Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 4, 1888, Page 2

- NEW CIVIL SERVCE RULES. | The President Approves and Pro- mulgates Their Revision. HE MAKES A FEW CHANGES. Not One of the Old Regulations Escapes Alteration—The Chestnut About Political Contributions— Soldiers Recognized, Civil Service Rules Changed. WasiiNGrox, Feb, 8.—The president has approved and promulgated the revision of the civil service rules, which makes several very important changes in the system of ap- pointments upon tests of fitness applied to applicants for places n the departments at MWashington and in classified custom oftices and postofiices. The commission has also re- vised the civil service regulations to eonform with the new rules. These revisions have been under consideration by the commission part of the year, and both have re 1 careful consideration by President Cleveland. Hoe read them at length several times and made changes and modifications. Not one of the old rules or regulations reraains in its original. A few of the most salient features of the new rules may be stated as follows: 1. They are divided into four parts—gen- eral rules, departmental rules,’custom rules 8, al rules are ninein number and are applicable, except in one_or two par- ticulars, to all parts of the classified servic and to some parts of the service not yet clas- sified and to some parts of the service not yet classified under the law or rules, By these rules it 18 made an_ offense pun- ishable by dismissal in any office of the exec- utive civil service (1) to_use his official au- thority or influence for tho purpose of inter- oring with an election or controlling the re- sults thereof, or (2) to d dismissed or to use infiu > the dismissal of any person from any in said serv to be coerced in_ his polit or has refused to contributé political purpose or to_render politieal ser- Aud it is especially provided that any . clerk or other cmploye who (1) violate section 11 of the ecivil act which prohibits the receipt or so- licitation of an assessmont, subscription or contribution for any political purpose what- ever, or (2) who shall violate scction 12, o8 that any person who shall 8o shall contribution of value for any politic: (3) who shall violate scction 13, which p vides that no officer or employe of the United States mentioned in the civil service act shall discharge or promote or in any manner change the ofticial rank of any officer or em- ploye, or threaten to do so, for giving or r fusing a contribution, or (4) who shall vio- late section 14, which provides that no ofticer, clerk or other person in the service shull di- rectly or indirectly hand over to any person money or other valuable thing on account of promotion for any political purpose whate —shall bo dismissed from the serv Also provided that no question in an examination be so framed as to elicit a polit- ical or religious opinion or affiliation of com- petitors for place, and if any appointing or nominating officer make inquiry concern- ing or in any other way attempt t0_ascertain the politics or religion of any person who has passed examination or who shalldiscriminate in fayor of or against such person shall be dismissed. By the general rules several non-competi- tive examinations are provided for and com- pulsory exuminations for promotion directed. The compulsory examination provision, s sugrested by the commission, was amended by the president, who added the following words: *‘But persons in classifiea service who were honorably discharged from the military or naval scrvice of the government and widows and orphans of deceased soldicrs and sailors shall be exempt from such exam- ination.” Another important feature of the general Tules gives authority to the appointing or nominating ofiicer, to whom the comnission- ars may send the names of persons declared by them to be eligible to a certain place, to object in writing to L 'or any of the persons thus certified, stating that for reasons to be par- ticularly specificd such persons, or any of them, are not capable of performing the duties of the vacant place, and the commis- sioners are directed to make certification of other names if the objections are ascertained to be good and well founded. The general rules also provide that soldiers and sailors who have been honorably dis- charged because of sickness or wounds shall ba certitied for appointment in preference to iother persons of higher grade in examination, and in making any reduction of force in any ‘branch of the classified service honorably dis- charged soldiers and sailors and also widows and orphans of deceased soldiers and sailors all be retained in preference to others. The departmental rules are cleven in num- her. These rules authorize the ciassification of various commissions and independent bu- reaus as well as departments at Washington and preseribe the examination that must be provided to test candidates for admission to this branch of the servich. They provide that the following ofticers may beappointed without examinations: One private secretary or one confidential clerk or head of each classified departmont and of each ussistant sccretary thereof.and also each head of a burcau ap- pointed by the president; direct custodians of money for whose fidelify another ofticer is under official bonds; disbursing officers who give bonds: persons employed exclusivel tho secret servica of the government; clorks - and ofs of divisions. The mum age limitation of fort vears is ab- rogated and the minimum limitation is raised from cighteen to twen! . Soldiers and sailors who have a claim of preference in ieivil appointments are let in at 65 per cent, but in all other cases the minimum grade of eligibility has been raised from 63 to 70 per cent. The number of names to be certified to an appointing officer from which to select for an appointment has been reduced from 4 to 8. Transfers are allowed follows: From one department to another; from a bu- roau of the treasury department in which business relating to customs is transacted to ‘any classified custom house, and vice versa; from the postoffice department to any classi- fled office, and vice versa. 