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

GUARDIANS OF THE SCHOOLS. Au [nteresliog Meeting of the City School Board Last Night, Klection of Officers for the Ensuing year—A [Large Amount of Busi- ness Transacted — Stand- ing Committees Ap- pointed, Eot. The clty board of education met last night In both annual and monthly ses- slons. The election of officers for tho en- suing yoor was the first business trans- acted, For tho office of president one ballot was taken, which resulted In J. J. G. Points belng chosen to serve as president of the board for the ensuing year. Eight votes were cast, aa follows: Hamile for amount due them for grading the Farnam street school lot, A resolution, proposing to give th janitor of the Leavenworth street school 16 per month for house rent, was acted on and defeated. Mr, Long offered a resolatlon that the president be authorized to algn a petition for Gum block pavement, on concrets foundation, on St. Mary's avenue. Mr. Olark thought that no petition should be slgned unless the parties build- Ing the new-fangled pavement guarantec it to last st least ten years, and on his motlon the rexoluticn was amended 50 as to require that assurance. Mr. Long explained the workings of this kind of pavement in Paris and other oltles where it has been used satisfac- torily. The resolation was adopted. A motlon provalled, Instructing the presldent and secretary o draw a war- rant In favor of Brennan for the amounts due him up to date, shd the work of building a retalning wall aronnd the high school ballding. Authority was given the building com- mittee to move the Hartman school bullding to the north side of the grounds on which it stands. Bllls for grading on Eighteenth and -0 | Castler stroets, lots 7 and 8, block 11, For secrotary the ballot taken resulted as follows, elght votes cast: Chas, Conoyer Supt, James . . Mr. Conoyer was declared elected to sorve the board as secretary for the on- suing year. Mr. Points, the new presldent, took his seatin the chair immediately upon being declared elected, and presided over the meeting. The membors of the board answering to roll oall were Messrs. Livesey, Co- burn. Olark, Hall, Gibbon and Conoyer. The minutes of the provious meeting ‘were read and approved. The olty treasurer made his monthly report as follows: Balance from last repor Tax collected in March Fines and licenses in Ap 25,020,21 2,060.66 1,555.60 ORI Warrants paid in April Transferred to sinking fund. Total. This leaves a balance in the fand of $11,821.6 $72,500.00. M. O. Moore and others sent in a com- munlcation recommending Gilbert Pitts for a positlon as teacher in the public achools. It was filed. Messrs, Estabrook & Simerle, the at- torneys employed some time ago to look aftor the wholesale liquor dealers and ascertaln whether they have complied with the law in paying np thelr licenses, roported, statlog that all, twelve in num! ber, have procured the necesary licenses and are carrying on their business legally. The attorneys accompanled this report with a bill of $800 for thelr services. On motion of Mr. Gibbon it was allowed, and ordered pald. The sum of $2,200 was allowed Ed J, Brennan as part payment on hls contract for.fornlshing material and building a retaining wall around the high school boildiog grounds, Mr. Brennan was prosent in porson and made a statement to the effect that since making his con- tract some changes have been made in the original plans of the wall steps lead- ing to the achool bullding, and at the amount charged him by the Union Pacifle railroad company, he would looee money, unless the board fixed some compensa- tlon. The matter was referred to the committes on buildings. J. H. Batler sent 10 each member of the board a copy of Ssudder's History of the United Statesand asked in a comma- nication that they examine it carefully, as he belleved this work to be the best now out for publle school use, Aanother payment of $110 was ordered to be made to Duffy & Meyers for grad. Ing done at the Hartman achool buildlng. 5“. committee on claims made a report recommending for payment amounts sggregating $12,637.03, which raport on motlon of Mr. Long was adopted and the president and secretary were inst:ucted to draw warrants for the various aums, Mr. Long, from the committes on finance stated that the treasurer had negotiated for the purchate of $25,000 of the city's $50,000 school indebtednes, and that if the board would sanction this action about b per cent can be saved, the payment for these bonds to be made from the money now in the sinking fund. Mr. Gibbon, thooght that the saving would not amount, after paylng the inter- est on the floating bonds, to more than about half of one per cent. All agreed, however, that within the next elght years the saviog would be about 4 per cent. On motion of Mr. Connoyer, the whole matter was referred to the finance com- mi.tee with Instructions to aot. At this polnt in the proceedings, M. Hall was permitted to offer and read the followlng resolutlon: Rosolved, That the board authoriza Dra Grady snd Stone to examine at their convenionce the eyes of all the puplls of the public schools, subject to the declsion of the superintendent, with & view of 1—Ascerttining the conditlon in gen- eral of the oyes of the pupils, 2—0f determining the per centage of children that are color blind. 