6 THE OMAHA D'AILfr 'HEE ; ' . SUNDAY MARCH 3. 1889.-SIXTEEN PAGES. THE L Vn- Cltizoua Moot ajjd Talk Over tli Various Sights. FARNAM FAR ENOUGH NORTh The Ociiprnt < } | iinlon Knvornlil Kltlicr to Tlinl I'lioroiiRliliiro or in HcInic Point South < > l" It. Tlio Business men of Otnalm were out in for < * laitnlRlit , nml coinplotoly tUlca the cxpog lion hnll to give expression to their views i to the proper site for the new postonici Though no vote VTM taken , the scntunon of the mooting was decidedly In favor of location on Farnam street if possible , nntl not , south of that thoroughfare and wo t o Sixtcontli street , with the Lowe nnd Hoflfl land property llrst choice. A few disnm1 led Jcffcraoti sijiiaro boodlcrs were prcs.cn but never named the scene of their rccoi defeat. Jim Crelgliton recited a sentence c or two in f.ivor of n north side site , an "Major" Furay spent tils evening in cnllln "time" on speakers more favorably receive thnn himself , when they mentioned any sit eoulli of ' ' ' .irnnm street. Slioii after 8 o'clock Postmaster Gallr glicrcillcil the ineelliig to order , and the Fred W. Gray was clioscn chairman wit Gcorpo W Ames secretary. Mr. Liuton c : plained the purpose of the inoctlng. Spcal ers wcro limlteil to live minuses each. John D. Unwe favored the corner of Eigl tccntli and Farnam streets. Ho thought a the public buildings of the city should bo r closely together as possible , ami that a pos ofllco In that location would best servo the h tcrcsts of the public. Jim Crelgliton wanted it near the preset : site , where he has property on the north siilt IIu reeoiinneiiiled block 5'J , and did not tult live minutes to do so , "Major" John U. Furay claimed to have n property within n miio and a half of the DOS ofllco , but thought It should go where h ! friend Crulghton said. Andrew Kosewater said that less than tw months ago ho had been called upon to spc.i in reference to the city hall Bite. At tlni tune a clique had endeavored to pcrsuad themselves and the voters that business wa growing northward , but 11,000 voters out o the 18,000 in the city had decided to the con trary. The center of population was no going north , but rather to the south.Vhei South Omaha becomes a portion of the cit , as it will , the center of Oimiha will be dl i cctly south of Farnam street. The proposed building was to bo postoftlce , court house , government Imildiii and custom house. At u court house i flhould be near the county building , as government building the collector of revcnu .should be where he could bo easily found and as a custom house it should bo sluiatci In the business center of the city , not enl ; the center of to-day , but that of years ti come. Ho favored Lowe square. Judge Neville had an interest in a lo offered the government , but preferred Iho should not take it. Ho thought the nev postonico should bo as near to the prcscn site as possible. The government itsel would best bo served by placing the nev building alongside of the old one , and so In creasing the value of both properties. A. J. 1'opploton said his first choice was between Macth , Tenth , Farnaui and Har noy sticets , anil second the Planter house Ulock. Three national banks , two railroads and a number of citizens weie in favor of ttu ilrst site , mid as ho had put Si,00(1 ( In the pros cnt site , ho wanted the now one to bo either one or the other. He dal want to sccitgi upon the hill. Judge Neville had rcsignei his position , because ho was unequal to the task of climbing the hill to the present court house , anil judging from that it would bi death to u great many citbens if they hud ti climb the same hill to get their mail. Tlu poslofllco had already been moved once 01 twice , but the only time it had over KOIII west of Fifteenth street , was when Post master A. D. Jones had carried it in his lint A. D. Jones spolto of the early days , am1 said that whenever the postofllco made : permanent move it wont west. When the present situ wus selected it seemed too fat west , hut time had shown the fallacy of tin thought. Ho favored the Lowe and Hoixg. land site. G. M. Hitchcock broke the monotony ol the meeting by asking permission to put ti resolution , somewhat foreign to the object ol the meeting. As no one objected , he put the following : Resolved , That the property owners ol Omaha , In mass meeting assembled , request the members of the Douglas county dclega lion to vote for and work for the provision ol the charter compelling street cur companies to pave between tracks and twelve inches outside. Mr. Paddock objected that H was not the business of the meeting to consider any sucli resolution. A. J. Popploton said It was discourteous to the representative of the government present to introduce anything so entirely foreign to the purposes of Uni meeting. Dr. Mercer said it was unfair. It was a short cut to make the meeting Indorse some thing that would bo unjust to the street car comimnlbR , anil to cit/ons. ! An uproar fol lowed , and while the doctor kept the floor , bo could only bo hoard occasionally. Among the sentences that rcauhud the reporter's ours were , "thoso wno invested in outside lots , " "compelled to walk , " and "pioii- orty depreciate 50 per cent. " The chtirman llnally ruled the resolution out of order , but five minutes had elapsed and when Mr. Hitchcock attempted to speak ! hi ) was called to time. 