Nebraska Newspapers

    8 THE OMAHA PATLY 1Hg1EFKmAY ; , JULY i2-J , 1890.
LAWYERS ELECT OFFICERS
E. M. Bartlctt of Omalia Unanimously
Elected President.
NAME VICE PRESIDENTS FOR THE STATES
Mmlc nil irr : r ( ( o Criinil Two
HiiNltii'x.1 Into On iMutiy PnperN
Of IlltlTTHt Itl'llll llllll < | IICt
In tlio lit
TTie mcmlcrs of the Commercial Law
league were yesterday engaged In the task of
crowding two days' business Into one , with
apparently little , chance to succeed. The
ulcctlon of officers and the location of the
next convention brought out a full attend
ance In the morning The somewhat bitter
controversy that had developed over the
selection of a president was harmonised by
the withdrawal of the other candidates and
tlie unanimous choice of E. M. Bartlctt of
this city
Although the morning gecclon was not
adjourned until aftei 1 o'clock the program
wan not completed and the location of the
1S'J7 convention WOB the first order for the
afternoon.
The convention opened with music by the
band and a pray or by Rev. Luther M
Kuhns of this city. The first paper was
by i : W Gans of Mansfield , 0 , who dls
cussed "Up-to-Data Methods of Handling
Rural Collections " The papei contained a
great deal of interesting Information In re-
ga-d to the subject. Collections by the
banks were usually easier and cheaper than
If the matter were left to an attorney. But
the doubtful collections could not be made
In this manner and these furnished the field
for the pxpeit collcctoi. It was estimated
that 43 per cent of the claims that had
been unsuccessfully handled by attorneys
bud been collected by the expert collector
"Model Reports en Claims" was the sub
Jcct of a paper by A. T Van Scoy of Mil
waukee , who spoke fiom the standpoint of
a. collection manager In beginning , he ad
vised the lawyers agaVnst some common
mistakes In making out i ( .ports to the for-
waider He cited from his own concspond-
cnco to Illustrate The model report was
Just such u icport as the attorney himself
would like to terolvc on a claim that he
had scut to an agent for collection. The
laconic Information "worthless , " or "can't
collect , " did not constitute .1 leport The
report should bo prompt and contain In
concise form all information that might
guide tno foivvntdc'r In his subsequent
action.
C. A Barnes of Jacksonville , 111 , spoke
on "Judgment Notes as a Factor In Com
merclal Law " These notes were a large
factor In commercial transactions In Illinois
They differed from an oidlnary piomlssory
note only In the respect thnt a clause was
added In which a power of attoiney WOH
conferred to obtain judmcnt on
the note at any time , whether
In term tirno or vacation The
speaker con tun led that the system wa
dmnnralMng and should be nbollshcd in
modified It was In scvcial ways made to
conduce to the success of dishonest debtors
and was often made to work u hardship on
the honest debtor
ADMISSION TO THE BAR.
The icport of the committee on legal
education and admission to the bar was >
presented by Mai tin Clark of Buffalo The
committee urged gieat importance foi the
subject. Lawyers were more laigelj con
cnrncil in the functions of the government
than the members of any other profession
Under the old plan ttic student was directed
by the lawyer In whoso olllce ho was em
ployed. But.'tho introduction of business
methods In tjic cillUe bad left no place foi
the student The icsult was the growing
field of the law school , which was ( oniing
to bo the vehicle by which students
graduated Into the profession. The standard
of admission to the bar was becoming
higher und the result was a proportionate
clnvntlon of the standard ot the profession
The next paper wras along the same line ,
being a discussion of "Some Defects of Our
Present System of Legal Education , " by G
Odgen Ellis of Detiolt. Ml. Ellis wus the
1 joungcst Hpcaker before thu convention , but
his address > \as not the least able and Inte-i-
estlng He took u Him stand In favor of
the leqiilrement ot a high degree ot scholai
ship for admission to the bar Aside fiom
a thorough common school education the
applicant should at least be adequately
versed In hlstoiy. especially English and
American , the lltcMutuiu of both nations ,
civil poveminent and the constitution of
the United States V man could not attain
both a silcntlllc and practical view of law
In a two years' couise He should begin
with his powers of peiccptlon and analysis
already thoroughly developed All that a
Jaw school could hope to do was to lay a
scientific founditlon on which the student
himself must n-ar the practical super-
xtruuturc- lie condemned the lack of system
which was noticeable In many of the law
schools The law was to bo treated as a
system and not taught by a seiles of Isolated
rules to be uicmoi l/cd by the student
The gieatiBt defect was found In
the selection of teachers If an
eminent piactltloner could not find time to
properly Instruct a student In his own
olilco how could be pioperly trach In a
law school ? The teaeheis of law should be
men who gave their whole time to tlio work
and who wcio accessible by the students
during their hlfdj boms us well as In the
class loom ,
ELECTION OK OFFICERS.
