Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 30, 1889, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE; SATURDAY THE NEBRASEA LEGISLATURE A Goneral Scramble in the Senate to Advance Business. ADJOURNMENT STILL HANGS FIRE Constitutional Lawyers Questioning the Validity of the Live Stock Com- mission Measure—The Salary Bill Passed—Another Job. Senate. Lixcors, Neb,, March 20.—[Special to Tirn Bee.]—About the only sign in the senate of Bpproaching dissolution ia a general scramble to advance bills by jumping some of the ordi- nary methods of routine. Considerable time was taken this morning in gathering up the odds and ends and crowding them forward. Beveral house bills were put on the general file without going to standing committees and others wore ordered to third reading to avold the delay of goivg through committee of the whole. That sort of thing consumes time, and it is neither newsy nor interesting, House roll 484, the salary bill, was passed unanimously and sent to the house. The senate went into committee and again took up the deficiency bill. The following items were transferred fron a miscel'aneous laim bill to the deficienoy bill because tho ‘ormer is not likely to reach third reading fore adjournment: To refund to Nemaha, county the-money collected of it for an in- sane man belonging to Nemaha county, Kansas, £802; to Kmma J. Chester, a clerkof the last legislature, who has a voucher thav was not paid because the fund was exhausted, $453 to refund to Richardson county for an rroneous tax, $42; to reimburse C, J. West- Sall, of Ornaha, for expenscs in_ following fugitive from justice, $300. The Dbill was then approved. 'Senator Beardsley, of Lin- coln, tried to put in $30,000 for insuring state buildings, but it was ruled out, being an appropriation mstead of a deficiency, he committee then took up a bill _appro- riating $10,000 for additional land for the gome for the friendless at Lincoln, and $12,000 for a new building. The proposition i to buy expensive ground adjoining the hbme, Two or three weeks ago a resolution ‘was passea looking to the sale of the present roperty and the erection of new buildings gn a section of the state farm. An amend- ment was offered for that purpose, bui the entire bill was defeated by a vote of 19 to 13. It was shown that the home was a semi-pi vate institution, that when first aided by the state it was so helped with an understanding that the whole support was not to be assumed and that col- lections are being frequently taken in various counties for the benefit of the home. =~ The bill was thought to be in the interest of Lin- coln real estate. The sentiment for removal to the state farm wasundoubfedly that of the majority of the senators, but it was felt that it was too lato in the session to make the necessary investigations for 8o radical a chunge. APTERNOON SESSION. Senator Nesbitt started a ripple of sensa- tion by proposing, with a tinge of savageness, that the senate consider no more house bills xcept appropriations, He said the senate gll.l been treated with contempt by the house, and there was no obligation to remain after the sixty-day limit and work on house mepsures. Senator Sutherland joined in the attack. Ho stated that of nineteen bills signed "one week by the governor, seventesn were house Imeasures. e said he was willing to sit down with his arms folded and wait until the house was ready to adjourn. Senators Norval and Beardsley counseled calmness and advised the consideration of meritorious house measures. The proposition was overruled and the sen- ate took up the house bill to regulate bridge tolls. This was aimed at H. T. Clark, of Omaha, who has a bridge across the Platte at Camp Clark north of Sidney on the road to the Black Hills. The bill, on_the recom- mendation of the committee, before whom Mr. Clark appeared at noon, was indefinitely postponed. The deficiency bill was passed by a vote of 81to 1. Also, unanimously, the house bill ceding to the government jurisdiction over Fort Sidney. Also Scoville’s house bill auth- orizing cities to establish and maintain elec- ric lighting systews, 5 1so Potter’s house bill authorizing town- ships to buy toll bridges and issue bonds therefor. 5 Dempster’s dog tax bill was kilied. Notice was received of the refusal of the house to concur in the senate amendments to the expense and salary bill, and a wordy struggle ensued over the effort of friends of the institutions to get a representative in the conference. Lieutenant Governor Meikle- ohn appointed Senators Nesbitt, Robinson, urd, Keckly, Dern, and made the state. ment that he felt constrained under the cumstances to appoint gentlemen who were from districts not having public institutions. Tho senate unanimously adopted a serics of resolutions denying the allegations of the farmers’ alliance that Nebraska farmers are #lnking under a load of mortgages. Adjourned till 10 to-morrow morning. e House. LaxcoLy, Neb., March 20.