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

LINGOLN. Some More Importent Facts With Re: gard 1o tbe Connty Hiog. The Finding of an Opium Joint in the Midst of the City. The County Institute—Lucal Items ot Various Interest—Personals Over the State, AT THE OAPITAL. COUNTY MATTRRS, The exposure of the Lancaster county ring by the Bxr as to vome of their latter opera- tions, has not only created an excitement, but also been taken up by both the News and State Democrat In the # manner as by this paper, Tt the taxpayera of Lancsster county will appoint a committee to examine into the real value of numberless bridges built in this county the past five years, and during the incumbency of the present board, and then look up the enormous sums allowed for the same, such convincing proof of fraud on the part of tte board will appsar as to compel the citizens of this county to rise up and enforce the resignation of every one of the commissivners, Among a certain well informed element of Lincoln, the present board is called and has been for years, the *“Tweed ri.g of Lancaster county,” “The un- lawful per diem_ as published In the Be of last week, are really said to be insignificant as compared with other jobbery of the pre:ent county board, A prominent attorney of Lincoln, who has beon instrumental in exposing the methods of the rivp, and also Hon, O, O, Whedon, who has started cn investigation to learn by what right the commissioners draw to many daya saary for sestions, why o much extrs pus in for clerk’s services by the mem- , and other items. In an interview with the lawyer mentioned yeaterday, he gave so many paipable and no- torions facts, that the reporter necessanly foels it proper to give them, The bridges cost entirely too much all throngh the county, a3 may be readily seen by that one near_the race track recantly built, and costing $307, which is claimed to be tuo much by consider- ably over $200. Any number of instances of this rather small character could be nawed. A transaceion which eavors even more strongly of fraud, is that ot $20,000 worth of bonde, 1ssued for part payment for the con- struction of the Laucster county jail in 1872, Nothiog is disclosed from the county records a8 to whom the bonds were sold_at tho time_ All the record for 1572 is that **Tha board ad- journed until January 2, 1872.” The balance of that r: cord, nuabericg between forty and fifty pages, has been torn ous of the book, leaving one-half iuch of the bioding of the back to lap over @ lesfloss space. Why the record was so mntilated poesibly may ba ex- plained by the followirg facts: About $7,000 of the binds were put in the hauds of Coler & Co., of Now York, who, after ncgotiatiog the bonds, shortly after went into bankruptoy. Suit waa instituted agaiost Coler & Co , and judgment tor principal and interest to Docem- r, 1881, amounting to $10,000, was obtained, On’or near November in the same year, during the incumbency of the present board, Nessrs, Caldweld, Weller and Keller passed an order that the treacurer ehould set over and amign in blank the judgment sgainst Coler & Co,, which Helwer, the treasurer, re- fased to do, Mr, Ames was then acting as county attor ney, and he made a trip to . ew York early in 1882, and upon returning turned over to the county treasurer $379 in pryment of the judgment of $10,000. It is stated that something like $1,600 was collected by Mr, Ames. W here the differenca between the $1,500, and the $379 collected by Mr. Ames went to has never been definitely settled, although various pointed conjectures have been made in the macter, ‘When the holders of the Midland extension bonds fer $100,000 sued the county to recover, the present commissioners employed, among other Jawyers, Mr. Ames to defend the suit, agreeig to pay them $10,000, in_case of suc- cess, and $3,00010 any eyent. When it is re- membored that Mr, Ames was the person who did the collecting agaiust Coler & Co., with such poor results to the county, the choice of tha commissioners might not have been wo wood as possible, Then again there ars many eloments of mystery as to the voting and disposition of | them to Converee, of Nebr City, the railroad contractor of the Midland railrcad, who sold them to the innocent purchaters, who now sue to ricover. When discovered, or at least elements of cortainly obtained, they will be giyen to the people of the county and state. It isat resent known that the commissioners ad something to do with the crooked part of the trausaction. One of tho pregent board has been in business in Lincoln several times, always unsuccessfully. After becoming a commissioner he has bacome well fix:d oa his limited ealary in that cipacity, Another has paid off his