Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 15, 1889, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISAED EVERY MORNING. ———— TRRMS OF BUBSCRIPTION, ¥ r Three Months e eisisa m OMANA SUNDAY Bk, mailed to any address, Ono Year ... o WERKLY Be, One Year, OMANA OFFIoR, Nos,014 and 916 FARNAM STRERT, CHICAGO OFFICR, 17 ROOKERY BUILDING. New YORK O Fice, ROOMS 14 AND 16 TRIBUNR UILDING, WASRINGTON OFFick, No. 513 OURTEENTI BTR CORRESPONDRNCE. All communieations reluting to news and edi- torial matter should beaddressed to the EDiTOR yTHE BRE, b RBUSINKSS LETTERS, All husiness letters and remittances should be nddressed to THe DBek PUBLISHING COMPANY, OMAHA. Drafts, chocks and postoflice orders to bo made payable to the order of the company. Ve Beo Pablishing Company, Proprietors. E. ROSEWATER, Editor. THE DAILY BEE. Sworn Statement of Orrculation. tate of Nebraska, | lu.u.ny of Douglas, { 5% George I8, Tzschuck, secretary of the Iee Pub- Aishing company, does solemnly swear that the actual circulation of Tik DAILY Bee for the week ending March 9, 1359, was a8 follow: Eunday, March 3 Monday, M Tuesaay, March Baturday, March 9. 18,807 GEORGE B. TZ3CHUCK. Sworn to hetore me and subsoribed to in my presence this 0th day of March, A. D, 1880, Seul. N. P. FEIL, Notary Publie. Ftate of Nebrask County of Douglas, George B, Tzschuck, being duly sworn, de- ]'»o-a- and says that he I8 secretary ol tho Bes Publishing company, that the actual yeraze dafly circulation of THE DAiLy BEE for the month or , 1888, 10,680 coples; for April, BTM cop for Muy, 1885, 18183 for June, 1,268 copfes; for 185, 18,05 ‘coples; for August,’ 1 coples; for Septemirer, 1883, 18,154 covles; October, 1888, 18,034 coples; for Novem: Teer, 1984, 18,6 coples: for December, 1888, 18,223 coples; for January, 189, 18574 copiés; for Fob- ruary, 1889, 18,006 c(?)ll‘l. JEORGE I, TZSCHUCK., Sworn to before mo and subscribed in my presence this 20 day of March, A. D. 1880, N, P. FEIL Notary Public. SUNDAY FEATURES. Eome of the Interesting Articles Pre- pared For Bee Readers. For Twelve Dollars @ Year—Carp tolls, in his own Interesting style, now the Chinese coolie works in in his native land, (Copy- righted.) Surveyors in the Rockies—BExciting ex- periences in the location of the Union Pacific, related by Andrew Hosewater, Let the Blue Laws Rest—Ehzabeth Cady Btanton expresses her views on the Sunday nowspaper and amusements with her customary frankness, and in a manner which will chal- Yengo the attention of the clergy and Sabbath reformers, Early Remimscences of Omaha—Dr. Miller tells of General Sherman’s arrival and excursion over the Union Pacific. Minstrelsy in the Old Times—Burt cork artists fitty years ago and the fortunes that y made. mic Barth, Sea and Sky—A dramatic eritic talks of matters both pefore and behind the scenes, Charley Fischer's Boys — The old-time Omana fire chiof and the abie ‘fighters who helped him control the flawes, betore the asy of paid firemen. TFortunes in Horse Flosh—The fine trot- ting stock owned in Omaha and wher e they are quartered. In the Barbers' Hands—Peculiarities of some well known Omahans in the parlors of the tonsorial artists. Caught Jack in the Box—An old baggage- man’s experience with a boxed-up robber, and otter thrilling episodes on the rail. A Complete Sporting Department—The events of the week given in detail, with s fore- cast of coming attraction Averuge.... 88, THE administration not likely to forget Nebraska in the distribution of capital prizes. It is the uppropriation bill with the strongest lobby that has first place on the goneral files, TuE number of days of grace the legislature has yet to live can now be counted on one’s finger ends. TOE journeymen tailors and bosses are trying to patch up their breaches. The public pants for an early and har- monious solution. THE county commissioners may not hear the loud complaints against the poor house management, but a little later they may hear something drop as election approuches. TALK will not s the Missouri river with a raileddd bridge. United action on the part of leading citizens, coupled with a willingness to put money in the enterprise, are the essentials. A GENERAL movement of the western hog market is reported all along the line. If this continues much longer the pork packing for the present seuson will exceed all previous records. CLEVELAND and a fragment of his cabinet propose a raid on Cuba, to an- nex a few ocubits of Carribean air. “There is some danger that the ex-presi- dent will put a veto en the gulf stream. WESTERN rajlroads ave making Her- culean efforts to inflate the revenuoand satisfy the demands of stockholders for dividends. The job in many instances is a painful waste of labor. Watered stock produces emaciated treasuries, Tue charters of two railroad bridges across the Missouri at Omaha are stick- fug out of ex-Congressman McShane’s inside pocket, This is an opportunity not to be missed by any road seeking un eutrance into our city. OMAMA gives evidence in every divection of reawakened vigor. The lethargy of winter has given place to spring