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e o \ \ s Molst Munitions of War Employed to Wallop England, The Yorktown Commission Buocesefully Beerded the Lions of the Hour. A Bample Oase of Costly ‘' Lush” For Congressional Gu.lete. The Army Bill Passed by the Senate as Amended, The Routine of Work in Both Houses Varied by Per- sonal 8quabbles, Blackburn Blows the Bourbon Horn on the Work of Congress. The Red Handed Assassin Still Olaims Kinship With the Powers Abova. CONGRESS Natlonal Amociated Pross. EENATE PROCEEDINGS, WasniNaroN, June 6.—The army appropriation bill came up. Senator Davis (W. Va.), offered an amend- ment that the compulsory retirement clause shall not apply to the general of the army. | Senator Hall offered an amendment that the clause shall not apply to gen- erals and lieutenant generals, Lost, 29 to 34. Senator Maxey cffored an amend- ment exempting professors at West Point, Adopted. Senator Logan spoke against the exception. A vote was then taken on Davis’ mendment as omended. Senator n expressed the hope that it ould be voted down, which was doce by a vote of 19 to 33. The amendmeut providing that the general shall not be retired unless on full pay and allowances was then to. The wumendment sppropriating $1€0,000 to build a governmens hos- pital at Hot Spriogs, Ark., and $10,- 000 for target practice, was agreed to. * Senator Garland 1 the chair ruled out Senator Plumb’s smendment to ncreasy the army 1,000 men in emer- genoy, and iporopristing therefor $100,000, i the ground that legisla- tion of this'kind cannot originate in the senate, Del follewed aftor the bill came from the committee of the "TueE OMAHA FLEVENTH YEAR. . THEY STOOPED TO LIQUOR “‘who never failed to express his re- ward for human rights.” Recoss taken till 8 p. m. EVENING SESSION. Thirty members were present at the cpening. Half an hour was co. cupied in passing unimportant bills by unanimous conseat. The house then went into committee of the whole on thedeficiency bill. Mr, White took advantage of the deficiency in the internal révenue -service-tor an attack on Mr, Oarlislo’s whisky bill, charging the deficiency to increased istillation under that bill, Mr. Speer denounced the system of informers under the internal revenue setvioe, Long debate fallewed on the motion to strike out the item, but it was re- jeoted. The house shortly thereafter adjourned. CAPITAL NOTES. National Assoeiated Press, NOMINATIONE, WasHiNaroN, June G.--The presi- dent sent the following nominations to the senato to-day: George Pomeroy to bo agent and consul gen- eral of the United States at Cairo; O. J. Brulatour, of Louisiana, to be secretary of legation of the Uaited States at Parie; Eccles G. Van Piper to be consul of the United States at Mozcow. STAR ROUTRE TRIALS, Mr. Wilson «pened for the defense, and occupied all day presenting his argument. W. W. CORCORAN is still very 1ll; and his condition is deemed very critical. STRAW BONDS, Secretary Folger is conducting a quiet investigation into the character of the bonds given in payment of tax on whisky in bonded warehouses. Con- siderable straw bouds have been found already, and other develcp- ments are expected. TARIFF COMMISSION. All rumors contrary notwithstand- ing, it may be definitely stated thav not one of the tariff commissioners have yet been decided on. The name of Robert H. Porter, state statisti- cian, was agreed on, bat the question of his citizenship has been raised, and an investigation is therefore neces- sary. Refusals have bheen receiyed from Messrs. Wheeler, Mitchell'and and Phelp.. The understanding at the cabinet meeting to-day was that the list will be completed at the next meetine, ' BROCKWAY, THE FORGKR, expects soon to be released, not by way of granting immunity on account of recent disclosures made by him, but that Brockway being able to give conclusive evidence that at the time of hi. al cighteen months ago, he then gave up all dies and plates in his possession and under his control, and there is no necessity for keeping him under arrest. POSTAL RULING. from different