Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 19, 1894, Page 2

- eorvette Mindello, 2 supreme court will give an answer to the question submitted by the governor. In that event the governor may renew his at- tempt to clean out the police department by force. Speaking of the fssue submitted to the supreme court, the governor said: I feel that I am right, and 1 have no doubt the courts will do justice to the case. It I ever again eall out troops to act in Denver, of one thing I am assured, that the forco will be large enough to do the work. If I have any doubt as to the power of the national guard to carry out the object for which it Is sum- moned 1 will call upon the unorgan 1 militia of the state to come to our assist- ance.” A committee of safety has been organized with the following executive board: Donald Fletcher, E. Monash, J. H. Brown, ex-Sherift Michael Spangler and John D. McGilvey. DETECTIVE VAUGHN'S TIP. hut Went Gunning for Big Gam Small Bag. Somebody went to Detective James Henry Vaughn Saturday and gave him a tip, It was a very quiet tip, and its source was not to be made known to any one. The In- formant describod to Vaughn where the detective department could cover itself with a glory that would shine as long as the stars in the firmament and cast a radiance on the name of Vaughn that would glitter for generations to come, It was this: At certain places within the corporate limits of the city of Omaha and contrary to all_law and order and in violation of the ordinance promulgated by the city councll, gambling was being carried on on the quiet. The informant then went on to tell where it was being done and how. Vaughn at once began o get things in readiness for the proper subju fon of this vice. The necessary course was pursued, and after as little delay as possible the detective caused complaints to be filed and then search war- rants were procured. The warrants were put in shape and the whole detective force was detailed to go on special duty, They were all informed at roll call Saturday night that they would be required at the station at 10 o'clock on spe- clal duty. At 10 o'clock sharp every detectiye was there, and at 10:15 they all filed out, Vaughn at the helm. He was to guide them, come what might, and he did. After a few blocks were trayersed one of the men made bold to ask what might be on hand. He was told he would soon see, and that at the present mo- ment silence was golden, for if it was known what was on the birds would get away. The warrants called for thd rooms of the Tremain girls, on Tenth street, between Howard and Jackson, for the “Creole” assignation house, Thirteenth and Chicago, and for a cigar store on Sixteenth street and for another at 1715 St. Mary's avenue, kept by Flabby and Sampson. The rooms of the Tremain girls were prop- erly searched, and If there was gambling there the parties got wind of the Ahtended rald and shut everything up. The mearest approach to a gaming device was a small center table that was made to hold bouquets. The “Creole” was then visited and searched from top to bottom. There was a table there with a cloth on it, but It was a tabl and here agaln things fell through. Vaughn wore a worried look and the detectives were about to drop from the trying ordeal when they were partly re- vived.” The cigar store on St. Mary's ave- nue was still left. They went there armed to the tecth and at once proceeded to busi- ness. Several were playing cards, some were even playing for cigars, and to keep count better had some red chips, commonly called poker chips. The game was stopped, the chips seized with avidity and the search continued. An old table, worn with the moth of ages, was in the rear room. 1t bore some resemblance to a gaming table, and the two proprietors were arrested for running a gambling house and setting up gaming devices. The cigar store on Sixteenth street was despoiled of some ten poker chips. The booty and prisoners were taken to the sta- tion. —_———— Calls Da Gama a Pirate. BUENOS AYRES, March 18.—Advices re- celved here from Rio are to the effect that Admiral da Gama and his officers will be conveyed to this port by the Portuguese President Peixoto has ordered the Brazilian minister at Buenos Ayres to demand that the government of the Argentine Republic consider Admiral da Gama as a pirate and not allow him to disembark, A Rev. Anderson Critically 1L Rev. Anderson, assoclate editor of the Omaha Christian Advocate, is dangerously 11l at his residence on. Leavenworth street. His physician yesterday did not expect him to live twenty-four hours. 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RED CLOUD PEOPLE THE SUFFERERS ost of the Loss Covered by Insurance and Well Distributed — Origin of the Fire a Mystery- Other State News. RED CLOUD, Neb., March 18.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—The warchouse of Spanogle & Funk caught fire last night and was badly damaged. Loss, $100; no insur- ance. The building was filled with agri- cultural machinery belonging to Peterson and varfous wholesale Peterson’s loss is $1,000; insurance, $650. O, 8. Kelly of Springfield, 0., lost a steam threshing engine and separator valued at $2,200; insurance, $1,100. Nine binders were slightly damaged; insured for $650. The Insurance was all in_the Niagara Falls In- surance company. The origin of the fire s unknown. During the progress of the fire the barn of James houses, 8. F. Evans, a block away, caught fire and was burned. Loss, $300; insurance, $200, in the Home of New York. Uy Examined the Valley. FREMONT, March 18.