Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 17, 1891, Page 4

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AprilT Wednesduy, April§ Thursday, April 0 Friday, April 10 Butarday, April 10 retary of Tur Bee ninly swonr of Ty DATLY BEE April 11, 3801, was ns Averago., ves GEOLGE B, TZ8CHUCK Eworn to before mie and subscribed n my presence this1ith day of April. A. D, 181 N. P, Frir, Notury Public. Etate of Nebraska, y of Dou FOLh A0t siys it he ublishing con pany, thut th durly eirculation of Tne DALy month of April, 1800, 20,504 cop 1800, 20,180 coples; for June, 1800, 2 1y, 1600, 20,062 cop for' A 20,760 copies; for Soptembe for Octol 762 coples ber, 1600, for _December, 150, 20,471 for Junuary, 1801, 25446 conles 1801, 25 R ples: r Ma FONGE B TZ8CHUCK, © me. and subscribed in my FPresence. thisdd day of April, A, ., 1801, . P FErn, Notary Publie. —_— . J matter of speculation whether Chicago will be through cunvassing the vote of the recent city election in timo for the opening of the world's fair., — IREE TRADE papers make no mention of the fact that Welsh tin platers have been forced to ict the output of their product in consequonce of the Me- Kinley bill, —— THE state department is in good hands. Mr. James G. Blaine has shown himself to be one of the first diplomat- ists of the world in his dealings with this Italian controv: for My, coplos; 1st, 1800, ., 1800, 20,470 coples: for Novem- COLONEL D. R. ANTHONY of Teaven- worth has beon shot at and clubbed and cowhided more than any other editor in America. He has just had another ex- clting episodo. The colonel has gener- ally been ablo to defend himsetf, — THE commercial congr y is like the play of Hamlot with Hamlet left out. Its lea ding lights are lawyers, doctors, farmers and profes- sional politicians. So far as can be ob- served by the naked eye the commereial elements are not visible, — THE enthusiasm for Bismarck at Ges- temunde was neither unanimous nor generous. - His socialistic opponent has bested him in the race for the reichstag, though neither receives a majority and a reballot will be required. The iron chancellor’s admirers on this side the water are surprised at the result, — THE railroads themselves through their shrewd local representatives winked at the practice of reshipping stock upon through bills, The present rule will require the preservation of the Identity of stock until soma keen witted freight solicitor discovers a new loop- hole for swelling th tonnage of his road. THE statistices of recorded indebted- ness now prepared by the census bureau for the Trans-Missouri region, promises to bea most interesting series of. bul- letins. Superintendent Porter answer. ing the unsupported charge of a Kansas alliance newspaper distinetly denies that the work is being dono for party purposes, REV. SAM SMALL continues to act as president of Ogden’s Methodist univers. Ity and to collect cash for the entorpriso An spite of tho accusation of Rev. J. Wes- fey Hill that he is not reporting his col- lections duly and promptly. Theone pre- lato calls the other a thief and the other calls him a liar, Brothren, this invites criticism from the cold, unfeeling secu- lar world, anda promises no good to in Kansas the educational institution of which ye. are the double-headed and sword-pointed frontispiece THE country has heard so often of the purposeof the interstate commerco com- mission to proceed against the railroads for violation of the law that such reports have naturally come to be regavded with rome degree of incredulity, Sevoral times within less than a year announce- ments have been made that certain com- Ppanies against which there was evidence of unlawful conduct were 1o bo vigor- ously prosecuted, but so far the public has not boen informed of any practical ac tion being taken by the commission, It is now stated that the commission is in possession of evidence that will warrant it in bringing proceadings in the courts against a large number of railroad officials, and it is said this will speedily bo done, It appears that- the commission has adopted the policy of ferreting out offenders, instead of wait- ing for complaints to be made, and it soems that the result is the discovery of widespread violations of the law, in- volving most of the railrond companies, If the disclosures are ever made they Ay €auso some surprise in the cases of individuals, but it will astonish nobody to learn that the law is being steadily and extensively violated, It is cortainly time that the commission did something to show that it is seriously endeavoring to protect the public inter- ests. It hias ample authority under the law, and the penaltios proscribed for vie- lations of the act wore intonded to be on- forcod. If the commission is in posses- slon of such