Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 21, 1888, Page 4

JTHE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING, —i TRRMS OF SURSCRIPTION. Throe Months. .. .n.K nday Ber, maiie 2o Do Tout 4AD 010 F'A 8 . ROOMS 14 AND 15 TRINUNE FILDING. axGToN OFvicE, No. 513 URTEENTH STRERT. CORREAPONDENCE, - leations relating to news and edi. M%‘llle&l:‘l':\:l’“nfinu]d be nddrulnod tothe Epiron e Bee, OFTHE BER. ornRes LETTERS, 11 business letters and remittances shonld be MM to Ture BER PURLISHING COMPANY, IMATIA, Drafts, checks and postoffice orders to ‘made payable to the order of the company. The Bée Pablishing Company. Proprietors E. ROSEWATER, Editor. RN teenhibrshutsai R THE DAILY BEE. Sworn Statement of Olrculation. te of Nebraskn, Bty of Douglass, §8® "1, Tesohiick, secretary of The Bes Pub bea solemnly swoar that (he he Dally Bee for the week 1858, was as follows: eage.. 4 018 ot RO, 1. TZSCHTUCK, Bworn to and subscribed in my,_ co this 17th day of March, A, D., 1885, . P, ¥ B Notary Public. Etate of Nebraska, s County of Douglass, Goor 1. TamMeR, Betni Brst duly sworn, de- ses and says that he 18 secretary of The Boo 'ublisi company, that the actual average ircnlation of The Dally Bee for the month o h TR SRR copies; for April 1067, 140 for May, 57, ped 1887, 14,147 eoples L for Augus omber, 1897, 14,34 83: for November, coples; ' for Decembor, 1857, 16,041 fes; "i’n{.‘fi'&"nsfi' 15,208 "coples; g coples. 2 3 GEO. B TICHUCK, Sworn and subscribed to in’ my_presence day of February, A. D, 188, N. P. FEIL peey A Notary Pubile. for ‘Wx violate no confidence in saying that winter lingers in the lap of spring. BOULANGER is the jumping-jack of W¥rench politics. No sooner is the lid closed down on him by the ministry, when presto, up he pops as natural as life. THERE is no use for California papers %0 boom W. T. Colemun for president. As his birthday falls on February 29 he is only sweet sixtoen and therefore dneligible for the office. GENERAL ADAM BADEAU has brought @ suit against Mrs. Grant to recover 835,000 alleged to be due to him in con- mection with writing the memoirs . u0f General Grant. It is evident that General Badeau is as ungrateful as he is mercenary. GENERAL CLINTON B. FISKE, who is expected to be chosen leader of the pro- hibition party, favors local option under wertain conditions. This is a new phase in prohibition politics. It has generally been the war cry of the devoted: *“"Total prohibition or death.” THe Philadelphia courts are hearing arguments on the order asking for an dnspection of the Keeley motor as made in Wilson’s suit against John W.Keeley. The Keeley motor and Dr.(0Mercer’s motor line are two mysterious powers in processof evolution. It is only a ques- tion of time when they will materialize. ——— THE whisky trust has declared a February dividend of half of 1 per cent. ‘This is equal to a return of 6 per cent a Yyear., A moderate statement of this <haracter on the trust’s books would not be likely to invite an investigation. But as the whisky trust stock is watered, 4t is safe to say that the stockholders are well satisfied with six per cent divi- dends. Emet——— Jupae DUNDY’s champion warns the Jocomotive engineers and workingmen in general against the editor of the Bre. Heis pronounced a dangerous enemy of labor and an anarchist who eaused five men to be strangled in Chi- eago last fall. This is a scorcher, but then that dangerous person was never known to carry a billy in his overcoat pocket to protect himself against burg- lars. DR. TALMAGE, in a recent sermon, askes the question: “What right have grominent business men to allow their names to be published as directorsin a financial institution so that unsophisti- cated people are thereby induced to de- posit their money in or buy serip thereof, when they, thé published directors, are doing nothing for the safety of the in- stitution?” The BrE has often asked the same questio) Srer—— TiHe ways and means committee are having a parrot and monkey time of it in discussing Mr. Mills’ bill. The first *spat” was between Representative Bceott and Representative Reed, and was wery funny indeed. But the novelty has worn off, and the greater part of the committee on either side is getting ill-tempered. While there is a good deal of chattering there is very little progress, and the bill will be pretty well scratched and clawed by the time it is presented to the house. e——— THE international council of women is to meet in Washington on the 25th inst., and is going to show those wicked men how to run a convention. The coming council is intended to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the first women suffrage convention, In the language of politics, all the big guns will be there, notably Miss Susan B, Anthony, Mrs. Gouger, Mrs. Foster and Miss Helen Taylor and Mrs. Charles Dilke, of England, A nice time is ex- peected, Just like a real man’s conven- tion, a committee is now in Washington engaged in the preliminavy work of send- ing out circulars and programmes of “@ifferent sorts, and as much as 8500 worth of postage stamps have been used. Bome murmuring in the rank