'The special order of business was the
election of ofiliors and the selection of the
location of th next convention
For the flist time all the delegates were In
their scats. Pnsideiit Sprague called K C
Florence of New Orle-ana to Iho chair and a
motion by Sims of Io a to limit nominating
speeches to three minutes prevailed There
was some contioveiHy over the manner o (
voting , which ended with the passageof a
jnotlon by John B Green of New York , by
which the secretary was dliectvd to call tht >
ell while each delegate Indicate his choice' '
as his name was called
Kor president of the league General
Chat leu F Mandcrsou nominated E M Bart-
l itt of Omaha thu announcenic'iit of whosu
name was leccluulitli piolonged applause
'Iho nomination was muondcd by Judge Wll-
bon of Lincoln , IlaMe-i of Colorado , Hamil
ton of Illinois , Newburjjer of Indiana and
Bovcial others , It was apparent that thu
Bui licit boom hvl outneed Its competitors
and the climax was reached when E C
Feiguson of Chicago withdrew hla candidacy
lifter tm eloquent pica for Imimony by
seconding thu nomination of Mr llartlott
The romilnliii ; candidate , Hany E , O Nelll
of Otiiuha , followed unit and on motion of
Martin C'lnik of N'tw York Mr , Hartlett
was elc'-ud by acclamation Tlio
band rendered a mnrtlul selection while
the deli'gatrs cioudcd around the success
ful candidate and c coitcd him to the tage
There hu biliflv expressed hlx appreciation
of tltii honor aiul the manner In which It had
been cpnfciird , mid usKed the hearty
co-opcnitlon of vncli member of each league
in his ifuir.-i fet the upbuilding of the
organization ,
NAMING Till : Virn PRESIDENTS.
Thu vl'.o prccllouts v ciu mimed us fol
lows :
Arkansas T W. SI. Boone , Foil Smith.
Colorado A. W. U Vntls. Pueblo.
DlMrl't of Coliltubli Mot 1:10:1 : L. Motcalf ,
Washington.
Illinois Edward E. Gray , Chicago.
Indiana Louis Neuburger. Indlanapolli.
Iowa Ucorge Conway , Sioux City.
Kansas- . A. Jackson AtchUon ,
Kontmlo-W. W. Watts , Louisville.
Louisiana E. C. Floie-nce , New Orleans.
JimjlamlVllil.ini K , Moore. Baltimore * .
MIchlgan Li-clu * imltwood , Oiiind llnplds
.Minnesota John P. HiUehci. St , Paul.
M If sou 11--A W. MoUe. St. LuuU.
Kc-biusKa- . M. Cufiln , Lincoln.
New JerM ) ft. W. Bury. New oik.
Nt-w Mcrlco II. W. 1) . Ilryan , Albuquer
que.
que.Kt'W York L. W. Merchant , Iilnghainton.
North DaKita W. J. Clarp , Par o ,
O > lo ' 'hiiilf * il Miller. Canion.
Oklahoma McGicgor lUuii.-l.ii ! , Oklahoma
City ,
South DakotH J. P. EJi.iun Is , VcaduooJ.
Tcmifffce P. E Mcyvrr , Memphis.
TOXMWlrt : .rAnii. Dallm.
WltcMuIn-A T. Van S cy , Milwaukee.
TJiu unices of I'nrr rponJInp K-critrr > and
treasurer M re qJlckly dbiJf.tJ of , licorce
S. Hull and E K Btimerwell were reelected -
elected by acclamation .
There was a lively contest for the honor
of recording secretary , the nominees being
J A , Webb of St. Louis , J Cottner , Jr. . of
Detroit and Joseph N Wolfson of New
Orleans.
Cottner declined to be a candidate and
the race was very close between Webb and
Wolfson , the former winning by a narrow
margin The selection was made unanimous
at the solicitation of Mr Wolfson and then
a vote of thanks was tendered Mr Wolfson
for his efficient performance of the duties
of the office during the previous year
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SELECTED
The selection of four members of the ex
ecutive committee occupied considerable
tlmo nt the afternoon session. There were
candidates galore and the good qualities of
each were portrayed by from one to half
a dozen speeches by his admiring friends
The list of nominees Included D. 0 Pox
ot Auburn , N V vV S. Blxlcr of Denver ,
W. C Sprague of Detroit , J. S Lclsenrlng
ot Altoona , Pa. W W Dodge , jr. of lowi ,
E C Ferguson of Chicago and K S Yager
of Chattanooga The fourth vacancy was
caused by the resignation of E M. Bart
lctt on account of his election as presi
dent. The resignation was accepted with
i vote of thanks for efficient service and
W. C. Sprague was chosen by acclamation
to succeed him. As the only representative
of the credit men Mr Pox was also named
by acclamation The loll call on the remain
ing candidates resulted In the election of
Mr LclEcnrlng and Mr. Ferguson.
The competition for the honor of enter
taining the next convention narrowed to n
three-cornered contest between Put-In-Bay ,
Denver and Nashville , Tenn After an hour
had been occupied In expatlatlon on the
merits of the rival locations the convention
went to the Lake Erie icsort by n practi
cally unanimous vote The question of
selecting the date for the convention was
lift to the executive committee.
