BOTH SIDES OF THE CANAL
Matters Affecting the Proposition For and
Against Are Hero Presented.
IS THE WATER SUPPLY SUFFICIENT
It tlio lU-rcri Hint Are Depended On Will
Afford the I'lnw JsVciled , I * li I'rica
to lie Charged fur I'ow r
OMAHA , Oct. 18. A propusltlon 1 to be
Submitted to the voters ot Douglas county nt
the general election to donate 41,000,000 In
bonds to aid corporation known ns the
Oii-aha. Canal and Power company to con
struct the so-called Platte river canal ,
In this article I Intend to point out certain
defects In this scheme , and I shall show the
following statements to bo Incts :
First That the water supply of the Platte
rlrer alone cannot lie depended upon , for the
reason that that stream frequently goes en
tirely dry between Kearney and Columbus.
Second That the two ntrcatna from which
tUo Omaha Canal and Power'company ex
pect to get their water supply namely the
Loup and Klkhorn nre being rapidly tapped
by Irrlgators , and shall soon run dry for sev
eral months each year. When this occurs ,
and the day Is very near , there will no longer
be any supply of water for the proposed canal ,
and Douglas county will find Itsclt with a dry
ditch and a shattered credit.
Third It will bo shown that the Omaha.
Canal nnd Power company are not comply
ing with the representations of the promo-
lore of that enterprise , hut have submitted
n proposition to build a canal with , a capac
ity far Inferior to the canal originally con
templated. That corporation now binds
Itself to construct a can.il capable of furnish
ing but .42 of the amount of power orlgln-
nlljr proposed , but .42 of the amount of power
that Its promoters have always represented
themselves as nble and willing to develop.
Fourth It will bo shown that prices de
manded for power delivered in Omaha or
South Omaha , and in quantities of from 60-
horse power upward , are from G9.7 to 200
per cent In excess of the cost o ! steam power
In these cities. And that the price asked for
water power nt Seymour park In not only far
In excess of the cost of water power In other
localities , but IH actually greater than the
cost of steam power In this city.
PLATTE IHVER DRY.
It Is a. well known fart that the Platte
Tlver Is practically dry , at the present time ,
from Columbus west many miles , and that It
has been wholly dry from Columbus to Kear
ney for the past two months.
L P Tills Is not nn unusual occurrence , ns Is
shown by nlfidavltts In my possession , and
which are not published here tor lack of
space. .
These nflldnvlts nro sworn to by men who
have lived on the I'latto river for thirty
yocrs , nnd who assert that th.it river goes
dry nt Columbus as often as one year In
every three , and that It becomes nearly dry
at Kearney quite as often.
RESULT OF IRRIGATION.
From the affidavits U Is evident that no
reliance can bo placed on the How of the
Platlo.rivar alone.
The Loup nnd Klkhorn nro the sole sources
from which the Omaha Canal and Power
company can expect to get their water sup
ply. City Engineer Rosowatcr has shown
that the loto water flow of these streams
last August was , In cubic fcot per second , ns
follows :
Platte at Frempnt ( same as Loup nt
Columbus ) 1.209
Elkhorn at Arlington 214
Totnl 1low , , V. i-423
Mr. Rose/water further states In the same
report thatu ! "constant How umler present
conditions can' b . depenu > d upon from the
Loup Fork nnd til left artl rivers. * , ' *
This Is nn undoubted fact , but Is it likely
that "present conditions" shall endure ?
Let us sect * "
The Ixijip river nnd its tributaries ore
among the best "streams for the purpose of
Irrigation within the state ot Nebraska.
These streams are comparatively free from
serious fluctuations , for what reason I will
not undertake ' to Hay. They never disappear
like the I'lat'tQ'iuuI Republican rivers ; they
seldom flood the ralleys. but maintain a
fairly uniform 'Row throughout the entire
year , It Is slated on good authority that the
flow ot the Lour > at Columbus was. during
the low water last August , about 1,200 cubic
feet par second.
With the aid of the greater volume that
flows in the spring and early summer It Is
probable that the total flow of this stream
nnd Its tributaries would be sufficient to Irri
gate 400.000 acres of land , though this esti
mate requires that the utmost skill bo used
In the design ol the Irrigation -works , and the
greatest economy exercised In the distribu
tion of water , and that the seepage flow be
again utilized to the fullest practical extent.
Yet In tjie valley of the Loup and its
tributaries , there are no less than 700,000
acres of good , broad , level , bottom lands
that need Irrigation.
Whore the water supply Is sufficient Irri
gation -works can bo cheaply constructed. The
farmers and business men of those valleys
are nllvo to the situation and Irritation l
the ono subject uppermost In their minds to
day. That this Is so will IH evinced by
the following faats , of which I have knowl
edge1
'A ditch Is. already well advanced at North
Louii to Irrigate from 15,000 to 20.000 acres of
land. A ditch of some thirty-five or forty
miles In length Is being constructed In Cus-
ler county on the Middle Loup river to irri
gate from 30.000 to 40,000 acres of land.
These two ditches are expected to be In
operation next year. Companies have been
formed nnd surveys made for other ditches ,
as follows :
Kroin Hawley. Illalne county , east twenty
miles.
From Taylor to Ilurwell.
From Ilurwell to Ord.
Near Fullerton.
From Genoa to Columbus.
On the Middle Loup , In Sherman count ] ' ,
precinct bonds In the sum of { 24,000 , have
been recently voted to aid this enterprise.
That -which If true of the Loup Is equally
true of the Ulkhorn.
Irrigation Is belnc pushed on that stream
In Holt county , and II will soon be largely
diminished In volume by the up-stream
ditches.
Now It Is often stated that the water from
Irrigation works returns by seepage to the
parent stream.
This U only partially true ; a small per-
contaco does return , only to be used again
In sccpace ditches. No fuel U better es
tablished than lha fact that wherever ex
tensive irrigation Is practiced the streams
ultimately run dry during the greater part
ot the Irrigation season. I have before me
a letter dated Scutembcr 20 , 1894 , from the
assistant state engineer of Colorado , Mr.
1'orlur J. Preston. In which ha says :
"Tho amount of water discharged into the
Pintle ( by the Cache la Poudre river ) nt the
ordinary low water stage during the Irriga
tion season Is practically nothing. "
That this is true of irrigation streams
generally can be seen by turning to the state ,
incut of Major J. W. Powell. Ute ot the
United States geological survey , given before
the committee on Irrigation of the hnue of
representatives on March 1 , 18 0. The rej
port rends as follows :
Major Powell When water Is taken out I
( of a stream ) for the purpose of slack water
navigation or for power the water In re
turned to the channel , hut In the case of Ir
rigation It is largely used.