and file has been heard owing to the fact that the invitations were printed on common white paper, whereas the latest shades #re Nile-green tints. But the “mug- wumps” are in the minority, apd the eonvention intends to take up sterner stuff for discussion tham such trivial Bdairs as fashion. The Bell Tolephone Patents Sastained, The decision of the supreme court of the United States, sustaining the Bell tédephone patents, removes from contro+ versy for atime, and perhaps perma- an fssue that has engaged the attentioh of the courts for several years, interested the entire country, and in- volved the expenditure of vast sums of money, a part of which came out of the national treasury, in litigations. The conclusion is a very complete victory for Professor Bell, although the opinion of three justices of the supreme court that he was not the first inventor of the speaking telephone and the admission of the other few acting in the case that the Drawbaugh claim to original inven- tion is destroyed merely by reason of the fact that he was indifferent to ot uncon- scious of the merits of his discovery, will somewhat militate against the fame of Professor Bell’as the author of the tele~ phone. This is a matter, however, to which he will doubtless attach very little importance, since he may fairly claim that the man who had the wisdom to discover the value of an invention and to utilize it is at least quite as wor- thy of the world’s commendation as the inventor who hasn’t the capacity to see the worth of his discovery. The names of Bell and Drawbaugh will be insepa- rably linked together in connection with the invention and application of the telephone, but undoubtedly the honor of the achievement will always be given most largely to the former, and as to the rewards, they have already been most generous, and are likely to be still more so0. The decision of the supremc court necessarily strengthens the Bell monop- oly. The patents have still five years to run,and during that period at least there will certainly be no effort spared to completely monopolize the telephone business under these patents. It is to be expected that this will be accom- plished. The understanding is tl suits will at once be entered to drive from the field all competition, and it is nbdt apparent how these can fail. The result must be that the Bell people will speedily obtain absolute control of the telephone service in the United States, and thus become, during the life of the patents, the most formidable monop- oly in existence. There has been almost universal complaint regarding the charges for telephone sorvice, and legislation has been sought in a number of the states for the regulation of charges for this service. In some cities business men have continued to resist what they deemed unreasonable and un- just exaction. It remains to be seen whether those who control the Bell pat- ents will take advantage of the larger opportunity they will now have to exer- cise their monopolistic rights, or will deal fairly, if not more liberally, than hitherto with the public. The tele- phone has become a necessity second in importance to hardly any other of the agencies of intercommunication. To many it is indispensable, and for both public and private purposes its use is a great convenience. It would be very much extended under a reason- able liberal policy, but the men who within a few years have built up colossal fortunes in this business have not thus far shown any disposition to be liberal with the public. It is perhaps too much to expect that they will do so now, though it would clearly seem to be the part of wisdom that they should. Misapplied Effort. Postmaster General Dickinson is re- ported to be utilizing the spare time of the clerks in the sixth audivor’s office in looking up material to be used against the republicans in the coming national campaign. The sixth auditor passes upon all star route accounts, and as the Michigan statesman is expected to do something to help his party in the contest of this year, he seems to have hit upon the idea that perhaps the star route accounts in his department under republican administrations might afford him a chance to furnish a little cam- paign matter. Mr. Dickinson should take counsel of experience and he very careful not to promise anything in this line that he cannot carry out. He is doubtless aware that when the administration of which he is a part came into power the country was promised some startling revelations of republican rascality. He also ought to know that investigations were insti- tuted for the purpose of substantiating the democratic charges, and that they most signally failed to do so. The coun- try had been told, for example, that there had been a systematic plundering of the treasury, and the public mind was prepared for the most serious showing of official corruption and malfeasance. An investigation, made as carefully and thoroughly as a democratic committee anxious to discover something wrong could make it, resulted in finding that the - treasury was short one cent, and as we remember this deficit was traced and made good. In other