Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 28, 1891, Page 5

74 ™~ [He Declives to Run as the Prohibition E OMAHA DAIL BRISCOE OUT OF THE RACE, Can- didte for Mayor of Lincoln, RESIGNATION OF INDEPENDENT NOMINEES, A Family of Squattors Cansing Cone siderable Trouble—A Small As- signment-District Cowrt-- Capital ©ity News. Liveory, Neb,, March 27.—(Special to Te Ber.| -Last evening . 7. Briscoe, the nom- fueeof the prohibition party for mayor of Lincoln, handed in his declination of the oftice to City Clerk VauDuyn, in aceordance with the provisions of the Australian ballot eysten. Considerable prossure has beeu brought to bear upon Mr. Brisoce to with- draw from the fight in favor of Mr. Weir, the nominee of the independents, and also the liead of the citizens' eicket. It 18 now gonerally conceded in political circles tuat thoflehrt lies between Mr. Alexander and Mr, Weir, Both gentlemen stand high in business circles, and the issue drawn be- tween them will simply be e of general policy. 1t is believea that Me. Weir wil endeavor to conduct tho affairs of thecity on @ very conservative basis, that the saloons and houses of prostitution will o beld to the same strict accountability that Mr. Sawyer attempted; whils it is belioved that Mr. Alexander will rogulate these ap- parently necessary evils as Mayor Graban ias successtully practiced. Tho following decli- atlons wero also re- ceived last evening by the city cleric from convention : M. nominees of the independent Thomas F. Stevens, waler commissioner Grice, chairman of the board of pub works : M. L. Easterday, city clerk; W. G. Houtze, excise board, and A. J. Sawyer, city attorney, Noneof these vacancies have been filied. WIIO WILL BE CHOSEN JUDGRS! The passage of the bill making Lancaster county a judic district by itself and in- creasing the judges tothree is stirring things upamong the lawyers in the eity, Oneof thenew judges 0 be apvointed will be a republican and one will bea democrat and therub isas to who shall be the lucky men It is stated today that Governor Boyd has decided to ignoreen tirely all the petitions pre- ted to him and leave it eotirely with the association to select whom they preferand then to appointthe association’s selections. Tomake these selections a meeting of the bar association will be held, and as all the Iawyers in the city aroop in politis it will bea lively gathering 5. J. Tutile, 3. Tebbettsana A, J. Sa re prominently mentioned for the democratic selections, ‘while W. H. Woodward, A.R. Talbot, Rob- ert Ryan and C. L. Hall nre mentioned as re- publican candidates, and Mr. W, 8. Hamil- ton has today announced himself in the field. A prominent attorney states that from pres- entappearances there would be at least a dozon caudidates for tho republican sclection belore tomorrow noon. M ASSIGNMENT, Sam D, Leland, wholesale cigar dealer at. BOS P street, made a voluntary assigument forthe benefit of his ereditors, to Sheriff McClay this morning. The matter will come upin county court shortly, and a permanent assignoo named, No statement of assets and Yiabilitics has yet been filed, s thestock has. not been involced. The wsignment was made necessary because of poor collections, and the fact that he was doing too much bus- fness on his capital. Mr. Leland is very popular in Lincoln, in fact all over the state, Bnd his many friends hope he will come out. all right in the end. A (0L PROCEEDING. About_ten days ago ono Joo Groenawalt, ‘who bears the reputationof being rather shiftiess, concluded to move, and with his wife and two sicaly little children started to find a house. They had nothing to move seve what they wore, and while going along Zstreet they discovered the door of 26, which house is occupied bya family named Grossbeck, was open, and without waiting foran invitation walked in, and asked to be allowed to stay over night. The Grossbecks wore poor in this ~world’s goods, but_rich in human kindness, aud gave the visitors shel- ter, When the nextday came the Greena- walts made nomove todepart, and as a matter of fact are still there, All attempts to fnduce them to go peaceably have so far failed, and the man won't go out of the house r all for fear the door will bo closed on him ndotinitely. Mrs. Grossbeck called at police head quarters and the mayor's office vester- ny afternoon for wid in gettingrid of the urden thrust on them. She says Mr. Gross- e 13 & consumptive, and 00 weak nysically to throw Greeuawalt out, She ap- lied to the county commissioners this morn- lug to get passes for tho family out of town, ot get them adnission to the poor {arm, bui the commissioners refused to do anything in the matter. Mayor Graham instructed Mar- shal Melick to have the man arrested for vagrancy, and then get rid of the balance of the fawily by strategy. Ivis @ queer case, sud one that has puzzled the authorities. DISTRICT COURT DOINGS, Judge Field is engagred today in heoring the case of W.J. McGillinvs the Kit Oarter cattle company, C. H. Gould and several other parties. ‘This is an injunction case to revent the Union Savings banlk of this city tom turuing over to the Kit Carter cattle company some §20,000 it now holds, The case s an old one, or rather the outgrowth of an old one between the Carterand the Flarlem cattle companies over debts . due from the atter to the former. It was fought out in tho courts several_times, but Jeeps Dobbing up oecasionally. E. M. Mc(ilsin had adver- tised a sale to take place at the fair grounds of a lot of cattle, but the sule wasstopped by an attuchment gotten out by the cattle com- pany. Finallyit was agreed to allowthe sale to proceed, the proceeds to bo deposited in the Union Savings bank pending the liti- ation, Before the attachment case camo up G20 MG llin, who claims o have an inter: est in the