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THE OMAHA DAILY HEE FRIDAY , MAY If ) . 1893.
Uw- tone , without adjectives attached ! "
, . "I would average it at 110 cents per cubic
foot here. "
.
, . ,
"What do you estimate the value of the
nibble ? " , ,
"I have figured it at f 1 per cubic yard in
the wall. "
" 1 don't mean that : I want to know what
It is worth per cubic foot here , "
"That 1 could not answer oil hand. "
"Is there any Ncmstm nibble in the south
\valll"
"Yes. sir. "
"What Is ii worth per 100 pound * ! "
" 1 can't answer. "
Newt \ It should turn out that this di
mension dimension stone was bought ht 10
cents at the-quarry and laid down hero at
10 cents per cubic foot , would that chance
your mind as to the market valuer1
"If I had the money and went out and
Iwught nt that price It might chanro my
mind to some extent. "
"If nil the owners of the quarries should
testify that they never sola the stone for
more than 10 cents per cubic foot , woiil.l
that fact change your mind as to the market
value of the stone ! "
"No , sir ; It would not. "
' Do you know what the lalxir would be
pco-ard'fn "iaying"the corn-rote under the
walls I"
J Homowlmt ll' y on I'rlccs.
"No , sir ; I cannot say , hut I know that the
concrete Inhl wouldbo worth J0.50 per yard. "
"Arc your figures high ! " ,
"No right "
, Just ,
"When you made these itctircs , did you
know what the building had cost ! "
"Not when I commenced flouring. "
"Who requested you to make your com
putation ? "
"General Hastings and Mr. Allen. "
"Did you over do tiny business for these
"I superintended a building at Beatrice
for them. " * ,
' 'When n man charges ? 0.5 ( ) per eubie yard
Tor laying stone In the wall does ho not usu
ally furnish his own tools ; now tell mo ,
honor bright ? "
"Owing to whether the contract Is let for
so much per perch or some other way. "
"Ho would provide his own scaffolding and
housing ? "
"Yes , sir ; but I was told to go out there
and figure up what I found. "
"In making your estimate you llgured the
building without these tools and extras ? "
"Yes , sir. "
' 'Then these extras for derricks , leaders
anil other thlncs ought not to have been
added { "
"No sir. "
"Wllo told you the 800 pounds of nails and
CIO sucks of cement belonged to the state ? "
'No person told tne ; I Just put it in. "
"Do you know how much lumber went into
the workshop ! "
"I can't tell now , but I have the figures
somewhere. "
"What would the lumber cost to build that
house ? "
"Tlio building complete I should say would
.
What did the lumber in the cell house
cost ? "
"I can't tell , ns I figured the lumber and
labor together. "
The witness brightened up when Jtlr.
Lambcrtson remarked "that's atl , " for he
appeared to rcali/e that ho had just been re
leased from u tight box.
Mr. Webster had a few questions on re
direct and asked : "Mr. Grant , what usually
becomes of the tools and derricks after a
contract of this kind Is completed ( "
"Tho contractor usually hauls that kind of
stuff away. "
; "But , if it did not belong to him , what
then ? "
"Would remain on the ground. "
"Air. Witness , " askccl Judge Norval ,
"what's the ft-idth of that coping over there
nt the cell house ? "
"Why , I can't say , " answered the witness ,
"as I did not go into those details. "
Uut.Somu Moro Umiiliu
That lot the man from Beatrice out , and
George L. Fisher , an Omaha architect , took
his place.
ss/lDo you know the value of stone , which
goes into buildings ? " asked Mr. Webster.
"Yes , sir. "
" "Have you examined the cell house pAujis ! "
"I have. " ,
"Are they good , or bad ? "
" "GobdJ" ' ' ' > ' "
, "Is. the building constructed In accordance
with the plans ? "
'It is. "
"What about the workmanship ? " v -
r"That's rtrst class. " _ .
' "What is that makes concreting expen
sive ? " asked Mr. Webster.
"Tho broken stone , sand and cement ,
which as liquid makes the solid. To make a
yard of concrete requires about one yard of
stono. The entire mixture is one part of
cement , two parts of sand and three parts of
broken stom1. "
"Do you find any ashler work in the south
wall ! "
"Yes , oir ; 4CO cubic feet , amounting lo
$ M3. "
"What is a fair price for the broken
nsher ? "
"Fifty cents per cubic foot , put in the
wall. "
' What Is the cost of the building as it
now stands ! "
The answer raised everybody out , for the
witness Jumped the price to the limit of the
appropriation by saying the wall was worth
t33,404,88 as It now stands , or SK UUi com
pleted.
"That is all , " said Mr. Webster , and then
Mr. Lambcrtson asked : "You did not getup
up on the building and make all of those
measurements ! "
> lloir Ho Got llli riffures.
