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The Courier
Published Uvciy Saturday
Hnlereit In tho PnMofflro ul Lincoln a
reennd class nuttier.
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MiW YUHK UOM.HII
Krom tliu Hun: A Kill wus taken
recently before one of Iho city mug
Istrnte by ft pence oltlcer froiu Mnic
HuuHuni'tH. who wanted Imr held till
lid could take her buck to that Mate
under requisition. Tho magistrate
nskod what t'lo ehmgo against tho glti
vim.
"Stubbornness," rcpllrd the nfllcer.
".Stubborimess7" echoed thu iiuxkIm
triite, "why, Unit's no crime if It
I was, Hiiro wouldn't ho JuIIh enough to
hold the women."
"It's 11 Htatutory offense In Jlnmn
thusetts, though," wild tho nfllcer.
"nnil thin Kill escaped mini u ponul
Inntlttitloii. nnywny."
An ho snld (hut tho nttornoy-goii-rral
of Massachusetts Intended to send
papem to Albany for Governor OileH's
npprovnl, thu magistrate held thu girl
In custody.
A rrtmblis through Central park Just
now brliiKH up reminiscences of tho
teal forest. Park employeH may bo
troll chopping down trees and tutting
them up In short IoiikHih and lopping
oft brunches from standing treM hero
nnd there. Tho cut timber In piled
up much ns tho wondsmuu m ranges
lil wlnter'H Hiipply of fuel, nnd huapH
oi( brushwood dot the park here and
there. A stranger might ffet tho Im
pression that tho puik wits In process
of ruiuoval. but he would bo wrong.
For the llrst tlmi Hlnco the park wan
lnld out, fifty years rijfo, tho trees and
shrtihbory an being soleirtMcnlly
trimmed. Dctitl and dying ticca uro
being felled, overgrown Hhrubbery In
being thinned out and tho noil Is being
htrohgthened whercvei' It Iiiih beenmo
lniKjverlMhed. New trees are to be
planted to replace tliomj cut down.
The three worst street crossings In
town nt night are on Itroadway at
Thirtieth, Thirty-ninth and Fortieth
HtrcetH, when peoplo lire going to nnd
coming from theaters. At Thlttloth
Ktroot four theaters release their audi
ences, three about tho same time.
Often tho runt nro blocked, and the
yelling of cabiueu, policemen and car
riage callers mokes .1111 awful din.
Tho crosslnngH at Thirty-ninth ami
Fortieth ytrocts will not bo half so
bud now that tho opera season Is
ended. The carriages from the opera
limine caused most of tho trouble.
TCvery subscription night at tho opera
liroiiKht on an average, &00 carriages
to tho Metropolitan.
Turk Commissioner Wilcox comes
from Schenectady. He Ih a Ki'oat lover
of bores and knows a got. 1 horso when
ho sees one. He Is frequently seen on
tho spedway driving a pair of hand
some, bays In a light-weight runabout.
According to tho bills hi the comp
troller's office, tho horses cost JSOO, It
used to bo customary for tho city to
rny not more than $250 for tho one
horse given to the heud of n depart
ment, but Devery upset tho tradlt'on
during his rolgn ns chief of police by
getting nil $S00 rig. The cheap horse
and wagon for the ubo of city nrilclnls
hns become a thing of the past.
Probably the most exclusive organl
V sntlon In this city Is a secret-society
( lodge with only seven members, every
RBpinji wtowsmr. JSiajwmTi
ship of tho lodgo has never been
greater, although It Is one of tho oldest
In tho state. Its meeting place Is said
to bo the most luxuriously equipped
lodge room In tho city and tho para
phernalia owned by tho lodge repre
sents a small fortune.
The membership Is Just large enough
to fill In rotation the ofllces prescribed
by the constitution, and It hns been
agreed among tho members that their
number shall never be Increased be
yond seven. New members nro pro
posed only when vacancies occur
through tho death of old ones. As a
rule, a son or other male rolntlve of
tho dead member Is chosen to fill Ms
place.
The order of which this lodge forms
n subordinate part docs not look upon
It with unmlugled favor. Koine out
Hldcrs condemn It unequivocally, and
threats have been made more than
roicn Mini tho lnrtff-A mIwiuIiI 1i cnm.
polled either to Increase Its member-'
ship or to surrender its charter. Hut
the opposition hitherto has always
stranded on the lavish generosity which
the lodge displays toward all olinrlt
uble Institutions organized under the
nusplces of tho order.
A big lettered fctone Is set 111 the
-walk on tho south fiont of-the post
ofTlce. It Is hardly to be distinguished
from the rest of the concrete except
when a wet spell washes It clean.
Tilack letters In tho composition spell
"l'elletler's" and nothing more. Yes
terday a countryman out sight-seeing
with a city friend stopped to read the
legend.
"I thought this bete was the post
nfTrtco," he snJd.
"K It Is." replied the city .man.
"That must bo a stone put there by
porno of the Revolutionary dames. 1
guess It's tho namo of n Frenchman
that used to run a saloon here way
back In the old days."
A bystander took the trouble to go
Into the postofflce to ask about tho
stono. Tho superintendent thought
the name was that of the man who
laid the sidewalk, hut couldn't tell
positively because nil tho old plans
and specifications of the building uro
in Washington. Finally the oldest
employe was called In. He recalled
flint the stone originally read "l'el
letler's Patent Sldewolk." Forgotten
repairs have obliterated all but tho
first lino of the legend.
The best horsemen In the polite de
partment are the mounted men In
Central park. Th,ey have an advan
tage oven other policemen, because
they see good riding In tho park nnd
can copy whatever style Is hotter than
that they have learned from their own
drlllmaster.
Ono of the wealthiest members of
perhnps tho most prominent sporting
club In town Is happy In the prospect
of free shaves for a couple of months,
nnd his fellow members have u glee
ful tale of how It came about.
Tho man Is a fair hand at racquets,
but not such a crack that Tom, the
club's old barber, doesn't think hn
knows many a better. Tho other day
tho sporting barber watched him worst
two pretty good players at tins game,
nnd offered to bet twenty shaves that
ho would not win thu third match, on
which ho was starting. The man took
him and won, The next day ho was
playing tenuis and the barber appeared
with an offer of double or quits. The
limber lost again. With tho prospect
of forty shaves ahead of him and no
pay. Old Tom tried to retrieve
his fortunes on the toss of a rolu.
They mado It five shaves a toss and
thu barber quit sixty to the bud.
DECIDE TO BUILD A HOME
Meetlnir of the Country Club Vna
Held l.nst Wli.
A meeting of tho country club was
held at the Commercial club rooms laBt
night nt which plans for tho year were
enthusiastically discussed. II was de
cided to buy grounds and to erect a
club house this season. The club houso
will probably cost from $5,000 to $(1,000.
Grounds will be laid out for golf links
and tho country club homo will contain
a bowling alley. Tennis grounds will
bo provided and other spoits desired'
by the members will llud a place In tho
plans. It was agreed to spend from
$lfl,wo to I'iQ.OM for tho house nnd
grounds. Htock will bo sold at once
and bonds will be Issued. A commit
teo composed of V. W. Urown and M
A. Wan en was appointed to draft
idiiiis nnd another commit tuo on mem
bership was luiitiei). The memberehlp
will be limited, and thoso desiring to
avail themselves of the privileges of
the club are urged to maka early appli
cation for iho stock,
The meeting was ono of the most en
thusiastic ever held for such a pur
pose nnd thorto who are trying to fur
ther It sny that theio Will be no trouble
to sell the stock. Henry Mayer acted
as chairman of the meeting and Karl
McCreery as secretary.
