Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 5, 1887, Page 2

? Z L —————————————————————————— T THE OMAHA wwfl—_—w_ FEBRUARY 1887 5. THE OLD SENATE EYE SORE] Passage of the Railway Attorney Bill With Its Boope Narrowed. HOAR'S SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED. A Resolution For the Investigation of the Pacific Roads Reported— Other Doings of the Na« tional Legislature, Senata. WAsHINGTON, Fev, 4.—In the senate Mr. Hoar reported a resolution for the investi- gatlon of Pacifie raliroads and asked for it an immediate consideration. Mr. Hale objected to immediate consideration of the bill and it therefore went to the calendar. Mr. Hoar gave notice that he would call it up at the first opportunity. Mr. Hoar's amendment, sectlon 5, provides that from and after July 1, 1847, there shall be charged to the Central Pacific, Union Pacific and Central Branch of the Union Pacitic railway company, Sioux City & 'acific railway company and Kansas Pacific raliway company 40 per cent of the net earnings in place of 25 per cent provided for in the act of May 7, 1878, “s0 far as the same respects the companies mentioned In sald act and as to others hereln mentioned absolutely,” and to that end the act of May 718 extended to the Kuansas Pacitic, Sioux City and Central Brauch of the Union Pa- cifie. Mr. Allison presented aletter signed by the presidents of the national banks of Omaha, esting that Chicag added to the list of “‘reserve’” citios where “reserve” banks can deposit money as now in N York: also a similar letter from the banks of Kansas City, suggesting St. Louls asa “re- serve” eity, Referred to the committee on finance. ‘T'hesenate then proceeded to the consider- ation of the senate bill to_credit and )-li’ to the several statesand territories and the Dis- trict of Columbia all money collected under tax levied by act of August5, 1361, The bill nxm;(l with” but one dissenting yote (Van ck’8). 'f’lllv senate then took up the railway attor- ney bill. The ll|l|(|‘ll(m was on the amendment of- fered by Mr. Saulsbury (described in last night's feport), as the substitute reported by the judiciary committee. Mr. Hoar characterized the orlginal bill as grossly uuconstitutional, awkward, crude, fll-drawn, ill-considercd, " ill-conceived, & schewe which was not only an insult to the senate, butan insult to the American people, "T'he bill was not the outcome of any popular or public demand, It came from anonyuous articlss published by blackmailers and stock ’ohln'rn in irresponsible newspapers. He had heard enough of this arrocant, insulting, domincering style, attempting to frighten senators from what they considered their dule'. Mr. Saulsbury’s amendment was rejected— yeas, 205 nuys, 27, ‘I'he committes substitute was rejected— yeas, none; nays, b, The amendment offered by Mr. floar, mak- Ing it unlawful for members ot congress to hold real estate in the District of Columbia except as residences) was rejected—yeas, 3 nays, 46; (yeas being Butler, Ilale, Hoar, Pugh, Teller and Payne). Finally Mr. Hoar's first amendment, slightly moditied, was adopted ns a Substitute s, 32: nays, 21; and then the bill in that [ was reportod to the senate (the pro- ceedings up to this point being in comnmittee of the whole). Mr. Beck moved'his foriginal bill asa sub- stitute and it was rejected-—yeas, 17; nays, 36, A modification of “Mr. Platt’s endment was offered by Mr. Aldrich and it was de- feated—yeas, 10; nays. 89, After debato Mr. Beck demanded the yeas and nays upon the passage of the bill, stat- ing that there was nothing i it he cared much about but that the house of ropresenta- tives might put something in iv and he wanted to zive the house a chance. The bill was then passed—yoas, 39; nays, 14, The followin is the text of the bill: That it shall be unlawful for any member of either house of congress to accept employment as attorney at law,or payment for services of any kind in opposition to the United States, in any case to which the United States may be a party, or in which its interests may be concerned, or from any railroad company, if such wember shall have reasonable cause to believe that measures specially affecting the interest of such company are pending before congress or about to be so pending during his term of oflice. Any person who violates the rn’whion! ot this act shall be guilty ot a misdemennor and may be punished by - prisonment not exceeding one year or by fine not exceeding $500, or by both, in the discre- tion of the court, “T'he senate adjourned until to-morrow. House, WASHINGTON, Feb, 4.—Mr. Randall of Pennsylvania, from the committee on rules, reported & resolution discharging the com mittee of the wholo from further considering the senate bill for the retirement and recoin- age of the trade dollars and making the bill a special order in the house for February 12, Adopted. E ‘The house, at its evening session, passed thirty pension bills and at 10:40 adjourned. ————— DEMOCRATIC TARIFF TROUBI Efforts Fora Carlisle-Randall Coal- . ition Fail ‘WasninGTon, Feb. 4.