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i < HE OMAHA DAILT BEE-FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 24.
A NEW CONTRACT COMBINE
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Most Recent Developments in the
Olty Hall Muddlo.
CHRISTIAN AND LEAD DOLLARS.
PJic Dcmocrnts OrKnnlr.lnjj Conilltlon
ortlio Wnflserninn Family Grati-
ing and Oilier Public Im
provements Lmuor. ]
We , Us & Co.
Ever since the great brnis-liand meeting tit
Iho city hull , which was ostensibly called to
discuss the employment of convict labor on
public bulldlrtRB , the activity of
the entire combine of Omaha paving ,
grading , street-sweeping nml sewer con
tractors with the city hall muddle lias been
common town talk. Whether the bnw band
was paid for uy Urcnniui or Hugh Muiphy is
unknown and Immaterial , perhaps. It Is
known , however , that the great hue
nml cry about Hill Stout and the convict
labor business was raised by Hugh Murphy
llrst and kept up chlclly nt his Instance to
cover his rcul design. Hugh Murphy is
not only Interested us ono of
the sureties In the Kcgan-Urcnnan
bond , but ho has. conceived a schcmu
for n mammoth city hall Job In which ho is to
bavo the sugar plums. Murphy IB seconded
Vigorously by .llin Crelghton , who bus been in
partnership with him in paving and other
contracts at Onmhu and Lincoln. When thu
taxpayers' meeting was held the other day
nt the chamber of commerce , Crelghton was
made chairman at the Instance of Tom liru-
ncr , who has also got sotno scheme on hand
in which his Interest leads him
to make common cause with the contractors.
When Mr. Nattmgcr proposed W. A. ti.
Gibbon as chairman , Hugh Murphy loudly
whispered across the hall to Tom Uruner
"That won't ' do ; you must bo quick. " Tom
Jumped up and protrascd the Hon. Jim
. Crelghton and , as no objection was made ,
the council gang scored a point.
A'ho next move of the contractors' combine
Was upon the commissioners.
On both Saturday and yesterday
When the commissioners were about to con
sider the Yankton road proposition , the con
tractors with Jim Crcighton at their head
and Fanning & Slavcn at ttieir tail , were all
nccldcntly , as It were , on hand
to object to the propositioh and
nnpearcd very anxious to postpone the county
election which was to have been held on the
same day with the special city election for
public improvement bonds. In this they
were accommodated and scored a second
point. In the interim Murphy , Jim Crcighton
& Co. , have made themselves very busy about
re-locating the city hall and getting up their
scheme for a mammoth city-building pie in
Which they expect to have a hand. A sub
scription paper has been gotten up and is
now being circulated among property -
ty owners interested near Jeffer
son square. to raise S1.'J,0K ! ( ) ,
With which paper promise thdy will offer to
purchase the site of the city hall on upper
Farnnm street. With that money , the pro-
. cccds of $200,000 , city hall bonds and an ac
commodating architect , it is expected that
there will bo meat enough to feed
the hungry and clotlio the naked.
Among the Initiated it is believed that
there is a good deal of spite work mixed with
this project so inr as Jim Crcighton is con
cerned. Jim has no love for McShano or
anybody by that name , and the Herald's '
position against re-location of the city hall
and the council's course in connection there
with Is believed to bo in accord with the
views and wishes of its proprietor , John A.
McShano. So , Jim Crcighton is trying to kill
two birds atone throw. He'll help Hugh
Murphy into a fat job and out of n
bad scrape as Hcagan's bondsman
and he'll suite McShano as far as lies in his
power.
These cross-purposes are making the city
ball contest more Interesting than over.
WHAIMS HE ?
The Pal of Thieves nml Counterfeiters
or Merely a Way ward Hoy.
