Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 26, 1886, Page 8

JMMENCING THEIR CAREER Omaha Medical College Grants Diplo- mas to Thoir Fifth Graduting Class, VE FULL-FLEDGED MEDICS. Mhe Graduating Exercises at the Boyd Last Evening—Lawyer Simeral's Address to the Young M. D.'s —An Interested Auldience. Receiving The About 600 people w fifth annual commenc ~ the Omaba mecd Boyd's opera house minutes after 8 o’ Sheepskins. e present at the ment exercises of college, held in last night. A few lock, the trustees of the college «d by several well- known Om ns, filed slowly in L and occupied scats upon the platform. On the left of the stage were seated the embryo doctors who were about to go out dn the world and practice the healing art. _ The exercises were formally opened with a short prayer by the Rev, W. J Harsha Dr. Denise stated it was expected that . President E. Thompson would deliver the opening address, but that he had been called to Ashland to perform a marriage ceremony 1 was unable to return to . Omaba in time to be present. Dr. Den- 186, howover, said that Mr. Thompson d sired him to' express hearty congratul tions to the medi on the past eur of their pro Tie then intro- uced 1. W, Simeral, who spoke as fol- lows: Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen the members of the three learned profes- slons, theolozy, the world 18 indebted tion. The theolog| his reasoning a Gre by, cementing with diy 1 attri- utes all true”human wisdom, The ehurel cings with arms of steadfast faith to that which is good. She has been the keeper, not alone of the “faith once delivered to the gaints,” but during the dark ages sciene history, poetry and the ancient elassies found safe asylum and preservation within the dark walls of monastaries, The reformation was not alone the renaissance of the old, but the birtl of the new civilization. Creeds'and dogmas purely hu nd will continue o chinge with the advancs of science and learning, but the divine will remain ever the same. New facts brought forth by atrue seience will in time be adoptes 1" cor crated by the bles il :’huulnmdn;( l(n~ !U y pounding into th oy’ by @teaching the bey faith, hoy: nd charity forgiving God, hope eternnl chaxity toall men. By theflaw of nature man is ereated a social being—socicty is absoiutely ry for his existenc purpose of protecting so acted for the maintenanc governments, ‘The spiritof the Moses to the ehildren of Israel_ma med wp i one sentence “lite, liberty and the pursuit of | That lezal as well s divine principle h Dbeen carried down th J au Solon taught it to the Gre 1 seribed in the Roman pandects; it erossed the English channel and imbedded itself within the bosom of common law, Through it the and_compelled King John_to sign the Maina Charta, and with it the Dritish pailiament wrested the erown from James 11, Like n star of Bothle- hem it went before the pilgrim fathers untit it rested over the place where the young republic of the new world lay in the manger of the wilderness. 1t is the key note Declaration of Independence, and w thought which gaye strenzth and vie the soldiers of the revolution. 1t in: Abraham Lincoln to indite th proclamation, and the time is not far distant ahen the English parliament will recoguize it by giving (o Ireland just land laws and honie rule. Asiyis the duty of tho chu faith, hope and cha enforce the law good of societ 150, erystaliz hureh. The men better Toving, ssings of Kive y “be suni- shman to teach v, and of the lawyer to for' the preservation and vernments and indi- Viduals, so, too, is" it the province of the medical profession to ameliorate human suf- fering and so far as lies in man’s power stay the hand of death, In having the pleasure of addressing the raduating class of the Omaha Medical col lege this evening I shall not presume to enter into a discussion of your professional obliga- tions; others better able than I have or will on that subject. " 1 will allude to things practical, appileable to all those who desire to lead a lite that will command the respectand confidence of those with whom they are thrown in con- tact. "The young man in starting out in I professionil carcer is too apt to take up his abode in an airy eastle with its towers and imaginary vprofessional lonors, its battle- ments of loped for wealth, and all sur- gounded by its moat of day dreams sup- plied with the ethercal waters of a vivid agination, That which affords to happiness is conquest; power, the thought, 1l net contained in professors, T and your Al tfords the means throuizh which youmay win in the battle of Jite. Thenecessity of cultivating the friend- &hip and obtalning good report among. your professional brotliers cannot be_too forcibly wpressed upon Your minds, = Your profes: sional standing: influence and success are Inrgely, if not wholly, dependent upon their estimate of your character and worth, Je ousy and envy in the protession too oft _ stroy usefuliiess, prevent {riendships, yert the mind, warp the understanding and