Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 12, 1889, Page 2

| | | | B | i i g ! = iR - CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE. Beveral Schemes For the Prevention of an Unhealthy Surplus. VARIOUS AMOUNTS ASKED FOR. Partics Who Ask to Be Reimbursed at the Pablic BExpense—The Ase sesgorship Problem—Leg- islative Gossip, They Want Damages, fascory, Neb, Feb, 11.—[Special to Tie B he following bills have been pre sented ana are now utder consideration to reimburse parties who have suffered damag es for which they think the stateshould be held responsible, and which they hope the legis fature will view in the same light On November 10, 1855, William J. Wilson, of Tekama, Burt county, happencd to be standiug by when thoe sherift of that county attempted to arrest the desporado, “Reddy’ Wilson, tor burglarizing the store of Walige & Worcester, of Tekamah, a week before, The sheriff called on Wilson to assist in mak fug the arresh, and in obeyimg the order e rece 1 a shot in the face from the ruffan’s revolver. The wound was a severe one, nearly all the lower jaw being shot away, and Wilson still lies in a precarious condition. He prosents a claim of &,000 against the state for dama nd the house has allowe him 2,500, Tlis is one of the most meritor lous bills of this cluss before the legislature, and will no doubt pss the sonate and become a law. “Red yrd H. Pate, wil 10w county, Nebraska,' declares was so unfortunate as to have shree glandered horses i 1855, and by order f the state veterinary surgeon they we illed. Pate now comes before the fogis fure and asks the state to pensate him formerly of Red as house roll o o1 this 0ss to the tune of 8 ‘T'he modest figure at which this sum is placed will lead to a thorongh examination of the case and it 18 likely tuat the claim will be allowed. “On the 24th of / L 1861, 80 tho pre- Timinary 40, P, Mason was appointed colonel and A. . Arnola first licu tenant of the first regiment of cavalry wmilitia, and each served in these ruspoctive capacitics until January 1, 1855, At to what battles they were engaged in, or what ser- vice they rendered the' state, or whethier_ they have not been already’ paid for any real or imaginary service, tho bill is diseroctly sileut, But Mason claims the state owes him the sum of $508.5 anll Arnold puts s fiures ab €330 for Bor. s in this connection. The supplementary that the national government has vanged to pay all such claims that are allowod by the state is put in, This is one of the claimisthat age hardly renders resp able, and it will be closely serutinized in cominitte of the whole. i house roll No. 222 Mr. Cushing, of Omaha, presents the claim of Julins Gros. jeaus. The bill goes on to say that while ficting under the orders of the warden of the plv'u state penitentiary, and in the discharge of he his duty as a guard of that institut was seriously wounded by gun in the hands of one McWharters. a con- viet, on the 11th day of Januare, 157, By reason of this wound Mr. Grosjeans has been physically incapacitated to perform labor ever siuce, and thinks the sum of duce him on is still in uime, and £5,000 from the stite is justly account of this mishap. This biil the hands of the committee ou its fute is uncertain, Pawnee county has a personal griovance and wishes the state to soothe her wounded feoling to the extent of $171.57. In muking out. hier case she goes on_to state that ono Charles Brunn refused to pay his taxes in that county for 18574, and when swit was bronght, being a non-resident, he removed his case to the Urited States district court at Lincoln; she places the total expense in pushing this suit at something over $1,000, and as about one-seventh of the amount in dispute were stute taxes, Pawnee couuty thinks the state should pay its proportion of the cost of collcction, and therefore puts in her cluim for the amount named above. This bill is also locked up with tho committee on claims, and when it will come forth to vex and harrass the guileless law-makers in committee of the whole is u problem that Captain Lee may be able to solve. John D. Simmons, of Lancaster county, if one may believe the explanatory words which precedo the enacting clause of house roll 230, bought of the state of Nebraska in June, 1868, a quarter section of school land, sit- ated in Lancaster county, fov the sum ol $840; also, one A. L. Pilmer, for the said Simmons, purchased sbout the same time = eighty acres of school lahd in the same county. From 1868 to 1874 Simmons paid on this land, in principal and interest, the sum of 81,417.95, and died without completing the payments and the land reverted to the state. The heirs of Mr. Simmons now ask that the above named sum be refunded This bill 1s aleo in the hands of the claims committoe, ana what action they may take is a matter of conjecture. In house roll 230 Senator Hoar, of Massa- chusctts presents a claim of $200.34 for al- leged services rendered the state some time in the distant past in defending her claim to some mineral lauds against J. Sterling Mox- ton before the United States supreme court. This bill is regarded as a “chestnut” of long standing, and hus already been killed by a two-thirds vote, but it comes smilingly to the surfaco for another knockdown. Ex-Governor David Butler, through Rep- resentative Berry, of Pawnee, comes into the legislature and in a long string of whereas rocites that as the investigations of o subse- quent legislature found his impeachuient and removal from office in 1570-1 o have been erroncous and unjust, and that the cost to him in _the impeachment procoodings amounted to the sum of §50,000, therefore the state, in justice and equity, ought to refund this amount. Then follows an act appropri- priating the sum named for the use and bene- it of said David Butler on account of his im- peachinent rials. Other claims may yet come to the surface, hoping to crowd in during the general rush that charactorizes the closing hours of tho session, but these are all that are now on the general file. e The Experiment Station. Lixcowy, Neb., Feo, 1L.