THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDA j JUNE 8 , 1890.-SIXTEEN PAGES. 7 , ,
A BOODLING COMBINE
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Iho Streak of Daylight Let into tbo Star
Chamber.
WORK OF THE POSTOFFICE PLOTTERS ,
Tlioy Plan the Organization of the Council
and Distribute the Spoils.
COUNCILMAN DONNELLY ON. THE STAND.
Homo Very Startling Disclosures About the
Boodle Gang.
CON GALLAGHER AS GRADING DISBURSED
Ho Makes a Tempting Offer to the
Second AVard Coiincltmna to
' Join tlio Council
Combine.
The damage suits brought by the sovcn
members ot the council combine against THE
IJnc Publishing company promise some very
Interesting revelations. The dofcndunt bus
commenced taking depositions before Justice
Anderson , In supiwrt of the charges pub
lished. The flrst deposition taken was that
tit Councilman Donnelly. His testimony , as
taken down in shorthand , omitting objections
and repetitions , was as follows :
James Donnelly , examined by Mr. SImeral ,
testified as follows :
" My name is James Donnelly , sr. ; I nm
employed in the United States depot ; my
residence is 1012 Williams street ; haVe re
sided in Omaha eighteen pears , lacking a few
months ; I was eldctcd councilman-at-largo
for the city of Omaha December lost ; I quail-
tied and nm serving at the prsent time as one
of the councilmen of the city of Omaha.
Q. Mr. Donnelly , you may state whether
Or not you nro acquantcd with the plaintiff
In this case , Mr. Clmffeo ? A. The first time
I had the pleasure of knowing him was when
the councitwas organized , and I have luiowu
him slnco.
Q. When was the council organized ! A. I
think , sir , on January 7.
Q. Did you havu any conversation with
any one in reference to the organization of
the council prior to its organization and if so
with whom I A. I did sir.
Q.-Htato with whom that wail A. It
was Mr. Lowry , Mr. Kasper , Mr. Sander
and Mr. Ford.
Q. Did you have any conversation with
any person other than the councilmen at any
time prior to the organization of the council
in rclerenco to any matters pertaining to it !
A. I think not , sir.
Q.Did you at any time have any conver
sation with Mr. John A. Crcighton ) . Yes
sir.
sir.Q. . When was that ) A , It was previous
to the organization of the council.
Q. What was that conversation )
A. It had no reference to this , gentlemen.
Q. State what it was. A. 1 will not un
less I am obliged to.
Q.Mr. . Donnelly , did you have any con
versation at any time witli Mr. Con Galla
gher ! A. I did , sir.
Q. When was that ! A. It was previous
, to the organization of the council ; 1 could
not tell how many days.
Q. Whereabouts was that ! A. In the
postofllco.
Q. Did ho send for you or did you go over
there ! A. Ho sent for me.
Q. That was some time before the organi
zation ) A. Yes , sir.
Q. Whereabouts in the po tofllce ! A. In
his ofllro.
P. Who was present ! A. Tom Swift and
Bb'nm others ; now , I don't recollect who they
were ; they got up , and when I went in I
apologized.
Q. Will yon state what wai said ) A. Mr.
Gallagher was sitting down at his desk ; ho
pulled a chair to his desk and told ma to sit
down ; they had Just got through talking ; ho
asked mo If I wanted to swing the Second
ward , or if Kaspar wauled it. 1 told him I
did not understand what ho meant. Then ho
said , "I want to know whether you want to
have the Second ward or Kaspar ! " I said I
didn't care very much. Ho says , "Well , wo
don't need you really ; wo have got enough
without vou , but I would like to do you a
favor ; I have a document hero that 1 want
you to sign. " He opened his drawer and I
said I would not sign any documents.
Q. Who did ho say ho wanted to sign
tliutl A , Ho wanted mo to sign it.
Q , What was It in regard to that ho said
he had enough ! A. I could not tell.
Q , Who was ho speaking of the councilmen -
men 1 A. I should draw that inference.
Q. Ho had enough councilmen already to
sign it ! A. That was my inference.
Q. When was that I A. It was probably
three or four days previous to the organiza
tion of the council.
„ Q. Do you know whether Mr. Paul Van-
'dervoort was present or not ! A. I think ho
was. Ho was not there during the conversa
tion.
tion.Q. . Now , did you at that time was
there anything further said in reference to
the matter ! A. No sir ; I went right out.
Q. Now , what was your understanding in
rclerenco to the Second ward as to whether
you wanted to swing it ! ( Objected to ns
incompetent and improper for counsel to ask
witness what his understanding was about
the/Second ward , and as immaterial. ) A.
Well , I supposed that he meant they would
have enough to carry any measure through.
Q. Uy signing that document ! A. Yes ,
ftlr.it was my understanding and Is now.
( J , Lct mo ask you whether or not you nro
on any of the committees of the council ! A.
Yes , sir ,
Q. AVhat committees ) A. I am chairman
of the committee on police ; I am on the com
mittee on streets and alloys , and two more , I
"think ; 1 am on plats and additions and also
on rules.
Q , Lot mo ask j'ou , Mr. Donnelly , if you
have over board of what is known us the
council combine prior to May 23 or 21 , IS'JO ' !
A , I have , sir.
Q. State who that consists of. A. There
nro twelve. I believe , sir , as far as I know ;
there is Vluincr , Cooper , Madsen , MoLoarlo ,
Moreurty. Osthoff. Wheeler , O'Connor ,
Shrlver , Qhaffeo and Mr. Davlji.
( } , Howofton have you heard of that com-
blno prior tu the aid or LMthof May * . A
Well , Mr , I could not tell you ; His everywhere
on the street and it has bean so often that I
could not tell you the exact time.
Q. L t mo ask you this ; was it or was it
not common report on the street. AVhy ,
yes sir.
Q. State when it was reported that the
. < -fomtUio was made or formed ! A. I could not
say , as [ was not a member of it.
Q.--When waa It reported to have been
mailol A. That was before the organiza
tion Of the council.
Q. Docs that combination ns It Is reported
to liuvo been formed still exist In the council !
Aivhy , Iproiumolt does ; though I know
that sometimes they dlvldo themselves up on
Home questions ,
Q.-ilfct mo ask you , Mr. Donnelly , as a
meiiltwr of nnypf these committees , whether
or not you.arc asked to participate with them ,
with any of the members of that combine , in
consultation In inference to the committees'
work ! A. No , sir ; I was n few months ago
- -1 made tin agreement with two of them to
come ami look at u piece of property down
hero on I.eavenworth street , and I went out
to tho. llowoll lumber company ; they were to
meet me UIOIM ; I stalu an hour out there ,
ulmut uu hour , and neither of them came.
