Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 17, 1885, Page 5

CHARTER AMENDMENTS. \intain watermorks on snch terma and under Test of Mr, Tromps il Entitled | such rogulations s may be airsed o o 254 ires.) To provide for the organ AL AL A f‘ T »v‘y nn" wupport of a fira department, and | establish reg ions for the prevention and Houwe for an act to | extioguichment of fires e \ f the 20h, (Parks) To hold entitlad sduced At the A, C. Trour Tanuary 27, | tion and preseroath 188 5 nrdered t ngs readsecond | 80th. (Officers' rts ) time Februsry 4 rred & it | any officar of the city, atany n T yi 35, tail of the traneactlons | anv matter connected therewith legi-laturs of the state | ilat To prevent horse racing wderata ariving or riding in ths t chapter 13, | nd t 1 1 persons to fa their tates be and the same is | horsea or other auimaly attached to vek Al as follow |wl tanding t i of coun The mayor | 82d. (I regulate th city ed or governe | | transports upowder, of by t wvo the care, arrangeaent. | or othar combu ¢ articlos and control of the cit " . AiRiY of ts) To regulate the finances, and ¢h ba any I ticles throngh strects 1 all ordinanccs nob 1 con ities to streets from over * n and law f wuch i " : SRITHETICH o Altep, th ® repeal, and| $ith Domain.) To anpropriat shall have the power ate pro the use of the city 1at. (Liceuse). Tols collect & tax | 33th, (I ace.) To provide for the on runners, hawkers, pe lignor sellers, | punishment of persons disturbing the peace k sand exhi awnd good order of the city by clamor and noie, by intovication, drankenness, fightine ¢ bor of piny or using profane languags in the strects or oth drags or s used for pay within [er public places, or otherwise violating tha tho city, and may | e the compensation | public peace by indecent axd disorderly con for the use of said hacks, draye, and other ve- 29, (Teavelers). To adoptall much mess ures oy they may deem neceswary for the acs B “stran n and proporty gaming, etc) ~To nd supprecs tippling shops on, and - other disorderly men and gamblic iz, eommodation and protect! the traveling public in 9d, (Disorderly hou restrain, prohibit honses of proe houses and practics and descerations o cslled Sunday) ) regalate and licensa, or prohibit the kecpirg and use of llliard tables, ten pins or bl alloys, shooting valleries and other lar sof amusement, and to prohibit and rew by ordinauce all lotteries and gift enterprires all kinds under whatsocver name carried on, Thoy shall have powers to make regulations to prevent the introduction of contugious, infections, or malignant disiases into the eity; to rate a board. of health: to make quarantioe laws and enforco the same within the corporate limits, or within three miles thereof Hth. (Public buildings). ‘I's erect, establish, maintaw, and regulata bospitals, workhouses, Tiouses of correctiun, jsils, station houses, and other necessary buildings. Gth. (Health Nuisances) T» make regu. lations to secure che general health of the |1 city, to provide for ths preventios ment, and removal of nuisances, to make and preactibe reulations for the location, con struction; and keepivg in order all slaughter houses, atock yards, warehouses, stabies, or other places whero offensive matter is kept or is lable to accumulate; whether within the corporate limits or within three imiles theroof Tth. (Police). To establish, “regulate and smpport night watch and police, and to define daties theroof. (Lignt streeta— (ias), To provide for the lighting of streets, laying down of gas pipes and erection of Iamp-posts and to regu late the sals of gas and rent of gasm:ters within the city. Uth, (IReguiate weights and measures). To regulate the weighing aud measuriog of hay, wood and other articles exposed for sale, ard of all c ivered within the city, hate library). To establish und maintain publiclibraries aind readiog rooms, to purchase by k maps and manu- scripts therefor: cive: donations and bequests of money or property for the same, in trust or otherwise ~ They may also pass necersary by laws and regulations for the pro- tection and overnment of the same, 1ith, (Markets - Protect _property — Stresms). To ercct and establi<h market housas, and make warket places, avd to pro vide for the erection of all other useful and neces:ary bui'dings for the use of the city,and for the protection and safaty of all property owned by the city, and they may locats such market ~ places and buildings aforesaid on any alleys, or public grounds or on any lad purchased by them for auch purpose; t provide for the safety and protection of private property where damages are likaly tocesur by the action of the cle ments or through carelessners or negligence of any servant or officer of the city; and to es tablish, alter and chavge the nnels of streams and water coursas within the city and 1ga the same. Provided, That any such im- costing in the aggregato a han five thonsand dollars shall be o4 until the erdinanca providing therefor sha'l be first submitted to, and rati- fied by a majority of the legal voters of such city voting theraon. 