Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 24, 1888, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE KIERSTEAD IS ON THE BOARD. The Council Confirms His Appoint- meont on Public Works. THE CITY ENTERS THE SUIT Against tho New York Life for A propriating Seventeonth Street— The City Hall Meets With Defeat. Pr alders eil cn present. Ordinance roceedings. The city council convened last night, with dent Bechel in the chair and fourteen A communication was received and placed on file from the mayor approving ordinancy for the paving of Twenty-fourth street, pav- ing Douglas s id establishing the grade of Pac ta ific street. The appoiutment of William Nugle as spe- clal policemun ; A communication was recoived as conflirme from the mayor announcing that he had received and mocepted the resignation of George Smith as mssistant o hurchill in his stead. resul firmed, as follow Yeas noy, Kaspar, Kitchen, Lec, y attorney d in the Alexander, and A med Arthur e peing takel ni vo ppointment not being con- Bail v, Bedford, Che Manville and Mr. President. Total 0. Nays—Counsman, Ford, Lowry, Soyder and Van Camp. Total— It was a strict party vote. The ¢ t with J. B. Smith & Co., for aving Kighteenth street, from Nicholas to Suming; Twenty-fourth, from Farnam to Dodgge; Douglas, from Twenticth to Twenty- fourth, with cedar blocks was approved. The final estimate for paving street, from Davenport o Cumi ing to $22,503 J as approved. A in fay 0l lar of nteenth i, amount- B. Smith & mount in final timates for public improvemont allowed y the board of public works proved. Tho matter of letting the contract for the painting of the Sixteenth street Two bids, $3,500 each, from Van and the Milwauk came Pelt & Co. pany, were re« sugurated in matter until the bils w but this was awarded to etved. An vor of defe re examined was suppressed, and the contract Van Pott & C was ap viaduct » Bridgo com- pyement was in- ving action in the into, , of this city. X communication was recoived from tho city attorney stating that the council was empowered to withhold all moneys in excess of 55 per cent of the value of public work dono on contract until the indebtedness of the contractor, us regards labor and ma- terial, was liquidated. Ti sbout by & communieation finding its way to the couucil relative to these points of pro- tection. A communication was rec his was brought ived from Build- fng Tnspector Whitlock, and the same was Foferred to the committeo on public property and buildin ‘Whereas, [ havo been publicly charged by ho editor of Tne Bee and president of The Beo Building comy any, th rough the news- paper under his control, in an outrageous, hameful and libellous monaer, with having, ithout authority, and dishonestly, and_cor- ruptly, acted in the matter of granting a permit to the New York Life Insurance com- Knny to build a vault in Seventeenth street, nd with having made false statements in respect thereto, and ‘Whereas, Such charges, though made by one, who has himself acted selfishly and in a spirit of revenge arising out of past inability on his part to control Seventeenth street and dictate to me respecting m; not only are a matter of groat annoyance wnd damage to me persoually, but also of im- rtance to the city, in that they tend to im- ch my oficial honesty and good faith, 1 therefore petition your honorable body to ;pnohll a commitwee with full power to call or papers and witnesses and to take Losti- mou, oficial actions, and fully investigato my actions and oon qcfi in respect to the matter of said permit. The report of the fire and police commis- sion awarding the contract for the furnishing of feed for the ensuing yearto Fowler & - Gauts, was approved. “Tho'uso of the council chamber for Friday and Monday evenings, at which time W. B. El son and Governor Thayer will speak re- of larkson. Gas Tnspector Gilbert was, on petition, granted a two weeks leave of absenc: The council gave notice that on O« ivoly, was granted on petition of Major ober 31 nnd November 1 it would sit as a board of equaitzation in the office of the city clerk. Resolutions to the following effect were adopted: By Alexander—Instructing the city en- ineer to establish the grade of Mason streot rom Twenty-fifth to Park avenu By K cific, Kite Chicago, St. n—Instructing the N Paul, ouri Pa- Minneapolis & Omaha, and the Belt Line, to plank Nicholas street from the west side of Fourteenth to the west side of Fifteenth, full width of the street. By IKaspar—Instructing the board of pub- flic works to treets. By Alexander—Authorizing the city at- Rorney to entor the appearance of the city of onstruct a_catch basin at the o {Aorthwul corner of Thirteenth and Williams maha in the action now pending n the dwtrict court in which Tug & Publishing _company is plaintiff wnd the New York Life Insurance mpany defendant, for the purpose of ob- ining an order of said court enjoining said ow York company from proceeding under he permit heretofore issued by the inspector ©f buildings of this_city, authoriz said ing e surface of Seventecnth strect; and for E:mpnn