Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 2, 1887, Page 2

e —————————— R —— . Vil " appliances THE OMAHA DAILY BEE:" WEDNESDAY MARCH 2, 1887 Jiston to the speaker's calm voice putting the question: entlenian_from Indiana oves to dispense ith the mnrnlng hour.” he morning hour is dispensed with, Then 10 one but Holman or Randall, armed witn An appropriation bill, can catch the speaker’s e ‘Great excltement abounds almost con- nuously in the house, MORRISON GETS TIE PTLACE, Representative William R. Morrison, of Iinois, is authority for the statement tha o has been tendered and has accepted a position on the inter-state commerce commis- glon. The president, Morrison says, has de cided not to appoint the commission until after the 4th of March. PATENTS TO WESTERY INVESTO Patents were to-day issued for the foi Ing: Geor.e C. Baker, Des Moine weckanisn for propelling vessels: 1y Banks, Muaseatine, Ta., convertible” cof Sam Barr, McCa deviee for eonyerting motion: Ja oyd and G, W. Hurlbut, Chadron, ziors to said Bosd and 1. AL ity, eartridze implenent ‘ Ja., ecombined sewin iine co Btool; Danicl Do Springyille, fa., Norse bay rake: Johm S, Kidd, Des n dump and Afton, la., loading Hobart W, or 1o ago, 1L, cable railway cs evators Kirke and unloading MeNeill, Oskaloos: er eable compan ti Alfred Mt Moines. Ta., ¥ Lathrop, nick, assignor of one-half to 1. C. Smith, Fally « Mo., self-tallying George B, Pabner, Cedar It ing I Warn ron' da., stop or earh box; Wil Watkins, Watcrloo, In, thill eoupling: Francis T Wilson, assighor of three-fourtns to ¥, 8., E. B, & E. Gilbert, Gilbert Station, 1a., seit™ feeding hay press. A RIVEIL AND HARBOR VICTORY. b i ud hatbor men pitted ‘them- gelves against the appropriation com- mittee this morning and were vietorious After two hours or so of tillibustering the conference report on the river and liarbor pill was passed by 177 to 59 POSTAL CHANGES, The following lowa postmasters were appointed to-day: Mrs. Julia E. Pierson, Cooper, Greene county, viee Jacob Doran,’ resigned; Miss Jennio MeClear, Douglas, Fayeite connty, Vi Y. Ho: , removed; Fred K, Montpelier, Muscatine county, viee James Bowesoe, resigned: Charles J, Sample, Mt, Sterling, Van DBuren county, viee A, H. Thatclier, 1em0 1 Charl Johnson, Packwood, Jefferson covity, vice Miss L. F. Thomas, removed; David Burden, Salem, Ilenry county, vice A. N. Hogan, removed. Anson O, Doolittle has been’ nominated ostinaster at Charles City, Towa, and ) haniel 1. Detor at Cedar Falls, Towa, “Tlie president sent the foliowing nomina- tions to the senate to-day: Postmasters- Anson 0. Doolittle, Charles Citv, Ia.; Nathaniel . Defoe, Cedar Falls, In.; Willian Kirk, Atlanta, Tl MINOIL MENTIONS, Senator Van Wyck and Representative- ,elect John H. Gear and ex-Representative [&Sapp, of lowa, were atthe white house to- ‘dnv . Weeks, of Iuron, Dak,, has been dis- ebarred from practicini before the interior de- partaient or any of its bureaus. NEW YORK STOCKS. Another Big Drop in Cotton Seed Oil Certificates. New York, March L.—[Special Telegram %o the Bre.]—The sensational feature of the stock market to-day was a further drop of 8 eer cent in cotton seed oil certificates. ause of the break was the confirmation of “the story published yesterday that Armour . and a synaicate of capitalists nad formed a company to duplicate the plant of the Amor- 1can Cotton Seed Oil com: . Jersey Cen- | tral broke 2 per centand Richmond Termi- mal was oft 115 per cont. The bear talk was that rates for money were likely to be man- Mpulated oceasionally, which, in their opin- Mon, would serve to frighten weak holders Anto throwing their holdings. Chicazo ais- ‘patches alleged that freight rates on all roads were steadily becoming more demoralized. The rates between Chicago and St. Paul, it was stated, were cut fully 50 per cent, ‘The break in fancy stocks, however, was too much for the bulls and very few buying orders came on the market, except at conces sions from closing wrices. Following lig aation in cotton seed oil and Riclimond Ter minal, there was a sharp slump in New Enz Jand, ' Western Union and several other &tocks which have been bull cards recently. At noon the market was soft at bottoni prices for the day. Sales up to noon were . ‘The slump in faney st onounced as the day advan minal dropped to 40, and sell- g 10, gland was heayy enough to arry the price down to 50'¢. The whola list lost trom 3¢ t02 per cent. Cammack was %uid to have been the principal seller. e was talkine bearish at the close and Yl'n- Alicted a further break before stocks would do to buy. Thoe total sales were about 250,000 shares. e NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS, How the Senate Committee Has Re- vised the Bil WAsmNGTON, March 1.-The aggregate increase to the naval appropriation bill by the senate committee on appropriations is Detween £21,000,000 and $22,000,000, but Inas- much as the largest expenditures cover a period of five years, it is estimated that the *additional appropriation for the next fiscal ear will not exceed 6,000,000, which will Waise the aggregate expenditure for the year o between $31,000,000 and 52,000,000, "The ittee strikes out the house pro- on of $£2,740,000 for two steel cruisers and substitutes an appropriation of $9,000,000 for six protected steel cruisers, and $1,200,000 to oy o miums for extra speed of ihe same. t” also appropriates 0,000 for the armament of these ve An approprin- tion of $6,000,000 is made for the construction of heavy armored vessels, tloating bg smx rans, and §2,000,000 for thelr ar 800,000 i8 appropriated tor_the construction of light draft gun boats; $720,000 for torpe- does; 600, for torpedocs and torpedo 000 for the purchase of the 