proceeds, secured the injunction, and C. H. Gould, who had a mortgage on thé cattle, comes in as an interested party. In the replovin case of McCall vs. Mrs. Tsard tried yesterday, the jury returned a rdigt giving plaintift the possession of the suimal aud Joading him up with 1 cent dam- ages. Judgo Chapman will be down Monaay and roader decisions in all casos ho now has onder advisement and closeup his connection with the Lancaster county district court, The motion docket will be called tomorrow morning at 9:80 o’ clock. Tho jury has been tischarged until Monday. In tho injunction ease brought by Mrs. M. 1. Bond to ¥estrain Paul F\ Clark from cjoct- Ing her from the hotel that bears her name, the defendant filed an afidavit today in which he denies Mrs, Bond's statement that she had never been notitied that the proporty wus to be sold under an execution, On the contrary, Mr. Clark asserts that sho was fre- quently notified, aud eamoto his office sev- aral thes about the matter, Tho first time she agreed to settle the claim, but the next time told defendant ho could hot wllect any- thing from her nor could he find any bidders on the hotel property, He denies that there was any fraud or collusion in the matter, no effort made to conceal their actions, and Avers that the hotel is not worth a dollar above lncumbrances, and nothing could be collected otherwise, A YOUNG DIAMOND THIEF. Clyde Newell, a youth who has been i the hands of the police a half dozen times in tho t year for various misdemeanors, was rought to the station this moruing by Pat Bwift, who charges the boy with the larceny of a diamond nng valued at $125. The ring was lostin a curious manner. Just two weeks ago Mr. Swifttook off the ring whilo he wasned his hands atthe Capital hotel. Whilo erforming his ablutions he laid the ring lown on the marble wash staud and when ho bad fiuished walked off without thinking of nis sparkler. A fow minutes afterwards bo remembered his ring, but when he went after it it was not thero. No ftrace of the ring could be found and Pat had about made up his mind togive itup for lost when he learned that young Newell had confided to a fompanion st he had the ring. This movu- ing heran across the boy and brought him to tho station, The boy deni s any knowledge of the ring und it was not found on him. The {n\h‘! believe, however, that ke kiows whero Lis aud will try to find out. Amoug his Mlects were three skeloton keys sud Detoct ive Malone will try them on @ door which was mysteriously ‘opencd tho other evening. NO AID FOR THE POOR, The county eommisioners have informed Acting Health Oficer Rhoda that the fund for the poor refief was exhausted and here- after they should refuse to pay any claims for relief, give any orders or furnish any trans portation intil the levy for this year becomes available. The city, undor direction of Mayor am, has deveted a great deal of momey to aid the needy poov, and many & poor family have veason 10 \hank that gentle- man forud. The commissicners seem 1o bo laboring undoran impression that it is the clty’s duty to talce care of ils own peor, for- wetting the fact that the taxpayers of Lincoln Jay phelt broportion Into the county treasu sy 'nrl|hm purpose, and the cty hes no poor und. TRAIKING THETI MUSCLES, Hon, Philip Andres, for years president and instructor of the Omaha tarnverem, one of tho best classes of gymuasts iv the coun- try, has been making endeavors sinco his state position has brought him permaner tiy 1o the state house to introduce calisthenics 1n the Lincoin schoois. Mr. Andresin the mo- ments he could spare from his duties as a state official, has been drilling about eighty school chilaren in. club swinging, wand exer- cises, calisthenics and marehing. Ho has also "been giving lnstruction in these samo exercises to about twenty-two teachers, among_which are a majority of the princi: pals. ~ Mr. Andres has dono this work free of cost and for his loveof gymnastics and his wish to have the American as well as tho German childron have the advantage of phy- sical culture, He hopes that by drilling the teachers thoy will follow the example of the teachers in nearly every large city by giving instructions in “alisthenics. Tho teachers are drilled Mondays snd Wednesdnys and tho children Tuesdays and Fridays. These drills occur at p. m. at Harmonio hall, On Monday evening a pabiicexhibition will b given at that hall by the children who have been under Mr. Andres’ instruction. ODDA AXD EYDS. The evils of the present system of appoint- ing members of the voard of registeation by the connerl were demomstrated this morning when the boards organized. 1n one instance one of the men appointed was a candidate on one of the tickets, while in several other in- stanees the appointees did not reside in tho ard for which vhe ppointed, Mayor raham had to straighton out the tangle at the expeuse of loss of time and patience. F'red Binger, who is charged with ssault with _intent kil Peter Benson, will have his trial before J udge Flouston at # o’clock to- doy.. NO DANGER AHE Opinfons of Army Ofiicsrs on tho Sitn- ation at Pine Ridge, “Fhere is but Little mew about the situa- tion at Pine Ridge” smd Colonel Guy V. ything is quiet and will rem 5o unless sone meddlsome and selfish people take anotion to insugurato a disturb- ance. The Indians will not fight and do not want to fightso long as they are proverly D. “There are people up in that country, bow- over, who like to seoa disurbance and like to tave several companies of soldiors stationed there. ALl this creates a domand for froight- ing by team across the country and a demand for wood and hay and corm and the govera- ment foots the b ““There are people in Rushviile who would Iiave been obliged to ask for aid last winter bad it not been for the work they