Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 25, 1889, Page 2

2 THE NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE A Review of the Business Trans- acted Last Week. TWENTY DAYS MORE OF WORK Benator Manderson's Visit — Mrs Gougar Addresses the House on the Subject of Woman Sat- frage—New Laws, Legislative Resame, F LaNcony, Feb, 24 Bire.] —~Last week had less than thr of legislation, Monday afternoon the senat held a f minutes session and Tucsday afternoon was given up to the 1« nator Manderson. cption of Friday be lega wishing to at Kear: members encampment At yurned Thursday aft ain Monday afte reached its fifticth wst for the mtroduction of bills, ) hundred tuy and many AR slature hol tend the G the I noon 1o ir The Thu These and fifty, beon in session onlyge number will probably’ be final rush of Monday 10 5 totul of 750 in both he of which will sury the governor, There 1 no laws during the past w 1y written document ccutive signature and been decked out in Dbig seal. It empowers cities to receive gifts or bequests of lands within five miles of the corporation limits to be used as parks, and extends their police powers to such property It scems that Hon. J. Sterliniz. Morton pro- posed to donate a park to Nebraska City, but there was no law autliorizing the munici pality to acquire such property in that w. The bill was introduced for the relief of t place, but now has application generally hiroughout the state. This bill _originated in and that body passed a jont resolu- tion originating in the ~ house. It requests Nebraska's representatives in con gress to demand of the federal government a suspension of all entries of public lands in this state when the same are under claim of the state of indemnity school lands. The most imortant measure passed by the housc is a bill for glass ballot boxes in Citics of 5,000 or over, ufter the Colorado style. Fach box is to have three koys, which are Xept by different judges, and the box cannot be opened except by using all three keys, Up in the northeastern part ot the state is the reservation of the Omaha and Winne- Dugo Indians, most of it unorganized terri- and Wayne countie ice of the reservation to the territory. The senate has just passed three bills 1o create Thurston county out of that unorganized territory. It had not the reaui- site 400 square milcs as it stood, and two of the bills take back some of the territory in Burt and Wayne counties, This same terri- tory was organized as Blackbird county over thirty years ago, but_there was an iilogality about it. The organization was abandoned, and the county dropped out of history. The senate has passed a bill allowing pub- lishers legal rates for tax notices; also an- other requiring state officers to embody in their reports to the governor u statement of the public property in their respective offices aud institutions, and a statement of any property worn out, lost or otherwise dis posed of. The house bill for abolishing state oil in- spection was indofinitely postponed, and in its stead the senate has before it a bili for higher test and a better inspection, Among the bills now 1 process of consid eratioy is one for the protection of merchants and farmers who furnish provisions or fod- der to contractors at work on railroads, 1f the lutter fail to pay up the debt, it is to be a lien on the railroad for two years, Among the bills ready for third reading and pretty sure to pass is one fixing penalties Tor the oflicers of cities or villages who be- come interested in any contract for supplics or public works to which their city or village Js a party; also the house bill making the commissioner of public lands and buildings custodian to receive from the surveyor gen eral ull field notes, maps, charts and other records relating to land titles in Nebraska. Buch records are to be freeof access to county surveyors and state officers. A joint resolution was passed urging the Nebraska delegation in congress to favor the Dbill that proposes to pension survivo rebellion who are over fifty years of age. Also a similar resolution in favor of the doep water harbor on the coast of Texus. Among the important matters 1 come up re registration and bank regulation. Bills ave been introduced in both houses for a registration law similar to those of other states, und it will probably be made to apply cities of 5000 and over. = A banking bill has amx oduced that provides for inspection &t least once a year upnder the direction of state ofticers. Banks will also have to have @ capital according to the populztion of the place in which located, and the bill fixes a scale. Tho senate judiciary &uced scveral very One provides for day on nents number about ty has 450 bills, but hay thirty-nine days the increased by the 0, making a grand s, A one-tent » gantlet and reac! The hot alarming increase of Ono_handsome has received the ex the &enate, committee have intro- important measures submitting a constitu- tionul amendment increasing the supreme court to five judges, each to serve five years, which