Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 11, 1889, Page 2

T —— e — e aa s | 3 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE THE NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE A Review of the Work Transacted During the Wee k. THE SESSIONS NEARLY OVER. Important Moeasures Acted Upon- Two New Laws—The Billings Resignation—Other Legisia- tive Gossip of Interest. The Senate Lixcory, Neb,, March 11 Ber The senate has been one days and the house forty-nine. fslature must meet on sixty days, lowed pay for only that number sesslon. 18 nearing the close. The week past has added two new laws to Nebraska's list, not including several bills awalting the_ govern: approval, which mrkes twelve acts passed by this legislature and signed The more important is Ransom’s valued policy measure. 1t provides that “whenever any policy of insurance shall be written to fnsure any real property in this state ag Special to Tne in session fifLy The log and are al 80 that the loss by fire, tornado or lightning, and property insured shall be wholly destr Without fanlt on the part of the insurc his assignees, the amount of the in ance written in such policy shall be taken conclusively to be the true value of the erty insured and the true amount of measurc of damages.” T new business inthe futare and re Policies now in fo A plaintiff obtaining a judgment under the act is to be allowed an attorney's fee by the court. The other act makes the commissioner of public lands and buildings a custodian for the field notes, maps, charts, records and all papers appertaining to Nebraska land titlos, ucluding surveys, that may have been mude by the United States governmont. These records are to be kept in condition to be in- spected by United States, state and county officials. The object of the law is to put the records where county surveyors might co sult them. For a year or two past they have been inaccessible. The week has had no striking events in the senate, but that body has worked steadily and passed about tventy-five bills. Probaoly the most important was Ray- mond's bill grading the capital stock of banks, other thau nutional, according to pop- ulution, requiring inspection at last once a year, and quarterly statements, fixing a se penalty for receiving deposits when vent, and providing for beavy fines for an attempt to deceive the inspector. Another measure for the benefit of the people in financial matters 18 Tageart's sink ing fund bill, It requires county treasurers, instead of depositini that fund in pet 1o use it in huying up county warrants drawn on other funas, and to turn the interest on the warrants into the sinking fund. Jewett's alien lund bill makes two impor- tant changes in the present. law. It aliows non-resident alions to own city property and permits them to hold for ten years any prop- erty ncquired under foreclosure of mort- gage. The purpose of the changes is to in- vite foreign capital to investment in Ne- braska, without permitting to acquire permas nently large blocks of farming lands. The Lindsay biiltoamend the revenue laws of the state 1 of great importance through- out the state. It directs the state board of equalization, mstead of malang a levy of so many mills on the dollar to raise the state tax, to apportion that tax among the coun- ties in lump sums 1 dollars and cents. A county nuot. scape any party of * its just share of the state tax by making a low assessment, nowW a cominon practice. ie coustitutional amendment proposed by 8 e to enlarge the supreme court pro- vides tor two additional judges and makes the term of the judges five years, oue to be elected annually Norval's fence bill is intended to relicve furmers who are required by the railroad cowpanies o build five wire fences up to the track before the compauy will fence along the track. The bill provides that the owner of land along A ruilroud may notify a railroad to fence its tratk, If the company fails to do so within six months the property owner may build the fence and collect its cost of the raiiroad. Among the bills of importance passed by the senate are the following: The South Owaha charter. Locating a normal school at Neligh_on condition that Gates college, vatued at $40,000, be deeded to the state. Providing \hmg tie vote tfor a city or village officer shall be divided by lot. Requiring the county attorney to have an office at the county seat. Making nine hours a legal day's labor. Requiring treasurers to register orders issued by school diswricts and 1o pay them in the order issued, Re- quiring suits affecting real estate to be brought in the county in which the property is located. A bill throwing the distriot cou open 1o petty suits now tried before justices und enabling the plaintiff to stick the fendant for the former's costs, Increasi the term of registers of deeds to four und counties of less than 60,000 increasing the salaries of deputies from '$70) to $1,000 and of clerks from %30 per month to 0. Making it unlawful for persons other than members of the order w wear the insignia of the Loyal Legion or to use it in seeking nid, Providing that exccutors or adwivistrators may carry out contracts for the conveyance of iand made by the deceased owner of the estate in question. Amending the law that empowers cities to_issue waterworks bonds bearing seven per cent interest by maling it read “‘not to exceed seven per cont.” The senate also passed a resolution prohib- iting itselt from volivg away any oi the desks, chairs or spittoons in the senate chain- ber and requiring the secretary of state to take charge of all such property immediately after adjournment. Also a rosolution calling on the state libra- rian, Guy A, Brown, for a comploto state- ment of ail his financial affairs witn the state, This is intended to show how much he has received in foo as clerk and _reporter of the suprewe court and how much profit he has made from the publication of the stututes and tho court reports, The senste’s attention has been called to a mewmorial of the farwers’ alliauce, which sots forth that Nebraska 1s buried under mort gages and its industrial classes are being grouud into hopeless poverty. The docu ment went to congross, and is being quoted in the east to frighten eapitul from Nebeaska, The memorial is said to be the work of Bur rows and a few other men who are secking uotoviety at the expense of the state. 