8 THE OMAHA DAILY B.EE , FRIDAY , NOVEMBER (5 ( , 1885.
RAILROADS AND VIADUCTS ,
Tlio Snhjebt liiscuBflca In the City Oonndl
Last Evening.
WHAT THE COMPANIES WILL DO.
The Votes on tlm I'roposltlotiH Can-
"nuNctl A Victory Tor Umnlia anil
Western .Jobbers Other In-
1 Tin ) City Council.
The adjourned meeting of the city
council was field lift evening , President
Bcchul lt\ \ the chair. Present , Members
J.co , Goodrich , Itelitn , Dailey , Thrano ,
Furay , Hajoyr ] nnd Soliruodcr. After tlm
customary moiion to dispense with the
reading of the j'Miriial of the last meeting
had passed , the council proceeded to
uuiivtus this Vote * cast nt the election on
the city | iaJ ! proposition and paving
bonds proposition. J. K. Klloy and
JJtsnry Orobo..were appointed toilers to
ranviis-s tl\u \ vote witli this city'clerk , and
the result was announced as follows :
CITV 1IAI.L riJOl'OSITIO.S' .
. . . , , ' Fur. Against.
1-irst ward , -l.Si 8
fjocnnrt wn'Jd ' . . : . ' . ; 8M 'JO
Thlnl wind a.Vi 0
Fourth vvaidi.ui l > ' . ) l } 1
Fifth wtu ill , , . . ! . . . . < Hit 70
Klxth want . ' . ' . ' . : til
TotalUc. 3,010 C-W
SAVf.W Im.VOS rUOl'OsIIIOM.
rirst wind. . . . . . . -IOS : i
flivond w.udl. . . ' . ( W ! C."i
Thlnlwtnd.L. . , ! . , . : iu a
Fourth \vtti ] . iu ( Vl ! 0
J-'irth waul M ! JW
tjl.xth waul , . . . . , .ViJ ! iS
Total i. . i.- . 3.11(5 ( m
, .
From this nvivor , approving eert'iin
ordinances piuucd at thu last meeting of
tlio coimiiili i
From tlm mayor , returning witlionllns
Approval the ordinances relative to this
proposed. , change of grade of Leaven-
worth Htro.et , veto sustained.
From tlu > mayor , appointing Dr. II. L.
city veterinary burgeon.
Confirmed.
From the mayor , appointing Peter
Turkolson , driver of patrol wagon , a
policeman , without extra compensation.
Continued.
From the mayor , appointing John Nor
man as policeman. Referred to police
committee ,
1'i'om tin ! mayor , rcappointingO. F.
DIIVIH , W J. Kennedy ami I. S. Haseall
to assess damages by a change of grade
Continued.
Fiom the auditor , reporting thatho bad
examined the hooks and accounts of the
board of education for October and
found them c-oireet.
1-rom tin ; auditor , submitting a state
ment of the expenditures and the
aniounlBon hand in the various funds of
the city ItctciTcd.
From tlio city physician , reporting 20
diathsand W ) births in the city for the
moiu'i of October.
Prom the chairman pf the board of
rul'lic works , submitting estimate in
ivoi of Aaron H < u-l tor street sweeping ,
foi r vvi" > t.s , amounting to f 1,801.51. Ho-
ferrcd
From Vlbert Sell-ill , submilting his offi
cial Ini'id rfs a. . member of the bo.ird of
public wt.irks Approved.
QFrom H. KonntXi'j requesting ( lie ap
point ing of a committee from the Second
and I oiirth'vv.ivds to confer in regard to
the opuling 'of Eighteenth and Nine
teenth hiH'ots , b'-twceii ll.u'iu'y street
ami M j\liry s avenue , Granted.
Fiom properly owners on Lcavenworlli
btiot't , requesting that , no change of
grade on s.tid street bo made , but that
tin gride : bo allowed to remain as at
pr < ceut eFtabli.shod. Hoferred.
From ividuits of Davenport street ,
iwl.ni'that crosswalks be built nt cor-
tai i pliccs on that street. -terred. .
I-I'oin - voters in the First ward , asking
foi .1 divibioir of the ward into two or
tli oe Doling dfstVicts , Hufcrrc.il.
From jimpcrly owners on Nineteenth
mid Gractf-fttrticts , , asking that the streets
be graded to the established grade and
waiving all claims lor damages lo prop
erty Granted.
1 rom the auditor , approving certain
bills , which vyero referred ; also return
ing certain bills received fiom tins lire
engineer without his approval. The lat
ter \veie about to bo referred to the com
mittee on lire and water works ,
when Jlr. Furay arose and ob
jected lie staled that the chairman of
that committee ( Mr. Leeder ) had not
met with the committee lor live weeks ,
and tlic papers referred to the commit
tees never eumu into the hands ot the
other nu-inbers. Ho .slated that he did
not propose to sign any more bills until
he was positive everything was : tll right.
Ho had intended , if Iho chairman had
boon present at the mooting of the coun
cil , lo oiler to withdraw from the com
mittee He would not continue this re
sponsibility under a negligent chairman.
'JLlie bills were accordingly referred to
> the committee on finance and claims.
Itl.i-OI.UllONS.
Hy Tiehm That all advertising done by
this olty of Omaha by any city official bo
done in the ojllcial paper , only except
ing when the'council orders otherwise.
Adopted.
Uy Hehm-tThiittlio city treasurer bo
authori/ed to , tender payment of $1,000
lo property ( IWISIM-H for the opening of
Howard street into Fairvicvv and Charles
streets Adimted.
KyFuray That the cily attorney bo
instructed to roporl whether or not any
lictmtio for the milo of liquor In this city
can bo issued to now applicants for a
loss sum tjittn. $1,000 from now unlil the
end of the fiscal year , this information
being de.siri'd ' > for the guidance of the
llcen o biVard of tilts city. Adopted.
Uy HailCj' - that the board of appraisers
of city piopirty bo instructed tq upjiraiso
that portion of the north side of Nicholas
utrect Hint has been onkrcd Mild , so that
the same can beold for the purpose of
obtaining funds for opening and extend
ing said Btivej. from Twenty-third to
Stiundors. Adopted.
