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Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
Farmers Institutes.

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. l6'-lSpecial to III
BEE, Mr.. Whitehead OF Custer introduced
a bill to-day. appropriating the sum Of
s., 800 annually, for the next two years, to DO
expended in holding farmers Institutes. Ac-
cordiug to the provisions of the bill the
president, secretary and board of regents
of the state university, the president and
secretary Of the state agricultural society,
horticultural society, Dairymen's a~ssocia-
ton and State Farmers alliance are consti-
tuted a board to superintend the holding Of
the institutes and expend the money. They
are required TO name one OF their mum
ber, who is to receive q salary of $500 a year
and expenses, to act as special agent of the
board in arranging for the meetings.
The bill further provides that no part Of
she money shall be used to pay local expenses,
that the institute shall continue from one to
three days, and not over 500 be expended at
any one meeting. The bill also specifies
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
The lnter.state invention.

Dies MONIES, Ia, Feb. 16.-TSpecial Tele-
gram to THE BEEl--Governor Larrabee has
been officially notified by Governor Hum
phrey, of Kansas, that the Interstate
convention to take action against pork and
beef combinations will be held in st. Louis
on the 18th of March. The scheme for this
convention originated with the Kansas legis-
lature, and has received the endorsement of
the governors of various western states, and
they have agreed to see that delegates to
represent the respective states will be IN at
tendance. Governor Larrabee has not yet
appointed the Iowa delegates, but will do so
in the near future. The purport of the con.
vention will be to agree upon some line of
action for all of the western states to follow
in the hope that a combined opposition of
these states may succeed in overthrowing
these gigantic combines. Governor Lar
rabee is in hearty sympathy with the move
ment and will see that Iowa is well repre-
Sented.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
the Garbage Question.

The city council met as n committee last
night ana devoted it's time TO hearing the
merits of the Mertz garbage destroyer, dis
cussed by Mr.. Seidcnborg, the agent of the
Buffalo company. The system has already
been described in ImE BEE, and the company
claims TO be wiling TO put in u S'5.NO on
SS0.O 10 plant at Their own expense and de-
stroy the garbage as cheaply per ton as any
process can do. In this case II would save
the city the cost of the cremat0r. They
claim a capacity of from ten 10 five hundred
tons per Day, as may be required, and cite
the contract made for a term Of three Years
with the city Of Milwaukee, where they are
paid Sl5, 800 per annum and the city delivers
its garbage At the works. 1t was decided TO
let Mr.. Seidenbcrg make Il definite proposI-
ton to the council, which would then con-
slider it.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
LEGISLATIVE Gossip.

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 16.-[Special to THE
BEE. To-day was pay day and a large
number OF employees appeared at the desk of
the chief clerk and drew their little war
rants.
The whole house is gradually settling
down to the opinion that Tom Cooke, first
assistant clerk, is the right man in the right
place. He has charge of the journal, and
in every case the record has been found COR
rect to a dot. Tom is a decided success.
The house was unable to do anything to-
day. The temptation to spend Sunday at
home and save some expense is too much for
the average legislator, and the minority,
after voting down two or three motions to
adjourn, yielded to the inevitable and allowed
the resolution to carry.
Shall dogs be taxed2 was the problem that
the salons in the house were endeavoring to
solve to-day. They finally concluded to let
a man keep all the dogs he may desire and
pay taxes on their "value."
The Hampton committee is doing thor
ough work and cannot help wedding out at
least one|Ihird Of the employees of the house,
especially in some departments.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
The Kcya Paha Nigilantcs.

LoNG PINE, Neb, Feb. t6.-fSpecial Tele.
gram to The BEE. There is more alarm
about the keya Paha vigilant committee than
there is any necessity for. The people liv.
ing along the Dakota line in that county have
been losing hundreds of cattle and horses
this last summer, ana now they nave apprc-
hended tho parties who ave been iustru.
mental i'll taking them, aud a body of law
abiding citizens, who are the losers, have
taken charge of the men captured and are
holding them till they find out for sure
whether the state of Nebraska or the Terri.
tory of Dakota has jurisdiction over them.
When this is determined they will be turned
over to the proper authorities. The cattle
belong to citizens of Nebraska and were
hcrded in Dakota. One of the parties turned
over fifty head of cattle and 500 IN money,
but the people in this ncighborhood don't
fear that any mob law will be put into cXecu-
ton,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
SPnAtn.

