Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 8, 1888, Page 8

i PICKED UP ABOUT THE CITY. Prisoners Arraigned in the District and Plead Not Guilty. “PEGLEG" WILLARD CONVICTED. The Grand Jury Makes an Inspection of the County Jail-Waylaid, Knocked Down and Robbed By Footpad District Court. Judge Groft occupied the bench in the dis- trict court yesterday. The following prisoners were arraigned, all of whom pleaded not guilty: Richard Roberts, grand larceny : — Parks, burglary; George Wright, larceny from person: P. Brewer, larceny from per- son; David Van Etten, embezzlement; Geo. Johnson, burglary; Pat Hayden, grand lar ceny; Judd Puge, larceny from person; Mat Kief, larceny from person; James Ryan, x'rm\d lurceny ; Ed Martin, larceny from per- Lottic Maleombe, larceny from person ; W, Crawford, robbery; Frank Joues, rob: bery. David Van_Etten's case will come up on Thursday. He is charged with unlawfully retaining $172.30 belonging to Wm. Butt, William Willard, charged with burglary, was placed on trial. The entire petit jury pancl was exhausted and bystamders pressc nto service sthe twelve men were se- cured. Willard harged with robbing the saloon of Harry eight at 1109 Farnam 8t the night of December 17, and is the prisouer who escaped _from the county jail and was recaptured at Weeping Water. The jury, after an_hour's deliberation, re- turned a verdict of guilty as in the manner charged, with a recommendation to the court of mercy. The judge excused the jury, and took the recommendation under considera- tion, after which Willard was removed to Jail. A SHAMELESS WIFE, Herman Rebehn filed a suit yesterday against Sophia Rebehn and prays the court to sever the bonds that tied him to an un- Plaintiff states that the d October 25, 1883, at Schonk Germany, and that_they came immedia to Douglas county, Neb.” He engaged hini- self to a farmer near Millard and she came to Omaha and secured work as a domestic, On July 15, 1887, she returned to him afflicted with a loathsome disease and he was obliged to pay a large sum of modey to physicians, who attended her. Plaintiff accuses defendt ant of committing adultry with a number of men at various times. AN INSURANCE 0. 8t Charles W. McNair brought suit yesterd afternoon against the Home Fire insurance Co. for 308,64 alleged to be a loss on certain buildings insured in that company. The docket in for the Februar, county court was called yester 1t comprises 112 cases. MIS. MONAMARA U suits were brought last night against Mrs, Nellie McNamara. One is by Bennison Bros. for a bill of $13.60, and the other N. B. Falconer for a bill of $1:38.30. HAPPILY UNITED, Judge Shiclds yesterday at united in marriage Edward J. Harris Vernon county, Missouri, and Melia_ of Oswego. of age, and tho groom o Police ¢ The following cases were disposed of yes- terday morning: Drunk—Thomas Hartley, 82 and John Johnson, $1 and costs; John Norw Frank Haverick, James Brenan, J. R. Cal- der, discharged. Vagrants—Joseph Ferguson, two John Smith, Albert Freye, discharged. Inmates House of Prostitution — Dan Thompson, discharged; Fred Freeman sent up to county court a candidate for the re- form school. Freeman is a young lad and his case is a sad one. Between his sobs he told a Beg reporter that his mother and little sister died on the same day last summer, and he and a younger brother’ and lttle sister, were left to the tender mercies of a negligent and indifferent father. He said his father ‘was foreman in the Novelty wood works, and that after the burial of his mother, he and his little brother and sister were placed in a sport ouse to i Some months ago his little brother and sister were taken away, but he was left to hustle for himself, sub: sisting by doing errands and chores for the fnmates of the house where he lived. He cried as if his heart would break, and im- plored everyone within reach of his' voice to save him m the reform school, mes Harding and S, P. term of the 1y morning. costs; days; cters—J. H. Corbett, dis- ron, continued. Stevenson, who was assaulted Mon- Dick Stevenson, a brother of Sam Stevenson, appeared at the station yesterday and swore out a peace warrant against him. Stevenson, it seems after being fined for the assault, sworahe'd have Pierce's life before the week cl In the afternoon Ed Maurer was tried, by ury on the charge of keeping his saloon open etween the hours of midnight and 4 a, m. He was defended by Attorney Ritchie, who made a stirving plea on behalf of his client The attorney claimed that the testimony showed that on the night in question a num- ber of persons were eating supper