It was related that n letter had been
received In tho city from Now York
stating that n mllllonnlii' Is soon to
Visit the city for a considerable period
mid that the privileges of tho golf rluh
wore desired by him. Those familiar
with thu present situation snld that
there. wan little to offer him and that
he might bo disappointed If he comes
before tho new club gets things in
shape. It Is the plan to havo the
ground bought and the bouse built for
the spring, nnd every energy of thoso
promoting the club will bo used to
lit lug this about.
There has been no definite settlement
on tho location for tho club. Heveral
pieces of html have been talked of nnd
ono of these will be bought If the right
kind of a prlco can be obtained. Prices
on thu land In view will bo secured nt
once and the club will hold nnother
mottling In the near future nt which
steps toward formal organization will
be taken and further phinn will bo de
cided upon.
WHERE HUNTERS FIND GAME
I'lmte lllver In Too Wide IVovr for
(JiMiiI .Sport,
Hitortsmen returning to the city from
Irlps out over the state In pearch of
ducks and geese report that the hunt
ing along the 1'latto Is the poorest this
year It has been In a long time, owing
to tho high water which makes tho
river very wide with few snndbars. Tho
geese hug the middle of tit' stream
closely and cannot bo reached, while
ducks cannot be found on tho river. A
row ducks are killed In tho ponds
formed by the overflow nlong the river
bottoms, but titer ate wary.
Home of the best bags of game mado
by local hunters havo been reported
trom those who have gone to Shlckley
on the Klkhorn. In Flllmoro county. A
party of Lincoln gentlemen who Jutt
returned a few days ago, say that th
hunting would be excellent there If tho
weather would remain favorable. (',.
W. llaynle, who lind a party of friend
In that vicinity a few days ago said
that there were plenty of ducks but the
weather was not favorable to securing
them. Nevertheless the purtv brought
back quite a nti..iber. Freight Agent
Kuhn of the Northwestern, spent sev
eral days In that vicinity recently mid
ho secured quite a number.
lleports from the northwest lake re
gion lndlcato that hunting will bo good
there In another week If tho weather
moderates. It Is said tho lakes north of
Whitman mid Hyannls will bo Hick
with ducks this spring, if the early
coming of the birds Is an Indlcatftm.
They usually arrive theru a ueok of
more later than they do on tho Plntte,
yet a Lincoln mnn who heard from
there last week says that a few had
been seen there then. Th., lakes are In
good condition to receive them nnd a
number of Lincoln sportsmen Intend to
go to that region shortly.
A party of local hunters are no? In
the lake region south of Alnsworth on
the Klkhorn, but reports fiom them
have not been received and It Is not
known how they have fared.
"There is Mlttlo use to go hunting
around Lincoln, or near Omaha." nlrt
t ..uoi.T.yeHIeroay. -ine gtouiul Is so
iiiuixunii,; mmciiu ijj- iiunicrs wno
have but a few hours to spare that thu
game Is wild and where Sucks are
found you enn't get within a mile of
them. However, I have noticed a little
fellow coming into town every morning
for a week with a hng of ducks I
should Judge an average of live or six.
He seenis to bo doing a steady business
with a gun that you or I could not kill
anything with."
WIFE MAY KEEP HER CHILD
Fattier' Application for IlnlivnM
Corpus DUinUieil.
Mudgq Waters yesterday dismissed the
application of John Mct'ouhu for a writ
of hat)cun corpus to gain possession of
'".In''0?; Il t,I'-'ear-oIii imy. now staying
wltlh his mother, who hns tiled a. suit for
dhorco iigiilnxt McConhu.
MrS. MC'l.'Ollhll riTfllllv Inf f hnrliliuh.nl
mid took wltlh bur the child. McConhu
tried to Induce tmr to live with him again
mid when theso efforts fulled instituted
habeas corpus proceedings. At attempt
was mado, to show that his wife Is of
immoral character and MctNmhn stated
that several years ho took his family and
his wife s parents to Klnmm's saloon
wnoro they all liecamo Intoxicated. He
hod choked her twice, once when ho
thought ho had reason to doubt hnr faith
fulness, and, at another than when nho
prepared to Ituve tho house In thu even
ing. He asked tier where she was going
and was told It was none of his huHlnuss.
He testified that she went out mid did not
eomo buck until the next day. On March
11, this action on hor part wus repeated
and when she caino hack he threw hor
ujion the floor and choked her. That day
she left, taking tho child with her.
Colonel I'hllpott nskPil to lmvo the police.
Judge called to tostlfy that K. D. Heck
had bteu lined for visiting the room of ,m
Immoral woman last November. Mc
Conhu. had said that Heck frequently
vlsltud his wife In his absence. W'hon it
was requested that Judge Cosgruvn be
called Iteck roo up in tho back part of
tho court room and said:
"i'oit needn't mind that, i m Hock. 1
was tho man arrested. 1 was lined for
visiting a woman of bad character. Any
thing cls7"
After tho trial Heck appeared In the
county attorney's (iftlee and usked what
hu should do If McConhu attacked him.
I to uhh told that hu should use all
possible means to cscapo hut If that bo
camo ImposHlblo he had tho right to de
fend himself.
The question of tho jiossvsslon of tho
child Is now before the court trying tho
divorce case. Tho parties had been ad
vised to leave tho mutter entirely with
this court and tho wife unseated to this,
but McConha did not consent.
HAS FILED DIVORCrsUIT.
&uyn lluubnnil Ih Daimrron nnil
AVnnt lllni Uentrulueil.
Mrs. Sarah McConha filed a suit for
divorce from her husband John Mc
Conha, yesterday. They were married
In Lincoln on May I, 1890, nnd It Is al
leged In the petition that McConha has
used profane language toward
her during tho last live years
and two years ago assaulted
and boat her. She says that
on March U ho throw her down and
choked her, Heveral days later she
left him mid their child, a little boy
went with her. When her husband
learned where they had gone ho
threatened her with a drawn knife nnd
snld ho would kill her If shu prevented
hlhi from taking tho child. This she
says ho would havo douo had! It not
been for tho Interforciico of tho polio
und others.
IcConlia afterward brought proceed
ings to gain possesion of the boy mid
Stnted that his wife had consorted with
other men. Mrs. McConha denied this
and declares her husband to b a dan
gerous mnn, mid asks that ho bo re
strained from carrying off their child.
She wants $5 u week nllmony and such
other relief as the court may uat fit to
glvo her,
Kmma Mnrtln who was mart led to
Hubert Martin February fi. 1890, now
asks for it divorce from him nnd nlso
requests that n portion of the $60 u
month which he enrns bo paid for the
support of herself and their child.
Cruelty nnd non-nuppnrt aro given as
reasona why slut should be granted a
divorce. Hho nsks for tho custody of
tho child.
PROVliS HERSELF A RACER
If. V Ml tlHiC HI. AIIOlT AH CAST
tih:v ,m.ki: tim:..
hi ?! Iltcfr. .Hootlniid. April l.-Tho
HImtnriick II! had trial yesterday a.id
showed herself superior to the Hlmmrock
I on all tho ixilnts of sailing on which
she was tested. Thu ynchH were out live
hours, and expert expressed tho opinion
tlial tho no bout demonstrated Hint In,
nno weather she li by fur tho fastest
?. i.l?fr if'0,1, c!,l.0,,, Tll r'l was
illioly In light winds and smooth Water,
nit under theto ton. Itluim thn challenger
beat thu Hhitinrock I as thu latter never
bpforo was benUm on either side or the
Atlantic
Hiitinhlna find a light sternly breeze had
succeeded the wild weathur of tho luit
w u?n,, "" ,"" was lost In getting Iho
two Hhninriicks off. Though tho breeze
was light It wan decided not to risk any
thing and thn cup challenger's working
topsail was accordingly set. Hlmmrock 1
followed suit.