0 for her ¢ and operation, ‘I'he provision for the equipment of the ves: 5 increased $100,0005 that for the purchase of a proving ground is in- creased §20,000 and that for rebailding the wharves ot the Boston navy yard is inereased £95,000, ‘Lhe appropriations” for the bureau of ‘provisions -~ and clothing 15 decreased senato con ment, “Destroyer, e Tho Fire Recovd. CuicaGo, Mareh L—The largo factory of the Windsor folding bed eompany on West Kinzie street was dam «l by fire this morn- iug to the extent of $19,000, fully Insured. Two firemen were seriously injured by Dreaking of the Bangor exiension ladder, one having Wis arm and the other bis leg broken. Hoth men will recove 81, Lovts, Mareh 1 Tost-Dispateh tlmn (I11.) special says that the stock and uilding of the Willlam Piems wholesale hardware eompany and the warehouso of the Standard Milling compeny burned this morn- ing. Losstabout $20,000; insured. Ricimonn, Va, March L—The town of Houth Boston, Halitax county, Va., was vis- Jted by a destructive contlagration this morn- in Ihe South Boston warehouse, J, M, © ton’s factory, H. A. Edwondson's slorage warehiouse, with 1,500,000 pounds of ud other storage houses, in all nf- 1een bulldings, and contents were destroyed, Estimated loss about $150,000; insurabee, #05,000, - A Boycott on Pool Beer, New York, March 1—The boycott against pool brewers by the retailers’ assoclation went into effect today, early all retailers in tue assoclation, it those who are heavily in debt to 19 bre wers for thelr tix tures, have Joined in the boycott, as well mauy ontside of the association, and afte to-day these places will buy 10 more pool beer until theéy can buy where they please Independent of the arrangements of the pool. The Pubiic Dobt Statement., WasuixGrox, Mareh L The tollowing is & recapitulation of the public dedt statement fssued fo-day: [nteivst beariug debt, total, B100.04 I interest has eoased, $0 B532,65%, 0241 eroase of debt dy decrease of debt sin. 857; total eash in tr Sreasurer’s general account, 544517 - Vessel Wreekod Loxpoy, Mareh L—The wail steawship from J.ondon to Valparaiso was wrecked to- ay off \'If‘. Spain, The vessel had ard two hundred passengers, all of whom, With (e walls, were saved. W), 1876, §55,104, wn by tie The on | 10WA'S LEGION OF HONOR. Annunl Meeting of the Grand Lodge of the Order in Des Moines. THE SUPREME COURT IN SESSION The State Mine Inspectors Announce the Prices Paid For Mining—A Iatirond 8old at Anction— Hawkeye News, Grand Lodge Meeting, Des Moives, 1a, March 1—|Speelal Tele- The el lobbles this gram to tie By morning wero filled with delezates to the meeting of the grand lodge of the Towa 1 n of Honor, whicnh be.an in Good Tem- plars hall this afternoon, there being about 10 delegates in attendar This order Is something like the A. O, U, W,, from which it drew its charter membership during the trouble in 1879, and it now numbers over 5,000 members, 1t is confined to lowa and states its object thus: “To uniteall good men in the state of Towa, without rezard to creed or calling, who are desirous of establishing by mutual contributions a fund for the widows, orphans and devisees of deceased members, and to foster a spirit of co-oper: tion and fraternity. Its motto: ‘Confidence, Prudence, Honor,” and its princivles and precepts are based upon these watehwords. It 18 a social and Dbeneficial order incorporated under the laws of Towa, It is desizned for the residents ot this state only, but removal from the state does not forfeit membership.” The present officers of the erand lodge are President, Rev, Dr. Coxe, Washington, Ia.; vice president, J. C. Hop- kins, Lyons; sceretary, ‘T. K. Mills, Cedar Rapids; treasurer, Judge Hillsmyce, Sabula, At the meeting this afternoon the adress of welcome was delivered by K. R. Hutehins and responded to by Grand President Coxe, after whieh reports were read and adopted and general routine business disposed of. Supreme Court Doings. Drs Mo1xes, Ta, March L—|Speeial Tele- gram to the Bik.|—The Towa supreme court convened this morning, all the judges being present. Deelsions were handed down as follows: John G. Nelson vs C.G. Hogen, apellant; Hamilton circuit; afirmed opinion by Judze Beek, William Foley vs Edward Heffron and William Heffron, inter- venor: Joues circuit aflirmed; opinion by Judge Scevers. J. H. Kunns, administrator, vs Wisconsin, Iowa & Nebraska railway com- pany. appellant: reversed; opinion by Judge Scevers. L. J, Labour ys Polk county, ap- pellant; Polk circuit; modified and aflirmed. Plaintifl is police judge of the city of Des Moines. He brouzht this action to recover from the county certain fees in criminal cases where the vrosecution failed and in cases whero such fees could not be made from the persons_liable therefor. The supreme conrt holds the county liable for , but not for es acerued during his predecessor’s term. ‘Thie supreme eourt re- versed the deci i the Marshal district court in th ase of Nathan Rainsbarger, con- vieted of the murder of Enoch Johnson and sentenced for life. Jounson’s dead body was found on a_public road near Gifford, Hardin county, on the mornine of November 19, 1534, ¢ court reverses the lowe ourt’s decision, holding that the judge who made it was in error in admitting testimouy tending to siow other crimes comiitted by the defendant but not conneeted with this case. Eloped With His Ste Cepanr Ravios, la, Mar Telegram to the Bee.