Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 26, 1888, Page 4

4 THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. st — TERMS OF SUBBCRIPTION, Datly (Morning Edition) including Sunda; BER, One Year #i Montha re¢ Months. he Bund dress, One . B OMARA O 2 SANDOI0 FARNAM STRERT, New Y D¥FICE, ROOMS 14 AND 15 TRIBUNE BuiLnizo., Wasiinatos Orrice, No. 513 FOURTERNTH BTHEET. CORRESPONDENCE. Ali communications relating to news and edi. toriai matter should be addressed to the Epitor e, or TR BER. | N kg9 LRTTIRS. All business letters and remittances should be addressed to THE BEE PUBLISIING COMPANY, MARA. Drafts, checks and postoffice orders to ‘made payable to the order of the company. e Bee Publishing Company. Proprietors E. ROSEW ATER, Editor. AILY Sworn Statement of Circulation. unty of Dou de Geo. B, Tzncln:‘cl. secretary of The Boo Pub- liahing company, doos solemily swear that the actiial circuiation of the Daily Hee for the week Feb, 24, 1888, ws as follows: [ay, Feb. 18, ‘eb. 10. , Fob, 20 Tueaday, Feb. 21 Wednesda, Fl:eh 2. ) Average. v Gle Bworn to and subseribed in tny presence thls £5th day of February, A, D., 188, N. P, FEIL, Notary Public. Btate of Nebraska, i County of Douglass, rdre] Geo. B, Tzschiick, betni first duly sworn, de- ses and says that he 18 Kecretary of The Bee B‘.‘.umm., company, that the actual averago ily circulation of the Daily Bee for the month February, 187, 14,178 coples; for March, 1857, tfor' April, 187, 14316 coples; for . 14,227 ‘copies: for June, 1857, 14,147 for July, 1857, 14,098 coples; for Au{: ! 14,161 rnme' for Beptember, 1887, 14, coples: for October, 1887, 14583; for November, i Tz coples; ' for December, 187, 10041 coples; for January, 188%, 15, coples b GRO. B, TZSOHUCK. Sworn and subscribed to in "r?‘ resence this 2d day of January, A. D, 188, F Notary Public. THE inter-state commerce commission has decided that colored passengers are entitled to travel in such style as their tickets permit. Southern railroads, however, will continue to take palace car fare for smoking car accommodations as usual. THAT wheat deal in San Francisco about a year ago bas proved Aisastrous to Mr. Flood, it is said. He recently threw all his stocks on the market and Mackay bought them upat his own rice. The old Bonanza king now fears that his last days will be passed in an almshouse. e— It is averred that the sugar trust which was only organized last Novem- ber, is already paying a profit of 34 per cent on the actual capital invested. The trust should remember that before now greed has overreached itself, as in the case of the gentleman who could not content himself with one golden egg at & time. EEESESTE—— IF littie Josef Hoffman's genius is commensurate with the amount of free advertising he is receiving it must be great indeed. He has been examined by some of New York’s best doctors, who have begun a dispute asto whether he has been overworked or not. Mr. Abbey, his manager, has begun a suit @gainst his father, the- reporters are trying to penetrate his seclusion and altogether he fills a large space in the nation’s consciousness. — THE Cherokee nation has been al- most overrun with intruders claiming Indian blood, but whom the blue- blooded Cherokees would not recognize. The question as tb what should be done with these interlopers has long been in dispute, but the matter has now been settled by Commissioner Atkins. He decides that the Nation hasa right to recognize whe are lawful citizens, The would-be citizens are decidedly opposed to this ruling. Many of them are old settlers and have accumulated much rroparl.y, bu t they will now be asked'to leave the territory within ninety days. —— SPEAKER CARLISLE was heartily commended when a few weeks ago he ordered the special telegraph wires to ‘be removed from the lobby of the house of representatives, where they were be- iug used by members and the public for stock gambling. The speaker, how- ever, is not firm even when he hasall the right on his side. The complaints of some congressmen that the removal of the wires caused them inconvgnience induced Mr. Carlisle to modify the order. Asa result mattersare getting back into the former objectionable shape, and the lobby again presents a daily scene that scandalizes congress. Thus far the lower branch of that body has done nothing to deserve the respect and confidence of the people. — THE case of the wonder(ul hoy pianist, Josef Hoffman, who has been withdrawn from public exhibition on the advice of his physician, recalls the sad story of Jamie Speight, the astonishing violin- fst, who as *Young Americus” made a sensation some years ago. His father kept him on the stage agginst the ad- wvice of friends and the protests of strangers, until one night the over- worked and overstrained litile fellow died in his bed. The last words he was beard to say were: O God, makesroom for a tired child up in heaven!” Little Josef Hoffman has said that he is worn out, and 1t is to be hoped he will be per- mitted toget the rest he needs. Neither grasping parents nor a greedy manager should be allowed to profit at the ex- pense of a young life which if sproperly cared for may become of great value to the world of music. AMERICANS have so long boasted over the public school system of this country that we have unconsciously come to re- gard it as the best in existence, It was therefore something of a surprise to the National Educational Agsociation in ‘Washington when Presidont Elliott, of Harvard university, recently read a paper before that body showing that it is sadly defective and below that ‘of France and Germany., He very justly censured our books of instruction. They are filled with cumbersome rules which consume the energies of the youthful mind while trying to master them. The trouble with many of the institutions of this country is that while they were good for the times which gave ‘them Dirth, they have not been changed with the changing conditions’ of existence, “Our public school syctem