Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 18, 1885, Page 5

UGUST 18, 1885, b LINGOLN. Matlers of Moment Ocenrring at fhe State's Big Edifice. The Bohannan Trial==-A Rickety fchool Building, Chester B, Davis Denies the Charges of the Bee. Personals—A Subject for Law—The Fire Laddies —Bricf Mentions, Oapital Lynch AT THE OCAPITAL, NUGGETS FROM THE STATE HOUSE. The routine work of the various depart- ments a% the state oapitol is abont all that is being done, and matters of state intorest are very scarce, In the auditor's departmenc the registration of bonds is occupying the time of the clerical force. Auditor Babcock informs us that all of the counties of the stato have sent in their abstracts of assessments, ex- cepting Keith and Hayes, which are ex- pected to make their roturns very soon, The office of the commissionera of public lands and buildings was filled to overflywing yesterday with contractors figuring on bids for the new state buildings to be erected in case the bids come within the amounts ap. propriated by the legislature, which are as follows: I* r the Home of the Friend. legs at Lincoln, £0,000; for the three story brick reform achool at Kearney, $26,600; and for the Home for the Feeble Minded at Boat- rica, $46 €00, The bids will be opened to-day by the commissioners, who will make the awarda at once, if within tho amount above specified, L BAHANNAN'S CHANCES, Tho supreme court will sit to-day, and it is expested that an opivion will be handed dewn in the near future., sohannan is now board- ing at the Otoe county jail, under sentence of desth, for tho slaying of Cook, who differed with him in the epelling of the word “pedler,” T first trial was in the district court for Lancaster county, where he was convicted of manslanghter. ~ A second trial was granted, and a_change of venus ta. ken to Otoe county, where he was convicted of murder. The question bofore the court is, whother, haviog been conyicted only of man- slaughter on an indictment, one of the counts of which included murder in the first degree, the second trial wnd conviction for murder was not in coptravention of the constitution of the United States, guarantecing immunity agaizst a socond trial for the samns offense, The distribution of the compiled statutes for 1885 has been commenced in the secrotary of state's office. A BURNING DISGRACE, The attention of your reporter was called to the rchool building at the corner of Fif- teenth and M _streots, which is a disgrace to the clty, and in strauge contrast to the many fine echool structures of Lincoln. This build- ng which is an old, rickety, story and a half frame building, known as the Cantral School House, two rocms of whichare in the base- ment, or rather cellar, and in which are taught about one hundred scholare, cannot help but be a hotbed of disease, They are so damp that the plastering is continuslly fall- ing off, and the ventilation—well, there is no ventilation—and the smell of coal gas is often very perceptible, This is a matter of vital in- terest to the children who attend this echool, and the school board should move in the mat- ter at once, THE METHODISTS' DEDICATION, Tho event of the week in church circles is the dedication of the new St. Paul Methodist Epiecopal church, the commencement of which occurred Sunday, and will continue all week, The building, “which is a large stone structure costing about $15,000, is all paid for excepting §2,000, £5,000 having been raised Sunday. To-night » grand musical concert will bo given, participated in by the best home talent of the city. and will no doubt be a great succers, A DBUTAL FATHER, Sheriff Melick on Saturday sent Deputy Walt, Seeley to Hardy, who arrested and took to Bennott, Larz Anderson, a Dane, on the charge of inceat. The preliminary trial was held at Bennett, and he was bound over to the district court in the sum of §700, Anderson is a brutieh looking fellow, and if his looks do wot belie him, is fully capable of committing tho crime for which he stands charged, His daughter {s a bright, good looking gitl of eighteon years, and one stands abashed at the poseible debasement to which this man’s brutish nature may have brought him, PERSONAL MENTION. R. M. Frazer, of Cincinnati, genersl freight agext of the Cincianati, Washington & Balti- more railroad, and family, arrived to-day, the guests of Secratary of State Roggen, T, H. Bentoo, the efficlent chief clerk of