Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 23, 1888, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. plee iy TRRMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. ornfng RAItion) including Sunday, Que Yoar 10 e "u"g’m o Omaha Sunday 5w, fiaiied t0 any ad ‘ear. . , One Y Gesianes . 200 2 O14AND 016 FARNAM STREET. g-"‘%fl"& an u:mn 14 AND 15 TRIBUNE UILnING. WASRINGTON Orrick, No. 513 URTEENTH BTRERT, CORRESPONDENCE. munications relating to news and edi- la-nlm' matter should e addressed to the EDITOR Bre. OF TR BEE. 5 rsINKSS LETTRRS. 1) business letters and remittances shonld bs dressed to THE DER PUBLISHING COMPANY, ATA. Drafts, checks and postoffice orders to ‘made pryablo o the order of the company. The Be Publisting Company. Proprictors E. ROSEWATER, Editor. THE DAILY BEE. Sworn Statement of Circulation. te of Nebraska, unty of Douglas, %% e, 11, Taschuck, ‘sectotary of The Bes Pub- ing company, does solemnly swear that the al cirouiation of the Daily Deo for the week 18, 1898, was as follows: ¥, May 13 tolndl:blfirlmln n,l" mlm this day of May, A. D I8, - XLy Pubtie. Stato of Nebraska, Oounty of Dongias, {8 Taschuek, being first duly sworn, that he is secretary of The Bee any, that tho actual average of the Daily Bee for the month . Was 14,227 coples; for June, 1857 3, for Julf, 1887, 14,008 o, 1416 cople o Saptomber, 18¥1, 11 tober, a o} 3 se o O s covie fof BE, 18,7 i B, TZSCHUCK. Sworn 10, betors mrommm Aml')"x?;»lq?m in my o T O O Notary Public. AVERAGE DATLY CIRCULATION 18,230 “pPorrrics is all right” in its own field, but none of it, please, in the Omaha school board THE police force in winter suits at this season of the year look as cool and comfortable as the proverbial dar- key under a coonskin cap in the middle of July. DR. MACKENZIE, the German emper- ‘or’s physician, is paid seventy-five thou- pand dollars for his services, but that is 10 reason why American doctors should charge their patients imperial fees. '"GENERAL BOULANGER has again ex- “ofted Paris by publishinga history of the @erman invasion of 1870-71. Fighting ‘over the battles on paper may, after all, | ™= P the only kind of warfare in which #he ““man of destiny” will ever engage. "THERE are a great many rumors about ewspapers and newspaper changes in #hose parts, but as yet nobody has re- that THE BEE has been offered or sale—except av the news-stands, by *®he newsboys, and at the counter of Tire BxE office. VIRGINTA republicans have had their {;nunl bolt from Mahoune’ convention. e bolting delegation will go to “Chicago and contest the seats. If Billy _Mahone does not keep his eyes wide open, the chances are that he will not cast Virginia’s vote for presidential nominee, THE profits of Mr. Carnegie in a sin- gle year from his steel works were 81,500,000. No wonder he can afford to hire a small army of Pinkertons and still have a small margin left as an emergency fund to use whenever his men shall strike against starvation wages. S———— ‘THE extradition treaty pending with England, if ratified by the senate, places Canada beyond the reach of boodling Americans. Mex1ico is alsoan ‘unsafe territory for absconding default- ors, and from indications it is evident that the harbors of refuge for embez- ‘zlers will be few and far between this ‘time next year. ‘THE grand Fourth of July celebration last year under the auspices of the Knights of Labor was such a magnifi- eent success that the patrioticfestivities are @o be repeated on a much larger peale next Independence day. The warious committees should be substan- tially seconded by all people of the city §n their endeavors to fittingly observe ‘the holiday. T annual report of City Physician g‘lph for the year ending December 81, 887, bears out the oft-repeated state- ment that Omsha is one of the healthiest cities in the country, The Weath rate 1n a population of 100,000 was ouly eleven and a fraction for every 8,000 inhabitants. If the deaths by vio- Jence, suicide and accident be omitted, the deaths would be less than ten in 1,000. Can any city show a better re- port? — THE annouucement that the Burling- ton henceforth will send its transconti- mental business by way of Cheyenne and from there over the Union Pacific is mot wholly unexpected. The Denver & Rio Grande has been chafing under the strong hand of the Burlington for pome time, and it was an open secret that the Rio Grande was looking about for another alliance. It is therefore not improbable that since the Burling- ton and Union Pacific have kissed and made up that they will interchange bus- iness. In that event it is almost certain that the Rock Island will enter into a eombination with the Rio Grande, — IT is the American and not the Eng- lishman who ought to be dubbed *‘beef- eater.” In the relative consumption of beef among the principal nations, the United Btates heads the list with + 120 pounds snnually per head of popula- tion, Great Britain follows next with 105 pounds, France with 74 pounds, Germany 61, Spain 49, Russia 48, and Ttaly 23. In Great Britain the consump- tion of beef per head has increased from %6 pouuds in 1850 to 105 pounds iu 1884, It physical prosperity and material wealth smong the people are to be tested by the statistics of beef consump- #lon, the Amorican is the most prosper- us and wealthiest man amoug nations. A Prophet of Eyil Mr. George William Curtis figures as the lender of the so-called independent element in politios, but if that gentle- man is anything politically he is a dem- crat. He is foreniost among the