Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 28, 1890, Page 2

2 Provisions of this statute. Every section of it s framed upon the theory thal these men u8 & cluss are unworthy the confidence of their neighbors, and before they can trans- a0t a necessary and lawful business they are subjected to legal restrictions unknown to auy other trade and unnecessarily humiliat- ing 0 every person engaged in il ghn state of lowa owes it to herself and to those of her citizens who are required to handle alcoholic stimulants for necessary PUrposes 1o put this business upon n reputs able basis before the law or abolish it ay oncoe and forever. Among questions of local interest, none so wtir the minds of our people o8 those which relate to the manufacture and salo of in- toxicating liquors as a beverage. No one underrates the consequences of fntemperance. All conceds the propriety of legislation to minimize, as far as practicable, its evils, but an irreconcilable difference of oninion exists whenever wo undertake to determine what that legislation shall be. ‘Ihis mnaturally and aimost neces- wiirily arises from the mixed onaracter of our Popuiation—the disparity in our education ana customs, and in our views as to the legi- timate exercise of legislative control over nocial habits that do not directly wvade either pubiic or private rights. In considering this quostion we cannot rightfully shut our Yeyes to thoe fact that a considerable portion ‘of our popuiation have been taught from 1nfancy to believe thut the moderate use of malt and vinous liquors at Teast 18 notcriminal, but inatead thereof that it is actually beneficial, 1t s necdiess to expect that a statute, however armed with ponalties for ite violution, will change such convictions, 1t it wero capable of controlling the habits of these people the power which would subju- gate their will would be force alone, and the same force as that which awes into submi sion the subjects of every despotism on the face of the wlobe. It would be a degree of force that engenders foar--not love, not even rospect for the law, nor for the government that enncted it. Of all the means ever employed to improve the morals of men, that of excessivo punish- ment is the least effective. No patriot ever Jived that drew the inspiration of his love of country from fines or imprisonment inflicted by the government he sorved. Weak almost to stupidity is the ruler who covors the lund he governs with a network of crimival laws intd which his suojects are constantly stumblin We canuot think alike, For some inscrutable reason soci everywhere is divided into clas Hab ‘which are pleasant to one ars distasteful to another, Christianivy itself has its votlaries nnd its foes, Why, then, should we expect 10 compel uniformity of scutiment on this sabjecty If practical experiment was necessary to demonstrate the workings of this law, we have had it. No statute was ever supplied Wwith better facilities for 1ts enforcement or armed with more excessive penalties for its violation, considering the nature of the acts prohibited, and yet with all its terror with every branch of the state government in the hands of its frignds, it has lain hmp and lifeless, ignored, discezarded sod de- spised in most of the large cities of the state from the day of its birth to the present time, The friends of the law the real sit- uation and assume too much, They exagge ate the extent ol intemperate habits among our people befora its enactment and equally #0 the diminution of such hubits since it be- cawe operative. 1t is incapable of demonstration except upon naked assumption tbat the use of in- toxicating liquors as & veverage in lowa bus diminished since the law took effect. It isa patent fact known to everyone who has taken the pains to inform themselves that in many of our cities, containingas they do a Jarge fraction of our population, the only ef- fect of the law has been to reliove the traf- flo in these liquors from legal restraint of every kind. It is equally notorious that in the large cfties of the state where the open saloon hias been closed a secrot vrafc sufiicient to supply all the wauts of the trade has imme- diately followed. It must be apparent to unbiased minds that in these localities at least the use of intoxi- cating liquors as a beverage has not been duminished by our prohibitory law, but in- stead thereof that it bas been greatly in- creased, if wantof logal restraint of any Xind will produce that effect. It is equally plain that a local option law ‘will supoly for all localities where our pro- Tubitory law is now enforced precisely the same protection from the evils of this trade that they now enjoy, while it would give to Jocalities where the present law is ignored a practicable method of controlling & trafic that all admit shoutd be put under legal re- straint of some kind. Tcannot ugree with those who argue that it.is better that this business should be con- ducted in violation of law than it is that it be conducted in pursuance thereof. Through the aid of proper legislation the character of the commodities aisposed of,the fitness of men who are permitted tc enguge in the business, and the class of persons to whom sales shall not be wmade can all be reg- uiated and largely controlled, while the il- licit traffic 1s open to the vilest of men for the sale of the most adulterated of liquids to every class of human beings tbat can be in- duced to buy. There is not a large city in the world in which the demand for intoxicating liquors 03 & boverage is not supplied by a legalized or illicit traffio therein, nor has there been or ‘will there be such a city; and we must de- termine for ourselves whether this trafic in our own cities shall be put under such prac- ucable legal restramnts as is within our pomerer be conducted outside of and in vio- ation of all law, because we aim to accom- plish more than is possible. It is no areument in favor of this law that the courts have held it to he constitutional, Not one wrong of the British parliament or XKnglish king that lea our forefathers into open rebellion against their government, and justified, in thoir opinion, a resort to the last und final arbitrament of wea could have been impeached in the courts of England, because it was beyond the constitutional power of the government to inflict it, Tn my own judgment the chief obstacle to the enforcement of this law lies ia the fact that in and of itself it is a cruel violation of one of the most valued of human rights, By that act lowa stunds convicted of first mak- ing the business of the brewer and wine- maker legul, of watching