activity, and the vim of busy life is cheerfully feltin business and building circles and in public works, Em—— Tue inauguration of inspection of stock on the hoof in South Omaba is al- roady showing beneficial results. Ped- dlers of diseased und mangled beef are compelled to seek a more profitable market, and give South Omaba a wide Rovth. ——— Tae committee of the council which has gone to Chicago to examine the electrical sub-ways of that city will find there the most sutisfactory systom in operation. Chicago has successfully splved the problem of underground wires, and 1ts example is rapidly being fullowed by other cities. The committee cannot fail to profit by its visit, and the council by its instructions will be the better able to deal with the overhead wive nuisance at home, THE LEGISLATIVE COMBINE. The control of both branches of the legislature has passed into the hands of the jobbers. Every intorest scoking an appropriation, and overy membey with a pet measure in tow, have formed an effective combine to enrich themselves or their friends at the expanse of the state. Thisfactis conspicuously demon- strated by the proceedings. The pas- sage of Boss Stout’s bill for $19,000 for alleged extra work on the capitol build- ing, is one of the most disgracef ul raids ever made on the state treasury. With- out adequate examination or explana- tion the bill was rushed through by the startling vote of twenty-four to four. No attempt was made by the combine to examine into the merits of the bill or to securs an item- ized statement of the material used or time consumed in doing the work. Such examination would have interferred with the success of tho job and brought down on the weak- kneed members the wrath of the boss. The unanimity of the combine and their purpose to stand together for plunder was further demonstrated by the action of the house on the appro- priations. Every attempt to cut dow! it bills and protect the tax- s was met with subterfuge and rliamentary trickery, in which the members of the combine are adepts, and the bill passed against the protosts of a brave minority, with shameloss haste. How to overcome the avil influence of this combine and provent the deple- tion of the treasury, is a seri- ous question for the people. The number of jobs and downright steals on the files 18 appalling. Busi- ness is weeks behind and the files are packed with bills in various stages of progresss The good and the bad are lumped together, and the odds are largely in favor of the combine getting everything asked for, while the people getleft. The only hope is that the rugged honesty of the minority will smash this mercenary combination, or by persistent fighting bury the good and the bad 1n one grave. Better thata good bill should perish than to procure its passage by sacrificing manhood on the altar of Mammon. BEEF INSPECTION. The senate by a close vote decided to indefinitely postpone the beef 1uspection il introduced in that body, the text of which has been printed in THE BEE. This action is to be approved on the ground that the numerous detaiis and requirements of the measure would have proved a serious hardship to the packing interest of the stute, a perplex- ity and annoyance to butchers carrying on an extensive business, and undoubt- edly would not have been gen- erally enforced. A proper and efficient system of beef inspection, which will fully protect consumers against diseased meat, is certainly nec- essary, but this may be secured without the complex requirements provided in the bill which the senate has indefi- nitely disposed of. A simple and effective inspection law should be passed by the present legisla- ture. It is required notalone in the in- terest of our own people, but as an as- surance to the rest of the country that there is an ample inspection system in this state. The awre that has been made in a number of the castern states upon western dressed beef has for its most potent argument the assertion that there is not an adequate system of beof inspection in the west. Ncbraska should doits partto refute this asser- tion and to sutisfy the heef consumers of the east that equally with our own people they are fully protected against meats unfit for consumption. THE SAMOAN CONFERENCE. The president has appointed John A. Kasson of Iowa, William Walter Phelps of New York, and George H. Bates of Deleware, to represent the United States in the conference to be held in Berlin regarding Sumoan affairs. Bet- a the first two gentle~ men could not have been made. Mr. Kasson has had diplomatic experience, having represented the government most acceptably as minister to Austria, while ho is otherwise well equipped by the knowledge acquired in the public service for 50 important a mission. M. Phelps is one of the best informed men in the country on international law, having been for yoars a member of the foreign affairs committeo of the house of representatives, and is otherwise a man of supevior ability. Tnformation regarding Mr. Bates is lacking, but it can safely be assumed that he is worthy of the confidence which his selection attests. The