Hy Hehm TJiat a committee bo ap
pointed to jyoeiiro a uilablo locality for
the urcctioi ) of an engine house to takes
the place of that now owned by the board
of'tnule , Adapted.
Special Committee on Vi.iducU Ho
porting that , they had Interviewed ( Sen-
nil Manager Callawuy , of the Union
Piiuille , in r\fjKar \ < l to the construction of u
xiadneton Si.xtecnth slreet , a ml obtained
from him a proposal that the railroad
companies will pay their proportion of
Iho cost of .Nitch Mitducl as provided by
\ an act of the IcgishiUito , the same not to
exceed § ; iOi)00 ) , and vv III also construct a
roadway to the tslaMishcdgrade aloiiij
Twentieth street under all irael.s the full
vyidth of said street within eight months
UIKSII tlio condition that thu city will
ullpw Flttcenlh struot to remain closed ,
auu that Ktghiconth and Nineteenth
ttrcVtsvU.H'U iiovt-r hav u bi-on opened ,
> vill not iMsuxtomled , and thatl'ourtvenlh
lUVliall v < nuniii as il Is until tno com-
"onv of said vl'ulucl , when , if it bo
IciuucU HtfcVfisiiVj to do HO. the ruib'-
companies Vi'W , ' . ! ' , ! tlio s.uno to the
V' ith of tJni'iy li'ct. It is i\\fO \ undurntood
that brviMitet'tifh ftruet shall remain
mHi ) ) . It l : > further undi i > teed that tlio
olosing of nittonth street hliull not in
any manner prevent the city or unv of
thii propttrty ? uviieia on diiitl street from
\ionstrueting u viaduct along the same
< m f the tracks of add companies
uonnuitteecyiitildcrMl thop
ami ro.ifionablo and recommended tJiat it-
In ; accepted , and that tlu1 mayor. bo in-
strneted to niakn ( ho iippe < i arv contracts
with said companies as will carry out
said recommendation ? .
Mr Fur.iy objected to tlm adoption of
the report on the ground that the agree
ment to open 1 onrtcenth street to n
width of only thirty feet was not enough
The Mreot Mioiild be otirned to at leapt
lifty feet in Vridth. Ho therefore moved
that the report lx > recommitted for one
veck , and that the committee bo in
structed to again visit Mr , Calhuvay and
sec if he Vtoitid not make further COIICCH-
Mr. Vincent Iliirkley , wito had can-
va"sod the property owners of Four
teenth treet , addrc < > ed the council , and
said that the property owners would bo
muchdis < .itiisliod with only an opening
of thirty feet.
After much discussion , Mr. I'uray's
motion prcailed. .
Air. Uelini , a member of the commit
tee. said ho bfdievul that the railroad
companies would not m.iko any more
concessions , and he did not propose to
visit Mr. Callaway again.
Appropriating money tor tlio payment
of the liabilities incurred during the
month of October.
Mr. liehin cluiracterl/ed that portion
of tlio ordinance granting money for the
salary of the librarian and two assistants
as cxhorbitant , claiming that the work
could bo done for lc4 than half the
money. Alter homo discussion the ordi
nance p-iwsod , when Mr. Ualloy intro
duced a resolution "that the committee
on finance and claim * , will ) the city
attorney , bo directed U ) confer with tlio
library board and svo what can be done
towards the i eduction of tlio expenses of
said board , the salaries particularly. "
The resolution passed.
Declaring the necessity of changing
the grade of Hamilton street from Thir
tieth to Irenes street , and James .street
from Hamilton to Cliarlc . Passed.
Declaring the necessity of changing tlio
grade of l.ea\enwirtli street from Twen
tieth lo Jacob , and intersecting streets.
m grade of U. S. CJraiit
s'reet , from Pnil Sheridan street to Park
HAenue. Itctcrrcd.
Kstablisldng the grade of Loavoiuvorth
street , from Park avenue to Isaac.
Pas-ud.
President Heche I appointed tlio mem
bers from the Second and Fourth wards
a committee to investigate the matter of
opening F.ighteenth and Nineteenth
streets , and Members Hehm , Uoodrieh
and Leo a committee to select usite for anew
now engine house. The council then ad
journed.
OUH SIIUIMCS DKFISMIBD.
A Victory Tor Omuliu nnd UK ; West
on tliu Ca.i Ijot Question.
A dispatch was received in Omaha last
evening from Chicago stating that the
meeting of the commission at that place
yesterday had decided that no change
would bo made in carload rates. This is
a victory for jobbers in this city and
others west of Chicago and St. Louis , and
is one of tlio most important in the com
mercial history of the west.
The peculiar feature of tiie contest was
the ama/.ing inconsistency of the Chicago ,
Milwaukee and St. Louis men. On nearly
every one of the articles they wished
tlio car load rate abolished. Such rates
are existing between New York , Huston
and the e.iit.and Chicago , Milwukee and
St. L mis. These give the three cities a
tremendous advantage over tlio east.
On the .strength ot this advantage with
the lakes and the Mississippi river , Chicago
cage and St. Louis have toreed the trade
in heavy goods from the eastern cities ,
confining the matter in the retail trade
( less than car load lots ) to thoirown ini-
iiKdititi * territory. Chicago and St Louis
have grown to be great cities on tlio
strength of these ear load rates east of
the Mississippi Tlio railroads have e'c-
tondeil tlus"time honored custom" of car
load rates to the section west of Chicago
and St. Louis , resulting in the magical
growth of Omaha , Kansas City , Denver ,
DCS Moines , Council Hlulls , St. Paul ,
Minneapolis and other distributing cen
ters , yielding an enormous revenue to the
railroads in local freights and passenger
fit res. The jobbiog trade ha * followed
this development west of Chicago and
St. Louis , and the west has poured its
abundance into the coiler * of Chicago
and St. Louis , seeking its way to eastern
markets.
So extensive lias the jobbing trade be
come that in Iowa there are upwards of
1H)0 ( ) jobbers , without taking into consid
eration Omaha ami other turning cities
ol the west. They have sei/.ed on the re
tail trade of the surrounding section , in
some cases at a v.it-t outlay of c ipital and
at great expense. The result is that
every farmer has a large eommerciiil
center almost ne.xt door to him , where ho
can get every article ho wants at the
shortest possible notice , without waiting
weeks , and sometimes months , for hi"
orders to be lillcd in Chicago or in New
York.