in Mr. Maurer's restaurant at the hour of closing, and that Maurer, of course, ‘would not drive them out until they had finished eating, although he locked the front door to prevent others from coming in, He also claimed that s the prosecuting wit- nesses did not taste the beverages drank and only saw them at a distance, they of course could not and did not swear that the liquid dealt out was malt liguor. Besides if it were beer it might have been bought befote the hour of 12. He scored the persons who insugurated the present prosecution of the saloonkeepers. A year ago he had heard some persons make a boast that thoy ntended fixing the saloon business in Omah; Th were doing so, and at the same time cluf ing at the throat of the business of the cit, In behalf of M faurer he said that he kept a first-class rest t and saloon that was frequented by the best class of people in the city; that Mr. Maurer was in every way @ law abiding citizen, and it was unfair to have him dogged and harr y the police as though he were o 8n uk thief. The jury minutes when they dict of “‘not guilty.” turned with a The Grand Jury. DAt 9 o'clock yesterday morning the grand Jury visited the juil in a body ad made a thor- ough examination of the place. Jailer Frost placed in their hands & communication ask- ing forthe following improvements: An iron fence from the outer doorto the cage room, better bathing and laundry facilitios, wire screens at all windows, and an iron walk about the lower cages. The grand jury then went into secret ses- sion and took up the _charges against Jalor Joe Miller. At loast one convict has been brought bere from the Lincoln penitentiary to give evidence in behalf of the state. His name is Terry, sentenced for seven years for forging the name of James Stevenson. George Andrews Down and Robbed, The footpadjwas abroad again Monday night and at 1 o'clock yesterday morning got in his work wost effectually upon George Andrews ‘who boards at the California house. Andrews had been up spending the evening with his brother's family, and while returming home he was assaulted by two men at the corner of Nineteenth and Paul streets, knocked sense- less with a sand-bag and robbed. On regain- ing his senses he discovered that his pocket- book containing $17 was gone, as well as an open-face watce he had but purchased a few days before. The affair was promtly reported to the police, but as Andrews could give no description of his assailants, no arrests have been made. Knocked s THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING. Where Will the New Structure Be Erected? The success which seems to atteyd the. of- forts of Senator Manderson wnid” Congress Wap McShaue in thewr efforts 0 eccure a od,* government building for this city has begun to arouse the interest of people here as to the best location of the same. One of the oldest and best-informed real estate men in Omaha said to a Ber reporter that the building ought to have a square to itself, and such a desira- ble site could be secured on either side of Capitol avenue, the blocks there having no alleys. = There would be, he thought, not much_ difficulty about the price, because the bill introduced into_their respective houses by Messrs. Manderson and McShane, gives the government the power of condemuation, The reporter's informant said that pre- viously o the location of the present post- oftice there had been some controversy be- tween citizens, but that had been occasioned mainly by the fact that citizens had con- tributed to the fund which was to purchase the site. One of the sites chosen, and in fact later determined upon, was the north-west corner of Sixteenth ahd Farnam streets where the abandoned city hall now stands. But that place was aband- oned because Mullett, who was then super- vising architect for thie government, opposed ground that it was but a side-hill. He that the building should not be erect at all if another site could not be decided upon. _As u consequence, the south-cast._cor- ner of Fifteenth and Dodge streets, the pres- ent location was selected. It is Claimed That His Plans Were Ac- cepte Yesterday a Ber' reporter had a conver- sation with Chairman Balcombe, of the board of public works, concerning the action of the council in abrogating the contract with Architect Myers for the plans of the eity. Mr. Balcombe said that while it would be his duty to fight Architect Myers in the event of his going to law to recover the amount specified in his contract for hisplans yet he felt like stating what he thought would be some of the latter's ‘claims, or rather the claims Lis lawyers would urge as for the pay- ment of the full amount. The reporter directed the attention of Mr, Balcombe to the clauses in the contract, which required of the city to ask for bids for the construction of the building and the au- thority to reject the contract in the event of 10 bid for $1%0,000 being received from a res- ponsible bidder. “But, said_the chairman, done that! Has it asked for bids for the crection of the whole building. 