is miuch in meed of radical reform in maoy essen- Hal particulars. . Western Securities. There scems to be coneerted move- ment on the part of the seaboard press to prevent the further investment of castern money in western realty. The fact that speculators have abandoned Wall street during the past two years and placed their money in western realty has caused the stock exchange to rise in indignant protest against what they call the town lot eraze in the west. The organs of Wall strectare now busily engaged in denouncing ns bunco- steevers the men who point out the financial advantages resulting from careful and legitimate investments in city property west of the Missouri river. Every statistic which can be distorted to the disadvantage of the west is paraded in double-leaded characters for the purpose of preventing a further out- flow of money from New York for west- ern investment. The local columns are filled with interviews with bogus trav- elers who denounce as a mushroom growth the advance of the country west of the Missouri, and the editorial columns bolster up their correspondents. But for all this, shrewd and wealthy capitalists, who have reaped a rich harvest as the result of their personal inspection of western real estate, de- cline to take the second-hand opinions of the purchased writers of the eastern press. Their bank accounts, increased handsomely by a conservative invest- ment of loanable funds, give the lie to the figures of the newspapers. The pros- perous condition of the line of great cities extending from north and south along the Missouri are standing com- mentaries on the falsity of the castern press. The annual reports of the loan and trnst companies who have found western investments, properly placed, the most profitable of all channels in which their money. has becn invested, disapprove the assertions of the attor- neys of Wall street. The annual re- views of carefully collated statistics pub- lished by cities of one hundred thous- and and upwards show conclusively the solid and substantial foundation upon which the rise in real estate throughout the western country has been based. A rapidly increasing wholesale trade, a phenominal growing industrial pros- verity, a tributary country settling up with active and industrious farmers and merchants drawing their supplies from the great distributing pointsof the west, millions of dollars of home money in- vested in substantial and permanent building improvements, all combine to give the lie to the cry of mushroom growth which is so persistently foisted upon the people of the east from the paid organs of Wall street. That there has been speculation in western realty no one can deny. Specu- lation is an American characteristic and is found wherever opportunities for money getting present themselves. It is present in the most conservative of manufacturing interests. It is found in the manipulation of the stocks of the most substantial corporations, but the fact that speculation is present does not invalidate in these cases the sound op- portunities for investment which good properties in either manufacturing or railroading afford. A wise business man who brings to the purchase of realty or to the loaning of money upon real estate security the same methods which he would adopt in his own count- ing room has no reason to fear that he will be made the victim of ‘“‘town lot bunco steerers.” Personal investiga- tion, the exercise of common judg- men! based upon observation and the information derived from others should be the prerequisites in real estate investments just as they are in the conduct of other kinds of business. The great cities of the west, in which Omaha includes herself, court the full- est and the most comprehensive inves- tigation of their status. The value of reality in these great and growing com- munities of the west is based upon con- ditions which in every other city in the country and in the world has made properly selected real estate the most favorable and the most profitable chan- nel for investment for capital. It is be- cause the crimes of Wall street have driven from the stock exchange all con- servative business men that these sharks and jobbers are now raising the cry that the rcason why money uno longer flows into the coffers of the brokers 1s that western town lot bunco steerers are deceiving and swind- ling the honest and conservative invest- ors of the east. —— Convict Immigration. Governor Ames of Massachusetts a few days ago sent to the legislature of that state a message calling attention to the alleged practice of sending erimi- nals to this country from Great Britain, and suggesting that congress be asked to take action in the matter. The gov- ernor states that there seems adundant evidence that persons are released from the penal and reformatory institutions of Great Britain on the condition that they go at once to the United States or Canada, and it is believed that many of those of this class who go to Canada soon cross the line to this country. Very few of these people come to Amer- ica with a view to reformation, but to continue the pursuit of their criminal career, and sooner or later nearly all of them find their way into our jails and penitentiaries. The nrost experienced and desperate criminals in this country come from abroad, and most largely from England. The English burglar, of whom *Bill Sykes"” is the type, is the most daring and reckless of his class, and the Eng- lish pickpocket the most expert among his order of eriminals. The information upon which Gov- ernor Ames based his message was sub- mitted by the state board of lunacy and charity It appears that early in the present month there arrived in New York and went thenco to Boston an English burglar who had been released from prison in England gpd assisted to this country., This man stated that previous to his releaso the governor of the prison had asked him to aceept transportation to this country, and through the ageucy of a society