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Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
Suit Against the Western Union.

PmILADELpnA, March Especial Tele.
gram to the BEE. IA cipher telegraphc dis.
patch, misinterpreted as it is claimed, by o
telegraph operator, has caused the financial
embarrassment of Frank j. Primrose, wool
merchant of Front and Arch streets, who has
sued the Western Union telegraph company
for 500, 600 Mr.. Primrose, III his bill OF
complaint, states that the telegram which he
sent IN July last to his agent w. b.. Toland,
in Waukeeney, Kan, which ordered no pur-
chase of WOOL was made to buy all kinds OF
wool In accordance Herewith Toland
bought 100000 pounds of wool, which Mr..
loss. He now sues the Western Union for
the amount OF his loss, which he places AZ
800 600
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
Taking DepOsitions.

KANSAS CRY, Mo, March Especial
Telegram to the BEE. .l-Messrs. John B.
Carson, James ID. Carson and Colonel John
l.. Cooper, of Chicago, are in the city for the
purpose of taking dispositions in behalf Of
James ID. Carson in the divorce suit brought
against him by his wife, and began impeach-
ing evidence at the Coates hotel this morn
ing Colonel Cooper and Mr.. Falrey are con-
ducting the taking of dispositions privately.
Mr.. Knickerbocker, of Chicago, represents
Mrs. Carson. Several witnesses were ex-
amined but the testimony was trivial.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
PinchInga SpeculatOr.

New York, March l.-[Speca Telegram
TO the BEE. l. Jerome l.. Hill, of the Union.
club, has not yet been arrested on the charge
of the executors of the Lattimer estate that
he used the money of the estate, of which he
was formerly executor, in speculation. They
say, however, that he will be arrested short
ly. The legal opinion in the Union club is
that MIR. Hill will hear from the governing
committee Immediately, and be given an ops
portunity 10 defend himself.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
Stock Cremated.

NoRpEN, Neb., March 1.-[Special to
the BEE. &c. p. Lively's blacksmith
shop and barn burned to the ground at
o'clock yesterday morning Nothing was
saved. Four head Of cattle and pony were
in the barn and perished in the flames. The
fire is supposed to have been started by an
incendiary, as there was no fire in the shop.
Loss $500; no insurance.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
Ready For an Attack.

GRANT, Neb., March 1.--TSpecial Tele-
gram to the BEE. The returns for the
county seat election are now all in and the
canvas will probably be made tomorrow.
1t is asserted that tally sheet forgers at
Madrid increased the vote of the precinct q
hundred in order to put Lisbon out Of the
field should another election occur.
The vote from Grace precinct has also been
doctored changing the vote for Grant from
forty-four to eighteen. The result Of the Of
fetal count cannot be foretold at this time.
Intense excitement still prevails all over the
county. 1t is asserted tonight that 100 armed
men from Madrid precinct will come to Grant
tomorrow to intimidate the canvassing
board Should they u.ake any
move whatever to bulldoze the people on
Grant, blood will flow. At least the voters
of this precinct will defend their ballots.
John Mckenzie, a Madrid man, is said to
have sworn to kill two of our men and the
air is full Of threats of incendiarism. Me-
Kenzie has said, "f3lood must flow at Grant,
and will see that it does fow."
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
A Sensational Arrest.

CENTRAL CITY, Neb., March Especial
Telegram to the BEE. Quite ripple of eX.
citement was caused last evening by the ara
rest of N. Barnes a prominent citizen, for
threats against l.. G. Hart, IA wealthy farmer
and stockman living near this place. Hart
let Barnes have large sums Of money to loan
out at usureous rates of interest. Hart being
a religious man, the money was loaned in
Barnes name and Barnes held notes. Then,
by an understanding between them, if par.
ties plead usury, the notes were to be in
dorsed to Hart, who would be an IN,
nocent purchaser. short ting
ago Barnes safe was burglarized and largo
number of papers taken, among them th9
notes referred to above. Hart claimed foul
play and attached some property of Barnes'
Barnes gave bonds AM was released
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
Buried Alive.