Edward Peterson , ft watchman at the Union
Pacific depot , is much perturbed about the
fate of his seventeen-year-old son Christian ,
and the circumstances do tend to show that
the son is in a fair way to stray from the path
of rectitude and virtue. Mr. Peterson , to
gether with Daniel P. O'Connell , constable
of the Second ward , wore out yesterday in
quest of ofltcial aid to help them in recalling
the erring Christian. They first applied at
the office of United States Marshal 13icr-
bowcr , and turning over to his'kccplng n half
dozen counterfeit silver dollars , they told tne
following somewhat confused story : The
boy Christian , who is evidently of an
adventurous bent , superinduced , in
all probability , by largo doses of saffron-
backed literature , has for months been the
boon companion of ono Ed Johnston , who re
sided with his brother , Albert Johnston , n
wood machinist , on Sixteenth street , under
the viaduct. Tins Ed Johnston had no stated
employment , yet always seemed to bo well
supplied with cash , which ho spent lavishly
and in consequence was a favorite in the gang
with which ho paced. By those who best
know him ho was always regarded with sus
picion , yet nothing of a positively detrimental
character had over been turned up against
him. This , however , did occur : On the eve
ning of the 4th of last month a certain society
gave a ball at Mctz' hall , and a partner of
. Johnston's , ono Jim Holmes by name.
. W" s ono of the door keepers , and
after the hop was over and the managers
came to count the cash , quite a largo number
of buuglesomo counterfeit silver dollars was
found among it. Nobody could account for this
singular circumstance , though all wore mys
tified to know how the man in the box ofllco
could have allowed so many awkward coun
terfeits to bo palmed off on him. Ho was
called up and emphatically declared that ho
bud not handled ono of them , that they had
been added to the cash , or exchanged for
. peed dollars after the ofllca hud been closed.
This thickened the plot most materially and
none could advance the merest shadow of a
theory in elucidation of the queer transac
tion. Constable O'Connell was present and
took charge of the spurious silver , intending -
. tending at some future day to try
> his hand nt n little personal detec
tive work. Well , nothing was developed until
last Monday night when this Ed Johnston
and Christian Peterson boarded a westbound
tram for San Diego , Cal. At least they had
. previously proclaimed that point as their dvs-
tinutlon. When the Peterson boy's father
heard of his son's departure ho was much
-worried , fearing that , considering the ques
tionable character of his companion , it portended
tended no good to him or anybody else. Ho
called in his friend Constable O'Connell and
laid the case before him. The two talked the
matter over , then went and hunted up Albert
Johnston , and asked him whether ho know
anything about the boys , where they got
enough money to warrant them taking such n
long journey , what their intentions were and
where they were bound to. Albert said all
ho know was that the gang , and there were
about seventeen of them , had drawn $1,000
In the last drawing of the Louisiana State
lottery , and that every last ono of them had
Jumped the City. This was all they could
ascertain from this source and the interview
terminated" very unsatisfactorily. At this
Juncture it was that Constable O'Conuell re
called an Instance in his acquaintance with
young Johnston , that ho wondered had not
occurred to him before. He said that on the
ITth-of November last young Johnston got
full , and in a crowd ho declared ho hail a
letter , producing an envelope at the time ,
Unit ho could makofJOO out of , , and ho intended -
tended to do it. Ho then added ! "this let
ter contains an offer to furnish me
with so much counterfeit silver for so much
good money. Hut I don't want to buy , nml
instead I am going to turn this letterover ta
the United States authorities and get the $ ! 0t )
reward the government offers for the arrest of
Just such ducks us these. " This Johnston
did , but his plans failed to connect , and Instead -
stead of receiving any reward whatever , hu
was held under suspicion himself. However ,
that was the last of the case , and O'Councll
never thought anything more of It until the
counterfeit episode at the Mctz hall dance ,
when ho remembered that Jlin Holmes , oni
of the door-kceper , was a bosom companlor
of Johnston , and roomed with him at his
brother's under the viaduct. All this information
mation , in addition to being laid before the
United States marshal , has been furnished U
the chief of police , and both parties are In
dustrlously engaged iu looking lute the
mutter. _
Soldonbcrg'fi Figure is the only long
Havana filled lOo cigar tor 60 on sale
' fverywhore ,
.1IKXCII AND 1IAU. . . ' .
