THE DAILY BEE WEDNESDAY , JULY 29 , 1885.
'Candidates for Comity Offices Already
Fattening for the Slander ,
Wild Oat Insurance and Their Alleged -
legod Solvency i
JV Sword ivltli History The Tem
perance CampiklgnorB The
Governor's Guard *
Organized ,
THE STATE OAl'lTOh.
EVENTS Or THE DAY IN I1LTAIL.
HoportoJ by The DEB'S Bureau ,
LINCOLN , Neb , July 28. The politi
cal cauldron la Lancaster county Is be
ginning to soothe as aspirants for the
various oonnty ofllooa are showing their
heads and soon will bo forced to show
tholr handa. For the treasurer'oflleo
many nro the anxious candidates who
want to handle the county cash , and that
.forty odd thousand dollars of cash which
trill not bo utilized for a few years.
JNcatly all the present Incumbents nro
candidates for re-election or norno other
prominent and lucratlvo position , oven
the chairman of the republican county
central committee loomolh up as a can
didate to the exalted position that ho
may bo in shape to catch a representative
nomination In the next radio for honors
In the legislature , and to that oud will
con till no to carry tha reppbllcan party of
this county in his pockets till that
ausplcloua time shall arrive. Candidates
for nil the county olliccs , including
county commissioner , will do Troll to
consult the deciding placet alluded to
before the convent ! m is called that the
conflicting aspirants may ba blotted out
with a promise , and forever silenced.
Brotujr llaidy , of local temperance
fame , predicts dtto disaster to the repub
lican pirty in Ohio this fall , because Jonn
33. Finch and John P. St. John , the
oraclon of the temperance cause in this
country , ara to taka a hand in the polit
ical contest of that state , and lead the
temperance clement into the ranka of
democracy.
Gen. Montgomery has get a sword with
qulto a history. Soon after going Into
the nruiy hla miaonic friends proeonted
him with a very handsome sword. En
graved on the handle was , "Colonel
Montgomery. " At the time the colonel
was wounded and captnred the sword waa
taken by a confederate soldier , and a year
or two afterward the confoderatocarrying
the eword vras captured by Gen. S. A.
Strlcklaad'a forcas and fell into the hands
of Han. Strickland , who brought it to
Omahr. after the cloao of the war. Gen.
Strickland did not know it belonged to
our Gen. Montgomery , and was waiting
to hoar of some southern officer of that
name. Finally , in a round-about way ,
through the intervention of Gon. Man-
doraon and other friends , the award was
returned to Gon. Montgomery , who keeps
It in his oflico and foolo very prond over
the recovery of it.
Work began ycatordayon the Richards
lot , corner of Elovontti end 0 streets ,
and soon a fiuo four-story brick will loom
tip.
tip.J. . J. Ivouhn and Mr. Taylor nro
making pians for the $25,000 hotel to bo
erected at the slock yardr.
Theio are fitill five portfolios to coma
In before the census department can
complete its work , which will probably
ba the latter part of this week.
Now that tbo city authoiitka have de
cided that they are not competent to
cope with the dog it mit > ht bo well for
them to tackle some of the alloys which
with every zsphyr fills the air with Its
vllo ntotich.
An advertisement In the way of a
card concerning an Insurance company
doing business In the state is floating
around over the country which takes a
great responsibility off from the state
auditor. The card specifies that they
have recently been examined by thrjo
country merchants and found to bo sol
vent after a thorough Investigation.
The card "to whom it may concern" re
minds us of the girl who was hunting
for a certificate of character after shohad
filed the information against herself. Of
conrao the report as adopted by the self
appointed committee was favorable , but
don't tall how much capital is Invested
in mutual insurance companies or how
much reserve is laid asldo to protact its
hall department. The Htata auditor Is
the only authorized person under the law
to make examination ] and grant certifi
cates of solvency , and this way of getting
epurlous examinations is a blind to
cover up delinquencies in some other
respsol' . Give iho people moro iquare ,
honorable Inanranco and lees affidavits
and buncombe examinations. It is high
'time that some thorough Insurance Jans
were enacted in our elate , that wild ideas
icgardiug so Important an induitry as
the Insurance Interests of this state were
not only compelled to bo solvent but to
protect every hnzard they issue.
The company of mllltln , to be known
OB the governor's guard , effected an or
ganization Monday night and as noun as
the mustering officer comes will bo must
ered into service.
S. M. Barker , chairman , and R. W.
Furnao , secretary of the Nebraska elate
board of agriculture , are hero arranging
preliminaries about tha state fair and
will likely remain hero during the week.
Judge Mitchell , of Nebraska Oily , is
spending a few of those hot hours tmdeJ
the mnples in front of the Commercial.
8. F. Floharty , of Antelopovlllo , is
basking In the sbady nooVs of the capital
city and telling wondoM about the mar
velous growth of hla fat away home on
the desert plain.
Gon. Ylfqualn , of Iho Democrat , la
again able to nto his hand a little.
A prominent D. & M. railroad man
Bays the weather is so hot and business so
quiet that ho thinks of petitioning head
quarters for a reduction of salary.
Promlnet arrivals : D. F. Oigood , To
cnmsoh ; George 13. Powers , Beatrice ;
John 0. Kilnor , York ; P. J , Nichols ,
Omaha ; 0. W. Price , Nebraska City ; E.
