Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 10, 1889, Page 2

- T T s it sy ey s it e e~ ettt R A o T s S THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY MARCH 10, 188).—-SIXTEEN PAGES. %50, 186 to tense & poor idiot called ‘Ras,’ until he would sit down and cfy." Her Crowning Sin, “Mrs. Mahoney never investigated the character of women who came to adopt chil dren, and as a result she would somatimes let very improper people have babics, “I know of one case which was worse than the rest and that was when she gave a little baby—a girl, 1 think—to a woman of the town. The mother of the little one after wards chanced to hear of the fate of her babe and tinally succeeded in gotting it away from the woman. In another case a babe was given to people unable to provide for it. 1 afterwards saw the little one and it w crying all the time, and its little feature: were pinched and drawn. 1 inquired cou- cerning it and found that the child was then owned by a family named Clark—the third famity that had had it since it was taken from the hospital. Clark was a drunken brute and abused the child continually. e Malf Has Not Been Told. All this happened during my four month's stay at the hospital and 1 could tell you much more if Tonly had time to think. 1 left the pital of my own accord and have no grudge against Mrs, Mahoney, but I think these things should be made known. How e n Gallagher Suffered. Fllen Gallagher is an Irish woman. Hon esty shines from every lineament of hor good-natured face. She i now employed at Max Meyer's, ‘where she was found by the reporter. Her husband desertod. her some place east and_she followed him as far as Omaha, but Liere her money gave out and she found her- self alone in this large city, destitute and in a delicate condition, She had 1o recourse but to scek assistance from the county and was sent to the count hospital, She first, compelicd to one n her condit Kate Mi whoen Ellen first went to the F and from negloct Mrs, Miken would very hungry, und to save her from suffering the woman Ellen would request food for her from the girl in the kitchen, But One to Pity Her. ‘The night her baby was born there was no nursoe to care for her, and a girl named Nina Darrow, detained there as a witness i an sction pending before the district court, out of compassion for the woman's sad condi- tion, nursed her through the night, and dur- ing all the time she lay i1l this girl was the only one who took suficient intcrest in her \\iellllrre to care for the holpless mother and child, Notwithstanding these facts, Mrs. Ma- honey ordered the girl Nina out of the nur- sery whenever she found her there and would not allow the girl to sleep in the nur- sory, although the sick woman oftimes re quired attention at night and there was no one else to administer to her wants, The Girl Who Was Fired. Christian Melgordt is a simple hearted Norwegian girl whose last thought, to all appearances, would be to wilfully injure anyone by thought or action for the sole pur- poseof doing mischief. Sheis the girl wi was dismissed from the s tution by Mrs. Mahon formation as to the mismanagement of the lace, Sheis now iployed at a boarding ouse on Douglas street, betwecn Tenth and Eleventh, but when interviewed was with. out a situation, When asked to tell what she knew of the hospital and its matron Christiana demurred saying she was afraid. HAtraid of what!" was asked, “I'm afrald of Mrs. Mahoney." “Why do you fear Mrs. ) can do you no harm now. *'Yes she cau. She'll run ruin my reputatign so I can’t get w “Did she ever threaten to do s ‘‘Weil she has talkked about girls that way ‘whon she was mad at them and 1'm afraid she will do so with me.” Tells Her Story. Chiristina was assured that her reputation should not be besmirched by Mrs. Mahoney and tinally consented to add her testimony to that already given of Mrs. Mahoney’s unfit- ness for the positton she holds and the gen- eral mismanagement of the county hospital. The girl was employed at the institutionon the 2d of February in the capacity of second girl to do Mrs. Mahoney’s personal work and to care for her children, although she ap- peared on the pay rolls as nurse, She said she soon found that Mvs. Mahoney ‘was not a good woman and many wanted to et away the first week butdidn’t like to ask rs. Mahoney. Wl “Oh, I don’t want to talk to you,’ said the simple girl, “I'm afraid I will'get into trou- fble. I wish Mrs. Brega had never sent me ‘1o that old thing.” “Who, Mrs. Mahoney 1" *Yes," ‘The substance of the remainder of the girl's testimony was to the effect that uvon one oc- casion she found two or three of the female inmates crying because they were not receiv- due the attention they kuew they required. She also repeated the story of the inhuman :’remmenl of the babe at told in Thursday’s Mrs. Mahoncy, she said, was possessed of a bad disposition und a violent temper and was in the habit of using rough language to the inmates. She had heard her call the women “dirty lazy things” and had heard her call o Danish woman u ‘*d—n lazy Dane,” Olive Olsen's KEvidence. Olive Olsen, other witness to the mis- doings av the hospital, differs in one thing from most of the others whose interviews have so far been published—she is not afraid of Mrs, Mahoney, the courts or anything else and had no hesitancy in telling all she knew. She was an eye witness to the inhuman treatment of the babe born to the young unmarried woman, 1 was visiting at the hospital and chanced to be in the women’s Jying-in room and saw one of the inmates, who was taking care of the child ut the time, throw the liftle thing upon the bed. 1 went over to where it | and found it clothed in nothing but a thin skirt and a calico slip. A half-witted Irish woman went down stairs and brought back some milk in an old rusty cup, which she tried to warm over the coals in the fire, which she blew upon i an effort to produce some little heat. The woman stirred the milk with her finger and tried to feed it to the baby, The room wus so cold that [ tried to find something to wrap the little thing In, but could ?lml nothing. The mother finally told me where [ could find an old flannel skirt that belonged to her and [ got this and wrapped the baby in it. Does She Drink Liquor? Max Hoffman worked at the hospital for two vears. He said he knew Mrs. Mahoney was not a fit person to be in charge of the institution, but that he didn't like to say much as Mr. Mahoney had always been good to bhim, In reply to questions ho said that he had often heard Mrs. Mahoney use vulgar and indecent language to the women, and had seen her son tie up igiots by the neck in the barn. While he had never seen Mrs. Mahouey take a drivk, he had seen her when he thought she was under the influence of liquor. ie said he could tell things much worse than these if he had to. was made to work from the abor too hard, in fact, for m wad il spital, me down and rk." Stricken By Heart Disease. Nepitaska Ciry, Neb,, March 9.