District Court. ,
A IIKAYT SENTKNCB. '
Frank Jones , better known as "lllg Frank , "
vns sentenced by Judge Qroff to ten years nt
inrd labor'in the penitentiary yesterday
n sentencing the prisoner Judge Qroff re
viewed the man's career at some length. Ho
showed how Jones had been arrested several
imcs for-varlous crimes and In each Instance
10 had within twelve hours nftfcr his release
committed some new crime. The robbery of
vhii'h ho Is convicted was .committed within
en Hours alter his release from jail , and his
loner said that ho could see no reason Why
Tones should not bo put out of the way for a
eng time to come. The court then formally
sentenced the prisoner. Jones betrayed not
Jic slightest emotion and when seen In his
cell at the jail an hour later was In n happy
'ramo ' of mind. Ho said that his long sen
tence ) wus mainly duo to popular preju-
llco brought about by newspaper attacks.
tiniiT IB tin MM cntwrouii.
William Crawford , Big Frank's pal , and
who assisted Iho luttor In the robbery of
which they wcro convicted was sentenced to
eight years at hard labor by Judge GrofT.
i'ho court stated that there were no exten
uating circumstances in Crawford s parti
cipation in the crime and that lie was' n
dangerous man to bo allowed to live In any
: ommunlty. Crawford took his sentence
inril nml'would see or speak to no one on the
subject.
' 4'Kft 1.1:0" : wiu.Aiin.
William Wllhud's sullenncss was not
diminished yesterday 'notwithstanding
the fact that JuiUc Groff gave him the light
est Ronlcnro posblble one year In the penl-
.entlary , Ever slnco his escupo from the
all and recapUtto WiUard has not spoken to
inyone.
rr.ri : DHI-NDK runn.
The robbery case of the State vs. Peter
Uruner was called yesterday. The pros
ecuting witness made such a failure on the
stand that it w.is evident that the defendant
coultl not bo convicted. The Jury were in
structed to acquit , which they did without
.caving thetr seats.
Tiiur.i ; MURDER ctsns.
Three murder c.iscs will come up before
Judge Groff next week. They are that of
the state against Ilermon Mittmnn , for the
murder of Foreman Diirham at Millard ;
i'etor Lutz for the killing of Peter Lynch ou
Thirteenth street , and William Ferguson for
the shooting of Ole Olcson in the Fourteenth
street saloon last week.
WA ? . r Tiiutu .sAi.Aiur.s.
The pollco commissioners have decided
that It Is about time for the city to pay them
the salaries due , mid accordingly each and
all of them have filed petitions with the dis
trict clerk. The claimants state that they
were duly appointed May 7,1887 , and became
qualified May 10. From that iluto until De
cember 31 , lbS7. they have faithfully per
formed the duties of their ofllcc , and earned
the tSj.83 : , which they now claim to
bo duo them. The signatures of Howard H.
Smith , Christian Hurtinnn , Lewis M. Ben
nett anil Georire I. Gilbert are attached to
the petitions with the "City of Omaha" the
objective point.
vou unit nrsiuxn's HEATH.
Honora Holland , administratrix of the es
tate of Henry Holland , has brought suit
against the Chicago , SU Paul , Minneapolis
& Omaha railroad for S 1,009. Henry Holland
was in the employ of the company and while
obeying instructions was run over and killed.
December 12. The plaintiff claims his death
was caused by the dangerous condition of
tracks.
A CASE OF lir.XT.
Among the petitions Hied yesterday was
ono from Matthew C. Wilbur praying that ho
bo awarded Sl , 00 damages from Martin
Cameron. The petitioner claims that ho
rented a barn from the defendant for a four
year term and placed one J. E. Ulnckwull in
charge. That there was a conspiracy bo-
twcen Blackwall and Cameron by which the
former willfully neglected to pay the rent
and failed to Inform the plaintiff of the fact ,
thus allowing the defendant to regain pos
session of the barn and re-let it at an advance
of $40 per month. It is tnis $40 for the uncx-
plrcd term of the lease he wants and for
which ho brings suit.
A MHSINII uEomr.uEn LETTER.
In the course of his daily rounds Letter
Carrier C. II. 'King hail a registered letter
addressed to a guest of the St. Charles hotel
and left it in the care of the hotel clerk.
From that time nil trace of It was lost , and
the person to whom It was addressed brought
suit ngahtst King and recovered $100 it was
said to contain. King to-day brought suit
against G. A. Joslyn , the clerk , for the same
amount with costs , and Judge Hopewcll ,
after hearing the evidence , took the case
under advisement. Ho will render his de
cision this morning.
i SUIT roil DAMAGES.
