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TitK Intor-Btnto commerce commission
has decided that colored unssongord are
entitled to travel in such style as thcii
tickets permit. Southern railroads
however , will continue to take palace
car faro for smoking ear accommodations
as
THAT wheat deal in San Frnnoiscx
about a year ago has proved flisastrou ;
to Mr. Flood , it is said. Ho rccontlj
throw all his stocks on the market ant
Muckuy bought them uj ) at his owi
price. The old Bonanza king now fear :
that his last days will bo pussed in at
almshouso.
IT is averred that the sugar trus' '
which was only organized last Novotn
ber , is already paying a profit of 34 poi
cent on the actual capital invested. The
trust should remember that before nov
greed has overreached itself , as in the
case of the gentleman who could no
content himself with one golden egg a
a time.
IF little Josef Hoffman's genius ii
commensurate with the amount of frc <
advertising ho is receiving it must b <
great indeed. Ho has been examinee
by some of Now York's best doctors
who have begun a dispute as to whethci
ho has been overworked or not. Mr
Abbey , his manager , has begun a &ui
gainst his father , the * reporters an
trying to penetrates his seclusion nn <
altogether lie tills n largo spuco in tin
nation's consciousness.
THE Cherokee nation has been al
roost overrun with intruders claiinin ;
Indian blood , but whom the blue
blooded Chorokcos would not recognize
The question as tT > what should be doni
with these interlopers has long been ii
disputes , but the matter has now bcoi
settled by Commissioner Atkins. Hi
* , decides that the Nation has a right ti
' recognize who are lawful citizens , Thi
i would -bo citizens are decidedly oppose *
'r , to this ruling. Many of them are oil
' . settlers and have accumulated mucl
property , bu t they will now bo nsked't
leave the territory within ninety days.
SPKAKEII CARLISLE was heartil ;
i commended when a few weeks ago h
I ordered the special telegraph wires t
bo removed from the lobby of the hous
of representatives , whore they were being
ing used by members and the public to
stock gambling. The speaker , however
over , is not firm oven when ho has al
the right on his side. The complaint
of some congressmen that the romova
of the wires caused them inconvjjnienc
induced Mr. Carlisle to modify th
order. As a result matters are gottin ;
back into the former objectionabl
shape , and the lobby again presents
daily scone that scandalizes congress
Thus far the lower branch of that bed ,
has done nothing to deserve the respec
and conlldenco of the people.
TnK case of tbo wonderful boy pianist
L' Josef Hodman , wlio hag boon withdraw !
I from public exhibition on tbo ndvico o
it , hla physician , recalls the nail story o
f Jamlo Speight , the astonishing violin
; ' 1st , who as ' 'Young Amoricus" mudo
% causation some yours ngo. His fatho
> ' " kept him on the stugo ngiiinst the acl
vice of frionils nnd the protests o
Btrnngors , until ono night the over
I worked and overstrained litllo folloi
| t died in his bed. The Inst words ho wn
heard to say were : "O God , make rooi :
fv for a tired child up in heaven ! " Littl
r Josef Hoffman has said that ho is wor
| - out , and it la to bo hoped ho will bo poi
| mittod to get the rest ho needs , Kcithc
* . grasping parents nor n greedy manngo
T ebould bo allowed to profit at the ox
| * ponso of a young life which if .proper !
, < cared for may become of great value t
| the world of mublo.
? ' AMKUICAXS have so long boasted eve
the public school system of this countr
that wo have unconsciously como to re
gurd it IXB the best in oxistonco. It wti
therefore totnothing of a surprise to th
K National Educational Association i
$ Washington when President Elliott , t
Harvard university , recently read
paper before that body showing tlm
it is endly defective and below that \
Franco nnd Germany , llo very justl
, censured our books of instruction. The
nro IHlcd with cumbersome rules whic
consume the onorglcs of the youthfi
mind wliilo trying to master thorn. Th
I trouble with innnv of the institutions t
this country is that while they wor
good for the times which piivotlict
birth , they liavo not been changed wit
" the chungjntr conditions' ot existence
'Our pabllo school ayctoin is m'uch ' i
u 'need of radical reform in many c'ssoii
3 * Hal particular .
Western Securities.
1'horo seems to bd'n concerted moves *
pent on the part of tbo seaboard press
to prevent the further Investment of
uaitcni money in western realty. The
fact that speculators have abandoned
Wall Btrcot during the past two years
nnd placed their tnonoy in western
really has caused the stock exchange to
rite in indignant protest against what
they call the town lot cra/o in the west.
The organs ofVnll street arc now busily
engaged in denouncing ns bunco-
stcercrs thp men who point out the
financial advantages resulting from
careful and lugitimato investments in
city property west of the Missouri river.
Kvory statibtlc which can bo distorted
to the disadvantage of the west IH
paraded in double-leaded characters for
the purpose of preventing a further out
flow of money from Now York for west
ern investment. The local columns are
filled with interviews with bogus trav
elers who denounce ns a mushroom
growth the advance of the country west
of the Missouri , and the editorial
columns bolster up their correspondents.
lint for all this , shrewd and wealthy
capitalIbfs , who have reaped a rich
harvest as the result of their personal
inspection of western real estate , de
cline to take the second-hand opinions
of the purchased writers of the eastern
press. Their bank accounts , increased
handsomely by a conservative invest
ment of loanable funds , give the lie to
the llgures of the newspapers. The pros
perous condition of the line of great
cities extending from north nnd south
nlong the Missouri are standing com
mentaries on the falsity of the eastern
press. The annual reports of the loan
and trnst companies who have found
western investments , properly placed ,
the me > st profitable of all channels in
which their money , hns been invested ,
disapprove the assertions of the attor
neys of Wall street. Tlio annual re
views of carefully collated statistics pub
lished by cities of ono hundred thous
and and upwards show conclusively the
fcolid and substantial foundation upon
which the rise in real estate throughout
the western country'has been based. A
rapidly Increasing wholesale trade , o
phenominal growing industrial pros
perity , n tributary country settling up
with active and industrious farmers and
merchants drawing their supplies from
the great distributing polntsof the west ,
millions of dollars of homo money in
vested in substantial and permanent
building improvements , all combine tc
give the ho to the cry ol mushroom
growth which is so persistently foistcel
upon the people of the east from the
paid organs of Wall street.