evidence s it is said to have, Its duty 1s plain and should be por- formed without foar or favor, vy ] s e, TIE UNCOMMERCIAL CONGRESS, 'he westarn commercial congross, 80- callod, which has been in session in Kan- sas City for soveral days, is wrestling with many problems which it may take several gonerations and any number of congresses, both western and easterh, to solve, [Every economic question which for centuries has perplexing the ablest minds of all the civilized nations, and every ism that has heen hatehed by hare-brained visionaries ne 11 for ills that afflict humanity, huve been ex- pounded and discussed by this prolific body of free lances. Henr, single tax reform, Bellamy nutionalism, freo trade and protection, the fiatist and the goldite, the repudiationist and the bloated capitalist have all aired their views, but the world is no wiser than it was 4 week ngo. So far as can be ascer- ned the delegates to this remarkable congress appear to huve a mission each for himsolf and all for the rest and that mission is to proclaim to ali the world that thoy still survive, Some of these eminent statesmen have merged from under a political landslide and other have boen dead so many years that their resurrection in any congress is tanta- mount to a miracle, Th extraordinary contribution to this cconomic and political aggrega- tion of uncommercial congressmen is the ity i and weis Adams, late Pacific railvoad Quincy Adams, Terson Davis, Mr. in the lot-alone boen n eury oSt ¥ on governm uses abuses, by Cha it of the Union wnd grandson of - John Like the lato J Adams is a believor policy. “AlLL want is to bo let alone,” eried Jeff Davis at overy ¢ of the rehellion. Mr. Adams not only wants to severely let himself, but he insists tnat the government must et thing and everybody alone. In other words, let the peoplo trust to luck and chance for keeping the wheels of prosperity in full motion and of the survival of the fittest full swing in order to reach our ultimate destiny. Mr, Adams is ovi- dently decply impressed by his recent personal experie He doubtless licves that he would still be the heaa of the Union Pacifle railrond if Jay Gould had pursued the let-ulone policy. Whether the uncommercial cor will fall in with Mr. Adams’ views is problematic. | cl ten to one that thi pressible congress will try to engraft its diverg- ing views on the national legislature and furnish that body with subjeets for di cussion that would keep it in hot water from the first week of the session until after the next presidential election, EXTENSION OF CIVIL NERVICE REFORM. When the present national adminis- tration came into power it was pledged to maintain the policy of civil sorvice reform and to extend it wherever it should be found practicablo to do so. President Harrison was an advocate of the reform when he was in the senate, and he was committed to its support in his letter of acceptance, but he has not balieved it to be expedient to advance it any faster than public opinion would warrant. He recognized the fact that there is a very large proportion of the people hostile to the reform, and that much educational work is yet to be done before it shall he universally accepted. A very decided opposition was manifested toward it in the last house of representatives and no one 1s authorized to suy that if it should be submitted to a popular vote a majority would be found in favor of it. These considerations have undoubtedly re- ceived due attention from the president and he has therefore not readily re- sponded to the demands of the extreme reformers for an immediate extension of the reform to all branches of the public servico. This has subjected the pr ident some unfavorable criti cism from these reformers, but it has done him no harm with those people who take a practical view of the matter, and who are much more numerous than the radical reformers, Civil service reform has made progross under the present administration, and there is every renson to believe that the advance will be permanent. Jt will be still further extended. Reference has already been made in these columns to the order applying the reform to severul classes of employoes in the Indian ser- vice, This has long been urged, by none more strenaously than the present commissioner, and its attainment will be generally gratifying, for overybody agrees that it is desivable to keep polities entirely out of the Indian secvice. The reform is to be extended in another direction, where political patronage has hitherto found a vich field. Secretary Tracy has issued an order applying civil service rogulations to employes in the navy yards. In a re- cent addrods the sceretary of the navy said that for half a century the question of employment of labor at tho navy yards has been the. one