departments the searching demo- cratic eye, keénly peering into every corner where some wrong practice might have found a hiding place; failed 10 find anything to justify the allega- tions of republican rascality, It wasa humiliating confession which the party of reform was compelled to make that their charges were all false and ground- less. Hence the expediency of Mr, Dickinson being extremely cautious about promising his party any help from an investigation of republican conduct in his department. He1s yet young in service and a blunder at the beginning of his political career might be fatal to his future. He is doing fairly well in administering the affairs of his office, His disposition to improve the mail facili ties of the west, which had become badly demoralized under his predeces- sor, has received merited commenda- tion. If he will devote himself strictly to the duties of his office there is reason to believe that if compelled to retire from the public service next year he can do so with credit to himself. But he will run a greav visk in attempting to supply from the records of his depart- ment campaign material against the re- publicans, E—— A Game of Shuttlecock. Congress is not likely to eater upon an actual debate of the tariff before the end of April. The Mills bill is yet being grovmed for final presentation, and Mr, Randall's measure which will be urged in onposition By the protection branch of the demoeracy will wot be ready for consideration on the house calendar for a number of weeks to come. - Meantime the republicans are quietly collating a bill which will, it is said, be a compro- mise between that of Mr. Randall’s and that of the ways and means committee under Mr. Mills. In the interval, how- ever, the senate has been filling in its spare moments by arguments upon the tariff based upon Mr., Sherman’s motion to vefer the president’s messago, and a number of able speeches on both sides of the question have been heard in that branch of congress. On the house side it is stated that al- ready one hundred names of members desiring to speak on this question have been handed in to the speaker. When the flood gates of oratory on the tariff question are once let down the country may be prepared to be overwhelmed with arguments upon protection to American industry and overtaxation of the farming interests. There seems to be little probability of any legislation which will resultin a wise reform of the tariff without refer- ence to the pressing demands of local constituencies or the presidential aspi- rations of a number of ambitious candi- dates. Congress isso divided, both in the senate and in the house, that the battle for tariff reform which was so loudly heralded by the president's mes- sage, is likely to result only in a skirm- ish in the pagesof the Congressional Record without any decisive vote upon a completed bill which will receive the sanction of the chief exccutive. The whole question will be relegated to the stump during the ensuing cam- paign, and the old charges of obstruc- tion on the part of the democratic min- ority and the subserviency to industrial corporation influence on the part of the republicans will fly like a shuttle-cock from one political platform to another. Meantime the people of the country who have a deep interest in a reduction of the treasury surplus through a reduc- tion of taxation will continue to wonder at the failures of representative govern- ment and to ponder upon remedies for the refusal of senators and representa- tives to carry out the will of their con- stituents. The Cart Before the Horse. The board of education has acted very wisely in deferring the sale of the Dodge street school house. While it is true that the location of this school is ob- jectionable, the board should not lose sight of the fact that three or four hun- dred children whose education the board is in duty bound to provide for, reside in that part of the city. Children exposed t0 the virusof vicein their | surroundings at home cgnnot be con- taminated by attending school in a dis- reputable mneighborhood. People who occupy tenements next door to dives are not likely to vacate them because the school house is abandoned. If the school house is sold their children will either be kept out of school altogether or be compelled to walk a greatdistance to school houses that are already over- crowded. The proposed location of the city and county jail in the Third ward will not have to be abandoned because the Dodge street school house is retained for school purposes. Any number of lots ‘as con- veniently located can be bought by the city and county. The only thing in the way would be a lack’of funds. The city certainly hasno money.on hand for its proportion of the purchase price, much less for the con- structionof a j But even if the money can be raised by the sale of the last lot which the city owns there is no need of rushing things. The rent which the city pays for its present quar- ters in the exposition bulding will not be reduced by removing the police court and jail, and those quarters will not likely be vacated for two years. Viewed from