Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 23, 1886, Page 2

e PR RS SF A SFERNINST THE RELOCATION Exprossion of the Board of Trade on the Fort Omaha Bill. A CHICAGO AND OMAHA LIMITED A Lengthy Session of the Oouncil— The Sword Oontest-—-An Ase sessment Opinion <The Oity in General, The Board of Trade. An adjourned meeting of the board of trade was held last evening at the board rooms in the exposition building. It was called to order by the president, Max Meyor. Among thoss present were Messrs. Hellman, Windheim, Colpetz Brady, Chase, Canfield, Kosters, Pundt, Smith, Howell, Rosewater, Bruner, Wil kins, J. A. McShane, Hitchcock, J H. MeShane, Davis, Wakefiold, Krug, Evans, erson, McCaffrey, Clark. Iler, Heim- rod, Ames and Garneau. Mr, Nuttinger acted as secretary. The minutes of tho last meeting wero read and adovted. The secretary read a communication from Turncy & Sons, of Dubuque, la asking what inducements Omaha would offor them to move hither with n hand- made boot and shoo factory, employing 100 men. The sceretary had answered that ground, with o slight money bonus would probably bo given, T. L. Kimball sent in a communication showing the possibility of ostablishing and maintaining a _woolen mill in Omaha as well as in Provo, Utah, and other places on lines tributary to the Union Pacitio rond. The communica- tion was ordered copied and filed. A letter was receiyed from R. J Frunklin, of Harper, Neb., ecalking tention 1o the fact that the Union Pacitic was offering the same rates from that point to Kansas City that it was to Omaha, the same showing a diserimination covering a distance of two hundred miles in favor of the former and against the latter Mr. E. Rosewater suggested that tho communication be referred to Mr, Calla- way of the Union Pacitic Mr. Nattinger wunted to ask Mr. Rose- water if he thought it ought not to be re- forred to the freight bureau. Mr. Rosewater said that Mr, Callaway had charge of freight mattors at Kansas City as well as at Omaha, the matter should be laid before him to see what ho had to say ubout the mattor. It wasso “ordered. On motion of Mr, C, 8. Chase, a copy of the letter was ordered sent to the freight bureau. Half a dozen letters, from individuals, on various subjects and from various ‘parts of the country, were read by title and passed without further consideration. A letter from Congressman Dorsey, to the president of the board was read.” It referrod to some changes made in the _inter-state commeorce hill, and set forth the writer’s intent of opposing the oleomargarine bill, which, however, he thought would be considerably amended before it came up for pussage. Another letter was read from Manderson, acknowleaging his rec the board’s resolutions on the que oleomargurine, and setting forth his “Willingness to embody the same as an amendment wher the bill should come up for action in the senate. Harris Bros. & Co.,of New York, paper manunfacturers, asked for information as regards the possibility of securing rope from the boats:engnged in theriver trade in this part of the country, for the mana- “fcture of paper. The letter was accom- tnm(ml by a note from General Lowe, of his city, stating that the firm mentioned seriously contemplated locating in ‘Omaha. ‘Lhe question of amending article 160, section 2, of the by-laws, avas then raised. Phe proposed amendment read: A ‘a’mny of $5.00 shall be imposed on each r of this association who shall be ab- sent at the regular monthly meeting, unle #aid absent member shall show cause why he ‘was unable to attend said meeting, and said fine may be remanded upon a majority vote -of the membeas at the next regular meeting. Axt. 5, providing for the collection of sessments, shall be the rule governing the col lection of fines imposed. ° Mr. Chase said that, while he thought he might be esteemed the father of the esolution, in that he had suggested it, ot, in view of the fact that the affairs of ~the board were almost entirely in the smanagement of & board of directors of nine men, he didn’t thirk it would be ad- visable to fine anybody for non-attend- ance. In fact, he didn’t think the fine could be collected, and if 1t could not be llected, he couldn’t seo the wisdom of flicting it. Mr. P, E. Llor also olh'npuaml the amend- ment, for the reason that it would affect older members of the board who had al- _gn_Yu been moembers and had helped to .build it up. They were not active, yet they were useful moembers, ana their ad- _ vice and money were always needed, and when important subjects were being cousiderad they were always present av the meetings.” The hall could not ac- gommodate all the members if they should Htirn out. Furthermore, he beheved the “bourd could not affcet a man's stock, even if it piled forty fines upon him. “That question was now being debated in a Chicago court, and the board of trade stood a ohdnce of paying the fighting member a proportion of the stock of the association, It was time enough to talk of fining members whon the board got into their new building. LMr.J. A, MeShane wanted to know in Shat . manner the by-laws might be changed, ““The chair informed him, stating as among one of the requirements. that the roposed clmuf«slmuld be recommended )y the board of directors. Immediately Messrs, Iler and Hellman, mbersof that body, said that they had mended such an amendment, The secretary’s minutes were referred to and showed that the proinmml change had been suggested by the directors, and }:mponw to un inquiry from Mr. Chase was shown that the technicality of mtmg the amendment in the hall had n complied with, Mr. Evans suid he had favored the amenament in the board, but had done so gotan eapression upon it by the bourd. 0 Was uplmsod however, to its passuge, though he |-ou‘f’)n u small penalty would advisable, but a large oune which 1d not be collected would be impolitic. v, Colvetzer said his idea in bringing the question before the board of mana: gers was to get such moembers as were resent to attend the mectings, and also show that the directors wero willing that the mombers of the association should know wlat the dircetors were do- ing with the $75,000 they had in their po- session. o also wanted to have dis- roved the charge that the board wus be- nfir\m by a eligne. 