HAY SPRINGS, Neb., March 1.-[Special to
the BEE. News has just been brought in
that Jerry Lewis, colored well digger, has
been buried alive in 140-foot well about six
miles north of Hcmingford, in Box Butte
county. He was engaged in curbing the we'll
about fifty feet from the surface when the
wall gave way near the top and carried him
to the bottom. The body has not yet been
recovered. Lewis leaves wife and two
children, and had a homestead in the vicinity
of the accident.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
Evangelist Moody at Hastin gs.

HASTINGS, Neb., March Especial TeleD.
gram to the BEE.l-D. H. Moody
the celebrated evangelist, is holding
a series of gospel meetings in this
city, commencing to-day. The opera house
is crowded to its utmost capacity and hum
dreds of people from surrounding towns ara
present. Great enthusiasm is manifested.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
An Important Transfer.

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb, March 1.-TSpecial
Telegram to the BEE. IAN interesting trade
was closed here to-day, involving $4,000,
through the agency of Colonel A. Neidg,
the Omaha real estate dealer by which Hon.
known in Nebraska, has bought ID. C.. Hor-
toms large stock of dry goods in this city,
and Horton becomes owner of the celebrate1
Mcclure ranch, Holt county, stocked with
horses and cattle, an important transfer 61
properties.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
Rusiness Troubles.

SAN FRANcrsco, March 1.-The failure is
announced here for 100000 Of Rossiter q
Smith, importers of calfskin and shoe ma<
chinery. Bad debts are the principal causx
of the failure.
MANIsTEE, Mich, March 1.-The ManistSq
ment this morning for the benefit of their
creditors. Assets 81 500, 900 and liabilities
Ss64,OOO The liabilities are composed
mostly Of floating indebtedness 70 hankA
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
Will Visit Denver.

CHEYENNE, Wyo,, March Especial Tele-
gram to the BEE. Am invitation from the
Union Pacific to the Wyoming legislature to
visit Denver has been accepted. The lcgisla-
tors and their friends will leave here Satur-
day. for Denver and will return Sunday
evening. =
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
A Midland victim Found.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 1.-[Special Tele
gram to the BEE. THE body Of Frank
Edison, who was caught by the falling roof
of the Midland hotel was to-day discovered
beneath mass of debris. The other men in
iured will recover.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
Furious storm.

DULUTH, MINI. March 1.-The worst storm
by far of the winter set in during the night.
The high winds prevailing and the thick
whirling snow rendered it impossible. to see
across the street. Trans are arriving late
on all roads, and departing trains are using
two engines, with small chances Of getting
through.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
The Fire Record.

New YoRK, March The big furniture
foctory of POTTER g. Stymus, owned by that
firm and occupied by several other firms,
burned to-day. The Vanderbilt hotel and
hospital for ruptured were scorched badly.
The whole fire department Of Manhattan
island was called TO the scene. Loss, 81 ,0oo,-
600,
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
NEARING THE BOILING POINT,
The Perkins County Contest Asa
sumes a Serious Aspect.
THREATENED APPEAL TO ARMS.
Four Hundred Madrid Men Want to
Move on Graut - Sensational
Arrest at Central City
Fire at Sargent. ,..
Bound to Have Blood.

MADRID, Neb, March 1.-[Special Telo.
gram to the BEE. The excitement through
out Perkins county is intense and the pros.
pect for bloodshed growing out Of the county
seat fight are increasing Madrid's citizens
are boiling with rage, and many people arc
bound to make an attack on Grant. The best
citizens, however, arc doing their utmost to
prevent mob violence and have the law re-
spected, but it is difficult to control 400 angry
men. The greatest animosity is expressed
against A. s. Parsons, now a resident Of
Grant but formerly police judge at at Linz
coin, and it is hintcd that climatic changes
in Perkins county will prove to be asun-
healthy to that individual as did those Of
Lancaster county,
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
National Capitol Notes.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-Among the men,
bers of the republican congressional commit
tee chosen by the JOINT caucus tonight are
Senator Farwell Of Illinois; E. H. Conger,
Iowa; James Laird, Nebraska; Senator
Sawyer, Wisconsin; o. s. Clifford, Dakota.
The debt statement issued this afternoon
shows the reduction in the public debt during
the month of February amounted to $7,756,-
1885, Total cash in treasury $572, 80 o9S9.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02

