Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 21, 1889, Page 7

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JULY THE ORDERS OF SECRECY. What They Have Been Doing the Past Week. ¥ GOODRICH HALL IN TROUBLE. flow the Oda Fellows Propose to Cowme to Its Resone—Important Action of the Kansas Grand Lodge—KEte., Eto, Goodrich Hall, *Goodrich lodge, 1. O. O. F., has had some froublo with the contractors who built its hail, Investigation reveals the follawing state of affaies, as viewed from the Odd Fellows' standpoint: 'ho hall was built by Sanquin & Madison. hese contractors represented to the hall as- clation; which had all matters pertaining the hall in charge, that certain bills had ‘beon paid. The bills were afterwards paid by the hall assoclation in order to prevent liens boing flled. These made about 81,400, which was paid to Sanquin & Madison over andabove whut was really duo them. Not- withstanding this action by the association, the contractors filed liens against tho hall amounting to $2,000, which the association claims are unjust. The contractors began suit 1ast fall to have the licns setaside. The case has been post- poned from time to time by Sanquin & Mad- ison, who, it is said, did not want it to come to trial. Suit was also brought against them for faulty construction. In the meantime Fitzpatrick, the plumber, had filed a lien against the hall, which came up for hearing last fall. No defense was made, as the association acknowledged the ustice of his claim, but was unable to pay it. itzpatrick was given judgment by default. The understanding was had that nothing would be done until the association should have time to make arungements for mone Efforts wero made to have the case against E-nquin & Madison brought to trial and set- led, so the association could sccurea loan ©6n the building and pay off all other claims against it. The association claims that the sale of the roperty to satisfy Kitzpatrick's claim was ade without its knowledge, and stops will at once taken to satisfy his claim and re- cover the property. 0. O, F. The following ofticers were installed at the 1ast meeting of Kzra Miilard Canton No. 1, lhd’ Past Captain N. B. Heim, assisted by ajor John W. Nichols: Captain, G. A. Bennett: licutenhnt, Jobn A. Johnson; en- sign, S. J. Larson; clerk, F'. B. Bryant; ac- countant, J. F. Sheoley. The following ofiicers were installed at tho 1ast mecting of Hesperian encampment No. 2,by D. D. G W._ Nichols: C. P., Bilas W, an Horn; S. W, Charles A. Pattersons J. W., Thomas J. Ev- wns; scribe, D, Cooper; treasurer, Georgo A. Bennett, This encampment is in flonrishing condition and added twenty members last term. 3. M. Char Patterson, assisted Jotin Kvans, installed the follow- ing ofticers of Omaha lodge No. 2: N. G, Thomas .J. ans; V. G., I. L. Van Horn; secrctary, D. L, Morgan: treasuror, I, B. Bryant. lowing officers of Keystone lodzo vere installed by A. Viney, D. D. G. ., J. Kissouger; V. G., P.'M. Beck; Talleraufus; treasurer, C. A. Becrotury, A Olson. Stato lodgo last meoting con- ferred the s so on onc_candidate and admitted un applicant by card. Golden Link lodge No. 85, Daughters of ebekah, installed the following ofticers at thoir last mceting: N. G., Mrs. Willlam Bhermnan: V. G., Miss Tillie Christianson ; peoretary, Mrs Flagg; treasurer, Mrs, Jen" inson; K. S. N. G,, Mrs. Alvina; L. S. N, G Mrd Hunsoli R 5, V. G., Mrs. Sylvia eck; L. S. V. (1, Mrs. Christianson; war- den, Mrs. Poterson. The following ofiicers wero installed at the a4t meoting of the Falls City lodge No. 36, 0. 0. F.:" N, Demers, N. G.; A. E. Gant, Becretary; S. Bucher, W.; ' 13, Simonton, R 5. N. G. W. Marsh, C.: W. H. Shook, R.S.S.; H. M. Lent, L. S 8.5 H. C. Lapp, L.'G.; M. A. Bright, 0. G. Undoubtedly the largest sum over paid to pecome Oddfotlows was contributed by two brothers of Columbus, O., to Denison lodge, F . 741, of that city, ~Willlam A. Neil and Robert . Neil wore admitted to membership the former by depositing a withdrawal card d the latter by injation. s1r, William Neil, ho 18 sixty-two years of age, was formerly & member of Columbus lodge No. 9, whose records show that he j omed that body No- ember 5, 1849, and took the final card “six onths later, in May, 1850. To_deposit his eard in Denison lodge ‘cost him §250. Robert E. Neil is sixty-nine years of age, and to be Anitiated it cost him the snug little sum of 150. The installation of Uom«‘eru of Hesperian odgo No. 42 L. O, lace lust Friday evening as' follows: J. U. Carey, N. G.; I, J. Bickoell, V. G.; George #1. Dennis, R. 8, N. G.; D. J. Kramer, L. S. N. G.; A. A, Hapgood, R. S. V. G.; shby, I V. G.; R. G. Willlams, warden 8. Colo, -conductor; N. D, Maxfiald, O. Gardian; Joseph Burns, I 8. guardian; W, BB 12, ; Georgge Roberts, L. 8. 8. F., Fremort, took fon ceremontes tho greasurer announced that he would donats his sulary toward *treating the crowd,” and Bn adjournment was at onco taken to allow the treasurer to pay for ice cream and cake for the benefit of the brethren. Action of the Kunsas Grand Lodge. The grand lodge, accordivg to tho Kansas AWorkiuan, has iniposed one very unpleasant uty upon the grand master workman, The aw forbids lodges to retain in membership 9 me addicted to the use of liguors or narcotics; but the ifficulty 1 enforcing this law so as to expel rown membership this very dangerous class D risks, lies in the impossibility of finding anyone willing to prefor char, The grand master workman is now directed, whenever shall eive private information that any fodge is neglecting Its duty, to investigate he case, nnd 1f_he deems 1t necessary have harges' brought ngminst the offenders. fhere is no (uestion of tho value to tho rder of very stringent enforcemont of his law, but what grand master workman would like to become the public prosecutor! % is sincerely hoped that every lodge will sitend to its 0wn affairs of this nature. At the rec asion of tho grand lodge, L0, U W, nsas, o graded initiatory 60 wis o] follows: Up to the age of 85, fees as boefore: from that time to 40 ears, §1 additional; from 40 to 45, 81 in- i::uw per yeur; after this, 2 per yoar in- ase. Omaba lod o No. 17, recelved oight appli- tions ot its last meoting and acted on seven ther applications. This lodge has offored 8 1d medal to the member who brings in the [argest number of applications within the poxt sixty days, Tho following