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E. R08EWATEH , EDITOH.
A. H. Pitch , Manager Dailr OlnmkUoi
r. O. Bo , 488 Omaha , Neb.
Tnn city council ought to take advantage
ago of the ptcaonco of Mr. Myors , th
court-house architect , and consult him Ii
regard to the proposed clly hall.
"Sunoi , " rany become popular In th
polite circles of the east , bat the cow
boy of the rowdy west will stick , to th
old name for the realm of hla etitani
majesty.
Now that Omaha la to have her con'
BUB taken would it not bo well to inquir
Into tho'inflation method a of Kan si
City ? Would It not bo advisable to en
gage the population liars of that city ti
aisist our enumerators ?
SOME fault la bolcg found with th
mugwump postmiater of Now York. On
of the charges la that I * , takes longer , aa i
rule , to got a letter across the liver fron
Now York to Brooklyn than from NOT
York to Philadelphia. Tula reminds om
very much of the mail facilities botweei
Omaha and Oouncll Blnff * . .It take
about as long to Bond n letter from Oma
ha to Council BluiTj aa it dooa to send i
to Chicago.
IF 'there ' la any farther ohango ti
bo tnndo ia the tjrado of Faruam fitroo
hill it should ba don4o before the cour
houao approachoa are built. Now that Mr
Myers , the architect of the court house
ia hero , it would ba ad vh able for the clt ;
council to consult him in the matter
Wo understand that Mr. Myers says tha
the street can bo out at least three fee
mora IMt Ia done at once BO ho can mod
, ify hit plana.
TIIE Herald aya that the namo" o
"Omaha" haa booomo In tha east a by
word and reproach among men on nc
count of ita being applied to a worthleBi
war vessel. The Herald might ah <
have said that the fair fame of Omaha li
being trailed In the dust by our Inglori
oua bale-ball club. Wo would auggeu
that the ball club bo put * on board thi
war vcasal "Omaha" and sent to sea. I :
this wore done , wo might never BOO then
again. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE Industry of kidnapping Anerlcar
laborers for railway work in Gautomalf
has grown to alarming proportions ,
Those men are cnticad on board of vosseli
at Now Orleans by agents who got ter
dollars a head. This spades of whlti
slavery is something that ought to b <
Investigated by the state department. I :
the half of what is told bo trno a greal
outrage is being perpetrated by design
Ing scoundrels. Every person ongagec
in the ncfitiouB business should bi
hunted down and punished.
NOUSIAN B. HAIVWOOD , the dry goodi
merchant who created a sensation , ia St ,
Paul aomo years ago flrat bj
his Immense business owing tt
cutting prices , and second by his fall
uro for § 1,700,000 , recently died it
Florida when ho bad an orange grovi
valued at $500.000. Mr. Harwooe
cirriod a lifo insurance of $200,000 , thi
annual premiums on which amounted tc
$10,000. Ho died suddenly of concus
sion of the brain , Aa usual in the s <
of such heavy Insurance ) a report hai
been started that his death was the rosnl
of snlcldo , and already the matter is be
Ing investigated. In all probability liti
gation will follow , but wo apprehem
that the outcome -will be , as It has bcoi
In similar cases , that the Insurance wil
have to bo paid.
A SPECIAL dispatch to the Kansas Gltj
Journal , eminatlng from the Llncoh
. /bur/mi , ofllco announces that Ohatlea H
Gore will be named aa one of the secre
taries of the railway commission. Thi
correspondent , who is an employe of thi
Lincoln Journal , naturally niya a higl
compliment to Mr. Goto , "edltor-ln-
chief. " He pronounces Mr. Gero "at
Able and fearless writer , " and lays :
Mr , Gere belongs to the stalwart factloi
and , politically speaking , baa DO pationci
with statesmen of tha Van Wyclc style
Fossested of much valuable information hi
will unquestionably at onca prove the Icade
o ! the railway commission. He doei not expect
pect to relinrjmih his editorial duties entirely
We are not surprised that this "abli
and fearless writer" boa no patience wltl
statesmen of the Van Wyck style. Mr
Gere h a not forgotten Mr. Van Wyok'i
exposure of the Journal printing fraudi
some years ago , which explains why hi
baa no patlenco with Senator Van Wyck ,
That the editor-ln-chlef of the monopolj
.organ will at once prove , or attempt tc
prove , himself the leader of the railway
commisilon , wo have not the least doubt ,
That bo will furnish valuable information
t3 thejailweya is an undeniable fact ,
wlillo at the same time ho will aid and
oow'orl them In every < way possible by
bla "able and fearlecs" writing In his
paper , as ho docs Dot cxppct to relinquish
.his editorial duties entirely. The space
devoted to the Interests of the railroads
will M usual bo filled by his fearless ar.
tides.
MUNICIPAL OVERLAP.
When Mayer Boyd ( n his address nt thi
citizens' convention ufaw days prior to UK
plectlon Miertcd that to the best o ! his abil
ity to learn the condition of thscity fmancoi
there was not less than $88,000 oi floating
debt to bo met , ho was pooh-poohed by tin
supporters of the Murphy administrationwh <
boldly inserted he was jumping at conclusion :
and that the amount WAI much lets.
