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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY AUGUST II , 1892-SrXTkEN PAGES.
EVERnilUiC HIGH BUT WAGES
.Councilman Steel Tolls of tlio Condition of
European Breadwinners.
LONDON S JAILS CAN'T HOLD THE DRUNKS
Arnilrs nt Idln Men Rlnnplng tu Iho Hlrcols
IJnnlilo tn llnuftnThomsnlVGfl nil the
I'lttnnro Kiiriipit by IOUR
Mourn of Himl Woik.
Councilman John Stool U nt homo again
after n trip ot some .weeks duration , on
which ho vistlod the loading European popu
lation centers. This tour included a four _
days slop In London , five days In Paris , ono'
in Brussels , two In Hamburg nnd a twenty-
one unvp ramble among the scenes of his
Cblldhood In .Sweden.
In nil the cities and countries visited Mr.
Blcol tnatlo ns careful n study of Iho social
conditions and problems with which hn was
confrontca as iho llmo would permit and
talks tery entertainingly of what ho saw.
"In the wonderful city of London , " ho
ays , . "I found more idle men and moro
drunxcn men than in any other place. 1 saw
thorn lying about the streets and on the
public parks nnd squares by the hundred.
Such a Hpcctaclo was never scon lu an Amer
ican city. I asked a pollco ofllcor why It was
allowed and ho toU mo th.it llioro was nol
Jail room enough In London lo conlaln Ibom.
1 HBW more girls from IS lo UO years old
Kcrubblng doorslops , carrying parcels nnd
bucKets iind ongaijod in such work us only
tbo cheapest kind of laborers do here than I
over saw before. And Ihoy were barely
clothing enough to conceal ihelr nntiodnoss ,
nnd thai llttlo was racs.
"I Inquired into the questions of labor nnd
wages us often as I had opportunity , nnd
conclude that ironorallv the wnccs paid In
London uro about 40 per cent less than these
paid In America for Iho same class of work.
Tbo cost of living Is n llttjo , posMbly 10 per
cent , loss than Ills In America. Kent nnd
fuel uro cheaper than here , but broad and
meat cost just as much In "London ns lu
Omaha.
"Tho conditions In Franco nro so different
from other countries.that I am not nblo to
make unv comparisons , but generally pealing { -
ing the farther away from England 1 got
the lower I found tbo market for labor.
"In Germany tbo wages are very much
* Vt lower than here , but people ihero wont very
I much moro slowly Iban horo. In almost any
class of work the American laborer will do
In ono day ns much as his brolbor workman
in Germany con do in two. I wntcbod men
paving nnd bricklaying and on all sorls of
ptiollo work , nndl am poslllvo that in the
same tlmo they do not accomplish moro than
balf ns much as the American workman.
"In Sweden labor Is still cheaper and the
Btrucglo for existence moro bitter. No
I > rlro 1 * too ridiculously low to pay for com
mon labor , and It requires two-thirds of the
wages of mechanics to pay tholr board bills ,
and thev col very ordinary cheap board at
that. For ordinary labor the wares paid run
from 1 crown to 1 } crowns n day. A crown
is ! 37 contR , nnd n'5-cont rnoal in Sweden is
no bettor that a'J5-cont meal lu Omahn.
"One thing which Interferes with an intel
ligent study of the wugo question In Europe
Is Iho fee system. You Und It everywhere
after you leave the shores of Amorioi , and
your hand Is continually In your pocket for
the sixpenny fee. In many places waiters ,
cba muermnlds , porters and tbo Ilko , get no
pay nt all from their employers. They llvo
on the "lips. " In Paris wallers In Iho cafus
pay for ihe privilege ot holdlnc tboir jous ,
and they can afford to do it.
"You tarie n cab , for Instance , in London.
The faro Is very reasonable' you are
navor overcharged , for on the dash board of
the vehicle there is n table of rales printed
on porcelain. If tboro are two in the cab
and you drive for an hour you will bo asked
lo pay two and sixpence about 00 cents
' but there Is a driver with his hat In his
band waiting for n "Up. " Hu uoos not own
the vehicle and ho must make a living some
how , and you are expected to bo generous.
It Is a wretched system.
I know moro about the manner of living In
Sweden ihan an } wnoro else since It Is ray
native country and I spent more llmo tboro
than anywhere olso. There is n wonderful
difference between life In town nnd life In
the cities. As far as the nppoar.uico of the
people ( roes the streets of a Swedish city nro
not very different from those In America.
The people dress well and llvo woll. They
have mndo cookery an art. But in iho coun-
Iry you will had Iho people clad in homespun
nnd baling meat onoa u week or perhaps
twice If they are fortunate. Tno menl U of
'
on inferior'quality nnd ll Is no cheaper Ihan
hero. There are u great many varieties ol
11 sh and II Is an Important lie in of diet In my
native country. _
"In fact , so far as my observation goes
there is nothing cheap In Europe except '
labor. Any article which you wish' to
purchase will bo cheap If'lba principal factor
in Its creation is labor and tbo material u
minor consideration. Hero Is n penknife
for Instance which could not bo purchased in
America for less than ? ' - . It cost rae GO cents
in Stockholrr. In Hamburg I bought what
wo would call a good 10-cent cigar for 3 conls.
In Stockholm one Horn of n laundry bill for
the mosl beautiful work was a nhirt , ! ! conls.
"Of course my Hold of oosorvnllon was
limited , but I saw enough to convince mo
that Americans cannot appreciate the extent
of tholr prosperity until they bavo vl ttOt
Europe , nnd I hoard enough to convince im
that the young man and younc woman ol
Kuropi ! do not come to America for thosolo
reason that they bavo not tbo tunnoy to pay
, tholr passago. "
ORDER OF 'J.'HK IRON HALL , .
BtittuiiiontH n ( III Tr < inllo4 from Omnliii
.Moiiitinrft ol tlio Orilur.
The Order of the Iron Hall is undergoing
Q convulsion that promises.to termlnnlo In
the financial wrecking of the organization.
A doubt regarding the llnnncl.il soundness o :
tbo order has existed In various places for
BOmn tlmo. The fooling grew until a con
sldorablo body of the members united in ask
ing for iho uppolniniont of a receiver and a
thorough invostlgallon of the finances of Ibo
order. Tbo case Is now on trial at Indian-
npolls , which Is the headquarters of the
ordor.
Tbo facts elicited on the witness stand
show a peculiar action on tbo part of Su
preme Justice bomorby and other ofllclals of
the order. Mr. Soirorby , besides being the
tlguratlvo head of the oruor , is prominently
connected with u Philadelphia bank , and It Is
allcpcd that ho diverted tlm funds of the
order In order lo savu Iho bank from bank
ruptey.
The testimony of witnesses showed lhal
the hlKhoIllclaU of Ibo Iron Hall hnd notpali
naitlcular attention to the expiration of tholr
bonds. The uunrmnu JuHtlre was aupposci
Jo'bo tinder a bond of $5,000 , bul hu ndmltte <
( hut ho had been without n bond for Iwo
jreurs und hud only filed one after the re-
folvershlp sull was begun. M. C. Davis ,
iho cashier of tlio order , hnd originally Illoc
k bond for $50,000 , as was required , but OIK
of his bondsmen had dloa and bin place bin
not been supplied.
According 10 the statement of Supreme
Justice Somrrby , $170,000 of the funds of the
order was used to avert the ruin of the bank
This , Mr. Somorby assorts , was iiiirossiir.r ,
is the order bad so large n deposit In the
bank that the ln olvoncy of the bank meant
the utter failure of the ordor. It was bo-
lluvcd that the use of $170,000 would save
the bank and the order. Thti um was
drawn from the treasury without iho usual
warrant. The fnot.s leaked out , and hotica
iho muss that UirniUons to wreck the order
unlois a compromise lf > olTeelcd.
