Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 21, 1889, Page 2

THE NON-PARTISAN W, G, T, U, An Appeal to the Women of Amer- ica to Enroll MISTAKE OF THE NATIONAL BODY A Vigorous Arraignment ot the Union's Mixture Politica and Temperance—Ministers and Churchies Asked to Assist, ot avvicduan, Straight Temperance. CreveLAsD, O., Dec. 20.—The provisional committee of the Non-Partisau Women's Christian Temperance Union today addressed the public The trouble between its mombers and the Yeaders of the ‘matiooal Women's Christian Temperance Union which culminated at the Jast conveution in the withdrawal of those dolegates opposed to an alliance with the pro- ibition party aro discussed at longth, The document says: “Harmony scoms impossible. Redress of our gricvances was denied. Only ono re- sourco was left, and that was to form a new organization, and that was for the following Teasons: 1. We believe the political policy of National Women's Christinn Tempe union wrong in spirit, contrary to the letter and spirit of the original constitution, 1llog- feal in its reasonings, inconsistent in its con- clusions und exceedingly detrimental to the cause of tomperance. 42, Wo believe the work of Christian tem- perance stands above aud beyond the lines of pariy or sect and we cannot follow the lead of the Nutional Women's Christian Temperance union in pledging our influence to any party. Weo must be free to call on tho best men of all parties for help. We need and must have help to make our work o suc- cess. We must have the influence of the press of the nation, so far as that influence is on the side of God and humanity, irrespective of party lines. We must range under our banners the christian temperance women of all sections of our na- tion, which caunot be done by an organiz tion whoso sywpathies and support a pledged to a party. “8, An increasingly large number of women who have contributed money, influ- ence and years of hard scif-denying labor to buila up” the national Woman’s Christian Temperance Union feel their influence is crippled and their consistency questioned by the cquivocal policy of the national body, which avows its allegiance to and boldly champions tho cause of a political party while at the same time it denies partisanshio. *4. The refusal of tho national union by an overwhelming majority to adopt the non- partisan _apendment o its constitution makes it imperative foc honest non-partisan women to let the world uuderstund that they will no longer remain in its suuwalous position, und since the old organization will rot right the wrongs that have resnlted from its unwise and upjust policy, but shows a determination 10 stump cut all honest doubts in the minds of the woman in its vunks and to treat with unveiled contempt all who differ from the majority in regard to methods of work, the dissepters must quietly yicld or witharaw in company with those of hke faith and Pursuo the course that seems right and wise, 45, The demand is also growing for a n tional temperance society less complex in its aims and simplo in its government, which will work in its organized capacity for such objects only as have a bearing on temperance reform. “¢, The unchristian treatment accorded to Christian women from year to year who dare 10 utter sentiments in these national assem- ‘blies not in harmony with their chosen pol- h,:y emphasizes the need of another organiza- tion, 7, The increasing impossibility of working barmoniously with the Women's Christian Temperance union without the sacrifice of their honest convictions and self-respect or the alternative of leaving the work alto- gether, which many cannot do be- cause their commission is from & higher source than ‘the national union, demands & mnew organization, through which thousands of women who will not be compromised by the attitude of the ‘Woman’s Christian Temperance union and thousands who have not yet enlisted may combino their efforts, aud in unity of spirit and bonds of peace labor for the overthrow of the drink traflc. The lamentable loss of wmoral power that hus resulted from the partisan attitude of the na- tional Wowman’s Christian Temperance union may be in a measure retrieved by a socicty keeping itself free from all party eulnnrlcmunt; 80 freo that no political vultures will ever hover over its conven- tions, hoping to bear away any influence that will help them to places of power, “*We desire to organize on a basis so broad that prayer may be made for us n all «churches without fear of offense. The con sideration of the public is asked, its advice 28 sought and its co-operation as greatly desired. ‘We seek the prayerful aid of pustors of churches, superintend- ents of Sunday schools aud Chris- tian workers in all fields, We do not propose to build our work on the ruin of the old, but we hope to profit by the experi- ence of the past. Ve invite correspondence. Lot all who are interested n this national government respond without delay, If any are ready to enlist under a non-partisan banner let them oy soatonce, If any havea God speed for us Jet them mail it, as 80 many have done, that ‘we may know whose hearts now fill with Tope because of this rallying call. “Decembor 23, the anniversary of the cru- sade, we invito our women to' renew their ‘yows before God and solemnly pledge before Him who knows our hearts that hand to hand with simple trust m our divine leader and with that courage thau over comes all dificulties and koows no defeats, we will seek to stay this deadly pes- tilence which cuts down the great and gifted, as well as the low and degraded, and makes the fairest spots on earth darken with deso- lation, nor will we know rest till God calls us home or gives us the desire of our hearts & laud free from the dominion of the drink trafiic, Yo this end we 1nvite sll in sym- s:lhy with our principles and methods meet with us at Music Hall, Cleveland, O.,00 or aboutJanuary 27 to then and there take action on the questions herein set forth affecting & permanent national or- ganization,” ‘The call is ulfl:fll by the provisional com- mittee, Mrs 3. J. Pinney of Cleveland, chairman, A Verdict of Not Guilty. CixcainNafy, 0., Dec, 20.