Nebraska Newspapers

    TUB ( XMA1IA "DAILY BEE : MONDAY , MAY 8 , 185)1) ) ) .
TROUBLE COLLECTING "TAXES
Lincoln Traction Company Refuses to Settle
an Old Oitj Claim ,
COMES FORWARD WITH A COMPROMISE
I'roiioMr * ( o I'ny P.Vt.dOO Inxlvnil of
fill,111)0 ) Ordrrctl liy HIP Courl
Ully In In n tlunuilitry
\Vlint to Do.
LINCOLN , May 7. ( Special ) Ono or the
most perplexing questions that has occu
pied the attention or the municipal nuthorl-
ties In this city for several years Is the one
Involving the collection of taxes assessed
against the Lincoln Traction company.
Judgment was rendered recently In the dls.
trlct court ngalnst the company ror $111,000 ,
but the company ictuses to pay thin Umount
nnd the prospects for continued litigation
over the matter nrc considered good. Numer
ous propositions looking toward n settlement
of the claim have been made by President
Scuddcr , but sd far none of them have been
very favorably considered. The company
now proposes to pay the city $58,000 In rull
settlement or ( he claim. Quito a number or
the councilman who have Investigated the
cnno are In fa\nr of accepting the proposi
tion and thereby ending tha litigation which
ban dragged along In the courts here for
several years. While the judgment rendered
by the district court Is ror over $111,000 ,
only it portion orthe amount named reprn-
BonU tut actual tax assessments , the bal
ance being Interest and an added penalty
ror non-payment within a rpcclflcd time.
When thn p'rcsout traction company came
Into possession of the property of the old
Lincoln Street railway , which embraced all
the Htrect railway lines In the city , although
some had been directly controlled by sepa
rate corporations , the taxes that had been
assessed against the different lines wore all
assessed ngalnst the now company. Some
of the lines had not been in operation for
several years and the principal disputed
point In the present controversy Is whether
the Traction company should pay the taxes
against the old lines , which had suspended
jears before and from which they had re
ceived no benefit. Without the added pen
alty it Js estimated that the amount duo
thd city rrom the Traction company would
bo in the neighborhood or $61,000. The well-
known Now York Jurist , Hornblowor , was
recently consulted by the directors or the
road and ho has assured them that the city
can never collect a dollar or the taxes on the
old lines that were not bought by the pres
ent company and were never Included In the
mortgage. Ilieso taxes are not property
taxes , but assessments for paving along the
various lines. Bonds covering the cost or
the paving were Issued by the city and ir
the Traction company docs not pay Us 'part
the taxpayers or the city will have to raise
the amount , ir the company pays In $38,000
the city \\l\l \ have to make up the difference
between this amount and the $61,000 or
$62,000 which the finance committee of the
city council decided neek \ ago would lot
the city out about even.
The question that is being agitated is ,
shall the city take the money , pocket its
losses and close the account , or shall It
hire expensive lawyers and fight the case
through the state and federal courts In the
hope of getting more than $58,000 ?
The proposition will probably bo consid
ered at the regular weekly meeting or the
city council tomorrow and , while it would
not bo at all surprising to see It accepted ,
the opposition will not bo slight by any
means.
.Vaiifclitj- Student * ' Trunk.
The authorities or the State university are
Incensed at the conduct or several students
who jestorday caused to be printed and
posted in conspicuous places about the city
posters advertising "the finest troup of
trained cahes ever seen In the west. " These
posters had direct reference to an exhibi
tion drill glvon by the fair students of th"
unlvenlty in the armory Saturday nfght.
Over 200 young women or the phytlcal cul
ture class appeared in light bloomer cos
tume and all available space In the armory
was crowded with spectators. The posters
wore printed Saturday morning and Imme
diately posted on the sidewalks loading to
the campus. They attracted attention at
once and soon a committee was started out
to destroy them. Some were seized and
confiscated and those that had already been
pasted on the walks were scratched and
torn until they were unreadable. The Iden
tity or the persons who did the work has
not been discovered. The poster that caused
so much comment read as follows :
' 'Grand attraction. Great stock exhibit.
University arsenal , Saturday evening. The
finest troup or trained calves over seen In
the west. Will be on exhibition at that
time and place. Calves or all sizes and
ages will go through the most wonderful
and startling performances known to the
age. Prize calves from every county and
city In the state will bo there ; also a few
choice ones from surrounding states.
Every ono come. Admission free with
ticket. Good music. "
The appeal from the decision of Auditor
Cornell In rejecting Dr. L. J. Abbott's claim
for $1,000 additional salary during his lattt
term of office us superintendent of the
State Asylum for the Insauo near thle city ,
has been brought before Judge Holmes lu the
district court. The case was argued yester
day afternoon by W. B. Price and ex-Gov
ernor f-Holcomb for the auditor and Ed P.
Smith and Judge Tlbbetts ror the claimant.