withont warning the expansion of their busiuess within her borders until millioos upon millions of the capital of her citizons had been nvested therein and then coldly wiping it out with- out one effort to compensate those who were ruined thereby. We need not strive to console our cons sciences with the belief that this property has peen turned into other and more useful channels. The naked truth is that wherever he law has been enforced its owners have n fwpoverished, and if anything has been saved from the wreck it is tho merest mite of its forwer value. _ Ignoping ot this time the question of whether or not the moral or material welfare of tho state as a whole is being advanced by this law, a question upon which ita friends and enemies take preciscly opposito view: conceding all that is claimed for it 1n cer- tain localities where it is enforced ana re- fl{ln‘llnl the evils of an unrestraived trafic atoxicating lquors where it is not eu- rced, have we statesmen upon both sides of this controversy that can impartially con- mider the necessity of the situation? " It we have tney will tind a mddle ground between the two extremes of opinion on this subject. Thev will leave to every locality that desires it the present prohibitory law or ats equivaleat. They will force it upon uo city or town where public sentiment rejects it. They will recognize the self-evident wruth that a Iaw which is eutirely eficient " for the control of this truffic in the rural istricts of the state is wholly inadequate for that purpose in the great cities. They will conoede the right of self-govern- ment to citizens capable of deciding for themseives what is better for their own lo- calivies, and to deny to people 1 ove section of the state the power w determine what lations shall coutrol those of another, 1 e R e have ue TN lateraey and with whose circumstauces and needs they ure necessarily unacquaiuted. [ 2y will look beyond mere questions of sentiment into the realms of practical busi~ woes life, and observe the naked truth that a criminal oty its ‘wast wajority of the iahabitants of the civ- ilized I.grldm opposed o probibi laws pon principles that furnish no justiication v for the intewperate use of alcobolic stimu- lants. “Ihey will realize that states to be prosper- must be governed by laws iu accord the judgment of the masses of men und those who ure opposed thereto. t, beyonu all theories, thore is to n{ a more weighty reason still for & radi- our prohibitory laws. | he electors of the state, under circumstances leave no room for doubl as to their huve expressed their wishos 10 Tt to read the platforms of N THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY the respactive parties, the lotters of acoop- tance of their candidates for governor, and romember the discussions that followod, without reaching the conclusion -that no political issue was ever moro thoroughly aiscussed or better understood by the o8 than that relating to this question in mpaign which proceded our last elecs To shut our oyes to this glaring trath is nothing less than a deniat of ordinary intel ligence on the part of those who cast their ballots on that occasion. 1 am the keeper of no man’s conscience ex- pt my own. Others muy believe they have a higher daty to perform in this matter than any they owe the majority whosolclearly ex- vressed will they are willing to iznore. They should not, however, misiead thom- solves into tho behsf that tho peoplo of lowa have not through the only medium known to our institutions for setiing politi- cal issues passed judgment on this, Nordo 1 nt the scope or effect of this judgment misunderstovd. They have not undertaken to deprive any locality in the state where public seatiment upholds it of our present prohibitory law or it equivalent. They huve simply declared that each city, town and township shall have the right to determine for itself whether it shall ve governed by prohibitory laws or by a care- fully puarded license law, the minimum fee for which shail be £00, to be paid into the county treasury, with 'power in the munici- palities to increase this fee for their own benefit. Those who believe in this decision, and believe 1t their duty to respect 1t cannot rightfully depart from the letter of that decision as it was made, Tnhe license law, it any, which is 10 superseds prohibition must be all that has been promised. We cannot make the fee less, or provide for one fee for the sale of one kind of aleoholic stimulants and unother for others, without departing from the only plan which has received the ap- proval of a majority of the people of the stute. ‘We are bound in honor to furnish for lo- calities adopting 1t a most carefully guarded license law, ‘I'ne greateat of care should be exercised to take the traffic out of the hands of im- moral and irresponsible hunds. Every safe- guard possible sbould be theown around those who are in this respect legitimate subjects of legal control. A will. ful sale to & minor or unkard should be cause for revoking & license. Proprietors should be required togfurnish in some form adequate security fortthe payment uf all judgments, either criminal ov civil, that may be obtained agawnst them for any act done in the line of their business, Drunkenness should be punished as a crime, and the habitual drunkard should be taken 'in charge by the state, tried by a com- mission, and if found guilty sent to an asylum and kept there until cured. He has no more right to be at large than the lunatic, forhie 18 such when intoxicated, and when it 18 mude known to him that he is to be treated by the law as he should be, and not by a vitiated public sentiment as he never ought to be, there will be fewer homes wrecked by dissolute men than now ‘What lowa needs is practical legislation on this subject, lewislation that is broad enough 10 meet th ws of more than a single class; that is hberal enough to command the respect of all her people; that 18 generous enough to invite to her borders every class of respectable persons; that is just enough to protect the person and property of every one of hor citizens, and wise enough to exercise a practical control over o trafMe that toda unrostrained in most of her centers of popu- lution, He who strives for this is not the foe of temperance, butis the frisud of a state too graad in its natural advantages; too broad in the diversity of its interests; 100 widely at variance in tho education, habits and cus- toms of its people to by appropriated by any single class or sect. Referriog 1 taxation the governor said thousands of people owned property 1 the state which they did not taxes on, and thousands paid taxes who did not own prop- erty. 1o favored equalization of the public burdens by legislation, . The ensctment of any system of taxa- tion which took from ons cluss to Rive to another was an unequal and impar- tial distribution of the public burdens and should be abolished. “If true to herself,” said the governor in .conclusion; “if liberal in lier statutory enactments and just in theiwr application, Lot a state in this union has a brighter futuve. Lf she falls short of that for which nature designed her, the blame of it will rightfully descond upon those who make sod administer ber laws.” 1he cnate Committees. Des Moixzs, Ia., Fob. 27.