Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 5, 1894, Page 2

2 soarlot fover patlents have been permitted 1o attend school without official protest Mrs. Dobbins, wife of the supposed drowned man of North Bend, has offered a reward of §50 for the recovery of the body, The Star Literary soclety rendered a very delightful program at the normal chapel last evening, in which about a score of the ociety participated, the oration being de- livered by Miss Ella Ferree. The surveyors for the Eastern Nebraska & Gult raflway are expected to arrive in Fre mont the present week, where their enter- prise 18 entirely appreciated, more especlally f they lay the route through the city SHLAND'S ORATORS, Prizes Awarded Them for Excellel Belle Fellows Chaska. ASHLAND, Neb., March 4.—(Special to The Bee.)—Th oratorieal contest held In Simington’s opera house was very much of a suceess, In the oratorical class the oration “Regulus to th Cartha livered by Frank Young and The American took second priz prize v as taken #poke “*Charle 1 or. Mrs, zentans,” d the first prize. ag,” by Philip Fe In_the dramatic the first Miss Elta Jones, who in a very creditabl The Judges were Messrs. Leil and Pollard and Miss Wheeler of th uni- versity. In two woeks an oratorical contest will be held to choose speakers for the di trict contest to be held in Beatrice month Th took ym by First Baptist church of this city, together with representatives from th ptist churches at Omaha, South Omaha, neoln and Council Bluffs, ordained Rev. A Keables as an evangelist. Rev. Keable Is very popular in Ashland, having made his home here for the last two years. He is the son-in-law of Mr. Dennis Dean of this city. Mrs, Cora Belle Fellows Chaska, who mar- ried a Santee Sioux Indian by the name of Chaska several years upposed to be living here. All efforts to obtain an inter- view with her have been futild, Revival services have been ¢ the Christian church by Rev. Neb., with excellent success Uniform Rank, Knights of elected the following officers for the ing year: Captain, N. J. Waltermire; lieuten- ant, Jacob Aughe; herald, R. E. Moore; corder, Jeft Smith; tr urd, H. M. Flande rlain. The following offic Tagar Rebekah lodg Order of OddFell me Noble grand, berl vice grand, Mrs T. Aughe; cording secretary, R. Dexter; permanent sec retary, Mrs. Zella Blodgett; treasurer, Mrs. Goorge Deileth. nducted at liot of Uly Pythia rs were Installed by the No. 71, Independent at its last reg Miss Maud Ch WEUL of a Decatdr Man for the Brutal Trentment of His Doughter, DECATUR, Neb,, March 4.—(Special to The Bee)—A warrant was sworn out today against Sylvanus Halstead, charging him with assault upon the person of his 13-year- old daughter. County Attorney Ira Thomas came over from Oakland, and the prisone will be taken to Tekamah tomorrow and lodged in jail unless he furnishes satistactory bail. His preliminary hearing will take pla ‘on Wednesday. Halstead had recently left his wife, and since then it seems the daughter had told her woeful story to he married sister. The special charges ré ferred to in the complaint occurred about June 15, 1893, and probably through fear the child dared not complain. He was befo authorities a few months ago for unmer fully beating his 10-year-old boy, and at that time evidence of his inhuman brutality was produced. Excitement runs high, and whould the charges | true Decatur would prove an unbealthy place for him. FOR AN CRIME. Arrest almng vas TALMAG Neb., 4 The Bee)—Prof. Schneider celebrated seventieth birthday March 1. s far the powers that be at Washing- ton think the only competent person to lic stamps gracefully at-the Talmage postoff is our veteran republican, H. L. Reeve. does it, too, with satisfaction to all. Gussie Butz, who was recently injured by the bursting of a gun, Is not making a rapid recovery. It Is feared he will lose one eye Grandmother Tibbets, who has been slowly declining during the winter, is very feeble, and her early demise is expected. The Talmage Tribune has passed twelfth milestone and enters the thir natal period of its existence with vigor. Tribune, under the management of its present genial editor, Mr. Fairbrother, is clean, crisp and newsy, and reflec credit on Talmage. almage 15 becoming a noted town. The following fraternal organiza- tions exist, cach with an enthusiastic mem- bership: Knights of Pythias, Odd IPello Modern Woodmen, Loyal Mystic Leg Grand Army of the Republic and Women's Reliet corps. Mr. Jeft Vanderbergh will management of the Farmers eleva 15, Mr. Vanderbergh has had years of cx- perience in the stock and grain business and has the confidence of the entire com- munity. Miss Ethel Scammon of York, Neb., Is visiting her many friends in Talmage and | vielnity. Mrs. Quinton of Avoca is the guest of Mrs. Meade of the Clifton, | Mrs. Hugh Norton is afflicted with a rare | form of disease called bone hypertrophy. Al | the bones are enlarging and the bones of the skull have exercised such pressure on the | optic nerve as to already 1se blindness of ; left eye. She recently visited Kan: and Chicago to consult ‘with eminent and received no encouragement all specialists agrceing that the disease is an incurable one. Med literature cltes bat 100 cases of this discase. ~(Speclal to his He its enth The soclety assume the or March Not Much Interest Belng Taken. NEBRASKA CITY, March 4. —~(Speclal to The Bee)—The coming city election which will be held the first Tuesday in April is attracting but little attention. No calls for primaries or conventions have been made March 5, 1894. mduy and Threo Weelt-day upons, with 13 cents in coin, ill buy one part of ‘The American Encyclopedic Die- tionary. Sond or briug to The TRee Ofic Mailshould be addressod to DICTIONARY DEPARTMENT. SERIES FOURTEEN MARCH 5, 1894, e H_b_.l EES R COUPON. World's Fair Art Portfolio. ‘o secure this superb souvenir send er bring six coupons of this series Learing different dates with 10¢ ART PORTFOLIO DEF'T, Bee Office, Omaha. s in coin to Ly elther party, although the nominations must be placed on file with the eity clerk by the 15th inst. Among the possiblo republican nominees for mayor are: H. H. Bartling, pres- ent Incumbent; Willlam Bischof and T. C Dunn, Tho two latter aro at present serv- ing as_councilmen. Democratic possibilities are: City treasurer, Fred Helller and Robert Payne. No one, however, {s making any effort to secure the nomination, Auburn Personnis. AUBURN, Neb., March 4.