Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 15, 1891, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE 2 K, ROSEWA’ ;l‘ l’vlniiA b LISDED MOR TERNE OF SUBSCRIITION, afly Boe Celthout Sunday) One ¥ ix niont Three mon {inday B Year y Beo, O Yeur Onin) Fouth ( 2800 10 00 O VICES: Tiee Tintidine, . Coryer N and 12 Vol Strect 15 Cliamber of Gormerce, Hocms e Tribune Bu sl Fourt street CONRESPONDENCE, Al munications reiatineg to n Jiitier shonld be addresse Eaitorial Departnmont ) Strcota. ding Washingtor nt we and 1o the BUSINESS LETTERS, slettors and teniittancos should hoaddressod 1o Tho Bee Pubiishing Company, Omilin. Drafts, ehiecks and postofice orders 10 ho minde payuble to the order of 1he com- ny The Beo Publishing Company, Pronrietors BEE BUILDI Luthe CIRCULATION, e BWORN STATEMENT Btate of Nehrosky | County of Douglas, | George It Tzschucik, secr mipany, o ul eirerilation ending Apr o iry of ik HEe salennly swoar £ DATLY BER the 11, 801, was Hows: Tueediy Heanesd Thursday Triday. A Eaturday . TZSCHUCK, Eworn 16 before mo and subscrived in tiy esence this 11th day of April. A. D, R . O Notury Publio. Etate of Nebraska, County of Douglas, {58 Georgo 1 huck ofvs Ana siys that e ublishing hat e Ay eir Ti 114 nth of 0,508, 0 0 20,1 e, 1660, rn, do W B ietual ave v BEE for th sifor Ma L1 cople 1st, 1800, coples: for Nover for December, 180, 1801, 25,446 conies! % for March, GEoRcE I TZSCHUCK rn {0 Lefore me. and subscribed n my s 3a day of April, A_D., 1801 N, . FErE, Notary Pubfie. 80, THE president is down in ament at Washin Dixie, but “the gove ton still lives.” Tie works the stoc ubly afilicted with dropsy. Tie appointment of B. Dickinson to be general manager of the Union Paci- fie means that Gould secs money enough in it to continue in control of the road. of the who i treasure Boston water- ly watered ill is prob- mpany GENERAL SPINOLA, one of the distinguished democrats of the last two sessions of congress, is dead. Few mon have achieved as much distinetion in that body in two sessions as the deceased New Yorker. most Possipry democrats will take comfort the information that the Ursten- holm cutlery works of Shoffield, Eng- land, have reduced the wages of em- ployes 5 por cent on account of the loss of trade due 1o the American tariff law, —— AUSTIN CORBIN, the millionaire rail- road king, was blackballed by the Union club of Now York. Whether the candi- date owns too many or too few millions to be admitted is in doubt, but iv is agreed that his money was his fault one way or the other, — THE postal guide is to be issued with- out advertisements, This is dignified and proper. Uncle Sam’s publications should not be the vehicles through which quacks and soapmakers make known their whereabouts and the vir- tues of their manul SENATOR BARTHOLOMY ST. HAIRE, the French minister of foreign affairs, has added fuel to the flames of fury glaring against tho Buropean sky above Alsace and Lorraine by declaring France must win back that territory or be ef- faced from the map of Europe like Poland. Tur railroad fight over commission paying is likely to reach the courts. The Alton proposes to hold the 61 railways largoly responsible for conspiring against that line in boycotting it for failure to enter the anti-commission combine. This is a new and decidedly in- teresting phase of a very acrimonious controversy. MR. CLEVELAND hit his party asso- ciates a erack between the eyes when he declared the democratic purty could not win permanent success by “putting aside principle and grasping after tom- porary expedients.” Mr. Cleveland knows'thut history shows that his party has spent its long and useless life in the very business against which he warns his followers, GREAT BRITAIN issetting America an examplo worthy of emulation in estab- lishing a government labor commis to which may bo reforved all involving the interests of lubor., If this organization has authority to de tormine the merits of controversies bo- tween labor and capital, it will prove a great conservator of the pog Immonse valuo to all cerned, fon quostions » and be of interosts con- — A KANsas dispateh says the so-callod commercial congress which masts in Kansas City today is really & movement for the formation of a vhird pa i national polities. This intelligon, tomo of its startling charactor hy 3 ing with it the statement that ‘nator Plumb of Kansas is behind the idea, T'he present senior senator from Kansas knows too much to be led into any such foolishness whatever may be said of his late colleague, VICKSBURG takos her postofice med vine witha wry face, and somo of he citizons say that Hill, the negro whom Prosident Harrison uppointed post- mastor, will show his discretion by steadfustly making his residence in another community, Mr, Hill has the government behind him, Another southorn postoffico was ahandoned be- cause its patrons refused 1o receive mail from African hands, Vicksburg can profit by its example, T COMMERCIAL CONGRES and toreit the opon at Kan inter Twonty-four states wero voprosented nt { commercial congro torduy. The most { the day was the reading of a letter from | Prosident Ha in which reference was made to some of the more important sss was called is in- views home questions which tho congr This communieation teresting as disclosing the present of the president regarding the market, reciprocity and silver. The