A. Alexander , AauiburK , I ; George P.
Brown , Topeka ; D. L. Dan O'Nell.
The following officers have been elected
for company D , the governor's cuard :
Captain , Harry flotohkha ; first lieuten
ant , Charles A. Foxwortby ; second lieutenant -
tenant , W. S. Abbott.
Ex-Lieut , Governor Agoe , of Aurora ,
la In the city.
S. A , Herman , a candidate for colloctoi
of Internal revenue , denies the statement
of the Democrat of last evening that he
said Vice-President Hendrlcki was too
honest for a politician ,
The m yorJohn R , Means , and council
men of Grand Island , are hero In i
body to Impact Lincoln's syitem o
water works ,
Among the arrivals are : lion. 0
Elnsel , lloldrldgo ; Hon. II J. Dcinptor
Repiblloan City , W. 0. Meyer , Tecnm
fleh ; J. W. Holmnti , R. E , SpangUr , J
H. McConnel , J. E. Cramer , of Brown
vllle ; H. E. Starkoy , James P. Craig
Hasting ; Henry Smith , Falls City , L
J. Stone , Carthage , Mo. ; 0. C. Young
Factoryvllle ; R. Hall , Sterling ; Henry
Lalb , Laporto , Ind ,
THE LEGAL LOG ,
Another Order Relative to the Btnitl
Stock of Goods Severn ! Now
Gases , Etc.
Before Judge Dnndy yesterday the
motion to tot asldo his order turning the
Smith stock of goods ever to the Unltcc
States marshal was argued and taken
under advisement.
In the caao of Lowy vs. Gallaud , the
marshal was Instructed to return to the
coroner the $10,000 of goods that Gallant
first roplovlncd , and were afterward
taken by Lowy on an order from the
court.
In the district court yesterday the fol
lowing new cases were commenced :
Lonlso Llndorberg va. Andrew Stanley.
Two cases , ono for broach cf promise and
: ho ether for personal Injuries , and in
nch the sum of $5,000 la asked for.
Mlaa Llndorberg alleges that on the 18th
day of April , 1884 , she and the defend
ant pledged thomcclvcs to marry , but
since shortly after that time ho has
steadily refused to fulfill hla promise and
'or that reason she wants the aura of
$5,000 , For presonal injuries ( iho
claims that on the 27th day of Juno last
10 maliciously assaulted and throw her
out of the house onto the ground , a dla-
anco of throe foot , from which eho BUS-
nlnod $5,000 worth of poreontl injuries.
Honrckko 0 Evonson vs. Andrew
2vcnsou , a suit for divorce , and the cm-
ody of tholr child.
Boldins Bros. & Co , commenced ro
ilovln nroccodiugs npMnnt Sheriff Miller ,
lermau Lowry and Lawia Cole , for pos-
oaslon of a certain amount of the
Smith stock of goods.
Thomas J. Birmingham va. Dr. Rebsrt
J. Stone , a suit for $5QOO damages , on
, -connt ! of mn'practica on the person of
Vlrs. Birmingham last April , whllo treat-
Dg her for a dlsoaao kaoirn on the hip-
olnt disease ,
Robert McKonntn , H. Bronnou burg-
ary ; Peter Lofgrcon , forgery and Jerry
solllnn , obtaining money under false
jrolonsca , were arranged.
The McCIcllan case was continued
until Thursday.
BY
rohiiMcGulrc , a Bright Young Mat ) ,
Meets With a Fatal Accident.
A fatal accident befell John McGulre ,
a bright young man 23 yean of age ,
about noon yesterday. Ho waa working
or Donlvcn , the house mover , and they
iad a building In the street , taking it to
ame suburban location. This accident ,
vhlch cost the young man his life , occur-
od at the corner of Fourteenth and
Xivenport streets. McGniro was at
work around the building when suddenly
no of the prop teams , used by house
movers to otay a structure with , that
hey are moving , foil with a cr.uli , strik-
Dg him on the oldeof thohead and shonl-
ler. Seeing that the young mun Boffered
ntinsoly , his companions lifted him Into
carriage , and had him taken to the reii-
enceof his fisfor'DlrB. Campbell , on tha
orner of Thirteenth and Pierce streets.
) r. Search was called to administer mndi-
al relief , but all his efforts were of no
vail. Tha Injured man suffered Intocso-
y with Internal Injuries , until about 2
'clock , when he dlud.
Ho has two slaters living at Kooknk.
owa , and ono at Kansas Oily. The sad
lows of their brother's falo hns boon
olegraphod to all of them and they are
xpeoted hero to-day. The funeral will
not ba hold until to-morrow.
TEKSONAIj.
Collector Post arrlvedln tha city yesterday
Attorney Bartlett has returned from lied
Cloud.
Dr. Ferdinand Schroeuer hna returned from
woek'a visit to Atchison.
Pool Commissioner Geo. 1. Daniels ar-
ivod in the city yesterday on his way west ,
F. II. Benton and wife , Lincoln , W. B.
Ogden , St. Joe , W. 13 Scott , Kansas City , C.