the auditor’s department, will return from Salt Lake City, Utab, this weolk Nelson McDowell, of the eecretary of states’ office, is making a short visit with relatives at Fairhury. Miss Kittie Baird is visiting friends at Chicago, and Miss Maggie Baird has just re turued from a visic to Hamilten, Mo, OFF TO THE TOURNAY To-morrow morning the Fitzgerald and Merchants Hose companies, numbeiing about sixty men in all, will lesve over the Ugion Pacific railroad in ¢pacial cars for Grand Is- lana to parlicipate in tho siute firemen's tournament, to take placs there this week, This tournament will be paticipated io by the hose companies of the prominent towns in the state, The Fitzgeralds, of this city. now hold the championship, and hope to be the wioners this year, LINCOLN BREVITIES, John F, Kuntz, aged about 8¢ yoars, was overcoms by heat laat Tuesday and died Sun- day. The burial will take place from H ton’s, and will be conducted by the Cig makers’ unlon, of which he was » member, The usual number of drunks and disorder- lies were up before the polico court to-dsy and fined 51.00 and DENIAL OF THE CHARGES MADE AGAINT HDM BY THE BEE. CiicaGo, August 13th, 188 ha Daily Beg:—Sir:—In your evening issus of Iast Saturday and your morning issue cf Mon- day, you chose to make an unwarranted at- tack upon me, and charge me with various things calculated to reflect seriously agalust wy professional and personal standing and integrity, apparently with the object of dotng we the greateat possible ivjury in my business. 1 deny every charge coatained in the article mentioned, and pronounce it an outrazeous slander, The person who gave you the points you publizh, certainly know but little of me or my work, The principal portion of the articls seems to be a deeire to prove collusion bapween Nathan Shelton aud we, thing absolutely preposterous and absurd, for I douvt it a more bitter eamity exists between any other two meu in this country than between us, This fack is We!l-known to nearly every person in Omaha aud cliowhere, who kuows both of us, 1 have 80 poor an opiuion of Mr, Shelton and his business methods, that 1 could without sacrificing every vestige of manhoc me, consent to have sny businsss relati with him, no mstter what thelr nature might Tn order that the facts may ba known as they exist, I will briefly stato what business relations have existed between usin the past, and as they are parrectly well kuown to the ticars of the Omaha Water Workas Co., Hon wes 1 Bovd, wayor, Sidney . L ho Omaha Whits Loag ks, aund for Vico President of the Water Works Co,, and many others, you may verlty my state ments by Inquiry of these gentlemen, Shortly after the award of the contracts for the consiruction of the water workas at Omaha, and duripg the fall of 1870, Mr, Sheltn Lrcupe tressurer aud burivess managor of the company, aod proceeded at onge with the constivetion, Mr, J. 1), Co'k of Teledo, O., was the coneulting ewgi and ha | preparod general plaus for the work No engineer had been exnployed regularly to sunervize the work daily, and Shelton, for soma reasons of his own, mude radical de- partures from Mr, Cook’s plans, and pro ceodod in this manner uatil m March, 1881, when & proposition wns made 5 me to assume the engincering charge of ths construction of the worke, which I did on March 10. I found the work in very bad condition, and much of it in such shaps that it had to be done over again, It scemsns if Shelton had but one policy, and that was fo build the wotks as shabbily as possible, and to have them look well on the sutface, and ns my only de- sire was to protect the interests of “the “other atockbolders, and secure theboet possible con- wtruction, there arose immediately a consider- able difference between us, and from July, 1881, until I severed my connection with ths works, 1n July, 1882, Shelton did everything in his power to defeat my efforts and pravent the work from being properly executed, 8o that it was not not fimg before our feelings were anything but friendly towara each other. As the work neared completion, Mr. Shel- ton endeavored to entrap me into a publicap proval, in one of the most prominent engi- neering papers of this country, of falss snd exaggerated statoments concerning the finan- cial condition of the company and the cost of the works, He failed entirely, and I exposed his duplicity, and from that time until the present, there has been war bstween