I liuve not been In consultation with Jthom
sineu In regard to the mutter , and I bcllova it
is in court.
Q-Aw you orer consulted by them in
reference to the signing of any reports ! A <
Yes , sir.Where
Q , -Where the combine Is interested I A.
- 1 don't know whether they aro. interested
or not ; but 1 know that on streets and alloys
we confer together : we have been divided
two members of the combine divided Mr.
Shrivel1 sided with mo and ugaiust O'Connor
on two occasions.
Q.Mr. . Donnelly , have you had any further
conversation other than the one which you
have spoken of with Mr. Con Oulhigher slnco
the organisation of the council ! A. Yes
ilrl
l ) . In reference to the distribution of any
noiioy pertaining to grading of streets I A.
r Yes sir ,
QNow , state when it was and what was
ald. A. Well , it was the day before the
death of my wife on the Oth of April' it was
before thn nth of April , sir , before the death
of my wife ; she hod been dick.
Q. State what was said. A. Ho went to
my son and sent mo word to call and see
him ; I told him I did not want to BOO him.
"Well , father , " my son said , "you will
have to go and ftoo . him and see what ho
wants. " So I went over and ho came and
sat on the settee. Ho told mo ho did not
want any pledges from mo this time , but ho
wanted to help me , and that there wits f l.fiOO
for each ward and that I could have the laying -
ing out of that on any streets tlrat I wanted.
O. In what ward I A. The second ward ,
and it was fixed that $ 1,000 was to como to
the Second ward as Its share : I was unable
to be at the council meeting , but I sent up a
list of the streets that ! wanted graded to
Shrlver : ho had the list of the streets I
wanted graded with this money , and Mr.
Shrlver lie and I talked the matter over.
Q. Do you know what l > ecaino of that
who was it that hod the distribution of that
money ! A. I could not tell you ; I suppose
it was the council.
Q. Is Mr. Con Gallagher n member of the
council ! A. Not that I know of.
Q. Do you know whether or not ho ban
contracts with the council for any material or
to do any work for the city ! A. 1 do not of
tnv own knowledge.
Q. Do you know whether II. W. Cremer
has n contract with the city tor sewer pur
poses ! A. I don't sir.
Q. You arc not on the committee on
sewers ! A. No , sir.
Q. Has anybody spoken to you about Join
ing the combine since the organization ) A.
No sir yes there has ; Mr. Morcarty spoke
to mo onco.
Q. Where was that ! . A. Up in the
court house.
Q. What did ho say. A. He said that
there was one or two that thpy did not want ,
and they wanted to put them off , and they
wanted to know if I would Join them , ami I
told them that L would not Join any combine.
Q. When was that ! A. The latter parti
of January or the fora part of February , I
would not say which.
Q. Mr. Donuellv have you over l.card any
minors in the city of Omaha alleging or
claiming that there was any money paid by
any person , llrm or corporation to organize
that combine ?
( Objected on the ground that it Is incom
petent , irrelevant and immaterial , and on the
further ground that this Is a proceeding to
have the statement of a witness for purposes
other than to use in court on the trial of this
case , aim that counsel knows , as all lawyers
know that n question as to minors and as to
hcrcsay is clearly incompetent and iinmate-
rial ; and that the question is not asked for
any legitimate purpose. )
Uy Mr. Simeral : The question is asked for
the purpose of Justifying the alleged libel ,
which charges that It was commonly reported
and rumored upon the streets that this combi
nation had been formed by the use of money.
A. I never heard that any of thcse-seven
over received money.
Q. Have you over heard of any mouther of
the combination receiving any money ) A.
Yes sir.
( Objected to on the ground that the combi
nation does not refer to the libel in tills case
and that it is irrelevant , incompetent and im
material and not for the purpose of being
used on the trial of this action. )
Q. Go on and stnto. A. I understood
that Mr. O'Connor got $ ISOO , and I also was
told that Morearty got SI,000 , ; I was told that
Oathoit got SbOO , and that 5500 was paid to
Madsen.
Q. Is that all ! A. That is all , I believe ,
sir.
sir.Q. . That was generally reported around
that this was paid ! A. Yes , sir.
On cross-examination by Mr. Bnrtlett Mr.
Donnelly testified :
I have lived hero eighteen years , lacking a
few months ; nm a member of the city coun
cil from the Second ward.
Q. Have you had any talk with Mr. Sim-
ornl or Mr. Kosewnter in reference to your
testimony ! A. Yes , sir. Mr. SImeral had
been talking to mo on Decoration day. 1 met
him on the street and wo went up to his
ofllee.
Q. Where did you have this talk with Mr.
Simeral ) A. In his ofllco.
Q. Ho got you up to his ofllee , did ho )
And what did ho say when ho got you up
thcrol A. Ho asked me in relation to this
matter as to what I could testify to.
Q. Did ho' say ho was attorney fpr Mr.
Rosewatcr ot Tnn Biu : Publishing company i
A. I don't think lie did , sir.
Q. You saw tno article that was pub
lished about this combine ( A. Yes , sir.
Q. When did you have a talk with Mr.
Uosowater about this matter ! A. Never.
Q. All your talk was with Mr. SUneral !
A. Yes. sir.
Q. Did you over have any talk with Mr.
Simeral before thatf A. No , sir.
Q. You knew that this suit had been com
menced , did you not ) A. I saw it in tbo
papers.
Q. Did you send word to Mr. Sirneral that
you wanted an interview with , him ! A. No ,
sir.
sir.Q. . How did Mr. Simeral como to find out
that you knew about this ! A. I could not
tell you , sir.
Q. Had you been talking in public what
you have boon testifying about ? A. I have
been on the streets with people. In fact ,
every dav I come up town there is something
said on the streets.
Q. When were you elected a member of
the council ! A. 1 think In December , 1839.
Q. You have been a member oveV since !
A. Yes , sir , as far as I know.
Q. How many members are there in ttio
council ! A. I think eighteen.
Q. You say that you had a talk with Mr.
Gallagher about fixing the grade in that ward
there what ward is that ! A. Second.
