Nebraska Newspapers

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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871 , OMAHA , FRIDAY HORNING , AljELL 8 , 1898 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
.IRRIGATION IN THE MIDWEST
Features of Recent Progress in Kansas and
Nebraska ,
QUAINT JUMBO MILLS IN USE
Sample * ( if the "VVenlth Obtnlnnhle br
the Soil with Arllllclnl
aioUtnrc _ Future
f/rlgatlon as a factor In the agricultural
development of the midwest Is described with
considerable detail In Mr. Matlhews' last let
ter In Harper's Weekly. Concerning the
progress of Irrigation In Nebraska and Kau
nas the writer says :
.Nebraska has apparently taken the lead In
fashioning these attain , and nothing la com
moner thin to see what are known as
" " " " mills pumping
"Jumbo" mills and "go-dcvll"
water for lltllo palchcs of Irrlgalcd properly
In thai slate. Prof. E. > H. Barbour of the
Nebraska Stale university has made a thor
ough study of Iheso crude wlndmllte and
their possibilities , and hat published his
Vlovva extensively In agricultural and other
nenupapcrs. Ho bis found that "tho average
cost of these mills that are knocked togelhcr
on Iho farm la only about $0. They are
made from old broken machinery , and gen
crally face toward the troulh. A long reel-
angular box Is first construcled , and on Ihe
sides rests the axle of the revolving part of
the machinery. From four to eight arms
project from this axle. The wind catches
one of these arms and thrusta It down Into
the box. where It Is cut oft from the breeze
, * nd" this pushes up another arm , which If
Caught by the breeze and whirled arouni
down Into the hold , and so arm aflcr arm
or gall aflcr pall Is raised , and Ihe axle lurna
in the wind , the power foclng applied to a
pump that raises the water from the ground
Ono of the most remarkable of Ihcso mills
Is a lllllo "Jumbo" in Kearney , Neb. , that
cost only $1.50. It is six feet high , three
feet wide , nine feet long and has eight fans
This mill saved a stiawberry palch , a garden
and some small fruit In the worsl droulh
lhat Nebraska ever experienced. There Is
another of these tnlU ! > at Lincoln , Neb.
which Is nlno feet wide , thirteen feel Ugh
thirteen feet long and which coat only $8
The box Is made of discarded lumber abou
" " the place and the satis are wooden frames or
which old coffee sacks are stretched. This
odd contrivance Irrigates five acres of gardei
land and supplies a reservoir ISO feel long
flvo feet wide and two feet deep. Anothc
peculiar kind ot windmill Is what la knowi
aa a merry-go-round mill. It has sails tha
prcad themselves oul full automatlcullj
when Ihe wind Is al their back , and turn an
edge and cut through the wind when It 1
against them as the affair whirls around
Prof. Barbour , In pointing out the crudltle ;
of tliCRc mills , says : "They all polnl to .
lendency lo Invent along Ihe line of lara
mount Importance to agriculture. And wh
dares ray lhat these crude mills may nc
lead to a solution of the only agrlctiltura
problem ot Iho west lhat Is , methods of sup
plying sufficient moisture at the critical mo
ment for growing crops. "
VALUE OF THE MILLS.
In talking of Ihe value of these mills. Pro
Barbour tells Ihls story in the Farm Implc
ment News :
"Tho largest and best known jumbo mill
In tbo eastern third bf the state Is probably
that ot Jcbn Tannahlll , market-gardener and
nursery man ot Columbus , Platle county.
Nebraska. H rises like a great winged
spectre above the lake of water which 11
supplies by Us two heavy pumps. This mill
irrigates ten acres successfully , and Is now
BO surrounded by a growth of timber that It
elands In the midst of a miniature * forest
which cannot bo penctraled by the camera.
Photographs taken six to eight years ago
enow a level prairie diversified chiefly by a
huge jumbo end a pcnd. This sudden trans
formation can bo better understood by tlio
westerner than by the easterner. On the
treeless prairie the cottonwood .and olher
trees often attain , In eight years , a height
of fitly lo sixty feet , and a diameter of ten
to twelve Inches. Tbe writer has neen many
a house In eastern Nebraska surrounded by
a forest sq dense , though not ten years old ,
as to shut out the camera , or rather shut
In all tbe farm buildings , tbe Irrigating pond ,
and the stalely windmill and lower , eo that
photographs , no mailer how desirable and In
structive , were Impossible.
So much for Ihe work of gelling- the
water above ground In a crude way. The
real effective windmill Is yet lo 'be Invenled
for lapping the great tertiary underflow or
itho deep Dakota waters. At present Ne
braska leads In the mailer of Irrigation by
diverting Ihe streams that flow through the
state. It has an Irrigation law patterne-i
largely afler the law of Wyoming , which
alma to give the largest use of the public
waters to the farmers. The stale has a
State Board of Irrigation , which grants per
mits to companies and Individuals lo use
the waters of the rivers. The claims are
known popularly a the old and the new ,
claims , deriving that designation from the
fact that In 1895 the Irrigation law ot Iho
tate was changed. The new claims have
been filed under the revised law. The old
applications for water numbered 2,200 , with
a total estimated cost of the ditches amountIng -
Ing to about $2,750,000 , covering about 1,061-
000 acres of land. The cost averaged about
$2.50 an aero and , according to 'the figures ot
the atato board In Lincoln , Iho value of the
Increase In Iho land Is more than $9,000,000
or about $9 an acre. That nhows the desira
bility of Irrigation. The new claims before
the board aggregate about 2,200 miles , with
an estimated cost under the new methods
of $6,000,000 and an Increased acreage
amounting < to 2,400,000 acres. The estimated
Increase In land values Is about $19,000,000
IRRIGATION FROM CANALS.
Kaniaa has no such board , but Irrigation
from canals Into which river waler has been
led , It Is eatd , amounto lo Iho use of about
1.500 miles ot ditches ot various slzca In
189S Kansas appointed a board to examine
Into tbo possibilities of Irrigation. The ap
propriation was most meager for the work
assigned to It and the board could not begin
to do all that was required of It. It sunk
nearly a score ot wells In the upland districts
and made an exhaustive study ot the fieo-
loglo conditions , much or which has beer
tiummaTlzed : In thla article. When Govcrnoi
Lccdy sent In his message to the legislature
In January ot last year bo was not ImprcsaeC
seriously with the prospects of Irrigation
lie said he had not seen a copy ot the com'
tnlraloncis' report , and It was plain that b (
thought the pchcmo oS Irrigation on a larg <
scale chimerical. The report baa been made
public since then , but It Is not knowi
whether the governor has modified nU views
In Nebraska no such extended study of lb <
geology of Iho water supply has been made
I'rof. Stout ot the agricultural department
of Iho Nebraska State university has Issuec
bulletin on the water supply of Nebraska
In which ho cays that the sheet water supplj
la difficult to estimate or determine. Hi
eays , however , In speaking of Irrigating frorr
wells : "It Is almost certain lhat within thi
next few years nearly every farmer In th <
western and middle partu of the stale , where
the conditions are at all favorable , will havi
from two to fifteen acres under Irrigation bj
thla method. " This presupposes a wide ex
tent ot the sheet water on the uplands o
Nebraska , such as la known to exist on. tbi
uplands of Kansas. The Dakota water I :
known to exist to a great depth In Nebraska
as In Kansas and In all that sloping terrltor ;
that llea east of tbo Rockier.
