Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 23, 1887, Page 2

CONSIDERING BAYARD'S PLAN | Becret Meeting of the Fish Commis- Bioners in Washington. | CHAMBERLAIN'S BODY GUARD. Five Detectives to Protect Hi Cranks—Chairman J able Suc Omaha Bank Reser LessOr The Fish C WasHixaToy, Nov [Specinl T to the Bee.|—It is expected now th ommissioners will be abl omplete business and get away from Washington | within ten days. It has been decided th nothing shall be given to the publi t is perfected and signed, and it may that the approval of the senate will first asked before there are any disclosures b state department concerning the terms ¢ convention, The first formal confercnee was | held to-day. Although cvery precaution was | taken to y nt leakages it was learned that | the Amorican negotiators subwitted the draft | of a convention which had been prepared by Secretary Bayard, with th al of his collengucs and the president. The entive sc sion was devoted, it is said, to an informal discuss 1 of the provisions of this document. s was, of course, no conclusions reached, and it is not possible to learn what the salient features of the draft ar that t British sentatiyes have learned = just what the United States has to propose, it will be more easy to outhne the course to be pur: sucd by Messrs. West, Tupper and Chaiibe Tain. With this object in view a confe of those gentlemen is to be held tonight, which Mr. Bergne will be present, and will, without doubt, have some ble sug- gestions to offer, Protecting George's Engine, WasHINGTON, Nov. [Special Telegram to the Brr.]-—The citizens of Alexandr v it miles below Washi , ar fever of excitement over aremarkabl cur A minstrel company opened their weel's engagement at the National theater here last night. One of their gags is per formed by the aid of a very old fir his machine was procu day of the Friendship five con organization to which George Washington belonged. George looked with pride upon this machine and it has, ever since the old man's death, been regarded as a sort of mas cot, by not only the Friendship fire company, but the entive population of xaudria Yesterday afternoon a citizen of that city saw the engine drawn through the sticets by nstrel men and he rushed home and d. At Alexandria last night an im- se indignation meeting was held and a solemn protest cotered against allowing Washington's little fire engine to_be musg rad wd by minstrol me. A committe pointed tocome here and secare ty ok to its resting | blo meaus if posible,but by force if Soone of the cards of the min s was to-day ruthlessly taken away wdrians believe it wils a sacriligious Wt of a venerable piece of sacred y und are up in arms aboit it. o bo the | the | Chamberlain's Detectives. w. \\le\u.m\ Nov. 22— [Special Telegram to the Bre.]—Curious people flock daily around the l|4|\wl where the British represen- tatives of the fish commission stay, to see the Pinkerton detectives who are there to protect them from imaginary harm. A veporter called at the hotel this moruing for the purpose of interviewing one of the detectives as to the truthfulness of an paper parigraph as to the effect thut the detectives, of whom there are four or five, were employed by the Brit ish minister here, One of them was found pacing the floor near the hall y leading to Mr. Chamberlain’s room. He was a little man about five feet five, und a medium bru pette. A “kiss-ane please” mustache adorned his well formed mouth. His clothes fitted him neatly and his attire was topped off with the latest'style Derby. A hovseslioe shaped scurf pin set with six'small diamonds r : on a modest looking four-in-hand tie. } only thing about his appearance to indien bis calling was the nervous manner in which he shot furtive glances at the people coming and gomnge, the detective had read the newspaper it back with a smile, is some truth in the sport is somewhat overdrawn, not detectives, merely friends of Mr. We ure with ‘him_ simply be- familiar with the country and then, you man - must use annoyance. All h our hands. That being intruded upon Only persons con- rument and distin- guished people ur 0 sce them.” Here the dapper deteetive beeame a little more communicative and suid in a_whisper: “We were not employed by the British min- ister. It was done by our government. It is customary for prominent Americans when they wo traveling to have three or four de- tectives with them. President Cleveland has detectives to look after him. Jim I ways has four or five with him, This is con- sidered a necessary precaution against cranks and bores.” Wear Chaml cause we angl its know, a 3 precaution to prey visitors' cards go throv is done to save the part by unwelcome visitors nocted with the g WASHINGTO! ) to the Br First Lieutel lml\( J.GOW corps of engineois, is relieved from dut West Point and ordered to Willets Point. First Licutenant John Biddle, engi | letters and It corps, is relfeved from duty in the Depart ment of Dakota and ordered to the mi academy. irst Licutenant William Dinwidaie is relieved and detailed as military professor at the Towa W nuniversity, First 1 signal corps, has !