Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 23, 1885, Page 5

" THE DAILY BEE ~WEDNES DAY, SEPTEVBER 23 1685, LINGOLN. The Capifal Oity’s “Finest” Polics Prce on fheWaim Auxions Sgat, A Lime Committee Appointed, with a Bristling Brush, Narcastio Comment on the R cent Jail Delivery. A Con Man's Narrative of His Crooked Oareer—Oity Items and Btate Personnls, AT THE CAPITAL, ANOTRER FARCE, Monday night several pollcemen and other sabalterns felt that thelr time had wome, and many were the walls which #hey gave utteranca to. The olty coun- oll met and the matter wae brought up by M-, Biilingsley, who offered a resolution that tho councli appolnt a commlittee to Investigate charges of corruption and fraud on the part of pollcemen. The committee was eppointed by the mayor, and consisted of Billingsley, Dailey and Dean. The lavenstigation will doabtless rove & bigger farce than the jail de- Ivery. This 1s putting 1t on pretty thick to bo sure. It 13 seldom that tho Bee indnlges In pootlo compsrisons, bot a few lnes fcom Wadaworth atrlkes the altuarion so well that thoy are glven: “Groat (l;nd, grant that every scepired child of clay, Who cries presumptions, ‘Her the flood shall stay,’ May in its progress sco thy guiding hand, And ce o his acknowlodged purposs to with: staud; Or, swopt in anger from the insulted shoro, (Salt Oreek) Bink with his servile banda to rivono more,” His hooor is making a desperate fight sgalnst public oplnion and putting on a bravado equal to that of *‘Tue sceptered ohild of clay,” bat the trae conduct of the polica will cortaluly como out, not In thy ““investigation’” wh'ch the mayor has in- augurated, bus from other soucces, His honor took occasion to compliment the police for its noble cimduc: durlng the state falr week, and tha taffy thus admin- Istered tell upon the police gathered in the room like rsin drups on an arld soil, An expreeston of relist spread over thelr countenances which was beautifal to con- tomplate. Billingsley, tho chairman of the Inves- | Higation committeo Just appointed, smiled benfgnly over his desk at the weassured ocoppers as it to say, ¢‘Boya, you have nothing to fear from me,” and things assumed the aspect of a lovo featt, Mayor Burr wald that the polics force of Liacoln was oue of the finest in the country, and that eack member's indlvidual condact during fair we:k was beyond reproach. Oae gantleman who listened to ths pro- oeedings said from the nature of things 88 represented by the msyor and one or two councilmen, each policsman was jusily entitled to a gold medal, which, he wounld suggent, be struck off tmme- dlately. “There is no money in the city treasary to psy for them,” said another man, which assertion struck with such force upon the advocate of medals that he left the hall, and was seen no more. The jail delivery will also bs a subject which will come bofore the commitcee. It was pretty unanlmously declded, however, Mondsy night that any one, with a tooth-pick, could have got through the twenty-four Inch atene wall of the yard in o very short time, *‘What we want,” sald one child of innocencs, “Ils a boller-iron cell to put those followsin. I Lelleve this 1s the only thing that will hold them.” The reat of the gentlemen agreed with him, and doubtiess as econ as the money fs ralsed the cell will be constracted on plana far- nished by Pon Courville and hie assool- . Ae a malter of fact there Is noth- Ing the matter with the call from which the men escaped, and with the slightest care they would all be in custo- dy now, snd some of them could have been clven termsin the penitentlary. *Yes,” eald Councllman Billlog:l:y, “‘wo are golng to give this ma.ter s thorough overhatling and slit it to the sunermost dregs, The lavestigation will e bold Friday or Saturday and the com- mittos will issue subpoenas and other procass in legal furm and acoordleg to law.,” The g:ntleman assumed a stern cast of features as he uttered the 1 st words, and his eyes flished something akin to fie. If the city jatlor and his assoclutes had been on the ground cer- taloly they would have resigned theic places Immedlately through fear of the conacquences. When Kiog Francls the Flret was cap- tured and coofined in Mudeld by Em. peror Charles Fiith, of Spaln, Francls became listless and wesry because he loved the fresh free air of nature, His high born mature could not stand the tramels of a prison life very well, but he bad t) manage it some way, for he was impriconed several years, but though by the special indalgence of the authorlties he was granted privileges out of the or- dinary kind, . In mo fern history analagous cases have besn met with, for instance Boss Tweed, was given all thst his hesrt could and money purchase during his incar tion {o the New York tombs, Looking over the vast number of mirac- ulous escsres from the beglnning ot his- tory there is no particular instance where & crowbar was found