Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 28, 1889, Page 6

e i i 3 % i .. 38 votes to Mr. Coryell’s 56, N0 DEARTH A Lively Skirmish for Positions on the School Board. OF CANDIDATES. INCREASING RAILROAD TAXES, Further Privileges Granted to the Motor Company—The Park Commission’s Power's—Gen- eral News Notes. The Coming Election. The skirmish for places on the board of edveation has commenced in earnest, und candidates are numerous, Of the five mem- ‘bers whose term expirves, three, Dr, Spauld- ing, Charley Wehrer and E. A. Par- malee, are candidates for re-elec- tion.@ Morris Morrison and Frank Spore are sadisfied with past honors and decline to stand for a rencmination. The list of aspir- ants to fill tho vacancies is large. Dr. Hanchett is in the hunds of his friends and would not decline a nomination, Dave Mer- cer, of the Union Pacifle, wouldn’t let any chanoe of gewting a public office pass without an effort, and is energetically pulling wires for a nomination, Dun Shelly is a candidate in the Second ward, Mike Cody, the Fort Omaha postmaster, wants a place on the board. Edgar Gabrinski would like to rep- resent the Bighth ward. Gusteve Andreen, D. H. Wheeler and W, H. are also mentioned. Charles Ct “urging his nomination. en J. J. Casey Hod hopes of & place, but had his aspirations chilled by the action of the Sixth ward re- publicans last night, v. Tne felection to fill the vacancies occurs next Monday. re was a rousing caucus of Sixth ward _pepublicans last night for the purpose of se- Jecting a candidate to be sapported for the nomination for the school board. Lee Helsey was chosen chairman, The contest was between Charles R. Kelsey, with Max Meyer & Bro, and H. 'B. Coryell, the insurance agent. A ballot resuited in tho nomination of Mr. Kelsey, who secured The nomina- tion, on motion of Mr. Coryell, was made unanimous, and Mr. Kelséy instructed to solect seven delegates to the city convention. ‘He chose Frank Spore, Chris S Southard, I8. C, Cooper, W. G. Taylor and J. C. Wharter. ho caucus also passed a resolution re- questing the mayor to appoint W. A. Grant, 1. G. Glen and George B. Maynard as judges, and H. G. Welis and W. A. Golden aw clerks of thie election for the Sixth ward. At & meeting of the Sixth Ward Republi- can club the action of the caucus] in nomi- nating Mr. Kelsey, was approved. y Jo nriver, Bd RAILWAY TAXATION. The State Board Likely to Increasc the Taxes on All Roads. The state board of equalization has com- pleted its review of the Union Pacific and Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley sys- tems in Nebraska, and it is reported that the result will be adverse to the expectations of the companies. ‘When the board started out, it first made a _tourof the Elkhorn. The oficials of that rond were more than courteous and the private car of the general manager was placed at its .disposal. Accompanied by General Super- “'intendent Halsey, the board took an ex- tensive trip, and everything was arranged to ‘make the journey agreeable to the state officials who were preparing to pass upon the standard of taxation of the Klk- horn company on its property in the state. It is said that the 1 report will increase the appraisement of the “Blkhorn in the neighborhood of $12,000 per mile, which is an increase of about 8 per ~reent. The Union Pacific has not been passed upon, or at least no definite announcement - has been made, but u report, said to be au- - thentic, is fn_circulation to 'the offect that 1t will undergo an advance of about $00 mile. In 1887 the Umon was listed 165 per mile, with tho earnings at #4,575.80 per mile. The Burlinglon was taxed o $12,500 per mile, and earnings $12,753.92 per. mile for its 191 miles in Nebraska, on its main line. The same year the Missouri Pa- cific earned $020 per’ mile and was_ taxed £.62 per mile. The Burlington and Mis- souri Pacific have yot to be inspected. BOARD OF PUBLLIOC WORKS. Further Privileges Granted to the Motor Company. At o meeting of the board of public works yesterday ufternoon the bond of E. E. Naugle & Co., paving contractors, in the sum of | 20,000, was approved. The following motion was adopted relative 0 the applications of the Motor company for & right of way on Douglas stree That so much of the application now pend- ‘ ing as requests the laying of tracks by the Omaba Motor company from Fourteenth street to ‘Cwenty-fourth street, on Douglas, ve granted, and that this be not regarded as consideration of all the further requests made ih the application, as there are . Questions coming up about the matter of laying an additional track be- tween Capital aveoue and Cass street, ‘. on Seventeent street, that we do not feol <able to pass upon, 1n view of the fact that this board 18 unanimously of the opinion that oot more than two parallel tracks are nec- ‘essary upon any sireet, and the existing * track is in the center of Seventeenth street; .~ 8nd that if any arrangement can be made to cause the existing track to be shifted to one sido of the center, that the proposed new * track may occupy the other side, then we ure in favor of granting the application, but until then we are not. THE PARK COMMISSION, “Dr. Miller Corrects a Few Wrong Im- pressious, To the Editor of Tiie Bee—Permit me the usé of your columns to correct a few wrong {mpressions tnat appear to exist among our citizens concerning the powers of the park commission, as follows: Commissioncr Lake concurs with Mayor Broatch in holding that the commission has no control whatever, and ean not, therefore, bo responsible in any way whatever for the police of the city parks. This power and dnty” is lodged exclusively with the mayor and council and po- _lice commissioners. But for a mistake in the published reports of the proceedings of last Llllurdlly'u meot- ing of the commission, it would be unneces- sary for me to say that it has no power under the law to either issue bouds or to procure the issue of bonds for: the purchase of ground for parks except to devise plans and suggest them tothe mayor and city council, ' mmissioner Lake advises the commis- sion that of the 852,000 provided by the levy for park purposes, not one cent can be law- ‘fully used for the purchase of ground for ‘parks. This