L _ THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. TWENTY-SECOND YEAK. ' OMAHA , TIIU11SDAY MORNING MAY 25 , 1893-TWELVE PAGES , . NUMBER 239. JLOVED HIM MORE THAN LIFE LJzzio McGovern Lost Her Lover anil Sought Solace In Self-Slaughter , TRAGEDY OF A WRETCHED HOVEL HOME for Mfe 1 > r * ' riemllili Oe lat - at nn Klilor Sinter nnil I c ert d t > y " .Jim , " Death Only Scorned Sweet. " Pretty Lizzie McGovcrn lies dead at the 'morgue , goU-murdercd. 1 Sno was 17 years old , had known pov erty all her Hfo , nnd during the past year 'had ' experienced enough of the tragic to Orivo a much stronger person to desperation and death. The family lived nt Fourth and Hickory Streets and consisted of Thomas McQovern , his wlfo and two daughters , of whom Lizzie 'was ' the younger. The homo Is a miserable liorcl , the lower part of the hut having been formed from a hole In the side of the bluff. ; Above this was a cheap frame covering , $ Which had bed rooms for the girls and 'was reached by means of a temporary movable ladder stairway. The father Is iv day laborer and seems to liavo been out of work much of the tlmo , as the house showed but meager evidence of having been the object of any of the earnings or attentions 'of the family. But Ltzzlo wns pretty , anil of course had a 'lover. But she was not allowed to enjoy this luxury unmolested. The older sister was not so pretty and had no lover , and thcro the trouble commenced. One night when .llm and no one , not oven the parents , knew the other name of the lover was paying his regular visit to the McGovcrn hut , lie had ' .some words with the elder sister. She thought she should have a lover .and gut married before Lizzie re ceived the attentions of gentlemen. The row became bitter and the slighted sister - nought nn awful means of punishing the ' , lover who had been attracted by Lizzie's charms. Slater nnit .Snvnga. While Jim and his sweetheart were ex- . .changing , sweet nothings the sister left the "room for a moment and when she returned . 3bo carried in her hand a box of lye into i which she poured a small cillantlty of water. , Wutchlng her opportunity she made a dash at Jim and attempted to throw it In his face. Lizzie saw the attempt of her sister and , sprang , her heart nllro with all the love- lighted llamo of sclf-sucrillco , to prq- i vent her from carrying out her evil i design. The girls met In conillct and Liz zie received the contents of the lye box in ' her own pretty face. The result was frightful. The ix > or girl's face was horribly i burned , ono of her eyes being almost totally destroyed. But then she was not wholly disconsolate. Jim had escaped unhurt. The older sister left the house Immediately nftcr the itragic event. She was arrested and sent to the asylum , but has slnco re turned to Omaha and Is supposed to bo somewhere - where in the city , although her parents do not know where she Is staying or what she is doing. It was some tlmo before Lizzie recovered from her injuries and then she sought em ployment. She secured n place as waitress at the Hichellou hotel anil worked there for Bomo weeks. IVnutod to J.ook Well In Jim's I'.yci. " ' Last Sunday complaint wns made at the police station that Llzzlo had Btolcn a dress from another girl employed at the hotel. The detectives took the case in hand , found the dress and returned it to Its Jim had been neglecting her und she wanted to get better clothes , thinking thus to keep his love. The girl lost her place at the hotel nnd went homo on Monday. She was not warmly welcomed , as there was no place In the house for any but bread winners. She brooded over her woes all dny Tuesday , and that night she determined to end her life. She entered her mother's room about midnight crying. She said Jim was going to skip out and leave her and alio did not care to live any longer. Then she told her mother that she tiad swallowed three tablcspoonfulls of [ tough on Hats and could not live long. Physicians were summoned , but nothing could bo done , and at 7 o'clock yesterday morning the poor girl died protesting that she loved Jim nnd had ended her life solely because she hud learned that Jim was going iiwny. An inquest wns hold on the body yester day afternoon , when the Jury found that Lizzlo McGovern came to her death from "tho effects of n quantity of rat poison , ad ministered by herself with suicidal intent. " NEBRASKA AT THE FAIR. MM. John H. Ilrlu'KS Tolln of the Plum of the Ladles' llouril. Mrs. John S. Brlggs , Nebraska's ropro- 'Bcntatlvo ' on the board of lady managers of the World's fair , has returned from Chicago , to remain for u week looking up matters of interest to the woman's department of the great exposition. In n brief interview she said ton BUB reporter that matters were still some what unsettled at the fair. The weather has not been such as to give exhibitors a fair chance to gut their goods in shape and the BUUIO has kept the crowds away , although ; good weather of the past few ilu.v has In creased the attendance remarkably , ' 'Wo arc trying to make arrangements for u dty upon which to present the handsome candelabrum to the lady managers. This beautiful and useful ornament will be com pleted within the next two weeks and will bo shipped to Chicago us boon as finished. "it is the intention to have Mrs. Cleveland press the button that will turn on the cur rent and Hood the candelabrum with light. It will not bo necessary for Mrs. Cleveland to como to Chicago to do this. She can ido inaln in Washington , press the button , and there will bo light In Chicago. "Thcro Is another matter which is inter esting the ladles just at present. Wo are iolng ; to print a paper. It will ho entirely under the control of the board of lady man agers , ! und will bu managed by a special committee , of which I have hud. the honor to bo mndo a member. " "How do the ladies stand on the question of Sunday closing now that the fair is under way I" "Most of them have but llttlo to say upon the subject , but 1 think that a majority of / them are in favor of closing on Sunday. " Mm. Briggs has a number of important matters in view that she is not at liberty just now to spunk of , but which will proba bly bring Nebraska prominently to the front when the opportune time arrives. SUED THEnTrilEASURER. Knight * of I'rthlus Conuneiiflo Action to Ilccovcr nn Alloci'il Shortage. Suit has been instituted by the grand lodge of Knights of Pythias of this state against Charles G , Alton of Ainsworth , to recover 3,031 , The defendant was treasurer of the grand lodge , aim