Not satisfied with their Mupendous ,
rapid growth , and not content to stll ! |
whnlc.alo ( ear load ) lots to the western
jobbers , Chicago , Milwaukee and St.
Louis cast an evil eye on tlio pros
perity of the western wholesale trade and
systematically worked to lircak it
down and reduce the western states to a
provincial condition , almoct wholly de
pendent on the three cities for supplies.
The attack was "insidious ; Chicago said :
"we don't want the carload rate abolished ,
weant the difl'i renee in the rates made
less to save the. western retailer from
the. rapacity of tlm western jobber. " It
isiiant l < mi > just what Milwaukee wanted
but St. Louis came out flat-fooled for
the abolition of tlio car load rate , ami
threatened hostile legislation if the rail
roads didn't comply. It now remains to
bo neen win ( her the threat will bo-car
ried out.
As to legislation , other states can play
that giinio as wull as Missouri. The ail-
imiis of the vi hole thing was to "knock
out" tin * western jobbing trade , and
break down the commercial importance
of Omaha , Kansas City , St. Paul , and
other western cities , so that the western
n tailor would bo forced to buy a box1 of
soap , or pickles , or candles , a barrel of
salt , or molasses , or sugar , in Chicago.
Milwaukee or Si. Louis at the same retail
price ho now pays the western jobber ,
with los- , than oar load rates added , on
delivery , and to which ho must submit ,
as well as to the vexatious delays to
which freight is subjei t on the loiig'naiil.
The railroad managers were not foolish
enough to "kill the goo o that lays tlio
golden egg'.1 for themin short , they
didn't propose to "knock out"over.v west
ern cunimnrcial center to gratify tlio
rapacity of Chicago. Milwaukee and st.
Lonjs dealers who wished to invade this
territory and grasp the retail tiadc of
this section to the exclusion of local
uhok'r-alo merchants. Neither did the
railr ads wish to de-troy the enormous
local tnillio in freights and passengers
which the western centers are constantly
conti'ihuting to their increasing reve
nues.
The railroad managers are not fools ,
and Chicago , .Milwaukee and St. Louis
have found it out.
School Matters.
A reporter looking around ! ique t ol
news dropped into the board of cduca.
tion rooms yesterday and found Seoretai
Connoycr busily figuring upon his no >
counts. "No , " ho said In reply to tin
query of the ccribo , "tlm members of the
fi > e M heel book i-oinmitti" ) ha\is not yol
m.ii - up 1'ieir ' minds as to wh.it report tc
n Lo on II. . . < m" tion vihleh they an
considering I think in all probability
wo shall hold a meeting ncU Monday
and decide the matter. "
InatiHwerto furth-r questioning , Sec
retary ( "omioyorpnUl ( hnt lie thought ( hit
\\ilhoul doubt the fice school book plan
would prove a success. "Hut"lio said ,
there is oue ob fiele which will prevent
its iminodiato ndontion wo are out of
funds. The llttlo money which we lituc
at present will just about pay expenses
until January I , when the money from
fho I a5 levy will be obtainable. We have
had to stop our building improvements
for tliu present on account of thU
poverty of the exchequer. It will co t
about ? 10WO ( to put this thing into effect ,
judging from the estimates that I Imvo
been able to llgure out. 1 have already
received proposals from about twenty
eastern publishers nnd it is evident from
there being fo much competition that wo
shall bo able to secure low prices. As t
said before , it seems lo me that this new
plan ought to be gien a thorough trial-
The people seem to want itand the mem
bers of the board appear to be pretty
well agreed that tlio scheme is u gooil
one. Next June we can ask tlio cily
council lo include in the levy an assess
ment of two mills for the special pur
pose , which will create a fund otabout
$111,000. With this we can put the plan
into execution and have money to spare
at the end of the jcar. Hut I do not see
how the free school book system can
bo introduced until the opening of the
next school year. In addition to the laok
of funds , iln school books for the present
year ha\e been determined upon and
most of them purchased , so that to
change them would involve considerable
extra trouble and expense. "
As Mr. Couoyer intimated , the com-
milco will nrohably report at the next
meeting of the board that the t'reo school
book system be adopted , so soon as tlio
condition of the hoard's pocket book
will permit , which will probably bo
about September next.
The new * ehool house at the corner of
Twenty-eighth and Farnam streets will
bo completed about November l. > . Mis.s
Annie Truehmd will ouioiate as
principal. .Scholars will be put
into the building from Plea ant
ami Central schools , and it is expected
that , including these and the number of
other children who will come in from
outside sources , thu complement of
scholars , will bo a largo oue.
The Castell.ir street school
will bo completed about December. No
principal has yet been decided upon.
The board of education will hold a
meeting next Saturday morning to canvas
vas- , the votes on two school propositions
which were voted on by the people at
llie rvcont election namely to expend
JTH.OOfl in buildings and to expend # , ' . ' , -
000 in the city hall project.
\viio is iiis ?
A Mim 8 aid to lie From Omaha Killed
in 'Michigan.
A dispatch from Lansing , Mich. , sajs
thai a man named Henry Johnson , a
machinist of Omaha , was found lying
outside tlio Chicago & ( iraud Trunk
track , near the depot at that city Tues
day night , with his skull crushed in
three places , evidently by some dull in
strument like a coupling pin. The man
was removed to a hotel and remained
unconscious until ho died nt 11. GO
Wednesday. Shortly before ids death
Oflieor MelCalo identified him as one of
four men who applied at the city jail for
lodgings Monday night , lie gi\o ; his
name as Henry Johnson , and
that ho was a maehini t from
Omaha. The dead man wore
two suits of clothes , the under suit being
if line blue flannel. An open jack-knife
lay beside him when found , and on his
[ > orson were a live cent piece and a
jmokot flask. He was about -to years of
igo , fi feet 7 inches tall , and worts a largo
sandy mustache and goatee. He was
seen counting a small sum of money this
da > before his death , and was seen at the
depot thirty minutes before he was found ,
together with one of his companions ,
who wore a black straw hat. Shortly
afli r the other man walked up town with
two boys , and informed them that ho
had had trouble and was oing to police
headquarters , accompanying the remark
with a threat that they womd be liable
to taste cold lead if they mentioned
having seen him. Police officers are
looking for the man.