1. Ior said when they got to doing business in their new building as a bona fide board of trade, people would be glad attend weetings, and he did nor doubt that memberships would be worth 000, M. Rosowater said thut the vote which y were about to take would not with- (W the confidence of the people from board of directors. It was a vote rather of policy than anything eise. There Wias no doubt “that the” meetings of the association ought to have a full attend. ance, Neithor was thero any doubt that the board of directors had unquestioned m:‘ 1o transact all the financinl af- e assooiation, Butto give ex- lon to an opinion as the board of wde on any important subjeet, the di- ¥ rectors ought to call the beard togother. To effcct an amendment now seemed to him impolifte, especially when the board was within nine months of getting into its new building, when the members would attend the meetings from feelings of prid A vote was taken and the amendment was lost, not a voice being heard in the aflirmative. On motion of Mr, Colpetzer a commit teo was . appointed to confer with tho agement of one of the lowa trunk and request it to put a fast train on between Omaha and Chicago, and in consideration for which to offer the in fluence of the board in directing the trade of Omaha to the line thus sccommo dating them. The committee nppointed by the chair was Messrs. Colpetzer, Brady and McShane. Mr. Rosewater said that the board of {rade ought to take an_ in- torest in a qnestion which aflected the city and which was now pending in congress. It was that refer ring to the re-location of Fort Omaha. 1f any member present had any reasons to advance w the removal contem- plated shonld tike place, ho should like to hear them. If not, he would like to Lave the lower housa of congress in formed of the fact and to take no sction on the pending bill until 1t could learn what were the feclings of the people upon the subject, Mr. ller said he had heard that the reason advanced for the removal of the fort was that there was not suflicient ground to be had at the present site for the neccommodation of the fort Mr. Rosewater said _he had been in- formed that General Crook did not favor the remova terday Colonel Henry, in charg fle practice ut Bellevue, said the troops were getting along nicely as they were. Mr. Kountze had also inform him that sufficient ground near the present fort conld be offered to the government if they wanted to buy. To make the change now would be injurious to the people who had given the luud to the government to have them, now beautiful with drives and shade trees, torn up und destroyed. The govern- ment wouldnotspend one-half as much money in buying the additional ground required by tho troops us it would in etting anew place and erecting new buildings. The board ought to o resolution asking congress to take no action in the premises until they could learn what necessity there existed for making the change.” Ofticers now come in during the day to the city and make purchuses. At night thoy attend church and the theater, They could not do this if they were put ten miles out in the country, unless suburban tramns were put on for their accoinmodation, and they are not numerous enough to war- rant those being put on any of the roads. The Belt line was already near the fort and $10,000 would give them a line to their doors, Besides, they had beautiful drives leading there, and every stranger who took & ride here always went oul in that direotion, and enjoyed tho sight of the wuter works and the beantifulroads. He did not think it w: advisable to tear up and destroy all these because of some person who wanted to sell a farm. In response to a question, Mr. H. T. Clark said that with regard to the Bellevue range, hoth the owners and the — soldiers were I|:|||}w and satistied with everything. He arked that the site of the present fort reverted to the donors when it should be abandoned for military pur- Ppo! This opmion was controverted by Mes: Iler and Hellman, hoth of whom had given a part of the land. 'That had been the original understanding, but it was ehanged when the government built 1ts last permancnt -buildings on the grounds, Mr. Hitchcock said that the objections nt site were, inadequacy practice, inability to accommodate a twelve-company post, insufficiency of ground to admit of artil- lery drill. The board should be interest- ed in favor of Omaha, and consequently should commititself against the bill. Mr. Rosewater then introduced the fol- lowing resolution: Resol by the Omaha Board of Trade, that we regard the relocation of Fort Omaha as detrimental to the interests of this city and of no material benefit the the United States government. Resolved, That we remonstrate against the passage of the bill recently by the senate, and Tespecttully request the house committee on military affairs to withhold action until our citizons have time to presentobjections to the proposed change. Resolyed, That the president and secretary forward a copy of these resolutions to Gen- eral Bragg and our representatives in con- gress. 1he resolutions were unanimously adopted. . E, Clark introduced a resolution, the effeot'of which was diametrically op- posed to that sought to be created by the resolutions adopted at the last meeting, on the question of olecomargarine, Mr. Colpetzer hoped the resolution would not pass; and President Meyer said he would not like, at this time, to sign such a reso- lution,especially so soon after those of an opposite nature had gone to Washington as the sentiment of the hoard. The resolution was lost, Messrs, W. E. Clark and C, 8. Chase voting in the aflirmative. Adjourned, ———— CORPORATE CARES, A Dreary Session of the Oity Fathers Last Evening. The council met in regular session last night, all of the members being present except Alderman Goodrieh, The follow- ing business was transact COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS. From the Mayor—Approving ordi- nances authorizing the issue of paving and curbing bonds; also an ordinance granting certain privileges to the B, & M. railway company; also ordinances order- ing the grading of certain streets in the city of Omaha. Filed. ame—Appointing A, D. Balcombe, J. T. Bell and Thos, Swift to nssess damage by opening Sherman street, Confirmed, Sumo—Appointing the lulluwin% garb- age collectors: First ward, W. H. Bar- ber; second ward, Chas, Splitt; third ward, Henry Combs; fourth \\‘un.