Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 19, 1885, Page 5

, AUGUST 19, 18 bbb LINCOLN- A Case of Great Importance o Lancas- ter's Tax-Payers, Candidates for County Offices Bobbing Up Serenely. Mev, McK ‘s Departure—Monday Night's Concert—The Military Company—uapital Brevities, AT THE OAPITAL, LANCASTER COUNTY'S BOND CASE, The brief of the respondents in the caso of the State of Nebraska upon the relatlon of Joseph R, Webster vs. the Board of Connty Oommlssloners of Lan- caster County has been filed, and the oate will probably ba argued next week before the supreme court, This is a case of agood deal of Interest to {hs tax. payers of Lancaster county, and, in fact, to the people of the whole state. In thelr declsion the supreme court must determine largely tho scope and power of boards of county comm!'ssloners through- out the state. Although brief mention hae been made heratofore of this case In the columns of the Brk, it s of sufficlent fntorest and Importance to four people here to warrant mors extended notlee than it has hereto- foro recelved. It would take a page of the Bee to enter fully into this case, bat 1t may bo rummarizad as follows: May 24 186!, the electors ot tnis county voted to iseue to the Burlington & Misouri River Rsilroad Company in Nebraska, county bonds In tho sum of $50,000 t) aid the constractlon of it road feom the Missourl river to Lincoln, in said county, avd by thelr terms they were made payable to sald company or bearer on or beforo the explration of twenty years from date, with interest &t ten per contom per annom, payable annuslly. Sald bouds were itucd by the county, and dated July 1st, 1870, payable on or bafore twonty years from date. October 24, 1870, bonds in the eum of $150,000 were issued to the Midiand Pa- cific rallway company, with tho same goneral provislons as those lssued to_the Barlington & Miseourl as above specifiad, excepting they ware payable on or befors twenty-five yours from May 1, 1871, November 28, 1871 another issue in the further eum of $100,000 wes made to tho Midland Pactfic rallway company, with the same provisions as above, ex- cepting they wors psyable in thirty years, The redcomable character of these bonds, Mr. Webstar clalms, had been lost sight of, through some error in the make- up of the b.nd register, and was unkaown to any of the county officers or to the relator. Mr. Webater turther says that in 1879 Lancaster county floated saven per centum interest bearlng bonds, and dur- ing and after 1880 the county could have refunded Its raflroad bonds at six per centhad thelr redeemability been known. Farther the relator saye, in the month of Decemb:r, 1883, he began an investl- gation into the history of the bond debt of tho county, and ascertained that the bonds were payable on or before their respective dates of absolute matur— ity, while the bond register indlcated that the bonds were not redeemablo, bat wera payabls at absolute periods, In Febroary, 1884, Webster entered into A contract with the board of county commizstoners, by which he was to un- deriake to effect the surrender of euch bonds at par, snd to fund the same at a lower rate of Interest without any cost to the couaty, in cise ho was uusaccessful, and for compensation he was to roeceive such premium ns the six per cent bonds as refanded might bring. At this time there was outstandlng of such bonds $267,000. By bis eervices Mr, Webster claims he effscted & reduction of the in- terest charve for the year commencing May 1st, 1884, of $16,600, and a total eaving of Interest to be psid upon the 83id three serles of bonds during the un- explred per:dons of their suppeed and apparant termv, fto run as fo'lowe: B. & M, sorles, $2,100;, first series Mid- Iand bonds, May lst, 1884, to May lst, 1896, $72,000; second s:ries Midland bonds, even if valuad, May lat, 1884, to Jan. 1at, 1003, §74,666; or a total sum of $148,706 In April 1884 an actlon was brought by a tax-payer to restrain the county com- m'syicners from complylog with thts contract, and by an egreement with Webster and the com- missioners the contract was annulled. Now comes Webster and clalms on a quantum meruis $14,866.60 for servicos rendered, and aska the supreme court to Issue a writ of mandamus compelling the county clerk to draw a warrant on the county treasurer for the amount, and {f no fard exlsts from which the claim can be pald, that the county commlissloners be compelled to make a levy for payment of the