Q. When was that ! A. I think , sir , it
was sometime near the flrst of January no ,
not the llrst of January somewhere between
the middle of January and the llrst of Feb
ruary.
. The last of January ) A. Yes. sir.
S. How did you happen to have that talk
with him ! A. Ho sent for me.
Q. Who did ho send ! A. Pat O'Toolo.
Q. What did ho say when you went there !
A. I excused myself when I went in.
Q. What did you excuse yourself for ! A.
1 thought they might have some business.
They said : "No , wo are just dono. " Ho
drew up a chair there and ho wanted mo to
sign soma paper ; I don't know what it was ;
I did not see it.
Q , Did ho ask you to sign a paper ? A.
Yes , sir.
Q. Did ho say : "I want you to sign a
paper ) A. Yes , sir.
0. Did you sign the paper ! A. No , sir ,
I did not.
Q. You did not know whether It was n
bond or petition , or what it was ! A. No ,
sir.
sir.Q.
Q. You had-no idea what it was ! A. I
had an idea.
Q. AVhat did you think it was ! A. I
thought it was something whereby it would
enable a majority of the council to do some
thing.
Q. Ho did not state that to you ) A. No ,
sir.
sir.Q. . AtiuTyou mind went right on that Idea ,
that it was to get up n combine in the council
to do something ( A. Mr. Magrano inti
mated as much down at the depot , mid was
betting on who was going to bo president of
the council.
Q. When you got this word you thought
that waa what you wore to go there for ! A .
Yes , sir.
Q. And you went thereto confer with him
on that subject supiwsing it was for that purpose -
pose ! A. I went there on his invltatisn to
sue what he wanted , the same as if you would
solid for mo.
Q. Who did Mr , Magrano say was going
to bo president of the council I A. I think it
was Davis.
Q. And It was In the interest of Davis !
A. Yea sir.
Q. There was nothing wrong that occurred
there in the postoftlco , there would have been
nothing wrong A. I don't know , sir.
O. If it bad boon for some men ( A. I
had pledged myself to Mr. Bechel , sir.
Q. Then you wcntnguin to see Mr. Galla
gher ! A. Yes sir.
. . Q-r-What did yon go thefo for the nest
tlmol A. Toseowhut howanted.
Q. What did ho soy ho wanted ! A. Ho
wanted to give mo $1,500 , as I understood for
the ward , for the benollt ot the ward.
Q. Did ho tell you rwhero the f 1,500 was
coming from ! A. No , ho uld not ; I sup-
iiosed it was coming from tho' council
though.
Q. For what purpose was the $ 1,600 to bo
used ) AFor grading purposes' , I expect.
Q. For IcgltlmatO'purpososl A. .Yes sir
Q. Then the idea was , through his inllu-
eneo ho would secure seine work to bo done
there that you , us u councilman , could not se
cure ! A. No , 1 think ; not , but it would give
mo a llttlo prestfgo iu the ward. Supposing
you lived there and wanted something
graded that would benefit you I will have
uiore preatlgo if I have the monoy.
Q. That was the purpose then for which
this mouoy was to bo used ! A. I think it
was : yea sir.
Q. In exchange for some Infiuencol A.
For the benefit of the ward.
Q.Was there anything wrong nbout that )
A. I could not see anything wrong in that.
Q. Did you accept the proposition I A. I
did. nuHt assuredly.
Q. That you consider ns n straight busi
ness transaction ! A. Yc. , sir.
Q. Nothing immoral on the part of Gal
lagher or your part In accepting IU A. I
think not ; no , sir.
Q , Now you went down to the How ell
lumber company to meet n coUple of gentle
men 1 A. Yes , sir.
Q. Why were you to meet ! A. Shrlver
and O'Connor.
Q. For what purpose ! A. The Howell
lumber company owns some property down
here , I think at Eighth street , and I bollevo
that they sued the city , the street was open
there and I believe they sued the city , and
there was some proposition mndo to settle ,
and I wanted to look ut it and sea what it
was.
was.Q. . With the Howell lumber company ! A.
Yes , sir.
Q. For the purpose of adjusting matters )
A. Yes , sir.
Q. Nothing improper about that ! A. I
don't ' see that there was , do
Q. I am simply asking you. A. No , sir ,
I thluk not.
Q. And you were nskod to go there for no
Improper purpose. A. No , ulr.
Q. It was a perfectly legitimate transac
tion ) A. liwomdj not make the report unless
I knew something about it.
Q. There was nothing Improper In their
not being there ! A. It was a llttlo disap
pointment to me that was all ,
Q. Nothing immoral about It If tnoy had
another engagement. A. No , I think not. "
Q. You speak nbout u combine of twelve
members of the council , can you repeat that
again ! A Councllmon at Largo F. L. Bin-
mer , F. D. Cooper , John McLearle. E. F.
Morcarty , Theodore Olscn , r ° nry Osthoff ,
and Ward Councilman D. H. AVheolcr , Ed
ward O'Connor , W. G. Shrlver , Clarence L.
Chnffu , Edgar P. Davis. That I believe was
what they called tlio combine.
Q. Who called this n combine ! A. I bo-
lleve I saw It lirst in Tiir. BUG ; then it was
common talk on the street.
Q After you saw It inTnn.Bui : , everybody
talked about It ! A. Yes , sir.
Q. Tin : BRK Is a pretty widely circulated
paper. A Yo * , sir.
Q. Is regarded as the biggest paper in the
State ! A. Yes , sir.
Q. Is u paper of wide circulation in the
state ? A. Yes , sir ; and outside of it , I
think.
Q. A paper of very wide circulation
read by everybody nearly In the city every
body that can react ) A. I believe itis.
Q. You never heard of this until It cnmo
out in Tin : BKI : I A. I don't ' know whether
1'did or not ; I would not bo positive.
A. Will you think ! A. I cannot.
Q. You would not think you had any im
pression of it until Tin : Ben published it !
A I could not saj * exactly ; 1 might and
might not.
< > . You do not recollect that ! A. No. sir.
Q. You do recollect Tin : Bins publishing
it distinctly , though ! A. Yes , sir.
Q. What did you understand from the
language of Tin : Bin : as published as to what
the combine meant relative to those Individ
uals ) A. That they had the organization of
the council.
Q. Well , was there anything which you
regarded as of doubtful cbar.ictor or immoral
in that combine ! A. No , sir ; I don't sup
pose there was in regard to the organization
of the council ; but if they took money it was
rather wrong.
