Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 10, 1886, Page 5

MR. GARDNER WILL NOT GO, Oommissioner Sparks Tells the Senate It Would Be aSerious Mistake. THE OFFICE SHOULD CONTINUE. The Editior of The Bee Argues Against a National Railroad Com- mission—Western Patent and Postal News—Capital Notes. The Nebraskn Surveyorship, WasHINGTON, Feb, 0.—|Special Tele- gram. | —A reply was ed by the senate ay from the secretary of the interior to Manderson’s resolution of January 7 Tast, regarding the advisability of abolishing the office of surveyor general of 17 braska. Trcame in the form of a letter from the land commissioner to Secretary Lamar. Mr. Manderson’s resolution inquired whether any snrveys of publie lands had been made within the last two years in the state of Ne- braska; whether there are any public lands within that state: also, what recommendations have been made within the past three vears by the surveyor general of that district as to the continuance of the of- fice, and whether it was advisable that the oftice of surveyor seneral of that district should be continued under provision of see- tion 2218 of the revised :tatutes of the United States, The land commissioner, to whom the mat- ter had been red, replied: I have the honor to report that there are 1o unsurveyed public lands in Nebraska, exeept one township, which is under con- et, but at the date of the last annual eport of the surveyor general June 30,1855, the survey lad not been returned to his office. No other original surveys have been made in Nebraska duving the last years, The returns of twenty-seven townships pre- viously surveyed were transmitted during this period. Surveyor General Stevenson stated in his annual report dated July 23, 1883, that he had contracted for the all unsurveyed publie lands in the unless the Indian title to the country south of the forty bounded by the and Koya Paha the state of N congress, approved March 23, 1852, should be extinguished, there would remain after the close of th r ending June 50, 1884, little more for his oftice to do than to close up its affairs and discontinne, whieh would probably be done during the year end- ipg June 80, 18¢5. In his annual report, dated July 1884, he states that the work to be dene in completing, arranging, indexing and binding the records, Supplying covies of missing plats ete., referred to in the annual report for 1883, has scarcely been commenced, but will Dbe taken up as soon as the office work on s, now in arrears, is completed. This s not be reported as finished, and I have no further information in respeet to the time which will be required to complete Neither am Tinformed whether the state- made provision for the reception and safe-keeping of the surveying archives as public records as contemplated by section 2221 of the revised statutes. “If no other question existed besides ti of the time required to close up the ofiice as it stands, and to turn over the records to the state, there would perhaps be little difficulty in the way of an early discontinuance of the office of surveyor general, but 1 have great doubt in respect to the character of the sur- veys executed, or purported to have been ecuted, within the past few years, T were under the defiant system, which, accord- ing to general repute and the best information 1 am able to obtain, had been iargely availed of, especially in the years of 18% and 1555, for speculative and fraudulent purposes. Examinations made in different parts of the country develop the fact that to a great ex- tent such surveys had been incomplete and inaccurate, and frequently wholly fietitious, Contracts for the closing surve; Ne- aska, embracing a large portion of the western and northwestern portions of the state, were rushed through in haste, and were for lands occupied chiefly as stock ranges, being at the time generally beyond the progress of actual settlement. It cannot yet be known 1o how great an extent difliculty will be experienced in finding the corners of alleged surveys when an actual inhabitancy makes a correct deseription of tracts neces- sary. igation of these al- leged surveys and under these circumstances should regard it a mis- take in public policy to unduly hasten the closing of the surveyor general’s oflice. ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST. Before the house committee on commerce, which for the past two weeks has been oceu- pied with hearing arguments on railroad regulation, Mr. Blanchard, attorney of the Vanderbilt lines, who to-day, with others, urged the creating of a national railroad commission, was followed by Mr. Edward Rosewater, of the Omaha Ber, in opposition to the railroad commission project and in favor of direct railroad regnlation by law. ‘The main points of his argument were that commissions were a mere subterfuge sup- ported in the interest of the railroads, and cited many facts in support of his position, as well as the uniform experience of the various states with railroad commi: notably, California, Kansas and Neb Mr. Rosewater will continue his a tomoriow, when the debate before the Reagan committee will elose, THE TIMBER CULTURE REPEAT BILL, ‘Che bill for the repeal