when settlement vrus uiudo he was that amount short in his accounts. H is stated that the shortage was duo to the failure of the bank with which the defendant was connected. For some tlmo past the trustees of heat ledge have been trying to bring about a sot- tlemcnt , but were unable to do to. The in- Btltutlou of tno suit was the outgrowth Inof the meeting of the trustees hold In this city u few days ago. Will Order .New Vinducti. Councilman 1'riuco has hud prepared the now ordinance declaring the necessity of con- itruotlcg -viaduct over Fifteenth street. Lt The new ordinance will bo Introduced In order to bring thocntlra procedure under the now charter , some question having been raised as to the right of the city to compel the construction of n viaduct under the old one. Similar action has been taken regarding the Sixteenth street viaduct. Councilman Saundcrs of the judiciary committee , who recommended this , saysthat it will delay the matter but three weeks , and that no ques tion can then be raised as to the validity of the proceedings. COMMERCIAL CLUB ACTIVITIES. Otnalm 1'lrm Tnlli * of Moving to Council Hind's HOC.IIIIO ot tlio llrlilco Kmbnrgo , Tlio executive commlttco of the Commer cial club held an Important session Tuesday evening , President Gibbon In the chair. The advisability of entertaining the dele gates to the State Business Men's conven tion next week wns dl&cusscd and it was de cided toatglvo them n sideboard reception. The date nnd general arrangements were loft to a committee consisting of F. C. Aycr , Dan Farrell , Commissioner Utt and C. Hart- iiiun , who will have full authority to act. The Council Bluffs bridge toll of B cents per hundred on agricultural Implements , ex acted at present from Omaha firms , wns ex haustively discussed. The discussion elicited the statement from representatives of the Omaha agricultural implement houses that It would bo to the advantage of Omaha to have the toll rebated , or some remedy ef fected. It was said that the agricultural Im plement houses of Omnhn did $12,000,000 worth of business last year. If the linns engaged in this business could got a rebate on this bridge toll It would Increase the busi ness In Omaha und obviate the necessity of distributing goods from interior Iowa towns , ns was now done to u grout extent. What the Omaha firms wanted was an equitable "In nnd out" rate based on Omaha. May Move Arrois the Illver. Mr. Sawyer of the McCormlek Harvester company announced that there was some probability of the Omaha branch of his firm moving to Council Bluffs unless better ar rangements \\oro made on bridgn tonnage. Commissioner Utt and Mr. Martin were ap pointed n committee to glva this matter prompt attention. Commissioner Utt made an extended talk In which ho discussed freight rates and the possibilities of securing now Industries for Omaha. The question of making a display of Omaha statistics on a hugo canvas at the Nebraska building nt the World's fair was favorably ' discussed. It was also decided to endeavor to reproduce some of the Manu facturers exposition exhibits at the fair. Messrs. Tukoy nnd Hicks roasted the cheer less interior of the Nebraska building at Chicago and said that it was sadly in need of improvement. During the discussion on the merits and demerits of the Nebraska state exhibit ut the World's fair , Mr. A.'P. Tukey expressed his views quite candidly. His remarks were more in sorrow than in anger , although his prldo was evidently nettled by what ho re garded as the inadvertence of some mem bers of the World's fair commission in allowing the Interior of the Nebraska build ing to bo so conspicuously cheerless in some portions. Tilled Up with III * routines. " "Why , the top floor is absolutely bare and and vacant , " said Mr. Tukey. "It ought to bo filled up some way. Some arrangements could bo made to have n portion of the Man ufacturers exposition exhibits sent thero. I was in the Nebraska building the other day , and while some portions of it are a credit to the state thcro is great room for improve ment. It looks as though procrastination were responsible to a largo extent. It ought to be improved if Nebraska wants to make a good impression on visitors. It was so cheerless In some portions that I got dis gusted and walked out. I was completely flllcd up with my feelings. " Mr. Hicks concurred in the opinion ex pressed by Mr. Tukey nnd said that the press and public ought to take the matter up at once and endeavor to rectify any ex isting discropancics. Mr. Fnrrell said that ho would take the Initial step and tendered the reproduction of his exhibit , now nt the Manufacturers exposition , to the World's fair commissioners , if they desired It. The discussion developed n general desire of tlio commlttco to re-opera to'with Commissioner General Garncau in assisting to fill up the vacant floor at the Nebraska building. C. II. Fowler , secretary of the club , ten dered his resignation , owing to private busi ness. It wns accepted with reluctance. The meeting then adjourned subject to the call of the chairman. At the next meeting of the committee the lumber and coal dealers of the city will bo invited to attend. Matters pertaining to those industries will bo discussed. W. A. L. Gibbon , E. E. Bruce and Gcorgo II. Payne have been appointed a committee to select a now secretary NOT SO VERY EXTORTIONATE. Storleo of T.uffitllxcd Itobbery nt the World's 1'ulr Nulil to lie KxaKgoratod , "Jt is really amusing to sco the frantic ex aggerations of the Now York press on the alleged robbery of visitors to the fair , " said Colono Van Vechtcn of Chicago to a BEE man nt the Murray. "Now , in Justice to Chicago nnd the fair , I want ; Ino say emphatically that no such outrages exist. At the start several concessionaires who were running restaurants on the grounds attempted to charge u slight ad vance on ordinary charges for edibles , lilt this was promptly repressed and at once remedied. "This talk about charging for drinking wateris _ another sample concoction of the 7calous eastern press. The Waukcsha water is as free as air und is distributed to the thirsty all over ttio grounds. Mineral water , soda water , and the like , when purchased nt ! private booths , naturally Incurs an expense of B cents. The water closets yarn also needs n correction , Thcro ore many public closets , free of cost , but the private closets , which uro more elaborate und exclusive , sell : privileges ntC cents. That is nil thcro is to Hint. The fair is crowded , oven now. ill the exhibits will bo in place in the