NOTABLB BENEFITS.
Some notable cases ot the benefits of Irrl
gallon bavo 'been published In the Nebraski
Irrigation Annual for 1S97. Instances an
Klvcn where Irrigated corn his yielded sixty
flvo butbela to the acre , while adjacent corn
not Irrigated , yielded only thirty buihe'.s in
acre. H. J. Hendryx of Plotto county hai
idn.
twenty-five terra of celery under Irrigation
The proceed * wtr * | 200 an act * , ad tin
profit $125 an acre. A Lodge-Polo creek
farmer raited 1,365 butbels ot nnlons on an
Irrigated acre ot ground , the largest onion of
the crop weighing nineteen ounces , which ,
Ihe Annual declares , made "A fair-sized meal
for fevcn persons" of coarse meaning Iho
vegetable part of a meal. Neighbors without
Irrigation raised only about 100 buehela of
onions to the acre. Mr. Sailing of Cozad ,
Diwson county , Irrigated his ntieat field , ap
plying water to It only twice. His wheat
averaged forty bushels lo the acre , vihlle ad
jacent wheat land , not Irrigated , cnly pro
duced from twenty to twenty-three buehels
to the acre.
Thcso Instanced are extreme cases , of
course , but they show the trend of events
In floriculture In tbe arid and semi-arid re
gions of the west. A notable Incident In
this trailer of Irrigation Is the annual fair
that U held In Nebraska , where exhibits of
produce raised through this method ot cul
tivation arc made. These exhibits and Ihe
annual meeting In that etato ot Ihe friends
of Irrigation arc spreading the cause
rapllly Ihrough the. entire arid and
semi-arid territory , and bringing about
a change In farmers' methods. II
Is even declared thai farmers hi the
cast will learn In time thai H will pay for
Ihem lo have a slorage reservoir they are
made easily by scooping out a pond and al
lowing cattle to trample Us bottom solid
and hard as the best way of forestalling a
drouth. U Is also asserted that eastern
farmers , like hundreds of farmers In Kansas
and Nebraska , will pee the utlllly of having
a pond of water where a flnh supply may be
cultivated for household uses , and where In
winter Ic In largo quantities may be gath
ered ,
CONCERNING THE FUTURE.
It Is most difficult to forecast the future
of the arid lands. It Is clear that only the
supply of tertiary water may bo drawn upon
when Improved cheap machinery comes. The
Dakota supply must be Ignored , at Its great
deplh , for a long time. The chief thing In
Iho way of machinery Is to secure some kind
of a pump , to be run by the winds , that can
tike advantage of low velocity breezes , Bay
those that blow at an average of from four
.to six miles an hour , A desirable thing
would bo to have a mill operate more tian
one pump as the force ot Iho wind increase's.
Owing to Iho uncertain source of supply of
the terllary water , Prof. Haworlh has csll-
mated thai , using only lhat part of the water
which Is supposed to sink through the >
ground , It Is probable that 56 per cent ot
Kansas may be Irrigated to advantage.
The State Board of Kansfs sums up the
mailer In Ihcsc words :
"Tho prcsenl chief use of the uplands of
the western third of the state Is for the
growing of stock , and In order thai Ihcy maybe
bo utilized lo their fullest extent In this
buslnc.'s. It Is xccessary that families reside
there , and that water be pumped from the
earth and food grown for man and beast
Thcro is not one domestic animal In the
western third of Kansas where , under proper
conditions , five might bo maintained. Nor
will there be until an irrigation plant is
the basis of each home.
"Our Invesllgatlons catlsfy us that there Is
avallalblo water lo Irrigate at least 10 pel
cent of the upland , which , with a fair inarko
for the product , would make a rich agricul
tural and slock growing section , and < thl
proportion of the land will come under In
tcnso cultivation as the knowledge of the
conditions Is brought home lo the people.
"To realize the change of conditions which
may > bo brought about by the nmall Irrlga
lion plant In connection with stock growing
let tis suppose that 1 per cent of the land 1
Irrigated. This means 6.4 acres per section
and Is easily within the powers of a single
windmill. This amounl Ihus cultivated Li a
sure support for a family of five persona
The remainder of tbe G40 acres Is avallabl
for stock and forage crops , and will supporl
thirty head of cattle , Ihe prcflls of .whlcl
may be laid aside , together with Ihe pro
cccds of Iho poultry. Assuming Ihe counllci
lo average Ihlrty miles square , there woul
bo 900 sections ID Ihe county. Five InhabI
tants lo the section means a rural popula
tion of 4,500. This would bo the effect ot th
Irrigation ot 1 per cent of the lands. "
IDEAL PROSPECT.
It Is easy to be seen thai a 1 per cent Irrl
gallon would-not only bring back those 30 ,
000 persons who have left western Kansas ,
but would add greatly to the population.
There are nearly forty counties In the arid
region of the stale. A population of 4,600
to the county would mean 180,000 , or 100,000
moro lhan Iho population al Iho height of
Ihe boom limes. It would mean a new kind
of farming the farming of small tracts ; the
Intense farming rather than farming on
broad areas. It would probably lead to an
other change In the character of Ihe live
clock Industry and In time lo Ihe abolition
of the ranges for developing meat food.
The subject of irrigation's future has been
summed up In a picturesque way by Sec-
relary Coburn of the Kansas State Board of
Agriculture , whoso poellc and practical words
In his enthusiasm for his hobby I have used
before In Ihcse articles. He says , regarding
"Iho demonstrated extenslvo underground
water supply : "
"Tho pumplns of these waters will be in
expensively done by harnessing to the work
the ever present breezes which , shot through
and through with sunshine , are wafted across
our broad prairies and give the Ideal health
ful climate for all breathing things and for
developing Ihe choicest growths of grain ,
fruit and flower. "
It Is safe to say that If such an Ideal time
does come It will bo by a gradual encroach
ment upon the uplands from the river-fed
valleys. The steps will be along Ihe lines
of leasl resistance and will be slow. Kansas
has grown llred of rushing Into things with
out counting the cost. Mr. Ingalls has said
that the state "developed nt random. " One
may easily believe that , whether one consid
ers some of the public men , big or little , that
It has produced , or whether one considers
some of the crops of great and small extent
that it has brought forth. That time and
condition have passed in the state. With
unlimited waters below the fertile ground
and unlimited breezes above It , perhaps these
two agents may be made to mingle their
powers on the surface of the soil , and It
, may become a garden. But It will require
time a lone time.
