Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 7, 1889, Page 2

i | . sion from the people. v ') e TAE OMAHA CHARTER PASSED it Goes Through the House With But One Opposing Vote. THE OUTLOOK IN THE SENATE. A Good Sized Raliroad Job Comes to Grief—Textof the Pinkerton Bill-Logslative Gossip. House. Liscors, Neb., March 6.—[Special to Tie Bee. |—Bills on third reading were taken up. House roll 65, tho Omaha charter bill, was put on its final passage and received ninty three votes, Hungate of Douglas cast the oaly negative vote Mrs, Newman, president of the Charity association, appearcd by invitation and made a plea in favorof the appropriation of $31,000 for the ercction of a south wing to the home for erring women at Milford. Mr. Berlin offered & resolution, which was adopted, instructing tho sergeant-at-arms to exclude ali persons not eutitled to the privi- leges of the floor under the rules, The following were passed on third read- ng: A bill authorizing any religious sect, fire company, literary, scientific or benevolent nssociation to elect three trustees o transact it business. Senate file 2, the Howe bill, prohibiting non-residents from cxercising police power House roll 119, the bili requiring a thre fifths vote to chunge the location of a county seat, was discussed at longth. Dempster moved that the enacting clause be stricken out, which was supported by Gilchrist and Whitehead. Towle opposed the measure and it was lost by a vote of 35 1o 47. APTERNOON SESSION, Consideration of the Fenton bill, requiring three-fifths vote to divide a_county or re- ovate a_county seat, was resumed. After ome filibustering the biil was put _on final assage. ‘The voto resulted, nyes 52, nays 37, od the bill passed The Weber bill, requiring the listing by railroad companies of all their | for taxation, was taken up aud passed 79, nays 4 A bill providing that the county board of each county shail levy a tax of not to exceed threetenths of amill, for the reliof and burial expenses of indigent soldiers and sail- ors, also passed. Scovitle, chairman of the committeo ap- pointed to investigate the charges of nribery connected with the vote on submission, pre- ferred by Morrissoy, asked leave to report, Hall asked if tho roport would open up de- bate, and objectod to the report being re- ceived Mc! the insurance billls—but on motion of the bills on third reading were continu House roll 46, the Westover bili providing or the roassessment of railroad luud in Val- ey, Grecley, Howard, Franklin, Webster and other countics, for the years 1873 to 1878, inclusy called up and - passed by & vote of 0. Stout's olgim for $47,000 for extras in put- tingyup the capitol building was allowed by # vote o 70 to23. Baker's registration bill requiring all voters in towns und cities of 1,000 inhal tants and over to rogister previous to en general clection was pessed. The Scoville_committee filed thoir report. Senate file 169, a bill removing all restric- tions from farmers mutual insurance com- panies, and a house bill of similar import, wore considercd in_committce of the whold and recommended for passage. ride moved to take up special orders— Jady . Senate. LixcoLy, Neb., March 6.—|Special to Tur BEk.]—Tne senate's first business this morn- ing was the adoption of the following,offered by Senator Keckley: 3 Resolved, By the senate, the house of rep- resentatives concurring, that neither house of this legislature has a right to dispose by vote of any article of furniture or other prop- which may have been provided for use ofits officers or members, and the secretary of state is hereby mmstructed to make an in- ventory of all such furniture and property immediately after adjournment and become responsible for its safekeeping. 1@ senate then took a half hour recess to hear Mrs. Angie Newman address the house in the interest of the home for fallen women located at Milford. Ou reassembling the senate passed nine of tho bills recommended for passage in com- mittee of thewhole yesterday and day be- fore. The most important was Jewett's bill relative to the ownership of Nébraska lands by non-resident aliens and foreign corporations, the constitutional] amend- ment increasiog the supreme court, and Lindsay's bill equalizing the apportion- ment of the state taxes among the counties. House roll 61, familiarly known as the South Omaha charter vill, was reached just before noon. The secretary went through two or three of the hundred written pages d it a third reeding. Senator wanted the whole thing read through, but after explanations were made, withdrew his objections. T'he bill applies to cities of over eight thousand and less than twenty-five thousand pulation, and designates them as cities of he first class. Sectlon 2 provides that when- ever a city attains 8,000, *‘and such fact shall have been ascertained and certified to the governor by the mayor of such city,” then the act shall apply to such Senator Ransom objected thut this gave to the mayors of such cities the power to im- pose this charter upon their cities regardless of the wishes of the people. The bill con- cerned Beatrice, Hastings, Nebraska City, Plattsmouth, Grand Island and Fremont, and he thought there ought to be an amend- ment requiring the mayor to get _an expres- Tho vill fixes larger alaries than some of these cities want to F und there will be a_stroug pressure on he' mayor to act without cousulting the wishes of the people, AFIELNOON SESSION. Two motions to recommit the South Omaha charter bill were dofeated and it was ut on its vassage, The president anuounced ayes, but before giving the noes Senator Taggart said he understood certain sen- ators voting in the negative intended to ex- lain their votes with the statement that tho ill had not been read through. A short discussion followed as to what ef- foct such action would have on the validity of the bill if questioned in the supreme court, although the journal record showed that the bill had been read a third time. Senator runck of Beatrice sent to the sec- ry’s desk the threatened explanation of is yote, and Senator Church Howe movod to recowmit the bill in order to leave no Qquestion as to its validity, The mo- tion was adopted, and the scmate immedi- ately went into committee of the whole to cousider the bill, Senator Ransom offered an amendmeny providing that the act should not apply to a city unless o majority of the eloctors ata ealled eloction, of which ten days' notice shall have been given, vote to adopt it. The umenduent was adopted by a vote of T4 to 0. The committee of the whole then arose and the senate accepted its report. An cffort was wade to put the bill on its Pussage, but was voted out of ovder because he anendment had not béen printed. Later in the afternoon, the South Omaha chartor, as amended by Rausom, passed ‘without opposition. n hour was taken 1 reading the Omaha eharter the tirst tiue, committee of the whole approved The loy's bill increasing the term of reg! of deeds to four years, and Ransom's aking uine hours a legal day's labor. latter Ransom quoted the republican llmphllm'm. we championed the bill in a witty that kept the senate und spectators ng and applauding at the expouse of " opposition. i To Qaiet County Seat Fights. LaxooLx, Neb., March 6.