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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 13, 1889)
! 1 \ 0 THE OMAHA DAEL BEE WEDNESDAY , NOVEMBEK 13. 1881) ) . I . ' . , . . , . . . AM ' ' " ' I ' " ' I I I I I I I II ! J ' I ' I I II .HI I I I. .1 | I L > [ GARRULOUS ON GARBAGE ' Oouncllmon Consider the Mayors - Suoponslon or Goldsmith I THE MARKET HOUSE ORDINANCE ' I m \ A Proposition For Bonds Will Ho Kuhiiiitlcit The ConlrnniM For ' Strr-ct Lighting Minor Municipal Matters . ; E " Tlio Council E Tlio council chamber was packed last B night , Kvury room In the lobby was taken fif anil standing Apnea liclil nt a premium Gnrbago Maxtor Goldsmith , llankoil by n , corps of Ills assistants , occupied dress circle scuts , ivlnlu Brother-in-L.tw Larorns did tlio j * Mephlstophlcs wnltlng act from the door t no ) . The larger part of the audience was [ . present ovlilontl.v In expectation of a row i that would probably bo tlio result of the I mayors suspension ot the gurbago master , A When it caino up before the council The j , expectant ones wcro not disappointed The * second paper picked up by Clerk Southard ' was from the mayor , and was as follows : f "I have the honor to state that I have sus ponded Garbage Master Goldsmith for irreg- < , uinrttlcs In thodlschnrgcbf hlsdutlcsnssueh ( ' I bavo reason to bellovo that Mr Goldsmith % has charged the owners of dead nnlnials the fees authorised by the ordinance and again f • collected from the city I nlso have reason % to bellovo that Mr Goldsmith has collected C pay from the city for aumal3aliened ! to luivo B been thrown Into the river winch were never s > deposited tlioro , I have numerous complaints b that , Mr Goldsmith has collected from own v era of bloclta for garbage for the block and W has n second tune collected from the tenants * thereof 1 respocilully iciiuest that a com mltleo bo appointed to in\estlgato these f charges , before which I will tuko pleasure s in Inying the pioofsnow In my possession " i Mr Ford moved that the communication I bo referred to the lommllieo on police f Mr Wheeler ofTored an amendment that | | 1 the temporary suspension bo confirmed , and that the matter go to u siccial | committee for investigation Mr Ford didn't want to see Goldsmith lying Kilo while the investigation was going on Ho said the wtiolo business was a politi I cal fake , and was so smo of It that ho offered to wager bin head that the major could not provo the charges ho hud made Nona of the councilmcn seemed anxious to take any chances to get possession of Fords brain . ; . Vex and his bluff went t Then Mr Huscall made a speech same ; old speech | Mr Lowry wanted the matter to go to the > . , police committee , and when the vote on Mr i Wheelers amendment was taken there wcro : . olght councilmcn on cither shin of the qucs- * tlon President Leo voted in the nfllrmativo I and declared the motion adopted Mr 13us- - call raised the point , of order that to suspend f. on olllccr a majority of the entire council i was required , the point was well taken * and a new vote taken , resulting : " * Ayes Bailey Huruham , ChalToo , Couns- > man Davis , Sbrivor , Vau Camp , Whcoier and Lee 0. & noes Bedford , Boyd , Ford , Hascall , Kas- f par , Lowry , O'Connor and Snyder S ; Mr * Saunders absent ' The temporary susponsiou motion was Jt lost , out Mr Wheeler renewed hi * motion to 5" " huvo the matter rclarrod to a special corns s' , rolttee , and thu motiou was ndopted The v chair uppolnted Messrs Davis , Shriver and Snydoras the investigating commlttco and k the council instructed them to huvo a short i hand report of the investigation made and I , reported back to the council 1" The supervisors of registration were ordered * , dered to sit at the same places as at the ! county election to receive registration of Y voters for the special and city elections \t \ A petition asking for n change of grade of I Thirty-Blxth street from Half Howard to f Jackson , was granted * Hurry Counsman , deputy city cleric , waa J granted a wcok's leave of absence * . A petition for the establishment of the i grade of Dccaiur street from Twcnty-sov- $ enth street to Tvventy.iilnth street , was is referred to the Lommlttco on grades and b grading 5 A petition asking that u third voting pros s' cinct bo created in ttio Second ward , was fr granted and the city uttornoy instructed to y prepare the necessary ordinance * & . The appraisers on the openingof Thirteenth fc street to the old county road i eported , assess 6 ing damages in the sum ol $1,800. The 1C report was rofened to thu committee on | ; streets and nlloj s. m The board of public worka was instructed 8 , to have Cass and Calliornia streets swept § * " from Twentieth to Twenty-second strocts * The retrenchment policy of the admin Bf istratnr was Inaugurated by a resolution rJ offered by Mr Kuspur Instructing the super Q . lntcndentof plumbing to lay off onoofhls X men Tlio resolution wont to the committee ? on sewerage i The city uttornov mode a report upon the * resolution Introduced by Mr Wheeler , pro , vldlue that "no warrants shall hereafter bo * drawn against any special levy until the f fifty duyi have o.xplrca in which the prop t crty owners uro allowed to pay their taxes , * without Interest ' ' The city attorney holds W • that so far as such a proceeding afreets at those who bavo hcrotoforo contiacted with & the city upon the understanding that the y warrants for the work would bo drawn lm- j mod lately upon the completion thereof andy y- the ascertainment of the amount oue , it $ • would ba of questionable validity IIo nlso V recommended that the resolution bo modiliod so that It will not affect f any contracts cn- t torcd Into before its passaeo In nil contructs % . subject to such u lulo a clause should bo iu- * ' sorted embodying that condition The re I ft port was adopted , f William Andersen was appointed super visor or registration In the llrst district of f < y tlio Eighth ward to succocd J. If Wlnspcar , , V who has removed from the ward i The council decided to meet at 10 o'clock ( , Hits morning as u board or equalization on ff > the gonornl levy and on November 30 as a ' ' \ board of equalization on n special levy | fi According to the report of the board ot Kf ' health there wcro sovonty-llvo deaths and ffi • lad births iu Omaha In the month of Octo- m bcr \it \ The contract with F. J. Peterson for crnd- Mercer nvcuuo from Lowe avenue to Vista street was approved , The street commissioner reported that ho liud expended $1,857,53 In Btrcet improve nicntB for the week ending November 10. D. M. Stoqlo & Co presented a communi cation , through Mayor Hroatch , asking that they bo relieved from the order requiring the lowering of the sidewalks In front or their store on Thirteenth and Hurnoy streets , ns they expect to move Into a uow building in the Bpringiind now have a largo amount of goods stored under the sidewalk The re quest was grunted . The commlttco on grades ami grading re ported that the appraisers of damages for the proposed ohango of the grade Twenty - oventh street from St Mary's avenue to Loavonworth street , rcportod that the op- praisors had nssosscd damages to pnrties Who had waived daiqnges The report wns accepted and the mayor requested to upnolnt uow appraisers for the job