y to construct its boiler rooms under he purpose of obtaining such other and fur- her relief on behalf of said city in the mat- r of suid permit, provided the city attorney doems By Car r tracks on the same Lowry- ailw: dvisable in his judgment. ~Granting the Omaha Horse company permission to outh Eicventh street as the pav- lng at that point progresses. idewalks in the following location were ordered laid within fifteen day of Twenty-fifth street betw Bnd Cass strocts, six feet w West side o California de; south and orth side of Chicago street from Eleventh Sixteenth uth side of I 'iftecs B Canttol 'went pide Mrst treet, re street, uth streots, sixth from Lea twely ific between ix feet wid: snue between Twenty-fifth and ix foot wide nth street, from Mason to Caste gix feet wide; east and west side of Twenty- enworth to epaired; north side of Cassius st rom ‘Fwenty-fourth to Twenty-fifth, six feet wido; and all streets in a_corresponding sec- feet wide; “ourteenth and south side east’ and west, outh Mar tion, tho same to be two inch timber thickness, The committee on public prop- .erty and buildings to whom was ferred the matter of the appoiutment of i illiam 1. Kierstoad as a memoer of the Poard of public works reported favorably and the ap| intment was confirmed. “The bill of the Omaha Gas company for the month of September amounting to 07 comm was, ttee, allowed, on_recommendation of the The following ordinances received their third reading aud were passod upon suspen- 4. plon of the rules: Creating sewer district j creating sewer district 8S; ordering the Lurbmu of Eighteenth from Nicholas to Cum- ng street with treot, and Thirt: Herea sandstouno; urt street from Thirtieth to I cond, grading triy-sixth y-third, Thi hirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth from Cuming to Burt. The city ongineer was instructed to detail pue of his men to look after the proper exc- pution of the contract each day relative to Street swoeping. Aun ordinance prohibiting street railway rompanies from laying their tracks on paved t prohibits.the board of public works from E.mn under certaim conditions, was passed. uing any permit to any street railway oompany to lay tracks in any street within ne year prior to the date upon which such it is asked to be issued. The inted to spoc investigate garbage | committee, consisting of Alex- crema- »Edu, Bechel, Lowry, Lee and Suyder, ap- ries, turned in & volumous report bighly favoring such a system of disposing 'Ngrb.‘e. Out of the places visited the mum in vogue in Minneapolis was espe- mittee urgin Fection was recominended. lopted. The report of the com- that steps be taken in this di- The council then resolved itself intoa mittee of the whole with Alderman Lee uanoe © [ponds to the extent of for the issuing of 000 for the pur- chase of a site for & city hall, and the issuing of not to ex:eed 500,000 in bonds for tho erection of a city hall, was taken ap. Alderman Burnham moved that when the committe arise it report favorably on th matter of its going before the people as r gards the ch in location between Eighteonth and Farnam streots and Jeffer- 801 square, Alderman Alexaader took exception to the movement, He stated that a location had been croated through the medium of the ballot. This location having been entered upon, he said, had lead to heavy investments and important 1y nents being made in that section, and he considered it a matter of injustice on'the part of the council to take the initiative ~ step in changing, or attempting to change, the location. If the site chosen was not a suitable one, the people at large in the city should either make it_known by public demonstration, or by petition to the city council Alderman Burnham spoke to some length supporting the movement in the direction of another vote by the people being taken. Alderman Manville stated that a large and popular clement was in favor of the Jefferson squaro site, and that the matter should bo given out to the public for an expression on this point. Alderman Kaspar opposed the Jefferson square site Alderman Counsman 1 that hie had no preference as regards the site in either re speot. But he did favor the issue coming again before the people. Alderman Alexander stated that it would be unjust for the people in the north part of the town to ask those of the southern portion to waive what they lad already obtained turough the ballot.” Ho stated that the pros- ent site was so ereated and_that the bost thing was for the council to devise a plan for completing the hall on the present site. The committee then arose and reported favorably on the passage of the ordinance, The vote resulted as follows on the passage of the ordinance, Bailey, Bedford, Burnham, Cheny, C Ford, Kitehen, Manville'and Van Camp 9. Nays—Alexander, Kaspar, Lee, Lowry, Snyder and Bechel. Total 6! ‘Ihe chair then doclared the ordinance de- feated. The following ordinances were passed: va- cating an alley in Forest Hill addition; es- tablishing the grade of Park street from Kast avenue; ordering the paving of alle; in paving districts fifty-five and ffty-six; levying a special tax for covering the cost of paving Woolworth avenue from Twenty- Ninth avenue to Thirty-First avenue; levy- ing special tax to cover cost of paving Twen- ty-Ninth avenue from Leavenworti to Hick- ory street; establishing the grade of Fif- teenth street from Grace street to a point 24 feet south of Grace street; establishing the grade of Mason, Merey, Twenty-Sixth street and Twent, “ifth avenue in Marsh's addition; levying special tax to cover cost of paving Nicholas street, from Sixteenth to Twentieth street; Fourteenth from Daven- port to Wedster, and regulating employment agoncies. B The Anarchist Anniversary. Crnicaao, Oct. 23.