This accomplished , the Interest of the
delegates beemed to wane and In ten min
utes scarcely half of them were left In
the theater. The special committee to
which thu president's address was referred
recommended several changcs In the by
laws chief among which was the addition
of the officers of the league to the executive
committee and a simplification of the
method of passing on candidates for mem
bership In tliu league Thr so wcie adopted
after a somewhat tedious discussion
FoIlowlngUs the piogram for today
At 10 o'clock a m icport of auditing
rnmmltlce. to be followed by addresses on
subjects assigned tis follows"Relations
Between County and City Attorneys , " Prank
Llndley , Danville , ill , "What an Agency
Iteplcscntatlon Should Mean " Waller S
Stillman Council Bluffs , "Relation Between
the Agency and the Business Man , " Ernest
S Moo , Milwaukee WIs , "Requirements of
a Modern Law Office. " E G Burnett , DCS
Molncs , and 0 P. Cobb. Cincinnati , "Fiaud-
ulent Failures Their Picventlon and Rem
edy , " D. C. Corlcy , Decatur , 111 ; "Necessity
of Compelling Traders to Keep Hooks of
Aecount , " A V. Cramer. Cleveland , "Bus
iness Organizations Among Lawyers , ' E. M
Collln , Lincoln , and J. P Hornady , Somer
set , Ky.
The new executive committee will meet
Immediately aftci the morning session.
r .i\i\ TIII : VISITOUS.
Tun llllnilr.Ml mill flftj s | ( Do * , * , n ( o
IVnsI TuKedirr n \ luiulH mill VV K.
The climax of the gathering of the Com
mercial Law League was found last night
In the feasting chamber of the Mlllard hotel ,
whom a banquet was given to the dole-
iatea. their filends and Invited guests. Law
and lore were thrown to the winds Wit
and wisdom tilled supreme amongst the
men whose homes are dingy courts and
ofliccs loaded with musty books , as they
thawed out under the benign Influence of
the soft light , charming music and the good
clieei that was spread before them upon the
boards.
The tables were surrounded by fully 250
people , a much larger number than was at
Hist expected In consequence there was
some delay in getting everybody seated. Hut
when the tables were finally surrounded the
banqueting hall presented a scene that has
hardly been equalled In the history of the
hotel. A hollow square of tables extended
along the sides of the hall and another line
down the center. At the head were seated
the toastmaster and to the right and left of
him the speakers ot the evening They
looked down upon six solid rows of men and
women , the former in the somber black of
the convention-it dress suit and the latter
anayed in all the brilliancy of evening
costume .
There was but little attempt made at any
special decoration. The whiteness of the
rloths and the china and the shimmer of
the glasses was relieved simply by the fresh
giecn color of potted plants , made doubly
billllant by the rays of the oveihanglng
lights Huge plants were scattered about
thu room , forming a vista through which
the plain block of the men's dresses were
made attractive and \ari-colors of the
women's gowns more brilliant
The supper hour had been fixed at 9 30
o'clock , but It was 10 o'clock before the
processional marched Into the banqueting
hall 'the entry was made to the accom
paniment of strains of music from a hidden
orchcstia , which also rendered delightful
selections during the courses which fol
lowed.
The menu was most elaborate. It com
prised all seasonable delicacies served In the
most delicate manner. The service was of
the best and was not marred in the slight
est degree. The menu card was a bit of art
and furnished an exquisite souvenir by which
ttio dele-gates to the convention can remem
her their visit to the city.
It was midnight before the last of the
courses was served and the postprandial
portion of the evening's enjoyment was
begun This was fully In accord with the ele
gance that marked the more practical and
substantial part of the affair The speakers
were of the best that the elty and the
league could offer and they bubbled over
with tlio good spirits with which the oc
casion and the good feast had Imbued them
Hon. William C Sprague of Detroit acted
as toastmaster and the following paitles
responded to toasts John II Green , New-
York , "The Uncertainty of the Law , " Sena
tor John M. Thnrston , "The Making of the
Law ; " Judge Joseph W Donovan , Detroit ,
"Lawyer and Client , " Hon. G. M. Lambert-
son , Lincoln , "Law and Justice ; " H H
Baldrlge , Omaha , "The Law a Progressive
Profession , " II. H Preston , Sioux City ,
"Credits and Credit Men ; " John L. Webster ,
Omaha. "Tho United States ot America , "
John N Baldwin. Council Bluffs , "Con-
seivatlsm of the Bar ; " Martin Saxlc , Ne *
York "Tho Ladles ; " Henry Wallman , Kan
sas City , "Danger Ahead. " In conclusion
Erne'Ht G. Floienee of New Orleans In a few
well chosen words paid a tribute to the
hospitality the visitors had enjoyed since
being In Omaha.
A noticeable feature of the addresses
made by the speakers from out-of-clty
points werei the compliments they paid to
their entertainers. They apparently felt
that Omaha had employcd Its most royal
endeavors to entertain its visitors and had
been highly successful In the attempt.
ATTIM > ANCU ib ON TIIH I.\CKIASI ; .
1lnn > Additional 'IVm-lirrn Coining to
till * lllMllllltl- .
The attendance at the Douglaa County
Teachers' Institute ; has Increased materially
since the session opened at the beginning of
this week , and has now reached 120 , the
number eniolled being about 100 A number
ot teachers jn the schools of Omaha are at
tending the sessions thereby swelling the
attendance. The features of the program
ycsteiduy were the readings and talks by
Prat SkinncT of Nebraska City on elocution
The professor took "The Bonnie Briar Hush"
with which to Illustiatc his points and read
numerous selections from that well read
book , analyzing and bringing out the details
ot the author's meaning In a manner which
gicatl ) Interested hie auditors.
Troulili-x In tlio lliiMliu-iik World.