—The jury in the Means-DeCamp case this morning returned ® verdict of not guilty. The case was that of the government #gainst William Means snd John R. DeCamp of the Metropolitan Natiooul bank, The offense as charged was the making of false returns of the condition of the bauk to the comptroller with the in- tent to deceive the officers of the bank. e e O'Brien Again Out of Jail. Dusriy, Dece. 20.—~wWilliam O'Brien was released from Galway jail today, where he has been serving & sentence of two months for holding & pationslist meeting which had Dboen proclaimed. He immediately addressed @ largo weetiug, receiving su enthusiastio ‘welcome. fiams il Gere Gets the L ncoln Postoflice, Wasuisaron, Dec. 20.—1'he president sent the following nominations to the senate: Charles Y. Oshorne, collector of o Buperior, Mich.; Charles H. Gere, postmas- ter at Lincoln, Neb.; Rinaldo J. Tilwon, post- waster at Otumwa, Ia. e AR Terrible Magaz'ne kxplosion. Sr. Perensuvke, Dec. 20.—A shell exploded today in the ertillery magazine st Baku, causing & general explosion of stores. Oue klllfl.l'ld thousand cartridges were dustroyed. ur persons were killed and four wnjured. —— e Eteamshiv Arrivals, At Queenstowa—The City of Chester, from New York. Yuthuorlunl-&l Saale, from New or . At New York—The Lehn, from Bremen. NEW YORK IN A FOG. Business and Travel Seriously Im- peded in the Metropolis. Nrw Yonk. Dec, 20.—~New York was en- veloped in one of the most disagreeable fogs today the city has seen in many years, It was a veritable Scotch mist—cold, clanmy and suggestive of pnefimonia. During the day the city has boen in a twilight haziness and tonight an _entire absence of eleciric lights, combined with the denseness of the fog, makes tho main thoroughfares a disa- greeablo spectacle, while the sido strects are almost as dark as pitch. The impediments offered travel are greater than has been observed before, the elevated trains running tar behind time, while the entrance to tho Brooklyn bridge has been in astate of blockade ail day. It is on the North _and East rivers, however that the most difficulty is experienced, and veople going from this city to Jersey City, Brook- lyn, ete., are kept ‘back hours behind their usual time, The Brooklyn bridge trains were at times badly mixed up and the passengers ROt 016 or two frights today in_consequence. Fortunately no accidents of a serious nature have been reported, and beyond a_collision between two ferry boats in the North river this afternoon, which caused a great fright to the passengers, no more damage Was done than a detriment to travel. Late to- night the fog is lifting Later—While travel was at its height on the Brookly bridge tonight, a broken coup- ling caused a “collision near the Brooklyn terminus, The conductor of the colliding train received severe injuries, The passen- gers became panic stricken and scveral ladies faintea. - Thn Presadent as an Audience, WasnixeToy, Dec. 20.—[Special to Tre Bl have spoken to a great many audiences; audiences composed solely of men, of women, and of men and women both, and of foreiguers; but I tell you Pres- dent Harrison is the most interesting and at the same time the most dificult audienco that I ever addressed. Whenever I goto him 1 am reminded by my memory of the old theologian who composed a prominent part of my father's congregation when my pa- ternal ancestor occuvied a Methodist pulpit out west. My father always said he was shaky when ho spoke before the old bible student, because ho felt that the old man knew more nbout the subject than he him- self did.” These were the words & prominent western sonator, said as he walked away from the white house the other day. He continued, und he looked me hard in the face as ho aid 8o Pl I neyer saw @ man 8o anticipatory as General Harrison. Often have I gone to the white house with a nice little speech in my mind, about some appointment or policy, and had my breath taken. No ordinary rules of oratory will stand there,” and he pointed back towards the exccutive munsion, *for 1 have practiced all that my genius could in- vent without avail. About the time I had my premises laid down the president ‘walk across-lots' in the argument, and told me my conclusions, or seeing them met them before they were uttered. It amuses me, and at the same time makes mo uncomfortable. I have not yet spoken all of my ‘little piece' there, President Harrison has a won- derfully strange mind. I recall an incident which ceurred when he was making up bis cabinew. It was at In- dianapolis, General Harrison felt that he should take u certain man into the cabinet, and yec he doubted the wisdom of it. So he sent for a very confidential friend, ‘L want,’ said he to his Triend, ‘you to help me to com- bat my own convictior: 1 will tell you why [ should have this nan iu my cabinet, and why I should not. You ure his friend, -and while I show why I should not make him a cabinet ofiicer you must convince me that I am wrong, but’ mind you, 1 have practically made up my mind to tender him the place.’ Weil, it was a strange two hour set-to those men had! The man callea in acted simply as the echo which argued against the gener- al's convictions, Finally he conaluded that s convictions could not be overthrown, and the man 18 in the cabinet.” © Iv is amusing to note the forms and cir- cumspection most meu practice wien they g0 to the whito house or the departments. Nearly all, be they ever so experienced in public speaking, have a little speech made up, and nineteen times out of twenty some- thing is said or done at the outset which completely destroys the formal prevaration. Many wen in talking to the president or a cabinet officer gesticulate and use the most common forms of an oratar, as vthough they were addressing @ multitude. On such oc- casions 1t 18 customary for the person ad- dressed to *‘anticipate” the orator, as sug- gested by the senator. There are not ver: many public men who can give ‘‘pointers concerning public uffairs now. A Congress of Notables. Wasmixgroy, Dec. 20.—[Special to Tam Bee.]