3—Ot dlscoverlog the proportlon of near-sighted puplls in the different grades and whether there is an Increase of near- sightedness as the puplls rise In grades. 4—Of learning whether th necesslty of changing the of the pupll with a vlew of subsequent injury to their ey Resolved, that the board authorize Doctors Grady and Stone to have printed such blanks as they deem necessary to vecord the results of thelr axamirations. Dr. Grady was permitted to address the board on th's subject, and he showed considerable length the great benefits to be derived from such a work, and he roferred to the fact that it has been adopted In the schools of the eastern states and of Earope. By examining and solentifically sizlog up thy determin. g whether It is & ‘‘bac or an ‘‘eye for the besutiful,” ‘red eye,” or any other kind of an eye, these dcctors pro- pose to dictate the kind of light needed and the size u(fprlnud matter used. On motion of Mr, Gibbon, the matter was referred to the commlitee on teachers and text books and the superiatendant, Mr. Conoyer offered a reeolution pro- poeing *‘that the salarles of the prinel. s of the Long and Hartman schools be xed at §100,per month.” Several members of the board stated that they had been visited h{ teachers from different distriots askiog for an ln- crease ln thelr ralarles, on account of an Increase In their work. Thero beiog strong opposition to the resolution at this time, is was withdrawn, Oa motion of Mr. Livesey, the presi- dent and secretary were instructed to draw & warrant o favor of Stuhl & .$31,610,47 . 10 8 inking Bonds on deposlt, were recelved and opened, the followlng yropesitions being made: o ta. per Michael Duffy Joe Murphy. Stuhl & Hamel. Poter McCan. rejooted, and in support of this motlon said he thought that there was not a yard of street in Omaha that would cost such prices to grade. He oplned that the matter looked like a scheme to get money ont os the school board, and if such be discovered to be the case he was In favor of sitting down on the second ward by glving it nothing. Mcr. Clark moved that a speclal com- mittee of three be appointed to examine this matter and repor: to the board at an extra meeting, two weeks from last night. Messrs. Clark, Livesey and Coburn were appolnted as such committee. The board then took a recess for ten minutes, while President Polnts fixed up his committees, AFTER RECESS, On belng called to order the president announced the standing committees, for the ensulng year, as followa: On finance—Hall, Coburn, Polots. On clalms—Gibbon, Livesey, and Clark. On Teachera and Text Books—Conoer, Loog and C>burn. On Buildings and Property—Conoy er, Long aud Clark. On Raules, Forms, and Printing—Hall, Copeland, and Livesey. Un Supplies—Copeland, Gibbon, and Long. The board then adjourned to meet again In two weeks. —— Railway Rumblings. The Barious party will be through this morning sure, Fred Mulvehlll still has the burglars tools In his possession. Three car loads of bullion were recelved at the depot yesterday. J. R. Mauchester, claim agent for the Union Paclfic has gone to Colorado. Ten car loads of corn were recelved and shipped ot of Omaha yesterday. C. A. Lewls, of the Pallman Palace Car company at Denver, is in this city, a Paxton guest. The lumber business is quite brisk, when you consider that thirty oar loads a day are received for the Omaha trade. Just to convince you that busineas is nelther very slow or dull, there are now one hundred and fifty car loads of goods on the side tracks here for Omaha mer- chants, The yards are crowded. 0. D. Goodrich, superintendeat of the enting house at Grand Island, was in Omaha yesterday organizing a new din- {ng room force. ~He says that as soon as the hotel Is completed they propose to name it the Pacific House and have the letters painted in red. A circular was sentout by the U, P, folks yesterday glylog notico that Bel- volr Statlon, on Lawrence & Emporis district, Kansas division, twelve miles wes) of Lawrence, was open for business as & passenger and frelght_station, April 30, 1885, with E. G. Woodward as agent. Merely to show an ordlnary day’s business, in a dull season of the year, yesterday's shipments, loaded cars re- ceived and sent out over the Unlon Pa- clfic road were as follows: Received, car loads: Buggles 1, bullion 3, cur- rants 1, coal 14, corn 10, coke 2, coffee 2, fruit 1, flour 1, horses 2, lumber .30, merchandise 38, cats 10, sash 2, sheep 2, sugar 2, wheat 4. Sent out, car loads: Corn 10, horses 1, household goods 2, lead 6, lumber 10, merchandlse 49, oats 2, oll 2, pelts 1, salt , sugar 3, wheat 11 and wire 1. The four representatives of Oregon Short Line shareholders, Messrs, Leavet Burnhaw, Thomas M. Orr, Erastus Young and George W. Hall, met yes- terdsy at the office of General Manager Kelley, Unlon Pacific headquarters, and elected the following board of directors for the ensulng year: Sidney Dillon, New York; Frederick L. Ames, F. Gorden, Dexter; Elisha Atkins, Boston, and 8. R. Calaway, Omaha, The only change Is that of Mr. 8, H. H. Olark, who is suoceeded by Mr, Cal The directory will meot during this month in Boston and elect officers. The Unlon Pacific company has lssued {nvitatlons to about thirty-five or forty oltizens of Omaha w0 accompany the de- artment officlals on a pleasure trlp to ortland, Oregon, leaving here to.mor- row, Nearly all the invitations are ac- cepted, Speclal accommodations are provided, and ample opportunities to see all points of Interest