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2 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. 8ATOUDAXT APRIL 17 , 18SG. WORST PLACE IN THE CITY , Where a Person Can Sleep for "Ten Cents a Night , " TRAMPS , DAD WOMEN , BEER. Ten in Ono Room Hcd.s n la Steamship ship-- Dirty , Nauseating and Allvo" A Petition tuba tiotit to tlic Council. "Ten Cent IiodKlng House. " Last evening a BIK : reporter was told that n petition would bo presented to the city council , praying that body to take steps to have the "Cheap Lodgings" place at 1100 Farnam street abolished , and an Investigation was made. The p ion wns not sent In , not belnp quite iillci ( out. It reads as follows , and is signed by nearly nil the business men in the block named : To the Mayor and the Honorable Hoard of Aldermen of the Clt.v of Omahn , Neb. : Your petitioners , residing and doing busi ness In block l'J5 , between Klo\enth anil Twelfth slieetH. In the city of Omaha , would most respectfully repiescntthat there Is kept ami operated at 1107 and 1109 Farnam street , n cheap lodglne house , known as the "Ten Cent Lodulng House. " and operated by Will- Hani Lewis and Lewis , his wife. That the character ot the patrons of said house Is of the lowest order , having llttlo or no regard for common decency. That the same has been carried on and operated In such a man ner as to become an Intolerable nuisance , and as an Illustration of ! tlio above htatemcnl state that from early In the morning until 10 and 11 o'clock a. m. the occupan ts and guests of said house are In the habit of exhibiting themselves In the hall and upon the back steps und poich In a undo and semi-nude condition. That they arc constantly committing nuisances upon the lloor and steps leading to said lodging rooms by attending to tlio calls of nature , throwing rubbish nnd cast-olT clothing around , together with many other Indecent nnd unclean acts. We , tliciefore , ask that said nuisance bo Immediately abated and that your honorable body take such .steps to have the .same abated ns you may deem necessary without unnec essary delay , and your petitioners will over ] iray. OMAHA , April 2,1880. ASC1IKMK AKHTIir. The reporter , at about 10 o'clock last night , took off his collar and necktie , pulled his hat down over his eyes , and went up to tlio lodging house in question , noting nilarioiibly "full. " "Ah , there , got live cents for the prowler ? " was asked by a bloary-oywl individual , who was sitting on a bench in the qflice. Ho got the money , took an old tin can and went for beer. On lirst looking around , after catching breath , the stench being so terrible as to almost take it away , a bare room , about 10x13 , three dilapitutcd chairs , a bench. red- painted water keg and a dingy desk with u "register" on it was scon. On the seats was as hard a looking set of bums , drunks , etc. . as one could wish to sue. They were tlio very scum of the city. "Shay , ( hie ) old boy , got ton cents and ( hie ) wantcr bod"said the repo'rtortotho proprietor. The latter took his pen and asked the applicant's name. "Bill Wil liam , " was the answer. Bill was led ncross tlio hall to "No. 8 , " and told to "tumble inter any on'cm ; all the same price. " The "room" was lilted up in nearly the same manner as the steonfgo on a vessel , that is , tiers of bunks , one about two feet above the other , and no - one need complain of being lonesome , there are so many animals to sleep with. These alleged beds were made of old bed % clothes , parts of old coats , etc. , and the "soft side of' a pine board" was not turned up , either. The minute the proprietor had loft , the people turned to the new-comer and demanded beer money , and on being told that ho was busted thejf sympa thized with him in a tramp manner. These follows seemed perfectly at home , and said they always stoupod in this lion so. There wore m this room , com mon tramps , street beggars , fakirs and a lull sot of drunks. Leading them on , they "gave away" the plan of action in making n living. When they get up 5n the morning , tlio first thought is for a drink , which is usually secured by help ing clean up some saloon. Then they go on the street and everyone they meet is asked for money. After enough is secured - , cured they uut breakfast. Then in the same manner they got a few dimes , go into a saloon or un to tlio lodging house , and drink stale uecr all day , going into the low saloons , getting , a glass ot beer nml eating lunch once in a while to sat isfy their desire for food. This is their regular life. SCKNKS AND INCIDENTS. , . Hung upon the wall in the oflico was the sign : NOTICE. Kol responsible for any articles of value * unless kit in my care. r WILLIAM Lr.wis , Proprietor. ; The sign was there , but no articles of value or any place to keep them word seen. Ono of the lodgers said that ho . . had been there over a month , and in that time had not seen a single article of value handed to the proprietor. The young , beardless bum who lias Jn ; becii seen 911 the streets for some time > v""timo and called "Tim. " past , . is ono of the regular habitues of the place , and c ; ave ' -Bill William" lot of pointers as to li fo in tlio place , but many were too dls- . 