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mtv- m THE OMAHA DATLY'BEE ; SUNPA.Y MAY 21 , 1893-TWENTY PAGES , \NUFACTURERS'EXPOSITION ' [ ( braaka's Big Show Beady for Visitors on Monday Evening. I ME PATRONAGE HAS BEEN A SUCCESS [ viewing the Movement that Tins Olr n Mannfactorlng In Nebraska n Great Stlrnnltii Name * of tlio 1'lrnu that Wilt He Itepresoiited. | rho second annual exposition of the Mnnu- : turcrs nnd Consumers association of No- | aska will open tomorrow ( Monday ) even- Tin the Coliseum building , No amount of [ racy or pains 1ms been spared to make IIs the crowning event of the whole year , far ns publio entertainments are con- rued. For the past throe months the man- ficturors not only of Omaha , but of the Ijotd state , have been preparing for this tmial showing of ttio progress made in the Einufacturlng Industries of Nebraska. No [ position or entertainment of nny kind has fcr been held In the city In which so many lomlncnt business houcs have taken part in the present exposition. Last year the limber of exhibitors was largo , but a good | iny staid out for fear that it would not bo 'success ' , but this year there were no fears I bt ) overcome and the manufacturers were tly too glad to got space. fSorao idea of the extent of the exposition ay be gained from the Hit nf exhibitors , Inch will bo found to contain the names almost all the prominent manufacturers ' the stato. The exhibitors are as follow ) ; Jjincoln Lincoln Ilango nnd Furnace com- my , Lincoln Mantel and Cabinet company , 'ncoln ' Suspender company , Farmers and Icrchnnts Insurance company , Nebraska j"\a \ company , W. B. Howard Medicine > Aipany , Cooper Radiator company , Lincoln oKery company , Purity Extract company , rt\imnm Bros. , Halsh Manual Training O'Neill Germany Chicory company , tfoarnoy Hub Printing company. No- raska Uroom company , Kearney Cotton Crote-C. C. White , flour mills. Blair Hnller Proprietary company , Noble llphthcrla Hemcdy company. Fremont Henry Wolz , Creamery Package ampany , Mark & Mooncy. Indlanola Indlanola Paint and Ochre ompany. Weeping Water Chase Manufacturing ompany. - Nebraska City McElhlnoy Mnnufactur- ig company , Miller & Egan. Omaha Drummond Carriage company , outh Omaha Ice company , Hnydcn Bros. , V. W. Wells , High School manual training apartment , H. P. Cady Lumber company. ) maha Box factory , Woodman Linseed Oil orks , M. E. Smith & Co. , Omaha illcon works , P. J. Qucaloy Soap company , iinaha Hydraulic Pressed Brick company , IvV. A. Page Soap company , Farrcll & Co. , IVmcrican Biscuit nnd Manufacturing com- liany. Krug Brewing company , Omaha Paler - lor Box company , Kopp , Dreibus & Co. , n.ivls & Cowglll Iron works , Consolidated toffee company , Max Meyer & Bro. , Omaha Billlllng company , Omaha Tent and Awning ompany , Omaha Mattress company , S. I" . Gilman , Frost & Harris , Haarmnnn rlnojar ( works , Gcdnqy Pickle company , Barter oWhlte Lead'works. . Billow & Ipoup , Industrial Iron works , John Power , iDrexcl Stone company , E. J. Hofrlgicr , Shor- Imqn & McConncll , Sutphcn & Son , A. FRosonbory , Voogel & Dlnnlncr , Omaha Art Stained Glass company , Henry Grebe , E. M. Hulso company , Morse-Coo Shoe company , Pnxton & Vlcrllng Iron works. The Opening Program. As already noted the exposition will open ori-Monday evening , and there will bo nn ap- yr'opriato program arranged for the occa sion. The details , however , are not enJ "tlroly " completed as yet. It Is definitely sfo Ucd that there will bo short addresses by Mayor Bcmls of Omaha and Congressman Bryan of Lincoln. There will also bo other speakers , but U is the intention to make the opening ccromonics very brief , so as to give the visitors the time to see the exhibits , the Supposition being that the people who at- t'cnd will bo moro dcslrlous of seeing somo- ; hlng than of listening to specchmaklng. The Manufacturers exposition differs in ono very Important feature nt least from the great majority of public entertainments. It is not a scheme for making money , but is undertaken for the ono purpose of Instruct ing the people as to what kind and quality ) f goods are made in the stato.In other words it is for the purpose of stimulating the homo patronage movement and of show ing the people whcro and how they can se cure goods of homo production. That being the object , of the exposition only Nooraska manufacturers have boon allowed to take > ert In it , and to nil such ns would Join the association space has been allotted tree of charge. Any surplus that may remain In | , ho treasury from the gate receipts is used lo * till further stimulate the manufacturing industries by spreading the home patronage | lea over the stato. As the exposition is under the mnnago- junt of the Manufacturers and Consumers Association a brief review of that organlza- Icn and of the so-called homo patronage I'ovement may not bo out of place. The Crop Failure. [ The fnlluro of the crop of 1890 nnd the con- lucnt commercial depression succeeding it rncd the attention of the pcoplo of No- iska In the direction of the manufacturing lustrlcs. It seemed to dawn utxm the loplo of n sudden that so long ns the pros- brlty.of this stnto wns dependent solely [ Km agricultural interests so long business Eagnatlon would follow upon the heels of rep failure. All over the state men wcro Lying , "Our cities have become- too largo