WAS ALMOST OVER THE SVVX
Kerrymnu Had n Fare Nearly Landed
Only to Io e Him.
Jacob 'Barr ot Detroit , Mich. , wound up a
protracted epree about 12 o'clock last night
In a hold at 110 North Thirteenlh street ,
where he secured a room. Six hours atter-
warda ho was found' In bed almost asphyxi ' ,
- ated with gas which flowed from a half
closed jet , Barr claims to bo the son of
n wealthy stock grower having1 a farm near
Detroit. Ho Is an all-'round athlete , and has
been In Omaha several weeks seeking lo
organize a class for Ihe Instruction ot boxing
' and other athletics.
When Barr appeared at the hotel the night
clerk noticed that he was greatly under the
Influence of liquor. He was taken to a room
and left lo disrobe and rellre , bolh of which
ho succeeded In doing after no little dim-
culty. About G o'clock In Iho morning Ihe
porter , In passing through the hall , detected
Bas escaping and immediately began
an Investigation. He finally located the odor
as coming from Barr's room. Ho attempted
to rouse the occupant , but falling he broke
In the door. Barr was undressed and on the
bed , but his appearance was that ot a dead
man. The porter shut off Ihe gas , ihrew
open Ihe windows lo lei In fresh air and Ihen
hurried away for assistance. Dr. Ralph was
called , and after working over the uncon
scious man for several hours , succeeded In
bringing htm back to consciousness. The
patient Is now considered out of danger.
Barr denies that he attempted to commit
suicide and thinks that when he attempted
to turn off the gas In hla drunken condition
ho turned the jet on again without knowing
what he was doing. He says he his plenty
of money and that while he had been drunk
for several days there wai no reason In 'the
world why he should have wanted tb end his
life. He has been removed from the hotel
- to St. Joseph's hoipltal. .
,
Wheat Yield of Victoria.
MELBOURNE , Victoria , April 7. Th
. wheat yield of thl * colony U Mtlmated at
10,100,000 buhcta.
BARTLEY VERDICT STANDS
Jury's Action Exonerating the Bondsmen
Remains Unchanged.
COURT DENIES MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL
Judge Prrell Hold * that Clinrnc * of
Mliconduct on Jury'H 1'nrt Are \ot
\Vell .StiHlnlned nnd II * Ue-
clilou 1 Warranted.
The vcrdlcl In the cac of the State against
F. M. Cook , A. B. Clark , John H. Ames ,
Charles A. Hanna , Mary Fitzgerald , Ed
ward J. Fitzgerald , C. C. McNIsh , E. E.
Brown , Thomas Swobe , Cadel Taylor , N , S.
Harwood and William A. Paxlon , first term
bondsmen of Joseph S. Bartlcy , ex-state
treasurer , will remain undisturbed. This Is
the dcclelco of Judgo. Powell , who has de
nied the motion ot Ihe state , asking that
the verdict of Ihe jury be set aside and a
new trial had.
As state treasurer Joseph S. Bartlcy was
accused of cmbezzzllng state funds aggre
gating $555,790.66 , and bis bondsmen were
sued for the amount. Suit was brought
October 20 , 1897 , and the trial was had dur
ing tbo early dajs of the present term of
courl. A verdict waa relumed on. February
27 , Iho jury finding for the defendants.
After the verdict had been returned
charges were filed accusing the jurors of
Irregularities and misconduct during the
trial , and at the same time Atlorncy General
S my tli filed a motion for a new trial , alleg
ing thai Iho jury had been tampered .with.
When the motion was argued these charges
wcro Investigated and formed a part of Ihe
basis for demanding the new trial. It was
also alleged Id at Iho verdict was contrary
to law acid was not supported by the evi
dence. The mailer was laken under advlse-
menl by Judge Powell and passed upon Ihls.
morning.
Judge Powell's opinion In Ihe case Is as
follows :
The Stale asks the court to set aside the
verdict heretofore rendered In this case and
grant a new trial , and ns reasons therefor ,
amons others urges , that there was mis
conduct on the part of the Jury to which the
case was tried , nml especially that ,
First. Juror Hyland 'had formed and ex
pressed an opinion before belns called or
sworn ns a Juror ; and ,
Second. T.at several , If nol all the ot'.ier
Jurors Improperly communicated with and
received letters , packages , und In some In
stances sums or money from outside persons
during the trial , nnd In general , were al
lowed too great liberty by the officers whose
duty it was to care for them.
CONCERNING HYLAND.
As to the charge thai Juror Hylnnd prior
to being called as a juror , expressed an
opinion to the effect t'nat a recovery should
not be > 'iad against the defendants , W , II.
O'Shauphncssy , In an aflldavlt Illed herein
slates : That on the morning of the Stli of
February , ( whlc'n was before Hylnnd had
been called as a Juror ) he ( O'Sonughnessy )
said to Hylnnd , in substance , that It did
not seem , fair to hold nucti business men as
were the bondsmen In the Hartley case
liable for the wrongs done by others , and
t'nat to this statemenl Hyland answere'l ,
substantially , lhat "It seemed unfair to dose
so , " or that "It seemed so. "
Joseph H. Schmidt also tesllfied Ihnl Hy
land on Iho evening of Ihe 7th day of
February , In his store , said that he t'nought
tile defendanls one lit not to be held liable.
Hyland Is entitled to the benefit of the
presumption of law that ho observed his
oat'n as a Juror ( Tracy against State , 46
Neb. 3G1) ) . Previous to taking such oath he
had sworn upon his volr dire examination
that iio had neither formed nor expressed
any opinion as to the liability of the de
fendants , and t'nat ho then had no opinion ,
and he has since the trial filed an anldavlt
positively nnd specifically denying Ihe
testimony of boU'i Schmidt and O'Shaugh-
nessy.
As against this showing the evidence of
t'ne stale Is nol sufDcent to support a find
ing of mis-conduct on the part of this juror
In this regard , nor to Justify a court In
setting aside the verdict of twelve men of
which this Juror was only one.
TUe other charges of misconduct rest en
tirely upon the affidavits of two men em
ployed by t'ne stale and detailed by a de
tective agency to watch the Jury during the
progress of the trial. Neither of thess
affidavits contain any statement , which
even If wholy true , Is not' susceptible of
explanation entirely consistent wltti honesly
nnd inleigrlty as Jurors.