|—) esterday at the in- stance of Constantine Blisbues, a man named A. J. Bittner was arrested here charged with sedueing and eloping with hi seventecn-year-old step daughter, Laura Lilishues. About cleven years azo Bittner married Mrs, Anne Bl widow resid- ing at Solon, in the adjoiming county of Johnson. The woman had a son and sghiter—Constantine and Laura—who are now aged respectively twenty-one and s enteen. Al went weil until about two wee azo, when Bittner and the girl Laura left Solon and started for the west, e rela- tives allege that the relations they sustained in Omala and elsewhere were those of man and wife. He returned voluntarily, how- ud was promptly arrested at the in- stance of his brother-in-jaw, the well known stone mason, J. W, Fisher, and the grieved brothier of the girl, who seems to feel deeply the family diszrace, 'The Johnson county oflicers will arrive to-day to take Bittner to lowa Citv. Prices Paid For Miniag Coal. 3 a., March 1-[Special Telegram e state mine inspectors have just announced the prices now paid for min- ing in Lowa: First Distriet—Ottumwa, Kirk- ville, La Albia, Cleveland, Fiagler an, S0 cents per ton; Summerset, Sey- mour, Centerville and Brazil, $1 per ton. Second District—What Cheer, Muchakinoe Ixcelsior, Oskaloosa, Draper and Colfax, cents. Third District—Des Moin to S1 per ton, according to the thickness of the v Boonesboro, Fort Dodge, Kalo and Lehigh, $1per ton, Angus, 90 cents per ton. These are “the winter prices for the large mines. Swmall loe minds pay all the from 75 cents to SL50 per ton. The s district prices quoted are for summn wints Sold at Auctiol Des Moixes, la,, March 1, puelal to the B L'he Des Moines, Oseeola & Southern railroad, extending from this place to Cainesyille, Mo, 113 miles, was sold at aue- tion by the elerk of the United States ecireuit court this mornin It was bought for §750,- 000 by Edward Woodman, of Portland, Me., representing a committee of the jbondhold- ers, who united for this purpose. About $500,000 must be paid in cash and the balance may be paid in the bonds of the company. The purchasers Liave six months in which to comply with the terms of their bid, It is thought that as soon as the sale is consuim- wated, the road, which is now narrow guage, will bo madoe standard guage and ox- tended to St Joe and kansas City. o Out in the Cold, MILwAUKEE, Mareh L—The Evening Wisconsin’s Shell Lake, Washburn county, Wis,, special gives an account ot the freezing of a wan named Fritz Hass, aged seventy years, last hursday, while returning home trom Shell Lake with his wife. Mr, Hass became exhausted and was unable to proceed further. His wife was compelled to leay ok_aid from a hoiise a short dis- tance away. She returned with blankets and wrapped her husband in them and then sat down beside nim, When found next morn- ing Mr. Hiss was dead and his wife nearly 80, Mrs. Iass was a few years his junior. - The Pacific Railroad luvestigation, Niw Yok, March L—|Special Telegram to the Bk, |—The Tuesday World's Wash- | ington speclal says: The Pacilie railroad lobby has never worked harder thun on Mon- day todefeat the investigation, Crisp, of the Pacitic railroads committee, says the mit- ter will be reportod, and at the tirst oppor- wunity after the Iézislative bill is out of the way, he will move to non-concur in the sen- ate @mendments so 4s to send it to a confer- weuce committer, - Nothing ibut the unblush- 10¢ use and aceeptance 0f LONeY can prevent the passaze of th “The lobby people are making their gre they cannot secure agalnst the measire on the vules. puil in the house, but r twenty votes there 1e motion to suspend Printers' Scrike, MitwAvKkes, March L—At 1 o'clock tiis | atternoon the compositors on all newspapers and job offices in the city went on & strike for an advance of five cents in the prices of com- position. “I'be proprietors offercd to jeompro- mise, but the offer was refused by the Typo- { &raphical union. The scale demanded is 55 cents for day work and 43 for night work. | ‘T'he job scale was fixed at $10 per week. { o .— Boils, pimples, hives, ringworms, 'tet ter, and wil other wauifestations of im- { pure blood wre cured by Hood's Sarsa- | pantll; DOWN WITH THE FREE LIST. The Policyof the Railroads in Regard to Passenger Rates, CiicAGo, March 1.—|Special Telegram to the BEr.]—The general passenger agents of the western lines who have been working. on the intricncies of the inter-state commerco bill, have prepared a report o be submitted to the general managers. The report in full covers twelve closely printed foolscap pages. Tho general passenger agents treat of the various phases of the law regarding tariffs, changing of rates, notice of same, ete., ete. at groat length, The subjects of most general interest are the giving of reduced ratos or free transportation and the issue of mileage tickels. On the former the report the law forbids giving such redu. passes to the followin fes, base ball players, bieyclists, the advance agents, students, laborers, lumber- men, Indians, wards of the nation, United States officers and soldiers or their famil inmatas of soldiers homes, city police, mem bers of the press as courtesiés, hotel e ployes, treight shippers, charity ecasc and dumb and blind people, teinpe workers, ete. In regard to miloage i “We recommend that if 1,000 be sold to_every person that each ticket shall be re- stricted to use by’ the person whose name shiall be ~ntered upon the ticket, and they shall ve sold at' a uniform rate of 21 ceits per mile; -hat each book shall be zood for 1000 miles: no more and no les: validity to be limited to one year from d of sale, the baggage allowance to be the same as for rezular travelers.” " "The same conclu- sions have been reaclied by the general 1 sengeracents of the Central Traftic ass ciation lines and will undoubtediy be adopted by the manager: Same pric The National Union League. WASHINGTON. Mareh 1.