patts on the Chieage, 8t Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha railroad in southern Minnesola and northwestern Towa show that orops are all looking well, particularly corn, whish is improving in color, and its condition no longer warrants appre- hensions of failure which existed a week ago. s FOREIGN NEWS. National Associated Press. A TRIBUTE T0 GARABALDIL Atarns, June 6 —The Greek cham- bera to-day passed resolutions expres- sive of grief at the death of General Garabaldi and 1nviting the Greek minister at Rome to attend the funeral on Wednesday and present a fl ral wreath on behalf of the nation, to b placed on the ocoffin of the distin- guished dead. THE CONFERENCE, Loxpox, June 6, — In'the honse of commons this afternoon Sir Oharles Dilke, under foreign scoretary, said that all powers had agreed to confer- ence on the Eyyptian. question with P. | the exception of the porte. CRIMINAL NEWS. Natlonal Associaton Prom BRUTAL RAILROADERS, ‘Mircugit, Dako., May 6.— A gang of laborers working on the Jim river valley bravch ot the Chicigo, Mil- waukeo & St Paul railway got drunk and engaged ina brutal ficht. One man named Pat Burns, was beaten, kicked and struck with stones until dead. His akuil was fractured. Two of the gavg were locked up and will have a hearing on the charge of man- slaughter., A HORRIBLE DEED, Catro, June 6.—J. W. Bayley, aged 50, living near Vienna, IiL, was seized by an unknown man, bound to a chair_and his feet burned terribly by holding a candle underneath. The miscreant then crushed his ekull with an axe, and he was found dead on the floor this morning. No clew, SPORTING. Special Di: patch to Tum Brn, THE FASTEST TIME ON RECORD. AteanTio, Ia., June 5. —In the run- ning race to-day, one and a half mile dash, J. W. Norton won in 2:46}, Eliw-Rowett second, making the mile in 1:46}, equal to any iime in the world, and the first race on the new half mile track. National Associsted Press. AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUS. New York, June 6.—The epring meeting of the American jockey club coutinued at Jerome park to-day. First race, for all sges, mile and a furlong, was won by MacDuff, Blue Lodge second; time, 1:564. Second race, ladies’ stakes for two year old fillies, one mile and a half, ‘was won by Hiawatha, Rica second; time, 2:44. ‘without further .u-du:’p bill was passed by a vote of to‘a)ni later. the senate at 5:50 adjuurned. g An adverse report was received in the election case of Wi Davidscn, Second district of Florida, - The judiciary committee’s report on land grants to railroads was re- ceived. Mo, Dingler’s bill suspending the issue of silver certificates and limit- ing silver coinaze passed. Also a bill for a public building at Dayton, O. Mr. White renewed his attack on the ways and means committee. Mr. Kolley (Pa.) retorted with a story, showing that paralysis might be, but lunacy was not, a disqualification for congress, v The section of the deficiency bill appropriating $32,000 for defraying the expense of the Yorktown centen- nial and for the entertainment of national guests, $18,000 for hotels alone, raised a row, Messrs, McMillan and Holman opposing. Mr Cobb, (lnd.) said he was not willing that & committee directed to do a certain thing at a cost of $40,000, should be countenanced or overlocked in silence in having expended $32,000 more than they were direoted to do. To show how they had expended it he sent to the clerk’s desk to have read & bill sent to the committee for wines, &c. The bill foot-d up $6,269. The items were champagne, brandies, wines, whisky, cigars, etc., eto One of Yhem was for a quantity of 1830 brandy, §220; 130 cases of champagune, $3,90; varwus brands of cigars, $1500; 63 gallons of whisky, $340, Guiteau reccived the news of the denial of the motion made to-day to re-open his case with his customar; stolidity. He ‘has implicit con- fidence in Reed's determination, “Never say die.” He now characterizes the court-in-banc as cowards end cranks and says, “if the powers that be don’t save me, God Almighty will come down ou them. I