\)m-n rde Y 1o Sugar mountain on special instructions from chief signal officer, Kirst Lieutentant W. Paddock, alry, has been g o six month's irst Licutenant 1%, infantry, two month' ve; First Licutenant P, dighteenth nfant three sion of 1 First Lieutenant Twenty-first infan fore the army sion of urwick, month's exten for exawmination for Captain William fantry, is ordered before the army Board of Governor's Island for examination Ordinanco Sargeant Andrew Bush, is placed an the retived list at his own request. iring Chairman Jones' Successor, WASHINGTON, 22.—[Special Telegram to the Brr.|—A member of the republicun nationul committee, now in the city, successor to Chairman Jones will bo elected 0 500D A8 the meoting convenes next month and t? at Mr. Jones will not aspire to further honors in that direction. The name of Sena tor Sawyer, of Wisconsin, is mentioned for the chairmanship. Scnator Sawyer is ove seventy years old, but he is as vigorous as the aver; srous man of fifty. He is au indefatigable worker, has a keen foresizht is cool and calculating und never lost a point in business or politics. He is wonderful executive ability, I good-nutured, thoroughly honorable and ' besides being a three millionaire and a liberal man, has th confidence of business men wh known. It is suid he is u altbough he supported Blaine, heartily at the last clection, ssessed of WASHINGTO! - to the Bre)—The f“n..“mg pensions we granted to-day for Nebraskaus: Increase Everet VanBuren, Hooper; John C. Wilson, Ord; John D. Hatfield, Neligh; Andrew J Perguson, Scottville;” John ‘M. Clemens, Chadron; Richard M. Willimuson, Barada. Reissue~Alfred Mosoly, Carleton. . Restora tion aud reissuo—Kergus Lannou (deceised), _ Hobron. Puu&uu Iur Towans: hlumuu war—Phil- lip Kuhna, (! V. Miller nter m Junction, Original—Johm anwa; George L. Josiyn, W. Mentzer, Marion. In’ icil Bluffs Christopher Warren, Moines; Nefl, W. Maudsiey, Lovilin; Mickael Mattimore, De RSt . Gifford:’ Joseph riton: Charles A Allen, Treton: G A. Camphell, Abingdon; Harvey F. Bloon field, Decorah, orelgn Mail Figures, WaAsHINGTON, N 2 1 superintendent of fore nuul report suys the veyed from the United S countries duri the in trans-Atlantic m ights of mails con es to year show Is of 1025 per ¢ reent of other arti The mails for Centeal and South An countries show an even m ifying in crease—~19.21 per cent of letters and centof other articles. In mails inereased more than 200 p of Venezuela, wi nt. Asthe xehang countrics is commn il in its chay the report, the inerease may be ri tributed to incr d busine ions with them. The foreign mail service 156,447, of which $420,- foir 19 per Patents to Wasmy to the Bt issued to-d The following patents were Joseph K. Benjumin, near b., spring bed botton g Ta., compound for Thomas W. 1. Kirk patrick, Ottumwa, Ia., milk coole id 8. Morrison, Grinnell, Ta, glove; William A. Shaffer, a or of one half to 1. M. Sw ing, Richniond, Ta., horsc-collar 'pad; Abra iam N. Woolston, State Center, fa., bridle binder, Omaha Rese WasiiNGTos, Nov. i to the Bei.]—The comptroller of the rency to-day accepted the United St tional bank, of O the Ord National bank, *b., and ational bank, of Omaha, as nt hv\'!hr‘ First National bank, of cur- —Lieutenant Arnold, police force, yoster 000 dam: s for libel also formerly of the is the outgrowth of Creato much and ¢ entered suit for § tinst Major Walker polico force. The suit the police scand comment both oftic Postal Changes. WASHINGTON —[Special Telogram to the Bre.|—The postofiice at Upon, Van Buren_county, ., was discontinued to-d was to-day appointed Auburn, Burton county, Ia., Th WASIINGTON, at the usual time bers were present. The presid to con ard the were the principal toj A Postal T N, Nov. Cabinet. . cabinet met All IS message fisheries negotiations of discussion, this morning mem- “legraph. 