—(Specfal to The Bee.)—John Damaree paid Roca a flying busi- ness visit the firat of the week. Peter Berger of Glen Rock this and will occupy the property, which he purchased recently, Charles Lloyd Is in Seattle, Wash., looking up a business location Mr. Camphell and wife of Kansas are the guests of J. W. Taylor and family. Henry Morgensteln and family - have turned home after a sojourn in California Ginder and son of Nebraska City ng in Auburn Miller, as he is famillarly called is lying very low at his home in this city of softening of the brain and his death 18 expected hourly Jacob Erisma triends in t ichard & Lindsey have purchased ins’ stock of general merchandise. The young fricnds of Miss Mary Ci bell tendered her a farewell party on Thursday evening, Miss Mary is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Campbell, who started for Trenion, Neb., the first of March to make their future home and grow i with the country. L. . Wheeldon, who has b th the Granger for fourteen long years s leased his share to Messrs. Dundas & Carley. Mr. Wheldon's health has become tmpaired from steady work and he will take a rest for a vear. 8. McCandlass was summoned to Omaha Wednesday to attend the bedside of his father, who 1is quite ill, with but slight hopes of recovery. Dr. C. Stewart fessional visit Tues Hon, T. J. Majors was feeling the political pulse in this locality Monday. Alfred Wills of London precinet, who fell from a ladder last week, died Tuesday of his injuri J. F. Cole has rented his farm and will soon remove his family to Aubur B. & M. Agent Wheeldon and family Sun- dayed in Nemata City. Mr. Charles Harmon and Miss Vinnie Sco- field were united in the holy bonds of wed- lock last Thursday at the home of the bride in this city, Rev. L. L. Combs pronouncing the magical words. Oltman O'Byrene, a wealthy German, to- gether with his estimable family, departed Friday for Hildreth, where they will make their future home. 1s moving to town wee Hoyd re- vi Grandg of Missourl is visiting K mp- on connected paid Tecumseh a pro- Coming Chadron Attractions. CHADRON, Neb., March 4.—(Special to The Bee)—The old timers in this section must occasionally have some sort of recre- ation in the way of western sports and races. The stock of petrified men being exhausted, the cowboy race to Chicago a thing of the past and the tenderfeet getting so they de- cline to ride the festive broncho, the horse- men and others are making arrangements to hold at this place some time in the latter part of May or the first part of June a se- ries of races, which, for novelty and char- acter, have never been equaled. They will consist of one race of 100 miles, one race of fifty miles, one Indian race of twenty-five miles, ring races, exhibitions of skill in shooting, ete., with hor nder the dead run, roping, broncho riding and other west- ern r eations too numerous to mention. At this time there will be in attendance over 1,000 Indians, probably being the largest number ever gathel together for exhibi- tions of skill and fleetness of themselves and horses within the remembrance of the “‘old- est inhabitant.” The will take place on a track which makes a circle around the city. The tournament is assured, and being in the hands of the following well known business men, wiil be an event such as was never equaled in this country: B. D. Sat- terlee, chairman; J. I. Leas, R. Flanders, J. W. Boyd, W. R. Smith, W. F. Hayward and H. B. O'Linn, secretary. The Red Cross society gave an entertain- ment Thursday night which was one of the st pleasant events of the scason. The ure of the evening was the recitation of s Bess 0'Linn, who gave ““How Grandma Danced the Minuet” in so pleasing a_manner that she had repeatedly to respond to en- cores. Items from West Point. WEST POINT, March 4.—(Special to The Bee.)—Chris Rocke, the new landlord and owner of the Pennsylvania house, arrived in this city Thursday. For the pretent he is storing his furniture in empty houses in this city. Colonel Killian, ex-Catholic priest, now wmiles cast of here, fell from an outside step Thursday, receiving a fracture of the right thigh. Amandus Derr returned this week from a trip to hi= old home in Pennsylvania. Colonel Killian, _ex-Catholic priest, inspector of the Knights of Pythlas, this_city Wednesday evening the gu the Uniform Rank of this place. Dr. Lingenfelder has decided to remove to Lo to take up the practice of his re- cently deceased brother. Tho drama entitled “Dot, the Miner's Daughter,” was rendered in this city Friday cvening by the senior class of the High school, The hall was owded. Bach part was rendered most excellently. Nearly $50 was realized, which will be expended for a stereopticon for the High school. Affates at Ord, eb., March 4.—(Special to The Bee.)--Prof. George Kelley and Misses Mary H. Johnson and Mary E. Rich of the city sehools attended the meeting of the Howard County Teachers assoclation at St. Paul Saturday. Mr. and Mrs now in t of St ORD, John Ratliff returned from a trip to Texas Monday evening. Mrs. J. W. Stewart left for Lincoln Monday on a visit to her parents. Mrs. T. L. Hall returned Tuesday from a visit to friends in Omaha and Lincoln. Mrs. C. McLaughlin of Central City, who has been visiting with relatives in the city, returned home Wednesday morning. | Mr. and M Frank Mallory from Chicago Friday evening. he Methodist Episcopal church ceived 80 many accessions to its ship during the re ices held this winter that the congregation is considering the necessity of enlarging the church edifice this spring. last returned has re- member- LYONS, Neb.,, March 4.—(Special to The Bee)—The Rebekahs, Americis lodge No. 92, gave a supper and social at the 0dd Fellows hall Saturday evening. A large crowd sent and the evening was passed 11y County was very Superintendent C. F. sold his hardware stock to J. H has taken charge of the store. The railroad surveyors of the Gulf orthern road are about fifteen miles north of town, surveying this w Those who svem to be best posted in regard to the line believe it will pass through Lyons. Should the warm weather continue farmers will begin to sow next week Nebraska City NEBRASKA CITY, March 4.