Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 1, 1894, Page 5

SALT CREEK STILL AN ISSUE Its Orooked Obannel Liable to Oause | Litigation at Lincoln. SANITARY ~ COMMISSION INTERESTED Will Use Some Diplomacy in Secaring the Right of Way for Changing the Stream's Course, but it Must Be Done. LINCOLN, May 31.—Speclal to The Bee.) —The city authorities, the sanitary commis- sion and the officials of the Union Pacific | raflway are endeavoring to adjust some serious differences that stand in the way of the completion of the work of straighten- | ing the channel of Salt creek through the | western part of the city. The first diffieulty | s Joe Burns. Mr. Burns some time ago | proposed that if the sanitary commission would bridge a wide ditch runming through his land, so that the track of the Lincoln | & Salt Lake rallway could pass over in safety he would domate the right of way for the channel* through his property. | mate and the sanitary commission decided that it was not in the bridge building busi- ness. Then Burns insisted on charging the commission $1,000 per acre for the privilege of running the new channel across his land. In order to force Durns to a more reason- | able settlement the sanitary commissioners are endeavoring to induce the raillway of- ficlals to deny the street railway company, | of which Burns is one of the chief owners right of way across the viaduct. They argue that if the viaduct had not been built | the street railway company would be com- pelled to build several bridges in order to | | The bridge would cost $1,000 at a low esti- 1 | run its line from the city to Burlington beach. If the channel is straightened the Union Pacific will save several thousand dollars, and it Is believed that the matter will be adjusted b and Burns without ween the Union Pacifie st to the sanitary com- mission. The commission refuses to pay for the right of way for the reason that it would thus establish a precedent, as there are a large number of men who own lands now comparatively worthless who are wait- ing for an opportunity to chargeetbe com- mission heavy damages for the right of way. LOCKED UP THE ORDINANCE. Mayor Weir created a mild sensation to- day by calling upon the city clerk and re- celving from his hands the street railway ordinance, over which such a storm of pro- test has arisen. The mayor then took the ordinance to his office and locked it up in his safe. The action of Mayor Weir is ex- plained by the fact that the strect railway company has evidently become frightened at the public sentiment and had decided to withdraw the ordinance. Mayor Weir pro- poses that the city council shall go ahead and complete the ‘work it has commenced. It 1s well understood that he proposes to veto the ordinance in the event of its pas- sage. It is Intimated that the action of the mayor has placed a number of the council- men in an embarrassing position. President Little of the street railway company had de- clared with positive assurance that nearly every member of the council will vote for the ordinance If it ever comes up for final passage; but there is a manifest disposition to evade a vote if possible. The ordinance will be placed on its final passage next Tues- day evening. MEMORIAL DAY INCIDENTS. August Johnson, an employe of the Bur- lington, living at 1430 P street, was held up by three men on Twelfth street between K and L last night about 10:30 and robbed of a gold filled watch and hair chain worth about $20. The men followed him from the sidewalk into the street, whither he went to avold them, and two of them covered him with revolvers while the third went through his pockets. Thieves entered the home of Mrs. San- ford, 1646 E street, yesterday afternoon while she was absent at the decoration cere- monies, and carried away a gold watch worth $25, a neck chain worth $55, a breast pin worth §20, and an amethyst ring worth At the home of DeMotte Smith they se- cured a lady’s breast pin worth $125, a silver ‘watch worth $24, and a revolver. The home of E. A. Barnes, at 1624 A strest is also reported to have been entered, but there {8 no record of it at the police station. D. M. Small of 1234 S street reports that he had a Columbia wheel stolen from the porch at 1127 N street last night. F. J. Underhill, 1418 O street, reports that he had a Ben Hur wheel stolen last night from the sidewalk on the north side of the Halter block. ANOTHER SMALLPOX SCARE. The health authorities had about reached the conclusion that they were to get well out of the smallpox trouble, but their hopes in that direction were dashed this morning by the discovery that Mrs. Harris, the col- ored woman at whose home, 730 Q street, the first case developed some weeks since, had fallen a victim to the malady. She and her family have been quarantined at their home since Bell and his wife were taken 1o the pest house, care being taken to avoid exposure for others. The family comprises Mr. and Mrs. Harris, their son, a married daughter and her husband. The daughter is in a delicate condition, and it was not deemed advisable to take her to the pest