—The national council of the National Union league met this morning at the Ebbitt house. Officors weie elected and resolutions were adopted to the effect that the organization will continue 1o render important service to the country and the republican party. The resolutions further say that the demoeratic party has secured control of the house of representa- tives and the presidency by frand and vio- lence, and secks control of the senate by similar means, By fraud and violence the south was made solidly demoeratic, and 1s held solid. Lo secure a government of the people ana by the people, giving to each qualified voter the wrivilege of casting just one ballot at each election, and having the resulls of the election ' honestly an- , is the ereat question in Amcrican . T plish that object it s in- portant if not necessary to incroase the re- publican strength in' the southern states, The league therefore resolves, ‘That the league will labor to break the solid south on_the line above indieated; that the president appoint a committeo of fitteen, of which he shall be chairman ho shall have full authority to y into effect the policy of the league.” Under ‘this resolu- tion the president aprointed the following named gentlemen as such committes C. ., rosvenor, ex-officio, Oitio W. w Hampshire; James 'Negle athan ' Goff, West . Chandler, Pennsyl- Virginia O'Hara, North Carolina; S, M, Clapy strictof Columbia; J. 1 ant, Georem reen B, Rawm, Ilinois; L. C. Houek, s Al Boutelle, J. . Lynel, Mississip] ) yo. Vi Pettibon W. Fox, Coluzbi + R. Riee, Maryland. Chianges in the Kiver and Harbor I Mareh 1 ol erand harbor appropr compared with the measare passed by made in the r biil, the s are with two exceptions reduc- tions. of the prineipal items _ehanged stand as follows in the bi lopted by the house: Iarbors— e, Pa.; .3 200,000 for Arkan- 40,000 for Cleveland: 1,000 v ,000 for Sandusky, 0.1 000 for Grand Murais, M £5,000 for St oseph, Mich.: 560,000 Milwaukee s 510,000 tor Duluth, Minn.; Lum- bolt, Cal.: $160.000 for the lii:ols niver in 11- linols: for reservoirs_ab the head- witel y Mississippi: $175,000 for the Mississippi from the mouth of ‘the Hilinois river to the mouth of the Ohios $1,49%0,000 for e Mississippi river below L mouth’ ot the 10, Thi conference report on the river and harbor bil S n adopted by the senate. The bill now woes to the president tor his slznature, — The Belgian Debate. \Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] Brussitts March New Yo Herald Cable--Special to tha BeE. eere Orban, the liberal leader, to-day questioned the gov- ernment upon 1its military measures. e deprecated the fortifieations in the Meuse valley as useless and dangerous from a strategic point of view. A good army would suflice, he said, to proteet Belgian territory. Invasion from either Germany or France was unlikely. Belgimn, besides, had no right to doubt England, which surely would interfere in her behalf. The debate will continue to- morrow. Lt is, bowever, almost certain that the government will maintain its pending military measure, M. Freere Orban will not be followed in opposition by halt the liberal party. —— A fTai in Bulgaria. INDON, Mareh 1L—Dispatehes received here from Sofia say that the troops of the m at Silasteria revolted yesterday ing and pronounced azainat the regency. Troops are marching to Silasteria from Rusehuck, Verna and Schula to quell the mutiny, Grevoll and Vultehoff, members of the Bulgarian delegation who visited the va- rious European governments, haye arrived at Sofin from Constantinople, which was the t city visited by them during thew tour, ate that the porte’stattitude toward the i eneouragin 2 prinee of \Wale and 15 well and hearty —— Mine Disaster, Pants, March L—An explosion oceurred to-day in Beaubrun colliery at St, Etienne Itis reported that several hundred miners were killed. Later advice from St, Etienne state that when the explosion oceurred in the Beaubrun collieries there were but eighty wen in the gall S of these wer rescued unhurt, our were taken out more or less injured,” “I'he seventy others are sup- posed to be all'dead, ‘T'he latest advices from St. Etienne say there were 104 men entombed in the mine, and that forty-three have been recovered and sixteen are dead, rived in London No Foundation For the Report. Loxnos, March 1.—The Exchange Tele- graph company late this afternoon issned a statement that they had ascertained there was no foundation to the report sent them from Paris that Bismarck would ask for Boulanger's retirement from the French war obice, LB O Warlihe Reports, arch L—Parliament has been asked to grant a quarter of a million pounds for the expense of the nayy. A dispateh from Paris this afternoon to the iange ‘Telegraph eompany says it Is stated there that Bismarek intends o request President Grevy to dismiss General BLoul anger from the winistry - Soclalist Boodle. 1N, Mareh L,—The National Zeitung says.the third donation of $2,500 has boen re- ceived trom American soeialists to assist in the election of socialists to the reichstag, —— Still Shaking. Rose, March 1.—Tremors continue to be felt in the ltalian riveria, but no additional damage doue, For delicacy, tor purity, and for im- provement of the compléxion, nothing equals Pozzoni's Powder, -— A Roue on the Ocean Blue. New Yours, March L—|Special Telegram to the' Bee.|— Tuesday, before sailing for Europe W. E. English sent Mrs. Caso a note, in which he said: - “1t is a cold day when [ get left. 1am now on board the Etruria, or willbe when youges. tnis, sailing the occan plne. Did you ever hear of a tuz? By by, W. In anether note he had promised lier § per month, g New York Notes, New Yonk, March 1.—The academy of musle was sold toxdagat auction to William B. Dinsmore for &3%,000, Ex-Alderman ©'Nelli was taken to Sing Sing prison this thorning. 