Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 15, 1889, Page 2

FOG HORN JACK'S GROUNDER It Probably S8aved Omaha From Another Defeat. STANDING OF THE BALL CLUBS. Bt. Panl and Denver Play a One- Bidea Game—The National and American Leagues—Sport ing Notos. Standing of the Clubs, Following is the standing of the Western association clubs up to and including yes- terday's gameos: Played. Won, Lost. Per Ct. St Paul. 20 7 Omaha.. .. Sioux City... Minneapolis Des Moines. Denver..... Bt. Joseph Milwaukeo. Omana 5, Minneapolis 2. Mixxearornts, Minn., June 14.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.]—The Millers hit Nichols for ten bases to-day, and the striped Nebraskans pounded Keogan for the same number of sacks, but won the game by a large majority, owing to a combination of crrcum- stances, The first of these circumstances was Dugdale’s allowing Cleveland to score m the first inning by throwing the ball several fect over Hengle's head in an at- tempt to cateh Crooks at second. The second ‘was the fact that the Omaha men managed to bunch most of their hits in the fifth and soventh inniogs. The third was Turner's ©ostly error, and the fourth was the run that ‘Force gave the visitors in the seventh. Tur- ner’s error was made in the fifth, when, with two men out and two on bases, Crooks sent & grounder between Minehan and Turner. Turner got in front of it, but it got through him, allowing Cooney and Cleveland to touch tho rubber, while perfect play would have made ‘*Fog-horn Jack third man out and retired the side without a runm In the seventh Coonoy was first 0 bat and sent a fly to Hengle, who assimi- Iated it very comfortably. Cleveland ot a it to left, and Strauss sent a hot one in the tracks of the first, carrying Cleveland to third, ond ho came home from there on Crooks’ single. Crooks’ work at second, and Willis' catch of Dugdale’s fiy, which he got abovo the ground after a long, hard run, +'were the features of the game. Score: | OMATA. T 1/Cooney, o. 0/Clevelah 2] arolaumncy . o= 1 e ] e ok ol moommsm— 12 e Rarnod runs—Omaha 2, Minncapdhis 2 its--Willis, Strauss. Three-hase hits—Mille on bails—1 it by piteher-Clevela truck out-By Koegan, 4, Nicliols, 5. WIld pitches-" Koogan. Left on bases-Minneapolis 6 Omahn 5. Flrst buso 0i errors—Omaha 3. liro 1:40. Uipire =Force. Tivo-haso Bases 8t. Paul 16, Denver 5. Sr. PAUL, Minn., June 14.—St. Paul and Denver played, to-day, the game scheduled for September 27. It was o one-sided affair after the first inning. Score: BT, PAUL. T, awos. 1b urphy, of.’ Carroll, 1. DENVER. [ i 0 Smith, 5. 0 Sileh, ‘o h. o 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 BY INNINGS. 230 100 SUMMARY. —St. Paulb, Denver 3. Two-base hits Hawi ‘TucKerman, Rowe and Dola —Hawes 3, Carrol 0, jomo runs—Werrick 2, Trodway. Bases Stoly y i, Sileh _and Kowe. B 13—Oft T f by & Straek ont—Hy ek by Kirby 2. Pnssed balis—Farmor. on bABossb. Pani 1 Tonver a First bass.on grrors—8t, Paul"d. "Timb—1 hour sad &' minutos. mpire—Cusick. OTHER BALL GAMES, The National Leagus, INDIANAPOLIS, June 14.—Result of to-day’s ame: ndianapolis, Pittsburg. . Base hits—Indianapolis 17, Pittsburg 13. Errors—Indianapolis 3, Pittsburg 3. Pitch- ers—Boyle and Whitney. Umpire—Lynch. CLEVELAND, June 14.—Result of to-day’s Cleveland......... 0 0 0 50 1-6 Chicago.. seess 020100 1—4 Game called on account of rain. Base hits—Cleveland 10, Chicago 7. Er- rors—Cleveland 5, Chicago 2. Pitchers - Gruber and Gumbert. Umpire—Fessenden. Result of to-days game: 010232302 1-9 ‘Washing! 00110000 0-2 Base_hits—Boston 15, Washington 7. Er- rors—Boston 4, Washington 5. Pitchers— Radbourn and Foreman. Umpire—Curry. New York, June 14.—Result of to-day’s me: ew York......2 0 2 3 0 5 0 0 2—-14 Philadelphia....0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1— 4 Base hits—New York 14, Philadelphia 7. Errors--New York 4, Philadelphia 8. Pitch- ers—Welch and Sanders. Umpire—Quiun, American Association. PHILADELPHIA, June 14.—Result of to-day’s ame : thietics....1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 3-8 00011010 0-5 St. Louis. BrookrYN, June 14.—Result of to-day's Erooklyn. eee3 3000110 17 Cincinnati , 21000010 0-4 Baurivore, June 14.—The Baltimore. Louisville gaine was postponed on accout of ram. * Amatour Games, Urysses, Neb, June 14.