Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 6, 1887, Page 1

| { SIXTEENTH YEAR. ‘THE OMAHA DAy BEE OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING., APRIL 6, 1857, NUMBER 202 NEBRASKA'S CITY ELECTIONS The Voting at Lincoln Results in Sawyer Being Chosen Mayor, HIS PLURALITY NEARLY 600. Lively Times at the Polls—Roggen on His Muscle—Regults in Detail From Many Other State Points, The Result in Lincoln. LiNcoLy, Neb., April 5.—[Special ' gram to the Bek.|—The voting to-day re- sulted in the election of Sawyer, the demo- crat and cltizens’' nominee for mayor, over Roggen, republican, and Cropsey. prohibi- tionist. His plurality will be in the vicinity of 600. The counting is being carried on slowly, but one ward having finished. The vote for the heads of the tickets was counted at10:20. Roggen received in his own ward a plurality of twenty-four votes, In some of the wards more than 300 scratched tickets were polled and the counting of these will extend into the morning. ‘I'he prohibition- 1sts lost courage during the fight and joined ‘With the citizens in electing Sawyer, although at nearly all the polls ladies stood and worke for the ticket. A number of ladies also voted for members of the school board, depositing their ballots while the bystanders respect- fully made way for them. Manly, the repub- lican eandidate for city cleck, and Jones, publican, for city treasurer, are electes though the democrats secure tive out of the eight wldermen, one being from the Sixth, Buckstaff, and Warner in the Fifth, Burks in the I'nird and Dailey in the First ward. Midnight—The reports of to-day’s election are still badly mixed but do not alter the con- clusion already telegraphied. Theeloction was the liveliest in the history of the city. ‘I'he republican bolt, the citizens’ movement, and the semi-successful attempt to deliver the prohibition vote to Sawyer, the highslicense democratic candidate, " all contributed to the livellness that pervaded every polling place. The bolters, headed b; Lambertson, were actively at work, and S| Alexander, chairman of the republican city committee, issued and distributed eirculars that read a lesson of consistency to Lambert- son, the Journal company and others, About 2 o'clock in the day, when Mr. Roggen, the republican - didate, was at the Fourth ward polls, 0. W. Webster, one of the loudest mouthed (lrpontl_lts of Mr. R., became involved in an altercation with the candidate. ster is one of the crowd who signed the circulars against Rogeen, and the altercation led to anery words, when Rogeen knocked Webster down. As the latter fought principally with his mouth he didn’t stand up before the mus- cular candidate again, but went off hunting an oflicer to arrest him. After hearing of the altercation a BEr man called a promi- nent prohibitionist to one side to get an un- prejudiced opinion and the prohibitionist averred that Mr. Roggen did exactly right. At Sutton. SurToN, Neb., April 5.—|Special Telegram to the B —The most closely contested city election ever held in this city has just closed with a victory for the women a; the saloons. The temperance party elected six councilmen out of eight, but lost the mayor by two votes. llenry Grosshans, a prominent German, was elected mayor over P.T. Walton. The fight has been red-hot liere for several weeks, both parties using ‘every avallable means to secure a majority of votes. Prominent speakers have addressed the people at the opera house night afte night under the auspices of the W. C.T. U. Both the local papers were on the license side. ‘Tne aldermen elected are Hiram Leonard Jarrett, Clinton G W. H 'l‘hamusuu\ August Honey and F. C. eenhelt, TRe Mattison. The temper- ance party elected the board of education throughout, as follows: Judee Burnett, R Silvers, J. B. Dinsmore, Dan 8. Van Valk burgh, 1. N. Clark and Henry Evans, Church bells were rlm% every half hour from the ovening tothe closing of the polls, The tem- crance people are holding a general jubilee at the First Methodist church this evening, At Auburn, Aununry, Neb, April 5.—[Special Tele- gram tothe Bek. |—The city election at this place to-day passed off with considerable ex- citement, the issue being pronibition and license and hard work was done by both sides, the whisky element working openly and boldly, while the prohibition element made but little nolse. But the latter had done their work weeks ago. The prohibition- ists had elected & mayor, two counciimen, police judge and one school trustee. The whigky men elected o clerk, treasurer, city engineer, two councilmen and one school [ ‘The ticket as elected is as followes: Mayor, J. 8. Church; clerk, A, D. Gilmore; treasurer, E. M. Boyd; f»ollce judge, W. Dundas; city engineer, J. 1i. Dawson; coun- cilman, First ward, M. ‘H. Weller; council- man, Seventh ward, J: W. Derrab’ council- g\ul{. Third ward, W. 11 Mathleson, M. eott, At Schayler. £emuvLER, Neb, April 5,—[Special Tele- gram to the Brr.]—The first city election for Schuyler passed off quietly to-day. There ‘was a great deal ot aetermined work done and the result was & complete surprise all round. ‘The following ofticers were elected: Morris Palmer, mayor; 8. W. McClung police jude . E. Arnold, cler] Allen Cameron, tréasurer: K. E. Greenman, cit engineer: V. Maly and Thos. Shaw, couneil- men First ward; H. C. Wright and Fred nonf, councilmen Second ward; Henry oehling and ¥, Schmit, councilmen Ihird ward, it lllegal Liquor Sellers Convicted, HLUMBUS, Neb., April 5.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee:]—In the case of the State agamst Brandtand Wolfl, the jury found a wurdict of guilty. The case siderable interest, as it grew out of a violation of the Slocum law that absolutely prohibits the issuance of a license for the sale of liquors within two miles of the limit sy village or incorporated city. The defe; ants opened a beer garden last summer just over the west boundary of the eity of Colum- bus to be run on Sunday. The case was ably prosecuted by County “Attorney J. M. dring, assisted by Sullivan and Reeder. At Chadron. CiADRO 10 pecial Tele- graw to the 1B The city election to-day passed quietly. The eandidates of the peo- ple's ticket were unexceptionably good and were elected by a large majority. C. C* Hughes, for mavor, received a majority of | 125 votes: tor eity clerk, K. ( jority of 156; for treas: thal. a majority of 1i2: James Boyd. for ei engineer, received the unanimous vote: fu couneilman, hrst ward, M. J. Cariton, unani- 1 F. . Mead, sl second ward, F. G third ward, J. - Dorr, & ma- . Benjamin Lowen- It term, majority Fuller, unanimous Dabilan, unavimous vote, At Pawnee City, Pawxer Crey, Nev, April 5.