A. Nowomb , Chicago nra at the Arcade ,
Rev. Bert Harahi , a recent graduate of
'rinceton college and seminary , is in the city
IsithiR fclouds. Ho will ( spend about ono
lonth in Nebraska visiting hla friend * hero ,
ndhia father , President W. W. Ilarnlia , of
3ollovuo college.
11 lIollIu8Korth , Nolaon ; Frank Landers ,
Tromont ; SIra S M Jannory , J N Webster ,
avnnnali ; W O Ihstlaka , Baltimore ; J It
ticlabough , U Perkina , N P lUchmin , Chi-
ago ; W R Fowler , St. Louis ; James Bar-
lay , Iluntlny , Scotland ; John Gross and wife
Boston , are at the Caufield.
J. U , Bowers , Hastings ; L , S , Moor , Fair
mont ; \V , S. Oaldwell , Lincoln ; J. L. Burg-
uor , Miuyevllle ; 0. 0 , Goldiog , Kansas City ;
V. J. Wagoner , Dentson , Ia ; M. D. Bailey ,
Boston ; 0. F. AlUn , Chicago , W. F. Uight-
mer , Griswold. Ia ; E. W. Sleppy , W. O.
Allen , St. Joseph ; Charles Macklin , 0. 13.
Christ , Chicago ; and C. S. Keen , St. Louis ,
are stopping at the Metripolltan ,
Result of a FUUInK Trip ,
lartford Post.
Grover had just hung up his fishing
Bcklo and sent his Sunday oatoh down to
ho whlto house kitchen for a morning
ry. There was a doSant rap at the office
leer , and without waiting to ask Col ,
jtmont's pormlsMon ho opened It.
"I represent the Granite democracy ,
and I have a petition for the poatollico. "
' 'My dear sir , I can do nothing for you
The failure of the fish to bite and the
living out of the reform bait - "
"Hang your reform bait,1' suggested
the visitor. "What I want , what we all
want , Ia a poatofUco. "
"I cannot but stay. As a reward for
your unflinching democracy I lll toll
rou the right to canvasi for 'our book1 in
county at ten per cent 'off from
regular rates. "
The Home Fire , of Omaha , Is strictly
a hcino company , composed entirely of
Nebraska men and capital , and does no
business outside of Nebraska , and takes
no risks In frame rows In towns and
cities , It baa a genuine capital of $100 ,
000.00 and Ia abundantly able and wll
ling to adjust and pay all honest lotaes
fairly and promptly.
N01ES.
A fire in Robert WblU'i dye wotki estab
lishment at Boston caused a loss of between
§ 70,000 and SSO.OOO , paitly Imurcd.
A fire at the works ot tha Pennijlvama sal
mcmufncturioR company , on tha Delaware
rUer , Philadelphia , causedloss cf § 100,000
THE SIOUX COUNCIL
A LiKly Meeting n Bloafltliirsty BncKs
acute Hota Committee.
Bed Cloud and His Followers
Tongue-Last the Agent ,
McGllllcuiUly Flrca out the Squaw
Hen Fears of an Uprising
Alloyed Tiio Agent
Commended.
PINBUIDGE.
A CHEAT COUNCIL AND 1IVCII TALK.
A promlnont gentleman of this clly ,
who was present at the Sioux Indian
council , hold at Pine Rldgo agency las
Thursday , brings additional and 1m
portant Information concerning Con
rrossman Holman's committee Invostiga-
Ion of nffilro amont ; those Indians. The
committee consisting of Congressmen
lolmnn , Cannon and Ryan arrived at
? ino Ridge , Dikota , on Tnotday , and a
once notified the Indians that they would
> o glad to hoar any complaints they
might wlah to make. Rnnuors were ac
cordingly sent out to different bands
notifying themtocomo Into the agency
jarly Thurtday morning. At the np-
lointed hour on that day over fifteen
nmdrud bucks , with their chief a , put In
appearance. Red Cloud and hla band of
over throe hundred being among fir/it on
; round. Although strict ordorshad been
saued that no arms would bo allowed to
> Q carried to tha council , it was noticed
hat whenever blnnkels of Rsd Cloud's
ollowors happened to bi ehovod or
hrovn asldo , knives and revolvers were
ilalnly visible upon their person. When
hey caino up they marched
u oolid column. Affairs at
his tlmo looked thratoning , nnd the
jmmlUocmcn began to fool very uneasy
natruclions were fit once telegraphed to
Tort Robinson , in Nebraska , distant
ixty miioa , to keep the telegraph line
pen and bo prepared for any emergency
s Rod Clond was ugly and threatening
rouble. Before the opening of the conn-
ll a number of Rod Cloud's followers
aaemblcd in a corner of the council
hamb&r end conversed in loud tonee.
? hroata weromado ogalnatAgent McGllli-
uddy , and several of the Indians were
irged by Rod Cloud's own followers to
clll McGllllcnddy , who coolly listened to
hem for a few minutes and than ordered
his captain of Indian police , who are
very loyal to him , "to suppress that dis-
urbance. " Iho captain of polio ? , with
uito a force , accordingly approached the
latuibera of the peace and told them
bat it they did not keep quiet ho would
rrcst every ono of them. Thereupon ,
ftor some muttering , they subsided.
THE SQUAW MEN.