22— Assistant Post- master General Knott is quoted as saying that he is convineed the government will es- tablish system of postal telegraphy within three ) Wasmy ToRONTO, om W alins Thomas Bates, was arr W. Young, sted here forging a i taurant there and drew money on the account of another man with the same and initials, yes- - Vice President Hendricks' Widow. Mrs. Thomas A. Hendricks, wife of the ceased vice president of the United States, was in Omahia a few minutes last evening on her way o the Pacific slope. She was met at Council Bluffs by her nephew, Oliver Hen- ricks, of this city, who a chance to have a good visit with her yed an hour in les i woman probubiy is us dy about med obese, figure is of m height and of full, b not f Her features show al strength repose hor f but while eng: ation a gencral winning features and gives her the tractive and agreeable eyes look through gold-hewed les, and mre still apparently bright and undimmed. She was clad in widow's She is on_her way to California, and stops first at Sacramento and then goes to an Francisco, where she will visit with the force of charact most of severe aspe animated conver smile softens he ¢ of a most He mana, formerly of this Dr. Miller's Iy TLast evening Dr. George L. Miller de- livered a lecture on * Mexico " at the Trinity athedral to the St. Andrews brotherhood. e doctor has traveled extensively in the land of the Montezumas, and bia talk last evening was both interesting and instructive. He deseribed some of the scenery and other sical features of the country, dwelling cularly on its rich mineral resources. into the past he spoke of the s and ave { resume of of the Moxican r n that resent, He next lus improved since peaple from 5 have flocked there, Through these American importati the doctor has st hopes for the future of Mexico, The ceture was the first of a course that is {0 be given by the brotherhiood this histor Civil Se inations, Civil Service Officer Doyle forwarded to Washington yesterday the examinations of the five applicants heard the day before, The central board of examiners are ex) ed to notify them of their standiug in the course of the next four weeks. Yesterday moruing Mr. Doyle held a special examination for au applicant in the pension department. Tast cvening he went to Kansas City and holds an exuwmination there to-day, commencing at 8 lock. Mr. l)n\ln' says there are but few 2 1 fill, and the number plications have been sufficient for the needs of the service from this state, der $1,000 Ba rtin, who s char ing §110 at the house of M Sunday morning, was arraigned Judge Berka yesterday afternoon and put under#1,000 bonds to appear before the distriet court. There wasa _ strong chain of civeum- stuntial evidence against him, and this, with hus subsequent flight from the state, was ued suficient proof to hold him. In de fault of buil he was remanded back into cus- As soon us he pays the penalty for offense he will be again arrested on the aling un_overcoat from John Breckmeyer, corner Farngm: and Sixteenth mnelia, Sheriff C of T Ind., arrived in Omuba of August Coun me was comy misrepresentation two or three ¢ re Haute, yesterday to take , tho embezzler itted last April, when b, he gained poss v loads of apples, aud, selling them 1with the A short sk murkuble flig A, recently appeaved in the BEE here was the first exploit o Ormsby after getting up from his si Arrestd For Stealing Raitroad Ties. Wilhielm Beadquest, a German, and Heury Holmes, a negro; were arrested on o warrant last evenitig forstealing a couple of railroad ties fromn the B, &' M. track n Tler's dis- tillery, Holmes says the ties ‘were lying be- side the track dolng nobody any good, aud he thoughit he would utilize ong of them for fuel lh» wr Tom k bed before it rotted and was of no . use to any- Lody. KANSAS CITY'S PED CONTEST. Arrangements Made For a Six- Days' Walking Match. A LIST OF THE PARTICIPANTS. The Directors of the Omaha Base Ball Club Hold a Meeting Benetit to a St Paul Light- weight - Sports, Popul Open to the World, [Special gram 3 A sixadays toe walking v place here will b heel-and ateh-has been arranged to tak December 12 and 17, The the championship of the world Police Gazette diamond beit. The pedestrians will divide betw n them as fol lows one-hialf of the gross T Thirty five per cont to the first, 25 per 1o ‘the second, 20 per cent to the third, 12 per cont to the fourth and s pe it to the fifth, The following wulkers will participate: John Dobler, Chicago 18 Olmstead, Red Clift, swley, Treland; John Dame v, Waukegon, 111.: Den- ynn, Mass.; Antoine Stockle, Patrick 1, Kansas City. o8 will also take place diring the cints nt Philadelphia‘s Walking Mateh, Prieanereie, Novs 22— The score in the at 11 pom. was: Hart, 1853 L 185 Burns, 186:; Novemac, L1075 Albert, 2200 Storke, 1043 I wood, 245; Pancliot, 210. ha Base Ball Directot aba base ball directory held a ing last night at the office of resident P MceCormick, and while a vast amount of mis- cellancous business was transacted, there s nothing of especial interest to the public. : Worley informed a 1Bee reporter that the stock was being very liberally sub- seribed to, and th is no doubt but that it 11 all soon be taken, A telegram was re- I from Manager Selee stating that he would leave Boston for Omaha next Satur- day. A St. Paul Lightw Sr. Pavr, Minn., Nov. —[Special Tele- gram to the Bee]—The benefit given to Dunnie Needham, the popular young light- weight of this city, at the Market to-night was one of the very best exhibitions of the kind ever given in St. Paul. There was ensugh hard slugging to please the thousand people prese finwed in & couple of the settos. The programme included three- round settos between Harry Gilmore of To- ronto and Tom her of Minneapolis, Johnny Connors of Philadelphia and Siddons of Tlinois, John H. Clarke of Phila- delphia and Patsy tincinnati, who is matched to fi after th the he ight's Benefit nd_Pat Killen, v Needham, thé McKay Outrows Conley. Bostox, Nov. 22.