want it distinetly understood that Tam God's man. God has re- vealed to me recently that He will take care of me. All powers of earth cannot prevail against Him. I made Arthur president by God's di- rection, and God will order him to take care of me. God works through human agencies and Arthar is to be the human agency to save me if nec- essary EDITORS JUNKETING. The Pennsylvania edicorial associa- tion, 100 strong, arrived here this afternoon and are quartered at the Motropolitan and Willsrd's, At 9 o'clock to-night, headed by President Hensell and Senator Cameron, they called on President Arthur and were each introducad by Senator Cameron, Later an iu!ormn{ banquet was ten- dered them at Abner's. BLACKBURN'S BLAST. New York, June 6, —Congressman Blackburn, of Kentucky, who arrnved at the Fifth Avenue hotel from Wash- Me. Dingley concurred in Mr. Cobb's remarks, sayiog he thought the committee ovght noi to be permitted to run into such extravagaucies with- out rebuke, Mr., Tucker (Va.) thought this pro- ceeding shamiful. This committee of honorable gentlemen directed to entertain our iuvited guests had done soina proper mannor, and to have done 8o ahabbily would have been an insult to the invited guests. Mr. Robeson concurred in Mr. Tucker's remarke, Mr. Cobb moved to strike out of the bill the appropriation of $32,000 for expenses of the committee. The motion was lost, only three or four voting 1o its favor. Quite & discussion arose overthe parsgraph to reimburse resident com- wissioners of the Uwuited States to the international electrical conzress at Pans, appropriating $1,000 for each, atthe close of which a personal al- toreation urose between Messrs, Cox (N. Y) and Spaiks, (Ills. ), regarding the right of Bparks to make a point of order whick Cox disputed, A passage of words took place in a low tone, in- tended as an aside and ended by / Sparks calling Cox a “‘little scamp,” and Cox replyivg that he was big enough not to permit himself to bein- sulted and intimating that Sparks would not dave to thus address him uuder other circumstances and sur- roundin, of y with taly Garibaldi, *'» man,” ho said, ington this morniog, does not enter- tain high appreeiation of the labors of the present congaess, which, he had no hesitation in saying, had frit- tered away five months of valuable time without enacting auy measuro ot benefit to the country. Guiteau. National Associated Frese, ‘WasuiNaros, June6.—Reed, in the criminal court, presented his affidavit and motion requesting correction of the judgment in Guiteau’s sentence, making it apply to the counts in the indictments alleging death in New Jersey. Reed adwmitted intending taking another step but would be em- barasted in doirg 1t uunless the motion was granted. The court refused it, Town Destroyed. National Assocl.ted Pross, Mempnis, June 6.--The town . of Pocahoutas, Randolph county, Ar. kunsas, at the headvaters of Black River, is in ashes, The town had fif- teen stores and 600 inhabitants. o Minuesota Crops. Natlonal Aseccinted Prose. 8r. Pavy, June 6.—Reports from along the line of the St. Paul, Min- neapolis and Mavitoba railroad, and the great portion of western and northwestern Minnesots, state that wheat is looking well, being upon an average of four inches, and strong and Beulthy, with fine growing weather. Broaklog ia In folf plogress Heports T ird r;ao, jockey club handicsp » takes, for all ages, two miles, W ole, Monitor second; ages, nfii.. alloy A bl Fifch race, handicap for all ages, short steeple chase course, was won § Disturbance, Fravk Short second; time, 3:40%. ST. LOUIS JOCKRY CLUR. St. Lours, June 6, —There was a fair attendunce at the second day of the #pring: meeting of the St. Louis Jockey club. First race, mile and a quarter, was won by Harry Gilmore, Heziag second; time 2:13. Second race, C.quette stakes, three- fourths ot a mile, for two yeir old fillies, was won by Olephetta, Visavis second; time 1:177. Third race, selling allowances, mile and one-vighth, was won by Little Pbil, John Happy second; time 1:573. Fourth race, mile heats, was won by Ferce with Mark Corbett second in the firat heat and Pope Loo second in the last heat; time 1:463, 1:45. THE ASCOT, LoxpoN, June 6.