officers were installed by Vulean lodge No. 84, A, O. U. W,, of Wood River: Mastor workmau, J. C. Boone; fore- man, 1. H. Miller; oversoor, A. C. White; uide, (3. W. Miller; recorder, Jones; re- Qeiver, W. W. Mitchell; inside watchman, W. H. Leos outside watchman, C. A, Bald* win; trustee, b, Barrick. Masonic. “Pne grand lodge of New York has sent to :h- sccretary of the grand lodge of Nebraska handsome bronze medal 1 @ plush-lined ease, which was struckoff in commemoration of tho reloase of the craft in that state from @obt. Whon tho present grand wmaster, Frank R, Lawrence, was elected to that po- sition about three years ago, the craft was Beavily in debt, but by his herculean efforts, Lawreuce has liquidated the indebtodness. Tho wedal is 8 haudsome one about three fnobes in disweter. On the obverse is the E‘u of the grand lodge of New ‘ork, while the reverse bears the cription around the edge, “The Huud e " Lord. Hath Wrought This sidg, Is the square and compass and the scription *1o commemorate the f{reedom f the craft from debt 1589, M. W. Frauk R wrence being grand master.” Hon. John J. Mercer, grand mastor of ’l braska, is now constituting lodges iu Shickley, Beaver, Henkelman, Crawford, Olivin, Alliance, South Omaha,’ Dannebrog, Grant, Ulysses, Cozad and Gibbon. Tho new Masonio temple of Oliver lodge, No. 83, in Seward, was dodicated last Mo day, Milton 4. Hull, of Edgar, past grand master, haying charge of the ceremonies, At 8 0'¢lock boeurred the pubtic installation of officars for the enstiing year, of Which tho following is u list: W. M. A J. Williams; 8. W, F. Q. Simmons; J. W., 8, D. Atkins treasurer, W. B. Barrott; secrotary, W. H. Walker; 'S, D, H. T, Jones; J. D, G, W. Dickey{'S. 8., Dr. . T. Skeedo} 7. 8., J. G Taylor: tyler, Lee Weldon. ~After the in- stallation o 'very elaborate banquet was sorved. Tho following officers of the Masonic lodge at Crawford wore installed by Grand Master John J. Mercer, assisted by Custodian Lee Gillette: W Leroy Hall; S, W, G. K. Eastman; J. W., W. §. Huzleton; troasurer, John Welsh; secretary, B, W, Dailey . Dy C. E. Dayton; J, D,, Cl Pierson; tyler, 8. C. West, Knights Templar Triennial Conclave. The grand recorder of the grand com- mander of Nebraska has roturned from Washington, where ho went to perfect ar- rangemonts for the accommodation of the Nobraska delegation at the triennial con- clave. He has arranged for tho Nobraska headquarters at 1009 Ninth street, four blooks from the Masonio temple, and has se- cured the refusal of a badd. Quarters for the delegation will bo In the same ueighbor- hood, or in caso this is not convenient, the party will romaim in thojr sleepers, arrango- ments having been made for side trackage. It is oxpected that wbout _two hundred knights will be in attondance From Nebraska. Order of Forresters. Dotroit Sun; The coming convention of the Ancient Order of Forrosters at Minne- apolis on Tuesday, August 13, and following days will be one of vital importance to this large benevolent organization. At presout it extends to all parts of the known world and numbers 500,000 members, The high court of the order is lovated in England. The body in Angust last declared the mem- bers in the United States susponded for in- sorting i their laws the word *‘White,” claiming that one of the vital principles of tho order was that “‘all men are equal.” To this point exception was talen by the mem- bers in America, and it 18 proposed at the coming meeting to make the organization a purely American-one. And to this end a new code of laws has been propared ana will bo submitted for ratification to the assembied delogates. The Meeting_ will bo a large one, as the order extends from Maine to Oregon. Tho mileage veing paid out of the funds of tho high court the various subordinate courts have only tho per diem cxpenses of the delo- gates to meet. Thore arc three branches recogmized in the order, namely “The Ancient Oader of Shepherds,” “The Knights of Sherwood Forost,” uniformed rank, and “Companions of the Forest,” ladies rank. Kach of these will hold_sessions simultancously with tho high court, and each will pass such lav will be in harmony with the proposed change. Modern Woodmen. The picnic of Omaha and Hazel camp of Modern Woodmen occurs Tnesday next. Omaha camp will meet at its hall at 9 a. m. on that day and will go direct to Fairmount park, where they will be jomed by Hazel camp. They extend a cordial invitation to all Woodmen to join wit h them. At the next meoting of Omaha camp there will bo a number of initiations and several applicatious to be acted on. Royal Areanum. A Council of the Royal Arcanum has been instituted by Deputy Supreme Rgent Georgo Korr, ussistod by A. B. Batson, of Niles Council,” Niles, Michigan, who was ap- pointed devuty supreme inside, and Edwi D. Baith, of Ravenna Council, Ravenna, Ohio, who filled the station of deputy su- premo vice regent. _ After the institution o the councll the following _ofilcers war clected and installod: W. D. Badger, rogent; W. D, Baith, vice regont; L. B. Shephard, orator; A. B. Batson, vice regent; L. L. Leaso, secrotary; It. D. Bacon, colloctor; C. C. Marsball, Trensurcr; Rov. Hen 20na, chaplainj Chas. C. Campbell, guid L. Whitcomb, warden; H. C. Sappenicld, soutry; J. T, 'Wade, Frank M. Hyndshaw, Janies M. Chapman, trustees. Knights of Pythias, Twenty-one new lodges have been insti- tuted in Jowa since last October, Tho order is warned by G.C. Moars of North Carolina against one E. E. Curtis, claiming ;membership I R. E. Leo lodge of Memphis; Tenn. G. C. Joseph C. Suit of Indiann has just issued an ofticial cireular in_which ho siys: “An appeal comes t me for wid from our brothers in Clay county, in_our own state. They need_bread for their littlo ones. Out ur _abundance, supply the wants of sufferers. Remit at once such contri- butions as you can out_of your lodge funds to Frank Bowers, G. K. 1. S., at Indianap- . The amount i1’ be limited by the actual necessity for its use.” A mounted division (the first on record) has been organized in Sioux City, Ia., with over thirty members, and will be instituted upon the arrival of the uniform: Ono hundred and cight now divisions of the uniform rank were instituted during the year ending March 81, 1859, which 18 the Drecise not increase, as'the number of divi- sions reinstated just cqualled tho number suspended. Lily Division