'Iho chairman , hovv- ever , gave him the privilege , and ho said his first choice was Farnam and Twentieth streets , with the Planter House property BCCOIlll. Kdwnrd Hoscwater was next called far by the meeting and said that when ho came to Omaha , twenty-live your * ago , the corner of Thirteenth and Hurnoy , where the old Doug , las house stooiP , was looked upon p.s the cen ter of the city , and. in fact , if the owner of that property had been Inclined to sell it at what then seemed to bo a reasonable ligurc , the postonico would Imvo probably been lo cated tliero , Plnco then the business of the t city had slowly and surely moved westward . oao block west in each ilvu years and K judging from Hint another twcnty-Uve years r would HCO the corner of Twenty-fourth anil Farnam the center of the city , or ut least nearer to it than Fifteenth and Farnam , For thu same reason that the proposed alto should not. bo east of Sixteenth street , it should not bo north of Parnam. Thu postonico is for the public benellt , and for the musses. Thu north siuo Is occupied bv the residences of the rich wlnlo on the south the working men live. Where on the north sldo one rich man has a residence on tlio south ton worltlngiiien build their cottage homes. That is without taking South Omaha Into consideration , but when it does como in as goes without saying the centre of the city will bo south of Farnnm , If tlio postonico was to meet the requirements of the next twenty-live years only Sixteenth and Hurnoy would bo eligible , but 1 lit was constructed to accommodate the cltuona for the next flfty years the ito ut Kigliteenth and Farnam would bo ehosen. Dr. Mercer said the bnslncss centre of the city wus bounded by Tenth streiit. Jackson , Seventeenth and Capitol avonuo. nnd that the best Interests of the city would bo served by catering to the wunls of the people transacting - acting business within these limits. Besides a silo In that locality would bo reasonably near the depots for the purpose of transpor tation. Ho did not think the postonico should bo removed too far in uny one direc tion. Ho thought block 149 , bounded by Thirteenth , Fourteenth , Howard and Har. ney streets , would bo a good location , with block 87 north of the present alto his second end choice. John L. Carrsaiil that Omaha needed more trackage room , and that eventually all east of Ninth or Tenth streets would bollcvoted to that purpose. Within ten years Twenty * fourth street would bo nearer the center of the city in every nunsn than Sixteenth street is to-day. Ho thought Eighteenth anil Far- uatn stieets wait the most eligible * site. "Mayor1' Furay called time ami iucn loft tbo house , 1C. 0. Patterson took Jndpo Ncvlllo and A. J. Poppleton to taik for referring to the amounts they hud contributed to the present iiostonico Bite U for the tlmo bad drawn business in that direction , uud they hinl re ceived everything for winch they paid. They had not tigriicd tliut the government should build another M.S'U.tXX ) building911 thesame RJ > O ) , and hcwu ! not want to bo paid tureo times over for \yhat they had done. Jit Crtlghton said that only ono'tcnth ? f th people wcro Interested in the site , but th govcrrlmcnt was for the people , nnd woul look after the Interests of the other nlm tcnthn. To do justice to that majority the would locate the new postonico on Sixtccnt and Hnrncy , I'rncU Hlall spoke of the rnnld growth o business westward , nnd advocated the Low block as tlrst choice , with. Farnnm strect- "Icn If It had to bo put on top of tbo Pn5 ton building" second. Major T. S. Ularkson wanted It on block north of tbo present site , or In th Planter's house block. City Attorney WcbUcr said that the clt was growing west nnd south , and that ever block the nostonice was placed furtho north would mean one block furthc away from the mnsses. Business I drifting westward , nnd Omaha's Intoi boom came from the opening c her streets to the west. Public building should bo on the heights of land within city , and thu government buildings shoul never be put lower than Sixteenth anil Hni ncy. Ho advocated the l.owu and Honglnm site. Judge Crotinco spoke in favor of the pro ; cut site or vicinity. Several other speakers were called for bu failed to respond , and n motion to adjour was put nnd cnrHed. 1MCUTSUIU ) Uljim M.VHCjUKUADK It'n a lrllli.uit Success In Ever , I'nrtlculnr. Gcrmanla ball never looked finer than I did last evening , decked out for the llrs masquerade ball of "Dor Deutsche" club. O each side and in tbo corners of the roan wcro towering banks of llowors , made up o foliage plants , call a llllics , palms and th rarest of exotics. On the front of the staiji were numerous tropical plants , almust hlditij the orchestra. Over the stage , in the cento of the room , nnd the entry to the door of th bull room , wcro odd Japanese lantern ! ) Flags were used In profusion , the walls o the hallway being almost hidden with them The members of the orchestra were quite ii the fashion with their many colored juste caps , tipped with bolls , The members of th committee , eight in all , wcro attired In bean tlful Mexican costumes with full black beard and raven locks. Thoto had boun selcclei in St. Louis by Mr. Julius Pevcko. An cio gant and elaborate simper was served in tin club room from 1 1 : 'M p. m. to 1 ! a. in. Tin costumes worn wcro rich nnd beautiful. A list of character ! ; is subjoined : As ( Jonnt Waldomar MorlU Meyer loolcoJ very fine. King Louis XVI. was represented by S Davidsohn. Spanish Lord , A. Schmidt. Hococo , A. Pomy. Huso Hall Player , F. Lange. King Louis XIV. , Gcorgo T/.schuck. Black Domino , Adolph Meyer. Posy , Mrs. HeiTold. Marie Antionetti1 , Mrs. Max Meyer. Jockey , Miss Anna Pomy. Empire , Mrs William Guyger. Hohcmiiin , W. C. Long. Extension Giant , Mix Meyer. Cardinal. . K Sclksohn. Flower Uasltet , Miss Ida Isaacs. Primrose , Miss Lix/ie Isaacs. Pink Domino , Miss uottlo Uyrno. Scotch Gentleman , W. Barker. Scotch L.ulv. Mrs. Hiesu. Spanish Lord , Mr. A. Metz. Snow Queen , Airs. Martin Calm. Tyrol Lady , Mrs. Scgolko. Tyrol Gentleman , Mr. Sogclko. Spanish Lady , Mrs. F. Metjr. . Apollinans Bottles , by committee of two. Flower Girl , Miss Ida Pomy. Tamborinc Girl , MIM. Kw-so. Polish Lady , Miss Augusta Marshman. Hed Killing Hood , AIns Lena Marsaman. French L'idy , Miss Olga Marshmaii. New Moon. Miss F. Lee. Coachman , Mr. Koeder. Russian Lady , Mrs. Albert Calm. Bathing Suit , Mrs. Kuapke. Pink Domino , Mrs. A. Kosowater. Gipsv Girl , Mrs. W. T. Kcmncr. Dolly Vardcn , Aliss Sophia Bnuuicr- Unse Ball Suit , Albert Cahn. Sun Flower , Miss Sellgsohn. Dacotah , Mrs. J. Heller. Unelo Sam , Mr. J. Heller. Pappy ( lower. MM. Hymeyer. Lauy of Eighteenth century , Mrs. Eyferth. Lady of Eighteenth century , Mrs Lund. Pink domino , Mrs. Max Becht. Black domino , Mrs. Julius N.igle. Grecian lady. Mrs. George He.vn. French courtier , Mr. George Hoyn. Monk , A. Marshmaii. Negro , Wm. Gyger. Fnlstaff. H. J. Alfjyer. Artist , Fred Meyer. Negro mmstrol , A. B. Schmidt. Queen of Night , Mrs. H. j. Meyer. Folly , Mis. A. J. Meyer. Queen of Chester , Mrs. A. Burmelster. Marquis , Mr. Julius Meyer. The committees consUtcd of Messrs. LI. E Burmelster , Julius PoycKo , Max Meyer , L Kaapko , A. Wolcrs , F. Sicuison , Henry Meyer ami Ur. Kcmpar , who wore all in cos tumes of Mexican gentlemen. Music was one of the features of the ball furnished by the the full Musical Union orchestra chostra , under the leadership of Hnrrv Ir vino. Dancing was indulged in until the small hours. Altogether the event was cue of the most successful of the season and a JlttiiiK close to tlio festivities preceding Lent ANOTIUOIl VICTIM. The Gar * Kill a Man In the South Omnli Stouk Yarel- ) . At 5:15 : o'clock yesterday afternoon Charles M. Wood was killed by the cars on the stock yards switch connoctini ; with the B. & M. track. Stock train No. 14 , for the B. & M. , was being pushed out to the B. it M. yards by ono of the stock yards louomo tivcs and when about one hundred and fifty yards south of the trestle the front car struck Mr. Wood , knocking him down and killing him almost instantly. Tlio bo.ly bocaino tangled with the br.iko and tlio axle and was earned nnd dragged along nbout tinea hun dred yards. Whim the train was .stopped ho was dead. The coroner was summoned , who empanelled a jury , who returned the follow ing verdict : "That the said Charles Woods came to his death by being stiuck by train o. U , being transferred to the B. & M. Hallway company by a Union stock yards engine , on March ' . ' , 1SS9 , at nbput 5 o'clock p , m. , nnd according to the evidence before us wo- blame said Union Stock Yards Hallway company for the death of said Charles Woods. " The body was removed to Brewer & Sulli van's undertaking rooms and dressed mid the county authorities notified , Mr. Wood was thirty-ono years old and leaves n wife and thruo children in needy circumstances. About llvo months ngo Mr. Wood removed from Dunliip , la. . and during the greater part of the tlmo ho lias boon out of work. His venerable father resides near hero and is a watchman at the Newcomb lumber yards. The Klouriiml Lumber Uaten. CIIICAOO , March 2.-Tho western and northwestern divisions of the Western Freight association closed a two days' ses- > lon this evening , The discussion of the pro- > osed reduction in flour rates by the Chicago , Uurllngton & Quincy took up a consld- srablo portion of to-day's session , but 10 conclusion was reached as to what : ourso the association would pursue. It was fonerully admitted that u readjustment of atcs would bo necessary on wheat and ts products from points west of Mlnno- i | > ells nnd St. Paul. What concerns Chicago lines more than this U the report hat the management of the Manitoba roads 8 considering the advisability ef cstablish- ng milllng-iu-trimslt raios mi whnat from Jakotu points to Duluth , by way of Minno- polls , should such a step bo taken it would : omplleiito mutters considerably. , A"Ur ? ° I,1101'0" ' re the meeting , and n > } li ch failed of solution , was whether there null bo a reduction In lumber rates from jlmncsotu and Wisconsin to Iowa points. Iho rates will iirobably bo reduced micas the railroads succeed In btalnlng an advance in Iowa rates , and of hat tliero seems to be llttlo hope. The mat er or adjusting Intor-stuto rates on tiie low.i lasls was left to the general innnui'urs of the oads , who will meet on Murch 1 1. Tim , MILWAUKEE , March a. Oeoreq Burnham , ho pioneer brick inatiufuvturcr of thh city , led thh morning of. unomnoiiiu , aged ' 1111 ' uclwccn HE RESERVED IKS FIRE Mr. Shane Resigns and Puts In Few Extrns. HE DOES NOT LIKE MR. MEYER Anil Putin the Cork From Vials c Wrath Which He Unit Been Preserving : lutuct For Many MOOIIH. County After Chairman Mount hid ciiltc ; ! ti board of county commissioners to order yc terdny afternoon , the committee to whli wao referred the printing proposals , recoi mended that the contract bo let to the Into State Democrat. All mombsrs jf the boar vnto.l to ndopt the report except Mr. O'lCcefl ' Accordingly the Intcr-Stato Damocrat gi tliu printing , after n little tilt between Chni man mount and Mr , O'KeofTc. ' Relative to the county hospital trotibl Superintendent bhatio prcsmto : I n canimun cation nnd his resignation. Following Is tl resignation : "I herewith resign the position of supcrii tcndunt of Douglas county hospital , and as you to atonco accept the same. " I ) . L. SnvMi , Superintendent. His communication is as follows : OM in \ , March 1 , ISS'J. To the Board i County Commissioners of Douiflas County- Gnntlomon : On the iilst day of February I E. MyoM , ono of the architects for Dough county hospital , preferred charges ngaiii ! me as superintendent of such hospital nndc your employ , nnd charged that because i my inelllcioncy in the suporlntoiiiionc of said building that there w.i u liability of the destruction i portions of the budding , nnit'thnt portions c it hud boon left in a dangerous condition b mo : and that 1 bad not in u careful inannc protected thes county's lute.-cst and welfare ' 1 he. o charges upon movro severe , but considered , before replying to suc.li charge ; that I woulu await the action of the boari selected by yourself nnd by Mr. Myei Jointly , to report upon the condition of th building and of my work theron. Such r ( port having been made , and myself havln been fully ni-qultted ot any dchiiiicncy * n charged , I desire to say to your honorabl body the facts as follows : I charge that E , B Myers & Son , th architects of the hospital , diil not compl with the contract in the making of the plan and speeillcations for the building , that th plans as prepared by said Myers & So showed that the walls would not support th arches by not being heavy enough ; that th boiler room in the building was too small and that the said plans and specification \yero defective in many particulars , anclespe cially as to the construction of the reel When E. E. Myers was here Jill , 1'J , 1S8S , ho made nn estimate fo extra work on the hospital fo $14,180.11 , and I charge that such cstlmat was fraudulently