a purely business stand point the proper course for the board of education is not to abandon the Dodge street school house until provisions have been made for accommodating the'children that are now taught in that school. The proper course for the city and county authori- ties will be to procure and provide the means for purchasing grounds for a jowt city and county prison and erim- inal court building, substantially con- structed. Let them invite proposals for such grounds, with an option of three months, and when plans and esti- mates of the cost of the building have been secured, they can de nine whether or not they will be in condi- tion to carry out the undertaking with the means at their disposal. ONE of the curious as well as absurd points made by & prominent business man,whose opinion we quote elsewhere, is that the BeE building will hide the city hall, That depends from what point you take your view. Coming up Farnam the United States National hides the First National,and the Paxton hotel hides the Paxton building, corner of Fifteenth street, and the Chamber of Commerce hides the court house. On the north side of the street the New York Life will hide the BEE building. Going down the street, from upper Far- nam, the city hall will hide the BEE building, the Paxton building hides the McCormick corner, and the Merchants’ National hides the Iron bank, and the First National hides the United States National. In any city, compactly built, one large block must necessarily hide another. Travelers coming in from the west will see the city hall before they get a view of the BEE building, and the ten-story New York Lafe build- ing will loom up above the new Paxton block, Coming across the ver from the east the view presented will be pro- miscuous, and the largest buildings on Harney, Farnam and Douglas will ap- pear in perspective with the city hall ng eighty-two feet above the ing,and the tower of the New York Life fully one hundred teet above the Paxton block tower. E— ITis not quite apparens what the motive of Congressman Reed, of Maine, can be in irritating the democratic members of the ways and means com- mittee by language they are compelled to vegard as insulting. Mr. Reed ought to understand that there is nothing to be gained for his party, and certainly “advised. 18 really a reflection upon the character as gentlemen of his political associates on the committee of whom he is pre- stumed to be the leader. If he adopts this method of emphasizing his dis- pleasure with the course of the majority in not consulting the minority during the preparation of the tariff bill, we ventare to think thyt the method is ill- Men are not to be convinced of their mistakesior induced to correct them by personal depre- cintion and by ‘haying their in- telligonce ridiculed, nor is it statesmanlike to employ such a method. Mr. Reed is rather proud of his gifts of wit and sarcasm, which he often uses to good advantage, but there are oceasions when these valuable aids to argument are not admissable, and such an ocea- sion is in the discussion of a tariff bill, when only practical common sense gnd thoughtful intelligence are required. The republicans in congress will find their opportunity and their advantage in taking high ground in discussing the revenue question, and not in at- tempting to depreciate their political opponents by methods of attack un- worthy of intelligent school boys. What the country is waiting to hear on this question is sound, sensible argu- ment, and if Mr. Reed has nono to offer he will best serve his party and himself by keeping silent. ————— STATE AND TERRITORY. Neobraska Jottings. Hastings is nursing hopes of a union depot. The pontoon bridge iden isstruggling for a foothold in Plattsmouth. The Platte river is coming down on its annual tour of destruction. Church Howe threatens to move to Hastings and drive a fow stakes in the balliwick of Hon, Jim Laird. Fremont must hump along without free postal delivery until congross gets* avound with an appropriation. The elevation of Attorney Thurston to the presidency of the club league con- vinces the Nebraska City News that “the republican party runs the state and the railroads run the republican party.” The Beatrice Democrat is forced to adinit that ‘‘the men who quit work on the Burlington roads have certainly conducted themselves in a most becom- ing manner since the commencement of the difficulties.” The management of the Elkhorn Val- ley road have offered liberal induce- ments to the people of Chadron to build water works. Besides patronizing the works, the company offers to transport all material at half rates. The Fairbury Gazétte suggests that Judge Dundy *'shoilld forthwith supple- ment his first order by another forbid- ding the men to becomel'sick.” Having set out to settle the “slefke judicially it won’t do to stop atiunyi half-way meas- ures.” ! o “According to_'Judge Dundy's de- cision,” says the Wood River Gazette, s‘the Union Pacific.