Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 15, 1889, Page 2

THE OMAHA CHARTER BILL. It is Ordered Enzransd For Third Reading in the Senate. MEMBERS GET DOWN TO WORK, Both Houses Apparently Determined to Make the Most of tho Remaining Days of the Session, Senate. Lixcorx, Neb,, March 14.—[Special to Tie Beg.|—~The senate has settled down to busi- fiess in dl‘ml earnest, and the word now is Yrosh,! The closing days of the scssion bring a crowd of visitors, and there is al- ready a respectable fringe of that kind hang- fng in tho senate. Some of these gentiemen are anxious about the fate of sundry meas- ures in twiich they are intercyted: others are simply improving the few remaining op- portunities to look in on the logislature in full swing. The first thing the senate did this morning was to concur in the house resolution in- dorsing Speaker Watson for the assistant attorney generalship, It then turned its at- tention to bills recommended for passage in committee of the whole yesterday, and passed the followin Norval's bill changing the annual school meeting to June; Taggart's bill increasing the board of education in cities of 8,000 to 000 from six members to nine, and doing away with the necessity of a petition before voting bonds; also the bill defining the juri diction of the courts over stolen pr when removed from the place of theft; Sen- ator Couner’s constitutio amendment to empower nine jurors to find a verdict in civil cases in the district court was de- feated. The senate then went into committee of the whole and approved the following: Conner’s bill permitting a change of venue from county judges when exerci Nnmlhc ordi- nary powers and jurisdiction of a justice of the peace. Norval's constitutional amendment increas- Ing the salaries of the supreme court judges 0 $4,500 and the district judges o $3,500. The bill amendinz the regulations for ad- mission to the soldiers’ home. 10 bills to regulate assessment insurance companies, and to empower counties to dike rivers threatening an overflow likely to dam- age 5,000 acres, were killed, onator Ijams introduced a resolution in- dorsing the recommendation of the governor that the deputy labor commissioner be made the custodian to receive the metric weights and measures to be donated Nebraska by the federal government ; passed. AFTERNOON SESSION. Senator Church Howe reported the Omaha charter bill immediately after diuner, and moved that it be ordered engrossed for a third reading, which was done without read- ing the bill or sending it to committee of the ‘whole, Ransom’s bill for taxing insurance com- panies on their gross business was killed without a murmur of opposition. The committee of the whole discussed Brink’s house bill empowering county boards to levy a tax of three-tenths of a mill for a soldiers’ relief commission. Senators Church Howe, Tjams, Beards!e; Nesbitt, Lindsay and Norval championed the measure. Howe said President Lincoln had set the Xey note when he said union soldiers snouid have preference in the distribution of offices, Keckley—Oh, we all agree on that. Howe—Yes, but there are not enough oftices to go around. You and I arc drawing $5 a day, but many of the other fellows have not been able to get there, Keckley—I do not believe the old soldiers have asked for this measure. I stand up here as an old soldier myself to protest against it. It is & scheme of the politicians to make political capital out of the old sol- diers. I am sick of this mock sentimentality Senator Norval read a lotter askingshim to get transportation over the B, & M. for the ‘wife and children of an old soldier to show that the veterans were not above want. Howe—Did you get the transportation? Norval--I just t the letter. Howe—Amend and make it M. P. and I'll see that you l'e!. the transportation. ‘Tho bill was recommended for passage. The committee of the whole approved the bill requiring insurance companies to embody a copy of application on the back of the policy; providing that_foreign corporations may incorporate in Nebraska by filing their articles with the secretary of state, and the house bill requiring a three-fifths vote to divide a county. A motion to postpone the last named had only four votes. Lindsay and Norval questioned its consti- tutionality, and Norval tried to get in an nendment exempting counties with over 1,200 square miles of territory, but was de- feated. Nesbitt and Ransom supported the bill, House. Lixcony, Neb., March 14.