Mr. Ringe will remain In Kansas City and
assist Mr.. Murray, the chairman Of the local
committee, in the management of the strike.
Mr. Ringe said to-day: "Mr. Stevens and
myself held conference with Chief Arthur thu
sas City and arrange things with the Rock
Island and give any assistance necessary to
the local committee. The brotherhood does
not wish to injure any roads business except
that of the Burlington as yet, and everything
has been satisfactorily arranged by the
officials and the committee.
Everything Is in as good shape for the
men as could be asked. The company is
handling no freight, and the passenger
trains they run do no carry any passengers.
The class of men they are hiring are the very
poorest. An engineer took an engine out for
Chicago day before yesterday who was so
drunk that he had to be helped upon the en-
gine. The chief Of police has taken the mat
ter in hand and will see that no more such
held a secret meeting to-day at which COM
municaton was read from the engineers of
the Wabash system, offering them 100000 il
they need it. Cheering dispatches were also
received from Chicago, The members OF the
committee say that whatever measures are
ordered there will be no violence. They
think the policemen who man the Burlington
engines are an insult to the men as the road
understands they are intelligent men and not
to be classed with rioting strikers.
The trains here are moving about as
yesterday, although The officials say that
throughout the system they are running
much more regularly. The regular passen
ger trains left with empty coaches about on
time. The Council Bluffs train came in al
| Gas o'clock, half an hour late. The Des
Moines and st. Paul express due at 9 :3s
o'clock was marked abandoned between St
Joseph and Kansas City" The company
| commenced to handle Denver business this
| morning. No attempt has yet been made Il
| send out freight train from Kansas
City. The switch engine which
| was at work in the yard.
yesterday was running to-day and as there i.
no freight coming it is handling all the bust
| ness. There were q great many applicants
| for positions at the Burlington Office this
morning but the strikers are active and Il
any man whom they know to be good engi
neer out of Job they offer to pay his boar(
| and also to pay him engineers wages. Th,
brotherhood is now keeping about dozel
men at hotel hers
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02

NJ. Cavanaugh, one of the special police
men appointed to defend the property of the
b. & M. company during the strike, came
into the chief OF policies office yesterday
and turning over his star, said he resigned
that he could not conscientiously perform his
duty.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-11
look forward to at least twenty years Of

look forward to at least twenty years of
active work, and it would be all the bet
ter if on the beginning of his
high judicial career be had a
prospect of thirty or thirty
five years before him. There are
young lawyers. and plenty of them, of
pre-eminent ability, whose names would
adorn any judicial position. Why the
necessity, then, of making the supreme
court house of refuge for decayed pol
iticians? The GLOBE has no personal
objections to Secretary BAYARD. Minis
ter PHELPS or Speaker CARLISLE,
whose names have been most promi-
nently mentioned in connection with
the office of chief justice. But it does
recognize the fact that there are valid
objections to each and all of them. 10
say nothing of the advanced age OF two
of these gentlemen, it is sufficient to
say that men whose training has chiefly
been in political life are not fit material
for judicial offices.
The GLOBE is in no position to know
what the president proposes to do in
this matter. We have confidence in his
Judgment and his power of discrimina-
ton, and hope to see him adopt our way
of viewing this important subject. But
whether he does or not, we will stick to
the opinion that none but young, vigor-
Gus lawyers should be thought of in
connection with the appointment of
chief Justice.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-11
ARROR DAY.