qualifications and charac- ter of these vepresentatives of the United States warrant full faith that the Berlin conference will result in ne sacrifice or compromise of any rights or interests which this country shall claim in Samoa, The proposal Berlin, in continuation inconclusive conferance held at Washington in 1887, came from the Gorman government and was promptly accepted by our govern- ment. Tho Washington confercnce grew out of a sories of unlawful acts committed by the German and Ameri- can consuls at Apia, extonding through two or threo years, the history of which is not of present interest. These acts were not sustained by either of the gov- ernments interested, and thoy produced a great deal of disorder in Simon, In the midst of this the Amovican secre tary of stat e proposed a conference be- twaeen himself and the British and Ger- man ministers at Washington with a view to the vestoration of ordur in Samoa. This proposal was mado in June, 1886, but owing to the tardy aseguiescene of Bismuarck the confer- ence was not held until a year aftor, [t soon became apparont that the views of the Germaa government were different from those entortained by the Ameri- can government, and on the most im- portant point discussod, the mainten- ance of the autonomy of Sumoa, upon which Me. Bayard insisted, the British representative, Sackville West, was in agreement with tho Gewmin minister, who proposed that the adiministration of Samoan affairs should be controlleld by the power having the commercial propoadercnce in Samoa, of course for a conference at of the meaning Germany, a condition wholly inconsistent with tho autonomy of the islands. After a number of sessions of the conference, extending through a month, it was adjourned until the au- tumn in order to enable the members to consult with their respective govern- ments, but before the period for resum- ing the conference arrived Germany had overthrown the reigning king, Malieton, and set up the puppet of that power, Tamassoo, in his place. This put an end to the conference. The djsorder in Samoa has continued, and the menace to American interests there from the aggressive policy of the Germans finally led our government to adopt a more vigorous course than that of diplomatie correspondence to protect those interosts, Finding in the action of the executive and he temper of congress that this government had at last determined to assert itself, Bis- marck proposed another conference, to be held at Berlin, at which it is ex- pected all the questions involved in the Samoan complication will be perina- nently settled, The president has acted vone too promptly in appointing the representatives of the United States, for it is reasonably believed that Germany has been making the best of the time since the proposal for a con- ference was agcepted in strengthoning her power in moa. Pending the meeting of the conference and the con- clusion of its deliberations she will be constrained to put a check upon her aggressive policy: THE ST. LOUIS MEAT CONVENTION. The inter-state convention of mem- bers of the legislatures of various states, called together at St. Louis to investi- gate the® alleged beef trust, adopted resolutions condemning trusts and call- ing upon the states to pass local inspec- tion laws for cattle on the hoof. The ult of the convention is somewhat disappointing, in viewof what had been promised. It vas expected that there would be convincing evidence presented regarding the f syn- dicate, together with facts showing the dumage to the interests of cattle raisers resulting from its operations, but the convention was rather barren of this sort of information in an authentic form, though there was enough in the way of allegation. The discusslon of local inspection dis- closed the fact that seifish interests were in the ascendant, and consequently the recommondation of the convention, in this particular is likely to have ver, little influence. The more this beef question is investigated the mpre com- plicated it becomes from the conflicting interests each of which is seeking to obtain the advantage. From such a state of things there is dangel of in- jury to all. The effect of the ‘‘discased ment” scare is very likely to materially damage our market abroad for all kinds of meat products. Particularly in Ger- many and France the foolish cry that has been raised in this country for selfish purposes will be taken up by the stock raisers of those countries as a powerful argument to exclude” Amer- ican beef as well as pork from their markets. This is a condition of the question which the farmers and stock raisers interested in a foreign as well asa home market should carefully con- sider. A PROMISE OF PERMANENCE. The election of Mr. A. F. Walker, of the inter-state commerce commission, as chairman of the Inter-state Com- merce Railway association, with a gua- rantee for three years at .a salary of twenty-five thousand dollars a year, is reassuring of a serious purpose to give permanence to the association. It ap- pears that some of the railvoad officials in the arrangement had doubts as to