got through the Indian campaign. But T do not think such umethod will bo _resorted to for _tho purpose of creating another disturbanco,”” Speaking of the snow upin_that country, Colonel tenry said: *“The drilts are ten feot deep in many places, and when it begins to melt the whole country will be like o bog. There has not been so much snow up there a any ono time before in ten years as there is right now."" A group of offlcers, ranging 1 rank from a coloncl of cavalry down (o o lloutenant of infantry, were Seated luthe rotunda of the Paxton ‘discussing the probabilities of au- other uprising of the Sioux 1n the spring. A major of cavalry, in response to a query, said: *Some reports have come to us about the danger of the friendly Iudians joining the hostile Sioux in thespring. So many things may happen between now and spring in the Indian question_that 1t Is havd to form any definite opinion on the Indian question.” A liutenant recontly returned from Pino Ridgesaid: “Consideradle of this agitation comes from civiliaus whowould be benefited financially by another camoaign. A great many of the reports from the agency originate and are sent outto the country at large by people who would be the gainers by buvinga largo body of troops in the vicinity, No, I do not think there will be a fresh out- breus.” All of tho officers spoken toin regard to the matter are in favor of military agents in- stead of civilians, General Miles it is claimed had a hard fight with the authorities at. Washington to geta fow army oficers appointed as supervisors of the reservations after tho affir at Wounded Kuee. These appointments are only termporary as the orders stand now and eivil- ians are Hable to he appointed at almost any time to take the place of tho military agents, The duty of the army oflicors now iu chargo of the agencies is to see that ratious and clothing aro proverly issued. If army ofiicers acted as agents the roports, it is claimed, of disturbances of any kind would be farmore reliable, There would b no half founded rumors from badly fright- cned agents and others connected with the agency. Tt is reported that F'rank Rorice, thegovern- ment scout, employed at the agency has said that in_his opinion there wil beno out- break. Te Indians seem to have had enough of it for the time at least and many of tho former hostiles are roported as having packed up their tepces aud struck out for the Jiiis “sayfog, ko Standing Boae dld, that fightiug wasn't in their line. e e ON FORT CROOK. Work Will Soon Be Commenced and FPuashed. “It fs quite probable,” said Cotonel Hughes, chiet quartermaster of the depart- ment of the Platte, to a Bee revorter last nightat the Paxton, “that work upon Fort Crook, to be built at Bellevue, will bo begun in a short time. The indications are that considerablo work will be dono upon the new fort the coming summer. "T'ho topographical maps, giving the location of the barracks and officols’ quarters,as the location committee saw fit to recommend, have been forwarded to Washington for approval.” “‘How far will the present l\p&roprlnl[on of $500,000 probably carry the work of building the fort " **Oh, it will probably complete about half the works contemplated. It isto bo a ten or twelve company post, aud will no doubt be ome of thebest in tue country when fln- ished.” S A Thicving Cyprian. Minnie Hayes, a resident of the burnt dis- trict, was arrested at noon yesterday by De- toetive Hayes aad charged with grand larceny. Some wecks ago Minnie stole a clover leaf scarf pin sot with diamouds from one of her visitors. She gave the pin to her lover, a man named Mose Banks, who lives w Coun- cil Bluffs, The detectives recovered the pin Banks. from - - To Recommend for Judges. There will be a mass meeting of the niem- bers of the bar of the Third judicial district at the court house at 3 o'clock this afternoon for the purpose of recommending tothe gov- ernor suitable members of the legal profes- sion l\)rnrpuhllmm\b to the bench of tho Third judiclal disurict. Thero are a great ndidates and av interesting time is anticipated. - Held for Trial Carl Jacobson and John Sundval of the Swedish Post, who wero arrested on com- plaint of Charles A. Lundin and charged with criminal libel, wero up beforo Judge Helsley yesterday, Both men wero released on bond o await their hearing, waich s sot for uext Friday, Apvil 8 e e s Sl Rittmaster Dismissed, Gustave Rittunster, who was arrested at the iistance of Denver pacties on charge of beiug a fugitive from justice, was arraigned for trial in Justice Harl's court yesterday and dischurged, No ouo apperred to prose- cute, so there was nothing lelt but to disumiss ths cese. COL. HINTON TELLS HIS PLAY. How the Artesian Inquiry Will Be Oarried on Noxt Summer, INTERESTS THE ENTIRE NORTHWEST. Hunting the Waters of the Missouri Lost in the Earth and Bringing it to the surface for Ireigation. Colonel Richard J. Hinton of Washington and Prof. Robert Hay of Kansas were guests atthe Paxton yesterday, where they were found by a representative of Trr Bre, In answer to questions conceming the scopeof the work in which they are engaged, andtho extentof thelr preparation for the summer campaign, Colonel Hinton said : “Tam in chuarge of the special irrigation in- quiry now under way and came hero to confer withh the feld stafl_engaged in the artesian lovestigation, The pubiic will recall that, under the demand of the Dakota senators al the first session of the last con- gress, and after discussion with Major Powell of the geological survey, congress approprivied $000_for an inquiry tnto the artesian basin with a view to its use for irri- gation. Under that provision field work was to bogin April. 2 and bo cncluded July 1 1500, The work was _accomplished under the supervision of Colonel E. S. Nettleton as chief engineer and Prof. Robert Hay as chief geologist. 