Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 22, 1887, Page 4

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ROSEWATER, Enitor. news and waressed” to e ry of The Bee Pub- j awear that the Geo Hahing company, does s u~n...!’.-|m| nu..y.. of the 1 ending Nov, 18, 187, was as follow Raturday, Nov Wy, Bunday, Nov. 1 Horay, Xo Thursdn Friday, N¢ Average.... varu toand subscribed in my presence this h day of November, A, D, 18 11, iibte (] State of Nebras County of I)«vllLI Geor B, Traehinek, beinge Arst duly sworn, de- DRes AN says thist he 1% secre ¥ ol ¢ Beo Dlishing company, that, the actual wverie of the Daily jee for v 18 348 77 copies: for Tor iy 188 e 161 copi October, 1 Sworn to and h day of Octobs The fire limits should be extended without further delay. UP to this date no contests of election have been started in Douglas county. THE newspip are now making it appear that Bulfalo Bill made $500,000. With a cipher or two omitted, they ave perhaps correct. Tie members of the Lincoln city council will hereafter be as tame a crowd of men as ever attempted to do aldermanic dut THE riotous outbreak feaved in don Sunday did not take place. 6,000 citizen-constables suggested ng thousands. Ton- The mod- Mg. CARLISLE may be the next speaker of congress, yot there are those who are working against him. In any event Mr. Carlisle will be heard from. AND now it is charged the of Iown has fraudulently obtained a pension. Verily, it hath been well written that the man without sin shall heave the first hould t Mr. Tuttle, SENATOR TABOR has struck it rich again, and this time, also at Leadville. The dashing senator will now doubtless purchase another pair of two hundred and fifty dollar ni POWDERLY paving to start another national organ. 1t would re- quire an active clerk and a large regis- ter to keep account of the births and deaths of the “organs” that appear and dle in a year now-a-ds THE druggists of have seeured permits to sell liquors for mechanical, medicinal and sacramental purposes. Emporia will be one complete Pospital, if the records are taken on authority, within two woeks. —_— CERTAIN developments in relation to democratic methods in the recent polit- {eal campaign in New York state go to show that Governor Hill is about as active a civil service law breaker as Cleveland himself. The ¢ service reform bantling has a hard time of it at the hand of its step-parents, — Tue Republican prints a Paris cable- gram of November 19, Monday morning, eredited to the Globd-Democrat, The BEE published the same article Sunday morning umong its copyrighted New York Herald special enblograms. The BEE is the only newspaper holding the Herald franchise west of Chieago, and our drowsy contemporary will please take notics mporia, Kansas, — DON M. DICKINSON, who it was sup- posed would follow Vilas as postmaster general, has had a tremendons puff of himself published in & Detroit paper. President Clevelund and his ¢ hinet are severcly eriticised and Me, Dickinson is described as person who does not shiver with alarm when o new iden i advanced, The significs formance would scem to be seat will i d by ree of this p that Vilas' e one ol 50 v famine™ in the north- in that scetion have n getting their grain to market in time to fill orders. The trouble is farmers have inereased their acreage and railrouds their miloage without adding the necessary rolling stock. If railroad corporations were in less haste to “extend theirsystems” ard more anxious to give good service to their patrons, the result would be more satisfuctory to themselves as well as to the public. west. Far much difliculty ONE of the most remarkable news- paper successes of the past half a dozen years is thut of the Moruing Jowrnal of New York, founded and edited by Mr, Albert Pulitzer. On last Wednesday the Journcl celebrated its fifth annive sary, printing sixteen pages on pink paper, handsomely illustrated and pre- senting a history of its interesting ca- reer. The Journal is a one-cent paper, and has attained a cireulation of 225,000 copies daily. Itis edited for popular reading, giving all the wews in con- densed form, and in this respect is a wodel unewspaper. Its enterprising founder has fixed his ambition on half & million daily readers, and it is safe to 'Mct that he will “get there.” The aggregate business of the clear- ing-house banks of the country last week reachcd nearly twelve hundred million dollars, an increase of | close upon eight per cent over the corresponding week of last year. Of the thirty-seven eities reporting, but three show a decrcase, and in every case this is small. The showing is gratifying and significant, indicating as it does that the logitimate business of the country is in a most satisfactory condition and that there has taken place a general restoration of the confidence in financial and commer- cial circles. The evidence of a more confident feel- ing is especially shown in the improved tone of the stock market. The long depression that had prevailed there gave place eagly in the past week to a sentiment favora- ble to higher values, and although