along the route. The trip will extend. cver about ten days. o — Base Ball, The Omaba and Indianapolis teams will cross bats again to- nd it 1s to be hoped that the game will be attended by a large crowd of spectators. Follow- ing are the positions for the players: OMAHAS, INDIANAFOLIS, O'Donnell . Bandle Dwyer.... . Gei Becond Base, Third Base. . Short Stop..... Left Fiel Center Field Right Field —_— ~The new burglaz-proof safe for the county | treasurer's office was received and put in its place last evening. It would make & thief fool very much like sand bagging himselt to undertake the task of robbing the treasury now, BLUFF G ME. The Mayor Tcars up a Threa'ened Prc- lsmatioa Closing Sali ons, He 8hifts the Pinching Shoe from His Foot to Aldermanic Toes: ' A Btormy Session. Council Bluffs Correspondence. The city Aldermen on gathering last evening made their annual organization as a board of health, and adopted the rules of the state board. The health officer was Instracted to file complalnts of existting nalsance, and be- gln prosesotions ut once. The alderman then met as a board of equalization. Assessor Shoomaker turned In his book, and the book of the other awessor. Conover was sent for. Mr. Oonover asked for ten days more time. On motlon of Ald. Siedentopf both a: sessors were glven two weeks more time, and that the board meet on the 18th. The board of equalization then ad- journed to that time. The aldermen then met as a city coun- ol all belng present. The city marshul was allowed $58 for killing dogs during the past foue months, In the allowing of bills there was a little showing of economy on the part ot Alderman Shugart. The blll of $300 for some fancy blank warrants, which the mayor had printed In New York, was referred for investigation. Alderman Shugart objected to the al- lowance of the pay-rollsof the police and fire deranment. on the ground that the council had no right toraise the pollce- men’s pay from $60 to $70 by resolution, the ordlnance providing that it should be $60. This raise was made some time ago because warrants were selling at a dla- count of 25 per cent. Alderman Shugart moved that the men be paid strictly In accordance with tae ordinance. He thought $556 a month would live good men. Alderman Bennott suggested that the present bills bo allowed, and that here- after the salailes be as by ordinance. Alderman Siedentopt rather condemned this idea. Finally the grist of bills was run through, the only cut down belng on the overseers of the tramp gangs,who were reduced from $2.75 to $1.75. Alderman Siedentopf, of the committes to whom was reforred the petition of the prohibitionis, reported as follows: To the msyor and council: The pefi- tlon of J. P. Casady, Thomas Officer, J A. Miller, and others addressed to the rayor, ard which was presented to the councll, in the absence of the mayor, and by the councll referred to this com- mittee, is herewith respectfully returned to the councll, We find that it is not in the power of the council to give relief In the matter complained of, the council having no execntive power, and we there- fore recommend that the petition be re- ferred to his honor, the mayor, to whom the same was addressed. Respeotfully, W. SiEpENTOPE, E. L. 85UGART, JouN BENNETT, The mayor then gave the council a aight talk. He wanted them to under- stand that they could not shirk the re- sponsibility. He did not belleve in probi- bition, and did not believe that 1t could be enforced here. But if the council wanted the prohibition law enforced, he would do his best to shat up the saloons. It they adopted this report he should take 1t for granted that the council wanted him to enforce the law, and he would go at lt, and they could have a lot of empty bulldings and an empty treasury it they wanted 1t so. Ald. Siedentopf insisted that the re- port did not carry with it any recom- mendation to the mayor. He must car- ry his own load, and do as he thought best. The petitlon was to the mayor, not the council. Alderman Shugart told the mayor there was no use in his blowing, and try- ing to make capltal for himself. The petition of the prohibitionlsts was got up by request of the mayor, and now let him shoulder the responsibllity. Tho mayor's talk about extra policemen being needed was nonsense. The sheriff had to serve the papers. Then came a stormy session between the mayor and Alderman Shugsrt. The Iatter ssld the mayor should not run the councll. The aldermen proposed to run city affalrs, Alderman Sledentopf]pointed cut the inconsistency of the mayor's position in declaring publicly that he was not In favor of enforcing a state law, when he had taken an oath to execute the law, and then to turn around and say that if this report was adopted, he would euforce the law whether or not. The msyor objected to shouldering the responsibllity of adoptirg a policy, as he could not carey out the law wlthout the hek) of the conncil, 1d. Siedentopf called attentlon agsin to the Inconsistency of the mayor in say- ing at one time that he could put oo all the police he wanted, whether the coucll liked it or not, and then saylng he could not get along without the council. It was stated sgain that representive citizens had sald that the mayor had promlsed to enforce the law if 400 signers were obtained to the petition, The mayor denied this promise and Alderman Siedentopf thought, naturally, some one maust be lying, The question was ralsed as to whether the aldermen were not sworn to enforce the laws. The maycr thought this was the case, but Alderman Shugart thought differently, The clerk read the oath, it f.