Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 2, 1886, Page 5

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE 'TUE‘IDAY FEBRUARY 2, 1886, NEBRASKA'S STATE CENSUS. Figares on Population, Products, Manufac- turing and Cost of Compiling. A VERY CREDITABLE SHOWING. Notes ot the United States and State The Sale Well Contract Signed -Three Thriving State Institutions—-City News. {FROM THE BEE'S LINCOLN BUREAT.) The report of Supe the state census bur intendent L au, for 1835 is com- pleted, but cannot be published in official 'form until December next, the legislature at its last session having provided that the report be turned into the governor for incorporation in * Mr. Lane, however the main points to the Br appear in tabular form bo- One of the most impor the list is that rels |tive, as the; ing to the cost of the In 1880, when the population of the state was but 452,402, the cost per cap- 1 conts, 533 enumerators being at a total expense of $28,720.08, In 1885, with a population of 740,645, the cost of ennmeration was $27; k king the total cost of the censu of which the federal government faav) wn for this work from the ot of congr ling for the census of 1830, which enacts that ifany i ensus during the mean lecennial censes of the <hall be entitled to 50 per cent of the amount paid by the United States to the enumerators Tast preceding, increas computed on 50 per cent of the But to Mr. Lane's eginning with that o NEBRASKA'S P l‘l'l.\‘l‘|’::_, al population familics. .. Persons 1o square MANU Number manufacturers.. pital invested Acres land in state. No. improved farm: Furms run by owne Total value farms. horees and mules. Gullons milk. .. fEaman Gallons sorghum.. Pounds sugir. Bushels potntoes... Number enumerators. Amount paid. ... No. people connted Cost, per capita Am't paid to dar, Received from U, Cost to State 5 D STATES COURT. hster, counsel for Edwin Heaih, convicted last week of s registered letter from the Kea office, has filed motions for a new tri of judgment, asked tor on the ground in the last, and newly d tending to e: of judgment is demanded beeans UNITE Join L. Wel ro; overed evidenco Ipute Heath, not deseribing a crime known to the United States. In indictme ims there is n stolen did not rected prior to its embezzlement; and in 488 G. there is no averment that the letter was intrusted to, or intended veyed by the United States mail. In the case of Bates, Reed & Cooley vs John McConnell, the | filed a precipe for exce the order be sent at o The sureties for Swindle charged with conspir: ntiffs’ attorne on, asking th the malli-'lml. Colorado me defraund the United t are L. W. Billingsly, G. W. ntine and C, W, Kitchen, gal romance which wonld Artemus Ward used to call Yy interestin’ readin,” espes n wealthy men in the far west, not he indictment, and wl connection with the conspiracy, if con- spiracy there was, 18 not dreancd of by the prosecuting attorney. THE SALT WELL CONTRACT, The board of public lands met yester- and signed the contract with the M. 1 inmond Drill company, inking a test well in_the i The terms are about as given in Bullock’s provosal, accepted by the board an December 22, tract Bullock g case hinges a1 mentioned in { Under the con rives a bond in the sum of 10,275, and will begin work at an early He is to bore a hole that shall he 1§ inches at the bottom, and stop at any deptl the board may decide upon, pay- made for the acl of feet bored only, on the following basis: the remaining o; 1 until the entire worl pleted and accepted., The three bowme insurance o ho stateients condensed are us Promiums Losses Lee'd, P'd, ebraska and lows 4 und 58,98 $92,116,74 e Fire of Omihy e frst named are Owal:a com anies, and the last a Lincoln organi i Allof them. judging from the great ance between the premiuvms ived avd losies paid, scem 10 bo doing a prelit- abie business, IN TRE DISTRICT COUY Windley Edmundson has an aotion tn the district court Chipago, Barlington & Q: rlas sustaided while In the defendant plaint, all while working on the road braska City and Norton (Kansas) he was thrown under the wheels by the violent .-mprinx of the train, and had his legs crush | | i Edmundson, in his com- s that on Septeniber 4, 1885, between Ne- ed 5o badly that one had to be am. putated, and the other is left deformed and erippled. The accident he els oceurred throngh the negligence of an employe of the company, and that there- fore the defendant is liable, James H. MeMnrtry vs Chas, T. Boggs and Wm. A. Holmes, petition filed by plaintiff asking that he L\‘ put in _posses. sion of certain realty in Lincoln, and that defendants be required to pay over to him rents ||uh\wluflv collected, Elizabeth Stall v& R. Sherman Stall, action to recover on three promissory notes of the value of %2,800. BRIEF MENTION The cast iron prevaricator on Attorney General