becloud the conscience so efiec unhappy individual of whoi th possession is unfitted for busin all things “as through a glass In this age when the abroad” and all seience strides toward certain, al you would obtain and i Btanding in your profession you must by con- stant study, " thought and appl ce with the advanced i direumstances and_opportunities atantly occurring by taking advants Which, reputation and often tin reward the industry of the student. he wan who truly loves his pro ractiees it not alone to obtain u subsi " but rather to the higher end of ameliora pman suffering and the zood of soe ~ The influen which the careful, honest, cld is all potent. He enters : in him' family secrets are confidently contided. In fact, the influence p Ofulu‘llll)hll'lull i5 folt in all the walks of Jife. He' woves wmong men as did the ~ provliets of old, to Leal the wounded, to m the sufferer, to stay the hand of death, allea to glve his opinion as amedieal expert, ~ ho often holds the life, liberty or reputation S of an individual within his kebping. In = Ing his opinion upon matters (huglhlfim- rtance, he should seek to advance equity © nd truth; his winddlike that of the judge “upon the' beneh, should bo uncloudéd by onmlh'u and wnrufiled by passion ho enters the temple of justice to ~ the adwinistration’ of law minister © altar of human rights, One of the man but the gr remembe have taken s and sees wrkly.” “selool-master is are making rapid plute knowledge, it iin an hoor o of tune f the most important branches of i medical jurisprudence, and perhaps the one B affeeting most tie home as well as so m‘x h inedical lavgely controls the cisions of the cowrt and jury, is that of in- % Tiie study of insanity'in its medico- L aspect is of Surpassing iterest to both doctor and lawyer. We of today can 3 talitile over 100 years g b nll insanity wa: ded by the most en- lghtened peopl tions us crime, ‘I i suor demented ereatures it dangerous or ¢ estitute to obtain proper treatment, let out to tho lowest bidder, . Wninto stables, Wigeons, or left to roam fmprisoved in bout unprotected S and uneared for. To George 11 of England, fho man agaiust whom the anathemas of the Declaration of Indovendonce wero hurled b n outraged people, Is the world indebted fo “helug the wicouscious instrument which e feeled the awclioration of the sufferings of Ethe nsane thioughont the civilized worlk SLoyal Englishumen conld not regard insanity M8 A valzar and accursod stime when it at- g ked the sacred peison of ihe king; phi'an. ‘fropists aud philosophers, phy ns and P aelontists took up the su were dtlen wpan the all abso From Sition peus and dark dungeons the insane Wvere taken 10 asylums: erected by the state Jfor thelr espeelal” care and tieatment. The daw which once resarded all insanity now considered il crivie ns a spo BE sty — natural esult of so great i - ¥ realize tl Lut withln the last yeurs the 1 dJustic THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, FRIDAY. MARCII 23, 1836 sclence of the chuse of Insanity, the eivil and eriminal responsibility of the insane, has as- sumed a more rational phase, o that the law now distinguishes between légal and medical insanity. One may be legally sane and medi- cally insane (as unquestionably was Guiteau) the test being the ability to distinguish be- tween right and wrong, There are times when personal bravery and moral courage of the highest order are de- manded of the physician, In the day of cpi- demics the entire community look to their doctors for succor and relief.” Their knowl- edye, coolness and bravery must anticipate in order to prevent a panic. The physician who at stieh a time would stop to think of his own safety and fly from danger is as deep a i and cowardly traitor as_the sol- who betrays his country’s flag upon the tield of baitle The physician should never permit himselt to becomeé calloufed o physicalsuffering. Pity evinees a noble man, and is a higher attribute of character than courage. What can call forth mor v than a poor, little unable to tell in words its suffering? upon its mother's breast acrushing weight of love which may be lost: its languid, half- y<ed eyes and pale, mute lips, more plead- p sacred_musie, more eloquent than atest orator, Oh 1 phy v for its own, for its inother's sake. 1i, be true and honorable in vour fif there isa man--no, L will not u anhood by ealling him a ma o thing, & wreteh—who build in the midst of an otherwise ctable com- munity, one of those low. contemptible be- ings who preys upon the honest neople and feeds unon the sorrow and misfortune of others, a nuisance and a living pestilence in society, a lorrid stench in the nostriis of decency, in prineipals a bankrupt, in eharac- ter apauper, and in practice a liar, a loath- some mass of villiany, that thing, that being, is a medical quack. 