Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 3, 1889, Page 6

DISCUSSING - THE LOCATIO Citizens Meet apd Talk Over the Various Sights. FARNAM FAR ENOUGH NORTH. The General Opinion Favorable Either to That Thoroughfare or to Sdme Point South of It The Open Meeting. Husiness men of Omaha were out in force 1ast night, and completely filled the exposi tion hall to give oxpression to their views as to the proper site for thenew postofi Though no vote was taken, the sentiment of the meeting was decidedly in favor of a location on nam street if possible, and if not, south of that thoroughfare and westof Sixteenth stroat, with the Lows and Hoag, Jand proporty first choice. A few disgrunt- led Jefferson square boodlers were present, but ne named the scene of their recent defeat. Jim Creighton ited a sentence or or two in favor of a mnorth side site, and “Major” Furay spenthis evening in calling “time™ on speakers more favorably received than himself, when they mentioned any site gouth of "“‘arnam street. Shori after 8 o'clock Postmaster Galla- gher calied the meeting to order, and then 1ored W, Gray was chosen chairman with George W. Ames sccretary, Mr. Linton ex- plained the purpose of _th Spoak- ers were limited to five minages cach, John 1. Howe favored the coraer of Eigh- teonth and Farnam streets. He thought all the public buildings of the city should be as closely together as possible, and that a post- office in that location would bestserve the iu- terests of the public. Jim Creighton wanted it nenr_the present site, where he has property on the north side. ecommended block 59, and &d not take minutes to do 8o “Major” John B. Furay claimed to have no property within a miic and a half of the post- oftice, but thought it should go where his friend Creighton said. Andrew Rosewate aid that less than two months ago he had bes lled upon to speak in reference to the city hall site. At that time a clique bad endeavored to persuade themselves and the voters that business was growiny northward, but 11,000 voters out of the 18,000 in the city had decided to the con- trary. The center of population was not gommg north, but rather to the south. When South Omaha becomes a portion of the city as it will, the center of Omaha will be di- X south of Farnam strect. ‘The proposed building was to be a postoftice, court house, government building and custom house. As a court house it should be near the county building, as a government building the collector of revenue should be where he could be easily found and as a custom house it should be situated in the business center of the city, not only the center of to-day, but that of years to come, He favored Lowe square. Judge Neville had an interest in alot offered the government, but preforred they should not take it. He thought the new postoftice should be as near to the present i as possible. The government itselt would best be served by plucing the new building alongsido of the oid one, and so in- creasing the value of both properties A. J. Poppleton said his first choice was between Nincth, Tenth, Farnam and Har- ney sticets, and second the Planter house block. Three nationai banks, two railroads and a number of citizens were in favor of the first site, und as he had put $i,000 in the pres- ent site, he wauted the new one to be either oneor the other. He did want to sce it go upon the hill. Judge Neville had resigned his position, because he was unequsl to the task of climbing the hill to the present court house, and judging from that it would be death'to u great many citizens if they had to climb the same hill to get their mail. The postoftice had already been moved once or twice, but the only time it had ever goue west of Fiftcenti street, was when Post— master A. D. Jones had carried it in his hat, A. D. Jones spoke of the y days, and said that whenever the postofice made a permanent move it went west. When the present site wus selected it seemed too far west, but time had skown the fallacy of the thought. He favored the Lowe and Hoag- land si itchcock broke the monotony of ing by asking permission to put a resolution, somewhat foreign to the object of the mecting. As no one objected, he put the followin Resolved, That the property owners of Omaha, in mass meeting assembled, request the members of the Douglas county delega- vote for aud work for the provision of arter compelling street car companies ve between tracks and twelve inches outside. Mr. Paddock objected that it was not the business of the meeting to consider any such resolution. A. J. Poppleton said it was discourteous to the esentative of the government present 10 introduce anything so entirely foreizn to the purposes of the meeting, Dr. Mercer said it was unfair. It was a short cut to make the meeting indors thing that would be unjust 1 the street car companics, and to citizens, An uproar fol- lowed, and while the doctor kept the floor, he could only be heard occasionally, Aniong the senten that reached the porier’s enrs were, lots—" el hose wno invested in outside compelled to walk—" and “prop- y depreciate 50 per cent, e ch@irman finally ruled the resolution out of order, but five minutes had elapsed, and when Mr. Hitcheock attempted to spea he wus called to time. The chairman, ho: ever, gave him the privilege, and he said his first choice was Farnam and Twentieth strcets, with the Planter House property second, Edward Rosewater was next called far by the meeting and said that when he came to O twenty-fiv the corner Thirteenth and Harne @ the old Doug: las house stoo®, was looked upon as the cen- ter of the city, and, in faet, if the owner of that property had been inclined to sell it at what thew seemed to bo a reasounble figure, the postofice would have probably been lo: cated there, Since then the business of the city had slowly and surely moved westward —one block west in each five years—and Judging from that unoth twenty-five years would see the corner of I'wenty-fourth and Farnam the center of the city, or at least nearer Lo it than Iifteenth and' Farnam. For the same reason that the proposed site should not. be t of Sixteenth street, it should not be nor of Farnam. The postofiice is for public benefit, and for the masses. ‘The north side is occupied by the resid 8 of the rich while on the south the working men live. Where on the north side oue rich man bas a residence on the south ten workingmen build their cottage homes, That is without taking South Omaha into consideration, but when it docs come in—as goes without saying—the centre of the city will be south of Farnam. If the postofiice was to mect the requirements of the next twenty-five years only Sixteenth and Hurney ‘would be eligible, but ! 