'L senate will frame a resolution to brand their statements as false, During the woel three bills for the sup- prossion of bucket shops have been defested One of the strongest arguments advancod against them was the assertion that many farmers and grain dealers got their markot reports from the bucket shops. It was_also stated that Omaha, Lincotn and Seward are the only places having such institutions. Oune of the most_important measures de- foated was Linn's bill making life and en- dowment insurance polices non-forfeitable after the payment of Lwo yearly premiums and fixing w surrender vilue on such poli sumed in angry discussions over the militia bill and other matters, On_Wednesday evening Hon. C. W.*Hays, one of the representatives from York county, died at his home near McCool Junction, and as usual in such cases the legislature ad- journed on Thursday as a mark of respect, and extonded the adjodrnment until Monu morning. The cousideration of the ‘‘Australian lot"" occupied the attention of the law-ma for several sessions. The bill provides the n 28 of all the candidates shall bewrit ten on one ballot, furnished by the state, the elector shall receive his ticket election r only, and th conven: oth or ' compartim vation. he may have not 3 to fix his ballot to his ne near to molest or make ten min liking, “‘with no him afraid The bill is intended to do away with all electioneering at the poils, and is being strongly championed by the Knights of Labor and kindred organizations. Tho law, if cnacted, will only apply to cities of the first and motropolitan classes, and the principal objection urged to the measurs lies in the fact that st will change the general ele tion law in respect to these cities, it is there. itutional. The bill has been en ird reading house had under consideration a bill roduced by Olmstead requiring all butcher stock to b nspected on the hoof under re. strictions imposed by incorporated towns and vi The price fixea by the bill for ach head of cattlo ed twenty and inspection 1ts for o the nuraber shall nts for « the numb rly in number the price ent cach, and for nne animal 15 is fixed at 1§ cents, with u decreasing ratio from th figures up to forty in number, The author ci 1the bill was intended meats from the large shipped into the state. not take kindly to this bill, its opponents cl g that such a meast would not only prove expensive, but would needlessly por ull local sales, and that diseascd animals are not served for food by retail dealers, but only in the great beef cen- ters. The bill is still on the general tile. Westover's bill providing for the ro-nssess- ment of railroad lands for back taxes for the rs 1873 to 1878, inclusive, in Valley, ey, Howard, Frankiin, Webster and other counties passed the house on final reading. The bill was strongly ovposed by a powerful railroad lobby on the floor of the houso, but secured the necessary fifty-one votes, mainly by the exertions of Mr, Cady, of Howard, whose county is vitally interested 1n_the passage of the bill, Weber's bill providing that all railroad property shall be listed for taxation by their pruicipal oficers under oath has passed the house. An amendment by Cady autnorizing municipalities to tax depots, side tracks and buildings within their corporate limits for city purposes was debated at length and de- foated on the ground that it would have a wendency to lessen the general valuation in which the rural townships share equally with tuose containing populous citics. Manning's bill to remove the from farmers’ mutual insurance compan which b as:el the senate, was dered e by a decisive vote., Unde the present law the mutual companies can- not pay their officers any salary nor include over 200 members, This bill removes the limit in respect to numbers entirely and pro- vides that a salary not exceeding 52 per day may be paid to officers and solictors. The Scoville committee which was appoint- ©1to investigate the charges preferred by Frank Morrissoy, of Douglas, that the action of certain republican members were influ- enced by boodle in respect to the vote onsub- mission, filed their report on Thursday. They fiud that after a most searchiny invest- igation and the examination of every witnes and rumor connccted in the remote: degroe with the matter that no evidence was developed implicating any momber of the house, or tending to prove them guilty of any improper conduct. The report is taken as conclusive by the house and was sigred by every member of the committoe. The appropriation bills came up as a special order this week, and a determined fight is being made by the opponents of jol bery and extravagance against bills of this churacter with varying success, A bill of $40,000 for extras in_putting up the capitol building was allowed to 13588 Stout, the con- tractor, though not without, determined op- position. The high priced adjunct to the executive departnient knowna as the state militia will not. revel in clover during the coming two years, On motion of Mr. Cameron the whole item of §0,000 for their support was stricken from the general appropriation bill by a vote of 44 t0 40. The su@ of $20,100 was afterwards substituted by the same identical vote re- versed, but the end is not yet. Chadron, Neligh and Stromsburg, three towns that offer to furnish the state suitable buildings, have secured a report from a mnajority of the committee in favor of estab- lishing state normal schools at