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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , MAY-25 , 1892-TWELVK PAGES.
ON TEARING DOWN THE BARS
Delegate Ortho Poxy Has Sonio-
thing to Say to the Oonfcrosco.
DEPRECATES DOCTORING THE DISCIPLINE
Btnnili Up for ( Jrniul Old Carry's "Index"
Outipnkcn Comment on n I.llicrul
U.U.'i Article In the Mctho-
cllit Itcvlow.
To Judge Earnest B. Llover , General
Cftnfcronce , Omaha : Dear Friend I nm
fcelln' pui'ty bad again , nn' so Is Hannor , my
Wife. I nm not silfforin' from any bodily
Element , but I'm ' nwl llustorcd up In ray
mind. I didn't feel nny wuss when 1 got
beat In n boss trndo once b.v a Uttlo preacher
from down east soraowhoro , that some con
forcnco had took on trial some years ago an'
sent h'lm out west to minister to tha spiritual
wonts cf us benighted fellers on the frontors.
I expect the spcllln1 will bo wuss than
common , but I must unboosom myself , or
I'm afraid somotnln' will blow up. Yo see
It cpmc on us very sudden , an' wns so differ
ent from anythlntr that wo had nny reason to
6'xpoct from a Mothoitlst preacher that it
was jlst Hko elttm' knocked over with n
thunder bolt out of a clear sky. This Is how
it happened ,
Saul , my hired man , wns brlngln' ' In the
CRBS lust ovcnln" and I was comln' In from
the barn nt the same tlmo , when our preacher
drove up In his Duirgy mid handed
Snm the last number of th J Mothodlst Uc-
vio\v. It Is a marvel to mo and Hannor how
Sam km Kit so Interested In that maggyzccn ,
but ho jlst devours It from hcglnnln' to end ,
nn' then teams as If ho wanted to holler for
'inoro. ' It's lee bevy for Hnnnornn' me. but
then wo'ro cltlln' old. Well our preacher
Jhas been n brlngin' It to Sam right along , an'
tbot's how ho como to fetch It yesterday.
After ho'd haiiUod It to Sam horemarked , , us
ho cast a sldo glance at them eggs that Sam
was carryin' In n bnsklt there wns about
seven dozen of 'om "Well , Brother Doxy ,
I'm.clnd to sco that you nro Inducln' the
I < ) / o th It < lit. "
Then ho wblpcd up nnd was out of sight in
, B Jiffy. Sam wont In tbo house with a grin
on his face , but I had to stand by the gate
more thnn flvo minutes befor I could figgor
out'What ho meant. Then nwl ut once It
flashed onto mo an' then I wont Into the
house an' got that basklt of obgs on" sent
them ns a present over to the parsonage In a
r , delivery wagon that was going that way.
Well , after supper wns over an' the chores
was awl done , Hanncr got her knlttlu' an' I
got tbo ovonln' paper an' then we settled
ourselves comfortably In our accustomed
places near the ccntor table In the sottln'
' room. Sam was out at the burn when wo
sot down , but purty soon ho was by the
stove with his slippers on an' his feet
stretched out to the lire for the ovonln's bo
some cool yet an' In tits hand was that
Koviow.
Ha looked at the front cover , an * jlst as
my eyes fell onto a oddytorlal on the tariff
question , In the paper I was readln' , I hoard
him say : "HellI1'
1 most jumped out of my chair , an1 Hannor
wns so scared that she dropt her knittln' an'
turned pall ; but Sum didn't notluo our agl
tuilon a mite.
I looked at Hannor In speechless astonish
mcnt , an' she looked at tno In silent dismay.
Wo was both certain that Sum had swore ,
nn' Hannor after n mlnlt turned to speak
to him about it , when the feller , who wni by
this tlmo lookin' at the back cover , bust out
n-lallln' on' roared till the tears roloa down
bis face.
Tbon Hannor spoke as soon as Sam holt !
up a Uttlo , an' her volco nad a tona cf roprool
In It. "Why , Sam , how could you I I
never " But horn S m' roared again , an1
then ho fairly shouted : "Oh , but that Mon-
donhall's ' a sharp ono. Hero on tbo back of
the cover ho has printed : 'Far 1802 The
following attractive specialties are offerer * :
1 Burning questions In theology ; a series. '
An' tbon ho goes on to mention some other
specialties. "
"J don'tsco nothln * in that to Inff at , " said
Manner , an' she was nbout to proceed with
nor reproof , when Sam .suld : "Ob , but look
here. After sayln' that ho Is coin' to pub
llsh a sorlcs of burnln' questions on theology t
bo has puollsbcd the first ono of the series
b.v Bishop Newman , on 'Hell. ' '
To say that I felt relieved hardly i
presses it , aud Hanner said , as sbo resumed
horkniHtn' : "Well , I'm glaa It's no wuss.
I was ofearod you had uworo a oath. " i
After that awl was quiet for n spoil
Ilannora tnakm' her knittln' needles clicl
along In line shape , an'Sam an'mo a roudin
I had got deeply interested in the ariyraonts
ill the cddvtorinl on Iho tariff , an' ' stopped to
lie KOI- cut bow much I would make on my
wool .crop next year If the aomo
, crata git Into power , for accordln' to
the editor of my paper It would
, amount to well , he didn't sn <
list how much In cents , but from what h'
said I guessed it would bo several fraction
-of a gooa deal , an' may bo more , an' I hat
bought sovontcon head of sheep Ihc day before
fore , so I thought 1 would 11 truer on my woo
prospects n little , when awl nt once S.im
give aiangry snort an" kicked ono of Han
ncr's Howcr pots over that she had been a
warmln' by the stovc , , for she had filled t
with fresh earth an1 was a-wanaln' u s
that things would grow bettor In it.
Holumped upon'repaired ' the damngo In
'a mlnlt , an' then , htindln' mo Iho Koview
said , in a tone of miuglcd indignation am
disgust :
1 "If that don't beet the Dutch , an" thi
dagos , than I'm wlllln' to curry the liosse
with my Sunday close on , silk bat an' awl
Thcro's n article by a Methodist doctor o
, divinity on another 'burnin' subject
Iload it. "
Then ho begun to stride back on' forth
* 'with ' his hands In his pockets , an' n frown on
his face , nwl the tlmo a chuwin' a woodei
i 'tooth ' pick , an' waitin' for mo to begin ,
knowod it was no USD to try to got out of It
so I lotikod nt tbo nrticlo an' red tbo till
which was ; "Our Special Legislation 01
0 lArousoinouts ; Honest Doubt as to Us Wis
1 dom. "
" Then Sam spit out the remnants of th
' . ' 'toothpick ' which ho had chawed awl to piece
1 b.v this tlmo , and remarked : "That's th
way with all tliom doubtOM , every mother' ;
son of 'om begins by sayln' bo's 'honest. ' "
" * I waited a rcinlt , an' ns bo didn't ' sa' '
nothln' inoro on that p'Int I started on wit !
"my rcadln" as rollers :
' ! As tlio eagle ilollnhtJ to breast the torn
post , so Bomp minds seem never so happy as
i when In an atmosphere of controversy. "
Hero rslopt to clear my throughi , an' Han
ner said : "why , ho starts out real nice. I
think that sentence is real purty with the
caglo In'it. I declare. If it don't sot my mind
to Koartn' rlirht now.1
' Trial's Haulier's wov , nhvavs tryln1 to put.
in a good word , but Sum still Icrp' tratnplu'
loround.
I rod n few raoro lines in which the feller
says ho ain't u-wrltin' for the fun of it , or
words to that uffcekt , an' then 1 como lo ibis :
' 'I wrllo because 1 believe lhat the section
in pur Discipline , Inserted by the eon oral
conference of I8UJ , iirosonllnir'to the church
nn authoritative Index oxpurgatorlus of
iiraucmonts , was. a most gruvo blunder of
ecclesiastical loglslqtlou. "
It wns n very strange. Ihlnir for Hannor
to do , for blio most ulwavs koopi qulat when
I'm roudin' a picco for Sam , but ngln she
ntopt knittln'to remark : "My snkcs nllvol
In U po'ilhla they done seen n dretful tiling
ns that nn' wo never hoard of U jofo-el
Why I thought nobody but the Catholics DO-
Iloved In purgatory. An' now ho tells ut
thai ilia gononil conforcnco of 1SIU glv tbo
church coma kind of u nuryatorv for arauso-
tccntl"
Sum slept walUln' , looked at Hannor with
o respectful smile , : ui' ' said * "Bog pardon ,
but you must rcmombor that It is ajln the
law for f cront iQwerir.1 preacher with n-
DL > , tin 10 on lo his 11:11110 : lo write n arllclo
without ; uxlu' n Uttlo Circclc or Lutin line
it. It wouldn't pass muster nohow If U
didn't smell n Illtlu of lonio dead lingo.