—The race for the Ascot stakes was won by Valentine, Mstake second. The race was run during a rain. BASE BALL, ‘WorcrsTer, Mass., June G,—Wor- cestors 6; Chicagos 3. BosToN, Maes., June 0,—Bostons, 2; Dctroits, 4 Troy, June 6.--Clevelands, 0; Troys, 1 Provioexce, R. I, June 6.—Prov- idences, 15: Buffalos, 7. THE NEW ENGLAND CIROUIT, BostoN, Mass,, June 6 --Second weck of the races, in the New Ing- land circuit, were trotted to-day st Mystic Park. In the three minute class there were five starters and was won by Douglass, Lulan F, second; best time 2:256, lowering Douglass’ record 24 seconds, Inthe 2:20 claes there were five starters and was won by Tariff'in three straight heats, Robert L:e second; best 1ime 2:22 A Bourbon Gone. Natlonal Associated ¥ross. Cixaannary, O,, June 6.—T, T, Forest, a prominent lawyerand demo- cratic politician, died this afternoon, oo R Indications. Natlonal Assoclated Pross. WasnizoroN, June 7, 1 a m.— For the upper Mississippi and Mis- souri valleys, warmer aud generally fair weather, winds mostly from the south to the west, lower barometer in the southern portion. Therivers will fall slowly, Masine Iatelligence. Natlonal Associated Pross. New York, June 6, —Sailed--Wy- oming, for Liverpool; Hapsburg, for nail strikers are r ast Brighton, tea 20 blink nlaatet sons, National Associated Fres:. Bril sh Crown, Ciroassian _wnd Lake Montreal; Viotori Graraow, June from DAILY BEE - OMAHA. WEDNESDAY MOR ING JUNE 7, 1882 from Philadelphis: from Haron, ton, ~Arrived —Stat of Indiana, from New York. 1w Monareh, for New York, SovrnameroN, June 6. - Sailed— Gen, Werden, from Bremen for Now York. A NEW DEAL. Laying the Corner Stone of the Now Produce Exchange. — National Awsociated Preen, Niw York, June 6--The cere . ies attending laying thecorncr stono of the new $3,000,000 change took place this afternoon, in tho presence of a great multitude of Members of all exchanges in the city, and distinguished citizena the state and people. from various parts eountry wero present. . With sunshine flage, stroamers, music and was & very The ceremonies commenced by the band playivg an overture, the chair-|the man of the building committee then formally presented the site to the president, for the purposs of laying Rev. Dr made a prayer, and the hymu **America’ was then sung by the Exchange Gleo Club, Prosident Parker next delivercd un address, giving the history, origin aud growth of the organization, which he laid the corner stone, the oceasion the etone, orowds, gala one, oration was then delivered by Alger non Sullivan in the absence of Hun, Wm, M. Evarts, who was prevented illness. More @ of the box containing mementoes of the day, and from attendin by music, followed by sin excercises were brought to s close. e ————— ‘The Ohio Convention. National Amociated Prese. Corunnus, 0., June 6 ~Predio- tions as to candidates t+ be nominatcd to-morrow at the republican state con- vention are considered reliable. Townaend for . secrotary of state, fer supreme court judge, Dayle, of Tole- Produce Ex- after | Jones removed from the city. The CITY COUNCIL. “|The Mortality Report For the Loxvox, June 6.—Arrived —Cana- ds, from New York. Bmled—Egypt Month of May. The Mayor Police Foroe Fight, Baloons at Midnight. June 80th. McGuckin, O'Keeffo and Thrane. y vead and approved. mayor approving ordinances. Filed, From the mayor vetoing she ordin- ance amending the fire limits ordin- ance, Filed. From the mayor appointing Jere- miah Murphy poundmaster, vico Con- firmed. From the mayor appointing Jerome Penzel olerk of the police court. Con- tirmed. From the mayor appointing John S. Barsell policeman vice Frank Kleffuer, term expired. Referred. The same action was taken in the appointment of Jeremiah Ryan, vico Frank Buckley, term expired. The official bond of Gust Burke was approved. The report of the appraisers in the matter of the Farnam street grade was referred. The report of the street commis- rioner for the month of May, showing do; Leo Weltz of Wilmington for | the expenditure forlabor performed to board of public works. 