Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 16, 1889, Page 2

& & THE OMAHA DAILY BE OMAHA'S SCHOOL CHILDREN. Meeoting of the Board Which Looks After Them. MURE ROOMS AND TEACHERS. . Considerable Routine Business— Rapid Increase In the Num- ber of Pupils For a Se« ries of Years, ward of Education. Owing to the absence of both President Clark and Vice President McConnell at last night's meeting of the board of eduecation, C. . Goodman was chosen chairman, The members present were Messrs. Coburn, Keiley, Millard, Morrison, Parmelee, Rees, Saville, Spalding Spore and Wehrer. The first routine matter taken up was re- ports from the secreta He read an invi- tation from teachers and scholars of Lake school asking the members of the board to attend a flag-raising this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The invitation was acceptes In his report Superintendent of James recommended cne additional t for ench of scveral schools, as there boeen a great increase of pupils at the open- ingof the new term, The schools that are in need of the extrateachers are Central, Farnum, Lake, Long, Omaha View, Pacific, and Walnut Hill. The superintendent be- lieved that additional schools should bo opened in the Center building and Hickory In neither of these districts does the board own unocoupied rooms, and Mr. James stated that it would be necessary to rent ad ditional ones. He also thought that the board would be compelled to open an addi tional room in the Forest scuool and one ut the Franklin, Mr. James reported that the incrense of teachers at the opening of the term was not proportionate to the increase of pupils. The average number of the lattor tothe teacher was somewhat larger now than it was last term. The total number in the schodls last ‘Friday was 0,230, or over 1,20 more than the membership & yoar ago, The growth of the schools, he said, had bgen more rapid this year thau it has during any former period. The report and recommendations were roferred to the committee on property and buildings. The committeo on supplies was instructed to purchase 400 desks for the various schools. The committee was also direoted to purchase 200 copies each of First and Second readers of the Barnes, Swinton and Frauklin series, David R. Kerr, of the Southwest Presby- terian church, asked permission to hold mis- sion Sunday schools in the Jackson street school building. There was considerable protost against granting the request, many of the members claiming that the board had no right touse school buildings other than for the purpose they were built. The trustees of the A. M. E. church, of South Omaha, also asked the privilege of holding religious services in a frame school buiiding south of ‘Williams strect between Fifteenth and Six- toenth, Both requests were granted, nc witnstanding the opposition of several mem- ers. Eva M. Elliott, of Towa City, and her sis- ter, Della Elliott, of Salina, Kan., made ap- plications for positions as teachers in the echools. They presented the usual batch of recommendations, showing their capabilities. Tho applications were referred to the com- mittee on teachers and text books. Dr. E. T. Allen made application for the position of examining oculist n the various schools. He stated that he would spend two half days of each week testing the vision of all the pupils in_the different schools. His Dbject was two-fold. He wants to prepare a reliable table of statistics, based on scientific examinations, for the benetit of the medical profession. The other to benefit the pupils themselves, giving words of advice and urg- ing hygenic measures where they seem needed. The doctor wanted no financial re- muneration. His application was referred to a special committee on instruction. Kmma M. Wells wanted a position as teacher in Ceutral Park school. She has been a substitute, and her application was handed to the superintendent of schools. Several propositions to sell lots for pro- osed school sites were read, and referred to he courmittee on buildings ana property. In a communication City Clerk Southard stated that he had been instructed by the council to inform the board, in response to a report of the committee on finance asking for a financial statement of fines and licenses, that the council had declhined to accede to the request. The city clerk stated, bowever, that the desired information could be ob- tained at the comptroller’s office upon appli- eation by the proper authorities. The judiciary committee, to which was re- ferred a resolution relating to the powers of the board in relation to the management of the high school grounds, raported that it had consulted with Attorney Cannel and he re- affirmed his opinion rendered Jauuary 80, 1888, In his opinion the passage of the act of the legisiature on the execution of a deed 1o the city did not in any way invahdate the title of the school district or change or affect its right to use the square for school purposes. The report ‘was placed on file. Bills amounting to $340 were allowad on recomunendation of the committee on claims. Superintendent James was granted a leave of absence for a period of thrae weeks, after May 1, to visit the schools of eastern cities. ‘The board agjourned to meet next Monday right to consider the issuance of bonds. Growth of the Schools. Buperintendent of Public Schools James ‘has prepared the following tabulated state- ment, showing the number of pupils belong- ing to the various educationel institutions of Omaha, and at the end of the firet week of the spring? term for the following years, appended figures show the increase of each over the provious yes Year. 1881 Pupits, Increase. 