The Chairman That Is the same rule In
regard to Irrigation ; they tiiko It out nnd
devote It to Irrigation purposes and return
II , BO It IH left In the channel.
Major Powell-Hut the greater part Is
never returned.
The Chnlrmnn It Is evaporated.
Mnjor Powell It U evaporated to the
lieavenst
It Is unnecessary to multiply testimony.
These two statements rstabllih the fact that
extensive Irrigation ulinutlr | exhausts the
streams.
In this way th waters of Iho Loup river
shall be exhausted vrlthln a very short term
of yean , for the farmers and business men
ot the Loup river country are united In
the belief that they must have Irrigation or
else farm at a loss. The rx | > orlenc ot the
last year has demonstrated to all that -which
many have Ions believed. With only suffi
cient water to Irrigate about one-half ot
the bottom lands , dews any ono Imagine that
{ ha pNpla of theaa valleys are COMIC to alt
Idtr down and permit that water to flow past
them Mr the benefit ot a real estate specu
lation at thll entlf
If the promoters of the Omaha Canal nnd
Power company reallr think this , then ther
but little understand the sentiment ot the
people of this state. It Is useless far them
la point to their ditch < u an Irrigation
scheme and endeavor In that -war to win
sympathy and aupport.
That la a very thin sublerfugo and will
deceive nn one.
PilOPOSUD CAtfAt , OP INFERIOR CA-
PA CITY.
A paper published In this city , cnllcd "lr-
rlgatlon , " ot which Mr. H. n. Howell , the
chief engineer ol the Omaha Canal and
Power company , Is the editor , published
some months ago lengthy account ot "The
Omaha Can.ii , " in which the following as
sertion wts made : "The head obtained at
Seymour park , the. terminus , exceeds 135
feet , which , together with the amount of
wnler to bo dcliverej , which will exceed t.COO
cubic feet per second , will develop between
,000 nnd 20.000 horse power for twenty-tour
ours per day. It Is proposed to sell this
oner to manufacturing establishments at
he rate ot ? 15 per horse power per annum. "
DrlDllr , this has been the ostensible plan
' . tha Omaha Caiifll and Power company.
These are the figures to wli.ch the promoters
ifer us. and this is the pabulum on which
e have been fed , the bait that has been
ung on ft glittering hook to attract sup-
ort and votes. Though they liavo not done
o directly , yet Indirectly the various engl-
cers In the employ ot this company have
n plied that this was the plan to be adopted.
"
"r. Andrew Kosevrnter , however , was more
ank with the people ot this county , and
ri his annual report of January 1 , 1891 , has
iown that two propositions were being con-
: dcred propositions that were widely dlt-
ereut In the results obtained. And , as a
ember ot the citizens' committee wiilcli
isslsted In formulating the present propo
tion he insisted that the canal
ompany ba compelled to show Its
and nnd declare specifically what
t proposed to do. This they have done , and
ehold the result ! Instead of a canal , with
continuous How of 1,500 cubic feet per sec-
nd , they now only propose to build a canal
. 1th a capacity for a continuous flow of 750
ublc feet per second , and the use ofescr -
olrs to conserve the night How , giving nn
.vallnule supply nt Seymour park nf 1,800
ublc feet per second for ten hours per day ,
nd 303 days per year.
According to the original scheme , It was
reposed to Imll.l a ditch that would furnish
8,760 mechanical horse-power continuously ,
According to the present proposition. It Is
greed to build a ditch that shall furnish
2,500 mechanical horse-power for only ten
icurs per day , and 308 days per year.
Now let us see how these two propositions
ompare.
According to the original scheme It was
iroposed to furnish each year 1S.750 horsc-
owerx24 hoursxSCS days 1G4,250OOD mechan-
hanlcal horse-power hours.
According to the present proposition it is
.nly . proposed to furnish each year 22.500
lOrse-powerxlO hoursxSOS days 69,300,000
mechanical horse-power hours. .
In other words. Instead of the great power
hat was lo "rival Niagara , " to cast Minne
apolis. Holyoke and other upstart power cen-
ers into the shade , we find that the promo-
ors of this scheme have backed down , anil
now only Oder us 42 per cent of the power
hat they have always represented them-
: elves to be able and willing to develop. It
is a matter of record , however , that they
have not diminished the size of the bonus for
which they ask.
It so happens that there Is a good reason
'or this Ignominious backdoun , and it lies
n the fact that all of the reports of engi
neers have , until within three months , been
based on a continuous How of 3.000 cubic feet
cr second In the I'iatte and Klkhorn rivers.
n his report to the county commissioners
last September Mr. Andrew Hosewutcr has
shown that this assumption was 100 per cent
In excess of the truth , and that the actual
combined How of these two streams was , at
hat time , but 1.-123 . cubic feet per second. '
Immediately on the receipt of this report
consternation spreads among the canal pro
moters. They abandon their original Inten
tion of building n really great power , and de
cide to cut down their Bciiemo to 42 per cent
of Its former proportions , without , howevo'r ,
cutting down their demands for a subsidy a
sinfilo dollar.
It the erifilncors who have endorsed this
scheme in such unqualified terms are no
nearer the truth In their other estimates and
opinions than they were In their estimate ot
the minimum flow of the Platte and Klkhorn
rivers , then what are those estimates and
opinions worth ?
RATES FOR POWER EXCEED COST OF
STEAM POWER.
Turning again to "Irrigation , " the paper
milted by Mr. R. I ) . Howell , the chief < jn-
; lneer of the Omaha Canal and Power com-
lany , we find under the head of "The
) maha Canal" this statement : "Between
.8.000 and 20.000 horse-power will be devel
oped for twenty-four hours per day. It Is
iroposed to sell this power to manufacturing
establishments at the rate of about $15 per
annum. "
Had the canal company stuck to this they
would have been somewhere near Hie market
ot "cheap power. " Hut let us see.
In the proposition submitted the lowest
irlco offered is for water power nt Sey
mour purk. This io placed nt $ LB per
norse-powor for ten hours per day and 308
days per year.
For a continuous run this would be at the
rate ot about { 51 par year , or 3.4 times as
; reat ns the price that the -writer in "Irri
gation" has stated would be charged. Fifty-
jno dollars per horse-power per year Is 01
jer cent In oxrosa of the cost ot steam
power to the Street Railway company , whose
run Is practically continuous. Fifty-one dollars
lars per year is 4 per cent In excess of the
cost of steam power to the Woodman Lin
seed Oil works , whose run is continuous
night and day. Fifty-one dollars per horse
power Is 40 per cent In excess of the cost
ot steam power at the Walnut Hill station
of the Water Works company. Fifty-one
dollars per horse power per year is 140 per
cent In excess of the cost of steam power
at the Florence pumping station , and at all
ot the Water Works pumping stations the
run Is continuous night and day and seven
days In tha week the year around. Yet the
rite of (51 per horsa power per year , on the
bisls of a continuous run. Is the lowest rate
offered by this company , and even this rate
Is for Seymour park and not for Omaha or
South Omaha.