—[Special Telegram to Tir: Bee.|—Mrs. Jacob Wes- ner, a well known lady of this city, was found dead in bed tlus morning by her hus- band. The cause was heart disease. leaves a family of uine cbildren, he Preliminary Rearing Continued. Dakora_Orry, Neb., March 9.—[Special Telogram to Tue Bee.] -The preliminary learing of the supposed bank burglar, now in jnil al this place, which wus to have been : c-day was continued until 9 4. m. Mon oy ——— Waived Kxamination Tonias, Neb,, March 9. —|Special to Tus Bee.| ~Havs Claussen, who was arvested near Ohiowa yosterday, waived examination in Justige Brown's court and was bound over 10 the district court in the sum of $500. Rl For Robbing a Jewelry Store. Daxora Ciry, Neb, March 0. -|Special Telegraw to Tur B Sheriff Cherry, of Aberdeen, S. 1., was here to-day after Latham, wanted there for robbiug a jewelry store. - Carkhufl-Belden, Last eveniog at 8 o'clock Mr. N. W. Cark- huff, of the Union Pacific tax department, was united in marviage to Miss Belle Helden, n the residence of the bride's muther, 8124 'y street. The Rev. Willard Scott offci- ‘sbing. Ounly a few of ‘thair most.intimate were present. R THEY BIT AT A GOLDEN BAIT. Married the Girl and Borrowed Her Father's Money. LOVE LAUGHS AT IRATE PARENTS Parental Interference OCanses An Elopement—~Representative Hays' Funcral-An Old Man Suicides —~Other State Notes. A Young Villain. Juxtata, Neb,, March 9 —[Special to Tne Ber.]—Not long ago & _young German came here, and, after remaining a short time, be- came acquaintod with a German family named Holfeldt, living southoast of Juniata. He soon succeeded in gaining the affections of a danghter in the family, and by repre- sonting that his parents in Germany were wealtny and that ho had a sister living in New York who had proporty amounting to £20,000 who wished to come west and make her home with her brother, he gained the consent of Mr. and Mrs. Hohfeldt for the hand of their daughter in marringe. They accordingly married, the wedding omonics lasting several days. In the meantime he had borrowed money of his new father-in-law, and purchased riugs for him- self ana bric About a week after she mar- riage he said it Mr. Hohfeldt would only s1gn & note with him at the bank in Hastings would go to New York and bring his wealthy sister. He succecded in securing the money and flea. It is now learned that he played the same game upon a family down in Kansas, and an investigation is to be made a8 10 lis whereabouts. Burial of Representative Hays. McCoon Juxcriox, Neb, March 9.— [Special to Tre Bur.| —~Business was sus- pended yesterday while the citizens paid tributo to the remains of Hon, C. W. Hays. The committees appointed by the senate and house of reprosentatives, also & committee appointed by the board of supervisors, ar- rived here on the 11 o'clock passenger train. Prompily at 12:3) o'clock p. m. conveyances wero ready, and the business men and their familics, in company with the various coin- mittees, (nrmmln)‘»rn(-oulunmulm'u' to the residenco of the deceased, three milos we of town. The remains were conveyed from tho residence to thesM. K. church, where a very able discourso was delivered by Rev. Miner, of Grafton, to a_large concourse of people. After the services were concluded the remains were taken to the M. E. come- tary for interment, accompanied by a prodes- sion oné miie in length. Mr. Hays was ono of the oldest settlers in this county and had a large circle of ac- quaintances and friends who will deeply mourn his departure. In his death Yori v lost a noble citizen and a true repre- sentative, Committed S Ewixg, Neb, March 0.—|Special “Tele- gram to Tite Br.)—The citizens of this com- munity wero startled this morning on hear- ing that Mr. John Gordon, who lived three miles cast of here, had committed suicide during the night by hanging. The supposi- tion is temporary insanity, He was in good circumstauces. e, A Water Power Canal. Love Ciry, Neb, March 9.—[Special to Tir Beg,|—At the board of trade meeting it was decided to make a preliminary survey for awater-power canal. It is thought that by starting at a point about eight or nine miles above Loup City the water from the Loup river can be brought around on the upper side of the city and_emptied into the “Dead Horse” creek in & manner to insure a fall much greater than thay of the Kearney can. This course will bring the water through a canyon immediately above the city, where lakes or dams of immense store- age capacity can be constructed very cheaply. This is a project which has long boen con- templated by our citizens, but action was delayed for want of capital, which there seems to be no doubt now oi securing. il Farmers' Insurance Company. Erxuony, Neb., March 9.—|Spocial Tele- gram to Tne Bee.|—The Douglas County Farmers' Tnsurance company hetd its annual election of officers at this plac b The ofticers for'the ensuing yoar are as fol- lows: President, Claus Sicvers: treasurer, Henr, : trustoes, Georgge Plambork, Honry E Carsten’ Rohwer; assessors, C. H. Dinker Andy Morkelman, Henry Schomel and Henry Kuehl, The company is composed of the represenative German farmers of Douglas county, und is operated_on the mutual fpl The company gave a ball last night at i bach’s hall. It was aswell affair. Music was furnished for tie occasion by the Musi- cal Union orchestra of Omaha. k and vee City, Neb., March 9. —[Special Telegram to Tug Bee.]—A case of true love reported here this ufternoon will not be smooth if the irate parents catch the elopers, Estly Baker, a young man of twenty-three, living southwest of town, and Hattie Meacham, a beautifui sixteen-year-old girl of that community, who mot at a neighbor’s last Thursday afternoon, 1t is believed by agrecmont, havo vot- boon sveu not heard of siuce. Two years ago this couple kept steady company. The parents of the girl broke the match. They are supposed to be in Kansas, Foot Race at Grant, Graxt, Neb, March 9.—|Special Tele- gram to Tz Bee.]