Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 5, 1885, Page 5

i L —— —— THE DAILY BEE--THURSDAY, FEBRUARY b5, 1885, MANUAL TRAINING. The Contemplzed Adoption of the Sys- tem iu the Omata High Schol. Ihe General Outlines of the Project and Its Anticipated Benefits, At the Monday evening session of the school board, a resolation was introduced by Mr. Copeland, relatise to the matter f taking steps to introduce the system of manual-labor training into the high achool. The proposition was favorably received, and a commlttce was appolnted, snsisting of Messrs. Copeland, Gibbon and Parker, to examine the different sys- tems, the cost, etc., and to report as soon as practicable, Thinking to learn some facts in con- nection with the proposed important change, a representative of Tue Bee called last evening upon Mr. Copeland, who Introduced the preliminary resola. tlon. “It Is cur idea,” gald Mr. Copeland in response to & query, ‘‘to introduce a sys- tem iato the high school curtlculum very similar to the one now in vogue at the St. Louls training school. At Esu ire, Wisconsin, and Toledo, Ohio, the high schools bave such an addition,which #0 far has proven highly beneficlal in its etfects, and has been thoroughly success- ful in its workings. At Boston, too the matter Is now being agitated by the school beard, and it Is juite probable that the ryatem of manual training will be adopted. In fact, the foeling In favor of the manual training achool is spreading over the entire coun- try, and blds falz to become an establish- ed featurc of the American educatlonol syatem. The idea was first brought prominently forward here by the _ recent Jecture of Prof. C. M. Woodard, of the St. Louis Manual Tra'ning School, which made a very favorable impression.” *‘What is your idea with reference to the scale upon which the manual train: 1og schcol ought to be opened bere?” *‘To start with, I think it would better, pirhaps, to have only a wood-shop with proper tools for doing general carpenter work, and perhaps a turning lathe or two. We might also put in asmall steam engine, as we have the steam power. Then for the eccond year, if the experiment resulted successfully, we might equip & department for doing forging and machine work. In this way the system can be gradually built up until it becomes complete, So far as concerns the cost, I have made in- quiries of Prof. Woodard, and find that we could equip the wood-working depart- ment very thoroughly and engage a teacher for the first year at a cost not to exceed $2,600, which is certalnly moder- ate. The teacher we would secure from the St. Louls echool at a salary of §1,000 a year.” “Isit your idea to allow only the boys of the High School access to the training rooms, excluding outsiders who might want to take the manual course as a spe- cial atudy?” “At firat, yes. As tho system devel- op:d we might admit eighth-grade and seventh-grade scholars. In the start, however, we ought to confine the course strlotly to the High School.” *‘What are some of the immediate ben- efits which you expect tu result from the adoption of the system?” “‘Firat, foremost, I believe that it will assist very largely in preventing a falling off in attendance, and in thwart- ing that inclination on the part of some of the boys to drop out as they advance from class to class. The work of the manual train shops will prove an incen- tive for the boys to stick to thelr studies and complete thelr course. And mnot only will the boys of the High School continue their intellectual atudies with more perseverance, but I think the appli- catlons for admission will be largely in- creasad by the fact of there belng the manusl tralning in addition to the curric- ulum, “*And again, there is a speclal need of a system 1n fitting the boys of Omaha for various mechanical pursuite, As matters are now, It is almost impoesible for a boy to get a chance to learn a valusble trade, as an apprentice, unless, perhaps, he becomes a “*helper,” or does eomething of that sort. Especlally is this true in the Unlon Pa- clfic shops, On account of this difficulty of producing ekilled labor in tnis city, of training the eons of artlsans for the var- ioas trades, we have to rely very largely upon the importation of skilled labor, Now the introduction of the manusl tralning course would do away with this largely, in glvlog the boysa chapce to le:ra the first and essential elements of a trade while pursuing their other studies. It would throw an element of prictical into the High school curriculum, which