weak spot in naval administration. Whatever the party in control of the government, it seems hitherto to hidve powe to exclude political influence in the om- ployment of navy yard labor. This demoralizing uleer, as Secretary Tracy characterized it, is to be remoy d, and when this has been thoroughly done it will not be permitted to return, wh ever political party shall hereafter be in control of the government. The s tary belioves that the systom he pro- poses will be in the interest not only of the work, but of the workingmen; that it can Dbe carvied out so t it will vemove not only all ma- chine politics from the navy yards, but all suspicion of machine politics: that the economy and efficiency of tho work will be promoted, whilo the navy yurds will be placos of employment of independent and solf-respocting work- inginen, whose only road to promotion lies in good work, and in whom slack- noss, indolence or bad habits will surcly lead to discharge, g Thus it is that the administration is making good its pledge and the promise o the country of the 'y, maintain eivil form and enlarge its scopo fast a3 this could pr ticably be done. In thix rospeet,™as in othors, the administration is keeping faith with the poople and commending itself to the confidonco and rospoct of the country, It is highly probuble that before ite 5 I prosi bo alone ev leave the law wnces are to been loss republican to service re- as torm is ended thore 1s no part of the publie servico whare civil sc Intions can bo applied in which they will not be in operation —— REPUBLILAN LK TI10. ‘T'he national convention of the repub-*| lican league of the United States, which will meet in Cincinnati next promises to bo the largest and most im- portant since the league was organized. ico regu- week, There are numerous matters to be con- sideved and acted upon having relation 1o the future work of the league and the extension of itg influence and usefulness. It has already proved to be a most potent force in politics, and there is no renson why it shall not bo made a greater power in promoting republican principles and policy, in maintaining party harmony and in furthering thorough organiza- tion and discipline, The plan of form- ing clubs throughout the country, and of uniting them in one grand league, was one of the wisest ever adopted by a party. Ttereated a magnificent army inspired by a common impulse and actuated by a common sentiment of earnest and patriotic devotion to the republic It brought into closer relations republicans in all the states, Wwith the effect ovorywhere of imparting strength to their interest d zeal. It has done much for the advancement of republican doctrine and in attracting young voters to the repubiican standard. It still has work to do in all these direc- tions, The national convention of the league will como when republican prospects are brightening. The heavy cloud that east gloom upon the outlook after the elections of last Novembor has been lavgely swept away by the results of the April elections of this vear. These have shown that there is still abundant vitality and in the republican party, that the intelligent masses have not lost confidenco in the republican principles and policy, and that the polit- fcal veaction last' year was only spas- modie, due very lar tion, n causo, together vigor ely to misconcep- The popular mind had been filled with apprehension resulting from the misstatements and the ding prophecies of the opponents of the ro. publican party, and time was necessary toremove it. The olections of last fall took place within a month after con and the period was too shert to furnish a refutation of the pro- dictions of disaster that would from the operation of republican policy, but when five months more had passed without the verification of a prophecy of evil, the people saw that they had been misled and very largely returncd to the old politieal alleginnee, Every day it is becoming clearer to in- telligent votors that republican policy is not the dangerous and ruinous thing it has boen declared to bo by the opponents of the party. It is seen that not only has it done no injury to any interest, but it has heen a positive benefit to a number of inter- ests, and to none more largely than the agricultural. So far as logislation can affect the welfare of the farmer it is demonstrable that the legislation of the last congross has bheen most dircetly beneficial to him. There is reason to believe that as the results of that policy are worked out it will continue to be shown that there was little warrant for the popular apprehension that was given such marked manifestation last November, and if this shall be the ¢ the republican party will regain all the ground then lost and very likely capture some of the tervitory of the