Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 19, 1890, Page 2

thé principle of nationalism has hada growth, and will bo the dominaut idea if the people | will only exercise the few rights remaining to them should dem t money be is rued by the gov iment direct without na- tional banke; that the government take pos session of raflroad transportation, of thi , of the mines, metals, quarrie \z and of the faw materials of the things | on whicn human life depends, and that tho goverment koep them for the people; we | propose to utilize the power of concentration, | prosose to make a_grand all round monopoly of the government for and in_behalf of the | peaple, Tywenty thousand to 25,000 are con- 1rolling the welfare and being of our 60,000,- 000, We are o plutocracy—an ol igarchy yuled by 25,000 capitalists. The republican party w ing to yicld up everything for control United States senato and it is the intention of the republican party today to | rule this country through a bought United States nat We demand rm | in the i of the eleetion of United States cnators, We want a direct vote of the peo for United States senators or absolute | abolition of the senate, There is no help ex cept by organization and concentration and we propose to unite at the coming election a aband of common_suffercrs and propose 1o make something drop. There are now more than five hundred and_fifty thousand mem bers of the alliance in Nebraska. The result of organization is the proper use of the ballot ‘We do not propose to abuse the franchiso but vote for principle and make it something above party politics. As to the money ques tion, money is wrongfully issued. The whole issuo is wrong and we are compelled to pay our debts twice over. Moncy is based on g which is a commodity, and the basis of money u staple one. 1t is wrong to hay s a basis, for it is flex and changeable and depreciates by use of friction land should be a security or basis of money rather than bullion we should have money at cost of exchange, at 1 per ce the me as bankers it at We want 7_ coinage of silver no restriction on i portations, and w a | tende money, to be issued direct to the people, upon their linds, Don’t send lawyers to congress and the legislature, but send farmenrs, wheth er they can make a speceh or not.” The' next regular meeting of will be held at Ashland on Saturday, May 22, and at that time ~ex-Congressn B Weaver of Towa will address the alliance peo ple of both Saunders and Cass counties. At the last, session of the county alliance a mmittee of seven wis appointed to select a ket to bo put in the fleld in this county for the coming election, which committeeis to veport at the Ashland meeting on the 24th, Arvangements are being perfected to start an alliance newspaper in Waloo in a short time, the alliance Prosperous in Otoe Connty. Nemiasia Crrr, Neb., May 17.—[Special toTur Bee,|—The alliance in Otoe county i in a very prosperous condition, and it is est mated that about,60 per cent of the farmers are now members of the organization and in- creasing ab every meeting. The principal question being agitated at present is the mat- ter of freight rates, a reduction of which they are determined to bring abont at all events. The agitation of an independent politi movenent has many followers in the Otoe | county alliance, "but it is not gen- cral “by any means, as the majority | prefers ~ to fight for their interests in the republican party. In this matter the al- lianee of this county will be entirely con- trolled by the sentiments of General Van Wyck, who has the unbounded contidence of the farmers in this vicinity. Aside from the politicul objects of the Otoe county alliance its members ave furtherin numerous schemes for their financial benetit, At soveral different places alliance grain ele- vators have been buiit, and others are pri jeeted. A number of co-operative stores i ihe swaller towns have also been organized. Cattle and grain ave shipped divect by the al- liance from nearly bvery shipping point in county, thus doing away with the middle men and siving their profits for the farmers, A prominent member of the alliance is authority for the statement that several at- tempts have been made in this county to form a_coalition between the alliance and the | Knights of Labor for the purpose of sending reprosentative men to the legislature from Otoe county. Several important meetings to this end have recently been held, and the prospects for a union of the two intérests are n a fairway at present. T'he success of such aschemo in Otoe county would bea death Dblow to the railroad politicians that have been controlling politics in the years past. Cedar Bluffs Alliance Resolutions. Ceoan Brurrs, Neb., May 18.—[Special to Tk Bex.]—The following resolutions were passed by Alliance No. 1080, of Cedar Bluffs, Saunders county, at the last meeting: Whereas, The products in Nebr ‘whi cultural steadily deolined, the samo time state wnd national taxes wnd expenditures have increased; and, Whereas, The mujority of the state board of gransportition, fo° wit.: Messrs. Cowdery, Kteen and Bentonhave positively failed to [tertuln an officiil resolution looking toward the reduction of local railroad rates, which are now nourly or twice as_ great in Nebraska a3 they our in‘our sister state of Towa; and, CIWhereas, They have proclaimed themsely a5 great hénefactors 1o the azricultural intor- ests of t ance of u 10 per cent redu y had the legal power to compel a0 ‘per_cent reduction, which re- duetion would not be unfair or unjust to the railroad corporations as is evidenced by their carnings wnd profits n the state of lowa for the past year, und Whereas, Wé feel that we have been wronged, cheated and rohbed by the great trans tation companies inchurging excessive fre rates inorder to pay dividends on watered stoeks, maintiin ofl rooms for the purpose of Corripting our legislatures and Dibng stato otteials, and Wherdas, We belfeve that farmers, consti tuting us they do about one-half of the fng population of the United States und thre Louirths of the state of Nebraska, have o right and ure entitled toa fair share’of the profits resulting from their toils; therefore be it Resolyed, By the menbiors of Farme VR in regular se 111 in the futu for the chief state or for legisluture wh 1 fairly and squurely pledgo himself for the repeal ot the law erenting a stuto board of transpor tion or that will not advocate and vote for Taw fixing the maximum rites of transport tion charges, which maXimum rates shall bo from 0 (o 50 per cent less than the present ex- Ssting local freleht ch i Resolved, That inview of their oficial acts we willnot'In the future support or voto for eithor Messrs. Cowdery, Steen and Benton for nny state office or for any position of public trust, and that in ov ment they have for- feited ail claims upon our suffrage. Resolved, That the great interest now mani- fosted for the agriculturists by certain state ils who herctofore have been silent or wilfully negleetful of our mate 1 welfar doserves our seorn and will receive only o . and that we hereby pledge’ our- o labor and vote for o hose candi- whom we believe to be lgnest and true wgricultural in pliant tols of personelt tons. Resolved, That the far luborers of Nebraska, fur nths of the voters of the state. ought in the future to be uble to have some representation in state and national counciis; and reform fu the present order of affairs is necessary where all of these offie aro efther Liwyers, nutional bankers or contirmed ofico-soekors. Resolved, That a copy of the above pream ble and resolutions be forwarded to the Furm ey’ ulllunce at Lincoln and Tk OMARA DAILY Bk and World-Herald for publicatio . tradesmon and ishing as they do In Gage County, Biarrice, Neb,, May 18.