A reporter was uuablo hist night to
find : my one who could throw any lighten
on Johnson's life in this city.
That Political Cutting Scrape.
Ycsteiday Jack ( iuiligan , assistant
chief of the lire department , was marched
into police court in this custody of an
ollieer , to ansxvcr to a charge of assault
and battery on Ulsaisor , the barber , as
printed ieslerda.v
lie waived examination , nnd
was bound over to the district court in
this sum of % M' ) , Thomas Cusoy going on
his bond.
VHIAC GM.I.IUAX SAYS.
Mr. Galli an was met yesterday by a re
porter and talked lively.
" 1 much regret this all'air and blame
cbiolly my hasty temper. The trouble
was incited by no political ill-feeling on
my part. I liavo been shaving
null Kls.is er for several
yeais1. In ibis campaign 1 was for Ford
while KNascer was a republican. A
week ago the barber and I got into an
argument ami he became so excited that
1 told him I would not even taU polities
with bun again. Meanwhile. , as his con
veniences were not v\hat 1 desired , I
made up my mind to withdraw my patronage -
ronago irom him. Last night 1 went in
to get my cup and lie made some very
insulting remarks , which I rcsi-ntcd and
during the interchange of blows which
followed I foolishly struck him with the
cup which I held in my Itand. " *
WA.N'T 10 IIAVi : HIM OLsnil. :
Yesterday the friends of .Air. Llsassor
circulated a petition to bo presented to
the city council , asking that ( ialligan be
ousted from his present position. It is
said that a laruo number of signatures
have already been secured.
KmHutihliiK a Soldier.
On the night of July I James P. Van-
andoy , a private at Fort Omaha , who had
beisn "celebrating" tin glorious Fourth
was robbed on South Tenth street. Two
men immi'd Molvcnnu and Hronnan
were shot tly afterward arrested for coin-
milling t'lo ' deed. Yesterday Andy Mo-
Kcnirn , one of the defendants , was trjcd
in tlio district court before Judge
Neville. , P. ( ) . Ihiwes , counsel for the
prisonerc , demanding that they bo tried
separately. The cao' w.is a strong one
against MeKonnu and the jmy returned
a verdict of guilty. The prisoner was
remanded to jail for sentence. Mr.
Hawes gave notice that ho would move
for a now trial on tlio ground that the
jury were unduly inlluencvil by the shoot
ing of tlm strict car robber last week.
'i'ho Viaduct QucMlon.
Kditor of the Hn : : How did It como
that the viaduct was located on Kleventh
stre t ? The Union Pacific and U. &M.
railroad companies who h.uo the big.
gpst part to pay , want it on Tenth street.
One thins 1 knoChayis ! F. Hood-
man has got property on Kluwnth fetre'U
whiu'h will bo benefited it tlio viaduct is
built ou that strett. His property on
South Tenth etrcet la not atTcctid by tliu
viaduct at Jill , ( loodnian knovvrtthat the
street railway will pass his residence on
Tenth btrect anyway. Has the c ty
council con idmd oy building the
t induct on Eleventh Rircct they will lay
\vi lo property on Tenth nnd on ritrnnm
between nievvnlh and Jilghth. Tenth
street will bo llkts Ninth utreet h to day
and don't you forget" the prediction ,
properly holders on Tonlh who want
damage' . Uighth and Kirilh streets have
been closed and now tlid council isgoinu
to lay waste all the property east of
Eleventh street. Will -this bo to the in
terests of the lax-paveM of the city ?
Cti.uacs llKHfuoiir.
How tlio Defeated .ln tltfcs nro Uonr-
hiK mill Klul < lntr >
The defeated candidiilc't for justices
at thn peace , > nrd bellowing
with dissatisfaction and'at tlio same time
endeavoring to spring schemes on an un
suspecting public lo extend their term of
ollleo.
In the first distiict the kick seems to
be thcs worst , A reporter called on old
Judge Hhindos yesterday to obtain
an expression , but ids honor was in such
a stow of anger anil indignation that
there was no opportunity of bringing
him on * . Judge Selden is the cool and
collcc'vd ' gentleman , however , who do-
claics himself "in no uncertain
tones. " He is going to keep his ollice
it he can. lie hns already challenged
the eoiistitmionalily of the three pistice
law and if his appeal is granted ho is
fixed to whoop up justice from the same
old Maud a little while longer. The judge
is clever and good to the reporters and
when he kicked this morning about the
Hr.r.'fe editorial onslaught upon the cost
mills , the repoiler promi ed to put it in
the. paper. The judge says that ho has
always had a good reputation and if lie
was eventually compelled to surrender
his woolsack lie wanted to hang onto his
fair name Unit his declining years might
be spent in the mellow light of agoud
record. He had alwius done. Iho square
tiling and the reporter readily endorses
that within the scope of his experience
ami observation.
The judjo ; i.s honest and deserving , but
lie has a weather eye open to contingen
cies which bear upon No. 1. He there
fore on election day wrote his name on
several of the tickets which his friends
voted , "Omaha precinct No. 2 , Justice of
the Pence 1) . J. Selden. " Hut some of
the thick-headed judges of election down
in the Second ward refused to see that
them was Mich nil office up for election ,
and slajmgby the law , threw out these
tickets. Nevertheless , Judge Selden
thinks that in the event that this new
law is overruled by the .supreme court ,
he will still be justice of the peace from
Omahii precinct No 'J.
And , 1 10 , over in the second district , old
.fudge Wright , who lunhecn lioiipin'mad
ever since tlio convention put him away
among the cracked tea-cups and saucers
bric-a-brac. He
and other antique - -
rc.is-oiiotliat whereas lie got several votes
in I he Third ward he will , in case Judge
N-ldcn works hi point , be jusfioo of tlio
peace , Oinaha precinct , No. ' } .
And the veteran's candidate , likewise ,
Judge Kdmund Hartletjt hd will join the
gang and wail upon the slip-erne court
to vyork the unadvised1 judiciaries into
the issuance of a continuance of his olli-
chil pursuance.
NO ir.isii Nnrm AI'ITAV
Pat Kortl Says' iliat Ills Nationality
and Money llent lltin.