1was piven charge of the matter at the Washington of- ficeand received the reports from the fleld. Quite & largo report was made, of which so competent an authority as the Engicer- ing News said: ‘Itisthe best report and, in fact, the only one made by this orany other goverument ou the subject.’ “Toward the close of the session of con- gross @ continuation of the work was de- cided upon and $40,00 appropriated for the purpose. T'he same adverso influences which limited the time of the first inquiry added another limit to the second, and stipu- lated that 1t should be finished by July 1, 1801, The scope of the inquiry was consider- ably extended, however, and inclnded an in- vestigation of the underflow, or earth waters held in the porous strata_within convenient distar.ce of the surface. Italso provided for a geneml inquiry into the cultivation of the soil by irrigation. Mossrs, Nettleton and Hay were reappointed as field chiefs and T was again given charge of the work 1n_the office, under the superyision of Mr. Willetts, assistant secrotary of agri- colture, Tn the closing"hours of the session congress extended the time of the inquiry to Janu 1802, and also added an appropria- tion of 10,000 for the geueral irrigation 1n- quiry. This is available for the fiscal year beginning June 1, and is the first of an annual appropriation for this purpose. “During my present trip 1 have visited Dakota and Nebraska first,with a view to ful- filling engagements to address aericultaral leges, and next to confer with Mess Nettleton and Hay asto future work. Ihave held & two days' session at Lincoln with these gentlemen and Profs. Hicks of tho Ne- brasiea nniversity and Culver of the South Dakota university. We decided that the larger portion of the time available for the inquiry could bo most profitably expended in Nebrasks, tho Dakotas and estern Mon- tana. During the winter the fleld force has been at work in the southw “In tho morthwest—that is, in Nebraska and states to the north of it—there are sover- alvery Interesting problems to be solved. Without aiming at a deliberate conclusion, tho ofticers of the inquiry are led to believe that the principal work will be to discover and re- store the water lost by secpage-by the ab- sorption of the raiufall by the soil. This branch of the inquiry involves a study of hy- drography less than one of topography. The mountams diyioe the rainfall and the soil absorbs it. InNebraska Prof. Hicks will mako a special study of local foatures. In Daleota the first offort will be to locate tho western line of Dakota sandstone. This work will be principally by Prof. Culver. Examination will also be made to determine the eastern rim of this formation and thus lo- cate the boundavies of the water plain. ‘There will also be an examination to deter- mine the character and value of the Red rivor basin, of which Prof. Hay will have charge. Colonel Nettleton will make a survey of theJames river and Devil's lake sinilar to thoso mado in the valleys of the North Platte and Arkansas rivers for the purpose of fluding the water level from which the artesian flow is derived. ~ Nettle- ton, with Hay, will also have special charge of the arsinage regionin North Dakota trib- utary t the Turtle mountais, of which Devil's lake is the central outlot. Colonel Nettleton will also make a personal recon- noissance through North Dakota with aview toascertaining what system of surface irri- gation is fensiblo 1in connection with the Missouri. Kastern Montana will come in for a considerable share of attention. “It is believed that in the valloys of the Yollowstone and Milk underground water and some artesian flow will be found. But the larger portion of that region will proba- bly be reclaimed by surface water and stor- ago reservoirs, Thereport on this subject will be as full as time will permit. YA special inquiry will also be made at Great Falls, Mont, with a view to ascortaining the = correctness of statements conceming the disappear- awce of @ lage part of tho flow of the Missouri above the falls. The Hayden expedition measured the flow and found it more above than below the falls. The Da- kota sandstone crops up in great abundance there. If theso statements areconfirmed it will have great effect in deciding the extent and permanence of the artesian basin of Dakota, because if the western line follows the footnills, then the precipitation is ab- sorbed by the porous stratum and supplies the Dakota basin. “How enormous this basin of earth waters may be can be graphically illustrated by a statement of this character: Lieutenant Morey, & good authority, estimates the entire precipitation of thowhole Mississippi basin at 620 cubic miles per annum. The outflow at the gulf is 107 cubic miles. Tho evapora- tion % per cent, Of this vast total precipitation it s estimated that the Missouri river above Omaha receives 300 cubic miles. But 15 per cent as far as the river is concerned, flows out at its junction with the Mississippi, Itis moderato to say that 55 per cent 1s lost in the earth. Our aimis to locate theso earth waters, “Colonel Nettleton will mako plans for at least two experiment stations, st Abordeen loes not exceed wd Huron, S. D. The department has boen offered free wells and lmds for the purpse, aad citi- zens will pay for the construction. The department will merely furnish its ex- verienco and skiil. The idea is to make a model irrigated farm. We have been asked 10 make similir arrangements in Nobraska, We should be delighted to expenment with the underflow in some of your streams, “I will give it as my personal opinion, which must not be mistaken for an official utterance, that wo shall ultimately demon- strate that the average farmer on the great plains will fid