‘“’q,’"z them to support “‘the conetitu- ion, The mayor agaln sharply lusisted that the council must not put the burden onto him alone, ‘While the discusslon was golng on, and Alderman Mynster killing time by a dreary argomen', the mayer was quietly proparing & proclamation at his desk to carry out his threat to enforce the law and shut up the saloons If the council adopted the report, The motlon to adopt the report was brought to a vote, Ald. Bennett, Shugart snd Sledentopf voting for It, the othe voulog sgainst it. The motlon belng lost, the mayor felt relloved, and tore up bis threatened proclamation. 1 In the mean time & resolution was lylng on the clerk's desk, walting to be presented. This vesolotion had been prepared at » conference between the mayor and some of the prohibltionlsts, nd was filed with the clerk, This reso- lution was virtually lntended to put the council on record as to whether they would urge the mayor to enforce the law and support bim in this abticn, This, in accordance with the wayor's plan, wes to || make the shoe pluch the aldermanic foot, leaving the councll to asy whether the law_should be enforced or not. The reeolution reads: Wrereas, A largs number of the rep- utable oitizens by petition requested the msyor to enforce the prohibltory law thia olty, and Wieneas, Said petition was, in the ab- nence of the mayor, presented to Aoting Mayor Mynater, and this council, and re- forred to Mayor Vaughan foraction on his retarn, and Wnereas, Ata recent meeting of a committee of the Councll Bluffs temper- ance alliance, at which Mayor Vaughan, by personal invitation, was present, he promised thathe would close the saloons if the councll would support him, there- | B fore be It Resolved, That although opposed to the principle of prohibition, yet as the prohibitory law is on our statute books, sastalned by our supreme court, we will glve him our sincere and earnest support In his efforts to enforce sald pro- hibitory law. Mr. Jacob Sima gave an earneat, brlef addrens, declaring that whether prohibt- tlon was best or not, it was the law, and cltizons proposed to have It enforoed, and if the city officers were not willing to do thelr daty, under the law, impeach- ment could be made. WThe clty attorney gave the city officers some soothing words, to the effect that they need not be alarmed about threats of impeachment. § Alderman Shugart and Siedentopt ralsed the technical objection that the resolution could not he acted upon as it was not grelentsd by any member of the councll, but was simply filed with the olerk, Alderman Sledentopf moved it be laid on the table. Alderman Geise seconded it, and the motion was adopted by & vote, The) result of this stormy session was therefore to the effect that nelther the olty counoll nor the mayor will do any- thing to enforoe prohibition, but will go on Issulng licenses to sell *‘pop.” The councll transacted a good deal of routine business and adjourned untll Monday night. The matter of dlscriminations against Counci Bluffs by the Unlon Pacific road, in charges on frelghts, was brought up and put every member of the council on his ear. The entire body was constituted a committee to visit Omaha bright and early this morning and have an audience with officlals of the road, and see if some- thing legitimate can’t be don to alleviate their grievances. If not then the coun- cil proposes to dlsfranchise the Union Pacific of all the privileges its ‘‘dummy” traln enjoys on this slde of the river. They will not let it run up Unlon avenue THE DAILY BEE--TUESDAY, MAY 5. 1885, DIED ON DUTY., Death of Capt. La Barge at the Wheel of the Steamer Helena, A Brief Sketoh of His Career on the Mississippl and Missouri Kivers, 8t. Louis Republican, May 2, A dispatch was received hore yesterday by Oapt. John K. Baker, dated at Bis- marck, Dak., as follows: **Oapt. John . La Barge dropped dead of heart dis earo at tho pilot-wheel on the stesmer Helens, starting out from Bismarck at b o'clock this morning. Please have his family notified at 1601 Hickory street, throogh Hon. John L Martin, We have forwarded remalna to St. Louls this atter- noon,” Thus fell at the post of duty one of the best of men—trustful and honest, re- apected and honored by large olrcle of frlends who will regret his loss, The La Barges were among the plo- neers of western steamboatiog, and the family was recognized as one of the land- | L warks of St. Louis In their successes and misfortanes. The father of the deceased, Joseph La Barge, was known as the ‘‘cld commodore.” He was a native of Canada and came to St. Loulsat an early day when flatboating was in vogae on the western rivers. He died about seven- teen years ago. An uncle of the de. ceased named Gabriel La Barge was killed in the spring of 1823 with two other men by the explosion of a two horse cart of rifle powder while moving it from a store In 8t. Louls to 8t. Charles, Mo. A FATAL SMOKE, The explosion occurred on St. Charles street, the powder having been ignited from a tobacco pipe which one of the drivers of the cart was smoklng, All three mon were blown to pleces. The powder was destined for the use of Gen. Ashley, who went out to fight the Arlck- arees and met with a bloody disaster on the Upper Missourl. A