The ox-democratic candidate for ohcrifT
was in quite a conversant mood yesterday
morning , although hefirst repelled the
reporter's advances by the challenge ,
"Arc you laj ing to give me more li 1 ?
I think that after tlio racket of the cam
paign you could let upon n fellow. "
Alter iv tew minutcs'rntlcclion ho loosened
ened up , and said : "Well , I am beat , and
1 don't see any occasion to squeal. The
Harbor asphalt company spoilt too much
monov against me in the Third ward.
Yet , f can't kick , a all's fail-in politics. "
"Have .vm atiy allejred triemls who you
think went back on joii * "
"I have nothing to say on that score
f iimy and I may not have. One thing I
do know is that there are sonic , whether
frjends or otherwise , whose support I ex
pected and did not get I was confident
of tiie First , ' [ 'bird and Fifth wards in the
oily , mid if 1 had&ained them. Whr.t with
tint good run 1 made in the county I
would have been elected. "
"Whon did .vou forc-ec the result ? It
is saitl that vo'u cx.pres.ed yonr-elf satis
fied of election when the polls closed. "
" . 'Jo , sir. 1 had every evidence of de
feat long before 7 o'clock. 1 could see
the coin-so of alluiis. Tlio underlving
principle of this whole busines , , 1 tell
jou now , bej'ur. ' I quit you. is thnt they
won't let an Irishman be sheriff of Doug
las county. " _
Ho Wanted lo bo Kent Up.
"Yes sir , judge , I came here and gave
mvself up last night , " said n rather ser
ry-looking individual n-imiid ( Jeo.
Yates , in the police coitit
yesterday , to Judge Stenberg. "I did
it on my own account and was not ar
rested. "
" \ \ hat did you do that for ? " asked the
judge.
"Hecauso T tun afraid of gettingdruuk.
1 want you to send mis up where I can't
gel any liquor. 1 know ihnt I'll never
keep sober the wnv 1 feel now , unless I
nm looked up. 1 can't bo responsible for
what I do when oneo I get started to
drinking. I wish you'd line me , and
then commit me in default. "
"I'll line vou f-P.imd costs anil sondyou
up to the county jail for seven davias
you are unable to pay the fine , " replied
the judge.
A pleasant Piirty.
The opening p uty ot the si > a = on of the
Apollo Club was given hist even
ing at Light Guard's hall.
There were twunty-live couples in
attendance , nnd a very pleasant time
was had by all. A full orchestra fur
nished excellent niusio for the occasion ,
and an elegant suppBrwert served. The
uil'.iir wan a grand Hooial success , and
will be followed by others on Wednesday
oyeningH , November fl-l. December 111 ,
January 0 and ' , ' 7. ami-February ' ! . The
executive committen of tin : clnb consists
of C. II. T. UiepcnY. . .1. Ward , J. A.
Itooth , Oeo. J. bteriiPdonT , T. ! : . Jones ,
A. J. Kaion , H. F. Fry. F. H.Koester.s ,
W. hkctchley. II. 'Fliellcr , L. K.
Mouney , O.P. liurnett.
A Fou/idlliiif Infant.
The foundling which * wn left on tlio
door s'eps of J. ( ! . Foimtnbil81l Webster
Etreel , on Monday night , by the nii tor
io'tsltuly In the dark druss and black
veil , is to bo taken -cimrgo of by the
county commissioners , probably at the
poor farm , It is about two weeks old.
Mr. Fountain was away hunting all day
Monthly , but fulled to bag anv game.
,111s friends any that the iulimt p nt was
given as a sort ot solace. Onen before
in the oust ai.x months has Mr. Fountain
been similarly yietimi/.od.
An li-iflh Lord.
1'atrlol : Murphy , well known about
town us the IrK'i ' li.rd on .icc'.uv ( if ! IH
hnvi' fni'i' ' ' i ! i , ! ' "J tln'tdj - ti\ ,
w. ' in i . > i1 ' ' ' Je ' .ft : < n
bi l' nil t'i ' j old ' a'V , * ha > i JIT Iv a .i-
toxicalcd. Hn Is a good fellow socially ,
well educated , and , as before intimated ,
with the best of connections in the old
country , but he has one fault which is
driving him to the cutter pretty rapidly
-ho N piHsItmrtMy loml or whisky. "I
have spi nt all my money , " he aid to the
judge , "and now I suppose I'll have to
keep sober for a timo. "
"I'll lot you'll try if , " rejoined Judge
Slenberg , "and I'll release you , but if
you're brought before mo again , It will
go hard with you. "
A MAUVILOUS : MOXSTHOSITV.
A Local TJootot-'H Wonderful Speci
men ol' Deformity.
A physician , who > o name is withheld
a" he docs not care to be subjected to
the Incursion of tin- multitudes which
.such an exhibition would draw upon him ,
hits In hi" possession the most wonderful
mou troslty which nature in all her
freuklshness has ever produced.
It was born of a Polish woman In the
South end a week ago and , although the
mother has survived , she was throw n in
to spasms from which she -will never recover -
cover with her rcauim. The doctor into
vyho e possession the wonder fell has
since beeiiprop-iringil through processes
of preservation fornltimate exhibition in
one of the great anatomical museums of
the cas-t.
There are scores of records of marvel
ous deformities' to which the embryo is
subjected , but it is sale to say that noth
ing in the annuls of medicine is found lo
compare with this specimen. This crown
ing vagcry of all natural phcnomenons
can best bo described in detail.
The general form csf its head i much
like that of a toad with -a double-jawed
mouth that when open ob ourcs the en
tire cranium ami through which the walls
of the stomach can be seen. The body-
is of natural construction except that the
arms are very short and curved inward
while the legs are a trillc elongated and
doubled under the thighs with the toes of
unusual length and connected with a
web lis-suo.
The spinal column Is continuous for a
short apace beyond the body , forming
thus a pronounced caudal appendage.
The entire structure of the freak i.s more
reptilian than tinman nnd la a marvel to
behold.
The doctor is at a loss to account for
this deformity except upon thu theory
that iho mother had .sustained home pow
erful emotion in the subject ot which a
Irog or toad was conceived.
1'olloe Con rt Docket.