Q. Was there any effort .mndo to form a
combine of the other side ! A. Yes , sir.
Q. And you were in that effort ? A. Yes ,
sir.
sir.Q. . As opposed to tlio combination already
formed of those twelve ) A. I don't think
that Mr. Clmffeo was mentioned ; I think it
was Mr. Davis.
Q. That was a sort of a political comblna-
ion , wa < ) it not ! A. Yes , sir.
Q. It was a political combination ? A.
Certainly , it was ; we waited on Mayor Gush
ing and tried to get him to
Q. Your combination ! A. Yes , sir ; wo
were trying to get the democrats and enough
republicans to elect a president of the coun
cil , dialling appointed a time to meet us and
wo went to his ollieo and ho said that the
others would not corno into the riiur. that is
Ostoff , O'Connor and Madsen. Then he
agreed to meet us at Ills ofilco between ( ! and
7 o'clock and when wo went to his ofllco it was
locked uu. Mr. Lowry wont over to my son's
place on Thirteenth and Douglas and tele
phoned Cushing to his house and ho said ho
was unable to got these men together and
that they would not vote for Bechel anyway
or for Lowry.
Q. That was n combination that you were
interested in , was it not ! A. Yes , sir.
Q. Secret combination ) A. All the secrets -
crots were what I nm telling.
Q. Was it in fact to bo considered secret )
A. When Cushing would not do anything ,
when ho would not assist us , wo wont over to
room 30,1 think , in the Millurd hotel , I say
wo Lowry , Ford , Donnelly , Bechel , Sander
and Kaspar. Mr. Bechel got a piece of paper
reading that "We , the undersigned , pledge
our won ! and honor to support W , F. Beehel
for president of the city council. "
Q , And you all signed that ! A. Yes ,
sir.
sir.Q.
Q. And got up some sort of n combine )
A. As far as the president of the council ! .
Q. That combination was composed of
part republicans and part democrats ! A.
Throe republicans and three democrats.
Q. And this qthcr combine was .composed
of part republicans and part democrats ( A.
Yes , sir.
Q. Tliis combination of twelve was to or
ganize the city council ! A. As fur as I
know.
Q. Nothing irregular' nbout that ! .A ,
No , sir. I have never said Uiero was that I
know of. '
Q. There was money , you say , paid to"
some of its members ) A. I did , not say
any such thing.
Q. What nbout O'Connor getting $1,800 ?
A. I did not say It was paid ; I said it was
rumored.
O. . Then you don't know whether it was
paid or not ) A. 1 said so ; the testimony is
such.
Q , You don't wish to bo understood ns
saying that the money was actually paid ! A.
I know nothing of it ; it is a mystery to
mo.
( ) , It is all a mystery ) A. Yes , sir.
Q. Who did you hoar sny that O'Connor
received $1,8001 A. I could not say ; a num-
Iwrdid. ' . .
Q. Can you name one person ? A. Well ,
sir , I don't want to name the party.
Q.You refuse to name the party I A. I do ,
sir.
sir.Q. . Does ho live hero In Omaha ? A. Yes ,
sir.
sir.Q. . A member of any newspaper ? A. No ,
sir.O.
O. Lawyer ? A. No , sir.
Q. Merchant } A. No , sir.
Q. Any business ! A. Yes , sir.
Ij. What is the business ? A. If I were
to give you that I might as well glvo you his
namo.
Q. Ulvo us both. A. I will refuse to glvo
you his namo.
Q. Why do you refuse to glvo bin name !
A. Because it would injure him in his busi
ness. .
Q. Well , then , ns n member of the city
council , did you regard the 81,800 as u bribe !
A. I would so regard It , sir.
Q. Now , then. Mr. Donnelly , as a member
of the city council , having heard that other
members had been bribed , you refuse to glvo
tbo name of the one from whom you learned
that ! AI do , sir.
Q. Whom did you ever tell nbout It ! . A.
I told lots of parties.
Q. Now you refuse to glvo it Iweanso it
would injure his business ! A. Yes , sir.
O. That Is the only reason ! A. Yes , sir ,
and ho is n member of my own family.
Q. Of your own family ! A. Yes. sir.
Q. Mr. O'Connor la a member of your own
family ! A. No , sir.
Q. Your Informer Is ? A. Yes , sir. Ho
Ho came to him , as I understand it , on tlio
night of the banquet of the volunteer lire-
men , and told htm.
Q. Told the member of your family ) A.
Yes sir.
O. Who did ! A. Con Gallagher.
Q , This member of your family said that
Con Gallagher said that O'Cenuor ' got ll.SOOi
A. Yes , sir. s > nSa
Q. Now , then , for what purpose ! A. I
think it was to pay u bill that ho owed Storz
& Her and for his license.
Q. For what particular services ho had
rendered as member of the city council 1 A.
Services , I suppose , to gut him into this
ring.
ring.Q. What ring ! A. Well , the coniblna-
tbo combination.
Q. The combination of the twelve ! A.
Yea sir , as I understand It , It was for that.
, Q , For hta services In helping to organize
the council I A Yosnir ,
Q. Noiv , when was It ho said ho got tbli
money ! A. Shortly uftcr the organization
of the council
Q. It was for his vojo for the organisation
of the committees , VW 'tt ' "r i should say In
the election of the ebnrmanl } A. Well , that
1 * what I Inferred ,
6. Did you over h.cnrl A. No , I did not.
( J. Might have lCfH ( for something clsol
A. O , .vcs , it might. , . , , , ,
Q. Who else did' . , you ever hear say that
O'Connor ' got $1,8001 A. It was common
report on the street . , ,
QBy whom ! A. rpy the citizens.
Q. Glvo some of Mmir names. A. There
were lots of them koivry , Bechol. Sander.
Q. Lowry said ho had got $1,8001 A.
Why , yes , that was-common report ; ho did
not say that ho knowmtiythlng about it , only
It'wns rumored.1 .
Q.-Ho said that ho heard It ! A. Yes , sir.
Q. Bechel was cuftttldato for chairman !
A. Yes , sir ; so was Lowry.
Q. Lowry was ! A. Yes , sir , and I bo-
llovo Ford.
Q. The members of your combine said they
heard ho got $1,800 ! A. Yes , sir.
Q. Ford said so ! A. Yes , sir.
(5. And who cho ! A. Lota of others.
Q. Anybody say they saw him paid I A.
No , sir.