'gusting for publication. Several women f stop in the house , und it is to bo presumed MJ that they are as bad as the men if not " - worse. The inmates como in at all hours of the night , and in every shape of intoxication - _ ication , ana if looks go very far tlio allegations of the above petition i.s true as to committing nuisances , only that it ' does not say all over the house. ifl" The proprietor , William Lewis , is a young looking , slender man of * foreign parentage , and does not shock his boarders uy wearing a clean shirt or anything in the shape of it. Ills old pipe 13 terribly strong , but the smoke was a blessing , being much clearer and better than tlio unbearable smell coming from the rooms. Ten or twelve people occupy ono room , nnd nro a class who nov-jr bathe unless compelled * ' to ito so. and when they had partially disrobed and gotten into "bed" the odor - was , to usu a muoh hackneyed expres sion , "thick enough to bo cut with a cheese knifo. " 'The women in the place nro old , dissipated and the most lilthy looking things ono could imagine. M It is n wonder that such a place docs not breed disease , and any ono who would stay in such a bed as was scon last night must be tlio lowtst of the low. After standing it about half an hour , the reporter skipped , saying ho knew a saloon-keeper down the btroet who would give him some beer. It was an experi ence not to bo wished again , nnd such n vile , lilthy , disease-breeding place it would bo hard to imagine. District Court Notes. The appeal to bo taken in tlio Lauor case was to bo argued to-day , but as _ . Judge Thurston is not in tlio city , it will . * * probably bo postponed , f Judge Neville and District Attorney Kstello arrived homo last night , Jndgo Wakelby goes to Snrpy county Monday to hold court there , and Judge Nuvillo will take his place hero. The oqulty docket i.s not yet finished. The prize light question , it la expected , L . . .will como up to-day. * * ' A young lady had a narrow escape from serious injury last night. She was tv crossing Tenth street just as a car came nlong and , slipping , the street being so slippery , fell , it seemed under the car. Silo was picked up not.hurt in the least , having fallen a few inches away Irom the- car , but the wheels had run over her THE NEW CITY COUNCIL. Their I'lrst llcctilnr Htislncss Meeting Last Night Matters Disposed Of. The new city council mot last night , every member being present. The ses sion was a short ono , though a goodly amount of business was disposed of. There wns noqnarrcllngdono , andln this point , the meeting contrasted strongly with previous occasions. However , there wcro ono or two little passagos-nt-arnis which served to enliven the session. I'KTITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS. From UKB Publishing company , pre senting bill for advertising. Referred. From properly owner. * on Chicago street asking for the establishment of that thoroughfare from Twenty-third to twenty-sixth street. From property owners on Chicago street asking for ro-cstablishincnt of curb lines on that street , in certain sections. From S. 1) . Merer , calling attention tea a sunken hole in the asphalt pavement on the west side of Twelfth street , in front of lot 8 , block 151. Referred. From Odd Fellows committee , inviting Iho mayor and council to participate in the parade on the anniversary celebra tion of that order , soon to be hold in Omaha. Referred. The city clerk's oflici.il bond was duly approved. 11ESOLUT1ONS. Ford That the street commissioner bo nnd is hereby instructed to clean all the paved alloys. Adopted. Schrocdur That the committco on po lice bo directed to select some point on the Missouri river front , between tlio waterworks pumps and the settling works for dumping grounds , and that the same committee on police , with the com mittee on streets and alloys , have said roads and the road south of the distillery to the dumping grounds put in a passable condition ns soon as possible. Referred. Lee That the city marshal bo directed to have all obstructions removed from Fourteenth street between Loavonworth and Marcy , and from Mnrcy between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets. Adopted. Scnrocdor That the city auditor sliall bo instructed to furnish an accurate account of all funds created , on which disbursements have been made in full and on which balances have been loft. Carried. Bailey Directing the street commis sioner to repair at once the bridge at Twenty-seventh and Chicago streets. Several resolutions ordering sidewalks , presented by Councilman Kaspav and Schroeder , wore passed. OKDINANCnS. Councilman Uailoy presented an ordi nance amending section 1 of chapter a of the general ordinances of the city. The ordinance , as thus amended , makes it un lawful for any person to "cruelly , inhu manly or unnecessarily beat , injure , over load or overwork , etc. , any horse , mule or dumb animal , " etc. , and provides pen- altiesfor the infringement of any of the provisions of the ordinance. Some discussion followed on the mat ter , alter which the ordinance was re ferred. "This ordinance ought to bo made to cover cock lighting , " remarked Mr. Leo. That is just as cruel as dog lighting , or ns beating a horse. "Iagree with the gentleman , " said Mr. Dailoy , "but won't this bear rather heavily on some of our members ? " look ing at the same time , straight at Council man Ford. P. Ford blushed audibly and a titter ran through the council chamber. The ordinance was referred. At this point City Attorney Council , who had usurped the section of the re porters' table usually occupied by the BEE man , linished writing a document and turned it hurriedly over to tlie acting clerk , dipt. Wood. It was dashed off very hurridly , but atl'er some time , upon ad justing and readjusting his specs several times , Captain Wood managed to make out that it was an ordinance providing for ajlowing the Omaha Cable railway the right or way over the Eleventh street viaduct under certain conditions. lie started to read the document , and pro gressed satisfactorily for a few mo ments , and then stalled. "What's the matter ? " asked the city attorney , who was sitting on the front bench. "I can't exactly make this out , " re plied Captain Wood , scratching his head. "Let mo try it , " suggested Mr. Council. "I'm afraid , though , that T can't read my own writing after it's cold. His fcar.s came very near being realized. Ho looked nt the document earnestly for a moment , but its illegi bility appeared to stump him , Ho grow red in the face , and appeared to bo rather ( Ijscoccrtod. I'inally he deciphered the hieroglyphics , and the reading of the or dinance was linished. " 1 think the ordinance ought to bo passed to-night on a suspension of