in Man- chester, England, organized to secure the transportation of convicts to America, his fare .was paid to Boston. He was accompanied to the steamer by an agent-of the society, who provided him with sufficient means to reach rela- tives living at Holyoke, Mass. The board eited other cases of assisted erimi= nals which had come to its knowledge. The charge that the practice prevails in Great Britain of deporting.eriminals to this country is not now made for the fivst time, but for some reason or 6ther it has not receivegd the attention which 80 grave a matter demands. It is to be supposed that since the governor of a state, acting upon the official informa- tion of a responsible board, has thought 80 seriously of the matter as to present it to the legislature and suggest that congress be memorialized to take recog- nizance of it, something will be done. There is a law, perhavs sufficiently stringent in its terms, intended to keep foreign criminals out of the United States, but it has been very fully shown that it can be eluded. It may be doubted whether it be possibly to frame a law that could not be, unless it were made as offensively inquisitorial as are the laws of most European coun- tries relating to persons entering and traveling in those countries. Such a law would very likely not be approved by popular sentiment in the United States. But it does seem that the gov- ernment of the United States may very properly, in the assertion of interna- tional right and comity, demand of the English government that if the prac- tice anywhere exists within its jurisdiction of releasing crimi- nals on the condition that they go to this country, and assisting them to come here, such practice shall be abandoned and adequate safeguards and penalties provided against it. Tol- eration of such an abuse must aggra- vate it, and too little attention has thus far been given the matter. It may not be wise to accept in full faith the state- ment of ecriminals who have come here, but the way is open to trustworthy official information. There is an American consul at Manchester who would probably have little difficulty in learning whether there exists in that city a society organized to secure the transportation of convicts to this coun- try, and it is within the functions of our minister to ascertain whether the al- leged practice is carried on, and if so to what extent. Crime is rapidly increasing in the United States, and statistics show that a very large percentage of the criminals are of foreign birth—men ana women who have been trained to crime before they came to our shores. They are the most daring and desperate violators of law and the educators of criminals drawn from the ranks of American-born youth. The existing law is not suf- ficient to keep them out and some more effective measure must be provided. Perhaps the governor and legislature of Massachdsetts may be able to induce congress to give this matter the serious and prompt attention it merits. E— A Question of Names. Mr. David Dudley Field, uninfluenced by the ingenious argument of the fair Juliet that there is nothing in a name, thinks so’ seriously of the impor- tance of giving the prospective new states approp riate names, different from those which designate the territories, that he, a few days ago, addressed the house committee on territories on the subject. He especially objected to the reten tion of Washington and New Mexico as state names. . Of the former he said that to have a state’ of Wash- ington would be to invite tremendous confusion in our letters, as there are a great many counties and postoffices of that designation in the country. Asto New Mexico he remarked that it is not a name at all, ‘*but only the designation of an unnamed fragment.” He sug- gested that ‘“‘Montezuma” would be a majestic name for a state, though there were several others that would be ap- propriate, as ‘‘Monzaua,” “Guadaloupe” and “‘Christabal.” For Washington he would substitute ‘‘Tacoma,” *“Yakima,” or “Walula.” He protested against North Dakota and South’ Dakota, and thought it would be worth while to keep the territory out of the union until it could adopt some exclusive name, as Yankton or Pembina, or both. The committee auppears to have been impressed with the views of Mr. Field, for in the bill agreed upon authorizing conventions in the territories to take the preliminary steps for statehood it is providhd that the people of ‘Washington territory and of New Mexico shall vote on the question whether the names of the prospective states shall be respectively ‘‘Tacoma” and “Montezuma.” Very likely there will be none to disagree with the view of Mr. Field that the guestion of the name of a new state is not merely of local importance, but that the whole people have rights in the matter— “rights of postal convenience and wsthetic rights”—though we should say the former was entitled to very much more consideration than the latter. This country is unquestionably rich enough in native names, at once euphonious and appropriate, not to be compelled to depend on commonplace designations for our states or cities. But while it is de- sirable to draw upon these the neces- sity of a reasonable degree of simplicity in the names adopted, so that they can be easily memorized by all who read and write, must not be lost sight of. On this score there can be no objection to “‘Ta- coma,” while there would be to the other names suggested by Mr., Field as substitutes for Washington, and although ‘“Montezuma” would present no difficulty to educated people, there are a great many who would never bo able to mentally grasp it as a whole, while ‘“Guadaloupe™ or *“Christabal” would be beyond the intellectual reach of a large majority. Such names ns Ne- braska and Omaha, for example, quickly become familiar to even the juven- ile mind, and there is a very large proportion of the people who as to & matter of this kind do not grow. It would not do to wholly ignore such as unworthy of considerstion. Let there be given all reasonable regard to the westhetic side of this question of names, but with due reference to the “‘rights of postal convenience” and the intellectual ‘limitations of a very large part of the population. ' Y AR Ch ..e(hnt‘nmmencrmentllewlnm A ‘scnsible petition was sont to tho board of educatiory hyfgnembers of this year's high schdol‘gdraduating class, The petition asked tht the graduating exercises, which ure lace in the latter part of June, be ciinged from the man- ner now in vogue. 