1t is said that' “knowledgze is power.” Philosophy teaches us that to know a thing is to be certain that something is, so that if the physician (or in fact any is certain he is Tight, he should of acting upon his judgment, which of itself goes a long way to lielp him and the case he has in Dand. Our poet Longlellow las expressed the same idea thus: “Write on your door the saying wise and old, Be bold! be bold ! and every whera be bold, Benot too bold; yet botter the excess than the defeety Better the more than les in the field to die, han like a perfumed Paris turn and fly,” You who at this time enter the medical pro- 1 meet with that success yourindividual efforts, personal char- il professional skill and honor will for be assured the community will you rightly. Lot me close by age of skepticism and r ; better like Heetor presume not God to sean, “The proper study of mankindis man.” Ir. Simeral finished his address Moore, in behalf of the trustees, the gra J i diplomas. In a v told them of the hardships as well as the bleasures of the profession which they ad chosen. The following were the re- cipients of the ‘“‘sheepskin:” Alois I, Hirz, James Norrish, William H. Smith, . Panter and H ch G. Wicse. Leisenring then delivered the sy address which was attentively listened to and frequently applanded. He said for the first time he could ad- dress them by the title of doctor, as they were now entitled to practice medicine under the laws of Nebr: spoke of the tendency of young just eraduated to consider ‘themselves better qualified than the veteransin the profes- sion. The faculty expected to hear good reports of the graduating class of 1856 they had from the majority of the alumni. They must not expeet to obtain a large p soon they opened oir . If practice s slow in coming, its ultimate advent would be all the Tore highly appreci- ated. He spoke of the necessity of con- ant study Be men of brmu‘ ideas,” continued “not narrow minded bigots.” tioned them against e into politics, and aboys divulging the seerets of th The only way to conduct their pr: gentlemen. In times of ep- as their duty to quict public apprehension and not pander to a cow- ardly fear. During the evening the Musical Union orchestra rendered several selections in a manner which gave pleasure to the audi- ‘The order ot exercises were as fol- zum Hoch upon Alois F, Hinz, James Norrish, William IL 8 nith, Samuel G, Panter, Heinrich G, Wiese, “resident Board of Music—*Tolanthe", E Sullivan Valeaictory Addresst 5 ie Forge. He Wants His ] The case of C. 8. Goodrich Obertelder and company was on trial in the county court yestrduy. §lhe grounds upon which Mr. Goodrich bases liis elaim aro substantially as follows: A few months ago a merchant named B, B. Stump, residing in the western y the state, beeame hmancially embar ed and is said to have made an as: ment, It is elaimed that Oberfelder, who was one of tl a mortgage upon the stocl took possession of the store, It is further stated t he sold the stock at a ruinous reduction in p in order to obtain eash in the she i The other creditors, among 's Mr. Good- h, stepped in‘at this juncture and ob- tained an- attachment. “Goodrich the upon Stump and garnisheed Obes felder who answered that Stump did not owe liim any money. - The plaintiff; how- ever, avers that this is not the fact and secks to recover on that ground. The Carpenters' Position., The carpenters’ union, at their public meeting this w unanimously adopte the following resolution setting forth the reasons for adopting nine howrs as a day’s labor, and asking to be supported in their position Resolved, That att deliberation, we, the e elty of O) of Ma in consideration of the report of vight, of the labor bureau, that 1,000,000 men, on an average, are unemploye in this country at a loss of over $1,000,000 da 1@ prosperity of the countr: wur per day for the wiitigation great evil, and liope that the confrac- tors will, with the building public, generously respond to ouraction and help us to carry the 1oss entailed upon us by their making some compromise in the wage question. In the erest of all the community we ask them to ke it 110 serious consideration, CARPENTERS OF OMAL against L. of goods and due consideration and penters and joiners aha, work on and after the 1886, nine hours for five days A Wedding at High Noon. Charles Hassman and Miss Bessie Johnson were the happy subjects of a lit- tle matrimonial knot-tying, performed by Anderson at highnoon yesterday. Both of the contracting purties live in Plattsmeuth, but, L ible, conclud- married career in Mike Haley is in active t. or his glove contest with Pat Killeen, which comes off in this city on April Kil- foon 18 oxpeotod 1o artive lmuha from Chig in a'day or so with his backer, Davies, and will at once pre- r the meeting, AMUSEMENTS, John T. Raymond the Coming Attrac- tion at the Boyd. John T. Raymond will produce this latest success, “The Magistrate,” at the Boyd tonight. The play first brought out in this conntry by Daly’s company in New York, and Mr. Ray- mond hasnow the exclusive right to re- produce it. The New York Morning Journal says: “The Magistrate i farcical order, and very much superior to the