110 was too much prostrated to say much but protested his in- nocence, Another IRaitroad Gathering. Prrrspune, Marel' 1.—This evenine the managers of the various railroads centering In this_city left fof New York to attend the general meeting of all the railrond manacers in the country. The object of the meetiug i3 to tuither consider the provisions of the inter-state commerce bill. IGRAPH NOTES, TEL The Servian government lias caused the arrest of the refugees from Bulgaria. I'he Bulearian government _hns contracted a loan of 20,000,000 francs in England. Canadian Senator Huzh Nelson has been apvointed governor of British Columbia. Negotiations for the renewal of the allianee between Italy, ria and Germany have been suspended, Colder weather [s predicted for to-day and the temperature will probably fall to the freezing point by Thursday morning. Roumanian oflicials favor the strietist neutratify, but active preparation are being made at Bucharest for armawments and wobil- on of troops, Fire broke out last night in the pharmacy department of the Michigan university , at Ann Arbor and completely eutted that “part of the labaratory, cntailing a heavy loss, The legislative dead-lock in Indiana still continues, with only two more daysin which bills ean be passed during this session, Gov- ewnor Gray says he will not call an extra session s Edminister and son,living near Henry, , were caught in the blizzard Friday night while out riding and were found frozen to death Sunday within ten rods of a neigh- bor’s house, The statement is authorized at Rome that the Awerican bishops take a favorable view of the Knights of Labor, and that Cardinal Gibbons hes made a formal statement to the vatican endorsing the organization. Reports from Huron, Dak., indicate that Saturday’s snow storm was the worst ever known in Dakota. The ralroads are so ily blocked that it is expected that trains will'not be run hetore next Sunday. A sensation was produced in Berlin last night when the management of the theater refused to admit Planist Von Bulow to w ness the production of the new opera, “*Mer- lin)” ‘The great pianist had eriticised the management of the theater. Lawrence Kruz, the Chicago wvoisoner in jailin that city, i8 now charzed with “dosinz a iifth viclim. Gunda Schoephner, a daughter of Krug's lirst wife’s sister, has been mysteriously il since the funeral of Krug’s last victim, his stepdaughter, and it is thouzht that he poisoned her out of Spite for refusing to marry him. question of seeurir union for thiy city, some time tins summer. ¢ It was generally” agreed that Omaha ought to secure fhe event. Grounds could incd either on and dumb mstitutiop. The sum of $1,000, it was thonght, coukl be subscribed for the purpose of sdedi ex- penses of the eyent. -~ Several gentlemen present, in ansofl*hand way, agreed to subscribe £100,¢ach. Two commiftecs swere appointed—one to Jook up gyoumls for the re-union, composed of Messrs. H. G. Clark, J. S. Gibson and L Hy Kortg, and the ou finances eompiosed of John B. K (bk Toh (¢ man, Lewis Heimrod, B, Troxell, T. C. Brunner, The meeting wljourned, G. A, R. eneampment will meet bout two weeks and determine the for holding the reunion. The d of tride committees will then re- the encampment the progr have made. port the Paving Bids, Bids on material for the paving to be done this year on sixty-four streets and parts of streets and several alleys were ovencd by the board of public works sterday. Following were the lowest bidders and bids: Colorado ndstone, on sand $2.50 per square yard, Hugh Murph, Same on broken stone and sand, § J. H. Whalen and Patrick Brennan, also Patrick Fox Same on concrete, $3.38, J. E. Rile; Granite on sand, $2.69, J. . Ril Same on broken stone and sand, "$2.99, J. E. Riley. Same on conerete, $3.28, 4. I Cedar block on plank Regan Bros,, and Co. Same on concrete, & Co, base, cgan Bros. n broken stone and. sand, §1.53 , J. B, Smith & Co. halt, five years gua 5 It, ten y 2 nted . 15; both arber Asphaleompany., r Colorado idstone the bids on eurbing were 85 cents a foot, that bid being made by C. D, Woodworth; for Berea sandstone, 73 cents, Whalen & Brennan; for Mankato stone, 76 cents, Hugh Murphy: for Joliet or Lamont stone, 79 cents, Whalen & Brennan, e Cast lron Curb, Willinm Ne , of Des Moinesd, i Omaha in the interest of a cast iron curbing to take the place of stone, It has been used in Des Moines for three years, and according to letters in Mr, Nevins' posscssion from officials and toading men of the Towa eapital, it has been a great suceess. A superionify over the stone curbing is claimed from the fact that it requires but little labor to put down, there is no danger of chipping and breaking and will not corrode, Mr, ns says if.thi§ curbing is used here it will be manufacthred here, thus adding additional worth hecause of the introdu tion of a new industrial pursuit. Sev- eral contractors and others examined this curbing to-day and were loud in their praises df it as far as they could judge from not se¢ing it i use, and the test wonitls 1 jts fhvor. Breyi Mr. C. ¥, Millizan, a prominent young business marr “of “Princeton, Ills;, has moved to Omaha 10'2o into business with W. P. Mumaugh undler the firm name of Mumaugh & "Milligan, The firm 8wil 11 at retail and wholesale, buggies,car-1 ages, harness, etd} Wm. Moore, aliag Morris, and Frank McFyrland weep arrested yesterday after. noon as suspicious charac! Moore the man, it will be remembered, who was implicated in the shooting serape with Johin MeCiellan at Cottonwood Villa a short while since. Thomas Jones went into Kalish’s clothing store and asked to look at 4 pair of pants. He was allowed to loo many pairfree of charge. He