That there Has boon speculation in
western realty no ono can deny. Specu
lation is an American characteristic
and is found wherever opportunities foi
money getting present themselves. II
is present in the most conservative ol
.manufacturing interests. It is found in
the manipulation of the stocks of the
most substantial corporations , but the
fact that speculation is present docs nol
invalidate in thcso cases the sound op
portunities for investment which gooel
properties in cither manufacturing 01
railroading afford. A wise business
man who brings to the purchase ol
realty or to the loaning of money upor
real estate security the same method.
which he would adopt in his own count
ing room hns no reason to fear that he
will bo made the victim of "town lol
bunco steorors. " Personal invcstiga
tion , the exercise of common judg *
mentr based upon ob.servntior
and the information derived fron
others should be the prerequisites in rca
estate investments just as they are ir
the conduct of other kinds of business
The great cities of the west , in whlcl
Omaha includes herself , court the full
est and the most comprehensive invea
tigation of their status. The value o
reality in these great and growing com
munities of the west is based upon con
ditions which in every other city in th <
country and in the world has made
properly selected real estate the mos
favorable and the most profitable chan
nel for investment for capital. It is be
cause the crimes of Wall street hav <
driven from the stock exchange all con
servntivc business men that these
sharks and jobbers are now raising th <
cry that the reason why money ue
longer flows into the coffers of tin
brokers is that western town lo
bunco steercrs are deceiving and swind
ling the honest nnd conservative invest
ors of the cast.
Convict Immigration.
Governor Ames of Massachusetts i
few days ago sent to the legislature o
that state a message calling attontloi
to thes alleged practice of bonding crimi
mils to this country from Great Britain
and suggesting that congress bo askci
to take action in the matter. The governor
ornor states that there seems adundatf
evidence that persons uro released fron
the penal and reformatory institution !
of Great Britain on the condition tha
they go at once to the United States o ;
Cannela , and it is believed that many o
those of this class who go to Canadi
soon cross the line to this country
Very few of those people como to America
ica with a view to reformation , bu
'
to continue the pursuit of thoii
criminal , career , nnd sooner or latei
'nearly ' all of thorn find thoi :
way into our jails and penitentiaries
The most experienced and desperate
criminals in this country como fron
abroad , and most largely from England
The English burglar , of whom "Bil
Sykes" is the typo , is the most darinj
and reckless of IUH class , und the Eng
lish pickpocket the most export umon (
his order of criminals.
The information upon which Gov
ernor Amen based his message was sub
mitted by t"ho stnto board of lunacy am
charity. It appears that early in tin
present month there arrived in Ncv
York and wont thoncrt to Boston ui
English burglar \vho hud boon rolcasoi
from prison in Knglaml lyiel assisted ti
this country. This man stated tha
previous to his ruleaso the governor o
the prison had naked him to accop
transportation to this country , aw
through the agency of a society in Man
Chester , England , organized to socun
the transportation of convicts ti
America , his fi\rc .was paid to Boston
Ho. was accompanied to the steamer b ;
an agent-of the'sooiety'Who provide !
-L . , if. v . . / * . . , - _ „ . , . , , i V
him with sufflclcnt means to reach rela
tives living at Hblyoko , Mass. The
board.cited other cases ot assisted crimi
nals which had ctimc to its knowledge.
The charge that the practice prevails
in Great Britain of doporting.crlminnls
to this country is not now made for the
llrst time , but for eomo reason or other
it has not received the attention which
so grave a matter demands. It is to bo
supposed that slnco the governor of a
state , acting upon the olllcial informa
tion of n responsible board , has thought
so seriously of the matter as to present
it to the legislature nnd suggest that
congress bo momoriallxoel to take recog
nizance of it , Homothing will bo done.
There is a law , pet-haws sufficiently
stringent in its terras , intended tel
l < cop foreign criminals out ol
the United States , but it has been very
fully shown that it can bo eluded. It
may bo doubted whether it bo possibly
to frame n law that could not bo , unless
it were mndo as offensively inquisitorial
aa are the laws of most European coun
tries relating to persons entering and
traveling in those countries. Such n
law would very likely not bo approved
by popular sentiment in the United
States. But it docs scorn that the gov
ernment of the United States may very
properly , in the assertion of interna
tional right and comity , demand of the
English government that If the prac
tice anywhere exists within its
jurisdiction of releasing crimi
nals on the condition that they
go to this country , and assisting
them to como here , such practice shall
be abandoned and adequate safeguards
and penalties provided against it. Toleration
eration of such an abuse must aggra
vate it , and too little attention has thus
far been given the matter. It may not
bo wise to acrcpt in full faith the state
ment of criminals who have como here ,
but the way is open to trustworthy
official information. There is an
American consul , at Manchester whc
would probably have little difficulty in
learning whether there exists in thai
city a society organized to secure the
transportation of convicts to this coun
try , and it is within the functions of out
minister to ascertain whether the al
leged practice is carried on , and if so U
what extent.