of the timber culture and preemption laws will in all probability come up for discussion in the senate one day this week. It has been decided by the senate publie lands committee to incorporate in the bill two amendments, submitted by Con- gressman Strait of Minnesota. The first provides that in the event of suspension of an entry and its subsequent report to the attorney general for action, he shall be re- quired to reportupon the caso within a_ year, otherwise a patent for the claim in dispute shall issue, ‘The second amendment pro- vides that the words “or cod '’ shall be strigken out in the clause which exempts lands that have been soid to third parties from the effects of the act. These amendments will, it is thought, aid the final passage of the bill In each house, TUE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL. The Indian appropriation bill has been completed and wlll be reported to the house to-morrow, The total amount provided for is about §70,000 less than last year. The fol- lowing are some of the items aflecting the northwestern Indians in - Montans, Dalk: Nebraska and Minnesota For the Crows in Montana. ... Tnerease of expenditures for [ rvice in Dakota, Chippeyias White Earth agene Same of Red Lake ai ‘Turtle Mouutain band Sioux of ditferent tribes, _Santee Sioux of Nebraska Yaukton Sioux Winnebago agency. ... Fort Berthold agency, Dakota Assinaboines, Fort Belknap agency .. Blackfoet g 3 s Flathead ag Moutana Other Fiatheads and tribe GrosVentres, Fort Bel Sioux of Lake Travers Sioux of Devil's Lake 80,000 PATENTS TO WESTERN INVENTOKS. Awong the patents issued to-duy were the following (o lowans: A. K. Bramer and E. H. Schmidt, Davenport, chu Harvey L. Fisher, Toledo, weighing scales; John. P, Mousser, Cedar Rapids, elexning out conduits; rivers, L$132,5 10,000 10,000 5,000 sshand lerated Henry F. Muller, Davenport, eylinder wash- ing machin John F. Pope, Ottumwa, necktie fastener; James O. Stewart, Spirit Lake, wood type case; Daniel W, Webster | and R. J. Smith, Osceola, broadeast seeders Ferdinand Windler, Keokuk, ear couplings John E. Wyant, Waterloo, curtain fixture. Richard . Gallagher of Plattsmouth (Neb.) secured letters patent on a broom. WESTERN POSTAT, INFORMATION, Commissions have been issued for the fol- lowing postmasters: John Clionroy, Shelton (Neb.) 3 John F. Halght, Stuart (Neb.) : John L. Pack, Hamilton (fowa): Robert Mullaly, Harpers Ferry (lowa): Lester Conradt, Lit- tie Cedar (Towa); ( e Ruffredge, Tocust (Towa) : Julius 8, Briggs, Marysville (Towa). Robert W. Cameron has been appointed postmaster at Perchi, Brown county (Neb.), a new office, and Kobert McArter has been ap- pointed postmaster at Greene Centre, a new- ly established oftice in Towa county (lowa). The [star mail service from Lavaca to Gor- don (Neb.) been ordered discontinued after the 13th inst. A BATCH OF 10WA PETITIONS, Petitions were introduced in the senate to- day by Mr, Wilson of Towa, from J. W. H us ton of Keokuk, praying for the passage of a bill granting him compensation for extra s vices as a railway postal clerk; from Wil- liam Marshal and fifty-eight other citizens of Towa, asking for the enactment of a law for- feiting the unearned lands within the limits of the grant made to tne Sioux City & St Paul railway, and from the Lehigh assembly of Knightof Labor of Towa, in favor of the orgaization of a_ territorial government for Indian territory and for the opening of all publie lands thereunto for homestead settle- ment. GENERAL MENTION. The subject of fraudulent land sur- veys in Nebraska, which have been so thoroughly ventilated by the B, have been examined by the president and to-day he transmitted to the senate a message giving information relating to the surveys of public lan bill The senatg sod a anthorizing COMMT [Press,|—The sen- e determined upon “upon_the nominations of Lillsbury and €hase to be collectors respec- tively of Boston Portland. The report upon Pillsbury way be held back to give him an opportunity to be heard, The public lands committee of the house of Teprescnls i ay agreed to report fayor: ably the s Dill “to quiet the title of the settlers on the Des Moines river in Towa, ‘The bill forfeiting the Northern Pacifie land grant was discussed, and it is expeeted that comelusion will be reached on Thursday ate committe adyerse reports next. The house committee on invalid pensions to-day heard General Black in referen the probable cost of extending th o pensions act to 1888, General Black’s esti- wates were substantially the same as those contained in his recent letterson the subject, ‘l)l-- places the entire cost at about $222,000,- 20, SENATE COMMITTEE REPORTS, Among the bills reported froru senate com- mittees to-day were the following: S r Logan, from the committee on irs, réported favorably his bill to e efliciency of the army, w S 0 by the committ ported favorably hi bill to increase the efficieney of the infantry branch of the arimy, known as the three bat- talion bill, Senator Logan reported as a_substitute for the measure embodied by him for the relief of telegraph ope \lnrsdurlm:,llht-. war, a bill deelaring all persons engaged in the’ opera- tion or construction