ordered a pair” wrapped up for him, and then walked rapidly off with them without paying, kul:«!l 18 very slow to under- stand sueh jokes aud he had Jones ar rested for larceny. es. Court Notes. The ease of the State vs Benjamin J Crosby for perjurs was on - trial yester- day. Tt will, if the ular pursued, take all day to-day Before Judge Wakely the case of John Cassid st George Carroll i§ being xrguunf te sha jury coutse is The Second Day's Work—The Race Last Night. The bieyele tournament was not as Iargely sttended last night as on Morday evening. There were about 1,000 present. The men felt in pretty fair condition at the commencement of the evening's run as ageneral thing. But for the fall which Eck met with on Monday might, he was all rght. Asit was he was compelled to do most of his riding with his loft side, but was keeping h's place. Dingley was in better shape than on the previouseven- g, Both were still suffering from the offeots of their snowbound experience en route to Omaha. However, Dingley rode much faster than he did on Monday night. He was troubled by cramyps some- wh Bullock, Prince and Ashmger were in prime working condition, and set out at a tremendous gait, Prince and Bullock tried hard several times to ran away from Ashinger, but he stuck close tothem. At various times when the eon- testants threw extracnergy into their ef. forts the spectators applauded heartily and encouraging shouts were given to avorites. any ladies were present. [ Neither of the riders led the vace, apparently all rting ofl without ecither sceuring an advantage. sh- inee ttling pace and finished The seore stood at the finish A fow minutes before the fimsh £ inger made a protty spurt and led ¥ and Bulloel with them as follows: Miles, Laps, Dingloy... The time fo s follow: Hrs, cEm——e e it © ITES. Bullock 1s in excellent condition. To-morrow evening all of the b town willebe admitted to the gallery free. There will at least threo r: out of this conte Bullock will be chal- lenged tor both Dingley and Ash- ingor, and Linsist upon running Prinece n twenty nule race, to start from opposite sides of the track. THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE. A Meeting of Clergy at St.. Philome- na’s Cathearal. A synod mecting of the clergymen of this Roman Catholic diocese was held yesterday in St. Philomena’s cathedra! The session is called to devise ways and means for the promulgation of the de- crees of the timore conference. The meeting 1s a private one. At the roll eall the following were O'Connor, the Ver the Revs. James It Daxacher of Om present: Bishop Rev. William Kelley, 10f Columbus, John 1, Frederick Eiching of Bow Valley, Frederick Lechleitner ot Norfolk, Iugene Cusson of Nebraska City, Patrick Lynch of Wood River, John Jeanctte of Omaha, John T, Lee of Falls City, August Ransch of Wymore, John F. Smith of Cheyenne, Wyo' Joseph Ko- vorka of Albia, Joseph Fiood and . Me- Carthy of On Omalia, Bernard Stephens, Augustine Colaned Glauber of Suppenbender of St. of Omaha, Michael J. Cassidy of O'Neill, John E. English of Exeter, John V. Waeallace of Torest City, Thom . Conway of North Platte, Joseph B. Fitzgerald of Fremont, Winibald Wolf of Grand Island, John Mucller of David_City, Michael A" Ken nedy of Lincoln, Thomas J. Carney of Plaitsmouth, Eugene Geary of Central City, P. J. Boyle of Omaha, J. J. Hannan of Tremont, Daniel W. Moriarity of Lyons, Franc Nugent of Rawlins, Wyo.; James F. Wayes of O’Connor, Pat- A. Lysaget ot Jackson, Michaet J. Cullen of Me- h Barrett of Sidney, Thom: Cook, William MecDonald of Daws Josenh Bussing of West Point, Charl Clement of Hubbard, Henry Bex of Da: v, Willinm Choka of Omaha, Juliu s oss of O0'Connor, John Crowley of 1, William Murphy of Raymond, Thomas P, y of Kearne Henry A rtington, William Crowe n Carroll of Omaha, Id of Omaha, Thomas atrice, Gerald Boll of Hebron, Smith of I James E. Freeman of South Auburn. In addition President Dowling of Cre izhton college, Rev. Dr. Shaftel and other cler- gymen from the eity were there, LOCAL LACONIOS, Bricfand Breezy Interviews Gathered About Town. Officer Turnbull—“One hundred soventy-six liquor denlers, wholes and and retail, have paid their license up to date.” J. J. Philbin- he new inter-state commeree bill won't hurt the ticket sealpers in the least. In faet, we wanted to see it 1t will braak up pooling, and that's what burts ticket scalpers the wor Elias Gish—*I should think Kuehl's body would be taken to I 5. A of to that ter, Pa., for eremation, inst Buffalo, N. Y. The best of the two crematories is the one at Lancaster, While I was there, some months ago, there were, on an average two_or thre bodics burned every week, At first ever body around thereé was in favor of cry jon, but now there is a wide spread prejudice agaiust it and it is growing every day." Andrew Bevins: *‘Sneak thieves are not confined to the lower classes, Some. body stole a valuable law book which I left in the district court room the other day while waiting to make an argument before the court. Itis diflicult to imagine a man so utierly reckless as to have no fear of God or me either,”’ Frank Bandle, grounds and grandstand diness about April 1. The scommodate 8,000 people, Justice Berka—*It scems the general policy of the peop , to beat the justic and then expect the justice to be honest in return, It is jug-handled christian- ity.” Mayor Boyd—""The council meets to night but what for I cannot imagine, It is the regular meeting, but city affairs are very quiet,” Idle Laborer—*1 am going to buy a harness and team and go teaming. It is the only work that pgys now. Look at the number of teams hauling the scrap ings from the streets and the army of men scooping up the slush,” H. L. Seward—"We're going to have fine weather right along now. I saw tlock afer flock of wild geese fying northward this morning as I cawe in from Walnut Hill, Sure sigo of nsing tewperature,” Manager Base Ball Club--“Our will be in re lutter will g Sensible Citizen “Yes, this 1 fine | Lots of people | day, but very decel feel sare now we're going to have July { woather at onco and off goes thelr heavy garmonts. Then comes & sudden cold snap and the doctors have a harvest. In Nebraska one 1s never certain the winter is over until the ‘flowers that bloom in the Arring‘ show th heads abovo ground,”” S — News From Anamosa. ANAMOSA, , March 1.