—[Special to Tie Bre.|—A committee was appointed consist- ing of Raynor, Seed, Corbin, Gilchrist and ‘White, to confer with a like committee on the part of the senate in regard to the amend- ments to house roll 23, the bill to increase the number of judges of the supreme court. ‘The bill to appropriate $11,000 for the es- tablishment of a silk station was recalled 3;1:;“.1 reading was killed by a vote of ‘A bill allowlng an attorney’s fee as part of the cost in cases where a woman sues a sa- ;oonkeo r for damages on account of his urnishing liquor to her husband, and Majors’ bill to abolish the state militia, were indefi- nitely postponed. The senate amendments to house roll 483, the general appropriation bill, were taken up. Hall moved that the amendments be con sidared by sections, and Majors amended by moving to concur in all the amendments, A lively debate followed. Olmstead ho\lfhl. & conference committee should be n ippointed at once, &YHW of Clay, Burnham and Towle :gxond Majora. They thought the house uld not be influenced by their desire to &0 home to concur in the senate amendments without consideration. Gilohrist was willing to stay here a month rather than yield in everything to the sen- thought the nouse should stand on thought the house had better admit. had been extravagant, and coneur in the work of the senate. Burnham pleaded for the interests of the esylnm at Norfolk. He said northern Ne- Praska membors should remain here a week, wather than submit to the radical reductions 3 m“%tho seuate m the allowgace for that n. it 5 * _ Booville thought a conference committee mmuu‘hmlnm. Without reaching & vote the house ad- APTHRNOON SHSSION. ‘The previous question was moved atd the house proceeded to vote ou the question of Ffl!fll' in the senate amendments to the salary bill with the following re- e, 3 , Delaney, Dunn, Eiliott, Everett, , Fenton, Gates, Gilbert, Green, pton, Hanny, Hanthorn, Harding, Hull B‘l.:h. llnurlt’:,.flunm. Johnson, Lar- Ley, Majors, Mattes, jr., Mo- Meeker, Neve, Sargent, Satchell, , ard, Suyder, Swartsley, Weber, , Westover, White, Whitehead, Wit ford- 45. Nays--Baker, Ballard, Beokmau, Berlin, Brink, Bobacok, Braucht, Burnhain, Cady, Coleman of Antelope, Coleman of Polk, Cor- bin, Cruzen, Denman, Demr"ur. Dickinsou, mi‘.'m... onuir. Horne: Mottt Mo L0 r, ne, Mebir) Meelor, O'Brien, Olmstesd, ©'Sul- ner. bb, Sev- van, Potter, Ray Khodes, Ko - uvm,’auruhs&ug Towle, Truesdoll, 3 hyman, Wilkanl, Winter, Yulzy, Yy o resolution instructing the clerk to draw warraats ol $150 each in wor of Morrissoy, Fenno, it and O'lirien to pay l‘dr altorney fees iu t! ‘contast cusos. ajors woved to table the resclution and a nfi odl‘,‘:lulwd as follows: Yeas 42 "‘muu moved to amend addiug §150 tor J. , to be m wl"l(. J. Maboney. o lay 's awcudment on the table was lost—80 to 83—and the amend- ment rojected—33 to 20, The Cady resolution was adopted —45 to 41. The senate amendments to_the general ap- propriation bill were then taken up. The governor sent in a message vetoing a bill providing for assistant county attornoys, on the ground that the bill did not provide for any compensation for these offcers in connties with l¢ss than 50,000 inhabitants. The house refused to pass the bill over the veto by a vote of 12 to 79. A motion to concur in the senate amend- ments to the salary appropriation bill was lost by 53 to 85, Senate filo 185, a bill by Tjams_providing for a police relief fund, was passed. The speaker announced the houso members of the conference committes on the appro- priatiop _bills as follows: Cady, Hall, Gil- christ, Corbin and Baker, The motion to indefinitely postponoe senate file 210, a bill limiting the number of justices of the peace in metropolitan cities, was re- considered and the bill placed on file and or- dered to third reading. Bills wers passed providing that all ver- sonal property coming into possession of the chief 0f police shall be sold if unclaimed at the end of six months, and the Nesbitt jury bill, maicing counties liable for damages re- sulting from defoctive bridges after notice. Adjourned until 10 to-morrow. Lixcory, Nob,, March 20.—[Special to Tie Ber.]