Crime is rapidly increasing in the
United States , nnd statistics show thai
a very largo percentage of the criminal !
arc of foreign birth men ana women
who have boon trained to crime before
they came to our shores. They are the
most daring and desperate violators o :
law and the educators of criminals
drawn from the ranks of Amorican-borr
youth. The existing law is not suf
llcient to keep them out and some more
effective measure must bo provided
Perhaps the governor and legislature o
Massachusetts may bo able to induce
congress to give this matter the serioui
und prompt attention it merits.
A Question of Names.
Mr. David Dudley Field , uninfluencei
by the ingenious argument of the fail
Juliet that there is nothing in a name
thinks BO' seriously of the importance
tanco of giving the prospective nov
states appropriate names , differentffon
those which designate the territories
that he , a fnw days ago , aeldressci
the house committee on territories 01
the subject. Ho especially objected t <
the rcten tion of Washington nnd Nev
Mexico as state names. . Of the formo
he said that to have a state of Wash
ington would bo to invite tromondou ;
confusion in our letters , ns there are i
great many counties und postofficcs o
that designation in the country. As t <
Now Mexico ho remarked that it is no
a name at all , "but only the designatioi
of an unnamed fragment. " Ho sug
gested that "Montozuma" would bo i
majestic name for a state , though then
wore several others that would be appropriate
propriato , as "Monzaua , " "Guadaloupo1
and ' 'Christabal. " For Washington hi
would substitute "Tacoraa " "
, "Yakima,1
"Walula. " He
or protested agains
North Dakota and South' Dakota , ant
thought it would bo worth while ti
keep the territory out of the union unti
it could adopt some exclusive name , a
Yankton or Pombina , or both.
The committee appears to have booi
impressoel with the views of Mr. Field
for in the bill agreed upon uuthorizinf
conventions in the territories to tuki
the preliminary steps for statehood i
is providhd that the people o
Washington territory anel of Nov
Mexico shall vote on the questioi
whether the names of the prospectivi
states shall bo respectively "Tacoma' '
and "Montozuma. " Very likely then
will bo none to disagree with the viov
of Mr. Field that the question of tin
name of a new state is not merely o
local importance , but that the wholi
pcoplo have rights in the mattor-
"rights of postal convenience am
rcsthotlc rights" though wo shouli
say the former was entitled to vor ;
much more consideration than tin
lattor. This country is unquostionabl ;
rich enough in native names , at onci
euphonious nnd appropriate , not to hi
compelled to depend on commonplace
designations for our states o
cities. But while it is de
sirublo to draw upon these the neccs
sity of a reasonable degree of simplicity
in the names adopted , so that they cai
bo easily memorized by all who road am
write , must not bo lost sight of. On thl
score there can bo.no objection to "Ta
coma , " while there would bo to tin
other names suggested by Mr. Field a
substitutes for Washington , nn <
"Montozuma" would
although prcson
no difficulty to educated pcoplo , then
are a great many who would never bi
able to mentally grasp it as a whole
while "Guadaloupo" or "Christabiil1
would bo beyond the intellectual roacl
of u largo majority. .Such names as Nebraska
braska and Omaha , for example , quickl ;
become familiar to oven the juvon
lie mind , nnd there is n vor ;
largo proportion of the people who as ti
n mutter of this kind do nat grow. I
would not do to wholly ignore such a
unworthy of consideration. Lot then
bo given all reasonable regard to th (
esthetic side of this question of names
but with due reference to the "rights o
postal convenience" and' the'lntollectua
limitations of. u very largo part' of th <
population , ' , ' .
Change i tin Commencement ; Excrclfcc ,
A 'sensible petition was eont to the
boardof oflucatio .byr-lnembors of this
year's high Bclutol drnilunUng class ,
The petition nskcet tjitjt the graduating
exercises , which tajto filncoin the lattoi
part of Juno , bo changed from the man
ner now in voguo. llt'hnsbcon a time-
honored custom , ami ifi fact ono of the
requirements for receiving u diploma ,
that graduates deliver nn oration ot
read an original essay on commence
ment day. *
This practice has been strictly nil-
horcd to up to the present tlmo. The
young men nnd ybung women who have
boon graduated from the high school
have all passed through this ordeal ,
When the high school attendance was
small , and the graduating class num
bered only a dozen members , exorcises
of this character were not so much out
of place. But nt present , when the
number of graduates aggregates a score
or moro , nnd when the coursesof instruc
tion are so varied , an exhibition ol
oratory for commencement exercises IE
nt best n meaningless dress parade. In
the first place , nobody is deluded intc
the belief that commencement exorcises
afford a fair index of the graduate's fout
years' school work , Yet everything is
done to hoelgo commencement day with
a halo of glory for the graduates. With
superficial mental training n duncomay
with oratorical dash win the applause
that ought to go to the moro meritor
ious but modest student. Again , the sub
ject matter of the essays is cither pil
fered bodily from magazines n'nel cyclopedias
pedias or inspired by accommodating
instructors. The saddest commentarj
on superficial education ia nn essay read
l > y a sixteen-year-old graduate on
subjects which are beyond pos
sible comprehension of an inv
mature mind. This is nothing
moro nor less than playing parrot
Such graduating efforts are a sham anil
n snare. The main purpose of cduca
tion is to teach young men nnd young
women to think und form opinions foi
themselves.