mortgage, etc. AN OPIUM JOINT, There iz an opium joint looatad on a blind alley off of & rather unfrequented street, where nightly quite & number of ceople resort. Tha chief frequantera are gamblera and disorderly women, but there are eome who have respect- ability, iufluonce and wealth. The placs is located in » shanty near an old statlo and is ostensibly occupied by two Chinamen as o laundry. Thursday evening, for purposes of investigation, a reporter held a watch on the placo tor eoveral hours, secroted in n conve- nmiout place, The firat patron was % man ap- parently about 30 or40 years old and he stole up to tho door and gave five short raps, In au instant & smail peck hole in the door ovened and a parrot like voics with a pigeon Xoglish dialect asked what it was. The man gave his namo and the door quickly opencd, shortly closed and all was again silent in the alloy, In another half hour a younger mals visitor made his appearavce ‘and entered. Shortly after 11 o’clsok the Jast pair, consl ing of & man and womsn,—évidently well ac- quainted with each other, went in and a bolt #hot across the door for the last time that night, The reporter waited, but no one came. 16 must have been 2 'clock 1 the morning when groans, as if of two persons in ain were he First thoy were low and ardly perceptible, then they would grow & listlo louder, and afterwarde ascend and lower after the manner of echoes floatiog over a sheet of water. Tho groans wero simply hor- rible in tone and made the cold chills run over the reporter, It was probable that the victims were just recovering from the opinm and felt the same as those who have been many times descrived from De Quincy’s time to the present. The public are not acquainted with the placs, THE INSTITUTE ADJOURNED, The Lancaster county teachers’ institute finished its work and adjourned yesterday, Considerable in the way of fmproving th system and methods of public mstruction was iscassed and adpted by the institnte, Among other topics were the deliniation of chsracter; how to represent wanvers snd customs; how to entertain; how to teach thy truth, and other points io viewing the char- acter of tha Koglish novel with regard to literature. The iustitute was voted the most successful one over held in the county, snd a vote to that effect was unanimously passed, LOCAL (TEMS, Formers hereabout complaln of the low prices of geain at present, Thoy sra deter- mined not to sell at such prices, Being abe to ho'd their stock they will do so for a rise in prices. Daily inquiries are belng made for space at the stats fair, and soon vo room will be vacaus for avy o'ass of applicants, Bulldiog in various parts of the city is progressing rapidly and a large nuwber of new onos aro coustautly boing ndded to the list Among them ‘teveral fine business buildizgs, Mr, Garth, draughtsman at the B, & M. office here, is making a comprehensive map of the fair grounds, together with wmapa of tha railroads, time tables aud excareion rates, It will be issued to-morrow aud distributed through tho state. The dramatic season bas virtuslly opened in Lincoln in the a pases of Loais Aldrich 18 & drams sotitied PTn His Power.” Fuok's opera houso ha: been thoroughly cleaned and + AUGUST 22, 1685 made ready for the attractions whichjwill ap- penr there this season, A pacty consisting of Prof, Griffin, of the Park school, Charley Taylor and two other young men, started yesterday in & covered wagon for a trip through the western patt of the state, to be gone five weeks, The state houss paople were devold of news yesterday, nothing of any importance having ocourred. Several clerks are leaviog daily on short vacations, The band and rpeakers’ stand frame-work on the government rquare has been put up, and the ornamentation will soon be completed aad tho painting done, NEBRASKA PEOPLE AT LINCOLN, Hon, 8, 8. Reynolds, David City; W. L Brown, Plattsmouth; L. L Britt, Nebraska City; W. K. Bean and wife, Beatrice; J, G. Obapman, Seward; K. V. Martin, Bestrice; W, C. Jaly, Wahoo; W. H., Williams, Auro- a; John B, Roper, Pawnee Oity; B, C, Web- ster, J, Lance, Hastings. TO JOIN THE ANGELS, Marshal Cummings Recelves Word that He will bs “Removed."” Last evenilng when Marshal Cam- mings received his mall, ho found smong the letters an innocent looking misslve addressed to himself. It was post-marked Omahs, and addressed In a fine gentle. man's handwrlting, The marshal opened the lottor without a tramor, little dream- Ing that inslde that harmless paper cover were writton the lines which toretold his fate. Bat such was the case, and after reading the first fow llnes his as- pect suddenly changed. He managed, nowever, to contain himeelf unttl he had completed the reading f the