these points. Mr. Johnson of Pgelps caused a ripple of excitement over a bill reducing the number of secretaries of the siate board of trans- portation from three to one. It was argued that the work was only clerical and that two of the secrotaries did little elso besides drawing their liberal salaries. This, and ovher ruilroad bills, will come up Tuesday evening as a specinl order. overnor David Butler appeared before 1o Thursday evening and argued his claim of $50,000 for expenses incurred in his impeachment trial nearly tweaty years ago. Cady strengly opposed the scheme and made a lengthy argument ngainst re-opening the case, A special committee, of which Hon. Chris- tain Specht, of Douglas, was chairman, in- vestigated the incompetency of the engineers employed about the capitol building last week. They reported tiat the engineer in charge of the hoisting engine was incom- petent, and often under the influcnce of liquor, and recommended that he be forwith dis- charged. Anticipating what the report would be, he resigned before any action could be take There | to provent the refn packing houses Tne house dia ot eleven days of the session and the file is cumbered with something like 800 bills. That all of these measures will be con- sidered is hardly possible, but,if even a fow of the more important are taken up the ses- sion will cortamly extend well into the taird wee P A s The Boy and Oombination, AvGusTa, G, March 10.—-Judge Sncad's little son, aged ten, while playing with two colored boys to-day, killed one instantly and wounded the other, They were playing prisouers and he was the police. They made a break for liberty and he ran into the house and seized a gun, which he did not know was loaded, mmod it at thom and fired with the vesult s statod. S ——— . A Wisconsin Slugging Mutch. HukLey, Wis., March 10.~In & fignt be- twean Joo Sheehy, champion of Michigan, and F'red 1ebo, of Ashland, at 2 o'clock this morning, Sheehy knocked his opponent out in the ifth round. The fight was o slugging mateh with two-ounce gloves, and in tho see ond round Lebo was almost blinded by a ter- rific blow in the oy The Powder Kxploded. ARRON, O,, March 10.—Four boys, aged about sixteen,stole a quantity of blasting pow- der to-day aud started into the country to ex plodeit. Onthe way the powder ignited el Each house has passed a normal school bill, and a schonie is afoot to vote three such schools, one for the senate and two for the house. Neligh seems to be booked and for the sonate's share of the spoils, and Chadron has passed the gautlet af tho bouse, The sonate adiourned over Fiiday out ot respect to Representative Huys, deceased, and Senators Keckley, Norval and Dern were appointed & committee to uttend the funeral, Saturday noon the senateadiourned il Tuesday worning, Prof. Billings, of hog cholera notoriety, continues to be a subject of considerable talk, though the investigating committees have uot yet met to make up thoir report on the state farm and the agricultural experi- ment station. Billings produced a mild sen- sation Friday by publishing a so-called res- ation, to go into effect July 1. He ad- reases it o the live stock men of Nobraska und coolly slaps the rogents of the univer aity in the face with this statemeut : 1 place my resignation before you be. oause it was through your representatives that I was originally callod here, und by you and those representatives that I have re ceived support. The board of regents of the SLato university were but your agents in the wmatter, and are, as I aw, but your servants. It Is duie 1 you, and no one else, T should ex- l-::(n'!lm causes which have lea’ me to this step.’ BOUSE, The bouse was Iu session only four days last woek and much of the Lime way cou- frow watches in tho pockots of one of the boys and exploded, frightfully burning all four, two of whom are not expected to ro- cover, Reportsd OIl Flow. Casrer, Wyo, March 10,—[Special Teled gram to Tt Hke.)—Considorable excites ment has been raised during the pust two duys by rts of an ol flow in the Oil Mountain Patroleum company's well, known a8 Bowman well, which to all appedrance is without foundation, Sunday. resuiont Ha rison spent his first Sunday in the white house very quietly. He attended religious seryieo at the Chireh of the Covonant. e The Fire Record, Corunpus, 0., March 10.--A fire this s ing ln High stroot business block did over 0,000 damage; insurance, $50,000, X T The Atchinofr Expedition. CoxstaNTINorie, March 10.—The mewm- bers of Atehinofl's Cossack expeaition have arcived here on board o Russian warship. i Ahe Death Hecord. Avvaxy, N. Y., Muvoh 10.—Mrs, Rosa M. Leland, widely known us the tueatre wan ageress, dicd i this city to-uight, UNDER THE CROUPLER'S RAKE | How Dame Fortune Frowned on & Guilty Love. “THEN WE WILL DIE TOGETHER. A Tragedy of Monte Carfo—Won th Daughter of an Irish Lord— Marricd and Parted in a Day. Little Romanors, A young married man of Lyons fell in love with a young married woman. They met secretly, adored cach other, and agreed to fly together—to put the seas between themseives and their families, But there was a slight dificulty in the way. They bad little money for a long journey, and they wanted to be far, far away—in America for choice en the idea eame to the man that they would take their small capital of a few hundred francs and go to Monte Carlo and make it into a fortune—a fortune which would enable them to live in peace and plen- ty on a far-off shore. So it came that one day, with a small box ond a portmanteau, the fugi- tives arrived at Monte Carlo and put up in a little hotel where for eight francs a day you can have a bed and board, They had only a w hundred francs with them. In the letter which they had left behind they explained that from the first their arrangements were cemplote. They foresaw the possibilit es of the situation. They would play untili they had won enough to go to