in question That old , almost forgotten bid for street lighting caino up again on a report from the committee on gas and eloctrio lights Tha report recommended that contracts bo made with the Thompson-Houstou Eloctrio Light company for 100 are lights to bo used in the business center at * 175 per light per annum ; and with the Omaha Gas manufacturing company for street lights outside of the ISng covered by the olectno llifht com pauy , at 25 per annum for each lamp Accompanying the report was u communi cation from President Murphy , of the gas company , Mr Murphy writes that ho regrets the differences that exist between the com pany and the nlty with roraronco to the pay won l of the city's llulo bill , and , further , bo- llovcs that these differences can bo satisfac torily adjusted by a conference , widen ho uska between the gatcompany aud u com inlltao from the council , The committee on cas and olectrio lights was appointed u con feronos ' committee to meat wi'li ' the gas com Th o ordlaoiioo deeding the proposed union depot site to the Omaha Union Depot com pany w g rocommltted until after election , The ordinance deeding lot a , lu block ISO , to the Union l'acllln comu ny was passed , The ordinance providing for the estanlls la ment of a market house and submit ting a Proposition to veto bonds lu the sum of $ J3- , 000 for the purchase of the lStfnositlon build ing for the purpose was introduced , and the Mine for holding the election fixed for the general city election Tuesday December 3. Mr Hurnlmm wasn't satisfied with the ordinance , as ho understood that there In no satisfactory understanding with tno owner ot thocround on which the bulldlntr Is located relatlvo to the leano of the ground It would further embarrass the city In voting bonds fur purposes moro needed than mnrKet house , such us llro horses and n now city hull The present owners of the building , Mr Hurnlmm said , hud made n magnificent failure of their investment in the exposition enterprise nml wcro trying to Unload their burden on the city , Mr Wheeler prcsontod an npalling nrrav of statistics showing thnt a market in Omaha wns tha ono thing needful On motion of Mr Hascall the ordlnanco was nmended so ns to mnko its effect condi tional upon the willingness of Mr , Popple- ton to allow n , transfer of the lcaso of the ground , The ordlnanco was then passed Ordinances were passed : Ordering the curbing ot Twenty-ninth street from Hickory to Jnrkson with Colorado sand stone ; ordering the paving of thirtieth street flora Spauldlug street to Ames nvonuo with U.ilcsbilrir b'lcks declaring Fourteenth street from Izard to Cuming open to public travel ; controlling the travel ulong Four tt-ontli street from Webster to Cuming of the Chicago , St , Paul , Minneapolis & Oinahn railway ; ordering the grading of Seven tcontti street from the U. & M. tracks to Center street , A FAITIUjUSS 1IU3HA.SD. A Council niiifr * Uciirillet 'WImNcc * locls His Wife Last night , about 1:30 : a cab contulmuga lady and gentleman drove up to the police station , nml , the driver dismounting , came lusldo nnd said the lady wantud an ofll- ccr Sorgcant Ormsbv responded , and the woman , who said she is thowlfo ol thn picscrlptlon cierk in Halters drug store In Council Muffs , asked that a policeman ho sent with her to n Ninth street dive , when ) her husband has been lu the habit of staying for a long time , instead of reposing at homo She wanted to tnko him home , she sanl , nnd did not want him arrested As a matter ot course , her re quest was denied and she was Informed that she must pioeurc a warrant forhor reeramt Bpouse bho Urovo awn.V very much dlsap- ' pointed Tlio woman's nniiio was formerly Uonnett , and Bho Ins been married to the iniiu whoso name alio refused to give uhoul a jear , dur ing which time she claims thnt he hns shamefully neglected her AMUKJIKNTS Dan Sully played his new play , Con Couroy , the Tailor , " at Uovd's opjra house last night for the llist time in Omahn , aud it was well received by an audlonco composed of intelligent people It Is simowhat simi lar in general construction to his other productou , though ns much superior to ' Daddy Nolan ns Daddy NoUu" is to a "A Corner Grocery , " both in literary merit nnd relined taste Mr Sullv plays the part of a retired tailor , nnd lumnftch tioublo with his children Ho comes out nil right in the end , however His German fi lend and neighbor , Jacob Schwartz , always stands Dy him 'Iho latter pait Is well handled by Mux Arnold , who is ono of the best dialect comedians on the stage During the four nets a great many ini'identnl opportunities are offered those two old cronies to do some nice wont , nd they talto advantage of thorn The comedy aud pathos are blended beautifully And there Is Just enough plot running through the story to keep up n lively intoiest Mr Sully has succeeded in discovering an other boy actor , whom he bills ni Master Tommy , and who gives prouiisa or becoming the equal of Master Jamsey , who was with him so many seasons The Hurglnr" drew another good audl cnco again lust night to the grand opera Jiouso , nnd the performance elicited as much interest as on the first presentation of the plcco An Oltloer Injured Officer Morris Flaming Imd n lively tussle with ncouplo of men last nicbt which will cause his retirement for n couple of wcoks ut least At the corner of Ninth and Dodge ho saw two men busily engaged in putting u heud , on a third , and ran to the laltor's assistance The two men showed light and the officer was obliged to ply his club vigorously He Boon had the fellows nt his mercy and pattered them both until they cried quit In tha mclco Fleming received u cut In the knee that is quito Borlous ' 1'ho men gave their names as James Gavin nnd J. Dobson . Democratic Ctjiur Oniniiilttm' . The democratic central committee met in " Julius Meyer's room last night for the purpose - pose of making arrangements for thocoming city convention 'J no meeting was strictly private uud none but members wore ad mitted An adjournment was take a without deciding to issue a call nt this time , as by so dolug'tho campaign would bo unneces sarily long A SNIuiik ahoe 'J hlef Ilcury Smith , a young all around tough , Who has been arrested times without num ber , was arrested last night charged with stealing n lot of shoes from Morao's store There was n gang of young toughs with Smith , but all managed to escape except him o Nellie mi tlio Wnrpatli Nellie Rogeis , a prostitute , filled up on tanglefoot lust night nnd started to do the cowboy act nt John Donno's saloon , at Ninth and Douglas stieets She picked up a chair and was creating havoc among the Inmates , when oho wns arrested by Olllcor Fleming The Tnrlfr Itolnrin Club The Tariff Koform club hold a meeting in the rooms of the real estate exchange last night , and perfected their organization by electing Homer P. Lewis piesldent Six vlco presidents wcro also elected The club adjourned until the fourth Tuesday in No vember Hold to tlio District Court Fred Doss , the weinerwurst man who shot at Joe Lucas a few nights ago , was held to the district court yesterday In the sum of ? 