enemy, The Republican National league will therefore find abundant encouragement tozeal 1n the work that it may lay out for the future. The situation i stoadily improving, and the outlook for the re- publican party, unless all signs are mis- leading, is altogether favorable, —_— WHY GRADING SHOULD BE DONE. The ‘‘three-fifths clause” of the char- ter was'enacted for the benefit of subur- ban residents who are anxious for street improvements. Tt has been modified to allow payments of costs of such improve meats in installments for the furth. cauvenience of citizens in the suburbs. Without this law it would be practicable to do very little grading outside the cen- tral portions of Omaha. The grading fund is needed on streots whose improvement is demanded for the interest of the public generally. Except in the case of a few thoroughfares like West Farnam' strect and Lowe avenue, the suburban strect work is st rictly local in its benefits und it istherefore fair that its cost should be restricted to thoso di- reetly benefited. It is not just to insist that the costof maintainiog down town streets used by the entire city and neces- sary to the comfort and convenience of suburban as well as centrally located res- idents shail be charged entirely to the property immediately abutting. Furthermore in nearly every case, tho property abutting a” thoroughfare has been specially taxed to make im- provements on adjucent The Douglas street residents, for instance, have paid a proportion of the expense of grading Farnam, in addition to the cost of bringing their own street to the present grad The grading of Douglas is a city en terprise. It is not a scheme for the im- provement of vacant lots, or to improy the of property actually occupied. On the contrary the proposed grade damages overy occupicd residence lot abutting the street. It is a business nocessity {n which the whole city is interested. It is all bosh to com- pare the situation on Fifty-fourth ana California, for instance, with that at Eighteenth and Douglas, and insist that the proverty ownor and city ave benefited in the same degree at the one place as the other. To the owner of the formor property the grade means a positive, immediate benefit to himself alone. To the Douglas street vesident it is an immediate damage and he yields to the n sities of his neigh- misle: 088 ad journed, result singlo se stroots, appearance of residenco bors. Ultimately the improvement may be to his advantage but dir tly it is for tho benafit of the whole city and it only fair that half the cost thereof shall bo paid by gen is — Tie Bee always delights in doing work that puts money legitimately into the pockets not only of .its admirers and frionds, but its sworn enemios and would- | invited him e be rivals, Whanghe defunct Republican went down umdor the insupportablo weight of prohfBifion, relief camo to its proprietor aftse,the battle had been | fought and won' through the energetic efforts of T 19 Within ten days | after the eloction My, Wilcox disposed of a block “8f suburban property an - Omahp brewing company for $150,000, which was $50,000 moro than he would have begn willing to take be- fore the electiong, And now ox-Mayor Broatch, who wanted the editor of Thr: BEE dismissed from the management of the anti-prohibitfon campaign, is per- focting arrangemonts to erect a mam- moth malt house. This only goes to show that THE Brk has proved & bene- factor 1 entorprising citizens who have faith in the resources of Omahn and hor future, —_— KANSAS CITy may just as well accept the situation asnot. Omaha is bound for second place s a hog packing conter this yen She is now but 8,200 behind her rival on this soason’s packing. Last year at the same period Kansas City led Omaha by 64,000, The former city has ingreased her total number of hogs slatightered far this year, as com- pared with last, but 7,000, while Omnha ained 89,000, These figurd adfully sigi nt to the metr at the mouth of the Kaw river. —— SHOULD Omaha people detect a Aavor of petroleum in the city water along in June, thoy will know that the overflow of tho Murphy oil wells in Wyoming, consisting of 20,000 harrels of lubricating oil has reached Omaha. A sudden freshet swept awag the reservoir and iod the oil into the headwaters of the Missouri riv Our friend J, I Murphy and other Omaha citizens will take a melancholy interest in the June to S0 COLORADO is just now wrostling with the problem of legislative reapportion- ment. In that state, as ip Nebraska, there is a faction in the legislature that proposes to ide the constitution and deliberately rofuse to pass a reap- portionment bill The Denver Sun vointedly remarks: “The injustice of continuing the present epportionment would be glaringly outrageous, — THE investigation of the charges made