of military telegraph lines during the of the rebellion to have been part of the army, and directing the seeretary of war to prepare a roll of such per- sons, and to issue to each upon application, unless it appears that his service w creditably performed, a suitable c hounorable discharge, reciting the tel \ ter of his service as well as the relative rank of such person, like to that conferred upon commissioned officers receiving month- Iy pay most nearly appronching that of such son at the time of his discharges provided, t this act shall not be construed {o entitle such person to any pay or_allowance other than that heretofore received by the PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION ‘The president made the followin: tions to-aay: Henry White, or M secretary of jegation” of the United States at London, viee Wm, J. Hoppin, resigned; Charles P. Phelps, of Vermont, to be assist- ant seeretary of legation of the United States at London; John D, Kennedy, of South Car- olina, to be consul general of the United States at Shanghai; to be gitorneys of the United States, Allen R. Bushnell, for the ern district of Wisconsin, and Lewis L. McArthur for the district of Oregon: Frank H. Smithto be postmaster at Sycamore, 111, CAPITAL GLY NG > on has 50 far perfected the draft of [ biil that he expects to be able to lay it informally before the ways and means committee fo-morrow. Hewltt has been as- sisting Morrison in’ the preparation "o the il S T ANOTHER VETERAN GONE. General W. C. Rowley Dies at Chicago Yesterday. CHicAGO, Feb, 0.—After quite a long ill- ness General W. C. Rowley died this after- l noon at 4 o'clock at the residence of his daughter in this city. General Rowley be- came widely known on account of his posi- tion as secretary to General Grant, with the rank of brigadier general, during the last years of the war, 10 1564 hie returned to his home at Galena (I1l.), where he had since re- sided, until his heaith failed him, and Le came'to Chicago. For a number of 'years he ved as'judge of thie county court at ena, e o Refused to Bind Himself. Panis, Feb. 9.—Several members of (he chamber of deputies who favor the expulsion of the princes interviewed M. De Froycinet to-day, and elicited from him a statement that he would be ready to act if eiveum- stances should require the expulsion of the princes, but that he would not bind himself o such a course. e Greeks Summoned for Sorvice, ATnENS, Feb. 0,—1t is repofted that all the members of the reserve force under 32 years of age will shortly be summoned for active service, L B BURGLARS ABROAD, Knights of the Brace and Bit Get In Their Work., It is evident that the burglars who have laid low for some time pastare prepar- ing to give the citizens of Omaha another round of surprises. It was reported to the police yester- day that the grocery store of A, S. Knowles, at 1012 Saunders st robbed Monaay night, Oflicer 1w was sent out to make an inve found that the thie ad effected an en- tranee through the back door, by boring with a bit and brace. Three "révolve 1,000 cigars, and a lot of tobacco were taken. The burglars made an ineflectual nm-mln to get into the safe, but were probably frightened aw Beal's butcher shop at Tenth and Dodge street was burglarized Monday night. Some 800 pounds of meat and §15 in eash were takon, There is no elue in either case. Scott, whose parents reside at corner of Eighteenth and Center strects, is a model youth after a fashion, A year since he lost his leg under the car whoels at the stock yards and has since moved abouton crutches. A week ago he stabbed a boy in a dispute over a girl, and on Sunday he half killed another youngster numed John Hoye with his crutch, A warrant hus been sworn out against Scott in police court, but he has fled the town, The Independent Order of Good Tem- plars, Life Boat Lodge No. 150, holds a social and literary entertainment Thurs day night at the Saunders Street Presby terian church, FROM THE STATE CAPITAL Sheriff Melick's Mysterions David Oity Prigoner Proves a Lying Boaster. THE DISTRICT COURT JURORS. The Fitzgeralds Going toNew Orleans Saturday—School Land Leases Forfeited—-Brief Local Mention. [FROM THE BEE'S LINCOLN BUREAU.) The marshal of David City came to ¢ to take a look at Sher- s mysterious prisoner, who, in aletter written to a friend in Harper (Kan.), acensed himselt of having broken and being a “bad” man generally T'he marshal identified Rider as a former resident of David City who last spring robbed his uncle of for which offen he was arrested, and ased on $300 bail, his brother becom- ing his bondsman. The marshal says Rider may have jumped his bail, but that there is no truth in s story of hav- ing overpowered the jailer and left the rison a la Jack Sheppard. The David y author however, wonld like to get their hands on a chap named Will- inms, who really did get away in the manner deseribed by Rider. Sherift Melick will hold Rider until he ascrtai whether he is wanted for forfeiting his bail or not. THE PETIT JURY. The following “‘good men and true' selected to serve as petit jurors ehruary term of the district court for Lancaster connty Is Whitchead, Lancaster; Harvey