—John MeKay, of Halifax, defeated Peter Conley, of Portland, in o three-mile 1 witk a turn on the Charles river this afternoon. Time—21:15. A Noted Jockey Dying. Rk, No ohn Spellman, the v, 18 dying in St. Vincent's hogpi- injuries received m a disorderly New Y noted joe! tal from house AM Flotow's Opera, 14 S, rtha, Artistically Treated by the Abbott Company. The second perform of the Emma Abbott opera company, Flotow's grand opera, “Murthia,” was rendered last evening before an audience, somewhat modest in propor- tions, but exceedingly avpreciative and en- thusinstic. Miss Abbott is certainly a favor ite in Omal and, whatever the va ng timate of her powers, she never f.u\itnn\nkt' e heartiest plaudits here. Tn all the roles she essays she is cordially accepted in virtu of her lovely her mateh- less execution and tractiveness, Last night she was in_most splendid voice i throughout the florid and, to many even med prima donnos, impossible vou ents of / s work was point for de- precation or apology, On the contrary i be suid of her cmbodiments they w histrionically that the ist uld make them, while her voealization reached a plane of excellence that even she has hardly sur- passed. That ever sweet, though simple and i i I{w«' of Sum- demonstra- \1il6 ot e lody suffusing it with rarest music as the fields are overtiooded with the skylark's thrilling andale, as Nancy, both sang and bly, and she, too, wis compli- mented with repeated encores. Michelena ang with elegan in the last act neing a tast that gained him hearty illiam Pruette w also eficien Attheend of of aluted with long continued peals of approbation, and at several climaxes the audicnce reached a very high pitch of enthusiasm. Walter Allen was fair us Lord Trislau, and Theodore sheriff calls for no especial mention. lleut, especially by the male vo dded much to the general sounduess und symetry of the wholo per- ormance. el STANDING BY EMMA, Dr. Kelley, the Anti-Theater Preacher, O Nashville, Asked to Resign, Nasnviiie, Nov. Previous to adjourn- ment the North Alabama conference of the Southern Methodist church at Tuscaloosa last ni resolution was adopted request- ing Dr. D. C. Kelley, of Nashville, inent Methodist divine and missiona; urer of the general confe 1o resign his ofticial position on account of his utterance in reference to the Emma Abbe Nushville. The resolution will wsation throughout the cntire s Southern Methodist church, - OPERA SINC Three of Eu RS AT OUTS. ma Abbott's Chorus / rested For Fighting, A. Smith, orge Kenney and James A. Lorauge sing in the chorus of the Emwma Abbott company and play billiards. When the trio are not doing the melody and speeding the ivory spheres, they employ themselves juggling the baggage and keep- ing the properties in order. Last evening the two Georges and James adjourned to the Dilliard hall of Fol Darst, on Douglas st , to while away t time in a friendly game of billiards. make the game interesting they staked wager on the result, and the con were that the two Georges engag. pute which they claim they could tled amicably among themselves h siders interfered, As it was the eral loiterers in the uhhx\ infuriat the two musical ba who in- dulged in blows the p prictors of the not license for toleranc s of the manly avt, rang the arm. The two G s concluded that they had no desirve for q in the ceutral sta- tion, and took to their t were cap {ured by the fleet-footed oficers, and in_cou puny with Lo . who in some way be- came 1 Tup in the matter, W put be. hing t after were I v boud in th before George Gne' ot place, ing the hibit of #0 cach fo court this norning. HAD A Gambler Forkner Has His Case Con- tnued. oL B essed crook who. is charged with swindling Firux Wallack; of Plum Creek, out of $0 worth of mnmonds was summoned. beforo the police magistrate’ yesterday afternoon, but secired 8 continuunce yutll to-day. Forkierscems to bo an unprinéipled gambling shark of the first water. On his person were found three packs of movked cards, a set of louded dice, and a small mieror ingeniously constructed to hold in_the hand while dealing cards floct the face of the cards to the Forkner won the diamonds from W shaking the loaded dice. After of the ring he had won and pl ring, The gem, howeyor, was recogn i its 0w Wallack {8 @ rich cattle and wus indisposed to bring the swind trial after getting back the valuab) wished to avoid any publicity. He posi refused to huve the case taken back to Plum :‘, k for trial, but offered to prosecute it iere. MATRIMONIAL. NILES—BURNESS, iss Jossic B, Niles, of this city, was mar yesterday morning 9 Mr. James Bus ness, who for several yoars has been private secretary to Mr. T, L. Kimball, of the Union Pacific. smony was performed in the newly constructed residence of the groom on Prospect street, Rev, W, J. Harsha oftici ing The e WELLS Yosterday afted IL . Wells, of pany, was mar his " reside seventh street, sha Both Mr and Mr. and Mrs. B left last evening the former latter to will Thanl DENVAN. oon at 3830 0'c the Midland Electric cor d to Miss Kate Denman at 1505 North Twenty- by Rev. W. 1. Har and Mrs. ~ Wells ness, mentioned above, o a bridal tour - the woing to Bushnell, 111, and_the iycinnati and_other points. They ch their destination in time for iving, MEIN Mr. and Mrs. turned from { wk Colonel T Joseph sir bridal tour. ing formerly resided in 13 couple of wecks ago she was married at the Hotel Vendome to Mr, Meinrath, The cere- mony was performed by Rev. J. C. Jaynes, of Newtonviile, Mass, The reception took place in the same hotel and was lurg tended, the celebrated symphony orchestra furnishing delight ful music. TRVINE—CHRISTY. Mr. Frank Irvine, the well-known attorney of this city, was m: . Wednesd No- vember 16, to Miss Clara Chr Pa, where the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Irvine take up their Omuha at 1721 Davenport street, Will Meet at Fort Russell, Sergeant William Buderus, company Corporal William Glynn, com W ficier facob Fetzer, company C, and Private Herman Rick, compahy A, Seventeenth in- fantry, will in accordance with orders issued from the headquarters of the T tment of the Platte at Omaha, meet at Fort D. AL Rus- sel, Wyo., to qualify for appointment as past quartermaster sergeant. SUSSMAN Meinrath have re the latter ton, where a rmed. abode in G, Barrett the Murde tt, the Minneapolis murderer, was arraigned before Judge Berka yester- day, but a continuance was given until to- morrow at 2 . m. The £2.200 offered for bis arrest will be divided equally between Cap. tain Cormack and Ofticer Turnbull, who effceted the arrest. Peter The Runaway Victims. Fire Chief Gallagan is still confined to his bed from the injuries sustained by Monday night’s runaw Driver Blake, to, is un- able to leave his home, and. is sufering from « badly strained by Personal Paragraphs. Mayor Sawyer, Lincoln, is at the Pax- ton. W. IL Core , of Elba, Neb., is in the C. B. Cooke, Boone, Ta., is at the Mil- lard. Louis Pote, of Pierce, Cozzens. G. Vote, of Burlington, Ta., Cozzens B. ¥ Cozzens 1. Rosewater returned from the east yesterday, B.F.( the Paxton. F. Coe, of Nebraska Ci the Millard. A. W. Wright at the Millard. W. W. Douglas, of Cedar Rapids, Ta., i the Millard. Miss N. C. Hower, of Decautur, is at the Millard. B. L. Smith and xton. skson and b., are at the Paxton. Churles A. Austin and wife, York, are at the Paxton. Murs. J. Hyde. of Boston, Ma registered at the Cozzens, V. E. Weld, jr.. of New Haven, Conn., is stopping at the Paxton. Prof. William Russell, 0., is 1 guest at the Paxton. Mr. and Mrs. Glanfield, of Woodford, England, are at the Paxton. H. W. Lloyd and wife, of City, Neb., are at the Paxton, H. S. Shepherd and w of Kuansas City, ave visiting in the city chwind and wife, of Nebraska Neh., are at the Paxton, J. A. Robinson and wife, of Minneap- olis, Minn., are at the Millard. Neb., is at the is at tre Swift, Des Moines, Ia., is at the Tin and wife, Tekama, are at ty, Ncb., is at of Des Moines, Ta., is 1., sister, Ta., Clinton, wife, of Blair, of New is of Cincinnati, Nebraska s Stone, Kansas City, are at the Millard, Charles A. Austin and wife, of New Yorl B stered at the Paxton, €. W. Gregg. a promineat grain mer- chant of St. Joseph, is at the Paxton. J. Z. Tucker, of New York, and H. C, Burleigh, of Vassalbour, Me., are at the Paxton. A. Hammill .and R. L. Ruddick. of Keokulk, ave in the city, guests the Paxton. Je MeCarty and Mrs, Fattie Poster were united in matrimony yeste day by Judge Read. Taw Wessl, fingler and F \l. Friend, coln city council, ave at the e — U Montenegro. London Globe: Montenegra is alve: inning to pay the penalty of such civilization as'it has attained, Even in that little mountain state the unem- ployed, paupetism, the emigration ques- tion, and other like curses. usually con- sidered the X&-u\\lmr property of the most advanced people. are heginning to raise their heads. . The prince and his ministers will'soon be I'm'\- to face with a grave internal difficulty, and the cause assigned is that the harvest this year has been w bad one. This is quite possible, byt in _the