Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 21, 1885, Page 5

THE DAILY BEE--FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1885, e ———— O — LINGOLN. The Bee's Exposurs of School Defects Creating & Commoticn, The Local Layout at the Capital of Nebraska. At the KFalr Grounds—Health of the City—~Personal Points, Ete, AT THE OCAPITAL. POUNDED ON FACT, The News, Wednesday, made a moun- taln ont of a mole-hill in relation to an ftem in the Bre concernirg the central school bailding, A slight mistake was made in stating that the building was a frame, when the fact Is that 1t is a brick stracture. The materlal facts are cor- reot asstated In tho Bee, The best evl- denco of this asertion Is the accompany- Ing lotter, received from a well-known 1ady, whose nsme can ba given if desirad, The reporter beirg unscqualnted with the character of tho buildiog msterial and having mlsunderstocd his informant, creates no speclal canae for worry on the part of tho News, for thia paper or any- one conneoted with it. The following is the lady’s letter: Reporter OmanA Bep,—Siri—As a patron of the cintral school bullding, I hail with joy tho first shot fired into that “burning disgrace ” It i3 no gremw wonder it shou!d f4ll somewhat short of tho mark, for who would not forget the superstructure while gizing at ts founda- tlon, Hore in this cellar, too dark and too damp ever to be suitable for achool purpoees, ato Incarcersted & hundred children four humis daily, dwarfed and hedged in by that modern barbarlam, the *‘no recess plan,” Who will question the moral inflaence of such nurroundinga? Is it here ho re- celves his firat impressions? Tho apathy of parents is more surprieing than the economy of the schrol bosrd or olty councl, Itiafrae the prosent euperin- tenden! sllence hia consolenco by plac: ing a ventilator in one room, that is rald to supply fresh ale, I am not prepared to contradlet this, bot I visted that xoom when ths cosl gas was brought through the flao into the room, rendor- g the alr highly noxious. It is my opinlon a room several feet under ground, with low ceiling and half lights, can not ba well ventilatad. Lt is not for me to make apology for the growth of our city and its couscquent demand for more sehool roem, but it fa blind policy to as- tract capital and msnufacturers to our midst without providing healtby school rooms without dangerous delay. The law is plzin and mandatory for nchool boards s for tax-payers, and the Tatter will justify that honorable body if the neceesities are meado plala to them, A MorHER, In addition to the above Mr. Wermer, the janitor of thaecsool, has reslgned his pesttion, to take effcct on October 1sb next. His reason for this course fa that his own health and that of his family saflsrs very much from bad air and damp- ne:s. STATE FAIR NOTES. Orange Judd, editor of the Prairie Farmer, of Chicago, has consented to de- liver tte addresy at tho state fair this fall. His gubject is not yet announced, but all may depend upon hearing sn able and elcquent discourse, Mr. Cooper has secured the contract to furnish the s'ate falr with ico, in quanti- ties of thirty tons or more cach day. Several fine speclalties have been ee- oured for exhibition ot the falr, among them being the charlot races of Mr, and Mra, McDonsld, and tho performance ¢f Eck and Madame Armont on thelr new tandem bicycle, These lstter will also ride thelr bicycle agalnst trotting horses, provided they can find anyone who will trot their horses. Pre- sident Dinsmoor and Secrotary Furnas bave gone homo, bat will retora next Tusndoy and remaia until after the closo of the falr. G. M. Druse, of the Nebraska Farmer, of Lincolo, has offered a premium of $10 for the best pair of Shstland ponfes driven fo o carriage at the grourds dur- ng the falr. R. W. Furnas, secretary, and other mombers of the siate boara, will attend the Om b fair, Wedneeday, Septemter 9:ih, The governor will be pleated to moet all who may desireito ute hls seryl- cos, A PLEASANT TIME, A vory handsome reception way given Wednesday evenieg by Mr, and Mes. O, J. Enst ot thelr residenco to Rav, Me, L L, Lipe and wife, the now pastor of the Lutheran church, The ohject of the recepticn was to afford an opportunity for the more intimate scqua'ntance of Mr. Lipo end his congregation. Tho pleasent impreeslon alressy made by Mr. Lipe duricg the bricf time ke has been here was fully confirmed by soclal inter- course, and the gueets present of whom there were many, spent a very enjoyable evenlng, going awey with the bes: wishes for their new pestor, The school year of the stats univer:i’y will coramence Saptember 10th, and it is thought that the attendsuce will be very largely increated. The work on the buidings in the painting of the large structure {s not far from completlon, and the romodeling uf the chapel, it is hoped will be finished by the date of opinivg for the new year. AT THE STATE HOUSE, Btate house news is ecarce, thore balng but