1. 7S, B30, uuutvineeneel 9,200 ,212 ‘Tho superintendent atiributes the Targe in- crease in 1388 largely to the annexation of territory. TONS OF MOTHER EARTM. Orushed the Life Out of Linborer Toad. Sudden and very unexpected death over took James Todd about ncon yesterduy in a sewer trench at the corner of Nineteenth and Nicholas streets. He was an employe of Jamison & Co., and was at work with his shovel digging, and lost his life by the cav- in of a large bank of earth, the weight of ‘which crushed nearly every bone In his body. It seerns that at the point where the acci- dent occurred, the ground is rather loose and saudy, but no fears were entertained that it was dangerous, Conscquently, when the cave atarted, it fell 80 quickly ‘that Todd did mot have time to realize his position or get out of the way. As soon as the other ‘workmen discovered that their com- rade had been buried, they made every effort to release Lim, as quickly as ible. When taken ont. the poor fellow Was beyond the reach of meaical assistance, Coroner Droxel was notifiod immediately, and had the body removed o Lis establish- ment. The doceased was twenty-four years old and a native of Scotland, where Lis parents now live. He bas no rolatives here. Two ‘brothers reside somewhere in Wiscoosin, but at what point has not yet been ascertained. vietim of the acoident boarded at 1010 lvenport street. A telegram was sent to a her at Austin, Miun., notifying him of Adeath. The funeral expenses wili be ho&::by Jamison & Co., bis late employers, coroner held an inguest over the re- mains gt 7 o'clock last evewing. Tho first witapss examined was A. Cullen, He was eyo-witness to the accident. He stated Al the sewer was twelve feet deep, Fe there was negligence on the part of oue. John Jumison, a wen:ber of the flrm whom Toad was wllcg‘ testifled that unfortunate wman bad been i employ since Junuary 1 Ho was man work. ke witness stated ‘Fodd been buried in the trench n hour before takicn out. The ditch ut oue hundred (oet long and tyelve The laborers were at work rais. for the purpose of cleantug it ml roturaed Young & verdict to the effect that Todd came to his death by suffocation, caused by the caving in of a sewer trench; that the caving of earth was an aecident with no blame attached to any person, so far as the evidence adduced showed. SOUTH OMAHA. Proceedings of the City Conncil Mayor Sloane and Councilmen Burke, Rafferty, McMillan, Johnston, Fenno, Towl, O'Rourke and Bayless wera present when the city council was called to order. The finance committee’s fav orable report onthe nine bills aggregating £324.70, was adopted. Ordinance committec reported favorably ordinance No. 125, as amended and tho report was adopted. Mr. O'Rourke re- poported the bad condition of the refusc dump at Albright and moved that the health board investigate the matter, and tho Union Pacific to have it put a_stop to dumping manure at Albright. The committee on public lights was instructed 0 have an elec- tric light put up at the Q strect orossing. Ordinance No. 126, calling a special election to grant the Omaha Tramway Cable com- pany a strect railway franchise, was read the second time. After a motion was made and _seconded to pass the ordinance to the third and final reading, J. H. Melntosh, of Omaha, was heard in favor of the ordinanoe. He stated that no reasonable man could find a single objoction to the ordinance. Mr. Rafferty said while he was in favor of stroet car lincs he was not in favor of having them on paper and we didn’t want any moro like the Dr. Mercer's motor. Mr. tourke wanted to know why they for [ franchise covering street in South Omaha! And fol- lowed it up with some other questions, Mayor Sloane objected to the for franchise, and thought that some time should be fixed for the commencing of work and completion of the line. Mr. McMillan objected to the ordinance because it did not state what streets would be occupied and when the work would be done. r. Feuno stated that the company expects to run on both the east and the wost side, and ex- pected to build & viaduet from O strect across to the stock yards and to the boule- vard. Mr. Doud suggested that there was insufficiont time for elsction notice, and that itwould have to bo amended, and that the company