The session of Judge Stonberg's court
yeMeiday was quiet and uneventful. The
following cases were disposed of :
Fred Frost , Clnis. Frost , J. A. Frost ,
J. II. Frost , disorderly conduct , held for
further examination.
Peter Murphy , drunk and disorderly ,
discharged.
John Kellcy , intoxicated , discharged ,
Scott Walker , drunk and di.sorderly ,
$5 and costs.
George Yates , drunk and disorderly ,
| J3 and costs , committed.
An tinIbi-lnn ate IMisliap.
Little Kdna , the daughter of Gen.
Cowin , while descending to dinner yes
terday , w-is tin-own down by a jerk ol
the elevator as she was about to step out
on the dining room floor. Her ankle
was caught under the platform of the
elevator and severely pinched. No bones
were broken , but the limb was consider
ably bruised and swollen and the little
lady , although much better this morning ,
spent u night of pain.
Kamily KciK.li.
Frank llockbud , the notoiious , h again
in jail for boating his wile , lie was ar
rested last evening by Olliews Cormlok
and \Vhalcn on complaint csf his better
haltwho could stand hisahii c no longer.
I'ho prisoner is an old olVemlcr and lias
answered lo himilar complaints numer
ous times in police couit.
Andrew Anderson is also behind the
bar of the city jail for abusing his fam
ily and carrying conce-ilcd weaponHe
was arrested last evening by Olliccr
Shields.
Unity Ijltcriiry Club.
The third meeting of the Unity literary
tjjuli will be hehl this evening , Fridav ,
the lith , at Unity church. The exercises
for Ilio evening will consist of an essay
cm P.uckle by Mr. Curtis , a recitation by
Mrs. J.U. Shrove , an essay on the "In
fluence ot the Moslem on the Develop
ment ot Kuropo , " and a convocation on
the "Influence of Climate on Man , " led
by W. H. Copi-land. The eveitisn.sill
be intei-ijpersed with music.
Trial.
Tins trial of Mis. Frank , who is charged
with selling liquor in her house of ill
fame , was to have como yesterday
in the polioo court , but owing to the
fact that one of the witnesses was nb.sonl ,
the trial was postponed until this
morning. Parke ( iodwin , esq , , will
appear for this defendant , while the city
will be repi-i'Mintcd by W. .1. Council.
Mrs. Frank is one of the three defend
ants , who propose totest the power ol tlio
oily aulliuritiea to stop their .selliiig
liquor.
JNIar.y OVV.VCI-'H Death.
Mrs. Mary Dw.ver , sisterot Mrs. M. W.
Kennedy , diid .Vhterilay after a long
but painless illness , surrounded by f omo
of her many friends. She leaves lour
slsteisnnd two brothers to mourn her
untimely end. In life she was beloved
by nil who had the jiha.siiro ot her ac
quaintance. She lived u life of e.xcm-
plury Christianity , and honor to hcp-clf
and an ornament to her n llion. ; ; Forti
fied by all the sacrament ? ol the Uomini
Catholic church she has passed from the
stage of life to enjoy the happiness of her
vicinal homo.
iho City.
The esiso of Kiinball & Co. tigaitmt the
city was on tiial yesterday before
Jndgis Wakelcy of. the civil brunch ot the
district court. The plaintilVd claim about
$5,100 * as danuigoB to tlu-ir property
which arifc from the defeutiyu { Trailing
of Tenth street viiins yoats.tgo. Kimlml !
& Co , brought iiU against iho contract
ors jmu llniM ngo , and the caco w.is do-
otdt-'t against ibm at the la.st term uf
Iho district couil.
A .Sunp'weit "Oo "
"Woli , tills nmounttf to imposition , "
said a tall , cnmf'Ttably tin ed , rather
who bcingbcaruh-
good-looking man was
ed in the city Jail yohturduj , prepar
atory to being loi-kcd up. Ho had been
arichttnl by Officer Martin on n chaige ot
obtaining money under false prctonses.
IIU nnmo WIH John Kbi-niich while that
of the complainant w.is WilliamS il = on ,
of South Omaha.
Wilson's story is to the cli'ust that
Kbenach mot him in iv saloon and ho-
coming familiar wilh him induced him
lo-jlvjup $15 with the undrsfmdlng
lint Klifiinch waa lo donUc it , inome
n ii noiiK n.'v.lui him All r a \vliih1
" ' III-IIIIIM d iliti i- I- le > i t-i - lie loith
JI iiid Ha j-iiiuiji 1 it II.u' ' au'J-4 '
to repo'p Singly in the pockfl of ftben *
nch. Thinking perhaps Unit IIP might
have been bilked , WiNoii had Iho hitter
arrested ,
Kbenaeh who Is well known hero and
bears nn lnmr * i clnriel-M- , dente * having
conlidonced \ \ llson or having made any
attempt lo do < o , Ho saya that ho mot
Wilson in tilenn'fl old saloon and com
menced "showing him the ropes. " Ho
says that he did not take any money from
him at all. About $9 in silver money
was found on Ids person , which , Uu
claims , belongs to him.
the VoU * ,
The election excitement if there ever
was any has subsided and a desperate
Mlllnoss now characten7.es political cir
cles. The returns from the country pre
cincts are slowly coming in , but do not
alter the result published In yesterday's
DIK. : The county commissioners will
meet this afternoon and canvass
the votes. The abstract books are now
being prepared and the result will be
ready to-morrow evening.
Kuncrnl t'ltex ,
The two children of Mrs. Uobert Foote ,
who died in this city of diphtheria while
she was en route to lUislon , were buried
yesterday , the funeral taking place
from St. Barnabas church. The oldest
child , seventeen yean of Hire , is still ly
ing ill at St. Joseph's hospital , with a
prospect of recovery. Mr. route arrived
Irom Wyoming jea'terday to attend the
services.
_
More IJqiior PUNCH.
lliggins , Hans Young -and Augn t
Uhtofl'wero arrested yesterday charged
with selling liquor titter midnight
the night before They gave
their bail and weic released
for further appearance. The case of
Hans Young comes up for tiial
this moining.
They AVnnt More1 Money.
An appeal has been taken in eight cases
from llie report of the commission ap
pointed by the county court to assess the
damages to property condemned by the
Omaha Holt railway. The property
owners appealing are Francis' Uariity ,
Catharine Gentleman , Henry ' Iluicbins ,
K. D. Kitten , K/.ra H. Shew' , Thomas II.
Dailey , J. A. Whalen and James Wads-
worth.