—[Special to Tur . Bun.|~The foliowing is the full text of the Bill to quiet county seat figuts that passed passed the house Lo-day: _ Bection 1. That section four (4), articie . mll. of chaptor eightoon (15), of the com- slatutes of Nebrasks, of 1857, be o read as follows ;: n:.jurlly ofwlhe l; T: voters re-lhl- torvitory shal tion the houd:l thelr o{n county aud also counity to which they desire such ter- Biery 6 be brausforred, (r leavo Lo huve such territory transferred t6 ‘such county, it shall be the duty of the soveral county boards 80 petitioned, to submit the question at the next general election in said_countie vided that no such petition shall be g until after the expiration of three years last submission of the question. Section 2, That section eleven (11), acticle one (1), chapter eightoon (18), of the com piled statutes of tha state of Nebraska, of 1887, bo amended to read as follows 1f' it shall appe ar that three-fifths of all the votes cast at such elaction 1n each of the counties interested are in favor of the erec tion of such new counties the county clork of each of said countics shall certify the same 5 the secrotary of state, stating in such cortifi cate the name, territorial contents and bound- s of such new county: whereupon the o shall notify the governor of the resultof such eloction, whose duty it shall be to order an election of county offl cers for such new county at such time as ho snail designate, and he may, when necessary. fix_the piace of holding election, notice of which shall bo given in such manner as the governor shall dircct. At such election the qualificd voters of said new connty shall elect all county officers for said county, ex- cont as hereinafter excepted, who shall be commissioned and qualified in the same ner as such officers aro in other countie this state, and who shall continue in oftice nted rom until the next general clection for such offi- cers and_until their successors elected and qualificd, and who shall have all the jurisdiction and perform all the duties which are or may be conferred upon such officers in other counties of this state. Soction 8, That said original sections 4 and 11 are hereby repealed, And that all acts or parts of acts in couflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. The Australian Ballot. LixcowLN, Neb.,, March 6,--[Special to Tir Bre.]—The essence of the bill to introduce the Australian system of voting as approved by the lower house, is as follow: Section 1. All ballots as hereinafter pro- vided shall be presented and distributed at pubhic expense. In municipal elections the city pays the expense, in all others the count Section 2 provides for nominations by political parties, recognizing any party that polled 1 ver cent of the vote at the last elec- tion. ions 3, 4 and 5 provide for the certi- fyine of the candidates to the propor officers; state officers to the retary of state, and all others %o the county cleri. tion 6 prohibils any person from joining n the nomination of more than one candi- date for the samo office Section 7 requires th and county clerk to pres of the secretary of st: § nor moro than forty days, erk not less than fif- s before elec- less than twer and with the count, teen nor more than thi tion on 10 requires the county clerk to publish the names of all the candidates in 10 newspapers ot opposite potitical faith at least seven days befure the election. tion 11 provides for the posting of lists of the candidatos at least one week before election. Sections 16 to 18 provide for the printing allulln‘hsxrihul.lon of the ballots by the county cler! Section 19 provides llhan errors and omis- i cted. provides that the law shall only apply to cities of the first and metropolitat clusses. ction 21 provides that the officers on whom is imposed tho duty of designating polling places shall provide a sufficient num- ber of booths or compartments—not less tuan one to cach fifty voters wherein each elector shall prepare his ballot while screened from observation, and a guard rail shall be so placed that only one per- son can approach to within five feet of the ballot-box at a time; also that each political party may have one challenger within the railing. Section 23 provides that the judges of elec- tion shall designate one judge and one clerk who shall deiiver batlots to qualified electors after writing their names or initials on the baclk of each. ootion 24 requires the voter, on receiving his ballots, to retire into one of the booths or compartments and mark his ballot, plac- ing an X or cross opposite the ames of the candidates for whom he desires to vote. Section 25 provides that not more than one person shall accupy a booth at the same time, and allows each voter not to exceed ten minutes in which to prepare his ballot. Section 26 provides that when any elector doclares that he is unable to prepare his bal- lot for lack of ability to rcad the English language, he may bring with him one person of his own selection to assist him in prepar- ing his ballot. It also prohibits any person from divulgiug to_anyono within the polling place the name of the candidate for whom he proposes to vote. Section 27 prohibits a judge from deposit- ing any baliot on which the names or initials of the ballot clerks do not appear. Section 23 requires the county and city clerks to print and post notices in large let- ters for the inst:uction of electors in prepar- ing their ballots, Section 20 declaves all ballots not properly filled out, or that do not contain the indorse- ment of the ballot clerks, void, and shall not be counted. Section 30 probibits any person from defac- mg or destroying any certificate of nomina- tion or forge or falsely maice any official in- dorsment on any ballot. Section 