Leese's office door, gave visitors yesterday to understand that he was in the state” library, while in reality he was in Seward. If Mr. Leese would preserve his good reputation he must get rid of that piece of untruthful machinery, The treasurers of Gage and Boone counties came to the front yesterday with their annual settlements, Tipton, the man arrested Saturday for lummlinf{ ant Dodd, says in his own behalf that the row, so s he is con- cerned, was unprovoked. Tipton suy: he was standing quictly in the hall, when Dodd eame up and hit him a blow in the fuce, and he retaliated, Officer Kelly then came along, and after arre pton released him on his own recog- nizanee to appear when wanted. Kelly A witness in the gambling v, and was not in police 's counsel appeared. STATE ARRIVAL 5. Dilworth, I ing: j or, 8.\, Christy, Edgar; M . H and Mrs. C. Boise, Seward; J. M. Woolworth, Omaha; Thomas m, Seward; C. A, nk H. Holt, Beatrice; E. M. J. A’ Smith, Bennett 5 nes, Seward; L. M. Proudlit, Friend. el i WHAT WILL HA DO? oM The Trade ofa Rich Country Hers by Pronen Exertion: Tamyont, Neb, Feb. 1.—[To the Lditor.]--If the Omaha business men only knew it they could secure nearly all the trade of this and a dozen other coun- ties, which is worth more than fifty of the northern sand hill counties which they are now running roads through. Mo corn and hogs are raised heve, mor goods are hought and sold, than in any vortion of the northern part of the state with the same area. The only connec- tion we have to Omaha is the Burlington & Missouri, and what is that road doing for Omaha? All grain and live stock that is shipped from here goes to Chiea- go. Our merchants buy dry goods and Eroceries nd it won't be long hefory y will secure some of this business. ‘I'he Burlington & Missouri is building a branch from Tobias, and this will give us connection with Kansas City. If the busi men of Omaha want any trade from the South Platte country, they should at once take steps to secure it by inducing the Union Pacific folks to build ir Stromsburg branch south through Fairmont and Geneva. Then they could secure trade from some of the richest counties in the state. Every rr(-- cinet between Stromsburg and this pla would vote bonds to secure this extension of the Union Paci As it is, Omaha secures none of our busiess. What will she do? LFed P o The Good Te ‘The S| tion of ( in the city perhaps in the state is Life Boat Lodge No. 150. The lodge meets every Friday evening in the parlors of the Saunders t Presbyterian chureb, this being the only available hall in the northwest part of the city. A new and commodious hall, however, is being erected at the corner of Charles and Saunders streets which will be ready for their use about April 1st Sunday night the lodge held its regnlar quarterly election, resulting in the se- tion of the following ofticers for the uing three months: W. C. Templar, V. Templar, Miss Allie retary, J. E. King; W. Miss Addie Hurl- 5 Lizzie Lawton; W. Chaplain, Lou Anderson; s iuard, Bruce McCulloch; W, Russell; W. O. Guard, R. T nel: W. Lodge Deputy, C. & The lodge intends givin, and entertainment Thursds TFebroary 11. An excellent vor strumental programme has been arranged with the “‘Peakses™ or 5 sisters will insure one of the 1 most interesting entertainments of the kind ever given in the ci concert is for the benefit of the lodge, o small n fee will be charged and all are cordially ted to attend and lielp on the good cause. rt and evening, al and in- The engagement of the Vincent com- pany at the Peoples’ theatre was auspie- ously opened last evening, the first presentationt of ‘‘Inshavogue” being eted by a large audience, The popular drama of Irish life, never, itis safe to say, received better treat- ment in this city. The acting of Felix A. Vincent, in the role of “Bryan Me- Guire’” was »uperb, and in the various ing situations characterizing ‘‘In- shavogue” he rose to grandeur which rilled the impassive of his hearers. At ame time, there runs through his acting & vein of humor which is rich and mirth pro- voking, The soubrette part of “Biddy" was taken by Eva Vincent. She is fully equal to the difficult role, Her work 18 clurnete y a dash id sprightliness which carry her at once into the hearts of the audience, Miss Adricme Mitchell good sutisfaction as “Knte Me- ' while J. D. Bernard as “Ulick Bourke” won hearty anplause, The other members of the east were all good in their respective part Lucien Steven; FEREY ng solic , successors to ( has accepted a posi for ¥. A. Moo brant & Cole The Great Invention, For EASY WASHING, IN HARD 0% HOT OR COLD WATER © A BKIC or HANDS, 2410 Warm Climates, a1 107, should be without It. il Grovers, DUk beware of ¥ilo ) PEARLING |3 wauufacturcd | HORSES WITH HYDROPHOBIA, Well Developed Case of Rabies Discovered Among Kearney Equines, PUZZLER FOR