house. Her husband will doubtless be left to care for and nurse her at home, but the rest of the family is said to have been removed this forenoon to the pest house. Mrs. Harris, who is quite well along in years, was said to be the only one of the family who had developed the dis- ease this morning. LINCOLN IN BRIEF. Nearly 500 people will go from this city to Omaba next Sunday to witness the base ball game between the Omaha and Lincoln Western oclation teams. The Rock Island will run a special train for the bene- fit of the lovers of the game, and tickets are selling rapidly. Amos Wallen, a 13-year-old boy, acci- dently shot himself in the leg about six inches above the knee yesterday afternoon while carelessly handling a revolver which he believed not to be loaded. Patrick Dore was arrested this morning and taken before Justice Spencer on the charge of embezzlement preferred by Frank Morrissey. Morrissey claims that he gave Dore $485 worth of school warrants to cash in and that he appropriated the proceeds to his own use and enjoyment. Dore gave bonds for $500 for his appearance in_court tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. The cases brought by Emma Gillespie and Carrie Wells, to collect from Commis- sloner General Garneau their salaries as assistants at the Nebraska building at the World's fair were dismissed this morning, baving been settled out of court. Rupert Brady, once convicted of burglary, but given a new trial by the supreme court, will have his second case set for hearing within the coming two weeks. Good Work of Geneva Students. GENEVA, Neb., May 30.—(Special to The Bee.)—The public schools of this city have a custom of making a public exhibit of the achools' work at the close of the year. The exhibit this year is deserving of special men- tion. Last Saturday it was opened in a spacious hall in Fraternity temple. From sarly in the morning until midnight the peo- ple, not only of the city, but of the outlying oelghborhoods, manifested their interest by attendance in large numbers. All day the ball was filled with interested observers. S0 general was the interest that by request the exhibit was opened again yesterday. The walls of the ball were covered, and tables everywhere were laden with papers and manuscripts lllustrating the work of the pupils in the various departments. In the center of the hall was a square where was displayed some of the High school ap- plances used in teaching physiology, anat- omy, chemistry and physics. Here were students at work showing their mastery of their respective studies by the ald of excel- lent appliances. Exclamations of satisfac- tion at the creditable work were heard on every hand. Feared Hydrophobia. STANTON, Neb., May 31.—(Special to The Bee.)—Sume weeks ago a strange dog came 1o Jullus Teschner's place, about six miles southwest of town, and bit two cows and & dog. It was thought the dog bad hydro- phobla, and when the cattle began acting sirangely some time afterwards they were kifled. On Tuesday the dog that had Been bitten appesred to have something W with him and he killed. The dog been playing with & child, and the family were terribly frightened, but it was not bitten i Flwood N eans Enthusiastic. ELWOOD, Neb., May 31.—(Special Tele- gram to The Ree.)—The republicans of this town and community organized a club with a membership of seventy-five, which they expect to increase to 250 throughout the ccenty. The following officers were electe President, A. M. White; vice president, H. M. Wildman; sccretary, D. A. Brown; treas- urer, Charles O. Pollard. The following persons were elected as delegates to the State Republican league convention at Lin- coln: F. D. Lee, Mat Lux, M. B. Reid, M. White and G. C. Jenken. lutions were passed, and much enthusiasm prevailed OSCEOLA, Neb., May 31.—(Special to The | Bee.)—A republican club was organized here last evening, with about three times as many members as signed the constitu- tion two years ago on the evening of organ- ization. H. H. Campbell was elected pres- ident, W. O. Cox first vice president, H. Coon second vice president, Coll Beebe se retary, and 8. G. Pheasant treasurer. D: Eates to the state meeting were elected as follows: Fred Moss, C. D. Morse, W. M Johrston, William Stokes and M. Soule. The party is in better working order than for several years, and a big incre be looked for this fall Well Known in Nebraska. CHADRON, May 31— —Robert Dickson, better known as “ who is charged with killing William Harvey at Miner's Delight, Wyo., last w is well known here, is also his wife. Dickson was formerly in the saloon business here with W. H. Carter, well known in Omaha and the entire west as Billy Carter. He came here from Valentine, and was elected county clerk of Dawes county at its first regular election and served two years. At this time he possessed considerable means, and no person was more universally liked than Bob Dickson. After leaving here he traveled in various portions of the west, gradually losing his property, until finally he located at the scene of the tragedy as boarding house boss of a large mine. Mrs. Dickson, whose affections Dickson charged Harvey with alienating, is also well known here. Her father, Mr. Solomon Hartzell, is a prosperous and respected farmer, living a few miles east of this city. She has sev- eral other relatives living in this vicinity, and has always borne the best of reputations as a_chaste and charitable lady. No one who knew her could ever belleve her guilty of anything to the contrary. se may ayden Bros.’ Employes' Picnic. WEST POINT, Neb., May 31.—(Special to The Bee)—Messrs. Jamison and Eisen- brink. representing Hayden Bros. of Omaba, are here arranging for their annual picnic of their employes at this place on June 17 Messrs. Merritt and Brink of New York, representing eastern creditors of the West Point Water Power and Land Improvement company, are in the cit The preliminary examination of Willle Maurer took place today. He been placed under $5,000 bonds, furnished by his father. It is generally believed that the shooting of his sister was purely ac- cidental. Whipped the Postmaster. NEWMAN GROVE, Neb., May 31.—(Spe- cial to The Bee)—Yesterday while decora- tion services were in progress at Emerick, ten miles north of here, Al Smith and Wil- lam Harding of this place came into the village loaded with bad whisky and went into the store and office of P. M. Featherby and proceeded at once to beat the postmas- ter. They also treated his daughter with some violence. A stranger from Madison interposed and knccked Smith down and proceeded to pound him until the crowd, thinking he had about all he could stand, took Smith away. Entertained by Ord Puplis. ORD, Neb., May 31.—(Special to The Bee.) —An interesting program was rendered by the pupils of the middle class of the High school last evening. The manner in which they acquitted themselves showed careful and successful -training on the part of their teachers. The following is the class: Chanle Thompson, Ben Russell, Edith Leach, Tom Rogers, Eva Miner, Char mig, Efle Tur- ner, Anthony Rogers and Alice Robbins. Decatur Patriots in the Ranks. DECATUR, Neb., May 31.—(Special to The Bee.)—Memorial services were held in the Methodist Episcopal church under the auspices of Gordon Granger post, Grand Army of the Republic. The church was packed to its utmost capacity, and flowers were in profusion. The public schools joined in_the march. The Glee club furnished ex- cellent music. Hon. T. R. Ashley delivered a stirring oration. Have a Brate in Jail KEARNEY, Neb., May 31.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—This morning Daniel Fitzgerald of Elm Creek was brought here and put in jall, charged with assault on his 14-year-old daughter. The girl has been keeping house for her father since her mother was taken to the insane asylum, some time ago, and the unnatural father has compelled her to submit to his brutal pas- sions. Revival Services at Tecumseh. SECUMSEH, Neb, May 31L.—(Special to The Bee)—Union revival serv- jces under the leadership of Rev. T. Pler- son are in progress at Tecumseh and good work is being dome. Today is the third day’s work and the result is sixty converts. Mrs. Patterson conducts the ladies’ meetings. The Moody quartet and a large chorus of local singers furnish the music. Arcadia School Commencement. ARCADIA, Neb., May 31.—(Special to The Bee.)—The first commencement exercises of the Arcadia High school took place Friday evening at the Methodist Episcopal church, which was crowded with people. There were fAive in the graduating class, Miss Nina Lan- ders, Alfred H. Hastings, John and Joseph Murray and Sanford E. Worden. All ac- quitted themselves with honor. Only 39 to 40 In Favor of Lyons. LYONS, Neb., May 31.—(Special to The Bee.)—One of the most interesting base ball games ever seen In this part of the state was played yesterday between a select nine of this place and Oakley. The game began at 2 p. m. and lasted till nearly 6. The Lyons team defeated Oskland, the score being 39 to 40. Two Accident reenwood. GREENWOOD, Neb., May 31.—(Special to The Bee)—Miss Martha Shulky was thrown from her buggy and her collar bene broken yesterday. The infant of Mrs. Martin Doud was scalded to death yesterday while playing around a washing machine in which water A Crete Nurseries Mortgaged. CRETE, Neb.,, May 31L.—(Special to The Bee)—E. F. Stephens, owner of the well known Crete nurseries, has given chattel mortgages to local creditors in amount of over $13,000. The total liabilities have not been figured up yet. A low estimate makes the amount of indebtedness nearly $40,000. Indian Lands Leased. DECATUR, Neb., May 31.—(Speclal to The Bee)—H. D. Byram of this place has leased several thousand acres of the Omaha Indian reservation just morth of town and will put it into corn. The Indians prefer to lease their land and become landlords while the government supports them. Hastings Hesidence Burned. HASTINGS, Neb,, May 31.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee.)—The residence of W. H Willoughby, west of the city, was totally de- t stroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The origin of the blaze is unknown, as the fam- ily was away at the time it started. Loss, $1,000; insurance small. Interesting Program Arranged. YORK, Neb, May 31.