—[Special Tele- gram to Tnm Bee|—The game of ball played here to-day between the Ulysses nine and the Lincoln, Baton & Smith club, re- sulted in a score of 6 to 11 in favor of Ulys- ses. Batteries for Ulysses, Bishop and Gal- lagner; for Lincoln, Lucas snd Huff. An- other game will be played to-morrow, A Banqueting the Boys. On Monday nigat the Omaha base ball team will be banqueted by admiring friends atthe Barker hotel. Landlord Balch has made extensive arrangements for a big time, The spread will be on an eluborate Beale, and will be enjoyed by & large number of tha friends of the boys who have watehed with pleasure the good work the orgauiza- tion has been doing. e Parmalee at Cincinnati, At the American Shooting association's tournament now in progress at Cinclanati, & match will be shot Saturday afternoon by C. W. Budd of Des Moines, and Frank S, Parmalee of this city, on one side, and Al Bandle of Cincinnati, and I, W, McMurchy of Dayton, on the other. The mutch is for %200 a side, fifty live birds each, modified English rules. Grand lsland Races. GraxD IsLaxp, Neb, June 14.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—To-day closed one of the most successful meetings ever held in tho state. The Grand Island Trotting asso- clation has labored hard, and, while it has not made any money, the races have given eutire satisfaction. Every race has beea filled, snd as high as twelve horses have been en- tered in some races. The attendance on THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY. JUNE_15, 1889 Tuesday and Wodnesday was very light. The bicycle raco to-day and ‘“Yon Bet” wers tho drawing cards. The attendance from out of town was very light, owing to the inability 10 got reducod rates on the railroads. The scoro i the free-for-all pacing, purse $350, was as follow: Little Willie Tom.., Silver Tail. Time—2:801¢, 2:37% Gypsie Quoen won_the down, Purso §50. Socore: Gypeie Queon., Logan B.. Sira Lasalle. Black Crook Billie Brace Prince McMahon. Time—2:36, 3 Bismarck was the favorite in the 2:38 trot, but again the field was winner, Captain having no trouble to win in three straight heats. Purse 8350, Seore: Captain . Tirme--3:26, 3:41, 3:40, Tho track was heavy and very rough, and the bicyclists had to take the outside of the track. heso aro the last races that will be run over the present track. The new grounds will be as good as anyin the state, and the track the fastost. The Pomploers. The Pompier Life Saving crew of the Chi- cago fire department.gave an exhibition on M. E. Smith’s four-story building, at the corner of Kleventh and Douglas streets, last cvening. The building was laddered with five pieces in one and one-half minutes. About ono thousand people witnessed the performance. PRIU = ST Will you suffer with dyspepsia and liver complaint? Shiloh’s Vitalizer is guaranteed to cure you. At WHAT A LEMON PARTY IS, Latest Fad in Washingten—Squeez— mmgs That Lead to Other Squeezings. It seems as if the poor little lemon had arrived at the height of its useful- ness when made to do duty, with the adjunct of 10 cents worth of citric acid, for a barrel of lemonade; but now the “Progressive Lemon Party” is brought to the front, and here it plays a part un- assisted by any chemical compounds of itself, says the Philadelphia Record. A prominent Washington lady 1ssued invitations last week which read: . JONES, At home, Tuesday, 7 P. M. Please bring o lemon. one of these mysterious summonses was consumed by curiosity. It reminded one of the incident of a southern sena- tor who received & card with the caba- listic lotters signifying that the owner had ‘‘called in person.” Not under- standing the card etiquette of Wash- ington he sent his card in return, with the letters **S. B. N.” in one corner. What could it mean? No one seemed to know, 8o the recipient determined to ascertain if possible. The next time he saw his friend he remarked: ‘‘Say, senator what do the letters ‘S. B. N.? mean on your cardy” ‘**Why, sent by a nigger, of course.” After greeting each guest the hostess asked her to” “take her lemon to the dining-room and register.” The din- ing-room was a blaze of golden light from tiny fairy lamps with vellow by a flat cen and Catharine Mermet roses. side table sat a lady and gentleman, who, all were informed, composed the *Squeezing Committee.” This com- mittee took the name on a register, and tied a ribbon, marked in such a way as to be distinguishable on each lemon. After the arrival of all the guests and the marking of all the lemons, they were invited to again assemble in the dining-room while the “Sq’ucczing committee counted the seeds.” Iach lemon. was cut in balf, the seeds ex- tracted, and, after being counted and duly accredited to the owner on the register, they were placed in a beauti- ful transparent glass bowl. The lemon was taken by the “‘Squeez- ing committee” and ‘“‘squoze” 1nto an immense punch-bowl. The guests were then invited to a repast of strictly lem- on-made edibles—lemon ice, lemon ice croam, lemon cake, lemon jelly, sar- dines and lemon, lemon cream pie, and every conceivable sort of lomon-fluvored food. Placed beside each plate was a bunch of yellow roses tied with a satin bow of the same shade. Afler partaking of this unique repast the glass bowl containing the seeds wnu(!ilncod on the table, and a