Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 12, 1889, Page 2

T MARCH 12, 1889, THE NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE Another Week Started With Barely & Quorum Present. IMPORTANT BILLS ACTED UPON. Two Measures of More Than Ordinary Interestito the Taxpayers of the State — State House Gossip. Houke, Lixcorny, Neb,, March 11.—|Special to Trr Ber.|~—When the house met this morning barely a quorum of members were present The consideration of bills on general file was taken up. The following bills wero reported back for phssage: To punfsh assessors for the under valna- tion of propert Fixing a ma; ation Providing that the property of intest shall be divided equally betwoen the he the same dogres and abolishing all courtesy and dower rights, Proposing to amend the state consti tution I rospect to the supromo court was under discussion, The bill increases the number of jud 1o five, An amendment fixing the term of each at ten viding for the biennial election of one judge, was adopted. On motion of Xvorett the term was mum limit of the rate of tax after- wards reduced to five years. The bill was then passed over for future action. AFTERNOON SESSION. The speaker announced that memorial ad- dresses will bo delivered at 10 o'clock to- morrow on the death of Representative Hays. The house went into committeo of the whole, A bill by Christy, of Clay any locality may vote a spe: ceeding ten pe of th to encourage th stoam flouring mills, paper mills, & s and woolen mills, and prohibiting the voting of special taxes to railroads, was taken up. The clause relating to railronds whs strickea out, and the vill recommended for passago. A bill by Johnson providing for county uni- formity of tax books was considered. ' The bill provides that at the election in April each year, a delegate shall be elected from eagch township t a county mecting, which shall adopt a series of text books for the county and malke the best terms possivle with pub- lishers. providing that al tax not ex- sssment rolls, To Prevent Excessive Taxation. LixcoLy, Neb., March 11.—|Special to Tir Bee.|-~Tho followiug is the text of a bill favoeably reported by the commattee of the whole in the house to-day to provent exces sive taxation, should the bill compelling us- 8e8s0rs to list property at its full cash value become a law: Section 1. Scetion 75 of chapter 77 of the compiled statutes of 1887 shall be amended 80 as to read: The rate of the general state tax shall be sufiicient to realizo the amount necessary to meet the appropriations made by the legislature for the year in_which the tax is levied, not exceeding 2 mills on the doliar valuation. The rate of the school tax shall not pe less than 1§ or more than 1 mill on the doilar valuation. The rate of the state sinking fund tax shall not be more than ¥ millon the dollar valuation in any county in the state. Section 2, Section 77 of chapter 77 of the compiled statutes shall be amended so as to read: On the last day of their sitticg as a board of equalization, the county board shall levy the necessary taxes for the current year, including all county, township, city, school district, precinet, village und other taxes ro quired by law to be certified to the county clerk and levied by the county board. Toe rate of tax for county purposes shall not ex- ceed cighty cents on the hundred dollars valuation except for the payment of indebted- ness existing at tho udoption of the present constitution, unless authorized by a vote of the people of the county, aud shail be as fol- lows: In counties under township organiza- tion, for ordinary county revenue, including the 'support of the poor (except when cach town supports its own poor) not more than four mills on the dollar valuation; for rouds, not mora than two and ouec-half mills on the doflars valuation; tor county bridge fund, not more than two mills on the dollar valua- tion; for county sinking fund, not more than two mills on the dollar valuation, and labor tax as provided in the following section. In counties not under townshi organization, for ordinary county revenue (including the sup- port of the poor) not more than four mills on the dollar valuation; for roads, nor more than two wills on the dollar valuation; fr county bridge fund, not more thau two mills on tho dollar valuation; for county sinking fund, not more than two mills on ihe dollar valu tion, and lubor tax as provided in the follow ing scction, Section 8, An emergency existing, this act shall be in force from and after its passage. Bee,]—Ihe following is the full text of the Corbin bill to punish assessors for underval- uation of proverty, as recommended for pus- sage by the house committee of the whole: Soation 1. That any assessor who shall willfully, knowingly and with intent to evade the law, assess the property, real or personal, of any person, company or corporation, at less than its cash value, the same to bo determined, as provided by law, shall be guilty of a Inisdomenuor, and for oach offense shall be linble to a fine of not less that $50 ror mora than $200, to be recovered in any proper form of action in any court of competent urisdiotion in tho name of tho stato of Ne- rasks, Such fines when recovered shall bo paid into the county school fund. Saction 2. 