Now , let us see how these figures compare -
pare with the figures on water power In
what may be termed "natural water power
renters. "
In 18SO the census bureau made an exam
ination of the water power of the United
States , and the figures given In the table
below , excepting the figures concerning the
Omaha canal , are taken therefrom.
.In order to make an Intelligent compari
son ot the Omaha canal with other powers ,
has been regarded as operating continu
ously twenty-four hours per day , and the
figures given are on that basis.
It might be added here that this is the
only rational has s on which to discuss its
value. All other estimates are Irregular nnd
misleading :
j
j
* 8.S.MI SI.IH
At Lawrence , Mass. . the power was stated
to be 11,000 sross for sixteen hours per day.
and the cost JH OS per borne power per
year , which li equivalent to $21.12 per year
for a twenty-four-hour run.
The power at Lowell Is 1,840 gross for fif
teen hours per day.
The cost was not determln&d.
The statements concerning the power at
Minneapolis were Incomplete.
In the tab ! * wo have the me.ins of mak
ing an actual comparison ot the value of the
Omaha canal with other powers. We see
that U U not such an extraordinary large
power as its promoters have represented.
And wo also see that the cost of the water
power which the Omaha Canal and Power
company proposes to furnish U all the way
from two and four-tenths to fifty-one I lines
as great as the- cert of water power In the
other parti ot the countrr * Can that company
offer any reasonable explanation ot this ?
When power Is to be transmitted into
Omaha or South Omaha It Is found that the
cost rapidly increases , vary I UK then on a
sliding scale from' 123 to $55 per horse power
per year for only ten hours per day and 303
dnys per year. This Is at the rate on the
sliding scale of from $65 to $157 per horse
power delivered continuous- ! for one S'ear
In Omaha and South Omaha. . Compare these
figures and we see the holtawuess ot the
claim of cheap power :
Cnst of power In quantities of fifty horse
power nnd upward | wr home-power per year
nn the basis of a continuous run :
Present cost ot steam power
In Oinahn nnd South Omahn.21 IS to J 67,73
Proposed ' equalized cos t In
Omaha and South Omaha
by Oiimhn Canal and Power
company 65.00 to H4.l
Proposed equalized cost of
water power at Seymour
park 61 00
Hear In mind that these figures are for
iiaera of fifty horse power nnd upward. To
users of power in quantities of less than fifty
horse power the canal proposition offers dis
tinct advantages over Independent Bteam en
gines but such such users can undoubtedly
rent powers from larger concerns at n less
figure than offered tir this proposition.
Indeed there are strong reasons to believe
that a central steam plant could be built In
the very heart of the city of Omaha without
the aid of a bonus at a cost ot one-quarter ot
this ridiculous canal project , and could dis
tribute power by means ot either electricity
or compressed air to any point within the
limits of either Omaha or South Omaha at
n cost that would drive the Omaha Canal and
Poxver company out of the field.
Again , how many factories arc going to
buy power ot a concern that would compel
them to stand idle fourteen hours out of
every twenty-four and ono day out of every
week ? A few perhaps. Hut how about the
mammoth flouring mills , the great producers
of cereal productsthe paper mills , and the
sugar factories that we are told are going to
fall over each other In a desperate scramble
to locate here ? Factories of that class must
needs operate day and night , Sundays and
week dnys , tor them there Is no rest , no
cessation of labor.
GIGANTIC REAL ESTATE SPECULATION.
The actual truth Is that the real moving
spirits of the Omaha Canal and Power com
pany have no faith in their enterprise , ex
cept In so far ns they see an opportunity for
a real estate speculation.
For weeks the Individuals of that com
pany have been quletljr picking up options
on real estate In the neighborhood of Seymour
Park. They ask Douglas county to give them
11.000,000 to aid their private speculative
scheme. At least two of the leading spirits
In this enterprise have been guilty of such
statements as this : "We do not care If
the canal scheme is not a success , we do
not care It the water Is ever turned on. If
we can create n boom that Is all we wish. "
Voters of Douglas county , It Is an easy
thing to play roulette so long as an accom
modating friend stands ready lo advance the
stakes. Are you going ta play the role of
that accommodating friend ?
CURTISS C. TURNER.
IN FAT OK OF TUB I'ltUrOSITJOV.
SomD IteiiHoriKVhjp the Project Seem *
Fcnalhln anil Dnirrvlng of .Support.
OMAHA , Oct. ! . To the Editor of The
IJee : It seems strange that at this stage of
the discussion o'f ' the Platte river canal It
should bo necessary to revert to the prac
ticability ot the project. The best e'ltorts of
several local engineers were put forth upon
the surveys and upon the question ofwater
supply. These gentlemen worked independ
ently , and yet their reports tallied In nil
Important details. Then Mr. Fanning of
Minneapolis , than whom there Is no greater
authority on the. subject of water supply , as
related to engineering , was uraught In. The
canal was nothing to him , nny more than
an , engineering .enterprise. He was paid his
salary nnd made his report. If It was un
favorable he got his money Just the same.
fiT report was made. It not only unhesl
tatlngly endorsed the practicability of the
canal , but nald that the conditions under
which the work was to ho done were partic
ularly favorable.
These tacts have been made public so
often that an apology would be due the
renders If It were not for the fact that c6r
tain persons persistently go about the city
spreading reports against the feasibility of
the canal , and occasionally Inserting their
misrepresentations in the newspapers. Thu
latest rumor that has been set afloat by
these busybodles is that irrigation will bu
practiced to such an extent in the next 'few
years that the body of water in the Platte. .
IJlkhorn and I.oup will be greatly depleted
and not enough will remain to supply the
Omaha canal. As a matter of fact , the
amount of water now taken from those river ;
for Irrigation purposes Is considerable , and
propositions to vote irrigation bonds have re
cently been defeated In Elyria , Columbus ,
Ord nnd Sumtcr. But as to the water sup
ply ot the proposed canal :
WHERE THE WATER COMES FROM.