rules , because certain parties in the cast are awaiting our action before coming out hero to go ahead with the work of build ing the viaduct , " said Mr. Schroodor. ' 'Let us wait and pass the ordinance regularly , " suggested Mr. Ford. "Wo don't want to uo too hasty in this mut ter. " "I agree with Iho gentleman from thn Third , " said Mr. Leo , "Wo ought to let this matter go till -next week. I don't want any more lecturing from the mayor. Ho is only too ready to lecture us on slight provocation , anyway. " ' 'That is not bo , " interuosed Mr. Sohropdor. "It is so , " returned Mr. Leo , warmly. "I say it is not. " jerked Mr. Schroeder , growing somewhat beet colored in the lace , "Whenever wo have bcon lectured by the mayor wo have deserved it. " Several other councilmcnaired their opinions on the matter , some being in favor ot rushing the ordinance through , while othdrs wore not. City Attorney Council , who drew up the ordinaiice'said , that ho thought there would bo no harm in passing it at once. It was drawn up in such a way as to bo entirely favorable to the city. The matter - tor of rental for viaduct privileges was loft undetermined , and could bo settled easily when the proper time camo. Mr. S. R. Johnson , of the Cable Rail way company , who was present , said that the Mor.su Jfrulgo company wanted to know whether the cable railway was to cross the viaduct , in order to adjust their plans accordingly. So far as paying a bonus was concerned , Mr. Johnson thought that the nable company ought not to pay out any money in this direc tion at first , as their expenses in other ways would bo very heavy. Iho ordinance was referred to the com mittee on viaducts , to bo reported on at Tuesday night's nieeUng. It may then be passed by a two-thirds vote , by a sus pension of the rules. The mimes of the newly appointed com mittees were road , ns follows : Judiciary Goodman , Dailoy , Uailoy. Finance and Claims Duiloy , Schroeder der , Kaspar. Grades and Grading Leo , Mnnvillo , Lowry. Streets and Alloys Mauville , Kaspar , Ford. Police Kaspar , Cheney , Goodman. . Public Property nii'l Improvements Cheney , Leo , Uailoy. Fire \VaterWorks-Goodricli , Low- ry. 1'Co. Gas and Electric Lights Lowry , Goodrich , Schroeder. Sidewalks and Bridges Lee , Ford , Cheney. Rules , Forms nnd Printing llailoy , Goodman , Manvillo. Sewerage Ford , Bailey. Schroeder. Paving-Curbing and Guttering liailoy , Goodrich , Lowry. Viadvducts nnd Railways Schroeder , Kasuar , Goodrich. 'Spnoial Committee on Boulevards Sehrpoder , Goodman , Daily , Goodrich , Leo. Leo.Mr. Mr. Bailey made a motion that tlio board of public works be instructed to rcadvcrtUo for curbing bids , inasmuch ns the district court hncf just decided that the board could not award the Berca sand stone contract to Murphy , Creizhton & Co. This motion was so modified tlmt the matter was referred to the committee on curbintr , paving and guttering , tor re port at the next meeting. The council then adjourned. "EXJ3HT A GOOD INFLUENCE. " The Hov. Mr. Hitler Preaches Upon This Tlicmn nt tlio Kovlvnl. The clouds cleared away last night in time to bring out n fair sized attendance nt the exposition building. The air in the hall was cool enough to make over coats ami shawls comfortable. There was a larger proportion of men present than upon any of the previous meetings. This was perhaps owing to the fact that the Christianity of the women was not sufficient to elevate to n pitch above the thick layers of mud in the streets. In fact , from the looks of the rubber boots of some of the men it seemed wonderful that anybody could bo present. Two ruddy cheeked boys , with pompa dour , a now accession to the choir , sat nt tlio right of tlio stage nnd furnished the tenor. Mr. Hitler's voice wns ubiqultions. He had the faculty of helping out the weak parts ot the choir , in fact seemed at times to think that the four parts \rcro not enough , for his tones wore occasion ally cither two or three notes oil' the proper kev. This was undoubtedly duo to the severe strain put upon his throat during the last two weeks. After a short song service Mr. Joplin opened the exercises with a short , fer vent prayer , the burden of which was thankfulness for the already great re sults of the revival. The half has never yet been told was the refrain which gave the nudicnco to bcljcve that the managers were not dissatisfied with the results of the rovi- vul and that the meetings woltld bo con tinued for some lime to come. The Rev. Mr. McKaig announced that the young ladies would meet at the First M. E. church Sunday afternoontho young men would meet in the exposition building , while at the same time the older Chris tians would collect in the First Baptist church and pray for tlio success of the two meetings. During the evening a special prayer for reporters was requested and bronchi from Mr. Bitler the ejaculation , "God bless the reporters. " The Rev. Mr. Mc Kaig then knelt dangerously near the front of the platform and prayed that the request might bo granted. "ISrone of us livcth to himself and no man dlotli to himself1 ' was the text which served as a basis. The teaching of the text is that everyone ono of us lias an influence that must bo exerted. "It is not only exerted while wo , are living , but oven after wo are dead and gone. The influences live on oven after our bodies arc dust in the ground. " The speaker continued in this strain and urged the congregation to exert their inliuenccs only for good. In con cluding , lie urged those in the audience who desired to become Christians to come forward. The invitation met with a few responses who were worked over by the brethren with more or less suc cess. SEVVEU CONTRACTS. The Board of Public Works Open the Ilids li'or Sewer "Work. The board of public works opened the bids for sewer work as advertised yes terday afternoon. There wcro some sijc- . , teen bids sent in. A regular meeting o the board will bo IicliFto-day , when , in * all probability , the following bids