litcle elee than routine wuork done As stated yesterdsy, the contract was awarded to E. H, Saulsbury, of Chicago, the lowest bidder st §45,444 for the erection of the Institute for the feeblo mirded at Beatrlce, All the contracis for these public works have now been Jot, and the bonds must ba filed by the 26th fust, Tha' reqoired for the reform school Is §30,000, ana for the other workes the coatracs price. The suprene oourt has adjourned until Tue:d the 25th., when it will take up the docket for the second district. MISOELLANY, The street cars will arrive in a fow days for the new lin:, scd they will be at in wwmcdiste operation, The track belog laid with plavks and wilt be in working urder by the time the cars got here. Dr. Gac'h, ata‘e va terenarian, who ‘s kept basy locking after glandered hors s and bog cholera, taken up his reei- dence for a time at O M, Drass'e, Mcr. Ayres, the sucoessful bidder on the reform school bullding, returned homo to-day and will be on haud next Tuesday with hls bond, He laformed our reporter that he would begin k mmediately and intends glving the three first-class bullding Mr, Kiog, to whom was let the con. tract for bullding the asylam at Norfolk has filed his bond which has been a toved, atd slgned the contract, This a8 been & cold year for fancy bidders and straw bonds, and 1t begins to look as if Nebraska was going to get her money's worth in her pablle buildings, Denals Hyde, well known here, was dono out of $20 at the depot yesterday while buylog & ticket for Oxford, He laid down his money when another man crowded in while Hyde was getilng his change. The stranger appropristea the amonnt dun Hyde and escaped with it Goorge E. Bowermsn, of the auditor's department, left to-dsy on a vielt to Wichits, Kan. Mayor Barr scems to ba determined to move In the matter of cleaning the streets and had six men out yesterday from the jall, besldes the regular force. The health of Lincoln, acsording to & prominent physiclan, is good. outalde of the ordinary summer complaints inoldent to the hot weather. This fact Is attrib- uted to the new oty water, Yestorday a telegram was received by the chicf of police asklng him to look out for a young Iad by the name of Goorge McOlura, who ran away from short time slnce. Oaptain Post and Policeman Smith found the boy in a short time and he was started for Omaha on the afternoon tralu, George Is a Lright looking boy of 13 years of age and 8aid he had atarted to make o tour, Ho rted with 35 cents. The circalars sent cut by the Grant monument fand committee mot with thelr first response yeaterday from Frlerd, the amount being $7.00. These circnlara will bo sent to editors, although ull have not received them as yot, owing to an inevfficient nomber having been printed. The fand started by tho State D mocrst has reached $1,000, and the namon of the contributors will bo pub- lished in a day or so. NEBRASKA PEOPLE AT LINCOLN, Seth Reid, Beateles; M. Sovercign, York: J. 8. Neabett, North Platte; O. S. Mareh, Red Clond; Charles H. Anan, York; L. J. Capps, Hastings; E R. Dann, David Oity; Tom Ellis, Wymore; M. French, Wilbur; D. R. Hopkine, Wilbur, Mre, Theo Eniign, Beatrl E. Molutyro, Scward; C. F. Roynolds; Jake Back, Ohatles Meyers, D. Y. Fish, Beatrice. PEWSONAL, E B Chandler has gono to Chicago. H. Wales, Nebraska City, is at tho Paxton, Geo T Bowarman, Lincoln, is at the Pax- ton, T, F. Tracy, Stustt, Neb, lard, Lee Love, of York, Nob, 18 quarterod at Millard, A. H. Davenport, of Red Oak, Iowa, is stopping at the Millard, Jobn 8, McDonald, cf Silver City, New Mexico, ia st tha Paxten, Secretary of Stato E. P. Roggen anived in the city last night and is stopping at the Pax- ton, liez Eleie DeLand departed yesterdey for StR.Louls where she expects to makeher home for the futuro, Her many friends will miss her from Omaha society, of which she was a most scaompliched and apreciated member, and therr well wishes follow her to her now homo, A C Shelby, Clarks; d Connolly, Albion; Geo Thurston, Stuart; A C Vargin, Utica; OB Miller, Brownville; G D Penepacker, Altoona; J H Welch, Grafton; F' ¥ McElvane Qorning; E W Newcomb, Chicago; J W Jes- sup, Hema; W E Doddr, Oskaloosa, In; C M Hunt, Lincoln; Dayton Baird, Belvedere, N J; 8 E Ridgoway, Blanchard, Is, aro at is at tho Mil- the Canfield, The following taken from the Topeka Com- monwealth refers to a young man who for- merly lived in Omaha acd is well and favor- ably known herc: “Mr Harry Tlower left Instnight for Kansas City where he will en- gage in the practice of his profession, the law. He will have an office with Judgs Austin, formerly of Junction City, but not & partner- ship, Ho prefers to try italone. We hopa for the greatest success for Mr, Flower, who is ono of the brightest yousg men In Kanszs, & close etudent and a perfact gentleman,” At the Metropolitan—M A Hartiga, Plattsmouth; R P Dana, Valeatine; ¥ A Morey, Fairiury; L A Paffer, Pierc; I D Tvant, Sutton; Joseph Logan, Friend; H 