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.|—As the anniversary of the hang- ing of the Chicago anarchists approaches their sympathizers 1n the various cities throughout the country, where they can make any showing in point of numbers, are preparing to commemorate the day in a vari- etyof ways. In Chicago, where the legal tragedy occurred, the celebration will assume a very modest attitude, those in charge of it apparently appreciating the fact that public sentiment 18 still in no humor to be trifled with by those whose avowed object is to defy the law and overthrow the government, “I do not know what is being done here,” said Mrs. Lucy Parsons when a reporter called on her this morning, “as I have not been much amor.g our people lately, but I know that they are going to have a great cel- ebration of the day in Pittsburg, New York, Cincinnatf, San Francisco and other cities throughout the country. I myself leave to- morrow for New York to sail for Liverpool next weck on the steamer Arizona. I have been invited over there to deliver a series of addresses, and am engaged to: speak in London November 11, the aunniversary of the hanging. I am also to speak in other places during the month of November." “I have been so busy attending to labor matters,” said George A. Schilling, who was 80 prominont in the strect car men’s strike, “that T have not had any opportunity to at- tend to the particulars,"” *Will you speak or take any active part in the demonstration?” “*Not that I am aware of. I shall be thore, If you want to know how I feel on the mat- ter, I wish to say that I still consider it an infornal outrage, and the people in fucure will more and more recognize the magnitude of the outrage committed in the execution of those men.” ““Yes, we are going to have a celebration,” said one of the treasurers of the Pioneer Aid and Support association, whose care is the maintenance and education of the fawilies of the executed men. “We are going out to ‘Waldheim cemetery, but will have no demon- stration at all in the city. We will simply meet at the depot and take the train out to the cemetery. There will be nostreet pa- rade or anything of that sort.” “What will you do when you get to the cemetery ! Ve will take out. about twonty singing so- cieties with us, and they will sing a couple of songs, aud 8, -Scheviteh, editor of our paper in New York, aud Mr. Drury, & well known IKnight of Laborsthgreqhave been invited to come and make speeches. If the weather is bad we will not go out to the cemetery at all, but will hire a hall in the city here and have our celebration in it.” “‘How is the public feeling now in regard to the event you are to celebratei” *So far as I ean see the feeling is stronger now than before the event that the execu- tion of these men was wrong; that they were murdered, There s no feeling of revenge at all among the sympathizers with these men. ‘They think that the time will come when a majo v of the people will see and admit that the hanging was wrong, and that will be reven enough for the men who now think that w “What are you doing now in the way of raising money for the families of the exe- cuted men?" We pay the wives $8 a week, and 82 a weck for each of the children. We have om $7,000 to #9,000 still in the treasury. There is one int feature about the celebration that I forgot to mention. — Par- sons left a letter to his children, which was not to be opened till a yoar from the date of his execution. Mrs. Parsons is gomng to England, but she will leave the letter behind bher and it will be read at the meeting.” - Funeral of General Cralg. St. Josgru, Mo,, Oct. 28.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.] —The funeral of General James Craig occurred at 8 o'clock this afternoon from the family residence, No, 404 South Tywelfth street. It was one of the most largely attended ever held in the state. Charity lodge No. 331, A. F. & A. M., had charge of the remains, and all- the Masonic lodges and Grand Army posts in the city vere in attendance. Dr. Runcie, of Christ Episcopal ehurch, officiated at the funeral. The famly is in receipt of tolegrams of con- dolence from all over the United States, Among the bundreds of telegrams received by the family to-day was one from Robert Ingersoll, with whom General Craig served in congress, as follows: New Youg, Oct. 23.