—(Speclal to The Bee)—The members of the board of super- visors have returned from thelr tour over the Platte bottom to view the lines of the proposed ditchies. They were three 8 out with the county surveyor. The board will convene }::Hll on Wednesday, when the ditch question will be further diseussed and possibly decided, The district convention of the Women's Christian Temperance union will convene at this place Thursday with an excellent pro- gram, and the members here are making ample preparations to accommodate and en- tertain their guests. rey of this city delivered an 5 on “The Irish Question” at Platte Center yesterday. Chief Engincer Berry and some high offi- cials of the Elkhorn road were looking over their grounds in the city yesterday ostensi- bly contemplating improvements in the near future. A more capacious round house is one important feature which they claim is imperative, since a great proportion of thelr engines are at present standing in the weather. A workman employed on the streets of the city yestetrday found quite a quantity of silver coins under the sidewalk near the Nye & Schnelder office. Renewed action has been taken toward the building of a Grand Army of the Repub- lic hall and committees have been ap- pointed to raise the finances. It has been suggested to dedicate it to the Grand Army as long as they need it and then consecrate it for a public library as a monument to the lives and virtues of those who saved the country. The firemen’s fair held during the past week has not been a financial success and it is reported that the boys have fallen con- siderably short of expenses. It is understood that the projectors of the Fremont canal are in earnest and are well pleased with the estimate of expense of con- struction. They hope to be ready to com- mence operations at an early day. The Chicago parties who have the contract for putting in the heating aparatus of the new government building have been upon the ground and the work will soon be commenced, the material being expected any day. Farmers in the county are weil along with their spring seeding and _some are very busy plowing for corn. Winter wheat is looking finely and promises a great crop. Delayed Caucus Reports. FALLS CITY, Neb., March 18.—(Special to The Bee)—The republicans met last evening in convention and mominated the following city ticket: Mayor, W. H. Keeling; city clerk, W. S. Leyda; treasurer, B. B. Metz; engineer, John Towle; police’ judge, Peter M. Halsey; school directors, W. E. Dorring- ton and W. S. Korner; councilmen, First ward, A. W. Burchard; Second ward, Wilson Shock. The following resolution was unanimously adopted: “Resolved, That we are unchangeably op- posed to fusion, both from policy and prin- ciple, and the nominees of this convention are required to refuse a nomination from any other party or from any entangling alli- ances with any faction.” TABLE ROCK, Neb., March 18.—(Spectal to The Bee)—The republican caucus met last evening and put the following nominations out for village trustees: Willlam Sutton W. H. Andrews, O. D. Tibbets, N. A. Crai M. N. Fellers. FAIRBURY, Neb., March 18.—(Special to The Bee.)—At a catcus of the high license party, held Friday night, tye following nom- inations were made: Mayor, Jjohn Gellat- ley; clerk, Jay McDowell; police judge, J. F. McCoy; aldermen, Robert Brock and Jcseph Butterbaugh. The candidates cn both tickets are pledged to high license, so there is really no question involved in the election. ORD, Neb., March 18.—(Special Telegram to The Bec.)—The license cancus last cven- ing placed in nomination the following ticket: Mayor, A. M. Daniels; clerk, H. Gudmundsen; treasurer, Frank Miske; en- gineer, Perry L. Haworth; suparvisor, Hans €. Sorensen; counzilmen, First ward, H. C. Perry; Second, Detlef Houck; Thizd, John 6. Sharpe and Frank Koupal. Cedar Raplds Affairs. CEDAR RAPIDS, Neb., March 18.—(Spe- cial to The Bee)—A banquet was the lead- ing social event of last week at this place Silvia camp No. 797, Modern Woodmen America, was the host and did the honors of the affair in a manner befitting the oces sion. About 200 guests were present, and an excellent literary program was produced, after which an elegant supper was spread. Spring election matters are beginning to be active and there will probably be two tickets, license and anti-license, in’ the field. At a mecting held last evening a resolu- tion was introduced, which provided that the board clected should be guided in the matter by a majority of the votes cast for or against license, It was voted down by a vote of two to one. A ticket was nominated at this meeting which s believed to be unanimously in favor of license. It is under- stood that an anti-license ticket will be put up by petition. Prof. Jack Davis, formerly of Omaha, headed a combination of athletes of more or less ability which gave a hoxing and wrestling exhibition herq Thursday evening. The Boone County Teachers association | meeting held here last week was a complete n spite of disagreeable weather. . Stephens of Denver, president of the Cedar Valley bank, is here looking after his interests Falls City Masons Entertain, FALLS CITY, Neb., March 18.—(Special to The Bee.)--The Masonic fraternity of this city recently improved its commodious hall with costly furnishing. To properly com- memorate this event invitations wero sent out to about 500 people for Priday evenin They all responded. Toasts were responded to by Past Master J. R. Cain, Judge Reavis, | Hon. R. A, Wherry, Rev, W, A, Biggert of this city and B. W.' Lanson of Stella. Mrs, R. A ponded on hehalf of the Wherry re Eastern Star.” ) from sev Lease received attention speakers, After the ban-- quet the to Jenne's opera house, where dancing was participated in by those Inclined. 