ISAl.TIMOItE , July 23 , Jnnus Armstrong
& Co , ono of the hiigcst .uul oldest mriii-
ur.ic-tuie 1:1 of h0.ii | niul c-iiulles in Hi a
Unite il Stiito" , today nhslgiieel Co- the ben-
elit of eicMlltois 'J Mo at-Holx uie ( minuted
tit JlOO.wu . , Nn statement of li.ibllitlii ! .
HrlUu of Minor * In IllnoJn ,
PI'lUNOFIELD , III July JS'-Mlnci * . em
ployed In the let ? ) mints at Illvcrtoa , lni- !
cla.v. Dawean and .SpiUildlug this coui.lj.
about GOO lu number , btnuk tcyday becau > e'
of a reduction In
BOUND TO SECURE A DEPOT
Mass Meeting at the Commercial Olub Rooms
to Consider the Question.
MAJORITY FAVOR FORCING AN ISSUE
Alumni n I'minlmon * ' cntlnictil 1"
I'm or if ( lu * I'nrim in Mroot Site
< lnr llntt lU-f.Treil ( o ( lii * Hc-
-H ( o 'InUcAetlon. .
A remains meeting of citizens \vns held
at the rooms of the Commercial club Inst
nlnht for the purpose of hearing tlio re *
port of the committee of the Ilctalters' OB-
fioelntlon on the matter of n unto i iVpot
at the foot of Pnrnnm Btrcet , The InrRO
parlors of the club room vvcic well filled
with the most prominent business men of
tlio cltj and the meeting was must enthusi
astic. The sentiment \viis pr.ictlcftlly
unanimous In favor of tlio Karnain sited
site nml the discussion of the question VPS
very spirited
The meeting was called to order by Presi
dent Hospc of tlio lUtallers1 association ,
who submitted the report of the commlttic
of which he was chairman , which had been
actively at work for the past throe months
endeavoring to stralRhtcn out the snarls In
the depot question. The repot t reviewed
the work of the committee In Interviewing
the olllclals of the several roads and the
delay In getting anj thing lllte a definite
answer from any of the roads. The burden
of the report was to the cftt-ct that all of
the roads except the Utirllngton had said
the > wire rcadv to enter Into a contract ,
to enter the Parnam street depot , but each
road Insisted that the Ilurltngton must take
the lead. The latter road , afler putting
the committee off from time to time , had
final- ! , given the committee to understand
that It would not enter the Parnam street
depot , but was ready and willing to build
a depot upon the present site at Tenth and
Mason streets The objection urged against
the Parnam street site by the Uurllngtoa
road was that It was "a pocket depot" and
would require trains to be pulled In and
bin-keel out , which would require a delay
of about ten minutes and would require
short curves which would be dangerous.
PAHXAM SITU MOST UKSIHAHLE.
The committee report stated , In conclu
sion , that the committee was satisfied that
the Parnam street site was the most de
sirable one for the best Interests of the rity
and recommended that n demand be mudo
upon the Hurllngton that It entei the depot
at that point
"The shlppera of Omaha and the ictalleis
have decfHed In executive session , " reads
the report of the commltUo , "that they will
patronize the railroads which will favoi
them anil the city In this matter. It Is sim
ply a question now of landing up for
Omaha ami making an aggiesslve and united
fight for the depot. The time Is short. The
exposition will be upon Ub and we will not
have a depot In which to receive the many
thousands who are expected to visit this
city at that time. "
At the conclusion of the reading of the
report of the committee Mr. Hospo asked
Mr n Hohowatcr to address the meeting.
Mr Hosev.ater said hw had had conferences
with the managers of all of the loads en
tei Ing Omaha and they all agreed that the
Painam htrcet site was the most available
location for a depot and that there was no
bar to that site for depot purposes The ob
jection of the Hurllngton , that It was "a
pocket depot , " was not tenable , all the
depots In the largest cities In this country
require trains to pull In and back out. The
speaker cited tcveral Instances In which
this was the case , notably the Philadelphia
depot , which was almost in the -center of
the city , with a long Y which lequlrcd
trains to go a long distance from the main
lines in order to cet Into the depot. Mr.
Roscnvatcr asserted that depots were for thr
public good and not exclusively for private
gain. Tlio railroads were given the right of
eminent domain in locating depots and
grounds In order that they might accommo
date the public.
IN PA YOU OF nnCePUOCITY.
Speaking of the local situation , Mr. Robe-
water said the time had come for the people
ple to assert themselves and he advocated
establishing a system of reciprocity betveen
the citizens and the railroads. This bUg-
gestlon met with favor , as was evidenced
by the applause which greeted the state
ment. The speaker referred to the reci
procity established by the government of
the United States with other nations as
the kind of sjbtem which should prevail
between the railroads and the snippetb of
thlb city. The railroads themselves had
taught the doctrine of reciprocity , he said ,
and they should not think It unjust If the
citizens of Omaha assert the same theory
Mr Hoscwater bald thcie was nothing to
prevent the Hurllngton from building a
depot of Its own If It wanted to do so. The
nock Ifaland and Milwaukee roads , ho said
were tied up with the Union Pacific and
were only Interested in securing In a new
depot the same rights and privileges they
now enjoy "It is unfortunate , " he con
tinued , "that the Union Pacific Is In the
hands of receivers , but I have the word of
Judge Dundy , given In the presence of S
II H. Clark , that he will give the re
ceivers permission to enter the Karnam
street depot whenever they ask for It.