Within the post week at the Instance of thi
mayor Auditor Long tins mndo an estimate o
the "omlap , " oi expenditures above thi
funds , curried over from the last admlnlstra
tlon and finds the startling fact that with tin
bills held back , the existence of all of whlcl
no person seems to have known , the floatlni
debt exceeds the 5100,000 voted to pay It oil
"Tho end Is not yet , " If one may judg
from the suits being bronqht under the rocen
decision of the unpremo court for .damages b ;
grading ,
From the mestugo sent to the council las
night by the mayor , the following showing c
thti city floating debt Is taken :
' I have had an estimate made by th
auditor of tha total amount of the ovtrlan nni
find it to ba $111,201,32 , made up as followi
to wit :
Judgment fund $ 33,827 0
Sewer rebate ( board of equaliza
tion ) 12,558 3
Saint lea , pollen , ( four months ) . . . . 0,500 4
Salaries , tire ( four months ) . . . . . . . . 0 , ISO 0
Snlarlo9unernl fundtwo ( months ) 11,572 Si
Hills and accounts allowed 20,250 7
On. , two months 3,015 0
Kills and accounts estimated 2 700 0
Old sewer accounts , , 3,00 C1
West Farnam street grade 3,000 0
Total 3111,201 3 :
Omaha lltraM ,
Wo have no desire to re-open the cltj
campaign , but the uncillcd-for atlcnip
to make political capital out of our mun
icipal debt by parading inflated and mis
leading figures , demands & prompt ani
vigorous refutation. When Mr. Boyd
in order to get votes , assorted baforo thi
"citizens' convention" that the Murph ]
administration had piled up an overlap o
$88,000 , ho might have been excused foi
exaggerating on the ground cf campilgt
license , but when , as mayor of Omaha
ho officially tolls the council and ad
vortlacs to tbo world that the city hai
been unlawfully run Into debt for ovci
$100,000 ho stultifies himself and doe :
the city great injury. Tha statement
that the overlap of expenditures carried
ever from the last administration amount i
to $111,000 is untrue. An overlap
means a debt created ic
excess of the legal limit of DC
per cent of the tax lovy. Mayor Boyd
knows , or ho ought to know , that the
$111,000which the city will ewe nt th (
end of the proaont fiscal year is not nr.
overlap by at least § 00,000. It does nol
become Mayor Boyd to charge up the
responsibility for this overlap to his predecessor <
docossor , slnca ho himself ia responsible
for the greater part of it , if a mayor Is tc
bo responsible for such a dobt. When
Mr. Boyd wont out of office as mayoi
two yearn ago. ho loft an overlap of $4.0-
300. Hla successor , Champion S ,
Chasa , ea'.d in bio mesaago tc
the council , April llth , 1882 , "I am re
liably Informed that the ovor-
sp in the general fund at this date Is
$40,000 , and that a report , such as 1
have called for , will show it. "
Now , Mayor Ohase derived hla information
mation from the then city clerk , Jowolt ,
but aa a matter of fact neither Mr. Jowet !
nor anybody oleo could compute the exact
amount of the overlap In 1882. There wore
no books of debit and credit kept during
Mr. Boyd's administration. The § 40,000
overlap which Mayor Chase found when
Sir. Boyd wont out was a more ojtlraato.
It ia certain , however , if all the llabilitiee
.a the special f undo and floating debts had
been scraped together and computed
with an additional estimate of the clty'e
expenses from April to July , 1832 , there
would have been a grand totil of floating
debt in excess of 800,000.
Now lot us sco what part of the $111-
000 Is an overlap. There are $30,000 in
judgments against the city. A portion
of those judgments Is doubtless an over
lap caused by confession of judgment foi
damages arising from grading , but there
Is also a proportion for damages to
persona by reason of accidents. How
a any city council to pay
in advance for such localities. A man oi
woman may tumble through a defective
brldgo or sidewalk any day and secure
judgment for $10,000 or $20,000. Would
such a debt constitute an overlap ?
Next wo find $12,558 sewer rebate. In
what way can that bo called an overlap'
The sewers wore constructed and the cost
assessed upon adjacent property under the
prevailing system of special taxation , bat
through a decision of the supreme court
the council was compelled to ro-atsese ,
and aa a matter of equity It assessed o
portion of the outlay asjalost the whole
city. This waa unavoidable and in nc
way can bo regarded as an overlap.
Then wo have $27,000 In salaries ol
the police force , fire department and city
officials generally , which is computed foi
the lait quarter of the fiscal year. This
also is charged as an overlap , and al
though the salaries are payable undei
Mr. Boyd'fl administration , hla predecessor
ser ia charged with this so-osllod overlap ,
The arrant humbug of tbo thing must be
apparent to everybody when It la borne
ia mind that the salaries of the mayor ,
marshal , and members of the city
council wore raised by the last
legislature , and consequently caused an
overlap for which Mr. Murphy and the
[ ormor council should not be hold respon
sible.
sible.Next
Next wo find an item of gas for two
month * , $3,015. This ia about aa * rnuoh
Inflated as the water-gas with which thin
city is supplied. The gas bills average
CSB than $1,000 per month , and there Is
no reason why they should average more
during the summer.
Lastly , wo have on overlap of $3,000
for the West Farnam atroet grade. That
may ba an overlap constructively , but as
a matter of fact the griding has not been
tone , and consequently wo don't ewe
nythlng en that account , Now , then ,
low much is the real overlap ? Comput-
ng two-thirds of the judgments due as
riglnatlog from the grading aa charge-
bio to overlap , and adding to it the $20 , .