12th (Census) To provide for and cause to be taken an coumeration of the inhabitants of tho city. 13th. (Elctions). To provide ¥y ordinance for the elestinn of city ofllcors and prescribe the manver of conducting the same, and thy returns thereof und the registration theve and for deciding contested wlsctions in any manree not in conflict with existing laws, 14th. (R 1 of off ra—Agonts). To provide f cors of the city for misconduct, and to croate auy offizo or em- ploy iy deem nacessary for the gove and hest itorests of tho city. \ment provide for the of; and to provide in default of payment for confinement in the city jail or prison, and for hard labor in the city 1th, (Reewluto cfficers—Agents): To pre scribe and requlite the duties, powers, and compensation of all otficers, agents and ' sery- ants of the city no® herein provided for, 17th. (Bonds). To require of all of servanta elacted or appoiuted in pers o this act, bond nud security for the fuithfur erformance of \heir duties. No officer shall Become security upon the official bond of an other, 15th, o provide for tho vr ty £ animale, 19th estic wnimals). To prohibit cr regulato the running at large of domesiic ani mals, such s hogs, oavtle, horses, shaep, geats, fowl«. o anim s of auy kind v descrip ti ichin rporate limite, and the provide for the impourding of all animls 1un ning at larga contrary to such prohibition a:d also for the torfeiture and sale of animals 5, impourded to pay the expenses of takiog up, caring for and acliing the sum, iccluding cost of advertisiog and fees of offic 20th (Dogs). To regulate, lic hibit the runoing at large of and guard agaivst injuries or aunysnces therefrom, and to authoriza the destruction of the same when running at large contrary to the provisions of any ordinance, 21st. (Appropriations), To appropriate money and provide for the paymeut of the debte and ¢ xpenses of the city. 224, (Street auctious). Toregulate, license, or prohibit the sale of domestic snim: or of goods. warcs and merchaudise st public aac- tion on tho sticots, alleys, bighways, or any public ground within the city, 23d, (Auctions). To regulate or license the auctioneering of goods, ware, and mer- chandise. 24th, (Streets). To care for and control, to name aud rename streets, svenues, parks and rquares within the city; to provide for the openivg, vacating, widening and parrowing of streets, avenues and alleys within the city, under such restrictions as' may be proyided by law 25th. (Fire Limits). 'l'o define fire limits. and reguls he erection of all buildiogs sand other structures within the corporate limits, and provide for the removal of any buildiog or structure, or addition thereto erected con trary to such regulations, 26th, (Sewers). To lay off the ciiy Into suitable districts for the purpose of eatublish iog & system sewerage d drainege; to provide such system aud regulste the con struction and repairs and use of sewers and drains, and of all proper house connections and brinclies, aud provide pevalties for any ob struction of or injury to any sewcr oF part thereof, h. (Water Works), To erect struct and maint Jin water works in or without the cororate limite «f the city, and to make all neadful rules and regulations concerning 1ha use of water supplied by such water wo ks aud to do all acts necessary for the construction, complet on. wwnavement and eontrol of the same, includiog the app o priation of private peoperty fur the pulic use in the = comstructivn and opperation of such wator works; compensation for such nse, or pro appropriation to be made as provi‘ed for by b, created o governed by ot with aud rations to city, bave power to conts dividuals or _incory procure in mstruct snd parks withi nits of the city, cact, or by lewd and lascivious behavior, $6'h. (Punish Wrong doers) To provide for the punishment of vagrante, tramps, com mon_ sticet beggars, common prostitutes, mblers, burgiars, thieves, watch-stuff re, 1l game pliyers, persons who buse their ious persons who can give vicount of thems ancies in Offic ‘o provide for acancits n8 may ccur in the off f councilman or other clective offica of the city, by ¢ for that purpose. 