us, and Shelton has never neglected an opportunity to do all he could to defeat me in all my busi- ness undertakings, but without succese, He has written many mean, iosinuating lotters, makiog all manner of falso charges to such parties as he thonght he could influence against me, and has, I understand, even made_personal visita to the places where I have been employed on engineering work, to endeavor o influence public opinion sgainst me, until the fact that our rejations aro not very friendly and cordial ones is perfectly well known to every peracn at all prominent as an engineer or contractor for work connected with the construction of city waterworks, As I have said above, it is emy for you or any 000 who cares to inquice into the matter, to verify my statements, and it is beyond my comprehension why apy person, except for malicious reasons, could accuse me of being in collusion with such a man, and under such clicumstances, Neithor Shelton nor any pereon aesociated with him, has ever, in any way, had any direct or indirect connection wlth or interest in any engineering or contract work intrusted to mo sinco I sevorad my con- nection with the Omaha Waterworks Uo,, ex- copt a8 1 have said above, in mean and under- handed «fforts to defeat my objects, and pre: vent the success of my work, The charge in your paper that the cost of the works was_increased, by my mismanage- ment, eome §75,000 more than it should have besn, i3 false, the faci biing that much un- necesesary exponse was caused by the outrago- ously bad work which was done under Shel- ton’s monagement, and the purchaso of faulty machinery, before I assumed charge of the work, but the amount was not s great a3 you state, Your referenca to my connection with the United States government work of river im- provement at Omaha, would indicate a lack of consistency on your part, You seem to forget that for several monthe, while Mr. Boehmer was in chargo of the work, you tel- dom issued a paper which did not contain charges sgainst him, ofton so oxtensive as to fill several columns of your paper, and you took great pride in feeling that you were the caurs of his being removed, You also forgot that I was sent to superce e Mr. Boehmer ia the epring of 1870, after having charge of the work at Atchison and elsowhere along the Missouri and Miselssippi rivers, and during the thres years that Ilived in Omaha you never once mea- tioned my name in your paper in such a man- ner that I had any desire or thought of taking exceptions to it. Lresigned my position as government engineer solely for the purpote of eugaging in manufacturing in Omaha, and dinposed of my interest in those works nearly three years ago. T trust that you will be fair enough to print this communication in at least as prominent a place and manner as the ons from Lincoln which you printed on the 8th and 9th insts, Truly yours, CHEsTER B, DAVIS. T —— Higgins Again Arrested. Yeeterday morning Mr. C. S. Higglns was agaln arrested, this making the fifth warrant which has been served on him for obzcaring the windows of hin saloon. He wan released on farnishir g a bond for §50, and his trlal was sot for Sentember 2. The trial was deferred at the request of City Attorney Connell, who is at pres- ent absent from the city. He will be back at tho time deeignated, however, and try the case. MARSHAL CUMMINGS TALKS, “Higglos’ talk sbout his selling no liquor after midnight is all bosb,” said Morshal Cummings to- “1 myself have seea tlme and sgaln men go up stalrs and drink there as freely as though they were st the bar. I propose to put s stop to this if I have to arzest him a dezsn times a day.” “I think,” spcke up Capt. Sullivan, “that Higglon was not qaite g0 ready to sell last night as ho was on the preccaing nights since the order went into effsct. 