When hu savs 'Index ox purgutorlous of
nniuecincnls,1 ho menus to nay a list of pro
hibited urausomont * , I guess. "
"Oh , that's It , " said Uannor , "nut what
nmusemcnls did that general conference pro
hibit ! "
' Lrt 111 in tell. " suld Bam , ns ho nodded at
the nrticlo , au' 1 rod on tilt I btruck this :
"I um not persoiully ad ilcli'd to uuy of the
custom * prohibited in the chapter of the
Discipline unarr consideration. 1 buvo never
been a dancer , never u theatcr-cocr , uorcr u
card- player , "
When I read that , Hannor seamed dared
for a fractloaol a second , un1 thoa sUt aid )
' 'Does that Methodist preacher mean to say
that the eoneral conference blundered when !
it prohibited them things | "
"Thafs what ho docs. " said Sam , "on1
accordln' to his notion U blundered when it
prohibited poln1 toclrcuioi , an'hoss-raocs an'
other things of the same sort , Fact n ( "
bo continued , "tho Mothodlst church
has been a blundorm' right alone through Its
whole history if his position Is correct. It
blundered when it prohibited slnvo-holdln' ,
nn1 llckor-sollln1. nn' drlnkin * among the
members , an' It blundered when it said that
It wouldn't tnko In any raoro preachers that
smoked , or chawed an' spit tobackor
around1 !
"But thorn's not 'amusements , ' " I ven
tured to remark.
"Well , s'poso wo ndmlt that they holnt , "
ho answered ; "they belong to the sphere of
human conduct anyhow , an' further on ho
says that the church hnlnt no blznoss to
bother Its members by 'fencing thorn behind
doubtful prohibitive statutes of conduct. " '
After ho said that I wont on with the
rcadln' for some tlmo , through that part
whnro the writer claims what nobody in his
right mind will dispute that amusement is
a necessity of hitman nator ; AU' on throuati
tho.part where ho pnvs a high tribute to Dr.
Curry , the grand old Methodist warrior who
was cblofly Instrumental Inglltln' this 'Indox
oxpurgatorius on nmusomcnts' into the Dis
cipline. When I bad finished that part of
the article , nn' was about to boglu on his ob
jections to tbo law complained of , Sam sot
down In his. oil air , leaned back , folded his
arms , stretched his feel toard the
flro nn' remarked : 'Accordln' to
his say Dnnlftl Uurry was nbout
the only distinguished representative of
eastern Methodism In that general conference
once of 1872 , or clso there has bpou n big
change In the opinions of them eastern
Mothodlsts slnco the old hero cllod , for ho
says there that ho has hunted up the views
of 'inaiiy representative mon , both minis
ters and laymen , In our nastorn Methodism , '
an' ho solemnly declares that ho has yet to
find 'it slnglo man' who doesn't bollovo with
him that the general conference of 1S7J
blundered In puttin' that 'mdox oxpurgntorms
on amusements' Into the Discipline. "
"Oh well , " said Hanncr , "ho don't moan
that ho got the vlows of alt the big men , nn'
ho don't say that they are all of his way of
Unnkln' , for don't ' you sco ho don't mention
the vlaws of the mamnd men at nil , but says
that tbo 'single' men was nil on his side ; an'
surely some of then bigoastorn Methodists Is
married 1"
Sntn coughed a little , like ns If a speck of
copper had got Into his throat , nn' then 1 be
gan to read the feller's "objections" to this
"index oxpurgatorlus on nmusomouts. "
Hero 1 the 11 rat ono : ' 'This legislation is
un-Protostant in its character. "
I rod along through his attempt to toll
what Protestantism Is , till I como to this :
"Protestantism emphasizes Individual re
sponsibility.- thrusts mi open bible Into
the hands of every believer , nnd not only
concedes his right , out bids him cxorclso the
duty of rjocomlng himself the student of that
blbio and the interpreter of Its mcssago to
his own life. ProtcstantUm has Its creeds ,
its sncramonts , its means of grace , Its publlo
toauhlrig.and exposition of the word , but in
its last court it loaves , as by all
the force and loglo of Its position
it must loavo' the individual alone
with God's ' word and the Spirit which
Inspired that word to settle all questions of
personal conscience nnd salvation. Mani
festly it would bo nn inconsistency for n
church that concedes thcso fundamental
principles to undortauo to govern , by a not of
uurjory rules , all of its psoplo , Irrespective
of their conditions of ago , inheritance , envir
on munt or education.
'Shades of Aristotle an' Bncon 1" shouted
Sam. "If mat chunk of logic wouldn't de
molish that terrible tndox cxpurgntorlus It
must bo trcmomjus tuff. How casv ho slips
from Protestantism in general toaProtostant
church in particular. Uh yes , Protestantism
concedes ovcry feller's right to think for his-
self , an' every Protostunt church concedes the
same thing , and whca n feller has done some
thinkln' nn' Is ready to Jlno n
church , Protestantism loaves him perfectly
free to go into the ono he likes host ; an'
when ho gits Into ono , if ho llnds that it
don't 1111 the bill accordln' to his notions ,
why bo is Jist as free to go out as ho was to
go lu. Protestantism don't .compel a feller
to Jlno a church , nor It don't compel him to
stay in , but when ho gees Into a church , an'
while ho stays there. Protestantism , an'
common sense , nn' old-fashioned honesty ,
uwl unite in sayin' that if ho has.got thrco-
sovcnths of a'grain of true manhood in bis
make-up ho'll mind the rules of the particu
lar church he belongs to. An' the idco
that it is 'un-Protestant' to raako
rules in 'a church for the government
of the conduct of its members Is
squarely contradicted by awl Protestant
history. The mombcrs of the churches
ruuko the rules for their several churcboi ,
and after tbo rules is made ovcry foliar that
jincs ono of these churches voluntarily con
sents to bogotcrncd. by the rules of the
church bo belongs to , nnd that Is awl the
same as if he had helped to inako thorn rules
hlsBolf. If a Protestant church baint got
no right to make rules for the government
of the conduct of its members , then what's
the USD in bavin1 any rules at
nwH What's rule's for anyway !
Iftno general conference can't ' put 113 fool
on some of tlio devil's most dangorus
social instuootlons , an' if itcau't be allowed
to put up a funco of 'prohibitive statutes' to
keep young an' inexperienced lams an' skit
tish old sheep from wandcrln' off into the
dangerous swamps an' Jungles of sin where
they are liable any mlult to full into tbo
traps of Satan or git notched by some of bis
bloodthirsty boastc of prey , then what Is the
general conference good for * It It mustn't
put uuy thing Into the Discipline that rotates
to the conduct of Its mem Dors , then what
may it put into tti"
By this tlmo S.im was onto his feat an * a
troiupln' around purly lively.
'On , well , " ho said , as he pulled out his
Jackknife an' begun to naro one of his linger
nales as he paused in front of tbo stove , " 1
reckon the right thing for tbc general con-
fore nco to do will bo to till up tb > 3 Discipline
with some rules on how to piny prj rcssivo
cukor , or git up homo theatricals for the bon
es III of the babies that ain't yit stout cnuff to
digest the strong meat of tbo prayer mcotln' .
Then If that ain't onulT , it might yank that
Index oxpurgatorlus out of the place where
Dr. Curry nn' his honored associates in the
general conference of 1ST- put It an' substl
tutc In Its stod some of tbo most approval
rules for managln' a hois rac.ol Guess it
would bo u good idea to toll our delegate !
down to Omaha to git that done right off a
this general con formica without falo. "
"You don't moan.lt , do you , Sam ) " sail
Hannor. in a tone of mingled astonlshmou
and dismay.
I knowcd well cnuft that bo didn't , so ]
went on agin with my rcadln' an' Sam so
down and lUtoucd in silence tilt I rcachei
this :
"Tho legislation objected to Is unworth. ,
of the ran it and mission of the Moihodis
Episcopal cnurch. "
Hero Sam glv a grunt and 1 knowcd h _
wanted to git in a word , but I went a beau
till I read this :
"A church , the bugle blasts of whos
heralds uro heard around the world , ough
not In this age to go to the nations with any
potty legislation upon its statute boaks. "
"Potty legislation ! " roared Sam as hu
grabbed u-holt of the poker an' punched the
llro with tromonjus energy. "Potty loglsla
lion ! " ho fiilily thundered agin as lie toisea
the poker Into tbo wood box and ocgun t
march uround like a ofllcer In battle. So i
U 'potty legislation' to make n law agin thoa
tcrs , an * balls , an' cards , an'circuses nn' bos
races U It ) It is 'unworthy of the rank ant
inUiou of the church' to do that , but It ain1
unworthy of the 'rank' an' 'mission' of a
mcmoor of the church to trot off to tha thoa
ttr Iivo nights in u weak or stay ui > u playlu
progressive cuker , or dancin * till ! 3 o'clocit in
' .ho morntn' If ho kin only persuade hlssui
that it ain't no great harm I This Is u grea
country , this is , wllh its declaration of Imie
pcndcnco , Its corstitooticn , Its Buukor 1111
monument , Its Yonky-doodlo an' Its sta
ipangled b.innor ; out , if I'm not mistaken
some of the stales ban made n law an' put i
Into their statute books that a feller that in
tontlonally shoots a turkey-buzzard
bus got to pay a line , nn
I have heard of a law In one > of th
states that wouldn't allow n follnr to ship a
lousy steer or a mangy boss in from Texas
or from unj other place. Too bau that then
suites Indulged in any such 'petty legislation
when they could havobep' up their dignity a
crcat dpal hotter by a wavlu' the Hag an
whls'lln * Yankee Doodlo. Yes , It's too bac
that Dr. Curry got that 'Index expurgatorlus
ugin' theaters uti' boss races Into the Disci
pllno. Ho ought to bov linowod that 1
would hov a ombarassln' cffeok on thorn
hltoni-d 'heralds' that are n tootln1 the 'buclo
blastb1 lu the fashionable Methodist churcho
of the big cities , where , accordm' to tba
writer , some of the llocu uro everlastingly -
lastingly Juiupln' over them 'Index oxpurga
torlus' bars to git away nn1 bav u good tlmo
Yes , thorn same bars must bo took down ,
reckon , or some of tliou lU < iwotber of the
3rooklvn llork wlllhurtthoIrconstUullons a-
umpln' ever 'em I"
Sccln' ' that Sam had como to a period I
od on till I struck the next objection , which
s : "ThU legislation Is to bo objected to on
bo ground that no ircnoral conference Is
vlso enough td legislate specifically for the
rovornmontof individual Christian conduct. ' !