president makes very plain his continued conviction that the first inter estof the American people, and partion- of the agricultural class, is maintain unimpaived theiv home mar lint, and he states his reasons in a way which cannot fail to command the atten- tion of those to whom they are particu- larly addressed. Ho agroes with the farmers that the prices of faria pro- ducts have been too low, but he r the incisive point that the plea inv the concession that other things m: wo cheap—n coat a8 1l corn-——and suggests that the farmer who elaims o good profit for his work should concede the samoe to every other man and mit who toils, It is persumoed that every in- tell t farmer will admit the force of is, which particularly pertinent this the products of agri- culture have o u point and ave upward, whil the products of nearly every department of manufucture are not Wy higher than heretofor are tinually lower in price, An effort has been made impress the public with that President Harrison sympathy with the instituted under his The postponement of the Canadian tured into evidence that the president had determined to eall a halt, and of course the ready inferenco that he was prompted to this by of the growing populavity of Mr. The letter of t lent Harri- commercial congr suf- refutation all such It that he warmly interested as ever in the subject procity with tho countries of us, and the to the contemy not to discuss. lacly to liviug is time, when advanee profitable tili movin apprec ind some the nad ocity idoa lost reciy policy administration, ions with was tor- commissioners was son to th ficient ss is o of sug- of rec south fact that he does not refer ated negotintions with in the least militate vity of his expressed vding veciprocity, It highly probable that neither he nor the tary of state has any strong expec- tation of being able to effect a satisfac- tory treaty with Canada, but in y event, he was not called upon to refer to the matter. President undoubtedly belicves as fully as ho has done at any time in the nocessity of larger markets for the products of the country, and his as- surance that “*no effort and none of the powers vested in the executive will be left unused to secure the end which is so desirable,” will be faithfully carried out, As to silver the views of the president have undergone no change since he last addressed congress on the subject, He is in favor of using all the silver in the currency that ean ba used without dis- turbing the parity of the goid and silver dollar in their relations to commerce. While he makes no distinet reference to the question of free coinage, what he says offers no encouragement to tho advo- catos of that policy. — A PROMISING BEGINNING. The postal subsidy law is beginning to hear fruit. The announcement is made that the Inman and Internationai steamship company will soon begin the construction of two, and possibly four, first class trans-A tlantic stenmships, to cost not less than $2,000,000 each, and to equal, if not excel, anything afloat in point of speed, power, capucity, and all modern improvements. The steam- ers now owned and sailed by this com- pany were built abroad and sail under u foreign flag, but those to be built will be constructed in American ship- yards, and will be built, officored and manned in conformity with the pos- tal subsidy law passed by the last con- gress with tho design of encouraging American shipbuilding, That law clearly defines the conditions under which the postmaster general may make contracts with steamship comp a term of years to carry the mails be- tween the United States and forcign ports, and states the maximum compen- sation which can be paid for that service, The conditions are such as will secure the Dest vessels in tho several classes specified that modern skill in shipbuilding can produce, and the compensation provided for is suf- ficiently liberal to warrant the invest- ment of capital in steamships if the goy- ernment will enter into a contract for a veriod of 10 years, as allowed by the law, It is the duty of the postmaster gen- eral to make contracts for carrying the mails, and he has been in sultation with the several st ship companies sinco the postal subsidy law was enacted for the pur- pose of ascortaining what wmay bo : complished under its provisions, Mr, Wanamaker strongly advocated the law, and it is reasonubly expected that he will give it the most liberal construction possible in order to wake it offective, Ho will very likely find it necossary to offer as an inducement to the constru- tion of new steamships all that the bill provides for. Itis not to be oxpeeted that existing companies, or other capital- ists who might invest in shi annda does i Harrison now nies for con- m- ps, would be eatisfied with less than the maximum compensation and the longest contract period allowed by the law. As a prac- tical business man the postmaster gen- oral undoubtedly appreciates this, and it is therefore probable thut he will not hesitate to necept propositions for con- tracts on this basis with companies that will construct new steamships Under such an arrangement the cost the ocean mail service would con- siderably increased, bat the ad- vantages gained would be in moro diroct and expeditious communication and in the enlargement of trade that would inevitably rvesult. Noone intelli- gently informed in the mattor