lillvo entirely trom the trade furnished i ? the farm , and wo must liavo largo and IIverso , manufacturing Industries , which 111 support our growing population , Increase Ine amount of money In general circulation Ind create sufficient wealth to place the Itato on a more solid basis. " But how to so- ' . uro this much desired result was the prob lem stoking a solution. Some said wo must l-also bonuses and induce manufacturers to Inovo hero from other states , but to no pur pose , poor men having no money and the wealthy being unwilling to part with It for that purpose. Others said wo must adver tise the resources of our state nnd by thai Incans nttract capital. After all the various liplnlons were discussed and welched the liroblcm of "How shall wo secure manufac turing Industries and make our state move limn nn agricultural community ? " was no nearer a solution. 1 At this point TUB BCD commenced an In- t-ostlgntlon among the manufacturers nt lmaha and soon discovered that there wore llready n largo number of factories turning lut n great variety of goods , but that the Majority of these Institutions wcro running very much below the full capacity of their lilants. Again , inquiry into the cause of this l-onditlon , led to the discovery of another fact the pcoplo hail become accustomed , before - fore the location of thcso factoriesto the liso of goods of eastern make and were loth to change over togoods of local manufacture , | ! onccrniiig the quality of which they wcro Entirely Ignorant. j It wns still further noted that local manu facturers , disregarding the example of their eastern competitors , who annually spend Ivast sums of money in advertising their pro- Iducts to the consumer , thus creating a do- Imand for them and compelling Jobbers and I'etailors alike to carry them in block , had IVrastcd all their efforts In trying to coax dealers to handle goods for which there was Ino inquiry. It was found that oven wide- lawnko and public spirited cltlions did not Ikuow of the existence of some of the most ( important manufacturing plants in thq city , land consequently had gone on asking their dealers for the old familiar brands , and mer- Ichants to supply the demands of their cut- Homers had continued handling those brands I to the exclusion of homo made goods. Local ( manufacturers , who were advised to try and I create a demand for their goods by advcrtls < I Ing them to the consumer , argued that they I had to sell to the dealer , and that he was the man they must reach , although It was pointed out to them that eastern manufac turers had pursued a contrary policy. Origin of Ilptuo Patronage. Realizing the truth of the assertion In the tnouth * of citizens that something must lx done to build up the manufacturing Indiu trip of the Ute , T * BEE dtclded to do thli og and to do U la the only praetlc * wny. ndtnoly , bj comrnonclnp nt tlio very foundntlon of nit trmlo , thnt Is by npi > cnlln ( ? directly to tlio consumer , the man wlio cats , drinks nnd wears the products of the factory. To do this It was necessary first that the people should bo Informed ns to what kind of good * wcro made in their -vicinity and , nt the sntno time , to hold up to their view the necessity of purchasing thcso Roods In pre ference to others It they wished to bullu up the manufacturing Industries of their city. This was the origin of the so-called "homo patronage movement" In Nebraska which has attracted so much attention nnu from which such favorable results have already been secured. The first of a long series of articles , aggre gating several hundred columns , was pub lished on August 10,1801. "If you wish your factories to grow nnd now ones to bo started you must buy their products , " said TUB HBR. "Wo bcllovo It , " nnsworcd the consumer , "but whcro nro the factories nnd what do they manufacture ? " To nnswor this Inquiry Tun DEB published from week to week n de scription of the different fnctorlcs , taking them up In order , showing the kind of goods mada by them , comparing quality and price with similar goods from other states nnd showing how the transfer of the people's patronage from distant factories to these located nt homo would giro employment to hundreds of additional men , would plnco hundreds of thousands of dollars In circula tion and ndd untold wealth to the community. With each succeeding article the Interest of the consumers In creased nnd they commenced demanding of their dealers homo made goods. The rapid Increase in the demand for their products convinced the manufacturers that the right chord had bcon struck , and when TUB Br.u , in nn artlclo published August , 80 , 1801 , called upon them to organize for the puri ese of stimulating the "homo patronairo move ment , " they wcro ready to not on the sug- turcrs issue n call for nmcottng of all factory lion. ' 'Lot a few enterprising mauufac- owncrs , " said TUB BKB , nnd the call was Issued , being signed by W. A. Pngp Soap company , Farrcll & Co. , Omaha Tin Can Manufacturing company , Kccs Printing com pany , Quoaloy Soap company nnd Robinson Notion company. Mntiufacturern Meet. Tn response to this call 150 manufacturers met on September 20 , 18U1 , In Omaha , and took the initial steps for the organization of what Is now known ns "Tho Manufacturers and Consumers Association of Nebraska. " A Htato Institution. At this meeting of the manufacturers It