average piece that is performed in this name. The name of "“The Magis- tr v deceiving. Its only fault lere is that it has reference to a law pe culint to England. There, it scems, public houses and restaurants are com- pelled to close at midnight guests must be dismissed; otherwise they come under police regulations, The plot of Mr. Pinero’s play tells of a widow who has married a magistrate, and who, in_her anxiety to conceal her age, has made her son appear to be tonr- teen instead of nineteen, which he is. She lears of the arrival in England of a gen- tleman who was the godfather of “this boy and fearing that her husbandwill learn through him the fib of which she has been guilt, she goes in company with her sister 1o seo this person; they met at a restau- rant. There they got belated, the police enter, fhe gentlomen show signs of vio- lence'and the whole s get locked up for the night. It so happens that the magistrate has been inveigled by his nine X r-old stopson to pass the evening in the same I'h latter escape, but in the morning the r strate is called upon to render judgment on his own wife for a dereliction of whick he is equally guilty. He is 50 excited that he sentens them Yimprisonment. The sen- recalled and compli- 4 out in the final act. is easy 1o see how such circum: ces as these lend themselves to humorou results. Throughout thy the main plot is followed” naturally enougl, with oceasional side issues that are never wearisome and woven into the story. The immediate efieet of the y was to canse a continuous titter in well-bred audien which frequents y's theater, with oceasional roars dened the sound of the voices on the stage. a comedy of the Brevities. The dusty experience of yesterday ha raised a lod call for the street sprink- lers The will of Joseph Bell was probated yesterday, und that of John H. Brackin was filed. James Hackdale, of this city, has re- ceived a power of attorney that 5 mailed from Engiand in the fated Oregon. The writing is scarcely legible |=|uu;!‘h the power of attorncy is still the Charles ¥, Smith, a young man aged 3 , died of consumption at the poor farm yeosterday. He is supposed to have relatives in Omaha, who should come forward if they want to save the body from interment in the potters’ field among the unknown dead. The gas lamps of the city are Dby a band of fifteen boys on their rounds a evening, and the morning. Thr is suflicient for the in the city. Kver ve to be thorou aned, is an impor! item of work. The city gas lighter is obliged to “‘rustle” in looking after his many assistants and the details of their dutics, but does his work well and eveditably to himself and the city. Mr, Ed. Johnston, one newspaper men m the country, is city on a brief business For m he was connected with the St. 1 Pioncer Press, for which paper he has done excellent wor He the war respondent of that journal during the ing Bull campaign, and el rebellion in the Northwest Tc At present Mr. Johnston is 3 recreation and dueats by mak- « trip through the country it courier of the Boston [deal Opera company, which will open an en- gagementof four performances in Omaha on April 1st. During the engagement the comp: il present “Musket » “Adina,” “Vietor, the Blue Stoc and “Maid of Honor.” Gas Question. City Attorney Connell is | argue to-day the injunction brought by the gas company to rest the city couneil from pas ordinane contest suceess ighted ho start out hali past six in the t half past five in quarters of an_hour lighting of every lamp of the best ing,” The ring to case in ng the new gas ring to make the bitter one and is confident of porter about the points of law in the matter he said: I will raise the question, assuming course, that their position is corrcet, whether the judiciar, 1 interfere with the action of the mayor and council and by injunction restrain the passage and appro of the ordinance. My position is that the council sustains the s - lation to the judiciary as the and that a court no pow that the proposed ordin ized or void until aftes far as the remedy by cerned my position is that such remedy cannot be invoked until after the pussage of the ordinance repealing the 1wchise of the old company and grant- the proposed franchise to the new Tapany. When this is done very likely the old company would have the right if its presont position can be sustained to enjoin the new company from : ing with their work and the Iay muins, ete., in the public street. Recent decisions in the United States court have been somewhat in favor of corporations like the gas company but they only went 80 far as to decide the question in gle state, that of Louisiana, wher constitution gave the legislatire the right to grant elective franchises, but in this state I contend the constitution never vested that right in the legislature, and as councils owe their existon to the legislature they cannot re @ any greater authority than the body creating them possessed.” Ingenious, if Not True, “I tell you what I think about that ca- nard