We depend upon three rivers for our water
the Platte , the Loup and the Elkhorn. The
Platte river Is a mountain stream , and Us
Hood season Is in June and July. The Loup
Is a perennial stream , and has about Iho
same How ot water the year 'round. The
Elkhorn river Is a flood stream In " 10 spring
time , like our eastern rivers. The I'latto
Is often dry west ot the mouths of the Loups
during the latter part of August , In Septem
ber. October and Into November , until the
snows begin to fall upon the- mountains again
So wo throw the Platte out entirely and con
sider only the Loups and the Elkhorn.
year ngo In October Mr. Andrew Rosewater
and Mr. R. n. Howell made two Independent
gauglngs ot the Platte river and the Elkhorn
and In these two streams Mr. Rosewater
found flowing nt that time 2.COO cubic feel
oC water per second , and Mr. Howell , from
tils calculation , found 2.400 cubic feet per
second. This year Mr. Rosewnter was sent
to gauge these streams by the city council
and Mr. House was sent by the county com
missioners. Doth of them found bctweei
1,400 and l.COO cubic feet per second In the
combined streams. The oldest residents 01
Fremont In 1893 said that the I'latto .was
lower then than they had ever known It to
be , except once. In the previous twenty years
This year , of course , is an exceptional year
such as has never been experienced In the
state before.
The canal as proposed Is to deliver 1,500
cubic feet ot water per second for ten hours
tlay. This would require a flow of 75 (
cubic feet per second for twenty-four hours
per day , that is , the flow for twenty-foui
hours will bo stored so as to be used dur
Ing the ten hours. Therefore , In 1893 , there-
was nearly four times as much water as
would be required , and In 1894 nearly twice
as much water as would bo required , so tha
If there were no other conditions , the ques
tlon of water supply wou.d be considered set
tied beyond a question of doubt.
Hut it Is urged that we may expect n deple
tlon of this water supply In future years
from Its use for Irrigation purposes. As wi
have said the Loup nnd Elkhorn are alom
considered , Therefore , whatever water li
used for Irrigation that would be taken fron
die canal supply would be used In Nebraska
along the Loup and along the Elkhorn. The
Elkhorn and Loup valleys have been Bottlet
for twenty-five ye-ars , and today there li
not a single canal that Is taking water from
these streams for Irrigation purposes. It li
true that the- are now. because of ( his lati
drouth , discussing the advisability of Irrlga
tlon nnd proposing the use of the water ir
this manner , but discussion and action ar
two different matters. Irrigation , If It eve
comw , will bo practiced for three months
two ot which nre June and July , when th
Platte is at Its fullest. First , because th
localities are In tha semi-humid regions , an *
they hava about twenty-four Inches of rain
fall annually , and It requires about twenty
four Inches for craps. In the next place ,
large portion of the water that Is put upo
the land will return to the river. Only tha
which Is absorbed will not return. Prob
ably 60 per cent will return to the river
Now , presuming that they do Irrigate to
considerable extent , which Is not likely
the major portion of thin water will b
used during Juno aid July when all th
Loup water could be spared because then
the Platte Is In flood. As the I'latto begin
to go down , they would cease to use th
water In the Loup regions for Irrigation pur
pose * , so that the Loups are virtually sub
Ject to the canal. Itiit the law of upproprla
tlon In this state Is to tha effect that th
llrst In time is the first in right. Thi
Omaha canal has already filed upon th
waters of these- streams , and If built. I
makes no difference how many canal * ar
built hereafter , It has the first right to th
water , and It must lie served first and the
afterward.
CONCERNING COST OF POWER ,
There Is also more or leu talk coocernln ,
the relative cost of steam power and th
figures agreed upon by the canal compan
and the county commissioners , This Involve
sets of conditions so different that no off
hand comparison la possible , and certain !
o ono but engineers un.J.trstnnd this subject
ufflclcntlr to dlsfu ff It. Yet the
greatest mlsunderstppdjlng exists among
10 llttlo clique. . J which Is op *
rasing the rarmlrii nnd we nre
' 10wn figures anil eJleied results deduced
torn comparisons whi h. U ts most unfair
o make. The charge , of the- company were
xised on the calculations of the engineers
vlio made the report ' . 'Many thousands of
ollars were spent In , tnl $ way and the con-
orvatlvo business meirnro perfectly satisfied
Ith the results. If thacharges arc BO much
Ighcr than those ot oilier cities , how fool-
sh must be the company which hopes to
ttract manufacturers ' .ffijin older localities.
, a n matter of fact the charges will be from
no-third to one-luiH Cig cost of stpani power.
Vhen you hear these cnukers , Just stop and
ellect In what position their groundless
lories place the gentlemen , who. with the
Id of the greatest engineering skill of the
nun try , have been calculating on these de-
nils for two years past.
There has been only ono proposition made
o far as flow of water and development of
ors-e power nre concerned. That was last
uile. Do not be deceived on that point.
Ind whatever Is suid concerning the canal ,
o not doubt its practicability.
A meeting will soon be hold In this city In
hlch every phase of the project will be
xplalned nnd to which every doubter as to
ts practicability will be cordially Invited to
ttend.
The only question Is : Do- you want the
anal and prosperity ? U. B. PEATTIE.
JOHN TllpESSOR
( Continued from First Page. )
dnds , oven the smallest gun boats , will bo
ailed from the several seaports to unite
with Admiral Ting's forces in protecting the
.pproaches to TU-n-TsIn nnd Peking. Three.
> t the largest cruisers belonging to the Nau-
rang squadron , the Ka-Clml , Na-Shcng and
[ uan-Ti are all ready , also four formidable
orpedo boats , the Lay-Yuen , fey-Yuen , Tsu-
Yucn and Tslng-Yuen. Proposals for arming
ho ships of the China Merchants company
and adding them io the Pel-Yang squadron
re under discussion.
The Japanese clerk of the ordnance de-
> artment In Tlfiti-Tsln was executed on Sep-
cmber 4. Ho wad accused of no crime , but
, n English newspaper accounts for his execu-
lon by saying that his existence- was a
ourco ot considerable embarrassment to offi
cials who ought to hnvo been alive to the
langer ot having such a person in the de-
lartment nt a tlmo when the utmost vlgl-
anco should have been ttsed to prevent Information
mation from leaking out In any way.
The naval successes have diverted the
public attention from thu military tuovo-
nents In northern Coroa , nnd little has been
icard respecting the progress of the Japan
ese army since the capture of Phyong-
Yang was announced. Even the details of
hat Important event are few and unimUs-
'actory. No conclusive statement as to the
strength of the Chinese troops engaged has
jeoti published , and no olllcial attempt made
.o reconcile the conflicting estimates of va
rious generals , who allow a speculative range
of from 12.000 to 40.000. The lower figure Is
indoubtedly the most nearly accurate. As re
gards the number ot prisoners taken the
llscrepancles are bewildering. At first It
was fixed at 14,000 , bjit later has steadily
grown smaller , until now only some Imn-
Ireds are claimed. > '
FATE OF CHINESE A MYSTERY.