31provides that no person, during the progress of an_election, shall deface or destroy any of the conveniences furnished the voter to aid him in prepariag his ballot. Sections 32 and 33 provide that any public officer on whom any duty 18 imposed by this act, who shall fail to perform his duty shall bo guilty of a misdemeanor, and on convic- tion thereof shall forfeit his office, and fixes the further penalty of imprisonment in the penitontiary or county jail not less than six months nor more than turee years. Section 35 prohibits officors from aoing any electioncering on eloction day, and re- quires all persous to remain at least 100 feet away from the polling places. It further provides that no elector shall show his ballot to any person, or remove any bailot from the polling place before the clos- ing of the polls, or receive a ballot from any one but the ballot clerks, and he is required to return all ballots that are not used. The Charter's Prospects. LiNcoLy, Neb,, March 6,—[Special to Tue Bee.|—The Omana charter bill was read the first time in the scnate this afternoon. It will probably be read a second time to-mor- mow and referved to the committee on mu- nicipal affaies, which consists of Senators Howe, Hoover, Cornell, Raymond and Ijams. ‘The bill has thirty-nine large printed pages, and will require cousidorable time for its consideration. The street railway compa- nie: 1 the bourd of public works will prob- ably put in an appearance, but the influence of the Omaha senators will determine the action of the committee and the senate. while those gentiomen are not fully agreed as to the clause relative to the paving be- tween strect car tracks they fear that if the senate amend the bill it will delay final action and may be fatal to its passage in_the house. At the present writing all three Omaha sen- ators express themselves as opposed to any amendment of the bilt in the senate. Unless they sucoumb to the outside prossure the bill will go through flying, ulthough 1t may not be reported until next weok. e Runsom's Amendment. Neb., March 6.—~{S3pacial to T Seuator Ransom's amendment to the South Omaha charter bill was the substitu- tion of the followiug for seotion two: “Whenever any city of the second class shall huve attained a population ot more than eight thousund inhabitants, che mayor and city council may on ten days’ uotico call an eléotion and submit to the provision of this act. 1f a majority of the voters voting at such cloction vote 1 favor of the city becom ing subjoct to the provisions of this act the mayor shall by proclamation so declare, and thereatter suoh city shail bo governed by the provisions of this act. ‘The submission of the 3uumu herein providod for shall be by or. inance and such ordinauce shall provide for the return aud canvass of the volos cast at tho clection herein provided for." The nius aro alrcady being set up to dofeat this smendment. The schems is to have the house refusc to conour in it wud force the passage of the bill us iL came from the house. e A Job Daleated. Laxcouy, Neo,, Murch 6.—{3pacial to Tug Bee.|--It seews that a good sized railroad Job was knocked i the head by the senate yesterday. It oceurred in the biil providiug that suits for damages to iands saust bo tried i the county in which such lands are lo- cated, Suits of this kind may now be brought within any county within the limit of the district court tistrict. The bill contained a clause making its provinions apply to actions pending in the courts at the time it takes affoct, {f passed, but the senate substituted a clansc to provent its heing retro-active. The scheme was in the interest of the Union Pacific. In 1836 an ice worge in the Platte river on the line between Saunders and D as counties caused an® overflow that aan the farms on the Douglas side of the stream. The gorge was attributed to Pacific bridge, and seventeen in_Saunders county for vo boen successful, and 1eme was to got the other thirteen re- manded to Douglas county -~ The Pinkerton BlL Liscony, Neb., March 6.—| Special to Tie Bee.]—The following is the full text of the house Pinkorton bill, as finally passed by the house: ‘tion 1. Any or all persons who are not citizens of Nebraska, shall be prohibited from exercising police powers, except such person or persons be United States troons or others authorized by the federal government. Sec. 2. Any person or persons found exer- cising police power contrary to the provisions of this law, shall be punished by a flne of 10t less than §100, or more than §500, for the first affense, and for the se or additional offenses, by imprisonment in jail for not less than three months or more thun one yoar, Morrisssey’s Oharges Baseless. LivcoLy, Neb,, March 6.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.|—The Scoville nvesti- gating committee filed their report to-day. They find that Morrissey utterly failed to substantiate his charges, and after making a thorough investigation, and calling every witness that rumor connected in_any way with the improper use of money, they failed to develop any ovidence reflecting on the honor of any member of the house. All the tastimony taken was returned to the house. Tho report was signed by every member of the committee. Jefr's Mission, Lixcol¥, Neb,, March 6.—|Special to Tne Bek.]—Jeff Megeath, register of deeds for Douglas county, ran down to the capitol this morning for his health, but incidentally he 18 ting a friendly eye on Senator Beardsley's bill to increase the emoluments of the regis- most_ important feature is ter's office Its the extension of the register's term from two to four yo In countics of less than 60,000 povulation it raises the salary limit of doputy regisiors from $700 to §1,000, and of clerks from $50 per month to §60. Hearing Normal School Arguments. LixcoLy, Neb., March 6.—[Spocial Tele- gram to Tur Bes.]-—The committee on uni- versities and normal schools held a meeting this evening and heard arguments in favor of the various normal school sites and the di- vorcing of the industrial school from the university proper, but uo conclusion was reached. e Legislative Gossip. LiNcory, Neb., March 6.—|Spocial to Tur Bet.]