letter, which wan as follo OMAHA, Augnst 19, —Mr, Cummings—Sim: Your days are numbered, You are to share tho fate uf Garfield, Thoy called my poor friend & crank, I mean Charles J, Guiteau, But he only did his duty, the same as I am doing, and I will do it without flinching, I am sent from the prophet Elias to warn you to got ready o go to hieaven with your guard- ian angel Saturday at 12:10 & m, So pre- pare, the time is short, Bring your Hymn Book with you, I will play the accompa- niment on the golden tressen of angels as they iightly float through the air. The sweetest music mortal ever heard, You are to meet Job and Abraham ina golden chariot on the roof of the court house, 12:10 precisely, and you will he immediately driven to Paradize. If you do not like the ‘mansion prepared for you, you oan retura by way of underground, = Take my advice and stay in the mausion, for believe me the jour- ney back will bs very warm Hark ! T hear the angels saying come back home, Cummings is no more, (BEWARE.) “I¢'s dreadfal,” remarked the marahal, *‘and #o sudden, too. Oaly s few more hows to live! I goe:s 1 had better make my will.” After compleling that document the marshal atked the reporter to by on hand at the fival taking-off, which was readily promlsed. Batalthough the marshal and the reporter were promptly on time the angel failed to material’zy and Marshal Cummings still dwel's on this mundane sphere. ———— [8&3ONAL, T, Yersin, Switzerland, is a Paxton guest, H, Wales, Nebraska Oity, is at the Paxton, P E Iler returned from Chicago yesterday morning. Theo, Gowdy, Santa Fe, N. M., is at tho Paxton, J. H. Mickey, ¥. W, Blake, Ozceola, are at the Millard, Alex Chambera, U. 8. A., snd wifo, are at the Paxton. L. Lowman, of Boulder, Colorado, is at the Paxton, H. G. Clark and wife hava gone to Colfax Springs, Towa, T, D. Pratt and son are spending a fow days at Colfax Springe, Towa, N S Long, Central City; T S Livingston, Beatrice, A L Leonard, Elk City, are at the Arcade, Mesars, Hayes and Cosgrove, of New Ha- ven, Conn., are 1n the city, guests of Sheriff Miller and Audy Monahan, Mr N T Anderson, one of N B Falconer's popular salesmen, left yosterday for Liake Minnetonka and the northern pleasure resorts, on a two weeks' vacation. G, M. Hitcheock telegraphs that his return from Colorado will be delayed two or three days owicg to ths illucss of his wife who is with him in the mountains, The family, consisting of wife, son and daughter, of Me, J. N, Morris, the popnlar agent of the Milwaukeo, arsived last night to join Mr, Morris in re.idence here. Mr, J. ¥, Van Sickle general weetern man- nager of Wanamaker & Brown's merchant tail- orivg egencies, azcompanied by his estimable wife, arrived in tho city yesterday eveuing, B F Jones, chairman of the Republican National committeo, pazsed through Platts- mouth yesterday ovening in Pennsylvania R R Co.’s special car No. 273, He has boen taking quite an extonsiva pleasure trip ia Colorado. J H Welch, Grafton; Jacch Mortensen, Warsaw, Mra McCoy, Grand lsland, R P Shelden, Lyons, H B Stout, Louisville, J L Overton, Newark, N. J.,, C F Buchanan, Beatrice, G H Kincaid, Clevelsnd, A T Elderry, Missouri Valley, are at the Caufield, Mr. Phil A, McDouald, of the firm of Mur- phy & Co,, varnish makera of St, Louis, is in the city, Mr. McDonald is a genial, whole souled genileman and has hosts of friends in Omaha who are glad to greet him every timo that he puts in an appearance here, Mr, J, H, Daniels, formerly of the auditor's office of the U, P. railway. has resigned his position, to g into the insurance business with Mr, Martin Maas, Mr, Danlels is & capable and worthy gentleman and his friende in this city will wish him all success in his new veature. At the Metropolitan: G O Frush, Wahoo; D K Rinehard, Aurors; J G Herringto Fred Enfield, Waterloo; J N McCauphey, Smith Center; J H Britton and wife, Grand Island, Neb; O M Nelwon, Dalas, Tex; G Groezinger and servant, California G W Penn, Onawa; H E Swmith, Cortland; John G Ulrich, East Baginaw, Mich; Rov J B Thompson, St Johes, V¢; L S Orawford, C P Mulling, H W Swith, Aug Beck, G ¥ John- son, Chicago; O M Mead, Sioux City; D Brown, St Joseph, Mo; W C Yourg, Da- buque, Ta ; A Koshlsr, A J Hettinger, Blus Hill, Neb; Jawes J Baughman, Hamburg, In; T D Gautt Peotia, ———— Levitt's successor. ““We shall do nothizg abiut sppolnt. fog Mr, Leavitt's successor until Mr.Cor- ies gets back,” said Commissioner Timme yesterday, *'I can sey wyzelf that I em ot in favor of appoiating @ republicana s Mr. Loavitt's eucseszor, [ haven’t forgot- ten that when Uousty Judge Bariholo- mew resigaed his pesition soms yeare ago that the republicin board of oounty commissioners sppointed & republicsn to