8W ) . Ininly ! With His Gun Minimis , Nov 12. Sunday evening nt Shelby Depot , Miss , a negro entered Nelsons saloon and called for u drlnkwhlch ho refused to pay for Nelson started for the negro , Intending to eject him , when the latter drew a knife Ueforo ho could use it , however , Nelson shot and hilled him Lock ing up the saloon , Nelson wont to the depot , intending to talto the train for HosodiUo , the county seat , and glvo himself up At iho depot ho heurd u negro threatening to Kill him on sight Nelson did not wait to bo Jellied , but drawing his revolver - volvor shot the negro dead Nelson subso- quontlv rcuched Kosodalo and gave himself up Great excitement prevnils and armed negroes und whites are patrolling the town , SnliHltiry .Mmicon n Slip London , Nov 13. The blue boole on the Cretan troubles just published shows that Greece early In August was preparing to send an expedition to Crnto and thut the powers restrained bor Lord Salisbury in ono dispatch said Kngland would consult with bor utiles , Ab tha prima minister has heretofore averred that England had no ol- lies , the phrase Is likely to cause a bensutlon Tlio I'liu-Aiiierioims , -PiillADEM'iiu , Nov 12 , The All-Ameri- cun delegates inspected the sugar leflnery , Cramps , ship yard und several Iron indus tries The delegatus took lunch ut the Uni versity ot l'euusvlvunla , where a pleasant hour was spent , At lunch thp party was iomod by tholr ladles , who bad provlously leon tendeied a reception by George W. Childs Klxlnn O.nl Itutns , Cmcuao , Nov 12. At the mooting of the Western Freight association today it was agreed to make a rate of 4i per ton on soft coulfroin the Mississippi river to south western Missouri river points A Jury In I lm HnUhay Case UesstMEii , Mich , Nov , 10. A Jury to try Holzhay was finally secured to-nlgbt after the examiuatlon ot IU0 talesmen A GREAT CITY IN THE NORTH ] What Yankton is nnd What It Promises to Do IN EASY REACH OF OMAHA A Uloh nml Rnptdlv tirnwinu rir-IU Which the Hii itiH Msn ofc - bin.skn'4 91ctrupnlls Mniutil iiOolc After lit One , ' , Pnots About Vnnkton Yankton , S. D. , Nov 11 , [ Special to The Uir : ] A visit tn Yankton , the metrop olis of South Dakota , Is towarJed most liber ally by the many schemes of intorcst await ing the visitor whether ho bo n tnero sljfht- , seer or Is scoking opportunities for invest ment The first scene that meets the eye Is that ot a beautifully located city of about slv thousand Inhabitants , with broid macadam ised streets and avenues dotted throughout with long rows of codnr mnplo and pluo on cither sldo between the sldowiilh ami curb , abundantly watered with streams ot over flowing artesian water fresh from the nu merous wells throughout the cltv and upon tlio adjacent foothills , spouting forth their Immense volumes of from 'J.OUU to 4t00 fal lens of water every minute of thu hour , day and night tlio year round , 'i his , together with the many beautifully doslgned resi dences nnd cottages ot tha gothic Human and Queen Anne styloof architecture stand ing back a modest distance from the street in the midst of nn nbnndanco of shade and well preserved nnd closely trimmed lawns.at once Iinpruss a uow arrival with thn Idea that this is a veritable pnradlRO And so It K Yank ton will eompuro favorably with any of thi noted garden-spots of the Pacillo slope , nnd It requires but it brief tour through the busi- nc s portion of tbo city to become entirely convinced of the great volume of commerce being carried on On the ono side can bo witnessed the rapid construction of several largo brick business blockn while the activ ity of her factories ( and Yankton has moro of them than uny other city of her aizo west of Chicago ) , at once indicates to the stranger thnt Yankton Is unquestionably destined to be the largest and commercially the most Important city in the great west within the short period of llvo or ton years Her man ufacturing interests are assuming such pro portions that jobbers are turning their inten tion to her market for their supplies , and her unlimited resourcoa for hundreds of miles to the West and northwest gunranteo to her a peimanency in the volume of tiadu unequalled by any city in the west , not ex cepting Ouiahu und Kansas city The Jim Ulver" valley , near the Intersec tion of which with tlit Missouri valley , Yank ton is located Is ono of the most e\tenslvo in aica , ono ot the most fertllo and oho of the greatest stock ruising sections in the north west It is directly tributary to Ynnkton and the southern markets , and the surplus pioducts of this vnsf country should Uow into the marts of Ynnkton , Ouiahu , Kansas City aud St Louis , itisto.id of being trans ported to the east at values deprcci itod ac- coidlng to the freight charges to be paid The estimated outputs from tlio city and county of Yonktou during the pist season are officially shown In the following report nnd statements to the board of trade : To the Directors , Hoard of Trade Yank ton Qcntlomen : After several days of care ful Investigation I have compiled the follow ing statements herewith enclosed showing the amount of freight shipped and received by the two different lines of railway , the Chicago , St Paul Minneapolis & Uinahu nnd Chicago & Noithwostern , now entering Yankton These figures mo reliable , havimr been obtained from a semiofficial source The state ments represent the amount of busincs from November 1,1SSS , to November 1 , lbS .l , nml the prospects for the ensuing year arc moro favorable und will increase very ma terially ovoi tnoso of the past year Uespoctfully submitted ( Signed ) V. S. Kuiv , Seciotary Board of Traue , Yankton STATEMENT Freight received In Yankton In ear-load lots , as follows : Coal „ 072 Flax seed " . . , , jao Lumber 638 Emigrant inovs 52 Morchaudlso 1H > SLime Limo 10 J Cement "It Coal oil 1M ) Beer 218 Sioux Falls stone bOO Agiicullurat Implements . . or Corenls lu transit , . , ? . , , , 50 Freight shjppod from Yankton in carload lots , us follows : Carloads Tons Cereals-all kinds ) fa'j.l S'Jii.OOO Lumber 120 K'rt.OOO Cattle linn noo.OOO Hogs 030 (550,00(1 ( ( Flour and feed ffiU fti,000 Jlrick 45S 459pOO Flax and tow -10S 4B)0J ( ( ) ISeor ( Yankton brewing ) 450 4W,000 Hides and tallow . 78 7S.00J Butter and eggs in 114,00) General merchandise : tie : ! ) ,10,0U0 Hay 250 230,000 While this 13 a most excellent showing for Yankton yet it pales Into more nothingness when compared with the enormous output of all such products from the wonderful pro ductive valley ot the James river Travors- Intr the entire length of South Dakota north nnd south for a distance of 500 miles , and with proper railway facilities this immeuso traffic would bo diverted to Yankton , Omaha and the south Delays are certainly danger ous for Omaha in this rosticct Should the busiuess relations as a now state once become - como fixed with St Paul and Chicago It will bo exceedingly difficult to rhango thorn Now while the now atato is forming , population increasing and now busiuess developing .Omahashouldsecure communication through Yunkton with South Dakota and therobv obtain a fair proportion of an Immense vol ume of trudo , but without direct railway connection her chances are diminishing day by day Chicago nnd Minneapolis , which have direct railway facilities uro working bard for this trudo , while OmaQa , wltn all * wealth , has failed tn ponntrato the new field at all , An extension of the St , Paul , Minne apolis & Omaha railway from Ponder to Wukolleld , a distance of twelve miles , and from Hartlngton to Yunkton , twenty miles , ut n cost not to exceed $200,000 , would ac complish this purpose and give Omaha an air line to Ynnklon , where connections can bo mudo with the Milwaukee nnd Northwestern systems expuuding the entire length und breadth of South Da kota Yankton wants this connection nnd will old very materially la securing It Omaha needs It and must have It or lose this trade The projected line from Yunkton to Nor folk to connect with the Union Pacilhi at tha latter place will nnw slnco the Union Pa cific has been absorbed by the Vnndorbllt northwestern interests have to connect with Identically the snmo system at Norfolk that It would nt Hartlngton , Then nguiu with the Hurlingtou connection nnd the gap of thlrty.four mlles between Sioux Frills and Centervillo , which Is also nn tha Northwest ern system , Omaha would have n direct through line to Yunkton Sioux FulU , Wntor- town , Huron , Pierre and ull points in South Dakota on that system while at Ynnkton close connection can ba make with the Chicago cage , Milwaukco & St Paul railway , which runs two pusSiingcr ana mall traits euoh way dally This would give Omaha and Yankton railway faclllllou entirely independ ent of Sioux City , where bad connections and serioiiB delays both to pussongera uud frolght are uow encountered , It now requires two nights and ono day to go from Omaha to Yankton and return , although the distance is only 150 miles With the line proposed it would only requlro about live hours each way Sioux City is now reaching out to the southeast , northwest In fact all directions with un earnestness that shows her determination to capture ami centralize the trade at that paint Tno most counnoiidable part of her efforts is the fact that her citizens are united in making large expenditures and actually building roads Into territory which should and could ba controlled by Omaha It the same determina tion and efforts were made Yankton county which is Bituated ot the Intersection of the James river valley with that of the Missouri vulloy iu South Dakota , U the best agricultural county in the state , and is In tno very heart of tbo com produc . ing belt The soil Whtblack loam and being underlined with bfaSf sbhsoll retains the moisture , thoroby"'withstanding drouths All kinds of smalf fSValn , especially wheat , corn nnd H.ik are mown with uiicqiinlod suc cess , white llvu stoi/V / rnhlnir Is rapidly be coming ono of the rnlcf Institution ? . There in a grout nbuiidnuco of water in this section It being , especially fuvoicd by nature "Yanliton Tacts and Figures sa * , s : Out of a sroro or moio ol wells umong the largest ono of six Inches Indiameter , nml I'M ) feet deep , was bored iu issO , nml has Hawed con stantly n solid Rtroam of clear , pure wntor to a height of HK > feet uuove the level or the city Prom this well the entire city supply Is drawn , und the surplus is used for driving motors of from one to live horse power , A second well , bored In ISSS , at n distance of sixty to eighty rods from Ihe city well , of tin same diameter and nearly the snmo depth , throws the enormous nmnunt of mora than 2.500 callous per minute , with u pressure of fovonty-llvo pounds to the square Inch , while the cltv welt flows on In undiminished volume , thus demonstrating thnt the supply Is Inexhausti ble lVnm this well , by means of a turbine wheel , thirty horse power Is obtained The power derived from the city well outsldoof cltv tiso is sufficient to run thn presses in nil the printing establishments , feed mills , rql- ler mills nml turning lathes The Yunkton Pressed l trick company , own the second largest well , and dorlvo sulficlont power to operate nil their pressed brlolc Machinery , to run the tow machinery and also furnish the power for the incandescent plant Hero , then , with nn expenditure of a sum sufficient to provide a thirty horse power engine , tlioro is obtilnod equal poivor which is available at all times , without expense - penso for fuel or attendance It Is superior to the power furnished by rivers nnd streams In that It is i.ot affected by drouths , freshets , or ice It Is indeed nn Ideal power , cheap , unvarying and ausolutoly free from risk or danger " Of the ' -nny different factories in Ynnk ton , the most Important ot nil Is the Western Portland Content company's plant now being constructed at an enormous expenditure of capital , over ono hundred thousand dollars having nlready been appropriated by the company , and the greater poitton or the amount already expended Upwards of ono hundred men are now eniplojcd In the erec tion of the principal bulldlngs nd it will consume nt least five or six months before It , is ready for oneratlou The company Is composed of soiuu of the heivlest capitalists in Wisconsin , and success is assured from the fact that they have been making prac tical and sclcntllic tests of the materials to boused nt the dlffeient cement woiksin Huiopo and America for the past three years The tcports of numcious experts , with results most flattering in each nnd every instance , are sufficient to warrant the prediction of complcto success , The com pany has practical men from the famous Portlnnd cement works In charge of the construction of the works , and as they own about ono thousand acres of chalk rock and clay bluffs on the Nebraska and Dakota side of the Missouii river , from which the finest Portland cement is manufactured , there Is every reason to expect great lcsults from this enterprise The works will have a capacity of onus bundled nnd fifty to two hundred and fifty barrels per day und when running full force will give omploj meat to several hundred men Ono hundred prac tical operatives and chemists will be em ployed at first , which , owing to the immeuso amount of work to bo done , will hardly bo before the 1st of June next The following comparative statement of tests made will at once convince the reader of the superiority of the western Yank ton Portland cument sT\TKMi.sr or tests Cement tests made at Milwaukee cement mills , July , ISSJ ' _ i. , .i ° | p | p f"I Naur and Datk * -i H -i ' mri ! , C Vil . 2 ? K. 11 .V-8. , KngUsli..liily : 240JtOj'iV.Vr ' McLeans , llngllfh .lllly ' i. . . " : ' 4l W4 Tunnel Enijllsli , July 23 H43.61H Durham , Kugllsh July 2 , ' > SOU' 'asU'JS Kritncls Knglisli , JalrffS SHMiUSM lhlunux English , July 23 1Vt3Jil , )3 ) BrbHTerdecker Herman July 25 , S44H3 ? llommlor , Herman , July & K18 353 lower , English , .lulygi HOSglM-t v. 'j : sb a a ; o p pip p | f f jf f " Name t.\n IHte * • < j g g s "i < si m h Johnson's Port t- 'ngAug. . 3 llJJ fill Wmo Johnson's Iort Knit Aug 0 -.I-.I . SJU Urooks h. .SsC'o , Kng , Aug 14. . . . WWBWfi0 ! nil llrooks S. & Co Kng , Aug 14. . . . . . . . .Iisi 814 Hanoi or l'oit , Oar . Aug 14 4JM 53 50 MM Hanover Port , ( Jer , Aug 14 , r . . . . . WO Hanover Port , tier , Aug 14 (174 ( K. 11 , . • ) . Kng , Aug It U0J 5)4 510,66(1 , Sal K. US Kng , Aug 14 1. . . . . . . . . . . . 4JD K. IU3. Kng , Aug H . , | . . . . . W iluilmm Iort Ens , Aug 15. . . . 