1it was constructed to accommodato the' citizens for the next fifty years the site at Kighteenth and Farvam ‘would be chosen. Dr. Mercer said the bnsiness centre of the city was bounded by Tenth street, Jackson, Seventeenth and Capitol avenue, and that the best interests of the city would be served by catering to the wants of the people tral acting business within those limits. Besid asite in that locality would be reasonably near the depots for the purpose of transpor- tation. He did not think the postofiice should be removed too far in any one direc- tion, He thought block 149, bounded by Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Howard and Har- ney streets, would be & good location, with block 57—north of the present site--his sec- ond choice. John L. Carr said that Omaha needed more trackage room, and that eventually all east of Ninth or Tenth streets would be devoted 10 that purpose. Within ten years Tiwenty- fourth street would be nearer the center of the city in every sense Lhan Sixteenth street is to-day. He thought Lighteenth and Far- nam streets was the most cligivle site. “Mayor? Furay called time and then left the house, R. C. Patterson took Judge Neville and A, J. Poppleton to task for referring to the amounts they had contributed to the present tofice site. It for the time had draw: usiness in that direction, und . they bud re- ceived everything for wiich they paid. ‘They had uot agreed that the government should build another §,2 0,000 building on the same &pot, and shovla not want W0 be paid three i 40K AN WOWHORS THE OMAHA DAILY BE de Y they had done. Jim ghton snid that only one‘tenth of the le were interested in the site, but the rument was for the poople, and would he interests of the other nine- tenths. To do justice to that majority they wonld locate the new postoftice on Sixteenth and Harney. Ernest Riall spoke of the ranid growth of business westward, and advocated the Lowe block as first choice, with Farnam strect “Tezen if it had to be_put on top of the Pax ton building™ —secona Major I, S, Clarkson wanted it one block north of the present site, or in the Plantor’s house block. City Attorney Webster said that the city was growing west and south, and that every block the postoffice was placed further north would mean one block further away from the masses. Business s drifting westward, and Omaha's latest boom came from the _ opening ~ of her streets to the west. Public buildings should be on the heignts of land within a city, and the government buildings should never be put lowoer than Sixteenth and Har- ney. Headvocated the Lowe and Hoagland site, Judge Crounce spoke in favor of the pres ent site or vicinity s over for wh Doe gV look aft alled for but akers were Several other sp failed to respond. and a motion to adjourn was put and earried. DEUTSCHE CHL QUERADE. It Was a Brilliant Success in Every Particular, Germania hall never looked finer than it did last evening, decked out for the firsy masquerade ball of **Der Deutsche’ club. On each side and in the corners of the room were towering banks of flowers, made up of foliage plants, calla lillies, palms and the rarest of exotics, On the front of the stage were numerous tropical plants, almost hiding the orchestra. Over the stage, in the center of the room, and the entry to the door of the ball room, were oda Jupancse lanterns. Flags were used in profusion, the walls of the hallway being almost hidden with them. The members of the orchestra were quite in the fashion with their many colored jester caps, tipped with bells, The members of the cominittee, eight n all, were attired in b tiful Mexican costumes with full black bea and raven locks. These had been selec in St. Louis by Mr. Julius Peveke. An kant and elaborale supper was served in club room from 11:5) p. m. to 2 a. m. costumes worn were rich und beaatiful. A list of characters, is subjoined: As Count Waldemar Moritz Meyer looked very fine, King Louis XVI Davidsohn, Spanish Lord, A. Rococo, A. Pomy. Base Ball Player, F. Lange. King Louis Black Domino, Adolph Meyer. Posy, Mrs. Heffeld, Marie Antionette, Mrs, Max Meyer. Jockey, Miss Anna Pom: Empire, Mrs William ( Bohemian, W. C. Loag. Extension Giant, Max Meyer. Cardinal, k. Seligsohn. Flower Basket, Miss Ida Isaacs, Primrose, Miss Lizzie Isaac: Pink Domino, Miss 1 Scotch Gentleman, V Seoteh Lady, Mrs. 1Boc Spanish Lovd, Mr, A Snow Queen, Mi . was represented by S. chmidt, otz rtin Cahn. Tyrol Lady Spanish La: . 