against Mr. Frank Woolloy, superin- tendent of school buildings, proves that official to be incflicient, unreliable, and, if nothinig worse, grossly carcloss. Ho should bo removed and a competent builder elected as his successor, ov UNDER the new jury law which is now ineffect and goes into practical opora- tion at the opening of the next term of court, May 11, the professional juror’s occupation s gono. o stands only seven chances in 2,600 of being drawn as a juror in this county THE proposition for an organizetion of real estate owners for the advance- ment of the interests of Omaha meets with general favor, Nothing but leador- ship is now lacking tosuccessfully carry out the flea. —— JULY 1 the warehoyse bill hecomes a law. By that date Omaha’s preliminary arrangoments for becoming o largo grain and provision mavket shouid bo com- pleted. There is no time to waste on this subject. — IRA 'S barley crop this year will probably ceach 4,000,000 bushels, A large malt house in this city will gr atly stimulate the price of barley and help to make Omaha the great grain market of the west. — DENVERS contribution to Kansas City’s commercial congress was a paper on “*population and raw material,” That was eminently appropriate, AT the risk of being tiresome Tue BeR again remarks that the Douglas street hog-buck must come down without delay, I HAD rather be the city scavonger than mayor. There’s more in it.—Frank Morrissoy. SUPERINTENDENT OF BUILDINGS WooLLey will find 1t to his advantage 10 resign. Detroit Journal, “H. Fleury et madame” is the way it reads on a Detroit hotel registor. If H. Fleury did that he ought to be arrested for canni- balism, —e He Wil © Chicago, Allanta Oonstitution, It is stated that “Carter Harrison is to leavo Chicago.” This is reassuring. The danger was that such a big man would take it with him, I Count de Mon. St. Paul Pioneer Press. Count de Mun, whom Cardinal Gibbons re- cently addressed a letter of warm commeada- tion to, has probably an Awmericau wife, For- cign noblemen who ha to “count de mon” usually get it that way. occasion Disadvi £ Ignorance. In New York city,atourte: ar-old girl bas been sentenced {9 ten days of hard labor and three months fn Ahe stealing & magazine worth 20 conts, which serves Ler rightly fornot kuowiug enough to steal @ railroad or to organizo a trust. — Pointer for I'hmbe. Chicago Heral As the difficulty appears to be between Miss Couzins on one sige and a large number of other ladies on. the other, it 1s possible that may be restored most easily by dropping the lady in the minority from her position as secretary and electing to the place some one who will be moro gencrally ac ceptable to her assocfatos, This might not please Miss Couzius, buk it would be an effe tive peace measure, and peace is what we must have if we are to go on with the fair, - Harrison's Lettor, Chicago Tribune, That was a good, sound, common sense epis- tle written by President Harrison to the men, vy of them hot-headed and visionar! y who > assembled in couvention on the Big Muddy with the professed intent of fusing the west and south for moonshine projects in opposition to the couservative eastern states of the American union, President Harrison was asked to attend, and his reply that, though absent in body, he can be pres ent in spirit to a degree far greater, and in character far different, to that which was apparently hoped for by some of those who His letter rocites good, whole some truths, aud 1o such a plain way as to shows leavo no excuse for the idie sophistries by which it is sought to hoodwink tho public into support of the wild vagaries advocatod by tho men who seom to have called the | Kansas City convention. ——— Silence Not Golder Dinghamton Leader, Silence s golden, but the silence of the man whoso voice should be ralsed 1n defense of Justice 1s only guilt, oo s Opportunity. B ston Globe, Senator Stanford alliance, Jay Gould should hurry up and mako himself solid with the new political force, too. [ a— Carter Must Em'grate. New York World, Carter Harrison says: *In 1802 T expect to be either farmingor in some foreign land." Chicago democrats will cousent that he com- bine the two, but they insist on the foreign land. P, Russin’'s Wantg and Needs. Chicagn Mail. The czar has officially annonnced that “‘Russia wants neither immigration nor emi- gration.” But there are many other things that Russia badly wants—a moro liberal form of government and a more humane and intelligent ruler, for mstance, mise of the Future. Chicago Times Thero will bo an awful day of reckoning for this. Miss Couzins is hanged, drawn and quartered officially, but her soul is marching on, and when all the appointed women of all tho states and all the territories get together again at 6 a day and expenses the