—[Special to Tus Bk, —The farmers of this section are keep- ing their weather eye onen on the anti- monopoly conference to be held at Lincoln May 20. While not especially sympathizing with the movement, they recognize it of sufticient importance to demand some cousid- ovation. It is possible that some members of the Gage county allisnce will be sent to the Lincoln conference to get the gist of senti- ment that may prevail there in the interest of the farmers, and the plan proposed for tho amelioration of their condition commerciully and financially. The matter of the right kind of men for legislative honors is recelving much consideration in the alliance | meetings, and the farmers propose to have | their wishes deferred to in this matter this fall or know the reason why, Thesentiments | exprossed by Mr, Charles 8. Dorsey of Heatrice in Tur Bee interview a week or so #go have about the right ring for the farmers horeabouts, and his name is being frequently | mentioned as a retty good man for state | senator from this alstrict. Mr. Dorsey's long business career in this county and state has given him o wide acquaintance among the farming element, and belng a man of just #s independent means s he s of thought, s far removed from any | gordid motives, aud is a man upon whom the fullest reliance can be placed when the in tercsts of Llie Mmusscs us aguinst the corporu- | result ! in the county for the past three days tions are in controversy. Mr. Dorsey has not been consulted in this matter, nor has he been hed on the subjcet of the sena- tor and this will be_the first intimation that he will have that his name is g considered in_connection with the e county senatorship, The gquestion is, ever, being liberally discussed among the farmers, and conld he b induced to necept the nomination, his election is inevitable, Hamilton County Alliance, Avrona, Neb,, May 18- (Special to Tur Bre In the fall of 1883 the first alliance was organized in this county by L. C. Floyd, ho wis appointed organizer for this county The farmers readily pereeived the advantages to be derived from such an organization, and the number of members grew with amazin pidity. Up to June, Mr. Floyd had organized cighteen alliances in the county He then appointed W. H. Fall and James A Wilson, both farmers, nien of high standiug \d prominence, as deputy organizers, The are now some thirty-f e alli e throughout the county, with an aggregat membership of about twelve hundred. Four business associations have been incory and are engaged in buyingand shippi at Aurora, Phillips, Bromtield and H An increase of from 2 ity to 5 ¢ bushel for grain_has been realized by the at points where the alliance is oper ating In June, 1880, the sub-alliances met at Au rora and organized a county allinnce, coti posed of delegates from the sub-alliances, the representation being oue delegate for every W members, The present officers of the county ullignce_are Valentine Horn, pr dent, and M. H. Severy, secrotary. Mr. Horn is also vice president'of t e alli ction in the po- n last fall, as a_party, it was s 0 potent factor_in shiping the at of the republican nouminees for tr nd sl iff, and the election of democrats to those positions in a county which usually gives from 400 to 700 republican majority. Politicians of = both pantics realize the importance of the alliance movement, and desirous of taking such action_us will secure the support of the men. bers of the organization. While the alliance took no Sleeping in Wayne Cou Warse, Neb, May 17.—[Special to Tne Ber. ] —~Wayne county is one of the very few in the state where the alliauce is making no headway and doing nothing to effect an or- tion. Considerable interest was mani od in the matter three years ago, and the order flourished fora year or more, but the interest has gradually subsided, and there has not been @& meeting of the county alliance for mouths. The same is true of the subordinate alliances, most of which have practically ceased to exist. One of the took & prominent part in organizing the anee in the county originally thinks there is no probability that it will be re-organized this year at léast. Dealing With Wholesale Houses, Avuiox, Neb., Muy 18.-[Special to Tne Ber.]—The farmers bave ovganized a number of alliances in Boone county. The main effort tn their work so far is to ship in goods “direct from wholesale houses. St [Edward lo: more trade than any othertown in the county as there are more alliance men in th fiuu\hn!'n partof the county. The farmers near St IBdward claim that the merchants have kept up their prices above other towns, they were compelled to make their pu abroad. Sarpy County Allia Pariirioy, Neb., May 15, Bris.]—The Farmers' alliance boom has struck this county.. State Organizer Eull has heci and has d as many local lodges. The alliance did not strike us as soon as most of the coun- ties, but it hias hit hard,for inside of ten day: the farmers will be solid to u wan for the alliance. Alliance Notes. The next meeting of the Nunce county alliance will be held June 7. The West Biue alliance, Fillmore county, held a meeting Saturday and elected new officers. Ata 1 wood 100 persous wero receiv membership, . The Stockham alliance held a largely at- tended meeting Saturday and important busi- ness was transacted. Every alliance in Pierce county will be represented at the next meeting of the count; alliance, which will be held at Foster June 7. The Stella alliance has ordered five cars of lumber and nearly a carload of barbed wire. The alliance gets fenciug lumber at$16 per thousand. The Wood River alliance held a meeting Saturday and transacted important business. Six delegates have been elected to attend the alliance meeting at Alda, June 6. At the last meeting of the Dawson county alliance at Cozad, delegates were present yepresenting subordinute lodges whose mem- bership aggregated 535, with two subordinates not heard from, which will bring the total membership up to 600 strong. A farmers’ allianco has been organized in Union township, Dundy county, with the fol- lowing representative farme: its oficers: George Parnell, president: 4. B. O'Neall, vice president C. Edwards, lecturer: John Herrin, seeretary ; 1. P. Grey, treasurer, The farmers of this section of the state are pretty thoroughly organized and ure prepar- ingr for active work in the coming cumpaign. While the alliance knows no part it pi poses to take a controlling part in the coming election, cither by dictating nominations in the conventions or by independent action if v. Inother words, the farmers of Nebraska have the power and will exercise it in the nawing of men for public office, - - Building Active at Wahoo. Wanoo, Neb., May 18, [Special to Tue Bee.]