being the lowest , will be accepted and contracts let accordingly : ffuma. Nn. feet. Dint. Ami. J. n. Itllcy 3,1)50 ) SI S13.1C2.11 .Tno. .1. Duloy 775 > 431.05 SlountJcCirilllll 13,401'B 29.U15.7l J. 13. Ullcy 7'J3t ! J7 10.13170 Mount fcUrinin n,7Ki ! i3 4,031.00 Jlount&Orhlln 1KM S9 1,8115.10 Total U3,7ia $05,514.73 The Promcnaclo Concert. Al the promenade concert to be'givcn nt the exposition building to night Mrs. J. W. Cotton , tlio new so prano in the choir at Trinitywill make her debut. The exercises will be participated in by the Lotus Glee club and the Musical Union orchestra. An excellent program' has been prepared , the last numbers being arranged for dancing. These con certs , if the lirst is as great a success as it' ' deserves to be , will bo a feature , during- the summer. The admission is 23 cents and the management expect fully 3,000 people to be present. Personal Paragraphs. . _ Ira Brnshcars , a prominent nitizcn of Chappell , Neb. , is in the city. ' ' W. F. Cody ( Buffalo Bill ) is in the city , stopping at the Canlicld. ( John M. Hoffman and O. M. Druse , of Lincoln , wcro at the Paxldn'ycslorday W. A. Ensign , Little Rock , Ark. ; Jason Morelcdgc , Beatrice , are Canfield gucsls. II. A. Dowo , deputy internal revenue collector , returned yesterday from a short visit to California. W. A. Downey. R. A.Moore. F , . C. Dil- dine , George R , Sliorwo6d aim John II. Roe , of Kearney , are at the Paxlon , F. A. Thiston , Long Pine ; F.'G. Brown , Sioux City ; B. C. McKelloy , Blair , and E. Landman , Hastings , are registered at thoMillard. * Ex-Chief of Polio Givins. Philadel phia , says Red Star Cough Cure is in valuable. TThcn B by was B\ck \ , we pave her Cietorla , When ihe was a Child , she cried fai Castor ! * , When nha became Ml 9 , she clang to CoatorU , Wbtn ihe had Children , she giro them Cwtorls , A writer in the Atlanta Constitution says ho once hoard Mr. Jufl'erdou Davis reprimand a second in a duel who boasted that he had brought his principal out with Hying colors , to the uUer confusion of his antagonist , by a little piece of gen eralship , Tie explained that the seconds were supposed to be arbitrators , ouch representing both parties , and that it was the duties of the seconds to BOO per fect fairness , both in arranging terms of settlement and on the field. The Great Invention , For EASY WASHINCk IN HARD OR SOFT , HOT OR COLO WATER Without Uarm to F HllIOorllJNJtS , ana particularly adapted to ir r CI ( matt a. No family , riok or poor , sbouia bo without ft. Sold by all Grocers , but belrard Of Tile linl tatlons. 1'EAiiZ.zxji 13 manulocturc < only by JAMES PYLE. NEW YORK ; A HEW PMUNG HOUSE , It Will Be StnfedBy a "Well Known Ohipagb rirm. ENTERPRISING MONIED MEN. Now Brokerage , Ityuso to bo Started la Chicago lijontntm Capital ists Tlio Itj/uuctlou / Cuso Decision llcnlty. Fowler Bros.'s PnckltiK Iloifse. Eowler Bros. , n largo Chicago packing house linn , have decided to como to Omaha nnd build nu extensive branch hottso hero. The Firm is a solid ono and moans business. The now packing house will bo three times the size of Boyd's and will pack all the year round. Being extensively known , thny will ship di rect from hero to Liverpool and other foreign ports. This will bo n great thine for cattlemen throughout two state and the people of this city in particular. I3XTKUPUIHIXGCAPITA IjlSTM. A Brokerage Firm to Bo Opened In Chicago by Bo tl , I'axtcm & Uoytl. Messrs. J. E. Boyd , William A. Paxton and Samuel Boyd have decided to start n brokerage house In Chicago , Their oflicos have been engaged , and about the 20th Inst. thov will move in. Tlio new linn will bo located in thq board of trade rooms. It is n big enterprise , and these at the head intern ! to make it n success. THE 1N.TUXCT10X CASE. Judge AVnlccloy'H Decision as Ren dered Yesterday. As wns mentioned in last nights BEE , Judge Wakcly rendered his decision in the case of Bronnan & . Co. vs. the City of Omaha ot nl. 3'estcrday. His decision enjoins the city from entering into any contract for paving and guttering with Murphy & Co. , on the ground that Brcn- nan & Co.'s is the -lowest , and as the lowest bidders they should bo' given the contract. The decision reads as follows : fn the district couil of Douglas county : Edward Brennan et al ) vs. > The City of Omaha , et al. ) An application for Injunction. It h held as follows : 1. By the charter o this cltv it is required that all crading , paving , macadamizing or guttering for which a special tax Is to bo levied shall bo done by contract with tlio low est responsible bidder. The work in question- comes under this provision. U. It is the settled law In this state , under decisions of the supreme court as it Is so de cided elsewhere in numerous cases , that such a provision Is mandatory , leaving no dlscro- , tlon In the public body or authority to disio- gard it , and it Is hold that obedience to It can be compelled by mandamus , and when un- necesaiy illsobcdienco ot Itcan be prevented by injunction. c < - 3. In this case bids were advertised 1'or and made for cuibing-the-streets ordeied to bo paved this year ; juid jtho plaintiffs in duo form bid to put in. the curbing with Korea saud stone at 7SK'eentsper ; lineal foot. .Mur phy it Co. , bid ro < do Mt ill part for 00 cents , anil in part tor CI cents ! per loot with Col orado sandstone."nielild of Murjihy & Co. , was the lowest ; anQ It 14 hcio sought to en join the city froni letting tlio contract to them under that award. * * 4. The board of ilubllc works had , previous to the blddimr , grjded or classilicd various kinds of Mono as ! follows : Granite , SI.OO or ; ' . * . , 81.25 ColoiadosnndstorHVSdC or ! Bcrea sand stone , l.lc of w > j And other stones hotfnecessarv to incntlion. Uy a Blamle nnd dnsy calculation it Is demonstrated * llmf , 'Hccoullng to the proportionate tionate clllclency and value us issued by the * board , and In view of Which the bids weie made , the bid of lircnnin & Co. was lower than thai of Murphv & Co. A bid of ! cents for Colorado sand stonft is equal to , and no lower than n bid of 70-7-17-85 , 75-1)0-70-7-17. ) The solution of the board by deducting 00 cents from Sl.OiiJf and 78K cents from V3 % cents and determining that Murphy & Co. were the lowest bidders because 10 cents Is n larger deduction than V % cents from the given standard of value iu the two cases , Is fallacious. It would lead to this result , that , if 1 cent a foot was bid for lierea and 10 cents a foot for Coloiado stone , the latter would be the correct bid , because the deduction would bo 90) cents , nrainst 92 % cents from the re spective standards ot' value , a result mani festly erroneous. And by other illustrations , equally convincing , the same result I.s ar rived at. 5. The clause In Brennan & Co.'s bid , re * latlvo to extra gradlnsr Is not a part of the bid for stone and does not affect it. But If this .ought to be taken into account it would not chainie the le.stilt , because It is shown with out consti notion that then the cost of tills could not exceodSlOO , leaving their bid still lower than Murphy & Co.'s by several hun dred dolliiis. C. No other question no oossary to bo de cided is presented by the iccord so far : and it follows that the injunction asked for should bo allowed. ESTATE MATTERS. What "Was Done ThH AVcolc , nnd a Few Pointers. There is not much change in the real estate business , and the trade for the past week has been about the same as the week previous. The past four weeks real estate transactions have , however , been- greatly in excess of the same period of a year ago , and prospects arc good for an increabc'd business this summer and fall. Several largo sales nre on foot , being mostly for good fanning properly throughout the state. Hero's a little pointer for renl estate men. The other day n gentleman a stranger in Omaha bought some val uable property of an agent in the city , paying cash down for it. Yesterday ho went to the recorder's oflioo to have the deed recorded , but it was incorrect nnd could not bo accepted. The deed had been made out by the agent , Jlo recti fled the mistake , however , and the nmn got the deed rocqrtlcd. Now , this looks bad , Of course , tlio agent meant noth ing , but still it looks bad , and for a short time the geiitloninm in question was under the impression that the agent hud cheated him , n , 79 The largest sale"reported this week is that of the coriiih' W Seventeenth -ind Davenport Htrcow , Mr § 10,000 , the pur chaser being J. II. AlcSliaiio. L'i'ho unpleasant reports from the big eastern railroad jtiit'o and other labor troubles keeping oil , would-be buyers of Omaha propertyiliroogctting very wury. This , It is thouglU , .isi entirely uniicccs sary , but it gocsnm.lUITho bad weather retards business gtunUy. In this connecwu At might bo well to sny something about mumilaeturerd com ing to Omiilm to looauj branch businesses , or move the innifi "factory hero. A UKK man , in conversation withs > ovonil of tlio more prominent real estate agents yes- tcrduy , was told something that will seem pertinent to the question. Tliiwo ugoiits say that wlion a representative of ono of the above linns conio to Omaha they never see them , whiln if they did , some inducement would bo oll'ercd them to comu hero. The Molina plow works man was looked for yesterday by two repre sentative real estate agents with the ob ject of ollbrlng him. gratis , a half aero of ground each , providing ho locate the branch works in a certain part of the city , Tlmy'of course , intend to get a return - turn by the increase in valueof tlio prop erty in tlmt vicinity , but that is ijcrfeqtly legitimate , nnd the ollbr , made in good faith , wns very generous. Following is what the agents say : G. W. Amos Business lias been dull tho-past week. That must bo admitted , but "better times are coming. " C. E. Maync Have not told qtiltoas much property this week as the previous ono. Many things combined to cause this the strike , Inclement weather , etc. Morse & Brnnnor Wo are hrxvine as good a business ns could bo expected in such weather as tills. The week opened auspicious , but the last two days have boon dull. Crnm , Jlervoy & Co. Business has been very fair. Wo have made prepara tions to make a change soon , however. Mr. Horvoy will opona real estate-agency at some point in AlcCook county , and Mr. Cruin another in the northern part of the state. Bogcrs & Hill Trade with ns has been good this week. Wo cannot complain. J. L. McCaguo Heal estate business has been quiet the last two days. The lirst of the week wo did qtnto a lively business. So much rain is bad for us land men. AS1USEMENTS. "A Hunch of Hoys" DrliiRS Out a Imrjro Crowd at the lloyd , "A Bunch of Keys" drew a largo crowd at the Boyd last night who thoroughly enjoyed its whimsical eccentricities. It Is thoroughly an amusing piece , but depends - ponds , perhaps , more upon the capabili ties of its artists for its success than upon the intrinsic merit of the play. Eugene Canliold , as "Grlmcsy , " made his cus tomary hit , whllo Morlotta Nnsh , ns "Teddy Keys , " sang and danced in a manner which delighted the nudionco and called forth repeated encores. The medleys sung by the company , as a whole , wore catching , and some of thoin were rendered exquisitely. On the whole the performance was a great success. "A Bunch of Keys , " will bo repeated this afternoon and evening. A Denial. Editor BEIJ : At a regular mooting of the Plasterers' Union wo resolved to re ply to the item headed "Late Election , " nnd signed "Workman. " This gentle man calling himself a workman , states : "A cowardly action of a few paid loafers calling themselves members of the Plas terers' Union. " It is gcnor.illy con ceded that the greatest thief always cries out stop thief hrst. and if we are not very much mistaken , this self-styled workman is a greater loafer than any man tlmt worked against Manville the day of elec tion , Ho further states that he don't think they will bo will ing