murderous executive committee will be impeached of treason and other high crimes, and the wow- an's exhibition at the world's fair will be the mangled corpse of Couzins and the gibbet upon which her tormentors were executod. e mical Items, Chicago Times, When Herschel studied astronomy but four doubla stars; were known. Siuce then nearly seven thousand have been discovered, This fact may be accounted for by the advance the science of astronomy or an increase in the bibulous habits of astronomers, as you please. An instrument whicn discovers comets while the astronomer is absent or asleep as heen invented. An undevout astronomer still be mad, but your sleepy astron tho contrary, is far from being in comfortable state of mind. that un- PASSING G5 Chicago Times: H strike down to the cok labor unious is a most onreasonable set, Mrs. H.—Waal, T should think! Here's a lot more of *om 't satisficd with the Lord's doin’ and want ter mako an_ eicht-hour day stid of ono that's got twenty-four hours to it. binder — 'Nuther works, These ‘ere Crump—Doctor, I thought you gentlemen of pills and powders had given up the prac- tice of bleeding patint: Dr. Senna-—So we X Crump—I thought there must be some mi take in your bill, Of course, you will cor- rect it. Plunkett—Dr. ye, the college, prosi- dent, isn’'t marriod, I guess. Mrs. P.—Why, John! Plunkett—Because he says that by the end of the century the women will know more thau the mon, If ho were warried ho'd know that they know it all now. Binghampton Leader: Tommy Jonos— mister, I want to got a pair o' gloyes, Furnisher —Kid glove Tommy—Naw! Naw! What o' you giviw ust Gloves fur grown persons, She bought herself a pretty cloak And hurried home in it, And when ner husband saw "T'was he that had the fit. Munsey’s Weekly: George—I am one of those who never say dio; you might as well name the day, Jessie (the daughter of a con- gressman) —Oh, well; make it sine dic, Magazine: At the poker club— t heard that Jack Coldek plets and they're all doing every time. Ho the price Drake's Shufller—I have is the father of t well. Stacker—That's J never fails to raise the limit, Record: Philadelphia’s mayor has given the police force ten days in wiich to get out of politics. Considering the universality of nolitics it looks as though the mayor is a bard master, Good News: Ambitious Youth—T see you advertise for a pushing young man. T would like the position. Grocer— All right. Here are forty or fifty orders to deliver. You will find the push cart at the back Ram’s Horn: Thero is a good deal of sinon pure meauness that goes by the namo of religion. New York Weekly: Call Boy (hurricdly, at performance of Cleopatra)—The dyin’ sceno is on. Where's Sarah Bernhardt's asp! Property Man—In thero on_the stage. Call Boy—That aiw’t the asp, That's Sarab. Once a Woek: “Jack has insured his life inwy favor for §0,000," remarked Mrs, Noowed to her most intimate friond. “How nice! Now you must kill him with Kindness, dear.” Donver Sua: “T don't think Palette paints as well as my daughter doos,” said old Mr. ablo Carr at the art, exhibit, #No, nor a3 thick." A weATHER ¥ “How Is It that vou know so well The pretty maiden asked Of Foster, the bad weather man, Just as a blizzard passed— How 1 it that you plainly tell, Whien storms will rage so high I “Itis because, oh, mai den fair, L have a weather oye, N. Y. Heraid: Dr. Clones, a linguist, esti- ates that the coinage of new words in the uglish language goes on at the rate of 1,000 aunually. As soon as the gold bugs find this out they will have it stopped on the ground of “free coinage.” Kansas City Star: A district fudge in Nows Mexico becamo stone deaf one diy last, wook This ought not to alarm him. He has a chance to give himself a rehearing Chicago News: If the had existed in Noah’s time bly bave told the old gentleman just before the deluge that it was going to be “fair and warmer,” weather prophet he would proba. e MOTHER'S PUMPKIN PIE Tugene Traugier Lhey et in lots of resterants, Both in the east and west ' T hev et of grub that's mighty pore An’ grub thet wus the best, But of all the things D've et yet, The oue thet takes tho cake, Is thet sweet an' juicy pumpkin pio Thet mother uster make. Of course I've et of pumpkin ple— Leastwise thet wuz the name. But they never 'zactly tech the spot Or tas’ to me the samo, As when I uster hustle roun’, Chop wood and hep ter bako, Ou Saturdays, that pumpkin pie Thet mother uster maie. It may be thet tas’ like habit, Kinder changes with the years Thet ¢ onl s Sorter unawares * brings both joy an' tears; as it inay be, I cud never quite fors The memory of thet pumpkin pie Thet mother uster m When I go ter join the ungels As the 0d book sez we n Them as tries to do ther level An’ loves ther fellow-man They may offer me a crown uy gold, best But uv the two I'd take A piece uy pumpkin pie like that Thoet mother uster make, has joined the farmers' | ATTACKED BY A FOOTPAD. | Thrilling Experience of Miss Cutter with a Desporate Highwayman. A WIFE BEATER COMES TO GRIEF, Lincoln Infested with a Gang of Thieves—Confounded Names—The Morigage Was Good —Cap- itat City News, Lixcery, Neb,, April 10.