VETERINARIANS. Innoculation Enthusiasts Disapoirited Over Experiments on Hog Cholera ~A Fairmont Forger Oap- tured--Sale Conflrmed. Horses Have Hydrophobia, Laxcy h , Feb, 1—The brain of a horse, which is reported to have died at Kear- ney last Friday from hydrophobia, was ex- amined by Dr. Thomas yesterday, and said to be badly congested. An autopsy was held on theanimal at the time by Dr. Ramaccotti of Omaha, and the interior organs found in good eondition. The horse was one of eigh- teen bought by Messrs Cutting, Miller and Johnson of Kearney, in Illinois last month When they reached Kearney the horses were separated. Tast week Cutting lost four and Miller and Johnson one eaeh, The symp- toms in eve instance were alike. The sick horses would suddenly show signs of aversion to water, act as though badly frightened and generally drop off after four or five hours suffering. Messrs, Johnson and Barnhardt, of the commission, and Dr. | Ramaceotti reached Kearney Friday in time to see one of the last cases, and agree in pro- nouneing it genuine rabies, How or when the animals were impregnated with the virus is not known, A Forger Captured. Neb., Feb, L—[Special.]— the forger, who forged ¢ s of deposit to the amount of $180, has by Constable Nichols. Potter broke open a trunk in Wheeler’s livi barn, belonging to a man living in Gene He took from this trunk two cestiticates ot deposit, amounting to £180, on the Geneva hange bank. He got them cashed, and had a man identify hin to the cashier of the First National bank and forged the signa- ture. He at once skipped and was caught last Sunday by Constable Nichols at Atlantic City. Nichols brought him back and upon his person was found $115 of his ill-gotten gains, He is now under arrest and awaits trial. Vaccine Enthusiasts Disappointed. Lixcory, Neb, Feb. 1.—|Special Tele- gram.|—"The live stock sanitary commission visited the state farm yesterday and found that five hogs had died last week with chol- era. Twenty-six hogs were innoculated Dr. Gerth some time ago, and five hogs known to be affected with cholera put with them in order to ascertain whether innocula- tion was a preventive or mnot. The result will dampen the ardor of the vaccine enthu- siasts, as three of the innoculated animals have died with the disease and others are in the last stages. S The Sale Confirmed. LiNcory, Neb., Feb. 1.—[Special Tele- gram.] —Judge Dundy, on motion of John C. Watson, yesterday confirmed the sale of the Grand Central hotel property at Nebraska City to F, W. Rottmann and associates for 16,000 The property was owned by the Shofl heirs, and w sold on a tax lien, the arrears being some $20,000. The purchasers will improve the house and put it in_charge of a good landlord, probably Joe Opelt. < > P()thE COURT CASES. The Grist Ground Out by Judge Sten- berg Yesterday. E. M. Beck, Osear Wilde and James Reynolds, three gentlemen of the town, were arraigned on a charge of disturbing the peace. Beck owned up to being the ringleader in the quarrel which took place in Higgins’restaurant Sunday. It seems that Beck and Wilde had taken supper last night in the establishment aforesaid, when they had no money to pay for their meals. They had some quarrel with the cashier and during the dispute the police hove on the scene and carried off the offenders. Reynolds claimed to ha nothing to do with the fight, but said that he had paid the price of the supper to settle ll’l dispute. The judge relea him and € , fining Beck $5 and cost ’at Rockbud, the notorigus, again a; peaaed to answer to a chargd of drunk- He was fined $5and costs. not drunk, I had the caisson er,” was the novel plea entered by Frank Anderson, against whom charge of intoxication had been pr ferred. He stated that he had been worl ing on the bridge, and had become tho) ounghly affected by the caisson disease, so that he could net walk steady. “I sup- pose that the policeman thought Ty drunk, and clapped me_in_the cooler, he explained. The judge released hin. Peter McCullough™ and John Berg- strom, drunk and disorderly, released. When the name of Dan Ross was called out, the charge being that of intox n, no one wed. Judge Stenberg de- d hi 1 forfeited, evenson had been arrested on ymplaint of Mrs. Caroline Anderson for stealing sic box from her. Whe put on trial in police court, he told a s ry which, if true, makes him out the af grieved vers onand not the transgress He said that Mrs. Anderson had come to i crying and moaning with a story to the effect that her husband had deserted her and had left her without any money the house rent. Stevenson gave $5 and promised to help her any way he could, She thanked him umrtnlfy and proposed to him that Le live with hérand act as her protector. Stevenson consent- ed. A day or so afterwards she sent him out to pawn a music box which she had in the house, He took it to