hest of years therp ' 1s little to har- t in Montenggro except stones. The ecause isafur more deeply seated one. When anentive nation finds its only industry destroyed atasingle blow, it must cithee stapve or turn to new ployments, This is the easo with Mon- tenegro. In.the old days the ity of s matter of indifferences its deficiencies were easily supplicd. When food ran short in the prineipulity the inhabitants made a raid on the rich Turkish lowlands, ¢ od off their neighbor wuce and lifted the catt But since Prince Nicholas, no doudt with the best intentions in the world, has set to work to eivilize the mountain- ers and to turn the light of European publicity upon them, these pleasi tle habils huve, perforce Lhecon of the pust. And 83 the Se very strongly toa M gration, it is only too pr > that the State which withistood all the forves of the sultan- for will “fall to pieses through intevnal disturbinces., of L. Mayer, H. Heflel- of the Lin- Millard. i ive » thiv vin rin imm for choice 1428 Saunders, Go to' W ) méauts, lowest pr PUBLIC WORKS, The ‘Complication in the City Hall Contract - Completed Work. The board of public works, as is well un derstood, after consultation with Architect Myers, have set aside the contract of Re; brothers for 1) tion of the city hall base ment and awarded the same to Nevins & Co,, which latter includes Boss Stout, of Lincoln, and another party of this city, who is a rela: tive or friend of Chairman Bechel of the council. The first step tak of compli 1S WAS 11 when a e lic works, signed as fol Chairman Bale SOwin board of ¢ in this ¢ November 1 1ot WS Was rece municatior pub vod by mbe the failure of the city engineer, blic works and superintendent of construction of the new eity hall building to estimates on materials furnished and performed as per contract, your con tractors for city hull basement will eclose down work - until - such time i t of money, commensurate with material furnished and work performed be paid by the city, Your engincer and board of public works not being practical, we would est that you_appoint one, 1wo or the disin actical builders to csti We now have over tof the contract finished date we have not received over five per cent of the n nent. Unless Crmenis o L we will close down all work to-morrow Respectfully Yours, Contractons, Crry Hawr,” t to Architect 1 ho addressed of the us o the Lin reply that the e ¢ hull had been fully allo L materials done and used in the e of the basement of the buildin The chairman of the board when asked f he amoitut of others to October g e still remains estimate rk done since that time, which will be, the outside, not The amount of the new cont ins & Co., for the completion of the busement and sub-baseme aking a grand of the corke which was 10 be n Brothers of $18,640. in the letter above, wh fontractoes ¢ity hall," mu ied anonymous, the signe they have finished 85 per of the work and have ived per cent of the money. I you aleulate the matter you will'see that, 1 been ul in the viciuity of & ) contract, they received over n.-(ln.».mm.m price instead of it as they claim. - Besides, you will o serve, the contractors ask that” the amou of work done e estimated by sev terested builders. Now that cannot b ause under the contract the architect is made the sole arbite ses of mwm.- " Yesterday a B W signed claim hall 3 had to say itation abov the ety Lim what b ence to the Dboard that rent of the e, 1 cent with refe made by the 0 per 85 per claimed. "OU CAN SV, id Mr. Brennan, “that no matter what figures you may be given by other partics regarding the money paid by the city on the wi vk on the city hall basement, the contractors have received but less than £17,000 for the work. This was not keeping faith with them, und the work had conse- quently to be closed down.” Speaking of the matterof leaving the archi- tect to be the arbiter in the question of all disputes between the 4 and the oity, “It I8 a ds precedent.” said a workman, “especially there is a reason to believe that an architect has an ax to grind. In this case one of the questions involved is as to how far the base- ment contractors were to go with their worlk and wh vere to begin the superstructure. 