—To James Craig, jr., St. Joseph, Our hearts are ill with you in your great grief for your father, for whom 1 had tho greatestrespect. He'was a per- fectly natural man of great ability, brave, generous and sincere. All unite in words of sympathy and hope. R. G. INGERSOLL. S Charged With Forgery. Brruiy, Oct. 23.<The Post charges that M. Urusoff, Russian minister at Brussels, forged the lotter alleged to have been writ- ten by Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria to the czar, and which caused the czar's suspicion that Prince Bismarck had unfrienaly designs upon Russia. gl e i English Coal Miners Strike. Loxpoy, Oct. 23.—Several thousand York- shire miners have goue on a strike. It is ex- pected that wmany others will join tho strike to-morrow and on Thursday on the ex- iration of notices to their employers, Coal as advaaced fram 30 to 70 per cent in price during October. e 8ix gold medulsawarded Jarvis’ Brandy | FAMOUS MOTT HERESY CASE. Action of the Dubuque Presbytery Bustained by the Synod. AN EPIDEMIC OF DIPHTHERIA, Thirty Cases and Eight Deaths at Rochester--Supreme Court Deciss fons—The Trial of Mrs, George Diggle Postponed. The Mott Horesy Case. Des Motxes, Ia, Oct. 23.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—The Towa Presbytorian synod, in session g Clarinda, reached a con- clusion to-day in the famous case for heresy against Rev. Mr. Mott, now occupying the pulpit of the Second Presbyterian church at Dubuque. The synod sustained the action of the Dubuque presbytery in resolving to receive hum, but reversed the presbytery’s solution to stay proceedings pending an ap- 1'to the synod aud refusing to accept cer- in cvidence. The synod remanded the case to the Dubuque presbytery for rehear- iug. Both sides appeal to the general as- sembly, Diphtheria at Rochester. Drs Morses, In., Oct. 23.—[Special Tele gram to Tne Bee.|—A diphtheria epidemic in Rochester, C couney, has been re- ported to the state board of health. Already there have been about thirty cases and sev- eral have died. Dr. Schrader, of Iowa City, investizated the locality and assignod the cuuse to be the bad condition of certain stable and outhouses near a well, from which water was taken for a neighboring school. Every member of the family owning the well have died of the disease. The well has been filled and every precaution will be taken, The diphtheria epidemic_at Rochester, Ce- dar county, is abatiog. Thirty cases and eight deaths have thus far occurred. Supreme Court Decisions. Des Moixes, Ta., Oct. 23.—[Special Tele- gramto Tie Bee.]—The following decisions were filed by the supreme court to-day: Jackson Phines vs. Chicago & Northwestern Railway company, appellant; Tama district. reversed. Opinion by Rued, Beck dissent- ing. Anna M. Hunt, substituted as plaintiff for Harry Hunt, vs. John Lyman, appellant; Johnson district. Afirmed. Henry W. Sessions vs. Klmore M. Kent ctal, executors, appollants; Polk circuit court, Aftirmed. Stato of lowa vs. Joff_Hatfleld, appellant; Polk district court. Affirme Haonah M. Schmidt, administrator, va. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern rail- ‘way, appeilant; Clinton district. Action to recovor damages for killiog of plaintiff's husband by & train ata crossing. Afirmed. Kractured His Skull. SHERANDOAT, Ta., Oct. 23.—(Special Tele- gram to Tnr Bee.|—Yasterday Ben Smith, proprietor of a foundry in this place, cn- gaged in an altercation with a moulder in his employ named Frederick Stevenson, over the amount of wages due Stevenson. Smith felled Stevenson to the ground by a blow on tho head with a bar of iron and then boat him unmercifully, and finally, drawing a re- volver. attempted to shoot him, Stevenson's skull is said to be fractured and he lies in a precarious condition. Smith is under arrost and is held to await the result of Stevenson’s injuries. Prominent Dubuque OCitizen Dead. DuBuQUE, la., Oct. 22.—John J. Linehan, a leading citizen of this city, died early this morning of heart disease. For the past twelve years he had boen superintondent and leading owner of the street car line. He had been an alderman for eight _years, mayor for two terms, and” member of " tho ' legislature for two terms. In 1834'he was a' candidate for congress. 3 » i Trial Postpone MasoN City, Ia., Oct. 23.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bek.]—The trial of Mrs, George Diggle, indicted iu the Wright county courts for poisoning her husband, by request of the defendant's counsel, has been continued uatil the December torm. Arrested For Forgery. Masox City, Ta., Oct. 23.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bree.]