—(Special to The Bee.)—School will close at the college next Wednesday An interesting program for commencement has been srranged. Children and Matches Dd it DUNNING, Nel May 31.—(Special Tele- gram 10 The Bee.)—The residence, granary, bara and three horses of E. H. Riggs Rousing reso- | burned last evening. No(mu was saved from the barn. All the furniture in the house was saved. No Ifsurance. Loss, $1,300. The fire was started in the barn by the children playing with matches ENCOURAGED THE FARMERS. Ralns of Tuesday Wil Help Vepetation to Conviderable Extent. OAKDALE, Neb., May 31L—(Special to The Bee)—A good rain Tuesday night has made the face of the earth and of the farmer here more cheerful The barn of Peter Whitwer, four miles east of here, was struck by lightning during the storm and entirely consumed, with hay, grain, harness, etc HILDRETH, Neb, May 31.—(Special to The Bee.l—A severe hail storm passed over this region Tuesday night, playing havoc with fruit trees, shrubberies and gardens Nearly every house in town had windows broken. The Methodist Episcopal church had every light knocked out on the morth side. Small grain was not injured by the hall—the drouth and frost attended to that. Two inches of rain fell in about thirty minutes, and as a consequence ran oft without doing very much good. WEST POINT, Neb, May 31.—(Special to The Bée.)—The rain of Tuesday night has done incalculable good to the growing crops, remedying to a great extent the effects of the recent freeze. It is almost a certainty that Cuming county will sustain her reputation as the banner gorn county. ARCADIA, Neb., May 31 pecial to The Bee.)—A deluge of rain fell here Tuesday night, just in time to save the crops t were drying up and many pieces of wheat and oats were aiready ruined STANTON, Neb., May 21.—(Special to The Bee.)—The rain of Tuesday night did a vast amount of good, and farmora are Jubilant EDDYVILLE, Neb.,, May 31L.—(Special to The Bee.)—The drouth was broken here Tueeday night by a hard rain, accompanied by light hail, which will do an iInestimable amount of good. Pastures had begun to die out, and farmers were selling off stock to prepare for the worst. Small grain will not make half a crop, but the rain gives farmers renewed hopes of a good corn cr Sons of Veterans Hold a Camp Fire. FREMONT, May 81.—(Special to The Bee.) n interesting camp fire was held in the park last evening by the Sons of erans. The meeting was called to order by Captain Sydney Hyatt, who introduced Frank Jellen of the Omaha ball team as the first speaker, who did himself credit in his effort. Several other speakers followed The Fremont Juvenile band furnished music. Arbor Vitae chapter, Order of Eastern Star, was instituted Tuesday evening at Masonic temple by Anna Musseliman, grand worthy matron, assisted by M. G. Boston, deputy patron of David City, with the following officers: Mrs. T. L. Mathews, worthy matron; G. A. Storey, worthy patro Mrs. J. Royce, assistant matron; Christine Lonquist, secretary; Mrs. R. C. McDonald, treasurer; Mabel Crook, conductress; Para Love assistant conductress; Mrs. Hayes, chaplain; Eva Hughes, organist; Mrs. George Hicock, Adah; Mrs. J. C. Ferguson, Ruth; Mrs. J. F. McKinney, Esther; Mrs. Rose Mc- Govern, Martha; Mrs. L. Filkerson, Electra; Mrs. D. Franklin, warden; Mrs. J. Green, sentinel. At a late meeting of the city council petitions were presented for paving several additional blocks, the material to be brick. Ex-Editor W. Smails is visiting in Towa. His Injuries Proved Fatal. EWING, Neb., May 31.—(Special to The Bee)—B. F. Cleveland, an old settler in this county, died at his home in this place this morning. While shipping stock to Omaha about three weeks ago, he recelved injuries about the head, which caused him so much pain that he was removed from the train at Oakdale. As soon as con- venient he was brought to this place, where he has received the best of treat- ment. The deceased came to this county fifteen years ago, and was well known and highly respected. He leaves a wife and one daughter about 18 years of age. He was a member of several secret societies, includ- ing the Masonic, Knights of Pythias, An- cient Order of United Workmen, Independ- ent Order of 0dd Fellows and Grand Army of the Republic. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon. Wedding at Columbus. COLUMBUS, Neb., May 31.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee.)—Grace Episcopal church was the scene of a wedding in this city this evening. D. J. Chestnutwood and Miss Jen- nie Hilkens were the contracting parties. Rev. F. Duncan Jaudon read the beautiful service, and H. I. Murdock gave the bride away. Misses Stella Chestnutwood, Phonie Cushing and Nell Post were the bridesmaids, and Messrs. H. J. Arnold, J. T. Cox and Earl Pearsall, groomsmen. After the cere- monies a reception was held at the residence of the bride’'s sister, Mrs. H. I Murdick, which was attended by more than 200 people. The presents were many, beautiful and costly. The young people will make Colum- bus their home. Entertained Three Congregations. PALMYRA, Neb., May 31.