¢an _.run the state of Nebraska to suft it581f, But the state has no right even to say how the compiny shall construct its Grossings. Wonder if the decision does notalso mean that the state has no rightto levy taxes on the company’s qro rty. The people of this state should réquest Judgeé Dundy 1o resign at once.”" The Lincoln Jourmul editorially claims that the imported Burlington ‘‘engin- ecrs” are as competent as the strikers, and that the investigation-of the state board of transportation proves it. The board hasr not yet heard from the junk dealer who couldn’t work the “squirt” at Ravenna, nor the fellow who dashed his engine into another in the yards in Plattsmouth Sunday night. On being asked why he dia not stop, the innocent exclaimed, ‘“‘How could 1? She had too much steam.” Says the Denver News: ““The broth- erhood has been charged in the United States court with a conspiracy to injure the property of the Burlington com- pany. So far as the public can learn, the injury to the Burlington property is being inflicted by the incompetent men who have been recklessly placed in charge of its locomotives, and who are crippling its machinery at an ex- pensive rate. The News of yesterday told of a valuable locomotive which was wrecked in Nebraska and was aban- doned with twenty cars by the engi- neer and fireman, who took to the woods.” Towa items. A Pottsville man let a span of horses starve to death. His excuse was that he was too poor to buy feed for them, Burlington proposes to erect a monu- ment to T. J. Potter, late general man- ager of the Union Pacific railroad. A two-thirds majority voted for issu- ing bonds for the construction of a new high school building at Creston, Mon- day. The artesian well at Ottumwa, which they have been working on so long and farthtully, is a success at last. It is spouting 2,000,000 gallons of pure water daily. It is 1,550 feet deep. H. W. Dadage, a poor German farmer of Bremer nuuntiu has received word from German and Holland author- ities that he is heir to a large fortune left by an uncle who died several years ago. It is claimed that not less than 4,000 head of cattle have been sent from Wright county to market since the 1st of November. This alone would dis- tribute not less than $125,000 among the farmers. In the case of Chase vs the Burling- ton, Cedar Rapids & Northern rail- way company, tried at Montezuma, 312,600 damages were awarded the plaintiff, Chase was injured while switching at Cedar Rapids last sum- mer, Dakota. Rapid City has been incorporated and will soon enjoy all.the frills of a first class city. The annual tournament of the Black Hills Firemen’s association will be held at Deadwood July 4. The premiums offered at the territor- ial fair, commencing at Mitchell Sep- tember 24, amount to $20,000, Rich gold placers have been struck in Marshall’s pass and p stampede of pros- pectors from Deadwood is threatened. Huronites are talking of sinking an artesian well in a natural basin some three miles out of town, building a dam across one end of the basin and flooding it with water from the well, thus con- verting the basin into a lake. The pro- ject is said to be entively feasible, and if successful alake some three miles long, fifteen rods wide and forty feet deep will be the result, A young dude in Lead City, who is wondérfully cute, in a pleasant, familiar manner threw a handful of flour in a oung lady’s face. She, with two young {ud "fgflends, prepared for vengeance, and the chance came Saturday for tributive justice, They eaught him, downed him and plastered his face and hands with pot-black. At the conclu- sion of the céremony they fired him out into the street. Furious Flings Fired By Him in Council Last Night. THE CITY HALL THE CAUSE OF IT, Oouncilman Lee's Resolution Referred For One Week—He Oalls For a Resumption of Work on the Builaing. Hot Night in the Chambers, Councilman Hascall broke in on the peace and calm which has enveloped the council meetings of late by last night getting off one of his long-winded and characteristic abusive speeches against everything and everybody who does not side in with him in his pet scheme of locating the city hall on Jefferson square. He was more than usually vindictive on this occasion, and became 8o worked up over the effort that he completely ignored the saloonkeepers and failed to call for the third reading of the ordinance which he put in some weeks ago repealing the present one in force in referenoe to the closing of saloons at midnight. Added to this he failed to in- sist on the carrying out of, as he referred to it, “‘a little job" he set up last fall and which has thus far been slumbering in the office of the board of public works. Trouble com- menced upon the presentation of the follow- ing resolution by Councilman Lee: Resolved, By the city council, the mayor coneurring, that w special committee be ap- pointed to consider the best method of pro- ceoding with the erection of the city hall building; that said committee shall consist of the committee on public property and building, the mayor, the president of the city council, the city' engineer and o member of the board of cducation; that said commit- tee shall have power to employ a competent architect to assist in making such alterations in the city hall plans as