—The foot race between W. M. Makever, of Osceola, and Abe Har- per, of Grand Island, came off to-day as ad- vertized. Makever won easily. There was much talk among the crowd that it was a sham race. Another race for 120 yards will be run Monday by the same parties. — SOUTH OMAHA. Board of Trade Meeting. There was a meeting of the board of trade last night at which considerable business wa® traesucted. The most important step was a resolution to force the motor company to keep its contract with tho city or forfeit its franchise, and oue favoring a Union dedot in Omaba. Died In Baltimore. Samuel 1>, Martin, the owner of Martin. dale, south of the city, and & prominent irand Arwy man, who went to Washington to attend inaugurati was asshyxiated with gas_in Baltimore I'riday night, Notice of his death was conveyed late Saturday evening to his brother, who resides five miles south of South Omaha. [t is understood that his body will be shipped home for interment. B. & M. Engine Wrecked. Late Saturday eveniug the B. & M. switch engine No. 172, coming down the B. & M. s,0vk yards transfer, got away from the cn- glneer and ran into a string of meat cars from the packing houses, badly demoralizing the front end of the engiue and crushing in the end of oue car. ——— Hosteiter-Clawson. One of the pleasantest weddings seen iu this city for some time occurred at the resi- dence of Dr. Peter Hostetter, 924 street, where his son, Mr, William A, Hostet- ter and Miss Grace D. Clawson were made one by the Rev. W. M. Worley, of the Seward street Methodist church. The groom, who is an honored member of Omaha Divi- slon No. 12, U, R. K. of P,, invited the divi- sion, and they in turn requested that the ceremouny be performed within a triangle of Sir l(nlflm. This was agreed to, and & beautiful scene was the result, the members in full uniform with drawn swords, forming a triangle in whioh the happy eoupl aud the oficiating clergyman ws Id-lr‘d. and the veremony pronounced, %&m rst service of the kind in this ciy. A al {:‘dfln“:ll u:hcl‘ ;!ounmln ions were oOx- £l s oom) roseul ve- paired to Goodrica® hail Whete b8 elegaut supver wils spread. ) : ALL ABOUT A LETTER. It Was Written by Rascal or to a Rascal, “Oh, you villain ~there's going to be blood shed here!” ‘This startling and sensational ejaculation was the utterance of a jealous and frenzied wife, She had a revolver and intended to kill her husband. The tragedy was averted, however, The woman was Mrs. Hattie Roth, wife of Williem H. Roth, late a lumber broker, but now a traveling man_for the Union Star Lumber company, which has an officé on the sixth floor of the new Paxton block. There are two or three ladies em- ployed in the office. Among them are or were two sisters by the name of McFarland. Their irst names are Jennie and May. The former is eonnccted with the scandal, and the cause of the joalousy of Mrs, Roth. She believed that her hus- band had been too intimate with Jennie, The way in which she was aroused to her hus. band's alleged infidelity was by a letter pur- porting to have been written him by Jennie ScFarland. Mr. Roth was at Grand Island a fow days ago. The let- ter, the contents of whio are not known, for the reason that it was destroyed in the subsequent domestic epi- sode, was sent to him at Grand Isiana. He did not receive it, but_he arrived in Omaha yestarday morning. So did the letter, It had been forwarded to nim. His wife got it. William Roth swas in the brivgts office of the Union Star Lumbor company engaged in o conversation with R, Stephonson, one of the managers, when Mrs, Roth rushed into the office vesterday morning at 10 o'clock with o liitle handbag, in which was the pistol. Mr. Roth had not been in more than fiftecn minutes. The lady attaches were in other departments at the time. As soon as Mrs. Roth cntered she made the thrilling exclamation wiich heads this article. She had blood in her sharp, plercing eyes, Taking from the hand sachel the epistle that told thestory, she exclaimed: “Now, dare deny your guilt with that wo- man?" 3 In the meantithe the satchel had!been given a bang upon _ the table by which she stood. The husband heard the notse that the revolver made by striking the table and made a lunge for the bag. Mrs. Roth made a frantic endeavor to recover it. Mr. Stephenson also took part in the scramble and the latter was lost in the shufile and the husband got the bag and the revolver. When she was seized Mrs. Roth sereamed “murder,” ‘*“fire,” *hel] This caused greay excitement among the office people on that floor. People flocked 10 the door of the lupber compauy’s offico to see what was the matter, but they got little satisfaction, as the door tothe pri- vate oftico was closed and was 8o situated from the main entrance that they could not seo without rushing in. They were told that it was only a little domestic- trouble be- tween a husband and °wife and they were satisfled with ‘this till young Mr. William Paxton went into the office and learned the trouble. Before Mrs. Roth was calmed she wanted to vehemently “jump on to the young woman who had come be- tween her and her busband, and at onetime, it is claimed, come very near mistaking Miss v McFarland for her sister. On the other , while Mrs, Roth was in her and wrathful _scramble with her husband Jennié was very anxious to go to the room and set things aright with the angered woman. She was told that she might be shot, and was advised to go home. This she did. Mrs. Roth was finally quieted, the excited crowd dispersed, and her husband ‘took her home in' 8 cab. They live at 2563 Marcy stroet. - When taking lior departure she said that she would have Jennie arrested and made the same threat to tephenson. He was to be arrested for ing her clothes in the scufflp. Mrs. Roth is a heavy-set woman of thirty three years of She is quite good looking, with dark and blue eyes. Her husbard is rather a small man in statue and is about forty years old. He has short gray hair and a small moustache. About a year ago the McFarland sisters came to Omaha. When they first came here it is said they were escorted around for a time by Judge Julius 5. Cooley. Later Jen- nie, the eldest, who is about twenty-two, became smitten, it “1s " etated, with a young lawyer mnamed J. W. Ber, Byler, it secms, got the poor girl into u lot of trouble, or at lenst she claims he did. Byler isa married man. Jennie liked hun yery much. He made several calls upon her at her boarding place, 2103 Douglas strect, Finally she learned that he had a wife. Sh quit_m with considerable frigidity. E dian't like it, and has been trying to play even by maligning her good name, so it is al- leged by the young lady's friends. She told Mr. Stephenson that Byler had sent the letter to Mr. Roth himself, and therefore she knew nothing about it. 