H There have boon two lodges of the Iron
Hull In Omiihu , both of which have glvon ii |
the trhnsi , One wai never fully organized.
Some of the momborj wrotn to tbo heads o
the order asking u number of questions ro
gimllnclta Mimiiciul methods , and fulling to
receive an answer tboy decided not to pur
sue the organization any further. The other
lO'iRo received Its charter and nourished fein
n IImo. but also Hiro.v up Us charier tome
tlmo ago.
M III rrolii'jlv Miilut n < < oiiiiriiiiili | ,
INDIANu-oun. Ind. , Aug. lU.-Ii Is genoi
nlly believed here tonight that tbo sull us
inp for u receiver for the Order of iho Iroi
Hall will bo compromised. Junl bolero
con" convened thU morning to resume the
In rln pf evidence In the null the attorneys
fu th. U\o lucs hold uucluer ooumltutiou.
Clioy afterwards refused to dlvulgo the nn-
lure of It and would only nay that It was n
secret conference , not for the public. Plain
tiff Daniel W. Kr.effler Intlmnlod It was a
novomcnt lo effect n compromise nnd lhat
was all thai could bo learned.
Aflor tbo conference Iho executive cotn-
inlttcoman , I. W Sayro of Philadelphia , was
lut on tbo witness stand. Tbo feature of
ils evidence was a statement ho made when
Somorby appointed him supreme adjuster of
.ho order no asked him to sign n paper
pledging himself to support Somorby In all
matters. Ho signed tbo paper , ho said , after
Adding that ho would support the Iron Hall.
L-Vir several months Sayro has boon having n
contest over the ofllco ot adjuster with
Somorby's son-in-law , McGrobnm. This
morning Iho oxocuilvo commllteo confirmed
Savrn's appointment. When the court nd-
lourncd today It was'until next Wednesday
morning.
JO11N J. VALENTINE.
Something of tlio Life of n Well Known nnd
Actlio i\iro : | sinnn.
At a mooting of the Wells-Fargo company ,
bold on August 11 nt San Francisco , Cal. ,
John J. Valentino was olootcd president of
the company. .
Mr. Valoutlne , who was vice president nnd
general manager for the company for a number
'
ber of years , Is' qulto a remarkable man. lie
was born nt Bowling Green , ICy. , nnd re
ceived but u common school education. In
the winter of 1851-53 ho began bis buslnow
career with a llrra of druggists , who were
nl o agents for Carter , Thomas & Co.'s old
stage nnd express line in Bowling Green ,
and although to outwaid appearance ho
Is still u youne man ho has been
onpngod In the express business for
upwards of thirty-seven years. In the win
ter of ISlll Mr. Valentino emigrated to
California and while out there no was ap
pointed superintendent of the Paclllo di
vision of Wells , Farso & CO.'H express. Ho
has served this company In various capacl-
lies , bul lias now reached tlio highest posi
tion within the gift of the company.
His talents are of n versatile nature , for In
addition to possessing great npttludo for Iho
work lo which ho has dnvolcd his life ho has
found tlmo to publish and propnre each year
a summary of the gold and silver of the on-
Uro counlrv and bis compilation has been
recognized ns reliable and a loadlngnutborlly
on Iho bUDJect. llo has nlso taken
tin active pari on Iho question of iho free
cotnaco of silver In Iho newspapers ,
Iho gist or his contention bolng lhat to pre
serve honest inonoy nn absolute parity of
value must bo maintained between geM and
silver , and lhat Ibis cannot bo affected by
rrmovine all restrictions whatever from Iho
coinage of silver , Iho inevitable effect , of
which would bo to create a glut in the homo
mantel nnd depreciate Its value.
Mr. Valentino has nlso found tlmo to
Identify himself with the great chantablo
movements of the ago. By nn organized
pffort among agents nnd employes of Wolls.
Fargo & Co. larco sums of money wcro
raised for the relief of communities In dis
tress. Notably among thorn nro the great
ilro of Chicago , the yellow fever epidemic
at Memphis , the ovorllow of Iho Mississippi
rlvor , the graat Uro of Virginia nnd Iho
grasshopper pluguo of Nebraska ana Kansas ,
besides n whole host of olbors. In short , bo
has proven himself in every sphere of llfo an
elllclont ofllcor , a public-spirited cllizou and
an all-round useful man.
BROTHERS REUNITED.
( F. lf. Tilly and Ills lirotlinr ,11 rut After n
.Srpunitlou of Many Yours.
Most any man would bo glad to moot a
brother whom bobad nol soon for.sovon lone
years. The feeling that is brought on by
such a meellne Is enjoyed by J. F. Tilly , the
city superlnlonjout of buildings , today nnd
Is caused by iho arrival of Charles M. Tilly ,
who Is accompanied by his wifo.
Mr. Tilly , Iho visitor , has been nt Denver ,
where as a Shrlnor bo represented Cypress
romraaudory of Hyde Park , Ma s. Although
representing Iho comraandbry of that town ,
the homo of Mr. Tilly is , and for cloven
years last past , has boon at Mo-teroy , Mox. ,
where bo holds Iho position of superintend
ent of maintenance and ways on the Mexican
National railway extending from Corpus
Chrlstl to the city of Mexico.
In speaking of Mexico , Mr. Tilly sold thai
It was rapidly becoming Amorlcani/ed.
Americans , ho said , wora fouud everywhere
and In every line of business. The town of
Monterey , ho said , had 4.,000 inhabitants
and was'rapidly developing Into a manufac
turing center. Already Americans hnd lo-
calcd furniture factories , sugar factories ,
soap faclorlos and woolen mills , employing
lumo forces of skilled laborers.
The Clly of Mexico , bo said , was decidedly
English. In fuel iho English had captured
the town. Most of the capital was from
England , but the Americans were rapidly
getting a foothold. In the construction of
the railways ho said that England furnished
tbo stool , Germany the Iron und the United
Stales Iho locomotives ana cars. The Mexi
can government was ready lo concede lhat
the American steel rails were bettor than
Iboso of England , bul Iho cost drove them
out of Iho market , especially when Iho mosl
of Iho caollal employed was from England.
Mr. Tilly was delighted with the Colorado
mountains , but expressed Iho opinion inai
Ibo Uociaos were far behind Mexico when
Iho question of scenery was lauon Inlo con
sideration. In going up lo Ihe Clly of Mexico
ice from Corpus Chrlsll there were many
places where it required un angina nnd a
pusher to take four coaches ever tha moun
tains. In some places passengers could stand
In Iho observation car und looking bacK sea
live loops In Iba road over which Iho train
had climbed ,
Mr. Tilly regards Omaha as tbo most flour
ishing city lhal ho has seen In Iba states. He
will remain hero until Tuesday , while his
wife will stay several weeks , visiting
friends and relatives.
YJ.W > OVA CllUl.Klt.l ftOAKK
Ilolinutta. N. J. , IK Not Infected liy tlio
Diuail DltouHO.
IlEi.vnTTA , N. J. , Aug. 13. Dr. II. D.Jan -
del of this villacro says tbo reports of sick
ness here are grossly exaggerated. There is
absolutely no foundation for the report of n
a cholera scare. The population of the vil
lage Is about 400 and there have bcon but
four deaths since August 1 , ono an aged
woman , ono a child of nine yoitrj , and the
other Iwo Infants loss than n year old , who
were victims of the uual hummer complaint
Incident to children. Not more than live or
six persons lu the village uro now ulolt , all
with n m'.ld form of dysentery , boarliiR no
resemblance to cholera and neither con
tagious nor infectious.
Sayn llo Win * Illuckiniiltnil.