—|Special to Tk BEE. |—A telogram was received from ‘Washington announcing that the name of Speaker Watson was bewg urged for the position of first assistant attorney general, and a resolution introduced by Cady was adopted ins tructing the Nebraska delegation 10 do all in their power to secure the appoint- ment, About fifty biils, including all the normal 8chool bills, were placed on the general flle, An effort to indefinitely postpone Majors' Dbill abolishing the milita was defeated. A bill introduced on the recommendation of the eovernor, prescribing the manner by which foreign corporations may incorporate under the laws of Nebraska, was ordered to & third reading. The bill simply provides that they shall file their articles of incorpo- ration, duly attested with the secretary of state, and observe a few other preliminurics, Much time was consumed in wrangling over the precedence, of bills. and without taking final action on any measures or going into committee of the whole, the house ad- Journed. AFTERNOON BESSION. Bills on final reading wero taken up. Baker's decedents bill, making. radical changes in the law relating to the distribu- tion of theproperty of estestates, was passed. The bill nbolishes all dower and courtesy rights, and provides for the distribution of property, real and personal, of estates equally among heirs of the same degree, or :? their descendants by right of representa- on. A bill by Christy of Clay suthorizing any township or precinet to vote not to exceed 10 per cent bonds to aid any work of internal improvements, including steam flouring or paper mulls, was lost. A bill by Ballard providing that money Nield to liquidate railroad or other bonds may be invested in city and precinct bonds when the amount reaches ‘I 000, was passed. Under the present law the amount must aeach $10,000 before it can be thus in- vested. ¥ A biil by Hall providing for the relocation ©f 108t corners in the original government surveys, also passed. A bill' appropriating $1,000 to the State Dairymen's association wus passed. A motion by Trenton 1o strike out the en- acting clause of this bill was lost. Bills passed the house allowing a tax of three conts on each inhabitant,to be assessed in favor of county agricultural societics, Rayner's water rights bill; to prohibit municipal ofiicers from having any pecunary interest in contracts or supplies furnished the city, und an uppropriation of $13,000 for additions to the Peru normal school. A motion to recommit the Kansom biil, re- pealing the law creatiog the live stock com- wission, prevailed after much discussion by . & vote of 50 to 85. EVENING SESSION. The entire ovening scssion was devoted to & consideration of the claim of ex-Governor Butler, Cady moved that the bill be referred back with ‘the recommendations that it do Dot pass, and sustained his position by a pow- erful argument, citing facts and figures to prove that the state dia not owe Butlor one cen! ugorhln l:f\lmd that the state was justly in- tlor about $30,000, und Was W to allow this amount, urnham thought the claim i wnd it wmade no difference who opposed it. The state should pay Butler $30,000. Specht said the railroads bad paid his at- lorneys and other expenses, and he should uot receive a dollar; also that the railroads had offered Huscall & large sum Lo vote %l‘.l impeachment. pster hoved Cady's motion would not prevail. He believed the state owed Butler mmrlhlnfi He would not undertake to say how muc Scoville insisted that the matter had been sottled by arbitration long ago, and why re- open it now. The motion was 10st by a voto of 41 to 20, Rhodes moved to make the amount $38,078.84, which was lost, Hall moved that the governor be author- 1z6d to deed back to David Butler the S0 acres of land which the state holds, and stated that he would vote for no other kind of settlement. ‘The motion was dofeated on the ground that a good title could not be given. Corbin moved that the sum be fixed at $32,000, which, after a iong debato, was lost 1o Donton moved to fix tho amount at $18,000; ™ A'vote was then taken on the original mo- tion, allowing the sam of $20.000 m full of all demands, and was lost—47 to 87. Caldwoll 'moved to make the amount #15,500, and Keiper 810,000, ‘The amendmont was lost, as was also the motion of Caldwe l, Haathorn move to make it $15,000, which wwas 10st—85 to 46, Christy of Clay moved that the bill be re- ported back with the recommendation that it do not puss, which was lost—42 to 44. A motion to refer 1t back with a_favorable rocommendation, was lost. O'Sullivan moved to amend by inserting $12,000, which was lost—33 to 41, Hanthorn sugizosted $5,000; lost. Ballard moved to make the amotnt $16,000, and Everetv moved that the bill be reported back and that it do not pass, Carried—ét to 40, The committeo arose and reported the bill back, Hall moved as a substitute that the gov- ernor bo direc nvey the 840 acres to Butier. Lost—ayes 31, nays 5S. Gilchrist moved that Butler receive the sum of 7,500, the appraised value of the land. Lost—37 to 47. Tho bill was thon indefinitely postponed and the long fight ended in the defeat of the entire claim, To Regulato Saloon Licenses. Lixcowy, Neb., March 14.