'Byler could not be found last night, but his friends assert that he was not guilty of such a contemptivle and villamous picce of work. Miss Jennie McFarland was discharged immediately after .the episode in the ofiice. The manager told her that she, bad been o ood and faithful employe and 'she was not being released for any act of her own, but that if she were permitted to remain Mrs, Roth might become more suspicious of he Jennie left last night for her home in - Ames, Towa. Speaking of the matter Mr. Stephenson stated that he never knew anything wrong with the young lady; that she and her sister May had been engaged m the offico siuce last fall, and both were faithful employcs. They worked early and late. Many nights he asked them to work after supper. They did and never seemed to have any engagenients to go out. Ho believed that Byler had some- thing to do with the scandal, for he had been trying to get her discharged ever since Jen- nio refused 1o have anything to do with his Concerning her and Mr. Roth, Mr. Stephe son knew little. He had heard that Mr. Roth had met her in a restaurant a time or two and nad paid for her meals. Mr. Roth was scon at his home on Marcy and Twenty-sixth streets last night. He dia not kuow anything about the letter: didn't think the girl ever wrote w; that_ his wife had been told stories by some of his enemies and is sure that the letter was a canard. Lawyer Ritchie was also at the Roth residence. 'He stated that Mrs, Roth would institute suit immediately for divorce on the grounds of adultery, A reporter called at the boarding house of M “dna, 2108 Douglas stre where the MaucFarland girls stayed. There it was learned that Jennie had gone to her Towa home and that May was asleep. Mrs. Edna stated that it was all a mistake, because there were not two purer girls 1 Omaha than the MacFarland sisters, Chey always come home from the office atBori ociock in the evening, said Mrs, Fdna, “and remain indoors reading or mak- ing ‘their own clothes. This all came about by that contemptible lawyer, Byler. 1 refused him admittance a number of times when he called o sce Jennie, for she had told me that she did not want anything to do with him. This scai d 1 is all his work, and he ought to be tar and feathered. She is a good girl and don't want you to say anything about it in the paper, 1 take Tire Beg and will know. My full name? Well, sir, I just warn you not to print anything about.this business or me. The Legitimate Olimax. “I'm dolng this myself—=Tt's none of your busing " So said Nettie Wilson as sho sat on the side of a bed and took a kiiling dose of morphine last night. She was the landlady of a joint in an alley between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets, just west of the Webster street depot. She spoke to her only boarder, Jessie Day, who ‘was t0o dvunk to know what the words meant. She died. When the coroner drove up to hold the inguest, he learned that some doctor, name unknown, had been there and left, and Jessie, still in & " maudlin state, endeavored to square herself. The dead woman had a lover and had quar- reled with him, She was a divorced woman nd has a husband keeping & restaur: in t‘cl Moiues, Ia., but her maiden name was Nettie Le Garde. She was about thirty-one yeavs of age, was born at Eddyville, La. where her father and mother died. She has two sisters in Buffalo Gap, Dak.;one in Mandemon, Ia., and o brother in Omaba. The brother is only & and is trylng 1o nake his way in the world, and at once noti 6d his sisters. The coroner returned the usual verdict. — A Boller Explodes. A bollerin a soda factory on South Teuth street, while being repaired by & man named ay, and Dworok e e TRE NEBRASKA LECISLATURE A Ripple of Excitement Passes Over the Senate. THE FARM " ALLIANCE FAKE. A Matter ay Work Incalenl- able Mischief If Allowed to Go noontr, oted—The Sink- ing Kund Bill Passed. fénace. Lixcors, Neb,, March 0.—|Special to Tue Bee.]—The senate met as usual this morning and aripple of excitement was caused by a resolution of Senator Funck. It referred to the Farmers' Alliance wemorial, alleging that Nebraskd is being swamped with mort- gages and that the industrial classos are be- ing ground nto povi The resolution then called for a committee to set forth the facts and refute the statements of the memo- rial. Senator Church Howe read from a copy of the memorial showing that it had been made to the legislature, referred to the committee on labor and on_their recommendation for- warded to the Nebraska delegation in con- gress, who probably regarded it in the light of a petition. Senator Howe denounced the memorial as untrue in its statements, and aid that specinl urgency was necded to cor- ect the mistake because the document had become a part of the records of congress and was being quoted throush the east. “Letus stand up hero and brand it ns false,” he continuod. *‘Let us answer the newspapers of the east that are givingit cur- culation. Why, it may be worse than a grasshopper plague. It says to the capital- ists of the east that it s unsafe to invest money in Nebraska. It comes from a body apparently representing the farmers of the state. We know that it is the work ofja dozen men seeking notoriety, but they do not know that in the cust. ‘Chis memorial is ev- idently the work of that professional farmer, Burrows. I have known hint for years, and have not known him to do _any work. He has been too busy seeking ofice and notor- iety. Why, it is enough to muke Farmer I y and Farmer Manning blush to be suspected of being associnted with such cat- tle. Let ussay tothe east that the state. ments of Burrows are false, and lot us prove Senator Ransom—I3 this Burrows the fol- low who published a biggraphy of himself a year ago and paraded Is boyish deviltry be- fore the world—how ho put bent pins in the soats of the benches when he went to school, and all that sort of rot? Howe —The same fellow. picture in it. “The resotution was laid over underthe rule to give time for careful consideration of the best method of refuting Burrows The senate passed Taggart's sinking fund bill and Corneli’s bill permitting cities to issue waterworks bouds at a rate of interest *not to ex 7 per cent.” The present law is peculiar in that it provides that such bonds shull draw 7 per cent interest. The supreme court kas held that bouds 1ssued at a lower rate were valid, ;but Cornell’s bill is in- tended to remove fllydont. Senator Ifams’ bl for a jury commissioner was killed to muke way for the Nesbitt bill, which 1s favored Wythe county commission- ers of Douglus co And he pur lis Uy The senate \\'cfignm committee of the tedly o whole, and_quite cussion sprang up rm_dis. vor & i make life and end@wnent. assurance policies non-forfeituble fix @ rrender value. Half the morning session was consumed, and the bill was throttled by a vote of 14 to 11. The senate adjourncd at noon until Tues- day moruing. o To Inspect I quor: Lixcory, Nob., sBMrch 9.—[Special to P Bk, [—The following is a full text of the bill introduced i, th;e house by M. Sweet, providing for u 'stite inspector of liguors, and which is now aagthe general file: Section L. All mpdte spictons and vinaus liguors, whether, masagectured in this state or not, shall be inspected as provided for this act before being offered for sale. Section 2. The governor shall appoint a suitable person, a resident of thi8 state, who is not interested, dircctly or indivectly, in the manufacture, dealing or vending of the several kinds of malt, Spiritous or vinous liauors, specitied hercinafter, s state. in- spector of malt, spiritous and vinous liquors, whose term of ofiice shall be two years. from the date of appointnient, or until his_suc- cessor shall be duly appointed_and qualified. 