relative to the murderot Hoxie and Kerrigan,” said a prominent physic to a reporter, as the two were dis cussing the report which caused so much excitement in Omaha, ) G lieve that the report was sent out by the switchmen in Kansas City." “Ridiculous,” murmu the seribe. *Not so absurd when you come to re- flect on it a mowment. Do you remember when the great telepraphers’ strike was insugurated in 1883, that the signal for the men to leave their keys and walk out out of the office was the report flashed over the wires from the east that General Grant was dead? That canard was very soon exploded, but its iz ainly to be seen when the telegraphers belonging to the union, one and all left their ke Now, I believe that the switchmen in Kansas City sent out this story about the killing of Hoxie and Kerrigan, simply to notify 'their brethren on the western systems, by a preconcerted plan, that they had gained a viel r and secured the concessions for which they had struc! That is my opinion of the matter, and I'won't churge you anything for it,” FORMULATING THEIRDEMANDS Knights of Labor Preparing to Mect the Union Pacific Offisials: OTHER NOTES OF THE RAIL. Politival Pointers—Talke With Trave elovs—The City's Revomue From the Sports—Cullings From the Courts, Ete., Eto. Are Not Looking For Trouble. The delegation of Knights of Labor from different points along the line of he Union Pacific continued their session yesterday. Several of them visited the railroad headquarters, but owing to the absence of Superintendent Smith, no def- inite propositions wers made. The Knights expect to rem: in Omaha sev- oral days, as they have work which they will occupy them that length of time. They keep the outome of their deliber tions entively secret, and beyond the sertion that the object of the mecting is to fix a general schedule of wages, th will say nothing. It is stated, however, that they have no grievance against the railroad company that can not be easily remedied, “We did not come here for trouble,” id one of the delegates yesicrdiy. “Wo don't want to deelare war upon tie company, and have no idea of a strike. More than this L can say nothing just at resent.’’ Tow many delegate questioned the reporter, “About ix or seven. We expect that there will be thirteen here by Saturday, ropresenting every division of the Union T ic und all branches, By that day probably we s formulateil our demands and sha ready to sub- mit them to Superintendent Smith.’ “Demands for what?” “Don't ask me. By Monday, propably, we shall have something to tell to you newspaper men about the conference. A gentloman employed in a_semi-offi- cial position in the Union Pacific head- quarters, near enough to “the throne’” to be well posted on such matters, said to a reporter yester: wion of Knights,'he had no doubt, were here to ask t the old rates of wages for teainmen be restored. “The fact i he continued, ‘‘that they don't know that it is mot for their mterest to have the present sched- ule of pay done away with. They can make considerably higher wages while they do work, under the new schedule than they could under theold, Formerly trainmen were paid so much money month, whether they did any work or not. krequently several crews of men would he kept idle for w t a time, andagain they might have to turn around and do_double work. By the new system, which is fairer both for the men and for the ad, the train hands are paid for ] they do. They are paid much better wages, in this ¢/, for the work they really do, than under the old system. NOTES AND PERSONALS, The O. & R. V. branch of tho Union Pa- citic will be open for traflic about Satur- day. The washouts have torn out about iles of track, nearly every foot of 1, virtually, to be relaid. rge and ungainly-looking smoke- are beng removed from the Union Jocomotivesin tne Evanston shops stas possible and lerett stack being supplied, while the old compl Congdon eylinder packing is being re- from the cylinders of the Union P locomotives, and is being sup- planted by ving ing, manufac- tured, however, from the draughts ex- cuted by Mr. Congdon_previous to his ation.—[Salt Lake Tribune. rrow escape of a venturesome “bum” eaused the cold chills to rmnble leisurely up and down the spinal columns of ala crowd of spectators at the depot this morning. Just was leaving the depot to getin its li the train on the some distance, moint the truc of the coache had a good hold with his b would ve been blood on the that vicinity at this writing. swung under the swiftly moving t missed his foot and one knce struck the ground directly in front of the wheels. Tie drew himsélf up, however, by 1 strength in his arms, and thus sayed self from being caght dircetly astride the rail and split up the middle. ~ The oc- surrence consumed hardly five seconds’ time, but they will be memorable ones for him. IHe made the trucks and rode to Oreapolis, where he was discovered and made to get out.