—The Fifty-first congress will be es- pecially characterized in history, It has more distinguished men in it than has been seen there for many years and will retire more prominent men thau any of its prede- cessors, Sunset Cex died only u few months ago. He was ono of the riost distinguished characters in either house of congress. Un- doubtedly three other old and influential members will go into private life ero the ides of another congressional election. These are Samuel J, Randall and Willism D. Kelly of Pennsylvania and General Thomas H. Browne of Indian Mr. Randall is sixty-one years of age and 18 just entering upon his fourteenth term or uwenty-eighth year of public life. Judge Kelly will be seventy-six years old in April next and is upon his fifteenth term, or thir- tieth year in the house. General Browne Wwill be sixty-one years old next April and is entering upon hig seventh term in the house. It 18 not likely that the retirement of these men will make any political changes in the house as the district represented by Mr, ~Randall is largely democratic with a protec- tionist as a candiaate and it is not probable that his constituents will put up the repre- sentative party man who favors radical tariff roductions. ‘The republican ma- ority in each of the districts represented )y Kelly und Browne is about ten thousand. 111 health is the cause of the disability and retirement of each of these stutesmen. They have all represented during their long years of public lite especial national principles und bave for many years encountered no truggles to secure re-clection. Randall and Kelly have been the great tariff protec- tionists, while General lirowne has repre- sented an element of progress peculisriy popular with the west. All these gentlemen bave been distin- guished orators in their classes. Mr, Ran- dall in his palmy days was impressive by the earnestness he threw into his specches He was a pugilist in his early life and b shows it yet when he stands up to adares . an audience. Judge Kelly was a florid and flowery speakor. General Browno was a very eloquent man and appealed to the sym- patbies of his hearers. If health attended these three men they could undoubtedly re- main in congress us long as they wish and receive renominations vy acclamation and re-election without effort, Bankers Will Help the Sufferers. Huzo, 8. D,, Dec. 20.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]—The executive council of the South Dakota bankers' association met here today and decided to raise $10,000 by nssess- ments agaiost banks belonging to the associ- ation to be distributed awmoug sufferers in the drouth stricken districts. ~Banks with $50,000 capital will each pay $100. Those having $26,000 capital will pay 50 and those with $15,000 or less will pay $25.- Assess: ments will be made imwediately, s s e Prans of the Proxressive Miners, INpiANAPoLIs, Dee, 20 —At & meeting of the Miners' Progressive union today resolu- tions were adopted favoring the creation of & fund lgrge cnough for both offensive and defensive purposes; that the mine workers throughout the entire competitive district be asscssed 81 per month for February, Marcn and April; that the miners and mine workers pre) t0 put the eight hour day in force on 1, 1890, and that the mwers of lllinois use every evailable means to establish a shorter interval be- tween pay days. A new scale was adopted. e Death of Alfred Cowles. Cumicaco, Dec. 20.—Alfred Cowles, secre- tary and treas of the Tribune cowpauy, dled heve this moFuing: ¢ DUN'S REVIEW OF THE WEEK, The Continued Mild Weather In- creasing Trade Troubles. MANY COLLIERIES SHUT DOWN. Four Thousand Men Thrown Out of Employment—The Effsct of the Farmers' Alliance in the South—Fatlures. Condition of Trade. New Yonrk, Dec. 20.—|Special Telegram to Tite Bre | —R. G. Dun & Company's Weekly Review of Trade says: The mild weather causes increasing trou- ble. Perhaps the coal trade suffers most. Many cotlieries in Pennsylvania have stopped, throwiog over four thousand men outof employment and great suffering re- sults, The dry goods and boot and shoe trades ace much affected. Collections are only fair at any western points, hardly satisfactory at Cleveland, unpleasantly slow at Milwaukee, where much excitement is caused by a heavy failure at Fon au Lac, and small failures have become alarmingly frequent. [n some southern states trade is seriously affected for the time by the operation of tho Farwers' All ce, which enlists farmers in co-operative trading, and the absence of money which would otherwise go to settle indebtedness with merchants. 'The results in some localitics almost paralyze trade. But the general tenor of reports is by no means unfavorable. The volume of trade continues larger than a year agon, ‘Lho clearings outside of New York are still about 1 per cent larger than tust year and railroad earnings show a handsome increase. The iron business scems for the moment a shade less prominent. The recent sales of 60,000 tons of Bessemer pig at §20.50 are supposed to have supplied the needs of thelarge concerns and with the additional furnaces turned to the production of this kind of iron the future of prices is less clear. Rails are quiet and it is believed vhat orders have been booked already for 700,000 tons, deliverable next year, The uctual out- put this year, including light rails, 18 be- lieved to be 1,450,000 tons against 1,364,447 last year. Bar iron has been advanced to 2 cents by the association but is quiet; plate and struc- tural iron are firm. As a gurprising rever- sal of the usual order of things 1t is noted that an Bnglish order for 10,000 tons of pig iron has boen received with a margin of $4 per ton deposited and an English house has asked prices on 65,000 feet of wrought iron pipe, which )s said to be seliing at 11 cents 3 cents net in this country. ports in November appear to have exceeded those of last year by nearly or quite 8,000,000. But since December 1 the export trade has been a little smaller, Money is still close hero at 6 per cent on call, comparatively easy at Cleveland, un- changed but with liberal demand at Chicago, close at Kansas City, but in sufficient sup- ply for legitimate business at western and southern points generally. The treasury has made heavy disbursements, o that it holds 5,200,000 less cash than a week ago, and foreign exchange has advanced !4 per cent during the week, The general level of prices has scarcely changed, The speculative markets bave been com- paratively dull. Only 80,000,000 bushels ot wheat have been sold here, the price ad- vancmg about, 1 cent, and the change thus far has been less ‘than would naturally follow the close of navigation. The sales of corn have been 5,500,000 bushels, with a fractional decline, bat oats are a shade stronger, Pork has dropped 25 cents per barrel, and lard a shade. Oil is 3¢ cent lower with sales of only 1,000,000 barrels for the week, and coffes lower with sales of 331,000 bags, Though the receipts and exports of cotton both fall a little below those of the corre- sponding week last year the price Is un- changed. In the stock market dullness and depression have been followed by a stronger tone. The business failures number 842, For the correspondicg weei of last year the figures were 311 ———— SCHATTENBERG'S STEALINGS. The Dead Defaulter's Thefts Loom- ing Up Into the Thousands. MILWAUKEE, Wis,, Dec. 20.