prize of- fered to her who should guess the num- ber of seeds therein, and a ‘‘booby rize” to him who should hazard the ess accurate guess. After numerous efforts, both fair and foul, had been re- sorted to, and each ‘‘guess” had been duly registered, the seeds were counted and the prizes awarded. The winner of the grand prize, coming within three of the correct number, received an ex- quisite lemon-colored lemonade bowl, while the *‘booby” was made happy with a wooden lemonade squeezer. A rize was then awarded to her whose emon contained the most geeds, and another to her who had the fowest. Meanwhile skillful hands had pre- pared a punch in the large bowl, into which the lemons were squeezed. A Cushman’s Menthol Innaler, cures catarrh, headache, neuralgis, asthma, hay Fever. Trial free at your druggist. 1’rice 50 cents. -~ Pugilism and Insanity. The Neurological society lately held a seance in New York in which several pugilists w exhibited to establish marked similarity between their ears and those of the incurably insane, says a writer in the Cosmopolitan tis a well-known fact among physicians that a swollen prominence of the upper part of the ear occurs often in crazy people, and is an invariable indication of hope- less lunacy. Among prize tighters the samo peculiar mark is scen, resulting from frequent pummeling of the head. The awelqletl ear of a fighter is prized by him as a distinction second ounly to a broken nose, and in time becomes an established trade mark; but the indi- viduals who came forward to illustrate “haxmatomia’ or tumorous ears were sowewhat chargined to find that thewr professional sign also belongs to the worst cases of the mad house. Investi- gation might lead to the discovery of a more intimate kinship between the two classes of people who bear the brand of swelled ears. — -— Peurs’ is the purest \d best soap ever made. —~———— Three of a Kind. Baixsminee, Go., Juue 14.—Alexander Hendersoa (colored) was hanged here, 80 day, for the murder of Awos Jackson wud, his daughter also colored, THOMASVILLE, Ga., June 14.- ‘Will D\ bel (colored) was hauged here, to-day, for the gmruur of a negro named Long, last Decem- er Lesuuko, Ga., June 14.—John Pickett, & negro, aged nineteen, was hanged here to, day, for the murder of an old uegro and bi- earl y this year. R Pears’ soap is the most elegant toile adjunct, lengthy session, yestorday afternoon, A PLEA FOR PARKS IN OMAHA At Least Five Hundred Acres Needed for a Starter. COOL, SEQUESTERED @LADES. ‘With More of Green Grass and Droad Drives and Shady Trees Than Flow- ers, Frippery and Cheap Adornment, Cleveland's Report to the Commiasion. The board of park commissioners held a the prineipal subject of discussion being the steps that shail be taken yet this summer for the improvement of the parks already owned by the city with the funds now available. The following letter was received from Mr. H. W, 8. Cleveland, lundseape gardener, of Minneapolis: To the Board of Park Comumissioners of the City of Omaha—Gentlemen: In at- tempting to prepare a roport upon a a systom of parks ndapted to the wants of your city, after the cursory inspoction I was able to make under your guidance in the two days [ spent there, it will be obvious to you that I must confine myself to a statement of gen- eral principles, without committing myself definitely in regard to special localities or 8120 of areas, hoping only that I may aid you in determining those questions by sugges-— tions, which your knowledgo of local ne s1ties and resources will enable you to apply. The amount of land required for parks 18, of course, a matter of primary and vital in- torest, and can only be determined by rofer- ence to the lessons of espericnce elsowhere, coupled with an estimate of the probable future extent and population of the city, and a judicious application of these data to the topographical features and climatic condi- tions of the case in hand. The foliowing table shows the park areas, and the vroportions of population per acre to those areas, in some of the principal cities of the United ‘States aud Europe: Popula- tion per Areaof acre of parks. parks. 200 Brussels . 