Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 8, 1885, Page 8

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, THUR DAY OOTOBER 8, 1885. LOW SPRINGS DISTILLERY. Now Buildings and the Amount of | Work Tuat is Being Done. DUGLAS COUNTY'SINSANE TAX. ggntmwnc From General Cowin Regarding the Points Raised— Public Improvements—Other Local News, Willow Springs Distillery. Pn the night of July 2uth occurred the which destroyed the buildings of distillery. The loss was almiost plete, there being probably a de- of about £30,000 worth of Bincoe that time the work of rebuildi ng been going on at a marvelously rapid 0, until, to use a trite figure, & recon- peted set of buildings has risen, Phoe- like, from the ashes reporter for the By isited thedis- ory last evening. He found the build- gs all comple nd the machinery in 1 blast 'he buildings ave almost entirely new, ng built on the old foundations. iereas the old ones were mostly of me, the new buildi re of brick. e total cost is about §15,000. The ma- nery is new and of the most approv ml tern, the equipment thorough i uil. The distillery, it may be saidl, about the fifth or sixth lurgest in the hited St e muin or rectifying building has on entively vebuilt, and is & two-story ucture, 48x30, of br There 150 connected with this a two-story menting and distillery louse, 48x138 pt, one aleohol house, six storie and one’ two-story bric \,Mn-ln The bonded warchouse has been de almost double in s by an wnil story on the two w office building has rec se listiller 1) per dq unh at pr wu lmles ndl aid the report -n(h smien connected with Ithink I can expluin llu [ tilling to you in a very short time, if i will go with me through the build . His explunation of the proce .'-wx nverting the geain o w nes and cologne Apirits W ing that it is veproduced. cumbersome and need peess is as 1ollows: ‘he grain is lirst put to two large lindri iron vats, capuble of hnlllln bushels. [Uis cooked here some time, orced by lieavy pressure into above, where” with w patent brman mill itis ground very fine. This tme is" thoroughly S assumed consistency, is then pressed into- the wash tub. Here st) and snall; grains, to we put into the to ha ~xu the conversion into sug The mass then s5es through mulvuvr vats, in order to duce its hnlp\ ure to the proper pint for feriuenting, uye g in the mmer time wbout 60 de The next moye in the process takes uce in the f enting tubs, where the 3 wenty-four hours, Wy branlike constituents of ¢ mixtu i L oot or two deep on 0 top, while the Iulllud tills up the the vat. This liquidis known s hd tastes something like psscasing ubout the strength of ety hese vals are nit the cupucity of 100 l,,‘\llnnn jese vats the liquid is draw er tubs b the proc ving oc- hpicd seventy 0 hours from the time at the grain was first placed in the boking tibs. om these beer v, to the still, is boiled. — T'h alcohol o top and pass down anothey lel pipe, and up .umllw C l] with pans of water p cateh the impuriti _ul u retain them, The lighter nunm upward, passing through { pipe, known as t pro- bly from the similurity to to the neck of t fowl,—into the condensing pipe, o curves i a spiral form and irrounded by water so that pnstantly at w low temperature. ‘The va. br pusscs through the “worm” is con: gused, and comes, out into a Lurge tub or vat in the shape of dis- In order to purify this ol through pulverized it comes out, it is ety thoroughly refined. It is passed hrough unoth till, which vedistilis the uor, and when it teiches the final s sl . one of distill- cess of s guid o inter tripped of detuils, the ofl into id is forced s tieliqu ical vat, where lindy o <pivits quor it is ‘l hiarconl, nnd wh 0 form of the ting then drawn ofl into the eistern room, here it is burvelled, Thence it passes pto the bonded \\'.n'l-l\uuw where the overnment gungers Uprove and g0 In this Londed urchouse, apivits remain ntil the are paid, when oy are turned ever to the x'li-x.