William L. Sanders is a traveling salesman
and formerly lived nt Chicago. At that time
the Omaha Carriage and Sleigh company se
cured his services by offering him $1,200 u
year , paying the cost of removing his furni
ture from Chicago to Omuhu , agreeing tc
find him a suitable house in tills city at the
prlco ho was paying in Chicago , ana promis
ing to pay him a bonus equivalent to the divi
dend on ono share of tlicir stock. This he
claims they have not done , but instead dis
charged him before his year was up , and he
accordingly brings suit for $1,000 damages ,
The case will come up iu the county court.
Till : TIZZAItU DIVORCE.
In the divorce case of Ulchurd against Kate
Tiziard the court allowed Si1) per month tem
porary alimony , and attorney's fees of f 100 ,
the care of the children being given to the
father.
County Court.
Mrs. Rounds' application for the appoint
merit of administratrix of the estate of hot
late husband , Sterling P. Rounds , will come
up for hearing In the county court on Mon
day next , and Mr..Rothackcr's petition will
not receive attention until later. The appll
cation of Horace Rounds'for n distributee
of the estate was , yesterday withdrawn.
* SUITS IIEUUN.
Suits were entered , by , Hamilton Bros
against Brennan & Whalen for a balance ol
* 33tl duo'on irhonso building contract ; by the
Carpenter Paper company against Adams &
U ridge company for fcXtt.83 on a promissory
note , and Laubaclc liros. > > against A. A. Bra
backer.
M. F. MAUTIX SUED.
Egbert & Mayo , contractors , wish to col
lect u S100 balance from M. F. Martin , on twi
frame houses built by them for him , andhavt
accordingly filed a petition yesterday to fore
clobo a incclianlo'silien held by them.
Pollco Court.
The following cases were disposed of yes
terday morning :
Dfsordcrly George Brown , $1 niut costs
P. J. Golden , $3 ami costs ; William Smith ,
two days. /
Drunks William Smidt , John Lee , dis
charged ; Frank Robins , ono day.
Vagrants William Murray. M. C. Foley ,
discharged ; John Cooney , Thomas Davis
Hurry Carleton , ono day ; George Robinson
live days ; John Johnson , live , days ; Toiumj
Niottor , continued.
Resisting an Ofllcei Mike Cross , Joe Gill
ette , continued.
Obtaining Goods by False Pretenses J. A
Woods and wife , discharged.
CIUM li'SCAKXIVAIj. _
The Depots of the Union Pacific and
It. & M. Infostcil With Thieves.
The Union Paeiilo depot , the B. & M.
depot and the transfer at Council Bluffs , as
well as the dummy trainsare infested with
gangs of confidence wen and thieves. Not n
day pusses by but some crime la reported ,
and during the lust month the Buu has con-
'tallied accounts of many during robberies
and successful swindling operations. The
pollco force at the depots has not been increased -
creased " notwithstanding these frequent
crimes , un'd as yet no arrests have beet :
made. .
"The last victim of the gang Is n German
named August Kelson. Mr. Kolson halls
from Dodge county , and with lift daughter Is
en route to California , Hu purchased lib
tickets Wednesday and went to the depot ul
about 8 o'clock p. in. Whllo sitting In the
ladies' waiting room with his daughter lie
was approached by s tlno-uppeurlng inaii.whc
bueeoeded in engaging him In conversation ,
Mr. Kolson was very communicative ami
lold his new friend where ho was going ami
exhibited his pocket book , containing tickets
to California and some f'H in money. This
pocket book wus u largo one , and Mr. Kolson
curried it in his hip iwckot.
When the train came in the gentlemanly
stranger offered to assist Mr. and Miss Kol
son on board and carried ono or two of the
bundles. Both Mr. Kolson and his daughter
wcro loaded dowu with packages and the
stranger brought up the rear. Ho saw tUein
comfortably seated uuO. us lliQ
pull Out bade thrm goodbyeand departed. .
When the conductor came through Mr , Kol
son discovered that his pocketbook was mist
ing. At South Omaha ho and his daughter
pot off-nnd returned to Omnlm and reported
their loss to the police. A search was made
and the ! jwckotbook containing the tickets ,
but minus the money , was found on the side
walk near Tenth street. Mr. Kelson thinks
that when ho stopped aboard the train
Ills new made friend stole the pocket-
book. Ho made a new start for Cali
fornia last night.