in the cell after tho birds had flown. Lincoln is the first case on record where so many paople of the same crooked turn of mind were kindly farnished by friends the moans of escapo from an uncorgentel place of tem porary residence, and this will be the subject which Councilman Billlngsley and his essoclates will luvostigate, Saccess t> the committee, and the Bex trusts that thelr labors will prove unlike former el irts of the same character, From the smount of hand-shaking, however, between members of the com- mittee and thuse under its ban it is con- cluded that nothivg but smoke will arlee from the affalr, ana & white-wssh report very liko the Nobrasks railroad commis- sloners’ reporton ralirc will be adoptec snd passed ucaclmously, thus placiog thinge fu thelr forwer smooth worklog conditlon, before the Bek came to iuvad: the sanctity of the ring. A NOTED CEOOK, The Bee reporter had the pl Monday eveniog of a short conv, with one of the seventeen geutleme: who eacaped from the city jall avd hn osrcer, which he seswed very proud of and soxloos to enfold, It will ba giver &8 related to the reporter. He sald tha' for reasons of hls own be bad glveu th Rintleman ot the city jail the euphontoue ra- Htle of John Do, bt that sach was only | a blind thrown at confidlog Lineold ) policemen, *‘My name,” eaid he, ‘‘is Richerd Preston and I was raised in Poilsdelphia of Eoglish paren have worked Lincoln easler than sny place I ever was in before, and would fied no troblo to opsrate here for any length of time I might wish to stsy.” Glving the glat of Preston’s story It was about as follows: Darlog his early childhood in Philadelph'a he became ac- quainted with several notorlous crooks there who have always been classed a8 the finest workmen of their kind in the United States. Under the taltion of these export tutors Preston soon became proficlent in the art of lightening pocketa and did not confine his operatfons to Philadelphia, but traveled all over the country. 1In 1875 he went to St Lou and for nearly a year was succestsful his operations among loungers In theatres and other publio rerorts. He was finally caught In that olty, but no speclfic evi- denca being brought agalnst him he was relensed after a shott term in the work house for vagrancy. Since that tlme Proston ssys he has traveled through New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Illinots, Iow d the falrs ot Nebraska and the west. In company with a confederate he will go on board a traln, sits down Ina car di- rectly in front of the man he wants to work, and jast before the traln Is to leave will giva a sign to his partner, who will get up and walk out on the platform. Daring the time he has soated himsolf beelde his intended viciim, ho haslearned where that individual is golog to. He whispers the information to his confede- rate as he walks through the car to the plattorm, The confederate sudden'y ap- poars at the door of the car and yolle, Al pessengors shango cars for Omaha,” or soms other place as ho feels dlsposed, and in accordanco with the des. tinatlon of the person whom they intend to vlelimiza. OF course, upon hearing that Lo Is in the wrong car, the victim grabs his gripsack and makes for the door. Mr. Preston fa right after him, and wkon he gets to the door the confederate glves the man a push back snd o8 this is dono Preston deftly goes throvgh the man's pockets. A fow years ago Preston eaga that while In Chicago tho chiof of police, who conoldered him- solf pret'y fly, invited him out to ride to Lincoln park. The chief knew that he was crooked, and Preston told him that his work was 8o slick that no Chicego police could catch him, Tho chief donied thie, and rald that he counld find any men ab any time or place who was orooked. Preston, In a spirlt of banter, told tho chicf that he could take his watch away from him before they got to North Clark street, and he aid it notwithstandiog the chief had been notified. Preston says hls forte s In working hotels with “‘outsiders” and other devices to get at the rooms of guesis He is now quite old, and he toid the reporter that he would soon have to give up the business as he found that he could no longer got around sufficiently to meat the roquirements of his crooked trade, CITY ITEMS, Yeosterday morning a farmer, whose name could no be learned, had hla leg broken by the team which he was driv- ing running away on O street. The man wus taken to the hospltal, James Kelley, with hls wife and nephow, left yestorday for a thres weeks visit to Towa, Late Monday night Capt. Post, of the police force, with a specisl officer, went to the corner of Twenty-first and P strests upon o telephone call. They caught Juhn Sharp and a woman called Milifo Leonard i flagrantt dellctu, and arrested them, Sharp was fined yester- day for disorderly conduct, while the fair Millle was placed in the calaboose to work out her fine. Hon, O. P. Mason delivered