—Wahoo's opera house is no longer a matter of speculation but an assured fact. A stock company has been formed with a cap- ital stock of 5,000, and a board of directors elected, and it 15 proposed to begin the erec- tion of a three-story and basement brick building at once, The building will be 44x110 feet, and will have two store-rooms on the first floor and two sets of oftices on the second floor. The opera house will oceupy the second and third floors, and will be equipped with all the wodern appliunces and will be a first class building throughout. ‘I'he building will be erected on the south side of Fifth street between Linden avenue and Broadway. At the last meating of the city council an ordinance was passed submitting to the voters of the city the question of voting $10,- 000 for the ercetfon of & now city hall electiog will be held on the 19th of June. All of the business men are heartily in favor of the bonds, and there is practicully but one sentiment on the question, and that in favor of the bonds, 50 it is ‘an assured fuct that the city hall will be built this season. Among the other improvemeuts that now under way is o fine passonger depot, to be erected by the Union Pucific railrowd at the foot of Fifth street. The outside of the buildiug is now finished except painting, and the entire building will ne completed ready for oceupancy before the 15th of June, When completed it will be as fine a depot as can be found in any town of (his size in the stato Wahoo's public schools have grown uutil the present buildings ure inadequate for their accommodation, wid a new $10,000 school house will probably be erected this year, i Dr. Thayer's Sermon, Rev. Dr. Thayer of Atlantic, la,, preached to a large congregation at tho Second Presby terian church yesterday morning on the *De- mands of the Pow on the Pulpit,” taking his text from Mathew, xi:7, “What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind or & man clothed in soft vaiment " The speaker emphasized the fact of this boing a practical age, and that men loc more than trifles’ from the pulp wanted that which is cousistent, ¢ satisfuctory, encouraging and instructive T'his thought was cluborated by the speaker and illustrated in various ways Dr. Thayer is an eloquent speaker of fine address and delivery, and the large congrega- tion was deeply interested in the discourse. ivorge Barnes. The funeral of George I£. Barnes was held from the fawmily residence, Twenty-fifth and Seward streots, at 2 o'clock yesterday after- noon. The remains were interred in Forvest Lawn cemotery. ut meeting of the alliance at May «d into full members who | - | pro- | | | | The | {‘ THE GLIDDEN THE OMAHA DALLY _BEE: B el KNOCKED OUT THE COMBINE. The Barbed Wire Monopoly Killed by Two | Judicial Opinions. PATENT I8 INVALID. Cowardly Blackmail Levied and the Terrorism ercised by the farmers and dealers in barbed wire is that re contly decided by two United States judees. The decisions of Judge Shiras of Towa and Judge Deady of Oregon will probably relicve the favmers from the royalty barbed wire by reason of the Glidden patent which has been declax The following from the Oregonian of Port- and and interyiews with the barbed wire manufacturers of Omaha will be read with great intevest by the farmers of the great west who vely on barbed wire to enclose their possessions : “The complainants brought suit at Pitts- burg agaiust the Braddock wire company and applied for an injunction in July, 188, but when the day of hearing came, and the found the defendants ready in court, the withdrew that motion, admitting that th had no stunding in the court. From th time until the briuging of these actions against Kuapp, Burrell & Co., they have | done nothing but bring suits against dealers | and agents, in the hope of intimidating and thus destroying the trade of the manufactur- ers; but in this they have signally failed, owing to the fact that their patents stauding adjudged invalid, have had no standing in the courts, and the manufacturers have as sumed the defense of all suits brought against their custor T belicve that the effect of Judge Deady isi 1l be to even put a Stop 1o that most dis ble practice.’” “Had the compl confidence in their patents, there is 1o reason why they should not have tried all the questions in- volved directly against the St. Louis wire mill company in St. Louis. sm the consideration of the mo- tives prompting the complainants to these and similar cases, the fact is that the manu- facturers, the St. Louis and Braddock com- fes, intend ot only protecting and saving ss consumers of their products, but to pursue those complainants to the point where they will be compelled to submit whatever claims thoy have to the supreme_court of the United Stites, In_ the «case in which Judge Shiris of lowa decreed the Glidden Novem- ber patent wus invalid, an appeal was_ taken to the supreme comrt of the United States. The case on appeal will probably renched for arguinent in February or March of 1501, The determinatiou of that case will determine all of the questions at issue. As to the result of that decision I huve not the lightest doubt, bolievivg us L do that the supreme court will hold that Morely and not Glidden was the inventor of the wire barb, and that there was 1o invention on the part of Glidden, assuming t invented ull that he claims, in view of the patent to Kelly. 