11t has been a time- honored custom, and ih fact one of the requirements for receiving a diploma, that graduates deliver an oration or read an original essay on commence- ment day. ‘ This practice has been strictly ad- hered to up to the present time. The young men and young women who have been graduated from the high school have all passed through this ordeal. When the high school attendance was small, and the graduating class num- bered only a dozen members, exercises of this character were not so much out of place. But at present, when the number of graduates aggrogates a scoro or more, and when the coursesof instruc- tion are so varied, an exhibition of oratory for commencement exercises is at best a meaningless dress parade. In the first place, nobody is deluded into the belief that commencement exercises afford a fair index of the graduate’s four years’ school work. Yet everything is done to hedge commencement day with a halo of glory for the graduates. With superficial mental traininga dunce may with oratorical dash win the applause that ought to go to the more meritor- jous but modest student. Again, the sub- ject matter of the essays is either pil- fered bodily from magazines and cyclo- pedias or inspired by accommodatin instructors. The saddest commentar§ on superficial education is an essay read by a sixteen-year-old graduate on subjects which are beyond pos- sible comprehension of an im- mature mind. This is nothing more nor less than playing parrot. Such graduating efforts are a sham and asnare. The main purpose of educa- tion is to teach young men and young women to think and form opinions for themselves. It is high time that stagey commence- ment exercises were discarded and su- perceded by something more stimulat- ing to good scholarship. If the board of education thinks it necessary that commencement exhibitions should be kept up, let the exercises be such as to reflect the real work and mental grasp of the graduates. It is only by falling in with the pro- gressive ideas of education that the board can raise the standard of scholar- ship in our schools, and so do away with shams and show. ——— POLITICAL POINTS. General Sheridan says the talk of his pros- idential prospects has even lost ite beauty as a joke for him. - The old-time gossip about Governor Beav- er's having a presidengial bee in his bonnet has been revived. 4 The republican statd committees of Ten- nessee and Mississippi are reported to be in favor of Sherman for president. Some of the New York republicans are trying to start a Hiscock boom. It is not necessary to say that Hiscock is willing to be boomed. “A good platform for the republicans at this time would be a moderate and judicious reduction of the tariff, and stiff civil service reform ideas,” says the Boston Transeript. The Keokuk (Towa) Gate City (Rep.) thinks *‘the race between Allison and Sheri- dan, with Gresham a good third and likely to come in by a dash at theend and win the race. In his sleeve Mr. Cleveland says: ‘“Who cares what I wrote about a constitutional amendment prohibiting a second presidential term? The amendment has not been adopted.” Indiana has some very sound presidential timber. Walter Q. Gresham and Benjamin Harrison are in the front rank, and one of them may come in handy when the conven- tion meets. It is not probable that the Massachusetts republicans will depart from their custom of giving the governor three terms providing they can elect him. Governor Ames will be renominated. ‘Wild geese have put in an appearance for the first time this season at Jefferson City. A large number of Missouri politicians are engaged just now in.chasing around that kind of game. Mr. Blaine has a lively knowledge of the difference between ‘‘will” and ‘‘shall.” This was shown when he said, “my name will not be presented,” instead of “shall not be presented.” Governor Hill of New Yorkis being criti- cised for spending $300 of public money for a new piano for the executive mansion at Al- bany. The opinion seems to be that he would have been wiser had he bought an or- gan. Senator John P, Jones, of Nevada, is un- derstood to be the controlllng spirit of Gen- eral Sheridan's presidential boom. It is claimed that a literary bureau in Mr. Sheri- dan's interest is in operation, conducted by a former member of his staff. John Sherman is credited with making the best time on record in answering a question. It was done inside of one second in the fol- lowing form: Interviewer—Are you think- ing of writing a_letter of declaration, sena- tor! Sherman—No, not at all. The Burlington (Ta.) Hawkeye (rep.), con- cludes that ‘‘the impression predominates that Mr. Blaine meant what he said,” and adds: ““There is also appavent a feeling that the prospects for harmony in the party have been much improved by his letter, which of itself is enough to justify acquiescence in Mr. Blaine's decision.” Governor Hill's attitude fn reference to the presidential nomimation, as developed by his cautious deportment at the Brooklyn gather- ing of democrats, is one of masterly inactiv- its, as McClellan used to' put ‘it. He is not exactly in the field against | Cleveland, but is near enough the fence to jump over and take @ hand in the scrimmage, provided he sees a favorable opening. ‘The Maine republican papers generally en- dorse the votes against the Blair bill of the Mauine republican senators. The Portland Advertiser says: “Last year the senate passed the Blair educational bill by twenty- five majority. ‘This year the majority is ten. Next year it will be nothing.”” The Portland Press says: “Senator Blair must Re con- vineed by this time that what his pet scheme has most to fear is examination, Any Way to Get There. New York World, It begins to look as though Dakota, Mon- tana, Washington and New Mexico would ride into the union on an omnibus instead of an old-fashioned stage coach. o ————— Would Bankrupt the Country. 