AVA88KUMAX'S FAMILY.
Forced to Accept Charity From the
\ , County A Siul Cnsc.
The family of Charles Washerman , con
victed in the United Slates district court of
perjury and sentenced to ono year's hard
labor at the Sioux Falls prison , Is In exceed
ingly indigent elrcumstui'ie3. : The family
consists of Mrs. Wiissermnn , n very pretty
daughter sixteen years of ago nud another
daughter seven years of ago. The oldest
daughter appears frequently at County Ajrcnt
Mahoney's ofllcc for old. To a Bnt : reporter
she stated yesterday that n carpenter
named Ncu or New , who Uvcs near Haiiscom
park , owes them money for labor performed
by Mr. Washerman and that ho promises
nearly every day to pay it but never makes
good nig Word. Mr. Mahoney has placed the
case In the hands of the bureau of charities
and attempt will Le hv.ido to collect the debt.
The case of Wassernian nttho time of his
trial and conviction elicited much sympathy ,
inasmuch as the prisoner was n very Ignor
ant man and bcluve.l th.it ho was acting
under the instructions of his attorney. Judge
Dundy , In sentencing Wasserman , expressed
sympathy for him and gave him tha lightest
sentence possible. There seems to be no one
who believes that ho intended to commit the
crime of perjury , and In the" opinion of many "
n pardon could easily be obtained. A promt"
ncnt attorney said to a U3ci : reporter
that Judge Dund.V , the jury which brought in
the verdict of guilty , and jie.U'ly every mem
ber of the Omaha bar , wbuld sign the ) peti
tion for executive clemency. . >
KMPLOYKU AND EMPLOYE.
What They Hnvc Douo nml What. They
, Wish to Oo. >
On no.\t Monday evening there will bo a
mooting of a commlttea on conference be
tween the Plumbing , Steam anil Gas Fitters'
association and tha Employers' ussbciationto ,
consider the question of hours , \wuges \ ,
nml the system of Apprentices.
As the last mentloncxl question stands
now , the apprentice is , , j source
of annoyance. Ho is of little -benefit to him
self and less to his employer. He will servo
a couple of years , run auuyund try to get
woi k in some other place 'but nobody wants
him at the wages he thinks he is worth. Five
years is the period of apprenticeship usually
required in the plumbing and three years for
steam and pas tilting. It is not customary
for ono individual to worlc at or learn these
three because it is claimed ho cannot bo per
fect in any ono of them. The plumbers and
steam and gas litters hero , all of whom be
long to the same union , think of regulating
apprentices of ono to every four journeymen.
Tliis is n decided move over that of the
plumbers in New Yorlt who refused assist
ants of nil kinds into the business and who
lost about * i0XX : , ( ) by thd lAiui * On thu quer-
tion of wugcH , the figures" wjijeli * will prob
ably be asked by the members Of the union
Will bo for plumbers $4 and for stwini and
gas titters J3 per day. 'Nine hours will bo
considered u day's work except on Saturday ,
when eight hours will bo Insisted upon. The
association now claims ubout 115 active
members.
The PrcsM Entertainment.
On next Monday night the first unnu'll
benefit of the t Omaha press club will take
place in Boyd's opera house when' the fol
lowing excellent programme will bo ren
dered :
rillST I'lUT MIXSTUKI.S.
Tambourine. Interlocutor. Bones
Mr.-Goodall. W. C. Gregory. Mr. Tanner
Mr. Painter. .Mr.iWutson
Mr. Doty. Mr. Gaollenbeclc
Soloists Riggs , Jacobson. Pennell , WHkins
End songs. ' . . , , TanuoFand Goodall
Leaaerof orcnestrr. . . .Prof. Butler
SECOND I'AKTV
Quintet s.Tho Madrigal Club
Solo Baritone , Prof. U. B. Young
Solo Bass Revel Franco
Solo Contralto Miss Pcnncll
Mandolin Quintet club.Spanish Students
THIRD I'AUT. ,
A localizcdTjurlesquo written especially for
the occasion by W. R. Goodall entitled "The
New Adonis. "
Adonis , with Imitations W. R. Goodall
Village beauty Mr. J. M. Tanner
Sculptress , , Mr. Charles Ott
The Murky Mr. Enders
Duchess Mr. Andres
four little duchesses..T. . . ,
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. .Watson , Gaelleiibcck , Pojntqr , Doty
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FINAI.K. l 'i" ,
Grand spectacular introduction of the
Omaha Contingent ballet.i
There is every indication that Boyd's opera
house will contain the largest and fashion
able audience that IniH.assembled there dur
ing the season. Rehearsals have been fre
quent during three months past and everyone
ono taking part is thoroughly'familiar with
their lines. Reserved scats oun bo had at the
box ofllco on Saturday and Monday next free
of extra charge.
