Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 10, 1889, Page 4

THE OMAHA DAILY BE THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. ————e TRRMS OF RUBSCRIPTION. o (Morning Raition) including SUNDAY ¥, One Year 1 B s 13 Tin OMANA SUNDAY [kE, mailed 16 any réss, One Year .. . WeRKLY Beg, One Year. Bortoise: URTEENTH STRERT. CORRESPONDRNCE. 11 communications relating to news and edi- b"ul mfilur Whould be adaressed to the EDITOR OF THE BEE. RUSINESS LETTERS, 11 business letters and rem [ttances should be dressed to Trx KR PURLISHING COMPANY, DMANA. Drafts, checks and postofice orders to o made payablé to the order of the company. ke Beg Padlishing Company, Proprietors B. ROSEWATER, Editor. DAILY BEE. TR Sworn Statement of Oircalation. Btate of Nebraska, oa County of Douglas, { George 13, Tzschuck, secretary of the Bes Pub- MNshing company, does solemnly swear that the actual circulation of Tik DAiLy Bek for the week ending April 6. 1850, was as follows Friday. Apuhi 6. Baturday, April 6. ©Average. ... ' Bworn to hefore mo_and subscribod to i esence this 6th day of April, A. D, 1830, Pionl. NoP. FRIL, Notary Publlc. Etate of Nobrask % County of Douglas, % George B. Tzschuck, being duly sworn, do- ks and says that ho I8 socrotary ol the Boe ablishing company, that the actual nyerage daily circulatio of THE DAILY DBEE for the month ot March, 188, 19,080 coples; for April 1 187440 coplos; for May, 1888, 18,18} for June, 1888, 021t coples; for I8es, 16,098 coploss for August,' 188, MK coples: for Septomber, 1883, 18, 154 conles: for October, 188, 18084 coples: for Novem. Der, 1¥53, 14,080 copies; for Docember, 188, 18,223 gonten: for Jannary. K89, 18,674 coplos; for Keb- g 08 copres. FURKy, 160, 18,00 COPESy 6k b, TASCHUCK. Sworn to before mo and subscribed in my resenco this 2d day of March, A, D. 180, P. FEIL' Notary Public. — e Tne growth of desperadoes in Vir- ginin shows that the cultivation of hemp is sadly neglected in that section. THE Boulanger march died Jaway in the distance. The Belgian government cautioned him to ‘‘close his face” and preserve his brenth. Tne qualifications for paving and sewer inspectors are honesty and capa- bility. There are some on the list who cannot be measured by this standard. TIE captious opposition to the estab- lishment of a paper mill near Cut-off lake emphasizes the demand for a few more mosshack funeralsin this vicinity. SENATOR VEST proposes to continue the beef investigation. Whether it will be in the shape of porterhouse or roast ribs is an object of great public concern. A GAP of but twelve miles separates Omaha from the town of Niobrara. ‘The sooner 'tis spanned with cross ties and rails the better it will be for the in- torests of both our city and northern Nebraska. ALL leading citi¢s of the west follow the lead of Omaha in political and moral reforms. Sunday closing was en- forced in Minneapolis last Sunday, and #8t. Paul and Denver are preparing to sbstain from servile ‘‘slugs” on the seventh day. THE day of horse cars in Omaha is rapidly drawing to a close. The organ- ized opnosition of property owners to the mule as-a motor will force the con- solidated company to procure modern means of transit or suffer the pangs of a depleted treasury. THE fable of the lion and the lamb was illustrated by the docility of the county commissioners when Architect Myers appeared. The threats of decap- itation were forgotten, and the board mutely and meekly bowed to the will of the gentleman from Detroit. Tne storm which recently strewed the south Atlantic coast with wreckage, caused great lass of life and destroyed property valued at two million dollars. It was the most destructive gale experi- enced in that section in a score of years and spread disaster on land and sea. — CALIFORNIA has four thousand miles ®f railroad practically controlled by one ®orporation. The roads ure stocked and Ponded for two hundred and forty mil- dions. If the water were squeezed out of #ho system the remains would represent 3288 than one-third of that sum, THERE are a trifle over ten million @cres of cultivable land in the Oklahoma gountry and about half a million persons ready to jump it. The man who suc- wceeds in capturing a quarter section will ‘have enough material on hand to stook & private cometery. Four HUNDRED sirolling musicians, gmported from Europe, have been de- fained at Castle Garden. The immi- grant commissioners propose to find some way of shipping them back, and it #8 hoped they will succeed. The country hus a surplus of organ grinders already. eEeeesse— SUNSET CoX proposos to lea d the dem- ooratio forlorn hope in Montana, With such a distinguished pall bearver the bourbon funeral will be uncommonly large and tearful. Republicans should make provision for a brass baud to prighten the sombre soene. E——— Tue oficial report of the result of _ high liconse in Philadelphin shows a reduction of thirty-eight per cent in the number of arrests for drankenness ~ during the last seven wonths of 1855, as oompared with the same poriod of 1587, .~ Tho reduction in the number of saloous ~wns oqually largo, yet the advocates of prohibition and froe whisky insist that 3 h lloense is an incentive to intom- perance. ;3 eEepTe——— © Tus legal complications daveloped In ~ #ho recent Chicago election fills the . domoorats with coustornation and the _ ‘wopublicans with joy. ‘hore is no rea- % gon to doubt that the *ins” will utilise ‘every known moans to hold on to oflics * mnd reverso tho verdict of the ballut ~ box. An ofticeholder's grontest delight n vindicating the law, whenever the is on his side, THE NEW YORK APPOINTMENT! There are fow appointments under a national administration more import- ant than those of the postmaster and collector of customs at New York. The postoffice in that city is not only the most extensive in the country, in the amount of business done and the foren of employes necessary to do it, but it enjoys a degree of independence in its business methods not permitted to any other office. 