brother of the doceased, Capt. Charles Lo Barge, was killed about twenty—five years ago by the blowing up of the steamer Saluda, when rounding a bend on the Missourl river, neatly opposite Lexington. The last seen of him was when he went up Into the alr out of the pilot houss, and it is remarked that his brether now dies at the wheel the oldest pilot in the service. The remains of Oapt. Charles La Barge were never recoyered. Ho was father of the wife of John I. Martin, Capt. Joseph La Barge, another brother, who is seventy-three ye: old, is now at PARALYZED. An 0ld Man Laid Low, and Sleeping His Life Away. At 9 o'clock Saturdsy night, August Pulze, an old man llving on Twelfth strost between Capltol avenue and Dav- enport street, went to sleep and has not awakened a minute since. Paralysls of the brain Is the cause of this. Every thing imsginable has been done to rouse him but all efforts have falled. The family and the at'ending physiclan have run pins into his flesh, appiled electric batterles, pulled, pinched, slapped and squeezed hls body, but he has never ceased snoring nor made any signs of being consclous, Augnst Pulte hes long been a well known character in Omaha, and drove for many y an express wagon, the number of his vehicls belng 85. About two weeks ago he was strloken with par- alysis in the left sde and tongue. It has gradually worked up te the braln, and the doctor says it will go down the other slde of him now to his heart, and when that organ is reached by the diseass he will die. He man sixty-five years of age, and has a famllyof four chlldren, three daughters, sll grown to woman- hood, and one son, & young man. o FPERSONAL. J. R. Gooden, one of Norfolks bright at- torney’s is in the city. C. R. Wooley and wife have gone to the New Orleans exposition. W. E. Guthrie, a prominent cattle man of Chegyenne, Is atthe Paxton. S, F. Panch, of Paplllion, and L. J, Blow- ©rs, Oselon, aroat the Paxton, Charles O, Whedan aud O, O, Burr, Lin colnites, registered at the Paxton yesterday, Geo, A. Day, one of Omaha’s bright young legal lights, will visit a part of this week at Shenandonb, . S. Barnett, deputy internal revenue col- lector at Council Dluffs, for Towa, has re- turned home from quite a looy stay at Des Moines, Al Cornish, o rising young attorney, came in Sunday from Lincoln, and is visiting his brother, E. J., of the firm of Cornish & Bartlott. Hon, F. M, Powell, superintendent of the Towa desf and dumb asylum at Glenwood, was @ visltor within the friendly gates of Omaha yesterday. H. N. Wood, & jolly and companionable young man who for two years past has re- in Omaha as stato agent of the North British and Merchantile insurance company, departs to-day snd will return mo more, Henceforth ho will bo located in Des Moinee, Towa. At the Metropolitan: J, H. Thompson, A. F. Powell, Lincoln; E, L., Parmelle and wife, Tokamah; A, U. Hancock, Papillion: |8 L D, Evans, Sutton; H, B, Ball, Tecumseh; J.F. Rugsby, Riverton; E. M. Oarroll, Hebron; P, ¥, O'Sullivan, West Point; and J. L, Wialey, of North Loup, Neb, ———— J. R, Osgoed & Company Fail, BostoN, Mass,, May 4,—The well-known publishing house of James R. Osgood & Com- made an assignment to-day to Robert 4 jr. A meeting of creditors has been called for May 12, 'The liabilities are estimated at 8150,000 and the assets at 3300- 000, The Heliotype P'rinting company also assigned to M, Morse, It financial standing is not known, Frohibition in Indlana, Rep Key, May 4.—There is great excite: ment here on account of the revokal of Insur. snce policies by a Milwaukee company, which hold most risks in the village, fll‘:h lcl.ion is the result of threatening letters voupled with one or two attempts to bura, property and one to blow up a saloon, There ilu been & bitter contest between the prohibitionists and saloon keepers for some time and it is thought this has given rise to present condition of affairs, ——— Fatled for $000,000, HiGBLaND, IL, May 4'—F, B. Suppeger, J. 0. Ammen and John Hermann have been appointed assignees of the suspended banking firm of Ryhiner & Company, of this place, ‘The assignees must give $506,000 bonds, T! personal ymp&tfio Adolph Bandelier, one of the assigni rm, was attached this mora- ng. The liabilities are now estimated at 900,000; nssets, %00, Loavenworth, on the way up the river, in the government servico. Information of hin brother's death will be a great shook to him. Capt. John B. La Barge, who diod yestorday, was born in St. Louis on the 10th day of February, 1821, and was, therefore, in tho alxty-ffth year of his ago. Ho spent his eatly years on a farm in St. Louis county, and at the eatly age of fourteen tommenced piloting under the direction of Capt. Joseph Ls Barge, an elder brother, now In the government service on tho Missourl river as before statod. A PILOT FOR MANY YEARS, Capt. John B. La Barge followed the occupation of piloting for many years when he ttarted out for himself and pur- chased boats of his own which were known as the La Barge line cf steamers. The beat which he commanded for a long time was the Spread Esgle, and Gov. Marmaduke, father of the present gov- ernor, John S. Marmaduke, was his in- timate friend and would watch for the Spread Eagle's srrival, sometimes for a week, 80 a8 to make the round trip to St. Louls with his frlend Cspt. La Barge. A few years afterwards Capt. La Barge sold out his steamers and went into the employ of the