The fact that a council was to bo hold
iad been m&de known to a number of
quaw-men and half-breeds , who had
rcm time ta tlmo been driven away from
lie agency and off the reservation by
HcGilllcuddy on account of their con-
taut Inter-meddling with discipline and
thor affairs. Thinking this would bo
good opportunity to return to the
gency , these tronblesomo aquaw-mon
nd half-breeds attempted to put in an
ppssranco and take part ia the council.
fpDii aoelng thorn , Agent McGllllcuddy
iromptly leaned peremptory orders to
ir.vo them removed from the reservation ,
nd the orders were carried out by the In-
lan police. Congressman Bolman took
mbrago at this proceeding , and gave
McGllllcuddy a lively turning over , say-
ng that it was an attempt to onppress
reo dlficnotion of affairs. McGlllicnddy
eplied that ho waa running that agency ,
nd eo long as ho held the position ho
proposed to continue doing so , and would
icld himself accountable to the proper
uthorltlcs for his conduct of affairs.
f Mr. Holman wanted any particular
man from among the Indians , iqnawmen
nd half breeds , all he had to do was to
sine him and ho would bo brought in ,
> ut ho ( McGullllcuddy ) , would aot as his
xporionco taught him for the best ,
HED CLOUD SPEAKS.
When the council finally opened
lad Cloud arose and made a lengthy and
1 < qiitint speech. Ho asked In the first
ila.o what this commission had como
hero for ? Bo was lold that it had come
o heir what ho had to sty , and to In-
estigato affairs at the egoucy. ' 'H < wn
on brought a now agent with yon ? "
sited Rod Cloud. The committee ra
llied they had not. Rod Cloud then
lunched a tlrado cgaliiss McGllllcuddy ,
[ aiming that ho waa arbitrary , that ho
was oppraaalve , and that they ( the In-
hns , particularly Rod Cloud's band ) ,
ailed to rocclvo the full quantity
f supplies last winter , and had no
wagons or agricultural implements. Ho
ssertod that the Indiana wished to bo-
omo clvil'zed ' and Belf-supprrtlng , but
bis they could not do under McGilllcud-
y's administration. Red Cloud detailed
n'a old complaints ogainst the army for
ispoeaessing him of his horsca In the
lonx campaign of 1870 and ha ompha-
7.3d his claim against the government
or damages. "Will yon take this agent
way with jrou"askod ? ho of thocommlttoe ,
, nd added"Ho can'tstay hero. Ho doesn't
iko us and wo don't like him. If you go
iway from Pine Rldgo and leave him
tore , I will no longer bo responsible for
do preservation of the peace at that
gonoy. "
Other chiefs belonging to Red Cloud's
> and cpoko In a somewhat similar strain.
> no of them while making some charge
gainst McGllllcnddy , was silenced by
tlcGllIcnddy rising up In great anger and
lying threateningly , "You are a liar ,
nd you know U ! " The chief then sub-
dcd.
YOUNa-MAN-AFBAID-OF-IIIS-lIOIlSEa
ion arose and made * what was conild-
red a most eloquent speech to the
ouncll. Ho began by saying that he
bought that all of the Slonx now do-
Irod , no matter what they might bave
one In the put , to follow In the ways
f the white man , and support themselves
nd families with as llttlo'ald from the
; ovcrnment as waa practical , He bad
istened with much Interest to remarks
made by Rod Cloud , and while there
night bava been some basis for them ,
till ho believed Red Clond was preja-
Used , For himself ho hid wagons In
abundance , aid was able to support fclm >
self comfortably , with the assistance
; lveu by the government , but pjrhips
10 had been more uavlng In
ils habits than some of the
others , and had fallen into
HBJH of white men moro readily than
some of his companions had been
Mo to do. It will take some time , said
IB , for us to think as the white man
; hlnka and to act as the white man acts.
lie expressed the belief that a majorltj
of the Ipdltna on the Sioux reservation
ire taUdiod nith the present agent. "He !
Is a good agent , " s ld ho , "and wo bo
llovo him to bo fair and honest. My ban
has confidcnco In him. We have latel
adopted , at his suggestion , a system o
settling disputes among ourselves , am
about which I would llko to toll the com
mltteo In order to have them tell mo wha
they think of it. Wo have simply
council of our loading men to whet
questions of dispute are submitted , am
there never yet has been a failure on th
part of Indians who have brought grlov
anccs before thorn for settlement to abide
by tholr decision. "
'That is right , " Interrupted Mr. Hoi-
man.
Young Man Afraid of His Horses then
looked up at some length complaints of
Rod Cloud , and refuted most of them. Ho
reported that thn Indians were progress
ing towards clvlllzitlon and did not want
a now agent , The council then ad
journed.
TUB COUNCIL AND ITS UESULTS.
When It IB considered that there are
about 22,000 Sioux on this reservation ,
and there la nearly 10,000 In the immed
iate vicinity of Pine Ridge , cloao to the
Nebraska line , this council must bo regarded -
gardod as an Important affair , and the ro *
suit seems to bo satisfactory to the poo-
pi o on the Northern Nebraska frontier ,
among whom there bas been a great
deal of apprehension owing to the fact
that the northern Choyonnos at Pine
Rldgo had boon fully posted about the
southern Oheyennos In the Indian terri
tory , and had become rather uneasy.