Q' Now , youjsny that you hoard it rumored
that Morcnrty gotfcl.OOOl A. Yes , sir.
Q. Who did you hear say that ! A. The
same parties.
Q. Talked over at the snmo time ! A.
Yes sir ; I have only hoard that Osthoff got
It recently. Mr.nn Dorn snvs that ho
knows the denomination of the bills that Ost-
hoIT got.
Q. Osthoft said that ho saw Iho bills that
Mr. Morearty got ) A. No sir , I did not.
The reporter can read what I said.
Heportor : "Mr. Van Dorn says that ho
knows the denomination of the bills that Ost-
boll got. "
Q. I am talking nbout More-arty ) A. It
was understood that Morearty got n thou
sand.
Q. I understood you to say that Osthoff
said ho saw the bills that Morearty got ! A.
No sir ; vou nro away off.
Q. Who did you over hear say that ho got
this money ) A. Thosaiw parties.
Q. Anybody else ? A. Lots of them.
Q. Could you tell one ! A. I don't think
It is necessary.
Q. Can you ! A. I believe I could.
Q. Who nre they ! A. Well , it was com
mon report on tlio street evorv day.
Q.-Who are they ! A.-Well , I told you ,
and I nm not going to tell you any more.
Q. You vofuso to answer that question )
A. Yes. sir.
Q. Why do you refuse to answer it ) A.
BOCUUKO I thinIc I giivo you enough ; I told
you all I knew.
Q. Did you over notify the authorities of
this ! A. No , sir ; it , is not my business.
Q. Who did you tell flrst about this ! A.
I could not tell you ,
Q. Did you toll Slmcral first ! A. No ,
sir.
sir.Q.
Q. Hero is Madsen. Who told you about
his getting any money ! A. The sanio par-
tics.
tics.Q. . The same tiling ! A. Yes , sir.
Q. Now , in relation to the denomination
of the bills that Osthoff pot ; you say that
Van Dorn saw them ) A. No , sir ; Mr. Van
Doru know the man that saw the denomina
tion of Iho bills that Osthoft got.
Q.What Van Dorn ) A. T. L.
Q. What is ills business ? A. Ho is In
the boo business.
Q. Ho is u member of Tun BKI : Publish
ing company ) A. I don't know as hois a
member of Tin : BIH : Publishing company.
Q. Is bo in their dmitloy ? A. I think not.
Q. When you s V ho is in the bee busi
ness , do you mciin jib is raising bees ( A.
Yes , sir ; that's what I understand. They nro
Italian bees ' , '
Q. You helped /organize / this council ,
did you not ! A. I do i't ' think I did ; that
is , it did not como outjtho way I wanted it.
Q. You did not gel' quite all you wanted.
You got pretty fair treatment , did you not ?
A. As far as I um personally concerned , I
did ; no more.
Q. As far as your ward is concerned ! A.
Well , I think not. , . . .
Q. Do all the meiuVtcrs of the council get
everything they dcslro for their wards ? A.
I don't know whether they do or not.
Q. Did your ward got , its proportion of the
money for grading , purposes ) A. I don't
know whether it did or not. I understood
that Mr. Olson got the money and put it
where it would do tho'-most good to his own
property. . * > '
Q. Is Mr. Olson .n member from your
ward ? A. No , sir.
He-direct by Mr. Simeral :
Q. Did you ever road an article in TUB
BKK charging tbcso sovcn with bribery I A.
Not that I recollect of. When I take up Tun
Bun I only road it casually. I haven't much
timo.
Q. Did you over see an article in Tin ? Bur.
.charging these seven men with bribery } A.
I think not I have seen their names as belonging -
longing to the combine.
By Mr. Bnrtlott
Q. Did you see tlio article in TUB BRK that
is headed "In the Hands of Boodlcrs , " and
reads : "Our city council is composed often
republicans and eight democrats. With a
control of the council these republicans are
in honor bound to prevent the removal of re
publican oflloials except for cause. They are
equally in honor bound to prevent by their
votes and influence the substitution of n dem
ocrat for a republican olllcer whoso time lias
expired , unless ho has proven himself to bo
incompetent or dUhonuat. But seven of these
republicans , Chaffee , Wheeler , Shriver ,
Olson , McLcarlo , Davis and Blumcr have de
liberately entered into a corrupt combination
with the democrats to hullo out the municipal
putrminco to spoilsmen and play into the
hands of boodling contractors. " Would you
take it that that nrtioJa charged them with
corruption and bribery ? A. No , sir , I would
take it that it mount tlio other live.
Q. You would not take It that It meant
this sovcn , but that they had entered Into a
combination with the otho five ) A. Yes ,
sir.
sir.Q. . Would you t ko It that they took any
bribe from the other men ! A. No , sir.
Q. You don't think that this nrticlo re
flects any upon their character ? A. No ,
sir , I don't ' think that it does.
Q. Now , then , here to goon : "It Is nn
open secret that this combination of the
council was secured by downright bribery
and is held together by the cohesive powvr
of plunder. " Would you regard that as
charging them with bribery ? A. No , sir.
Q. Was that because of their hlifh stand
ing in this community that you would not
believe it ? A. Yes , ulr.
Q. But the Import of the article meant , as
you understand , Mr. Donnelly , that in effect
and substance ! A. I behove now that they
got those men these five men to stay in
there for some purpose or another.
Q. Would you regard this art icioas charg
ing them with bribery I A. No , sir , 1 don't
believe I would.
Q.-Or the other men ! A. I don't know
.whether they did or not ; there certainly
must bo something in it.
A Very Had Debt Collector.
W. II. Livingston has established the repu
tation of bchig the most vigorous bad debt
collector in the city lillCl ho has also estab
lished the fact that fl dooa not remit what ho
collects. Several days/jigo Cornish & John
son , druggists at Twentieth and Lake streets ,
placed a lot of accoulits-ln Livingston's hands
for collection. Tim6 < pSUsed on and the drug-
men thinking something was wrong preceded -
coded to Investigate Iwd soon learned their
agent was holding QuCpn them. Yesterday
the man was arrested on a warrantniid locked
in the city jail. Ho aiTmlta ho collected the
money and appropriated It to his own use ,
but refuses to state tb ! amount ot his dofal-
A Coinpanj\ | \ ' In Poverty.
