Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 23, 1886, Page 2

v woeeived “SWITCHMEN JOIN THE STRIKE | The Union Members In Every Yard In Kan- sas Oty Quit Work, ALL BUSINESS AT A STANDSTILL. They Submit a Statement of Their Grievances—The Knights Pub- lish a Reply to the Letter of Hoxie. The Gounld Strike Spreading. KANsAs Crry, March 22.—At 9 this morning a general sounding of locomotive whistles signalled the inauguration of another | strike. At that hour the union switehmen in | every railroad yard in the ety quit work, and freight business was generally stopped. Chicago & Alton officials made up a train by the help of non-union men and sent it out, but the strikers are said to have boarded it at the eastern city limits, The Wabash is work- Ing a swall force, sufficlent, the officials say. to handle city freight, and being der the protection of the fed- eral_court, have invoked the protection of the United States marshal. A mass meeting of strikers will be held at noon to-day, At present the eause of the strik cannot be ed. Some of the men sa ““We had ordors from the headquarters of the Knights of Labor.” The switchmen made a general demand for an advance in wages a week ago on the various roads and it was granted. T} are flying rumors to the effect, that several other deépartments are to be ordered out. Local railroad officials unite in saying that the strike was a_complete surprise to them. The men had made 1o complaints since the recont settlement. Business at the stock yards is about suspended and on the board of trade wheat dropped Ltwo cents in as many seconds, Itis said that the truckmen and soction hands are also out, but this 1s not yet confirmed. They did not resume work this afternoon for the reason that business was practically suspended. Ordersare belng sent o points beyond here by ilroad officials to refuse perishable Including tho Missouri Pacilic there are fifty crews of yardinen on eleven roads engaged in- this Btrike. There were two trains that started out over the Chicago & Alton road, but me from surrounding groups jumped aboard the garsand_ applying ‘the brakes siopped the trains in the fower yards, and no attempt ‘was made to get them further, A meeting of the representatives of all the roads is being hield this afternoon to consider the situation. 1t is reported that most of the packing houses will close to-morrow. Plankinton and Armour arged ~ onetourth of ieir to-day. The great smelting at Argentine will also be compelled to shut down. Large quantities of perishable freicht is now on trains in the yards awaiting hiansportation, and the loss will be great if they do not speedily move it. As tiearly as can be ascertained the strike was orderéd by the Switchmen's union beeause of complaints’ that the agroement made last week was 1ot kept by some of the roads. One of the local members of the exccutive _committee of the Knights of Labor, ~who are _ suppos to be well ' informed, declares that _the Missouri - Pacitie’ trouble has _nothing to do with the present difiiculty. The strik- Ing yardmen, he says, have gone out by order of the Switclhnien’s union, regardless of the fact whether or no they belong to the Knights of Labor. “The situation in railroad cireles is becom- ing so complicated that the outcome grows more and more uncertaln. The following statement will be published to-morrow morn- ing by a committes of the Switchmen’s unio KANsAs CiTy, March 22.—To the Mer- chants and Citizens of Kansas City and Vi- chllt{: ' of the various yards of this city and vicinity deem i as citizens and trien planation of our w: morning and our reasons therefol sent a uest to our superintendents on the 9th day of March asking them to le us the standard wages pald switchmen in Chicago, They met us in session at the union depot on Saf Lith, and - we and . they i verbal contract that was published, or at least part of it, in_the daily morning papers Sunday, March 14, Since that time the switchmen have lived up to their part of the contract, but some of our superintend: ents have violated and_evaded the spirit of that contract, and as we treated with them as a body of the whole we expected them to live up to their contract as a whole, but as one or more violated it we ' claim they all did so. Now we come out to demand the standard wages paid switch- men in Chicago, 1ll, and the signature of the various superintendents to such an agree- ment. We are sorry if we cause you loss or trouble, but we feel that we are right and we will not azree to go to work until we have settled our differences with our employ Respeetfully, ‘There are two hundred and thirty switch- men out, which enforces idleness upon one hundred’ and fifty engineers and as many firemen. 'Theroads involved are the Chi- ago & Alton, Rock nd, Wabash- Missouri Pacilic, Hannibal & St. Joseph, Kan- sas Cit; Joseph & Council Hlulfl‘i. Bur- lington & Missouri River, Atchison, Tope and Santa Fe, Union Pacific, and ‘\ - sas City, Fort Scott & Gulf. The packing iouses are expacted to close ' tomor. Tow, One thou employes had already been lai mtof the Mis- Fl‘lll‘ll\l closing income of 4,000 T. Louts, March 22, —The switchmen and yard men employed in the railroad yards in ast St. Louis were at work at noon. The «“strike of the men at Kansas City has alarmed, to some extent, the oflicials “of the Tailroads here, and the cause of the strike be- ing unknown, the probability of its extension cannot be predicted. It is' rumored, how- ever, that the iple of the Kansas City men will be followed by “a similar strike in this city, to be inaugurated at 6 this evening, TS' REPLY. ed in a Statement From Thelr Committec. St Louts, March 22.