The rejection of the claim was based on the
ract that the enrolled bill ns passed by the
legislature two years ngo contained an ap
propriation for $2,500 per annum , while the
journals or the proceedings or both houses , It
le claimed , do not bhow the bill to have
passed In this manner. Attorney General
Brayth was to ha > e nppenred In the case on
behalf or the auditor , but ns the attorney
general In an opinion rendered some tlmo
ago took the stand that thu claim wa legal
the auditor selected other counsel. In this
opinion the attorney general held that the
journals merely showed the passage or the
bill , which as originally drawn provided ror
a compensation of $2,000 per annum. The
engrossed bill shewed thn sum to be $2,000 ,
but In the enrolling room the figure * were
changed to $2,500. The holding or the attor
ney f.ci.ernl wan that the bills as Identified
by the files among the state records must ha
taken , that being the decision or the courts
In sc\oral states ,
Tbo auditor's attorneys contended that as
the cngiofeed bill contained the figures
$2,000 , the superintendent ehould not be al
lowed more than that amount ror ono year's
work , It Is alxo contended that the legln-
latur * Intended to fix tbo salary nt $2,000 ,
The roct that Mr. Abbott drew his salary In
quarterly Installments at that rate Is also
cited.
NIMV Hcprnltlnir Station.
Lloutenunt John C , Raymond or the Sixth
United States cavalry is In the city and will
soon open a recruiting station. Ho will take
men tar the general ervlco either In In
fantry , artillery or cavalry In the Philip-
pint * , Tor Inrnntry work In the United Stntss ,
ror the FUth cavalry In Porto Hlco , and ror
the Klret cavalry In the United States. The
men who cnllut , ir ( or the Philippine * , will
bo cnt to San Francisco nt onee to bo
drilled and then sent to .Manila. It Is poasl-
ble that the men enlisting ror service In the
Weet Indies may be sent nt once to the
places where the regiments are stationed.
The Kansas City office In one month secured
the enlistment or 420 men. Lieutenant
llaymond Is now nt the Lincoln hotel. Ho
has been examining recruits ror oe\er.il
months and ho reports that everywhere
the applicants are numerous.
IMSAIM'IJAIIAMJIJ OP 1 , I * DMA UK.
Olil Mill nl AVWpliiK Wnfnr One of
M-lirnnlm'ft Plrnl IJiitrnirlnf * .
WEIU'INO WATER , Neb. , May 7 ( Spec
ial. ) The old mill at this place Is about to
give place to a modem structure , oqulped
with modern machinery. The old mill has n ,
history. It was one or the flrat Industrial
cntorpriTB over planted on Nebraska soil.
In the uprlng or 1857 William Heed cnrao
frvm eastern Iowa , and selected n mill
tila whcro the old stone dam Is , and the
next year cnmo wllh his ramlly and brought
machinery ror a grist mill. A small wooden
mill was butlt which did good service hero
until 1866 , when It wan taken to Mlltord ,
Xcb. It soon demonstrated the fact that 11
good grist mill was a necessary factor In
bringing Bottlers Into the country wcet and
southwest or us , as settlers would como
rorty-llvo and flrty miles rrom that direction
to this mill. So In the spring or ISGl
Samuel Clinton or Council Bluffs , la. , nrso-
clatcd with E. L. Bccd nnd work wnH
begun on the now stone mill. Weeping
Water has experienced several big booms In
Its history , but no other ono ever equaled
that one. Within n radius or hair a mile
lived three families nnd that spring three
more moved In , and soon about twcnty-flvo
men , teamsters , quarrymen , masonn and
carpenteM wore nt work , many or them
sleeping In a large tent and boarding at Mr.
Ileed'e. The wheel pit wn blasted out of
solid rocl < r nnd nearly all of the stone used
In the walls or the mill was taken from
quarries In the east part or town.
In January , 1865 , William Reed nnd Hufus
Strcctcr drove to eastern Iowa and brought
the burrs and other necessary machinery ,
two big wngon loads , but It wna 1866 bcforo
the mill woe ready ror making flour.
In the winter * or 1866 and 18C7 A. C.
Beach , wire and baby , lived In the basement
and kept boarders , the only time It wna used
as a dwelling , and the same winter Mr.
Alley , the pastor or the Congregational
church , used to preach to good sized audi
ences on the main floor , nnd It wan thought
a great Improvement over holding Sunday
services In private houses , or In the grove ,
as had been done the summer before.
To Nancy Reed , widow of ttio late
William Reed , the success or the building of
the stone mill depended , more than to any
other ono person now living.
IiiNnllnirn ( of City OltlMnlfi.
CHADRON ; Nob. , Mny 7. ( Special. ) Hoa.
3. D. Satttrleo 1ms assumed the position of
ninyor of Chndron , succeeding Charles Rust.
The other city oftlclnls are : Clerk , L. J. F.
lacger ; treasurer , Charles C. Jameson ;
engineer , Fred Cobb ; water commissioner ,
V. V. Mears ; attorney , Q. T. H. Oabcock ;
phyclclnn , Charles E. Furay ; marahal , J. W.
Carter. The present Doard of Aldermen
consists of William Agile w , president ; C. E.
Foster , W. S. Olllam , H. J. Schley. W. H.
WllGon , nnd Allen It. Julian. At the first
meeting of the new council , held last week ,
the applications of the saloon men "ucre
approved but opposition ehnped itself to the
granting of druggist's permits and none
were Issued. Henry F. Oilalka , one of the
leading local druggists , received permission
to ahow cause at the next regular meeting
of the council why a permit should be
given him.