America or they would lose all, And if they lost all they would die together and give their friends no uo further trouble about them, . They were a few days jonly inMonte Carlo They risked their louis cnly a few at a time, and they spent the remainder of the days and evenings in strolling about the romantic glades and quiet pathways of the beautiful gardens whspering togethier of love and looking into each other’s eyes. § Tho end came quickly. One evening they wout up in the soft woonlight to the fairy- land of Monte Carlo. They entered the Ca- siuo, They had come to their last few golden coing. One by one the croupicr’s remorse loss rake it them away, and then the lovers went out of the hot, crowded rooms, out from the glare of the chandeliers and the s lamps, into the tender moon- Down *‘the Staircase of Kor- arm in arm they went along the glori- ous marble terraces that look upon the sea, on to where at the foot of the great rock on which Monaco stands. There lies the Conda- mine. It was their last walk together. The lovers were going home to die. That might 1 some way the guilty man and ruined man and woman obtained some charcoul and got it into their bedroom. They then closed the windows and doors and p: pared for death. They wrote a letter—a letter which an official assured mo was so touching that as he read it in the room where they lay dead the tears ran down his cheeks. ‘Then the girl—she was but a girl— dressed herself in snow white and vlaced in her breast a sweet_bouquet of vioiets. Then the charcoal was lighted and the lovers laid themseives out for death, side by side, and passed dreamily into sleep, from sleep to death and from death to jndgment. . M. Cooper, a farmer who lived in Shelby county, Ala,, at the breaking out of the war, has turned up after an absence of twenty-five years, to find his wife married agamn and the mother of five children by her last husband. She had been as true to her first love, hovever, as Cooper, as he hasa second wife in Texas, where he has veen Tiving for twenty years, When the war broke ont Cooper was liv- ing on his farm, a few miles south of Gulena, in Shelby county. Mr. Cooper was then ayoung man and had besn married only five or six years. He had two children, a son and a daughter. Cooper joined a_com- pany and went to the front. A short timg after Mr. Cooper went to the war a second son was born. Only once did Cooper obtain a furlougn and visit his family. His second son was then an fant. Aftora fow days with his family Cooper returned to the front, and soon after the bloody battle of Franklin, Tenn., his wife heard that he had been killed. Nothing more was heard of Coover until avout two weeks ago. After mourn- ing the death of her husband for two years, Mrs. Cooper married a man named Jibson. Mr. Gibson took charge of the chil- dren. He was a kind husband and the fam. ily lived happily. ~ Five children bave been born of this second marriage, and the two oldest are now grown. The three Cooper children are all_living. John Cooper, the oldest _son, married and is now living near his mother. Through all these years it never occurred to Mrs. Gibson that b ¢ first husband might be living, She had mournad him as dead, and was happy in the love of her second hus- band and tne five littiechildren. About two weeks ago Jonn Cooper received a letter postmarked Sherman, Tex. He opened it, and glancing first at the signature, fouud it signed: “Your father, F. M. Cooper. "o say the younw man was surprised would not express it, The letter was u long one, but Cooper hurried through it. It was from his father and the old gentleman explained at length the cause of his long and mysteri- ous absence. A short time before the closo of the war bie was captured and taken to a northern prison. T prison he became dan- gerously ill. - The war was over before he was released, und then it was somo time be- fore he was able to begin his long journey home. At last he reached Alabama, foot- ry, but whon more than one miles from home he learned that his wife had marricd again. He was heart. broken over the news and after resting a fow days he turned his face westward, He finally located in Toxas, where he prosperad, and ina few years owned a comfortably home. Mr. Cooper finally became a Presby- an minister, and several years pgo mar- ried again, Ho closed nis lettor asking many questions about his family, and stating that as 800 as possible he intended Visiting his old home in Alabama. The other night the old gentloman,reached the home of his son in Shelby county; next day he sent for hig -wife, the meeting bevween them was very, affect ing. Mr, Coopor says ho will return to his wife and home in Toxas, leaving Mrs, Gibson to visit her iast husband, Mrs. Betsy Gould, an old célofed ‘woman, who resides with her daughter, Mrs, Emma Roclford, in very humble quarters in Cleve- land, is said to be an heircas 1o §10,000,000. A will that places the inheritance in her pos- session waa given to an attorne) there re- cently, The estate comprised 1,675 acres of land situated in West Virginia, ' Penusylva- ma and South Carolina. Sne siys she 15 the granddaughter of John Dimmitt, one of the innumerable body servants of George Wash- ingtou b A marriage, domestic sceae and a saparc tion, all in the spawe of & few hjurs—sual was the matrunonial experionce of Fannip B. Hollis, the pretty little wife of John 13. Hol- lis, a mewber of the Madison Square *Jim, the Penman,” who is now suing hor husband for absolute divorce on the ground of un- faithfulness, in New York. Hoillis, whose stage names I8 Juck Bereaford Hollis, is o slightly built m.n and plays the part of the de e. He clams o be related to the family of Lord Heresford. Faunie B. Mc- llwee, a fascinuting little blonde, who lived with bor parents in Waverly place, was dis- tautly rolatea to Hollis, who visited at the house frequently They begun to throw shoep's-oyes at each other