moucy wmust be exclusively ap- plied to the maintainance and improvement of existing arks, Grouce L. MiLLER, Chairman of Park Commission, Death of Father Martin, Sunday morning, at 4 o'clock, the Rev. Father J, M. R. Martin died at St. Joseph's hospitul. For the last nine years he hus been attached to the diocese of Neorasks, his last charge being the Forest City mis- ' slon, The deceased was thirty-five years of age, He came to Nebraska immed iately after his ordination, and began laboring in this state, , Bix months ago be suffered from a stroke of sis, which is supposed to huve boon e irdirect cause of his death, The funeral will take placo from St. Joseph's hospital at 10 o'clock this morning. The Rey. Father McCarthy will oficiate. The remains will 'be muwrred wn the Haly Sepulchre ceme- o otice of the death of the Rev, Father L has been sent to his brother, John Martin, of Pittsburg, who is his oniy kuown tive, but it 18 not expected that be will , Do present to attend the funoral. et The Kansas Orop Pro pects. Generul W. W, Quthrie, of Atehisoy, said last evening, that the crop prospects in Kan- 848 this year are better than they have Lecn since 1880, ‘“The country,” he continued, #'90uld not ook finer than it does mow. Of - GoUr*e . the towns wre aull, but with three succeseive failures in the yield of agricultural products, what else could you expect! How- over, a great deal of new blood has come into the state and gone to farming, which argues well. Most of the towns have been set back by reason of wild rea! estate speculation, in which piles of money were literally thrown — away, and & great many men were badly injured fiuancially. Wichita, Nowton, Hutchinson, Emporis, and, in fuct, nearly every town in the west: ern’ part of Kansas, is very dull and stupid,” DROPPED OVt OF SIGHT. Mysterious Disappearanges the Or- der of the Day. Mysterious disapperances arve the order of the hour, and reports are made to the police almost daily of somo citizen's sudden drop- ping out of sight without any apparent rea- son. Just at present the disappearance of TRosa Clayton from her home in Harlan, Ia., is the most unaccountable. She is o music teacher and started from home to make some purchases of @ Council Blufts music house. This was ten days ago, and Ler fricnds have not heavd from her since. It has been learned, however, that she came to this city and went into service as a do- mestic, but can not now be found. Another missing woman is Mrs., Emma Lund, who left her home at 1430 South Eleventh street, last Thursday, to visit friends in Council Bluffs, und has not been seen since or heard from. John Black, & carpenter living on Burt street, near Twenty-ninth, left home two weeks ngo and has not been heard from but once, and that wus when he was seen in South Omaha two days after he left home. Harry Morse, a colored cook, has beon missing since May 15. His wife and two children are living in destitute circumstances at 617 South Fourteenth streot. Pat Horau, the Kighth ward constable, has been missing for three weeks, The K. of P lodwe, to which he belonged, has appointed a committee to look after him. His wife and eght children live at Burt and Twenty- seventh street, “Katti, the Family Help,” was produced at Boyd’s last night to a very small audience. The play is one of the trashiest ever seen here, and were it put on by other thau the cleverest comedians, would not last through thé season. The play will be repeated to- night. Mr. Hunnibal A. Williams, a dramatic reuder from New York, began a course of Shukspearian recitals ' last night in Max Meyer's music hall. His agent came here some timo ago and very quietly weut to about 100 of the most prominent professional and business men and induced them to subscribe for the course, consequently Mr. Williams had a very select and brilliant audience. He read “Julius Cwsur,” and in such a highly entertaining manner as to leave upon the winds of those present an cuthusiastically favorable impression. Mr. Williams is mot very dramatic, but he manipulates tho inflections of his voice S0 perfectly and correctly us to give the hearer a clear and distinct un- derstanding of every line and word, as well as of the importance and_relations of each character to the other. Kor his next recital, Thursday ©ight, “Taming of the Shrew!! has been sclected, and for the last, next Monday night, “Othello.” Tound a $150 Watch. A. L. Fiteh found a watch on Farnam street yesterday which had been dropped by Frederick Drexel. It was valued al BREVITIES, B. Howard was locked up last night for asl!uulnngu Bolleudorf, at the Barker ho- tel. The meeting of the board of directors of the Omaha board of trade, called for last night, failed to eventuate. The case against Bd Maurer, charged with keeving a vicious dog, was discharged by Judge Beria yesterday. Hugh Murphy ‘was arrested yesterday charged with violating the ordinance requir- ing contractors to keep red lights over street excavations. Ed Barrett, a brother of the Barreut bo who were receutly hanged in Minneapolis, was arrestad last night for insulting ladies on the street. Detective Mostyn arrested George Shelley and Mrs, Patton, last night, on a warrant sworn out by Oscar Patten, churging each of them with aduitry. John Arnold was arrested early this morn- ing, and locked up at the police station, charged with robbing a drunken man of about $2, on Thirtcenth street, First{Lieutenant Ray of the Bighth infantry has been promoted to a captaincy. The pro- motion is caused by the retirement of Cap- tain Gordon Winslow, of Fort Bobinson, The remains of Mrs, H. E. Cox, daughter of Mr. McDonald, the keeper of Hanscom park, will be brought to Omaha for inter- ment. Mrs, Cox died in California Sunday morning. A laboring man in an advanced state of in- oxication was kuocked off the track by the dummy train, at South Omaha, at 9 o'clock last night. His head was badly gashed and his face cut in several places. He was brought to the city and turned over to the volice. He refuses to give his name. John Hubert, a driver for the Garneau Cracker company. was tried in police court, yesterday, on the charge of stealing a watch from Mrs Moses Steaner, whose husband keeps a store on Burt street. Testimony was given to show that Hubert was assaulted by Stener when he called to collect a bill, The case against Hubert was dismissed and Stener placed under arrest for assault, e To Be Buried Alive. NEw YOrk, May 27.