—[Special to Tae Bes. |—Just what the ics of the ag eultural experiment station expect to dis- elose by their investigation isnot clear, Prof. Billings has brought the instituticn nto motice by bis hog cholera exploits, buv for which its existence might have been un- known to the majority of people, Billings has been the victim of a great dealof ridieule, which has been reflected upon the station and giving it an odium it may deserve. Bill- ings phas been an expensive experiment, and ho has been suspectod of wasting the state's money for returns of dcubtful merit, The disposition to jump on somebody is ono of the pronounced symptoms of the econom- feal spusm, und the legislature is going it blind. It appoints an investigating comimit- mittec, and tells the committee i & yogue, gencral way to fiud out what it can, No one #eows 1o have a dofinite objective result in view. A drag netis thrown ouvt with the comforting lxfif—nuln‘nm' If wo cateh sy thing, all right; if we don’t, we have done our duty, and the dear people van't kick. The experiment station is a case in point, One of the first facts the investigators run up against—afuct that ought to be generally huow but ifnot—is this: ‘lhat the station pud by an annual ullowance of $15 000 from the national goverument. Lt doesn't use state wmoney, wnd the average man is mollitled if not sutistied. Men think the government fair game. They choat it of tho price of a 2-cont stamp with a clear conscience. Whon it comes to sucking $15,000 of national pap cach year the aver wge man's conscience is blind and deaf or away from homo on pevemptory bnsiness. In other words, when it is generally known that Unclo Sum is footing the bilis of the ex- periment statidn the howl of suspicion will subside into a sutisfied grunt. Che state has very little 1o do in the watler except to turn the $15,000 over to sowc individuals with handles or tails to their names and tell thow : Go spend it It is a peculiarity of the ngressional enactment that if allof the is not used the unexpended balance is lupted from the allowunce of the year fol- wing. Uncle Sam has taken particular ing that fledglings should have no excuse ¢ Saving uny of their pocket money, and wiuce he insists on their golng the luut ivhat wonder that Billlugs buys a $:.16 set of horse shoes to match his §400 rigt If be legislature iusists on'kuewing what kind of a time the boys are having with the §15,000, it {8 hardly necessary 1o force five committeemen to burn the midnight oil and hire a #10 stenographer, npt to mention the other trimmings of an fvestication. Uncle Sam made a rule that each station shail make a report to the. governor of the state before the 1st of February of each year. There is such report in_existence for the year ending January 95, 1589, [t has been printed, and one or' two stray copies have been seen. If the legislature will order them served up hot, the desired information may be had 1t will be found that Billings gets £3,500 as his salary. It is truo that the governor ouly gets §2,500, and each of the suvreme court Judgos accapts a similar amount in full satis Taction of the arduous work of making heal and tail to the doings or misdoings of the legisiature: but they cannot elaim any re tionship to Uncle Sam, and that makes a dif ference. About $2.200 went to the State company for printing ‘‘bulletins, eral hundred doliars went to the Journal and sev- same con cern for other items. It is ontirely prover that Uncle Sam, shonid practice what he preaches and coutributo somiathing more than moral su industrics, One of these “bulletins” consists of about four hundred and fifty pages. 1t is an cssay by Billings on swine plague. A larg part of it is taken up in an effort to prove that & man named Salmon is a liar or don't know what he is tarking about. Salmon is connected with the United States agricul tural departmont and has a ho hobby of his own that lie rides. He has havdly had time to retort: ““You're another.”” But the wholo bulletin is not devoted to Salmon, The in St to the upbuilding of home telligent farmer who likes light litorature for vecreation may revel in romantic dos criptions of parenchymatous charges and deuterophiatic munifestations. If he wants to know what kind of a stomach a self-re- specting bug ought to have when it falls sick, this book will tell him the size and color of tho duodenum, jejunum, enecu e, Other parts of the animal are sinilarly described, atwl overy reader is warranted to et his mone sh refunded Prof. Bosses ) a8 an instrictor i the state university, and was allowed an additional §500 as dirgctor of the station. He may be able to boss this job without inter- fering with his other duties, but it is not clear what the divector direets, Mr. J. 8. Dules received, in_addition to his salary from tho univer roper, £500 for being treasurer, He received a draft from Washington every three months and had to come down_ town to deposit it in a bank. Phen he had to eheck it out. Au entomolo. gist got £1,500 for running down stripod worms and homely bugs, and he proudly an- nounces that he has some thousands of thein in boxes, presumably pinned down so they can’t get away. One or two other gentlemen with fat posi tions in the university came 1 for little cx- tras on the side. Biilings spent an indefinite amount (supposed to be nearty $2,000) in his pursuit of hog cholern b These aro the prieipat outiets for - Uncle Sum's gencr- osity. BBut what is the state gomg to do about it? T'ho invostigation has béen ordered on the presumption that state money was boing wasted. The committee has rin up _agamst a wall in that direction and apparently it lins not occurred to it to insist on’ knowing what practical results have been achieved by th station. Perhaps that is none of its business and possibly the gentlemen will unbosom themsclves on this point when they discover the results themselves, Perhaps the station was not expected to show practical results, There is plenty of science Iying around loose and if that is the stuff Uncle Sam wants to biy maybe Nebraska ought to be well bred and not stick her nose into the business. Perhaps she ought to bo satisfied _in know- g that the §15,000 is_scattered in Nebrusia and no unexpended balanee is left for Uncle Sam to claim, Gilbert's Usury Bill. LiNcoLy, b., Fely 11.