'
* "No ; I made a good many from the
plans. "
"How did you mcasuro the thickness of
the wall ? "
' By going into those holes that had been
dug. "
"You took it for granted that the wall was
of thu < sumo thlckncbs along its entire
Icjigth ! "
. { m should be. "
JlYbu'ijuessed at all of the footings except
tWosu yous.iw ! "
5".I did not bee them. "
"Wore thcso footings Cedar Creel : stone ? "
S"I could not say. "
; V\Vonld not this make some difference in
the price of cutting ? "
ul could not say. "
" "Do ; you estimate the footings as dimen
sion or rubble ! "
"I culled It scaublcd work. "
"What is the market value of that
stone ! "
I called it 50 ! cents per cable foot. "
"If that was Hol'l and delivered f , o. b. nt
8 cents per cubic foot , woulu that change
your estimator1
, "It would ; but I did not fltruro on that. "
"How did you gut fO for concrete ? "
"Because that is the market price. "
"Did you do any work hero on the basis of
$0 per cubic yard for concrete/ "
"I think ho. "
"What pricodoyou llson the .stono used
in the concrete 1"
" 1 figure on the finished material. "
"What price did you fix for footing stone ? "
"Thirty cents per cublo foot. "
"What would that stone bo worth de
livered hero ! "
. "About ' } cents per i-ubio foot. "
"If U should turn out that the market
prlcoof this stone was Scents per cubic
foot , tlicu you would have to change your
estimate ? "
"Why , yes : of course. "
"So you call this a good class of rubble ? "
"I did not Intcmi to convey that Idea ; it
is Urn next thing to It. "
"You think CO cents Is an cxtortionat :
price for laying those footings ? "
"I would not estimate- that high. "
"If that stone was sold at cents , it could
bu-lAld for about lij cents , could it not ? "
"I did not lltfuru on the basis of any such
prices. "
"Now , you any that dimension stnno laid
Jn the wall U ito cents ; If it in shown that
the stone was bought for 10 a-iits , it could
bo laid in the wall for a good ilcnl lu s | "
"J think w > .
"Ono other question , " n.ild Mr. Welmter
ffO. redirect. "Would it make any difference
Whether this building was ifuistructcd 30y >
contract or days' work ! "
"Wo usually tlguro that wo can do a little
bolter by contract. "
Contractor Cuot * ' Plgur- * .
John F. . Coots , another of the Oaiaha
trohltccts. went upon the. stnud and started
K the examination by detailing the list of
'If ' largo liulldingi which ho had constructed in
I ) Omaha and other cities.
rtf -"Have you bocn iufuraitul a * to the market
TQluoof stonol"
"Yo , sir. "
"Do yo-J know the quality of the Cedar I
Crock and Neuiaha county stoiiDt"
Yes , air ; I hare uied large quantities of
is 110110. "
"What 1 the fair market value of tins
MB * ! "
"Common rubble , 0 cents per cublo yard ;
largo rubble , It cents ; this would bo the
Uudnr Creek stone ; the prlcw on Ncmaha
stone are about the same ; dimension stone
for footing Is 2T cents ; 10-Inch stone SO cents ,
superficial , measuring the surface ! dimen
sion stone , plugged and feathered. i0 ! cents ;
pluwcd to size and the bed scabblod , from 40
to M rents. "
"Have you examined the plans of the cell
house ? "
"Yes , sir. "
"Have you visited the cell house , and , If
so , docs it conform to the plans ! "
"Yes , sir. "
"Is the work good , bad or Indifferent ? "
"I consider It n very good Job. "
"Is there any defective work ! "
"Some of the stones have holes In them ,
but no more than you would find in the stone
used In other buildings. "
Taking the estimates which ho had pre
pared , Mr. Coots went into detail , explain
the construction of the walls and roof of
the cell house , and the material used.
l'ut on H I'rcttjlood I'rlcc.
"Mr. Coots , are you familiar with plans ,
and If so , what are these worth ? "
"I should say they were worth $1O.V.1.81 ,
which ] would bo on the scale chargcd-by
architects. "
"What would you say about a superin
tendent ? "
"There should bo one , and his services
would bo worth $1,730. "
"Whatnro the tools worth ? "
"I should say ? SOO. "
"Now , what do you figure to have been the
cost of the building completed , and as it now
stands ? "
'Completed , $19,337.61 ; as it now stands ,
$37.882.51. "
"You may cross-examine , " remarked Mr.
Webster , ns he smiled and sat down.
"If they should put n floor In thecoll house
there would bo no stone left , would there ? "
asked Mr. Uitnbertsou.
"No , sir. "
"You and Mr. UclndorlT figured together1 ?
" \Vo went up to the cell house and took
the same measurements and wo conferred
onlirices. In factwo sat up about the whole
of one night figurine together. "
Detail * of Ills Figures.
"What do you charge for footings ? "
"Twenty cents. "
' I sco that Bciudorff figured CO cents on
this stone ; is ho off ! "
"Ho may be. "
' 'I suppose all the stone that you saw was
that you observed by going into the cxcava
lions ? "
"Yes , sir. "
"You figured this stone on the groundt"
"Yes ' sir. "
"If it'turns out that this stone was bought
for 10 cents ut the quarry and that was the
market price , your iigurcs would have to bo
less ? "
"Yes , if that was true. "
"What would thu south wall cost figured
alone ? "
"Ten thousand four bundled and eighty-
two dollars and thirty-flvo cents. "
"You Ilgurcd the dimension stone at 2.