—At the close of Governor Boies' address th s joint convention dissolved. The house was called to order and adjourned. o In the senato Lieutenant Governor Poyner was duly installed, and his first act was to givo out a list of the senate committees, as follows: Ways and Moaus Vale,” Gatch, -Parrott, Harsh, Price, Davidson, Milis, Perkins, , Buyless, Kent, Kogler, Cas: Jdndiciary—Woolson, Clyde, Barrett, Lawrence, Finn, Secds, Dangan, Bolter, Wolfe, Dodwe, Schmidt, Shields and Mosnat, Appropriations—Gateh, McCoy, Parrott, Hancnett, McCoy, Reiuiger, Funk, Brower, McVay, Smith, Weidman, Bailey, Taylor, Mattoon, Bills, Rich and Gebble. Suppression of [utemperance—~McCoy, Reiniger, Dungan, Barrett, Caldwell, Weid- man, Woolson. Taylor and Gronoweg. Rinlways—Meservey, Harsh, Price, Finn, McVay, Caldwell, Seceds, Bayless, Dodge, Groneweg nnd Cléveland, Agriculture—Vale, Milla, Weidman, Per- wins, Reiniger, Smith, Barnett, Hanchett, Stewart, Kent and Itich, Congressional and Judiolal Districts—Bar- rett, Dungan, Lawrence, Smith, Davidson, Clyde, Hanclott, Kegler, Dodge. Ballingall and Cleveland. Insurance—Price, Smith, Mack, Parrott, Bolter, Wolfe and Taylor. Labor—Harsh, Davidson, Perkins, Engl Barnett, Woolson, Smith, Woife and 1al hingall Kducational 1nstitutions—Mills, Funk, Brower, Vaie, McUoy, Seeas, Mosnat, Dodge and Bayless. Schools—Finn, Funk, Clyde, Meservey, Woolson, Mack, Mattoon, Kelly and Bills. Cities and Towns—Smith of Linn, Parrott, Lawronce, Gateb, Harsh, Grouewig, Gobble, Shields and Schuidt. Public Health—Caldwell, McVay, Smich, Perkans, Meservey, Engle, Bayloss, Bliss and Mattoon. Mines and Minmg—Dungan, Davidson, McCoy, Gatch, Vale, Engle, Kolly, Cassatt and Stewart, Charitable Institutions—MoVay, Brower, Caldwell. Bailey, Seeds, Cleveland, Cassaty, Stewart and Kegler. Compensation of Public Ofvers—Seeds, Gateb, Finn, Bills and Ballingall, Higbways — Weidmav, Price, Perkins, Milis, Barnett, Cleveland, Gobble, Stewart and Kent. Covstitutiona! Amendments and Suffrage —Reimger, MoVay, Caldwell, Burrett, Seeds, Gobble and Shields. Elections—Lawrence, Smith, Meservey, Barrett, Mattoon, Sclkmidt and Bolter. Banks—Brower, Barrett, Price, Harsh, Kent, Kelly and tallingall, Printing—Funk, Brower, Harsh, Parrott, Bailey, Bayless and Engle. Commerce--Smith of Wright, Reiniger, Hanchett, Bailey, Ballingall, Cléveland and Gobble, Retrenchment and Reform-—Barnett, Mills, Vale, Finn, Clyde, Laylor und Bills, Federal Relations—HBuiley, Clyde, Mack, Hanchewt, Groneweg, Kegler ana Taylor, Peoitentiaries and Pardous — Hancbett, Baroott, Baley, Brower, Bolter, Mosnut und Riob, Senatomnl and Representative Districts— Mack, Weidman, Dungan, Lawrence, Eugle, Smith and Suielas. Claims—Perkins, Harsh, Smith, Kegler and Mosnat. Corporations-~Clyde, McCoy, Finn, Wolfe aud Mosuat. Smith Me Public Huildings—Davidson, Manufactures—Holter, Smith, Price, Funk servey, Cleveland and Cassatt. und Rich. Military—Bayless, Mills, Caldwell, Dun- ga0 and Mattoon. Rules—MoCoy, Woelson, Gatch, Bolter and Schmidt. Horticulture and Forestry—Bugle, Weid- man and Cagsatt. . ¥ ame—Kent, Funk and Kelly. Lands--Dodge, Lawreuce and Groneweg. Library—Woolte, Woolson and Shields. Eugrossed Bilis—Funk, Mack aud Rich, Eorolled Bills—Davidson, Meservey and Stewart. ‘Tte democrats get the chalrmen of six commiftees wnd Lhe republicans get thirty- on A resolution was adopted thaokiog Lieu- e tenant Governor Hull for his fairness and ability in presiding ovor the senate. The senate then adjourned. Governor. Hotes' Recantion, Drs Moises, Ia, Feb. 27.—The ro- ception given by Governor Boies was largely attended. Tho eovening was fine, and all the wisiting delegations, as well 8 the Des Moines people, turned out in force to pay their respects to the new democratio governor. The senate, house, supreme judges and state officials and their wives wero recewed first, and they, shortly after 8 o'clock, started o stream of visitors which continted over two hou e decorations of the raception room were very fine, The toilets of the ladies were quite rich, Mrs. Larraboe wore a dress of imperial purple, while Miss Boies wore cream colored satin, The reception was the most successful held for years. The Ploncer Law Makers. Des Motses, I, Feb. [Special Telo- gram to Tue BEr.)—The, pioneer law mak- ers, to the number of about seventy-five, bogan a two days’ convention in this city this morning at the Central Christian church. President John F. Duncombe of Fort Dodge delivered the oponing address, and Judge George G. Wright of this city the address of welcome. Hon. B. T. Richards of Dubuque spoke extonipore, and ex-Senator Hibbard of Ked Oak read a paper in place of theaddress assigned to Hon. G, W, Jones of Dubuque, who was unable to be prosent. Hon, Samuel J. Kirkwood of Iowa City was also detained at home. Tho convention then attended the inaugural ceremonies in @ body. [n the evening Judge Johnson of Keokul was in- stalled ns the new president, and delivered an interosting address. A resolution was adopted nviting Governor Hoes and mem- bers of the legislature to visit tho meeting tomorrow. Thrown Us O8KALOOSA, Tn .—|Special Tele- gram to Tie Ber, |—Charles Fagan of Now Sharon, who was employed as brakeman on the yard engine in the Iowa Central railway yards in tnis city, was lilled near Carbon Junction, “about_two miles north of town, this morning. Tho engine was returning from Carbon, and Fagan was settiog the switch on the main line, whon, in some way, he was caught and thrown under tho wheels. A Heavy Snow Storm. CepAr Raring, Ia., Feb. 27.—|Special Tele- gram to Tne Ber]—A heavy snow storm has prevailed all day. Tonight a heavy wind is drifting the snow, and blackades are \mmi- nent. It is growing colder rapidly. Omaha Gets 1here Again. Rep OAK, la, Feb. 27.—(Special to Tux Bk, |—Richards & Co. of :Omaha, were awarded the contract todayto build the court house, for §69,250. ———— BORN 10 RULE. Bishop Esher, Voted Out of the Chair, ses to Budge. SnanokiN, P Feb, 27.