1t is hereby made the duty of the state board of equalization to nssoss all roperty, which it is their duty under the @y to ussess, at its cash value, and & wilful failure 5o to do shall subject the member of snid board or such of them as shall concur in under valuation, to the penalty of impeach- B Al iaiies nlae: dhioy oxists, this act shall be in force from and after its passage. Legislative Gossip. . Laxcory, Nob,, March 11,—[Special to Tie Bee. |—The wifo of Speaker Watson was a visitor at the capitol to-day. Over forty wembers failed to answer the roll call this morning. The complaints concerning the lack of ven- tilating facilities in the hall of the house are growing more and more numerous, Among those who are on the sick list from this aro Reprosentatives Gilbert and Meeke The bill wus recommended for passuge, also the following Providing for the appointment of au as- sistant county attorney in Gage, Lancaster and Doug! counties; providing that the govemor shall pardon tyo conviets who have een incarcerated at least ten years on every } ‘ourth of July. he senate, A bill by Berlin, providing that the oredit- ors of the cmployes of corporations lving in ono stats shall not garnishee their earned in another state, was recommended for passage by the uelmh\ committee, Dr. MvUnnlfly Pardoned. Sicux FanLs, Dal, March 11.--[Special Telegram to Tur Bre.|—To-day Dr. J. A. McCroskoy, who was serving i life seutence for mansluughter, was pardoned. The doc- tor was sentenced at Huron, Murch, 1385, 1t seems a cowboy named William Meyers married a girl whom MeCroskey had reare and troated herso badly that she lefts him and again made her home with the doctor's family, twenty miles south of Huvon, Meyers demanded his wife und ma bloodshed. aftray ocourred and Meyers fell dead. doctor, his wife, son und mother-in-luw w areosted. In order to olear his fumily, shaugh innovent, the doctor pleaded guiity of mansiougliter, Some tine ago Goveruor Church learned of the particulsrs and issucd apardon without solicitation, The docicr has always been highly esteemed. furebus Ly A Cold-Blooded Murder, Warronn, Ont., March 11,—Albert Wilscn shot and kliled Miss Sarah Marshall lust night becauso sho rofused to allow bim hbme from church with her. o then ”L 10 @ straw stack 1o draw mnm.lan his wovemeuts, He is still ar li T'his bl has already passod After several days a shooting The THE PROGRESS OF ART. An Interesting Loot ure Delivered at the Lininger Gallery. E. R. Garczhynski addressed the Westorn Art nssociation last night at the Lininger mallery, The lectarer commenced by saymng that his subject would be English contempor aneous art and that o purposed more par- ticularly to deal with the great artis move mont fnnugurated by John Ruskin, which had resulted fn placing England at the head of artistic matters. This had not been ac complistied by John Ruskin alone, for the ground had been propared for hlm by Ben jamin Robert Hagdon. This artist com- menced his career at the beginning of the nineteenth century, and it was his good for- tune to radic ango the views of the English peoplo i ard to art, Before his 1y the English common poople had re: arded art as unmanly and un-English, It had been an appendage of the artistoc- racy and no _one save the rats,concorned themselves — with uestions, Haydon changed ali this, and ho created in the body of the English nation a hearty liking for art and a sincere interest init. This was brought about by an extra ordiiin cumstance, Lord Eign, travel- ing in € co and Turkey, conceived the ex- traordinary idea of despoiling the Parthenon of its noblest sculptures, At that time tho English wero very popular with the Turks, the, «l in beating back the Hrench, who hnd {nvaded Egypt and Pales- tine_under Bonaparte. When, therefore, Lord Blgin intimated to the pasha in .com mand of the district that he would L to remove some of the stones from the ruins of Athens, ho received authority to move all the old stones he wanted. Armed with this authority he procecded to wke the statues from the pod- aments of the east aud west ends, the high velicf sculptures from the metopes of the Frieze and the law_relief carvings of the Panthienaic procession of the Ho re- turned in trumph to Bngland with, his precious freight but was recoived, contrary 10 his expectations, with a howl of obloquy, headed by Lord Byron and_ ali the poets and Literary wen of Bogland. In this juncturo Haydon stepped _forward, organized publ meetings, gave lectures in which he ex- plained the values of these marbles and succeeded in creating a public senti- favor of their purchuse the nation. KFrom that time forwaegd Hay don interested himself in all public ques- tions connected with art, aud compelled the English government to pay more attention ment, in to art matters than had been customary in England. He insisted upon the decoration of Westminster hail and of the houses of parlinment b ceeded in ¢ recogn ition of the value of ar tional wedinm, He also founded a society of artists, a rival orgahization to the acad- emy, and_instituted a lot'ery system by which he disposed of many of the pictures of young aud promising artists In this way, both by the now association and by the steady stream of pictures which went into ¢ fresco paintings and he suc- ating in the English public o as_an educa- the homes of Bnglishmen of small income, he prepared the English nation for the l('m‘uu,~nf John Ruskin, Ho plowed the ground