—{Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee|—Tho defalcation of Schattenberg, the dend secretary of the schiool board,is growing like a Sunday school just before Christmas, 1t started at $800, worked its way up to a couple of thousauds, and now blossoms out at $10,000. Buv the most astounding feature is no longer the fact that Schattenberg stole, or that he stole 80 wmuch, but that the members of tho school board should havo exhibited such gross care- lessness that the thief was able to carry off the dollars of the taxpayers with such ease, A hasty examination of the dead secrotary’s books disclosed the fact that in raised orders alone he realized over $32,000 in nine years, while the tuition fee stubs show 38,000 de- ficit, The auestion now arises who will be responsible for the money. So far as the money received from book rentals and_tui- tion is concerned, the peoplo must look to the school board, Which neglected to provide a safeguard in tho shape of sureties for the defaulting secretury. 1tis_gencrally conceded, however, that the $32,077 paid ot by City Treasurers Geilfuss, Mayworm ana Hilbert to Schattenberg on orders forged by himself may be_recovered from those gentlemen or thewr bondsmen. Of this amount less than 82,000 will fall on Hilbert, Mayworm will find himself in the holo for about $28,000 and Mr. Geilfuss for the balance, $2,000. B e DOCTORS DISCUSS LEPROSY. The Conclusion Reached That the Loathsome Disease is Uontagious. New Yonk, Dec. 20,—[Special Telegram to ‘Tne Bews]—On January 13 the prince of Wales is to preside at a meeting of notable physicians and other men, held for the pur- pose of stimulating coutributions to the funas for the alleviation of leprosy and the protection of the public against it. Mean- while the two leading English reviews take up the subject. In the Nineteenth Century, Sir Morrell Mackenzie writes on “The Dreadful Reviva! of Leprosy,” and Dr. Rob- son Roose in the Fortnightly on *The Leper and Leprosy in Norway,” both of them agreeing substantially with the conclusion reached by Dr. Prince A. Morrow, in & paper read before the New York acedemy of medi- ciuve last June, describing his observation of leprosy in the Sandwich islands, Mexico and this country. His conclusion are that the disease is distinctly and indisputably conta- ious, and that civilized countries are as lia- §10't0 it as uacivilised countries, if they are not protected by the enforement of vigorous measures for the isolation of lepers, e o British Steamers Collide, LoNDoN, Dec. 20.—A collision occurred to- day south of the Isle of Wight, between the British steamers Cleddy, from Odessa for Antwerp, aud Isleof Cyprus, bound from Stockton for European ports, The Cleddy ‘was badly damaged, sinking soon, Several of the crew reached shere, but thirteen are still missing. ‘The Cleddy was an iron, brig rlszui‘ 1,805 tous, und the Isle of Cyprus 723 tons register, Loxpoxn, Dec. 20.—The steamer Prince William was run down by another vessel to day. ‘The crew took to the boats, A boat containing thirteen men is missivg. The others huve landed at Boulogna, —————— Millionaire Wardell’'s Murderer. MacoN, Mo., Dec. 20.—John Crabtree, charged with being an accessory to the mur- der of Millionaire Wardell, who was killed durivg a riot in 1887, at his mines at Bevier, Mo, has turned states evidence at the trial of George Koberts and swore that he suw Hoberts fire the fatal shot which killed Wardell as he was getung into his carriage @t the raillway station. ! TROUBLE IN BRAZIL. Republican Liédadérs Find a Matiny Whioh u‘mgm to Suppress. Rio JAxEmo, Bog 0.~ [Specinl Cablogram to Tue Ben.|—Adready the rovolution by means of which Dom Podro tvas dethroned 80 quickly and without bloodshed, has bogun to develop serions trouble, and the republi- can leaders are finding that it 18 not so sim- ple & matter to oveeturn an empire and os- tablish a settled governmentin its place as their easy success at first seemed to indicate. A mutiny has broken out among the sol- diors of this city And bloody scencs and a riot are imminent. ' The governmont is tak- ing every means il its power to suppress the uprising and _has made many arrests. Ru- mors of trouble have been heard for several days aud arrests have been made today of insurgents, Cables and telegraphic messages have been submitted to careful inspection by the governmen® ngonts bofore they have been allowed to be transmitted to the prov- inces or foreign countrics. il IOWA NEWS, Wiped Out by Fire. Masox Crry, In., Dec. 20.—The busineas portion of Swalodals, a prosperous village sixteon miles from here, was destroyed by firo lust night during the prevalence of & severe snow storm. A panic provailed for a time and many women and children rushed out into the snow in their night clothes and much suffering was experienced. Losses, £30,000, imor Missing. Ta., Dec. 20.—|Special Tel- egram to Tug Bee. |—Jerome Baker, travel- ing salesman for Suthff Brothers, has disap- peared and his friends fear that he has been foully dealt with. He was on his trip home, but. nothing has been heard since he was at Carroll ten days ago. His child is dying und his wife is distracted. A Dru CeDAR RaPID: A Fireman Killed, Laxke City, Ia., Dee. 20.—(Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee,]—Last night one of the side bars of an engine on the Northwestern rond two miles west of this place broke loose, tearing through the oab. John Ander- son, the fireman, jumped and was killed, A brakemau named Kelly, who was riding in the cab at the time, was seriously if not fa- tully injured. The engineer, Joo Bancroft, was hurled from the engme and badly bruised. Enforcing Prohibition. Kroxux, Ta., Dec, 20.