88th, (Irees.) To provide for the planting and protection of shade or ornamental sand usefnl treas, 30th. (Iaspection of Weighta and Meas: ures,) To provids for the inspection of weights and measures, and prohivit the ue impe foct weights or measures or weighing apparatus, 40th, (Railway Depots) To reguls #, depot grounds and places for stori freishts and goods, and to provide for ana 0 tha passage of railways through the ¢ grounds of the city. pg epacial clections Benevolen® assoclation, ber of inc'deuts were given, In which boya gahered from the s rects of other clties, durny ten or twelve yesrs pas', through kinared assoclations, are to-dsy numbersd among some of the best and moss thrifty busineas men of various cit- 1. One ot these was that of a Lousyllle g by the name of Rawser, whom the aker knew in his 1oyhood, now grown to manhood, He met im in 8t. Louis Iart fall. The former newsboys stated that he was the owner of a farm of 560 acras of land in Tennessee, and (hat time on his way with two carlosds of horeos for market, Tho newsboy fur her stated that he liad just pyid his former home of Louisv/l'c a visit, aad, having plenty of money, thooght it but falr that he should aid li's mother substautially, which he did by taking her from the ricke'y tene- ment of a sccond-story hulld ng into a comfortahlo two etory bei house, with all convenicacies Another and quite as interesting was that of a boy, who twelve years ago was emplc yed to build fircs and aweep out the rooms of & newsboys, night school. At the preent time he is a successful busircss man, Rav. Mr. Ha'sha f llowed with a fow stlering romarks, and in tarn was follow- ed by Mr, K, C. Newton, who gave some plain facte, Col. Hogeland leaves ty-day for Rock Island, 1ilinois, where he will take up the rame kind of work whish he has been doing In thie c¢iy. He bears wih 1155, (Regulate Railways.) To regulate the crosivg of railsay tracks, to regulate the rutning of railway’ engines, cars and trucks within the hmits of tha city, and to make ther aud further rules and restrictions, to revent accident at crossings and on tho tracks of railroads, 1nd to prevent tires from engines. 2d. (Firenrms and Fireworks, To pun ish and prevent the carryiog of concealed weap ns, the discharge of firearms or fire. works of any description 1n any of the streets, alleye or public grounds, or about or in the vicinity of buildings, 434, (Prevent nuisances.) To prevent any person from brirging, depositing, having or leaving upon or near his premise- or elsewhera within the city any dead ca 1 beof, pork y other substanc compel the removal of the tame, 4ith. To appoint three competent persons to be known a5 commiseioners judgment, who shall as soon as practicable proce.d to survey all lots, blocks, streets, alleys and pub- lic grounds within auy city of the first class not surveyed and platted with fixed momu ments and recorded according to law, and to and to make a of their said sursey, showing thereon the width of every street and alley and the extent of oll equaros, parks and pub- lic grouuds, and to fix such monumentor mon- ay be necessary for tha presirva- tion of all lines so established. Said comumis i avivg ¢ mpleted their survey, maps and profiies, +hall deliver the same with o c | results of him the following letter, which will thow how hia labora la this city are appre- ciated: “To whom it 1ney concern:—We the undereigned citizens of Omahs, Nebrias- ka, certify that we are coznizan® of the wer's done fu Omaha and vicinity dur’ng the last month Ly Col. A. Hougeland, mong the neglccted youth and we heart: ily commend him and his work to the earncst covsidoration of geod people wheraver he may «o. He has lcft the work he had in charve In - good condition in this clty and his cause and ¢conduct and his work entltle him to every kind avd falthful ¢ nsidera'ion at the hands cf any communi'y, whers, that The Mardi Gr: Fest Orlean fies at New ttondance ¢ thing in the histor Tho n tower was cro looking n the river to o royal leet Below in the int tibule the 50 tion wasalwiost i ible, The clite of the city and many distinguised visitors ntte 13 reception given in the renoon by Commiesioner Am 1d- 1. Chase Bourne of Rh: Tslav held at the government bu ( Protaus moved Thare were raliog the night el the principal stroets eighteon tableaux on cars, illis mythe and worehips of China, The newsji per offices and club_rooms were illuminated, wnd the sidewalks along the route of the pro ssion were linad with spectators. mor. row the grand pagoant of King Carni. val will take place, and & ball nud reception will follow at night — s OF AMERICA, Colared Men Who Were Once Slaves, 3ut Are Now Worth Millions— How They Made Thelr Money and How They Use ft— Career of Son- ator Brnce, Probably no one, writes a correspond. ent to the New Ycrk Mail and Fopress, bas a wider acquaintance with the lead- iog colored men of the United States than the Hon George W. Williame, ex- memter of the Obio leglelature and auther of the “‘History of the Colored Race in America " Mr. Willlama s a light-skinned, well.