Honored. A very pleasant uffair took place last Thursduy night at thearmory of Lily division No. 8. It was the occasion of the presenta- tion by Omaha division to Lily division of a handsome silver cup, which was offered at tho bazaar held by Omaha division last May, s nprizoto tho division which had the largest number of members prosont at the bazaar on the night of May 2. Lily division won the prize, Omdna division announced that they would call on Lily Thursday and prosont thow with the trophy. The boys of Fily @ivision hd their hall aily decorated and retained the Union Pacifle band to dis- course sweet music. A sumptuous ropast Was also prepared and dotails were arranged to provido an enjoyablo time, Omuha_division appoared on the scene at the appointed time_and the cup was pre- sented by Major Donnolly in a neat and ap- Dropriato speech, Itesponso was. made by Captain Long, of Lily division. Several othor speechos woro made, the principal one being an_oloquent address by Very Rov. Dean Whitmarsh, of Norfolk, chaplain of the Nebraska brigade. Tho company thon adjourncd to discuss the wpread prepared for them after which a short dancing programme was gone through ty and the gucsts departed bout mid- night. The cup is & handsome silyer affair boar- luge the inscription “Prosonted to Lily divis- wn No. & for the largest attendance at the bazaar of Omaha division No. 13, May 2, 1880, Omaha division, No. 12, will pienic at Price Lako to-day, They extend an invita- tion to brother knights and a large attend- ance is expected. The party will go to the scene of action in private carriages. Pytbian Notes. Noxt Tuesday & number of the best work- ers in tho city will visit Jan Huss lodge to exemplify the work. Maraeion lodge No. 111, at Loup City, has been recelving favorable advorising i tue different city papers on acoount of fiattering notices it hus received in the Pythian Spur for their proficiency in working the ranks, Virginius lodge No, 98 will confer the third rank next Wednesday night. Oriole lodge No. 76 has two candidates for the third as s0on as 00n As the weather gets cool enough to admunistar it. W. F. Boehtel, presidentof the Pythian Lifo association and Vico President Pratt, arein Minnoapolls ou business conuected With the association. Triangle louge No. 54, will be represented in tho grand lodge by R H. Lucas, Dr. H. I Waobor and Pation’; and Park No. 60, by O. I". Thompson and C. O, Roemer, Rt Rev. Marous Dods has been elected sor of exegs n the Frev church col Edinburgh, Uand, by & wajority ol voles. rofes- © at 108 MEN WHO MOVE THE WORLD Trouble Among Olgarmakera and Manufacturers. THE PLUMBERS' BIG STRIKE, An Important Question Which Has Arison Between the Printers and the Brotherhood of Looomotive Enginoers, A Possible Strike. Trouble has arisen betweon the Cigar- makers' Union and the manufacturers, and there is reason to believe that the difticulty will not bo settled without a strike, Last summer the manufacturers found it neces- sary to do something to increase the home trade, and devised o scheme which they thought would have a satisfactory result. ‘Thero s what is known as “‘the blue label,” issuca from headquarters, which certifios that the cigars in the box upon which such a lubol appears wore made en- tirely by union men. The manufacturers thought it would increase the local trade to adopt a similar label with a local applica: tion, and succeeded in, getting the Omaha union to endorse what is known as the ‘‘rod Jabel,” which certified that the cigars were mado by members of the Omaha union. Everything went along very nicely und the scheme worked well, but some time ago the union here was xno- tified from national headquarters that this label must be removed from _the boxes, as it was considered nothing less than a boycott upon the blue label. The union had no alternative, and withdrew their in- dorsement from the label and notified the manufacturers that hereafter the red label should no longer bo used. The manufactur- ers declare that if the journeymen force their point that they will discharge every union man and employ scabs. The journeymen say that under orders from headquarters they must force the point and, if need be, strike. oo Tho plumbers’ strike is_considered by the mercantile agencies of the city to be practi- cally ended, and has been so reported by Dun’s agent. As @ result, fewer men ara idle 1n the building trades, and an increased number of building permits have been is- sued. During the week six of tne striking journeymen returned to work for certain of the offending bosses, and this scems to have broken the back of the strike, although the remnant of the men who walked out insist that they shall fight to the bitter end. e “1vs protty rough,’ said Georgo MeDon- ald, who is practically tho leader of the strikers, ‘‘for tho bosses to ask us to return and work side by side with the men—tho tscabs'—who have come in_here, while wo have been laboring for the best interests of the trade to which they profess to belong, and assisted in our defeat. That1s what the bosses now ask us to do. ~ Wo aro willing to return to work if they will dischaurge the non-union men they now have employed.” This is a concession on the part of the journeymen and there is an impression abroad that the bosses should meet it half way. It is expected that some action will be taken to-morrow whereby the strike will bo for- mally declarcd off. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers has taken a stand against the International ‘Typographical union on a question of union labor, and members of the latter claim the Dbrotherhood hus adopted a principal entirely foreign to union laws, -Metbers of, the LyD graphical union learning that the Brother- hood of Locomotive KEngineers expendod about §25,000 annually for printing, and learning ulso that the work was being dono in a non-union office in Cleveland, appointed a committeo to wait upon the engineers in view of huving the work put In the hands of a union office. At the recent meeting of the typos in Denver, the chairman reported vhat the officers of the brotherhood of cngineers had been seen aund that they dis- claimed the right of the members of the ty[mp:rul)h{::n\ ul{((unh ml\l Lnte‘li(cro or say whether the work should be o omaion mon. o also repostan i e engineers refused to take the work out of the hands of the non-union men. It