may be considered necessary to meet the present wants of the city, and that said committee shall report to the city council as soon as possible: what fur- ther action is necessary to continue the erec- tion of snid building to the extent that funds are available, Councilman Lee championed the passage of the resolution, saying that the time had arrived when some action should be taken. According to Judge Doane’s decision the council had full power to d Myers, but not to rescind his plan: vored the employment of an ar the Myers pians, so that work could go ahead, and the issuing of the 200,000 bonds voted for the work. If this is done the walls will be up and under roof by January 1, 1850, Councilman Hascall arose in his holy might and abused everybody within reach. = Myors he called a fraud, and said his pians were an outrageous botch. The speaker continued that the people do not want any such build- ing as planned, and he favored more public meetings and less one sided newspaper inter- i He thought the proper thing to do was to tako Jefferson square for a site and putupa grand building upon it, one that would cost $300,000 if nocessary. He favored the referring of the Lee resolution so as to give the council a chance to consider thie matter more fully and give the members time to contemplate a building that will con- tain an art gallery, etc, Councilman Lee again defended his reso- lution as a business proposition, and said it was not intended to favor Mr. Myors or Mr. Rosewater. If Hascall wanted to make Jef- ferson square un issue, Mr, Lee said he was in favor of going ahead with the question at once, adding that he was never in favor of' Jefferson square and never would be. He also discounted Hascall’s assertions that the coun- cil was enjoined from going ahead with the work by the court. The court had never said that the council could not spend the money the people voted for the purpose. Councilman Ford belittled the resolution, and said that if the council insisted on_build: ing the wall on its present site it would cost the taxpayers §500,000. He favored leaving it 10 a vote of the people if the council should order putting n $300,000 building on_Jeffer- son square. Regaininghis wind Ford wound up with a flood of abuse fired at Mr. water. Councilman Kierstoad said that tho people had already chosen a site, and their ‘wishes and approval in that dircotion should be respected. There were just as smart men in the councit when the Myers plans were accepted as there are now, and the money that is accessible for building should be” spent at once, and it would not be long before the city would have acity hall. “What kind of a one would you have?’ asked Hascall, ‘*As fine a city hall as there is in the whole country,” was the reply. Continuing, Mr. Kierstead told Ford that if the question of putting the city hall on Jeferson square was lefttoa vote of the people the adherents of that schome would be voted down two to one. “Give us a chance,” howled Ford. ““We did give you a chance once, and we beat you bad,” retaliated Mr. Kierstead, who said he had a resolution which he proposed introducing, and would like to see_it passed. Councilman Counseman informed the coun: cil that the building could be put up on Jef- fexson square with obtainable funds, and without bonding the city another cent. He moved that the Lee resolution be laid on the table, and Lee called for the ayes and nocs which resulted as follows ! Ayes—Bailey, Cheney, Counseman, Ford, Hascall, Lowry, Manyille—7, Novs—Alexander, Bedford, Boyd, Burn- ham, Kaspar, Kierstead, Kitchen, Lee, Sny- der, the president—10. Mutterings of “snap judgment” being heard, Councilman Lee said that ho would not insist on a vote on the adoption of his res- olution, and made a motion that it be referred to the committce on public property and buildings for one week. This was carried, and the council again settled dowh to quiet and Hascall looked sick. The following resolution by Councilman Kierstead was laid on the table: Resolved, That the board of public works be and are hereby instructed to at once ad- vertise for vids for the completion of the city hall in accordance with the present plans of K. B. Myers. subject to such changes a8 may be necessary to convert the basement rooms intended to be used for jail purposes into office rooms, also the lowering of the east wall; also that Mr. Myers be notified to come to'Omaha at once to consult with the couneil as to the above changes, and any others that may be thought necessa — The Bricklayer's Reply. We still hear from the contractor’s “labor trust,” and must say it is disgraceful to say the least, for a body of contractors, who are the “‘public’s protectors,” to organize to de- stroy by stagnation, all mechanics and labor- ingmen who dare assert their rights, and what is more disgraceful is the statement given the press, which we well know are merely bluffs and bulldozing intended for the bricklayers, and to mislead the public as far as the workmen are concerned. It 15 a uscless waste of wind, as they are better posted in regard to the south than either of the two gentlemen. Mechanics