would be appreclated not only by the boys themaelves, but by their pirents, who perhaps mnow io- slst upon the Inutility of the present sye- tem of schooling. The figures produced by Prof. Woodard, too, show that the puptls who go forth from the Manual Training school, at St. Louls, enter upon aclive work in the shops, beginning at a salary of §12 per week, while appren- tices, untrained, reccive but §3. This, of itself, shows the beauty of the system of manusl tralning.” The committeeintend to thoroughly canvass the situation by ccrrespondence and otherwlse, 50 s to become thoroughly acqusinted with every phase of the question of the adop- tlon of the system. The result of their nvestigation Is to be laid before the school board in ample time to allow the manual training course tobe fally provided for ere the opening of the fall term next September, L — THE OLD, OLD STORY. #How Confiding Francis sSchwedhelm was Swindled out of $2060 Yesterday. ] It would seem as though the confidence man, in all the various gulses of decep- tive slaplicity, had long enough plyed his art in this locality and had so often been ‘‘written up,” that the indlvidual who could fall & victim to his wiles ought to be rara avis. But 'tis not thus, Yesterday afternoon Officer John Turnbull was spproached by a rustic with tears In his eyes and a crack in his volee, who told an excesdingly sad tale of how he had been confidenced out of $260 by two confidence sharks, He gave his name as Francls Schwedhelm, and hailed from Bancroft, Neb. He was approached during the day by an affable gentlemaa whe gave his name ss Orawford., He soon gained Schwedhelins confidence, and the latter eoon confidingly told him that he had come to Omaha with a largs roll of money, and intended to purchase a blg bill of hardware. ‘‘Why my desr air,” exclaimed Crawford, ‘‘that's just my business. Sappose you come along with me,” Schwedhelm fell Into the trap very casily, and the two proceeded withou delay down town. On the way they wors met by Shatk No. 2, ote ‘‘Monroe” who demanded from Crawford the immediate payment of a bill of §260 which amount unfortunately the latter could mnot pro- duce. Schwedhelm at once volunteered to pay the bill, c¢n the strength of the newly found friendship, He did so, and shortly alterward was steered off the confidonce men, who then dis peared. These two sharks, while operating un- der various aliases, are well known to the police. Sometimes they pass under the titles of J. C, Crawford and L. C. Mon- 108, .J, C, Orawford & Son, and L. C. Monroe & Co., etc., ete. One of the bogus “‘bunko checke,” on which they awindled a granger last June out of some £500, is now in the chief’s office. e — ELEGANT FURNISHINGS. Tae Fursitore of the New Court Honsé Beioz Repidly Placed, A General Description—The County Clerk's and Treasurer’s Offices and the District Court Room = The Opening, Mr. Ernest Feige, the contractor for the new court house furniture, arrived Tuesday evening from East Saginaw, Mich,, to superintend the putting up of the new furniture, which has been In the building for some time past. Mr. Felge was actively engaged yesterdsy in super- vising the work and giving general direc- tions, He wili probably return to Michi. gan to-night. About two-thirds of the furviture has already arrived, and It is expected that the last carload wlll be here in about two or three weeks, Ths furnishi would bave been all ready long ago were it not for the fact that work on the building has been delayed from time t> time, and the county commissioners have been com- pelled to notify Mr. Feige to make cor- responding delay in his branch of the work, The court house farniture is really quite elegant, and will prove a feature of no small attractive interest, of the mag- nificent bullding. All the furnitare, with a few solitary exceptions, is of cherry neatly pollshed, and beantifally carved and ornamented. 