—The jobbers who are manipulating the claims of Kennard and Boss Stout have been a littlo previous. Just before the noon ad journment Senator Sutherland arose in his seat and held aloft a shoet of paper, which he gently rustled to attract attention until he could get control of his tongue. He said that he had in his hand a printed sheet that pur- ported to have two conference committee amendments to house roll 433, known as tho expense bill. The alleged amendments wero two lines embodying the olaims of Boss Stout for #5784 and Thomas P. Ken- nard for $11,8%5. Mr. Sutherland arose to_ a question of information, and asked if the chair had_appointed a confer- ence committee on the bill without the Kknowledge of the senate. Lieutenant Governor Meikeljohn stated that only one conference committeo had been appointed, and that was on tue two supreme_court’ constitutional amendments. Senator Norval stated that that committeo hiad not considered the expense bili. g Sutherland’s exposure_caused a sensation, 1t seoms that tho alleged amendments wero ordered prited by private parties and wore sent to the house bill room by mistake. A senate clork happened to be present when thoy arrived, and picking up one of them car- ried it to Mr. Sutherland. Some one then scatterod'the sheets broadcast in the house, and the exposure of the jobber’s scheme was complete. Souvenirs of e Session. LixcoLy, Neb., sMarch 29.—|Special to Tur Bezr.|—The close of the session will be marked with an exchange ot many compli- ments in the acceptable, substantial form of gifts. Licutenant Governor Meiklejohn will receive a gold watch from the senate, a desk from the employes, and a crayon portrait from senators and clerks. President Church Howe will be honored with a $250 set of four bronzes, a Mexican onyx tablo and a porcelain vase from the senate, a §75 chair from the employes, and asilver set of ninety- one pieces in a walnut case, with a silver plate bearing this inscription: “From the citizens of Omaha to Hon. Church Howe for his his efforts in behalf of good government for Omaha 1 the Twenty-first session of the Nebraska legislature, 1850.” The last named gift is said to be from the friends of the excise law taking the saloons out of politics, which President Howe introduced and championed. Secratary Walt Seeley will get a $150 diamond stud from the sen- ate and from the employes a framed group of the photographs of the senawrs. Clerk Joe Easterday is remembered by the senate with a $75 diamond stud. _Senators Norval and Ransom will be remembered with crayon portraits of themselves, presented by sen- ators and clerks. Clerk Wells will take home achina set of 133 picces from the senate. Clerks Hollingsworth and Roberts will each receive & handsome hanging lamp. Senate Fil: No. 10. Neb., March 20.—Special to Tue Bgig.|—The constitutional lawyers of the legislature are picking flaws in senate file 10, which in its original form abolished the live stock commission in its entirety. The house struck out all after the enacting clause and inserted that part of the old law which pro- vides for a state veterinary and the quaran- tine regulations with an appropriation of $10,000 to make them effective. On the re- turn of the bill to the senate the house change was hold to be an amendment and was concurred in and the title amended to suit the change. The validity of the measure 1s questioned on the following grounds: That an_appro- priation cannot be made in a senate file; that being practically a new measure it should have been read three times in the senate; that the senate had no right to amend the title at that stage of the proceedings. The opposition to the live stock commission as- sert their confidence in the validity of the clause which repeals the old law, and they do not much care whether the state veteri- nary’s salary is provided for or not. Under the ruling of the supreme court one section of a law may be constitutional and in force while others are not. —— An Officious Watchman. LiscoLy, Neb., March 28.—[Special to Tre Bee.|—There 18 o how!l of indignation over the action of an bull headed watchman in arresting several persons while leaving the capitol building last evening. Among the victims were Representative Hill of But- ler and the clerk of Senator Sutherland. They had an armful of public documents and papers and were marched to the office of the secretary of state and compelled to deliver up. Secretary of State Laws had given no- tice that he would not allow -any furniture to be carried away, but he clearly did not mean the public documents distributed tomember of the legislature. Judge Reese is also indignant and denounced the action of the watchman as an outrage. He even called up the watchman and gave him a lec- ture on legislative ethict e D The Conference Committee. LixcoLy, Neb., March 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber.|—The senate conterence committee met at 6 o'clock and resolved to maintain the stand taken by the senate on the appropriation bills. The joint committee met at 8 o’clock in the ofice of the commis- sioner of public lands and buildiugs and at midnight took a short recess for refresh- meats, At that hour they had gone through about half the expense bill and advanced the senate figures from $5,000 to §10,000. The outlook for adjournment before to-morrow evening is dublous, even with the conference committes agreed, and some members think agreement improbable. Egan Indorsed. LiNcoLN, Neb., March 23,—-[Special to Tre Bag. | —Senator Raymond introduced the following resolution this morning, and it was adopted unanimously : Resolved, By the senate of Nebraska, that we indorse the action of President Harrison in wppointing Patrick Egan to be United States minister to Chil and recogoize in bis appointment a jusi tribute to his worth asd patriotism us an American citizen, Signed by the Governor. LixcoLy, Neb,, March 29.