niaile , and that thu enl , and proper amount to be paid by the count' for such extra worlc did not exceed S2OCU. was requested to sign such estimate , belli ] offered on the day after the said estimat was mae'o the sum of $1,030 if 1 would sigi and approve the estimate , the statemea being made to mo that if I did so sign it th estimate would be allowed by your board. I charge that on July 1 , IbSS , when some o the commissioners and and the con tractors and myself were ii Uutroit to arrange and llnally adjust and settle tlo with Myers tt Son nbout the roof of sail building , that Meyers , having boon orderet to make the plans and spooilications for th ; sleam and plumbing , put into slid plans foi steam heating and plumbing work that hoi already been contracted for in the contr.u of Hyan & Walsh , nggrogatine the sum ol Sl.OJO to S1.2JO. When his plans wcro re ceived hero , upon nn examination. I founi that the amount of $1,01)0 ) or SI.COO was > al ready in Hyan & Walsh's contract , nm stopped the appropriation of that iitnonir of money for doing the steam hcatinf and plumbing wont. 1 charge tlm at the time , in July aforesaiil that wo wcro in Detroit , MycM recjivesJ from ono of the contractors of the hospita the sum of § 1,000. I have In my possessior the original figures of Mr. Meyers , over hu own signature , as well as the approval ol Hvun & Walsh , the contractors , to the same showinir the above ( Inures to bo true and ac curate. I am prenared at any tiino to make iiroof the same to your eatiro satisfaction. tn addition to the above dpcuments , whieli 1 : iavo in my possession , I refer you to hi : contract with your board and asli rou look to it that Douglas county is not further defrauded in relation to this build. ng. I would most respectfully request Jon : o hand a copy of these charges to Mr , Myers , and I await uwith perfect , confidence your examination nnd report upon the same , D. L. SHAM : . Superintendent Shane's resignation and communication were referred to the coil' struct ion committee. Kyan & Walsh , contractors for doing the plastering on the building , In a cominunica. tlon , suggested that thn material for the arches be selected immediately. The matter was referred to the committee on construc tion. The report of the special committee , composed of Messrs. Lawric , Voss iind Coots , to which was referred the differences at Superintendent Shane nnd Movers , was also referred to the same committee. Mr. ShiuiQ submitted the following : To the Honorable Board of County Com- plissionors Gentlemen : The brick arches injiartsof the main corridor in the county liospital , where they pass by the largo wards , Lho walls are not Imvy enough to roslst thu ivoight of the arches. I would advise you to invo them taken down anil put in Iron 'beams : o support the arches. E. E. Meyers , the ircliitect , would not say what to do when ho , vas hero. Yours respectfully , I ) . L. SHAM : . n. Cobb asked that2KD ( ) bo deducted Irom ils tax assessment. His proparl.y was us- lossed at $2OOJ instead of Sl.OJO. When ho isked for a correction $1IMJ wits ad led in- itcad of being doJucted. The request was [ ranted. The committee to which was referred Vrchitect Meyers' bill of $2JO for transpor- atlon between Detroit and Oni ilia , reported hat ho bo allowed $00. The report was idoptcd. The sheriff's bill for boarding prisoners vas reduced W7 , the amount duo for city irlsonors' board. As amended the bill was dlowed In the amount of $ " .50. The following appropriations were * mad6 rom tlio different funds : Hospital , ? 2 < H ; iridco , $1l4i5 ! ! ; general fund , &I10.7.V gen- tral , ? i,85 . : ir. Few of these appropriations vcro amended at thu instigation of Mr. VKooffo. He criticized the bills In the up- iropriation and naked for information con- icrningBomoof them. Chairman Mount declared that ho know lathing about the bills. "Wo place you under bonds , " said Mr. VICoclTo , "for lookln1 after such things us hose appropriations. " There was a dcath-liKo silence. "I'd liUo to know , " continued ho , "what hat vault committee is gain' to do about a icotmgl" "I don't know , " replied the chairman. "Well , " said Mr. O'Kooffo , "Chris Spocht nd Gus Andrcen bay they will not servo on tie c'jinmlttoo to Investigate tlio matter. " The chairman had heard nothing about heir refusal to act. The petition of Peter Hoist for a liquor ccnso nt Bunnington was referred to the idiclarv committee. A , J , Webb , who has boon acting as audi- irof the board sinca William Moran was Jjudged Insane , was elected as auditor per- iimently , on motion of Mr , O'Koofo. Will Think About It. NEW VOKIC , March a. Interstate Com- orco Commissioner Walker , to whom wus ndored the position of chairman of the now itcrstato Commerce Hallway association id a conference with a committee of that isoelation to-day and decided to think the utter over and let the committee know bin icislou in a wuok or tun days. HOSCUIMIIH Itetlrnil. B WASHINGTON- , March 'J1 Brigadier Gon- 'id William Kosccruiis wus to-day placed on o retired list of tlio army , to date from urch 1 , JSM ) . Major William F. Smltli wuu so jilacitd on the retired list , A Wool Broker . Bosrox , March 3. Stoorg Morse , Urn wool okiir who failed recently , has gene Into In- Ivuucy. The liabilities arc about fUO,000 , ilto u largo proportion of which. Is ? coured , . least nominally , HIS LAST JjQNE HAND. HannlliAl Ilnmlln Tell * About II Nomination AVI ill Lincoln. "The first Intlmajibn I had that I wr to be placed upon tni ticket with Aim ham Lincoln cnmo * no mo through tl lips of Schuyler Colfftx. " said the lioi Hannibal Ilamlin , al the celebration i Abraham Lincoln iSOth birthday , i Chicago. "I wasjijlnying a plonsai gnmo of euchre in my room. [ Laughtt and applause. ] My colleague , Sonati Fessondon. * " ' ' "irinios , of the slal of Iowa , and a met iber ot the boils from Maine , coustitu cd the party ; nn wo were smoxlii o clears us I wi just now when you 6Vvlvcil me smoking inino quietly , wnon there wi a tramping of feet in the corridors i the Washington hotel , whore I was ta rying , a loud rap at the door , and tl : abrupt entrance of Schuylcy Col fax i