—|Special Telegram to Tne Bk, |—The famous faster, Dr. Tan- ner, ina recent interview with Dr. Robert R. Hammond of this city, said: “I have so disciplined my mind and body that Ican take upon myself, at volition, a trance state, and while in that condition shall be buried, Jjust s a dead person is ordinarily buried, in a secure, regularly made coffin, placed in a grave five feet deep, which will be filled up and the earth compactly put in and mounded over, 1sball remamn there four wecks, then be disinterred, resuscitated und fully re- stored to the full vigor of my normal con- dition,” In fulfilment of this assertion, Dr. Tanner expects to have all arrangements perfected in & few days, when he will be placed in @ well prepared, se- curely sealed up cofin, taken to a cemetery and duly buried, just as any corpse would be. A committee of reputable physicians and journalists will have surveil- lance over the grave. A shelter on the spot is to be prepared 1or them, so that vigilant | waten, night and day, by relays of guards, shall be incessuntly maintained there. When four wecks shall have clapsed the body will be exhumed and the work of resurrection un- dertakon. Great caution will be observed to avoid in- terfercnce und intrusion, and the graveyard selocted is far away from town or oit Thore have been rumors to the effect that the authorities arc on tho alert, and will en- doavor o pres the experiwent being wade, and, in caso it is made wnd Dr, Tauner oan not be resuscitated, they propose to arrest all the partis in any way concerned in it and indict them us nocessories 1o th commission of a murder. The objoct of Dr. Tanner's pro- posed performance is suid by him to bo to call public uttention more markedly thun would be othierwiso possible to the dunger of liying burials und the uncertainty of all so- called sigus of death except decowposition. e TALK WITH CARNEGI1E, . A Londcn Reporter Interviews Him on Protection and Politics. (Copyright 1859 by James Gordon Bennett.) Laxno May 27.—[New York Herald Cable--Special to Tus Beg |—-Andrew Car negie, who is stopping at the Motropole, said: Tam oneof the delegates from the United States to the American inteanational conference which will meet at Washington next fall to consider the question of commer- cial und other relations, I want to make a study of the products of the countrics of Ceutral and South America to prepare my- self to participate in the conforence. I hear the exhibite will be exteusive, 0 I shill have PHE OMAHA DAILY BKR: TUESDAY, MAY 28 189 an excellent opportuniiy to get the knowl- cdge 1 wish, 1 believe the conference will be one of the most important events of Pres- dent Harrison’s administration. Herotoforo America nas been unablo to supply her own market much less export, but just now the situation 18 novel. Prices have risan and are rising 1 Europe, and have fallen and are fulling in America. Steel rails recently sold in Pittsburg as cheap as delivered in | London by English manufacturers Hitherto English prices depended on the American demund. Now the demands of the rest of the world, exclusive of Amcrica, are, to- gether with Britiah ‘i’.“"" sufficient to keep The manutactur. cre busy, As long as this condition continues, prices keep advanc- ing. America will be abie to export to South American _countries articles which hereto- fore she has not been able to compete in with Eurove, 80 there appears now to be a_great chance for America to establish more exton- sive commeroial relations with her neighbors, It is a curious fuct in this connection that the steel rails that Canada will require this senson will, in all probability, bo furnished by American manufacturers, 1 predict that such will be the caso. This can only occur at times when European prices are high under great demands and American prices are low under a stato of depression such as now exists, This has never occurred before in 1y time, though once before I sold raiis in Canada because the English manufacturers, Ly combiuing, forced prices up. “The present situation results from nat- ural causes, and promises well for America. The cause is the protective system. The protection of home_industries is bound to benefit America. The American would bo paying three times as much as he does for stool rails had he not protected that in- dustry.” “Would you use the same words :n speak- ing of articles other than stecl rails? Will America export them, also " “Yes. Why, the dav before I left homo, Senator Warncr Miller toid me he had ex- ported a large quantity of paper to Liver- ool to be used by a Liverpool newspaper, and thathe netted as good prices as he reccived athome. But, understand me,this is not likely to be vermanent. Whenever Britain's capacity for manufacture cannot be absorbed at home or abroad, she will throw her sup- plies to America as heretofore, “1 read what ex-Mayor Hewitt said about. the Basic process, It is true that the Basic process is the only one which is known that will make the ores of the south suitable for steel, but as long as Lake Superior is able to supply pure ore, steel manufacturers will nrobubly stick pretty close to the present acid process. The Basicprocess is only good a8 a substitute. 1do not think rails can be made by that process and sold at the same price per ton as they can now by the acid pro- cess." “You and Mr. Hewitt do not seem toagree on the steel question " “Well, he doesn’t know. Ido. I am not holding that the manufacture of rails by the acid process at the present price can con- tinue profitably, for it cannot. Such prices are only reached by the throes of competition. But I do think steel can be made by acid as cheaply as by the Basio process.” *Do you think that America will share in the boom in manufacture which England is having I think not. The two countries have be- come much more indepondent ndustrially than formerly, and America must find within herself her conditions of prosperity.’ ““Harrison's administration,” _Carnegie said, “has started splendidly. The presi- dent is growing in populurity rapidly at Washington., At the celebration in New York he acquitted himself 8o as to win the highest praise. His speeches were models and full of good sense. A prominent man said to me, after hearing the president, that he voted for him, but had no idea at the time that _he was voting for such an able man. Mr. Blaine could not make the president a tool if he would and would not if he could. Both_are great men. Anything like that would be impossible. All the Toreign ap- pointments are splendid, including Egan.” SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. Agent David Mahoney has received notice thav on May 80, extra trains will be run west at 10:55, 12:52 and 2 o'clock and east at 11:25, 1 0 o'clock. E. A. Cudahy, manager of the Armour- Cudaby packing houses, is on the sick list. The social and supper given Saturday evening by the ladies of the Protestant Episcopal society netted §25. Frank B. Bell, head steaographer at the Armour-Cuduhy’ houses, left for Chicago Sunday afternoon to attend a stenogravhic convention. Robert_ R. Livingston post, No. 282, G. A. R. turned out in full force Sunday morning 10 listen to one_of the finest memoriul ser- mons, by Rev. R. L. Wheeler, ever delivered inthecity. The Presbyterian Sunday school welcomed the veterans with song and pre- sented each of them with a flaz. After the show at the Magic City opera house Saturday night, a lively four-round boxing_contest between Jimmy Lindsay. champion of Nebraska, aud Jack O'Dell, of Minneapolis, took piace, to the delight of the audience. Both men showed up well, but Mr. Lindsay scemed to carry off the honors. Mr, Lindsay will go to Kansas City about June 13 to enter a fight to the finish for a purse of $1,500. Mrs. John G. Irwin has returned home after a six weeks' visit in Chicago. John R. Grice will run up to Radersberg, Mont. D. M. Fitzgerald, of Chicago, is the guest of C. H. Sobotker. Mayor Touzoit, of Fort Calhoun, Is the guest of Councilen McMillait and Towl. J. Tronton, who lost a check given by the Armour-Cudahy company, found it in the hands of one of the employes, after some one had forged his name, Miss Jennie E. Greenwood, of Florence, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Hart, Judge Levy has bought of Joseph Bolmer the lot on Twenty-first and J streets, for $1,400. Bohemian Court Brockop Velky, L. O. F., will be instituted and the officers installed, Tuesday evening, by Deputy High Chief Ranger George J. Seltzer, in Knigbt of Pythias hall, Richard Carr, boss of the snecp butcher- g gang at SVl & Co, has gone to Now York city for a three weeks’ visit. Children playing set a fire at the door of Holmes & Smith’s wagon rooms Saturday ‘afternoon, and buv for the fortunate arrival of some of them about $1,200 worth of vehicles would have been destroyed. Court Gate City, I. O. F., will be insti- tuted and the officers installed in Forest hall, Sixth and Pierce streets, Omaha, Friday evening, by Deputy High Chief Ranger George J. Seltzer. R i— Failled for Sixuvy Thousand, Cuicaco, May 27.—Peter R. McLeod, dealer in engincers’ and machinists’ sup- plies in’ this city, made & voluntary assign- ment this morning. The liabilities are said o be $60,000. e Heavy Frost in New Hampshire, Dover, N. H.,, May 27.—There was a heavy frost in this vicinity this morning, do- ing much demage to crops. R ntombed 3,000 Years Ago. While some repairs were lately being made under a house belonging to Baron di Donato, which is situated in the northern quarter of the city, towards the slope of the hill of Cape di Monte, where already many ancient catacombs have been found, a doorway (over which there is a marble relief of the head of Medusa) was discovered, leading into a subterranean chamber, says a London News Naples letter. Along the center of this chamber runs a mosaic pave- ment, and on each side there isa double row of sepulehres hewn in the rock, the fronts of which are stuccoed and painted, and decorated with terra-cotta and marble reliefs. Within the tombs were perfect skeletons, vases and other obj; , the antigue lamps being in such good condlition that on April 18, wnen this new find was inspected by & party of German archiologists, the workmen made use of them to light up the vaults. The many well-preserved inseriptions are chiefly in Greek, with some in Latin, and prove that the epoch of these tombs was about 1,000 B, C. Other tombs in a second chimber have not yet been excavated, 1t is probable that this subterranean dwelling of the dead may extend gome distauce and prove to be u porticu of a large necropolis. ALL ABOUT COUNCik: BLUFFS i 1 54 Tho Youthtul Prohibition Detective in 8till More Trouble. d THE DOUSED MANAWAS ALL RIGHT - B They Can Now Smile I\nfifn——!!nrglnh izing a Hospital--Kick# Azamst the Asseismonts —P(hcr Blafrs Nuw-.; ¢ Telling Their Wet Jokes. Now that the unfortunates,” who were so suddenly precipitated into the water by the collapse of the dock, at Maoawa, Sunday evening, have recovered from. their tem- porary fright. numerous ludicrous incidents connected with the accident are reported. Fortunately there was no attendant fatality to render their mirth at all out of plave in laughing over the matter, now that it is over. Probably the quickest landing made after theaccident was that of the inevitable small boy, who thought the steamer was also going to the bottom, and jumped overboard, and swam ashore, One of the most amusing scenes was that presented by a fond mother, who went down with the crash, with an Infant of perhaps four months in her arms. The next thing she knaw she wus standing in water about her waist, but the baby had been lost in the shuffle, and she was nearly frautic. A well kaown young Omahan ‘vas directly in front of her, and moved by some strange impulse, she seized him by the throat and began to choke for dear life, at the same time yelling in_ & shrill soprano: “My baby; my baby. Give him up. Give him up.” Outside assistance was necessary before she would loosen her grip. The baby had been tossed out of danger with scarcely a wetuing. A young lady and her escort were in the bow of the steamer when she struck the dock, and she immediately stepped off, just in time to go down with the crowd. Her