With but two exceptions the present city
officials are republicans and the Davves
County Journal , the local republican organ ,
nns designated as the official paper of the
city ,
The Chadron Doard ot Education met and
reorganized last week with the following of
ficers and members : President , Denjnmln
Leowenthal ; vice president , Mrs. Mnry
Smlth-Haywnrd ; secretary , A. U. Julian ;
members , iMrs. Cecelia Rlcker , H. Lambert
and O L. Harnor. Prof. W. D. Dackus , the
present superintendent of schools , was
unanimously re-elected.
DfMtrU-t Court nt Plnttnmoutli.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , May 7. ( Special. )
In the district court yesterday the fol-
owlng cases came up before Judge B. S.
Umuoy. The case of the jSeth Thomas
Clock company against the County commlH-
loners was set ror trial June B. Plaits-
mouth Loan and Building Association
against S. M. Chapman , was set ror trial
May 30. A motion for a now trial was ar-
; ucd and submitted In the case or Stull
against School district No. 28. In the case
or the First National bank or Greenwood
against H. R. Waldron , a decree or foro-
losuro nnd order or sale was granted.
Icarlng on application ror appointment of
a receiver was submitted In the case or F.
. Egenberger against Lorenzo Jean and
others and I. B. Egenberger was appointed
and bond fixed at ' 500 , to nil or which do-
endants except. In the case of Carrie E.
Black against Junlus Black the ap
plication for allowance ror temporary nll-
nony was sustained and the defendant was
rdered to pay $10 per month ror the sup-
lort or the plaintiff and her child until fur-
her order or the court , and " 25 ror the purpose , -
pose or preparing and conducting act'lon
gainst the dcrcndant. Court then nd-
ourned until the 29th Instant. Judge Ram-
ey will convene court In Nebraska City
londay and the case against John C. Wat-
on will probably be called Tuesday.
.Slate .Vi mi n I nml Training School.
PERU , Neb. , May 7. ( Special. ) 'A great
many new races are seen tbU term , If
nany more como the chapel will be taxed
o Its utmost.
Many took advantage of the short vacation
Jet ween the terms and made brief visits to
Omaha , Lincoln nnd Nebraska City.
President Beattlo went to Cedar Falls , la. ,
his Meek to net as judge in the Inter-
tate Normal oratorical contest. Prof. Ely
s to net In the tame capacity In the State
Ilgh school contest to be held at Falls City.
jluny friends of the school were present
o hear the theses of the senior clans dur-
nt ; the closing week or last term. The
ox rcUes were or a high Older and the
onlors are to be congratulated.
Prof , Ely is to give a reading at Geno\a
Miy 12.
Prof , Duncanaon's geology classes spent
Thursday in the field making collections ,
etc ,
The Phllomathcnn society gave a reception
o the members or the faculty and friends.
V abort but pleasing program was rendered ,
ifter which a very cnjoyabro time was i > pent
n games.
Prof. Hoslo went to Lincoln to attend a
meeting or the committee that has In charge
the arrangement of the English ror the
public schools or the utale ,
This la the time or the year In which the
seniors are Interested In'obtalnlng positions
ror next > eur. Some have already secured
good positions.
It < turn of > rli runic n SiilUliTH ,
COLUMBUS , Neb. , May 7. ( Special. )
Arthur Connelly , a member or Company 1C
returned yesterday rrom Manila , having
shipped rrom there March C. Private Eagan
or the same company , who lived at St
Edward , came with him as far as San Fran
claco , and in now at the 'Marino bosptta
theie to hti\e a Mauler bullet removed fioru
his h ad. He was reported OB dead In the
engagement or February S , but Connell )
eajs that the phjslclans believe he tvll ) be
fully restored If the bullet can be removed
Wlllctt Johnson , mentioned In jesterday'
dispatches a wounded , was raited lu this
city aud is a sou or C , C. Johuaou. Ha
'wont with the first detachment or troops
, over n jear ago HI * rather Is In receipt or
, a telegram saying that the wound is a mod
erate one.
I'lnllc Count } ' llriliit'liiK Iinlolitrelltf * " .
COLUMBUS , Neb. , May 7. ( Special. )
Following Is a copy or the Indebtedness rec
ord ror Platte county ror the month or
April , 1S9& Thirty-six farm mortgages
filed , 437,087.66 ; same released , fifty-eight ,
$55,842.38. Twelve town and city mort
gages filed , 19,31-1 ; same released , flfty-
sevcn , 142,284.50. Sixty-two chattel mort
gages filed , $40,440.92 , nnd fifteen released ,
$5,960.39.
It will bo seen that the real estate mort
gages released arc In excess or those filed
by over $50,000. The chattel debt Is ac
counted ror by mortgages given on stock to
bo red which have not yet been relented. It
Is , however , a ract that the rarmors nrc not
mortgaging growing crops as soon as
planted , as was the case n few years ngo.