water enough on overy 160 acre tract to irigate from twenty-five to forty acres and thus securo limself aganst 1oss by drouth or hot winds, Ho will find water casily accessiblo right. be- neath his feetand capableof distribution by simplo means. Then will come tho day of small and prosperous farms. If this hope is not, vealized we shall at loast accomplish re- sults that will be vustly beneficlal. We are trymng to bridge over the gap between the surface water and the linds that cannot be irrigated by that: system.”" Professor Hay said the work done during the winter in western Nebraskn and Kansas and eastern Colorado, by the engineers and geologists, would show the relative lovel of water underlying the bish plins aud that fonnd in the river valleys. This will deter- mine the costof putting it upon the surface. It will also result ina descriptionof the water-boaring strata that will enable |t to be recoguized by the occupiers of tho land, and thus prevent unnecessary aud costly ex- periments in regions whero thesuccession of rocks s definitely known, ho presence of the lnyestigators in theso regions,” said Prof, H a8 Caused an 10 tensificition of puvlie interest and encour. aged the people wonderfuily. The reports of the_dopartment aro_anxiously awalied and such us Kave already boen issued are widel read.” "This is the first complete statement of tho scope and character of the investigation that has been made public. Iu will deeply inter ost tho peoploof Kunsas, Nebraska, Calorado, Montaus and the Dakotas, $2.00 $4.00 $7.50 at $4. OM AHA. BLACK HILLS BUSL Grocer Adams Thinks the Hard Times Are About Ended. E.W. Adams,a prominent merchant of Deadwood, 8. 1, aceompanied by his wife, is stopping at tho Paxton. Speaking last night of business in the Hills Mr. Adams said: “Wo expect a good deal of building to be done in Deadwood the coming summer. Whilo times havo been hard, yet wo have had pretty good trade all winter, and witn the opening of spring we have the promise of improved conditions, We are in- terested considerably in the arrival of a dozen ormore cars of sugar that will be ready to take out of boud on April 1. Allthe stores are running very low on_sugar on ac— countof the reduced prico thatwill bein- ugurated on April 1. ‘Speaking of sugar reminds me,” contin- ued Mr. Adams, “‘that we used a few car- loads of the Oxnard sugar, manufactured at Grard Island, and were very much pleased with it."’ —_— DEATH NOTICES. Notices of five lines or less under this head, ifty cents; eaeh adclitional line ten conte, LANDROOK—Charles, 51 yoars of his residence, 162 Howard street, at 11 terday morning of consumption. trom residonoe Monday, March 30, at Friends Invited, WELSH—At the family residence 720 south Thirty-first stroet March 2, Peter, son of Edward T. and Mary Welsh, aged { years and 6 months, Funeral Satirday, March 28, at 2 D, m, fromfamily resilonce’ to Holy Sopui- chre, 5 PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Carl Raben of Lehigh is at the Paxton. E. Sparks of Valentine is at tne Paxton. H. M. Utley of O’Neill is at the Millard, C. G. Bryant of Lincoln is at the Murray, H. P. Tomison of Lincolu is at the Dellone, W. J. Porry of Wayne is at the Merchants, A.C. Quinlanof Chadrouis at the Mur- ray. Edson Pendle of Creighton is at the Mil- lard. Ll L Elliott of Fremont is at the Mil- ard, J. A. Tulleys of Red Cloud 1s at the Mer- chants. N. I Hardingof Nebraska Cityis at the Paxton. C. M. Anthony of Peorls, IlL, is atthe Paxton. - W. E. Paxton. Mrs. W. H. Dorganof Lincoln is at the Millard. H, M. Boynton of Nebraska City is at the Delione. W. T. 5. Neligh of West Point, is at the Dellone. Wilson Fritz of Grand Island is at the Merchants, James McKellpps of David City is at the Merchants. George W. Kelley of Kelley, Stiger & Co, Thas returned from the east. E. W. Harvey and Charles H. Burleigh of Valentine are at the Murray, James Dahlman, J, L. Paul, H. 8, Cox and C. W. Allen of Chadron are at the Murray. Mr. and Mrs, M. J. Dowling aro entertain- 1ng this woelke Mr. and Mrs, Lew Hite and daughter of Kausas City. Arthur B. Smith, assistant general ticket and passenger agent of the B, & M., went to Chicago yesterday to meet a party of friends, who will' visit wiih him in this city. Colonel W, F. Vaill, the weil known city ticket agent of the' Buriington, has bocu suowbound for the last four days at La Junta, Colo., on the Santa Fe road. ~ As soon as the news was received In this city a_relief expedition was organized, headed by Colonel Georgo Reed, which started after the be- leagnered coldnel. The relief party is expected to return with him today, Adams of Deadwood is at the M, 8 Lawson, Charles 8. Morris, New : Me- . Poole, Boston; Ben Burr and wife, Deadwood, 8. D. M. Bartlett, Springfeld, 0.3 G. ith, St. Jo M Now York; B 8. Thomas and Robinson.St. Louis; . B, Castle jooming- ndall, Ogden, Utah, ago; Ben George Burke, Boone, In.: W. 8 Hufl- Leavitt. [ineoln; . Hussolburth, n V. iKelley, Thomas Butes, George W, Blossom, Gl R. 8, Bosworth, Lowsville; K. J. Swain, Brooklyn; A. § leine, St ns. Winond, Fla 3 enty Jung, Shebayan; T. uis; ke MedMurehy, Syracuse, M. Bordoton, Nobraska mnsus Clty; Elilbrage. i The Murray—R. V. Simins, [s] 8. Seligma Mass: J. A L. Thomps York: H. Kr: timores M. Oleveland, O H, Pifer, Chicage daughter, Salt Lukes J, €. C, Mun X: ton, TIL; Ja The Miliard-T. C, Haynes, Chi fittle \ieago Chicago; 5. C. Hays and wife, D, U, 0 ¥. M. Casteller, M. P. Ros Nebraska Olty; L. P Dunn. Lincoln; Charles Yan NI, W W, eady, Niles Mich; ¢ W, Paul: ‘M. W. Burke, Chiféngo: James K. Dem- ing, Detrolt. MRSt DUTTON'S CHEAP SUITS, He Made Somethimg Out of Nothing Most Remarkably, A couple of weeks ago A. B. Datton, man- ager of o suit club scheme, silently folded his tent and stole away. Sinee then it has