a very effective and scholarly address on med- ical jurisprudence last Saturday before the medical class at the universlty. A number of gentlemen desire to know why work has bzen stopped on the new city bullding on the market square, STATE ARRIVALS, J. D. LaCourse, Omaha; Miss E. Lan- ham, Crete; L. H. Smith, Kearney; G. W. Shidler and wife, York; D, Vand, DOUGLAS DEMOCRATS, A Growing Demand for Two Prima- ries—The Kampant Factlons— A Veteran Talke, As the October days draw on apsce and politleal war clouds gather on the horizons of both state and county, the voterans begin to lend the welght of their judgment to the epeculation which ia starting Into life. Already the corners have thelr evenlog rallles, the grocery stores and *‘taverns” thelr all-day blages and even the busy cltizen halts a moment to drop & word or obtaln an item of advles on the popular drift. Omaha is not allowed the exollement of belng the scene of elther atile conven- tlon. The capital this year will be per- mitted to enjoy the crowd and nolse. Lincoln Is certalnly In a falr way to have enough of it as the whole tur- moll of both conventlons Is centered there within two days, Ootober 14th and 165th, republican and democratle, How- ever, the county fight will be warm enongh in Douglas and the looal popula- tlon need entertaln no apprehenstous of peliuteal stagnation while the rlot is on at Lincoln, The democracy enters the campaign with factional differences In its ranks as of yore. The standards of Boyd-Miller and Morton-Brown will be flaunted on the flanks, weakenlog the center as ever, perhaps. A splrit sgainet Inter-party strifo 18 growing among mavy members of the democratic party in Omaha. These gen- tlemen, with a liveller {nterest in the olty and county than In the state, are desir- ous that the issues of the quarrellog fac- tlons be excluded from the local cam- paign. To that end, they suggeet that iwo primaries ba held here, one for the selection of county delegates and the other for representatives at the atats con- vontion. The county democracy, they masintaln, has no Interests common to the state party and will be only hsmpered Ly the Introduction of the latter's dis- seutlons, The 1 csl fight s one of can- didates while the struggle in the state conventicn is upon the basis of personal jeslousles. “‘What /s tho lssue batween the two factlons of the atate democrats,” was acked cf a prominent old timer who 1s as enthustastioally for Morton and Brown »a ho Is desperately opposed to Boyd and Miller, “Jssue? Yer, yes; there must be an issue between differences, Why, I don’t know, only that Boyd wants to ran thirgs and be the next eenator, and Morton wants about the same thing. Dr. Miller is Boyd's grand chancellor, and exercises 8 go0d deal f Boyd's power. Mr. Brown, on the other hand, is the Morton repre- sentative in Douglas county. Yes, that Goes pretty nestly resolve the siiuation toa fight betweon rival champlons, each backed by hla retainers and henchmen. If you want tolook atlitinthat light, it does seem strange that a crowd will subserve with blind devotion the amblitions of one man and that fac- tions will be creatsd whose on y platfcrm ia somo big follow's anxiety to ‘gt there.’, 1t is hard to tell how matters will work this yeer. Lo my jodgment oar sldo has hadthe best of itall along. It you take notics of the federal appointments made slnce the change of administration, you will see that the South Platte chlef hss his collsr on a great majority of them, Y.usee Boyd made desperate efforts to secure an offica within the party which mfght be called the chairmanship cf the patronage com- miitece. Ia that high station he counld have worked his puint by carrying the favor of the entlre democracy and put- ting the whole lot at his back. But wo beat him at h's own taotics, I rather believe. This war of factions is 8o bitter and so foreign to real public Interest that I hiope it can be kept out of the county. In a general primary the quarrel would be spread over all, and the give and take, buy and sell prccess might ive us local candidates unfitted and not popularly de- aired for the offices which they areput into the field to attaln, This would prove disastrous to the county democracy, which will need every atom of its avall- aklo strength to make a showlng, and I therefore hope that two primarles will be old.” Orete; G. £ Maraston, York; E Shel- | held, den, Nebraska Oity; Judge 8. McDowell, Beatrice; Geo. E. Taylor, Clay Centre; Albert Johnson, Sutton; A. Allee, Omahs; Walt. M. Seely, Bennett; W. K. Beans and wife, Bea'rlor; J, W. Mo. Loud, David Olty: W. H, Vance, Weep: ing Water; R. Gallagher, Chawpalgn; J, W. Stewart, Nebracka City; O, M. Car- ter, Ashlaud; 8. H. Stewart, Omaha; A. C. Ceossthwaite and wife, David Cuty; F. M, Esterbrook, Auburn; L J. Britt, York; G. 8. Alexander and wife, Syra- cuse; K, A. Raseell, Ord; J. Gere