was shown that the Interests of the manu facturers of the whole state wcro identical nnd that by all combining they could work to much bettor advantage. It was nrgucd thnt Omaha was sending hundreds of thou sands of dollars to distant points , when the money might bo kept within the state by patronizing factories located in the different Nebraska cities. Accordingly the manu facturers organized themselves Into n state association. Tlio object of the association was stated In article ii of the constitution as follows : The object of this association shall bo to promote homo industry by encouraging the purchase of Nebraska products and manu factures. In a very few weeks the association had grown to bo by far the strongest commercial organization In the state , a position which it still retains. The agitation In favor of homo pntronago was carried on with vigor by means of pub lie meetings nnd by personal solicitation. Over 10,000 heads of families were visited and induced to sign nn agreement to give Nebraska goods the preference. On May 11 the association opened its first exposition in the Coliseum building , and though there wore plenty who predicted that it would bo a failure it turned out to bo the most suc cessful enterprise of the kind over held in this part of the country. In February last the manufacturers held n carnival In Lin coln , which gave homo patronage a great boom in that city. During the past winter the association has gained in strength very rapidly nnd is now in the most prosperous condition of any time since its organization. k Theofllcersof the association at the pres ent tlmo are as follows : W. A. Page , presi dent ; L , L. E. Stewart , vlco president ; O. C. Holmes , secretary ; A. J. Vierllug , treasurer ; directors : Beatrice , A. U. Dempster ; Fremont - ' mont , T. F. Hummcls ; Lincoln , C. W. Bryan , U. A. Warren , GcorgoD. Camp , C. J. Roman , W. B. Howard , A. J. Alexander , J. C. Harp- hum ; Nebraska City , Theodore Boyschlag ; Omaha , M. C. Peters , D. Farrell , jr. , Samuel Uoos , R. F. Hodgin , Adolf Meyer , M. J. Kibbo , W. A. Page , P. J. Quoaloy , Charles Coo , Gcorgo M. Tlbbs , C. W. Thompson' , Charles Motz , W. R. Druramond , C. B. Gcd- noy , E. P. Davis , A , H. Rawltzer , J. F. Murphy , A. J. Vlerllng , J. H. Evans , Aaron Chndwick . W. Cole.H. F. Cady. AFTER POSTOFFIOE CONTRACT. Sir. Seorlo of Denver , Jnst Back from Washington , Tnlki of Ills Itld. David D. Scoria of the Denver firm of Geddes & Seerle , contractors , arrived in Omaba yesterday nnd registered at the Murray. Mr. Seerle came direct from Washington , D. C. , where ho has been look ing after the interests of his 11 rm In connec tion with the contract for the now Omaha postoflleo building. ' Wo are the lowest bidders on granite , which the specifications exclusively called for , " said Mr. Seerio to n Bui : reporter. "Wo will know definitely In a few days who will get tne contract. I have every reason to bollcvo that if the award bo made now the bid of Geddes & Soorio will bo favorably considered. However , the.ro Is many a slip 'twixt the cup nnd the lip , you know. If wo got the contract work will be commenced at once nnd the building pushed to completion. Colorado granite will bo used in that event. "I met the ox-supervising architect In Chicago cage yesterday , nnd ho says that under the specifications bids for granite exclusively should bo considered. Some of the other bidders put In their bids for sandstone. That is what is causing the delay in the awarding at Washington. Possibly a result of the misunderstanding among bidders may lead to readvcrttalng for bids , which would cause a delay of several months. I think , however , thnt the bids on granite only will bo entertained nnd delay obviated by an c.irly award under these specifications. The building will bo nn architectural gem , and wo will give satisfactory results , If we got the contract. Our work at Kansas City will soon bo finished. I found that tlio eastern bidders made a determined effort to got the contract. "While In Washington I mot President Cleveland. When I was introduced to him I casually remarked thnt I wns not an oflico seeker , The president looked at mo with & grateful twinkle in his eye , reached out his hand again and remarked , 'Well , I will just shako hands with you again on the strength of that. " Ho hand grasped my very cor dially the second time. " Mr. Seorlo loft for Denver last evening. Ho will return to Omaha next week. - * - KILLED ON TUB OROBSINOK Flacman K lly Out In Two at Fifteenth nnd Nicholas Street * YeitertUy Afternoon. John Kelly , n Missouri Pacific flagman , was run over by a tram at Fifteenth and Nicholas streets yesterday afternoon and died while being taken to the hospital in the patrol wagon. Kelly was paying attention to the train ho was nagging und did not no tice a string of coal cars coming down the track ho was standing on. The first car knocked the flagman under the trucks and the train as It passed over him severed his Icirs above the'ltnoes. ' When found by Yard Fireman Kennedy the in jured man was dying , but acting upon the advice - vice of a physician , who had bcon called , an attempt was made to remove thu patient to the hospital. He died on the way. The body was then taken to the morgue. An In quest will be hold Monday. Kelly was a married man and lived at 613 South Eleventh street. Ho had boon em ployed as llugwan on the Missouri Pacific for nine months , and well liked by all he came in contact with. _ Sunday Concert at the Park. Today' * muslo at the park will be given by the Second Infantry band from the fort and Bandmaster Wedenieyer announces the following excellent program : Overture Itlenzt. . , . , , . Wagner Holectlon Ilohomlun Girl. . , . . lialfo Musical reminiscences A Picture of the Past. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Uolllnson March-Hast Indian . Sellonlck Overture Ouy Manuorlni ; . Itlshon Potpourrl-A Night In Uoflln . Hnrtman Coruot Duet Vorwand to Heolen..iilenbors : i. TruBson and Ularlc. Patrol-Balvatlon Army , . . . Herman Selection DerKrelsobuU. . . , . Wuboi A Musician Astray In tht Forest . Herman Czardas La t Love . . . . .Ilroiim BODY STOLEN FROM A GRAVE Resurrectionists Bomoro the Remains of Mrs , Rudolph Ilusa from Forest Lawn , DOCTORS WERE ANXIOUS FOR AN rtUTOPSY Mod lent Colleges Hcnrcheil A Perfect lh ! r- n l Home of Ituiimn Fragments No Truce ol the Corpia Could llo Found , The ghouls who gain A livelihood by grave robbing have again visited this city and once moro they are pursuing their ne farious calling. Out at 5304 North Twenty-fourth street , for more than ten years , lUulolpli E. Huss has resided , his only companion being his wife , Julia. Both of these people had fought life's battio for moro than thirty years together and had succeeded in litylng away a goodly store of worldly goods for a rainy day , should one coino during thotr de clining years. Thny wcro well-to-do people , as the saying goes , but during the past two or three years the health of Mrs. Huss had been poor , she having been afflicted with an incurable disease , ono that baffled the skill of the most eminent physicians of the city. Gradually her condition grow worse until last Monday , when she died. The doctors urged that they should bo allowed to per form a post mortem that the Interests of medical science could bo advanced , but the husband protested , saying that the knlfo of the surgeon should not mutilate the remains of his beloved wife. The preparations for the funeral wore made nnd Wednesday the body was laid at rest beneath the green grass that grows so luxuriantly in Forest Lawn cemetery , but that was not to bo a final resting ulaco , as subsequent events have developed. Found nn Empty Ornve. Yesterday morning James Y. Craig , the superintendent ; of the cemetery , was walking about the grounds nnd ns ho passed the grave where Mrs. Huss had been burled ho noticed that the loose earth had been thrown upon another grave near by , and also that the sodding did not look neat and clean. Calling the grave digger to tlio spot Mr. Craig reprimanded him fordoing his work in so slovenly a manner. This gentleman in sisted that the grave had been molested by some person and that it was not In the sntno condition ns when sodded over n day or two before. Superintendent Craig could not bo- llovo that the grave had been tampered with , but to satisfy his own mind ho secured two shovels and at once he and his assistant went to digging in the direction of the coflln. Scarcely had they thrown off the top soil before they found flowers mixed with the earth. These they knew had been on the coflln the day when the remains were in terred. Even then they could not bcliove that any person would bo so reckless ns to visit Omaha's largest ( icmotory and steal a corpse. Digging n short distance deeper , the -men found a white slipper , one that had been placed upon ono of the feet of the deceased. The finding of this satisfied them thnt the grave robber had boon there nnd that ho had completed his disreputable work. Anxious to know the worst , they hurriedly threw the remainder of the earth from the grave and a few moments later they came upon the box which encased the cofllu. This had been crushed In , ns with sorao heavy in- strumcntand upon taking out the loose pieces of board they soon learned that the rich casket had been treated in the same manner , but , what was still worse , the corpse was gone. gone.Work of Export ItosnrrectlonUts. That it was the work of skillful , grave robbers is made apparent by the fact that they had worked in a systematic manner. Everything indicated that they had due down at the head of the grave until they reached the box , which they crushed. , Having - ing succeeded in doing this the indications are that they simply split the lid of the head of the casket and drew the corpse out. Upon making thcso discoveries Mr. Craig came to the city yesterday and at once closeted' himself with Chief of Detectives Haze , to whom ho detailed all of the facts which are in his possession. After that ho swore out a couple of search warrants , which wore placed in the hands of the detectives. Armed wltn these docu ments and with Chief Haze at their head , the men went to both of the medical col leges of the city and there made a rigid ex amination of the dissecting rooms , failing , however , to find the object of their search , though they found enough to convince them that ttio Board of Health of the city should at once take measures to abate several nui sances. "To No Such Baaa U es. " At the Omaha Medical college the officers found a regular clmrnol house , as corpses and portions of corpses wore scattered about with the most reckless abandon. In the pickling vat they