are having their handsful of work in the south at as good wages gs are requested in Omaha, and we fear no such influx as they threaten, as the public has taken no great interest in the present trouble. We trust when working time comes, and action, not wind counts, they will interest themselves more and learn exactly who is to be blamed for all noise and nonscnse. The bricklay union have al ways desired friendship with contractors, and threats and abuse in return, and are glad to say, many of the leading contractors are beginning to he good points in the new rules and are sned” inde action taken by others and are remaining perfectly quiet They and all expect when Mr. Withnell re turns from California, where he has bes visiting, this gentleman being the ol contractor and has the eonfidence of the peo ple and a gentleman who does not wrangle and threaten without cause, when the best and most honorable of these gentlemen get together without the small butchers, who always follow, spouting and snarling after really worthy 'people like ours, we feel the business will be amicably settled fairly and squarely to all without the useless bark and wrangling: The bricklayers have be: and are continually being imposed upon in Rose- this mnvh for dealing of Contractor only & small part of He states to the contractor's union he has four wunion men broken from the ranks disgusted with union workings, eto,, inducing other convractors to hope they m: do the same and finally draw others and »! from the ranks. But the facts are that these members have joined Mr. Dioss in partneeshij and articles of agreement are to be submitt 10 the bricklayers at their meeting to-night, and @as to Mr. Johnson's statement of men coming from near and far, their not wanting union men, can get along without them, is all nonsense the gentleman should well be ashamed of. Thero are less non-union men working in the city to-day than there ever was, and none coming in so far except one enticed from Wisconsin. who on his arrival and learning facts, returned immodiately, and should these ‘many car loads we are threatened with arrive we are satisfied they will do the same or remain to get even for being brought by unprincipled advertisers from their homes to this bonanza that is pictured. The bricklayers do not fear any traveling brothers as they all know there iis trouble here and always assist rather thin otherwise. The union remains solid to a man, are in fine financial condition and good management, besides this are daily receiv- ing sympathetic ana substantial proffers from all over the United States, showing the interest taken in Omaha bricklayers by distant members of their craft, still wo sincerely hope matters will b before harm is done to our eity; are ready at any time to receive the contrictors with rea- son and assure them when all sottlements are made, there will be no ill feelng toward any contractor or their body and trust here- after all matters concerning themselves will be settled in & more sensible manner. BRICKLAYERS' UNION. HER HONOR SATISFIED. Jens Kristensen Marries the Girl He Dishonored. Jens P. Kristensen, who has languished in the county jail since the 8th of Fiebruary last cogitating over the rugged ways of the trans- gressor was yesterday given his freedom upon his agreeing to be joined in wedlock with Sophia Peterson, a comely looking Swedish girl, who alleges that Jens led her from the paths of virtue. It will be remem- bered that the case was tried before Justice Anderson and occupied several days. Jens at the time stoutly denied that he was in any way responsiblo for Sophia’s condition, and in ‘tragic tones announced that he would sooner rot in jail than marry her. Conse- %\llum,h he was given a chance to carry out this latter threat, and six weeks of Douglas county dict scems to have altered his ex- pressed purpose, and yesterday he an- nounced his intention to make Sophia Mrs. Kristensen. Accordingly the girl was sum- moned to the bastile, and she and Jens, in company with a male friend, went before Judge Shields and procured a marriage license. Armed with this paper the trio immedi- ately adjourned to the court of Justice An- derson, who mesented a bill of $11.40 to the groomsman 10 cover the costs incurred at the trial in February. Jens himsel! was, in a financial way, broke, buv his friends came to the rescuc, made up the sum, and then the magic words were said which made him a full-fledged married man. He then left the court with an air of gloom and sullenness, his wife following close at his heels. Licensed to Wed. The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday by Judge Shields: Name and Residence. Isaac Abrahamson, Omaha Rosa Cooper, Omaha. .... { Jens P. Kristensen, Omaha. Sophia Peterson, Omaha. Burton Porter, Omaha. Jennie Parker, Omaha. 