—[Special to Tur Bep. |—In defending this measure in com- mittee of the whole, Mr. Gilbert said: By the provisions of this bill the present law is so changed 80 s to make the penalty for usury forfeiture of principle and interest in- stead of interest alone. He submitted estimated fizures showing that tiie annual interest churge, over and above the logal rate, on chattel mortgage loans, in the state of Nebraska, amounts in round numbers to §2,000,000. He insisted that some measure ought to be adopted to stop this enormous and illicit drain upon the industry and resources of the state. He stated that the principal objections by the opnonents of the bill are that its provi sious will not accomplish the desired end, ond that it would drive capitalists out of the state. He pointed out that these objections are in- consistent. If the Dbill would not stop the evil of usury and it would continuc as now, then it could not have the effect to drive cap- ital out of the state. Itseemed singular to him that those who opposed the pill should be 50 soliciious that it should not prove abor- tive. He contended such a law would not drive capital out of the state, and that such a charge was a reproach to the state, He re- sented the mputation that the great re- sources, wealth, industry and oncrgy of the state of Nebraska and its people would not command money at 10 per cent interest. Ho considered the promises of this great state ought to be a guaranty of plenty of money at reasonable rates. Most of the money thus loauned is loaned by our eiti- zens, and they would not leave the state to seck the usirers' Eldorado. Capitalin the true sense was not attracted by illegal inter- est. It rather shunned it, and it is only the adventurer who thus loans. Means could be dovised to attract capital at 10 per cent, and if there should be a shortage it would be better that the borrower were deprived witogether of loans in most cases than that he should attempt to pay 24 per cent interest. He said that many sot great store by tho great law of demand and supply and affected to believe it would cure all eviis. He thought it could not be depended on to correct the eat cvil with which we are confronte This supposed omnipotent law mstitutes no reforms, lifts no burdens from the < of toil, but is the sure fortress of the oppr Ho asked why this beneficent law had not already brought relief and reduced the rate, He siid he was in carnegtin this matter for ho was tired of scoing money extorted from the Handn of $he corn huskor 1o pampor the moro fortunate but less numerous classes, A Prospective Raitroad Wight, Lixcous, Neb.,, Feb. 11.—|Special to Tug Bre. | —-A rai'road fight is likely to be on in both houses this weel. Mr. Hall's bill wiil be brought to the front in the lower house as soon as he can got it there. [t establishes a schedule of maximum freight rates, to- gether with alclassification. For the latter the western classifications of the vailroads have used as a basis, but thera are many changes that may require explamation, The sohed- ule makes veduction of 40 per cent in exist- ingratos, The fate of the measure is doubt- 1ul. and its sponsor 18 not confident of suc- cess, There are forty-five farmers in the house \\Im stand so solidly on some measures suspicion of o see combine, ave dividod on this question. Those from the northiwest part of the state fc such a law would returd railroad const tion in their loculity, and they are per ninst it The Sutherland resolution in the senate is said to have heen inspirod by Senator RRay- mond, so that Lincoln seems 1o be the mo- tive power in the present agitation. The res- olution divects that the bonrd of transporta- tion be *‘requestod” to make a schedule of freight rates that will prevent discrimina. tions. After the committee knocked out the words *tand instruetea,” Auditor Benton censed his button-holing and exprossed him- solf as satisfied. The vailroad seuators are trying to tiud out what effect the resolution will have on the couunissioners, and they de- layed action for that purpose. The seuate is apathetic on the subject, and it looks as though the resolution could easily be killed. The railroad men, however, would like to make a show of graceful submission by let- ting it go through if they can satisfy them selves the commissicners will pay no atten- tion to the “request,” or if satisfled that it will be killed he house, Guarding Douglas' Interests. TaxcoLy, Neb, Feb. 11 pecial to Tue Bes.|-—-Commissioners O'Keeffe and Ander- son of Omaha are at the Capitol. Awong other things, they are interested in the amendment of the bill passed by the senate providing for one assessor in Douglus county, “If the bill passes in its present form," sald My, O'Keeffo, “it would saddle Douglas =z county with more taxes than all the rest of state. It has o clause requiring the assessor 10 assess proporty at full valde. If ho aid that the valuation of Douglas county would bo £150,000,000, whereas the total for the state, including our county, is now only about £149,000,000. In the bill we agreed on at Omaha there were provisions for a board of equalization and other safeguards to pre vent Douglas couuty from being taxed justly. It provided for a board of equaliza- tion consisting of one member for each dis trict judge, which would have given us four. If we cannot havo those safeguards wo don’t want the bill to pass.’ “Are not all assessors required by law to assess property at full value,'” he was askoed. "Yos, but thoy don't do 1L, This bill would 'make our assessor give a bomd for £30,00) or #4,000, and he_couldn’t afford to take any chances. A her change hus been made in the bill by increasing the salary from £3,000 to 4,5, This is the bill providing for one assessor 1n counties of 70,000 population or over. Ho is empowered to appoint deputies subjeet to the approval of the county commissioners, The object is to secure & umnform system of assessment. Undor the present om_of nuMerous Asscssors there are gross ine qualties in the valuation ¢f Omala proper Playing For Big Stakes. Lixcons, Neb, Feb, 11.