should deposit funas enough with the city treasurer to pay clection expenses. Ordinance No. 125, declaring banks, on any street, five feet high a nuisance, was passad, Petitions for sidewalks on J, between Twenty-third and Twentieth stroets, on H, between Twenty-first and Twonty-fourth streets, and N, between Twenty-first and Twenty-second streets, were reported favor- ably. The patition for the removal of the stagnant water nuisance at N and T'wentioth streets, was rcturned with a favorable re- port, but that it be referred to the city engi- neer for an estimate of the cost. The peti- tion to have N street paved with c; 55 vas reported favorably. The com- ion of the board of trade in regard grading of Twenty-fourth street, was ed and a comuittee consisting of Messrs. Johuston, Towl and Me- Millon to wait on the county commissioners in regard to the mat ptain John J. Sexton's report on electric lights was read and referred. The question of Thirtieth street through Thomas Rogers' land was referred to the committee on streets and alleys, with instructions to re- port at the mnext meeting. Six Dbills amounting to $555.85 were read and referred. The city attorney was directed to draught an ordinince to collect special side- walk gtax. »The committee on _streets, es' and viaducts, with City Eugineer Lawrence, was directed to consult with Superintendent A. C. Foster in regard to changes desired by Swift & Co. on the Q street viaduct. Adjourned to meet Thurs- day afternoon at 1 o’clock. Notes About the City. Everett E. Lyman is on the invalid list. J. T, Collins has goue to Fort Collins, Colo. James Blliott has returned from a jaunt through the west. Thomas Fox has gone to Wisconsin, hoping to repair his health, Miss Cora Parish is with the grocery firm of Lamson & Walker. Willis H. Stowe, after a siege with mala- rial fover, is able to be out. M. Hunt left Monday evening on a short ness trip down to Sprague. Frank Marshall is suffering with heart troubles, and is in a eritical condition. John C. Carroll has gono 10 Cambridge, Furnas county, for a week’s busiaess trip. H. C. McMahan is up from Plattsmouth, the guest of E.O.Mayfield, of the Repub- lican. Mr. and Mrs, David W. Waugh have gone to Shenandowh to attend the funeral of & relative. The Easter singing cluass will meet in the Presbyterian church at 7:80 o'clock Wednes- day evening. Architect L. A. Davis, of the Geerge H. Hammond packing company, is sick with malarial fever. Mrs. Manley W. Rayley, of Omahn, is in the city, teaching for her sick sister, Miss Gertrude Glasgow. Guy Cartner, the ten-year-old son of Will- iam Cartuer, was lost Monday night and no wace of him could be found. D. P. Cushman, of Ogden, Utab, is_the guest of his friend L. R.Gorhum, of the Rock Island railroad company. Charles Barlow, charged bofore Judge King with assault and battory, was dis- charged for want of prosecution. Miss Hattie Moore, of tho Albright schools, who bas been 1ll, is still unable to teach, and her placo is being filied by Miss Carrie Brig- ham, The subject of the Young People’s league at the Methodist Episcopal church Tuesday evening is, “Amusements for Christiun Young People.” Patrick Sheahey, charged by Simon S, Remer with assault and battery at the Third ward election polls, had his heartg Monday afternoon and was dischargsd, Building permits lave been issued to Ed Johnston, F' street, Fourth ward, M. Carey, F and Twonty-cightu stroots, and C. C. Clifton, Twentieth and M strects. ision No. 3, A. O. H., will meet at the ull Sunday worning in_uniform and full regalia, and march to St Bridget's Roman Cathiolic church to attend muss at 9 o'clock. Muyor Sloane will issue an order requiring all dogs to be muzzied. Two dogs at Al- bright, said to be mad, bit several other dogs and the dauger and necessity ars considered very grea Maiss Sadie E. Acker has resigned her po- sition as teacher in the Fourth ward school , and Miss Pauline Norvell, of Holt county, has been solected to take her place for the unexpired torm, The ladics of the Baptist Home Mission society met, Monday afternoon, at the resi- dence of Mr. and Mrs. James Jones, Twenty- third street, and decided 1o give n supper, Thursday ovening, under the South Omaha National bank, Early yesterday morning a slight fire at the Recd hotel scared the guests, but was put out before any damuge was done, A flue was stopped up with sowme combustible ma- terials, which catching, fell out in the room, setung some bed clothes on fire. OUR TRIUMVIR. £ind Rolled Concrete ana Oppose Grading Bonanzas. A few days ago the board of pubtic works in a body examised the concrete pavements about the aity, selecting picces of work laid in different years and for which material has been furnisiiéd by different companies, As @ result, the board issued an order that the ceuient from the companies at Utica, ill., and Manlkato, Minu., should not be used on city works, asserting that they had. found the concrete where this cement had