"Omaha Is more united than It has ever
been at any time in Its hlbtory , " eontinucd
Mr Uoscvvatcr. "Our citizens now bay we
must have a depot In 1898 , centrally located
and sufficient to accommodate the traffic
Tlio Hurllngton Is at liberty to build a
depot anwhere , but If the other roads go
Into the Karnam street depot the Hurllngton
will bo glad to follow. "
In conclusion , Mr. Rosewater denounced
the excuse about the delay caused by backIng -
Ing out of the depot as a mere subterfuge
At the conclusion of Mr. Uoscwater's tnlk
there were calls for ex-Mayor Dcmls , who
endorsed all that had been said by Mr Hospe
and Mr , Hosewater and reviewed the history
of the depot troubles and said It was time
the depot matter was settled. "The people
must toke the offensive , " he said , "and as
sert their rights Instead of standing on the
defensive ail the time" He advocated pat
ronizing the roads which stood by Omaha
and the railroads could only do this , he
said , by building a { 2,000,000 depot.
W II. Taylor made a strong talk In favor
of prompt and radical action. It was simply
a question , he said , between a onc-hon > e
depot built by ono road and a magnincciii
depot built and occupied by all of the mads
Ho advocated circulating a monster petition
asking the roads to enter the Karnam street
depot and giving the roads thirty days to
take action , and If nothing was done In that
time a mass indignation meeting should beheld
held and a demand made for a depot com
mensurate with the needs of the city ,
IGNOIUJD BY TUB ROADS ,
Mr. Hospe called attention to the fact that
a petition had already been circulated and
signed by all but seven or eight of the re
tallera and large shippers , but the roads had
paid no attention to It
General Agent Philllppl of the Missouri Pa
cific was called out and made a moderate
talk In which he expressed himself In favor
of the Karnam street site as being the only
logical depot site In the city
Herman Kountze was loudly called for and
finally consented to address the meeting
Ho was opposed to the Parnam ttreet site
and advocated a policy of conciliation and
coaxing. He said It was an open question
whether It was best for the Interests of the
city to have one depot or two depots.
A general discussion of the whole depot
question was then Indulged in by a number
of these present nearly everybody being In
favor of doing something at once to force
matters to a crisis , several methods being
suggested. It was final ! ) decided to refer
the matter back to the Retailers' associa
tion with Instructions to consider what was
the hist manner to accomplish the desired
result and report progress at a meeting to
be held at some future time.
Before adjourning President Hospe called
for a rising vote on tlio Farnam street bite ,
asking those who favored it to rise to their
feet. Nearly every man In the room was.
on Ills feet in an Instant and It was not
thought necessary to call for the other side.
Slimmer KxvurMluiiN.
Tickets at greatly reduced rates are now
on sale to all summer re-sorts. For full par
ticulars call at Rock Island Ticket Oftlce ,
No. 1C02 Furnarn street.
THOMAS II , M'CtllllK HUTS Till : .IOII ,
. \lMioliilnt Itccclvrr < if ( lie ( .oriniin
SiMlnitM HniiU.
Judge Ko > or > eU > rcl y morning appointed
Thomas II McCnguo-recclver of the German
Savings bank , the amount of the bond being
fixed at $00.000
Before making the .appointment . Judge
Ke > ser said he hrfd given careful con
sideration to the numerous applications and
recommendations which had been made to
him by mall and cthorwlsc , and was only
sorry that he could not appoint half a dozen
of the applicants to the position. The ap
plicants and those who had been recom
mended by others the Judge said , Were
almost without exception men of high standIng -
Ing and men In whom ho had confidence ,
but ho had been pretcnted with a petition
signed by a number of the heaviest stock
holders In the bank asking for the appoint
ment of Mr McCague. Several ver > strong
reasons had been assigned why Mr Mc
Cague would be the best man for the In
terests of loth depositors and stockholders
Judge Ke > ser also said he should Instruct
Mr McCasue to wind up the affairs of the
bank In a speed ) and economical manner ,
and If It appearol after n reasonable time ,
tint the assets would not bo sufficient to
pay out without wilting an unroasonahlc
length of time , ho should ordci the receiver
to eonimctiLO suits against tin stockholders
In order thnt the depositors might receive
their money and the stockholders could
then do the waiting
Among the applicants for appointment as
receiver were A V Wyinan W. A. Foun
ders , C W. Uelamatre. A. H Burnett , A
P Brink , II I ) Irey John Rush W. O. Tem-
plcton , Charles Klgutter , Clmiles Walters
and H C Akin. A P. Tukej was recom
mended by several parties , but made no
application.
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.mien ori'nsmi rnu IMIOCHIIDHU.