1 Anders N. Anderson, Omaha. Mening Jorgensen, Omaha. John A. Ross, Omaha..... Matilda Erickson, Omaha. ’ James A. Douglas, Omaha. Emma Kirkindall, Omaha....... Albert E. Bullock, South Omah; Rosa Young, South Omaha. . This Year's Assessment. Douglas county’s asscssors yesterday af- ternoon took full possession of the rooms of the county commissioners and laid out their worlk for this year's assessment. The stat- utes were consulted, maps looked over, and figures debated. There was a slim turnout of tax payers, and only one suggestion was made. That was from Schuylor Wakefield, who argued for an_assessment the same as that of last year, This the assessors did not consider equitable, and resolved among them- selves to tack on 10 per cent over that of last year, thereby making the totul valuation at between $15,000,000 and $19,000,000. e The Great Contralto. Marianne Brandt, the renowned contralto, who is now making & tour of this couutry, will sing at Boyd's opera house on next Friday night in connection with the Apollo club, our own home organization. Marianne Brandt has sung in but a few cities of the country. Her visit to Omaha is not of a per- thelt rights and the o sounl mi ;n le tare. I has been yisited this part of the coun! l ot oo il Improved, by Brer, a8 o méany of enabling our paople to hear the greatest contralté who has evor doubt thal 1 attraot g and acsthetio of audien m§3 o1 clally I nection with the Amllo:-'rlu ), Wi oln already s> many friends and admirers; ———— T'wo of & Kind 3 Yestord .y there were In towh he superinte: dents of two state institutions, both of w! ym are already tvell known in thig city. Thry are Dr, Armstrong, who h: charge of the institute for the feeblo-mindo at Beatr!c . and Dr B. A Kelley, who hag charge of ‘ue insand asylum a% Norfolk in this statc. Dr. Armstrong says that his institution is crowded now with sixty-five patients, but that an addition is to be made to it, whic' will be completed in June, which will accon: modate about seventy more. The doctor has aiready filed applications for all the accom:noaations which he expects tohava for some r onths to come, Dr. Keli y says that his asylum now cone tains 101 patients, all of whom have been received from thirty-two counties north of the Platte. Somo of these unfortunates were forme 1y quartered in the asylum at Lincoln anl were transferred to Norfolk, when the . w {nstitution at that m a8 opened a fevy months ago, Every tha asylum he s ys is occupied and some of tha patients are compelled leep upon tho tioor. ‘This ddition now in course of -ernc. tion will be « J:rlewd on thelst of Augusty when accon:nodations will be provided for 120 more people. Drs. Armstrong and Kol« ley are the oungest doctors in Nebraska who have bc-n intrusted with the care of large state Lastitutions, On Duty Again. Mr. Ed Mcrearity, the obliging and gentloe manly clerk to Judge Shields, was at his desk yesterd 'y, still lame and sore from an accident that happened to him at his re: dence some d1ys ago. He was swinging in a hammock wh :n the stays gave way and pros cipitated him with great foroe to the ground, It was teared atfirst that he had receiv internal injuries, -but happily this was pof the case. — Republican State Conyention, The republican, electors of the state of Nebraska are requested to send delegates from the several counties, to moet in cone vention, at the city of Omaha, Tuesday May 15, 1888, at 8 o'clock p. m., for the purposa of electing four dclegates to the national repubs lican convention, which meets in Chicago June 19, 1888, THI APPORTIONMENT. The several counties are entitled to repres sentation as follows, being based upon tha vote cast for Hon. Samucl Maxwell, suprema judge, in 1887, giving one delogate-at-large to each county, and one for each 150 votes and major fract TCOUNTIRS, VOTES| GOUNTIES Vi 14 Jefferson. 9 Johnson . S amzo Babab=bor aBocaemscna (% s go .. Garflcld. Gosper. 15 MROERCR WD Holt..... Howard . It is recommended that no proxies be ad- mitted to the convention, except such as arq held by persons residing in the counties from the proxies are en. EORGE D. MEIKLRIONN, Wavr M. Seeny, Chairman, Secretary. e Four new rable cars and one grip are rived yesterday and will be put om the track as son as possible. BROTHERHOO0D —)OF(— LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS ! The locomotive is the grandest piece of me~ chanism the human brain.has ever conceived. The men who drive it must be men of great abil- ity and unflinching nerve. That they are not only men who have the courage of their convic- tions but men of sterling character as well, their manly bearing and entlemanly behavior dur- ing the trying days ogthe past few weeks amply roves. e sympathize with the the Brother- ood and propose to manifest our sympathies in a practical form, day of March, 1888, ial discount of ten on all articles of From and after this 2lst L. O. Jones Clothier, 1309 Farnam street, wnil ) er cent from refi_ular grlces (?lothi ing the American make a spec- Furnishin oods ng, and Hats that members of the Brotherhood may need. alZ Mre BOANg sl o ANy Bo slips or rooted cuttings. Immense stock of fresh Flower and Vegetable SEEDS for all cii- Maos and il sivuationss . Thousands of testsmonial aitest the superior quality of Lo Boeds. Sead éc, 1 m 1888, bost complets s d, with colored plates and new BEE 0 all who mflm FOUNTAIN — BRANDS — FINE CUT AND PLUG: Incomparably the Best. -