—The eastern Pennsylvania Kyangelical conference was opened this morning by Bishop Esher of Chicago. Charges were preferred against Bishop Esher by four elders. The commit- tee considered a trial necessary and Reaa- ing, March 19, was fixea as the place and time. The bishop was then requested to va- ate the chair, but declined to do so. The charges are: *L. Slander and evil speaking. Falsehood. Creating dissensions by perpotuating and intensifying agitation in our church and disturbing her peace by tho revival of old and previously adjusted difiiculties and dif- forences.” They are the same charges that were pro- ferred agaiust Bishop Esher in Chicago at the investigatiou last December, which re- sulted 1 his acauittal, ‘Che bishop today refused to offor any explanation to the charges, claiming that be had been tried and acquitted. After his refusal to vacate the chair a resolution was presented by Rev. Mr. Hanna declaring that Bistioo Esher was an *improper person to preside over the con-" ference.” but the bishop would not recognize the motion for its adoption. Rev. Mr. Leo- pold then spoke, saying the dissension in the church bordered on anarchy and the organ- 1zation was threatened with dissolution. Ad- journed. e An Appral From South Dakota, FAULKTO! D., Feb. 27. ‘o tne Friends of Humanity KEverywhere: Owing to the long and excessive drouth in. onr state, and especially in our oounty, during the last year and a half our farmers. have lost their entiro crops. in the year 1889—whoat not averaging one bushel to the acre, corn, oats, barley, flax and millet being absolutely nothing. Being a new county and a purely farming county, and our farmners being de- pendent ubon their crovs each year to carry them through the winter aad coming season, tney are thus cut off from all sources; and being unable to obtain seed to put in a'crop and grain to feed their teams previous to and while putting the same in the ground, they are con'polled to and do ask of their more favorea friends to contribute their as- sistance to them in this their hour of ne cessity; and, hoping that others may never be in like condition, can only say that we may never be found wantiog and that all ai¢ rendered will be received with many thunys, Dated at Faulkton, Faulk county, S. D,, this 18th day of February, 1590. GEoRGE J. JAVIS, ioner, Fitth Dist, Late County Comm - Formed a Historioal Society, Pisrug, 8. D, Feb. 27.—[Special Telexram to Tue Bes.]—The State Historical Society was organized in this city this evening by the election of the following oficers: Hon, George H. Hund of Yankton, president; vice presidents, Hon. N, H. Taiclman of Parker, Hon. W. W. Brookings of Sioux Falls, 1tev. Edward Brown of Desmet, Hon. J, Foster of Mitchell, Laeutenant Governor J. H. Fletcher of Sauta Clara, Hon, P, I, McClure of Pierre, Hon, ¥. J. Washabavgh of Deadwood, Hon, A, 8. Stewart of I aul Spriogs; Hon, O, H, Parker of Bmarience secretary; Eugene Stere of fierre, urer, A greatdeal of work was done in placing the society on & firm footing and many of the best known men of the state were present and promised to take a lively interest in the mutter bereafter, The per- manent place of meeting will be at the cap- itol. Annual meetings will be on the third Tuesdays in Jamuary, but specials will be called at the order of the presideat. e Severe on the War Office. Loxvoy, Feb. 27.—The report of the Marquis of Hartington's commission on the army and navy 18 severe on the war office system, which it flods extravagant, oum- brous and inefMicient. It proposes to abolish the position of commander-iu-chief, now held by the duke of Cambridge, and to sub- stitute a military chief of staff to be as- sisted by an advisory board. It declares the uavy well organized and admirably man- e Business Troubles. Cuica6o, Feb. 27.—The assignee for the C, J. L. Meyer & Sons company, whose failure created 8 sensation a short time ago, took out an attachment today against Julius Meyer, & member of the company, for §27,- 000, allefing that Julius’ personal account had been overdrawn this amount in cash and materisls, most of which went into elegant apartment houses built by Meyer in this oity. Forger Fursman Canght. BroomiNeTox, 1L, Feb. 27.—A telegram from New Orleans says W. T. Fursman, the Pontiac, I, defaulter and forger, was ar- today; no further particulars yet ob. tainable. Fursman skipped out of Pontiac last November, having aefrauded Hudson, Burr & Co. of this city and eastern loun axents out of $200,000 by forged mortgages. ———— A Roar End Collision, Newask, N, J., Feb. 27.—The Chicago limited dashed into the rear end of a Lehigh valley triin tonight st @ streel crossing. ‘The passcugers were badly sbaken up but 1O Oue was burk. e The Beath Hoil Wasuixaroy, Feb. 37.—~Cemmodore Geonge 1. White, chief of the buress of yards and docks, died at his residence la tuis city this worning from sn attack of wpopless. THE VETERANS BREAK RANKS | Plattsmouth the Unanimous Cholcs for tho Nexs Gathering. JBANQUETTED BY THE LADIES. H. H. 8hedd of Hastings Drops Dead —Dodee Connty Teachors' Assos clation“Other News About the State. The Vetorans Disperse. Pratrssovrn, Neb,, Feb. 27.—|Speclal Telegram to Tue Bem |—The reunion of the Flirst and Second regiments of Nebraska voluntoers closed tonight. During the after- noon the two regiments formed in conpanies and marched to & photographer’s and had their pictures takea, one of which will be presented to each soldior present as o me- mento of the occasion. A temporary organ- ization of the Nobraska association was effocted this morning at the opera house, with H. C. McMacken in the chair. The committes to prepare a vonstitution and by- laws reported and the report was adopted after debate with an amendment. The next reunion will occur on the third Tuesday in November wvext and in view of the hospitality that Plattsmouth has displayed it was located in this city, and to be without expense to the city or citizens, The following ware elected officers of the associntion: President, H. C. MeMackon; vice president, J. Q. Goss; chaplain, Fred Harris; secritary, George V. Hall;' troas- urer, Christ Hartman, Tois_evening they hold'unother campfire, with Major Thomas Majors 1 the chair, The following made short speechos and related anecdotes: Col. onel Greusel of the Thirty-second Tilinois, Mujor Hearman of the Second Nebrask, Commissary J. Q.. Goss of the Second Nebraska aud ‘sévoral others. ‘Ihese were interspersed with music and songs. After the campiire they adjourned to the Grand Army of the Republic hall, where a_bounte- ous repast had beon prepared for them by the patriotic Indies of the city. There was about one hundred and thirty old veterans seated. The reunion was a decided success, and much of this is due o the untiring ef- forts of H. C. McMacken of _this city, chair- man of the state reunion committee. Death of Henry H. Shodd. Hastixos, Neb, Feb, 27.