To the question what became of Iho main
body no sufficient answer was vouchsafed.
That the army was practically wiped out of
existence can scarcely'lie disputed. That It
s held captive by the Japanese seems ovl-
lent from the completeness with which It
was surrounded. But Imiuircrs are left In
Ignorance on this point. No light Is given
liy Japanese correspondents , who , though
icrnilttlng considerable latitude , have not
jeen privileged to approach the quarters of
the captives. The government shows no de
sire to conceal facfs , liut appears to have
very scant Information jjoncernlng matters
of much moment , Even , with the aid of
every olllcial dispatch thus far received at
Toklo It is Impossible' compile anything
llko an exhaustive account of the Phyong-
Yang campaign. None of the representa
tives of foreign governments are allowed to
accompany itho army. * ! > > " T
The list of Japanese , louses of Phyong-
Yang Is now made up. The officers killed
outright were none higher than captains of
infantry. Ono hundred and fifty-four non
commissioned officers were also killed.
Twenty-six officers were wounded , the high
est , a major of artillery , nnd 381 noncom
missioned officers and privates ; missing ,
forty.
Telegrams from the front state that the
pursuit of the Chinese fugitives was furi
ously continued until the Japanese cavalry
reached Kasan , a town on the northwestern
inlet of the Yellow sea. Straggling rem
nants of the defeated army had passed tn
advance over the road to VIJu , on the fron
tier , and comparatively few prisoners were
taken. Dead horses enumbored the way for
miles , and at Anju four abandoned troop
field guns were picked up , making the whole
number of field pieces seized In thu cam
paign forty , together with twenty mountain
Krupps and four Catlings.
Scouts have been sent forward an far as
Chongju , about fifty miles east of the Yellow
river , and n large Japanese body was ex
pcctod to take up quarters at Kasan before
the end of September. Rumor points to
Klulln , a fortified town In Chlneso territory ,
as the scene of the nnxt battle , provided the
present line of march is continued.
FEELING OF THE COREANS.
While the masses of thu Corean people
appear Indifferent to the struggle In the
north , the majority of the higher class living
in the districts recently held by the Chinese
are Inclined to the side of China. Thus far
they have made a feeble and Irregular effort
to annoy the Japanese troops , and though
powerless to offer effective opposition , they
have at least succeeded in preventing the
dissemination ot the king's proclamation In
favor of his new allies , lint in the regions
of which the Japanese have had possession
since the 1st of September a very different
spirit prevails. The orderly conduct of the
troops , their respect for private property , and
the promptness of their payments for al'
supplies , have rapidly won the favor of the
populace. Hut a feeling nf genuine friendli
ness has sprung up and especially among
the middle class of Coreans along the line
of march. The only evidence ot active hos
tlllty are exhibited by the party of Togatukl
whoso revolt In July last was the pretext for
China interfering In Corean affairs. Severn
small disturbances have been fomented by
the leaders of this association , but it ts sup
posed that their proceedings will not re
quire serious attention. .
The plans for political and socle I rcforn
in Corea , many of which were put In opera
tion under Japanese Influence Immediately
after the dismissal of the Ming ministry
are now virtually suspended owing to the
difficulty of securing united action on the
part of the now government. Rival factions
are again engaged liu contentions , and in
their strugKles for supremacy the movement
Inaugurated by the Jaianoan Is temporarily
lost sight of. The most.important Improve
meats In national admlnlntratlon are sccurei
and several Iniquitous laws nre abolished ; bu
for the broad Boclaf amelioration contemplated
plated In the Japangso.scheme It may bo
necessary to wait unUl throughout the king
dom order Is thoroughly restored.
Donations of food nnd money to the ills
tressed poor of Seoul'it0 continued by the
Japaneue authorities in that city. Police in
vostlgatlon has shownithat on Septembei
15 2,600 paupers wereIn utter destitution
their wants being supplletl at an outlay o
12,000 yen. ' '
French residents In ' ttu > east rejoice to
learn of the safety'it ' two missionaries
Vlllemonte and Roblrtet' . "who were attachot
to the establishment ( 'Father Joseau , mur
tiered by Chinese soldiers near Aaan. The
two priests escaped lo the mountains , am
were discovered In .eitrqme destitution b
native Christians a mouth otter the destruc
tlon of their mission. They were guldei
safely to Chemulpo ami I hero taken on bean
the French gunboat Inconstant.
The Chlneso transport , the Che-an , wa
wrecked early In September while carryln
1,000 troops from Chlng Klang to Formosa
Two hundred were drowned. The survlvln
toldlera murdered the captain and crew o
reaching shore In re von KB for the mismanage
inent of the ship.
Although the Japanese government refuses
lo disclose any damaging ( nets against Brit
Ish Admiral Fremnntle , . his actions are be
ginning to be sharply criticized throughou
Japan , even by Drltlsh residents. After th
engagement at Yashan , In July last , th
crew of the Chinese man-of-war , ICwang Ye
abandoned their ship und took refuge on
Corean Island. It baa been discovered tha
Fremantle Rtnt , one of hU vessels for thes
men and caused them to ba taken back t
China , after exacting from them a promls
that they would not aealn serve aguins
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CITY OFFICIAL N OTICEB.
NOTICE OF THE SITTING OF THK CITY
COUNCIL AS A IJOA11D OF EQUAL
IZATION.
To the owners or the lots , parts of lots nnd
real estate abutting on or adjacent to the
streets , avenues or alleys herein named or
sltunteti In whole or In i > art witliln any
of the districts herein specified.
You und each of you are hereby notified
hat the city council of the city of Omuhn
will sit as a board of equalization In eom-
nlttce room A , In the city luill , Omaha.
Nebraska , on Friday , the 2Gth day of Oc-
ober , 1SIM , from 9 o'clock a. in. to 5 o'clock
> . in . for the purple of considering and
equalizing' the proposed levy of special taxes
ind assessments as .shown by "Proposed
[ 'Ian of Assessment" now on fll In the
olllce of the city clerk , and correcting any
errors therein , and of hearing ull com-
[ ilalnts that the oxvnera of property so to he
iRHcssiMl and taxed may make ; said special
.axes and assessments ptoposed to be levied
icing necessary to cover the cost of the
several Improvements duly authorized to lie
made and now completed , us follows :
To cover the cost of opening South East
wenue from Itnncroft otrost to Hivervlew
park , amounting to the sum of $6,877.00 ,
which sum it Is proposed , by a report duly
idopted by the city council , to assess as
follows :
On sub lot 1 , tnK lot 12 , section 35-15-13 ,
5.118 ,
On. west 137 feet of Houth 318 feet of tax
lot 12 , section 35-15-13. 3318.