8t. Louis Repubtican. ¢ Mr. Huntington and *Mr. . Adams should [ pleast ‘let. congress know how much the rations without unnecessary dglay. i Exceptions to Al Rules. New Orleans Picayune, It has been said that “the receiver isas bad as the thief.” There are exveptions to this sweeping assertion. A railroad roceiver may be a very good sort of fellow, and ons willing to give the earnings of the road to the directors instead of wasting them on stockholders. P — It Would Test His Skill. . Bostom Globe, The pupils of the Boston cooking school have been learning how to make sardine sandwiches, This is wellj but the composi- tion of the railroad ham sandwich is believed to be a mystery which can only be revealed by some practical iron founder, Glad of Any Refuge. Hoston Transeript. Sceptical California papers are publishing a story about a man in Los Angeles who re- celved a sentence of fifteen years in the state prison with many manifestations of pleasure. He explained to the astonished court that he was glad to bo sent to a place where he wouldn't be talked to death about the land boom. ettt e A Mean Administration. New York Tribune. A republican officeholder cant make him- self solid with this administration no matter how hard he tries, A republican postmaster was recently displaced by & democratic post- mistress. The ex-postmaster felt that he hadn't been treated fairly, as there was no charges against him, except that he was a re- publican. And in order to get the bestof the administration he married the postmistress. But the scheme didn't work, as they were both promptly bounced. s His Religion Boston Globe. She goes to church, the pious pet, | To hear the parsen preach; 1 go to drink those lessons in No mortal wan may teach. She goes to church the guileless girl “T'o pour her soul in prayer; And 80 do 1, but if she knew For what, oh, would she care? We kneel together and T pray She may be mine. And then Falls from her lips, like prophecy, A low, half hushed “Amen!" I doubt me of idolatry T have alittle taint, Since in the rubric of my heart She's cannonized a saint. I find my sermon in her smile, In her sweet voice my psaim; Her very presence in the place Breathies a celestial balm. To piety liko mine, mayhap, The parson might demur For while she goes to worship God I go to worship her. To me she stands for all that's bright And best, below, above, My heart i8 but a shrine for her, And my religion Love. I worship her, and shall for aye, ‘Whether I die or live; And He who made her what she is That worship will forgive. He is no tyrant envious, Cruel and cold and grim; Blest be His holy name, He knows In her I worship Him. g THEY DANCED. An Effort toStop Mrs. Magrane's Party Proves a Failure. Last night at Mrs. Magrane's dancing school there was other music besides that in- tended for the dancers, and though there ‘was for a short time a regular war of words the little woman carried her point. It appears that she had rented the Metropolitan hall for every Saturday evening during the season for her dancing school. She generally ends her dances between 10:30 and 11:00 p. m., but a week ago last night to accommodate the management who wished to rent the hall to other parties from the hour of 10, she closed her school at that hour. Las evening while her school was in progress she was handed a note from Dave Kaufman, the manager of the hall, notifying her that the hall had been rented to the Metropolitan club after 10 o'clock, and that she must vacate at that time. Mrs. Megrane sent back word that she herself bhad the hall for the whole evening and she did not propose to vacate it until her usual time. This deflant note brought up Julius Meyer, who informed Mrs. Magrane if she and her class were not out of the room by five minutes after 10 he would turn the gas out and leave them in darkness. The young gentlemen present did not. approve of tho manner in which their teacher was being talked to and they rallied to the rescue. As they grew earnest in manner Julius beat a hasty retreat, and returned shortly with Max and Montz Meyer. Their talk also had no effect upon Mrs. Magrane, and according to his threat Julius turned oft tho gas, How- ever he could only find the stop cock for the central jets and extinguished these. The jots on the wall still burned as brightly as ever and the dancing continued unremittingly until 1 Sometime during the course of the squabble Max Meyer lost a valuable diamond from one of his shirt stug e SHUN SIEGFRIED, A Newspaper Man Has Damaging Proofs Against Him, H. 5. Reed, business manager of the West ern Resources, printed at Lincoln, with_grip sack, is at the Millard, boiling over with in- dignation in consequence of the manner in which he and his paper have been treated by oue C. A. Siegfried, of late in the employ of the Western Resources in drumming up “ads" for its columns. Mr. Reed hurried thither from Lincoln in response to a tele- phone dispateh from the Canfield house that they had drawn a draft on the newspaper firm for $10 worth of meals and sleeping, all of which was enjoyed by Siegfried. Mr. Reed, upon receiptof these tidings, and being anxious to commune with Siegfried upon some previous “mistakes of his life,” namely, beating hotels at Norfolk, Nebraska City, Lincoln and other cities in the state while in the employ of Mr. Hale, the agent of the Mutual Life Insurance company and the Resources, and securing money under false pretenses at Lincoln, and with'a view in con- sequence of theso disclosures of dis- posing Siegfried of his credentials as unfit to further represent the Resources, came on to Omaha and arrived here k'riday. Upon personal investigation Mr. Reed says he discovered that Siegfried had also worked the Merchant's hotel on the strength of the Resources, and had also collected $ from Sievers, the seed man, for an *'ad” which he had not sent to the oftice. Accidentally Mr. Reed met Siegfriod in the Millard Kriday night, and he made as excuse for his shortcomings that he had been drunk and promised to make full amends for his conduct Saturday morning, Upon these promises Siegfried was allowed to depart, but up to last night had not kept good his prom- ise, and Mr. Ifeed promises to give him an airing through the Western Resources that will put a stop to his impositions on hotel keepers and business men. ———— PET ALLIGATORS. Two Curious Souvenirs of Cleveland's Trip in the South, CuanLestoy, 8. C, Feb, 25.