sucieed the juoge, who was himself » demoorat, Ithink the same thing will work 1o th's cess,” THE INJUNCTION MODIFIED. The Order in the Belt Lise Case Signed by Judge Dandy. The Long Uontest Ends Vesterday— The Belt Line People to Oommence Operations Immediately, The Unlted Statea circult court was not formally eonvened yesterday morning,but the chambers witnessed some important legal prccaedings bearlog upon the inter. esting contest between the Union Pacifio and the Omaha Belt rallway company. The defense, Inspired perhaps by thelr succ:es thus far, framed and prerented the followlng order which Judge Dandy signed : It in ordered that the parties plaintiff and defondant have leave to file s motion for re heariog the defendant’s motion to diseolve the injunction allot m in kuch motion, to be filed within two s from the date of this order, and the parti all have leave to file briefs in eupport in opposition to eaid motion within ten days from date of this or- der, Eumer 8, Dusoy, Judge. Tho evident purpose of thls step by the defense is to expedite ma‘ters and bring thelr case which, in the courss of eventa wonld be continued rome months, to an immediate lasue. If they can win the motton it will prove a viriual disso- lutlon of the entire ivjuncticn. M. Pritohett submitted a form for the written order of modification which, with his colleague, Mr. Woolworth, he in some degree altered, but as private busi- ness intervened, the document did not reach the judgeuntil his return atdp. m. This form was then appreved and signed by Judge Dundy, with a few minor al- terations. The following I8 the text of the orde:: The motion of the defendant to dissolve tho injunction heretofore allowed in this_cause came on to be heard and was argusd by Mesera. Pritchett and Woolworth 1or the defendants ond Messrs, Poppleton and Liake for plintiff and the court being fully advised in the prem- isce, it is_ordered that the said injunction be and is hereby moditied as follows: It is orderod that the defendants be and they are hereby enjoined and restrained from reliiog the road of the defendant, the Belt Tailway company, its property or ef- fects, or in any wise impairiog the security or lien of the plaintiff npon the pro- perty or franchiee of said Belt Railway com- pany for all moneys advanced by said plaintiff or from mortgagiag or leasiog the eaid road for any purpose without further order of ths court therefor, Butshou'd the defendants desiro to leaso or mortgage the road for the purposs of completing the same, it will be permitted to do 80 on RIVING proper guaranty to proper- ly expend the money in its completion. It is further ordered that the parties plsintiff and defendant be enjoined and restrained from olectivg a new board of direotors un- til otherwise ordered In all respects not above mentioned it is ordered that the injunc- tion heretofore allowed be and the same is hereby diseolved, A TALK WITH MR, CLARK, *‘The animus of this whole action,” sald Mr_Clark, ‘s to be found in the Unfon Pacific’s desire to obtaln pozses— slon and control of the Belt rilwsy. It certainly can not be that ths Union Pa- cific te:ks merely to recover the money 1t cla'ms feom us, as tender of it has long ego been made, When Mr. Poppleton first called upon me in this matter I told him that we wero ready and able to set- tle thelr claim. Iamalso constralned to belizve that this litigation is addressed to people, it Is the intention of the company to puth abead as rapldly as potsible, snd complete its line without further delay. FECLING ITS EFFECT, The Midnight Closiog Movemeit Mek- ig I's Mark in Maay Directions, Loss Buffered by All-Night Houses ~No Business for FPolice and Reporters—Deserted Streots, states that he will b prossnt during the falr, and will do all In his power to make it & rucoess. In travellng through the western part of the state Me. Doreey says he has been informed by a great many people of thelr intentlon of making exhibita and attending the Omahs fair, and a large reprosentation may be ex- pected from that part of the state, large namber of home exhibltors made entrles yosterday, and nearly all available space has baen taken, A SHARPGAME, SMITH'S SECRET SLIDE. Startling Discaveries Made Yesterday at 1he Farnam Stecet Dry Goods Palace. A Cunningly Oontrived Plan to Con- oeal Goods—A Secret Sprivg Fe- veals Hidden Wealth, NO POISON IN THE PASTRY IF “‘The Smith sensation lsn't over with yet,” whispered a mysterlons-looking In. The order lreued by Mayor Boyd, end | gigidusl zup: Ber ro’porhr whom h.gm s0 falthfally exocuted by Marshal Cum- | aeoontod and ealled to one slde for a con- — mings, closing the ssloons at midnight, | fdentis] conversation, ““I have made| Omahs for tome