will quess tion that with the extension of tho foreign commerce of the country must come an enlargement of internationa) lmuil fucilities, and iv is of the highest of be racently to | | important office rounders, sh, , APRIL 15, 1891. importance to dotermine whother these | passed by, Political service should not shall bo secured with Amer with forelgn built foreign flags, The indications ver orable that the postal subsidy law will result in n ships or vessels sailing under are | giving the country several new sf ship lines within the noxt two yoars, and adding to those now in existence, If this promise shull be realized the time y not be far distant when the United States will have a merchant mavine un- surpassed by that of any other nation, and carrying the stars and stripes into every commereial port of the world, WAREHOUSE RMERS AND DEALERS While the new warchouse law will ba of special value to Omaha as the natural center of the grain and other ware house business of Nobraska, it is like- wise a very great benefit to the farmors and dealers of the rural districts, Hitherto the farmer was at the mercy of the elevator men. The dealor and ownor of the clevator was immediately dopendent upon his corrospondent or commission firm in Chicago, The mar- ket for each day was regulated in the ¥ by the lakes. Tf the farmer did not care to accept the price offered for his grain at his local town on the day he brought it to market, he had the privi- lege of hauling it back home, the new law he stores it in the elevator, receipts for the grain and can either veturn to the farm with his roceipts or obtain money on them at the local bunk at the ruling rate of in- terest, When the price suits him he sell tukes up his bank notes. Mean- while fie has had the usesof the money and yot has not sacrificed his grain, as- suming,of course, that he has stored his grain on a vising mavket. His judg- ment must he éxercisod as to the proba- bilities of a vise or fall in the market and he will sell outright or store the accordingly, The expense of hold- ing his geain in the elovator for factory will tho charge, and if he borrows money on the s, the interest at the hank, both of which are fixad by law, If the favmer needs money his warehousc eipts are good for it. If not, they are good for the value of the grain, loss storage. The local buy likewise able to handle his own g forwarding the plus to Omaha or some other centor and re upon which he cun realize, waiting for a satisfactor, market before divecting a sale, Ho close to the marketand the Omaha price will belittle if any lower than Chicago. The specutator will naturally make the central market his headquarters and buy or sell here as he thinks it to hisadvantage to do one or the other. The intorchange of receipts for grain takes largely the place of actual transfers and gives to all parties, from the producec to the spocu- lator at tho central market, the bene fit of the margins which hitherto were chiefly advantageous to the mom- bers of the board of trade in Chicago and their speculative customers. It is not a bucket shop business. Tt is a traffic in credits, having bohind them the values they vepresent. The ware- house is merely the conveniont storage place of the property. The receiptshows precisely where that property is. It is as legitimate a representative of valuo as a negotiable instrument of any other kind and is as good as a bank note, In this article nothing is said of the details of the law for protecting all con- cerncd from fraud, for grading and in- specting the grain or for the length of time the warchouseman must retain the grain before he can force a sale. These are amply provided for, so that duplicate veceipts, defaleations or other possible evils of the business are prevented so far as prevention is pract! Undor a satise market be storage roco! il nin 1y, ur iving vecoipts Ex-PRESIDENT CLEVELAND appears to be growing pessimistic. His speech at the dinner in commemoration of the birthday of Thomas Jefferson was not altogether in that cheerful spirit and hopeful tone which have marked his previous utterances, His intimation that the democratic party is blind to danger and neglectful of party or- ation and discipline shows that results of the spring elections ot impressed him favorably. more significant than anything was the declaration of Mp, Cleveland that “‘we tempt humiliating failure and disgrace when we encourage those who, claiming fellowship with us, needlessly and from the worst of motives seck to stir up strife in the councils of our party.” Who can he have had in mind when he uttered this warning? If he referred to all those democrats who sinco his anti-silver letter have pro- claimed that he is an impossible candi- date in 1892 the number is so great thut to exclude them from the councils of the party would not merely in- vite defeat, it would insure it. Scores of leaders and tens of thousands of the rank and file of the democracy have shown a most pronounced disposition to stiv up strife since Mr. Cleveland last vublicly announced his hostility to sil- ver, and unless all signs are misleading he will find this element in the party a very potent influence in the next demo- atic national convention. The ex president has reason to v look with some anxie gani the have But else Tre Omaha board of trade is at work. It appreciates the situation. A commit- tee