—|Spa¥ial to Tie Bee.|—The following isa full textof the bill regulating saloon licenses in cities as passed by both senate and house, and as it will become a law as soon as it can b signed by the governor. Section 1. That section 25, of chanter 50, entitled *liquors,” of the compiled _statutes of Nebraska for the year A. D., 1857, be and the same is | amended 80 a8 to read as follows tion 25, The corporate _author- ities of all cities and villages shall have the power to license, regulate and prohibit the selling or giving awdy of any _intoxicating, malt, spirituous, vinous, ~mixed or fer- mented liquors within the limits of such city or village, the | not to extend beyond the municipal in which it shall be granted, and to determine the amount to be paid for such license, not less than $500.00 in villages and eities having not more than 10,000 population, nor less than $1,000.00 in metropolitan cities and cities of ' the first class, and cities having over 10,000 povula tion; Provided, however, that in cities of the metropolitan class the power to_license the solling ar wiving away of any intox 2, mait, spirituous, vinous, mixed or fermented’ liquors shall be vested exclusively in the bourd of fire and police commissioners of such cities, and as compensation for such servicos they shall each receive “the sum of ${00.00 annually, payable out of the police fund of their respective cities. Lrovided further, - that the city couneil, except 1 cities of the motropolitan class, and in such cities, the board of fire and police commis- sioners, or the board of trustees in villages may grant permits to druggists for the sale of liquors for medicinal, mechanical and chemical purposes only, subject to forfeiture, and under such restrictions and regulations as may be provided by ordinance und subject to the proyisions of section 2 of this act. Scetion 2. Section 25, of chapter 50, cntitled “liquors,” and all acts’ or parts of acts in conflict herewith, or in any manner coatra- vening the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed. Section 3. Whereas, an emergency oxists, therefore this act shail be in force und take effect from and after its passage. The follow ing amendment was stricken out by the house committee: Provided further, that in _granting license or permits such authorities in citics and vil lages und the board of fite_and police com- missioners in cities of the metropolitan class, shall comply with and be governcd by all the provisions of this act in regard to granting of license, and all the provisions and penal- ties contained in this act shall be applicable to such license and permits, and the persons to whom they aro granted. Provided further, that in_granting any license the petition therefor shall be suficient if signed by thirty of the resident freeholders, or if there are less than sixty, a majority of the freeholders of the ward or village where the sale of such liquor shall take place. The Soldiers' Homo' Law. LiNcory, Neb, March 14.—[Special to Tue Bee,]—The senate bill amending the soldiers’ home law makes two chunges. The first admits unmarrid men to the home. The present law limits the admission of soldiers 10 those who huve families dependent on them, The other change is embodied in the following provisos, which have been added to the present sl.llulu Provided, further, That all applications for admission to said home shall be made to the county board of the county in which tl applicant resides, and it shall be, and is hereby made the duty of any county board iu this state to whom such_application_shall be made, to iuquir: into the condition of such applicant, and if upon such inquiry, it be found that the applicant is unable, by reason of disability, to earn a livelihood for him or herself, or his or her children under the age of fifteen years, and are dependent on public or private charity for their maintenance, then