4. The customs rules are cight in number, ‘The following examinations for the custom service are prescribed in addition to other competitive and non-compatitive examina. tions: For clerk, day inspector, inspect night iuspector, messenger, weigher, opener and packer, gauger, exam tner and sampler. The minimum age limi- tation of forty-five y is abrogated and the minimum raised to twenty-one years, ex- cept as to clerk and messenger, which is raised to twenty. Ouly three names may be certified to the nominating officer. The fallowing officers may be appointed without exmuination: Deputy collectors, who do not also act as inspectors, examiners or clerks; cashier, assistant cashier and auditor or col- otor; ' chief assistant disbursing offices puty naval ofticers; deputy surveyors; one ivate secretary or one confidential clerk r ench nominating officer. Soldiers and sailors are given the same advantages ac- corded in examinations for departmental ser- yice. The mauner in which promotion may be made in the custom house to which the conumissioners have not appiied the promotion regulations is specifically defined and trans- fers are authorized as follows: From one oftice to another in @ custom Louse; from one custom house to another; from the treasury department to the custom house and vice purpose_whatever, or versa. * 5. The postal rules are eight in number. In addition to special and non-competitive exam- inations, the following are prescribed: For clerk, carrier aud messenger. ‘I'he messen- r examination is to be used for testing the tness for the positions of piler, stamper, junior clerk or other places, the duties of ‘Which are chiefly manual. Only three names may be certified to as postmaster. The fol- lowing officers may be appointed without ex- amination: Assistant postnaster, private secretary or confidential clerk of postmaster; cashier and assistant cashier; superintend- ents designated as such by the postoftice de- partment; custodians of money stamps, stamped envelopes or postal cards ellxnnwd as such tho postofiice department, for ‘whose ity the postmaster is under ofticial Promotion: ma.b- upon any test of com! bond. 1] fitn ined mission. The e e ool £ i ' the grade of clerk and, the ininimum for this ‘grade is -raised from sixteen .to eighteen. years; the minfmnm for carriers.is raised from sixteen to twenty-onc years and the maximum from thirty-five to forty years. Transfors are authorized as follows one classificd postoftice to another and from lassified postoftice to the postofice de nent and vice versa. @ rules and regulations, which will go into effect on March, 1888, were prepared by ner Oberly. In commenting on Commissioner gerton ealled the attention of the Asso- d press reporter to the absence of the which, it was rumored, had been submitted to the president for his approval, roquiring fMicers, whenever o dismissal fro civil service is made, to fiel in the department or ofice from which the dismissal is made, a written state- ment of the causc of such dismissal. Edger. ton said it was true that such a rule had been submitted to the president, but it failed tor o his approval. om first to last,” said gertan, I have been steadily and carnestly opposed to any sucn rule. In the Harrity report and later in the report in tho case Collector § ger, of Chicago, and again submitting these revised rules to the president, I have recorded my protest against its adoption, and the president, in the exercise of his superior authority, has sustained me.” i FAFTIETH CONGRESS. House. Wasmivaroy, Feb. 8.—Senate amend- ments were concurred in to the house bill to punish robbery, burglary and larceny in the Indian territory. The committee on judiciary submitted ad- verse reports on the bills to create a court of customs and proposing o constitutional amendment empowering congress to grant aid to the several states. Laid on the table. The house then proceeded to the considera- tion of private business. A dozen private bills were considered and passed. Mr. Nutting of New York offered & resolu- tion calling on the secretary of the treasury for information in, regard to the refusal of the Canadian authorities to allow American wrecking vessels and machinery to assist American vessels while in distress in Can- adian waters; and as to whether Canadian wrecking vessels and machinery are per- mitted to operate in American waters. Re- ferred. Adjourned. d i diel S By Will Meet the Cut. St. Josern, Mo., Feb. 3.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy anunounced rates to-day to meet the cuts made by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, announced this morning. PRESS CLUB RECEPTION. The Efforts of the Y. M. C. A. Ladies Prove Highly Successful. Last evening the ladies ‘of the First Christian chiirch, who comprise the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the ¥. M. C. A., tenderea a complimentary reception to the members of the Omaha Press club at the Y. M. C. A. rooms. About 400 ladies and gentlemen were in attendance and through the efforts of the ladies in charge a plensant evening was passed and the members of the press and the other guests expressed them- selves as highly pleased with the graceful reception and pleasing entertainment ten- dered. The evening will doubtless result in reciprocal sympathy and benefit to both hostesses and guests, After the reception, which lasted until about 9 o’clock, the follow- ing programme was presented, with ex-Gov- ernor Alvin Saunders as presiding officer Music .First M. E. Church orchestra Prayer. 