—(Special to The Dee)—Mrs. Mary Carlton, one of the | oldest settlors of this county, died this morn ing, aged 68 The ice in the river yesterday. A Eorge L Qistiliery, but it soon able profective work al Burlington b but the 15 not re Beck has Coffin, who & News Notos. went out with a rush was formed near the gave wiy. Consider- along the river bank dge was torn away, lamage arded as serious. A thunder storm, the first of the season, visited this section this morning. It was of brief duration, however, and followed by slightly colder weather. the Jeferson County M FAIRBURY, March 4 Bee)—The mortgage county Is as follows: Farm mortgage: sixty-three filed, $70,672.96: forty-six re- leased, $12,491.01, Oty mortgages, seven flled, §3,963.61; five roleased, §1,881. Chattel mortgag soventy-four filed, $16,749.32; forty-four released, $11,682,89, The county conimissionees Q. L. Pritchett coroner, vice deceased tgages. (Special to The rvecord for Jefferson | | Dr. on appointed M. L. Ba Wt Gresham ai , March 4.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee.)—A terrific wind and rain | | | | | —_—e storm struck this place at 7:46 this morning, _looks more ik DAY, MARCH 5, . A large amount mage was done, ex- which were Tasting about ten minut of water fell. No d cepting (o a few outhouses, blown down. BURNED THE SCHOOL HOUSE, Some Unknown Person Destroys a Bullding at Grosham, GRESHAM, Neb., March 6. gram to The Bee)—This peaceful little place was aroused between 9 and 10 o'clock last night by the alarm of fire, which burned the school house. It seems there was a hole bored on the north side which struck a studding, and a second hole was bored and paper lighted and inserted, when the party was cautioned by a passerby not to set the bullding afire. The firebug then ran away. The buflding was watched from that on till 11 o'clock, when it med to art all at onc and destroyed practically every- thing. )88, $3,000; Insurance, 2,000. The party first seen at the bullding has not been identified yet (Speclal Tele- Nl;illtl'l N Lively Wrestling Mateh at Lyons. ONS, Neb., March 4.—(Special to The One of the most exciting wrestling hes ever witnessed in this part of the took place in the rink yesterday between Bd Thompson and 1d wch wrestlor welghs 150 pounds st was for $50 a side. Thompson, throwing Rogers three times out of five, was declared winner. There was a largo crowd country ternoon the Stufr. | Mr. W. J. Morgan | ed ), this the Zim ix Afte V YORK, March 4 American Wheelman, Cahill of the Referee (Chica called at the Assoclated press office cvening and stated that Zimmerman, amateur bieycle champion of the world, had called at the Wheelman, and had said in reply to the challenge issued by John John- son to race any amateur from a mile to five miles, that he would meet Johnson at any distance, provided a large stake was put up, the stake not to be less than $5000, and from that up. Should Zimmerman and Johnson join the ranks of the professional riders‘it ‘would probably cause a stampede to the professional from the amateur ranks. of the by A, J. accompar New York NEW YORK, March 4—Play in the chess match between Albin and Eugene Delmar was resumed this evening. In the fortieth Albin missed the winning combination nd lost ultimately in the forty-elghth. The score: Albin, 4; Delmar, 2. William Steinitz and Manuel Lasker signed articles today for a match, ten games up, for $2,000 a side and the champlonship at chess of the world. J. W. Baird and J. W, Showalter have been selected as umpires and play will begin on March 17 The seventh game in the match between A. B. Hodges and J. W. Showalter for the chet championship of the United States, which stood adjourned, was completed today. Hodges won in the seventy-fourth —move. The score is now: Showalter, 2; Hodges, 2; drawn, 3. Made it a Draw. FORT COLLINS, Colo., March 4.—“Black Pearl” and Jack Ramsay, lightweight cham- plons of Wyoming and Oregon respectively, met In the ring here last night. After twenty hotly contested rounds the fight was declared a draw. S o CING THE BARONESS. Dakota Landlord Anxious to Havo the Divoreeo Come Up and Settle. SIOUX FALLS, S. D., March 4.—(Special to The Bee)—The case started about two years ago by P° H. Edmison against Baroness de Stuers-Zborowski for $12,500 for specific performance of contract Is now on trial here. When Mme. de Stuers came to Sioux Falls to secure a divorce she an- ticipated a hard fight. In order that every- thing connected with her stde of the case would be all right and her residence appear bona fide she determined to rent a house in which she wonld reside. She therefore gave lier agent a written order to purchase the Ed- mison residence for $12 500,the agent to recelve $500 commission. The offer was made and accepted. The madam was to take pos- session on August 10, 1891. On that day Mr. Edmison tendered her the deed of the property and she refused it on the ground that her attorney, subsequent to the timo the offer was accepted, had discovered grave defects in the title. Edmison finally brought suit against her for a judgment for the whole amount with Interest to date. The madam, who is now in London, has secured a strong firm of attorneys to fight the mat- ter. The agent who negotiated the deal sued Mme. de Stuers for his $500 commis- sion. This case was tried and the jury disagreed, but the matter comes up for a new trial next week. Neils Madson, who, on January 4, assaulted his employer, Nels Anderson, with an ax and robbed him of $700, was Saturday landed in the penitentiary here to serve a term of cighteen years. The prisoner arrived in irons and followed the directions of Sherift Zeb Stout, who brought him from Parker in a quict, matter-of-fact way. Madson an ordinary farm hand than a murderer. His victim, Nels Anderson, has had both of his legs amputated, but is get- ting along fairly well. Sheriff Stont also brought with him Henry Potter, sentenced to two years, and Clark B. Tonney, sen- tenced to eighteen months for burglarizing a hardware store at Marion Junction about six_weeks ago. Mrs. Lizzle Kercheval of Rapid City has been notified that she has come into the possession of $10,000 by the death of J. C Wilmerding of San F'r:fieisco. The deceased was a weal(ly wholesale liquor dealer and bequeaths over $1,500,000 to his relatives and $40,000 to the State university of Cali- THE_OMAHA DAILY BEE: MO A | TRIDMPHANT THOMAS B, REED all fornia. bt Takes n Hopeless View of It. LIMERICK, March 4.