It is high time that stagey commence
mcnt .exorcises wore discarded anel su
porccdcd by something moro stimulat
ing to irood scholarship. If the boare
of education thinks it necessary thai
commencement exhibitions should be
kept up , let the exercises bo such as t <
roilcct the real work and mental grasj
of the graduates.
It is only by falling in with the pro
grcssivo ideas of education that the
board can raise the standard of scholar
ship in our schools' , and so do away will
shams and show , f
POLITICAL JOINTS.
General Sheridan sqys the talk of his pros
identlal prospects has even lost its beauty a
a } eke for him.
The old-time gossip ab'onV Governor 13eav
cr's having a presidential bco lu his botiuc
has been revived. $ j
Tlio republican stnto committees of Ten
uesseo and Mississippi are reported to be ii
favor of Sherman for president.
Some of the New , tYork republicans nri
trying to slart a Hiscock boom. It Is no
necessary to say that Iliscock Is willing to bt
boomed.
"A good platform for tbo republicans a
this time would bo a moderate und Judiciou
reduction ot the tariff , and stiff civil scrvici
reform ideas , " says the Boston Transcript.
The Keokuk ( Iowa ) Gate City ( Rep.
thinks "the race between Allison and Sheri
dan , with Grcsham a good third and likely t ,
come in by a dash at the end and win thi
race.
In his sleeve Mr. Cleveland says : "Whi
cares what I wrote about a constitutions
amendment prohibiting a second prcsidcntia
term ) The amendment has neb bcoi
adopted. "
Indiana has some very sound prcsidcntia
timber. Walter Q. Gresham aud Bcnjamii
Harrison are In the front rank , and ono o
them may como in handy when the convou
tion meets.
It is not probable that the Massachusctt
republicans will depart from their custom o
giving the governor three terms providing
they can elect him. Governor Ames will b
renominuted.
Wild geese have put in an appearance fo
the first time this season at Jefferson City
A large number of Missouri politicians arc
engaged just now in. chasing around tha
kind of game.
Mr. Blaine has a lively knowledge of th
difference between "will" and "shall.1
This was shown when ho said , "my nam
will not bo presented , " instead of "shall nebo
bo presented. "
Governor Hill of Now York-is being criti
cised for spending IbOO of public money for i
now piano for the executive mansion at Al
bany. The opinion seems to bo that In
would have been wiser had ho bought an or
gan.
gan.Senator
Senator John P. Jones , of Nevada , is un
derstood to bo the controlling spirit of Gen
cral Sheridan's presidential boom. It i
claimed that a literary bureau la Mr. Sheri
dan's interest is in operation , conducted by i
former member of his staff.
John Sherman is credited with making tin
best time on record in answering a question
It was done inside of one second in the fpl
lowing form : Interviewer Are you think
ing of writing n latter of declaration , scna
tor ! Sherman No , not at all.
The Burlington ( la.'Hawkoyo ) ' ( rop. ) , con
eludes that "tho Impression predominate
that Mr. Blaine meant what ho said , " am
adds : "Thoro is also apparent a feeling tha
the prospects for harmony in the party hav
been much Improved by his1 letter , which o
itself is enough to Justify acquiescence ii
Mr. Hlaluo's Decision.1.
Governor Hill's attitude In reference to th
presidential nomination , 39-developed by hi
cautious department at the Brooklyn gathci
ing of democrats , Is one of masterly iuaetiv
its , as McClellan used to' put it. Ho is no
exactly In the field against' | Cleveland , but i
near enough the fence io Jump over and tak
a hand in the scrimmage , provided ho scos i
favorable opening. "
The Malno republican papers generally en
doi-bo the votes against , the Blair bill of th
Malno republican senators The Portlam
Advertiser says : "Last year the sonat
passed tbo Blair educational bill by twentj
five majority. This year the majority Is ten
Next year it will bo nothing. " The Portlam
Press says : "Senator Blair must Ija con
vlnced by this time that what his pot scheui
has most to fear Is examination.
Any Way to Oet Thero.
fi'ew Yoilt IllirW.
It begins to look ns though Dakota , Motl
taua , Washington aud Now Mexico woul
ride ( nto the union on an omnibus instead o
an old-fashioned stage coach.
Would Bankrupt' Hie Country.
Sf. Isiuli Itepubtban.
Mr. HunUngton and ' Mr , . Adams shouli
ploasO 'let , congress know hov/ much th
people of the United States ewe their corpo
rations without unnecessary dejay.
Exceptions to All Rule * .
It has been said that "the receiver Is as
bad ns the thief. " There are exceptions to
this sweeping assertion. A railroad receiver
may bo a very good sort ot fellow , ami ono
willing to glvo the earnings of the road to
the directors Instead of wasting them ou
stockholders.
It Would Test Ills Skill.
The pupils of the Boston cooking school
have been learning how to make sardlno
sandwiches. This Is well ; but the composi
tion of the railroad ham sandwich Is
believed to bo a mystery which cnn only bo
revealed by some practical Iron founder.
Glad of Any Ucfuge.
Uoiton Tmrwrljif.
Sceptical California papers are publishing
a story about a man In Los Angeles who re
ceived n sentence of fifteen years iu the
state prison with many manifestations of
pleasure. Ho explained to the astonished
court that ho was glad to bo sent to a place
whore ho wouldn't bo talked to death about
the land boom.
A Menu Administration.
A'eip 1'ork Tribune.
A republican officeholder cant make him
self solid with this administration no matter
how hard ho tries. A republican postmaster
was recently displaced by n democratic post
mistress. The ex-postmaster felt that ho
hadn't been treated fairly , ns there was no
charges against him , except that ho was a re
publican. And lu order to get the best of the
administration1 he married the postmistress.