will probably pass both houses with out, opposition. Another is for a constitu- tional amendment providing fora stato board of travsportation of three ,members, to be appointed by the governor and confirmed by &ha . sanate. Thoratwill ba & livaly oontoss Over this proposition, The investigating committee attribute the gflilor(xphwmu to carelessness, and they ave introduted a bill for the establishment ®f a systom of state boiler inspection, The committee investigating the state far :Ind experimental station have cxamined Dr. illings. According to his own story he is costing about &,000, and his work for over two years and e half bas been confined to his hog chiolera experiments. He is a firm be liever in his theory of innoculation, but the committee aro inclined to a verdict of “not proven.” Most of the witnesses thus far have been connected with the uaiversity and are drawiug pay from the station fund. They all profess confidence (of varying degree) in Billings and his Lobby. This week ex-Gov ernor Furnes and ex-Chancellor Manatt will be put on the stund. ~ Oue result of this agitation is the introduction of abill to botter define the purpose and scope of the college of agriculture and mechanic arts (now known as the industrial school) of the university of Nebraska, and to provide the manuer in which tho instruction in said work in said college shall ve carried ong and to define the uses and functions of the cxperimental farm as a part of saia college, The special committeo has reported ninety soven employes, including private clerks for twentygoven of tho senators. The dully cost i abomt §250. Two years ago the employes nutabercd 120, NOUSEL This week has been an all-around play-duy the house. The coming of Senator Man Qerson on Tuesday and the annual meeting of the Girand Aruiy at Kearney on Weanes y completely demoralized the bouse so far any well-defined plan of rushing business is concerned, and the week's work is very light indeed, Mounday afternoon was largely taken up with preparations to receive Seni. tor Manderson, and the forenoon of Tuesduy was devoted to carmg for the ofticespelers and introducing them to mewbers, and the afternoon was entirely consumed by the sen ator in u loug address, wherein he roviewed he legislation of the Pastsix years at some ngth. ‘I'he senitor was very profuse in his thanks to the members, and through them to their constituents, for the honor of 4 re clec tion with so little opposition, and pledged himse!f to do all in his power to advance the best interests of the state. He fuvored I rowc treatment of the Indian question, and advocated the complete severing af all tribul rolations and putting each individual on @ farm and compelling him to support himself. Ho detined himself us opposed to the admis- 8lon of New Mexico as i state on account of its dense ignorance and “distinctly Mexican character,” and sharply eriticised *Cleveland lb?\wlmuf the special peusion bills. He afrmed that most of the evils thut are sought 10 be remodied by legislation flow from the Stabuses of special privileges and uvparal- leled solfishuess.” and thought some amend- ments should be made to the inter-state con merce law to render it more effectiv He treated the corporations very giagerly, aud did not dwell long on this point. The next day the senator proceeded to earney, where he met the Grand Army 5 In annual convention, Wednesday the bouse was treated w | “talk’--of a an address—of more properly n vory different charactor, Mra. Helen M CGougar, of Indiana, the woll-known ndvo cate of woman suffrage, was prosent in the city, and throngh Mr was offercd on Tuesday granting her the nse of the hull on Wednesday morning_to sent her views on municipal suffe women. On motion of Mr. White of the resolution was laid on the tabl Wednesday morning a similar resol presented by Mr. Winte and this being de clared out of order on account of the tabling of the first resolution, Mr. Everott moved that Mrs, Gougar be wed the priviloge of talking on su' t she might ehoose. Aftes considerable filibust the moon carried by a vote of 54 1o 97 Mr. Fenton offered a ros any member who might not wi 85 address, which was unanim Mrs, Gouga ppeared the rest of the morning & tempt ince the the privileze of voting a God-given right whigh belonged t r virtue of her existence, and that yrant man' has the right to ny her th ions boom, She argued that municipal suffra 1n Kansas and was on the onward victory in every state of the un Her r rarks, principally on a nt ol the novelty of the thi were well enjoyed by a large pudience. very important amendment to the state stitution was proposed this week by Mr. O'Brien, of Douglas. 