—President Cleveland and party arrived here at 9:40 this morning and were received by the mayorand a committee of eight alderman and citizens. They drove through the principal streets with a military escort. Upon the arrival of the train a salute of twenty-one guns was fired. At least 40,000 people were on the streets during the passaze of the parts who were received with ¢ . The p left Charleston at 11:15. The .President’s train was loaded down with flowers, the baggage car being entirely filled with tloral offerings and tropical fruits. Twa pet alligators are & part of the curiosities from Florida. Injunction Sult of the Bee Company Before the Court. THE CITY HALL CONTRACT. Story of Its Inception—The Arrange- ments With the Board of Edu- cation-Delays and Poor Work Exposed. The Injunction Suit. Judges Wakeley and Doane occupied the bench yesterday forenoon when the hearing in the Bek injunction suit against the mayor, school district and tha eity council in refer- ence to the city hall building was called up. Attorneys Simeral hnd H appeared for the Bee company and Citf@Attorney Web- ster, assistod by Councilman Hascall, rep- rosented the city's interests. Several coun- cilmen and hangers-on were in the audience when Mr, Suneral arose and read the peti- tion of the plaintiff. Mr. Webster made a reply that lasted until fifteon minutes after 13 o'clock, when court took a recess until 2 o'clock. At that hour it reconvened and Charles Connoyer, ex-secretary of the board of education, was the first witness called. He testified that he was a member of the board of education when the city hall contract was made; a committee consisting of Councilmen Goodrich and Schroeder from the council came to him and said they were going to build a city hall and that they wanted ‘the board of education to join them. The site for the building was on the cornerof Farnam and Eighteenth streets. They showed plans of the building, made by Mr. Mye: They showed quarters for the board of education. After the bonds had been voted, the grading was begun and when it was finished a bill of #1490 was scnt to the board to be paid, which was paid. In the fall a proposition was sub- mitted to the voters to vote £25,000 in school bonds for the building. At that time $%0 of 25,000 had been paid. In the Junc fol- & we put the £25,000 in our estimates to the city council. The basement was begun 1 think Regan Bros. were the original builders, The board of education paid §20,000 in that year into the city treasury for work on the basement, The money was paid to the city treasurer in pur- suance of the contracts with the city. The rmllt nfsbuilding in 1885 was less than in 1586 and 1887, Cross-examined by Webster—Mr. Myers prosented the plans at the preliminary meet- ing. The committee from the city council acted as though they had authority to accept them; did not know that they had not been accepted; did not understand that a com- mittee from the board and one from the i remember making a contract i , 1885, whereby theé plans were to be accepted by committees; the plans were accepted and provisions made for the rooms for the board before the con- tract was signed; it was Mr. Myers, the com- mittee from_the council and our committee who selected the rooms from the plans; the committec made the agreement to aceept the rooms; the Myers plans werc not before the board when the committee de- cided upon the proposition to vote $25000 for the building; the Myers plans were presented between the making of the proposition and the signing of the con- tract; Mr. Rosewater, to the best of my knowledge, was not present when we signe the contract; only Mr. Points and myself were present. The witness was shown the contract in ex- hibit “B," and remembered then that Mr. Rosewater was present, C uing Mr. Connoyer said: We turned 000 bonds for the building of the city hall over to the city treasurer. The money was to be used for that purpose; have no personal knowledge that it was paid out by him for that purpose; am not a contractor or builder. b Jxamined by Mr. Hall—-The committees from the board, city council and Mr. Myers were present when the quarters set apart in the plans for the board were accepted. 5t. A. D. Balcombe testified: Am chair- man of the board of public works; am cus- todian in my capacity of the plans of the city hall; there has been more than one sct of plans furnished by Mr. Myers for the base- ment and sub-basement. The witness was asked if he knew why two sets of plans were submitted, to which Mr. Webster objected, claiming that the rec- ords were necessary to show that. Judge Doane overruled the objection, Mr. Balcombe, continuing: I can only tell from the records why two scts of plans were m{med. Mr. Webster again objected, and Mr. Sim- eral said that he proposed to show that the work was being done by piecemeal, Mr. Balcombe—The second lot of plans were drawn and specifications made for building the basement and sub-basement, in- dependent of the super-structure; th made in 1888; the city had provious plans; can't tell why & separate contract was made for the basement; the first contract