1t shall be the duty of said siate inspector to nominate and appoint not less than four nor more than five suituble delegates, dividing the state into districts for inspection, Tho said state inspector and depaties herein pro+ vided for shall each givea good und suficient bond in the sum of 000, to be approved b, the attorney gene und seet of state, for the faithful performunce of their duties, Section 3. It shali be the duty of the said inspector and his_deputies to examine and test the quality of such malt, spiritous or vinous liquors offered for sale by any manu- facturer. vendor or dealer, and if upon such testing and exmmnation the said liquor shall be found to meet the requirements hercin- after specified, such packige or puckages, barrels or kegs, shall be hranded as “in® spected and pussed.” Any el, keg or package of any quantity whatever, which shall fail to come up to the standard’ herein- after specified, shall ba by nspector, or deputies, condemned, and thercupon the said barrel, Keg or package, shall be branded by said officer as “condemned and unfit for con- sumption,” or be destroyea in his presence. Section 4, The salaries of the sad state in- spector and his deputies shall not exceed the sum of twelve hundred [£1,200] dollars cach per annum, to be paid out of the fees aceru- ing from the inspection of intoxicating liq- uoFs as lereiahforo montiotied . A fee f ten [10) cents per bar or package of hquors hercinbefo mentioned, shall be eharged for the inspec tion thereof, and shall be paid by the manu- facturer, vondor or dealer to the officer malk- ing such’ inspection, and shall be accounted for in the manner prescribed by law, enti- tled “Fees.” Section 6. All excess of collection of fees under this act above the salaries hereinbefore provided for, shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the general fund. on 7. The state inspector or his depu- in the prosecution of their official duties, shall have access, during the ordinary bus- iness hours, to all manufactories, distilleries, wholesale and retail houses and soons hav- ing or keeping for sale any of the liquors mentioned in this act, and in the discharge of their duty shall proceed to test and inspect any and all liquors contemplated in this act Section 8, 1t is hereby prescribed that the standard of all whisky, brandies and wines of whatever kind, shall not grade below ninety-five (95) perecnt, United States stand- urd, ana all ales, portérs and beers shall not grade below seventy-five (75] per cent, Unitl States standard. Section 9. Any person or persons who shall sell, dispose of or give away any malt, piritous or vinous liquors without having the same inspected and branded ins A and passed, providoed dn this act, orshall will- fully or ru posely gpnceal or defraud, or shall evade any of the provisions of this act, shall unon convictiol ereof be fined in any sum not less than #ve hundred ($500) dollars, nor more than oue thousand ($1,000) dollars, and be imprisoned in the county jail not less than thirty (40) nor, more thal xty (60) Qays, or both, at the. direction of the court. Section 10. The %lmlurs and sale of tic any deleterious subgkgnce, or compound,such s cologne spirits, fusjl oil, extract of log- wood and cochinealydn.ghe form of whisky, brandy or wine, is bgreliy probibited on pain of finé and imprisonment #s provided in the foregoing section. To Regulate Sleeping Oa LixcoLx, Neb., March 9.—[Special to Tus Bee. | ~The following bill has been intro- duced by Caldwell to regulate sleeping car charges in this state: Section 1. That the provisions of this act shall .pplly 10 all companiés operating chair and sleeping cure, making an extra charge for their use. Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any sleeping car company to chdrge or receive any greater sum for the use of seats or sleeping berths thun ! for sleeping berth, 25 cents for seat for forty miles, and ¢ cent per mile for all excess over the above uhfi:uu. ¢ ction 3. All sleeping car companies shall furnish sufficicnt cars to accommodate the travel within the state dnd seli to all persons who apply for accommodations from points within the state to all other points within the state, Section 4. All sleeping car companies shall be liable for the loss of valuables, including watches and jowelry and - reasonable travel ing expenses, in money lost by passengers trom said cars, Section 5, That all sleoping car companies shall sell lower berths to all passengers who ask for them while any of them romain un- so0ld and tho uppor borth shall be for the use of the lower borth holders until sold for stor- age and seats unsold Soction 6, That for every violation of tho provisions of this act, the companies shall forfeit and pay for each offeuse, for tho ben- efit of the school fund, the sum of 300, to bo collected in the namoe of the state by any at torney of rocord, in any distriot court of tho state, and also bo subject to a writ of man damus to be issued by any district court where any offense may be committed, to com pel compiiance with the provisions of this act to be issued by the state board of transporta tion and a failure to comply with its ro quirements shall be punishable as for a con- tewpt, Another Senatorial Tilt. Lixcony, Neb, March 9.—[Spocial to Trte B, |—During the discussion of Linn's bill limiting the employes of future legislatures to fifty, the senato and spectators woro on tertained with a tilt between Sonators Ran som and Linn. Ransom opposed setting a rule for future sonates that this sonate is unwilling to im pose upon itself. 1f this body has more em ployes than it needs, he argued, let it be hon- est and courageous and cut down the num- ber at once by resolution. For one, he would not admit the senate was employing more help than it needed. i 1-~'I'e gentleman was for two or thrao w on the special comtmittee on employes, and yet he says he doesn't know of any use- loss clerks, Such ignorance is worse than lamentabie. Itansom—It took all my time trying to find out how many clerks you appomted. [Sena- tor Linn is chairman of the connmittee on o erossed and enrolled bills, has te clerks. Linn appoint ! Runsom (sarcastically)—I never did find out. Linn—I have two appointecs, and two only. 1 know there are men sittingaround this sen ate who have not doue three hours’ work this session. This bill s intended to correct such ubuses. The senate of 1583 has fifty- three cmployes, 1885 seventy-fonr, 1837 one hundred and twenty-two, and 1889 ninet which (defiantly) ~Well, how many did I soven. The tendency has been to constantly increase, and that tendency should te stoppe Tho voto on the bill was 15 to 15, which leaves it on general file to be taken up some other time. Two Defects Lixcory, Neb., March 9. —[Special to i Beg.]