A'waif of iv boy was cnthiff u ntulo half
lonf on the street oornor yoalorcltiy with
the air of a sturvoMnki when n stray dog
cunjo nlongandcroftlMiort at hU foot , suya
The Detroit Free "IVosn. Tlio hungry
look remained in the boy's eyes , but
ho glanced down at the vagabond dog
and said In u friendly way :
"What you want ? This ain't no bono.
(
The dog moved of a Httlo and again it
crouched and looked wistfully ut the
food.
"Say , do yor want thia wusu nor I do ? "
tuikcd thu wuif. "Speak can't yor ? "
The dog gnvcy a quick hark and the
boy throw him the rest of the loaf.
"NnlT sod , " ho' ' remarked , aa ho
watchudhlm oat ravenously ; "I ain't
the follor to BOO a pard In trouble. "
And the boy went ono way nnd the
dog ho had befriended another , both the
hotter for the encounter.
Tlio wife of u Green county ( Ohio ) man bus
given birth to two auU of twins Iu twelve
mouths.
THE SCHOLAR'S ' DAY OF DAYS
That Which Grandly Brings to a Oloso the
Glad School Year (
THE ROUND OF COMMENCEMENTS ,
Ilrowncll Itnll and Hcllcvuo College
Anionjj the First to Close ami to Ko
Followed by Others Before
the Close of tlio Month.
Today ushers in the flrst of the commence
ment weeks of the year nnd will witness the
first of the annual commencement exorcises
in two of the homo institutions , namely ,
Brownell hall and Bellevue college. The ox-
orciscs of the Nebraska institute for the deaf
nnd dumb will take place next Tuesday at S
p. m.
JBcllcvuo Collcjjc.
The annual commencement exercises of the
synodlcal college nt Bellevue will bo held
next week , Juno 8 to 10. The baccalaureate
sermon will bo preached by the president
this evening , at 7:43 : o'clock.-
The annual meeting of the board of trustees
will bo held on Tuesday at 2 o'clock p. in.
At 7:15 : o'clock Tuesday evening Itov. W.
W. Harshn , D.D. , fjL.D. , former president of
the college , will deliver the annual address to
the students in the college chapel. At the
close of this address n promenade reception
will bo given by President nnd Mrs. Ivorr at
Elvlna hall , now completed , and after Inspec
tion this building will bo formally dedicated
to its use as n homo for young ladles attend
ing the college.
The students' exorcises will bo held
Wednesday morning , Juno 11 , nt 10 o'clock ,
nnd n very interesting programme Is arranged.
After these exorcises dinner , at'J5 cents each ,
will bo served at Klwina hull for all who de
sire it bv the ladies of Bcllevuc , and the pro
ceeds will go to furnishing the hall.
Bellevue extends a very cordial Invitation
to Omaha and nil the region around to nttcnd
these commencement exercises. All passen
ger trains will stop at Bellevue on Juno 10
and 11.
The following is the programme :
' WKDNKSDAV. 10 O'CLOCK A. M.
Chorus' Collofn clnss
The American Imliim..hunt's OustlorIlullovuo
The Oak luilNtory
. ' . ; . .I.ntllo K. A. Hamilton , Decatur
Piano Duet. Koto Mllltulru laok&on
M. Hliinelio Duvli'K , Anna Oa8tler ,
The Salutations of Nations
lleK'ii M. Jjongsdorf , Uolloviio
The Croat Commnnnr
Cloorgo V , Williams , Nlolirara
1'Ianu Solo , the Arrow Snna ICriiR
Krunr.i Wrlplit-
A History I'oum ' Tos'i Hlnko , Ilellevuo
The WllLasiiii Klomrnt In ( Ilmraotcir
Charles A. Slltcholl , Snrlngfleld. O.
1'laiio Duet , Pout , and lVtsmt : ; , tjuppe
Miss Henderson , ills * Davis ,
A 1'roplicey Jliittle M. Klllott , Hoatrlco
Association of Ideas us an Klcment of the
Ituantitiil
Harry A. ( 'arnabnn 1'nwnee , City
Mnplur's Oration In Course
The Kusslan Revolution
Prof. H. A. Klnnoy. Woodbine , la
Awarding Diplomas.
Chorus Collugo class
EI.WIXA HAM. .
Elwlnn hall , named in honor of the only
daughter of Colonel J. B. 1'inlny , LL.D. , has
boei ! completed and furnished and taken
possession of ny the president and his family.
It will bo formally opened as announced above
by the president's reception to students and
friends on the evening of the 10th.
This building was designed by President
Kerr of the college. This gentleman , as a
member of the board of trustees nnd build
ing committee based Ills plans on the Interior
needs father than exterior ornamentation.
The trustees accordingly appointed him to
erect the hall , with full power as to plans to
bo used nnd the extent of the building.
DDr , ICcrr's sketches were placed in the
hands of architects and by them prepared for
contracts under the doctor's superintend
ence.
Statlor Brothers of Omaha were awarded
tlio general contract , John Kowo & Co. that
for steam apparatus and S. D. White & Co.
the plumbing. Tlio work has been done with
out a dollar of extra charge.
On the first lloor uro two housekeeper's
rooms , liirge , light dining room , hltehcn , pan
tries , laundry , boiler and fuel rooms. On tlio
second or main iloor , are the reception parlor
and hall , library , ofllco , two suits of two
rooms each , and bath rooms , with very largo
well-lighted hall extending from cud to end of
the building. From this hall two easy stair
ways load to the next floor.
Hero the visitor Is almost entranced. The
hall is largo and beautiful. Floods ot mellow
light and streams of purest nlr pervade rooms
uncl halls. From any of the many rooms the
view which meets the eyes is n perfect do-
light.
Ascending another' stairway to the attic
and the same pleasure Is experienced. Every
room is well arranged with largo wardrobe ,
and has radiator for steam heat. There are
twenty-eight rooms , every ono of which is
attnualvo.
It ia the intention to conduct this hall so ns
to give very mipcrior advantages to the young
Indies. No part of their education will bo
neglected. Their health will bo most care
fully looked , after. A pair of line sorrel
ponies nnd n surrey will ho kept nt hand for
healthful exercise for young ladies. Homo-
buck riding will bo Indulged in and encour
aged.
This hall U about two hundred feet from
the main collotjo , with which it is connected
by will Its. The two buildings are located
three hundred fcot above tbo Missouri river ,
and nearly two hundred and llfty feet above
the plateau on which the quaint town of
Bellevue Is located. More than fifteen miles
of the river nnd u corresponding amount of
the most'varied nnd picturesque landscape lie
In full vision. The two Omahas , Council
BluiTs , Lake Mnmiwa , the rlflo range , the
now fort site , Plattsmouth and Pacillo Junc
tion are all in sight.