1. Metz, Jr, Apollin . by commitiee of two. Flower i‘rench Lady, Miss Ol New Moon, Miss Lee, Coachman, Mr. Roed Russiun Lady, Mrs. Albert Cahn, Bathmnyg Suit, M Pink Domino, Mrs. A. Ros Gipsy Givl, Mrs. W. T. Ke Dolly Varden, Miss & Base Ball Suit, Albert C Sun Flower, Miss Seligsohn. Dacotah, Mrs. J. Heller, Uncle Sam, Mr. J. Heller. Pappy flower, Mrs. Hyme, Laay of Eighteenth centus dy of Eighteenth centu k domino, Mrs. Max Becht. ck domine Julius Nagle, cian lud . George Heyn. Mr. George Heya, yferth, 5. Lund Negro, Wm. Gy Falstaff, H. J. M Queen of Night, Mr Folly, Mrs. A. J. M Queen of Cliester, Mrs. A. Burmeister. Marquis, Mr. Jutius Meyer. The committee consisted of Messes. L. B J. Me; er. Burmeister, Julius Peycke, Max Meyer, L. Raapke, A. Wolers, F. Siemsen, Henry Meyer and Dr. Kempar, who were all in cos- tumes of Mexican gentlemen, Music was one of the features of the ball, furnished by the the full Musical Union or- chestra, under the leadership of Harry Ir- vine, Dancing was indulged in until the small hours. Altogether the event was one of the most successful of the scason and a fitting close to the festivities preceding Lent, ANOTHER VICTIM, The Oars Kill a Man In the Omaha Stock Yards, At 5:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Charles M. Wood was killed by the cars on the stock yards switch connacting with the B. & M. track. Stock train No, 14, for the M., was being pushed out to the B, & vards by one of the stock yards locomo- s and when about one hundred and fifty yards south of the trestle the front car struck Mr. Wood, knocking him _down and killing him almost instuntly. The boly became taugled with the brake and the axle and was carried and dragged along about threa hun- dred yards, When the train was stopped he was dead. The coroner was summoned, who empanelled a jury. who returned the follow- ing verdict: “That the said Charles Woods came to his death by being struck by train No. 14, being transferred to_the B. & M. Railway company by a Union stock yards “engine, on March 2, 1880, at about 5 o'clock p, m., and according to the eviden before us wee blame said Union Stock Yards Railway company for the death of said Charles Woods." The body was removed to Brewer & Sulli- van's undertaking rooms and dressed and the county authorities notific Mr. Wood was tnirty-one years old and leaves a wife and three children in needy circumstances. About five months ago Mr. Wood removed from Dunlap, Iu,, and during the greater part of the time ho has been out of work. His venerable father resides near hore and is u watchmun at the Nowcomb lumber yards, The Klourand Lumber Rates, CHicAGo, March 3.~The western and northwestern divisions of the Western Frelght association closed a wwo days’ ses- sion this evening, The discussion of the pro- posed reauction in flour rates by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy took up a consid: South erable portion of to-day's session, but no conclusion was reached as to what course the association would pursue. It was generail admitted that a readjustment of rates would be necessary on wheat and its products from points west of Minne- apolis and St. Paul. What concerns Chicage lines more than this is the report that the manugement of the Manitoba roads is considering the advisavility 8f establish- mg milling-n-transit rates on wheat from Dakota points to Duluth, by way of Minne- apolis. Should such a step be taken iv would complicate watters considerably. Another question before the meeting, and which failed of solution, was whether there shall be a reduction in lumber rates from esota and Wisconsin to lowa points. rates will probably be reduced the railroads = succced in obtaining an wdvance in lowa rates, and of that there scems to be little hope. The mat- ter of adjusting inter-state rates on tae low: busis was left to the general managers of the roads, who will meet on Marel MiLwavkse, March 2.~George Burakh the pioneer brick manufacturer of this (ied this morning ofy pngumonis, aged 74, His estate is viflucd. at vetween $1,000,000 sud §2,000,000, o HE RESERVED HIS FIRE. Mr. Shane Resigns and Puts In a Few Extras. HE DOES NOT LIKE MR. MEYERS Pulls the Cork From Vials of Wrath Which He Had Been I'reserving Intact For Many Moons. Al County Commissioners. After Chairman Mount had called the board of county commissioners to order yes. torday afternoon, the comumittee to which wac referred the printing proposals, recom- mended that the contract be let 1o the Inter State Democrat. Al membars Hf the board voted to adopt the report except Mr. O'Keefte, Accordingly the Inter-State Democrat got the printing, after a little tilt between Chair- man mount and Mr, O'Keeffe, Relative to the county hospital trouble, 3 endent Shane presantad a communi: signation. Following is the resignation I herey tendent of Douglas county YOu to at once accept th ne. ). L. Suask, Superintendent. 1tion is as follows: , 18%0.—To the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County Gentlemen: On the 21st day of Pebiuary yees, one of the architects for Douglas county hospital, preferred charges against me as superintendent of such hospital under your cmploy, and charged tiat because of (i resign the position of superin- tospital, and ask His commun Oy, March my ineMcibney in the superintendence of said buiiding that tho: was a liability of the destruction ot portions of the building, and that portions of 1t b n a dangerous condition b, 1notin a careful mann 1 the county’s intecest aud welfare, "ZeS Upon ne w severe, but 1 ed, before replying to such ¢ 7 that 1 would await the action of the board, cd by yourself and by Mr. Myers to report upon the condition of the g and of my work theron. Such re- port having been made, and myself having fully acquitted ot any delnqe red, T desire to say to your hous the facts as follows I charge that K. E. Myers & Son, the architects of the hospital,” did not comply with the contract in the making of the plans and specifications for the building, that the plans as prepared by said Myers & Son showed that the walls would not support the arches by not being heavy enough; that the d been left and that 1 boiler room in the building was't all, and that the said plans and sp ions, were defective in many particulars, and espe- cially as to the construction of the roof. When E. Myers was here July 12, 1883, he made an estimate for extra work on the hospital for £14,180.11, and T charge that such estimate was fraudulently made, and that the only and