and one day i the late fall made the discovery that they were both in love. Jack proposed end was acoepted, but the young woman was dubl ous a8 to low her parents woull reccive the tidiugs of her betrothul. An clopement was planued and Sunday, Nov. 20, they fled to Jersoy City and were murried. Thoy came home to receive the parantal blessing and forgiveness, but when Iannie had entered two of her brothers barred the way und ab solutoly refused to allow Hollls to enter the house. Faunie went weeping to her room and bas never beon in hor husband's com- pany since. A few days later a. detective was pluced on Hollis' trwck, and, 1t is al- loged, evidence was procured o justify a it for absol¥&=aivorco. The corespond- ent in the oase,is 4 young woman living at Long Branch, Mrs. Callowag, wife of Doc Callow well known farmer of Raleigh, W. V eloped o few daysmgo with two young men who had been working for her husband. Her husband. it scoms; got a clue to the tripartite love arrangemenp. Instead of kicking, Cal loway gave hjs consent and assisted the fitesumably to et them to o far enough ately to forever lose sight and hearing of the woman. J. C. Clarke, ‘6hsh ing company of’ New Orleans, who was to have been martfod'this evening to an estima ble young lady BF that city, shot and killed himsclf the othék diy in & lodging house, on St. Charles straet, to avoid exposure and disgrace resulting from n_shortago in his counts, Clark catored the house jat o'clock in the-morning and immediately re. 1 > the roow assigned him. At 11:20 o in the morning when the ¢hamber- maid repaired to the room she was borrified t0 see its occupant, fully dressed, lying on a sofn it one corner of the room with blood dripping from a wound in the right side of his head. The man was dead, and on his breast lay a revoive One of those romantic clopments which cause considerable excitement in society was brought to light on the arrival of the Beaver line steamer Lalke Huron, which reachod the dock in Bast Boston tho other night. The young lady was the daughter of an Irish noblemen, holding a colonel’s com- mission in the English army. She is a charming brunette, just passed her majorit with a protty face and figure. The g lothario is about forty, with hair slight tinged with gray, and was employed as a coachman i Dublin. The coachman pre- vailed upon the unsophisticated maiden to leave Ireland, and took passage upon one of the night boats that ply between Dublin and Liverpool. On their arrival in that cit went to the office of the Beaver line and took pussage under the assumed names of “Mr. and Mrs. Neil.” The father then ca- vled detoctives in this country to interc the couple. Superintendent” Cornish was on hand at the wharf when the ship arrived at Bast Boston. He used all his powers to induce the young lady to leave her lover, but she said: ~My affection for him is stronger than any love of home and father. 1 can not, 1 will not leave him.” The couple subsequently found & minister and wero married. In Kent county, Maryland, John Woodall, the villaze barber, boarded in the family of John Manning, an old resident with a pretty daughter. Suspecting something, the 0ld folks ordered Joe to find another abode immediately. ~Coatless and hatless, he fled from the front door, while the daughiter, bon- netless and wrapless, took to the woods from the rear. They ran and walked to the Delaware line, and that night were married. At Cape May one year ago, W. H. Hewitt, freight agent of the West Jersey railroad, lost his wife. ~ Four days after the fi Mrs. J. B. McCollum, who then lived in Philadelphia, says he called upon her and talked matrimony. Mrs. McCollum is a widow and fifteen years his junior. Since then he has written her poetry and letters and even borrowed money from her. Now she sues him for, preach of promise. At Williamsport, Pa., Peter Bechtel court- ed June C. Stetlér thirty-five years ago, but their patents objected and thoy drifted apart. Each magried and she In time became a widow and hea widower. Last Decamber they met agaim and on Thursday thoy were married, During Christfas week Mamie Wheelen, thirteen ‘years old, though looking much older, and Henry Rambo, & youth of cigh- teen, both employed in & Philadelphia dry zoods house, took a notion to get married, and, crossing to'Camden, found an accommo- dating clerzyman. They kept it a_secretand oven later, when/it was discovered, denied it before the minister’who marriod them. Now the youne hutbard/ has fied and the girl's mother-is ttying to°have ‘the marriags $u- nulled. — SOUTH OMAHA. A Destructive Blaze in the Omaba Packing Housr. At 8 o'clock Sunday morning fire was dis- covered in the fertilizing department of the Omaha Packing company’s houses, and within a few minutes the entire structure was in flames. The company’s fire depart- ment were on hand in aminute, and the Armour-Cudahy and South Omaha fire de- partments responded to the alarm as quick as could be expected, and were so successful and proficient in their work that everybody was surprised and pleased. The two frame buildings known as the fertilizing depart- ment were almost wholly ruined, the drive- way shed and the chute to the killing tower were badly damaged. The total loss will be between $7,000 and $3,000. Watchman Au- gust Erickson discovered the fire, but before anything could be done the whole building vas in flames, Three machines for evaporat. iug the refuse matter, blood, ete removed from the building, having b lately sold to the Armour-Cudah, 80 about all the maehinery in the building was the Anderson dryer, which is thought to be injured, if not ruined. Wilkins & Co., of New York, will lose about §100 damag hair. The losses are understood to be cov- ered by insurance. Killing will continue Monday as usual, The Green-Eyed Monster. @. L. Connard resides at Eighteenth and Q streets, but lodged last night in the city juil. He choked the wife