—In the debate ou the bucket shop bill Scnator Keckley admitted, in answer to Senator Church Howe's question, that ke carried 65,000 bushels on the Chicago board last summer, but he lost only $160. At one time he was aticad of the game by $5,000 or $8,000. The committee who visited the state peni- tentiary yestorday brought back fine leather canes as souvenirs. . Colonel W. B. Taylor is about the capito! gathering influence to put him into the Lin- coln postoftice. Fish Commissisner May is arranging for an excursion of legislators and others to the hatchery at South Bend. No proposition has yet been put forward for night sessions in the senate. It is believed that Senator Linn’s bill lim- iting the employes of each house in the fu- ture to fifty, will pass the senate. Senator Coraell threateas, if it does, to introduce a resolution reducing the employes of this senate to fifty, and he will fight for it. In discussing the bill to require she clerks of district courts to write up their journals every day, Senator Ransom said it would be impossible to do it, and he doubted if there was a man in the country who could write up twenty pages a day. Scnator Tjams challenged the stutement by saying he had written up the court record every day for twelve years and had written as many as thirty-cight pages in a day, enough to keep him busy most of the next morning session in the reading. Senator Lindsay is a candidate for regis- ter of the McCook land oftice, and a petition is being circulated in his interest. Commissioners Mount and Anderson of Omaha are here again, W. E. Babcock of Furnas county, a mem- ber of the house two years ago, is among to- day’s visitors. David Darr of O'Neill, ex-treasurer of Holt county, is on hand in the mterest of the house bill requiring a three-fifths vote to di- vide a county and permitting such vote no oftener than once in three years. Everything is quiet after the storm of yes- terday. Custer county had the floor to-day. bill requiring a three-fifths majori change the location of a county seat. was up for discussion, aud as this county is particu- larly interested in this bill, a strong delega- tion represonting the contending elements is here. Senator Jewett rather favors the bill, but both reprosentatives, Sargeant and Whitehead are strongly opposed to the me: ure. Hon, Christian Specht, of Omaha, is de- cidedly in favor of maintaining the semblance of o tary organization, but does not want the militia to beeome too much of a public burden. Representative McMillan of South Omaha has been absent from his seat for several du‘\l's on account of the serious illness of his wife. Aftor Berlin’s resolution prohibiting the indiscriminate admission of people to the floor was adopted the crowd of lobbyists and hangers on who turn the legislative session into a very Babel, dwindled down considera- bly, and comparative quiet reigned. The bill requiring @ three-fifths vote to change the location of a county barely car- ried, recaiving only 52 votes. It was lost on the first roll call, but Baker, Ley and Kahn came to the rescue and saved the bill. The farmers *‘went all to pieces” over the bill to authorizing the re-assessment of rail- road lands for back taxes. The law must be general in its character, and effect all real estate, and many feared that this might lvad to injustice and double taxation. sl e A Riot Feared. HeLeNa, Mont,, March 6.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue 13ze.]--Governor Leslie last ovening received a message from Mayor bo- gurt, of Bozeman, asking for authority to call out the militis of taat city, consequent upon the excitement prevailing over the ar- rest of the supposed murderer of Mrs. Wal- ors, Not being fuily informea as to the exi- goucy of the demand he sought Adjutant General Turner, and upon consuitation, tele- graphed Mayor Bogart to the effect thut ho uave an interview with the ofiicurs of the company, and should matters prove as seri- ous as at’ first apprehended, oflicial instruc- tions as to the mode of procedure would be forthcoming without dslay, It 18 thought that wiser counsel prevailed and the law permitted to take its course. A Senatorial Uaucus. WasSHINGTON, March 6,—Afterthe adjo urn- ment of the senate to-day & caucus of r_euulr lican sanators was held at which the discus- sion was devoted eutirely to the question of reorganiziog the senate committees and its executive ofcers. The report s current that Colonel Sworde, of Iowa, is likely to succeed Colonel Canaday as sergeant arms if he can secure suppart western influcnce, of which he is mow in doubt. i Decapitated Her Husband. MiLwAvkes, March 6.—A special from Waukesha, W siys that Mrs. Aun Dris- coll, living ucar Delafield, decspitated bher sleeping husband with au axe, this juoruiog, during @ fit of temporary insanity, . Sho at- tombted to murder her sou also, but was re- steained by her daughter, who awoke ia time to preveat the act. FROM THE HAWKEYE STATE. Forty:Two New Dootors Turned Loose on .the Country. i; 20 A SCARLET' FEVER EPIDEMIC, An Appalling State of Affairs at Fort Dodge—A Orazy Farmer Suicilles — Other lowa [News. Towa Medioal Gradua tes. Towa Crty, Ta., March 6.—[Special Telo- gram to Tug Bre.]—This ovening closed a buay week at the state university. The board of regents have been in session for the last twe days, and to-day elected Dr. Littig, of Davenport, to the chair of anatomy, mado vacant by the resignation of Dr. Clapp. The commencement cxarcises of the regular modical class tool place in the ppera house at 7p.m. Tho result of the examination was not made known until the last hours of the afternoon. The entire class of forty- threo succeoded with one exception, The programme of the graduating es cises included an address on bohalf of the faculty by Hon. James M. Love and the con- forring of degrees by Prosident Schaft The address of Judge Love was a_most able and nstructive one, The following “aro the mombers of the class, who go forth to practice the healing art Edward U. Daw, A. L. Hagebeck, J. W. Houghey, J. C. Lowis, H. Mullorky, James F. Prossnell, B, T. Price, G. S. Robb, Low| A, Rogers, M. L. Shaw, J. C. Smith, J. D. Wolff, Noah Wymere, 1. . Conloom, S. B Drumond, Ed Embred, A. H. Androws, M. T, Blackburn, W. T. Carson, T. A. Coe: well, J. C. Dennison, D. \W. Detwiler, I, B. Dodd, B. C. Dunkelberg, J, 1. Garver, 5. Gray, H. Groenlaud, A. T. Groves,'J. I. Hasty, T. A. Hobson, B. L. Korns, G. W Lott, J. E. Newell, % W. Powers, G. . Puffott, N. D. Ray, A. B, Scohield, W. Scott, Albert S, Shaffer, J. C. Smith, C. Walsh and A, O. Wyland. AScarlet Fevor Forr Dopee, Ia, March 6.