—The statements of the Knights of Labor in reply to IL M. Hoxie's letter to the governors of Missouri and Kansas was issued at a late hour tonight. Condensed it 15 s follows: While in conference in Kansas City we were sent for by the governprs, and out of * respect for them a committee was appointed consisting of employes of the Gould roads only, which met with them and by request stated the cause of the present withdrawal of active labor from the roads f the Gould southwest system. thelr suzgestion these gentlomen agreed to see Mr. Hoxioaud attempt a settle- mentif possible, The interposition of the overnors was voluntary, We refused them he privilego of adjusting our differences or aecepting the teris of settlement without fivst submitting them to this eommittee for approval, notwithstanding which they re- Hoxie's Droposition, “quatilications and all, and turned them over 10 the press | and public before we were even pormitted to see thew. They say to Hoxie after a careful dnvestigation, we are wnable to find wherein the Missouri Pacific Railway company has violated the terms und eonditions of the agreenent made on the 15th of Marel 15, touching its employes in our respecti s In rendering this verdict the gov eruors have biindly ignored the fa obligations assumed in said cireular at that time took effect with the roads operated and Jeased by said Missouri Pacific railway com- pany, and was fully understood to app! altholigh by oversight but two roads an slates we oned therein, THE KNIC Mr. Hoxie Answ to work many hours over- ving the acreed over-time i idence is at hand 1o prove that in order to make it neee: to reduce the foree | of workinguien, work has been sent i contract, shops,” and fn one instance the whole foundry sub-let in order to bring the men under néw supervision, thus depriving Alie wen of the provisions of the agreement. Allthis was done to create dissatisfaction and induce the men to leave the company’s gmploy, after, which otlier mey weio. eni- ploved, and always at reduced rates. The outrages on the Texas & Pacitie rail- road are sought to be wade & matter etirely Loutol the range of argument. Mon were, ut of sheer prejudice, dischargcd wit Tort to rediice the hours of labor, 3 1e- selvers refused to conply with the agreement Lo Of the company officials with the emiloyes, fter the institution of the reccivership, not: withstanding “w{d do- not rejpridiate other il . { ready the corporation of ! Edward, pr resments of sald oficials, showing elear E intent to use the United States courts .mf! officiuls for dishonorabie purposes. If Me. Hoxie did not know that he was guilty of gross wrong and injustice, why should ho to listen to our evidence and hear our for redress? Why should he shelter himselt _ behind = subterfuges and technicaliies? Why should he refuse to treat with men he hias wronged, with evasive letters to the governors, who cannot possibly enter into the merits of the controversy. The truth is simply this— Hoxie warits trouble. He has provoked it He is still inciting it, and making an inno- cent publie pay the price of his perfidy. How long wiil the public consent for Gould or Hoxie thus to rule or rain? We wait to see, By order of the Executive Boara District Assembly 101, Resolntions By the Knights. 81, Louvis, March The executive boards of District Assemblies 101, 17 and 5. Knights of Labor, in secret session here this afternoon, adopted these resolution: That we, insisting unon our rights ean citizens to assemble and organk gotiate and treat with other organizations hrough our delegates and representatives, with the representatives ot any and all othe orzanizations and combinations whatever and that we call upon legislators, both statc and national, to enact such meastires as will compel the recognition of labor organizations and trades assemblies, and also to compel corporations to arbitrate differences between and with themselves and their employes. Miners on a Strike. Prersnunag, March 22.—~The general strike of the miners of the fourth district was in- augurated this morning, the operators retus- ing the 11 cent advance demanded. All mines in the region are now idle. Some of the operators offered an increase of 5 cents per ton, which was not accepted. al Ameri- and ne- A meeting of the strikers was held in the opera house at Dubois, Pa., to-duy to consider the operators’ proposition’ to resume at a 5 cent ad vance. Over S00 deleates, representing 4,000 miners in Dubois, Punxutawney, Reynolds- ville, Falls Creek, Beach Tree and other mines, were present, and after thoroughly discussing the question the proposition was rejected by an almost unanimous vote. piaelihd Pt A Mystery Cleared Up. CiioaGo, March 25.—The body of Florence Ruger, daughter of State Senator Ruger, was found in the river this morning. The girl had been missing since last Octobei and her mysterions and sudden disappearance caused a great sensation here. All sorts of theories as to her whereabouts were ad- . <Photographs of the missing girl pied by thousands and sent to chiefs )olice and (i«'lwln' s all over the country and even to Euroy = Rates Advanced From 'Frisco. SAN FrA reh As a result of the demands of the Iowa iines that their al- lowance of §12.50 be restored, rates were ad- vanced all round £7.50 to-day. ‘The rates now ruling are: Limited—Omaha and Kansas 2o and St. Louis, $17. 3 ; Boston, $3 Emi —Omaha and Kansas City, S1 and St. Louis, $17.50; New York, ton, 851, KEEPING A VOW. A Weaithy Duke's Plons Offering for the Coming of an Heir. Correspondent Philadelphia Press: On the summit of a hill, within the walls of an old prison, now pulled down, in the ancient city of Norwich, is being con- structed a " Roman tholic cathedral, which, with the exception of St. Paul's, will be the grandest ecclesiastical build- ing in England since the Reformatiol Already the massive pil- lars of the interior have reachea the first arches, while the centre walls of the main structure have risen to tne height of thirty feet or more. For nearly five years the building has been in progress, yet it was not until the massive structure arose above the prison walls that the cas- ual visitor would have observed what going on. Within the walls men are busy working with chisel and mallet and trowel, cutting, carving and putting in place the beautiful white and black and rown marble. The work proceeds so quictly that one might fancy themselves living in the days of the old monasteries. From the scaffolding of the new cathe- dral may be seen the old city with its fifty church spires, its red tile roofs, its fan- tastic les, and, above all, its beautiful rarden and foliage. Twelve years will e occupied in the construction of this church. Every now and then a man about 38, slight in stature, not weighing oyer 120 pounds, with a thin, black mustache and iskers, intensely quick, nervous,brown suming in manner, unostenta- in dress, arri in Norwich, straightway proeeeds to what is locally known as tae “‘old jail yard,” aud begins the inspection of the magnificent edifice so silently assuming form. He enters the t's office, examines the plans, and innumerable questions— pract common-sense questions, as a builder He examines the various huge of stone in the yard, and even a cends the scaffolds and watches the work of the masons. Everything comes under }1;.