Judge Orlmlson will open the regular
May term or the district court hero to
morrow. At an equity session held hero this
week the docket was assigned and there will
ho no delny In taking _ up the cases. The
do-kot Is quite n large one , there being
about 120 civil and twelve criminal cases.
The criminal docket will bo disposed of
first and the term will probably continue
three weeks. Two large damage casea
against the Union Pacific railroad were re
moved last week from this county to the
United Stntcs district court.
Vetprtin round Demi.
TRENTON , Neb. , May " . ( Special. )
Henry Brown , a farmer living six miles \vcot
or town , v.ns found dead on the prairie this
morning. Ho was n soldier or the civil
wnr. He obtained n divorce rrom his wire
at the last term or the district court nnd had
been living alone ror some time. His neigh
bors supposed he had gone to the Soldiers'
Home nt Grand Island until his body waj
round today. Ho had not been ecen for
about two weeks nnd fioni the condition ol
the body he has probably been dead all
that time. Coroner Miller will hold nn In
quest todayIt Is thought ho came to his
de.ith from nn epileptic fit , to which ho
was subject.
hululilc WIIM IK'MMilHlfllt.
BEEMER , Neb. , May 7. ( Special. ) Mnry
Vlach , who committed suicide yesterday , was
found in her bed room by her mother nl
403 p. m. lying on-her sldo , tlie double-
barrelled gun beside her. Several yenrs ago
while playing on the sidewalk In Dodg-
Clty she Tell nnd sprained her ankle and Injured -
jured her knco cap. Or Into the
deceased had been very despondent. She
prepared a dress and told her sister ( tie
would not wear It till she was dead. She
requested to be burled nt'Dodge City beside
her brother. Dr. Rllcy held nn Inquest this
evening.
Itoiiin.
GENEVA. Neb. , Mny 7. ( Special. ) The
papers last night announced the news or the
death of James Splvcy nt Manila. This is
the first death among our Geneva boys
whoso homes are actually In our city and
It caused much regret.
A 5-ycar-old son of F. N. Ayres of Genevn
precinct was quite severely hurt by a horse
yesterday.
Albert , son of Mr. and Mrs. John C.
Swalls , was burled hero yesterday. His
body was shipped In Tram Falrbury , where
his parents have been living Tor the last row
months.
Joint Drlinlc at Oril.
ORD , Neb. , May 7. ( Special. ) The ques
tion , "Resolved , 'that ' the government should
own and control the railroads and tele
graph , " was discussed by the High school
pupils or Ord and St. Paul last night , Ord
affirming nnd St. Paul denying. Ord was
re-presented by Misses Maggie Baker and
Maud Laverty and Charles McColl. Ord
won. This Is the second debate between
these schools , St. Paul winning 'the first
from Ord about three weeks ago ? Consid
erable friendly rivalry has been worked
up between the schools.
UIKliorn Valley l dltorlul AtmocinUoa.
AINSWORTH , Neb. , May 7. ( Special. )
The Elkhorn Valloy. Editorial association
will convene ror Its third annual meeting at
this place on Juno 3. Robert Good or tlit >
Nowb-Democrat , J. W. Burlelgh of the Stnr-
Journal and George A. Miles , editor or the
Home Rule , have the meeting In hand and
an interesting session is predicted. News
paper men or others who expect to attend are
requested to notirv Georce A. Miles ot Ains-
worth of their Intention that proper stepa
may bo taken for their entertainment.
Vrrc SIlvrrltcN .Still Hi
FREMONT , Nob. , May 7. ( Special. ) A
Much advertised mooting or the free sllver-
tes was held at the district court room last
evening ror the purpose of organising n
.6 to 1 club. Only about twenty-five showed
up and after some general discussion the
organization of a club was postponed to
some more favorable time. Committees
were appointed to hustle up members and
prepare n constitution. A noticeable feature
ot the meeting was the absence of some of
the rormcr loaders of the party.
IniTfiinr of llaiiioiiclvlll < - Output.
DIAMONDVILLE , Wyo , , May 7. ( Spe
cial. ) A force of fifty mlncis has been
added to the working roll of the Diamond-
vllle mines during the last weelr , bringing
ho number employed up to 800. Three
housand tons of coal per day nro being
shipped nnd ns the demand Is much greater
ban this the capacity or the mines will be
urther Increased ,
( Hoc County TrncliiTHxoolutloii ,
NEBRASKA CITY , Mny 7 ( Special. )
The Otoe County Teachers' nssocintlon was
n session at the court house yesterday nrter-
noon nnd evening. The at tendance was large
'ror. F. M. Fling or the Stnto university de-
Ivered a lecture on "Democracy nnd Educn-
ion , " Several teachers had classes on ex
hibition , which added to the Interest or tfco
occasion.
AVnlioo Poultry ANMoolntlon.
WAHOO , May 7. ( Special ) The Saunders
Jounty Poultry and Pet Stock association
icld a meeting In the city hall last evening.
Secretary David Larson having resigned his
office , J , W. Landon , jr. , was elected In his
stead. Arrangements are being made to
told the annual exhibition , which will occur
be first week In December.
> evvx .Noten.
Beaver City Is to have a creamery.
McCook proposes to put tramps to work
on the streets.