1 LAWRENCE, Neb., March 18.—(Speclal to The Bee)—A. H. Bowman and wite went to Nelson last evening to attend the Knights of Pythias banquet John Wiebeler, J. Hepler and John Shaw each burled an infant child last week Elder Johuson of Fairfleld fs holding re- vival services in the Baptist church. Rev. Mr. Perry narrowly escaped poisoning a few days ago. He drank some ammonia and was oply saved by prompt use of an emetic. o ¥alrbary's Building Boom. FAIRBURY, Neb,, March 18.-~(Spaclal to The Bee)—Martin Oeoter of this place has made a proposition to furnish 100 feet front of ground on D street and take stock in a new hotel, to cost at least §30,000. The ~squadron THE OMAHA balance of the stock required will undoubt- edly he rajsed in a few days and the work commenced. The stakes were set yosterday for the new 0d4d Fellows bullding on the corner of B and Sixth street, and work on the excava- tion for the basement will commence Mon- day. The building will be 48x02 feet, with two storerooms on the ground floor and lodge rooms in the second story. D. C. Earl, a local sheep feeder, shipped 600 grade Southdown sheep to the Liverpool markot yesterday. They were ten months old and averaged 150 pounds in weight. After a trial lasting two days William was fined $5 and costs for app nelghbor's chickens. Stowart priating a Aubarn Person Mtion. AUBURN, Neb., March 18.—(Special to The Bee)—Dr. Glasgow of South Omaha is attending court here, J. B. Thomas and wife are in Chicago. Blfe Wood and family and J. H. Taylor and family departed Sunday for Elkeno, Okl., to make thelr future homes. Rev. A. T. Wood, father of D. J. Wood, died Sunday last at Omaha. Father Wood, as he was familiarly known here, leaves many warm friends to mourn his demise. Mrs. Dr. E. T. Black and son of Cook are visiting relatives in this vicinity. District court convened Tuesday for a two weeks slege, with Hon. Judge Burk on the bench i Aceused of Criminal Assault, SEWARD, Neb, March 18.—(Special to The Bee)—Hugh R. Fullerton is in jail in default of $1,000 bonds on the charge of criminal ult. The crime is alleged to h been committed upon the person of Maude Robbins, a girl 14 years old, and the warrant for his arrest was sworn out by her mother, who is now the wife of Fuller- ton. His preliminary hearing took place be- fore County Judge Hiller. Chadrén Athletic Club Exhibits. CHADRON, Neb., March 17.—(Special to The Bee)—The Chadron Academy Athletic club gave at the rink opera house last even- ing a most enjoyable entertainment, consist- ing of various forms of athletic exercises, interspersed with songs and recitations. Tihe various feats of Clyde Rosseter, together with Rad Randall were especially worthy of mention. Clay Center r‘ O. U. W. Entertains, CLAY CENTER, Neb., March 18.—(Spe- cial to The Bee.)—Clay Center lodge No. Ancient Order of United Workmen, gave its_ anniversary social last night at Union hall. The attendance, which was confined to members and their families, filled the rooms. The banquet, which closed the enter- tainment, was one of the finest ever pres pared. MEN Primrose & Wost's Minstrels. Primrose & West's minstrels played to a fair audience last evening at Boyd's, but the performance was hardly up to the standard which these blackface artists erected years ago. Minstrelsy is deteriorating, the changed conditions of amusements working considera- bly against the continuance of this class of entertainment, which was at fits zenith shortly after the close of the war. Farce and comedy-drama have been pushing the burnt cork followers out into the cold world, and yet they seemingly do not recognize that the ovations accorded the San Iran- cisco minstrels and their contemporaries are but memories of the past. Try as the minstrel will, he cannot stem the tide which flows toward a different order of amusements than that provided by Lew Benedict, School- craft, Loftus, Dixey, 'way back in the 70's. Primrose & West are not glving as strong a performance as last season, even George Primrose being out of the cast last night, owing to ill health. The olio is not as entertaining, although there are a number of bright people with the company. Billy Van does a clever bit in the second edition of premiers, while James Wall gave several ecccentric dances that caught the fancy of the audience. Lew Randall is. undoubtedly the greatest buck dancer before the foot- lights, and he created. quite an impression last night. Morris Cronin, who is unrivalled as an Indian club specialist, is not with the company, his place being taken by Henry Bryan, who is an amateur alongside the artistic Cronin. The dancing was excellent, some of the “gags’” funny, but there were a decidedly large number of jokes that had their birth with the book of Genesis, which in theso days of Puck, Judge, Life, the Sum- merville Journal, are hardly permissible, much less to be expected. Mr. W. H. Win- dom has a phenomenal alto voice, Which was heard to advantage in ““The Fatal Wedding," sung with splendid effect. The first part is well set, but the performance lacked the en- thusiasm one looks for in a minstrel show. “The White Squadro: Patriotism s at its flood tide in “The White Squadron,” which opened yesterday at the Fifteenth Street theater, playing to large houses, matinee and night. Coming as it does so closely upon the termination of the rebellion in Brazil, “The White Squadron” touches a popular chord, and “the fincly set plctures, which are so large a part of the performance, were received with favor. The scenes of the play are laid In the