proper amotint to be paid by the county for such extra work did not exceed 1 was requested to sign such cstimate, offered on the day after the said estima was mace the sum of $1,000if T would sign and approve the estimate, the statement being made to me t if 1 did so n it the estim: would be allowed by your board. I charge that on July 1, 1888, when some of the commissioners and and the con- tractors and myself were in Detroit to arrange and finally adjust and set tle with Myers & Son about the roof of said building, that Meyers, havinz been ordered to make the plans and specifications for th. sieam and plumbing, put into s1id plins for steam heating and plumbing work that haa already been contracted for in the contract of Ryan & Walsh. agerogating the sum of £1,0.0 to $1,2)). When his pla were re. ived here, upon an _examination, 1 found that the amount of $1,000 or §1,200 was al- read in Ryan & Walsh’s contract, and stopped the appropriation of that amonnt of money for doing the steam heating and plumbing work. 1 charge at the time, n July afe that we were in Detroit, Myers ri from one of the contractors of the the sum of $1,000. I have in my the original fizures of Mr. M own siznature, as well as the Ryan & Walsh, the contractors, to the same, showing the above figures to be true and ac- curate. Iam prepared at any tim» to maie proof the sume to your entire satisfaction, In addition to the above documents, which 1 have in my possession, 1 rafer you to his contract with your board and ask you look to it that Douglas county is not further defrauded in relation to this build- ¢ hospital possession over hig approval of ing. Iwould most respectfully request you to hand a copy of these charges to Mr. Myers, and I await awith perfect confidence your examination and report upon the ne. D, L. SHANE. Superintendent Shane's resignation and communication were referred to the con- struct ion committee. Ryan & Walsh, contractors for doing the plastering on the building, in a communica- tion, suegested thu erial for the arches be selected immediate! The matter was referred to the tion. The report of tho spe composed of Messrs. I Coots, to which was of Superintendent Sha S, Was also referred to the same committee, Mr., Shane submitted the following To the Honorable Board of County Com missioners—Gestlemen: The brick arches in parts of the main corridor in the county hospital, where they pass by the large wards, the walls are not haavy rosist tho weight of tho arches, 1 would advise you to have them taken down and put in iron beams to support the arches. I2. E. Meyers, the architect, would not say what to do when he was here, Yours respeetfully, g committee on construc: L committe Voss and Snaxe. ‘ted from R. Cobb asked that 2,000 by his tax assessment. His | was us- sessed at £2,000 instead_of 1,00, "When he asked for a correction £1,00) 18 ad led in- stead of being deducted, ' The request was granted. The committ, Architect M tation betwes that he be adopted. The sheriff’s bill for boarding prisoners was reduced #47, the amount due for city prisoners’ board. As amended the bill was allowed in the amount of 55.50, The following appropriations were -made from the different funds: Hospital, $20 bridee, £304.25; general fund, #316.75; eral, $$,857.37. Few of these appropr were amended at the igation of Mr, O'Keeffe. He criticized the bills in the ap propriation and asked for information con- cerning some of them Chairman Mount declared that he knew nothing about the bills. “We place you under bonds,” said Mr. O'Keeffe, *‘for lookin' after such things as these appropriations.” There was a death-like silence. S like to know,” continucd he, “what that vault committee is goin' to do about a meeting (" I don't know," replied the “Well,” said Mr, O'Keeffe, hris Sp and Gus Andreen say they wiil not serve on the committee o investigate the matter.” ‘The chairman had beard nothing about their refusal to act, ‘The petition of Peter Holst for a liquor license at Bennington was referred to the judiciary committee, A.J. Webb, who has been acting as audi- tor of the board since William Moran was adjudged insane, was elected us auditor per- wmanently, on motion of Mr, O'Keefe. e 2 Will Think About It, New Yor March 2.—Interstate Com- merce Commissioner Walker, to whom was tendered the position of chairman of the new Interstate Commerce Kailway association bad a conference with a committee of that assoclation to-day and decided to think the matter over and let the committeo know his decision in a week or ten days, to which was referred ' bill of $2)0 for transpo 1 Detroit and Omaha, roported allowed 850, The report was e o Rosecrans Retired. Wasmiaroy, March Brigadier Gen- eral William Rosecrans was to-duy placed on the retired list of the army, to date from March 1, 1530, Major Willlam F, Smith was also placed on the retired list. e A Wool Broker Falls. Bosrox, March 9.—Steere Morse, the wool broker who failed recently, has gone into in- solvency. The liabilities are about $140,000, Auite & large proportion M which is seeured, at leust nomivally, HIS LAST LQNE HAND. Hannibal Hamlin Tells Abont His Nomination A¥ith Lincoln, “The first innm:.Ii m 1 had that T was 10 be placed upon the ticket with Ab ham Lincoln vuml{ o lips of Schuyler Coftix.” s Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, at the celebration of Abraham Lincoin’s (80th birthday, in Chicago. 1 was jiflaying a pleasant game of euchre in my room. [Laughter and applause.] My colleague. Senator Fessenden, Senator” ’}‘uimnh. of the state me through the of Towa, and a member of the house from Maine, coustituted the party: and we were smoxing our cigarsas I wus just mow when you decived me of smoking mine qui wnen there was a tramping of feet in the corridors of the Washington hotel, where I was tar- rying, a loud rap atthe door, and the abrupt entrance of Schuyley Colfax at the head of the procession which approached and addressed me es the vide president of the United States Well, now, my friends, I held in my hands at that instant the most magni cent lone hand that you ever say [Applause.] 