NKW YOIIK , A lit , ' . US. Superintendent
Bryncs will investigate charKOs made by
James H. Smelzor , agent of the ToxurUann
& Fort Smith railroad In Texas , against
Policeman Farrell , whom ho charges with
blackmail and rhbbory. Smelzor was
iirrestod on liroadway July 1 , for Intoxica
tion. Ho clanuj ho was nol intoxicated at
the t line , and that ho was arrested for no ap
parent causa. In tho'struwlo lo avoid
uriotil hu allege * Ihut ho lost Ills { 1,000 tiu-
inond stud. He further says Ihut ho was
aubjoctcd tooutruRoous abuse/and that the
policeman hud a confodorulu und uliomplod
to extort money from him to secure his re
lease. Hymen thinks it utraiiKU thai Mr ,
Smolzor skould have omitted so long to make
his complaint. Ho U Inclined to doubt his
story. Mr. Smolzor. bu says , will bnvo re-
dro.is if things nro as ho states , but ho may
have lo come ( roui Texas 10 provo bis case.
.tlnrrliico I.ICUIKU * .
Tlio following tnarrlauo llcoasos were U-
/luod by Judpo Elloryesterday :
Name nnd address. Ace.
I II. U. WatBon.Omalm 1
) Kanulo Croom , Oinuhu , : -J
j 1'anl 1'orlliiKer , Oiuiihu Si
I Annie llns , Umuhu , VI
I Jucoh llusoiill , Umaliii. 23
| K.iy Nouwur , Omulm , W
i Iiuroy Hoard , Omaha "I
Ill lolun Hivunson , Onralin , ' . ' 1
Wltli 'lri' | iin lnc.
J. H. Cuuo , an alleged Indian , was brought
in from Iho Wlnnebago reservation yester
day by Doputv United States Marshal Hop-
tlngorupon n charge of beluga trespasser.
He waived examination and was rolcasod on
ball. Cuuo has boon creating a dnal of trouble
blo on the reservation. He claims to bo an
Indian , bul tbo rudiklns nay he U a palo-
faoo.
THE PEOPLE PAY ME BILLS
School Janitors Who Get Big Salaries for
Very Little Labor.
LOWER WAGES PAID IN OTHER CITIES
\VIUIo ( linnlin I'aj-s : .31 1'cr Pupil ' ' "
or Ser lee Otlmr ncttrrn Cltli' Oot
.More anil licttor Work Done fur
llnlf the Money.
It coat the city of Omaha $3.21 per pupil
lust year for Janitor sorvlco In tlm publlo
schools. It cost Kansas City ? 1.40 per pupil ,
Minneapolis $1,03 per pupil and MllwnuUoo
$1.10 per pupil ( or the same sorvlco.
Ever since Tun BIK celled nttontlon last
winter to ttio fact that Janitors of the Oroahn
schools were getting higher wage * than nion
onpnpod In similar work In other lanro cities
throughout the country several members of
the Hoard of Education have been In favor
of establishing a dlflornnt scale of wages ,
but the matter has boon postponed from
tlmo to time.
Tbo resolution passed by the board last
Monday nlpht by which the Janitor * were
elected for ttio year provided that the men
clodtod should resolve such salarv at tbo
board might decide upon nt n subsequent
mooting and In view of this fact the Janitors
cannot claim the sumo salaries they received
last year if the board aocldos before the
school yonr begins to cuango tlio scalo.
The annual report of tbo superintendent of
schools of Mllwaukoo shows that , ttio aver
age dally attendance of pupils In that city
last year was " 0,470 and that the total cost
of Janitors' services for the year was
? 'J4,48S.23. The nvoraRO dally attend
ance In the Omaha schools last
year was 10,3711 and the cost
ror Janitors for the yonr was $3'J1S.10. : ) To
put it In another form , the cost of Janitor
service per pupil In Omaha was n fraction
over S-VJl for the year , while In Mllwaukoo
the same Item of expense was but a fraction
ever $1.19 per nupll. In Minneapolis the
average ualty attendance last year was 10-
55-t and the total sum expended for Janitors
was $32,8i'J'J ; ; with 0,000 raoro pupils in
school Minneapolis pays loss for Janitors
than the city of Omaha.
In Kansas City the Janitors are hired for
only ton months In the year. Tboy
are furnished with living apartments and
with coul. The nvorago salary is $ (5 (
per month. For taking care of one room
the Kansas City Janitor gets $10 , for two
rooms , 513 to SiO ; three rooms , J-5 ; tour
rooms , flit ) , and S3 is added for each addi
tional room above four und $1.50 for llooreil
basement , used for playrooms. The highest
salary is $70 , the lowest J10. Ttio average
cost per month per pupil for Janitor service
Is 14 "cents in Kansas City , or $1.40 cents for
the ton months , while In Omaha it U $3.U1.
In addition to tbo work of tccoping the In
terior of the school buildings in order , mak
ing llres , etc. , the Janitors of other larco
cities arc required to keep the school
grounds in good order , but in Omaha many
of the janitors will not nail n loose board on
the w.illc , never cut a wood or attend to any
of the exterior repairs that should bo a part
of their work. There ere excep
tions to this rulo. A few of
the Omaha school buildings are
neatly kept. Some of the Janitors appear to
understand their business , but as a rule tUo
Omaha school janitor consldors It beneath
him to do any of the work outside of tbo
building. Just why it Is necessary for the
board to keep nil those janitors employed
during the summer months , when there Is no
school , scorns to bo something of a mystery.
All they do is to clean up the building for
tbo opening of the now ynar. and most of
them accomplish that work in a. couple of
weeks or loss Immediately preceding tbo
opening ilny.
All those facts seem to provo pretty con
clusively that there is something wrong with
the system of janitor service in the Omaha
schools.
Tlio Omaha .Scale.
The scalu or scheme by which tbo janitors
of the Omaha schools ere paid is fearfully
and elaborately constructed. It Is full of
loopholes and cracks through whicji extra
allowances look In perfect showers Into the
pockets of the Janitors. It will bo noticed
by rending the alleged scale that a Janitor Is
In luck where ho has a number of dotachou
rooms to taka care of , oven though thov maybe
bo all on the same lot. Two two-room build
ings untitlo a janitor to more money than ono
four-room building , although tbo two-room
bulliHncs may not bo ton .foot apart and the
janitor' is not obliged to climb
stairs at all. At the Davenport school , lor
example , there are two two-room frame
buildings standing close together. If those
four rooms were under one roof the janitor
would got $10 per month for Inking care of
thorn , but because be Is obliged to stop across
about twenty feet from ono building to the
other ho Is pnld $12 extra and draws f3i In
fact the board hires two janitors there pay
ing each ? -0 per mouth , and tboy work about
four hours a day.
It Is also qulto a windfall to a Janitor to
bavo a room about tbo building that Is not
used. He Is paid for taking care of it just the
same. If a building has ton rooms and there
are onlv nine In use the Janitor cots
paid for the ten rooms because it is supposed
that in some way ho Is hold responsible for
the entire building. Just what that rospon-
slhillty amounts to or what tlio Board ol Ed
ucation would do v/ltb a janitor \t somebody
should steal or carry away the unused room
nooody seems to understand.
Kxtrit 1'uy Tor Thin.
Janitors also claim extra pay where tbo
principal has u separate olllco from her reci
tation room. And where It becomes neces
sary to change nno end of u hall Into a small
recitation room lo accommodate an over-
crowdoa building the janitor claims pay for
an extra room und usually gets lu
At the Leavonworth school there
are eight rooms in use , but
owing to the fact that there are two tut
nishcd rooms In the busomont that are not
occupied , tbo Janitor gout paid for nine
rooms. Those two rooms in the basement
ore locued up from ono end of the year to
tbo other , but they cost the board $ . " > a month ,
which goes Into tbo Janitor's pocket. This
Is but nn example of the way the alleged
scale of wages works.