—Two defects have been discovered in Harding’s bouse bill amending the pharmac law, which hus been signed by the governos Its title was *‘a bill for an act to amend sec- tions 2, 4, 5, 6and 8, of article & chapter of the laws of 187" There 8 no. articl 3 in that law. Tho clause repealing the old sections was also omitted from the title. This is the bill which increnscs the examination fee and annual du The Beef Combine Committee. LiNcoLy, Neb., March 8. —[Spacial to Tie Bk, |—Senator Paxton having wired a re- quest to be excused from scryi Cornell has been appointed on the committee to represent Nebraska at the St. Louis con- vention called to consider legislation relative tothe beef and cattle combines. The Ne braska committee will leave tonight for S Louis, and may not return till Thursiay. Th members are Senators Gallogly, Rayvmond 1 Cornell, Representatives Baker, White Cruzen, McBride and Tow! Legisiative Gossip. LaNcory, Neb., Mareh 9.—[Special to Tie Bie | —The house gallery filled up pretty well this mormng at the usual hour of meot- inig, but when the solons failed to appear the disappointed spectators slowly filed out. The committee appointed to attend the faneral of the late Representative Hays re- turned last evening. They reported the monies as being very largely ded. The Cady bil! providing for the subu of an amendment 1o authorize the railroad commissioners by tie people is gair ing strongtitin the house and has been made a special order for Tuesday afternoon. Delanoy ot Butler is forging to the front as a leader on ti : side of tho house. He is partic ant in watch- y vig ing tho appropriition bills to e that o ex- in. ¢ pertinent ques- when he was on O0claim against luded to who travagant ¢ Fieldgrov, some tions at ex-Governor But the stund advocating hi the state. When Butler feelin the large number of tillers of the soil hold seats in the house, and incident: marked that he was now a fars grove asked him if the press members from the “rural distric reason why, after waiting seventeen,years he tackled the State for the money. William S. Diller, the bright and modating son of Representative Dille Jefferson, is a ige of the ed States s sccured the in- dorsement to nearly person of import- about the capitat for the position. He s smuggle anc has been one of the wost faithful pages in the present house and thoroughly under- stands his dutics. ‘I'he special committee appointed to inves- tigate the competency of the encineers and firemen employed about the capitol building, and of which Hon. Christian Specht chairman, made a report which cre: something of a breeze. They reported t the cngincer in charge of the hoisting evgines was often under the influence of liguor and totally incompetent to fill the po- sition and recommended other changes. The report was placed on file_and not acted on, but the cugineer resigned at once and made himself The Keckley and Watson trust bills will come up before the house Monday afternoon as a special ovder. The time was fixed with- out opposition on the motion of Speaker ‘Watson. The committee clerks of the house deny that they are organizing a raid on the stute nder a resolution of the house they aro only paid for the time the legisla- ture is actually in session, and a rumor has been floating uround that they have formed a combine to put through a resolution allow- ing them extra pay for night sessions and full pay for every day since the legislature first convened. Should such a scheme be at- tempted it will meet with a storm of opposi- tion and be tabled by an emphatic vote. Hon. Henry Beckman of Seward is one of the most careful and conscientious members in the house, He may always be relied on to thwart the schemecs of the boodlers and jobbers. aThe sundry appropriation bill will be fought step by step. The items, “telegraph, telephones and _express,” which appear con* tinuously in the bills for state housc expenses, will in several instances be knocked out, also the items for *'repairs.” ’ Representative Williams, of Gage, is a plain, practical farmer, who has a faculty of getting on the right side of most public quies- tions. He has absolutely refused so far to join any combine todividg up the spoils in tue state treasury. rduer, o1 Douglas, proposes to stop petty thieving. He has introduced a bill makiog the theft of # and upwards a penitentiary of- fense. The bill is still in the hands of the commivtee, There are nearly three hundred bills on the general file of the house and every session adds to the number. The file would hardly be cleared at the rate they are going at pres- ent if the session should extend to the Fourth of July. Cady’s house bill for a system of inspec- tion of the county treasurers affairs b(’i astate examiner has been favorably reported by the mittee investigating the experiment station and state farm will aot meet to agree on its report until next week. The Omaha charter is in the hands of Sen- ator Church Howe's committee, who will be called her next week. Gilehrl house bill for a normal school at Chadron has reached the scuate's general file without recommendation. Senator Hoover has & warm heart for the fair sex and sympathizes with them in their struggle against the world, 1t Is no unusual 8 1.14 to l:.a“ the senator's chair surrouaded mirers, ylbprunmiv' George M. O'Brien s en- tortainmg his mothor and siétor from Omaha. Representative Borlin's bill adding owners of flaxseed and_linscod ofls in storage to those persons who may issne warchouso re- goiots, hns rouchod the goneral Ao of the house. Prof Blilings says his rosignation will ba in the hands of the regents of the university thelr noxt mocting. he sonate is now two days ahead of the house. Senators say they are one to two weoks ahond of the houso in their wark. The ap propriation bills are looked for anxiously. ——— I RACE ENDS, ™ rtwright Wi From the First. Th agroat old time at soum last night ch and the varied extra prozrammo ed by Manager Prince was instrumental the Colos The close of the walking in drawing out a large and enthusiastic audience. After going & lap, Hourinan, having clinched his claim on fifth bl withdrew. The othors, howover, continued on and finished with Cartwright first, Ben nett second, gledrum third and fourth, Old man Grogg demonstrated that he is yet a first-class man despite his years, Following is the full score of the race Miles. Laps. Cartwright ... 