8mith and a strong following are for the endorsement of the principles of Another element favors the readoption of the license the Pond law. plank of last year. e Appreciative Merchants. Natlonal Ase clated Preas. Bestox, June 6 —Jordan, Mar:h & Co., the largest dry goods firm of this city, are to send eleven employes on a European trip, as an evidenee of their goud will, the fortunate, ones being drawn for by lot. added. The Iron Strike. National Assootatod From Terre Havtg, Iad., !‘led;‘ d and fif :yhemp! 3 Vigo Iron com| 7 the furnace ms and ers will fo!l p for an advance of 26 ¢ be used. WorTHAM, Mass, prospect of geiting th manded. Jung 6.—One (1 of the )k against eted b work- June 6.—The ill out, with tne o increase de- Sh:t His Wifo and Suicided. Vatioual Ansoctatod Fress. GLeNwoop, I.wa, miles east of here, sho June 6.—John Miller, a weanlthy farmer living five t his wife yes- terday and then fired a bullet through his own head, dying instautly, Mre, Miller will probably recover, domestio trouble. Oause, Rioter Arrested. Natlonal Amociated Press. CH10AGO, Ills,, June 6.—Engineer Riordan, one of the riotous sirikers who recently attacke d & train at Brighton, was fully identified to-day and held for trial, Played With Fire. National Assoclated Pross. were burned to death Hazrie Station, Mo,, June 6 -~ Four obildren, the eldest fourteen, the youngest two years, of John Jackson, while playing with fire during the absence of their parents yesterday. Stockholders Reo National Associated Pross, rganislng. Nowta Avams, Mass.,, June 6.— Clark & Bothwell, are Stockholders of mines managed by orgauizing uns der a new management, - — . — Natlona! Associated Fress. Derworr, Mich,, Michigan Greenbackers. June 6.-~The chairman of the state ceutral commit- tee of the national greeuback party has published a call for a state con. vention, to be held at Grand Rpi August 3, to nominate candidates for state officers, e oo Runaway Looomotive, National Associated Fross. BrookLyy, N, Y., June 6.—A rui locomotive on the elevated rai y Island this mo fell off the track at the switch at g up the track ace and injur ing at ing nine per- Annual Seisions. Cixcisnari, June 6. educators’ associatios of America, com- poeed of pringipals of commercial col- leges, is in session, The fourteenth annual supreme ses- sion of the aucient order of united workmen began at Melodeon hall this Bremen. Arrived — K i i Drenm @ ogland, from wmoruing, ¥ PriLAvELPEIA, June 6 —Arrived— Moses Gone British Queen, from Liverpool. Axrwerp, June 6,--Arrived—De- rayter, from New York. AVRE, June 6. Arrived, bth, 8. Germain, from New York, Lavewroor, June §.~ Arrived— Natlonal Associuted Frose. —The business New York, June §.—Ex-Governor Moses, of Bouth Carolina, pleaded g‘u.:l:y'w petty larcsn; ed to six months Blackwell's Laland. y and was sen- in the pen at Richard haye struck | miliborn 4. a day, and demand no more machine-made shoes be $649.36 and giving other details, shows thirty-five deaths and filty-eight birt| There were 11 deaths in the First ward, 1 in the Second, 2 in the Third, 1in the Fourtb, 4 in the Fifth, 7 in the Sixth, and 7 in hospit There were 19 males, 16 females, 8 married, 28 single, and 3 widowed. Twelve were under b yearas of age, 6 between b and 25, 9 between 26 and To the eleven four | 50, b betwesn 50 and 70, and 2 over others who have secved the firm con- |70, | tinuously for twenty years, are to be Causes: = Suicide 1, small-pox 1, scarlct fever 1, fever 1, puerperal dis- eases 1, alcoholism 1, rheumatism 1, cancer 1, pulmonary disease: - monis 4, h disease 2, oo:lvulnw' A surgical operations 1, poi dents 2, unknown .2, paralysis 1, other disea-es 2. d 1; Anpual death rate per 1,000, 11 99. The petition of Bishop O’Connor and others, to have Ninth street, from Farnam te the U. P. depot, brought to grade, was referréd to the com- mitee on streets and grades with in- structio From E E Estabrook, recommend- ing