Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 14, 1885, Page 5

THE DAILY BEE--WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1885. am:_—___——:“——‘:—:—'—_'___— THE CITY COUNCIL. A Short and Unevenifn! Session Last| ’(.flm. | | Dumiseal of Ruane from the Poiice | Force and Appmnatment of Five New Policemen The city fathers met session last Anderson, Bechel, m, F Furay, Redfield, Thrane, and Acting Mayor Mar, ErTION ox From Acting Mayor Murphy, return. | ng without approval an ordinsnce pre viding for the construction of water | pipe maius, stating that the ordinance was in conflict with existing ordinances. Veto sustained. From acting mayor, stating that he had appolnted F board of pa resigned. Confirmed. From acting mayor, approving an ordi- nance levying a special tax to cover cost of curbing and gattering certain streets. From Clark Potter, stating that he had | sustained severs injuries ‘:y falling into 1 an excavation, resulting from careless grading, and aeking pecuniary assistance from the city. Refarred. From Eben K. Long, secretary of Masonic temple craft, asking for the re- mission of intercs: and costs on taxes unpaid on Masonic property. Referred. A number of bills were referred to proper committees. From property owners of South avenue, petitioning for the establish- ment of grade of saidstreet from Leaven- worth to southern terminus. Referred From Sewer Inspector McLesn asking for a thirty days leave of absencs. Granf From Assessor S. Wakefield, stating that his deputy had made a mistake in the assessment of personal tax of James Sraill, any suggesting rectification. Referred. From C. K. Tarner, protesting against and overlevy on his Howard street property tax. Referred. From property ownerr, ¢ lling atten- tion to the d sidewalk on Caldwell strzet, Saunders and Plerce. Filed. Report of city physician for December. Filed. n ragniar weekly Present, Messrs, 3 night. Hascal Woodworth, {UNICATION a member "i hn Wil batwean From Patrick Desmond and Cle Ole- eon, tendering the'r resignations ss po- licemen. Accepted. From Capitol avenue property owners, protesting against the proposed paving of said avenue during the year 1883, Re- ferred. From H. G. Hsrte, presenting error In valuation of property. Referred. From chairmsn board of public works, tvcammending payment of paving claims f J. B. Riley & Co. Referrad. SRR e ng the pay- | ment in fall of contracts on paving work done by Willlam Mack & Co. From eame, presenting approved esti- mates of city engineer cn public works. | Referred. RESOLUTIONS. By Leeder, ordering construction of | certain sidewalks. Referred. By Hascall, that the city marshal cause the removal of the house of John Krek from Webster street, between Sixteenth and Seventeenth. Adopied. By Redficld, that t.he street commis- sioner be directed to fence the sidewalk at the point where it crosses the creek nesr the nail workson Seventeenth street. Adopted. By Behm thata pew assessment be made on St. Mary’s avenue sewer ditrict No. 13, said aseessment to be made less main sewer. On motion of Redfield. sewer district No. 15 and 19 were in- cluded as well. Referred. REPORTS, Finsnce and claime, allowicg Sundsy ills. At this point the usual bone of con- tention, the report of the pelice commit- | tee, was thrown into tho ring, snd s | “merry war” was the resulte -The com- | mittee made two reports, minority and| majority. The msjority repcr: was pre- sented with reference to officers Buckley and Rusne, the pugilists of the police force. and recommended that both officers be retained and fined two weekspay. The rirecommended that both be the consideration of the msjoriiy report an animated discue- ensued Councilman Hascall thonght Buckiey bad acted in self-d fense, while Rusne had been on the ag; gressive, Backley ought to be retained, Ruane dismissed. Ford, on the other hsnd, wanted to induce the conncil to exarcise exccutive leniency; while Bech- el took the opporite position, snd taought thst too grest leniency had already been exercised, and that it was high time for summary measures in purification of the | police force. Thrsne, who hsd signed the majority of the police commiitee, defended his position and said that he believed, as the two men had made glow- ing promises of reform that they should be accorded at least one mors trial. A motion was carried that