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Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-10
The WcatI,er nd,ca.ions.

For Nebraska; Light showers, slightly
cooler, except IN extreme western portions
slightly warmer, southerly winds, becoming
variable.
For Iowa Threatening weather with
light showers, slightly cooler, variable
winds.
For Dakota; Fair, except local showers
in eastern portion, warmer in northwest
portion cooler in southeast portion, north
erly winds, becoming variable
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-10
THE pARNELL CoMMIssIoN.
Archbishop Walsh Says the Leagu
Has Diminished Crime.

LONDON, May 9,-ArchbIshop Walsh con-
tinued his testimony before the Parnell COM
mission to-day. lie testified that facts that
had come TO his knowledge which proved
that the league tended to diminish CRIME.
There has hocn gradual decadence IN secret
societies IN ireland since 1856. AS the league
spread, secret societies vanished; people
learned to prefer open parliamentary action
and to dislike secrecy throughout his diocese.
Gases of boycOtting had been few although
the league was strong in that district
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-10
The Contested Election Cases.

WAshINGToN, May 9.-Mr. Mobley, clerk
of the house committec on elections OF the
Fifteth congress- Is diligently at work ar
ranging, prlntingand docketing the papers
received in tue contested election cases
which will claim the attention Of the COM
mittee during the congress.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-10
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Phelps Returns TO Yale.

New HAVEN, May "a rumor TO the
effect that ex-Minister Phelps would resume
his duties as professor ir the Yale law school
WAS verified to-day, by the issuance Of
prospectus of the elective studies, with
course Of law by Prof. Phelps.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-10
Wind Storm lad Clarinhu.

CLARINDA, Ia, May 9.---lSpecial Telegram
TO THE BEE. YESTERDAY morning occurred
the seyerest wind storm ever known IN the
city. Serious damage was done TO the brick
block owned by ex-Representative William
Cutler, which is occupied by the postollce
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-10
For NiatthrM,s a SHOES.

SrRINcFIELp, May 9-The democrats to-
night rcHinated Clayton f. Crafts as a can
didate for the vacancy caused by the reslgna.
tion of Peter Matthews The republicans
nominated Jas. N. Miller, OF Stark.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-10
Drank CarbOIic Acid,

DUBUQUE, Ia, May 9.--[Special Tele-
gram to THE BEE. YESTERDAY the three
year-old child of Jacob Loes, of Cascade, in
this county. got hold of a bottle of carbolic
acid, and drank enough to cause speedy
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-10
SipeIla Sucnessnr.

WASHINGTON. May 9,--The president this
afternoon appointed Frank G. Loveiand TO
be pension agent at New York city, vice
FRANZ Sigcl resigned.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-10
COLONEL Grant Reaches Vienna

yIENSA, May 9.--Colonel Fred Grant, the
new American minister to Austria, arrived
here 20 day.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-10
TEN MINERS KILLED.
a Car Fails Down the Shaft on TIL
Ascending Cage.


Ascending Cage.
PoTTsviLLE, Pa, May e.--At the Kaska
William colliery, near Middleport, this
evening, cage containing ten miners was
ascending the shaft, and had reached a
height OF about fifteen feet from the botto m
when an empty car was pushed over the top
of the shaft by two Hungarian laborers.
The car struck the ascending cage with
awful momentum, snattering it to splinters
and instantly killing overy one of its occu.
pants. The names of the victims are:
MICHAEL BOYLE, assistant inside foreman.
HuGH CARLIN.
PAT MCDONALD,
GEoRGE BENDEL,
sJouN PoTTovIsCu,
FRANK STRATKoVIsCH,
JonN MOORE,
ALBERT DYER,
EDWARD KURTz,
STEPHEN MATsoN.
The cage with the victims was hurled into
the dump a hole at the bottom of the
shaft where water from the workings ac-
Cumulates, and the mangled bodies were not
recovered for some time. The mine is oper-
ated by the Allan Coal company. 1t is an
old working shaft and is 900 feet deep.
The colliery employs about five hundred
hands, and is also known as the big Vein.'
There ls intense indignation over the en-
ployment of stupid Hungarans in position
OF such responsibility as at the mouth of the
shaft. There is thirty-iive feet of water in
the dump" and the work of recovering
bodies Is very difficult. AT o'clock this
evening only one body had been recovered.
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-25
ReIieI Gus Worship In the Reform
School.