the resulting advance was not very marked it was sufficient to decisively show that the period of depression had passed, and that investors were convinced that the opportunity had come for placing their money in trustworthy securi Many stocks had undoubtedly been forced down to lower prices than there was any good reason for. The alarm of impending financial trouble frecly sounded during the summer, the pessi- mistic predictions regarding the rail- rond outlook, the timidity of capital, and the restrictive policy of the eastern banks, made a combination of adverse conditions which fully account for the depression in the stock market and the depreciation of values. It is now seen that the financial scare had a very slight foundation, whilelthe promise for the railroad business of the country is far from unfavorable, and with these facts elearly defined a veaction in the stock market naturally resulted. There is no surer expression of improved con- tidence, As to the general trade of the country advices from all points report o s tory movement in most departments. There has been an enlarged distribution of merchandise in the wost and south, and the seaboard cities report a more active demand for several linesof manu- factured goods. s a whole tradeis be- liecved to be considerably ove the average at this advanced stage of the son. The low range of prices of course has an important beaving on the isfac- liberal movement of goods, but the real oxplanation s the more generally prosperous condition of the people. The purchas- ing ability of the country was never so great as at present. Omaha merchants their share to the Never before at this season of the year has there been anything like the amount’of business here that is now be- ing done by the wholesale and jobbing houses, and except as to railroad dis- crimination the merchants of this city have no cause of complaint. There is fair promise that this one drawback to the commercial progress of Omaha will before very long be removed, and when tis there will ensue here a business boom surpassing any that has yet been experienced. From Maine to Oregon. Since the adjournment of the New Hampshire legislature, which con- tinued its session five months, instead of as many weeks, as formerly, the east- ern press attempts to**paint amoral and adorn a tale” from its proceedings, The story is an old one in this west- crn country, and while it may be won- dered at that people in the east will submit to such actions as were resortod to in New Hampshirve, it is known in Nebraska that the remedy to check the repeated defeats of ropresentative gov- ernment has not been found. The story of this five months’ wicked- s simply based upon the fact that the Boston & Maine railroad was at- tempting to secure control of the northern 't of the state. The Con- cord roud, knowing the ue of legisl. tion, attempted to defeat the Boston Maine road—and the trouble com- menced., The stories coming from New Huwmpshirve ave simply a recital of what every man in Nebraska knows. It wa o struggle for supremacy be- n two giant corporations, such as the Union il uml B. & M, und striliers and lobbyists were plonti- ful. Tndeed one report goes so far as to say that ever corof any prominence in the state was retained on one side or the other, and many of the courts had 1l the lawyers were gaged in lobbying. e in Nebraska every whose editor was for sale was a bargaing all the members islature, or most of them, were highest bidder and no ex- pense was spared by the corporations seeure every ageney that could pos- ibly render assistance, After monils \ting, all at the state the Concord roud secured a wes the field agement nest y the to ensue bet greedy corporations, the tax-pu foot the bill, The Atlanta Constitution, evidently not a close obgerver of cur this to say regarding the are oontributing volume of trade. ness at Concord en As is often the ca of the le sold to the open for i, and in cen two s will ugglo tevents, has rfamous pro- ceedings at Coneord: What interests us at this distance is othe shameful fact that such corrupt practices on such a vast scale are possible in any state in this union, What' has occurred in New Hampshive may occur elsewhere. When cor- 1 porations and capitalists find it necessary to control legislation they will be tempted to buy votes, This corruption of the ballot, this bribery of legislatures, is one of the greatest dangers threatening our republic. With the corruptionists on the one hand, and r, and a lot of ¢ 10 join hunds with cither, the outlook is anything but promising. H*May occur elsewhere!” Has not the same programme been enacted at our state eapital, year after your? Have not the legislatures of Illinois, Towa und Kansas been captured by the venul wretches who prowl around legislative halls and defeat the will of the people id flagrant viol nsof la not men gone to the Nebraska leg- ture instructed and pledged to vote inst corporations, and returned he- smirched and ruined by the polluting touch of the scoundrel lobhyists who THE OMAHA DAILY Brk: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1887 debase honest men? Why should Nebraska's silver-tongued orator swear before an investigating committee that it required six thousand dollars to carry one county? Why should it transpire that all the oil room vagabonds who sold themselves to the Union Pacific ana B. & M. railways should be supported at Lincoln, during legislative sessions, if it were not for the fact that they were there to defeat the people and secure legislation favorable to the highwaymen who dre organized under the name of railway companies? “May oceur elsewhere!