257,5'M8iy 4sr421 Hurhain 1'or ! . Kng . Aug 15..l.a. | | | 7 48i Tests of Yank toil cement , made ut Mil waukee Cement fnills : p [ p p p o 55 5 r : f f j ° DATU-lftSS. , I2 S i ! g I I & & } j } } } _ ' u6) 6JS W7 7S3 74il 378 S'J7 flW TOl Sl-J All 6.10 0117(1.1 ( " ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' " ' ' ' ' " " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v . . . . , . iTi . ! t WJU Avorftg s ' 8. 'ft)7 ) 716 710 778 The cuincnt company built and have in op eration a stunaard guago railroad from Yankton four miles up the river to where tholr works are located Tholr principal building Is far under way and work Is being pushed as rapidly as possible Following Is n list of the odlccrs : William Plankinton of Milwaukco , prcsldon ; D. J , Whittomoro of Milwaukee , vice president ; John Johnson ot Milwaukee , treasurer ; ltobort Yates of Omaha , manager , The uutput of cement from these works will bo very largo una Omaha should bo the leading market for the western states 'Ihowoolon mills of Yankton was estab lished In 1&8J by C. A. Wheeler , the present owner , and bus been in constant operation over since . It is the largest and most complete - ploto factory of the kind and the first over established In Dakota It manufactures the finest substantial arid superior grades of all woolen articles HiftMls , blankets , yarn , stockings nnd batting ; | It gives employment to a dozen oxpononcod operatives when run ning full force , and h.s a capuclty of 40,000 pnuuds of wool per irunum The Yankton prbssod brick factory , of which K. Miner nonresident nnd superln- tcudont , and the directors are Juntos Ward , M. Walker and 13. Miner , was established In March , lbbS , with a capital investment of io.000. ; Jts capacity'when ' worked with a full force of men hv'about , Ihlrty-llvo thou sand line pressed uilck dally ' The ship ments are mostly north nnd northwest , and the quality of Prickstlitnod out is equal to tlio flutist pressed brick of eastern factories The Hrlck compijnvconstructod , and ope rated for some tlinontho city Incandescent light plant , havlng > thTco dynamos , which furnished Hunt for Hie entire cltv , private dwellings , business pjjuses , etc There are over a thousand lights altogether TOW MILU Tno Hrlck comptny also have constructed a mill and are manufacturing largo quanti ties of a superior quality of tow from the llax straw which Is produced In abundance in Yankton county Tha product of this mill Is shipped to all partB of the east , 'Iho power for running the pressed brick machines , Incandescent dynamos und tow mill is obtained from ono of the company's ' Hue artesian wellr , which is six Inches In diameter , 1100 fet deep , flows 8,000 gallons a minute , and by means of a twclvo-iiicbFioni. ken wheel oDtalns thirty norae power The same company is now contemplating the con struction of a tine roller mill of fifty barrels daily capacity The city brewery of Yankton , which turns out a splendid quality of beer , unequaled by any manufactured in any weatern brewery , was established in 107. It ij the oldest brewery In the two Dakota * aud has the finest , largest and most expensive buildings , vaults , tanks , machinery , etc , , of any brow * ery west of Milwaukee It haj a total In _ . . vestment of about fS0,0O0 , and bus a dally capacity of 100 barrels It Is owned nnd con ducted by Martin Hlum , Iho Vankton Packing company , estab lished In 18S4 , with a capital investment of W. ' ) ,0lW nnd a capicity of M > 0 hogs par day , Is ono ot Yankton's heaviest institutions It is safe toouhnnto that there nro nboul eighty thousand hous tributary annually to the Yankton market nnd while a good portion go to eastern markets , yet Ynnkton gets her shnro nnd Will in a short time huvo facilities for handling every herd mnrkotod from the country tributary thereto The oMeotsof the company are : W. 11. II Hoadlo , presi dent ; J. K , Itruco , vice prosldent , und C. J. 1) ) . Ilnrris , soeretury nnd treasurer The Dakota Hospital for the Insnno was established nt Yanktoti In ISTJ It Is located two nml one-half wiles due north Of the city , on a beautiful trnct of slightly rolling hind 040 acres In oxtetit The entire trnct is nicely under cultivation for uses of the Institution entirely Portions of the grounds immedi ately adjoiniuc the institution uro neatly Im proved with gravel walks and driveways , with nn abuudnnce nrshndo trcos aloag the walks nnd stroauis of fresh artesian water throughout tno grounds , which flows from a magnificent well TOO foot deep with a vol ume of 3MX , ) gallons per mlnnto This well cost the state $2,800. The buildings are nil of rod pressed brlcn with granite trlmmlues The mam building is 54x70 feet , throe stories high Adjoining this on cither sldu are two wings , ouch 87x121 foot , running cast nnd west , At the ends of these wings , and nd- joining them , nro two urtdltlonul wings , ilfix 11M feet , running north and south The two last mentioned wings have just been com pleted nt a cost of f 70,000. They are neatly arranged inside for the comfort of the pa tients , having cood-slzcd sleeping rooms well ventilated , corridors , dinning rooms , nnd a hall 20x7a feet The kitchen , laundry and rhnpel urottx.VI : ( feet , boiler room 22x4(1 ( , corridor rider 10x48 , and 20 feet high The Buildings hove all modern conveniences , and ate admirably adapted to the purposes doslgned 'Iho Institution will accommodate 300 patients The present number of occupants are : Males 15J ; females , 00 ; total , 243. The total cost of the Institution to the state up to the present time Is only 103,000 , nsldu from convent expenses Everything nhout thu institution indicates , cleanliness , order , discipline , comfort and perfect management The officers are : Dr II P. Livingston , superintendent ; A. M. House , neslstant superintendent ; J. A. Potter , steward ; trustees , W. U. Valentino , chairman ; Zlnoy Hlchoy , secretary ; G. W. Snow , O. H. Dahl , J. M. Tnlbot Yankton college was the first Institution for the higher branches of education over established In Dakota It was incorporated August UO , 1SS1 , commenced October 4 , 18S3 , and is now tn Its eighth collegiate year The trustees and faculty are determined to main tain this institution , us it always has been ono of the highest grade There nro two courses of study , both In the preparatory and college department , vizi Classic and and scientific In the preparatory are three classes Junior , middle and seulor ; In the college four freshmen , sophmores , juniors and seniors The studies are : Phil osophy , latin , mathematics , physics , Greek , political economy , chem istry , geology , German and French A normal college has been inaugurated in ac cordance with the studies prescribed by the state board of education for the benefit of those not able to take tbo full collegiate course preparatory to teaching , The cost of tuition In the college and nor mal departinentsiis $ .10. and in the prepara tory department , $ J0 per j oar payable in three Installments , oue at the beginning of each term of school The college offers frco tuition in the regu lar college course to oue graduate from each hleh school in South Dakota or Nebraska , upon the recommendation of the principal or such school , and in addition , one pupil from each county , on the recommendation of the county superintendent In the normal department the tuition of not mora than twenty-five pupils is paid by the territory Similar advantages