Buckley be retained and fined two weeks' salary. A second motion, made by Bechel, to the effect that Raane be discharged from the forcs, was carried, all but Ford voting 1n the affirmstive, From Gas [uspector Gilbert, reporting on the Omaha gas company’s oills, Ad- opted. From committee on gas and eleciric th. reporting on certain bills, Adopt- From acting Msyor Murphy, appoint- ing as new policemen, Josepn Rhodes, Andrew Crawford, Rollln Firth, Fred Fuller, Charles G. Bloom. ORDINANCES. Levying a special tax on property in alley paving district No. 3, to pay ocosts of cartain public werka, P-nd. Levying a special tax on certain pmp~ to cover cost of curbing snd En ing Slx(vnmh street from Izard to lnhn~ las. i L-ryln.n pecial tax on ocertain prop. erty to previde for consiraction uf oer- tain sidewalks. Pamed. Ap pmnzmmnq- to pro- wvide ll:wmmlmmn. walks. Passed. fi propriativg moneys out of special fon tnpny for specified public 'ork t0 committee on finance and The council held « short preilminary seesion sitting as & board of equallzation @ assessment of taxes for improvements o certain stree's. Report of board adipred. | the house. | rested on the charge of forgery, missed on the ground that the cnm\'r.Aim! was incomplete in not specifying the dis- rderly persons to whom he had rented The motion was entertained Judge Beneke, and King zed apon his promiss to clear { the female evil-doers within favorably by was dischin his house three days. "K Coroner ice court plaint Ma 1 m his against b0 commenced, ¢ ce court, A Decision i A Brace of Divorce Suits in the Dis. trict Court, The attenton of Judges Wakely and | Neville, of the district court, was yesterd to the hearing of argument, | »n application of counsel for a writ of babeas corpus, o the oase of William | H. Haynes, the Papillion station agent| accused of forgery by the Union Pacific railroad. The circumstances of the case are peculiar. William Haynes was formerly the joint station agent of the Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific at Papillion. On Dac. 2d, 1884, his station accounts were “checked up"’ by a traveling sudltor of the Unlon Pacific, and he was discharged from the employ of the company. Oneday later, the travelingauditorof the Missour: Pacific cameto Papillion, and apon check- ing up single and double accounts, it was found that there wes due on through bill- ng, the sum of $247.78 from the Unlon Pacific to the Missouri Pacific. Haynes, at the direction of the traveling auditor, drew a draft for that amount in favor of the Missouri Pacific road, on the Union Pacific. He was shortly afierwards ar- on a complaint sworn ont by the U. P. officials. It is alleged in thecomplaintthat Haynes, at the time of drawing the draft, was no longer in the employ of the company, and-hencs his act was one of forgery: while, on the other hand, it is claimed that Haynes was the joint employee of the two companies and could not be dis— charged without an accounting made by representatives of both. The arzuments for the defenss were made by A. U. Hancock of Papillion, and C. A. Bald- win, of this place, while Messra, Fergu- given Pacific compsay. The writ of habeas corpus was granted | by theeourt. Haynes declsres that the suit was brought against him as an act of mali- cious spite on the part of cartain ®aion Pacific officers connected with the wudit- ing department and whom he hsd previously had trouble. He will enter a suit for heavy damages against the com- pany. A decree of divorce was granted to Mrs, Clara P. Higby from her husband Ira P. Higby. Grounds alleged, those of drunkenness and failare to snpport. A petition was filed yesterday by Geo. M. Baily, praying ‘or a divorce from his wife, Jane L. Bailey. Mr. Bailey allges that he was married to his wife in Buf- falo, N, Y., some eleven years ago and lived hapily with her until 1882, when he was cslled out in the Nebraska postal mail service. His wife would not come with him, saying that she did not like it west. Many times he has written to her asking her to come and live with him, but each time she refused with the novel ples, ‘I don't like the west.” The matter of decision in the injunc- tion suit of the tax payers of sewer dis- trict No. 19 is still held under advise- ment. The court adjourned until Thursday morning at 10 o’clock. THE NEW ENTERPRISE The Pottery and Tile