——|Speci Telegram to i 'here is great alarm in this city over the scarlet fever epi- demic. Every physician in the city has s oral cases on his hauds, Despite the strin- gent state laws, this city 014,000 people is with- out eithor a local health board or a single health officer. As a result there has boen no quarantine, and the cntire city has beea carclessly ‘exposed to the fever ravas Numerous cases are also reported throughout. the country. Fell Into a Well. Dis Morxs, In., March 6.—(Special Tel gram to Tite Bz, |—Charles White, sixty-six years old, and a resident of Washington township for thirty years pasy, was found in a well at Bennettsville, southwest of Du- buaue. He had left the house of a neighbor Sunday evening, and being partially blind, it is presumed he stumbled into the well. His skull was so badly crushed that he must have died instantly and the scalp was laid open from the forchead to the back of the neck. QL Suicide at Dextor. Des Morxes, Ia,, Mdrch 6.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Beg.[-Luther Gear,an ex- farmer living six mile§ from Dexter, hung himself to-day at.1:30 p. m, His body was yet warm when cut dowa, but he could not bosaved. He had been demented for three months on account of a bad real estate deal. pidemic. An Insurancn Company Fails, CoLunmpus, O., Mareh 6.—The Mahoning Nattonal Life association, doing an insuranco business on the 'tautual assessment plan, failed to-day and asked an order of court for dissolution. Theinventory shows $30,000 cash and $21,000; notes and accounts. The risks amouted to $10,000,000. Died of Oonsumption. Dusuque, Ta., March 6.—{Special Telegram to Tre Beg.|—Miss Matilda Kaisei prom- inent young lady of this city, died this morning of consumption, aged _twenty-seven years. She was a heiress of considerablo wealth and took an active part in charitable, religious and social circles. An Abandoned Baby. AriasTic, Ia, March 6.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—A bluc-cyed boy baby, aged one week, was abandoned on the door- step of Lyman Wright and wife, on Elm street, last night about 9 o'clock, - SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. City Council Proceedings. Mayor Sloaue and Councilmen MeMillan, Smith, Burke, O'Rpurke, Bayless, Feuno, Jetter and Rafferty were prosent yesterday afternoon when the council convenad. A large number of interested or expectant citi- zens were also prosent. After the approval of the minutes the stroet and alley comumit- tee reported in favor of allo wing A. N. Milis- paugh to continue to build sidewalks under his contract, and to allow A. W. Saxe to build a crosswalk from his store on N street to the National bank, under the suparvision of the street commissioner, aud removable at the will of the city, und the reports were adopted. Twenty bills, aggregating $3,038.51, were approved. _Ordinace No. 113, to amend No. 98, relating to_building inspectors, No. 115, for a sidewalk on the north side of street, between the railroad right of way and Twwenty-fourth street; No, 114, for sidewalks on both sides of Q et, from Twenty-seventh to Thirtieth, and on the _south side to ‘Thirty-third strect; No. 115, regulating licenses for house movers, were passed. No. 111, known as the gus ordinance, was r vorted favorably and after being not accepted wus referred to the council as a committee of the whole. No. 117, authorizing a stock in- spector with authority to kill disvased stocs, was read and referred to the committee; No. 118, granting a tranchise to the South Omaha Street Railway company and calling for a special election for the sume, was read and referred to the council as committes of the whole, Special ordinance No. 9, levying a special tax for grading N stroot, was passcd. The street commissioner was dirocted to reluy the sidewalk on Twenty-sixth street in front of I'rank Provonka's property and charge the cost thereof to Contractor R. K. Stewart, Petitions for sidewalks on the west side of Twoenty-fourth strect, on the north side of H street to Tiwenty-first and on the west side of Twenty-first to G streets, on the north side oft'J from Twenty-sixth to Twenty-third aud-on-the south side from Twenty-third to” Twentioth streets, were read wnd referred.. The petitions of George W. Mossou and Joun Considine to be appointed 1'stock inspeetor, were read and reforred.to the mayor. A’petition signed by 137 persous, to huve steps taken to take the census, so.that the city could take advantage of the new charter® billl, was read. ‘Ihis brought half $he omembers to their feet with motions to adopt or table the petition. Mr. McMillan offébed @ written reso- lution for the appdintaient of census takers, naming L. C. Gibsen dud L. H. McCowen for the First wazd,-d. W. Sipe and W. B. Berry for the Sodond'ward, Sam uel Ber and L. C. Cornellfor the Thwd ward, and Peter McCaffery for the Fourth ward, fixing the compensation for 2 cents for each person. Mor. Smith moved to lay it on the tuble, and Lwo or three secondedths motion. In an ex- cited mavner Mr. MoMillau called for a ye: and nay vote, wautiig every mau put 0 record. Mr.'O'Itourke stated that it wus a piece of bulidozing work, and he would voto agaiust it. He then told how two men had beon sent to bhlm from Omaha to iuflu- ence Wis vote on this matter. Jump- ing_ to his ~ feet, Mr McMillan excitodly seid, “Not @& wheel in this city can be turued this year unless you adopt the new oharter. Where will your police be! How will you pay tuem? There was not a single objéction from ten other cities and yet letters were sent from this city 0 induce the offiosrs to oppose this bill and to defeat it. I know it and I cau prove it for 1 saw them myself.” r “Yos, you bot, and [ did it myself," say- agely sald Mayor Sloane. With ‘fire "in his eyo the mayor arose and said: “We will commence at the beginning of this thing. 1 called a pablic meeting. John Doe was made chairman, ann appointed a commitioe to draft @ charter bill aud the mesting wus adjourned to meot at-the call of the commitice as soon when the people were to act on | * saw it until L got the house roll from Lincoln and 1 never knew what it meant un til then and [ saw that it was o cloak to legislate mo out of office, the clerk and treasurer. And that potition signod by 147 porsons, peddled around by a man who proclaimes that he is ready to run for mayor. 18 no one_able to writo petitions but Fid Johnson ! ~Holding up the paper in a trembling hand and ex citedly gosticulating. “Do you mean to say that Mr. Johnson wrote that" fiercely asked Mr. MoMillan as he jumped to his feet, **Ideny it, L know better," It is m the sald the ame hand writing, doughty muyor, holding the paper aluost in Mr. MoMillan's face, Mr. McMillan in re ply said that noarly all the councilmen had béen notified to attend and soveral were pres ent atthe wmecting to discuss the charter bill “But," interjected Mr, Smith, “that does not side the fact that the committee was 1o report back to the public meeting. 