same The respondents, in their brlef, deny the right and power of the board of county commissloners to enter inio such a con- tract. The declelon of this case, as we before ssld, involves a great deal of law, and should it be decided in favor of ‘Webater, opans a wide field of new power to boards of connty commissioners, which now are considered as only qoas! corporations, clothed with only such owers as they direstly derive from the egislature, and are strictly confined to them by both the common and statute law. COUNTY POLITICS are baginning to loom up and the candi. dates are seelng their friends with a fre- quenoy heretofore unknown, The fight at the primaries will probably be the hot- test this county ever known, In every ward thers number of slates, some of which, of course, are[bound to be broken, bat not without a bitter fight, The fight is on the tressurer, all other offices seeming to bs lost eight of, Itis impossible to ey who Is in the lead, if indeed, anybody ls, The candldates are Helmer, Roka, Grlflith and Burnham, and, at the present outlook, one «f the the above named will b the nx’ county treasurer, there belog no dark horee talked of. For county judge there are four candi- dates, N, O.2Abbott, O, M. Paracus, Willard Stewart, and the pressnt incum- bext, who has served two terms, C. M, Parker, Abbott seams to ba in the iead, and hls nomination would give very gen eral factlon. For sverlff, Sam Melick has a wall- over, thers being no oppoeltion, He has served his firsb term most acceptibly, and des:rves & renomination unani- mously, John MeClay for county clerk, aud McClusky ana M Kinwou for county school superiatendeut, with invumer. able caudidates from every hill side | Comm!asioner Weller, are among some ready to ocoupy the chalr of County THE CITY COUNCIL. Busicess Transactcd by the City Fathers at their Mecting Last Night, A esolution Liooking to Maising the Avpraisement of Real Estato 25 Per Cent—RRoutine Business, —_— whose names have been called to the at- tention of your reporter. CAPITAL BREVITIES, Thompson, the workmsn who fell off McOonnell’s three story brick building now In courss of erectlon on Tenth street, and in the fall broke nesrly every bone in his body, seems to be doiog well, the attending sorgeon Informing your reporter that his recovery was not im- probable. s The genial Harry Hotchkiss can now write his name Captaln, and he will mske s good ome, This crmes about by the musterlng In of Company D, N. N. G, which he commsnds, with Lleutenant Cheeny and Abbott to assist him, e | ent. company numbers fifty men, '“.‘} aleoady [ A communloation was recelved from have thelr gune, with new uniforms on Mayor Bopd appeoving enrlaln. ondlnans d from Columbas, Ohlo. An :’:;o:yo‘wlll :zon b:provlde'd where they |ces. Also the contract and bond of Dan- iel Bullivan & Co., for conatructing ssw- will have settled quarters. This com- ere; the contract and bond of the Bar- pany s largely c_ompeled of some of the best young men in Lincoln, and propose ber aaphalt paving company, Tor paving Twelfth strest; contract and bond of to take the prizs at the comlng state Hugh Murphy for repalring sewers. Also falr, Col. Higgins, of Fremont, left to.day concurrlng o the resolation granting ten days leave of absence each year to after spsnding two days in tha oity look- the members of the police force. Filed. Ing up insarance matters. W. W. Chesthire, of Orown Polnt, Application was recelved from the Bar- lington & Missouri rallroad for the ap- Indiana, recantly connected with the Unlted States treasury department as a special egent, 18 visiting frisnds hero, I‘:g;::lt‘:t:plm. e pointment of two spestal policemen for n o . he protectlon of thelr property, and nam- Ex-Senrtor Ragnolds, of Butler county, | Y s paseed through the c\ty’yealurday on his "‘“hD‘ fi Esston B“d ,(." A:i Oranston as way to Maryavllle, Kantas, to accompany | 84¢1 Policomen. ~GLor ""i"" iy 2 JudL L L UL L street agalns; connecting the sewer be- tween Fernamand Douglas with the atorm water sewer on Faraam street. Protest granted, snd board of publlc g to have the streets of Lincoln thoroughly fixed up, 80 that they will be in the best works oraered to withdraw the advertite- m The regular meeting of theclty council was held last evening, President Bechel =} of condition for the state fair. Charges were preferred against Police- man Kelly by Andy Bayless to the elty council Monday, In that he treated him too harshly in