time has bren free has now been In operation a little over a | g discovery, and I oan a tale unfold|from the telcks of the confidonce men woek, and that it has been generally | whioh— who scem to have all flosked Into the complied with there I8 1o donbt. In| Bt here the reporter Interrupted the | weatorn part of the tate, One of tle faot 1t 1a evidenced on all tides, and espe- | mysterlous-looking gantleman with an [ feniale Indlvlduals of the order bobbed up cially to the night-prowlers, who can see [ exclamation of impatienc d started ita effocts on every hand. P e, and started | yesterday however, having performed one A Woman Works Upon the Feelings of & Rustic and Robs Him of His Roll, mon, Orange, ete., Anvor dingy, & e dellentely n he frule from which they ar o, FOR STRENGTH AND TRUE FRUK FLAYOR THEY STAND ALONE. PREPARED BY THE Price Baking Powder Co., Chicago, Il Bt. Lowis, Mo. published the other day in regard to prie- caused him to believe that what had by leln. oners at the olty jall for breskfast on ad been | Henry Kleln uttered was not idle talk. He Immed!-| Itseems from tte story of Klel Sanday,” eald Night Jallor Pler { A y"t"gg" e thgg firat slgns of ':::: ately gave patient attentlon to the story, [ told to a raporter that he was golng up l:‘bnirl»g “camp"-]fidl 't:y th‘QVbclonlng of vl;:oh was Imparted In a confidentlal | Tenth street with plenty of money in his the ealoons at midnight. , it hes | whigper, ocket, and - i made sll the difference in ths wirld with| *“You haven’t heard cf the dlecovery fe. “ife in a :ai‘k‘:i'ofi';""".‘:%c2'?.‘5".,.1‘2 the police business. ~ When tho[made In tho Smith store to-day? Nc7[a young snd rather good looking aloona were runuing all night, | Well, you have heird of the Arablan [womar, who pealed to hlm for the police were kept busy bring: | Knights, the burled trersures of Captalu |aid. aid that she hed trg in the common drunks, and I bad to|Ridd, and the concealed weslth of bloody [ just been sseorted by her husband keep awake to attend to them, Now I|pirae:! Now, Omaha comes in for a[John Quinlan, and was alone In the osn snatch a fow hours’ eleep after mid-|tale of batied booty. Yes, sir; to day the | world with no one to help her and a baby uight and not be disturbed, except by |astounding discovery was made that|at home sufferlog for food. ‘**And, oh you roporters.” secret drawors and passeg 2 oxisted In the | sir,” sho concluded, “‘won's you help mo On the reporter’s ramarking jto Police [ Iate store of Loyal L. Smith, and fn them [to d> somethiog for my poor child ut Judge Stenbers that everything reemed | were found a great aggregation of wealth |home?” As she eald this a teaz or two to be quist, that ofliclal repliea: *‘Yes, |gathered from ail quarters of the globe. | rolled down her pilo cheeks, from which it is quiet. I have never s:en it so qule: [ Fabrley from the Eist Indles, shaw!s|cars and Porzont's complexion powdor in pujice clrcles, slnce I have been jadge, | from Persls, rugs from Asia Minor were [had driven the last vestigo of healthy as it has baen for the past fow diys, I|stored in theso covert hiding places,|color. Hanry Klein, who is rather soft— havo had almest nothingtodo, Now my | where they had been eocroted by Smith, hearted, couldn’t stand this exhibition of time {2 only taken up by pecple why are | the dry goods picate, and his pilfering | forinine sorrow and at once promised to having o nefghborhood quarrel, or some- | crew. ect the philanthzoplat. **Oh, thenk you, thing of that kind, and 1 don't have the “*How was tho dlscovery made! Why |eir; I am eo obliged t> you,” the woman same rush of cymmon drunka snd drun- [80mo of the men engagad by Morse In |gushed forth, Henryatonce remarked that ken figh's as haa been customary during | taking thoe inventory, wero fn tho collsr|ho guessed he would go up to Mra, my term of cffice, 1 sm inclined to|looking around, whea thoy discovered a [ Qulnlan’s houso and s for himself the think that the closing cf the saloons at|peculisrity In the wainacotlng. Oa|ead conditton of her family affatrs, Mrs, midnfght has a good desl to do with the [closer examination they concluded that | (). seemed to assent readlly enough, The change. there was something wrong and they | two started up Douglas street, (Virs *‘It fen't ax lively for you reporters as | summoned Mr. Morse, When he put in | remarking that she lived on Norith Four- it used to bo,” sald Capt. Sallivan of the |an appearance, a rigld Investigation was | teenth strect), and whon {hey rcached pollce force yesterday, ‘‘Well, you cin |made and & sscret spring diecovered, | Higgins' restaurint, Kleim proposed that blame the mayoe and Marshal Qam- |which, when touched, opened a drawer |they