rene- gade republicans who deserted the party four years ago, and who, having given their support to Cleveland, have gince lost no opportunity to seek to justify them- selves by glorifying the man they helped to elect, while'at the same” time berating the republican party and tra- ducing its leaders. All the political character and reputation Mr. Curtis ever enjoyed was given him by the re- publican party, and he was never back- ward in accepting its honors and its confidence. But when Curtis found the party unwilling to bo wholly guided by his peculiar theories of political duty and conduct he fled from it and ever since has been doing his best to damage the party. Itisnot apparent, however, that his success has been nearly com- mensurate with his zeal. Mr. Curtis has recently been inter- viewed rogarding the political outlook, and the democratic newspapers are making use of his opinipns for the en- couragement of their readers. He sees no chance of republican success this year. Noman, he thinks, can defeat Cleveland. And regarding republican failure as inevitable, he prophesies that it will be followed by the disintegration of the party, with the probability of the democracy retaining the control of the government for many years. These are results which Mr. Curtis and his fellow-independents would most heartily welcome. They would be accepted by them as a vindication of their efforts. 1t is because republicans know that the wish is father to the thought that they will find no discour- agement in the opinions of Mr. Curtis. If they have any influence it will be in stimulating republicans to greater ef- fort, to the end that all such prophets of evil may be confounded. All intelligent republicans will grant that there are dangers to be avoided, and that the situation demands the exercise of the highest wisdom iun the selection of a leader. If this shall be more strongly impressed upon the republicans by the predictions of their foes those predictions will not be without value. But having wisely chosen a leader—a man who will repre- sent the progressive forces of the coun- try—the republican party will go into the contest with at least an even chance of victory, which ought to improve as the battle progresses. No one serious- ly olaims that the party will not car- ry every state in which it was victorious four years ago, and as to the four doubt- ful states there are strong reasons why the democracy may be beaten in those which they must carry in order to win in the country. In a certain event Indiana will as surely go ropublican as will Ohio, and that event would-enable the party to complete its ticket so as to make sure of either New Jersey or Connecticut. It must be remembered that a.republican president may be elected without the yote of New York,and that is by no means to be regarded ‘as certain to be given to the democratic candidate. There is in the situation, therefore, nothing whatever to discourage the con- fidence of republicans. The talk of Mr. Cleveland being invincible is the merest trumpery. If the national re- publican convention shall act with the wisdom that is expected of it the spoils- man’s candidate will be very likely to retire to private life on the fourth of next March Stopping Emi The Austrian autkorities have taken action to stop emigration from that country. The loss of men subject to military duty was becoming serious, and as emigration was greatly stimulated by the agents of steamship companies it became necessary to institute measures for summarily stopping the exodus. Two of these agents were arrested on the charge of abducting Hungarian peasants liable to military service. Just now Austria cannot afford to lose men of whom she can make soldiers, for sho may have use for them at any tin It is therefore probable that the policy of stopping emigration will be maintained for somo time. It would if Germuany were to adopt a similar policy. The emigration from that country to the United States has for some time past been very large and steadily increasing. Thus it may happen that the anxiety of certain peo- ple in this country regarding immigra- tion may be relieved by the action of foreign governments which desire to keep their able-bodied men at home. This would be much better than re- strictive legislation on our part, al- though it is not a matter to excite great satisfaction. There is not only abund- ant room in this country for the class of people which foreign governments do not want to lose, but their accession would be a positive gain to us in all ma- terial respects. It is not possible for us to get too many of the youthful, vigorous and self-rehant people of the old world, who come here with the intention of bettering their condition and enjoying the ad- vantages of free institutions. The time is yot far distant when it may become necessary to seriously think of putting obstructions in the way of industrious and worthy people of other lands who desire to make homes for themselves in the United States. If it be necessary to make more stringeut laws for keeping out the objectionable classes there will be none to object, but for all others the invitation to come should continue as free as it has always been. The action of the Austrian authorities suggests an apprehension that there may be at novery remote time an extra- ordinary demand for men of the militar age in that country, and is really u sig- nificant indication of a belief that war may break outat auy ti This would seem also to be a pretty (;em:rul feeling among those