On west ' ,4 of n w Vi of section 33-15-13
( except part taken for public streets ) ,
irt.241.00.
To cover the cost of opening 33rd Htreet
from Leavenworlh street to I'oppleton nve-
nue , amounting to the HIIIII of fc,8.8H ! , which
sum It is proposed , by a report duly adopted
y the city council , to assess us follows :
"On west 150 feet lot II , liartleu's addition ,
S2M.OO ; on west 150 feet lot 12. llartlett's nd-
lltlun , J318.75 ; on east 43 feet lot 1 , Clifton
Place , $220.00 : on east 48V4 feet lot U , block
14. lloussls & Sttijjbjna' sybdlvlsion , $37,00 ;
on 'east 4R % feet 'lot 14. btock'15 , Uousels A
atcbblns' subdivision , J57.00 ; on the east 23
feet of west 10 feet lot 10 , Iturtlutt'H addi
tion , $318.75. On the real estate on both
sides of 33rd street from Leuvenworth street
to Poppleton avenue ( except the lots above
mentioned ) pro rttta per foot frontage , ac
cording to the usual scaling buck process
In depth from the avenue to the center of
block , at the ruto of J0.r r > ll per foot.
To cover the cost of opening and extend
ing 16th street from Vlnton street south to
the city limits , amounting to the sum of
JIMH.OO , which sum it Is proponed , by n
report duly adopted by the city council , to
assess on the real estate on both Hides of
IGlh street from Vlnton street to south city
II mi Li , as follows :
On lot15 , 3. 13. Ilogers plat of of Oka-
homa ( west 13 : ! feet ) . JT..GOO : OH west > i south
20 feet Int 46 , S. K. Itoger's plat of Oka-
homa , JI1.68 ; on the west ' .fe lot 47 , 8. K.
Itogers' plat of Oknhoma , $153.32 ; on west
132 feet tax lot 20 , ( sub 1) ) section Sl-15-13 ,
JiW.OO ; east 132 feet of that part west of
Kith strnet of tax lot 31 , section 31-10-13. * ! , -
425.00 : west 132 feet of that part east of 16th
street ot tax lot 31 , section 34-15-13 , J1.-I23.00 ;
on the west side of IGth street , between
Vtnton street and Spring street , and on the
east side of ICth street on the north 200 feet
of west halt of lot 1C. In S. E. Uogers' plat
of Okahoma. at the rate of $2.00 per front
foot ; and on the remaining part of IGth
street between Vlnton street and tax lot
No. Sl-15-13. at the rate Of $0.80501 per front
foot.
foot.The
The above mentioned us per foot front to
be assessed according to the usual scaling
back process In depth from the street , as
follows : Where the lots front on street
the depth of one lot , and where lots lay
parallel with 16th street the depth of two
lots.
lots.To
To cover the cost of widening 19th street
from CTastellar street to Bancroft Ktreet ,
amounting to the sum of $4G2S.GK , which
sum It Is proposed , by a report duly adopted
by the city council , to assess on the real
stateon both sides of 19th street , from
Center street to Elm street , as follows :
On lot 4 , block H. Improvement associa
tion addition , DO per cent of Judgment ,
tV.I4.3lj on block 14 , Improvement Associa
tion addition ( except lot 4) , adjoining 19th
street , 60 per cent of the nrmunt of the
, wnnl allowed by the appraisers on the
property adjoining , amounting to Jl.725.00 ;
on the west side of 13th street , from Cus-
tellar street to Bancroft street , at the rate
of Jl.OO per front foot ; on. the real estate on
both skies of 19lh street , fnmi Kim street
to Bancroft street , and from Center street
to Castellar street , nt the rntc of 10.420S8
per front foot , according to the usual ucal-
Ing back proross In depth from the street ,
as follows : Where lots front on the Htreet
to the depth of one lot , and where lots
nro parallel with street to Ihe depth of two
lots , not exceeding nllev.
To cover the cost of grading 31th street
from Half Howard street to I.eavenworth
street. In grading district Ix'o. 101 , amountIng -
Ing tn the sum of 136.89 , which sum It
Is proposed , liy a report duly adopted by the
city council , to assess on the- real estate on
both sides of Half Howard Htreet to I eav-
worth street pro rata per foot front ago In
depth from street two lots , as per grading
district created , according to the usual scal
ing back process. Hate per foot. J0.30074 ! > .
To cover the half cost of grading 4th
street from Poppleton avenue \Voolworth
avenue , amounting lo the sum of $3GI.03 ! ,
which sum 11 Is proposed , bv a report duly
adopted by the city council , to assess on
the real estate on both sides of 4th Htreet
from I'oppleton avenue to Wool worth n ve
nue , pro rnta per foot frontage , according
tn the usual scaling back process In depth
from the street two lots. Hale per foot ,
y > rasa.
To cover the half oost 01 grading Woolworth
avenue from 2nd street In fllh street ,
amounting to the sum of (132.81 , which tunn
It Is proposed , by a report duly adopted hy
the city council , to nsseHH on the real estate
on both sides of Woolworth avenue from
2nd street to 6lh street pro rata per front
foot frontage. In depth from street nno lot
according to the usual scaling back pro
cess. Hate per fool , $0.331(3. (
To cover the cost of constructing sewer
In sewer district No. 201. amounting to the
sum of $1,128.31. which sum It Is proposed ,
by n report duty adopted by the city coun
cil , to assess on the real estate In said
district adjoining said sewer pro rata per
foot frontage , according to Ihe usual eral-
Ing back process In depth from the sewer
as per district created ; provided , that cor
ner lots having a newer rr ! > oth frontages
ahull lie assessed for lh longer frontage
only. Hate per foot. $0.8321.
Tn cover the cost of sewer connections In
street improvement districts Nos. 675 , 582
and 581 , which coit It Is proposed , by a re
port duly adopted by thu city council , to
assess on Ihe property to which the con
nections were made , as follows :
District No 078 :
Lot C. block GO , city. IT.M.
District No. S82 :
Lot 1G. block 15 , Shull'n 2nd addition , SO.
r/H 17 , block 15 , ShuII'H 2nd addition , J9.60.
I/it IX. block 15 , Shull's 2nd addition , (10.11.
Lot 2. block 1G , Hhull's 2nd addition , $9 W.
Lot 9 , block in. Bhull's 2nd aiMIII n , $10 41.
Lot 11. block 1G , Rluill's 2nd addition , { 10 44.
Lot 12. block 1G , Shull's 2nd adjillon , $10 II
District No , tS <
Lot 1 , block 3. Orescent Park. J12.BI.
I.ot 5 , block 3 , Crescent Pa.k , 11292.
Lul 7 , block 3 , Crescent Park , (12.92.