the county board shall at once forward the apblication, together with their finding, in regard to tho' condition of such applicant (or his or her family, if any), under their seal, to the legally authdrized board of such horie, whose duty it now is or hereafter may be, to receive and act upon applications for admission thereto. Also provided, further, That all applica- tions made to the county board, as provided for in this section, shall contain the state- ment that said application is the free and voluntary act of said applicant, which ap- plication” shall be forwardcd to the board of such home, The Anti-Trust Delegates. LixcoLy, Neb., March 14,—[Special Tele- gram to Tun Bee|—Scnators Raymond and Cornell and Representatives Towlo and Sweet returned to mght from St. Louis. M. Towle says: *‘My conclusions arc that uhere was no evidence of a trust, and if o trust exists there was no evidence that it is doing barm. It became clear to my mind that the agitation was in the interest of the few who raise cattle, and that the thousands of consumers were not considered. I don't think anything effoctive was accomvlished,” ‘Senator Cornell says; 'w'Tho trond of the arguments wus towards inspection on the hoof, but I heard nothing to show that, it would benefit the farmer, On the other hand, it would increase the cost to the con- There is mo probability that Ne- Il have such an inspection luw is legislature’s sentiment is clearly against Two Important' Changes. Laxcouy, Neb., March 14.—[Special to Tar Bee,)—Senator Nul val's bill amending the school law, passed by the senate this morn- ing, makes an important change. It provides: *“The annual school meeting of each school district shall be held at the schoo! house if there be one, or at some other suitable plucl‘ within the district, on the last Monday June of each year. The ofticers elected n.l hereinafter provided, shall take possession of the ofice to which they have been elected, upon the second Monday of July Inllowmlr. and the school year shall commence with that aay.” Mr. Norval explains “The annual schocl election is now held in April. The old beard must make a roport at that tume and the new board must make a report at the end of the school year. The purpose of the bill is tu provide for only one report annually." Stolen Property. LaxcoLy, Neb., March 14.—(Special to Tag Buz. | --Senator Polk‘l bill to establish jui diction of the courts in cases of stolen prop- erty, provides that ‘*Where property is stoien in another state and brought into state or is stolen i ouo county of this state sud carried into another county of this state, tLe jurisdiction shall he in anv county into or THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY MARCH 15. 1889, through which the property may have passed, or where the same may be found.” —— Legisiative Gossip. coLN, Neb,, March 14.—[Special to Tne Bee.|—Senator Ransom is said to have a copy Fiaht on the word byncombe, W. M. Nesbit, of Tekamah, treasurer of Burt county, is bere under the discreet chaperonage of Senator Sutherland. Knights of Labor l ctitions were read in the senato this morning indorsing the Aus) tralian_ballot system, and urging a liberal appropriation for the labor burcan. Senator Taggart has considerable youthful enthusiasm, and is the object of an occasional jost. When his school bill came up this morning, he fluttered about asking the as- sistance of his colleagues. They agreed to give it, but exchanged Knowing winks amon: thomasives. When tho. voto was roached there was a long array of nays, among which Taggart's ave was very lonesome. At the close of the roll eall, Mr. Taggart wore a de- gpondent and surprised look, Seuator Church Howe rose up from behind his nowspaper, and with an assamption of innocent igno- rance, asked what the bill was about, Mr. Taggart explained. *'Well,” said Mr. Howe, in a tone of relief, “if it's not for the purpose of reducing the teachers' salaries, 1 am for the bill and change my vote to aye.” The othor senators joined in a noisy laughing stampode amid general merriment, and the bill received a unanimous vote, and the hand- some senator from Hastings woro a smile of intense relief. Attorneys Irvin and Calkins, of Kearney, are among to-day’s visitors, Also Cashier John J. Lamborn, of Indianola, and Judge Tucker, of Valentine. The n]lprflnr!ln fon and claim bills before :.