—(Special Tele- gram to Tux Hue.)—The governor has signed the bauking bill, Labor day bill and the bill creating Hoover county. - Wyaming's New Governor. Cuevesxe, Wyo., March 29.—(Special Tel- egram to Vux Bee.]—The inaugurabof Gov- ernor Warren, Tuesday, April 9, promises to be a memorable eyent in the history of Wyo- ming. As it also inaugurates “home rule,” citizens, regardless bf party, are taking part in preparing for the event. Invitations have been extended to all military aund civie so- cieties iu the territory. Reduced rates of transportation have becn secured from the ‘Phe programme will comprise a i inaugural exer- gisen, isplay of fireworks aud inaugnration ‘This evening all the G. A. R. posts of the city, escorted by vhe First mimn&‘Wyn- ming National Guards, called upon new guveruor to offer cougratulations, PENDER'S VIOTORY, The Little Town Oan Feel ‘itself Growing and Will Jubilate, Pexorn, Neb, March 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Trr Bee.|—The passage of the bill creating Thurston county has caused an ex- citement among the towns-poople that is soldom occasioned by anything short of a gold find. The chief topic of conversation here is the future prospects of Pender as Thurston county’s seat of government, and her chances of holding thereto. And from the number of farmers’ teams on the strects daily, the hustle and bustie of hor denizens and the decidedly beautiful and fertilo lands lying on either side of the busy littie town, a stranger would readily concedo that the brightest anticipations of the most sanguine inhabitant are anything but extravacant and must sooner or later be realized, if a pushing, enterprising people and as beautiful a farm- ing country as was ever touched. by plow will contribute any toward bringing 1t about. Since the new county has become an indis- utable fact there scarcely arrives a train rom either point of the compass but earrios to this place a score or more seokers of homes and business locations. The town has in the neighborhood of 500 population, prin- cipally Americans, and all—to the credit and advastago of the town—posscasing tho intol- ligence and disposition essential to success and the perpetuation of peace and happi- ness. Preparations are now being made for a general Jollitication to-morrow _evening, when Me: Peebles and Abbott, who have been chiefly instrumental in securing the new county, are expected to return from Lincoln with the county seat and certain county official appointments in their pockets. Two elegant flags to-day proudly flost in the breezes on one of the principal thoroughfares as a token of Pender's victory and the com- ing blow-out, —— DRIVEN ON A REEF. American and German War Ships at Samoa Wrecked. AuckLAND, March 20.—Dispatches from Samoa state that the American men-of-war Trenton, Vandalia and Nipsic, and the Ger- man men-of-war Adler, Olga and Eber were driven on a reef during a violent storm and totally wrecked. f the American craws, four officers and forty-six men were drowned, and of the German crews, nine officers and cighty-seven men lost their lives. They Want the lowa Ratos. Cmicaco, March 20.—The Chicago mer- chants who have been compelled to surrender their fowa business to the jobbersof that state, in consequence of the 10w freight rates established by the Iowa commissioners, are insisting upon a corresponding reduction on rates between Chicago and Towa points. The railroads thus far have made no reduction in their interstate rates oxcept on lumber, and they claim that toput them on ‘the same basis as the Iowa distance tariffs will ae- prive thom of any profit from the.transpor- tation of freight. However, they prom- ised to consider the matter at a meet- ing of the Western freight association, and the demands of the Chicago merchants will probably be complied with, The railroad companies have failed in their efforts to in- duce the Towa commissioners to advance their rates to a hignor basis, and it is gen- erally admitted that to remove the discrim- ination now existing it will be necessary to put interstate rates down to the Iowa level. Murdered by Moonshiners. LouisviLLe, March 20.—A telegram to United States Marshal Gross from Flago county, this afternoon stated that Deputy Marshal Wireman had been fired upon by a party of twelve outlaws last Tuesday and instantly killed. He was . accompanied by four special bailiffs and was making & raid after moonshiners. The deputy had three prisoners when attacked, and all made their escape. One of the bailiffs, whose name was not given, was badly wounded. Several shots were exchanged and two of the attack- ing party, it is believed, are killed. Thewr names ave unknown, and they were carried away by their companions, Dakota Praivie Fires, .. | Huxox, Dak., March 20.