arresting him last week This may ba #o or not, but Bsyless in & darkey of fighting proclivities, and has figured fn the poilcs courts several times, only a short time since being fined $5 and costs by Jadge Cochran for carrying concealed weapons, Kelly {8 one of ths mosteflicient policamen on the fores, and beara a good reputation, bat when Le undertakes {o make an arrest he is golng to do it. Rev. Mr. McKalg, who has so who presided over the destinies of the M E charch of this olty, drawing to It the largest congregation of any church in tho city, and largely through whose bard work they can boast of a church edifico any congrezation In the country could be proud of, wlil leave eoon for his new field of labor In OChicago. With him Mr. MoKaig tekes the good wishes of the people of Lincoln, His successor, as yet, has not been appointed. Last evenlog a receptlon was given him which was very large'y attended by his many friends, not a few of whom wero not connected with his church. The concert glven last night at the new M. E. church was a grand succees, the charch being crowded to its utmost ca- paclty. Th!s enterialnment way the mu- sical event of the year, and was particl- pated in by the best talent of the city. To make lndividual msntion would ba dolng others wrong, and space does not allow us to pralso sll, but, it is little to 88y that each ono did well, and everyone pressint spent 8 most delightful evening. C—— PERSONAL, ent, The blll of the Barber Asphalt Paving company was submitted. Keferred to committee on curblog and paving. The bil for printing, of the Omaha Bee, for July was suomltted and ra- terred to commlttes on printirg. The bill for printlng, of the Omaha Republican, was submitted and referred to committee on printing. The ordinance referred to the board of public worke In regsrd to paying t! Barber Asphale Paving company, was re- turned withoat approval. Tho estimate for paving Cuming street from Twentleth to Divislon street was repsorted by the board of public works, Referred. Tho eatimate to Charles E. Fannlog for gradlng cortain lots} was approved and referred to committee on paving, curblng and guttering. The board of public works recom- mended Mr, Ryan as inspector of sewer district No, 23. Confirmed. Tho bosrd of public works recom- mended Samuel Stober as inspector of Nerth Omaba craek sewer. Confirmed. The clty treasurer reported that he had tendered to property owners the amounts specified for damages for grade of Har- ney and Sixteenth streets, and that eleven property owners had refusad to accept the tenders, and that others had been pald damsges to the amounts ol $4,225, Report accepted. The cltv enginesr reported that the plat of Drake's addition complies with the provisions of the ordlnance except In the width of streets, and recommended that 1t be spproved. Re:ferred to com- ralttoe cn grades and grading. The bill of Mrs, Cecelia Buckhard for dirt for grading of $36.26 was referced to committee on streets snd alleys. The bill of the clty physician for medi- cines furnished the pest houte was re- ferred to the committse on police. John 8. Wilils offsred to lease free a lot to the city on Foster avenue and Twenty-firat sireet for the erection of an eng'ne house. Roferred to committee on fire and water-works. Alfred T. Wolff offared to lease to the cily rooms In the building on the corner of Twen'y-second and Camings streets for the purpose of a polics station, at a rental of $135 psr year. - Referred to committee on pulice with power to act. The clty clirk transmittnd to the city councll, by order of the clty attorney, a letter from Ba!lou Bros., agenis for E D. Past'ee, and ask what authcrity they had t> make the ralse In rent for the rooms now occupled by the clty; and that if the demand ts insisted upon the city will at occe vacate the premlses Referred to commlttee ¢cn pubdlic prop- ecty and improvements, A petition was recslved from a num- ber of hackmen and expresemen asking for protection during the coming faic woek, by not ellowlng the issuing of li- conse t> outsiders for running hacks and wagons to the fair grounds for lesy than $10 per year, and compelling them to give bonds, Referred to committee on polize with instructions to frame an or- dinance A petltion was recalved fron Peter Goos asking thav the expense of chang- log the grade of his sldewalk be borns Ly the city., Referred to committes on streets snd bridges. A protest was recelved from property owners on