been :m}i s0 s0ft that it could be crumbled in the and, Represcutatives of these companies de- scended upon the board this morning and urged that the order be rescinaed, wmaking all manucer of excuses for the condition of the work, One of the companies urged that it was 50 hurried by the contractors that the cement did not have time to become hydrat- ed and the other acknowledged that it had sent here two carloads of poor cement, but tuis year, zh&- they weuld be s0 situat- to do v work and would prowise the board that mone but ma- terial should be forwarded. Th:‘{ on't care for the dollars wnd cents involved, but they do mot like such @ stigwma cast upon thelr cemeut. The moruing session of the bourd was taken up in listening to the cloquent arguments of the Ng;uenumvu of the cement companivs. The boardiproved Utiea and and the Mankato companies are tabooed this year, In making this test, the board feund that inexorable, however, where cement from the Milwaukeo and Louisville companios had bean usod the con- creto was as hard as iron, and ordered that the coment from these companies, alone, should b used in public works this year, but after doing 8o they realized that the companios might take advantago of this and raise prices, and consequently made provis- ions for permitting the coment of other standard companies to be used, should it PrOve nocessary. Yestorday tho board was at work upon the paving specifications, Major Furay has raised a question as to the legal right of the board to fix the prices on extras in_all bids and tho matter will bo reforred to the city attornoy for his decision. Last year Hugh Murphy bid to do _somo paving on Vinton stroet at §2.45 a yard, and 30 conts per yard for extra grading. ' The prico for doing the paving was lower than the others, but the bprice on extra grading was very high. The board, however, according to the statement of its chairman, did not anticipato that there would be any extra grading t_be done, and 0 awarded tho contract to Mr. Murphy, - As a result, when tho work was finished the board found that it had run the city in Mr. Murphy's debt £,500 for extra grading, and the same vear, under a sigular contract, the board found’ itselt cdmpelled to allow anothor contractor betweon $6,000 und for extra grading on Wirt st the bid having been as high as thirty- five cents a yard. On the ground that it wished to avoid any such loss and complica- tions this year, the board fixed the prices on ull contracts for extras, - All the contractors expressed themselves satisfied with the prices set, but Major Furay thought the board should be sure of the legality of its action before the new bids were made in accordance with it, and, therefore, the mat- ter was referred to the city attorney. ENTS. Kato Castleton's audience at the Boyd last night welcomed her .baok with even more than its wonted cordiality. It aimost filled the house, while the a pplause and laughtor which at intervals followod the entry of the star, shook the roof beams. “There is an indoscribablo attraction, a fas- cination almost, in the personality of Miss Castloton. ior oyes are of the brightest, her smile of the swectest, while ali her moyements are characterizod by grace ite self. She sings and nots most charmingly, and indopendent of her ecompany, would serve as & strong attraction for an evening’s entertainment. “A Paper Doll” isa funny piece. Tt is played by people who know bow to be funny, who know how to sing and act. They giv oxcollent support to the star, and cou',flg to.the success of their vory successful pi cipal. Johnson & Slavin's minstrels opened at the Grand opera housc last evening to a very large and enthusiastic audience. Tt was not only iniercstiug from beginmng to end, but superior in character and_artistic excellenco 10 any of the many black-face shows that have been in Omaha this scason, The first ATt was o perfect piciure of neatness and presented the entire company to splen ad- vantage. The beauty, richness and novelty of the costumes worn olicited great comuiont, while the songs, stories and jokes kept the audience busy ‘with laughter and applause. Carroll Johnson and Bob Slavin fully sus- tain their well earned reputations as end- men, while Will Stephens, Harry Forsoman and Raymond Shaw easily hold first place as solo singers. The musical talent of this com- pany almosu equals nuy of the traveling opera organizations, and has_proven an im- mensely profitable feature. Their afterpart, a onc-act burlesque ou comic opera, entitled, ““Tle Island of Pokab,” created lots of mer- riment and made a_pronounced hit. The usual complement, of speciaity turns com- pleted the programme. They were all good, aud especially the McShane brothers, o team of small boys who imitateswell sports and give juvenile exhibitions of seientific boxing. TRANE-CONT EN'I';L IMBROGLIO The Union Pacific and Northern Paci- fic Come to an Issue. At present the Northern Pacific has a provlem before it which