Walker, Greenwood; A, S, Mansf:lder, M. D., Ashiand, PILES! PILES!l PILES!! A rure cure for Blind, Bleeding, Itohing and Ulcerated Piles haa been diecoverod by Dr. Williams, (sn Iudian remedy), called Dr. Williams' Indiaa Pile Ointment. A single box has cared the worst chronic cases of 25 or 30 yoars standing, No ono need suffer fivo minutes after applying this wonderful sooth- ing medicive, Lotions and_instruments do more harm than good, Williaws' Indian Pile Ointment absorbs the tumors, allays the intense itching, (particularly st night after getting warm 1n bed), acts as poultice, gives nstant relief, and is prepared ouly for Piles, tehing of erlvm parts, and for nothing else, SKIN DISEASES CURED Dr. Frazler's Mogic Ointment, Oures as by magio. Pimples,Black Heads or Grubs lotckes and Eruptions on the face, leaving Saltskin clear and beautiful, _Also cures itch, old, Rhume, Sore Nipples, Bore Lips, and obstinate Ulcers, Bold by druggists, or mailed on receipt of 5 centa. Retalled by Kubn & Co, ard Schroster & Becht, At wholesale by O,'F. Goodman, ——— iobbad of $500, William Gardner, a physician, arrived io the clty Monday, from Colorado, and proceeded to get on & mammoth drunk. About midn'ght he was brooght to his hote! hopelessly intoxicated. On awaken- ing yesterdsy he declared that $500 in cash, » gold watch, and a checx for $500 more ou an El Paso, Texas, bank, aad been stolen from him. He found solacefor his loss in filllng up with whisky agaln, —— A Miveing Helress, 1f there 1s avy lady In Omaha whose nsme ls or ever has been Mis, Margaret Kalley let her come to the front. Post. naster Coulant recelved yesterdsy o otter from Galena, Ills, asking for the whereabouta of one Mrs, Margaret Kel- ley, who bas just falln heir o some large posressions in Dann county, Wisconsln, The etier stated that the lady had formerly «slded In Galens, but had since movec ut west, sod when last heard of wa bout to merry, which, belog & widow, be bad the privilege to do. Thus her ame may be almost anything to day, ———— United States ulrcuit Court, The followlng new cases were com-— menced yesterday in U. 8. clrcoit court, by Judge Hull: Now England Mort. gage and Securlty company sgainst Hen- ry M. and Elizabeth Blalr, to foreclose a mortgage on land in Hell courty, §500. American Freehold Mortgage company, cf London, England, sgaiost Joseph W. Agler and Exmma Agler, foreclosure on farm in Wayne county, $600, Dandee Mortgage and Trust Inves! ment company, of Dandee, Scotland, va. W. A, Shepherd et ux, foreclcsura on land in Antelope county, $500. Late Police Notes, F., Winters was arrested Tacsday after- noon for steallng potatoes from a grocery store in South Omaha. Mrs. Dancan was jalled for disorderly conduct, having been engaged in a nelgh- borhoced quarrel, The cases of the saloonkeepers, charged with keeping open after midnight, have been continued. o ——— Jewlsh Feast of Succoth or Booths, This autumnal harvest feast obrerved by the Hebrew people commences this (Wednesdsy) evenlog at sun- down sud lasts elght days. On the first and last day divine eervicos are held in the Jewlsh syncgoga Divine services to-morr veniog at the Jewish Temple on Ha rireet, will commence at 7:30 o'clock and Thurs. day morning 10 o'claok, C — Made Away With the Watch, Hepry Page, a emall colored boy, snatched a vest (containing a watch) be longing to a laborer ona South Tenth street bullding yesterdsy. The mangave pureukt at cnce. Theboy dropped the vest but bung on to the watch, and managed to make good his escape. The cate has been reported to the police, who are on the lookout for the young thief, o — The 81, Joe's Goming, The management of the baseball park raceived a telegram Tuesdayfrom the Bt. Jos team, seekiog informstion s whether $175 guarantee will be given them for two games to be played here Saturday and Suniay next. A telegram s been sen: back to the effect that the 'l ntee wili ho given, and in all proba- bility the ohamplons of weatern Misiou snd the Unlon Pacifics wlil wmeet ouce more th's season on the dismond, o — A Daylight Robbery, The house of Willlam Aldstadt, or Sixteenth and L:avenworth streets, was entered by smoak thieves sometims be- tween the hours of 4 and 6 o'cloock Mon- day afternoon, Mr. Alstadt was down town, while bis wife and daughter wore also tomporarily absent. Thls afforded the thleves a fino chance to get in thelr work, and they filled thelr pockets with punder. Mrs A's watch and chaln, and Miss A’s bracelets, together some jo velry belongiog to Mr. Aldstadt, and a lerge quantity of silverware, were taken., The entire amonnt of valuables taken ls ostl- mated at $100. No clue to the oulprits, —— Police Court Docket, Judgs Stenberg disposed of the follow- ing oases In polies court yesterday: Ohatles Hayes, drunk and disorderly, $3 and costs. J. R, French, drank and disorderly, €5 and oosts. Peter Conlon and James Lowland, dle- turbance of the peace, $156 and ocosts, commltted