Cniiniit A fret ( on Out * ( 'liuimnml Al-
Judge Gordon jcstcrday morning knocked
out a pollen court procedure that has
been made almost a custom by
prosecuting officers. H has been
adopted In cases where dlsordeily
women have been nnestcd on suspicion of
robbing Individuals , but in which there was
a lack of evidence In such cases a com
plaint of prostitution has been filed against
the women and the suspicion has been
Introduced as evidence. liven In cases where
v.omen have been prosecuted on the charge
of larceny from the person , but dlsehatged ,
n new complaint of vagrancy lias been Hied
against them In ordci that borne punishment
might be meted out In many such cases
women have been fined $ b and costs
Judge Gordon jcstcrday morning ap
parently put on end to such proced
ure by a decision In a case In
which Joe Rogers , n colored courtesan ,
tlguied as defendant , The woman
was arrested on suspicion of having robbed
one Willie Harris of $10. After the aiicst
It was found that the evidence was insuf
ficient to convict and a complaint charging
prostitution was filed against her.
In lasslng upon the ease Judge Gordon
stated that lie did not believe that such
procedure was morally right. He said also
that It had been turned down In similar
cases that had reached the district couit
on appeal. He therefore discharged the
woman.
.it IHJI : coiinovs vinw OK Tin : I.AAV
ThliiUN It IN Not n Crime ( u Himi
Judge Gordon Ihas made ; a ruling In
police court which Is looked upon
by police officials as likely to knock
out a resolution passed by the city council
prohibiting peddlers taking their positions
on stieet cornels before 4 o'clock In the
morning. The resolution had never been
tested , although a great number of peddleis
had been arrested In the morning before
o'clock. In each case they were charged
with lighting or with some otUer offense.
The point was squarclv raised in issue
Wednesday , however. * Five Italians were or- .
rested In the morning- 3 o'clock at Six
teenth Htrcet and Capitol avonuc. Their
carts VMJie standing in the Htrcet at the
curb and they were lying about asleep
They weie charged with obstructing the
street , but the main point raised against
them was that they had taken positions be
fore 4 o'clock
In passing upon the case Judge Gordon said
that he had no knowledge of any ordinance
which made It an offense for any one to been
on the streets before 4 o'clock. He had
heard of the resolution , but so far as he
knew no penalty was attached. He asked
to see the resolution , but the city prosecutor
cuter failed to produce it. The couit failed
to sec where the streets were obstructed
and lefuscd to fine the men. They were
consequently d'scharged. '
"VVOKIC OF Aii > MSIAY'S STOKM.
iiUT DiiiniiKfM tl > < Fire mill Po
ll < < Milrm S > NIII. .
The storm Wednesday night did very little
%
damage to the streets and alleys , no w ash-
outs being reported at the office of the Boaid
of Public Works. The tunning water was
the cause of a trifling loss and it also did
some damage to private premises. The
pipe leading from the roof above Crelghton
hall was topped up and some water leaked
into the hall below , but the damage was
slight.
The greatest damage was done by light
ning. The wires of Iho fire and police alarn
system were struck by a bolt which ran
Into the operators' room In the city hall
About .tv/enty fuses were burned out , prac
tically shutting down the entire system
The furniture In the room was set on fire ,
hut Operator Hathaway extinguished It with
his mackintosh before It spread It was an
hour before the damage was repaired and
the sjstem was again In operation ,
NotU-c.
A meeting of the Sixth Ward Republican
club is hereby called to meet at I' . O
Hanson's hull ( Twenty-fourth and Franklin
streets ) Saturday evening , July 25 , 189G. at
8 o'clock , for thtj pin pose of electing dele
gates to the State league , to meet at Lin
coln August C > F. W. FITCH ,
J. A. TUCKnn , Vice President.
Secretary.
MX Tlilrl > 1' . .11. Trnln.
of the
CHICAGO.
MIMVAUKCK
& SP PAUL , RY.
Best service.
EI-ECTRIC LIGHTS.
Dining car.
City olfice , 1G04 Karnam.
> n In Your dinner.
Low rates every-day to Denver , Coloiado
Springs , Salt Lake'City and other Coloiado
and Utali points
Exceptionally lowi rotes to Utah and Idaho
points almost everyeek via the UNION
PACIFIC.
Kor particulars call .at city ticket olilco ,
1302 FAI13&V.M STREET.
I'KIISOXAU I'AUAdUAlMIS.
Dr. Olfford has returned from his vaca-
tlon.
tlon.K
K Sonnenschcin or West Point w as among
the jesterday arrivUis.
J 13 Gossagc ofi the Rapid City Journal
is In the city on business.
M I * Hay ward nod I ) . P. Rolfe of Ne
braska City were Im.the elty yesterday
Will Gurley left for Chicago yesterday
where he expects lo remain for several
days ,
G M. Lamhertson , F. M. Hall and A
G Bceson were Lincoln representatives In
the rjty yesterday.
Mrs Robert Landeryou left for Leon , la ,
yesterdiy where she will visit relatives for a
month
Mlsa Irene Spangler of Cleveland , O , Is
In the city for a brief period while en route
to Denver
A L Hitchcock , who has been visiting In
thin city for several days , returned to his
home In Detroit , Mich , last evening
A C Townsend formerly of Omaha , v , as
In the city yesterday while en route from
Washington D C , to Colorado Pity. Tex
Nebraskans at the hotels J A Leltcr
Wahoo , P. M Knight , Alliance , Fred
Boehncrt. Arapahoe , J. V. Wallaee , Gretna ,
John J Murj.hy. Rogers.
Frank Puray. on of John B Furay , left
last evening for Louisville , Ky. , where ho
will permanently locate. Mr. Furay will
rcpicsent a large eastern publishing bouse .