Streets and AVnlks.
Since the work of street cleaning began
Mayor Broatch lias lmd-Sldow/aW" Inspector
Allan keeping the time of the men employed
in the work by Fanning , & Slavon. Ho says
there are about seventy-four men' ' on the
roll , though but about half { hpf tiprnbcr are
employed. There urcf also nine" teams en
gaged. The force has been nt work for
abouteightdays and Is engaged on Sixteenth ,
Tenth and Cuming streets in some of which
places the mud Is six inches tdeep. Mr.
Allan says the work will bo finished in a
couple of days. " , *
The same official has orjcroda twelve-foot
sidewalk on the cast sldo of Thirteenth
street bctwoon Lcavcnwprth and 'the Union
Pacific road , besldo the vacant lot of the
packer Swift. Tim mud Is always deep there
and people are compelled to walk through it
or cross the street. This walk will "cjiablo
pedestrians to use both sides of the street.
Mr. Allan is going to taKe steps tn liavo the
sidewalks on Jours street between Thirteenth
and Tenth graded and widened to twelve
feet. The walks certainly require this , because -
cause ti largo part of them have disappeared
in kindling wood ,
Democrats in Club.
The democrats of the Second ward have
early entered the campaign and last night
held a meeting at the store of Kammorer &
Justos. It was decided to build n political
wigwam at 1010 Williams street , the size to
bo 22x40 feet , which , when completed , is to
bo christened Cleveland hall. Daniel O'Con
nell presided over theputhcrinp and George
V. Hines elected as secretary , filling the
vacancy caused by the removal from the
ward of Ed Brennan , who now resides in
Kountzo place. George Holmes was elected
llrst vice president , Charles Kaminercr
second vice president , John F. Murphy third
vice president and James Donnelly , sr. ,
treasurer. The next meeting of the club
will bo held at the same place next Monday
night.
The 1 ml Inn Won.
Last evening , the Daniel Webster debating
society of Cielghton college opened the Hrst
session of the year with a dobuteu > n the sub
ject "Which Jlus the Greater Cause for Com
plaint Because of the Ill-troatmo'ct of His
White Brethren , the Indian or the Negro } "
The sides were led by Thomas Lynum and
John Walkln , respectively. They were as
sisted by H. Murray. T. Hartnell and M.
McGnovy. The discussion was warm and
Interesting , nml resulted In favor of the
sympathizers with the ) Indian. The oftlccrs
of the association for the ensuing season are :
Rov. James O'Mcara , S. J. , president ; I' .
Burke , vice president ; E. Noon , secretary ;
Joseph McCarvillc , treasurer ; J. Callun
KInsler , John McCurvillo and John Brannan ,
standing committee ; H. Murray and M.
O'Connor , censors.
After the Thumpers ;
Tommy Miller , the well-known feather
weight , was run in yesterday on a charge of
vagrancy , just us ho wus about to take his
departure for St. Paul. Hols out on bond
and will bo tried to-day. Jimmy Lind
say , another pugillstlcnlly Inclined young
man , was run in the day before ou a like
charge ,
AGA1X8T THE BONDS.
The Consnincrii llcfuno to 'OrUcr the
Ynnktotit-llonil Election.