country which has played so important a factor in the press dispatches for the last two months, the country of da Gama and Peixoto, Brazil, which is particularly rich in coloring and environment, and deals with the doings of the banditti and other features of life in the city and mountains. Incidental to the performance a glimpse of the white is given, which never fails to arouse an audience to a high piteh of en- thusiasm. Although the play has considerable of clap- trap, it touches the popular heart and is one of the biggest melodramatic successes en- tour. Mr. Whitecar plays Victor Staunton with considerable force, although he lacks the finish of Robert Hilllard, who played the role last season. Yet he is much more melo- dramatic than his predecessor and in conse- quence pleases those assisting in front. The Brazilians, de Romacio and Silvero, are well cast, Frederick Julian and John T. Burke belng Interesting in characters that are not models of honesty and probity. Santos, the Moorish slave, is played by an old Omaha hoy, Willlam Bittner, and in a manner that leaves little to be desired. He looks the part perfectly and he reads with intelligence, His reception last night as he entered, yoked to a large mouse-colored bovine, amounted almost to an ovation and the flowers he re- ceived showed how much he was appreciated by his friends here. The comedy element is in fairly good hands, George F. Hall making a good deal of the newspaper man, who is unlike the real article, as is generally seen on the stage. Miss Gall Forrest as Onesta was a most charming heroine, playing with i judgment. The others of the cast ta ptable, while the play is splendidly are acc put on. Yesterday afternoon’s performance came within an ace of not being given, the work- ing force of the company having missed the train out of Sioux City early this morning. When Manager Combs discovered that four of his stage hands were missing he imme. diately wired the railroad people at’Sioux City to run a special engine to Omaha for the benefit of the missing men, and by this means, which cost quite a nice roll of bills, the stage workers arrived in Omaha at 4 v'elock, whereas they would not have ar- rived had they walted for the regular train until late last night. Manager Combs rather than disappoint the audience worked the play with the assistance of the hands of the theater, ringing up at 2:40. Had Mr Combs been unable to put the scenery to- gether the matinee would not have been given, i YOUNG LADY COMMITS SUICIDE. New York Ofce Girl ugh Her 1 NEW YORK, March 18.~Martha J. Fuller, a typewritist in the law office of William H. Mullan in Nassau street, was found dead in the office last night, shot through the head, and on the floor a revolver with one bullet missin Joseph L. Mage, 2 young lawyer associated with Mr. Mullan, was in the office when the shot was fired alarm. He was placed under nding an investigation. Suiclde is the theory advanced in explanation of the afful Mage's sintement made later.in the even. ing contirms the suicide theory. He sald he and Miss Fuller had been detained ot the office with & legal document, and when it was finished he left the room. ' A moment later he heard the pistol shot and gave the alarm. ! DAILY BRE: AVE Tlll‘ FIGHT T0 GRIFFO | Rofereo Gsorgo §iler Announces His De- cision After Quiet is Restored, WEIR WAS OUT;IN THE THIRD ROUND His Timekeeper Says 1t Wi Ten Longer Than Secondy Op: Before the Foxy Ike | HMis Eyes After the Lasy Stft Punch. ned CHICAGO, March 18.—(Specla) Telegram to The Bee.)—Referce George Siler was con fused when the police broke up the Griffo- Weir limited round glove contest at the Second Regiment armory last night. Before nt into the ring he was ordered by the he managers to give a decision, as a large num- ber of bets hinged on the result, When Welr went down for the third time in the third round the referee, after he had counted three, was interrupted by the pounding of Inspector Shea’s walking stick. — He thus lost track of the time, but the timers were by no means idle, Before a decision was reached Solly Smith rushed Into the ring and picked up his principal. Weir's timer, Malachl Hogan, said that his man w ut for ten seconds, which lost him the fight anyway. The crowd was wild with excit ment, and a score of men were crazy for a decision. The referes could decide in but one way, and that was to give the contest to Griffo, who had honestly earned the decision. A great many thought that Weir was play- ing foxy, hoping for the police to interfere, 80 that he would earn some easy money on a draw. In this he was disappointed. Jim Hall, the Australian pugilist, arrived in the city today to arrange a limited round contest with an unknown. Who the man I8 he refuses for the present to divulge. As soon as Jim can settle the preliminaries he will unmask his unknown. Challenge to Amnteors, Mr. Robert Nicholas of the Omaha Young Men's Christian assoclation claims to be the best all-around amateur athlete of the state, and during the spring will contest with any amateur in good standing in the fallowing events for a gold medal: 1. Fifty to seventy-five yards dash, 2. Pole vaulting . Throwing 16-pound hammer. 4. Putting 16-pound shot. 5. Running hop, step and jump. 6. 7. s w High jump. High kick No Deelsion Given, NEW YORK, March 18.—The Columbian Athletic club boxing tournament was held at Grand Central palace last night. The prin- cipal event was the bout between Billy Ver- non of Haverstraw and Billy Ernest of Brooklyn. A police inspector was present and refused to allow the referce to give a de- cision after the men had fought four rounds. Ernest swung his viclous right twice only during the bout, but failed to land on an effective spot. Ernest had slightly the best of the battle, i Billy Towls Beaten. EL PASO, Tgx.,, March 18.