PHTC fiti-iir i yn o pn t I\T n ITT
tUlb lIltKAASAS GRAIN RAIL
Missouri Pacific Drops Ton Ocnta on Eastbound -
bound Business ,
NEBRASKA POINTS ARE NOT AFFECTED
Cut Snlil (11 ( HimlliTii Muilc ( n llml
OIV ( lie Trmli- ( hut WIIH ( Jo In it to
( ! llliMein , TlirnliiK It
, ( o SI. l.ouls.
H looks as though the general reduction
In grain rates eastbound and southbound
that have Just gone Into ofTcct would be
followed by another cut that will principally
affect the Kansas market. The following
dispatch W.IB received by The Bee yesterday
morning from Kansas City and WHS declared
to be most Important by local freight men-
"A blttei grain wal In the southwest
seems Imminent The Missouri Pacific has
filed notice with tlio Interstate Commerce
commission of its Intention to make the
grain rate to St Louis fiom common points
In Kansas on and south of the Union Pa
cific lines 10 cents per 100 pounds less than
to Galvcston and New Orleans This action
In the Interest of St Louis will , It is said ,
bo met by other lines In this terrltoiy. "
Assistant General Freight Agent Wood
of the Union Pacific said "This Is very lin-
poitant. If true The old rate fiom Kansas ,
say Wichita , to Galveston was 27 cents The
recent cut was 7 cents , which brought the
rate down to 20 cents. Now the rate Into
St Louis , according to this dispatch , will
be 10 cents less than the rate Into Galveston ,
or 10 cents But this is more or less theo
retical. It's a theory and not a condition
thnt confronts us this time. On paper this
looks very bad As n matter of fact , It la
Impracticable to ship much gialn through
Gnlveston at this season of the year , no
matter what the rate Is No. the matter
does not affect the Union Pacific as tlio cut
applies south of our lines "
The olllclals at the Missouil Pacific olllce
had not heard of the m.Utei. hut thought
the leport not Impiobable H was said It
would have no effect on Nebraska tales ,
concerning the market of Kansas alone
It is said that It Is natural that the Ml sourl
Pacific should favor St Louis as against
Texas points for the potent leabon that the
haul from Kansas points to St Louis menus
much to the road while that to Galveston
would benefit the Missouu Pacific but
slightly The action Is doubtless In re
sponse to requests from St Louis grain
men
m\ici : KOU MM MUM : viIMIS. .
Oiniiliii MIIII'M IIM iiiloii lnsie-e-l | - < l lij
( Inlliillrouil Olllclnls.
Superintendent Cnlvcrt of the 1) ) & M
came up to Omaha from Lincoln yesterday
morning to Inspect tl.c practical operation of
a new device for sounding an alarm of the
approach of a train nt highway crossings
In company with a number of othti rail
road men and the Inventors he spoilt the
morning examining the Invention and its
workings at the crossing of South Seven
teenth street and the B & M tiacks.
The devic" is the invention of two
Oniahans Ilcnty C Betterman and Logan
J Everest of North Twenty-fourth street
They have been working on the scheme for
neaily a > - > ai past and have had it patented
Wires aio laid beneath the track and the
alarm may be set so that an elcctile bi > ll
will ring , or sign board 01 light may he
dlsplavcd , on the apptoich of the train
The distance over which the device can be
operated may be as fai as one-halt mile ,
flic inilroaders expressed their satisfaction
with the test. It Is not unlikely that
Superintendent Calvert will iccommcnd the
adoption of the drvlcc by the B. & . M.
system.
or Tii 1.3 "i.ow .loi.vrs" i . our.
Thfj Alimiiliiii Tliolr SuiiilnjTrlii < "
Sl.lrH I.ul.c.
The annual outing of the "low Joints"
that was to have been taken on Saturday
and Sunday next Is off. It must not be
Infcircd that any religious scruples of the
city passenger agents caused the abandon
ment of the ttip. There were other ob
stacles All the plans had been made for a
delightful trip to Spirit Lake , with a shoit
call at Sioux City. The Northwestern road
had generously provided for the transporta
tion and the use of a pi hate car.
But late Wednesday afternoon a slight lift
appeared In the sunlight which had sur
rounded the prospects and then it grew so
that big dark clouds hoveied all mound
and about the bright spot , and it was not
long before the expected holiday was com
pletely obscured in a storm that broke over
it. Discussion as to the selection of a place
on another road Is supposed to have led
to the failure of the institution , to which
the city passenger and ticket agents were
looking forward to with so much pleasure.
It a I ii AloiiMT KnIlvMi } I.liii-H
AH the local roads report that abundant
quantities of rain fell along their respective
lines Wednesday night. The best rain on the
Union Pacific was between this city and
North Platte , the depth of the rain varying
from one-half Inch to an Inch and one-
half. The B & M. WHS also favored with
considerable molsturo On the western and
the Wyoming divisions thcie was rain to
nn average depth of three-fourths of an
inch. On the not them division the fall
averaged an even Inch No washouts or
serious damages were reported , although all
the roadbeds were considerably softened and
trains ara being mn somewhat slowly today
in consequence.
