Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 22, 1885, Page 5

- AT THE GAPITAL The Live Stock Commissioners on Cat- lle Quarantice, A Rigid System to be Enforced Against Eastern States, The Census Work on its Last Legs— One More Wheezo Cured—Incal and Personal Notes, THE DAY AT LINOOLN, MATTERS ABOUT TOWN, Reported by The Bee's Bureau. Lixcory, Neb., July 21.—The follow- ing rules and regulations have been adopted by the live stock commisslon, governing the entry of live stock Into this atate from the states of Connectient, New York, New Jerrey, Delawsre, Maryland, Virginia, West Virglnla, Ohlo, Illinols, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, and the Distrlct of Columbla: 1—That all cattle coming from the above named localitles are (uarantined at the polnt of entry for at least ten days and retalned there until they shall re- ceive a certificate of health algned by the atate veterinarlan of Nebraska, or an au- thorized lnepector of the state; ard far- ther, that all cattle comlng tnto Nebras. ka from the above ramed localities be re- quired to enter the stato at Omaha, Plattsmouth, Blair or Falls City. All public stock yards located at the polnt of entry shall employ a competent Inspector without delay, subject to the spproval of the live stock sanitary commission of the atato, as provided by law. 2—All cattle coming Into this state from localities querantined agalnst, will bo required to furnlsh tho following ovidences that they are free from disease. Certlficate of health, signed by the state veterinatlan of the atate from which they cime, or by veterinaty Inepector of the burean cf anlmal Indusiry, or in states whero nelther of these officers exiat, by a veterinarlan nepector named by the gov- ernor of sald state, providing always that said veterinarian inspeclor ehall be a gradaate In good standing of a recrgn'zed college of veterinary survery. Aflidavit of two dieinterested partles that have known the cattle in questlon for a period of three months prior to the date of shipment, that they have been healthy = and expozed to no contsglous discase, and that no oontag- fous dizeaso is known or believed to exlst ‘n tie countyefrom which they come. Cortlficats of county clerk cf said county +hat parties making euch aflidavit are 1 eaponsible and reputable cit'zans of sald county. Aflidavit of owner made at yolnt of entry that his cattle are the fdentical cattle described In the foregolng aftidavits and certificater, that shipment has been direct and without unloading except for foed and water, and In cleansed and disinfected cars, Atfidavlt of owner that the cattle will be kept separate and apart from all Gattle belonging to other partles for a perlod of ten days. All the foregolng evidence to be eubstantlated at tte polnt of entry to the live ttock sanitsry commlssion, state veterinarlan or an authorized inzpector of the state, when permit for shipment may bo made, $-—No rallway company doing businees in this state will receive for shipment into the state any cattle coming from the quarantined locallties unless acoompanied by the aforesald permit. 4—Cattle not recelving permits and re- tained in quarantine in accordance with tha governor's proclamation will be held at.the expense of the owner, eubject to such rules and regulation the llve tock sanitary commisslon may prescribe. The *‘toplca” man claims to be anxlous to help out tho Bre and especlally the Lincoln bureau. He attempted this once before, and the blunder he made ‘was more than the suppoeed mistake he thought the BEE had made and so it Is in this case. The table as published in the Bee of July 14th en directly from the superlntendent’s oflice and not copled from any paper. Besides It contalned the census of Fillmore county correctly, In addition to two other countles that the Journal did not have, together with the returns of elght of the leadlng cities of the s'ate which the Journal failed to get. The erroa the Ber made was In commenting on & mistake of the Journal and not on a mistake of the publication of its own table. If the ‘‘topics” man ls able to handlo and keep the mistakes of the Journal corrccted he will have no fime to look sfter the Interests of the Bk or any other paper in the state. The clty council have determined that the dog must bo muzzled ur go to the Fappy hunting ground. Thls s a move in the rlght direction and whil bo apprecl- ated by the people of the city. Milton W. Smith, who was found guilty of murderlng bis wife, Is ex- pected to be hanged at Oasceola, Polk county, on Friday of this week. (ulte a number from here are talking of golng. A heavy raln oo Monday night cooled the alr and revived vegetation. Affairs among the Baptist colored brotheren of the city are In a sad condi- tlon and rapidly growing worse. A s dal sult s belng institated against the pastor and trustees of Mount Zion church by the other church and it {s qulwe llkely personal difficulties will ensue before sufticlent oil is poured upon the troubled The Presbyterian Sunday school wlill give a lawn sociable at the capltol grounds this evening, Gen. Vifqualn, editor cf the Democrat, had an unfortunate runaway at Milford on Mondsy, The buggy was upset and & bad gash cot in his right hacd by hold- Ing onto the lines too tightly. The gen- eral’s hand will be lald up for repairs for s fow days, Saperintendent Lane, of the census bureau, estimates the populatlon of the state at