The Pucillo Telegraph.
The line of the Pacific' telegraph com
pany was brought into Omaha last night ,
the last polo being "planted" after dark.
It is expected that all wires will be lrnng
and everything will be in working order
by the liisl of next week. The company
will open an ollice iR.xt wcekatL'KJ South
Tlmlccnth street.
KnocUeil a Car Over.
Last night , in passing ( liltnurc , a sta
tion about nine west of hero , Missouri
Pacific train No. ' , ' 0 , cast bound , struck a
Union Pacific train side-tracked there ,
and by some wo-idcrful chance only
turned over one car. No one was hint.
and the small damage was soon repaired ,
Snow In the "West.
IJepovts at headquarters yesterday
morning show that it is snowing haul at
all points west of the Nebraska lino. At
C'leyeiine , Denver , Laramie , Kvaiiston
and eNewhero the snow is falling hard
mid fust and the temperature averages
thirty degrees.
How AVomeii Would Vote.
Were women allowed to vote , everyone
'
one in the laud who has used Dr. Picice's
"Favorite Prescription" would vote it to
be an unfailing remedy for the diseases
peculiar to her sex. I > y druggists.
<
Scrvlcc-8 at the Synagogue.
Rabbi Honon lectures to-night at the
Jewish synagogue upon the subject of
"Is the Existence of F.vil Derogatory to
thi' Belief in the Benevolence of the
Deity. " Divine services at the synagogue
will commence at 7 o'clock.
MAIi.MtlA pievenled anil tlmnmtrhly ei.ul-
iiMted by Orrrv's I'rm : .MAI.T WII'ISKI \
Sl.'W per bolllo.slod by all Diugfrbts4 ana
Itoiiml foiCalifornia. .
A party of fifteen from Iowa , bound
for I.os Angeles , Cal , arrived in Omaha
yesterday in charge of J. 15. Holmes , of
DCS MoineSj traveling agent for the
Union Pacific. They again stalled on
their travels la-t evening.
IVerleKs , priceless , precious Ilcd Star
Cough Cure.
The. l < : \i > ostlon !
The work on the exposition building is
progressing rapidly , and the brick work
lias nearly been completed up to the
second story. It.is expected that it will
bo completed about December 30.
.
j.
PlliS IMLRS ! ! PJMOS
A sine mire foi Illiinl. Mlccillng , Ilcliini ;
mid I'li'i'iated Piles his been dlscovvied by
111. Williams , ( an Indian leiiu-ilv ) , called Dr.
Williams' Indian I'llo Ointment. A single
box lias fined the \ \ oiI eliuinle cucol Al or
'M .veais Mainline. No one need Miller live
minutes alter ai > t > tvliiu this womleilul sooth
iiiji medicine. Lotions and Instruments demure
mure Mnin ; limn troinl. Williams' Indian
I'do Ointment a ! > -ni , > , Iho tuiiims , allavs Iho
Inteiiso Itching , ( p.iitlciiliuly nt niuht afler
uettiiiK will 111 In lieil ) , nclHasa ) nmltire , civrs
Iilstiilit H'llel , and is tiiepaied only lor I'lle- . ,
itrhln.j ; ( it inhale pints , and lor ni'ithlnic el -
SKIN i si\sKs : 'inii ; .
Di. I'iii7ie 's Mintli- Ointment enii's as by
iii'itie , I'imiilen , Dl.icl , lle.nls or ( iiul.f ,
llloti'lics and Lniithiiis | on the I are , li.ivlng
the < Mn cleat and li'.iiililul. MMI ernes Itili ,
Halt IMieinu , Sine Niiiiiles , Sere Lips , ami
OldObsllmittslileeu.
hold bv iliugKisls , 01 mailed on receipt of
ftetailed by Iviilm ACo. . . nnd Kdirock'r &
JVuht , Al vthulv.de li > < ' . K. ( SmMliiiiin ,
Wunit'tl.
A Jive energetics man lo start a republi
can paper in a good town. Best ol in-
iliienmentH oH'eicii. Inexperienced party
need not apply. Addivn * at once with
referenceI M. Dntohcr & Jjonn , Plain-
v lew , Neb.
The Coloni/alloii riooicty will hold a
meeting Uii.s evening at Wolll"H
hall on ( . 'timing ' street.
Kiiut Otto V. ( , ' I.clenMalne | and .Mrs ,
Anna M U'retlind , litslli of Omaha , were
Hcuned to v ed ycitcrday.
An oxpresiman namcil Wedge caught ,
n , runaway team of hordes near Daven
port and Twentieth streets. They are
now in charge ; of the police ,
Hon. Watson IVrishof Oakland , Neb. ,
and a nunilmr of his neighbors will go
on the Union Pacific eviir-ion of the
Mill iust. toM \ i Au 'jluii to spund thu
winter.
A young fi llo\\ whoso name was uot
Inanii'd claiiunl to parties In that neigh
borhood hi a night , that ho wa- . held up
und lobbed of v | on Tliirlroiiih etnet ,
in ar ( lit : lluiliiintou it .Missouri biid o.
I'M ' Moultoii , the well know n sprinter ,
tiidncr and alt around athlete , Uiioiuing
toOmahatii dniii Dan .1. Hosn for the
ten milts race which ocoiin * on .Sunday
after next , between lonn ! and Uoiirilmii.
This live inilo racelkcs nlaoonuxt Sun
duy i veiling at ih" link , ami a > ; iiu.l d > , i |
ol belting then on is now bomdu.ic ,
with /ddk nlight'y ' in I'nV'H ol I'o-s.
Hie poliuum n , HhoiiU' . t ) ' i -i. id J I MI jr
ors the length of Farninn stroo nmnsdd
themselves ve. tcrdayguylngthos nllC3 oJt
two Imyeetl brldnl couples. Tlmy started -
ed tit seven o'clock In the morning nntl
until noon paraded back ami fotlli from
Tenth ( o Flffcculh street , walking within
those live hours ji -t Jiftoan miles. They
seemed to enjoy it and put in spare mo
ments staring at the \iu-ious ul thu vuri *
oils city sights and eating peanuts ,
Pei-fiotinl l'afitgrnpti < i.