TO the Editor Of the Press:
The following order has been introduced
into the House, relating to the religious wor-
ship at the State Reform School:
Ordered, That the Senate concurring. the trr,s-
ICES OF tne Reform School are instructed to afford
ample facilities for freedom of religious worshin
Which tss .ne ministers Of any denomination to
without let or hindrance.
] wish to call the attention of the peonle
Of this city and State to the fact that the
above order IS, first, needless, because the
inmates Of the school already have ample
and equal religious privileges; secondly, it
is contrary to the spirit of our constitution,
In that it requires the State officials to make
religious classification of the boys and to
subject them to sectarian teaching; thirdly.
u Is in direct violation of chapter 142 of the
Revised Statutes, In that 1t takes the custo-
dy, government and instruction of the bows
away from the trustees and superintendent,
and hands the boys over to the custody. gov
eminent and instruction of ecclesiastics Who
are ar IN no way accountable for their doings to
tne state and, fourthly, it Is mischieyous
oreser, because 1t Is loosely drawn, and its
st n,Oddy;ement would cause endless misunder.
and onan, s,nnpaIrassmept and contention,
versy and strife. ~. 'o0'"iian consro-
NJ no asks for the adoption of this ordoro
ata hnates OF the school ask for II No ,'o,
Snts Oh inmates ask for IL TX. ~ 10 PAT
a s,I PIC Bishop Of Portland asks f for ~
n Wlii tbe good people of Maine grant tor IT,
bisnop special facilities for the nrono W tne
Oh homanism In State institution "sa'ioh
Inc question of religious instrnctio., -
received the thoughtful attention ~ t tls
trustees for years, and they are unanimop .Ie
In favor OF the continuance of the nr oSsy
course OF giving equal privileges to ali both
Protestant and Catholic alike, to teach s.tbn
general precepts of the Christian religion
the power and goodness of God, the Truths
OF the Bible and lessons Of morality and yir-
tue, but they are unalterably opposed 20
making the Reform School the camping
ground OF sectarian teachers, and the battle
field for religious strife. This course has
won the approval Of the legislative commit
tee, who recently visited the Reform School.
and who, after giving an extended hearing
70 the Bishop and his priests, agreed that no
change was desirable.
viii the legislature attempt to override
the opinion of the trustees Of the school and
the legislative committee, and without any
investigation Of the case pass this needless.
unconstitutional and mischieyous order?
And will the people Of the State submit to
the dictation of religious denomination, or
VIII they protest against classifying the
states wards into religions claeca q nd furn
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-25
Collapse Of the Times case.

The case Of the London Times against Mr..
ParneH has completely collapsed. Pigott
has not explicitly confessed that he forged
the letters which were sold to the Times.
but he has confessed enough to leave no
doubt In the public mind that he was the
fabricator of them. A thoroughly reckless
scoundrel after he had sold the letters to tho
Times to be used to ruin the reputation Of
Parnell, he practically offered to Archbisb-
OPP Walsh for consideration to point ont
how their effect could be nentraIized. OF
course II these letters were genuine there
was no way to destroy their effect. That
could only be destroyed by showing they
were forgeries, and this undoubtedly he was
prepared to do had Archbishop Walsh prom
ised MIN the price he asked. 1t was money
that Plgott was after. After be had got all
from the Times that he could he turned TO
the Parnellites andattempted to bleed them
He was ready to swear That the letters were
genuine for money, and he was lust as ready
10 swear Tor money that the letters were
forgeries. He admitted on the witness
stand that he had written many falsehoods
to Archbishop Walsh and be was forced to
ADMIT also under the skilfull cross-ouestion-
Ing OF Sir Charles Russell that he beliavaa
the Parnel letters were of doubtful gem
uineness. When be was asked to write the
words "hesitancy" and likelihood" he mis-
spelled them thus, 'hesitency." '.likele-
hood, making the precise errors In or
typography that are found in those words in
the Parnell letters. Before his cross-exam.
nation was concluded he sought the refuge
winch perjurers always seek when hard
pressed, OF forgetfulness. He could remem-
ner nothing. His two days cross-examina-
uon convinced the most ardent haters q,
rarnen that the letters arc
spurious, and that either the Times,s n,h,,'
cation was malicious or that great No.
per was the easy dupe of contemplate ana
npecunious dead beat, whose proper Mace
inside penitentiary.
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-25
The Laws Inconsistencies.