shrieks of *‘Save me, Save me,” would have aroused the keenest attention of a member of the board of equalization had one been there, but her brave escort stood on the deck of the steamer, wildly looking for some avenue of escape, He finally managed to Ret ashore. and quickly availed himself of the opportunity to *make u sneak.” Tne girl returned to the city without him on a late motor, An Omaha barber, togzed out in his prettiest, was among those who remained on the solid portion of the deck. He watched the proceedings with interest, but when asked why he did not lend a hand, replied that “he didn’t want to get his clothes wet.”” A similarly disgraceful act on the part of a big lubberly man aroused the indignation of Captain Keller, who was trying to assist a lady from the water. The fellow threw Dboth arms about the lady’s neck as she was lifted up, and besought some vue to save him. “Avast there, you cowardly pup,” said the skipper, aiming & blow at bim that would have cracked his skull had it reached him. Left to his own resources, the fellow found that the water was but five feet deep, and hastily waded ashore. e A Cottage at Manawa. Buy a lot at Manawa nnfl build. Special prices to those who will build cottages. K. J. Day, sole agent. RS — Morford’'s Tempestuous Experience. Frank Morford is not having a rosy-pathed career as a dotective. He is a young, gawky country 1ad, who has apparqntly been car- ried away with the idea of wearing a star. He carries with him a card ffam, one of the numerous Cincinnati detective associations, und a little badge, which secms to constitute most of his clauns to being suthorized to wear the title. The wvolice tiirn up their official noses at any anu all of this class of fellows. Added to this préjudide against those who carry stars in their pants pockets, there is a peculiarly local udice agaiust any one who goes about the ity “smelling” for alcohol. Young Morford ran against both of these prejudices. They hit him hard. Attorney Sims, the legal head of the league, had him employed gathering up proof against the vio- lators of the vprohibitory law. The police ran the detective into the juil on a charga of vagrancy, and it is claimed that they treated him very discourteously, and that his prec- jous notebook was destroyed, thus forcing him to depend on memory entirely for evi- dence as to whom he had caught selling strong drink. The reporters have been filling columns with accounts of the youthful detective at- tempting to get hush-money to prevent his giving information to the prohibitionist prosecutors. Altogether his past weck has been an eventful one. “As a protection against the charge of being a vagrant, he displays a bank account, and jingles some silver change. Captain Over- ton had had him in his employ since Friday last. He has been slcupiu[{“n Captain Over- ton’s office, and getting his meals at the Weston house. The rest of the time he has ‘been kept busy defending himself. Friday afternoon, as ho was walking along with Captain Overton, the polico again nabbed him as a vagrant, and despite the captain’s protests, marchéd him to the sta- tion, but soon after released him on bonds. Saturday he went to Lake Manawa with his employer. It is cliimed that some of tho gang who are interested in seeing the cold- water detective leave the city, attempted to get him into some row which would furnish an excuse for pounding him. They suc- oeeded at last, but he was getting the better of his assailants when the ofticers interfered. Yesterday he had a tempestuous day, He recites a terrible story of his treatment while on his way to the Weston house for dinner, and that » gang caught him, exam- ined the contents of his pockets, and wound up by testing the kicking strength of their boots. Soon after this a young. Englishman, a stranger in the city, giving his name as John ‘Tobin, kept following him, and evidently bent on Futlluu him into an altercation. At last, while standing at the foot of the stair- way leading to Attorney Sims' office, Mor- ford was assaulted by Tobin. The latter was apparently drunk, and insisted on Morford taking a drink. His refusal to induige was taken as an insult, und blows followed until the two were separated and marched up % the station, which had by this time become auite a famillar terminus for Morford. At- torney Sims accompanied the party wo look after Morford’s interests. Morford was spoedily released, and Tobin, who hud been warned to leave the city, but who had not taken the advice, was jailed. It is claimed by Captain Overton that Tobin was hired by some saloonists to thump his defective, and that in due time the proof of the conspiracy will be made public. ] “I tell you the prohibitionists are thor- oughly aroused,” remarked Captain Overton, “The saloon men are just showing their dis- position, and we propose to ‘nfake it hot for every one who violates the Jlawi We have started five more cases this -aftérnoon, and we will have every oneof them fined or jailed. It seems that the police are going a Rgood ways to defend the saleous, but they can't drive 8 man out of town'because he 18 a stranger, and they can’t maké a’ fellow out 10 be @ vagrant who has money in, thegbank, is regularly employed and ‘hugn't done @ thing that they can bring up egaiost him.” *'What sort of & record hasMorford had before he came here!” ¥ “1 don't know anything abgut What he has been coing, but I know thay since he has been here be has not done a Uhing they can bring up against him. He Basn't kept bad company, or been seen anywhere, or doing anything that was not right, except, of course, visiting such places as his duty as a detective made necessary.” e — P For $25.00—The N. Y. Plumbing Co. will put a lead service pipe and hydrant in your yard; also 50 feet extra hose. Call at once at 114 Main street. —— An Amateur Engineer, A novel and exciting incident occurred at Munawa Suuday evening. Oue of the old motors bad been steamed up for the purpose of assisting any of the other motors that might be overloaded by the crowd, and was left standiug ou the extreme southern end of the track with nothing between it and the end of the rails but a tie chained across the track. It had niuety pounds of steam pres- sure in the