the expediency of making so extended an engagement with Mr. Walker, in view of the possibility that the associa- tion might not hold together three years, but as he would acceptthe chair- manship upon no other conditions the New York bankers, who appear to be the controlling force in the association, 1usisted upon the acceptance of his terms, and the matter was at once settled. This of course does not maka it cer- tain that the association will continue for three years, but it is evidence of a general desive to maintain it, and this is important. Railroad officials have vecently learned something from the action of congress that ought toim- prove their disposition to carry out the prime object of their asso- ciation, as a faithful compliance with the provisions- of the inter- state law, and if the instruction has had this effect there is favorable prom- ise that the association will be main- tained, and Mr. Walker will not find his position a very onerous or difficult one. The amendments to the inter- state commerce act make violations of the law pretiy serious business, while they malke offenses of all those devi which have enabled tricky and unseru- puious railroad officials to gain advan- tage of competitors, Secret rate cut- ting can no longer do service to attract business, and thus a prolific source of rvate wars has been removed, while un- derbilling, underweighing, improper ification, and other unlawful con- teivances, will involve much greater rvisks than heretofore. As it is not ap- parent that any railroad will have any- thing to gain by vofusing to join others in au agreement to comply with the law, while it is obvious vhat there are some advantuges to be obtained from ussociation, there is reason to expact that the *‘gentlemen’s"” agrecmant may have a prolonged existence, undergoing simply from time to time such modifica- tions as cireumstances and changed conditions shall render necessary. It is to be hoped that it will, and that the country has sesn the end for a long time of wasteful and demoralizing rail- road wars. — THE DEPOT PROJECT. The long-agitated project of a union Aepot in Omaha appears to have reached a poiut where there is more favorable promise of its consummation than at any previous time for a number of years. ‘I'ue Beg has been for some time in pos- session of the facts regarding the pro- gress of the negotiations for this much desived and very important enterprise, RIDAY. MARCH 15. 1830 e and althom#h it cannot now be said that its Mcomprxment is a foregone con- clusion, thé¥s is every reason to believe that the arrangements to carry it out will be eflec}ml at an early day. The coddimmation of this project will be a sitfiple act of justice to Omaha, but 1t will be none the less heartily wel- comed by sur people. Had the Union Pacific kept faith with the city Omaha would long ago have been in the enjbyment of the advan- tages and' Denefits of a union depot, and*inquestionably thess would have helsth most materially to its prosperity and progross. The new management of that corporation is apparently heartily disposed to regard the obligation to the oity, and this reassuring fact justifies the expectation that the union depot project will not much longer be delayed. THE city of Omaha supports a func- tionary on 1t pay rolls who enjoys a most lucrative sinccure. This impor- tant personage is called the pest house officer and for two years has drawn pay at the rato of fifty dollars a month for warming his office chair at the poor farm. There 18 no reason why this official should not be requived by the council to earn his salary by assuming the duties of a sanitary officer under the control of the board of henlth. The pest house officer is a useless burden to the taxpayers. The office should, there- fore, be abolished or combined with that of sanitary inspection for the city. THE reorganization of the territorial government of Dakota by the appoint- ment of Mr. Mellette as the successor of Governor Church, and the removal of Secretary MeCormack, who will be suc- ceeded by a man entirely acceptable to the people, will improve the political situation in the tervitory. The action of the administration in this matter was most commendable, and has been received with great satisfaction by the people of Dakota, who want no obstacles or hinderances to the work preliminary to statehood. The majovity of the peo- ple and the territorial government will now be in complete harmony:. CHICAGO has hurried another com- missioner to Canada to forward the cause of reciprocity and commercial union. The secrecy surrounding his departure was a precautionary measure to insure the safety of a gripsa con- taining $100,000 collected from various employers. The mission will detain him in the dominion for an indefinite period. —_— Tue publication of the compiled city ordinances ordered by the council months agoshould no longer be delayed. The lack of $lich a convenient reference book too often leaves city officials ignor- ant of their'exact duties, and causes them greaf’ inconvenience in finding the text of municipal regulations. PRESIDENT. HARRISON