of his heart, and his vigorous throttle was anything but appreciated. She sent a friend to notify the police of his ections and he was run in. There 1s another woman in the ¢ 5. Connard is about to become a her thoughtful iusband got n comely young womun to come to his house, presumably to do domestic work, but Mrs. Connard _sus- ot a3 mistress. Sho pro- id hor house and self of the objectionable woman, but Mr, Counard objected, und, being her lord and master, pro; 10 chu v about and choke her with more than legal zeal. Judge Reuther will hear and decide the merits of the case this morning. Nates About the City. W. E. Russell has gone to Chicago. E. O. Mayfieid, of the Republican, went to Plattsmouth Saturdny. Germoin Towl, son of City Engineer £, 13, Towl, is sick threatened with fever. The Independent Political club will meet Monday evening b John Irye's, Twenty sixth and Q streets; Police Oficert Rodie Redmond has re signed. Mr. Redniond was one of the most eflicient and most duccessful oficers on the force, National hall was taxed to its utwost ca- pacity Satunday night on the oceasion of the masked ball, glveh by the South Omuhas German clab, Dances were 'given Sunday night at the National hall, Tweky-fourth and L streats, aud the Bohemiu hall, M street near Twen- ty-sixth stree R. A. Euton ll",‘flh*h‘ul and trust Omishis roproser®ilvo of tho Dispa-ch, severed his ('nuuuv?{m with that paper and Mouday will commBhca with the Republican, It is not generglly’ knowuo, but is neverthe. less a facl, that b Ythe city school board there exists o bitter fabMg that lately came near ending in an opefl rdpture betseen some of the mombers, Charles H. Pott one of the pop ular stock yards switchmou, and Miss Nellie Castinette was warried at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. D, Melins, No. 713 Hickory strect, yes- torday at 2 0'clock. The Fourth Ward Ropublican olub, of which Edward Hrace bs president, Will Clements, secretary, and 'leuc It Crayton, treasurer, will mest Monday evening in the Exchauge reading room. Au infant son, aged two months of Mr. and Mvs, Edward Cushing, vesiding in Bur- lington Center, died Friday ' wus buried in St. Mary's cemetery Sun day afternoo at % o'clock. Sueak thieves are getuing their work in without delay und i flae style, A flue Win- chester shotgun was stolen from Simon 8. Rewer and a pair of trousers were faked from A. Dismond's display rack, here will be 00 monkey work by the mayor and eity council,” voluntarily ssid an activo local politician, “about adopting the new charter law. 1 am satisfied that both the mayor and members of the council want the law passed, excepting the emer. geney clause hich was to legisiate the mavor and certain other officers, anc lily adopt the law as soon as the spring tion is held. The mayor and his friends » not & little pleased over having out-gon od_the other fellows, and now will do just what will satisfy all, take th Msus as soon after the election as possible and adopt the law - The Beechler Case. Libbie fecchler, or Mrs. King, as she likes 10 bo calied, murderess of Hurry King, got a breath of fresh air yosterday afternoon. She Iked from the county jail up to the court house, She was escorted to Judge Wakeley's court room by Sherifft Coburn, where she had an interview with her couns ellor, Gen eral Cowin, The woman wore her usual mourning with a long “widow's 1, and the first whifi of the pure afternoon air ned to b n her spirits when the shorift led out of the prison. General Cowin stated tuat 1t was his first in with the woman since she was incarc She 18 anxious to 1o to trinl and ner counsel will be ready to try the case in a short time, It is thoucht that the casc will be called about the 25th, -— The Weather Indications. Nebraska and Towa: Fair, wa lowed in western Nebraska by cooler; southerly winds. Dakota: Eair, cooler northerly e fol slightly winds becoming il s On the night of the 20, after an exhibition by a one-horse theatrical troupe at Vork hall, a social dance was he The style of music not being pleasing to a number of our fine-haired young men who wore present and had imbibed freely of ginger ale and pop, they proceeded to ent their wrath on the innocent musicians and the leader of the troupe, resulting in a free fight, wherein five noble youths from lowa, who have resided here for the past year, depending on a pack of cards for their support, were quickly van- quished. = i DIOGENES. New York Mercury: “We've soid the bear to keep the wolf from the door, and the paper is paid for till spring, 80 you will have a cheery com- panion, little wife, for the long winter cvenings after T am gone. That's enough to give this day a brighterlool, though the driving slect outside would to make it dreary. ‘“Then sing heigh-ho, nonny, We'll dvive dull care away. The old showman tried to finish up with a me strain, but though he made a brave attempt he could not r call the rich ringing voice of the past. It was goune forever,and Steve Mad- dox’s figare, now was as much a shadow of his forme 1f as was his voice com- pared to the time when he was the jolly clown, the accomplished ventriloguist, the daring performer on the trapeze tached to the balloon Hasket. After many a joyous year of wander- ing tentlife he had returned to his native viilage to await the end, for death had already sent his herald, con- sumption. Such a fine specimen of physienl strength and manly proportions as he was in those old days when every boy for mile: ound the show-struck town thought Steve Maddox the one ideal mortal on carth. as they saw him cling- ing so cavelessiy and gracefully to the ascending balloon. Oh, that was g like, swinging and hanging in the blue air of heaven! Atilenst so the boys thought as their hearts alternately swelled and stilled with intensest ad- miration. The little voom in which the emaci- ated athlete now sat was heated by a snapping fire in the rude