All the county commissioners wcro present
when the roll v as called yesterday afternoon ,
and all the taxpayers who objected to the
bonus for the Omaha & Yankton railroad
were on hand to see that their inallcnn'blo
rights wcro not voted away. Among tlibtn
wcro Pat Ford , Dttt McArd.lo , J. J. Galllgan ,
Joseph Hartley , Georgo' Barker , James
Crelghton , Thomas Bruncr , Thomas Swiff ,
Charles Fanning , George Smith , ex-county
surveyor ; Arthur Brlggs , Henry Gibson and
Owen Slnvent ? So as not to keep them wait
ing , routine business was rushed through
with all due haste , and under the head of
communications Treasurer Bollcn Informed
the board that $337.20 was necessary to redeem
lots 1 and 2 , block 230 , in the city of Omaha ,
and that of this amount the city Ahould pay
$5iy.u ( for taxes and interest. He also ac
knowledged receipt of the tax levy of school
district No. 10 , In the village of Elkhorn , but
claimed that thu levy on real property wus 10
mills , and on personalty 15 mills. Under the
Circumstance ho wished to know which was
correct , and was re-ferrcd to the judicial
committee. E. V.an Tuyl also wrote the com
missioners on bcliulf of the B. & M. , asking
for a rebate of M0.87 taxes overpaid , mid he ,
too , was handed to the "Judicial. "
James J , Casey , Justice of the peace , is
tired or ofllcc , nud handed in his resignation ,
asking at thu same time that Elwood A.
Shaw bo apiwlntcd his successor. Ills re
quest , was backed up by a petition from the
residents of the precinct , and it , too , was
referred to the judicial committee.
The estimate of R. R. Steward for $4fi7. <
for grading Missouri nvenuowas allowed ,
and will bo paid from the road fund.
Referring to the proj oscd Issue of
$50,000 bonds for grading , County. At
torney Simeral cited a number of
cases from the olMelnl law reports , and In
formed the commissioners that "No power
having been given to the county to vote bonds
for the purpose of grading , it has no right to
elo s-o. "
This finished the routine business , and the
spectators moved uneasily until Commission
ers Mount , Anderson and Turner were ready
to hand in their report on the question of issuing -
suing $300,000 bonds to thu Omaha & Yank-
ton railroad. It came at lust and read as fol
lows :
"Your committee on Judiciary to whom was
referred the proposition of the Omaha-Yank-
ton & Northwestern railway , asking the
board to submit to the legnl voters of Doug-
Ins county the following proposition , 'Shall
the bonds of the county of Douglas , state of
Nebnnftn , to the amount of 300,000 bo issued
to aid In the construction of the Omaha ,
Yimkton & Northwestern railroad i' oncer-
tain conditions , would respectfully report
that the proposition of the said Omaha ,
Yankton & Northwestern railroad bo not ac
cepted , fijr the reason that in the opinion
of your committco said proportion does
not guard the interests of the taxpayers of
Douglas county. " ,
This settled it , and thu audience found the
shortest way to the open air Where they
could breathe more freely and nil speak at
once without creating any dlstuibancc.
"Why did they refuse to endorse the prop
osition < " asked the Bci : reporter of a com
missioner.
"To protect the tnx'pa.vcrs. " was the pn-
swcr , "If the company submits n pi opevly.
di awn up memorial wo will consldei it. Wo
want them to guarantee a new right of way
through the city , we want them to build a
track of their own mid not make use of any
other company's rails after they get the
money. " _
SOUTH OMAHA. NEAVH.
Frank Aldrldgo brought n load of hogs in.
L. Carlson , of tMciul , brought In a load of
cattle.
R. F. Wllliams'is in from Bancroft with n
load of cattle.
E. W. Vun'Donm is down from Zcvcn with
two cars of hogs.
Henry Truclson , of Millard , had a car of
hogs on the market
P. M. Colby Isnin the market from Brnd-
shuw with u car tit hogs.
J. E. Ferrington'wu * on the market with'a'
car of cuttle from Lyons.
Judge Reuther has been heard from and is
combining business with pleasure on1 his trip
cast.
cast.The
The case of J. Q. Adams against Van
Franz for wages duo was again continued oy
Justice Levy.
Sergeant Al. Sigwart , of the Omaha force ,
was in town endeavoring to ilnd some wit
nesses in an old time murder caso.
Culver & Sons brought in three cars of
hogs from Clay Centre , and both S. and J. N.
came in with them. They caught top prices.
Cinders instead of plank crossings seem to
bo most desiruble , but in some cussc * . like
the approaches to the postolllce , both are
needed.
"I don't mind the
now pollco rules so
much , " said a member of the force yesterday ,
"but I would like to get paid tinder the old
lules llrst.