~ keen, dark eyes; no defect escapes i This man is Henry Fitz ke ot Norfolk and earl marshal of He is the premier of the ne English dukes, his title having ) 1 in 1483, and next to the duke of Westminster, is the riche: The Catholic_cathedral he is building, and which will cost at least §1,000,000, fulfillment of a vow he is made should he be blessed with an heir. In 1879, after having two daughte son was born to him, but, alas, a sadly afllicted little ereature. In 1880 the duke began the cathedial. kour centuries ago the noble family of Howards, then the servants of Henr VII1 , Iaid the foundation by plundering the Roman church and seizing its rey nues. They appear to have been the most famished and greedy of the cormo- rants surrounding Henry. The Duke of Norfolk obtained a of the riches stolen from See of Norwich. The pri were on out homeless over the land, and the poor had no houses of refuge and no means of relief. Amid the anathemas of the priests and the groans of the poor the foundation of this great dukedom was laid. The duke managed to lay his hands upon no less than thirtee ouses in the n countries of Eng- land, many of which pieces of ecclesias- tical plunder haye been sold and the maney realized put into estates in other parts of England. But the most profita- bie portion of the present duke's estate is situated in Sheflicld and came into the fumily by marriage, and was, in great part, the spoils of the Norman' conquest. {is annual income probably exceeds $1,600,000, and is constantly increasing, for, by the English law, the ground rents are changing s building and ground rents as year by {'um' leases expire, and the buildings and dwellings of the work- ers of Euf;l;md become the property of her groedy landed dukes. In this Ww. and by this system, the present duke Norfolk will scon own half the wretehed houses in Sheflield. Public improve- ments in cities thus owned by dukes and lords ar virtually at a standstill, and al- heflield has handred an Howard, du England. been compelled to spend a_fe thousand of pounds in buying up the duke’s vested interests before much needed improvementf could be mada, i THE ENGLISH HEIR APPARENT. How the Prince of Wales Manages 1o. Thoroughly Eunjoy Himself. When M me de Stael penned the oft- quoted line, writes Howard Paul, she had antage of knowing Albert :0 of Wales, heir apparent to the throne of Great Britain, No man in the united kingdom pursues pleasare more persistently and his rosy, smiling countenance wrivmplantly - proelaims that he «t least does not wiss Imgiyiuuu The restless activity of the lfe of H. R, H s simply miliazing. A pecp ‘at al, his monthly diary of engagements would most men. What with levees, ing rooms, public dinners, balls k\y.-sidmg at musio exhibitions and Masonic meetings, laying corner-stones, ing hospitals, shooting off into re- mote shires to open docks, tunnels and bridges, assisting at the erection of statues to_statesmen, warriors and poets —what with these functions, o say noth- ing of looking in at horse, caftle and flower shows, steaming down to Windsor or Oshorne to confer with his queen mother, the turning up promptly at most of the premieres at the dozen or so Lon- don_theatres he invariably attends, one would reasonably infer that the prince of Wales is not only as busy as the proverbial bee, but neyer has n minute himself. And yet H. R. H. nev seems in a hurry, but always appears at the appointed moment radiant and reso- lute. When he finds time to make his careful toilet, read the papers, breakfast and dine and enjoy the dalliance of do- mestic life is a mystery to the gencral public. And thisincessant high-pressure movement does not break him up, He shows no traces of strain or fatigue. In a hundred appointments I doubt if he Is in more than one or two, and then the fault is not his own. Doubtlegs the 1 retirement of the queen throws a at deal of social routine work upon but he 1s equal to the demand have known him to leave a ball at 3 a. m., and be in the train equipped for a shoot- ing expedition a hundred miles or more awny from town the next morning at 9:30. Sharp work that, but as the Americans say, he is “on deck,” looking as serene and robust as though he had gone to bed at sunset instead of sunrise, But there is one evening of the wec that the prince reserves to himself, and no amount of influence or inlri‘.ming will induce him to engage himself to any formal function, no matter how impor- tant it may be—Sunday night. This is the “‘night ofi” of H. R. H.,' and on that occasion it i8 quite undorstood among his t.” as lus little lot of intimates is termed, that he is to enjoy himself sans facon. Like a good Christian and the “first gentleman in England,” he at- tends divine worship in the morning, dines 1y with his family, and then the night is his own, and hé usually drives in a hansom after the shades of evening have descended to the Earl of Fife's, in Cavendish Square; Lady Moleworth's, Mr. Alfred de othschild's, Lord Charles Beresford’s, Ludy Lonsdale’s, the Duke of Beaufort's, Hamilton Aide’s, or to the hospitable mansion of Lord Carrington, who is a great favorite with the Prince, but who is just now abroad. Forme ']fi' Mr. Henry Labou- e provided jolly Sunday ni ely tinged with Bohemianism, for H. R. H., but of late the M. P, for North- ampton, gone over, body and boots, to Radicalism and is so abusive of blue- blooded people in the caustic columns of Truth, that royalty knows him no longer. The Prince is splendidly eclectic and forbearing, and can stand