South Thirteenth s'rset againet the repeal of the ordinanse ordering wa'er maing laid on sald atrest from Cas- tellar to Vinton. Granted. A petition was received for grading in alley on Capitol Hill additfon, Granted and referred to olty engluesr ts prapare profile, The county commissioners requested Charles Green roturned yesterday from Chicago. W 8 Prukett and wife, Fairfiel3, is n Pax- ton guest. C E Forbes, of the Free Press, St. Paul, Neb,, is at the Paxton, Mus, Geo, Giacomini snd daughters have returned from Spirit Lake. Judge Brandeis has gone to Mionesota in the hopes of “‘cooling off,” Mesera, Poter and Joseph Tler havo gone to Chicago to attend the meeting of the whisky pool. Mrs. Baumgartner, with her two daugh- tors, arzived here Monday, Tows, and is the guest of Mr. and Mra, B, Koester. Mr. Clarence Howard, who graduated with high honor at the last session of the St. Louis manual training echool, writes to one of his Omaha friends that he has just sscured the nosition of a sistant general foreman in the Missouri Pacific shops in St. Louis, Miss Kats Canning and the Missos Albarts of Council Bluffs, accompanied by Mosers, Canning aud Vicroy, of Oxaha, wers the guests of Mr and Mrs John Jenkins of this city on Saturday and Sunday last. The young folks visited the Union Pacific machine and oar shops, and otuer places hera before roturning to Council Bluffs. P B Rhoa, Cedar Rapids; Alva Smilh, Waverly; Miss Hardiog, Blair; G H Ross, Pickrell: L T 8t Cyr, Chicago; J § Tewks- bury, Weepiog Water; H C Ballong, Schuy- ler; J Humphray, Glasgow; Maies § M Jauny, West Poiat; J I Porter, Hinglor; C Orcatt, Durant; Geo Chambarlain, Alpha, aro at the Canfield. At the Metropolitan: D, P, James, Grand Tsland; W, W. Satto, wife and son, Teka- mab; Mra, ‘0. R. Leighton and _sister, Platts- mouth; Theodore P, Trask and daughter, Oakdale; Mrs, A, Morgan and family, Wayne; Mra, J. Rash and family, Norfoll; the drawicg of a warrant for $5,000 as rent of the city offic:s In the county court house, Referred to committee on public property aud Improvoments with power to act, D, A. Billivgs, Wakoo; R, W, Cunningham, Greenwood; W, C., Massey, Mre, H.Baiber, Fairmont; Mrs, J, ', Moore and daughter, Red Cloud; J. Chase, Plattsmouth, Neb.; W, H. Rowlin, P. Eidamiller, Harlan, Tows; A. |* A Dotition was presentod for the losa- D. Griffin, Milwaukee. Wis; H. P, Wood | tion of a bydrant at the corner of John- and wife, Watags, IlLy Auvgust Beck and |sonand Leavenworth strests. Referred wife, Chicago; John T, Taylor, Walden, N, |to committee on fire and water works, Y.;D. M, McDonsld and wife, Nevada, A petition from Mrs, Victor Dreher Mo,; W. R, Smith, Chicago; D, P, Hutchins, | 8*king for an Investigation of her place Portsmouth, Ohlo, which has been declared ‘‘dlsorderly.” e —— Referred to the committee on police. Real Estate Transters., RESOLUTIONS, The followlng transfers were filed Au. By Goodrlch—That the Foard of pub'is gust 17, withthe county olerk,and reported | works be instruc'ed to have the trench for the Bee by Ames’ Real Estate agency: | from Capitol avenue to Douglas street on Samuel E, Rogers and wife to Sarah | Sixteenth stieet refilled and repaired at 3., Haso 4 of lot 8, Hasosll and Rog- | once atthe expenseof the parties who ers subdivision of lots 56, 07 and 68, |dvg the trench. Adopted. Okohoms, w d, $500. By Lee—That 850 a month be allowed Henry Heitholt and wife to Hans the marehal out of the general fund for Joseph Del's, lots 7, 8, 9 and 10 blk 12, | he parpose of employlog s detecilve to town of Millard, w d, $1,000. assist the police force, Withdrawn. Fred V. Fowler (single) to A, Lso.| Dy Behm—That Biggs & HIll ba al- nard Bergqul 4 ot lot 3 blk 2, Lake's | lowed 8200 for griding in Omahs View. dd to Owmshi 1,435, Lald on table, MBS X O T oonasd |- By Bohtorder=Tha\ M. Gbsshinsan Bergqulst, 8 4 of 1ot 3 blk 2, Lake's add | Who bss charge cf the clty scales on to Omahs, q ¢, §1. Twelfth street be allowed to place his John Rasb snd wifa to John MeArdle, | office over the curb. ~Adopted. 