went on through purty nigh two pages
ndor this objection in which the
vrlter nrgja that nothln' ort to
go Into the Discipline unless tbo hull general
conference , big nn' Uttlo , preachers nn' lay
men , gees In for It. At least that's what I
made out of It , for ho says In ono pinco : "A
tatuto , ns to tha wisdom of which cqunlly
vise nnd good men may bo honestly dlvldoa
u Judgment , is not ono to bo exalted to the
> lnco of a universal law. "
When I paused u moment botoro reading
l.j next objection , Sam , who was sottln'
lown nrin , blowed his nose an * remarked !
'If the Discipline was to bo revised
iccordln * to that fool notion
t would rnnko a hole In it
jig cnuff to bury nwl the religion of them
heater goln' Christians In , nn' tbon thcro
vould bo room onuff for a aog or two on top.
Any fellor that's ever done nny straight
htnkln' on this line knows thai some of the
lest laws that was ever onnctod was passed
after n hard flto , by n bare majority. "
Then I rod the neil objection : "Tho cm-
lodlment of this legislation In our book of
Jlsclpllno exposes the Methodist Episcopal
church to a damaging popular aversion "
Sam glv n nudlblo grunt nt this nn1 hitched
its chair around n little ns ho crossed his
ogs , but ho didn't say nothln' till I had
wndod through two inoro pages of talk under
that head ; but I noticed that \vhllo I was
a-rcadln' ' whore the follcr says that members
of other cburchos make this Mothodlst law
the occasion ot indiscriminate criticism , and
sneer nt us as bain' ngln nwl nmusomcnts , nn'
by this moans git some of our converts
away from us , ho get riled up , Sam did , au1
when I quit ho said :
"If thoro's anything In nwl creation that I
dcsnlso with awl my soul Its this continual
whlmpo'rln' by this class of D.D's. ( Dandy
Doubters ) because something or other In the
Methodist church is unpopular ! For the
special bcnollt of some of thorn star preach
ers , the trroat commission ort to bo ravbcd seas
as to read : 'Go ye Into nil the world tin'
preach tro gospel to ovcry critter , but 'don't
say nothlti' that'll tiinkoyo unpop'lnrl' "
When ho subsided I becruu nn' red on
through the nrticlo to the end without any
other Interruption , but a occasional grunt
from Sum or a si from Hanncr ; an' when I
closed an' laid the Uovlow on the table , Han
ncr heaved another si an' paused in her
knittln' to say : ,
"Well , wclil An'so ho thinks the church
itln git along without no bars ! I wonder
aow ho would manage to take care of the
Hock without 'em ) "
"Ob , " said Sam , as ho loaned back In his
chair nn' looked up at tha coiliu' , "Ob , that's
easy cnuff. Ho don't want no bars , nor no
fences to ported the Methodist fold , but
recommends that every spiritual shepherd
shall git on his ecclesiastical boss an * turn
his Hook out on to the theological an' social
range an * herd 'om accordln' to his own pe
culiar notions. If ho thinks the food is poor
down on the race track ; or that tbo salt in
tbo theatrical trough is mixed with strtck-
nlno , or that the grass is short in the circus
ring , why then ho kin rldo around lively an *
keep 'am away from thnm places. But If
ho Is ono of them 'liberal1 shepherds
that thinks that it won't hurt the young
lams to gambol around the card table or hop
about in the ballroom , porvldcd they don't
hav no 'Index cxpurgatorsus' bars to Jump
ever , why then ho kin lot 'cm foller their
own sweet will an' they km go tumbliu'
down into the ournin' desert , of perdition , o'r
they kin round up In the beautiful moddors
of puraalso , Jlst ns it may happen 1"
Then his face took on a more serious look ,
on' his volco was husky as ho continued :
"Even if wo admit that it was a mistake to
put that 'index cxpurgatorius' Into thu Disci
pline , which wo don't ' , yet It would
bo a tnousand times wuss to tano
it out acin ; for It has bin
In there twenty years , an' every
body knows about it , an' the very mlnlt that
the general conforcnco takes It outthe wires
will flash tbo naws awl over the world , an1
the secular papers will print it in great big
head lines an * say : ' ( Jionous victory ever
fanaticism I Liberalism to the front 1 The
great Mothodlst- Episcopal church endorses
the theater ! The general conference ex
punges the last vestlgo of puritanical legis
lation from Us Book of Discipline ! Metho
dists in good standing may how play cards ,
dnnco and go to the theater
under their own vine ana tig tree
with none to molest thorn or make them
Afraid ! Theater-doing Christians are Jubi
lant ! An' than they'll ' go on an1 tell all tbo
particulars , an' lavish praises on the fellers
that carried It through an' call the others a
sot of hypocritical pretenders to superior
sanctity. If that time ever comas it will bo
a cold day for Methodism. But I don't be
lieve that the Mothodlst Episcopal church Is
ready to shake hands with tbo devil vlt , an'
I hope that the great Mothodlst Review
won't have many more articles in it llko that
wishy-washy stuff wo'vo bin tulkln' about.
Ugh I I feel kind o' sick at my'Stumrmck ! "
Then ho cot up an' alter Hanncr nad inado
him a cup ot ginger tea no drunk it an'
went off to bad.
When ho was. gene Hanncr put away hoc
knittln' nn' said : "Now , Ortho. I want you
to git up in the morning .111' write a letter to
tbo Judge down there to Omaha an' tell him
that wo want him to stand up for the Disci
pline as it is , on that pint , an' tell him toll
him in biz letters writ plain : Don't lei the
general conference tare down them bawl"
So I hav wrote. Fraternally ,
OKTIIO Doxy.
( Hesorvo Delegate. )
P. S. Tell the folks I'm no relation to
Hetty Uo Doxy.
Both the method and results -when
Syrup of Figs is taken ; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste , and acta
gmtly yet promptly on the Kidneys ,
iver and Bowels , cleanses the sys
tem effectually , dispels colds , head
aches and fevers and cures habitilaj
constipation. Syrup of Figs is thq
only remedy of its kind ever pro-i
duced , pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach , prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects , prepared only from the most
healthy andagreeablesubstances , its
manycxcellentqualitiescommondit
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 75o
bottles by all leading druggists.
Any reliable druggist who may not
have it on hand will procure it
promptly for any ono who wishes
to try it. Manufactured only by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO , ,
SAN PHANOISOO , OAIi.
, KY. NEW YOUK , N. Y.
IT STANDS AT TUB HEAD
NASllVll.I.K , I'or You nit l.ullci.
TKNN. , 3 tmlldlnxs 2J pHlccrii. 7 Vnmlorbll
413 pupil * from 2U Kluiu . Art Mutl * , ( iymanluiu
ller. OB011UK W. V. 1'lllCK , 1 > . 1) . , I'ron't.
JOSEPH GILLOTT'S '
STEEL PENS.
GOLD MEDAL , PARIS EXPOSITION , 1880 ,
THE MOST PERFECT OF PENS.
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT OP DAM
AGES FOR GRADING.
To tbo onners of Ml lots , purls of lots nnd
real c tate nlone 17tu street from Vlnton
street to II street , Inltho city of Umnhn.
/\ou are hereby notified that the under-
slenod - three disinterested freeholders
of the city of Or.inhn , have been
duly appointed bythe mnyor. with the
ipurovnl of the city council of sild olty ,
o assess the dnimiRotn the owners rospect-
vcly of thu property affected by Rradlni ? 17th
itioet from Vlnton slroot to II street ,
leclarod necessary oy ordinance 'Mil , passed
\prll 30 , A. 1) . i,9 ! } , approved May y , A. 1) .
You are further notified , that bavin ?
icccptcd suld appointment , nnd duly qunl-
Hod us required by law , wo will , on thnSlst
Iny of May , A. II. ism , at the hour of ten ( 0) )
o'clock In the forenoon nt the ofllco of John
W. Itobblni. room 240 , llro building , within
the corporate limits of suld city , moot for the
uurposo of considering and makliiK the
nsscosmont of dntnago to the owners re
spectively of snld property. , affected by said
: nullnK , taking Into consideration special
jcnollls , If nny.
You nro notified to bo present at "tho tlmo
and plnco aforesaid , nnd inako any objections
to or stiitetnentt concerning suld nstossmuut
of dnmngos us you tiiav consider tiroper.