50 lor bills and accounts allowed ,
300 of old sewer accounts , and $2,700 of
ocountB and bills cotimated , and wo have
an aggregate of $53,250 , which represent !
the overlap that Mr. Boyd found when
ho came into office In Apiil. Dodnc
from that the $40,000 overlap which Mr
Boyd transmitted to Ohato and Murphj
and wo have an excess of $13,200 croatc (
during the past two years , During tba
period the city expended nearly i
million for public Improvements
There ia moro than $13,252 left unexpended
ponded in some of the spociil funds
Why then should Mayor Boyd lot it g
abroad that there has boon such n reck
less and lawless expenditure of money
Ono would almost bellovo that Omah
Is on the verge of bankruptcy , if it wor
not for the fact that our live par cent
bonds command n preminn of ,03J abov
par. This premium , paid by a leadin
local oauk , which Is thoroughly famllia
with our municipal finances , alTord
striking proof that this false alarm abon
the $111,000 overlap does not nlTec
shrewd financiers. In splto of false pro
tanscs and reckless assertions the overla ;
at present is but n trlllo larger than It wa
two years ago. It will bo wiped out en
tlroly by the funding bonds. Nobodj
will ba entitled to any credit for tha
result except the people who voted th
bonds aa a measure of economy.
ANOTHER GEORGIA WONDER.
The ttato of Georgia continues to carr ;
the prizfc banner aa tha wondor-produciuj
region of thla country. It was fron
Georgia that the electric girl came. Shi
waa followed by a man who rraa a Her
cnlcs in strength. The greatest anokc
stories have originated in Georgia. The
moat startling social sensations arc
hatched In that state. Nowhere cac
such big watermelons be found as it
Georgia. And now the latest Goorglr
wonder appears in the shape of a revival
lit , who is mooting with the moat ro
marknblo success in converting the people
plo of the south. Ho is the sensation o
the day , and no such religions oxcltomon
mont has ever been stirred up in the south
aa that which has been created bj
Sam Jones , aa ho is called. Ho is not o
graduate of any theological school , anil
baa no such a title as "reverend. " Ho it
a plain , unculturad man , f > nd does no
claim to ba oven an evangelist. Sam
however , has a head full cf sense , one
his Ideaa are expressed in language thai
Is plain and pointed , oven If it ia nol
always grammatical. Ho is a philosopher
In the rough , and an enthusiast In the
canso of religion and reform. Sam Jonee
talks to the common people aa well as tv
them , and his quaint aayinga and tip'
maxims , peculiar to the wonderland oi
Georgia , have struck a popular chord.
Wherever ho appears ho attracts im
mense crowds , and the work that ho ia
doing la certainly having a tolling effect.
Ho Is coming northward , and hla march
la ono grand triumphal procession. Sam
Jones has reached Naahvlllo , Tennessee ,
where It la no unusual thing fur him to
talk to fully five thoueand persona. The
gamblers aud saloon-keepers of Nashville
caused bitter attacks to bo made upon
him , but Instead of retaliating ho simply
said : "I am tired of hear/in' these liquor
dealers and bartenders abused , because
if these Methodists and Baptists and
Pretby terians would quit drinking whisky
balf the liquor ealoons would bo closed.
A woman that tmrrlea a man with whisky
in his breath is the biggest fool In the
world except ono who stirs his toddy for
bim after ulio is married. " Wo are lad to
conclude from the fact that several ea
loons have since boon advertlced for nslo
that "these Methodists aud Baptists ant
Presbyterians" ot Nashville have taken
Jones' advice and aworn off.
Aa to culture , the Georgia rovlvallai
says , "It's only whitewash on a rascal.
I'd rither bo In heaven loarnin * my A B
U's than In hell reading Greek. " The
lesson taught by this sentiment is that
without honesty and manhood culture ia
worthless. Ho holds out the promise
that every good man wil Ibe provided for
In some way , as "heaven ia on a doacJ
level with every good man , " and that
"God will feed an honest man if ho haa
to put the angala on half rations. " Hero
are a few samples of Sam Jones' epigram
matic sentences which go straight to the
mark like a bullet , nearly every ono o !
which la a text within Itself for a sermon :
I despise thoolojry and botany , but I love
religion and flowers.
A lie is always on the down grade , but tlio
truth you have to hitch an engine to ,
I can ttet along better with most ovorythinf
In this world than with people who talk too
much.
The best woman In this town is the woman
who has wnded through tronblo that an
angel's heart could not have endured , When
God wants to strike ui with afllicllon let us
not run , but stand and take 'em.
Many good Christians sleep so sound that
the devil can como up and saw off their heada
withjk dull caseknife before they wake ,
A novelty li always appreciated , and
Sam Jones In certainly a novelty In re
ligion. Ho haa a broad field before him ,
and we venture to say thai ha will oreato
the greatest onthnslam in the way of re
vivals ever known. A cordial reception
awaits him everywhere. In his own pe
culiar way , Bam Jones IB aa great a phil
osopher and aa great a wit In the interest
of religion as Bob Ingoraoll la in the op
posite field. He will prove the great
antidote to IncjorBolllsm , and hence hla
advent will be hailed with delight by re.
liglous people everywhere. While be
aims to influence the common people , the
most cultured and reQned are attracted
to him by hla eloquence , wit , logic and
phlloaophy.