and Ruskin sowed the seed. 1y rom this point the lecturer went into an analysis of the Ruskinian teaching, and showed that Ruskin's idea was a return to the national school in_opposition to the con- ventional and_academic method which pre- vailed in England, where art was founded upon the traditions of the great scademic school of Ttalian mmasters, Here the lecturer explained the difference between the natural and academic schools, by directing the atton- tion of the audience to various pictures in the Lininger gallery. Ho pointed out the “Tavasion of Lorraine” as a good example of naturalistic art, and then he contrasted it with the magnificent picture by Guido Reni of David with the head of Goliath, which he claimed was an_undoubted original. He showed that Guido had painted that very picture four times, giving the locality of each repleco, From this point, the speaker went on to Ruskin’s visit to ltaly, claiming that the groat writer had no doubt' made up his mind before he wont to Italy, and knew that he would be sure to find examples of natural art in the earlier picturos of the Florentine school. He demonstrated from a picture placed on an easel which has been attributed to Ghirlandojo that some of the carly pictures were unquestionably based. upon Roman art und that the others wero due to the influences of the first Dutch school, Then he analyzed the teachmg of Ruskin and showed that unconsciously to himsel, ho was laboring fora return to the art of the first Dutch school, as translated by Filiplippi und his son Bilipino, Then he tool up the pre-Raphelite brother- hood and described in turn the paintings of Halman, Huntand Millair and the subse- quent works of George Mason and Sir Fred- eric Leighton and of Philip Morris. He wound up by showing that as George Mason and Leighton pamnted for muny years in Rome, it was exceedingly probable that the Hispano-Roman school was founded upon their teachings. In the last place he showed the menof Grosvenor gallery school were simply reproducers of some of the early Florentines, he Wabash Western's Conditios Srt. Lovts, March 11.—The anvual meeting of the stockholders of the Wabash Western railroad will be held to-morrow. The annual ort for 1885 shows the gross earnings to 588; operating expenses, $4,398,301; carnings, 1,381,191, The gross earn- as compared With 1857, show & deer 3,478 and the operating expenses a d crease of §251,782 The new rev- onue applicable to interest shows a decrease of $136,557 and a surplus over all fixed charges of $H43. ‘The report of the Wabash lines east of tho Mississippi 18 given by Receiver McNulta, who furnishes the following facts: As com" pared with 1887, there was in 1888 a decroaso In the gross carnings of §348,848, and a de- rease in tiie not earnings of §04,057, leaving i » 1o interost of $637,- for the year 1587, Important Santa Fe Changes. CHI0AGO, March 11—It is semi-oficially announced to-nigrt that the general freight and passenger agent of the Chicago, Santa I and California railvoad, Bmmons Blaine, son of James G. Blaine, will terminato his connection with the Santa 1'e about the end of the present month. It is said that he hus accepted a flattering offer from an eastern mercantilo house. It is also understood thav the assistunt general freight agent, C. A, Parker, will be made general freight agent of one of the western Lines of the Santa e, General Trafiic Manag White will, it is sald, be transforred from Topeka to Ohicago, 1t is intimated that the transfer of the man- agement of the traflic dcpartment from Chicago instead of Topoki possesses no small siguificance from a railroad standpoint. Brakeman Killed, Lkt Crry, Utah, March 11, —[Special Telogram to Tuk Bre]—John Savage, a brakoman on the Utah Gentral railroud, was thrown from a freight train by u coupling reaking at Lehigh Junction this afternoon. A special train brought him to the city, The car struck him, aufficting internal injuries from which he died at 6 o'clock. He leaves a wife and two children. At the White House, WasiINGToN, March 11.—The white house was closed to callers this worning with the ption of those huving appointments with it and congrbssmen about to exe the presid leave the « The pr 0 the east room ock wnd shook hands with about o hundrad and Aifty peraons who had assem blod during the morniug. Now York Arizona from Liver. pool, and the Anchoria, from Glasgow. At Boston—The Paly from pocl. At Liverpool timore At Baltimore Antwerp lusgow--The Devonia, from Liver- “The Barrowmore, from Bal ‘Tha Gothenburg City, R An Absolute Qure. “L'h ORIGINAL ABIETINE OINT MENT is only pur up in largs two ounce tin boxes, and is an absolute cure for old sores, burns, wounds and chapped bands, and all skin cruptions. Wil positively oure all Kinds of piles. Ask fov the ORIGINAL AH- IETINE OINTMEN'L, Sold by Goodman Dru&w At 25 ceuts per boX—by wail 30 cen! [ BUTLER'S MODEST - CLAIM He Wants the State to Pay Him Only $560,000. BECAUSE HE WAS BOUNCED. History of the Steps Which Led to the Impeachment of the Then Governor For Mig- appropriating. Butler's Imposition, The claim of £30,000 by ex-Governor Butler, of this state, who was impeached many years ago, is being commented upon by many old citizens who still retain a recollection of tho circumstances undoer which that official was deposed, Those who aro conversant with the facts pronounce the demand an im- position. Mr. Rosewater was interviewed on the subject and said: I regret very much that ex-Governor But- ler in a recent speech has used my name as that of a man endorsing his claim for £50,000. 