—Terrible prairie fires were reported from all parts of the county last night between here: and Cavour on the east, and for several miles north of that place. The country 18 almost_entirely burned over. Many farmers have suffered the loss of houses, barns, b ;and grass. South and southwest of this city tho settlers have suffered equally as much. The velocity of the wind was forty miles an hour, driving the flames with fearful 1apidity. It was the most destructive fire in the connty for years, and it is feared that the worst has not been learned. Oattle Thieves Convicted. Laraie, Wyo., March 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tae Bek |—Micheel Otter and Eugene Buzzell, ranchmen living near here, were convicted in the district court to-day of failing to produce the right hides to the beef they have slaughtered and sold in Lar- amie, These are the first convictions for this offense 1n Woming. Otter and Buzzell have been slaughtering _stolen cattte. They received jail sentence of eight and six months respectively in addition to fines. Hari Kari Fails. Willlam Daily, a railroad section foreman, who attempted suicide Thursday by slashing a razor three times across his abdomen, was removed to St. Joseph’s hospital yesterday. morning, where he is receiving attention from his wife. At one time yesterday after, noon 1t was thought that the man would die, but last night he was getting along nicely. Poor Peovle's Chances. Some years ago a city missionary was crossing one of the parks in New York on the Sabbath day and said to a lad: “What are you doing here, breaking the Lord’s day? You ought to be at church and wershipping God iustead of breaking the Sabbath in this way.” The poor lad in his rags loeked up and said: “'Oh, sir, it's very easy for you to talk that way, but God knows that we poor chaps ain’t got no chance.” The sentiment seems to be growing that in the United States the time has arrived when ‘‘the poor chaps don’t have no chance.” There is some truth in it. The poor are not shut out from making a live- lihood, but the gulf between riches and poverty continuaily grows more difficult to cross. As the ocountry becomes densely populated keen business compe- tition “decreases the chances for accu- mulating wealth by ordinary business methods. . But the same conditions vastly im- prove the chances for great success to those who can strike out in new paths, can furnish something to the world that others cannot. True merit, in commedity or ability, will win easly if the masses can be in- duced to recognize it. ‘What a marvelous success has at- tended the thorough introduction to the world of the merits of that wonderful remedy for xidney disease—Warner’s Safe Cure. Hon. H, H. Warner first came to know of its curative power by being restored to health from what the doctors pronounced a fatal kiduey trouble. He concluded the world ought to know of it,and in the ten years since he began its manufacture he has ugenl millions of dollars in advertising the Safe Cure. Buv mark! he never would have se- cured a four-fold return of the vast sums thus expended if the real merit of the remedy had not been fully proven to the millions of people reached by his advertisements. Ten years of inerWising success of Warner’s Safe Cure is due, first, to in- telligent and pleasing udvamflnf, by which the people were made acquainted with the remedy. Second, to the true worth of the remedy, proved by actual expericace, showing it to be the omnly specific for kidpev disease, and all dis- eases growing of? of kidney derange- mehts, FROM THE.HAWKEYE STATE, A Slightly Sensational Divoroe Sult at Mason Olty. THE HISTORYX OF THE AFFAIR. LI — Editor Duncag gt Ames Still Uncon- solous From the Effects of a Dolp' of Poison— Towa Notos. 7w Gave the Child tp Ite Mother. ’ Masox Crry, Ta.,, Maroh20.—~{Spocial Tele- gram to Tur Brr.|—The sonsational divorce case of Fred H. McEwen against Clara Sprague McEwen, on the grounds of adul- tery, came 10 & termination to-day by the judge grantiug tho bill, but giving the cus- tody of the child to the mother, on accountof the high standing of the family in the com- munity. The proceedings have beon watched with much interest. The history of the case is as follows : Seven years Fred H, McEwen became infatuated by the winning ways of iss Clara J. Sprague, daughter of ex-Supervisor H. D. Sprague, of Floyd county, and asked her hand in marriage. 