Council Blufis and then obtained $4 on it. This amount he gave to her, vetaining the pawn ticket himself. A few days afterwards Mrs. Anderson again went to living with her husband, and demanded of Stevenson i that he bring the music bo: CIf you don't,” she threatened, **I'll have arrested.” Stevenson became being thus treated after he bad befr the woman, and refused to get the mu box. Accordingly Mrs. A, had him thrown into jul.” There was noone to appear agninst Stevenson, and the judge released him, It Was Not Silas, WasmiNGron, Feb, 1L—Late last week a | semi-ofticial announcement was made by the torney general to the effect that the presi- dent had a fortnight pardoned Sil Waite, the former president of the First Na- tional’ bank of "Battleboro, V. It appears that a rumor that Waite would be shortly pardoned gained some credence about a wonth nzo, and a large number of protests against the proposed pardon were filed by the j\l-fluuul cougrossmen at the department of ustice. The announcement of the pardon tarew some of the down east congressman into mental paroxysms. Al of them vowed ven- geance on the administration, and threaten- ed all sorts of terrible things., This morning loweyer, Mr. Garland restorcd peace and or- der by the discovery of the fact” that the man who had been pardoned was not Mr. Waite, 2of the Brattleboro bank, but a man e vieted of some trifling offense or othe The | attorney goneral’s memory hag gone { back oni bim, Mr. Waite of Brattleboro s in H nnont penitentiary, and will probably | erve oul (he tern for ‘which he Was seu- 1 i e Crushed in an lce Chute, Sious Crry, lows, Feb. 1.—Reuben J, Si son, aged about 25, was killed at the pack- ng louse this evening, being erushed to deatl w ! pavents i 5 e working 1o an ice chute. His e at Hoeck Island (11L), AN ELECTRIC WONDER. Messages Transmitted from Speeding Railroad Trains, w Brieirroy, I L, Feb, 1.—~The Rail- Telegraph and Telephone company gave an exhibition on the Staten Island rail- way this afternoon of a new method ot send- ing and receiving telegraphic messages on railroad trains under full headway., Among those on the traih were Governor Leland Stanford of California, Vice President Syckes of the Chicago & Northwestern rail- road, David Dowes, vice president of the Rock Island road, Stuyvesant Fish, vice presiden of the Illinois Cen- tral, and Thomds A, Edison. A bat tery was in_one’ of the passenger cars with a ground wire conneeting with the axle of a wheel and the track, the other wire connecting with the tin roof of the cars. The car roofs were connected by an insnlated A common selectric magnet worked rom the ear roof ¥ induction to n the poles along the line railrond, adist f twenty-five to feet. Messages were sent to and from )\ Cork and cther points with perfeet fa- cility while the train was running at thirty miles an hour. Edison said the new won- der in_telegraphy would be introduced at once on the Ilinois Central road. e AMONG THE RAILROADS. Two Western Assoclations Proparing Their Graves, Cuicaco. Feb. 1 meeting of rep atives of the railways in the Chic: Souis and Missouri River Passenger assoc tion, which expired by was held here to-day. action was taken, and the meeting adjourned sine d i Paul road adhered "to its position. northwestern business stould be iy the association, and the Rock sl mained firm in_ opposition, Both opposing m cers assert that notwithstanding the ex- tinetion of the pool rates will be firmly main- tained. The Ps 1o sent- here to- North- Without ac- tion adjournment was taken subject to call of the chairman. This puts the association into a comatose condition. The opinion prevailed that it the Transcontinental as- iatiou surmounts its present troubles, the fic Const association can be revived. 1f not there will be no necessity for the ex- istence of the latter. Commissioner Midgely of the Pacific Coas{ pssociation was author- jzed to_attend a Transcontinental meet- ing In New York next week. — THE CONFECTIONER'S ART. How Numerous Mysterious and De- licious Sweet Things are Concocted. Denver Tribune-Republican: A walk down_ a pair of steel ¢ steps into dark basement; an introduction of one's self; a general glance about the place; a proierred and accepted chatt. Thi how a Tribune-Republican represer i is way into a confectioner’s yesterday and looked on with open eyes at the interesting pro- ceedings. Three men white aprons th a white association mNl were at work. Al and one P, which 'His operations att; tor first. He was making fruit- , siirring it with his hanes, and ng forth so much effort tha ins wede standing _out as_prominently ;n his forehead as if he had been pitehing hay. I fln» was not making fruit cake in the proverbial milk pan of our grand- mothers, but in a vessel that looked more like an old-fashioned copper kettle such asisused in rural! districts