1 hate to bo m any wi od up in this matter for the reason that eighteen yoars ago, 1was one of the leaders in_ the logisla- ture that impeached him and introducel the first resolution requesting Governor Butler to explain what had become of the school money which he had collected from the gov- ernmen “When the house committee on for me to testify as to the impea und the righteousness of Butler's conviction I gave them fuil particulars, The truth of history should be vindicated and [ feel it my duty now to relate the facts as they oc- continued Mr. Rosewater. *“There is no truth whatever in Butler's charge that he was impeached on the prejudice of Doug- . becanse there was not any per- against him on the part of any iment sonal malic man connected with the impeachment. Sub- stantially the facts are thes Durmg the campaign of 1570 Dr. George L. Miller charged, in the Omaha Yierald, that Gov- ernor Butler had stolen $17,000 of the school wiiich ho had collected from the gov- t, and that he had appropriated it to hig own lise in- building a residence at. Liv- coln. “This chargo Butler denied most vigor- ously from the stump, He denounced any man_who would make such a charge as a black-hearted liar and villaln. The repub- licans sustainea Butler, and e was elected v a larger majority than that of the previons year. I was elected on the same ticket with him as a straight republican, When the logislature met Governor Butler omitted from his message ull meution of this $17,000, We had goue through : natorial contest and clect: session was about half over without & word coming from Butler in relation #o this school money charge when I understood that some of the democrats and _independents were about to start an investigation. Determining to out- flank them 1 introduced a resolation myself asking the governor to explain what_had be- come of this school fund. Within a few min- utes after this resolution had passed the house [ was in the governor's ofice telling Butler that I had introduced this resolution 0 avoid the making of political capital by the democrats and he thanked me saying ho was glad I had done so. Then he turned around and exhibited a package of mortzages which I remember to havo been from David Rutler to David Butler andnot appearing of record. The governor asked me whethor I would not help him legalize the matter, and I told him that I would think over it, at the same time expressing the hope that hé would explain the trausaction to the satis- faction of the house. Within thirty minutes after this inter- view the governor sent a message to tao house in substance as follows: ‘In response to the resolution of your houorable body I would say that I 1sed to b collected the sum of $16,88 from the United States o the 5 per cent due the school fund on uc count of land sales, and have plac the same to the state in the state treasury.’ Thi was a stunner for me, and I was actually twitted by some of the members as being up & tree, the general opinion being that the governor had turned in the money after the resolution had passed. The next morning I weht to the office of the state treasurer aud asked Mr. feury A. Koenig, who was then state treasurer, for permission to look at the books. [ examined them with great care from tho territorial days up to that date. The school moueys were recorded in red ink, so that I could follow the entries with ~ease, but no #16,851.20 was to be seon, and when the house met on that day I introduced another resolution to this effect: ‘Whereas, Go ernor Butler has pad into the hands of tne state treasu: 16,881.26, and whereas, the reports of the auditor and state treasurer fall to exhibit any such sum credited to the state school fund, therefore be. it resolved, that the chaipwio of the committce on finances is hereby instructed to proceed “di- rect to the oftices of the auditor and treastrer and nscertain why the amount deposited by Governor Butler has not been credited in their accounts. The chairman of the committee, Mr. Thomas F. Hall, made the examination re- quired and returned with a response from the auditor and treasurer within about one hour Mr. Koenig gave as a reason for not cred ing the amount of #10,881.26 1o the school fund of tne state that no such amount had been deposited with him by the governor. *'This created quite a sensation and a com- mittee was at once appointed to wait upon the governor and request him to explain the discrepancy between himself and the othe state officers, Three days later an impeach- ment resolution was introduced by Represen- tative John C, Myers, aud after a hot debate it was found to 1ack 1/ ree votes of carrving the house by the requisite majority. ~ There- ubon a commitico of five was elected by the investigate the conduct of the state including the governor, auditor and vensurer, and a recess of thirly days was taken by the legislature to give the committee a chance to report. *“The commiltee met with great obstacle Mr. Rosewater went on; ‘‘witnesses wi ted away and g difficulty was ex- perienced in getting some of them to Y. because the governor had at nis back the railroads, banks and other large corpo interests, which