—The mayor of this city today presided at a meeting held at the town hall. He made an address, in the course of which, speaking in favor of the policy followed by the Parnellite section of the Irish parliamentary party, he declared that the resignation of Mr. Gladstone meant the shelving of home rule for a long time. The events of the past week had convinced even the anti-Parnellites that their policy The Union Pacific has 26,454 cars. In 1884 Russia had 5,810 locomotives and 121,000 cars. An_ ordinary locomotive is said to consist of 5,416 pleces. In 1887 the locomotives of the United States ran 688,800,000 miles. It is said that the world has 99,000 loco- motives, of which 56,500 are in Europe. Mulhall says that the life of a locomotive is usually fifteen years and its earnings $300,000. A railroad journal estimates that Europe can turn out of its factories 6,400 locomotives every year. A flying locomotive was exhibited In Eng- land in 1865, It secmed to give & promise of succe The rallroads have 150,000 pa freight cars, Mulhall says that the average price of lo- comotives In the United States is $9,000; of sleeping cars, $15,000. There are in this country 881 passenger car cars and 1,168,849 o locomotive mileage in the United States far exceeds that of the locomotives for all Europe, and the cost of running is also greater Raflroad authorities say that an ordinary locomotive has 300 horse-power and burns a ton of coke for eighty miles of passenger train travel. An fce locomotive was some years ago con- structed for use in Russia. it is employed to haul freight between St. Petersburg and Cronstadt. The front part rests on a sledge, and the driving wheels dre studded with spikes. When the Liverpool & Manchester steam railroad was projected all sorts of objections wero made. “The smoke would kill all the birds." “‘The sparks would set the houses w fire.” *‘Passengers could not breathe in a traln moving so rapidly.” “The rallroad would kill all the game.” ‘““Thousands of of the nger world are sald to cars and 2,510,000 281 locomo- 7,900 mail and trelght cars. coachmen would be thrown out of employ ment The English spirit of independence would be totally destroyed.” How Events Have Vindicated the Course of the Brainy Man from Maine. PRIVATE PULLS AT THE PUBLIC PURSE How Jeffersonian Simpileity Puts on Lugs at the Expense of the Gover: Cleveland's Deliy is Costly— More Bonds Coming. ent— WASHINGTON, March 1.—(Correspond- ence of The Bee)—About the best pleased man in Washington these days is ex-Speaker Thomas Brackett Reed of Maine. He I8 not only the most absolute power on the republican side of the house, whom all of the minority follows with great respect and no hesitation, but he fs the best debater and the finest tacticlan fn congress. Mr. Reed has never felt or appreciated his power so much as now and he has never had so much respect for the confidence given him. Above this, however, which makes the big, ald-headed republican from Maine most happy I8 the fact that every one of the pre- cedents established by him during the Fifty- first congress, and so roundly denounced by the democrats, has been fully vindicated by the proceedings in the Fifty-third congress. It only takes timo for norse sense to get vindication,” sald Mr. Reed the other v, when complimented by a colleague for having ltved to see his complete vindication at the hands of democrats, and a vindica- tion 8o early upon the establishment of his action. Mr. Reed never takes any unction to himself in private conversation about the wisdom of his rulings and the subsequent action of the democrats in belng compelled to resort to his proceedures in order to do business, even with a majority of nearly 100. In elaborating upon the decision of the supreme court which upheld his counting of a quorum, Mr. Reed observed that the common horse sense of any man fit to oc- cupy a public position would sugeest the cf that a constitutional quorum comprised a majority of a legislative body present; that the fact that the majority of the mem- bership was present was sufficient to prove the presence of a quorum, and the only question there was about the point made against him and which went to the supreme court was how that quorum, known to be in the presence of the presiding officer, should be ascertained when members re- fused to vote on a roll call. “Why," sald Mr. Reed, ‘‘a school boy pre- siding over a mock court would catch the fdea that it was the duty of the presiding officer to count those present when they res fused to respond to their names in order to establish the record fact that a quorum was present. It is the primary function of the officer presiding to ascertain at the very out- set of a proceeding whether a quorum is present in order to determine whether busi- ness can be proceeded with. When a meet- ing of directors of a body is called the chair- man or president alwdys casts about to see if a majority is present, and you know that officer learns whether there is a quorum present by counting them. That is the way the supreme court of the United States re- garded my action when T counted a quorum. If the Fifty-fourtl congress, to be clected next November, is republican Mr. Reed will have no opposition on the republican side. His nomination will be by acclamation in the republican caucus. He isiabout the only man in the house now whom the democrats fear and respect with one accord. SENATORS AND 'SLANDERS. Readers of currenl newys must have taken notice of the fact that politicians have about quit the practice of denying newspaper Tumors derogatory to their reputation. A senator explains this by, repeating a little conversation he recently’ had with ex-Sen- ator Sanders of Montana. Sitting in the office of Sanders one day the latter picked up a newspaper contalning a very vigorous and serfous attack upon him, a refiection upon his personal oharacter, After