10t 4 bleck 10 Tasso & Seldons add to| By Schroeder—That E. Ainssow b al Omahe, wd $700; lawed to curh and gutiora an at bis own i ¥ - expeose, the stone to be taken from the nn Mu\;als and wife to John Rush, oAl bl Balanet! W By Batley—That hose houses ka built in the chalr, and all the members pres- |, form linr. Keferred, By Datley—-Whereas, of Om; current expenses of the estate be raised 25 per cent, the poard of cqualization, By L:e—That the city marshal be al- lowed s sum not exceecing $50 a month t the police, mittee on police. allowed 815 for the care of his horse and buggy. Adopted. By Furay—That the clty attorney ba empowered to deaw up an ordinance to supply the city marshal with a number of plates, designating names and numbers of all peraons engaged in paddling, In order to facllitate the collectlon of lic- ences, Adopted. COMMITTEE REPORTS, The committee on finance and claims reported various bills, and the report was adopted. The committen on finsnce and clalms reported the clalm of O, 8. Higglns for openlng water connections, and recommended that 1t be allowed Adopted, The commlttes on finance and c'sims reported on the peiition of A, J. Van- aleton for demages for injurles recelved by falling through a defective sldewalk, aud recommenced that the oty attorney be Instracted to makea setilament with him on a fair basle. Ricomm!tted. Committee oo fiuence and clima recommendcd that the anditor have an- thority to draw on the general fund for expenses cauted by the Wearing eewera, Adopted. The committes on grades and grading recommended that the claim of the city trensurer be allowed. Adoptad. The commlites on grades and gradiog resommended that the bills of tne ap- praisers on Davenport strects, between Twenty-third and Twenty-fifth streets, be placed in the next appropriation bill. Adopted. The committee on grades and grading recommended that the change of grade was nocessary on Davenport street, but that it should not be dome this year. Adopted. 2 The commlttee on fire and water re- ported a number of bills as correct and reccmmended that they bo allowed. Adopted. The committee on gis and electric lights reportid that fifty lamps orderad had not been plac:d and that owlng to the lack of money ia the fund, the company be ordered to discont'nue ths placlng of the lights, committed and the committee Instracted to to confer with the Electric Light com- pany in reference to lighting certain por- tlous of the oliy. The committee ¢n eldewalks ‘and brldges recommended that the ordinance creating the offize of sidewalk comissioner be passed. Adopted. The commlttee on paving, curbing and guttelrng recommended thas the clatm of the Barber Asphalt Paving company be allowed. Racommitted. The committee on viaducts and rail- ways recommended that the orcinance granting right of way to the Omaha & Southwestern railway and the Belt Line rollway, which the commitee hercby submlt, ba adopted. Adopted, ORDINANCES Granting the right of way to the Oma- ha & Southwestern rallway and the Belt Line railway, under certein conditiors Paesed. Ocderiog the grading of E'ghteenth street from Caxtellar street to aliey next north of Masou strest, Passed. Making appropriations for paying cer- taln liabillties from the judement fund. Passed. o Adjourned. A Pecal Case, Mention was made in these columns yosterday of the cese of a woman Mrs, Bulger, who clalmed to have been robbed of a purse con‘eining §24 by a colored pickpceket. Tke case is a rather curlous one, with a decided air of mystery abont it, Tho woman clalmei to ba from Ne- braska Olty, havli ¢ come, as she sid, Mondsy ovenfng. Sho immediately ap- pealed to the pol'ca authoritles for aid, and i% was notv long before a ging of cclored thieves, one f whom confessed to the robbery, were landed In juil. The money was not recovered, as thy boy who committed the theft pave it to a young man who ekippad with iz to the Bluffs, In the aficrnoon the weman, who averred that ehé had uot a cent, was taken in charge by Offizer Whalen, who took her up to the county commissloners’ room, boping that they woull sid her to secure paisige to Wieconsin, where she clalmed to have friends He filed to ficd them, how- ever, and was obliged to return, Mr. J. N. Morris, city passenger agent of the Milwaukee road, becsme interested In the woman's case, and eecared for her transportation to Wiec)nsin, Before he Informed Mrs. Balger of this fact, how- ever, ho chanced to m:et & Mrs, Ioman, in wbose company the woman bad been, it seems, for the past three weeks, This lady iuformed hiw that whils Mre, Bal. ger was in her house many articles had been stolen, theluss of which was scored- ited to the woman, Monday afternoon Mrs, B. confessed to the theft of §5 tbat had been missing, and was at once discharged, When Mr. Morris heard this story, he began to suspect that the woman—Mrs, Bulger—wes a female confidence