y, Yankee Hili; S. Royce, Capitol; James hatton, Nemaba; Lewis Loder, W Humphrey, Capitol; . Stephens Creek; Edward itol; 8. C. Loudon, North J. 8. Strong, Garfield; William Gillespie, C: . C. McBride, Ante- lope; A. (. Spellman, Oak; J. S, Hoy Antelope; Mike Noonan and I Veith, Millard; R. E. Lassee, South s Wiiliam Charlton, Centeryille; L. B. Mc- Farland, West Ouak; Zack Hummell, Government; S. W. Burnham, Yankee Hill e Oppenheimer, Government, 4 wson, Denton; J. A. Cultra; Capito LE. The Fitzg racing team of twenty- four men will start for New Orleans Sat- urday in charge of Manager Hohman. A spocial ear hasheen engagad, in which the boys will 1 only journey to and from the Cre: aty, “but make their home during their there. The car will be !ilh-fi‘ with_sleeping berths, cook- ing apparatus, and everything else noces- sary for the comfort and welfare of the occupants. The route decided upon is the l&niun Pacific to Omaha, thence by the Wabash to St. Louis, and from there to New Orleans over the Illinois Central. The personnel of the team will be decided to-day, Manager Hohman finding it a difficult task to mak: selection where so many fit candidates present them- selves. SCHOOL LAND L At their meeting yesterday th ard of public lands declared a large number of ses of school lands forfeited for non- pe money.. Among the men who will have contracts canecelled under this order are F. L. Sheldon, C. L. Baum, and Lanham & Baum, all of this city, the former being interested in near- ly 100 le Tl ool sections in Sh ) nd Has counties were ordered appraised At once so t lands can be put on the market. the board will consider the s the addition to the Home for the F Tess lately completed under contract. BRIEF M v cent r expendi 51 i ceipts of §4,662.90, swelling the cash balance from $12,279. 125.20. While t s L good show- e, s that out of the 90 only $1,199.32 ppli » to general purpose rest belonging to thie road, v il and interest funds. As the ordi; i 000 a month, ‘‘whither are we Yisay 'tinent one. A colored woman, tired of Jife on the Lincoln flats, tried to climb the golden 5 Mond ¥nighl by the aid of mor- 1 The dose was ‘not large enough to do the work, however, and under the advice of Dr. Mitchell the candidate for angelhood *‘coughed it up.” ohn_ Shee wus arraigned before yesterday on the chargo of ping & gambling house. He waived mination and gave bonds in $300 to appear for trial. James McManaman and Kate Conlon obtaini ge certificate from the count, yesterday and immediately visited the priest, By direction of Grand High Priest John D. Moore, Past Grand High Priest Hastings went to David City Friday 1. sted by High Pricst Tyler 5 I‘é)l Priest Cline, instituted King David Chapter, No. 30, R. A. M. The oflicers were |mbli(-l{ installed, Compan- J. Phelps of Schuyler, making an interesting address. The ceremony was followed by a banquet, and judging from the skill ‘and workmanship there dis- played, the Chapter will present stones fit for Nebraska masonry. -~ Robbed oftHis Reins, “Where's those lines?"” ejuculated Capl tain Wood, deputy city clerk, as he was about entering his carringe in front of the city hall last night at the close of the council meeting. His loud tone of voice, and evident vexation, attracted the atten- al policemen, and a reporter, the cuuse of the dil{ i 1 wy lines, repliod tho capiain, a8 his hands wanis ered trom the dashboard of the buggy to the back of the horse. “Some darned cuss has stolen them and I'm in demni- tion fine shape to drive home.’". “If that's the case,” called out Conneil- man Leeder, who was already s i the buggy, “'I guess I'll get out.” trust myself after a hoss without lines, especially if the hoss was bought of Fura, And the councitman proceeded to alight. Sure enough some thief had, with an unlimited smount of gall, stolen the lines right from under the eyes of the officers and in the shadow of police headquarters, “Cap.” Wood was obliged to break into a stable near at hand to secure a of lines to drive home. Suing a Contractor, The suit of Van Cott vs Dewitt to re- cover §900 for breach of contract was on trial all day yesterday in the county court before a jury. Arguments will be continued this morning and the case will Jyrobably go to tho fury this' afteruoon. Jewitt is a contractor and the suit 1s brought on the ground that he did fultil] his contract in erecting for Van Cott, iculty, not a dwelling The People's Theatre, The success of *“Miss Multon' at this theatre has induced the management to give the same piece ug’aiu to-night. This will positively be the last opportunity to see Miss Vinceut's great acting of the title role. e Mr. Rosenstock and wife, of San Fran- cisco, are in the city, stopping at the Paxton, fore the senate a message from the president, transmitting infotmution relating to the sur- vey of public Ian@s M Nebraska. Also a mes- sage from the président transmitting the re- quest of the secretary of the interior for an item in the Indian appropriation bill to pro- vide for an agent fot the Winnebago Indians in Wisconsin., Also, a letter from the seer tary of the treasury, fransmitting in_reply to the recent senate blution, information as to