the confirmation of Jerry Murphy as pound master, Filed. ) o From James Noville, offering to deed ground for extension of alley east to Twentieth street, bstween Farnam and Harney, if the city will fill the alley to grade. Referred, The petition of T, H. Latey and others, calling attention to the bad condition of Twenty-first street, be- tween Clark and Grace. Referred. The report of the city marshal on I'quor dealers and druggists dong bus- iness in May, Reterred, i The report of the city marshal, giv- ing a list of prostitutes for the month of May. Referred, From P. E. Oampbell and others requesting that the ordinspce prohib: fting the throwing of slops aud waste water in alleys, b enforced in Block 121, Marshal instructed to enforce ordinance. Several propositions for the pur- chase of the property known as lot b, block ‘‘H” and the old psst house grouuds, were received. The majority of the bidders reserved the rizht to withdraw their bids, This was & novel move, the council generelly reserving the right to rejeot woy and all bids but not grantiog othe he same right. The council received the bids with evident aston- ishmeut and wera at first at a loss what to do with them, After cousiderable discussion all Defeated in the The Marshal Ordered to Close All The Yaving Bond RElection Set For At the regular meeting of the city council last evening there wers pres- ent Messrs, Baker, Behm, Corby, Delione, Danham, Herman, Leeder, The journal of the last meeting was Petitions and communioations from Interment: Prorpoct Hill 21, Holy, ' C Cuunty, ), bids on lot b, block H, were rejected and the bids on the old pest house grounds were rejected and clerk in- structed to re-advertise. The report of the city engineer on the spproximate cost of grading Six- teentn street between Douglass and Tzard was received. Excavation 12,- y embankment 2,000 yards, | $50. The grading of Sixteenth street be- tween Farnam and i mated as follo yards, embankment 0, The grading of Bixteenth street south of Howard necessary -to bring the sireet to grade is estimated at: Embavkment between Howard and the alley sou'h of Jackson street, 10, 700 yarde, Excavation from said al- ley to the end of the cut at Marcy aheeet, 33,000 yards, Keferred, From taxpayers of Third ward, a ing repair of crossing at the east side of the wftersection of Tenth and Douglass, Referred, From Hon, James W. Bavage, ask- ing for new cross walks on 'l‘vmnti- wocond and Chicago streets. With- drawn, From the city physician, recom- mending certain iwprovements for the sake of the public health, Proposals for the grading, curbing - | ment of certain bills, k- | it belongs, and guttering of Harney street were received and referred to the commit- tee on streets and grades. From Ohas. Gardiner, offering to construct sidowalks as per advertise- ment, Referred. A number of bills for various de- partments were received and referred without reading. RESOLUTIONS, By Baker— Instructing the city"en- gineer to report as to the advisability of modifying plan of guttering the streets from that used on Tenth. Adopted. By Baker—Instructing cily en- gineer to report a plat of that portion of Twentieth streot lying betweun Farnam and a point midway between Harney and Howard, to leave Twen- tieth street of uniform width and un- broken continuous line between points mentioned, Adopted. By Baker—To protect or fill the cistern on Tenth and Jackson streets, Referred, with power to act. By Corby ~To allow John W. Launsberry to put surplus dirt on Woolworth avenue. Adopted. By O'Keeffe—That the mayor be and 18 hereby instructed to appoint a city marshal, city engineer, city phy- sician aud street commissioner. Re- ferred to judiciary committee By Oorby--Instructing the city clerk to advertise for bids for sewer pipe for the construction of the main of the warring syatem, from its point of terminus running north and west to a point on Fifteenth atreet, between California and Cass streets, Mr. Kaufmaon moved that the ex- pense shall not exceed §7,000. Mr. Corby said it would not exceed 000 £3, Mr. Behm said