™ It has oceurred many times elsewhere—from Maine to Oregon—but with no more scrious re- sults than in Nebraska. To Be Revived, There is excellent promise that the Chinese question will be revived at the coming session of congross and pressed pertinaciously by those who think ad- ditional restrictive legislation is re- quired. The Pacific coast is aroused on the subject, and it is already proclaimed out there that the party which shows the best disposition to completely and permanently shut out the Chinese will stand the best chance of getting the vote of that section of the union. Sen- ator Mitchell of Oregon has announced that he will reintroduce his bill for the total exclusion of Chinese laborers, and it is very likely not to encounter much opposition. When this measure was introduced at the last session Mr. Mitehell was) induced by Secretary Bayard to withdraw it upon the promise to negotiate a treaty with China which would admit the right of total exclusion of Chinese by the United St So far as known no attempt has been made to negotiate sneh a treaty, and it is not probable the Oregon senator, with the sentiment and pressure that is behind him, will listen to another request from the secretary of state, should he make one, for a further postponcuicent. It is complained that Chinese are con- tinually coming into this country in vio- lation of an cxisting law, and it is charged that federal court officials are corrupted in order this may be done. A clause rted in the last treaty with China, made six years ago, by which Chinese then in the country were per- mitted to go and come at will. Those who return to China are juired, if they come back to the United States, to bring a certificate showing former resi dence here. A great many have come without such certificate, and when not permitted to land by the customs offi- cers recourse has been taken to the courts by halwas corpus proceedings. This has very generally been succes and the fact has become ascandal involv- ing all the federal court officials at San Francisco. The collector of customs at that port publicly intimated some time ago that the court officials were cor- rupted, and that it was useless to en- deavor to enforce the law. Itis now said that the custom house authori ties have evidence of the exist- ence of an organized ring to secure the landing of Chinese girls who come to this country without the certificate quired by A great many women who had not this legal voucher and were refused the privilege of landing by the custom house authorities have been ad- mitted by the convts. There is a money value to these girls when they can be landed, and the existence of a ring to import them is very probable. Itshould be extremely improbable that federal court officials are in collusion with such an enterprise,and yot the circumstantial evidence is very strong against them. This state of affairs will constitute one of the strongest arguments in support of absolute exclusion. It seems to be settled that the people of the Pacific coast will be satisfied with nothing short of this, and as a bid for the vote of that section in the next presidential ele be expected that the vess will vie with each n the effort to satisfy the demand restricting other for Chinese immig additional legislation ation. What Our Citizens Should Do. loyal citizen of Omaha should subscribe something to the $50,000 wanted by the committee to bid for the National republican convention. The sum of 20,000 is already subseribed. The benefit to be devived from the. in- vestment is incaleulable, 1f the amount is raised and Omaha is designated as the city in which tohold the convention, ample accommodations will be found. The exposition building with sl expense could be enlarged and tr formed into a hall sufficiently large to seat all who would hold tickets. As 1o hotel accommodations Oma- lostleries and hospitable Il throw open their e for all who come. Min- neapolis ahd Chicago are makipg every possible effort to secure the convention, yot there is no reason why Omaha does not stand an equal chanco with other pleacs. The sum of $50.000 is the first item tosecure. Let every citizen write his name for some amount. The time to act is at once OMATA’S bank clearances last week showed an increase over the correspond- ing week of last year of 64 per cent, the amount being $3,200,370. This city stood ut the head in the percentage of increase, which indicates a growth of business as remarkable as it is gratify- ing. The increase is measurably due, of course, to the great