Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 14, 1890, Page 4

DAILY BEL. E. ROSEWATER, Editor, MOR THE BLISHED EVERY TERMS OF SUBSCT dsundiy, One ¥ PTION Dally ar Thre Sundny Do Weekly Bee One Yeur OFFTCES Omaha, The Bee Rullding & Omaha, Corner N and %ith Strests Council Bluirs, 1 treet Chieago Ofcee, 57 The Rookery Building, New York, Rooms 1 and 15 Tribune Bullding. W on. 513 Fourteen reet CORRESPONDENCE relating to news and wddressed 1o the Al editor Editor communiention Al Depnrtient BUSINESS LETTERS, s letters and remittance Tee Publishing Con and_postofll order hould 11y srders Al hrisine wdd ressed (o The Wi, Drafts, cheek e b puyable to the o t pany The Bee Publishing Company, Proprietors, The Bee 11ding, Farnam and Seventeenth St SWORN STATEMENT CIRCULATION, Btate of Nebraskit County of Douglas, coree B, Traehuek, secrets bilshing Company, d ©the netual cireilat for the week ending April 12 Sunday Tunsdiiy, A Woednesday Thursdiy. Friduy. A Baturdiy, April Aprile ril 7 prils April o Aprit 1o ). 184 0008 20,04 i 30,500 20,710 TZSCIUCK ribied to in iy il AL D) L. N. P. FEIT, Notiry Public. crage iy GEORGE 18 1 to before me and subse o thi State of Nohraska, ! County of Douglas. Georse B Tzschuck, bel nd says that he g duly a Cretary , that the actual of Tk Day B <550 copies: for May, K80, 18,858 copiess for for August, 1880, 15,651 1880, 18510 copl for i copies; for Nover 15 for December, 1880, Iptes 1500, 10,535 c iy, for M hies, GronGe 13 me and subscribed in presence Dhis #th day of April, A. ., 150 (Seal.] N. I’ FE1, Nota Public &worn of I Octoler 19,410 coy for Junuary 1800, 19,761 coples Sworn to befor ny i combine of nail mills strengthens | the demand for the the national anti-trust bill, prompt passage of new members of e are treading on in at- tempting to cheek the flow of oratory in that august hody Tie tl dangerous ground Ac AL work on one or more of the proposed extensions would be an agre from the present mania for ucting vailroads on pay OUT of ten contested seats disposed of by the lections committee, five were decided in favor of the ats. If this is “rank partisanship” crats can make the most of it. house democe PAN-AMERICAN closer teade relations with of the American continent of ink and paper unless th our tariff is in accord with trade, states waste of caul other ve vevision vecipt Tue thivd party agitators hibition in California. They the juice of the grape produced in the state a thing of satanic or 1, and incidentally express contempt forr the old parties. It is hardly necessary to state that the feeling heartily re- procuted there and elsewhere, Tn Ne- ska, however, the prohibition breth- ven have adopted an entively different mode of warlare on the prosperity of the stat want pro- denounc THE reports of the distressing cial condition of the Santa Fo rond do not harmonize with its methods in Den- ver, 1T the company was willing to pay $40.000 for the mayor's property to- gether with his autograph on a vight-ot- v ordinance, it is safe to conclude that two-thirds of the council were made to see theiv dutg with equally persuasive arguments, Ividently the average Denver councilman is not in the business _ for his health, and the Santa Fe knows it. JAY GOULD oxpr himself well pleased with the evidences of prosperity in the neighborhood of the Missouri Pa cifie in While the compuny has vavious important projects in tow, he warns the Texans that manifested in some quarters to hampoer rvailvonds, if attempted in the Lone Star state, will congeal the well springs corp generosity and cheek prosper ity. idently Gould has not been in- formed of the withdrawal of a similar blufl perpetrated by the Burlington in this sectior u few weeks SS0S Wi Texas. CORPORATI desp Yellowstone national park. chise is ovidently valuable enough to justify the maintenance of a lobby in Washington for months, It is probablo, however, that congress will not commit an ble blunde in granting to railronds in the park. Give them an inch and they will soon take the entive park, turn it into a vail- road garden, and transform its sceni@wonders into billboards for rail- roud literature, —— Kansas wed of railvond commis: wers do nolb mince words meekly refrain from action in dealing with the railroads, Ina recent order- ing daily pussengor branch of the Missouri Pacific the board rasps, inacrisp, oviginal style, the evils -and inconsistencies of management. “Even now,” b “while the dwellers praivies, who have themselves to supply decent facilities, ave protesting hauled avound at the rvear end of freight trains, and their protest is met with the ploa that bettor facilitios cannot be afforded, tens of thousands of dollars of revenue are being wasted by railrond compunies operating in this tervitory on what is curiously called a passenger rate war, a species of amuso- ment which certain young men who arve set to conduct passenger trafic indulge in when thoy get tived of base ball, and ht to sent to Jevicho until rown and sober-minded If this were to schemers ave working toly to secure u legal foothold in The fran- The bic or decision teains on glaving railrond ays the upon the voluntarily taxed railvoad Minst who ought ho their h men put in their place done, railroad companies could affor give the people on the prairvios a chunce, or at any rate the plea that it does not pay would