—[Special Tole- gram to THE Bk, |—Mayor Henry H. Shedd, one of the flrst settlers in the county, dropped dead at bis home this morning at 8 o'clock of heart disease, Mr. Shedd has been a representative business man, having veen prominently ideatifled in the upbuild- ng of the city, owner of the large Shead building, secretary aud extensive stock- holder of the Citizens’ street railway com- pany and also owns. a _large caltle ranch, Mr. Shedd was an oficer of the Adums county bank until recently, when he estab- lished one of the mast extensive furniture houses in the west. Mr. Shedd came to Ne- braska from New York state and was fifty- three years of age 4t the time of his death. He leaves a wife and two daughters. Teachers' Associations. FRremMoNT, Neb, | Feb. 27.—|Special to Tue Bee.l--The Dodge county teachers have just organized five district associations which will te subordinate to the county as- sociation, in order to afford opportunity for all the teachers o participate 1n the benefits which acerue, from such organization. The vresidents of these :sections are as follow: ¥. A Hyde, Scribner; T, H. Dabrey, Hooper; W. H. Clemmons, Fremont; Frank Fox, Dodge; Miss Minnie Johnson, North Bend. These district associntions meet once a month and unite I the county convention, which meets quarterly. An importdwir Business Change. Furesoxt, Neb., Feb. 27.—[Special to Tar Bre.1—A ehungéfig& * fust bean made in the personnsl 8 K're; heaviest business firm, the , Nyb-Wilsafi-Morehouse company, graln, coal and live 3800k’ dealers, at about thirty points on the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley road, with headquarters in this city, Messrs. W. R. Wilson and B. F. Morehouse have retired from the firm and it will bereafter be known as the Nyo & Schnelder company. The new officers are as followa: Ray Nye, president; William Fried, vice_president; R. B. Schoeifler, L. M. Keene, Frank Fowler, G. H. Taylor, di- rectors, ¥ Going to Michigan. FreMONT, Neb.,” Feb. 27.—(Special to Tae Ber.]—Frank Ketchum, who has been local agent for the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri | Valley railroad, for three years, has just re- signed his position to uccept a siaular posi~ tion with the Duluth, South Shore & Atian- tic road, at Sault St, Marie, Mich., under Goneral ' Manager Fitch, formerly of the Elkhora. ~ Mr. Ketchum will take with him as chief clerk and dispatcber, Harry Evans of thiscity, and C, W. Thompson of Lin- wood, Mr. Ketchum's departure will be a matter of general regret in the social und business circles of Fremont. His successor bas not yet been named, Gors to the Supr -m> Court. NonroLk, Neb., Feb, 27.—|Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee,|—The caseof Clark vs the Union Pacific railway, which was tried at the last term of the district court of Mad- son county and a 7erdict of $4,835 found for the plaiotiff by injuries stained about a year since from a team which he was driv- ing becoming frightened at the locomotive, was argued before Judge Norris at Dakotn City vesterday for a new trial. The court overruled the motion and the case goes to the supreme court on error. Acknowledeed the Theft HasmiNGs, Neb,, Feb. 27.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Beg.]—Charles I. Knapp, ar- restad vesterday for the robbery of Hobson, y today before Judge Vineyard. Waived bail and will be taken to Kearncy tomorrow for confinement until the May term of the district court. Burglars at Nebraska City. NenuAska Ciry, Neb, Feb. 27.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bek.|—Wilhelmy & Over- ton’s hardware store was burglarized lasy nigbt of several hundrad dollars worth of re- volvers aud guns, No clue to the robbers. B INTERVIEW WiTH DOM PEDRO. He Believes thel Republicans Can Goverirthe Country. New Yonx, Feb.'88—Dr. storel, editor of La Nacion of Bugjaog Ayres, bas written a letter to Dr. Mendnnes, the Brazilian minis- ter to \Vuulunwd\ «iving parts of av in- terview with Dow’ Pedro. The ex-emperor said the republicang, had done him a great injustice. He belipyed, though, that they would be able to gnwarn thoe country bocause the Brazilisns werg a patriotic peopls. He would continue to,serye them in Kurope as he had done inighwezil. In case of future complications and acksll from the poople Lo rewurn to the throg@dre would respond. He would not, howevir,do suything to cause strifo among the péap! eyt Hurley Bapl'Robbery Trial, Asuraxp, Wis,, o7.—Iu the Hurley bank robbery trial today George Slate of Ironwood testified that Perrin, the defond- anf, had endeavored to prevent him from at- tending the trisl as a state witness, aud also tried to have iwportant books withheld. The cross-examination of Cashier ieynolds de- veloped that the books of his bauk bad been for two years uad are now in a badly muti- 1ated condition. He had taken Perrin’s note for $10.000 and used it vs credit on his bauk’s trial balance sheol to swell the volume of the bank's business on beth sides of the ledger, Judge Cate charged that such a procceding was inteuded 1o deceive the public. o South Dakota Lagislatara. Pieke, S. D, Feb 8%.—(Speeial Telo- gram to Tug Bre |—la the sonate today the time was cousumediio # discussion of the ed- ucational billvelutive Lo the towaship and distriot system. All but thirteen of the older counties in the siate are under the FEBRUARY 28, 1890, township aystom, and a bill drawn up by the state board of oducation favoring the town- | ship system was at lnst indefinitely poste | poned The Ml favoring the district system” introduced by Krickson was uiade o special order for tomorrow his 18 0 of the most | important laws before the legislature, and attempts to straightea out the jumble in | echool affairs brought about by th between the tow hip and district systems, | In the house the bill to adopt the Rhines vote recording system of eloetion came up, anl after a hol discussion it was snowe under. House bill No. 81, for the expenses of the legislative, executive and judicial d e- partments of the state, interest on the pub- | lic debt, school institutes, and for tho cur rent exponses of all instititions of th was passed, being the goneral appre bill. Tomorrow the senate will consider this Dbill for final passage. In tho house the