crook, and his suspicions were confirmed when he learned that she sill had $20 left, having started from Mrs. Inman's with 46, The police made up their minds that Mrs. Bulger was a fraud, and dropped her case, The woman herself left last nlght on one of the dummy trains for Council Bloffs, and hss not been ecen here since. Touched by Torpedo. J. U, Metca f, the B. & M. checkman, suffered eevere iojurles from a torpedo explosion yesterday, Some mliscreant had placed one of the slgnal terpedo on the B, & M, track, and as Mr. Motealt was boarding a moving trein, an explo- slon tack place. Part of the shell lodged in his leg #nd had to ba cu: out, oSN S —Prof. Kummerow hss been selected to take chacge of the rew courss of gymnastics pany ba directed to pleca the hydrants on St erman avenue {nside the curb in a unl- the appraire. ment of real estate on the sssessment lisc {8 very low, and as tho amount of the general fand will barely psy the city; and, wheroas, there I8 considerable gradivg that shonld be done 1hls year, thereby glving employment to men and teams reslding in our olty, therefore, be it re- solved, that It is tho sente of the clty souncil that the appralsement of all real Referred to the employment of a detective to Referced to the com- By Thrane—That the gas inspector be l DISTRACTED TO DEATH. d-orhd him for the endorsement. Diseased Fxistence Blows Ont His Brains, stralght that he oblige Wim, Newa reached the clty yesterday morn- ing that Henry Bochtel, a ealoon-keeper | brakeman, witk headuarters at Gales near Fort Omahs, bad committed suloide |barg, I1l. While there he had a woman by shootlng himself In the head. wife, A\ thi e & i i 3 0. e same time ho was making oamo the sid supplema‘nnry information scqualntances with women along the that ko dled about 1 o'clock. rond, and to one who restded at Mon A reporter for the Bee, who went at|mounth, Ill, he was engaged to be mar- once {o thescene of the tragedy, found |fied, but he dodged her by showlng a . forged dlapatch statlng that bis mother the wife and little daughter of the de- was dylog at Toledo, He appolnted a ceased in greatest agony over the terrible | future date for the wedding, and when event which has eo tuddenly made them [the bride appeared she learned that he widow and orphan. It seems that about |had previously marrled 3 yonng lady at 9 o'clock in the morning, Bechtel went | Augusta, 11l - He was conoerned in this to a row of houses which he has just been | business and conforsed to his rascality. bullding south of the fort, and entered | His captare at Trinidad was made to-day one of them. Shortly afterward two re- |on advices from Michigsn that he was ports of a piatol were heard by the nelgh- | somewhere in this vicinity, snd Datective bors, but as there is a good deal of firing | Watrous was detalled to run the rasesl about the fort, they paid no atten-|down. He wilibe taken to Grand Raplds tlon to the matter. Shortly afterward [at oncs to answer for his rascality.” Bechtel's little daughter In paesing by o — INTEESTING RACES. the row of houses heard groans which she suppored were those of a ixtensive Entries Made in the Speea + Classes of the Omaha Fair, dranken man, aud she accordingly sum- moned a nefghbor who entered the house, and found Bechtel lying In a semi-un- conaclons state, ia a pool of blood, a re- volver by his eide. The unfortunate man One of the most in'eresting features of :nrl‘i a‘hult hlmwldf . hthrm?zthl ;ht& {;m- the Omaha fair will he the colt races, in oad {wice, an e pistol 1 een 2 i prested %o olote to his head which somoe of the speedieat young horecy that the ekin hed been deeply blackenod. onned in the atate will compete. The He llngered In an unconscious conditlon | entrics, as will be seen by the liss below, until n‘l'tersngn,bwl;n_ hencr(nired-d IF)‘B include rons and daughters of the famous was attended by Major Brown and Dr. Husken of Fort Oinaka, but from McMahon, Saturn, Chatlea Caffeey, and ¥ .