—{Speclal Telegram to the Bek.|—The city election passed off quietly, A large vote was polled. There was no political issues or license at Make. Warren, candidate for mayor, was beaten by Dr. George W, Collins, the people's candidate, by 75 majority. ‘The Collins ticket reeeived the unanimous support of the Knights of Labor organization, which wvery strong here. “T'o-night there is loud rejolelng on the part of the friends of the successful ticket, At McCook. McCoor, Neb., April5.—[Speclal Telegram to the Bek|—'I'ne tiercest political fight Mle- rienced closed to-night by the election of ‘Thomas M. Heln as mayor over L. J. Statbuck. Turoe of the old eity ! i counell were elected—Hess, McEnteo and Kenvon--and one iew member—1ixon, L. L. Hulburd was elected city clerk. ‘There were no party lines, each man voting for his favorite recardless of political feeling, and every one is well satisti At Oakland, OAKLAND, Neb,, April 5,—[Special Tele- gram to the Brr.|—The temperance citizens of Oakland are rejoicing with exceeding great joy to-night o to-day’s victory—the election of the entire temperance ticket by ority. Bells are ringing and in fact there has never been a time liere when nearly everything here appeared so happy and jubi- lated. “Ihe saloons have always reigned here, but to-day they received a death blow for one year at least. A Clean Republican Victory, RArio City, Dak., April 5,—[Special Tele- gram to the Bg; 'hie city election to-day resulted in the election of the entire repub- lican ticket by majoritles rangingz from 250 on mayor down. Jolm F. Shrader headed the ticket. ‘I'he next council wiH be three republicans and one democrat. ‘The oppo- sition was a combination of democrats and disgrunted republic: Atc Loxa PiNe, N n to the B April peclal Tele- J]=The tollowing citizens ted to-day on the license ticket: G. inell, W. L. Whittemore, E. R. Bryan and M. B. Malloy. There was a_very spir- ited tight, in which the ladies of the W. C. I'. U. took an active part and_remained at | the pollsall day and distributed tickets, ‘The vote was 59 to 105, At Stromsburg, Stromsnuna, Neb., April |Special ‘Telegram to the Bek.|—Stromsburg has ex- perienced to-day one of the most liotly con- tested elections in her history. ‘The question was saloons or no saloons, whisky or no whisky. ‘I'he entire anti-saloon tictet was elected by & majority of three. The air is filled with rumors of a contest and many think the end is not yet. At Beatrice, Neb., April 5.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee. ] —A light vote was polled at the city election here to-day. The license party was victorlous except for school district officers. A, W. Bradt, C. G. Dorsey, H. W, Parker and'J. B. Fulton were elected coun= cilmen; J Callison, police judee, and Metz, W. L. Bourne and L. Laselle on tie hool board. At Norfolk. Nonrork, Neb., April * pecial Tele- gram to the Ber|—John Koenigstein was elected mayor over Herman Gerecke, the resent incumbent, by nearly 200 majority, his ticket sweeping the field. The laboring men and other citizens who endorsed the winning ticket are celebrating the victory by boutires and music. At Fairb: FAmBry, Neb., April Special Tele- gram to the BEE.[—At the city election to- day the contest was between license and no license. ‘The contest was warm and resulted in the election of the license candidates for mayor and thiee city oflicers by 36 mujority. The total vote was 432, At Fairmont. Neb., April 5.—[Special Tele .|—John Barsby. for mayor, L. Martin was elected mayor; C. M. Clark, clerk; T. M. Wright, treasus ed 1 councilman Second ward: E. G. Styles, councilman First ward. ‘There was no excitement, At Broken Bow, BRrOKEN Bow, Neb., April 5.~ Special Tel- egram 10 the Bre.]—The polls closed with the excitement pretty brisk. A great deal of in- terest was manifested on both sides. The issue was license or no license. License was carried by & majority of 55, At Central City. b. April 5.-| Special Tele- —At the city election held here to-day the temperance party elected W Patterson for mayor by a large major- ity, and three out of four aldermen. ‘L'his insures ne license for another year. F. Famyoxr, gram to the I was defeated. Wai00, Neb., —|Special Tele- gram to the Be 1. Dickinson is elected mayor of Wahoo, together with the entire Dickinson ticket. The band is play- ins, Inlnd wreat enthusiasm prevails over the result. At Republican City. REPUBLICAN CiTY, Neb., Aprii 5.— Telegram to the Brk.|—License ~five majorit enthusiasm over the r cense victory in six year At Friend. Friesn, Neb., April 5.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bek.] — The village election passed off qui to-day. A high license boara was elected by a large majority. At bians, ‘Ton1As, Neb., April 5.—[Special Telegram to the Bke.|—At the village election here to-day for five trustees the high license ticket carried by a majority of over three to one. VETOED THE LIBEL BILL. Governor Thayer at Last Concludes to Kill the Measure. NCO Neb., April (Special to the ]—Governor Thayer to-day filed the fol- lowing veto in the secretary of state’s oftice: EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, LINCOLYN, Neb., Avril 5,—1 herewith file with the secretary of state house roll No, 846, an act entitled “An act to amend section Litle 4, of the code of eivil procedure,” tozether with my objections to the same becoming a law. By our present statute an action for libel niay be instituted in the county where the defendant ides. or in any county in the state where he may be found, and_served with process. ‘T'he purpose of this bill is to enable the vlainuff 1o such an action to begin a saitin any county in the state in which the alleged libel has been circulated, regardless of the residence of the defendant, or where he niay e summoned. Ln other words, a defendant wight be served in any county and be ihereby required to defend in any county in pecial 1S by The city is wild with ult. It is the first li- the state, bill is objectionable on'the ground tl it would give the plaintitf too great an advantage over the defendant. The two might reside in coun- ties the most remoce from each other of any in the state. and should the libel have been circulated in the county of the plaiutitf, the defendant could be required to detend in that county. Lhe litigants might reside in the same county, in the northeast corner of the state, and plaintiff be disposed to bring his action in a county in the