to try on their little came again. Ho will always find us ready to try and defeat any enemy of organized labor of any craft. He further slates that ho would advise the Plasterers' union as a Boyd factor to keep their posters at home. Wo will inform these gentlemen that the Plasterers' Union does not re quire ndvico from this Fclf-slylcd workingnian. We defy him or any one else to prove , directly , or indncctly , that the 'Plasterers' or any of their friends that assisted them on that day wcro employed by J. E. Boyd or any party. The same cannot bo sai'd of the only ono of our craft who acted ns stool pigeon for Manvillo. In conclusion we will stale that wo can prove the statements of the posters , and wo tender any person or persons doubting the statements an invitation to como any Friday evening to our meet ings hold at tlio K. of P. hall , corner Fourteenth and Douglas , and they will be vcriliud1 0. P. LKONAIIU , J. F. GLASGLOW , Pros. Sec. OMAHA , Nob. , April 1C , 18SG. [ Wo know the gentleman villiiicd in the above to be a steady , hard-working laborer , nnd that he is no loafer , but sup ports a largo family by tlio fruits of his own labor. ED. BEE. ] Y. M. C. A. Notes. The young men will meet for Bible study to-morrow morning at 9lf5 : o'clock. All young men earnestly invited. The usual service will bo bold tomorrow row at the county jail commencing at 1 o'clock. You can assist and encourage this work by your presence. The meeting at 3 o'clock to-morrow afternoon at the Exposition building will be under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. and will lake the place of the Gosucl meeting usually held in the afternoon. At tlio Exposition building Mr. Bitlcr-will give n special talk to young men only. About 10,000 , tickets arc being distributed nnd it Is hoped that no young man will fail to receive ono. Admission will bo by ticket only , and any not receiving one should make it known to some member or the Secretary , who will gladly furnish one to nil desiring any. Th/i npon-day prayer meeting is now held from 12 to 1 o'clock. This week the attoiulan'co 1ms more than doubled it being so large that it lias boon necessary to hold it in the largo hall. The increased attendance- certainly encouraging , and it is hoped it may still continue to become greater every day. Remember you are welcome to como a part of the hour if 3-011 cannot thd whole timo. Drop in and spend at least a few minutes. Tlio senators will meet for their weekly deliberations next Monday evening at the usual hour , The monthly social of the association will bo postponed for the present , The following is an extract from an ar ticle in a St. Paul paper : "Tho Young Men's ' Christian association is being rcc- ognimi nil over Iho world as one of the grandest institutions in existence for young men , nnd in this country nlono during the past twenty-live years nearly § 5,000,000 have been contributed to erect buildings in which to carry on the business of the association. Prominent business men nnd philanthropists in this and other lands are not only landing their inlliience , but are contributing largely of their means for the support of the work. " Small Fire. An alarm of llro was sent in at about 12 : 0 this morning , calling out tire companies 3 nnd ! ! to a small conflagration on Sixteenth street , be tween Douglas and Dodge , The lire was in a building occupied by Sullivan Bros. , Allen's fish market ami Shaw's black smith shop. When first discovered a small hole had been burned in the lloor of the blacksmith shop , ono in the ceiling ami the Ihum'.s were coming out of the windows. After a few moments' work the firemen hud tlio lira under control. Thu cau.se could not bo ascertained , The loss will be small , Slio Bworo Out a "Warrant. A warrant has been issued by Justice Andurson for tlio arrest of Henry C. Lcbbert , of McArdlo precinct. The com' plaint was filed by the brother of Mary E , Noulmns , a girl living in the neighbor hood , who complains that Lehbcrt is the father of an illegitimate child born to her day before yosturduy. Lobbert has uincc boon married , and as ho comes of an ex cellent family the case will probably create considerable scandal , TljO Juno Kostivnl. The loading singers for the June festi val have nearly all been engaged. Mndaiu Fursch.Madi will sing the mezzo- soprano parts , Mbs Ilortenso Pierso , of New York , tlio high toprano parts und Agnes Himtlngtou , of the Boston Ideals , the-ultopuris , uotu in the oratorio , the ooncert and operatic selections. Charles Noah' , of Chicago , will take the tenor part. The bass soloist luis not , yct been decided upon. ttrcvltlcs. A dnnco will bo given this evening nt Oilmoro. The bank clearances yesterday amounted to ! ? 109,731.27. Mr : Turkolson took tlio Lincoln train last night , and will trv to find his boy. Lou George was arrested yesterday fo nn aggravated case of assault and bat tery on J , II. Donavin. EJTho { school census for the city and county Is being sent In vnry slowly. The last day for them to bo in was Thursday , but several nre still out. An appeal has boon taken from Jndgo McCulloch'3 decision in the case of C.ls. GoodrJch & Co. against 1. Oberfcldor & Co. by which the plaintiff was awarded § 000. Lieutenant Chase , General Howard's nidu-de-caiup , is visiting relatives in Ncosho , Mo. Ho will arrive hero on the 20th , ; and depart immediately for San Francisco. All arrangements have been made for the Milwankce-Oinnha game to-day and the visiting team will arrive hero this morning. If the weather bo good the game will doubtless bo largely attended. Tim Driscoll wns ordered out of town 5'cstorday by Judge Stonborg. Tim has two grave failings getting drunk nnd while in that condition having a good time with somebody else's horse and buggy. O'Donnoll nnd Sullivan , the old battery of the Omaha league team of last year , will play with the Milwaukee team in Sunday's ' game with the Union Pacifies. They are said to have greatly improved since last year. Hov. Bltlor