—One of the hardest fights that, ever took place in the west was fought today between Australian Billy Smith and'Bflly Lewis of Butte. The fight was for $300." Smith weighed in at 152 and Lewis at 145. Lewls was knocked out in fourteen rounds. Kansas City's Racing Program. KANSAS CITY, March 18.—The Exposi- tion Driving park Has just published its pro- gram for the suniniér meeting. It announces that races will begin June 20 and continue for thirty days ahd' that $1,000 to $1,750 will be given daily in purses. New Running Broad Jump Mark. BETHLEHEM, Fa., March 18.—The uni- versity record for ‘running broad jump was broken in the gymnasium yesterday after- noon at the meeugx of the athletic asso- h clation by B. omberg, who jumped nineteen feet one inch. Richard After Slavin. LONDON, March 18.—Jack Richard will fight Jack Slavin at 144 pounds for $1,000 a sido or the largest purse. This is in reply to ‘Slavin's challenge , cabled from New York. —_— BRANCHING OUT. Nebraska Towns Preparing to Increase Themselves This Summer. *\ FULLERTON, Neb., March 18.—(Special to The Bee)—The city council has submitted a proposition to the legal voters of the city to Issue bonds to the amount of $13,000 to es- tablish a system of water works for the city. The proposition wiil be voted upon at the regular annual city election in April. There seems to be po opposition whatever to the proposed scheme. HUMPHREY, Neb., March 18.—(Special to The Bee.)—The city will vote bonds for water works and possibly an electric light plant during the next two months. HASTINGS, March 18.—(Special to The Bee)—The Board of Education of the city of Hastings has prepared a statement to be glven to the public, giving the reasons for asking that enough signatures be attached to petitions circulated for the purpose to secure the submission to the voters of a proposition to bond the district for $35,000 for a new school building. WILBER, Neb., March 18.—(Special to The Bee.)—A petition signed by eighty citizens is now on file with the village clerk asking for the calling of a special eclection for the purpose of voting on the question of issuing bonds in the amount of §15,000 in the village of Wilber for the construction of a system of water work: SCRIBNER, Neb., March 18.—(Special to The Bee)—This i3 one of the prosperous towns where business is good, belng situated on the Fremont, Eikhorn & Missouri Valiey rallway, twenty-five miles northwest from Fremont, In the northern part of Dodge county, ona of the most productive counties in Nebraska. Business is in a flourishing condition, notwithstanding the hard times. Grain has been rolling in nearly all winter at the rate of 5,000 bushels per day, cattle and hogs are being marketed In great num- bers and the business louses are rushed with trade, There are three large elevators, owned by John M. Diels, Crowell Lumber and Grain company and Marquardt & Groteke. G, J. Milligan, Drucker company, S. E. Street and F. A. Huston represent the four general me lise stores In town, the first mentionod occupying a two- story brick, 100x80, filled with an ostimated stock of ,000. G J. Milligan also ~6rms xtensively in agricultural machinery, in competition with Schnack & Suhr apd Soloman Spangler, W, B. Gardunier and W Eidam are the owners of the two large hprdware stores, The two drug stores are in’ charge of A. Lednicky and Helbenthal & Prelss. The town s anti-temperance, with four saloons, two banks—Seribner State and the Merchants an 1 Farmers-—ono furuliyyp store, with Alet Ross as proprietor; two harness shops, one news- papor-—tho Nows—threo blacksmths ond the face of man kept clcan by Lee M. Whitman and A. L. Robertson, the harbors. Tiere are two hotels, the Windsor end the Clifton. Religion s representyd by three fine church cdifices—Mothodisggwith Rev. J. F. Crooks, officiating minlaterg Congregational, Rev. M B. Harrison,' as sgggled pastor, and German Lutheran, Without a regular pastor. The on: Knights of Pythias and Anclent r of United Workmen have flourishing lodges. The surroupding country is peo pled mostly with Germaus, a very thrifty class and very prosperous. They have fine farins and are a source of wealth to this town. The fmprovements for the coming summer are expected to bo quite extensive, work having already begun on the large flour mill owned by John M. Diels. The old mill is belng torn down and a new one buflt with all the latest Improved mill machinery which, when completed, will be ous of the finest mills in the state. The Farmers and Merchants bank will commence in two or three weeks the erec- tion of & fine brick block for the use of the bank, the quarters now occupled in the Milligan block being too small The railway company is laylng in an im mense supply of bridge timber and other materfal in the yards here. It is also ru- | M() I)AY \IAR( H 19, IR"H mored it will demolish the old depot and put up a large structuro. The resident part of the town has made great Improvements the last four years, The residences of John Romberg and D. Holoteln would bo a it to a town four times the size of this one. John Shulz has finishod a fine two-story. $5,000 resi- Wo have a fine brick sehool house, a corps of five teachors, headed by Willlams, principal; Miss Carrio Royce, Inter- mediate; Miss Miles, second primary, and Migs Bender, first primary. Tho town Is in- corporated with a board of trustees: has an organized fire department, with a system ot water works, two fire engines and hook and ladder; has telephone communication with Omahd to Norfolk. The next move will be a system of electric lights » future pros- pects for this town aro very bright CRAWFORD, Neb., March 18.