liable to military service. Se——— I must dawn on the most casual ob- server who watches the fuctuations of freight rates almost daily, that there is something behiud the apparent desire of railrouds to regulate rates under the inter-state commerce law. Lu facy,the sus- not be surprising ploion gainaground that the demoraliza tion in freight schedules is nothing more nor less than a speculative schomo on the part of railroad managers. The sharp cuts and advances made from day to day unsettle business, and affoct trada and values. Railroad managers of trunk lines meeting in New York or Chieago, ostensibly to fix rates, regulate the commerce of the United States. They exert a greater influence in the fluctuations of tho price and value of commodities, than is wiclded by congressional inter- fevence with the industries of the coun- try. Itisin the power of one of these managers of a railroad to cause a broak in rates which is likely to spread to every trade center east of the Rocky mountains, Such a rate war affects the value of railroad property and securi- ties, injures those industries which are dependent on the railroads, diverts trade from its acoustomed channels, causes fluctuations and discerimination, and unsettles all business transactions. A reduction of ten to twenty cents in the rate of transportation causes a loss of many millions to tho east and a corresponding gain to the west. An incrense of rates brings about a gain to the east and o loss to the west. In this way the constant fluctuation of freight rates makes trade unstable and business risky by introducing this un- certain speculative element. It is in the hands of any one railroad manager 10 precipitate a crisis of this nature in order to make his fortune by gambling in stocks. I7 is generally believed in California business civcles that the great commer- cial house of William T. Coleman is dead. The work of rearranging the affairs of the old firm is going on by which the extensive commission business will be absorbed by several newly organized companies. Fgom the most reliable sources it is stated that the insolvent firm will not pay over twenty-five cents on the dol- lar, and that even such an estimate is liberal. Under the auctioneer’s ham- mer the four million dollars worth of assets will shrink to not more than two million. The failure of such an old and well-known house is a serious blow to California. But it by no means signi- fies that the Pacitic coast industries are unprofitable or hazardous. So long as Coleman & Co. confined their operations to legitimate enterprises they were prosperous. The firm, however, went into speculation and tried to con- trol all the commission business of the state by means of a trust. The attempt to do this was fatal. It was, however, the corner in borax which hastened the collapsex The borax fields cost two million dollars and it was only by a combination of dealers and by a limita- tion of the output that the business could be made profitable. ‘‘Trusts” bave burned so many fingers that it is to be hoped that this last failure will have a wholesome influence. THE board of education is to be com- mended for refusing to grant the re- quest of the Young Men’s Republican club of the Ninth ward to use a school- house for holding political meet- ings. School buildings are in tended for educational purposes only. To allow any society or club the free use of them is an injustice to taxpayers. No matter how careful and considerate a’gathering may be, it is sure to injure or deface some of the public property without compensation for it. It isto be hoped that the action of the board will form a precedent which will be strictly adhered to, not only by the board but by the council. OMAHA is destined to become the convention city of the future. The committee of the Methodist Episcopal conference, which is in session at New York, has recommended that Omaha be selected for holding the next conference in 1892. If the conven- tion be secured, it will be a great featherin our cap. In 1892 Omaha will undoubtedly rank as one of the ten leading cities of the country. And the delegates from all over the world to this conference will go home with marvel- ous stories ot the city that will be pointed out as one of the wonders of America. THE government purchased through the treasury twenty million, six hundred and seventeen thousand dollars worth of bonds during the past month, but was obliged to pay some- thing over four million dollars in premiums. Of course, this money would look better in the pocket of the people but as the government in the saving of interest made over seven million dollars by the deal, everybody can congratulate himself that the bond holders did not get any more of his pile. PROMINENT PERSONS, Ex-President Hayes is teaching one of his sons the trade of carpentering. Archbishop Benson, of Canterbury, is a warm advocate of the use of bicycles by the clergy. Senator Butler, of South Carolina, is & lineal descendant of the duke of Ormonde, of Ireland. Mrs. Senator Hoar, aesiring perfoct rest aund quiet, will pass the summer at Worces- ter, Mass. Senator Ingalis is said to be a fine Greek scholar. He thinks Plato's apology is much superior to that of Voorhees. Edward Everett Hale's poor health has caused him to give up his position as one of the Harvard college proachers. Governor Ames of Massachusets, has joined the Open-air Athletic society of the Young Men’s Christain association. Senator Blackburn loves a good horse race and it was only natural that he