between 720,000 and 730,000. The census of 1880 was 452,402, While the oppostunitles, facllitles and pay for taklng the census under the government of 1880 were much better than under the last leglslature, still the extreme care and vast amount of labor expended by the superintendent and his efliclent asslsiants have more than made up for the lack of pay to the enumerators, and will give the largest Increase In the same length of time of any state In the unlon, The full returns of Blaine county give it 275, The countles of Chase uu{ Hays, which were organlzed for enumerating purpoes, Obeyenne, Howard, Keith, Key a pa ha, Dakota, Webater and Valley are stlll incomplete. The state board cf equalizatlon we' yosterday morning and heard the clalms from York and one other connty and ad- journed 11l Thureday. Thestate levy will be eeven and three- eightbs mills, Artloles of Incorporation were filed yes terday of the bank of Chester, at Chester, {n Thayer county; capita), §20,0000, C. | £, White and 0. H, Bralnard are the In- carporators. The following are the promlnent state arrivals: William Knupp, W. H. Bagnell, S, P’. Buckmaster, Chatles A. McCloud, T. Brandenhoefer, of Ycrk; A. G. Corey, Blue Valley; Fred S, Baker, Hebron Alfred J, Wolf, H. C_Becker, J. E. La master, Tecumweh; W. H. Wilcox, W. F. B. Wilcox, Falls Oity; W. A. Me- Chus, Pawnes City; A. L. Strang, Georgo H. Savage, 0. J. Kengon, H. 7. Clarke, John Halberg, E. E, Nangle, John C. McMiilard, E. P. Davls, Omaha; C. H. Barreck, G. H. Whitacehr, Urete; E. L. Martin, Fairmont; O. G, Smith, Kear- vey; George H. Powers, Beatrice; H. W, Carpenter, Syracuse; D. M. Quacken- bush; Greenwood; Willlam Rowerdlnk, Hickman; R. M, Taggart, Palmyra; Mra, John White, Oskalooss. J. G. Davls, editor of the Beatrlce Kicker, gave the Bz burean a pleassnt call yesterday. A BREEZE FROM OHIO. What ex Speaker Kelfer Has to Say About Buckeye State Politics, The Hon. Warren Keifer, of Ohlo, with Mrs, Kelfer and daughter, ar- rived in the ity yesterday stopping at the Paxten. During the morning Mr. Keifer wes busled In receiving callers, and darlng the sfiernoon drove out In the different parts of the clty in company with Senator Manderaon. Mr. Keiter has not been in Omaha befcre, except to pass through it, and was greatly astonished at the slz3 and general appoar- ance of the vcity, He left lsst evenlng for Saperlor, Nebraska, where be has a son llving, and sfter vislting varlous polnts on the Republican rlver will retarn to Obio. ‘The campaign In Ohlo, this yoar,” sald Gen, Kelfer, in response to a query of a reporter for the Brk, “‘will bs short and sharp. Yes, I think the republl- cans stand every chance of winniog. Ohio Is & thoroughly republican state and as things are now shaped our party will have no need to fear defeat this fall. The ropubtican candidato for governor will be Foraker who was defeated at the last electlon, waile Rev. A. B. Leonard has consented to head the prohibitlon ticket. Gov. Hoadley, of course will be the leader of the democratle hosts. At the last electlon the 1cpubli- can party fathered the constitutional amendment prohiblting the liquor traflic, and while it lost the vote of the contcrva tves who are always opposed to measures of prohibition, 1t did not yain the votes of the prohibitlonists themselves, who chose to use thelr power to accomplish the defeat of the party. This year, how- ever, matters are changed. The coneer- vattves will return and vote the stralzht republican ticket with the faithfal repub- licans, the prohibitionists will vote for thelr ticket, and the democrats for theira. Mark my word the lesce of the fight will e the vietory of the republican party.” “Is the feeling in favor of prohibltion wanlog 1o Ohlo?” *‘Yes, I think so. I am very confident that the prohibition fssue will not cut much of a figure in the coming canvass. Yes, I thall take active part In the cam-— palgn, and do all I can to contribute to the party vlctory.” ——— PERSONAL. Captain Smith goes to Washington to-day. Mrs, Andy Borden has returned from Den- ver, W. W. Harvey, of Red Oak, is at the Mil- Iard, William Preston is the happy father of a baby girl. 0. M. Murdock, of Wymyre, is at the Millard. L. A. Stevens, of North Platte, is a Mil- Iard guest. Geo. W. Sheppard, of Bloomington, is st the Millard, Sheriff S, M. Melick, of Lincoln, was at the Paxton yesterdsy. 8, D. Sawyer and wife, of San Francisco, ate guosts at tho Paxton. C. 8. Raymond and family left Monday for the White mountains. ¥, Wecorue McCrady and wife, of Ottawa, Canads, are guests at the Paxton, William McBain and C. W. Hubbard, of Sioux Falls, Dak., aro at the Millard, Mr, C. Shotwell, of Hardy, Neb , realized 13,597 pounds of wool from 1500 sheep, at ono shearing. Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Tler left yesterday for the White Mountaine, where they wall spend the summer, Nar. H. D. Jones, of the Motropolitan, re turned Monday from a several weeks’ visit in Vermont, Mr. Frank Yates, of the Caufield house, loft Monday night for Laramie to visit his two little duughters, C. L. Butke, Grand Island, R. B, Ayres, Blair, J, F. Lowe, Maryssille, Kan,, N, C, Frey, Denver, aro at the Arcade. “‘Lieut.” Gordon has just returned from a wmonth's trip to Lincoln, Denver and Chicago, and other localities east and wost, Mrs, C. A. Gardner, Miss Susie Gardner, Miss Mira Gardner and A, H. Garduer, of Austin, Texas, are guests at the Millard, Belle Hudson has resigned her position in the Deaf and Dumb asylum to accept & posi- tlon with the institution at Jacksonville, Tlls. Mz, E. J, Bussey, of the firm of Mclnnis & Bussey, loft on the Sunday morning train for the east and will visit his old home at New ark, Ohio, before his return, The friends of Mr, Charles ledick, now at Fargo, D, T,, will rejoice to learn that he has recovered from his recont very serious illuess and is now as well as ever, Madames Ounabun and Ryan, teachers in Catholic schools here, accompanied by Miss Gaynor, of Chicago, who had been visiting them, luft yesterday for the city by the lake Jobn Wilson, Hiswatha, James Pitton, Valparaiso, (i, W. Caunon, Bopett, Joseph Bockenhauer, J. C. Fletcher, Beatrice, ¥\ A, Griffetb, A, Nielson, A, Bird, Chicago, Jas. Justice, Fremont, A. W. Forris, Creston, K. F. Manatt, J. D. Sullivan, Washington, J, D, La Course, Denver, are at the Canfield. At the Metropolitan—M, O, Young, Platts: mouth, Neb.; G. N, Fox, Yutan, Neb; ¥. 8. Tucker, Charles Jatell, Blair, Neb.; A, J. Leach, Oakdale, Neb.; W, J. Davis, Grand Leland, Neb,; W, Wells, Columbus; T. J. Larch, Albion; I. Venelb, Hastinge, Ne Thomas Kenvedy and wife, Dubuque, Ia; John H. Julford snd wife, Kockville, Out.; H, W, Long, Lucky Valley, Ia,; L P. Ander con, Maple Landiog, Is; M. C, Meagher, Rochester, N, Y.; John Hammang, Asling tou; O. E, MoUue, Sioux Oity, Ia., and L Hireh, Moberly, Mo, THE DAILY BEE--WELNESDAY, JULY 22, 1885. * MUNICIPAL MATTERS. A Spicy and Intercsting Varicty of Topics Presentcd to the City Connell, The Special Committes Makes a Re Condition New port on the Financial —Petitions, Resolutions, Ordinances, Etc, Ete, Last night's meeting of the clty council was, as will be seen below, by the amount of buslness transacted, a very Important and lengthy seseion. Only one or two matters called forth oratory, such as usually flows about the council chamber In great abundance and these were not matters of extraordinary Im. port. The report made by Mayor Boyd, President Bechel and City Attorney Connell ¢n the Financlal condltion of the clty rather paralyzed Mr. Furay, 8o he sald, and creatad some talk, Mr. Faray had hoped that the city would be able to expend about 90,000 this year on pab- lic improvements bat, with only aboat $06,000 left after salarles and ruoning ex- penses have been pald, he didn’t see how it could easly b done. Mr. Ford contlnues to press his war on disreputable houses, and asserted that he proposed to keep It up just as long as he s a member of the council. The council was called to order by Presldent Bechel precisely at elght o'clock, Messra Balley, Behm, Dalley, Ford, Goodman, Goodrich, Les, Scrcver, Furay and Thrane answered present. The journal of last meeting was ap- proved. Mayor Boyd reported that he had ap- proved ordinances as follows: For pay- ment of June liabllitles; for preventing the running at large of domestlc animale; amending ordtnance No. (52, estabilshivg the curbline of Saundersstreet; establish- Ing tha grade on certain portions of How- ard street, Virginia avenue, South ave- nue, Harney street and Jefteraon street; appropriating monoy to pay for damages by reason of change of grade on portions of Tenth and Pacitic streets and appro- priating money to pay deficlency Infunds of eower dlstricts No. 13, 15, 19, and 21. Filed. The contract and bond of Hugh Mur- phy to grade, pave and ballas t Sixteenth street from Farnam and Douglas was re- turned with his excellencles approval, also the contract and bond of J. K. Riley to grade and pave on Howard street, and the contract and bond of C.H. Watson for constructing and repairing side walks. Filed. The mayor eent In Michael Rlley’s name for policeman In the place of Owen Buckley, resigned, and the namo of Ed- ward Carroll in the place of Daniel Mc- Bride resigned. Both were referred to the committee on police. Tho mayor sent Ina report from the committee, conslsting of himself, Presi- dent Bechel rnd City Attoraey Coanel, to whom was raferred at last meeting the resolution of Mr. Furay, requestiogan estimate to be made of the amount of money necessary for the payment of all salarles and allowances due and payable, showlng that $82,086.78 will be required for the purpose. The assessed valuation of the city accordlng to this report, is about $10,000,000; the tax levy for gen- eral purposes 1s twelve mills, making a total levy of $120,000, 90 per cent of which Is $108,000. There has already been drawn from the general fund to pay floating Indebtedness, $19,818 63, leaving a balance of £88,181.31. After deduct- Ing the amount required for salarles and other purposes, there wlill remain $6,- 09409, This report was placed on file. COMRUNICATIONS, J. E, House, chairman of the board of public works, gave notlca that the blll of R. H. Walker, amounting to $313.91, for building a culyert on Faraam street, had been approved by the board, and it was allowed by the counoll. Mr. Houss returned the resolution passed some tlme ago Instructing the borrd of publle works to place all aprons for croseings on paved streets In the middle of the sidewalk, because many walks are too narrow and are lald to the curbed line., Filed. The clty engloeer and chairman of the board of publio works reported that they bad examined the dump at the foot of Diviston street, and found thatjto lmprove the same It wlill have to be extended by pillng southward