Hero is the Omaha scale of wages :
Silurlfit of Junltorx.
Tor bullalnpa lioated by stoves and fur-
nucoj :
Vacation Bohool
No. of Rooms. Months. Months.
1 t 1(1 ( to * 15 IM
J ( In ono story ) 18 00 it ) 00
U ( In two stories ) iiJ CO ItO to
3 . . . . . yj 03 Xi Oi )
4 It ) 0) 4i DO
5 a.100 475(1 (
tt 4U oa rue
7 41 OJ CJ 5)
8 5010 7U 00
U MOO 77 SO
10 00 OJ bi UO
II U'l OJ 111 ! 50
IS , 7000 10000
For buildings hunted liy Mourn i
Two to four rooms. $ .11 anil J.'iO during
vuuatlnn months ; school months , 81.00 extra
for e.iuh room used ,
Five to uUht rooms. W3 mid $ . ' .V ) during
vuuiitlon months ; school month * , J.iOJ extra
for each room used.
Nine to twelve rooms , $10 and Ji.TO during
vacation months : school months , | . \00 extra
for each room used.
Thirteen toulxtuon IOOIIIH , $ n und { . ' .50 dur
ing vacation months ; school montlis. J.XOO
extra foroauh room unoil.
Where all rooms lu u bul Iding tire not used
the pay of a janitor shall ho for the next
higher number of rooms ; and In addition to
tbo above schedule the Janitor of St. Unr-
nubox to receive $5 per month , and the Janitor
of Park f 15 per month extra for school months.
The Janitor of the High school to bo allowed
fuel , rent and light , und 185 for vacation
months and f 150 for school months , and for
the janitor of the ooard rooms fciO per month.
Tno nuinbar of schoolrooms actually in use
to determine salaries according to above
schedule. Where more than one building ls
in care ot a janitor , and the additional buildIng -
Ing or buildings are dotauhod , salaries shall
bo base ! upon the number of rooms tn each
such detached building.
Salaries lu above schedule to apply In full
for services for the cure of the various
buildings.
Hulo I , section 83 , says that Janitors shall
thoroughly clean all parts of the building
and promises during vacation. Many of the
janitors pay uo attention to tbo "prouiUei"
part of that rule , and the school grounds
look as though they had been neglected for
ten yuan.
There U also complaint lodged against ,
three of the janitors lo the effect that tboy
o.'juionallv got dr qk. Those facts nro
Known to sovornl moniilcrs of the board.
Whllo it Is frinorally'Wdmttted that women
jinltors taKO bettor c ti > of the Interior of
ilm buildings over which they have chnrce ,
j ot it is claimed Ihnc Uiov cun't sot a window
class or llx n broken hllfpo when stioh things
become neooisary a tj limes. So far as that U
concerned , however , they ara fully us oftl-
ciont ussott.o ot the illad who could dn Mich
chores , but usually otll the superintendent
of building ! and hayjva special repairer sent
to do the woric tbo Janitor U supposed lo do.
"Hut you must roiAtiinbor , " said ono of tbo
principals to Tntr BBtxrcporter , "that these
janitors bavo to putjn.lpnu days In winter.
The Janitors who hav'o largo buildings have
to go to work nt ii o'dlotik Iti the morning und
they don't got through Until after 0 o'clock
at night. "
Mon Who Got the Mouoy.
Following , nro the Janitors and the salaries
paid : Thomas Falconer , Janitor High school ,
twenty rooms , $150 per month ; Fred Perkins ,
manual training department , Janitor and en
gineer , $75 ; Hugh Malon , superintendent
High school grounds , $30 ; John J. Nolcs ,
Ambler school , two rooms , $11 ( carries ivator
for pupils about a quarter of a mile ) ;
Thomas Shoa , Bancroft , eight rooms. $76 ;
Henry O'Noil , Cass , eight rooms , $70 : Frank
Suchy , Castcllor , eleven rooms , fltt.50 ; Andy
Clifford , Canter , seven detached rooms , $81 ;
W. II. Miller , Central Park , six rooms de
tached , ? . " > ; Mrs. W. A. Zetulor , Davenport ,
iwo rooms , &JO ; Mrs. I. U. Woorncr , Davenport -
port , two rooms , $ JO ; Mrs. L. Thompson ,
Uodgo , night rooms , 5 < U.5D ; Mrs. H , Fungor ,
Dupont , six rooms detached , ( SO ; Charles
Man Held. Kckcrman , ono room , $15 ; Charles
K. DJurcon , Farnnni , eight rooms , J-S.V Mrs.
E. T. Iovls , Forest , two , two room build
ings , $32 : Mrs. Mary McCnusland , Fort
Omaha , ono room , $15 ; Mrs. Uotlotb Utsor ,
Franklin , two. two-room buildings , $ .VJ : Mrs.
n. Stopanok , Gibson , ono room. $15 ; William
Gllsolmau , Hnrtman , cloven rooms dotachcil ,
$ 'J2.50 ' ; Mrs. 1C. Andersen , Hickory , live
rooms detached , $07 ; W. C. Lawton. hard ,
two rooms , $21 ; Mrs. B. Colomnn , Jackson.
ono room , f 15 ; John Lucas , sixteen rooms with
steam , ono rented room , $140 ; Louis Wohror ,
Lcavonworlh , nitio rooms , $7" 50 ; Henry
Buscb , Long , nine rooms with four detached ,
S110.10 ; Mrs. Marv Darin , Lothrop , six
rooms in four different buildings , $07.00 ;
Louis 1'otorson , Mason , thirteen rooms , $110 ;
Jacob Mayor , Omaha Vlow , ton rooms , ono
detached , SW ; Mike Ford , Pacific , eight
room i. ono detached , f85 ; Silas Garner , Pork ,
eleven rooms , steam. $110 ; C.V. . Joy , Kol-
loin , fourteen rooms , paid for lUtcen , Sl'JJ 50 ;
Mary Brady. Pleasant , two rooms in two
stories , $ ! 0"Barnoy McUlnn , Saratoga , six
rooms , detached , StSO ; Mrs. C. Farrell , Vin-
.ton , three rooms detached , $ tl ; Matt Gfthlor ,
Walnut Hill , nine rooms , steam beat , $ S5. C.
P. StorM , Webster , twelve rooms , 5101) ) ;
William Fagan , West Omaha , four rooms
detached , $53 ; A. M. Johnson , West Side ,
two rooms , $ , ' 0 ; W. T. Johnson , Sherman ,
two rooms. $20 : Elmer Matson , St. Barna
bas , two rooms , steam , $43. Mr .M. Glnnotto.
annex to Hnrtman , four rooms , detached ,
$53 ; Josie Hurold. Tzrml annex , four rooms ,
$40 ; Mrs. Mary Gllmoro , annex to Long , two
detached rooms , $30 ; A. Tulp , annex to Long ,
ddtnched rboms , $52 ; Mrs. A. J. Phelps , an
nex to Pacttic , two dotacbcd rooms , $ 0 ;
Mrs. Efnet , Monmouth Park , ono room , $15 ;
Ed. Schoonovor , Clifton hill , four rooms ,
$10 ; Miss Gutting , Lothrop annex , ono
room , $15. _ _
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
'd Special St rcyt nnil South Oniiilin's
School Tnxcs Considered.
rtiroo members attended tha meeting of
the Board of County Commissioners hold
yesterday afternooni * The buslnoss was
transacted without bitch or hindrance , with
Mr. Sten berg occupying the chair.
County Atlornoy Mnhonoy wrote that the
board possessed the authority to instruct the
county clerk to extend ) the tax assessed to
pay for the grading of State street in the
town of Florence. , .