The proclamation of the governor ap-
pointing Saturday, April 2S, as Arbor
day should not be allowed to pass I'M
needed by the people of Minnesota. In
this state, with it's vast tracts of un-
broken prairie land, Arbor day
should have an especial significance
and should be strictly observed. Such
forests as Minnesota does possess are
rapidly disappearing under the incur
sionS Of the lumberman.
The day is probably comparatively
near at hand when, unless some pro-
vision is made for their replenishment,
the state will be entirely denuded Of
woods. 1t is a well-established fact
that there is an intimate relation be-
tween the extent Of forests and the rain
fall. With the disappearance of the
woodland the lack of sufficient rainfall
in this state may at some time prove a
serious embarrassment to Minnesota
farmers. 1t is better, then, to take time
by the forelock and provide against the
future.
If every person in position to do so,
particularly in prairie counties, would
observe the governors proclamation
and set out tree Oh Arbor day the ag-
gregate would be very large indeed, and
would go far toward bringing about the
replenishment so necessary. If that
man is a benefactor who makes two
blades of grass. grow where but one
grew before, how much more of a one is
he who causes to flourish beautiful
and health-giving tree where none at all
grew before.
The matter is one which may right
fully claim public consideration. and it
is much to be hoped that the suggestion
embodied in the governors proclama-
ton will be widely adopted.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-11
HER VALENTINE.

Keep faith with me and patient let us waitl
Kissed on thy lips l seal Loves secret sign,
And thus. in silence, let us bide our fate
And make no moan nor plant; soon come or
late
1t will be well with us, my valentine
And love, and so keep faith with me as l
with thee.
Lean close to me that may read more clear,
Within thine eyes, Loves outward glowing
sign
And looking steadfast so shall not fear
TO whisper low Loves secret word-so near
Thy heart to mine, my valentine
And love; and so lean close to me as to
thee.
Clasp hands with me that may lead the way.
And viii guide so none shall know the
sign
BY which Love thralls our lives as day by day
Thou followest me! hope fashions dreams
that stay,
And as we choose our path. my valentine
And love, clasp hauds with me as with
thee.
Keep faith with mel There is no other test
OF love so sure) thy sweet lips know the
sign
By which Love makes his coming manifest,
And in our secret watch for worse or best,
Content has come to us, my valentine
And love. so keep thy faith with me as /
with thee.
Harriet Maxwell Converse
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-11
RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.

The report of the Minnesota commits
sioner of statistics presents some very
interesting information regarding the
danger incident to railroad travel in
this state, or rather to the lack of ii, so
far as passengers are concerned. 1t ap-
pears that, while the whole number of
passengers carried within the state dur
ing the year was s, 141, 163 net, but seven
persons were killed. So that the chance
of death consequent upon railway riding
in Minnesota is one in nearly 1900, 900.
. The rate for passengers injured, how
ever, is somewhat higher, being about
one in 100000, thirty-two people having
been injured 1t thus appears that
railway travelling is attended with
hardly more danger to the passenger
than walking along the street. Even
the most timid can take courage, after
such a showing, and can take his or her
seat in the train with almost absolute
confidence in arriving at the destination
safely.
But the showing is not quite so favor
able when the case of railway en-
ployes is considered. 1t appears that,
while but 1883 railroad employees
found work whiting the limits of the
state during the year, 45 were killed
and 800 were injured. With these facts
in mind, the reflection naturally occurs
that something might be done looking
toward the greater safety of employees,
and that the foresight should not be
directed exclusively toward the safety
of passengers.
Of course there are necessary and I'M
avoidable dangers incident to railroad
ing, but there are others that can be
obviated. For instance, the adoption Of
automatic car couplers alone would no
doubt, largely decrease the record of
killed and wounded. But unless an en-
lightened public sentiment expresses
itself, but little can be hoped for in that
direction, since, left to themselves, the
railroad companies are constitutionally
slow to act.
The sentiment, therefore, should ex-
press itself in terms that will leave no
doubt of the duty of the railroads in the
premises.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-11
CHOOSE A YOUNG MAN.