us buildings by Juno 10. I intended the fair last week and there wns fully 1)0,000 ) people on the grounds each day I was there , "A pleasant feature of the exposition , es pecially for a man who wants to do the Nel lie Bly act , is the Intel-suburban railway , which makes a circuit of all the buildings on the grounds. You can thus got u to exterior view of the exposition in ono ur and forty minutes. "Tho Nebraska building compares most favorably with the other state buildings at the exposition , "I think that during the present week hole board of directors will yield to popular de mand and open the fair on Sundays. While there is u division of bcntlmcni on the sub ject , the majority of people , especially wage earners , want the gates thrown wide open on Sunday so they can at _ jwl without losing tlmo from work , and consequent double expenditure penditureIt is the general opinion in Chicago cage that Walter Damrosch will succeed Theodore Thomas in the bureau of music. edn "There are many idle men und wpmon } n Chicago just now , and I would advi'so. no ono to go there in search , of employment at this time. A largo surplus of workmen were out of employment when construction work ut the grounds was completed. Add to this nn incoming of employment seekers from every : quarter of the globe , all bound for Chicago , and you can readily see what u vast army ifO.of unemployed would bo the natural sequel of such a Htuto of affairs. " Piles of people have piles , out Uo Witt's Witch Hazel Salvo will cure them. Nothing I.eenI Acaliut Their .Mrtrryliif. The following marriage licenses were Issued sued yesterday by County Judge Ellcr ; Name and residence. Ago Jolin Grogoruch , Omulm. . . , , , 24 Annie fond , Omaha. , , . , . . . , 18 I Oeorso ! ' . Dombrotttikl , Omaha , . . . . , 24 I Elizabeth \Vun \ > tudt , Omaha -JO No Aiitl-Pyrlno in Bronio-Seltier. Cures all headache * trial bottle 10 cts. Why Police Court Olerk-Elect Mos' Con firmation is Opposed , CROOKEDNESS CHARGED BY BOTH SIDES Moa Sue * tlio Commercial National for Ten Tliounnnd-O. JM < Schneider Interested nnil UliiirRoft Dlnhoneiity Agnlntt Mot , Who Sny "Vou'ro Another. " A case now pending In the district court , entitled Charles V. Mas against the Com mercial National bank nnd W. O. Taylor , furnished the foundation for nn Invcstlga- tlon by the city council. The petition was filed in the oftlco of Clerk Moorcs January 23 of the present year , nnd the demurrers of the defendants were filed February 27. The case was docketed and sot for trial at the May term of the district court. The plaintiff , Charles V. Mos , seeks in his action to recover from the Commercial National bank the sum ot $10,000. Tlio petition reads that on or about the 5th day of August , 1802 , the Commercial National bank was In posses sion , under n claim of ownership , of a stock of goods formerly owned by C. M. Schneider & Co. , of the actual value of $31,000. In order to sell nnd dispose of the same to the greatest advantage to ttsolf the bank was desirous of placing C. M. Schneider in charge " of the same as n"gcnt. To Insure to them selves the faithful and honest conduct of the business by Schneider the bank pro cured the plaintiff , Charles V. Mos , and W. O. Taylor to guarantee to it that the amount of $21,013.i3 ! would bo realized out of said stoclf , and to sign a nota for the use of said bank In the sum of Mf > 00 , which was to bo the Hrst payment of Schneider , Mos and Taylor. The note was signed and Is still outstanding against Mos nnd unpaid. Why Mos Sued the Hunk. The bank agreed , so the petition cites , that In consideration of Mos and Taylor signing the note nnd becoming sureties on the bond of Schneider , und their agreement to pay any sum short of the ? 2IG1.23 ! that would bo rcall/cd from the sale of the stock , to turn back to them any sum that might bo realized in excess of that sum from the sale of the goods. Following this statement is a copy of the agreement with the bank , signed by A. P. Hopkins as president and Alfred Millard as cashier. Mos claimed tlmt the bank i-ecelvcd the proceeds from the sale of the goods amount ing to $10,000 in excess of the ? 21,0i.2i : ) : that tbe bank was to retain , and that the $10.000 is rightfully duo to himself and Taylor. The bank has refused and neglected to pay any- tning to Mos on the contract , hence the suit. Taylor Is made a party defendant for the reason that ho has refused to join as a party plaintiff. Judgment is asked in the sum of $10,000 , with costs and Interest. At the meeting of the city council Tues day of last week Mayor Bemis sent In the name of Mos us clerk at the police court , and the appointment was conflrmed at the same meeting , the commlttco on police , lo which it was referred , reporting fuvoraoly. Clotting Illicit nt Mos. All seemed satisfactory until a couple of days later , when rumblings of dissatisfac tion made themselves manifest. The coun- cllmcn were besieged by C. M. Schneider and members of the firm of Hiloy Bros. , who protested against the appointment of Mos , and at the same time made direct and damaging charges against him. As shown in the petition flled In the district court , Mos was at the time of tlio failure of the llrm of C. M. Schneider & Co. in its employ , and later was the bookkeeper for Hiloy Bros. The result was that the vote whereby the appointment of Mos was con flrmed was reconsidered at the meeting of the council Tuesday night , and a special com mittee of llvo was named to Investigate the charges preferred. The motion to reconsider the vote was made by Councilman Munro. Asked for an explanation yesterday morning ho said : "Since the continuation of the appointment of Mos I have been called upon by both Mr. Schneider and members of the llrm of Hiley Bros. They have made some very damaging charges against Mos , nnd laid everything mean possible at his door. They accuse him of being dishonest , nnd claim to be ready to substantiate their statements. With such charges hanging over the head of an employe of the city I concluded that an Investigation should bo' mado. The commlt tco appointed will probably commence the investigation tomorrow evening. Ilucy i\lclcnco Hxpectcd. "I anticipate that thcro will bo some very racy developments In this caso. Mos said ho was anxious for the investigation , and claims to bo able to prove that the alleged dishonesty and peculations on his part exist on the other side , nnd that his accusers are the guilty ones , and not he. From what he says several more people and concerns will bo Implicated