g> in and get a hearty dinner. mings for that. If the mayor hadn’t|filled with the richsst goods. All was | When thsy fintehed the repast Klein ordered the saloons closed at m'deight, | iImmediately excitoment, and on further | pulled out a fifty-dollar bill and atked and the marshal hadn’t executed the |examination twelve slmilar drawers were | Mro. Qainlan Low much she needed. order, you wenld find lots of items. Tho |discovered, each completely filled with | The young womsn replled that she drunken men who were continually be. | valuables, In addition to the dry goods, [guessed $10 would be enough, ing robbed and slugged after midnight, [folly $10,000 worth of watches and |and coupled her estimate with the most have almoat dizappeared. Any one who | jewelry were kocreted Intheso mystarious | effastve thanks. The granger turncd the walk the streets at night cannot help but | hiding places. $50 bill over to her and asked her to go notlee the change. There are no gangs| ‘‘Where did the goods como from?|and get some chenge. She asked Klein banglng around corners and ealoone— Why, you know Smith’'s methad of do- | to settlo tho bill for dinner and promised exceptin front of Higgios'—and the [Ing business—orderlng goods and never [to retara immedlately. Sho falled to T i‘«'?“n“fi‘,’.":?.z‘.l‘o’it‘;?""' toughs and thieves disappear just as soon | paying for them? Well, shorily before [ turn up agaln, howover, and Klein, after | DOInor J. 8. Clirk, Secretary, a3 tho saloons closo thetr doors, Last [he left the couatry ho ordered "from a | waltiog on the corner of Twelfth and | Desdines towa night I walked twenty-four blocks, and [New York jewelry firm a large bill of | Douglas for sbout haif an hour, came to uAxens or v, Price’s Oream Raking Pewder —ano— Dr. Price’s Lupulin Yeast Gems, Iest Dry Iop Ye SOR sALID DY G WE MAKE BUT ONE QUALLTY. HUMPHREYS’ i Mmunl of all Discases, 1y P NUAPHREYS, M, D, # LY BOUND Y CLOTIL anvel GOLIY Mailed Free. TIUQH. gk Cui on, Inflammationd. .. «3: ‘orm Colio. q Neuralgin, Tooth: Tenduched, Sick He OMEOPATHIC Srasons \ Vertiio. rand Ague, C s, Blind or o atarrh, Influr "Sold by Drugaiste. or sont postpaid on of prico.—HURPHIEYS' HEDICINE (0., 10D Fukton bt. N Yo I0WA COLLEGE OF LAW. mée 4wks mo perscnally &s an outrlght personsl peraecation. No, I will not lccate the direct source cf my suspiclons, but will say that they are founded upon authentic ard rellsble advices,” ‘\What Is intended shall be the fall [for an hour at a time durirg the past|fature funetions of the Belt line?” was asked. *‘In making a complete rail circu't of the clty we could command 2ll the inter- medlate busine:s of the roads centering hero and obtaln ell the trausfer traflic, There was a time, at the begirning of this enterprlee, when a very litila effort would have brought all the Iowa roads over here All wy latters submitting the plans of the B:lt Line, and addressed to these eastern roads, met with favora: tle responses. Since then, however, the idea nas been lost to sfght and the fm- provement of facilitles of tranefer at Ccuaetl Bluffs have engroszed tha stten- ton of ths Western Trunk rosds, Al- beit that I doubt nct that it s otly a quastln of a fow months when Omans viil obiein its long sought position 8 the central terminua for all the lines converzing herenbouts, the time ia not aa acceptable nor the task as easy of perfcrmance s it was when fira: brosched by me In the intercsts of the Belt company. ““‘Another pnrpose of the enterprlse in to afford facllittes for the business of manufscturere and commercfal establish- ments about the suburbs, aud an encour- sgemeat to their lccstion here. Laud along our right ¢f way is cheep and we wiil cffor rail transportation over overy 10ad, touching at their very doors. “No, we have had no construction force ut work, snd have recantly confined our work to locating ths Jine abead of the point up to which cur trackage i com- pleted.” MR POPPLETON'S VIEWS. “The modification of the injunction, sald Mr, Poppleton, the Union Puacific’s attorney, *'is certainly not eatisfactory to me. Ibelleve that full restraint should have baen perp:tuatod, and the only sat- tefaction the order gives me 13 that it leaves us protected from actual 1es, prob ably, What we would aek in addition is that Mr. Clark bs specifically restrsined from votlng upon the forty-two hundred stock subs:ribed by hlm, From this, as well a3 from many other departures con- trary to cur deslres, ho is not erjrined in the text of the order. Asto theal leged $42,000, I have eeen no evidence of lts possezsion by the defendants far- ther then in their claim, which, however, I doubt not. But the funds may bo in mere checks never ntended to baoeathsd, for