—Speaker Carlisle, acting for the tariff reformers in the house, has written a letter to Representative Randall defining the position of the tariff reformers Wwith respect to the bill recently framed by the protection democrats. The letter was unob- tainable to-night and it is said will not be wade public until areply ean be drafted, It is learned, however, that the letter, while «d in the most cordial terms, expresses the entire inability of the tariff reformers to accept the internal rovenue features of the bill prepared by the protection faction of the democratic party, and expresses a desire for a much larger re- duction in the custons duties than the bill contains. Some exghteen or twenty instances are pointed out in which it is alleged the duty 18 increased instead of decreased. The speaker then, in behalf of his wing of the party, adyances propositions upon whieh to Aupite the party in tavor of a bill to reduce the surplus reveniie, The customs foatures of this proposition are said by the Randall men 10 be bui slizht moditications of the Morrison bill. It is proposed that the most of the arti- cles of the Morrison free list be incorporated in the new bill. ineluding salt, lumber, wool, fish, ete, The Randull men held a conference to-night at which it was decided not to accept the proposition aavanced by Carlisle, and Randall, Warner and Hender- 800 of North Carolina were appointed a com- mittee to draft a reply to the letter, Tonight there is a gond deal of talk about endeavor- ing to repeal the tobaceo tax on Monday next, which is individual suspension day, but the matter has not assumed any definite 8hane as yet and it is probable that if such a move le it will be an individual one on the pa members making the motion. RISING WATERS, Ohio and Kentucky Threat a Repetition of Former Floods, NNATI Feb, 4.—The river reached fifty-four feet six inches at 10 this morning and is still rising at the rate of one ineh per nour, Tue apparent detlection of the cold wave increases the possivility of a flood here. Access to the Ceutral pussenger depot here is now cut off and th eral railroads Tunning into it are compelled to discharge and receive passencers at Eighth street crossing, Fi movenients are also seriously endangered and little more rise will cut off Some of the fraight depots. Disastrous tloods are reported in the Big Sanay, Little Miami and Licki rivers. At Falinouthon the latter river dis tilleries, sawiwills and othier manufuactories ned With were submerzed ana suflered wueh loss. ‘Fhe river was full of the content of fields and graineries. Many bridges on the turnnikes wero carried away. At Butler, K(\ the Licking was within a few inehes of the highest water mark known, which was in 1854, In Newport, Ky, there s already eonsiderable encroachment on the lower por tions of the city. Six inches more of wate: will cut off street car travel between New and Covington, ‘I'hie outlook is not so orable as it was last night. Lovisy Feb. 4.—At 11 0'clock to-night the river is risiug aboutan inchan hour, with 80 feet, 11 inches in the channel. 1t Degan zaining again after night fall and now looks 88 if the bad doods of former years would b Topeatod. PRIEST AND PRELATE. A New Hearing to Be Had in the Jean v, Honnessey Oawe, CLiNTON, Ia., Feb, 4.—[Special Telegram to the BEE.]—Tlie district court to-day sus- tained a motion to set aside the verdiet of §20,000 against Bishop Hennessey which was recently awarded to Father Jean, the deposed priest. The case will go over till the next term of the district court. The facts show that fifteen years ago, when Father Jean was in charge of the Clinton parish, he incurred the displeasure of Bishop Hennes- sey and was not only removed from his par- ish, but deposed from the priesthood. Ilc has been preparing himself ever since to sue for damages, and went so far as to study law that he micht the better conduct his case. He brought snit for $200,000 dam- ages, claiming that amount for injuries to his character and compeusation for his loss of time as a preacher. When the case came up the attorney for the bishop did not appear and judgment was entered by default. Now however, the bishop's attorney has secured an order for arrest of judement and will have a New hearing at the next term of eoutse There is a very bitter feeling between priest and prelate, in which many of the laity take sides. A High Ofticial Bounced. CEEAR RAPIDS, la, Feb. 4.—M. McInter, of Mt. Auburn, erand chief foreman of the Brotherhood of Railway Section Foremen of North Amerlea, and section foreman of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern, was discharged this morning for irregular habits and neglect of dur; Pobue AN TWO ACCIDENTS, Firemen Injured While Fighting tho Flames, house owned by a man named Gould. on ‘T'wenty-ninth and Douclas, called out the fire department yesterday afternoon. Tho flames were extinguished, after a damage of about seven hundred doilars. On the way 10 the blaze a tireman named Anderson, longing to company No. b, fell off the wazon which was used to carry the hose, One wheel ran over his head. Though in- ured by some miracle ne was not killed. Fireman Steele, of hook and ladder was knocked off the burning roof by a falling chimney and frightfully hurt. His recovery is not certaia. A fire in After Frederickson. Detective A. J. Barnes, of La Crosse, Wis., arrived 1 the city last night to