was learned from a member of the Typographical union that represented the Omaha branch, that this led to the passage of a serics of resolutions 1n which the Brotherhood of Lo- comotive engineers was sovercly criticised. The typos claim that the engineers arc not acting on the principly founded in the laws governing their exist as a labor order. The feeling among union printers in 'flm:;hn is very swrongagainst the brothey- hood. e Since the consolidation of the Horald and the World about twenty printers have been let out of work. The secretary filled out twonty traveling cards upon application last weelc, and most of the men will leave the city, the union offices being fully supplied. e The co-operative store project, inaugurated by carpenter’s union No, 58, has sunk into oblivion save for the little' spasmodic at- tempts made to get the schemo again started. But there is yet no reason, 8o the sanguine ones say, to believe that the project 1s dead. The only trouble now is that the men are too busy to give the matter the attention re- quired. Winter is the time for such a_pro- jeets The carpenters will not move hastily in the matter of striking, and may yet put up with the long day’'s work and short day’s pay somo time before leaving work, Non- union carpenters are crowding into the city every day and owing to the fact that the do- wand 18 fully svoplied if not more, the union annot but see that the strike would bea drawn struggle and would probably last until cold weather. The impression among contractors is that the men won’t strike, but tho latter, on the other hand, say that thoy will make a demand and if that isn't accedod tw thoy will strike, ‘It is always the way,” said & consorva- tive union man the other day. *“The first six months of the yeur the men are restless and continually talk of striking, but I think it is all over in Omaha for this year, and the building trades are down to business. Carpentors' union, ‘No. 53, has rented Green's hall on Farpam stroet, near i teenth, for its assembly room, and next Sat- urday Will hold its first meeting there. o By a number of laboring men, this week, Tug Bee was informed that it was the inten- tion of the various unions to soon take up the matter of building an assembly hall, This matter was ounce considered by the Knights of Labor, aud several enter- tainments were given for the purpose and threo or four hundred dollars were raised, but through lack of interest or for other reasons, the matter was - practically abandoned. A shor? time ago a change was made In the constitution, and it was thought that aotive operations were again to be eom- menced, but in an interview an officer of the organization said that the change was only made to permit the proper disposition of the small amount of fuuds on hand and that thare waus no iotention to revive active oper- ut the present time, ‘The union men if they undertake the erection of ihat they will be assisted by the citizens B Richard Trevellick, tho labor agitator, is in Lincoln holding moetiugs for tie yurposs of organizing an eight hour league. He will probably be in Omaha this weok. Tho Central Labor tnion will meet ut Gate City hall Friday evening for the pur- pose of electing officers for tho eusuing half year. A full attendance of delegates is de- sired. . Tho labor unions of this ity outside of the K. of L have uot, a8 have boen reported, receivod motico from the K.of L. o the effect that a general confederation was de- sired, It is the opinion of & number of the leading union men that such's confederation could not be made, as many of the unions have bad trouble with the K. of L. in the past and are not disposed to consider suy proposition that may ocome from them. Laboringmen are” warned away from Crete, the demand bll.llg wore tham supplied. Since the plumbers’ strike was declared oft shops have been opened by the following union men: Symouds & Blake, Barnott Brothers & Krelle, MoDermott & Kreig, W. R. Johnson and Johm Stribling, This 'has given a number of tho.Atrikers employment and has helved to proloag the strike, ‘It is an oasy matter,” said arepresentative of one of the commercial agentsios, yestorday, for a journeyman plumber tostart” in business for himselt in " Omansy, as under the present lien law the wholesalo houses can turnish the menjwith such matorial as they noed for a job and,alap an iron band lien upon the property fer their pay. There are two or three firms in’ Omaha who have boen furnishing these small shops with ma- terial," o The work at the Unlon Pacific shops has in- oreased to such an extont that it is found necessary to lengthew e day's work from eight to nino hours. [-Several months ago the work became slack, and rathor than dis charge any of the men, -the working time was reduced to eight hours, but now it has boen found necessary to_increaso the time agnin. The men are naid for the extra hour. A meoting of the journeymen plastorers is called to meet at Green's hall at 7:30 p. m, to-day. Threo journeymen plumbors from Kansas ity arrived in the city yosterday, but after the situation was explaiied to them by the striking plumbers, they refused to go to work. il DAVIS' MEMORY, Somewhat at Fault Regarding Gas and Electric Light Advertisements, In roply to the charge of Frank Murphy, president of the Omaha Gas Manufacturing company, that the committee on gas and elec- tric light of the council had 1gnored the bids .of that company for gas and electric light, Councilman Davis, the chairman of the com- mittee, in o interview published in Tum Brz, said: “As to tho mattor of the bid for the electric light, this (Omaha Gas Manufacturing com- pany] company wanted to furr.ish 50-candle power lights at_$4 per lamp more than wo had to pay for 16-candle power, and as 16- candle power lights are amply sufiicient, and a8 we only called from 16 to 20-candle power lights, and further, as tho $4 more per light would call for an unnecessary outlay, we re- jected the bid.! Mr. Murphy was asked if 1t were true that bids had boen sought only for 16 to 20- candle ower lights, why he had offered 30- candle power, “The advertisement did not call for 10 to 20 candle-power. It made mention of no power at all, It simply asked for proposals for lighting the strects with cortain materi- als. Accordingly, we cut out the advertise- ment which was printed in Tne BE, and, placing it at the head of