he bad placed under ob . tions. Hut the testimony collected was 80 overwhelmingly conclusive as to the sys- tematic corruption. of the governor and auditor that the report of the committee was followed immediately by an impeachment resolution, for which all but six members of the house recorded their votes, “This investigating' corhmitteo made up of the e.emics of Butler, on the coutrary its members wera among the fair- est and most_conservative legislators. Oue of the committec was Mr. Louis 5, Reed, now vice president of the Neb ka National baunk, and the late Elam ri, of Calhoun, was auother. Eleven articles of impeach ment were presented, the fist one charging the governor with appropriating the school v collected at - Washingt the other charging him with accepting or de- bribes from various contractors and s connected with the state govern- ment. One of the articles charged the gov ernor with wilfully lying to the house of representatives when it made inguiry with vegard to the school fund, “'The state employed Geuneral Estabrook and Judge Wal governor re Redick and Clinton Briggs for the defense. ‘I'he impeaching resolutions were voted March 3, 1871, and the final verdict wus reachied June 6, dfter a protrac The arths sach which on the day of impeachment, was not manding parti ofthe senate, on the first wrticlo of im ment, and his suspeusion from office had taken plac wuas made permanent by the de the court of impeachment, at eourt of lmpeachment — was not biased, ut in fact succumbed to0 the greatest of pressure. Quly the other day I met one of our legislators, Hon. Leandor Girard, and was told by him that Butler wanted we to go before the committoe and state thut be was improperly convicted, but [ declined. I had no enmity 1o the governor and have not now but the wnthuouly we had before us was con- clusive of his gullt and no new evidence thut would chunge my mind has come to light. “Now a8 (o the so called expunging of the fmpeachment records,” continued Mr. Rose- water, “that was a_complete farce and void. There is uo precedent for any such thing. Fow could you expunge the records and ex- Emu why James becume governor of Ne. raska! Butler did not dis and he dlid not resign. ‘There is oaly ono explana. llnn of the suocession Of Jawes and that is that Govermor Uutler was removed. The bul which Butler has caused t0 be introduced 'is & fratid on ita face for it asserts that later Jegislature after a thorough rehd| ;l'fi and invostigation de- clarod him guiltites, Thero has nover been any reinvestigation of the charges. Butler went before the legislature and appealed to its sympathy off ‘ccount of his family. He brought _his wife and family to Lincoln and begged for thejr shke that a resolution should be adopted thit yould tako the stigia [rom his name and infllrectly from theirs, and ns a matter of sympathy purely, and not for any other purpose, tho legislatire adopted the resolution ; but+there noyer has been any ex- punging done, thére could not be, and the records of the wiite are as they have been. “If Butler had gome simply with a trifing bill rexmbursing Rimself for losses in tho final settloement with the state that was made by the commissfon,” said Mr. Rosewater in conclusion, “some excuse niight have existed, but he came first with a bill of £15,000, whicl was at the instance of the lobby inflated to 850,000, and the result is that his claim has degenerated into a job and that people dis- posed to bo lénien't to him are now compelled to resent the claim a8 an imposition.” INSUFFER/ \llhl‘ VAN ETTEN. He Compols the Judges to Give Him Another Black Eve. Judgo Wakeloy interosted the court, bar and speotators with a shott series of rulings in the entangliue litigations of Mrs, Emma L. Van Etten, David Van Etten, and Henr J. Abrahams. There aro throe suits, thus giving cach of the partics an opportunity to figure as plaintif and defendant, The first two, styled mma L. Van Etten agamst Abrahams, and Abrahams against Emma L. Van Etten, came 1 under ruling on & motion for a change of venue. The court stated that hethought thoy might bo regarded as irrogu- lar, but, under the supposition that they had been filed with Mrs. Van Etter ronsent, lre could not do otherwise than pass upon thom. These suits have boen pending a long time. The public knows all about and is tired of him. Van Etten has been oxpelled from the bar and is working with last hiopes of a dosperate man. An arm load of aflidavits were filed to show that Judges Walkeley, Doane, Groff and Hopewell are prejudiced against him. In this state there is no statutory provision showing that projudice is suMcient cause for removal, “But,” said his honor, “if it can be shown that the judges of this court have any preju- dice, the fact ought to be good ground eaough for a removal, and the g ood taste of any judga should prevent him from the case. But,” continved Judge Wakeley, “among the mass of afidavits I fail to find any allegations substantiating the charge of prejudice. ‘Phercfore, the motion for removi is overruled.” The affidavits, on account their ont and out ordered stricken from the of the court, His honor strong d that the judges did not require the il lish their feelings The objections m the nt or cuse. overruled. Van injunction o pre > shmept was _held for further 150 a motion affecting his stand- ing as 2 member of the