|other gcod ones. The ontriee, as re- the first no hope was en tertalned of his recovery. Coroner Drexel |ceived by Sscrotary Wheelsr, are as went out to the fort in the afternocn, and [ follows: empanneling jury, held an inquest. Three year old colt race for etakes of The verdior returned was to tho «flct | each, :vin. § 'nr; added hy tha sssocistion, that Bechtel “‘came to his death by & |making a total stake of £:75: divided, $192.50 wound fnflicted by his own hand while [ to first, 55 o recond 0 to third, laboriog under temporary insanity.” [ (Ed Pele, Humb It Nob., brown colt, Tho clrcumstances oonneoted with | p@bEtH s DY PHATIGR CATIS Cam Alamie, h 1 )y grandson ol ng Tsland Black Hawk, Bechtcl's ot of solf destractionjaroslight- | yfim O T ly myeterions, He hss been rather |atallior § Echo, dam Vyren, despondent for the past fow days be-| A, W. Phelps & Son, Omahs, Neb.. bay causo he was told by his physiclan that gell('lm;:. Rocket, by Little Ginnt, dam_ Kato Lis leg would havo to bo amputated, on | ey with 30 added by tho. sssocistion account of an ulcer upon it. Total stakes 8620, divided $134 to firat; $124 It hay been notlced at times that he | to second; 862 to third: would say strange thinge, such as to in-| George H. Bailey, Fairbury, Neb., cha, dlcate that his mind was unbalanced. :‘tn]lir]-u Gonaul, by Slaturn, son of - Satellite; 2 : am Roulette by Sentine Ye:'“‘i“{; ‘"“'“'“h-dh"":‘l’l"“".“ Tore| 7. D. McFarland, Lincoln, Neb.; bay._stal- rational than ever und talked quite free- | jion Holliday, by McMahon: dam by Beau- lyin a jovial strain, His friends are In- | dom’s Harry Clay. .S C A pleasant party was given last evening at (07 North Eightsenth st:eet by Mre, Avnle DeVine to 8 number of friends, Mrs, DeVine is to be married this morning to Officer O'Boyle, of the city police, the ceremony to take place at the church of the Holy Family a¢ 8 o'clock. in the north and norhwestern parta of | 20 calisthesics at tho high achool. Ho will the clty. Referred, entor upon his work as soon as echool (}ins, By Balley—That {he clly engineer be | ¥ith ol necessary cquipments ready. Prof, instracted to survey for the establishing | Kummerow though young has galned a thor 03 the grade of Bart street from Divislou | 034b knowledgs of his art, and is fast acquir- streat weat to the o ty limlts, Adopted By Dalley—That the water works com- #1 the leader of the local Turcer rosisty, in7 a name as a teacher of tact a d experience clied to belleve that the fear of having to | JohnS Wolf, jr., Cedar Rapids, Neb , bay Ingo his log 8o worl ed upon his miad as to [stallion Victer Sprague, 50 A A ames G. Sprague, I'cemont, Neb., brown drive him to temporary insanity. o | geldiog, Pateoy Smith, by Magna Chief, by Henry Bechtel was a man of abou’ 33| {1, ;na Charta: dam Kitty Clay. years of age, and well known and highly| Willlam Dailey, Peru, Neb, bay mu respected by all who assoclated with him. | Gail McMahon, by MeMahon, by Admi He has been In the state |tator; dam Gail Hambletonian, by Hamble- tonian Ohiof, Tost Setema yoars, bavig coms from) UR"S.Moloney, Jr.. Humboldt, Neb., , Ohio. He was at one tima | 150 ma, Mo s 2 intbs army, a member of Company F, ;h:n m.f_e L 7 ST el Gl Fourth infantry, having been honorably | d Pyle, Humboldt, Neb,, brown colt, Mc- discharged in 1875 at Fort Fetterman. | Fariand, by Charles Caffrey; dam, Eva by Ho leaves boldo a wife and child a|Tipgo Bashuw, = o © o0 brother resident on Fifteenth and Cam-| yongie Gobb by Charles Cafirey: dam, foll ings ctreet. sister to Maxey Cobb. The deceased, by clore application to| The following circular has been iesued by business, had asmaesed conelderable | the commissioner of tue Westorn Freight As- sociatton: :xf:élzhé:;goow“ roputed fo boworth S°RRHCR ) tended for exhibition ab the Omaha fair snd cxposition, to bo held at THE PATROL WAGON. Omahn, Neb., Sept. 4 to 11, 1885, alao con- signments t) Lincolo, Neb., intended for ex- hibition at the state fair, to bo held at that place Sept. 11 to 18, 1885, forwarded from The Council Commicteo Liets the Con{ | 8stern association point, will bo charged at N O e n o T regular tari(f rates to Omaha or Lincoln, as act for Its Construction—Its | (hg caso may be, and returned free to the Prospective Use, point on the line “of this nssociation from whence ehipped upon presentation of_certifi- cate, signed by the secrotarv of tho fair, that the property has been on exhibition and bas not changed ownership. “‘We have already let the contraot for the construction of the patrol wagon to Meadimber, and it will probably be ready FIREMEN AT GRAND ISLAND for uze about the first of October,’” sald Councilman Lee, of the council commit- t2e to a reporter yesterdsy. “‘lt is to cost [ TR OPening of the State Tourna- only $400, and will bs a perfect model of ment To-day. the Council Blufts patrol wagon, which cost $600. It will require two horses. F 2 2 We aze expeoting thy board of education | Nebracka