1t provides that no foreigner sl become a eitizen of and entitled to cast aballot until t have been duly naturalized as a citizen ¢ States, Under the present la er may como to this state and in six if declures his intention to be- o thirty days before the elec walk up to the volls and vote. Should Mr. O'Brien’s amendment be adopted, no foreigner could exerciseithe right of suffraze in Nebraska until he has been in the United States five years. Mr. O'Brien is himseif an_ Irishman, but thinks it is no more than right that a foreigner should re main _in this country long enough to obtain some knowledge of its laws and institutions before being invested with the sacred right of the elective franchis On Tuesduy the forenoon was largely taken up with a discussion over a proposi- sion to approprinte £20,000 to be expended under the direction of Governor Thayer, State Auditor Beuton and John S. Webster, of Omaha, in sending *suitable versons” to represent’ Nebraska atthe centennial cele ation of the inauguration of President shington, at New York City, on April 0. ie farmers sharply attacked the bill, and charge that it was simply a scheme to the expenses of a junketing trip by a favored fow, and that no such sum would enable the state to make anything of a showing. Baker, of Jefferson, was tho prircipal supporter of the measura and Corbin, of Johnson, was a leader on the other side. The appropr as defeated by the strong vote of 33 to 23, Among the important bills introduced this week was one by Potter, making all railroad tickets *zood until used” or until the fare was refunded in whole or pro rata for the rt not used. A joint resolution by Whitford, to so amend the constitution that ail license fees and fines should go to the county, rather than to the focal school fund, was debated at length aud finally defeated by nearly a tic vote. Both the prohibitionists and advocates were badly rattled by sition and seemed to o taken unawares. The result wus that both_divided nearly in the'middle. The delegations from the large cities were colidly opposed to the measure, The bill to compel railroad companics to list their property for taxation was up for discussion this weck. Cady proposed an amendment. anthorizing the local authorities to tax the railroad property, except the main line road bed within the corporate limits of cachi town or city, for all local purposes. This will add largely to the amount realized from local taxes and not decrease the general as- sessment. 1t is quite likely that this amend ment will carry About one handred bills have passed the house and 108t that many hav been in- definitely postponed. This leaves about two hundred and fifty on which final action has not been talken. Thirty-nine days of the session have passed. 1t looks now as if the session would extend to the 1st of April. Stont's Claims. LixcoLy, Neb,, Fob. 24—[Special to Tur: BEE.]—W. A. B. Stout’s bill of “‘extras,” in conneetion with the construction of the new capitol building, filed with the committee on claims, amounts to §49,556.42. Mr. Stout also claims _interest on the warrants that lave been issued and not paid, and as the building was turnied over to the state noarly one year sooner than the contract called for, he also wants rent for the new cavital for the time stated. ‘These various Sums ap. proximate $50,000, 80 the entire claim will ameunt to almost $100,000. The joint com- mittees on public lands and public buildings, and on claims, huve held meetings to con sider theso matters, and the result is a bill embodying the above items. - COMING WEBK The History of the Present Session Practically Writier WasniNG1o, Feb., 24.-The history of the Fiftieth congress is now practically written and in the few remaining days of its cxist ance it is likely to achieve no important leg- 1siation except the cnactment of the remarn ing appropriation bills and the adontion of conference reports on & few other measures which have already been substantially agreed 10 by both houses. 4 In the scoate the postofiice appropriation bill will be reported and passed this week with little debate, except upon the reclassifi- cation scheme. The passage of the other aunual appropriation bills will follow as rapidly as thoy are received from the louse and covsidered by the appropriations committee. Mr. Cullom is determived to press the Oklatioma bill for passage, but the fact that Butler has received Platt's support for his substitute gives rise to the e tion that its course will be in troubled waters, Certain reports from the public lands committoe respecting lands in IKansas and Lowsiana will be urgad upon the atton- tion of the senate by Mr. Plumb. But Hoar, ling that ho is carrying out the caucus mandate, will insist upon continued consid- cration of the soutnern cloction outrages, vielding only to appropriation bills, and as the democratic senators have in no wise changed their purpose to endeavor to in definitely delay afirmative action upon this resolution, it is probable that little can be done by the senate in the line of general leg- islation. In the house a corresponding state of af- fairs oxists as @ result of entirely different causes. Tobaceo is the stumbling block here. Rundall haviog the roport from the commit- on rules, providing for consideration of Cowles iltornal revenue bill, at his back, is prepared to demand action upon it just as s00n us the appropriation bills are cleared away. ‘The deficiency bill can be disposed of to-morrow aud the Indian bill, the last of the appropriation _ bills to come before the house for initial -action, will be called up imnediately " aftor wards and passed, probably with little delay. 