1t asked for bids on the basement only, at one time. It awarded tho contract for the erection of the basement, then asked for detailed plans and specifications, which were prepared by Mr. Myers. Work went along on these “plans, and" has been - pro ceeding for ' nearly two years. Was not that accepting Myers' plans? Even, as you say, the lowest is greater than the amount set by Mr. Myers as_the cost of the . But you must remember that no bids ¢ asked on the construction of the build- ingat the time the plans were accepted, nearly two years ago, when things were much cheaper than they are now. If they hud been, it is quite likely that bids within the architeet’s estimate would have been re- 0 you see that the city has not pro- “has the city led according to the contract, in that it the whole building,” did not ask for bids on THOSE DOUGLAS c lots on Douglas str ouncil desir larging the city hall, are 4 and 3, in block 108, the first mentioned being on the southeast corner of Eighreenth and Douglas strepets, The other adjsins on the east. The former is owned by Governor Saunders, who some- time ago offercd it for $35,000, but the price he has since placed upon it cannot be learned. Lot 8 cannot be bought. It to the estate of J. B. Fol- som, in which there are still three or four minor heirs. Its management is in the hands of Byron Reed. He was seen by a BEE reporter and asked to give an opinion as to what the lot was worth, but declined to do 80. It is now under a lease which will not expire for three years. At the end of that time another lease could be given if neces- sary to the city to run for ninety-nine years, but the lot could not be sold. The rental would be 6 per cent upon an appraised valua- tion, which appraisement_would have to be made by disinterested partics, ke duder Diebold Safes. Call and see the large stock Meagher & Leach, general agents, have on hand at 1415 Farnam st., Omaha. belongs Rl = HER UNHAPPINESS. Mrs. Kinney Wants a Fortune Teller Looked Up. Kinney, who swore out a warrant for the arrest of her husband, Will- iam Kinney, who resides at Twenty-tirst and Chicago streets, charging him with beating and abusing her, appeared at the police sta. tion again terday. She came to the prisoners to uscertain . whether was among them. He was not. Then Kinney informed the polico that they ought to look up the fortune teller who inflamed her husband’s passions with tales of infidelity upén her part. Sho said she knew who he was as she hud known him at Storm Lake, Tn., where he went under the name of Bedon Behja, but here he sailed under the cogno- men” of Barmwell Benjamin. She said he u crook und a blackmailer of fl\«' most «'lml\ hue, und that his foul and lying revelations had broken up more than one_home and ruined more thun one happy family. The police will inquire into Bedon Benja Barnwell Benjumin's standing. Mrs. The Key of Success is a good memory, without which the student, business man or scientist loses what he gains. Prof. Loisette’s won- derful discovery enables his pupils to learn any book,poem, lecture or treati in one reading or hearing. Endorsed by Prof, Richard A. Proctor, the as- tronomer, Hon. William Waldorf Astor, late U. minister to Italy, M Twain, the great humorist, He Cavleton, editor and dramatist, Hon. Judah P, Benjamin, the famous jurist, and hundreds of others who have all been his pupils. The system is taught by correspondence. Address Professor Loisette, 237 Fifth Avenue, New York, for pros| —— y of Charity. A poor, old woman called at the oftice of the county commissioners y and hob- bling up to the rail asked Mr. Mount. eived the was in Lincoln, a fit of weeping, fot ply that the commissioner The old lady broke down in and between her sobs aged to *And I am so hungry.” Those who witnessed what followed will never again say that charity does not exist in the human heart, Within one minute after the old lady made her piteous appeal she had a sandwich in her hunds and a numbe sof pieces of silver in hier lap. Pears stood in the of thiree or four big men, and the old lady was sent away happy is M- Carth She is y object of charity, borne muny