Factory Hoen to be Opened. Amongihe new manufacturioginteresta now in the final stages of development, none, perhaps, presents more points of interest than the pottery and tile factory, which is soon to be opened in this city. son & Shropshire represant the Union || ANNUAL REPORTS. The Reports of the Secretary and Prasident ot the Board of Trade at Monday Night's Meeting. mat year ( maha has made | progress both in popula and improvements, and but for the oity wouid hsve had one of the useful market houses in the It is to be hoped that the new this matter th there is nothing smore ng th P In regard to other matters the &ecu tive committee will give full details of the operations of the board d paet year, and the | tary will show our fina give statistics of what has been accom- plished. And now, gentlemen, [ desire to thank you for the honors you have con- ferred on me as president of the board, and for the valusble assistance you have rendered myself and the officers in carry- ingfout its plans. Respectivlly, N. B. Fawoxser, President. RPPORT OF SECRETARY GIBSON. The secrotary presented the following: M. President and Gentlemen of the Board f Trade: At the close of the year it seems fn- cumbent upon the officers of she board to farnish a report of their past doings, and aleo to indulge somewhat in the hopes and aims of our fatare. In tak- ing a retrospective view of our past bors we csnnot but feel a pride in the many public improvements insugurated by this bosrd. Especlally do we refer to our paved streets, in which no other city in the union of the ssme populstion can boast of equal progress in the sams space of time: and it does honor to our city and help to its mercantile interssts to be lifted from the slough of despond which characterized our thoroughfares through the mouths of travelers, one of the best psved cities, in its business ram- parts, into which they asvire to trade. The grading and sewerage of our resi- dent streets have been prosecuted beyond our expectatione, anda halt has beencalled in that direction in consequence of its excess, as too much of a good thing may invoke a reaction, which is detrimental to economic progress. The total cost of the public improvements reached $1,500,- 000. The board appointed delegates to the convention at Washington in February last In relation to the Missouri river im- provements, which we belleve will resuit in good, and, eventually, our river front will bacome a permanent landing throngh this source. Congress passed one of the bills char- tering a bridge across the Mies Omshs o Counc!l Biuffs, for railroad snd wagon purposes and we hope the time s not far distact when work will begin on this structure, as we deem it one of the grestest strides in the fature of our city to have this commuaication that a wagon thoroughfare may unite us with our neighbors on the east side of the river. Our market house project, one of the best things to be done for the general public, is not desd, but sieepeth; and, slthough when the project was ripe for the building, it was lald amde by the council through the decision of its legal adviser, that we couldfnot]use the ctreet, although railroads are givan such privil- eges without stint, this matter will one day rise in its might and demand this great boon for the people, In Mayl ast this bvard was 1 to one of the finest excursions e from our ciry by the cou ality of the B. & M. and railroad officiels. Two hundred and fifty- four of our members and friends availed themselves of an Invitstion extended to this board to visit Chicago, and never as 50 large a company tained or experienced a more entertain- ing trip than on that occasion. whole company it was a plessure, and It redounded to the profit of the grest cor. poration, whose liberality was well A reporter called, last evening, uoon Mr. Sidney Smiih, president of the newly organized Ncbraska Tile and Pottery company, and a conversation with that gentleman developed some in- teresting facts. “We expect to open our factory, veady for busincss about the first of April,” said Mr. Smith, “‘or st least as soon as spring s fairly commenced. We shall employ from fifteen to twenty men to swart with, shall probably, from time to tme in- crease our working force. The factory will turn ous tiling, pressed brick, snd terra-cotter work, We have sltusted in this city & bank of the