the accounts of Alfred 1, Meacham, la! Indian superintendent for Oregon. The pa- pers were appropriately referred, Among the nieasares reported from committees was the bill authorizi Omaha National bank. of Omaha, Nel increase its capital stock. On motion of Mr. Mandes passed. Logan from the committee on military affairs, reported the bill to increase the efliciency of the army. Placed on the calen- favorably c the ., to on the bill was dar. By Mr, Beck—To vrovide for the issue o coin certificates and for other purpose: The following bills were passed: For a ublie building at Sioux City, $100,000; at Jshkosh, $10),00. Mr. Cameron ealled up the bill to provide for the appointment of an assistant secretary of the navy. i Mr. Logan submitted an amendment pro- viding for the appointment also of an assistant secretary of war at a salary of 84,000, The amendment was ordered printed, and the bill went ove ‘The education bill wa: order for 5 o'clock tomorrow. On motion of Mr. Teller the senate passed the bill to grant right of-way through public lands for irrigation purposes, On motion of Mr. Plumb the senate then took up and after a short debate passed the bill to extend the laws of the United States over the unor i south of the state of Kansas, and known' as the public Tand strip., The senate then adjourned. made the special —The speaker laid before the house the response fof the secre- f the treasury to the Bland resolution. he secretary says: “T have addressed to the se ry by the house of repr esolution respe and cireulation, and beg leave to s ply, withall dué diligence, and m ver to the same. 1 am for the moment ed by current business in the depart- t and by specinl endeavor to promote exigent reforms in the le i duties on imported commo some information thereon in se vantage for the sub-committee of the tinance committee of the senate, which has requested thesame and which I'am hapy suy i about to undertake an early 63 of the difficulties set forth in my al re- port in respect to the collection of revenue at the custom house at New York.” 'l'l|<':~|n-ulier laid before the house the re- ply of the seer treasury to the resolution asking * for a statement of the amount applied to the sibking fund durin the fiscal year ending June 30, 1885, Referred. he following committee reports were sub- rency cc ‘he senate bill authorizing the recel f any national bank to use so much of the money 01 his trust as may neee v to puréliase any property on which the bank may have ilegal claim. ~ Placed on the house calendar By Mr. Davis, the committee on com- meri oviding for investigation of the discovery for preventing yellow fever innoculation. Keferred to the committee of the whole. By Mr. Warndr, from the committee on postoflices and poktronds—To reduce the fee on money orders for 35 or less from eight to five cen Placed on the house calendar. By Mr. Peters, fron the same committee— Providing that the allowance for made to postmasters of tl classes shall cover the cost in the money order busines: | house calendar., ~ Also, the bill p ieing for the payment into the freastry of receipts of the money order- system, uni for the pay- mentof the expenses of the system out of the appropriations. Laid on the table, By Mr. Belmont, from the committec on foreign affairs—To liinit the exaction of fees or the levy of taxes for consylar verification and authentication of invoices. Placed on the house criendar. Also, adversely con- cerning an American exposition to be held in London in May, 1556, * Laid on the table. ‘The house then” resumed, in_ the mornin; hour, consideration of the bill to preven claims for war taxes to be set off against states having claims against the government. After considerable debate, but without action, the house went into committee of the whole, Mr. Hamuiond in the chair, on the Dhalf gallon tax bill. Mr. Findlay took the flcor with a carefully prepared speech upon the financial question, which he said resolved itself into the que: tion as to whether or not the Bland act should be repealed. Pending action the conimittee rose, Mr. Morrlson, from the committee on ways and means, feported solution, calling on the secretary of the treasury for information as to the sums of money claimed in suits against collectors of customs for duti illegally exacted on imported merchandise, now pending in the southern district of New York. Adopted. ‘The house then adjourned. e St The Temperance Boom, The Blue Ribbon boys had a most en- thusisstic meeting at the W. C. Buckingham hall “last night. Th now numbers about 200 member still the good work goes on. The song service Jed by Messrs. W. B. Gratton and Huston, wus one of the pleasantest parts of the programme. Mr. Holt grave one of talks and v followed by *'the bo, in short minute talks, among the speakers being Reverends Ingram, ‘luK:xlbr nd Woodbey. Miss Ann: unders, Worthy Chief Templar of Nebraska, being pres- arnest appeal to the Im{s to sign the pledge and henceforth be men. The subject of the lecture to-night will be “The F: of High License.” All are 7:30 sharp. ong service at transfe makers vacancies made by tl Chinese. They wore men who had. droppod party going through. The