‘. Thos. Callah. Approved. From Chairman Bosrd of Public Work ~-Presonting the name of R. I Walker as mspector of woodwork on Eleventh sud Sixteenth street viaduct. Paving, and guttoring, -Reporting 8 number of esti- mates for various paving and grading contraots. Same. u&onh\? thoe contract of Chas. E. Fanning & Co. for cleaning the paved stroets for two years. Approved. Superintendent of Buildings—Report- ing that Mr, Tom Murray has closed con- tract for the completion of the brick ;!‘l])rk on his block on Fourteentn street, 0. From James Fox -— Reporting bill amounting $148.50 for cloaning Thir- teenth strect. Paviog, curbing and gutt ok, From Jacob Jaeobs—Asking for dam- age for proposod change of grade on Nineteenth strect botween Leavenworth and Marey streets. Second ward delegu- tion and city attorney. From Andrew Murphy—Asking for $1,000 damage for proposed change of grade ou Jaokson street butween Four- taenth sad Fftecuth streets. Grades and grading, 1 Of Propert; Ownnu—MkmE for grad- ln‘d“(‘ Phii Sheridan street. Grades and grading. Of property owners-- Asking for aban- donlu{ of oxtousion of J«ll'!’uu;x street from Chicago to Cass street. Publlo prop- erty and improvemont, From C. D. Taylor—Offering tc pay for cortain property n(‘(~||rlml by hm and claimed by the city. Publie property anc improvements, Of property owners—Protesting against the proposea change of grade street from Tenth street and street, and asking for old grade. Tabled The ordinance regulating the assess ment of fines upon the inmates of houses | of prostitution was returned without the mayor's signature RESOLUTIONS. By Chenoy — city attorhoy be in- structed to prey ordinance” defining daties of the building inspector. By Lee~That the city engineer ba in- structed to prep: ordinance ordering the paving of Marey street from Kour: teenth to Fifteenth streets. Adopted By Lowry--That the old volanteor firemen of Omaha be allowed the use of the city hall on Thursday evening, Juno 24, for the purpose of Organizing o societ Adopted . By fi‘m‘-y "hat the school lov creased to four mills for geners and that the one mill for the sinking fund be left unchanged I'he entire discussion of the school te business was called up by the introduc- tion of this resolation, and Iasted for dreary half hour, resulting i tion of the resolution amend “three mills for general fund " By Schroeder—That the oity marshal be instructed to notify all persons own- ing property that obstruots the streets about to be graded to romove the same atonce. Adopted. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Grades and Grading--Recommending tho establishment of grade on Hickory street; also grading of Pierce stro grading of Sixth stroct. Adopted. Same—Recommending the allowance of 8500 damnges to Mrs. Whalen by chango of grade on Tenth stroef. Adopted. Gas and Electric Lights—Roeporting bids of different gasoline and vapor ugmmg companies for lighting certain strects 5 the city, and recommending the ace ance of the bid of the Ohio Street Light- inli company at 19 per lamp per year ho committoe's report was opposod hy Mr. Bailey, who was especially favorable to the Sun & Vapor company. Another half hour of valuable time was frittered away in a needless discussion which ended in the ndoption of the committec's recommendation, ORDINANCES. Spocial ordinance providing for the pay- ment of linbilities incurred during the month of June, amounting to $1,285 Establishing the grade of Poppleton from Twenty mnfi street to Twenty- eighth streat. Grades and grading. Ordering the grading of Idaho strcot from Cuming north to 1ts terminus. Passed. lari ssity of changing arts of Mason street 3 les and grading. Providing for the issuance of bonds in tho sum of $30,000, for the payment of the cost of paving, repairing, ete., the streets and interscctions of the city. Passed. Jreating a board, to be knowu as com- missioners of adjustment, and defining powers. iciary and city engineer. Changing the grade of a p street from Pucific street to the tracks of the B. & M., and of Mason strect from Tenth street to Eleventh street. Grades and grading. Leave of absence for ten days was granted to Alderman Manville. At 11 o’clock the council adjourned. el Sy THE ASSESSMENT, Commissioner Corliss Files an Opin- ton Upon an lmportant Subject. Oounty Commissioner Corlis has filed the following opinion with the board, .of which he isa member, upon' ‘the*vexed assessment question: x » the honorable board of county commis- sioners of Douglas county, Nebraska: In re- gard 10 the assessmont as returned by the as: sessors of Douglas county for the year 1885 [ think the same rule has been followed for *ha year 1886 as for previous years, and the same rulo has been applied in all of the counties of the state. The natter of revenue has both- ered the heads of even more competent men than the board of county commissioners of Douglas county, and while Ido not think that they can rémedy the evil; but if the law is bad tiey can only put it into force, as that is the proper way to getrid of it. In the mat- ter of assessing real and personal property our statutes read as follows: ‘Personality—Iow valued. Sec. 4, Chap. 77, Page 459, Personal property shall be val- ued as follows: “1—All personal property, except as hereln otherwise directed, shall be valued at its fair cash value. “2—Every credit for a certain sum, payable either in money or labor, shall be valued at a fair cash value for the sum so pay- able; if for any article of property, labor, or for” service of an; ind, it shall be valued at the current price of such property, Iabor or service, 3. Annuities and royalties shall be valued at their present total value. Real property shall be valued as follows: See. 5, Chap. 77, Page 490, How valued. 