Mr. Paddock nrguod ( _ jhat the street com
menced nowhere and ended at the same
point. For that reason the board bad no
authority to assets ribnttlng property to pay
the cost of grading : . Ji , ,
Mr , Slcnborg , snld the question was
wnotnor the cost Should DO .paid by the
county ; or taxod'agalu'st the property. The
attorney bad said that tbo proceedings wcro
local and thorp was LO reason why the $2,033
should bo paid by the county.
By resolution the tax was ordered levied
acainst all of tbo property Ivlug along tho-
line of tbo street.
Then the board tackled the question of the
election of a inomoor of the Soldiers Hollef
commission to succeed M. D. Uooho , tbo sec
retary , who stopped down and out some
weeks ago.
Mr. Paddock moved to proceed to ballot
for the election of a man.
Mr. Williams , as an amendment , moved
that the appointment go ever for ono week.
There were absentee * . Chairman Berlin and
Mr. Van Camp , and Williams wanted a full
board when the appointment was made. The
amendment carried ever the original motion.
The Douglas County Agricultural associ
ation asked that the commissioners appoint
llfty deputies tn serve at tbo fair grounds
during the holding of tbo county fair. This
was referred.
The school board .of South Omaha served
notice that it would expect tbo county com
missioners to makq.tho school levy. The
communication stated that It would take
35,000 to run the schools during the coming
year and that $21,000 nnd boon provided for
by state and city tax. The whole matter was
referred. Of the amount tha school board
wrote that of the $35,000 , $30 000 ould bo
for maintenance of schools. $ J,500 for the
erection of n now school house nnd $2,500 to
pav for a schoolbousa site.
H. C. Akin presented a bill of $100 for a
lithograph cut of the court bouse. No per
son know anything nuout tbo ordering of the
cut , and consequently the bill was referred.
Mr. Paddock wanted to adjourn for two
weeks. Ho said that ho would bo absent
nnd was afraid that the republicans would
take snap judgment on him on the appoint
ment of a member of the Soldiers Hollef
commission , The majority could not see
the propriety of letting next Saturday's
mcoting.go by default , and as n result U will
be held with'Mr. Paddock absent.
FOH THE COUNTY FAIR.
1'romlum l.l t for the Twelfth Annual Ix-
lillilllon Nffw Out.
The board of managers of the Douglas
County Agricultural society has published
Its list of premiums to bo contested for ut
the twelfth annual fair , commencing August
29 nnd terminating Soptomoor 3. The total
value of tbo premiums offered Is $25,000 , ot
which $0,400 Is to bo Used for speed pursos.
In addition to Ibis tbo Omaha merchants
offer premiums aggregating upwutds of
$1,000.
The ofllcors and bo'.ird of managers are de
termined to raako thd'fair ' this year u grand
success , and they asKithoco-operation of the
merchants and farmer * , who certainly should
tuko a llvelv Intern In un event of this
kind. Every uulldin > on tha ground will bo
occupied , nnd In all "probability it will bo
iound necessary to crobt additional ones to
accommodate nil the fin 3 re limits who will
want to exhibit nf PV , the ball has boon
fuuly started rolling
Music ut liu I'urlc.
The Seventh \VarilnJiiltarjr _ band will pre
sent the following program at llnnscom park
this uftoruoon , commencing at U o'clock :
IMIIT , ! .
"
Ovcitnro Tlio Aiim7iftv. . .Klcslnr
Mlnururotfrom II Troviltore ) Vurdl
Paraphrase Melody lltA Itubonsluln
Muroli-Orown 1'rlnco. , _ llonnetl
'
I'A'lrt ii.
Kylootlon from operaYi'l''avorlta.lonlzottl ) (
WiiH/-Jneunof ( the Isle Dnlboy
Ovorturu l < 'llo > suudo Qtiollo Iliirtm inn
Urund .Mureh rilolnlmiibur
( Dudlcatcd to Mr , J. 1 , . Olark. )
I'AIIT HI.
Overture Hunter and Hermit Oalboy
I u. Hong Moln Ou > trolch.urr. Htolnhiuisur
1 b. Jn'xor's Ahsohlod . . . .Mendelssohn
Overture Uom-orto. . . . . .Adler
Urund selection "l'oorJunuthan"Mllliekor (
A HuKKi'itlon to tiiiiiirliit iiil ( < nt Illll ,
OMAIU , Aug. 14. To the Editor of THE
BiiKi The Douglas County Teachers in-
Btltulo Is now in annual session , and as I have
noticed In the dally papers tbiit several
prominent educators of the state uro to do-
llver lectures before thai body I would ro-
snootfully suggest that tbo lecturers emphasize -
size , for the especial benefit of the county
superintendent , the Importance of frowning
down duplicity , treachery and Ingratitude
lu whatever form or wherever found.
THEY WERE TIRED OF LIFE
No Doubt of tbo Oauso of the Scbultz
Sisters' Deatb.
PREPARATIONS WERE \REFULIY < MADE
Attor 1'urclmsliig tlio 1'oison tlio ( ilrli Ills *
tlio Milliner In Which They
1'rolorroil Tholr I'nnoriil to
llo Coiiilnctril.
GENEVA , Nob. , Aug. 13. jSpeclal to Tun
BEB. ] Owing to the various stories
nlloat about tbo mysterious death ot
the Schultz slstors , near Graf ton , Monday ,
Sheriff C. E. Summers has prepared tbo fol
lowing version of the affair :
Lizzie Schultz and her bister Bertha , aged
20 and 17 respectively , wcro two Gorman
girls , whoso parents residua about live miles
Bouthwostof Fairmontboth of whom had boon
unfortunate nnd unbappv In their social nnd
domeslio relationship. A mulatto nephew
of Illegitimate origin had scandalized their
homo life , Tholr mother was cross and un
reasonable with them in all their shortcom
ings , especially so far as inonoy matters
were concerned. Bertha had been sick nnd
the physician's bill incurred stio was unable
to pay nnd her mother doprocMcd the in
curring ot the debt , Tnolr hoaio life was
made a ourdcn to them. At several tlmos
In their recent career they had expressed
tboir nononjoymont ot life and n probability
of their not living long.
Upon their coming homo a few days before
the iragcdy , und being spoken to U.v their
mother about their treatment to tbo llttlo
mulatto , they said , ' 'You needn't mind , wo
will not bo homo long to trouble him. "
Monday , August 8 , they drove to Geneva
ostensibly to gnt Bertha's tooth llllod , saying
at the tlmo that they might ns well IOOK well
for the Hula time they had to live. Whllo
at Geneva they wont to tbo drug sloro of
E. B. Woodivortk and purchased n oticvolghth
ounce bottle of strychnia , tolling the drug
gist that they desired It for their father's
use lu killing rats.
Were liijiiroil Very I.lttlo ,
The next morning they drove to Fairmont
for the purpose of gottln ? some moat for the
family. At Fairmont , in company with a
young lady of their acquaintance , they
drove around town apparently for pleas
ure. In crossing the railroad track
the horse became frighiano'd nt a
box-car , ran away and turned the buggy ever
and slightly Injured tbo occupants , but to no
serious ex lent , as was pronounced by tbo
physician who then examined them. Thn.v
ihon rode to their homo with Alf Hyburn , a
liveryman , and on the way among other
things of which they talked were the hearses
which they desired to boar thorn to tholr
graves. One desired tbo Geneva hearse and
the other tbo Sutton boarso. Neither ex
pressed horsclf as being Injured from the
runaway.
Arriving at homo they entered tbo parlor
whore they remained a few minutes , when
Bertha wont to the kltohon , procured a glass
of warm water , stating that she desired It to
use with sorno soda inbathlng _ Lizzie's
wounds , She took the glass und wont back
into tbo parlor , closing the dnor after her.