—[Special to TR The entorprising city of Broken Bow is playing for great stakes, A movemcnt has been set foot in that section which nothing less than the removal of the state capitol to that city. By examining = the map they soo they arc located very near the cen tor of the state, and those intorested in the schieme liave, 8o Represantative Whitohead, of Custer, says, und ken to raisc £1,000,- 000 and thiis, with a donation of 2,000 acres of land, they hope will ba a magnet of suficient strength to draw the capital away from its Pros site aud locate it within the borders of Custer connty. prosent the schieme is only on papes, but 10 ono knows how soon_a definite offer of this chavacter will be made on contemplates Morrissey Must Prove It. LixcoLy, Neb., Feb. 11.—[Special Tele- gram to 'MuE BeE]—At a meetmg of the leading republican members of the lower house to-night it was decided to introduce resolution asking for the appointment of a special committee to investigate the charges of bribery in connection with the recent vote on submission, The investigation will be held chiefly for the purpose of allowing Mor- rissey to prove the charges made in the Sun- day Herald that he has personal knowledge that bribes were offered and accepted by certain republican members to influence their votes on suomission. A hot tume is sure to follow. The Supremes. Court Judges. LixNcory, Feb. 11.—(Special to Tne Bur.] —The appeal of the supreme court judges for more help will not bo unheeded. ‘he senate judiciary committee has appointed Senators sbitt, Connor, Norval and Pope a sub, committee to draught a constitution amend- ment increasing the court from three to five members. It is thought there will ba ne op- position to ghe measure inthe senate, and it 1s believed tuere wlil be little in the house. The Oil Inspector. Lixcory, Neb.. Feb. 11.—[Special to T Bk, |—Deputy Oil Inspector McDonald of Omaha has a ved on the scene of battie and wilt make a desperate effort to save his bacon. The scheme now is to introduce a bill similar to the New York law. It will reinstate the oil inspector and raise the test. It will be up-hill work, but seductive in: fluences may get in their work. ewhat Premature. LixcoLy, Neb., Feb, 11.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—Late this afternoon there was a rumor in the capitol that the su preme court had coneluded that the fluhml-w sion bill was unconstitutional. The rumor wi Wnfoundod. As a mattor of fact, Dempstor's rasolution has not yet been fliea with the clerk of the courts, House. Laxcory, Neb., Fob. 11.—|Special to Tiur Bee.]—Barely a quorum of members re- sponded to the roll-call. McBride offered a resolution directing the committec ov insurance to report back sen- ate file 8, the Ransom Dill to compel insur- ance companies to pay full faca of policy, and houso roll 14, a bill of the same Satisfactory explanations were made, the resolution was withdrawn. A bill was introduced by Hanthorns to compel purchasers of tax titles to notify all parties who held mortzages on the proj- erty of the sale, aiso one by the conmities on x)ublll lands and public buildings to ap propriate the sum of §20,000 to repair the damages that resulted from the recent ex- plosion at the insane asylum. Owing to the absence of so many members, the house adjourned So ———— Senate. LixcoLy, Neb., Feb. 1l.—[Special Telg- gram to Tue Beg. |—The senato held a short session, beginning at 4 o’clock, It passed a bill authorizing Omaha’s chief of police and police judge to sell unclaimed property com- ing into tueir possession in the course of duty. Another bill provides that the pro- ceeds shall go to the police relief fund. The senate_also passed a bill allowing a yearl expenditure of §1,000 for the city engineer salary in cities of the second class. The committee of the whole approved the bill es- tublishing a police relief fund in Omaha. “The bill will probably be passed to-morrow. Legislative Gossip, LixcoLy, Neb,, Feb. 11.—[Special to Tne Bre.]—Mrs, Charlas Speeht 15 o capitol visitor to-duy. Many of the highest men in tho house in- sist that Omaha will lose her reversionary interest in the horse street railway under the consolidation bil ‘The report of the hoard of transportation for the yeur ending Juno 30, 1350, has just made its appearance - FOR THE PROMOTION O] ART. The Art Association Will Attempr to Give a Mammoth Exhibition “Oh, Pm so disappointed !’ excloimed a fair young lady artist to her companion at Lininger's gallery last night when the state- ment was made that the snnounced address of Dr. Duryea would not be delivered. The doctor had important business to transact in Kansas City and found it neces- sary 1 take the 8 o'clock train for that place last evening, rondering it impossible to fulfill his engagoment with the Wostern Art asso- ciation, members of which constituted a Targe wajority of those assembled at Lmin- ger's lust evoning. Kdward Garczynsk. nowever, cotortained the company for an hour with a paper on landseape painting, "The matter of making a grand art exhibi- tion i this city next May was thon taken up. The discussion was long and diversified Mr. Lininger favored tho project and thoug! that all effort shouid be made to accomplish the desired end. The purpose is to make the exhibition a sort of *art loan” affaw and to include the works of artists from abroad as well as those of the city. To securo exhibitions from other artists than those of Omaha, it is proposed to employ Professor Olaf Ellison, the eminent Scandinavian artist now sojourn- ing in the city, to visit the leading art galler ies of the coutinent and to secure the loan of such pictures s he should bo able, ‘Ihe professor also favored the project, as Qid wany others of thoso preseat. In fact there wae only one objection interposed, and the suthor of ‘this found his remarks coldly received, Professor Ellison suggested the new Wash- ingtou hall as a proper place for holding the exhibition, aud dwelt at some length upon its advantages for the desired purpose. 