The Elkhorn and the Missouri Pacific roads
also report good rains along their respective
lines last night. On the latter road it Is
still raining between hero and Topeka Rail
road men say that this rain will prove to
bo the most piofitablo for the crops of any
that has fallen this year The western
counties of the state , where lain was badly
needed , arc being well watered In the
central and eastern portions of the state ,
whciu corn Is about In tassel , the light rain
Is considered especially opportune and will
do an Immense amount of good.
AlniNi * or llull'Mi > Vlnll Srrv ti'i * .
One. of tl'O first Instances of the abuse of
the rallw ty mall service since the recent
Issue of Postmaster Geneial Wilson's cir
cular has just boon reported by an Inspector
In Indiana. A railroad of that state , o\vnlng
a number of elevators along its road has
been found carrying Its mull relating to
this business from ono elevator to another
In c-nvelopcu marked "II. R. B. "
The Secret of a Beautiful Skin
Bofl , vrhlto liande , fhapoly natiatid ! Iniurlnnt
hair , wllli \\liolcfumoerilp in found In Iba
perfect action of Iba i'm.rs. iiroduceil by CL'l I.
CUIt \ fcO M' , the mont cffutho utla iiurtBir.
and licauilficr la tbo world
. ' ' " " 'I (1w Vullh w ' 'l IVTT" nrro i .uCntv
KvAL C C
Full Set
TeetU. . . .
$
Dec. July it. 1KW.
Last Call
on the
Piles gradually melting away. Will th y last till Saturday
night , ' Less than 400 pair * left out of 1764 *
Big success of the 1896 sale
Thirty-six hours from the first appearance of this ad
our fifteenth Odd Pant Sale will be a thing of the
past. Just now there arc less than four hundred
pairs on hand , all told , and its a toss-up whether you
can find your size if you put it off till Saturday ni ht.
If you care at all about buying jjood trousers for
one-half their va'uc you will have to buy them bc-
tweenTTow and Saturday night or else wait a full
year. Men with waist measurements 36 , 38 and 40 ,
can buy six dollar pants for 52.25 some of the choic
est jroods in the lot run in these sizes 32 to 35 inches
long. People who like dark patterns will find the
$1.50 table an attractive place. The dollar table we
wont invite you to hardly enough left to make it
worth while.
MEN'S , AND CHILDREN'S
WHOLESALE FICUBES.
Friday and Saturday you have
did chance to invest a small amount of
money to get big returns. Now make
your choice of either of the following un
usual proposition ?
We advertised last week all sizes to fit the largest ol"
smallest , of men in tlio lini'st i-niles of moii'i ) biutb in func-y siml plain
vvoi-bteds mid ehciott , in nutit and nobby otlcctb
the kind of suit- , Unit we > und all ollu-rs haves
bee'ii boiling ull this beacon fieiiti $18 to $25
for n few days longer take vour pick o ! thc.so
line ouita ( think of it , S1U.OO for a S20 uuil ) for
Special sale of men's odd suit pants , choice
of about lifeOO pairs of line pants Friday anil
Saturday not a p.vii1 vvoi-tb lets than ono
fifty up to six fifty at $3.50. % 2.50 ,
. $1.25 , 9.JC and
We also offer several lines of men's suits made of
such fiunou * cassimores as the S.ivv yci1 & llarrib. Suits
that \\o bolel earlier in tl.o bCiixm at ilO.OO si nil
$11.00 ! and they are worth it today too
but to reduce our btcelc wo oiler uheiico of all
thcbo snitb Friday and Satin day at
To clean up all children's washable suits
( jnick TO olTor Friday and Saturday choice
of any biiit bi/u.s .i te > ! ) , mostly bi
5 , 0 , 7 and 8 north more than
double at O.'ic , TiOc , ai.d
A clean sweep in men's bicycle suits-
All W.fitl and i 1.00 bicj eilo hiiitb at . .S2.00
All $ l.f > 0 to $7.50 bicycle milts at .S3.F5O
All JS.oO to $12,50 hie yclo , uits at . .S5.OO
iloys" and child ] c'n'b woof suits for Friday
and Saturday at half of regular price.
They tell us that our soc straw hats sell else-
whoio for 7'u1 , and Unit our 2ic btriuv hats sue called lireruiiH ) ,
at other btoics bulling tlie-in at f > 0u and wo can iiiirtntco : you
tliat our lf ! ) line of men'i bttavv ImtH are worth I0ialso our
childrenV stiaw sailors that mild for OOc , go at 2Jo nml our
childien'o sail us that hold feir Uic and JtOc , fro .it l.'o.
You can wear a stiavv hat in this e-onnlry two months vet and vve can
tuvo you money , All oin iinc palm loaf Imtb go at $1,00 ; worth 'J-.UU. '
Tbe Keeley Institute
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Write for terms and testimonials , torrcrfpondenco con.hienllal
.air
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FOR YOUNG LADIES.
LEXINGTON , MO.
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ILLINOIS FEMALE COLLEGE
JACKSONVILLE , ILL.
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AMUSEMENTS.
SIX DAY AMATEUR BICYCLE RAGE
AT BIC Y C L EJ A R K , 17th a n d Charles Sts.
"
July 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , V'l and 25.
8:15 : to 10:15 : each evening *
ELEVEN ENTRIES.
Riders must average 20 miles per hour to entitle them to 4
prize. Good music by Seventh Ward Band.
Xext Attraction August 4th to Mli " CUPID/1 / tba Clown Dlvlog Ilorsi