'The appropriation bills are in & fair shape, and there s every reason to believe that, with the oxception of the river and har bor bill, which has failed in every short ses sion during tho past ten years, they will all huve reached the president by next Satur night, The proseut situation is as follows: Approved by the president—Diplomatic and consilar and military academy, Aveaitiog the prosident's approval lative, execative and judicial, In conference-—District of Columbia, forti fications and pensions. Passed the senate with amendments—Na ndry eivil, army and agricultural re the senate commitles oo appropri Postefico. Before tho house—Deflciency (under con- Indian and rivers and barbors - 1 They Could Stand, 0 Tri ‘The newsboys and were ing in a free enir was thick hats, and using to listen to 1sly adopte and consumed n in a vain at { solons that then o {8 i SUCCess march to come a cf tion, can high liconse this propo- N CONGRESS, Legis e indu with flylug snowlulls, bad langunge. “Boys,’ pprouch ing them, “this will have to be stoppod., It looks liike & meeting of the [nd h‘m.\ legislature.” With a yell of niingled shame and in digiation the insulted boys Lurned on that policeman and chased him hulf a mile, Dempster a resolution | Tl 11 |WOULD BANISH THE BIRCH. Methods of Discipline of the Omaha Public £ Schools. MUSCULAR PEDAGOGUERY GOES. Sensible Views By One Who Has M Suhject n Life-Long Study ~ Practical of the Theory Applied. the fesults Corporal Panishment, My, Ho M. James, superintendent of the Omaha schools, has contributed the following inter punishment, to Journal: In the great advance in educational the last fifty years, no more progress has been made any- than in the matter of discipline. The change of practice in this direction hus been both radical and universal. he harrowing tales of severe punish- ments meted out to grown young men by the couragoous and heroic master, in the days of ndparents, seem more like fietion than reality, So com- mon was pnysical punishment in those ys, that the master’s muscle ant o factor of his success as was brain_or scholarship. Many times the muscle was the chief qualification. This state of things has now sed away. A fragile girl is able to govern the most ditficult school, and there are many children who, 1n attending school years together, have never known of a case of corporal punishment. This change in practice in the matter of punishment is the result, largely, of a radical change of op' pion on the on- tire subject of the relation of penaltios to discipline and moral training. The advocates of punishment no longer de - fend it on the ground that the offender deserves it, but the whole thought is now directed to his reformation, and the efticacy of the punishment in secur- ing this result. Severity in family government is by no means what it wa fifty years ngo. "The state, too, 1 deal- ing with criminals, looks to their refor- mation more than to the vindicati the majesty of the law. How same principle has entered into theo- logical questions it i to see. Not the least of the di s in the old and new theologi resuited from this change in the public mind. Looking thoughtfully at the question of punishment as related to school dis- cipline, it scems hardly reasonable to suppose that the actual pain inflicted in administering n penalty can exercise great influense in deterring a -pupil from doing wrong. The severest whip- ping that a child might receive from the teacher would involve less real pain than he might receive in play without any thought of suffering. Any one who has watehed boys in their rough sports needs 1o _argument to be convinced of th The bruises that cover small boys’ limbs are evide of harder hits received in sport than the severest teacher would undertake to give in punishment. Should any teacher produce on a child’s person, in" the in- liction of punishment, such bruises as are often seen resulting from their vio- lent games. his reputation for brutality would make him notorious. Whateve of merit there is in punishment consists not in the degree of pain inilicted, but in the mortification of pride attending it, and the sense of outlawry that one is made to feel in this way; nd the cases are not few where the inflietion of biow tends rather to diminish the moral phase of the action than to increase it Corporal punishment, especially when inflicted in the presence of other pupils, is liable to put the offender more or less in the attitude of a martyr, and in no case can a child suffer pain in the pr ence of his companions without, to some extent, exciting their sympathy; and if. iable to be the case, the teacher, to any degree an appearance of personal feeling, the matter is made worse. Indeed, there are few teacher who know how to adm 3 punishment—who have suflicient