1t was thuaily decided to have u committes composed of Prof. Ellison, Messrs, Lininger, Elgutter, and Kent, Miss Buttertield and Mrs. Gilbert, to paepave s programme for an evening's entertainment, to bo given by the soclety in the near future, to secure prom inent gentlemen to address the audience and Lo issup invitations to the leading business men of the city, with the yiew of promoting interest in the matter and raising the noces sary funds for the exbibition by these means. It is ostimated thut a fund of $2.000 will bo necessary to give the exhibition, which amount the society expects to recover by the charge of au éntrance fee, BUSINESS MEN WIDE AWAKE Docisive Stops'to Beneflt Omaha and Nebraska. THE BOARD OF TRADE ACTING. Site For the Government Building—A Unton Depot and Free Bridge ~Anchoring the State fair. An Important Meeting. mbers of the board of trade mot in the chamber of commerce building last nightand transacted a considerable amount of busi They discussed the speedy sclection of the government building site, tho neces sity of forming a company for the erection of a union depot aud free ratlway b ana the proposad state appropriation of a sum to make the state fair & fixed iustitution in somo part of the state. Their sentiments were embodied in a set of resolutions that will be found below, and which, with the endorsement they received at the meeting, are proof positive that tho board is alive to the best interosts of the city. Before the regular meeting the direc tors of the board met and transacted busi ness of a purely routine nature, including the passing of bills for numerous incidenial expensos, uctid Martin ealled the weoting to order and Secretary Nason read the minutes of the previous meeting ufte el the memorial committoe, specinlly appointed for tho pur ness pose, prosented a port containing a number of resolutions oulogizing at length the memory of the law Peter Boyor, and setting forth his worth as a citizen and business muan, and regret for his untimely death, Thoreport was unanimously adonted. The chairman then spoke of his trip to Cincinnati to uttend the inaugural cerenmo- n connection with the opening of the new chamber of commerce. He told how widely the fame of Omaha had spread in the t, and how anxious the business men from seaboard were to learn some furthor par- ticulars of the growth of the Gate City, wmarket reports from Omuba were placid on the blackboards alozgside of those of the older citics, and_on every hand_there wers evidences that Omaha was looked upon as oue of the business conters of the union, The report of J. Stevenson, who was dele- gated to attend the great Indian territorial convention, held at Fort Smith, Ark., on January 25, was then read and pliced on file. Then the most important_business of the evening was commenced. C. J. Hunt handed in the following, which has already been outlined in it 13, itesolved, That our senators and reprosen- tatives i Washington be requested to exert their influence to procure au early appoint ment of the committes to select the site for the new government building in this city ‘There was 1 dissenting voice, but by a unanimous vote, the secretary was instructed to forward a copy of the resolution to the Nebraska congressional delegation. The next resolution came from H. G. Clark, and it read: Resolved, that it is the sense of this board that the Union Pacific railrond has not complicd with 1ts obligations to Omaha in the building of suitable depot buildings for its large and increasinz bus ness in this city amd for the large amount. of bonds, voted by the éity of Omuha for depot and side-track proherty. Mr. Ciark in' a like speech, explained and showed how had gone back on i1s promises. It was time to have it understand that the intercsts of Omaha had to be considered and that the business situation ad short, the the required a uew depot, id the business doné at the present saed entitled it to something better. D. . Wheelor emphasized the remarks of Mr. Clark, and then” Colonel Chase spoke at some length in the: same strain, He said that the president would live to see Oms A city of 500,000 inbabitauts, while be himself expected to see it at least 250,000, W. A. L. Gibbon was glad the matter had come up, aithough he did not altogether favor the resolution. The Union Pacitic was ouly one of the roads entering Omaba. The city wanted a grand union denot and the only way to get it was to form a depot_and_bridge company with £5,000,00), capital. The railways would take seven- c1zhths of the stock, and the bridge could be made practically fre2, Omaha wants more than the Unlon Pacific can giv and the only way to overcome that is to form a com- pany to build a union depot open to all roads, M. A. Upton, on being called {or, endorsed the remarks of Mr. Gibbou, especially s) as the fi bridge was concerned. That would bring the railways acoss the river, and with them would come the new depot. . M. Nattinger snid the motion expressod his views as far as it went, but he thought 1t onght to do something more, and was pre- pared to another resolution as s0on as the former motion was acted upon. It was ac- cordingly put and adopted and he presented the following: Resolved, That the resolution relating to the depot of the Union Puacific railroad com pany be referred to a special committee of nine, with the recommendation that they lay it before the Union Pacific railway officials and that they be further authorizsd to ask the co-operation of such other organizations in the city as they may deem essential to further the securing of a depot so badly needed by our city. “That said committe port to this board at a special meeting to hereafter called by our president, H. G.Clark was in favor of the motion. Two the Union Pacifi¢ had promised to be depot, provided t the city built a vinduct across Tenth street, Then the _city was hardly vrepared for such wWork, but now s changed with the horse ond cable ears endeavoring to reach the southern part of the city by that thoroughfare, he thought_they should jo the work, and if they did, it could casily accomplished W. A. L. Gibbon again spoke abont the formation of u stock compiny, and Adoiph Meyer said it would be us well to let the committee go to work and hear their report, before doing anything in that direc: tion, Tug Bee had editorially said that the citizens would to form o company, if the railroads persistod in their present policy of