1T Richton, W X Merriam, Pawnee City; D L McGusken, Oakland; Ri:h Barthelcamp, Sidney; J W Wabe, Jr, T H Barnes, Wil- ber; John Gilbert, Plymouth; A Kochler, A J Hettinger, Biue Hill, Neb; Lawrenco Canyevell, Now York; R L Ham, Troy, N Y; W H Paron, Greenwood, In; G W Franks, Orostn; A Disjardine, Chicago; Chaa Ray, Trenton, N J; H H Rounds, Rich- ford, Vé; M W Rounds, Rickford, Vt: J H Hiller and child, Passalc, NJ;J M Roborts, ¥ G Kruger, Chicazo; Adolph Grobor, Wyo- ming; J W Maxwell, Denver; W H Remirg- ton, Des Moines; W R Smith, Chicago; A T McCargar, Des Moines, Towa, ——— —~Theodore Linde, who twas arrested last Menday on a charge of being o deserter from the United States navy, was taken from the county;jail yesterday on o writ of habeas corpus, and the caso will como up for trial to- day ia the county court, Itseems that the government has failed to ientify the man, hence the action, —————— The Small Pox ©pidemio Increasing PN m Mootreal, MONTREAL, Que,, Avgust 20,—Thirty-two new cases of small-pox reported here to-day. Some of the sfflicted persons reside on the west end streots, One caso was reported in the residence of the late Sir Hugh Allen, Toe theatres have all been closed. Disinfectants are being used in the watering of the streote. The Frovlncil-l gov: erument hes been petitioned for the use of of the exbibition buildings for s small-pox hoepital. At a meeting of the Boot and Shoe Manufacturers' Union, a potition was to- day drawn ur, asking the council to prohibit public meetingr, circuses, stc, to build a small-pox hospital, and to pravent the health officers from ridiog on the strect cars, Mun- ufacturers ssid fall orders from the west were beirg cancelled on account of the epidemic in the city, e — Ex-Union Prisoners of Warin An- nual Convention PHILADILPH'A, August 20.—The second day's session of the twelfth annua! convention of the National Atsociation of Ex-Union Pris- oners of War was be'd to-day, Very little other than routioe business was transacted, A considerable perlin of tha session was taken up Ly ciffcrant membera of the_assocls tion, who receuated their experionces in south ern prirons after which cflicezs wera elocted The conveution then adjourned to meet in Buffalo, August 20 and 21, 1883, o ——— —William Ryan, a yourg man absut twenty yoars of age, was arrested last night noar the Union Pacificdepot for committing & crim agaiost nature, Ryan wea arrestod at the in stauce of two young boot-blacks named Johs Groen and Calsb Jones, whom he bad as:ault- od in a box-car, Young Jones bad been hit on the head a nuwber of times by Ryan while trying to raecue his brother boot-black, RAISING THE RATE. The Baard of Equalizition Discass the Proposed Tucrease, The General Opinion Expressed that It Oannot bo Legally Done— No Definite Action Taken, The clty connoll met last night in ses- slonasa borrd of equalization. With the exception of Goodrich, Goodman and Ford, there was a full representation cf the councll present, The particular objsct of the mecting was to conalder the scheme of ralsing tho clty assessment twenty-five per cent as embodied In the following resolution: Whereas, The jappralsement of real estate on the assessment list of Omaba Is very low, and as the amount of the gen- eral fand will barely pay the current ex- penses of the city; and, wheress, there is conslderable grading that should be done this year, thereby glving employ- ment to men und teams reslding 1o our city, therefore, be it Resolved, That It is the sense of the city counoll that the appraisement of all real estate be ralsed 25 per cent. Mr, Dafly wae ot the oplulon that this eobeme was the best one that coald be adopted. Something hadto bs done to ratae the money for the general fund, and he thought that this plan ought to bo adopted, as pressnting the beet fea- tures, He had discussed the matter with o numbsr of tsxpsyers—some of them very heavy ones—and all of them seemed o be I favor of the plan. ever, he thonght b:fora making the raise in tho asressmant on real estate, that tbe city council onght to give the taxpayers ton daya’ noti until the firs} of Sep- tember—aud allow them to present thelr protests against the ralse. Mr. Bolim agrocd with Mr. Dally; ho | thouSht that at lesst ten days’ notice cught to be glven to the paople. Mz, Lee thought that after all ¢ would be making an illegal move to raise the ursenmont—tho city had better walt until noxt year, and get aloog with things as they are now. Mr. Diily sgain rose,and In tha course of some remarks intended to rofate those of Mr. Lec's, eald that lsst year tho as- sessment of property in the First ward bad been ralsed 30 per cent. Why couldn’t the council raiss the entlre clty asscsvment this year on the rame prin— olple? Mr, Furaythought thatthe council had the same statutory powers as the board of county commlizsioners In deal- ing with county mattera. Ho eppealed to the members of the council pathetfcally. *“Am I right in thle?” Echoing suswerlng yes—Mr, Faray went on to resd the statute defin- Ing the powers of thecommissloners, with respect to ralsing and lowering tho as- sessment, showlog as he clalmed, that they bad no power to makea perpendicu- lsr ralse in the assesement. Therefore he should not vote to make the ratss in the city aseessmeat. He was in favor of rateiog individual property assessments which were notorlously too low. Mr. Behm admitted that tho ralee would not bz legal, unlecs it were sanc— tloned by the consent of the tax payers. Me. Faray thought the raise would be a barefaced steal. 