a_great deal, but he draws the line at *“Labby,” whose cold-blooded attacks on the Pe make Marlboromgh House and Buckingham Palace wince. More is the pity, for Hen- ry Labouchere is a thoroughly competent host, and understands exactly how to blend the artistic and patrician elements 50 s to produce an amusing evening. I may remark, in conclusion, that the prince is a capital speaker. He never says very much when he gots on his logs, but what he utters is well to the point and alwuys in excel ste. He hasa reputation umonlg ds as a wit, and I temember hearing him say a smart thing one night at the Savage club. He had “been to the theatre a fow evenings pri 'musl?' to see a woman play L zle who was announced asa colon r and according to the bills had made h_r mark, of all places in the world, at tong Kong. A’friend asked the prince what he thought of her impersonation. “Well,” replied his roful highness with a smile and blowing a cloud from his cigar, “Ilike my teas from China, but in the matter of Teazles I am content with our home growth.” o A Very Queer Man, Press: The other day as 1 as on my way to Buffalo over the Great tern, and while occupying a seat in the smoking cur for a fow minutes, [ found a paper parcel kicking around un- der my feet. It was but natural that I should pick it up and make an examina- tion, especially as the only other man in the car <at at the far end. What was my horror when I came to unroll the paper to find a package of greenbacks marked $5,000 staring me in the face! It quite took my breath away and sent cold shivers up and down mp spine. It was my money. I had found it, and I would keep it. Iut what on earth could 1 do with $5,000? It was too much for a boor man, and not enough for a rich one. t wasn't enough to skip the country on, and yet too much for a poor man to have in bank. I was wondering if it wouldn’t be best to put $200 in my pocket und throw $4,800 out of the window, when a third man made his appearance in the car. He spoke to the man at the nd then came sauntering up to me sly inquired: ound a paper parcel con- taining $3,000, have you? Wy, vos, T plokod it up off the f twe minutes ago.” “Oh, you did¥ T was sitting here and I suppose the durned thing worked out of my overcont po That’s three times I've lost that infernal package since I left Chicago. Allow me to prescnt you with a 20 bill for your honesty. “*Oh, no, no! I'am not honest. I should have walked oft witn the whole boodle." *‘Well, 1 shouldn’t have blamed you. In oor your place I'd have had llusnmlm‘)’ in my boot legs long ago. Say, come back into the coach and have a sip of wine and chat with me.” We went into the parlor coach and he produced a flask and proved himself a whole-souled, good-natured fellow. We had been conversing for halt an hour, when the conductor came along with that same paper parcel, containing that same $5,000 and said to my friend: “Hang it! Why can’t you take of this mon What's the use of leaving it lying around in this manner? ST declaro, but I believe I did lay it down on the seat over there when I was unlocking my traveling bag. I toid my brother I'd lose the inforna thing before 1 got to Buffalo, but he has an idea that expross compuiios aro ot safo.” 'hen the conductor had gone this absent-minded man turned to me with a pleading look on his face and said: “My dear sir, please take cure of this money for me until we reach Buffulo.” *But I'm a stranger to you." B8'That’s nothing.” I shall cortainly lose it on the train, Come, now, be a ggood fellow.” 1took it to oblige him. At Niagara Falls he got off Lo secure a view, and when the train started up he was left be- hind. Before reaching Buffulo he tele- graphed me: *Am very sorry to trouble yon, but hope you will wait in the station until I o ve," And I waited in Buffalo station six- long hours before he calmy slouched in and said: . “If £'d been you 1'd have off with the money, and perhaps taken the bagengz with it. You don’'t know how grateful 1.am, and 1 want you to accept this diamond pin as a token of my esteem.’’ “Bat [ . “I shall lose it within a week if you don’t take it,” he protested. When he was ready to go I put the mouey in his overcoat pocket, tened it with pins, and he went away saying: “4f I don't leave the -overcoat” some- where I'm _all rignt.. Farewell, fellow- traveler—farewell!” e Diamonds, largest selection, at lowest prices at EvpsoLy & Ericxson, THE GRAND JUNE FESTIVAL Prof, Pratt Meets Local Musical Talent and Starts the,Ball Rolling. [ PHASES OF 'THE LAUER CASE. A Motion For a New Trial to e Mado To-day—A Freight On the Mise souri Pacific Fscapes the Knights—Local New The Firkt Steps Taken, At the invitation of Prof. Simon G. Pratt, a number of prominent vocalists met yesterday efternoon at Meyers' music hall to ta preliminary steps for the June musical fostival which is to be held in the Exposition building. Those pres- ent were: Miss Claire Rustin, Mrs. J. T. Clarke, Mrs. Fred Nye, Miss Julia E. Officer, Mrs. H. D. Estabrook, Miss Fannie Arnold, Mrs. E. P. Peck, M: W. Gray, Messrs E Northrup, Adolph Me, kins, L. M. Bartlett, Julivs Meyer, T. J. Pennell: C D. Dorman, and C. F. Stephens. After a general discussion had taken plnce, with numerons suggestions from Prof. Pratt, jt was decided to issue the fotlowing mvitation to all the local mus cal talent, signed by those present at the meeting “The” under: Smith, ned, recognizing the great importance to our city of the forth- coming musi festival, under the di- rection of Prof. 8. G. Pratt, of Chics to be given at the exposition buil ppreciating the advantage to Omaha of an enterprise which will bring some of the greatest vocalists in the world before our people, do hereby invite you to par- ticipate in the chorus and be present at the first preliminary rehearsal, to be called Wednesday evening, March 31, at Max Meycr & Bros'. music hall. The in- terest and pride of Omaha, in making the festival a success and eredit to all con- cerned, requires the enthusiastic co-oper- ation of all music-loving people, as the undertaking will, without doubt, mark an mmportant epoch in our history. The privilege of pacticipation in_ chorai prac- tice under