5 E. Terry Addre Instrumental solo. Recitation, .. Trombone solo > Clayton Miss Jessic Scott .C. E. Anderson Music .Orchestra At the close of this pleasing entertainment, refreshments were served and a brief social was indulged in. Tousts were next an- nounced, and ex-Governor Saunders was called on to respond to the Y. M. C. A. of Omaha,” and, with his usual readincss, he was equal to the occasion. Mr. Lu B. Cake, a member of the club, re- sponded to the toast ““The Press Club,” and did 50 to the utter satisfaction of his fellow members. He deseribed the purposes of the club und its brief but wonderfully successful growth; he touched on the numerous temp- tations 'to which reporters particularly aro subject, and the force of character necessary 10 successfully pass by them unscathed. He spoke of the power the newspaper men have to blacken or glorify the character of o per- son, and the care gencrally exercised by them in properly restraining from an abuse of this ral George B. Smith was the last uker, and he discoursod cloquently on th at opportunity the pre# has to aid in the advancement of the Y. M. C. A, He urged upon the membets of the press to ally them- selves with the Y. M. C. A. in their grand and noble cause—aunion of both forces would result in incalculable good. HEI)STI!U)I‘}Z‘OU‘SD GUILTY. He is Found Guilty of His Brutal As- sault on Walthers. ‘The trial of John Hedstrom for his murder- ous assault on Henry Walthers on the night of the 2ith ult. consumed the entire atten- tion of the police court yesterday afternoon and developed some brutal features of the desperate attack before unpublished. The court room was crowded with spectators, ‘who stood up the entire afternoon to listen to the case. 1t appears from the testimony given that Oberg, the proprietor of the saloon in front of which the stabbing occurred, was more or less connected with the affair, For some redson Oberg had a personal grudge against Walthers, but in his absence his bartender, Hedstrom, invited Walthers in to take a drink. When Oberg returned he ordered Hedstrom to put Walthers out. Without waiting to be ejected, Walthers walked out. On reaching the outside of the door he dared Hedstrom to step out and haye it out in a fair figl As Hedstrom refused to come out, Walthers started across the street 1o his home. Oberg then urged Hedstro to step out and assault Walthers from be- hind. ~ Arming himself with a knife the bar- tender slipped up behind his vietim and stabbed him in the back of the head, inflict- ing a terrivle wound. Tho blow stunned Walthers and he fell to the ground, bleeding profusely. Hedstrom then jumped upon the prost man and struck him seve n the face with his knifo. A powerful Swe named Parkquist lent o helping hand by commencing to kick the wounded man in the head. Tow Quinlan, a witness of this brutal act, rushed to the rescue aud struck Park- quist over the head with a tin bucket, and caused him to leave the wounded man. Walthers was left lying senseless on the ground and all hunds adjourned to the saloon awzain, where Oberg patted Hedstrom on the back, praised him for the bloody deed and everybody had a drink around. ~ Walthers was carried to his home and did not regain consciousness until the next morning. As Hedstrom made the attack st the instigation of a third party, the judge let him off casy, fining him $40 and costs. Return to the Old Rates. New Youk, Feb, 8.—The executive com- wittee of the trunk lines continued thew meeting to-day. An announcement was made that the Grand "Trunk line and the *'S00” line would go to the old rates. T i ki bl “Ihave been occusionally” troubled with Coughs, and in euch case have used Brown's Bronchial Troches, which have nevep failed, and I must say they are second to* none in the world—Feliv 4 May, Cashicr, St. Pawl, Minn. Jhatariellocond Boston Cigarmakers Will Strike, Bostos, Feb. 3.—The cigarmakers votod to-night unapimously to make a strike against the roduction of wages. Sixty per cent of the cigarmakers arc inyolved. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. ‘When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoris. ‘When she was a Child, she eried for Castoria, ‘Whoan sho became Miss, she clung to Castoria, ‘Wheaskehad Chuldren, she gave tham Castoria. CONVICTED AND SENTENCED., The Two Alleged Dynamiters Found Guilty in London. FIFTEEN YEARS IN CHATHAM. Callan and Harkins to Undergo Tso- lated Confinement—Their Pleas For Mercy Disregarded — Jus- tice Hawkins Sums Ups Sentenced Every Time. [Copamright 1584 by Jomes Gardon Bennett.] Loxboy, Feb. 8.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Ber]—'The alleged dynamitards were eonvieted and sentenced to-day and immediately removed to Chatham prison to undergo the fifteen years ofisolated confinement which was fully described when the previous dynamitards were sent there. The result was inevitable after the testimony of the chemical experts that the twenty- eight pounds of “‘stuff” found in the sink at Collan's lodgings was dynamite, coupled with those admissions of his and Harkins'. His counselier said: T admit that Collan had possession of dy- namite from Scptember 10 until Oc- tober 6. When Cohen died and the report of the inquest was published, Callan wished to get rid of the dynamite, and for this purpose my client placed tho dyna- mite in his portmanteau for the purpose of taking it down iuto the yard. Callan, know- ng that Cohen was ill and that at any time the dynamite might be found, had innocgntly possession of it for the purpose of preventing its discovery. What Callan had done might have been a stupid, a foolish thing, but not a criminal thing—a thing I ask the jury to be- lieve. Callan had been led away by the ex- cess of friendship for Cohen, and was not a member of the dynamite gang." Mr. Frith, on behalf of Harkins, admitted that his client had acted in an indiscreet manner by making chance acquaintances on board ship and in taking too much interest in them afterwards. He asked the jury to free their minds from prejudice and give his client the benefit of the doubt. The conviction was under this statue: “Knowingly having in possession and under control an explosive substance under circum- stances as give rise to tho reasonable sus- _bicion that they did not