the head of the procession whic approached anil addressed mo PH tli vic'o president of the United State ; Well , now , my friends , I hold in in hands at that instant the mostmngnil cent lone hand Unit you ever .sin [ Applause. ] 1 hold the best cards- both bowers and an nco and anothc ace. [ Great laughter. ] And don't yo think that the barharous crowd burst i upon mo and I lost my lone hum [ Laughter. ] Well , 1 seized upon in chair in nn uplifted position , and sal to Schuylei'Coltiix : "Clear out of thi room ! Von have despoiled a lone hnn in euchre , and you have brought mo n titling return. ' ' Why , I had no mor idea of having the nomination to thn ollico than 1 had of being struck b lightning. Well , that was the lii-i step. The next was after election Alter the election President Llncoli kindly invited mo to meet him at th Tremont house of this city. Ho kindl llxcd the time so that it would nccommc date me to meet hijn here , and for in to depart from this city \Viibhingto to be present at the opening of congress I mot him at the Trcmoiit house. 1 ar riveil upon the day named. J roportci myself at the ollice , and I inquired i the president elect , Mr. Lincoln , wa present in the house. 1 was told tlm ho was. I bout him my card and im mediately 1 was invited to his room. " 1 repaired to the room , the door wa opened by the servant , and there wa President Lincoln. Ho approached mi with his extended hand , to which I tendered derod mine , and that was the lirs shako of the hand between us on earth Wo were soon seated , and lie pro pounded the question to mo : 'Mr Jlumlin , wore wo over formally intro duced to each other ? ' 'Mr. Li'ncoln. i you would have withheld that intcrrog atory but a second T would have pro pounded the same to you. ' [ Laughter. "Woll , " said Mr. Lincoln , "Mr. Ham lin , 1 put tlio question first , and I guesi you must answer first' ' ' and so 1 did , . am narrating now , ! think , u most re markable coincidence. I said : "Mi- Lincoln I have no rbeollection that we were ever formally . introduced to eacl other. ' You will bear in mind that he had been a member of congress in UK house ono term , one congress , while ! was a member of the senate , but wi were in different political organisations May God forgive me I was a incmboi of the democratic } , party then. [ Great Laughter and Apjjlause * . ] "Said Mr. Lincoln : 'You have been fir.st interrogated and mint lirat reply. ' My reply was : % Nr ) ? Lincoln , I have mi recollection that wo were ever formally introduced to enisb other. Now , sir. what is your answer ? ' "My answer con forms with yourfown , Mr. Ilamlin. .1 have no recollection thai wo were ever introduced to each other , but , ' said he no , I aid : 'Mr. _ Lincoln , your per son was as well known to mo as any member of congress. " And it was , but wo had no personal acquaintance. 'And I will tell you how it happened that your person was so impressed on my mind and my memory * I happened into the house one day when there was a gentleman addressing that body , and I listened a moment. lie was discuss ing the qualifications or Ihe pretensions of ono Lewis Cass as a military man [ laughter ] , and I sat down and listened to him , and tlio only fault that I over found with that speech was that I laughed so long and so continuously that my sides were sore. [ Laughter. ] And let me invite you , members of the La Sullo club , to refer to the old Congressional Globe if you waninn entertaining half-hour's read ing in reading the speech of Abraham Lincoln on the pretensions of Lewis Cass as a military man. [ Laughter and- applause. ] Woll.lhat speech impressed Abraham Lincoln's personality upon me. Now comes the remarkable coinci dence. Well , said ho. Mr. Hamlin , if you had withhold your explanation of what led. to your recognition of myself I would have givoi ) ono of a similar character. I happened to bo in the senate , said Mr. Lincoln , ono ( lay. and there was a gentleman on tlio lloor of the senate addressing it , advocating the freedom of our territories to free labor. His language , his manner , and the whole tenor or his spoecii so corre sponded witli my own opinions and no tions that 1 sat down and listened to him. And that senator was Mr. Ilam lin , of Maine.1' [ Applause. ] DnriMl the Mayor to Kiclit. The city council had a stormy session to-night , bays an Indianapolis special to Iho Cincinnati Enquirer , during which i collision between the mayor and one ar more members was narrowly averted. The row begun over a resolution con- ilomning tlio domojralio Icgislaluro for Llio bills which Imvo been introduced to place thib city under wiser control , nnd ivhilo it was pending tlio republicans began quarreling among themselves. 3no member charged thuj. another nomber ( not naming him ) had intimi- liilcd other momVorri ; had been bribed ) y the street car company ; and the nayor took the lloor to resent lo \ gon- 3ral imputation on Iho council , whieli las had remarkable success in bvininng tself into genera } " con lo unit. Tills wrought Councilman Darnell , ropubli- ! antothe front , ami Jie made things ively until supproshoiVby the sorgcant- it-arms. During the squabble ho dared nayor to come and see him , and alto gether the scone was very lively. lop KmitrunnclCH. Drake's Maga/.ino : "I hav von gloon hirt bought. " said a Chicago anar- : hist to his wife , " , und I puts him on , " "Wiiy you do dot ? " asked h'.s wife , n surprise. "Dor bcrlcece vtls after mo , mid I lisgufsos mlcnsulf' , don't it' ; " ' Tlio 1'opc'n Illrtliilny. HOME , March 2 , To-day wus tlio boventy lath anniversary of the birth of thu Popo. lo received a number of cardinals , who indcred their congratulations. The | > opo , cplylng to the cardinals , said it was iuipos- Iblo for him m the present position of the upapy to perform his dutioa as tlio head of 10 church In an Independent manner , [ u referred to the opposition of the now onal coda and the suppression of the funds f the fraternities. His holiness was la lilcndid health uud spoke vigorously. Tlio Uniiiutlim Parliament. OTTAWA , Ont. , Murch 3. In the commons ils evening the debate on Lawrier's motion > continue in force another year the modus Ivcnvi , and advocating closer Uadu rotations Ith the United Sutos , wan continued by Ir John Thompson , minister of juntico , who ofcimled the policy of tbo government. Kir .Icliard Curtwrlfiht rdpllod vigorously. .The ( solution was defeated by 43 majority , i THE DAILY BEI COUNOIlTBLUFFS OFPICR NO 1U I'KAIUj STKUi : JJollvf r 0 l > r cnrrlcr In Any P rt of toCttj Twenty Cents I'crWcek. It.V. . T1LTON. . . . MANA01 TKLKl'HONlISl HrpiNr. 