cents. Now if it turns out that the market
value of that stone was 10 cents , the cost ol
the wall would bo much less ) "
"It would bo to the parties who had to
pay for It. "
"How much dimension stone went into
the wall ? "
"I don't think there is any but some boml
fillings : thu most of it is Cedar Creek
rubble. "
"What did you llgure the rubble for the
foundation ! "
"Twenty-live cents per cubic foot. "
"Hut I am talking about the labor I"
"I ilguro It at 14 cents. "
"I mean per flay ( "
"I did not Ilguro that and cannot say. "
"How many cubic feet .can u man lay In a
day. an ordinary man ? "
" 1 cannot say. as I never figured that. "
"You say that rubble costs 25 cents per
cubic foot ; what do you estimate the
labor ? "
"I estimate that at 11 cents per foot. "
"How much can a man lay ? "
"From sixty to eighty feet , and wo figure
on 50 cents per hour for the man. "
"If the work cost but SI per day , the
amount would bo less ? "
"Of course. "
. "You are not estimating on the basis of
convict labor ? "
"No , sir ; free labor. "
"Havo you made yarn-estimates from look
ing at the plans ? "
"No , sir ; only the details. "
"On those towers you get your measure
ment from the plans ? "
"Yes , sir. "
"How largo are these towers , and what
did they cost ? "
"They are fourteen foot four Inches high ,
and cost about SKi'J.GS each. "
"What would tnoso turrets cost ? "
"Something like f 123 each ; there are eight
of them. "
"Is that ornamental work pretty flno
work ? "
"As nice as on the old part. "
"What was the advantage in putting this
fancy work up where it could not bo seen ! "
"That I could not say. "
"What do you think would bo the cost of
concreting the floor ? "
"Two or three thousand dollars ; but just
how much I could not say. "
"What do you liguro for the excavation on
the insldo of the cell house ? "
' Eight hundred and thirty yards at 30
cents per yard , S2.Y5. "
"Mr. Coots , in making your estimates ,
that includes what it would cost to lay the
stone la the wall ! "
"Yes sir. "
"Would that be nt a profit ? "
"Yes , a good profit. "
"Would i ou have been willing to have
taken the contract at the price which you
have figured on ? "
"Yes , I would have done so , but I would
not have furnished the plans. "
Krrurs In the Tabulation * .
While waiting for a witness Mr. Webster
demanded of Judge Donne the tabulated
statements , showing how much coal went
out to the hospital. Judge Don no replied
that hu had not pot through with the state
ments ; that ho had found errors aggregat
ing ! S'JJ.OOO , and that there was a possibility
of finding more.
"Now 1 want the statement showing the
appropriations which camii under the con
trol of the different state boards , " said Mr.
Webster.
Judge Doano said that ho Had examined a
portion of the statement , and that it was
wrong in many respects. .
Ucgurdlng the coal statement Judge Dojno
said that the respondents' attorneys had
omitted from the statement some of the .
amounts of coal that was furnished or al '
leged to have boon furnished to the state.
.
To save time Justice Maxwell remarked
that ho would Instruct the clerk to examine
the liooks and statements and report to the
court.
Value of Expert Kvldonoo ,
The evidence of Architect Coots closed the
expert testimony so far us It pertained to
the cell house and the cost of its construc
tion. What it actually did cost is still
meioly an opinion , as the experts are so
wide apart in their estimates that It is a
dinicult matter to gather a clear conception
of Just what they moan when they llx values.
This expert testimony came from nlno men ,
five for the state and four for the respond
ents. In ordnr that the public may know us
much about the matter a the court , or any
person on earth , their figures on the cell
house us It now stands are given ,
roil IIIK HTATK.
Oray W2,2H1.0fl
LatKiiser 24.2H4 00
Hill loci ; 1H.B27.U5
risko . 21.270.ftO
Jcn > > cn , , . . 20,547,20
FOH Till ! IIKSI'ONIJE.NTS.
Holndorfi' , . , . , . , , , n7.80U.O (
iirant , : ) Hii&l. .I
Plihcr as.ftH.M3
C < HH , , S7.883.1
Including everything but material In the
slum : blioj
They \Vorlio < I Tocether.
TliL-to U considerable comment ever the
closeness of tlui estimate's of the architects
fur the respondents and the public mind won
ders how four men could liguro ou a building
the size of the cell house and uono of thcu
vary more than a few hundred dollars. No
man will venture an opinion us to } vhy siicl
is the case. All of lha gentlemen being
abuvu reproach the charge of cbuiullcltv lias
never even tiecn hltitod ut , though it It
acknowledged that there is aomothln (
which Is as fathomless ns the bottom of tin.
sea. li Is known that all iho architects who
testified for the iceiwuifcuts went to the ccl
house together , unit tlicro together and ns
listing one another made their measure
tnviili. In addition t this they were given
a carefully revised Hat uhlch purported to
tiow tivory elone , Donrd uud f tick of timber
hi tin ) structuic. togetlitn- with 1U giro nnt
irliuro located. This list they checked from
ami luod in making their compilations.
LA BLANCHE WHIPPED AGAIN
Australian Billy McCarthy DofeaU the
and Worn Marino ,
SIXTEEN HOT ROUNDS WERE FOUGHTli
Both Men Were Hagcr , Hat Olil ARC Told
Too llcnvllvy Chlcnuo to Hnvn a
rightcr * ' Ctlib-IJnso Hull nnil
ItlICO ItFRIlltS.