will give the young men n private talk to-morrow afternoon , at ! J o'clock , ' at the exposition building. Ad mission will bo by ticket only. They are being largely distributed , and may bo ob tained by any young man at the Y. M. C. A. readinc room. The internal revenue collector com menced issuing stamps yesterday for the ensuing year , commencing May 1. As the applications como in so rapidly toward the first of the month , the collector thinks best to start early. About 1DO wore issued yesterday. . The Buchanan Comedy company will open at the People's theater nextSunday , opening in Flirtations ; change of pro gram nightly. Grand parade next Mon day. W. \ \ . Williams , agent , is in town making arrangements for tlio opening of the company at the People's. A man , named Elliott , was adjudged insane by the commission yesterday , but as ho is very sick they asked the county commissioners to carc'for him hero until ho is well enough to bo taken to the asy lum at Lincoln. Probably ho is nfllicted with softening of the brain. Ho cannot bo induced to speak n word. William Nilcs , living on Eighteenth street , near Cuming , appeared in police court yesterday and complained of the depredations of n gang of small boys , who , ho says , have been maliciously destroying property , throwing stones , etc. , in thul neighborhood. A policeman will bo detailed to bring the youthful pests to timo. John WcithJa , man who had up to Thurs day been in the employ of Albert Nnst , on Seventeenth and Williams street , was responsible for serious trouble in that quiet neighborhood last night. About half past nine Thursday ho hauled u ) ) at the Nist : mansion , ninj commenced firing his revolver in a very reckless man ner. Mr. Nast told Wc'ith to go olV. whereupon the latter threatened to kill him. Just then the neighbors came to the rescue and drove oil' the shoolist at a double quick pace. At 11 o'clock ho came back and commenced firing his re volver again. Ho was driven oil' once more , and sincu that time has not re turned. The police arc on the lookout for him. _ Not With That Show. Detroit Free Press : An advertisement of "A party wanted to travel with a the atrical company as treasurer" brought about a meeting between a Dctroiter and n theatrical man at a hotel the other day."Did "Did you ever act in such capacity ? " was asked. "No , but 1 feel equal to the emergen cy. " "Oh , you do ? How will you go to work to .got us out on the road for our first stand ? " "Why , haven't you got any money ? " "Not a dollar. Wo may strike luck the first night , and wo may tlo poor business for a week. Can you arrange to keep us alonir until we hit pay dirt ? " "I don't ' see how. " "And are you a talker ? Can you got us out of n hotel where we are owing * ? 'i.r5 and have nothing to pay with ? Can you give owners of halls the grand stand-bin Can you fix it with ticket agents to pass us as dead-heads ? When salary day comes around can you smooth it over with the kickers ? " "I I don't believe I could. " "Nor I , either. Young man , go honcol Go out and strike a job of sawing wood , shoveling dirt or ditch-digging. You'll have less on your mind and more in your pocket. " "For economy imp comfort every spring , wo use Hood's ' Sarsaparilhi , ' writes a BufTnlo , N. Y. ) hidy. 100 doses One Dollar. Dr. Hamilton Warren , Eclectic Physi cian and Surgeon , Room 0 , Crounse block , corner 10th and C.ipitol avenue Day and night calls promptly attentcd teAs As an evidence that troubles never come hingly the following is offered : Donald McKcny.io.an employe in a quarry at Limestone , Ontario , was injured by u largo btono , which , loosened by u thaw , fell from an elevation and struck him on the biiek of the head , bruising it badly. He fell forward with great force upon some sharp stones , by which nu ugly gash was cut in his forehead. When thus prostrated the largo stone rolled on his left leg , breaking it below thu knco. The poor fellow also had one of the lingers of his left hand badly crushed , besides being badly injured about the chest. The great Iriumphs of Maud S. , are largely duo toltpplicalions of .St. Jacobs The city of Berlin , with about the same population as Now York , has 300,000 more square yards of streets than thu American metropolis , It has comprehensive educa tional and charitable systems , and main tains twenty-three circulating libraries , Its annual municipal expenditures are under $10,000,000. The annual expendi tures of New York are nearly ? JW.000,000 , over * J10,000,000 being required for sal aries of olllce holders alone. PERSONAL "Hum tc < loil IU rlrliii" ' . personally , nnj know dial fur I > > iiep9Ut | HlhuiivntTft itud ThrubMni ; lllIUlUflllIt UtllU iKMl lIH'dlullll ] till ) Hllllll i-U'imw lluvc ! trlu'l ' forty otlior ri'mcillcs hu- Juio Sliniiiuim J.lvi ! ! lU'vulittur unit nunu of llicni BUVO iiii > ro Ihuu tiMMi'onlry rc'llol1. lull the Iti-uiilitlnr nut only rellovcU but ciiicd. " Tulo- Biiijjli , ilui'uii , ( ; . BAD BREATH , Kotlilng la to unpleasant , none no common in Had llrfulh , untl In Hourly every c-i ; u II COMIUJ from tlio btomach , an-i tun 1,0 no O'islly correct- - 04 If } Oi > tnko Simmons l.lrcr HvKUlutur. I'u not iiCL'loct in nurd u rfmi'dr fur Ilila rcpuliivo dlBoiUcr. It will alto luiiroiu | youru | > ! > ctlto , complexion ami vcnural hcultU. Tired am ! Oespondenf. Tcireomo lime ray liverImdiiocii oulof or- dcrvtuxt I full generally food for nntlilnir. I u Induced to iry.Hmtnviia 1.1 reJlcuulntur. . Ut action vtuit quick ana Ui'iroiutl , und It lm- l > artodubrl k.7iiaifjrott \ \ lvej ) \ It li nn KiccHeut ifiacJy. J.H. IlIhAKU , JJ'Uirw ' , lo . BETTER PRICES FOR WHEAT , Ohicago Bulls Succeed In Putting the Market Up Another Peg , TRADING STRONG AND STEADY. Otlicr Ornlns mid Provlilons Follow In the AVnko of Wheat The Cattle Market Knslor niul Lower. CHICAGO GUAiy MAUICRT. CHICAGO , AprlHO. [ Special Telegram. ] The army of small shorts saved the day for the bulls. Heroic trading bewail thcro was