1 notlco that a number of men tried to got up etalrs for drinks and failed.” THE COUNCIL “I bzlleve that Marehal Cammings will have the support of the council in his de- terminatlon to cloee up the saloons after midnight and on Sunday,” eaid Counoil- man Lee to-dsy. “He 13 ccrtatnly in the right in the stand ho has taken on the Rigglog case. Mayor Boyd ls trying to crawtish cn thls question, but rest assured :{nt the council will not sympathize with him, " The Baby, With “black drops”in infancy and candy when he goi & littla clder, baby grow up palo and puny. They gave blm all sorts of medicimcs. They heard of Brown’s Iron Bittcrs, but had sn idea 1t was for grown folks only. As overy- thing else falled, they trled this medicine one day on baby. Baby began to plek up. The blcod in his little ve(ns was en- riched. He was saved. The doctors ageed that Brown’s Iron Bltters had given baby new life. The drugglat rays that meny of bis customers find immense success in using Brown’s Iron Bitters for ailing and delicate childre sl U —The board of education, at its meeting last eveniog, failed to take any action in re- gard to tho difficultica existing botween Messrs. Myers & Daffy, the their Jaborers, Tho board awaits the filing of a statement of lisbilities by Mr, Duffy be- ore woving in the matte ENORHOUS ENTRIES. Extibitors Rapidly Anpiying for Space ot the Omaha Fair, A Noted Balloonist to Make an Ascen- ston—The]Amphitheatre Oom- pleted. As the time for the fair approaches, great actlvity Is t5 be found In the office of Secretary Wheeler. 11 fact so busy has that gentleman been, for the past fow days that a newepaper man in eoach of faots has hardly been abla to get a momant's conversation with him, Eatries have been ateadlly pourlng Into the office, and the space provided for exhibits has beon nearly exhausted. “‘It s only a llttle over two weeks before the falr opens, and all who Intend to make en- teles will have to hurry up,” sald Mr. Wheeler yesterday. “Wa are maklog extensive enlargementa for exhibits, but the apace s all belog taken very fast. To-day I received word from the managers of the Dodge county fair, informing me that they had changed the date of holding thelr exhibi- tion from Saptember 8, ), and 10, to September 2, and 3, 80 as to allow thelr exhibltors wo bring thelr exhibits to the Omaha falr. Word also came from Mat Colvin, of Kanaas City, that he Intends 1o enter hia stable of ton trottera for the races, Mr. McShane, who returned Sat- urday from Illtnols, met many prominent horsemen, and recelved assarances of lib- eral entrles In the regular speed clesies, Me. Garneau, as slready announced, hay secured Phyllis and Joo Davie for a spec'al trot, and they will make an inter- esting race. Phyllis has arecord of 2:1 while Joe Davls can do hls mile In 2:16. Tho parse s £3,000, with sn additionsl $500 provided 2:19 or better is mado. Botter horses than those never trotted in ravka. Then we have numerouns en- and hogs, and many other attractlve teatures. The new emphitheatre was completed to- day by the contractors, and to.morrow it wlll be turned over to the aesoclation,” A BALLOON ASCENSION. Prof, Oscar Huat, tha well known bal- loonlst, arrived In_the city yesterdoy en route to Helena, Mont,, wanere he will glvea balloon ascension at the coming state falr. Mr, Hunt cilled on Secra- tary Wheeler and closed errange: ments with him for a balloon ascension to bo given from the expoitlon grounds durlog the falr week. It ls expocted that this will be ono of the great attrac- tlons of the day. Prof. Hunt s an old hand at tho businoss, and dozs some eklllful trapezs work, while suspended from the balloon. His balloon carrles no basket—only a set of trapezs bars, He makes ascenelons of from ono to three miles from the earth, and some of the most startling and finest feats are done while hanging from the bars a mile ortwo above terra firma. “‘It fs just as easy 1o do such things a mile above the eatth as it is two feet above,” Prof. Hunt ex- plsined to a reporter who met him in Socretary Wheeler's office; ‘‘in fact I am Inclined to bslieve thatis Is a littlo easler. One does not feel as though falling were possible, when suspended zo far above the earth—I soppose because the sir s very light. “Yes, I have been In tho businees a good mavy years—aincs 1 was 11 years old. Ilearned the business feom Prof. Wise, who went up &t Sz, Louis, in 1876, end has never beon heard from etnce, having been lort as it is suppozed, some- where In the wllds of Michigan.” Mr, Hunt has just come from the east where he has been giving exhibitlonr, of late. He wassecured by Mr, McShane who saw hlin perform In Cleveland a few weeks eine, and determined at once that he would be a great drawing card for the falr, Holsa young, good look- img, and rathor stylishly dressed man, with a figure of sthletle outline, rather small but powerfully bulit. ———e—— A Complicated Case, A South Omaha Bohemian, Christian Balgarel, has lodged complaint in Jus- tice Brandels conrt agalnst a fellow Bo- hemian named Michacl