1 held the best cards— both bo s and an ace and another ace. [Great laughter.] Aad don’t you think that the barbarous crowd burst in upon me and_I lost my lone hand. [Laughter.] Well, 1 seized upon my chair in an uplifted position, and said to Schu; Colf: “Clear out of this room! You have despoiled a lone hand in euchre, and you have brought me no fitting return.” Why, I had no more 1dea of having the nomination to that oflice than I had of being struck by lightning., Well, that was the first step. The next was after election. Atter the election President Lincoln kindly invited me to meet him the Tremont house of this city. He kindl fixed the time so that it would accomme date me to meet him heve, and for m 1o depart from this city to Washington to be presentat the opening of congress. I met him at the Tremont house. T ar- vived upon the day named. [ reported myself at the oftice, and [ inquired if the president ¢loet, Mr. Lincoln, was present in the house. 1 was told that hie wa Isent him my card and im- mediately I wasinvited to his room. I repiired to the room, the door was opened by the servant, and there was esident Lincoln. He approached me with his extended hand, to which I ten- dered mine, and that was the first shake of the hand between us on earth. We were soon seated, and he pro- I THE pounded the question to me: “Mr. Hamlin, were we ever formally intro- duced to each other ‘Mr. Lincoln. if you would have withheld that interrog- atory but a second 1 would have pr pounded the same to you.' [La “Well,” suid Mr. Lincoln, “*Mr. lin, 1 put the question first, and I guess you must answer fiest™ and so | did. | am nurrating now, T think, . most re- markable coineidence. 1 A Lincoln I have no ¥fecollection that wo were ever formally ntroduced to each other.” You will bear in mind that he had been n member of tongress in the house one term, one' congross, while I was a member of the senate, but we were indifferent political organizations. May God forgive me—I was a member of the democratiey pavty then. [Great Laughter and Applause “Suid Mr. Lincein: *You have been first ipterrogated and must fivst reply.’ My reply was: *Mr. Lincoin, I have no recollection that we were ever formally introduced to other. Now, sir, whitt answer?’ My answer con- forms with youriown, Mi. Humlin, I have no recolleetion that we were ever introduced to cach other, bu uid he S YO —no, Isaid: *Mr._ Lincoln, your per- son well koown to me asany member of congre And it was, but we had no personal acquaintance. *And I will tell you how it happened that your person was so impressed on my mind and my memory, 1 happened into the house one day when theve was a gentleman addressing that body, and I listened a moment. He was discuss- ing the qualifications or the pretensions of one Lew Cass as a military man [laughter), and I sat down and iistened to him, and the only fault that I ever found with ‘that speech was that I laughed so long and 0 continuously that my sides were sore. [Laughter.] And let me invite you, members of the La Salle club, to refe to the old Congi ionul Globe if you wantan entertaining half-hour’s vead- ing in reading the speech of Abrah: Lincoln on the pretensions of Lewis Cass asa military man. [Laughte c.] Well.that sp m Lincoln’s p the ren id h Hamlin, if you had withheld your explanation of what led to your recognition of myself I would have given one of a similar character, [ happened to be in the senate, said Mr. Lincoln, one nd there was a gentleman on the floor of the scnate addressing it, advocating mality upon rlkable coinei me. the freedom of our terrvitories to free labor. His language, his manner, and the whole tenor or his speech so corr sponded with my own opinions and no- tions that I sat down anda listened to him. And that senator Mr. Ham- lin, of Maine.” [Applause.] . - 4 Dared the Mayor to Fight. The city council ha P to-ni an Ind i nqui ng on between the mayor and one or more members was narrowly averted. The row began over a resolution con- demning the democratie legislature for the biils which have been introduced to place this city under wiser control, and while it was pending the republicans began quarreling among themsclyes, One member charged that auother member (not naming him) had itimi- dated other membters; had been bribed by the street car company; avd the mayor took the floor to resent t - eral imputation on the council, which has had remarkable success in bringing itsell into general’ contempt. This brought Councilman Davnell, republi- can, to the front, and _he made things lively until suppressed by the sergeant- at-arms. During the squabble he dared mayor to come and see him, and alto- gether the scene was vory lively. - Preparing for Emergencies. Drake’s Magazine: I hav von gleen shivt bought.” said a Chieago anar- chist to his wife, “und I puts him on.” “Why you do dot?” usked h's wife, in surprise, “Der berleece vas after me, und I disguises mienself. don’t it?"” —_— The Pope’s Birthday. Rose, March 2.—To-day was the seventy ninth anniversary of the birth of the Pope. He received a number of cardinals, who tendered their congratulations. The pope, replying to the cardinals, said it was impos- sible for him in the present position of the papacy to perform his duties as the head of tue church in an independent manner. He referred to the opposition of the new penal cods and the suppression of the funds of the fraterpities. His holincss was in splendid health and spoke vigorously. - The Canadinn Parllament. Or7awa, Ont., March 2.