weunt out to Louisville to seo the classic Kentucky derby run and won, Editor Shepard of the New York Mail and Express, has rented Mr. Blaine's *‘Stanwood cottage' ‘st Bar Harbor for the season, pay- ing §2, for it. The late Heury Ward Beecher's house at Peekskill, N. Y., has uot found a tenant. The shoes he left in the Plymouth pulpit are also still empty. Prof. Elliot Coues, the ornithologist, is en- guged at the Smithsonian institution prepar- ing the natural history words that are to be used in the new Cenwury Dictionary. Ex-Presideut McCosh of Princeton college still keeps his residence iu that town, and s as studious and industrious as ever. lie works tom hours & day except in vacatious, DAILY BEE: i whon tio works Aive hours and walks five miles & day. Charles Mathews used to smoke tha srarst oigars, never paying more than twopence each for them. ‘“Ihey smoke,” he would say, “aud what more do you want of them?" Jullan Hawthorne has in his house at Socotch Plaimns, N. J., a little oak table on which Mary Stuartds ggid to have writton her last letter on thif ing of ber excou- tion. Gneral £, C. Waithaif, the junior senator from Mississippi, is look like & cava- lier who has just stedpedbut front one of Sir Peter Lely's canva Hois six foot tall, erect, symmeotrical, Wit fino head of dark hair that falls in curls- &bout his neck. —_— Aberration of the Mouth. Ledger. Jefferson Davis is threatened with another attack of aberration of the mouth. He has consented to dedicate a confederate monu- ment at Jackson, Miss. —— Great Heads. Washington Oritio. If Mr. Blaine should becomo the republi- can candidate after his letter of declination it will save Mr. Cleveoland from making any explanation of that portion of his lotter of sc- ceptance touching a second term. Great minds run in the same channel, . A Singular Coinoidence. Chicago Herald. Mr. Randall has made his long-expected speech against tho tariff bill. Itis a singular coincidence that the customary opening prayer was omitted in the house of represent- atives on tho day that Mr. Randall raised his voice in defense of the war tariff and in favor of free whisky. il Don't Liose Sight of 1t. Globe Demoerat, One fact in connection with New York should not be lost sight of at this moment. And that is this: During the past twenty- four years that state has never given its electorial vote twice in succession to the the same party. It is the republicans’ turn to get it this yea) —_— Kentucky Opera Boufre. Philadelphia Press, The chief end and aim of a democratic state convention in Kentucky scems to be to give Mr. Henry Watterson an opportunity to deliver a speech us: chairman. The per- formance, however, partakes 8o much of the character of the opera bouffo that many of the older heads, as they listen to it, mustimagine that they have strayed by mistake into a theatre and that Lydia Thompson, appareled ina dress to short at both ends, is occupying the stage and demonstrating of what marvel- ous gyrations the female form divine is ca- pable. . Different Kind of Booms. Philadelphia Record. A boom is not good for anything unless it be spontancous. The booms for Sherman, Harrison, Allison and Blaine. are pump- handle booms. They go fust to tho extent they are made to go, with the feeling in favor of Blawme that he ought to have a sec- ond trial if he should want:it. The Gresham boom and tho Cleveland-bgom are the only booms that flow without, pumping. Judge Gresham is not his owp candidate; he is the candidate of his friends and admirers. Pres- ident Cleveland has na option; he owes his party the services of a.second heat over the presidential course. Waxem's Political Proverbs. Washtnglon Citic. Some statesmen that air sawlogs at home ain’t moren splinters when they git to con- gress. . The American eagle’ ain’t any too big. A million dollars goes a long ways towards makin’ an ordinary citizen a states- man, Some kinds of fectin. Most patriots likes to git dividents on their love of country. ‘Woman's speer is bein’ mothers of voters, The ballot box covers a multitude of sins. —— STATE AND TERRITORY. Nebraska Jottings. Cedar county will buy a poor farm. Dog poison is at large in Broken Bow. Loup City merchants have adopted the cash system. Labor union clubs continue to be organized throughout the state, Norfolk’s school room fails to accommo- date the children of the city. It will require an additional $3,500 to com- plete the waterworks system. One hundred dollars occupation tax is leviod on the saloons of Loup City. The Times isin favor of York exerting herself in the way of a graud Fourth of July celebration, Cyoto catchers are doing great work in Otoe county. Fifteen scalp locks were pre- aunwd to the county clerk to be cashed Mon- ny. One saloon n Arcadia pays $1,000 for the “exclusive privilege of dispensing tanglefoot to tho natives for one year.” ‘The York fire department has $260 in the troasury, which they intend to use in secur- ing uniforms. They hope to double the amount, Petitions were ciurclated and signed by many persons, asking the city fathers of Broken Bow to call au election for the pur- Eoso of voting bonds for the erection of a uilding for county and city purposes. A serious, and it is feared, a fatal accident occurred Sunday afternoon to Alfred, the eight-year-old son of Hon. Henry Sprick, living near Fontenelle. The boy found an old, unused horse pistol lying about the house and went tw the barn to play with it. - No long afterwards a report of the weapon was heard and the boy was found badly wounded in the lower part of the abdomen, where the full charge had penetrated. “A couple of Fort Sidney deserters were captured Ta this city Wodnesday evening by Marshal Friend,” says the North Platte Nebraskan. “Since the above was put in type the fellows who had been confined in nh in this city for safe keeping (7), made their escape by whittling their way out through the roof, Jailér Merriman has pro- vided himself with a lagge stock of sticking Dluster 1o prevent any fature accidents of this character.” Iowa: . A division of the Iowa board of K. P, surance has been organtzedt Clinton, . The Congregational people at Eagle Grove will oroct 8 new parsonage this scason. The city council of Muscatine has appro- priated for a Fourth of July celebra tion. A married man at Maquoketa recently left his wife because she v(? 