1In the county clerk’s office there will be a long counter over which all the business with outslde par- tles will be transacted, several deeks, book racks with rollers, allowing the heavy books to be easily handled, Jand canopy map-racks attached to the side walls and having an automatlc arrange- ment to roll up the maps, Across the transverse corrider will be the county treasurer’s office which will be fitted up in a very similar manner, The counter, however, will be romething especially fine, It is to be of solid cherry, embossed and with carved panels, and six feet in height, Sarmounting it for an equal distance, will be the ecresn- ing, which will be of cherry with *‘brass wire filling” and glass panels. The open- ings through which a'l bueiness will be transacted, are protected by brass wickets. This room is also furnished with desks, filing cases, and map racks. Ascendirg to the second story, a glance at the discrict court room furniture con- vinces one that all the appointments are to be in harmony with the air of subdaed splendor which the lofty c:ilings, colored transom-lights] with weird effect, and general eymmetrical proportions lend to the tribunal chamber, The judge's dals or rostrum will, Mr, Felge says, be something novel and unique, of solld cherry wood, carved and fretted In an elaborate manner. Nearly all the furnitore for the court room has arrived, and will soon be placed in order, The office of the clerk of the district court has also re- celved some of its furnishings; a long desk conveniently partitloned off for reccrd books, has already been set up. 1t 18 said that Clerk Ijams’ room will be the finest in point of equipment in the building, The law library room in the western wing of the building has already been completed in peint of furnitare equipment, and will prove of great con- venlence to attorneys, being well sita- ated with reference to the other rooms, So far as the general completion of the new court house and its equipments are concerned, it Is not probable that official possession cap or will be taken before March 1st. There is some talk of hay- ing & grand opening ball, to signalize the change of the official county centre from the old building to the new and magnifi- cent structure. HOME BUILDERS. The Meeting of the Omaha Loan and Building Association, A meeting of the Omaha Loan and Bullding assoclation was held last night at the city hall. The old officers and directors were re-elected as follow Wm. F. Bechel, President. no. Rosicky, Vice-president. . M. Natunger, Secretary, E. K. Long, T'reasurer. Directors—Wm, T. Bechel, Eben K. Lopg, Gustave Andreen, Jas. Forsyth, Juo. F. Butler, Chas. R Turney, Chas. P, Needbam, L. M, Rhsem, Jno, Ros- icky. The report of the secretary as present- od showed that the total receipts of the assoclation since orgal £57,468,04; the resources amoant to 56, 204, 3 cent, For the year ending January 1 1884, period §9,334 83 paid in 1554 was 24 per cent; the lowest 15 per cent and the average 20.15 per cent 8 number of shares remaining in operate to gocd advantage. e e— J. W. Barnhart, Flk Creck Sterling; William Dailey, Pera: J. J, Dillon, R. A, Bam, W, Irwin, Tecumseh, redistered at the Paxtc last night, tion, had been the labilitles to $41,720; the net earnings $14,484.8G, or 34.70 per the earnings present a total of $9 910,08, while the expense aceount was §534 85, and the net earnings during the same The highest premium teps bave been taken to organize a iation on the same plan a3 that ich this amoctation s operatad. This has been deemed advisable, as the the treasury of the astociation is too small te Nebraska City; L. P, Larson, Fremont; J, are Nebraskana who THE NEEDS OF THE CITY. Discussing Ways and Mcans of Mani- tipal Reform, Ten Important Changes in the City Charter Recommended—Meet. ing of Omaha Men in Lincoln, Special to the I LixcoLy, February 8 A large delegation of Omaha citizens, who are in the city, met with the Douglas county represcntatives at the Gorham this eveniog todiscuss the needs of Omaha and the amendments to her city charter.; Chairman Creighton, of the board of public works, Hon, G. W, Doane, At Connell, ( rney uty Clork Leavitt and others were present. A number of important measures were ¢ lered and was recommended, 1. That the city should have the right of eminent dowain with respect to constructing sewars, 2, To extend the payment of sewer taxes to ten years, 3. "That it shall require a petition of a ma ority of property owners to carb and gutter without pav ng. 4. That city auditor be elected at a salary of not less than £1,20) a year, 5, That the city should pay onefifth of the proposed viaduct, the railroads two-fifths and the benefited property owners the balance, 6, The salary of councilmen wasy fived at 0, city elerk £1,500, marshal £1,5.0, mayor (0. PPy 7. Provision for taxing the property benefit- ted by sewers instead of on the feet frontage of abutting property. 