procrastination. M. Gibbon, however, placed the following, which was carried unanimously: Rasolve That this committee of nine also confer w the managers of all the railroads ent Omaha, and the local capitalists, for th Purpose of getting an_ exprossion on s prono- sition of forming a Grand Union Donot and Bridge company in Omuha, in which th vailroads and local capitalists are to take stocle, the capital stock 1o bo £5,000,0)0 The secretary then read n comumunication from John T, Palmer, stating that the legis- lature had under consideration a bill calling for an uppropriation o permanently locate the State Fair, and asking for an expression of opinion from the_board of trade on the subject. Adolph Meyer ma¥ed that the secretary he instructed to notify the Douglas county dele- gation that tho board was in sympathy with the scheme. A gengrhl debute Hllow n which the unanimfius opinion was that Omana could not by-sny chance secure the location, but at the sajic time the Owaha board of wrado aid ot ¥ish to bea slumbling block in the way of auything that would ad- vance the interests of Nebraska, J. M. Nuttinger thoyght an appropriation for a burcan of statigtils would™ benefit the stato to a greater dédide as the returns as At present handed i/{eere woofutly deficient He thought an apfrépriation to locate the state fair in any one place would be an_ ap propriation to benefit a few private individu als at that place while a simiar amonut ex pended to sacurb reliable statistics would be 1g a beneflt to the state at la; At present the statistics w r'niuuuml:l\-hr and mislead- D. H. Wheeler laid tho biame of the 0 rect roturns on tho assessors, w never got a trathful answer from the in their districts who were afrald they would have to pay their just taxes. He thougot that the assessors should be flned and im or it proved that prisoned whone was they bad failed to hand in_a proper and cor- rect return of the assassable proparty in this district ; Jim Stovenson thought that it thy legisla- ture wished to to locale the state fair perma neutly in one viace, Omaha should indorse them, and at the same time offer to contribute and an amount equal to that given by the should select Omabu state, if the legislat a8 the place to locatu it. “Phis was unsuimously adopted and ewm bodied in the wotian of M was oarried. A communication from J Meyer, which N. Hioks, stating that the real estate men of Omaha had pointed a committee of sevon to act with the board of trade in regard to the union depot, was read, the s natify thom to act with nine when sppointed The board thon adjourned AMUSEMENTS, George W. Ulmer and Lizzie May, opened th at the Grand opor instructed to committee of ary the his clever wife, ieir Omaha engagement house last night in Jotin T. Raymond's old political play, *“‘For Con gress,” Mr. Ulmer appearing as “General Josiah Limer," and Mrs, Ulmer in tho part of “Amey Woodloy.” While it canuot be said that Ulmer suceossfully wears the man tle of Raymond, 1t must be admitted that his work approaches more closcly to the same line than other actor on the stage would dare to attem Ulmer has many of tho same peculiaritios that distinguished Raymond, and by surrounding himseif with a bétter company might com mand better recognition. He enlivened tho performance last night with sovoral local hits, but failed to arouse tho audience to any marked evidences of enthusinsm. It being a sort of benofit affair for the fricnds of those who perished in the horror lust Monday, tho house was well filled. To-nizht “Colonel Seilers,” the play in wnich Ray mond made himself famous, will be the bill Y. M. C Members of the Young Mon's Christian association held their night in the monthly meeting 1 association's building, Aftor Presidont 1. i 'L'aylor had read part of tho Lord's prayer, he anvounced that the board of directora had clected G uner sccretary of the assoeiation. Mr. we to this eity froin Kalumazoo, 1 been secrotary of the an _unssociation, He first came to Omaha to raise money to com plete the new building. During the past month forty persons have been elected active members, tifty-one ciate members and cloven juniors, mal all 102 new momb: Thore now members of the associati After u fow vocal and piano solos by Mossrs, Northrop, Potter, Heller and Jones, refreshments were sory g in 102 o Atumnl Banquet. The local alummi of Ann Arbor university will celebrate its annual banguet at the Mil- ard hotel to-morrow night. Groat prepava tions have been made for the occasion, and invitations have been oxtended to all t known graduates throughont the state. This lie first reunion, and it promises to bo a d aifatr, 10 orzanization was effected 1 last, and was purcly a social one. Tho Pennsylvania Club. About fifty members of the Pennsylvania club assemble] in the council chambor last night to porfect arrangements for hoiding the first annual bauguet of tue club. The ban quet and ball will be held in- Masonic hall Thursday njght “The committon on arrangements submitted a veportstatiog that all_provisions had bheen made for the banquet. The committee which has chargo bf securing programmes was in- strueted to got 800 card boards printed, and to distribute the programmes among the I dios attending the banquet. Gentlemen wi be eharged 10 cents for cach programme. Flumb's 1’ Toreka, Feb. 11.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.]—The Kansas delegation which visited President Harvison for thy purposc of presenting the name of Seaator Plumb fc a cabinet position, returnad to-day. It is th sember 13 ospects general belief here to-night thac Pinnb will be tendered a place. Licutenunt Governor “Felt, who was chairman of the delegation said: “The quite freely, und | tender Senator ut discussed matters am certain that he will Plumb a position in his cabi- net. 1 speak advisedly when 1 say that I know Senutor’ Plumb would prefer to be in President Harrison's cabinet rather thau in the United States senate, Of yurse his preferonc, as 1 understand _it, is re of the intérior, but I thinls Prosi dent Harrison is more inclined to tender him pros the secretaryship of the treasury. If this movement 1augurated by Kansas meets with a second in the t, Senator Plumb is certain to be tendered a cabinet position Presidential Nom'nations. WasniNGToy, Feb, 11.