bar, An order was filed dismissing the suit ot Annu Josephine Steinreide azainst James H, Wheeler. This4s the lady who crea 80 great u sensatign’ recently by being rested for stealing & lot of diumond: Moines and comig to Omuha with This time James: H. Wheeler was ser,and after dceuring freeom from juil, Steinreidé "’ brought a suit " for nages against him. Now the lady g aflidavit to the effect” that she was upon by her lawyefand asks 10 have the case dismissed. “THo very beautiful pen- manship displayert” by Mrs. Steinreide in signing her name sows that she is superior intelligehte and educatic now earniug a livelihood asa womestic in the family of Garbage inspector Gold- smith, | In August, of last'year, Mrs. Annic had uegotiated withPorter Bros. and Powers for un exchange of farm and eity property. She owagd ahalf-section or mor i Holt county atd Wwas anxious to trade it off with the other partics who_claimed to be sole proprictors of and to hold n clean title to-certain lots und Buildings on the corner of Leavenworth and Twenty-seventh street in application for a levy of an att hearing, o 1jposed She is this city. She had lot in South Omaha valued 00, whichi was thrown into the transaction. A trade was made and H E. Powel property. Lt showed he held 4 titleto th stituted suit for foreible ent Now, Mrs. st Porter Bros. iner a bill of sale to the interfered and ots and had in- y and deliverence Ish brings suit and Powers for $4,000 Johnson, the young man who has ve in jail several days, charged ng reccived the diamond pin stolen Sadie Rush, was brouglit be by Quirk fore Judge ple 7 A verdict for plaintift was oty Lynchbur works vs. Cop: ned 1 the n et al, Gladden vs. Sheiton, a suit on contract for erecting certain buildings, is on triul be- fore Judge Doane. Clark, the young man_who sued Bennett & Bohme and their bondsmen, for failure to fulfill a building contract, got' a verdict for 3,146, The case of Horace R. Kelley et al. against Parke Godwin, is being tried by Judge Groff. Iv is the controversy in which Godwin is charged of having collected an account of §50) for plaintiffs_ from Duncan, and retained the money. Kelley ot al. aré lo cigar dealers of New York. k Murphy is suing August_Schluter ac Poiey for 1,007, an anmount he claims is still due him in payment for cortain real estate sold to thewm in’ Johnson county, Towa, The original debt wi £2,500. and $1,498 has been paid, Patrick now wants judgment for the balance. Tho jury in the case of the Lynchburg tobacco works against K. B. Chapman, re turned a verdiet yesterday for the defond- The company sued to recover $106 on cigars alleged to have been sold to Chapma A transcript in the case of Jos lard against the Chicazo Lumber was filed yestorday in the district cour The plaintiff sued to recover 81 nishee against Hughes & Br lower court gave her a judgmel amount 3 on a war- and the t for that United States Cou Judge Dundy and the United Stases cireuit court attaches left for Hastings yesterduy morning to open the first term of this exalted tribunal in that city. They expect the event 10 be one of unusuil interest. The otizens have wade arrangements for properly re ceiving and entertaiuing the court. County Court, James S, France filed a petition praying to have the willof Auna M. France probated. H, Ha y wade application 1o bo od adminigtrilior of the cstate of abeth Hary. Jennie M. McCann, applied for the appoint as adminiggigtrix of Patrick J. nn, “The foilowing judgents were enter yesterday in the county court: Union tional 13ank vs Ni ‘m\'u 1. Spellman, judg- ment for 44 for ) 'lnl.unufl‘ S, M, Crosby vs A, . Groves, jifiinent fora lot of law books which had b [nmm-vnmi 1WO LOCATINNG CONSIDERE One is that of tho Fortand the Other the Nations] Capital. Prosident Martin presided v last regular monthly mebting of trade. Tho meating.yas brief. offerad a resolution favoring of the fort at the present locati solution Was not adopt 1 up ). night's the board of Mr. Wheelar the retention r offered a substitute, which is Re e That ot e s ap frow the board of trada te co-operate enator Manderson in obtalning infor- wation which may lead to the further enlarge- meut or relocation and improvement of suit able grounds for Fort Omaba in accordance with the bill already enacted by congress. The resolution wus adopted. ‘“Justice,” who seews to be in all parts of the eountry, sent in the following communica on from Dayton, O.: *The next great im provement the people might do now aud in- crease bu s und real estate from about 2010 63 per cont would be to remove the gov ernment seat from Washiogton to a more central poiut, and it is belieyed that almost every atate would be beuefitted by this im ut change. Lot Omaba speak. Let its of location Lo kuown and be a good one und easily reached by rallroads, The great northwost should have have had the beoelit of this before tuis Lime,” FROM THE HAWKEYE STATE. Another Paper G\orlos In a Heavy Libel Sult. BRACE OF YOUTHFUL BURGLARS Suicide of a Hermit—The Des Moines Leader Crash—A Creston Faile ure—~Death of a Well Known Stockman. Women Oarried the Day. Drs Moives, Ia, March 11.