burdens. man- and has The Michigan Central s Niagara. The Michigan Central does not as- sume the ownership of Niagara Falls, but it does offer to its passenge: from its station at Falls View, and most comprehensive spectacle that the great catarvact affords. It is the only road that runs directly by the 11s, and from this pointall parts of the ¢ rapids above and the boiling ealdron below, are in full view. At this season, when the cliffs are hung with gigantic , and the trees and shrubbery covered with curious forma- tions of frozen spray, the scene reaches, in the language of Buyard Taylor, “the climax of beaut “Mard Lines Charles Jones, who was sent o the Penitentiary at Lincoln eighteen months ago, together with Charles Rogen, alias Dan Mor- rison, for grand larceny, released yesterday. As soon as he left the prison, how- ever, he was rearrested on a warrant out by Chief of Police Seavey, charg- ingim_with: playing’ a confideuce’ game. } _whose tine expires. Thursday, will b varrested, as-he is @ party o the Job, Boll-men stand a good chanye, of being retur nul 1o their 0ld quarters, THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 188, HASCALL WRITES OUT A BID. He Tries to Force a 835,000 Lot on the Council. HIS SCHEME FAILS TO WORK. It 1s Sent to a Committee to Be Con- sidered—The Mayor Sustained in a Very Importe ant Veto. Lively Night in Council. The hands of the big clock in the council chamber pointed to the hour of midnight last night when the councilmen raised from their seats and started for their respective homes, They had been in session for four hours, and in that time tried to rush through a proposi- tion to buy the lot of Hon. Alvin Saunders adjoining the city hall site for 35,000 = The well laid plans of the schemers, however, were thwarted and there was some sad look- ges in consequence. The more con- rvative, careful and business men of the council arose in their might and indignation and succeeded in having the scheme laid over for one week at least. A futile attempt to override the veto of the mayor on the claim of Stuht & Hamel also took up considerable time, and resulted in the veto being sustained. Shortly after 8 o'clock President Bechel rapped the assemblage to order and Council- men Alexander, Bailey, m, Cheney, stead Bedford, Boyd, Counsman, Ford, Hus- , Lee, Lowry, Manville and Snyder answered to roll call. The following communications were re- ceived from the mayor: Approving ordin- ances passed at last meeting; approving or- dinance to provide for the issue of 5,000 bonds of the city of Omaha for the purpose of paving between the rails of street rail- ways in paving district No. 67, and to create a sinking fund for the redemption of said bonds and interest; vetoing an ordinance for ]m\‘ing Leavenworth street, and the sale of ands for that purpose. The mayor after- wards withdrew his veto, he having discov- ered that he had made a mistake; vetoing the action of the council in allowing claim of Stuht & Hamel. The vetoing of the Stuht & Hamel claim precipitated an animated discussion. Mayor Broatch said that it did not appear plain’ to him that they were entitled to €1,000, as the ;lmm as it originally came to him was for ) Councilman Lowry said that they should be paid $1,000 for the reason that the council had kept them out of their money since last August, and that £50 additional was none too much for them to receive as & recompense for the delay. The veto was sustained by a vote of 13 to 2, ncilmen Lowry and Manville casting the ¢ ml the whole matter was r pngineer, W. J. lwnnuh, J. H. Lacey and N. P. Mumaugh were appointed appraisers for the purpose of extending Twenty-ninth street, By request of the ¢ cer a bill of 6, the same bei he amount of dam- age done the property of G. C. Bruner, cor- ner of Sixteenth and Dodge streets, by the clogging of a sewer, was sent to the Omaha Cable and Tramway company forpayment. From the board of public works: Murphy, grading Dodge from Twenty. to Thir -mxm 236,05, allowed; C. E. ning & Co., removing dump boats fmm the river, 8350, allowed; Hugh Murphy, con- structing sewer at the intersection of Thirty- first and Dodge Streets, #4583, allowed Rosewater, royalty on flush tanks, allowed ; Fanning & Co., sweeping streets dus ing December, §199.25, allowed; Omaha Her- ald, advertising, 8, allowed; Jas. Fox, work on South Omaha sewer, £1,302.05, allowed; Dewey & Stone, furniture, board of puhl(c £58.75, allowed; J. E. Knowles, con- structing sidewalks, H,BH.