all I know, = Me, Clark Is good for the amount, and his company con'd pro- duce it, for, 1 they have had it subscribed at have spent notkiog. Every foot of thelr completed teack, up to Twenly-second street, whera it now extende, way paid for by the Unlcn Pacific, and they own BELT LINE OFFICES, The Belt Line opened ity headqusr- tars yesterdsy moming on the socond floer of the S'ates National bank The room to Adams, the cbisf englneer, is slone com- pleted and he trok po: n yeetorday, The work of fittiog tie remsining so- commedaticns for the genera! offices Lo in bailding, TO PUSW THE WORK. Work 1s t 'be commenced as soon és practicablo o the extension of the road, and within a fow days, it fs coufidently arseried, operations will fied to the satlefaction of the Beli Line in sll that distance I only met two men |Watches and jowelry. When Smith do. |the concluslon that be had bsen duped. —the police on their beats, Two weeks parted the watches disappearad, and it He wearlly and shamefacedly searched ago I would have found gangs of toughs | was thought that Smith had taken them | for the woman durizg the day, and In the congregated st different places who were [ wi'h him, But now that is shown to be [afternoon went over to the Bluffs, as he on the look out for some pleca of diry work. I tell you, closing the ealoons at amistske. Instead, that wily Inaividual, in company with his confeaerates, I'al- heard the woman eay she was well ac- quainted there and thought poeeibly she mldnight relleves the police of & large |ler and Moies, put in tho night previous | might have gone there. The woman, he smount of work, and they all appraciate it. A number of members of the pollos force were talked withion the subject, ond all testified to the great change wade in the paace of thy city and the to their departure concealing the | describes, as rather under-sized, with watches and some of tho mors valuable | black ha'r and eyer, and wearing a white geods ia the stere. steslthy movemonts they succeeded, by the light of a dark lantern, in removing the goods to the cellar, Then, with saws With still and dress and black jersey jacket. —— Bicycle Items, The Omaha Wheel club has reccived added eafety of walkieg the streets at [ond other tools, they spent the balanco | assurancs from the Whoel olub of Sioux night. clrcumstance for the cflicers on thelr which have so long concealed the gooda. It hos not been'an uncommon [ of tho night in making tho hiding places | ity that a fall delegation of bikeman from that city will bein attendance upen beata not to meet a soul -after midnight | It was evidently their intention at somo | the bleycle tournament here in October. week. This gives them a chance to watch susplclous characters, quire of peopla prowling around the [llttls acheme. Smith will foel terrlbly | thesecond weck in September. unature of thelr basiness. 1t was impoa- went into effect, as there were 55 many people on thoe siraets that those actirg suspiciously could not be properly watched and questioned as to thelr business. Several of the propristors of places which formerly rematncd open all night, when askcd what effect the midnight closing bad on their basiness, sald that it was doing them great Inj *We can- not stena it long,” eald one. ‘‘Some-. thing will have to be doze. Mgy receiots have tallen off largely, sad on ecjount of closing ot mideight, I lose, at the laaet calculstion, 830 adsy. Of ciurse maloon- keepera on e back streels are glad that wo ere obliged to clore, as they could not aff rd to keap open after midnight, The siloons on the main busfnese streets, though, sro ell suffering greatly, as cus— tom was always good up to 4 o'clock fn the morning.” Whether the crder fs good or bad can bo determined to mome cxtent by the above facts, Whils Mayor Boyd Is to be commended for 's:uing tho order, Marshal Cummiogs should certainly be upheld in the strenuous efforta which he is making to have it strictly enforced A Marrisge Minnesots. Yesterdsy afternoon, eays the Moore county, (Minn,) Transcript, at 3:30 Rev C. E Wright uvited in marrlage W. . Dootlttle and Miss Kate Farmer, hoth of Owmaha, Nob, The ceremony took place at the residence of De, O, W, Gibaon, the bride belng a eister of Mrs, Glbson, r.and Mrs. Doolit:la took the north bound traln at 6 p.m. lor St. Paol From thero they will go cast via Daluth and the lakes. Mrs, Doolittle 1s very highly regirded in Austio, whera sho I8 well known, e ap Stooting, In the pigeon shootlng match yester- day afternoon batween Alderman K1 Loeder and Willlam L. Scott, for $50 a y slde, at Athletic park, the ecore resulted | Sheriff Miller and the detectives, and it is only a matter of time before the fugl- They are sup- in a