1t would ke a hard- ship for the poor man who could not cm- ploy a lawyer to fight the 25 per cent raise; the rich man who could shell out $10 to psy a lawyer to fight {the ralse would b> the one to ercape the Increase in taxation. Mr. Bally sald that he had taken some pina to make inquiry among the taxpay- ers about the rawse, and was astonished to find that nearly ali of them were op- postd to the 25 per cent refre. He had coms to the couclusion that the ralse was filegal and entirely unfessible. Bir. Leeder thought that the clty had zpent enough for thls year and ought to be content. Mr, Faray referred to the abuces which extsted In the matter of tho low as- s2cement of various pleces of real estate- mont throughont the clty, and referrcd to o lot of railroad property not used fer right of wey purpoees which hsd not boen Ilated snd assesred, ss printed in the Omaka B of February 20, 1885 If thia repors wese correct, ho thought, rurely hore was the place for corrcotlng abuses. A wmctlon wss wade and carrled to the effact that the BEE'S report be referred to the oity clerk for examiostlon as to its corrcclness, A long and desultory debate followed, in which rothing of special importanco was brought out. An pd)urowent was had uztil Mon- day evening at 8 p. m, THE INSANE TAX, How- [ E Attorney General Leese to F'ush the Case Against Douglas County, Attorney General Leeso Is In the city haviog came here to contule the county commiseloners and County Attorney Cowin with reference to the alleged de- linquent ineano tax of Douglas county. Scmo time ago, it may bs remembered, Mr. Leeso came to Omaha and informed the commitsloners that the sta'c needed and proposed to collect some $36,000 due from Douglas county on the inssne tax assesements, which have been acoumu- lating, 1t is said, eince 1875, The matter wes pretty thoroaghly dls- cussed by Mr. Leeee with Messrs, Cowin, O'Keefe [and A Timme yesterday, but no definite concluslon was reached, The commissloners and the county atvornoy have pot chsnged materislly from the position assumed some months ago, that the payment of this tex onght to be|P contested. Mr. Leeze, In conversation with a re porier yesterday, said that thecase would come up for trial st the uex: term of the supreme court, He proposed, he ea'd, to push this case egainst Douglas county, b cause belng the largest county in the etato she was naturally looked up to by the other and smaller countier. If Dou:lss were compelled to coms to time with her delloguent inssne tax, the other souctien woula fall into line very soon Toe officlals of Lancaster county, he ea'd, had notified him that they would oey thele delinquent tax (smounting to some $15 000) as eoon as Dovglas county vas ordered to do the ssme, ‘ 1i the supreme court shall grant the vder compelling this county to pay the L1inquent tax, [ sbsil ask that your com- visal wots Do allowed to muke \be pay- mexts in the most co ient way, and w0t ia one lump. Of courss, 1 under stand that your county and city taxation Is very heavy and to have to turn over £36,000 in one pnfinsnt would be a hard- ship,” concladea Mr. Lineeo. HOW LEAVITI STANDS. as They Will Bo Sab- mitted to the Oounty Com- His Accour misstoners To-Day. Mr. J. J. Points, the expert engaged to steaighten out the booka of Couaty Clerk Loavitt who has handed In his ra- slgnation, hay finlshed his taek, and has complled a statement to be submitted to the county commlssloners to-day. From the figares it will be seen that Mr. Leav ftt 1s etill indebted to the county $1681 52, in addition to hls deposit of $400 and the deposlt of his bondsman, A. B. Dufrene of $1,000 made siuoe the commencemedt of the exsmination of the bonds. Mr, Leavitt olatms that he hes a numbar of offsets agalnst the emount doo the coun- ty, onn of them belng a conslderablo item for complllng the tax list of 1884, The accompanying statement will be sub- mitted to the board of county commls- sioners to-dsy, and they will determine if any farther claims of Mr, Loavitt will be al'owed, Tho followlng is the show- ing of the hooks: To footing of fee book To reductions in entries. Omissions from fee book: 177 Chattel mortgages and leases 12 Mechanics liens....... 7 Articles of incorporation. . .. 8 Miscellaneous inst uments. . 1 Physiclans’ certificates. ... 24 Deeds. .. .$9.885 8§ w0 1,697 75 310 15 _ Total.... 