of fiv 1 to take steps preliminary to the opening of a grain exchange and report upon the number and character of warchouses in the city. The purpose of the board is to be ready for exchange business August 1. As the bill does not take effect until July 1, the date named is as early as can reasonably be designated for beginning busines. Meanwhile let every business man in the ¥ inform himself upon the provisions of the warchouse bill. and talk g change until all the people are interest- ed in the subject. B AMONG the aspirants for appointment 1o the new oflice of city prosecutor, THE BEE obsorves the namos of some whose want of character, want of ex- perience and want of ability should bur them from consideration. In filling this ysters and men of scaly reputation as woll as those wuuting in legal ability should be will be seloes nin ox- men bo the test, 6f fitness. Somo young attorney witha pride in his profession, possessing & “'good reputation for sobriety, indisthy and ability can he found and should be found for city prosecutor. The work to verformed by ‘the city prosecutor is far more important than the salary would Tha misdemeanors and crimes committed in Omaha will be reduced in | inverse rotio to the zeal, energy and | ability with which this officer performs his duty. Tt ig’confidently hoped that Mayor Cushing appreciates the fact that a worthless, besotted or consciencoless city prosecutor can make Omaha a par- adise for the vagrant, the thief, the burglar and the peace-disturber, ‘THE gleeful announcement made that Omaha’s board of trade has pnid $400 for o page advertisement in the Avkansaw 7 If this announce- ment were merely a bit of humor origi- nating in the jocular brain of the editor of that comic paper it would bo decidedly amusing, but it is given out as n fact, and THE Bii; without in the least ro- flocting upon the general excellence of the jocose ancedotes of the weekly peri- odical - named, cannot refrain from ridiculing the idea of attempting to ad- vance the business intorests of this city by inserting a paid advertisement in a Journal famous alone bocause it makes its readers langh. It would jus about as reasonable for this city: to put the cap and bells on a clown and paint Omaha in huge letters on his back and send him around with In fact this would be more effective if” not more dignified, ——————— THE city council should adopt a gar- bage ordinance which shall not afford the garbagemaster an opportunity to get rich at the expense of taxpn cither bocuuse of large payments from > city trensury direet or by blackmail- ing proverty holders. The contract for the removal of gurbage should be deawn in the interest of the people and to pro- vent the accumulation of disease-hreed- ing filth and not for the benefit of a ward politician as a veward for more or questionable political service, THE statement is made that the Met- ropolitan stroet rallway company and the Ballou electric light company will make another effort to secure franchises from the city. If this be so, the coun- cil ought to be decent onough to be sin- cere and honest in their treatment of both organizations, — THE real estate exchange should take steps to carry out the idea of an organi- zation of the real estate owners into an association for the advancement of the interests of Omaha. The dealers and agents alone cannot do everything. weler, boe circus, less OMAHA isa trifle indifferent about making herself known in the east. Tho advertising committee appointed by the bnsiness men’s meeting a month ago ms to be stuck in tho mud some- whero. WHEN business men present a busi- ness-like proposition to the city it is en- titled to a careful, candid and honest consideration 2t the hands of the city government, I¥ the street car company would pub- licly announce the new transfers con- ceded its patrons, it might obtain more thauks and more transfer THE review of the charter amend- ments published on this page is worthy of the careful perusal of every cit and taxpayer of the cit, EssAYS on the topic ““What shall be done with the court house?’ now have a chance for consideration. — MEMBERS of the city council will take notice that no proposition to vote boodle bonds will carry. — 1t's Possible. New York W At a pinch we could get on without diplo- matic relations with Italy. M Getting Lieas Provincial, Boston Transcript. A Boston girl who is now 1 Paris becamo engaged while in Germany to a Danish wen- tleman who 1s in business 1 China, where they will live, So the world goes on growing less and loss proviucial, Italy's Va'uabie Experience, Washington Crit‘e, v has gone through a valuable experi- enco recently, if she will only profit by it. Indeed, she has poured out her resonant vocables of wrath in vain, if the inevitable reaction has not saturated her florid, per- fervid soul with the wisdom of the cold, hard, irrefragable yanisee dictum that da mon maka da mare go. P Depew on “Contrasts," St. Paul Pioncer Press. Cuauncey M. Depew delivered a locturo to a crowded house in New York Monday on ontrasts.” 