0 Bennett 1 nglodrim 0 0 8 0 3 Skippor e ¢ Corcoran. .. ¢ SiVeins 45 Lteferee Morgan announced the result of the ctwright made a responsive spoech, sdand the race was history.! extra vent W ap thrae mile race, young with Masters his competitors. tirst ee lap handi ikley giving the handicap, shy and Walker as Young Searchy won by a half a lap. Pixley's work, lowever, was the best three miles, 1 He 9:35, ever madd by a kid 1 this country. is n wonderful little rider, Following this camea fifty yard sprint ra Lest two_in three, butwoen Loon Moxey Graves and Peivre Pinnegan, took the first heat in 5:50; the second w dead heat by alk three competitors, Lozier took the third ana fourth in 5 while pp. the Ditle from Denver, was beautifully mile race by Med Reading, the popular soldier, Major Jack Kineman and Signor Mardis ran u dead heat in a two mile wheel race. Champion Jack Prines undertook to ride a mile while Fred Cunningham, the well known sprinter ran six laps, and while he failed to win, he rode the fastest indoor mite ever rode by any bicyeler in the world, the time being 3:02. Cuonninghain’s time was He beat Prince a half lap. e SOME WERE ABSENT. But They are Assured Thit They Did Not Miss Very Much. Councilmen Baitey, Bedford, Ford and Van Camp were absent lust night when City Clerk Southard called the roll. Communi- cations were at once in order, and one came in from residents in the vicinity of Meyers & Richardson's addition, asking that stand- ing water there bo drawn off. They ferred to the committee on sewors for und then George H. Jones and asked to be appoint ight hydrants we: aced by the Water Works company, and the Gas company 1 that the city was nidebte 5 for lights fur- nished during the month of February. The Tuion Pacific asked permission to extend its Ik Ninth street, to the east side of aloug the south side of Jackson street, and were referred 0 com- mitt Street lamps were asked for in the neigh- borhood of T'wenty-ninth-and Blondo streets, and on motion the street commissioner wstructed to place on grade line the s I space on both sides of ‘'went. avenue from Douglas to Dodge Petitions protesting a. st the r0ss N inth streot were dude byker waxed in aten Thomaus master to committee on viaducts and 3 On motion of Councilman Davi the gus company was ordered to place lamps on the posts crected on Adam, Farnam, Howard, Davenport and Thirty-seventh streets, Among ordinances read for the first as one decluring the decessity of grading. rtain streets, and apponting appraisers to damagos, It was amended 5o as to At in the streets favored by some of the councilmen. Another was ordering the board of works to advertise for bids for paving cortain streets. Then tho time of the council was tiken up by reading a_com- munication purporting to be signed by the time Wi “Beo Conspiracy Company,” asking for a ninety-nine year lease on’ the twelve foot alloy on the east side of the city hall. 1t was received as the work of some demented JefMerson square boodler, and consigned to sket by a unanimous vote. “The 1then went into committee of the whole with Councilman Burnham in the chair. Fifty five minutes were spent in di cussing the rules by whicn meetings of th city couneil will in future.be governed, and although they are modelled after Cushing's parlismentary manual, they were mod- ifled to suit the probable wants of the council. Among other things exception was taken to a section, which pre- vents a member from speaking more than once on the same question, without permis- sion of the couneil. It was' characterized as a“fag law,” and was only defended by Whecler, who was charged by O'Connor with bringing around the ordinance for his sign: ture as a wember of the committee, but r fusing to let it remain with him until he could muke himself acquainted with its contents. On motion it was recommende that it be s0 amended as 10§ @ membe to speak a_second time, providing all oth members desirous of sdeaking had done so. Other sections relating to the unanimous consent of the council being required o vote away money, and to the reconsideration of questions, were objected to by Hascall, and suitable amendments suggested, Objoctions were also entered ugainst the rushing through the first und secona readings of ordinauces by title, unless by a two-thirds vote of the council, and was sustained The committee then rose i reported in accordance with the amendu 1, and tneir report was adopte ident Lee announ members of the council as wanted to t the sub ways for clectric wir in that city. The excursion will leave Omaha on Wednesday next, and the names of the councilmen wishing to go were callod for, No one answored and the council adjourned suc inspi ANNOUNCI TS, Svans and Hoey will be at the the first three evenings of this week with their ever popular ‘“‘Parlor Match.” They are both vory clever performers, und M and Old Hoss" have a host of fricnds in tho city. “A Parlor Mateh” 1s full of good things in comedy and special features. It has been seen hiere several times, and has always packed the Boyd. It bas been im proved each year by new business and new lines. There is no lull in “A Parlor Match." From the moment the curtain rises on the first act until it falls on the last, the audi ence is continualiy laughing, The on for this is that not only are the situations comical in_conception, ¢l in treatment and entirely natural, but in the hauds of the present compuny they are made & thousand times funnier than otherywisc Lydia Thompson and her English bur lesque company will produce the follwing re pertoire at the Hoyd this woek: Thursd evening and Saturduy matinee, *Penclope Friday evening, the new burlesque, “Coiam bus;" Saturday evening, *Robinson Crusoe.’’ Al the Eden Musee the coming week Zanzie and her spivitual cabinet will be awoug the intoresting uttvactions. This will be supplemented by “Little Tot,” the one- pound baby, Zoe Mecke's troupe of birds and Prof, Matthews' trained goats, twenty in number. Not the least interesting will be “Satring,”’ the human who walks in mid air. R FPavery Meet, There was a weeting of the men employed in paving, last night, but toere were not enough present to fix @ scale of wages. Thoy adjourned, and will' medt again this week. Due notice will be given. Boyd on ARE THEY HIRED FOR THIS? The County Commissioners’ Scheme to Waaste the Public Money. BURYING THE ADVERTISEMENTS And Paying a Sheet of No Particunlar Consequence for Acting Gravoyard —~Itoutine Bus- incss and Wrangle. County Commissionera, Yesterday aftornoon’s mecting of the board of county commissioniers was somo what sensational co.pared with the ones held heretofore. Through th entire sossion it was evident that Mossrs. Mount, Ander- Purner and Corrigan had conspired fo down Richard O'Keeffo on anything that ho brought up for action, When the bond of the crat publishiag company came proval, for doing the county printing, O'Keeffo and Andorson had