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—Rev. C. W. Timell had an experience last Sunday such as seldom comes to any clergyman. He preached to congregations of three different denomina- tions; at 11 a. m. in the Christian church, Unadilla; at 3:30 p. m. in the Methodist Episcopal church of the same town, and at 8 p. m. in the Palmyra Baptist church. Rev. Amos Pratt, formerly pastor of the Baptist church here, has accepted a call to the pastorate of the Baptist church of Geneva, Neb. Mr. Pratt was pastor of this church &-number of years ago. Camp Meeting at Oakdale. OAKDALE, Neb., May 31.—(Special to The Bee.)—A Free Methodist camp meeting is now in progress in this city. W. W. Harris, the resident preacher, will be assisted by Evangelist T. J. Gates of lowa and several other preacher: Wilber Water Works Bonds Carried. WILBER, Neb., May 31.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee.)—The proposition to issue $17,000 water bonds carried by ninety-six majority. ——— Good musie, boating and balloon ascension at Courtland Beach tonight, 10c admission. e KENTUCKY POLITICS GETTING WARM. Candidate Owens Threatens to Kill Editor Moore of Lexington. LOUISVILLE, May 3L—A special to the Post from Lexington sa; A most sensa- tional and exciting scene took place today in the editorial room of Charles C. Moore, editor of the Blue Grass Blade. There were present W. C. Owens, candidate for con- gress sgainst Breckinridge; C. C. Moore, General W. H. Gentry and J. Walter Leake, a friend of Mr. Owens, and a correspondent of the Post. Owens said to Moore: I have come to see you about the lying, scurrilous letter which I understand you have received from Jetts station, postmarked Georgetown, in which character is attacked in a most shameful manner. You say you bes iieve the leiter to be a forgery, and yet you will print it this afterncon in the Blade. 1 have this to say: We have both been men of peace, and I have tried to do right, but if you publish that letter we will be %0 no longer, and you must stand the consequences. “1f published, it will reflect seriously on the ladies of Frankfort, and will, besides, be sent to my mother and sisters. That I cannot and will not stand; what 1 have to say to you is that 1 ask no favor of you: do not want you to defend me, but 1 wili not have that letter published and scattered broadcast when 1 have already denounced it, and any one “hu circulates i1t is & liar and a scoundrel.” Moore began to expiain that he was doing this Lo defend Owens, but Owens shut him off, saying that he did not want to be de- fended by Moore. Then Moore asked to be allowed to read the letter, which he did. The letter was dated Jetts. Ky. May 21. Muore had headed it: “Flow Bill Owens is_Everlastingly Ruined. The letter makes grave charges against Owens of immorality and gambling, and is signed L. Crutcher. The postmark of the letter is Georgetown. The postmaster at that place has just come in to say that the postmark stamp is a forgery. Moore then backed down, and said if Owens wished it, he would not publish the letter. To this Owens replied he would say noth- ing, but the letter had better not be pub- iished. Moore then agreed not to permit it. The original copy of the letter will be placed in the hands of a detective and the writer ferreted out. Moore kept the orig- inal, aithough Owens asked him for it, and gald he thought he knew who it came from There Is no doubt that Moore would hl\l been killed f he had not backed down. WILL LET QLEE,\ L ALO\E fenate Votes in Tlnr af Nonintervention in Hawaiian Affairs. MILLS FAVORS T“& "DUSKY QUEEN On Motion of Senator Allen Lumber I8 Practieally Placed on the Free List— Sherman Makes & Speech on the Tarim. WASHINGTON, Mdy ' 31.—There was a good attendance on the Ksnate floor when the senate met today. Sénator Turple pre- sented a set of resolutions adopted by legislature of Ohio protesting against the Russian extradition treaty. Semator Hill then offered his resolution instructing the bribery investigation committee to throw open its doors to the public. It went over until tomorrow Senator Turpie offered a jolnt resolu- tion declaring that it was no longer to the interest of the United States to continue the treaty with Russia ratified on April 21 and that notice be served Russia that theUnited States purposes minate that treaty to ter- at the expiration of six months, the time required to be given by the treaty. He also reported from the com- mittee on forelgn affairs a resolution with a unanimous recommendation that it pass a substitute for the Hawailan resolution re ported some months ago. It made no refer- ence to annexation and was as follows Resolved, by senate of the United State ht it belongs wholly to Hawail to establish and aintain their own form of governme d_domestic policy; that the United S ght not in any 1o interfere there- with, and that interference in the political the affairs of these islands by any other gov- ernment will be