1In its relations to the de- partment it is a sort.of “empire within an empire.” It requires quite as much ability for its efficient management as is mnecessary to the administration of the postoffice department. The custom house at New York is hardly less of a business establishment, and requires an equally high order of ability to admin- ister it properly. Both institutions until recent years played a large part in the politics of the state of New York, and the custom house has never been entirely divorced from such use. 1t was expected that the piesent ad- ministeation would remove tho demo- cratic collector of customs. There was no sound reason to be urged why it should not do so. His appointment was purely politieal, having no refer- ence to special qualifications for the position. He had not proved to be an_exceptionally able and offictent officer. There could be no vio- lation of civil service reform principles in replacing him. With regard to the postmaster, however, there was a dif- forent feeling, at least in certain quar- ters. He had beon a republican, and was retained through a democratic ad-" ministration. His retention was a sop to the independents, who demanded it in the name of civil service reform. Unquestionably he has been an effi- cient officer, though his management of the office has not entirely escaped com- plaint. The same element that asked and secured his retention under the last administration desired his continu- ance in the office, and naturally pro- posed making the action of the admin- istration in his case a test of the sincer- ity of the president’s civil service re- form professions. The influence of the so-called inde- pendents of New York with the present administration is not likely to be con- siderable. There is no apparent reason why it should be. In the matter of the New York appointments, it proved worthless, and two well-known repub- licans of good vepute, Mr. Joel B. Erhardt and Mr. Cornelius Van Cott, will respectively succeed to the of- ces of collector of customs and postmaster. These appointments have subjected the president to the criticism of the mugwump press, as he very likely expected they would. That the appointees are men of excel- lent character and ability cannot be de- nied, but they have been active, earn- est and faithful republicans, and there- fore are objectionable. The fairest and most candid of these critics admits that Mr. Erhardt is ‘‘an upright gentle- man,” and that Mr. Van Cott “‘is also a man of good repute,” but being partisans it is only to be expected that they will permit their offices to become political machines, to the detriment of the public service. It is to no purpose that these reputable citizens, hitherto honorable and trustworthy in all their rvelations, announce their intention to administer their offices upon strictly business principles, and state that they believe thoroughly in honest civil service reform, and will carry it out. Their fidelity to the republican party, and only that, makes them objects of distrust to these self-styled independ- ents. President Harrison has nothing to fear from these crivicisms. If the men he has appointed prove capable, honest and efficient, as there is not the slight- est reason to doubt they will, his action will be approved by all republicans, and it is that ap- proval which he has first to seek and desire. That he has violated or disre- garded any principle of civil service re- form in making these appointments no intelligent or unprejudiced man will pretend, and in courageously departing from a course forced upon the preced- ing administration, and which it grew to regret, he has given another evidence of independent judgment which will be very generally commended. ILLEGAL PAVING CONTRACTS. This paper never has played into the hands of public improvement rings and is not likely to do so. The intimation that Tie BEE has become the mouth- piece of certain councilmen who are charged with acting in collusion with paving contractors who wore left out in the cold in the recent competition, is utterly groundless. THE BEE has sim- ply one object in view in calling atten- tion of the mayor and council to the violation of charter and ordinance pro- visions in the letting of paving and sew- erage contracts. It is the manifest duty of all the city officers to strictly live up to the law in the letting of any contract that affects the interest of the taxpayer. The ordi- nance regulating the board of public works expressly requires that all specifications for pav- ing and sewerage shall be prepared by the eity engineer and board of public works. It appears that tho specifica- tions uuder which the contracts have been awarded for this year’s paving, were not submitted to and approved by the ecity engineer in whole or in part. Thore can be no legal competition among contractors on paving or sewer construction if each or any of the con- tractors are allowed to bid on specifica- tions prepared by themselves and at variance with the specifications of the bonrd. It isnot a question as to whether the city will have cheaper paving thun it has had hevetofore, but whether the paving that we are to have will be of the material desiguated, and laid in a workmanlike manuer. To allow each contractor to make up a pro- posal on his own specifications ndmits of no compotitive bid, and therefore, being iu violation of lauw, invitas iujunetions by property owners and makes the city liable for illegal paving- tux levies. The wode provided by law for the lotting of paving contracts is specifie. After the proporly owuers on any streot o be paved bave designuted the material to be used, the board of public works is required in conjunction with the city engineer to prepare speocifica- tions for the material selected and designate the mode of laying. Then competitive bids are invited by advertisement. Any other course pursued vitiates the legal- ity of the paving tax. The mayor and council have no discretion in the ap- proval of contracts that ave not let in