boiler, and the engineer loft it standing for a few minutes unattended. During lis absence o tyro in motor ma- chinery boarded 1t to investigate. He pulled out everything that was loose without et ting any resuli until he found the throttle valve, Then tho motor started towards the lake with prohably the laudable intention of drowning the fellow. It jumped the tie with o magnificent bound, but struck the earth with such force that the drivors were buried 10 the axlo in the soft dirt and & permanent stop made. The loss of the motor might have been regrottod, but if it had gono into the lake and doused the oxperimentor, it would have been a blessing. As it was, ' he escaped even arrest. PO Found and Fined. Police court business took a decided im- petus yesterday morning, and Judgo Ayle: worth found himself confronted with a full score of individuals who had spent. Sunday night, or a portion of it, behind the bars, Ten unfortunites, whose capacity was not at all commensurate with their apoetites, were assessed the fine prescribed by ordinanco for indulging Intemperately in forbidden fluids, Henry St. John, Carrie Johnson, Nollie Jones and Sarah Smith had disturbed the Sunday peace and quiot, and were cach cinched to the amount of §10.10. Henry Johnson and Henry Lucas, two rapid_young men, set the pace too fast on Broadway and squared themselves with 15,20 each. Reuben Hartinger, Charles Brown and Emil Brescher had their fun in insulting lmn;‘ss, and were required to contribute $3 each, C. P. Montgomery was found guilty of keeping open u disorderly house on Sunday and paid §14.60 for the privilego. Of the above lot, a round dozen wero from the city of Sunday prohibition, across the water. The business in police court has - creased considerably of late on Monday mornings, and the Sunday closing order is still said to be in force. . Have your old furniture upholstered, good as new. R. Morgan, 702 Broadway. e KRobbing a Hospital. Some unknown individual, for whom the punishments of another world seemingly have no terrors, entered the cellar of the W, C. A. hospital, about 8 o’clock yesterday morning, and made his way to the female ward. He was scen by one of the patients, who soreamed that there was ‘‘a man in the house,” but those in charge supposed that she was dreaming, and paid no attention to it. A little later, the loss of a gold watch, pocket-book containing £2, and a lot of ladies’ clothing was missed, The burglar had de- parted, without going through the male ward. As the hospital is supported entirely by charity, the contemptible meanness of the thief, in thus rolling the sick and suffering, is almost beyond belief. SEGEISRE Dangler vapor stoves at cost—change location. Shugart & Co.,211 Broadway. A S The Time For Kicking. Yesterday was the first day on which the board of equalization was in session for the purpose of listening to protests against the charges in assessmeats made by the board during its sessions of the past few weeks. The kickers were out in force, and there were numerous warm discussions between property owners and_the members of . the board. - Several partics engaged attorneys to presont their caso, and_secure for them if possible a reduction to the amount originally made by the assessor. Tais work will con- tinue until the 30th, and the indications are that the board will be rather weary before the last of the kickers hus had Lis say. e e Have our wagon call for your soiled clothes. Cascade Laundry Co. i Flowers for Decoration. Captain Williams, who has been made chairman of the committee, has arranzed for having the flowers for Decoration day brought to the room on North Main street, just back of the First National bank. All who can furnish flowers are requested to have them left there to-morrow, Wednesday, morning. All patriotic ladies who can assist in arranging them are 1nvited to report at the same pluce. The invitation is a general one, and yet none the less urgent. Itis hoped that there will be an abundance of flowers and helpers, that appropriate trib- utes muy not be wanting, e Notes and mortgages bought and sold, money loaned; fire insurance. Robert V. Innes, 80 Pearl st. e The sociable of the Congregational society will be entertained by the look out committes, this evening, at the residence of W. W. Wallace, on Bluff street. — City Council Proceedings. Council met pursuant to adjournment. Present; the mayor and Aldermen Lacy, Grover, Knepher, Waterman ana Everett, Tae reading of the minutes were aispensed with, and upon motion the council proceeded to open bids for sewer construction, The bids of M. A. Moore, A. E. Wickham & Co., E. L. De Bois, John Hammer, George S. Miller, R. H. McCauley and C. M. O’Dona- yn were received and referred to the city engineer for tabulation, A protost was presented from property owners against the construction of a sewer on Washington avenue unless constructed upon the plans of Mr. Williams, the original eugineer of Council Bluffs original sewer system, and after a great deal of informal wrangling the prayer of the petitioners was denied. I, H. Odell asked for the loan of about 200 unused gasoline street lamps belonging to the city for the purpose of lighting the road to Manawa. It was ascertained that the lamps in question wero not in the custody of the city and Mr, Odell was directed to nego- tiate with the Sun Vapor Gas company. M. A. Davis was allowed $190 for intersec- tion grading. Complaints were received from property owners on Eighth avenue that the condition of the sidewalks on that avenue were d plorable, owing to the order of the council directing the tearing up of the former good plank walks and building a brick. The old walks had been displaced and only a small portion of the brick walks built. The con- tractor was ordered to replace the walks, The ordinance fixing the grade on Broad- way, from Oak street to the city limits, After some minor business was transacted, the council adjourned. e L S Colonel Cain's great picture sale will con- tinue every cvening this week until the stock is soid. —— The Day in Court. The case of Kimball & Champ vs Saguin was submitted to the jury in district court shortly before noon, yesterday, after a four days’ trial, ‘The next case called was that