—The president to- day sent to the senate the following nomi- nations: Adelai . Stevenson, of Illinois, to be associate justice of the supreme court of the District of Columbia, vice William M. Morrick, deceased; Norman J. Colman, of Missouri, to be sceretary of agriculture. It is known that the nomination of Steven- son was wholly unsolicited, and that the president’s action was a surprise to all. His personal popularity among the republican members of cougress, as well as the demo. cratic members, favors nis contirmation, and 1t is hoped by his friends that the judiciary committee will report the nomination favor- ably. The Washington Aqueduct, Wastixeros, Fob. 11.—The joint con- gressional committ®e investigating the con- struction of the aqueduct tunnel for increas- ing water supply of Washiugton have re ceived the report of the engincers who ex- ammed the works for the committee, It fully corroborates the testimony of the wit nesses examined, and recommends that the tunnel by relin ed throughout work, it is estimated, will cost £750,000, - Don’t Want Him Beriiy, Peb. 11.—The I officially uotificd Prince Alexander of tenberg that he does not desire his prese either in Berlin in connection with a_settle went of the affairs of his father, the late Prince Alexander of Hease, or on any other busines T We have advertised a groat muny { different patent medicines, but have nover taken the pains to editorially Spufl” one, Wo are going to do it now for the first tim Chamberlain Co., Des Moines, lowi, manufacture a cough vemedy which 18 absolutely the best thing we have cver scen. We have used it in our family for the past year, and considep it indispensible. Its of- Tt round, iperor William Bat- | fects are almost instantaneous, and there is no use talking. it is a dead shot on a cough or cold. We don’t this but because we consider Cham- de, i for pay, berlain’s Cough Remedy the best n and we want the people to know it uso it.—Lewis lowa Independent. - Sounding the Mormons. Oaney, Utah, Ieb, 11, ~The Gentiles were } successful in the municipal cleetion held | here to-day, the firat victory over tha Mor- mons in the history of this city and in the toi vitory, There is great rejoicing aud the is wild with excitement to-nigat. - - A Bule of Trotiers. Lexixarox, Ky., Feb. 11.—Brasfield Co.s howe sale disposed of seventy trotting hiorses to-day, for a total of - - r Indications, n 3,020, The Weathe for Nebraska and Dak: lozal SU0Ws, Warier, suutherl) For lowa: air, warmer westerly winda, SICK HEADACHE tress from Dyspeps indigestion and To Hearty Enting. 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Toreka, Kans,, Fob, 11 ‘inl“-lxfl ’l!'l““ The Gate Oity Athletio Olub: Has a gram to Tue Bre]—Governor Humphrey sont o message to tho logislature to-day an Surprise Party. nouncing that he had sclectod St. Louis as the vlac e at which the inter-state convention to investigate tho alloged beet and pork trust is to be held, and has designated March 12 BLUE COATED VISITORS INTRUDE as the time for the convention. | A Quiet Event Broken Up By the o« The convention is to bo composad lice, Who Wero IProbably of a joint committee of thres senators Bislod Ty Destgning and five represontatives from tho logisl . tures of the a of Kansas, Missouri, Iili Parties nois, fown, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arkansas, Minnesotd, New Moxico, Arizona The Gate City Athletic club is an organi. \d Wyoming, Governor Humphrey ro coived o tolegram to-day from the governor | zation embracing many of Omaha's repre of Pennsylvania, expressing a dn\nnlllm‘!' soutative men. 1ts objoet is physical culture his state represented in the convention. All rather than the encouragoment of sports, and but one of two of the states have accopted the fuvitation of Govornor Humphrey to par- | So-called “spo; are carofully barred from ticipate in the investigation, and have ap- | its personnel. It is on tho plan of the Den- dinted their committees The governor | ver Athletic club, whoso roster bears the id - today that responses | received | panes of promincat ofticials, lwyers, od- states show that great interest is | hus proved'of immense value to those of sed- taken in the proposed investigation, and he [ entary havits in the cultivation of muscle bolioves that it will be one of tho most {ui- | and endurance. The local club ks tho out portant conventions ever held in the west. | o o ikt Vils % K700 not know what foundation thero 1s for | STOWM of an_enterprise which hes ro the claim made by the cattle men of thestate, | COnUY taken shape. Its membership s a that the low prico for cattls at the prescnt | guarantee at once of its respectabil time is due to a combine at Ohicago,” said [ ity —and —logitimate objects. Lust the governor, “but if thero is anything in it, [ Dight —was —the time sot for tie I think this invostigation will bring it out.”’ | formal open The opening occurred o Lanl lat evoning at tho elogantly appointed rooms T inte ficyels Conesst t Fourteenth and Dodge streets. 1t is to be regretted, but nevertheless it is true, the New Youx, Fob. 1L—A six day intor- | jyquguration of this organization was ef national bieycle race for women, of eight | fected under what might be properly nours daily, for the championship of the | styled very inauspicious eircumstances. Tho world, bogun this aftornoon in Madison | Prosramme that was mapped out was on that tho most serupulous could 1ot have jected to. There was dumb-bell lfting, wreatling and sparring with pillows, and as & Square garden at 3 o'clock. is the list of compotitors The following Miss Hilda Sull dor, Miss Jessic Woods, Miss Iittie Brown, | \wind up. o spatring. so 9 W up, 0 sharring set-to between .I\l-w.\v_.-wl‘-.n.\v-u, \m,lm.. xlmull“: .\\l]m Brooks, of Council Bluffs, and Billy Ed J1sa Von Blumen, American champion; Miss | wards, of Chicago. After Hhe proliminar Lula Haet, Miss Magglo McShune,' Miss | Skorcias, tho rormalite: of © solooting u Mattio Stailoy, Miss Holen Baldwin, Miss | Fajoree, ' seconds — and. timers. was gono tie Lewis, Miss Louise Fox, dersey But through wiht and thy ellarattractions of the tercup: Miss Gertrade Frankel, Miss Lowise | oyening crawled through the squared civelo Armaindo, champion of tho world; Miss May | ana made their bows to tho large and ro Allen. % 1 | spectablo audicnee in - uttendance. 