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 16.-TSpecial to THE
BE. The senate opened this morning with
eight members absent. Ransom also left,
and Senator Paxton's bill for the condemna-
tion of a postoffice site at Omaha was put on
its passage, going through without opposi-
sition. Senator Howe also improved the OPP
portunity to bring up his bill for g%lobular
glass ballot boxes in the committee Of the
whole. 1t was amended SO as 70 apply only
to cities of 5000 or over, and was approved
in committee of the whole.
The senate spent the larger share of the
morning in wrestling with the Funck BALLOT
bill, which was explained at length in The
BEE a few days ago. 1t regulates the size,
color, type, paper, and method of voting
election tickets. The bill was cut and
slashed without mercy, and in despair of
getting the discovered pieces together the
senate put the bill back on the general file.
1t will probably make another try next
week.
Senators Nesbitt, Howe, Paxton, Robin
son, Norval, Roche, and Pope. were APP
pointed to meet with Il house committee and
arrange a Joint session of the legislature to
receive Senator Mdnderson. The senator has
sent word that he will be in Lincoln next
Tuesday.
The senate adjourned at noon to meet Mon
day afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
Railroad Notes.

Thomas w. Lee has resigned the position
of general passenger agent of the Lake Erie
q Western in view Of taking his position
March l as assistant general passenger agent
of the Union Pacific.
The Atlantic express on the Union Pacific
was one hour late yesterday morning result
ing from IA heavy train and the storm.
w. H.. Holcomb's private Car 1901 has
Just emerged from the shops with new sets
of wheels manufactured out Of compressed
paper.
The new rotary snow plow for the Union
Pacific will be wheeled into Omaha over the
Rock Island about Tuesday next. He who
laughs last laughs best
j. S. Tebbets, who will step from the gen
eral passenger to the general freight depart
ment Of the Union Pacific March |, is de-
voting a portion Of his time at present in the
freight department.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
Y. NJ. o. A. Briefs.

James Hilberry, formerly stenographer at
the Y. M. G. A, has resigned his position
there and engaged with the Pullman Palace
Car company in a like capacity.
Physical Director Kerr, of the Sioux City
association, was a guest at the rooms yester-
day. -
The membership is rapidly reaching 500,
the limit of the number of gymnasium lock-
ers. I-4I
State Secretary Mast was a visitor at the
hall yesterday. "a, A
The monthly meeting of the reception com.
mlttee decided that the IeXt reception shall
be given to railroaders.
The membership committee met with the
reception committee at tea at q o'clock. This
committee is doing some earnest work in its
line, and at this session considered the sub
iect of Ways and Means
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
A Policeman Resigns.

Last night Mayor Broatch and Messrs.
Gilbert and Smith transacted the business
usually al lifted to the board of fire and
police commissioners, the other memoers of
the board being absent. 1t was decided that
applicants for position on the force should
appear for examination April -. Officer w.
II. Adams handed in his resignation, which
was accepted. Superintendent George A.
Coulter, of the fire and police alarm system,
asked for an increase in salary. The APP
p~lieation was left over. Officer Freeland
was given leave of absence until March |,
and after contracting with the Gutta Percha
& Rubber company for 1000 feet of hose, at
cost of g., 900, TO be delivered in twenty days
and paid for June IL, the board adjourned.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
Daily Vesttbule Trains,

The Union Pacific and the Southern Pa
ciic have entered into a combine, and about
APRIL a daily vestibule train service will be
instituted between Oman and San Fran
cisco. The new combination will require six
vestibule trains and the same will be fur
nished jointly by the two companies. One of
the three TO be furnished by the Union Pa
cihc will be the Golden Gate Special, the
schedule time of which will be changed Tor
the occasion. 1t is stated that this deal is
made TO cut IN on the Burlington's traffic to
Denver and that of the other transcontinen-
tai lines to the coast.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
Won't Tamper With the Statutes.