pilgrims were of mixed nationality, including chietly straight American, ‘German and Boho- mian. A few of ‘the local Knights of Labor were at, the train, but there was no demonstiation. > 116 cigar- A to lill;,lh(-, t boycott of 1 here by ten off from the first POWDER Absolutely Pure. ‘Chie powder never varies. . A marvel of puri- ty, strength and wi someness. More eoon- nomical than the o ncical iary Kinds, wnd cainot e - wil € 10| ude o W S A0REee Witk thmulidinde of low Sold obly i Rovac. BAKING POWDNN Cou 108 Bt., New Yorx, TRACKING THE PERPETRATOR Oouncilman Leeder Looking for the Man Who Foroed the Midnight Olosing WAS IT MAYOR OR MARSHAL®? An Amended Saloon Ordinance 8 mitted, But No Action Taken— President Bechel Vindicated-- New Paving Districts, City Oouncil Proceedings, The regu meeting of the city council was held last evening, present Members Bailey, Behm, Dailey, Ford, Furay, Good- man, Goodrich, Lee, Leeder, Schroeder and Thrane. President Bechel being absent the council was called to order b Clerk Soutaard, and Mr. Fur elected president pro tem. The rogular order oij business was then taken up Mayor Boyd reported that he had signed the ordinances passed at the last meeting, and also appointing Thomas Creigh, W. J. Broateh and W, A, L. bon appraisers to assess damages to property by the erection of the Sixteenth street \'nulluul. I'he appointments were eported the nomina- ly as policen: vice Martin Shields dismissed. Referred to the police committee. The city treasurer reported that o num f insurance companies had paid ir 1885 tax under protest, and de- manded the repayment of the same. The matter was referred to the city attorne) The report of the city physician for Janunary wis _submitted, ‘showing. tho number of deaths to have been 46 and births 2. The chairman of the board of public works submitted a list of the lowest bid- s for paving with the various mater- and was instructed to award con- lowest responsible bidders. et and bond of the Morse company for- the ercetion of the was also submitted, with the rec ommendation that the contract be ay proved without the bond, in order that the company may purchase ivon hefore there is another rise in price Afte short discussion as (o the legaliy of such a measure, the matter was temporarily Iaid on the table, and later in the even ing, on motion of Mr. Good the contract was approved on condition that the company file a satisfactory bond within t ! The submitted a request to be allowed to employ a competent en- gineer and_ draughtsman in the city en- gineering department cost not to coed $150 per month. The request was granted. IDENT BESHEL VINDICATED, attorney submited a report of ion into the property of W. hel, president of the council, as “The cit “I find that at the time of his election Mr. Beehel was the owner, by warranty deed, duly recorded, of lot 24, block 11, in Omaha View, and which lot he con- tinued to own until August 7, 1884, at which date a land contract was exceutea to him for lots 5and 6 in block 4, Bogms & Hill’s addition. On this contract $200 was paid at its date; $100 September b, 1855; $100 September 30, 1885, and $260 October 24, 1885, “Talso find, from receipts, duly signed by the city treasurer, that Mr. Bechol, his own name, January 3, 1885, p: taxes on the two lots referred to for 18¢ and December 5 and also on Novembe special taxes for pavi “Lind that a of taxes have been paid by Mr. Bechel on the lots owned by his wife and sister on Twen ty- r Farnam. “‘While his intercst in this particular property is not of such character as to make him the actual owner, it to be consides widence interest in th and prosperity of the city which induced the insertion of a proj qualification in our charter. “lu addition to the foregoing, I also re- port and state that some two or three months ago Mr. Becnel asked i ion as to whether, havix lot owned by him at the time of his clee- tion, it would be necessary to at once have conveyed to him the " lots held by contract. 1 told him as I still believe, that hav; ing been an actual and bona fide owner of real estate at the time of his clection I did not consider thata subsequent con- veyance of the real estate then owned would disqualify him; but to save any question upon that point I adyised him to have conveyed to him by absolute deed lots which he held by contract. “This he subsequently had done now h deed, In response inquiry made by him I have stated th in my opinion it is not nec for him to record his deed, but that if it had been executed in good faith, as 1 understand and beli the fact to be, he is, within the meaning of the law an actual and bona fide owner of real estate within the city limit.s l(m]mclf{l‘lyly submitted, of that L. Cod The report was approved by v council, NEW PAVING DISTRI The first new petition for paving was submitted from property owners on I nam street, between Twentieth and ) tieth, and was referred. In order to give the mayor an opporiu- nity to approve the documents immedi- ately, the order of business was sus- pended and passed cre ating paving districts on Sixteenth street and Shermun avenue, from Izard to Elm; on Tenth s from Mason to Center; on