J01INW. HOI11IINS ,
W. 11. GATES.
OEOHOHJ. I'AUU
Commlttco of Aniirnlsor .
Omaha , Mny IB , IbfU. MaylSdlOt
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
In pursuance of nn or llnnnco of the city of
Oniuhii. passed ttnil nppro\ed Muy 17 , 181)2. ) en
titled "An ordinance cttlllnita special election
to vote upon the : icccpliinca of the umcndna
proposition of the Nebraska Central rullw 17
company und the Issuance of coupon bonds
of the olty of OniHliii In the sum of two hun
dred nnd fifty thousand dollars ir > O.OK ) ) to aid
the Nebraska Central Hallway compi'iiy In
acquiring depot grounds , in the con
struction of a union railway nnd pus-
scngor depot , nn 1 In the construction of
other railway imnrovonionts upon snld
grounds , nnd to authorize a tax for the pnv-
monl ot the Interest upon said bonds nnd to
create a sinking fun.l for the payment of the
prlncip.il thereof , mil rcpoalliuordlnnnco No.
iW.M , passed nnd approved May 10th. 1832.
I , U ° orco 1' . llomlB. mayor of the city ot
Onaha , do hereby Issue my proclamation nnd
glvo publlu notlco unto the lonl voters of the
city of Omaha , Douglas county , Nob. , tint on
Thursday , the IfHh ( fay of Juno , 1812. u special
election will be held In snld elty attho follow
ing polling places , nnmoly :
FIIIST WAnn.
Flrit District Southeast corner Seventh
and Mnrcy streets.
Seconv District Northwest corner Eighth
und Lnavcnworth Rticuts.
Third Dlstrlct-12i)8 ) Jones street
Fourth Dlstrlct-122 ? Smith Thirteenth
street.
Fifth District Northeast corner Seventh
and 1'aclflc streets.
Hlxtb District Southeast corner Sixth and
Pacific utrcots.
Seventh District-raw Plcrco street.
Eighth District Southwest corner Eleventh
and Cantor streets.
Ninth District 18)2 ) South Sixth street
Tenth District Intersection Ninth and Ban
croft street , northeast corner.
Eleventh District-lira South Thirteenth
street , northeast corner Arbor street.
SECOND WAttD.
First District Intersection Fourteenth nnd
Jones streets.
Second District lOOt Fouth Thirteenth
street.
Tlilra district Intersection Eighteenth and
Lenvenwortu streets , south sldo.
Fourth Dlstr.ct Intersection Twentieth
and l.eavonworth streets , south vide.
I'.fth District Intersection Twenty-third
and l.eavc.nworlh strents. south sldo.
Sixth District Intersection Twentieth
street and I'oppleton avenue.
Seventh Dhtrlct142.'William strode.
Eighth District-1814 South Thirteenth
street ( McCundllsh ) .
Ninth District Intersection Sixteenth nnd
Center strrots.
Tenth District 18kSouth Twentieth street
( Iovott& Woo.lrnan. )
Eleventh District Intersection Twentieth
and Bancroft streets.
Twelfth DI trlct-15J4 Vlnton street ( Donovan
van ) .
Thlitnonth DIstrlot-r-IntcrsectlonThlrteonth
and Vnlloy streets.we , t sldo.
Fourteenth District Intersection Twen
tieth und Uoulcvnrd streets.
Tll/HP WAHD.
First District Intersection Twelfth nnd
Chicago street. >
Second Dfatrlct-aiT , North Fifteenth street
( Wood worth ) .
Third District 112 South Fourteenth street ,
( A. J. Simpson ) . „ . ,
Fourth District 1112 .Douglas street (0. ( J.
Canuu ) .
Fifth District IntorscctlottuC'ftp'.to ) avenue
and Tenth streets. J. " i.
Sixth District Intersection Harnoy and
Islnth Btronls , oust stdo. , '
Seventh District Intersection Eleventh and
Furn jni streets.
Eighth District 1315 Haruoy street ( J. S. McCormick -
Cormick ) .
Ninth District 1211 Howard street ( Kil
kenny , Bray & Co ) . ' ' J-
loumn VTAHD.
First District Intersection Seventeenth and
Davenport streets.
Second District Intersection Twenty-sec
end und Davenport slrcots. north side.
Third District Intersection Twenty-fifth
and Dodgs streets.
Fourth District Intersection Seventeenth
nnd Dodge streels.
Fifth District 420 South Fifteenth street ,
Sixth District Intersection Twentieth nnd
Douglus streets.
Seventh District Intersection Twenty-sixth
strrot aud St. Mary's avenue.
Eighth District-Intersection Twentieth
street and St. Mary's a von no , west side.
Ninth District 1818 Bt. Mary's avenue
( Rohobenux ) .
Tunth District Intersection Eighteenth
nnd Leaven wort n streets , north side.
Eloontb District 10J Howard street ( Ille-
glns ) .
FIFTH WAim.
FlrstDlBtrict Intersection Sherman avenue
and Munderson street.
Second District Erlllng building , wcstsldo
Slicn.inn avenue , between Ohio und Corby
streets.
Third DIstrlcl Intersection Sherman
avenue nnd Luke street.
Fourth District-loot Grace street , South
west corner Sherman avenue and Grace street.
Fifth 1).strict 1317 bbcrman avenue ( sea
man ) .
Sixth District 1154 Sherman avenue ( Er-
Bevcnlh District Intersection Sixteenth
and Iznrd streets.
Eighth District 908 North Sixteenth slreet
( II. U Clark , avent ) .
Ninth District Intersection Cass and Fif
teenth streets.
Tenth District 013 North Sixteenth street
( Sours , agenti.
Eleventh District Soulhwest corner Eigh
teenth aud Cuss streets , 4.2 North Eighteenth
street.
SIXTH WAIID.
First Dlstrlcl-Lycoum hall. 462) North
Twenty-fourth btreot ( Criilgi.
fccond D sirlcl Intersection Thirty-sixth
street und Or.ind avenue.
Third District Intersection Military avenue
and Ornnt street.
Fourth Districts-Intersection Twenty-
fourlh slreet und Manderson streets.
fifth District Intersection Twenty-fourth
arid Wlrt streets.
BlxlhDistrlct-InlersectlonThirty-third and
Parker streols.
Boventh Distrlct-2532 I.ako street ( W. A.
MesslcU ) .
Kishlh District S835 Lukn street ( Basstrom ) .
Ninth District 'Ma North Twonty-fourlh
street. .
Tent h District Intersection Twenty-eighth
and Franklin slrouts.
Eleventh District Intersection Twonty-
fourlh and Franklin streets.
Twelfth District ISM North Twentieth
street.
BEVBNTII WAHD.
First District 24)3 ) Lcavonworth street.
Second District-Intersection Tnonty-nlnth
avenue und 1'opploton avenue , uust sldo.
'Ihlrd Dlstriui-Intcrfcootlob Twontv-nlath
street \\oulworth avenue , south side.
fcoiirth District intersection Twoiily-nliith
atrl Mojoath stronu.-
Fifth District Intersection Thlrty-seoona
avenue and Thomuson slieot.
blxtb Dlstrlnt-idliTwenty-ninth ! avonue.
fcevenlh Dlstrlot-Inlorsootlon Tulrly-
fonrth uud Francis BlrooU
KIQItTII WillU.
First Il8trfot-2m ) ! Hamilton street
Poeoiid District 2SB Oumlng street.
Thlid Dlstrlot-Iiitersoctlou Twoutleth and
Nlohulus streets.
Fourth District 2018 Ounilnjt street.
Fifth [ ) strlct(080uminz slrea' . .
Hlxtli Dstrict , Intursoctlou T.wtnty-socond
and Hurt strccls.
Huvonlh District Intersection Twonllelh
and Oats slrcots.
KINTH vrAno.
First DUtnot-Intorsoollon Thirty-second
vwuu
and Oumlng streets.
Second District Intersection Fortieth and
OIIMI ug slreeu. north side.
Third DUirlot-lntorsectlon Fortlolh and
Furnani slroels.
J-'ourlh Dlstrlct-Interscotlon Thirty-second
ovenuo and Davenport street.
I' ' If Hi ll trlct-i J4 Furnum slreot
Hlsth Dlstrlct-atPi Louvoawortli street.
ForthepurpO.eof ! submltllua to the legal
voters of said clly. for Iheir aocDiilunco or ro-
Jootlon , the aniendcd proposition of the No.
brusktt Central Railway company to the olty
of Omahaherotnafter ( wrltlen < tt length ) and
the nuentlons , shall the bonds of the clly of
Omaha bo issued , registered and delivered ,
no provided In said utocndod proposition
shun an annual tax bo levied to pay thu In
terest on such bonds us It becomes duo ? and
shall a further annual tax , commencing tbo
tenth year prior to tba maturity of such
bonds , bo levied , In addition to all ether
taxes , for tha crextlon of a sinking Inud suftl-
olunt to pay such bonds ut the maturity
thereof ?
fluid questions , and the acceptance or rojoo-
tion of nld nmnndod proposition , Is subinlttod
to sMd lognt votow. nnd will bo voted uoon
In tlio nmnnor nnd form follonlnz !
"Tho Nobrnskn Ccnlrnl Hallway comnnny
nns made the follonln ? proposition to the
city of Oinnha !