1. Each tract or lot of real property be valued at its fair valuo, estimated "a vrice 1t would bring at a voluntary sale thereof where public notice had been given and a payment of one-third cash and the balance scoured by a mortgage upon the property. 2. Leasehold estates, including leases of school and other land of the state, shall be valued at such a price as they would bring at a fair voluntary sale for cash, 8. Where a building or structure owned by a lessee 1 located on land leased from an- other, the same shall be valued atsucha price as such building or structure would sell at_a falr voluntary sale for cash, Now, Ielaim thatno assessor In the state of Nebraska has complied with the law in com- Piling his valuation for assessment purposes, A valuation caleulated as the law directs would give Douglas county a valuation of at least §75,000,000, and to put in all mortgages, bonds and other personal property subject to taxation underour revenue Jaw, and not as- sossed, would make a much larger sum. L can see nothing wrong in muking an assessment according to this act; provided all counties in the state comply with it, or if those counties that did not comply with the law ocould get a proper equaiization by the state board of equalization; but heretofore each county has made the lowest possible assessment to avoid the state taxes, Douglas county has prac- ticed the same poliey, on account of being in doubt about getting any relief from the state board, but it is my opinfon that'the time has come when this Kind of poliey will be' sui- eidal to the best interests of the city of Unu\l,x: and llou{lucouul.y. Some_step “should tukon tobring about a radical change. 1t would be & bold step for Douglas county to put its assessment up to its full value with a state levy of 7}¢ mills on the dollar staring them in the face. With our preseut valustion say $15,000,000 the amount of state levy would be §112,500, but W’m'" that we should place it at 880,000,000 at 7 mills we would have $000,000, a niee sum to distribute through the balance of the state and no doubt all would be used. Now 1 illlm it does not need much legislation to make enr revenue law what itshould be, Let the next legis- Inture puss that would the of the coMn eral fund so tiiat the eounty eomumission- ers conld not levy more than two mills, and 1 will guarantes that the valuation would in- » all over the state, But increased vai- 8 not what we wost noed, it is equality { Under our present law, as coni- large per cent of taxabie prop- taxation. We cannet expeot ists to send money here and T an per “cel und return 1o the asses and pay per cent county teax but e expect them to pay something, If taxes wore only 1 per ¢eut I think they would pay that,” and it would” inorease our lovy sud placo all parties on s equal foot ing, Now thére is o one that can contend but what ull the lown gud trust companics and money loaners of gvery description should bear their share of the burdens of tax- ation. Qur banks are taxed st is hiki(w rate us suy uther personal ¥ “We assess thelr stock lp-r,rtfl du.lr surplus and un- divided profits ans vide It by four, but of the Luudreds of thousands of doilars of bonde and mortgages we receive no revenue whfi:vr. To "fl“ holding those klflommuu nnis.( g as other taxpayers, il i m yers, and then sheir share,” The ouly way I'seeto do it castern c loun it make | would bring $950,0 0. ' and pear trees. . L THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY. ut all propetty at fts fhll vatue and reduce | Fie 1avy it 18 the only \way you exn oalculnte in 8 bosrd of equalization, when assessors try to assess at one-fth, one-sixth or one third, and they will mix things up so it is impossible to equalize the assessment in the time preseribed by law., Some might say that 1 per cent wowd be ridiculously Inw. Now see what 4 par cent would de The valuation of Douglas county this yeat is about fifteen million dollars. Say the city and county levy s 6 pdr adnt, the levy would amount to 300,000, Now, what would be the nctaal valuation? Wo will-maltiply the $15,- 000,000 by 8ix,and wo have $00,000.000; we will add honds, mortgages, notes and other prop: erty nol_now nssessed, £5,000,000, making a 1otal of 805,000,000, One per cent assessment \ you can ses |t would increase our rivenue and distribute taxation where it rightly: belongs; besides, it would bo a_gonarous Act to those parties who claim that they are made ver, present law, Respectrully, F. W. Conviss. - - Oontests on Horseback. The posters aronnd town, of two men | on horseback rushing pell-moll at one another with swords, do not represent aouple of third wardors settling a politi cal dispute; far from it. They r advertisements of Dunean C mounted sword contest with an oppo nent. The champion is to Saturday aguinst not less than six who have the temerity to stand, or rather sit, before him in the tourncy, the last three heing soldiers of the Fourth now sta- tioned at the fort. They are all old cav- alrymen, to wit: Myers and Donohue, 1ate of the Fitth eavalry, and Corporal port, late of the Second. It looks as if there would bo excitoment Saturday evening at the sition building. - - rmy Briofs. The leave of absence for soven days antod First Lieutenant Lowis Merrian, purth infantry, in orders No. 111, cur' rent series, dated Fort Niobara, Neb,, June 15, 1886, is oxtended fiye duys. ool iy All members of the Plustorers’ u nion are requested to be present at their hall Friday evening, ns business of im- ortance is to bo transacted. Order of ecretary. o - Protty Rallway Stations. Cassell’s Family Magazine for July: 1 know of one or two tunnels that are ex- ternally |mshi\'n-l{ picturesque. ravel- ers from the north to Londo! Trent, must have noticed when entering Redhill tunnel the wealth of woodland at the , with grey baronjcal battlement ide, and the telegraph masts with their web of wires carried far aw up among the trees. Pointmen’s box even can, with their ‘‘levers” and *“‘re- peaters,” and tinkling bells, eloquent of the ‘“block system' of signalling, be made “‘things of beauty,” if not “'a joy for ever.” How man, sengers each summer, for i oe, admire the hand some ion signal-box at Cheltenham! It is during the summer monthsa perfect ““basket of flowers,” and more resembles aradiant greenhouse than a prosaic ro- ceptacle for ‘‘switches’’ and “threc- throws.”” Creeping plants climb up the sides of this cabin. Ornamental baskets are_ suspended from the eaves, from hich droop festoons of lowers. The nalmon look *6ut f the windows bright with fuchsias t\miflm aninms. Wire-stands filled, with flowers are placed on either side the box, while be- lniml a fernery, where’ bright flowering plants mingle their colors with the cool- ys and greengs Wild birds build in tion-roof, and begome almost tame despite the rush gnd:rear of the passing trains with their vibration and smoke. Onthe lines of the west of England pretty railroad statlonghre numerous. In the opening summes time when the orch- ards of the belovedl western country are 1n flower, the statibfis appear to nestlo amid the'red and whité blossoms of apple ngtintend to con- vey thiat these stations are models of or- mate architecture. ;:failway shareholders eager for their dividends, would scarcely approve of that. - But still there are quaint designs of gable, delicate sugges- tions of pretty windows, and artistic points about many of these wayside sta- tions, picturesque enough for all painting DuTposes. The cultivation of flowors 1s a pleasing characteristic of English railway stations. There are some stations—such as Dum- fries, on the Glasgow and Southwestern! main line, and Didsbury, on the Mun- chester South district—that owe their prodigal show of shrubs and flowers on the platforms to the professional nurser: man disph\yin% his horticulture as an ad- vertisement. It is not to these elaborate instances that allusion is here made so much as to the country side stations, where the station master and his man and Ind spend their spare_time, from the booking-ofice and the lamp room, in beautifying their platforms with border- mgs, and plants, and flowers. nd now charming is the result of their recreative efforts to travelers in passing trains—what visions of beauty alternate between bridge and tunicl and cutting— what pleasant glimpses of color! ‘“The speech of flowers excels ail flowers of speech,’’ and itis heard above the screech of the engine-whistle and the noisy rattle of wheels, Railway directors, supposed by most peopie to be most case-hardened of men, are even guilty of cherishing this taste for floral cultivation' among the workers on tho lina They not only give thoir employes garden allotments to cultivate us and beans, cahbages and potatoes, ruit and flowers, but one board of di rectors (that of the Midland railway) vo! an annual sum of £100 to be distributed in prizes over the line for the most neatly kept platform gardens at the passenger stutions. Last year-(1835) as many us seventy-six stations competed, and the rizes wore graduated from' £10 to 5s. he vesult was very gratifying. Evon stations sutlias Armley, at Leeds, and Brightside, at Sheflield, which enveloped in foundry smoke and vapors, despite thelr antagonistic roundings, ~ succeeded in" producing pretty floral effects, At other stations, where the vegetation was in a less dogree Liable to be parched on the railway slopes, and suffe in a minor degree from engine sparks and. ‘‘smuts,” the orts - put forfl was most oncnurlgin‘z. At Kinnersley, a station on the South Waleg gection, clay banks were converted into.teiraces of towers, and “the desert WTH “nade to smile.” At Bakawell, banksthefore rough and un- sightly were li)lnntnfl {with ocurpet-like turf, and diversifigd” h flower designs and devices in Darhydljire spar. In the i;?rinF thay wore th tulips and hy- acinths. People Arom a distance s06 them, In the sikmnier beddin[.% plants were substituted;’ywhile rustic baskets with ferns and trajling flora were sus- ponded from tho ro cach platform. =1t is eminently ery to learn that at the stations witewe: the borders are kept the best, the fhulilic have most as- sisted in preservingthe plants, Where thie flowers have beon most profuse, the customers of the hine have been tho most zeunlous oustodians. ‘IMe much-maligned ‘‘cheap-tripper’ s 2refrainod from plucking them; and even on thronged excursion platforms, auring the busy summer months, not a single bloom has been missed. This encourazement gives hope of even better resulls in fature years, - Lots are now offered on Leavenworth street near Phil Sheridan street, 33} feet front by 84 feet deep to an nlley, that are A1 location forstores. The loeality sup- ports all branches of business and no more desirable lots for the uurlpunu can be found. Terms, one:third cash, AMES, SOLE AGENTS, Farnam st. PP i An ice cream festival will be held by the ladies of the Third -Congregational church next Tuesday evcnln‘t une 29, atlthe residence of Mrs. C. Axford, corner of Luke and 21st. All are most cordially invited to be preseas. jurers by our | JUNE 23, 1886, THE STATE NORMAL'S CLOSE. Commencement Exercises at Nebraska's Sohool For the Training of Teachers. A MOST CREDITABLE AFFAIR Excellent Work of the Graduates of Which the People of the State May Well Bo Proud ~-The Methods, Closing Exerciscs at Peru. Pexrv, Neb,, June 17, [Correspondence of the BEk [-~One of the most pleasant ocenslons connected with the normal sohool has just closed, and though at this season of the year the air is full of the cchoes of orations, essays and farewell songs, and the papers are surfeited with reports full of glowing adjectives por traying the grandeur of each exercise, yet we feel it due to