for apple butter making, although it was very shallow and had no handle attached. There was a brick oven in the wall, large enough to have roasted an ox or man in its capaciousi depths, and while the baker punched and poked at his cake, the great oven was hy ing ready t. After put_in the oven to buke, the sma’ kes being left in th hours and the large ones six. The big copper pan was then washed i ing water, wiped dry and set in a corner where it would air and dry at the same time. The baker, who was a cheery fellow, baked a spoonfull of fruit-cake, on a piece of paper and gave it to the visitor to taste. It differed from a housewife's fruit cake, inasmuch as it was a largely composed of figs and foreign fruits cut i slices rather than finely chopped. Near the door stood another great cop- per pan in which a dark mass was cool- ing. When the mass had stopped smok- ing, a young man in a white apron came and placed it on a_barrel.” Then he worked the mixture with his hands until it was very stiff. When this operation finished he lifted th id ran with it to a long D I by racks into narrow pens, paved with white paper. The young man took one double-handful *of “the mixture and pounded it down flat into the pans. Then he got a rollingpin with a checker-board on it, and rolled the brown_substance both until it w all plaided. When it was finished it was chocolate caramels, which were made of rich cr 8 and chocolate. The candy man’ in turn began washing his pans, and the visitor turned his attention to another individual who was constantly Dboiling white and sayory mixtures on i littie stove, and who wis so silent and that one might well magined stirring up the mystic contents of some witch's cauldron, Dish after dish was boiled, and the dainty aroma that filled the air would have tempted the appetite of an epicure — THE GIRARD ESTATE. Institution of Philadelphia—A Capital of over $10,000,000. Philadelphia Times: The annual state- ment of the Girard trust, which is pub- lished in accordance with Mr. Girard’s i s always interesting, and never s0 than this year, when the income of so many estatés has been reduced, The capital of the residuary fund is given at $10,549,917, which is about $300- 000 more than the figures given la ing that the estate itself ha; diminution, and the gross receipts, , are but $10,000 less than in This in itself 'is evidence of the oful management of the trust, he gross receipts are about 8} per cent of the capital, Of this total $217,- 677 was expended in the maintenance of this estate, more than one-half of which was paid in taxes. The Girard es- tate contributed thus but a few dollars less than 11,000 to the general expenses lelphia, besides its direct contri- n work performed, which must ¢ be dong by the municipal r deducting taxes and the of im- provements, repairs and maintenance, the malns a net income of about three-quarters of a million, or between 6 and 7 per cent wpon the entire capital, Out of this $42,219 was devoted to the support of Girard ‘college, and some §200,000 reinvested. There are now 1,127 boys 1 the college, ornearly the same numberas a year ago, the capacity of the present buildings having been reached. Ttis questionable whether the number ean wisely be ¢ tended very much furth The truste: have been doing what tter than this —they have been extending the educa- tional faciltties of the college so as to provide a wider and more practical train- ing for the boys, especially in manuul in- dustry. The average expenditure for cach pupil last year was $372.86, which includes not only board and lodging well as instraction, but clothing and all other necessary expenses, upon a simple but generous seale, There is prot y no institution of its kind in the v with a more satisfactory in any way than that of the Girard college, Itis onc of the institutions of which Philadelphia can reasonably feel proud. An RAFFLING FOR A POSITION. The Novel Plan of the Board of Education to Select a Janitor, OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACTED. A Move Made Looking to Incveasing the Facilities for Manual Training ~ANew Carnival Scheme—The L) erman Decision. Board of Education. The regular meeting of the board of education was held last evening, Presi- dent Points in the chair, and presen Miss Decie Johnston, Miss Schleisenger and Miss Mack, teachers in the Central school, in addition to Members Clark, Coburn, Copeland, Conoyer, Gibbon, Hall and Long. There was also o largo attendance of outsiders, which gradually dywindled ay as the meoting pro- grossed. After the reading of the minutes of the two previous meetings by Secrets Conoyer, which consumed a good por tion of the evening, the regular order of business was taken up. Fines collected in January Licenses collected in January Amount of €. Conoyer for insurin Amount of state apportionment. Total