1 was not there aud did not know it," said Mayor Sloane with animation. ‘'No one wants this charter hore,” said Mr. O'IRourke, “What do you want'to dot Do you want to put eighteen milis taxes on us 1o you want 1o grind down the poor people with taxes! What is your object,fanyway ! My mine is made up and_ 1 shall vote against this.” And he dropped in his chan, Mr, Bayless read the general law showing how the new bill had followed it till the con- tinuing clause for officers was reached, and stating that he thoughit it was so drawn for tho purpose of legislating the officers out of ofce. More than that, he had been informed that the section originally had the continuing clause inserted. Here a controversy arose in which Mr. Doud maintained the clause was in and Mr. McMillen thought not. The resolution to lay it on the table was then carried by Bayless, Rafferty, Smith, Jetter and O'Rourke voting yes, and McMillen, Fenno and Burke no. Judge Reuther made the following report for the month of February: Cases tried 60, of which 11 paid fines amounting to $33. Of the balance, 30 cases were dismissed. Six persons were committed to the city and 3 to the county jail, 3 ordered to leave town, 3 dismissed ab the cost of the prosecution and appealed. The costs collected were E: . Due police fund from costs $19. Warrants were ordered _drawn on particular funds, for Iid Johnston §35, G. W. Rayworth 0, Charles S. Burgess §14, Davia Hoban olution to issue warrants, not 1o ex- oo per cent of the amount in the re- spective funds, paid in but not under protest, was adopted. The city attorney was of authorized to confess judgment in fave John Tover for & ). The electric light contract referred to the council as a committee of the whole. The of getting the Union Pacific depot policeman met the approval mber, and after the mayor stated what efforts he had made to have this done, the matter was referred to him. The com- plaint that city teams are required to pay a draying liconse in Omaba for hauling goods there, was referred to Mayor Sloane and Councilman Smith and O'Rourke, The seu- timeny was that a license here just doublo that in force in Omaha will be imposed on Omaha teams coming here. A dog ordin- ance was ordered drawn. And an ordinance roquiring property owners on Rail Road avenue from Q to L streets and on N street from to Twenty-fourth street and the laterals on or before May 1 to make sewerand water conunections, and on failure to do so, question to employ 2 then for the city to doso. J. W. Kinzie's offer to feed prisoners in the city jail was re- ferred to the police committe h power to Mayor Sloane appointed Charles Splitt age master und the appointment was Adjourned to meet as a committee of the whole Monday afternoon, Notes About the City. Mrs. E. O. Mayfield has gone to Platts- mouth to visit iriends. ¥ At the meeting of the Kmanon Tueaday evening it was decided to put in billiard ta- bles. Lenten services: will tin’s Protestant Epi be held copal_chureh, ening, On account of not being able to get in the room three was no meeting to organize an in- dependent political club in the Barry block “Tuesduy night. L. B. Gosham, agent of the Chicago, Rock Isiand & Pacific railroad company, an- nounces that his company is again ready to receive freight. M. S. Lindsey, of Omaha, has laid out, and will commence ‘at once to build betiveen thirty and forty cottages on Thirtieth and N or Huffman streets. William L. Mouroe has taken out a permit and has just .commenced to build another in St, Mar- Third double dwelling house on ‘Pwenty-fifth strect, opposite the Presbyterian cnurch. inner Tuesday the journey- ha struck on 50 Just before wen tailors of South Om wage question. There was on tween the workmen and cmploy could not be compromised on. A pleasant party was given Tuesday even- ing at tho residenco of J, . Hart, Twen fourth street, in honor of his son and bride. Mr. and Ers. Frank 5. Hart. Monday even- ing the Cornet band serenaded the young couple. the ents be , but that NOBLE SPORT. Full-Grown Men Watcl Tear Each Other. There was a great dog fight yesterday afternoon. It took place 1 a lovely grove a mile southwest of South Omaha! The match was an impromptu affuir, ar- ranged av a certain prominent sporting head- quarters of this city within an hour after the noonday meal. The articles of agreement, drawn up by a well known newspaper man, calied _for a “scrateh and turn fight” to a fiuish for 100 a side, the veferee to be choson at the pit sige. . The fight was between George Hawley’s white dog *“Jack,” and Sam Williams' blaclk and brindle “Highcockalorum,” and was one of the most obstinate canine struggles ever witnessed in the vicinity of the Gate A select crowd of the representatives of the realm witnessed the event, and every- thing passed off in a quiet_and orderly way, that roflected credit upon the mstigators and managers of the affair, A prominent lawyer was selected as referce, while two sporting boys acted as time keepers, ‘'he first soratch was called for at sharp. Highcockalorum made the scrateh, and the two canines came together like op- posing cycloncs, After a moment's fruitless struggling, Jack succeeded in fastening his fangs in Highcock’s throat and hung on with tho tenacity of grim death, but finally High- cock shook himself loose, and for the suc- ceeding four minutes it was nip and tuck, one dog being on top a moment and then the other. “The scratch lasted six minutes, the dogs being sepavated at the first break, with neither showing much signs of distress, Both camo forward with a rush at the sec- ond scratch, and Jack in & twinkling had_a leg hold that made Highcock howl with pain. The black writhed and squirmed for eight minutes but could not break the hold of the forocions white, aud the cry around the pit was “§20 to & on Juck,' with no takers, Highconk, howeyer, suddenly fooled theu he hroke the vicious hold of the white, aud grabbing him by the jaw shook him in u mau ner thut justified the belief that it was a death struggle. Dho third. soratel Two Dogs was_another long one, and wholly in fav of Hawley's dog. It Insted nine minutes and ab its termization the general opinion was that the black dog would not sersteh again. He was reeking with