self- control and dignity under such circum- stances —to secure beneficial results, In st cases, the results of this kind of punishment in school are more harmful than beneficial. when the writer’s acquain- with the schools of Omaha began, wetice of corporal punishment commion, and, in many instances, There were but few schools cases were not oceasionally re- nd in many,a week séldom elapsed without one or move. The un- favorable results wera not peculiar to ty: many times ill feeling existed between teachers and parents, and be- tween teachers and pupils; and that mutual confidence so essential to the highest results did not prevail. It was no unusual matter fora case of disci- pline to be dished up in the most e travagant mannc by a sensational newspaper reporter, ov be made the topic of discussion on the street corner, or brought before the bonrd of educa- tion. It is unnecessary to sav, that such courses not only impaired the effi- cieney of the discipline in general, but tended to lower the standing of teachers in public esteem. An effort was accordingly made to re- duce the amount of punishment in the schools, and statements were made every two or three months of the nuin- ber of cuses reported monthly to the superintendent. A spirit of emulation was fostered; each principul desiring to muke the best showing for her own building, and each teacher the best re- port for herself. 1t began to be observed that those teachers who governed their schools without any corporal punish- ment were just as strong in actual con- trol as the othe and that the general atmosphere in those schools and build- ings where this means of discipline was not employed was greatly improved. This naturally ereated o desive on the part of all to banish physical punish- ment altogether; and before many months eclupsed it was entirely aboi- whed. In the year ending June, 185! with a daily attendance of 3,580 pupils, there were 589 cases of corporal punish- ment reported—almost one-sixth as many cases as there were pupils, The next year, with a daily attendance of B,846,° 67 cases were reportod—less than one case for 60 pupils. The next year, with a daily attendance of were 16 cases. In 1886, duily attendance, only i ases were reported, and noue since then, although the daily attendance is now nearly 9,000, I'he results have been satisfactory in the very highest degreg. The spirit of obedience and respecthul behavior has grown year by year. The mutual rela- tions Dotween ™ teachers, pupils and parents have steadily improved. Cases of suspension are much less frequent than formerly. ‘The atmosphere of the school rcom has become cheerful and stimuinting as never before, The dig- nity of the teacher’s, position 15 more gencrally recoguized. Disgraceful rows beiween a relined und educated teacher end a vowdy boy are affairs never heard of. Aud in public esteom the business of tenching has come to be something higher than whipping vicious boys. These excellent vesults. have been the Waestoe School work in warked where our gr was as OMAHA DAILY | stand ing paper on corporal BEE: — sonehad by phes vy co- mwr\h-m of the four eloments that enter into the con- trol of a school; the teacher, the super- intendent, the board of education, and the pare of the Withoat this eco-operatic could not have been nch part of the . teachers has be important; ¢hey have made n study of the best methods « cipline, havé endeavored t solves with such dignity and self to cdmmand resp in dealings with their pupils to exercise that kindness and firmness that of thémselves will be likely to secure control. The order maintained in these sghouls is excelient, The superintendent has endeavored to y the teacher in the exercise of authority, and to strengthen the authority in every possible way, | has encournged the teachers to come 1 him in all ditficult cases for advice: and whenever pupils have been referred to him be has endeavored to make it appear a matter of a very serious cha acter. In all sueh cases he hus insiste on the presence of the parents as es- sential to a proper settlement, and has endeavored to impress upon them the importance of hearty co-operation with the teacher, In this position he has been sustained by the papents them- who, with hardly an exception, have never failed to enter heartily into the work of looking fte improved conduct of their children. There is coming to prevail here a sen- timent, which should be universal, that refractory boys are much mors respon- sible to their parents than theie teach- ers for good school bohavior. The part of the board of education has been to sustain the teachers and superintend- ont, and in no case interfere with the discipline The question naturally arises, what is the 1 resort to be used in extreme o Y If the rod is interdicted, what can be employed us its substitute? The sentiment has been cultivated, that at- tending the public sehools is u great privilege; and to be deprived of this privilege, it only temporarily, is a se- vere penalty. Reference to the supe intendent suggests exclusion