The challenger was tho first to lenvo
her moorings, and looked tho picture
of a racer as she headed oft shore. Olit
m J,,JVrock ,my ,1,u wbul was so light
Si;. "7,.. ,.,"" """. '""re orirting tliini
sailing. 'Iho Hhamrock 111 slipped through i
the water without leaving a rlpplu and
ciitrled her head well up The Ural tlmu
the ehnlletigcr broke tack It wus appar
Vili "!'t by shot tenlng her tin Designer'
life hud produced n boat which was
fast on, her heel, even compnied with cup
racers. Hhn carried her way right
through tho turning, nnd wns oft on her i
now cuiirsu wiuiu I no older boats would
have he-n still looking at II. Ihus show
ing herself frro from the greatest weak
ness of tho Uhiunrock II.
o Attempt nt Set Knee.
.?'nur." wn" n" attempt at a sot race,
rno Shamrock I went olt over u inllo
ahead and then the sheets wcro trimmed
on both boats and u course wns laid down
the channel. Tho two yachts worn closo
liniilcd while crushing tho mouths of Holy
Loch and Loch Long and the wind was
squally .mil Uncertain. Thev both sailed
faster as they got a belter breeze and
tho challenger showed licisll to be n lit
tle tender In squalls but slw sailed with
her Ice rail Just clear of tho water.
Hho traveled fast and closed steadily
upon the Shamrock I. Under the moun
tainous Co wnl peninsula tho land broivo
cntuo truo and fnlrl frexli. im.l ilm
yachts went down channel on what looked ,
llko real racing tests, in which tho Sham
rock Ill's greater speed was demon- I
stinted. Hailing In the same wntcr and
no better served by tho wind the clinl- '
lenser pulled upon her rival llko 'hauling
in a rope, as the boats fetched down ,
channel until off Weymss bay tho Sham
rock HI lay better to the wind and sailed
faster Onilng this eight miles she had
closed on the Shamrock I by fully n mllo, I
and nt tho Hamu tlmo had edged quite a I
quarter of a mllo ftuther to windward. ,
Kxperts consider tills performance alone i
sulllclent to stamp tho Hhamrock 111 as I
being, under tho conditions pievallhig'
louay, uy inr mo rnsier racer built on
this side of thu Atlantic to competo foi
tho Amcrlca'd cup,
Tho wind fell off early hi tho afternoon
ns tho yachts reached out of Hothosay
bay, and along tho Bute. The Hhamrock
I at that time was nearer holding the
ehnlletigcr than on any other point of
willing. Tho Shamrock III, however,
still proved the better boat nnd gained a
little. Tho yachts then squared uway und
ran ncrosn tho Firth for tho Cambrno
shoro with little difference in their rela
tive positions. Oft Cninlirne the boats, by
arrangement rejoined one another mid
and stalled afresh on n long run to wind
ward ond back toward Hollies. ty yhore
Iti-Kiirileil ilk Crucial Test.
This was considered n crucial test and
It would havo been moro satisfactory If
there had been morn wind Uut m It wns
the Hhamrock III bMiaved excellently
tor wind than the older boat. On tho con
clusion of tho windward work a turn
was made south of Hothesay bay. Tho
Hhamrock I was again allowed to no
ahead half n dozen lengths, after which
tho challenger started In pursuit, and
with the bonts reaching fivo in the same
water and with tho wind practically af
fording them level conditions she not
niitv rapidly overhauled her opponent op
this board, but passed wldo to v.lndward
-v1 1'" n,i iT-v rfiiir'i.r.f "l,""t ff"T t'Ip
gained a lead of a uuarter or a mile.
Off Cloch Point tho challenger dropped
her stays, thus llnlshlng tho trial, i
Hir Tiiom.iH Tipton, in an interview
nfter tho trlnl of tho challenger, snld ho
considered that he had every reason for
tho utmost gratification nt tho result.
Hhamrock 111 had douo nil that could hn
asked of her, Ho thought thru tho trial
proved her to be undoubtedly the best
of tho Amrlca's cup challengers In his
opinion she was tho fastest boat allont
In today's weather and ho looked hope
fully to seo her do equally well hi heav
ler weather.
I). F. I). Ni'lll, a leading nmatour
yachtsman, who was the only outsider on
hoard Hhamrock I all day. said he was
satisfied that sho was sailed In an hon
est endeavor to secure tho utmost of
which sho was capable, and she was
honestly beaten. In windward work, he
added. Shamrock III completely circled
Shamrock I. but while he considered tho
now challenger a wonderful boat, ho did
not expect to find as much difference be
tween tho two racers In heavier weather
as was shown today.
WHSTCIIX I.HAIil T. SCIIKDn.R.
First line limited Caiiseil Too Much
llntlitfi) :U1Iciikc.
DF.NVKK. April 1. A meeting nt
the magnates of tho Western baseball
league will bo held In this city to
day for thu purpose passing on
the hchcdule for tho yenr. It wus
found that tho schedule iih drawn
would glvu u grcnter railroad mileage
than the magnates liked. Accordingly
Mr. Sexton has dtaw three more sched
ules which ho wishes to submit to the
magnates. The last he has mado up
has cut tho mileage greatly, but It given
a larger number of conflicting dqles at
Kansas City and Milwaukee.
It will also give certain teams seiles
of seven gumes each at one or two
towns during the summer. lUtther
than tako the liberty of drafting the
schedule, when there was likely to be
decided objection on tho part of some
of the magnates, ho thought tho better
way would be to havo nil the magnates
present when the schedules wero read.
Turf I'liniptuiy Suspend.
HOUTH 1IKNU, Ind.. March 11 -The
Benedict Turf und CoiiiuiInuIou company,
an Investment concern established vats
ago by John W llenedlct, who was lftfr
succeeded by Waller Curtis, hns suddenly
ceased opoatlouH. Tho company op -ruled
lu Chicago until recently, when, after pay
ing back about SJIo.Oto during a run
Moved to this city. Tho proprietors have
left town but before they left they sent
out n circular to scores of luvestoif, Mut
ing that they would not lose anything.
They carried nearly u hnlf million dol
lars of business nnd practically all tint
Is left is said to be horses valued at SlOo,
W0 now at tho Memphis tracks. Th'-ir
mall hero was Immense and a great baton
of it camo today. They had investors u II
over tho country
WILL ARGUE THE BOND CASE.
Judge Holmes Will Listen to thn
Controversy 'l'odiiy.
Evidence was heanl Tuesdny In
Judge Holmes' court on tho proponed
action of the county commissioners In
refunding tho old $100,000 Issue of Mid
land Pacific bonds. Evidence v air sub
mitted to tho court nfter statements
of what each side expected to prove
wero made by E. F. Pett's. for
Protestant, und Hawyer & Hnell, at
torneys for J. W. McDonald, one
of tho bondholders, It was agreed that
most of thn facts might be stipulated
nnd an adjournment wns thereforo tak
en until yesterday.
The application of John W. McDon
uld to become a party to tho proceed
ings wnti granted. Mr. McDonald tiled
mi answc with the court In which he
pleaded that tho county had been es
topped from pleading the Invalidity of
tho bonds by the payment of interest
for thirty yeurs, by the receipt in pay
ment of thu bond Issue of nn amount of
stock equal in faco value to thu bonds,
which It later sold for $?,000, mid Om
proceeds or the sale It has kept. J, P.