come with a more impressive grace,” This is rather plain talk, uds have of the Com- | el The the demo- | resolutions favoring | finan- | | ment of this provis |0 | interest | Kans | either going 2 L | The cities of Nebraska the disposition | | the ¢ | town | the being | AND PROMIBITION. Ta,, April 12, 1500, Bre: For three erested reader of T staten THE ¥ Guasn J the Editor ars [ ha IRMER NCTION, of T been an i Brr ighty por co 1 would lik y farmors will be benefited by a com- Why should farm t high licen ibitiont Pl Aghtforwa two or and noticing yo ent ot its to have you explain in subscribers are vhat v ry high license law: ers vote for puilso tra enee usual npr a3 unswar in manner, and D. S. Swirir I'wo amendments to the constitution of Nebraska have been submitted, namely: First, the manufacture, and keeping for sale of intoxicating liquors asn beverage ave forever pro- hibited in this state, and the legisinture shall for the enforce- st uw n. mendment to our con- tified by a majority of prolibition com- and feaves no option for the sale wny person, even where its s to the presorvi its disuse might provide by \is proposed stitation, when the nkes pulson of liguor to use might be conduc tion of henlth, or whe seriously impair health, Second, the manufacture, sale and le of intoxicating liquors age shall be licensed and reg- keeping for s " bove ulated by law, If this does not missive, shall prec Th lutur I'ine mendment is ratified license compulsory, but , the legislature ennet regulations or conditions lent to the granting of licen: videst scop: is allowed to the the liquor trafiic., may that ant for shall the licensing board ned by two-thivds of the free- town, ward or precinet. feally be local option, it the sule of liquor where the predominant timent is opposed to the traflic, Nobody in Nebraska is obliged to vote for high li or prohibition. Bvery voter has the privilege of voting against cither or both of the proposed ments. If prohibition is def license does not earry our present high license laws will remain in foree until W are modified or vepealed by the islature, The primary object of prohibition is to promote sobriety and the vice, erime, poverty and caused by the excessive use of In fosterin, ‘ty the farmers have an on become In other wor in regulating slatur appl to petition si holders in his his would prac ind absolutely in any locality require liconse prosent a an m le; misery liquor. 2 sobr in common with all asses and citizens, The vice of intem- perance, with its vesultant wrete poverty and crime prevails mor ally in cities than it does in the village and on the favm, s o matter of faet our cities are the conters of intemper- ance, and the larger the eity the larger the proportion of the vicions and intem- perate element. Up to this time prohi- bition laws have utterly fuiled to suppress the liquor traftic and intemperance in the cities, While high license regulation has closed up the dives and dens and confined the liquor trafic to a limited number of the more respeetable d prohibition has created free trade in liguor and inereased the number of the low dives and holes-in-the-wall, where the vilest of liquor is dealt out pro- miscuously. It is now conceded by all honest prohibitionists that the traftic in liguor has not heen suppressed in any of tl towns and cities in lowa or Kansas, as it never had been in the pri cipal and towns of Maine after move than thirty years of prohibition. S0 the farmer who votes for prohibition will simply vote for free trade in whisky in all our I vocities, where high li- cense now holds restraining sway and does away with its worst abuses. Prohibition has proved a blight to and check tipon prosperity in every stute where it hus been enacted. Under pr hibition Maine has fallen behind all her states in relative growth, and sand lowa have been stunted in theiv growth since prohibition beenme a law. All the large cities of Towa, ex cepting alone Sioux City, which been held up and boomed by the ex dinary exertions of local capitalists, ave ednoess, cities sister indstill. The follow are ot would same results in Nebraska. pay one-fourth the entire state tax, which excesds one million dollavs per annum and is in- creasing every ) If prohibition carries the growth of our cities will be arrested, Real estate values will shrink enormously and consequently a larg portion of the burden of taxation which now will unloaded upon the farme featu The of farming lands depends in a great mensuve upon their nearness to a home market. A farm within ten miles of Omaha or Lin- coln is worth one hundred dollars an aere and upward, while a farm thirty miles from those cities may be bought for twenty-five dollars an 4 And this istrue velatively of furm land in ‘tion of the state, 1t is manifestly for the benefit of the favrme to promote the growth of cities and anything that will depr veal estate values in cities, and their growth, depresses land values and curtails the demand for the pe such as butter, ¢ poultry, ote., which his neighboring a s inevitably bear he value very s check luets, furmer sc in town. Every intelli lize will seriously retard the it eitizen must the it inasmuch as prohibitic of citiesand check the investment of fc Zn capital in the state, it must be'positively damaging to the farmer, growth CLOSING OF THE CONFERENCE. The