THE brass band has been made an 1m-
jortint feature ia the art of advertising.
Wo vonluro to say that.as a consequence.
Omaha has moro music to the iqnaro
nch ft very day in the week than any
other city in the country.
TIIE testimony of the Brighton much
ompauy in the United Stites court
that it owns 3,500 head of cattle ,
but the company haa returned only 70' '
of that number ( o the assessor of Caste
caunly. This Is what might bo tormoc
reducing stock with a vengeance.
SENATOR VAN TVYOIT.
Tlio Nol > rnskn Republican \Vlio I
Said to l > o A Fftvorlto At the
\Vlilto House.
Washington Snoi l dispatch to the Graphic
Reports have gene out from Washing
ton that Senator Van Wyck Is the mos
welcome and Influential of republicat
visitors at the White House. The tiding
will not excite much alarm among thoi
who recall the sturdy fight rondo by Vn
Wyck during the put winter lo forfel
the unearned railroad land grants and t <
curb the rapacity of the land prnbbln
corporations generally. Doubtless th
president can obtain a good deal of whole
aomo information from the Nobraik
senator. In this connection your cor
respondent may quote the subjoined cop
of a letter recently sent by the sonata
in reply to an invitation to address th
anti-monopoly meeting In Now Yorl
city :
John W. ICorgh , Chairman , &o.
Mr DtfAti Sin ; Many thanks for your ktnt
invitation to address tlio null-monopolists o
Now York City. I much regret that thus fa
it has boon impossible to find the tlmo to dc
so.
so.Wo nro engaged In n work which in th
end , through much labor and obloquy , wil
triumph. The world moves slowly , oven it
that portion where we bonat that the ppopl
alrcct. Wo have boon tending towards th
sumo condition ns when the barons allowoc
the vnssals barely bread eudicient for subsist
enco. A condition of laws and sooloty whicl
makes possible the abstraction by Goulds am
Vandorbllts of hundreds of millions fron
the toll of labor is abundant proof of th
statement. Apaln thanking yon , I remain
yours truly , 0. II. VAN WICK.
The Question of Silver Coinage.
In view of the importanca which the
silver question la likely to assume upot
the assembling of tbo Forty-ninth con
gro J8 , 'and th o undoubted attitude of op
position to further silver colnngo on the
part of President Cleveland , whose
views aa expressed in his inaugural ma ]
or may not bo modified , the action o
foreign governments on like subjects is a
matter of considerable interest to the
American pnb'ic.
The donblo standard men of Germany ,
although not numerous , are well organIzed
Izod , active and xealous in their cause
They claim that for a country which le
Bttxioua to extend its dominions and ite
commerce beyond the seas a silver cur
ronay is esiential. They therefore ba
llovo that the government , being now
fairly embarked in sundry schemes o
colonization , and feeling the necessity o :
relieving the farmer of the stress of low
prices , would consider favorably a propo
sltlon to convoke a now bi-motallic con
ference. With this view they Introduce
In the present relohatag a resolution to
the effect that "tho chancellor of the em
pire bo requested to take Initiatory steps
toward a now meeting of the monetary
conference which adjourned In the year
1881 , in order to bring about the resump
tion cf the coinage of full weight silver
coins by the United States , by tbo Latin
union , by the Gorman empire , and by all
such states aswould join with these
countries. "
The resolution was signed by Von
Schorlomor , Von Kardorlf , Frego and
Louschner , all members of the relchstsg
and belonging to different parties. To
their great disappointment the govern
ment declared that there waa au ample
supply of gold coin ; that since the adop
tion of the gold standard the government
had coined 1,022,000,000 of marka in
gold ; that of this there wore still in cir
culation in Germany , according to the
closest researches , not Iocs than 1,700-
000,000 , which amount was deemed suf
ficient to meet all the wants of commerce
aud that the necessity of a ohango in the
government policy with reference to the
standard bad not been shown. The reso
lution was , after a lengthy and interest
ing discussion , put to a vote and de
feated by a largo majority.
Sly Sam RamluU.
Gap , in the Cleveland Leader.
A noted democratic congressmanwhoso
name , were I permitted to uco it , would
add weight to his words , said to mo last
night in regard to Logan's election :
' President Cleveland has received a great
blow In the election of Logan. It is a
cut directly ot the administration , and in
favor of the policy aad principles which
are diametrically opposed to it. Logan
lias been an open opponent to civil ser
vice reform. Ho haa been opposed to
tariff reform , and ho haa been ono of the
bitterest denunciators of the confeder
ates holding any supremacy in govern
ment councils. The fact that a repuhl -
can waa elected In the democratic
district means that the democrats are
disgusted , and are willing to let the ad
ministration knoy it by keeping away
"rom the polls. "
SLY SAM KANIULI/S DEE1GAME. .
"It means also that Randall has had
Ills finger in the pie , and it Is him that
Logan must thank for his election. Sam
Rindall is playing a deep game here at
Washington , and ho Intends to run the
democratic party or ruin it. It was not
that ho loved Logan , but that ho hated
Morrison and tariff reform. Randall's
friends In Illinois were told that Logan
must bo elected and Morrison defeated.