reading it Sanders observed: “That is a pretty sharp attack and a very serlous charge, isn't it?" Uyq replied the visiting senator, “‘and it T were you I would deny it.” “Why deny 1t?" queried Sanders. Because,” said the ex-senator's friend, “a man of your good reputation and char- acter should not let such a charge stand against him."” “That s true,’ said Saunders, “but I shall not deny it. I know it is a serious thing and it is a lie' out of whole cloth. Furthermore, I could deny it in a very few words and could clear up the impression it has created against me." “Then I cannot see why you don't deny the statement. “Simply because,” sald Saunders, con- templatively, “if I should deny this the next charge they brought against me might be true and I would not want to try to deny that. A smart politician ought never to deny lies published against him, as he would have no place to stop when a truth was pub- lished without exciting suspicion and em- phasizing that truth. PRIVATE HOMES AND PUBLIC CASH. The publication of the fact that Secretary Hoke Smith had brought from Atlanta a colored woman to make pastry or prepare possum in his private house, and in order to induce her to leave her Georgia home had placed her republican husband upon the pay rolls of the Interior department, thereby making much indignation and trou- ble among the democratic darkies in Georgia, has caused the P; s of Washington to take a peep into th tic affairs of some of President Cleveland's cabinet households. The other day a Chicago newspaper pub- lished a special from its Washington corre- spondent to the effect that there were main- tained at the expense of the government a r of handsome Kentucky horses, a double age and victoria, with the coachman, footman and other accoutrements, for the social benefit of Mrs. Carlisle, wife of the secretary of the treasury; that beside there was employed at the Carlisle residence a col- ored man borne upon the pay rolls of the Treasury department, who looked after the social cngagements of the wife of the sec retary, and that the son of the secretary who 18 the gentlemanly and popular chief clerk of the department, was supporting for his private benefit a saddle horse and coupe and coachman, all at the expense of the government. Your correspondent, believing that the punctiliousness and scrupulous char- acter of Secretary Carlisle would not permit of such a proceeding, made extensive Inquiry into the fact of these assertions, and was surprised to be met with the blunt admission of every statement. It Is all true. The de- fense 1 that “these things have been cus- tomary with cabinet office and the gov- ernment is put to ng extra expense by these things." n An officer who hag,been in the employ con- spicuously of one gt the \departments for nearly a quarter of gcentury tells me that there are more men and women borne upon the pay rolls of the elght executive depart- ments now doing damestic and society work at the houses of cablnet officers three times over than at any other perlod within his knowledge. He says that in the Treasury department alone there are elght or ten horses owned and fed by the government and as many coachmen and footmen borne upon the pay rolls who do nothing but attend to the comforts and, wishes of the officers of that department; that four or five men and as many women who draw their pay from the government are dging service at the private houses of officials of that department Furthermore, he 'says that he knows of women who are borne upon the pay rolls of departments as charwomen who do all sorts of chores at the private residences of de- partmental officials, There are probably twenty men about Washington today who frequent the corridors of the capitol and the hotels and are seen so much upon the streets that they are regarded by their friends as being totally out of employment, and yet draw large salaries from the departments. Apparently they render no service, and their positions are sinecures. I am told that more than one- half of the higher officials in the depart- nts, including heads of bureaus, are daily haven, and ha“e their boots blackened, and creases ma 0 their trousers and thelr beavers polizhed lark-skinned gentlemen borne upon the pay rolls of thelr respective departments. If it were possible I presumo they would get their provender d. h. from a government hash house MBARRASSES CARLISL There promises to be a more rapid con sideration of all the oflices within the juris- 1894. diction of the Treasury department that have not yet been filled by President Cleve- land. A’ decision of Commissfoner of Cus- toms Pugh, interpreting the letter of the statute limiting the terms of collectors of port. surveyors and naval officers to four years, has its practical bearing in the fact that Mr. Pugh will pay no salary to any officer after his term has expired. Secre- tary Carlisle, while chagrined at this decis- fon by Mr. Pugh, concedes its correctness and admits that in no case can the bondsmen of these officials be held liable after the four years' term of the official has expired. Mr. Pugh's decision has placed Secretary Car- lisle fn a most embarrassing position. He sent to the senate a or Lwo ago & com- munication urging the amendment of the existing statutes defining the term of office of collectors and naval officers and survey- ors in such a manner that they shall here. after be appointed “for a term of four years or until their successors qualify.” Unfortunately for Mr. Carlisle, at the pres- ent moment, however, there is no prospect that this bill can be passed by both houses for some time to come. The practical work- ng of Mr. Pugh's decision showed itself in all its awkwardness in the case of the collec tor of customs at Boston, whose term ex- pired about’ two weeks ago. The collector notified Mr. Carlisle of the expiration of his term and was informed in turn by the de. partment that under Mr. Pugh's dec on his sal; stopped on the day his term expired His bondsmen were also notified that they were released from their bond. He was re- quested, however, by the & hold over for a few days as a favor to the depart ment. The collector did so, and for about a week continued to handle the millions of dollars that passed