found the bodies of seven white men , two colored men and ono woman , all packed in a box 7x8 feet square and par tially tilled with brine. Aside from this there were tubs and boxes tilled with human flesh sitting in the corners and upon the tables in the dissecting room , while other boxes and barrels contained arms , logs and heads of subjects which had boon partially dissected. The nfflccrs estimate that they found the remains of at least twenty-live persons about the institution. Dr. Coffman , the physician who attended Mrs. Huss during her lifetime ) , was greatly surprised yesterday when informed that her grave had been robbed. Her decease , ho said , was not of such an uncommon character that a physician would care for the remains foi the purpose of making a post mortem , and ho could not sea why the medical students should think of doing such a thing , as the county furnished all of the subjects needed at the colleges. SQUATTERS DON'T BUDGE. They Ignore the Order to Vacate nnd Hire a Lawyer to Fight for Thorn. All of the hue and cry raised regarding the squatters down on the river front may count for naught. There was a time , some four or five weeks ago , when the utmost activity was manifested amoi.g the authorl ties of the city to bring about their removal from the territory now occupied by their shanties and hovels. Health Commissioner Somors frequently alluded to the danger of permitting such a colony to thrive under aunh unsanitary con ditions and as many times urged and recom mended that stops bo taken to cause their removal. The Board of Honlth took the in itiatory stops , and on the 21st of April Issued orders upon the squatters Individually to cithcR comply with the ordinances of the city or vacate the premises. The order simply meant that the squatters wcro to move , as It would bo an impossibility for them to connect with the publio sewers , and abandon the wells and vaults now used. Tomorrow the thirty days notice expires , and the inhabitants of Slmntytown huvo not made a move except to hire a lawyer nnd signify their intention of contesting the effort to oust them. Some of them have brushed up their door yards and made an ef fort to look clean. None of them uro known to have taken up their abode elsewhere and they are are particularly pointed In saying they propose to do no such thing. Hero the matter rests. Dr. Somcrs Is In Salt I.ako City and will not return for ten days. He stated before departing yesterday that the Board of Health could proceed no further in the matter , as the council had taken no steps to open up the streets and alleys down there and that would huvo to bo done before nny legal stops could be taken to cause the removal of the squatters. As soon as the council acts the board will follow up the first orders and require the squatters to vacate. I'ermlti. The following permits to build vrero issued yesterday by the inspector of build ings : Woodworth , 1303 Douglas , repairs.I 600 A. R. Ward , 2212 Ohio , dnclllug 1.6&0 O. V , Hroollio. 6820 North Twentieth , cottage , M-t/ . . , 800 Sovoii puriulta . . . , . , 676 . Ten permits , aggregating . . . , | 2,625 Itoif Catcher Olutreperou * . J , W. Sparks , a colored man employed as I dog catcher , was arrested by Officer Sulfl- van Friday evening for getting drunk and raising n disturbance nt UoMcmlth's saloon , comer ot Ninth direct nndCapitol nvcnuo , whcro ho drew an old horsd Mitol with the intention of intimidating mnd > person with whom ho had n difference of opinion. RAILWAY EMELOYES. Quiet Contention In OmnHn rrepnrlnu for Political Work ThlmFnll. A member ot the Hallway Employes club has prepared a report of a recent meeting nnd asks THE BRR to publish 1C : On Tuesday , May 10 , delegates represent ing thirty-five local branches bf the Hallway Employes club of Nebraska-mot In this city , In the second annual convention of the stuto oxccutivo boanl , for the election of ofllccrs for the ensuing year , and -general review of the political situation from the employes standpoint. The following delegates wcro in attendance : Omaha I ) . Ii. SturKK V. I * . Thornton. P. Ij. Smith , II. McCoy. S. 8. Smith. O.K. Davidson , A. Gavin , K. 0. rorrln , II. Van Doiiscn , u. 11 , Johnson , Honert Imrmor , K. I1. Mullen , \V. W. Oonklln , II. ICnodoll nnd O. K. I'oonihs , Norfolk llohorl. Urnf t and 1 * . Urotty. Illnlr Alexander . I'lnttsinuuth Joseph Lake and Charles Kin- namon. Aurora H. Sherlock. Alliance I' . W. Smith. Krumont O. K. Lnmbcwon. Lincoln W. a Mllllgnn. Wjniore K. liyiui. Columbus-S. W. W. Wilson. The balance ot local club representation was arranged for by proxy on account of the Inability of many distant clubs to provide for the attendance of delegates. A doeu undercurrent of bitter resentment was expressed towards those politicians , who , nf tor soliciting the support of the club , had deliberately broken faith with it , in both the senate nnd house during the past legislative session ; nnd it was manifest that , so far as the employes were concerned , this duplicity would bo made effective use of In future * campaigns , and to the detriment of some very ambitious offlco seekers. To ho newness of the railway employes organ ization , and the inexperience of many of the nembors in practical politics was ascribed much of the inoniciency of the work done in Mio last campaign , but no doubt wns onter- alncd that thcso