along the river bank, Referred. Also that they had examined the school house at Elghteenth and Castellar streets and found that the bullding is put down, In an excavation, thirteen feet below the surpace of the street, which will requlre the grading of about ten thousand cubic yards at a cost of $1,80. Referred. The clty englneet’s estimate of paving done by J. E, Rlley, in district No, 32, was sent In by Chalrman House, of the board of public works, with his approval. Adopted. The committee appointed on appralse- ment of certaln property, reported that it had made appralsements on lot b, bleck “‘H,” northeast corner of Ninth and Howard streets, and placed the value at $,000. Filed, Jobn 1. Redlck sent in an offer of $175 for the fire dopartmen {s small gray horse, Referred, The city treasurer made a roport In the matter of changlog the grade of Tenth street from Mason to Pierce streets, and Pacifio street from Ninth to Eleventh, showlng that he had made a tender of awards for damages as follows: Earnest Stught Ellco McDevitt. John Christopherson. . 10 00 150 00 . 400 00 In the matter of changlng grade cn Davenport street, from Jefferson to Twenty-fourth, he also made tenders as follows: nderson " 1i. Millspaugh .. .. ; 40 Frank Susstrom.... . ; .10 Daniel Rogers ... .2 Both reports were placed on file, F J. Brennan presented a petitlon asking that permission be granted prop- erty owners on Farnam, from Seven- teenth to Eighteenth streets, to fill the jolnts between the pavlng etones with coal tar and pltch or coal tar and asphal- tam, Referrad. The clty treasurer reported that after all warrants have been drawp, that are dae, on the police and fire fund, there will remain a surplus, by resson of col- lectlons in excess of the ninety cent levy, and he recommended that this excess be divided equally between the fire and police funds, The commlitae on grades was authorizad to maks the travsfer, A well-algned petition teem property owners, praylog for the locatlon of a firs alarm box at the Intersection cf Burt and Thiriy-sixth street, or neir by, was re. works. A largely tigned petition was recelved, read and referred, asking that the grade of Twenty-fourth street, from Callfornia to Capltol avenne, be fixed according to plans submitted. A patition signed by Fred Drexel and others, asking for a hydrant near the sontheast corner of lot 7, block 181, at foot of Jones street, was referred. A petltion was recelved meking that South avenue bs graded from Howard to Plerce streets. Referred. Boggs and Hill petitioned the councll to have Paxton and Crowell streets made passable at once. Referred, John Christopherson gave notlce that he will make an effort to collect §1,000 from the olty for damsages done to his property on Tenth s'reet by reason of the grading which compelled him to ralss his house. Referred to a speclal committee. Andrew Joerge and wlife, of lot 15, block 2503, Harney street, gave notlce that they will not acoept the $25 damsges allowod them by reason of street gradiug. Referred to fourth ward delegation, E. W. Nelley and Charles McCormic filed a remonstrance agalnst the proposi- tion to extend Georgla avenue, Re- ferred. The clty water works company gave notise that the fire hydrants ordered on Sixteenth, Dodge and Farnam streets have been sot In the wrong places. Referred. J. G, Bemls and others eent in a notice withdrawing thelr wavor of damages for grading on Hamllton] street. Referred. The committeo appolnted to assess damages caused by change of grade on Twenty-fifth, from Farnam to Dedge, and on Dodge from Twenty-fourth to Twenty-sixth streets, allowing Samuel and Adda Bozeman $250. Returned to the committee with instructlons to com- plete the appralsement. The commlttes appointed to asscas damages on tho extension of Georgla avenue reported dameges to the amount of §0,000. Referred. The residents in Kantz & Rath's ad- dition want the grade establiched in the alley cn block five, Referred. The gan inspector made his report for June, Roferred. The bond of J. E. Housa, a3 a men ber and chalrman of the board of educa- tion, was received and approved. Henry Puondt sand E, T tone are his sureties. City Engincor Rosewater reported that the west pior of tte Thirteenth street P. bridge is throoe-fourths of a foot west of the west curb line of Thirteenth street, or thirty and three-fourths feet from the center of tho street. The east pier projects one foot over the carb line, being twenty-five feet from the conter of Thirteenth street. Referred. A petition was recelved from rest- dents of Capltol avenus, asking that said thorougfare bo graded botween Twents- second and Twenty-sixth stroets. Re- ferred. The taxpayers in eewer dlsirlet 21 make complalnt that they have not had the reduction on thelr tax as dlstricts thirteen, fifteen and nineteen have had. Referrad to the commlittee on sewerage and the city engineer. George S. Thompson calls attention to a bad hole on Jefferson street, at the northeast corner of Douglas, and acks thatitbe filled. Referred. Chief Fire Marshall Batler, at the re- quest of many cliizens, petiticned the councll to rant some protectlon agalnst fire to the Poor-Clare Academy. Re- ferred. A plat of Foster’s additlon to the clty was filed with the councll. A number of bills were filed, NEW The following resolutlons were offered: By Shroeder— Instructing the city at. torney to notify the Unlon Paclfic rail- road company of the refusal of thelr offer to widen Thirteenth street under their bridge, and request that they take immediate steps to cause a brldge to be constructed accordlrg to agreement made between the city and the Unlon Pacific, viz, 100 feet wide, Adopted, By Lee—Dlrecting the mayor to pur. chase a lot on or near the head of St. Mary's avenue, for the purpose of erect- Ing a hose cart house thereon, Referred. By Behm—Instructing the city eng!