enlargement of the packing industry, but it represents, jas well, the growth of all departments of enterprise. Tt should be said, also, that it is a wholly legitimate growth, stable and permanent. Such indisput- able evidence of the expanding trade of Omaha is a practical argument in be- half of the city worth more than all others, and isa suficient answer to all Qisparaging opinions. Tk SUNDAY BEE of November 20, was a model mewspaper. The many columns of special cablegrams, direct from all important news centers of the old world, were of unusual interest. The telegraph columns contained news of excellent variety from all parts of the continent. The local columns were filled with interesting accounts of city departments were of the choicost vas viety, The advertiser cl share of the twelve large pages—and allin all the paper pleased every reader —as, in fact, the BEE always does. imed only his THERE doubtless is not a man on the police force who, were the demand made upon him, wouJd not emulate the ample of brave and faithful Tom . Yetanunfber of these men are refused payment for the services they render, any one of whom may at any time become the victim of some brutal tough. It is shameful to deny these men their well-earned money, while the policy is discouraging to that vigilance and fidelity expected of these men. Pay the city's guardians. P. T. BARNUM'S great and only show on earth has again been burned. The loss is $700,000. Thirty elephants and a lion are now roaming at large. This is not the first time in his eventful career that Mr. Barnum has suffered loss by fire. It is safe to predict that by the time the tenting season comes around the veteran showman will announce that “larger and better” he will give his farewell scason. At least this has been his history for years. CIviL service reform has invaded Omaha, and this city has reached the distinction of having a local board of examiners, to whom application must be made by those desiring a position in the vostoffice. Hungry partisans may not welcome the innovation, but the patriotic citizen will find gratification in it as another evidence of our on- ward march to metropolitan eminence. S. The empress of Germany is worse, and her illness, it is feared, is serious. The prince of Wales was for rars old, but he doesn’s enjoy his birthdays—his mother is too healthy. The ex-Empress Eugenie is about to pass the winter at Naples, but will make a short stay in Switzerland en route, Queen Emma of Holland is said to be a pretty brunette, whose attractiveness is marred only by the habit of winking as though she were about to indulge in & good ory. The emperor and empress of Brazil are go- ing to visit Palestine. She goes purely in the spirit of a pious pilgrim, and he is in- spired by a mixture of religious and scientific motives, The Princess Olympia Bari trusted political agent of the Czar. now in Berlin on a confidential mnmun h) Emperor Willlam. The Czar evidently be- lioves that & woman can keep a secret. It is probable that next spring Queen Vic- toria will unveil the colossal bronze statue of Gen. Gordon, which is to rected at Aber- deen, in front of the Arg galfery. This statue was subscribed for by mombers of the Gor- don clan, The favorite stage of ‘he fate King Louis of Bavaria, has been pyrchased by a travel- ing circus. Even his shirts! have been sold at auction. Imperial Louis, ‘“dead and turned to.clay,” is not meeting with much respect, from his erstwhile subjects. The emperor of Russia has purchased a chateau on the shore of the Esrom So, within a short distance of tho Schloss of Fredens- borg, and intends to make it the regular autumn residence of the imperial family, It charming gardens, and is surrounded by :ch woods. The house is to bo consider- ably enlarged and entirely redecorated be- fore next summer, The Empress Augusta is more than seven- ty-five years of age, and has not changed the style of her d; for the last twenty-five ars. She still wears the same dark-brown wig, and recently at the opera was dressed in @ white broeade gown, and wore a white cap of plush on her head instead of a bounet, Around her neck she wore a chain of large emerald The king of Dahomeny is described as “a tall, well-built negro of ‘about forty, dressed in 2 blue silk gown reaching to his knces, covered with silver half moons, stars and quaint shaped spangles about the size of half- dollars. On his head he had a cap of red velvet with gold lace, and the figures of a skull and cross bonea'in front. On his feet were gold-laced sandals. In his hand he held 8, scoptre of solid gold surmounted by a red skull. s Mistress of the Situation, Burlington Free Press. higan town boasts of a girl 6 feet 9 inches tall. When a fellow gets a kiss from her he has to say please, and don’t you for- get it. Europe in Danger. Chicago Times. Mr. Gould is reported to be in improved health. und having a very enjoyable time in Burope. If Mr, Gould takes a fancy to Europe he will probubly own it before he comes back. e Fifty-one. Thomas W, ltununn. Jesting is over with me fore Lifc is too sober at