8. Putting the power of constructing side- walks entirely into the hands of the city. 9. Funding the city debt to the amount of 200,000 or $80,000, 10. Making more stringent the law prohibi- i al to ting city officials from faruishing mate any city contra:tor or sub-contractor, making fine and imprisonment the penalty. he conferencs was in_session about four hours and considered well all the proposed measures, COURT CALENDAR. Matters in the District Court— Transactions of the Police Tribunal, In the district court yesterday, James B. Callahan began suit against the Oma- ha & Southwestern ralroad company for $5,000 damagzes The plaintiff in his petltlon allegos that certain property be- longing to him, situated near the corner of Eleventhand Mason, had been greatly damaged by excesslve /grading and cut- ting, performed by order and under the directlon of the Omaha & Southwestern company. The grand jary, as also the petlt jury was dlscharged yesterday until Monday morning. POLICE COURT. James Linssy and Wm. Hennesy were arraigned yesterday afternoon before the court charged with dlsorderly condact and having been connected with the Far— nam streot riot of Monday night. Foth plead guilty and the judge told them that about $10 and costs would atone for their sins. Both men demurred and were ssnt over the hill. Fritz Wirth withdrew his charge of rs of toil, may te t \y from “ ' damages. All thete things and many ——— neer or Greman subseri sndanenat| The Gallant Polic Force That Lot hov! entioned, It 0 " N e - e e TR T B Urder the National Deme, or later. The eawe plan was tried a - —— fow yaara since on the Lake Shore road, as some of the men now on the Union Pacific remember to their sorrow. The Knights of Labor, at & meeting held last Thirty-Three Men Who Draw 833,000 a Year—A Paradise for Tramps and Small Thieves, night, resolved to sustain the engineers el and firemen ia any action they might take. The latter at their meeting to day appointed committees 5 visit Denver, (OOmaha and Rawlips, and the affairs of the road will soon b2 in an uproar unless 1hs company makes & square backdown from the obnoxious requirements,” i — At Braddosk, Pa, on Tuesday evening, February 8d, Mr. William Omaha, wasmarried to Miss Lulu 1, of Braddock, Pa, Ths ¢ Louis, o'clock, in the presence of a large company of the bride's relatives and friends, the Rev. Dickey officiating. The bridesmaic was Miss Jennie Louis, sister of the bride, and the groomsman Mr, Edward Murphy, son of the great temperance evangelist, Mr, Rockwell is one of Omshw's best knowa young wnd ac The couple will return to |in men, while the bride 18 a beautifal complished grl, Omaha after a <hort wedding toar, e — Morrison Nominated for Sena. tor From illinois, SerinarigLD, February 4.—The democratic caucus for the nomination of United States tonator, to be yoted for at the general assem- bly next Tuesday, met this evening, and 91 Col, frand agalnst Christopher Buehler. Buehler had received a draft from the old coantry for a sum of money, which Wirth thought it was but proper should be used in payment cf a cortain tum which Buehler owed the Clty hotel Wirth acted Fastily in the matter, for Buehler, as soon as the draft came into his hands, cashed it and applied the pro- ceeds to the payment of his debt. COUNTY COURT. In the county court yesterday Lucas & Foster eatered suit agalnst Julins Pepperbarg for $200 damages. The sult is ths outgrowth of the Bernsteln vs.|! Pepperberg suit, recently tried, and in which Mra. Bernstein secured the forci- ble ejectment of the latter from her premises on Twelfth, near Douglas, ba- cause of his failure to pay rent, as agreed when the premises were rented to him. Lucas & Foster sub-leased the upper rooms for clab-room purposes trom Pep- perberg, and fnow bring suit against him for damages sustained In their ejectment. THE NEW RULES, What the Union Pacific Employes Think About Tuem, Reference has already been made in these column to the new code of rules and eigoals which goes into effect very soon over the entire Union Pacific sys- tem. Thess rules are very strict, and it is said will be enforced with the utmost vigor. The system of sigznals, somewhat complicated, has also been studied care- fully and is thoroughly exhaustive. All the employes of the road have been re- quired to prepare for a strict examina- tion, Including all subjects pertainipg to thelr peculiar work. There has been contiderable diseatis faction expressad at the change, especial- ly among the engineers and fircinen. The Laramis Boomerang has the fcl- lowing to say with reference to the action to be taken by the employes of the west- ern divisions. *I'he engineers and firemen who run on the Union Paclfic between Cheyenne