from school, and itis understood that asecond reference will be treated as a very grave matter. A few vicious boys, per- haps half o dozen in the course of a year, have been thus temporavily ex- cluded; but only in rave cases il sov- eral years has this penalty been on- forced beyond a month or two. 1t 1s far better that such boys should lose n win- ter’s schooling, and thu rn the les- son of obedience, than that they should remain in school to its detriment and to the positive injury of the other pupils. The loss of training in books that such pupils mcur, by not being aliowed to attend school, is greatly overrated. It is the common experience, that their progress is not percentible unless they attend with a spirit of obedlence. I have no sympathy with the attempt to abolish corporal punishment in the interest of the poor children who should be protected from their cruel teachers. | have rarvely known a pun- ishment to be inflicted that could.in any sense, be called unduly severe: but in the teacher’s interest, I do plead that this bar! shoula be abol- ished. No part of a teacher’s duties is s0 repulsive to u refined and cultivated woman as the infliction of corporal pun- ishment. There ave thousands of people, besides teachers. who employ boys in varvious capacities and have dealings with them, but in the United tes, no other person is expeeted to chastise delinguents It is hard 1o understand why upon teachers alone should be imposed this degrading duty. — GOLD AND SILV Annual Report of the Director of the Mint. WaSHINGTON, Feb. 24.—The director of the mint in a revort on the production of gold and silver in the United States during the calendar year 188, says: The gold pro- duct was 1,644,927 ounces, of the value of $33,175,000. This is about the same as in 1857, being an excess of only $175,000. The silver product was 45,783,632 fine ounces of a commercial value of about $43.000,- 000 and @ coining value of 105,000. This is an increase of 327 fine ounces over the product in 183 In addition to the product of our own mine some 10,000,000 ounces of silver were e tracted from foreign ore and bullion, principally Mexican. The total refined product in the United States in gold was 1,777,877 fine ounces, aud silver 53,128,603 fine ounce: “The value of gold deposited at the mines during the year, not including redenosi was $41,406,410, or, including redeposits, $18,704,8%5. The forcign material com prised 1 this was §7,055,045. The amount of silver deposited and purchased was 35,512,750 standard ounces of a coining value of &1, 323,073, sive of redeposits. The coining of the mints during the calendar year 1858 wore as follows: CGold, £31,350,803 883; subsidary 5012.20; total, $ buliion and coin, #(1,031.¢ 667, Loss by export, The import of silver was the export §20,895,222, a loss by 3,10, MON T)AY yory careful dis- thom- tro! their solves, silver dollars, 31,000.~ lver, £1,034, miners, . Tmport of gold Dort, §H,61,- 2,088, and export of WILL LOSE BOTH LEGS, A Tramp Found in a Haylofcat Island Badly Graxp Isiax, Neb, Feb. 24.—[Special Telogram to Tk Bee]—An employe in Bunk’s transfer burn in this city, while at work this morning found @ tramp buried in the hay with both feet and 1ogs to the knoes very badly frozen, He was removed to the Lospital and the doctor in attendance says both logs will have 1o be ampdtated at tho knecs. and B Hospital Burned. Graxn Istaxn, Neb, Feb, 24.—|Special Telegram to Tur Bre]—About 11:30 last night Dr. Sctioedtes’ voterinary hospital in the southwestern part of the city was dis- covered to be on fire. The firemen were un- able to render any assistance, owing to the distance from a bydrant, and tho whol building was destgyed. - Four horses and two wagons _wer ried; loss, §1,500; in one third, Hilie origin of the fire is unknown. : Veterina i A Brakoman Hurt, Desuar, Neb., Feb, 24.—While switch g at this plade:t this morning, W. Leekins, # brikeman on the Mis souri Pacific rajlway, slipped and feil between the cars, one wheel passing over his left leg at the knee'loint. When he partially pulled himself out. 'and @& second whecl passed over his footl near the knee. The physicians think theyican save his leg. il il 2R Business e VaALPARAISO, Neb., Feb, 24.—|Special to Tk Bee,) —J. L. Mugee & Sou have sold out their entire stock of handise 1o M2 son & Conden, The goods were shipped to that place orduy. This now leaves but two general stocks and one grovery store in Valparaiso. Mazee & Son anded a good trade in their line, but wished to turn their attention to another line of business. ‘There is now a 2ood opport nity for anyoune wishing a location for by ness as the roogs are vacant, with fixtures all complete and ready for use. — Steamship Arrivals At New York:The Etruria, ‘from Liver- ponl; the City of Chicago, from Liverpoul; La Bretagae, from Havr A Freight Coilisi KxoxviuLg, Tenn., Feb, 24.