1t might T'he start was made by Tony Pastor. The | 1oy by amiss to state that among the as score made in the first” three hours to-aay | somblage were many of the best known and Hart 29, was: — Oaks 37, Sulldor b3, wost respectable business men of the city, Woads 48, Meshane 25, Armaindo 39, Still the police raded the club room as 6, Baldwin 87, Stanley 83, Von Blu thon ting a disreputabie jomnt, and not bwis 2 Stanlo, Von Blum: only hauled off the principals of *the exhibi- tion in the patrol wagon, but took the names \ nmen of every porson present. The principals and Shanc 2, Tulidor 84, Brown 5% Ouks 0 | their sceonds of the set-to were the only per- Lowis 0. A sons placed under arrest Aliss Armaindo’s physician_states that she 3t 10 get buck to the club opering. 102 miles, Baldwin en 03, Armaindo Woods 011, Tle 62, Me! very sick, but hobes to have her well | When the event of the ovening was an- nough L0 resume to-morow. nouneed, and the two doughty contestants entered the ring, the silence throughout the owild as that supposed o reien m Killin was elected as Shocking Accident. hall was pr So read the headlines of many a news- eyurd. Je Al UL puper column, and we peruse with pal- 1 FFGE ERE R TE R TR esquired pitating intorest the details of the BAAaEGE ATl EoRLIIvobe: tastrophy., and deeply impressc Dy the siacrifice of human lives involved. Pime was called tion of fistie scier and as pretty an exhibi. a8 was over witnessod Yot thousands of men and women are [ here was on. There were five rounds con falling victims every yoar to that ter- | testedand the Jurge andicnce was highly I di 1Se 1">I\\\IX.III.Y(\UI| (serofuln of 1'<I|"A\ )\\x\u the dl*]lll.ll\‘ of llu‘lllllllllj'"llll » lunges), an bir friends | made by gladiator. The first }1._“19;.»,’__1..(“1 ;».V‘I_\'A..‘..lnn‘. 131'I1‘|Lnl e LR Tl are satisticd to believe the malady in- 4 ong of the prize ring could desive. Brools, ble alke. cur mis Now, theve could be no gréater No enrthly power, of cours tinoly dr and stuun, with his . | shoulders wu skin, his brawny ) legs, | was at once restore a lu t is entirely |voted u winner. Edwards, however, was wasted, but Dr. Pieree’s golden medical | auick, dapper and agile, and he made 'many discovery will rapidly and suvely avrest | frionds ‘I'\“‘; ULy :\I'Hl'."('“n o IAVIROS PONS| ako sharp tap Brooks came back gamel d the Whe ravages of consumption, if tukon i | § ighiing twas hot. Tiwe, howevor, was time. Do not, therefore, despaiv, until | o0 at an opportune moment and the fight- you have tried” this wonderful remedy. ers returned to their corners, = The second round was a rpetition of tha WA Patr of Kids.” flrst. Brooks was on the dofonsive, and Guaxn Fours, Dak., Fob. 11— [Special | Udwards forced him around the ring, but Tolegr ; SRty Dot aosin effective Dlow was de Mgty @9 ”,’ B by A livored, This sort of thing continued tyleand Miss Alta M. Cooper, aged seven- | thpough four rounds, with a slight teen and fificen year: dren of wealthy | advantage having been gained by the man parents of Mentor, Minn., who have been | from the Windy city astending school togother during the winter, | 10 the fifth round both men camo up voro marsicd bn the parlors of | the Windsoe | Wreathod in “smilos, und tho audionce ex g 2 Lyl i pocted to see Bdwards * but the little hotel this afternoon. 1t was impossibie, un- | man from. Council 131 i 30 hard | | instend and swashed his opponent ¥ he was that Lefore anybody could realize it out. The referce promptly docided the contest in favor of B3rooks, una the nudience gavo the winner a handsome recognition With hand and voice. The coutest was for a purso and Brooks was the recipient of many con- gratulations. Tho crowd was about leaving the hall, wiien the outor doors were thrown open and fiftacn or twenty coppers rushed in, and Brooks, dwards, McCartlin, and Robbins, principals and - seconds, were placed under arrest. The nme of all those hresent was talen by the “memboers of the finest,” and the openimg of the Gato City Athletic club wis u matter of b “There had been no profoiind secracy. con- corning the sparring exhibition, and by wan, it is believed the police wero misled as 1o 1h character of the cvent. It is further sur mised that this was done by a notorious in | rounder who was, by avote understood to bo unanimovs, refused a membership, Handaub Evacuated, Camo, Feb, 11.—The Soudanese havo cvicunted Handaub, They destroyed tho town by fire, der the laws of Minnesotn, to sccure a | cense, hence their flight to *“freo-for-al” D, kota. Rev. J. H. Chamberlain performed the ceremony. A gentleman from Mentor says that yo ityle's father is furious, and says he will disinherit his sou. e Senate Confirmations. Wasarseroy, Feb, 11.—The senate con- firmed a number of army and other appoint- ments this ternoon. Among thein were Joseph C. Breckenridge, to be inspector gen- eral; Sidney L. Wilson, to_be pension agent at Washington; Thomas L. Anderson, of Towa, 1o be associute justice of the supreme court of Utah; Lisutenant Colonel William A. Rucker, dssistant paymaster genera Major Chiarles M. Terrell, deputy paymaste general, with the rank of ‘lieutenant colonel. - I Red Nosed Mike Gonvicted. WinkEssaRie, Pa., Feb. 11.-The jury the case of Michael Rizzoli, aiias “Red Nosed Mike,” on trial for the murder of the pay master of a coal company in Luzerne county, returned a verdict of murder in the first gree. Hewas remanded to jal till Monday, when e will receive sentence, V. CHA For Bilioys and Nervous Discrders, such as Wind and Pain in the Slomach, Sick Hoadache, Olddiness, Ful. ness, and Swelling after Meals, Dizziness and Drowsiness, Cold Chills, Fiushings of Heat, Loss of Appetite, Shoriness of Breath, Costiveness, Scarvy, Blolches on tha Skin, Disturbed Sioen, Frighitil Dreams, and ol Nervous and Trembling Sensaticns, &. THE FIRST DOSE WILL GIVE RELIEF IN TWENTY MINUTES. This i3 no flction. 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