—Plattsmouth Journal, C. . Gilbert, in the general oflice, has be i agent of the ic, with head- quarters in San Franciseo, Cal, He leaves for his new post of duty next Monday. The Belt Line is grading in Sarpy county, with a foree of about 120 men and teams. As soon as fi weather sets in L yery large force of men will be employed to finish up the work. It is ex- ected that the line will be ready fo petween operation the 1st and the 15th of May. Phe Missouri Pac send out a freight tr h thel the Union sitlic Knights of La- bor were on the alert, ready to stop the the train if any attempt had been made to run one out. A HEAV are there here?” which The ide of the tr made a dash to sar of one anditor’s sistantelaim did not attempt t in yester N REVENUE. Money Collected By the City From the Sporting Class, collections from the blers and fast women for the month of March,” remarked City Oficer Turnbull toa reporter yesterday, “tare larger than for any month before the history ot the city, and are just double the amount of revenue derived any month last year from the same. The to amount was $1,421.45, made up as fol- lows: ‘Thirteen gambler women at S A T women at $10. f Total.... A . 8147 45 “The number of gambling houses has sed consides i ), on the contrary, the actual num- ber has decreased from what it was lust f‘ But poker reoms, which ) 3 compelled to puy being dragged to light, on the same footing with ‘the gambling houses which do an open business. ‘There been hounses operating in this city the quiet” for years without paying a cent. The proprietors of all such places are now being made to contribute the sume amount that their brother gamblers are required to put up. When three or four men gather together to play a quiet poker game in a private room, the game is not Ssupposed to be open to the publie, and no fine is require But when one man, the proprietor, securcs the ke off” or profits of the game, theu he places himself on a leye! wiih the propri the big establishments and s fined a cordingly.” ‘The Norfolk Col. Frank Hanlon, who returned from Norfolk last night, stated to a reporter that the exeitement .and. surprise over the absconding president, Charles “The at $27.65 . § 800 45 20 00 a fine are and placed Mathewson, had subsided but little if any. “The latest investigations show,” said he, “that his liabilities, on the ac- counts of hisold bank, will amount to more than £40,000. 1 don't beliave that his es- tate will cover this amount. If Mathew- son had wanted to, he could have bilked his friends out of much more than he did. He could have secured heavy endorse- ments from nearly every min in that county, and [ am sure that 1 'woula ol gone on_his note for any reasonable amount.’’ “Is th abouts?’ “None whatever, so far as I know. I do not believe that thore is any clue as 0y where he has gone.” g TALKS WITH TRAVELLERS, re any suspicion as to his where Short Interviews Gatherod Hotel Rotundas. Nat Smails, Fremont. 1 “The Standard Cattle company have not yet entered upon the work of erecting their new feeding barns near Gilmore. Thoy have secured their Tumber and hauled it to the spot, and are all ready to com mence work, Mr. Allen, the manager, informed me a fow days ago that they ex- pected to have the plant in operation 1 August 1st. The entire plant will cost ahout 870,000, to say nothing of the cost of the land, some 5,000 08 in extent, I'lhe harns will have ty for about 8,500 head of cattle,” L. H. Gideon, Denver, Col.: just returned from a business trip through Wyoming. I passed through Fort Fetter- man, the new town which has recently come to the front, as the center of a m nificent country, whose grazing and min- ing resources are bound to be rapidly de- veloped from now on. The town is be- ginning to boom, and now has about 200 people,” with four or five stores, four loons, and a couple of hotels. The North- western will probably have a branch in Fetterman by September 1. Geo. L. Shoup, Salmon City, Idaho. *1 am passing through Omaha on my v west, and haven't anything particularly new to tell you. Idaho is growing rap- idly. No, she isn’t quite ready as yet to apply for admission into the Union. Our territory has about 80,000 people. A large nitmber of valuable gold RAUPRIVOR i are being discove all over the 0 N number of fine one: been found, and being ced with surprising re- sults.”” - in tho “I have Police Pickings. Geo. Henry, a farm who owns a large and valuable farm just west of Omaha, w gned before Judge Stenberg yesterday as a suspicious character. The judge was indignant when the mistake was explained to him, and censured severely the policeman who made the arvest. Henry w re- leased., STRB T helor. a farmer from La Platte, came to Omaka Wednesday and sold a valuable cow. He took a portion of the money and got “bilin’» full. He was arrested, but the judge reles him yesterday morning on condition that he should leaye town at once. Finos of $5 and costs were imposed upon I'. N n, who lad a quarrel with aman in a ding house on Six- teenth stroet, and upon Peter Swanberg, <orin a saloon quarrel which t night. v