Mr. Pratt’s personal direction, ill be keenly appreciated by all our singers. Your attendance at the first re- hears s invited, as the difliculties of the work to be performed are such that members cannot be admitted thereafter.” It was also decided to appoint a com- mittee on invitation, and the following rersons were selected to compose it: Mr 1. D. Estabrook, Mrs. J. T. Clarke, Miss alia E. Officer, Miss Fannie Arnold, { Franklin _S. Smith, Mr. Walter B.V ins and Mr. Thomas J. Pennell. For a New Trial. Judge Savage, counselifor Lauer, was questioned yesterifay afternoon by a re- porter as to what, staps would be taken towards securing:a new trial. “The three day$’ Jitnit expires to-mor- row,’* he said. “The motion for a new trial will be filed then. T have not con- sulted with Judge Thirston, who, I un- derstand, is sick, and beyond filing the motion, I cannettall you what we shall do. It will propably be some we before the motion’ ¢omes up for argu- ment.” A ' “What do I think' of the verdict?” said Dist.-Attorngy, Estelle last night, re- peating the question put.yo him by a re- porter of the Bewi:: “Welly that's some- thing hard to answer. Zhe Laner case was a peculiarly’ fifrd n¢to handle. The result, whilé not exagtly ¥hat T'wanted,is still better than hingit is better than o verdict of acquittal.)’ *‘Yes, I knoyw that the pablic is not ex- actiy satistied with the. verdiot, olther, but that can’t be )mllmd. We have to take what we ¢an ‘get.” * ‘Do you believe that Laner deserves a new trial?” “Perhaps he does, but T don’t think so. He ought to be contented with what he has gof. The second turn'may give him something far worse. There is this much verdict had been one of st or second degree then Lauer’s attorneys would have tr cure a new trial, and perhaps the might have been overthrown. As itis, I do not think the verdict will be changed.” “When will Lauer be sentenced ¥ “Along with the other prisoners; prob- ably at the end of next week.” The Missouri Pacific made a suceessful eftort last evening to start a freight train out of Omaha in spite of the vigilan the Knights' of bor. The greate: was taken to make the start secretly, and from the time the engine came out of the round.house everything was done with a rush, The train ymposed of only a few freight cars, a caboose and an en- ine, and it pulled out of e yard and through the city at a‘tremendous rate of speed. “The Knights were unable to cap- ture it here, and were content to watch it pass from sight without any demon- stration. care Personal Paragraphs. Hon, Tobins tor, of Wilbe: city, a guest at the Paxton Ex-Senator ‘A. Paddock, of Beatrice, is'in the eity, stopping at the Millard. Hon. Church Howe and A, R. Howe and wife, of Auburn, are at the Paxton, Mr. 8. P. Morse returned yesterday from an extended business trip through- out the enst. S. R. Donohue, Chadron, Neb.; James L.W , Toledo. Ohio, and A. B. More, Oakland, are Cunficld guests. John A, Wishart, Davison, Mo.; Murphy, A vorth, Neb.; Si and party, London, England, Canfield, Major W. A, Jones, U. A.. reached t evening. He and his family will remain several days on their way to Portland, Oregon. H. M. Ric Lincoln; James Suther land, North Platte;J . #. Buckner, Pierce; and H H Ray, Oakdale, are among the stite people at theMillard. E. L. Crowell, of Phitadelphia, 15 at the Paxton. He came' to’Omaha to visit his three sons, His ‘sons ‘uimplf‘ inherit th popularity of the father, who is an ur bane, courteous gentleien, A party of Platismonth Joung people, consisting of J. H. Doanelly, C. C. Par- mele, Miss Lily K. Pollock and Miss Alice Hermann, w p Omaha last evening to attend the performance of Mary Ander- son as ( ) elson Hersh, managing editor of the Herald, left for Clileago yesterday after- noon. Mr. Hersh js & pewspaper man of great ability, both a3 & writer and as a manager, and hisodeparture will be a matter of great regret to his friends. He will accept a responsible position on one of the Chicago pupers. Among the prominent state arrivals at the Paxton last evening we ay E. White and wife, Grand® Island; T. L Vanarlsdulen, Hastings; John Barsley, Fairmont; My, W. A. Mears, Albion; It roaughy, Stromsberg’; George W ahart, Columbus; William Patterson, ntral City, and Maw Miller, David City. To Expiate Their Crimes. Marshal Bierbower and Deputy Mar- shal Allen will start for Detroit Wednes day morning in charge of the prisone sentenced at the last term of the United Heath, the defaulting post erk, will remain in the peniten- tiary until Decomber 1, 1887, The other prisoner, Van Lew, gots six months for selling liquor o Indians. AMUSEM A Magnificent Audience Greets Mary Anderson in Galatea. Probably the most appreciative audi- ence ever assembled in Omaha greeted Miss Anderson last night at the Boyd. Galatea is a character for which Mi Anderson is admirably adapted. Itisthe part of a statue awakened to life. Miss Anderson has attained the realization of that character, After success in Eng land which few actresses have at tained, she retarns to Amcrica with a prestige which, with nothing else, at once places her in the front rank. She has studied the details of the stage and the tecYinique of acting until in those spects she is perfect. Acting, however is not confined to gestures or facial ex pressions. A true actress carries her audi- ence with he I'he audience, entirely sympathizing with and appreciating tiie performer, forgets evorything but the character represented. Miss “Anderson has not the power to make her auditors oblivious " to the surroundings. e has not the magnetism requisite for a great actress. [fone anal- y7es her acting, one is foreed to one con- yiction— 18, she is not Galatea, she is not Rosalind, she is essentially Mary An- derson. Gal as was shown by her performance last night, is a cre tion. There can be nothing more pur chaste and _cold than Miss Anderson’s personification of Pygmalion’s statue, without a vein of coarseness or vulgarity the part can easily be made coarse. She is the apotheosis of the part which she delineates. She is the embod- iment ot an ideal Galate i an impossible character; Miss And is an impassible woman. Art is the object which