fifty-ones Ny lonzer Eworship the witty and elever; Things that amused me 1 loathe and shun, 1 have comc to the summit, and now begun To sink to th ale on the other side There's a damp in the air, there's & gloom on the sun, Whose waning the vapors of Orcus hide. And my fellow Fall uway rd hie, To thelr soveral homes: they aranot insight; But I hear the bells as they bid good-by ! iely [ feel us I get more nigh 2 \d right, rom the tracks as we down- Shit from all glimpse of the goodly And the sunshine of every friendly face, Yet what is todread! There's a master there, Full of pity, to welcome the weary guest; Who will bind the foot-sore, and have good v poor soul that sokks His rest. 1 tremble to go to Him unconfessed ; I bear Him no letters from priest or pope; But I carry a passport within my hreast Of His own sure word, and a deathless hope. - STATE AND TERRITORY, Nebraska Jottings, Hastings is slowly but nuxel\' recover- ing from a bogus bomb. The Stanton county herd of Herefords took the bulk of the prizes at the Chi- cago fat cattle show. The papers of Plattsmouth are resur- recting a graveyard _of buried hopes by t lllung about a new depots A temperance druggist in Osceola has Dbeen jailed for translating winks and hardening his soda cockt The defeated democratic candidate for sherifl in Hamilton county scored a victory by pounding the editor of the Aurora Republiean. The scores are now about even. The B. & M. mude an all-round freight rate «duection of 10 cents per hundred in Hastings recently. It will be noted that this * to the shippers of the third made just as the Elkhorn V. struck the city. The Northwest News of Hay Springs *The Omaha I has been ham- ing nailson the bead with great force and accuracy of sim lately. There are & great many statesmen braska who would attend and great alacrity.” Minute details of the straw pull for the tu-nuurt‘ns)up of Dakota county have arrived. Frank Davy and Dr. Wilkin- son tied in the race and the silly but legal straw was called in as referee. Friends of hoth parties were present in large numbers to view the novel con- test. The clerk retired to the safe, and returned loaded with two straws for the pull. Davy was given the firet haul and in atremulous voice bid farewell to friends. After several sh ng efforts he seeured o grip and pulled—the long straw and won. Davy is a thorough democrat and mmuull) scooped the prize at the first pull. It may interest the capital city to know that the country press are ac- quainted with her record — Hero is chapter from the Hay Springs Nows: *“The city of Lincoln is still kicking on the railroads. So long us the B. & M. and Lincoln were in_partnership the whole state was robbed with impunity; since the partnership hus been solved sheol is to pay. The capital city gots but little sympathy. It is and always has been a railroad town; its principal lawyers have waxed fat in the omploy of the corporations; every legis- lature that has so far met there has been bulldozed by these same attorneys, aided and abetted by the Lancaster county delegation. If Lincoln isreally suffering from an overdose of railroad medicing she deserves the punishment.” Towa Items. Burlington's pride is its levee. Natural gas was struck at a depth of sixty-three foet near Odel. It is now thought that the gigant w(‘lll at Belle Plaine is under full ¢ trol. 1s company at Burlington has ed $60,000 on the improvement of ns. Prophet Foster's usefulness as weather sharp has been scorched to death by November's balmy sunshine. The county seat fight in Iowa county between Iliamsburg and Marengo was won by Marengo by a majority of 600, = The order of Railway Conductor America have paid Mrs. Cather Weber, widow of Conductor Gus Weber, who w killed on the Illinois Central June last, $2,500. Dakota. Aberdeen is to have a $200,000 hotel next year. Dehorning cattle throughout Dakota seems to be rapidly gaining popularity J. W. Zalers, of Deadwood, is said to havecleaned up $50,000 out_of the Black Hills mines. The potato erop in Lincoln county this year d 1o be greatly in excess of that of any other season. The Farme National Tnsurance company was organized at Plankinton Thursday with a capital stock of 1100, 000, At a meeting of the Yankton and board of trade 8500 was raised for the completion of the Yankton: Falls survey. The tin miners of the Black Hills ex- peet to break the tin syndicate before next spring. It is more likely they will beeome the pillar of the pool. — - AMUSEMENTS. “Ruy Blas" By the Emma Abbott Opera Company. The Emma Abbott Opera company opened a weel's engagement last ovening at Bogd's opera house to a large audience. “Ruy Blas" was the opera presented. Tt was the first time that it has been produced in Omaha, The cast was as follow Marie Therese (Queen of Casilda (lady in Waiting). Duchess Giovanni. . Puges Ruy Blas. Don Sallust di Bazan. Don Guintanc Don Ferrando Don Manuel.. Erama Abbott i Annandale Hertha Fri iitelene Hertram “ 1 Kute Maddock ando Michelena William Pruotte William Broderick - Walter Allen icodore Bryant ‘Robert Beaumont e WS sometng new for Omabia, und