—John Larson was ar- rested here to-day for forgery. It has also developed that he has been disposing of mortgaged property and giving mortgages on property that he never owned. e e i The British-American Association. Cicaao, Oc ‘The national conven- tion of the Britisn-American association re- sumed its session to-day. The afternoon session was devoted 1o a lengthy debate on the adoption of the constitution. It was finally agreed that the association shall be known as ““The National British-American Association of the United States.” Its ob- jects shall be to unite with its membership residents of the United States of British and British colonial birth, who have become or intend to become citizens; to promote good fecling and harmony between the gov- ernments of the United States and Groat Britain and her coionies; to use its influence as an association 1n behalf of good government; to defeat at the polls im- proper nominees for office of whatever party, and as far as possiblo to compel by united action respectful attention to all political par- ties; to use its influence to preserve the principles of the public school system at present existing in the several states of the union unfettered by denominational or re- ligious restrictions and to oppose all meas- ures, men and influences antagonistic thereto. The association shall be composed of five representatives from cach state association, to be elected at the anuual meeting of the state associution, After appointing committees the session adjourned until to-morrow. - The W. C. T. New Youk, Oct. 23.—The last day's ses- sion of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union was not so largely attended, many of the delogates having gone home. Mrs. Auna M. Palmer, of Towa, and Mrs. Mary Reed ioodall, of Louisiana, conducted the velig. fous exercises. Miss Helen L. Hood reported on railroad rates and tickets. George C. Hall and Miss Mary Allen West spoke in be- half of periodicals, The Union Signal and its policy and circulation. Reports of na- tional organizers were next called for. -Miss A. L. Weils, of Tennessee, gave & good ac- count of the work she had accomplished dur- ing the past year. Mrs. L. S. Peck, of this city, spoko.of the work done in Canada. Mrs. Mary L. Pease spoke of the temperance cause among the Indians in the territories, The feature of the day among the speeches was the address by Mrs. Angie T. Neuman, who has charge of the work among Mormon women. Her graphic description of tne horrid condition of Mormon women 1 Utah elicited horrified exclamations from all parts of the opera house. e Meeting of the Board of Missions. SPRINGFIELD, T1L, Oct. 23.—-The fourteenth annual conveation of the Christian Board of Misstons convened to-day at the Christian churon in this city. Four hundred children's bands were reported as organized and nearly 25,000 was raised to push the good work. Among the representative women prosent were Mrs. Maria Jamison, of Indianupolis; Mrs. Christian, of Chicago; Mrs. Luse, of San Francisco; Mrs. Kirkham, of Des Moines, Ia.; Mrs. B. W. Gile, of Indianapolis. Rev Jubez Hall, of Cleveland, O., read an address at night before the asseinb To-morrow the general Christian Mission society, Rev. J. H. Garrison, president, meets in the capitol building. The women's i society, which closed its session to-day, has a membership of 14,000 e He Lives, HoLvuece, Neb., Oct. 23.—To the Editorof Tur Bee: Is Mark Twain dead! Please an- swer to decide a bet. Yours truly, l . Rapcuree, SUFFERING DAKOTA SETTLERS ppishor sy An Ancient Ordinance Relative to Coab Waighing. — A number of ‘domplaints rogarding the lAu Entire Colony Without Food short weight of th | dealers’ ton has oc- casioned an inquiry into the matter of the or Fuel coal trade generally, and coal-weighing par ticularly. The cifyordinances were first con- | HEARTLESS MONEY SHARKS. sulted ana from $h¢ ‘musty compilations of 1881, thoe date of thy Tast revised edition, was read as follows framichap. xlvii, section 1 It shall hereafbor be unlawful for any person, persons or eurporation to sell or de- liver any wagon lowd or loads of coal, hay, corn, oats or strawnwithin the limits of tho city of Omaha unless the samo shall havo first been weighed by the weighmaster here- inafter provided for such commodity, aud a certiticate of tho weight thereof, given by such weighmaster," An Almost Incredible Tale of Misery— Women and Children Clothed in Rags and Without Shoes or Stockings. A Terrible Tale. MiNNEAPOLIS, Oct. 23.—J. Harpman, who "Also an extract from section 2, of the samo | 1A% Just ,"f"'f"' s it by v G “““‘I‘ chapter, provides that *‘the mayor and coun- county, Dakota, says of the Polish-Jew cil shall appoint one woeighmaster of coal for | sufferers there: Tho settlement is located the entire city, and one weighmaster of all | about cighteen miles from Devil's Land and other commodities mentioned in ction 1 of comprises seventy families, numbering 233 this ordinance, in cach ward, except. in tho | gonbT R ARVEEH FELEG, BRI S wards in which the coal scales are located, | SOU'S e g e o Who shall tako an_ onth of office und give | SPring from Chicago, St. Paul and other bond in the sum of §1,000, ete.' The weighmaster at the city scales situ- ated on Twelfth stroet, botiveen Howard and Jackson, was asked o what extent the first section of tho part of the ordinance complied with, *Perhaps ono places, with some household truck and from $1,800 to $2,500 in money, farming imple meuts, ete. They procured land, built their modest houses and went to work