is attracting the at- tention of 1ts ofMicers. i It will be remembered that a short time ago the Union Pacific announced that it had put tickets on the market to Puget Sound. No sooner was this announcement made than the Northern Pacific objected and followed the objection by filing a protest with Chair- man Leeds of the Trans-Continental asso- ciation. It maiutained that the Union Pacific had issued coupon tickets and that, too, over the western division of the North- ern Pacific from Portland northward to the sound. This the Northern Pacitic claimed was an infraction of the trans-continental agreement, Inquiry was made at the Union Pacific headquarters to-day, aud it was learned that, while that road is scooping in a large volum of the traflic to and from that poiut, it in mo way breaking the trans-continent agreement. An attache of the company said: ““We have no fight with the Northern Pacific onthis matter. The fact 1s that in our effort for coast, traftic at this point, we ignore the Northern Pacific. In its compiaint to the chairman_of the trans-continental associ: the Northern Pacific states that we are ting other roads to sell tickets over our line couponed for Puget Sound. That is not true. We have no coupon tickets ourselves for that purpose. We merely say to other roads that we will guarantee to look after all such traffic turned over to us. Yes, it is an important move, and one in which the pas- senger traftic of the Union Pacific will be largely increased. We will continue to con- duct the business right along regardloss of the Northern Pacifie.” “Toa man up a tree,” said another railroad official, “'it would appear that the Northern Pacific had been duping the Union Pacificall along, and when competent men were put in charge of the passenger affairs of tho Union Pacific they discovered the fraud, and in re- pairing it cut deeply into the exchequer of the Northern Pacitic.” It is thought that if the Union Pacific re- mains firm in its action something in the lino of rate-cutting may result_as the Canadian Pacific as well as the Northern Pacific protesting against the action of the Union Pacific. Under the present status the Union Pacific is on top and its officials here state that it will remain so0. A Serious Wreck. A serious wreck occurred at a point be- tween the upper and lower yards of the Union Pacific av this place Saturday night, Atrain of twenty freight cars was being switched and at & point where a down grade is reached the engine was uncoupled. The cars were laden and had only one man to apply the brakes. At @ point near the intersection of the lower yards, the rapidly moving train came in contact with another string of cars that was on_the same track and resulted in four cars being demolished and the breaking of twenty drawheads. Two of the cars were loaded with stoves which were entirely do- molished. The loss will foot up about 4,000, The accident was h.u‘xul{l due to the fault of the company in not haying a full crew of wen to manipulate the brakes. Cushing's Economical Crusade. Saturday Superintendent Cushing, of the motive power department of the Union Pa- cific, issued an order discontinuing all Sun- day work in the round house at its trausfer, and at other points on the line. It has becn customary for the repairing of switch en- gines in use in the transfer yards to be done on Sunday in orderthat a full corps of ma- chines might be available during week duys. The extra timeallowed for Sunday hire was what lead to the chunge. Colorado Traflic, Vice President Holcomb, General Mana- ger Kimball and General Trafic Manager Mellen, of the Union Pacific, are in Deuver, Their mission is 1o fix up MAters in connec- tion with local and through traflio rates in that territory, ore and bullion trafic being the principal feature. Collins For Sioux City. On May 5 the Union Pacific watl run its trains to Sioux City, and accordingly a traflc department will be opened by that road at that point. D. M. Collins, now sgent of the Union Pacific at Norfolk, will be ap- pointed agent in & few days. Railrona Notes. Depot Master Haney of the Union Pacifie is on the sick list. ‘Praveling Passenger it Donlu{um, of the Missouri 1’acitic, and Trawey, of the Usion Pacific, are out on tue l& » TUESDAY, APRIL 16. 1889. A FORECAST OF THE CENSUS Bstimated at’ ixty-six Millions in 1800. BRISBIN'S e By Careful Regearch and Comparison He Artives At the Above Cone clusion—Figures Enough to Frighten. A Scoop On the Census Bureau. Forr Rovixsox, Neb, April 15.