deliberations of the Pan-Ameri- can are practically ended, und a final adjournment is expected in a duy Theve will be difference of opinion as to whether the conference been o suceess, and it my maintained that all that was hoped for from it has not been ilized, but it certainly not true to represent it, as has been done, us a fallure, Ouly a very fow had at the an intelligent ide of the difficulties to overcome in ovder to bring about changes in the commereinl relations of the several countries as were plated, but now that these ave better understood it will be admitted that the ference has at least been of ding a clearer knowledge conference or two. i 1S doubtless be is outset be of what | was necessary to be done and what is at- | sale | nd- | do awuy with other | | sener- | lects his public duties. ward in population or | This is not the worst | | our such | contem- value in | THE OM | tainable in order to promote closer rela | tions and at least approximate the idea So far s this amount acquired | have an of an American zollverein, country of information and imparted that to important influence upon our future and upon similar legisiation by the other American countries, We have learned that thisr ter of trade extension is a very practical affair, with which sentiment can play only, a very is concerned an been is likely fis- eal policy, recommendation, coun- con- | to 1 and con- ant ceepted by the in the troaty very fmport shall be represented that of a disputes, diffe ir it tries feren fer all | tentions that may arvise between any two arbitration for settle ment. The proposal is to male arbitras tion compulsory upon all the nations in | matiers of diplomatic etiquette, terrvito-4 ries, boundaries, questions of navigation, the enforcement, construction, or valid- ity of treatios, and in other matters arvis- ing from any cause whatever. The only exception is in ease a nation believes its independence at stake, when av- bitration shall not be compul- | sory. It all the A n nations weve to vatify and adhere to a treuty of this kind it would unquestion- bly b an immense gain to the cause of civilization, since it would practically | abolish war on the Amevican continents, If the conference accomplishes nothing more than to bring about an arran ment of this kind, it will have done a work that will render it memorable in the world’s histor; DEATH OF SAMUEL J. RANDALL. The death of the distinguished citizen and democratic leador, Samucl J. Ran- dall, whoso prolonged struggle against an incur: malady had drawn to him the symputhy of the entire country, will be universally regretted. Fora qua of a century Mr. Randall has be prominent in the public attention as an | able publicistand ai ressive partisan, Entering twenty-seven years 0us the representutive of the Thivd distriet of Pennsylvania, with experience obtained in the I that state, he soon took | conspicuous part in the im- portant deliberations and debatos of that period which rapdly ad- | vanced him to « position of leadership in party. A democrat of the school of Jetterson and Jackson he had no sympi- thy with those it the over- throw of the goveenment, but ho equally uncompromising in opposing ull logislation which the changed conditions brought by the rebellion made neces- He led obstinate resistan the constitutional amendments decreed the doath of made a |>'|ui\( nt uinst the foree bill, and antagonized everything like an invasion of s e and vesourceful in rlinmentavian probably no man ever ngress was his superic Perhups no juster estimate of the character of Mr. Randall could be made than that which Mr. Blaine gives in his “Twenty Yeurs in Co PETID of him: e is a strong partisin, with many elements of He is fair minded political — opponents, his friends, promises with of the nations to congress an lature of u of who so was sary. o that ery an slav- { fiht seemod He was stron, debate, and as | Y1oss. s leadership. towards generous no neve never democratic lity to his lzed by makes com- his enemies, and the interests of the party.” Yot with all his fid party, recognized and acknowle political opponents, when the democratic party came into power in 1885 and southern sumod full domina- tion, there was a determined offort to diseredit the democreacy of Mre. Randall and to thrust him out of the party. | The administration @ave him no recognition and in the house of vepresentatives he had no influence except with a small band of faithful fol- lowers whom the party whip could not drive from him. his attitude upon the tavift, in which he was unguestionably had surrendered and fallen into line with his party he might have had honor it could bestow., But despite the treatment he ved M tadall miinad a power in the demoeratic pavty, and his expericnce and judgmont v in de- mand by democratie loadors in the pres- ent congress, some of whom had been most hostile to him in the preceding two congresses, Few public men botter knew the meaning of political in i tude than Samuel J, Randall, Theve will be none to guestion the in- tegrity und incorruptibility of Mr, Ran- Holding n seat in con- gress for twe 1 years as the rep- | resentative of a district with large man- ufacturing interests for which he steadily fought, he died a com- puratively poor man. Scoves of men who entered congress dur- i the period of his scr- vice hecame vich, but