receipts.. ¢ Warrants paid in January Transferred to sinking fu Amount overpaid in December, Total expenditures.. Balance on hand.. A communi Chautauqua Lite and Scient irele asking that they beallowed the use of the board’s rooms for their mentings. The pug\mn wits granted. n motion of Mr. Copeland, the con- sideration of plans for a new four room addition to the Lake school and a new cight room building, was postponed until the next meeting. A petition was received from pupils in Mus, Key room in the central school, asking that they be provided with new single desks, as the old double ones out of order unsatisfactos to the proper committ The committee on finance and elaims presented a report showing amount of $16,241.16. Wi were ordered « 'n for the amounts stated. A bill for §1.40 eaused a large amount of discussion. It had been pending be- fore the board for more than u ye: account of ¢ i he irregularity of its intro- duction. Explanations were made by the secretary, superintendent and the com- mittee on finance and claims, and tinally the bill was ordered paid. The chairman of the committee on sup- plies _reported in favor of purchasing 1,700 No. 3 Bond writing books and 2,500 No. 2 Bond hooks. The report was adopted after a heated discussion. The committee on buildings and prop- ¢ recommended that Tim Berthold be elected janitor of the Castellar school. In explaining the report Seer oyer said that a 1 tions for the posi the committee h et the man by lot. The nam vere accordingly placed i a_hat, Mr. Cope- land was blindfolded by Mr. Coburn, and the nume of Tim Berthold was drawn. Tim was elected. Th mmittee on buildings erty recommended the purc| block 12, corner of Woodward and Geor- gia avenues, for additlonal school pur- po: curred in. The committee on manual training re- ported that to properly carry on the work of the manual trainmg school, lathes, an engine and boiler will be re- d, and the committee for au- ity to procure bids for the same and report at the next meeting or the board. Mr. Gibbon objected to Ifie report on the ground that the board did not have the necessary funds to pur ¢ the material and at the same time earry out ithe neces sary building projocts. The report was adopted, A motion prevailed to make February 22, Washington's birthday, & school holi- cinl committee on buildings e following resolution: *“I'hat committece on board rooms y hall be authorized to inspect, in conjunction with the commuttee of the plans and details for hos and city hall, and, i sati , to order_adve posals for the building W dopted. On motion of Secretary Conoyer, ar- rangements were ordered nade for tak- ing the school censns. Ir. Conoyer introduced a resolution setting forth the fact that no money had been received from non-resident pupils since November, 1884, and requiring the superintendent 'to report to the board all pupils in Iluvl]ml)lic schools who are not residents of the city ana therefore sub: ct to the payment of tuition. The 0 lution was adopted. A resolution introduced by Mr. Long prevailed authorizing the purchuse of specimens of the birds and mammals of the state of Nebraska, which could now be procured cheaply. Assistant - Principal Henshaw, of the central school, asked that he be allowed half pay for the month of Deccmber, while he w bsent on account of sick- ness, brought on by extra work done while the principal was absent. After considerable discussion the request was refused by a tie vote, A resolution introduced by Mr. Cope- land, to dispense with the morning re- cess in the graded schools, to the committee on teache books to report at the nex ing of the hourd. hree proposals to purchase property for school purposes were referred {o the proper committee, after which the hoard adjourned. HOW IT SHOULD BE DONE, found The resolution nd text cgular meet- Anotier Carnival Scheme -A Few Suggestiens, “The carnival on Saturday night would have been a splendid success in every re spect,” said ,a gentleman to & reporter “had it not been for one thing. The erowds were 50 enormous that theve was no way of starting the traverses in order. Eyery one was trying to get his sled down | first, and it is not to be wonderad at that those in charge of the aflair could not control the howling mob. Now I b had some experience in such atlairs and I want to give you some suggestions as to how a carnival ought to be managed. “The great difliculty exists in sturting off the traverses or sled Once get this purtof the problem solved and you are all r W ight the jam was so gicat at top o hill “that obliged to go away without having hud single ride, while’ those who pos the most brute strength enjoyed fun. Now my scheme (I have seen it work afully) is simply this: In - the hole width of the street and divided into two crowds must be made to the. stand on the sidewalk, and @ suflicient | number of policemen ought to be pro- | vent overcrowding. In | tween 600 or 700 traversos The recommendation was con- s . | sements for pro- vided to see that they do, Now, from the top of the hill two Jong wooden chutes or stalls, say ten fect wide, should be erected, extending about twenty feet down the course. The rear of each one of these should have a door that could be easily opened and shut. ‘on.