- neer to detail one man for the purpose of bringlog In a sldewalk resolutlon cover- Ing all of the lots between Tenth and Fifteenth streets between Farnam and Donglas streets, describlng all of the lots or parts cf lots where the sldewalk 1s In bad condltion. Adopted. By Farag—Instructing'the city attor- ney to ascertaln whether any person or persons are selling lots In violation of the recent ordinance reuiring acceptance of all additlons lald out within the city lim- tts. Adopted. By Furay—Orderlng that the city clerk add to the asseszment roll of the clty for 1885 all lots and real eatate In all addl- tlons now Jald ot adjolning snd ‘contlg- fous to the corporate limite. Adopted. By Furay—Providing for holding a session of not less than five days &s & beard of cqualization for the purposo of equalizing appralsements and_ sscertaln- Ing all errors and omieeicns in the ap- praleement roll of 1885, and including ell real estate within the corporate limits, Adopted. The meeting 1s to commence Jaly 29, v By Lae—Dlrecting the clty enginetr to submit at the next mesting a report of his vlews as to the most practlcable method of securlog a uniform system throughoot the city for numberlng and naming streets; also the best method of securlog & proper system of house num. bers, with a view to maintaln uniformity regardless of streets that may be lald ont in the fature. Adopted. Lee—Directing the committee on police and mayor to procura a patrol wagon and team for tho uee of the police force. Referred to the committe on pollce. By Ford—Instructing tne marshal to cause the srrest of the owners of a house rented to prostitutes on the south slde of Howard street between Ninth and Tenth streets anad to also cause the removal of the Inmates a8 soon as the law will per- m't, Adopted. TO CONFESS JUDGMENT, Mer, Behm Int.oduced the followlng Resolved, That tho clty sttorney be and is hersby directed to confess judge- ment In the following cases now pending in the dlstrlct court on account of change of the grade on Farnam street: RESOLUTIONS, 100 800 100 150 D, Tilden, onelot............ $ Mr, Howe, two lots 4 Mr, Chubb, one lot Mrs, ish, one lot........ Total.... ... 82,000 Referred to a special committee with instructlons to repert at the next meet- ing. By Dalley—Directlag the clty engineer to report at the next meeting of the courcil the cost of the main and laterals separate, cf sewer distrlet No, 1. Adopted. By Balley—Ordering the city clerk to file and carefully preserve for future use, and protection of the clty sgainst future clalms for damsges, all walvers of dam- forred to the committes on fira and water | ages on account of the establishment or charge of street grades. Adopted. 3y Balley—Instenoting the pany to lay the necessary plpes and place streot lamps on Eighteenth from Paul to Lake street, and on Ninteenth from Nicholas to Gracs street. Referred. By Balley—Instracting the board of public works to cause twosldewalk cross- ing aprons, to be placed on the east slde of Kighteenth and Izard strects. Adopted, REPORTS OF COMMITTEES The varlons atanding committeos ro- ported as follows on matters referred to them at the last meeting The prayer of B, Kelluer, asklng to have his taxes on lot 10, block 3, Red- dick's subdivislon, reduced from €600 to 8400, was granted. The committee on finance recom- meded that the clty tressarer’s annual report be printed In pamphlet form,and their rocommendation was adopted, The plat of Marshall's additlon to the city was rejoted for the reason that direct connection with certaln streets ls broken. The plat of Philllps’ addition was also rejected. The ordlnncea establishing the grade on the atreets in Omaha new additonl waa ordered returned to the clty englneer to make an adjustment of the grades to surrounding property. The resolation of Mr. Thrane, for a gas lamp on the sontheast corner of Jones and Seventh streets, was granted, and the lamp ordered erected, Also one at at tho corner of Twenty-sixth and Dodge streets. . Gas Jamps were ordered placed on ‘Wheaton, Division, Montana and Center streets. Regarding the request from Brownell Hall people, for a hydrant and gas lamp at the corner of Jones and Slxteenth strecte, the gas lamp was ordered put up, but the hydrant (uestion was referred to the fire and water works. The matter of extending the sewer now completed to the nail works, was referred to the clty engincer to report on the ad- visabllity and practicabllity of bullding eaid sswer. Several claims examined by the com- mittee on eewerage wera ordered pald. The complalut of Mre. Ellen Hen- nessy agalnst paying for paving on How- ard street was ordered placed on file, The commlttee on payirs and gutter- ing recommended that the §66 referved to at last maeting as having been over paid the Barber Asphalt paving comyiny, be deducted from their bill for paving. The recommendation was adopted as the sense of tne councll, The petition of Thirteenth etreet citl- zans asking that the matter of paving