regarded as an act un- friendly to the United States. MILLS STANDS ALONE. Senator Mills explained that the bill did not meet his approval, although he would not vote against it. Believing that this gov- ernment has overthrown an ex ng govern- ment in Ha the United States to tear down the eligarchy et up in its name. It was passed unanimously, tors voting for it. vote. Senator Peffer, populist of Kansas, offered a resolution, which was appropriately re- ferred, instructing the judiciary committee to report whether the government of the United States could by virtue of an act of congress constitutionally take possession of and hold for public uses, paying compensa- fifty-five sena- Senator Mills did not tion therefor, all the coal beds of the country. The tariff bill was taken up. Several amendments offered to the lumber para- graph loking to a duty on rough lumber were voted down by a strict party vote. Senator Allen moved to strike out para- graph 17 as follows: Lumber of any sort, planed or finished, on each side 5o planed or finished, cents per 1,00 feet, board measure; and if planed side and tongued and grooved, §1 ; and if planed on two sides and tongued and grooved, $1.5 per 1,000, and on estimating board meaeure under this schedule, no deduction shall be made on account of planing, grooving or tonguing. Senator Vest surprised the republicans when he announced ‘ that the amendment would be accepted by the democratic side. As the amendments ta the lumber schedule were being voted on rwithout debate, under an agreemcnt made. on Wednesday, the vote was immediately taken and it was agreed to—35 to 24— strict party vote, Messrs. Peffer and Allew, populists, voting in favor of it. This wilt have the effect of putting all lumber on'the free list. The sugar schedule’ of ‘the tariff bill was resched and Senator Sherman of Ohio took the floor to make a speech. The committee amendment increasing the duty on chair came from 7 to 10 per cent ad valorem was agreed:-to. When paragraph 181 was reached, making; house or cabinet furniture of wood, wholly or in part fin- ished, manufactures of 'wood, or of which wood is a component material of chief value, dutiable at 25 per cent, Mr. Squire of Wash- ington declared that if the senate desired to be consistent, after having placed finished lumber on the free list, it should now place furniture upon the free list. Mr. Peffer thereupon moved an amendment to the paragraph making the articles named therein exempt from duty. Mr. Pefler's amendment was defeated, 5 to 55. This completed the wood schedule. SHERMAN MAKES A TARIFF TALK. _Mr. Sherman then delivered a carefully prepared speech on the general subject of the tariff and was listened to with marked attention. He alluded to the differences in the democratic ranks on the tariff questions and contrasted Mr. Cleveland's letter of ac- ceptance with the democratic platform of 1892. He gave numerous other instances of democratic dissension. “If our friends on the other side, said Mr. Sherman, had come to us and said: “Some of the rates in, the McKinley bill are too high,” the republicans might have joined with them in an equitable division. If the doctrine of protection were to be accepted as it was in the present bill, the conteption between the two parties in this chamber was one of detail and not of principle. and if that were the situation, as he believed it was, there was a better way than the one now being adopted to acoom- plish the revision of the tariff. It should have been done by a commission. Mr. Sher- man charged that the sugar schedule had been drawn by the refiners. He contradicted the statement of Senator Gorman that the protection offered the Sugar trust had been reduced, and asserted the statement was a palpable misrepresentation. He denounced the protection given the Sugar trust and declared that it was five-eighths of 1 cent, or equal to the entire cost of refining sugar, including the wear and tear on machinery. He characterized free wool as the ‘“culminating atrocity” of the bill. Before closing, Mr. Sherman devoted some time to the discussion of the income tax. An income tax, he sald, was indefensible unless it was levied against all incomes alike. To single out w class was commun- ism. If legislation in this spirit was ob- tained the foundation of the republic would disappear. Mr. Sherman finished at 2:45, after having spoken three hours. Mr. Camden of West Virginia followed with a brief speech. Mr. Dolph, speaking on the sugar sched- ule, took occasion to afirm his bellef that the senate had the power to compel wit- nesses to testify. He had no desire to see newspaper correspondents persecuted or prosecuted, but he wanted the law enforced, whether it Was against a newspaper cor- respondent, a millionaire or the president of the United States. Mr. Dolph continued the discussion of this subject until 6 o'clock, when he yielded to Mr. Harris for a mo- ton to go into executive session. After a brief executive sessioh the senate ad- journed. House Talks pn State Ranks. WASHINGTON, May 31.