The amended proposition of the Nebraska
Ccntrnl Ilnllway company to tbo olty of
Omnhn , Neb.
To tbo Mnyor nnd City Council of tlio Olty
of Omnha , Nob.iTio ! undersigned , the Nebraska -
braska Contrnl Hallway company. urODOSos to I
acqulro nnd tntio possession of , tor railway
purpose * , that certain trnct of land , located
within the district boundud by Fifteenth
street , Chlcnzo street. Eleventh street , Unll-
fnrnln street , and the rlfht ot way of the
Omnhn Unit lliillwny company , ovccpt tha
south hulf of block ! i , Ian 3nndl , block ss > ,
lot 1 , nnd north one-half ot lots 8 Ktid U.
bloek 27 | and to elect thereon n union
passenger depot on the corner ot Klftnenth
and Chlcazo streets , to con , Including the
other railway Improvements on said c rounds ,
not loss tin n four hundred thousand dollai-a
( liuo.oo ? . ,
I'rovldoJ , th , ty of Omaha , In Douglns
county. NobrAirfn , will donate to the said
Nebraska Central Hallway company two
hundred nnd fitly thousand dollars ( JiM.OOO )
of Its four (4) ( ) per cent bonds. 1100.000 thereof
to bo dated Jniiuury'A 1B9J , nnd (159,000 thereof
to bo dntcd January 1 , isni , to become due
and payable twenty years from tholr respec
tive dates , with interest payable soinl-.innu-
nlly , all payable nt tbo flao.il agency of the
itnto of Nonraska In the city of Now York ,
Snld bonds to bo of the denomination of ono
thousand dollars (11.000) ( ) e.ich , nnd each
thereof to roclto.
"This bond Is ono of n sorlos of two hundred
nnd fifty (2.10 ( ; bonds of Hko union nt nnd tenor ,
whUh are Issued by the city ut
Omaha , In Douglas county. NobrusKn ,
lo Ir.u Nebraska Central Hallway
comp.mv , lo aid It In acquiring
land In the city of Oinnha for union depot
and terminal purposes nnd in tbo construc
tion of n union railway passcncer depot upon
snld ground , and Its r.illwny trno'is ' , sldo
tracks , turnouts , switches und nuprononcs
le.ulliii thereto , nnd ether railway hnprovo-
niotits Ihcrowltb connected. "
Suld bonds to bo executed nnd relstorod nt
or Itnmolllntc'.y utter the dates thereof , nnd
ImmuJIntoly tlioroatlcr dollvero.l to tlio First
Nnllonnl bank of Oinnha , Neb , , truslco , to beheld
held lu trust for delivery to the Nebraska
Central Hallway company , Its snccquors or
assigns , by suld Irusloo , In Installments as
hereinafter provided.
The suld Nebraska Central Hallway com
pany plans to construct , or cnuso to bo con
structed , n line of rallwnj In the stnto of
Iowa , not less than 100 mile * In extent , from
the cust approach of a bridge , which the snld
Nebraska Central Hallway company has nl.so
Rlnnnud to construct ever the Missouri river ,
itersoetlng or connecting wllh or reaching
the lines of two or more of the following rail
way corporation i , viz :
1'ho Illinois Central Hallway company , the
Wlnonn & Southwestern Hallway company ,
the Minneapolis & St. Louis Ilnllway com-
pnnv , the Chicago , St I'llill & Kansas Olty
Hallway company , the Chicago , Fort Madison
A DCS Molnes llnllwnv company , the Atchl-
son , Topcku & Santa Fo Hallway company ,
the Baltimore &Ohlo Hallway company , the
Ohio & Mississippi Hallway company , the ICeo-
kukVcstcrn Hallway company , thu Qulncy
Omaha & Kansas City Hallway company ana
tbo Iowa Central Knilwnv comrlany.
Ono hundred thousand ( I100.03J ) dollars ot
aald bonds shall bo delivered by snld trustee -
too to said Nebraska Central Hallway
luinpuiiy , Its nucuL-cssors or ussigi.d.
whan ft or they shall hnvo ncqulrod nnd
tHken possession of Hint certain tract
of land located within the district
bounded by Fifteenth street , Ohlcugo street ,
Eleventh street. California slrcot nnd the
right of way of the Omaha Bolt Hallway com
pany , ( except the south half of blocks : I3. lot n
and 4 , block 28 , lot 1 , und ths north halt of
lots 2 nnd 3 , block 27) ) :
Provided , that the said ono hundred thou
sand dollars 13100.0JO ] of said bonds shall not
be dellvnred until after the said Nobraskn
Central Railway company , Its successors or
nsslcns , phnll hnvo construcloa the s.ild line
of railway In thi state of Iowa.
Ono hundred and fifty thousand doltnrs
1JI50.0CO ] of said bonds shall ho delivered by
said truslco to said Nebraska Central Hallway
company. Its successors or assigns , when it or
tlioy shall have completed ino erection ot a
union passen/er depot upon snld trnot of land
ahovo described , to cost Inolullng the ether
railway Improvements on laid grounds , not
lets than four hundred thousand dollars
( J4C0.003) ) ; proof of such test to be mndn by the
sworn statement of tbo president and troas-
urerof said railway company , filed with the
city olork of Oinnha. accompanied by cerllfl-
oato shcnod by thoclty nttornoy nnd cltv on-
Elnoer. that In their opinion such amount bus
actually been expended.
1'rovmod , Hint If the suld Nebraska Central
Railway compnnv , Its successors or nsslcns.
shall full to acquire and take possession of
sala land , ttshiill not bo entitled to rocelvo
any part of said ono hundred thousand dollars
iflOO.ouO ) Installment of bonds : nnd. further
provided , that none of said ono hundred and
fifty thousand dollars ( $130,090) ) Installment of
bonds shall bo doll verpd until at least ono rail
way company In addition to the Nebraska
Central Hallway company shall bo actually
using snld union depot ; and ,
Provided further. That the mayor and the
city council shall , by resolution , upon the full
performance of the undertakings on tbo part
of said railway company herein contnlncd ,
order the delivery of said bonds at the times
nforcsnld ; nnd ,
Provided further. .That all matured coupons
shall bo removed and cancelled by said trustee
before delivery ot the bonds to wbicn
they are attached ; nnd.
Provided further. That the mnvor nnd city
council of the olty of Omaha shall causa to be
lovlod on Vho taxable- property ot said city nn
annual tux sufficient for tbo payment of the
Interest on said coupon bonds as It becomes
duo. nnd after the expiration of ten (10) ( ) years
from the duta of said bonds tbo mayor and
city council of sild olty shall cause to bo
lovled In addition to all ether taxes on the
t-ixablc property of said olir un amount of
tax snUiclunt to ureate a sinking fund tor tbo
payment at maturity of said bonds , ( the
amount of tax to bo levied for such sinking
fund not to exceed twenty-live thousand dollars
lars ( t2J.on.CO ) In any ono year ) ; said Inx to bo
continued from yo'ir to your until the snld
bonds are fully paid.
The acquirement of tbo said lands nnd Im-
provon.cnls herein oinlouipluled Including
thu Hiild railroad In Iowa , shall bo bozun
within ono year from May 1. 183 ? , nnd
bo pushed to completion without unnecessary
delay and shall bo completed within three
years from Iho 1st day of July. 1832.
In cnso nny of the terms , limitations , condi
tions or provls'ons proposed heroin rclutltv ; to
the beginning , progress nnd completion of
said Improvements are not complied w th ,
( unless delay is directly and necessarily
caused by Injunction or ether judicial pro
ceedings , or by unavoidable accident eruct
ot Providence ) , the said ooilipnny shall not bo
entitled to rocolvo said bonds or any thereof.
even though tbo electors of said city of Omaha
hall have by tholr vole authorized the 1s-
sunnco of said bonds ; but nil right to said
bonris shall by such default and without uny
judicial determination bouomo forfeited ,
Provided , hnwovcr , thnt if the boglnnln ? ,
progress or completion of said Improvements
shall bo dolajeu or obstructed by any of the
aforesaid oauica , the 1 1 inch lioroln allotted for
tbo prozrcss and completion ot said Improve
ments shall bo extended to the extent ot such
delay or obstruction ; ami should a dlsuoto
arise between the uld olty of Omaha nnd the
said Nobrankn Central Railway oompiny
with rosDOct to tbeoausaoroxtontof any such
dolay. the snmo at tbo election of said No-
1 raska Contr.il Railway company , shall bo
referred for determination to a bo-ird of ar
bitrators , to be appointed as hereinafter pro *
vlded.
In consideration of receiving the proposed
subsidy the Nebraska Central Hailwi.y com
pany agrees to allow all railway compunlci
the following Hints : The rlzht to run tholr
locomotives. pruaenror und frolvbt trains over
Its main and passing tracts within tbo city of
Omaha ; and over Its proposed bndgo and np-
proncbc ? , the rl ht touiosuoh portion of npUs
terminal grounds , opots and facilities as maj
bo necessary and proper lor the conduct of
Iho business of such . rosds ; Includ
ing nny enlargmont of Us depot
and depot grounds : the right to buve
tholr oars switched and delivered by the Ne
braska Central lUllnay conpany upon nil of
Its switch tracks : the right to connect tholr
rends at any point within ono hundred ( luo )
miles of bald olty of Ornaba with nny line of
rullwar which the Nebraska Central Railway
company , or Its suocoitoia oraislzus. may
construct or cause to bu constructed east of
tbo Missouri river , and to run their locomo
tive * , passenger and freight trains over thu
mala and passing truuks ot Raid railroad ;
It being hereby mrrcnd that In case
the Nebraska Central Railway com
pany shall construct Us proposed line
east of the Missouri river , through the auonuy
of any ether corporation or purty , It will
came such corporation or party to oxccutn
and deliver to the city of Omaha u good and
ufllclent Instrument binding It or him to
nblde by the terms , conditions nnd provisions
ot this proposition , the name ni the said
NobraakH Central llallwty company would
have boon bound If It had built tno name.