on that street be posiponed was reported on favorably by the commlttee, but the counell would not accept thelr report and re-referred the petition. Sarah M. Hllman, was allowed §10 for whitewaehipg her haase in which a fam- ily had email pox. NEW ORDINANCES. The followlng new ordinances were In- treduced: An ordinance creating alloy paving In distrlct 20. Read a first and sacond time and referred to the commlttee on curbing and guttering. Appropriating $894,96 out of the pav- Ing fand in favor of James Fox, paving dlstrict No. 28, Passed. Authorizing the lssue of district pav- Ing bonds ot the city of Omshs, for the purpose of paylng respectively the cost of paving fcertein parts of streets and avenues in paving districts 32, 34, 36, 38 and 45, exclusive of Intersections spaces opposite alleys or between the ralls of any street rallway., Passed. An ordlnanos to provide for the issue $50,000 paving bonds for the purpose of paving the intersection of streets and spaces opposite alleys. Passed. Creating sewer distrlct No. 23 and or- dering the connectlon of sewers In said distrlct, Passed. Ordinances levylng a epeclal tax and sssessment on all lots and real estate within pavisg district No. 1 and 2. Passed. Messrs. Thrane, Ford and Goodman were appolnted the special committee on John Christopherson’s clalm, The counoll adjourned. A NEW BANK. A Few Words Establishment Just Opened in Blue Hill, Neb. About a Banking A new banking house has jast been opened at Blue Hill, Nebraska, which promises to achleve great sacoess in dolng a rushlog business In that county in which that thriving little city {s located. The firm 1s styled Dodde, Thompson & Co., and has just opened businesy in a splondld new bullding recently crested for bank parposes in Blue Hill. Inasmuch as two of the members of th firm are old Omsha boye, some elight mention of this business concern may not be uninteresting to readers of the Brk. John Dodds, the senlor member of the firm {s well known o this olty, having travelled for many years for Milton Rogers & Son, belng the best travelling man in the employ of that firm. C. W. Thomgson, the second member of the firm, has long been In the employ of Tootle, Maul & Co., in which position he has won a reputation as a shrewd young business man, aud has made many friends for himself. The other members of the firm are Mr, O. L, Pope, who for four ye been cashier of ths Blue Hill banl Mr. J, W, C. Thiermann, an old-estab- ished merchant of Blue Hill, who for ten years has been located In that town, and bas bullt up a splendid business reputa- tlon. Altogether the firm ls a solid one, belng composed of such material w8 to contrlbute the elements of strength and stabllity to the business, All of the members are well known and perfectly responsible, The bullding In which the firm is to transact business ls, as already Intimated, one of thorough appointments; & Diebold tlme locking vault furnishes the most perfect secarity for the eafe keeplng of the money and bonds Messrs, Dodd, Thompson & Company, commence business with a cash pald capl- tal of §25,000. Tnelr Omaha corree- pondent is the Omaha National bank, while their New York business will be sttended to by the old and trusted Chemical Natlonal bank, The firm s thorcughly equipped to do a secure end extensiye banking buslness, and is cer. talnly deserving of prronage of all who desire a eafe and ekilfol bandling of their money. The new lnstitution enters a career fall of hope and promlse, and will doubtlees st once fake rank among the solid and eubstential banking concerns of Nebraska. e — A New Hampshire dog carried the ¢carlet fever into five ditlerent families, RUMBLINGS BY RAIL. The City [nvaded by Traveliog Passen- gér Agen's, Money Says the Ohicage & North western is One and One-Tenth Miles Shorter Than Any Other Route to Chicago, I. G. Mitchell, Western agent, head- quattors at Kansas Clty for the ‘‘Blue Line,” Ia In the clty. J. J. Stevenson, travelllng passenger agent of the Grand Trunk at Kansas Clty, Is In town, W. M. McDearmon, travelling passen- ger agent of the Nisgara Falls short line, I8 In the clity. Thomas F. Godfrey, westorn passen- ger agent of the Missourl Paclfic road, with hendquarters at Atchison, Ks., ar- rlved In the gate clly yosterday, and is (uartered at the Millard. W. H. Underwood, western passenger agent, Chiosgo, of the Michigan Central road, is at the Millard. W. B, Jerome, western passenger agent for the New York Central road, with head quarters at Chicago, is a guest of the Millard. Division Superintendent McCabe of Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolls & Oma- ha, will move his office this week from the Strang bullding to tho freight depot at the corner of Webster and Fourteenth streots, where he will remain until the new paseonger dopol, now in course of constract'on, 1s completed. Tha dlspatcher’s cflice will also be trans- ferred into temporary quarters there at the same time. F. B. Whitney, the general local agent, will remaln where he is now untll he can eecure quarters up town, but he s required to vacate by the 1st of Avguat, A telegram dated at Cheyenne wasre- ceived by Divieion Superintendent Dor- rance yetterday, saylng: ‘“Lightning struck Il station lest night, melted all the wires, set the building on fire in three places, and killed the agent’s dog.” The damage was slight, but business in the office had to be abandoned until new wires