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 16.-TSpecial to The
BEE. senator Jewett, of Broken Bow, has
a little newspaper clipping slowed away in
his pocketbook that may come handy for
future reference. 1t was cut from The BEE
and contains an interview with Mr.. j. Wood
Smith, of Galloway, that reflects upon Mr.
Jewett. These gentlemen live in Custer
county. 1t is forty-siN by tfty-four miles in
size, and there is a considerable element in
favor of dividing it into four counties. Mr..
Smith imputes bad faith upon Mr.. Jewett's
part by iusinuating that the latter is back of
a bill introduced in the house and intended
to throw obtacles IN the way OF county
division. Representative Whitehead, of
Custer county, made this explanation:
"Mr. Jcwctt lives at Broken Bow, the
present county seat, and is naturally opposed
to division. Representative Sergeant and
myself are for division. That issue was en-.
tered into in the early part of the canvass, but
for the sake OF harmony and in the interest
of the party, the republican candidates
agreed, if elected, not to interiors with the
existing laws relative to county division. l
am confident, from the | have,
that Mr.. Jewett is innocent of doing any
thing contrary to our agreement"
"Mr. Smiths inslnuation is UNJUST" re-
piled Senator Jewett, in answer to a ques-
ton. 81 have had nothing to do with the
house bill lie refers to, and did not know OF
its existence until after it was printed.
l announced publicly that would
not tamper with our present sta
tistics governing county division,
and that position | still hold. If division
was the ISSUE the senator added with a
smile, 81 think Custer county must be very
nearly solid against 1t, for ] had a majority
of l,635 over Smith. His own precinct gave
me a majority, and in a democratic precinct
adjoining / got los votes TO his 81 and the
senator's manner conveyed "A suspicion that
his democratic opponent had personal reasons
for misrepresenting him. In this connection
it may be said that Mr.. Jewett is one of the
influential members of the senate. He does
not talk much, but when he docs he ex-
presses himself tcrsely, clearly and force
fully. He is u faithful worker, and person
ally is one of the most highly respected SEN
atOrs of this session.
The house bill referred to was introduced
by Representative Fenton of Richardson.
II requires n three-tifths vote 10 divide u
county, and provides that u proposition for
division shall not again be entertained until
three years after such a vote has been taken.
The bill is said to have been introduced TO fit
the desires of certain residents Of Holt
county,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
The Winona Il Southwestern.

FoRT DODGE, Ia, Feb, l6.-[Special Tele-
gram to The BEE. 1T was learned in this
city this evening from the Winona g. South
western officials that a continuation of the
construction will be commenced on that road
within the next thirty days. Preparations
are being made rapidly to begin grading.
The officials say that the work of construc-
ton will be pushed with the same vigor and
promptness that marked the construction of
the first twenty miles. The location of the
road has been definitely determined, and
will build to Omaha and Sioux City, via
Fort Dodge,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
The scoyu,e Committee.

LINCOLN, Neb.,- Feb. 16.-TSpecial Tele-
gram to Tue BEE. 1.-THE sergeant-at-arms
of the house returned this morning from Gull
bertson, bringing the two parties implicated
in the bribery business. The committee held
a very short session to-day, as several men,
bers wished to go home. 1t is intimated that
the doors OF the committee room will be
thrown open on Monday and the reporters
admitted, This means either that nothing
tangible has been developed, or that the
guilty parties have been named.
The statement published in an Omaha
paper this morning that McNickle, of Gage,
has testified that money had been offered him
to vote against submission is entirely with
out foundation.
There is a rumor afloat that John A. Tay-
lor had put the committee on the wrong
scent and hurried the affair off on a wild
goose chase to Culbertson, while the real par
ties who have knowledge of the transactions
have got beyond the reach of a subpoena.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
For Emmanuel Hospital.

Next Friday and Saturday the Emmanuel
hospital will appeal TO the charitably dis
posed citizens OF Omaha for aid. The man
agement, however, offers value received TO
the contributors, aud will give an absolutely
Joseph ~ at the Exposition hall. IL will be
illustrated with twelve living tableaux, and
the vocal and instrumental reeitals in accom-
paniment will be IN charge of Prof. j. II.
Butler and c. A. Jacobson. The fact that
the entertainment rs under the patronage Of
the Rev. M.ssrs. Fogelstrom and Harsha
speaks for stself.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
Disastrous Fire.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Feb. l6.-(Special
Telegram to TIE BEE. The most disas.
trous fire that has visited this city within the
past three years broke out to-day in the
Thummcl block, occupied by Withers Il
kolls as a dry goods house. The building
was of frame, veueercd with brick, and the
fire spread very rapidly. The losses are:
George H.. Thumnel, building, s., 900, $1,000
insurance.; Withers & Kolls, stock, S2D,0)O.
Sl4 600 assurances; DR.. Miller, dental Office,
$50; DIR. Finch, dental office and furniture,
$500. The origin Of the fire is unknown, but
it was probably caused by "A stove.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
Questions and Answers.

