ofllcials now In charge of that institution. . Dr. , C. B. Lytlo , the superintendent , is a gentleman exceptionally well qualified for the position , not only professionally but also from tbo point of business ability , while Colonel J. E. Simpson , the steward , has for years been schooled in the strict business methods of administering public affairs , by reason of tils long connection with the Internal revenue service of the government. Uoad ox-Senator Ingalls * "Dream of a Con tinental American Republic" in his letter to TUB Sraiur DEE. SENATOR BECKWITH'S REMEDY. Opinion * of the WyumltiE Statcgiuitn on the Alunotnry Situation. United States Senator A. C. Beckwith of Wyoming arrived In the city yesterday. The senator freely expressed his views on the financial condition of the country and thinks ho has discovered a remedy to protect the gold reserve. "I am not absolutely In favor of the free and unlimited coinage of silver. In fact , 10I am opposed to any legislation that will make the United States a dumping ground for for eign silver. " said the senator. ' 'However , 1 would llko to see some favorable legislation that will bcnollt silver , provided that congress - gross correctly agrees on what constitutes ia silver dollar. If 412k ? grains Is not sufllcient to inako a silver dollar a legal tender , lot them put Iti more. That silver dollar should then bo a legal tender for everything duo within the United States. When that Is es- tabllshod and it is accepted as n legal standard , - ard issue cenilicatos in denomination from ? 1 to $1,000 in payment for the bullion. These cortttlcatcs should also bo legal tender 10e ! without Interest , same as the silver dollar for which they were Usuod. Then , If any foielgn country wanted to bring their silver to us und take our certificates in exchange without Interest under such a law , I can see no reason why we should not accede. "I nm in favor of making these certificates payable strictly in silver and not loft uDtlonul with the United States trcasuiur to pay In either gold or silver. If ll was loft to his option nnd payment In silver not speci : fied , it Is within the runiro of possibilities that ho would glvo gold the proforonao , and that would break In on the gold reserve. Inasmuch us these silver certificates wore legal tenders I would then regularly pay the soldiers and pensioners of the United States In silver certificates. It would thus 33S tribute the money In small quantities throughout the entire United States. In fact It would be the bust possible moans for national distribution of sliver. Wo have now $100,000,000 In silver. This procedure would save thu same amount of gold In our nation's ] vaults and also $50,000OOU per year which wo are now paying out under the Sherman act for silver , which is accumulating in the vaults of the United States and not being used , "If the treasurer should Issue bonds and sell them tor gold , our sliver would still re main idle in the vaults and we , as a nation , would bo paying interest on gold and vo our silver , wjitch is equally us good us Id when made a legal tender , lying inoperative in our treasury. I am in favor of the repeal of the Sherman act , provided that wo can huvoanaot on silver as a substitute , that will moot the vlous I have Just expressed , " 1 do not anticipate any panic if the Amer ican people will keep cool and not got rattled. * It looks n little exciting In some financial channels in the cast but laly , I believe that every thing will pull through safely and a feeling of universal coutldeuco be restored. " SPRUNG HIS MINE TOO SOON Dan Lauer'a Scheme to Sccuro His Liberty Not a SUCCOKJ , GRAND JURY WORK MAY BE LEGALIZED Lniicnutitr' * Homily Attorney Confident thnt lie Cnn Itomedy the Defect Incident to the Alleged C'rookoclnom Without Much Trouble. LINCOLN , Nob. , May 18.-Special [ to Tnn BKB. ] Attorneys who have looked Into the matter state than Dan Laucr'a attorney , D , O. Courtnny , sprung his mlno on the grand Jury n little too soon. They maintain that there is a statutory provision which enables the county attorney to correct any such Irregularity If It Is discovered before the grand Jury has completed Us work and ad journed , and that , while tt will require a longer sitting of the Jury , the defect can bo remedied. Courtnay assorts confidence In his ability to prove that Emerson lacked a few days of being hero the necessary num ber of days , nnd as a discreet stlonro is maintained around the court house the real facts or status of the matter will not. bu known until It Is brought before the courts , which will probably bo Saturday. It cannot bo learned to a certainty whether Emerson asked to bu placed on the grand Jury , but If ho