—In the commons this evening the debate on Lawrier's motion 10 coutinue in force auother year the modus viveny), and advocating closer tiade relations with the United States, was continued by Sir John Thowpson, minister of justice, who defended the policy of the government. Sir Richard Cartwright l":s“ml vikorously, resolution was defeated by 43 majoris DAILY BEE. ¢ A COUNCIL BLUFFS. STRE OFFICE. NO 12 P ARL Delivered by earrier in Any Part of heCitya i, W, TILTON MANAGER. | TELEPHONE: Brergss Orrice No. 43, - NIGHT Epiton, No.2 pr Council Bluffs newson Eleventh page. | ci s i Eiseman's 48¢ Glove Sale. Big kid glove sale to-morrow, day, all day. t 9 o'clock a.m. the greatest bargains ever offered over our | te counters. | with his | ombelished Manawa stands to-day g resort of Our Mr. Simfn Eiseman, during eastern visit, bought the entire 1mpc tation of o leading kid glove importer uch low figures that he bought about three times as maoy as we can | la use for regular trade, so we have con- | lo cluded to start this spring season special sales, by offering to-morrow only 800 dozen gloves, 4. 5 and 6 button lengths, a very good dollar quality, in tans, browns, grays and blacks at 8¢ a pair. Also 50 dozen of the best 81 Forster hook gloves, in all shade 50 qual- including black, at 68¢ a pair. Also all of our former stock of kid gloves, which we earried over from last sea: sold from $1.25 to 8 ice for to-morrow will 50 o be son, former pair. The j e a pair, We limit the quantity to two pairs to each purchasor, in order to k acalers from buying them up in whole- gale lots. We want our customers and consumers to get these hargain Mail orders received until 7 o'clock Monday evening will be filled at tho above prices, s will obl s us by not asking for s, as that is positively [ y the limit to purcha We will also offer for Monday our Domestie Department. 4 cises of icees standard Dress and Apron Gin hams, sold all over at 10e a yard, and 5¢ | ar only, in 200 per yard will be the price for this | lo special sale. Quantity limited to yards to each customer. SPECTAL NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS. | a From now on we will have tise speeial sales in our different dops ments every day, and_the public t- can 2 look for an éntire revolution in the dry | tur 20 | water. the REATNESS OF LAKE MANAWA. s Seen in the Light of the Present Day. 1ne development and improvement of \ | Lake Manawa is attracting so much®at- tention and pre Fwenty Cents Ber Woek, and inquiry that Tie voking so much comment 3EE man made a sit to that beautiful resort in order to iswer these questions truthfully and rosent facts as they appear to-day. The = | spirvit of progress is hore and, as great ties have been built in a day, so the Lake Manawa of 1889, with its grandeur Mon- | 8nd beauty, is the product of a few short weeks. Nature did much in the ma- rial furnished, but the genius of art, hundreds of willing hands, has and beautified until Lake the pleasure the west. Between the great s and the gulf there is not a more 1y spot. | v THE LAK the lake of a been marve To one familiar with v ago the change has Where were high and mudd are now wide stretches of sundy fully ono mile in length were unkempt masses of brush re now grassy and well-keptlawns, The w marshy portions are flooded w In fact the change wrought is transformation of a wilderness into How have these changes grarden. nd adver- | come to be? Through the well directed penditure of time and mon ing that Lake Manawa has a‘great fu- sured it the property owners goods trade of Council Bluffs, Our stock | there have set about its developinent. found in the wes}| A is the largest to be and our prices will be not only keep our own citizens but we propose to draw the leading trade | ec from Omaha, and for hundreds of miles | m round to trade at the great Money tove of Henry Biseman & | b 320 Broady ng People’s Co., 314, 316, 318 and Couneil Bluffs, Towa. " | fume dircetly into Man — p santa Ro ket. T, m O billiard | a Parties ha rance best 10 cent eigar in the | suflicient in quantity to v one. four feet above the average of last y hundred men were set at work, and it will | the improvements, though not yet com- home | pleted, will put the luke on a plane fully qual to any demand which the future ay make upon it. Chautanqua creck has been turned ck into the south lake. There the water scttles and is then passed by a Thus only lake and is sethe volume we water tlows into the n the river side a 1,600-foot dam, with system of automatic gates, isin pro- halls and L do well to | cess of construction which will maintain take the ¢ > sale of my temper- [ the necessary volume and allow the sur- ance bee s M. FINKELSTEIN plus to pass into the river. A carrent e will be thus ecreated which will keep Tlave our wagon call for your soiled [ the water perfectly clear, The weeds, clothes. Cascade Laundry Co. willows and other unsightly things nave Sreotsean on removed, giving a clear streteh of Money loaned at L. B. Craft’s & Co.’s | water the length and breadth of the loan oftice on furniture, pianos, horses, < This gives the finest racing W 50 of all kinds, | course in the entire west, two miies ons, pe proper and all other articles of ue without remo All business strictly confi- | tu dential. . e be Bartlett & D orton_ for hardware, | uy stoves and cutlery y 37 and 23 oflice to Omaha, at | 11 A e orders will be received and It ch all deliveries will be made L. M. FINKELS - Personal Paragraphs. Mattie Palmer has been 1 weelk past with tonsilitus. She | | is now recovering but is still unable to | ) occupy her accustomed place in the I have moved which all from w by wagon. ¥ | points about the lake ght and five miles with a o, On the south and east sidesa wide sulevard has been laid out and graded b, giving an elegant driveway to all On the lake ont proper a beach 2,000 feet long has pen graded and filled with fine gravel. ere J. J. Maloney will immediately a fine bathing stablishment. of this the shore is sodded, so away that the