are oooti to rot moro than two students from each county n Nebraska These wishing to avail themselves of this opportunity should make immediate amplication Hev Joseph Ward , of Yankton , is presi dent of the college , and the institution is in a flourishing condition The college depart ment now has au attendance of 17 the preparatory department 48 , the normal 50 , the musical 112. Yankton has five public schools The Central , the Western aud the Franklin nro the principal ones The Central is ono of the finest edifices of learning in the state It is a fine , pressed brick , two-story building of tbo Queen Anne style of architecture with eight departments The five different schools have an enrollment of 997 pupils and twenty three teachers , The city also has the Sacred Heart school and convent The Dally Press nnd Dakotan Is published by Messrs Howcn & Kingsbury , It has a circulation of about ono thousand copies daily They also publish u weekly addition which has a circulation of over 2 550. The Press and Dakotan , both daily and weekly , Is among the leading papers in the state The South Dakota Journal , published by C. E. Dacres , is nlso a daily and weekly paper of a large circulation und ono of the best tn South Dakota Yankton is well supplied with churches , having seven In all there Is one each of the Congregational , Methodist , Baptist and Episcopalian denominations , aud three Luth eran churches There are a uumborof fine business blocks being built Mr John P. Crcnuan Is now putting up what will ba the largest single brick block in Yankton , It will bo 50x110 feet , of throe storio3 and basement , of the latest architectural design Sidney Smith of Omaha , is the architect and W. 13. Valcn- • tine of Yankton , is the builder It will have all modern conveniences Mr E. P. Wilcox of the American Mort gage company , is constructing for this com pann the handsomest bank and nfilco build ing in Yunkton It will bo of beautiful out ward design and of Sioux Fulls jasper , St Cloud , Minn , granite , and Lake Superior crown stone , highly finished for trimmings , and n beautiful rod pressed brick for the main walls The Yankton Hotel association composed of seven of the leading business men nf Yankton , is now constructing n magnificent , hotel It will be four slorios high , will bo built of granite and brick and contain about ono hundred rooms It will be thoroughly modern and complete The cost will be at least $100,000. , Mr , Hen ken , of Sioux Falls , is the architect Among the heavy real estate firms can bo mentioned Uruco & Auston , who have made some heavy deals In Yankton real estate slnco the bull was set rolling n short time ago They own or control about 020 acres within a mlto of the city , about five hundred town lots for business houses and residences ranging In prlco from ? 150 to $5,000. They have been ostnblisbod six years as a firm , but are old residents and are heavy inter ested in many enterprises , nnd they may be supnpscd to besnrowd operators Tbo firm sold $250,000 within Ip the past year , which Is an evldonco of the magnitude ot their bus iness transactions Hosidcs the real they have lnanod much money on real estate nil over southoustern Dakotaund , tub way bavo a correct idea of values , and are very con scientious in giving their opinions to pur chasers They have the only sot of ab stracts in the county In their office They are tno property of E , II Van Antwerp , bo that in making transfers of property they are greatly facilitated Wrlto them for full nformatloa , Hanson & Harris also do a real estate aud general loan business Tnoso gentlemen represent largo foreign nioiiiud interests George E. Atwater & Co , gcnoral real estate and loan business , nro considered one of the leading and reliable firms of Yankton George W. Honoris , real csuto , loan und lusurunco , has been in the business forveara William M. Powers , proprietor of thu livery - ory , feed und sale stables , also handles largo amounts of real estate . L. Kandln , proprietor of tha omnibus nnd transfer line between the hotels and depots , also runs a livery and food stable F , J. Rutin , the leading clothier and gen tlemen's furnisher , is also secretary of the bourd of trade , and one of Yankton's ' most ouergctiaand pusbim ? business men Adler & Oblinun wholsalo liquor , were es tablished In 1870. They are the oldest house and among the oldest settlers In Yankton , They ere always to tha front when any en terprise affecting Yankton and her Interests is being considered 'I hey nro wldoly known for courteous treatment und prompt bus ! ness attention McKianey & Scougal do a general banking and real estate butiness It W , Uurns is cashier They have a capital of $25,000and urn agents for foreign syndicates Oyer $1,500,099 was transacted last year The Yankton bank , of which Newton Ed munds Is president and Charles P. Edmunds and W. II Edmunds directors , was ustab- littiud In 1871. It has a capital of $25,000and a surplus of $15,000. Atnoag its correspond ents nro the Cnminorclal and First National banks of Omaha Hon Newton Edmunds of this bank Is ox-governor of Dakota and has served on numerous Indian commissions , Dudley Ulrlilo .t Gross ere general hard ware merchants , established in Yankton In ISr.l , and carry a stock of $10,000. Hon , H. 1) ) . W.Min , mayor of Ynnkton , Is one of the leading hardwnro merchants , nnd is always on the lookout for Yankton's best Interests Ho has resldod In Yankton slnco 1SSI. Is doing n neat ) > uslnos9 of $10,000 or $15,000 a year , owns t , line brick block 25x 100and carries n stock of $ U,00J Jacob Max , who lias bcon located In Ynnk ton since 1874 , Is carrying nbout the largest stcok of dry goods , hats nnd cups , nnd boots and shoos In the city He does quite n largo wholesale Business mid has nn Invested capi ta of $10,000. Gamble Hros Is the leading law firm of Yankton , Ynnkton is well supplied with a number of Industries not before mentioned , such ns Iron works , lank lluc9 , mnrbla works , bottling tling works nnd roller mills Per further information In regaro to \unkton and her rcsourcos address Mr George H. Scoi.gal , prosldontof the board of trade The wiitor Is greatly indohtod to the nbovo officers of the board for information given - > Nobi-rnkn iitul Iowa IVnslonR Washinotov , Nov 12 , [ Spoclul Tolegiam to Ihb Hbii.I Pensions grnnUn Nebras- knns : Original Invalid Mishit D. W. Shokcll , Mlddloburg ; Herbert H. Kaiser , Ord ; Cnrl Ilolnc , Johnson ; George Craw ford , Decatur Increase William H. Wade Trenton ; Perry Wise , Uopubllcau City ; Wilson U. Scott , Hluo Springs ; John S. Hecord , Full bury John T. Ferguson , Kear ney ; Jerome Hackers , Hnvonnn ; John Mc- Cotlum , jr , Hloden ; Thomas Sumner , Clny Center Pensions for Iownns : Original Invalid ltobort Sinclair , Lowisburg ; William L. Cody , Boldlers' homo , Mnrshulltown ; Wil liam T. Jones , Peru Increase Madison Epperson , California : Ucnjnmln Pitches , Spencer ; Amos N. Hose , Llltlo Sioux ; Hugh A. Taylor , Kent ; Edmund II Chadwlelt , Sigournoy ; James J. Jones , Heacou ; Harvey H. Hopkins , Nashua ; Ellger Uolcard , Ottumwa ; John M , Sar- gomt , Dcnison ; Loandor Powell , Leon ; William Harris , Alton ; John Kellv , Des Moines ; Allen E. Talbott , Mount Ayr : Porter Willurd , Munson ; Mat Ion Dnuwood , Hridgowatcr ; Henry Nunn , Linovlllo : Evan Houblna , Mnplo LHid ing ; Jacob Froc , Eddyvlllo ; Chaile3 U Mar tin , Webster City ; Andrew J. Jones , Des Moines ; Jnines J. Abbott , Stennott ; Justin H. Hurlam , Selma ; John II Klunip , Duvid City ; Willinm Sprague , Linvlllo ; John C. H. Eckart , Algoua Helssuo William Jenkins , Milo ; Henry Whcatly , Hlllsboro ; Campbell Freshwater , Lenndo • m Nebraska nnd Iowa Inlents Wasiiinoiov , Nov 12. [ Special Telegram to Tun Beh ] Patents issued to Nebras kans : George T. Hutchison , Edgar , Neb , wheel wrench ; Jncob W. Lefovor , Stranir , Neb , feed trough ; John II aud T. D.