southwest corner of the state, and compel the detendant to go there to defend. ‘I'he plaintiff might mis- chievously elect to begin his action in any county wherein the libel was circulated where he would enjoy the greatest advantage and the defendant suffer the disadvantage. The unfairness which it might promote can easily be imagined. But the friends of the measure may say that on account of the char- aeter of the wrong for which the action is brought, the defendant should suffer any dis- advantage it may intlict. This, however, would be to prejudge the defendant and a: sume his liability for damage, while the re objeet of a trial in such a case is to determine whethier he would be 5o responsible, and to this_end he should suiter no disadvantage in the selection jury or any other B ity which i ghtilitate in his favor presumiption guaranteed to him by | Phie law propesed is well caleulates 10 increase litigation and foster methods by which 8 plaintif might unjustly vex and barass a defendant, and 1 anitherefore of the opinion that the public good wiil be best sub- served by its disapproval. | am frank to admit that there does Enullnn unpardon- license and abuse by the guhlic press, but I am nulwmm\{mn to the other ex- trewe, and by an act of mine overthrow all guaranty of the rights of citizens in this re- spect, and subject them to as great & wrong As parties now suffer from this evil of the Ii- cense of the press, ‘ 'ne bill vetoed is by Caldwe!l and s as fol- 0w Section 60. An action fer libel may be bronght in any county where the libel is cir- culated. Every other action not hereinbe- fore provided for must be brought in the county in which the defendant or some of the defendants reside or may be summoned. e. 2. Section 60, as lieretofore existing, is lereby repealed. A MIDNIGHT MURDER, An Old Citizen of St. Edwards Killed Ry a Drunkard. St. Epwarps. Neb, April [Special Telegram to theBek. |—This evening, about 11 p.m., while the peaceable citizens were celebrating the silver wedding of one of our leading townsmen, a gunshot was heard on the strect only a few steps from the hall in which the festivities were being held and skortly after word was brought that Warren Long, a farmer and one of the old settlers of the county, had been shot by Ed Carr. A rush was immediately made for the spot. but by the time the foremost had reached there he was breathing his last. Carr had been on aspree all the evening and had trouble with several persons, getting knocked down and Kicked out of the hotel. Directly afterwards he armed himself with a shot gun and soon meeting with Long engaged in an alterca- tion with him which culminated in his shoot- fng Long. The load entered his chin. tear- ing the lower jaw to pieces and killing him almost instantly. Carr then started off and at this date (12:30 a. m.) has not been cap- tured. Armed citizens are searching for him and if he is captured while their blood is hot Judge Lynch will undoubtedly condemn him. Hebron’s Trafn in Chicago. CincaGo, Avril 5.—Hebron’s famous train of thirty-five cars loaded with corn. arrived liere yesterday from the county seatof Thayer county. Nebraska. llebron is at present the western terminus of the Rock Island railroad extension in Nebraska.and the completion of the road to that point was the oceasion of a great celebration. As a fitting conclusion of the festivities a train was ehartered, loaded with corn and decorated with banners and bunting, and sent to this city. ‘The train attracted great attention along the route. As a business venture and advertising medium it was a success. Adjudged Insane. Cortant April 5.—|Special Tele- gram to the | —Henry Woods, who has been a citizen of Columbus about nine years and built up & prosperous business, conduet- ing one of the neatest barber slm‘\s‘ in the city, has been the subject of mental abbera- tion and extreme irritability. e was ad- ,'llldl;l‘d to be insane and Wwill be taken to _incoln by Sherift Kavanaugh next Thurs- day. Shot at His Partner. TontAs. Neb., April 5.—[Special Telezram to the BEE.] 1. Walker, a travelinz photographer, during a fit of temporary in- sanity, shot at and barely missed his partner, a Mr. Mann. e was promptly arrested and will have a preliminary trial to-morrow be- fore Justice Bucher. —— The National Drill. WASTINGTON, April 5.—New entries from Ohio, Louislana and Dakota, anticipated by telegraph, were to-day received at the head- quarters of the national drill. Among the visitors was General Charles J. Anderson, of Richmond, commander of the First brigade of Virginia volunteers. He haa a long con- ference with General Ordway and Manager DeLeon, and expressed himselt emphatically as approving the position of the committee with reference to allowing colored compa- nies to participate in the drill. General An- derson commands the First brigade of Vi ginia, in which are two colored state guard companies. whose anticipated presence ere- ated the ill feeling in Montgomery. The general says he will bring the whole brigade, hor foot and artille amounting to about thirty companies and five batteries of artil- lery. Adjutant Jones, of North Car- olina, has again visited the headquarters and exprossed strongly his approval ot the posi- tion taken by the management on this ques- tion. He says they could have taken no other position in the national drill and that law, reason and justice are all on their side. & - Supplics For the Indians. WasmiNGaroy, April On Thursday next Indian Commissioner Atkins will leave for St. Louis where, commencing on the 12th ins he will receive and open bids for furnishing subsistence for In- dians for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1888, ‘Ihe items and quantities of the subsistence advertised for are as follows: About 859,000 pounds of bacon. 56,000,000 pounds of beet on the hoof, 270,000 pounds of beans. 