9o homely and old- fashioned for him. 4 1t is announced in Dps’' Moines that plans have been completed for & union depot there, in which five roads willunite. Stimulated by the exuiple of the ladies, a number of Atlantic young men have con- cluded to @hganize a tegiis club, Tie graduating class of the Oskaloosa high sohoo! this year numbers thirty-two. The Muscatine class numbers twenty-seven. The Codar Rapids Water company has de- termined to bore tho artesian well to a depth of 2,600 feet and to sink two more wells. The much be-joked female ball nine has reached Fort Dodge. Itisof a decidedly juvenile order, the ages of the players aver- aging about ten years. School commencement at Red Oak will be beid Junc 1. The class of @ year ago, which failed to graduate ou account of the small pox scare, will join with this year's class. A. Robinson, a Hancock county farmer re- siding about four imiles south of Huwilton, has completed an artesian well. Ho has & good flow of water; which rises Lwonty feeb above the surface of the ground. Beyond the Rauge. 1t is stated that the iron for the Portland and Vancouver reilway bas beea ordered, is ' big bird, bit ho patriotism nceds disin- in- WEDNESDAY, MAY 85, 168 Wil b reoslrod tn about thirty daye, The tol Qo o1 Sbaswk couoty, Oal b8 tal asta coun! » 0000 oy Capitaiists of Seattlo havo let a contract for buildifiy & large wharf and shed. Yboum, the missing i*asadena real estato agont, is living at Monmouth, Ore. Salt Lake citizens subscribed $19,000 '(gr advertising the resources of Utah terri- Ty. The board of connty commigsionors of Elko, Nev., have decided to pay no more scalp Younties. Astoria has a_good telophone service and the finest electrio fire alarm system in the northwest, The Central Nevadan warns miners that there is no demand for them'in that part of Lander county. The Indians who murdered Mike Grace and John Deal in Arizona last year have been exposed by their comrades and will probably now be tried for their crime. Tercio Padilla, of Barr's Station, N. M., after going insane and terrorizing the coms munity for several days, has been captured and incarcerated at Albuguerque. A prominent lawyer of Vancouver, B. C., has imported from Japan a number of quail and pheasants. The birds are to be turned out in the woods as soon as practicable. ‘Walla Walla Union: It is rumored that the Oregon Railway and Navigation com- pany has a force of men grading from Sneke river, above Walla Walla, into Eurcka Flat. The Los Angeles Times says: *‘The sheep men have driven several bands of sheep over the New Jerusalem ditch and nearly filled it up in one or two places. They should be made to repair the damage done.” The first rescue of the season by the Cape Hancock (Orey nn? life crew occurred on Friday. The fishing boat of J. Ditchburn capsized in the breakers off Peacock Spit, but the life crew reached them in time to save the lives of both men. . K. Davis, sherift of Custer county, Idaho, who suddenly left the territory some time ago, is now in South America. He gm:a the reason of his leaving to be that he ad violated section 1640 of the revised statutes, and kunew that he would have to serve a term 1n the penitentiary if he re- mained. The Kootenai railway company, which has just been chartered by the British Columbia goverument, receives a grant of 200,000 acres of land, to be selected by them in the Koo- tenai district. The road is to be started in three months and completed in two years. It will connect Lake Kootenai with steamers on the Columbia for the transportation of 200ds, ores, ete., to the Canadian Pacific at Revelstock. Its principal business at first is the mining business, el el L HOW THE FARMERS FEEL. The Action of the Republican State Counvention Denounced. ‘Wanash, Neb., May 21.—To the Editor of Tue Bee: The following resolutions were passed by the Wabash Farmers' alliance of Cass county at a meeting held May 9. ‘Whereas, The republican state convention held at Omaha May 15 saw it fit to ignore the wishes of the people by electing as delegates to the national convention to be held at Chi- cago such men asJ. M. Thurston, P. Egan and other railroad attorneys and cappers whose interests are well known to be in op- position to the interests of the farmers and laborers of our state, and ‘Whereas, Resolutions were submitted to said convention by the people’s chmn‘;lon, ex- Senator Van Wyck and approved % such men as Crounse, Lambertson, Boggs, Watson, McBride and others who are not owned by corporations and represent the people, and ‘Whereas, The said convention did treat with contempt said resolutions by refusing to give them the consideration they were en- titled to, and Whereas, The