objectionable featuresof a year ago are entirely removed. beach and other points are to be mate- Manhattan aily improved and made the equals of > best modern resorts, Hotel Manawa, which was insuffic nt church choir. for its purposes i year ago, is to be cu- Mrs. Wall MeFadden s ing Mr. [ larged to five times its present capacity. and Mrs. Murphy in Des Moines. Its management will be first-class and e nothing which will conduce to the pub- Indep: nient Candidate. lic enjoyment will be omitted. The John Troutman, proprietor of the At- | view from Hotel Manawa is not ex- Igntic candidate for alderman of the Third rd on the independent democe atic — - Hotel property in Counci cen- trally located. domne good bus P. Oftice are to b and be For Sale at a Bargain. be cot the le ngent, No. 12 N. Main | this house, announces himself as a | ceeded by any of the famous rvesorts of the count The driveways leading to the lake materially improved. A wide utifully parked boulevard will structed from the new bridge to lake. Bight street, in this city, R, | will be paved to the ¢ limits. From point w boulevard will be con- St., Council Bluff: structed to the intersection of the one £ et i connecting with the bridge. Thus Dr. C. C. Hazen, dentist, Opera house | easy access wili be given to both Coun- block. cil Bluffs and Omaha. - - ~ The Lake Manaw vilway has passed Talk on Tomators, into the hands of Colonel Reed and a Potrawatt tion at the yesterday afternoon, | {1 was lurgely attended, and several inter- | j esting papers were vead, Quite a di :d over an article on *To- o by township. tained thatit did not *mbers did not The meeting of the County Horticultural assos county court hous or cussion er he writer main- | th 1y, but the other | b vith him, and it | th s the sense of the meeting thav the | th raising of tor in this locality isn | th £ business. The next meeting of [ vi association will be next month at [ m the same place. t s di Wanted—Assistant Cook. At and Dumb mstitution. | to Waes ) per month. Lodging and w ¥ nie | company ers are under contract for the e equipment of the road witl be fiv cluss. J. W. Templeton, of [ dered. which in conn ‘nd all orders for bottled beer to L. S who have sufll we’ it in good shape. nt eapital 1o The opora- vitinful of the terms, of which ficient amount are given. reformanc mnds in w su The rvolling stock is already or- The trains will connect with e Union Pacitic suburban and the ¢l ins. The connections with » will be close so that not more than irty minutes will he required to make e run from Omaha to the lake and ce ver It is probavle that a com- utation rate will be given so t wsit will be cheap as well as e motor tri very re A stock company 1 construet and operste a race stion with the vl and aquatie sports will furnish ex- llent sources of amusement, eral elegant cottages will he built M. Finkelstein, Omaha. with the opening of spring. Many e - other improvements o well in hand an Try our XXX bottled b rates on all orders from Tow: L. M. FIN - - S. B. Wadsworth & Co. loan money, - Notice the beautiful finish given lars. cufls and shirts by Cascade Laun- | tic dry company. Specinl reiN, |} e col- | w - Headquarters for builders’ hardware, Odell & Bryant, 513 Muin street. - Money loaned on fuiniture, pianos, diamonds, horses, buggies or anything of value at low rates of interest. No publicity; fair and honorable dealing. A. A. Clark & Co., office cor. Broadway and Muin, over American express, ——— Rooms to rent in the Merriam block. S. B. Wadsworth & Co., 256 Main street, | & e Bu New and full line of sp sh wi me St ge ne goods at the London Tailors, 637 Broadway. el o Bl Thinks He's Ugly Now. a ch Chicago Herald: **Did you get a re- an , Mabel, to the letter "you wrote to . Babeock, at Ann Arbos?” No. Did you get one in yours, Blanche?” Vo, Ididn't; and I don’t know that I cace. They say he's bald-headed, freckled and cross-eyed, and I wouldn't marry him with all his money.” Result of a Shopping Tour. Chicago Herald: an almanac)-—-Have you seen the ofticiul he W ch oply to ern but for what purpo 1,500,000 Santa 1Rosus shipand knoc vited 1n by Mrs. Rhodabeck. who is now a powerful man, upon recog- Elijah (looking at [ him asound thrashing. the costs and fine this time. 0 will appenr when the season opens. Mr. C. P, Breslin, who represents a rge amount of eastern as well as west- ital, is investing lurgely here, does not yet ap- ar. Of course speculation s’ rife of nderful things and public expecti- on is on tip toe, It is @ 10 Bu) however, that whi shall be don llebe for the permanent impro :ut of Manawa and the territory con- tiguous to%t. ey sold in 1888, ¢ ad 1n another place. -— The London lor’s” is the place to t your clothes mad 7 Broadway. Nursed His Revenge For Years. Some sixteen or seventeen years ago man named Burchinal taught the ifker Hill school in Redstone town- ip, Fayette county, says the Union- town (Pa.) Standard, and for a trifling offense thrashed Thomas Rhodabeck, boy of about thirteen years. Idur- inal was prosecuted and paid his fine d cost, amounting to 88, Tommy de- clared that when he grew to be a man would lick that teacher, and last ok hemade his words good. Bur- inal was traveling in Jeflerson town- ed ata door and was in- Tommy, zing Burchinal, sprang at him and :d him out of the house and gave Tommy paid figures, ge s General speak 50 [ J, G, Tipton® real estate, 527 B'dway. loud,'Lije. Mrs. Harrison is anxious to i RARL 8 keep them away. from the newspapers' | The widow's inight--her past expe Yes, I've seen them, ience. {A QUEER SPASM OF REFORM. The Gambling Houses Suddenly Pounced Upon, Bspecially One. THE CHURCHES MAY REJOICE, The Wonderful Changes at Manawa —~The Horticulturists Talk Tomatoes—Per- sonals. A Sudden Reform, “Watch the Mint to-night.” Such was the tip received from a re- linble source by a sprosontative at a late hour Frid soquent