if they would divide the money and give South Omaha half he. would vote for the amend- ment, otherwise not. Mr. Kaufmann moved to refer to the judiciary committee to secure an estimate of the cost of the proposed extension. Carried. By Behm—Instructing the city en- gineer to furnish eatimated cost of grading Fifteenth street from Howard to Leavenworth., Adopted. By Dunham - To do away with em- ployment of an assistant for the clty clerk except at council meetings. Adopted. By Leed company to fill all holes made from layivg of water pipe. Withdrawn By Leeder—Lostructing the city marshall to enforce the ordinance to olose all saloons at 12 o'clock, p. m. Adopted. By McGuckin—Instructing the city marshall to abate nuisance on the south mde of Douglas street, from pond of stagnant water. Adopted. By O'Keeffa—To retain all officers st present on the police forco until charges are wade against them by the mayor, marshall or/some citizens and such charges mamntained, Adopted. By Leeder—To creaze the office of assistant city clerk and fixing salary of e. Reforred. y Thrane--To cover gutters on Teuth street from the sidewalks to the ourb to make it passablo for travel. R : H—?: « »v“l ': .4, 3 southeast corner of Oalifornia and Twenty-first street to prevent over- flow, Adopied, LEPORTS OF COMMITTEES, Judiciary— Recommending allow- ance of §100 to make out assessment roll. Recommitted. Same — Racommending tion of tax va O. A, Adopted. Same—Recommending later date for paviog bond election, ete Adopted. Finance--Recommending payment of $2 per day for all city labor. Messrs. Kaufmann and Baker were excused and Mr. Danham was not in- side the rail. Theserge: for absente : Mr. Corby opposed the resolution. Tt was not business to pay more for Iabor than a private individual would do. - He was not a candidate for re- election, Mr, MoGuckin favored ihe resolu- tion. He aunounced that he was not » candidate, but wanted to pay fair wages for honest Jabor, Me Dellone, O'Keefe, Behm, Dunhsm, Baker, Thrane and Leeder all expressed their views on the sub- joct. 4 The sergeant-at-arms returned dur- ing the discussion with the sbsentees, Mr., Leeder-called for the ayes and nays on the question, Mr. O'Kento prcposed to compro- mite on 31 874 por duy. The ayes wud uayes were called on the. adcption of the report of the finance committee, resulting as fol- lows: Ayes-- Kaufmann, Mo Gugl O'Keofe, Nays—HBaker, Corby, Behm, Del lone, Danham and Herman, The report was then laid on the table, Finance,— Not to print the mayor's message and accompanying decuments, Adopted, : On Finance--Recommending re- duction of the claimof Wm, F, Heins, for checking books of city treasurer to Adopted . On Finance--Recommending pay- Recommitted, A motion was made to take a recess until this morning at 9 o'clock, and after quite a wrangle, the president peremptorily ordered the businest to proceed, g 8 reets and grades—Recommending acceptanco of work of Drexel and Mok on Tenth stre Adopted, Police—To refer petition in favor of W, Ryan back tomayor, to whom Adopted, Police—Rejecting the nomination of Mr. Ryan. Adopted. A motion to take a recess until 2 p. w, to-day was refused. ORDINANCES, On motion of Mr. Kaufmann the propriation ordinauce for the month f taken up, read a first and time and temporarily laid on cancella- Ringer. t-at-arms was despatched Leeder, offered to the manufacturers and busi~ nees y.eople of our city and sta‘e bi ul IJ do as lhl{ please abc ut following an hearty sympathy and co-operation of, yours tiuly, —orggsmmEE=E rw CELzg Oom=z of the North Omaha sewer from Teenty-first and Tzird streets to the Missouri river was ., Mr. O’Keefe objected to the item in the appropriation ordinance of the pay to oity i‘l-ilnr, and quoted the city charter to show that $80 was in exoesa of the amount that could be legally allowed by §30. The sppropriation ordinance was then taken from the table and passed. On motion the rules were surpend- od to take vp the ordinance caliing a special election (0 vote for pavin, bonds, the date of elvc ion bein, fixog fox June 30th, and