‘ll.) one the traverses conld be al Jowed to pass through these stalls snd once in there, they conld be started at the rate of five or six a minute our or five policemen at each door could easily pre this way be could be des- Im.-hwj n an hour. Policemen ought to be stationed along the line for a short distance down the hill to see that no one tried to get on the track without going through the stalls, Of course th tion of these stalls would be somewhat expensive, but the outlay would be amply compensated for by the fact that every one could enjoy the fun—the weak as well as the strong. Again I believe it would be a good plan to charge the owner of each traverse a small entrance fee, say fifty cents, In this way, the number of cons: ters would be limited.” It is possible that another coasting carnival will bo held here this year, and those in charge will doubtless see that i is better managed than was the affai Saturday night. THE SIMMERMAN CASE. sratifying Opinion of Chief Juse tice Waite in Text. The following decision of Chief Justice Waite in the Simmerman caso is taken from the United States Supreme Court Reporter, issue of Ju ith, and pre- sented oy for the first time SIMMERMAN VS STATE 0F NEBRASKA In ervor to the supreme court of Nebraska, On motion to dismiss, Enoch Totten and William Leese for the motion. Matthias Simmerman, in propria persona, in opposi- ite, O, J =Tt however appears cord o in the application for a change of venue orin the ohjections to the admissibility of evidenee to the charge of the court as given or to the refusais of the char as requested or in the motion for a new trial, the assignment of errors in the supreme court of the state, or the opinion filed court, that any federal question was presented for'eonsideration or in any w lied on before the final judgment it the writ of error has béen takén, ing the eéase wa cannot take jur Citations.] The fact that, after the hnal Judgment, and in the petition for a writ of error to this court which seems to have been treated also as a petition rehearing, a federal question presented, is not enoug| [ tions.| As we said in that case (referring to citations), we act on the ease as made to_the court b ren- dered, and cannot incorporate into the record any new matter which apvears for the fi tinie after the judgment on a petition for re- Tearing. cfh o petition is no part of th record on which the judgment ‘rests. The dismiss for, it of jurisdiction is granted.” The decision, for the sake of those not acquainted with the legal complications of the case, is upon the appeal of Sim- merman from the state supreme court which had confirmed his sentence ot b, It isnoticeable in the report, and a fact that must eut Nebraska pride, that the Honorable William Leese is men- tioned second to Enoch Totten. Tt is also rather strange that the form of the de- cision alleges that Simmerman appears in person—in propria persona—for at the time the appeal was under considera- tion the murderer was taking leg bail for vefuge in the distant northwost. - A MONSTER LANCHE. The Burying Three Men Almost Beyond Resurrection. DrxvER, Feb, 1.—Breckenridge special to Republican: Yesterd while a party of men were clearing snow from the track of the Denver & South Park high lines, six miles above Frisco, a snowslide 500 feet wide and 25 {e de came down the mountain, ng away the track and John Melil- liams and two shovellers, burying them under a hundred feet of show and rock at the bottom of the mountain. A rescning E:my isat work, The bodies have not yet cen recovered, February ce Beats. Marshal Cammin, terday detailed the police force for duty during February as follows: Thomas Cormick Putrick Mostyn Roundsmen. John Turnbull ‘Thomas Peironet Jailors, DAy FOROE street; A, P Dridgoes; Patric Joseph | Rowle: from Ninth to 3 Dan Kennedy, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh, north of Douglus; Al Jasperson, Sixieenth from Dodge to Nicholas; James O'Boyle, Doug- us from Thirteentl to Sixteentli; Richard sh, Tenth from Howard to depot; Curry, Twelfth from Douglas to Capitol avenie; Georg ambull, pa ver. Captain, and Peter Sigwart-- Cuming farnam s and reet; NIGHT FOI; . Charles Bloom, Tenth from Harney to depot; Michael Dempsey, Sixteenth from Dodge to Cass: William ' White, Cuming | strect; Patrick Murphy, Farnam : noy from Ninth to P olfth; Kdw roll, ‘Pwelfth north of Dougla v, Farnam strect; J. o). Ninih and Tenth north