10 the Edstor Of the Press
Twas thinking last evening of the inconsis.
tencies Of our laws. Here were bontires made
OF empty flour and oil barrels and old lime
casks hlied with shavings and other combus-
iDle materials, piled from nine to fifteen
ieet nlgn, In the midst of wooden BUILDING
10 thlckly settled city. Sparks were fiyinee
IN az directions and it seemed as though
aeothing could save the city from another big
west and southwest carrying the sparks
nigh up In the air. The boys piled OF, the
parrels and heaped them high, holding them
tnree, TOUR and sometimes five barrels high.
Win long poles. Women were rushing
around and begging the boys not to build
such big fires fearing their houses would be
burned. a1a great, strong, able policemen
were standing looking on and not irving TO
stop the boys simply because it was WASH
thngtoh,s birthday If George, himself, could
would have called upon the police 10 stnn
those big bonfires that seemed to threaten
the destruction of our city, the new capital
OF the State. The steam fire engines were
rushing through the streets in all directions,
alarm after alarm was calling the depart
ment to different sections of the city (and the
nre department Of Portland is one that any
city might be proud of from the able chief to
tne humolest man in the service, always
Ieady ana prompt As the alarms sounded
nres and stirred them up, making the sparks
ny In all directions. To say the CITY was In
high state Of excitement is drawing It mild.
NOW, Mr. Editor, do not want to reflect
IA any manner upon the police force. but
simply ON the laws of the city. There is a
SOL Of unwrltten law which allows the bows
to build these big bonfires on the 22d of Feb
uary. Years ago it was the custom for the
good boys to beg or borrow and the bad bows
20 steal a half barrel of tar and on the even
ing OF the ed to light it and gather round its
pleasant light and blow their horns. But Of
late years tar being high in price and emptv
barrels easier to borrow or beg the custom Is
10 build these bonfires and no one attemnts
to stop them. Now is this right? Have fhe
citizens OF Portland no redress for such wild
reckless bonires being built in the public
streets as were built last night. Think thew
nave and hope some calm, deliberate alder.
man or councilman will see to it at the next
regular meeting of that honorable body. that
law Is passed that no bonfires shall be al
lowed in any public street, lane or alley Of
this city without the permission of the CITY
marshal, and If we had such law the mar
shai, would have authority to stop anything
ne thought dangerous. Under the old Gus
tom without special laws, what marshal
would dare issue an order to stop these dan
gerous bonfires. We have laws that no
wooden building shall be built within GER
tain limit, over ten feet high, without an
tnority from the city government. but Is a
wooden building Is or 20 feet high anywhere
near as dangerous as these big bonfires.
Portland, Feb 23d. CTrIzrN
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-25
What to Take in the Spring.
A Tonic Absolutely Necessary in
the Spring.