through his hands as chief custodian of the government's revenues at the port of Boston, his only bond being “his word of honor as a gentle- man." The department here concedes that If the collector had chosen to mis- appropriate all the moneys he received every day by collusion with the naval of- ficer of the port, there would have been no law to reach him and no method of recover- ing the amount of his defalcation. He was not an officer of the government, because his torm had expired, and he was not re- cetving any salary; he was not responsi- ble, because his bond had expired by lim- itation. Hence the last thing Mr. Cleve- land did before he sailed away for the thoughtful seclusion of the Dismal Swamp was to appoint a new collector at Boston and to instruct the secretary of the treasury to request an amendment of the existing law by congress. Until the law is amended the BDoston dilemma will be repeated in every large city. Consequently there is a probability that these officers will hereafter be named a few days before the expiration of the term of the present incumbent, so that they can be confirmed by the senate and be ready to qualify immediately upon the eXpiration of the incumbent's term. DREAD OF ANOTHER BOND ISSU It s figured that within twelve weoks the expenses of the government above the reve- nues, amounting to nearly $500.000 daily, will have exhausted the $36,000,000 in hand above the reserve fund, and that we will have resumed the consumption of the $100,- 000,000 of gold reserve. Then another bond issue and sale will be necessary. In other words, it is calculated that a second bond issue will be necessary before the 1st of May. as it is not the Intention to permit the gold reserve to be disturbed when it is known that the second bond issue will be necessary. At the present rate of revenue receipts and expenditures the annual deficlency is approximately $80,000,000. This would con- tinue under " the ‘operation of the Wilson tariff bill were it not for the fact that we are to have an income tax and increase of the taxes on whisky, cigarettes, etc. With these provisions it is calculated that the res ceipts of the government under the new tariff law will be equal to the expenditures, but it will be some time, probably four or five months, before the new tariff law will be in condition to take effect. It is not the fact that the commercial Interests of the country are at a standstill that the demo. crats in congress are anxious to hasten the new tariff into law so much as a desire to escape a second bond issue. PERRY 8. HEATH. Western Pensions, WASHINGTON, March 4.—(Special to The Bee)—Pensions granted, issue of February 19, were: Nebraska: Reissue—Ellison Street, Davenport, Thayer. Original widows, ete.—Sarah C. Williams, Schuyler, Colfax; gmma M. Wilcott, Grant, Perkins; Olive A. Maxson, Humboldt, Richardson; minors of Robert T. Freeman, Grant, Perkin; Towa: Original—Orrin L. Williams, Tama, Tama; George H. Vaneman, Independence, Buchanan. Restoration and reissue—Joshua S. Whinery, Marshalltown, Marshall. Orig- inal widows, ete.—Margaret Burgess, Mar- shalltown, Marshall. South Dakota: Relssue—Nathaniel Presho, Yankton, Yankton. Original widows, etc. Minor of Hugh J. McLaughlin, Britton, Mar- shall. Colorado: Original—Benjamin _ Howard, Durango, La Plata; Alexander B. Dilley, Denver, Arapahoe. Wyoming: Original widows, ete.—Emily A._ Mahon, Cheyenne, Laramie. North Dakota: _Original—John W. Win- chester, Pembina, Pembina. Issue of February 20: Nebraska: Original widows, etc.—Sarah Archer, Plattsmouth, Cass; Susan A. Purdy, Swan, Holt. Towa: Original—William Jack, Bridge- water, Adair; Lewis B. Stark, Central Cty, Linn; Marquis De Burket, Oskaloosa, Ma- haska; Midian Knouse, Creston, Union. In- crease—John W. Udy, Des Moines, Polk Reissue—Charles B. Miller, Sigourney, Keo- kuk. Original widows, ete.—Mary Jane Tot- man, Storm Lake, Buena Vista. Indian war widow—Indiana Said, Correctionville, Wood- bury. Colorado: Original—Benjamin ferty, Catlin, Otero. - Confremed by the Gir BARBOURSVILLE, Ky., March 3.—The story about Leo Tye being skinned alive by hunters in Harlan county, as detailed yester- day, for kidnaping a young girl and secret- ing her in the woods has been confirmed b the father of Mi Bryant, the young y whom Tye murdered about'a year ago near Jelico. Tye was hanged by a ‘mob near Jel- ico at the time of Miss Bryant's murder in order to compel him to confess but he did not and was released, but when he was cap- tured in Harlan county he confessed this murder and that he had taken several other girls and kept them in a like manner in the woods until they died F. Rat- 5 Fath LOCAL BR Clara, 7-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Charles Cook, 2822 Nicholas, died yesterday of brain fever. Mrs. H. P. Lewis will give the last lecture in the Unity club course next Friday even- ing. Subject, “Tennyson." J. T. Johnston has been clerk in the railway mall sery run from Republican City, Neb., Francls, Kan. S. Butch, re appointed as a He will to St. ding at Thirty-second Harney streets, reports that while at services at the Seward Street church last evening somebody stole dle horse. The Houston Electric Light company has been losing large quantities of valuablo cop per wire of late, but yesterday the managor of the company succeeded in locating a lot of the stolen wire and caused warrants to be issued for two men who are suspected of being the thieves The recelpts of the Omaha custom house during the week Included three cars of tin plate for the Cudahy Packing company, two bales Sumatra tobacco for I oustock & Co., one case of guns for the Parmalec Gun company, a case of lace curtains for the Orchard-Wilhelm company, and four cars of bullion for the Grant Smeiting and Refining company. and ding Methodist his sad- Highest of all in Leave: | ADBSQIUTELY PURE | Notel, ‘and ‘nas been hero for a number of g Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Reports AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Independents Decide to Ask for Two Oandi- dates on the Oitizens Ticket, THOUGHT TO BE ASKING FOR TOO MUCH gahip Sought by Judges Fowler and Hedges — Dr. Glasgow Talks About Annexation Again — Other Magic City Nows, The independents