our letter, sént in the bid under the provisions of the advertise- ment. It is true they asked us to qualify our bids, but we knew what they wanted and simply confined our bid to what was asked for, aud offered the same light as is now furs hied to the city at $4,600. T the clectric light business, we knew also what we were doing and specified the candle-power, although the committee didu’t. We put in_ 80 candle-power, because 16 can- dle-power is of nouso. We are now furnish- ing 22 candlo-power gas. Reduce that by six candles and you can understand how poor light you would have in this city.” By way of substantiation of Mr. Murphy’s statement, Tire BEx mga secured the follow- ing, referred to by the \former, which is the advertisement referreil to by Mr. Murphy, aud which appears to bear out his statement': ‘“PROPOSALS FOR STREET LIGHTING.' * Sealed proposals will be_receivod at the office of the aity comptroller of Om Neb,, from May 27 to June 3, 4:30 o’clock p. for the ligiting of the'streets of sald with cither elbctRieity. gas, gasoline ar ‘coal oil for a period of five years. The right d to rojecy ntly or'uil bids. S. Goopmfon, City Comptroller.” WSaid a councilmgn yesterday: “Sixteen- candle lamps arc ‘worth nothing. Our gas lamps now give us twenty-two-candlo power, and you kuow that that' light is not as good as it might bo. We should* have not less than from twenty-iye to thirty-candle power. New bids oght to be asked for and compotition opened fairly, so that people will know what they are bidding on.” ——— REFERRED TO HOLCOMB. The Vice President Will Decide as to the Connection With Hutchinson. Messrs, A. Whiteside, A. L. Fersha and W. L. Moore, the representativs from Huteh- inson Kas,, left yesterday for home. They called upon Mr. T. L. simball, of the Union Pacific Friday and showed they thought jt would be to the interest of both that road hnd Hutchinson to extend its track by way ‘of Manhattan and Saline to Hutchinson. President Martin and SecretaryNa son , of the board of trade, were present” during tho interview. Mr. Kimball stated be could do nothing in the premises, but would have to lay the mat- tor belore Vice Prosident Holcomb. Ho asks them to make statement for the pur- pose, Whicii they aid, and which will be sub- mitted when Mr. Holcomb returns. The statement says that if a road was built it would do a good business in local and through trafie. Rowo county has a popula- tion of 35,000, 15,000 of which belongs to Hutchinson; 190,000 acres under fence, 497,- 231 acres of farms, with a cash value of $5,- 595, Hutchinson has waterworks. elec- tric and gas plants, street cars, and an ex- tensivo salt industry. The freight or other commodities, exclusive of salt, last year, was £008,700. The supply of salt is said to under- lie the city w a dopth of 850 feet. As an inducement to extend the road south of Hutchinson, Kingman with 3,000 people; Harper with 2,500, and Antony county with about 3,000 people, are referred to, PUBLIC 1MPROVEMENTS. How They Are Progressing in All Parts of the City. The improvements to be made about the city this season are now all fairly under way, and if the rain will only hold off they will be completed n due season . The weather during the past two weeks has been such as to keep the men off the works most of the time. One day's heavy rain will cause a lay-off of from two to three days, ¢ Nearly all of the contractors aro at work to-day. On paving, J. K. Riley is at work on Ciurk strect, J. B, Smith & Co. on Twenty- fourth, the Barber Asphalt company on Izard, and Fox & Tko on Burt. Riley is grading on Vinton and Hugh Murphy in the vicinity of Brownell hall. ~ Pritchett has a lurge force at work ou Twenty-second streot north of Leavenworth and Ed Phelan is pushing the grade on Sixth_strect south. Condon & Co. are working on Lowe avenue, Pat Gibbon & Co, ony L'wenty-second and Chicago streets, bt‘l;v on Dorcas and Can- tield & Fleming on Curbing is far ad# year, the paving coj lled to wait for Wnerever curbing tractors are pushin work. The chairman of urd of pubiic works is very well pleasc@ with the condition of affairs, 4 ADDITIONAL WUNCIL BLUFFS A Family QuarfbigAired in Conrt, The Hishop-Klinokodho case was given an- other whirl in court [ysdlgrday morning, and although the case [isy pegiuning to be very wearisome to the judgog-una justices before whom it has b«ul1 yhéviously ventilated, Judge Aylosworth Hsifped patiently to the ovidence introduced. > This time Bishop sued Mrs, Kline foraflowing her geese to roam beyon d the limits of her premises. As the defondant swore she had disposed of the migratory bipeds, she was discharged, and the matter dropped. The case bas alrcady one beyond the limits of ordinary prosccu- ion, and seems to be coutinued simply for spito work. The parjies wero formerly on very neighborly terms, but a family quarrel ensued, since which time both parties have been trying to play @ven with each other in the courts. In the past three weeks the case bas been four times in the court, twice be foro Jadge Aylesworth and twice in the jus- tice court, ‘As the court officials audthe public generally have heard enough of the case, which really amounts to_notaing, it is suggested 1o the intoresied parties that they 1ako o rest wnd give othirs tho same privi ege. d, ond, unlike last rs will not be com- %qurbing to be done. n ordered the con- Fswelteving July d SIXTEEN KEMMLER AND JACK KETCH, Good Prospect That They Will Have Business Together. DISS DEBARR BOBS UP AGAIN. This Time the Pricstess 1s After In- spector Byrnes — Sonator Wash- burn's Fin An Over-Morry Minstrel—8uicide~Romance. s08 Life in the Motropolis, EW YORK, July 17.