some little deposition to continue the old- time bearing operations , but In spile of this talk May wheat opened only ? i@ if cundor the closing price last night , and this quota tion later proved to bo the bottom for ( no day. It was agreed on all sides that the strength catun principally from the army ot small shorts who chose to cover now rather than run the risk of finther loss by reason of the advancing market , the Indications being just about as good for the market to decline * as to advance. The icacllou from the open ing prices , 70 c for May , to 77 fc , weio only fractional , and did not como in with great frequency. Thus It happened that no jyeakness could bo drawn from the declines. Moro than usual Is allowed to have been douo In the way of oxpoit business at home1. Ono house Is said to have taken UOO.ODO bushels , but the time of shipment was not mentioned. Lester was one of the earliest buyers of any slzo In the wheat pit , and bis appearance there was followed by that of several others cutting an equally wide swath In the grain market when they choose to make things interesting. They all gave the nuukct moio attention before noon than after that time. Wheat was hold up to top llguros by guesses that next week the visible simply would show a decrease ot about 2,000,009 bushels. This and local buy ing advancea May to 73 c Bluntly before 1 o'clock. Tlie morning session closed stioug and steady. COUN Corn was very slow and featureless , the market prices only moving Jfc , but In a general way following the COIU-MI of wheat , ruling linn and closing higher than it opened. PROVISIONS llogs weie said to bo in over abundant supply at thoyauis , but notwith standing this the I'eatitro of the market hero vras sustained by streiiRtli In other directions. Juno pork opened at 59.1J ! > and sold to Sy.22 , closing llrm. AiTinixoox Ho.vnn The afternoon mar kets were steady. Wheat sold up to the top again , but closed a shade off , and piovislons < advanced slightly. Twenty-four open puts on May wheat , calls 7S fc. _ Chandler-Brown Co.'s Kcport. The following report ot Chicago's speculu- tlvo markets Is lurnishcil the BIK : by W. 1' . I'eck , Omaha repiesimtatlvo ot Chandler , Urown Co. , of Chicago and Milwaukee : Wheat opened easy at 7f > K for May , but soon f 01 mod on good demand for shipment and adavncedc \ fiom oucnlng , closing at 78 bid for May at 1 p. in. Mr. Miller wires "Every ciroit beinir matte to bicak wheat. It Is now on big crop basis. Chicago Is under all markets In tlio world. Receipts aio small and shipments largo , and no one can offer a sane reason for selling. The only argument is , Cudahy says , it will reach 75c. I again say buy wheat. " New York icports 34.1,000 wheat inspected outstoio in last four days , which will all bo shipped and not put back. Some thought it was taken out to improve condition. Corn and provisions firm. CHICAGO IjIVR STOCK. CIIICAOO , April 10. [ Special Telegram. ] OA.TTI.I : Trade was slow and prices rather easier than otherwise , and , In a ( jcneriil wny , values may bo quoted 15c lower than on Tues day and Wednesday , on the onllnary run of fat steers and canning stock , and common cow stock i.s ! Ti@.10c lower , with the pens lull. Aimonrtfc Co. called In their buycis of can ning block. They would not be on the niar- keliintll Texas cattle bewail to aulvo. Other canning liiina aio not opcriitliiK to any great extent , and , taken 'altogether , the outlook Is not nt all promising for country shippers of this class of stock unless the s.imo can be boueht In the country at very low pilci's. Bulls me rather chcajicr than during the fore part of the week. Choice dlstllleiy fed are malting $ ! ) .BO ( < J.7S , and corn fed 82.7ri5M.75 , nrcordliiK to quality. Distillery fed steers are bi'tflnnln ; ; to arrlvo , aiidarosolllnt ; all the way from SI.MPS.W. Thostocker and feeder trade lenmliisijulct , inntoon account of a luck of suitable stock than any other apparent cause. Dressed beef dealers aio taking all the good 9.V ) to 1,0.10 Ib steers at prices tlmt feeder * cannot alfoid to pay , and the demand tor liglit little thinics has dwindled down to small piopor- tlons. Veal calves uru cheap , anil In larfo ; supply. Shipping ; steers , 1 , 50 to 1,500 Ib' , 85.0020.00 ; 1'JOOto , 1,950 Ib5 , 81.5025.10 ; 050 to 1'iOO Ihs , 51.85@5.10 , lloos The hot ; trade Is slow and prices htionu' and 5o lower , making a chop of about 15e for the week so far. Thu best heavy , rloMJly assoi ted. sold at $ i.BO@l. : , and the . ' . ' -U'5 with ioii'h common best mixed SI.0U'5 , ( , , and odds and ends at § 4.00C' lin. Ll lit sorts sold at S l.OOSSVJfl , with Now Voile hoits atSU.wm Packing and shipping , 2JOto U001bsSl.lO@l. : . MVI-3 STOCK. ClilcinKo , Apill 10. The Diovers' Journal lepoils ; Cattle HoeeljilH i , 8,000 : t-low and a bhado rMilpplng ; bteei.s , SJ.'iXitO.oo ; stocla-rs nnd lucilcih , ' , ' . 75W.W ( ) ; cows , bulls und mixed , ! i" ! li > wei'.u1.33 < il.OOiluouKhTc-xas ; ; cattle , ft' l.'iV.o.'i.od. I logs - Itfcelpttf , 18.000 ; slow at C@lCc lovici , closed weak ; louah and mixed , s ; ! . 10 f < { l.'V iKiekini ; ! and bhlppluir , S4.10Jil.U5j light , Sico-i ! ) ! l.iiO ; bUlns , J&.VJQ3.W. Sheen Itcerlptfi , U , rather weak ; natives , SiS'tj ( i.oo. St. liiinlH. A pi 1115. Cattle Itccoipts , 000 ; hhipmciith , .00 ; miirlccl lulily active but a hhadn IOUIT ; choice shipping and expoit , 85.10f )5..rjO : common to medium , M.-.r > ' ! < l.bV butchci.s'btceiK , j.ry,7i.'iO : ) ) , | : covvsnnd heifcu , S'.Wrii3.75 ) ; Btockeia and feeders , § 3.00 ® 4.1. ' ) . Hogs Kccolnts , 0.000 ; shipments , 5,000 : uurkut 10c * lower , closing steady ; Imtclieid' andhelcctedlaavy , S .lOfll.M ; inlxiul pat-k ing , 5tJ.b.Vtfl,00 ; lltjlit packing , , S3.fXi ) ? J.OO. ICaiisns City , April 10. Cattle Jlccolpl ? , 2'XJ ) ; hhlpuieiils , BOO ; martlet 6glOc ( lower : common to fancy , gl.00titii.40 : itocktw mm feeders , SV.SOC4.305 cow.- ' , gJ..Wifa.40. ( II " .10,103 ; ehlpmcuU , 8.000 ;