with a will to clear the land and become independent out of ¢ 100 loads of coal sold here in the | farmers. Those without money mortgaged city is weighed on the city scales, All the | their land and borrowed enough to pay the dealers weigh their coal on their own government price, about $230, aud expected to live on the balance of their loans until the first crop could be harvested. They raised a fair crop the first year and the prospects were so bright that they mortgaged their lands and other property to purchase stock and farm machinery. The socond year they planted a much larger acre- age. The notes and mortgages signed by them in many instances bore interest ata rate of 2 per cent per month on chattles and 12 per cent on real estate, besides 5 per cent on the loaus which they were to pay the loan sharks who loaned them the money and charged the extravagant intorest. About the middie of August all their expectations wi ruined in one night. A severe frost came ¢ | and ruined their entire erop of wheat, leaving them only about as many potatoes they used for planting, and barely enough oats to winter their stock. Trouble and sufforing scales.” Do purchasers over have the weight given by the weighmaster at the coal dealer's scales verified by having the load weighed again on the city scrlesi” ““Yes, this often occurs, but there is only one coal company in the' city whose scales are not at variance with the oty scales. The dealers’ scales are woefull inacourate, whether from carelessness or de: sign, I do not know. There have been in- stances when a load weighed on my scales has weighed more than the number given on the driver's check, but this is a rare excep- tion; the weight usually falls behind from fifty to three hundred pounds.” *But does not the same inspector examine and adjust the dealers’ scales as well as those of the city " “*Yes, but the dealers’ scales have a w: getting out of repair from which my sc ave quite free,” and the face of the spokes- man revealed a volume of unuttered infor- mation, began at once. Merchants who herctofore A prominent coal dealer on Fourteenth | had been anxious to supply all their wants street was asked how he interpreted the sec- | refused to credit them any more, = Seciug tion of the ordinanco relating to the weigh- | that they could not expect payment for whut ing of coul. “Well." said he, 'the ordinance | had been furnished already, nearly every clearly provides that every load shall bo | creditor became alarmed and foreclosed at weighed on the city scales, but by common | once. — The situation became s0 bad that the consent the matter has been left wholly at the | sheriff refused to iuflict further suffering on option of the buyer, whether he accepts our | the people by taking their property, He figures, or whether ho pays 10 cents to have | found the peoplé without fucl or bread, they it weighed on the city scalos. With us it is | Using the droppings of cattle for fuel to cook simply a vorbal agroement. Tt was found | Such few articles as they could get, and set that other dealers have the following line | bread, if thoy had any, to bake in the this printed on the margin of the receipt check: | fire. ~ Their children were naked, without NReweighing on city scalos waived,” in | shoes or stockings, men and women in rags which case the purchaser virtually enters | and without footwear. We found everything into a written agreement to accept the deal- | 88 the sheriff had stated. To the tearful ap ers’ weight. malsof these people we said that we should Most of those engaged in the coal trade, to | ot let them starve nor freeze, and they wok whom was shown the above ordinance, knew | fresh hopes, showering blessings on us. For nothing of its practical application, but re. | the present their most’ pressing needs are garded it as an antiquated, impracticable ana | bread and fuel, and these articles must bo in every way inapplicable to the conduct of | had at once, for every day is a day of su the present coul trade. Any revision or | ing and privation. We visited twenty houses amendment that might have been made since | 8nd found all, with two exceptions, without the ordinanco went iiito force was sought. | & stick of wood or any other material for Tt was found that the patter of where the | fire. On Saturday ice was three-fourths of coal should be wei.u.m'i“pgm, loft to the op- | 0 inch thick, and we found numerous little tion of the buyer, was §upported by a train children with bare feet and legs. The min- of logally author{zed precodents. > | istor's wife we found living in a hut, the floor “Indeed,” said tho oity attorney, it would | consisting of the bare ground, no fire, be folly in'the present gigantic coal trade to | nor anything to make one with one little adhere to au ordinante which provided that | girl, blue with cold, and tho other in her every load of coal shonld bo weighed upon | crib, huddled up, trying to keep warm. Their one and the same scaley' furniture was in keeping with the rest, and Another attorney on reading tho ordi- | their entire supply of food