160,00 pounds of corn, 495,000 pounds of coffee, 5,000,000 pounds of flour, 56,000 pounds of feed, 35,000 pounds of hard bread, 53,000 pounds of hominy, 25,000 pounds of lard, 450 barrels of mess pork, 160,000 pounds of rice, 7,500 pounds of 300,000 pounds of salt, 970,000 pounds of sugar, and 50,000 pounds of wheats also transportation for such of the articles, goods and supplies that may not be contracted tor to be delivered at the agencies. From St. Louis the comussioner will go to New York where, on the 3rd of May, he will open bids for furnishing the Indian reserve with sup- piles of clothing, groceries, notions, hard- ware, implements, ete., and for about 400 required for the service to be delivered at Chicago, Kansas City and Sieux City; also for such wagons as ma; required, adanted to the el'mato of the ¥ st, with Cali- fornia brakes, delivered at San Francisco. — Doings of the Cattlemen, CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 5 —[Special Tele- gram to the BE the Wyoming * —The closing meeting of tock (irowers’ association was held to-day. It was decided that parties de- siring special detective service should bear half of the expense, the association bearing f. The date for the western Nebrasl wttle round-up was not fixed. Many of the stockmen signed an agreement fixing the minimum price of mavericks publicly sold in their several districts $10 a head.” The old ofticers of the association were re-clected. It was decided that unknown estrays, wih shipped out, should be welghe and sold, the proceeds to be returned seeretary of the Wyoming await beéing claimed by the owner., All cat- tlemen in attendance were unanimous in the Delief that prices will rule higher. e R Death From Opium, New York, April 5.—Francis Gerry Fair- field, a clergyman, journalist, veterinary surgeon, and author of a work on spiritual- ism, died early yesterday from the effects of the opium habit, While he was on his death bed, his_ wife Josephine, and dau hter of Jadge Griswold, of the United States distriet court, died from the came cause in another boarding house. and her body was sent to the morgue. Severa! years ago. Fairtield became addicted to the morphine habit a8 did also his wife. arated to the association to Captain and Orew Rescued. New York, April 5—The steamer Vie- toria, which arrived from Baracoa, vrought the captain and crew of nine men of the brig Johanna, whish foundered at sea after heing out ten days from Havanna tor New York, ‘The erew werein a wretched condition when picked up. - —————— d Grabbers Indicted. Fraxcisco, April 5.—The United grand jury whicli was engaged nearly two weeks investigating the alleged fraudu- lcnt land surveys by whichan amount of money was obtained from the government, returned forty indictments of conspiracy and perjury, - A Congo Lottery. Brussk April 5.—The chamber of depu- ties passed, by a vote of 3 to 9, a bill per- mitting the free Congo state to issue a lottery loan to the amount of 150,000,000 francs, e — Elected Unanimously. ParATINE, I, April' 5,—Colonel Tuthi!l Teceived every vote cast here to-day—2%0, | Roche Is Elected Mayor By Nearly Thirty Thousand Majority. A BIG SURPRISE ALL AROUND. The United Labor Party Only Elects One Alderman—Prohibition Prob- ably Lost in Michigan—Re- sults at Other Poin The Contest in Chicago. CittcAGo, April 5 he day is clear and cool, and reports from nearly all wards indi- te that a very large vote will be polled. The contest 15 between the republican and labor candidates, very few prohibition votes being cast, although the prohibitionists have ticket peddlers at nearly all polling plac The polls opened at 6 o'clock and the greater por- tion of the labor vote was polled during the early hours. At9o'clock reports from vari- ous precinets showed that from one-fourth to one-half the entire registered vote had been cast. 1By noon fully one half, and in some of the wards two-thirds of the entire registered vote had been ¢; This would indicate t the total eity vote will reach probably 75,000 and possibly 000. While there have been large crowds at the polling places, no serious violencs has been reported and the election promises to b an unusually quiet one. “The labor party will poll a large vote in the fifth, sixth, seventh and fourteenth wards, but in other wards the showing of the party will be small. In the eleventh and twelfth wards, except in a few precinets, the voting is almost solid for the republican ticket, dem- ocrats and_republicans voting it without reserve. In one preeinet where 145 votes had been cast up noon, out of a total registration of three labor tickets had been cast. On the outlying wards the labor ticket is ahead in some in- ances, but at no 'mlllng place is the pre- ponderance of the fabor vote overwhelming, as is the republican ticket in strong republi- can wards. ‘The republican party managers at noon claimed that Roche, for mayor,would have from fifteen to twenty thousand ma- Jorit 5 p. m.—Ninety-three precincts out of 330 give Roche, republican. 10,135 major- ity over Nelson, labor. ~The present indica- tions are that the labor party has only carried one ward in the city. It 1S possible that the head of the ticket has been carried by the ans by 25,000 to 30,000 One hundred and seventy precincts 339 give Roche 20,600 plurality over Iabor. 4 p. m. the indications are that jority will be 80.000, a figure that everybody, 1f the 3300 votes d during” the vast month by the united labor party be added to the 15,000 cast for Socialist Stauber last fall. the total vote will be near what Nelson's vote now be in to-day’s election, This 7. m, ver demoeratic 0 the united labor party had failed ly. ~'Lhe returns received atthe town hall in’ the stock yards district upto 6 p. m. indicate that Elmer W burne, heading the reform ticket, which was allied with the Roche ticket in the city wagds, has been elected supervisor by a majority of 1.100 over all opnosition, Two hundred and eighty-nine_preeincts give Roche a majority of 28,0 Fifty pre- cincts yet to hear from, seattered throughout the city, will probably make no material change in the ratio of usin for Roche. 8:40 p. m.—\With twenty precincts yet to hear from Roche's majority, is 20,400, 9:10 p. m.—With thitteen precincts to hear from Roche's majority is 29,761 9:30 p. m.—The majority for Roche is %0 and enght preeinets to be heard from. 1 reasonably certain that the united labor party elected twoalaerimen and nothing eise. At 10:35 p. m. the count was closed for the s from all but three places Roche's majority at 28,166 Y led united labor party polled to-day just one-half the number of votes its leaders had predieted three nights ago before Robert Nelson, their candidate for mayor, distinctly declared for red tlag, Hesaid in public if Sund: hool children could march in proce: vith their chosen banners and no American flag, he saw no reason why the workingmen. if equally orderly, could not do the same even if the color was red. Since then the campaign has been fought solely on that ssue and the result is a _surprise to everyone, s 1sts and anti-socialists alike. ‘T'wo united labor aldermen are the only suc- cesstul eandidates of that party, ‘Their gen- eral tieket is benind under a majority of nearly 5,000 votes, % 1t was only last night that So izer Greenhut made the assertion that the seven condemned anarchists would be saved by his pal polling at least their 33,000 pledged votes, electing the socialist ¢ treasurer, their entire west town ticket and six to nine aldermen. 