whatever cumulated was what remained from year 10 year of his salary; and no member of congress lived move simply and plainly than he, History may not name in the list the nation’s men, hut as a most accomy mentarian, and able and gislator, and a man of sincer victions, great fores honesty, it must give him the public 0 for- element 1 This was due to sincore, since he any rece all’s wacter, 1y-se | he ac- | place his ren hed industri- con- L and of stute parli ous | of charact incorruptible a foremost men of his time, position among INCREASING IMMIGRATION. At this season of the yeaw there is the greatest activity in foreign immigration, and the fact is being used by th cates of move stringent laws to urge ad- ditional legislation for the vestraint of immigration, Fortunately these irra- tional sticklers for shutting out popula- tion able to find nothing to help their in the character of the immigrants who are arviving. It stated that foreigners who have shores | thus far present yea» | ave of an exceptionally worthy and acceptable class, und the authorities have found an unusually small proj tion of objectionabl This may fairly be taken as indicating that both foreign authorities and managers of have impressed with the conviction that it is no safo to attewpt to foist upon us people advo- ciuse now the to the is con in our ) persons, the staamship lines become longer AHA DAILY BEE, | become permanent settlers. | commit so grave whose coming |8 prohibited by our laws, and if such f« I we are not likely to with paupers, imi- condemned be troubled and other 2 08 Wa' maintain a rigid enforces ment of ourluws, In that event the ad- vocates of more restrieted immi will be confiped to the narrow selfish argumdnt that additions t population from abroad are inimical to the interesty pfyour own people, and we observe that goge of them are not hesi- tating to employ this argument, There is 1i probability, howoever, that congt be induced to in any new restrictions upon migration, The discussion which this subject has preceived has to convinee unprejudiced members of con- s that such o departure from the settled policy of the government proposed by the anti-immigrat cates cannot be justitiod by existir diti and that ther reason in public policy why it should ba made, obvious absuvdity in proposing to ¢ 1ditional harriers forcigners at a time when the state of Vermont is bringing overa colony of Scandinavians to people the aban- doned farms of that state and other Ne England states are contemplating a liko expedient, and when there is i call from anumber of states south and for people to take up uncultivated lands, Tt may safely be asserted that theve is not a state in the country where there would not he a hearty welcome for “any number of industrious and thrifty for- cigners who would up farms and | Such being tainly not lopta | classes nals, %0 lon nd our hose im- s enn served as is m adso- on- s, is no sound ™ | herve s o W west | take the case, congress will cer a mistake as to policy of exelusion that worlld inc the diversion of immigration to other American countries and in | posfble benefit to this count | the existing laws be faithfully enforced and this mattor ean safely be allowed to stand where it i result Wrrit seven hundred applications for twenty inspectorships, the board of lie works has a liberal supply of material to select from, There to be no | difticulty in securing the services of hon- | est, competent and tried inspectors for the work to be carried on this 1t is of the greatest importance tot payers that men of unbending integrity be placed in charge of public works. their ability and vigilance « faithful performance of conty ing to the property owner as well as the city the full value, in material and work- manship, of dollar i in pay curbing and sowers, pub- ought spends the | ets, secu- overy rested e, T ARBITRADION s that cither e its arbitrator without question. Yet the hospital. jobbers that the county’s member shall he aceeptabld to them, which, if conceded, would be ] nything, it m to it can select | equivalent to an endorsement of their | claims, The whole avbitration scheme is faveical and should not be entertained | for a moment, 1 should b given an opportunity tomake good their bousts in court jobbers Now cuits save the that daylight o e light cir- to he inangurated, Tinemen will county considerable and prevent impertinent inguivies by filing bi health certificates with the expense mortem | and in post phies coroner advanee, Towa logislature is the publican body 1o rejeet ballot embodied in the Australiah sy the Towa legislaturve is with the people of the posed to represent. Very Seldom. St Paul Globe, Tt is remarked, in view of certuin incidents of late, that if an honest man is the noblest work of God he doesn't getto bea sta 1 treasurer very often. TiE first 1 reform stenm. in it as But not accord state it is sup- - Wisde Chicagn News. As the weather of lute ha of tornadoes the modorn American now cannot, | help fecling an intense admivation for the level head of primitive man, who lived in a consisted mainly General's Miscalculations. Nowrtstown Herald, A shower of worms fell on the t Washington the other dag u r burcau must have under the delusion that the sident wus prepaving to go fishing instead of duck funting One of' the | places grounds n labori