There are about ouo hundred northern
Ohoyonno warriors who are under the
leadership of Wild Hog , the famous
chief. Tlitro ia evidence that Had Cloud
and his band wuro willing to have joined
Wild Hog In an outbreak on the north ,
orn frontier. Sottlera hope that McGll
licnddy will bo retained , as Red Cloud's
bind nnd Wild llog'a followers fear him
and think ho hoara every whisper made
in their topees.
LIQUOK IN FLUMES ,
Tie Willow Springs Distillery Parity
She Kstimato of lions placed at $50-
OOO Uauscd ly a Combus
tion of Alcoliol Ono Mnn
Injured ,
About 3 o'clock this morning a long
red column of smoke suddenly shot
heavenward from ono of the Willow
Springa Distillery's many buildings , and
the onglno whistles commenced to
lounu a most terrific and
jgonlzlng alarm of firo. The various
Joparlmonts responded promptly and
were soon at the scone of excitement
and destruction. But before any
streams of water could bo thrown
the largo fermenting building , a frame
structure , filled with numerous vata , with
jbout two diya supply of grain in thorn
louring , was completely wrapped In
James. Soon they began to spread and
burn their way Into the alcohol building ,
i brick structure , only separated from
the other by a single wall , but coyeral
ioors and windows easily admitted
the seething , curling tongues.of lira
which soon caught to the wood work and
: ropt along in its ravonoua strides of do-
itructlon. After the fire departments ar
rived , however , it waa not long until they
out a porceptable check on the fire , and
kept it confined to the ono building , but
nothing tboroin to speak of was saved. It
loems that the fire originated In the alcohol
room , and was caused by a spontaneous
; ombustion. The men who were at
ivork there say they heard a report that
ihoou the building , and almost immo-
liatoly afterwards , saw the flames
run up through the columns
md vats , and shoot out at the top of the
roof.
0. N. Woodward , the boor runner ,
vas in the acohol room at the time ,
md received suchllnjuries that it ia
ihought ho will die. Ho ran
> nt through tbo engine room , and when
icen by Iho engineer and two or throe
> thor men , the bick of his clothing were
ill in a blaze of firo. They caught hold of
, ho man and toro every thing
> ff of him but hla back , .arms and hands
nrero badly burned. Ho was taken to
; ho cfllco and from there sent to his
lomo at 417 Walnut street. At list ac-
: ounta ho was suffering greatly.
Thn loss by this lira waa estimated at
JjO 000 and it may roach even moro
.tmn that amount. Mr. George Her , ono
if the proprietor ? , said that the bulldluf ,
md machinery in it , nearly all of which
s either totally doitroyed or badly dam
ped was worth about $75,000 ; added to
bin , of conrto , was a large stock
if alchol and the grain In
tourso of fermentation. Tha sur-
'ouuding ' ware rooms , granorle ? , stora
iouee. , pens , offices , etc. , were saved
rom any damage at all.
The fire department deserves unlimited
iraiso for the magnificent manner In
? hlch the members performed tholr
luty. In an Incrodllblo short space of
Imo , after arriving on the
; ronnd , they had six streams of water
lying , and thus saved much property
hat othorwleo would have been reduced
o ashes.
Mr. Her said that ho had considerable
nsuranca on the building , machlnory
md property , probably nearly enough
iO cover the loea , but ho
: onll not toll how It stands.
5ven at the late hour of the fire , thou-
lands of people , hurried to the placofrom
ill directions to look at It. The anr-
onndlng hills , were lined.
About eix or eight months ago , a very
11st motive fire visited and destroyed
p30,000 worth of this same property ,
JUVENILE TOUGHS ,
two Omaha Boys Blake an Expedition
Over into Council
D. W. Campbell and Harry Evans ,
; wo young toughs of Omaha , eleven and
thirteen years of ago , were arrested yes
terday afternoon ever in Council Bluffs ,
for stealing two gold watches and chains
nd some other jewelry from a Broadway
jewelry store over there. Camp
bell's mother resides at No.
1110 North Twenty-third street and an
officer went there last evening to notify
her of her soa'a arrest. Tha old lady
evidently know something about the
theft baforo that because she naked Im
mediately and somewhat excitedly ,
whether the found they watch on him or
not.
Ifouso 1'unlahiny Qoodsal 'J. lion
ner'a-
Croft leans money on Diamonds anc
FIne Wo'che * . Rona 4 , Wlthnell block
DOINGS OF THE DADS
Proceedings onto Oily Ctnicil at Lasl
Night's ' Meeting ,
A Imrgo Number of IntcrcctliiB M t-
torn Considered and Disposed of ,
Last night's meeting of the city coun
cil continued to a very late hour , by rea
son of unusually lengthy discussions ever
the matters under consideration.
Mr. Fumy offered the following reso
lution , which was unanimously adopted :
Whereat , In the recent death of
General U. S. Grant , the nation has loat
la greatest citizen , soldier , and elates
man , and
Whereas , It IB moot and proper tha
his council should take such action n
may bo deemed appropriate ,
Resolved , That a committee , consist
ag of the president and six ether mom
> ors of this council bo appointed
.3 . prepare such proper res
lotions , and advito such action n
lay bo regarded appropriate to the occa
ion , and that when this council adjourns
t bo until 8 p. m. of next Thursday , to
onsldor and act upon Iho report of said
ommitteo.