1 can ouly view the course being pursued by the claimants as most disreputable in the extreme, should receive the condemnation of e putable dealer, us well uscvery one having occasion to use barbed wiro. “Mr., William Edenborn, the president of the St. Louis and Braddock companies, said in conversation with a reporter that in this | controvercy, no matter when or where their sustomers were attacked by the complainants iu these suits for infringement, they would defended at the expense of his compunics, and saved absolutely bariless; and that on nioval principles his companics intended to stand by their customers, “The great barbed wire interests of the country appear to be very much concerned in the decision just rendercd by Judge Matthew P. Deady in the United States civeait court Tihe cases are denominated the Washburm & Moen manufacturing company and_Ellwood vs Knapp, Burrell & Co.; Knupp, Burrell & Co. being agents for the St. Louis wire mill company of St. Louis and the Braddock wire compuny of Pittsburg, Pa. “The” complaimants, claiming under the Glidden patents, brought suit against Knapp, Burrell & Co. and applied to the court for an injunction to restrain the defendants from selling the products of the St. Louis and Braddock compani he cuses were argued before Judge Deady for two days, when the court took them nnder advisement. Accor ingly Judge Deady rendered an opinion, de- nying the motions for injunctions, and holding that as to the Glidden reissue, which is the patent owned by the'compluinants, it was invalid, and therefore dismissed the bill of complainit, the complainants Laving no standing in the gour A to the second Glidden patent, on which the complainants asked un _injunction, the court denied the injunction’ on_the ground that the complainants were entitled to uo equitable relief. These c involved the claini of complainants to o monopoly of the barbed wire business, they elaiming that the manufacture and sald of Glidden wire by other than themselves was unlaw ful. The effect of the decision of the court is that the manufacture and sule of Glidden wire is public property, and that neither the complainants nov anyone else has the right to A mouopoly. 1t appears, according to the showiug made, thut t idden reissue had previously beeh decreed invalid in the United States cowrt for the eastern district, of Mis- sourd, und that the Glidden patent of Novem- Der, 1874, hud been declared invalid by the United States cireuit court for the district of Towa, aud that these cases were an attempt on the part of the complainants to overcome the eftect of those decisions and revive the patents. This, however, Judge Deady, fc Towing prior adjudications holding the patents invalid, declived to do. As the decisions of the court are understood, they ave to the ef- fect that until a ey by the suprem court of the United States, the complainant’s patents stand and are to be treated as in- valid. Ir. John R. Beunett, the New York at- the cases, and whose falty is patent law, said, i cowmenting on the decisiou to a reporter: These complainants, ulthough residing in Worcester, Mass., have seen fit to proceed ugainst d and agents instead of the munufacturers who veside at. St. Louis and Pittsburg, and are kuown to be among the | wealthicst manufacturing fivms in the United States, This undoubtedly is in the -belief that having no patents that would be re- garded as having any validity in the federal Courts, they could nevertheless to a certain extent’ control the business by bringing. suits against agents and dealers fu remote p tho United States, and _with that obje view they have brought suit against dealers in almost ull the different states in the union. But in no one of them have they dared bring the issue involved to the point of judicial investigation and determination.” | After reading Judge Deady’s decision against the barb wire monopoly in the Orego- nian, o Bk veporter was_dispatched to the office of the Omaha barbed fence and nail company of this city for the purpose of ascer- taining the importance of the decision and how it might affect the business of our home company and the farmers of Nebraska, Me, M. M. Marshall, the manager of the company, had read the urticle and said sub- | stantially s follows : Judge Deudy’s decision is importunt to the barb wire intérests and | confirms the decision of Judge Shiras of Towa in declaring the Glidden patent invalid, T am surprised that Washburn & Mon would risk | epu another decision on the_Glidden patent, us they did in the caso of Knapp, Burrell & Co., at Porttand, Ore, As it is, their situation is now hopeless | Fearing that the;Washhurn & Moen com- | ny would withdraw the suit when the trial was called, John K. Benuett of New Yorlk, who is the greatest patent attorney of this uation and probably of this age, nade the trip to Portland from New York, quietly and Dy u somewhat cirouitous route_and his pres- cuce was not known to the Washburn & Mocn compuny at the time thoy suffered the case to be called up for trial. The Washbura & Moen company, thinking that no defense | would bo made in'the case, suffored the trial | to come up and the case was in progress, when Mr. Bennett walked luto court to thei great astonishment and took part for the de- feuse. Had the Wasbburn & Moen company known that Mr. Benuett would be preseni. we beliove they would huve withdrawn their case, s they did in Pittsburg and left the de | The manu fugbumers | illegal barb wire,as the it, or wire on which there has been no tribute | st “WOR, = 2= 10 pay their costs and thus avoid another cision m‘w,vv..- Glidden patent \ fons s “The pricthen of bringing these suits against peopld'Who handle barb wire fencing, without the ihtetstion of ever allowing them to come to trial, is m most nefarious practice come to consider it ptalile old chestnut. ‘Waghbyrn & Moen att " continually custombrs’ by writing them threatétiing to bring suit a unless i'they cease to are pleased to call a vory dist The attorney our tors, them Company's lot- of rovalty pi 1. to them. 'he merchant fearing trouble and expense of a law suit, ¥ fi{duced to enter into a ¢ tra agreeing not 14 handle any more ‘illegal wire.’ In consideration of this they ate for- given all past offenses. The hatchet is then buried and after the usual love feast the agent of this great monopoly is usually prepared to furnish the customer with the Jegal’ wire as they call it, bearing their famous brand This morning's mail brought a threatening lotter sent out hy Washburn & Moen's attor: ney to one of our Jowa customers. In this unprincipled und cowardly way, they seek to destroy the business of others to build up their own, 'his is the most infamous competition and is that kind of piratical tribute that old monopoly is stilkable, at this late date, to lovy and collect of the farmer through the timid and unsuspecting merchant, who is threatened and fears a law suit “So far as the Omaha barbed fence and nail _company is concerned, they propose to protect their customers from harm or expense and to that end have employed Mr. K. M. Bartlettof Omaha, and this same Mr. John R. Bennett of New York “The farmers themselves and the Parmers’ alliance have it in their power to stamp out quickly and most effectually this old monop- oly, if they would strivtly and religiously décline to purchase any barb wire bearing the licensed stamps. The royalty on wire fencing is not only burdensome, but on principle is illeyral and unjust ¢ It has been domonstrated