In the space of from ton to fifteen minutes
Bertha came out saying that she felt somo-
wbat dizzy and she would go ont into the nir
and go down to the barn and see the horse
that had hoeu Injured in the runaway. Llzzio
and a younccr sister soon followed her. the
mother coming bohlnd. NVaon they cot to
barn and were looking over the horse Borthu ,
became exceedingly pallid and , as the oilier
parties thought , apparently began to faint.
She soon fall down with neclt and bead
thrust backward , whtlo spasmodic move
ments crossed the features nnd the arms and
limbs moved In convulsive notion. The fam
ily , together with some mechanics who were
there , labored with her to restore her , but tone
no avail , and soou Lbzlo was taken with the
same symptoms and acted In the same pe
culiar manner.
Know bha Would Die.
About the time that Bertha expired , which
was all the way from a quarter to half an
hour after the llrst violent attack , Llzzio
said : "Bertha Is rioad , and I'll tlio , too. "
Lizzie was about the same time in tbo throes
of ugony ns Bertha had neon. Just before
she expired she called bor sister Minnie to
her ana told her to kiss bor goodby , that
she was going to die und that tboy had tnlcou
poison.
Drs. Ashby and Plumb of Fairmont were
called to tbo scone and upon examination
agreed that they bad been poisoned. They
found all the post-mortem symptoms of
strychnia poisoning present und immediately
begun search for a remnant of the drug or its
receptacle. All poison bottles theretofore had
by the family wore known to bavo ooon de
stroyed. Dr. Ashby soon found a regulation
onc-olgblb strvnla bottle with nearly all the
label removed lying Immediately outside the
door lu the crass south of the room in
which the girls had been with tholr cup of
"warm water.
As thorough an nxnmlnation as could bo
made without dissection was then and there
made by tbo two physicians named. Tbo
coroner , Dr. T. C. McCleory of Exeter , being
unable to be present , C. E. Summers , sborllT ,
conducted the inquest.
The following leading citizens of the com
munity were summoned as jurors ; W. S.
Brown , W. i' . Brink. D. B. Ayres , W. T.
McKnight , W. II. Nichols nnd M. V. King.
A largo number of witnesses were subptu-
nnod and examined by Charles H. Sloan ,
county attorney. The verdict unhesitatingly
arrived at was that tbo deceased came to
their deaths from poison administered by
their own hands with suicidal Intent.
Why No Autojxy Was llulil.
No autopsy was hold for tbo reason that
there was no question from the evidence as
to the facts , and no Interested party re
quested that one bo bad. A petition was
later presented to the county attorney
after tbo burial of the bodies , that tboy bo
ox burned nnd an autopsy bold , but the pe
titioners after bearing what tbo facts wcro ,
they not having boon present ut the inquest ,
roadlly pronounced the verdict correct and
said they bad no personal morbid curiosity to
satisfy as to the private misdeeds and short
comings of the deceased , it any there should
bo , further than tbo cause of tboir death , of
-which there can bo no question. If the
aulopsy should reveal anything to tholr dis
credit other than the taking of poison
it would bo but adding scandal to
their living relatives , an unnecessary
blot to tholr memory , and carving
unneeded , blackened characters on their
tombstones , and If u should Implicate others
tlio evidence would bo sealed by death
within the lips of the victims und concealed
within the breast of solf-prcsorvation of the
living wrongdoer ,
Nine physicians who were consulted , In
cluding the county physician and coroner ,
nil pronounced the verdict sound nnd cor
rect. Slncotbo Investigation n letter written -
ton recently by Luzlo in u pootlc vnln rotor-
lug to herself and Bertha plainly shows she
was contemplating suicide.
KEPUBLIOAN LEAGUE MEETING.
Jtiiimio In I'roiiarlii ) ; ' ( lonoroin I-ro nim
iurthu nulucittoi' Kiiturluliiiiiiinl.
BuM'AU ) KBi'um.KUN LIIAOUI : , BUFFALO ,
N. Y. . Aug. 1. To All Members of the Ho-
publican League Clubs of tbo United State * ,
Greeting : Tbo republicans of Buffalo extend
to you all a roost hearty invitation to visit
this city during the convention of the Na
tional league.
The convention will open at Muslo hull ,
Thursday , September 1 , at 1 o'clock p. m.
Mass meeting oa same evening at Mu lo
and Concert ball * , at 8 o'clock. The execu
tive committee of the National Inaguo as
sures us of the pro once of the great loaders
and orators of our party , Special notice of
thli will be given as noon us definite ur-
runsremoiiU have boon perfected.
Business session on Friday , Boptombor 2 ,
from 10 a. ni. to 1 p. in. Special session of
College clubs on the same day from U to 0
o'clocK p. in , 1'arado on the same evening
at 7 o'clock.
September in Buffalo and vicinity is usu
ally a most charming month , and the city and
surroundings uro then seen ul their bcHt , On
Saturday. Septembers , the Buffalo republi
cans will tender the delegates and tholr
friends an excursion to Nlu/ara FalU , Sufll-
clout tune will bo allowed at the falli to vUlt
the Now York Stnto Hssorvatlon park * ,
Which include a trmcnitleont view of the
great cxtarnct , imd to Inspect the wnrKttm
of the Niagara FAlU Water Power company ,
by which the tremendous power nt the falls ,
that for conturlrs has run to waste , Is to bo
utilized for manufacturing purposes ,
Arrangements have been marie with the
different local transportation companies nnd
summer resorts by which rmlticod rates may
bo obtained1 by these of our visitors wbo de
sire to see the other suirotindlngs about the
lake and river.
The National lengno transportation com
mittee expects to obtnm special rates from
all points , of which duo notice will bo glvon.
These rules will , however , not conflict with
any special arrangement * you may bo nblo to
make from your pinco.
Wo would sug est lhat In arranging for
railroad transportation tlcKols bo secured
for Niagara Falls , ns wo understand the rate
It. most cases Is the same a > < to Buffalo.
During iho continuance of the convention ,
the headquarters of the Buffalo Republican
league , the "Whllo House , " No. 015 Main
street , will bo open dav and night for the re-
ccptlnn and accommodation of our guests.
TIIACV C. Brt'Kr.ii , Chairman.
Cit un , . ! ! , D. STICKNKT , Secretary.
Merthlj ; of NnliriisknV I
Secretary Brad D. Slaughter ot the Ho-
publican State league doslros to call the at
tention of all the republican clubs In the
state that they nro entitled to representa
tion at tbo mooting of the state league at
Grand Island on Auaust 34 , The basis of
representation Is as follows : Tbrco delegates -
gates for onch club In addition to the presi
dent nnd ono additional dologatn for each
llfty members of the club or major fraction
thereof.
Speakers of national reputation arc ox-
pooled to bo present nt the state league
mooting on August 21 nt Grand Island , Hon.
Lorenzo Crounso nnd all otbor nonnneoi on
the republican stale ticket , as well as the
congressional nominees froro all the districts ,
will bo present to nddross the mooting.
A t/.VKK.V rTtK.l.tJ/KKS.
Kxplorlnj ; tlio Wri'olc of ilin Hiinitar , nn
Anrlaiit ItrltlHll War Vossiil.
NKW YOUK , Aug. 13. The World says :
Cnptalu Thomas Simons , of the hydraulic
dredge Little Giant , which U nnohorod In Iho
sound , Just south of Port Morris dock , was
very serious yesterday.
"Wo should hit It soon , " said ho to his
cblof assistant.
Ho had ooon grappling day nflor dav for
something Ilko $1,800.000 lost with the British
ship Hussar.