Farnam, from Twenticth to Twent eighth; on Leavenworth, from teenth to Fourteenth; on Foul from Leavenworth to Marey; teenth, from m to Howard; Eleventh, from Howard to Jones Twelfth, from Jac to Jone Saunders, T'hirte from St. Muary's on_ Cuming, from Brown; on Davenport, from Sixt, Twenty-second; on Tenth, from Center Marth: An ovdinance was also passed ordering the paving in these dis- tricts, . HE WAGE WORKERS' PETITION, The following communication w peived from a sub-committ Knights of Labor: “‘In view 't that the ne ies of life in onr city are yery high and the wages of unskilled labor extremely low in a great many in- stances, we deem it ne ary that the city council of Omaha should endeay to establish a standard of wagos w ce to labor employed by the city of Omaha, whether such labor be done by the city direct or by contract and specifications. We would suggest that a be inserted in all contracts and tions making it obligatory on all 2 actors to pay unskilled labor hired St Freg iy, e Hoping that re- tho your honorable body, together with the | mayor, will take immediate action, we sign ourselves respectfully.” nsiderable discussion, m which | on was made that the city at present pays $1.87 per day, the matter was referred to the committee on publie property and improvements. A petition from residents of Grand View addition, asking that the Omaha Brick & Terra Cotta com pany be re- strained from tunneling Locust street, was referred to the committee on streets and alleys with power to act. A HORSE 5QUABBLE Mr. Lee submitted a resalution em- powering the police committee to puy | horse in with the sick chase a horse for the Arice not to exceed $2( This called Mr. Leeder to his feet, who, in the course of his remarks, related his experience in buying horses. He said that the team that was bonght from Furay had been sick, and one of was yet a cripple. If the object of the resolution was to put the proposed $200 horse he did not believe in it. What was wanted was two Foml horses, and not serubs like the city had purchased recently. The speake believed it Mr. Furay had not in- tended anything wrong, h¢ had at least had bad lTuck in selling horses to the city. After statements by several council- men that they believed Mr. Furay's sund when purchased, ihe resolution was referred to the police com mittee with power to act A resolution by Mr. Goodrich was adopted authorizing the chief of the fire artment to sell No. 8 engine house at auction, The committee on grades and grading reported, recommending that the report of the apprai assess damages by the opening of Georgin avenue be not confirmed. The report was adopted The committee on police recommended that the appointmeut of George B hivm a8 policoman bo confirmed, and the recommendation was coneurred in The committee on paving, curbimg and guttering reported recommending that the Barber Asphalt Paving company’s bill for £3,000 be paid, as it had u\rn-;ul)' been placed to their cr to be tarned over to them. The report was adopted The committee on viaduets and rail- vays reported that the appraisal of tho by the viaduet | &nlrol wagon, the tion of the ad been examined by recommended that it be ap- The report was adopted. ORDINA b Appropriating $1,449.47 from the judg- ment fund for the payment of liabilities ilm rrlud during the month of January. assed. Ordoring the grading of Davenport strect, from Sixteenth to Twenty-second streots, to the established grade,” Passed. Ordering the grading of Tenth street from Mason to Pierce, to the established grade. Passed. Changing the boundary lines of the Fourth :nui".\'i\lh wards, Referred. Providing for the licensing of employ- ‘ment and intelligence byreaus and flixing the bonds for persons conducting the sume. Referred sventh proved, THE SALOON QUESTION. Mr. Leeder mtroduced an ordinance amending the ordinance rvegulating the sale of mult, spiritous and vinous liquors, to read as follows SECTION 1. No person =o licensed shall keep open his saloon on Sunday nor dur- ing such day sell, barter or in’any man- i y malt, spiritous and on violating seetion shall be vinous liquo: the provisions of fined $100. S . That all ordinances or parts of in conflict herewith be and hereby repealed. This ordinance shall take ef- be in force from and after its rder made a long speech urging the passage of the ordinance, asserti that he did not do it becaunse1t wounid be a benefit to him. The amendment does away with the midnight closing, but en- f e Sunday closing. In the course of his remarks he said: “What I 1t_to know is whether the mayor or marshal is to blame tor closing the saloons at midnight. One of >em has ot to take the responsibility of all this rumpus, and I'm trying to find_out, and I will find out, which it If the m won’t sign the ordinance if it passes ti; I'll know it’s him. And there's on i I do know. When themn oflicers took around that petition to close the they bulldozed the saloon-keeper: signing it. I've got witnesses to prove it and [turning to Officer Turnbull, who was present| you dassent deny it.” “But L do,"interrupted Officer Turn- bull; “it isn't so.” Mr. Leeder, however, paid no attention to the interruption, and continuing said: *“The whole thing’; party fight. Here when President Bechel wanted to go away he bulldozed a democrat into agree- ing ot to vote on this thing until ho got hack."’ Mr. Leeder referred to Councilman Goodrich, who had paired with President Bechel during the Iatter's absence. Mr. Leeder continued his remarks at some length, growing more and more abusive and ‘blasphemous, until finally to shut hii off Mr. Bailey moved to ad- journ, and the motion prevailed. This action leaves the ordinance to come up on its second reading at the next meeting. CREIGHTON AND BARBER. Points on the Two Asphalt Co s and the Substance Itse ‘roighton Asphalt company whic beat the Barber people in the bids for city paving, is something new un- der the sun. The company comp chicfly and at its head, Mr. James ( ton ns well as a number of other wealthy and prominent citizens whoze identity is not made publi It has long been believed that asphalt 15 obtainable alone from the island of vidad, and that the Barber company 1 2 monopolizing right to the produc: irant put the question in a pleasant to Mr. Creighton, “Where are you your asphalty” to which Mr. responded with equal good Nover you mind, we'll produce phalt,” Creighton was equally cle touching upon his cedar block contr: “Don't fot it worry you,” he said, have a man who can sct down the mate- rial here at a money-making margin and we don't bother ourselves about” where w ant explained that the Barber v had bid higher this year than seemed fo be more work in the prospect- ive | Be nt and Mr. Squires Mr. Barber elf is in the city with him is Captain ¥. V. ( comp; manager in New York. captain s in the regular army service, and made the ncquaintance of asphalt in Washington, where he for years had charge of the government paving. BBy one of those provoking whims the war départ- ment recently gets into its head, he was taken from ~ Washington and ' places in the West Point academ has now secured 1 3 0f year without pay, and has taken of asphalt in New York. Convi with Il)n o gentlemen on the subj their greal mate develops points of mterest. As stated above, the has f terprising from the f many ubstance L the fortunes of se i ohtaiy 1 (except in so Mr, Crej, knows some other to tindat.) Trinidad is one of the argest islands of the Little Antilles, just . of the Spanish Main, wh Capt. Kidd ughtered the crews snd took the Inca gold from so many Spanish agone, i c On this island E ay be called a lake, for its waters will neither lave nor sluke the thirst, The lal is & depres- sion in the ground of some several hundred acres, filled with a heavy bituminous fluid. Pontoons are built ont into its ceater and the black » transported to land and thence , by way of which once mo Like is wonderfully well behaved for s substance is taken away it fills up aguin and although hundrids of thon sunds of tous have been taken out, its shore line'd high as when fivst discov- eved. . As profitable halt is to-day, it did not pay at lrst aud the ploneers in ) them | Mr. Barber then bought it and sy ndiea the propert ith such success that has made him rich. Mr. Grant made the first purchase of the substance ever trans: acted, and has been in the business ever since. In using asphalt for paving it is mixed with sand, coment, pitch, ete., aos cording to a formula known alone to contracting con 1 and never to reyvealed. the enterprise ruined themselves wmxa Local Brevities, Miss Anna M. Saunders, of Lincoln, grand worthy chief templar, will delive atemperance address at the Tenth streed mission, Monday evening, Feb, 18, object is to organizo a Good Templars® lodge in that part of the city Joseph Bell, the well known ticket agent of years' connection with the Union Pacifie, is lying seriously ill at his home. It was reported yesterday his condition was eritical,” but Dr. Coffman, his attending physician, states the patient is resting easier Distriot Attorney Estells so | that he thou, complete week. The be taken up next week Geo. E. Hufftman, who claims to be the champion long distance pedestrian of Nebraska, writes to Mr. George K from i quiring f“flmm’fl any suitable place in Omaha to hold a long distance race. He says that he is matehed against the champion pedestrian of Hlinois, and desires that, if possible, the contest take place in this cit The Thurston ball, which occurs at Turner hall tonight, is taking shape to be one of the biggest publie events the eity has known this season, A large number of tickets have been sold and the interest awakened in the affaic will bring additional crowds on the night. The costumers of the eity have had their psted and the fancy dress dis- id yesterday It the grand jur{ would labor by the “end of this criminal docket will pot before the latter part of N QANZ Propared with special regard to hoalse. No Anunonis, Lime or Alum, PRICE BAKING POWDER CO., ARCHITECTS. Bl F. M. ELLIS & Co. Architects and Building Superint's OMAHA, NEB, and DES MOINES, IA. Office, Cor. 14th and Farnam Streets, Room 16 OMAEIA, NEB. GEORGE BURLINGHOF with F. M. Eilis OMAHA FOR THE TRFATNENT OF ALL Chronic & Surgical Diseases. Y, Proprietor. 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