chairman of said convention saw fit to appoint such men as Robbing, of Valloy, Majors of Nemaha and other railroad cappers and betrayers of the people a com- mittee on resolutions, therefore Resolved, That we view with alarm the ower of the railroad corporations as shown ?orth in the said state convention and i the First district convention held at Ashland, at which Chat Green, attorney for the B. & M, and C. O. Bates, attorney for the Rock Island railroad, were chosen delegates to Chicago, thereby depriving the people of representation Resolved, That we heartily endorse the resolutions presented at said convention by ex-Senator Van Wyck and his_continued ef- forts in behalf of the overburdened laboring people of this state, and we deeply regret that he is not to-day standing on the floor of the United States seuate, where he has so nobly stood unawed by infiluence and unbribed by gain, battling for the rights of the people, and where 65,000 voters of this state said he should go. Resolved, That we pledge to ex-Sepator Van Wyck our continued support in his ef- forts to relieve the overtaxed and downtrod- den people of the country of their burden. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to Tue Omana Beg, Lincoln Democrat aud Nebraska City Press for pub- lication. B. F. AuLex, E. Dong, Secretary. President. ——— THE TRAMWAY TRIUMPHANT. The Election Yesterday Sccures the Cable's Franchise. Thoe vote au the election on the franchise to the Cable Tramway company which was held yesterday, was the largest which has been cast at a special election in this city, There were fewer than 100 votes polled against the proposition, while 5,543 were cast in favor of it. The show- ing would have been different, without, however, changing the result, had not the Union acific, the Missouri Pacific and the horse car company found, early in the morn- ing, that the Cable Tramway company had prepared for the contest und&im]msefl to sce that the clection was carried out in accord- ance with the law. The vote cast was ‘‘un- worked,” was un honestexpression of popular feeling, and a proof that the energy, enter- prise and good intentions of the Cable Tram- way had merited the appreciation of the tax payers of the city, The following table shows the vote for and against the proposi- tion, by districts and throughout the city, the grand majority being 5,543 For Against Total First ward— First division Second division “Third division, Second ward— First division Second division Third ward— Wirst division Second divisior Fourth ward— Pirst division nd divisior Fifth ward— 1irst division Second division Sixth ward— First di Second di Seventh ward— First division Second divisi Eighth w First division Second divisi 800 633 443 208 e 620 413 818 811 839 64 251 104 241 828 oo Se o ©c ox wo First division Becond divisi &l o The fifth lecture in the course before the St. Andrews brotherhood was delivered last evening by Judge Savage on *“The Bench aid Bar.” ~ Amost appreciative audience assem- bled to hear the judge and it isto bo regretied that there weré not more of the legal fra- ternity present to brofit by the ideas that came from such a ripe experience. His ideals for the occupants of the bench and bar are of the loftiest type, and should include men not only of strong intellectual gifts, but also of & Bugh order of morality and consoientiousness. Thie address lasted an hour and was followed closely by the auditors. e Swedish Musical Festival. The Swedish societies and clerks arve mak- ing arrangements for an elaborate musical festival to be held Boyd's opera house on the afternoon and evening of the Fourth of July. The object of this affair is to raise funds to aid in_the erection of the Linunce monument in Liucolu park, Chicago, The MoCague brothers have guarantesd to pay for the use of the gpera house on this ozcasion. There wikl be a chorus of 100 voices, aud it will be oue of the grandest musical events ever field in Umaha. A MELANCHOLY MONUMENT. Lee's Oharacterization of the Oity Hall Basement. DUE TO OFFiGia A Committee [nstructed to Sce What Can Be Donc-The Gardener's Petition Reterred—The Soap Factory. City Council Doings. ‘Whon President Bechel called the ecity council to order last evening every member with the exception of Mr. Bedford was prea- ent. The meoting was a long one, but was quite Interesting in some features, Mr. Lee ronewed the city hall matter, which had been dead to the council for some weeks, and James Croighton on the outside gave a fow paving contracts a roast. The mayor sent in a veto of the resolution providing for the gradine of tho south and oast sides of Hanscom park, stating that he disliked to make these votoes on grading or- ders, but as the general fund is low rigid economy is roquired. The veto was sus- tained. An inyitation asking a committee to vieit Des Moines and inspect a furnace for burn- ing garbage was roferred to the committee on police. The contract for paving Fourteenth stroet between Davenport and Webster streets with sandstone in favor of Hugh Murphy was presented from the board of public works for approval. One property owner on the streot made a vorbal remostrance, stating that many of the residents and property owners were in favor of cypress block, James Creighton was given the floor and announced that this remonstrance was made for the reason that certain contractors had not been successful in obtaining the contract for the work. He believed that the majority of the property holders were in favor of sandstone. Mr. Kierstead