But the scheme didn't work , as they were
both promptly bounced.
His ItcllKion.
llostnn GluJie.
Slio goes to church , the pious pet , ]
To hear the parson preach ;
I go to drink these lessons in
No mortal man may teach.
She goes to church the guileless girl
To pour her soul in prayer ;
And BO do 1 , but If she knew
For what , oh , would she carol
Wo kneel together and I pray
She may bo mine. And then
Falls from her lips , like prophecy ,
A low , half hushed "Amen I"
I doubt mo of idolatry
I have a little taint ,
Since in tlio rubric of my heart
She's cannonicd a saint.
I find my sermon in her smile ,
In her sweet voice my psalm ;
Her very presence In the place
Breathes a celestial balm.
To piety like mlno , mayhap ,
The parson might demur :
For while she goes to worship God
I go to worship her.
To mo she stands for all that's bright
And best , below , above ,
My heart is but a shrine for her ,
And my religion Love.
I worship her , and shall for aye.
Whether I die or live ;
And Ho who made her what she Is
That worship will forgive.
Ho is no tyrant envious ,
Cruel nnd cold and grim ;
Blest be His holy name , He knows
lu her I worship Him.
THEY PANGED.
An Effort to Stop Mrs. Magranc's Party
Proven a Failure.
Last night at Mrs. Magrane's dancing
school there was other muslo besides that In ,
tended for the dancers , and though there
was for a short time a regular war of words
the little woman carried her point. It appears
that she had rented the Metropolitan hall fet
every Saturday evening during the season
for her dancing school. She generally ends
her dauccs between 10:30 and 11:00 p. m. , but
a week ago last night to accommodate the
management who wished to rent the hall to
other parties from the hour of 10 , she closed
her school at that hour. Las even ing while
her school was in progress she was handed a
note trom Dave Kaufman , the manager of
the hall , notifying her that the hall had been
rented to the Metropolitan club after 10
o'clock , and that she must vacate at that
time. Mrs. Megrane sent back word
that she herself had the hall
for the whole evening and she did
not propose to vacate it until ber usual time.
This defiant note brought up Julius Meyer ,
who informed Mrs. Magrano if she and her
class were not out of the room by five
minutes after 10 he would turn the gas out
and leave them in darkness. The young
gentlemen present did not approve of the
manner in which their teacher was being
talked to and they rallied to the rescue. As
they grew earnest in manner Julius beat a
hasty retreat , and returned shortly with Max
and Montz Meyer. Their talk also had no
effect upon Mrs.Magrano , and according to
his threat Julius turned off the gas. How
ever ho could only find the stop cock for the
central Jets nnd extinguished thcso. The
Jets on the wall still burned as brightly as
ever and the dancingcontlnucdunremittingly
until 10:30. : Sometime during the course of
the squabble Max Meyer lost a valuable
diamond from ono of his shirt studs.
SHUN 8IEGFUIED.
A Newspaper Man Has Damaging
'
Proofs AKU'IIISI Him.
H. S. Reed , business manager of the West
ern Resources , printed at Lincoln , with grip
sack , is at the Millard , boiling over with in
dignation iu consequence of the manner in
which ho and his paper have been treated by
one C. A. Siegfried , of late in the employ of
the Western Resources in drumming up
"ads" for its columns. Mr. Reed hurried
thither from Lincoln in response to a telephone -
phone dispatch from the Canfiold house that
they had drawn a draft on the newspaper
firm for $10 worth of meals and sleepiug , all
of which was enjoyed by Siegfried. Mr.
Reed , upon receipt of these tidings , and being
'
anxious to commune with' Siegfried upon
some previous "mistakes of his life , " namely ,
beating hotels nt Norfolk , Nebraska City ,
Lincoln and other cities in the state while In
the employ of Mr. Halo , the agent of the
Mutual L.ifo Insurance company and the
Resources , und securing money under false
pretenses at Lincoln , uud with a view in con
sequence of these disclosures of dis
posing Siegfried of his credentials
ns unfit to further represent the Resources ,
came on to Omaha and arrived hero Friday.
UIKHI personal investigation Mr. Reed says
ho discovered that Siegfried had also worked
the Merchant's hotel on the strength of the
Resources , and had also collected $4 from
Siovors , tiie seed man , for an "ad" which he
had not sent to the oQIco.
Accidentally Mr. Rood mot Siegfried in
the Millard Friday night , and ho made as
excuse for his shortcomings that he had been
drunk nnd promised to make full amends for
his conduct Saturday morning. Upon these
promises Siegfried was allowed to depart , but
up to last night , bad not kept good his prom
ise , and Mr. llecd promises to give him an
airing through the Western Resources that
will put a stop to his impositions ou hotel
keepers and business men ,
PKX ALIJOATOnS.
Two CurlouH Souvenlra nf Cleveland' *
Trip in the South.
CIUW.ESTON , S. C. , Feb. 23. President
Cleveland nnd party arrived bore at 0:40 : thU
morning and were received by the mayor and
a committee of eight alderman and citizens ,
They drove through the principal streets
with n military escort. Upon the arrival ol
the train a salute of twunty-ono guns was
fired. At least 40,000 people were on the
streets during the pas ao of the partjt who
were received with choors. The party left
Charleston at 11:18. : The .President's train
wss loaded down with flowers , the baggage
c.ir being entirely filled with tloral offerings
and tropical fruits. Two l > et allicrators are a
part of the curiosities from Florida.