Hobnrd, who hail desired to upponr
with a protcBt, withdrew from the
CUM).
Mr. Pettis attacks the validity of the
bonds on a number of grounds, lie
lays purtlculur stress upon thu' cinhu
that tho taw under which thn bonds
were Issued Is tiiicoustlltttliiitnl, ituvor
having been propel .y prnsod. It wan
rend twice In the house, whcio Its title
wns iiiuended before passage, in tho
seiiiito another bill wiih substituted for
It, ho says, and therefore it never
pushed l)(li holmes, He. raises the
point also that It wan really a. stock
subscription to tho railroad. $100,000
of Midland stock being Issued to tho
county In exchange fur the bonds, nnd
this Is something prohibited by law.
Ht III nnother point Is that the county
(ould not Issue tho bonds" because nt
the time its Indebtedness exceeded tho
legal limitation or 10 per cent of Its
assessed valuation.
A similar controvetsy as to these
bonds emtio up In JSSO,' when the same
points, save as to the constitutionality
of tho law relating to bond Issues, wore
raised In u case In federal court. At
that time thu bonds bore- 10 per cent In
terest. Tho Issues wero nil uiiulo up,
when the parties cnme.to u sottlemvut,
the County agreeing to pay the Interest
If the rate was reduced to fi'4 per cent.
The case wiih then dismissed.
Mr. Pettis make the point that this
wits not nit adjudication of the question
of tho legality of the bonds, us the enso
never ciimo to u trial und none of tho
Issuen raised wcie ever determined by
a court.
Mr. McDonald's nnswer, which fol
lowed the statement of Mr. Hnell close
ly, raises the polii that this stilt lit
federal court decided every point In
favor of the legality of the bonds snve
thnt of tho constltutlorinlity of the act.
Mr. McDonald Is the owner of ono of
the bonds. Ho claims thnt the
county by paying off two of these
bonds und by attempting to refund mid
paying Interest for thirty years has
loiogulKed the validity of the bonds.
He shys the county received $100,000 of
tlie stock which it afterwards sold for
$3,000, a sum It lias retained ever since.
Mr. McDonald oays that the assessed
valuation of the county In 1871, when
the bonds were voted was $3,225,607-, and
In 1S72, when they were delivered to
the trustees, wns $!,K29,S27, while at
that time the Indebtedness did not, ex
ceed $:tr.,000. If It Is claimed that the
Valuation nt the time of voting Is the
proper criterion then the previous In
sue of $lr(,000 Midland Pacific bond,
oted In 1870 nnd delivered In 1871. was
null mid void mid should not he Includ
ed lu the llrst computation, as tho in
debtedness then was $210,000, while the
I'HseHscd valuation wns not ten times
an much, being but $l.r.2,099. He In
slsts, however, that the 10 per cent.
Inhibition does not refer to tho total,
but the Intention was to prohibit the
giving of inoru thtin 10 per cent, of thn
assessed vnltintlon to any one company.
Ho Insists also that the recitals In the
bonds estop tho county from doing
un thing now, mid the fact that It
treated the company ns n corporation
nt the time preventH It from quu.itlnn
lng It was u corporation hi law.
CONTRACTS F0Ft SIDEWALKS.
Klglity Let to Contractor it ml Slxlj
i'bree Permits tlriuilcd.
Eighty contracts to xbulld sidewalks
havo been lot to the city contractor
since January 1 and In Iho same length
of time sixty-three permits have been
granted to property owner for tho same
purpose. Kevcnty-four other sidewalks
havo been condemned and piohnbly will
be built (hly summer. No work has been
done on tho city contracts and noi'ji will
be done until there Is no likelihood that
lrost will Interfere. About seven blocks
ot brick walk havo been laid by propel ty
ow tiers.
The sidewalk ordinance provides that
no walk shall b built except or stone
iirtlllclul stono, vltillled or haul burned
brick, glass or Iron, or a combination of
such materials. Tho walks must con
form to specifications prepared by tho
cltv engineer after a permit has been
ohlulued from tin street commissioner
Nearly all the wtflks laid are of brick
In the business portion of the city all
walks must extend ifrom the lot line to
the curbing and no mo shnll be les than
four feet wide. No M'ooduu sidewalk in
bo repaired exceptant It bo temporarily
or fpr such tlmJ";ilyfcbo necoswr.ry un-
ffM'f.i'wwMianWwm im "mi
PM?
CRUM IN CHARGE OF OFFICE
Negro Collector of Custocis Io-
Htnllfil nt GiuirlcHtoil.
CHARLESTON. S. C March nt -W.
D. Critrn took chnrgo of tho custom
house ns collector of tho port, having
taken the oath of oillce lust night. There
was an Immediate tender of resignation
by tho chii-f inspcettr or customs, a white
man. There nas been some lalk hcie of
an application to the courts for u re
straining order against Crum s exorcising
tho duties of oflleo on tho ground that
the president may not HU vneuuetes ex
cept with tho 'advice nnd consent of tho
senate where the senate hnd had an op
portunity to pass upon nominations. Tho
matter has been brought to tho notlco
of the mayor, and It is mild ho has re
ferred It to tho corporation counsel tor
consideration
FINES TELEGRAPH COMPANY
Slate of MIiiiicnoIii I'mptiNc to Pun
ish Western t'lilou,
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., March 31. -Tho
county nltorney. lu the namo of the slute
of Minnesutu, hns commenced action
agahibt tho Wi stern Colon Telegrnph
company to compel It to pay u flno of
ono thousand dollurs Imposed by statute
upon the corporation because It bus
failed to pay tho license, required by the
stato law. Tho company has made an
swer that Its Minnesota holdings me
A'orth Jhw.lKKJ hut It does not have to pay
a license because tho statute Is contrary
to the constitution ' f tho t'nlted Stntes.
The case will be trP-d lu the April term
of court and will decide If thn llrenso
law Is constitutional.
WILL NOT ATTEND BANQUET
Senator Siiifinl Denies Invltnlt t
-AinerlciiH Club.
SALT LA ICE, Utah, March 31. Sena
tor Heed Smoot today denied that he
had been Invited to attend the Amerl
cus club banquet in Pittsburg on April
27. The stutuinent that he had been
Invited occasioned comment In the east
and ministers mid women's clubs in
augurated u movunvnt to prevent Mr
Smnot'H attendance. "There never has
been such an Invitation," said Mr.
Smoot. "Certainly, I have never re
ceived one. More than that, I do not
expect to get oncV
CHICAGO ALDERMAN HELD UP
Itobl.cd of Three Hundred Dollurs
lu u Crimdcd Saloon,
CHICAGO. March 31. With lexell'd
pistols three robbers this afternoon, In
sight of u saloon tilled with working
men, held up and robbed Alderman Na
than T. Hionnoi of three hundred dol
lars lu currency, took a ring from the
linger of Ills companion, Jacob Kes
Hiier, und leaping Into the victim's bug
gy, drove oil' unmolested. The alder
man was on it campaign tour of tho
saloons In the lumber district,
LOQKS'LIKE VOLCANO ASHES
AlUiill MibNliince Accompanies
Slum er lu Idaho.
WE1SE11, Idaho, Miimii 31.- During a
heavy shower last evening tluiv was a
lull of homii white ulkalal iiibHtaiicn.
Windows were white with II and It had a
snlty taste Many poisons were of the
opinion It was volcanic ashes,
can seeTntrangement
Paris Paper Wnlebliiu foiled Statu
nnil IJeruiiiiiy.