CHESCEST Ci.un , NEW Ottt.mxs , La , , Mtxy
18. George LaBlanchc , "tho Marino , " nnd
Billy McCarthy of Australia -fought tonight
for a $2,000 purse In the arena of tlio Crescent
City Athletic club , which w.is crowded.
Both men wore In excellent condition , the
Marino being nbout six pounds overweight ,
for which ho forfeited the money posted.
McCarthy entered the ring first , followed
shortly by LaBlancho.
I'lrst-ljalllanclio nt t em pled u lend with his
Irft. but Mac jumped nwiiy. .McCarthy' *
rluvcr head and foot work won applause. I.a
1 Handle forced McCarthy to tlm ropes , and
htadcd three light left * on liU stomuch.
Heeond Iloth Inndcil hnnvy lefts , nnd Mac
hcorinl tipnln on tlm head. Mai : Hourly knocked
I.nlllniicho down with u hea\y right on thu
f.-ico. Itoth men misted noveral blows nnd
were In n boated exchange when the gong
sounded.
Third McCarthy scored hits on the head ,
nnd knocked l.alUanchu down with u heavy
right on the car. Hotli men received licnvy
right ? . J.dlllanclio was visibly In distress.
1-ourtli Hotli iiuiii fighting ticrcoly and hit
ting In clinches. I.aHIuncho was fought Into
his corner , having the worst of n hot rally.
1 If Ih IiiiDlnncho received u heavy left on
the stomach and scored a right on his oppo
nent's Juw. Iloth men received heavy lefts on
face.
Sixth LatUancho was nearly knocked down
with n heavy leftA heavy right nearly upset
thu Marino again. I.alllanelio received a heavy
right and left , and would ha\o fallun but for
thu ropes.
Itouml seven was very tame , but In the
eighth the Australian knocked his opponent
down with ti left on the eye , and repeated it
u moment later. In the ninth LaBlaneho
landed a heavy right. The Australian
landed a Jab on the mouth and knocked
LaBlancho down. LaBlauchc was very
much distressed. In the tenth McCarthy
assumed the aggressive , and forced matters
at a fearful pace.
Eleventh Lit lllancho received u loft on the
head , another on llio mouth a moment later
and clinched.
Twelfth Iloth men used rights with affect.
The inoii worn fighting savagely and I.a-
Illancliu landed several luft-lmml Jabs on Mc
Carthy's head. This was McCarthy's round by
a bare margin.
Thirteenth Lalilanrho received a blow on
thu stomach and foil Into his corner. La-
Illnnchu was knocked to his tack with a heavy
left , but got up Immediately and w as fought
to the ropus.
Fourteenth Lnltlancho was fought all over
the ling. Mac was half knocked to tlio lloor.
Lalilaneho was nearly out.
Klftconth Hoth men are weak , and In
clinches , fell several times. Lalilancbo re
ceived a heavy right and was knocked lo the
lloor , thougn ho got up In tlmo to save himself
ftom huliiK counted out.
Sixteenth McCarthy landed a right on La-
lllandiii'.s Jaw. and he barely got up In time to
bo thrown through the ropes. LaUlanchu was
{ necked to the lloor with thrcu heavy rights
and counted out.
The light was the best one over seen in
his city , and the packed house rapturously
ipplaudcd the victor.
CHICAGO'S OX\VAUD M.YUC1I.
Club to Foster 1'rlzo I'lKhtlntf Formed at
tlio Homo of the World' * Fair.
CHICAGO , 111. , May 18. [ Special Telegram
to Tun BEB. ] The now athletic club , com
posed of Clucagoans and organized for the
purpose of plvhiR fflovo contests , announced
ts plans tonight. The club will be known as
ihe Columbian and will hold forth at Roby ,
Ind. A club housn on the plans of
the Crescent club of Now Orleans is already
under way. It will seat 18,000 people. The
liouso Is situated on a narrow strip of land
between the Fort' Wayne and Lake Shore
tracks , only a few hundred feet cast of the
Itoby race track. Domlnick O'Malloy will he
the club's manager and George Siler Its ofll-
clal referee. The club is capitalized for
$100,000 , and a third of this amount will bo
put into the club house , which will bo
Mulshed the first week in Juno. The open
ing tight will bo between "Buffalo" Costello
and Billy Woods of Denver on the night of
June 11 , for a purse ofSOO. . The club has
posted $1,000 to bo divided equally between
the men. should the mill not take placo. The
club also pays the training oxpeuses of both
men.
I'rnttlo of tlio Vrlzu Illiiff.
LIMA , O. , May 18. A lively pri/o fight took
place last night near Delphos , between "Tho
Mute" of that place and Pat Conwuy of this
city , for a purse of $300 and gate receipts.
There were about 300 sports in attendance.
It was evident from the beginning that Conway -
way was no match for the Dulphos lad. At
the opening of the second round ho was
knocked senseless.
CiiicAuoIll.May 18. Louis Houseman has
signed articles of agreement for a light for
the featherweight championship between
Solly Smith ana Johnny GrifUn for a purse
of $0,000 , to come oft in July within 100 miles
of Chicago.
Nnw YOHK , May 18. Arrangements have
bcr.n completed for a meeting July 24 bo-
botwccn Jack Dempsey and Billy Smith at
Coney Island.