TARINGTHE TESTIMONY ,
Injunction Suit of the Boo Oompauy
Doforo the Court.
THE CITY HALL CONTRACT.
Story of HH Inucptjon Tlio
incntH AVIth the Ilonrtl of K lu-
cation Delays niul Poor
Work Kxposcel.
Ttio Injunction Butt.
Jiulpcs Wakolcy and Doano occupied the
bench yosturday forenoon when the licnrlug
ia the Huh Injunction suit against the tiutyor ,
school district nnd tha city council In reference
enceto the city hull building was called np.
Attorneys Stmcr.il lind HnU appeared for
the HEK company and Clt Kttornoy Web
ster , assisted by Councilman Hnscnll , rep
resented the city's ' interests. Several conn-
oilmen and hangers-on were in the nudlcnca
when Mr. Snneral arose and read the peti
tion of the plaintiff. Mr. Webster mndo n
reply that lasted until llftecn mlnntos after
13 o'clock , when court took n recess until 3
o'clock. At that hour it reconvened and
Charles Connoycr , ex-secretary of tlio board
of education , was the llrst witness called. Ho
test1 fled that ho was a member of tlio board
of education when the city hall contract was
made ; a committee consisting of CouucUmcn
Goodrich and Schroc-ilcr from the council
cameto him nnd said they wet o going to
build n city ha 11 and that they wanted 'tho
board of education to join them. The site
for the building was on the cornorof Furnnin
and Eighteenth streets. They showed plans
of the building , nindn by Mr. Myers. They
showed quarters for the boarel of education ,
After the bonds had been voted , tlio grading
was begun and when it was finished a bill of
$100 was scut to the board to bo paid , \\Uilcli
was paid. In the fall a proposition was sub
mitted to the voters to vote Wi.OOO in school
bonds for the building. At that tlmo $ UH ) of
this $ iol00 , ! had been paid. In the Juno fol
lowing wo put the tS5,000 , lu our estimates to
the city council. The basement was begun
in ISSli ; think Kegan Bros. were
the original builders. The board of
education paid fcW.OOi ) In that year into the
city treasury for work on the basement. The
money was paid to the city treasurer In pur
suance of the contracts with the city. The
cost of building in 1SS5 was loss than in 1SSO
and 1SST.
Cross-examined by Webster Mr. Myers
prosuntcd the plans at the preliminary meet
ing. The committee from the city council
nctcd as though they hurt authority to accept
them ; did not know that they had not been
accepted ; did not understand Unit a com
mittee fiom the boarel and ono from the
council was to accept thecontraut ; remember
making a contract in July , Ib3r > , whereby th < J
plans were to be accepted by committees ;
the plans were accepted and provisions made
for the rooms for tlio board before the con
tract was signed ; it was Mr. Myers , the com
mittee from the council and our committee
who selected the rooms from the plans ; the
committee made the agreement to accept
the rooms ; the Myers plans wore not before
the board when the committee de
cided upon the proposition to
vote $25,000 for the building : the Myers
plans were presented between the making of
the proposition and the signing of the con
tract ; Mr. Hose water , .to the best of my
knowledge , was not present when wo signed
the contract ; only Mr. Points and myself
were present.
The witness was shown the contract in ex
hibit "U , " and remembered then that Mr.
Uosowater was present.
Continuing Mr. Connoyer said : We turneel
the tto.OOO bonds for the building of the city
hall over to the city treasurer. The money
was to bo used for that purpose ; have no
personal knowledge that it was paid out by
him for that purpose ; am not a contractor or
builder.
Examined by Mr. Hall The committees
from the board , city council and Mr. Myers
were present when the quarters set apart in
the plans for the board were accepted.
St. A. D. Dulcombo testified : Am chair
man of the board of public works ; am cus
todian in tny capacity of the plans of the city
hall ; there has been moro than ono set of
plans furnished by Mr. Myers for the base-
inout and sub-basement.
The witness was asked if ho knew why
two sets of plans were submitted , to which
Mr. Webster objected , claiming that the rec
ords were necessary to show that. Judge
Doano overruled the objection.
Mr. Balcombe , continuing : I can only tell
from the records why two seta of plans were
prciwred.
Mr. Wcbstor again objected , nnd Mr. Sim-
oral said that ho proposed to show that the
work was being done by piecemeal.
Mr. Balcombe The second lot of plans
wore drawn and specifications made for
building the basement and sub-basoment , in
dependent of the super-structure ; these were
made in 188H ; the city had previous plans ;
can't toll why u separate contract was made
for tbo basement ; tbo first contract was lot
to Reagan Bros. , September 8 , ISsU ; I became -
came a member of the board Juno 1 ,
1837 ; the contract was let prior to
my entering the board ; on the
first day of Juno considerable work had been
done on the sub-basement , but very little on
the basement ; the records show when the
work was begun ; 'examined the work about
the first day of July , 18S7 ; the contract called
for the work to bo completed July 1 , of that
year ; it was not completed , and never has
been ; the board of public works annulled
the contract In November for non-compllanco
with the contract and its various stipula
tions ; I communicated the fact to the city
council ; the council overruled us , and sent
us olllcial notice that the Hcagan Bros , wore
reinstated and directed to go on with the
work to a finish ; this was December 10 , 1SS7 ;
Kcagan Bros , commenced work , and did a
small amount of worU on the stone work ;
they continued it for eight or ten days ; cold
weather drove them off , and then they went
to work again | the next step taken was by
the city council annulling the contract with
themjaprovlous to this annulling the Reagan
Bros , made demands for pay from the
board of public works ; Brcnnan & Co.
have never put In any claims to the
board of public works ; I have no personal
knowledge that they put in any claims to the
council ; Kcagan Bros , contract price was
fl8MO ( ; the board of public works in writing
'notified the council of the way the work was
being carried on ; it was based on the repoi t
of the architect , who inspected the work and
reported It to the board of public ! works.