—The grand jury to- day returned indictments against forty-two violators of the probibitory law. All the saloons in the city were closed this morning, — MADE PUBLIO. A Long Letter Written By Stanley to Sir Franois De Winton. Loxpoy, Dee. 20.—Sir Francis Ds Winton makes public a long letter written to him by Stanley August 81 last, in which tho letter dwells upon Emin's decision, which cost him (Stanley) a journey, otherwise un- necessary, of 1,300 miles for Bartellot. He dwells "'t lepgth ‘on the _case of Bartellot ugd says the latter needed to extritate himself from hws dilemma qualities that will not be gamned save by long experiefce 1n Africa, and eulo- gizes Bartellot's ¢ourage and high qualities, Stanley finally denies with much emphasis the alleged Congo atrocities of the Manyemna Cannibalism and the: story of photographing men during executign. Duriog the whole expedition he executed only four men. i HELD UF BY ROBBERS, A Texas Pussenger Train—Brave De- fense of a Brakeman. TempLe, Tex., Doé! 20.—The west bound passenger train oo the ‘San Angelo, branch of the Santa Fe jyasiheld up this morning at Bangor station, » 432 miles west. While the train whs: at‘the station the wuard, Al Wolfe, who was standing on tne ground, was approached by four men, who drew pistols and ordered him to_ pat up his hands, Brakeman Penn snatched the guard’s pistol and fired into the gang. The robbers returned the fire, mortally wound- ing Peun. They then compelled ihe guard to uncouple the express car from the next coach and ordered the engineer to run ahead, where the car was robbed. Only bout 342 was obtained by the robbers. Pur- suit is being made. S e Oklahoma Asks for Troops. Kaxsas Crty, Mo, Deo. 20.—A: Topeka, Kan,, special says: The United States marsbal received today from the chief deputy of Oklahoma City the following tele- gram: “Telegraph Colonel Snyder to have the troops to assist the deputies and to patrol this town tonight. Aunswer immediately." ‘The dispatch was sent to Colonel Snyder, commander of the United States troops in Oklahoma. No explanation of the trouble has been received. e Orueltics Confirmed. Aruexs, Dec. 20.—Chakir, the governor of Crete, sent a commission to Rethymo to in- vestigate the proceqdings there, and 1t has confirmed the report that the gendarmes had killed several unarmed Christiaus, ———— Kilrain’s Petition Donied. JacksoN, Miss., Dec. 20,—Governor Lowry today refused the petition of Jake Kilrain to remit the imprisonment portion of his sentenco on the payment of the fine, but told him that after bis case was decided by the supreme court he might present it to his (Lowry’s) successor. ——— SOUTH OMAHA NEWS, City Council, On the petition of tweniy-two abutting property holders an ordinance to pave N street was passed. When this matter was before the council adjoning property holaers frequently asked Messrs. Modillan and Johnston, and other members of the council if the assessments to pay for the paving were to be made on abutting proverty only. They one and all were assured that the as. sessment would be made in that way. An ordinance to that end was drawn, but on the protest of abutting property holders faled 10 pass. In some way Measrs, McMillan and Johns- ton were converted and concluded thut the assessment should be half way backo n each block north and sonth of N street, Then an ordinance to thateffeot was drawn and here is where tne guilty; combine split up and struck its first snag and sawyer. The ordi- nance could not be passed. As soon as (MoMillan got out of the council meeti Saturday after- noon he went (to,C. M. Hunt of the Nebraska savings.) bank and told hum of the secret meebing.ana election of Colonel E. P. Savage as councilman from the Fourth ward, giving 88 80 excuse that the ordinance to assess the N stréet paving expenses on property back to'the alloys could not be passed as the counciliwas, and Mayor Sloane would not appointany one who would vote for the ordinances: Not & single person was asked to sign the petition tor pave N street ex- cept persons owmng abutting property, and ouly twenty-two of them signed the petition. Whilaonow Messrs. McMillan and Johuston wish ta saddle the expense ou persons who arg/ 2ot benefitted, who bad !hcir‘rmmllefl that only abutting property would be assessed and who have never had a chance to be for or agalust the improve- ment. There are adjoining property-holders within the alley hmits. All of these are bitterly opposcd fo the change of front of the leaders in the combine, To illustrate the outrage attempted to be perpotrated on these ninety-six property holders the case of ex-Councilman iel Raftery will serve. Mr. Raf was ussured by both Mr, Mc- Millan and Mr, Johuston that his property lylng‘. hundred feet from N street would Dot be assessod, Andfiyu his assessment ac- cording to the last ordinance is $179.08, while C. M. Hunv'son N sud Twenty-fifth stroet is $59.65. — e Building Permiva, The following permits were issued yester- day: Mrs. L. Ashdown, frame dwelling, Twenty- fiftn and Cassius streets ‘TWO WnOF permits Throe permits THE ANTI-LICENSE BUTCHERS Thoy Hold Another Moeting and Discuss the Situation. A NEW UNION ORGANIZED. The Names of Nearly One Hundred Dealers Already Enrolled in Opposition to the Pros posed Ordinance, The Butchors, The anti-licenso butchers of the city held a meeting at Kessier's hall, on South Thir- teenth stroet, last night. About thirty-five were present The temporary organization of the last mecting was prosofved, with D. Fostor as chairman and Joe Bath as secrotary. Chairman Foster addressed the meeting av the opening, He said he was glad to see sucha strong feoling in opposition to the license outrage. The meeting, he said, rep- resented three-fifths of the butchers of Omaha, and he felt they would be victorious in ousting the clique which was trying to down the small butchers of the city. He predicted the early downfall of the butch- ers’ union and the orgamizalion of a union which would be more in accord with the sen- timent of the majority of the butchers, _All