—(Corre- spondence of Tie Ber. |—What the next cen- sus will show {s already beginning to agitate the public mind. Many estimates are being made of the population, but they all fall, I think, below the mark. In 1790 we had only 8,020,214 inhabitants in the whole United States. Curiously enough, t00, of these more people then lived in Mas- sachusetts than in New York state, and nearly as many people lived in Connecticut, Maryland and South Carolina, each, as in either New York state or Pennsylvania, while Virginia had nearly half as many people ns she has now. Not a white soul lived then in Alabama, Cali- fornia, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Tllinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minne- sota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ne- vada, Ohio, Oregon, Wisconsin or any of the territories. rom 1700 to 1800 the increase of popula- tion in the United States was 30 per cent and a fraction on 3,920,214 from 1800 to 1810, A6 po t and a fraction on 5, 483, from 1810 to 1820, 83 per cent on 7,230,881: from 1820 to 1830, 25 per cent and a fraction on 0,633,522; from 1830 to 1840, 82 per cent und a GENERAL FIGURES. fraction on 12,566,020; from 1840 to 1850, 85 per cent on 17,000.458; from 1850 to 1860, 35 per cent on a population of 28,101,876 from 1850 to 1870, 23 per cent and o fraction on 31,443,351, (disturbed by our Jears of domestic war): from 1570 to 1880, 30.77 per cent on 88,538,871, equal to about 11,597,418 souls in ten _years, Our increase at'present from foreign and domestic sources may safely be set down #t 8 per eent per anaum on a population of 50,155,788, or say 1,504,673.40 souls per year. The population nceording o the last cen- sus, a8 just stated, was 50,155,788 souls, and if we have mcreased, as we undoubtedly have, at the rate of § per cent per annum, then' we had in 1891, 51,660,456 inhab- itants: in 1¥82, 53,210,200: in 1% 54,806,577 ; in 1851,'56,440,774 5, 0963 in 18%, 59,578,015; 1n 1857, 61,0 1888, Doin 1880, 64,420,592, mber 1, we will have in these of America, i sco how far returns. Of course, no pos- rate consus can_ever be made in itively ace this country, on account of the transitory and migratory habits of our people, as well a8 the inaccessable regions in which somo of thom five. About 1,000,000 people in every 50,000,000 are never seen by the census tak- ers, and 80 not sct Gown, but our next census will show a population of between (6,000,000 and 67,000,000, and we now have over 4,000, 000, by about 400,000 J.8'B. it The B. & O. Ingurance Scheme. Cnicaco, April 15,1t is charged that the threatened strike against the insurance sys- tem of the Baltimore & Ohio railway com- pany by its employés is being forced by the agents of ll!oinxurm‘yfo companies, Super intendent Britton said to-day that the road doos not compel its eployes to sign the mn- surance agreement, and will not do so, al- though all new employes are expected to do 80. s A Chicago Postal Change. CricaGo, April 15, —Postal Inspector Kid} der, chief of this division, received notice from Washington this morning that Captain James Stewart had been appointed his sue- cessor, to take charge of this division when- ever ho presented himself, and granting In- spector Kidder. fifteen .days loave of ab- sence. » Telegram to Tur Bee.|—There is o terrific rain storm raging this afternoon and this evening. Reports from Horse creck vicinity, about twenty-five miles north of this place, say that il to the depth of thrce inches has fallen, The damages cannot be ascertained at this writing. SRR MeBea Adjudged In<ane. Arwaxtic, Ta., April 15.—[Special to Tue Brr.)—Sherman McBea, who was arrested charged with committing rape on the person of a ten-year-old girl, has been adjudged in- sane and taken to the hospital for the insanc at Clarinda. Sunday Games Declared Illegal. Kaxsas Ciry, April 15, —Jvdee Ellison rendored a decision in the court oi appeals to-day to tho effect that under the laws of Missourl, baso ball piaying on Sunday i 11 egal. Neville's Unfounded Fears. Congressman W. J. Connell was asked concerning his opinion of the postofice mat ter, pertaining to the right of the city to vacate an alley for the purpose of locating the postofiice. He said: “So_far as the legal objections miade by Judge Neville are con- cerned, I do not think there is anything in them. In fact I know there is nothing. The council by provision of the charter is given express power to vacate elloys OF streets when publicinterestsaso demand. In this case it has the right to vacate any alley. In this light, the alley was vacated for the Douglas county court house in 1581, and was then vacated upon the advice of Senator Manderson, who was city attorney of Omaha at the time, and who has always held that the autnority to do s was vested in the eity council by the charter, If this is the sum of Judge Neville's difficulties, vou may say that the block at Eighteenth and arnam, intersected by an alley, may casily lieved of the impediment” be re- Maguniticant Bath A big nutatorium, swimming-school, bath- rooms and barber shop is in course of con- struction on the siteof the old Casino garden, corner Howurd and Fourteenth streets. 