consisted of a dry nance, expressed his-dalight on finding such | crust of bread kindly sent by a neighbor means of protection, and resolyed that | from his scanty supply. Another woman henceforth ho would ‘sacept nothiug but the | Was found the same morning with two little city scale weights. girls with bare limbs and feet, trying to keep b e ‘warm on the sunny side of the house. Some Hostlers' we a Fight. creditor had taken her cow and left her to starve with her little ones. —_—— THE DEADLY BULLET. Claus Carlson Blows Out His Brains With a Revolver. About 10 o’clock last night Claus Carlson, a carpenter residing on Thirty-fifth and Blondo streets, ended his life by sending a bullet, from a 45-callibre revolver, crashing through his brain. Yesterday morning Carl- son repaired to the Patrick farm in the Four stablemen,” who work at Edwin Davis' stable on Daygnport near Fourteenth street, were arrosted for participating in 8 general 'row’ yestéwday. aftornoon. San Tadro got the worst of it by long odds. He was struck over the left eye with the back of a shovel, and besides a cut, carries a lump as big as his fist where the shovel ianded. He claims that Ed Motris assailed him. Morris says that he was in a stull attending to a horse, when Tadro came fn and, applying a vile epithet, struck him on the face with his | northern part of the city, where he was en- fist, and invited him outside when he pro- | gaged in putting up a frame structure. He posed to mop out the stable with him, This | Was on a scaffold about ten feot above tho Morris refused to do, and asked Tadro to go away. Tadro then cawme at him with a knife, and he picked up the stable shovel and struck his assailant a heavy blow on the fore- head, knocking him down. At this two ground, and it giving ing in his left arm 'being broken. He was conveyed to his home at the above here ‘medical aid was summonci. he injured member caused him great vain, away, he_fell, result- friends of Tadro, who worked in the barn, | and he remarked to his wife that he thought Jim Benuett and a man named Joe, came to | he could not live. He became despondent Tadro's rescue and struck Morris several | over the situation and feli into a swoon, heavy body blows, and he escaped. He ran | lying in a semi-conscious state for several across to the police station, and caused the | hours. Last night just before the rash act was committed Mrs. Carlson left the bedside of her husband for the purpose of attending to her household duties. She left her two arrest of his assailants. Bennott was bailed out by a friend, and the others were placed behind the bars. e children in the room with him and A CROOK ESCAPES. repaired to the basement of the 8- dence for the purpose of obtaining His Attorney Secures a Continuance | a scuttle of . coal. As soon us and He Departs. she had left the room, the victim told his children to go to an adjacent drug store and procure some nutriment for him. Being left alone he arose from his bod and walked to the commode, where the weapon was placed for safe koepiug. In an instant more the sharp crack of the revolver was heard, which was followed by o loud moan, and then all was silent. Mrs. Carlson rushed up stairs and discovered her husband lying R. M. Collins was arrested on Monday last by Detectives Ormsby aud Horrigan, as being a vagrant and suspicious character. Collins 15 a well knowa crook and was impli- catod in the robbery of a man here last au- tumn of #%0. It was proved that Collins' brother robbed the man, but he was clearly an accomplice, Last week Ormsby and Hor- | prostrate with the 'r 'ull\'er |ln hiln hand and i vere in C il Bluff: et Colli a wound in the head adjacent to rigan were in Council Bluffs and met Collins fuo "ight templo, from _which his and three of his pals in a gambling house. Collins approached Horrigan and said, “I'd know you in h—l, and I'm going to do you." Collins and his wd were invited to cou to the front, but the decided stand taken by the Omaha ofticers “‘bluffed” them. Chief of Police Jscas was standing in the doorway, and a®gution was called to Collins and his gang, and ho promised them his attention brains were oozing. The floor was covered with blood from the dead man, and at the sight of this Mrs, Carlson fanted. Outside assistance soon arrived and the coroner was notified, who at once repaired to the scene and took charge of the remains. Carlson was about thirty-two years of age, sober, iu- dustrious and a man well thought of in his community. He leaves a widow and two This was apparently not given, as Collins | children in moderate circumstances. The ested in Omaha on Mouday, and he [ foquesy will be held to-day. been tried on Tueslay. When the cuse was called his attorney, Alex Green, Wm. Black, Abingdon, Towa, W hunted up Assistant City Attorney Cobb [ o Wil o BACE (EG BECEI Ty o8 and prevailed upon him to “ask for a contin- ¢ COIL h o o o mours. room to. | Red Clover Tonic, which cures all blood gether, and notwithstanding that the wit- | disorders and dises 7.".