1t is presumed the title was suggested vy asurvey of the steam heating anparatus now used on passenger trains of 1in liey of the stoves which, be- fore his indictment, he declared were in- ovitable and the only’ practicablo means of heating cars, S e Money Making in Vermont., St Pail Pionoy Pros The poor Swedes who were induced to set- te fu the desolate and sterile fastnesses of Vermont with the idea that they somehow could live where the grignal settlors had been starved out are gettilg away as fast as their friends can sena them the money 1o travel with. The ouly way to live in Vermont is to loan money to western farmors and subsist on the iuterest, . If Theyldinly Could. SLPaul Pioneer Press, Senator McHalgls unbounded admiration forthe old style of' ruffled pantalettes is proper und legitimate onough as a matter of private judgment, but the great majority of people will still beliove that *beauty un- adorued is adorned the most. " The kuicker. boclker style of undergarment must go, Low ever, if ihe house of reprosentatives can bo mude 10 sce things us the senute bas soen | ‘em, - One Flag, One Policy. Washington Star. | The United States fiag covers United States | policy. No othe and no other policy can ©co-exist within the jurisdiction of the United States. The foreign flags and forcign pol as o government that have boen flouted be. fore Americaus lately have no place m our system. This 18 a free country, but it is a country and uot a chacs. Tho soover the fact is recoguized by certain people residing in the republic the botter forall concerned. American sentiment is broaa, just and tolor- ant: it is slow to formulate itscif against even license, but when it doos so formulate itself it is weil for those who disturb tho pub- lic quiet here to beware. e 1t Generally Does, New York World, Whichever way the question of Anna Dickinson's alieged insanity is decided it will no doubt develop the usual number of insan- ity experts who have no more sense than should hav —~— PASSING JENTS, Drake's Magazine: It doesn’t scem to make amiller dyspeptic to bolt Lis meals, but that's because he's got the thing down fine, probably, Atchison Globe: If you want to sink money get into the swim, St. Joseph Ne When a horse rears it is very much alive even if it does scom to be on its last legs, Buffalo Express: When you can get close enoueh to a frog to poke him with u stick that's a sign of spring. Binghampton Republican: After we have called 0 man a fool it always pleases us to have bim get mad and prove it. Boston Bulletin: A boy whoso log was re- paired in New York by grafting somo skin from a dog complains now that his shin barks casily, Buffalo Commercial: The piano makers have decided on a uniform scalo, The base. bali fraternity should take the question up next, HER STRONG POINT, Washington Post, tho lad in his painful and penitent woe, I'is somethiag 1 can't understand; My mother, '’ sure, naught of poker know, But she's' wonderful on a pat hand. un: “That was a sympathetic aud had.” said the lecturer, *Yos, | thought they all scemed sorry for each other,” said his bosom friend. nee 1 Pittsburg Leader: ent man a chan whisky and qui in the minority, “The grip gives many a to doso himself with ne, with the quinino largoly Texas Siftings: | you with a heavy heart Prodigal’s Father beok. 1 kuow you need now ¢ digal Son—1 come to And a light pocket- Ll about that. How much do Somerville Journal: It is hard on 10 have his beard shaved off see if his friends will recognize him, and then to be bitten by his own dog at the front gat whon he comes home to te: a man for fun, just to London Tid has been year Alpl centurics ! Ethel's father (up in the library) Jane, who was that you just let in Mary Jane—It was Mr. Cumlots, sir, thel’s father —Great guns! this th time he's baen here this weel. might as well live b Bits: Ethel-Oh, at last! Alphonse, since T saw you. y own Ethel, it has been It O Mary the He tones is an intelligent man,” said Brown, “Yes,” replied Simpson, “and if ho only had as'great a forchead as he hasa nose, what an intelligent face he would have." Critic: When last heard from the official count was engaged in a collar-and-clbow tussle with the Chicago election returns. The official count has the sympathy of tho country New York Recorder: The Car farmer who recently found three live frogs in the center of a sound treo that he was chop- ping has joined a temperance society, and bis friends have hope of his entire recovery. llton, Ga,, “Left Alone With a Ticer is the titlo of a new story. The tiger and o man are de- scribed us being “in the midst of an Indian Jungie” in the carly chapters. Lutor on the man is described as bemg in the tiger's midst. New York Recor If the carriage of tho future will be hitched to a star, as the poet predicts, the cabman of the futuvo will bo even fiyer'than he is now, and is this rightt If the life iusurance agent, whose business 1t is to make you beliovo the next hour will be your last, should trade places with tho life insurance doctor who examunes you, the life insurance business would lag. OMAHA'S DOCTORS, They Elect Officers Somewhat, At the annual meeting of the Omaha Medical society, held 1n the cafe of the Pax- ton hotel last night, officers were elected for the ensuing year thus: President, Dr. B. F, Crummer; vice presiacnt, Dr. D, C. Bryant; second vice president, Dr. Harrold Gifford: secretary, Dr. J. P, Lord; treasurer, Dr. S, K. Spalding. After the clection the society listened to the reading of a paper on “Sarcoma of the choroid, with two cases,” by Dr. C. D, Bryant. The paper was discussed briefly by the other members of the society. On motion of Dr. Gapen the delezates to the meeting