and thcro is promised a decid edly interesting time of it , nnd that sonic very peculiar business methods will bo shown up. " Councilman Jacobson has been sought by Mos' accusers to aid in securing tlio rescind ing of the action whereby the appointment was conflrmed. Ho said in speaking of the matter : "Soon after the appointment was conflrmed the ugly stories about him reached my ears , and I called upon Schneider. His statements were to the effect that Mos was dishonest and totally unworthy of conll- dcnvo. Ho charged that while Mos was in the employ of Schneider & Co. that ho falsi fied the books and appropriated funds belong ing to the lirin. I asked him if such was the case why did ho not prosecute him. Ho re plied that ho did not do so on account of Mos' family. I urged him to communicate the facts to tlio council if ho knowth y were true , and that they would bo investi gated. Ho did net do this , however , but said ho was ready at any tlmo to appear be fore a commlttco nnd suomit the proofs. MOH I'romlscit to Show Up Schneider. "In company with Schneider I called on Hiloy Bros.who have also been mentioned us having grievances against Mos. Ho wns em ployed by them us bookkeeper for some time , and they make about the sumo charges as does Schneider. "I have also talked with Mr , Mos , and ho courts an Investigation , and promises some developments that will proveastoundcrs und implicate others beside bchnuidcr. Ho nays that the proof of dishonesty will bo found to rest on other shoulders than his nftcr the investigation , and ho will unearth and bring to ttio piinllo gaze some very questionable business methods practiced by certain par ties in connection u ith tlio 11 nu of Schneider & Co. during Its existence. " Mr. Mos lias spoken with others regarding the charges , and In each instance maintains that ho Is prepared to prove that he is the victim of hatred at the hands of Schneider , who docs not desire his presence hero in Omaha. Ho promised to show that rotten ness existed in the llrm of Schneider & Co , , and that some very sensational facts will ho brought out iu this connection. Mr. Mos has not yet made n"ny statement for publication , but says he will produce all of tlio evidence necessary to clear himself when the Investigation is commenced. Illi : Trlco ( ur llli Corn. County Commissioner Williams has demon strated that he is engaged in the kind nof farming which has no calamity connected with it. Ho took a bunch of forty-three 2-year-old steers to the South Omaha market yesterday and had the satisfaction of knowing that they were the nncst lot on the market. They averaged 1,218 pounds each in weight , and ho received f4.t > 3 per 100 , or tCG.80 per head. AU of ho bunch were short twos with the exception of four , which would not be two until August. They were high grade Hurefords and Pur- haniG , and a couple of Holsteius , the latter the poorest ones Iu the bunch. Mr. Williams maintains that thcro is money In feeding stock , prrtlcularly if it is the right kind and marketed nt the proper time , . The total cost of the bunch last December , when feeding begim , was $ lBa > . The stock wns foil $125 worth of oil meal nnd 2WX ) bushels of corn. The commissioner figures that his corn netted him directly 40' cents per bushel , and as ho still has fifty-six hogs that followed the cattle all winter , nnd that now weigh over ! WO pounds each , ho is satis- fled that the full returns will show better than DO cents per bushel for his corn , * SOLDIER BOYS AB CRIMINALS. I'rlvnto Trod Brown Mny Ilo Indicted for Attempted Murdor. At almost every term of federal court In Omaha for the past two or three years there has been ono or more cases In which United States soldiers-wore prosecuted for criminal acts and offenses. A majority of the accused have , been colored soldiers , nnd Forts Hob- inson : and Nlobrara seem to have furnished most of the cases. The grand Jury now In session has found n bill against another colored soldier , Private Fred Brown , who Ispc charged with a deadly assault upon Trum peter Warner at Fort Nlobrara. The case will probably be called within a day or two , .is the witnesses now In the city from Fort Nlobrara are wanted In the hearing of the caso. It Is stated by some of the witnesses that the injured man came within something llko a hair's breadth of losing his life In the scrap , and it is probable that the accused will bo tried for an attempt to commit mur der. It seems that Brown and Warner had quarreled over n game of billiards nnd after n few angry words they parted. Later on they met , and Brown renewed the quarrel and Invited Warner to fight the mutter out. aiw A short thno afterwards , while Warner was seated at a curd , table , so the evidence seems to run. Brown entered the room and npuroachtng ] Warner from behind reached around under his chin nnd drew n razor across Warner's neck , cutting a gash from a point under his loft ear down almost todl his windpipe. Had the weapon been drawn half nn inch farther around It is said that the jugular vein would have been severed and probably the windpipe would have : also been cut. Warner Is under way to recovery , but tlio wound is u very severe ono. The Moshor case will probably not bo reached in federal court before the latter part of next weolt. Judge IJuiuly gave yesterday forenoon to the hearing of thtfoase of a Chicago roni- mission firm against Mr. Hart of McCook. TAUKS TOO MUCH T1MK. Army Ofllcers Object to So Much C1 U Law for I'rlvntcs. Thcro is considerable indignation among army men over the treatment of Private Johnson , colored' [ man , who was arrested three months ago at Fort Robinson upon a chargf of obtaining money under false pretenses , and lodged in the Douglas county jail to await trial. Ttio grand jury passed upon his case but failed to find sufficient evidence with which to make a case anfl ho was dismissed. When ho rcuorted at ( army headquarters for duty , some of'i the ofliccrs were sur prised to learn that ho had been lying in jail for thrco months on the potty charge of ob- taintnc money under fulso pretenses. "Speakingof thcmatteryesterday a prom inent ofliccr said > "It is a very singular thing that a man should hare been brought all the way to Omaha und held hero in jail three months upon that which proved to be no evidence ut'all. If the man had been taken before a Justice of the peace or a United States commissioner- when he was flrst arrested , ho could have shown that thcro was nothing in the case. This busi ness of dragging soldiers away from their