fnest clay, which having been carefally tested has given the best results. There has also been pt by the compsny, some 300 la:h:?dhnd nesr Louisville, Nebrasks, which atfords a fine |nl-lltz of kaoline. ’I'hl fire bricks made from Louisville cisy very fine, as hard as filnt and highly dnnhlc while the clsy I think will give nlnh: when applied to the manu- of tiling. It is now being tested ), in the manufactare of sewer fge % i G g e i: HE Wo § ex- to order the balancs of mnflg_uz‘::‘anm-n. The press. will be of the celebrat- drus make, of Des Moines.” is the intention the company, u which sometimes amounts to ten dollars & thousand. The officers of the company, a1 at pres- ent organized, arc as follows: Sidney Smitn, president; Thomas Gib- Police Points, The case of Philip King, charged with keepisg & 'disorderly house on Tenth stzcst, near the Republican building, was called in the police court yesterday aftersosn. King, through his sttorneys, Measrs. Wakely & Burnbam, asked that the chwwe preferred agsinst him be dis- sop, secretary; J. A. Wakefield, treasur- er. Directore, Henry Gibson, Samuel J, Howell and Geurge Prescott. L — A few dsys since a cable message was sent fren Melbourne, Australis, to Lon- don and delivered in {wenty-three min. placed. During the past yesr our stock yards have been completed and South Omaha looma up with considerable dignity as an addition to the extended limits of our future grest city of the west. The packing snd slsughter houses are substantially built, and leaseZ for a num- ber of years to one of the larzest beef and pork packers in the United States, and we expect the mture of] his establish- ment will surprise us ail, and add _'muy to the wealth of our city. The U. P. railroad tracks are on the side and through these yards and packing house, and the B. & M., with lts commendable enterprise, has built a track through our city on the same points, to compete for the grest expectation of its future bosi- ness. The advance in real estate during the past ‘yewr, although & desrth in sales for a few of the latter months have been ap- parent in consequence of the stringency of the money market, still holds good, and business lots especially retain their advance, and owners are not anxious to sell at present prices. uilding boon in five blocks snd has been unprecedented, forit has exceeded apy previous year by over a million dollars. We can safely estimate that over four million of dullars hiss been invested In permanent and substantisl business houses, palaiial residenc#s, and preading in every nd cur present clty Our mercantile interests have endesv ored to k::s pace with the ivflax of pop- alation, the retail trade has gener- ally been good. The vhulufla depart menta of trade in our ci'y as s supp point to the vast country to which 1his is the gatewsy could be doubled without doubt by doubng the stocks snd making an extra effort to secure the enure trade of the grest northwest asnd south, permeated by the iron rails to and from out el y. Flouring mill —Several visited Omaha the cating a flouring n conaged in regard parties year i view ha utes. The distance by land and ses is 13- 398 miles, and the message was ‘‘repeat- ed” eleven times. attempt running | Dnr‘m uri from | . To the |* | | me [ ar i | has been submitted | vision, in view of entering upon s more | extended platform for the |t board, many necessary been made which wer f the board. the way or the futare usefulness his board in ntile sphere, in t! dmly trade board a building sh etermined that present status ul mittee on location of lot decided om t‘\e southwest corner of Sixteenth and| Faraam streets as eligible for the r. pose, and the board ot directors acquiesc. ing made an offer to the city authorities of $13,000, and on the accaptancs of this \.e matter in shi that our architects may present plans for a building 66x132, four stories and hasement, that will be an honor to our city, ag*a public edifice ded- icated to the mercantile interests, there- by flling a void long felt in rooms speci- ally adopted to the purposes of our bueiness population. To meet the requirement necessary for this board to parchase and hold resl es- tate, articles of incorporation under the state law have been prepared, and after criticism and amendments adopted, 50 that we are now only awaiting the coun- cil's decision of sale