—(Spec to Bee.)—The contract has been let A. V. Harris of Whitney, Neb., to construct a ditch six miles in length, tapping White river at a point about two miles below Crawford, re-entering at a point eight miles he The contract calls for the comple tion of the ditch In sixty days. The opera tion of this little system will test the qual ity of our soil under the Influence of irrl gation. It Is estimated that no less than 2,500 acres can be lrrigated from the main diteh, Ten men whose land can be thus benefited are bullding this ditch, and the cost to each man is to be governed by the number of acres that he can Irrigate. ND SUICIDE IN CHURCH, with Prof. L. A Haggard, grammar; Miss W, B The MURDER A California Woman Shot While at Mass by Her Husband, Who Kills Himself. OAKLAND, Cal, March 18,—John Brady shot and killed mitted suicide this morning in of the Immaculate Conception in Brady and his wife had been about two years. This morning Mrs. arriving after the od. Brady ent behind her, Suddenly pistol, and, placing the back of his wife's head, drew the trigger. The woman was killed in- stantly. Then Brady placed the pistol to his forehead and blew out his brains. Brady was about 45 years old, and his wife the same. They were once well-to-do. Since their domestic trouble Brady has been out of work much of the time. - Arrested for Larceny. Mary Brady and then com- the Church this city. d Brady services red and went to ma had commen took a seat Brady drow a weapon at the Annie Potac was arrested last night by Deteetives Hayes and Hudson, charged with larceny. Last May she took a watch, it is claimed, resser of a girl in the employ of a Mrs. Rothschild, who wis then keeping a boarding house in this city Detectives' Dunn and Donahue arrested in known as ‘“One-Arn od of haying com- aber of robberies in elghts addition. The police say he is wanted at York for theft. - TELEGRAPHIC B The flood at Miles City, Mont. Tongue river overflowing, has subsided. Barthquake shocks hLave greatly excited the people on the isthmus of Tehuantepec. result of Bill Nye has announced that his health demands’ that he leave the lecture plat- form. The sixtieth anniversary of the Congres sional Temperance society was celebrated by a public platform meeting. Liabilities of Isaac Prouty & Co., shoe manufa §7 cturers of Spencer, Mass., amount to 0,000, with assets about the same. Of the diamonds stolen from the Pacific Cxpress company by the Duval gang in Texas, §1,000 worth have been recovered. Miscreants piled ties on the Big Four tracks near Sidney, O., Saturday. An ex- press train narrowly escaped being wrecked. Annie Pixley's husband, Robert Fulford, has compromised with her relatives, and the expected suit over the property of the dead actress is off. At the inquest held at Troy, N. persons positively identified “Bat” Siiea as the man who fired the shot that killed Robert Ross on clection day. J. C. McCourt, late local freight agent for the Louisville & Nashyille at Cincinnati, was convicted Saturday of embezzling $3,000. He 15 $48,000 short in his accounts. - The Irish National Federation council at New York has announced fts readiness to contribute to the home rule movement as represented by the present Irish party. The Kansas wheat crop is in excellent condition. A few unfavorable reports have come from the southwest, but generally they are very encouraging. The farmers have commenced to plow for spring crops. Captain Baton of the British steamer May Smith says he applied in vain for water to the commander of the British man- of-war Sirius in Rio harbor. He then asked Admiral Benham and was promptly supplied The rumor circulated in Chicago that Governor Walte had been assassinated was wholly unfounded. The governor passed the evening surrounded by friends at his Doug- las Place residence, and retired early for the night. Fire at Fldora, In., destroyed the stores of F. A. Norris, books and notions; Carter & Shakers, agricultural implements; -Mrs. E. G. Copp, dry goods, and A. C. Harris, gro- cery. ‘The losses will aggregate $20,000, partly insured. Negotlations botween the Atchison and Southern Pacific roads are progressing. The united efforts of Wichita court offi- clals were necessary to prevent S, W. Smith, who had been convicted of disturbing the peaco and fined §500, from taking rough on rats. At Pueblo, Andrew L. years, was found dead on the floor of the bath room at his residence today. A charge from a shotgun had entered under his chin Cullings, aged 80 and blown the top of his head off. The family ascribe the tragic occurrence to an accldent, Ten miles west of Alma, Kan., three masked men, In an attempt to rob Peter Muhlenbacher, shot and killed the latter and badly wounded Lewis Shepper, a school teacher ~who lived there. After being wounded Shepper shot at the fleeing rob- bers, wounding one of them, but all three pscaped. The d'Oyly Carte Opera company, which is to perform Gilbert and Sulllvan's new oper: “Utopia, Limited,” in New York March 2 were allowed to' land notwithstanding the protest of the Chorus Singers association Commissioner McSweeney sald that under the law they were artists, as they had por- rurmwl at the Savoy theater, London, A delegation of sixty unemployed working- men, who have been at San Antonio, Tex., for the past several months, subsisting on the charity of the relief socity, left last night for Los An Cal,, to join the industrial army