9% By ealary to Aug By vouchors, 1881-5. By H. T. Ueavitt, of July 11 y A. R, Duf rcen, deposit of Aug, 17... ; 1,000 €0 10 00 20 By balinse duscounty.... 1581 52 811,936 84 An Eojoyable Excursion, Tho cxearalon of the Knights of Pg- thias to Papillion yesterdsy was a most enjoyeble effsir, and was partlcipated in by all of tho local lodgos. Tho excursion traia arrived at its destination about 10 o’clock, and the excarsionists were wel- comed by an address by the ohancellcr commander of tke Papillion lodge. Past Chacc:llor W, J. Lonsberry, for the vis- ftors, thanked the Paplillion people for their welcome in an appropriste manner. The next thing on the programmo was the presentation (f the o[ on the cast slde of Thirteenth etreeer, ; | polnt cf magnificenco and complotenoss NEW BANK STRUCTURES. The Commercial, Merchanta’ and First National Bankas Figuring on Better Quartors, Omaha can boast of two splandld bank bulldings already, but from present ap- pearances sha will moon have eeveral more, Mentlon was msde in the Bee Wednesday of the proposed building on corner of Fifteenth and Farnym streets, to be ballt by Barker Bros, and to be occupled by the Commercial Natlonal bink, Yestorday afternoon all arrange. monts were completed, aad It is now un- derstood that work will bs commenced upon the straoture this fall. The firat bulldlng will bs a foar-story brick, prob. ably on the Queen Anne style of arch. itecture, The firat flyor will be oocupled by the bank, while the upper floors will be us:d by the Northwestorn and the Chlcago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha for theie local offices. The Merchants’ Natlonal bank as fa pretty well known, has for tome tlme been thinking of erecidng a largs back buliding on the northoaat corner of Thir- teenth and Farnam sireets, now ocou- pied by the Commercial bank bullding. Mr. Woods, the cashler, In conversation with a reporter yesterday enid that they thought of comhencing the work of erectton next epriog. Tho butl eatd would be four storles In helght, of St. Louls pressed brlck, with terra cotta and stons trimmlons. Of course, tho sma'l wooden and brick buildings now runnicg quarter the length of the block, would ba tora down to make way for | the new atrus'ure, 'Thestructuro will ba second to no hank building In ths city, in of appolaiments, Tho First Nstionsl bank peoplo are looking up tha plans for the erecticn of a | new building on tho southeast corner of | Thirtoonth and Farnaw, Tho structure, a8 now contemplated, will be five stories Ia helght, 66x132 feet, to cost $250,000. 1t Is probable that work will not be com- | menced upon 1t untll next year, although | 6 is jast poratblo that this fall may wit- | nesn tho firat steps. When these three new siructures are comploted, Omaha will certainly have a mogrificent eet of bank buildings, second | to those of mno city of her eize In Amer- ica. AFTER SIX MONTHS. Arrest of an Alleged Jewelry Thief from Kansas City, “See, here, what's your name? Seems to me I have ssen yousomewhere before"” said W. W. Buckanan, the jeweley man prizes to thore who had rcold tho largest number of tickets to the ex- cursion. Mr. Fretwell made the presen- tation speech, John Walker receiving fivst prize—s K P. pin, and Walter Bell the second—a gold watch charm, The eport of the day then commenced, con- sieting of racez, darclrg, ete, The most notable event was the fat mon's racas, which wes participated in by Ed. Wittig, Henry Hornberger, Fred Faller aud two Poplllion mon, When the word was given, Mr. Hornberger struck a Maud 8. yalt, and immediately forged to the front, the othera trailing bekbind, Excitement ran high as e continued to hold his own, and off:xs of two to one wers made that he would come under the wire a good first. On the home-strotch, however, ho overreached and stumbled, falling on hia face, thus glvieg the race to one of tho Papillion men, In falling Mr. Hornberger skinood his face quite badly and knccked some cf h's teeth loose, The other sperts of the day were very Intaresting, and overybody present enjoyed themselves to their fullest extent, The excursionists re‘urned to Omaha about 9 o'clock last cvering In the high- eat cf splrit. Drunk snd Forgetful. Ed. Conelly, who wes arreated by the police Wedne:dsy night, and who clalmed to have besn drugged and robbed of about $200 in money, a gold watch and chain and a valuable finger ring, reems to have beon o little mixed abouy whet ho did on the evening in questicn, The etory he told to the pclics was to the effaof thst he had been drinkiog preuty frecly durlng the ovening and had fallen in whh a gavg of toushs in front of Higging', on Douglas streot. They gave bim soms kizd of a drug, which mado him {neensiblo at once, When he woke vp he wes lying by tho mnow clectric ligh: works on Eleventh and Capliol avenuo, h's moncy and valuables gone, Clrcomstancas, however, came to light yesterdsy which tend to thow that Ocn olly wis not robbed, M. Leary, who ruus a ealoon on Farnam