made a motion that the matter be referred to the city attorney for one week, and Mr, Lee, in amending, stated that the question for the city attorney to instruct the council upon was whether or not the property owners had the right to petition for a specific kind of paving. The matter was thus re- ferred. The contract in favor of the same con- tractor for puving the following streets were approved: Willlams street from Tenth to Thirteenth; Vinton from Sixteenth to Eighteenth; Castellar from Thirteenth to Fifteenth street. ‘The contract for the building of the water sewer on Twenty-sixth street, from Cass to Nicholas, in favor of Mount & Griffin was prosented for approval. A communication was read from the chairman of the board of public works which stated that D. Kelleher, Wwho was connected with Delaney, Thompson & Co., was a lower bidder on this job, but he believed that_they were not responsible par- ties and that it would be better for them to devote more of their time to the North Omaha sewer, which was at one time aband- oned by them. This communication was the cause of a kick. Pat Ford stated that the board of pub- lio works bad not acted squarcly in this matter, and that that body had no cause for such & move. Mr. Manvillo and Mr. Lee voiced the same sentiments and as a result the contract was referred back to the board of public works with instructions to award it to Kelleher, The_following sewer contracts were ap- proved: Sewer district No. 12 and district No. 71 to Mount & Griffin; west branch of the North Omaha sewer 0 Hugh Murphy; reconstruction of sewer in district No. 4 to A. R. Hoel. ty Engineer Tillson, upon request, was granted permission to employ an additional engineer at $00 a month, a rodman at $60 and an axoman at $50 a month. A communication from City Treasurer Rush, stating that John C. Christianson haa paid Leavenworth street special grading tax under protest was placed ou file. Another communication from the same source an- nounced that Hugh G. Clark had paid into the treasury $350 as damages for the straight- ening of Twenty-ninth and Mageath streets. It was referred to the comptroller. The salo”| of §25,000 of city hall bonds sold by City Treasurer Rush to Blake brothers, ,of Bos- ton, was approved. A communication from Comptroller Good- rich stating that the board of education had apparently paid no attention to the bills sent to them for checking the books of Secretary Connoyer and for seventeen ballot boxes, was referred to the city attorney who was instructed to coliect the amount, Plumbing Inspector Duncan sent in a tition for additional help, stating that his work was accumulating very quickly and that unless his request was grantea some of it would have to be neglected. The petition was referred to the judiciary committee. A communication from " City Aftorney Webster stating that ho had made & sottlement with Fred Stubendorf for 27.50 for damages to property by the - g of Eleventh street was read, and the settlement was adopted. ‘The Cable Tramway company’s communi- cation approving of tho letting of the Twen. tieth strect sewer contract to Mount & Griffin was placed on file, A communication from T. F. Brennan & Co. stating that in accepting the warrant for £1 63 allowed by council they did not ny rigit they possessed to bring suit against the city for any balance due, was placed on file. A petition from \)mpcrly owners Tientioth street asking for the paving of that street with Sioux I"all granite was referred to the committee on paving and guttering. A petition asking that the grade be estab- lished on South Twenty-sixth street from St. Mary'’s avenue to Half Howard, was re- ferréed to the committec on grades and grad- ing, A petition from James McCord and others asking that Leavenworth street be paved with Colorado sandstone was referred to the committec on curbing, poving and guitering. A petition from John B, Edward's agent, asking for permission to remove soven wooden houses from the corner of Klevonth and Capitol avenue to o point outside the fire limits was laid on the table, The Douglas county republican club, upon request, was granted permission to occupy the council chamber next Mouday evening.: ‘A" potition from Honry W, Yates and others, asking permission to grade Thirty- sccond street from Dodge to Davenport streets, wus granted. A potition signed by John Rush and others, asking that the city engineer be instructed to survey Martha Street from the west line of Thirteenth strect to the cast line of Six- teenth strect and order the same graded, was referred to the committee on grades and grading. . A communication remonstrating against the placing of & wooden building In tho street at Dodge and Sixteenth streets was referred to the chicf of police with instruc- tions to enforce the ordinance relative to this matter, J. J. Dickey, superintendent of the West- ern Union ‘Pelegraph company, asked per- mission to remove trecs, or parts of them, on the cast Jine of Sixteenth street, between Clark and Burdotte strects, for the purpose of stretching telograph lines, was referred to committee on fire and water. George W. Doane and others pétitioned that Chicago strect be paved in frout of thoir property with cedar blocks, and the com- munication was referred to the paving cowm- mittee. The committee on grades and grading will consider the petition of Mrs. Trane A. Cole, Mrs. Carrie B, Craig and others asking that St. Mary's avenue in the viciuity of their property be graded. The bill presented by James Iox for inter