}n‘ house are said to aggregate over $3,000,- 00, Hon. J. R. Ballard voted in favor of John- son's motion cutting down the appropriation for the hospital for the insane at Lincoln from 75,000 to $p3,000. By mistake he was re- ported as votlng in the negative. “About two lobbyists to every member is the meorum- now,” remarked a member, “and the gang 18 daily roceiving re-enforce- ments," he crack of the whip of the appropria- tion combine has no terror for me,” said Mr. Hill, of Gage. “I don't propese to voto bl\ndl\ for every job and steal i _order to pull through a big appropriation for my county.’ Yestorday the senate postponed a half dozen house bills, and to-duy they were paid back in their own coin. It is almost impossiblo to:get- up_a special ovder now. As 5000 as one is proposed it is loaded down with the pet bills of others, and the whole business is tabled on the motion of some disgusted member. Rev, G. W. Reed and Hon. F\ ton, of Chadroy, are here in th the normal school at that place Every normal school bill is now on the general file and the Kilkenny cat fight will open as soon as the, appropriation . bills are out of the way. It isconceded that Cnadron, Neligh and Stromsburg have the best show but a combine by jealous rivals is liable to defeat them all. Hon. Christian Specht is getting into hot water for exposing the contemplated steal in connection with the state printing bill. Inter- ested parties are considerably excited over the expose in to-day’s issue of Fiiz BEE. A vioient altorcation took pluce in the rotunda between Representative Hall and Senator Nesbitt over the bill increasing _the uumber of judges in the tenth district. Hall claimed that the bill would reduce the num- ber in Lancaster county but finally discov- ered that he was mistaken, The senate killed Weber’'s bill providing for listing railroad property for taxation by indefinite postponement. The railroad crowd took advantage of the absence of Raymond, Connor and Keckiey, who were favorable to the bill, and, calling Pickett, who likewise supported the measure, to the chair, they indefinitely postponed the measure Withouy protest. M. Darring- interest of AMU EMENTS. Lydia Thompson and her burlesque com- pany opened at the Boyd last night to a well filled house in ‘“Penelope.” The perform- ance as a whole was not what had been ex- pected, but the introduction of some very clever specialties helped out most wonder- fully what otherwise would have proven a very dull and uninteresting show. Madgm Thompson looks as fresh ‘and is fully as ac- tive us ever, and she has a number of pretty @irls in her organization, but, with one or two excoptions, they make rather a poor stagger at stage business, What they lack in that 1espect, however, as well also as in vocal quality and training, is made up in the display of shapes and costumes. Iu the spe- cialties, J. B. Radcliffe distinguished him- self as an artistic trickster, little F'ritzJames | sang, ““They All Love Jack,” and Miss Rose Newham brought down the house with her eccentric dance and high kicks: If the play was not so full of slang and stale jokes it would be much better. The march is so badly done that it ought to be cut. To-night “Columbia” will be the bill. Last night the engagement of “The Ruling Passion” company opened at the nd opera house before a large and appreciative audience. The piece is of a strong -melo-'raatic character. Like all pieces of the kind which have of late years originated across the water, it contains a number of highly realis- tic, or greatly exaggerated scenes. Some of both of theso classes are new to the average auditor. There is a raimn scene; a scene in a mad-house, which illustrates the barbarism of the proprictors of some of thoso dons in the old country; a full-rigged ship at sea; a rescue in mid-ocean, and a balloon ascension. Ali of those were last night rewarded with applause, The company producing the piec averages well, and, on tho whole, a satis- factory rendition 18 fforded. Lonsdale Not in Dange WINNIPEG, March 14.--The report that Lord Lonsdale, who is exploring British Columbia, has starved to death, is & pure in- vention, a5 no unfavorable reports huve been received from him, B — A Glass Factory Destroyed. Mawioy, Ind, March 14—The window gluss factory of Stewart, Estop & Co3 (\Jn&l‘{ncd to-day. Loss £50,000, insurance #37,- - Four Scamen Drowned., LoxpoN, March 14.—The steamer Lord O'Neill, from Baltimore, which arrived at Glasgow yesterday, lost four men overtoard during u gale on February 20, g The Weather Indications. Nebraska and lowa—-Light rain or snow; northerly winds. Dakota—Light snow; stationary tempera- ture; northerly winds. S Acquitted, Dak., March 14.