disadvantages would bo ess rind less perceptible In future work , and jo mote than offset by the knowledge of men and methods gained since the Inception if the movement. Past campaigns had jccn fought out on the ground that danger the Interests of railway em ployes ; future ones would recognize that it ind been met , nnd was only to bo overcome , vlth tlio same weapon by which the blow had been struck votes. Whore before csltatlon and doubt us to the policy to bo 'Ursued ' had characterised many of the em ployes , there was now u unanimity of senti ment that they had boftn treacherously dealt ivith , and thnt they would hesitate nt noth- ng honorable to retrain lost ground , and pun- sh these who had been instrumental in 'oistlne class legislation upon thu statute books. There was no doubt in the minds of the delegates thnt , so far as bringing any relief -o the overburdened farmer was concerned , nouso roll 33 was already a dismal failure , before it had oven been given effect , but its vicious results wcro being felt daily by the imployes , many of whom were affected by lie attempt of the managements to curtail expenses to meet the lessened Income that could bo expected after July 1. There was no mincing of matters so far as knowing friends from enemies during the late session of the legislature was concerned - corned , and it was unanimously resolved by the convention that the mimes of these men who had proven false to the confidence re posed in them by the cmpldycs should be sent to each local club to DO by them placed n the hands of every employe' In thu state. The convention placed thq brund of "Moral Coward" upon certain legjshitprs who voted against their own honest convictions and expressed views prior to election , because of their unwillingness to tfnco a single ele ment of their constituency,1 who warned them that they would not bo allowed to live and do business at their old homes if they voted against a radical rate measure. Such men were characterized as unworthy of the name and unlit for the duty of jcglslator in a free country. Some ot thcso men had been elected by rail way employe votes , and their futures were , therefore , 'easily taken care of. " The political honor of the 'governor was likewise touched up , and it was the unani mous sentiment that in so far as 22,009 in dignant railway employes votes could 'dis pose of his well known aspirations for fur ther political preferment , he would bo handled without gloves. The employes were a uult in the belief that they could not trust a man who before election had expressed himself as opposed to any Nowberry bill legislation because prejudicial 10 the best interests of the state at large , but who had approved Just such a rate measure on the weak ground of its being good politics to do so. Good faith was not a thing to bo lightly broken asd laughed off to suit the whim of party leaders. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year : W. W. Conklln , Union Pa- clfle , Omaha , president : F. W. Smith , B. & M. . Alliance , first vice president ; W. C. Miillgan , B. &M. , Lincoln , second vice pres ident ; Robert Craft , Elkhorn , Norfolk , third vlco president ; P. P. Thornton , Pacific Express , Omaha , fourth vlco president ; O. K. Coombs , B. & M. , Omaha , general secre tary ; Kobort Larmer , B. & M. , Omaha , treasurer. Executive committee : C. It. Smith , Union Pacific ; D. L. Stdrgis , Elkhorn ; U. Knodell , Union Pacific , Omaha ; II. Knodell , Union Pacific , Omaha , state organizer. The state organizer reported the club to bo In u healthy condition , nnd the prospects for a successful year's work very bright. The possibility of securing the next national convention for Omaha , should it be convened this year , was fully discussed , and the mat ter loft in the hands of the executive com mittee. After a very harmonious session of four hours , the convention adjourdcd subject to call. _ COUNTY COKIHISSION.EBB. Mr. ruddock Changes Ills Mind and Want * the Itcoord to Follow Suit. All of the members were present at tne meeting of tlio Board of County Commis sioners yesterday afternoon , Major Paddock was not satisfied with the record of the last mooting as read by the clerk. Ho said that ho had voted against certain culvert work , owing to a misapuro- hcusion of the facts , and ho desired to have the record show that ho voted yea on the question. Ho asked unanimous consent to have the record "corrected. " Mr. Llvesoy said that the major voted against it and the record as read was cor rect. Ho know nothing about the gentle man's motives or wlmt ho lutcndod to dq. Inasmuch as the record was correct ho was opposed to tiny change , and would therefore object to the granting of the , major's request. That queered the major'slgamo , nnd al though tlio dose v/us a nauseous ono ho swal lowed It at a gulp , and not a rutllo disturbed ills placid countenance. - - The contract tor gradlujfOrVtho Military road , calling for the moving.of 5,000 yards of orrth , was awarded to Henry Hall at 12 4-5 cents per yard. , , , , Other grading bids , ranging from the prlco named to 10 > f cents , .were referred , as was the bid of the GooJunjidUrug company of 25 cents for filling prescriptions. Directories were ordered jmrchased for the various county offices , ii o A report recommending ther-payment of a few dollars out of thu special cash fund to n witness