Another horse almost disappeared in the
mud on N street yesterday. Ho was dug
out , and a danger signal will murk the spot
till dry weather.
The suit of Mrs. Ora Cunningham against
the citv has been called for March 1(1 ( , and the
council might as well bear that mind in mak
ing up the estimates for ' 8S-9.
Contractor Hnnon is again preparing for
the summer's grading. He is bringing down
his teams from Fremont and on March 1 will
lenew his attacks on N street.
A witness was subpccnaoj to appear at " 1
o'clock in the forenoon" in a recent suit , and
because he didn't there is an apj cnl to the
district court. At least that Is ono ground of
thu appeal.
The spi ing boom is on hand and n sixty
foot lot on Twenty-fourth between L rnd M
streets , that wus bought for $1,000 two
months ago , has been sub-divided , ana forty
tect of it sold for $2,400.
Exchange hotel guests yesterday were : S. ,
Culver , Clav Center. Neb. ; R. F. Williams ,
Bancroft , Neb. ; C. F. Way , Ord. Neb. ; Goo.
Shiff , Clay Center , Neb. ; Win. Conloy , Mar
shall , Mich. : A. G.Hvuns , Hampton , Neb. ;
T. R. Ross. Stromsburg , Neb. ; Henry Prlch-
ard , Demoinc.
Friends of G. G. George , who until recently
was a boarder at the Deluionico hotel , nro
somewhat anxious to hear from him. Ho dis
appeared a day or two ago , and has not since
been heard from , although the proprietors of
the house have made every effort to find him.
As ho had always been known to lead n reg
ular life it is fciired that ho is suffering from
mental depression , and , us usual , there nro
some that say there's a woman in the case.
Policemen want to know why they are not
paid out of the $1,200 or.l,500 reported on
hand by Treasurer Hunt last Monday. The
finance eommittco say its because they have
to cash the warrants issued to the policemen
and sold by them weeks ago. Iu the mean
time the men have not been paid slnco Janu
ary 1 , and as landlords and grocers uro kick
ing , there is u prospect that the committco on
"destitution" will hiivo to look after seven or
eight additional families.
Clcnrithc Hldcwalks.
Chief Seuvey intends to see that the side
walk ordinance is strictly observed hereafter ,
and yesterday all his ofllrers were busy
serving notices on shopkeepers and mer
chants who huva been in the habit of ob
structing the sidewalks with barrels , boxes ,
projecting signs , etc. Another nuisance the
chief has concluded to ) abate is the peanut
stands that adorn many of the sidewalks in
violation of the law and to the detriment of
free pcdcstnanitm.
Grading , Paving and Sewering.
According to City Engineer Tillson there
will bo very little or no grading done In
Omaha during the your 18SS. The reason is
that there is no , moijoy in the general fund
that can bo used for that puri > oso. Mr. Till
son thinks that more paving will bo done in
Ib-VS than during any previous year provid
ing the people vote to Issue the $100,000 bonds
asked for nt the election on March 20. The
sewer fund is in excellent shape , and a largo
addition will b3 made to that system.
A Peremptory Demand.
Dr. J. T. Armstrong , superintendent of the
Nebraska Institute for fecblo minded youth
at Beatrice , does not seem to like the way in
which Douglas county pays Its bills. Dr.
Armstrong has written a letter to the county
clerk stating that if the bill sent to the com
missioners on February 0 for the board of
three paupers sent from ( his county Is not
paid by February 25 ho will return them to
Douglas county. The bill amounts to $55,83 ,
1 Ho Uroko n Kronen- ) . -
Charles Moss , a horse dealer , was arrested
yesterday charged with cruelty to ani
mals. It Is alleged that Moss bent n balky
bronco Wednesday In n way that will cause
the animal's death. Ho whipped until it-
laid down , and then ho hitched a chain to it
and dragged it about the jot with n team
until It was In n horrible condition. This Is
Officer Cunin's story. Mr. Moss , however ,
says that the animal Is not hurt In the least ,
that ho Is nu old trainer , and ho was only
putting Into execution some of his treaties
for curing n balking pony.
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In competition wltn the multitude of low cost.
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tliDpurdiuMT our written Kunrantuu tn refund ta
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