take possession of George Frederickson, who was arrested here on Tuesday on a telegram from La Crosse. Detective Barnes' story of Frederickson's crime does not differ materially from that which has already been published. Frederickson wu ployed in the office of Dr. Heogh, of La Crosse, and took ad- vantage of the doctor’s absence to collect £ of rent money with which ho bought tickets for himself and a young lad Alfred Hawe, to Omaha. ~ Detective Barnes will staat home with his muan to-morrow. For Nebraska Sportsmen. Last evening the committee appointed by the sportsmen of this town to take steos to- ward opposing the bill now pending in the legislature, io abolish all spring shooting ot ducks and geese and other migratory water fowl, met at Penrose & llardin’s gun store. It sent hundreds of printed circulars to sportsmen throughout the state asking them to influence local members of the leg- islature in each county, to oppose the bill. “They showed that 1if it should become a law, sportsmen In Nebraska would be deprived of their shooting, while those of lowa, Mis- souri, Minnesota, Dakota and Colorado, where no such law exists wonld protit by its passage. A Date to be KRemembred. On Sunday, February 13, will occur the third Philharmonic concort at Boyd’s opera house. In addition to choice selections by the orchestra never given in Omaha, Mrs Edith Edwards Franko will take prominent part, in the programme, It is unnecessary to say anything in praise of these conceris under Mr. Franko's “baton,” nor the attraction added by Mrs. Franko’s vocalism. All lovers of music¢ in Omaha are too well acquainted with the superiority of their performauces heretofore and take commendable pride in saying that “even with their national repu- t:}mr; Ve can now call these artists home alent. They Are Toughs. Marshal Cammings yesterday received a letter from Chief of Police Speers, of Kansas City, concerning Smith and Jackson, the two young fellows who were arrested for larceny trom Merritt's restaurant on Tu Chief Speers says that the mon are both professional thieves and house burglars, ~ They were recently chased out of Kansas City. A Pauper Colonel, Last night a somewhat prominent character of other days, named Col. Shinkowski, died at the poor farm. e was sixty years of age and had served with considerable distinction in both che armies of Europe and America. Ho has for somo time been forgotien by his friends, and this afternoon he will be buried in the potter's field. Public Improvements, The elaborate report of City Engincer Rosewater of the improvements mado in Omalin during the past year will be ready in about three w 1t will contain ten plates of engravings of the viaducts, sewers, cateh basins, dump boats, and_other items of interest. ‘Tnese plates aro now being made in Chicago. 'Ihe vrinting and binding will be done in this city, Make Your Own Change, A humane gentleman suggests that people who ride in street cars these cold days should provide themselves with the exact fare which they might put into tho box without com- peliing the driver to make change. Lvery change made compels the Intter to take off his gloves, handle cold coin, and_otherwise make his position infinitely more unpleas- ant than there is any need for, The Bar Commattee, The judges of the district court have ap- pointed the following gentlemen to examine all the applicants for admission tothe bar of this county for the present term: Judzo Bar- tholomew, Simeon Bloom, Frank Iryine, J. L. Keunedy and Robt. W A Careless Drivor, A dniver with a team of horses, one of which was not shod sharp, descended Dodze street hill yesterday afternoon, with a rapid- ity whieh kept the dull-shod animal sliding until Seventeenth street was reached, when the Lorse fell and the wagou rushed upon and bruised him badly, lacreased 3,000, The sale of envelopes in the postoffice dur- ing the month of January was $ The sale of staurns amounted to $1L039.47, the latter being an increase of nearly threo thou- sand dollars over the corresponding month in 1536, A New Paymaster, An ofticial document was received at k rters yesterday anuouncing the fa r D, Bash, San Antoni - that CXS, Ma had L ered to Fort Russell, Cheyenne, \yo ¢ of Paymaster Creary, at that point, Mashed J. H. Fordice, a brakeman of this city on the Union ifie had his thumb mashed at Coluwbus yesterday while coupling two sonsl Paragraphs. ach, North Platte, is in the d, of Philadelphia, is in reful notes of Omuha ind its promise: Mr. J. C. Fuller, president of the Har risburg & Gettysburg railroad in Penn sylivania, and a large iron manufac tuver, is at the Paxton. Soheme to Im- Treasury, Ultra Silver Men Ooncact a poach the Head of the CHARGED WITH VIOLATING LAW The Joint Resolation to Investigate the Pacific Roads Reported ¥ the Senate Judiciary Commi tee — National News, om Quite a Platter Created. WasniNGroN, Feb. 4.