NATIONAL I.IAOUI :
Clnvoliiiiil Make ' '
* Cincinnati's I'icldern n
Whole fut ot llitril Work.
CI.EVKI.ANI > , O. , May 18. The Clevelanas
Jumped on Dwycr and batted him for twenty
Blngles and three two-baggers. Young was
invincible to the Ueds and Hastings was put
in to give them n chance. Attendance , 2,700. ,
Score :
Cleveland 0-21
Cincinnati QUO 001030 4
IlltM : Cleveland , 23 ; Cincinnati , 8. Errors :
Oltivelund , 4 ; Cincinnati , Q. ICarnod runs :
Cleveland , H. Dattorles : Young , Hastings and
lloyd ; Dwyerand Murphy ,
Mudo the Crowd Woary.
ST. Louis , Mo , , May 18. The playing of
both clubs was very stupid and the ! ) ,000
spectators were much disgusted with the ox-
hlbltlon. Score :
8t. Louis 5
1'lttsburg. . 1 11010000-4
lilts : Ht. Louis. 12 ; PlUsbiiric , 8. Errors :
St. Ionlf. 4 ; 1'ittaljurg , 0. Earned runs :
Ht. Ionl-s , 2 ; I'lltsbiirg. 0. Ilutterles : llrelteu-
btoln and I'cltz ; Unstrlght and Mack ,
< ilj ntn ( letting Even.
Nnw YOHK , May 18. The New Yorks gave
the Senators a good , sound drubbing. Score :
Now York * 16
Wuhhlngtim 1
.Jilts ; N Yorlr. 16 ; Washington. 3. Errors ;
ow i oriff ! 3 : Washington .
iiiiniiii % uii | 7 , Earned runs ;
Nt < w York , ti ; Washington , 0. llatturlua :
and Uoyle ; 1 urrull and Meokln.
Ilriileeroonii 1'ull < lirAiuithor.
BOSTON , Mass. , May 18. The game was an
oven contest up to the eighth inning , where
honors slightly In favor of Haddock. Score-
Ilionklyn , , 2 n
lloston O'J 000000 2 4
Jllt : Brooklyn , 0 ; lloston , 7 , Errors ;
Ilrooklyn , 3 ; Iloiton , r > . Earned runs : Hrook-
lyn.2 ; HiHton , o. lirttturlL-s : Haddock and
Klnalow ; Dunnutt and MchoU.
Kuvy lailinid for the I'lillllci ,
Pa. , May 18 , Every man
In the Philadelphia team made one or more
hits , nml the result was tin easy victory over
thu Orioles. Attendance , 1,045. , Score ;
Philadelphia. . . . . . 1 10
Ualllmore . 2
i > , Mts ! , ! Wi' ' " ' " ' . ' . ' 11 81 "altlmoro. 0. Errors ;
h ado
pit a. 1 : llaltlinoro , 0. Earned runs :
I'lilladeluhU , 8 ; Haltlmore , 0. Hatterlesi
Taylor and Clcmoatui Halter and Hoblnson
Miiidlu ; of tlio Touuii.
w. u r. o.
. t 1 70.0 llottOD 8 g jj.j
Ht. Louli..lO t 02. & Waihlngton , t a bs,9
I'llUburtr. . . . v < GO.O lUlllmoro. . . r IU 41.1
rtilliidolptili U IHJ.U Now York. . . . 6 11 33.1
llrookljn . . . 1) ) II 60.0 ffcl f > 11 Sd.I
Cliicluutl..lO B 63.6 LouliTlllu. . . 1 H to 0
Fi-auk Parks wss arrested yesterday for
carrying concealed weapons and fined $5 and
i-ost * . The weapons consisted of a long dirk
uud a quantity of obscene photographs.
li'lylug sparks from a passing engine
caiued a blazn In a frame cottage owned 10U
J , J. O'Connor ut TwclftU and Cats street *
yesterday afternoon. The loss was trifling ,
LOMTO Arenuo J'j-cabytcrlun church ba
sent the followlne tqlesrain lo President
Cleveland : "In the naWttof Oodand of hu
manity , in the tntercsa.of rest and of
righteousness | , save" our American Sabbath. "
The Omaha Lacrosse-club has challenged
the Utu-olti club for luiath r came , to bo
played , at Lincoln new Bunday , and the
members are putting lnjvery } ovcnlnff prac
ticing at Twenty-fourth street and St.
Mnry's avenue , ( . n
A two-story frame > -arn ) nt 812 South
Eighteenth street , belonging to Mrs. C.
a , was partially burned yesterday morn *
in . The adjoining lldtWo was slightly
scorched. The barn is. insured for $300 ,
which will cover all losses.
Members of the Ohio" club and other
Ohloans are requested to moot at room DID ,
Now York Life building. Saturday , May 20 ,
nt 8 p. m. , to make arrangements for the
annual mooting and to take action upon the
death of its late president , George F. Brown.
Sheriff Bennett , acting as coroner , and a
Jury held an Inquest on the body of Mary
Hambeck , the il-ycar-old daughter of ITr.mlc
Hambccd of l0y ! ! South Fifteenth street , ac
cidentally drowned In a well on her father's
premises about ! ) o'clock yesterday afternoon -
noon , and found n verdict ih accordance with
the facts.