Thla Intimation being circulated in the
county where the now man was elected ,
together with the dlseatufaotion with
Cleveland , easily accomplished the result.
1 think Sam Randall Is laying his plans
For 1888 , when ho confidentially expects
to become the presidential candidate of
Ills party. _ It is true ho haa lately pro
nounced himself aa an advocate of Clove-
land's renomination In 1888 , and he thus
forces Morrison , Carlisle and hla other
enemies to follow him in thla cry. Now ,
Dlevehnd in his letter of acceptance dis
tinctly declares that ho will not be a can
didate for a second term , and after Ran-
da'l ' being RO kind as to push him to the
front Cleveland cannot do otherwlae than
remember Randall and decline in his
'avor. Besides Rindall'a principals ,
; hose of the east , are the same aa Clave-
and'a ' , barring the civil service reform
doss which will , I ballovo , die a natural
leath before four years have passed , and
10 will want a man obosou In hla place
who will carry out hla policy. I can toll
rou there is no deeper , slyer , and more
rar-soolng wire-puller In the democratic
urty than Randall , and be ia not toady
ng Cleveland end hanging around the
ffhito house for anything less than the
} [ ggst game In the hunting fields of
American politics "
"Suppose be doesn't get 111"
"Well , you have hoard the story of
ho blind Samaon , who pulled down the
emplo when his enemies thought ho was
powerless , llandall defeated trill bo the
jllnd Samson of the democratic party ,
lid If he gcee > down ho will not fall with-
ut bringing diwn the whole structure. "
Three inches of rain fell In and around No-
raska city , Wednesday , A number of
ridges were swept away and eerlous damage
one cornfields.
TIIE NEW TEMPLE ,
Douglas Comity's ' Meta Court Honsi
DtflicaM to Its Use ,
An Jinmonso Crowd of
Visitors Under tlio Grcnt Dome
Lively mill Interesting
Ceremonies.
Douglas county's magnificent now torn
plo of justtcs was according to provlou
arrangements , formally opened to thi
public yesterday and last night , By toi
o'clock farmers , with their wives , son
and daughters , began to arrive in thi
city and wend their way toward thi
great center of attraction. The hcav ;
rain of Wednesday put many hiubind
men behind with their spring work , am
also loft the rondo in rather bad condl
tlon for travel , prevented , hoarovor , m
largo an attendance cf the country poopli
from coming aa wcro expected.
But notwithstanding theao difficulties
hundreds of wondering eyes peered Inti
the decorated halls nnd embellished apartments
monts of that stately pile , then wonl
away with [ their ownon , pleased one
gratified with tlio work performed anc
result accomplished. During the after
noon hours an increased influx of vlslton
mounted the marble atcpa and lolsurclj
enjoyed a tour cf interesting slght-tceing
through the bountiful structure. Doorf
were all thrown wldo open , and
the county official * , though rushed
with business , were raady to ex
tend each visitor a hearty welcome and dc
all possible to make their stay ploasint.
The most delightful treat of the occasion
waa to bo had from the balcony view
around the domo. It cost a little climb
ing effort to got up there , but the scene
presented moro than ropayod the effort.
Laying below , the city , embowered in
green foliage , and stretching away In
every direction the broad rolling prairie ,
and through ita cantro the "Big Muddy"
winding and rushing on its cooaeloca
course to the briny deep , a finer pic
ture could not well bo conceived.
And thus the day pissad.
At 8 o'clock dedicatory exercises wore
to take place. Long before that tlmo ,
thebullalng was crowded with people , and
hundreds went away who could not gain
admission to the court room. Scores of
the city and county's fair and lovely
ladies graced the occasion with their
presence , and three banda furnished
music. ' They were the Musical Union ,
the Union Pacific and the Ancient Order
of Hibernians organizations. On his own
responsibility , County Clerk Leavitt had
gotten up an elaborate programme , the
Front page containing an excellent cut of
the building and these wtrds :
"Dedicated May 28th , 1885 cost § 204-
151.00. "
On the second page was this Inscrip
tion :
"Opening of the now court house ,
Douglas Co , Thuredoy , May 28 , 1885 ,
at 8 o'clock p. m , , the oflicera of the
court and members of the bar in their
respectlvo place in the court room. "
On the third p&go appeared the follow
ing :
PROGRAMME : _
Presentation by E , E. Myers , architect"
of the completed building to the oonnty com
missioners.
Presentation on behalf if the county com-
misuoners to the court and the people of the
county , Hon. J. 0. Conin.
Acceptance mid dedication on tehalf of tbo
court. Hen , Kloazer Wake'y and Hon. James
Neville.
Acceptance on behalf of the people , Hon.
Jamas W. Savage ,
The nld conrfc house and its history , Hon.
JohnM. Thurston.
The past juriipudence of Diiiglns county ,
Hon. Jnmcs L , Woolwortli.
llommisconcoa of the bar of Douglas ccunt ? ,
lion. John I. lloftck ,
The bar of the future in Douglca count ? ,
Arthur C. Wakeler.
On the last page the namoa of thu county
commissioners , ; Richard O'Ket ' ffee chair
man ; Frank W. Corliss and George E.
Tlmmo ; and the bar committee , G. W.
Ambroio , B. E. B. Kennedy , W. J.
Oonnell , E. W. Simeral , and W. A.
Rodlok appeared.