complinnce with the law. They cannot legally hasten the letting. If there has been any ieregularity, their only course must be to begin at the beginning. A point that has been overlooked heretofore is the letting of con- tracts at wholesale for several stroets, rogardless of their lo- cation. Kach district is ontitled to soparate and competitive bids upon the specific material designated by the property owners. One street may be neurer to the depot by miles and conse- quently could be paved much cheaper by reason of the difference 1n tho cost of hauling the paving blocks, sand and other material. This difference should 20 to the benefit of the property owners on that particular street, and not, as has been the illegal practice, be distributed along all the streets that are using the same pav- ing material. This view of the paving contract question can hardly be regarded in any other light than the interest of the taxpayer and property owners HOW WE ARE WATCHED. It is said that foreign war depart- ments will avail themselves of the op- portunity afforded by the great military and naval exnibition at New York on the thirtieth of this month to get an idea of our resources in this respect. It is learned that officers of the army and navy of England, Germany, France, Russia, Austria, Italy, Spain, and from some of the South American states, will be in New York during the approaching centenunial celebration with no other object than to examine closely the mili- tary and naval forces which will be mobilized on that day. It is expected that the parade in New York will include inits ranks more dif- ferent state organizations than have evor beon gathered together in the United States, with the possible excop- tion of the representation in 1876, while the L showing will include all the vessels of the North Atlantic squadron and others that can be made available. The real interest of the military at- taches of foreign governments will, however, be in the militia troups from the states,which they know to be mainly the rehiance of the country for defense, ever collence and defect of which will doubtless be carefully noted. The presonce of these foreign mili- tary representatives will, of course, mean something more than curiosity. There is good reason to believe that the European nations, or at least some of them, are becoming more concerned than ever before regarding the military and naval strength and resources of the United States. [t is entirely reason- able to suppose that England and Ger- many take much more than a passing interest in our ability for self- defense, and some other governments may uot be entirely indifferent to iv. It has recently been reported, and is by no means incredible, that the German gov- ernment called upon its embassy at Washington to furnish full information regarding the vessels ordered to Samon, giving every detail as to their size, speed, strength, armament, and all clse necessary.to a complete knowledge of what Germany might have to encounter in Samoan waters. Itis pretty well un- derstood that military and naval oflicers of England keep the British war de- partment fully <informed of what is going on in this country in experiment- ing with new guns and improving our naval establishment. Spain, it is not unlikely, obtains similar advices. The firmer international policy ex- pected from the present administration will, in some degree, account for this greater European interest in the mili- tary and naval strength and resources of the United States, and it is a change of feeling toward us to be welcomed. Tie determination of the authorities to enforce the new law taxing sleeping cars used and operated in this state is certain to result in a prolonged contest in the courts. The Pullman company manages by appealing to the courts to escape taxation in various states, on the absurd plea that all its property is taxed in Illinois. Asa matter of faect two-thirds of the Pullman cars are never listed for taxation. The new law requires the railroad companies to re- port to the auditor the number of such cars in use for the pnrpose of taxation, and the officers should see to it that this just provision is ‘promptly complied with. There is no reason why a wealthy corporation should secure immunity from taxation. It shares alike with other property the protection of the state and municipal governments, and should be compelled to pay its share of the cost. THE new council of South Omaha is confronted with grave and important duties. Progress and prosperity de- pends on the care and wisdom dis- played in the management of city af- fairs. The reckless waste of public money by the previous council has bur- dened the taxpayers with huge debts and left the finances of thg city in a dis- couraging condition. It1s the duty of the new counsel to guard against a repetition of this extravagance, to carry on necessary public works economically and work as a unit for the advancement of the city. By keeping taxes as low as possible, the great packing interests of the city will be encouraged to expand, and new industries secured. The new council can accomplish great good for the city by a cautious, conservative management of public affairs. Sym—————— AN ALARM has been sounded by We, Us & Co., through their enampion, over a possible corner in cedar blocks by a Clicago combine, and property owners of Omaba are warned against the dan- gor that confronts them in ease the price of wooden block pavement is ad- vauced, We hope that this outlook = 11'not trighten people who have pav ments to lay in!fegnt of their promises. It would be to their interest if the price of wooden block pavement sould £o up to ten dollars persquare yard. That would relieve Omaha from being adver- tised abroad as one of the cities in which the cheap Qm-omont mania has completely nvofiurnod the good horse sense of the average property owner. e — INTERESTING setvices in memory of the late General Shéridan were held in Albany, New York, yesterday. The me- morial address, reviewing the