'l‘)u‘]mrli; polled in round numbers 20,000 votes, *We have only held the old socialist vote,” said Greenhut, sadly, to-night. It was a perfect day so f s sunshine was concerned. ‘r'he air was chilly and “raw, butit1s conceded that no voters were kept at _home by the weather. There was & notable absence ot drunke ness. ‘The united labor party had made its r:\m\mlxn cry that not a man on their ticket would owe his election to votes purchased with whisky. A socialist ticket peddler dropping at the polls, probably of heart disease, was the nearest ap- proach to a tragic incident. Not a sin- kle serious row occurred during the day. In the absence of a democratic ticket the democrats who voted cast their ballots almost unanimously for the repub- lican candidates. [t is estimated that about 10 per cent of the democrats failed to vote at all, not wishing to vote the_republican ticket ant unwilling to endorse the candidate op- posing, Throughout the day the republicans and their demoeratie allies industriously dis- tributed flarin: dodgers presenting the issue of the election as the American flag azainst the red, ‘Tne united labor party endeavored to meet this with an equally highly colored ciren harging that Koche was an Orange- man. The plan failea signally. One of the characteristic incidents of the day was the arrest in the Fitteenth ward by Officer John )(‘ls“ ialist Organ- anof Herman Groenmeyer, a German ialist, for too obstrusively circulating he cireulars. The arrest nearly to o shot, but Groenmeyer was eased on promising to~ desist, Similar scenes were enacted in other wards and have led to charges by the united labor leaders of unwarranted interference on the part of the police. ‘The two successtul can- didates of the united labor party are Conner and Dvorak for aldermen in the lifth and sixth wards n-qmflivel{. ‘Their election had been conceded trom the start, but the ma- jority is smaller than wuaunm pated. It was generally expected that the noted socialistic Knight of Labor, George Schilling, would be clected alderman in the fourteenth' ward, but at the last moment his strength was diverted by Kiordan, democrat. | In muny of the wards ladies were presant distributing prohi- bition tickets. The candidates of that party drew about their usual yote. ‘The republi- cans made a elean sweep with their city and town tickets, except that Samuel B. Chase, the democratic candidate for assessor of the north town, pully through. The democrats elected one alderman, James T. Apppleton, in the second ward, At midnight the returns showed the united labor varty elected one man in the entire city, Conner, their eandidate for alderman in the Fifth ward. Dvorak, theiralderman in the Sixth, is defeated. Conner’s majority is less than 400. ‘The total vote for mayoris: Roche, repub- licun, 51,050 votes: Nelson, united labor MN; Roche's miajority, 23,241, Inarow late to-night, growing out of a too enthusiastie celebration of the republican victory, & younz man named Crowe was fatally shot'by a bartender. The bartender was promptly arrested, Ne Prohibition For Michigan, Derrorr, Mich., April 5. —Returns from the state outside of the larzer cities are very incomplete as to the vote on the prohibitory amendment, The Evening Journal's returns up to 10 o’clock this morning indicate that the amendment has Been carried by a small - CHICAGO GOES REPUBLICAY. | majority. While the returns fro counties are delayed. it is certain that Long, republican, is elected to the supreme bench by a large majority, Ile was ahead of Cam- bell, republican, in nearly every polling place, Campbell is probably elected by a majority one-third less than Long. and the republie cnts have been suce majorities between the two jud * country has gone strongly for prolidition, but the returns are not suflicientiy finite to say whether ~ the country has been able to wipe out the majoritics against the amendments rolled up by cities “The probability “this mornine was that the amendment had been carried by a small ma. ‘The salaries amenament has been MeMillan, chairman of the can state committee, says that while hie has 00 figures on which to base an accurate esti- mate, s belief is that the republican state ticket has been elected by 10,000 and that the amendment is defeated by about the s amount. At 10 this morning Prof. Dickie, chairman of the prolibition state committee, claimed that the amendment was carried by about 80,000 majority. Later figures materially change the result of the vote on the vroliibition amendment. The Evening Journal's figures now show 9,000 against the amendment and its un- Jikely that this majority will be overcome. ‘The salaries mmendinent is probably carried. Returns from yesterday's election are slowly coming in,” It being settled that the republican state ticket has been elected by 10,000 plurality, interest centers on the pro: hibitory amendment. The Evening Journal says that it is defeated by 8500 majority, and others eclaim the majority will réach 10,000, but the prohibition committee still claims the adoption ot the amendmeut, This claim is ased on the fact that all the cities bave been rd from, while the country localities, where the movement had its greatest strength, have not vet been fully reported, All the figures so far received on the amend ment are partly estimated, and_little contid- ence can be placed in them, although it seem! able that the amendment is de- feate asmall vote, 'This evening the prohibitionists claim that frauds were com- mitted azainst them in several wards in this city and say that several precincts will be contested. ~ It is asserted that known pro- hibitionists were prevented from voting: that ballots for the amendment were de- stroyed: that opponents of that measure epubli were allowed to vote several times, and that votes against the amendment were pur- chased, 10:30 p. m,—The latest figures on the elec- tion place the republican plurality on the state ticket at about 8.000, \\"nlu on the pro- hibitory amendment the opposition majority will be about 3,500, Midnizht—Later ticures cut down the vote against the prohibition amendment so that if . ‘I'ribune elaims a blican state ticket of nd the Free 1'ress con- 000 to 12,000 ich., April 5.