Yesterday , Julius Alltrans , a little boy
about 4 years of age , living nt Ninth and
Lcavcnworth streets , was severely bitten on
the leg by a , dog belonging to n man named
Petersen , who lives In the same vicinity.
The little fellow will recover , unless hydro
phobia sots In , which is unlikely. The dog
was Killed.
A runaway j > onyattachod to a buekboard ,
ran away on Douglas street yesterday after
noon about fi o'clock , and turning up Four
teenth street ran into and injured the horse
of Dr. Coulter , hitched In front of his ofllco.
Dr. Coulter's carriage was also somewhat
broken up , several spokes being taken out of
one wheel.
Ex-Senator Ingalls writes an exclusive
article for THE SUNIUT BBE In which ho
denounces the policy of the government
toward the Chinese.
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General Wade Hampton , government
director of the Union Pacific , will nrrlvo in
the city today.
Commissioner John E. Utt made a flying
visit to Omaha yesterday morning and rej
turned to Lincoln in the afternoon.
Jack McAulllTo , champion lightweight of
America , p.is.scd through the city last even-
Ing eurouto from Denver to Chicago.
William Connoran , G. F. Schneider and
Secretary Yatcs , of thoTounsts Wheel club ,
have planned to take a trip by wheel to
Denver , starting July 2.
Colonel Hogeland , the "newsboys' friend'J
came into town yesterday , addressed meet
ings i : at Fifteenth and Douglas and Hescuo
hall 1 : last evening and leaves for Salt Lake
City this morning.
Cj Prof. Georges M. V. Chatclam of DCS
Molncs , la. , is in the city. M. Chatolaiu is a
Parisian , and is hero to look over the laud
as i a field for the founding of a school of
foreign languages.
At the Mercer : R. G. . Mason , Hastings ;
H. I li. Buchanan , London ; John Woolcy
Hock Island ; A. L. Woolf. Now York ; H. P.
Johnson , Davenport ; Frank Spearman. Mc-
Cook ; A. A. Carpenter and wife , Clinton , la. ;
C. ( E. Hill , Kansas City ; T. F. Hummell ,
Fremont ; DcForest .Palms , Detroit ; J. G.
Mills , New York : Janibs H" . Douglas , Cedar
1i UapulsjM. 1 F. King , Mitolh ; L. B. Hatha
way , New York. , ' MJ
Nisw YOHK , May IS. [ Special Telegram
to Tun BKE.J-Omaha ; TJ M. Rogue , St.
Denis ; T. O. Eiehebcrgcr , H. W. Hall ,
Westminster ; G. E..Haanell , Broadway
Central.
At San Ft anclsco , Cal. , nu earthquake shock
lasting several seconds was /elt.
The directors of tliq.gouUieriiraclflc Rail
road company have formally agreed on u plan
for funding Its lloatlng'dobr.
A freight train on thnv''Bufr.alo , Rochester &
Pit Is burg railroad yeiterdrty collided with a
work train near Duuolsi-l'a.i Four men were
klllfd.
The body of a boy namod'Oeorco Ifarro was
found yesterday In a wall at Okoniiis , Mich.
Ills mother , who Is Insane , is supposed to have
murdered him.
All tlio minors about 0,000 employed In
the shafts of the Olierokoo coal fields at 1'ltts-
bur ? , Kan. , will probably go out on a strllco
today. Notice was posted several days ago.
( joorge J. Gould has refused to accent a now
term as president of the L'uclflc Mall Steam
ship company , owing to the pressure of other
business. ( J. r. IIiiiitliiKton will succeed htm.
The First National hank of Drunswlck , Ga. ,
has fnllud , and thu Oglothropo National bank
of thu same pluco has also gonu under. The
president of the latter bunk committed bul-
cldu.
Jloirls Lous , ttlmokcoper at the Manor
quarries of Uaoth & Klynn , at Groensburx , I'a. ,
contractors , was arrested yesterday on a
( barge of embezzlement preferred by Senator
Klynn.
Throu Chinamen were arrested yesterday at
Detroit , Mich , after having boon rowed across
the rlvor from Canada. They are hold await
ing Instructions from Washington us to their
disposal.
A combine Is being formed between parties
of Abilene , Tex.Chleago and In London to cou
nt rue t a railroad from llowlo. via Uraliiim.
Albany , Ablleao and Hau Angola to Spolford
Junction.
Execution upon a judgment for $30,230 was
issued Wednesday iiK'alnst Edwin J. and
Charles K. Hewlett of 1'hlladolnhia , I'a. , trad
ing as IMwiu J. llowlutt & Son , paper bug man
ufacturers.
On her preliminary t"st the now United
States cruiser Now York made nineteen knots
an hour. It U confidently bollovud that on
bur final trial bho will make over twenty-one
knots un hour.
Tbo Texas ft Pacific mall tram was hold up
by robbers near Kent , Tox. , at an early hour
yesterday morning. It Is ropopted that the
work Has done by one man , and that ho got
about 4100 In cash for his tioublc ,
Ritlmates uluco the shlmuonlof cold from
Now Yoik on Uaturdayas high as # 3,000,000.
] .H7ird : li'rorur , It was said , will ship $1,500-
OOO , and Ileldelhaeh Elehelholiner JDUO.OOO ,
The other shippers were not iiumud.