-dreseed mulatto of perhaps 35, He is now engaged hers cn his second volume of *‘Ths History of Reconstruction I asked him to-night t> give mo s s facts as to the rich negroos of the United Seates. He replied: “The ¢lored people aro amassing fortunes very rspidly, and I know of a great many who are worth from §100,000 to §1,000,000. Here at Washington therc are 100 negroes worth over $25 000, at least fifty worth $10 000, and 1 ¢hould say 1,000 worth 000. Fred Douglass is worth about £300,000, and he lias a beautiful hceme sarrouuded by large grounds on the other sde of the Potomac, overleoking Wash- R N i God's providence, ha may tarry in the furtheranco of tho objocts of s labor, We adviee special efforts in securing a fall attendance of the you'h upon hisaddrees ¢s, a3 they will result thereby In much good In farthering the werk and fnpress ing them favorably. con Switzler, Wm, J. Harsha, pas- toe Secend Presbylerian church; Cha W, Savidge, pastos First M. E. church; Francis S. Blayney, pisior N Presbyte- rian church; R. B lageow, pastor Firs: written report to the clerk of the aty, who [ Chrlstfan church: Joliu 8. Schaible, pas- shall thereon publish a notics for three weeks, | tor German Presbyterian church: E. B+ in the offici 1 paper of the city, stating that | Grshiam, paster United Presbyterian ;[ adopted such report has beea made, snd that the sawe with the © ap:is onen to public inspection in the office of said clerk, where the same shall Ds kept during the publication of eaid notic Any property owner or othor person intare ed,” who shall be dissatistied with such survey and plats thereof, may at any time ‘within six months after publication of said notica file with ths clerk of the city ob- jections thereto, in writing, stating specine lly the grounds and reasons for such objections. Attar the expiration of such time, in casa such objections are o filed, smd clerk sball causa said maps, with the written objections there- to, to be rcturned to eaid commssioners, who after duly considerivg such objections, Hify their roport if they deem proper, case no wnitten abjections sre filad, or, bei filed, such being considered by the said ¢ missioners, the said waps snd reporis submitted to the common time and pablish a noice thersof in the official paper, and they may bear at such time any farther objections to said maps and re- ports and change the same as they may deem just and pro And when tha saine shall onve heen mada satisfactory, they shall be by crdinance in dus fori, and tho council shall cause a copy thereof to be filed with the ¢ unty clerk of the county in which sad city is lecated, and he shall “record the BaIC a8 0stimenta of r to be recorded, And 1eurveys shall stand as the legal and vaid plan of said city to determme all lies of lots, alleys and public grounds in aid city 8o surveyod, & shall be uncil, who shall the part e a— A Oori In an art'clyin ye:terday “Earaged E Bek cntitled uineers,” n which wes given a statemcent in regard to an undertaker’s bill, wlhich was purport:d to have been olgnad by Frastus Yourg, Messre, Drexel & Meul, the urdertakers presenting the bi'l, deeire to ttite that the wirds crod 101 te Mr. Young, suditcr, were never wiisten by bim, but by S, D. Mir the chief surgecn of the Unton Pac rails tond, Mr. Young smply raturned 1he bils to them wita De. Mercer's remarks appended, SRS e T A Fine Hecorder, Misy Maggio Truland, engaged In the county clerk’s ctlice, tukes the rozette ay a corcect copyist. She recently recorded ore hundred different mortgazes and only omitted one word in the whole lot. Coun- ty Clerk Leavitt s1ys that it was the most correct record ever made by any person in the offics of the connty clerk of Doug- county, Besides beirg poifectly cor- rect Miss Trulaud is an cxce lent chirog- ripher, and after sho had completed the records they lock:d as if printed in cop- per plate. ———— Crazed by & Verdict, Shinkle, the ex-Corncllian of unsavory reputation, and s medicvs