The campus of sixty-two acres is being
laid out in line drives and walks ,
Rrowncll Hull.
The programme for the twenty-sixth annual
commencement of this Institution is ns fol
lows : Sunday evening1 , Juno S Annual ser
mon , In St. Mathias chapel , by lit. Rev.
Ajisou K. Graves , Bishop of the PJatte.
Monday , Juno 8 , IhiiO.a. in. to 1 p. m. Art
exhibition , essays , music ; 8 p. in. , annual
muslculo. Tuesday , Juno 10 , 10 a. m. Com
mencement.
The programme for the annual musloalo Is
as follows :
1MUT I.
Overture * Domino Nolrtwo ( pianos ) Anbor
M Iv.es J. Vales , S. llnrso , II. Mather , J. Llv-
IliKston.
Ave Maria , ( ohorits ulus- , ) . Mnrchottl
Allegro , from .Sonata , opd , ( pluno clnot )
. Hoot ho veil
Misses 0. Tliomns and 31. Hayward.
I'oiniioniR'tto ( phinosolo ) . Durand
Miss 1' . Doty.
My Love lias gone a-Hallln ; ! ( vocal solo ) . . .
. Molloy
Miss N. Holt.
Guvotte , In 11 ( piano solo ) . Godard
Miss A. linker.
La Ballad Ino ( plmmdiiul ) . Lysliorg
MIHM'.S M. I'ntimm and R. Tlionm.
AnduliLslan Sonj : ( voual solo ) . Suhloslntfor
MlKs J. Vales.
DIoJazd ( piano hole ) . liholnhcrgor
MUsO , I'almor.
I'AKT II.
Conrlcolo Ilrlllanto , OC2two | ( phuios ) .
. , . Mumlnlssohn
Miss J. TlHhno , iiccomimiilrd by Miss Wallauo.
Hurst , Vo Applu Hulls ( vocal solo ) . . . .
. Slophou Kniury
Miss 0. I'almor.
Gavoto , In A minor ( piano tolo ) . KoiiUUl
. Fowler.
Hose Softly Illooiuliii ; ( vocal HOO ) . Bpohr
Miss Uulnbolt.
La Flute Kiicliuntco ( two pmnns ) .
. . , MozartI.ysliorg
MUscx 0. Wa mur and A. ItuUur.
Parla ( vocal solo ) . Ardltl
Miss K. Thorpe.
Murmuring /HJhys ( nluiioHolo ) . Jensen
Mh > .s K. Davenport.
Lullaby . Brahms
Chorus class.
The programmo for commencement day la
fa follows :
Murohu HongrOlso . Kowalskl
Two 1'luno.s ,
MUscs Oi WasiiiornncJ A Haker ,
I'rocosslon of I'upll * , I'iumlly , Trustee ! } , Hec
tor and llliihoii.
Eswy The Origin of Myllin .
. Miss Katlicrine Druko
Oavotto , In H . . .J. Hebasttlun lluch
Piano Solo ,
Jlliu Jt > uiu 'i'Ulinc.
aculuiu Jull . MM ! Lulu Lorlng
Claw Prophooy . MluMnym Tlalnbolt
Spring Honff , . , , . , . . . , . . Ocnr Wllila
Vooni Solo , with Violin OhllRato.
MlM B. Thorpo. Mr. I.pnts.
Essay The Women of the Trench Korolu *
tfnii . . . . . . . . Mlt.s Mnml Hnywiml
TXsay Compensation . Miss Wlnfrod lllsloy
Serenade , . . , , . . . , . . . , . Nevln
Vocal Solo ,
Ml.ii Mynm Kalnbolt.
Essay Ilobott llrownliiii . . . . . . . .
. . . .Mlsi Angelina Hanson
Chart to. . . . . . > , . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kosslnl-Llszt
1'liuio Solo ,
MM ! 0 , Wasiucr.
Essayand Vnlccllotory Hburp Kyos .
. Si ls Jostle Tl hue
\ \ altz Song ( from Cantata of Cinderella ) . . . Abt
Chorus Class. .
Presentation of Prim * and Medals by the
Hector and Vloo Prlmnpal.
Conferring of Diplomas by the Itlshop and
Hector.
Hymn 140.
Address to the Graduates by Dean Gardner
Gloria lu ExooMld. Creod. Ooflpots nnd llono-
diction by the lllshop.
Mnrcho Mllltnlro. Op. fit , No. t . . . . .Schubert
Mltsos S-lllarso , G. Fowlur , O. Palmer , M. llarso
These who will graduate nre : Wlnnlfrcd
A. Hcasloy of Council Bluff * , Koto Earl
Drake of Omaha , Maud L. Havward of South
Omaha , Angellne Hanson of Omaha , Lulu L.
Lorlng , Miiym Kalnbolt , Norfolk , and Josslo
M. Tlshuo , Sownrd. _
Dcafnml Dumb Institute.
The annual commencement exercises of the
Nebraska Institute for the deaf will take
place next Tuesday at 2 p. m. The following
is the programme :
Prayer.
Address or Welcome.
Pantomime . "Got Left. "
Music.
Primary Slan Work.
Picture Writing
Primary Articulation work.
Story From Signs.
Mn. sic.
What I Saw In Germany . W. Thlerman
Sketches.
Tlrrlamat Ion . P. Pnrkor
Voom . lust a Llttlo Further On
Lord's Prayer ( In sisns. )
Iletioko's Defaulting Clerk.
William G. Hammer , Judge Bcncko's de
faulting clerk , was sent to the county Jail
yesterday , whcro ho will remain awaiting his
examination , which will bo held during the
early part of the week. In casting up his ac
counts the Judge can llguroouflT-l that Ham
mer got away with.
'p Qpera
UOVD .t IlAYNCS , Managers.
MONDAY STUESDAW
JUNE 9 AND 10
J. S. Cooley
-"HAMLET"-
SUPPORTED BY A
POWERFUL COMPANY.
REGULAR PRICES.
New Grand Opera HoU SB
One Kiglit Duly , Sunday , June 8tb ,
"PETE" BAKER.
fn llio richest rtrcaapilnnil most laiidlmblo compdy.
tlio funnlont pliijr over wrllt'jn. "OIIUIH iinil I.UNA"
llox nuiita f 1 ; urchoitr.i 7io ! anil Me , bn'aony SSo and
25c , glittery 15c. lox ! shuct upun Saturday.
firne Ed.cn ] Yu [ ee.