E. i\ ( . Hart left has gone to Itcd Cloud
William b'lonfcr , of West Point , Is at.
the Paxton.
John Hrldcnhnngh , of Coleridge , IB at
the Millard.
J.S. McClury , of Norfolk , Is stopping
at the Paxton.
J. S. Hitter , of Not Hi IJoiul , was In the
cily yesterday.
Otto Stonberg , of Wahoo , Is quartorot ]
at the Millard.
James Hell , a David City attorney , IH
al the Millard.
Kobert K. Stockton , of Lincoln , la u
guest at tlio Paxton.
J M Coleman. of Nollgh , Isln thoeity ,
a guest at the Millaid.
John ( ! . Willis and family leave to
day for l.os Angelis.
K. V. Smith ami family leave today
for ho * Angeles , Cal.
Samuel Hi-own and family leave to
day for Los Angeles , Cal.
W. O. Taylor , superintendent , of llrad-
street's local agency , loft ycitcrday
for St. Joseph.
W H. ( Jibbon. ChadrotuA. Wadding-
ton , Nebraska Cily ; L. Spelts , David City ,
arc at the Paxton.
F. . L. Kno , Fremont ; O. F. Campbell ,
Waterloo ; Jus Price , Albion ; Pat ( Jibon ,
Orleans , are al the C.uifield.
Madame Modje ku , her husband , Uift
Count Uo/ent.i and a select number ot
her company wilt quarter at Iliu Mlllant
hotel.
Tobias Castor , Wahoo ; O. S . .
Pern : F. O. Hell. York : L. L. Cody. .Stan :
ton , . ; . A. . . . . N. Sullivan . , Plattsmouth , an.Stan
the Millard.
W. II. Clarkof the First National
bank , has purchased a largo Interest in : i
bunk at Newton , Kan. , and will remove
there shortly.
A very pleasant card parly at which : i
select fiiends were invited was givt n by
Mrs. S M. Mctonlf at her looms in the
Paxton hotel last night.
Mrs. M. Huxb.ium and her danghtw
Mrs. 1) ) . llaxlacher , of Chicago , 111. , have
arrived , visiting their daughter and HIS-
ter , Mrs A. Heller , at No.vMJW St. Mary's
avenue.
Tlioew Kiillioatl.
A meeting of some of the prominent
citizens was held last night in the ollleo
of John A. Mi-Shane , but nothing of im
portance was donti. An adjournment
was had until Saturday evening.
A Grocery I-'uIlurc.
Mrs. Antonio Sachssis , groceries , pro-
* , isioiH , bread , etc. , No. 112 , " ) Saunders
street , was closed out yesterday upon
a bill ol sale to Allen liros.
.Tolllty Brakes Strange
Texas Si ft ings : When gent lemon ao
out on a sjrec ) tliej arc apt to | iiek up all
kimls of aciuaintaui | es. A Texas gentle
man who was in New York on a visit ,
went out to see the bights. About 1
o'clock in the morning , accompanied by
one of his boon companions , whom hu
had met that evening for the iir.st. time ,
he found himself in tiontol his boarding
house He looked in his pockets for the
latch-kcv which had been InrniHhcd him
bv his landlady , but could not Und if.
"I've lost my key , " said he. "Never
mind , " said the recently acquired ac
quaintance , "I've got my jimmy with
me. I'll have that door open quicker
than you can open it with a. koy.
fA Vigorous Artluln Annty/etl.
Kilitor "You di-siro : i position ns : i
political wriury" Ajiplicant "Yes , .sir. "
Editor "You can vvrito a vigorous edi
torial * " Applii ml"Yes sir. Nail u
campaign be and fittingly rebuke the
mendacity of the lacile tabiicator who
penned it , repel calumnies , prick bub-
nlei , make slinging relorlH , and tins hot.
t-hot into the camp of the enemy. " Hdi-
" ' "
or "Jguessyou'lido
Absolutely Pure.
Tills powilor rifvfrnrlp A tunrvrl of pull
l > .Miiiiitr > li niul ulinli-Miiiii-ii' ' ' More crnnoml
cnl tliim tliOdiillii try kimls , und t-tiiinot 1)0 ) told
In iouii | ( tli on > v ith tlm iDiiliitmlu nl' low liiHl ,
hliou vvi i lil , iLliini n ] ) lie > l > liiiti poivilniN. H < ilil -lb
( > nlv In ( inH. | { i > i | llal.lilK I'uwilor l , UK' '
VV nil Mi col. N. V
SPRING UEHICLKS.
OVER 400,000 an. IH USE.
I'nMrf Itlilbiw Vrtlrln rni-ilp. luqu * ti * " *
will niluturil lu rmiult i-ouiitry ni iln niiJ
nil li'uillui ; C'arrlu'ht : Jul'lUcf iiml lli'nli rfr
"EXOURSION
P.OUND 'JUIP ,
NiiVfintfr'Mth al.ir isiMity of oxein iin.
will leavis Oin.ihi In I'lilluiau
iiK cars JutLus A K" > CK , I'alilniiihi.
* li < rtbiluuiiif tiip. 15001 ! il mouths ,
SKK ) . Flfrt el.i , | .ei.iii . . | ! , Hist i-lass lluKcLs ,
tlutUH- ! ; i -/iiiiii ( ) latluii.n ) ( thi-itllp. XV , S *
Srionik'iuiit ftn : . ueiltvaid. bill r.iUi f-wt
hiiuiid IH unvVi' " > ' ) . and II Is ( iiupased la
iiiUtt it to u > , \\lni-li will nuKe the ' 0st of
emluralil lirl j i Mini , ' than tlu > D hpcrlil lirul. '
cla-.s loiinil tiip it.ii < . All iinl iaiil | . .iiun- ;
> 'i iniiiu ( HI lied mi cvpu'i-i traiiiM and any t'
n'if ( .111 rfn anv ila. .it eiui i..nt raU'v. Thiiiih
Ionil jiiu uuli In iiiii u KII will ) this llr.it I
t l.i s i MHin. . i 1 .ill iLiliu-uliin le
ll-i , i * ur-i ns oil .11111 ! uti"ii to
.J W.
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