present wero invited to express tholr views, The chairman of the committee appointed 10 solicit numes to the list of those ovposed 10 the license idea roported that the com- mitteo had only -bad a oay and a half in which to carry on the work, but they had already sccured seventy-five names and had been assured by many who had signed the list for a license, that they had done so under a misapprehension and wistied to be considered as in hearty accord with the anti- license movement. Au ionvitation was extended to all who had not signed the list to come forward and do 80, ana about a dozen men responded. An employe ot one of the wholesalors said he wished to say a few words in regard to the charge made that the small butchers kept poor meat. He said that he knew by experience that the large shops were the ones which kept the poor meat. This meat was Kept in the rear of the shop and was aisposed of to chop houses, restaurants, and any other place where tney could dis- pose of it. The small butcher could not afford to risk his trade and reputation by keeping poor meat and thus losing what little trade he had. He declared that the idea of the license agitators was not to bene- fit the dear people but to put more dollars in their pockets by freezing out the small butchers. Mr. Laflin was called for and gave a foreible exposition of his views in regard to tne matter, saying that he recalled the time when some of these men who are now advo- cating a license lived in tents and had not a dollar in their pockets, Mr. Kunatz said that if the butchers wero made to pay a license the grocers should also be made to pay tho same amount, us they handled smoked meats, chickens, lard, ete., and should be restricted the same as the butchers. Mr. Besen received a very severe scoring® One of the men present said he had seen as many as a dozen rats running around Bo- sen’s shop at one time. Another suggestod that Besen expend $100 in cleanng up his shop and scraping off grease which nad boen accumulating for years. J3esen’s shop, on the past side of Sixteenth street, between Dodge and Capitol avenue, was held up to ridicule and made the subject of several hu-~ morous speeches. Mr. Kunatz said be had askea the advo- cates of the license movement why they did not try to make the grocers pay a license for solling smoked meats, and was informed timt it was tho intention to get after the grocers after they had secured the butcher ordinance. The packing houses would fight the idea of a license for grocers, and it was necessary to go slow, but they expected to accomplish their object and bring the grocers to time also. After a free expression of opinion on the license question the meeting procesdgd tothe organization of a butchers' union, declaring that tne old union does not accompiish the object for which it was organized, but is used for the purposes of a few men, who use the name of the union for their own advance- ment. ‘The meeting was reorganized with a tem- porary organization for the formation of a union, the officers being D. Foster, chair- man; Joe Bath, secretary. The list of those desiriug to join the union was opened for signatures, and it was announced that an- other meeting will be held at Kessler's hall at 8:80 o’clock next Monday evening. The meeting then adjourned to sample a large supply of wienerwurst which had baen brought in by a neighboring “small butcher. L Pears’ soap is the most elegant toilet adjunct . AMUSEMENTS, Bronson Howard’s “Heari¢tta” is undoubt- edly one of the brightest and wittiest come- dies ever written. Furthermore, it is thor- oughly an American production and deals with 8 subject familiar to American audiences. The play is already familiar to Omaha theater goers, having been seen last season, when Robson and Crane were downg it together, Consequently those who missed 4 great treat at the Boyd last nighu desire doubtless to read about the company and the performance. ‘They are more anxious to learn how Kobson gots along without Crane, and what sort of an actor has been substi- tuted in the latter's place as Nicholas Vanalstyne, They know that the characters exemplify notable —characteristics in a pointed, sentunental manuer; that through the piece ruus a serious plot; that there 1s a Isugh iu almost every sentence, and that frequently the lines are so appropriate and funny asto elicit rounds of applause, But would the play be as onjoyable as it is with- out Stuart Kobson to enact toat strangely peculiar, extremely odd, though withal rather level-headed genius, Bertie Vanal- styne! That is the question. Nine juages out of ten will say that it would not. The character was made for him, atd 1nto it ho throws all these little mannerisms for which he has become famous. I'he way ho studies and imitates the Buglish lord is very laugh- provoking. But Mr. Robson is by no means the only attraction. Frank Mordaunt and Miss May Waldron certainly shared the honors of last evening equally with him., As Nicholas Vanalstyne and Mrs.tCornelia Opedyke thoy were delightful and had the full sympathy of the large audience with them from first to last. In such arole it is doubtful whether another as suitable an actor as Mr. Mor- aount could easily be found. Ho not only looks the exchange bull, but plays him out of sight, Mis: ¥iliron makes & nperfeotly - Yasclnsting widow. She is most charming in her ways and handsoms as a picture. James K. Wilson as Dr. Wainwright, Edward J. Ratclift as Nichotas Vanalstyne, jr., Earnest Tarleton as Lord Arthur Trelawny, George Wood- ward in the role of Dr, Murray Hilwon, a minster; Revel Germain as Watson Flint, Miss Eugenie Lindeman as Rose Vanal- styne, Miss Katherine Florence as Agnes, and Miss Helen Max as Lady Trelawny also deserve mention. Their respective charac- ters were well presented, the whole mukin g s smooLh, complete and pleasing a perforui- ance as has been seen in Omaha this season. Miss Lindeman had two dificult scenes which she acted with & power d effect that won her big rounds of ap- plause. ‘The scene between father and son rn the third act, when the former discovers that the latter has ruined him, and starts to trike bis boy down, was made so strong and 'oullll!e by Mordaunt that several voices in the gullery cried out, “‘hit him." Joe Murphy had another