Against t'nls showing1 each of Ihe Jurors
has filed a saparate affidavit meeting every
charge contained In the affidavits of the
stale , covering nnd fully explaining their
actions and conduct during the entire lime
of the trial wild great particularity.
These affidavits are supported by Iho tesll-
mony of bolh bailiffs wVio had cliargo of Ihe
jury conltnually during- Its confinement
A consideration of all 'this evidence leaves
no room for the slightest suspicion of mis
conduct on the part of any member of the
jury which tried this case. Indeed' the
conduct of these jurors and of the- bailiffs
In charge of them la shown to have been
In every respect most exemplary and Is
deserving of the highest commendation.
SUPPORTED BY EVIDENCE.
The other reasons urged for the granting
of anew trial have all been considered , but
none will be noticed here excc.pt the prin
cipal onct , that the verdict Is not supported
by sufficient evidence , and Is contrary to
the evidence , .
Upon the trial ot thla cause nnd at the
close of the Introduction of evidence the
etnto requested the giving : of a peremptory
Instruction for the plaintiff. This Instruc
tion waa refused for the reason , as I then
believed thai to Instruct under the evidence
adduced would have been reversible error.
It would consume tlmo unduly nnd serve
no useful purpose lo at this tlmo discuss
the evidence. It has become familiar to
both court and counsel. It la sufficient for
the purposes of this hearing to say thai
a careful consideration of the record , con-
ccr'nlng which my recollection , already
clear has been aided by copious notes
taken during the trial , has failed to con-
vlnco me1hat the. verdict Is not supported
by evidence. Even If It were true that I
nilgnt If Ihe case had been Irled wlthoul
the Intervention of a Jury , have reached
a different conclusion from , the entire tes
timony , such fact would not make It
proper for me now to usurp the. functions of
thThl9rraso iwas carefully tried. The facts
iwcre fairly submitted , as provided by the
constllullon and law * , lo a Jury of twelve
clllzens drawn from Ihe body of Ihe people ,
they wcro unhampered by any outside Inllu-
encj during the trial , and have returned
a unanimous verdict. That verdict will not
bo dlrturbed by this court.
The term during which the shortage la
alleged lo have occurred covered Iho period
belwccn January 3 , 1S95. and January 7 , 1897.
EX-IMUSOXCIl SUES THE SIIEIUFF.
Stanley Clnyeomh Seek * llamaReM for
Aliened Ill-Treatment.
The case of Slanley Claycomb agalnsl
Sheriff John McDonald and Counly Jailer
George Shaad Is on Irlal before a Jury In
Judge Baker'fl court , i The plaintiff seeks to
recover the sum ot $5,000 damages , alleging
thai when be was In Iho counly Jail during
June , 1896 , he was lied up by Ihe bands
and tortured In a most Inhuman manner.
He says that handcuffs wcro placed around
his wrlsta , and that through these a rope
was drawn and thai Ihen he was pulled up
until his toes barely touched the floor of
Ihe jail. Ho says lhat be was kept in
this position for > tbe period of ten hours , and ,
all without cause or provocation.
Sheriff McDonald and Jailer Shand ha/e
their own version of the story. At the
time ot the alleged Ill-treatment they say
Ibat Claycomb was In the' county jail serving
out a sentence , having been , convicted ot
robbing the graves ot Mount Hope cemetery ,
and that while so Imprisoned he was con
tinually creating a disturbance among Ibe
olher prisoners. Upon this particular oc
casion they say that Claycomb attempted to
create a riot In the jail 'and thai he was
cautioned lo denlst. Refusing to do so , ho
wai placed In tbe solitary cell , where be
pouoded Ihe walla and floors , screamed and
created a great disturbance. Again he wai
cautioned and told that If he did not behave
hlmaelf he would be punlehed. To this
CUjrcomb paid no attention , but continued
bis disturbance. He ) . Wa Ihca handcuffed
and tied. In doing' thbltho sheriff and
Iho jailor bolh lay itml jcikycomb's hands
were elevated , but not enough to cause any
suffering. IIIo feet were kqnarely upon the
floor , and no bad rult4 followed , as he
waa kept In thla position only a short time ,
PEYTON l HOTIIK p A < IK HKLEASKD.
State Vnahle to Pronncatc the Cane
Attain * * Them.
The case of the State against Frank and
Emmett Peyton has b&n dtatnlesed and the
prisoners ordered released from custody , thus
ending a scnsallonal Incident that had Its
orjgln In South Omaha.
Last fall a year ago Hiram B. Kennedy
was operating a gambling house In South
Omaha. During the nltfht of November 13 ,
as he was going from his establishment to
his rooms , bo was attacked by Iwo parlies
and shot. Soon after the shooting the Pey
ton boys , Frank and Err.tnett , were arrcsled
and charged wllh Ihe commission of Ihe
crime. They were convicted and sentenced
to the penitentiary and. dad been lakcn
Ihcrc. The case was taken to the ouprcmo
court and after being considered wad reversed
and remanded. In the meantime Kennedy
hod moved away. After being brought back
the | Peyton boys were let out on bonds and
an effort was made to have Kennedy return
and prosecute , but as he refused to do so
the county atlorney orclcrcd Iho case dis
missed.
Groecrn ARUliixt Proilncc ExchniiRC.
The case ot Shaw & Fell , relall grocers of
the city , against Ihe Omaha Produce ex
change 1 on Irlal before Judge Scoll , where
Ihe plalnllffs ask for a reslralnlng order
and Iho dlssolullon of Ihe exchange.
The platallffs allege thai Iho defendant
corporation has blacklisted them and re
fused them credit and aver thai Iho exchange
Is an Illegal organization , created tor on
Illegal purpose and that Ita rules are unjust
and unreasonable. The defendsat enters a
general denial , and contends lhal It Is doing
a legltlmale business and Ireats all of Us
customers alike.
A'crdlcti In Damage ! Stiltn.
In the case of Edward Biles against
wlft and Company , wherein suit was
rought ty Ihe plalnllff for damages alleged
o have teen suslnfned by an clevalor accl-
ent , the jury found for "the " plaintiff , re-
urnlng a verdict for $1,950 , Iho full nmounl
ued for.
The jury rln the case of John Opocensliy
galnsl John Knczacek has found for Iho do-
endanl. The plalnllft sued for $1,500 dam-
gcs , alleging thai Ihe dcfehdanl maliciously
aused his arresl and Imprisonmenl.
Noten from the. Court * .
Elizabeth Rodgers has bacn oppolnled epe-
lal admlnlslralrlx ot the" cslalo of W. 0.
lodgers , deceased.