—|Special Telegram to the B A flutter of excitement was created this evening when It was announced that a number of members of the house of representatives, representing both political parties, had determined to Lold a confer- ence for the purpose of drawing resolutions of impeachment against Socretary Manning for violating the laws of congress in his offi cial acts. "This movement isbeing prowoted by the ultra silver men and grows directly out of what they construe into a virtual acknowledgment in his reply to the Weaver resolution, that he had violated and intended to violate the law requiring that mutilated notes presented for redemption shall be re- deemed by notes of the samo denomination, Information as to the movement comes from several members of the house, who declare that there is no Buncombe in it, but that it i3 tthe result of a serions determination to resent a violation of the law. In addition to the case with relation to the cancelling of treasury notes, it will be charged that the law has been repeatedly violated by « failure to purchase $8,000,000 worth of silver each wonth, It wiil be charged that, while the law is mandatory that that amount shall be purchased each month, the treasury department fails to make & purchase during any month when the vrice of silver had advanced, and buysa supply for two months or more when they nave “beared” the market and brought the price toa low point. It is hardly probable this move will amount to anything, or that it is intended to be anything more than a positive exclamation of disapproval of the course of the administration on the silver question. Itis known that the resiznation of both y Manning and Treasurer Jordar 2 hands of the president, and that they have practicaily retired from the treasury and will be out in fact ina few days. ‘This displeasure on the part of congress at their silver policy, it is said, hastened their vrecipitate flight. They do not like to be compelled to pursue a policy, a dictation of congress, which 18 so firmly in discord with their inclinations, They are opposed to silver in all its forms. HE PACIFIC ROADS, ‘The house joint resolution authorizing an investigation of the books, accounis and metnods of the Pacitic railroads, which was reported from the senate judicary committeo by Hoar this morning, retuins nothing but the enacting clause of the measure as it passed the hou 1t authorizes the president to ap- voint three commissioners at $750 per month each, Section 2 makes it the duty of the commission to examine into the i and tinancial management of all Pag roads that have received aid from ernmont in bol the gov- s to see whether their obli- ions to the government have been com- plied with; whether the books and accounts have been kept 8o as to show their net earn- ings; whether there has been a diversion of earnings b constructive mile- age allo or for improper plrposes: . whether . there has been discrimination of rates; whether any and how much money is dué the United States on account of erroneous accounts or settle- ments made by said roads. ‘The commis- sioners are directed to ase in and report the names of all stockholders in each of the companies from its organization down; the salaries—over $5,000—1ow or at any time paid to officers; names of persons who have received bonuses or donatious and all ments made under the head of legal expenses. The commissioners are required to consider and report whether the interests of the United States require_any extension of time for the performance of the obligations of the companies and what further .‘wcuril{ it is ex- pedient that the companies should give. The commission is urmed with full power to com- mand attendance of witnesses and the pro- duction of books and papers. One hundred thousand dollars is appropriated for the pur- pose of the investization. BETTER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, 1n the senate to-day, Senator Van W yck, in demanding better facilities for school chil- dren of the Districl of Columbia, created quite a furore and earned the giatitude of every resident of Washington. He began by presenting a petition from the vesidents of East Washington urging congress to make better provisions for the education of the cbildren of that portion of the city, Tho resolutions which were recently adopted at a_mass meeting, hesald, set forth just com- plaints of the entirely inadequate and un- suitable publicschool facilities of this portion of the District, The number of “school rooms was vastly inadequate. An effort had been made to demonstrate that the ratio of crime In Washington is proportion. ately greater than in other large cities. The best means of ¢ ing ecrime_appeared to he neglected in this instance. Nothing conld be more essential to public morals and the general melfare than adequate provision for the education of the young. Mr. Hawley said the complaints in this case could not be overstated. The fuct was, that many of the children enrolled and anxious to attend school are unable to do so. Mr, Van Wyck asked the reference of the resolutions to ‘the Aappropriations committee, Mr. Daw see why it should go to a committee could not investigate the school facilities of the District and make estimates. There were ofticials eharged with that duty, T appropriations committee, as long as he had been connected with it, had granted all these ofticers asked. Mr. Van Wycek replied that he was surprised to hear the senator from Massachusetts, a state so proud of - its educa- tional facilities, speak 10 this way of an ap- peal by the people of the eapiial city for a fair provision for the education of thewr children. The government had assumed control of the affairs ot the Distriet. 