—Marquette 00 against the prohibitory amendment, while the entire peninsula gives abont 8,000 against it. The republieans elect the supreme judge Wisconsin Women Try to Vote. MiLwAvKEE, April 5—The only state election to-day was for assoclate judge of the supreme court. Harlow S. Orton, demoerat, was re-clected without oppositi Milwau- kee county voted on a judge of the circuit and judge of the superior court. The demo- crats and republicans placed a fusion ticket in the field against the labor party. At 10 o'elock to-night’ twenty-five precinets have been heard irom, giving_ D, H. Johnson, democrat, and George 1. Noyes, republican. the fusion judicial candidates, 1140 majority over the labor candidates. e seventeen 1 city preeincts will probably neu- tralize this majority, but the seven_towns of the county will go strongly for the tusion candidates, whoare [!I‘()IIIIDP' elected I)r 2,000, ‘The labor party will elect about tue aldermen and one-third of the supervisors. Both bodies will probably be dewnocratic, as two- thirds of the aldermen hold over. At midnight all but one city and four town precinets had been heard irom, giving the citizens’ ticket 800 majority over the labor ‘I'he labor ticket carried the city by The tusionists elected fificen out of -tive aldermen. Claire and Racine elccted citizens tickets against the Knights of Labor ecandi- dates. In Whitewater the democratic-labor combination won and M on went demo- ator Conklin being chosen mayor without opposition. In many cities in the state, by preconcerted arrsngement, ladies in bodies “went to the polls and offered to vote, elaiming to be en- titled to do so by an inference conveyed by the recently enacted law allowing women to vote in school affairs, In Sturgeon Bay 100 ol them voted, but elsewhere their ballots were refused. In Delavan eighty prominent ladies marched to the polls in the morning in procession, a lively_discussion following, speechee being made tor and against their rignt to vote, After considerable excitement the board_refused to aceept the votes of the ladies. ‘The poll; hlocked until after 12 ock by the ing their vot carried to the supreme court, Reports from interior cities are meager, Columbus, Delavan and Tomah have elected republican mayor. In Depere the fusion of republicans and democrats won over the labor party. Kenoska elected a full labor ticket. Rhode Island’'s Coming Contest. PROVIDE 1., April 5,—| Special Tele- gram to the BEE. |—Probably at no time be- fore in the history of this state has public feeling been as high on the eve of a guberna- torial election as now. The situation is mixed, and a prediction as to majorities and results would almost be idle. Leading men around the republican headquarters are gen- erally confident of a clear majority for ¢ Wetmore and the fall state ticket. Others, among whom may be reckoned Senator Aldrich think there will be no election by the people, but are contdent of the election of a republican general assembly. The re- vublicans throughout the state have taken particular care to put up strong legislative tickets. Rumselle king a determined effort to defeat Attorney General Metealfe, and republican bailots have been counter- feited with the name of Ziba A. Slocum, the democratic “canddid as a substituté tor Metcalfe. Metealfe has the support of the pro hib The republican candidates - for lieutenant zovernor, secretary of state and treesurer will undonbtedly be elected by the people. The woman suffrage amendment will receive possibly a majority but not the necessury three-fifthts, A Repubtican Scoop. CINCINNATL, April The complete count for mayor yesterday shows—Smith, republi- can, 13,963 Matson, demoerat, 11,951 enson, labor, 17 Smith's plur The pluralities of opher republican « dates are as follows: A. W. Moore, judge ot the supreme court, 2,050: ‘I, F. Jlortsman, city solleitor, 1 " Bolirer, treasurer, 2,802 J. A, EXH S ¢ attorney, Ewmii Rehse, clerk of police court, R ‘I'he footings for councilmen and members of the board of education have not yet been made but the indications are that the republi- cans will have a plurality in both boards it not & majorit ‘The nnofticial footinz for ward officers shows the following result—Councilmen, re- publican: reen, nine labor and three dein- ocrat I'he curious fact is that the Third, Fourth, Niveteenth agl Twenty-fivst wards. hitherto strongly democratic, and the ‘Tenth, Eleventh, Twenty-second and Twenty- fourth, strongly republican, were carried yos- terday by the labor party. St. Louis Dull and Lifeless, S1. Louts, April 5.—Tuere being no mayor or other city oflicials el here this year, only members of the municipal assembly being voted for, not much interest is being taken in the contest to-day. ‘The labor party however, has a ticket in the field and work- ingmen are making considerable effort to elect it, but outside of this the clection is voting is going on with unusual tame and indicate that the democrats will have a m rity of both houses of tha municipal assen- ly. ~The labor vote cannot be got at yet. bus court, | the | it does not seom to have boen as heav as was bacn close in ts, but there is that the deniocrats have expe The contest has most of the wards and dist scarcely a doubt gained a victory 1t Wan a Big Surprise, DS Moises, la., April 5—|Special Tele- gram to the Bee |—The surprise in lowa politics was the result of the election at Du- buque yesterday. That is ademocrat strong- hold which usnally gives a democratic ma- Jority of 2,000 or 3,000 or even more, This spring the Knights of Lubor put a full ticket in the tield and to the surprise of everybody elected it over tho republican and democratie candidates by several hundred plurality “The Knights now have control of the city government and it is sald thiat one of their first acts will bo to raise the saloon licenses 100 per cent or more, ‘The election was very orderly and creditable to all. Kansas City's Mayor Re-eleoted, KANSAS Uy, April B Heney €. Kuwpf, republican, was re-eleeted mayor of this city to-day by & good m The republicans claim the ticke pting treasarer and at- forney. “The labor vote was comparitively light. One Inbor alderman was elected, hav- inz o opposition. [ Kansas, City, Kab.y which iheludes Wyandotte, Hanhon, Tor mayor, represented the knights of Tabor, sup- potiod by the. republicans. He is probably detented by Riliiker. the citizens' eandidate. The Result in Toledo. TorEpo, 0., April 5.—The ofticial returns of the nanicipal election shows that the republicans elected their candidates for volice commissioner, police proseci- v solicitor and cemetery trustee. ‘I'he democrats elected the police judge and water works trustee. The board of aldermen is a tie and the board of councilmen has two rep- s majority. The republicans captured the olice board and the democrats the school board. Deserted By th PoRIA, Kan cay was attel Women. pril 5.