S. I. Jeler has secureda ! lemporary retraining -
training order , enjoining Ihe clly from
hanging the grade of Mason etrcet , bclwcen
Elevenlh and Twelflh. ,
Judge Scoll Is pracllcally Ihrough wllh Ihe
uslness of the February Ifcrni of court. Ho
ias but two cases remaining upon his docket
and there Is no certainly about these being
'eady ' for Irlal.
Nora Meyers seeks a divorce from her hus-
> and , David Meyers. She- ' alleges that ho
las been convicted of crime , sentenced to Iho
icnllcnllary for Ihrce years and Is now
serving oul his term.
The petlllon for Iho probate of tlio jwU ! of
ho late W. O. Rodgers ha T > een filed. The
roperty .la scheduled at IQ.800 , 110,000 of
personal and. $800 worth of rcilty. Elizabeth
lodgers has been appointed administratrix.
Rlley Goodwin , Henry , e-rter. Cliff Cole ,
S. S. Jones , H. Bell and Owrge Brown were
all arraigned before Jndgtjj Slabaugh on the
charge of keeping gambling flxture3/orl wlth
operating gambling fixtures. They pleaded
not guilty and were released on bonds.
JUDGE } GOIIDOX DEFENDS HIS CO CUT.
Itcfttlve Under tile Imputed' ' Charge of
Judicial
"Police Judge Gordon Is considerably
wrought up over the manner In which Judge
Slabaugh of the criminal section : ol tlie dls-
trlct court has brought Into question his
system of accepting bonds In case * where
felonies are charged and defendants art ) held
to the higher tribunal.
"Tho facia as to tbe bonds In Iho cases ot
John Brown and Lew Price , charged wllh
assault wllh Inlent to do great bodily InJury -
Jury , " raid the police Judge this morning ,
"havo been misconstrued by Judge Slabaugh.
When I bound these men over to the district
court on Oclober 2 , 1897 , ' they both gave a
justified bond of $500. At the last term ot
the higher court they obtained a continuance
of their trlalo and rcne'wed their bonds be
fore Judge Baker , who - -accepted- Ihelr
surely 0. R. Rlckells. When Ihls new bond
was cxeculed that which they furnished In
my court with the same sejurlty became In-
opcrailve. Time being Iho facls , 11 seems
to me thai If anybody deserves censure In
Ihls case It is the district court judge who
renewed the bonds. "
Clerk Clancey asserts that since his con
nection with Ihe police court not a single
bond has been accepted that was not good.
Unless sureties are well known citizens and
wealthy Ihey are always required lo justify.
Oounly Attorney Baldrlge , In speaking of
the methods pursued In the police court with
reference to accepting bonds ot prisoners for
Ihelr appearance in Ihe district court , said :
"Wo have abandoned the1 Idea ot suing on
bonds , simply for the reason that nine times
out of ten the sureties accepled by Iho police
judge are abaoullely worthless , and a suit
would result In nothing but an expense to
Iho counly.
"While I do nol try many of the police
cai'es In police court. I am Informed by my
assistants lhat Judge Gordon never requires
a bondsman to qualify. He will accept any
body , regardless of whether'or not they have
property. There are many Instances where
ho has taken as bondsmen parties who have
neither real nor personal properly. Parties
giving such bonds do not feel under any
obligations to be In tbe district court to
answer , a they know that nothing can bo
collected from the sureUca'and the sureties
know the same thing'When the cases are
called If the parties hiveUeft tbe county
Ihcro Is nolhlng for us lo do but to forfeit
the ball and dismiss tho'caies.
"Time and again my assistants bavo called
Ibis bond matter to the ! nolfce of Iho po
lice courl judge , bul holbap paid no atten
tion. It haa reached a point'where wo do
nothing In the premises. Wo lei htm have
hla own say and if the par lea are on hand
In Ihe district court we' prosecute , but If
they are not we dlsmlssJhnd forfeit the bond ,
and there the malter'jnds
"So long as thepollqe JujJgo continues to
follow the course that Ci ha * adopted so long
we will dlsralea case * , and forfeit bonds.
We are powerkes and jso are the judges of
the district court. The police judge Is the
only person who has anything ( o eay with
reference to the sufficiency of talle and ccn-
scqucntly the straw bond question rests en
tirely with him. "
LATTER. .DAY SAINTS CONFERENCE.
Delegate * Arrlvlusrifor Annual Meet-
\nc of HcorKHBlrcd Clinrcli.
INDEPENDENCE , Mo. . April 7. The
forty-sixth annual conference of the Re
organized Church of Jeiur Christ of Latter
Day Saints , now convened'at Independence ,
promises to be a notable one In the history
of the church. Nearly 700 delegates are In
attendance. Each-delegate baa a report to
present of the * work being carried on In the
vailous parts of the world. President Joseph
Smith of Lamonl , la. , the head of the church
and chief of the presidency of three , la
directing the work < jf the conference.
Gold Engaged for Import.
NEW YORK. April 7. Brown Bros. & Co.
have taken $1,2SO',000 In gold for Import.
Kessler & Co. bare (250,000 engaged for
import from London.
Additional gold engagements are an
nounced by L. Von Hoffman & Co. of $250,000
and the National City bank of $500.000 , the
Utter from Berlin. Mueller , Schall & Co.
bavo 1100,000 co the way from Cuba.
L LOW t RATES TO HOMESEEKERS
herland Will Allow People to Tmel Cheap
for Months.
u JNION PACIFIC MAINTAINING EXCURSIONS
Decline * to Withdraw the Special
rrUlleKcn nt the Jlrheit of
the WeMern , I'aiicnaer
Association ,
The Union Pacific railroad has taken a very
leclded stand In favor of the continuance of
homcseekors' excursions , which have for
several years past formed an Instllutlon of
considerable value to the west In aiding to
srlng out prospective settlers. The Weslcrn
Passenger association has just made strenu
ous efforts to have the Union Pacific call off
all Its homcseekers' excursions after June 1 ,
but the movement has corao to nil. General -
oral Passenger Agent Lomax has Informed
the Western Parsenger association that the
Union Pacific railroad has arranged home-
seekers' excursions tip until January 1 , 1899 ,
and proposes to grant the reduced rates for
ill the excursions thai have been scheduled ,
Al Iho meeting of Iho Western Passenger
association In Chicago nearly all of
Wednesday wad devoted lo a consideration
of Iho rale situation on western lines , which
has been bad for some months. Among
other means suggested for Improving the de
moralized rate situation was to cut oft
homcseekers' excursions as teen as possible.
Nearly nil of the western linen had excur
sions arranged for this spring , and most of
them excursions up lo Jurte 1. H was de
cided that It the Union Pacific would con
sent the homcfiecketw' excursions should be
discontinued after June 1.