'To con- gress alone the people must look for such provision as their law makers were bound to make for them. When the neglect was tlazrant and grievous they could not do otherwise than appeal to eon tress, The oh- ligation was one which congress could not escape and could not afford o neglect. Mr. Dawes hung his (. Mr. Van Wyck's re- ply Was unans: hle and e its point, A PETITION FROM OMANA'S BAKKS. In the senate to-day nator Alli- son presented a petition signed by all the National banks ot Omaha, suggesting amend- wents to_a bl providing for reserve depos- itories, “They ask that the provisions in_this respect be made at Chicago as in New York, GOVERNOR CHURCH CONDEMNED. 1t is stated that the senato in seerct session last evensng contirmed Louls K, Church as governor of Dakota, NEBEASKEA AND 10W Fensions were granted biaskans to-day: Ming a i Nathan S, F Steplien Adams, South Lockwood, Seguyle oud; Robert A . Goldsberry, ner (restoration) u]lnllmu. Pensions granted Towans to-day: widow of Zachariah Dean, Patterson; & J., widow of W, Richards, Keosaug! Adaline, mother of John W, Peavy, Atton} George ' Schumacher, Gifford; Figena 8! Pride, Clear Lake; William Johnson, Tally- rana; tenry Brown, Onawai Joseph M Ross, Orient; Seth Imns, Red [ D stman, Davenport; Byr 4 Dimoon: Martha Butlér, Charles City : uel I, omis, Milford; Thomas Jedar Rapids; Hiram L. Jenpings, Council Blufts; Robert W. Coulter, Farmitgton, MILITARY NEWS, J. Esteourt Sawyer, Flith artillery, has been appointed aidé de-camp to Major Gen- eral Schoiield, who commands the Division of the Atlantic. The aides now are: Major Joseph I’ Sawyer, captain First artillery First Lieutenant John Pitcher, First cavalr, and Mr. Sawyer, Captain 1 geon U, S, cave of ubsenc yond the sea. 5 POSTOEFICE CHANGES. Franels L. Gibson was to-day appointed i th ONERS. following Ne- s of John Wolf, rbes, ~ Pluinview’ Auburn: Robert , Red in: Adajnson raska Citys Alfred Bren- cntiemin, assistant s\ B en granted four months , with permission 1o g be postmaster at Ringgold, Dawson = county vico Chas, . Chapman, resigned. Also the following in lowa M. Holden Dakota. Huwbolds county, vice Gaylord, re wmoved; Cuas. L. McGonigle, Monona, Cla;- ton county, vice Wm. T. MeGonigle, re- gned. The postofiice at Little, Holt county, Nebraska, was discontinucd to-day. CAPITAL NOTES, The direct tax bill which passed the s enate to-day and which will likely pass the hcuse, gives Nebraska 197 and lowa $452,088, .. H. Hunter, of Corning, 1a., ehairman of the democratic staty central committee, is here.* Itis generally ‘believed that the Pacific fanding bill will not be considered in the house this session, e ——— IN A TRAP, Captain Cormick's Rude Interference With a Burglar's Plans, Captain Cormick and Detective Night- ingale made a neat catch of a burglar last night. For several weeks past the presence of burglars in the city has been known to the police but all efforts to lo cate them have heretofore been unsue- cessful. About 7 o'clock yesterdday morning just as it was getting good d light a young man named H. J. Kosters, who lives at the corner ot Eleventh and Howard streets, saw two men going through a strange performance in front of his home. One of the men carried a pac which he was seen to drop on the ground near the sidewalk. His partner promptly kicked the package cavenr under the walk and both walked briskly away. When they had gone Koster went out and fished the package from under the walk, He found, neatly rolied up in an oid_silk searf, a very complete set of burglars' tools, including drills, braees, bits, hooks, nipy and a bull-dog revolver. Heo at once reported his find to the police au- thorities and C; in Cormick and De- tective Nightingale took the case in hand. Late yesterday afternoon they took the tools and placed them under the sidewalk where Koster had found them- At 7 o'clovk Iast night the oflicers con. cealed themselves 1n a house convenient to the spot and awaited developments. They had been on the lookout less than a half an hour when a man came along and commenced searching nnder the side- walk He was down on his hands and knees searching for the hidden toois when the officers nabbed him and e corted him to the eity jail, where he w slated as 2 suspicious chs ter, He g his name as Charles Wilson and said t he lived in Chicago. Beyond this he was as mum as an oyster. The dritls fonnd in his possession were covered with plasterof Paris, a sure evi- dence that they 1 been _exploring in a safe doot very recently. Wilson had a letter in h asa certi court in thy Sedalin, Mo., b addre: escion which will answer in any police tten from smith and on at Kansas (| In explanation for not having written Brocksmith states that he had been pinched by the police and forced to do a term in jail. He savsthat he had bounced certain friends as they were no good. He offers to meet Wilson any place where there is anything in seight and wants to know where he shall sent his tools. ‘This evidence 1t is thought, will furnish Mr. Wilson an entertainment at the county’s expense for a few