—The election to- led with considerable activity by the W. €. U., in behalf of their candi- 1{1\(1‘ for mayor, Dr.J. J. Wright, as against . Wea the cand i late of the citizens. e result 'shows, however, their effort ot be crowned with the most gratifyi s out of 542 women who registel only 308 voted, and of these over one fou voted against the candidate of the W. ¢ U, Weaver was elected by a large majc Denver Probably Repuablican. DENVER, April 5.--There were five munic- ipal tickets in the field to-day—revublican, democrat, independent democrat, Iabor and prohibition. A a very large vote was polled, speclally By the Inbur party. e dewosrats held their own, notwithstanding_the split in the party, but the indieations at 8 o'clack are that the republicans elected Lee mayor by from 1,000 to 1,500 pluralit Convicted of Election Fr BALTIMORE, April 5.—Charles M. Owens, Tsaac H. Walters, John Brandon, John B. Sanner and William J. Byrne, judges and clerks of election in the First ward, tried tor conspiracy to defraud at the last municipal election, ‘were_convieted In the crimi court to'day. Notice of appeal was entered. Democrats Carry Springfield. SeriNarieLD, 1L, April e demo- crats elected their city ticket here to-day with the possible exception of city attorney, by decisive majorities. The votes are not yet fully eounted, but the indications are that Hay (democrat) gets a majority of about 600, Two years ago the republicans carried tho city, electing the mayor by a vote of 1,100, Topeka Solidly Republican, Torexka, Kan, April 5.—At midni:ht only a small portion of the yote was counted, but enough to show that the whole republi- can ticket is elected. The women who had registered mostly voted, and georrally as their husbands did, - Arrested For Murder, CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 5,—[Special Tele- gram to the Be bout two weeks ago a small ranchman named Richard Rice, living onthe Platte river ninety miles north of here, suddenly disappeared. Foul play was suspected. In an investigation Rice’s cloth- ing was found at Edwin Everett's, a short ai; tance from Riee's quarters, It was learned, too, that about the time of Kice's disappear- ance that yells were heard one nicht at Everett's and a couple of - passers-by saw two men engaged in ting a third. On the strength of this Everett, Robert Sanderson and Miss Jenny Berry, 'the latter supposed 1o be the cause. rel, were arrested and lodged in Thé body of Rice Is supposed to have been thrown i’ the Platte river. The preliminary hearing may develop turther fac aha'a Co rder Suspended. tANCISCO, April 5.—Among the pas- senzers quartered on the steamer City of Peking which arrived here yesterday from Yokohama was Captain T. 0. Selfridge of the United war ship Omaha, who is en- route to Washington under suspension caused by an untortunate affair which occurred in Japan March 4 while he was in command of the Omah The vessel had been engaged in practice off the Island lkeshima, ve miles from Najasakl, and the r in _charge reported that all the shells ad exploded. Shortly after, however, while a group of Japanese were examining a shell which had been fired from the Omaba, it ex- !:h)(lml.kllllm: four and wounding seven, ) learning of these facts Rear Admiral Chandler placed Captain Selfridze under suspension and ordered him to leave by the first steaer and,report to the secretary of the navy. P A Ae o 1d and Successfal Robbary. NarieLn, L, April 5.—John Work- man, a wealthy farmer and landowner liv- ing near Curran, was robbed to-day of $6,000 by three men who had evidently Isarned that Workman had that sum upon his person for the purpose of closing a cattle deal. ‘The men drove to Workman’s house one at a time and represented theimselves to be one an_agricul- tural implement agent, another dealer in land, and a third a fricud of the latter. After drivinz about the premises the farmer and men returned to the farmhouse. where, in the midst of a conversation, Workman was suddenly seized and thrown to the and robbed as above stated, 'The robbe caped. Given Up k rw Youk, April 5 wr Lost, The British tramp steamer, Carim which left Barrow, Eng- land, February 23, has not yetarrived and is given up as lost, with all hands on board. She had a full ecargo of steel slooms con- signed to a tirm In Pennsylvania. The vessel was commanded by J, A. T row, and had a crew of thirty-three men. The Carmona was a three-masted, schooner-riggea vessel and ailed from Dundee, S nd, where she was builtin April, 1351, William Thompson whed, | The vessel and cargo were lued at $300,000, and are tully insured. sl i Fursch-Madi's Money. New Youk, April 5.—[Special ‘T'ele:ram totne Bek. | =The ‘I'ribune quotes a gentle man conversant with the facts as sayving that Mme, Furseh-Madi’s eheck was not cashed by the Second National bank because her at- tachment had locked the National Opera company’s money up, but the money was there by 10 o'clock. and when her represen- tative appeared the second time the cheek was cashed. “Locke,” he says, acted in good faith in giving the check and the money was in the bank at the regular hour,” Gleason Knocks Out Davis, Dur vt Minn,, April 5.--In the fight in the Duluth theater to-night between Charles Gleason, of Sioux City, and Jack Davis, of Philadelphia, ten rounds or a knock out, Gleason was an ea. y winner in two rounds, knocking Davis down the tirst tning and ra- peating the operation a dozen times, closing with a clean knock out. N Colorado's Legislature Adjour DeNvER, April 5~The sixth genel sembly adjeurned sine die at3o'clock this mornivg. i EW YOus TAPPOINTIENT OF OMAHANS. Judge Savage Again Made a U. P, Director and Patrick Lynch Storekeeper, TO SHUT OFF SUNDAY LIQUOR The Washington Police to Strictly Fae force the Law Closing fl‘r Sar loons on That Day tional Capital Nows, More Nebraska Patronage, WASHINGTON, April 5.—[Special Telegram tothe Bek.