330,000 , 380 1In compat these areas you can not fail to bo struck by the vastly greater propor- tionate area of parks in European cities as compared with our own country, and tho inference is natural that their longer ex- perience has impressed upon them the ne- cessity of such provision tor the health and comfort of the inhabitants. It is obvious, however, that the circumstances of the sit- in every case exert an important, and these may differ so ,widely that the experience of one city may afford no criterion for another. Many of the old Buropean cities were formerly, as some are still, enclosed in walls within which economy of space demanded very narrow streots. Modern military science has rendered the walls useless, and sanitary science has de- veloped the necessity of relief from the ma- laria incident to such lack of ventilation as was a consequence of such confinement. The broad avenues which are customary In most of our western cities relieve us of the need of such {requent breathing places as_aro found necessary in the more closely builv cities, and if vhe site is upon the shore of a great lake or river, that fact alone insures forall time a sufficient ventilation for the quarters immediately adjacant. Of the American cities in the above list, if we take the six which have more than two hundred thousand inhabitants and strike an average of the proportions of park area to opulation, we find it to give one acre of vark to every 258 inhabitants, Providence, with only 128,000 inhabitants, has only ono acre for every 1,000 of her population. But Providence enjoys the peculiar topographi- cal advantage of being divided by a broad arm of the sea, which enters the city on the southern side, so that the prevailing winds Gurig tho ot season are temperod and pu- rified by sweeping over tho salt water into the city. Nevertheless, no city in the east- ern states is making more earnest efforts to enlarge its area of park lands than Provi- dence, and Iam not aware of a single in- stance of a complaint from any city of hav- ing too much park land. On the contrary, inevery case within my experience, thoy have proved so advantageous, not only to tho health and beauty, but to the pecuniary in- terests of the cities which have adopted a judicions system of park improvements, that the opposition which at firstis sure to be awakened, is équally sure to be effectually silenced by the result, The most strenuous opponents to Central park, in New York, in its early stages, were capitalists, who declared its creation would banlkrapt the city. In reality it was only the increased revenue resulting from the crea- tion of Central park that saved the city from bankruptey, at the time of the collipse of the ‘Tweed ring. The whole cost of Central park for the first twenty-five years of its exstence, including first cost of land, con- struction and maintenanee of the park, and interest on bonds was, in round numbers, $44,000,000. The receipts from taxes in wards adjacent to the park ¢uring that same period were $110,000,000. The average -rate of increase in taxable values elsewhere would have given but 850,000, for these waads, which leaves §50,000,000 to be cred- ited to the park. If from this we deduct the whole cost of the park, there remains a clear protiv of $16,000,000, besides which the city owns the park clear of debt, which is now worth not less than $200,000,000, and it would it be idle to attempt to estimate the cidental revenue accruing annually to the city from the uncounted wmiliions of visitors to those beautiful scenes, which it seems to me but yesterday were an “abomination of desolation” whose dreary precincts it was hardly safe for a respectable citizen to pen- ctrate. Tne experience of New York is but the type of that of every city that has fol- lowed her example, as might be eusily dem- onstrated by the park histories of every prominent city, and the lesson taught by it is that true economy is best subserved by a liberal appropriation of land while 1t can be had at low rates, and by that I mean, com- pared to what the rates will be when the need of the park becomes pressing—not with what it was when it was only wanted for a cow pasture. In the effort to profit by the experience of other cities in determining the proportionate area of parks to population we must not overlook the fact that with the growth of the city the prossure of necessity gaius in an increasing ratio. With free access to open fields gnd woods within & mile or two, we think of parks only as luxuries, but when the distance is so in- creased that a day must be devoted to the journey in order to secure the boon of green fields and fresh air, the sense of confinement becomes stifling and we which prevented us from foreseeing and providing for tho ¢ in waat. When De Witt Clinton was governor of New York in 180), he tried to secure the reservation of a tract of 500 acres for a park for the future city. The tract selected for the purpose could then bave been bought for $1,000,000, but 1t was 8o remote from the city and the sum seemed 80 enormous that the scheme was thought oo visionary to merit sorious attention, The center of that tract 1s not far from where the Fifth Avenue hotel now stands, It would require a good arithmetician to estimate how maay millions the area would be worth to-day. And yet the opposition to Ceatral park was scarcely less strenuous, and the same appeals wero ured against 1t that are everywhero relied up w win the favor of the multitudes who have only time and opportunity o look superficially at the subject. 