Following are the members who wore
ppolntod on the committee : Mcesra.
Furay , Dally , Boom , Goodrich , Goodman
nd Schrooder.
THE nnouLAn BUSINESS.
The council mot at 3 o'clock , with
'resident Bechel in the chair. His
loner , Mayor Boyd , reported that ho had
pprovcd the following ordinances :
Appropriating $883. OG in favor of
'ames Fox , for paving.
Levying a spocittl tax and assessment
an all lota and real estate within alloy
paving district No. 2.
To provide for the Issue of § 50,000 of
pavlug bonde.
Authorizing the issue of paving bonds
In dlattlcta NOB. 32 , 31 , 30 , 37 , 38 r.nd
15.
Creating eewor district No. 23.
John Hamtnon waa appointed a special
police to servo on Douglas , between
I'wolfth and Flftcfnth streets.
Daniel 0. Healy was appointed and
jonfirmed city pound master.
The city treasurer reported that the
following bids for the parcha-o of district
paving boudsof districts 32 , 34 , 30 , 37,38 ,
md 45 have boon recorded.
B. B , Ward , cashier of Merchants Na
tional bank , all at SI 01.
Omaha Loan & Trust Co. , all at $1.00.
First National bank , by its caahier , F.
U. Davis , Sl.OO 13-100.
Bowhr & Miller , Bangor , Mo. , § 102
L-2C and Interest.
Blake Bros. & Co. , Boston , $102
27-100 and Interest.
On motion of Mr. Furay the bid of
Blake Bros. & Co. was accepted.
For the § 50,000 worth of paving bonds
; o ba Issued the following bids have been
received and recorded :
George S. Dowly , Bratiloboro , Vt. ,
? 5,000 at § 1.01 ,
Bowler & Merrill , Bangor , Mo. , all at
? 1 01 61-100 and interest.
Blake Bros. & Co. , Boston , all'at$1.02
17-100 and Interest.
B. B. Wood , cashier , all at § 1 02.
G. G. Davis , cashier , nil at $102
'G-100.
H. F. Clark , all at § 1.02 } .
Omaha Lsan & Trust Co , all at
51.02 1-8.
Barber Asphalt Paving company ,
52,700 at § 1.03 5-8.
On motion of Mr. Furay the § 2,700
> ld by the latter bidders at $1.03 5-8 ,
vas accepted and the balance of § 23,000 ,
o bo sold to the highest bidder.
City Auditor Long petitioned the conn-
ill to either repeal or enforce ordinance
SCO , which makes it bis dnty to prepare
, nd present all ordinances necessary for
ho purpose of appropriating money for
> aynfi ! liabilities. Referred.
The committee appointed to atssas
lamagcs by reason of change of grade on
twenty-fifth street , between Farnamand
) edge , reported that it had not allowed
> ny damages. The report was accepted
nd filed.
Alb art n. Sander petitions to
iavo the west half of Saundora street
Deluded In paving district 31. Granted.
NOMBEUING bTHEETS AND HOUSES.
To Hocuro uniformity In the naming
nd numbering of streets and houses
hroughout the city , the city engineer
ubrnltted as his views of the beat moth-
dfl , thut a complete change In the pros-
nt system ba maclo , upon the basis of
04 feet from center to center for streets
rent of IVonty-third , and application of
uoaerils to intermediate streets , thus a
treet falling within the space between
! vrentj-thlrd and Twenty-fourth streets
ronld ha termed second Twenty-
lilrd , third Tfronty-thlrJ , fourth Twenty-
liird , fifth or sixth Twenty-third up to
'wanty-fonrth street , thus tbo numbers
f a street would always bo a
rue Index of Its oxnct position.
lo farther suggests that the term streets
nly , to the north and couth streets and
venues to the Past and west streets ,
bonld bo used. Referred ,
A number of petitioners ask to have
iouth avcnuo at the intersection of St.
lary'n avenue made passable. Ko-
srrod.
A bill of $23.00 , paid to William
lack for repairing an alloy , was filed.
John 0. Christiansen gives notice that
,0 , Intends to appeal from the assessment
f damages to his lota. Referred to city
ttornoy.
Emma L. Van Etten , put in her claim
f $3,000 for damages on account of
lamagcs to her property by grading.
Bridget O'Connor , filed a bill of dam-
, gos sustained last Thursday and Friday
iy reason of her property being flooded ,
ho bill bolng Itemized as follows :
Cltchen furniture and stove $200 00
Jwallin ? house and property , 160 00
Veil and carbine 25 00
3arn and foundation CO 00
layandJeed IB 00
Cellar and foundation 1DO 00
'rovlnoni lost 25 00
'oultry drowned. . . . , 10 00
*
Total 852500
Placed on illo.
Sororal citizens of the Fourth ward
petition for iho erection of a gaj lamp at
; ho corner of Twenty-seventh and Far-
ua n street * . Referred ,
Mary Morrison filed a bill of damages
tuatalnod by her by balng flooded during
the iccent heavy ruins. The total bill
amounts to $75.50 , Among the articles ,
washed awy and Into tha sewer aho
names , four ellk dresses , one gold ring , a
feather bed , two dozen chickens , etc.