| In the spring everybody begins to think abou
taking spring medicine. Not only is this a yer,
common practice, but very necessary and health
iui one. 1t is fact, which physicians acknowl
euge and the people recognize, that DIR. Greene,s
Nervura, the great brain, nerve and health re
storer, taken during the month of March. Apri
and May, is certain to restore health IN cases q
those who are sick.
1t is further understood by everybody that. even
for those who call themselves well, it is very inn.
portant at this season of the year, II they would
maintain good health and yigor to take this yalu.
able spring remedy to strengthen and inyigorate
the nerves, tone up the action of all the organs
and create healthy condition of the nerves
blood, stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels.
Be sure and use this remarkable invigorator
and tonic, DR.. Greenes Nervura, the great
strengthening and inyigorating remedy. 1t is
pronounced by everybody. doctors as well as the
people, to be the best spring medicine in existence
and has taken rank as the greatest and most i'm.
portant medical discovery Of modern times.
Under the use Of this wonderful remedy that
weak, tired and nervous feeling disappears, the
nerves become strong and steady, the nights are
restful and the sleep natural and refreshing, tn
appetite returns, good digestion and regular &C.
tion OF the bowels are established, the kidneys
and liver are restored to healthy action, and the
vital energies, strength and vigor of the system
perfectly built up.
This truly remarkable spring remedy, which is
purely vegetable and harmless, is for sale by all
druggists at S1.oo per bottle, and II any one de-
sires to be perfectly and permanently cured of all
those disagreeable feelings, weakness and ex-
haustion incident to spring take our urgent recon-
mendation and get bottle of this medicine. 1t
VIII well repay you, as we can testify from our
own experience of its marvellous cuI alive powers
and you have our assurance that you will not be
disappointed. Be sure and ask for DIR. Greene's
Nervura Do not be persuaded to take any other
remedy in place Of this, as we know this to be the
greatest and best of all spring medicines. Dr.
Greene, its dscoverer, is the eminent and skiIful
specialist In the cure of nervous and chronic dis
eases, who gives consultation and advice free of
charge, at his office, "a Temple Place, Boston,
Mass. personally or by letter.
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-25
CURRENT COMMENT,
PoRTLAND's HOTEL ACCOMMODATE Ms.
Winthrop Budget.

PoRTLAND's HOTEL ACCOMMODATING Ms,
Winthrop Budget.l
In commenting upon the removal of the
capital the Bangor Wing makes the surpris-
ing statement that the hotel accommodations
Of Bangor are better than those of Portland.
The truth is that Portland has nearly double
the accommodations of Bangor, and is hard
ly equalled 10 this respect by any city OF its
size in the United States.
VOICE FROM RENNECEC.
IA. p. Benjamin of Oakland, in Kennebec
Journal
My opinion is, that the seat OF State gov
eminent, should generally BIZ at the chief
city or metropolis of the State, and therefore
mat Portland is the proper place for it. 1t
70 not yet apparent that the people of this
t stvwn nave taken much interest In the ques-
ZION; The legislators whom they send to the
1 ,b are much better qualified than those
ha no s s Them, to decide this question and
the Te seeh no reason thus far TO believe that
t tbe people will protest, or rebel at what
~ tne a servants see 1T to do In the matter AS
- ID. an enlargement of the present State Honse
4 an Ihcllhed to the opinion that Consistent.
y VIII good internal arranQements and .
impracticable. 'i'i' !" ID quite
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-25
me Catholics and the Reform
School,

10 the Editor of the Press.
Dear Sir-Under the above caption is
printed In your excellent paper bill which
IL does not seem possible that our legislators
can pass.
Inc Dill orders shat the Senate concurr-
ing the Trustees of the Reform School are
instructed to afford ample facilities for free
uv,I ~ rellglous worship by allowing the
parents of the children belong to administer
the sacrament and give spiritual comfort
without let or hindrance."
.. rms bill instead of being in the interest of
freedom OF religious worship" Is a direct
blow against 1t by causing the State to COM
pei children to observe the faith of their
parents without any choice of their own in
the premises.
1t Involves serious difficulty in the case
o. mb children whose parentage Is unknown or
Ii Is founded upon an erroneous SUPPOSE
ton that the religious freedom of the Reform
School children Is interfered with. Perfect
freedom Of religious worship is now grant
ed. taa A9
Roman Catholic children In the Reform
Sch DOL have today the same religious privi-
leges as the children of Protestants.
This bill asked for by the Roman Catho-
lies Is opposed by Professionals because it Is
legislative act In the direct interests of
the Roman Catholic church in direct viola
ton of the spirit and letter of the consti-
tuition Of Maine
| The words sample facilities" In the bill
| may involve the erection of a special build
ing with furnishings and the absence of the
ofiicer, required by the rules which for
bid these reform children while serving
their sentence meeting visitors without the
| presence of said officer Qalh
The provision of the bill ito give spiritual
comfort without let or hindrance" makes the
officers powerless at times in enforcing the
rules and discipline of the school since at
| any and at all times II priestly caprice sees
fit the boys may be withdrawn from their
appointed 81 tas e..-s." sSsA.o dug "a p1fIou
The bill II framed with the exact meaning
| OF those who advocate 1t would read:
| That the Senate concurr1ng, the trustees of the
| Reform school are instructed TO furnish spec
IA hail Or building for the use Of the children Of
roman Catnollc parentage in addition to their
present chapel, where without any restrictions nv
the of1ioers Of the institution the Roman Catholic
| priests whenever and to whatever degree they
choose may instruct said RomanCatholic children.
When it is remembered that it is one of
the tenets of the Roman Catholic church
i That the rite OF Christian baptism by who
ever administered makes the subject a Ro-
man Catholic; the far reaching provisions
/ OF this bill may be understood.
That such bill should be framed and pre-
| sented to the legislature is remarkable to
/ Protestants who constitute seven-eights of
our citizens, and we protest against its pas
sage thereby bringing into being a religious
conflict as In other commonwealths The
bill If passed will call into being sectarian
strifes from which we are now happily free.
| Why should such conflict be forced upon
| our citizens ApoA
Yours respectfully,
REV. N I. WHITAKER, ID. ID.
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-25