1In the fall of the year the event was fully consummated, and m the resence of the elite of their acquaintanco i"red H. and ClaraJ. were pronounced man and fo. They moved % the little village of Floyd, where thoy lived happily for a time, the home circle being made more cheerful by the birth of a daughter, Buu soon jealousy sprung up which in July, 1887, culminated in a separ- ation. Mr. McEwen immediately left for Mt, Vernon, Dak., while his wife took her child and went 'to live with her parents. Sne remained at home about two months, then went to Rockford, whero she went into the dressmaking business, In Decem- ber, 1887, Vern D, Cutler, a prominent far- mer of this county, and who is a conspicuous figure in the case, mutually agreed with his wife upon a separation, and when the day came he took her to Rockford, and seeing her garb was not of the best, went with her to Mrs, McEwen’'s establishment, where a new attire througnout was ordered and the wife went on her way. From this time dates the intimacy between Mrs. McEwen and Mr, Cutler, The latter was thereafter a very frequent visitor of Mrs. MoEwen, She soon quit the dressmaking business and went back to her father's to live. Cutler followed her, and about the 1st of March, 1883, ho hired her to keep house for him. McEwen whs apprised ef certain facts, and came down from Mt. Vernon and asked for the custody of'the child. The mother refused to give it up and the husband at once commenced suit for a divorce on the grounds of adultry. While the case was pending McEwen went to Catler’s house, and finding Cutler and his wife away went to a school house, where he found his child in charge of a strange girl, He took the child away, but was arrested for kidnapping, and at the trial the mother was given the custody of the child until the divorce litigation was settled. ‘Warned by White Caps. CRESTON, In., March 20.—[Special to Tan Bee.]—City Marshai Donahue has received official motice from the White Caps, an or} ganization hitherto-unknown in these parts, that they have got hit on the list. He re- ceived the following ¢ommunication through the mail: ) Policeman Bull Head: Here is a few lines to let you know :that we are still in the “oint" ring, and if you don't keep your nose out of the alleys and bebave yourself along the streets we will'give you a flogging some night. Warte Cars. ‘The customary skull and cross bones sur- mount the document,sbut the officer wears a serene smile and deems it a bluff. Since the new mayor took his seat all the “joint Ieep- ers” have been persbnally notified to close their places and rerain from selling or be dealt with according to law and without gloves. [u conseqbence not a *joint” is run- ning and a dryer timenever was experienced in this locality, (i e The “Q’ Stil{Cutting Expenses. Cresroy, Ia., March 29.—[Special to Tur Bex.]—On account of the general stagnation of busimess on the “Q,” a large number of shopmen will be laid off- April 1, probably about fifty in number. A redustion will also be made in the working hours, which at present are ten. Superintendent Brown says business has fallen off rapidly all along the line in the last few weeks, and a like reduc- tiou will be made in the Burlington shop force at other pomnts. Auother ofticial said: “Other roads are doing likewise, and within thirty days 500 railroad men in Towa will be idle and 1,000 shopmen will be worling short hours, many of whom were never out of em- ployment before, or did less than ten hours work in a day. Nye and Riley Sued. Des Moixes, Ia., March 20.—[Spacial Tele- gram to Tie Beg.]—Sheriff Loomis to-day received and served notice of suit by Michael Maloney, of F't. Dodge, against Bill Nye and J. Whitcomb Riley, as damages for the fail- ure of defendants to meet their appointment at Ft. Dodge on March 20, The sale of tick- ets for this entertainment aggregated over 600, and considerable expensc was incurred. Riley offered o go, but the managemont would not accept the offer.. Mr. Nye has been sick here since Tuesday from s rocur- rence of his old spinal trouble, and had to cancel all engagements for this week by order of his physician. Would-Be Assassins Oaptured. Des Morxes, Ia., March 20,—[Special Tel- egram to Tug Bre.|—The two negroes who had robbed and nearly beaten to death an old man at Cedar, a coal mining hamlet near Albia, were captured in a box car in the Rock Island yards at Centerville. The neg- roes had been workiog for the man, and dis- covering that he had money, they concocted a plan to get 1t, and watching their opportu nity they one night called him into the yard, knocked hum on the head with a Dbilly of wood, rifled his pockets ana fled with the booty. It is thought the old man will die. —— A Serious Fire. GraND JuxcrioN, Ta., March 20,—[Special Telegram to Tae Bee]—William Mack's large barn, grainery, stables, corn cribs aud hay and straw stacks, together with about 2,000 bushels of corn and several hundred busbels of oats were burned Wednesduy af- ternoon, The loss is estimated at about £30,000, with small insurance. It is thought the fire caught from an adjoining field where corn stalks and rubbish were being burned. Eaditor Duncan’ Still Unconscious. Axes, 1a., March 20.