will cai out the policy of the last administration in building up®'e’ strong navy. Moral in- fluence may he a good thing for a nation as great as the United States, but a display of phy persuasion at times goes much farther in dealing with international disputes. THE people of South Dakota had bet- ter kkeep their weather eye wide open. The movement of the prohibitionists to insert a prohibition clause in the con- stitution should be nipped in the bud. Prohibition in the new state would be as serious to its prosperity as a killing frost in August. — Tue triangular atliance in.the county board is disposed to investigate the evils which have been brought to pub- lic attention, nut is not particularly anxious to turn the light on the vault balcony bill. 1t will not do to charge it to a mind diseased. The people de- mand a bill of particulars, Tug Illinois appellate court shows a wholesome disregard for the ethics of the medical profession by affivming the right of a doctor to advertise his bus ness. This innovation will not diminish the general anxiety for dead-head no- tices. — THE appellate court of Chicago has affirmed the decision of the lower courts that a physician mayadvertise his busi- ness in newspapers without risking the forfeiture of his license. This decision may not be professional, but it is legal and bears_the stamp of common sense. A SAVING of from twenty-five to fifty per cent in letting the contract for the state printing to the lowest responsible bidder, is the most potent argument for the defeat of the bill to legalize the public printing steal. One Crop That Naver Fails, Washington Press, We apprehend no failure on the part of President Harrison to find citizens who can be pérsuaded to accept such official favors as he may have to bestow. Sl Tombst for the Democrats, Cedar Rapids Gazette. As Secretary Proctor is the most extensive marble dealer in the country he ought to wive our demecratic friends a liberal ais. count on tombstones during his term, sesacodli Ly Ben Not Hard to Find. Putladelphia Press, General Benjamin F. Butler's blunt state- ment that he iy pot sceking any ofice does crediv to his jyfgment. He knows mighty well that it any effice sets out to seek him it will find him without any trouble. ¢ - Mrs. Langtry's Lady Macbeth, St. Louis Globe-Demoerat, Mrs. Langtry léays she bad to give up the part of Lady!Mucboth on account of her health. And yet' we huve an idea that if there was aoy sickness occasioned by her personation of that character, most of it was distributed througn the audience. An Equivocal Address, Chicago Tribune, Postmaster at Charleston, W. Va. (glaring wildly at a table full of mail matter ad- dressed to “His Excellency the Goyernor') ~Auy republican that wants my job can nave it, and I dou't care a blank and a dash aud a row of asterisks how soou, either, by e —— hio Srandpoint. ati Commercial zelte, This is a free countey. There is nothing in the law to prevent av honest man from seekiug an oftlos. We imagine that much of this complaint about the scramble comes from a fow who imagine they boss the pig troughs, and that no other snout is to bo put in until they had their fill, Tet the boys go in. The more the merrier. If they don't 800 what they want let them ask for it. iy The Hands That Toll. ‘The iron business is reported dullin the Mahoning and Chenango valleys. $The Reading Hardware company’s new works at Reading, Pa., will start up ina fow wecks with 700 men. Owing to the destruction by fire of Bur- nett's Black Diamond file works, Philadel- phia, Pa., 210 men will be out of employment for a month. Machine Wood Worlkers' Union No. 16 of New York will take the initiative in form- ing a council of furniture workers and kind ‘red trades. The sheetmill of the Roading iron works, at Reading, Pa., susperded operations on Saturday, and 250 men have been thrown out of employment. James Burns of Verona, near Pittsburg, Pa., after several years' experimenting, has discovered the lost art of welding copper,and a company will at once erect a plant to util- ize it. QI is said that 'some of the Monongahela rivor coal operators are strongly in favor of shutting down their mines again and keep ing them closed until there isan improve- ment in the coal business, Eleven charters were granted to new local unions throughout the country last month by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Five hundred and four charters are outstanding. On April 1 the gramite cutters of New York will demand $4 a day of nine hours for five days in the week and eight hours on Satur- day. The employers have been notified of the demand. The gravito cutters are thor- oughly organized. About nine-tenths of all the clay pipes manufactured in the United States are made in Brocklyn, N.Y,, whero three factories are located that turn out 15,000 gross annu- ally. The clay comes from Woodbridge, N. J.,and costs at the factory § per ton. Rapid progress is being made in the erec- tion of the Steubenvillo rolling mil at Ali- kanna, O. Both in method of construction and machinery equipment the mill will be one of