‘JO, allowed, From the city attorney: Refusing to allow claim of A. Topple, for injuries received from falling into an excavation, adopted; re- fusing to allow claim of A. F. Johnson for reduction of taxes, adopted; favoring re- funding to J. C.Cowin &2 for excess taxa- tion, approved. The superintendent of buildings reported the issuance of forty-four building permits during the month of January, and the re- ceipts of his office 395, The January report of Police Judge Berka and the meat inspector were referred. The following, signed by the county com- mfssioners, was referred to the committee on police: To the Honorable City Council of Omaha— Gentlemen: As commissioners of Douglas county we desire to call your attention to the fact that all prisoners convicted of violation of city ordinances are now and have been for many years past confined in the county jail. The law governing eities of the first class, found on page 165, s 2, compiled statuf of Nebraska, provides that any city gov- crued by this act shall have the right to use the jail of the county for the confinement of such persons as may be lble to imprisonment under the e dinanes of said cits, the pay. therefor being cents for each meal and 15 cents for lodg- 2. Under the charter of metropolitan citics no sucn provision is made. It therefore be- comes our dutics as commissioners of this county o request your honorable body to take immediate steps to either care for own prisoners or make such arrangem for compensation to the county as will cover the actual costs for keeping city prisoners. In accordance with a request from the board of education the levy for the school fund was put at 2 mills. The city treasurer reportec the total col- lections of his office from May 17, 187, to Decemiber 81, 1885, including bonds sold, amount to $1,165,750.83, and the total dmb\lrlcmcnts during the same period, £1,131,854.8° A petition from property owners asking for the establishment of a grade on Center, Dorcas and Martha streets between Twen- ticth and Twety-fivst streets was _referred to the committee on grades and grading. The communication from the Omaha bu- reau of charities in reference to the lease of a lot on which to erect a hospital, was sent to the committee on property and public build- ings. Potition of property Twenty-seventh street, to Poy to] l\n' N holders asking that flnln Leavenworth roposition flower beds in Jefferson park, to the committee on public property and buildings. The appended communication was referred to the city attorn To J. B. Sutherland, city clerk: Kill, being the owner of lot 4, block feet of lot 3, block 247, do mak : 13 cents per square foot. for \ Iu| 15 feet by 3 and 4, blc lowing fr cferred to property and building Owmana, Neb, Feb, and City Council Gentlemen : 1, Peter , also this a strip 114 feet, being in front k247 Alvin Saund public Hon. committee on -To the Hon, Mayor of the City of Omaha— As the city of ‘Omaha may block 116, in the city of Omaha, for more space upon which to build a city hall, upon an enlarged plan as now proposed, 1 hereby offer to sell to said city said lot for the sum of 35,000, of which £5,00 paid cash in hand to bind the bai will remove a mortgay and give a clear title, and the rem: der may run a reasona- ble time with payment of interest at 7 per cent per annum; this offer is made upon th supposition that ' the lot will be improved for city hall purposes the comiug season. ALVIN SAUNDE A communicatien from the membors of the Master Plumbers’ association to amend the ordinance so that the amount of license fee shall be #2 a year instead of §10 was read. Referred to committee on sewerage. Councilman Hascalls had previous action on the propositionof Alvin Saunders res- cinded, & 1 that it be accepted, the mayor concurring. Hascall mfessed that the the proposition was wr by himself, after a consultation with Mr. Suunders, Councilman Alexander was not in favor of buying the lot, nor was Counciiman Bedford, who said that he thought the present ground large enough for all purposes. He was fur- ther opposed to the purchuse of the addi- tional one as had been suggested, Councilmen Lee and Ford favored the prop osition and harped on their old hobby of a larger building being required. Councilman Burnham thought that mnm consideration should be given the proposed building, and moved that action on Mr. Saun- ders’ proposition be' postponed for at leust, lh\ny ‘dayg. The motion was lost. Ford sgain arose aud said that thie offer of Mr, Saunders was & liberal one, and declared the city owned a lgt_at the corner of Ninth and Howard stree at could be sold any hour of the day for 000, " Councilman ).edford had doubts that the oward street {’mr’l’ would