\lvm ‘T'his, in brief, is the proc pg. 1t is veplete with tures, winning toend orth ci i The distille: pateity, but wit now in tse nning l !ull The Insane Tax. General J. C. Cowin returned yesterday porning from Lincoln, where he nad gen on business connected with the Jouglas county insane tax se. When ked in regurd to what had been done b the matter, he made the following aement: THE FACTS. We haveagreed upon a statement of ¢'#, bused upon the state records, It is groed that if the court should hold that gounty must make the levy under the ovisions of the luw relating to the in- e, that the sum claimed Ly the st 100 larg ‘I'hese are some the facts ngr . upon. From the yeur 1873 to the year 1887 in ive, the state board of equalization nd the state officers provided, in decid g upon and tixing the rute of the gen | state tux a sullicient amount to meet ses eonnected with the main i ne hospital, in fluding the cost for board and ¢ ul tients, and such sum wus loy g nb purpose, as s part of the genera 2\ ln, (Iu- s a8 other general stat | s eollected for def AXPOIECS, Iuding the be Baro of all pistionts, wiid | joiency in th surd. the poner I state ded said expenses, e rate of the general state lev ph included the Insane hospital ey L was suflicient to niec s ons e by thel B4 is no de 18 count N, which in ong which frcludes all expenditares senses for the insane _hospital, in- cluding the bonrd and care of all patients, It is further agreed thatif the conrt shall finally determine that the county suondent is e levy n P led by ction 47, of Chapter ntitled “Insane,” and shall further «h-u-mmw that the county respond- ent entitled to be ores 1 for the amount it has paid toward the support of the insane by rea- son of the amount for the suport of the insane being included in the general st tax, and paid by the connty and nsed in the support of the insane inmates in said |nl~]nlu then and in that ease , this e be referred for the purpose of ascer- ng the amount of such eredit to which the county would be entitled, THE COUNTY'S POINTS, The points ruled upon by the county are year, . L. That the tax sought to be enforced is a duplicato tax—u double tax—and is illegal. unconstitutional and voul. Ihat itis n state tax, and must be levied and provided by « tax by ealua- tion througlout 1he entirve taxing district, tired by the comstitation—that o state must be apportioned through- out the state, n county tax llnmlv'htnllt the county, sind n city tax throughout the eity. “T'his tax sought to be levied is not to be le by valuation, conse- auently is wneonstituti 1 void. hnt the state, or direet nlovy, of & county tax for scute pur- poses. THE ADVICE GIVEN, e the adoption of the constitution , Ladyised the commissioners, and Ivise, that when the constitution ted thit only such ty \~I|m|l(| In- lev- Las w o “needful, that should wwovided by l|-\|.-:l by property l)nuughmn(hv tax- id that the T imposing a tux upon a al corporation for municipal pur- s that when we had paid our t protected from a de SIme tax fm the unw Urpose the sceond time, wnd 1 hope 1 A ways be permitted to think so. And \IIII‘I‘ the adoption of the 1875 constitut! *n our county has paid the tax but once, under my advice,” The Wheelmen's Tournament. This evemng will commenco the sccond annual (mul\ iment of the | Omaha Wheel club, to be opencd with parade, the and Saturday at the A T'he entries are nearly all in, and will be closed up to-night., Lv tion has been made to make the afiair a sue- i the Omaha wheelmen should be backed up in their endeavors to make th £ manent featur <emble store, on I)mw!u Ahe 1 will Gordon & Kay 17w, equipped for o line of processi Douglas toFifteenth, Fifteenth toDodze, Podgc to, Sixteenth, Sixteenth to Cum' unders, countermarch Douglas. to Fifteenth. to Farnam to teenth, H ey to Ninth, to Doug Fourteenth to Hows ) The programme for as follow: One Mil Second nated by \ ‘Three Mile [ Second Prize, wan Wheel Halt-Mil Second Pr Landroc One Mile, ¥ Second Priz Meyer & € Five Mile La Friduy's .. Amateur e, Stevens rifle, L two sitk handkerchiefs, do- tsserman & Burnett, Omatia. vele Open . “Amateur (st Prize, gold medal, 1 Law, donated by Over- |.». Open.. - gold e * donated by Welty & Amateur Amateur ted by Gor- American Chalienge b | nutacturers ot mully & Jefrey. C the American and Tdeal bicyeles. “Cwo Mile. Bieyele, Handicap OMANA WIEEL CLUIL MEN gold n o Q.l‘uu-y il heitts, b First Prize Second Prize. Gold Two-Mite I , Onahia Amat Auateur p R Econd BH A D D by toas dard. Lovering & Co. One Ha'f N Trieyele, open... First Prize, (Iml' Hn nlml \;.nln\ 1L . Amateur donated ul Cutt Set «Amateur SeconiLarb ahI ks One Mile, Biey Second Pei One-half \[ In, l.u yel \|ml(‘nr 01 BOYS UNDER 17V First I'n/ Stlver Cup, lhmlu‘ lv, A B. Hubers Open , O, Second l ize, Duplex Call, Five Mile, o Amateur First Priz it Sec nml I | Ball l'ul Als, '\ ki §25, donated by Frar Secoud Prize, 11 by Stod- I Amatenr Fit 1y fed . d by €. 8. Rayvinond, Ouali, C ticipated that there will be a ttendinee of wheelmen from ebraska and Minnesota, The Police Uniforms, suid Marshal Cummings to a ay, “we shall push the mat- of having the policemen uniform you may depend upon it |).nlh-r|l, [ think, to be se- ‘and diving down into his «ui of » handsome 3 «nl a long double sted frock coat. with a swall capo the shoulders md a belt with w p for a mace. The hat i tall der- th a nickle wreath enclosing tha number. Altogether, the uniforms will be thoroughly ~ubul:\u|i.|l, and of metro- politan puttcrn Many of the polic arumble beeause they will be vequired to Purchase uniforms. ~They say that the money raised by the |ml|w bull would ba put to @ hetter purpose in puuln.uw overcouts or conl for the winter. Int however, they are not backed by public sentiment which secms to be that Omahn should have a decently-dressed set of po- licemen, ter themselve Th lected i5 this,' pocket, he produe ch cons en aro inelined to says one of the most Donnas, “B. H. DOU( LAS CAPSICUM COUGH DROPS for i jon of the throw superior to anything I have ever usod,” R Public rents. ‘e work of public improvements is nearly elosed fort On Farnam street the contractors have tinished the sphalt paving trom Eighteenth to Twen- ieth, That thoroughtare is once more vee for public travel, About the expasition building, Capitol from Fourteenth 1o Sixteenth, is season, velue being paved with n-v-lnl' a8 are also Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets from Capitol Avenne to Dm‘vnpnrl The work is progressing rapidly, and vromises to be finiched in a few d Work on paying ' Colo uMum- we pr opose to push tl il possible |nhm- winter, is v\lrvmr-\ doubtful, however, whether they will be able to accomplish this Curbing has been commenced from Hickory street, and s being laid north- W I‘ bout four blocks are already fin- centh street with 18 commenc wl this new north Seventeenth street ot has just been completed and opens that street to trave t is located be- reen Paul and Sherman streets and 2,700 new sawer in the northeast part of the city <0 just been completed, It rh aing the Jbetween Chie; s, Cas: C \\l||~|l'| the St. T into the Chicugo stre fteenth, passes along ul & Omaha track, disch: ing street sewer at | P - Use Dr. Pierce's “Pellets' for all bilious attacks, RS — Bound, Gagged and Robbed. The boldest robbery committed in this city for muny a day was reported at police headquarters yeste ‘T'he afair occurved at the Mr. Andrew Taylor, corner and Davenport strects, 5 Mrs. Taylor had accompanied her hus- band from the house a short distance, and had then returned. Mr. Taylor as- suring her thathe wonld return in a sh m\l time. She wentin the house and down upon a sofa, her face to the There she was about to dose off to sleep when two men jumped from behind one of the doors where they had scereted themselves, and threatening to k l E a word or to gag himl caving - lier curely bound, the vent through the fouse, wnd helped themselves to whatever they could find. About the only thing they took of any value was a i They then left the they had entered it. aylor returned a few mn- * he found his wife insensible most dead. Medical attendanee Hed, and soon she was restored to Yesterday morning thougit very weak, she was out of danger. For heauty, forcomfort, for