of South Omaha held a caucus Saturday night for the purpose of discussing what figure that party would cut in the coming municipal There were twenty of the stalwarts present and the discussions were in keeping with the gatherings of the late campalgn, in so far as harmony was concerned. In the face of the fact that this party only polls a very small vote there were members of the party campalgn who stood out for a and to have on the cltizens' ticket two or mor The that if candidate for ving all that can more conservative element thought the Independents named the police judge they would be rec was just and fair. This proposition finally prevailed, and although no definite action was taken and will not be until next Tues- d night, it {s certain that the indepen- dents will either place Judge Fowler or Judge Hedges in the field for pol Judge by petition. Both these gentlemen belong to the independent arty. Judge Hedges has presided at a meeting of the Citi Campaign club, and it is thought he receive the endorsement of that body. Judge Fowler's friends say that the inde- pendents will put him in the field by peti- tion, and Judge Hedges' friends say they don't care if they do in case Mr. Hedge gets the nomination in the citizens’ con vention, In speaking of the candidacy of the two men Judge Hedges said: By common con- sent the office of police judge goes to an in- dependent. T have nothing to say against the candidacy of Judge Fowler. It he secures the nomination in the citizens' con- vention I will have nothing to say. If he can’t get it I want it. That's all there is to it."” will Annexation Statem Postmaster Glasgow owns considerable property in South Omaha and is one of the most enthusiastic citizens here when it comes to the endorsement of any proposi- tion that will add to the interests of the city. The doctor is now and always has been in favor of annexation. He fought hard for it when the proposition was before the people and he is just as enthusiastic today as he was then. = The subject is not being agitated to any great extent, for the time is not ripe for the proposition to be acted on even if the people wished it. The general opinion in South Omala is, however, that citizens here are more anxlous to be annexed than the Omaha people are to take them in. “There would never have been any Bast Omaha today,” said Dr. Glasgow “4f annexation had carried when voted on. We will be annexed sooner or later, and for one I am in favor of having it done as soon as the law will allow. With annexation, a pontoon bridge across to Manawa and the canal terminus on West Q street we would s0on have a city here that would outstrip anything ever dreamed of by some of these narrow-guage citizens who oppose branch- ing out in any direction, It Was U It was erroncously stated in an Omaha paper that there was opposition to the proposition accepted by the Associated Char- ities to join with the Hospital association and take a room at $10 a month in order to reduce rent. The vote on the matter was unanimous. The Associated Charities pays $5 a month for the room now used. The difference would be but $5 a moAth and there is no more worthy subject of charity than a hospital. The man who attends to the hospital could attend to the charity store. The Assoclated Charities have opened an employment agency and this, together with the other duties, will give the attendant plenty to do. The pay of the attendant could be divided between the two associations, making it-1ight on both. nt. Magie City sip. The city council meets tonight. The fire alarm wires were slightly dam- aged by the storm William Burness picked up a watch in the middle of the road near Savage's cross- ing yesterday and turned it over to Chief Mitchell. The timepiece is an open faced, nickel watch. It is thought the watch be- longs to a farmer who had a runaway on that street Saturday. s and expects to remain for some time, H. G. Koehter, cashier of the First National bank of Blue Hill, Neb.Is a late arrival, and Is registered at the Eastman Lotel Colonel E, K. Kempner, a prominent busi ness man of Falls City, is in the city for the season. Colonel Kempner bobs the scales at 305, but hopes, through the agency of the vapor baths, to reduce himselt to a foot racing condition before he leaves CHARLES 8. GOODRICH DEAD, 1 Passed Away Yosterday Threo Weeks of Suffering. Charles 8. Goodrich, one of Omaha’s plo- neers, for two terms a member of the clty council from the Fourth ward and for two terms city comptroller, died yesterday after- noon at 2:30 at his th Twentleth streot Death was by a appeared about three weoks of the neck and aln. Mr. Goodrich was of the timo for a week p g his death rallying at intorvals and for a short time sufficiently to recognize members of his ily bedside. The funcral will bo held at the rosidence Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. It will be attended by Ploneer lodge Areantim, and by the Voteran Firemen tation in bodies, Mr. Goodrich having been an active member of both organizations. It also expected that the city officers and members of the city council will attend in official form Interment will be at Prospect Hill The services will be conducted by Mann Mr. Goods only son, F whose home family He was a man the qualities that these with his great, e wa Aftornoon After residence, 508 Sc caused which ago on the back finally the most carbuncle which reached nscion long and others who chanced to be at his Rev. N. M ch Is survived by his wife, his red L., and his aged mothel has for been with his possessing to a rare degree make a good citizen and ality made his popularity born in Warren, Pa., July 6, 1842, and was the only son of Lieutenant John Goodrich, who was one of the firs grand masters of the Nebraska grand lodgo of 0dd Fellows As a boy he learned the printer's trade, and_came to Omaha with his parents April 6, 1860. Here he worked at the case on the Weekly Republican and later on the Omaha Nebraskan. When the Daily graph was started, of which Henry tis, a son of the late Major General Curtis, was editor, Mr. Goodrich worked at the upon it with C. W. Sherman, the present editor of the Plattsmouth Journal. Mr. Curtis was afterward killed during the Kansas troubla by Quantrell In the Lawrence massacre, During the Indian scare under Governor Alvin Saunders' administration, Mr. Good- rich was a captain of a company raised for home protection Goodrich was engaged in mercantile pursuits for twenty years in Omaha previous to 1887 when he retired. In 1885 e was elected (o the city council and was re-elected In 1586, the_term being then but one year. In June, 1887, under the new city charter, he was elected city comptroller. He was re-clected in 1889, being the only successful candidate on the democratic general ticket, and was succecded in office in January, 1892, by the present comptroller. Big Ed Williamsoy CHICAGO, March 4.