sell for &35,000. Councilman Bailey favored the referring of the Saunders proposition until more could be ascertained in rence to the Folsom lot. Hascall said that the city could not get a title to the Folsom let for building purposes, but it could be usedms an areaway. Councilman Burnham moved that the whole matter be again referred to the committee on public property and buildings, and the mo- tion was carried, A motion by Couneilman Snyder that the chair appoint a committee of seven council- men, including himeelf, chief, of fire de- partment and giving the committee power to choose one Mmember of the board of public works for the p e of examining large public buildings, including fire engine houses in several of the large cities cast, was re- ferred to the committee on police. The city attorney was directed to confess judgment in favor of Frances E. Wilde in the sum of £1,200 for damages done her prop- erty for street improvements. Phe committee on finance reported favor- ably on the special election to be held on the 28th day of February, 1888, for voting £100,- 000 bonds for _paving, repaving or macademazing the int ‘tions of streets, and their report was adopted. Later it was re-committed to them, The bills of appraisers amounting to $331 were allowed, * The committee on public property and buildings reported that they had examined the bids for strips of land on Pacific street, and_instructed the city attorney 10 prepare deeds. The committee on fire a mended the payment of the following claims: E. B. Preston & Co., #1,7 Gutta Pe and_Rubber Manufacturing company, $525; B. F. Goodrich & Co., #2,100, "The bonds of several drain layers, plumbers and gas fitters were approved. The committee on railroads and viaducts reported that they had considered the street car ordinance and deemed it oppressive and unfair. They added that the street car com- panies were doing all they could to improve their service, and would have it bettered in a few months. In conclusion they asked that the existing ordinance be not eradicated. Their request was complied with. The special committee on appropriations made a report on the salaries to be paid em- ployes in the several city offices during 1858, Councilman Hascall = saying that the committee had gone into the oftice themselves and found that the clerks were worth all they had appropriated for them. They had equalized the salaries, having raised some of n #10, £5, and reduced others as much as President Bechel sustained Hascall in assertion. The following is the salari City Treasurers Office—E, Kitton, § per month; F. P. Gridley, John F. ns, £110; C. F. Drexel, $0; Patrick Hmkl- £50. City’ Comptroller's Office:—J. K. Coulter, d water recom- §135: J. W. Fead, $100. C Jlerk’s Oftice—Harry Manville, $135 per month; Harry Counsman, $110; J. Burgess, $110. - City Engineers Offico—Theodore Shaw, computer, 125 per month; C. G. Carpenter, George R. Crandall, C. F. Kohlman and S. G. Knuigt, feld enginners, $100 each; W. J. McEtherson, <1..m(.)mnun, 8100; W. C. McLean, clel J. ]! Brad- ley, " leveler, 03 James O, Snowden assistant _computer, $70; Ed Donahue and Martin Hughes, rmlmcn, &5 each; Charles lm'llcrlsun and John Cowles, rudluvu #00 each The annual levy wasadopted in conformity with that already printed in the Bee, with the exception that the judgment fund was in- creased from 2 mills to 4 mills. The appropriation ordinance for January ‘was read the first, second and third time and passed, The following special levy ordinances were passed : Grading £leventh street from Mason to Bancroft; grading Pierce from Tenth to Eleventh; curbing Twenty-fourth from St. Mary's avenue to Jones; grading Bighteenth from Pierce to 400 feet south of Mason; con- ructing sewer insewer district No. 55; | ing alley in block 176 from Ninth to Tenth; paving alley in_block 174 from Twelfth to Thirteenth’; paving in block 177 from Ninth to Tenth; paving Davenport from Ninth to Tenth; paving Fifteenth from Davenport to Webster; grading Fourtoenth from Mason to Castellar: - grading alley in block 231 from Tenth to Eleventh; vaving alley in_ block 175, Eleventh to Twelfth; grading Seventeenth avenue from Jackson to Leavenworth; grading Pacific from Tenth to Thirteenth; grading in block 10, Kountze & Ruth’s addition, from Muson to Leaven- worth; grading ‘California from Twenty- seventh avenue to Kennedy: construction of sewer in sewer district No. 54; grading Thirtieth from Cass to Cuming; grading Leavenworth from Sixteenth, to Thirty- sixth; grading Poppleton avenue from Twentieth to Thirty-sixth; curbing Leaven- worth from Seventh