1t is the joint enterprise of Mr. C. F. Catlin ond Mrs, . H, Thayer, and is to be conducted upon a very eluborate basis. The building is 10 be a four-story brick, with the entire front of iron and plate glass, the largest punes of which are to e twelve feot high by eleven wide, with an impoging Wain entrance en Howard street. The reservoir will bo 100x25 feet and constructed afier the most modern plans. Competent {irofessors of the natato- rial art will have onargd of this branch and the swimming-school.. Ihere will also be an elegant suite of bath,yogms and shampoo de- partments, together with @ complete barber shop in the busenenty (r;he whole thing to be completed by the middle of July. Henry Voss i the architect,, asd Field & Johnson the builders, | —lgl The Moon Wears a Halo, AL 1:30 this mornigg e moon, which had been salling through a clear sky, presented s maguficent spectdold. She was st her full, und probably it was in celebration of this event that she combined with the mist 10 surronnd her with’ a’'halo displaying the prismatic colors in radiance most rave. The mist was invisible Have as shown by this annular refraction, which after a few moments faded from sight. It was a phe- nowmenon vouchsafed to few, and hardly more than once in a life time, Sund: A thief effected an entrance to 8. W. Lind- suy's jewelry store, at 1518 Douglas street, Sunday night, and stole 8 collaction of silver napkin riugs, four croam pitchers, several silver cups and a silk umbrella. ‘A lot of carpenter t0ols, belongiug to L. J Weldon, 2708 Howard strect, were stolen from his workshop on Sunday Right. A Raid on the Mayor. Mayor Broatch is boarding at the Millard while his house is beiag moved from Twenty- tourth and Dodge to Twenty-eighth and Doage. Yesterday sowme small boys Lroke into the house and carried off several bottles of the mayor's veuve cliquot, which had been Taid away where the police do not brewk in conliscae. THE FIELD OF SPORT. Oonncil Blafs Laid Out. The rifie matoh between a team from Council Bluffs and a team from the Omaha Schutzon took place at Russer’s park Satur- day. Following is the score: OMATIA, Frod Fuller b Mengetodt 8 st Wiethrick 0 W, Stocke A. Pokoney.... Honry Ruser 0 Total COUN C. Atherton, Total... The Hardin Shoot. The Hardin shooting tournament opens up this morning on the Omaha gun club's new grounds across tho river, and tho pros- pects are good for a large attondance, Tho programme for the first day is as follows: Vifteon single standard targots—entranco Bight singlo_live pigeons, 80 yards riso, both barrols—§7,00 Ten single English sparrows, 30 yards riso, both barrels—$5.00 Twelvo single standard targots—$3.00, Seven singlo live pigeons, 8 yards one barrel -£6.00, Six single and throo pair of standard tar- oLs—1.00, Shooters will leave Gwin & Dunmire's sporting goous establishment, Thirtoenth and Dadgo, at § o’clook a. m. Opening of the Dog Show. The doors of 1216 Farnam, where Mana- wer Ingram holds his spring bench show, will also be thrown open to the public this morning at 1:80. There is a handsome lot of dogs in and the exbibition will bo an un- usually fine one. The Wolf Chaso. TIngram’s wolf and fox chase at the Coli- seum Saturday night will afford a fitting close of a busy weck among the sports, The Creighton Stars defeated the North Omahas Sunday afternoon in a hotly con- tosted gume, by @ score of 6 to 5. The Stars are named after Hon. Johu A. Creighton, The Kionx City team have canceled their dates with Omaha for to-day and Wed- nesday. Questions and Answors, To deciae a bot, pleaso answer the follow - ing question: In'n gamo of eribbage A plays a4 spot; B playsa 6 spot, then A plays a spot, eounting 15-2 with a run of 8, 1 then plays a tray, taking four holes for the run of four. A eiaims he has no right to the run of four, as the 5 spov iutervenes.—P., Omaha. In answering the above question in yeste day’s issuc A was unntentionatly declary correct. Itshould have been B is correct. Perse for Love. Mrs. Anna Brown is a domestic in the em- ploy of Mrs, Barrett, the mother of the boy who were hung, and has been here only cight wecks, having left Minneapolis to escape an ardent lover named Alexander Johuson, who is bent on marrying her, but whom she detests and is determined not to marry. Johnson learned of her whereabouts and came to Omaha a few days after her arrival here, much to her su: encwed his suit tvith his wonted ar till refused him, and he set to work defaming her char- acter, telling evil stories to Mrs, Barrett and others concerning her. Mrs, Brown there- fore repaired to the volice court yesterd and sworc out a warrant for the Johnson on the charge of slander. She sa, that she covld not marry Johnson if 0 wanted to, #s he bas a wife from whom he has not yct been div d. Little Misnries. A colored man named Rugg was avrested for striking a fellow named Davis. Ruge admitted that he had given Davis a trounc- ing, but claimed that the white man had struck his boy. The judge informed him hat “two wrongs do not make a right,” and auder, the fellow arrested on thecharge of stealing a furnace, will be tried before Judge Berka at 11 a, m. Tues- day. Miss Eliza White, a girl of soventuen, has cloped with a fellownamed. Pat Tazley. 