improvement kia, use uul) Pozzini’s powder, The W, C. . U. The Womans' Christian 'I‘f-n\rvm':mvc Union wish to inform the friends of tem- ance reform that their coflee and ling room on Fiftesati ol avenue is open to the purlie of the day, that the revenu Denses ave prid) is u pel and temp v ingham. A series of meetings will be held there during the fall and winter, commencing next Sunday with o union meeting at 3 p. m., condueted by My b M. I Henry, e list for the Nptional WSO lln-m\ We trust our ei Leaze tne opportunity. to feld of Tibor, and as<ist in commends itself to every ehrl ‘Tae Union anticipates a gl from i nter’s work in the Thirvd and help us s of the Union also wish the lic to know that there is but i lunch room in Om one ail, ang zens will em- t this new ork which tian heart. ions harvest e $35 fer Ton Mrs E. G Bell, seeretary. Ty the se 1s acquired by ui's powder, soft glow adies wiio use Po Fourth Ward Delegates. The Fourth ward republican cancus was held last evening at the Planter's house. corner of teenth and Dodge streets, and nowminations were mude for to be elected at the prim: inty convention, which is to be ning. The caucus w called to owder by John S. Wood, and P, sisted by the pastors of | one t the Buck- | F. Murphy was chosen chaivaan. Messrs., | Wood and Pratt acted as tellers, the tots number cast being sixty-four, There weee o Livge numoer of e inthe fi hree Ttickets b ng run, eight 1 rstnumber of VOLes W placed on tl i s follows: Ilwhvl I Aristienson, Gurley, «lu K and, Kenhiston. psen were Messes, l’ul.m»l l.v\ ins and Gorman. l\qu oL The City Hall Ordinance Passcd. A special meeting of the city council was held yesterdayafternoon at 5 o’clock, at the ity hall, for the purpose of taking action in regard to the proposed city hall buiilding. All the memb of the coun- cil were present except Ford and Good- wan. The ordinance locating the build- ing and authorizing submission to the people the proposition to expend il the thivd timg The vote ing against it, ness as far as the and the mattor people. I is concerned, now comes before the The County Commissioners, The county commissioners held o ses- sion yesterday afternoon, and spent n considerable portion of the time in listen- ing to vesidents of” Union precint who dissatisiied with — the dama ioh i Lot ded them Ly the sipe praisers in loeating a new roid. The on under nl\hu eut, and L next \l( Ly b unu-llllll\ I fos Tty supivisor Wost Omali, Kenelly, craldin Win. Vin Doliren, work on brif: S, Van Seyoe, Estimate for court hoise wall’, e Walting for an Oflicer, George M. Grov the mun who was arrestedd on o te am from Montans lust Friday, has be juil ever since. P were notified of the arrest, and they tele graphed that they would mmu to Omali for tue prisoner, lml us yo! t have failed tu put in an ) Ye n.» lay after nuonl 0! 'y ng, and i Wils ined to |wul him until Frida nuumn'.':. when, if the oflicers do not ar rive, he will be veleased, He was tr fereed from th city to the county jai until that time. e They Stole His Watch. Emma Jamisc and Nellio Franklin two colored prostitutes, were ar night by Oflicers Piervonet ane an, churged with lareeny. complaint was mado by J. W. Voss, wh d that the girls had relieved him of hi wateh and ehain while he wis in a hous of ill fame. The girls were placed be hind the bars, Yesterduy Voss, who had becom | some afraid of nnmrwliy failed o appear to proseciite. The g 1s willprobably be re. eased, —— on snffer from looseness of the bowles stura Bitters will Surely cure you, Beware of counterfeits and-ask, your grocer or druggist for the gennine article prepared by Dr. J. G, B, Siegert & Sons. it oAt St. Joseph's Hospital. 