fas a young soldier who had just been discharged from the post at Sidne He landed in Omaha to look for work with $11.45. A spree of a day and night's duration’ followed and J. J. was minus all his money except 45 cents. The police found him roaming aimless about the streets and arreste vagrant. The story of Ryan was related to the judge, who rel 1 him with the injunction to leave Omaha or procure worlk at once. He Gave Up the Watch. One of the most common remarks, to be heard every d. or two or three times a day, is, *‘1 don’t see how it is that there are so many people who will allow themselves to be worked by a confidence man. Ishould think that the supply of fools woul { give out after a while.” And yet there is always a fresh supply of {Uupes on hand rewdy to be handled by the wily sharper. A most amusing }u‘nnf of this was re- rted by Officer. Pat Mostyn to o BEn The evening before an nthe St. Paul depot aiting for the northbound tram, when ched by a stri who Asked i the time. The rustic obliging- ly pulled out a handsome gold watch. “Fouro'clock,” he veplied. “Don't believe that's right,” returncd the con man, “let me take your w and DIl out and ask the telegraph operator.”” ||?' turns r the timepic nd the smooth stranger disappears Of course he doos {or waiting about half uid losing his train, the victim gins to realize that he has been duped. ported the affair, but too late to give the police any clue as to the con man’s whereabout Waitt I & Palmer, Howard and Four- :nth streets, will offer for sale on and after April 1 the st stock of and mules in the ¢l horses iberati Democrats De i ntral committee The democratic city ¢ met yesterday afternoon with Charles Conoyer in the chair, It was decided to hold &he primaries ‘Thursdiy, April 1, and the convention itself on the following Saturday. A sub-committee was ap- pointed to confer with the republicans with a view of uniting on candidates for the board of education. The polling places will be as follows: rst Ward ath, Slaven’s hotel, Second Wi outhwest corner Thirteenth and Jackson, Third Ward—212 South Tenth street, Fourth Ward--Police rt 1oom, north- west corner Sixteenth and Far Fifth Ward —Southwest corns and Cuming streets, N Sixth W gine house, Twentieth and Tzard stres ¢+ Fifteenth e change for stock of Hard Al merchandise, 560 s of tine Thayer county (Neb.)lund; five lots in Genoa (Neb.); good store building (best corner); good dwelling (best loca tion) in Essex (Iowa); also cighty ac one-half mile from town of Essex (low 5 d in blue grass ~ For further . ticulars, address John Linderholm, Cen- tral City, Nebrask His Profe The trial of the cass Post Printing company Hitcheock was commenced before Judg Neville in the district court yesterday The plaintiffs elaim that Hitclicock owes them $435 for publishing his professional 1 from 1879 to 18834 The defense E 1 in opening the case that they could show that the bill was not just, and that the whole matter was a conspivacy with the intent of committing fraud. -~ White Cedar Piling is better than oak for bridge or foundation work, It lasts longer in or out of the ground and’can be furnishod and diiven for one-third less cost by D" Soper & .Co., 1020 Furnam street, Omaha. Wanted to ware and gener — sional Card. of the Omaha zainst G. M i i Chig | NEBRASKA' CHAUTAUQUA. Plans for the Bunday-School Assembly at Orete This Season. F. I Foss, president of the Nobraska Sunday-school Assembly, and J. Tidball and Rev. H. Bross, prominent workers in the same cause, are in Omaha complet- ing details and making arrangements for ssion of the ““Chatauqua of Nebr: ka' this soason at Crete. The plans for this year at this delightfal resort have heen made on a more extensive scale than over before and at a great oxpense. Infi- nite pains have been taken to sccure to all who attend both comtort of body and development of the mind. ‘The grounds at Crete have been greatly finproved, ad ditional buildings” have been ere and the place beautitied and its g capabilities more thoroughly veloped, Tne programme for session is to be a brilliant one, over §2 having been appropriated to secure the attendance of some of the brightest minds i the country. Among those who will be present dipate in the pro- mme are 4 Jurdette Henry W Dr. Meredith, the famous Boston Sun school man who was prosent Dr. Tiftany and Frank Beard, artist, whose Ik talks" hav so much attention. A other prominent Sunday-s will wiso be present, and the programm will be the best that has r been pre sented atthe assembly in this state. number of hool worke He Carricd Rutter, nk Inspector Smith, of the Union Pacific, was one of the maddest men in Omaha yesterday. Hecamein We lnesday night from an extended trip overthe U. ., having with him a quantity of butter which he purchased in the country. Shortly after twelve o'clock he was toil- ing up Farnam street on his way home, when he was met by a policeman. The teop” spied the butter and at once bravely Jum]n'd to the conclusion that Smith was a thief. e