famous prohibition bill, as amendeda by the senate, will come up for concurrence, when | ® hot time is expected. - COMMITIEE, conflict. DOLPR'S Reporters Refuse to Tell How They Gee News, Wasmixaroy, Feb, —The Dolph investi- gating ccmmittee today continued its inquiry into the methods by which the proceedings of the exccutive sessions becamo public. Several newspaper men testified that they had written reports of the proceedings of certain executive sessions, but when asked to give their sources of information declined to do so upon the ground that it would be a gross betrayal of confidence. One of them stated that in all his experience he had never known aa instance where the procoedings of an executive session had been aivulged by the employes of the senate or where a news- paper man asked an employe for such in- formation, Under the new rules, which went into ef- fect today, when the senate went into ex ecutive session the press lobby, i which are located the capitol ofices of the Associated press and the United press, as well as all committee rooma on the gallery floor, were cleared and strict watch kopt over them until the senate doors were opened again. This disarranged all the press business on the senate side for somo time. The door- keepers wore also required to move their chairs and persons further away from tho holy of holies, What the senate expects to mccomplish by this change is not clear, Reporters generally are not dull of hearing. but it was never charged tbat they could hear through four feet of solid wall or two heavy doors. Nominations. WasniNGToy, Feb. 27.—The president to- day sent to the senate the following nomi- nations: Heury C. Caldwell of Arkausas to be United States judge for the Eighth cir- cuit, vico David J. Brewer, resigned. Post- masters, lowa—Albert W. Swaim. Osk loosa. Illinois—Nathan Welch, Farmer City Nobraska—Albert W. Mock, Nelson. Irregular Practices. WasmNGTox, Feb. 27.—The house commit- tee on judiciary has become convinced that irregular practices prevail to a considerable extent in tho cireuit courts of the countr, and particularly in the southern courts. Al torney General Miller addressed the commi tee on the subject, and as a result Mr. Oates this morning was instructed by the commit~ tee to report a resolution providing for an investigation of the charges Warmouth Al Righr, WasniNeroy, Feb, 27.—By what is under- stood to be practically a unanimous vote the senate committee on commerce today ordered a favorable report on the nomination of ex- Governor Wurmouth to be collector of cus- toms at New Orleans. A Railroaa Reconnaisance. WAsSHINGTON, Fob. 27.—In the house today Buckalew introduced a joint resolution au- thorizing the president 1o cause a recon- naisance to be made for a line of railroad ex- | tending south through the Central American states, Columbia, Iicuador, Peru and Bolivia, to the city of Tucre, and to detail officers in the public service to prosecute the work. Congressional Notes. WASHINGTON, Feb, 27.—A bill was intro- duced in the house today to amend the worla’s fair bill 80 as to require at least two of the board of control to be women. Revpresontative Pickier reported favorably to the house the Dorsey bill to create two additional 1and districts in Nebraska. Representative Wade from the committee on labor today reported to the house favor- ably‘the Gist bill rludulr‘illg United States laborers, workmen and mechauics employed since June 25, 1868, to be paid on & basis of eight hours for each day’s work, g mascr Gt e FRANCHISES BY WHOLESALE, Pittshurg Gr: s Right of Way to Ten Streot Ranlways. Prrrssurg, Pa, Feb. 27.—|Special Tele- gram o Tie Bee.] —At a special meeting of the council tonight the right of way was granted to ten street railroad companies to build and operate, The franchise is as wide as a barn door and as deep as the sea, and covers ulmost every street in every direction from the heartof the city to the suburbs, and will amount to some eighty miles of road in all. It1s estimated that the franchises are 'worth as a total 850,000,000 to 50,000,000, A peculiarity of the affair is the laxity of the regulations, as any one of the roads is per- mitted to buy out any one or all of the other lines if it soes fit, parallel or no parallel, B Karly's Assertion Refuted, MINNEAPOLIS, Minn,, Feb, 37.—A special from Bismarck says General Early’s asser- tion that tne Louisiana company had uoth- ing to do with the North Dakota lot- tery bill has been refuted by a telegram received by the editor of the Bismarck Tribune from Dauphin, president of the lottery company, saying: “If the Sandager bill becomes a law we will perfect our organization at once, incorporate under the act and pay the money iuto the state treasury at once.” ‘vhis dispatch is dated February 26, and indicates thatthe lottery people are still working. B Imprisoned Miners Escape. Snamokiy, Pa., Feb, 27.—The two men who wereimprisoned intho Cameron colliery last night made their escape through an old chamber, ‘The fire was not in the stable as 8t first supposed. Twenty-three mules were smothered. It is impossible to ascert: yet the extent of the damage done by the fire which 18 still burning, -~ Took Krench Leave, Cuicaco, Feb, 27.—James C, Goldthaite of the hat manufacturing firm of Ward, Gold- thaite & Co., is said by his partvers to huve left the city a week ago without explanation. They claim his accounts are wixed up sud that ke has used the money of the firm t0 & considerable extent. rrr—— Duoke ot Sevilie ardoned, Mapgin, Feb. 27.—The duke of Seville has been pardoaed by the queen. He was con- demned 1o banishment in 1856 for speaking of her majeaty in insuiling terms because sho had re(psed bim an audicace. Ho was an adhereny of ex-Queen Isabells, e Richest Man in the World, New Youk, Feb, #7.—The admission to probate yesterday of the will of tho late John Jacob Astor, makes William Waldorf Astor the wealthiest wan . America 1f not in the world. His estato is valued at §200,~ 000,000 Murdered NEw Marker, Ont, Feb. 27.—The body of Robert A. Swiith, a merchant of this place, was found this morning in the cellar of bis house with a bullet hole through the heart. He was evidently murdered sud then robbed. ee——— Virginia's Debt. Rionmoxn, Va, Feb. 27.