the veople who sup port this institution so genorously from tha coffers of the state to know somothing of the werk boing done as exhibited on this occasion. As wo arestrangers, for the first time entering tho town, permit us to give oar impressions ns we onter it. When the conductor called out *‘Peru,” we lookea ont, expecting to find n neat, thriv- ing village, all allve with business. But we only saw & small, dingy depot building, with a few straggling houses on each side of the road, skirted with weeds of a Juxuriant growth, and a dilapidated sidewalk leading southward, True, there were & large crowd of young people gathered about the station, but we could not help exclmming: “‘Well, well, is this the seat of the State Normal school?” But, as we rode up the street, signs of life began to appear, and though vo failed to find a hotel in town, we saw t there was some considerable busi- ness being done. We saw_ovidences of two or three churches, and as we pro- ceaded south toward the Normal build- ing signs of thrift appe: and several fair residences were We were greeted by an elderly gentleman as we reached the front ‘steps of the school building and v 1y welcomed to the hospitalitic hool Now that we are_on the hill, and coald embraco in our vision a wider range, we did not wonder that gained the school, for a more beautiful location and natural surroundings cannot be found in the west, and that littie stanza that ends in “Only man is vile" seemed so approprinte, as we thought of the marring of the landscape from the depot to the building by the denizens of the place, that we involuntarily repeated it aloud. After a generous repast in the dining hall of the dormitory we were leasantly shown through™ the ‘“‘new building,” as it is called. This naw building is compesed of two parts—that finished in 1873; which was built after the goneral plan of so many of our high school buildings throughout the state, and the new addition, built on the south side of the first, finished January 1, 1856, We shall not dare to undertake a deserip- tion of these buildings, as that might well oceu the space suflicient for a long letter, but we will say they arc com- modibus, eonvenient, and scem well adapted to the uses for which they were erec¢ted, They are heated by steam and well snpplied with water. Monday eyening was devoted to the e; crcises of the Philomathean society, As wo entered the chapel we found it well filled by an intelligent nudience, and the evercises already begun. A Miss Bowen was reciting. She did her part well, A Mr. Conklin then announced for his sub- Ject, *‘Man, & Fanning Mill,”" and made out quite a similarity, but his metaphors were, a3 a rule, far-fetched. Lhe nextin order was a debate, subject, ‘‘Labor versus Capita.” Mr. Ellis E, Good vre- sented capital and handled his part well. Mr. W. B. Harman discussed with ability the side ot labor and made some stron, })oinu umlnsp%)t;hiw. Miss Laura Brad- ord was just beginning her paper on “Capitall” when s high wind from the west caused something of a stampede, and we did not s|:|¥ to hear the restof the exercises. We learned from others who remained that all was well carried and the society was well represented. This = society is composed mostly of members of the adyance classes. Its work is overy way worthy of the school, its room very nicely furnished and taste- fully decorated. The Everett society has also a fine room just across the hall from the Philomathean. On Tuesday the general classes of the school were suspended and the first cle- mentary class (graduates in the lower de- })urtmcm; oceupied the chapel during the orenoon. Interspersed with the ess: were cluss exorcises conducted by mem- bers of this class. Miss Mattic Evans con- ducted a class in primary reading and her method would no doubt startle most of the pedagogues as an entire new departure. She had on a table a number of com- mon grticles,boxes, spoons,shells,spools ete., ete., and surrounded by a class of pupils ranging from four years old and upward to seven. She asked them to pick from the table some article. Sho then wrote a little sentence about it, and the child immediately read it. Words and letters were entirely ignored. T'he sentence alone was regarded. The elldren seemed to be perfectly at home and wrote the sentences quite legibly on other loards. - There were some things that might be oritizised, but if thought is to zained from the written page, and that is the chief object in learning to read, tho sentence method is the true system of instruction. Miss Lois Hills gave a les- son on the teeth, oxhibiting the method of developing thonght from objects. Miss Kate Powers gave a lesson on aleohol and its effects. 1t was well done, and mude a deep impression on all who heavid her. It is certain that the young class to whom she gave the lesson will nevor for- gotat. Tuesday evening dents’ reunfon prayer meeting. room wus orowded an sey- oral of the old students testified to the help this moeeting had been to them in former days, and how its in- fluence had followed them in thoir bus life-work since they left this school. Rev. Mr. Palmer, who delivered the bac- calayreate sermon on Sunday, made o very impressive address on the subject of prayer, The prayer meoting hour passed quickly and the students at its close seemed to leave the room reluctantly. After prayer meeting the Alumui as- ociation met in the chapel. ‘The exer- cises were interestin, Wedosaday wae thhe tug groas day, When we awoke Wednesday morning the rain was pouring down in torrents, and the prospects for an audience was dismal indeed. But by 8 o'clock the rain had censed and streams of people began to set in toward the oliapel. Promptly at 9 o'clock the momboers of the board of education, faculty.of the school, gradu- ating class- . and singers took their places on the platform After an_anthem, well rendercd by the choir, the Rev. D. F. Rodabsugh led n ravor. The salutatory was delivered by Liss Jessio Sinelur. Like salutatories and valediotories ou all such oceusions, there