months at least. " The autnorities think they have spotted other members of Wilson's gang. KILLED BY CARELESSNESS, A German Landiord Ki Boarders, C. Tietz, a German, who runs a saloon and boarding house on the military road, two miles northwest of the city, indulged 1 a little piece of carelessness last even- 1ng tyat cost Hans Puls his life. Hans Puls is a young man, about twenty-four years of age, who " Has been boarding with Tietz for several weeks. A dance was being arranged for this evening, and about 7 o’clock last night Tietz had his revolver out cleaning it, to have it ready in case of an emergency. While he was at work one of his sons, George, a lad about eight years of age, was playing in the room with a toy pistol which he was snapping at Puls, who was sitting near by watching the proceedings. “You can’t hurt me with that,” Puls, playing with the lad. shoot him for you, George,” said Tietz, and suiting the action to the word he commenced snapping his revolver in One of His remarked Puls, fice. The men were standing within a yard of each other, and both had arisen to nt the invitation of a friend to join bhim in a glass of lager. Twice Tiotz's revolyer clicked, but” when he pulled the trigger the third time an ex plosion followed and Pulsfell to the floor, with a bulled in his brain, and died with- out a groan. The ball from a thirty- eight calibre bull dog revolver had en- tered his skull i the ot the right eye and lodged in lis brain, Tietz was almost erazee by the affair, and hurried at once to the police station and gave himself up, He told the story substan- tially as given above. Coroner 1) was notificd of the affair and took charge of the remains of Palsand removed them to Drexel & Manl’s undertaking estab- lishment, where an inquest will ‘be held at3o'clock this afternoon. Hans Puls was a German about twenty-four years of age, He was employed” during the past summer as a teamster by various grade contractors. His only relative in this country isa brother, who lives near Elkhorn station. C. Tietzisa German about forty-five years of age, and haa lived in Omaha for A number of years. s n barber by profession, and und formerly worked it his t in this city. He dost his wife last fall, and since “that time has been keeping the boarding place and saloon inwhich the tragedy of last night oc curred. Tietz has fanly of seven children, He is nearly erazed over the unfortunate accident. A Cheap Lot Twenty-third street some time sinc was narrowed fromy fincty to ecighty feet, by extending the lot line on the west side ten feet. ' The lot line on the cast side has now’‘been extended the same distance, thus rédicing the width of the thoroughtare to seyenty fect. This extension of the lots becomes the prop- erty of the lot owners, by paying a price therefore, to be determined by a commit- tee of appraisers. The committee which ) just appraised (hdloxtension north- wiurd from Capitol sgenue, has sot conts <m.«\.1..u..|k juaro foot. Th extension in n sixtyalx-foot lot would give 660 square P 1y consequently Be bonght for - A Private Masguerade, A masquerade | mr{ s given by the girls of the Canfield Mahufacturing com pany to thew friends last Thursday even ing. The affair was quite 8 suceess, and everybody enjoyed themsely W tne girls fecl quite elated with the success the enterprise. The dance was given at the Metropolitan hall Elks’ Adorm The Elks have just received the new ation social badge. It consists of a e-colored ribbon with an em bossed k's head, the whole being pendant from a gola bar. The badge 15 a yery preity oae indood. W rants Toanorrow. City Clerk Southard says that the war. rants for the pay of all the city cmploy for January, will be ready to-morrow. AMUSEMENTS, Danischefls to Ba Produced at Boyd'd Opera House To-Morrow Night, On to-morrow evening tha German Comedy company at Boyd's will intro duce the novelty of a transient star in the “Danischefls,”” which will be produced with Marie Kraffts-Frey, i the leading female role. his lady is an excellent actress, hav- ing attained to distinction in some of the finest roles i the German drama. Sheis not unknown to German theater-goers in this city, having formerly avpeared here to delighted audiences. ~ She now makes her appearance with an excellent support in a first class theater_and in a fino play will be well worthy a large audience. MAGGIE MITCHEL IN LITTLE BAREFOOT. Next Tuesday evening, Maggie Mitchell whose namo is assocsated among theater- goers with their fondest and purest stage recollections, will appear at Boyd's apera house in “Little Barefoot.”” "1 same brightness and vivaeity, old yet ever teeming with new hfe and vigor, mark the Maggie Mitchell of to-day as identical with the clever little artiste who years ago reproduced, originally from nature, a new and novel line of hife pictures for the stage. And the mystic charm that hovered round the flittering, cver-varying lights und shad- ows of those untamed girlish characters she introduced, still lingers ronad the scenes, in which she moves, an tist. Magyie Mitchell and stage con- ventionalitiss never formed an acquaint- ance intimate enough to harm each other; cet hers is a culture thorough and faith- ul as that of a tragic