In defanlt. Kate McNamara and John Keen intox- feation, dlecharged. Fred Mahans, obstraoting street, $1 and costs, Al Burt and Oharles Splang, drunk and disorderly, discharged. THE MISSOURI'S SHORT CUT The Survey of Proposed Route of the Missour: Pacific to the Oliy— Other Railroad Matters, The Missonrl Pacific surveying corps has just finlshed a two weeks’ examlina- tlon of routes from its present terminus at Papilllon to this ci'y. Two rcutes wero solected and staked. Tho expedl- tlon was kept very qaist and the result of its labors 1s known 1o few. The Bek, however, camped on its trall and secorsd field no'es of the preferred route, The firat stakes wore sot a few miles boyond the old Union Pacific survey and grade on the roath eide of what {s known as the Griffon farm, Strik- Ing the northeast corner of Dr. Millor's farm, the route rans west by south to the Mellss place, thencs through the valley In Mock’s farm, thenco eouth- west to Peterson’s place, where It will cross the Unlon Pacific and connect with the present line of the company, about thres miles beyond Paptllion, This fs oue of the beet routes through Doaglas county, and is about four miles shorter than the Unlon Pecifi. The grado is not very heavy, though one or two deep cats and fills muet bs made. The live, i 18 eald, is very clote to the propozed Ashland cut-off which the Burllngton company surveyed last year. East of the Miller farm the route fol- lows for some dlstance the lovely valley of the llttle Paplo, until 1t s'rikes the old route of the Union Pacific. The route lnto thecity Is nrt ganerally known bat tt is generally believed ths old sur- vey referred to will be utiliz:d, as it will glve the road a connection with the Belt Line In the ravine south of the county poor farm. The roan will doubtless come into the clty on the north side of the Unlon Pacific from the Summit. Preparations have been made to begin gradiug thls week, and a large forcs of men and teams have been engaged. THE ROCK SPRINGS SITUATION, All advices from Rock Springe yesterday ave to the effsct that the situation is un- changed. The Chiness and the white top-men are working whils the miners are stlll out. The Chinero are you foar— ful of thelr lives and refaee to enter the mines except under military protection. No demonstrations among the refractory whites have yet cccarred and the result of affalra can not be foreseen. Mr. Callaway Js not pleased that any impcrtance should have been attashed to his recelpt of & number of threatening loiters. Newspaper sensatlonslism, he holds, has no tendency to asslst In solv- ing the present problem and perfectly restoring order and quiet, The letters which he hes received are of mo Importance, and are In every case anopymous. They are slmilar to those which railway officlals castomsrily recelve in times of trouble with employes, and indlcate nelther con- cert of actlon between any counsidersble number nor the intention to carry out the threats which they contaln. Mr, Callaway s llttle concerned in these einlater misslves, and declares that they are a poor method of attempting to alter his plans and intentions, HOW A COWBOY SAVED A TRAIN. The Cheyenne Sun has the following with a cowboy hero:—As a general thing if a cowboy does anythlng meen it is her- alded through the length and bresdth of the land, bu: if he does anythlog com- mendsble cr herol it {s soarcely spoken of. The passenger train from G ceelay that ran to Fort Collins on Taesday, on bosrd of which there wero sev- eral Cheyenne passengers Way bat a short dilstsnse behind & heavy frelght, which, In speeding along, tora out one of the rails, bat as the train, with the exceptlon of the last car, had pssied, the dlsplacement did not throw any portlon of tho frelght traln from the track, A dangerous gap was left. There was 1o one near to discover it but a soli- tary cowboy, Knowlng thet danger threstened any train that should bas along, he ‘‘camped on the trall’ in earn- est. The passenger train came whirling past in about ten minutes, and with the greatest difficulty, the cowboy succeeded in stopplog it, which he ald by swinging his coat and starding his ground In front of the engine, NOTES AND PERSONALS. W. F. McMillan, esiistant general freight agent of 1he Union Paclfic, hisre- turned from attendance upon the classifi- cation meetiog at St Paul, Ab, allas George, Littell, Ohinese con- sul at Hobcken, N, J, where he Is koown as the Celeetli] Rose, I8 in the way to Rock Springs. He little crockery god In his pocket acd wil the halr of the white wen If be finde that his conntrymen have besn abused, e —— ~Robert Poland, aliay Windy Bob, was runin by Officers Horrigan snd Matsa last evening as & pimp and vagrant. ~Fire broke out in the Hamond pork pack- iog house in South Omsha last night, but was extinguithed before avy damage was dono, —0C. E Mayne was quite severely Iojured last evening by belcg thrown