military career of the great soldier, was deliv- ered by Genoral Wager Swayne, and was comprehensive and appreciative. The position of Sheridan in the mili- tary history of the United States is firmly established, and his illustrious record will be regarded by future gen- erations with even greater admiration than is felt for it by the men of to-day. Tie Des Moines river settlers have wisely decided not to resort to violenco to hold their homes. Resistance to the officers of the courts would not only force a bloody conflict but would eripple the efforts of friends to secure relief. The government has decided to bring in proceedings to quiet title to the lands, and establish the rights of set- tler Meanwhile the safest course for the settlers to pursue is to quietly sub- mit to the decrees of the courts and trust in congress for compensation. Mr. Booth's Illness, Chicago Times. Mr. Booth doesn't need any advertising. His sickness may be regarded as genuine. 3 rregii A Cure ¥or Insomnia. Atbany Jowrnal. Robert Elsmere dramatized will be a re- lief to people who cannot live in Pniladelphia but are troubled with insomnia. —_— The Johnnies Marching Home. Dayton Jowrnal. All the rebel brigadiers in foreign lands have packed their erip-sacks for a speedy journey back to tho Sunny South. Bon voy- aye! They will be welcome prodigals. sl Cold Consolation. New York Tribune. ‘We observe that several democratic news- papers are endeavoring to extract enough comfort from the recent elections to last them until 1862. If they succeed there is no reason why they should not find it easy to extract a copious supply of rich blood from the next turnip crop. g Sullivan's Religicus Principles. Chiteago Herald. Tho actor who madea hit at Boston in the play of “Robert Klsmere,” is John T., not John L. Sulbivan, The latter's religious principles are too well fixed to permit of his haying anything to doj with either play or a book so skeptical in tone and so destructivg of christian hopes;' B T The Liady,Mayora. . New York World. Quite a number of cities in Kansas are now under the control bf women. Susannan Salter, onca mayor of Argoma, Kan., was the pioneer 1n a great revolution. But there is a melancholy remembrance overhanging Susannah’s great work. After sho had Argonia perfect the place was wiped out by acyclone. It istobe hoped that petticoat government will not have such a blighting effect on other Kansas cities. I The Garnishee Law. OMAHA, April 8.—To the Editor of Thne BEg: Won’t you please publish the anti-garnishee law lately passed by the Nebraska legislature, and state if the law is in force now? A Vicri. The law is in force but does not, it is said, prevent garnishment for debts incurred prior to its passage. Following is the law: Section 1. That it be, and is hereby de- clared, unlawful for any creditor of, or other holder of any evidence of debt,book account, or claim of any name or nature against any laborer, servaut, clerk or other employe of any corporation, firm or individual, in this state, for the purnose below stated, to sell, assign, trausfer or by any other means dis- pose of any such claim, book account, vill or debt of any nature whatsoever, to any por- 8on Or persons, firm, corporation or Institu- tion,or to institute in this state or elsewhere, or prosecute any suit, or action for any such claim or debt against-any such laborer, ser- vaut, clerk or other employe by any process seeking to seize, attach or garnishee the wages of such person or persons carned within sixty days prior to the commencment of such proceedings,for the purpose of avoid- ing the effect of tbe laws of the state of Ne- braska concerning exemptions from execu- tion atlowed to heads of families thereunder, Sec. 2. That it is hereby declared unlaw. ful for any person or persous to aid, assist, or counsel a violation of section ©ne of this act for any purpose whatever. Sec. 8, In any proceeding,civil or criminal, growing out of a breach of sections one or two of this ac proof of the institution of a suit, or servi of garnishment summons by any person,firm or individual in any court of any state or territory other than thia state, or in this state to seize by process of gurnish- ment or otherwise, any of the wages of such persons as defined in this act,shall be deemed prima-facie evidence of any evasion of the the laws of the state of Nebraska and a breach of the vrovisions of this act on the part of the creditor or resident in Nebraska causing the same to be done. Sec. 4. Any person firm, company,corpora- tion or business institution guilty of a viola- tion of sections one or two of this act shall be liable to the party injured through such violation of this act, for the awountof the debt sold, assigned, transferrad, garnished or sued upon,with all costs and expenses and reasonable attoruey’s fees, to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state; and shall further be liable by prosecu- tion to punishment by a fine not exceeding m of $200 and cost of prosecution, 5. Whereas there being an emerzency, this act shall take efiect and be in force from and after its passage. ! i | (PSS STATE AND TERRITOKY, Nebraska Jottings. Alady is soon toostart & newspaper at Herman. To g The Masons of Wayn@ will build a hall be- fore loug. il A camp of Sons of Vetirans has been mus- tered in at Rising City. A Dakota county farmer planted his pota- toes on the 20th of Marcl. The Neligh pressed brick company is pro paring to commence yark on 18 yards. The Presbyterians of tsennett are about to ernct & church edificg to cost from $3,000 to 5,000, The new liconse board ot Lexington have granted uwo licenses and will grant one more. Filings of entries are coming in rapidly at the Sidney land offico aud the oficials have theur hands full The Hastings gas find bes resulted in the formation of an incorporation to develop it with a capital stock of $15,000. For abusing his wife, Dr. Barrows, of Seward, is in jail in default of §1,000 bouds. Whisky s at tho bovtom of the trouble, W. E. Crouse, agent of the B. & M. at Roca, was in love but was not loved In re- turn, and used a revolver with fatal effect, The Kearney city council has passed an ordinance comflelling the Salvation Army to take out & license before parading the stroets. The work of rebuilding tho burned dis- tricl ut Bewudhu-lnltv bogua, the ex- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10. 