transpired tnat several of the club members have been anxiously lookiug for the missing Dutton, Iu connectlon with Dutton, Mr. J. McVean, the Omatia representative of Wanamaker & Brown of Philadelphia was scon last night by a Bee reporter and made this statement “Dutton came to me some timo last Sep tember and proposed & partnership with me inthe suit club business. I declined his proposition, but rented him desk room in my ofice. Then he made arrangoments with i me to accopt his orders for suils, which of Sold last season for $7. MEN'S SUI'TS, CORNER 18TH AND DOUGLAS STS. BOSTON. course I did as long as they were paid for en taken from the store. tone time Dutton had eight clubs of thirty membors each, He had tho club lists tacked up on the wall here and held the drawings three times a week. The club members seldom attended these drawings, though sometimes three or four would be here. Of course when Dutton had eight clubs in full blust that was a weckly income 10 him of &40, and if the business had been rua on the square, would nave been a weekly outlay of the same amount, less the commis- sion paid him by the tailor making tho clothing. “But I know it to be a fact that the draw- ings were not always straight. As a general thing only two or threc members of the eight clubs would draw suits. For instance, it John Smith of club 7 drew a suit and Smith was not present Dutton would claim to the members present that Smith was be- fiind in his payments, and cousequently his drawing did not count. *‘When inducinga person to join Dutton would represent that it aid not make any difference about paying each week as they could pay up a month or more at & tim “Ona 230 suit Dutton always expected to malke from 8 to $10 of course at the- expense of the person drawing the suit. Dutton also claimed to pocket codsiderable money from lapses, that is from members paying a fow dollars and then dropping oat. No sir, a suit club cannot run on the square and make any mouney."” When Mr. McVean discovered that Dutton was not straight he order him outof his placo. Dution then engragod desk room 1n an office in the Brown building, room 312. After this Dutton took his trade to Frank Barrett & Co., 815 South Fifteenth street. Mr. Barrett was seen by a reporter last nightand said that he had done work for Dutton, but had always got his money beforo zoods loft the store. Consequently he is out nothing. Mr. Barrott said ho was afraid of all suit club schemes, as in his opinion they could not bo run square. The agrecment with members is that those who do not draw suits In thirty weels aroto have suits any. way. By doing this the club manager would make only his commission, which would hardly be enough to live on. 1t is claimed that Dutton sold out to P. A. Gavin, an_installment house agent. By the terms af the contract of the sale Gavin is to carry on the club as before. Gavin is dowg that to some extent, as it is undorstood he is having some clothes made now at a Douglas street tailor shop. “There are two other suit clubs, but nothing startiing has transpived in their circles as vet. Dutton and his collector, a man named Powell, have gone to Suu Erancisco. WORLD'S FAIR COMMISSION, The Art Directorship Tendered to a St. Louis Man, Ci0ac0, March 27.—[Special Telegram to Tz Bee.]--Tt is sonounced tonight that the national world’s fair commission will reas- semblo in this city April 1. received at headquarters it is certain thero will be & quorum vresent. The art director- ship of the world’s fair, it is_said, has becn tendered to Halsey C. Ives of St. Louis. M, Ives is director of the St. Louis museum of fine arts and & professor in the Washington university, He has been in chargeof the museum about fifteen years, and it isto him that it owes its present popularity and stand- ing. He isa uative of central New York, World's Fair Blessed. Ciicaco, March 27.—Local _papors say Pope Leo XIII is out with an apostolic beue- diction upon the world’s fair aud a plan to erect s monument in honor of Christopher Columbus at Buenos Ayres. The communi- cation sags, in part: “Columbus, in accom- plishing by his geaius aud perseverence such great deeds, has boen tho fountain in both hemispheres of so great an_influenco upon mankind that fow men can be compared with him. Hoping that the honors rendered him will serve to celebrate the world’s Columbian exposition at Chicago, we give o {Iour project the praise that it merits and at the same time as & token of fraternal love we give the apostolic benediction,” it i sontior Badly Hurt. A painful and possibly sarious accident happened to Mr. Lon Andrews of 2416 North Twenty-eighth stroot carly last evening. Mr, Andrews was riding on the rear end of a motor car on Twenty-fourth street near Ames avenue, A team belonging to M. H. Bliss, 1410 Farnam street, got away [rom the driver, Peter Shuliz, and dashed into the rear end of the car. Mr, Andrews was struck in the hip by the wagon pole and knocked invo the street. ~ The wound is a very painful and possibly a dan- gerous one. The wounded man was taken to his home 1n the patrol wagon. Dr. Graham was im- mediately called and attended the patient, It is not kuown how badly Mr. Andrews is in- Jured as Dr. Graiai couid not bo reactd ast night. R Not Liked by tie Confedorates. SA¥ ANT0NI10, Tex., March Stanlo; arrived here yesterday, but will not lecture, His manager, Pond, has received a telegram from Ageut McKcown of Austin which s riticism of Stauley is so severo 1 bave been compelled to cancel all Texas dates.” 1u is thought possible that McKeown came to Austin, talked tosome unreconciliable legis- lators and they jumped on Stanley so sav- agely for his desertion from the confederate army that the agent was afraid 1o bill him. ool L stile a Vise, Frank Lowis, o fifteen-year-old boy, was arrested by Officer Hudson last night on Corby street and charged with petit larceny. 