According to an Augusta letter to The Bos
ton Sunday Globe, the election Of Col. Dow
as Speaker Of the Maine House Of Repre-.
sentatiyes was part Of the conspiracy" to
move the Capital from Augusta to Portland.
That's the most amusing Of many amusing
statements that the scared Augustans have
sent forth.
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-25

Bangor has just applied civil service re-
form principles to the appointment of her
policemen. Hereafter applicants for posi-
tions upon the force are to sbe subjected
to examination as to their fitness morally
and physically. Apparently politics have
had much to do In the past with the compost
tionIof the force just as they used to in Port
land, with results no more satisfactory there
than here. The Bangor plan is very similar
to the one now in use in Portland and which
has produced on the whole very. satisfactory
raeu1fc t.t.taa--' tss
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-25

The Republican caucuses to nominate can
dldates for aldermen and councilmen and
MsyoT u viii Be- held f6ls evening, There
nfevb @ald,sfSr al Fl @ose 81 81 the wards
nomination by the Republicans is equiya-
lent to an election, and therefore the eompo-
sltion of the next city government will be
practically settled tonight. As regards a
candidate for Mayor it seems to be conceded
that Major Melcher willimeet with no consid-
cradle opposition. Nevertheless, it win be
well. for all Republicans who believe that
his nomination viii be, under existing cir
cumstances. the wisest one that can be
made to turn out. sssg43 laii.5.es "
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-25

owe do not read anonymous letters and commu-
nications. The name and address Of the writer
are in all cases Indispensable not necessarily for
publication but as guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-25

1t looks as If some of the Wesleyan fresh
men were destined to complete their educa-
ton in penitentiary.
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-25


The accident on the European & North
American branch Of the Maine Central rail-
road was caused. 1t is reported, by the mis-
placing of switch. II that is SO, then there
is heavy responsibility resting upon some
body, for misplaced switch indicates GRIM
inal carelessness or criminal design. The
responsibility does not end here, however.
for 1t is evident that had the cars not taken
fire the lives of at least two men could have
been saved. The passenger cars appear to
have been equipped with the Sewali heater.
but in the postal car was coal stove, which
was upset by the shock and set the cars on
fire. 1t is high time for the legislature to
pass law forbidding the running on pas
senger trains Of any car not provided with
safety heating apparatus. Apparatus of
this sort have been fully tested and found to
be entirely practicable. There exists there
fore no excuse for exposing passengers or
employees to the danger Of being slowly
burned to death, as were the victims of this
disaster.
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-25

The Portland Prohibitionists have nomi-
mated the Hon. Neal Dow for Mayor. The
Democrats probably won't endose him this
year.
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-25

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The Portland daily press., 1889-02-25

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LOT NO. $50 Extra Long
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and offered at $l2 each, hardly
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