named Water- mwan have been acquitted of the charge of body-enatching at Rochelle, Illinole, The verilet to excited J, V. Croft, of Rochelle, father of ths woman whose body had been stolen, that he became almost & raving manias. Thursday night ha aroused the household by springii g from bed and loudly crying that he was bound to kill those villaine instantly, He beggad tha fawily to allow him to go and get a gun for that purpose, and com- manded the husband by all that was eaored In his wife's memory to execate 0o if he should fall, At times he became so violent that three men wore required to hold him,—|Ithica (N, Y ) Journal, | — Havews I Address, Col. Hogeland, who has been engaged in & grand work among the newsboys of this elty for s:m> weeks put, made his farewell address in ths Firs: Presby- terian cburch Sundsy evening. He was church; J. S. Detmiler, pastor Eoglish Lutheran church. COUNTY COMMISSIONER Proceedings of the Board at Saturdsy’s Meeting. Last Satvupay, Febraary 14, 1885, Board met pursuan’ to adjournment. Prosent — Commissioners O'Keelfe, Corllss and Timme. Micutes of the preceding mesting read aud approved. The appointment ¢f Michael Laley as special depaiy shest for the purpose of working prisoners about the wnew eourt houte was approved and ordered filed. The adopted: Resolved, That the county clerk besnd is hereby directed to cancel resolation 1885, to reduce lots 00, followlng resolulions were Res lved, That the county treasarer beand is hereby directed to recaive the taxes on ¢3 of lot 1, block 131, for the years A, D 1861 66 79-70 avd ‘71, with- out interest, cn asconnt of error of former treasurer in giving stat:ment. Resolved, That the county treasurer he and he is hercty instructad to make re (uis'tion upcn the suditor of pablic sc ceunts for the following blanks for the year1885: 1 schedule of asecsement, 2otatewcut of deductions from credits ) blank N sgesaments of Lanke, ‘ete. 1 assessment of corporations, 5 * Sassessment of iusurance com- panics, 5 blank No, 22 clerk’s certificate to anditor, The following acconunts were allowed : BRIDGE FUND, M. W. E. P\ work cn bridges, ote. . . 18 10 Stephen Rubineon, freight on bridge timber . . e Stephen 1t5bimson, on acc unt Water loo bridge 3 e 258 10 283 95 BOAD FUND, John Sautter, work on Bellvue road, 20 40 W. I, Mount, app. road No.8 “C".. # 00 D, 1% Anglly il T 300 3. H. Howes, app. road No. § DA e e i 700 J. 8. McCauley, work on ditch, SV ALETIO0 A sats s hasasetine 80 00 Henry Tictje, work on road. 5 25 Peter Iunz, work on road .80 GENERAL FUND Wm. Preston & Co., error in bill Da- cember, 'S1 o= a0 J. A Creighton, rent of rooms, Co, ch, and school supt......... 285 00 Henry Nasser, Tales juror Oct. B¢ 400 « Stryker, do ~ _ do do 100 S, Grigor & Co., coffee and tea for city poor, .. 4686 Paxton & Gallagher, beans aity poor, Wm_Moroney, 'I'ales juror Feb, T '84 U, P. Ry Co. 1 ticket for poor. ..... Obas Statzner grand juor, Feb, T.'s5 M. Rogers & Sous, hardware for Douglas county . . Perkius & Lear, queenswara for poor farm D 0. ClL Bee Pub Co., 3 uds, for Douglas Co., Barney McGiun, grand juror Februg. ry tarm, ‘85, acasss Leuis Grebe, balliff Feb term, '85. .. 22 00 Wi Miller, bailiff Feb. term, &5 24 0) E H Crowell, bailiff Feb, term, 24 00 A, Brown, milk for city poor 100 1obn Collins, purse. ... 200 J. 3. Pointe, work on treas, hooks. .. 144 00 R W. Coonell, M. D,, visits sud medicine hite o 8500 H. 1. Wiason, wituess foo .. 20 St Joseph hospital, care of county patients - veiee 443 20 greeted by a fair-sized audience, among whom were a nuunber of newsboys, for whom the eolonel has done so much, The co'onel commended the consolida- ob, Aud the mayor and cuunc“ufxn'l.ll‘lon of the aesodation with the Omaka Omaha Coali Coks a1d Lime compa- uy, coal for Douglas county . 1133 89 A Shunders, texes refunded 24 00 Adjourned t the 18 h inat. H. T. Leavirr, County Clerk. ington. It ds thecld Van ook manioo, the home of the noted nezro hater who, when ke divided bis lands for eale, put into every dead a stipulation that the purchaser should in ro case s:1! to a negro. Fred Douglass owes it to-day,and the whole of the estate, so divided, is dotted with the homes of colored m-n. D.uglass wes, you know, a slave, and s fought as a boy with the dogs that fell from his master’s tabla, He has made It's money chicfly by lectvring, and by a papor called The North Star, which he used to edit. He gt £100 a night lec taring, aud he invesied his money in government boadsard real estate. There is no pleassn'er home’in Washington than hiv, and his new white