The Union Pacific railroad Is not a mem
ber of the Western Passenger association ,
and on Ihe propostllca lo discontinue har
vest or homcBcekcrs' excursions General
Passenger Agenl Lomax of Ihe Union Pa
cific did not agree wllh Iho other w.estern
general paftsenger agents. In reply to the
telegram asking htm It he would agree to
cut off such excursions after Juno 1 , 1S98 ,
he replied that he would not , and added
that ho had arranged homefieekers' excur
sions up to Ihe end of the present year and
propcscd carrying out the program he had
adopted. It la believed to bo unlikely that
the other roads will abolish tbo excursions
In question wlthoul tbo co-operallou of Iho
Union Pacific. The homoscekers' excurslbno
are run en. a reduced rate of one fare for
the . round trip , plus $2 , and the rates are
generally offered on the first and third
Tuesdays of each month.
WIXUI.VG UP THK HECEIVEHSHIl' ,
Stillborn InHueH Another Order
In thoVillon I'uclllc Cnnc.
Another indication of Ihe approach of Iho
final I winding up of Ihe Union Pacific re
ceivership ( caee has been given In an order
of ( Judge Sanborn just filed In the fedora
court. ( 1 whlcli Instrucllons are given Iho
receivers 1 lo haslcn In Iho matter of filing
accounts ' of properties that have been In
their bunds and are now In their posses-
slon. ( As staled In Ihe order Iho Instruc
lions l are given In view o * Ihe fact thai
"the larger portion of Iho properlles havq
passed lo purchasers under Iho decree o"
foreclosure. "
The order more specifically Instructs the
receiver < o prepare on or before May 1 p.
general statement of Ihe amount , character
and value of Iho properlles which they nave
had in their possession In the course of the
suits or which they now may have. They
are ordered also to file accounts In certain
cases growing out ofjthe main case in which
they bavo bad a part on or before June 1.
Judge Sanborn says also that a final de
termination of the compensation the receivers
shall be awarded for their services In the
main case and In the other suits and pro
ceedings In which they have had control of
properly shall be reserved until thcno ac
counts are filed. In the meanwhile the re
ceivers will not be allowed any further com
pensation than the salaries they are drawing
and which were awarded under previous
orders of the court.
This portion of the order disposes of the
applications made by the repolvers for a raise ,
In salary. They were each given $12,000 for
their services , but in view of the fact that
they have had to act In a large number of
cases dependent upon the main case they had
asked that the amount of salary , in Ihe way
of exlra compensation , bo Increased to
$18,000.
General Cowln , who is assistant counsel
for Iho government in the receivership cases ,
said that the order Is preliminary to the
wlndlns ui > of the case.
PIIBSIDEXT GOULD IN OMAHA.
Head of the Mlmioiirl Pacific nnd1 Iron
Monntnln. Line * illcre.
George J. Gould , president of the MUsourl
Pacific and the Iron Mountain railway com
panies , accompanied by Charles G. Warner ,
vice president and general auditor of the
companies ; W. B. Doddrldge , general man
ager , and H. G. Clark , general superintend
ent , spent Thursday morning In Omaha. The
party arrived in a handsome special train
ovop Ihe Union Pacific railroad from Denver
about 8 o'clock , and spent the day In con
ference with other railway mmagnatee in
this city.
The party lefl Ihe train at the Union depot
and teen afterward called at the Union Pa-
clc headquarters , where they remained
clotted wllh. President Hurt for some little
time. In the meantime the special train was
run around to the Webster slreet station of
tlio 'Missouri Pacific. From Ihere the party ,
late in the morning , took a run out to the
grounds of the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition.
The stay Ihere was a short one , but long
enough for President Gould to become con
vinced of the broad scope of the great west
ern enterprise and for him to favora
bly comment en it to these who ac
companied him. At noon the party
returned to Ihe headquarters of
Iho Union Pacific railroad , and President
Gould was there waited upon by a rep
resentative delegation from the directory of
Iho exposition.
From hero Presldenl Gould and parly will
lake a trip of Inspection over Iho Missouri
Pacific lines lo St. Louis , making stopo at
Kacsas City , Jefferson City and other points.
IIa \ underslood that a similar trip will be
lakcn over Iho lines of Ihe St. Louis , Iron
Mountain & Southern railway after leaving
St. Louis , and after that President Gould will
return lo New York.
Injunction lllockn Coiinolldntlon.
PARSONS , Kan. , April 7. Al Iho meet
ing of the stockholders of the Missouri , Kan
sas & Texas , and the Kansas Ctly & Pacific
Railway company for the purpose of con
solidating the two lines under the name
of thf > Missouri , Kansas & Texas , a surprise
was sprung upon the stockholders of the
"Katy" company by the serving of an In
junction on the "Katy" people to prevenl
Ihe consolidation. The Injunction was backed
by Iho estate of R. S. Stephens , which hold :
13,000 shares of Kansas City & Pacific stock
They assert under Ihe consolidation theli
shares would have to be exchanged for Mis
souri , Kansas & Texas stock , which the )
state U of less value. After a warm dis
cussion action on the consolidation was de
ferred until May 10. The annual meetln ;
of Ihe stockholders of the Kansas City &
Pacific railway re-elecled H. W. Poor. Col-
gale , Hoyt , H. C. Rouse of New York ;
F. C. Stevens of Washington , D. C. : R. It
Reynolds of Erie. Lee Clark and C. II. Kimball -
ball of Parsons , Kan , The directors met anc
elected H. W. Poor , president ; Colgate Hoyt
vice president ; C. G. HeJge , treasurer ; aac
S. M. Hallne , secretary ; Simon Stern , gen
eral counsel ; James Hagerman , general eo
llcllor ; execullvo committee , H. W. Poor
Colgate Hoyt and H. C. Rouse.
At the annual meeting of the stockholder !
Oft tt Missouri , Kaneai A Tcxu rallwaj ,
this afternoon , the following directors were
elected for a term of tour years ; John D.
Rockefeller , William Dowd , Joel F. Freeman
and Charles 0. Hedge. The meeting of the
full board of directors for the election of
officers will bo held sometime next month ,
MST OP dtmsTIONS I'llEI'AllKU.
Stntc tlonrd of Trnnnfiortntlon Serve *
It on the Ilnllronilit.
An ogre mcnl has been reaihed between
the attorneys of the various railways In the
state and the State Board of Transportation
that certain written questions shall be sub
mitted to cacti road by the board an.1 an
swers Indicative of the road's financial con
dition shall be returned to the board at the
earliest possible date.