osts alleged to be due on payments due for building sewers was referrod to the com mittee ongelaims. The aggregate amount of the bill is $726.30. The Missouri Valley Sand and Gravel company petitioned that the city council take measures to remove certain squat- ters ocoupying shantics on the river bauk, which portion described is leased by the petitioners. The matter was referred o the assistant city attorney. ‘The Union Steel Nail company made a re- monstrance to the paving of South Soven- teenth street from the Union Pacific tracks to Leavouworth streot. Tho paper was placed on file. A petition signeu by uearly 200 residents of the Firsy wfrl:a. remonstrating agaiost the estublishing of & soap faclory in ward mm..mmi— Tho resolution regarding the estabfshmenf of & public market place in this city was res pforndm nm She oommittes on nfil-.ua ‘Hho cliy engtneer was gtvan parmisaton q hire throe horses at an expense ot to ex $35 per month each, 'he street commissioner was Instructed ta arado tha sidewalks on oach side of Jones stroct from Tenth to Thirteonth stroets so as to allow the sidewalk juspector to lay & 90v foot sidewallk, At this point the old uu{ hall matter was who introduced the brought up by Mr, Lee, following resolution : ‘“That the committee on publie propert; and buildings be directed to ascertain wha! altorations are necessary to bo made in the I’"‘“ and Ircmmum of the city hall build- ng 80 that it can be prepared for occupancy with the funds available.”” In introducing this rosolution Mr. Tce stated that the presont uncompleted baso- ment of the city hall was simply a "‘melan- choly monument of the inoapacity of our olty government.” He further samd thad somo- thing should soon be done to gi officers better acocomimodati the offices> now ocoupied in the county building could be clos by the county com- milrnonéannn at any time, as the leases had ex- Mr. Hascall took the floor and spont o fow moments in a harangue, rldiculll\fi the mn\;};,fiun. Notwithstanding this fact it was passed. Mr. Kierstead prosentod a rosolution, which was adopted, instructing the dur& mon living south of Leavonworth street kg{hw ©ows off the fields north of that sf iR The following resolution presented by Mr. Alexander was adopted and reforred to the oity engineer, who was instructed to draw up a proper ordinance: ‘That sthe county commissioners be and they are hereby authorized to grade Thirty-sixth street from California to Hamiltony Paul streot from Thirty-third to Pleasant and Burt streot from Thirty-sixth to Pleasant. The ‘work to be dono under the diroction of the oity engl- neer. The stroet commissiorer was {nstructed to construct a culvert across Castellar stroet at Twonty-first street. It was resolved that the council sitas a board of equalization June 1 ang 3. ‘The committee on police, to whom had been referred the resolution of Mr, Lee, askin that the horso car stable at Park avenue an ‘Woolworth street bo removed, owing to the fact that it is a nuisance, made a report to the effect that the company had been groul{ negligent in_ regard to cleanliness at that stable, but that steps had recently been taken to remedy the mattor. The committee further suggested that the company be notis fied to guard against further complaint. The committee on ‘{)nvmg. curbing and guttering recommended that Capitol avenuo be paved with cypress blocks from Sixteenth to Twentioth street and that Jackson streot be paved with the same material from Thir- teenth stroet to St. Mary's avenue. The report was adopted. The committee on viaducts and railroads recommended that the city attorney be in- structed to settle tho claims of Mrs Mul- liady for damages caused by the building of the Sixteenth stroet visduct for ) Adopted. The only ordinance passed on the third reading was that providing for the paving of Twenty-eighth street from Farnam t0 Leavenworth streot with cedar block. AMUSEMENTS. “Fritz" Emmet in “Our Cousin Ger- man' at the Grand. Joo Emmet appeared last night at the Grand opera house. The play was “Fritz, Our Cousin German.” The piece is as old as Emmet's fame, even though it has underzone @& process of rejuvenation. It is full of ab- surdities and inconsistencies, and introduces amyriad of silly and impossible characters, more than half of which might be sacrificed without depriving the star of a reasonable support. But Emmet's audiencesnever have gone to sce his company. They have gone o see Emmet himself, They went to see him last night. They saw him and were pleased, They expressed their appreciation in peals of laughter and rounds of applause. To many of his auditory Emmet is but a reminiscence, In truth, he is but a suggestion, in many in- stauces, of what he was in his prime.” His voice 18 better this yea: than it was when last heard here; but ‘it has lost the richness and sweetness which brought thousands to his feet. Therenow remains littlo more than that sympathetic quality which may be ef- fective without music, and, at will, conduce to tears. Inmanner, grace, pleasantry, good nature and almost magnetism, the K'ritz of to-day is the Fritz of old. Soho will remain probably, until the third generation shall Bave cotio to admiro and love, as did the first generation, then well advanced in years, 8 long time ago. Lastnight thestar responded toa coub)lu of encores, did his best to enter- tain, and, while failing to meet the demands elsewhere referred to, succeeded to the satis- faction of his large audience. 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