Garnies, charging him with shooting at him (Balgarel) with fotent to kill. Some tlme last wock, the wife of Mich. acl Gernles who had been visiting in the countey returned. It had been ageeed upon by Gerafes that when his spouse should come back, he would open for his frionds 2 keg of beer. Tais ¢id not sult Mrs. G's tdea of economy, however, and sho protested against any sach celebra- tion of her return. Accordingly, Ger- nies Informed )is friends that he would bs obiged to drop his plan of opening - keg in honor of his wifo's retorn, The enraged nelghbors gathered together and in pursuance of a plot of revenge, stormed Gernies’ house with rocks, some of them four or five inches in diameter, firing slso, by way of varlety, several shots, Mrs, G, ibis eaid, narrowly escaped death, whils the children wers obliged to crowd under tho bed for safety. When the enraged Bo- hemlans had finished their work, the doors and windows were, many of them, battered In, Gernles immedlately had Balgarel ar- rested and brought lIuto police court, where he was fined $25 and costs, Ger- pies olalus, also, that Balgaral has Inst- tuted this prosecution agalnst him simply for revenge, and protests that he did not fire at him at all, 25 YEARS IN USE. o Greatest Modical Triumph of the Age SYNPTOMS OF A TORPID LIVER. t.orsofappetite, Bowels cotive, Palu br ecensation lu the part, Fain woder the shoulder. biede, Fullnesa aftor cating, with n dia. lnclinntion to exertion of body or mind xt, Dots bofox eyon, Hendachc the right eye, Ientlesane: atiul drenwmis, Highly colored Url ONSTIPATION, TUTT'S PILLS are especinlly adaptec h e ) Ly Iperense the 4 Talco o Kl urish, the Iigeative Organ: 15Kens changed 10 GLoSsY Bi Y this DYE. 1t . ¢ipi of #fMice, 44 Murrar St.. New York o Fruir Peddlers, The consumptien of Californla frults has been largely increased through the efficlency of the street peddlers, remarked a prominent cmmission merofiant These etrect peddlers get what the deal ers call the tall ends, As soon as & car load of fruit is racelved at a commiesion houee it Is all sorted over and the softer, over ripe frnit thrown out, As a gen- eral thing ove of the older members of the peddiing fraternity calls around and gots prices on a pilo of ihls condemned fruit and then clubs ail the peddlers fo- gether who make up a small purte. Io wost csees $26 18 paid down as a matter of gocd faith and to bied the pecdlers to take the whole smount egreed upon, Thiss purchazes, of what msy bo cailed job lots of fruit, range all the way from $50 to §100, After the bargain is made each peddler pays for each bex of fralt as ho fakes tt, and in ihe end, if the sgreement has lown carrled out, the €20 is refunded, They eell from tweny-five to thirty boxes & day, sometim high se fiity, and 1 Satardsys even more. This season, thus far, they have paid about $1.70 par box, Thelr mefhod of buying and selling is e gocd deal like gambling, they never know what thoy are making until they have sold ont and connted the money in their pockets, Somolimes they lore; but a8 o rals they are shrewd enough to come ont a fow dollars better off. If it were not for them the commliesion men would lore hsavlly on each csr, as a rezular deler will not buy over rips frott, They 1a n» wlee injare the trade of the regular retuil donlers o8 very little of the frait which they sell is carrled home for fami- ly use, but is eaten on the airest out of hand, PERSONAL, J W Parker, Atchlson, is stopping at the Paxton, A. S, Patrick returned this morning from Spirit Lake, A. G, Cornish and S, Schwab, of Lincoln are in the oity, ©, C. Painter, of Great Earrington, Mass,, is at the Paxton, J. J. Brown and family have returned from a visit to Colfax Springs, Milt:n Sloman has arrived nome after & visit to Chicago and Detroit, Mesars, J, W, Morso and Lyman Richard. won loft lastnight for Kansas Oity, B.D. Bent, of tho Union Pacific head- quarters, has gone to Colorado for a short pleasure trip. W. D. Hill, Beatrico; T. 8, Livingstone, Matyeville, Kan,; C. P, Barstow, Chicago, are at the Arcade, Col. Aiken, | of Iler {& Co,, has been confived to his house since Saturday by the breaking out of an old wound, Mr, J. F, Clinchard, late superintendent of the Chicago Smelting and Refinind Co.,leaves to-day for California to recuperate his health, W. F. McMllan, assistant general freight ogent of the Union Pucific, left, Sunday, for Colorado, to seek recuperation