CITY OFFICIAL NOTICES.
Continued ,
Lot 12. block 2 , KllUy Place. J12.92.
Lot 14 , block 2. Kllby Place , J12.92.
Lot 16. block 2 , Kllby 'Place , $12.92.
I ot 17. block 2. Kllby Place , $12.92.
Lot 18 , block 2. KllIVy Place , $13.GO.
Lot 20 , block 2 , Kllby Place , (12.24.
To cover the cost of water connections
in street Improvement districts Nos. W2 and
fi84. which cost It Is proposed , by n report
duly adopted by the city round ) , to assess
on the lots tn which the connections were
made , ns follows :
District No , 582 :
Lot 17 , block 15 , Shull's 2nd addition. $17.37.
Ix > t 18 , block 15 , ShiiU'n 2ml addition , (17.37.
Lot 2 , block IB , Shull's 2nd addition , $14 01.
Lot 11. block IB , Shull's 2nd addition. $11.11.
Lot 12 , block IB , Shull's 2nd addition , $112.1.
lx > t 13 , block Ifi. Shull'H 2nd addition , (13.91.
District No. Ml :
Lot 12 , block 2. irilliy Place , (21.G1.
Lot 14. block 2 , Kllby Place , (21.BI.
Lot 15. block 2 , Kllby Place , $21.rl.
Lot 17 , block 2 , Kllby Place , (21.51.
I/ot 18 , block 2 , Kllby Place , $21 51.
Lot 19. block 2 , Kllby Place , (21.51.
Lot 2 , block 3. Crescent P.irk. (13.14.
Lot fi , blork 3 , Crescent Park , $13.13.
IxH 8 , block 3. Crescent Park , $13.13.
To cover the cot of laying artificial stone
sidewalks , amounting to the sum of $1,5(11. ( R9 ,
which sum U is proposed , bv a report duly
adopted by the- city council , lo assess to
the property adjoining tilt ? walks laid , ns
follows :
Lot 7 , block 2nS'-i. ' cltv. K.3.3.1.
N 87 feet S 12. feet lot 2 , block 3. Bowery
Hill. $87.62.
lxt 5. block 4. Hillside addition No. S ,
Lot 9 , block 5 , Kountzo & Huth's addi
tion , $52.00.
Lot 9 , bloc-k fi , Knuntze's 4th supplemen
tary addition , STO.IM.
S V- lot 10. block (5. ( Kountze's -lib supple
mentary addition , J29.GO.
Lot 11 , block n , Kounlzc'H 4th supple
mentary addition , KiS 72.
N 22 feet lot IB. block 0. Kountze's 4th
supplementary addition , $2."i.G9.
Lot 20 , Omaha Hldjr and Saving associa
tion addition , (25.33.
Lot 21. Omaha llldg and Saving associa
tion addition , (25.33.
Lot 22. Omaha Hldff nnd Saving associa
tion addition , (25.34.
H ' /4 lot 9 , block . Parker's addition , (32. SO.
Lot fi , block 8 , Parker's addition , (71.58.
Lot 3 , block 9. Parker's addition , (59.no.
K Mi lot 4 , block n. I'nrker's addition , $30.13.
Lot 1 , block 1 , Shlnn's addition , $1(0.70.
N 44 feet lot 2. block 7 , 13. V. Smith's addi
tion , JG9.IB.
Lot 1. block 21 , 13. V. Smith's addition ,
$128.80.
a ' / . lot 3 , block 21 , E. V. Smith's addition ,
$55.80
Lot 7 , block 3 , S. R. Rogers , (79.90.
Lot 8 , block 3 , S. E. Hogcrs. $ 5.7G.
N 22 feet lot 9 , block 3 , S. E. Rogers ,
$21 74.
S % lot 3 , block 12 , S. K. Ilogors. $11.01.
N H lot 3 , block 12 , S. K. Rogers , $22.02.
Lot B , block 12 , S. K. Rogers , $66.01.
Lot G , block 12 , S. E. Rogers , (80.1 < ; .
N fi.1 feet block 16 , S. 13. Rogers , ( G2.07.
S 44 feet block 1G. S. K. Rogers , $57.58.
You are further notified that said "Pro
posed Plans of Assessment" are now sub
ject to the Inspection and examination of
any of the owners of said lots , parts of lots
or pieces of real estate , or the Inspection or
examination or nny other person Interested in
said proposed assessment , at the olllce of
the city clerk , anil that by a report of a
committee of said council duly adopted It
Is proposed that unless for good nnd stiin-
clent cause it may be otherwise ordereil
and determined thut the cost of said Im
provements respectively be assessed on the
several lots , parts of lots mid pieces of real
estate as shown by said proposed plans of
assessment.
You and each of you are hereby notified
to appear before paid Hoard of Equaliza
tion. nt the- time nnd place nbove specified ,
to make any complaint , statement or ob
jection you desire concerning any of
Haiti proposed levies and assessments of
special taxes.
JOHN T. EVANS ,
City Clerk.
Omaha , Neb. , Oct. 18. 1891.
O19-d7&Sun
ELECTION PROCLAMATION IJY MAYOR
Proclamation and notice to the electors and
legal voters of the city of Omaha of a
general city election of the city of
Omaha to be held on Tuesday , the sixth
day of November , 1891 , for the purpose of
electing one city clerk to serve from the
llrst Tuesday In January , 18U5 , to till unrx-
plred term , and one city councilman from
each ward of the city ; also proclamation
anil notice of submission to the electors
and legal voters of the city of Omaha of
the question of Issuing the bonds of the
city of Omaha In the sum of seventy-five
thousand dollars ( $75.000) tt > pay for th
cost of paving , repaying or macadamizing
the Intersections of streets and spaces op
posite alleys In said city and to pay the
cost of paving In front of real estate not
subject to assessment of special taxes for
paving purposes.
To the Electors and Legal Voters of the
City of Omaha :
I , George P. Hernia , mayor of the city of
Omaha , do Issue this , my proclamation , and
by authority vested In me us such mayor , do
hereby give public notice to the electors and
legal voters of the city of Omaha that a
general election will be held In said city on
Tuesday , the sixth day of November , 1891.
for the purpose of electing one city clerk to
serve from the llrst Tuesday In January.