—General Sickles introduced and the house today passed a resolution instructing the* secretary of war to do what is necessary ‘under the act of March 3, 1893, for the' preservation of the Gettysburg battlefield.” The bill for an additional judge for the northern district of Iifffols passed, after which the bill to repeal ‘the tax on state bank circulation was ‘taken up, Mr. Black of Georgla resuming his speech in favor of repeal. Mr. Black was followsd by Mr. Walker of Massachusetts, whosé speech evoked rounds of democratic .applause on account the | upon the emperor of | vaii, he thought it the duty of | { o the position he took In tavor of an ex- tension and enlargement of the bank note system. The other speakers of the day were Mes MeLaurin South Caroling and Wheeler of Alabama, who favored the repeal of the state bank tax. SUGAR TRUST INVESTIGATION. | Secretary Carlisie wnd Semators PFat ina General Denial. WASHINGTON, May 31.—The committee | Investigating the gar trust resumed "nl session today Chairman Gray says the committee will contin its Inve:tigations, | leaving the district attorney to deal with the witnesses who refuse to answer. He says Secretary Carlisie has not been sum- moned before the commit and if he ap- | pears it will be voluntarily | The committee also examined Senators Harris and Mills and concluded the sitting for the day with the testimony of Secreta | Carlisle, who denfed explicitly all charg: made in Mr. Bdwards' letter except one | This one was the assertion that while cou- j ferring with the committee he (Carlisle) on | ! one occasion, at the suggestion of the mem- | bers of the committee and put a sugar schedule ther paragraphs in the tion_of Senators Harris ied the inquiry among the of the finance committee and senat assisted in the preparation of bill. Be following their into shape, as bill The | examin senators denied any knowledge of the ope ations of the Sugar trust tn connection with | | legislation, and also denied that Mr. Car- | ]Ilrlo had demanded protection for sugar. | Senator Mills was asked if it was true, as | | Bad been reported, that Mr. Carlisle had given Mr. Havemeyer of the Sugar trust a | letter of introduction to himself. He said | this was a fact, but he had declined to re- | ceive the letter. ‘ | " Vice President Stevenson had signed the certification of Shriver and Edwards to the | | district attorney. This is the formal ord | made under the law of 1857, under which .t | is purposed to try to punish Edwards and Striver for withholding names of person giving them information. CONDITION OF THE TREASURY. Gold Reserve s Well Getting WASHINGTON, May 31.—The cash balance in the treasury at the close of business was $119,062 of which $7 | gold reserve. Advices from about $1.400,000 in gold was today engaged for shipment tomorrow, which, with Wed day's engagement of $500,000, will leave the gold reserve on June 1 but little in excess | of $77.000,000. The cash balance will also be reduced by inland payments due today to less than $117,000,000. This will be a re- duction in available cash bala during s the Total w. Cash May of about $8,000,000. The excess of ex- penditures for the eleven months of the fiscal year will exceed the receipts and leave a deficit of something over $74,000,000. The treasury officials are beginning to ehip small quantities of gold coln from outside sub-treasuries to New York to recoup the gold balance there. New York still has about $42,000,000; San. Fran: about $1 500,000 and Washington about $5,000, Small shipments of light-weight gold coin are also being made to the Philade mint, where their value will be asc: 80 as to enable the offictals to closely approxi- mate the amount of the appropriation which will be needed to melt these shortages. 0. Surgeons' Conference at Washington. WASHINGTON, May 31.—The third day's session of the triennial congress of American physicians and surgeons convened at 2 o'clock this afterndon. The majority of those in attendance were members of the American association of genito-urinary surgeons, under whose direction the discussion during the first hour and a half were held. The meet- ing was opened with a paper on ‘‘Nephritis in Its Surgical Aspects,” by Dr. Edward L. Keyes of New York City. Dr. George M Sternberg, surgeon general of the United States army, spoke of the *Bacteriology of Nephritis.”" A discussion of the subject followed and views of the question were submitted by Dr. Charles Morris of San Francisco, Dr. L. Bolton Bangs, professor of genito-urinary and nenereal surgery in the New York post-graduate medical school and hospital, and Dr. Francis S. Watson, in- structor of genito-urinary diseases in Har- vard school. The American Gynecological society had the floor at the afternoon session. Expe- riences in operating on the pelvic organs were told by Dr. Lutando of Paris, France The annual address of the president of the congress, Dr. Alfred L. Loomis, New York City, was delivered tonight, following which & reception was given to the dele- gates at the executive mansion by President and Mrs. Cleveland McPherson Denies Sugar Specalation. WASHINGTON, May 31. — Senator