—[Special teiegram to Tnk B3ex. j—The trial of Mary J. Ebst charged with killiug Ler child ended in a Well Known, New York World: Wife---Mercy! these buudies arve awfully heavy, Can't you carry them? Husbuud--Not now; all these people around know me. Wife---Ah! then they will not wonder thav I am carrying them, Ll By L A Serious Misunderstanding. New Yerk Worl Mrs. Stuckup, pointing out a stylish lady to her new maid--See, there goes one more of Mc- Allister’s 400, Maid, ‘with a startled look—What! is McAllister u Mormon? The bigamous creature! LS Warner's I.og Cabin Remedies—old- fushioned, simple compounds, used in the days of our hardy forefathers, are ol - temers * but “old reliable,” They comprise Varner’s Log Cubin Sarsaparilla, “Hops &nd Buchu Remedy,” “Cough and Cunsumptlun Reme y " S Huir Tounie,” “Extract,” for External and Interual Use, ‘“‘Plasters,” *'Rose Cream,” for Catarrh, and *Liver Pills.” They are put up by H, H. Wa ner & Co., proprietors of Warn Safe Remedies, and promise 10 equal the standard value of those great pre- paratisns, All drugwists keep them, THEIR FRANCHISE A KOCKERY The Condition of tae Nogroes in the " South. wiLL REA,};. fREEDOM EVER COME? A mul--\,.‘fl Repbulican Makes a Strongisipeal for the Southern Merfifers or Ris Party Ir- rigjicotive of Color. 1014 The Southern Problem. CAPrTOL HiLn, Miss, March 18.— [Special Corresponglence of THe B —In my' first paper I suggested a solu- tior of the “Southern Problem” from an educational point. Now I shall offer a féw suggostions from a political point. Under the existing Taws it will be years, if ever the time comes, when a free bal- lot and a fair count will be had in the south. If some measure is not taken whereby fair and honest elections can be had in the south the country will find itself in a crisis eclipsed only by the great rebellion, Now that the republi- can party has again got control of af- fairs, it is their duty to look after the host of republican voters in the south who are subjected to the most cruel and inhuman treatment, simply because they dare assert themselves republi- cans. White men, as well as negroes, are shot down like brutes to maintain democratic supremacy. Democratic papers openly advocate murder, rapine and thievery, that the saintly demo- cratic party can always direct af- fairs. Thousands of negroes have been butciered and are still be- In% butchered without the semblance aw; that the dark deeds of the party of secassion. and rebellion may be hid- den from the loyal people of the north. The south is ke]\t solid by a violavion of the rights guaranteed the blacks by the state and national constitution. A re- publican form of government does not exist in the south,and the matter should receive the prompt attention of the fty-first congress, and measuves taken to eradicate the evil or a fate such as that of Colonel Clayton, in Arkunsas, u few weeks since, witl befall ever publican candidate for any office of im- portance to which he may aspi Democrats harp that “‘negro rule™ what they fear. This is w! h\ S0 My hell-black deeds have been,” and are still being committed, to keep the south solid. There is no danger from this quarter any more ‘han there isof the moon exploding for several seasons First, because of the negro condition mnmux\]]\ and educationally. The negro in the’south is busy ('quulu" educationiand’’ the g \hcrcwhh whereby he ¢an be r zed as a sub: stantial et cm Secondly, the negro doesn’t think his numerical strength should be a rea advanced by his enemies as a desir rule. Withtfie present arrangement of affairs, 1\0\‘1 ould he rule,if he had a mind to do sp? ' The white men of the south in several respects ave far below the negro. I have some respeet for the bulldozer, because I am somewhat of a bulldozer myself, hut T abhor a* thief. The average ‘southern demoerat a_thief when it comes to political affuirs. To ste;. votes and ballot-bo. is just as bad i stealing dry goods and cattle from a,ueighbor. Again—sentiment has much to do th public alfairs) hence it is a potent stor as to government. is against him as a race as to the man- agement of affairs, it is not against his party, so he doesn’t seck to rule as a race, but he does seck to rule as a republican, and wants his ballot counted for that party as cast whether it be for a white or colored republican; and in this right he ‘dGemands protection under * the con- stitution of this government. The negro can advance many reasons for being a_ republican, but not one for