1s had a vise in his possession which he claimed to have found on tho sidewalk. The excuse didi’t go with the officer, howevel and he was locked up. Thirty-second hus ecaved in between the street car tracks at that erossiug and left a dangerous hole _about 2x4 feet and of un- known depth. Several horses havo already fallon into this cavity aud a serious aceident is inminent, From advicess, NEW YORIK. VETERANS OF SOUTH DAROT Close of a Well Attended and Sucoessful Encampment, SENATOR PETTIGREW MAKES A DENIAL. The Reported Trouble with Sccretary Noble Greatly Exazgerated — Fs- caped Convict Recaptured—The University Dnfiicuity, YANKTON, S. D, sarch 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee.|—The eighth annual en- campment of the South Dakota department Grand Army of the Republic closed in this city tonight with a gigantic camp fire. The encampment has been attended by nearly one thousand old soldiers and is said to have been one of the most successful over held. The state dopartment Woman's Relief Corps has been 1n session at the samo time, Judge C. S. Palmer of Sioux Falls, was elected com- mander of the Grand Army of the Republic and Mrs. Ruth H. Thomas of Huron was clected president of the Womauw's Relief Corps. Mitchell was selected as the place for holding the next encampment, The University Difficulty. VermmLioN, S. D, March [Special Telegram to Tir Ber.]—The local board of regents of tho state university, called here by tho late trouble, have been in session all day. This afternoon the entire faculty was calied before them and one of the most stormy sessious of the board took place, Of this meeting no information can be had, as they have not come tv any understanding in the matter, Two of the regents are known to favor the stadents, and as there are only three members of the board present they will undoubtedly adopt a resolution fayoring the retirement of the prosident, which will be forwarded 1o the state board which meots at Brookings next month. Schoal Lands at Auction. Yaxxroy, S. D., March 27,—[Special Tele- gram to Tur B Zightoen sections of sehool land in this county are now being sold at publio auction in this city. The lands in this county were appraised at an average of $15 per acre, but are selling at an average price of §20 per acre. One half section sold for $53 per acro. The prico wns paid for Dakota farm land. One of the eighteen sec- tions _is cement iand, containing chalk rock and clay for Portlaud in_abundance. Tlat section is appraised at §5 per acre, aud a caple from London offering $0 per acre for it has been refused. Denies the Report. Siovx Fais, S. D, March 27,—[Special Telegram to Tin Ber.| —Senator Pettigrew returned from Washington today, and In spoaking of the reported war of words ho is said to huve had with Secretary Noble, which was published recently, suid the story was Jargely false and that he mever called Noble a “jackleg’ lawyer. Any difference existing botween himsclf and Noble were simply mat- ters of opinion and not due to flashes of temper. RLERTS Wide Awake Robbed While Asleep. Deapwoon, 8. D., March 27.—[Special Tel- egram to Tik Bee. |—The Wide Awake man- ufacturig tailoring establishment was en- tered by burglars last night and plundered of goods to the value of §150. No clue has been obtained to the theives. This is the latest of a series of similar erimes, none of which, nowever, have resulted in hauls worth more than 8100, which have receutly been com- mitted in Deadwood. Escaped Convict Recaptured. Sioux Faris, S. D, March 27.—([Special Telegram to Tak Bek.] -Frank Hoffman, the convict who escaped from the state peni- tentiary in this city last week, was captured today in Little Falls, Minn. Hoffman is a leader of & gang of horse thieves who have headquarters near Oakes, N. D)., and his capture is considered a matter of congrat ulation on the part of the officers of tuis piace. — PATENT MEDIC, £ COUPONS. A Scheme of the Manufacturers to Put Up Prices New Yonrk, March 27.—[Special Telegram to Tre Bre. | —The manufacturers of patent medicines are of the opinion that the public who buy tho stuff are notepayig enough money for it and they are combining again for the purpose of putting up the retail price, ‘The plan that these manufacturers and retail drag men want to adopt is called the Kline plan, namea for the chairman of the organiz ation. It is to charge retailers the fall retail price for all the medicines, To each bottle of medicine a coupon is to be attached, which is to be torn off and presented by the drug- gist when the bottle 18 sold. UClearing houses are to be established in the big cities and these coupons ave to be presented there at the end of every month, or every threo montns, with the afidavits of the druggists 10 the effoct that the bottles of medicmes to which they were attached were sold at the full retail price of tho medicine. The coupon will be purchased then for 20,43 or 50 per cent of the retail price of the meaiciae, and that will be the druggist’s protit on his sales. Detectives are to be employed to ferrét out men who cut rates and to report to the clear- ing house officials. Pt PR Nebraska and lowa Pensions. Wasmiyarox, March 27,—[Special Tele- gram to Tk Ber. | ~Pensions were granted today to the following Nebraskans: Original ~Orlando D. Woodraff, John A. Haase, Al- ohens Wright, Larus Cassidy, Frederick B, Martin, Robert Leitch, Joseph J, Mercer, The biggest value ever shown in the city is our All Wool Argyle Cheviot, at $7. samples in our show window, elegantly made and trimmed at $7 each; all sizes. a sample of this cloth to any address. FREELAND, LOOMIS & GO, Continental Clothing House. Prudent buyers cannot afford to spend one dollar for any article of clothing, until they have scen some of the bargain lines in Men’s Suits, Spring Overcoats and Boys’ and Children’s Clothing. We are having the largest sale in Children’s Suits ever held in Omaha. We will sell this week: 250 Boys' Cheviot Suits, ages 4 to 14, at $2; regular price outside of our store $4. See show windows for samples. 