of the American Medical ciation, to be held at Washingtou, D, (., wero structed to mvite the association to meet in Omaha in 1802, The society also passed a resolution of- fered by DY. Gapeu, protesting against the removal of the Journal of tho American Med ical association, now published in Clic from the latter city to W ashington, as cast- ern physicians now contemplate and urge. The secrotary was instructed to send a copy of the resolition to the Medical Journal in Chicago. Ml CRUSHED 10 DEATH, and Resolve Ten-Year-O!d Boy Killed Under a Hoz Pen, Clinton Joseph, the ten-vear-old son of A, S. Joreph, o mason living in Omaha Height: met with an accident Monday night which resulted in bis death, A couple of men were engaged ia moving a portable hog pen and little Clinton was play- ing around them. In some way the pen bo- cawe uumanagable and fell over upon tho boy. His cries of pain soon brought aid, but 100 lato, for the child disd iu a couple of Lours from the injuries Coroner Harrigan held an inquest over the romaius at the residence of the parents late yesterday afternoon, The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the fucts in the case, 1t was a sad and unavoidablo accident = - Will Attind the Funeral, The Veteran Firomen's association met in the police court rooms last evening. Prosi dent Tagger was in the chair. The associa. tion vassed resolutions of condolence and re. grot at the death of ( Carter. Thoy decided to attend the funeral of the dead fi man in wbody and in full uniform. The members wiil meet at hose station No. 3 at 9 o'clock this worning. L Getting More Violent, Mary Phillips, alias Cora Mcallister, the woman who was beaten over the head by one of her Niuth stroet compauions, s still at the county jail. Her condition is unchanged, with the exception that she has become moro vio- lent. H#DEN, New York Herald. Como out into the garden, Mau Come out and watch me muke it v got two spades, three pecks of seeds, And a rake with which to rake it Come out and watch with what deft skill An Irishman 1 hire; And help me sit upon the fenco I'o watch the man perspire, When I was young and foolish, Mande 1 used o do that work: And showed big blisters on my hunds As proudly ns a Turk; But now, although my head is bald, It's twenty times s foxy, 1 when the gentle springtime cowor 1 gardeu it by proxy. SHE WAS HIS FAVORITE PUPIL, Sohoolmaster Beok Loaves His Tamily to Elopa with a Young Grl SOMEWHAT M'XED SHOOTING SCRAPE. | Mrs, Edney Claims That Sho Was Swindled ~Trying to Save Haun- stine from the Gallows “Lincoln News, Lixcors, Neb., April 14, ~[Spectal to e Ber.)~Mr. C. Vandiest of Sprague was in the city today and his version of the olopo. ment from that place puts a more sorlous as- pect to tho affair. Ho says that in place of its betng a caso where true love was not al- lowed to vun smoothly because of parental Interforonce it provos to bo a story ot illicit lovoand no marringe liconso would cover this case. Bart Beck, the man in tho case, has been employed as school teachor in Spragun, which i3 situated about fifteen miles southwest of Lincolu. Hoisa man about thirty years of age, not at all propossessing, and 15 a ma ried man with three small ebildren and o wife, whom he loft behind bim in his fiight Among the scholars in attendance at his school was Mary Zimmerman, & young woman of about ecighteon, whom Beck scemed to greatly fa Ho paid her atten tions, and his advances were met with an af: fection that appearcd to bo mutual, Thor was conside lo talk about the attenti paid by Beck, but no one \ght that clopement would be the One day last week Beck shipped a bundlo of bed clothing, two boxes and two sacks to arvsville, Kan.,, consignea to D, Fisher. his was the preliminary stop, and last Sun- Ay evening he met by a ment Miss who 13 the daughter of a re- Zimm I, spectable farmer living nea Sprague. Lo rlines ho stole a pair of add to his other ¢ mules from (. VanDicst Brothers, merchants of Sprague, st off. 110 took the road for Linc evidently doubled on his pursurers and headed Marysvillo, Kan. Miss Zimmerman packed all her ef feets into a smail zine bound trunk, which was placed in the spring wagon and off they went. ‘Their flight was discovered throu Miss Zimmerman's failure to h vaplied Lincoln and vari and her father tele ous other points. An attemnt at pursuit was made that night, but given up. Yesterday the entive neighborhood was avoused and now VanDiest intends going to Marysville, Kan offering § an for MecClay is sending out postal 3 reward for 13 T S0 B k, a fariner West: Lincol has caused neighbor named Swizart on the shooting with intent to kill. Sw out on £500 bonds 1o appear for trial Friday atin m. According to Swicart's story, Builock has a lot of cattle of predatory dis position whe ef aim in life appeats to be to squat on Swigart's land, Swigart says he has asked Bullock to keep the cattlo pinned up, and each fime that Swigart bas lodged a complaint Bullock promised to see that the four-footed animals stayed at home. day afternoon Swigart discoveved cattle tramping over his land, His ang arose and he told his boys to corral the cat tle, and this time to keep them locked up uatil Bullock paid the damages. The boys were engaged in herding the cattle towards their corral when Bullock hove in- siwt, and gave chase aftor the yvoungsters, About this time Swigart came