could be run, The following telegram was also re- celved from Cheyenne: *‘A colored sol- dler was run over and killed by some traln at Ogallala last night. Do not know what traln, the man’s name, or any particulars yet.” A MORMON FORGER. Love Green Arvested In It Lake Oity for Passing Fraudulent Paper. Deputy Sherift Grebereturned yesterday morning from Salt Lake City, bringing with him Love Green, a Swedish tailor, who Is also a rank Mormon, Mr. Grebe left Omaha last Thuraday and arrested Green in Salt Lake Clty on Saturday. The specific charge preferred agalnst Green Is that of forgery. It s allaged that on the 25th day of June, while In the employ of R. Kalish, the Sixteenth strect tailor Green broke into & private drawer and tore from Kallsh's check book two blank checks and filllng them out, one for $20 and one for $400,forgad the name of Kalish to them. He tnen presented the notes to the Omaba Natlonsl bank and obtalning the money fled to the land of polygamy, where he was taken charge of by Grebe, while In the embrace of a small colony of wives. Green is qulte evidentlya rustler In the forging and check raisicg business, ior just a day or so before he made the ralse on the fraudulent paper, he succeeded in chenglng a $5 check of Kallsh's to one of $500. This he presented at the Omaha Natlonal Bank, but did not succeed in getting the money, as the fraud was de- tected too soon. The warrant on which the man was ar- rested was sworn out In Judge Stenberg’s court, Green s now In the county jail awalting trial. DIED, REESE—In this city, July 20th, at 7:30 p. m., Joseph M, Reedo, aged (0 years, — Mr. Lausing and family loft last ovening to enjoy fow days’ recreation at Spirit Lake, Towa, Mr. C. B. Schmidt, vico president and general munager of the Equitable Trust com pany, returned from Topeks yesterdsy morning, HUNTING IN THE WEST, Theodore Roosevelt's Experience on the Plains and o the Rocky Mountains, “Through that broad pastorlal belt stretching 1n a north and eouth line from Britlsh Amerlca to Rlo Grande,” writes Mr. Roosevelt, *'the only industry is stock ralslog, which Is here englneg in on a really glgantic scale.” Here are the ranches of the stockmen, and only from fsolated tracte, often of great extent, “the rod men look bopelessly and eul- lenly out upon their old hunting grounds now roamed over by the countless herds of long-horned cattle,” It is the north- ern portion of this pastorial tract which the ranchman has secured, and it 1s In this part of the country that Mr. Roose- velt's hunting expeditions have baen un- dertaken, The suthor explalns briefly the orlgln of cattle raising on the plslns a8 something Amerlcans learned wlen the Mexloans were dlspossessed, During the clvll war the hundreds of thousands of wild cattle In Texas found & ready market, The profits were rge; and even the men of nsas and Colorado started ranches, and Texans drove their stock from more southerly disiricts to Wyoming, and ee- tabllshed themselves {n the new country, Describlog the cowboys the author states that ‘“‘they are far from belng as lawless a8 they are described, though they some- times cat queer antlos when, afior many months of lonely life, they come to & frontier town whera drinking and gam- bling are the only recognizsd forms uf amusement, and where pleasare and vice are consldered synonlmous terms.” Tt is the Texans who make the best cowboys, They are splendld riders, pexfectly fear less, skillfal with the rope, but “prone to drink, end when druck to shoot,” Between ranch 0 and foremsn the dlatinetionsin dross and trapplugs are but slight. When a cowboy rides h's stir rugs are 80 long ‘‘that the man stands almost erect In them, from his head to bis feet belng a nearly stralght line,"” Comparing the horsemanship of the cow- boy and the scuthern country rider, Mr, Roosevelt writes: “In followirg il — hounds over fences and high walls on a spirited horse neodlng very oareful ho- morlog, the latter wonld certainly excel; but he would find 1t hard work to eit & bueking horse like & cowboy, or to Imi- tate the headlong dash with which one will eni out a cow marked with his own brand frem & herd cf several hundred others, or wlll follow at full apeed the twistings and doublings of a refractory steer over ground where au eastorn horse would hatdly keep its feot walking." THE RANCHMAN'S DAYS NUMBER Mr. Roosevolt bolleves that the days of the free, open-alr life of the ranchman aro numbered. The tlde of white set- tlement, of the regalar sgriculturallat, now threatens the cattle Industry. The land will be converted Into corn fields. 1f there are grazing farms they will only contaln thelr few handred head of stock. The ranchos of many square miles will be broken up. 1f the present condltlon of things lasts out this century Mr. Roose- velt will be surprised. Itls bat natural that the ranchman should dfsllke the granger, but ho has perhaps a groater ab- horrence for the sheep owner. *‘The for- mer will gradually fill up the country to our exclasion, writes Mr, Rooseveltas s ranchman, ‘‘while the latter's sheep nib- ble off the grass 8o close to theground as to starve out all other animals. Mr. Rocovelt has a groat desl to eay of a practleal kind In regard to what ls a good shot. **Shooting well with the rifle 18 the highest kind of sklll, for the ritlo ts the queen of weapons, and 1t is a diffi- cult thing to learn,” To strike a deer exactly In the 8-Inch patch behind tha shoulder at 100 yards Is to bo a gocd shot, although many marksmen at that distance will hit a target natled to a tree many consecutlvo timos and yet mlss & deer at fifty yards. Mr. Roosevelt makes no exhibltion of his sang-frold. About the killing of his firat grizzly, be saye *No gamo ls dangerous unless & man a close up, for nowadays hardly any wild beast will charge from a distanco of a hundred yards, but will rather try to run oft, end if a man ls close it Is easy enough for him to shoot stralght |f ke does not lose his head. A boar’s brain is about the 8123 of a pint bottle, and any one can hit a pint bottle off hand at 30 or 40 yards. 