of the real estate to ensble our board of directors to proceed in the erection of s public building which will eventually inaugurate an en- tire change in the markets of our city in such commodities as z-mm stock. pac beef, pork, lard and produce of every de- scription, and will bring the producer and consumer, or their agents, neater to- gother. (Great anticipations are basad upon the erection of mber of commerce of metropolitan proportione, and this board is prepared to proceed with the work when the lot is secured. Entering now upon a new ers, with bright prospects for the future of tho Omaba bosrd of trade—as & trade board —doffing the swaddling clothes of a citizens’ associstion nuly-—-\n which ca pacity it has shown emergency presented in inaugurating and g00d; we call upon the business men of our city to rally around the insuguration f this enterprise and give it the support which i& requisite for the accomplish- ment of the objects In view, and it w redound ten fold to the mercanwle in- terest of our city and state. The statistical porticn of my report it is impoasibie at present to present ax our whom we are inebted fur infqrmmtion {5 the compilation of the same, atanot yet prepared to give figures to January 1. but we will audenvur to present them in due time for publicstion. The board of directors have performed arduous duties daring the pest yesr, promptly responded to every call of your secretary when the business of the board demanded their attention. With kindly remembrance to the mem- bers of this beapd for their attention to calls when public progress required their sanction to matters of general import, hoping that the co-operation of commit- tess and members during the yesr before ce to accomplish the sreat end n view, I submit this report. THOMAS Gr Secratary. - ——— Concerning Import Duties, . Thomas H. v department at Chicago, an important relzure of no duty and who is in} the government official here into ies, being interviewed pedirect f snt of the for er in New York. In this the actual foreign value upen which the mb ud is concealed and of the appraisers the iuum,v value are almost nnsurmonntable, there being as many 55 & thousand different grades and qualities goods alome paseing throngh the the _Sppraisicg officers at lateSecrstary Folger valuation of -nactment of the jpen the bat law was the demsnd of 4 committe from the cusmber of commerce of Now York and was drawn up by lawyers employed 1 them; and it is stated a large amount of money to see a bill through wae raised among he past yuae oue o nstitation | © Sfer, wo are now waiting before putting | § | — The Weather To-ia 11 — weathe tuced its Capital 8 om: shape of | | moment. President Wa | held his firet reg ur's FirstyReception. o president eason to. | | Mrs, Hatton. . Des Moines Improvements, Lis Mosvs, Tows, January 13, The State Register will print in the morning a volummn. ous detailed report of the building improve- ments and manufscturing and wholesslirg statistics of Des Moines for 1884, Buildiog improvements for ths year are 83,348 64, manufacturies $15. 0, and wholesale bus iness $54, 464, 900, — A Dishonest Professor. Lovisviuz, January 1 ence Martin, principal of one of the city public schoole, resigned and b Ic xuc at faro, e l'\cnnr and <tood high in ¢ fostering improvements for the public | city county, railroad and other officials, | & m- | the importers who are charged with ucder- valustion, The gentlemsn (Mr. Waters), who reported the resolution passed by chsinber of commerce snd a member of 4 Europesn house of Megro, Porter, Grase & Co., snd mansges their custom house buaness in this city. Tmus Bouse is peculiarly a representative of the for ejyn mmufucturers, geperally their business being wthe sale of geods on (un' account. An examination of information furnished to Secre- tary Folger shows that in the first three months of 1885 about two hundred mveices of this firm were found to be undervalued, mostly invoices of silks, nbboms and velvets onsigoed to them sale on foreign sccount, It appears that not ssiisfied with having obtained the re- peal of the penallaws covering the evasion of ihe revenue, these zeatlemen desire to have congress do sway with the statute which pre- woribes an additional duty of 20 per cent whenever merchandise is found to se undervalued to the extemt o ten per cent. They