of Flickinger vs Siedentopf, which is similar to its prede- cessor, being a suit for $10,000 damages for selling certain lots on tax title deeds, that will not stand the test. The criminal docket was to have been opened ybsterduy, but the court decided to devote another week to civil business, and the oriminul cases will pe called next Mou- ay. it —_—— Money loaned on furmiture, pianos, diamonds, novses, buggies or anythin of value at low rates of interest. No publicity; fair and honorable dealing. A. A. Clark & Co., office cor. Broadway and Main, over American express. — - A Conductor Hurt. Conductor Callahan, of the Wabash, is 1a1d up for u few days and congratulates him- self on & narrow escape from death, He left this city at 4:40 and after passing Gallatin, while passiug from one coach to auother, in rounding a sharp curve lost his balance and fell from the train, which was running at the rate of thirty-five miles an hour, He was not uussed until the unext station was reached, when the engine was sent back. He was met walking towara thew, He fell on soft ground,which alone prevented his being instantly killed. He is soverely bruised, but will be at Lis post in & few days. N. Y.Plumbing Co. D. W. Ous, city and farm loans, Curtiss & Sackett yosterday secured build- ine permits for the erection of three §00 cot tages in the western part of the city, The funeral of Willie Watson took place at 2:80 o'clock yesteraay afternoon from the residence of bis parents, No. 103 North Second street. The Electric Motor company has com- monced the distribution of ties n{«nz the line of the proposed extension up Graham avenue to Fairmount park, William Rapp filed an information, yester- day morning, charging Frank Carnes and D, McCullen with breaking open an ice box and abstracting a lot of edibles, There will be a meeting“at Dohaney’s opera house this evening at 8 o’clock, in the interest of the Irish National League. All friends of liberty are invited. Eloquent speakers will addiress the meeting, A meetine of the directors of the Ameri- oan District Telegraph compavy was held yesterday at the office of George Motcalf to transact certain business, as sevoral of the directors will be absent from the city for some time. The committee in charge of the Chautau- qua fair and festival to be given for the benefit of the Chautauqua and the charitable institutions of the city is requested to meot, at 780 sharp, Thursday . evening, at the resi- dence of Mrs. O. M. Brown. Victor Keller, proprietor and commanding officer of the steamer Mary Keller, is receiv- ing a great deal of praise for his prompt and kind assistance to those who fell into the lake by the giving way of the gang-plank at Manawa Sunday afternoon. He filled his boat exclusively with those who were wet and would not let any others aboard until he had made the trip to the hotel and had the unfortunates cared for. The only tickets Keller required for the trip were the wet clothes of the passengor: The first services were held Sunday in the Cottage mission, a new mission of a non- sectarian character that has been started on Harmony street. The Rev. Mr. Campbell, an evangelist who has been holding services for the past week at Overton mission preached to about thirty people in the ple: ant little cottage. The new mission is almost. entirely the work of Mrs. John Fair, who has built it at her expense and upon her own -lot for the purpose designed, About 9 o’clock, last evening, an alarm frem box twenty-cight called out the fire department. After a lengthy search, the scene of the blaze was located on North Second street. The flames were ex- tinguished, however, before the depactment arrived. The fire was the result of a failure 1o properly counect between- the lady of the houso_and the gasoline stove. Neighbors rushed to the rescue, and nothing was destroyed but a lot of clothing hanging on the line. The loss wuas very slight. ——— Heisler’s Oyster Bay chop house and restaurant day and night, 503 Broad way. Aty by Try new Metropolitan rooms and table i iegnste s Woolsey & Long paper rooms neat, quick, cheap. 31 Main, tel 203, . —_— Notice the beautiful iinish given col- lars, cuffs and shirts by Cascade Laun- dry company. S Dr. C. C. Bazen, dentist, Opera house block. e Personal Paragraphs, Mrs. E. C. Cole is visiting at Mt. Pleasant. Mr, and Mrs. E. W. Arthur left yesterday for Des Moines for a few weeks’ visit, F. J. Day left last evening for New York City on a business trip. He will be absent about a month, Mayor Rohrer has returned from Avalon, Mo., where he was called to attend the fun- eral of his mother. Miss Katie McDermott left Sunday even- ing over the Wabash, fora two weeks’ visit at her home in Stanberry, Mo. J. J. Malonney has returned from Chicago, where he purchased a fine yacht, which will be here the latter [l)ur'. of the weel, and will join the Manawa fleet. It will be one of the finest on the lake. Mrs. E. R. Paige arrived in the city yes- terday morning from Chicago, and is the guest of Mrs. McKinne, on Iirst avenue, She will remain here soveral weeks visiting old friends. —_——— If you want a tasty and convenient fence or railing about your residence or lawn, use C. J. Beckman’s patent locking bracket, as any panel can be readily taken out and firmly replaced. Address C. J. Beckman, 728 Seventh avenue. Money loaned at L. B. Craft’s & Co.’s loan office on furniture, pianos, horsos, wagons, personal property of all kinds, and all other articles of value, without removal. All business strictly confi- dential. —— Finest Ice Cream in city. Driesbach’s double parlors, 85 Main st. Pl S. B. Wadsworth & Co. loan money. MRS 0 J. G. Tipton, real estate, 527 B’dway ——— Slick Fingered. The hearing of Harry Lacy, for larceny, will come up this morning. Lacy was caught by Officers Scott and Fowler in the act of going through the pockets of an intoxicated individual named Murphy, in the high weeds in the rear of Pralois’ restaurant on Lower Broadway. Murphy had showed his roll, and was induced to tuke a walk with Lacy. Murphy is held as a witness. . If you are building, investigate Bo- dine Roofing at 116 Pearl street, It is superior to siate, shingles, ivon or tin, and will last a life time. Adapted to any kind of