—[Special to Tnr Bre.]~Miss Sarah L. Cutter, one of the members of the firm of C. H. Cutter & Co., opoerating the dry goods storo at No, 1211 O street, known as the “Little Stare,” has been Iying very ill at her home, 1237 D street, in consequenceof a dastardly assault committed upon ¥er last Sunday ovening by aa un- known man. Abouf 7:50 Sunday cvening Miss Cuttor loft her home to attend service at the KFree Will Baptist church, coruor Fourtoenth and ' streots, and while passing the alley ou Thirteonth stroet between D and I streets a man suddeuly darted out from the shadow of H. Herpolsheimer's barn and before the startled’ lady could make a move iso an alarm the scoundrel grasped her by tho throat with one hand and began dragging her into the alley, A fow minutes afterwards a lady and gen- tleman, neighbors of Miss Cutter, came down Thirteenth street on their way to the same church, and as they passed the alloy the lady caught sight of what she at first thought was two men strugeling in tho alloy and called hor husband’s attention thoreto. They both stopped to look, and tho next in. stant discovered that one of tho parties was 8 woman. The man, whose name the ro- porter was unable to learn, immodiately dashed up tho alley, but unfortunately the villan had him, and throwing his intended vietim to the ground mado off through tho alloy as fast as he could go. When the rescuers first caught them tho fellow still had Miss by “the throat, while she her kneos on the ground. Sho veved to her home in & fainting condition, and has been confined to her room ever since as the resultof the assalt. Nat- urally she was very much frightened, and the shock to her has almost shattered her nervous system. Besides that, her throat and ne are black and blue from the effects of tho so- vere choking administered What the motive of he lant was can be surmised, but it is thought that rob was intendod. The fellow was a big, man, and would killed hor or cholied her into insensibility at least had not the lady ahd gentlemun opportuncly ap ared. There is no clue to' the villain, liss Cuttor was so suadenly attacked and so adly frightencd that she can give no aceu rate description of him A WIFE BEATER Alfred 8. Pasley, who pulls the throttle on a Burlington eugine, was taken in custody last ovening on the charge of wife-beating. Pasley lives at 430 North Fourteenth stroet, and, according to his wife's story, has boe in the habit of beating her whenever he in vibed too much. Pasley was released shortly after arrest on promising to behave himself and he started home. When his wife saw him coming she anticipated more trouble and ran scroaming into a neighbor's house. Pas- loy was again taken into custody, but, denied that he had any intention of Harming his wife, but was merely going home to try to square himself. Ho'was kept in custody over night, and this morning was discharged on payment of costs. His wifo was desirous of having him fined, but he vlead with her, and on promising to quit drinking and treat. her right, she agreed to go back to live with him. They were not very loving as they departed. STOLE MILLINERY. - William Reynolds and Ed Burke were arcaigned on the charge of stealing a hat- from the millinery store at Twelfth and O streets. Both pléaded guilty and were given 220 and costs, which they didn't, pay. The fellows, together with two women, whorm they claim are their respective wives, went into the store Tuesday. One of the fellows pretended to bu drunk, and while the women were oxamining some goods the pseudo drunken man staggered into the window con- taining the bats, meidentally slipping one under his coat.’ I'he other’ fellow romon- strated with him on_his being drunk and told him to go out if he couldn’t behave him- selt. He wentout and took the hat with him, and it was never missed until yesterday. A good description of tho men was ‘wiven and Murshal Melick and Ofiicer MeBrien ran across the two fellows in Lindsey's saloon. They aro regarded as crooks belonging to & gang operating in this city and soveral other cases will probably be placcd to their debit, THE PICKPOCKET CASE, After Detectives Youmans and Pound cap- tured the pickpocket who robbed P, P. John- 01 of $500 yesterday and returned the ‘samo to Johuson, that geutleman grabbed the roll and rushed off, forgotting oven to thank the detectives for thein heroic struggles with the thie? and capture of the