wife 13 a beaatiful and accompliched lady. John F. Cooke, the tax collector ¢f ths Dis- trict of Columbis, s a wealthy colored man. He s worth about $250,000, He has held his present office for fiftzen years. Heisa man of great ability and is w. 1l educited. Then there is & broker here named Matthews who did a bus'nes of more’than §100,000 last. year, Heis a graduate of the law de- partment of Harvard unlversity, and got his start as a clerk in the posioftics de- partment. Ho saved his moncy, snd lot it out in cribblets at exorbitant rates cf interest to his more improvident white fellow-clerks. His pile soon grew large enough to enable him to withdraw from the deparrment, and he now does a legittmate brokerage business. John M. Langston, our miniater to Haytl, l:s a good deal of property in Weshington, and he is a rich man, He is the son of a rich Virginian, of Louisia county, Vir- ginia, by a beautiful colored mother, His fathor freed him at his doath, and pro- vided funds for his education. He was sent to Uberlin, and he studiedlaw aftar gradvating there, at Cleveinnd. When the War way over he was given a place on the freedmen’s buraau, and finally be ams vien president of tha Freedmin's swvings bauk. This had a capit:] of 000,000, and it failed. It was net to Lonzeton thatat did se, though he did not tal withit. He next became vice president of Howard univers ty, and was then a member of the vational bourd of hsalth, All this time he was ge't ng big salories anl way making more and spending less than any leading colored man In the covntry. When Uayes was electad Lengt n wsnted to be commie sionor of aprlcultare, Hayes compr- mised the mat er by sanding him as n ister ) Hayt, a place then worta §7,500, He now ge's £5,000 a year.” “*How about Sgnator Bruce?” “Bruce is rich. The story of his for tons is a carious ove, He has made the most of it in politica, He was born in Virginia, azd was a slave in Mississlppi at the time of the war At i's close he went ncr h to Oberlin, where he got some education, and then drifted soutl, He returned to Miseiseippi in the height of reconstruction times, and arrived at Jackscn when the lozislature was just be- ing organized. He at once putin a claim for tho office of sergeant at arms, and, a8 ha was a plausable fellow, and could 81y hhe Lord's prayer withoat biriog his toogae, ke was elcoted, This position way worth about ten dollars a day while the leglslature way in seseion Brace became an ixfluent!al factor about the legislature, and Alcorn, the governor of Mueslusipp’, was glad to bave his fiiendship. One time Gov, Alcorn want ed the Jezlela'ure to make an appropria which he had entire coutrol, He called Bruca to bim, slapped him on the back and said: *‘My man, you are not meking any money at all. Youde- servp a batter place, Tappoint you eher- iff of Bolivar county,” Of course the ec- cret service fund way passed. A few morths niore and Alcorn agein sends for Bruce. At the close of the intersiew be says: ““The therlfls office is too small & place for you, my men. You are wakiog a0 _money at all I will muks you the tax-zollector of Bull var county, Both of these offices were very valuable. Brucasaw bis opportu nity, swved his money, became & wanipa lator of men, bought & larga plantation, and vsad negroes to farm it. He specu lated and added to his pile. and €01 be came known as one of the leading colored men ol Mississipy i *Whan the s at» was agsin admitted to the uaion, Goy, Alcorn agsn tent for Biuse, At this time there w vacsney DOVe ted States senate from M [ Methoalst preacher, was delichi-d with chance. B, 1s time Brac had quite looked through the sc politics, and a few years latar, a & 11l el ctlon nceurring, ho dec'ded candidate himeclf The etats credit was very low, and the legislators were recaiv ing thelr pay in stats certlficet s not woith over 80 cents on the dollar, Bruce offered to cash them at par provided ho should be electad renst A man namod Piles, wow in Washingtcn, scted as Pruce’s agent in cashing the certif And s0 o came to the sinate, Here he deportad himself 80 well that when he was nominated for his present position Senator Lamar moved his confirmation, nator Bruce must be worth over §100, 000. He eti'l owns, I am told, his Mis sisalppi plent ton, and has moncy in government honds, “‘How aboat John ippif” “‘Lynch is aleo wealthy, He presided, you know, at 1ha openiag of the last na- tora! convention, He has a plantation near Natchez, on which he liveyin sum- mer, sud comes north in the winter, He is & thin young man of dark complexion, with not much