queen. She has studied life, and as made an almost ex- clusive line of life-study her greatest ea hence that proficiency which only agifted specialist can enjoy, is hers, Whother as “Little Barcfoot'” or “Fanchon,” or any other of the girl characters ehe plays, there is little or no deviation from her special lino of supremacy in depicting and enacting tho artless, unsophiseated maiden, untaught in any other school than that of nature. And’so her life-pic- tures are like the little gems of paintings, near whichart admirers delight to linger. Brownell Hall's Blessing. Brownell hall will be blessed on noxt Wednesday evening, at 7:30 o'clock by Bishop Worthington. This ceremony will be followed by a reception of all the friends of the hallfrom 8 to 11 o’clock. Brevitie The revenue collection $1,142.86. The bank amounted to 364, Juler Joe Mil yesterday were clearances yesterday r is on the sick list, suffering from inflamation of the bowels. The warrants drawn to meet the city l\ y roll are now ready for distribution by the city clerk A permit to wed was granted yesterday to Charles Rumohr and Miss Reginn Milhaus, both of Omaha. Oliver W. Mink, one of the Boston di- rectors of the Union Pacific,1s in the city inspecting the local offi Burglars broke into Feeney & Con- nelly’s shoe store on Thursday night and stolé a half-dozen puwir of fine shoes. The county commissioners spent the day yesterday in auditing the accounts and report of County Treasurer Bolln. Himebaugh & Merr ’s old office w: put on two Union I c flat cars yes- terday morning and drawn out to Sum- mit. Victor B. Caldwell commenced suit in he district court yesterday to sccure a division of the estate of his father, Smith S. Caldwell, W. L. Parrotte & Co. commenced suit in the county court yesterday against Arthur Lefkovitz for 65 for goods sold and deliuered. The Sixteenth street viaduct is now open to wagons and pedestrians, and the Eleventh street viaducet will be opened in about ten days. ated that Matt Patrick, Troxell inms and others are working n scheme for the erection of an opera street for the benelit North Omaha theater-goers. d Bader, the man cl ing violence upon the pers ) in his employ, was discharged y y. The plaintiff did not appear against him. There will be a meeting in C. M. Pratt's oflice on Suturday afternoon at 4 o'clock by those of tne Union Paciti ployes interested in_forming club. A large attendance is wished, so asto complete the organization of the club. house on Saunde! A Street Flooded. An eighteen-inch water main burst on Cuming strect, near Saunders, at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon and flooded all of the streets in that vicinity, The water stood even with the curb ou Saun- ders street and filled a number of base- ments. The hotel in the Saunders bloc was flooded and some damage done. The break was repaired at 8 o'clock and further damage prevented. STATE AND T Nebraska Norfolk has a foundry, boiler works and machine shops ready for business. Work has commenced on the bridge of the Omaha & North Platte road, over the Platte at Sehuyler The North RRITORY. ttings. n cattle company tract of land near ater, on which to bwld feed stables and stockyards. Represen H, Barrett, of Cum- ing county, is conlined to his home in Wisner with a dangerons attack of rheu- matisim, tal results are feared. Sutton’s cornet hand was banquetted on oysters by their wives a fow evenings 4o, 115 15 8 roundabout wiy of mak ing the tooters blow in their spare cash Senator Shervin's bill for a normal school at kremont includes & proposition from the owners to turn over o siato control the normal school erccted by citizens. he Holdrege Republiean has turned up its pedals. ft was a “straight’’ in politics and crooked in praciice, and its painful death extracted a vimous h of relief. nes McMahon, dealer in agricnltural implements in West Point,has gone clear azy. Lately it was noticed that he was atrille “off” and on Wednesday he be me so violent that it was necessary to conline him until the commissioners ex amine his condition. Omaha, Nebraska City and Lincoln are | the centers of reballions wickeduess, to | judgze trom the cooing advances of the salvation army. Hast has_just been | eleansed by fire,and Fremont, with a stock of non-commissioned ¢ awaits the ap- | 1 of the shoepskin el bangers, | entlemen,” shouted bicyelo re- | porter as he rushed to the radiator in parior five, with hands embedded in the | folds of his ears, 1t is searcely within the hounds of reasonable belief, but 1 am forced to muke the painful and bun in, onfession thut 1n 2 ction ol my chiecks bave been frost bitten. This weather is terribly try 1o the profes sion.” “Beof good ¢ whispered the walking beauty,” there s no inu jate danger of softening Towa Items. Marshalltown’s debt amounts to §70,000. Centeryille is figuring on a 1,400-foot artesian wel Fifty three law breakers were jugged | in Cedar R s last month The lawyers are complaining of a lack | of business in the eustern part of lowa Prohibition has its advantages, Cedar Rapids factory sold 1,000 pumps last year. Sioux City real estate hoom. flood tide alres The posto! Atlantic was broken open on Sunday night and a clean sweep made of valuable