Leigh Is debating the advisability or put
ting In a system or water works.
J. H. Grimm , a Snllno county farmer ,
captured a litter of nine young wolves.
A new grain elevator Is ono or the im
provements Tckamah Is figuring on ror this
summer.
The contract ror building the new court
house at Wayne has been let to Howies &
Moore ot Omaha ror $25,600. $
The Superior Creamery company Is send
ing out rrom one to two cars or butter per
week all going to Butte , Mont.
The St. Paul creamery has started up
again. The old building was burned last
summer , but the owners rebuilt.
Grading on the Atkinson & Norton U now-
completed about ten mlFes out from Atkln
eon and It U expected that In a week the
force will be within six miles of Perry.
The poles ror the telephone between
Lltchfleld and Mason City ha\e been put up
and men are at workputting up the wire.
The telephone Hue Is expected to bo coin-
plated and ready ror operation within a few
days.
days.Henry
Henry Fontanelfe or near Decatur , ono of
tbo wisest counselors in the Omaha tribe
of Indians , died last week after a pro
tracted Illness. Ills father was a French
trader and his mother was an Omaha In
dian , He has perhaps been or more benefit
tq the Oiuahas than any other one who Is
now Ihlng. He had some enemies among
his people , perhaps more rrom Jealousy than
any other cause
It has been several sears' since Red Cloud
ha witnessed as much Improvement ns Is
notlcenbfe this spring. Nearly every ono
Is doing something In the line of Improve
ments nnd many have purchased places or
their own
The committee who went over to North
Loup on Grand Army or the Republic busl-
npfn were successful In getting the reunion
at Orecley. U will occur n little later In the
season than was at first anticipated , \lz. ,
on September J2 , 13 and 11. The \ote ror
Greelcy was unanimous.
C H. CMaussen , who Ihes near Pleasant
Dale , has sued Drake & Mcsfcck. bridge con
tractors of Lancaster county , ror $15,000.
He blow off all the fingers of his IcH hand
by on explosion or a dynamite cap which
he claims was carelessly lert by the con
tractors and now he wants them to pay him
William furlong writes rrom Talrplny ,
WIs. , that Phil H. DeLaney died at Skaguay ,
Alaska , on March 22 , 1809. and says that
as the deceased has quite a sum or money
In the bank In Alaska his relatives , some or
whom ho thinks lives near O'Neill , would
bo much benefited by n knowledge of the
rncts In the case.
Receiver Burd or the old bank or Superior
made his report to Judge Hastings at the
term or district court just closed nnd re
ceived an order to declare nn S per cent divi
dend nnd proceed at once to ncll all the real
estate held by him at pUbHc salo. The vic
tims or this bank had nlrendy receded a 11
per cent dividend. H now looks ns though
the totnl dividends will reach 30 per cent.
The Schuyler CNcory Growers' associa
tion have flrty o'.rcs or chicory In , which Is
coming up nicely. They expect to begin
cultivating It next week nnd In two or three
weeks the weeding win begin. This will
provide plenty of work nnd menus the pay
ing out of considerable money It has al
ready cost the company ns high as $32 m
day when the teams and men were plowIng -
Ing nnd planting. The prospects nro lor a
good crop.
Huffman & Rollins or Nellgh , being unable
to obtain Gallnway bulls In this country
which came up to their , requirements ror
breeding purposes , some time ago placed nn
order In Scotland ror the animals , the in
structions being to buy only the best that
could ba obtained. Recently they received
notice that the animals had reached New-
York. Under the Taws regulating the Im
portation or cattle they will bo held in
quarantine nt that point ror three months
and will not reach Nellgh until home time
In July.
QUICK RUN OF THE BUFFALO
Cruiser llaki'H hpcrrty Vojnitp Home
ltl lllftuhnrKcd Sailor * from
(
Donej'n &n.unilroii.
NEW YORK , May 7. The United States
cruiser Buffalo arrived today rrom Manila
a er ucry quick run or rorly-rour daj ,
which includes stops at Singapore , Port Said
and Gibraltar * . The Buffalo brought about
500 officers and men or Admiral Uewoy's
squadron. These men nro mostly long terra
men whceo time has long run out and who
nro to bo landed at the nnvy yard tomorrow
where they will bo discharged. There nro
nlso on board Paymaster John R. Martin
and Captain Dutton nnd Lieutenant Roblu-
son or the Marine corps , all rrom the
cruiser Boston.
The Buffalo flies n homeward bound pen
nant 286 feet In length.
John Strench , gunner's mate , second clus ,
died and was burled at Singapore.
FIRE RECORD.
I'nrk IlnildliiK.
WOONSOCKET , R. I. . May 7. All the
buildings connected with the Woonsocket
Driving park were burned this afternoon
and fifty pounds of dynamite stored In one |
of the stables exploded , shaking the country
for miles around. At the time or the ex
plosion A. C. Stair , the caretaker or the
park , was in an adjoining building twenty
feet away and only received a row bruises ,
although a similar structure the same dis
tance away , on the other side of the dyun-
mlto , was completely demolished. The
buildings destrojed were valued at $25,000.
IteNlilpnce Damaged nt Fremont.