to the pavement sud dragged by his team of horses for some litele distance, He received » number of hruises and one of bis hands was torn quite oadly. It was a lucky escape from @ serious axcident, - Tho Saunders county fair will be held at Wahoo on September 20 and 50 and Octobar 1snd 2. The principal feature of the fair will be the races, for which §2,(00 1 offered in cash piizes. Some very fine horses have !een secured, smong which are & vuwmber of 3aunders county celebrities in the horse flach ine, Altogether the fair promises to be the wost sucocseful ever held in Saund:rs county, The Plaos of Architoct Meyers for fhe New City Hall Adopted, Three Suspended Poltcemen Dis missed From the Forcs—Now OfNcers Appointed — Other Business, The regular meeting of the city counct! was held last evening, President Bechel In the chalr, and all the members present except Sohroder. There were a large number of outslders presant, conalder- able interest belng shown In the dispo sition of the cases of the suspended policemen. COMMUNTICATIONS AND PETITIONS, From the mayor, approving ocertaln ordinances passed at the last meeting of the counoll. . From the mayor, approving the ordin- ance granting right of way to the Unlon Paclfio ra'lroad across Tenth street, with certain suggestions in reference to fature n:autlng of such privileges. Placed on file. From the mayor, approving the con- tract between the olty and Kiward D. aban to grade Eighteonth street, from Castellar stroet to_the alley north of Martha street. Filed. From the mayor, appolnting W. J. Kenoedy, I. 8. Hascall and A, R, Sauer as appralsers to assess damages by the change of grade of Thirteenth stroet. Confirmed, From the mayor, nominating Hon T. C. Brunner as 8 member of the board of publio works for the unexplred term, vier Fred W. Gray, resigned, Rforred. From the, marshsl, reporting the sus- pnsion from duty of Officer Joseph Rowles for insubordination and breach of disclpline. Refsrred to the commlttee on police, From the marshal, asking lostruotions from the council {n regard to the removal «f dead animals from the stieots causing an intolerabls nulsance, as the garbage man refused to remove thom unless pay- ment wos guaranteed, Roferred. Feom tho oity attorney, reporting sdvereely to the eals by the clty to Geo A. Hoagland of certaln property on Sixth street, but recommending that the prop- perty bo leased, The loase was ap- proved. From the city attorney, recommending that the atse:sment on property belong- longing to D. J. Hayden be reduced from §1,005 to §445. Adopted. From the city attorney, reporting that he had prepared an ordinsnce, In ¢ mpll- ance with the request of the mayor and council, suthor!zivg the marshsl to mako expenditures for the detectlon of crime. Filed. From the clty treasurer, reportlng bids for distrlct paving bonds from the Omaha Loan and Trust company at 102, and from Blake Bros. & Co., of Boston, at ' 103}, Bonds awarded to the highest) bidder. From the board of public works, sub- mitting the estlmate of C. H. Watson for building sldewalks up to September 16. Approved. From the board of public works sub- mitting the final estimate of J. E. Riley for paviog Howardstroet, between Eighth and Nioth stroets, amounting to $4138.11 Approved From the board of publis works sab- mittiog final estimate of Ed. J. Brennan for paving Farnam street, from Fifteenth to Eighteenth streets. Approved. From the board of public works sub- mittiog the final estimate of W. J. Buck- ley for curbing Farnam street from Fuf- teenth to Twentleth streets, amounting to $3,026.88. Approved. From the board of public works sub- mitting the first estimate of the Barber asphalt company for paving St. Mary’s avenue, Approved. From the board of publlc works sub- mitting the contract for sldewalk con- stroction for the quarter ending Janusry 1, 1886, iIn favor of Charles Gardener. Approved. From the board of public works sub- mitting the contract for the brick work of No. 1 engine house. The contract and bond was referred back to the board of publlc works. From George F. Msyer and Marion F- Funkhouser, reprerent'ng that property | belonglng to them had been damaged by the ohangoe of geade on Dodge street, and that if no compromlse was eflected, thoy would carry the matter into the courts. Referred. From J, B, Rowley, represeuting cer- tain fire insurance companles, complain— ing that the assessment llst, &8 made up, imposes upon the companites three times the amouat of t1x that s assessed agalnst tndlviduals and other corporatlons, Re- ferred. From A. D, Jones, representing that tho appralsemeat on a lot belonglng to him was unjust, and asking that an ad- justment be had to save lit gatlon, Re- forred. From William M. Foster, withdrawing the two plats of Foster's addition to the olty, and ssking for the return of said plate, Granted, From the olty water works company, submitting & bill of §7,621.33. Re- erred, From