VIII you please inform US of the number of
miles in the last cightcen-hour bicycle race
won by Princc!-Miner Bros.
Answer--Threc hundred and fifty.four.
10 decide a bet please state whp holds the
English records from four to twenty miles
-'Cyclist.
Ans.-S. G. Whitaker, an American, and
well known in Omaha.
Please state in The BEES Sunday sporting
department whom Paddy Ryan won the
championship from.-E. Il. Hall.
Ans,-No one. The only time he fought
for the championship was when he met Sulli-
van at Mississippi City. HIS fight with old
Joe Goss was not a championship battle.
VIII you please write INT whether a
Western association player can be held for
next season at a reduction of salary from
what he received last ycart-J. y. g., Chi
cago.
Ans.-THE BEE answers no questions by
mail. He can.
When will the playing schedule be pub
lished in The BEEf-Amatcur, Omaha.
Ans.-As soon as ratified by the associa-
ton, which will probably be the first week
in March.
To settle a dispute, will you please state
the fastest time made in "A ftty mile bicycle
race, and obliget-B. x Nj.
Ans.-By +. +. Ives, against time, i,
Springfield, Mass, October q, 1856.
Will YOU please decide the following bets
/ bet George w. Williams $40 that there
never was a stake of $4,000 fought for in
Anerioa. II. j, Cohen.
Ans You lose. Tom liver and Yankee
Sullivan fought at Rock Point, Md, tebru-
AIRY Z, lS49, for $4,000, liver winning.
Can you state in Sundays BEE the largest
number of innings eyer played IN a game oil
base BALI - 4. T. Millen, Union Pacific head
quarters.
Ans.-Twenty- four, Harvard VS.. MAJ
chester, Boston, Mass, MAJ II, 1891.
f.. l.. LOnax, of the Union Pacific, IS in
New YORK.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
Changes at Headquarters.

General Traffic Manager Mellen has been
assigned the quarters formerly occupied By
Thomas l.. Kimball, when ne was at the head
of the traffic department of the Union Pa
cifc. The rooms occupied by Mr.. Mellen
will be occupied by the general manager. d..
o. Clark, Of the fuel department, has been
ASSIGNED a suite Of rooms ON the second floor.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
IknDInera,

A meeting OF The Nebraska branch of the
Oklahoma colony association was held at
Kcsslcr's hall or South Thirteenth street
last night for the purpose OF selecting a COM
mittec To go TO Oklahoma and locate the
Nebraska colony at once. The counties
appointed is composed of Captain j. ID.
Smith, j. b. West and Daniel OMEN, The
last named gentleman is Of South omaha.
Twenty new member were received.
Another meeting will be held Wednesday
night at the same place.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. l6.-lSpecial Tele-
gram. to TUE BEE. The committee to ar
range for the reception of Senator Mander-
son met at the Windsor hotel and agreed on
a joint session Of the two houses at half past
. O'Clock Tuesday. The house will be cleared
of everybody at noon, and admission will be
by ticket. Each legislator and state officer
will be allowed five tickets, including ono for
himself. Senator Nesbit and Representative
Rhodes are the to notify Senator
Henderson of the arr angcmcntS.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
Y. Nj. c. A, Convention.

BEATRICE, Neb., Feb. l6.-iSpccnl to
The BEE. The male Choir of the Beatrice
Young Mems Christian association, Of
twcnty-four members, together with about
fifteen other members of the association,
went to Pawnce City this afternoon to attend
n district Young Mems Christian assertion
convention.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
New Switch Yards.

The Union Pacific will, in the near future,
commence the construction Of a new switch
yard at Summit, to be used for storage of
freight received, aud will also extend the
spur trackage in the yards at Twentieth
street, necessitating the laying of over three
miles of side track.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
Special Service.