1839 eavation for the new Berdott block being in progress, The gross receipts of the York postoffice for the year ending with March were #3. 198,76, which N\lefll the oity to a second office, An honest thief"” is the way the Tilden Blade rofers to a_sneak who entered the residence of Rev. Cossairt and took only $10 from a roll of bills containing §100, The Niobrara Ploneer says thata large number of emigrants will camp at that town and rent farms during the season, so as to be ready for the opening of the Sioux reserva- tion Hon. Eric Johnson, Phelps county’s repre- sontative in the late legislature, was pre- sented with an elegant gold watch and a sum of money by his constituents on his retura to Holdrege. Four of the leading belles of Creighton stored seven tons of hay in & barn vhe other day and then indulged in such recreative oxeroises as trapeze performing, double back somersaults and leap frog. A Homer gir], usmed Johana Christopher- son, has within the past fow days killed fifty-oight snakes, and Miss Nina Ream, of the same place, gave the alarm which saved alot of valuable property from being de- stroyed by prairie fire and outran all of the men to the sceno of the conflagration. Homer is very proud of its girls. A seven-year-old boy named Lair jumped into a bin of the North Loup eicvator the other day, and was carried to o bin_below and covered with several hundred bushels of ontss Men tried for twenty minutes to shovel him out. but being unsuccessful they opened the shoot below, and when the boy’s body came through the opening he was pulied out. He was unconscious, but after several hours’ work was resuscitated. UNITED n BYTERIANS, Meeting of Omaha I in the ral Church. The Omuha Presbytery of the United Pres- byterian church assemblod yest y moruing at the Central church on enth and Dodge, Among the large attendance of reverend gentlemen are G. R. Murray, of Murray, Neb.; T. H. Pollock and L. Proud- tit, Bwing: J. A. Wilson, Majors; Clinton Riddle, Dunbar; W. R. Cox, Rushville; L. Williamson, North Bend: Albert Gordon, Alliance; J. C. Lynn, Kearne; D. Whit- ham, Norfolk; J. M. Buchan: Utica; D. McLoughlin, Atkinso J. G. Stewart, Gor- don; D. H. Blaire, Utica; W. T. Mofitt, ‘Woonsocket, Dak.; and 1. A. Henderson, Thomas McCague, Rufus Johnson, G. B. Graham, J, H. Henderson, John Wiiliamson and John M, French of this city. Rev. Clinton Riddle, of Dunbar, the re- tiring moderator, delivered the opening ser- mon, which was a most interesting effort. His text was taken from Genesis, 5 chap., 24 Enoch valked with God and was not, or God took him.”” The discourse sub- divided, the first division defining what it is to walk with God. It implies a knowledge of God, a reconciliation with God, a confidence in God and intimate fetlowship with Hun. This is submission and obedience, and indicates progressive holiness. Second, the encouragements: We have light on the way. John 8 chap. 13 v.; Jere- miah to 16 v. Thi @ recipients of perfect reward, and have a pertect .example in Christ. God gives them strength—as thy day 8o shall thy strength be. Third, the reward: God took him and did not permit him to see death and corruption; took him in a peculiar way, body and soul united. Took him to his own immediate presence; took him and thus rewarded em- inent_piety; Enoch served God in this life ana God rewarded him be taking him to live with him. Fifth, the lessons: Learn the nature of true piety. It is to walk with God, and as areward for true piety he will take us to dwell with him. The Presi®tery this afternoon will be engaged in its annual general work; the submission of yearly reports; making arrangements for the work of the coming year, taking up mission stations and sustaining those already established, and the appointing of delegates to tho general as- sembly held at Springfield, O., in May. In the afternoon the Women'’s Missionary society was in session in the basement of the church. Devotional exercises were led by Mrs. E. B. Graham, Mrs. Gillis, of North Bend, read a_vpaper on “'Bible Obligations for Missions,” and Mrs. Dr. Wiliiamson spoke on the subject, **How Shall Children Be Trained in Missionary Work?” The at- tendance was quite large. sbytery HOSPITAL DONATIONS. Cash Contributions and Usefal Arti- cles Received During the Month. Sister Heduwig, superioress of St. Joseph's hospital, makes the following report of do- nations received by the hospital during the month of March: John A McShane. 25 0)Thompsen&Beld'n E W Nunsh.... 20 (0|George Stergis Bmeltine works. JWIP G Yost.. Hugh Murphy. 10 09T Ryan.. Mrs C Riew: 60J{Mr Lee. . FJ Ramjo 500{Davis & Cowgill. DC Dunbar &Co. 500|George Whiteiey, Al\lrr(qllfl “T' Mcshane. Trace; i Dr & X 3 200 200 Ssssuzess Rev P J i30; Miss J Reynolds P J Moore. D ‘Cunninghar Moses P_0'lirien . Dr Keogh... Mrs B Galiagher Mrs D Burdish Mr Whitney Mr Cushing E E Savage. C ¥ Reed Mr Black . Mr Firestona Finlayson & . M Oberfelder. Mrs Mt = = 0J/Mrs J O'Couner. .. 00 Mrs O'Grady... .. 00/ Mrs A Johnson. Sssssse S== 00 Thomas Barton 00 William Mulcahy, 00.John Snelby Whitney & Co. A 8 Branson...... W W Donnelly. ) Mrs T Lowrey 00 Richard Ryan Peter Colse g 0)Th omas Kennedy J M Flyn Maurice Sullivan. Miss Hoag'an Mrs Brow PJ .