that barbed wire cannot be manufactured in Massachusetts where the factory of Washburn & Moen is situated as cheaply as it can be sold b ““The Washbuir & Moen people commenc a suit against our company over a year the federal court here and so far as w learn hava taken no steps since then to testimony or in any way prepare for trial, ntly of our attorney, Mr. E. Bartlett, at the May term of court, the time s limited by Judge Dundy.to October 1800, within which to take testimony. W are thus in hopes that we will be able to drive them to trial.” DETECTIVES IN THE DARK. No Clue to the Murderer of Laundry- man Poor, From early morning until the sun went down at night detectives hovered in the vicinity of the Poor ence, hoping to ob- ain some clue that would put them on the track of the mun or men who committed one of the most erucl and unprovoked murders ever been recorded in the history of ity. Every nook about the premises searched with the hopes of discovering something that might lead to the unvaveling of the mystery. But when these men went home at night they were as much at sea as when they commenced in the morning. Clues which promised rien development: were followed up, only to find that the ended in obscurity, or were without foundi- tion. The Pulaski story, of o man having been seen coming from the direction of the resi- dence at an_early howr Suturday morning, was thoroughly exploded by the man_ being found and sutisfactorily accounting for his movements by convineiug the authoritics that lie was a street labprer and was on his way to lis work. As has been proyiously stated, Mrs. Wilcox, a near neighbor, lieard “a sound as of men hurrying along the pavement about the time the shooting must, have taken place. This veport, when run down, had no bearing upon ' the case, as the sounds arc known to have been made by Mounted Officer Byrnes, who was covering his_beat, and passed the Poor'residence just before $ o'clock. "There now seems to bo but_one’ theory in the minds of the police, and that is that the crime was commited by some one who is now outside of the city, but who they are not un- able to state. Thie conductor whoe. brought the last dummy train in from South Omaha stateg that last Saturaay night, just as he was pulling out of the South Omaha yards, two middle aged men wearing slouch hats and dark suits, paid theiv fare and got off at Sheeley station, The brakeman, who happened to be standing on the plat form from which %he men alighted, heard them remark, as they stepped to the ground, *We are too early and will have to wait.” ' As the train pulled out from the sta- tion these men were notived to cross the tracks, going in a northerly direction. Not much weight is attached to this, though it furnishes a slight clue, which the ofticers are working upon. White, the South Omaha_suspect, is being industriously searched for, but as yet he has not been found, although he was séen in that town the duy before the muvder was com- mitted. “elegrams have been sent to all the neigh- boring towns to arrest and hold all suspicious characters, but as no description of the mur derer or murderers can be given, but little is expected from the arrests when made. Mrs. Chamberlain, a sister of the murdered man, arrived from Chicago yesterday and two morve sisters who reside in Denver are ex- pected this mornin The inguest will be held at 10 o'clock this morning at the coroner's office. mony to be introduced will be merely to prove the shooting and death: Last night Coroner Haprigan stated that the verdict must ne wily be that Charles Poor came to his d vom a bullet, fired from a pistol held in the hand ofsome person unknow. “The funeral will be from the residence, South Thirty-fivst street, at 2 o' clock thi afternoon, with interment at'Forest Lawn, - A RARE MUSICAL Song Service by the Choir Philomena's Cathedral. Lovers of classical music were given a treat last night such asis ravely accorded them in this city. The choir of St. Philo menw's cathedral, assisted by several well kuown soloists, rendered a song service, the numbers of which comprised the very high- est grade of church misic. The large church was completely filled, every inch of space being occupicd. The ence was a very critical one and among pre ved u large number prominent musiciuns and singers in the city. e’ excellent organ, management of 1’rof. Joh mented a large orchest Hoffman, lent the finishin excellent rendition of the sitions of the old mustars, The choir showed very car rendered the diffigull selec satisfactory manne; Miss Faiinie Armolff, the directress of the choir, rendered Fugre's “Sancta Mavia™ in manner which veflogted great credit upon the singer. The numbie was a very dificult one and required the most careful oxecution, It wus well suited to Migs Arnold's vich, sweot voice, and, had the, gntertainment becn in auy place bt a chiyly the singor would Lave been warmly applayddl « One of the featurgs'bf th programmo was the rendition of Aetdi's “O Salutaris,’ by Mrs, Edward Cudally, This lady has a voice vich of tone aud b considerable power, moderated with swpetjfess and fullness. He voice shows cavefy) fraiuing and her execu tion of this dificult,number wus excellent, Lieutenant John ' Kenzie sang a tenor solo, Rossini’s “Cujus Antwum, Stabat Mater,” he sin, was in fin voice and fully sus. ained his excellent reputation for fiud sing- ing. Dr, E. D. Arnoid sar Haydn's mass in D in a pleasing manner. Jules Lombard was in excellent voice and his full vich tones neyer showed to better ad- vantago than in the arvia and recitation from Haydn's Creati The Heavens in Fullest Glory Shine.’ Solos we d by memhers of the r, the Misses Kennedy, Swift, Hitte and Johnston, Mrs. Downey, Mrs. MeCaftve; and Mr, Hitte. The programme concl march by the orchostia, with the origan. TREAT. of St. under the skillful Schencls, and aug- 1 directed by Prof, touches to'a most matchless compo- ful ns aining and ina very a grand Schencl with Prof - a grimly fiu been Yor natiug story by by Fronk E SHauntlags nou L L vell & Ce New MONDAY, MAY in some cides, with Washburn & Moen, | this | a bass solo from | 19, 1890. TBOOM ! BOOM ! BOOM ! BOOM ! J. Burroughs of Lincoln Fires His Signal ‘ Alarm Gun, intimidating | INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT Called by a Political Junta at Far ers' Allian cadquarters —Rail- roaders Jubilant -Anti-Monop- olist Republicans Sidetracked. Considerable excitemont has been mani- | fested in political circlos over tho promulga- | tion of a call for a peopl®’s independent movo- | ment to call conventions to nominate allisnce | and labor candida The call veads as fol- | Tow: | POPULAR CALL FOR A PROPLE'S INDEPENDENT KTATE CONVENTIC _We, the undersjgned. citizens of the state of Nebraska, hereby declure our adhesion to the following fundumental \l neiples, and de | mand that they be enacted Into la, viz: | Ourfinancinlsystem should be retormed hy | the restoration of silver tots old tine place in ov y and e and unlimited coin- o gold, and by the i | er Tation until it re | the sum of 0 Aper isst ll SArY 10 seen should he 18hy” the government and be full al tender for all debts, public and private, That land monopoly should be abolished cither by limitation ofownership or graduated taxation of excessive holdings, so that all the competent should have an opportunity to | labor, secure homes and be od eitizens; and alien ownership should be prohibited. That the railvond system, as at present is u_system of spoliation and robbery. | nd that 115 enormous bonded debt at fieth | tious valuations is absorbing the subst the people in_ the interests of million heral gov he railrog transport mail facilities are Islatur i shall fix In force in lown, We demand t nd natlonal sys- tems of taxation shall be so adjusted t g interests will be fostered and wealth its just burdens, instead of our farmers, laborers; merchants and mechanics being com- pelled (o pay. s at present, by far the lursest portion of public expens Wo further declare that the political ma- ch in this state has been controlled by the corporate power for the plunder of tho seople and the enrichment of “itself, and we have entirely lost confidence in the eficacy of that muchinery for the cuactment of just and the ropeal of unjust luws We there fe e in- it rate luw r thun those now ice for the callof a ople’s indep nt state conven- bn, to nominate pure and honorable men for the different state offices on the principles named above; and we hereby pledge our- sives, i purc and honorablé men are so se- Lected, to vote and work for their election. CAnd we hereby Invite all men, without, re- Lo past or present political afiliations, to foin us in this our effort for pure government, for relief from the shackles of party politics and the domination of corporate power in our | public wilairs. 1l we hereby request the see X Y S and the secretiary of of the Knights of Labor to shall fix a just ratio of rep: issie a call, ob- ded arrangenients ding sald convention, ppears inJ. Burroughs' Farmers’ Alliance paper, with an editorial leader en- dorsing the move, which closes as follows : snvention. whi ‘s, will have alled, not by faction, but people themsclves. No fusion with any party is possible under such eireuni- es. No person is authorized to speak for thereds no committee which ean control it, and will assume to trade upon its action. priuciples of 1ts platform are desizn: forehand. 1t will be composed of nie I.h-uuml to these principles, and therefore e harmonious. Lt will organize itselt it been | by the | other IVeIies. vis will riot be an alliance con is no power or authority In the allinn wstate convention, and it could not be done thout nullifying'its constitution. 1t wi Knights” of hor convention, 1 United Labor convention. 1t will be' pu. and only a people’s independent convention in the highest seuse of the tern The political elements ure’ ussfollows: The republican party divided into two factions, one the railroad element with the organiza~ tion, the passes, the prestize and the money in its hands; the other the so-called anti- monopoly element, which has begun . hope- less struirgle for possession of the machinery and the oitices, but which declares it will secure its ends in party lines ornot at all. There can Dbe only one result to a struggle under such conditions, and thatis the dominance of the railroad powe Another el wocratic part, political huc| and doeseribed as “little sss than o wreek—without life, spirit, organi- zation or solidity," by u Lincoln democratic editor on the other, The other elements, opposed to all of these, and towering high above them all, are the people, on their car all over the state, de- manding reform, denoyncing partisan fraud and corruption and corporation domination demanding lower taxation and a restoration of honesty and integrity in_ government® af- fairs® T the people thé People’s committee ur is ripe. The people have refused to wait longer for the siznal. Lot them sign this declaration one hundred thousand strong, and when thely convention meets it will only e to register the decree they have already spoke It is well understood among the initiated that this people’s movement hus been precipi- tated by Burroughs and_his dummies who hold prominent positions in_the alliance for the purpose of blocking the anti-monopoly vepublicans in_ their effort to induce republi- mers to take an active part in pri- and conventions and by so doing tuke control of the republican state and congres- sional conventions into their own hands. Seeret conferences have been held here and in Omaha recently by the men who have concoeted this third party movement,and it is even whispered that their sery i liberally rewarded by the railvod who appear very much elated over the move by which they expect to paralyze the anti- nonopoly republicans by pulling the support of the alliance men from under them, In addition to the call for the people’s state convention, the following call is also issued for u Third congressional district,_convention under the auspices of the alliance junta which has its headquarters in this city : CALL FOR CONFERENCE T0 CALL CONGRESSTONAL CONVENTION 1IN THE THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. ) the oflicers of the county alliances & seuiblies of Knights of Lubor and othe anizations of the Third congre: Belioving th pondont politic hy invited, In necordane ition of _{he state me coln, April 2, to send Least one froni the allinne Knizhts of Labor of ¢ exceed threo from cach of thicse organized bodies)—to a conference to he held at nd Islund, Neb., on Thursday, My 20, 150, t0 con- sult on the political situation,” and to fix date, rutio of representation, and issue . call for i congressional convention in the Third con- gressional distr 1iANK H, YOUNa, Chulrm climinnry Committoe, BROKEN Bow, Ly 15, 1800, - - PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS, d labor Laction, you are with the recom ting held at Lin- rOpresentatives-(at and one from the C. S. Heffley of the Millard C. W. Thomas of Grand Island is re at the Millard B, O. Neill of Stratton is stopping at the Millard B. I, Smith of Hastings is u guest at the Millard S R I H. D. T the Casey. | 7. H. Hamlin of Schuyler is stopping at the Casey L. Darr of O'Neill is jeglstes ka City is 8 guest at istered ugford of Tekamah is at the Casey ans of Weeping Water is & guest at 1°, Reiukiard of Kearney is a guest at the J. Conlee of Beatrice is rogistered at the G. W. Clabaugh of Philadelphia, who has | been in the city for the past three months as n inspector of the United gas improvement mpany, has accepted the position of chief clerk of the Omaha gas company. | €. H. ‘Pouray of Fremont is a gucst at the Murray P | Murray Plank of Liuncoln is stopping at the Mys. Dr, J. Da and Miss Jennie E. ors of Sioux City dre guests at the Paxton. F'. Harrls of Lincoln is at the Paxton. K. Shipman of Kearney is a guest at the Merchants. . E. Perkins of St. Joseph Is rogistered at the Merchants, W. H. Sknner of Florence, Mass., is stop piug at the Merchants W. S, McMillan of Mound City, Mo., is ut the Merchants, ley ernment should own and | ary of the | sional dis- | ¢ the time has | li ch county, and not to | | at the A Good Prospect for Crop Sitver Creek, Neb., May 18, | Tne Bee.]