pocketbook. It now s that the pickpocket is a member of anized band of thieves ncw quartered in this city. _The leader of this gang is al- loged to be Kid Hawkins, the “solid man" of the notorious Hat Hoover, Two other mem vers of the gang—Reynolds and Burt—were arrested last eveniug on the charge of steal- ing hats i amillinery store. The poi were somewhat worked up over coptain “diamonds” found 1 the possession of the thieves. Tt turned out later that the stone: were paste and had been bought at Trickey's for 811, Davis was bound over in the sum of $1,000. sight of Cutter JAMES WANTS SATISFACTION, David S. James is an apolicant for justice atthe bar of tue county court. He says in his petition filed yesterday afternoon that in September last he was tho owner of a stock of groceries in_this city, which he calculated was worth $725; that “Theodore 1. Barnes induced him_ to trade the stock for a lot i Barnes’ addition to Newman, out near tho Weslovan university. James says Barnes agreed to see o it thut there wero' no mort. gages upon the laud, and that James would have clear sailing. ' Before the trade was ummated, howover, Barnes mortgaged lot, together with some others in the ad- dition, to the First National bauk for §20, He hias endeavored to have Barues pay off the m but he won't do so; and now. he wants sausfaction. He wants to trado back, and if Barnes will pay the mortgago ho will ¢allit a go. THE MORTGAGE WAS G0OD, In the county court today Judge Stewart rguments in the case of H, P, Lau vs & Schmitt, The latter was en raged in the gre business in this city, but failed some timo since. Mr. Lau was a creditor for a considerable amount, nud the senior men. ber of the firm, Mr. Krause, execu mortgage to him for the amount of his cluim, signing the firm name thereto. Mr. Lau a0k possession under the mortg: and was about to sel th tock when othe editors replevined the same. The contention of the defendants was that Krauso had no right to sign the firm name to the Lau mortgage, and that the mortgage was invalid because rl Schmitt, the other member of the firm, b not signed it, nor given his assent thoreto The court, however, held that the mortgago was perfectly valid CONFOUNDED THE NAwES, An amusing mistake has been made by somebody concerning the remonstrance gainst Horman Goldsmich getting a liconso il liquors. Idsmith's > was con- founded with tuat of Hiram Goldwater, and | nected with the public wa the entire history of the lu was quoted A & roason why (1 [ ). should not have a license. Anong | ors of the remonstrance wor Mr. A. M. Davis and tue oft coln Savings bank. This loarning their mistako, theso go iy drow theix remonstrance. Thoiy f; been quietly joking them about 11,y GUSSMAN DISCHARGH Charles G. Gussman, tho g rested on complaint of 1, J. W tho charwo of selling the samo par twico, was arraigned before Jys . worthy and the case was givon g | airing. The Judgo was satisfied complaintant had no caso aud by dismissed Gussman, er gontloma. ODDE AND ENDS, A, Minor of Havelock telepho ned the iff this morning that some thiof barn last night and stols a pony about six hundred and soventy-fivo | The steed is bay in color and hins | and a streak of whito on the forel A meeting of the Lincoln Medi was held Tuesday evening and a cor of seven appointed to make arran o tho reception o' the state socioty moets in tho city May 17, The yisi, tors will be banguettod at the Capity The crimnal calendar of tho dist will b6 begun on the 27th nst., prob fore Judgo Field. Pickockot Harr will be the first ono tried. Coun Snell is getting ready for the sies Tho county of Lancaster s poraty injunction this afternoon fy Haul, rostraining Jamos A. Bakor fr ating mud maintaining a mill dam ac tlo Salt creek, about soven miles 1op1 the city. The county alleges that put to great exponso in maintaini rond much travelod, which road uation of Twenty-seventh st ing of the dam has cansed flow of water, and the been considerably damaged. T the dam be declared a public 1, ordered abated. The state board of public lands ings has asked that the inj g the state institutions fro sewarage into Salt creek | grounds are that the petition sufliciont cause of action, fendauts are not the proper part Judge Field denied the applicat K for the appointment of o 1 Habriot A. Coffman, In the case of Jerome Williamsc C. Williamson the plaintiff was 1 pay &0 attorneys’ fees to cnabl defend tho suit, and also to |y month for maintenance SR riR R. E. Mooro of Lincoln, is at the Moy Mus. 5. Weis of Hebron is at tho My Walter Hoge of Lincoln, s at the Pax Mr. Rosewater has veturned from ( C. G. Vanness of Lincolu is at the Py R. R. Worth of Grand Island is at the ) ray. Ch ray. L. W. Gilehrist of Lincoln is at t lard. 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