Mec- Pherson was today before the senatorial committee to investigate the alleged inter- ference of the Sugar trust with congress and the executive departments. He reiter- | ated the statement he made recently on the floor of the senate that when it became ap- parent that sugar was to be made the sub- ject of legislation he had instructed his broker to cease all dealings in Sugar stock in his name. Carl Browne Appeals for Release. WASHINGTON, May 3L — Carl Browne has sent a letter to Justice Field of the supreme bench asking his release from the district jail, claiming that he is detained unlawfully there. Justice Field turned the papers over to the clerk without eomment Representative Hudson had been preparing a writ of habeas corpus in the case of the imprisoned Coxeyites, but was forestalled by Browne's action Treasury Deficit. WASHINGTON, May 31 — The treasury statement to be issued tomorrow shows that the expenditures of the government for the eleven months of the current fiscal year have exceeded the receipts by $72,000,000. The aggregate standing in round figures: Receipts, $268,000,000; expenditures, $340,000.- 000. These figures indicate a total deficit for the twelve months of the fiscal year of about $78,000,000. Columbia One of the Finest. WASHINGTON, May 31.—The official re- port of the naval board which conducted the recent trial of the Columbia was sub- mitted to Acting Secretary McAdoo today. The report makes it evident the Columbia is one of the finest vessels afioat. Jerry Simpson ves Washington. WASHINGTON, May 3lL.—Representative Jerry Simpson left Washington today for Berkeley Springs, Va., accompanied by Representative Pence of Colorado. Mr. Simpson is so weak that it was necessary to carry him abbard the cars. P — CONFESS TO BURGLARY. Two Prisoners Agree that They Should Go to Lincoln. Jerry Sullivan and James Russell, the men arrested yesterflij by Detective Hayes and Officer Ryan, charged with vagrancy, but who had a gold watch and one of them a saw band concealed in his hat, prove to be wanted In Lincoln for highway robbery and burglary. Sullivan was questioned by the police yesterday, and said that both of them came west from New York., He admitted that they bad committed burglary in Lin- coln, and said when they returned there they would plead guilty to It. They also confessed to having held up and robbed a man there a few days ago, and said the watch that had been found upon them was the one taken from this man. officials will be here today. The Lincoln Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov't Report. Rl Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE ? It Leads the World ~-Pearline. The first washing-compound ever made, and the best. Proved to be absolutely harmless to anything that is washed—both by the women \\hl! ]].I\l' \ISCd it for years, and by scientific tests, But the enormous demand for Pearline— for something that will save work and yet be safe to use, has started a host of wash- ing-powders, all imitations of Pearline. They ought to make women think. If you can get risky help from a poor imitation, why not get safe help from the original and the best?sIf you used the cheapest washing-powder for a year, instead of Pearline, you couldn’t save enough to pay your loss in one ruined garment. w JAMES PYLE, New York, DON'T GET FOOLED . . b B e AN Manufacturer’s Sale ol Clothing, ~ Tomorrow 1512 DOUGLAS Street and Nowhere Else. When we not only sell this clothing, made by one of the best manufacturers on earth, at less than half retail prices now in vogue in regular clothing houses here, but for less than half the cost of making: TAKES PLACE An elegant cheviot suit, worth 36 to 38, tomorrow Pants ®>OC, SO e, Worth four times as much, A strictly all wool blue disgonal sack ) suit, ordinarily the consumer will pay ’ \ $10.00....... o eece s A fine cassimere suit, light shades, salt and pepper effects, strictly all weol: if < you can find any suit in town to match ¢ it for $10.00, we will give it to you.... I Light colored suits in plain, tan, gray or brown shades, in straight or round cut, cost to make $0.00, go Friday for. i) 200 clay worsted, genuine imported suits that cost to manufacture £12.00; you can buy one or all at $7.00 a suit..... . $1.00 $8.40 1512 DOUGLAS HENRY WILLIS, Manager. 250 light colored worsted suits in eight different eLades, that cost to manufac ture $14.00; you can buy one or all at. . Cutting Off Coupons Is an ideal occupation, because someone else does the work, and you get the benefit of it. What is a Coupon? A piece of paper that entitles you to receive something at regu- lar intervals. If You Invest In a good bond, you can cut off the coupons for the interest with great satisfaction, likewise Our Coupons Entitle you to a subscription to the “Book oF THE BUILDERS,” the official history of the World's Fair, by the men who built it Not Otherwise Obtainable And there you are--cutting off coupons with all the satisfaction of a bondholder, while someone else is working to keep you interested. MEMORIAL DEPARTMENT Omaha Bee, If book is to be mailed send 30 cents