Firemen's atnoclation com- to pay for the wagon, while the cost of ;‘““’“ to-day at Grand Island. tho term will bs provided for by the | Everything is fo readinaes for the week councll.” of ploasure, and great epor: is ant'ci- If all accounts b3 true, the new patrol | pated. Tae following Is the pre- wagon will indeed be a model of eltgaucs | gramme: and convenlence, It will be provided with seating room fcr twelve persons, the sests bolng in the form of boxes o amonbina placed slong each side. Bahind them| ] Giran pornde. o thero will bo hooks on which the|, 2P i, 4t hote suco. Firay priza §100, stretchers for drunken or wounded per- | 52 hook and ladder race. son: will be hung, The frout of the|second prize, $60; third pri wagon will by occupied by the driver’s | man convest, gold badge. seaf, In front of which will be placed . THIED DAY, arawers for liniment, bandsges and sar- Chemical engin contest. gleal appliances, to be used in casa of c- Lixoen Ssncer hassieintipiize, cident, Oa the bottom of the wagon | ™ (i ece e b B thero will bo plioad riags, to which the | pri refractory deucks can be chalned down, In case it becomes necewsary. Oan the The third annual tcurnament of the FIRST DAY, Recaption of visiting firemen, SECOND DAY, {ETT N 104, m. st prize, $100; 510, Ladder- 10 a. m, race, §80, second priz , $10, thiid prizs, $25, State coupling contest, two gold badges,’ Chicfz, ex-chiefs and assistants, two gold whols the “Black Maria” will be com. | b3dges aud one belt, FOURTH DAY, 104, m., Pompeir exhibition. 2p. m., State chumponship hose race. Firsc prize, jumper und 3140, second prize, plete in its eppolntments and & credit to the city and to ths police department. The vses to which the patrol wagon can b placed are manifild. Instesd of | io*(PEA% Jomper s straggling for an hour or two to bring a| “Stato championship book and ladder. Firat belligerect priconer from & remote quar- | prize, $140, eecond prizs, £9), third prize, $10, ter cf the oity, a policeman oan telepnone| Omaha will ba represented at the for the patrol wagon, and whirl him off | tournament by the Powmpler corps, the tojsil fn a jffy. Orif there s a fight|five membera of which, with Charles going on in somoe distant part of the city, | Fisher, captain, startea last night, in to quell which police ald ls needed at|company with the Durant hose team. once, the patrol wagon can be ts:d to | They were headed by a band of mueic the greatest advantsge. In msking the|and were at'ended by a large number of monthly “round-up” among the delio- |frlends who saw them off. Both organi- quent women of the town, instead of deag- | zatlone are in good trim and will make & glng the female furles through the |hard fight for firs! prizs. streets, furnishiog a spectacle for morbid carlosity to gloat over, the marshal and his asststants can fall back upon the pa- wfloD s THEATER trol wagon agaln, Indeed, there are so 3 meny ways in which tbe institution wlill proze s utcfal one that to Indicate them all would be impoesib’'e. Marshal Com- Ope Week, Commencing, Sunday Ev:niog. Aug. 16th, vt or v omes Baon i’ | LEAVITT'S ALL - STAR| iog, for the past year or more, PLEASURE PARTY. Introducing the G.eatest Aggregae tion of specialty taleat ever ap- pearivg in this eity., Each Name a Star, Each Act a Novelty. Remember the great Leavitt's All Star Pleasure Party Refined, Blegant irst Clase, Prices 25, 50 and 76c, city theeane tlme that Smith ¢id, and GRANT'S hat sice been rusticating In Colorado B et Slagand tonePevement IS HE THE MAN? Arrcat of a Crook in Colorado Sup- posed to Have Figured in the “Smith Sensation." People who are conversant with the details of the condlog of Loyal L. Smith, Omaha's merchant swindler, will doubtless recall the fact that one of| ~ Swmith's pariners in orime was Fred F Fuller, bis cashfer. Thls man left the doubtloss refers to him: *Datective Watrcus, of this clty, to- dsy captured ove 8. Fuller, or| yoR oheap dursbility and beauty, no materia Charles B, Foller, with half a dozen 018 for sl a8 1ss, 1.wi ulks, bo lor s v d el ar loors, siepe, Crivews)s aud alisses, st Trinided, on the charge of |}, Crders taken for ‘walss |0 any playlog a confidence game at Graod Rap- | ¢ity iv the tey. Attention is calied to w. ) ment of Dr. George K Johneon, of that | and o wilk Lo in coun struc: clty, on a couples of bo,us drafts for|ticr n raeiorkor & 3. BAr €300 and 500 respectively. 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