| —President Cleveland this after- noon appointed James W. Savaze,of Omaha, adirector of the Union Pacy Iroad. Patrick W. Lynch was today appointed internal revenue storekeeper at Omaha. ENFORCING THE SUNDAY LAW, On Sunday next the police will make another effort to suppress liquor selling in this city on that day. Herctofore where eat- ing tables were in the bar-room. or adjoining the bar, the proprictors were permitted to keep theit places open by drawing a curtain across the drinking bar, and having a sign with the word “closed” upon It. In such cases stone mugs were used for serving beer, and an out side observer could not tell but what water was being served. and in that way the Sunday law was violated. Th e law requires a room in whieh liguor is sold during the week to be closed on Sunday, and it is ary to prove a sale in order to ob- correction. Hereaiter, bexinning w next Sunday, the police will prosecute p sons for keeping their ssopen. A repors d P’rosecutor Padgett about it, and he ntended to prosecute saloon keepers in such cases. BOTH USELESS AND (OSTLY. One of the most costly humbugs of the age is now on board of the exeeutive department. Senator Coc committeo has opened by calling on e: artment for a mass of in- mation that will simply be overwhelmin, when the returns are all in and this mass of useless information will cost the government tens of thousands of dollars. 1n some of the departments scores of elerks are taken from their legimate duties for days and weeks even to prepare this matter which will be 8o voluminous that it will utterly over- whelin any committee that will attempt to handle it.” The printing of 1t alone will cost many thousands of dollars. and when it is all prepared and printed it wiil simply be a mass of unintelligence, for it will not cast a single ray of light on the real operations of the de- partments. What the committee propose to do or recommend nobody seems to know. Cockrell himself is unable to propose or i augurate anything in the shape of reform anywhere, He is kept in_the senate beeau he was shot to pieces while trying to over- throw the go; Ile now proposes r form. The in tion is an expensi farce inasimuch as the result will not be in- telligible. COOLEY AND BRAGG EXPLAIN. It having beea reported that tour of the inter-state commerce commissioners traveled here on f passes, two of them make ihese statement t cost me £26.50 to ride in the cars from Montgomery to Washington,” says Captain Brage. .lml,m Cooley says: “My ‘term as receiver of the Wabash systeni did not_expire until April 1. Ileft my home on Sunday. March with three members of my family. 1 paid the fares ot the th and presented a receiver's pass for myself. 1 paid the fares back to Michigan for two of the family who came to Chicago only, and also paid the fare of my son from Clicago here. ~ On my arrival in Washington 1 returned my pass. Just be- fore | left home o relative asked me to send him free transportation r the Wahash road for members of his family. 1 replied that I had just vurchased tickets for my own family and ‘was unable to oblige him.” MILITARY MATTERS. Major John C, Muhlenburg, paymaster, is relieved from duty in the department of Texas and ordered to tue department of Columbia, relieving Major DeWitt C. Poole, paymaster, ordered oo departuiont of ¢ a8, Captain William Fletcher, Twentieth in- fantry, is relieved from duty in the depart- ment of Dakota July 15, and ordered to his home in this city to await retirement. Mujor R. King, engineer corps, in addition to h1$ present dutie: member of the boar cation and and is assigned to duty as & of engineers for fortl arbor works, and ol dered to report to Colonel I\ L, Casey, pres- ident of the board, Quartermaster General Hollabird, Medical Assistant Adjutant Gen- Puiveyor Baxte erai Kelton, Assistant Commissary Dubarry, Assistant Surgeon J. 0. Ski B with First Lieutenant Constantine Chase, Thirdartillery, recorder, have been appointed a relieving board to mee the army medi- cal musewn at Washington on April 7 for examination of such offérs as may be ordered before it. irst Lieutenant George Bell, Jr., I'hird intantry, has been anted one month leave of absence, with permission to apply for one month extension. Army furloughs erceant William D, Huddléson, battery K, rourth artillery, two months from April 1; Sergeant MeClellan Bankin, Troop I, Fourthi cavairy, two months; Sergeant John H. Fitzsimmon, com- ‘mu,\f D, 'I'wenty-third infantry, four months; lospital Steward J. R. Fowler, two wonths extension: Private Jeremiah Sullivan, com- pany . Fifteenth infantry, three months; Serzeant Hunter Miller, “light battery F, Fourth artillery, one month; Sergeant Alex- ander Huntington, troop B, Second cavalry, two months. APPROVED A8 1 VE BANKS, The First National bank of Kansas City ser approved as a reserve agent of the avital National bank of Lincoln, The Chase National bank of New York has been approved asa reserve agent for the First National bank ot Ord, Neb.: also the First National bank of Missouri Valley, Ia, PATENTS GEANTED WESTERNERS, Patents were issued for the following spey L. Devore and E. 0. Keek Aurelia, draft equalizer for harvester; Anos 1. inell, Campbetl, In., dumping neral G thnnu: Johin S, Lindquist, Swedeburg, Neb,, windmill; Adelbert E. Parker, as- signor ot one-haif to A, Schauffhau: Du- buque la., axle clip. NENRASKA AND IOWA PENSIONS, Pensions were granted Nebraskans to-day as follows: Reuben H, Dedrick, Red Clouds Iston Armstrong, Big Springs: dames onn, Arapahoe;’ O. A, Davenpoit, Kear- ey, Pensions granted Towans: Mary J.. widow of William V. Hoagland, Cedar Falis; John Stockwell, Winterse Clark, Os- ceolas Peter Roldier, Reuben ML, Roberts, Fairtield T Edwards, Clarksyille: John ¥, Wilson, Mt, Pleasant} dison Dun, Henry 8. Edson, Rock Fallsy Eldon; Valentine W. Benskotre, Anamosa; nes Cain, Marathon: Benjanin ¥, Cozad, Robert Dieks Norwalk; Willian land, Cedar Falls: John Walluce, William M. Benedict, Brook | POSTAL CHANGES, ‘The president to-day appointed as | master Newton 8. Noble, at Anawosa, a. vice Willam R, FI remoyed, Y ark WasiiNGToN, April 5.—The seeretary of the interior has promulgated new rules for the government of the Y ellowstone park. ‘The rules prohibit the Injury or re- moval of geyser formationas: allowing stock tograze in their vicinity; the cutting or in- jury of gfowing timber: the unnecessary lighting of fires: the injure or killins of birds or animals; the wanton destruction of 3 the permanent_residence ol any person patk: the pastinz of pr.vate notiees, or establishmgnt of drinking saloons or L rooms. Outits of persons found hunting or in possession of game will bo contiscated, and persons making themselves obnoxions to the officer in charge will be ejected from the park. Rules, Steamer, April No tidings of the steamer Sualernoof the Wilson line have been heard since that vessel was spoken by the Klbe, March 27, in a disabled eondition 600 miles from Halifax. When last s¢ steamer was proceed ing east under sall witl a broken propeller.