4 ng as the least proportionate avea necessary 1o future demands, that an wcre should bo allotted to every 250 inhabitants, or four acres for every thousand, you per- ceive that 400 acres are required for & popu- lation of 100,000, and 2,000 acres f. ), 000, Omaha already contaius more than 100,000, and at present is io no pressing need of a 400 acre park. It wonld be & luxury now, the want of which is noy seriously felt bocause tne woods and felds lie all around within easy access. 13ut it will be an urgent necos- sity when the population bas cometo be half o million, and unless that necessity is pro vided for to-day, its rolief wiil than bo im- possibie except at such & distance as will in mourn the folly A great moasare dofeat the object. Your city is yot in its infancy. Its situation is such that it must of nocessity become a cen- tral point of distribution and sapply for the vast regions whase rosources of wealth are almost beyond eoncoption, and the develop. ment of which is bardly begun. In view of these rosources, and watching as you do the steady tramnof the armies which year after year " are. .marching through your stroets to their ponquest, do you still lack faith m the futare of your city?! Or do you shrink s from _ proving our faith by yvour _ worl You have scen by the «dnts I nave cited how other oities have suffered from delay. Can you hope to cscape the same penalties if you fail to take warning from their experience! May I bo pardoned the use of a fable in illustrationf. s In the early and legendary history of Rome itis related that a sybu appoared to the omperor and offered him a volame of oracles, i which was recorded the future wants and possibilities of the infant city. She de mandod for it.n prics that scemed &0 ex- orbitant that the offer was declined, and she disappeared. Time rolled on, and a con- viction of the coming grandeur of the eity was dawning upon the mind of the emperor, when the sybil again appeared and once more offered him the rejected volume. A leaf had been torn from it on every day since her first appearance, but sho still demanded the same price asthen. Again it was de clined, and again she ently departed. A third time she appoared, when the city's magnificence was an ussured fact, and, with an awakened percoption of the value of what was lost, the emporor purchased the muti- lated remnant at the original cost, and learned from the pages that remained the inestimable value of what he had failed to sccure. ‘The sybil is immortal. She is making to you to-day the same offer she made two thousand years ago to Rome. No flaming advertisements proclaim the value of her wares, and no seductive arguments are used to indiice their purchase. Silently she dis- plays them to us, and silently she turus away, and it is not till she tears the leaf from the rejected record that we awake to the fact that another opportunity is forever lost, No city ever secured the whole volume, but the longer the purchase is delayed the m(;lr!u exorbitant {8 the price that must be aid, 1deem it & matter of primary importance to secure pleasant and easily accessible re- sorts for pedestrians, The wants of the very large class, who rarely ride except in public conveyances, and who can not afford the time, excent upon an occasional holiday, to visit the large parks, which are necessarily distant, have even a stronger claim to atten- tion than those of the wealthy. Two methods present themselyes by which o change from the monotony of the streets may be secured. 1. By the appropriation at occasional inter- vals of one or more blocks to be reserved as small parks. ©2. By the construction of broad ornamental avenues, known as boulevards or parkways, of such width throughout their whole extent as to admit of a broad space of ornamental ground in the center or at tne sides. The system of small parks is on many oc- casions ~ exceedingly desirable, and I would not only urge the reservation and improve- ment of such arcas at such points as to be eusily accessible to those whe most need them, but I would insist upon. tho similar improvement of the little vacant spaces which are liable te become offensive as dust holes and. receptacles of rubbish. I would follow the example of Paris, as de- scribed by a very charming writer, whose words I am glad ta quote: “In Paris public, gardening Is not confined to parlks in one end of the town, and absent from the places where it is most wanted. 