from his racent illness, B. R. Thompson, of the Usion Pacific gen- eral ruperintendent’s office, has gono to Den~ ver, 1 the interests of the rond’s c¢quipwent departmont, Deputy U, 8. Marshal Allen, who has boon quiteill for the past ten days, is now con- valoscing and it is expected thas ho will be out on the streets again in a fow daye, W. M. Wood, of Mr- Korty's office, Union Pacific headquarters and first lieutenant of tho light guarde, left, Sunday, on an ex- tensive visit to feiends in Cannda, A, J, Mead, of the Union Pacitic tole graphic department, and wife have roturned fron their bridal tour in the west and will take up residence here on Hamilton street. it 3.0, Cley, Geo, Brown, North Auburn; J. A, Buyden, Utics; N, 1L McAllish, St. Louls; Mies Laura Rivers, W, F. McLean, Grand Tsland; F. F. Spear, Denver; G. Chem- berlain, Alpha; T, B, Martin, Chicago; Prof. Oscar Hunt, Cloveland: Jacob Martinsen, Wansau, ate at the Canfisld, At the Metropolitan:—J, M. Green, St. Paul; W. A. Kester, Norden; Frank 0'Don- noll, Lincoln; M. 0. Rourk, jr., G. W, Goss, T. R. Leighton, Plattsmouth; D, C. Kerr, Waterloo; I D. Evans, Sutton; L. S, Bu- chanan, Creighton; Frank P. Lawrence, Utica; Geo, Garber, Rad Cloud; A, F, Ames, Ewiog, Nob,; C, J. Jennings, New York; J. W. Miller and wife, Mies Minnie Cater, Sioux Uity; W. A. Smyth, Avoca, Towa; W. M. Simpzon, O. F. Ellis, Robert Patton, ver, Col.; Jay, J, Baughman, Hamburg, Towa; J. G. Withorspoon, Gainsville, Texas; Jobn Otting, St. Louis; C. J, Ceok, Rochest- er, N. Y, ———— Sporting Matters., Maneger Kay, of the Athletle Park, forwarded to the manager of tho Hast- 11ga team yesterday a writton contract for five games which are to be played here on September !, 10, 11, 12 and 13, be- tween the Union Pacifics and tho Hast- ings Keda. A lettar recelved frcm Man- azer Cherry, of Hastinge, suggests that “‘as thero was trouble before aboub the umplre, a ferelgn nmpire be selected to be paid out of the groes receipts cf the games,” 1t is Interesting to note that Mr. Ksy has received no reply In answer to his lotter of inqairy abont that 1,000 which tho Haslogs hoys wanted to depoalt with the editor of the Clipper. Charles Lane and Frank Parmaleo will shoot & mztch cn Thorsday, at fifteen live birds, for $30, English rules to govern, Yesterday afiernoon o glass ball and plgeon match was shot by Edward Looder and Frank Mayhew for §50 s aldn, The bighest possible acore for balls wa thirty, and for birds twenty, Tho match was wen by Mayhew by the following ecore: Mayhew, bulls Leeder, ba'ls. Mayhew, bir Leeder, birds. . seeee Mr. Leeder has arranged another matoh with n mgn named Tocd for §50 » elde, the shooting to ba at pigeons, ten single ris:s and five double, —— A Wicked Joke. Arthur Briggs and Frank Bandle re- tarned yesterday from a shorf plessure trip to the Bluff:. Somo of the wick:d enii who haunt the opera house corner sought to moar the joy of thelr trlp by sending over a telephone message to the O, B, authorities. describlug the appoarance of Messrs, Brigge and Bandle ond ordering thelr arrest as confidence orocks of the most dangerous sort. For- turately the Council Bluffs policomen did not eucceed In msking tho arrear, and Megsre. B and B, did not hear of the danger they had missed until they reazhed this slde of the river. —— Jealousy the Ususe. Chsrles Mason, a nice appearlng young mao, way arrested yesterday on complaint of Miss Beeslo Woods for assault and bat- tery. Oa the trlal It appeared that Muton, who was & former lover of Miis Woode, was acecmpanying a young lady bome from church Sundsy might, when they were mo: by Miss Woods, She scemed terribly excited, and endeavored to pummel the other youog lady who, sho alloged, had stolen her lover's sffzc- tlon, Bason restralnad her, and finally , ta crder to paes on, he pusded ber off the walk. Judge Stenberg sesmed to thiuk the young wan did the right thing, and thesefors dlecharged him, - Four fomles suffered a short coufinement in the city jsil last eveniog oa thy charga of being inmates of houros of prostitution, They paid their fines and were reloased, Johoson, James O'Neil, Will Liston and Frank Boyer, four tough lookiog custo mers, were londed in the city jul last night on a charge of vagranoy, ~ Before Juge Stenbery yestorday aftor- oon Gacrge F'reeman was examined on the chsrgs of sleallng $41 from Patrick Grabaw, a-mate. It was proved conclusively that Freeman was innocent of the crime, and he was accordingly discharged, THE SOHOOL BOARD A Short Session Liast Evening— adai- tiosal School Rooms Provided ~Bids Accepted, The regular seml-monthly meeting of the board of educatlon was held last evo. ning, Vies Provident Glbbon In the chalr, and members Coburn, Hall, Copeland. |chatn Sunday afternoon, {t bafng taken Oonnoyer, Long, Livessy and Clark present, A resolation was roported adopted by the olty council that the board of educa- tion be allowed §600 for grading the gronnds aroundthe Castellar street school house. Reforred to committes on balld- ings and propsrty with pswer to act. A communication was recelved con- carnlng & cow belonging to Matthew Schnelder, which had been killed Sun. day, August Oth, on the grouads of the new school house, ciused by a defective fence. Placed on file, A number of bide for fuenishing boll- ers and other articles for the high school building, were opened and resd, On motlon all the bids were rcjocted, and the secrotary was Instracted to readver- tlss for blde, and that the committes on balldings and property, with the assist- ance of a competent eoglneer, draw up the neces:ary specifications Bide for bullding a retaining wall on the south slde of the high school gronnds wero opened and read, and referrod to tho committeo on bulldings and property. The committee on supplies reported that they recommend the followlng bids be accapied: Chas, Childs, hard wood, per cord. ] Chas Ohilds, soft wood, per cord. .. Coutant & Squires, nut and range hard coal, per wn v ... 8T Qoutant & Squires, ezgand grate, per ton 8 Nebraska Fuel Co, 500 tons Whitebreast, per ton 3 75, or Pittsbarg 4 75 Omaha Coal snd Produce 0 tons, per ton Jeff W. Beaford, por ton. ... .42 The committen alsn recommended that the contract by awarded to Reesn for printing, and for lunber to the Chicago Lumber compiny, Tho roport was adopted. The committece on teachers and text books recommended the employment of Mr, Kummerow a8 teacher of gymnas-] tics and callsthenics at the rate of $50 per month. Adopted. The speclal committee to confer withJ, C. Brennan reported that they had agreod to allow Brenoan 25 cents per foot for the cxtra stops furnizhed. the total amount to be $209, Adopted. Moved by Coburn that the committee on buildings and property bo instracted to sell the out buildings on the high school grounds and crder thelr removal bafore the vpening of echools; also (hat the commlttee vss their diecretlon about 75 { 49 Rich Hill, Additional Robberier, Satarday night, thieves entered ths drog store of T. W. Spaffard, on Thit teenth and Howard streets hy outting thelr way through one of the bask wia- do! Tho cash drawer was pried open and some money taken out, besldes a'few olgara. Tho total loss was small, Raben Bros.’ on South Tenth treet, near Jackeon, Lt a gold watch end by some sneakthlef through a back win- ow. —— Mecia (Pa,) Academy fits for Business or Colleae, Special Drill for Backward Boys, Single or doubls rooms, All students board with Principal. Switmix O, SHORTLIDGE, (Harvard A, B, and A, M THE BEST THING 0UT Washing & Bleaching In Hard or Soft, Hot or Cold Watee, BAYES LAROR, TivK and SoAr AMazivany, and glves anlversaluatistaction, No family rich or pooz should be without it. Sold by all grocers, BrwARN of tmitations well de- gnod to mislead, PRARLINR a the ONLY BAPR labe ng compound and always bears she above eym- vol and name of JAMES PYLE WEW YORK, OMAHA NSTITUTE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL. TREATHENT OF ALL CHRoNIC AND SURGICAL DISEASES. Tho largest Madical inatitute Woet of ississippl Rivers Fifty, rooma for tho ace hysician and Kurgeon in ohar had sixteen "o Faceessul practice, and s ald 300 rare eXhoriende aa specialieta 10 TR PR CIRCULAR On Dieras w0l Wourn, i FoonTh eharie of the Tastitnte b s and Brace Kidney vo, Rar B PRIVA'!