over the hill and_yelled at Bullock not to chase the boys. Swigart had a gun in his hand, which ho'avowed at police station last night he had taken out for the purpose of shooting Bul- lock’s dog, in return for the latter's cattio trespassing. He walked up to Bullock and according to Swigart’s story he told him ho was tired of having the cattle run over his laud, and this time he would have to cash up. ' Bullock retorted by yelling, “Blank you, get out of here.” At the same timo he picked up a large-sized rock and Swigrat, who was standing about four feet away, struck at him with the gun. Bullock dodged, and the muzzle of the gan struck him in the back of the neck, inflicting a slight, but pain- ful wound. Bullock haa a friend with him, and they burricd to the city, and they told the story with a variation from that related rt. They claim that without any pro- ation Swigart deliberately leveled tie gun at Bullock’s head and fired, “The presence of mind of the latter in dodgiug being the only thing that saved him. Dr. Haggard dre the wound aud Bullock went aftera wa His story is considered rather thin, howeye as the zun was loaded when brought in by Bullock and the inside of the gun was rusted. CLAIMS SHE WAS SWINDLED. Judge Tibbetts and a jury are now engaged in a st involving a considerable amount of money and also the reputation of a former Lancolvite. The suit is one whore Gertrudo T. Edney and Patrick Cavanaugh of Omaha, | adminisirator of tho estate of James T. Edney, deceased, sue James E. Baum and | brothers to recover 822,750, James T. Edney | was formerly a leading hardware merchant of Omana, and died in May, 1885, Baum Brothers were then in business in Lincoln, but James E., shortly after Idney's death, made a proposition to the widow io trade i cards K's arrest FING SCRADE, living the o Mr. north of est of 4 charge of Tart is now he biad in Lincoln, Sho con- sidered tho offer and puid 4 visit to Lincoln, She savs that Baum first talked of trading her a farm near here and took her out 1o s it. Afterwards he mado the proposition to trade her 130 lots in the southwestern part of | the city in Cottage park addition which, sho says, hie represented to her were worth'$200 apiece, wore sig and high and dr Also that stoel car works were to” bo located near by, and would groatly enhance tho property’s vatue, She asked to seo them, but he smd he had to go to California that day, and told her that sho could take his word that he had told hier the truth. 5he suys she afterwards found out that when he took her to see the farm he drove her through the addition, but did not call her attention to it, being engaged in singing the praises of the far suys that the lots are not worth §25 apicce that no steel car works has ever boen erected, that the lots partially covered ut times with overflow water, and that they ure practically unsalable. = She says that when sho found out the deception shie wanted to trade back, but Baum would not do so. ‘The defense appears to be that there was no fraud or misrepresentation on the part of the defendants, that the lots were at that time worth what was claimed for them, that they are i the city limts, andsheis not entitled to recove WILL HAUNSTINE BE 1UNG? Dr. Knapp of the insanc asylum, accom panied by Dr. Armstrong, left today for Broken Bow to examine the mental condi tion of Albert E. Haunstine, the murderer of J. Rotten and George Ashley, who has been seutenced to be hung on Friday Haunstine is to be tried before the commissioners of Custer county tomorrow and the timony of the physicians will determine his fate, The doctors were accompanicd by Land Commissioner Humphroy, who was counsel for Haunstine, Mr. Humphroy is positive from Hauustine's actions at the time of the murder and subsequ Iy, that he was in sane, The erime was committed October 9, d was caused by cither the playful or walicious theft of clock from a ueighboring school house. Rotten and Ashley wero sehool directors aud Just after loaving Haun. stine's house they both were shot and in tly killed by that fellow. In case Hunnstine is adjudeed governor will grant i a respite, insano the | w | left today for Yutan to t i room ! thorized agent to look wftor tha clroutatio of Tir Bee fn Lincoln, 1lis of southeast corner of Tenth and () S lor the First Nationai bank been chosen because of | location, Business relatin should be refe rd to bin The doct endeavor to servo the Lincoln pat itk Bex and soo that the v promptly Ho will bo_ gl 'k Bri's patrons inform b any slghts or nogiect on the part of carriop will seo that the same ave mmediat rected 1t s veported on good authority Henry Oliver, who reproseats o woalthy dicate, is to erect n §125,600 opora ho Thivteonth and P st Mr. Hoplins, warden of the left today for Chadron with a conyiet W. H. Perrine. o thoe fellow could testify in tho somewhat noted arson case in which Phil 1eCaulay is the defendant. Ludden of tho s any o and Loy of commission part in the fautheran conference at presont in session at that place. Mr. Ludden will discourse on “The Duty of the Church in Settliy g Por. Difticulties.” Readers of e Drr will romornt caso of Frauk Fritz, the youug Germa was shot in the leg by Watebwan Boyd of the Burlington, whilo in tho act of ru away to avoid arrest for stoaling coal f cars in tho yards, Fritz has been tn a pr bad way ove and the watehman hus become slightly