—[Correspon- dence of the Bek.]—Governor Larrabee and wife arrived last Saturday morning m the west, and remained over Sun- The governor made a thorough ex- amination of the prison in all its branches and left well satisfiecd with the general state of affairs at that institution, under rdenship of Marquis 13 Fish Commissioner A, E. Aldrich ived this week 100,000 rainbow trout m the United States commissioner at Washington. Ho is running quite an in stitntion at the old hateh house tormerly used by the state near this eit The famous stone qua "at Stone City, four milos west of this city, have been tilled with water, The only suc cossful means of draining them was by the nse of a siphon. J. A, Green, the owner of these quarrics, has just been varded the contract of furnishing the for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa lroad bridges fcross the Missis- L Madison, In. It will re quire 6,400 yards of stone, or 1,000 car loads, A Big Record, Mr. Lewis King, of Pittsburg, Pa., of the famous Damascus Bronze company of that city, was a_ visitor in Omaha yester- day. He is on his way to San Francisco. This company makes a specialty of rail- road box bearings, and has a record of 178,000 miles against the highest known, ich has been a little over 100,000 miles. ‘T'his shows the durability of the article mentioned, and to railroad men is of course understood meaning a cham- pionship. The business of this company in the particular line mentioned is the largest in the world . Eleetric Lustre Stareh gives a laundry tinish to linen: L Bloomington Broomiyarox, Neb, 28, —[Corre- spondence of the Be »rge Mury and J. W. Doudt, both prominent farm- ers of this county, started for Kentucky last Friday, the latter to investigate a little previous to removing to that sec- tion, The would-be friends of Patand Charlie MeDermott are endeavoring to deny tie fact that they died from the effects of drinking the liquor in which Pat's limbs were bathed after they (the limbs) were amputated; and they assert that this theory originated in the fertile brain of the B correspondent. The facts as iven to the BEE were given us by Dr. U, H. Walick, the surgeon who performed the operation of amputating Pat’s frozen limbs. He says that Pat had passed the dangerous period and could not have died from loss of blood or from any cuuse effected by amputation. He say that the liquor in which Pat’s limbs were bathed was i a jar, and that a tin cup was in the jar also and there was every indication that the two brothers, who were more hogs than men, had been drinking out of this jar. He furtler said that the manner of their death, and the: fact of their dying within an hour of the same time, is anothe As0n for his conclusion. The is no doubt that the first report was the true one and that this case is the most horrible and sickening one ever recorded in Nebraska, Hildreth has commenced a substantial rowth, and old speculators intown lots Briofs. Feb are investing in real estate there. As to the new railrond, parties at Hildreth say that the Kansas City & Omaha_has wiven them as mueh reason to believe that it wall cross at their town as they could ask sor. They also assert that if o road 1s to ¢ the B. & ny point between Blue Hill and Holdrege, it is to : & M. to scenre that sing as far away from Holdrege as possible, as they intend to ‘muke Holdrege a deecided railroad town, C. G. Grove, of Franklin, who 1s largely interested in the Lost Louisinna mine in Arkansas, will remove there I. A. Sheridan, an old and business man of Bloomington, ha a branch hardware store at Naponee. W. 1. Woodward, formerly in business at Moline, has removed to "Wilcox and opened a Store. N. A, Colc and wife will visit in the east and south during the next few months, stopping in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Alabama. A printing oflice will be put in at Campbell soon, by H, M. Crane, of the Franklln Echo. “This will wmake six papers in o county of 10,000, inhubi- nts. We want a paper mill at Bloomington; we have all facilities I the business men will gladly lend wid to the un((nl‘- prise, Hood’s Sarsaparilla Combines, in a manner peenliar to itself, the best blood-purifying and strengthening remes dies of the vegetable kingdom. You will find this wonderful rc effective where other medicines have f Try it now. It will purify your blood, regulate the digestion, and give new lifo and vigor to the entive body. “Hood's Sarsaparilia did me great good. T was tired out from overwork, and it toned meup” Mus. G. E. SIMMONS, Cohoes, N, Y, “Xsuffercd three years from blood polson, T took Hood's Sarsaparilla and think I am Mus. M. J. Davis, Brockport, N, Y. Purifies the Blood Hood's Sarsaparilla 1s charaeterized by three peculiaritics : 1st, the combination ot remedial agents; 2d, the proportion; 8d, the process of securing tho active medicinal qualities, The result is a medicine of unusual strength, effecting eures hitherto unknown, nd for book containing additional evidence, “Hood's Barsapartlia ) my system purifies my blood, sharp apriot seems to make mo