Ballou Bros., as sgents for Dr, Mercer, informing the council that the rent of the quarters occupled by the city in the clty hall will be raised after Osto- ber 1, and askliog for a conference in re- Iatlon to it, Referred, From Charles Splitt, presenting a bill of $564.75 for the removal of dead ant- from the streets during July and t. _Allowed, From E, J, Brennan & Co., pr ing a bill for extra work done in paving Fernam street, amounting to $1,267.48, Referred, From John Peterson, clty sosverger, agaln presenting his bill of §887.60 for woik done. The full smount of the bill was allowed, From resldents In Godfrey's addition, asking that the grade of Charles street be established., Referred to the clty engineer t2 From S, councll thet the Omaha Belt railway di- rectors bave accepted the right of way ordinence, Referred. From property owers on Buit street, petitloning for the establishment of the ourb line and to bave the width of siden walks regulated. R-ferred. RESOLUTIONH, By Goodrich—Tast the clty clerk be iostructed to cowply with the request of the lpsurance compsnles in regerd to thelr aesessments end the clly treasurer he Instructed to collect taxes upon that basls, Referred, By Loie—That the gas inspector be dlrected to have the pmwes and numbers f streets printed in lirge plain letters wnd tigares on all gas lanps located ou street corners, Referred, By Leeder—That the bullding known a8 engine honse No, 1 be 1emoved to & point on Tzsrd street just cast of Six- teenth, and fitted ap as & hose houss, Adopted. By Dailes—That five gas lamps be vlaced on north E'ghteenth street at the b tereection of Sherman, Ciark, Gracs ana Lake streets, and one bet ween Gracs PERSONAU, Prof, W H Allman is at the Millard, P D Startevant, of Geneva, w at the Paxe ton, l G H Jowott and wile, of Sidney, are at the repee, probls . , H. Olrk, luformlng the and Loke streots. Referred, By Fa *ay—That the ol y engineer be Paxton. W H Dickinson, Weeping Water, is at the tnatrocted to survey and profile the strlp | Millard, of pablfo gronnd between Jefferon and Saunders streets and report the same st the next meeting that the same may be dedicated for a street. Adopted. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES, Recommonding the passsge of the or. © C Valentine, of Lincoln, is roglatsred at the Paxton, N S Hardiog, of Nebraska City, is stopphrg at the Paxton, BY H Vancy, of Weeping Water, is stopriog dinance establishing tho grade of the | the Millard, y alley botween Twenty-fifth and Twenty- sixtn and Farnam and Harney stroots. Adopted. Reporting that the communleation of the city treasarer In regard to the taxes due on the lands presented by William M. Foster as Fostor's addition was time. ly, and advislng that the city attorney prozent an amendment to the ‘‘addition ordinance” to the effect that In futare all plats of proposed additions ahall be accompanied with a oertifioate of the clty and county treasurers that all back or dellnquent texes have been patd. Adopted. Resommending that the petition of property owners on Irene atrect for re- patrs be granted, and the strest commls- ner be inetracted todo the work as soon as possible. Adopted. Recommending that the officors sus- pended by the marshal for drunkinness, be diemltsed from the force. The report waus elgned by Mesrs. Lee snd Thrane, of the police committee, Mr, Loeder, tho other member of the committee, etated that he thought the suspension of the cfficors wan the result of splte work on tho part of Oaptaln Sullivan, and that two of the men, Fuller and Lowrey, wero not gullty. He therefore moved an amendment thatthe marshsl be inatruc'ed to rein tate the two cflicers. Mr. Leo etated tha' he could not defend suspended mon and still comply with his oeth of office. Mr. Dailey s:conded Mr, Leeder’s amendment, but the m t on was lost by avoto of 10 to 1. The report of the commlttos was then adepled. # Recommend/ng that tue plans of E, Meyera, of Datroit, for building the oliy ball be adopted, and that Mr. Meyers ba employed as architest of the bulldlng, as the proposfiions made by him are very favorable to the clty, and the work should not be delsyed any looger. The agree- ment willbe made by Mr, Meyers to limit his chargo for all his work to £5,000; no charge to bo made for plans or ser- vicen tn caso the clty fa'ls to szcaro a bid from a reepcnsible contractor for the erectlon of the bulldicg according to the plans within the limit of $190,000; Mr. Meyers to become responsible for all damsges incurred by faulty plans or in- E. Mrs W H Diekiason, of Wahoo, is a guest at the Millard, J A Bennett and wile, of Sherman, aee registored at the Millard, John P Williams and A ¢+ Beeson, of Lin» ooin, are at.the Millard, Me. Joxeph Lavy, business agont for Law- rence Barrett, it in the city, At tho Motropolitan are J H Ricbards, Co- lmbue; Misy D Ray, Cambridge; Thomas Clausen, Grand Tsland; A