mail matter. Bistop Hennessey will build a five story brick business block at Dabuque soon as the frost leaves the ground. The new Odd Fellows' hall at Burling ton will be ready for dedication April 26, the sixty-eighth birthday of the order. Dayenport has an egg-noge suit. The “headache” fluid npset on a fur cap and the cap owner sues for damages to the amount of § The whiskyphobists of Ottumwa em- plov a well-known thug, with revolvers strapped to his belt, to raid saloons, se- cure liquor and turn informer, It is reported that a wealthy company has been organized to build and operate acotton mill at Bentonsport, with 65,000 spindles and a eapacity of 5,000 yards of goods a day. The comforting ¢ comes Towa prophet, *Pat up ice. mer will be hot.”" A little summer on ice at the present time wounld encircle this section with a halo and joy. While the family of Charles Webster, of Waucoma, were at dinner, a tame fer- ret got into the cradle of an infant in an adjoining room and nearly killed the child by sucking blood from its face. The sereams of the infant brought assistance just in time to save its life. The young toboggoners of Davenport have bresented a series of resolutions and whereases to the mavor, declaring their ability to shide on certain streets without killing the residents, and that “‘we ave a right to slide down hill and no- body has a rlght to say we shan't.,” Track! Among the plans evolving to boost Sionx City to the prosverous heignts of Council Blulls are” two new railroads, a chamber of commerce, a packing house, Y. M. C. building, railroad machine shons, union depot, three-story bank building, ,000 school house and a number of business blocks. The excitement consequent upon the discovery of gas in the vicinity of Hern- don on the inerease. The fame of the Booth well h extended all over the land, bringing visitors not only from dif- ferent purts ot Towa, butdelegations from Ohio and Pennsylvanin 50 on the ground spying out the land. Willie Beckholtz, 1x lad of play- s jealons of Council Bluffs’ I'he vottoms are above from the Next sum- ful disposition, living” a fow miles norih of Sioux City, picked up u shotgun, pointed it at Flora Lambertson, aged thirt , and shot ber, ising instant death, Of course he did know it was loaded. Itis about time some measures were taken to visit the crimes of un- loaded guns on the owne: whose care- lissness cuuse such wanton' detruction of ife. Mrs. Sarah R. Ange woman who securcd judgment tor 65 against the Chieago, Portage & Superior railroad in Wisconsin last week, is the widow of H. G. Angel, and formerly resided in Ottum- wa. ‘Ihe suit was for ages for the cancellation of a contract to build sixty- five miles of road, awarded to Mr. Angel some years ago. An cight-year-old youth of Belle Plaine, named Louis Hoffms ot a nomadic temperament, was arrested in Chicago last week while ndering about the streets, earrying & breach-loading rifle, with a handbag full of cartridges ana a violin, In his pockets was between $60 and $70 in money—all of which the boy had taken from his home three d be- fore and journeyed to that c¢it; The stockholders of the Northwestern Cremation society met in solemn con- clave in Davenport Wednesday and raked up the ashes of last year in search of dividend. The organization has confined its work to a utiny of methods and improvements in plants for the reduction of cadavers to a y of mantel urns. ‘T'he society has decided to purchase a plot of ground and erect & erematorium, t is safe to predict that within a year the fires of Davenport will prove a sharp competitor for the hissing hotbeds of Hade Governor Larrabee has been noti Seceretary Lamar, of the interior deps ment, that application had been made to him on behalf of ttlers in O’Brien county to have suit brought in the name United States atents by the Sioux City . Panl railroad ~ company in exc of their earncd grant. The secre states that he hasappointed Murch 1for a heaving, and the governor has instructed the torney general to appear and repre: the state at that tim Dakota, s ouly one unmar Th Canoy The Black Hills 1s blocked in with huge snow heaps. TI'he Homestake mine has dividend of 20 cents a share. An erght-foot vemn of bituminous coal of excellent auality has been ovened in Burlington, Ward county, A side track is being Jaid to the mine and shipments will begin immediately. It costs at the mine $2 per ton, A score of Yankton's forlorn bachelors have decided to give a dance next Fri day night, hoping to interest the young and ehigibie of the opposite sex i their lonely condition. A significant feature of the programme is the a prom- ed woman in declured a e inent minister as chairman of the execu tive committee. There need be no (!:-I‘l\'_ m case a mash s made, as a supply of blank licenses will be on hanc m TR | CRUCIBLE. About twenty years ago I dtacovered o 1ittlo @ sorc on 1y check, and the doctors pronounced er. Thave tried a number of physiclens, | ul recclving any per UmbOr Wero 0BOOF (W eppliod was 1ike firo 1o the W & statemen: for two ox ond Bpit blos patata than T had becn for seve 1 contln Aftor taking 11 g h deft ¥ rtrtal fo 48 entirly V. o cancers by 1. 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