street, put in an appearance yeaterday afternoon, end produced $147 which had ben lefs with nim ths night before by Oonelly for ssfekeeping, and lster a man pamed Wallace, whose salocn s at the corner of Twelfh and Dadge elrets, produced the watech, These facts would nsem to show that Mr. Conelly Is very forgetful when under the iofluence of the ardent. He is a resident of Albion, this state, and was in Omaha for the purpose of buying & newspaper ecutfit when he moet with his misfortune. “Ho's & Seunner, The horze Joe Davis, which s to trot ageinet Phyllis at the coming Omaba fair, covered himself with glory yester— day at Hartfcrd, Conn, He was entered in the Oharter Oak park races for the big to a tall, seedy-looking granger who was ramping down Dodge strect yutardny! morning. The fellow addressed looked up felteringly, and after some parley | vouch-ssfed the fanformation that his name was Vandervoort, “Thought go,” sald Bucharan, dryly. ¢1 poliove you'ra the man who ekipped out with a lot of silverware, while you wero canvaesing for the Kuneas City branch of our estsblithment. I want to sze you.” Promptly declining to bs Interviewed, Vandervoort started off like a scarod ude to the clty press for the atten'im and eare manlifested i1 roporting our pro gress. thavks to Superintcndont James tute—for theinstrustion he imparted and the dlecipline he pr. served. To Mrs. Keysor for the niethods she has bronght to our notles and the inter- est ahe has manifested in onr welfire. To Dr. Max Randall for the persistent efforts ho has put forth In secniing the sabject matter that has rendered the lie tares In physlology so Inter sting. To Itof. Gaorge K. Rithbarn, of Omaba business coliege, for the ekilifal fnstruction which to us he so ably im- parted. | Mra. Davis this morats | f you wantod to & | 1ave cho another, | judgment agsiast Joaeph P. Manning for hound, and ren down the postofiiso alley, sround to Douglas and down Douglas to Twollth, Ho was puraued by Buchanan, who pressed him hard, and soon ciught up with him., When hs reached Higglns, Vandervoort dropped into o rapid walk, still followed by Buchanan, Officer Brady, who camo along about thst time, was asked to arrest the man, and did so at once. Ho was taken im- medlately to jsil, whero he now awaits trial, Mer, Buchanar, the complalnant, ex- platned that he was of the firm of Buch- anen & Wileon, jeweleze, with establish- monts in buth Omsha and Ksnsas City, Six montihs sgo this man, A. J. Vauder- voorr, : kipped out from Kausas City with abous §40 or $50 worth of silverware, ond has not been econ sines, No effort was msds to spprobend him &t the 1ime, asali traca of Lim wes lost. ‘To-day, however, Vandezvoort landed fn Omaka, and was passing by thontore f Buchsnan & Wilson, 1511 Dodge strcet, whon he was reen and recoenized by Mr. Buchanan., Ho does not at:empt to deny the theft, bus refnses to commis himself at all upon the eubject. M. 1uchanen hes sent for requistilon papers from the governoe of Miesouri, and will bave the allezed sbaconder taken to Kun- eas City for ivial. The firm has suffered considerablo 1:ss from dishonest salesmen, Not long ago one of thele travcliog men, Clark by name, abiconded wiin about $800 worth of gold watchea, PILES!! PILES!! PILES! A sure care for Bliod, Bleading, Itching and Ulcerated Diles has beon discovered by De. Williams, (a0 Lodian remedy), called Dr, Williams' Lodian Pile Ointment, A single box has cured the worst chronic cazes of 25 or 80 years standing, No one need suffur five minutes after applying this wonderful sooth- ing mediciue, Lotions and instruments do more_harm than good, Williaws' Indian Pile Ointment absorby the tumors, allays the intonse itching, (particularly at might after getting warm in bed), acts as a poultice, gives instant relief, aud is propared ouly for Files, ng of private parts, and for nothiog else, SKIN DISEASES CURED Dz, Frazie agic Ointmont. Cures as —by magic. Pimples, Black Heads or {Grubs the lotct.os and Eruptions on the face, leaviog Saltskin clear snd beautiful, Also cures iteh, old, Rhume, Sore Nipples, Sore Lips, and Obstinate Ulcers, Sold by druggists, or mailed on receipt of $10,000 prizs mgaine: some of the most noted horseflesh in the country, the con teat belng & hot une, Seven heats were trotted, and Jos Davis carried off first tlze, Heisla splendld condition, and will undoubtedly make e splendld race iu Owmaha, Tke directors of the fair held a meeting last everivg, the only businers of im- portance traneected heing the letting of tha b ioth privileges to Arthur Dritie, of this city, o —— —Anza Lozgdon, Klla Mahole aud Nannie Smith wera confined in the city jiil last night on o charge of being inmates of a house of prostitution, ‘Chey wil have thelr trisl this morning. —8adis MoBiide, the notorious, was an co- cupant of the city jail last night. She was ar- restsd on complaing of Henry Weiss for dis- turblog the peace, —Mr, Steliing, wila of the lata Rev, Di