and Rawlins held an Important meeting {n this city to-day. About 100 men ware present, and the action resolved upon re- flects their unanimous sentiment. The men think they have a substantlal griev- ance to complain of, and that the com- pany is layiog plans to trap them into signing an agreement which will bs to their injury. The engineers and firemen were, there- fore, much surprised on coming vy for examlnation to nnd the procesdings iittle more than & farce—being asked, for in- stance, ‘‘Have you a copy of the new rules, and have you read them carefully?” followed by the question, *Do you intend to be bound by them in every particular’” Answering these questions in the affirmative, the man 18 required to subecribe his sigrature to an sgreement to be bound by the rules, | \y and the company’s purpose is attaiced. That purpose the men believe, is not to secure the safety of the travelling public, but to make the employes responsible not only for damages to the property of the company, but also to the patrons of the road. One of the ruies says that when a drawhead is pulled out the englneer muat pay for ) [it. Auother aays that in zas2 of accident + | the man| m&omxhlo must psy damages, aot only to the extent of his wag:s, but any property he may hold is also liable to seizore. His houseand lot, earned by ' E: out of the possible 102 were present. A mo- tion by Representative Crofta to adjourn un til next Tuesday evening was voted down by 2to 1. The name of W. R. Morrison, of Monroe county, was presented to the caucus by Senator Merritt and seconded by Repre senta Dell and O'Donell, Carter Harri- son of Chicago, was placed in nomination Senator Duncan, of LaSalle county, and se onded by Representstive Crofts, of Cook. A letter was read from Gen, Black, with- drawing hie name from before the caucus, Senator Herely, of Cook, offered a resolu. tion that wheu it became apparent the caucus nominee could not by elected, the caucus should be reconvened, and if two.thirds of the members should be in favor of withdraw- ing the nominee, and_substituting some cne «lse to be voted for, it should be done. The motion was opposed on the ground that 1 would handicap the nominee to adopt such resolution, and it was laid upon the table. legeam was received from Ripresenta- actendorf of Chicago, who is_at homes g the pestponement of the caucus until Monday next, stating that unl could have a voice in the priceed would not feel bound to support its nominee, The ballut was ordered and the result is as follows: Morrison 67, Harrieon 19, Block 8. Morrison was declared the nominee of the caucus, and on motion of Representativ Crafts was made unanimous. Mesars, Mor- rison, Harrison, Black and Allen were invited to come before the caucus and address it, Gen, Black had left the city. The other three gentlemen responded. Harrison pledged his best efforts to secure the election of Morrison. ‘The caucus was harmonious Ofthe 12 dem crats absent, two, Senator Bridges, of Greo d Representative Brockteadorf, of ick, Another, Dr, Wear, of Mc- Donogh, was called out during the proseed: ut ings, and nine were present in this city for unknown reasons did not attend. Thes. were Senator Streator and Representativy Considine, Dorman, Haines, McClurg, Maho- nev, Mulhearn, O’Donnel and Schlesinger, The caucus adjourned subject to the call of the chairman of the joint caucus committee, Senator Duncan, > ity The Threatened social oyt Uprising, Special telegram to Ti B Cricaco, February 4.—Interviews have been held hero with leading socialists in re- gard to the danger of an outbreak in Pitts burg. August Spies, one of the extremist loaders, eaid he knew the Pittaburg socialists were armirg rapidly, but that it was foolish to suppose they would attempt any open opposition to the public authoritise, dynamite was the weapon they would uss ill the people were ready to join them, This time might not ba far away, as there were 30,0 0 unemployed men in and around Pitts. d they would not_starve without do g something He said the Irish Feniads had blown up buildings needlessly. 1t would perhaps be well to blow up the parliament uildings when parliament was in session, or operate against individuals such as Glad- stone or Parnell, _He thought it would be well to remove Pamell. He sympathized with the Irish dynamiters. The report of the uprising o Piftsburg, however, was all a lie, Herr Most, he said, had not been in Pitts burg recently. Joseph Gruenhut, one of the moderate sccialists, said he did not believe there ~ was any dager of an uprising 1f apything were done it would b with dynamite by the ex- tremists, who are faw in numbers compared with the socialists proper, and it was impoesi- ble to predict whera and when these anarchists would give evidence of their presence. —— A CULORADO WIND STORM, A PASSENGER TRAIN RLOWN FROM THE TIACK AND A NUMBER OF PESSENGERS INJURED GrorceTows, Colo,, February 4.