—|Special to THE ]=The chances are that Mr Kemmler will not take the electric motor line to eternity as advertised, The testimony beforo the commission now investigating the cuse goes to show that electricjty is by no means reliable as a life-destroyer. Besides Mr. Kemm- ler's own oxpressed aversion to this mode of travel is shared by the general public—that is to say, by that partof the public who feel no morbid interest in the taking of human life by legal process, Brutal and barbarous is the scaffold in all its accessories, yet there is about it a simplicity and ingenious- ness which after all commends it to most men as the fittest instrumont for the purpose. True, the possibilitics of horror con- tained in this machine are almosy un- limited. In acopy ol the New York Sun which T have before me as 1 write the account of the proceedings of the electrical commission in the Kemmler case is printed side by side with a dis- pateh from Rochester about the execu- tion of John Kelley there for the mur- der of Bleanor Shen. This was a most shocking affair. The drop was touched shortly after noon. As soon as the rope straightened out, blood shot out from the neck and flowing down the man's clothing formed a pool beneath his fect, The spectators were horror-strickon and overvone, save the doctors, turned deathly pale. When the cap was revoved it was found that there was a great gash in his throat as though it had been slashed with a razor. The face was frightfully distorted. Kewmmler, however, says he would RATHER HANG A DOZEN TIMES than submit once to the electric cur- rent, and the chances aro that his preju- dice will be respected. That fat and florid old humbug Mme. Diss Debar is bobbing up again. The stout priostess of spiritualism made her appearance the other day before Judgo. Leicester Holme, in the city court, to be examined as to her earthly po sions in‘a suit brought for $120 livery hire. She was very chatty and amiable and naively told the court spectators that asa vesult of these proceedings iinst her she hoped to pet baek some 5 puintings, handsome clothes valued at $20,000. In- rnes has her property in hi and the chances are that it o for some time. s mugch interested as theso y8 will permit in tho approaching nuptials of Miss Gwen- doline Caldwell, of this city, to Prince Murat, To Am ns unused to this sort of thing the dispatch which she sent from Paris to Bugene Kelley, the banker, one of the trustees of her estate, seems rather odd. 1t read: -Paris July 9.—Am engaged to Prince Murat. Hope for approval. Have written. GWENDOLINE CALDWELL. Bauker Kelly said yestorday that he knew no reason why Miss Caldwell should ask for approval of her mateh, as she was old enough to act for herself. He supposed she gracefully did so as an act of courtesy to the irustees. ITe added that the cable despatch was also scent probably in comformity with the ench custom of notifying everybody interested when a wedding is to take place. Bankers Kelly and Fry cabled back a message of. congratulation to Miss Caldwell. 8] TOR WASHBURN’S FINAHCES, Senator Washburn sailed for Kurope before the publication of the stories af- fecting his credit. Answering an inquiry about the al- leged sale of Senator Washburn's house to him for $40,000, which the senator was said to require in order to pay in- terest on his debts, Mr. Lowry said: “*Thére is no truth in the statement, Senator Washburn’s house is not deeded to me, and er has been. I never loaned him_ 840,000 to pay interest on his loans and never was r.dvised that he was in need of that amount for such a purpose. As to buying the senator’s house, I ean say that it is about all I can do to support the one I now live in “What is there about nator Wash- burn’s trouble?” It has all y d. A few months ago he was somewhat embarrassed, owing to the fact that s time was occupied in polities instead of paying close atten- tion to his various business inter: He, however, promptly convertod curities which he had in hand and paid all maturing obligations.” Johann. the unclean blatherskite with the long hair, is decidedly crestfallen. After having devoted somo weeks to preparing o speech with the fall of tho Bastile as a text, he couvld not find an audience among the nearly 3.000 an- archists at Phoenix parlke to unload it on. About 8 o'clock the committee un- dertook to marshal the crowd into the hall to hear Most deliver his oration, but they were having too much fun. “What do we want to he they inquired. ‘‘He always s 0 same thing, and we have had enough of it.”” And they would not be marshailed, A few went into the hall a found it too hot and sought the open air in, and finally Most gave it up and quictly stole aws “Oh, I guess he gathered in tho receipts and went home,” replic: ommitteeman whot was nsked wh the leader was, and all efforts to find him proved unavailing, Tho the evening was given up to beer-dri i 1d otheranarchistic enjoyments. » the announcemeént of was 10 be d con- osity has been 2 motives which led the three successful managers to decide on separation. William IT. West con- sented to throw authorative light upon the subject. “Yes, after seven yearsof pleasant and prosperous association,” said he, “the firm of Thatcher, Primrose West is to be dissolved after the termi- nation of our company’s California tour August 20, As all lovers of minstrelsy know, we have been atthe head and front for the past soven yeurs. We have originated much that is new and good in this favorite form of amusement, and we feel that we have done much to vate and refine it. This bas required labor and thought, and Thatcher, though a elever come and a generoug, good-hi »d fellow, would never trouble himself with tho business affairs of the company, leaving Primrose and mysell to attend to evory little patticular that tonds Lo make a success ful season. GEORGE'S CONVIVIAL HABITS caused him to miss many s performance siderable fested us fc PAGES. quring the past soven yoars, which Created great dissatisfaction on the part of our audionces and local man- agers, Primrose finally lost patience, took advantage of the clanse in our contract governing ‘inattention to busi- ness,' and informed Thatcher that he could no longer put up with such con- duct. Primrose at once wired me of his decision and asked if T would stand by him. As we have been partners for twenty yoars, working side By side from nothing up to the present comfortable wad in our inside pockets, I answered promptly in the affirmative. “While I am sorry that George Thatcher will no longer be with us, he has 10 one to blame but himeelf." SUICIDE, ROMANC MYSTERY, A lodging house at 152 Third avenue furnished a suicide fuil of romance and mystory last wi The victim was a voung girl of handsome foatures, with long, curly brown hair. She gave her name as Miss Doan when she enga the room and said she came from To- ronto, Beyond this nothing could bo learned as to her identity. One mor: ing shortly af the arrival at the bonrding house she complained of feel- ing ill. About supper time she sent the little daughter of the lady who kept the houso