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—The great “stonewall” infield which made the Chicago e ball club famous in every corner of the world where America’s national game is known has been crumbled by death, and the most popular and greatest ail around player of the quartet gathered by the grim reaper. IFriday, Jan- uary 19, Bd Williamson Chi for the"Mountain Valley Springs, located twelve miles north of Hot Springs, Ark., enthusfastically promising the scores of friends who saw him off that he would return in six weeks, with his health fully restored. Tomorrow morning his remains will come back over the Wabash road, and Tuesday will see their burial at Rose Hill cometery. The famous ex-shortstop died at Mountain Valley Springs early today. The first news of his demise was received by Jimmy Wood, his business associate, shortly after 10 o'clock in the morning. Jumes Montgomery Baile DANBURY, Conn., March 4.—James Mont- gomery Balley, the famous Danbury N editor and originator of “Amer| Don Humor,” died of pneumonia toda Cu 1t Railway Notes. Two new engines will go out of the Union k, one of the §900, the other of the $1,300 cla The earnings of the Chicago, Milwaukea & St. Paul showed a decrease of $08,655 during the fourth week of February. The total net earnings of the Burlington for January were $96,424, an incre of 351 over the same month of last year. A paragraph in an Omaha paper stated that Justice Levy had been sued by a party named Head on the ground that the justice lad issued an attachment for property that was exempt. Judge Lovy says he knows nothing of the matter, and says the item must refer to another justice. A message was received from Lyons yes- terday by Mr. Joseph Cornish announcing the death of his wife. Mrs. Cornish was well known in this city. She had made South Omaha her home for several years When Mrs. Cornish was taken ill she was nursed at her home for weeks, and finally it was deemed advisable to take her to the home of a sister, where she died. e i A CRITICISM ANSWERED, MONTEREY, Mexico, Feb, 2 itor of The Bee: In your issu ult. Mr. Otto H. Schons take my article, “0dd Bits of Te In answering this gentleman’s letter I grant that he has been in Texas, He par- icularly denounces me for not writing any artling revelations.” What does the gen- tleman want? A bound volume of the Kan- sas City Sun? 1f so, L will procure it for him. Mr. Schons have never se man of Mr. 6.—To the Bd- of the 20th exception to s Life.” “ventures to assert” that I a six-shooter in Texas, A chons’ conceit should never venture, Yet he may have lived in Texas long enough to learn that it Is safer to ven- ture than to assert. only seen an abundanc six-shooters, but at a dance burg saw one of the gallants with a Win- chester strapped to his back. This Is not an_unusual thing in_rural districts. Yet how should Mr. Schons know any- thing about the manners and customs of tho rustics? Surely a man who is “aware” that Texas soclety is “very refined and ex- clusive’ would not deign to mix among th common herd, While in San Antonio h probably moved among these exclusives, e Joying the natatoriums and the free soap. 1 Say agaln, how should he know? in Mr. Schons' concluding remarks he positively asserts that the city of San An- {onio owns its water system. Here the gen- tleman disqualifies himself as a critic, for the water system of San Antonio belongs to Millionaire Breckenridge A. EDWARD - st Hot Spri Ark., Feb. 29 The Bee)—As eason of ar, Hot Springs is number of distinguished and prominent of the United | are Ne- | MILES, Neb: SPRINGS, of (Speclal at onter- HOT Correspondenc this taining a very 1 people, ladles ainl business peopl ) States. Among the braska people and residents of Omaha Prominent among these are ex-Governor J, . Boyd, who I8 a guest at the Arling usual zentlemen all nuiber some Baking Powder | THREE NI Sarah | Griffin. pRE) Only a Scar Remains Scrofula Cured —Blood Purified by Hood’'s Sarsaparilla. “0. . Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.: It 13 with pleasuro that T send a testin:onfal concerniug what Hood's Sarsaparilla has done for my daughter, It Is a wonderful medicine 1 1t too highly. Sarab, who s fourteen years old, ias been Afflicted With Scrofula ever slnce she was one year old. For five years ho has had a running sore on one side of h face. Wo tried every romedy recommended, bud nothiing did her any good until wo commehced using Hood's Sarsapariila, My married daughter advised me to use Hood's Sarsaparilla beciuse 9, 8- g arsd: Hood's*#Cures 1t had cured her of dyspepsta. Sho had been troubled with that complaint since ehildhoo and sinco lier oure she as never been without Dottlo of Hood's Sarsaparilla fn the house. We commenced glving it to Sarah about ono year 8go, and It hus conquered the runiing sore, Only a Scar Remaining a3 a trace of the dreadful disease Previous to taking the dicine her eyeslght was affected DUt ngw sho can. see porfactly: In. Connectls with Hood's Sarsaparilla we lisvo used Hood's Vegotablo Pills, wnd find them the best.’” Mg, MARIA GRIFFIN, Xenla, Tllinols. Hood’s Pills cure nuus fndigestion, biliousness. ik Tieadache, Sold by all drugglsts. AMUSEMENTS . <BOYD’S commencin Monday, March 5th, EFFIE ELLSLER sbert Drouct, € W. Conls ted Company. n and Wednes Weston, I \ Speotilly Sel uesday Evi Ma DORIS s | TWritter by Robert Drouset FCIAL PRICED WEDNESDAY MATI Tt ¢ od Frank dock wn Monday ay The Season's| Grontest Dramitio EE i, HAZEL {5th Street Theater) """ “ilites TONIGHT. MAGNIFICENT PRODUCTION, THE DANGER SIGNAL MATINER SCENIC WEDNLSNAV BN e s uane e ma e 4