150 Suits, ages 4 to 14, of the celebrated Sawyer Double and Twist Cassimere, SPRING OVERCOATS. We are showing the largest variety we have ever carried in Fine Overcoats. Look in our show window and see the Melton Overcoats, in a medium shade, cloth and silk-faced, at $7.50 each. See We will send DES MOINES una, Samuel C Stillman C. Miller, Robert & or, Orlando Hudson, Joseph 8. Witter. Increase Jamos L, Grosvenor, Dennis McPhilip, An- rk, Jamos A, Fight drow J. MeKnight. 'Reissuo—H. Cook fith. Original widows, ete.—Jonathun fatherof David Jessup; Annio, widow of Georgo Hopk Town: Addison A, Woodard, James V mos son, Alvin A, Miller, George Snyder, Ja 7. Pravers, David H. Chapma o Win kle, Richard G. Okey, John ¢ Abraham Ashworth, Daniel Graham, Jacob 'H, Mech- ling, Mitehell Du ohn Daiber, William A. Stonevrook, Isaac N. Boomer, John Hon- derson, Danicl Bowles, Albian B. Sheldon, James Tarpenning, Thomas Armsfiold, Bbenczer C. Ballard, James M. Hammitt, Fdward Hurtney, Charles 1. Peet, James Lason Garneter, Honry Saundors, Paul D, Vandorburg, Johin 8. White, ; v\ Lyon. R. Cooper, William A. Morton, Andrew A. Olson. Reissue—Samuel A. Hamilton, Henry Nulton, John E. Cooksey, Original widows, ete. —Edith, widow of Jonathan B. Bates, Hannab, widow of Phillip McGrath. i DOUBLE MURDER AND SUICIDE, A Jealous Gambler Kills Two Vari ety Actresses and Hims 1. SPokANE Faris, Wash, March 27.—A double murder and suicide occurred today at the Casino variety theator. Charles Elliott, a faro deater, who was occupying a box near the stage, drew a pistol and fired shots at tho performers. One bullet took effect in the left breast of Mabel Debabian, killing her instantly. _Another bullet lodged in the back of Cavrie Smith, also a variety actress, in- flicting fatal wounds, Elliott then placed the muzzle of tho revoiyer at his hoad and blew s own brains out. 1t is said that the shots were intended for another aciress who was on the stage at the same time, of whomn Elliott was insanely jealous. g Cigarette T rust Millions, New York, March 27, —[Special Telegram to ''ne Bek.|—Theodore A, Allen of 18 Broad- way has_brought suit in the supreme court aganst the Kinney tobacco company for §0,- 000 i part pagment for his services in organ- izing the American tobacco company, gener- ally known as_the cigarette trust. The suit brought by Mr. Allen indicates that the capi- tal stock held by four of the original parties to tho consolidation amounts to 22,000,000, With the addition of Goodwin & Co., rette manuficturers, capital stock in the hands of Goodwin, the grand total can hardly fail below §25,000,000. B Automatic Brakes and Couplers. New York, March 2.—Tho Engineering News will publish this weck a statoment. of the progress made in the equipment of freight cars with automatic couplers and with automatic air brakes. Railroad com- panies owning over soven huired wousind reight cars renort that they have equipped over ninety-nine thousand cars with such couplers up to the first of this year. The statement says about one hundréd and fifty thousana freight cars were equipped with automatic air brake: St i Pumping Out the Galena. ViNeyArD HAvEN, Mass., Marc Steam pumps have been put aboard the United States steamer Galona, ashoro at Gayhead, and an_eflort will be made to clear her out and savo her hold, Kfforts will notbe made to float the lena. The coal and light articles have | removed from the tug Nma. The tug anua, ashore on Cattykunk, is breaking up rapidly, Her boilers and machinery will bo removed. i A Woman Murdered. Caoex, N, J., March 27.—Ina clumpof trees near Eightoenth and Fedoral streots the dead body of Nellie Ryan, a woman about forty yoars of ago, was discovered this morn- ing. The appearanceof tho woman led to the belief that sho had_been knocked down, outraged and then murdered. The authori- ties are investigating, and soveral rough characters with whom' the woman was seen are under surveillance. Ll D Trying to Corner Brandy. SAx Fraxcisco, Cal, March 27.—The Chronicle says an attempt 1s being made by a synaicate of local jobbers to control tho brandy market. The agents of the syndicato have been buying all the brandy in sight. The independent producers will fight the brandy trust and it is stated will eonvert largo quantities of wine now on band into brandy. e B Will Recognize Bulkley. Provivexce, R. L, Mareh 27.—Governor Bulkley of Connecticut has sent a requisition for Thomas Garrett, who is now in the peni- tentiary hoe, Governor Davis, when asked if he would recognize the vequisition, said that notwithstanding he thought Morrls tho legal governor, be would, as the document bore the seal of Connecticut. sl e L Samuel Burns has just reccived the latest “fad” in china” Easter souvenic cups, 25¢ (0 $L00. Seo them. e Kansag County O -inls Arrested. Wicmita, Kan., March Jounty Clerk Curry, Treasurer Cloderly and County Com- missioners Morton and A. Cole of Comancha county, were arrested on information charg. ing them with malfeasance in office, - A Scow Captain Oro New York, March 27, ned, aly this morning a scow laden with sand capsized aud Captain Hanson was drowned. SIR MORRELL MACKENZ I The eminent Throst Speelallst, says: Soden Mineral Pastilles (Troches). produe frow the Soden Springs by evaporatic partie Oatarrhal Intla mantion, 8ore Throut, Cougn itls und Lunz troubles.” For sule by gists. Ob- 0 the genulne ouly, which have Lae signu- lind OF BIr Morpell Macls=~4a rlce, Wee “The