American Fur company, siill retalning command of the Spread Eagle. He also had command of the Sonora, the Highland Mary, the Ste. Ange, the Martha, the Effie Deans, the Gen. Brooks, the War Eagle and the Big Horn, »_mountaln boat. He also had command of the Chippewa and the Key West. The Chippewa was the first boat he took to Benton, Bhe afterwards blew up. He had charge of the frelght on her, but was not present when the ex- plosion occurred, which was above the mouth of the Yellowstone, Capt. La Barge has been plloting forty ears and took the first steamboat to enton In about 1855, at the head of the Missourl navigation, having charge of the floet of the American Fur company of three boats, THE OLDEST PILOT, He was the oldest pllot on the western waters. Capt. Barker of him that he was uot only the star pilot of the Mi sourl, but was the gem pilot of all west- ern waters, He was an exscutlve officer of firsi-class capacity and wielded a won- derful Influence over men, As a com- mander of steamboats he bad few equals and no superiors. In those years, up to about 1808, thero was a large mountain trade between 8t. Lounls and the Upper Missourl. Boats would leave St. Louls about the middle of May, heavlly loaded with Indian supplles and annulty goods for the Indians and sapplies for the gov- ernment posts, and making one trip, would return the last of July or August, when the boom of a cannon above Bi sell's Polnt wonld announce the arrival in port of a mountain boat. Capt La Barge, at one time In com- mand of the Spread Eagle, came down with the largest shipment of valuable furs that ever reached this port, and he slgnalled the event by firing twenty-six uns in honor of thelr safe arrival, was the first man who took up Father De smet to_the Sloux and %lloklont country. He remembered when the famons Mandan village wasin existence, before the small pox desolated the tribe and nearly exterminated them from the face of the earth, The Mandans were, many of them, almost wh! and it was belleved by some that they were deecendents of a Welsh colony who visited the country before its discovery by Columbus, FRIENDLY INDIANS, In Capt La Barge's numerous trips, he had encounters with Indlans, but as s general thing he was liked and treated in's friendly way by them, He hss passed through herds of buffalo which were seen swimming the river in count. lees numbers. Last year he saw only one buffalo between Bismarck and Benton. He was unfortunate with his boats during the war, loslng a good deal of money and a large amount of claims sgainst the government, his boats baving been forced into service for the convey- ance of troops and travsports with great private loss to himself, After the su u ion of the mountain trade from St. uls by the bulldlog of railroads, the terminus of navigation was for a time at Sioux Oity, then at Yankton, old Fort Plerce, and moving further north every year until it reached Blsmarck and Fort Unlon, 2,200 miles above 8t. Louis. For the past eloven years he was esuployed on the Coulson line, then on the Darfee Iine, and at the time of bis death he was with the Isasc C. Baker llne, ranning betweon Bismarck and Benton, He had just taken chargs of the Benton, but was pllot of the Helena, The goyerament was about to give him one ¢f the most lucrative positions—in charge of govern. ment vessels on the Mississlppl and Mis. sourl rivers, He Intended to accept the position and _withdraw from the upper Missour! trade. WANTED TO BE NEAR HOME, His reason for 1t was that he was get. ting old, and he wanted to be nearer home. Oapt. La Barge lolt St. Louis, where he spent the winter, for Blsmarck two weeks ago yesterday. He always said that he would never die at home, and seemed to have a presentiment that this would be the ocase. Ho was ex. president of the Continental Natlonal Amerloan arsoolation, which will call a meeting to day to take actlon resarding his demlse. The remains are expected to arrlve here Taesdsy. He was a Oatholio, and will be burled from the Ohurch of the Holy Angels in Calvary cemetery. Father Kelley, the pastor of the church, was an cold friend of Capt. Barge. The latter was remarkably abstemious, He never drank liquor and quit smoking several years ago, Ho was always a strong democrat, and of late years took an active part In atate and municlpal elections. In the last oity campalgn he was out every night woyrklng for David R, Francls. Ho took much interest In the cattle convention last fall, and was & member of the com- mittee to receive the Colorado delegation. He was never slck a day in_his life, and never wore glasses. In 1883, while on the steamer Batte this slde of the Yel- lowstone, the vessel burned. She had on 200 or 300 barrels of coal ofl, and he lost everything, gun, watch and clcthing, barely escaping with his life. He was an excellent shot, both with a rifle and pistol. Col. D. 8. McDonald presented him with a magnificent navy revolver and while the steamer he was on wa nearing Benton, some one pointed out & deer on shore, when Capt. La Barge drew his revolver and shot him through the heart. Oapt. La Barge leaves a wife and one son, Thomas J. La Barge, one of tha san- Itary cflicers of the beard of health. He leaves aleo several grandchildren, and a nlece, the wife of Hon. John L. Martin, e — ALBION'S GROWTH. AND OTHER EVIDENORS OF PROSPERITY, To the Editor of Trz B) AruuioN, Neb., May 4.