-The crops in - this mostly in and are looking very fine, The dry weather preceding the gains last week hurt some of the flax that had been put in too | early, but the rains of last weok brought most of it up, and the prospects are good for alarge yield. The oats are all looking good and farmers are predicting an_average crop. Corn is about all fn, and_although the recent cool weather held it back somewhat, particu- larly that which was not up, the chances are | that it will come outall right. There has | been w great deal of flax sown this year, | probably five thousand acres in this locality, | wnd surrounding towns reports a correspond- ! ingly large acreage. 1.ast year nearly every- one raised cor. This year they are ail raising flax. Thoso who held on and kept their corn and oats are now gotting richly paid for doing s0. The two elevators here ure paying 22 to 24 conts for corn and 22 to 23 cents fol oats. There seems to bo quite a_good deal corn in the farmers’ hands vet, but oats are searco. The grain men look for a drop in prices next weele, The favmors aro all_busy now getting in their crops and have no time to haul in what grain the have, but | when they get their crops in they will' com mence to bring in the balance of their corn, | aud there seems to be quite a lot yot, 50 con | sequently prices will deprectato’ some, but | they think the depreciation will only be | local. [Special to o section are | Springfield Saloons. | Serixerienn, Neb,, May 18.—[Special to | Tue Ber.]—The saloons of this place have | been closed since April 30, having experi- | enced somo trouble in - gotting the requisite | thirty signers to their petitions, only being successful in getting sixteen bonified resident frecholders to sign. Two of that number were the names of a lady and her daughter whose names were sigued by H. W. Snyder of Omuha without their consent, who upon being appraised of the fact, ovdered their names strickon off, which ‘'was done. To make up the balance J. U, Pope, one of the } applicants, deeded a small lot on the out- | skirts of the village to fourteen individuals. | The board are three for license and tu ust, but the people confident that en the Jicense men on tue board will to grant license under the existing o stances. T'he board meets Monday night the 19th inst, to consider the petitions. ol H. H. Clark in the City, General Manager 5. H. H. Clark and Di- vision Superintendent Rathburn of the Mis- sour1 Pacific road are in town. They were seen at the Millard hotel last night, but had very little to say about their visit at this par- ticular time. Mr. Clark, however, is here on business relating to_the proposed cut-off line between Union and Omahia by way of Platts- mouth, which scems to be going rath y. Mr. Rathburn is looking after new work being done in double tracking the Belt | road. e The Were Too Enthusiastic, mes Fox and Fred Hova are supposed to City residents, but notwithstanding st night they slept in the city jail. afternoon they gazed upon the ball | game from the windows of a vacant house. When the turn in the tide of the game ar rived they let out such unearthly yells that theydwere promptly locked up on the charge of trespass and disturbing the peace, i v At SIX G FONS, T | be Siou y Whose United Ages 1,000 Years. “A thousand years in one househol¢ (ikka sen-nen) is an old Jupanese saying, employed with reference to an event which, in respect of extreme ravity, may be classed with the sight of a dead | donkey or a tinker’s funcral, says the New York Times. The Hochi Shimbun says that an instance may at present be found in the household of a merchant called Mizuma Gensuke, who rvesides at Kanazawa, in the Saltama district of Sado. The family consists of the following members: Gr reat-grent ndpapa Gengo, aged oue hun- dred and thirty; Great-great- great Grandmamma Tomi, aged . one hundred and thirty-two; Great-great Grandpapa Gembei, aged one hundred and one; Great-great Grandmamma Mi- vo, aged ninety; Great-great Grand-r Y oshi, aged one hundred and five andpapa_Gensuke., aged eighty-one: GreatGrandmamma Kimi, aged seventy- nine; Grandpapa Gempachi, aged si one; Grandmamma Toyo, aged sixty Papa Genkichi, aged forty: Mamma Tomo, aged thirty-cight; Uncle Gen- ruko, aged thirty-five: Son Genshichi, aged fourteen; Daughter Toki, aged five. The united ages of the fourteon amounted, at the close of last year to 980, nd conse- quently became 994 on the first day of this year, according to the Tapane method of caleulation. Next New Year's day, supposing that death has not inter- vened meanwhile, the aggregate ages would be 1,008, and as 994 is nearcr 1,000 than 1,008, the family have resolved to celebrate their ikka sen-nen this spring by & visit to the shrine of Ise, and afte ward to Kyoto, where the whole fou teen, from the little tot of five to tho gray head—if he still has any hair—of one hundred and thirty, will do their ight-seeing in company. —— SOME NEW BOOKS. qual The last number of the G lished by Rand, McNally & Co tified story of interest entitled * Jowels.” “In Classic Shades,” just issued by the Belford-Clarke company, Chicago, is i col- lection of poems by Joaquin Miller, the p of the Sierras. uits and How to Use Them" is the title of u practical manual for housokeepers ust published by the Fowler & Wells company, New York. Pricesl. Frank Lovell & Co., Now York, have pub. ied a colleetion of shurt romances by well known writers under the title “Twenty Noy elettes by Twenty Prominent Novelists, Patience Stapleton, the author of “Kady,” has a new book just’ from the press of tle Belford Clavke “company, Chicago. 