Stelling, dled as her hows on Twenty-fourth aod Ploasant etrects yesterday afternoon, after o protracted illness, The remains are to centa, Retailed by Kuhn & Oo., and Schroster & Becht, At wholesale by O, ¥, Goodman, e The Teachors' Institute The Douglas coun'y teachers’ institate properolesed & very sucsessful asession yesterduy efternoon, althoagh to dsy ad to-morrow will be devoted by Supsrin tendent Branner to the examinatlon of candldatcs for teachers' certificater. There have bean seveaiy-two teachers in atiendauce, and gyt iaterest hos been shonn by all in tha work done, Af the clsiog sasslon yestorday the followlag reeolucions were adopted: Wherear, The Douglis county inst tute iy drawing 10 a cloee, and its membera feollng that some expression is due from them showing their apprescia- tlon of the many favors received, there- fora be iy Resolved, That wa cordlully acknowl: edgo oor cbligation to the school board of the ol y «f Omaha for 8o courleouly be shipped to-day to Masselon, Oalo, to be buried by the elde of her hushaud, She leaves nine children, open'ng for our ascommodation the high wohool bailding. Rozolved, Thatjwe express cur gratl: ,To Mr. H. E. Grimm for the able man- nér {n which ho has handled the subjecta entrasted to him, Renolved, That a copy of these resola- tlons bs went to each of the daily papors of this city. o —— A Fight Among Females, Four of the female residents of the bottoms wero arrosted by the polics yes- torday for disturbing the pescs of tha: paradise by fighting. The ladles were escorted to the polica slatlon, and after they hed {ima to still thelr emotions they wero brought bofore Judge Stenberg. Tkeir names were Mra, Roach, Mra, Liz- zle Maulligan, Mary Morrisey and Mrs J. W. Hufft. Mre. Mulli- gen wes sufferng with a black eye and a brolsed facs, and when Judge Stenberg asked how it happened, she aid that tho threo other women had jamped on her exd shamefally m iltroated her, “'Och, judge,but it was no fight at ail,” interrupted Mra, Roach, “I koow sl about it. I'm here s8 a witneos, Av course they quarrsled a littls, and Mra, Mullfgan got hurt; but it wasn't no fight. You ought to have scen mo give it to g altor breakfast fiht. On, bug I give it to hor good,” and Mrs, Rosch ce companied her words with very suzgest— ivs actions, As tho lady was not quite cober yot, tho judge excured hor feom tho room aud oeked Ler to take a s fa the parlor next door nutll she could contral herself The other victlms were lectured by the judge, who told thea that they ought to On thelr ‘promise to rostrain their pass’ons In the fature they were d's:harged from custody, with o warning that thele next cfferse would not be treated g0 lightly, Tha three ladiea oeid, “Thank you, judze,” and doparted for their homes to take cara of their bables, e — Court ltems, The case of Edwards ve, Edgerlon et ol was In the county court yesterdsy afterncon, and a number of witnosses wers cxamined. The c:re will be con- {inned this mornlng. The scion is to recover cartaln property alleged to be wrougfully In the pos:eison of the de- fendauts. Affidavits wera filed ia five ocases ogainst Loyal L Sxith in the district court yesterdsy that tho defendant is not a raeident of the stata, Chatles W. Finn filed la petition in the dlairict court yesterday to sccure s $12,500 for false Imprisonment. An answer was fied by the Omaha Horss Rellway company in the distrlot cowt yesterday to the mandamus issued in the cuit brought ngains: it by M. T. Pa'rick. The anaswer dcnles that the company has falled to operata ita lise on Luske street. Resclved, That we ex:tend cur kindest Brunner for 80 ably condn cting the inst/- TOWA 1TEMS, The Methodlsts of Webster pose bullding a new church. The Salvation Army has begun work in Msrshalltown, **Will Jones is in com- mand,” Mrs. Margeret Collins, an aged lady of New Hampron, was thrown from a wagon one day last week, recelving injuries re sulting In death a fow hours afterwards. Two children, a boy and girl, of Mr. Underwood, of Vandalls, sged 11 and 14 years, ran awsy from homo beoanse the boy was whipped. They were captured at Oedar Bapide, The Fifth reglment Iowa Natlonal gosrde, Col. W, W. Rills commanding, will hold its regular annual encampment at Oreaton, commencing Auguet 25, oon- tlnuning five days. Goeorgle, the four-year-old son of Hon, A. W. Doughesty, and grandson of H. F. Stout, the lumberman, was horribly burned by a bontire at Dubuque, and died of the injurles, The Rock Island railway company is equipplng 400 freight oars withair brakes to be uscd exclusively for the transpcr- tation of through freights on ftast trains, the schedalo time ¢ which will bs twen- ty-five miles per hour. The colored peoplo of Knoxvlle Junction were 0 viated over the ap- pointment of cne of thelr owa colozr to bo postmaster nt thas placs that a grand jubilee was held In honcr of the event. The mutiny at tho Stato Agrlonltaral collego at Amos - is sald to have entirely