\llnglhy Alfred Schroter. Fred R Smith. ... Thomas Mur{)hy.. Clement Hackney. J O'Hearn. Mr Reynolds, William Preston & Co., flour; Mrs. Mulli- en, Mrs., Cunningham, bread; J. H, Friel- uch, Mrs. Wurm, groceries; J. H. Huba, W. Goombs, 8. D, Parson, Fowler Bros., Ed K uppig, Samuol Dryfuse, Mr. Davis, G. H. Hammond, meats; W.J. Wilson, Tea com- pany, Clarke Coffee company, Grand Union Tea company, Paxton & Gallagher, tea; 13u- choff & Mack, R. R. Grott& -Murphy & Cummings, Adler & Heller, F. Dellone, Riley & Dillon, ¥. Seclizson, whisky; C. K. Goodman, drugs; Kirkendal & Jones, Dohle & Co., shoes: B. Newman, wear; Chase & Eddy, stationer Clark, Andreson company, tinware; ¥, Storz & Iler, Aunnheuser-13usch, beer eve weelk; Jetter & Young, Metz Bros., bee Pomy & Scgelke, soda water; American Waterworks company, water service; daily and weekly papers. e m— IN THE COURTS, sg8s82 22SS2LSS Ssgsssss == Grist Which Was Brought to Justice “Dillls Yesterday. Thompson’s colt was in Judge Doanc's court yesterday afternoon in the shape of an appeal replevin suit. Thompson, whose first name is John, claims to be the owuer of & three-year-old colt named '‘Maud.” He al- loges to be the owner of the young mare by virtue of a mortgage given him by T'heodors F. Elliott, who was indebted to i in the sum of $302. The mortgage was duly fore- closed, and Thompson thinks the colt be- longs to him, but he is detained from the possession of the animal by one Miller, or ake Moore, whom Ihompson is suing. Judge Wakeley heard the case of Zelpha Bowman against Harry 5. Cole, a suit brought to recover 15 on a contra sale of a lot. The defendant set up as o counter claim that Mrs, Bowman owed hin $60 for reut of the premises in question. The case was given to the jury late in the after- uoon. The Trunk Line Presidonts. New York, April 9.--At the trunk line presidents’ meeting to-day at Comumissioner Fink's ofice, & resolution was passod com- mending the increase in eastbound live stock rates from 22§ conts 102 cents, and re- duoing car rates. A resolution was also of- fered recommending au increase of ratos for carrying dreased boef, but no aotion was taken and none will bo taken until the wost ern roads, to which the resolution will be submittod, are heard from. THE PROFITS ON BEET SUGAR Some Points of Interest to the Farmers of This State. STATISTICS FROM CALIFORNIA, New Nebraska Corporations—A Procs lamation by the Governor Organ« izing the County of Hooker— Lincoln News Notes. LINCOLN BUREAU OF Trrr OMana Bes, 1020 P Streg, Lixcory, April 9. In pursuance of a joint resolution, passed by the late legislature, ordering the com- missioner of the bureau of labor and in- dustrial statistics to embody in his coming biennial report a chapter on the culture of sugar beets, together with the manufacture of the same into sugar, the deputy com- missioner, Mr, John J. Jenkins, has com- menced oarly work, and the following lettor addressed to him from J. J, Tobin, com- missioner of the burcau of Jabor of Cali- fornia, 1 view of the lato statomouts in the New York Tribune to the effect that Claus Speckles roturned from Washington to Cali- fornin greatly disappointed because the out- look for tho “bouaty on beet sugar was very unfavorable, is of inore than ordinary inter- est, Tho letter, written under dato of April 3,18 as follow: Dear In roply to your mquiries of tho 25th ult., T have been informed by Mr. Claus Spreckles personally that last yoar he bought 14,000 tons of bects and this year 80,000 tons and over, This factory, situated at Watsonville, in this state, was in running conditiou only 61 days of last year. Its ca- pacit ) tons in twenty-four hours, When first started it worked but fifty tons, and at the close of the year 379 tons in twenty-four hours. I'armers engaged in raising beats in Pajaro valley, California, cleared from $40 to $65 profit per acre, Thoe factory 18 now completed, and Mr. Spreckles says ho can et all the beets he wants, The amount of protit on capital invested the first year was 5 por cent. Tno following is the statement of the company for the campaign of 1858: Beets consumed, 14,077 tons; sugar pro- duced, 1,640 tons; men employed, 185; time ; land planted in beets, 2,131 Polurization of beets in fac- tory, 14.0; average polarization of beets re- covered, 11. average polarization of sugar, 95.4; average price of sugar, .05.64 per pound average price of beets, per ton; cost to make 1,460 vons, $148,245; amount 1,460 tons sold for, $150.517: sold at Watsonville 150 75 per ton, $18,500; profit, 824,560, NEWLY INCORPORATED COMPANIRS. The Churchill Pump company, of Omaha, filed articles of incorporation in tho secrota: ry’s office this day. This company organized for the purpose of manufacturing and selling steam, water and plumbers' supplies and such other machinery, goods and merchan- dise as may be decmed expedient by the board of directors. The company dates ex- istence from the Oth day of last January and continues until a like day and date of 1039, On the day of organization the company au- thorized a capital stock of £52,000. The fol- lowing named gentlemen are the incorpora- tors: Edward )i Lewis, William H. Reyner and Anthony S. Cost. The charter of the Lockwood Mortgage company, of Anthony, Kan., was also filed for record. This company seeks to do a general mortgage and loan business in the state and has complied with the laws as re- quired. The charter indicates an authorized and paid up capital of $200,000. Incorpora. tors as follows: R. H. Lockwood, J. W. Cru- denia, L. C. Bidwell, L. C. Senseman and ¥\ R. Zacharias, Sued for Subscription. case of Bishop Bonacum vs Egan, lately appomnted min- ister to Chili, was cu‘lcd in the county count to-day. This case was commenced some months ago and is based upon Egan's subscription to0 the building fund of St. Theresa's church, which he re- fused to pay upon considerations already known to readers of Tik BEE, whereupon suit was commenced by the bishop to re- cover. The plantiff asked time to file an amended petition, which was granted, and the case is again postponed until this can be done. Orgzanization of Hooker County. The following proclamation has been is- used by the governor: Whiereas, A large number of citizens of. the unorganized county of Hooker have united in & petition asking that said. county Dbe organized, and that Luther S. Trefron, LeviJ. Brennen and Andrew G. Nickham be appointed special county commissioners, and George Mary be abpointed special county clerk of said county, for the purpose of forming a temporary organization; and the temporary county seat be located at Mullen, and it appearing that the said county con- tains a population of not less than 200 inhabi- tants, and ten or more of said petitioners aro taxpayers and residents of said county. 0w, therofore, I, John M. Thayer, gover- nor of the state of\Nebrasia, in_compliauce with the memorial of said petitioners, and by virtue of the authority vested in mo by section 1, article 2, chapter 17, of the Com- piled Statutes of Nebraska, do hercby de- claro said county of Hooker organized for the purpose of effecting a permavent organ i- zation, and do commission the persons above named as the special county commissio ners, and the person above named special county clerk of said county, and do declaro the place or town of Mullen as the temporary county seat of said copnty. By the governor: G. L, Laws, Secretary of State, Supreme Court Proceedings. Ashby vs Greetslate; dismissal vacated and cause remstated. Stark vs Bellanny Bros. ; dismissed, unless briefs be filed in twenty days. State, ox rel F'ranklin county, continued. Seaman vs Brummitt; continued. The following causes were argued and sub- mitted: Missourl Pacific Railway company vs Vandeventer, motion; Banks va Steele; Galloway vs Hicks: Plummer vs Rummell. The following cases were filed for trial: George Horst et al vs McCormick Har- vesting Machine company, Error from Polk county. Abdon L. Burke vs Arthur V. Perry et al. Error from Gosper county. State, ex rel Frank Carruth son, Louis Foltz and A, B. county commissioners of Cass county. damus, Jnsane Asylum Report. Superintendent Knapp, of the Lincotn hos- pital for the insane, submits the following “’1:‘"’ for the month last expiring: Number of patients in hospital at the be- glnning of the month, male, £13: female, 179; total, 802 At the close, male, 214; female 177; wtal, 301, Admitted during the month, 17; recovered, b; removed or discharged, 15, City News and Notes, George H. Stewart, of Stockvillo; R. M, Snavely, of Indianolaj J. B. Jennings, of McCook'; R. of Hayes Center, and Charles Capps, of Hastings, attorne, for the Eleventh l\llllulll distr) Attendanco at to-day’s sitting of the court, The ecounty seay co! ville aud Ellwood, in was chlled in the supreme court this morning and uext Wednesday was sot for tho day of trial, This case 1s ex- citing a good deal of interebt i that part of the state. It will be remembered that at the alection last fall Homerville, the old county town, lost by a vote of th five. She con- tests the claim of Kllwood on the grounds of fraud and illegal voting. ‘As & bystander put it, a switeh engine “clum the rail” in the Burlington yards this morning. The machine was considerably in- jured, but it can be casily repairved. There wore two casos ilad in the district court to-day for divorce. In one the wifo and in the other the husband is plainufr, Both allege desertion. Hrad Slaughter is now at work house journa} ready for publizatio > - The Patrick JouN M. Tuaven, vs Kolly; AL A. B. Dick- Todd, board of Maun- st botween Homer- Gosper couuty, getting the n. A Farmer Ficeced, Suamoxiy, Pa., April ited Daniel Keiler's place provosal to purchase his farm, engaged the old farmer Ia a game of cards. IKeller uo- came interested, aud put up $4,7004s stakes, ‘fhe money was s2ized by the wen, and Kol lor was covored with @ revolver, while they wmoved off. escaped. PAVING 8 FICATIONS. Lowis Helmrod Sheds Some Light Upon the Subject, Tar Brr of Saturday contained an intor view with Mr, Louis Heimrod, ex-member of the board of public works, The gentleman took strong exceptions to thq paving specif cations adopted by the board of publie works for this year's work, and held that the city would be ptaced at the mercy of t®e con- tractors unless houorxnromuon be offered \tions, mo subject to-day, Mr. Heimrod said ¢ ‘‘Last fall, after I had written my letter of charges as to the loose and fradulent man nor of doing paving works in this city, I was very anxious and curious 10 see in what man. ner Chairman Balcombe would endeavor te stop up the loop holes in his specifications, to be prepared for paving work for the pav: ing of 1880, During the winter season he had nothing else to do but prepare specificn. tions. I made several inquiries as to what progross ho was m.hm;“ in_proparing spoci- fications, but learned that ho was devoting all the time for which the city pad him I‘T":Tm per year to the booming of a city hall site, *‘When the city hall site was disposed of [ oxpectod that they would make some move in the specification matter, but when the council ordered the board of publio works to advertise for paving for the year of 1889, to my surpriso 1 Jearned that mno paving gpecifications had been prepared, and that Mr. Kiorstoad was absent, through sickness, in Californiaj that Mr. Furay, without leave from the council, was absentjfrom the city and in Washington, booming a postofice sito; that Mr. Balcombe's entiro timo was employod keeping Mr. Furay posted on the postofice boom at this end of tife line; that after tho advertisement was insorted Mr. Balcombe had no complete specifications for the con| tractors to bid on until about the 8d day o March. When Mr. Kierstead returned he sent for him and told him that the specitica- tions for 1880 had boen prepared and that all the looseness of the year bofore had beon corrected, 8o as to guarantee honest work unaer them for the year 1880, ~ Thoy wera toen approved by Kierstead and DBal- combe, ““When the council 1earned the nature of the proposed specifications for 1839, from their experienco in the work of 1888, they prudently suggested amendments, and ap- pointed a committee, who jointly with the engineer and board of public works, agreed upon the amendments. “The board of public works had tha amendments printed aud attached to tho specifications as bofore adopted, and fur- nished them to all the bidders as the board’s specifications upon which paving proposala &m&ld be received on the work to be let for 50, ‘‘Proposals were received under the same, awaras made aund sent to the counoil for their approval, and it was then that the chairman of the board of public works wrote aletter to Councilman Wheeler noti- (ylng him that the specifications as amended by the council committee, oity engineer and board of public works, had never been adopted by the board, and were therefors not legal, but that his loose specitications ha had adopted on or about March 22d were tha legal specifications. But these so-called legal specifications ho did not furnish to the bid- ders. Therofore the so-called legal specifi- cations of March 18th were not bid on, but the amended and now alleged illegal specifi- cations were the ones bid on. “Now what constitutes legal specifications The chapter (section 113) provides that all Daving work shall be let to the lowest re sponsible bidder, which implies & competic tion for the work on the specifioations as provided and on file in the publi works office, aud was 80 interprete by the mayor and city cowcil in ordinance 1458 prescribing the duties of tha board of public works, (Sec. 4) which reads, ‘It shall be the duty of the board of publia works in connection with the city engineer, to supervise and prepare all specifications fos sewer work, paving, etc., when necessary to be lot by contract, * * * * and that thq board shall procure and keep a special book to be termed a book of specifications, in which shall be entered full and completq specifications of all details of work to' be cons tracted and advertised for.” “That nowhere in the charter provision nor in the prescribed duties by the council ta the board of public works, does it provide for the receiving of proposals upon any spec. ifications other than those jointly pre. pared by the engineer and board of puine works, all details of which must be a matter of record in the board of public works ofica as the specifications for said work to be let upon which bids shall be received. “Therefor any bids that are received upon specifications accompanying bids that are not # matter of record as above set forth, could not admit of competition, and could result in no low bidding as intended by the charter, are illegal and cannot be oconsid- ered. S0 then you can see that the amended specifications upon which bids' were received were not & matter of record and that the specifications claimed to ba adopted were not axhibited as the specifica- tions for the work to be let ana that bids that were received upon specification by the bidders were not a matter of record. There- for no bids have been received in compliance with the charter ana ordinance governin the letting of same that can be accepted an the only thing to do is to reject them all, Bidders furnishing their own specifications, which are not a record of work to be let, are simply a competition of specifications and not a competition of bids upon specifications as provided for by the charter and ordinance, On March 26 a resolution was introduced instructing the board to make certain amend- ments to the specifications for the year 1859, which was referred to the committee on paving, curbing and guttering, and the oity engineer to report back to an adjourned meeting to bo held on March 27 for the pur« pose of receiving said report. This commit- tee reported that such offered amendments bad been adopted by the board. All specifi- cations upou which work is to bo let must ba a matter of record in the board before tha work is advertised, and must thercafter bo ertised at least two weeks before the let- No specifications were adopted two weeks previous to the letting, therefore thora were no specifications to bid on. ITTLE MARY CECILIA BRUNOLD Has just been cured of the worst Edzema ever seon by the doctors who treated her. From head to foct a mags of diseased skin, Seve oral physivtans, a medical colloge, and ‘ali romedies fail, Oured by Cuticura Remedies. My littlo daughte: Cooilia Brunold, w aflitted with the oy ek, nas Keen by tho doetors who treated her. She Iiterally covered from head o foot with seaby. Tiess ph us tried thoir bestto cure her, but I bellove they were only expurimenting. They Kkept on experimenting for over tem months, but instead of getting better tho child ot worke, aud | did not know what course to pursuo. My wife ook hor, after we had paid all wo could afford for medical tretment, 10 a medical college where there were some twens, or thirty doctorsassembied, but the cise baflled thom all, My wite lad to' go every day, and somotiuien tivice u day. ‘In fact ths madicine they gave my child did not have time to act oven if theré was any virtue in it, i§ wod changod 50 often by orders of the doctéra, The latter part of Junuary, after everything had falled, ind patiance and money were both ex- hausted, I made yp my mind to quit all doetors’ ing and try the OuricUrA Remrnies, 1did so, a1 now, { can sny that i duughter s cured sowid in health v il ) health,”and wefl, to the surprise of any of s, Tiio worked a complete curo, and we 1litio ‘more. (Han threatonrtha of & CUTioUnA HESOLVENT, and & proporilonate numllvm of I A and Coricuna Soar, |am ready at uny time to make adavii that my Cuaughior had the worst case of eczema, as the doctors wil wdmit, ever seen in this city, and that she had been fured solely by the CuTIoUIte REMEDIRS, Aftor the b ! Fnuzbise e best physicians and reme 1 shinl e glad to Ve an; write mo who s a i 11" st - , o Currcu; e CHAB. B, BRUNOLD, 2005 Giratiot 8t,, 8t Louls, CUTICURA REMEDIES m—-‘: #old averywhere. Pri flfl‘rlcunbl'. G0o; Itraknies have done. 1 do th for the cure that has heen effected case, it s RESOLYRNT, 81, Pre ol Bowran ke AxD CHEMICAL m-onfl:n. . *Send for “How t " Diges, 00 lmtrations, und 100 tostimaminis: LOyRrusr, Whites WUTL Wauds produced by ¢ A WEAK, PAINFUL KIDNEYS With thelr weary, dull Mllgone” wenatishy NALIEVES 1o ad rest Bkin and Boftest by Curicusa Boar,