FREMONT , Neb , May 7. ( Special. ) The
residence or Mrs. McPherson on North Main
street caught fire at 2:45 : this nrternoon In
the basement and as It had well started
before discovered the firemen round It diffi
cult to manage. The furniture was badly
danfaged by smoke and water. Loss on
house , $800. The house was occupied by
Mrs. McPherson nnd her daughter. Dr. Nel
lie Hell. Loss nn furniture and Dr. Bell's
office fixtures nnd Instruments will bo about
$400.
AwniiiK Coinpanj ' I'lnnt.
ST. LOUIS , Mny 7. The two top floors
of the flve-story building occupied by the
American Tent and Awning company at the
corner of Third nnd Chestnut streets sud
denly burst Into flames nt 11:30 : o'clock to
night and burned rapidly. Both floors were
gutted before the fire wn under control ,
but the flames were kept from spreading
below these floors. The loss will probably
amount to a little over $10,000.
Moat Mnrkft.
HASTINGS , Neb. , May 7. ( Special. ) The
old meat market of Blake & Son , on South
Hastings a\euue , was damaged by fire at
3:30 : o'clock this morning to the extent of
f300. It was partly covered by Insurance.
UXIICIINCH of Klri'tlotiH III W
CHEYENNE , WO. , May 7 ( Special. )
State Examiner H. B. Henderson today com
pleted a compilation of the election expenses
of the several counties of Wyoming during
the last three biennial elections. The com
pilation shows the expenses decreasing with
each election. In 1894 the cost or all the
counties was $17,691.89 ; in 189C. $16,015.26 ;
n 1898 , $13,932.21. The greatest decrease or
expense was In Albany county , where In 1894
the election cost $2,969.99 and In 1808 ,
$1.487.78. -
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Hilllroni ! ImnroifiiirntH nt liiirninlc.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , May 7. ( Special. )
The Union Pacific Is now preparing plans
ror the enlargement or Iho Larnmlo round
louse. Twelve new , stalls will be added nt
an early day. At present a largo number
or engines which cannot be housed In the
old round house arc lort outside In all kinds
or weather.
nn Icnoniii' 'H DUorc-PH.
BALTIMORE , May 7. Cardinal Gibbons.
n the course of his sermon nt the Cathedral
oday , characterized the recent dhorco and
narrlage of a society woman In New York
a crime ngalnat Christ.
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Pnaumonla , la grippe , coughs , colds , croup
and whooping cough readily yield to One
Minute Cough Cure Use this remedy In
Ime and save a doctor's bill or the under
taker's. '
Arrt-nt ,
Charles Thorson , a North Sixteenth street
groror. narrowly ebcapcd being arrested last
night ror having broken into his own store
| REFORM OF CURRENCY LAWS
Atlantic Oity Conference Reached a Definite
and Satisfactory Agreement.
SENATOR GORMAN TO FRONT ONCE MORE
Tnctlenl Mnr > lander Sunm'Mrd for
1'rpMilunt on DcmocralU1 TloUrt
( lip .Munli'Iiml Klputloiix
In CM1 of llnlllniorp.
WASHINGTON , Mny 7. ( Special. ) Uo
turning politicians from Atlantic City do no
hesitate to say that the committee or lions
rcpresentatUos appointed by the republican
caucus to outline n currency bill ror Intro
ductlon at the next session or congress ha
agreed to a currency reform mcnsure. Sine
the assertion extraordinary efforts ha\o beet
made to learn the details or the agreemen
reached by the house republican caucus com
mlttcc , but so far only the \aguest outline
of the bill have been ascertained , ever )
member approached stating that ho wn
under n pledge of secrecy which could nebo
bo violated. Judge Page Morris of the tu )
luth district and the man who defcatci
Charles A. Towne , the silver exponent , reelection
election , In ppeaklng.of , the result of the con
fercnce In Atlantic City , said that an agree
inent had been reached , but It was not n
radical as might have been expected , fo
the reason that the republicans would hnv
but thirteen majority In the next house am
that there would naturally be many differ
cnccs of opinion as to how far the rcpubllcat
party should go In the reformation of th
currency. When pressed for some of th
points of the agreement , ho shook his hem
and said that nothing wns to bo given ou
before a report had been mndo to the re
puhllcnu caucus. He , however , remarked
significantly , "Read President Mclvlnlcy1
last two messages and you may find In ther
food for thought. " President McKlnley'
message delivered at the beginning of th
regular session of congress , December , 1897
contains , the following reference ns to na
tlonnl banknotes :
I concur with the secretory of the treas
ury In his recommendation thnt nntlona
banks be allowed to Issue notes to the face
value of the bonds which they have de
posited for circulation nnd that the tax 01
circulating notes secured by deposit of such
bonds be reduced to one-half ot 1 per cent
per annum. I nlso Join him in recommend
ing thnt authority bo given ror the estab
lishment or national1 banks with a mlnlmun
capital or $25,000. This will enable the
smaller villages nnd agricultural regions It
the country to be supplied with currency to
meet their needs.
I recommend that the IBSUO or nntlona
banknotes be restricted to the dcnomlnntlon
of $10 nnd upward. If the suggestions thn1
I have herein made shall have the approvn
or congress then I would recommend thnt
national bnnks bo required to redeem their
notes In gold.