1t follows the streer builders with trees, it turns little squares into gardens, unsurpassed for good taste and beauty, It drops down graceful fountains. here and there, and mar- gins them with, flowers; it presents to the eye of the poorpst, workman every charm of vegetation, and_brings him pure air, and aims directly aud eeffctively at the recrea- tion and benefiyof the people.” But these littlo ' parks are comparatively local 1 character, and but httle frequented except by those to whom their quict seclusion is their chief attraction. A moment's peflection will show the supe- riority of the Lroad parkway, with a taste- ful arrangement of. trees and shrabbery at its sides and in the center, for the reason that 1t providés for:the wants of a far greater number of people, to whom it is easily accessible from adjacent quarters on cither side, for its whole length; thav it necessarily becomes a thoroughfare in which the zest of constant active life, with all its attractive display of dress and eauipage is combined with the graceful forms and re- freshing verdure of natural beauty; that property on its sides speedily ac- uircs very great value, whether for resi- genue! or the sides of public buildiugs, hotels or magnificent shops, whilo no display of wealth in any other form contributes equally to impress strangers with the idea of civic grandeur as such liberal provision for the health, comfort and gratification of resi- dents and visitors alike- It is, of course, im- possible to secure such avenues as 1 have suggested (which ought not to be less than two hundred feet in width) in the already thickly peopled portion of the city. Itis for you to determine whether it can be done in any portion of the present outskirts, which in a few years will became crystalized beyond redemption in the forms now given to thewm. If such opportunity can be secured, I would urge its adoption for the reasous I have given. If not it is surely of vital importance to secure while you may, such vacant areas in different localitics as are available for small parks; and, in this connection, allow me to correct a prevailing impression in regard to park sites, which is that they must be intrinsically at- tractive, and picturesque or beautiful in their natural character. However desirable such featurcs may be, tnere are other in portant considerations which few people think of, The same features which com- mend them for parks make them desirablo for residences, and they can rarely be had except at very great cost. On the other hand, there are almost always areas which, from some uatural cause, are objectionable, as being low and swampy, or besot with outcropping ledges which render them undesirablo residenco quarters for want of drainage or grading, the cost of which cannot be incurred by individuals. Such sections are lisble to become offensive and unhealshy quarters, but for the very rea- son that they are undesirable, they may often be secured at a low rate, und then by tasteful improvement as parks the whole ad- jacent territory is rendered attractive and property acquires such increased taxable value that the investment proves a far more lucrative one for the city than the purchase of more desirable and therefore more costly areas. 1 come finally to the question of large parks, which, for obvious reasons, must be at considerable distance from the centrai, business distriots of the city. The need of such parks whonever the city attains such proportions as in vour ¢case may be reason- ably expucted, has been so often proved and 80 ably set forth' in voluminous literature that it is needless for me to enlarge upon it, It would seem from the tovographical character of your 'situation that the most convenient and cosnomical system that could be adopted would be to secure such areas in the northern and southern sections of the city, in the form of $mall parks for pedes- trians, us may, provide for the wants of the futurt ¢ population, and & Jarge park 'on. the west at the most central point!'that is available. Of course it is desirabld that the great central park should e no, farther from the most densely |:u|m|nlu\f stotions of the city than is absolutely ncu.,;sa§y, but the common no- tion that it is desfrable to have it in close prox- imity to the busiuess sections is, in my opinion, u mistaktin pne. he bost illustra- tion of my weanitfg j3 afforded by the “*Comn mon’ in Boston, ‘Wifich is tho most truly central park witle auy American city pos- sesses. As long it was surrounded by residences it wus only regarded with favor, but siuce the streels on three sides of it huve Appropria norcial uses the effort has been 6o v y made to subd vide and approp uses than those for which, it was or intended, that nothing short of the clearest roof of the illégality of the weasure, saved it frow the desecration which threatened it. A park of sufilcient size to accomplish its essontial object, which is to furnish the re- lief bf seclusion from eity sights and sounds, wud the refreshment of rural scenes, must of necossity be at such distance from the busi- neas quarters that a couveyance, either pri. vato or pablie, is requirad to reach 1t, and that being the case the difierence of a wile or more is not essential. OQuly one of the Chicago parks s less thaun six miles from the Dbus] s portion of the city, and the only 200-foot boulevards Lhat are nearer, are those which connbect the city with S0 g1 Paric, aud they bogin ut & poiut *_ e m. &, fron thoe court house. 