—The senate to- day passsed @ joint resolution which it is thougut will pass the house, providing for & comimlssion 10 receive proposals for funding Virginia's debt on the princiole of the st of February, 1552, — A Wife Murderer Hanged. Lzxinerox, Kv., Feb, 47,—Thowmas O'Briea was hanged about noow today for the wur- der of is wife March 81, 1859, IN THE FIELD OF SPORT. Affairs in the Western Association Cltles. BALDWIN BACK IN THE FOLD. Mulvey, Decker and Gray Loave for lorida—The Wheel Ctub's Ben- efit ather-Weight Wrests lers—Other Sports, Tho Wheel Club Benefit. The benefit entertainment undor the au spices of the Omuha Wheel club at the Coli- scum last evening was a highly successful and \teresting affaie. Tho attendance num berod probably six hundred, & large portion of whom were ladies. The Tenth ward band enlivened the occasion with some of its choicest airs, chiof of which was Mo~ Ginty i his bost suit of clothes. Ed Lytio acted s refereo, W, B. Coomba starter, W. C. Urlaw track master and William Emerson, Fred Suvdam and Bobbie Mathews judges, Timer, G. C. Pullman, After the grand entreo by the members of the Omaha Wheel club, in which somo very pretty movements were executed, the first cvent was on. ‘This was a one-mile boys' handicap bioycle chase, with young Pixley and Wertz on the scrateh, Cal- kins forty and Soarch fifty yards start. It was a fine race, Pixley winning handily in 4 The prize was & pair of roller skates. Tne second event was a half mile hoel and toe race between Tom kck and Charlie Ash- inger, which resulted in a tio. Following this came the one mile handi- cap betweon the wheel club mombers, with Peabody and Fravcisco scratch, Holton twenty yards, Townsend sixty, 13acon seventy, Snell eighty ana H 10 Pea- body won in great style, Time— The prize was o $20 gold medal. Stem and Stockpole skated a half mile dasn, Stockpole being aliowed & half mile handicap. Stein won easily in 1:45. In the professional one miie race Dingley beat Charlie Ashinger, while Will Pixley won the one milo amatour race against a field of five skaters, This was a fine race, and young Pixiey domoustrated that he must no longer be classed with the kic ‘The sack race was won by Lord Walt Morris second. ‘There was a number of otlier events be- sides those above mentioned, and the wheel club is deserving of much commendation for the musteriy way in which the whole enter- tainment was managed. acon, Minneanolis Mention. MiNNEArOLIS, Minn., Feb, 27.—[Special to Tue B ‘I'he prospects for the baseball season brighter and brighter here ever ager Morton is as busy as He says he has the greatest team grow day and Ma a nailor, ever organized in the west, and that he will surely capture the flag. A pumber ot changes huve taken place within the past weel, the least of which 1s not the sale of Hanorahan to Sioux City. He brought £500. Red is a great short, and the Corn Huskers arc to be congratulated Morton always considered b the equal,if not the superior, of and short field piayer in the Western as- sociation and would not have sold him, but Hanrahan was aud wanted to get away. O'Day will take Red's place av short, and as he 18 a very bromising young vlayer, he will surely fill the bil. Jack Crooks, who was in the city yestorday, said that he considered O’Day a8 good us they make them, particularly om second base. McVey and Dolan have been released, as the club is loading itself up with tod wany players. The opening game here will be on April 6 with the St. Pauls, d we expect to wipe and clean up our diumond with thei., The closing of the season in the south will be more satisfactory to the northera vlayers than 1t wonld be il "they finished the season at howe, as the weather in the northwestern towns is cola and disagreeable atthat time of the year. The management is going to build a regulation band ball court and dre ing-room with shower baths at the ball park, s 800D us the weather will permit, so as to have 1t in readiness when the players report, The players will not have 1o train at the gymnasium, but instead cau put in their time at the ball park, which will be much handier than going aown to the gymuasium, Kansas City's Cow oy Kaxsas Cinv, Mo., Feb, 27.—[Special to Tae Bee.|—Manager Hackett will have his entire herd of Cowboys here on or before the Oth, and on the 10th they will leave for a ter days’ sojourn at Hot Springs, where thoy will fill dates with the league and associd- tion clubs stopping there, IKunsas City, as is well known, has a strong team, and the oue fear is that it will decreuse the interest . the champiooship race by reason of the extreme mellowness of the soap. iBut as Manager Hackelt says, “baseball is v uncertain and there may be some sad sur- prises in store for us.”’ Notwithstavding Eimer Smith nhas been assigned o the field, he will be found in the piteher’s box quite often. If s arm comes bick, 100k out. He was & great one in his palmy days, Conway and Healy will both be sold, as we have u superabundance of twirling stoci, The team will got back here March 28 and play their first_exbibition game with Cleveland on the day following. St. Paunl All Kicl 87, PavL, Minn,, “Fob, 27.—|Special to Tne Ber,|—President Thompson and Sec retary Roche are pounding away like beav- ers, and notwithstunding the idea seems to have gotten circulated that the Apostles wiil be the weakest team in the Western asso- ciation, they say they will be stronger than nd that a whole lot of paople ure going to get fooled, Tho management huve several surprises in store for their patrons, among which is the signing of a counle of American association players, whose names they a8 yet refuse to reveal, The cranks need not worry, St. Paul will hold up Ler end in the race. The spring practice will be confined almost exclusively to gymunusium work and hand ball playing, and o scries of ten or twelve games with our old rivals, the Minneanolis, In addition to these games, we havo dates with Boston, Cleveland und An- son's colts, Sioux Ony Selntillations. Bioux Crry, In, Feb, 27.—Special to Tug Bee. |—~Bascball enthusiasm 18 on the in- crease here and everybody is predicting a successful season. ‘I'he game is Sioux City's greutest advertising card, not excepting the Corn palacei The question of new grounds is still absorbing public interest, but there is but little likelihooa of their being secured this season, ‘Ahe Sunday games will ull be played at Riverside park. An electric rail- way will be run to the grounds, trains leav- ing every five mivutes from Fourth and Pierce stree! Jim Powell will again fill the munager's position, and we all look to him to land the Corn iluskers somewhere pretuy neav the top. However, it is going Lo be & great race, aud there is nobody up here 80 bold as Lo say that the Omahas will uot be in it Afiirs nt Milwaukee, MiLwavker, Feb, 27.—[Special to Tug Bee.]