PAHIS, March 31. The Journal Des Do
bates had a two column lender on lu
cent Incidents which tho puper claims
show tho growing lleriuauy-Aiuerican es
trangement. Try to Lynch Candidate,
LIMA. IMu, March 31. A dlfiitch
from Cuzco announces that flu police
thorn wltli difficulty indented th hitch
ing of Fernando Hemlumlo, the cmiilldnto
of tho liberal ulllnncit lor the preuldciiey.
who Is no canvarslug tho south of ll;e
rfeujblle.
NOT TO BECOME GOVERNOR
(ir,.NUii.i, wood n.vs oTiir.u wnitic
in imiii.iitim:.
WASHINGTON. March Sl.lt wss
i stated nt war department today thnt
i General Wood Is not to become gov-
crnor of the Philippine!) as a successor
, of Governor Tuft, even should tho III
i nrss of the latter enuso his resignation,
i (leuernl Wood. It In ninii.,1 Ih tint to
Intrrfcio with conditions In the Moro
country so far as they relnte to religi
ous practices and slavery and polyg
i my. The war department has deter
mined to treat tho Moros according to
the policy adopted for the government
of the American Indians. Guided by
the reports of American olllccrs, llko
those of Captain Pershing, tho depart
ment Is convinced thnt this Is not the
time to nltnmpt Innovations among the
Moros. La ler. when the United Stutes
authority Is more fully established the
gradual extenctlou of slavery nnd siip
piesslon of polygamy may be nt
tempted.
MANILA. March 31. Lteutotinnts
Iteese und Nlckerson, who commanded
the Fhst nnd Fourth companies, re
spectively, of Macnbeliu scouts, when
tho latter defeated the main body of
Han Miguel's force Mnrch 27, nnd killed
the Filipino leader, have been recom
mended for commissions lu the regu
lar army. Lieutenant Flnlayron has
been recommended for promotion In the
scouts.
Otto Dorter, of the hospital corps,
who participated In the charge, shot
five of San Miguel's men and lost his
own arm, has been recommended for it
medal or honor.
Governor Taft has directed tho con
tinuance of the campaign lu Itlzal
province. De Is determined to disperse
the roinnnnts of the Insurgents nnd
bandits who are still lu the field.
Five native volui tecrs who betrayed
the constubulmy garrison nt Dos,
province of Albny, have been sentenced
to death.
.1 nines llensan. the defaulting cashier
of the board of health, who was extra
dited from Shnnghal, hns boon sen
tenced to ten years' Imprisonment.
Tcl of lllg (Iiiiin.
WASHINGTON. March 31,-Kver since
ho maneuvers lu the Caribbean sea bo-
Mill lusi winter the iiny department has
V!riWn.u'hi".K t,k' .b, K"" W0,K "f lo
American ships and n separate sheet In
tho department nhows exactly the results
obtained from every shot llred In target
piaetlco on every ship. When tho mull
avers began thu practice was not very
good because of the large amount of gtoJii
material In the crews, but tho reports
show a steady Increase In prolleleney th.it
Is extremely gratifying to the general
board here. Last week Commander Ins
low brought a report of exttaordln.iry
practice b the Massachusetts with me
big turret guns and now conies n report
from the little battleship Texas of intl
aso fiirno that Is ut least satisfactory.
This shows when engaged at tat get prac
tice at l,wi arils tho target measuring
twenty-one by seventeen reet high, ono
pointer iiindo 100 per cent of hits, another
,0 per cent, and many over W pr out.
MocVciigli Will tin to Tlie Hague.
WASHINGTON. March 31.-Tho presi
dent has selected Wnyno MticVt-ngh of
Pittsburg, who was a ' member
or tho cabinet of President Onr
Held. to represent the Lulled
Estates nt The Hnguo when tho
ni bltrntlon tribunal considers tho ques
tion of preferential treatment us between
the allied and tho non-allied powers hav
ing clul- is against Venezuela. In vlow of
tho smallness or tho clalniH of some or
tho non-allied powers, It Is not Inrprnh
ablo that Mr. MncVeagh may bo re
quested also to assume charge ot other
Interest! than those or his own country
men. Otherwise thero will be n most for
midable array or legal talent to present
some rather luslgultlcnnt Irsucs,
Appeal In reunion Cases.
WASHINGTON. March 31,-nurlrg the
month of Mnrcu the Interior dcpatinicut
Jhro'.tgh Its board nt pension npnenln. dls
!'wWlP9MJtil llMHllrrd-ii,npenls Hn.nem
slnn cases, which Is three hundred 111 ex
cess of the record for any previous month
In the history of tho department. Assist
ant Secretary .Miller expresses the opin
ion that nt tho present rate of iucrense
tho tlmu Is not far distant whru pnslnu
appeals can ho disposed of within ulxty
days nfter their filing as against the pre
sent average or eighteen months. There
ar0 now about fourteen thousand cases
on appeal In the ofTIro and about six
hundred new ones nro received each
mouth
Colonililiin CongrcNK In Muj.
WASHINGTON. March 31.-Dr Thomas
Iferriin, charge d'affaires or the "oloin
blau lT.U Ion, uald today that In- believes
the Colombian congress .will meet not
laur than May 10. It Is assured at Hie
legation that complete returns rrom ihr
late election have not yet been made Soir.i
of thu districts nru reached from lingoiu
only In a most round-about wav which
It Is snld, would account for dclio In
determining tho results of the election."
The regular session of the Colombia! con
gress meets on July 20 next.
Willi to Judge Sleet Appointed.
WASHINGTON. March 31. -Senator
Hipburu of Idaho had a conference with
the president today, during which lie rec
ommended the appointment of Judge Wil
lis J. Sweet as t'nlied States attorn-y
geiurul for Porto Itlco to s.irceed Attor
ney General llarlnu, resigned. ,lulg'
Sweet was L'nlted States attorney for the
tittltory of Idaho under President Har
rison, served two jears on tho uupitme
bench of li'nho and was n member of the
Flfthy-second and Fifiy-thlrd 6ongrcses,
.list Meeting for Ten Weeks.
WASHINGTON. March 31-Todny's cab
inet meeting was the lust mat will be held
for nearly ten weeks. Prcsldarrt Uonscii
will leuve the "Ity tomorrow to be abs -ni
until June 0. The meeting tnduv w id
brief, the time being taken up largely in
n discussion of the president's Itinerary
mid a decision on some minor department
al matters.
I'oslofflce lut Htlgiitlon.
WASHINGTON, March 31. -Tho investi
gation of matters at the postofflce ik part
incut Is progiesHlng qulcily. Tho liU'cctl
gallon was begun by direction of I'jul
master General Paine and with his full
approval. There wero no now develop
ments In thu case.
lllll'fliu Chief ItcHlgll.
WASHINGTON. March 31-K. K. Eivsll.
assistant chief or the bureau or chemistry
or the department of agrlculiuic, lias ie
slgni'd, nnd Dr. W. D. liigelow, who Ji.ih
been In charge of the food laboratory of
the bureau, has been appointed hib mi.;
ceasor. TrliiK lo Hcxoiie Clei tliiuil Men.
WASHINGTON. March 31. -At thu in
stance of Senator llaiu.u and a number of
other Ohio people the wute department Is
making earnest efforts to succor a little
band of Cleveland men who wont pros
lectlng in Honduias. In tho party was
Dr. W. II. Gillespie, J. G. Pomerne. Kiod
V. Goodrich, F. F. Wlloon and J. 10 Lin
coln. They were last heard trom at the
mouth ot tho i'atuoa, on the nouthe-iHt
const or Honduras, whore they worj re
ported to bu exhauhteii with no boat to
ir.aku their way to a seaport. Instructions
havo been cabled to Admiral Cnghlnir nt
Puerto Curtez to send a boat to tho te
ller or tho party.