‘TE OMat 18th Street, Cornar of Car S, H., ATWO0O0D, Plattsmouth, Neb. Breo o of thoroughbred and high grade Hereio d and Jersey Cattle, And Duroc end Jersoy Red Bwine, CHAS, SHIVERIC UPROLSVERY AND Pareouger Xlevator to all floore, OMAUA and 1210 Farpam St. KA 1206, 1208 NEDB! MAX MEYER & --ESTABLISHE CO. Lmporters and Wholesale Dealers in Gigars and Tohacco removlug the cottonwood treen from the | Just Received, a full line of Meerschaum Goods, prime aualitv, which were spe- ciallvselected bvour Mr.Max Mever in Europe for our own trade. school ground. Loat. The matter was then on motion re- ferred to the committee on bulldings and property. Moved by Copaland that the committee on building and property negotiate with the trustees of St. Barnabas school and the Christ!an church in refsrence to ront- ing rooms for school purposes, with power to act. Carried. Moved by Copeland that if additlonal room can be found, the rooms of the attle in the high echool building be closed, snd that the saperirtendent be instructed to take charge of the matter. Carrled. Moved by Coburn that the committee on bufldings and property bs Instructed to secure additional room for the Leaven- worth streot echool, either fitting up tha basement or securivg rooms outside the bullding. Carrled. Moved by Copeland that the fifth and sixth prades In the high echool be closed when the Farnam school is openad. Mr, Clark moved as a substitute that the matter be referred to the commitiee on buildings and property and the saper- Intendent, with powor to act. Carried, Adjourned. ——— —Nellie I'razier and Belle Henderson, two ladios of color, were placad in the ity jail last evening charged with gambling. PILES!! PILES!! PILES!! A sure cura for Blied, Bloeding, Itching and Ulcerated Pilos has besn discoverad by Dz. Williams, (a1 Tadian remedy), called Dr. Williams’ Iadian Pile Ointment. = A singlo box has cured the woret chronic cases of 25 or 80 yoars standing. No ono ueed suffor five minutes after apylyiog this wonderful sooth- iog medicine, Lotions and instruments do more harm than good, Williaws' Iudian Pile Ointment absorbs tha tumors, allays the intonss itching, (particalarly at night aftor getting warm in bed), acts as a poultica, gives instant rolief, and is prapard only for Piles, itching of private parts, and for nothing olse. CKIN DISHASES CURED B Dr, Frazier’s Magio Oiutment, Curos as —Dy magic. Pimplos, Bluck Ieads oz Grubs ho lotches and Eruptions on the face, leaving Sultskin cloar and brautifal, _Also cures itch, old, Rhume, Sore Nipples, Sore Lips, and prSoObstimate Ulcors, iceld by druggists, or mailed on raceipt o At 60 centa, Bech retail by Kubn & Co, and Schroeter & Becht. At wholesale by C. . Goodman, ——— —Moses Pollock, & peddler, was fined §3 and oosts by Judgo Stenberg yesterday for condusting his business without the neceszary licsnse NO POISON IN THE PASTRY IF FOR STRE FLAYOR 71F. h PREPARES BY THE ce Baking Powder Co., cago, Hie 6t Louis, Mo. 3 2 Er. Price’s Gream Raking Powder . Price’s Lupulin Yeast Gems, Best Dry Jlop Yeast. WE MAKE BUT ONB QUALLTY, A GENER AL ASSORTMENT OF Cung, Ammunition, fite SEITD ¥FOR PRICHE LIST. Yaox Meyer & Co., - O@malha,Neb SPEOIAL NOTIOE TO Growers of Live Stock and Others. WE OALL YOUR ATTENTION TO Qur Cround @il Cake Xt In tho best and cheapost food for stock of any kind. Stock fod with Ground 1 | {nstead of running down, will Increass n welght and be In good marketable condi- Dalrymen, as woil as_othors, who uso i, can tostify to ita mer- Price $24.00 per ton. WOODMAN LINSEED OIL WORKS, Omahs, Neb. threo pounds o corn. tlon tn the epring. fta. Try It and jadge for youreolves. Addreus One pound Is eyual to . Oil Gake in the Fali and Wintes No charge for sacks, G..B. GREEN, (Willjpay _customer: | Draft with' Bill of Lading! GREEN & BURK GEO, BURK ached,'or two-thirds valueof stozk,) & LIVESTOCK COMMISSION MERCH'TS UNION STOCK YARDS | REFERENCES: Morchants'& Farmer's Bank David City,Neb, Kearnoy National Bank. ¥zarnoy, Neb. , Columbus § ate Ban«, Columbus, Neb,! MeDonald’s Bank, North Platte, Neb, Omaha Natlonal Bank, Omaha, Neb. Omaha, [Neb. THE a. L STRANG COMPANY Double and Single Acting Pawer aio hane PURS, STEAM PUBFY Eoglae Trimmings, KMinlng Machinery, Belting, Mose, Draes snd Iron Fittiogs at wholesalo or rotal, AND B8CHOOL BELLS, HALLADAY WiND-MILLS, CHUROR Corner 10th and Farnar 8t., Cmahs Neb, A, 7, TULLLOCK, Rog, & supt, G. P, N, BADLER, Asst, Eng H, W, DIAMOND, Asst, 800 MISSOURI VALLEY BRIDGE AND IRON WORKS OFFICE AND WORKS LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS. FPlear sced us notice,of all bridga woik comumls loners Man'fg's nd Bullders <! Wrongbt Iron, Steel, Howe Truss and Compination BRIDGES For Railroads and Highwaye Turn Draw Spavs, Roo Picra and Bub- otures, A lns'ey, Shire & Tullock PROPRIETORS A. McLouth, Agovt. . BOY EER CO,, DEALXRS IN Hall's Safe and Lock Comp'y FIBE AND BURGLAR PROOF SAFES, VAULTS, LOG Ks, ETC. IQLO Farnao Bire®t. Gusaha DR A 271