—[Special Telogram to Tne Bre,|—~The eloction for school directors here to-day was hotly con- tested from the fact that the women gencr- ally thought that the candidacy of Dircotor Sneer was n reflection upon the present man- agement of Mrs. Wilson, the superintendent. The issue was supposed by many to bo whether or not women should be employed for tho higher positions in tesching, and on that issue the women carried the day, elect- ing their candidates, C. L. Dablberey and Cromwell Bowen, Thowomen aid agreat deal of electioneering, calling on their hus bands, brothers and sweethe w cone to their rescue. That Rejected Ol Dis Moixes, la,, March 11.—[Special Tele gram to Tie Bee. | —The partios that shipped the carlond of rejected or unsafe illuming ing oil to Corning last week have been try ing to get it back 8o as to substitute good oil forit. The state board of health to-day telegraphed the local oficers at Corning to hold on to it _at all hazards, so it could be used as proof of the violation of the law, and the offenders be punished. Dr. Beards: ley, the oil inspoctor, will maxe a thorough inspection, and endeavor to bring the offend- ers to justice. The Leader Falure, Dis Moixes, Ia., March 11.—[Special Tele- gramto Tz Brr]—The assignee of the Des Moines Leader has secured an order from the district court permitting him to continue the publication of the papar, though in a reduced and less expensive form. It will be cut down to four pages. The late publishers suy that the old indebtedness to Mr, mounting to 31,000, has been assumed by Olsen & Zergier asan individual indebtedn not carried by the Leader comp hat would leave the linbilities of the company at about $13,000. VAN Meten, Ta., March 11. gram to Tie Bee. vas ¢ |—Yostorday a at tered and robbed of a , including a quantity of s. Last night the guilty persons re followed to Commerco, where they had G o lodging at the house of 1. P. Wilson. They were arrested, and proved to bo two vton bo; fteon and sixte n, and y was found in their They were brought back to this 1 the stolen possession. vlace for tr An Incendiary Fire. Dis MoiNes, la., March 11.—[Special Tele 0 t0 Tik BEk. |—d. H. Powers, a luwyer of New Hampton, Chickasaw county, has been very active in prosecuting the prohibition luw. thr ulvmm. lette them. Saturday night his coutaining a number of val set on fire and destra c«l I An Des Moixes, 1 egram t Toe By ewton, em- ployed on the farm of Mile Wilson, near O: kaloosa, accidentally shot Wilson’s six-year- old son Ilex st evening. Newton was cleaning o and w distrossed the occarren: he rushed into the door and shot himself, The child cannot re- wton's wound is not dangerous. A Clear Lnke Blaze. Crear LAk, Ta., March 11.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bre |—Peter Adams, a Ger- mau living about seven miies southwest of here, reported Saturday the loss of his house and most of the contents by fire. The family think the house was set on_fire, and claim that it was on fire lately. It is said that an msurance eompany built the house just burned.. - Special Tol- A Newspaper Libel Suit. Masox Ciry, Ta., Mareh 11.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Ber. |—Horace Gage, a we citizen of Nora Springs, has sued the A tiser, of that place, for £10,000 libel for lishing a contributed art reflecting upon foreign oficebolders, and the case comes up for hearing in April. pub- accuring him of rckman Dead, oux Crry, Ta,, March 11.—[Special Tele- am to Tue Bee.|—Robert W. Cole, one of the leading livestock aealers in this s tion, and widely kuown among the Black 1lls pionecers, died suddenly of ease last night, A Well Know, heart dis- Suicide ofa Hermit, fovs Ciry, Ia., Ma gram to Tiie Ber. | mit living on a farm six miles from here, committed suicide last night, shooting bim- sell through the head with a revolver, Committed & ErcLe Grove, ln, M ‘elegram to Tur Bee.] —Ro, Wilkins, old bachelor living at the Fugle house, committed suicide by hanging cause is ussigued for the deed Murdor, reh 11.—[Special Another Pioneer. Arnaxtic, Ta, h 11— gram to Tir Bee|—-W. K. ploneer and ex-sherif of Cass county, died of congestion of the Failu t Creston. Crestoy, In., March 11.—John O'Keefc's clothing honse was closed by the sheriff this morning. Liabilities, 3 s, about §12,000, e Y SOUIH OMAMA. An Inspector Appointed. Muyor Sloane has appointed Doc Johnson inspector of live stock for the ensuing year. M. Johnsou is u practical stock man, com- ing fro 1 has speot s w nfe animals, Und law the insy inspect all sto fore being d for food purpos and e has authority to eondemn aud kil wll disensed animals oranimals untit for human food. The Body to Come Bac The body of the late Samuel . who was asphyxiated in Baltimore Friday . will arrive in Omaha Wednesday even The funeral services will be held in th Presbyteriun church, Bellevue, and theinte meut be in tue Bellevue story. A brother in Californis 18 coming, tilL Nd!llr\ln‘\. If the body an after tue brother's al, th not be held till Sunday afternos tin wus a widower. He was a mewmber of Dahlgren Post, G. A, R., of Papiliion an active man in € nd Army politics and in business, having umassed quite @ fortune, Martin, is not expected bo kept till 1gs For Men Beginning to-night, until March 24, every evening at 8 o'clock, gospel service for men only will be held in the concert hall of the Young Men's Christian asvociation build ing, corner Sixteenth and Douglas stre LA These special services will be under th Meet rection of Mr. Augistus Nash, state sec tary of the Young Men’s Christian associa tion of Nebraska. Many of