to got some pears, & _newspaper and 10 cents worth of carbolic acid, The child procured tho articles and gave them to Miss Dean, who thanked her, and then locked hor door. The following morning a knock at the door elicited no response. A policeman led in and an entrance forced. Miss Dean lay in a night dress on her right side, dead in bed. There was an empty glass on the table that smelled strongly of carbolic acid, She had taken good cave to conceal her identity, for not a sorap of paper was found that would throw any light upon it. In her trank were found some \\HI\'L. brocado and satin dresses, o work-basket of tine material, and some dressmalkor’s pate s,and one partly made cambr In a closet were some old news- papers published in Rochester, N. Y., and a Marion Harland’s hook, *‘Alone.” In & brown bag was a small purse con- taining $10.75 and the following verse clipped from a newspaper. If T were doad, and thou shouldst venture Near tho coftin’ where I lay, I should know it, 1 should feol i Something subtile would reveal i And no look of mildest censure Rest upon that faco of clay, Should’st thou kiss me, conscious flashos Of Love's fire through Dealh’s cold ashes Would give back the cheek its red 1r T were dead. Among the latest fnds in fashionable poodledom here is @ canine party A cunine party doesn’t begin to cost as much as a lady’s afternoon reception, and it is ever so much jollier, When tho petted terrier has a birthday cards are sont out to every lady on his mis- tress's visiting list who keeps a cham- ber in her hoart for favorite pug or skye, and the replies are written in the s mame. Gifts are imperative, ther the invitation is excepted or regretted. 1f doggie hasn’t any maid, orif heis too precious 1o be trusted to strange hands, “mamma” accompanies him to the birthday in person. Not Jong ago Mrs. Bugene Clark, of West Tw hth streot, whose dogs have nev red - kennel ¢lub ex hibition without capturing a desirable ize, gayo n canine party that will 2 model” for me months to come. The host, n most sag animal, born in the far away Japanese empire, was assisted in receiving his canine friends by an elaer cousin, also from the Orient. One lay in a black walnut bedstead, dressed in a white lace counterpane spread over rose-col- ored satin, and the honored dog stood at tho entrance of areal glass house lined with blue silkk cushions. Kach guest on arriving entered the drawing- voom carvying his birthday present, which he ‘laid before the delighted host, who in turn made himsell agreo- able by saluting the donor and rémov- ing the gift toa corner reserved for thit purpose. ‘What were the tributes? ) thut the heart of a well-bred dog could de: —but juicy bones. There were coll in leather, silver and worsted work, hung with littlo silver bells and bright ribbons: bridies of steel, bronze and sterling silver; blankets embroid- cred in Kensington patterns; shell combs and ivory brushes; imported sonps; porcelain bath-tubs; balls by the dozen; drinking bowls of decorated china; feeding pans of German plato: games, w rats attached; fancy pil- vs; sloeping and traveling baskets, with quilted sil nd last of all, bouquets of tea-roses, which the hont ored Kito devoured on the spor. After the reception the dogs were taken to the dining-room, seated about the tabie on stools and_ regaled with bread and milk. For dessert there w eream eandies, iee-cream and favors were ken froma game, and consisted of Japanese balls wrapped in paper napkins. Unmask L+ Torwnsowd in New York World. Whene'er tue calm lids of your eyes you lify, The decpest definitions of cach look L search. o wight somo scliolar senrch a )00k Who hopes fr drift, flawloss, sift "Tyas nosw your lingering glancomy pulses shook But swift agaln my features it forsook, And lost forever secmed a longed-for-gift Alllips declare you love me A, haw a joy delaye mbies sorrow ! By must you waiv the precious words to say 1 now your soWn— An over-ficeing prophet is to-morrovr. Then, if you love me, love me, dear, to-day ! Sl BIALITLIES, ious little Everything countless pages of word One sparkling jewel-thought to Be voico with tender sccents od seventy-six n, were. warrigd The decision of a Chicago court that syna- guodivoreos were null and void shows that Chicago will perinit no competition in ;is alty. g man in Now York, who was suod I of promise, 1 guilty that ho was only ik and could not afford to m; A letter proposing P e to a Castile (N, Y.) girl remairod in the eoat-tail pocket of the proposer for elzht months, he suppos ing it to have boen mailed. When he fi did mall it she was married, but she husband she shake and eloped to fa ion that the Maybrick murder 8¢ uld chieck the popularity of tho Awmerican gzl in the isn matrimonial market was_groundless, Mra. Maybrick alvoady recoived sovon offers of age, not counting one from & Heoteh clercyman, A curious walking mateh took place at Portsmouth, O, the other morning, between a merchant' formerly of Cincinnati, and a clerk. It was to decide which should wed a fair young lady, to whom both gentlemen had been' paying sttention. They walked fivo milc werchant winning by fifty foet. Antonlo Aste, the priuce of the New York bootblacks, was ed in great style re ,in that city. Ho owns umbor of most valuable stands in town, and is the proprietor of scveral tenement housos—ull purchased by money relsed in blackiug shoes His bride is 8 pr g italiun girl named Anuie Lerbierl, who wore on the oc- casion 8 white silk dress trimmed wth valuable lace, ‘They will go to Europe fo: their bridal tour, RUMBLINGS OF THE RAIL, Boaring Tidings of Work By Mage nates and Menials. OFT-PROJECTED ENTERPRISES, Consotidation of the Bridge Monopoly ~Prosidents’ Assoolation—Usos and Abuses of the Train Agent. Northwost Enterprises, A line of railroad leading from Omahay tapping the grain bolt and principal commor- cial contors of both Northund South Das kota, it is said I8 being considered. The buginess men of Omaha are a unit in declar ing the necessity of the project. A line to Dakota has long been favorably entertained by Vice President S. H. H. Clark, of the Missouri Pacific, and indications aro that it Will bo ono of the first roads to be built by tho Gould system. A local oficial of the Missouri Pacifio in spsaking of tho matter said: “A line from Omaha to the Dakotas would bo a groat thing for the business men here. If