she has. T'o that she sacri fices everything, Last night's perform- ance showed that she did not sacritice self to art in n. Encore alte encore brought the marble maiden before the curtain, where her healthful tints and beautiful presence drew outthe enraptur- ed applause of the audience. Her com- pany was rather above the average, but Iabored under the disad of being Englishnen who did not unde; stand an American audience. Had they done so their success would have been greater. As it was they deserve con mendation for the carcful manner in which they did their work, As Pygr lion, Mr. Forbes-Robinson received we merited applause. A statue is not an interesting subject Miss Anderson understands this as well as the seyerest critie, and _consequently, an afterpicce, Comedy and Tragedy present There was not mnch chance for acting, but the opportunity to Vo HE ERUTINLGA Lo o peculiar trance into which Galatea had led them was improved to the utmost. An Elegant Fighter Captured. A. J. Mulien, alins John Johnson, is a fine-looking man, of good form, and v dressed in a rather loud suit of clothes and a “plug’ hat last evening. He was also considerably under the “‘influence,” and his free potations evidently settled ip that part of the head in which tuated the bump of combativeness. At all nts he entered the Club stables on Sixteenth street early in the evening and procecded to smash everything that he could lay his hands on. Ofticer Craw- ford, who is on that beat, was summoned, and endeavored to stop Mr. Mullen’s lit- tle fun, but that indjvidual would brook no interference. He turned on the oflicer and began a fier uggle. Crawford succeeded in drawing his club, and as a result Mullen was knocked down, and first blood was declared for the officer. Mullen failed to come to time, and led peacefully away to the central police station. After the gore had been washed away from his head and face he As locked up and the name of “John John- son’’ entered on the hooks. A Sparring Match Arranged. Arrangements have been completed for a glove contest to take place in thi ity Apri Silleen, of C cago, and Mike Haley, champion of Iowa. The aflair will be held at the People’s theater, five rounds, Marquis of Queensbury rules, for the entire house re- ceipts. In addition to the set-to, attrac tions will be presented in the shape of club swinging, dumb bell exer and wrestling” Medals and cups will be awarded to the best amateur sparrers, Killeen will arrive from Chicago in a few days in company with his_ backer, Charles Edwins. Prof. P. J. Fallon will have the management of the entertain- ment Nebraska Sunda The ninctecnth annual convention this fon will be held at Cont ck county, commencing Tue: ; June 1. 1886, and continuing Wadnesday and Thursday, June 2 and 3. The of the convention will be Leld in “The Tabernacle™ of the First M. E, churc The generous reduction of rates accord ed our delegates by the railways of the state at previous conventions is expec for this meeting. Due notice of this re duction and further details for the gath- ering will be given in a later cireular. The basis of representation will be in- d to three delegates from county ions and two delegates from lc schools. Pastors_and superintendents are ex-oflicio members of the convention 1t is proposed to make this a special re union of the Sunc school workers of this and to secure the b i istance from abroad. W ‘quest all pastors and superintendents to bring this convention before their churches and schools as the subject ot frequent prayer for the presence s blessing of God to rest upon and follow its deliberations and actions. And we in- vite you, brethren, in the name of our Lord, and in remembrance of his me in_the past, to meet with us and share this blessing. For the Executive Commit! 1. G. PaGE, Fresont, March 20, 1856, — How Sheriffs Get Rich, Philadelphia Times: A good deal of light has been thrown on the way in ich some rural sherifis get rich by the suit brought by She ll'#v. r against Cumberland county for $1,718.55 for feeding prisoners he testimony, which resulted in a verdict for §2,702.65, or 1i tle more than half of what the sheriff claimed, showed that his allowance for feeding cach prisoner was 50 lurge ns to permit him to use both direct and in- direet methods of increasing the nmnber of prisoners to be fed. Constables were shown to have stopped agoed vagrants on th wiy to the poor and told them the” jml was a nic to stop. One such vagrant was g job as sherif’s clerk, gnd a numbe rrants were admitted on the produc- tion of the informal slips of paper furnished them by justice of the peace, who seem to nave rarvely made out any regular commitments till later on, On one occasion a justice who was behind on his commitments brought up his records by copying names out of directory and a newspaper; inmates w marked discharged who were still in jail, and others who were committed for thivty days were 1 times during the me nth and return under othe commitments and different nanies, whi their original names were stil ca the books. The need of extra names was thus sometimes pressing. T heritf seems to have admitted that he was in f making all the money he could out of his office, for, when remonstrated with b{... timid fricnd, he said he lad paid for his office and swore he was going to get his money back. vy School Association of associ hairman, | | | | A GOOD DETECTIVE STORY, Thrilling Tale of a Fight With Burglars Which Never Occurred. A Cunningly Put-up Job by a Man Who Robbed Himself, and An Ingenious Solution of the Mystery. s a much “When 1 younger than I am now, " said Gen. D. J. Cook, the well known Rocky mountain dete tive, to a Denver News reporter, “I much easier imposed upon. 1 awakened one night by a messenger informed me that I was wanted on fornia street, giving the number, and wanted immediate I knew the man well. He was weaithy and respected, but had had trouble in his family for some time, and I supposed that 1 had been called in for a meditator, as Ioften was in those days, and am now for that mat- ter. “I told the messenger, a colored man, that I would go to the house as soon as possible, and ho left. As soon as I