9 OrricK No. 4,1. DniToii. No.ui. Council Bluffs news on Eleventh 4Hc Olove Snto. Big kid glove sale to-morrow , Mo tiny , all day. At t ) o'clocK a. in. tl greatest bargains over offered over o counters. Our Mr. Simfln Kisemnn , during li cantorn visit , bought the ontlro impo tation of n leading kid glove import' ' at such low figures that ho boug about three times as many as wo ci use for regular trade , so wo Imvo co eluded to start Ibis spring scasi special sales , by olToring to-morro only ! H)0 ) do/.on gloves . 6 and ( ' butU lengths , a very good dollar quality , i tans , browns , grays and blacks at 4Sc pair. A IsooO dozen of the best $1.50 qua ity Forster hook gloves , in all shade including black , at ( i8e a pair. Also n of our former stock of kief glove which we carried over from last so ; son , formerly sold from Sl.lM to $ 2. 50 pair. The price for to-morrow will I 7le ) a pair. We limit the quantity to two pairs each | iurclmsor , in 'order to kce Healers from buying them up in wholi # ala lots. We want , our customers an consumers to get these bargains. Mail orders received until 7 oVloc Monday evening will bo tilled at tli above prices. Ladies will oblige us by not asking f ( inoro than two pairs. . is that is positive ! the limit to each purchaser. We will also oiler for Monday only , i our Domestic Department. 4 cases o'f - ( pieces standard Dross and Apron Ginj hams , sold all over at lOo a yard , and / per yard will be the price for th special sale. Quantity limited to 1 yards to each customer. SPECIAL NOTICE TO CUSTOMER ! _ From now on v > c will have and advo : tiso special sales in our different ilopnr monts every day , and the public ca look for an entire revolution in the dt goods trade of Council Blufl's. Our stoc is the largest to bo found in the wei and our prices will bo so low that it wi not only keep our own citi/cns at horn but wo propose to draw the leading trad from Omaha , and for hundreds of mile around to trade at the great Money Sai ing People's Store of Henry Eisoman . Co. , 314 , 310 , 18 and 3l0 ! Broad wa. ) Council BlnlTs , Iowa. Saula Rosa , best 10 cent cigar in th market. Try one. Parties having temperance billiar halls and restaurants will do well t take the exclusive sale of my tcmpei anco beer. L. M. FIXKIII.STKI.V. Have our wagon call for your soilei clothes. Cascade Laundry Co. Money loaned at L. B. Craft's k Co. ' loan ollico on furniture , pianos , horses wagons , personal property of all kinds and < ill other articles of value withou removal. All business strictly conli dcntinl. Bartletfc & Norton for hardware stoves and cutlery , : > 7 and UIJlo B'way I have moved my ollice to Omaha , a which all orders will bo received uni Irom which all deliveries will bo mndi by wi'gon. L. M. FJNKKI.STKIX. I'crsoiml Miss Mattie Palmer has been suffer ing for a week past with tonsillitis. Slu is now recovering but is still unable t < occupy her accustomed place in tin church choir. Mrs. Wall McFaddon is visiting Mr and Mrs. Murphy in DCS Moines. lmic ] > ( mien ! Caiulltlatc. John Troutman , proprietor of the At Inntic house , announces himself as si candidate for alderman .of the Third ward on the independent domoeratk ticket. For Sali ; at a liarealn. Hotel property in Council Bluffs , cen trally located. douiEr good business. U. P. Ollicer , bole agent , No. 1:2 : N. Main St. , Council BlulTs. Dr. C. C. Ila/.en , dentist , Opera house block. Tdtc on Tomato' ; " . . The meeting of the Pottawatliunio f'ounty Horticultural association at the county court house yobtordayafternoon , was largely attended , and several inter esting papers were read , Quito a dis- nuviion ensued over an article on "To mate Kaisintr" by J. W. Tompleton , of 3anicr township. The writer main- ' .aineu that it did not , pay , but tlio other iionibcrt ) did not agree with him , and it , vim the house of the meeting thai tlio nihing of tomatoes in thib locality is a laying business. Tbo next meeting of .ho association will bo next month at , he same place. WnntcilHhlstfiiit Cook. At the Deaf nnd Dumb institution. A'agcs $1" to $ 2 ( ) per month. Lodging mil washing free. Send all orders for bottled boor to L. l. Fililielntoiii , Omaha. Try our XXX bottled boor. Special ulcs on all ardors from Iowa , L. M. FI.VKKI.STKIN. _ . - S. B. Wndsworth it Co. loan money. Notice the beautiful finish triven col- irs. culls and shirts by Cascade Laun- ry company , Headquarters for builders' hardware , Idoll & Bryant , filtt Main street. Money loaned on fuiniture , pianos , inmonds , horses , buggies or anything f value at low rates of interest. No ublicity ; fair and honorable dealing. u. A. Clark & , Co. , ollico cor. Broadway nd Alain , over American express , Rooms to rent in the Merriam block. . B. Wadsworth &Co.Ul ! ( Main street. New and full line of sprint goods at 10 London Tailors , 03" Broaifway. TlilnkH Ilo'M Ugly Now. Chicago Herald : "Did you got a re ly , Mabel , to the Jotter you wrote to Ir. Babcock , at Ann Arboc'/1" "No. Did you get ono in reply to jura , Blanche ? " 'iNo , I didn't ; and I don't know that care. They eny he's bald-headed , oeklod and cross-eyed , and I wouldn't arry him with all his money. " Tour , Chicago Herald : Elijah ( looking at i almanac ) Have you boon the olllclal fiires , general ? General Harrison Don't speak so ud'Lijo , .Mrs. , 'Harrison in anxious to sop them away- from the , newspapers' an , I've bceu them , GIU3ATNKSS Ot' IiAKU MANAWA. As Seen In the bight of tlie 1'rosonl Day. a no development nnd improvementof Lake Miumwn Is attracting BO much'at- tention and provoking so much comment nnd inquiry that Til K Bin : man mnde a visit to that beautiful resort In order to answer these questions