The pluiitutloninioar Galnos' Landing , Ark. , .
between GreoiivHlo and Arkansas OTiy , are
overflowed with backwater from the Grand
lake , except In very high places , and the
damage to thu planters 1s enormous.
Discussion regarding typesetting machines i
occupied considerable tlmo In the convention
of the National Editorial association yester
day at Chicago , III. A special committee of
three , to Investigate the subject , was ap
pointed.
Fired by a consuming , unnatural passion for
Ids pretty nlnco , lli-year-old Myrtlu riummera ,
John Wilson , a giay-halrod old man of Little
Hock , Ark , attempted to abduct and marry
her. His folly cost him his life. Her father
'
klllcd'hlm.
James Hey and Elinor Arbo of Dartlott and
Alexander Alorow , with three others , ut-
tompteil to shoot thorapldHUt Hownlls Falls ,
Conn , , In u boat yesterday. Tim boat filled
with water ami capsized , and the three men
named were drowned.
The Anchor line steatnnc IiiUlu went ashnro
off Mill Oreuk , I'u. . nqar.'Krlu , Wednesday
night. The llfosuvliiKL'row stood by alt night
and got aboard yesterday niornlng. Thu ves-
nel In leaking badly. Jlruas4ongonj will ho
taken oir when thu sea gocb down.
The general synod ot.Yho'Heformed Presbjr-
torlan church In Americasi-nt telegrams to
President Cleveland .ajid , president 1'almer
of the Columbian commUiloti , requesting
them todutvnd the HatibalH closing law of
thu exposition throughjtlioultornoy general.
JtovT. \VlttTulma.Kt > > rj > ltorutod hU state
ment yesterday Unit liuwould resign as pastor
of thu llrookfyn TabMimdoon Bunday next
unless the IndubtediiesT-te1 the oalfleu wax
cleared off by ihattlinel" lie referred to the
floating dubt , which amounts to about $100-
000.
000.Tho name of Mr. CliarTnsTT , Jones was taken
from the huucl of tbucdlUijrliil pagu of thu ht.
Louis , Mo. , Honublle UlbeJday morning , and
huneufortli .Mr. Cliiir mjSft ICl , , , , , , , | , ttj1Brto
president and publlshuptMlllcontrol tlio paper
In all Its rtopartmcntblMVAsldent und gun-
oral manager.
The Paris I.lbro I'arolo states that H. An-
rtrleux , the ox-prcfoct of police. U collecting
flesh documents In order.to enulilo him to pur
sue curtain members of the riwinbor of Duuu-
tle.i In connection wltlj thu Panunm frauds.
At a council of the Austrian cabinet thu
conduct of the young Ciochu lu the Iloliouilun
Ulot WednesUny wa * uiiuur consMoratlon , and
It was resolved to visit with the soveroit re
pression all rudlcal.antl-Semltlc and Czech ox-
A treaty of commerce has boon concluded
between Spain ami ( Jerwany. The treaty
grants to Germany a reduction of the Spanish
tariff on ICO nrtlciwtor Import , but the treaty
docs not contain any "most favored nation'1
clause.
The Italian Kovoriiniont hog closed the pro-
liiclul council of the I'rrfvlnco of Uorfumo. In
northern H ly , owing to a rteclaratloti by the
council to the uffoot that the temporal rights
of thu pope of Home are uporlor to tUa unity
of Italy ,
Ex-Sonator Ingalls discusses the immigra
tion problem In TUB SUNDAY BBS.
GENERAL GEORGE II , DANDY
War Boooril of tbo Now Ohiof of the
Quartermaster's Department
BRAVE SOLDIER AND FAITHFUL FRIEND
Colonel Cnrlln'n Kltnntlnti to n
( Icnornlihlp Well Unrotveil nt Army
\Vltn < m In n fort
Mlobmrn .Murder Cnse.
General GeorRO B. Dandy , who has re
cently been transferred from the Depart
ment of Texas to take charge of the quartor-
muster's department in Omaha , is n military
man with a long anil honorable record both
lu the flold niul on staff duty. Ho entered
West Point from New Jersey In 1810 and re
mained three years. Ho took part in the
war with Mexico as corporal of the Tenth
United States infantry. Ho was made first
lieutenant in 1801 and assistant < iunrtor >
master In 1802. In 185 ho attained the rank
of major and in 183 * ho had reached the
rank of lieutenant colonel mid was appointed
deputy quartermaster of the army.
Some prominent engagements in which
General Dandy has taken part were the
siege of Fort Wagner , operations in connec
tion with the siege of Charleston , Malvcrn
Hill , slctto of Petersburg and a number of
Important campaigns against the Indians.
General Dandy has been since the war of
the rebellion engaged most of the time In
the duties of a quartermaster at different
posts throughout the country. Ho was
stationed at St. Louis during the winter
of 1805 and 1800 , at Larnmio , Vfyo. ,
lrB 1800 , from which point ho was sent to the
Dig Horn mountains to build Fort Phil Sheri
dan , arriving there just after the Fetterman
massaccr. :
Ho has lllled a number of important posi
tions in connection with the quartermaster's
ofllco ! at Buffalo , Portland , Washington and
Omaha. Ho was chief quartermaster of the
Department of the Platte from ISbU until
1887. ! and slnco that tlmo ho has been
stationed in Washington , D. C. , and at Sun
Antonio , Tex. Ho will bo retired by the ago
regulations ' in February , 1SSM. There are
few men in the army who have more per
sonal ] friends than General Dandy , and his
record is one upon which ho has reason to
look back with gratification.