was much repoctition 2nd sameness in the many welcomos and farewells, yet we were much ploased with the thought and expression of this Bhe was solf-possessed and bore herself with dig- nit7. Miss Blanohe Bedell discoursed on the “Immortality of Influence,'' & sub- jeet worthy of the lady and a ludy sbleto the out programme was the stu- The handle it well. Mr. Duncanson, in his thoughts on ‘'Differenti showed very careful preparation and & wide range of knowledge, but his hesitation in delivery marred his production somewhat. Miss Minnio Hendryx showed that "Our Emancipation” consisted more in free dom trom mental thralldom than from bodily manacles, “From Base to Sum mit’ was oneof the bost papers. This was the production of Miss Ida Chureh,daugh ter of Judge Jarvis Church of Auburn “Search for . Truth,” by Miss Dora Lilly, of Tekamah, was a very lgmul pa per and was well read. “‘The Gen esis of Knowledge" Mr. Alex showod to be much fa than that we gain from Belle Gilmore, of Wee: much to sny of inters Within and Withont Green delivered the val woll done, and made a fitting close to tho work of the graduating class. Hon. B, B! B. Kennedy, president of the board of education, mado u short and appropriate address to the gradnates and ‘n-.-x.-..m ench his diploma. Rev, Mr >almer being called upon, made somo remarks relative to hisimpressions of the school and its work, in which he spoko very highly of the ganeral cha the class work pupils 1n conclusion we can suy the state has roason to be proud of her Normal school In another article we may speak of the character of its instructions and the methods pursued in their work. Wa know from what we saw that the school is well managed, and great credit is dne to Principal Farnham for its present suc- coss. p — Real Fatate Transfers. The following transfors were filed June 21 with the county eclerk, and reported for the Brr by Ames’ Roal Estate Agency: Ada P Drake and others to Charles R Tur- ney and others; lots 9 and 10, subdivision of 8 blk 12, Reed’s 1st add, Omaha, w d $4,600, M I’ Mason and others to The Public thage add of nely of sely and s 17 act selq of nely, sec 18-13 Douglas Co, dedica- tion. Balthas Jetter and wifeto Henry H Meday; Jastor n side of see 01413, Douglas Co, Jet- er's add, w d $700, ‘Tempe I Darrow and husband to Joseph J Deiss; middle i of lots 10and 11, Cortlandt place, Omaha, W d, $4,500. Caroline Lillie and husband to Lueins W Wakeley: lots 13 and_14, bik R, Shinn’s 2 add, Omaha, w d, $1,700, Marion Landrock and_husband to Arthur € Wakeley: part of lot 58, Hartman’s add, w Teal; , Pelhum place, Omaha, w d, §600 Benjamin W Biizes and wile to Sabra A Perrigor lot 10, blk 3, Hanscom place, Omaha w d, 85000, Everet G Ballou and wife to Dexter I, Thowas; lots 7, 8 9,10 and 13, Howe's add, Omaha, 'w d 8643, Clifton E Mayne and wife and others to Andrew Rosewater, 326 ft, 21 inch on w line nam’_and ‘Irwin' streets, McCor- mick’s add, Owaha, w d, $16,000. Saint A 1) Baleombe and_wife to Dexter 1 Thomas, out lot 163, Florence, Douglas Co, w d, 8700, Max Meyer and others to The Public, Man- hatian subdivision of swig of nw'g, sec 52-15- 18, Douglas Co, dedication. William G Albright and’ wife to Simon J Fisher and others, lot 10, blk 10, Hanscom place, Omaha, w d, £3,500, David Kaufman' and wife to Simon J Fisher, lot 16, blk 19, Ianscom place, Oraba, qc, 8L John 8 Caulield (single) to Cyrus A Golatte, s 133 ft of lov 23, Clark place add, Omuba, w d, 3650, Andrew Rosewater and wife fo N Rosenwnsser, part of lot 16, sec Douglas Co, W d, $5000. Goorge L Tdwards and_ wife to Lucy C Ed- wards, i35 0€ L7, DIk fPark Forest.Owmab, W W HIll (single) and others to George Lwards, nig of lot 7, blk -9, Park Forest, Omaha, w d, $100, b reus 1 rvin'L Richards (single) to Lavina G Dal- Jots 1,2, 3, and 4, King's add, Omala, w John' M_Tanner and wife and others to Elizabeth O'Byrne, lots 4 and 5 blk 8, Bowery Hill add, Owmaha, 4 c, §1. Andrewv J Hanscom and wife to Isabolla Fitchett, lots 13 and 14, blk 6, Hanscom place, Omaha, $4,100. Samuel K Rogers and wife to John W Bell, lot40ana sk of lot 37, A Kountze's add, Omaha, q ¢, 31. _Anna M Goodrich (widow) to John A Me- Shane, lot 4, blk 159, Omaha, w d, £50,000, John B Cuneo and wife to John F Wuerth, art of lot 62, 8 1 Rogers', Okahoma, Doug: s Co, w d, $600. Helén R Clark and husband to Frank Hel- 513, Douglas Co, w ler, part of nel{ of 5 'Lyman Richardson and wife to Charles Wasmer, lots 5 and 6, blk 20, West End add, Omaha, W d, §5,7 Al “Well ana Hearty." San Francisco Post: A San Franciscan who is a reformed Comstocker, revisitec Virginia City last week. He was greeted warmly by the leading citizens, who are always as delighted at the urn of a Nevadan as prisoners are when ono who has served his term is brought back for another stretch. “You are looking well and hearty,sir,” said ex-Judge Cox, who was seated on the curb in front of the Nevada bani, chewing jobacco and playing with a pup. “I believe so; I well."”” “Yes; you are looking very well and hearty.” e “Thank you. How is old Bill Stoker getting ulong?”’ “Old Biil*” Wetl, I saw Bill yosterday up to the engine-house, and he is looking well and hearty, sir.”” “‘And how is 0old Bob Galbraith—seen am fecling very w him this morning, sir. wt-l} and hearty.”’ wife—yes, yes his wife,she is and hearty, sir.” it. And how is old Sam Wylic? Seen him lately?" AAh, yos; poor ylie! Well, the Inst time I saw Sam was thé day we buried him, and he was looking well and hearty--that is, for a corpse, sir.” —— o AtL1001 8. 