alarmed at tho conscquences, and this morning came up and dismissed the charge of lurc inst 1ritz E, rew weary with the load of liquor he rving last night and leaned up against a window of G. S. Kelloy's, und A8 a consequence thero was & brokon paso aua u real pain, It morniug Mrs. Matilda Br allogos that Dageect unlaw fully undue force spanked her littio boy is why George will expiain later’ in police court the charge of ault and batter The partics live in tho viemty of Bighth and Picrce strooets. J. R Webstor brings suit azainst I K. Davis for & a note for £150, signed by J B, Ph and 1.5 Rice is the young lawyer who absconded from the city some time since, learing a large wad of unpaid debts benind him. Wobster says thut Davis ias promised to pay his tuivd of the note, but hasu't done s0. id with 1 that in county court Webster holds Rice, with J. Davis as suretic: ART N minI, Plan to Give Nebraska a Presentation at Ch Tho Western Art association wants to have a finger in the world’s fair ple, and at the regular monthly meeting, held last decided that the plum was worth asking f if it was worth hay Governor Boyd w accordinzly bo solicited to appoint more members, suggested by the assoclati on the s com of six which i liave charge of the Nebraska exhibit superintend the expenditure of the ), appropriated by the legisias My Lir suggested that could spent to advanta sketches made of various portions of state and thom panoramic fashion friczo around tho contaiuing the Nebraska exhibit He thougt sts shovld havo charge of the ments of the exhibit, mes rec nded to the gov for places on the mmission were C. F. Catlin, Byron Stanberry ana H. A. Smith It was decideil to aceept the offer of Dr. Flood, president of the Omaha College of Fine Arts, relative to the association waking asale and loan exhibit during the spring term, in the college rooms in Tiy Brk build mg. The term opens today, and will coutinuo two mouths, Interesting and_instructivo papers wero read by Miss McCague and Miss Young on “Greok Soulpture’ and *‘Pre-Raphaelite Art.” Handsome cago. on sion . Charged with Fo Frank Scanlon, aged twenty-five y ears,and a resident of Towa City, In., was arrested on e street yesterday evening by Deteetives Haze and Ellis, caulon is wanted in Towa City for forgery. He is charged at tho policostation with being a fuitive from justic The young man, it is father’s name to a ch pavmentof some agricultural implements. The implement company discovered the forgery and attempted to capture the young mau in Towa, but he managed to get into Nebraska before the officers took bim in. » ry. claimed, ke given forged his by him in He'nt issed. Rov. J. A, fenderson, pastor of the Park Avenue United Presbyterian church, created something of a sensation at the meeting of the presbytery last night by asking to be re lieved from the pastorate of the Park avenue church, Ho gave as his ol o1 the fact that Lho did not and could not see s way clear to remain iu Owaha, and send his children to public schools'supported by saloon wion The presbytery took no decisive action upon the resignation, but decided to present the matter to the congregation and do all that seemed best to induce Rev. Henderson to recall his petition vz = - PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS, James H. Hilton of Crete is at the Millard, 1. K. White of Plattsmouth is at the Mur- ray. - Samuel Rinakor of Beatrico is at the Pax- ton. W. H. Hayden of Hastings is at the Pax- ton. John Underwood of Lincoln is at the Mil- lard. Robert Windham of Plattsmouth is at tho Murray. Henry T Millard. Ivank T Millard Henry C. Paxto; J. . Parkins of Woeping Water is at the Paxton, Mprs. Millard. Chaune Paxton. H. M. Neiman and wi Schuyler are at the Murray, DrR. € aughter started last night for San Diogo via the Burlington, Screeant Mike Whalen of the police is somewhat under the weather, caused by a severe case of rheumatism Judge Crounse, the nowly appointed assist- ant secretary of the treasury, is in the cit He will not ‘o to Washingtou for some da yet. Ropresentatives Sternsdorf and Moan,who w wpnointed by Governor Boyd to ropro. sent Nobraska at the commereisl congress at Kansas City, will left for that point last night Oxnard of Grand Island is at the ‘erguson of Chadron 1s at tho Smith of Iulis City is at tho R. A. Rugg of Fairbury isat tho Weltse of Fullerton is at tne and daughter of The Barker—M. J. Lovy, New York: Hurry Kohr. Leavenworth: D Milton and brother, ni Jo AL Taylon, Davenport; W. I N, Hudson, Platte Centers 1. W S, Wi West Point; Georgo P | uth: 1. W.' Faulkner. Hey, Portlund: M. T, Starr, Mackie, 1. N, McElwain, g Chicago The Casey—D. L. Garrison, ( ett, Beatrice: Prof. Henry 7 1. Waldron, Lincoln; ¢ O'Ntell: R D Scott, Buttio Croek, Miel vt Well, Fremont; €. A, Dungan, Geor Osborn, Neligh: 1. M. Margins, Stromsbuig: 1.1 iy, Arnott, Beoken Bow; Padi Lovison, [ Barothy, Wost Polats 8. 15, Grae han, Ashlunds W Harrington, Tekamiuh; B, 1L Farnosworth, Des Molnes: F. (1 Morris, Fremonti A C. Gebhart, Minneapoliss J. 1) Heron, Foint Anita, Tu.; Knnsis Cf W, McElw orge R Ever- Chieago; A W, Dennis, Bumstead AND END is now tho duly au- | Moecgan, Noola; It Horne, Chicago; J. K. Jonkins, ‘Sehuylor: John Skerving, Stuart Neb.: J.'C. White, Lincoln Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov't Report, Yol felereiol Baking - Powder . ~— ~ \ { ]