and participate in the march upon Washington. These will be followed in a fow days by another large delegation from that place The Kansas state veterinary surgeon has been called to Burlingame, in Oswego county, to Investigate a strange disease which has broken out among the cattle of that section The disease starts in the hoof of the animal creating irritation. The entire leg soon b comes affected, the animal goes frantic, gnawing at the parts continually, Death re- sults in a few days. At St. Joseph Fritz Gigginger, a saloon man, was walking with some of his friends, when one of them, In response o a remark he made, sald, “Oh, go and kil yourself. Gigginger looked at him a moment and then left the party. A few moments later a shot was heard in one of the rooms above his saloon and when the crowd burst in the door they found Gigginger lying dead on tho floor. He had put a bullet into his right temple, blowing off the top of his head THE MARVEL OF THE COUNTRY Eleotrical Progress in the United States Viewed by a Foreign Oritio, THE TELEPHONE A BUSINESS NECESSITY Comparative Cost to A Gro Doings In Fleld. America tive Fucts Eloetrl Much Interest attaches to the friendly criticism bestowed by W. H. Preece on Amer fean electrical progress, when deseribing to his professional brethren in England his visit to this country last summer. Mr. Preece is known everywhere as the electrical head of the postal telegraph service In Eng land, and is personally well known to a large number of electrical engineers in this country. In speaking of telephone devel- opment he say he telephone in the United States Is essential to the business man, and its price is compared with that of an office boy. Labor In the states is expen sive, and an office boy costs more than a telephone subscription. The present genera tion In America has grown up with the tele phone, It has become a factor of business and absolutely essenti to the transaction of that business. Svery new office must have it. 1 find a group of highly educated clever young electricians being engaged and encouraged by the telephone companies. New blood is being introduced, and great zeal and activity is shown.” One needs to I xperience of the English teleph which is miserably limited—ex tending to a few cities only—and exaspera ting in character, to appreciate how forcible must have been the impr Mr. Presce’s criticism was based. He i surprised at the progress we have made in storage batteries. “The accumulator in America has been a failure for electric lighting, and a very strong prejudice exists against its use, It has led to much litiga jon upon which tion and the best forms seem little known there. ELECTRIC RATLWAYS. The progress made in the establishment of electric raflways Is the most wonderful instance of growth of electric Industry ob. servablo in the states. In 1584 I found only one railroad so worked, and that experi mentally, at Cleveland. Now every town has its electric railway. There are 4,000 miles of lines so worked, 6,900 motor cars and 4,000 trafling cars. The capital embarked is $13,000,000, and the rate of progress | scarcely checked by the serlous financial de pression that has passed over the country.’ But Mr. Preece does not like the trolley He continues: “The feeling is pretty preva- lent in the States that the conductors must eventually go under ground. Experiments in this direction are being made in several places, notably in Washington and Chicago The trolley, with its guard wires, Is really an abomination, and the disturbances cre ated by insuficient return accommodation are annoying the telegraph and telephon interests and alarming the gas and water com e future working must be z T anie metallic cirenits and underground conduits Ii Is 0 done in Buda-Pesth, and it has been Blackpeol and in Rome. Other experiments are contemplated in Eng- land. No one can doubt that the future of electric railway v bright. The South London railway and the Mersey Dock Ele- vated railway are examples of great suc- cesses in England, but it is in the State: where this form of locomotion has become a necessity, that we are sure to see a speedy partially done in tical solution of the problem.” In sing his dislike for the trolley Mr o echoes the general feeling in Eng: The English will not have it even a eshift, and there are only two trolley lines in the whole of the country. TELEPHONE CHARGES. Mr. Precce made an extended investigation of telephone charges In this country and pre- sents the result, coupled with foreign tarifts, as_follows: The rates or rentals demanded from the various subscribers differ very much in the states. At Buffalo they charge a toll rate on each talk; they do not demand an annual rental; they simply demand a minimum amount of business per annum. The rate in Buffalo is 10 cents for five minutes' talk, and they have adopted a system of charg- ing one-fifth of this rate for each extra min- ute beyond the five. The rate in San Fran- cisco is a small annual rental for each in stallation, and 5 cents for each talk. A somewhat similar plan is in use in Milwau- kee. But, with these three exceptions, the toll system has not found favor In the states, and at every other exchange an an- nual rental is demanded. The American Bell Telephone company is now considering tho advfSability of limiting the time for talks to three minutes instead of five, mak- ing additional charges for each minute pre rata, and of considering a fraction of three minites as equivalent to the whole time. I give, in tabular form, the yearly rental charged in twenty-five of the chief cities of the states. Sinzle M, clreult. wires. cireuit wires, $200 §150. 