—It is a long time since Albion has been represented in THE Be, and without recollecting where the cor- respondence left off, I will mention a few facts as to our present growth and our pros- perity during the past year. At no time in its history has Albion made such progress as during the summer and fall of 1884, A large number of residences and store buildings has been erected. The most notable is D. De Roberts’ two story and base- ment brick bunk building, The basement is occupied by the county clerk, county commis- sioners and county treasurer; the first story; by the Boone county bank and county judge; the upper floor, by the sheriff, the county superintendent and a large and convenient court room, Across the street Messrs, Gun- ther brothers have erected a large brick build- ing, 44x85, the main floor and basement of which are occupied by Guother brothers as a general store, The second floor is known as opera hall, and is tastefully aud conveniently finished with stage, scenery and curtain, The hall is second to moue of any town of cor- responding size in the state of Nebras Acrors the street west from Gunther’s is the store of Cline & Leston, which has been en larged in depth to ninety feet. D. Jackson has improved his building by encasing it with brick., The new school house is our joy and pride, It is & eolid brick building, 40X70, two storiss high, with four large school rooms, It cost about $10,000, C. De Roberts has also erected one of the finest residences to be found in Boone counly. 1t is built of brick, m gothic style, high base- ment, two stories and an attic in height Many other creditable home and storo buildings bave been erected, and Albion is steadily progressing in populationaud wealth, To-day we have upwards of seventy places of business; and all seem to be doiog & good liv- ing business. During th last two years there has not been a failure of any business house in our town. Knowing ones aay that the pop lation of Albion to-day is not less than Last week twenty-two carloads of stock were shipped from Boone county, and cars are now arriving for another shipment that will nearly or quite equal that sent last week, Our shipment of grain is small, for the reason that Boone county farmers are wisely turning their attention to stock ing, and thus feed. ing at home the crops they raise. Heretofore our two ~newspapers were straight out republican, About two months g0 A, D, Brainard, proprietor of the Boone County Argus, died. Dr, C. G. Barns has purchased the office and runs the paper from & democratio standpoint. The result is both papers have become more spicy and interest- ne Ov1o, T Lincoln and Stanton, “Giath” 1n the Cincinnati Enquirer, A few days since I asked Gen. Whiton once connectod with the war office under BSacretary Stanton, the question: Is it not true Stanton refused to carryZont a good many of Mr. Lincoln’s orders?” *‘Oh, y¢s. Some Inflaentisl friends of mine In New York state desired to send a fancy bull and one or two cows to Demerara, South America, An order had been fssued that no cattle ehould leave the country, as we wanted them all for the subsistence of the army, It was rather a bore to me to proffer sach a re- quent, but I took it over to Mr, Lincoln. *Ool, Whiton,’ sald Mr, Lincoln, ‘I don't 200 how this can be done. If I glve the order Stanton won't let the animals su The Spsnish minlster desired to send a palr of horses to the captain general of Cuba s fow dsys ago, and I gavethe order and Stanton refused to let them go.’ ‘Never mind,’ said 1 ‘Mr, President, it matter of disappolntment to my friend, but thi all,’ *“ ‘Well,” said Lincoln, ‘I don't llke to dissppoint a friend of yours, I'll wrile the order, but you will have to be the person to have Stanton accede to It.’ So he wrote the order and made It dependent upon the secretary of war giving his con- sent, 1 went over to the war depart. ment and aeked Hardy, s West Polnt officer next to Stanton, what he thought about proffering It. *Whiton, rald he ‘don’t you make that request. ~ He will give you a blast, 1 sm atraid. I wouldn't like to do it.” 8o | never did put the paper before Stanton, but I sent Mr, Liacoln's note to my friend in New York, and he wrote to me that he would rather have the autograph of Lincoln on bis note than have Lis cattle sent to Demer- ara.” e — Steel Mills Burned, SCRANTON, Pa, May 4.—A fire broke out st 1 o'clock this morniog in the rail mill of the Lackawanna Iron & Coal company's steel works, which In two houra were totally do- stroyed. The fire cavght ths blooming mill adjoiniog, but was extinguished \at about b o'ciock, The blooming will was partislly destroyed, Loss $20,000; insurance $150, 000, The origin of the fire is unknown, o — Striking Mivers Give ln, S1. Lovis, Mo., May 4,—The coal miners at Collinaville, have given up the fight for higher wages and have returned to work, SPEEDY HORSES. What the Trot'ers and Runvers Will Do This Seasor, The New York fog Olub and Other — Million. alre Vanderbilts Early Rose and Aldine, Dr! Association Now York Telegram, Among the prominent sports now in the zenlth of their popularity which are strictly Amerloan the speeding of blooded horses to two-whoel sulkies or to light wagons, in the place of riding on the race course undor_saddle, as do our English cousins, has become the most famous pastime and is rapldly findiog favor, not b advanteges are claimed for the develop- tag of trotting Instod of running 1 psed