being a democrat. The ‘‘southern pwl)lnm cannot be solved by the south- ern people by re petency and nruJu(ln solved by the loyal | ““peaceably if they can,and foreibly if they must.” The south is an inviting field. If it could be civilized as regards thievery, rapine and murder, it would receive the attention of northern cap- italists, who would shower their money upon the infant industries and fertile lands and cause the whole section to change from a hell into as respectable a place as Maine or Now Hampshire. With their farms plastered with mort- gages and labor unsettled owing to so many deeds of midnight outrages they can never do it. TO Ol'lu A Company With One Hundred Mil- lion of Dollars Back of Tr. William H. Barclay agent of the Pittsburg d ceutly came into prominence as the holder of a lottery ticket which drew #75,000, is the member of a company which has secured a grant of 50,000 and 60,000 square miles of land in Brazil. Mr, Barclay says the men who control the franchise, granted b Emperor Dom Ped % capitalists, who jointly one hundred million of dollars. Mr. Barclay says the land grant is on third larger than the state of Pennsy vania,and s inland from the Atlantic const some three hundred miles, and about the same distance, or a little more south, from the Amazon. It is the design of the company to open up the entire territory to settlers, the inten- tion being to sell lands at exceedingly low rates, even cheaper than this gov- ernment does, and to encourage immi- gration in various ways. As for pre- cious metals, Mr. Barclay says they are there in abundance, but that theré will be no attémpt to, tluvt.lup them av pres- ent. Itis tha. gardinal object of the company to first. secure sub-letters. afterwards the mining business ma; easily managed. Work will be com- menced on a railroad very soon, and it will be pushed with all haste to com- pletion. : - - Lassoing &« Mountain Lion. While C. 8. Miller and B. skin were rounding up ‘stock in the Rock Creck region, Washington rei- tory, last week, they were startled by Aeunhnlm'nelmn crouched on a clifl near hi Thy ppw at once concluded to lasso him, and finally got their Tuiam roundiihe Bl boatdm i tan hind legs. After many exciting ad- ventures they succeeded in getting the animal alive to camp, where he was chained. He is estimated to he nine feet in longth from the tip of his nose to the point of his tai The cowboy dare-devils who captured him are the hnuws of the entire country about Rock Creck, and- their numes will go down to posterity in local history asthe bene- fuctors of the range for removing such a deadly enemy te ynuug stock. - - He "l"l L] lIeld i, New York World: She--Mr. De Blunt, T suppose you were much inte| ested in the trials of Robert Elsmere? De Blunt did he get? If sentiment nof their incom- It must be 2ople of the north; the pension trict, who re- betwegn are Now York reprosont nearly N. Dan- Well,no. How many years ITTLE JOHMNNY RESTS. The Volce That Orfed *Mornin® Paper Johnny McCann, & newsboy, known among the craft as “Hump,” was found dead in bed yesterday morning at his room on Dodge, near Twelfth street. Theodore Johnson, called ‘“Pinafore,” and Johnny Lindsey were sleep- ing with him. They say the boy was com- plaining of feeling unwell Wednesday, vomited several times and was not able to attend the show Wed- nesday night,but they had no thoughts that his illness was dangerous. When “‘Pin- afore” and Lindsoy turned in at quite a late hour, Johnny was sleoping soundly and they did not distirb him. Their surprise may be { on waking up in the morning to dis- that tho little fellow was dead. Coroner Drexel was notitied and removed the body to his morgue, where it was pre- pared, placed in a coftin and taken in the after- noon to the home of his widowed stepmother, Mrs, Anna McCann, 411 North Thirteenth stroet. The old lady is griof stricken. She said<€o a reporter that Johuny was as tender hearted, good and kind o lad as ever lived. he is very poor, and Johnny is her main pport. While he has not lived at home for three or four years, nearly all his earnings \l\urn expended for her and two small chil- dren. His Fellow \vwnlm) 8. Johnny was always a good boy, and never gave me a saucy word in his life."" Buv Johnny did hear the words his mother spoke to the reporter, who stood with un- covered iead at the coffin side. He was a nowsboy—just such a ome as you brush past daily, and won't even give a pleasant word, when you can’t afford a nickle to buy a paper. You may have seen him many