Week of Monday , Juno Otb. _ _
QUEEN OF THE FAT WOMEN.
MRS. E. M. FENNIMOUEof Hololt Kansas
A beauty weighing C'.H ' pounds.
OMA-RLxIEx DIAMOND.
Harp soloist and HOUR and dance artist , !
CAPOX GI-IITTlSNDmisr.
And his great Arctic collection.
" SLxA-OKELY. "
The hero of Niagara and klna of the slack
wire. Ho will ( ilvo a free exhibition In front
of thn Musoo every Hf tomooii at U o'clock and
evening at 7:3J. :
ElMHRSON & M1L.BUH.N ,
In Ilallads nnd llono Solos
JOE ! I3L.A.GK : .
The Lefties ? Dunoor.
TI-IEx WHITINGS ,
John and Annlo , In Musical turn.
TI-IE I-IA-I LxlHS ,
In tholr great sketches.
The Hamilton Comedy Co. ,
And two great stngo shows.
ONE DIME ADMITS TO ALL.
Erfllng Hull , Slicrman Avenue , Between
Ohio and Corby Streets.
GRAND
Miscellaneous Concert
TABLEAUX VIVANTS.
For the honcflt of the
Church of the Good Shepherd ,
On Monday Evoninp Juno Otb , 1890.
AT 8 O'CLOOK.
Admission 05 cents.
CATHOLIC BISHOP OF OMAHA ,
Who Will Bo Appointed to Suococil Bt. EOT ,
Jaraoa O'Oounor ' ?
HOLDING OF ANOTHER COUNCIL.
KMny bo Ncccannry llrcauno of tlio
Importance of tlio Dloocso , us
ICvldcnupil by Hovcral
Visiting 1'relutcs.
The ooscqulcfl of HU Kov. James O'Connor
on Wednesday last , otwjilch n report has ap
peared In TUB HKR , attracted to thin city soma
of the most eminent prelate * ) in the Catholic
church. Among the most noted were the
venerable Archbishop ICourlokof St. Louis ,
Archbishop Itynn of Phtladelplilaantl Arch
bishop Ireland of St. Paul.
The visit was the first made to
Omaha by the archbishop of St. Louts.
Ho Is now in his eighty-ilfth
year and extremely feeble. Because of , his
age , It waa for n time considered doubtful
whether ho would bo able to attend the ox
crclscs. Hut his sense of duty and n doslro
to testify to the esteem , iu which ho held
Bishop O'Connor , conquered his infirmity.
After the obsequies , in company with thu
vicar general , ho was driven through the city ,
and for the first tlmo waltzed tlio importance
and size of Omaha. Ho woa so Impressed
with the importance of the place that ho feeU
Infily remarKcd :
" 1 am glad I have eomo. I am surprised at
the size and beauty of your city. "
This expression has been interpreted as in
dicating Unit the archbishop realizes that no
ordinary man will sunica to administer the
affairs of the diocese ns the successor of
Bishop O'Connor , and further that as n suc
cessor ho must In every resi > cct bo at least
the equal of the Illustrious prototype who Is no
more.
Archbishop itynn , who comes from ono or
the Kroatcst nnd prettiest cities In the coun
try , in his grandly impressive and sincere man *
nor paid n masterly compliment to the people ,
the city , its oeautiful groves nnd maestiO ]
structures.
.Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul , with the
enthusiasm of a man who knows
the world nnd yet is willing
to admit that ho docs not
everything carrio'd back to St. Paul faeta
which surprised him. Ho marvelled at almost
all the loading features of the t.'ity , nnd In
passing through Tun Bii : : building found
many things to ovolto most hearty apprecia
tion.
tion.Tne city itself in Its wonderful Improve ,
ment had excelled his expectation , mm Tun
Bin : building with its massiveness and beauty
was ( something ho had never sought In the
largo cities of the country.
[ speaking on the succossorship to Mishap
O'Connor ho sentcntiously remarked :
"Vou certainly need mi eminent man hereto
to succeed Bishop O'Connor. "
What will bo the result of what has already
been done in the matter of succession cannoG
bo foretold.
It will bo remembered that , several month *
ago , Archbishop Kenriclr , at Bishop O'Cotv
nor's request , culled a council of bfslu
ops of the arch-diocese of St.
Louis to suggest o coadjutor bishop
to the latter with the right of succession.
As the result of the council , It is thought
the names of Bishop Bonncnin of Lincoln :
Bishop Burke , formerly of Cheyenne , and
Viear-tieneral Brady of St. Louis were stint
to Koine , from among which the nnmo of the
coadjutor was to bo selected , Since then it
has been reported , but not eonllrmed , nnd
indeed the report is not generally credited ,
that Bishop Burke has been appointed coad
jutor to Archbishop Konrick , Slnco then ,
also , the clergy of this dloceso hero recom
mended Bishop Scanlan of Salt Lakti
city for the position of successor to Bishop
O'Connor. A letter has been received In thU
city from ayoung clergyman in Ireland , lately
from Home , to the effect that the opinion
in the latter city is that Bishop Scanlan is to
bo appointed the vacant seat.
Now that Bishop O'Connor ' Is dead thu
question arises Whether or not another coun
cil of the arch-diocoso will be held. If a co
adjutor bishop had been appointed during tha
bishop's illness ho would certainly have
been a man who had been more OB
less intimate with the deceased. A coadjutor
not having boon appointed , leads to the belief ;
that another council will bo called and tlm
whole question reopened , especially in view
of the fact that the archbishop , as above Indi
cated , seems to havu received un impression
of the needs of the dlocoso with which ho had
not previously boon familiar.
BASE.
Omaha vs. Milwaukee ,
June 7th , 8th and 10th.
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BOYD'S OPERA HOUSE
BENEFIT OF THE
Under the auspices of the "T , K , Quartette , " of Omaha , assisted
the best musical trlent of the city.
Friday , une 19th.
Admission , $ ' . . , 75c and 50c.
NOTE Tickets will bo on sale nt prominent business houses.
public is urged to buy tickets nt once tlmt the money may bo for *
warded to the relief committee nt the enrliest possible moment.
EUCLID MARTIN , Chairman Finance Comini ttee. .