truthfully and present facts as they appear to-day. The spirit of progress is hero and , as great oillcs have been built in a day , so the Lake Miuinwa of 188 ! ) , with its grandeur and beauty , is the product of a few short weeks. Nature did much in the ma terial furnished , but the genius of art , with hundreds of willing hands , has ombclishcd anil beautified until Lake Mnnawa stands to-ilny as the pleasure resort of the west. Between the great lakes and the gulf there is not a moro lovely spot. Tin ? I.AUI : . Si/.o : Three miles by two miles. f To ono familiar with the lake of year ago the change lias been marvel ous. Where were high and nuulil banks are now wide stretches of .sand beach , fully one mile in lengtli Where wore unkempt masses of brusl are now grassy and well-kept lawns. Tli low maishy portions are Hooded wit ! water. In fact tlio change wrong lit i the transformation of a wilderness int n garden. How have those change come to _ bo ? Through the well direetoi expenditure of tiino and money. Real ix.ing that Lake Mnnnwa has a great fu ture assured it the property owner : there have sot .xiiout its development A hundred men were bet at work , am the improvements , though not yet completed plotod , will put the lake on a plane full ; equal to any demand whieli the futuri may make upon it. Chnutauqua creek has been turned buck into tlio south lake. There tin water settles and is then passed by i Hume directly into Manawa. Thus onlj pure water Hews into the lake and i'i sufllcient in quantity to raise the voltinu four feel above the average of last year , ' On the river side a 1,000-foot dam'with a system of automatic gates , is in pro cess of construction which willmaintaii : thi' necessary volume and allow the sur plus to pabs into the rivor. A current will be thus created which will keer the water perfectly clear. The weeds willows and other unbi/fhtly / tilings havi ; been removed , giving a clear stretch oi water the lonirth and breadth of the lake. This gives the finest racing course in the entire west , two miios straight away and live miles with a turn. * On the south and cast bides a wide boulevard has been laid out and graded up. giving an elegant driveway to all points about the lake. On the lake front proper a beach i,000 ! feet long has been graded and filled with fine gravel. Here J. J. Maloney will immediately erect a line bnth'ing establishment. Back of this the shore is sodded , so that the objectionable featurcsof a year ago are entirely removed. Manhattan beach and other points are to bo mate rially improved and made the equals of the best modern resorts. Hotel Mauawa , which was insufficient for its purposes a year ago , is to be en larged to live times its present capacity. Its management will bo first-class and nothing which will conduce to the pub- lie enjoyment will be omitted. The view from Hotel Manawa is not ex ceeded by any of the famous resorts of t/hc country. The driveways leading to the lalto arc to be materially improved. A wide ind beautifully pa'rked boulevard will bo constructed from the new bridge to Iho lake. Eight street , in this city , will be pared to the city limits. Krom this point a boulevard will bo con structed to the intersection of tlio ono connecting with the bridge. Tims easy access will bo given to both Coun cil Blull'Knnd Omaha. The Lake Manawa railway lias passed into tlio li anils of Colonel Reed and a company who have sufllciontcapital lo operate it in good shape. The opora- ors are under contract for the faithful performance of the terms , of which bonds in a bulllriont amount are given. Tlio equipment of the road will bo lirst class. "The rolling block is already or dered. The trains will connect with the Union I'aciliosuburban and the elec tric motor trains. The connections with these will be close > , o that not more than thirty minutes will bo required to iniiko thu run from Omaha to the lake and vice versa. It is probable that a com mutation rule will bo given so that transit will bo very cheap ab well as direct. A stock company is already organized to construct and oporuto a race track which in connection with the base ball park and aquatic sports will furnish ex cellent sources of amusement. Several elegant cottages will bo built with the opening of spring. Many other improvements are well in hand and will appear when Ihe season opens. Mr. C. 1Brcslin , who represents a largo amountof eastern as well as west ern capital , is investing largely hero , but for what purpose does not yet ap pear. Of course speculation is rlfo of wonderful tilings and public expecta tion is on tip too. Il is safe to say. however , that whatever shall bo done will'be for the permanent improve ment of Manawa and the territory con tiguous to t. ] /)00XX ( ) Santa Rosas sold In 1888. See ad in another place. The London "Tailor's" is the place to got your clothes made , 037 Broadway. NurNcd Ills Itovcnuo I' ' ' > r VunrN , Some sixteen or seventeen years ago i man named Burchinal taught thu Duifkor Hill school in Redstone town ship , Fayotto county , says the Union- town (1'a ( , ) Standard , and for a trilling jtlcnbo thrashed Thomas ilhodahcck , v boy of nbout thirteen years. Bur- jhinal was prosecuted and paid his line uid cost , amounting to $8 , Tommy de clared that when ho grow to boa man 10 would lick that teacher , and last veok ho made his words good , Bur- ihiniil was traveling in JolTer on town- ihlpnnd knocked nt a door and was in- : itcd in by Mrs. Rhodabeck , Tommy , vho Is now a powerful man , upon recog- il/.liig Burchinal , sprang at him and cicked him out of the house and gave lima sound thrashing. Tommy paid he costs and line thin time. J. G. Tljjton' real estate , V2J B'dway. The widow's ( Alight her past cxpor- onco. , A QUEER SPASM OF REFORM , The Qnmbllng Housoa Sudclonly Pounced Upon , Especially Quo. THE CHURCHES MAY REJOICE , The Wonderful CliaiiRos nt aintinwn The Horticulturist * ! Talk Tomatoes I'cr- ROIinlN. A Sudden Uororni , "Wntch the Mint to-night. " Such \vti8 the tit ) received from n re liable source by n BKK ropros-outntivo at a Into hour Kridnyvovonlng , tviul subsequent - sequent developments rendered the