1t is illed “Babe Murphy,” “and is a bright and lively Rocky mountiin story, vigorous in vement and fine in delincation of churac she Library, pub- Co., 1s an uniden- © Danvers s of lectures de Maitland and “The Perfect Way," n sork livered in London by Edwar Auna Kingsford, hus been issued in Lovell's Oceult series, 1 is an attompt to ascortain atfirst hand the nature and method of istence, Robert Bonuner's Sons have published Henry Frederic Reddall's story of the life of Henry M. Stauley, including the great ex plorer’s latest achiovement, the rescuo of Emin Bey Phe Belford-Clarke company, Chicago, has just published the story of Joaquin Miller's wonderfully romant and thrilling life among the Modoe Indiuns, with vealistic in | cidents of lifo in the furwest duving th Quys of the Mers, and graphic descriptions | of the sublime scenery of the Rocky moun tains. The book in Cloth I, in paper 50 | cents. Anson D. F. Randolph & Co., | will publish in May *Leah of Jerusalem,” o story of the time of Paul, by Bdward Puyson | Berry. The author's purpose in this work is to present a realistic glimpse of life in | Jerusalem and Rome in the first century of our era, Count Talstoi’s latest novel, “The Krutzer Sonatn,” which exists in Itussia only in man uscript’ (its publication having been forbid den by the czar) was published in English, in Boston, on Saturday, May 10, by Benjamin | 1. Mucker. The novel is the boldest work yet written by the Russian master With the question of love and | urges a morality that is more than puritanical in its severity, while handling subject with all the frankness of the ¢ school. w York, o~ . At A. D. Morse’s you ean buy adelphia strictly hand-sewed, welt sole stitched kid button shoe for $5. shoe is marked down fromn the price $7; one of our bestshoos for the fine trade, i Dyspepsia Makes the lives of many people miserable, causing distress after cating, sour stomach, sick headache, heartburn, loss of appetite, a faint, ““all gone " feeling, bad taste, coated tongue, and {rregularity of Distress o bowels. Dyspepsia doos After not got well of itselt, 1 requl careful attention, Eating l's temedy liko Hood's Sarsaparilla, which acts gently, yet efeciently, It tones the stomach, regulates the diges- tion, eroates a good ap- Detits, banishes headache, ., 810K and_refreshes tho mina. Headache I have been troubled with dyspepsia, I had but little appetite, and what T did eat distressed me, or did me Moarts i ool After eating 1 burn ouidhave a faint or tired, all-gone feeling, as though I had not eaten anything. My trouble was aggravated by my business, painting. Last spring I took Hood's Sar. o, SOUF saparilla, which did mo an Stomach immenso amount of good. It gave mo an appetite, and my food relished and satisfied the eraving 1) lously experienced.” GEORGE A. PAG) atertown, Mass. 9, Hood’s Sarsaparilla Sold by all droggists, §1; six for @5, Prepared only by C. 1. HOOD & CO., Apothechries, Lowell, Mass 100 Doses One Doliar LA BETE HUMAINE A Taste for Human Gore Excited by s Perusal of Zola's Book. The Paris Figaro relates a curious ef- feet from the reading of Zola's terrible novel, “La Beto Humaine,” A working jeweler of forty rushed to the prefect of police in Paris one da nd (h-fih\') y gave himself up, nccusing himself of contemplated murder. I saw enter,” suid M. Cochery, deseribin the sceno, “a ghe wther dry looki man, ner- vous, pale and sickly. He accom- Imm.-. by his wife, a strong, healthy ooking woman, who confirmed all he said. He muadd the following declara- tion with the utmost clearness, just as I am speaking to you, or as you would” speak to me: ** *Monsieur commissary, you must ar- rest me: put me in the infirmary. in the hospital, in the asylum, in prison, where you will, but ar me. I have done nothing.’ * ‘What! " If you have done nothing? “‘But I am going to kill my chil dren.’ ¥ ‘He was very serfous, ve continued the commissary, * ceeded thus: *““This is how the thing happened must tell you that my head oftem ac as if it would burst. My brain must a little disordered. I' have vead *“La te Humaine™ and in proportion as the character of Jacques Lantior was out lined I suffered hovvibly. for in him 1 recognized myself. In‘anguish I waitod for the additional: installments of the sevial. Finally, when Jacques killed the fever took possession of me, wund since that night 1 have wished (ol Whom? My children. in the eyes, | wish to kil them inthe eyes. " It is there that it shines. At night I suifer and want to get up. My wife watehes me all night, ready to defend her littic ones. The poor ‘things: Arrest mo, monsieur commissioner, The commissary had the unfortunate man taken to an insane asylum. M. Zola, being asked by a ropo what he thought of this singular story, answered: It is difficult for me to the reading of my novel could have de cided this individual to kill, but this reading, far from disturbing his brain, found ~ it completely unbaluncod. Further, I aftirm thai n book never caused the commission of a crime. 1 would like, however to say that Severine and Jacques are exceptions. Pogple have inferved that [saw in every mah a human beast. Oh, no, only in some men. G or st calm,” i he pro believe th —— SKULLS TRIMMED WITH LACE, Dead in the Catacombs Sicily sights of Palermo, 5 of vaults in which the rie of Palerme of the strange ly, is the long he Catacombs,” of men and women preserved tions by a curious process, ted by their mourning bodie for gene and are vi tives. The grinning skeletons of generals or governors who died fifty years o here seen, clad every fow years in fresh uniforms, and their features are sometimes preserved for a centur Undoubtedly the ugliest of thie sight is the ladies” gallery, Corpse-worship hero has prompted freuks of dualesquo millinery, such the trimming of the vacant skulls with deep frills of lace. One_poor shade is in purple silk. A young lady’s mummy is adorned with u Silver crown, fantastic shoes; open-work stockings and white kid gloves! A princess— among the most recent of the interments—lies in her coflin, which bears many avtificial garlands and yuvds of much-mottoed funeral bhon. On All Souls’ Day the dead in the - combs muy be “suid to hold o gruesomo sort of reception: but the richer cluss, whose “dear depurted” stand the “frequent” the cemetery at all seasons. Tmagine coming to pay your devoirs to the ladies with whom “you used dance: to your hostess of former yeurs, to the members of your family, to the wife of your bosom: and being ' received by these phantoms of 2zzily bone! These hedizened skele These v and bone things, wpir It is 0o horrible! Yet there o Palermitans who find a melancholy ploasure, some a certain consolation, « fow Ba torrible fuscination, in the relics of their dead preserved in this cemetery! But not all the inhabi tants approve of this mode of sepulture, On certain fote diys these *‘cuta combs” are open to all comers, A drunken man once steayed ,in here and foll asleep. Atnight the porter locked up without noticing the sleeper. Awalk ing sober: with the early light, the horror of his surroundings seized upo the man, He van about’ wildly amony the dead, He shricked, but no on even those in the convent, cou hear him, The eavliest »y found him clinging to the of tha en trance gate. They could hardly his hold, He was stark mad! ons! humanity! POWDER Absolutely Pure. f tartar buklng powder A cream of leaveulng dork * Wighe strongth. -\l 8 iment lte . > 4