who had looked up evidence against a saloonkeeper who was doing business in the county without contributing to publio expense money , brought Major Paddock to his feet with another protest ; i Ho Insisted that the fund was for the .benefit of the em ployes of the county , Mr. Llvesoy couldn't see it that way , and declared that the man was going to bo paid paid if ho had to pay.it himself. Ho thought the talk about a special cash fund was all poppycock , and ho didn't euro what fund it came out of. He talked about stool-pigeons , and insisted that a few employes created - by the people had no business to arrogate special privileges to themselves to the ex clusion of all others. The claim was allowed as recommended. The committee on poor farm was in structed to take the necessary stops to re lieve the crowded condition of the insane ward of the countv hospital by sending a number of patients to the state institutions , giving the county the number to which it is entitled. Vhe chairman was instructed to give sorao of his personal attention to supervision of the court house grounds , and see that the janitor was enabled to keep them in better condition. Petitions were received from Auguatus Icknor nnd Thomas Grocox for the posi tion of pivlng Inspector. The certified check of li\ye ! A Son of Cleveland , the successful bidders ior the paving bonds , was received. The contract wns not awarded because It wns stated thnt certain complications still remained to DO disposed of before the award was made. An order wns received from the district Judges allowing the assistants In the county Attorney's office each f 1,000 per nnnum , nn Increase of f 100 each. Two petitions from a majority of the foot rU property owners Center street nsk- w [ * - | > L Wji v > 11 iiuto on VSVll IV 1 OH UU iar - Ing the county board to sign with them for paving on that street vrero presented mid rend. They wcro conditioned on the oxton- slon or the street nallway system , anil one guaranteed the company exemption from prying for the paving. The chairman \vns opposed to offering n bonus to the street railway company. The committee on roads was Instructed to sign for whatever material wns desired by the majority of the property owners. Mr. Jjlvescy moved that the commlttco bo instructed not to agree to pay for the street railway company's paving. This was opposed by Air. Paddock , who appeared ns the champion of the stscct rail way company. Ho thought It moro prudent to lay It over nnd It was so ordered. Adjournment wns taken until next Satur- lay nt 3 o'clock. KIU.EIt IX Till ! COUIIT HUOM. nmuol Woanrr , n I'rontlncnt Intllntm Law yer , I.onos 111 * I.lfo In n right. Ind. , May CO. Colonel Drown , resident of the Lebanon Natural Gas coin- any , shot nnd killed Samuel Wcsner , one. of , he most prominent lawyers In Indiana , nt oon. The shooting occurred In the court oem , directly in front of the Judge's desk. For several days a suit Martin Hobo ntust the Lebanon Gns company for dam- gos has been on trial , nnd tins been bitterly iontcstcd on both sides. The argument had > ccn completed and the court had adjourned. iVcsnor was laughing nnd talking , pleased iver the conduct of the case. Brown then lame from the side of the room , whcro head ad been standing , muttering threats gainst Wcsner. They met and Brown said : My reputation Is as good ns yours. " Ono ivord led to another , ami Wcsncrsald : "If - ou have a gun , pull It ; I dare you. " Upon , ho word Brown drew his revolver and fired , wo shots. Almost Instantly Wesner moved ; o\varrt Brown nnd pulled n long dagger , nnd list ns ho laid hands on Brown tlio latter 'ell ; averting n thrust. Wosnor's strength Kigali to fall and ho died in a few minutes. Brown wns taken to Jail and is not disposed " .o . talk , although ho says Wesner provoked , ho quarrel. Brown was badly cut across ho palm of his hand by the dagger which Xcsner used. Increase In the Hunk Iteacrvo. NEW Yoiiic , May SO. The bank statement ihows the reserve has increased $0,027,000 ind loans have decreased $ y,8GO,000. The janks now hold $22,422,000 in excess of legal cquiromcnts. BOYS m GSRLS Uodtr IS jtun or are * , ot pa Wo send it to . Every blcyclo warranted. i andcqimlstuososoldnm- where nt from SJ5 to S50. Anr boy or ttlrl under IB curj ot njp , who \\uutt a . c unjboyoralrlnblojrlo ? 9 u" f rMT fondlUonn. Wheel * nro 5 In. with crn > centntt Irlm ttnd moulded rub. bertlrcK , nnd run on hnruc.icil ttcel , Justublo to wear. , ararcd to 40 In , \lrlth \ dctarhablo U'runkm 4 to a In. throvri rramcflne- enameled HU nlcLcltrlmmlnca. laeh tiiachlno la uppllcd with tool bat" , wrench and olltrv Wo hove either boj'a or < ! ' nlylc- fjoa front u Illoiolo Free cut this nd- rerttftemtnt out jnnd send to UA to * Addrei * A , Curtis & Co. 40 W.QulncySt , CMcag ? , Ili v Mention Omnhn Deo. Are those Ignorant prataaiars without any qualifications , any ability , any experience ) , any skill , claim to possess the power to euro all the ills of he human race. But their want of worth soon becomes apparent to their would-be dupes , and these conscionco- lessquacks ara soon consignor ! to th.3 oblivion they BO richly merit. In stranga and strong contrast wlt'a these miserable boasters is the quiet , dignified yet courteous demeanor of boso noted loaders of their profession Who , during the post 27 years , hav abundantly demonstrated their