have it in their pos- session and under their control for a lawful object.” No evidence was offered for the defense and the jury came to the conclusion that if twenty-eight pounds was in their possession, ‘when eight pounds produced the Westminster explosion, and if much more was washed away in the sewer, $he object of the posses- sion was not lawful. Colonel Majendie testi- fled that he also found -particles of dynamite in the portmanteaus of both prisoners, They could not testify in their own behalf. Strangely enough the bill allowing such tes- timony was killed by the Irish members last session. Minister Phelps occupied an honorary seat on the bench, and Justice Hawkins several times scemed paying him the compliment of consulting. Callan, on standing for sentence, merely protests his innocence of guilty intent, but Harkins made a little speech, saying, in sub- stance: “I have a wife and six children, one of whom was born since I left America. The oldest is six years. Therefore, as far as life is concerned, Tought to be one of the last in world, knowing the value of the lives of those who are dear to me, to engagoe in anything to destroy the lives of other people. I did not come over here with any such intention as alleged against me, and T may say ‘1 knew not what dynamite was. ‘I never handled it and I have no knowledge of what it is. I never knew anything about it until I heard of it in the courts here in London. Further, I would say if I had any dynamite in my box, how is it that it was not found by the ofticers ‘when they searched my luggage when I came over in the City of Chester? All else I have to say is, I hope God will forgive those who have sworn against me, at any rate I will. That is all I have to say.” ' In sentencing theni the judge, among other things, said: ‘‘Although one of you has as- serted that he is innocent, and the ather has said he did not know what dynamite was, 1 can hardly credit those asservations. I can- not believe you two were engaged in domg what you did on September 10 in carrying that large tin box of dynamite to Callau's lodging without knowing you were taking ‘it there, temporarily, perhaps, in order that it might be put out of the way; and if you, Callan, felt that you were innocently in possession of a harmless substance, and were committing no crime, it can hardly be supposed that you would, in the right time, have taken out piece after piece of dynamite and thrown it into the water closet in the hope that it might be forever concealed: As regards the charactor which has been given you in affidavits from Awmerica, I would with reference to you, Callan, gladly listen to them in mitigation of your sentence, if my public duty would permit me so to do. But, in considering the value of testimony, I am bound to ask myself, ‘Is the character these persons have given you a charagger they would have given if they had known Row you were engaged In- this coun- try! You may have persuaded them that you did not do these wicked things. With regard to you, Harkins, although you have appealed to me, with regard to your position and professed ignorance of the substance with which you were dealing, I must say no man of common sense could believe you, The law permits me, in my discretion, to pass on each of you & much heavi sentence than that which T am about to pronounce. If 1 had before me your guilty principles, for I believe there is one and perhaps there are more than one, who prompted you to the commission of the crimes of which you mnow stand convicted, I should have felt that my duty towards the public safety absolutely required that I should pass sentence involving the full extent of punish- ment the law allows, The sentence you can- not but expect to receive must be severe, indeed, as a warning to all men, 80 that others may be deterred from the commission of such mischievous acts or the cotertainment of ‘the designs you have been found to have cher- ished. Looking at all the circumstances and everything I have been able to see n your favor, I feel that at best I can only look on this caseas one in which,without passing upon you both the extreme sentence df the law, it is necessary I should impose a sentence of con- siderable severity, Therefore, under all the circumstances, it is my painful duty to con- dewn each of you to penal servitude fifteen years."” There seems no reasonto think that the accused have not had fair play by undue evi- dence, Both the attorney general and judge scemed to have carefully guarded the case against auy inlet of prejudices, and the press Las not in any wise commented on the case uatil now. B e Sold to the Standard OIll St. Louis, Mo, Feb. 8.—The entire plant of Willium Wushburne & Sons, of this city, dealers in naval stores, oils, etc., was sold to-day to the Waters & Pierce company, which is the local branch of the Standard Oil company. Washburne & Sons ran the tank lines of the south and l:-sclin'nll'y con- trolled the oil and turpeutine products of those states. The Standard Oil compauy is now without any tion worthy of men- tiou in the south, PUBLIC, WORKS,' l’-w‘l"‘clte City WAl Plans—Bad Pave ing b)\fl a Curb. Contractor Edy Brennay yesterday in- creased the force of smen which he has had at work upon the® @ity hall basement since last Friday pefiitendent Baker was on hand and watchod e work as it progrossed. The latter was asked if he still considered himself in the emplby of the city and said that he did, and if “thb mayor refused to sign his warrant there jFgro some persons “over there |indicating the court hovse and mean- ing the judges] who will write them for me." Mayor Broateh's nofification to Mr. Buker, howe apprdlsgd him of the fact thut le \d8 not to be paid for Junuary, inasmuch as he had done uo work; but now, that he has gone to work the presumption is tiat no objection will be ing him, Mr. told the reporter that Mr. Bren- nan, tho contractor, had no pluns to work from. Mr. Hrennan corroborated the state- eut and claimed that he could