After thq llrst plunge of the buokot , about
ono cubio yard of mud was dumped lu the
grutlng. When the men began to sort nnd
wash for the treasure , the captain saw some
thing yellow glittering In the basket of the
dredge.
It was an English guinea of tbo tlmo of
George III. It was In n stale of perfect
preservation , and only a llttlo blackened uy
water. . Half n dozen raoro were found , ihon
two gold buttons from the uniform of n
British naval ofllcer. The next phince of
tbo bucket brought up a quantity of copper
coin worn very thin by the water.
Captain Simons' woathor-boalon face relaxed -
laxod and ho smiled. "Wo are right over
the stuff 1 am quite certain , " said ho , "and I
expect to have all of It up very soon. " Ho
spoke very quietly , too.
The buukot brought UP two short , square
bars , tarulshod ana pilled by brine. On
being scraped Ihoy proved lo bo of pure
while metal. Captain Simons took thorn tea
a Jeweler and iboy were pronounced sterling
silver.
"I guess wo have got there , " said Iho cap
tain. That ended tbo find of the aay , but it
was established boyoad doubt lhal Captain
Simons had located tbo lost Hussar oiid bor
enormous treasure , and Is perhaps on the
threshold of great wealth for himself and
other members oi tno company. This is , as
far as known , the only coin and precious
metal ever rccovorod from Iho wroclc oxcont
30 guineas by n wrecking party In 1S71S.
Should Captain Simons recover $100,000 Iho
prollu of the company would bo Immense on
tbo capital invested , bul should ho recover
Jl.000'000 or $4,000,000 Iho return will bo enor
mous. The adventure will pay a thousand
fold.
In a few days Captain Simons oxpccts to
bavo bis submarine search ligbl in wonting
ordor. It will DO dropped to too bottom of the
sound and Diver Tibbatu of Chelsea , Mass. ,
will begin bis exploration of Iho bollom. The
depth Is so great that Tlbbotls will have to
wear shoos xvilh llfloon pounds of lead on
ouch solo , besides wearing n oolt weighted
with 100 pounds of shot. At a depth of
ninoly feet or ever ho will oo enabled to walk
ou the bollom with much ouso. The hyiau-
llo dredge which is doing the work is the in
vention and property of Captain Simons.
The people about Port. Morris nro lirmly
convinced that Captain Simons has found
the wreck of tbo treasure ship. The im
pression scorns to bo , and perhaps is well
founded , that more gold coin nnd silver bars
have bean recovered than Captain Simons Is
roaoy lo toll. At any rate , when ho ex
hibited the gold coin which ho found-to a
World reporter yostorduy ha said that ho
would make some of the people about Port
Morris open their ayes as soon as his search
light arrived. "Then , " said ho , "wo oxpoot
to get to that part of the wreck where all
the COD lies. "
The gold coin shown the World reporter
was about the circuinfcroiice of an American
eagle , but only about half as thick. It had
on ono side the boud of George III. and the
reverse the seal of Great Britain. It had a
milled edge , very irregular and the date had
been obliterated
W.isuiNOTON' , D. C. , Aug. 13. [ Special
Telegram to TUG Bon. ] Tbo following list
of pensions granted Is reported by Tuc BIIE
and Examiner Bureau of. Claims :
Nebraska : Original Huns Schnoclilolb ,
Joseph Taylor , Alexander Trooeo , Hurry
Hlatt , Newton Klnnlson , Heubcn Cavott ,
Daniel B. Wiidsworth. Joseph Blank , Jos
eph H. Talbol , William Miller. John W.
Davis , William C. Thomas , /acuury T.
Mundorf , John D. Hecdor. JNapoluon A.
Halnboll , George W. Wall , Charles F.
Whiting , Bonjamm F. Warner , Henry
Croighton , Jamob L. Thompson , Henry P.
Farnsworth , Peter Felix , Harvey Ferguson ,
Benjamin K. Pierce , George L. Housur ,
James DcGarmo , James W. Martin , Augus
tus H. Frost , Nelson Oloson , Madison Hedgers -
gers , Ell P. McCandless , John L. McGrow ,
David Kcslor , William Brown , Michael Mo
Namoe , Logan Suddoth , Thomas C. ICorn.
Addluonal Chester . W. Noyos , John B.
Dooloy.
Iowa : Original Joseph G. Durrell , Kos-
cum W. Davis , George W. Hess , John Mc-
Kiuloy , Israel A. Irish , Wllbort W. Hldor ,
Charles Henry Jones , Alexander Bulrd ,
Allen Scott , Carlo Moore , John M. Mulonu ,
Frederick A. Carpenter , John Jones , Wil
liam Goffer , William H. Brockotl , Ernest L.
SUUM , BJlas T. Jorman , William Klrkman ,
Simeon G. Hcllln , Joseph Brandon , William
Praior , Jeremiah Shophard , William A.
Clapp , Aluion N. Ovlalt , Thomas S. GHTord ,
John H. McCoy , Henry Ewaldl , Frank
Whitman , Theodore P. Doty , Jonathan
Suureui , Joifiph K. Baxter , Isaac F , Circle ,
Gideon Bluckstono , Jiuncm G. Wosi , Ed
ward F. Knlghl , William A. Shields , George
W. Brown , William H. Smith , John H.
Hollwig , Erastus L. Willis , Alfred H. Mot-
sorsmlth , Albert 11. Goss , William A. Welch ,
John M. McConncll. John G. Warren , Jona
than A. Wllkins , GttJonllof N. Pickonll , Ad
ditional John Davis , William Case. In
crease George K. Taylor , Seymour Book
man , Murttu Stephens , Franklin A. Drew.
Kelssuo James A. Lyons.
South Dakota ; Original James L.
Looinor , LouU Lobort. George W. Hnrlau.
Nettled it Uolubriitiid CIIHO.
NKW Yoitic , Auir. 13. The celebrated Lang-
don claims against iho oily , amounting to
more than half a million dollars , were settled
yesterday. Comptroller Myors drew a vou
cher for the entire amount. The Lanedon
claims have been in litigation for nmnv years
nnd grow out of tbo city's purchase of bulk
head rights on the water front.
Ex.prold9tit Cleveland was at ono tlmo
rofuroo In tno matter and yesterday' * solllo-
inent was in conformity with iho report that
bo rendered.
I'crmlti.
The following permits were Issued by the
superintendent of uulldlngii yesterday ;
Blovo Murtinorltoh , one und one-half
utory frame cottuuoJll South Klf-
teunth slrout . t 1.MO
Blr minor permits . , . . , , , . . . , . , . 1,750
Total . , . jTiiM
FAILED TO SECURE DAMAGES
Henry Hel.'urul of Omaha Was Not Hurl
Much ,
HE FELL FROM A LINCOLN STREET CAR
I'liyslrlniiti \ \ > ro Uimliln to rnul Tlmt ih
Voting Mini Win Injured Ks-
capnilo or it former Omaha
lloh'l Ulork.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Aug. 10 ( Special to Tn |
BCK.- ] Henry Helfttnd , the Omaha young
man who was Injured by bolng thrown from
a street oar In this city ou May ' ! " , failed to
convince tbo court that ho was entitled to
f 1,000 damages , 'tbo case was thrown out ot
court today by Juilgu Lansing. The testimony
showed that Holfund's Injuries woro. more
Iho result of his own carelessness than ot
any nogllgonco of the company. Instead ol
silling In his scat tbo young man was stand.
Ing on tha footboaul and trying lo light n
clgnrotlc when the accident occurred. Ho
was not picked up nnd carried to tlio car by
the conductor , ns bo losllllod , but got ut ) and
walked without assistance. At the hospital
his Injuries were examined nnd the phy.il'
Cleans tesiilled lhat they were unable to Und
Iho slightest scratch or brilUo. Taking thoio
things Into consldnriulon , .Indno Lansing de
cided that the young man from Omahn had
no case and ordered It Blrlulten from ihu
docket.