Lotoro delivery of the uforotald one hundred
thousand dollars (1100,033) ( ) Installment of
bonds.
Provided , that the utonnd onjuymentby
such railway oampunlcsof o ich and over * of
said rights shall bu upon juit und oquiil terms
and tlio payment of just und fulr compensa
tion to tbo Nebraska Central Hallway coir-
O ny , Us successors or unions , and subject to
noh operating rules ud regulations of the
Nebraska Central Hall war oompHnr , It * suc
cessors or assigns. us Hliall bo ueousiary and
proper , jutl and reasonable. . . . . .
And the sahl NoDruslfa Central Railway
com puny will submit any dlsputo arising ho-
twoon it aim suuli otner company or com
panies at to the use and enjoyment of uny
rights under this proposition , or un to the
terms , compensation , operating rules nnd
regulations , relating thereto , to a board of
arbitrators , to bo madp up of three penoni
who are Jud o of thostatu district court , or
Us successor , of tbo district embracing the
county of Douglas , to bo to'.ooted by n two-
third * vote ot all the persons who are district
judges of said court
1'iof Idcd thm any such railway company
ether ttian said Nebraska Central Railway ,
company , Us successors or assigns , shall have
the election to submit any such dltputu to
arbitration or to pursue ny other remedy.
Whortwr arbitration Is provided for by
this proposition , the party deslrlnz In nubult
arLltratluo shall cause to be
tervcd upon tbe other patty & written rotlbl
which shall tat out the mailer In dispute to
bo submitted , nr.d tha time proooted for tha
hearing , which shall not bo Ies < than thirty
(3) ( ) days after the tlmo ot service : and there
upon the nd verso party 5mll within twenty
( widayinftcriuch sorrloa upon It , servo In
answer. It nny It hare , upon the party do *
mnnrtlnt the arbitration.
The DoaM of Arbltratori , when orinnliod.
shall have power ta Ox tbo tlmo of hearing
nnd to adjourn the sum o from tlmo to time ,
nnd to make all nooosstry rules anil regula
tions for the production of testimony In the
possession of either party , ami othorwUo to
compel n falrinnd apoo.ljr trials the decision of
n innjorlty of the bo.ird shnlt conlrol ixnd tha
final determination of the board slnll lie final
and conclusive uuon the p.irtlo * , of nil mat-
Wherever arbitration shall bo resorted to
Mich arullrallou unll uotooexoltistroremedy
of the pnrttui ( except as heroin elsewhere pro-
r 111 oil ) , as to tha matters and thlnjs Involved
and decided therein.
Bala Nebraska Ccntrnl Ilallwny company. Us
successors nnd assigns , shall transport freight
( Including transfer of freight and all charges
Incidental to sitld transportation ) ever any
brj'lio tjiicV nnorniilin * . us wnll ns overmir
rallwny It shnll construct within ono hundred
(100) ( ) miles of the Missouri rlvor within the
staloof Nebraska , forjustor ronxonnblo ratns
or charges , nnd In cnso of dlfToronco ns to
whut constitutes Just nnd reasonable rates or
cuarutu iinuur im > | iuru.rum , tnu mnyur unu
oity council or said railway comouny may
submit the iiiruo to arbitration In the nmnnor
nnd to the arbitrators above provided for , but
this pirjgrapb. roipocllng frotght charzoi
shall not become operative or In Torcc until
flvo years from tha dntn of the delivery ot Ilia
Instlnetnllmcnt of the bonds hereinbefore re
ferred to.
It Is further proposed that said bonds shall
bo delivered to the Nobrnska Central rallwny
eompiny. Us siucoi ori or assigns , only upon
the excciullon by the said Nobraskn Ocntrnl
r illway comninr or Its successor. * , nnd dollv-
ory to the city of OmahMif nn undertaking In
writing to the olfcat thit the principal depot
of sail ! railway conipany.lls gcnor.il ofltccs nnd
principal nriohlno shops when built , shall bo
located ana tnaluulnoj within the corporate
limits of Iho clly of Omaha , nnJ tint n viola-
i llnnnf the term * of suld undertaking by the
said Nobrnskn Central railway company or Its
Bueoosors or nislgus. shall render the aald
Nobruska Central mil way company , or Its
successors. Indebted to the sal J olty of Omaha
In Iho full amount of said bonds , nnd Interest
thereon.
This proposition shall , nftor botnp duly
acknowledged by the Nobraikn Central Hull-
wvy : company , ha recorded In the offlco of the
rojlitorot floods ot Doiulnscounty.Nobraskn ,
and for n porlod of twenty ( ii ) youri from and
utter this dnto. sh ill bo referred to by giving
the bouk and pnjo wherein Iho aamo Is re
corded In any morfngr , dcoJ of trust , dcud of
conveyance , or lease of said depot nnd rtopot
grounds with the statement that the s lid No-
bfskn Contrnl rnllwnv cnmminv. its snnrus-
sors and assigns , are bound by the terms , limi
tation * , pioviaions und eondltlons ot tnu
proposition which uro hereby made Its cove
nants that attach to ana run with the snld
property Into whosoever hnnds It may come.
Provided , that the elty council ot the city ol
Omnha , ( the mnvor approving In dun form )
shall onnct a certain ordinance ( which at the
duta hereof. Is pending consideration bofoio
said council ) , entitled "Anordlnunco viantlng
permission ttnd authority to the Nebraska
Contrul Railway company. Its successors und
assigns to construct railroad trncks along ,
across , ever and under conuln strccls und
alloys In tbo city of Omaha subject to certain
conditions , nnd to vaonto pnrts ot certain
streets und alloys In the city of Omuha upon
compllxnco with certain ether conditions. "
And It Is ulso provided , thnt If said Nebraska
Central rallwny company shall not , within
forty-nvo (45) ( ) days ot being notified by the
city clerk of tbo adopt on ot
tnts proposition at the election
held to vote upon the sumo , fllo
with the said city clerk Its written ratifica
tion of th's proposition under Its corporate
scul , none of said bonds shnll bo Issued , nnd
ull the tornis nnd provisions of Ibis proposi
tion shall bo bold fornuught.
The Nobruslin Central Hallway company
agrees before nn election being cu led lo sub
mit to the volcrs ot the clly of Omnha this
proposition , thut It will execute mid deliver
to snld cltv u bond with good und siifllclent
sureties In the sum of flvo thousiml dollars
( $3,000,10) ) and flvo thousand dollars ( f5.uOO.rOj
cush , conditioned upon the payment of the
expenses of snld election.
This proposition nnd the acceptance throof
by the city of Omaha and the ratification of
Ibis proposition by said Nebraska Central
Hallway company , or Its successors or ns-
slgnos , as heroin provided , sliull lie construed
nnd understood to constitute a contract
between the snld Nebraska. Central
Railway company. Us successors or assigns ,
nnd the said city of Omaha , nnd ull the to'ins.
conditions , agreements nnd provisions mndo
on the part ot the Nebraska , Central Kail-
way company In this proposition con
tained are hereby made the covenants
of the said Nobrusk * Contrnl Ilallwny
company , Us successors nnd assign * , which
shall attach to and run w.th all of its said
property nnd bo binding upon any party Into
whoso hnnds It or nny of It muy conic.
In witness whereof Iho said Nebraska Con
trnl Itullway coinpnny husaausod tboao pres
ents to bo oxocutcd this 10th day of Muy. A.
D. , I81K.
NEBRASKA OENTRAT , RAILWAY CO.
lly J. _ II. DUMONT.
Attest : JOIINL.
Witness : ALEX. O. OHARLTON.
Stale of Nobraskn.
Douglas County , fss >
On this ICth day of Mny , A. D. . 1997 , before
me , u notary public In and for sild county ,
personally appeared tbo above uamad J. II.
Dumont nnd John L. McCaguo. who nro to mo
personally known to bo the Identical per
sons who signed the forogolng Instru
ment as vice president und sccretnry of
the hcbraski Central Hallway company :
they acknowledge the said Instrument to bo
the voluntary not and dead of ttio said No-
brnskn Central Hallway company and their
voluntary act and dnecl as such vice president
and secretary of said company.
Witness my hand nnd notarial seal the date
Inst aforesaid. ALEX. G. OHAHLTO.N.
[ HEAt..1 Notary I'ubllc.