wo had direct communication with Yankton, Sioux Falls and like points in the doveloped districts, it would aid our com- merco to a great extent and be the means of opening up an fmportaut outlet for tho products of Dakota. It would establish a competitive marlket which would reliove the farmers who are at prasent com. pelled to dispose of their grain ut & price dic- tated largely by tho ring of Minneapolis. °rom the standpoint of an Omahan: There is a large section of territory tributary to this city. With o direot ling, that country would bo mado tocal. At present tho mer- cantilo houses of St. Paul aud Minneapolis have a monopoly of the business, There is no reason why the wholesalo denlers of Omalia should not ncorporate that scetion in their own torritory. With equal railway facilitios we can land goods i the Dakota market equally as low 10 prices as thoso of the twin cities on the north, 1 firmly beliove that if Omaha evidenced a disposition to in- vite the patronage of Dakota und showed its ‘zood faith by encouraging railway communis cation, vhe latter would in turn reciprocate, Tam of the opinion that our road is heading that way. “The bridgo monopoly of the Union Pa« cifie,’” said a well-known citizen, **has about run its raco. The wheels of commerce must move no matter what goes down before them. A new era in connection with Omaha is_approaching. In plain words, the timo is not far distant when another bridgo will span the Missouri at this pomt and lowa lines will not be compelled to run the gaunte lot of the Union Pucific in order to commus nicate diroctly with Omaha. This is ono of the changes in the stato of affairs that brought about by railway opy the onward march of ente ‘The channels throng| finunces flow will have no bearing on this caso, A move in this direction is on foot and I know what I am talking about when 1 say it will materialize. There is nothing to provent it, ana everything to oncoursge it. Just look at the situation. For s the Union Pacifle has been exacting outrageous tolls on pound ot freight that has over its bridge. For years wits of Omwaha and 4 been compelled 10 puy fr arges which huve been e tret u as much 10 ge a car load t across the bridye. a miles, as it costs them for a fifty mile haul on any of the Iowa lines on a distance tariff rate. On account of this, the Chicago_merchaots are wholesaling 10 coven our suburban merchant neighbors on 13y opeuing the bridge to the Iowa, owing them to establish their terminals in Omalia, the building of a bridge may bo delayed, but it will not result_in its abundoument_ by any means, ‘The Union Pacific has held the” screws down pretty tight, and the absoiuto mdifferonco which it manifested when complaints of - excess charges werc made will havo its reuction when the proper time comes.” which railway e ‘The prime movers of the Int ate Rail- way association at_tho time of its formation gave it out that the organization was brought about for tho purpose of raising rates to thoir proper standard and then maintuining them. In'this respect the aims of the organization not been successful. A well known official, in speaking on the subjoct, sala: “Thero has not been u meeting of the sociation but that some of the lines hold- wembership filed a request to allow cer rates cither relative to freight or pass- enger trafic. [ have represented my com- pany nuimerous times at tho teans-Missourl assoclation meeting and our principal theme for discussion each time has bocn the reduc- tion of rates propesed by some of the line Will the association hang together much longer? Well, in my candid opinion I think not, in fact I can not any way by which harmony can be wined. Tho Union c his been on the verge of withe drawal twice to my knowledge notwithstand- ing the denial of President Aduws, and, what T say, instdo of two months all the dents organization will bo a “There is no way o avoid . Up to the prosent time it has been an absolute failure of the wmost pronounced typo.” It 18 quietly whispered that a certain road, having its terminal in the inmediate vieinity of Omaha urd maintaining a goneral agency in Omaha, is not only di with tho ticked brol but is_ also 12 commis- 5 00 non-commission and allow- ong distance tickets, Whilo claim that such is being done, they havo fur failed to obtain sulliciont evidence to warrant them in pre- ferring n charge against thoir indiscreet neighbor, but u clo: eh is being kept up and may ‘result in a clear casy being sstab- lished. What the ticket scalper is to the railroads the tramn agent is to the scaiper. The train n the ance of the sc creature especiall the pluce of the rogistry | that must be tolorated. suy, are human, but nas has been taken from th through tho mediuw of that tleman, But the mair tom to prevent scalpers from operating, i certain instunces, ‘8 said 1o be us much o blind as it is a_preventative, Tickets digs stinctly deseribing the original purchaser havo been sealped nnd have beon honored by agent on o tran out of ond purchaser bore no more resemblance to the description punched n the margin of the ticket than an applo docs to a ralubow. And as to whether “Mr, ent” is actually a blind to throw songor agents off their guard isa problem that attracts considerable attention in home railroad circles (ust at prescut, - I Would Not Korget. Edith Sesstons Tupper in New York World, 1 stand alono by u 1iver's brink, Placid and flows 1 have but to stoop it drink, Aud I shull forget n s and woes, nch, and 1 nts, the rnod dol- thoy stato, rnied go of his sys- That were & boon to for, With all its sorrows, its tears snd'pain, Its ploasurcs and Joys 100 sweet to lagt, "Tho struggle and toil of hand and brain, 1ts trinls, tomptations, faults and sins, 1 hasten o drink-—and yet—and yet 1 pause before oblivion wins: I8 there anything I would not forget. ‘Pho sound of @ voice 1 heard of old, The glanco of eyes full of love and trust, of a hund that's long been cold, )1 warm, red lips that have long been dusti With a start T turn from Lethe's brink, Oblivion may be swaet—and yet The Fates be thanked that I did not drink, ‘I'nere are some things I would not forget. ——— Protection of Interests. Y1y costs about $250,000 a year for English railronds to protoct thelr ine terests in linment,” said Herbert Spence - | Jirona briwined 7 Ieture ks of black ohi ardon parties ure trimued with Ll colored orchids,