ability to effect speedy , perfect and permanent cures in all the wont forms of thouo del icate sexual maladies embraced within the general terms of NERVOUS , CHRONIC AND PRIVATE DISEASES. Bond 4 cents for their illustrated new book of ISO pages , 'Know Thyself. " Consultation froa. Call upon or ad dress , with stamp , Drs. Betts & Belts , II9 S , I4th Street , Cor. Douela St1 , OMAHA. - IfEB. Treats nil kinds of dls- onsea , Internal ana ox * taruuU Guarantees In urory caso. Money refunded - funded In all cases where patient IB dl.satisfied. No regular fee char/tod. I'ulionts pay whatever amount tfioy can afford tor treatment. . Professiona i Nurse , DOCTOR LEO YING , 18th and Capitol Avena * , Crounto Block , Rooms 0,7 and 8 , Omaha. AMUSE1M1SNTS. RnY S NEW 1-7337-1 DU I J O THEATRE \ _ " * \ TODAY ( Sunday ) MAY 21. Last Performance Of THE CALHOUN COMIC OPEI1A COHPAHY riojcntlnu the Most 1'opulnr of ll Opcrns- K'a MASTKII1MKCK , [ "BOHEMIAN G1RL. " | ma oHcnnsTK.i cnottits OH o Woll-Known Principals. 3 l'lMl Vloor' Mo "m > I "olfonr , o BOYD'S ' NEW THEATRE HUT OMPEIU'OHMANCK. . THURSDAY. MAY 25 tero wo nro egiln , nnd oTcrybuJj Rli d of It ) Ircct from their i > honomonnl success on tbo I'ncltlc CORSI. PRIMROSE & WEST'S 'Alvfoi/S ' MINSTRELS This Is truly the Krontnst company wo hnTO orcr onnprtnml thomott maunlflcont Klrtt 1'nrt oror Klronln the annuls of inliutreUjr. * llomcmbor , KVKUYTI11NO 19 CNTIllKl.Y NBW. The snlo of nciits will npon Wednpjilnr nt tlio 'ollonlng prlcoil Hr t Uoor , 111 balcony , TAo. . NEW THEATRE. 3 - GREAT PLAYS - 3 Friday and Saturday MAY 26 and 27 , FRIDAY NIGHT- "THE SCHOOL FOR SdOAL" ' Richard Briiisloy Sheridan's Masterpiece. SATURDAY MATINEE-- , "THE SOCHI SWIM , " ( Now. ) By Olydo Fitch , Author of "Boau Brummel.1 SATURDAY NIGHT- "AS 100 LIRE IT , " Shakespeare's Immortal Comedy. The Sale of seats will open Thursday morning at the following prices : First floor , $1 ; balcony 75 c. WONDERLAND AND BIJOU THEATER iroafc TVTA"V AVA a. Jb IJo ; / ! i > In Miss Lisle Leigh AND Mr. Ralph E. Gumming SUl'POUTED HY pijoU Stock Coiriparjy - IN - Hartley Cnmpboll'idG atoit SUCCOSB , THE GALLEY SLAVE A SUPERB PRODUCTION. MAGNIFICENTLY STAGED PIIKSENTEI1 WITH AND Preceded by an O to ot ITtTII A Ari > v MUSIC. A THREE-HOUR SHOW. POPULAR PRICES. Mfttlnnoa To nil parti of tlio liouau , ! 0o. Kvenlntis Ilalcoujr , 20c ; I'arqiiot.-'io. . THEATER 15o , 25o , ti5o , 60o , 75 o AT.L WEEK ooimnonciiis SUNDAY The Butlliuo iconla anil dramatic ) production of MORON'S R A US 0 ? Kyerr Hoonu / -KT TTIA7" Kvarf I'cutuiuo > IN ill W . Krerr Property I Matlnvo us uiual Wodnoed ly and Bnturdar. OPEN DAILY MAT 22 TO JUNE 3 J'roin If ) ii. in. to lOillli / > . in. Admission , .25c Writ * for Tfl Liberty Mfg. Co , , Particulars TO Boi 69 And Catalogue I u Council Bluffs , la , BOYS AND GIRLS Prof , The colobnxtod Now Yorlt nnd S Loiila eye export , BY SPKCIAL UK- QUKST will npaln visit OMAHA , NUB. , MAY 22 TO 27. Do They Ache. Burn , Itch , Water or Tire Upon Continual Use ? It they do tlioy nro dofcctlvo nnd should bo cnrolully llttod with plasscu. Are you subject to olironlc hoadnchos , the kind thnt hoping In the rcjjlon buck of nun nrouml the oycH , in u It Ing the o.vos fcol hnnvy nut ] dull ? If so the oycs nro nt fault nnd n. pinr of ultiasoa nro nocducl. When you cnn cnll nnd consult an eminent ohthntnologlat. | Itomombor the dates , MAY 22 TO 27 At the store of MAX MEYER & BRO. CO. . Solo Agents for Oranhn , Nob. OMAHA. Mnrcli ro , 1BV.1. Mr. II. lllrscliliorB , Dour Sir liinvo liaoii wcnrliiK mjr Kla > nrii now tor ser um ! wceV * , nnil so fnr llioy nro pcrfoctlr sixtlifno- torjr.rclluvlnjt mn of sovurc liiMiilnolios , to vrlilcli I woa nddlctcd. llcspcclfully , Miss Jl. l.oii.MAN , LINCOLNNoli. . , Mnrcli 3T.1RU. lr. 11 lllrscliboru : Dour Sir I have trluil the ulassos mul apocUclos milcli you innilo for mn.nnrt tnko plp.'iitiro In rccoin- tuomllni ; thorn m buliiK Ilia must oiuy upon my oyas of iiny 1 lnivo over worn , and In lining them I am uimlilo to snynliptluir 1 am looking UirouKliKlnsses nl nil. 1 wish yoniiront SIICCOM In yourtrnvolsovcr thli state. Tltoio itl.t 909 nro such an Improvement to mjr cycj that 1 cnn o ni well ns I could In n\r luyliooil.l tnko uront pleasure In recommending to nny onfinlio Is nmiclcd llko myself nnd lias tti wonrulasses. ml eon see bettor with them than I liaro bcon nblo to do In the Inut tnolvoycnra. ' Yours rcupcctfnlly. T. K. Sunmutmjoii. ( ien. bupt. rncllle Kxiirmi , Omaha , Neb. , OMAHA , Anrlis. It'.u.-l'rof. II. lllrschbori ; : Dear Sir I Imobeonrcnrlnit the gins > uj you prescribed , for 11.0 over slncu I rceclvoil thorn , nnd I am Tory much plonacd. They nro so onsy on the eye * , the strain Is entirely relieved , nnil nt the same time I can nca much better than before llespcctfully yours. C11A11LE9 CoXOYEll. iinii's OFKICJS , OMAHA. Nob. , sinyo. 18'.M. I'ruf. li. lllrehburK , St. Louis. Mo. : Dear Mr Thu tno ynlrs t't Klusios you proscribed for mo nflervou Imil niyovos nxa'jilnod. t have rocclrcd , nnd mint sny Unit they nro to my entire satisfac tion , I have used Klnssoo for thu fnnttwolva years , but noxcr had iiny which KBVO my oyoi ns much roller us these < lo.Mililni ; you nuoeess , I am sir , \oura very truly , llK.Niiv Iloi.LK , UQQ . . Special Sale this , week of . Midsummer l Pattern. 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