1 have read the articles passed upon by Mr. Myers and it 1ooks to me as if he had made a mistake, to nothing clse. My is_alrcady interested in the court huuse at Lincoln, where Boss Stout un- doubtedly will get the contract, and there is too much anxic in this business on the part of somebody to int duce Boss Stout as a builder here. He has reared a monument to him in that ca- pacity in the state house at Lincoln, and that monument which should_entitle him recogmition here. Besides, 1 don't think that the working people of this city will work for him, NORTIL OMANA SEWER + Yeste Charman - Baleombe, hoard, addicssed i letter to Messrs. Delancy und Murphy and their bondsmen; Messrs, P. Desmc Angustus Cavey and Joln But 1t h that the former had agreed to complete, on the 14th of last month, the branch of the North Omaha sewer wh ch begins at Burdette and mty-fourth streets and cnds Twentieth und C) The | for failure to e time spe was £10 per day the work should remain unfinished. At present it claimed that not quarter of the sewer ' completed und the work seems to @ 1. Both princip refore summoned to apy pre the board on the h_instant, 0 L to have the matter adjusted, Thomp- son, however, is sick, Delaney b gone to California, and Murphy is thé only one of the contractors who is within reach. Both him- hompson have sall they » work, but certaim ippled them financi it is a matter of doubt whether able to finish the work. TWO MiLi Yesterday J. F. T B of the “Thon tthe very is oF SEWE »y applied {0 Chairman nnh 1c hi final estimate on two miles of sewer Twenty-fourth, Blonde 8, which he has just finished timates, howe were not ready, the being in the neighborhood of £12,000, some parts of the work the cut has bee haps the deepest ever made in scw v, being in the vici f thirty “The dismeter of the sewer viries from tw to twenty-one inches WORT STR Some time ago the contract for tlie, sewer on Burt street, from Thirty-second to T seventh stre was let to Mr, lhnlnuyu I.||\ thus far on one block of e m has been done. This Pwer is to o from eight to thirty-six inches. Thomson's bid wiis but less than than that of J. F. Dl and it is probable that the work will ot to the latter wse the property owners in that vicinity are clamoring for the ommodation, cost On per- SEWER. glars at Work. sidence of . Grenery, was entered by burglars at an ¢ hour yesterday morning and a gold wateh worth $00 und some #53 in money stolen, T on Tywenty- i hasthe floor for corn husking | mauinder of the y Chronic Toeal applications. Ttis u o Cannot e o tutionn) d Jike Hood s Sursapurills, which, work blood, eradicates the ex tho ¢ ALhe sume time He und mukes you feel renewed in od's. sugth wnd Lealth, B e vo used Hood's Sar suits. Ly from any oth READ, Wi Ol Dangerol endel Charactorize catarrh. The foul matter dropping into hial tubes or lungs, may bring on bronck N reups wn immense hars ace the ‘Tuke or consumption, wh denthis annually. M cutaiTh Immediite wiention parilin before it 1s 100 lute, 1 have been troyiied nasal €atien, and huve t nors, but never found rel partila, which 1 s contid £ 1l 1 used Hoo it will do wll that is supurilial® J. L. ADDITIONAL COUNOCIL BLUFF'S. The Musketeera, The comic ope The Musketee was presented last evening at Dol opera house by home talent and decided wos o large audience in attendanc d the liberal amount of applause bestowed was ovi- dence that th iinment was thor- oughly appre wis o su Poor Fire Protectic The hydrant at the head of Park ave- nue was tested yesterday morning, but failed to m over fifteen feot, Chief Engincer Birkenbine, of the waterworks company. was at o loss to Know the reason of the failure. Hesaid that the hydrant had filled the condi- tions of “the contract when the official test was made, An tigation .will be made, and another test had, - The steam fixtures for the new nent building have arvived. Approprinte services will i morvow at the institution dumb. The P. E. O. society will meet at the residence of Mrs, Rice this afternoon. A full attendunee is requestod. The new Gerr its first enter ning at P wiy. City Auditor ished can turncd Spetman, Invitations are be given by well at the') cember 1. The funeral of Gee Hihhs oceurred vday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The s were conducted by Rev, W, HL Rees, pastor of the Methodist ise o str gov- i Vi society will give nment to-morrow eves nter’s hail, on Upper Broad Kinnehan has Aling 820,000 w over to him by just fin- th of vouch- ers Treusurer out for a gerr Misses Loomis and i toyal Arcanum parlors D e to 53 It is said at about to bridge the City. There isa larg ors'at work there takin running lines, About 11 o'clock yesterday mor spun of horses atfached 10 an expre wagon took a lively spin on Main strect, dashing into a londed coul wagon. Oue horse was thrown so violently that its back was broken. It was rolled into n blanket and drawn 1o a ble, whe it was afterward Killed to put it out of 1ys the Nortl rn is croat Crescent corps of survey- soundings and et Misuse of the Word “Only." probable that vin the use of the in using any other While its mis- as many other ty mars use ¥ than word in the languag use is not so glaring grammatical ervors, and reduce Unlike the move o are confined chiefly to the writing of 1 unlearned. its misuse prevails to a singular extent in the writing of accomplished men and women, and is observed frequently in newspapers and even in