13th St. 18 the place o buy building paper, oarpet felt, monldings, doors, windows, blinds, etc., at very low Pprices. G. F. LyMaN. Manbhatten. Easy payments, —— Low price: fioofl ades and 8 square deal. Central Lumber Yard, 13th & Oala, Dr. Ramilton Warren, foloutic Physl- cian and Surgeon, Room 8, Crouns block corner 16th and Capitol avenue Dayand night o promptly sttented to ¥ora good variety of honest tailor- mase olothing at low prices go to BraurTeR, the Mammoth Cloth Cor. 10th and Munhatten, Euasy paymeuts, Corner of Harnoy and 15th St The best business corner in Omaha fc the money, being 88 fout front on 15t St., by 66 feet on Harney. This lot will be sofd at its market value on easy terms. MES, 1607 Farnam St. Manhatten. Easy payments, e e— Manhatten, Easy payments B —— Taking qnality 1nto consideration, I am 1z LUMBER cheapor than any yard whn. My new oftice, #th end Dougla: street is vory convenient Fuep W. Grar, o — i1 Howr & Kuri's PRICES ON FURNI- TURE, 1510 DOUGLAS BTRELT Dou't pay big prices or lumber bul buy cheap ut Bradford's. The buyer for A. Dormann loft tho | oity this evening o purchase another bankrupt stock. acter of | and demeanor of tho | —————m A POOR DAY FOR TRADINC, Wheat and Other (‘rml; Weak and Lower in Chicago. A SLIGHT RALLY AT THE CLOSE. | Provisions Active A Strong and in attle ool Advance Good Dor mana Market atn Hogs Strong and Higher. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. | Cnreaao, June 22— [Special Telogram to the Bek. |~ Wirat—Wheat was weak and | Tower, and trading was only fair and mainly of a local speculative nature. Good crop re. ports and a scarcity of outside orders shook the contidence of holders and wght ont | sellers. Later stronger eablegrams and re. | ports of too much rain in the northwest took llru'il,‘\lnl\hnil highest point of the day. | Atthe advance, however, there was a desiro | to realize, and a portion of the advance was Tost, and the finishing figures show a declino of Yaie. The feeling at the close was rather firm. Vessel room was taken for 64,000 bushels, July closed at T8%e, August opened at #%c, and sales were at and be- tween 74! ‘e, closing al Septem- ber closed at 64¢, Octobe and De- comber at 70 Conx-Corn was rather slow and uninter- esting, with trading confined to small pro- fessionals, The receipts wero fair and ship- ments liberal, Now York was steady and Liverpool dull and easy. The offerings wore not large, but at one time exceeded the do- mand and sales wero mado ata trifie below yesterday's close. ‘The last sales, however, orecord any change. July sold at 350, August at 85368 e, and closed at 1 o'clock with sellers at outside figures, Cash was weak and lower, with less than the usual demand 50, 185108¥8—~All kinds of hog products tive and in good demand, especially pork and ribs, AFTERNOON BoAnrD—Wheat was steady on the afternoon board and little higher, ugust selling up to 7@ e, closing at THig@ 1. Corn was a shade firmer and oats un- changed. {n provisions pork was a_fraction lower, with ribs and lard unchanged, 40 p. m.—August wheat, puts,745c; calls, CHICAO LIVE STOCK, [Speclal Tam to ~Smaller recolpts, steady markets at other points, and good loeal demand caused a strong feeling In this branch of trade and prices for all desirable grades of beef cattle ruled irm and higher, Fresh wrivals amounted to 4,400 head, in- cluding 1,500 Texas cattle, about 150 distillery cattle, and fully 1,000 head of butchering and stock cattle. Less than 2000 native beet cattle were on sale and the proprtion of goold dry fed steers was comparatively small, Tho dressed beef and shipping demand for suit- able cattle absorbed the scant offerings at 5@10c advance, while common and medium grades improved some from the decline of 10@15¢ noted yesterday. Exporters wanted a few choice beeves, but the supply of de- sirable stock was insuflicient to supply tho general demand, Grassers werc in light supply and sold faitly about 5e below the prices for good dry fed stock, The market after 11 o’clock ruled weak and the only advanee was lost. Aboub thirty earloads of 1128 to 1457 Ib cattle sold to shippers and exporters at $4.4%@5.25: somo 1457 1b cattle, rather conrse, sold at $1.8), while a very Dundy bunch of 1219 1b steers Sold. o a Philadelphia. uteher at 85, iX- porters p less than one hun- dred head. beef men were made at $8.00775,074, largely $4.25@4,50, for medium to good 1005 t 5. Some 648 1b heifers sold to {1 £4.073, and 860 1b yearlng stecrs at l'he( bought about six hundred he fed Wyoming and Nebra 1238 1bs, at $4.70.@4.05, and 1393 1b dis HoGs: 10¢ higher than last w £4.00@4.10; fair to and best heavy, $1.45 @450. vod_mived, $- 50; light sol “New York. June 22.—MoNEY—On call easy at 1} TRiME MERCANTILE PAPER — @5 por HXCHANGE—Dull; $458 for and $4.85% ror demand. s—Quiet and strong. tucks opened steady, the differ- ences either way not, oxceeding 12 por cont, Dealings wero quiet throughout the duy, and though prices advanced slizhtly in the morn- ing there was some_ feverishness and trading was without regularity in its movements. Pr gged off in the afternoon and the lowest fizures were generally made in the last hour, although the market closed steady after a sligt rally. BTOCKS ON WALL STRERT. Central Pacifis C&A. L & St. iaferre . & O 2414 prefi 803 Toxas Pi 8514 [nion Pacilic, 4053 W., St. L. & I . m7| Tpreferred 108 |Western Un 2714 O.R. & 604 C., t. Northern P: preferred. CHICAGO P RODUCE, Flour—Quiet wheat flour, § June wint Chicago, unchanged; 4.50; sauthern, @ 4.25; Michigan, 8oftspr Minnesota bakers', 54,4004, low grades flour quiet at $3.50@3,50 in in sacks, Wheat--Averaged lower: opened about & @e helow yesterday's close, and closed 1o lower, after fluety i, cishy TR@TEC > Quiet dy: ensh closed 1{e lowers futures about the same as yesterday; dig0; July, MIge; August, S6@ 6'ge ahd siightly easier; o Batloy-- Dull Timothy—Prine, $1.7, Flax Soed--$1.085. Whisky—$1.14. Pork ~Jinled higher carly. but later bocame eastor_and sottled baek awd closod quiett B, L00; July, §8,95@30744; Avgust, 23, Iy; cash, 80,160 6.20; August, $6.274(b. Bulk Meats—-Shoulders, clenr, $5.95@8.00; short ribs, Bulter k' and in 155405 dair, and low lower, but _closed Jily, $6.17@ and little demand; 106150, full erwam chod- 3 Young Awericas, ~Unehanged, Boasn—Wh Corn—Fivi rk and Li ~Figm and and highers d—bteady and A¥1 higher Slupments. %000 1000 none : 0% June -Whnl-—!‘lm‘{ and cash, The: duly, 7 2 mixed, cash, K ady it $9.95, Quict and steady; creawmery, i@ i 1 5¢. ry, L@ AFTELNOON BOARD—Wbeat—Steady mid