—The base ball enthusiasts of this city are more than pleased with the way manu- ger Cushman has taken hold of affairs here, aud the universal opinion is that s man- agement alone will enhance the Brewers' chances for winning the pennaut two-fold over last season. But aside from this m- proved managoment. we have s much stronger teaw Lhan ever before representod siilwaukee. The spring programme has not been arranged yet, but after lmbering up bere for a few days, a tour of 1ltinois and In- disna will be m returuing here in time for sn exhibition wame with Boston on April 1. Denveor it Dexves, Col, Fev. 27.—|Special to Tus Bre.]—Mansger Dave Rowe has ugtified the wembers of the Mountaia Cily team to re- vort at Hot Springs not later than March b. After a couple of weeks boiling then, and a sories of practice games, the (leam will o over Lhe Texas eircuil, playlog s follows Dullus, March 20 aud 21 Houston, Mareh 22 March 24 and 25; Fort Then homeward over the Denver & Fort Worth road, and open the apring season on the home grounds March 20 with a jocal team, Tho time thon intervening botween April 16 and 19 will bo fully oconpied 1n getting the team to doing fine work. and & Wortb, 23 and The Prohibe Des Moises, Ia., Feb. 27.—[Spoowl to Tur Bee|—Che prohibition capital will make a bold break for the pennant vhis soason, vut will we get there? Jud ng from last year's experienco one would be licensed to answer in the negative, But all joking uside, Manager Macullar has gotten togoth moro than_creditaole neeregation i I'rnmw and MeCloskey, catchors; Hurt, Rouch, Sommers and Clare, pitchers; Flan uigan, first baso; Phelan, second base: Ma- cullar, Fussolbach, third b Brimblecom, right fiola; Wals or fiold MelKe ft tield, and make & stubborn fight for firat hou; Batdwin Wik damn. Cornusnur, O., e ~[Special to Tnm 3ex,] —Tuck Crooks arrived here unexpestou 1y today. He was not expeoted until March 1, but being deputied by Mark Baldwin to otinte with the Columbus directors for dwin’s return to tho Columbus ranks, he ame several days earlie The advanca money Baldwin received from the brother hood will bo roturned to him by Columbus, when Mark will agmn bocome & Buckeye. Muly Stans With 1 Fhillies. PuiLaneLeno, Pa. Fob [Special to H. Docker, Joo Mulvey and C. E. Gray, a now catolier, siguod by tha Phillies, arrived here yesterday and leave for Florida to join the team today. Mulvey's roturn to thoe foid hus b the source’ of tion to all lovers of the game vs he nover has had the least idea of Joining the brobhorhond; that tho National league 18 good enough for him, The Sait Ag st inck Kving, NEw YoRk, Feb, 27, —The papers in the suit against “Bue e Bwing, filad todey, do tho fact of his contract with the Now York league club and that Ewing would not comply with its terms, has sa Bol. he in his aMidavit, says he paid Bwing $2,000 sal- ary under contract for 1830, He appends a note sent to Kwing last October notifying bim of s reservo for th eason 1800, Ives Wins a Breillinnt Game, New Yok, Feb, —Young Ives wona brillisot game in the billlard tournament this afternoon from Heiser. He made a good lead at the start, 2105 points, Score ves 50, Heiso he tenth game of the tournament was vlayed tonight between Schaefer and Daly. “The *Wizard" pluyed fourteon-inch balk line o Daly’s cight. Schafer 500, uyer- age 184 275 Duly 200, averago 14 11 28 ¥ Weizht NNATIL O, ter ¥ 1oes Matched. Spacial to Tie and John Simeoo Feath Naylor articles tonight for a Graeco-Roman wrestling mateh for the championship of the siate. ‘Che mateh is to cone off March and the stakes will bo #100 a side. 'The strangle hold, flying and rolling fulls barred. feather weight Brx)— 2 Cheney, Billy or, arrived hero today. Moy follow Friday. Cheney was unable to muko a match in the cast for the Streator boy, and suys ho is now ready and anxious to meet any and all we ern pugs who may bo anxious bim, » Goug d Out. Ieb, 27, —James Goodwin . local bugilists, fought srco rounds tonight, Wulker was de- olared the winner on a foul, one of his eyes being gougea out by Goodwin, New Orleans Racore. New Oureans, La., Jau. 27.—|Special Tel- egram to Tue Bee.|—Result of today's races: First race, five and one-half furlongs— Creole won, Tom Kurl second, Pritchett third, Time—1:00, Second race, five-eighths of a mile—Lottie K won, Lily Lochiel second, Fromont third. Dim “Ibird raco, won, Porter socol ourth race,seven-eighths of a mile—Buck- ler wou, Bonnio King and Churchill Clark an a déud heat for second place. ‘Time— k. one-half mile—Miss Francis rd, Maggie B third, Time EXASPERATED R ORMEN, Will AsX for a Ripsal of the Col erati fed- n if Orangeism Continues, Moxt Feb. 27.—[Special Telegram to Tug Bee.]—The Fref®h press coutinues to be particularly violent over the abolition of thewr lauguuge in the northwest and tho Orauge bill. L Nutionul says: “If salva vation against the rising tide of English prosecutions can be hud by no other moans thun more intimate union with our American ztibors we would not hesitato to ask that line of demarcation between the two countrios be struck off the mapof Nor America.” L Justico say “Let it bo snid openly overywhere that if Orangeism is Lo continue 1o exist we will usk for the repeal of tne contederation.'! 0K BosToN, Mas —It is reported that the condition of James Russell Lowell, who has been suffering from cold, is sueb as to cause considerable concern. e An dn ure g ol J. Fay, a wostaless fellow whom Judge Helsley sentenced to thirty days in the county Juil two or three duys ago, aud then suspended bis sentonce on condition that he leave the town, was run in by Detective Sav- age 1ust night for stealing a thirty pound can of apole butter from a commission house and* tryimg o sell it ub u boarding house, Assoclations in Franoce, o E'runce 877 associations of employers, 801 of workingmen, and H97 of fa re. The workingmen's as- sociations, which were formerly politi- cal organizations, huve beeome for the wost purk purely mutuul benelit socie- ties of late yoors, says the Tradesman, The agricultural societies do not ngi- tate politically like our grangers. They are to o lurge extent co-operative and technical. — The farmers’ association ear Pontaineblenu, for instance, owns a slnughter house at which every mem- ber bas his cattle kilied at very low “prices. This and similar co-operative devices of the I'rench farmers, associa- tions show that the Krench peasant is not 8o stupia ana helpless as he is gen- erally supposed to be. Indusir.al There Absolutely Pure, “This powd, les. A marvel of atrongB il whoiRomeas . ok sronmIR tika Lo Sriiansy luds, wnit cAGUL oo 8010 b competilon with the mulbtude of ‘"'Ed A g e A gt Y o e vl N x 0 B | - pt r { -~ 10 g against \ N