developments watch far from futile. Justas the clock on the tower of the Bloomer school building was striking the hour of mid- night, a squad of bluc-conted policemen dashed in through the front door of the combined saloon and gambling house on Middle Broadway, known as the Mint. and run by Dan Carrigg. They passed direetly through the front room, where the'bar s loeated, to the gam- bling room in the re There were probably between thirty and forty men in the room, either actually engaged in play or watching some of the many umes i prooress, Several of the number realized that a raid was being maude, and jumped toward the rand side doors, but their way was blocked at nee by acouple of stalwart policemen, clubs in hand, who had ap- parently visen out of the ground. A hurried glance around showed every avenue of eseape carefully guarded, and the prisoners had to make the best they vould of the unl nt situation. The vaidors were in charge of City B nywevening, and sub- rendered the Marshal Guanella, who took posses- sion of the place, and stated that all of the inmates were prisoners. ( 1. who was standing on the side- Ik in front of the place when the raid made, followed the officers in, and n making rrements for the ro- lease of the whole party The marshal accompanied him to the residence of Judge Aylesworth, who ordered each of the prisoners put under $50 bonds to ap- pear for trial next Wednesday. Ite- turning to the Mint, the prisoners were ordered to fall into line, and wore marched out of the back, up vhe aliey to the police station, three policemen be- ing left to guard the place. At the station it was found that ouly eleven of the party were actually en- gaged in playing, and they were the only oues required to give o bond, (' ‘oming their surcty, and the on- 'ty released. The police then returned to the raided gambling house and proceeded to gather up all checks, eases and other gambling tools that they could find, and carted them away to headquarters. The tables were oo heavy to be moved,and were not molested. No move ag: gambling house other inst amy of the was made until 1 o'clock, when the marshal, eh police and four olmen lei walked around to the Turf. Pioenix and Wilson's place, but all ted, and all§zambling appurtenances removed, The saloons -in front of each were well filled with curious: spectators, who smiled audibly as the police passed through. The round of all the places was made and the raid was ove When the first move wus made Mint the reporter hastened to th and was surprised to find o m the Turf, thing out of sight, the immense safe locked, and the gamblers just leaving the room. Wien the police visited the place an hour afterwards even the large tables had heen taken to pieces and re- moved, and the room was empty. The reporter hurried from there to the other places, and found them in confusion, The cards and chips were being hastily gathered up and put out of sight. Men, hatless and coatless, were rushing out of the back doc Tho roulette wheels were 1 from the short space od s had dis tables, and in an iner of time all ti s of tl of afew minutes be peaved. As soon as the excitement had sub- sided somewhat the question heard on all sides was, *who put these other fol- lows on?” This led to an investigation, and revealed the fact that a sceret meeting had been held during the evening, and that Mayor Rohrer 1- derman Lacy, City Solicitor Holmes. Dan Farrell, Thomas Bowman and sov- 1 other prominent citizens had been e present. It was decided that Currigg must be squelehed, and this wis deemed the most efleciual way of doing it. Several of th present at the mect- ing were seen yesterday regarding it, but refused to tal Farrell prolested thet he had never heard of any meot- i and did not beliove there one. Ml imitted that thore had n ing but insisted that it L private atair, and when asked whether it had anything to do with the move on the gamblers, dechined 1o bo interviewed. He said that it was 11:30 when he finished writing the order to the marshal and chief of police, una some time after that when they were put into the hands of these oficin It is very evident that the details w Wl completed long before this time, hows ¢ ws all of the pateolmen received orders when tiiey reported by telephone at 11 o'clock, 1w report in person at headqguarters immed The mayor most emphaticg sponsible for th else had influenc This wis contr stated 1S 1 no on matte move sl him in the licted by 1 vell, who said that he would not” deny taking vart in the move, and that he was one of the number who had caused it to be made [t is asserted openly that Lacy took it upon himself to notify the other houses of the raid, ana got them closed in time His he 0 in cach of these places immedis after the descent was made gives considerable color to this assertion. WIHAT THEY §AY OF 11, City Solicitor Holmes—It is a permas nent thing, and the g will go next. The republican | must quit gerting rich and using th no against us. The saloons and gambling houses can't run in Council Blufly any longer, but the state can look after the houses of prostitution, County Attorney Orgun- that the mayor has suddenly come to the conclusion that he can’ close the gambling house, and that it is not nec- cssary for the county attorney to do it, us he has previously maintained. Wone der what power behind the throne pushed him up to it? Dan Farrell—=Gambling is done for in Council Bluffs. If you waut to quote me you can say that anyone who will point out & gambling house to me, will see it closed inside of an hour. No gamblers or saloon keepers ave going to dictate to the democratic party—they must come around and dsk us what we want them to do, The result of the move is variousl sdicted by leading politicians, 1t {s feared by many. democrats that this at- tempt to wipe the maleontents back intothe ranks ‘will prove & disustrous experiment, It seems