could dress 1 went to the house and was d mitted. I found Mr. .1 won't men tion his name—you'd all know him—ly- ing in bed, pale as a ghost, his wife and grown daughter crying and taking on. I got order out of the chuos as soon possible and learned that burglars had broken into the house; had been sur prised while picking up the silverwear, and that a desperate fight had ensued, in which Smith, I'll call him, was shot through the left arm just above the el- bow. It was supposed at first that the burglars had secured nothing, as the; dropped the sack of silverwear in their efforts to escape, but an mination showed that a small safe, the door of which had been left open, had been ritled of $18,000 “Smith’s wife and daughter had been awakened . by the shots d had rushed into the library, where they Mr, Smith lyingon the floor in a faint, bleeding pro fuselv from the wound in his arm. "T'hey had put him in bed, bandaged his arm, awakened the negro servant and sent after me. T asked them if they had sent for adoctor, and Mrs. Smith told me she had not, as they wished to get my ad- viee on the sub l}u-lu\'vdoin-,;nn\'llx Ng. I thought a little strange of that, but Mrs. Smith told me she knew enough about surgery to know the wound W i which I found out to be true when [ e L {()inoll m when his wife finished making her explanations, and said he had p suaded her not to send for a physici as he wished to keep the matte “I found out that the money not his, but was to be used in for a mine at Leadville, for which ‘Smith was agent. The payment s not to be e for two weeks, and he hoped by that that I would be able to find the s and recover the money. Hethen told how the robb occurred. He had been down in the city rather later than usual, and when he let hmmself in at home with his latch key he noticed a Iight burning in the library and thought he hes i He opened the library door quickly and saw two men with masks over their faces sitting at the ta- ble, on which was burning a candle. Between the s a sack containing the silverware. ‘Ihey heard him open the door, and as soon as he entercd one of them blew out the light' and the other commenced shooting at him. The rob- ber fired three shots befc he could get hi tol out to return the fire, and st shot of the robber had struck him in the arm he was unable to fire but one man as lost was payment jumped through the win- _ to which there were no blinds, and made their escape. He then fainted and knew no more until he found himseif in bed, his wife and daughter watching over him. I asked for his pistol and M Smith brought me a Smith & Wesson 32 caliber, every chamber loaded. She told me that she had removed the empty shell and put in a fresh cartridge. . “Lwent to the window and it. examined 1 jumped cut him- If or lett a shred of his clothing hang- ing to some of the jagged ec 1 found neither. I went into the d and found tracks leading from the window to where I couldn’t discover, as it was too dark to muke a caretul examination. 1 went back into the house and tri the window, wiich I fornd would ly. “When leaving the window to return to the other room where Smith lay m bed 1saw by the lamp Mrs. Smith ied two eart hells laying on the floor under a chi 1 stumbled over the chair e cly, and whan I got up had the shells in my possession, and was langhed at by Mrs. Smith for my awkwardness. 1 examined the room carefully, and found that two bulle\s had lodged in the window trame and ohe in the door frame in exactly opposite dircetions. Accord- ing to Snuth's story the robber fired at him three times while he (Smith) was standing in the doorwuy, one of which bullets had passed through his arm, and that he had i t the robbers once, and had fired in the direction of the window, yet there were two bullets lodged in the window frame and but one in the door frame. “I made some other examinations and left, promising to come again in the morning. Shortly after daylight I went back to the house and n_examined the tracks. I found the cks of but one man, and they were of a man who wore about a No. 7 boot, T'he yard was sodded and it wasn't easy to find where acks went, but finully I traced them ound the house and onto the front porch. Ithen wentinto the house and again examined the library fully. rything was just as Ileftit. Mrs. Smith nor her daunghter were present, and I made a much closer examination than 1 did the night before. I found two more enrtridge shells. Ialso discoyered something else. In a heavy cushioned ir, the same I had stumbled oy 1 found two pic of glass. One piece about an inch long was_ sticking m the log, and o tightly that it required force to remove it. The other pi : ing in the cushion, and had be Vi clear through the cover, 1 the picces of gl nd found they cor- vesponded with fragments of the window. T asked for Smith's pistol, saying that 1 had loaned mine to oue of my men and wanted to go down R SATE T ahe clew and would probably arrest a man before night, The whole family were lighted at the prespects of capturing thief. Smith said he was a rained 1 if the money wasn't recovered. 1 nt to my oflice, removed the caurtrid, from Smith's pistol and found that the shells fitted perfoctly. [ had, then, several clews to the rohber, but T wasn't ready toact. 1 knew whe Smith had his boots made, and went Lo the shoemaker, & shrewd fellow, whom I told that Smith was suspected of being mixed up with a woman serape, and 1 he had a pair of Smith's boots lJ winted sure them. The follow thought it »od joke, and fortunately had a vair of Smith's boots, which he wiis half soling, and allowed me to mensure them 1 Jey fitted the tracks toa 1. - “I had another clew to the robber. 1 went back to Smith's house and told them that 1 was on the track of the thiof the | vined that Smith had robbed himselt and that his wife and daughters were ae- | cessories. 1 determined to take all risk: and_accuse him next day of the robbe “Mrs. Smith met me thie next morning, and scomed to be crazy when I told hor & had found the robber. She threw her arms around me and called down all the blessings of heaven on my head. She acted her part well. We went into the bedroom, she dancing along before mey and told her husband about my having captured the robber hefore I conld got 1 a word edgeways. Smith raised up out of bed and said something about my bes ing their deliverer. 