it wos p ums. Pensfon Thiores National Associated Press. Jacksonviuig, I, June 6,—Wm, Wyatt, lato lieutenent colonel of the Hundred and first Illinois infantry, has been arrested on tho chargo of re- taining ponsion money. He says he in guilty. Charles Fox, of this place, late col- onel of the same regimeat, has been gathered in on the same cliarge. A Broken Broker. National Associated P’rosa New York, Juuo G - This after- noon the stock exchauge fiem of W, B. Moeker & Co., tent word to the exchange that they wero unable to meet contracts. A largo number of shares of various stocks wera then sold out for their accour ¢ under the rule. The firm, while not a leading one, has done an active buriness and has always stood well. The cause of the failure is said to be that customers of the firm failed to respond oa calls for margins. The failure, while a surprise, had not a great influence on the stock market, although it depressed prices § to 1§. it ADVERTISING CAMERON. ‘What Philadelphia Business Men Say in Their Advertisements. The feeling 1n Pennsylvania is quite strikingly shown by the folloving spirited deliverance with which a leading merchant fills a column of big type in the advertising pages of the Philadelphia papers ata cost of sev- erval hundratr dollara: HOW TO START A PANIC! “Whom the_Gods Would Destroy They First Make Mad " Owing to the cowardly and un- called-for threatenings sgainst the business interests of Philadelphia, as well as the business interests of tha whole state of Pennsylvania--made by Senator J. Donald Crmeron at the Continental hotel hotel last Saturday —that if a certain line of political action, which he in a most lordly manner hus mapped out, should not get the full assistance of manvfas- turers and business men generally-— owing to this, I say, wo are, forsooth, to have an old-fashioned panic. According to Mr. Cameron's ideas, businessmen and manufacturers count only as so m:x sheep, to. be scared, pushed, and driven in any direction whenever this self-appointed shepherd calls out his faithful watch dogs to drive them as it were to the shambles. Kor.it is worse than.d iin the stinmbles fof. man /1o SRS only threatened — ‘the protec- tive tariff of our country. Hin threat is “idle. He dare not carry it out, nor does his past record show that our manufacturers have much to thank him for, Another idea of Mr. Cameron’s is that mavufacturers and business men are a pack ffice-hunters of no standing or inde- pendence, whom he can order round and levy upon, or he would not dare to menace 1n such an impudent man- ner the industries ef our city and stat of political tramps and Time has been when the insult Mr. Cameron on Saturday last wo! lead to a political revolution against tuch unheard-of tyranny. mention of the man’s name who dai to trammel those liberties most dear to all mon would bring forth nothing tut words of exccration and abhor- rence. The v Manufacturers and business men obeying the commands of this cue modern slave-driver, either through ™ fear of loss of business or of the love of bewng Ariven; bu: I know of some marnufacturers and buiiness men that, having large mterests at stakein Phil- adelphia, will neither for the threat- ened loss nor promised congressional honor subymt to tush base diciation or deviate one hair's breadth from the line of political rectitude and reform. With such men will remain the Puiv. J, WaLsh, v We, the undersigned ‘citizens of Juniats, Adams county, Nebraska, favor auti-monopoly 1 authorize the use of u:l l;)r » }llnrunn o be held in Lin- coln for that purpose: W B Cushing L B Partridge tho organization of a state ue, and hereby our names for a B L Picard Crane Rz ::n F M Auderson John T Hill W D Belding Geo T Brown 8 L Brass W G Beale A H Brown G 8 Guild E M Allen Goeo W Carter E W Morse A Borden w N M Lloyd H Fleewan Will H Paine F Hogg Thy ting for the formation of & stato longuo will bs held At the Acsd: emy of Music in Lincoln on Wednes- day, June 21, 1883, il Angell Ackley Tapper Eighmy =€ ag=E-

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