Shnll Iho above nnd forogolng proposition be
accepted nnd adopted , shall Bald bonds bu Is
sued , registered and delivered and shall nn annual -
nual tux In addition to Die usual und nil ether
luxes ho levied upon the tuxuulo property of
the City of Omnha , Douglas county , No-
braskn , sufficient to p ly thu Interest on snld
bonds us It becomes duo , and nt tlio
tlmo of levying tbo annual cllv tux ,
commencing tlio tenth yo.ir prior , to the
maturity of snld bonds , sliull n tax In
addition to nil ether taxes bo levied upon the
taxub e property of said olty of Omaha. Doug
las county , Nebraska , and contlniioJ annu
ally thereafter from year to year until thereby -
by n sinking tuna sliull b ivo been obtained
sufllcicnt to pay suld bonds at the maturity
thereof ?
YES.
The above questions shall bo regarded as
onociuestlon aud nil ballots ofofnl \ voters
cast nt said election containing the above
proposition and questions In the form of the
ofllclnl ballots , to bo pronnred b.v the city clerk
of said city lor snld election , with
un "X" murk following the word "yes"
upon said olllclal ballot ahull bocounloj In
favor of Iho acceptance of snld uinondoJ prop
osition , the Issuance of said bonds unU the
levy of said tnxcs In pnymont oTtlio principal
nnd Interest thereof : nnd all ballots of lo/nl
valors oasl nt snld election containing tbe
ithove proposition und questions In the form ot
the otllclul ballot , to bo prepared by the
city clurk of nuld city for suld
election with nn "X" martt following the
word "no" upon suld olllclal ballot shall
bu counted nnd considered us ugnlnst
the acceptance of suld amended propo
sition , the Ibsunnco of said bonds nrid
the levy of suld tnxcs In payment of the
principal and Intercut thereof : If two-thlrns
of nil tbu ballots volud by said lozul voters ot
snld city of Ornnba. Douglus rounty. Ne
braska , at said election shall bo c ist In favor
of tlio acceptance of said amended proposi
tion , the Issuance of until bonds nnd iho levy
of said taxes In payment of the pr.nolpnl and
interest thereof tbo foregoing propo
sition will ho held to bo adopted und the foro-
Koln- questions will bo held to be answered In
favor of the issuance of said bonds nnd the
levy of said tnxcs , and the said bonds ihoro-
uDon shall bo Issued. rogUtorod nnd dellvurcd
In accordance with the lurms und conditions
of said amended proposition , nnd suld taxes
shnll be levied accordingly ; otherwise not.
Which election will ho open at S o'clock In
the morning , nnd will continue opun until 0
o'clock In the afternoon of thu same dav.
DittoJ at Omubu , Nob. , this IBlh dar of May ,
1EW [ .Signed.1 UEOHOE I * . IIE.MIS ,
Mayor of tno Olty of Omnhu.
OTICB DP ASSESSMENT OF DAM-
A'3-5 FOtl TUS CHANGE OF
G.1VD3 OP 2HVI STREET.
To the owners of all lots , and part of lots
and real ostnto nlonit U4lh Htruut from a point I
& .0 ft'ot north of llrowno street to thu north
curb line of Amos uronile. und Intersecting >
street as follonx , to-wll ; Timiploiori street 1
from n point S03 foot writ of 21th struct to the
west curb llnoof 3Uh street ,
Von uro herohy notified that the nnflor-
ilKiiud , threii dlilntcrusted freeholder * of the
city of Uiiinhn , have been duly appointed by
the mayor , with tno approval of the city
council of uald city , to iibson the damage to
tha owners respectively of the prnuorty nf-
foetcd bythoohuiiKO ofirrudnot 'JHh street
from n point Ml feet north of llrownu street to
the north curb line ot Amos avenue and Inter
secting btreot , dculuroil nocessnrv by ordl-
nanud No. IB- , passed April C , 181)2 , approvoJ
April 11.189 ! .
You uro further notified , that havlnc nc >
copti'd snld appointment , und duly iiualtllud
u required by law , wo will , on thoiUt : dar of
Mny. A. D IMS. at the hour of U o'clock In
the forenoon , nt the orilco of T , 0. llrunner ,
room I. Ware block , con-er 151 hu nd Fam.un
Miuets. within the corporate- limits of ualil
city , incut for the purpose of coiiHlderlnz mid
muklne tbo uhsottmunt of damuKu to thu
owners rripcctU'uly of mild property , ulfootml
by tnld chuir.'oof vrudu , tuldnu Into consid
eration special IninullU , If any.
You uro notified tube , present at the tlmo
and plnoe aforesaid , und maUo any objections
to or itutomonta concerning suhf assessment
of damages UK you muy consider Ijrpj"1'/ , , , .
r. ( J. iiiiu.Nrir.lv ,
W. II. OATHS ,
Omaha May IB , 167i UlSdlOt
PERMANENT SIDEWLK RESO
LUTION.
Council Clmmbor. Omnhn , Nob. , M.ir 8rd. 180J.
Ho It resolved by tbo city counoirof Iho city
of Omnhn , the mnyor concurring ! , ,
Thntpormanentsidownlits bo constructed In \
the city of Omnhn as designated below , withIn -
In flvo dnys nflcr Iho publication of this roso-
I nt Ion , or the personal scrvlco thereof , ns by
ordlnunco Is nuthorlccd nnd required :
uc b sldownlks to bo laid lo the por- /
tniiiiont crndn ns established on the pavoil
slrcols specified heroin and to bo constructed
of stone , uttllclnl stone , brick or tiling ac
cording to tpccltlcnt'ons on Illo In the oHlco ot
the bonrd of publlo works , nnd under Us su
pervision , to-wlt :
West sldo of lOlh st , all of block 1.1 S K Hoj-
ors' addition , permanent grade , 0 fl wldo.
West sldo of lOlh t , lots 1-2-3-5-7 block !
Koiintto's 4th add It Ion , permanent grade , U ft
wide.
EnstBldoof lOlhst , tnxlotTsoo S7-15-I3 , per-
inanent irrado. n ft wldo. ,
Eiisl sldo of 7lh st or I'nrk Wild nvo , lot 40
Kounlin's A ndd , pormnnont Kr.vlo.fi ft wldo.
Hast sldoof 7th st or I'nrk Wild nvo , lots 31-
37 Koiintto's A ndd , pormnnont gr.ido , 5 fl
wide.
West sldo of 7th st or I'nrk Wild a ve. loti C8-
Z.i Kounlzo's A ndd , uormunont prado , 9 ft
wide.
Westslilo of 20th M.lot I block ! USi ! city , por-
mnnenl Riailp , Oft wido.
East shlo of'Jth st , lot 4 block 204J4 olty , per *
iii.iiicnt grade , n ft wldo.
Westshloof ' 'Jth st. lots 1 nni ) S.blook 101)4' ) '
clly. permanent er.ulp , 0 ft wlUb.
North side of Chlo igo st , lots .VO-7-9 block , 48
city , permanent grade , Oft wide *
.South Nida of Chicago st. lots 1-2-3-4 blocK M
city , petnmnunt gnulii. Oft wldo. .
North sldo of pavenpott st , lots 7-S block 53
cltv , permnnont grade. 0 ft wldo.
West side of 80th st. Iot4 block ISHi.clty.por-
mniiont crndo , 0 flwlde.
East sldo of soili st. lots block IKIJi olty.por
mniient grndu. 0 ft wide.
North sldo of Fnrnnm st , lots 10-11 block 4 ,
buiiimlt IMace. permanimt itrndo , 0 fl wide. -
Noith nldoof F.irn-.mst , lols 14 to luino'.u-
sivo block I' . ' , West End , permanent L-rnde , 0 ft
Wide.
North sldo of Fnrnnm st , lots 14-15-10 block 13
West End. permanent grade , 0 ft wldo ,
North sldo of Furnnm .st , lots 10-11 block 10
West End , permanent grndo , 6 ft wide. '
North sldo of F.irntun st , lots 12-13-14 blookiB
A In mo 1'lnK.i , permanent gr.ido , 0 f l wide.
Noithsldu of Chicago st , lotsC-7-S block 45
city , permanent grade , 0 ft wide.
( ( tilth side of Chicago st , lots t-2-3-4 blook
E5elty. permanent grade , G ft wldn.
North sldoof Chicago st , lot 8 blook 41 city ,
permanent grade , G ft wldo.
South sldo of Chicago stlots2-1 block 51 oily
pornnnont grade , 0 ft wldo. .
North sldoof liuvonportst , lots 1-2-3-4 block
,8 elty. permanent grade , 8 foot vrldtv
West side of seth st. lot 8 block : ill olty , per
manent grade , fift wido.
East sldo of 20th st , lot 5 block 810 city , por-
intinent grade , 0 ft wldo.
Bout hslda'of Cupltol ave , lols 1-2-3 blook S3
clly , permanent grade. 0 ft wldo. *
South sldo of Capitol ave , lots' 2-1 block f4
city , penniiiiuntgrudc.l ) ft wldo.
bouthstduof Davenport Bt , lots 1-7-3 hloolt
78 t'lty , permnnont grudo. 6 ft wldo.
North sldo of Davenport st. lots C-7-8 , b'.ocic
54 i'lty. permanent grade , (1 ( ft wldo.
WcstsiUuof ISth st. lots blook 21 oltyjicr-
mnnont grudo. 0 ft wldo.
E.ist sldo of 18th si , lols 4-5 block 14 cltyr-por-
tnent grude , G ft wide.