the most complete in the country. When in full operation it will employ about four hundred men, STATE AND T Nebraska Jottings. Over one thousand feet of flats will be erected in Hastings this scason. The Hastings water mains will probably be extended two miles this scason. There is talk of cxtending the Fremont street railway line to the cemetery if suffi- cient encouragement is given. Jesse Gandy has been elected gi ager of the Broki under the tempora; 5 The Minden board of trade has completed its first year of existence and looks back with pride on the good it has accomplished. The Loup county authoritics have rounded up and heavily fined a_man for peddling dis- gused meat 10 the. citizeus of Almeria and Taylor. William McGuire,a wealthy Colfax county farmer, was run away with at Schuyler and thrown from his wagon, his skull being frac- tured, but 1t is thought that he will recover. Owing to the limited opportunities for sol- emnizing marriages in_Blaine county, there is great competition among the ministers and justices of the peace whero there is a pros- pectofajob. It became known the other day that one of the best citizen farmers liv- near Brewster was daily expecting the val of his bride-to-be from the Empire state, and the whold judicial and_clerical force of the county has camped on his farm awaiting her arrival. neral man- n railroad, A coon was captured on a business street in Keokuk the other day. A sccular union has been formed by the {freethinkers of Des Moiues. The Davenpert roller skating rink has been transformed into a livery stable. The Marshalltown shippers arc paying 15 cents a bushel for onious and potatoe An effort 'is being made to establish christian home for young women at Des Moines. Dubuque merch: ordinance against enforced. The Dubuque water company is assessed by the city for $213,610. Its city taxes amount to $3,015.96. A Muscatine teamster wants the city to pay him $550 for anold gray horse which was fatally injured by falling on the street. There are already five candidates in the fleld for the office of sherilf of Poweshiel county, and it is rumored that others will be on hand in due time. It is estimated that the farmers of south- western lowa have 60 per cent of last y corn crop in eribs and it will not comie out until prices are higher. About the 1st of December the Eldon bank discounted a §330-note on Amos Taylor, pay- ing 5 for it to a man who gavethe name of Gzorge M. Wright, who claimed that he was a brother to J. C. Wright, dealer in musical instruments at Fairtield. He said Taylor gave the note for a piano. The note has turned out to bo a forgery and the bank is out #325, George M. Wright was a fraud and cannoj be found. Dakota. The Deadwood Y. M.C. A, is one year old. St. Lawrence now has a buiter and egg depot. A number of residences are being erected at Lead City. There is a great demend for farm hunds in Hanson county. The farmers of Pennington county have formed an ¢ ce. e new cheese factory at Carthage will be in operation May 15. There is o scarcity of oats at Whitewood, and the prevailing price is from $1 to $1.20 a bus hel. The farmers of Eagle township, in Brule county, have organized an allisnce with twenty-nine charter members The Central Dakota Immi has been organized at Aborde: estate dealers of that section. The citizens of Mitchell will vote, April 2, on the question of incorporating the city un- der the geueral laws of thi t Several diamond drills are said to have been purchased by r interested in Black Hills mines, the intention of using thew iu the vicinity of Kapid City this SOrIng. e mad because the 1sient merchants is not, bureau the real - Funerval of Adwmiral Davis, WASHINGTON, March 14.—The funeral of the Late Adwiral Davis took place from the JSbbitt house to-day. The remains were in terred in the Rook Creek church come s The pall bearers were Admiral Porter, Vice Admiral Kowan, Rear Admiral Stembel Rear Admiral L Commodore Walkar an Licutenant Gilmore. - - French Affairs. Panis, March 14.--De Freycinet, minister of war, has assumed the duties of the oftice of minister of the navy, made vacant by the death of Admiral Jaures, uatil his successor is appointed. Provinelal magistrates have been instructed to search the houses of the waders of the patriotic league in their respective jurisdio- tions, and 1o take possession of any docu- ments of un incriminating churacter, ~— A Bank of Panis, March 1 The Baok of France au- thorities formally deny the truth of the re- ported resignation of Mollet, the governor, and one of the dirastors of the bank. They also believe the rumor of the resigaation of directors without foundation. wnce Dan . AR Jusiic: Mauthews' ndition. WAsHINGTON, March 14.