Hrciiklnu : tlic lliullPHM Cliiiln.
Further along the president alluded to the
breaking or the endlc&s chain and It will bo
recalled that he recommended that as soon
as the receipts or the government were sur
ficlcnt to pay all the expenses of the govern
ment , that whenever any or the Unltcc
States notca were presented Tor redemption
In gold and were redeemed In gold that uucl
notes should be kept and set apart and only
paid out in exchange for gold. In the mes
sage of the president , delivered on the
first Monday of December , 1898 , he spoke o
provisions being made for strengthening the
resources ot the treasury , In connection with
the war , and told how Increased confidence
had como to the government to maintain the
present standard nnd the Increnaed strength
given to our national credit abroad. In
that sumo message he renewed his recom
mendations of the year previous Insofar
as the redomptlon In gold waa concerned nnc
said that ( such notes should be kept and set
apart and only paid out In exchange for
gold. From these recommendations of the
president during the last two congresses It
seems safe to predict that currency rerorm
will go only tp the extent or correcting
abuses as far as national banks are concerned -
corned , nnd a reduction In the amount or
gold reserve carried In the treasury. Green
backs will be left as at present and as ono
of the representatives to the Atlantic City
conference said , "tho people are satisfied
with existing currency laws with one or two
exceptions and nothing I pledge you will
be done bv the Fifty-sixth concress that will
materially change existing conditions "
The result of the election In Baltimore
on Tuesday of last wee-k Is conservatively
thought to pHce ex-Senator Arthur P. Gor
man In the running ror the next nomination
ror president on the democratic ticket , rrom
tnlks had with represontntlve leaders of the
democratic party In the south , the consensus
of opinion is that the territory south or
Mason and Dlxon's line Is quite willing to
leave Mr. Bryan ror some one who will rep
resent something else than a slxtecn-to-one
bllvcr policy. Mr. Gorman IB In all casetf *
tlal particulars a southern man , with that
conservatism , however , that 'would ' be en
tirely ncceptnble to northern ideas and in
terests. The major just chosen by the people
ple or Malllmore , Mr. Hayes , was nomi
nated at the express desire or Mr. Gorman ,
and for the first tlmo In five years the dem
ocratic party or that city got together an 1
thereby secured bin election. Speaking to a
Maryland democrat about the pocslhllltlos
or the next ole-ctlon , providentially , ho said
that it would be the height of foolishness
to nominate Brjan , in view of the changed
condition of affairs politically. "To my
mind , " said he , "the situation presents It-
Eolf as a game of chess , with Mr. Bryan
as the defeated opponent ; and yet , wo are
asked to go Into a similar game , pledging
ourselves to make the same moves as wo
did in 1896. That would seem to place ft
handicap upon us rrom the start , and I ror
ono , desire to enter my protest against *
direct light on the currency question when
the people or the United States , to my mind ,
do not desire the currency question to bo
made any factor whatever in the battle of
J900. My Impret-tjlon Is that the election of
Mr. Hnycs In Baltimore this week place1 ?
Mr. Gorman In n position similar to that
ho occupied before 1896 , he Is a power In
our state , whether successful or unsuccess
ful , and by his masterful action In the
selection or Mr. Hayes once more forges to
the rront as a predominant figure in Mary
land politics and I bolluve the entire south ,
and a portion or the west will be round
for him In the democratic convention. It
Is true that new occasions teach new du
ties , Iho duty or the democratic party , us I
see It , being to put behind It the agita
tions or the currency question ror eomo-
thlng which is much more vital and or moro
Intense intercut than any agitation concernIng -
Ing a proper ratio "
I2xfiii | > H' > from Civil Sprvlt'i * .
There Is a revival or the talk or last
summer that President McKlnley Is about
Soap-heredity.
Women who use soap don't do so because they
know it's the best. Probably they haven't
given a thought to the matter. They
inherit the snap-habit their mothers and
Grandmothers did , before them.
Women who use Pearline do so ,
because they have used soap and
Pearline , and have found Pearline to be better more
effective , saving time and rubbing ; just as harmless , and
more economical. MT
? ffl3B&
fon,4&&Zrt ,
to promulgate his mui.h-tnlked of civil ser-
vlco order exempting the Internal revenue
and customs service from the civil nervlco
clneMtkntlon It T\n the president' * Inlen-
tlitt to Inuo Iho order shortly after the
election ln t November , hut other consider-
Atloiid presented thcm elvcs nnd changes
were brought about which have since In
terfered with the Issuance of the order.
An active political worker in the republican
pnrty said today that "notwIthstnndltiK nil
the delay. I am satisfied thnt the president
will finally decide to Issue his much-
tnlkeil-of order , which will tnke > out of the
civil service some 8,000 odlccs. I am advised
thnt thp order will bo Irnued to tnkn effect
nt tht > beginning of the fiscal year. July 1.