.uIoiih III 'I'll lie I'p Hie Debl.
WASHINGTON, March 31. -Frond, nil
nnclal houses are contending with Amer
lean. llrltlHh and German baukors fi.r per
mission from President Castro to take up
the Veniiisuelitn debt Mr llowiin tod.iv
received Information from Cnrars Ilia'
llio French minister was In frequent com
munication with tho Hauquo Deseomptoh
with a vlow to t diverting the Veneui-lali
debt and establishing a French bank at
Caracas.
Aetl in Treaty Indelliille,
WASHINGTON, March 31 - The Colom
bian legation lias received a dlHpuich fiont
Kogotu In reply to an itiquln mm aiuc
Ing that the ditto for tlm convening of
tliu special session of the Colombian i ti
gress lo uct upon the Panama canal treat)
has not yet been llxid by thu prcsidim.
It li Illicit I Ions i; a elm n u cil.
WASHINGTON, March ,11. Itnilllcitions
of thn Cuban leelproclty treaty wero ex
changed by Secretaiy liny mid Minister
Qucxndn at 10 o'clock this morning m lip
suite department. The tiealv will not be
proclaimed until thn I'uiicd Sulfa con.
gr.4J acts upon It.
NOTICE.
Notice Is harnhy given that tho I'hlD
hftrmonlo Hoclety of Lincoln, Nebraska,
has been orgunUrd und Incorporated. The
ntinio of the corporation is "Tho Phil
luirinonio Hoclety of Lincoln. Nebraska."
lite principal plnco of transacting its bus.
Iiieis Is in the city of Lincoln, Nebraska,
Tho general nature of tho business to tie
transacted Is for tits advancement of mu
sic and to eiicouniKO Its study, to purchnss
music, and to acquire, buy, own, srll,
lmo or rent such real etnto an may tin
neccssnry to curry out thn objects of the
corporation. The capital stuck Is oua
thousand dollars, divided Into ono hun
dred shares or ten dollars inch. No in
dividual shareholder can nt any time hold
moro than ten shares or slock. The
corporation nluill commence business at
tho limn of Hie adoption or its articles
of mcoi notation nnd shall terminate Jan
uary 1, 1932 No indebtedness of the cor
poration shall at any time bo Incurred.
Thu iiffuirs or the corporation shnll bo
conducted by a hoard or not exceeding
soven tt usters OflUrrs shnll consist of a
president, vlco-pri'slilnni, secretary nnd
treasurer.
AI.1JX HMItOKIt.
F. M. HALL, President.
Secretary.
NOTICIi OF FINAL ItlSI'OHT.
r.stnto No. tSt of Piter lloctin. de
ceased, in county court of Lancaster coun
ty, Nebraska.
Tho lnto of Nebraska, To nit persons
Interested In said estate, tnko notice, that
tile administrator has Hied a flnnl account
ninl report of his administration nnd .a
pttitlnu for Hunt settlement nnd dlgehniiTA
ns such, which lmvo been set for hearing
borate snld court on March SOtli. 1903. at
1 o'clock p. in., when you may appear and
contest tho same,
Datctl Mnrch . 1!3.
(Heal.) FHAN1C 11. WATICUS,
County Judge.
Uy WALTKIt A. LUESi:.
Clork.
No, Ha.
Au Urdlunuo
Bubmlttlng to a vol at the legal Tours
uf the Lily of Lincoln, Lncimur county,
Nebrnaku. at the iroiural city election to
bo hold lu April, 1W3, u proposition au
thotlzlug the ma) or und council of said
city to borrow money und pledgo the
credit and piopurly ot suid city on It
rtcguiitiblf bond in the amount ut (W.Soo)
Thirty. four Thousand Five Hundred Dol
lars for the purpose or constructing cer
tain fcownr extensions described In the
body ot this ordinance, pfcKcrlblug the
form ut ballot, thu plucea und time of
voting mid authorising tus suld mayur
and council to levy a tux on ull taxable
propri ty of s.ud City of Lincoln In addi
tion to all oilier tuxes fur the payment
of uld bond und Intercut iheieou as lbs
sunie inuy become duo und puublo,
lie it oidulned by Die Mayor und Council
of tliu Clt ur Lincoln, Nebraska:
Section 1, At the general city election to
be held Li thu city of Lincoln, county ot
Lancaster, and mate uf Nebraska, ou the
keventli duy ot April, VJj3, Ihors shall be
submitted to n Vote ur tin legal voters of
suld city the lollowlny; propoHllluii, vix.
Hhull the mayor unu cliy council or 111
city ur Lincoln, Luncustvr county, be au
thorized to construct sower connections at
follows: uf A covered uiorm water sewer
6 by 10, tithe! brick ui concrete, un N
street from the east side of Fourth street
lo tho west side of Flint street, west
to the new channel of Suit crock; (b) a
clrculur storm water kewer four feet In
diameter on li street from the east side
of Klsihth street to tho weal side of
Fourth street, (c) extension of 11 street
storm wuter sower from Thirteenth to
Uuvenlccnth streets. M-lnoh vitrified pipe
sewer, with the necessary cutch basin
cunnestluiii (d) extension of the H street
storm water Bewer from Twenty-seventh
und K streets east on It street tu Twenty
tlghth, south ou Twenty-eighth street lo
p street, thence cast on V airuet tu Twenty-ninth
street, thuuee swutli to O attest;
(e) extension of the cuublned storm wa
ter sewer und fcunltury lower on Nine
teenth street rrom Mnelvonth and J
streets to the alley soutx uf J street, lb
inch pipe, und lo alley Wwtwoen G and H.
1-Inch pipe; (f) extension of combined
sower un J, K and L strata from Twenty
first tu Twenty-second Ureets, le-lnch
tlpe und extension uf combined sewer on
I street from NlneteeMh to Twentieth
streets; (g) storm water culvert on Twenty-seven
tb and Starr atxet, 4 feet by 10
teot, brlcit or coucretef and to borrow
money and pledge tn iweuit and property
of suld city of Llucoh upon its negotia
ble bond in the umou,tl 0f Thirty-four
Thousand Five IluuOed Dollars (131.600)
for thu purpose of cuiiructlng said sewer
exleneloiiB, and to fivy on all taxable
property in said city -it Lincoln In addi
tion lo all other takes an annual tax
fur thu puyment or Me interest on said
bonds as it becomcf Hue, and a tax to
nay the Drlnclu.il o aula bond when it
ahull hccuinowy, i
sec. i. i tie uauoi suomniing ara
proposition shall hue written or primed
thereon subsutitlulll the rollowlng:
"Shall the city or Lincoln issue bonds
in the sum of lhlity-Jour Thousund Vive
Hundred Dollaiu W) to construct cer
tain sewer extensluna li said city, and to
levy a tux for puyin-U of prluclpal and
luluresL" ca.