3150 3100 175 125 12 100 120 100 80109 9 50 160 s Cin & Cov 100 2 % @ veland ] Buffa oll New 2 1i2.5 Washington ... 120 160 90 16) DOLroft " oveesses Milwauke J 780 90 0 80 Nowark ... 5 100 Minneapolis 0 Jersey City 100 Louisville Kansus City 0 Omihia A\ [ . Paul..! 109 o Providence . 100 13 *Als0 cents per conversatic !Ins tion for first 600 mes- suges. ?Rates cover installation and ye business of 100 mes S0 is charg additional 500 mes —Where two r: same column against an resent different kinds of Iu-«uumwnln nished. In many re are no longer quoted for new subscribe THE RATES VARY The rates vary, and are, as will have L for e fur- rates en seen, very high, but although the enterprise 1s in the hands of private companios, it must be noted that they have great difficulties Y to contend with. In a place like New York the rents and the cost of buildings is exces- sive. In one small exchange they pay no less than $7,000 a year rental for one floor. Taxes everywhere are enormous. Not only are they taxed by the state, but they are taxed by the municipaiitic Way-leaves are excessive. In Now York alone they have to pay to the company controlling und conduits no less than $50, 000 per annum way-leave—$8 per renter for pave alone. The distances, too, that have to carry their underground system sw York, in° Philadelphia and in oth are very considerabl They have been forced by municipal action to go under ground. In the face of these restrictions 1o comparison between rentals in New York and those paid In this country can be m he amount of the average rental in London gcarcely exceeds £15 per annum. The aver- age amount of rental throughout the country ar postoflec system 1s 9 108, but in on i New York subscribers have to pay up to £50 per annum. I have drawn up, with th assigtance of the American Bell Telephono showing the company, & comparative statement the ratio between subscribers and the iov't Report, ~ % 4 AE&SGDWELY PURE Ni Congre: to population in tw the States. e —————— e nty-four principal cltles of POPULATION AND SUBSCRIBERS. Pittsburg Leizow nhurgh castio Telephone urope are pmmercial ew Y Boston Chi Philadel'i 1RO Ex-( WEST CF ces Rev, J. Is widely known as pastor of the Church at Columbta City, Indian powerful ork..§ sman Washington Townese his residence here this afternoon of par sis of the brain, aged to congress from this district a bitter fight Italy, Wi nent, and served elght Av. No. Sub- of (nhal soribers tants to Twenty-four Citles. Fopula- in ex- ench exch. tlon. ehanie. subscriber, New York LEGL 5,068 187 hieago & 654 i Philadeiphin Brookiyn . St Louls Hoston Baltimore Cin'ti,_and ' Covinggton San Francisco Cleveland Bufralo New Orleans Washington ¢ Detrolt Milwaikes 200468 Newark 15183) Minneapol i 164,738 Jorsey | Clty i Loulsville 2 Kansas Ciy s 10,452 Paul, branch ot Minnenpolis w1 88 vidence 132146 2,008 5 *Docs not Include express subscribers, With exproas, 72 Inhabitants It will be seen how very much these places vary. In Providence, for instance, with a population of 132,145, we find one subscriber to each forty-fiv rsons, while in Philadelphia_there 18 on only. in ten of the pri own' country the resulty arc given as fc lows RATES IN FOREIGN CITIE Av. No. Sub- of inhabi- In ex- cach ex London [T Liverpaol 4500 Manchester 1,200 1500 0 1,300 rates pe r in Ame thus compared by the I iletin to $200 Derlin to 180 Vi to 17 Paris Geneva, to 16 ongressma 1BSTE Townesend March 18 Pa., §2. He was elected in 1868 after in which the present minister McVeagh, was his oppo- ayne Popular Preacher Says HOOD’S Rallies the Vital Fore and Cives Strength Merritto Drtvor, pulpit orator. His book, “Samsoa and Shylock, or a Preacher’s Plea for {ho Workingman,” has received much praise from pre: *“Columbla City, Ind “C. T. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.: Dear Sir. al fores i the general-in-chiel and clergy. Dr. Driver say: June 3, 18 Among tho ralliers. of all the s, 1 regard Hood's Sarsapariila as Crowded and over- worked, as a preachier and lecturer, T some- times am conscious that T up to the m not measuring best t] I am capable of Colug. Afew doses—a bottlo or two—of Lood's, how er, , greatly Invigorate My Body, Clarify My Mind, and and capal durance. men Hoo: “Ve Make me feel Like a New Man. “Ina week T am up to concert piteh again. cheerful, buoyant and ready for y work ble of any f2at of strength or ene To all overworked professional U's Sarsaparilla Is & God-send. ry truly yours, OHN MERRITTE DRIVER® HOOD’S Sarsapariila Even when other preparations fail. ot Tlood" CURES Bo sure to s and only Hood's, 30 o lood’s Pllls cure liver fils, cnm(l).ulun, biliousness, jaundie AMUSIM BOYD'S® fck headache. i T BNT UNDAY, MO iDAY ___Mavoh 1819 TWO NIGHTS oMLY With the Greatost Corpas PRIMROSE & Wi NiW ACTS! Acknow lodgzed | want to pus, 80t ot Liall bty they have everownod DY WS — FAM TRELS NEW FAZEIl HNEW [DEASH Standard of Excollonce. It TINSTIEL SHOW come and puieal Sensation. The Gane of L Uie Hayiles vs. the Heartle SALE DHENS SATURDAY AT USUAL FRI GES' BOYD'S TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY SPECIAL MATIN MABEL EATON And hier own poworful cc IMabel rh:nton._ GH 20 wd 21, 32 WEDNESDAY. i) ipany in David Delas 0'% romAntic d La Belle Russe. ats will by {5th Streat Theatre 2 put on sale Monday at usual priec - POPULAR rriCES TONIGHT. People. l \l\ll\A I5'I'|I ST, TIIEATEH I i 3 Iy THE V0000, TH il e Big Naval Spee —THE WHITE SQUADRON lowds of ‘30.00;1 ,. rodietio Suonury TWHLNESDAY. 9 PuLe} mmln March 22. Laughing Feint OR A LOCKY CHARM." OMMENCING THURSDA Y ar MASE MURRAY." Brovzles thih over, - r