Yesterday arrangements for carrying a
mail pouch on the Golden Gate special on
the Union Pacific were completed, and here
after that train will convey mail matter dis
tributed to points east OF the Missouri river
from San Francisco. Chicago and New YORK
mail in the main will he handled. This move
is brought about in the Interests of the com
mercial circles of San Fr-npisco.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17

GENOA, Neb., Feb. 16-lSpecial to THE
BEE. quite a sensation was created
throughout this county yesterday BY the re
port of a committee of the county board, APP
pointed to investigate the books of eX-County
Clerk Shumaker, to the effect that he il
short 1850. Shumakcr was elected three
years ago on the ''rcform' issue raised on
the discovery of II small shortage in the ac-
counts Of j. w. McClessand, county clerk at
that time. ..
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
TEKAMAH BELLIES WEEPING
For Young William B. Moon, Who
Has Fled.
HIS DIAMOND STUDS SpARkLEo,
And His Beautiful Scalskin Ovcr-
coat Quite Turned the
Young Ladies'
Heads.
HIS DIAMOND STUDS spARkLeo,
A Society Darling,

TEKhMlU, Nob., Feb. l6.-fSpeCial TO Tun
Bee w b.. Moon, who has been C~lc:king
in various stores in Tckamah for the past
five years, INDUCED in seal skin overcoats
and diamond studs and went in the very best
society, has been requested to leave town by
the indignant merchants of that burg, whom
he has robbed in sums varying from 81, 900 to
$1,000 each. He was a great favorite among
the ladies, aud many fair maidcns are sup
posed to be weeping i'll silence for a form
that has vanished,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
Cheney Appointed.

Henry G. Cheney, who for a long time has
been chief clerk Of the general passenger
department Of the Fremont, E!khorn & Mis-
sour Valley, was yesterday appointed assist
ant general passenger agent Of that road,
with headquarters in Omaha. tho appoint
meat having immediately gone into effect
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
sPoRRiNG NEWS.
NJ N Fall,

The ffty-mile race between Senator Nor
gan, of London, England, and Charlie Ash
niger, at the Colosseum, attracted a crowd
OF 5000 people. The race was close and ex.
citing up to the forty-fourth mile, when Nor
gan, who was trailing closely, made a mis-
calculation and ran into the pole and turned
a complete somersault over his wheel, falling
fiat upon his back upon the turf track.
Morgan was badly stunned, but quickly re.
covering himself, mounted his wheel and
pluckily continued the race. lie made fire.
quent efforts to recover the lap he lost by the
accident, but they were unavailing. Ash
niger was too evenly matched, and it was
evident that he was the winner. The mishap
robbed the race of much of its interest, and
although Morgan rode heroically, it was no
use. Ashinger won the race by one lap in
235SI.
1t was thought by many spectators that
the fall was a deliberate attempt TO throw
the race.
The female byciclists who have been en-
gagged in ask days race at Madison Square
Garden, New YORK, during the past week,
will be here for a race In the Colosseum, be-
ginning Monday, March II. Billy O'Brien
has telegraphed Manager Prince to mako all
arrangements. Among the starters will be
Mile. Armaindo, Hulda Swallow, kittie
Brown, Jessie Dakcs, Jessie Woods, Lulu
Hart, Il. Won Blumen, Lizzie Stanley,
Minnie McShane, Louise Fox, Hattie Lewis
and Emily Baldwin.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17

battle in question, and says that the attempt
OF the Germans TO arrest him Is due TO their
hatred of any one daring 70 state the real
facts regarding their aggressions. This was
illustrated in the case Of Editor Cusack.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
Hoe RYAN Sick.

j. b. j. Ryan is lying dangerously i'll at his
residence, corner of Lowe and Mercer ayen-
ues. He contracted a severe cold about ten
days ago aud it is feared that it may yet re-
suit fatally.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
a ChnlIenge.

OMAHA, Neb., Feb. l7.-Sporting Editor
BEE: 1t has always been my plan to receive
defeat, as well as victory, in the proper
spirit, but owing to the accident which be.
fell me last night, it is no more than fair and
in justice to my supporters to challenge Ash
niger to a race on next Saturday night, of
from one TO fifty miles, for $50 or 500 u side,
winner to take all receipts. Yours,
'SENAroR'' w. j. MoRGAN.
Have deposited $50 with John j. Hardin to
bind the match.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
the Weather Indications.

Nebraska and Dakota: Clearing, colder
~northerly winds.
Iowa: Generally fair, much colder north
westerly winds.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
Stabbed.

WILDER, Neb.. Feb. ld.--(Special TO THE
BEE. Joseph T.. Radil was seriously stabbed
id the neck by Ben Chesney last night. The
ARRAY took place in Mike Hokuf's saloon.
Radil Is at the hotel very low and Chesncy
has left town,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17

that the purpose OF the measure is TO dis
pense practical knowledge on topics per
tanning to the farm on agriculture, stock and
dairying at the least expense TO the people"