posts and plaeiup > them in jail for months nt a time upon potty charges is going to bo looked into. There may bo n law that will uphold the United States attorney in such proceedings , but I doubt it , nnd the matter is going to bo investigated , and that right early , " The recent change In the law makes it necessary for all deputy marshals to take their prisoners before the nearest commis sioner or justice of the peace for a prelim inary hearing is expected to provide the re lief which this olllccr seems to think is necessary in this connection. PROHIBITION IN CANADA. According to Journalist Krlba the Scott Lmv I Ins Ileon n MUerablo Failure. A central figure in the Millard lobby dur ing the last days of the past week and the flrst of the present was a man whoso per sonal individuality is so pronounced that it would assert Itself In any crowd. A physique the embodiment of robust manhood , clothed In the latest fashion facial features of Gncco-Tcutonic mold a massive head , sur mounted with a yachting cap almost lost to view amid close clusters of auburn curls that fall with wavy curvature over his coat collar such is n pen picture of Louis I1. Kribs , u Toronto journalist , " 1 am accompanying the royal commission ' ! of investigation of the liquor question , " said Mr. Kribs to a BEU man. "I um the repre sentative ot the Canadian manufacturers. Individually , permit mo to say that I believe that prohibition will never got a foothold in Canada. If it docs the laws will not bo en Ot forced. As an example look at the Scott : local option law now In effect in some coun ties in tlio Dominion. Why , It is a misera ble failure , and even the temperance ad vocates will admit this fact. "In 1878 , in response to popular demand at that time , a county in Now Brunswick passed a local option law. and several other : counties lollowed suit , After a brief trial 1 , and in viowof most unsatisfactory results of the trial , the constitutionality of the law was tested and appealed from court to court until It reached the privy council of Eng land , where it was sustained. Subsequently the law was ropcalcd. There was not > enough publio sentiment back of the Scott law to properly enforce It nnd It was practi i- cally valueless except in moral Influence. iIn Ontario , which contains one-half of the population of the Dominion , two-thirds ot the counties that wore engulfed in the wave , of prohibition repealed the law nftcr a test , and now only one I county , Ilalton , maintains it. In Capo Breton , North Sydney , where the law has been In effect cloven years , only seven arrests have been made. The Scott law lias been practically repudiated in Canada , and only eleven counties remain that have not , as yet , ropcalcd It. The tem perance people boilovo that the only effective law would bo a general law , voa "In Canada the government Is conserva tive and many of the provincial ofliccrs are of the opposite political faith. Hence , you can readily sco lha political complexion of affairs that assorts Itself in an enforcement of the law , , "In response to the demand of the prohi bitionists the present commission of investi gation is carefully probing the question tlDU is making a tour of this country for that pur pose , I do not think , from past experience , that prohibition will bo successful in Can ada , although the opinion I have just expressed - pressed Is purely an Individual one. "PersonaUy'Concluded ' Mr , Kribs , with a twinkle iu his eye that was the advance agent of a Joke , "my face will always con tinue to bo set against anything that has liquor in it especially good liquor. " Omnlm I'ubllo Llbrnry , To correct a misunderstanding , the de livery station , corner Military avenue and Burdetto street , la not intended for school children alone , The library is free to all residents of Omaha above the ' ago of 10 veara , on furnish- ing a properly executed membership certili- cato. Tlio station is designed to assist readers who are unable to come to the library. Books to bo returned may bo left at the otation before I ) a. m. every Thursday , with card and list of books desired. The new books may bo obtained at the same place after a p. in , of the same day. " " Jcssiu ALLAH , Librarian 1 , Piles of people ! have piles , but Da Witt's Witch II. . _ t * - * " _ _ > * li. j Hazel Salvowill , euro them. Ooramodions Aldino Hotel in Ohicflgo Very Like a "Oastlo in Srain , " BLOWN DOWN BY BREEZE OF BANKRUPTCY 1'coplo Who "Paid In AiUnnco" for Kco- noinlciil Qimrtcri , nnd Commodious , nt tlio Worttl'i I'nlr Lett I.nment- Inc 82flOOO Sunk. jfpi " Ye gods 1 they don't wait for n man to got to Chicago before they swindle himbut , they pluck him before ho gets there. " Thcro was sorrow In tlio heart , emotion In the voice , nnd nn expression of wild con tempt in the eyes of a prominent Omaha citizen yesterday ns ho nervously clutched n printed circular In his hand and filled the adjacent atmosphere with profanity. In his vocal pyrotcchnleal display the was oblivious of nil except the fact that he , llko many citizens of Omaha nnd other western cities , had been seemingly buncoed by a prospec tive World's fair hotel company. In response to nn InqulrV from a Br.n re porter , the citizen Implored secrecy ns ho did not wish the calcium light of publicity turned on to the fact that ho hud been the victim of misplaced confidence In n World's fair hotel that had proved an air castle with an elevator running to every room. The circumstances of the case , ns related by this gentleman und several other Omaha clearly indicates the uncertainty of reaping returns for investments , , nt some World's fair hotels "paid in advance. " and that honeyed expectancy of economy sometimes develops into u pickled disappointment of extravagance in the end. Tlmt Airy Aldino Hotel. Several months ago Omaha and other western . cities were flooded with circulars announcing . that the Aldino hotel , at Sixty- sixth street nnd Oglesby avenue , Chicago cage . , would bo built on nn exclusive and elaborate plan for the accommodation of families visiting the fair. It was to bo on a site of convenience in fact , almost within the jaws of the main exposition entrance. References galore were printed on the cir cular. A schedule of rates was submitted. The plans , ns proposed , were on tho-Amerlcun nnd European order , both. You paid your money nnd you took your choice ; but some of those who swallowed the tempt ing morsel of economy and remitted pay ment for accomodations in advance will in all prob.ibility purtako of soup in