Atttu'hinmit.
Hon. John FUztjorald by bis attorneys np.
peared Ii. district court ibis morning nnd se
cured an Injunction restraining M. A. Hum.
gau , n prominent attorney of Hustings , fi-Jin
enforcing an execution on bis property to
satisfy n judgment obtained In the distllut
court some tiino ago. Tlio case Is an old ono.
Harllxan sued Fit/herald for legal services
rendered while iho laltor was an Attorney in
Ptnllsmoiith nnd before ho removed la
HaMlncs. Ho won the casa ana was given
n judgment Fitzgerald now makes nflldavlt
that ho was never notlllcdlbnt suit bad been
commenced against him ; lhat bo wai absent
from the oily when the papers were mndo
out nnd that notice was served nulthur on
him nor on his agents , nor was a copy left ill
his house or place of business. Ho claims ,
morcovor , thai llartlgan had already re
tained funds belonging to him to the amount
of $1,000 nnd lhat therefore the claim foi
legal services Is unwarranted.
Jlriiril In the Court HOOIIIH.
Judge Lansing this nflcruoon listened to
Iho case In which Iho Denver Hardware company -
pany sues O. B. Skinner of this city for n
bill of goods. Skiunor is the proprietor ot a
hardware sloro In Auamosa , Colo. , which Is
nmnnKod by nn agent. Ho claims lhal uc had
bocomosuspiciousotlboagenland notilloil Ihu
Denver house not to honor further orders.
Skinner refuses to pay u portion of the olll
sued upon for Iho reason thai Iho goods wore
shipped on the order of the ngont after Iho
wholnaalo house had been nolltlod not to do
so.
so.Tho Importing Draft Horse company ha
commenced suit against O. E. Hofnor to re
cover on a mortgage of $10,001) ) on property In
East Lincoln.
Judge Brown lodny finished up the cole-
hralod case In which G. H , Alford bad Iho
onliro population ot Ibo village of Chcnoy nr-
resiod for bombarding his more with brick
bats. The case was compromised by the of
fending parties paying all Iho cosls of tlio
suit.
Homl Propositions Curry.
All three of the bond propositions voted
upon by iho cilizons of Lincoln yoslarday
carried by small majorities. The veto was
exceedingly light in all the wards and but
llttlo internal was taken in the election. The
laboring nion generally voted for the propo
sitions , and tbo paving gangs in several
parts of the city wore allowed to quit work
at 4 o'clock In the afternoon in order to voto.
As far as compiled the vole on Ibo propo
sitions by wards Is us follows :
Funding bonds : For , 315 ; aealnst , : i30.
Water bonds : V'or , 8DJ ; against , 410.
Puvlng Donas : For , 8'5 ; against , ; r > 5.
I'roin tlio 1'otluu Court.
Joseph Maragold , the fellow who wnn-
dsrcd through the residence of Mrs. Gard
ner yesterday mornini : and carried away
.sovcrsl articles of value , was loday sen
tenced to thirty days on Iho Btono pile.
Frank Bl.iko is Iho name of one ot the
trio of young men arrested at Hastings by
order of Cnlnf Olio two weeks ago , and ho
has been hold at police station ever since.
Among iho arliclcs ho was accused of steal
ing was n revolver , but when bo was
searched at Hastings the mUslug weapon
was not discovered. Chief Otto yeslordny
Iclocraphcd the astute Hastings police forca
to "look in the coal box. " It Is presumed
that they did so , for word was recoiveu today
that the revolver had boon found in tba coal
box. where It had boon dropped by Blake
while his follow prisoners were bolng
searched.
An Italian banana merchant was arrested
this forenoon for assaulting a fellow pilgrim
from tbo hills of Homo. Ho plead Ignorance
of tbo customs ot this country , saving thi i
bad lived in America bul tbroo wcokn and
thought bo hud n right to thump tils inond
whenever ho saw lit. He was reloisod with
a reprimand.
Frank Moran was sentenced to the rock
iillo for ton davs on the charge of bogging.
Thomas Holman was arrastod this fora *
noon for violating the health ordinance.
( .nft Hotwt'im Iho Dnyx.
Fred Wilson has beo-i the clerk at the Tra-
mont hotel in tills city for Iho past two
months , but last night tin became tlrod ot his
job nnd loft town. Before doing so , how
ever , ho wont through the money drawer nnd
took all the available cash , amounting lo $ J7 ,
ana n revolver. Ho drew lua full month's
wogos early In the week and also borrowed
small sums of monny from bis friends. At 1
o'clock this morning he entered a hacli and
was driven to the depot , where hu look n
train for the west. Wilson cuino lo Lincoln
from Omaha , where ho Is said lo have clerked
In several uotels.
Dreadful Skin Disease
AfllirtH n Wflll-Knomi Merchant. Kch
Ing anil lliirniii Terrible. Doctors
nnd All Komillr.s Fall.
Trios Cutlciira. Kollovcd l y Ilia 1'Irtl
Application and Knlircly Cured
In Fl > o Weeks. '
About plulitcon month * nuo 11 Kinnll upcrk npponroil
on tut nnlilui It ruiumlili'il 11 llx'i iicnlui U Imfmuu
lurtfi'r , nn 1 1 coiiHtiltixl u pliyiOcliU ! who nroiKiuiuo 1
It pMorlnfU or moiilml tllnuuHu , liuruusu It roftumbluit
iiiMiioy. I uppllcil im ointment lint It | > nmil until
nt hixllt cuvuruil nlmimt mv rnllru hucljr. Mr Mirror
Inn WHH miinotliliiK lurrlhlii. hiirnliiK unit ItcliliiK nun-
union luiilliiunlly until Uhuviiinu nlmoil iimiinlurtf
hlo. I MutrunMl toriuroM i-Hiiui'ifilly at n ulit , iinilfor
tuo months 1 wn * rnmpullul In nii'up with ulovuft on.
I bucHinuueiporutu. I wnulil Imvu tilvvn nnylhliiK to
Im ralluvuil "t thu llclilnic ttKimitloii , I trlml nmim.
liurnf rnmollii * wlihoul nny roliuf. I wn ro'imistinl '
to try C'l'rici'iu ; till * 1 ill'l ' , "nil t > my urcnt Kur >
l > rl " > . 1 wan rollovixl after tlm llrst upiilluntlun. I
IIKRI Ihu Cutli'iiru , ( Jutlcur'i Simp unil I utliurn It *
Klvritnco > mllni ( lixllrvctlimt fornbmit ton ror llvo
wiuik wlimi I wn onllrnljr i uri'il. Hut wliut nni-
llof U wiiitoniunflur tlio untie rlnv I wunt lliruu < li.
I cannot uplink with tno much furor or inu "Cutlcur.i
Iltiiii > < 1lui."auil 1 nroulil ruimininoiiil It lo all llin u
nho uro lurfc'rinK trllm tlionnmuilUi'mo tlmt I liuvu
aulfcrocl JOHN T. MKI.ODV.
of Muloily llrutliiin , Wnuilotlu , Midi.
Cuticura Resolvent.
The nuw liloorl inn ! Hkln I'urltlor nntl Kruilcxt of
Humor llo niuillun , Inti-rmilly U' ' > oluultu Ihu hlooil
of ulllmpiirlttiit , mil thin lumotrn Ilio LIU : U ) , mill
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exiiil | > ltu ikln llonutlllur , uli > riiully ( to clmr Ihu
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npuclfii of iiiiunUlhu , HHiliiK. liunilim. i-unly , anil
lilmpljr illJoiKoa of tlio > kla , nc.ilp , ami moo I.
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