"blmll the city of Lincoln Issue bonds In
thu sum uf Tnlrty-tMur Thousund live
Hunted Dulluib iWW) to coruiruct cer
tain suwer exleiisluui ill said city, and to
levy a lux fur puyrut or prluclpal and
lauiedi." No.
bee. 3. The vote umo ald proposition
ahull be hud und uUtou at the several
places lu suld city wro thu said general
elly okcliou ou said lay kliall be held.
bee. i. The pulls ihu said election
shull bu ouen nelwec the houm of eight
o'clock u. m. und b en o'clock p. m.
bee. b. The judge ind cieras fur each
voting pluce ut sulo. enerul city election
shall kuup said uulU ,u lu a separate box
and muu le turns u.ereof tu the mayor
and council or salt! hty, who shall can
vabs thu vule and de aro the result there
on ut tho llrsl regular meeting utler such
election, or us soun -4iuroufler ua practic
able tito. 6 Should a ru-ijorlty of the ballots
cuet at suld electlot Hu in the unirniatlve
or for said proyol-.ion. then the mayor
and council of suld my shall be author
ized to construct vie newer extensions
heielubeloie utbcrh-eu; and to Issuo the
boud.-i of Bald uuj ind levy auch taxee
m thu iiiiHb ui.M ot iho puipjas uad
upon the cuiiuiuui.i 4pcciitu lu ihla ordi
nance. uec. T. It bhall U .he duty uf the mayor
and clerk ut aiJ !li of Lincoln wneii
to lIlMirucUU u ' uidlauce UJly passed
by thu m.tui una iouiku uf suld city, to
vifcu ami aU'l i.ihl Liu ml b ulid affix
tiwitto ihe 'em ui iiu cu uf Lincoln.
btc. U. '1 tic i,i ul U.fiui koult uraw liner
t'.t at lilt rate u( t, pei lciiI per uaauin
Horn tun u.t.e ot l-.cir oet,aiy, payable
eeiit. .ii.iuatiji, a iX lii.n ei lu be evl
uiiik . u cuupuns i- emu aiiached. Said
oullut. shall be utavd paut,u lu neater,
uiiu-icnih each ea' afiui in tenth year
und ull rtueem.iutt; 11 the uptluu ot the
city ut any Uinu -.icr lea .urs from
ihclr date, unu shal' tear dute ur in duy
uf their dullvui, ,ml thu Interest and
prlnitpui uf tuiu b.nu shall be payuble
at thu Ncbiubhu f laeal Agency in the
cliy uf New lurk tounty uud suit of
New York.
bee. II, Uefore negotiating; the sale of said
bunds, the mioo knd cuunoll shall la
vile blda theiclul by giving thirty dus
notlco Uleruor h tvvu newspapers pub
lished and or gexeiai circulation In the
city of Lincoln, td suld notice shall re
set ve to the in.v ur und council of said
city of Lincoln vhe ntnl tu reject any
und all bids reeled loercfor. The suld
bunds ahull bu swd ft', cttuh to the best
uud httihesl lesjwtisibtu bidder tlierofor,
but In no cubu ..uitl unui bonds bu aoiu
I for less thin i ton ai ot lam value there
or. ac. 10 The prvfeOn uf the anle of said
buiidi aaa.i uu ,1.1 lu the treasurer uf
Ihu clli of i. H "O iloiiiri. lately uu the
u.ile thereor uau ,.tii be placed by snld
treasurer to ln k.riru!t or in sewer fund.
taatd bunds shal1 be Ueudiulnaled "ilewor
Lxlenslon lJonui Belies." The money ob
tained therefor uall be used for the pur
posea herelnbefiKe specitled and the neo
caaury expeiiBes lounicled therewith anj
for no other purpota,
tiac 11. The propuultlnn for the con-
ttructlon of said sewer extensions, the Is
suance ot said bonds and the levying of
the tuxes herein provided shall be pub
lished fur at least thirty days prior to
April 7, 103. In two newspapers published
and In Benerul ciiculallua In the oily of
Lincoln.
This ordinance shall take iffWi and be
In force from and after tte passage, ap
proval and publicatlou according to law,
Jatrviiwed by Wns. Albera.
Passed retrnaxr U61
Approved JTebruwy 10. int.
II. J. W1NNBTT. Mayor.
Attest: THOa. H. PHATT. City Clerk!
teal.)
1'iti.it i: in: oiin ion a month.
Captain Ireland leport tor .March
shows nlnety-threo arrests during tho
month Meals served to prisoners in the
i Ity Jail uUTtibcMil 7IS. at com or J7I.50.
There urn onl five prisoners In tho Jail.
Two of them were tried Tuesday morn
ing Thev are Lewis Slnudlsh. John (.'i.t
uiiT and John Don, who wero arretted on
suspicion of being Implicated In tho llur
llngioti train inbbery last October, otto
ItouNch, who Ih charged with, ninllrl.iut
destruction of piopertv. and iLi t t'on
ratl, vviio Is mild to have assaulted a Kill
lu a house on the luvvitiuds.
Oifnrtl mid l'iiiitlirl,lKi t'ltiillengr.
LONDON, Mnrch 31.-The Oxford-Cam
bridge nthletle authoillt.H cabled lo Har
vard and Yale today that the I'higllsh
universities ale now piepareil to accept
. . 1.. II t , I I...-. .....I I V'..l ..
'I . III. I( lltall ...,lll ,,,l,llll 11 . ( IlliU III!
inn alliletlu iiKuting lu Louduii this jour.
No, HI.
- u i... AN OllDINANCM
ofihn VflT.t0 e Yoto. ot '" Sl voters
Nnl.rn.U, lV -.f J"Co'". IJlUCnsler Cltlllty,
in wntt,iu.i t"' tfueral city election
JR--A','l'e , Proposhion authoililna
tne mayor and council ot said eitv to
Pmtr,erVtv,".V;,0y.l1,U ,"" '' '"
oVwi. rt.y. "U Cll' ",on IU necoilublo
Uf ?,.1.!0..?.n,, 10,l". "'r tho purpuie
of oonsiructlng nn oluctrio llhtlni; plain.
Snfi'Ciri,.,l,l,rM,2 ?Vr"1 of ," "t Jl"e
Lai,i Vo.,.0,. yr"," "na ""ll'tlllilllg iho
jiald council to levy a lax ou nil the
xu ' i,0.Viro,,,r.,y 0 '",,', e,,' "' Htldith...
to ul olher tuxea nr thu payment, or
nil bonds nfd Intcnat tiiciVon au tlti
it "''.'"A"1."? u?cm tlue and piyublo.
0 rl ii,-d1 ilo'1 ti1'" fMor iind council
H.fiil,h.ity.1f Li"lu, Nebrnitkai
Bectlonl. At the geliernl city election lu
tie held lu the City of Lincoln, County or
iJiriciisier and Htutn ,.f Nvtlfli, "...'. ,i
! ,'"' '!!,y..0'.A',r''.' A, U. JIW,, thtio shall
? T ,.""..'"'.."' " voio oi trie ecu votrra
0mRW .c.uy lno '"!" I"K iriiposith.n. vis
City of Lincoln, Lancaster County. Nu
bruakii, bo uuthorUed to coiisutict ill thn
Hlce PumpliiB Utailon mi Uctilu llglitiii
"'!,.lif."5', "rtia u,ly uf "Ulhcleiit cuputi 5
.1 If lh",,,,rc1".u' ,. VMHb ana chy
h llOlligs of r-ald oit, to boiiovv inoi.rj
mid pledge tho credit and propyl) ot autu
cliy upon its negotiable bonus to uii
?i!n!.'I.U ",ul u0ediii blxty-llve TltotiHind
Ioibtrs for the purpose of constructing
said eloctrlo llglning pimu and puioniia
lug tlin app itincoa ami iw.iom,.i '
I r.LoesHiiry tiiorufor and to luvy ou urn trix
uTi ..!,.. "Vf "l "'"" cu "' nutiu on to
"'.'. "or tuxes on annual tnx rot the
p.iynuini of tho Interest on snld bonds H
clpui of suld bonds when It shall become
.,.H,'ct,?.l., a .The, "Mint sbbuilttlng uaid
ptoposition shall huvu wrliten or prltnJu
unMVho"orr.U.rUy WrUUn 0r ,,r,IUrd U,mo
Shall thu city of Lincoln Ibuuo bonds In
0 ,UI" t Wixty-llvo Thousand ijoiiara
to conatriict ut tho Jlico Pumping tlia inn
2iV.',0.ulr'?i 'BnHnar.Plunl for llglitll.g h"
.,.?e.,,,i Hl,,,y', ""ka u,,a clly buhdliiKH
mid !UtercVayt.W rr I"tJ""e"t ot "
jus,t,h,' .Kff ufnlSSJSSTiS
to conatruct at the lllco Pumpii i Hint I on
"" "' iiKhting piunt foHiK l ",,
"lr"u'' , ey. Parks mid city hulldhivs
SSS hufe11 So. IOf ,my,"C,U f VtiU
tioWv,v & r ZV
ornl p uces in Bi,i city where tho sild
?u!.L V fUcUo " ' y "ball oo
.ifi1!.0" ; T!"! "0l18 ttt.u' "' election
ISi.'-.iV fiuil hot ween the hours ot right
o clock A. m and seven o'clock P. M.