subaded, all the itudonts having ro- turned excapt the two expelled, who were tho original czuse of allthe trouble. Tho grand army posis of Guathrle county aro preparivg to hold @ graud re- union camp tice at Guihele Oentor, Sep- tember 23 and 24, the cates of the coan- ty fsir. Gen, Given has boen ongaged to doliver the addrers, The skeriff has taken postession of tho Bink of Casey, on sn atiachwaent in the interest of oreditors of Avgui. The bank wes ownod by J. 8. Dsaford, who purchared it abous three months ego of Buns & Doop. The Ekhart Carrlogo and Harness Manufactuzing compeny have backed ont of theie contract with Cedar Rupids to move their works to Cedar Rapide, Thefr plea fs a misunderstarding of a clauso fa a contract binding them to employ 150 Clty pro- ug himeelf Dr David Davle, was arrected at Dudley, Wapello county, on Ilridsy Lost clargea with orimioal as- sauic bpon the 9 yoar-o'd daughter of John Nelson, near that place. He was B:5t to j4il for safs kooping, being unable to farnish the reqaired $1,000 bonds, Oa tho morning of the 17+h Mra. J. M. Lowery, wifo f tho late J. M. Low: ery’ of Do Soto, who committed suicide by bavging over o yesr ago, suloided by jumping into s clstarn, She was rem ov- td as quickly as possible, Bfforts wer o mace 10 resuzeiiate her, but to no pur- pose. There isas yetno clue to the cauee of ber suleide. Last Thuredsv morning absut 11 o’olock, Mrs. Goeorge Harrlson, of De Soto, committed suicide by jomping Into an old well, When the nelghbors reached the epot they found the hnsband lying beside her dead body, havisg suc- ceedod in removing her from the well. Her soalp was bdly wounded ia four plices, neck injared, sp insl cord broken, aod the body badly bruoited. There {a great excitoment a3 to the cauze of the eutoide, e Missed Kach Other, Last week mentlon was made in the Bee of the case of a Mra, Smith, of Bloomington, I1'., bolog {n this city, In search of her husband, who had laft her to como to Omsha end open a restaurant, Yesterdoy a telegram was recelved from Mr. Saith, now in Bloomington, fnquir- tng for his wife. 1+ appoars that In some way the wifs &nd husband missed esch other, one landisg 1n Blooming on about tke time the othor arrived in Omahs, My, Swith mays that be wants his wife back, and will end money for her pass- age, —_— Drugged aud Kobbed, Churles Robinaon, » siranger in the olty, was robbed this mornizg of about $200 in money, 8 gold watod aud chain and a valaable fingor-ring, The story ho told to the police was to the eff.ct that hohad baen drinking protty freely dur- ing tho evening avd estly yesterday had fallen tn with & gangof toughis in ront of Higgiar, on Douglas itreet They gav ilm somo kind of a drug which made him insencinle at once. Whep he woke up this morniog ho wos lying by the eleotelo light works on Capltol avenus, his money and valaables gono. Ho ls unable to identify tho men who had him in low and who, in all pro- bability, rcbbed him A Woman Who Understood Ono Mas- cvline Wenkness, Evavsville Argus, Simpson and his wife were on their way to church and the lady was putting on her gloves. My dear,” he sald pet- tishly, *‘gou rhoula complote your toiles at home, X'd jaet us soon ece a woman pu ting on her slockings oa the atreot as putting on her gloves.” ¢Mcst men would,” she eald promptly, aud the ahashod hushaud didn't ssy ancther word, Northwostern ftiver kmprov.ment Convention, §r, Louis, Mo, August 20,—Mayor Fran- cia to-day appointed five well-known citizens to reprenent St Louis aa delegates in the northwestorn river convention, to be held in St, Paul September 34, and Henry C, Hare- atick, president of the cotton exchange, ap- poioted five leading wembers to represent that budy in tha samo ¢ nvention. Messrs, Harestick, Hill, and probably Mayor Francie, ailt attena the convention, and in sl likeli- hocd & number of prowinent and it fluential citizons of St. Louis will be present. The goveruor will 8150 uppolut delegates from con= gressional districts and for thy state at large. —— German Ju Convantion, MiLwavker, Wis,, August 20, —Tho recep- tion of delegates to the convention of German- American jourpalists an | suthire, the first avent of ita kind ever held, wns conducted at the Grand Opora Honse hall this eveeing, whout fifty representatives of leadiog Geom u papers of this country beisg present. Ad ditionul arival 1 to-aorro <, Tae couven rouzly the re- miloder of this week gramme having been prepared for i To-worrow eveuing the visitars will be n & grand banquet by representative nan business wen of the cit N TEST YOUR BAKING POWDER T0-DAT: Brands advertised as absolutely pure CONTAIN AMMONIA. THE TEST: Place a can tep down on a Lot stove nntil heated, them. rem ot 'smell. A chomist will no ba re Qquired to debeot Lhe presenco Of ammonia. POES NOT CON KT8 MEALTHFULSESS JAS MEVER DEEN QUESTIONED. # quarter of & contury 1% b Toliablo teat, T GF THE OVEN. 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