was let to Reagan Bros., September 8, 155; I be- came & member of the board June 1, 1887; the contract was let prior to my entering the board; on_ the first day of June considerable work had been done on the sub-basement, but very little on the basement; the records show when the work was begun; examined the work about the first day of July, 1857; the contract called for the work to be completed July 1, of that ar; it was not completed, and never has en; the board of public works annulled the contract in November for non-compliiance ‘with the contract and its various stipula- tions; I communicated the fact to the city council; the council overruled us, and sent us ofticial natice that the Reagan Bros. were reinstated and directed to_go on with the ‘work to a finish; this was December 10, 18873 Reagan Bros. commenced work, and did a small amount of work on the stone work; they continucd it for eight or ten days; cold weather drove them off, and then they went to work again, the next step taken was by the city council annulling the contract witl them ;aprevious to this annulling the Reagan Bros. made demands for pay from the board of public works; Brennan & Co. have never put in any claims to the board of public works; I have no personal knowledge that they put in any claims to the council; Reagan Bros. contract price was $15,640; the board of public works in writing notified the council of the way the work wus being carried on; it was based on the report of the architect, who inspected the work and reported It to the board of public works. The report of the architect and the pro- ceedings of the board of public works on the same was submitted and accepted as evi- dence as to the conformity of the work with the plans, Mr. Balcombe, resuming. The board of public works advertised for bids for work on the superstructure; the bids-were to include work above the foundation or basements; the bids did not include heating. August 16 the board awarded the contract to the lowest bidders, Brennan & Co.; we scnt our action to the councii and they overruled us. Bren- nan's contract was for $208,640.15; the coun- cil ordered us then to re-advertise; we did 803 October 7 bids were again received and rejected by the board; we notified the city ~council to that effect and they told us to readvertise; did s0; November 4, again received bids; and the contract was awarded to Nevins & Co. for $248,500; that included the entire super- structure; the council overruled us again; don't know who J. L. Nichols was that made a bid August 16; u check for $1,000, signed by T, J. Brennan accompanied Nichol's bid, ich was for §220,793; I turned the check over to Mr. Brennan by order of the city ; when the August bids were d the basement was not half complete Brennan had charge of the work in the spring of 1887; don't know whether Reagan Bros. ever did any work there; when I came into oftice Brennan represented to me that he was foreman for Mr. Reagu Cross-examined by Mr. Webster—I have no personal knowledge what worlk transpired on the basement prior to coming into oftice, or the amount paid; estimates in the sum o $23,105 huve been allowed Keagan since I came into office; these estimates were fur- .nished by the city engineer; don't think the architect hud auything to do with it; don't know that there ~ is anything n (he contract that sbsolutely requires the architect approve of _monthly estimates; alw ipposed that tho archi- tect wonld step in and approve the estimates when the work was completed; it is not com- leted yet, of don’t look as it ever will be; Fhe Doard of public works as the matter now stands have no power over the work; the taken that eut of our ental roservation as to the mates furnished the council by the board of public works, and approved by the city en- gineer; wheu we advertised for bids for the uum(mdnu It was based on the printed l;]unn furnished by the architect; when the id of Brennan Bros. for 403,000 was awarded they came in and suid that a mistake had boen made, as it should be §248,000; tho October ids were rejected as they were all considered too high; the August, October and November bids were all the board of public works could receive; the council has not paid Reagan Bros, to my knowledge any money other than the estimates seut in by the board of public works. Examined by Mr. Hall—The J. 1. Nichols bid was made at the time the Brennan Bros, bid was mude for '$208,000; it was then that the Brennan's said_they made a $40,000 error; it is only two or three weeks nt the council ordered me to return to ;E’nnn the 81,000 check he put up for Nichols; it was two weeks ago that the council aunulled the contract with Brennan Bros, “f Mr. Webster—The board did not award the bid of Nichols; we would have given him the check if he would show up; the person who deposited it, Mr. Nichols, never came to identify himself; Mr. Brennan came, though, and wanted it; the only Nichols who I could find in the city denied all knowledge of it, or that he had ever sent in @ check or bid. By Mr. Simeral—I returned the check to Mr. Brenuan; he said it was his check and his $1,000. City Treasurer Rush testified—I am the treasurer of the city of Omaha; when tha #20,000 in school bonds were deposited it was to the city hall fund; it has all been paid out as follows: October 31, 1886, §2,113.67; De- cember 81, §374; January 81, 50; Juno 30, 1887, $5,100.68; July 57, 850, August 81, 147, §8804.67; Octo- or 31, 1887, 82,038.51, making a total expend. iture of the §20,000; the vouchers may possi- bly show what was dome with the other 5,000, City Engineer Tillson testified—I have made cstimates on the city hall under tho name of Reagan Bros; since the annulling of the contract_by the council and the stopping of the work I canno, tell what thir claim {s; Mr. Brennan brought in n statement two wecks ago, which I saw by examiuation wa not correct; 1 have given Reagan Bros, estimates £33,105 on §25,672, as the amount of presénted by ‘them to have been