—Two freight trains collided this worniug hulf a mile north of this city. One of the firemen was kitled and both vagines wrecked. FEBRU ARY and biting blasts from the north, continues to entirely submurged, the house out and come home in rushes branches and The Commune Creteil and Alfortville are in imminent danger, being floode already percolated into the mune rounded by cannot be re out to be a complete fizzle. famous mountain and the ridiculous The cold stant were too much for it. ing glazier: €ront of the so0ou drove them home. ministry pect, and the socialist naught. Tuk Bee. Union Pac isto be commenced at some slight changes submitted w of Ch ager ( also grants to the railway several streets wanted by the eniargement of the During the pr pended here in improvem pany. 25, 1839, LINCOLY NEWS AND NOTES. | Y An Interosting Suit Growing Out o a Roal tato Doal. A CHAUTAUQUA ENTERTAINMENT Requisition Papers Iscued for the Re- turn of Absconder Clark—Dodt cation of the New Catho lie Church, 1039 P Stueer Lascor 24, a doal Rosa Van Gilaer LINCOLN BUREAU OF TrE Ovana Bre, % Isabella and David on the part of W \ that calls for of Lancaster count that they were the owne 2 of Loutz & Baldwin's addition to tho of Lincoln: that defendants induce trade the fot fora half inte After the transfer had been further repr that th through William nte hem that he could make a desivable trade of the farm for some Omaha property, and induded them to deed back the half interest in the feam, but when the deed for the Omaha property was le out it was deeded to Mrs, Van Gilder and plaintifts wero accordingly left out in the cold. The defendants refusing to muke any restitution, suit is mstitated to compel them 10 convey to plaintiffs the prop erty above described. Perliminary papers in this suit were filed in the ofice of the clerk of the district court, late yesterday afternoon. Chautauquans The Lineoln Ch tained lust evening and tment. im th up u block city n to made pla Van Gi osent lors, tertained. Atauguans were enter. by Mrs, H. 1% Smith, president of the society, at her home, 643 South Fourtecuth street. The occasion was a delightful one to all, and there was a larie attendance of the members of the socic Mrs. Rawlins favored the guests with some character recitations that were highly enter- taining and amusing. Refreshments wore served, and the evenimg was as enjoyable as loval Chautauquans could make it. ‘Ther were present Mr. and Mrs. T. B, Calvert Mr. and Mrs, M. D. Welch, Mr. and Mrs. . M. Bushuell, Mr. and Ms, T, H. Leavitt, My, and Mrs. Bochmer, Mr. and Mrs. James Aitkins, Mr. and Mrs.” M." B. Cheney, Mr and Mrs. J. A. Rollins Mr. and Mrs, A. W, Lane, Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Lyman, Mr, and . A, M. Davis, Miss Cora Hardy, Miss , I.'C. Stevens and others, News and Notes. The new German _church, St. Francis De Sales, as stated by Tie Bur yesterday morn- g, was formally dedicated and blessed today A delegation of Catholics came down froi Omaby and joined the Lincoln socicties at the Burlington ll«‘]m! in ade b the church, The ceremonics were imposing and interesting. It is announced that Mr. Ed. McDonald ate of the Millard hotel, Omala, has pur- chased a half interest in' the Capitol hotel and will join E. P. Roggen in_its manage. ment Mavch 1. Mr. McDonald registered there this morning and will remain in the city until future plans are perfeeted, when he will return to Omaha to make final ar- rangements to make this his permanent home. The real estate sales iu Lincoln during the past week agerecated £257,364. This shows whither the wind bloweth. Prices are firm with an upward tendency, and this inde: that the capitol of the state is on the eve of an unprecedented boom. Duily sales of th week were as follows: Monday, 71,025 Tuesday, $13,042: W ednesday, £ H lmuumm $H, Briday, 307,505; Saturday, ) “Mystie red upon an iple hall last for great festivity Masonic Shrine” degree con- even dozen candidates at vening., This was reason among members of the city. A banquet The following presont: C. B. C. 0. Swan, R. E. French, C. A. Lavin, John Acken, F. J. Carpenter, H. Gibbou, Judge Hull, A, J. Gustin, J. J. Bartlett, W, O. I'ulixm. D. C Bond, John Wilson, ll J. Allen, D. Haw- thorne, Kearney: T A. Anderson, W. J. Mount, Moritz_ Meyer, Vietor White, W. Meredith, S. K. Nedborough, Omaha; G. W. Meredith, G. J. Radsback, Ashland; 1. C. Webster, W. T, Bucha tings.' s at Curder's, masons from abroad were Fine, 3. D. Smith, FLOODS IN #FRANCE. The Seine Rising and Submerging Adjacent Countr: LCopyright 1559 bu James Gordon Bennett.) Panis, b -|New York Herald Cable—Speciul to Tue Brr.]