H \\as announced to The Bee by one of
the railway attorneys who was present at
Iho hearing al Lincoln that the questions
would bo along lines laid down In tlio deci
sion of Iho United Stales supreme court
In Iho Nebraska maximum rate cases. The
questions will be as fololns
The original cost ot construction of the
lino.
lino.Tho
The amount expended In permanent Im
provements.
The amount and the market value ot the
company's bonds and also ot Its stock.
The present as compared with the original
cost of construction.
The probable earning capacity of the prop
erty under particular rates prescribed by
statute and thu sum required to meet oper
ating expenses.
The present freight and passenger rates per
mile.
The cost of operating freight and passenger
trains per mile.
xnoNltlnn Hilton.
CHICAGO , April 7. The roads of the
Western Passenger assoclallon mcl today lo
consider Iho rales to North Pacific coast
points and Mio rates and arrangements to
the Transmlrslsslppl Exposition at Omaha.
The problem In the rates for the exposition
was how the , rates between Clilcago and
Omaha should bo equalized with those be
tween Chicago nnd Kansas City , bul Ihls
went over. It Is expected thai tfho meeting
will settle thcso matters tomorrow.
Southern I'nrlflc OHleeTN.
SAN FRANCISCO , iAprll , 7. Al the meet
ing ot the board of directors of the Southern
Pacific company , held In this city today , the
following officers were elected for
the coming year : President , C. P.
Huntlngton ; vlco president , Thomas
II. Hubbard ; second vice president , George
Crocker ; third vice president , J. C. Stubbs ;
fourth vice president , Julius Kratschnltl ;
secretary and conlroller , B. C. Wright ; treas
urer , N. J. Smith.
I'reHlilent TlionuiK of the Erie.
Omaha was quite Ions on railway presi
dents during the day. In addition to Presi
dents Hurt of Ihe Union Pacific and Gould ot
Iho Missouri Pacific , Ihere was Hon. E. B.
Thomas of New York , presldenl of the Erie
railroad. President Thomas was In the city
for a brief while during the morning. He
came on the castbound limited of the Union
Pacific and from Council Bluffs went over
to Chicago on the Northwestern.
Complete Hnllrond to AH I or In.
ASTORIA , Ore. , April 7. The last splko
on the Astoria & Columbia River railway has
been driven and the completion of this roai
gives 'tho first all rail Itao from eastern
United States seaports to Astoria.
J. O. Phtlllppl , assistant genaral frclgh
and passenger agent ot Ihe Missouri Pacific
has relumed from Chicago.
General Freight Agent Sarpent of the Kan
sas City , Plttsburg & Gulf Is In town from
Kansas City , Mo. , and reports business along
Ihe new north and south line lo bo verj 1
good.
Superintendent Gibson of the Milwaukee
who Is In the ally , has Just received a tele
gram announcing the sudden death of R. R
Wlntern , superintendent ot the Superlo
division ot the Milwaukee roaJ , at Green
BayWle. .
Allen I. Blanchard of Chicago , the In von
tor ot the B3nchard form of cash fare slips
is In the city. His system of cash faro slip
Is used on about twenty railroads and he * Is
now endeavoring to secure their adoption on
the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Vr.lley
railroad.
W. B. Knlskcrn , general passenger and
tlckel agcnl , and H. A. Gross , general east
ern agent , bolh ot the Chicago & Northwest
ern 'railway , passed Ihrough Omaha on
Wednesday afternoon. They were return
ing from a sojourn of ten days on the Pa
cific coast.
The stalemenl lhat W. R. Kelly appeared
for the Union Pacific railroad , or the re
ceivers of the Union Pacific railway , before
the State Board ot Transportation at Lin
coln on Wednesday la a mistake. Judge
Kelly was nol in Lincoln al all. W. J.
Carroll appeared before Ihe board at the
hearing ot the Tibbies case , but says ho
did not represent eltbcr the Union Pacific
railroad or the receivers of the Union Pa-
clflc railway.
The resignation of B. L. Winchell , general
passenger agent of the Union Pacific , Denver
& Gulf railway , lo accept the higher pool of
.general' passenger and ticket agent of the
St. Louis & San Francisco railroad , drew
out many complimentary notices for that
progressive passenger man In local railway
circles. It Is considered likely that Thomas
Flther may be appointed general passenger
agent of the Quit road. Ho has held the
position of chief clerk to General Passenger
Agent Winchell , and won formerly with tbe
Union Pacific system when It Included the
Gulf road ,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
KIiIIV OF ULYSSES IS ROIU1EU.
Minnie Doyle- and JncU WlKKlna In
Jnll for Tiiklnn : III * Properly.
Edward Kelly is another ntockrnan al
Ulysses. Neb. , who has seen Iho seamy side
of Omeba. Ho came hero wllh money and a
gold waled ; now bo has neither. While
taking in the sights Wednesday nlghl ho came
across Mlnnlo Doyle In the proscribed dis
trict and she treated him co nicely that
he remained In her company. In the mornIng -
Ing he discovered that ho had not only
spent all ot .his money In revelry , but ttiat
the woman had "touched" him for h' ' watch.
Kelly went to Ihe central stallcn and told
his story. Now the Doyle woman and Jack
Wiggins are In jail , charged with working
Iho "panel game" on Ihe farmer. Kelly
has filed an Information against the pris
oners , charging them with larceny frctn tbe
person.
Senrehlnic for Her Iliixliunil.
Mrs. Eugene Welnbcrg arrived In Omaha
ycslerday morning- with hsr 4-year-old
( lauchter from Kansas City and went to the
city jail to get assistance from Ihe police
to locate Vter husband. He Is a baker and
came to ti'ie city several weeks ago In search
of work. Thinking that It would bo more
economical for the family to be together
Mrs. Welnberg , wlthoul giving notice of
her Intended move to her husband , came tc
Oma'na with iicr child. Then she discovered
that nho was among- strangers and could
not give Iho whereabouts of her husband 01
tell where ho was likely to bo found. Sht
Is at a iiotel and Ihe police are trying tc
locate Wclnberp.
MUtnUe About
Tnrough mistake an old Swedish woman
carried Ihe wrong valise from a train at the
Union depot yesterdayi The woman wh <
owned .t'le valise became much excited ovei
her loss , and , together wlfti her husband
hunted up a policeman and finally suc
ceeded In recovering the valise before the
Bwede woman had gone very far. In tin
meaontlme too train pulled out and when
the husband and wife had recoerevd from
their excitement a little It dawned upon
him that he had left hi * overcoat on th <
train. Another excitinguceno ensued , tiul
telegraphing to Sout'n Omaha , the coat wai
recovered and will be restored to the couple
> who had HO muca trouble with their po
sessions.