— During a severe wind storm thisafternoon the Colorado Zeutral train from Denver was blosn from the track about a mile from this place. Tne entire train is now lying upon his side in the ditch. OF the twenty passengers on board eighteen were more or less injared, The fol lowing is a list of those most sericu hurt: > L, Denver, back injured; 8. F. ldred, Denver, nose split, internaliojuri L. Brown, Denver, scalp wourd and badly bruised; Mrs, Marion Dooley, Danver, inter- Dal injuries. probably fatal; Mrs. Patrick Hol- and, Red Elephant, serious wound in fore- head; H. A. Spruance, state anditor, Denver, internal injuries and two ribs broken; Miss Spruance, daughter of former, severely bruised about the head; Al Creighton, Den ver, brakeman: leg broken and other- wiso injured; B, Jobneon, mail agent, back hurt, Frank Conkrite, newsboy, back hurt, ri%s broken, internal injurics, As soon as possible the injured were taken to George- towa where they are receiving every atten- tion, The storm did much damage in town, & large number of chimneys wers overtopped, and & plate front wrecked. e — The Barb Wire Manufacturers, Cr1caGo, February 4.—The manufacturers of harbed wire to-day concluded negotiations with Washburn and Moen on the subject of a duction of royalty, The minuiacturers have been paying thirty cents per hundred pounds, and asked that it be reduced to_ten cents, while Washburn and Moen wanted fif teen. A compromire was effected on twelve and a hall, Washburn and Moen azrecing in addition to vigorously prosecute all suits for Infringement of their patent, 8t. Louis, February 4 —Representatives of some twenty leading tarh wire manufactoring firms of the country met 1n secret session here this afternoon, with Jas, Lamon, of Cincin- nati, as president, and J, W, Carter, of St, Louis, actiog secretary, After discussion it was unanimously agreed to advance the price of barbed wire to four cents for pointed, and five cents for galvanized, in car lots, and oge- quarter cent additional ‘for less thao car lota. To make this sgreement more bLindiog each concern representad deposited in the hsnds of Vm, Edenborn, vice president of the South e Wire company, a cartified cherk for twenty-five buodred dollars, which is to be forfeited in case any member is found eelling at lesa than agreed” rates. A committee of three was appointed to visit the meeting now being held in Chicago with the view of getting the members to aubkciibe to the maintenance of the prices established to-day, The reason assigned for the advance is the large advance in plain wire, and the strong demand for both raw and manufactured materisl, — Eleven Horses Uremated, Urica, N, Y., February 4,—The livery stables of A. H, Bates burned this moring. leven horses burned to death, Rockwell, of emony was per- formed 1n the First Presbyterian church, at 7 invited t| pect the e A gentleman from New York the reserved gallery of the senate the other day, writes a Washington corre- spondent to The New listen to a debate that was in progrees. His ticke* of admisyion was signed by a prominent eepator. Tae presumption is gallery without a ticket ator. To ba allowed t» thus be separated from herd of patriots in the galleries of both gress, no matter how dull or proceedings, is deemed a spectal privi lege of some consequence. gentleman raed by sen- from New York sat down he lad a near neighbor who looked very much like a tramp. When he arose to go oat, behold! the near nelghbor had al ready all)ped away and taken his new hat, its atead. 1t thievery. It wasno use to look under the seat or to talk to the doorkeeper, or for the nimble pilferer was gone with his booty, snd was probably congratu'ating of beer at a neighboring salocon. The culy thing to be done was to borrow a hat and go over into the city and buy a new on The tritling incident suggested to me a tubjeet upon which I donot think there has been much written and about which there is very little known. 