the music at times was quito stirring and melodious, Miss Abbott, who pain) L lways been a great favorite in Omiaha, reccived a cordial recep- tion, She was.in exeellent voice, and sang most charmingly. She was encored several | times, to which'she responded in the most graceful manner, doing allin_her power to please the audicnee. Miss Abbott is a pains- taking and studious artist. Sheis not mn~ ing to rest upon her laurels of past yi but with each successive season she st vm; to excel her previous efforts. Her voice, naturally of the purest quality, gives evi- dence of constant and careful cultivation. Ln her trills and bigh notes she s but very few equals upon the operatic sta Miss Abbott's company this season com- prises some excellent talent, including Wil- liam Pruette, than whom it is difficult to find a ftinc lmnwlu‘ Fernando Michelena, who possesses an excellent tenor voice, William Broderick and Lizzie Amandale are old favor- ites: all of whom acquitted themselvds cred- itably. The chorus was very stron It is composed of singers throughout, thers being no “sticks” or “dummies” in it. It is rarely that an nce hus the pleasure of listening to such a nificent chorus, "The ope put upon the st The customes we dresses of Miss Abbott w rich atiful and were greatly adired, ther the performance guve go faction, 0 in very > elegant, handsome sf The 1 d Alto- al satis- AT THE PEOP “Nobody’s Clain,’ “M i der, produced at the Peo- ples theater last night, with Kate Pear; in the leading female role. The ently enteresting to entertain th the house, though the effect is in ¥ measure destroyed by the lack of knowled of their lines shown by many of the perform crs. The defect will doubtless be ven to-night, tern drama of the Charged With 1 Hbber Joseph Martin wraigned bef. Berka yesterday charged with ste in the house of Twelfth str , but mana, tinuance until to-day at 10 employed by the Vaugha tor, and on to be drunk pockets of May Vaughan at d to sec m. Martin was u jani- B! Ill' lnunl he tan remembered the circnmstance when he discovered his money missing. The Vuughan woman also the next morning found that she had been robbed of $55 and a pair of gold slecve buttous. Shortly after- wards Martin was discovered missing, Mar tin was_ arrested in Council Bluffs und to Omaha yesterday woiuing. He Swidled a Granger. A well dressed stranger giving the name of J. L. Forkuer was arrcsted yesterday by Ofticer Dempsey for a swindle perpetrated on a granger at Plum Creek, in a game of cards. brought b Forkner had in his possession at the time of hi: dianmond ring 1 diamond studs which are said to be the rightful property of the man he had sw Besic he in had also on his p watch and chain, a ¢ s and dice. The Pinkertous in Town, Yesterday the two Pinkerfons, “Billy Bob," enjoyed @ good meal at the perfumed the rotunda with the flavor of costly and cigars, told fun ies to acquaintances, hobnobbed with th kept_ aloft from reporters and in the d good by to Omaha and forged further ou towards the setting sun, —_— Arrested For Theft. A carpenter named Gust Burke was ar rested last night charged with stealing an overcoat from the store of H. Tiehman. Burke claims that the arrest is a picce of spite work and that the coat was left tem- porarily with him by one Tom Owens. Paxton, | 7 Captured While Hiding as a Grader in Omabha. PETE BAXTER UNDER ARREST. But Little Important Busincas Trana- acted By the Bourd of Education ~Against Convict Labor— Other City News. Run Down By a Detective. At the instigation of L. W. Kinuey, a de- tective from Minneapolis, a grader named Peter Barrett was arrested yesterday after- noon in a shauty on Phil Sheridanavenue, on the charge of murder. The crime was com- mitted August 2, at Minneapolis, and Tim Barrett, a brother of the prisoner, is already in custody on the same charge. The. victim of the murder, Thomas Tollason, a street car driver and his life was taken by the Barrett boys while trying to rob him of his cash box. The crime occurred about mid- night at the end of the street car line near the cemetery, justafter the driver had driven off the turn-table to make his return trip. Tt is supposcd that the murderers first at- tempted to rob the driver, but failing, fired two shots at him, the fiest striking him in the leg and the second piercing his heart, killing him mstantly, Snatching up the cash box they made off with it. The shots were heard by people living in the vicinity, and the two murderers were scen run- ning from the scene, The reports of the re- volvers scared the horses and they ran for about a block, when they were stopped and the dead body of Tollason was found lying on the front platform. Petor 13 brother Tim were both keeping: ¢ father at this time, at a saloon about four blocks from the scene of the mur ¥ three nights after this these two n in their father's billiard room with barri- caded windows and doors, and a small arse nul of fircarms, ready in case of attack. Peter loft Minneapolis the third day after the murder and has since been in Omaha, The police and detectives at work on the case 1 finding a