magnetism oz ability as an organjzer. Ho was originally a slave, is well educated aud has served six years In ¢ naross. Capta'n Smalle, the Suuth Carolina congresyman, has suved fome morncy and has a fine estate at Beaufort. His daughter is one of the moat beautiful colored girls in the Jand. She is of 1 ght brown hue, has regu'ar features, long eyclashes, and beantiful brown cyes. She waseducatad at West Newton, Mass , and is as accomplished as sny white girl in the country. Senator Pinchback lives in one of the finest houses in New Orleans. Heo has also educated his childrenin the best of the New Ecglend colleges, and has been efa‘e senator and lieutenant governor of Loufsianna. About that ume he got himeelf elected both 1o eon- gross and the sspate, and came to Wash ington with both sets of credential:, on the principle that he was bound to catch the coon elther a-go'n’ or a comin’. He failed in both instances, and did not get into elther end of the capitol. Pinchback atarted life as some kind of a hand on a river steamboat, I think as a bartender. He s worth several hundred thousand dollars.” “‘But are there o wealthy men ont- slde of the politicians?” I asked. “Yes, indeed; the rishest colored men ot the United States have nothing to do with politics Dr, Gloster way worth 81,000,000 when he died not long ago He ivlerited much from his father, who mads it ix cateiog One of Gloa‘er's eon:-n-law is worth §150,000, He has a four-atery drug store in New York Ci'y, and half of his c¢'etks are colorcd and the other half white. John H. Lewls, of Bost'n, has one of tho lsrgest tailor es‘ablichments in New England, and he makes the clothes for the nobbiest of the Beaccn hul dudes. He did & bus- iness lact yeer of 1,600,000, and his clerks are aleo half and half. Lewfs was a slave, and I3 f)llowed Sherman, a bare- headed and a barefooted boy, in his march to the sea. After the war he went to Boston and found work s a portar in a toi'or shop. He learncd the trade of catter, and he now has two of the finest tailor shops in Boston, He goes abroad every yoar to select his goods, and pays to kiycutter the highest salary of anyone in that profession. There s another colored tuilor In Boston who is rich. Ha has been fifteen yoars in one place and does some of the hast werk in the city.” ¢ Cincinnati hassome very vich colored men, There was a colored furniture dealor there, a few years ago, who could gt his check cashed for £100,000 any day of the weck., He wus a Kentucky slave, who began his fortune at §1 a day in carring about fnrniture. 1o made a pat- ent bod, and the first bed Judge Taft, our present mintstor t) Rurs'a, slept in after he was mar ho oncs told me, was cnaof th's man's patent bhods. Rob- ert Gordon, the very wealthy colored men who died in Cincinnati lately, was also a elave. Hebsgsnas a cosl carter. He saved his money and started alittle cor- ner coal market, This increascd, and he ) be a Lynch, of Missis- 0on bad bis carts goirg all over Cin- cinnati, One cold winter he sot up 4 corner on coal and made a ‘ht big th ng out of it. He bo & fine residence on Walnut bill aud atthe time of his death be owned thirty good housee. Sume of the fiacst pe ple in Cincinnati sre liviog in them to-dsy. This man Gorden was very black, Oae day, just before the big rise in govsrnment bouds, he came into the Cincionati bank and asked the cashier, wko ¢id ot know him, {f ha bad any honds to sell, The cashier replied, “Yis," Gordon th'n aked if he had many, as ho wanted to make & bg purchase, The cshier replied, “Planty.” “Well,” rerponded Mr Gor. don, **1L will teke €150 000 worth,” and with that, to the wau's eurprsa, be be- gan o writaout a check, The ca hier looked #i the negro as if he thought he was crazy, and slipping into the pres idinY's room told bim the story. The preeident of the bink loked out snd sald: *‘Oh, that 18 Robert Gordon! Give him the bonds. His check is good for three times that amount. " “How about the west!” I asked, “The west {s fall of wealthy colored men,” wes the reply. ‘San Franclsco has fiftecn of my race who are worth from $75,000 upwsrd, Denver hasa col ored m'né-owner named Sample who wi | in all probability bs a millionaire. He came east th s year In his own special car. Detroit has a rich colored druggist who hes a big store on Woodward ave- nue, and 4 year cr two ago a colored man named Jones died at Cnlcigo woerih at leait half a million, He left a wife and daughter. The daughter mer.i.d a young fellow named Wheeler, and he weut 1o Arkansas with a pait of bis money and tried toget into politics