There is no evidence that the presi-
dent is in any hurry to name Judge
YATES successor. In the sense that
the gravity of the appointment de-
mands careful deliberation his delay in
the matter is probably judicious. But
when we call to mind the fact that the
supreme court is burthened down with
business and that the associate justices
are an overworked set of men, it does
seem that the president would be justi-
fed in hurrying up the appointment,
even though he should subject himself
to the criticism of undue haste.
The GLOBE is aware that Mr.. CLEvE-
LAND is a man who forms his own con-
illusions and acts upon his individual.
Judgment, and it therefore hesitates to
make any suggestions relative to the APP
pointment of chief justice. At the
same time we have our opinions; and as
we have a duty to perform as public
journal, we do not hesitate to give eX-
preston to those opinions, whether they
have weight with the administration or
not.
LII lllob pluCO. tiiO uppOliiVCC
be an able and well trained jurist. He
should be man of broad common sense,
qualities that were possessed in an emf
nent degree by MARSHALL. TANEY and
WAITE. But chief of all, he should be
comparatively young man, in the freshest
yigor of mature mental and physical
powers. The court needs man at it's,
head with vigor as well as character and
attachments. 1t was the presidents
misfortune to have overlooked this i'm
portant fact in the appointment of JUS
tice LAMAR. If it was unfortunate in
the case of an associate justice, it would
be doubly so in the appointment of chief
justice.
The GLOBE will go so far as to say
that no man who has passed beyond the
age of fifty years is qualified to enter
upon the position of chief justice. 1t is
place wherein the incumbent should
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-11
ALIEN LANDHOLDING.

In making his maiden speech in the
senate Senator FAULKNER, OF West
Virginia, could not have hit upon a sub
ject which, saving the tariff, would have
awakened more interest in the West
than the question of landholding by
aliens. The West has suffered enough
already from this evil to accord Senator
FAULKNER very hearty commenda-
ton in the position he assumes against
the disposition of public lands to for
eigners.
The rapidity with which the public
lands have been taken up warrants the
belief that it will be comparatively
short time before the farms which
Uncle Sam is supposed to have for all
corners will be conspicuous by their
absence. The speculative holding OF
large tracts of land by foreigners has in
many sections oppressed intending set
tiers, and should have never been per-
mitted. But since it has, the only thing
to be done is to prevent an extension OF
the evil.
And the reasoning which applies to
agricultural lands is of equal force with
regard to mineral lands, to which Sena-
tor FAULKNER more particularly refers.
The mineral lands are even more
limited in extent than farming lands,
and should therefore be as vigorously
limited to American citizens and those
who have declared their intention to be-
come American citizens. There is no
lack of home capital ready to seek an
outlet in the direction of mining opera
tions, and it should be given the choice.
Mining companies should at least be
composed, so far as their directors are
concerned, of American citizens; and so
far as possible congress should take
other measures toward preventing the
gobbling of mineral lands by others
than those more justly entitled to them.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-11
CoNKLING's LAST FIGHT.

There is something exceedingly
pathetic in the story the telegraph
brings of Roscoe CoNKLING's illness.
The restlessness of the impatient suf-
ferer, the wandering to and fro through
the chambers OF his residence as if in
quest of balm for the torturing pain,
the partial recognition of friends, and
then the saddened collapse into uncon-
seriousness, all go to make up picture
of the deepest pathos. 1t is brave
battle the great man is fighting against
Death.
1t is hard for a man of Mr.. CoNK-
LING's nature to die. That proud, inn
perious will, which allowed no obstruc-
ton to its purposes in life, mutinies in
the face of death. 1t refuses to submit
to the mandate of the great conqueror.
The soul of NAPOLEON going out upon
the wings of the tempest into the inky
darkness which enveloped his island
prison presents to the Imagination a no
more picturesque death scene than that
which is now witnessed in the saddened
home of the eminent New Yorker.