over.” J. 1. THOMPSON, Register of Deeds, Lowell, Mass, ats a1l others, and rih it weigh 4.7 1. BAKKINGTON, 130 Bauk Blrcet, Now York City, Hood's Sarsaparilla Bold by sll druggists. §1; six for g5, Made ouly by C. 1. HOOD & CO,, Lowell, Mass, 100 Doses One Dollar. M ANL fVIGOR, ! P vk Lued by lie now Civiale Uret TR | 5 Hos A bcrecn Agen ‘Addiees e C\yial To Whom It May Concern: EAS, ou tho nd of August, |18, i Quick and Mertn Quick csecuts vered to Charles Corbett, their two cor tnin | sry notes, one of threc Bundred dollurs (#30) 00) duv tree Wonths wter dat one of four hundrad dollars (£4)0,00) due six months aftor date, and securod ‘the same oy i «d, cte., 1o 1013 number slevon (1), wwelve (12, thirtesn and fourieen (14), i bloek number four hundred and eighty (15, in Grandview wddition to Owmubit, a8 suryoyed, platted and recorded, suid_ronl ostate being st uate in Douglus county, Nebraska: suid de i, being colliteral seeurity for suid note warrantos ¢ and, whereas, suid notos were duly sold wnd transferred 1or u v consideration . he fore maturity (0 8. K. a thore Is now due hundred d with 01t fiftocu pe lig Anuages Burhunk uttorney 1oc th R Johnson, will, &t my oflice, 14 reot, on th uy of Ma-cii, 1557, t 10 0'clock &.' 1. % th ), the sald lots Leretofore | B.G. HURBANK Attoruey for 5. i Juliveon. - | CAPITAL PRIZE, $150,000. “Wo do harehy oertlfy that we Auporyise tho arrangements for all the Monthly and Semi-An nual Deawings of The Loulsiana State Lottory Company, and_In person manage and contro the drawings themsolves, and that the same aro oonducted with honesty, fairmess and in goo | faith toward all parties, And we atthorize th Company to use this certifionto with fac fles of our signatires attached, 1 1ts advertis tents.” COMMISSTONERS, We the undersigned Banks and Dankers will Py, Prizos deawn n Tho Touiainn Stite ottories which may bo presented atour coun tors, H. OGLESBY, uisiana National Bank P. LANAUX, Presidont State National Nank. A. BALDWIYN, President Now Orloana National Bank. uNPRECEgENTED ATTRACTION. reshdent 1. VER HALE A MILLION DisTrinuren LOUISIARA STATE LOTTERY COMPARY. BWIncorporated in 1808 for 25 yonrs by the logis- ture for Bducational and O 10 purposes, with o capital of £1,000000=to which 8 rosoryve fund of over £50.00) s since beon 1 Tty an_overwhelining populae vote its hise was made n part of tho prosent Stato “onstitution adopted Decombor.2d, A D, 160 nly lottery over voted on and endorsed by the people of any state. 1t never 8cales or postponoes. Ite grand singlo number drawings take place monthiv. A 1tho sean-annunl deaw| larly every six n and 0 A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A 30 Grund Drawing, Class O, in the Acndomy Music, New Orloans, Taesday, March Lt C 1887, 2024 Monthly Drawing. CAPITAL PRIZE $1560,000. Halves, $5 Notice, Tickets are $10 only. Fifths $2. Tenths $I- LIST OF PRIZES 1 CAPITAL PRIZE OF 5 1 10000 5,000 1,000 B0 3. 200 100 4 APPROXIMATION PRtTZ 100 Approximation Prizes of §0)., 100 (0 0 100 “ “ 0 2170 Prizos amounting 0. ............. &0 Application for rates to clubs should be made only to the office of the company in New Ur leane. 1 For furthor Information writo clearly, giving full address, POSTAL NOT Expross Monoy Ordors. or New York Exchango in ordinary lot- fer. CUTTency DY OXDross at OUF exponse i dressed, T M. A DAUPHIN, Now Orloans, Law . A.DAUPHIN, Or M. A Rdiington, D. 0. Address Registered letters to NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK, __ Noworloans Ln REMEMBER the . who ro In i Tumbors it prosence of norals Bonuregard a harge of tho, drawings, 18 o g ‘Alrnoss and I it AT Tt 1o o eh nosKi] il draw o Prize. Al par therefore wI¥Crtislng 10 gUArARLa0 Prizos (n this Lt or holding Out ny othor fmpossiblo fdues . lors,and only aim to doceiveand ao Traud the unwary. THE RAILWAY TINE TABLES. oMaH Arrive [ 1 Owiaha [ Om UNION PACIFIC, Depot 10th and Pieree’ st Pacific Express. . Denver Expre press.. *Except Sunday. B. &M R R Depot 10th and Pacitie sts. am Night Ex pn Lincoln am UB& QR T Depot 10th and Paci Mail and Express. P Chieago Express am K, C. St ). & C, B, Depot 10th and Pacitic sts. Via Plattsmouth... .. ... 0 am press pir Lincoln K ¥ t. . M. Depot15th and W Sioux City Express. *BaneroftA ccommodation *kxcent Sunday MISSOURI PAC Depot 15th and We Day Expre Night Expr Lincoln Exp 5:45 pm 50 am am u 6.25 am 11:10 & 00 pm | 9:1 50 am! 6:10 pi UNION STOCK YARDS| TRAINS, U cept Sunday. T'rans leaving U, T potin Omaha at 10:55 a. 1, 5:05 p. i, and 8:20 m., and those leaving! Union stock iunh at 000 A . and 10:51 o m. are through passenger trains: all othiers are regular stock ards dunimy trains be- | 4 5 i * 5 pm| b W stock ~ yards and 5 p |8 S22 pin Leave | Leave Transter. Omaha. 7:12 am| 10:85 am P, at Council Bluffs, S Connects with C, 13, i 0, & N. W, .M. &*1 8t P, C. it I & P, Council Bluirs. 1Conneets with W. St. 57 am| *10:00 arr A7 am| 11,10 am 30 pm| *1:00 pin 2:00 i L. & P at Council Bluffs, pin| $2:20 [Connects withall even: #4357 pm/| #:00 pin ing trains for Chieago atl 5:50 pi| *4:00 pi Council Bluffs, Trains £5:00 i leave Omahia at Union 30 pin Pacifie depot, 10th and 16:10 piy Pierce stivets. ‘ | | Transfer Transfor depot T:16 am 491 0. R L&} AN Trains tun Daily, | 9:15am 5 |a0pm T 2158 m 6:40 p 7500 b 10 9:85am 9:15a m 6:35p m T:00 p m | All tralns run dail CB&Q Al traius run daily... C. M. &St P, All trains run daily, * 3;13:" [ ;‘:"':;m 110:00 & w1 16 *5:08 P b | 2,0 pm 8:30 pm 50 &P | | Allt liy..... | 7:058m 9:35m I traing run daiy..... || 7:088 1 838 410 54 m b copt Saturday, thxeept Monday, WSt &P, | All trains rin daly Notice to Cont s be recoived until Monday, removal of siaty thousand loxa) Of ca A f6ct &by oF i ’ |