not work without them, and that the delay in getting them was iterforing with his progress. Mr. Baker said he had been to see the city engi- neer, who, hgwever, was sick, and was repre- sented by Glover, This gentieman, Mr. Baker said, had refused to give up the plans, without, however, ussigning a reason there for. Mr. Glover ~was then scen by tit reporter and, stated that the plans he had were a copy of those made by the architect and were intended solely for the use of the city engineer’s office. The original plans were in Mr. Baclombe's pos- session. Messrs. Baker aud Brennan saw the latter and were informed that the plans in the city engineer's office were for the use of the contractor and superintendent and im- mediately gave an orderfor Mr. Glover to surrender them, which he did, and imme- diately they were delivered to Contractor Brennan. Mr. Balcombe has placed tne original plans in o safe with the idea of preserving them for use in the event of a discussion arising which may be based upon some feature in the original sketch. BAD PAVEMENTS. The pavement relaid between the cable tramway track is in a wretched condition in many parts of the city. The openings be tween the stones were large and water is now running through them without dificulty. All the paving near the cornerof Tenth and Harney streets is loose and without packing. At the corner of Farnam and the same thor- oughfare the water is rushing into a hole made by the dropping of the granite blocks, and so striking the bed beneath as to wash away much of the same. Besidesat intervals the street aro scattered blocks, somo par- tinlly and others entirely pulled out of placo by the too and heel calks of horses. The matter demanded immediate attention, CURBING DOWN. A largd section of curb in the south yard of the court house dropped this morning. The road up the terrace had been excavated last fall for pavement which was not laid. This soft weather removed the earthensupport and the stone dropped. MEETING OF THE BOARD. Yesterday the first meeting of the board of public works was held for a month. All the members were present. The following esti- mates were allower Andrew Rosewater, royalty on flush §230 00 Herald Pub. Co., adv.icity hall pro- posals, o S Dewy & Stone, office” furniture for 20 00 3 ng, strect sweeping in December The following proposal w: Fanning & Slavens' for reconstructing the Hurney street sewer! between Ninctcenth and Twenticth strectsy Manholes s per plan per vertica foot . ; Brick masonry wall... ] Rubble stoie masonry in wall. & Pine lumber per 1,000 feet, B. M. 20 00 Constructing arch...{ 10 50 The following proposais were received for constructing an_eight-inch sewer between Eighteenth and Nineteenth and Nicholas und Charles: 1 John Daley, per foot ¢ Hugh Murphy, per f J. 0. Corby, per foot James Fox, per foot, The contract was awarded Hugh Murphy. The board then adjourned until 7:30 o'clock . m. P At the evening session Mr, Heimrod moved that the chairman of the board of public works order Fanning & Slavin, the strect sweepers, to remove the snow and ice from the following streets and gutters: Dodge to Howard from Ninth to Sixteenth, Thirteentu from Howard to Union teenth street from viaduct north to' D Cuming street fron teenth to Tw fifth, Farnam from Sixteenth to Eighteenth, and St. Ma Thi was carried—Heimrod and Mayue voting aye, Balcombe n Mr. Mayne moved that Daniel Kenni be appointed i hat the work on the streets is propet y to cease as soon as the work is completed, and to be paid only for time actually employed. Carried, Heimrod and -Mayne voting aye, Balcombe no. Mr. Slavin was present and promised to commence work on the street this morning. Mr. Mayne presented a resolution that the chairman of the board of public works in- vite the council to meet with the board this ning to discuss the city hall matter. Mr, Balcombe opposed this on the ground that the board was subject to the order of the council, and that whatever the council wished the board to do it was their duty to lllu it. Mr. Mayne finally withdrew his reso- ution. per cubic yd 18 0 AMUSEMENTS. “Around the World in Eighty Days" at Boyd's. Kiralfy's “Around the World in Eighty Days,” was presented at Boyd's to one of the largest audiences of the scason. Down stairs, the balcony, gallery, in fact the entire house was packed, and at times, remark was, considering the mediocre ch the performance, enthusiasm fairl, The castof cl with the possible exception of Gotthold, as Phineas Fogg, the French valet, but the possibilities for good acting are so at- tenuated, that probably it is invidious to erit- icise. The scenic effects were good, barring several ludicious failures in the working of the machinery, and the costuming was showy and picturesqu The ballet was simply pas- sable, the dancing of the premiers being the oulysvork worthy of commendation. Weir Wins the Fight. Dururi, Minn., Feb. 3.—The fifteen-round fight between Weir, the Belfast spider, and George Siddons, of Quiliey, T1L, was ended in the eleventh round, the referee giving the fight to Weir on the éfusal of Siddons to go on after he had cluimed a foul, which the referee would not allow! The fight w: mteresting one though Biddons was ¢ overmatched and qulumuly punished, From Ohildhodd Upward, far beyond middlé age. the tecth will win strong and white if standard SOZODONT be daily used. The breath also, often unplensant life’s decline, will continue pure,”if this delightfully odorous tooth presepvative is persisi- ently applied. ! — One Building Permit. But one building pempit was issued yes- terday and that was to the Omaha Gas Mau- ufacturing compa to build a #00 wagon shed av their works near the corner of Twelfth and Leavenworth. ———— See the Difference. Woven wire springs, 98c. Dealers charge #3.00. srything else in pro- portion at NEW YORK STORAGE, 508 Capitol ave. - Steamship Arrivals. New Yok, Feb. 8.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.]—Arrived—The City of Chicago, from Liverpool; the California, from Haw- burg. QuEENsTOWY, Feb. 3.—Arrived—The Mich- Joston. lg'('?-',nf.r:::;v‘,’n-w. 3.—Arrived—The Hibernia, from Philadelphia. Ll o L. D, Wilmore, of Kansas City, is at the Millard, A REWARD FOR A MURDERER Governor Thayer Offers 8200 For Sergeant Stance's Slayer. MONEY FOR THE TEACHERS' FUND outribution of the Sutton Schools and the B. & M. Auditing Department ~Street Car Passingers Badly Shaken Up—Brevities, [FROM TRR NEE'S LINCOLY nUnreav.] 'o' nid the local authorities in their arch for the murderer of Sergeant tance and to nssist to the extent the » guilty parties overnor Thayer yesterday following proclamation: Whom This Shall Come, i It come to my knowledge in form’ presc by law, that heretofore, to-wit: On the 25th'day of De ocmber, A, D., 1557, in the county of Dawes, and state of Nebraska, a murder was com- mitted on First Sergeant anuel Stance, Trogp “F" Ninth cavalry, by some person or persons unknown, Therefore, T, John M. Thay governor of the state of Nebraska, by virtueof the author- ity vested in me by law, and in pursuance of thie statutes in such case made and provided, do hereby issue my proclamation, and offer 4 reward of $200 for the arr and conviction of said murderer or murdcrers, In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be afixed the great scal of the state. Done at Lincoln, this 3d day of February, A. D., 1558, By the governor: Jouy M. THAYER. G. L. Laws, Sccretary of State. ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS, State Superintendent Lane yesterday received o draft for 816.57 from Princi- pal Stephens, of the Sutton schools, as a contribution from the pupils of the schools for the relief of Miss Etta Shat- tuck. The auditing departments of the B. & M. general offices at Omaha yes- terday forwarded the superintendent a draft for $40, for him to use as he may deem best for the teachers. The letter accompanying the draft expresses sym- pathy with the movement and the hope that the appeals made will meet with hearty endorsements. SILERMAN COUNTY IS SAFE. Following is a copy ofa letter from the superintendent of Sherman county: omge B. Lane, State Superintendent: Dear Sir—I am in my ofice to-day. Found your letter of inquiry and I hasten' to reply. Sherman county teachers and scholars are all 0. K.” We had instructed our school boards and quite a number of our teachers to stay in the schoolroom in case o storm or “bliz.”” My teachers are all heroes. They stood by their schools to the last and came out safe. One boy in the county left the schoolhouse and refused to obey his teaeher, but he came out safe. I am pleased with your efforts to aid the meritorious, This county will forward its contribution in a few days, as I learn to-day. H. L. Burys, C Superintendent of Schools. GCKLESS DRLVER. Passengers on the street cars running out South Fourtcenth street who hap- pened to be on a cular car Thurs- day night that was behind time had a lively shaking up at the corner of M and Thirteenth street. At that point the driver was rushing his team along llop, and when the switch located at that point was struck the car left the track, landing in the mud with a sud- denness that stacked the passengers in a promiscuous heap in the front end of the ear. A lady was thrown completely the stove, and another lady, who vas carrying & valuable painting, had it smashed in the melee, while a passen- goer riding on the rear platform was thrown through the glass of the door, cutting his hands aud arms severely. If the driver is not discharged he ought to be, and damage suits are promised. CITY BRIEFS, A Russian has been playing a beat game in the city the past few days in a moderate way. He would approach pt-u{)lu and, under the pretense that he could not speak English, would success- fully supplicate funds for a night’s lodg- ing or a square meal. He enlisted Con- stable Hunger in his behalf, who c ed funds from a number suflicient to ticket for the stranger to a point d to make. When they were ‘to the depot the pair met a woman who in good English wanted to know of the mendicant why he was not at work, and it was quickly revealed that he was an employe of asecond hand store in the city and was making a good thing begging on the outside. The Lincoln fire department have made arrangements for & grand ball at Temple hall to be given on thd 22d. The boys have a habit of making their entertainments a complete s N The Nebraska State Home for the Friendless will be represented at the coming session of the woman’s congress which will m in_ Washington the last of March. The home has selected Miss Phoebe Elliott, Mrs. R. A. Munley and Mrs. H, A. Babcock as delegates. Tne regular programmes of the state university societics were enacted at the society hall last night, each having its regulir attendunts from among the students and those in the city who ap- preciate the literary work at the uni- John Livingston, the lithographer, who has had o series of strife and war- fare with his marital partner, has failed and his place of business in the Led th block has been closed. It was stated yesterday that Livingston had left the city. A lad found a peeuliar looking box on the stairs of the Billingsly block Thurs- day evening and presentéd it to a po- licoman as a dangerous collection of dynamite. The policeman carried it to headquarters and inspection showed it was filled with a peculiar lot of cart- ridges that are yet at headquarters awalting a claimant. The only case &f delirium tremens from the banquet tendered the press as- sociation by the Lincoln bourd of trade wes to be located in the prohibition of the New IRepublic. That paper has published so many bare faced and outrageous falsehoods that it is actually beginning to believe all its erazy vaga- vies and denouncements of the board of trade. A car load of iron for use in the con- struction of the dome to the capitol building was received yesterday from Louisville, Ky. This is only oné of the number of s that will be required, several having been received and de- posited at the building pr to this. ACTIVE PROHIBITIONISTS, The third party people in Lincoln have hardly recovered from their as- tonishment over the failure of their fall campaign, than they are in the field again for the coming campaign, state and national. The pust week they held a county convention at Temple hall and selected a delegate to their coming state convention on the 16th, While aprohi- bition convention is regarded as hardly an incident the one the past week in- corporated a fow new innovations in its platform, one being the repeal of inter- nal revenue on whisky and tobacco on the ground that the vices of & people are not proper subjects for taxation. Phe treasurer reporied a $200 deficiency from the campaign of 1586 which was raised by popular subseription. Forty- five delegates, fBur of whom are ladies, were selected for the state convention. e Rheumatism 1s caused by lactic acid in the blood, which Hood’s Sarsaparilla neutralizes, and thus cures rheuma- tism, ¥ miraculons eure of eczema ot salt rhenm, I de 1sa- ble to give you a detailed account always will be a prefudica vou have my con- i ik wned all nguiries erson, I will cheertully answer. ple who 0 01 year after year o sums of money to incompe- 1ef, or end in Alling & premature grave, as was neatly my case, may be induced to make trial of the wonderful CUTICURA REMEDIES. . At the age of three months a rash made its appearance on my faoe. A physician was cailed, he said teething was the catse, he prescribed oling medicine, but the Sores spread to « and head. Another M. D, was called. Jont the cas K unpowder, brimstone, and fued mi Ve, but the disease con d Andt sweriboed borax water and flour; another, linseed poultices, None of them did me any good at all, but made me worse, The disease continued unabated: it spread to my arms ana_legs, till 1 was laid up entirely, | atid from continual sitting on the floor on a pil: low my limbs contracted so that I lost ail con- them, and was utterly helpless. M 1ld have to 1ift me out and nto bed, 1 could got around the house on my hands and feet, but I could ne clothes on at all, and had'to wear a sort gown. My hair | had all matted down or fallen off, and my head, face and ears were one scab, and I Liad {o lave a towel on my head all the time in the summer to keep the ilfes off. My pironts consulted a prominent physician avd sur cago (the other physicians b were of Dundas and Hfamilton, Canada), he suid he could_do nothing for me, that the chances that 1 would grow out of it, or that it nld strike inwar nd kill me in tims He cut the sini £ my legs so that I but T woul thim, for it 1 did get better T wonld have no control of them. The disease continued in this manner until I was seventeen years old, and one day in Jun- uary, 1830, In the Chicago Tribune, 1 read i unt of ygur medicines. Ty described my ftly that 1 thought, as & last resort, e them & tril, 4| When 1 first applied the Coricura, T wasall raw and blee ling from scratching myself, but when T applied it T went to sleep almost immnie- dfately, something T had not done tor years, the effect was so svothing. RETURN OF THE GLADIATOR. A Talk With Tommy Miller on His Minneapolis Experience. The sporting caterer, Ed Rothery, together with Tommy Miller, returned from Minne- apolis yesterday. They have been there the guests of the leading sporting men of that city and St. Paul since the memorale battle between Tommy and Weir, the Belfast Spider. Rothery looks fat, rosy and satis- fied, and says that the stuff is in Miller for a winner against the best of them. He made an effort to match him to a finish with Weir before leaving St. Paul, but was unsuccess- ful, but he says the prospects for arranging for the go are good, and he expects to hear definitely from Weir's backer on the subject carly next week. Miller 18 in prime health, and fails to show i ent hard fight with the re- table Spider, in fact the Spider was the worst marked man of the two, the lick Miller gave him i the eye leaving a discoloration that will remain for weeks. In response to what he thought of Weir, he said he thought he was an extra good man, but that it was only a chance blow that he got in on him_(Miller) that winded him, and enabled tho Spider to eventually knock him out. “He can't do it again,” continued Tommy, and there was a malignant gleam in his cye, “and the next time we meet you reporters will have another song to sing.” Tommy was asked how s hands were. He replied that they were yet a little sore, but were rapidly coming around all right again. The sporting element of the two Minnesota cities, together with his friends here, are making preparationsto give Tommy a grand benefit, which is expected to conic off here some timo this month, Billy Har- kins and Charlie. Gleason will be here to take part, and there is no doubt but what a most attractive programme will be arranged for the o sion, A CITY IA";.‘;"l"‘: lTllG:‘\NIZEI). Full Report of the Proceedings of the Meeting. There was a large and _enthusiastio meet ing held at Penrose & Hardin's sporting headquarters last evening for the purpose of organizing @ City Base Ball league, This was finally accomplished by the election of 80, president, W. . Rockwell, nt, C. H, Sobatker, secretary and H. ceasurer, Each club embraced in'the leagues is required to deposit aforfeit of #25 with the seeretary as a guarantee that they will play the season out. Each club must be fully uniformed, and the organiza- tion is to be known us the Omaha Amateur Base Ball association. No club will be allowed to play professional men. — All players who receive no money during the year 1888 shall be considered amateurs and eligible to y in this association. mitt 1 to seeure grounds, pertaining to the inte Messrs, Penro 1 and Lang woi the uss: 1y, Parrish, Sobatker ppointed as such committee The initiation fee was fixed at £10. Clubs failing to meet assessments will forfeit their Each club is allowed but freen men in