find this law exosedingly burdeusome, and propose to sub- stitute for it the provision that wienever an invoics s found to be undervalued, snd the importer is dissstistied with the appraisers’ valuation, the governmentehall for be reciestst to taks the goads a6 invaice value with ten per cent acded. other words they mauke ihe government the purchaser of the goods at & profit t lsimed thau in lsun‘u lr:-dc, o — line Sraune , I of Springficld. secretary; W. C. Gavard, Lawrence, assistant secictary: J. W, Baun, ghield, easurer. Miss Dubois was re inted curater of the museum, At ameetis w-day the STATE BAR ASSOCIATION hose B, §. Edwards, of Springfieid, cent; Bloford Wilsan, Springfie d, poIll e » them greater it is State Board of Agriculture, || Junuary 135, —The State | Board of Agriculture elected Charies . Mills, | mmsndery. ods Market, —Dry gosds—In al specialties there is mare colored aud nothing dong but b request. _Flannel and growing ingui burned, md \\ alter M‘ ITISON WaS hurt. ——— Death of Gen. Bynd New York, Jagusry 13 Rynders, a prominent figure politics for nearly ffty years, and who was known as ““The war horse of the democ died suddenly to-night, reside Gen. ~heridan he Naticnal Rifls Death of Governor Ha CHEYENNE, January of wyoming, m. Hale, gov- tary, died this even- appointed formerly remded at (len al on Fridsy. He will Dexven, Junuary 15, —This evening Gene ral Hamil ssic: ‘“An agreement hus been made by Ex governor Routt, Ex-senator Caf fee and = strength thereby Gored b, Little My Honra, dsughter of Thirteenth restaursnteur, was dsnger- ously injured Sundsy morning by sored by an angry cow. The I i ears old, ex r, where Wy »be of a peaceful nature, kepl. e ulnnl et ipont i the being e cred the pre- wae . oss Modell and her Modell were arreste of James McVey, the city male canine rthe in moiual consent, Dess due to said and all claims szaiv bim for pryment. Mr twna No, Dated at Omahs, Decembs: zned. 14 Harr ey street, 1564 Cnaxues M. LGRTOX. HExgy T. Claks aorr) ke DISSOLUTION NOTICE. OMAHA, NEB. January 1, 1885 The pertnership herctofore existing between 1. i Badgley and N. W. Merri1, is (his dsy disselved by wotasl oomeent, L. . Badgley contivuing ihe bus. ine-s under the mame of L 8. Bacgierd heretafore, i 6s1-14p N. W. MeRi THE MILD POWER CURES.. UMPHREYS’ e e —pectl Proseriviomsof i eminent Pnnam =S impl M.nn ure, 35T OF PRINCIFAL TE ers, . .‘mm-um. lls.h-rr_g.l‘um LL. - 25 v--—fi ot Painful Periods grfio_lfl-flg Whites, oo Profose Furiods jervous Detility. ois R A T Wasting i s ok of L Heast. Papitesion LOO PEOIFIOS. o mm- =] MAX MEYER & BRO Arenow offerine N g FACTO v PR Ci |The greatest t oargams ever seen in Omaha (200 ORGANS!! 100 PIANOS!!! FOR CASH CR ON INSTALLMENTS Also great reductions in Diamonds, Jew- elrv. Clocks and Silverware. CO. MAX MEVER & The only importers of Havana Cigars, and Meerschaum Goods in Omaha. Whelesale dealers in Guns, Ammunition, Sporting Goods, Notions and Smokers’ Ar- ticles. % »xn’ (N THE CHEAPZST PLACE IN OMAHA TOBUY Fell=ReN:ITeli=fet Is AT DEWEY &STONES One of the Best and Largest Stocks in the United States to Select From. NO STAIRS TO CLIME. ' ELEGANT PASSENGER ELEVATOR LA GE R FRANZ FALX BREWING 50 BEE R. Milwaukee. Wis. GUNYTEER & COC., Sole Bottlers, G A. LINDQUEST & CO. 1206 Farnam Street, FineTailors Wish to announce that they have from this time marked down ALL GOODS, and will for the next 60 days, make a reduction of 10 per cent. Overcoats, and sure fit. S Suits and Pants well made Now is the time to buy GOOD CLOTHES AT LOW PRICES. EDHIII.M&ERIGKSI]N SOLE AGENTS FOR TEINWAY, WEBER, HAYNES AND HARDMAN P .Aa NOS, *AND SMITH., AMERICAN AND PACEARD ORGANS, We have the largest and best stock of Shee Mausic in the city, comprising Bes in, Vienna, Peters’ *‘Leipzig” Chesp Editicn, Breslsu, Mayence editions, *| Small Goods and General Music Merchandise of all Kinds, 101 AND 103 15TH STREET OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE. ) EDHOLM & ERICKSON, WHOLESALE AND RETALL JEWELERS Jewelry of sll designs made to arder, Large stock of ‘Diamonds and Fine Gold Jewelry. AGENTS FOR GORHAM MANUFACT'NG CO'S STERLING SILVERWARB LARGE STCCK OF ard Waltham. Elgin Llancaster ai1 Columbus Watche ; SOLE AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED A SCHNEIDER WATCH, DRESDEN 101 and 103, 15th Street, opposite Postoffics, i |