blood, and so jaded and played out that ne could barely stand erect. “'o the surprise of everybody the plucky brindle came bounding forward for the fourth scrateh and for ten minutes fought with a savageness aud desperation worthy of a better cause. But it was without avail, the white brate chewed his noge, fore leg and throat in & way that foretold a speedy termi- nation of the fight, unless the black funked. This he speedily did, refusing to scrateh at the fifth call, and after the exviration of tho regulation time the reforee decided in favor of Hawloy, and the stakeholder turued over the stakes the crowd dispersed. [t was a great fight, and Juck showed hin a wonderful dog, and the dog that must be a better one than has yet been in troduced in Omaha. The fight lasted thirty seyen minutes. The Race. The audience at the pedestrian race last evening was a decided improvement upol that of previous ovenings, there being ful, 3 wight bundred peopla. in attondance. Con- trary 1o the édict iss§3d by Mauager Prince ight, Tom Hine: ) was allowed to start again. Nir. Prineo explained by saying that Hines all but got on his knees, and he hadn't the heart to refuse him. The patrons of the Colosseum may tolerate this this time, but it is safe to say that a repetition of the offense will be | dangerous to the prospoects of the future suc- | cess of the builaing. Cartright ran con | tinually last night and held the lead dispite Hennett's frantio offorts to ovortake him, Benuott, however, caught up and passed Hourthan,' and will surely take first or ' sccond place in tho raco. The Rocky Mountain Skipper finally succumbed and withdrew from the rs and much interest has thus been de. od in the strug The score of last night's work is as foliows Miles, Laps, Hebrew Association Dance. The youth, wealth and beauty of Omaha met at Washington hall, Eighteenth streot last night, when the Young Moa's Hebrow association held their third anvual masquer ade. The hall itself was decorated in keep- ing with the oceasion, and under the bril liant light of the chandeliors, Zouaves, sail ors, Turks, gipsics, Mexicans, cowboys, clowns, Cleopat A tambourine girls lost themselves m the whirl of the waltz, Mul night saw thom all unmasked, and aftor sup per the dancing was continied. That the Wwas A succoss was duo to the s of the committes, Mossrs, H. Rosen H. Rotholz, Joo Danbaum, H, A. New H. J. Fréy and Dr. . E. Sloman, at- ts, and elix- man, tending o the recoption of the yu Messrs, Joo Drakker, M. Kahn, ¥ covery of silver sohm, D. Schlesingor, J. Eiseman, S, Preedman, A. Deiches and A. Lewis, lookiug after their welfare when on the floor. b Omahans Born and Bred. Omaha's original boys—or, to be more specific, young fellows Who first saw the light of day in this city—held a business meeting last night at tne residence of W, I Koenig, 216 North Ninctoenth street. 1if- teen or'sixteen attended the meeting. It was thought that they were to have been given a_reception, und this had boen an- nounced to take place at the home of G. M Hitchcock, Twenticth and Dodge. The an: nouncement was a mistake. Sunday School Organization. The state Methodist Sunday school ro sentatives held a meeting ay at the First Methodist church and organized tho North Nebraska Sunday School association with the following ofticers: Jacob Fawcett, of Omaha, president; J. ', Hansen, of oo mont, recording and statistical secrotary: A. s, of Omuha, corresponding Sccre Mrs, A. M. Groves, of Decatur, H. Da Harrison Has a Mascott. WasmiNarox,March 6.—([Special Telegram to Tue Bee. | —Geueral Harrison has a mas- cott. Eight years ago, when he was inaug urated, General Garfield had a yellow dog. Harrison has a brindle cat About six months beforo Garficld was nominated he was walking from a street car to his rest- dence in this city, when he observed a yellow cur watehing him furtively and looking ns though he hadn’t a friend in the world. The general's s thetic heart was touched, and he said, “Poordog!” That settled it. The dog followed him to his house, and the general threw him a few scraps on which to subsist until the regular appropriation bo- came available. he dog felt encouraged, and he called again and again until he came to be regarded as a member of the household. But one day he suddenly disappeared and remained away until the 4thof March. As Garfield was riding to the capitol that day be noticed the yellow dog under the carriage, and he remaived at the white Louse uutil Garfield was shot. His howlings were so annoying that he had to be removed and was never seen again The Harrison cat is called Dan. His gen eral color 1s a golden yellow, almost auburn except over hisleft eye, where nature planted a large black pateh. Au odd looKing portion of Dan’s anatomy is his tail, which has been 50 aboreviated by accidentor design thatit is ascant three inches long, with a hairloss tip to it that is as flat as the top of a pill box, y in spite of these physical disadvantages, notwithstanding the fact that about ‘a two- inch square of fur had been scalded off his bacls, Dan is o rather distinguished looking cat. He first attracted attention on Tues- day last in the neighborhood of Ninta t and Maryland avenue, when the president’s party arrived. That same evenng just be- fore’ sundown Private Seccretary Halford stumbled ovar something in_the hallway of the Johnson annex to the Arlington. Iu the endeavor to save himsclf he put his right oot down so hard that had Dan’s tail been of normal length it would have been crushed out of shape. The cusualty was repeated at the office und a foree of servants wi v out on the skirmish line to remove the of- fencer. He was discovered and fired out, but that did n spose of him and he has been around e A Big Silver Strike, Aspey, Colo., March 6.—A marvelous dis reported to-day from Maroon, this district, which was made by a prospector named Adams. The ncw yein is two feet thick between walls, and shipment from 1t will begin at once. The discovery has created intense excitement. ne oftice that is testing the mincral 18 with excited prospectors awaiting wrns. ass flocked s Union League of Americ nion League WASAINGTON, March 5.