—(Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Editar saod Mrs. J. E. Dun- can, who were poisoned yesterday by taking belladonna instead of Wandelion, are some- what better this mofAfug. Mrs Duncan is conscious and is thoyght to be out of danger. Mr. Duncan is still in aheavy sleep, and it is ilzpolu!blo to tell just how bad his condi- tion is. . Postofiice Burglarized. Sarew, Ta., March 20/~(Special Telegram to Tue Ber |—The postoffice here wi broken into and the safe blown open and its contents stolen Wednesday night. Dawid Burden is the postmaster and heard the ex- plosion at 1 o'clock. _About $340 worth of stamps and 850 iu poglyl funds and $50 of his own money were stolert. o RS A Literary Entertainment. The Unity Shakespearian club held an en- tertamment in the parlors of the Unity church on North Seventeenth street last night which was largely attended. The sec- ond and third acts of Henry VIII were ren- dered with the following in the cust: o Swoop, A. G, luginow, Miss Susie Walker, Murs. L“llwll, H. M. Moore, Miss Schellen- berger and Miss Hyde. The personation was good. e She Btill Desponds. Edith Evans, an inmate of & Niuth strect bagnio, became despondent shortly after midnight Thursday aud jumped iuto the xiver to drown her sorcows und herself. She didn’s, it. A special policeman rescued ber beTore she could get into deep wuter ana returned with ber to her boarding house. Republioan Primaries. Only 205 votes were cast Friday afternoon at the republican primaries. The results wore as follows: For police judge, B. K. Wells, First ward, 09; Second ward, 61; Third ward, 17; Fourth ward, 10; total, 187, Seattering, For school director, W. J. Slate—First ward, 80, Second ward, 72; Third ward, 18; Fourth ward, 11; total, 100, John D. Robin- son—First ward, 77; Second ward, 78; Third wared, 16; Fourth ward, 9; total, 180. A, J, Caughay-~First ward, 50; Second ward, 13; Third ward, 2; total, 64 For City Couneil: M, Smith, 75; (h‘m‘go . Smith's majority, 21, Second Ward—John A, Nelson, 41; Daviel L, MeGuoken, 7 Z. Cuddington, 28} L. C. Gibson, 12. Mr, Nelson’s plurality, 14, Third Ward—Josoph Eggon, 16, Fourth Ward—Charles Cummings, 11. The Republican Ticket—Police Judge—E K. Wells, School W. J. Sla Council; First Ward—Fred. M. Smith, Seoomd Ward—John A. Nelson, Third Ward—Joseph H. Egger. Fourth Ward—Charles Cummings, First Ward—F, W. Masson, B4, Id)irr‘cmrl—lohn D. Robinson and OfMicers’ Installed, Grand Wardon John Evans, of Omaha, ac- companied by a large number of members of Lodge of Daughters of Rebecca, came down last night and mstalled the oMcers of Alpha Lodge, No. 44, Daughters of Rebecea. The following is list of the officers installed: N, G., Mrs, D. I". Bayless; V. G.,, Mrs. J. I Erion; secretary, Mrs. John A. Nelson; treasurer, Mrs. Rudolph Hartz; warden, Mrs, Lottie Anderson; J. G., Mra. Amelia Reu- ther. There were twenty-three charter members, aud about a dozen elccted. The following are the charter members: Mr, and Mrs, J, B. Erion, Mr, and Mrs, D, F\, Bayless, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Nelson and Mr, and M William S. Anderson, and Messrs. John H. Johnson, Ziba Crawford, Z. Cuddington, David Anderson, Ralph Pearl, Al Beaton, Joseph Kudna, Robert Link,J. A, Silver and William Larsen, Schenck, the restaurateur, furnished an elegant banquet for the members and guests. The Work of an Incendiary. At 1:80 o'clock Friday afternoon fire was discovered in the horse barn under H. L. Fisher's grocery store in the Harriet Church- ill building, Q strect, near Thirtieth The fire was in a singular place, the manger of the stall. The blaze was put out without damage. At 8:30 another alarm was sounded, the same building being again on firo, This time considerable work on the part of the de- partment was necessary to save the building from burning. The “damage by fire i slight, not exceeding $500. The buildin damaged were owned by Thomas Whittesy, of this eity, Harriett Churchill, of Chicago. 1t is understood they wers covercd by insur- ance. The grocery stock of H., L. Fisher and the drug stock of J. La Files were more or less.damaged by smoke and water. The first fire_was undoubtedly the work of an in- cendiary., Notes. Patrick Rowley is making improvements in his saloon. A republican caucus was held, or rather a coterie of leading republicans held a consul- tation Thursday evening. Patrick McCann, one of the head black- smiths at_ the Armour-Cudahy packing bouses, is off for a week and will rasticate in Council Bluffs. Manager H. P. Ryner, of the A. D. T., who is suffering with a bad’ cold, an attack of old fashioned, full fedged mumps, will lay off for a week. The Second Ward Independent political club held a well attended and important meeting at John Frey’s, Twenty-sixth and Q streets, Thursday evening. Messrs, Frank Pivonka, John G. Irwin, Hon, John F. M Johnston and Ed. Connelly were