Mr. Ambrose presided and called tlio
meeting to order. Within the bar and
iary box all the ladles for whom there
ivaa room were given Boats. The county
commissioners , the architect , Mr. E. E.
Myorr , the superintendent , Mr. D , L
Shane , and the builder , Mr. John F.
pools , cccupied positions in front of the
judges' stand. On the bench
> nt these two dignitaries of
egal lore and learning , Judges Eleanor
Walt cloy and Jntnoa ISovlllo On their
left were seated member. ! of the bir ,
and strains of lively music floated out
upon the sofc night nlr from thrco bal
conies.
In calling the assembled multitude to
gether , Mr. Ambrose- said that ho was
acting in behalf of tbo commissioners ,
[ \nd tha hcncr bestowed gave him great
pleasure , and no doiired to Introduce as
: ho first speaker , Mr. E E , Meyers , of
Detroit , the architect , whoso duty It was
o turn the building over. In anbttanca
, hat gentleman said :
The work commenced hero throe years
igo has boon executed and the contract
las been filled to the latter moat faith
fully. , And I deelre to congratulate the
jooplo' Douglas county on the posios-
ilon of auch an excellent structure. To
Mr. D. L. Sbauo , the superintendent ,
and the builders Is duo the honor of this
oompleted edifice. Frcm the beginning
of the work peace and harmony have pre-
? alled. Not a wrangle , not a conflict ,
lot an unpleasant word haa ever pasted
jet we en any of the men conducting the
arection of the building , aud I take ape-
) lal pleasure in now turning it ever to the
: ommlaslouora.
OX ) THE COUBT AND PEOPLE.
The second speaker was Gen , John 0 ,
Uowin , whoso appearance waa greeted
with a round of applause. Ho com
menced hia remarks by saying ; " That
which the human mind most earnestly
leeka and unconditionally demands in
3arthly afflra is justice. ' Acting upon
ind guided by the experience and wls-
lom of ages In the administration oj
nan's worldly affairs , the people of the
tate of Nebraska have made It a part of
.ho fundamental law of their government
.hat all courts shall be open and every
leracn , for every injury dona him in his
ends , goods , per/sen or reputation , shall
lave a remedy by dne course of law and
ustlco , administered without denial or
lelay. It la by law made the duty of tbo
.ounty commissioners to provide for
ho uio of tbo county n suitable court
IOUEO , and In pursuance of these require-
nenta of government and duties Imposed
> y law , those walla within which wo now
land , have been rearad and this build-
ng constructed , a monument to justice
nd a fitting companion to the splendid
diOces by which it Is surrounded ,
Many years go , by r pld at rides to the ,
fnllnots of their doUlny , Omaha an
Douglas county grow fnc beyond the ca
pacity of the old court house , and { th
old building itself bocnmo an unsafe n
ccptaclo for the vast interests It contalnc
the warrant of all tltloa , the condltlo
of nil lots and lands , and the judgment
and decrees , the labor and results of th
courtB for moro than 30 years. Th
question of a now building began to rlr
plo in the public mind and gradual !
grow Into activity ) but , with all matter
publicly consielcrcdao thla move
mciit , there w s great diversity o
opinion , Where it shouli
bo located , wbat It shonli
cost and whether It should bo built at all
Pending thla data of public opinion , on
conragoinont from aomo , Implacable op
Soiilion from others , In the month o
nly , 1878 , the board of commissioners
then consisting of P , W. Corlosa , B. T
Knight , aud Jbml Drexel , determined I
act , and proceeded to secure half of th
block now occupied. The speaker foi
lowed nt considerable length , with n hla
tory of the building , all of which haa al
ready been given In these columns am
need not bo repeated here. Furtho
along Mr. Cowln referred to hi
own familiarity with the prlnoipa
details of the nork from Its beginning
For the past sixteen year ; , it had bcoi
his duty to ndviso the commieaioncro litho
the capiclty of attorney for the ojunty
and during the entire progress of thi
work from its inception to completion , ;
have been called to their councils in al
matters Involving legal interest ) , and havi
beou acquainted with the labors of thi
board and Its individual members durlnj
the whole time. Eventually the ontln
block was secured at a cost of § 19,013
In September 1880 , bonds to the ainounl
of § 125,000 were voted , and also a propn
sltiou to the effect that $75,000 should bi
appropriated out of the genera
revenue fond. The bonds w refold nt :
premium. September 1,1881 , bids wore
opened , and the contract was lot to Johr
F- Coots , of Detroit , Mich. , forlD8,010
The actual coat of the building la § 204-
151 00 , the excess of § 5,535 OC over th <
contract price being occasioned bi
changes made noceatary na the work pro
greased.
Finally , in closing ho said : "OnbehalJ
of the county commlsslonora I am in
structed to Bay that tbii building Is non
ready to assume its duties and pcrfortr
its functions in the Imporlanl
department to which it pertains ,
But , grand and majestic ai arc
these walla , riling nbovo the city on this
beautiful eminence , looking out upon the
habitations and pursuits of moro thar
00,000 people in thla city , and destined
to look upon her hundreds of thousand !
of soulo yet unborn ; yet their chief iin
porlanca la what they signify as the abid
ing place of equity , honor , conscious ,
wisdom and justice.
DEDICATED 11Y TUB COURT.