a time at tho post- oftice, but you wouldn’t h: known him last night as he lay with his cressed hands and closed cyes at his old home, 411 North Eleventh street, Johnnie's work is done, aund 1t scemed from the quiet look on the still white face that he was glad it all w over. How well he had done he left for the boys he so ofton befrended, to say. The body lay in the front room of tho cottage, where the wax candles atthe head threw into the shadoa sofa at the feet on which was curled up his little brother, who had cried himself asleep. His widowed step mother sat beside it, and around were the friends who had come to sympathize with her 1 her grief, while prominent among the mourners were his newsboy friends. There were many of them there, and there was no mistaking the genuinencss of their grief, as they too cach opportunity to take another look at their dead comrade. “You tell him,” whispered one as the re- porter listened to hear how Johnuie died, and one of them came up, “You put in this,” ho said. Cunn was general agent for boys ib the city. They used to sl the, papers for him. He was gencral for them all in the town,” and the reporter put it down. “Was he a-good fricnd to the boys?” he aslked. “Yes, he was, He stood by any of them that hadn’t the money, and fixed up lots of them that got \lrn)kc He was always a good friend to the boys “And put this i He won the prize Tue Bex gave for selling the most papers in 1557 It was a gold watch, and he won it,” said another, und then his little sister came up. *‘He always gave me anything I asked him for,” she said as she turned away from » look at the coftin. at I'm a thousand times obliged to the boys and o the oftices for the respect they've ved Johuny,” said his mother, but he deserves it all, for he was ulway. good boy tome."" And then the reporter left. Ashe did a half a dozen of the newsboys followed him and grasped his hand, Now you do this up right,” he said, ‘‘for if you don’t we'll boycott the paper, and if you ' do we'll know you again.” Johnny McCann was the best known news- boy in Omal Years ago he fell from a swing and injured his back to such an extent that he became deformed, and for the last few years was almost coustantly in pain. He found time 10 carn an honest living, and at the same tinie extend n helping hand 1o boys that were streggling along like himseif. He played no favorites among them, but helped those who needed help, and no higher respect could be paid to his memory than the grief of the boys who sat around his coffin through the lonely hours last mnight. Since last uly he had been living on Dodge street with some of his comrades, but yestorday his pody was removed to his former home. The funeral will taka Dlace from 411 North Thir- teenth street at 10 o'clock Saturday morning, and the boys are devising means to raise enough for a band it, ‘“Johnny Mec. all the new D.,F. R. S. an to H. ‘\I . the Queen in : Professor of Prac- tice of Physic in the University of 1dinburg, writes of Bright’s Disease as follows: ~*‘Catarrh of the intestine also occastonally occurs, sometimes produc- ing hausting diarcheea.” War- ner’s s ves the diarrheea by first removing the cause. i LITTLE LORD FONTLEROY. anger Stey nary phy: Wonderful Little Lyde at Hom Little Elsie Leslie Lyde. whom all New York children envy and adore as Little Lord Fontleroy, and who is much of a child as any one of them, d pite she isso clever an uacure: uptown in a pretty, sunny flat with her mother. She ]eu[m when away from the theater, the simplest and quietest sort of existence, with her dolls her childish books and her writing, for she is at present engaged upon what is said to be the most fascinating of novels to be published in $t. Nicholas as soon as it is finished. Her mother permits her tospend a good deal of time reading and writing because in consideration of the hard work she does in public the doctors have advised that l‘lnw should not be made to study; and, strange as it may seem in 50 praternaturally clever u young person, Little Lord Fontleroy is idedly shaky in her spelling, and says plaintively that all her writing “refuses to stay on the line and just to- boggans all upand down the ‘page.” So, since she is not allowed to study, her mother is allowing her to educate herself with books and her writing, which includes articles for the ma, zines and the keeping of a diary in which she records everything that seems to be worth remembering. L The Boy Kill d the Lion. 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