to Eighth; grading lots ’u':um in Horbach's first addition and lots 7, 8 and 9 in block 2and lots 3 and 4 in plock 4, Hor! luu h's sece ond addition, and lot 6, block 17 in E. nith's addition. Councilmun Ha: asked that previous action on the salaries of clerks in the re- spective city departments be reconsidered as he had discovered a mistake in that of the city treasurer’'s office. This was done, and the document was re-committed to the com- mittee. The ordinance to creatc a board of health was passed. By 1ts provisions the mayor is made Mcio of the board, which is to con- sist of the president of the council, the chair- man of the council committee on police, the chief of police and the city physician, who shall be secretary of the board, which will meet once & month. The sccretary is the only member to receive a recompense. Councilmen Manville, Hascall and Lee were appointed a special committee to confer with the county commissioners in reference to cqualizing the cost of grading for the pres- ent year, —_—— BR'ER OWL AND BR'ER CROW. A Deadly Strife in Dr. Mercer's Yard Yesterday. A strange battle took place in S. D. Mercer’s front yard yesterday afternoon, An owl and a crow got into a fight in an apple tree, and iu the desperation of their efforts to claw and peck the life out of each other they fell together to the ground. Here the fight od with greater ferocity than ever, ly the owl sunk his talons deep in y and held him in a death s and squawks of the crow heartrending, but But at ched the ears and the black were shrill and held on all the tighter, screams of the crow re: the crow family it seemed, plumed birds swarmed into the doctor’s yurds by the legion. They were not long i realiz ing the jeopardy of their yelative's position, and began to swoop down ‘upon the “owl by the battulion. He hooted and blinked and snapped and clawed, but all to no purpose, the crows continued their onsluught upon him until he lled over a_corpse, with the of his head pecked in and both eye: | “ked out. But the owl's death had not been in vain, for when a little son of Mr. John Field ran to pick the birds up, the lifeless form of the crow still remained within the death-dealing talons of the owl. R Americanizing the European Break- fast. We are getting more European in our way of living every d; In our home amusements and dress we follow the English, but in our eating we take the French as our models. Such a thing as a hearty breakfast before twelve o'clock is unknown in Krance, or, in fact, an where upon the continent, and’ Ame cans are adopting the custom to a large extent. Itis a good one,and suits a good many more 1u-uplu than would be thought at first g A French roll and a cup of Baker'schocolate or cocon is as good a breakfast us any one will want when he gets up. The one o’clock break- fast may be as hearty as the appetite requires. Literary men find this a rangement of meals particularly attras tive. ——— Licensed 1o Wed. The following licenses t yesterday by Judge Shields | Edward I. Hamson, Omal i Melia Wilson, Omaha { Peter M. Leonard, Omaha marry were issued 1 Grace E. Withnell, Omaha, .., { William Pinson, 1 Mary Oburt, Omaha. Omaha. .., .. 80 | Pigaro is the only lons /| vana .filled 10¢ cigdr for re. o on- fale b LOYALTY AND WORTH. Those of A. J. Poppleton Appreciated by the Union Pacific Directors. At a recent meeting of the directors of the Union Pacific, held in Boston, on the 18th of last month, the following votes relating to Hon. A. J. Poppleton, of this city, on motion of Fred L. Ames, were unanimausly adopted : Voted—That the reasons assigned by Gen- eral Attorney A. J. Poppleton for severing his connection with the company are such that this board cannot do otherwise than cept the resignation which it hareby reluc tantly does, Voted—That in recognition of the valuable services rendered this company by its present general attorney through a period almost of twenty years, this board desires to place on the records of the corporation its apprecia- tion of the ability, personal and professional churacter, loyalty and courage which have undeviatingly been shown by Mr. Poppleton and more especially in times of trial and adversit s Storm Calendar and_ Weather Fore- casts for 1888, by Rev. Irl R. Hicks,with explanations of the ‘‘Great Jovian Period,” upon which our planet is now entering, mailed to any address on re- ceipt of a two-cent postage stamp. Writa Hlmnl\'mur name, postoffice, and_state. ‘he Di 1. McLean Medicine Co., St. Louis, Mo. PRRORS I Death of David Smith. David M. 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