—The weather hias been cold, with intermittent snow storms The Seine The Quay D'Antenil is and the inhabitants of ong the Quay are forced o go boats, The stream ing along casks and sorts of odds and ends. rise. past, b all Water has | m cllar. The com- of the Petite Gennevillors is sur- water, forming au island that hed in boats. The great socialist manifestation It was turned like the mouse. north wind and snow and M. Con- Twenty shiver. and plumbers stood ubout in Hotel De Ville, but the snow The streets near the or wore their usual as- ticld day came to of the inte New U ¥, Feb. [Shecial Telegram to |—Waork on the new shops of the le Railway compuny, 1n this city, once. Plans with from those originally ro presented to the city council cune this ovening by Assistant Man M. Cumming, and adopted. The city company parts of CuEyeN the former ones. $300,000 will be ex s by the com plans sent over year present o draperies. and simoking quent dang CALLY NOTHING Makes the lives of many peoplo mis causing distress after cating, sour stomach, sick headache, heartburn, loss of appetite, a faint, “ all gone " feeling, bad taste, coated tongue, and firregularity ot Distress e bowels. Dyspepsiadoes After not get well of itself, It requires careful attention, Eating . a Sarsaparills and a remedy ke lood's which acts gently, yet efiiciently. It toues the stomach, regulates the diges- tion, creates @ good petite, banishes lie Sick aud refresties the nina, Headache 1 have been trontled with sia. 1 bad but Hitle appetite, and what 1 did cat distressed e, or did me “:::'t" little good. After eating I would have o faint or tired, all-gono feeling, as though I had not eaten anything My trouble w avated by my busiuess, painting. Last spring 1 took Hood's Sar- Sour saparilla, which did o an Stomach tmmense amount of good. It gave 1e an appotite, and my food relished and satisfied the eraving 1 had previously expericaced.” GEOBGE A, PaGE, Watertown, M Hood’s Sarsaparma Bold by all drug 8. Fl;slx for @5, Propared only by C. 1. HOOD & CO., Apothecarics, Lowell, Mass 100 Doses One Dollar Paerless Dyes AL THE selie, By aul Pears Soa Fair white hands Brightclearcomplexion | @0& healthful skin. "“p U tish Comp AP« " " PEARS'~Tho Great Engiish Complexion SOAP,~Sold Evarywhere, SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE FOR MARCH CONTAINS THE Rm\wbglym.s:nvzcs. valiable paper, illustrated by many drawings from skotches bert Deninan » service, and his mu S<T0l RAILAAY SERTE et i1 thi series by CHARLES FRANCIS ADAME 'R, L, STEVENSON'S | A GERWAN ROYE | more than a centary was ti, WAGNER'S HEROES AND HERGINES include nany portraits in SHORT STORIES: & SHORT ARTIGLES: THE END FAP':H wit and satire. -teains by He ot Ballantras, awiigg m Wiliam Holo, t, describing the rocent f ‘freves, which for accompanied apital of the Ron, alpaper by W, ¥ © Gorman Opera tenuating Cir . by William MeKendree e for an Eye,’ W. L Burnham, imated Convel 1al topies wi *Economy in Intel 18 contributed t " dn dinlogue form), i .00 a Year, Send stamp for asmall .u-u.mv. mteining wch caluble and out-of-the way practical CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SOAS, Publisqe;s, NEW YORK, R. R. R, RAIWAY'S READY RELIEF AND SANE n the world that instantly stops the most exc sufferer of Pain arising from whateves k,m,GONQUEROR OF For SPRAINS, CERTAIN 30 glve ease to t || 1s truly, th o, PAIN, e y known remedy. JISES. BACKACHE DACHE, TOOTHACHE, or any causing the patn to instantiy st 1t has done more IN THE CHEST OR SIDES, H and act like m extended, long DIA l(l”lll* \ NERVOUSNE iy 3 1000 drops i halt .i hmabine oF wat WITH KADWAY'S PILLS there is no BETT HIMEBAUGH & TAYLOR, Hardware and Cutlery, Mechanics’ Tools, Fine Bronze Builders’ oils and Buffalo Scales. 1405 Douglas St., Omaha. Hillos o Trees! € DR OWEN’S LECTRIC BELT AND SUSPENSORY, PATENTED Aug, 18, IB87. ImrroveD Fee. 1, 1889, DR, OWEN'S ELECTRO. ‘%, GALVANIC BODY BELT b f,t AND SUSPENSORY Cons. Small n-un s, Grape D cethor With o ar s for planting it of 'l'nl-- an Se Timber Claims. LOW PRICES AND UHOICE STOCK. Facilities un EN \\INI/\ L D. 5. LAKE, Prcprietor, SHENANDOAH, 1570 40 PER CENT SavinginfiasBiIls§ e Gua Nervous Debility, ~‘ {izeness Kidng & WEtnatarations in Yootk ""'E’fé'é"rmc INSOLES o1 Aetition this paper. ad OWEN BLEGIRIC DELT & APFLIANGE 00 50¢ North Broadway, 7. LOUIS, MO RUP'J.‘URE ! ELECTRIC BELT AND TRUSS S GOHBINED. q ISRAE ranteed by using i A 's Eirotric Belt Attach ol deseripiion of D National Automatic Gas-Saving Gorernar, Secnres a slendy mination, r consequent {nghring & pure and hoatt so0ty e (..,»w 406 North Broadwiy, BT, wum,xfl_ NEBRASKA NATIONAL BANK U. 5. DEFCGITORY, CMARA, NED. uncanstimed + whistling, blowls ; and avoldy the fro- | ORI G0 OFFICENS AND DURKCTONS YaTis, Prosident Vieo President 3 HGHES, Cashiar, 0 s bills K DIRECTORS ol dividends o the inve 10,000 MACHINTS IN 7 NOTICE! We will attach our Gas to any mieter upon the husis of on the yain JOUN 8, Cort THE 1-ON BANK, Corner 12th and Fa A General Baiking Busin |EXHAUSTED VITALITY A Great Medical Work for Young and Midile- ing Machines t3 piade at our of Agencies distributed n all cities, THE GAS SAVING GUARANTEE CO., 8. K. Coruer 16th Sieck Piano vkable for powerful symputhetic hsolute duri- nd Farnam Sis,, tone WflflDBHIDGE BRUS TDWEAK MEN £ wili 20nd & valuable tretise (s pasic iars for o N ind ihysical’ DALY ind thet b nsequent thors: 4 wulering wid 40 noy Kuow what uil th suffering from the sifocts 0f youtbful grrors, early decsy, Koud wn'l Juweled wedal (0 thi astrative’ sam how. Address the 154} containing S5Eius, cona,