The order will not only apply to the inter
nal revenue and customs service of the ROV-
ernment. hut I undcrMnnd will affect confi
dential clerks to many of the bttre.ui of
fices and nlco chief clerks ot the depart
ments. " Agnlnst this utternnco of n politi
cian is put the remark ot a member of the
Civil Service commission , who said : " 1 do
not believe the president Intendn to Issue
any such order. Mr. McKlnlej has been
quietly gathering public sentiment on the
question , nnd I believe he has discovered
nn overwhelming sentiment against tnmpcr-
Ing with the civil service law , ho knows I 10
that It ho thiotts 'these places open to the
spoils hunters that the number of disap
pointed nppllcantti will far exceed the sue-
ccaaful ones and that every man who falls
In nn nppolntment will rise up ns nn enemy
of the administration. " Hero is n cnso
whcro you pay jour money nnd tnko jour
choice ns to which of the two men nro
speaking by the card.
CHARLES ERMANN ARRESTED
In hiiNiicctpil of .stiMilliiK i125 from ( lie
Olllcp of thp Mcrrlnni KKIII-
11 > Hotel.
The fnct that Charles Ermnnn wns om-
plojed nt the Mcrrlnm when $25 dlsnppcnicd
recently was responsible for his nirest nnd
subsequent detention Sunday afternoon. Er-
mann wns looking after work which icqulred
the attention of a boy when the propilctor
left temporarily. When ho returned $25 was
missing from the olllco nnd no trace could
bo round of Ermonn , EO n conclusion v\as
renched speedily thnt ho had appropriated
the cnsh. Yesterday afternoon about C
o'clock Officer Bnldwln received word thnt
Ermnnn was hanging around the carousel
He went to the plnce Immediately nnd lo
cated Ermnnn without difficulty Eimnnn
denied nil knowledge of any Infraction on
his part and anld ho wanted to go homo
last night. Ho wns locked up to nwnlt
further action.
Ermann was arrested recently with two
other boys on suspicion of having assisted In
the robbery of a store nt Murrn > , Neb. The
boys nil had a lot of btolen knives , pipes and
tobacco upon them , but Ermann escaped
punishment on account of his age , ns he Is
not more than 16. The other bojs wore sent
up , one being given five years In the reform
school and the other two years In the peni
tentiary.
MODERN WOODMEN BATTALION
Probability tlmt OIIP Will 111-
Irpil from Omaha and .South
Omaha tnmiin.
The captains or a dozen teams or For
esters , the uniformed degree representatives
of the Modern Woodmen ot American , met
} estcrday afternoon nt Saxman's cigar store
for the purpose of talking over the prospects
nnd the advisability of organizing a battal
ion. The Omaha and South Omaha camps
are well represented with tms and It Is
estimated that 200 men could be turned out
In battalion formation on occasions when
the Foresters would like to appear nt thefr
best. It was decided that the captain of
each team should present the question to
his own camp at the- next meeting and re
quest authority to proceed In the organiza
tion of a battalion , ns It Irf felt that the two
cities ought to set nn example that < ho
other Foresters in the state could -well ar-
ford to emulate. There ore no prizes offered
at present for drills by battalion , teams
being given the preference , and because
there is not a battalion In the state.
After presenting the matter to their camps
the captains will hold another meeting next
Sunday afternoon nt i o'clock at Snxman's
to take dtclslvc action ,
Two MK > rocH Arrt-Hteil.
Charles Howard and John Pennlngton , col
ored men living njar Capitol avenue nnd
Eleventh streets , were arrested last night on
suspicion ot having placed torpedoes on the
street car track nt Thirteenth and Dodge
streets.
M Lit ; L'TEfiS FROM
Jennie B. Green and Mrs. Harry
Hardy.
JENMC E. Gnnn.v , Denmark , Iowa ,
writes , to Mrs. Plnkhnm :
" I hail been sick nt my monthly
periods for seven ycar.s , nnd tried
almost everything11 over licard of , but
without any benefit. Wns tronblud
with backuchc , headache , pains in the
shoulders and du/.ine.ss. Through iny
mother I was induced to try Lydia 13.
1'inkham's Vegetable Compound , and
it 1ms done mo ho much good , I ma
now sound and woll. "
Mrs. IlAimv IlAiinr , Riverside , Iowa ,
writes to Mrs. 1'inkham the fatory of
her struggle with serious ovarian trou
ble , and the benefit she received from
the use of Lydia E. Pinhhiun's Vege
table Compound. This is her letter :
" How thankful 1 am that I took
your medicine. I was troubled for
two years with inflainraution of the
womb and ovaries , womb was also very
low. I was in constant misery. Iliad
hcnrt trouble , was ahort of breath and
could not walk five blocks to save my
life. Suffered very much with iny
back , had headache all the time , wni
nervous , menstruations were irregular
and painful , had u. bad discharge and
was troubled with bloating. I wns a
perfect wreck. Had doctoral and
taken local treatments , butstill was no
better. I was advised by one of my
neighbors to write to you. I have novr
finished the second bottle of Mrs. 1'ink-
ham's Vegetable Compound , and am
better in every way. 1 am able to do
all my own work and can walk nearly
a inilo without fatigue ; fcoraelhing I
had not been able to do for over two
. J'Ycur medicine
years. has done ma
more good than nil the doctors. " * "
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