he bill shown me by Mr. Brennan d to u special committee aps pointed by the council; Iam & member of that special committee; 1 have never seen the bill since, and the committee has not met; the work was not done very rapidly on tha bascment; there was no rapidity of the work on tho building; 1 told the contractor that the work was goiug on 0o slow; I spoke to the contractor about it last spring, and he proms ised to have the work done on'contract time, but it was not. I think the cause of the delay in the work was lack of material und cnough men, I have never certified to any estimates that 1 did not think was sgtisfactory. I have, howaever, refused estimatc8 on inferior worlk, which I ordered taken down and rebuilt. When I saw anything going on that was con- trary to the plans and specifications 1 always notified the superintendent in the employ of the city of what I saw, and when he could not correct it Itold the contractors that I ‘would not award them any estimates unless they corrected them. There are defeots in the’ basement which the contractors have never corrected, although I have told them Cross-oxamined by Mr. Webster—I don't know that the council paid any claims of Reagan Bros. that I did not sanction; if they had I would have found it out. I am not in collusion with any one to allow Reagan Bros, more than they are entitled to. By Mr. Simeral—The council have allowed extras over my estimates; it was on the Twentieth street grading contract. By Mr. Webster—That was on the legal construction of a contracs. Hemry Livesey testified—Was a member of the of education at the time the contract ‘was made with the city for paying $25,000 into the city building. At the time I made an examination of the rs contract; that was in 1885; I am a practical contractor und builder. Mr. Webster objected to the witness ans- wering the question if the work could be done in 183 in conformity with the amount stated it could by the architect. Messrs. Hall and Simeral maintained that the question was a fair one, as it would show that the work could have been done at Myers® figures if the council had shown a disposition to carry on the work. The court directed the witness to answer. Mr. Livesey continued : between the spring of 1886 and the latter part of 1887 the rise in material was all of 20 per cent, and a building contracted for at $£200,000 in the spring of 1856 would cost $240,000 to put up in the summer and fall of 1887, By Mr. Webster—Labor and buildin, terial was higher in 1857 by 20 per cent; the reason why I'did not put in a contract for the work. was that there are too man people to please in city work and to do worl for the city is subject to too much delay. I think a man could have been found who would have done the work for $200,000 in the 'Kfl“ of 1886; the reason it was not done then was that I do not think the city was in condition to receive bids. Judge Wakeley interrupted Mr. Webster by saying that the question was not @ rele- vant one. Mr. Livesey again: If I was satisfied that the money was forthcoming I would have put. in @ bid to put up the building for $200,000, but I would not if I couldn’t see where the money was coming from. Judge Doane again called Mr. Webster to time, as asking questions that were not es- sential to the topic. By Mr; Simeral-—The difference in prices of material and labor between May, 1877, and August, 1887, was chiefly in labor; about 10 per cent on labor, if not more; material raised some, too; the rise between labor and materiul from the spring of 1886 to May, 1887, was not much; the inter-stato law bill in 1887 raised the prico of material, lumber being the greatest item ; labor followed on the rise. It was fifteen minutes after 5 o'clock when Livesey closed his testimony, and the court adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning when additional testimony will be introduced. e District Coyrt. CARR E. HOLT'S COMPLAINT. Carr E. Holt yesterday filed a complaint against John Dicrks manufacturing company, asking for a judgment in the sum of $37,500 which he claims to have been his damage by reason of a breach of contract on the part of defendants. 4 Willimn H. Robertson makes Holt a do- fendant in the action brought against Dierks the sums of $1,650.50 und 50 with interest on a lien. OLOF WANST 1118 Olof Hansen sets forth that he is the owner of certain real estate in the eity of Ilorence, the enjoyment of which he is denied by John Ball and the Omaha and Florence” Land and Trust company, and asks the court to give him what he is legally and lawfully his. WANTS PAY FOR LABOR. John J. James yesterday complained that the Nebraska Tile and Pottery company are indebted to him in the sum of $2,020 for labor, and he prays for judgment in that amount, AND, s TR To Whom it May Concern. Carpenter's Union No. 58, of Omaha, has appointed & committee of (3) three to wait upon the carpenter contractors of this city, to get them to enter into an agreement in reference to wages and hours for the ensuing season. e A DOG'S SAGACITY, By Awakening His Master He Pre- vents a Disastrous Fire. Sr. Peres, Minn., Fab, 25, —[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.)—Early this morning the drug store of W. E. Rademacher v.as dis- covered to be on fire. Mr. Rademacher him- self resided on the floor above the store and was first acquainted with the fact of the fire by having his dog, Sport, come bounding into the room and by his barking and tugging at the bed clothes, calling the attention of the proprietor and master 1o the blaze. Owing to the sagacity of the dog the flames were discovered in time to be extinguished, else & large part of the business district of the city would have been burned. A strong wind was prevailing at the time. “Does our conversation disturb yout" queired one of the fellows who had been talke ing in the editorial rooms for an hour or move. “No, sir, growled the exchange editor, “your conversation couldn’t disturb avy man he was sonsitive Lo mere nolse.” 2