tha city clergy men will assist, and sccrctaries from ol points are also expected 10 be pre 3 B singing will be congregational, led by a male choir. The Flumber. It is understood that - the mastor plumbers wnd the journeymen will soon hold a confer- ence. It is expected that a compromise of the present difficulties will result, as both sides are auxious to settle on an aulicanle bsis. Positively Cared these Little Pills, They alsorolieve: [ Mouth, Coated Tongu Pain in the Side, TO! PID LIVER, &0 They regulato the Bowels and prevent Constipation and Piles. Th wmallest and easiest to take. Only one pill dose. 40 ina vial. Purely Vegetable, Pri 25 cents. OARTER MEDIOINE 00., Proo'rs, New Yorl DOCTOR Charles M. Jordan Successor to DOCTOR J. CRESAP McCOY, (Late of Bellevun Hospital,New York) (Late of the Umiversity of New Yor 1 ] City and Howard University, Washington, D, C. HAS OFFICES No. 310 and 311 Ramxs Building Corner Fifteenth and Harney sts., Omaha, Neb. where all curable cases cated with su Note—Dr. Charles M. Jordan has been dent physician for Dr,’ MeCoy, i Omaha, the past year and 15 the plysician who has made the cures that have' been weekly in this paper, Medical diseasest ated skilfully. Deaf- ness, Consumption, Bronchitis, Asthma, Dys- | Depsia, Rheumatism and all SkinDiseases. CONSULTATI ce llkulu Nervous and office or by mall, 31, Ato 1la. m., 2tot p.m., 7 to 8p, oty 9 . 1., 161 p. m, ‘orre s prompt uitention. Many oy ure treated successfully by Dr. Jordon vhrougt 1 i1 15 thus possiila for those unable o fonrney to_obtain SUCCESSFUL HOS| NT AT THELR HOMES. Ask Your Retailer for the | JAMES MEANS $4 SHOE OR THE JAMES MEANS $3 SELOE. According to Your Needs, JAM ME, g ey fl iy %3 3 TR Dertectly Gty thy frst 0, ™\&\ is worn. wlllullniymnmusz 001, » ln!ddimu dumi,snumhs i3 absolutely (ho um{ 8100 of 1t price which ever beer tensively on the market inWwhich durability ia considered befors miere out- ward Ask for he Tames. Bieans $2 Stioc for Boys 4. MEANS & €O., Boston. Full lines of the nbove shoes for salo by Norris & Wilcox and Geo.S. Miller FLORIDA LANDS | For Sale or Trade. C roperty, r' »Hlll‘n:i"h:" L .O. GARRI:TT winter improv Orlando, Florida. published OMATTA, o Expre Neyon ne Expross Defiver Express Kansas City, Lincoln & Beatrico Expross, _Aliabove trains daily, “C. & N-W., R R, Depot 10th ana Marcy sts. | Loave Omaha. Arrive 58 m .1 Daily except Mond'y, Vestibule..., Leave Omaha. | Arrive ‘ast Kxpress. Chicago Mail Chicago Local 7 Denyar Fagt Expross California Mali Colorado Mail Kansas ity EXpress Kansas City Exp: &M V. R th & Webster sts. 30 p Lenye Omaha, Arrive Depot 1 e e e, THE RALWAY TIME TABLES, UNION PACT Lonve | Arrive ot.10th and Omaha, 8388833 sHinstings & Ik Hills Pas| 900 & m Norfolk Passenger _BiAp m MISSOURI PACIFIC. | Leaye | Arrive Depot 15th & Wobstersts,| Omaha. | Omaha. DAy, Bxpress. Night Jixpross ... C., M. & ST. PAUL Arrive Depot 10th and Mare Omaha. o Clty Lo p m) m Afrivo Omaha. SI0UX CITY & PACIFIO Depot 15th and Websts Bt Paul WA 00 p m Leave Omnha. Running botween Council Bluffs and Al bright. I addition to the stations mentioned, trains stop at Tyentieth and ‘T'wenty-fourth strects, and at tne Summ it in Omah; Rrond- Teans. | Oniaha T South| AL way. | for, \.x.-p,x. |Stcety. Omaha/bright. AM. ggEetaaT| B EEEEEEsEREE - [Broad- il 5 | Otnaba way. 'Omaha! Sheeley| depot. | AL ‘A.. eoesEsEEE S aa o EERERES . m, 9 p. 1. 35 D, .2 \ily oxcopt Saturdays AN EhG T given above i3 for Transf: 1 five to ten minutes betweon | n WEAK MEN e e 10 8 valuabia trealiso (sea £ containinig irp. 1500 01 ONARED. FOWLER, 200 Lus, con, DR. HORNE'S Flectro-Magnetic Belts The # Contlemen’s Relt with Eleetric Suspeusory, IT Wikl CURE You o Larayste, X Diseases of —— Bost. Seientiflc Hedieal Aetuns Grandest Triumph of Electric Science~Sei« entifically Made and. Practically Applied. DISEASE CURED V WITHUUT MEDICINES § gy Kp iontion, Erya i 7 h_l..m. G simsy theart Bty Diswseste: Joisints {14 jast Whol you nced. Tamily oan woar it 1t elecirifies Lo bl od NoMutray, Nagoryil o MeMichact, 3T -urun.-unummru.m l ‘onty 0no i1 the world gemerating weontinvons Zlectris & Magnets Ao \”/[ ramrm ablo e Eftective’, bt Alolf” LEO ulun AT oR ) Ay bank, comu. o nuu hlea ;' wholcs:1a ¢ ik b o ks, Ban) i ngo. DR. W. J. HORNE Inventor 191 Wab, Eleerrielty fnatanti irreal, Bolentie, Pawerful, Durabley, 5 audd, m.é’, E!;‘uf.‘m [ | negney, nrt',\, T x.muN e aud, gter works, South e Your belt hax N - lorn e te s, combinad. (irateed s 3 50 _East 39th Blrect, Now Yo i!fl'"“"unvous PEOPLE, ik MORYWS KLACTROMAQ s Py ehFon o diseanos Ricotrielty. 6, chenpast, cian o 1041, KLECTI Setrio nu.w.w. ice free with M ? us eotopanl vu lmm Ihul F‘HA bors f01iGatlons. rfl- 000 ewsed Band otatop lw luin\ ramplies. sh Avenue Chica, o. KAXTERD tho el e HIMEBAUGH & TAYLOR, Hardware and Cutlery, Mechanios’ Lools, 'ine Bronze Bullders’ Goolds and Bug«wio Scalos, 14056 Douglas St., Omaha Oakland Accommodn. | 6:00 p m oux City ommod'n| 4:15 & m! St Paul Limited. . ......| 8404 m| *Daily Except Sunday. | 3 0. R L& P Leave | Arrive Depot 10ih indl Ma Omaha. | Omabs. Des Moinea Accommod'n| 0:06 p m 15 p m la 6:0) .. 'A No. C . L6:00,m. C No. | A No.4 g:40n. m. A No. ¥... | CHIC. l\ln() BURLINGTON .l Q A 3 40 . m, A V A 1A B N, No., . TKEE &8T. PAUL, | 40w, m. (A No, I, 0150 & m. | 00p. m.'A No. 3 :.lug, b 87 JOS| PH & COUNCILyg