Section C, Tlic Judges and olerka ror cacn
oiliig pluco ut said gonerul city election
ahull kepp nnld ballots In a separate box
anil make returns ttiereof to tho mayor
nnd council of anld city, who nluill can
vara tho vote ami tleclaro the reault lliore
on at the first regular meeting niter mich
election, or as soon thereafter bh praclleu-
Hectlon 0. Bhould a mujorlty of tho but
lots cast iipeu said proposition nt suld
election bo In the ntllrmitUvo.or lor suld
proposition, then tho mayor ami council
of said city shall be authorized to eon
struct said olcotrlo lighting plant and to
Issuo bonds and levy audi taxes at thn
Umes for the purposes and upon the condl
lions thereinafter spcclllcd in this oresW
nance.
Section 7. it shall bo tho duty of the
luuyor mid cloikif said city when so In
structed by nn ordinance duly passed by
the mayor and council of snld City of Lin
coin, to sign and attest anld bonds und
nillx thereto the seal or tho Cltyof Lincoln
Hectlon S. The nnld bonds shall draw
interest nt tho rate of four per cent par
annum from the date of their delivery
payable semi-annually, said Interest to hi
evidenced by coupons thereto attached
Hnld Ijondu shall be drawn puyablo to
benrer one-tenth each year, after the tenth
year, and all redeemable at the option of
tlie city at any time after ten years from
their date mid shall bear dute of tho day
of their delivery and the Interest and prln
clpnl of said bonds shall be payable at the
Nebraska Plscul Agency In thn City of
Now York, County and Btate of Now York
Hectlon 9. Before negotiating the sain
of said bonds, tho mayor and council shall
Invito bids therefor by giving thirty days
notice thereof In two newspapers pub
lished and of general circulation In tfalil
city, and said notice shall rererve to th
mayor and council of said city tho right
to reject any and nil bids received there
for. Tho said bonds shall be sold for cash
to tho beat nnd highest responsible bidder
therefor, but In, no case shall Raid bonds
bo sod for less than the par or face valuo
thereof.
Section 10. The proceeds of the solo of
said bonds shnll be Dutd to the Treasurer
of the City of Lincoln Immediately on the
sale thereof and shall be placed by en Id
Treasurer to the credit ot tho "Liehtlngi
Plant Fund." Said bonds shall be de
nominated "Ltghtlns Plant Bond:', First
Series. Tho money obtained therefor
shall 'be used for the purpose hereinbefore
specified and the necessary expenses con
nected therewith arid for no other purpose
Section 11. Tno proposition for the con
slructton of said electric lighting plant,
the Issuance of such bonds and thn levy
Ing the taxes herein provided shall be
published for nt leuot thirty days In two
newspapern puollslred nnd of general clr
culntion In ould city.
This ordinance shall taJco c.fcot and bo
In force from and after its passage, ap
proval and publication, according to law
Introduced by John B. nisl.np us un
amendment. Pureed Ma rah 2. llMf.
Approved March 4, ma.
II. J. VINNKTT, Mayor.
Atteot: THOS. H. PKATT. City Cleric
(Seal.)
Notice to Creditors.
listato No. 1720 of James II. Auld, do
ceased, in County Court of Lancaster
County, Nebraska.
The State of Nebraska, ss.: Creditors of
said estate will tako notlco that the time
limited for presentation and filing of claim?
against said cstnte Is October 16, 1903, nnd
for payment of debts is Muy 2, 19M; Unit
I will sit at the county codrt room in said
county, on July IB, 1W3. at 2 P. M antl
on October 15, i903, at 2 P. M lo recelvo,
examine, hear, allow or adjust all clalmi
nnd objections duly filed. Hated March li,
1003. STIANK It. WATKHS,
Soall County Judge.
By WALTER A LEI5SB.
Clerk
SCHOOL BOARD LAW.
The Act Applies Only to lltr t'lly ol
Lincoln,
Htatc Superintendent Fowler has re'
reived many letters inquiring about Hit
r. umber of members of school brard
to bo elected next Tuesday. The In.
(lUlrers lire under the Impression tha
H. It. H2, recently signed by the go
crnor, applies to nil cities. It did vvhert
llrst Introduced, but It was itervvar' .
muvtiideil to apply only to ttio city o"
Lincoln. Another school bill, now li,
the h.fnds of the governor, 11. It. 2U
Is applicable only to tho city of Soutb
Omaha. It bus ulso reducid the liinn
bei' of members, of board of education
from nine to live, one to be elected each
year. Superintendent Kowler believe
tills Is u good plan and he would llk
to see It adoptetl In ull titles.
The Nebraska stwto teachers rcudlnfi
circle board which met ut the olilco ol
the state HUppfinUudent lias adopted
three books for 190.1-4 with the stipula
tion that teachers be required to rentf
nt least two of them In older to receive:
full cretllt for reading i licit work for
that year. The books are its follows:
"Heading: How lo Teach It," Small
Louise Arnold; "The Mot'n.l of Kctlla.
tlon," MeMurm; "Teaching ot Kng
llsh," Chubb.
The Lincoln Bell company of tho, ctt)
of Lincoln, has Incorporated with
cupltal stock of S0,O0O. The Incur porn
tors nre John J. Vursley uud Albert t'
Kimball.
Tho Hank of Olotivllle, of the town of
Olulivllle, 1'l.iy county, has re-lncor-pora
ed with n capital stock of $12,im0
The (owii-fnniidri Land company In1
tiled n.'tlch" of Incorporation signed by
Mark Morrow. William A. UoBord n i
11. 11 Bitldiigo, The capital sto. k H
$63,000 and Omaha Is the principal place
of business.
BATTERS HEAD WITH AN AXE
Kutlier Miilllnfet llod of Sinn W"hn
KIL'eil Ills llnnghtcr.
I'HILLICOTUK. n.. March 1 t
coroner's luqunst upon tho hodb i
I'llitrltv Htoits uml Forest Mel 'old
Kouth "Halnm, It was developed thnt
father of tlm Uilll'tleleil Kill hint batt'
I'M
thn bend of .McCoi'tl with lltl itxn uft
tlm Mtilcltle hritl cut In throat. No in
hart been found for Iho murder ot M
Stints. ,
Moiltann lux j. Milk ilvur-bul II
mostly water.
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