-Mor- rls , Howard , Neb , permutation lock ; George C. Werner , Boatnce , Neb , trash burning steve Patents for lowans : Aaron Custer , Monroe , la , ere separating and amalgamat ing machine ; Sidney H. Grubbs , Mutin , lu , fence guard ; Albert T. Hess , Dos Moines la , annunciator ; Duniei H. Talbot , Slou\ City , la , fioor for railway car * ; Henry M. Vaughn , Newton , In , , vapor burning steve ; Arrunnh M. Wnlraikth nnd G. A. Cubban , Cedar Ilaptds , lu , caipst stretcher Wnshlngron's Henato Organized Oi.ymi'I v , Wash . Nov 12. The lieutenunt governor today organized Iho senate , after which resolutions were adopted by both houses ngreelnir to ballot for the United States senators on November 19. The prom inent candidates are ex-Governor Squlro , of Seattle , ex-Dolegato Alloti and Judge Turner , of Spoliiiuo Falls The latter has thirty-two votes pledged to him on the first ballot Thn Frnnch 4 liambnri Moot Pakis Nov 12. The French chambers metto-dny. M. Pierio Blano us doyen of the chamber occupied the presidents chair in that body Ulanc dellvorcd an address , In which ho congratulated the members of the cabinet on the fact that the lcpubliofor the fifth time had repelled the assault of the hostile coalition " council bluffs KoiiIiuii in tlio Consomme A much dissatisfied If not thoroughly ex asperated mdtvlaual was Gcorgo F Houlton when he arose from his troubled couch yes terday morning and took a surreptitious peep at the morning papers , to see what they had to say regarding his prosecution of the Sims perjury case on the day before From certain experiences of the past Mr Houlton had reason to bellovo thnt the papers and public ucncrnlly did not put the most implicit faith in his alleged prosecutions , and he was , therefore , a little doubtful as to what tholr verdict might bo in this case It can hardly bo said thut ho was greatly disappointed , yet hn was as far from being pleased as could well bo imagined IIo doomed that ho ' was being unjustly treated , and larco , voluptuous feeling of Indignation welled up and lodged against the base of his collar but ton ton.Ho Ho hastened to the court of 'bqulro Har nett , where ho had met tha enemy nnd been knocked out on the preceding day , and aired his views on newspaper reporter * and other kindred subjects Ho finally stated that no reporter could lptorfoio with him , und vouchsafed the Information that ono of them hail been guilty of con tempt of couit and must bo punished Ho was a wolf nnd It was his day to howl , and ho did not ptopose to see the court trilled with , any more tnan it was his inteu- tion to calmly and quietly submit to any such imposition ns ho was being made the victim of in soma of the published reports Hothcu Intimated that a IIki : reporter must bo taken In out of the wet and dealt with according to law , ns un unhnppy cxmnpPi of the results of Interfering with the business end of justice IIo made a dash at the ink w ell , and after a brief but spirited contest with a pen ho majestically filed n paper with iho court and Htalkcd ioudly down to the street , leaving an exaggerated sic-somper- tyruunis atmosphere behind him , The paper was headed State of Iowa vs Jacob Sims Motion and showing for the urrest of E. C. Hunt for contempt " It icud as follows : State of Iowa , Pottawattamie county , ss : State of Iowa vs Jacob Sims , Affidavit and showing for the apprehension of E. C. Hunt ' Comes George F , Houlton and shows to the court that ono E. C. Hunt , local " reporter for Tjik Omaha 11ii : , Is and has been engaged In obstructing justice , aud has been guilty of contempt of this court , and for cau90 do Bay " 1 hat iu n report of the proceedings in this case , reported for his paper and pub lished In Tim Omaha IIkr of the morning of November 1 i , lb8'J , the sumo contained lan guage calculated to obstruct the duo course of legal proceedings , and calculated and In tended to hinder and prevent the duo course of justice , particularly in saying unit stating that this suit was inetltutod nnd instigated by Gray and Ford , nnd in the general tone ot tha articla and in its effort to prcjudlco , hinder and obstruct the state In this prosecu tion Wherefore , I ask that said E. G. Hunt may bo attached and brought Into this court und held for contempt and punUhod us pro vided by law In such case9. GEonaB F. Houlton , Informant , The "aflUavIt nnd showing was not sworn to , so no wurruut was issued , und the paper placidly nnd Innocently reposed on the judges desk during the day , 'Iho urosi examination of the prosecuting witness , Crow , was resumed when court opened in the morning , and was vigorously continued for Borne time , during which the defendants counsel apparently made his life a burden , nud his testimony on direct exami nation a badly mixed up lot of evidence The state then rested , and the defendant , Jacob Sims , was placed on the stand Ills direct examination did not occupy much time , ami ha was then turned over to tha tenuar mercy of Mr Houlton The inquisitor had several points on which ho desired enlightenment , and the witness was kept busy until diuner time , When court convened In the afternoon the effects of u good dinoor had made a favorable change In Mr Houlton's mood , ana ho was A Bi fooling so good nntured that after Mr Mo B Citbo had censured him severely for making ML senseless Interruptions , ho replied that ho V "didn't enro uhnl the gentleman snld about lm him , " Said he : "Elociiti nbuso tno nil ho ! wants to , and thou have It nil published In the nowspapcrsi again get some shyster paper to publish It I dent care anything nbout that , " Ho then began an alleged nr * gumont in support of his objection , nnd I wound up with tha stntotnont that Sims nnd thn law und order league hud matured a nlro llttlo plnn to milk the saloon men "ThoV know how easy it is to put up these jobs , nnd then they think they will got Hnrnott to do- cldo iu 1 heir favor , aud ho will do It , " was the parting shot Of the attorney ns ho re sumed his sunt Much obliged to you Mr Houlton , " said tha couit , severely " 1 hu court hns toler ated your Interference In the trial of this case for hours Your objection sand lengthy nrjiimotiU have been patiently liUcned to , but I want to tell you right hero thnt I dent ' propose to listen to any more such foolish ne" > s. " Well , guest I know how to manage mv own business , " was Houlton's Billion answer And 1 may state that the court is In a similar position , " replied his honor with considerable asperity , and the cross exami nation of Mr SiniR wns resumed Mr Sims , why did \ou institute proceed ings against Mr Crowl" "Hcc.iusc , as nttorney for the law nnrt order league , I was so ItiBtructod by Mr Ovorlon " What made you think he owned the prop erty ! " " 1 wns so informed , and Mr Gray had also commenced n suit ngalnst him , und I did not think Mr Gray wns acting in good faith " Why didn't ' you think sol From what hud boon told mo , and rumors current in the city " "I suppose they wcro the rumors given this Hiu : Institution , wcic > i't they ! " snarled the questioner "I dent ' know anythiug nbout thnt " "Didn't you contrlvn to hava an interview with liic Hr.i : every day or two ! " " 1 did not " Well , who told jou some of these things that you say iou hoard I" There were several parties Mr Saun ders , L. A , Htrgman , Dan Carrlgg , Mynster & Limit und Jdhn Maloney " What wcro these ruinoisl" Well , Saunders told mo about you nnd Gray coining down Hroadway one night m July , making a tour or thu saloons , soliciting subscriptions " Walt , wait , wait I Hold on there ! Will the court make him stop ! I dent want to know anything about that , Answer my * question , " Well , thnt Is what I was doing , 1 wns telling what I heard nbout these current rumors 'I hey said you were trying to raise money to lustituto proceedings ngainst saloons - H loons , and then not push them , no thut it H' ' would bo a bar to nnv proceedings instituted by the law and eider league " "Whutolsoi" " 1 hat j ou trial to get into the Mint , but H that you were both so drunk thut you couldn't puss through the door " ! "tVhat did Hcrgmun toll iou ! " "Ho said you visited his place anil wanted Hi htm to subscrlbo something , but hn wouldn't HJ pay It , nnd told you he could buy you for 15 I cents , but wouldn't pay It because it was H too much " m "I Bupposo all these things wcro given to Tim Llr.K reporter ! " "I dent know nbout that " "WhutdidCarriygsayl" "He said you hud Hied to got funds out of him " "Whut did Mnlonoy tell . \ou ! "Thnt Gray came Into the Pacillo house and said he was sorry thut their case ngalnst HJ Malouc.v had como on , but hu couldn't liolp H It , but It Mulnncy would go to Houlton and H } glvo him a little money It uould boull right " H Well , give us the rest of it What did HJ Mynster .Ss Llndt snyl" HJ | "Tboy coullrmed the other rumors as to HI the object ol vour suits , and said they were HU in communication with a doctor in ClillliHB cot he , Mo , who would send your record hero Hit for publication " HV For Tiik Hr.E , wasn't It ! " MM All of the papers were to publish It " MM You thought that Gray was acting in bad HM faith , but wcro you not yourself ! " "I was not , and if you can find anything to sHf piovo that I was you are welcome to it " HB Well , if you wasn't , I dent know what crooked work is , but pi obably 'I'm ; Bin : can HHj fix that up " MmmJ "Do you know Hunt , of The Omaha UreI" HH "I do " ] Did you dictate that article ! " handing HJjl over Tun Hi.i : of Tuesdays issue HH "No , Bir " HH How did ho make it up ! " HH "I dent know anything about it , butl supHH pose that ho wrote it " HH Was bo hero at the trial yesterday ! " HH " 1 think ho was " MM Well , ho wasn't ' hero until neaily nght | , MM wns he ! " MM " 1 didn't notice particularly HH "If you didn't dictate that , who did ! " HH "I dent know I suppose Hunt wrote It HH himself " HH "Didn't your man Saunders dictate It ! " Mm "I think not " HHJ "That's nil , butl want to recommend vour HHJ man Saunders for a place on'Iiik Bin : . " HJH A. Overton wda the next wltue s culled , HH und his testimony simply corroborated that HJH of Sims MM The Btnto then called John Lindt In re- HJ buttnl , but ho know nothing of Importance HP They then culled Dan Carrigg for the pur- Mh pose of rebutting the testimony of Slum HB This wns objected to , on the ground thut the truth of thu leport hud nothing to do with its H' , being circulated , nud was sustained H Did vou over see mo In tha Mint ? " was m the next question asked by Houlton m , Yes , you have tried to got a drink there ' more than once , but you couldn't got it be- , m- cause you couldn't pay for it , and they wouldn't trust you " H This was the lust straw , and Houlton Hi , practically admitted that ho had had enough jmm\ \ As a spectator remarked , They had poured Hjj the koup into him for thrco straight hours , " kT yet ho stood nt his post like a little man , and HJ chokingly called for ' more The tureen HJ ) proved too cnpacloUH , however , uud Houlton HI hail to succumb Ho way there ready to HJ [ urguo his cise , which lie did with a vengow once Ho made a bitter uttack on the clergy , HJ } the "God-and-uiornlly-folks" and the law HR and order loasue , and had quite n little cir Hp cus all to himself before he got through Hj | After the arguments had been heurd the JH ! case was submitted to the court , who K promptly discharged the defendant und HE taxed up thu costs to the prosecuting witMM nets Iu passing upon the casa ho took Mm occasion to seveiely ccusuiu Houlton for his HH unjust insinuations and thu aspersions cast Mm upon u number of the most respectable , HH peaceable anu law-ubtdlng residents of the HV city The result was not uupxpectcd , and HV the prosecution did not tarry very long to HHj discuss tha case after the deelilou was ran HJ doiod HHJ Arrested on h hmlous Cliargn , HHJ Sheriff J. II Hlack , of Greene county , arrived - H rived iu tlio city icstcrduy with a warrant HHj for the arrest of George Kopcr , on the HHj charges of assault with Intent to murder , H and assault with Intent to commit highway HH robbery With the assistance of Officer Jjl Mullen , Koper was apprehended and locked HH up lu the city Jail The sheriff stated that on the night of the 2d hist G , C. Hillmaii , a HH merchant , and Kufus Cable , a Jeweler , of M Grand Junction , wcro attacked by two men BW while returning home , and ouu of them llrod JHH a thot at Hillman , the ball going through his HHJ hat 'Ihe man then turned nnd ran uud no ] more was seen of him until the arrest of HHJ Kopor yesterday , it being claimed that he is HHJ the would-bo assassin , HHJ The other hluhwaymati , William Carroll HHJ was seized by the two intended victims , and HWJ ufter a sharp strangle was secured During HHJ the m' leo his wrist was severely cut with a HjH knife , When searched $105 In money and a HHJ number of trlnkots were found In his pockHH | ets Those were afterward found by a man HHJ named Thompson , from whom Carroll had HHJ stolen $325 at the Windsor hotel in the town HHJ of Carroll Realizing that ho was In n tight HHJ box , Carroll concluded to turn ttatu's cviHHJ dence , and squealed ou tils pal , whom ho HJH alleged to ba Hoper , and stating that Koper JHH ] [ iad been rccommendod to him as u first-class HHJ crook Inquiry hero revealed the fact that HHJ Koper had boon absent from the city several HHJ wcoks , having returned to tbo Bluffs the latHHJ ter part of lust wcok HHJ When questioned about the matter , Hoper HHJ said thut ha did not know what he wus ar- HJH rested for , and had never been In Grand HHJ Junction In his life Holier has a very hard JHH name with the police , and hat been arrested HH numerous times , but lias never before figured HH in unythlng so serious us this case , Sheriff HH Black left on the evening train with his HI prisoner , who will soon bo placed on trial In HJ | Greene county for tup commission ol tha HJt crimes above mentioned 'JB