The general has been somewhat iniUs-
Voscd for a fexv days , and has not | yet
taken charge of the quartermaster's do *
partment hero.
Army Notes.
The appointment of Colonel William P.
Carlln as brigadier general to fill the vacancy
caused by the retirement of Brigauior Gen
eral Carr meets with general tapproval
among the officers about the army headquar
ters. General Carlin has almost reached
the ago of retirement and it is said ho Justly
merits the promotion. Ho has been an active
and highly honorable oflicor. His most
recent service of special note was in connec
tion with the mining strikes in Idaho last
summer. His excellent Judgment and de
cisive action during those troublous times
won him many friends both in ana out of
the army. Brigadier General Curlin will
probably take charge of the Department of
Columbia with headquarters at Vancouver
barracks.
Lieutenant G. M. Williamson of Fort Nio-
braracame ] down yesterday is a witness
in the case of Private Baxter , who is accused
of killing Private West last winter at Fort
Niobrara. The case is now before the grauu
jury.
Big towel sale at Huydens' .
Special
Offerings
For Friday.
You live in a progressive ago nnd nd-
mire progressive thinga So we invite
yon to visit our basement sales room nnd
and see the progressive patterns and
shapes In our crockery department. To
inuko this visit very interesting for yo.i ,
Friday All Day
Wo will give a special dis1 Q
count of 10 per cent ou all Tn7 !
purchases of 81 nnd overJen
* * :
In onr basement sales room
for Friday only. oir"
Friday a line of Indies' flno
Kcryptlan cotton hoao- with
Hiclieliou ribs , in leather
shades , that are worth very
much tnoro
Ladies' jorsy ribbed vest with
crochet ncclc and ribbon that
nro well worth 2fle , 16c ouch. 7
only to a ctiitomor. 1 for Ji
No I price in our basement
Friday. You can buy a largo
round clothes hu moor such as
are well worth $1.25 , lor
Thoi-o also will be put
in our basement Rogora
Brothers triple knives $2.95
and forks per doz. 82.05 .
Dozen.
From 9 to It a.m.
DRESS TRIMMINGS nta special
low prico. Your choice of a line
of trimmings that are worth
from 25c a yard up , will bo sold 5c
Saturday at oo n yard
A line of SHOPPING BAGS
that wo will put on sale for
Friday at 81c. Try and match
them for twlco this price
Colored nnd whtlo EMBROID
ERY , widtli from 4 to 8 inches , 7c
on special ualo Friday for
WAISTS for Friday wo
will offer your choice of
a line of Indies' waists in
gloria silk and sorgoi
that are nctuullv worth
$2.50. Wo have only 75
Call early and got lirst $1.48
choice of this lot
On our LADIES' JACKETS and
CAPES you etvvo certainly 60
per cont. Wo have made a Per
grand mark down on this line Cent
of goods. Our prices now are Saved ,
from $2.78 to 835.
Agent for Butterlck's Patterns
and Dr. Jaeger's Sanitary
Underwear.
Send your order to us for prompt at
tontlon.
Have you voted tor your favorite ? II
not , raaffo your purchase , thou vote with
every 25p purchase It coats you noth
in jr.
.0 ,
SPEXOIAL , OF
Men'se Serse Suits
Price $1O.
There is nothing better for spring and summer wear
than a serge , particularly when you buy the genuine
worsted serge. We place on sale today 150 suits in
double and single breasted sacks at $10 , absolutely all
wool , full indigo , guaranteed colors ; just $5 under price
at the Continental.
The biggest attraction we have had for a long time
is a lot of fine all wool cheviot suits at $5.75 , cloth made
by the South Bend Woolen Mills and sold everywhere
for $10. $5.75 at the Continental ,
BOYS' DEPARTMENT.
Every boy fitted in this
department on Saturday
will be given a harchvord
Bat and Spaulding Ball
free.
Is ,
$2.50.
On Saturday morning-
we will have on sale 100
fancy cassimere and 150
brown mixed all wool
cheviot suits at $2.50 ; all
up to 14.
II
8Oc.
200 pairs cassimere 150 pairs of regular
pants , all sizes , on Satur $1.00 cheviot pants at
day , at 250. 5 ° c.
Manhattan Shirt. Waists , 38c.
50 dozens of Manhattan Never Rip Shirt Waists in
dark and medium colors , at 380 on Saturday ,
DEXPAR/TMRN'T.
Big Clearance Sale
of the "Tourist" Hat on Saturday
at
$1.25 and $ I,5O.
Boys' Straw Hats
25c , 35c and 50c.
All shapes , colors and styles.
Men's Straw Hats
Are ready. 25 of the most popular straw shapes in the ) ,
% - market.
ATramp
Tramp ;
i
through the grounds of th < !
i
World's Fair ;
in one of our "easy fitting
and stylish looking
Sack Suits
made from material aspect
ally adapted for hot weath
er will add considerable tc
your comfort.
Trousers from $5 to $12
SUITS FROM $20 to $50
Samples Mailed.
TAILOR 207 S. 15th.