higher lite ature, This results from carelessness more than from anything else, and probably from the fact that the correct use of the word is ot so casily unde stood. The proper place of tence is readily rt ately determining the word to which it has special reference. A fow examples will, perhaps, more ciearly explain its mhrm 1 have heard good orators say, ST will’ only vefer to thix branch of the subjeet.? A Tittle thought witl make it evident that the speaker did not me to confine himsclf to refc hut the branch of the subjec fore he should have said. 1w s only to this braweh of the subje Had ho meant it 1o limit " he would have emphasized it in ovder to make himself understood. To say *1 only see mean that the’ s taste or smell an ¢ an orange.” means that he fruit. 1t might be clear to *1see an orange only,” an orange alon but it is not conclude a sentence with the adverh or adjective, us the cnse It is common 10 he 1 only s im.” 1 only have four.” *He only went to Phil- adelphin. and conntless simil Ors. The word **toc Nisused pre- cisely the same way. | have heard highly educated persons make such mis- takesas, 1 was there, too.” not mean- ing to include with other places the place indicated, but that the speaker was present with otl 1\t the vlace; so that it would have been cor reet 1o say, 1, too, was there, . \lw being used inte with * is, of course used entence, this, 1507 can be inse three meanings, e this."” indi s that he tended to si it, but now he will also read it: and “He will id this means that he will read itin addition to other pie Additional examples need not he given to explain the proper use of the words. A little eare and thoughtfulness will correet the abuse Writers, espe cially, should be caveful with these words for speakers can indicate their meaning by cmphasise Much ambiguity in writing is due to this fault, and cor- veetion of it will add mightily to an author’s power. Dy, Hamilton Warren, M sician and_surgeon, Room block, cor 16th and Capital ave. and nervous diseases a specialty. phone t4. it skt Petitions after petitions are pourin in upon the A hadron Democrat to change U its liver pad and jaundiced complexion, but the rude and unfetteved frechooter of the horde is them not and tinues to afliet the public with dist speech or only™ in a ined by ne to 1 orange, ker d not feel, no other s, 1 osee well to mgeably milarly mis- sHe will read ted 1o convey Iso will read huve in- In|l also,” - gnetic Phy- Crounse Chronic 0 1s WEAK, N/ FoL. away D and MANHOC | LY and I(i‘l RA 1GOR Btudy. 1t ma AT you have take U or WHO bas falled (o ctire you, oK {1k from disenses poctis AT 10 their sox can consult with the sasurance of speedy reliof and cure. Send 2 cnts post for works on your discuses sotend 4 ta postage for Celebrated Works on ¢ Nervous and Del eate Diseases. 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Pros New Orleuge National i+ CAIRL KOIN, Pres, Union al Bank GRAND SEMI-ANNUAL DHAW;uu In the Academy of Music, ) radny, December 13,188 CAPITAL PRIZE $300,0 nmmm rick Twenty Dol x. Lonistana National Ban =t LIZ1S O {7k Ol {718 O (1710 OF PRIZES OF AVPIONINATION 1IiZKS, Jating o L X i (0 HNAT Tz by, & i Junting to rany furt o Mor ing evidence of impaired cireulution. Catarrh “Isufforcd severely fr . It became al tubes and n cntarrh, very bad from & soreness of the el roul cough, which gave groat anxiety to my friends myself, as tw Joh tion. 1 tried many 5, DUt recety fit, 1 wis at lust inadu try 1 wnd 1 am not the same wan 1o hew b i cured, wy throat is ent s trouble, with sick headache, ha + . M. LINCOLN, 5 Chumbers St., Try the pecullar medicing stuffed Ujp Feeling 1 yoars 1 have boen troubled with that agrecablo disense, catarrh. 1100k Hood's Farsapurilla with the very bost results. It cured me of that continued dropping in my throat, and stuffed Up fouling. It lias ulso helped my mother. who has fen it for run down stato of health and Kiduey T recommend Hood's Sarsaparilie to all ns licine.” Mas. 8. D, HEATH, Putuam, ( '8 Karsaparilin curo Catareh mehial tubes, and terrible bondache.” 1t Hawiiton, Obio. Hood s Sarsaparllla Bold by @)l dragists. §1; six for #5. Prepared yuly by €L HOOD & CU., Apothecaries, Lowell, Muss. 100 Doses Onc Dollar pense) adiressed M DAUPHIN, NEW OBLEANS | Or M. A. DAUPIIN. Wasiisuroy, b ¢ Address Registered Letters to NEW oR NS MATIONAL BANK, REMEMBEI NEW 3 it e Enrlys who are in chir iat the prymont of Al p GUATANTELT FOUR NATIONAL BALwS GV NEW GILEANS, wil e ¢ e M1 by SteckPlano Remarkable for p ic tone, p Jute durability st gura Of these iusirun WOODBRIDGE BROS, \TYLER DESK 00 ST, LOUIS, ” woracTunens o FING “{g K8 BANK 001 werful jon und ub W yen ord, srmpa b ars 1o the exoc Propuré woll, Mu €. 1. HOOD & CO., Apothecurias, Sold by all druggists. #1; six for &5, l 00 Doses Onc Dolls