of Douglas; Fr Bellamy, Douglas; Jumes Brady, Sixt from Cass to Nicholas; Jolin 1 Thirteenth from Harney to hridge - vick Horrigan, at large; Andrew Craw- ford, Thirfeenth soutli of bridge; Peter | Turkleson, patrol driver. —-— Musical Knights of Labor. The Musicial Union, at a meeting last night in the pf®vate rooms of Mr. Julius Meyer, formed a protecti ocintion and will shortly enter the Knights of Labor as an assembly of that great order, Organization will be perfected and a constitution adopted at another meeting to be called this weck The orchestra has n membership numbering fifty-two. ‘The Musical Union orchestra leaves thizs morning for Hastings to perform Handel’s Messiah in an oratorio to he given to-night in the opera house of that city, The full orchestra of the Union will play at the opening of the exposition building, The organization fnr- nishes the miusie at the chavity and Knights of Labor lops. 50 President Bechel Speaks. falschood made ont of President Bechel of ssterday, when questioned by a reporier for the BEE as to the truth of the stutement, publi 1in amorning | ntenipo g the eflect that | 1y owner. whole the couneil does not pretend to asser cligible to the position of councilinan at tha time I w ted, and 1 that at that time I wa property owner and that since then [ have not disposed of my property. 1shall be preparcd to prove everything 1 say, if the matter ev- | er comes np.” -~ Kentucky's Prison Plight, Loutsviig, Ky., Feb, L.—Governor Knoit reported in a message to the lugislature te- | day that Mason, Ford & Co. would abandon | their contract for pifson iabor Mareh 1, and 1 yeturn 1,000 uncinploy cony hie upon aunce ol fio i dollars wonil iy b i The el st st 1 at Ui Sta - Heyu's oid FREIGHT HOUSE 1IN FLAMES, A TFierce TFita Oauses Great Destruction to Railroad Property, THIRTY BOX CARS DESTROYED. The Entire Northwestern nd Haven for a Ti ger=The Loss Fully a Quare ter of a Million. Grand Haven, Mich., Scorched. A Free Press Gmnd A fire broke out at 10 lock to-night in the Detroit, ( & Milwaukee freight few minutes nearly half that immense strues ture, which stretches nearly three squares from south to north, was one fire. department responded quickly, but owing to the fierce southwest gale and intense cold the fire’s progress, and at 11 o'l entire structure was a mass of will be an entire loss, together with all the The department is working heroieally, but can save nothing in the freight honse and eleyator, but all energy is now directed to the adjoining buiiding, "The passenger steq clevator, and was “The elevator 18 now flames, together with \ The lumber yards are just nort of the fire, and if they catel the entire north- western part of the city will bo doomed. will be very heavy, T five or thirty, ‘The compan, went is intense and the wi The elevator has fallen and 2 clevator is on eams have come from Spring 10 assist the local department, he fire is now under i The gale con- Iy, but has shifted to the west and” has ajded materially in the the warehouse north of th tinues tlowing Tic not fall short of $250,000, supposed to be fully insured, i ctured “that in connection with et standing, temporary sheds will at once be put up and busine the railroad company will not suffer, is considerable storage room in part of the which amuont is on the part of ‘When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria, When sho was a Child, she cried for Castoris, When shio became Miss, sho clung to Caatoria, When she had Children, she gave them Castoria, - Last Night's Musicale. udience greeted Messrs. Taber t evening, on the ocensioy given at the Dodge street Presbyterian” church. gramme, though hardly v to be thorough v and Bartlett ied enough ly interesting, was. well TUTT’S = PILLS 25 YEARS ‘The Greatest Modical Triumph of the Age! YMPTOMS OF A Trritabllity of temper, Low spirits, with afeelingof hnving neglected nome duty, Fluttering atthe over tho right eye, fitful drenms, IPATION. TUTT'S PILLS aro especinlly o to such cases, one dose effects sucl change of feeling astoastoni They Inerease the A TT'S EXTRACT § makes healthy strengthens the weak, repairs the wastes o Ahe system with pure wones the nervous system, invig i arts the vigor of 1 Mnreay 8¢ Now York, UNITED STATES National Bank $. W, Cor, Farnam & 12th Sts, $100,000 t, . BARLOW, Cashier, on, B. F. Smith, < | Capital, C. W. HAMIL/ION Proside M. DI ¥.M. Caldwell, C, W, Barlow, C. Will Hamilton. MERCHANTS' National Bank OF OMAITA. Northwest corter Farnuwm and Lith Strects, Paid up Capital, Surplus Fund FRANK MURPHY, BEN B, WOOD, Accounts golicitod 1a pi to all business entrusied Pays Five per cont on RAMGE, Tailor & Mens' Furnisher 1811 FARNAM STREET. THKEN § OVER 400,000 mpt atten(ion given " Mendclzsohn & Fisher, ARCHITECTS D. L. SHANE. Superintenden " GOTTHOLD BARTH, i Saunders Street Market