1 refer with great reverence to the ancient and venerable police force of the capitol There is sach a body. an eviden it 1 refer th ptical reader to th clpaticg and romantic volume known as the Cong essional Directory. Thete i page of that hook almest wholly devoted 10 what is called the capitol police, which as here described consists of three licutenants, twent, s, and eight watéhman—a grand total of thirty-three men. One would never sus- ice of so formidable a force of coneervators of the peace in the pre- cincts of the nat! pitol from any visible materialization thereof, bus it is reilly a fact that there is such aforce in i and that it really does draw {ts r the captain there is 81,600 a year; for cach of the three licutenants, 81,200; for each of the twenty-one pri- vates, 81,000 and for each of the eight wat hman, $000—a grand total of 400 a year, The members of this g sized company sra of considerabls heft, eat regularly, sleep well, and chew tobaceo. They are under the direction of what is called the capitol police board, which is composed of the sericint-at- arms of the s:nate, sergeant-at-arms of the house, and the capitol architect, and this board has a set of rules which are observed at rare Intervals and generally by accident. One of the rules 1s that “‘The police, when on duty, shall be par- ticular as to their personal appearance, and prompt and courteous in their atten- tlon to visitors. They are forbidden to injure the walls, piers, or other portions of the building by leaning agalnst or putting their feet on the same, and they shall, in a respectful manner, prevent others from doing like injury.” No one would ever have even a lingering snspiclcn of a regulation of this sort if he had no better evidence of it than that farnished by the police themselves, Per- sons who have visited the capitol will ap. preciate the gentle irony contained in the requirement that the members of this il- lustrious body shall be particular as totheir personal appearance. The conventional policeman—that is *‘one of the fines is a fellow of good stature, who stands up straight in his boots, has his hat or cap on with the pesk in fioat, has his coat buttoned close about himand wears a white collar, A policeman of thet kind, how- ever, would make a real sensation if he were seen about the natiomal capitol There are good-looking policzmen in Washington, but they keep away from the capitol. I have never yet seen a member of the capitol force with his coat buttoned, nor In any way “particular as to his personal appearance.” 1 have him now in my mind’s cye, comfortably lean- ing up againsy the very wall or one of tae very columns ke is distintly told not to lean against or deface, his hauds in his trousers pockets, his slouch hat turned to one side, every now and then shoot- ing out an ambr stream of tobacco juice toward a convenient cuspidor with a force aud precision that would do credit to a steam fire-engine. He is the most good- natured, easy-going, idle-looking, emas- culated man of clubs and bullets in the d- werld. He can shoot anything or hit anything! No, never! He is aman of peace. If he doesa’t lean he sits. The capitol policeman is a very able sitter. There are two places where his clothes sra always wora out—on the seat of his trousars and the back of his coat. The one be wears oat by leaning, the other by sitting, There are seven posts about the capitol buflding where a police- man is supposed to be always, but the only sae place to find one is in the grand rotinda Here he luxuriates all day. You will see him sitting about with the bal ance of the interesting collection of per- eons there who seem to have nowhere else to go nor nothing ele to do, It is here that he assumes the important role f d talker foe the crowd. He likes ck one leg up on the bench, lean back against the wall, and delight an expectant and admiring group with the narration of divers advenures he had at some remote period cf his life, He never thinks, “‘taking one thing with another, a policeman's lot is not a happy one, He is not that kind of a policeman, He is one of the noble band of officeholders, app inted through politi- cal influence, and if you don't like it you 1 let it alone. He does this able bodied leaning and sitting about only twelve hours out of the thirty-six. For instance, he comes on at 8 o'clo:k st pight. He is then excused from duty all the following night and day. In other words, he is on duty, which means that he is sitting some- where, only one-third of his time, And one of the solemn rules for his regula'ion, and almost the only one he complies with, is that he shall have fifty days absence during the year, his pay going on all the sams, and the board having the right