in horses, and for the moat part they are souad and practioable ones. One thing that makes trotting so dear to most Amorloans is that it is & sport which, like baseball, has grown up with the country. The contest thls yesr for supremscy prom'ses to te particalarly Interesting, as both Maud S, the recognized queen of the turf, and Jay-Eye- See, the little troitlng wonder =f Mr. Case, the Wisconeln millionalre, are in cireful tralning and will strain every nerve to write their names so high that the figures will long remain untouched. Jsy-Eye-Soo started out lest year to lower the record, and sucoceded in rub— bing off the fraction from Maud S.’s 2:104, but Inslde cf twenty-six hours Vanderbllt's siiken pet covered the dis- tance In 2:09f, and agaln wore her lau- rals, while she soon afterwsrds wore fresh wronths Sby roducing the time on & wager to 2:094, The Driving Club, of New York, of which Mr Riploy is pros— ident, Is composed of & number of gen tlemen to whom the expenciture of a faw thousands more or loss s not a question of serious moment A SATURDAY RACE. Their track for trlals of speed between thelr einlge and double teams is the old and well known one at Fleetwood Park, in Morrlsania. Over two bundred gen- tlemen took thelr speedy pets up there last Saturday to give exhibitions of speed at the spring openlng of the track. Mil- llonaire Wm. H. Vanderbilt gave h's cel- ebrated matched team of trotters, Early Rose and Aldine, their first public exhi- bition this eeason. They seemed to have stood the winter well, and did some re- markably fast work, bat. the watch was not held over them. Mr. Rotert Bonner gave Pickard two fast miles aud Mr. Al- fred D. Cordova drove his bay mare a half mile to a top road wegon in 1.134 Mr. A. A. Bonner showed 'a big fas! brown mare. Nat Huntir gton gave Lady Barry a fast milo and Mr. N. Straus drove his bay mare Fanny Temple a half mile at a speed which showed her worthy of her family name. Mr. J. J. Cocgan drove his team Hosca B. Perking’ and Farniture Boy. Mr. T. C. Esstman drove his bay team Glendale snd Captain, Jack snd W. H. Harbech, J. V. Snyder, T. J. Coe, Shrpherd Kuapp, John Shaw, Vande bilt,Ailen and a nnmber ot others by exhibitions of the speed of their horses contributed to the enjoyment of the spectators as well s getting their regular oxercise. The track bas been most carefally attendcd to and is con- sldered very fast, especially for so early in the season. Great preparations are belng made by the New York Drlving club for their spring meeting which wi'l begln on Tucsday, June 2, and continue on Wednesdsy, Thursday and Fridsy.' The purses amount to $6,100; the added money figures up to $3,050 and the pre- miums to $6,100. As the Philadelphia olrcuit will begin May 6, this club h decided to cloee its purses on Monday, May 4. This will allow the horses to trot at the Quoaker Clty meeting, and lower thelr records without belng barred from the New York classes. Five per cent of the puree is due May 4, and the additional five per cent (If the horse de- slres to complete the entry) must be pald May 25. THE THREE-MINUTE CLASS, Mr. Nathsn Straus offors $1,000 for any horso beating the best rocord made by any other horse stariing in the three— minute class and record made in such claes, The club also offers $600 to any horse in any of the classes that trots the best time ever made by any other horse starting In such class and time made in such race. An addlttonal aftraction is also provided In a ranning race to har- nees, similar to the contest which at- tracted so much attentlon last season. John Murphy, General Nay and A. L C. and Wm. Snyder's Do Barry and Ghost will contest in mile hests, best two in three, for $1,500. It s probably unfor- for the many who love both run- nd trotung” that the olub bas, as nelected a date conflitlng with the spring running meeting at Jcrome park. FHILADELPHIA AND OTHER MEETINGS, The trotting meetings In and about Philadelphis commence much earlier than nesr this city, snd a large number of trotters, smong them Maud 8. and other famous flyers, bave been located there for some time. The first meeting will be at the Gentlemen s Driving Park May 5, 6, 7and 8, Five thousand dol- lars will be distributed in premiums to the winner, second, third and fourth borees of races In as many different olasses. Five thousand dollars will slso be divided in the same way at Suoffolk park May 12,13, 14 and 16, The same conditions will prevall a% the meetings at Belmont park May 19, 20, 21 and 22, and at Point Beczy psrk May 27, 27, 28 and 20, At the Charter Dak park meet- ing, which is the point to which the horses will trayel after leaving Fleet- wood, the greatest attraction will be the Charter Oak guaranteed stakes of $10,000 for 2:20 horses. The Central or Grand circmt, as it ls called, holds large and enthusiastic meetings at Cleveland, Rochester, Baffel», Utica, Hartford and other places. Good horses will compete and first rate purses are offered, Exposition Park, Pittsborg, has sonounced a five days’ meeting, beglnving May 30, and con- tinulog June 2, 3 4 and 6, Throngbout Indisna and Michigan snother equad of borses will travel from one place to suother during May aud June, DR. DYSART 1222 Farxax, Cor, 13th, Throat, Lungs & Heart SPECIALIST, And GYNAECOLOGIST (14 years hospitaland private practice.) Cox¥ SULTATION Fukg, Office hours-10 to 12 aw, 2toband7 to 8 pm, Sundays? tod p w,