"It Is n pleasing duty on behalf of the
people of this county , " said Judge E ,
\Vakeloy , who was introduced aa the
third speaker , "to accept from the com
missioners this building , now finished
and henceforth to bo devoted to itj op-
proprlato uses. It is not unnanal to
mark , by fitting ceremonies , the accom
plishment of Important work intended
tor public benefit. The completion of
this structure la hero taken note of. It
hai boon reared In this metropolis
of an already great and strong stato.
With us and a part of ua are not a f aw
still In manhood's vigor to coma back the
fresh remembrances of those rude pioneer
and territorial beginnings strongly con
trasted with the surroundings of this
hour. Architecture la a development of
civilization , yet in Ita lateral and best
sense not of human origin. The Al
mighty , in the plan and frame
work of hla universe , teaches
man the sublime rules and
grand symmetry. Humane architecture
Is an evolution , developed into aspira
tions for elegance , grace , finish , beauty.
When the people of this county direc'cd
their commissionera to go forvrard with
this work , they expected of them that In
Ita design and arrangement , In Its de
tails and entirety , it should moot the re
quirements for which it had been ordered ,
and , now that the work la accomplished ,
they are ready to eay to these , their
servants , "well dono. "
Your trust haa been discharged with
lidellty. Yon eave no accusation of 1m-
provideno or oxtravlganco , and least of
til , of corruption , to moott And now ,
ivo surrender to the people this com
pleted building. It haa boon reared with
tholr ( auction , by their command , at
their cost. For them and for these who
: omo after thorn , it has risen. And now
nro formally declare that it Is dedicated
: o the public use and the public behoof
forever.
JUDGE NEVILLB.
Judge Neville was the next speaker
: alled , and ho too talked In behalf of the
: ourt ; . In aubatanco ho said.
"Tho wisdom and experience of ogcs
ins given to the judiciary regulating
lower In the machinery qf government ,
fbo legislative act and intent is consid
ered by the courts and by their judgment
, ho executive forces nro Invoked. The lo
: ality then where such action Is asked to bo
ixerclacd la a spot of prldo to the cltl-
sen and to that place bo points for even-
landed justice. Thla very temple , which
; &o law dedicates , speaks In and of itself
Iho pride of its author , thepeoplo. It la
i grand structure for a grander aanso.
The intent of the law la , that when
jrected to Ita cause , a court house shall
10 untarnished by the exercises within
ts walla , of haste prejudice or selfish
natives. Let not the thought
if oxtravlganco possess any citizen In
his construction. The walls that Incase
.ho records of the people , that place be
yond destruction the volumes of titles
ind adjudicated rights , cannot bo ex-
ravagantly made. Each citizen of tbo
lounty mnst see that a court homo
irected in this wonderful , growing city
sould not , with economy , be
mything short of what It is.
Lot the officers who designed and di-
ected this beautiful construction aud
mblio prldo take unto themselves n full
noasnro of praise. This building , the
oderal court houio and postoffico ,
ho city hall and board of
rado building contemplated , the
Ilgh school temple and other ichool
mildlngs upon every hill top and in
ivory valley , apeak in broader tones than
' can tell , tko enterprise , thrift , and In-
olllgenoo of our new born city.
Ari'KOPKIATB AND UDMOHOU8.
One of she most enjoyable speeches of
he evening was that delivered by Judge
iavago. Being Introduced , the judge in
batract said :
I rejoice , Mr. Chairman , that the com-
alttoe charged with the conduct ot the
xerciios of tbo evening have given mo a
lower of attorney , coupled with an In-
erest of counsel , to receive on behalf of
ho people of Douglas county this itately
ud conspicuous edifice. For it is far
lore easy to accept than to refuse so mu-
Ificont a gift. True , there may bo those
'ho will eay that it seems a work of
apererrogatian , a vain ceremonial , to
nke a donation to us of a building
ought and paid for with our money , and
urao grumbling ot increased taxation
and enhanced expenses may declare that
the presentation la an cxiniplo of the
scriptural aphorlim tint "it Is moro
bloated to give than to receive. " Dut it
lain no such spirit that wo receivoand
accept the small portion of this building
that those judges have not alicady np-
prodrlatod to their own use ,
And 1 congratulate all classes of my
fellow-cltlKsua upon its completion and
transfer. I congratulate the jadgon , for
who could bo guilty of r ciuttnipt of
cpntt within thcso wallr , which cm excite
cite only admiration and awe ? I congratulate -
gratulato clients , for what jnry in an ac
tion for persons ! damages would concern
themselves with paltry hundreds when
their very jury room Ia redolent of
thousands ? And not loait , 1 congrat
ulate my brethren of the bar , lor
what client would haggle or dispute ever
thtoo or four hundred dollars , moro or
ICBJ , of n fee , when hla cause has boon
won or loat , aa the case may be amid
carved woodwork and brilliant chandu-
liera llko thcaa ?
Hero , then , upon thla spot where ,
within the memory of younger men than
I , the chieftains of the OmatiasandOtoos
Rnzod down the river In spring to watch
for the iirat boats of the returning fur
traders and strained their cars to listen
to the song of the cordelier , shall noon bo
repeated the scenes of the old court
honeo. Hero will como the homeless nnd
wretched tramp , whoso only knowledge
of law consists of the constitutional pro
vision that cciuta of justice shall bo
alwaya open to listen lo the , wittlol ma of
counsel nnd the repartees of witnesses.