clow and tbouts of the suspected The pistol with which the shoot the spot, and found in the n worked as done was found near s of the tin cash box wes From th sase has b up. On Frid i { to the o il through the a Cormack and Ofticer Turnbull, the arrest was made. Barrett is a coarse, rongh looking fellow, apparently about twenty-one or more, al- though h aims to be only cighteen. When interview in his cell yesterday afternoon he denied adl kno ler. He says he can ,mnn.h prove an alibi. When asked why he cou le out this particular date and rememb hing in_conneetion with it, he was not * least disconcerted, but replied he h. niply brought his mind o bear upon it. Upon boing usked why he slept upon the billiard tables on the nights immediately following the murder, he replied that he frequent. ot there on account of the bedbugs in his room. Barrett scems to come from a family of pretty hard citizens. His brother, Tim, who is under arrest for complicity in this murder, has b nd guilty of several highw robberies, particularly of women whom he despoiled even of their gold rings. He has already served two terms in the 1ort Madi- son penitentiary. As soon us the requisi- tion papor: eived Barrett will be taken to Minne There is a reward of §2,200 e poli oftered for his capture. BOARD OF EDUCATION. Minor Matters Disposed of at the Meeting Last Evening. A regular meeting of the board of educa- tion was held last evening. All the members were present except Messrs. Clark, MeCon- nell, Felton and Clarke. In the absence of the president, Mr. Gray filled the chair. A commuuication from James B. Bruner, the county superintendent, asking for in formation in regard to the Iegal boundary line between Omaha and South Omalia, was referred to the ttorney of the board from the Nebra g for the advertisements of the school board, was rc A Dill for 8300 \vas rec A room was ordorad to bo rented from Mrs, Flannery for use of the pupils of the Pacific school. The salary of Mrs. Anna L. Weinhagen year; that of Miss month, dnd Miss “Idi wed_an additional $10 | month. Mi Y. Gooman was clected assistant principal of the Pacific school Two hundred lithographed bonds were or- dered printed in_ denominations of # each, with forty interest coupons attached, the ‘matter contained op the bonds and coupons to be prepared by the attorney of this board. Better ventilation was ordercd for the two Dbasement rooms of the Leavenworth school v was instructed to invite bids re in the (: street school. terial was ordered for the Imon at Fahrion wa a two 3 of the school was rated us room building, in computing thesal janitor. E RAILRROADS. NEWS OF T The Barlington to on Several ast T The Burlington ofici tiwe cards involving importa Ltrains, civing better through t and considrably faster tinie. o all of th Pat now preparing changes in in service, not but They unday, N train No, 3 Chicago us ut present, at 10 . daily, and will run sohd to De at Omaha at B 5:00 ., tuking b McCook the next merning, and v 1 run to Denver, arriving there at 2:30 p. m. ain No. 4, which is the opposite of the above, will leave Den 2, noon, take next worn sakfast at Lincoln at 7 arrivin 1 O1 ago, Chic morning. Thes ch and bag, wains will carry a sleeping car, 1ge ear through hoty passen thus go to and from T or o and Chicago ou these trains, without the fro; .. THE DAILY BEE. The Business jon. drew thousnnds of dollacs o dorrupt aad | Rappenings,: while tho -miscetlancous | witse's fanseal with much otiserfulness | | NNEAPOLIS MURDERER | aiassvih the demands and growing 5 ' ness of the company, A NEW STATION. The Chicago, St. Paul, b'mnonpnlh Omnhn rnulmul has openied @ s nee, and G, E. T-‘nnia has bu |u charge SUNDAY lI“fllfiI’l\fl\N(‘l). Rev, W. J. Harsha Discussed it in the Ministerial Association, There was a mecting of the local Presbys torian clergymen at the Millard yesterday morning at which Rev. W. J, Harsha, of tho First Presbyterion church, read & paper on the “Details of Sabbath Observance We are constantly met, he said, with the stions: ““What shall be our attitude d the Sunday newspaper! What posi- tion shall we take us to Sabbath amusements, neighborly visitings, bug udes, sacred con- corts,” and the like! and, of course, our only desire is to know the mind of the spirit on the subject. Wo naturally incline toward the extreme of legality on the one hand or that sthers und we interpret the of laxity on the bible W suit our views. Some plant Wiem- ‘ly on the fourth commandment at the Jewish Sabbeth is the ideal from which, since at least the days of the Puritans, we have sadly aberrated. Others ki view that the Sabbath law has been and that the method of observing is loft to the individuals conscience, charter of christian liberty which the under tha is one of Christ's gifts to men Between these extremes there are a hun- dred shades of belief which ©necd attempt neither to refute nor define. 