large audience at the Grand last night, which proves that he is still @ drawing card, despite the popularity and strength of any opposition he may have. He play is newest pioce, *The Donagh,"” aud gave a performance that was highly en- Joyed. An Ot Told Tale. Council Bluffs Correspondence. Jane Harris has @ husband, but insists that it shall be in namo ouly, for although she was inordinately auxious to get him she 18 DOW just as auxious to have uo more to do with him. It came about something aftor this fashion: Jane was a trusting, confiaing young crea- ture of twenty summors, according to her story, whon sho first met Charles Paugh last August. Janehad been reared to plump, comely and attractive womanhood among tho bluffs s ome three or four miles east of this city, and Charles was o sturdy granger about cight years her senior, and residing thirty wiles nearor the rising sun, “During the dog day season of the year that is now fast sliding out of time's back door, tho pair first ot ana struck up a numerous and prolific acquaintance. They tarried at the same boarding house, and together they wrestled with boarding house beef and sought 10 unravol the mysterfos con with boarding house hash. Cnarles extra lumps of sugar to injact into coffee, lost the unreliable fiuid derract fr the fourteon carat sweotness of the dear croature's lips, while sha in _return allowed him to deposit his bread crusts under the edgo of her plato ‘Thus matters progressed until the loved-not-wisely-but-too-well staga was reached, and Jane bogan to insist that marriage must loa succeeded in staving happy day for a while longer, until finally Jane notitied him that she would pro- ceed to sue and collect on his dolmquent promises unloss he promptly camo to time and relieved her from the predicament in which she found herself. Her condition was embarrassing and rapidly becoming more so, and she became convinced that a husband was a necessary article of honse- hold furniture. Finding that Charles was not disposed to make a heroic move sho swore out a warrant for his arrest in Justice Bennett's court, and Constable Covalt ar- rested him at his home near Persia, on a chirge of seduction. r fuced each other i y morning and Paugh vried to sottle mat- s by paving $150, but Jane told him that his experience was worth more than that and demanded a marriage license. Paugh argued and remonstrated, but finally u license was sccured and the twam were made one flesh, © newly made bride then turned u cold shoulder on the bashful groom aund invited him to “make a sneak” and he was not slow to avail nimself of the privilege. She says she will have no more to do with him and now that her honor is tuken care of, al- though indifferently, she will aguin seek the familiar and prosnic duties of farm life. court yestor Stuin New Yonrg, Dec. 20.—~The All-American delegates resumed their tour around the city this morning and afterwards visited the nouse of Cornelius Vanderbilt, where they were entertamned. This evening the visit- ors were the guests of the Spanish- American Commercial union at Delmonico’s. Oficial business compelled the return of Secretary Blaine to Wasbiongton, pulves e Two Sitver Bars Lost. New Yong, Dec. 20.—Two silver barsfworth $1,000 were lost off a truck here tod whiio in transit from the American 1 nge Na- tional bank to the Cunard steamship dock. A load of $400,000 worth of silver was being sent to the steamship Umbria for shipment to Bngland when two of fhe bars wero miss- ing. e Arresting Corean Plotters. Loxpo, Dee. 20.—Many hundred arrests have been made in Coren in consequence of the discovery of the plot of the chief eunuch to assassinate the king. - Bushiri's Head Men Hanged. ZANzinar, Dec. 20.—Three of Bushiri's head men have been hunged at Bugamoyo, S MILK REDUCED TO POWDER. A New Industry Which NMay Be In- troduced into This Country. Here is a new inaustry we know very little about in this count: The idea of reducing cow’s milic to a dry powder and shipping it in this condition all over the world seems to have fivst originated with Dr. Krueger, a Swiss savant, and under his management o company was organized to make milk powder in Switzerland. It is claimed that milk in this form is much petter than canned or condensed milk for one reason, it has no sugarin it. Itis well known that condensed milk can not be used in many depart- ments of cooking on account of this sugar, and this also makes it objection- able for use with very young children, not that sugar iwself is injurious to babies, for it is alwaysput in their milk, we believe, but it is better that this sugar be put in fresh av the time of pre- paring milk for the child. A How far this powdered milk will an- swer these objectionsremains tobe seen. One thing is certain, the powder would be much better for transportation and more handy to have in the house than either plain or condensed milk, pro- vided it is w success, says the American Dairyman. [t looks somewhat dubious as a complote substitute for plain milk, notonly on account of its necessary extra expense, but we do not find any kind of food capable of being thor- oughly dried and afterward made over with water so as to closely resemble the original article, ana we never expect to see it done with cow’s milk. Nature has & way of mingling these things that thus far man has not been able to closely imitate. s A Vast Cemotery, Did you ever make a caleulation of the number of people that bave inhab- ited this globe since tho beginning of time? Nodoubt you will say that such salculations involve a loss of time, and are, after all, barren of results, but as weare engaged in giving curious r ings and odd ealeulations, let us take a few minutes’ time and approximate, with a cértain degree of accuracy, at least, the number of souls that have been ushiered into and out of this sinful world since the time when it was not good for Adam to be alone, says the St. Lows Republic. At the present tigo it is believed that there are 1,400,000,000 human beings on our globe; but let’ us suppose there has been bud an aver- age of 900,000,000 living at one time since the creation, To give room for any possible doubt as to the average length of life we will putit down at fifty vears. (It may haye been longer than thay during bible times; it has been much shorter, however, since, With the average length of life reck- oned s above we have had two genera- tions of 900,000,000 each every ceuntury for the last 6,000 years. Taking this , wo have had about 66,627,- 843,237 260 inhabitants on this globe since the beginning of time. Admitting that there is a deal of guesswork about this calculation, and that it has been hastily and perhaps in- accurately done, it will be perceived, nevertheless, that our earth isa vast cemetery. On eunch rood of it 1,283 human beings have found a burial piace, A rood being scarcely sufticient for ten graves, each grave must contain the remains of 120 persons, The whole sur- face of the globe, if all peoples bury within the earth as we do, has been dug over 120 times in order to get room for burial places, = s Farmer’s Home hotel, Webster st.,be- tween 15th and 16th. Boarding from #4 Lo 85 per week. Everything nice. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorta. Whea shie was a Child, she cried for Castoria, When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, Whasbohad Children, she gave them Castoria Tk Noods Saxsapaita DRSS Vo Dol All Tirod Ou the changing WOrLy—you n rom widepressing offact s 0 ¢ ason, or by hard work and the toning, bullding up, nerve- strengthening (ot of Hood's Sarsaparilla te five vou n foeling of health and strengtls again t purifies the blood, cures billiousness, dyspep- sia, headache otc, Hood's Sarsaparilla is sold hy all drug rlsts, Preparea by C. L Hood & Co, Lowell T —— PUSS AS A RETRIEVER. A Sportsman's Oat that Answ Purposes of a B Stephen Rigabroadt of county, is the owner of tese cat that is unusually intelligent and has developed to a remarkable do- greo traits that are seldom found in the cat family, says a Wilkesbarre, Pa., aispatch to the New York Sun. The most peculiar thing about this purticu- lar Thomas is his love for a gun. a love which began to manifest itsell about three years ago. Tho cat first began to follow'its owner to the woods and tields in seurch of birds, and Mi. Bigabroadt noticing his liking for the sport, tool some puins to develop the hunting in- stinctand make Tommy useful. The cat was easily taught and a few lessons sufficed to make him w trust- worthy reliever. As soon as the gun was discharged he would go scurrying about in seareh of the game. If he found the bird or squirrel he would se it and bring it in, after which he would begin to purrand rub his head against his master’s logs as though tey: ing to show his pride una satisfaction ut the result. In time he began to acquive the knack of flushing the game and M Tigabrondt has carried home many & fine, plump parr that had hopped up on the lower limbs of some tree just to get out of Tommy’s way. T'his sort of thing has gone on until the cat is an enthusiastic hunter, and no doyg shows livelier manifestations of joy when a gun is in sight, If the cat happens t sound asleep on his rug belind the stove the words, *“Tommy, s zo gnd get n bird,” rouse him and start bim out of the house like a flash. For two or three years Mre. Eigabroadt has hung his gun on_ hooks in one of the rooms frequented by the cat, who now watches it with a keen eye, If it is out of its accustomed place Tommy makes a tervible fuss. The other day, just W gee what the cat would do, he put him out of the house, removed the gun and secreted himself. His wife then brou, i into the room. The eat at once missed the gun and his master and saring about in search of them. 5 but little attention to rata and mice, but he woula rath follow a th o fine mal- gun than eat his dinner. § owaner thinks he rivals in sagacity all other cats in the country--the Sun’s office At not excepted—and would not part with ham for the e of a good-sized Jefferson county fu i el Lo TERRAPIN AND STATESMEN, Ous Lawmakers Very Fond Savory Saurian. The principal demand for terrapin comes from the national capital when congress is in session, although there is a fair demand from New York and Baltimore. The Bostonian finds a_le: costly food in baked beans aud the Phi adelphian contents himself with a move frugal fare than the Georgia terrvapin, In New York, everywh rich men dine, the terrapin is a favorite dish and adiuner is not cousidered complete among statesmen at Washington with- out the te pin. A chef who unde stands how to properly serve the escu- lent sauriann will command as high a salar 5 the con man who foots the bill for the dinner. A Savannah Morning News reporter visited the terrapin pens. at Thunder- bolu recently and found about one thou- sand at A. Plafi’s place and from 2,000 to 2,600 at Henry Ambos’ pluce. They are kept in inclosures built for the pur- pose, and ure fod on shrimp and fish. At present there is no demand for ter- rapin, but the dealers keep them in stock und have boats aud men cngaged in terrapin fishin The price of to their scarci of the apin is high owing They are worth all the way from $15 to §25 per dozen and the demand always exceeds the supply. They are, strange o say, sold by mes urement. A terrapin measuring five and one-half inches or less is uot sold as one terrapin, but three of that size are sold for two, Two t pin measur- ing over five und one-haif inches would sell for three. Phunderbolt is the terrapin head- quarters, The animuls are brought toere in fishing sloops, and command as high as $12 10 $16 & dozen, delivered thero. They ave shipped in' burrels to the north in their season. They are easily kept in confiuement, and in the sheds where they are kept they are let run on the ground floor, Plenty of water is furnished them. They are fed like hogs in a pen, and soon learn to know when the fevder is about, After a short confinement they will come at call for food. T A dog saved the Comercial house at Adrian, Mich,, from desteuction on a recent mornin, Fire broke out in the burroom at 4 o'clock, but his barking brought hul[) before the building be- came involved. Forty guests wore asleep in the hotel, POWDER Absolutely Pure. Thls posvdaruaver varios, A marvelof pustys, streugth anl wiolssomeness. More ecouoiunt: caltian the orliaury Kl ud caugot besold in compotition with the multitude, of Tow short Welght alum or phosphats powders only in cans. BOYAL BAKING POwosk Co., 16 Wall 8t, N. ¥,