Here on my right will tit the jury. Ah 1
how pleasant would bo the administration
of justice could the box bo alivnj.i filled
ai attractively as tu-nlght.
The jurymen will bo the only
ones who will regret the old court house ,
for they will niisa the convenient rail In
front on which they were wont to rest
their weary feet , without any feae of
scratching the yarnlsh. And hero nbovo
nil will alt the judges , nnd long may they
sit here , haplots victlmn of loquacity ,
sighing , in the words of the poet ,
"Men's tongiws are voluble1 ,
Aud endless are the modes of spoOcb , nnd far
IXonds from sldo to side the field of words , "
or ready to ox alm with Ellphnz , the
Tomanite : ' 'Should a man utter vain
knowledge or fill his belly with the east
wind ? Should ho reason with unprofit
able talker with speeches wherewith ho
can do no good ? '
But In Bobor earnest I am ono of those
who believe that the man wo cnnoblo and.
dignify the administration of justice , the
more certain Is justice itself ; that the
moro cleanly nro our dwellings the purer
are our thoughts ; the moro magnificent
the altar the moro devout will bo these
who minister at It. "Tho place of jus
tice , " says Bacon , "is a hallowed place. "
Believing this , wo accept , at the bands
of our worthy commissioners this beauti
ful building , and wo hope and believe
that it will long remain as a monument
of tholr good taeto and painstaking care.
Wo hope and believe that it will long look
down , by day , upon a prosperous , weal
thy , and growing city , upon happy
homes , crowded warehouses , and bustly
streets.
And if at night It shall look down , as it
will , upon far different scones , upon
want and woe , and aching heada and ach
ing hearts , and penury aud disease , and
grlof , and vice nnd crime , and passions
that ripen into crime , ttlll may the dairn
light up the figure with the bandogsd
eyes that surmounts our dome ; that all
men may know that within thesa pre
cincts the outraged shall find redress ,
the wronged shall bo righted , the crim
inal shall ba punished , the Innocent shall
bo shielded , and justice and equity shall
prevail aa long as the foundations of o ir
government onduro.
THE OLD CODIIT HOUSE.
1 Mr. John M. Thurston told about the
hlatory of the old court houao :
"In selecting mo to deliver a sermon
on the old court houao , the reason given
was that my appcaianco and daily walks
ao strongly resemble ono of the clergy. "
The old court house ia desarted. Soon
It will live only in our memories. Clinging -
ing to its history are events that call for
special notice. The fair matrons and
lovely miescs have there tripped the light
fantastic and on its platform the mimic
tragedy and drama have boon enacted.
Political conventions and all other kinds
of meetings mirk aomo of the passing
events. The spirit which these many
yeais hai invaded it now ceases to give It
life. The new lives and the future wel
comes it.
The place where the old court houao
stands will soon bo occupied by a mag
nificent strncturo dedicated to com.
raerco. The old judgment eoata may bo
overthrown , but the decrees , and judg
ments rendered therein will llvo on
ivhllo time lasts. At Us bar none but
the wicked felt afraid , and none but the
jnllly received Ita condemnation.
But In paaslng from the old to the
now , wo should not lay aside the juris
prudence of the old. I shall bo sorry to
see the eld court house destroyed. Six
teen yoara ago a man sit upon its bench
ivho has done as much to place the
lupremo court reports on a par with
neighboring states as any other man ,
ON JOBIHl'HUDENOE.
The Hon. James W. Woolwoith re
plied to the past jurisprudence of Doug-
as county. Jurisprudence Is a largo
word , said lie , and It seems to be fitted
rather for largo than small things , there-
'ore ' wo sometime ] talk of the juris
prudence of Rome , England , America ,
ito. , but Douglas county , what n small
ilaco on oartb , and what a little lot of
jeoplo It has had , and to talk about the
arlaprudonco of the county. But after
ill , thla little spot haa given to the people
> f the country a vast amount of juris-
Cadence. Only recently there omonatod
'rom Douglas county litigation "an opln-
on adopted aa the rule for practice In all
.he . courts of the country.
5omo remember that on an appealed
tajo from Douglas county there also
ssnod from the United States supreme
outt an opinion deciding the length ,
ireadth. and rights of Bottler's claims on
mbllo lands. lo the past the juris-
irndonco of this county waa often ad-
ainlstered In a very carious way.
HEMINJKOENCEH Of THE UAK. qwa"
The romlnlicenses of the Douglas
ounty bar were related at length by
Ion. Jno. 8. Rcdick. Ono of the first
non be mot , on coming here , wia E. E .
abrook , a tall , fine looking gentleman ,
indowed with extraordinary attainments.
? ho speaker commenced his practice be-
ore a man who baa long since crossed
ho dark river , Judge Wm. Pitt Kellogg ,
.nd . after him come another Kellogg , | a
aan whom aomo cillod undoothers lather
mt his decisions were1 tlwaya the came.
? ho ci'y ' hsd no lilver tongued orators
a I those daya , llko California
owa aud oilier states , but she bad good
raters all the tame , who have become
iitlngulshed Uwyers. The names of
Villlatn A , Little , Mr. Poppleton , James
T. Wood , Robert A. Howard and Alfred
'onkliu were mentioned by the speaker ,
'heal left of the bar , he said , are the