1 am sure wo all agree today that the nearer we can - keep to’ strictness without destroying christian charity the better. We believe that the fourth commandment is stilk Dbinding upon us, though of us would say that the absolute literalness of it 11 holds. Thou We excopt At times we are forced to give these words | meaning, us, f L wh upon to i YOung man com- polled to worlk on tlio Bmbbats - Ho nothing else to do; there are those d upon lim whose claims he cannot forget presume we could all say to that young SEuter your protest Let your em s know Iy opposed to it. Lok around s and st ot of the necessi of it as Soon as you can.” In all such the expediency comes in, and right b this doctrine of expedicney do do we find the kernel of the whole subje The word “expedier new testament, but ?oceurs only in the the accommodation to facts represented by the word is found largely in the old. Chirist said that it was expedient that he go away, and Cai wus expedi i should die for th philosophy was that it o are not dupon to »\vm the prac tie e, and in the struggle he developed a ful amount of the prowess of common ‘These and other prominent figures of ament gave a name to the policy liad all along been adopting—a the new which € policy of expediency which has so excited the t even been rabid objections of " the some of the wise and timid in defending it. 1t is almost fit to take onr br know that Old T X fended such things as polygamy, s tra-judicial divorce, and blood” av And yot when w almly into the ungodly th faithful have matter flllnl that God's winking at those times of ance only intensities. the duty now upon system given g all men to repent. The politic through Moses was u polic sense of the word. It was an accommodation to the wants aud imperfections of men of the truest inspiration and the highest cx attainable under all the circumsta case. Two plans were open for tion when He assumed kingship o brew people, He might over the people by repeated acts of arbitrary om- or He might address it with mo- leulated to influence and instruct. Ha chose the latter. He treated the people ay accountable beings and took into account their unsteady equilibrium in the truth. “This then being the mental _reservation of expediency in the laws of Moses, the next question is: What has been the method of di- vine proceedure since that time? I may an The lines of expediency have becn drawn tighter and per contra the law of de tails has boen made looser. e developing this idea the spealcer ¢ sidered how we may be full of lizht with the tightening of the law of exp lie lensenin he burden of atious delays and transfers which Rave b tofore existed at Lincoin aud at Pacific Junetion respectively, und can buy their tickets and sccure their berths i advauc cither te Chicag at the pany's oftic 2, running solid betwe ver via Omaha, mak rably faster [ all poiuts cuent Is to be 1 n the nounced, | ARRIVAL OF TILE pay car of the & Omaha rallr v v, and R. gladdened || e hoi r|~ of flm em- 8. ’l')ll-n AT 0O ned over the division npanied by Buperintendent Janes and oral Agent Briges. FINISAING THE WOUK. Painters and carpeuters are now engaged on the finishing W s of the new freight office of the Chl St. Paul, Minn 50, & Owmaba railroad, and they wili be re occupancy i a few duys. TUE RUBH OF BYSINESS. Although the Chicago, St. Paul & Minne- apolis & Owahis A‘Ill recelpt of the orgered last summer, the 0 000 new bos B g far from sulllent 10 'keop number is foun o 1 things, he said, aro not under the law but under All other conaninds of the docaloiuy dand enforced in the N stuse ment except the fourth, We obey not from command but from love. Wo heed not as s but us children. We have been ad- d to Christian libert 2. Use not this liberty as an occasion to the flesh. Let every man be clear in his own conscience. No fanatic has a right to demand uniformity in things non-essential. Some matters not the best possible, must be borne with and gradually improved. Yot we aro never to countenance that which paupers the flesh in oursclves or tends to pauper it in ot ve God the benetit of the doubts, If we are troubled in our consciences ubout this that detail give God the benefit of the doubt. Better orr on the side of strictness than that of laxity. Better be an enthusiast than worldling, and the degrees of _cither grow better toward the former. “Why is my | Iged by another 1L men in all thines not se but the profit of all that they may vn tight be saved.” Four hundred me cutters, stonerr plumbers and carpentors, Tam hall Tast night to take action rezarding the manuer in which the work on e now city hall is to be conducted by the new cone tractors, Nevins & Co. The meeting wad Larmonious, and it was the unanimous vote of every one present that the stone cut shall all be done in this eity and by b workmen. This, as the sense of the n was put in proper form, and will be p to the eity councii to-night by a commi three from each of the above named ¢ tions with the request that it be cubodicd specitications, 1ts superfor excellence proven fn millions of homes for more than a quarter of a century. It ix wsed by the United States Government. ” Kae dorsed by the leads of the groat ulversitios, ae the Stronge Pureet and Most Healthful. 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