brick fire- place, which flashed a light on the show-bill-papercd walls, “The Three Maddox Brothers’ Mam- moth Agglomeration. The Two Fam- ot ‘Mandox! Brothera’ Great_Western Circus,” *‘Stephen Maddoxs Great quine Show and Managerie,” vaviously headed the large posters, printod in red and green to more readily catch the eye. Buta yellow bill printed in blac had. perhaps. during Steve's illness been most often and fondly perused and reperused by him. It related the won- derful féats of the performing bear Diogenes. He had been personally trained from cubhood by Steve, and no baby could have held a warmer place in the showman’s heart. Diogenes had been the last velic of the glorious show days, and when Steve came back to Jarvis, Lizzie (little wife he always called hier) and Diogenes had been his sole companions and sole pos- sessions as well, Bat now thelittle wife alone remained to him.and soon lizzie would have nothing of Steve but a tender recollec- tion. The sharp and biting winter setting in had found them often lacking ordin- ary comforts, despite the kind atten- tions of neighboi Steve said he wouldn’t ‘‘go on the town,” and the towa said he *‘couldn’t go on it with a " and At last they had sold the as Steve said, o keep the wolf from the doo “Ha, ha, ha! 1'd have made the audi- ence roar with that joke when I playe the clown in '58," and Steve hastily brushed v a tear that the sorry jest had brought from his cye. Well, 1 made the people laugh many atimeat jokes less funny than thatsbut [ think [ could make them cry if I told them how I felt at parting with Diog encs, To seil him! That's the wors of it. What a brute be must think me Good God! 1 feel as though I'd com- mitted the most detestable thing o man could do. You noticed how Diogenes hugged me, didn’t you, Lizzie, when n picked up the chuin? Justns new it was forever. Poor old if sie was apparently too busy to re- spond, for she had her back turned to Steve and was doing something to the . though it had been burning quite well hefore. “Well.'well! 1 could’nt have done it if 1 badu't seen you growing thinner and. thinner, and Diogenes’ shaggy cont seemed several sizes oo large for him. [ hope they will treat him well I wouldu't like to see those Deau young ones abuse him. Don’t yon thinis Deun is awan of his word, Liuzie B Lizzie was still 100 busy, 50 Steve con- tinued in his half soliloquy. Indeed he had always had a munner of talking his thoughts to Lizzic as though she were apurt of his conscious self, and no answors were needed to keep the ball of conversation rolling. “When I made him swear on littie testament never to whip Diogenes his voice sounded earnest, didn't it? Oh, if he forgot that oath I'd come from Paradise and haunt him with mr vontriloguous voice sounding us though iteame from his own heart as well as Diogenes’ mouth, and from that of every one around.” Lizzie moved into the Steve's words still reached he was say “Why, Diogencs is as numan as T am, aod not hall s0 much of u brute as many & man | know. He hasa heart ity human woes, Lo, which can't be said of all wmy race. Didn’t Diogenes onee just walk into n crowd just outside the tent, though! It was behind the side show, aud the little gypsy girl that belonged to that band ibhat followed us all one summer throvgh Kealuuky your next room, but He sullerex of Pali arlsing from whatever catise: sweme CONQUEROR OF PAIN. smm cations 1A 20 10 60 drops in half & had beon giving those young towns rascals as_good as thoy minute Diogenes heard her squeal ho crawled right under the tent out into «their midst, and wasn't there as the little Zin That little girl up now, and if she knew she'd be to buy Diogenes, 1 bot the whole tribe would chip in. I wish she knew. ra_laugh!” Ha, ha, ha There were two burning red spots on wnd she them against the cool pillow of the bed in the inner room, to form an echo murmured: 1 Lizzie's usually kneeled and pr pale cheek: while F to Stev w r lips scomed alle, for she hshe knew." “Ah, well! That next cennes 1 ran show, and that v That was summe o long the luckiest ¢ [ went ov And when [ entered and saw the sweet est little woman on this whole nning a plate on her chin, 1 was a she happened to gonor, catch my eve knew she was a_goner, shared the fate of that piate. Lizzic now stood behind Steve's N “That was nearly broke Crowloot’s show till [ had won the his o bles: i day. t und only Mamzell Lizette, the most ox- and s of shook hands with and congrat- Crowfoot swore, and declared it would ho impos- pert plute the only Austr ulated on spinuer in the world ady balancer the Empr her skill. Old sible to (il the vacancy that seas n. But you told him it was out of the ques- tion for you ment for a don’t regr little wif to gi\ up a life engage- ason’s engagement. Al the contr: Lizzie’s head was close to his, while she cried, half hystevieally: “Oh, Steve! Steve ing but happimess ever since I Crowfoot’s nlu‘l joined the other show.’ Stev not gu self-control to nde from him. adding another pang sucl ‘If 1 were to tell him that thing I'm sure it would kill right.” she murmured to hers ‘Wasn't 1t comical, Lizzie, rch, when this sickne !---first kept me in, and yvou h to that Music hall in Det special” all alone. Isay, to have the fellows s and'stare when you unchai and walked out with him? a picture. 1 wish I could I sat a trim livtle won dre: 1ast and back have seen it. tier than your sixteens, trotting along besides shagwy Diogenes as safe as though she Oh, confound it man who fairly reveled in and feats of daring shouid be brought to this. Steve Maddox, the ling acrobat of America! little poster the boy just stuck on the door knob? 1 see he is putting them on the doors alopg the street. Some per- formance, mayhe. > “Why dont't you spealk, Lizz “AVhy do you' erumpie it up? mind, wife, 'm not so weak yet as to be jeulous. 