Call a Halt, Abont Time tc Cincinnati Commercial-(; Beyond question the government to the limit of its ability in dealing not o justly but liberally with its vetorans, But hus veached @ point when congress should carefully consider what this limit should be, - pard’s Candidacy. K Commercial Adeortise: past there has been mo wallunt ens i last. even he Sun- rould go Blder She, For some tin tulkas to nominating the el mayor, Uit smiled over the estion. But ing this slayer of the juggernaut day omnibus was aetually put by the Blevent District Busines publican There s of our s such a e hus the fuir. Yesterda pained to announce that we had also nuw's ch Buit our revive, Colonel Shepardrunning for mayor the cup of fun will be full to overflowing wind s tempered ti the shovn lamb STATEJOT less vizuc edite for st in nomination Men's Re then son wdidacy. Chi we wer lost Ban With city's The hope cago us. hopes "INGS, | Nebraska. MeCook is to have an A, O, The Gothenbupge ganal is n A trotting associution hus Stromsbury Twenty-one anfalope have MePherson Scotia is to haye g race track unds this scajon, The Stromsburg Oddfellows will erect a building of theiv owi, Rev. M. Bray of Shelton is in custody complaint’ filed against him for insani Rev, . R. Wotring has resigned the torate of the Presbyterian churéh at L ton. All busiuess 1 grdered” closed"on Suudux by The Umion Pacific is to ger depot at Walioo one old one A brauch of U arly been W. Lo completed formed ut camped near and baseball on u pa xing uses at Papillion have bheen the villuge et i new th pass blos uth of Nebr g Moy hoen for Albion ntenced the po perty the D s been Paul to eighteen months in for disposing of mortgag Colonel Georgo W. Bain orator of Kentuck is ubou braska, and will s c ut b Ar The freight d by the prohibit tump N April railroad MONDAY, | who was to have taken part in the gold | and r On | | there | doubt whether th APRIL 14, 1800, North Bend duving March exceoded amount handled during March, 1389, by 000 pounds. The ministers belonging to the fsterfal association have special sermons on the amendment on the last Sunday in April Ex-Treasurer Figard of Seward county made a mistake of #1100 in favor of the county, but the commissioners discovered the error and returned the mon.y to the ofeinl R. A. Wilson of Superior goesto the Indian territory as the appointee of the missionary society of the Reformed Presbyterinn chureh to instruct the Comanche Didians in farming John H. Stephens, a Stockham saloon koeper, and Watt Fraser, a farm hand, en joyed themselves while drunk by breaking the windows of o photograph car. The fun st them dearly Fullerton people appreciate Tie Srspay Ber, which now reaches them at 9 o'clock in the morning, and is the only daily received on Sunday B is entorprising in - more remarks the Fullerton Post north of Stuart did s gvat last, weels, burning sevor ings and barns and destroying consic ble grain. Mrs, Winney lost her barn coutents, but by hard worlk managed to her nee, which caught five three times A good many entries for land are being con tested in Sioux county, says the Harvison dournal, It is reported that nuinerous entric have been made in fictitions names, so tha money could be obtained for the relinquish ment, but the settlers are investigating such matters and securing rights by contesting. During the storm at Broken Bow one of the chimneys ou the court house wus blown down, erushing in the roof and ceiling over the district court room, making a hole ten or fifteen feot square, Three or four inmates of the roow_were hurt by the falling brick, William Draper receivi ere cut on the head and other injurics According to the Wasp, the B0, York Min to preach qu T A praivi deal of dam d and Major Hendershot iedal t Waloo, got shot in the neck soon After reaching tewn and was not able to play. The ladies of the Women's Christian Tem perance union, however, did the lady-like act funded the money at the door, who come to Wahoo to pliy for the Women's Christian Temperance union anist keep straight if they expeet to hold their job. Nearly every farmer in this part of the county is putting in a fow acres of tame grass this spring, says the Howells Journal. Past- ture and hay land in this section of the coun tey is becoming scarcer every year, and timothy and clover will in a few y o the place of the wild prairie grass, s who have been feeding tame hay say their stock does better on it than on Ay +is 1o doubt but there is ness transacted at the Fuller than any town of its size in th the Post. For the year ending 1800, the business wmounted to 33,0275, which does not inelude the money order and postal note bu This is a gitin of 90 over the preceding year. The postofiice i a iteriou from which to judge other bus- v and the condition s surely encour contest more busi state, March ous aind hardened correspondent. at Dubois writes: The town hes a good ehoir, i the beginning of the recent revival most of the choir joined the church, A few however, and so the matter van. Th ceh people at lastdecided they tuen the few ont. who did not belon curch, and as th ol crs the matier was discussed quite It came 10 the point that they must way or the other, when one” of the ones remarked, “Well, Tl join the church before i leave the choir.” e to thei froely w0 ond unruly d—m wa Ttems, Keokuk hias a colored