elected members of the democratic city central committee, The committee of the Busine: sociation held a meeting Thursday cvening, and “since the appointment,” said one of them, *‘we have just been a smelling com- mittee.” They will be reaay to report at the meeting to be held at 9 o'clock Saturday morning m Masonic hall, Pears’ soap is the most elegant toilet adjunct. Men's as- Contending For Property. Mrs. Charlotte A. Smyth for some time has been trying to get possession of the property known as the Tivoli garden, located at Ninth and Farnam_streets. The defend- ant in'the caso is F. W. Lessentine, Hewas first sued iu the county court, and the court rendered a judgment for him. The principal witness in the case was Julius Thicle, and upon his testimony the case was won by the defendant, The cause wns appealed to the district court by Mrs, Smyth, and finally, after several delays, the caso was tried be fore Judge Groff. Thiele was again tho im- portant witness, but swore to an ertirely different state of facts, and the appellate court reversed the decision of the lower court, Tho counsel for the defense has filed o mo- tion for a new triai, and among the grounds set up is the one that Thiele was drunk. The councellor charges further that Thiele swore the dircct opposite of his testimony in the court below, and in this position he is sup- ported by an afiidavit of Julius Meyer. The motion will be argued to day. Dr. Gluck oye and ear, el Down the River. “The cable acgoss the river at Florence, by which the Waterworks company runs its boats in carrying willows to use in rip- rapping, gave away yesterday afternoon while a flat boat filled with teams and their drivers was about tho middle of the river., The boat floated down the river abouta milo before it was catght and towed nshore, Much exeitement prevailed, both on the boat and along the shore, until the boat was res- cued. About one hundred laborers, who were employed in cutting willows in Iowa, were compelled to camp out over night, as there was no way to get them across to Florence, The company expect to have the boat running again by to-morrow. Barker blk. Lo i) She Swallowed Poison. The protty wife of J. C. Jerum, living at 1811 Mason street, attempted suicide yester- day evening by swallowing the contents of & box of Rough on Rats. The husband of Mrs. Jerum is employed at South Omaha, and is in the habit of leaving his wife at their bome during his absonce with her mother-in-law. ‘While Jerum is reported to have treated his young wife with all kindness, she is said {0 nuve had trouble with her husband's mother, which led her to attempt her life. It was during ber husband’s absence yesterday that Mrs. Jerum swallowed the poison. ~ Drs. Enson and McCoy were summoned and after considerable effort succeeded in saving the woman's life. In Memory of Ericsson. A memorial meeting in honor of Jobn Ericsson, the inventive gemius who intro- duced the Monitor to the naval department, and who died two weeks ago at bis home in New York City, was hold last night at Wash- ington hall, Eighteenth and - Hurooy streets. Tho hall wis thronged with Swedish people. and & glowlny tribute was paid to the dead inventor. ‘I'ie meeting was held under the auspices of the Omaha Swedish Tribune, a journal which claims the distinetion of being the first Scandinavian paper in this country to print the histcry aud death of Ericsson. SICK HEADACH Positively cured by| these Léttle Pills, They also relieve Dis tress frora Dyspepsta, In digestion and Too Heart Eating. A perfect rem. edy for Dizziness, Nause: Drowsiuess, Bad Tusi o tie Mouth, G Tonguie, Paln tn tie side. TORPID LIVER, yegulate the Bowels, Purely Vegetable. SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE, Purify Your Blood When spring approaches, it is very important that the blood should be purified, as at this sea- son impurities which have been accumulating for months or even years, are liable to manifest themsolves and serfously affect tho health, Hood's Barsaparilla is undoubtedly the best blood purifler. It expels every taint, drives ont scrofulous humors, and gives to the blood the quality and tone essential to good health, “For five years 1 was sick overy spring, but last year bogan in Fobruary to take Hood'a Sarsaparilla 1 used five bottles and have not been sick a day 8Ince." G, W. 8Loax, Milton, Mass, “Hood's Sarsaparilla purified my blood, gave me strength, and overcame the heacache and dizziness, so that T am ablo to work agatn. 1 recommend Hood's Sarsapariila to others whose blood #s thin or impure, and . who feel worn out orrun down,” Lurner Nasox, Lowell, Mass, “1 také Hood's Sarsaparilla every year as a spring tonio, with most satisfactory results,” C. PARMELER, 510 Dridge street, Brooklyn, N, think Hood's Sarsaparilla is just the me¢ cine for women, or aniyone who has bad blood. 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