roof. Birkinbine Engincer- ing and Supply compuny. el The New Ogden is catching traveling men at $2 per day Snakes as Bedfellows. Here 18 a story told by Thomas W. Knox in his last “Boy Travelers” vol- ume. It tells about a pleasant little habit the snakes have away out in Aus- tralin: 'red’s room was separated from mine by a thin partition. When Mr. Watson left us 'red remarked that he was quite ready for o good sleep, ns he was tirved. As he spoke he turned down the hed- clothes, and then shouted for me to come quick. ‘‘Here’s a big snake in my bed!” said he. ‘“‘Come and help me kill him,” Mr, Watson heard the remark, and hastened back before I could get to where the snake was., Don’t harm that snake,” said he; it’s apetand belongs to my brother. It's nothing buta carpet snake.” With that Fred cooled down, but he said he didn’t want such pet in bis bed, even if it wus nothing but a carpots snake, The serpent, which wus fully ten feet long, raised its htad lazily and then put it down again, us if it was uite satistied with the situation and id not wish to be disturbed. Mr. Wat- son explained that the spake had no business there, and without more undo he picked the creature up by the neck and dragged him off to a barrel, which he smd was it proper place. After he had gone Fred un(l 1 put a board over the top of the barrel, to make sure that the reptile did not give us a call during the night. Poyerty is said to make one acquainted with strange bed fellows,but poverty ean’t surpass Australian bush | life, where & man finds a snake in his bed quite t0o often for comfort. B No Advanta, to Them. New York Weckly: Mr. Winks (look- ing over the paper)—Cheap, Drug & Co., ave selliag all sorts of patent medi- SUJACOBS O], Chronic Neuralgia. Permanent Ou: es. Jum 11, 1887, -nmunau--mn-mwubm e 1. Jacobs 011 & trial; roturn, W, Lombard o1, Balto., Md. Pormanent Cares. Octoder 17, 1008 My wifs was paralyred from neuralgia; she could 0%, TNIX & step; £ bought 85, Jucobs DIl after eme itle was used the whiXed about; continned use completely cured her. r Permanent Cares. Years ago had DRUGGTSTE AND DEALERS. altimore, M&. 'SPECIAL NOTICES. QR RENT hroe ofica rooms ofer J. W. Squires', now ocoupied by Wabah & St Louis . It.'Co,, corner Pearl and Court sts. cine at half-price. Mre, Winks—Just our luck. There h}n'l anything the matter with any of us, 815 per month for corner and $10_sach for nexs two, or #) for uhe three. A.J. Stephenson. OR SALE-A good second Ruby furnace, Inguire of Miss lalawin, 639 Willow ave. JOR EXC F—City property for an 80- acre farm near the city, or for stock. John- gon & Van Patien, Everott block, Council Dlutrs, Ta, RANSFER LINE—Quick dellvery Detween Omana and Councll Bluffs, Household gos and freight moved safely and promptly orders_at Omaha offloe, 505 8o, Lith &t Bluffs 7 N Mawn. H. Beecroft, splendid mounted specimens rarebirds 2, 00055 M- fromm oty clime, Must bo soid at once, Singlo or in cases. . J. lrazee, first class taxidermist, Council Biufrs. REAL ESTATE -lought and gold and_ex- chani Special attention given to exame ination of titles, W, C. James, No. 10 Pearl st., Council Bluffs, JPOR SALE 7 avenue and James, 10 Pear: OR R “Rasy terms two new fiye-room ! houses, 16th ave, betweon Hign and_Third sta, Sell cheap if taken this week. Inquire owner. ey, 740 B, W {OR SALE—OId estabiiszed chandise business, stoc ete. Good room and low Dickey, 710 B. Way. OR RENT—Furnished or unfurnished Inrge ten-room house, bath room, gas, furnace, etc.. at 615 Willow ave. Enguire at premises,or G. i1. Stillman, Brown block. ottage, Oth st. Easy t . ral - 1res, Wagons, Address, J. ]( MILCH cows for salo on time to party LU “venting my dairy farm of 14) acres,within i milo of Council Bl Horace E: RESH milk cows for sale or trade for fat COWS. Swal tock yards, Upper Broad- way. Frank Swan. OR SALE—Or Trado—Piano No. 1. (new) organ, hiarness, sowing machine, horse and wagon. Address No. 523 Isroadway, room 1. _AN Y one wanting fine chance to manufac can secure buliding, power, etc., at a bargain by uddressing Main street MentMarket. CE—600 tons for sale. Lanzendorfor Strohbehn, Main street Meat Market RFAL Estate bought and sola, Noue bub bargains accepted. Houses' for sale on monthly payments- Warranty deed given. By C. B. Judd, 806 Broadway, Council Bluffs, OR RENT—Large double oflice over Frank Levin's cigar store, 02 Broadway. Inquire of Frank Levin, LADIES OMAHA AND COUNCIL BLUFFS ARE INVITED TO CALL AT 3 Mrs, G L. GILI.'ETT'S Hair fmporiom And see her fine line ot Hair Goods, FINEST HAIR ORNAMENTS in the city, Wigs, Beards, ete., for Rent orsale, Gluth and Coyle and Myers Grease Puints, Halr Dressing, Lite. 174 By No. 29 Main St,, Council Blufls Orders by mail receive promptattention. Electric Trusses, Blts, Chast Pro- tectors, Etc, Agents wanted. C. B. JUDD, Council Blufs Ia, SUMMER IS COMING ! KEEP COOL! What is Needed is a Good GAS STOVE FOR COOKING. _ ——A BPLENDID LINE OF—— GAS STOVES! Just received and on exhibition at tho gas com- pany's office. Uueauelled for _couvenience, Absolute safety, No odor, and above all, eco- nomical if properly used' Call and examine them whether you intend purchasing or not. NO. 28 PEARL ST. WE DON'T WANT THE EARTH OH, NO! But we do want the peoplo of Western Towa to know that the GREAT BARGAIN SHOE STORE NO. 100 MAIN 8T, Cor. First Avenue, carry the largest stock of BOOTS and SHOES in this ty. I'hat we always lead in popular pricss. That persons wanting relinble goods cun save money by trading with s, S. A, PIERCE. STOP! READ TH}S! A new Clothing Store hes been opened in Blut p| 4 Ev l‘.\(lllu“ st clasn. Come and ba Vositively one pr CHICAGD CLOTHING “HOUSE, T WEST BROADWAY E SHELMAN. MANAWA STABLES. OVERLAND & CREHAN Are thoroughly prepared to take care of horses and carriages of all visitors to the lake. Plenty of sheds and sialls, and apimals und carringes will ba sately cared for. Charges reasonable. Accommodating dh\‘\m.lgn o0y Band nigby and ‘hon youi drive to the Lake, don't forget "Uyhl) DAI).)" ¥ d, MASONIC. Insure in the U, 8. Masonic Berevolent Association of Council Bluffs, la., thd youngest, largest, cheapest and best plas of Masoule Insurance in the world, that confiues its membership to its lntornlty.