WestHldoof 17th stlots 1-8 b'.ook Tdclly.por-
iiiPnentKr.ide. 0 ft wide.
West sldo of 17th st , south 7T ft of lot 6 block.
65 elty. permanent grade. 0 ft wide.
South sldo of Davenport st , Ioli3-i block 70
city , permanent grade , G ft wide.
South side of Davenport st , lot 2 block 80 olty
permanent grade. 0 ft wldo.
Eistsldu of 10th st. lot 4 blook 45 city , .per
manent prado , ( I ft wide.
West sldo of 14th st , lot 1 block 13 city , per
manent i-rado.G ft wldo.
West sldo of 10th at , lot 8 block 310 city , per
manent crndo. 8 ft wldo.
North sldo of Furnnm lots
st , 13-11-14 block
Alamo I'lujin , permanent grade , 0 ft wide.
North sldo of Fnrnnm lots .
st , 14-1.1-18-17 block
G Alamo I'lurn. permanent grndo , U ft wlllc.
North sldo of Furnnm st , lots 11-12-13 block 4
Alamo I'luzn , permanent grade. G ft wide.
North sldo of Farnum st , lots It to 17 Inclu-
slvo'jlocl ; 0 Jcromo I'nrk , permanent grade , 0
ft wido.
North nldo of Furnnm st , lots 1-7-4-7 block 8
Jerome I'urk. jierniancnt grndc. G f t wldo.
North sldoof Farnam st , lots I to7 inclusive
blook 7 Jcromo I'urk , permanent grade , G ft
wide.
North sldoof Farnam st , lots 14 to lOMnolu-
BIVO block 1' ' West Ctrl , permanent gra lo , G ft
w.ldo.
North sldo of Farnam st , lots 14-13-10 block
13 West End , permanent grade , G ft wide.
North Hide of Farnam st. lots 10-11 block IB
West End , permanent grade. G ft wide.
E'.slsldo of IlJth uvc , lots 15-10-I7-1S block 1
Hiinsconi I'laeo , permnnont grade. 0 ft wldo.
West sldo of 27th st , south l47 ! ftlotUJ JI
Hcdlek's add , permanent grade. G ft wldo
West sldo of 27th st , north 243 ft lot 30 J 1
Hodlck s ndd , pcrmanont urndc. G ft wldo.
East sldo of lUh st , lots 4-5 block 32J city
permanent urade , G ft wldo.
North sldo of Farnam st , lots 10-11 block 4
Summit Place , permanent crnd ? . U ft wide.
East sldo of 24th st. lot I b : < ck 1 Godfrey's
acul , permanent gr.idc , 8 ft w' I > .
West sldo of 24th st. lot 11 block 1 Shlnn'a
odd , permanent crude , 8 ft wide.
E'ist Hldo ot 24th st , lots 234G8 : block 8 H
V Smith's add. pormnnont gradc.'B ft wldo.
East sldo of 21th st. lot 10 Idlowlld , purmn-
nont grudn. 8 tt wldo.
West sldo of " 4th st. tax lot 31 sco 0-lfl-:3por- :
innnent crnde. B ft wide.
Eistsldu of ' . ' 41)1 ) st , lots 5-G-7-8 block IUIJ4
city , permnnont grade. 8 ft wldo.
East sldo of4th st.loli 2-3-4-5 blojklSTtf olty
permanent grudo , b ft wldo.
East sldo of 2ltli st , lots 7-8-0-10 bloclc 18751
cltv , pormunont erado. 8 ft wide.
E jst tilde of'Jit b st. lots 1 to.ri Inclusive blrxilc
T Hoi bach's 3rd add , pormnnont gr.ido.8 t t
wide.
West sldoof " 4th st , lots 7 to 12 Inclusive
block 1 Armstrong's 1st udd , permanent gr.ido ,
8 feet wide.
West side of 2lth st , lots 1-3 bloclc : : i Shlnn's
add. pormtnont grudo , B ft wide.
West sldo of 21th st. lots 2-11-12 block 0
Sblnn's add , pcriiriiicnt grade , 8 feut wldo.
South sldo of Davenport st , adjoin.n ( High
school uroun i between -Jth niU'ml sts , par-
mniient grade. 8 feat wldo.
Eistnlde of 2. iid st , adjoining High R'hool
ground between Dodge und Davenport sli ,
permanent grade , 8 ft wide.
Eastsldoof 20th st. lots bloclc IOJ',4 clty.por-
manent grade. G ft wldo ,
West f-Idoot 20th st. lot 4 block I8I4 ! olty , per-
mnnent grade , 0 ft wide. J
West sfdo of a.th st , lot 1 block 203' $ clty.por-
manunt grado.O ft wldo.
East sldo of 20th st , lot 4 block 201JJ oity , por-
miinont L-rade , G ft wldo. ,
West side of LMth Bt , lots 1-8 blop ) < flU4i ! city ,
pormnnont grade. G ft wldo.
North sldoof Woolworth uvc , lolsO-IO hloo't
0 llans.'din Place , permanent gr.ido ( i ft wldo.
North sldoof Woolworth ave , lots 12-14 bloulc
0 Hanscom I'luoo. permnnont gritdo G ft wldo.
Entitsldoof 2)th ) st , lots GJ-G5 llaaoaU'H sub ,
pormuncnt gr.ido , G ft wldo.
And , bo It f Hither rojolvod :
That the hoard of publlo works bu. nnd i
hereby inithorUod nnd dlroctod to can so n >
copy of this resolution to bo published In tbo
olllclal paper of tlo c.ty for ono wdek , or bo
served on the owners of suM lols , apd that un-
ioiSKiich owners shnll within flvo days after
the publication or service of sunh copy con
struct said sldownlkg as heroin roq ill rod.that
the board nt publlu works oauso the sumo lo
be done , the cost of constructing such side
walks respectively to ho nnsossed iiuulnst.tho .
real estate , lot or part of lot lit front of and
abutting such s'dbwulks.
Prrslrtunt of the Council.
Attest : JOHN OKOVEH , . ,
City Cleric.
Approved : OEO. P. llBMIrT ,
Mayor ,
NOTICE TO CONSTUUOT HIDfJWALKH.
To the ownprs of tlio lots , parti.of. lots anil
real estuto described In the above rosolu-
Yoii'nnd each of you nro hereby notified to
construct permanent sidewalks as required by
u resolution of the elty council nnd mayor of ,
Iho clly of Omaha , of which Iho nbovo is u > . " " "
( ' ° py'
P. W. IUUKIIAIJSEU. "
Chairman I.'oar.l of I'ubllo Works
Omaha , Neb. . Muy IBtfi. IS'JA ' _
NOTICE OF A 1JPIYAISKKS OF DAM
AGES FOR CHANGE OP GUADK
ON DOUGLAS STKCWTFLIOM 10TII
TO 20TII STRBETS.
To the owners of all lots , parts of lols aiid
ronl eslalo ulong Don { Ins street from IGth to
20th utrculH , nnd Inlorsojllng HI runts and ,
alleys ns follows , to-wlt : I7lh Htrnut from
alley north of Furnnm strotitto Doil.'i ) HtreoU
Ihth strrut from Furnain street Uj Dodge
btroot. 19th Hi i out from Fiiriium to Dudgo
strnet , alley holnocn Douglas street ninl Dodge
street from twutity-lwo ( if. ) fout oas ) . of I7tli
btriotto20tli nroel. nnd alloy between I iir-
nnin street und Douglas street from Iitn
street to 2Uth s'.reet : , , .
You nro lioroby notlllocl that tlio iiiider-
sK'ned. three dlslnturosto I freeholders of the
cltv of Omiba. h.uobuun duly nppolntoJ by
the mnyor , wllh Ihoupprovalof the elty coun
cil of said clly , to assess the ilitnmitu to tlio
owners rcspnctivuly of iho properly iiltVptoil
by tlKi oliauvu of grade of Douuln * mrcot from
li'th street to SJtli Mruut und lnturuutliic
struels und iilleys , doolnnil uuioss iry by or
dlnunco Na I8J. passed Mavli , IHW. uppiovoil
W ounro'iiirth r notlfloil Hint , having
copied said appointment nnd ( u.y iju I
us reuulrod by law. w will. ' ' tlio J H t In or
May. Vv. I ) . IWf. . ' - tli" Ijpur. HullduM ' " < oxulmilZP ' " ' ;
in tlio afturiuioii , at
lfu ! liulKHiiit. within the
Now.York
room. Now.
cofioVnto V oily"Sot for the pur-
III " , I > f said /"Sot / '
nohu of coi" lorliw "d mulling the USSUHH-
} nent of Uiiiiingo t" tbu owneru respnotlvely ot
iiiI ? tiroj uriy iilloctoil l > y said ch.iniiu of
"rjulo ! ? consideration spculul bono-
" ' ' " "
'Y'O'II ( Thereby notified lo bo protont ut the
tlmo und pluco nforutuld And IIIUKO any ob-
jcutloiu toorctutomenu concerning bald ns-
iy * mont of daiuuKiii " y < 'J' ' ' ay lOiuldor
uroDcr. W. J MOUNT.
( J , O. IIAHKriTT ,
J. WAI/rKK I'llKU'P ,
< oimnluuo of Apuralivrs.
Omaha May 18 , US/i / MUcUO *