did ho Is liable to got Into trouble over that matter , as the statutes Inlllct n heavy punishment on any ono who solicits a place on the Jury. City lit Itrlcf. Ono of C. B. Havens & Co.'s coal sheds at Eleventh and X streets was destroyed by flro this afternoon with n portion of Its con tents. U. D. Stearns , attorney for John Hussoy , the trump who is under indictment for .kill ing a fellow tourist , asks for a continuance until the next term of court on the ground that Hussoy is an escaped lunatic from Day ton , O. ; that ho has been n sufferer from violent paroxysms from childhood by reason of injuries to his ncad received In a fall , and that he will provo thcso to bo facts If given the required time. Prof. Charles N. Little , who occupies the chair of mathematics at the State univer sity , has tendered his resignation , to take effect at the end of the present school year. Prof. Little has accepted a call to the Leland - land Stanford university of Californla.whoro ho will receive a salary of $3,000 , an advance of $1,000 over nls present salary. George Shaw suffered a severe fracture of nls loft lej ; this morning , by the horse ho was riding slipping and falling upon him. His condition Is regarded ns serious. Morgan Halverson , the plasterer , who has been exciting the attention of physicians by reason of his abnormally long sleep , was partially awakened this morning , but shows symptoms of relapsing into unconsciousness. Ills physical condition is much better , how ever. ever.Mrs. Mrs. Benjamin Hitchock , the woman who attempted suicide by the morphine route last night , is reported out of danger this afternoon. 8TKICKUN WITH IM.IIALYSIS. General O. H. Van IVyck In n Serious Con dition at KehrniKa City. NBUIUSKA. CITT , Kob. , May 18. [ Special Telegram to Tnn BBE. ] Ex-Senator C. H. Van Wyck was stricken with paralysis about 11 o'clock this morning while on his way to this city. When near the homo of Jed Oilman , about two miles northwest of the city , the shock came. Ho was taken into Mr. Oilman's homo and medical attend ance summoned from this city. Physicians report the shock light , but on account of the general's advanced ago it may result seri ously. , Fremont News Note * . FIIBMOXT , Nob. , May 18. [ Special to TUB BEE. ] Mr. and Mrs. Theron Nye are visitIng - Ing their son , Fred , and the World's fair. Mr * . James Balding Is also visiting the World's fair , but many are waiting patiently for a reduction in rates. W. A. McMillan and bride arrived from Warren , 111. , yesterday to make Fremont their future homo. Ho will engage in the photogtupnlc business. James F. Hanson returned from the east today and two mammoth manufacturing In dustries are expected to follow soon. Mrs. W. A. Edwards was burled today. The deceased was 46 years of ago and loaves a husband aud six children. The Pawnee tribe No. 11 , Independent ; Order of Hod Men , held a very interesting meeting in their new wigwam last evening. The Sunday schools of Doago county will hold a convention in Jamestown next Wed nesday and Thursday , May 84 and 25. Muslo will bo furnished by the Jamestown Cornet band. Among these who will take an important part are : Hovs. W. B. Buss , O. Egcleston. T. H. Dabnoy , and C. M. Wil liams , E. A. Stevens , J. P. Eaton. C. George Bolus , William E. Smalls , Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Mathews and Mrs. E. M. Tarbcll. Nebraska City dmduateii. NEBRASKA. Cur , Neb. , May 18. [ Special to TUB HEE. ] The closing exorcises of the Ne braska City High school were held at the opera house this evening. It is an annual house-filler and this year proved no excep tion. JVn interesting program was ren dered. There were eighteen In the class as fol lows : George Burgert , Jr. , William H. Hayward - ward , William H. Hill , Olga Bischof , Cath erine V. Delicate , Nellie Oilman , Mattlo Haywood , Fannie 1C Housor , Julia Korlt , Ilnttio Masoin , Lulu W. McCoy , Emma E. Nelson , Lucy M. Sands , Emmali. Schneider. Caroline A. Sheer , Mattlo Roberta Sousloy , Emma Walter , Gertrude S. Warren. ICaloctlo riiyMolnus Adjourn. HASTINCIS , Nob.May 18. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] The State Eclectic Medical as sociation adjourned at an early hour this mornlngaf tor an interesting two days session. Papers were road by Dr. Koyes of Omaha und Opporman of Auburn , followed by dis cussions. The association elected these otllcors for the ensuing year : President , Dr. Howard of Harvard ; first vice president , Dr. Edgar of Edgar ; second vice president , Dr. Pul 1 of Hastings j secretary , Dr , Onperman of Auburn ; committee of censors , Koyes of Omaha , Edwards of Elm Crook nnd Stutz- man of McCook. The next convention will bo hold at Lincoln on the third Tuesday of May noxt. Used a lUirlilclu. HASTINGS , Nob. , May 18. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BEE.J Margarotto Monroe , a teacher In the North ward building , is In trouble as the result of her punishing a pupil much harder than she should have done. This morning Hert Brown , aged 12 , wus thrashed with n rawhide in such a ni'innor that ho has from fourteen to fifteen stripes on his body , many places being laid open and the blood being drawn. Tbo matter will bo investigated und if possible the teacher will bo prosccutod. llrlik Dunlueu ut iUuckvltle. STOCKVII.LB , Nob. , May 18. [ Special to TUB BEB. Two lumber ] yards have been es tablished ut this place. There has been a brisk demand for building material through the country all the spring and there nro strong indications that this place will have considerable building during the coming summer , The court house Is being ropalntoa and repaired. Tbo court yard la to bo fenced uud trees set out. Concluded It * Work. NEOUASKA CITV , Neb. , May 18. [ Special Telegram to TUB BEB. ] The State Medical society concluded Its work at noon today. Nothing was done this morning beyond reading papers on "Proper Treatment of Typhoid Fever , " which developed many different Ideas. After a resolution of thanks to the Otoe County Medical socictv , the meeting adjourned. Allotted Wlilto Cap on Trial. LEXINOTOX , Neb. , May 18. [ Special to TUB Eight residents of Gothenburg were arraigned bpforo Judge Turton yesterday. The crime of which they were charged was assault , aud from the evidence so far pro duced it appears that the parties made a Jiff < Ifl * WHO WINS THE PRIZE ? BOYS , READ THIS , AND GIRLS , TOO. i'V ' EXPLANATION OIF OUR. ORREXR. (1-1 ( , . ) . ! = . . . U. , Wo will publish seven short articles , this bolng No. 0. The Inst nrtlclo will npponr tomorrow. In oaoh nrtlclo tboro will npponr ono or moro worda la BLACK FACED TYPEt There nro NINE such words In nil , out of which wo hnvo consttf uctotl a Bontonca . * The boy or girl who first puts this sentence topothor correctly nnd sends us the answer will receive n full sot of llio Omnlm World-IIornld'd fninous edition of tlio Encyclopedia Brltannlca , together with the beautiful book cnso mtulo to hold it , The prlzo will RO to the ono whoso unswor is ilrst received at this oOlco. Ono volume of the Enoyclopoula will bo presented to every boy or girl Bonding the corroot nnawor nt ntiy tlmo before the award is mado. To insure absolute fairness , wo hnvo placed the sentence in n scaled envelope in the custody of PROFESSOR FRANK A. FITZPATRICK , Superintendent of Public Instructions. . , / , The nward will bo inndo within ono weak nftor the last of these seven articles is published. < Address answers to "EDITOR BOYS' AND GIRLS' " PRIZIS , OmalmVorldIIcrnld. . vr. SHAKESPEARE'S ' SEVEN AGES OF MAN. "The sixth age - 01 Into the lean and slippered pantaloon , With spectacle on nose and pouch on sMe ; i His youthful hose , well sau'd , a tcorW too wide i For his shrunk sliank ; and his big , manly voice Turning again towards childish treble , pipes fittl And whistles in his sound. " "As You Like It. " ,1 Iu the afternoon of life , such as Shalcospeara describes , mon llko sensible reading , and they llko facts from a reliable" i source ) . Such a source is the Encyclopedia Britanniea , which contains matter suitable to nil ages , and which can bo bought by ! the poorest man for an outlay of ton cents . The a day. reason grandfather roads with spectacles Is because his eyes have flattened with and become less . i < ngo convex. 11- r , , The whole science of optics is tc bo found in the Britannica , and then the scholarly old gentleman can read of the opti cal arrangements of the eye ; of the laws in relation to the microscope and telescope and the wave theory of light. Shakespeare meant no offense to ngo in describing the old man as a "loan nnd slippered pantaloon. " The pantaloon was a character in the old Italian farces , and it apoears In Christmas pantomino of today. It represented , as Warburton oh- Borvos , a thin , emaciated old man In slippers. The Encyclopedia Britannica tolls all about slippers of all kinds , as well ns of boot nnd shoemaking. It also tolls about old farces in which the pantaloon appeared. Even the youthful hose with which the old pontleman covers his "shrunk shanks" cannot escape the keen Britannica , which contains most interesting articles on stockings and'hosiory. "Pipes" and whistles are adequately dealt with in the wonderful book , which is not only instructive and amusing , but very entertaining as well. The lean and slippered nantaloon should never bo without his Britannica. It GIVES him joy from the cradle to the grave. sort of "white cap" attack upon Mr. and Mrs. Van Riper in which ancient eggs were used nnd Mrs. Van Iliper knocked down. The trouble dates from the time of Van Hlper's opening a plcklo factory at Gothen burg. Judge Turton dismissed two of the prisoners for lock of ovldonco and bound the remaining six over in the sum of $500 each to appear at the next term of district court. House Ilreakera CsjituroJ. BEATHICE , Neb. , May 18. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BUB. ] Ofllcor Spahn captured Albert Edwards and Charles Johnson this morning in the net of breaking into a second hand store on lower Court street. It Is thought those are the thieves who have boon raiding the west side grocery stores of lato. Failed to Tlir.tsli thu Editor. DEXTKICB , Nob. , May 18. [ Special Tele gram to Tins BEK. ] J. U. Dodds , editor of the Arbor State at Wymore.was attacked in pugilistic fashion toaay by n citizen of Lib erty for publishing matter said to be libel- ous. Dodds , however , succeeded In doing his antagonist up in ono round. Married ut Ureelojr Center. GiiEBMsr CENTEII , Nob. , May 18. [ Special to TUB DEE. ] Mr , C. E. Moore of Harvard and Miss Fannia Calvin , formerly of thu same place , now of Omaha , were married at this place today. THE MTTBBAY CHANGES HANDS. Mr. Sllloway Goes to Clilcaco nnd Million aire Tom r k n Charge. The Murray hotel underwent a change of management at 4 o'clock Wednesday after noon. I } . Silloway , proprietor of the house since September 1 , 18S3 , at that hour dropped out , leaving Thomas Murray , owner of the property , in full possession. " Mr. Silloway will leave Omaha Juno 1 to take charga of the Hotel ' 'Omaha ut Fifty- fifth ana Lexington strdoty. Chicago , a property la which lie and Wank E. Alexan der are interested. The working force of thpiMurray will re main the same under the nuiri management , which , by the way , will 'probably 'be again changed within a short tfrno ? It is reported that Ira lllgboo. formerly of Omaha and lately of Nebraska 5CItV ; is likely to step into the proprietorship. E. K. Crlioy is also understood to have negotiations for a lease unilpr'way , but Mr. Murray declines to state yOiat has been , or Is to bu , done in this couriection. Mr. Sillowuy's reasons'for'BlvIng ' up the hotel are var'ous , but the principal ono is the fact that ho has tried to pay 518,000 annual rental , a price , ho savs , the business of the house does not warrant ; and as business during the past three or four months bus boon especially dull , ho and Mr. Murray made the arrangement above recounted. The country has for centuries Invited for eigners to como to our shores , nnd , "if ob scene harpies defile the banquet of liberty , they are not unbidden guests , " says ox-Sen- ntor Ingalls in a letter to Tun SUNDAY BBS . Don't fall to read It. 1'ormltR. The following permits to build were Issued yesterday by the Inspector of build ings : 1'ark Forest Chajiol , n near Thir teenth , fnuuo ImlUIIiiR $ 500 Trod Iluntruii , laOd North Forty- sixth , repairs 500 Famuul Hums , 2910 S.ihlur , cottage. . . 500 riunmel Hums , 20DS Hahlor , cottaxo . , 500 W. 1 > \ I'urkcr , Thirtieth and noilli city limits , art K'ullery uud museum. 7,000 Three minor permits a'J5 Eight permits , aggregating $ 0,323 Killed the Stronc Mnn. i , N. Y. , May 18. Ono of the feats performed by IJlondln , the strong man with Colo's circus , was the holding together of two strong horses , pulling in opposite di rections. Last night n pair unaccustomed to the performance were tried. They roared und plunged , and Dlondln , endeavoring to bold them , burst u blood vessel and died soon after. Vlllurd and Northern I'uclllo. Nr.w YOIIK. May 18. Henry Vlllard has authorized the statement that March 1 ho sent to President Oukcs his resignation as a director , but at Cakes' urgent solicitation remained to help the floating debt , but would remain on the board no longer than the pros- out term , which ends October next. Drunk and Killed Illiniolf. Si'EXCEit , la. , May 18 , D. P. Anderson , a well known farmer living near hero , went homo last night intoxicated and blow his bruins out. Two I'oiiiiBj-Ivanln Murderer * Hiiiigod. TUNKIUNXOCK , Pa. , May 18. Koscnawoig and Blank were hanged here today. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE York Hospital TREATMENT. FOR A LI , ClironlCi Nerroin , Priirati ail Special D1581533 , of both Men and Women , Tlydrorlla Vnrlcncole , Stnoturo nnd nil other troubles treitecl at loisonuMo ehurcoa. CONSULTATION FUUU Callouor DOUGLAS BLOCK , - OMAHA , NEB Opposite lUydon Dros. SPECIALIST I'riMlilKiit of NEW ERA nUIU.lOAl , HISl'KNl/lUV. 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