1 couldn’t stand | any longer. *Youd-—d hypoerite,’ [ ‘you robbed yourself, and you know y I'here was an awful howl went up. old woman and the girl abused me, but Smith didn't say word was the worst scared man I over saw ““As soon as I got his wife and daugh- ter quicted down I toll him how 1 knew he had committed the robbery. [ told him about his boots fitting the tracks in the yard, about the bullet holes in the room, the glass found in the chair, and the cartridge shells which had first aroused my suspicions. He was o good membor of the church but he commenced swearing like n troopor. He cursed his fe for her stupidity, cursed himself tor calling me in, and cursed his daughter for reasons. As soon as he quieted down he contessed everything, Ho said LAt un, eAstorn syndicate had placed the money in_his hands to buy a n picce of mining property and it proved too great & tomptation for him. He needed money badly and con- ceived the scheme of robbing himself, His wife and daughter entered into the scheme that would make them $18,000 richer, and helpod him carry it out. 'He had gone into ‘lis library, raised the win- dow, jumped out and tun around the house, and entered again. Then he had taken the chair spoken of and mashed the window, His wife and daughter packed the silverware in a sack and Ym it in the library. Ho then fired the shots, two of them into the window frame, one into the door frame, and having bandaged his arm tightly to vent much loss of blood, shot himself through the arm. [t required_consider- able nerve to risk wounding himself ser- iously, but there was 218,000 at stak “Ie got well, paid over the money en- trusted to his , and 1s o flourishing member of society to-day He doesn’t live here, but visits Denver frequently with s wife and daughter, who never notice me. Butas I was well pad for keeping my mouth shut it doesn’t make any differonce to mo." - Sparks' Overruled Decisions, Chicago Trime. At the time of the outburst in Dakota last spring ainst Land Commissioner Sparks the Tribune contended that there was no occasion for anxiety among the settle as the decisions complained of would certainly be reversed. This pre- diction now stands confirmed. Within the last week Secretary Lamar has com- pleted the task of reversing the rulings which ited so much alarm in Dakota, and the decision in the Brittin case fairly winds up the controversy, leaving Sparks still in oflice, but arrested in s remark- able career as a roformer. The course taken by Sparks in the land office is in many respects deserving of sincere applause, but his superheated zeal boy yed him into gross blund §s in deal ing with the Dukota settlers: " No doubt there are many frauds perpetrated under the homestead and pre-emption acts, but Sparks hod of suspending the issue of patents tn all cases would have injured irretrigvably hundréds of honest seitle! for every rogue caught. Sparks over- resched himsclf badly in trying to strike every head in - sight, and when his deci- sions came up for review there was noth- mg to do but reverse them. The issue of patents will now be resumed and the ong-delayed work brought up to date. The most indefensible ruling Sparks made was in denying that the sume_ per- son could be entitled to the bonefits of both the pre-emption and homestead acts. The homestead law oxpressly sets forth that “‘nothing contained in this act strued s to impair or inter- y_ manner with existing pre- mption rights;” and for a long time it had been considered settled that rights under the twolacts were cumulative and not exelu buly‘ll'cx to certain regul; tions a nant holding under the hom d act could ‘‘commute’ his entry and make a payment, which the government would accept as’ a legal sub- stitution for the labor otherwise re- quired. As Secretary Lamar says, the transaction was the same as that of a i It involved no He T d purpose of the law to avail themselves of | or pre-cmption act, were able to do so. Up to the time thut Sparks entered the china shop of the land office no oflicial had ever denied that this was the proper construction of the law, and as Secretary v rnow declares, it was the duty of it to adhere to the seitled even if the mcts might be forced to hear a different construction, h, howeyer, he does not think to be plain and expr to permit settler cither the home t Spark’s rulings under the homestead and pre-emption acts have been properly overraled, it is only fair to give the commissioner the erodit” he d serves for his courageous attack on tl frauds perpetrated by the land-grant Iroads. ll-- has terreted out and ¢ posed these swindles in a manner th alls for hearty applause. There is no cpartment of the government wh form is o much needed as in the general Tand-ofl When, in the eavly part of his oflicial v, Sparks attacked the homestend settlers he was “barking up the wrong tree,” but now that he has found the trail of the land-grant rail- roads he has a field wheve his extraordi- nary energy and enthusiasm may be di played to ‘manifest advantage.” His ve- cent report to Congress is the most com- plete exposure yet published of the spo- intion of the public domain by railroad corporations. Sparks has sreat deal of censure not undeservedy but he 15 now on the right track and may yet render the go nt Fuml service. e A Columbus, Wy. I, drove several miles to a ing 5 their h whoopinti cough, being ground th hopper until the grain all ran out. had heard that such treatment cure whooping congh. man and wifo ist mill, carry- acks of corn and had a bad cuse of Wihile the corn wus shild was kept in the They would The Great Invention, For EASY WASHING, IN HARD OR SOFT, HOT OR COLD WATER Without Harm to FABRRIC or HANDS, nd particularly adapted (o Warm Cilmates No fawily, rich or poor, shouid be Without it 50ld by all Grocers, but bewsre of vile tmh tations. PEARLENE 15 manafactiveg and would have him under srrest the next day. 1 went back to my office wnd | thought the matter over. I wus cop- | iy by JAMES PYLE. NEW YORK: