Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 28, 1888, Page 4

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St. Louis wants the same thing. When it comes, however, to adivision of the trade of that terri- tory there will not be as much unan- imity and friendship hetween the two rival cities. E———— THE junket of the county commis- sloners to Chicago and St. Louis at the expense of the taxpayers is unnecessary and inexcusable. If the cdmmissioners want to take a pleasure excursion at their own expense nobody can object to it. E— Tur St. Louis Republican suggests & political marriage between the presi- dent and Mayor Francis, of St. Louis, for 1888. The Republicun need not hope that because the mating of Frances and Cleveland in*1886 was a happy one that reversing the combination to Cleveland and Francis in 1888 means success. S——— BEFORE the board of education join the jobbers and schemers who are try-, ing to abandon the building in which #21,0000f school money is already in- vested, they had better consult Mr. Connell, their attorney, as to the right of the council to abandon the building and re-locate the site. ee—— THE complaints over o wretched mail service have become universal. The enst as well ns the west is suffering from inadequate postal faeilities. This cry for relief which the nation is sending up will eventually teach the govern- | ment the importance of the office of postmaster general. That offigial and the secretary of the interior have really the most important duties to perform of any of the cabinet officers in times of veace and general prosperity. There is little for the secrotary of war or state or navy to do, and that little were often better left undone. It has been the fashion hitherto not to be over particular as to what sort of man is ap- Q inted postmaster general. Theo senti- 'Ju\t has been that any one would do. Present exigencies prove the idea to bo failaclous. A strong, able man is urgently needed at the head of our postal dopartment, one who could straighton out the tangle in which it has become involved. The man best fitted for this work ever appointed, probably, was Mr, James, who made the New York postoffice a model of its kind. But he, unfortunately, left the depart- ment before any reforms were effected. ‘With the present onormous extent of the use of thy postoffice by the business men of the country, that department is doubtless aa important as any with which the government has to do. It is imperatively necossary that it should be more efficiont. Smeetaeam—— ‘WHEN the council anarchists, undor the lead of Hascall, opened their war last summer upon the police commission and chief of police, Hascall denied that there was any design or intention to starve policemon by withholding their pay. In tho face of this decluration Hascall and his dupes tried their level best to starve the new policemen whom the commissionors had appointed and compelled our business men to raise n wolice fund by private contribution in order to prevent the dishanding of the police force. The samo tactics arve being pursued by tho bellwether of the council with regard to the eity hall, ‘When the raid of the boodle gang was begun Hascall publicly assured citizens that there was not the remotest design to abandon the grounds on which the city ball was located by a vote of the ., people. In less than two weoks thereafter, Hascall was cheek by jowl with Joe Redman wand the parties who are moving heaven and earth to relocate on Jefferson square. Bul when the courts arc asked to enjoin Haseall, Pat Ford & Co. disclaim any intention to change the city hall loeation, and the city attorney speaking for them,assures the court that there iz no foundation whatever for the charge that the council intends to disregard the decree of the citizens and taxpayors who ratified the ordinance, locating the city hall on the corner of Eighteenth and Farnam. This affords very cold comfort to the promoters of the Jefferson square job, but it shows up Haseallity in its true light. Any- thing to raise sheol, anything to direct attentiqn from tho council boodlers and their coparceners and o\vucrs, known as 'We. Us & Co. Judiclous Counsel Sénator Hoar - having boen called apon for an expression of his views re- garding the dutyof Massachusetts re- publicans in relation to the approach- ing nomination of a candidate for pres- ident, replied with counsel so judicious that it may be well to commend it to the republicans of other states, and partic- wlarly to those having no ‘‘favorite son.” Mr. Hoar wisely says that the question inwolved in the next election is not a personal one. ‘It is a contest,” he says, ‘‘of opinions, principles and purposes.” His advice to the repub- licans of his state is to ‘‘send men to Chicago who, whatever may be their attachment to individuals, will feel at liberty to go to the candidate who, when they get there, shall scem to them surest to be cleet- ed. The vepublican party is r in strong, honest and wise men. Th is no one of the candidates who have been named who is not worthy of our support.” The view of Senator Hoar is that the republicans of Massachusetts should not sénd representatives to the national convention with labels round their necks marked with the tiame of any man. They should go there en- tirely free to do what, on consultation with the representutives of the whole country, should deem wisest. No dele gate, he thinks, should be sent to Chi- cago who will not have full liberty to vote for any one of the distinguished leaders of the party who may be named, “if he shall think the success of repub- lican principles lies that way, without having it imputed to him that he has misled anybody, o deceived anybody, or betrayed anybody.” Tt is not to be expected that such ad- vice will have any weight with repub- licans of those states that have a favor- ite son, however desirable it may be in existing circumstances that it should, but it ought to have influence with re- publicans of other states who are in a position to understand that it is not a personal question that is involved in the next election. The effort of ambi- tious leadors to secure the indorsement and support of their states is- undoubt- edly most natural, and the custom of gratifying their desire is due to a state pride and a feeling of personal loyalty which are doubtless justifiable. The practice has prevailed so long that it must perhaps be regarded as perma-, nently established. It has its faults, but these will very likely never be found so serious as to cause it to beaban- doned. It may happen, however, in the experience of any party that an exigency will be presented demanding the larg- est possible freedom from pledges and obligatious on the part of its representa- tives charged with the duty of choosing a presidential candidate, in order vhat they may be guided to their choice solely by considerations for the welfar of the party and the success of its princi- ples, and be enabled to determine upon by an unprejudiced consultation what leader is most likely to carry the party to victory. Does such an exigency now confront the republican party? Possibly not, but we believe the greater the num- Der of the representatives of the party who go to the national convention un- pledged to any man and free to act when there, after a careful study of the situation, asitshall be presented from all quarters, according to their best judg- ment of what shall seem wisest, the bet- ter it will be for the wellfare of the party. Strenuous devotion to individual interests by half a dozen or more states, whose delegates shall be bound by iron- clad pledges, will certainly imperil the harmony which it is so desirable shall prevail and lead the convention into a warfare in which the question of per- sonal honorsand reward will overshadow that of principles and purposes. Every sincere republican must earnestly desire that such a possibility be averted, and that the candidate ana the principles he will represent shall go to the country as the result of the careful, intel- ligent and digeriminating judg- ment of the convention, uninfluenced by any merely personal considerations, free from all suspicion of bargains or combinations, and meriting, as the de_ liberate, thoughtful action of the repre- sentatives of the party, the confidenco and support of all republicans. Smm—————— The Strike on the Burlington. The strike of the engineers and” fire- men on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy system, which went into effect yesterday morning, is the most formid- able one which -the ‘Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginecrs hasengaged in for anumber of years. That organization has not gencrally favored strikes. It has always preferred to settle its diffi- culties by arbitration, and its example in this respect has undoubtedly done more to make thispolicy respected than any other influence. All of the differ- ences with railroad magnates which members of the brotherhood have had in the last eight or ten years, until that with the Burlington, have been satis- factorily settled without recourse to the strike, and it seems that every cffort was made by the representa- tives of the men to adjust the present dificulty so as to avoid the last resort. The Burlington management, however, were determined to make no concessions, and accordingly the en- gineers and firemen throughout the en- tire system of the company yesterday morning at 4 o’clock left their engines. As to the merits of the controversy, judgment may properly be withheld un- til a more explicit statement is given than has yet appeared regarding the matters in issue. The grievance on the part of the moa scems to have been of long standing, and as we understand it in a general way relates to the methed of paying for services and the policy of grading engineers and fire- men, in Dboth which respects it is claimed the Burlington does differently from all other roads in ghe country. The demand of the men was that the road should adopt the system prevailing on other roads, and the refusal was on the ground that to do so wowld add very largely to the expenses of tho company. Any prediction regardicg the out- come of the struggle would be ill-timed. The Burlington managers profess Lo be- lieve that they will soon be able to fill the places of the meun who have left them, hut this is improbable if they will+| talie none but competent eugin- AKLA -~ eers, It . cannot’ be an easy matter “to supply the places . of eight hundred experienced men, with the great majority of locomotive engin- eers members of the brotherhood. I incompetent men are taken the Bur- lington management may speedily have reason to regret the mistake. The men who are out, backed as they are by the entire brotherhood, can afford to make a prolonged fight, and they will un- doubtedly not make any ovértures to return to work until their demands are conceded or the suceess of the company in finding men to take their places assures defeat. Meanwhile they will conduct themselves as law-respecting citizens, sceking only by fair and hon- orable means to win the fight. The pub- lie will of course suffer more or Jess 1n- convenience from the difficulty, and perhaps some loss, but its sympathy and support will be found rightly directed when the merits of the {ssue become fully known. —_——— The Secret Session Must Go. There is very favorable promise that the end of secret sessions by the United States senate is not remote. That body has at last become awakened to public fecling on the subject. The pressure of opinion in favor of the abolition of star chamber methods of transacting public business is making itself felt among the morocco-cushionea chairs at ‘Washington. Since the press of the country has taken up the question and exposed the dangers arising from the transaction of the nation’s business be- hind closed doors there have been many conversions «in the ranks of the senate. Two years ago a single senator voiced public sentiment in this matter. General Van Wyck was abused like a pick-pocket by his senatorial asso £ and rabid party organs for demanding that the public should have full knowl- edge of the work of congress. The other senators—who lost no time, after the close of executive sessions, in reaching newspaper offices and whis- pering in the strictest conftidence to eager reporters full particulars of the secret sessions—grew red in the face as they denounced as outrageous the pro- position that the senate should throw open its doors. The men who took the greatest care that every speech which thoy made in secret session which could affect favorably their standing among their constituents should appear in clear cold type the next morning, pounded their senatorial desks in rage when the suggestion was made that the executivesessionsshould be abolished. Tt was an exhibition of hypocrisy which the American people did not relish and they have made their dissent pretty effect- ually understood sincé the present con- gress has opened. Now at least half of the senate wavers when it considers the propriety of abandoning star cham- ber methods and of allowing the people, who pay their salaries, an oppor- tunity to know how senators are earning their money. Senators Platt, Teller, Manderson and Riddleberger are openly committed to fight for a removal of this abuse. The pretensc of secresy has become such a laughing stock thut even the grave and reverend scignors who are chronic sticklers for precedent begin to see the farce of throwing a mosquito-netting veil of impenetrable mystery around the publicity of execu- tive sessions. The removal of thé injunction of secresy from the fisheries treaty was the first step in the reform which cannot be much longer delayed. Senators ave discovering that while the public may not cast their votes diregtly at the polls for their election, they still exercise a very weighty influence in de- terming whom the legislatures which they do elect shall choose-as their sena- torial representatives. at Washington. Public opinion has crystalized so rapidly upon the question of secret ses- sions that it has alveady been able to make a breach in the wall of prejudice and precedent. The obstruction must come down. No Voice for Taxpayers. A taxpayer nsks the BEE to explain why the Ceitizens’ meetings in Omaha are generally a farce and taxpayers have no voice in these meetings. The BEE admits the justice of the complaint. ‘Whenever a citizens ortaxpayers’ meet- ing is called, no matter for what pur- pose, contractors and cappers, coun- cilmen and cormorants are sure to be present to monopolize the time of the meeting. These municipal plunderers, living on the taxpayers’ money, are al- ways packing citizens’ meetings, clect- ing their own figure-heads for presid- ing officer, howling down the intelli- gent inquiry of any disinterested tax- payer and hurrahing the gabble of any of their stygikers. Why is there no voice for taxvayers? It is because the decent taxpayer attending such a mecting is browbeaten and crowded to the rear by the packed house. He sees how useless it is for him to contend against a carefully drilled claque whose business ' is to howl him down. The average tax- payer is not a public speaker and par- liamentarian, Nine taxpayers out of ten are not sufficiently acquainted with the particulars of the city government to discuss public questions freely ina public meeting against the forked tongues of corrupt councilmen and their abettors. It is because citizen meetings have degenerated into noisy, brawling pot-houses, after the fashion of corrupt primaries, that the taxpayer's voice is not heard. — MR. CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW delivered an address on Washington’s birthday before the Chicago Union League club, The subject of his speech was ‘‘on the political mission of the United States.” Mr. Depew enjoys the distinction of being one of the best orators in the country. There were some good things in his address, and some things whigh cannot be commended. What he said of the influence of the west upon the policy of the nation, and of the great powee that had been exerted by com- merce in cementing the union, was all meritorious, and could Mr. Depew have avoided perverting or misrepresenting history in order to justify his views of existing policies it would be pos- sible to . speak - more highly of his effort . than can cousci- entiously be done.. Tt is aldo just to ob- serve that thefle were some matters omitted from hisaddress upon which he is quite competént to speak, and in which the people have a very great in- terest. For instance, Mr. Depew had not a word to sayabout the growth and danger of corpovate monopolies or of the iniquity of trusts. This omission in an address on the political mission of the United States was significant. It was mnot an oversight on the part of the brilliant orator, for he painted in vivid colors the dangers of anarchy. He pbured phials of wrath upon political corruption. He referred sarvcastically to a seccond term. But he was mum on the subject of railrond monopoly and the corrupting influences of railroad managers in city, state and national politics. As presi- dent of the New York Central, how learnedly he could have initiated his hearers at the Union League club into the mysteries of railroad manage- ment, How interestingly he could have discoursed on pooling, diserimination, free po and lobbying. But Mr. Depew preferred to tell the evils and ribe the remedies for all the ills aten the United States, except the hydra-headed monopoly monster of which he is a most prominent repre- sentative. It is now proposed by the cowmcil to put off the settlement with the gas company until nextSeptember when the old contract cruns out. What excuse is there for this? The cost of lamp light- ing iy part of the current expense of the city and should be settled from month tomonth. By putting off the payment the council purposely cteates overlaps, and opens the door wide for 50 per cont boodlers, who bleed the gas company at the city’s expense. OF INDUSTRY. The wire nil is giving the cut nail a hard chase, notwithstanding the former's inferi- ority, demonstrated under tests. A St. Louis steel company has just bought a large magnetic ore tract in North Carolina, and is looking for a site for its work. The shoe industry is spreading all over Massachusetts, and the woestern end of the state will soon become a shoe centre. Ship-building iuterests all through Great Britain are booming. The contracts now call for 800,000 tons of carrying capacity. The British iron and stecl masters are pre- paring for a better trade this season than they have experiencad for several years past. A metal cutting machine is in uso in Eng- land that will cut through a 12 inch steel casting at the rate of seven inches an hour. The Knights of Labor are meeting with a great deal of success in securing signatures in favomef government control of telegraphs. Toeomotives with three and four pairs of driving wheels are Yapidly taking the place of the eight wheel chgines for freight ser- vice. The Connellsville coke region shipped last month 25,200 cars of coke, an average of 968 cars per day, againgt 24,000 cars in Novem- ber. 1o A new system for rolling iron to make pipe as well as sheet, plate and tank iron quicker and at reduced cost' is to be introduced at Pittsburg. Last year over M uco stoves and ranges were manufactured in Taunton, Mass. The machinery and cotton goods industries are vary prosperous. There is a very active demand for incan- doscent lights, and nearly all the larger elec- tric light companies are obliged to increase their capacity. A #250,000 cement manufacturing company bas just started in business in Chattanooga to manufacture a cement that will stand the regulation tost of 800 pounds to the inch after being twenty-four hours in the air and six days in the water. A machine company in Lewiston, Me., is turning out immense presses weighing forty tons, which are * capable of giving a pressure of 2,000 tons. They are used in making tusk, cotton or paper rolls, and in bleacheries. dye works, finishing and paper mills. The irregular supply of natural gas at Uniontown, Pa., is inducing a large number of domestic consumers to make nash resolu- tions to have nothing more to do wieh that fuel. Manufacturers have also suffered severely from the sudden stoppage of sup- ply. Even the phosphate manufacturers of South Carolina have caught the mouopoly fever, and mining companies are organizing for restriction, under the management of a New York syndicate. Everything of this kind seems to be blamed or put on New York. The Fdison people are prowling along the South Pacific coast trying to turn night into day. They captured Chili with 5,000 lamps. They have an iron-clad patent and propose to make some mone; ‘The city government of Los Angeles, Chili, has bought the Edi- son plant. Further natural gas combinations are talked of, and manufacturers begin to sce that it is only a question of time when they will be subjected to a monopoly which will give them comparatively little advantage over manufacturers elsewhere who usecheap artificial fuel. The manufacturers of agricultural imple- ments in the west do not speak with much confidence in regard to the volume of busi- ness for the coming spring. A number of concerns have recently gone on short time. Prices have declined, and labor declines to aceepu lower wages. I s Wanted—A Presidential Graveyard. Chigago Mail, There is time between now and the date of the national conve! h to make and bury a dozen presidential Bédms. Tit Chic It is to be ex should say a kind tariff has dealt very, r Tat. Herald. . d that Mr. Carncgie for the tarifft. The dly by Mr. Carnegie. ule Protectionist, Chicago Herald. ‘The charge that jhington was a protec- tionist s inconsiste ith his well known reputation for t ifulness. No protec- tienist can ever tell™tHe truth, e — A Terrible Accusation. New York Star, A Dbrass band has recently been organized in the Nebraska insane asylum. The *“violent ward is now overcrowded and all the patients in the institution are incurable, or soon will be, ————— Life a Game of Ohess. Walter Besant. Huxley has compared life to a game of chess with an invisible opponent who knows every move of the game, and takes advant- age of his knowledge, If you make u false move he crushes you without remorsc. ————— How Is flll? Providence Journal, Omahas, with a population of 100,000 and a high license law, has 250 liguor saloons, or one for every 400 iubabitanta. Providence, v‘. - ‘with a population of 121,500 and a prohibitory law, contains 501 places where liquor is sold, or one for every 200 inhabitants, - Kaliko's Veto. New York Wor'd. King Kalakaua has won his contest ll\ his own supreme court, which sustains his con- stitutional right to veto actsof the legislature. This is fortunate for the prestige of royalty, for a king without a veto could not be said to amount to much even in the Sandwich Islands, P — My Oandidate. Dedicated to Hyon. W, B, Allison, A man whose golden record shines Without a blemish on its scroll; With sound physique, compact and grand, I"it temple for a grander soul. A man of strength without display, No blowing trumpet went before His onward march to victory, When 80lid worth shall rule once more, A man of deeds instead of words— He knows our country’s works by heart, For balance wheel and moving power = Have been adjusted by his art.* A man with clean and honest hands, With grateful heart; a gracious friend, Broad, open—free to light of day ; No charge to meet, nor fault defond. A man who gathers in his grasp, The broken threads of party strife, And weaves into a matchless whole, The fabric of our freedom’s life. Max. *Committees: Avpropriations—Chairman for almost & score of years. Iinance—To examiue the several branches of the civil servic Engrossed BY e STATE AND TERRITORY. Nebraska Jottings. The town of Grant in Keith county has been incorporated. Ord has anchored a flour butter and cheese factory. Charlie Miller, son of a Platte county farmer, lost an arm in a corn sheller last weelk. Miss Ballentine has captured the Sy acuse postoftice plum. Carry the news to Mary. Lincoln expects to capture the Grand Army reunion with a bonus of #3,000. Schuyler proposes to put up 5,000 for it. Since the birth of Grant, in Keith county, last May, improvements to the amount of $249,450 have been made in the town. The Crawford Crescent has erected a monument over the political remains of James G. Blaine, with the inscription, ‘‘Here Lies an Honest Man.” Chadron is in 4 fair way of crowning her enterprise with waterworks. It is proposed to tap Bordeaux creek, five miles distant. and by reservoirs sccure a fall of 160 feet. The total cost of the system is estimated at $35,000. Charles Ready, aged about fourteen years, son of Joseph Ready 1n southwest Fremout, while attempting to board a moving hmgh! train on the Union Pa- cific track last evening, fell under the cars, the wheels passing over his right foot, crushing it from the instep to the toes, There was a lively hoedown in thebig hotel in Gordon one night last week. While the hilarity was at its height some hungry thieves entered the ban- quet hall, filled themselves with the good th(ngs in sight and carted off sev- urul baked turkeys. The news of the theft had a depressing effect on the suc- ceeding shuftles. mill and a ‘Wyoming. The Silver Crown mining district has commenced shipping ore. Cheyenne stands a good chance of se- curmfi, an appropriation of 80,000 for a postoftice building. Several tests recently made prove con- clusively that the coal found in Crook county makes good coke. The Fort Fetterman coal company has purchased machinery to operate the mines west of Douglas. The company expects to begin marketing the pxodud: early next summer. The cook of a cow camp north of Cheyenne was told by a joker that he had drawn & 815,000 prize in a lottery. He blew in a year's savings celebrating his luck and attempted suicide when he learned that he was the victimof a joke. Gyl A DISTRESSING ACCIDENT. William Faulkner Falls in the Icy Street. There was a break in the water service at the corner of Eighteenth and Chicago streets last night, and the thoroughfares for several hundred feet each way were overflowed. Yesterday theso streets at this point were o glare of ice, and Willian Faulkner, resid- ing one mile north of Florence, on this ac- count met with a very distressing accident. He is peddler and huckster, #nd in_ leaping from his wagon he slipped and fell_and broke one of his legs below the knee, Not realizing that he was so seriously hurt, he made an effort to get up, and did actually regain his feet, but only to topple over again. In the second fall his fore- head struck on the edge of the board walk and a gash two inches long and half an inch deep was cut in his cheek, Dr. Sprague dressed the man’s wounds and he was sent to his home. — SNOW HOUND. Disagreeable Predicament of the 9:45 Omaha Express. The express train due here Sunday morning at 9:45 from St. Paul over the Chi- cago, Omaha, St. Paul & Minneapolis rail- road, has not arrived here yet, and no intel- ligence has been received from it. However, it is known that the train is snow bound 100 miles north of Sioux City, and there are a large number of passengers aboard. Defec- tive telegraph communication has prevented the officials from obtaining any particulars of the train’s predicamont, ‘but as assistance has been dispatched from both cndsof the line, it is safe to presume that it will be in this'evening. Thus far'the delay has boen over twenty-nine hours. S He Shot Once. It was reported on the strects yesterday that a man had attempted to commit suicide at the Hotel Esmond at about 7 o'clock by shooting. He had fired one shot without the desired result, when the gun was wrested from his hold by some friends who were with him at the time. The story went that he had been divorced from his wife, and that the latter had taken his children, and further that®despondenc; nnd drink had impelled him to the foolis| ‘The manager of the hotel, over the '.ulephone, denied the story though some of the gues vouched for its reliability. ———— A Lost Boy. John Hodgson, of Fairmount, Neb., is much distressed about the fate of his seven- teen year old son, Jesse. He says he mys- teriously disappeared from his home a week ago, and the most arduous and diligent search fails to discover a clue as to his whereabouts. Mr. Hodgson telegraphed the chiof of police to keep a lookout for the boy here, promising a liberal reward for any i formation that will lead to his recovery. e A Ooffin Factory. A. McConroy,awell-known coffin man- ufacturer in the t, is jn the city looking around for a site upon which to erect a coffin factory., He has already visited Atchison, St. Joseph and Fremont, the last mentioned place having offered him a bonus 84,000 to locate there. Mr. McConroy is companied by Mr. M. Bryant. ——— BORN, Saturday, to Mr. and Mrs. George Sterns- dorft, a girl. THE ROLL OF HONOR. Those who Have Recognized Courage and Devotion. 101E ROYCE PUND. Previously reported .. (A!xll«‘l;tod by G. R. Groer eboi Total.. Pr(-vloml\ ro »nm-u Edward Kaufman, G. R. Groer, list, Koarnoy, Neb THE CHILDIEN'S FUND. Total to date.. . BTTA SHATTUCK FUND, Total to date.... The “Bee"” Fuand. The present condition of the funds opened by the Br: is as follows Loie Royce fund. .. Lena Woebbecke t'\md Minnie Freeman fund.. Etta Shattuck fund......... Westphalen monument fund. . Lists of Contributors, The Ber will acknowledge all contribu- tions through these columns. All lists re- ceived, unless otherwise directed, will be published in full with the name of dvery con- tributor, These lists wiil be published as soon after their receipt as space will per- (Ile Editor of We 'horewith enclose draft for proceeds of a dance given for the Royce and Shattuck and Lena Woeb- cke, to be divided equally among the dif- ferent funds. Respectfully, HARTMAN, P. K. Bonoquist, Comumittee, CONTRIBUTONS. 1 00(Tary MeC 1 WiCharley Dry 50[Sherif Enban 1 00| Edward Doran; 50| Michiael Tobi 50|W. M. Dodsor m B0 Pt Miles Jidge Norvel, John Holden 8 Mocos !A 0: Dented ndy Burg o Riley Michinel Cotis Jacob Gouttriend. — ML, ¥, Closman, WAL E Gr l.nmllmmn 50 M X o e, Glideivell |1t Enbank.. 1.00'J. Ed. Condon m.Iumu'nmunhurgh 0. H, Holdr} 50 ||m-mm IVgeue Tapin... R.J. Wallace . l L. Smith. McKinzie .lnlllen Kelley Asa Heiusburg P, l/llllnl Father I G. E. Uhlman. A. Morro we 0 Lovoy Martin Wifenry Dorne 60/ W, Jenner. I ani A & Barnhart' ool “Millett, i 3. Ba 00| M-mn Bristol. 6O\, H. Robinsol 3 Hastings. 50| Robert Shumu 50|M. Radelif. 60/ Martin Boresen. .. 1 00(R. 8. Oberfelder.. 50| Harry Winters. ... A. Arushorg. BIWIIS Greenma. ¥ i Conalin B H.C. M . B glest 3:0; Chumbers. G, W. Hartman, Henry Suilivan, M. G.Barr . E M. 1:"lm’k Bergman, Hartman, % Botmonkon. SSESESSSES!‘-SS ZLE2 . Hobbs hn Philips. H. W. Chowins. 2! 2EL! . H. )| W, C, Counch 0| . Van O'Linds Donations—I1. Battling, ton Ikes, music. C. Bush & Callahan, printing. ton, printing. Al Botdry, Stan. Borgquist, hall I, Wolling- ‘A LITTLE GIRL'S WORK, Colleoted by littlo Mable Campbell, daugh- ter of D. L. Llllnphcll .. Campbell, Mrs.J, A, Jonnsoi P. Poterse L:Nehlen J; Campbei. Yiay Vhndervo Albert' Rau. . 1. W Spaldin Tlms. Fepeiding, Cash!. This sul girls and Miss Lona L. Blair. . ) 5| David Divier Mrs. D, Divier 15|F. Chandler L. Hansen, MAXWELL, NED, Tiption was raised by the school s of Maxwell for the benefit of ‘oebbecke : Qh 0. Collins.. f"“‘ & ieorgesnydel Sumuol Jirook F. Dolat Aty demsoii 00|D. P. Graham John Heleke Total, ELLEN McCurLovGIt. TWO LITTLE GIRLS, lo the Editor of the Bee: ' Two little girls, Abby and Stella Sherman, aged six and eight years, havo subscribed the sum of $1.01 for the Nebraska heroine funds, and huve asked mo to forward the same to you for distribution, as follow: Miss Royce, 50 cents; Miss i"rcoman, < , and Lena Woebbecke 26 cents. Tho Ber's generous appeal huve stirred tho hearts of children as well as grown peovlc, und all hasten to put their Mites intothe funds which testify that our oitizons,old and youns, honor courage and devotion in tho perform ance of duty. M. [ et Mrs, J, W, Jeweit. J. W. Jewet 1 Wb Pram THE AUKORA LIST. AURO! To the Rditor of the UIHG nclosed find draft for $10 f donations to your funds for the storm suffex- ers, from Aurora, us follows: Funds raiscd by J.D. Ferguson, jr., for H, Col W, W, Shenberger. Norman W. 0. Chambers R.W. Graybiil Andrew Oesc ¥red Beeler M, W, JWal ssssgsses . Watson G. Ixmhau . C. Wen! 288 s Robt, Laurie. W. R. {Smith t i a Mol v & 8 nm W, Huribut, 8. - ._._......__.._..gx;_——l 88! S222ES P, Baker (com’ mercial man) Geo. Btenson . H, Daniels.. A Rodgers Hans Jonsen ... 8. K. Stilson..". kobt. Miller John Mctord. 3, Plerson. . W. Schoonover. W, Loster. J. Waddle Cussell. w0, Terson E. IAmnhury . The following list for M becke was rai um»ng ',ho 'l’umo house by Mr. H, C: R. L. Livingston. €L, Han * 1 0o, B Smoland H. 8 Kline 1w W. Welngarten... 0] Total The following fund was raised by ) W L 8, to be |In|n|ml lllrru fourths to Miss F & M Bank.. l Hi nCo, btk 5.7 Davison... - The following list was raised by J. B, Rogers, for Miss Royce, from among the big- hearted K. P.s, not as a lodge but from nunn"; the members of Mystic lodge K. of P, Aurora, Neb, - Rogers ) L Wildi Hathaw It ngs b Cipman. 1 ot Jo«-;m Jotnson.. 3 W 100G, W, rl e . 100 Chas, l 1 00.Joseph Ditnkin, 1 00 Victor Swanson v( ‘has. McKee it e 8K83883883 2 SOUTH OMAHA NEWS, Top price for hogs $5.40, Mayor Savage is back at his desk once . . Talmage, of Emerson, Ta., is in look- ing over the yar Eugene Hunter, from Riverton, brought in threo cars of hogs. John Coffman stopped over with three loads of lambs from Oberlin, Kan,, but went on to Chicago. The suit of Pat Hector against John Me- Namara was continued for eight days by Justice Lev The repairs to Jotter & Young's brewery are about comploted, $15,000 having been spent during the winter, Local politicians are again Dbeginning to bestir themselves, and are exchanging prom- ises of votes and support. A refrigerator car jumped from the track at the bridge over Swift's run-way, and the wrecking outfit' was brought out to re- place it. Among tllo Exchange hotel guests enh"l‘dly were: M. J. Clark, Pastville, Nel Bowen, Cedar Rapids, Neb.; H. K. bmllh and Faank Hul'nl.lcy, Ullicugm ‘W. A. SBhropeshire, for several years con- nected with the Omaha yards of the Union Pacific, has been promoted to the assistant yardmastership of South Omaha. H. H. Meday wished to obtain possession of a_house occupied by W. Tu\‘p{ and ae cordingly brought suit yosterday, Ho failed to nppear, and it was accordingly_ dis- missed at his cost. John McNulta is gradually growin weaker, and his wound is proving too mucl for his will. No hopes are now entertained for his recovery, and Attorney Edgerton has taken his ante-mortem stateraent. He main- tains that he had nothing to do with the row. E. P. Grany was driving an innocent look- ing oil wagon along the streets, but when it was learned that he came from Omaha he was at once arrested. Peddling without a license Was the charge, and 63 3 Cots Were the charges, but not having the necessary funds his employer guaranteed the fine and a day's license besides, so he was allowed to go. The B. & M. strike will affect the cattle trade to a considerablo extent. Tapping & large range of grazing grounds, it fur- nished nearly one-half of the stock sold in South Omaha, although its place in_some iustances may be filled by the Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific. Shippers and com- mission men will anxiously await a settle- ment of the difficulty. A few trains of stock are known to be side-tracked along the lino, but the exact number was not ascer- tained at noon. Charlie Benson is the latest victim of the sandbag, and Twenty-fourth streot, near the beer garden is the scene of the attack. He was going home last night, and was sud- denly attacked by two men, who knocked him down, but ran away at the approach of another pedestrian. The latter was L. Finncan, who assisted the wounded man to his home, and then left to brocure medical aid. On'his return he was fired upon at short range by somé one concealed in the vicinity, but he escaped without injury. NALLO HELEN. ) Not Satisfied With Her Father's Will, She Fights It. John m. Day, an attorney at Des Moinoes, ‘writes to Chief of Police Seavey requesting that he look up the record of Miss Nallo Helen_ Scranton, who it is alloged spends mnch of her time here. The information goes on to state that the fair Nallo is a daugh- terof I. N. Kepon, recently deceased. In his will the father bequeathed to this daughter a handsome estate, but not suflicient to satisfy what she considers her rights, and she has brought suit to break the old gentleman's will. The chief has appointed Sergeant Moysten to investigate the matter, so far as Omaha is concerned, and ascertain as much as possible about Nallo Helen's cureer here. Safe, permanent and complote are the curcs of bilious and intermittent dis eases, made by Prickly Ash Bitters, D)sprpqlu. general debility, habitual constipation, liver and kil nuv com= plaints are speedily eradicated from the systom. It disinfects, cleanses and climinates all malaria. Health and vigor are obtained more rapidly and pcrmnmmu{ by the use of this great natural antidote than by any other rem- edy heretoforo known. ~As'a blood pur- ifier and tonic it brings health, re- newed energy and vitality to a worn and diseased body. e Rev, H. W, Hubbard will preach to the grand united order of colored Odd Fellows, lodge No. 2226, at the M. L. church corner Eighteeuth and Webster streets, on next Sunday. His discourse \ul‘lbe upon the anniversary of the order. 1t s pleasant to the taste, ténes system, restores and preserves health, It ls purely Vegetable, and cannot full to JOSEPH GILLOTTS STEEL PENS GOLD MEDAL PARIS EXFOSITION 1478, Nos, 303-404-170-604. THE M0ST PERFECT OF PENS.