brass band, Indianola s to huve electric lights., Mt. Auburn is to have a cheese factory. An Ohio glass_company has decided to put ina plant at Keokuk Redfield has o Sous of twenty-five member April 25 will e celebrated s the Lowa public schools. he Congregations] clurehes at Ottumwa, Paivficld, Keokul and Oskaloosa are without pastors M Avbor Day by 15 resigned the p ng the pasition for An old 1 ned ashed ab Calliope during the recent and sustained i sof three vibs, G P, Hatley, who has aowife in 1llinois, 1s in trouble at Storm Lake eaused by passing {uself off as a bachelor and paying too mueh attention to the youug ladic One evening last week Rev the remony 5 Walkerhouser and Miss Carric Roys the residence of the bride’s parents in Boone county. The curious feature is just. twenty-two years ago at the sume | the sume clovzyman performed the same se vice for the bride's pirents—Robert Royster and Miss Julin Defor Probably the ban: that of Atignst Meyers wother orie il wwas blown from Lewis Dovun family of the state is of Tndependence, It it, it hasn't as yet turned up. He is fifty-two vears of iue ad his wife s forty-seven. She futs given birth 1o fiftcen chiliren, seven hoys and cight wivls, Every one of these childron now livinz, the el tp-one years and the ) ur years of M. N e cafled upon mploy the services of yaiciun exeept when cach member of his family was ushered into the world. Mrs, Meyers is a healthy, handsowe and lively mation A vemariable suvgical operation was per- ar Red Oalk one day last week, A week azo o fourtecn-year-old son of James Hall was shot by a hived man - with a caliber vevolver, the ball passing into the ab. domen and cutfing the intestines in four Pour doctors were at onee .HIMI it was decided that there wa I.}ml nee for the boy's recovery. Ho o was placed under the infiuence of cther, the ab Tomen cut open, intestines removed, the cuts sewed up and the viscera replaced. | At last accounts the boy was in a faie way for vecovery. Lavson, the hived mun, who did the is under bonds to await the action of the grand jury. Thero woting was intention on his part, but the fact that he was quarrel with the boy will o acainst him, 1y should his victim fail to recoy is budly winted at Maguoketa on ¢ of bigamy. Some time ago Fox dropped into Muquoketa and passed himself off as a wealthy western bachelor captured the heart of a wealthy widow und s k was the result. The honey moon ‘was happy i its inf until finally he commenced to dreink, One night while fren- zied with liquor he dropped a fow word which led his wifo to beliove: that he was not what he had pretended to be. On- the mor: vow, after he had sobered up and was askod abont his utterances of the preceding night, he said he had heen reading a dime nove which was running through his head fow days, howoever, aletter came fro {he westorn cities fiving his descripti asking if ho wis there, Furether inguir begin to pour in until finally it was that b wis the husband of three wives, of whom were divoreed, and that he had left numberless tokens in the shape of unpoid hills. Avrangeme wer made o arrest him, but ho had in some wiy receive wation of the intention of tho anthovities and wade good his escape. Several Maguoketa ereditors are enshrouded in deep gloom over his sudden departure. He was followed to Dubugue by detectives, but there all trace of Lim was lost The Two | Madison has a Kuight The Ouida branch of hias sixty-nine members The Consolidated tank put in a plant at Pierre; Gas has | county at a wnd el shootin, is some Kotas, of Pythias band, Farmers' alliand line company will en struck at Summit, Sully cpth of 20 feet The ladies of Sully county have or an equal suffrago society and tive part in the fall cunipaizn A lurg wild o running at lavge near Spearfish and o hunting party will endeavor to exterminate them. A Dell Rapids woman, who: howme drunk the other night taking o club and breaking all in the suloon where he procured The Rabert ipplics water for i tributed an Ve anizod ill take an ac husband came played even by the glassware his *load 0i0 igatin suve Men | 1 postoftice | | stocl company for the ercetion of a lavge and | Voterans camp with | idency of | storm | for that. | He soon | | on the Wyoming division | Suddenty | the | stop the ti {n—put thore for that pue | pose. The e I8 half o million in gold in the expressear, Do you understand ¥ I trembled for Alice, Not a sound enme from the little voom, as 1 was tied hand and foot to my ehaiv; bound so ge- curely that 1 could not move, It waos proposed to guge me, but finally conclud= ing that my cries, if [ ma uld not be heard, a handkere hl. f was hmwl over my mouth The door of the washroom was ¢ and locked, Alice still undiscovered; then the light was blown out and the ruffians left me, locking the door after them, Thore was a long silence, Outside T | could hear the step of one of the men pacing up and down, watching. [rubbed my head against the wall behind me,and succeeded in getting the handkerchief on my mouth to fall around my neck, 1 had ‘searcely accomplished this when here was a tap on the inner door CRobert Alice said “Yes, lovel Speak low or my window am going to Parvis. There no man under my window, and 1 ean got out thero. T have six long rollor towels here knotted together, and 1 h cut my white skirt into wide strips to join