copious draughts and with heroic Indifference to financial dys- > cpsia. It is said that tlio glittering nduccments . of the first circular per suaded many people throuphout the west , including about 100 citizens of this city and vicinity , to remit casli payments in advance for accommodations , as stipulated in the circular. The unusually low r.itcs offered was the prime cause of so many pconlo availIng - Ing themselves of the 'golden opportunity' of economy. -Uuhblo Hurst In Bankruptcy. Like a flash of lightning from a spotless horizon , a second circular reached Omaha yesterday. It was dated Chicago , May 2'J , und signed by the Aldine Hotel company. This circular convoyed the startling in telligence that "owing to the unprecedented increase in the cost of material uad labor and the immense outlay , etc. " the Aldino hotel was a monument of bankruptcy. With some consolation , the circular says that it has been decided to pro tect these who have remitted for ac commodations during the World's fair nnd therefore , the hotel company will place the Aldino in the hands of Mr. Edwin O. Lamphcre , who will push It to completion by Juno 1. Those pjUrons who hold certificates showing that they engaged rooms nnd bourd In advance and paid for the same , will bo allowed 50 per cent of the amount paid , by the now management. The other 50 per cent is not In It. The circular apolo gizes for tlio complication of affairs and "deeply regrets It , " but the chances are tlmt the deepest regret is imbedded in the hearts of the victims. It Is estimated that fully $25,000 , and possibly more , has been paid to the old management. The apologetic cir cular blames the unfortunate state of affairs on the unexpected advances in the price of labor and material and the unexpected short- aeo In capital to comploconstructionalthouKh the final completion of the hotel on Juno 1 is guaranteed , at a loss of 50 percent to those who advanced money for accommodations and heavy loss to the projectors. In all probability visitors to Chicago , who "hold tlio sackl [ will brine away an Aldino hotel brick as iPWorld's fair souvenir. OS MlVH'.ir 1'L.llSAXCK , Ono of the Attraction ! of the I'ulr nnil What IB to Ito Soon There. CHICAGO , 111. , May 24. [ Special to THIS " BEE. ] Really the most Interesting feature , the most kaleidoscopic panorama of this fair , Is down along the Midway the many-sided , many-colored , muny-tongued plaisancovitli ; _ its greasy Turks , "dressy" Japanese , bazoo- blowing Arabians , jabbering Javanese , queer llttlo men nnd ponderous amazons of Dahomey , and Its odd-costumed denizens of all climes nnd conditions. It is all a deep and interesting study from the Irish village to the flower beds , and It is no free educa tion , cither. None of these institutions along the Midway are operated as eleemosynary establishments. There Is no more getting into "Cairo street without a contribution of baksheesh than thcro is obtaining admission tor the camel through the proverbial needle's cyo. It all costs money. You are not forced to p.iy it. The 50 cents admission fee gives you u sight of the biggest show for the money that has been seen about these parts since the big lire. lire.Tho The Exposition company doesn't control the Interior of these side shows , If It docs got its "whack" of tlio receipts. The result is that thcro are many so-called attractions that wouldn't draw on their merits any more than a porous plas ter would pull n load of buy. Uno of these Is Bro'r Billy Knox's beauty show. First building to your right , opposite the Irish village for you're bound to go , anyway and tlio sign is "International Dress and Costume Exhibit. " Who isIs "Billy" Knox ? A very uncommonly clover ; fullovt a newspaper man. Knows how to advertise. Opened up by having ono of his beauties arrested ; an Austrian nobleman nnd a German fair commissioner involved , and all that , A capital inaugural. "Billy" wasn't in the newspaper business in London , Now York and Chicago for his health. Ho has the best loca tion on the plaisanco. People Just full Into It leaving their quarters in the ticket office : and it Is ruining golden dollars Into the us- tuto manager's coffers. There are a score sof dizzy-looking "beauties , " purporting to bo mthe types of the nations named on the placards besldo each one. Thcro is at the end a stage representing n Turkish harem In full bloom. The occupants uro three damsels who are passably good looking , re docllning in voluptuous attitudes. Yokels stand and gape at them for hours. They have probably seen their best days on lower Clark street. The Gre cian woman is a sad spectacle : to the idealist und the Cuban well , if the shbeauties of Cuba look fifty years old and Hihavo two sots of chin this beauty is a fair , representation. The Chinese and Japanese women look like accurate types , and they are really pretty. So Is the French peas- ant. The American girl they , of course , are handsome , because where can't you find a beautiful American girl I Then you pans on and see a fair-haired Italian girl and 3a dark-haired Norse woman , and you have had enough of the beauty shown. Not a patriotic Irishman will pass Blainoy castle's door without a peep into the in- I tcrior. The polite youth la green i lockings ' and breeches will welcome him at the gate , and the pretty colleen inside will sell him a shlllalah if ho Is not cold as an Icicle. Ho will also buy a chance In a lottery , the mystic number of which Is In the possession of I ady Aberdeen , It Is n phrase "contain ing ! ' good advice tolroland"und if ho guesses It ho gets the prize. Ho is also urged to buy a pipe ; or something else. There's not much to see , but no Celt , as has been said , can afford to pass by the Irish village without dropping his contribution. There are plenty of catchpenny shows on the plalsaneo. just ns there are meritorious attractions llko the Hncenback menagerie , the villages of various nations. The Chinese and Turkish theaters are all right for people who llko that sort of attraction. The other shows will receive attention later. WILL BUILD TO MONTANA. riniiB for the Itiirlhigton Kxtrnilon Itiul- w y HurKCOin Convention. The right of way secured by the Burling ton people througn the Crow reservation in Montana la the first step toward building the line from Sheridan , U'.vo. , Its present terminus , to Billings , whcro It will form a junction with the Northern Pacific. For several months past the matter has been In the hands of the Interior depart ment at Washington , consent finally being given , after consultation with the Indians on the reservation , to project the road through the Crow country , which comprises the \\holo of tlio wcstcin portion of Mon tana. tana.Mr. Mr. George W. Holdrcgo said to a repre sentative of TUP. BIE : yesterday : "Per mission to extend the line was absolutely necessary before a spadeful of earth could bo thrown up , and going through so many ' h'ands In Washington it naturally tool ; con siderable tlmo. Some work will undoubtedly bo done on the extension tills summer , but just how much I cannot suy. It will bo a long extension and the work will go slow , but In any event a beginning will undoubt edly be made. " , Itnllwny Surgeon * Aiinunl. Dr. W. J. Gtttliraith of the Union Pacific is up to his eyes with work connected with tlio annual convention of the Order of Hallway Surgeons which moots in this city May III , Juno 1 nnd 2. From replies received to his circular letter it is thought that at least l.HOO representative surgeons will bo in this city during the days of the convention. So largo a body is it that it is out of the question to entertain the phy sicians with either a banquet or carriage drive , but the citizens of Omaha can show their appreciation of the visit by decorating their houses nnd throwing banners across the principal streets , as some slight recognition of the honor ac corded Omaha in selecting the Gate city as their meeting placo. Tlicso men wield a great influcnco in the communities in which they live and if properly treated will become walking advertisements for the city. After the labors of the convention two trips have been arranged , ono to the Black Hills via the lilkhorn , the other over the Loop via the Union Pueiitc. Itullmiy Notes , J. n. Buchanan has called a meeting of the Nebraska lines interested to discuss the question of Cliautauqua rates at his office to morrow. W. II , Murray , chief clerk In the passenger department , is hammering away on a new Montana and Utah rate sheet. A number of tlio railroad boys leave for Lake Washington , Minn. , on Saturday to spend a few days with rod and reel. PROTEST AGAINST SANDSTONE. Citizens Object to a Clmigo In tlio Now > . I'edonit Ilullillnj ; . The attempt on the part of Senators Vor- hees and Turpio at Washington to exploit the product of their Indiana limcstono quar ries and have some of it , put into the new Omaha federal building , in place of the granite named in the original specifications and bid on , was promptly met yesterday. Senator Manderson was sick abed , but he took prompt action on tlio mutter when made cognizant of the pretty llttlo plot. Ho requested a friend to go out among the citi zens and get up an emphatic protest and telegraph the same to Secretary Carlisle , while ho himself also communicated with the authorities at the national capital. This is the telegram sent yesterday : Hos. JAMKS 0. UAIIMSUS , Sociotury of Treas ury : J. O'KoiWKE , Puporvlslng Architect , Washington : In thu Interest of tine economy and for reasons fully alatcd by Senator Man- dorbon wo earnestly Insist that Kranlte ho used on our postofllco nmlcontract awarded to lowest bidder ut airllcst possible ) date. GEOHOE 1' . HKMIS , Mayor , WILLIAM A. I'A.VION , .T , A. Cnr.ioiiTO.v , .IAMBS K. HOYII , liHonni : It. MII.I.KH II. W. YATIS : , Kuci.in JlAim.v , ( ! . M. HITCHCOCK , O. It. ICtisriN. A protest against the substitution of sand stone , it is said , will bo forwarded by every member of the Nebraska delegation in con gress. JiEllllASKA J.iy FUSTiriTlES. It AVIlt Ilo an IntcreHtliif ; Ilvcut of the AVnrlil'H I'nlr. CHICAGO , III. , May 24. [ Special Tclceram to Tin : BEE. ] Secretary J. Sterling Morton has written to Commissioner Garncau In an swer to that gentleman's request that the secretary of agriculture participate In the Nebraska day festivities at tlio World's fair , Juno 3. Secretary Morton expresses tlio deepest regret upon his inability to take part , owing to u rush of departmental work , mak ing it impossible to relax his ofllcial duties. While Secretary Morton's non attendance proves n disappointment , the program will I nevertheless bo well tilled und teeming with attractive features. It will not bo complete for a week. Among Omaha people In the Nebraska building today were : Colonel A. II. Coin- stock , F. Knight , Mr. nnd Mrs. L. J. Drake ' , H. H. Haskell , A. B. Dale , II. J. Phillips , Mrs. C , II. Dowe.v and Jcnnlo MuAusland. Other visitors Included : Henry E. Ixnvis , II. JO. Prey. A. K. Osgood nnd W. O. Boll , Lincoln ; J. B. Leader und Mrs. Emma Lease. Chadron ; F. K. Dletrichs , Grand Isl and ; W II. Laughlin and J. C. Kodtr'ers , Fremont. I'mnli It. HnbcrHitn IIH u Lecturer , Frank H. Iiobcrson made many friends in Omaha while assistant secretary of the Young Men's Christian association , nud when ho loft to fill an engagement on the lecture platform ho took with him hosts of good wishes for his success , wishes based ifn a conviction that his knowledge of the ob i jects ho professed , his modesty und grace of ifo manner would win him success. These ; friends and well wishers will bo pleased to learn that Mr. Hoberson has been well re ceived in the eastern cities. Exchanges noticing Ills lectures uro unanimous in praise of matter , manner und lecturer. Tills is re printed from the Now York Tribune of the lath lust. , part of a report of u lecture given in Brooklyn : "Association hall , In Fulton street , was well filled lust night with the members and friends of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences , \\lio had come to hear Frank H. Koberson of Omaha , Neb. , lecture on "Tho People , Customs and Scenery of India. " That they were not disappointed In the lecturer was shown by the frequent nnd hearty applause that his interesting talk culled forth. Mr. Iiobcrson recently iimde liea tour of the world and lived several months In India , where ho made a careful study usof the subject about wpich ho lectures. Piles of people have piles , but Do > , „ Witch Hazel Salvo will euro them. He I.lve . OMAUI , May 2-1. To the Editor of TUB BEE ; Please state whether or not Allah G. Thurman is dead. F , J. Piles of people have piles , but Do Witt's witchhuicl salvo will euro them. WILD WINDS IN MONTREAL Dominion Receives a Parting Shot from th4 Big Storm , GREAT DAMAGE DONE BY A HURRICANE ni ; * I.etcled , Stilpn Wrecked nil Wlrrs ProfttrAtctl-Onljr One Mnn Killed. lint Many Other I'ooplo Injured Hunk tllcrks rly to VmilU. MoxrniUL , May 24. Last night i atorn ) blowing sixty miles an hour struck the city from the west , unroofed buildings all over town and laid telegraph and electric light lines low. The most serious loss was the wreck of the nanquo du People , the clcrka lleeing to the vaults for safety. A number of people wore Injured and ono was killed. A number of vessels were blown from the wharves. Heavy damage Is reported at ad jacent towns , but on account of toloi'raphio interruption , no details arc yet nt hand. ri.oons , imouTii , LOCUSTS. Kuroiit , Scorns to Iln lliuliiR in Ilnrd Tim * ol It Thin Sprint. ROME , Mny2L Ham has been falling In torrents in Piedmont. The rivers tire over * ( lowing the lowlands. . Several villages are under water , bridges swept away , railroads Hooded , and trafllo suspended in some places. Bt'ciiAimsT , May 24. The recent Hoods de vastated largo dlstrlctsiof Houmanla. Wliolo villages nro submerged. Many railway bridges have been destroyed and traftlo on. railroads and highways in some places 13 suspended , . VIENNA , May 24. C/ernowltz , on the river Pruth , has been visited by lulisastrous Hood. Five were drowned and many rendered homeless. PAUIS , May 24. The two months drouth In franco , it is estimated , has destroyed over ! iO,000,000 francs worth of crops. A dls * patch from Homo says the rain In norlhcrri Italy 1ms saved the people from much of the enormous loss threatened by drouth. Cropq on the Homan Cauipngno iiro ruined. lir.KMN , May sM. The drouth remains un broken. Oftlclal statistics concerning Prus-s slan crops show the kingdom has suffered heavy losses. The hay crop Is u complete failure. ' Moscow , May St. Locusts are ravaging nearly the whole province of Sara toff. Mlucra Dciniinil Nine Ilnnri. BHUSSELS , May 2-4. The miners interna tional conference has adopted a resolution in favor of n nine-hour day. The supporters o ( the resolution represent nearly a million miners , nnd the opponents only a hundred thousand. The conference then began to discuss the question of a universal strike to enforce the demand , When the question was put to a vote dele gates representing 1)00,000 ) miners voted in favor of an Inlornatiomil strike , nnd dclo * gates representing 120,000 voted against. I'lirtliqiiuko. .Shocks 111 < irurcc. ATHENS , May 24. Utlca and Thossaly were shaken by au earthquake yesterday ; and last night. In Thebes many houses were destroyed and u number of persons inr jurcd. _ ISurncd a Ilniulroil Honson. VIENNA , May 24. Nearly 100 houses were burned in the village of Strang. Only four were left standing. Many people were hurt byn falling church tower. Goethe's devil Is a most Interesting Indfr viduallty. Ho is to bo mot in Lewis Mor rison's great production of "Faust , " appear ing at the Furnum nightly this week. Primrose & West , with their brilliant company of minstrel merrymakers , appcaa at the Boyd this evening for ono night only. This will bo the ono minstrel event of the season. Primrose & West are the ac knowledged leaders In this style of enter/ talnmcnt. They have spared no expense In' keeping this most genuine form of American amusement in the very front rank of popular * entertainment. The sale of seats Is now oni Miss Marie Wninwright , who will bo scon , ut Boyd's now theater on Friday und Satur * day. is ono of the most beautiful women oii , the American stago. A critic said rcccntlv of her performance of Lady Teazle in "Tlio School for Scandal : " "Thero is n pccnlian refinement und distinction about Marlq Wnlnwriglit's methods. She seems to mo a woman of intensely nervous nn < l richly sympathetic temperament. The moods she gives her characters uro varlou'q nnd have a womanly delight that hojj a most penetrating effect. Never for ono' moment docs she lapse into monotony , " "Tlio School for Scandal , " Friduy oven , ing ; "Tho Social Swain , " Saturday mutineer "As You Like It " , Saturday evening. Hartley Campbell's great drama , "Tho Galley Slave. " Is having a line roprcscnta * tion at the Bijou this week , nnd a capital specialty olio is given in addition. Hov. Thomas Ewlng Sherman , who lec tures In Exposition hull this evening , was born in Ohio , October 18 , 1850. Ho made his classical studies ut St. Louis uni versity , but when his family removed to Washington ho finished his college course at Georgetown university. After his grudua- tlon ho went to Ynlo to study law , science and political economy. Ho was then ad- inlttcd to the Missouri bar. Coming from illustrious families on both sides , his prosT pects for advancement und u brilliant career were very flattering , nnd when , in 1878 , ho joined the Society of Jesus his action created a decided sensation among his friends und the public In general. At present Father Sherman Is teaching moral philosophy and ethics In St. Louis university , and also lectures Dn political economy and international law. Ills oratory is , like the war record of his father , brilliant , aggressive , sweeping everything buforo it , ami tlio subject of his lecture this evening ; "True Americanism , " is ono upon which np other American has n bolter right to speuk > Hov. Frank Crane will deliver his now famous lecture on "Bnbles" ut the First Methodist cnurch tills evening. This is in place of the lecture on Mexico announced ; This lecture on "Babies" is very highly spoken of by all who have heard it , us a unlqua presentation of the foibles und weak nesses of humanity , characterized by the richest of humor. _ _ _ _ _ Hov. Dr. Duryca lectures at the Flrs Congregational church this availing1 on "Thfe Human Bruin , Considered in the Light of Animal Intelligence. " This Is n very nota-i bio effort of the learned doctor's and id pitched in n key to suit the popular as well us the scientific mind , School children will bo admitted at half price and refreshment ? will be served after the lecture. Mrs. Gciiovra Johnstono Bishop , soprano , and Mrs. Katharine Fisk , contralto , ot Chicago will glvo what promises to bo a most interesting und enjoyable uong recital tills evening ut the Omahu .School of Music. Mrs , Bishop has been heard hero before - fore und received an enthusiastic and well merited ovation. Mrs. Flsk is the possessor of a rich , sympathetlo contralto - tralto und of an intelligence which carefully shows it to advantage. Mrs , Louise Hesfif Fuchs , n highly accomplished nnd urtistiq pianlstewho is ut present a resident of th city , will exhibit tier rare talout for accom panying. _ _ _ _ _ Owing to the illness of Mrs. Gcnovr _ Johnstono-Blshop , the BOOK recital to bo , given this evening by Mrs. Blshou and Mrs. Katharine FU-e has been indefinitely I > oiied.