quite a wrangle. The bond is in the sum of §00, with Witham MecHugh, W. R. Vaugh, Erastus A, Bonson 1t calls for son, inter-state Demo- up for ap: and Goorge Canficld as surcties the prirting of the pr dings of the com- missioners, advertisements, delinquent tax list and all nting for the county for the sent year. When the bond was read nmissioner Anderson moved that it be oved and that the chairman be in- cted to sign it ST saw interviews in Tne Ber vesterd with _some of _the members of this bo suid Mr. O'Keeffe, *'to the effect that somo of the county's advertising will be farmed out to other pupers whon any matter is to be advertised that yon want the people to know about. T would like to hear from some of you about this.” “That interview wvas about half right,” ro plied Anderson. *When 1 read it 1 laughed, and the party to whom 1 was talking said that the reporter had got one or two things correct. All the necessary oxtra advertising will not exceed $200 or §300. Then we don't have o print it inany paper other than the one which has the contract uuless we want to.” T want to know," asked O'Keeffe, “if the Inter-State Demd s contract and vond does not call for all the printing 1t does,” responded Chairman Mount, “hut if the commissioners want to give cer tain oxtra advertising to other papers than can do so. At the same time the Demoocrat will have to publish such udvertising also. This meaus that such aavertising will have to be puid for twice, On the approvul of the bond all voted for it excopt Mr, O'Keeffe, The bond was ap- proved. W, R. Vaught was prosont at tho mecting and walked out with a smilo after the vote was announced. Mr. O'Keeffe and Anderson also had quite atiltovera resolution introduced by the former. Itisas follows: “That the pro- ceedings of the board of commissioners em bracing the report of the finance committes, in the matter of claims of Sheriff William Coburn, for June, July and August, 1588, be reconsidered, and that the amount due and outstanding to the credit of the shenff, in the sum of $3,251,20, be allowed.” The reso- lution refers to the undisputed claims for bourding Surpy county and Unitod States’ prisoncrs in the county jail. O'Keeffe asked that the sheriff be allowed 3,436 on the claim which was undisputed® The amount in dispute is §1,194. He and Anderson in- dulged in w heated debate, aud several times the chair was compelled to call them to order. Mr, Anderson ade an insinuating remark that he was not nursing” any office. This onraged Mr. O'iicefe, who said that he was not, but either was he clinging o any “pap.’ Ho wanted to see undisputed claims paid. County Attorney Mahoney was asked his opinion about the claim and stated that the board had the right to allow it if it saw fit. Mr. Anderson still held that a portion of the i was in dispute and did uot want any of it allowed. Afterwards he sprung o report of the finance committee of which he is chairman, recommending that the sheriff be atlowedd §831 on the claim. “Had 1 not intreduced that resolution," said Mr, O'Keefle Jaddressing Mr. Auderson, “you would not'"have made that report to-day” “Yes, Iwould. Mr. Evans, the expert, Just now brought the report to me.” “Well, why didn’t_you delay calling the 'to order for the purpose of getting your report in before we mot ! " I didn't want to delay the mecting." “You might have had the report in be- fo St was not ready.”" “Well, to cxpress my candid opinion, T think it was." “You huve expressed your candid opinion a number of times here bef and 1 noticed in some insta that you re m “Notby a d 1 sight," was tho re rentlemen,’ int With a rap of his gavel. “Como o or The matter was finally settled by Mr, o effe agrecing to vote for the lontion of the report 1t the other members wouid port the resolution when it was modified. The report was adopted and the resolution wes passed, after bemg reduced to 52 614,50, ‘The sheriff 's bill, amounting o £06, for boarding prisoncrs’ during the month of Febry was referred to the finance com wittee, Appropriations in the sum of $3,304.50 were allowed, Several petitions were received asking for reduction on e ive assessment, and wero referred to the finance committee A petition from S. J. Berry and thirty one citizens of Bennington, asking that J. H. Binkley be abbointed constable to fill the va cancy made by the resignation of Juliu , was referred to the judiciary comw County Attorncy Mahoney submitted an opinion relative to drawing warras Ho said that the law prohibits the drawing of warrants in oxcass of 85 per ceut of the amount levie 1 for tho current year, except there be money in the treasury to the credit of the praper funds for the payment of such warrants, ‘The opinion was was submitted at the request of Chairman Mount and was accepted und filed. The oficial bond of of A itor of the board of commissioners, sum of #1,000, was approved. y ads recommended tho tof 8521 grading at Florence avor of MeKinney & Hall J. Webb, as and in the - SWHO FROD DAT BRRIC A Charvier Vrg An Unexpected Quarter. A great deal of speculation and talk has been caused by the special message of Goy- ernor Thayor and his introduction of the bill authorizing the establishment of 8 i motropolitan _citics, Nobody, it scems, is willing to father this bill, or' rather nobody on the Douglas delogation appears Lo know who inspired it, and who induced the gov nor to send this bill in. A roprosentative of Tne Ber at | s that it was whispered about th yestorday that the bill was Inspired by {irch Howe, and it 18 suspected that Howe intends to deféat tho charter in the interest of the streot riilway companies, A reporter of Tui: 13us eslled upon Mr. W, coln V. Morse, of the cable , W ascertain what, if anything, | ut L cheine to defeat tho eharto Morse emphat ically demied all knowledge of such move- ment. “We don't want the charter defeated, sud pody o iuterfere with its pas- he sonate,” said Mr. Morse. » asked I to modify the paving cluuse, which would couipel us to pay over £20,000 @ wule for paving between the tracks and outside. On this point we hay held a conference with “ majority of the council and haye convincod them thut it would be unjust to fnsert such a We expect that our senators will c conclusion after they have red the matter in all its bearings.” no disposition to kill the char- ter,” said Mr, Frank Murphy, of the horse car Line, when lis attontion was catled to Governor Thayer's bill. “We have done wothing o that direction and shall do noth- g t prevent Lo preveat the passage of the charter. All wo are trying to do is to gat some concessions froin the delegation that will enable us 1o extend the cable and street car systowms during the coming season,’” Harper's Bazadr: Yes, sir" carngstly, *f am' proud of Juy speak five lauguages.” he waid, wife; stie can '