—The of America, which has been in session se eral days, to-day clected Congressman arles H. Grosvenor, of Ohio, president. Amoug the yice presidents is Congressman Dorsey, of Nebrask The re adopted declare Ihc&)ur]losc of th e to be to mculcate and maintain national su premacy, and to defend the political and civil franchises of all citizens. -~ The to League. Paris, Ma ie Temps states that the magistrates who are condueting the in quiry into the affairs of the patriotic leaguc bave found documents proving that the scheme to mobilize members, Tho government, the Teuips $, intends to criminally prosecute the chiefs of the league for conspiving against tuhe state, league was engaged in its e The West Virginia Squabble Cuarristox, W, V., March 6.—R. 8. Curr, president pro tem of the state senate, to-day moved on Governor K. W. Wilson witha writ of quo warranto to compel him to show by what right hecontinucs to hoid the guber nutorial chair. The vase will not come up in court_until the legal fight between Wilson 1d Goff is acted upon. The case of Wilson and Goff will in all probability be brought up 10 the BUPrewe court Lo-morrow s m red With an Axe Troy, N. Y., March 6,~Catherine Taylor, a widow about fifty years of age, was bru- tally murdered in her bed at her lome in West Aoy last night with an axe, The as- sassin is uaknown, Her son William, aged twenty-five, is under police surveillanco. —-—— Spencer Becomes 8 Banker. New Youk, March 6.—The Sun will an- nounce to-morrow that Samuel Bpencer, lately president of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, has become connected with the touse of Drexel, Morgan & Co. Children Cry for Pitchel Castorla, Whan Baby was sick, we gave hor Castoria. When aio was a Child, sbe cried tor Castoria, Wheo shie becamo Miss, she clung o Oasioria, W20 she bad Childres, she gaye them Castoria. HOW LANDS MAY BE ENTERED. Some Facts Concorning the Indian Appropriation Bilk N‘ATURE OF THE AMENDMENTS, \ Important Points of Differcnce Ber ‘ tween This Measure and the One Organizing tho Ter- *‘ ritory of Oklahon P The New Public Domain, Wasnixaros, March 6,—In the confusion attendant upon the clos: hours of congross | e oxact nature and effect of the amond- t ments made to the Indian appropriation bill havo not been clearly understood. The | pre has gamed currency that all provisions of the bill organizing the of Oklaloma, in eff cmbodiod in the Indian appropriation Ihis is not tho case, The amendments agreed to rolatg to tho Seminole and Cherokee lunds, and are as follows: The sum of §1,91 pay in full the Somin L to sion the ritory { were ll it is appropriated to tion 1or 1 the 1ts, title and elaims thoy may have in av by cortain lands ceded the of 1865, contuining Of th am- 1,530,000 in tho treasury, d per ¢ semi-annually to the treasuvy of the nation, and $4 shall be imm cly availal for distribution. This apy fation is to be- [ come operative upon the execution, by the duly appointed delogates of said nation, of a relense and conveyauee to the United States of all rights, #itle, interest and claims of said nation of Indians'in and to said lands, in a manuer and form satisfactory to tho presi- dent of the United States. It is further pro- vided that such rolease, conveyance and ox- tnguishment shall not inure to the benofit Or cause to vest in any raiiroad company any right, title or intorest wh inor o any of said lands, and all laws and parts of laws, 0 farus they conflict with the foregoiug, are vevealed. Except rights of way und_depot the lands thus acauircd shall be public dou two secti in caeh town ship to be resorved for the use and benefit o public schools to be erected within the Himits of said lands. The lands thus acquived, ox- cept school seetions, are to be disnosed of to actual settlers under the homestead law only except us herein otherwise provided, and it od further that any person who, to, but for any causs atitle in fee Lo a homestoad or the existing luw, or who made ancn- under what is known as the commutod homestead law, shall be to make ahomestead cutey upon suen lands, and pro- vided further, that the rights of honorably discharged union soldiers and sailors in the late civil war, as definod and described in the revised statutes, shall not be abridied; and provided further,'that oach * shull be in a square form as nearly as able. and no porson to be permitted to enter more than ono quarter section thereof, Until such lands are opened for sottioment by proclamation of th dent, no person shall bo permitted to enter upon and ogeuny the sanie, and 1o verson violating this vroy vision shall ever be pormitted to enter any of said lunds or acquire any right thereto. 'hg secretury of the interior may, after said prociumation and not before, perinit eniry of suid lands for town sites, but no such entry shall embrace more than one-half section ot All_the foregoiug provisions shall to and rezulate theldisposal of nequired lauds from the Muskogee or Creek Indians by the articles of cession and agreewent of trea 115 acres shall remain \interest to be paid grounds, part of tho alified The ‘president is authorized three commissioners to_negotiate )] all other Ind lands lying west of the ninety of longitude, ludian Territory (Cherolkoo outlet), for cession to the United States, of all title, claim or interest. The commission is further authorized to submit to the Cher. kee nation the proposition that said shall cede their lands to the United upon the same terms as to payment as vided in tho agreement with the Creeks. the Cherokees shall acc lands thereupon became domain for the purpose as provided, und the president 19 1, as soon thereafter as he may advisable, by procluiation to open said fands to settlement in the same m and to the same effect as provided concer ing the lands acquired from the Creeis. The president may, whenever he deems te not to exceed two ing lands which he m to settloment by pr fore provided, un land oftices for in conformity to existin receivers. to appoint tho with us 0wl ixth di pro- 1t DU the terms, said of tho publio of such dispo- Assignment to Provent Trouble, CLeLyLAND, O., March 6.—Natoan A, Wil- son, secre of the Clevelund Stove com: pany, suicided this mo It is suid that lie was deprossed mentally by 100 close at- tention to business. The stove compauy this aftornoon made an assignment to prevent | hasty action by creditors on account of the suicide. Positively cured by these tle Pills, They also relieve Dis-| tress frova Dyspepsia, In aigestion and Too Hoarty I Eating. A perfect re edy for Dizziness, Nausoa, Drowsiness, Dad Taste In the Mouth, Coated| Tongue, Paln in the Side TORPID LIVER, ‘Thoyl rogulate tbe Bowels. Purely Vegetable. SMALLPILL, SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE, ! " CALIFORNIA! ;‘mz‘r:zgl#" Santa-Abia and Cat-R Cure Tor Sale by Goodman Drug Company,