thera, He failed aod came back to Chicag o, His father-in law started in life as & clothes renovator, snd made his pi'e in specalating in raal estatc with his savings, Then in St. L.ouls there sre a number of rich negioee. It was there that Kily Robsrtsou had his famous bar- ber #li p'under the Lindell hotel. Thie + 88 the finest bar e ehop in the world Its walls and door, with tae French plate mirrors set in the warbie walls, cost 13 000, and the furnishings of ths who'e cost more than $25,000 Robertsondicd not long ago, leaviug o wife acd dauzh- ters very well ¢ff. Thess arc now liviog at Oberlin, where the gtrls a'c in collage ic pycansed by the unexpired term of Jeff e —— e FORCED SALE beginning at this period in the listory | o () puxe, February 10, Cleae and [Davis. The loglslsture was to elect & of our young clty, to care for this|cold weather favorad the of 'nmrl Mardi [ssnstor fur this short term and also fora neclect:d youth, It would be a compara. [{iras fustivities. | The ATELEHAn ption of I ng cae. Awong 1l (Jexders of th pLale ey K ; | colored people was a Methodlet preacher ot | thvely sma'l task in the future. A forei- His majesty reached the [FUCOT UV, Whom Aleofn: wanted ¢ ble illusteation was viven of the LRl prtpi P Bkt gl o (:.“ o m“,:n to which the boys of any tristed of 1 (P S Aot \‘;'. f.(,l\.‘g‘.Ti’m.,.l,..,,‘.‘lh.l..ykl‘ '1,(, Ladles ’ Gents [] Mlsses alld Chlldl’e]ls [city mus: be sutjected, a8 thown Ly the [ mavines from tha United States i1y i Ten- | ter sond him | Brace presont records, they Indica‘lng that | H o owers on e Mutic, | nodded, nud T ington there wera 100 men and only s by {.»\lru:w‘:hruhn“'fl;r T ;1.‘-:\: 1 "hlu | o womat The werk of rto ‘ his welf. Bat [at Washington Gov. Alcorn form wis dhown, o be sinple and sty, King 1t crow tired of Revels, and finally told J | | 1] ] practical by thiy united cifort to securs kL GRS Brocs that he hiad better lot Revels g the idle boy cmployment. Theie moral [ Prg sgn mmoved Hir AR Y back to Mississippl, and they would es and accial shipwreck was traceable, al. [ where the parts embarked on astamer tablish o university and mako hin presi P where the party embarked on most entirely, to idlenese. Quite & tum. | exposition. The ¢eat. They did, and Roevels, who was o ——— former price £2,50, 23, formor prics £2, price $2,00, er price 8 former pric side laca, 81, for ench Kid Sho or price 83 atton Calf Shoes £3, former Kid Buttom Slices $1 £3,00, Lisio) Ladies’ Kid Button extra $. ) | ' Button Calf Shoes &4, former price 2550 o | Mens! Putton Calf Shoes 85, former price &6, 60 | :! Iv<:‘.v‘lil,\ Boots £2.10, former price 83 . former | Mons! Calf B former price £1 50, T | AToha’ Calt Thoota 81, forme Price 85,50 ' Goat Button, eolid, 81,7 5, former pric ivs Grain priic, $2,00 Button, solid, $1. THE BALANCE OF ALL OUR MUST BE SOLD WITHIN 30 DAYS. EVERYTHING MARKED DOWN, In propr rtion to the ahove named figurss, Call and be convinced that this is GENUINE and one of the BEST offers ever given to the citizens of this city. I.N. BRAY, 1512 DOUGLAS STREET. FrankJ Ramge 1311 FARN. 'REET, TAILOR AND GENTS" FURNISHER STOCK Ztartling Reductionin Underwear,Neckwear, Hosiery,&c $1.50 Scarfs - - reduced to 50¢ '75c Handkerchiefs “ * 35¢ 75¢ Hosiery - - 5 * 25¢ $2 Kid Gloves - - aE “ 75¢ $5 Silk Umbrellas - 1 $3.50 Trunks and Travelino Bag's at Cost. SHIRTS TO ORDER. RAYMOND, JEWELER ant SILVERSMITH The largestand most artistic assortment of silverware west of Chicago. During the month of February, shall sett Silverware and Clocks at a terrvible sacrifice. Must go regard- les of cost. Inspection invited, and see we mean busine. Cor, Douglas and 14th St. Manitoba Pickerel. Trovr, Warre Fisit, Conp Frsn, Smer 109 S. 16th St., Omaha, AT WHoiEsALE. P. H. ALLE®, Agent EDHOLM& ERICKSON SOLE AGENTS FOR TEINWAY, WEBER, HAYNES AND HARDMAN P LA N OS, AND SMITH, AMERICAN AND PAUKARD ORGANS, Wo have the largest and best siock of Shee Musio In the clty, compriging Bes in, Vienna, Peters’ ‘‘Lelpzig" Oheap Editicn, Breslau, Mayence editions, Small Goods and General Music Merchandise of all Kinds, 101 AND 103 16TH STREET OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE. EDHOLM & ERICKSON, WHOLESALE AND RETALL JEWELERS Jewelry of s1l designs made to order, Large stock of Diamonds and Fine Gold Jewelry. AGENTS FOR GORHAM MANUFACT'NG 00'S STERLING SILVERWARB LARGE S8TOCK OF Harvard Waltham, Elgin® Lancaster and Columbus Watches SOLE’AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED A, SCHNEIDER WATCH, DRESDEN { 101 and 103, 15th Street, opposite Postoffice,