1 could give more for the money than anything else on the rond and T knew ity so you needn’t fe: caring now for a little show bill. me see it Lizzie.” “Oh, Steve! me burn it up. fresh start.” haa her big ie?” Don’t ask to see it. Let See, the fire needs a No, Lizzie There is something wrong. [ can stand it, whatever it is, but I must see it.” Lizzie handed the sheet to him as though it were a heavy leaden weight, and so indeed it secmed to her. She covered her face with her hands and histened in fear of the result. Great G. A. R. Pestival Bellinger's Hal ow Yea “Why, Lizzie, I'm astonished at y Did you think because our lardcr is empty that [ would begrudge other people a feast? Shame, shame! No, no! Steve Maddox 1s not so low as that vet. What's this! A bear roast! Good God! think—it can’t be possible it is Dio- him back the §10 he paid, for I knew I conld beg or borrow that much, but he said he couldn’t aflford to get the boys ve sent, till one good-sized lubber gave her a slap. The atterment of those boys, and didn't 1suppose she's grown glad ime - down in Vin- against Crowfoot’s rival Ay of my life, for he beat me advertising. and | r to see if he beat me inside. 'th a stick poised on And when and made a miss and smashed the plate, 1 nd two hearts nir and lier two arms rested gently around But 1 up trying to play near You 'L yet, do you, I've known noth- left s days, nay, hours, were num- bered, und Lizzie thought that he must a new grief that took all her 1f possi- blo he should puss away without her Diogenes® sale had given his tender, noble heart. 1ful him out- onfound ad to go it to give a Wasn't it comieal, 2d Diogenes I bet it was there at home and imagined I saw 0 of thirty-six. pret- -foot athlefe. all To think that a strength most sturt- What’s that Never You don't 1 | enes! You don't think any man liv 9 hore in Jarvis mean enough'to eat our bear! It must be some other!" oMo sinking man: staggered to cot. his “Run, run and see, Lizzie, T Mr. Dean I knew better, but he kno how sick people are. Thoy have to be assured a thing isn’t so, even whén they are certain it isn't. Thera's your shawl, Lizzie, on the nail by the door. 1 saw you put it thore when you came in from the postoffice a while ago. Quick, Li run, " St denr, bo calm, T've been to | Mr. Dean and bogged bim on my knees not to do it. But he said Diogenes ate so much he couldn’t keep him, and the | G. AL R. boys thought it would make a | pite of moncy for their fund, 1 offered | o work night and aay tiil T earned | money o buy him back, if he'd only wait a fow wol But he said the s and give me a chance. bills were printed and ll preparations made, and’ overybody would go to a bear roast, so they would | probably make $30 out of it. 1 offered down on him by backing out, and it would hurt his bisiness, “Great Heaven! To ereature that ever live the gentlest Can it bo pos- | sible that mon ave such hrutes? To eat u creat that snowed itself to be pos- sessod of all the human virtues and as much intelligen It cannibalism— nothing short of it! T'll have the man hanged for murder that darves kill him The old showman’s voies grow more | husky and broicen, and ho tatked with a | great effort now “And Diogenes and T will stand to- gother before the Great Judge and ac- cuse the murd Old fellow! Diogenes, old hoy! We're not played out yet. If there's no justice on earth there is in Heaven's supreme court, thank Goa!” And now the voice grew soft again as he murmured 'he best natured creature living. Nothing piggish, either, about Diog- enes. Many a time he let the trick pig Bippo, chase him aw from the feed trough, and then he'd paticntly watch from the top of his pole, whers he { climbed, till Bippo satistied himself, He wouldn’t put his big paw ona tond, even. And to eat t gentle ereature! Oh, cannibals, may cvery mouthful choke ve! h, ah!” With a gasp he sank back into his chair exhausted. The silent teavs trickled down T.z- 's checks us Steve began to mutter inctly, and she caught his dear, s hand and knelt by his side. Unpack my trapeze suit, Lizzie. Tn that satchel marked number six.” He gave u few tired sighs, und then went on: “I'm protty weary to-uight, but Diog- enes mustn’t give all the entertainment. T'll take up the tickets at the door. Big crowd, I can see that. Oh, of course, we billed the town so well I knew it would be a crusher. 1 guess the tent will be packed, especially after tl thut balloon act 0} mine. Yes, Lizzie, T'm ready in a minute. Kiss me, wifie The trapeze performer kissing his wile juss before he starts up in his balloon always catches tho crowd. But good ss{ They don’t know it's not a good- ye kiss at all, but a love ki for we know we will meet again. You must stand by Diogenes when [ get up four hundred feet or so, for then T ean keen you in sight better, and 1 like to see you while 1 float in the blue.’ The room is still now, for the fire has ceased to snap and the steet no longer bouts on the pane. Only the faint and inter voice of the dying showman kes upon the h, no one knows the free, light feeling of being poised up there, float- ing—floating just like u spirit. And.tha world’s peoplé look so smuli, just lika li izzie, though, looks like a star in her spangled dress. I'm off. Onac more kiss, dear wife, Floating, flonting away. 1 nover before feit so much lika a soul freed from the flesh, although T've had glimpses of that feeling often st while hanging in mid-niv_‘over tha iver,’ Lizzie* Oh, what a world Quite liko a_speck. D'vo lost sight—lost sight of 1 enes. They—watch now. Lizzic—my st resting me This delic! blue and floating—in the v—heavn The dead showmnaa’s ward, and Lizzio uttered a pre Diogenes might have a soul that for- r thit could float too, and that Steve would find him head fell him, for the impaticnt s had killed him the suma ter died, ust went on waiting for money-mak day his m And the ears Soap e Lo tha Nothing money gettin v Fair white hands. 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