The report of the architect and the pro
ceedings of the board of public works on tlio
sumo was submitted and accepted as evi
dence as to the conformity of the work with
the plans.
Mr. liulcotnbo , resuming. The board of
public works advertised for bids for work on
the superstructure ; the bids-wcio to include
work above the foundation or basements ;
the bids did not include heating. August 1U
the board awarded the contract to the lowest
bidders , Brcnnan & Co. ; wo sent our action
to the council and they overruled us. Bron-
nan's contract was for $ : i03r 40.15 ; the coun
cil ordered us then to rc-udvortiKo ; wo did
BO ; October 7 bids were again received and
rejected by the board : wo notified
the city council to that effect and
they told us to re-ad vcrtlso ; did
BO ; November 4 , again received biila ; and the
contract was awarded to Kevins & Co. for
fJ IV 0 < ) ; that included the entire super
structure ; the council ovcirulcd us again ;
don't know who J. I. Nichols was that made
a bid August 111 ; a check for $1,000 , , signed by
T. J. Brcnnan accompanied Nichol's bid ,
which was for $2 : ,7in ; I turned the check
ovur to Mr. Breiinan by order of the city
council ; when the August bids were re
ceived the basement was not half comnlutod ;
Brcnuan had charge of the work in the
spring of 1837 ; don't know whether Kcagan
Bros , over did any work there ; when I catno
into onlro Brennan represented to me that
ho was foreman for Mr. } { cagan ,
Cross-examined by Mr. Webster I have
no personal knowledge whnt work trannpircd
on the basement prior to coming into olllco ,
or the amount paid ; estimates in the sum of
$ -23,1115 have been allowed Knagan slnco I
came lutooftlco ; thcso estimates were fur-
.nislicd by the city engineer ; don't think tha
architect had anything to do with it ; don't
know that there is anything in
tlio contract that absolutely requires
the architect to approve of monthly
Oitimaten ; always supposed that the archi
tect would stop in and approve the estimate * *
When the work was completed ; it Is not com
pleted yet , or elon't look as It ever will bo ;
the board of publio works as thp matter now
alimUs liuvu no power over the work ; tlio
council bare U&on that anl of our hud > ; I
have aom raenUI reservation u to tha < wtl *
mates furnished the council by the board of
public works , and approved by the city en
gineer : when wo advertised for bids for the
superstructure It was based on thfl prlntrel
iilans furnished by the architect ; when the
bid of llrcnnun Bros , for ftiC3,000 was
awarded they cntno In and mttdtlmtamtstnko
had been made , as It should bo $348,000 ; the (
October bids were rejected as they were all i
considered too high ; the August , October I
and November bids wore ail the board of
public works could receive ; the council hns
not paid Keagan Bros , to tny Knowledge any <
money other than the estimates scut iu by
tlio board of public works.
Kxumlncd by Mr. Holl-Tho J. I. KichoU
bid was mndo at tlio lima the Brcnuan Bros ,
bid was made for ' $ -03,000 ; It wai then
that the Hrcnnan's sold they made a WO.OOO
error ; It Is only two or thrc weeks go that
the council ordered mo to return to Brcnnan )
the $1,000 check ho put up for Nichols ; It was
two weeks ago that the council annulled the
contract with Brcnnun Bros.
"y Mr. Wcbstur The board did not award
the bid of Nichols ; wo would have given him
the check If ho would show up ; the person ,
who dciwslted it , Mr. Nichols , never como to
identify himself ; Mr. Brcnnan came , though ,
and wanted It ; the only Nichols who I coula
find in the city denied all knowledge of It , or
that ho had over sent iu a chock or bid.
By Mr. Slmcrul I returned the check to
Mr. Brcnuuu ; ho said it was his chock and
his $1,000.
City Treasurer Hush testified I am the
treasurer of the city of Omaha ; when the
$ 0,000 in school bonds were deposited it waste
to the city hall fund ; it has all been paid out
as follows : October 31,1886 , $2.113.67 ; Do-
cumber 31 , 18SO , $ 'J74 ; January 81 ,
Wll.WI : Juno 30 , 1887. | 5,1BO.C5 ; July
31 , 1SS. , $ .V ) ; August 81,18S7 , IS.MM.67 ; Octo
ber 111 , 1SS7 , $2lft&51 , making a total expend
iture of the * 'JO , 000 ; the vouchers may possi
bly show what was douo with the other
$5,000.
City Engineer Tillson testified I have
made , estimates on the city hull under the
numo of Kcagan Bros ; slnco the annulling of *
the contract by the council and the stopping
of the work I caiuio' . toll what thqlr claim is ;
Mr. Brennan brought in u statement two
weeks ago , which 1 saw by examination was
not correct ; I have given Kcagua Bros , in
estimates ? 3lH > 3 on &nU , ? ! , as the amount of
work represented by them to have been
done ; the bill shown mo by Mr. Bronnan
was referred to u special committee ap
pointed by the council ; I am n member of
that special committee ; I have never seen thei
bill sine-c , and the committee has not met ;
the work was not done very rapidly on tha
basement : there was no rapidity of the work
on tlio building ; I Uml the contractor that the
work wan going on too slow ; I spolto to tlio
contractor about it last sprim ; , nnd ho prom
ised to have tlio work done on contract time ,
but it wns not. I think the cause of
the de'lay in the work was lack
of material and enough men , I have )
never certified to any estimates
that 1 did not think was satisfactory. I have ,
however , refused rHtinmtes on inferior Work ,
which I ordered taken down and rebuilt.