them. The rope made so reaches nearly to the ground, 1 shall fasten it to the door Iknob and let myself down, 1t will not ake long to reach home saddle Sel | and reach Parvis in time. Don’t fear fo. me. Nineo'clock! As the clock coased to strik told that a thunderst nid O, the long Ihu next hour, T | falling in torrent | lightning flashin lightning. Eloven | was over, though ek, NEARLY RILLED BY A NEGRO. Theatrical Manager McReynolds of Lincoln Assanlted in the Dark, any, THE SCOUNDREL'S SECOND ATTEMPT. Plans for a $300,000 Hotel and Opera | House -Secret Socioty Matters Retigions Intelligence Notes. April 13, —[Special tfoot is a colored of the B. & M Robert McReynolds, us everybody knows, man er of Funke's oper in this eity Last Wednesday evening Lightfoot attended the performance of “Said o Ho took his girl, During the performance tfoot became noisy, boisterous, bl He was cjected. He should have been thankful that he was not arrested ; but with a strange perversity he insisted that he had been insulted, and ho thirsted for revenge. Hoe camped on Mr. McReynolds' trail, so tospeal, and Saturday evening about 7 o’clock, as Me teynolds wilked past the eorner of Eleventh and 12 streots, he found Lightfoot waiting for him with blood in_ his _eye and azor in his hand. He had a veinforc ment in another davkey @ short distance away. _ Ther wore words, then a blow, whcn Mr. MeReynolds drew his revolver and the darkey fled.” He was after wards arrested, but, released later in the evening on bail. About 12:30 o'clock the opera house man climbed the winding stairs leading to his room in the opera house block a dusky form leaned out of Qark corner and two blows were struck in quick succession. Both took effect and Me- | inky bl Reynold’s feared that he was badiy eut. An | 70 fahit ac A% coming investigation showed that he had not been | I TREVICOWH tinin whs comn i & R X 6 | swiftl surely, to n destruction! scratelied, though it was a close call. The | VLY. SUECY. 10 ¢ 1 first blow, which was_evidently with a razor, was my wife? Had the ruflians had eut through the clothing on his avm. The | “" cepted hor at the cottage? Was she second had struck his Dreast near n..\, dend somewhere upon the wild SRS S A0 e R Rt BN it | TERRY M ETGR HEVGN AT 15 of no avail, but nearly to - the hip, leaving an | was her life saved? In the agony of thut ugly gash in Mr. McReynolds' dress suit. | guestion the approaching rumbie of the A pocket ook in the breast pocket had taken | ihy 8 G T EPHEIRELEE TR of the force of the blow, being cut almost | R WWES JBE SONS. She f through, Had it not beeh for this, the proba- | Alice lost than the hovvor of the doomed bilitics are that Mr. MeRoynolds would have | lives it carvied. Why had I let her stare been murdered upon her mad or “Though it was too dark to recognize his [ The heavy teain rumbled past the te assailant, Mr. MeReynolds is- certain it was [ graph oficé, It was an_express trai Lighttoot. nd did dot stop at Deering station: but ovERA TOUSE ANRhOTED as 1 listened, ev mse sharpened by mental torture, it'seemed to me that ths speed slackened. Listening intently, Plans ave being drawn for a hotel and opera house to bo erceted this year on the | Knew it stopped at the embankment, as | nearas I could judge. Not with ] corner of Fourteenth and P streets, The sickening erash Lexpected, not preced- rost of the structure will be 00,000, and, when completed, it will be one ‘of the finest hostelrics in the'west. The projector of the | & nterprise is George B. Bigelow. The build- | ing wails and gronns from the injured ing will have a frontage of 140 feet on Four- | passengers, but fully, A moment | more and T heard shouts,” the erack of | fircarms, sounds of some conflict, What could it all mean? The minutes tecnth strect by 200 feet on P street, 'l wain entrances will be on Fourteenth street. | weve hows, 1l T heard o key tuen in the door of my prison, and a moment One will lead to the opera house which is on later two tenderarms were round g the ground floor, The other will lead to the hotel votundi, from which all parts of the | neck and Alice was whispering inmy 5 house may be easily reached by stairwi .3\‘ and elevators. Heavy fire walls will separite They will come ina few minutes,love, COLLAEH to sef you free,” the opera house part” from the hotel, 7 building will be seven stovies high, The fist “But have you heen to Paris?” “Yes, de story will be constructed of rough stone and | the others of pressed brick with terra "Ilv all that storm?™ im wed to underst and brown stone trimmings., Thereis talk of the formation of a joint carried me swiftly and well wrapped in ‘my waterproof eloal nd hood. When I reached Pavis tho vain had not come from D—." SBut it is here.” “Only the locomotive and one car. that cat were a i, deputy wd twenty men, armed to the " teeth to capture the gang at the enbankment. 1 came, too, and they lowered me from the platform when the speed slackened, =0 that I could run heve and tell you all was safel While we spoke my wife's fingers had on | fivst untied the handkerchief around my fine | neek and then, in the dark. found som of | of the knots of the cord bhinding me, the | But I was still tied fust and strong when there was a rush of many feet upon the staire nd in another moment light nd_joyful voices LGy prur Lixcor Brn.) Neb., Frank Lig to Tue porter is a house also there's a man Mr, unbear is bell of the church a ruinble, o e was comit long minutes of lock. The rain the thunder pealing, Alice was afraid of o'clock. The storn™ still the night was e ' hotel on the site now thoroughly miod apital hotel. cupied by the ¢ RELIGIOUS INTELLIGE | ¢ Christian chapel in_ E | was dedicated today. Rev. Abberly preached | the sermon. I | | v ™ surely. 