BARBER COMPANY'S ' CLAIMS
Settlement Likely to Come Only After a
Hard Lawsuit.
BUS FOR REPAIRING ASPHALT PAVING
Council Committee In Favor of He *
lntliiK the Collection In Conrt nnd
Will Ilcrommrnd ( In- Employ * *
.airnt of Special Coiiimcl.
The finance committee of tfio city council
lias decided to make a vigorous light against
the narber repair claims , and a recommenda
tion , which will briefly outline the plan of
procedure , will be submitted to the council
at the next meeting. Although a dcfmlto
arrangement has been postponed until aflcr
the recommendation has been approved by
'tho council , It Is probable that Hon. Jamra
M. Woolworth will be retained by the city
to defend the case. City Attorney Connclt
has declared himself out of It etnco his plan
for a settlement was turned down and slnco
ho refuses to act It was decided to procure
special counsel. The committees ramo to the
conclusion that If It was proposed to fight the
case at all It was worth while to secure the
best legal advice to be had , and Mr. Woolworth -
worth was the unanimous choice. It li
understood that the city will depend to
tome extent on the contention that the repair
contract was never legally executed , from
the fact that no bids wcro advertised for and
It was entered Into without competition ,
which the law requires. The rasp Is set for
the May term of the United Statea court , and
the preparations for the defense will bo
begun as soon as the decision of the finance
committee Is approved.
PAV1XO COXTHACTOH. fiP.T HIJ.VDV.
Operation ) ! AVIll lie Well Under W r.
lit ii iI'Vw DIIJ N.
The local paving contractors arc making
active preparations to begin work ns soon as
the weather becomes settled and the Indlc.v ;
lions ore that by the mlddlo of the month
pavlnz operations will bo fairly under way.
Hugh Murphy has a gang of men getting
South Sixteenth street ready far the asphalt
nnd J. U. Smith la resetting the curbs on
hla Farnam street district wlillo ho Is wait-
In : for the completion of his asphalt plant.
The Grant Paving company Is hauling slag
for the completion of Its Farnnni street dis
trict. The weather Is still somewhat too
raw and uncertain to lay asphalt , hut In
another week or two the contractors will b
expected to start the work.
I'edillern mid 11 on-ii Town Street * .
Some of the peddlers and banana venders
who operate In the business district arc much
excited on account of thu ordinance now be
fore the council which shuts them out of
the Immediate buslnoru center , except by
special permission. Some of these peddlers
pay considerable turns to retailers for thp
privilege of occupying a portion of the
otreet near their places of business. One
man pays a department store $30 a month to
bo allowed to locate his aland In the ulloy
adjoining ltd place of business. In most cases
these rentals are paid under a leaua for a
year or six months , and the peddlers assert
that If thcyare driven , to. .Other localities
'tJS6y'Vrlll'loso this money ca well ae their
favorite locatlqns.
City officials assert that since the people
who lease thei o tlands to the peddlers have
no legal right to rent out the public streets
and alleys they would be unable to enforce
the lease , and they are not a little Inclined
to put a stop to the practice of certain buel-
nces men of deriving a revenue by leasing
public property. The ordinance , however , la
not designed to be prohibitive , but merely
provides a regulation under which the llccnsa
Inspector can compel the peddlers to remain
at certain corners where they will offer th
least Interference to traffic.
Mortality Stmlintlc .
The following births and deaths wcro re
ported at the health office during the
twenty-four Lours coding at nacn yesterday :
Births Jamea Martin , 1410 Nortb Thirti
eth , girl ; Charles A. Hogle , 3827 Decatur ,
Klrl.
Klrl.Deaths
Deaths S. A. Hanna , 72 , 3223 Mandersca ,
pneumonia , Forest Lawn ; Anthony Kllday ,
05 , Eleventh and Davenport , pneumonia , St.
Mary's cemetery ; Mrs. Callllmn , 95 , county
hospital , old age , St. . Mary's.
Uemovliiur Wooilcn . prolix.
The effort of the Board of Public Works
to B3curo ' 'he peaceable removal of the un-
slchtly wooden aprons from the streets Is
proving fairly successful. A number of
owners are already taking up , the aprons
adjacent to their properties and putting In
the stone step required by the board. Ten
days additional notice has been given and at
the end of that time the street force will ba
Instructed 4o remove any aprons that re
main.
PnlntlnK the City Hnll.
The contractors who have the job of paint *
Ing the Interior of the city hall have com
menced work , and "fresh paint" will bo In
evidence for the next few weeks. It Is
promised that the job will be. completed long
before the first exposition visitors arrive.
IIUAltU OF IIAltllEIl EXAMINERS ; .
I'nnlicn ItN Examination * ! Until Nearly ,
All Applicant * Are Thrnuttli.
The Board of Barber Examiners has boon
meeting two or three times a week to dis
pose of the applicants. About 250 have taken
the examinations and have secured the re
quired certificates.
With the exception of h special meeting
to bo held on Tuesday , April 19 , the board
will meet In the future only once a month ) .
At the special meeting a few barber ? of
the city who have as yet failed to take the
required examinations will bo permitted to
do so. The- meeting has been sot simply
for their accommodation.
As a result of the examinations there ara
a few applicants who have not satisfied the
board as to their qualification to follow the
trade. These applicants will bo given on
opportunity to satisfy the board In n prac
tical way In the next few days by giving
the members an exhibition of what they
can do la the way of cutting hUlr anj
shaving.
WOMAN HUUT OX THE HTHUET.
Mm. LlKBle Jflirk Knocked Down by ]
n. I'a nluK Ten in.
Mrs. Lizzie Jehrk of 2013 Pierce street woa
run down by a borne at the corner of Doug
las and Fourteenth streets wlillo crossing
the thoroughfare and painfully Injured.
Louis Gamer , the photographer , was driv
ing In a buggy along Douglas street and ae
he was passing the corner where the acci
dent occurred ho did not notice the woman
Immediately In front of tuo horse. She saw ;
her dange-r too late to got out of the way
and the next moment the borso knocked her
down , trampling upon and crushing her left
foot badly. The woman was also bruised about
the body. She was removed to her homo
In the police patrol wagon.
'Henry Whlllnir Cut * an Artery.
Henry Wiltingof the Murphy-Wasoy
company met with a dangcrouH accident
yesterday at the. chair factory. While *
opening some letters with a sharp knife It
suddenly slipped , running through hla aand ,
and cutting a large artery. He was takoa
to the city , but before they could reach hla
p'nyilclnn's ofllco ho wns nearly exhausted
from loss of blood. Dr. Hanchetl , who
dressed the wound , says ho will soon re-
coved , however. If blood poisoning does not
follow , of which th Ago'gr think * there !
mtlo danger.