its roste The names must be handed iu to the stary two weeks before the opening of the season, BACK IN HIS OLD CELL, William Willad, the Escaped Jail- Bird, Captured at Weeping Wat William Willard, the burglar who mad his escape from the county jail last Monda evening, was captured at Weeping Wi and is now agein in his old cell at the jail. Thursday afterncon at about 4 o'clock the sheriff was notified by wire that a man answering the description of Willard Water. The sheriff wired back asking for a full descrip tion. This came in at about 8 o'clock, und Deputy Sheriff Grebe was sont after the fugitive. Grebe nnmediately recoguized his man and 4o0'clock yesterday morning started with him for Omaha arriving at 6:30 o'clock, arrest; is morose, make any stateu; Fish for 1 There was a meeting of the Nebraska Pish commission held at the office of 1. Kennedy, there be present from Commissioner May, of Fremont, and The fist morning after using it my flesh (T had lm.\l\l!l{vul\ on the pink Next d ores were nearly wi the use of the CUTICURA RE: A three days I was worse than ever. mass of pimples from the solex 0f my fuet; to say they puintul would 1ot do Justice to the case. In from two to four days they burst and left a smail seals, which dropped off and left the spot pure and the skin white, aud as near as 1 can judge [ was cured in about' SIX to elght weeks, and up to this date, from January, 1479, to January, 1889 1 have t been sick in ay, or luve Tind the least f the disease reappearing on me. 1 have llent, uppetite, uve the very best of My limbs are straight, supple, and 1 have been exposed to all sorts of her without the least signs of the disease yet. The only difference I find in myseit is that iy skin is finer, and not so linble to get cliupped as is ofher persons, Nodoubt many persons will not_ believe this almost improbablo st many will think it aggerated. T don't blame them a bit , but to satisfy themselves, they can and find out if what I have is true or not. There are many n testify to the wonderful cure | ecefved from yoir CUTICURA REMEDIES, let me again thank you for my eure, W.J. MCDONALD. 1 was one ¥ head to the Nothing isknown to scienceat all comparable to the CUTICURRA REMEDIES in_their marvellons fes of cloansing, puritying and beautify- ring, ALstgur- of the skin and in itehing, scaly and skin, sealp and blood, with 1085 of hair. CUTICURA, the great 8Kin Cure, and ( SoAP, an_exquisi Beau from 1t externally, COTICURA RESOL the new Blood Puritier, internally, are a positiv cure for every form of blood aiidl skin disease from pimples to seroful, Sold everywhere. 157 RESOLVEN $#r~sond for “How to Cure Skin Disease 50 fllustrations, and 100 testimoninls, intendent M. E. O'Brien, of the state fishery at South Bend., A plan for the immediate work of the season was outlined which in brief provides for the planting possibly next week of 1,000,000 lake herring in the Blue river and other streams in the southern part of the state and brook or apmfded trout in the streams in the northwestern part of the stal The planting will be condutced by Superintendent O'Brien. Safe, permanent and complete are the cur of bilious and intermittent dis cases, made by DPrickly Ash Bitters, Dyspepsia, general debility, habitual constipation, liver and kidney com- plaints are speedily erndicated from the system. It disinfeets, cleanses and eliminates all malaria. Health and vigor are obtained more rapidly and permanently by the use of this great natural antidote than by any other rem- stofore known. Asa blood pur- and tonic it brings health, ve- newed energy and vitality to a worn and diseased body. - MORTUARY. FROST, t has not yet been decided when the f the late George W. Frost will the family awaiting the arrival of Bemis and Mrs. Marshall, of Me- a daughter of the dec . will probubly reach here to day. The remains lie in the late home of tho deceased, 2021 Chicago street. RATHOLZ, the daughter of A. Ratholz, the ect clothing mere t, was at 1 o'clock in the Hebrew cen v, She was oleven years of ago and her death was caused by diphtheria, Angther ¢ Ratholz 1s said to be dangerously ill of the same disease. Sadie, South Ten buried 1f some enterprising fellow would now corner the market on Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup he could make his fortune, Be- ware ol frauds. For 1 am declined 1nto the vale of years,she said a little sadly, but indeed 1 don’t much mind itsinco I can get Sulvation Oil for 25 cents. fel B Will Marry Again. Mary Kloffat, who has once boefore in- Qulged in wedded bliss, was yesterday again authorized by Judge Shields to w James k. Mrs. Kloffat is thirty-thrée years of age, and the prospective bridegroom twen- ty-nine years old A DIED. slinda Curtis, mother of .Colonel , died in Washington, D. C., DYSPEPSIA Canses its vietims to be miserable, hopeless, confused, and depressed in mind, very frrita- Dle, languid, and drowsy, 1t Is a discaso wihieh docs not get well o1 itself. 1t requires careful, persistent attention, and a remedy to throw off the eauses and tone up the diges- tive organs till they perform their duties willingly. Mood's Sarsaparilla has proven Just the required remedy in lundreds of eases. “ 1 have taken Hood's Sarsaparilla for dys- pepsia, from which I Lave suflcied two years. 1 tried many other medicing ed 80 satisfactory as lHood's Tromas Cook, Brush Electic Light Con New York City, Sick Headache “For the past two years I have been afllicted with severe headaches and dyspep- sia. I was induced to try Hood's Sarsapae 1lla, and have found great relief. Iebeer- fully recommend it to all”* Mus. E. F. ANNABLE, New Haven, Conu, Mis. Mary C. Smith, Cambridgeport, Mass., was a suflerer from dyspepsia and sick head- ache. She tock Hood's Barsaparilla sud found it the best remedy sho ever used. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Sold by all drugglsts. $1; six for §5. Made ouly by C. 1, HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass, 100 Doses One Dollar, ,