Placed on file.
W. M , Bushman , petloncd to have
the gBibigo tnbj , declared a nuisance and
removed.
J , BcrgUoln , filad o complaint , to the
effect that , by region of Ineffective tow
ore , ho by icaoon of the fhods , has tits
talnoa damages to tbo amouut of $200.
tisrersl citizens , living in Virginia uva
nuo , filed a protest sgitntt the grade of
that street as it has been established.
Referred.
Frank Bonckob , sent in a complaint
to the effect that , on account of dofcctlvo
sewers in his locality , ho has sustained
SCOO wet th of damages by reason of the
floods.
Some of the property owners on Wil
liams street , between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth , petitioned to have the heavy
box sewers expanded so as to carry off
the heavy floods of water without doing
10 much damage. Referred.
M. T. Barlow oillod attention to a
certain sewer across OAllfornls street ,
near Twenty-third , through which passes
water gathered from acres of ground and
the same empties on private property ,
By it hla property was badly over
flowed.
This mailer stirred up qulto n brocz <
of talk about spending money in the varl
ous wards for fixing and building sewers ,
It was on motion of Fnray referred
to the Sixth ward delegation.
OniQINAL RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were Intro
duced and road :
Several sidoffalk resolutions wore
offered by Bohm , Ford and Schroder.
By Bohm Instructing the board o
public works and city engineer to glvo
an estimation to Charles E. Fanning for
the grading of the city lots. Adopted ,
By Schroder Requesting Mayor Boyd
to transmit to the chairman of the com
mlttso on viaducts and railroads , all com
munlcatlons that passed between him
and Charles Francis Adams , jr. , pres
ident of the Union Pacific Rrllroad com
pany , with respect to the proposed via
ducts or railroad crossing ? . Adopted.
By Schrocdcr-Rceolvod that the w&t
which has overflowed cellars and lots In
block 184. ( Thirteenth and Leavcnworth
streets ) and which has no drainage , bo
pumped out by a fire ouglni ? , and that the
chief of the fire department bo so in
Instructed. Adopted.
By Sohroador Instructing Iho cily al-
tornoy t > request Ihn Union'Paiifio rail
road compsny to fulfill tholr written
agreement , and if in reasonable tlmo no
satisfactory answer la received then to
adviaa the counc'l ' of nnch steps as will
locuro to the city what is justly duo
them nnd needed , v'z : The opening of
nouth Fourteen ttrcot under the tracks.
Adopted.
By Ford Requesting that Morris Sul
llvan bo suspended from the police forcn
until the committee on police can thor-
DUghly investigate the charges going the
rounds of the proca against him. Laid
an the table.
By Leo Directing the gas company to
put ono gas lamp on the northwest
: ornor of South avenue and Lcavonworth
ureots , and on the southwest corner of
South avenue and Mason streets , also
DUO at the Intersection of Loavonworth
inp Twenty-third ttreoti , and of Leaven
iYorth and College strpata , Adopted.
By Dally Instructing the board of
public work to take such stops as will
tiurry the laying of sidewalks already
ordered. Adopted.
By Goodman Instructing the board
if public works to at once advertise for
bids for removing giib o. Adopted.
By Daily Directing the board of pub
lic works to have an apron placed on the
: ornor of Fourteenth and Fifteenth and
Webster streets. Adopted.
By Bailey Instructing the marshal to
aotlfy property owners on that put of
Nineteenth street between E T. Smith's
iddltlon and Elizabeth i'lsco lately con-
ionmcd for street purpose : , to sot tholr
Foncoa back to the street line , within one
, vook , and If such notice Is not complied
, vlth , the marshal ia hereby instructed to
sauso tald fences to ba eot back to proper
ine of street. Adopted.
COMMITTEE UEPOKTS.
Tbo various otandlng committees made
cports as follows :
The committee on pnbllo works and
.he cityjenglneor , who had under conaid-
iration the matter of grading around the
ichool house at Elghtoonto and Oastollor
itreots , recommended that .the resolution
irdering this work done bo roclnded
inh leave the matter to the board of
iducatlon. Adopted.
A largo number of bi'la ' wore rcccm-
nendcd to bo paid.
The plat of Drake's addition , on
ocommondation of the committee on
; rides and grading , was referred to the
Ity engineer.
The petition of George Hanssn , asking
or § 70 damages to a stock of paints , oils ,
i to. , was ordered placed on file.
The amended plats to Campbell's ,
Jarslo'a , Mclutosh'o , Lane's and Phil-
Ip'd additions were accepted and
idoptcd.
The hole In Jefferson street , In front of
ioo. E. Thompson's lot , was ordered
illdd as soon as the work can bo dono.
Edward Carroll was confirmed a police-
nan.
nan.J L. Pieraon was granted pormieslon
o grade the ntrcot in front of his prop-
rty , lots 4 and 5 , block 12 , Reed's first
.
Michael Il'.lsy ' was confirmed a police-
can.
can.Tho matter of the extension of the
Ity dump nas laid asldo , with the rocom-
ncnditlon that the extension be not
nado.
The protest of Andrew Joorg against
ho change of grjtdu on Barney street waa
ilacod on file.
The bonds of Michael Rsllly and Ed-
rard Carrel were approved.