When I saw anything going on that was con
trary to the plans and specifications 1 always
notltled the superintendent iu the employ of
the city ot what I saw , and when ho could
not correct It I told the contractors that I
would not award them any estimates unless
they corrected them. There are defects in
the basement which the contractors have
never corrected , although I have told them
to.
Cross-oxamlned by Mr. Wcbstor I don't
know that the council paid any claims of
Kcugan Bros , that I did not sanction ; if they
had I would have found it out. I am not in
collusion with any ono to allow Kcagan Bros ,
moro than they are entitled to.
By Mr. Simoral The council have allowed
extras over my estimates ; It was ou the
Twentieth street grading contract.
By Mr. Webster That was ou the legal
construction of a contract.
Henry Livesey testified Was a member
of the board of education at the
time the contract was made
with the city for paying $25,000 into the city
building. At the time I made an examination
of the Myers contract ; that was in 18S5 ; I
am u practical contractor und buildor.
Mr. Webster objected to the witness ans
wering the question if the work could bo
done in 1680 in conformity with the
amount stated it could by ttio architect.
Messrs. Hull and Simer.il maintained that
the question was a fair one , as it would show
that the work could have boon done at Myors'
figures If the council had shown a disposition
to carry on the work. The court directed
the witness to answer.
Mr. Livesey continued : between the spring
of IbSti and the latter part of 18S7 the rise in
material was all of 30 per cent , and a building
contracted for at fc00,000 ! in the spring of
1SSO would cost $040,000 to put up iu tbo
summer nnd fall of 1887. v
By Mr. Webster Labor and building ma-
terlal was higher in 1887 by " 0 per cent ; tha
reason why I did not put in a contract for
the work , was that there are too many
pcoplo to pleuso in city work and to do work
for the city is subject to too much delay. I
think a man could have been found who
would have done the work for $200,000 in the
spring of lb 6 ; the reason it was not done
then was that I do not think the city waa In
condition to receive bids.
Judge Wakoley interrupted Mr. Webster
by saying that the question was not a rele
vant ono.
Mr. Llvcsey again : If I was satisfied that
the money was forthcoming I would have put
in a bid to nut up the building for $300,000 ,
but I would not If I couldn't see where the
money wan coming from.
Judge Doane again called Mr. Webster to
time , as asking questions that were not es
sential to the topic.
By Mr. Simeral The difference in prices
nf material and labor between May , 1877 , and
August , 1887 , was chiefly In labor ; about 10
per cent on labor , if not moro ; material
raised some , too ; the rise between labor and
material from the spring of 1866 to May , 1887 ,
was not much ; the inter-stato law bill in 1887
raised the price of material , lumber being the
greatest item ; labor followed ou the riso.
It was fifteen minutes after 5 o'clock when
Mr. Livcsey closed his testimony , and the
court adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow
morning wheu additional testimony will bo
Introduced. _
District Court.
CAIin E. HOLT'S COMPLAINT.
Carr E. Holt yesterday filed a complaint
igalnst John DIerks manufacturing company ,
asking for a judgment in the sura of $37,500
which ho claims to have been his damage by
reason of a breach of contract on the part of
lofcndants.
William H. Robertson makes Holtadb-
Tcndant In the action brought against Dlorks
lo recover the pums of $1 , < ' > 30.GO anil $ r G with ,
3 per cent interest on a lien.
en.or WANST ins LAND.
Olof Hanson sets forth that ho is the owner
of certain real estate in the city of Florence ,
the enjoyment of which ho is denied by .John
Hallard and the Omaha nnd Florence Land
and Trust company , nnd asks the court to
give him what ho is legally and lawfully his.
WANTS I'AV mil I.A110II.
John J , James yesterday complained that
tlio Nebraska Tile and Pottery company are
Indebted to him in the sum of $ ai0 ( ) ! for
labor , and ho prays for Judgment in that
amount.
To "Whom It May Concern.
Carpenter's Union No. 5S , of Omaha , has
appointed u committee of (3) ( ) three to wait
upon tlio carpenter contractors of this city ,
lo got them to enter into an agreement In
reference to wages and hours for the ensuing
season.
A POO'S HAflACITY.
By Awakening His Mauler He Prc-
vciita 11 DUaoti-ous Tiro.
ST. PKTEH , Minn. , Fob. 25. [ Special Tclo-
gram to the Br.K.l Karly this morning the
Irug store of W. E. Ilademaclicr v.as dls-
severed to bo on flro. Mr. Itadeuiachor him
self resided on the lloor above the store and
was first acquainted with the fuel of the flro
by having his dog , Sport , como bounding Into
the room and by his barking and tugging at
the bed clothes , calling the attention of the
proprietor nnd master to the blaze. Owing
to the sagacity of the dog the flames weru
discovered in tlmo to bo extinguished , else a
largo part of the business diiitrict of tbo city
would have boon burned. A strong wind was
prevailing at the tlmo.
"Does our conversation disturb youl"
tiuejired ono of the fellows who had been talk
ing in the editorial rooms for an hour or
moro. "No , Mr , " growled the exchange
editor , "your conversation couldn't disturb
auy man , unless bo was eo ltivo to wur ,
UOlBO. "
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