—Justice Matthews is not well to-day and has had another of the relapsos which have marked tue prograss of uis illness. PASTOR MINEHART ON TRIAL Beolesiastioal Authorities 8it In Judgment on His Oase. ST. PAUL'S LITERALLY PACKED. The Defondant Confident of a Com- plete Vindicatioa—Proccedings Tn the Supreme Court—Line coln Notes, Srreet, LiNcoLN, March 14, It may be said that the courting season in Lincoln is fairly on. The district and suprome ourts give up a daily grind. Spring-like weather invites the smitten swain and cooing maiden, and they join issues 84 r- den gate. The ecclesias! the Methodist Episcopal church, duly ap- pointed, sits in St. Paul's to pass judgment upon the guilt or innocence of Pastor Minchart, charged with heresy, lying, deoeit and general conauct unbocoming a christian minister. The triul commeuced at 10 o'clock this morning. Presiding Elder Miller read the charges against Minchart promptly at the appointed hour and the reverend gentleman entered the plea of not guilty. Dr. Millor presides, Rev. J. H, Prosson, of § rd, appears for the church and the accused, assisted by Rev. C. H. Dalrymple, of Valparaiso, defend tho issue: ned’ when the plea was formally entered. Rev. W. B. Alexander, of Platts- mouth; Rev, R. T\ Rev. K. G, Adams, of f y Laney, of De Witt: Rev. W. G. Barker, of Sutton; Rev. L. F. Britt, of Hasting: G. H. Moulton, of Geneva; Rev. C Couffer, of David City, and Rev, K. of Raymond, sit as the jury, and when the testimony for and against has all been sub- mitted will report findings of fact and pass upon the guilt or innocence of the accused. The trial excites the interest of the religious circles of tho city, and the leo- ture room of St. Paul's church has been literally “‘packed” throughout the day. 1t may be said that standing room was at a premium, Representatives of every church in Lincoln were in_ attendance, while from St. Paul's and Grace there was a perfect outpouring. Friends and enomies of the accused minister sprinkled the audience, There was no dearth of either. Nods and smiles told the story of satisfaction on the part of those interested when a point was scored against Minehart, while emphatic shakes of the head gave evidence at times that the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth hud not been told. The trial commenced by . taking up the charges in systematic order. Thomus E. Moore, a member of Grace church, was the first witness called. He went upon the stand at an carly hour of the morning ses- sion. He was called to suswin the firsy charge—that of dissession—and the court did not turn him over to the detense until 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. His testimony was damaging to Minehart, and was unshaken in the cross-examination, But, it 1s said, how- ever, that sharp rebuttal testimony will be introduced at the proper time. Among other things, Mr. Moore suid that Minchart had dubbed his opposers and some of his brethren in the ministry snakes, vipers, toads and leeches. His language in the pulpit at dif- ferent times was described at length. Witness thought that it was calculated to sow seeds of discord und breed dissension. The ac- tions of the accused were considered in the pulpit, on the streets, at his home and in making pastoral calls, Minehart conducted the cross-cxamination. It was orderly and fairly well conducted. The general demeaunor at the church is quiet, and the countenances of many say, in so0 many words, “A blight has fallen upon us.” The indications are strong thatthe trial will be drawn out to great length, It is impossible to i the examination in the first count to-day. The first witness at this hour, 3 o'clock, is still on the stand. Minehart, in a word, said to-day, “Await the end and pass no judgmeat. My life, my honor and my integrity are at stake. I'still beliave that T will be vindicated from every charge.” He looks somewhat careworn, and does not walk with that same elastic step that characterized him a few weecks ago. Ho evidently feels his position keenly, and every move on his part indicates a deeply sensitivo nature. His church is rather evenly divided. There are two big sides to the story now be fore the ecclesiastical tribunal, It is fair to await the findings of the jury. District Court Grist, The jury in the case of Giles vs. Huft Tound for'the defendant and_ assessed the damages at 3. Huft impounded Giles' cat- tle for trespass, and asked damages to tho amount of &. Giles said no, replevined tho cattle, took the matter into the courts and now has to pay %3 and costs, which amounts to considerable over $100. Notice of appeal to the supreme court has not been fi The cause of Frank iowe vs. Bros., on trial before Hon. A. W. Field and a jury, was commenced yesterday afternoon av the hour the case of Giles vs. Huff was given to the jury, and the testimony in the case has not yet concluded. The action originates in un accident which occurred on the 25th of August, 1856, when the Buck- staff building, near the old Metropolitan hotel on West stret, was in coarse of erectior and 1v is to_recover compensation for p sonal injuries. The defendants were the con- tractors for that building, and the plaintift was a bricklayer i their employ. He was LINCOIN BURRAU oF Tir OMAITA Bew, } 102 at work upon a scaffold inside the buildingy and it gave way and he was thrown over the wall and down to the ground on the outside, The immediate result to him was some in- ury to one ankle and the fracture of a wrist bone. He was