1 was nd., INCE, The nes st Lincoln Rev. BL T, Davis, pastor of the Trinity M 3 chureh, commenced a series 1ons todiy Weidensall, the veteran inter national seeretary of the Young Men's Chuis. tiun association, is in the city. During the past year Bishop Worthi has administored confivmation four the chureh of the Holy Prinity, and three persons have been received into churel Roy In S sherift Robert sher gton at thivty the times Talston, pastor of Plymouth Con sational ehureh, discoursed this evenis the subject of “Liquor and Labor.? A cted him. This was the first nons on_the relation of o the workingimen, SLCRET SOCHELY 10 Modern Woodmen co mplate building a fine temple in Lincoln during the present your. ; e o i’v‘.. oo news, The Laneaster county Veteran association Rl May 14, A number of new men- | il ave desperately portesd for the society during the | SUPrise wis perfed for you!” nd | A dozen clasp-knives at once sover | my bonds, and a dozen hands were ex4= | tended in grecting. As for the praises | showered upon my plucky little wife, i Fivst and Sccond regiments, Knights of would require @ volume to tell half of Pythias, g0 to Milwaukee to attend the en- | them impment i style. The Falls City band of | sixteen picees has been er 1y theim and two car oads of horses w | Sent for use in the pavades. A, D, Marshall division will give a aty, and invita- tions will be fortheoming neral Secretary Cline Links reports a bigh state of prosperity f this ovder throughontthe state, Ther twenty-cight encampments in the state with a meinbership of 1000 and with the state. ment that thewe are 100 4 ve Oddfellows in the state some idew of its strength can be imagined, Lincoln alone has seven lodge Hon. J. C. Koot of Lyons, Ta., founder of the order of Modeyn Waodmen, will arive in the city Tuesday, and he will meet the mem bers of the ordeiin the. evening, 1t is prob able that a reception will be tendered him aund that Lincoln's 700 members will_assist in doing him honor. nd Banner cumps will hold special meetings while M. s here, 5 CITY NEWS AND NOTES. Tuesday evening Rev. Dr. Duryea of Omaha will lecture at the Congregationul church on the subject of “The Moval Aims of 1 i \ Boyd s Opera Houge i in convention \W was kept busy last ‘ Taw breakers will | hall for divers liquor traftic d the whole nine!” was Three, including Mar- wounded, but the Now, old fellow, Appomattox posts, ( will send a ln . 1y 10 attend the recep, fion 10,bo v and Mrs. Alger and Mrs. General dohn A, Logan AMUSKMENTS, | Boyd’s Opera Hougse BOVD & HAVNES, Ma m';‘i‘f:\\].M"fiv?li“m A pril 15 and Lo, Fushionable Event of the Seasc agement of the distinguished M Frederick Warde | Supported vy execllent company in the followins repertoir TUESDAY EVENING | MONTEBANK” WEDNESDAY EVENING, “RICHARD 111" Cast. Beantifol Pleturesque Cos- tumes, Complete Aecessories. — Regulur prices. Sule of seatsbegins Monday morning. e | of Thé Legitin hibitionists will meet non-partisan p next at Bobanan's tnesdiny gon’ more The “hurey-up night and a dozen or + dudge Houston oW morning The latest intelligence is more favorable f |!|v locution of the Burlington machine shop just north of the city limit is Lt doubt now but what they will Do erceted at that point Charity lodge No. 2, Daughter gave i very enjoyable enter ovening, The progranine well rendered and hiy Daugghters in this ¢ lod T'he fiv morning ment of 1 y mntin Thursday. April i First and only uppearaice in O, MRE. AND MRS. KENDAL. And thel setion nin skih, lst | e The flourishin s0f R ainment well o (ppreciated Tow St St et April 13, A Scrap of Paper. : April 18 and & e, April 10 “The Ironmaster, 1 Queen's Shilling lamag und seat S Wednesduy morning of g ! s Reserved s 130 i 3100, 1 A1L00 andl T OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Subseribed & Guarantoed Capltal Pl o Caphial under th hursday Py i i Aepurtment was callod out this " to buttle with what proved to be s 1t hud its o the headwi e wa one to fight fued after t i in Dase- | Friday eventn wturduy Mati- O befor sred with v and the Huppily it wa idorable of an in L dangzerous it wis bt the Saturday The rewell Wit . Ad- how work to g IS MIDNIGHT TRAIN veturn in I was Atlanta Constitution I ing home aftor my day’s tolograph office at Deorin the operato.. Any messiges Lo “Ono from D—, froni cturned T'he exclaimed [ was work the wher sl i 2 my wife John Mar tocks and bonds; Dierciul papers recelves and - xoen tog . 1 s LEansfor aeent and (risiee of ring corporutions; tukes charge of property; cols unt ¥ Omahal.oan & TrustCo SAVINGS BANK the embunkm So 1 Cor. 16th Douglas Sts ! [ A KO il $ 00,000 midnight at Par Lk Thed and Gudrantecd Capital L 100,000 vy tockholder 4 i PRANK . LA NGE, Cashit Wyinn, prosident: J. . B 3, ) negotintes big fan in Do did h Lasg wus the SMidnight ti That all ¥ “Yes, Mr, Hill There is o huge rock Iness here, he weross the track 1t and ) Brow Kb t made Clty & Fur urity, at Lows