watch fur from futile. Justus the cloolc on tbo tower of tlio Bloomer school building was striking the boutof mid night , a snuad of blue-coated policemen dashed in through tbo front door of tbo combined saloon and gambling liouso on Middle Broadway , known as the Mint , : md run by Dan Carrigg. They passed directly through the front room , whore tbo "bur Js located , to the gam bling room in the roar. There wore probably between thirty and forty men in the room , either actually outfaced in piny or watching some of the tininv games in prom-ess. Several of the iiumbei1 realised that a raid was being mnde , and jumped toward the rear and side doors , but their way was blocked at either entrance bv a couple of Btahvart policemen , clubs in baud , who had ap parently risen out of the ground. A hurried Blanco around showed every avenue of escape carefully guarded , and the prisoners bad to make the best they could of the unuk'asint situation. The raidora wore in charge of City Marshal Gimnolln. who took posses sion of the place , and stated that all of the inmates wore prisoners. Cnrrigg , who was standing on the side walk in front of the plncovhon the raid was made , followed the oilicors in , and began making arrangements for the re lease of the wliolo party. The marshal accompanied him to tbo residence of Judge Aylcswortli , who ordered each of the prisoners put under $50 bonds to ap pear for trial next Wednesday. He- turning to the Mint , the prisoners were ordered to fall into line , and were marched out of tlio back , up uho alloy to the police station , three policemen 'bo- ing left to guard the place. At the station it was found that only cloven of the party were actually en gaged in playintr , and thov " were the onlyones required to give a" bond , I'ur- rigg becoming their hiirety , and the en tire party was released. Tlio police then returned to the raided gambling house and proceeded to gather up all checks , cases and other gambling tools that they could find , and carted them away to headquarters. The tables wcro too heavy to bo moved , and were not molested. No move against any of the other gambling houses was made until after 1 o'clock , when tlio marshal , cliiof of police and four patrolmen leisurely walked around to the Turf. Phoenix and Wilson's place , but all were found de serted , and all rambling appurtenances removed. The saloons in front of each were well filled with curious spectators , who smiled audibly as the police passed through. The round of all the places was made and tlio raid was over. When tbo lir.st move was made on Iho Mint the reporter hastened to tlio Turf , and was surprised to find everything nut of sight , the immense safe locked , mid the gamblers just leaving tbo room. When the police visited tbo | ) lace nn hour afterwards even the largo tables had been taken to pieces and re moved , and the room was empty. The reporter hurried from' there to Ihe other places , and found them in jonfusion. The cards and chips were being tastily gathered up and put out of sight. Men. hatless and coatless , were ushing out of the back doors. The ouletto wheels were lifted from the .aides , and in an incredible short space if time all traces of the animated scene if a few minutes before had disap ; icared. As soon as the excitement had sub- iided somewhat the question hoard on ill sides was , "who put these other fol- ows on ? " This led to an investigation , mil revealed the fact that a secret nceting had been hold during the ivening , and that Mayor Rohror. Al- lerman Lacy , City Solicitor Holmes. Jan Farrell , Thomas Bowman and ov- iral other prominent eiii/.ons had been Jt was decided that C.irrigg must bo quelehed , and this was deemed the nest elloetual way of doing it. .Several f tho.so who were present at the moot- ng Were scon yesterday regarding it , ut refused to talk. Farrell protested lit'.t ho had never heard of any meet- ng , and did not believe thcru was one. Inyor Rohrer admitted that tlnro had ecu a meeting , but insisted that it as a private allair , and when asked 'bother ' it had anything to do with the KIVO on the gamblers , declined to | > o iterviewed. Ho said that it was II , ' ! 0 'hen ' ho linishcd writing the oruor to 10 marshal and chief of police , and line time after that when they ucro ' ut into the hands of thr-so olilcin'lB. It i very evident that the details went all ) iiiilctol ] ( long before this time , how- i-or , as all of the patrolmen received rders when they reported by telephone t , 11 o'clock , 10 report in por.snn at Badmiartersiinincdialoly. Tlio mayor nlcd most umphntii ally' thai lie alone as responsible for the move add that ? one else had influenced him in Hie alter. This wan contradicted by Far- ill , wlio said that he would not deny king part in the move , and that ho ' us one'of the number who had caiiucd to ho made. ( t la asserted openly that Lacy took it ion himself to notify the other houses the raid , aim got them closed in tiino avoid arrest. His Iming been in each these placed imincdiuiuly after the iBcent was made gives considerable > ! or to this assertion. \VIIATTIIKV HAV 0 ! ' IT. City Solicitor Jlolmcs It in a porma- mt thing , and the saloon will go ixt. The republican lawyers must lit getting rich and using their money ainstus. The HiilooiiH and gambling luses can't run in Council Blun"n any igor , but the state can look after the > US-OB of prostitution. County Attorney Organ It scorns at the mayor has suddenly come to * u conclusion that ho can olooo the mbling house , and that it is not neo- lary for the county attorney to do it , ho has previously maintained. Won- r what power behind the throne shed him up to It ? Jan Farrell Gambling la done for In uncit Bluirs. If you want to quote i you can eny that anyone who will Int out u gambling Jicuso to me , will i it closed inside of an hour. No inblorH or faaloon keepers are going to itate to the domocratle party they ibt como around and iUk us what wo nt them to do. "ho result of the move is variously ullcted by leading politleinns. It la red by many democrats that this at- uptto wipe- the mnleoiitonti * bncic o the ranks wilt , ptovoa disastrous ivrimont. >