took him to jul and Jocked him up as being i character, Yesterday Judge berg at once released Smith, upon hear- ing his story. Mr. S, has about made up his mind to'sue the city or the bondsmen of the policemen. F. M. ELLIS & Co. Architects and Building Superint's OMAHA, NEB, and DES MOINES, IA, Oflice, Cor. 14th and Farnam Streets, Roomty GEORGE BURLINGHOR with F. Notice to Bridge Suillers. QEALED prope S otlice of the als hiof « March 20th, for the ¢ Bluo itiv thirty-foot tr Plans nnd_specientior oftice of tho Chict 5 N, 1. CALLAWAY The time for recoivint bids for bridres over Biuo River nad Luney Crock is extenled to March #ith, 8.1 CALLAWAY, Manag whigct OMAHA Chironic & Surgical Diseases. DR. McIMENAMY, Proprictor. nyears' Mos) U Priviie | ractice 1 remedics rm of dis. with us. Long e Uy o treat wany cases g them, LAR on Deformitics a Surgical Appiiauces, man. ctured and for #n The onaly reliable M'%dlcxi Institute m':Hm’ s Nervous Diseases erivate, Spegial 53 Ne © Poleon from e ey stein 'ONFIDENTIALL. I post-ofics N ) nd wo PRIVATE CIRCULAR TO MEN UroN Py AT, SF AD N3OS DINHASES, Sranna T DIvoYEN: v, VaticoceL, DIrASES OF Tiih ( : ory of yolir ¢ A ¥ Vo treated at thelr Meédicines and Instri- URELY PACK 0 miarks to indic onal interview homcs, b, ments ke i ED FROM OB 1if conyenient of paticnits lo prices. Address al “CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH.' The Originnl and Oniy G nine. E PARER. Chichoatcr diaan Rquars ¢ jent ¢ iindn, i7a. ESTABLISHED lb?h.r Lincoln 'eamDye Works W. D. BUBZRTSON, Prop No. 11050 Neb. (Gent Olie Lnco paired Chlcagy, Milwaukee & St Pafii, RAIT W A2, or. Cleaned erre——— TELEPHONE 621 (.E. HAYNE. - REAL ESTATE 8. W. Cor. {0th and Faraam. Property for sale in every part of the ity Call and Examine Our List, Before Buying Else- where. Gentlemanly Salesmen with Buggies. READY AT ALL TIMES To Show Propery. IMPROVED PROPERTY. 1lot, 4-room house, Kountze add., easy terms Lot _on h house, 3 month 058307400 ; 183~ house, Shinn’s ‘add., § 0 down, bal’ 2,500 2, good location, in Hunscom Place, casy terms. .. 8,500 8 house, 4 blocks from ,200 cash, balance 5-room cott cnue, $1,500 cash, 1, 2 and 3 yea 5 hinn’s add., alance monthly cottage, Sc per month, 200—2 houscs, 4 rooms cash, balance 1, 2 : 5-room house in good loc: 00 down, $2 8 yours, 201—Corner lot on Farnam street very cheap, 10:room house, § eash 20,000 809—5-room house two miles from postofiice, good 1mprovements, full lot. 316 Cottayg nice plac 2 and 3 years. 820—5-room cottage, grounds 100x 11. Hanscom Pluce, terms easy 2 wouses, one 6 rooms and one 8 rooms, lot G0x165, burn, cte. £600 down, bulance monthly Thisis a_very good investment will pay 12 pér cent...... .. 3069—2 houses in Oak Knoll, ¢ 'ms; very nice places. . ... » 195—House, 6 rcoms, good imy sments. .. . o ins in South Omaha. . W. of the city 3 miles, 50 1o 400 per VACANT LOTS. 86—Choice lot, Hans 121—Lots in Meyer, R den’s add,, each....... 168—Choice lots in Burtlett = 1,700 2 of 7 rooms, a very , $1,200 cash, balance 1, 3,000 5,000 3,600 7,500 . 8,000 m hards & lots in Pelhs i cach, . 15 lots in J. L Redick’s subdiv. eacii, ......$1,500 to 2,000 216—Corn mam........ 5,000 anscom Place, Dl gorin A 50 10 800 16 lots in Redic irove for.. 21,000 Lots in R 5 1000 Lot in Hawthorne 650 01--2 lots, Reed’s add., 1,500 813—Lot in Wost Cuming, $30 ¢ i £5 per month. ... 2050 8921 acre, Gise's add.. ....... 1,700 Cheap lots, easy terms, in [anscom Pl Some of the finest building lots m the city, in reach of every one. Small payments down and balunce on long time. Thr Park terms, 204~ and Good Leavenworth and 000, lots n¢ avenue, #: House of 11 roo fine lots G6x132 ) I ges, e, b $4,000 cash, balance 1 BELVEDERF, Acre iots £300 to §109, § cash, bulance 1, 2 and 3 years. Coni ad take a ride over the smoothest road leading out of Omaha. near 00 s, bath, city water, barn for 13 horse in yard, a fine pla 3and 4 years NEWPORT. Acre lots $250 1o §300. OROHARD HILL. Very nic The Short Line and Best Route ' From Omaha to the East. TWOTRAINS DAILY BETWEEN OMAHA AND Minneupolis. o Codur Hi Dubuque, Freeport, Mudison, Winou ut points T outhoust. L e | wt, Nortuess | | ice at 1401 Farnam strect, (in rion Pucilc 1 d the Finesi Dining Oars are run on_the muin lines of (e WAUKEE & S5 PAUL RAILWAY, #0d nid L0 pissengors by ¢ ynpany. Munuger. Genoral Munazar, 4, Gonevid Pasienger aul Ticke Hotel Paxton and i Hh | M ‘h‘l {l CARPEN G A Arvoun, Asuistiol Genoralu: #or uod Ticket Agent 4 City lots £450 to $600. This is undoubt odiy " the finest building place about If you want & lot to build call and get “the best terms evor of in Omahi. LEAVENWORTH STREET, Thornburg Place lots, §330 to $150. The cheapest lots on the market less than 2 miles from the postofli Lerms can be made Lo suit purch; Small pay- ment down and §10 per month, ed WEST SID Lots $300 to $300, 2) miles from post- affice, the junetion depot of the Belt Line and Mi 11 Pacilic Railrouds; is located on West dide C. E. MAYNE, {6th aud Farnam, Omaba