\-‘»{ the stomach, nesses for the state were ready and anxious | liver and kidn The best tonic and to try the case, Attorney Cobb asked the court for a continuance, which was granted Bonds were applied for'and _the court hel Collins until yesterday at 2:30 p. m. in $ bonds, which Alex Green gave. Yesterda) appetizer known. 50 cents, Goodman Drug company. -— Brevities. Michael Maul bas just celel ed his afternoon Collins failed to appear, and the C bond was declared forfeited. The officers | thirty-fourth birthday. say thut Collins is & dangerous man, and E. R. Overall. one of the most reliahle should have had his trial when it was called, | Jattor carriers in the local force, a few but on account of the interference of the as sistant city uuoruo‘? heims escaped. INational Jockey Club Races. WASHINGTON, Oct, 23.—A heavy rain marked the opeuimg day of the National Jockey club's fall rgees/but there was quite a good attendandd, The track was very muddy and time slow in consequence. First race, threequarters of a mile—Re- porter won 'in 1116, + Badge second, Volta third. 8 A2 Second race, five Jurtsngs—Bertha B, colt, won in 1:0415, Passporésecond, Bravo third. Third race, one klé’@nd a quarier—Eurus won_in 133, Favor! second, Frankward third. o Fourth race, one'sind dne-sixteenth miles— Glenmound won in 2:8% Satisfaction second, Wahoo thir 1 the nineteenth an- days ago celebrate i i connection with the of his . postoftice. Frank Custauce was arrested t night by Officer Mayhood, charged with steuling a cedar post from the Chicago Lumber company. Custauce left the Jost hole, and it will probably not go so hard with him. A boy by the name of Phil Worm, who does not propose to let the early bird get ahead of him, realizing that winter is close at hand. tapped a coal car. P. Connelly complained to the police and Phil was incarcerated in the city jnil. J. D. Parker, a cattle man from Fort Steole, Wyo., while purchasing a ticket Fifth race, steepleghage,short course—Her- | for South Omaha, at the Union Pacific cules won in 3:3% Eiphin second, Brac-a- | depot, his urig and overcoat on & Brao third, neighboring bench. A tramp, by the name of Carson, sneaked up to the overcoat and got away with it. He, and a partner, were captured by Officer Druming, on Tenth street, trying to pawn the coat, and were taken to the city bastile. Sitting Bull at St. Paul. Sr. Pavi, Minn., Oct. 23.—Sitting Bull, John Grass, Gall and other Sioux chiefs arrived in the city this morning on their way to Standing Rock Agency from Washington. They were taken to see General Sibloy this —————— 3 forenoon, and this afternoon were shown | Take no other, Jarvis' Brandy is best. about the city. e sl Burned to Death, Trimmed hafs and - bonnets at half | prexixoroy, Mo, Oct. 2.—Mrs. Julia Mrs, C. A. Ringer, 119 N. 15th. e — 'or Rent—The buils C by the Western Newspap Union, 509 and 511 S, 12th st. Four floors, 44x66, light on three sides, steam heat; boiler and engine if wanted. Apply on - prem- ises. price. Therkless, aged thirty-six, and her daugh- tor, aged fourteen, were burned to death while trying to save their personal effects from a frame shanty this morning. While they were 1n the house, the roof fell in and both perished. When 'found - the mother body was minus both limbs and the girl's body was beadlés & now occupied Jrushed By the Cars. Michaol McNéarney, residing on the corner of Twelfth and Cass atroots, was kilied whilo 1n the act of coupling cars in the yards of the Union Pacific at this place about §:80 o'clock last night. In attempting to connoct the cars, McNearnoy missed his footing and foll beneath the wheels—two cars loaded with foeight passing over his body, mangling it nd recognition and killing him ‘The remaius were taken in charge by the coroner and an inquest will be held o'clock this morning. The decoasod wag about twenty-oignt years of age, unmar- ried, and was the only support of an aged mother and an invalid sister, residing at tho above place. He was at one'time on the po lice force in” ths city, and boro an excellent reputation. Jarvis' 77 cure your cold, —— John McCann's Funeral To-Day. Heafey & Heafoy recoived a tologram last night from tho Unfon Pacific agent at Chey enne, Wyo., saying that tho body of John McCann, who was killed by a train at Bu ford, Wyo., on Tuesday, would arrive in & # ¥, A My Poor Back ! MEXICAN MUSTAN® LININENT I3 doath to Pri }Dw HORES, CAKKD BRNAKTS 604 &Il INFLANRATION, 7, Omuha at 7:15 this morning. McCang leaves a wife and family, who reside at 1517 North Sixteenth stroot in this city, The family consists of throe daughters and a son, who ia an_engineer on the Union Pacifid railway, The remnins will be interred at 9 o'clock Thursday morniug. Warner's Log Cabin Sarsapurilla reg- ulates the regulator. Best blood pus rifior—largest bottle in the market. Manufactured by proprietors of War- ner’s Safe Cu Sold by all drugglsts. - cesiaca A Riot at Moy. Dunrry, Oct. 23.—A riot broke out at Moy to-day between Orangemen and nationalista, I'he police were reinforced and charged the mob with bayonets. 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