1 very gratefully beg to thank the following patrons of this institution fot their liberal donatioms received during the quarter ending S me\ l(!mvm . b \l<\lu|l- . Mrs, Welliing. J Flynn M. Costell Joseph Crefeliton Mrs. doseph Creigiitan s Kohlmeyer. . Presee Maul, {\ Cannon . B . Foud 15 C Mrs, I, Creedon . Carro Jnhu Bolan lie B. Monror . Bernes, 1 Talleyard.. \\‘x\lLl(-v 1L Thompson Government ment colle (numnun at V . GhliseHam Al Nl an e whop DONATIONS FOR €0 Pixton & (..lllmvllm. groce Garnea, bread; MeShane & S wo.0f aleohol; Mr. Jolinson, re. Hurley, groceric nugwm pairs: John Antrict, groceries county Tair, vegetable 1 bbl, w; “Pomy waters st Udoft & Co., dry poods: i Fisher, J H. Hubes, H. ( and W, Aast, meat_ev Fiteh, ice every day; Mr. the daily and weekly paper supply, donated by C oy W Glin, groceri ady, groc SISTER AL ll()\\A Superiores St. Joseph’s Hosp October 4, 18%. Fred week Me ————— Omaha Gun Club, At a cpw meeting held at Collins, Gordon & Kay's gun store last evening, M ssrs, T ‘\lsils and W. Hughes for the different suh- were appointed a committee to count the game, select the birdsand m = ments for the banquet, which will be at the Millard. The rules go: ning the counting of came will be those used by the old Uina- portsmen’s elub. ‘The time for the hunt willk by the Iu).x\‘l of man s, wh i Ly next week lie niumes comprisipe the t will be published as 31: as the ¢ make their choice, The iosi puy for the banquet ptains Bit by a Dog, Mrs, James Cooper, 1 at the cor- ner of Twenty-fifth and California strects, was badly bitten yestevduay Ly dog belonging to Pat Coyn. Thel neck head we terribly and as is in del e heaith, the ve- cult of her injories may prove sevions She is now contined to her bad, One of Coyn's dogs was shot recently for biting Brevities. A number of young gentlemen from this city attel ended the grand hat the ludics of the Preshyter POWDER Absolutely Pure. varles. A marvel of #tieng. O wnd wholesomeness. More econoimial Hun the ordinnry kinds, and_eaniot be sold in colitpetiton with the iuliitide of law re-t, short welght wid phospliate pow ans Koyl Baking Powder Co., 106 Wl s Rt This lowder never meleeand Lane | ppointed howill be vo sides side will ¢ roivil SOV X AN B ON <IN OMAHA> Vour attention isagain called to keep your eye on the daily mentions o the undersigned, who have promised to make daily mentions of the arrivals received from the leading mesrchant tailors throughout the country which are assigned to ba disposed of at pricesless than the cost of the material which the garments contain. If any man thinks hid ans S ideas can-not be satisfied, let him pay one visit and insg the follow- ng which are now on display. "PANTATLDOONS FOR () £3.00 madle for 1200 3m 4.20 made r made tor | made for nmd 3 rur 073 £5.25 +.0) 1.3) ol made o I madetor | madeor | madd e made trr S0, 8.0 .09 10.59 1450 Ot and made in all conceiveable styles that is worn by man, presenting the grandest disnlay of Merchant Tailor Art that was ever displayed for your consideration, We make mention of the following. £30.00, made for ' | s60.00. 00, 25.00, made for made for $15.00. 0).01) ) made for 1 £12.50, £14.00, | £15.50, $1650, | $18.00, | $10.00. £20.00, madefor” | madefor' | madefor’ | mady for” | made for $25. 28, £50.00. s, | %000, | $20.57, mads for L NGRING $28.00, mado for $38.00. £19.00, | made for 33.00. $21 K200, made fo! madn for §12.00, $17 | 05| for made for $20.00. | £16.0), mad? for 32.00. F13.01 I R | ot $20.50. N BLE £ AS ese are cantivating to the eye, and When sezn ths heart at onee gives utterance to this fact, peruse the following Drices then come and inspect for your own satisfaction. $20.00, | made for | $10.00, , £10.00, made for £25.00, made for £30.00. £22.50, | made for $0), | made for 5.00. or 39,00, made for 200, | $14.00, 524000, [ £18.00, l mad made foy .00, There seems as will prove the case that any man, no matter what the disposition of taste may prove he can have hisidle fan- cies gratified at the Great Saving Bank for man with malace ward none and a henefactoring friend to all by furnishing superior clothing at prices which any man can afford if you don't know the location, inquire, anyone can direct you I % 8.30, 09, made for §17.0). £10.00, made for §33.00, $21.50, S11 | § mado for made for mad | mud made ¢ 3 ) for Tor §30.0), ¥ $21.50, I mad. for . $12.00, £16.00, W), t TO0 THE ONLY MISFIT Le A RN A d S, 2118 Open evenings until 9 o'cloclk,