vlotory for the latter, as follows: L 011011110101101101—12|tvesare apprehended. i 101111111101101-14posed to ba hesdlog morthwest, and es- tck | Pectal palns are beiogtaken to hoad them Sasen | off in that direction, lars reward ls offered for thelr apprehen- slon. Beott.. .11 On Wedneaday, the 26th inst., occurs between four of the Omaha y time, they still retain it, as they |club moembers, $10 a eide, ten single plgeons each, D e The Suuday He; To-morrow's twelve-psga issue of the not a plece of machinery or rclling etock,” | Omsha Sundsy Moraing Herald is prom- {sed by the publichers to ba a patticularly bright and interesting number, Man, loza! fi and & genersl tone of excellence will per Unlied | vade the immenee smount of general | Webt: Beg readers, in abs nce of s be occupled by Mbr. |Sundsy edition, cannot do betier than matter, secure a copy of the Sundey Herald. e etm— The “Volksfest, rein for the firat tws la Nebrasks, *‘est” wll ba held at Sunay }from Grand Islsnd alone, to thelr return and ill-gotten Car- hooty, time Ty off J. G. Hitoheock is now in Springfield, 5 Mass., treining for ths grand wheal tour- and to in- | but today’s discovery entlrely spoils that | nament which will take placa in that clty One of cut np when he hears of the discovery, | the racos which ho will cntor will be the siblo to do this before the mayor's order | for he was confident that none but he|tandem tricycle race, with Corey, a tri- and his defsul:ing crew had the ‘open | cycls expert of Boston, s his partner. sssame’ necessary to unlock hia eecret storehouse, It was partly an accident which led to the dlscuvery, but a very fortunate accident for Mr. Moree, if the courts do not glve him eny trouble in the matter.” Such was the story whish was told the reporter, and that it is true he has ample reason to bslieve. In fact there is no doubt about the matter at all, as the facts In the cate wers c'ozely investizated and fouud to correepond with tho talo of tho myaterious unknown, — —ecE— A BRACEH OF SCAMPS, wo Horan Thieves Who Avo Badly ‘Wanted in Omaha, Euly Thoredsy morning James A Kerr, *‘a young man sbout town,” went to the livery stablo of J. A, McShsne, on Dodge street, snd ordered two fine ssddle horees seat around to his boarding houre, on the corner of Fourtesnth aud Capitol avenue, by 10 o'clock, Ho sald that he and a fdend wanted to take a rido to tures of iuterest will be handled The | George W. Hascall's park on | hayi Largs delegations from Iowa ] 3 ] be begun. jand Nebraska aocieden are cxpected, One Now that the ipjanotion hes been modi- jbundred ard fifty mambers are espected Fort Omsha and would retarn early in the afternoon, Tho horses—two of the best enimals in the stable—wera accord- ingly e2ddled and bridled and turaed over to the two young sports, Nothing was was heard of them sfter that, Thay fatled to turn up in the afternocn, and when In the evening they did not return, Mr, Mo- Shans becsms alarmed and turne cage over to detectives, Telegrami at onca st ous over diffirent parts of the country, about 10 o'clock Thureday night a t:legram was recelved from the sher ' ¢f Y'ekamab, ia Bart county, say- ing that two young men, answering the description of the Omaha horse thieves, had psssed through that burg. Telegrams have been sent all over the b; Kerr's companion s a young msn juet arrived here from New York, Nathan Weinbarg, the son of a promiunent farrier Kerr {s the son of a Botton jeweler and hes been laying aboot town for the past few weeks dolng noth. Both are raid to b wild youog , iofatua‘ed with “lifs in the far of the m:tropclis ing, m bay. —— Qompleting angeraents. The executlve committes of the fair Proparations have been entirely com- |sssoc'ation held & meeting yesterday propress sud will shoitly be completed. | plciad for the Volkafsst, which is to be |sfteraoon end tranracted conziderable glven by the loeal Pla‘te Deaatsshe Ve business, The bar privileges were let to Doacan, of this city, he bid— put ia the highest §1 502,50, Qougressman Dorssy haw d the wero One hundred dol- The horses stolen are & brown and & written Beeretary Wheeler a leiter in which he TUTT’S T ATy (o Greatost Medical Triumgh of the Age YMPTONS OF A TORPID LIVER. c.0sn of nppetite, Bowels contive, Pain in tae head, with o dull sensation in the buclk part, rain under the shoul blrde, Fullucun after enting, with 2 dis. inclinntion to exertion of body or mind frritubility of temper, Low spirits, witt w feeling of baving neglecied sonte duty, Wenriness, Dizzincas, Fluttering a. the fleart, Dots beforethe eyes, Headachs over the right eye, Itentlesancen, with Giful dronms, Highly celored Urlae, and CRSTIPATION. 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