to putona eubatitute at the regulsr pric 1f, then, hy ff duty two-turds of the time, and absent fifcy days Inthe year, he is really in eervice only what i3 equivalent in actual hours to about two months out of twelve. As Le is appointed through pol- itical Influence, he is allowed fifiy days’ abseance every year, so he can go home and etr up things for the congressman or or scoator 5> whom he owes his position, It would be absolutely startling to s & wember of the eapitol prlles make an went into York Worid, to that no visitor can get into the reserved go there and the common that arc always foand houses of con- stupid the When the leaving a very commen, dirty cno was & clear case of sigh regrets, or swear, or make threats, w. himself at that very moment over a glass | arre Ithink I w be entirely safe {10 sayinz that on t it would be mos m than anybody e sts wers madein tho o of a year. Ho licked tomewhat surprised, and sald he did no: sappose they would j reach the numberof fifty. Itis a'togethor y | probbable that the country pays about 81,000 for every nctoaldeed of arrest per. formed by the gallant capitol force. Of couree 1t i8 not the wholo duty of a polics. man to mako arrests, but that certainly comes within the line of his duty. A real policeman, one fresh from New York, Bosten, Pailadelpbia, Chicago, St Louis or any first-class city, wouid no doubt find a great deal to do at the capi- tol. There is unquestionably & consider- able amount of police work there that ought to be done. It is the one disagros- able feature of the tol that & gang of the most worihless lcafers ate always thera to offend the eye of the respectable visitor, and ccmmit sunall thefis at every favorable opportunity. There 1s not avother pubiic building in America that ls s5 Infeetad with idlers, tramps and loafers, 1nthe grand rotunda there are seats next to the wall, around the enlire area, and at rogular fntervals in front of these ecats are large cuspidores, Into which the multitude of loafors always there spit their tobsceo juice. Here they tit sll day, They have worn the seats smooth. They hava colored the walls black. They have made the placa leok like a stable. S — it for a Contirmation, Chicago News, It is reported that a woman was ar rested in the London royal exchange building day before yesteed a quantity of dynamite concealed about her person. It is always best to wait for con. firmation of such reports. The L police a-e likely to mis nythi a bottle of gin to a kit of salt mack a package of dynamite. SR o FOR SaLE, A RARE CHANCE FOR RICH OR f | POOR 0 LOTS IN JOHN I. RED- ICK'S ’B DIVISION, Price from £800.00 to 81,250.00 per lot 20 per cent down balance on long MINUTES WALK MINUTES DRIVE HOUSE. These lo's witl he of terms until April 1st: served, Th's is the cl erty th of busine 30 HOUSES WILL BE his sub-division this Spring and summer. Callat 1511 FARNAM ST and lots will be shown at any time, JOHN I. REDICK & CO. ——— ReNT— Office room and third Inquire 1207 Farnam St. AND FIVE FROM COURT cred on above Firss come first st and cheapest prop- can be found so near the center BUILT in For floor, e ———— The building boom still continues, and Mr. William Gentleman, the grocer, has succeeded in bulldicg up one of the largeet trades In the city, both on zcrount of his chcice groceties and fine crockery, as well as his fair de: with everyone. ———— FOR RENT. In heart of town, well arranged 11 rcom house with furnace, ete., large barn, all in fine order. Excellent loca- tlon. Gocd chance for the right parties. Axes, 1507 Farnsm, ——— Don't forget the Grand Marquerade Ball under the aupicss of the Omaba Stadt Theater, Feb., 10. Thera will be a good time. e —— Why pay exorbitint prices for your meat while you can buy the best of mea's 80 cheap for cash at the Washington market, Sixteenth end Cumings streete. e The Boston Restacrint bas changed proprietors, and moved one block west on 1514 Douglas between 15th and 16th, where it will be reopened in a few days. Wanted, a good dining room girl imme- diately. e —— BOULDER COLORADO COAL, The strike is ended and we are again able to farnish the genulne article. We are the only deslers who handla this superior coal, to which on its introduc- tlon by us we gave tha name Boulder. Others have handled the name but not the coal. Oxtana Coar & Provuce Co , 217 S, 14th, Telephone 114, —— AUCTION! Thursday Feb., 5that 10 a. m. 1618 Capitol avenue., A fine lot of Tera co ta jewels, notions and ect. W, B. 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