1 have had two shots at bears at close quarters, and each time 1 fired into the braln, the bullet In one caso striking falrly between the eye and the esr. A novice at this kind of sport will find 1t best and eafest to keep In mind the ofd Norse Viking's advice In refsrence to'a long sword: ‘If you go in close enough your sword will bo long enough,’ 1f a poor shot gees in close enough he will find that he shoots stralght enough.” KILLING GRIZ Mr. Roosevelt tells of five grizzlies killed with seven bullets, and exceptlng on one occasion the shots were delivered as 80on as the anlmals s/ghted the hun- tors. If only the little unknown quanti- ty vulgarly called “funklng”’ could be eliminated, how nicely grlzzlos could be kiiled by the most nervous of sportsmen! Mr. Roosevelt explsins why some of the western men—proferslonal hunters—are 80 clever wlth thelr rifles, the secret of their suczess bolng constant practice. Vic, 1t 1s suppusable, is the crack shot in and around Chimney Butte, ‘‘He fs firlog all the time at rgarks, small birds, ete., and will average 500 to 100 cartrldges a day; he certalnly uses 20,000 a year, while a man who only shoots for sport, and that occasionally, wlll in practicing at marks and _everything else bardly get through 500.” Shooting mountain shesp, from the dif- ficultles of the ground, and the excecd- Ing wariness of the animal is generally unsuccessful. Though the mountain theep are fairly prollfic, fewer of them are shot than any other kind of western gome. The mountaln sheep. Mr. Roose- velt belleves, will farnlsh tho sport In the future, when the deer and elk will be Killed off, for to.day cowboy and ranch- man rarely penetrate the sterile, rocky wastes where the big horn Is found. A great deal has been wrltten abont the wonderful way these mountaln sheep de- scend a rocky slope. The animal s by no means a small one, an old ram belng almost as blg as @& cow elk, and atlll for cllmbing the moun- taln sheep Is only equalled by thojibex. “‘No matter how sheer thecliff, 1f there are ever 80 tiny cracks or breaks In the surface, the blg horn will bound up or down It with wonderful ease and seeming absence of effort. ¥ * * * In descending a sheer wall of rock the big horn holds all four feet together and goes down In long jamps, bounding off the sur- face almost llke a rubber ball every time he strikes it. ¥ % x x Time and time agaln he wlll rush over a cliff to what appears certaln death, and will gailop away from ths bottom un- harmed."” AFTER BIG HORN, Occaslonally the blg hoen will come down to the valleys, but at the slightest alarm he rotreats to the broken fast- nessee. It I the most wary of animals, relying on ears, eyes and nose. Seeklng the highest ground it soans closely every- thing beneath it. Mr. Roosevelt de- scribes & hunt after the mountain sheep on a cold day, when the shoulders and the ledges of the cliff had become round and slippery with fce, and his working away steadfastly for two days without a shot, At last his patlence was rewarded by the slght of two mountain sheep. *The one with the larger horns was broadside toward me, hls sturdy, massive form out- lined cloarly sgainst the sky as he stood on the crest of the ridge. I dropped on one knee, ralsing the rifla as 1 did so; for a tecond he did not qulte mske me ont, tarning his head half round to Jook. I held the slght fairly at the point jast ho- hind the shoulder and pulled the trigger. The bullet had gone ln behind one shoul- der and rluged clear through him, and yet he had been able to cross the ridge. When found he was dead, a couple of handred yards from where he had been shot,” Mr. Roosevelt confirms what the gourmets have eald abcut moun. taln mautton, that in the proper seagon it {s the juleclest, teuderest and best flavored of meat. The author con- firms the almost utter extermination of the bulfalo, the last of the southern herd having been all slaughtered In 1883, Mr. Roosevelt seems to think that the few stragglers left, In accordanca with the theory of the survival of the fittest, have developed Into somewhat of & race, with an increase of cautlon, but still the ex- terminetion of the bison ls only & ques- tion of time. I'HE DESTRUCTION OF THE BUFFALO has been to men mounted on horses an easy thing, though it requlres pluck and good riding. After the buffalo it is the elk which 1a fast dissppearing. Five yoars 8go the anthor tells of elk In bands of & hundred to be found {n the valley of the Little Missourl, but these have compara tively vanished. If the elk were not w panicky creature, wary and fleot as he ls, he might have escaped general destruc won, but ho owes some kind of alleglance to a leader, and If the leader is shot the followors seem unable to wake up thelr minds what to do,