stunned by the shock, and when he recovered consciousnoss was car- riod into the office of the Metropolitan hotel, whoro his wounds were drossed, the wrist t and bandaged by surgeon. — In a short time gangrono #ot in, and it became neces- sary to amputate the limb above the injury, The plaintiff sots up that this disabled him from following his occupation as bricklayer, at which, during the season, ho earned $.450 per day. He had also suffored great pain, and as he alleged that tho scaffoid had boen negligently constructed, he asks the jury to give him compensation for his losses. Ho is now able to bo about, but_still suffers from the injury he recoived to his leg, and during tho summers of 1887 and 1858 he was om- ployed as inspector for the city works for which he roceived §3 per da ho dofense is a denial of negligence in the construction of tho scaffold, and it is also asserted that when the accidont occurred the plaintift might have saved himself by merely stopping on anothor plank. Iurthor, it is claimed that such an injury as had been received ought not naturally to have resulted in am- putation; that the impaired ciroulation which catised the fanron might have come out of the physical condition of the plaintif, 'ho cause will not be given to thoe jury be- fore night. An carnest legal fight ‘is in progross, Briefs to Be Submitted, ‘The board of secrotaries of the state board of transportation recommend that briefs be submitted in the Covington complaint against the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroad company, asking for the reinstato- ment of depot facilities within the corporate limits of Covington, basing claims upon & sorv of resolution ordinance granting right of way through tho streets of tho town to the road and conditioning that depot facil ities be maintained. ‘The points that the board scok to bring out aro whethor or not the purported ordinance grauting the right of way to the road constitutes a perpetual contract, and whether or not the road has a right to abandon the streets and cease to maintain - a depot. It seems that the gist of the complaint hangs upon tho ordinance, and that if it is sustained it will be upon the proposition that the contract was not voidable, hence not void. Oficial Matters of Record. The records in tho oftico of tho sccreta of state show that during the month of Feb- ruary eight convicts were received at the swato penitentiary and that nine were dis- charged, their time having expired. _March 1, there were 813 convicts under Warden Hopkins' immediate care and supervision. The monthly report of Commandant Ham- mond shows that there are sixty-six inmates at the soldiers’ and sailors' homo and five members of families, making a total of seventy-one. The report further shows that that thero arc throe absentees with leave and one without. General condition of the institution and its work reported to be good. Tho Paxton & Vierling Iron Works com- pany, of Omahia, filed amended articles to- The amount of the capital stock is raised to $200,000, which is divided into sharos of $100 eachl, and must bo paid up when issued, It is furthor stipulated that stock shall b issued and paid up so as to make tho issued stock of the corporation $125,000. Tho remaining 750 shares, or any part thereof, may be issued at any time by unauimous vote of the stockholders. New Notaries Public. Tho following notarial appointments wers made by Governor Thayer this morning: James R. Crow, Prosser, Adams county; Frank E. Beeman, Kearney, Buffalo county Edwards, Benkelman, Dundy L. Kobson, Chappel, Deuel H dd, Liberty, Gage county: ; , ' Culberison, Hitetcock Gilpin, Nelson, Nuckolls W.' Clark, Humphrey, B. Badger, York, York county; C. F. county; George Platte county; -Ed. county. Speaker Watson's Indorsements, It was a surprise to the many friends of Hon. J. C. Watson when he received a tele- gram from Washington last night stating that his name has been pressed for the posi- tion of assistant attorney general of tho United States, and until this information was corroborated by the despatches in this morning’s Bk the information was commu- nicated to no one. As soon as Tie Bre reacbed Lincoln his friends took immediato steps to secure for him an indorsement that would be worthy of the position, The su- preme court joined in a strong letter of rec- ommendation” and_all of the state oMoials forwarded to Washington personal lottors rocommending him for that position. Most of the prominent republicans in different parts of the statd’who are visiting the Capi- tal city have also written letters highly favoring the gentleman from Otoe. Mr. Watson's many friends will rejoice to soe the appointment made, Supreme Court Procoedings. Johnson vs State. Plaintiff admitted to ail. Boyd vs Wilcox Lumber company. Dis- missed. State ex rel Rudabeck vs Linsay. rer overruied. Dunham vs Courtnay. Referred to H. ¥, Demur- Rose. The following cases were argued and sub- mitted: KEverson vs Graves, Twi Pierce Mill company vs Koltermann. Milli- gan vs English, Luglish vs Milligan. 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