Miller, Norlolké Mrs Harry Winters, Sidney; Mra Mollie Ruik and child, Grand Ieland; 8 W Fasper, Rock Springs; P H Sullivan, Springfield; Henry Willeland, St Jomos; Willism MoOormick, W Cannon, Blair; M H White, Colambus; James Kslley and wife, Simon Kelley, Lin- coln; James Chase, Plattsmouth; J I> Crans Hustings; G H Gifford and wife, Lincoln © D Clapp. Elmwoud, Neb; & Dowes, Neoln, Ia; S L Winters, Woodvine, In; J T Aller, St Joseph; 1 8 Kinsella, Panama, Ja;J B Daniels, Arcadia, Ta; J Jones, Rock Springs, Wyo; P G Wright, Martinsburg, O; Jacob Darat, Peoria, Ills; A L Hawkins, St Louls; S A Bont, Peoria, Ills; James Kiog and wite, Kookuk, Ta; L McVeill, Towa City; & B Smith, Chicago; Mark M Johns u, Divon, 11's, and Mra Dilling and vister, Denver, G praka - ek —Joo Noodhm, cn of the a:asteurs of the city, madn a remarkablo run from the billiard parlora at the Millard hotel 1ust overing, scor- ‘ng 610 pointe in ono hour and filty mivutss OMAHA TRSTITUTE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL. ferlor materlal; also sgreoing to deliver detailed drawings for the bavement by tbe 30:h of September. The report was adooted. Gen. O'Brien, represen‘ing Architect Francls Tunles, appeared before the council and ssked that his client be heard. Mr., Tunlca stated that he had drawn up outline plans but had not sub- mitted them to the committes in time, He now asked that they b coneldered. Darlng a discusslon which followed o number of letters which bad been re- ceived by the committee from local architects were read, Moat of them re- fused to bid on the buliding, and others deslred to be pald for crawiog the p'ats, and to be informed about the material to be used. Those who wished to bld asked for mora time In which to consider the matter, and thelr letters were vague and uneatlsfactory. Communlcations were recetved from the mayor appolnting John Brady, Mar- tin Shields, and Haz» to fill vacancles on the police force. Referred 40 committee on police. After pasting a number of ordinaaces tha council adjourned. AFTER THE SPARKS.” A Gambler and a Doctor Arrested for Complicity in the Jonasen piamond Ropbery, Tate yesterday aftarnoon the police ar- rested E, G. Hendershotr, a gambler of this clty, for complicity inthe robbery of Jonasen’s jewelry store some three or four weeks ago, when about $1,100 worth of diamonds and j ewelry was stolen, Hendershott, when questioned by a re porter, said that he did not know why he wes arrested, and was perfestly innocent of the robbery. He does not bear any too good a reputation, howover, and was errested abou’ a year ago for a blg jew- elry robbery at the Millard. Later In the evening Daputy Sherlff Crowell and Officer Tom Cormick went out to Fort Oaaha, and thare arrested Dr. J. J. Soloman, who, it is claimed, is Hendershott's pal. Itis said by the de. tectives that Soloman hss baen in league with Hendershott; that the tatter, who 1s bolleved to have stolon ths jewelry, dlsposed of part of It to De. Soloman, “No, I can't tell you why they shonld want to arrest me for this thing,” sald the dootcr to & reporter. ‘I know nothlng about the robbery of this man Jopasen. Bat I do know somethiog of the man who robbed him. On the day of the robbery a man came to mo and asked me what I would glve him for a lot of dlamond jewalry that he bad to rell, 1 told him thal I hed no money to dispose of in that way, bat, if sstla’act ny, wonld glve him a horse, buggy and barness belonglng to me, In excuange for the jewels if everything proved satiefactory. Nelther of us were prepared to make the bargaln at the tlme, and we sepirated agreeing to meet sgain about 4 or 4:30 o'clock in the after- noon, That same morning I went toa second-hand dealer on South Tenth street, snd asked him something about the valae of the dismouds, He asked me if I knew of any one having sny dlamonds to sell. T told bim yes,and described those which had been offered to me. He immediately told me that they must belong to Jonssen, and t gether we went and o lled upon that entleman, I told Mr, Jonssen that I would help him to ficd his jewelry, snd with his detective I concosted a scheme by which he was to watch the « flice unti) thediamond thief shouldretura. Bathe did not tarn up that day, probably been scared cff. Since that time I have s2eu the fellow several times, bat nevir under such clrcumstaces that I could callanyone to arrest him. Iamsorry nw that 1 ever saw him or that I ever men- tioned the fact of having seen him.” Both Bolomon snd Hendershott are in the county jail, the latter having bees remanded thither lo defsult of §2,000 ball, Heudsrehott has not yet bie ident!fied by Solomon s the -man who «ffared to seli him the *'sparka.” The jewelry, which was stolen on the worning of September 7, consiats of one polr of Glimond ear drops, ; sever shirt studs, $350, snd five unset dla- monde, $150. 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