1.S93 , to fill uneKplrcd term , nnd one council
man from each , ward of the city ; also for
the purpose of submitting to said electors
and legal voters the question and proposi
tion following , to-wlt :
"Shall bonds of the city of Omaha In the
sum of Beventy-Ilvu thousand dollars ( $75-
000) ) be Issued for the purpose of paying the
cost of paving , repaying or macadamizing
the Intersections of streets and the space
opposite alleys In said city , or paying the
cust of paving In front of real estate nt.i
subject to assessment of ppcclal taxes f i
paving purposes , said bonds tn run not moii
than twenty (20) ( ) years , and to bear Interest
Iiayable Hcml-armunlly at a rate not cxceed-
ng live (5) ( per cent per annum , with con-
p'.na . attached , to be railed 'Paving Bonds , '
and not tn be sold for less than par , the
proceeds of which shall bo used for no other
purpose than paying the cost of paving , re-
ptvlng or macadamizing the Intersection * of
streets and spaces oppoHlto alleys In Bald : l
city , or In front of real estate not subject
to assessment of special taxes for paving
purposesT"
The wild question and proposition shall be
submitted to xald electors entire In Ihe
proper form provided by law for official bal
lots , with the words ' 'yes , " "No. " | irinted
thereon. All of said ballots having an "X"
mark following the word "Yes" chall b *
counted In favor of Issuing said bonds , nnd
all of said ballots having an "K" mark fol
lowing the ward "No" Khali bo countnd and
considered us against thu Issuing of xald
bonds.
The poll * shall be open on the day of said
election nt Plght o'olock ' In th morning xml
shall continue open until Mix o'clock ' In the
evening of the sama day , at the respective
voting places following , to-wlt
K1IIST WARD.
First District Northeast corner 12th and
Pacific.
CITY OFFICIAL NOTICES.
Continued.
Second District Northwest corner 10th nnd
Center.
Third District Northeast corner Uth nnd
Vlnton.
Fourth District Northeast corner Bth and
Pnclllc.
Fifth District Northeast corner 8th nnd
Hickory.
Sixth District Northwest corner 9th nnd
rtancroft.
Seventh District Northeast corner-mil nnd
Pierce.
F.lghlh District Northwest corner 5th nnd
Center.
SECOND WARD.
First District Southeast corner 16th nnd
I-ipnvcnwortli.
Second District Northwest corner 19th and
Mason.
Third District Northwest corner EOth and
Ponpleton avenue.
Fourth District Southeast corner IGth and
Pierce.
Fifth District Northeast corner IGth and
Center.
Sixth District Southeast corner 17th nnd
William.
Seventh District Northwest corner IGlh
and Martha.
Eighth District Northeast corner 20th and
Martha.
Ninth District Northwest corner 13th and
Valley.
Tenth District Southeast corner 20th and
Vlnton.
Eleventh District Northeast corner 21th
nnd Vlnton.
THIRD WARD
First District Northeast corner 14th and
Jncksnn.
Second District Southwest corner 15th nnd
Hnrney.
Third District Northwest corner llth and
Cnnllol avenue.
Fourth District Southeast corner 14th and
Chicago. '
Fifth District Northwest center 15th and
Hurt.
Sixth District Northeast corner 12th and
Jackson.
Seventh District Southwest corner llth
and Douglas.
Eighth District Northwest corner 10th and
Capitol avi-nue.
Ninth District Northwest corner 12th and
Chicago.
Tenth District Southeast corner 9th and
Farnam.
FOURTH WARD.
First District Northeast corner IBth and
Davenport.
Second District Northeast corner 22nd and
Dodge.
Third District Northeast corner 23th and
Davenport.
Fourth District Northeast corner 25lh
and Farnain.
Fifth District Nt.-lhwcst corner 18th and
Douglas.
Sixth District Southeast corner 18th nnd
St Mary's avenue.
Seventh District Northwest corner 18th
and heavenworth.
Eighth District South side of Harney , be
tween 20th and 21th.
Ninth District 2 < Hh street between St.
Mary's nvemio and Half-Howard.
FIFTH WARD.
First District Southeast corner IGth and
Ma nd croon.
Second District -Southeast corner 16th and
Blnney.
Third District Southeast corner 18th and
Ohio.
Fouith District Southeast corner 16th and
Gr.ioe. .
Fifth District Southwest corner I9th and
Uurdettc.
Sixth District Northwest corner 19th and
Charles.
Seventh District Southeast corner 18th.
and Charles.
SIXTH WAUD.
First District Northwest corner 30th nnd
Ames avenue.
Second District Southwest corner 42nd
nnd Ames avenue.
Third District Northeast corner 43th and
Grant.
Fourth District Southeast corner 27th and
Mnndorson.
Fifth District Northeast corner 21th nnd
Bpunror.
Sixth District Southwest corner 18th ave
nue and Corny.
.Seventh District Northeast corner 53J nnd
Parker.
KlKhth District Northeast corner 27th and
Burdettc.
Ninth Dlstrlc.l Northwest corner 27th nnd
Franklin.
Tenth District Northeast corner d nnd
Lake.
Eleventh District Southeast comer 2Uh
and a race.
First District Southwest corner B8th and
Mason.
Second District Northeast corner SOth
avenue nnd Poppleton avejiue.
Third District North side of Center , oppo
site 31th street.
Fourth District Northwest corner 29th
and Albor.
Fifth District Northeast corner 29th and
Hli-kory.
Slxlh District Northeast corner 29th street
nnd Poppleton avenue.
EIGHTH WARD ,
First District Southwest corner 21th nnd
Hamilton.
Second District Northwest coiner 27th nnd
Cnldwcll.
Third District Northeast corner 2Gth nnd
California.
Fourth District-Northwest corner 23th
avenue nnd Ciimlng.
Fifth District Northeast corner 21st and
Ctimlng.
Hlxth District Southwest corner 21nt nnd
California.
Seventh District Northeast corner 18th
and Ciunlng
Eluhth District Southwest corner 17th and
California.
First District Southwest corner 22d nnd
Ctimlng
Second District Northwest rorncr 49th nnd
Ciimlng.
Third District Northwest corner 40th and
Farnam.
Fourth District Northwest corner 32d ave
nue and Davenport.
Fifth District Northeast corner Slst ave
nue and Fn nm in.
Sixth DlHtrlrt Southwest corner 29th ave
nue and JuckMon ,
In witness whereof I have hereunto eet
my hand as mayor of said city of Omaha
this 17th day of October. 1891.
QEO. P. IlESUfl ,
M uy or.
Attest :
JOHN T. BVANH.
City Clerk.
Octt7d20&8
Stockholder * ' Mentlng.
Notice la hereby glvun that a special
meeting uf the utockholdiTB of the Houth
I'iatte Land company will bo hold at thu
olllce of said company , In I/lncoln , Neb , ,
on the 15th day of November , 1SJI , for the
purport * of conaldcrlni. nu acting upun the
inattur of extending or renewing the arti
cles of incorporation of said company.
Uy order of thu board of dlr rtor .
R , O , PUILUl'H , Secretory.
Lincoln , Neb. . Oct. Id. ItUI. OU OJOt