The petition of U. W. Brockomidgo ,
ogardlng the conditlod of the sidewalk
n Eighteen street , between Dodge street
nd Capitol avenue , was the means of an
irdor being issued that said sidewalk bo
epalrod.
The city qas Incpootor made his report
in the bills for gas for June , reporting
hat they were all correct. The report
ran adopted * Ho also made a report on
ho qualities of the gas now being fur-
ilshcd by the United Gas company ,
ecommondlng that that company be in-
itructed to furnish a better quality.
[ Inferred.
A bill of 220.18 to Miller & Richard-
ion was allowed.
The ordinance creating paving district
20 was recommended for passage.
The committee , on paving and gutter
ing , recommended that the proposition of
E. J. Brennan to fill the joints in the
stone pavement on Farnham atroat with
coal tar acd pitch or coal tar and an-
phaultum , bo accepted. The report was
adopted ,
The committee , on paving and gutter
ing , recommended that the boardof pub
lic works ho Instructed to advertise for
the paving of Thirteenth street with Col
orado sand stone on a sand bate , and
should the Intersections ! funds ba In
sufficient to admit of paving the entire
dUtnot , the contractcra will ba required
to stop the work when so notified. The
propoaitlon waa adopted.
The special committee having under
ccnitdcratlon the claims for danugea on
the widening of Leavcnworth street ra
ported , recommending the payment of
§ 2,000 to Frtd Xotzman ana $1,800 to
Dald R. Lrng ! ,
Tim jropprt was referred ta the city
atterno/ ,
The /p ckl o mm' ' tie app'ictsd to
consider the claims for d'vrrmgo. ! allowed
to Dr. Tildon , Mr. Chubb , Mr. Howe
and Mtt Ish , on account of changes of
grade on Farnam strcol , reported that
they had examined the claims , found
them correct , partly paid and tbo others
arc willing to accept , therefore they recommended -
commended the pasiago of the resolution
allowing the claims. This wns alsj re
ferred to the clly attorcoy.
An ordlnonco amending eoctlon 1 of
ordlnanco Nn. 010 , regarding the Invy of
taxes for 1885 , was road and adopted ;
also an ordlnanco appropriating $1,200 In
favor of Mre. Anna O'Kccfr.
The council adjonrnod until 8 o'clock
Thursday ovonlug.
A YOHUK Mnn Finds Ills CJrnvo
In tlio Treacherous "Old
Muddy. "
Bstwoon 7 and 8 o'clock ' last evening
six young laboring men , strong , healthy , I
happy and cheerful , plunged into the w
Missouri river at the foot of Dodge nlrcct iM
for a batho. They sploshed around ,
swam out Into the stream , than back
agiln , and were having lots of fun.
Finally ono of tholr number , John
Wntherford , a young man 22 years of
arjo , got out a llltlo further than any of
the others , whore the current was swift
and treacherous and ho suddenly went un
der. The water carried him down stream
so rapidly that the last tlmo his body
was aeon to shoot up rmd etnk again was
opposite the foot cf Dodge street , two
blocks below where ho wont in , None
ot his companions were good enough
swimmers to uiako an tll'jrt to nave him.
| JjWatherford , had boon married about
ouo month and lived \ \ ith his younf ; wlfo
nut near the water works. The agony '
she experienced on receipt of the awful
uowa when It was told to her can ba
better inuglned th n dsasubod.
The boJy has not been recovered.
THE FIRE FIEND ,
Small Outbrenk in the Cellar cf
ttiro Stoic ,
Abcut 10 o'clock last night the fire de
partment was culled out to suppress a
jonflagrntlon in the basement of Edward
Sill fc Oo.'a furniture store , corner of
Sixteenth saroot and Capitol avenue.
Fortunately what promised to ba a very
lorlous tll'.lr was averted , and prevented
Before very much damage had resulted.
Che fire , which is supposed to have been
sjnsod by combustion , originated among
i lot ct bed matreiaen , und destroyed
jrobably half n dozen. The iiro depart-
nent soon had a stream of water llylng
md very quickly drowned the flames out.
Php exact loss could not ba accurately
istimatod last night , but will uot roach
nero than $50.
A TEST'ASSAY ,
Jpuclmciin of Gold Ore From the
Noivly Discovered Fields.
Mr. J. W. Huntlngtcn , of Huntington -
ton , Oregon , a gentlemen interested In
md connected with the now gold mines
ocantly dlccovrrcd at Pine Rldg ? , about
hirty miles from Huntlngton , arrived in
) rnaha yesterday. Ho brought with
1,000 pounds of ere to have It acsiyed at
ho smaller hero as a test , to see wuat It
; ans out. Thn ere include } npoolmens
'rom all the claims at Pine Rldgo. On
ho result of this assay will depend
vhother or not the Union Pacific rall-
oad company will take hold of the mlnco
tnd work them , Mr Hnntington gives
i very glowing account of the now field.
lo tolls that a brother of his pounded
> nt $000 worth of gold duat in an ordl-
lary druggists mortar. The ere ho
> ronghfc with him hero , was taken to the
moltor yesterday and is being put
hrongh the process.
Martin Van Buren , grandann of President
rlartin Van Buron , died in New York yoater-
lay morning. Ho waa y bachelor and a.
irominent society man.
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