'The girl’s mother, Mrs. M. C. Hethers, lives at 511 South Eleventh strect, Council Bluffs, and has left u_description’ of the runaway dair with the officers here. Evidently Tough. Young John McNamara, son of the Cum- ing strect butcher, was arrested at midnight last night, charged with housebreaking and threatening to kill his brot The chargo was preferred by the young man’s father. McNamara was an applicant befove the fire and police commission on Saturday for an appointment on the police forcs. Gallant Mr. Adams. Mrs. Mary Adaws, living at 1347 South Seventeenth strcet, reported at the police station yesterday that her husband left her riday last. She thinks that he has gono to Lincolu ha woman of ill-repute, to whon ho has been_paying marked attention, Mrs. Adams has five small childven, and is in destitute circumstances, THE CELL MYSTERY. d Nastiness to be Made FPublie. The case in which Jailer Joe Miller sues G. M. Hiteneock, of the Omaha World, for libel and §33,000, will be put on trial to-day before Judge Hopewell and a jury. On Saturday Miller's attorney received a writ of habeas corpus (o bring three pris- oners, Frank Jones, commonly known as “Big Prank,” Frank Crawford and H Terry from the penitentiary at Lincoln witnesses. The rivod yesterday afternoon in the custody of a strong guard. The trial of this contest promises to at- tract considerablo attention. Eighteen months ago the World made an attack on Miller and the mauner in which he conducted the county juil, exposing alleged outrages claimed to have been discovered as existing and being allowed to exist in that institution, 1t was set forth that the prisoners systimati- cally robbed one another; that “B3ig Frank" perpetrated assaults on helpless boys; that frequently he had his attention culled 1o pro- hibited wrongs, but treated them indiffer- ently; that ho conspired to retain property taken from persons when first contined there, and many other things, all of which he deuies. Miller was suspended for & time, while the committee of the board of commissioners on the jail made an investigation, and at its close was reinstated. In Hiteheock’s answer to the original peti- tion, hie charges that Sheriff Coburn is preju diced in Millor's favor and, therefore, should not bo permitted to act 1n his official capucity o in any way influence tue trial. The Vollmer murder case was not pu% on trial yosterday, us had been expected. On ace count of the non-notification of an import- ant wicnoss und by agrecment of the attor- neys on both sides, 1t was continued until Wednesday morning, Instead County Attor- ney Mahoucy bLad the case of the state against Hattle Dulke, who is charged with larceny of goods, called, Her crime consists of having stolen $40 from a colored soldier, about six months ago, in oneof the burnt district dives The attorneys in the case ofe Mvs, Michael against Montgome.y & Adams,saloonkeepers, for £.000 on account of the loss of her son, Ole Oleson, was argued and given to the ury. 3 4 Judge Doane left for Tekamah at 1 0'clogs, where he will hold court tius week, In the §20,000 damage suit of Granville J. Jumos aglst the Union Paciic railwey company, for personal iujuries sustained by baving @ foot crushed in 4 *frog,” at North 1end, the company filed an answer :’unwr- day denying that his foor was caught in a frog.” I‘{ is claimed thatif he were in- jured in any manuer it was the result of the usual ordinery risks incidert to bis employ- ment s & brakoman, and through his own curelessnes The compauy asks that the case be dismissed. The case of Edmund M. Bartlett and Ed- ward J. Cornish, attorneys, against Charl H. Swith, of Denver, who was at one Lme administrator. of the Rounds estate, was tried yesterday before Jud stfi well. The Suit was brought o recover $1,033.49 for ut- Its Al Again e 5 = g =81 5 5 2 pAIN RE: For Bilious and Nervous Disorders ness, and Swolling after Meals, Dizziness and Shoriness of Broath, Costiveness, Scurvy, Nervous and Trambiing Soneations, &c. 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HIMEBAUGH & TAYLOR, Hardware and Cutlery, DMechanics’ 1ools, Fine Bronze Builders’ Goods and Bufjalo Scalos. 1405 Douglas St., Omaha. ys' fees for services renderad in the settlement of the estate. The Omaha Loan and Trust company com- menced action yesterday against Jared B. Avyer and others to foreclose a mortgage on lots 1, 2 and 3 in block 10 of E. Rogers’ addition. The compauy aileges that the de- fendants are indebted to it in the sum of £4,000. Jared B. Ayer issued written bonds with interest coupons attached, and nc- Inowledged himself bound to the company in that sum, To secure the payment of the bonds and coupons he gave a morteage to the company on the three lots mentioned, The reason that the loan company seeks to foreclose is that Ayer has not paid the in- terest on the coupons. County Conrt. 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