1sbould say that 50) acres would be the smallost area that would be required in one body to supply the future wants of your city, and if no more than that can be had in one body, an equal area will in time be wanted at somo othor pot. 1f you think me ex travagant, pleasoe recur {0 the areas which have eolsewhere beon found necessary and toll me why your needs should be less press- ng, Concerning tho details of arrangement it is needless at present to speak exvopt upon nsinglo point, the importance of which I have loarned by experience. Whenever the work of construction is bogun upon parks, a demand is sure to ariso for the introduction of artificial decorations, such as ‘ountains, bridges, statuos, vases and rustic work, all of which, when really artistic, may. in time, be appropriatoly intro- diced in their proper places. B3ut genuine artistic work is_very costly, and no cheap imitations should at any e be admitted; and moroover, in the early stages of co struction where the demands are imperative for such actual necessities as road making, drainage, treo planting, ete, it 18 sinply & porversion of the funds to use them for ch needless purposes. It will be time enough for their introduction, as well as for the liberal use of floral decora- tion, whon tho architectural surroundings of the parks are of such extent and charactor that no sense of incongruity will be excited by their presence. When that time comes the cost of procuring thom will be easily pro- vided, 2 1 have endeavored to convey such general information as I hoped would be of value. I shall be happy to answer, to the bost of my ability, any furthe to you, Very 1 H. W. 8 C B The letter was thoroughly discussed by the commissioners, Plans of Jefferson syugre were sent to Mr. Cleveland, to enable him to draw his designs for the improvement of the park, The chairman was instructed to request Mr. Cleveland to complote his plans for Jefferson and Hanscom at as early a date as possible, and to bring them to Omaha as 500n as ready. It was decided not to rent the platform in Hanscom park on July 4, but to reserve it for any public meeting that may be held on that date. The committee on improvements and sup- vlies was instructed to purchase fifty settecs for Hanscom park. e Dr. B. T. Coppedge, of Verona, Mo., says ho has sold a large quantity of Swifts' Spe- cific, and to a great many customers, and Kknows it to be most successtully used for maladies of the blood. —_———— EDWIN FORREST AND THE LION, Interesting kxperience in the Life of a Lion Tamer, Edwin Forrest, one of the most famous actors of the generation now p:\ssins away, had tho notion that he coul not be frightened, and one day he said as much in the presence of alion tamer named Driesbach. says the Philadelphia Press. This lion tamer, now dead, was then as famous in his line as Mr. Forrest wasin the theat- rical line. Mr. Driesbach invited Mr. Forrest to meet him one evening. The latter accepted the invitation,and at the house, after passing through a long, dark hallway, ho was asked by Mr. Driesbach into a dark room. Mean- while he had not thought his courage was being put to the test. Suddenly, however, he felt something touch his leg in the darkness and veaching down his hand touched what he thought was a cat’s back, which he gentiy stroked. A rasping growl greeted the wmotion, and he saw two fiery balls glaving at_ him. you afraid, Mr. Forrest?” the lion trainer, who was inwvisible in the darkness. Forrest replied: *‘Not a bit,” when the lion-tamer said some- thing, and the growl deepened and the back began to arch. Mr. Forrest held out for a few minutes, when he ex- claimed: *‘Now let me out, you scoun- drel, or I’ll break every bone in your body!” The “lion_king” kept him there, and he did not dare to move a finger, while the lion kept rubbing against his leg. Mr. Forrest finally gave in, and prom- ised Driesbach a complimentary supper if he would let him out. Driesbach also told of an adventure in Baltimore: ““We were playing a piece in which one of my tigers was suddenly to leap from above upon me, as if to kill me. After il would jump upon me we would roll all uwround on the floor, to all appearances engaged in mortal combat. The theatre in which we were playing had a large pit, and it was filled almost to suffocation that evening with boys and men. This time tho tiger jumped over my head and was flying for the pit, when I caught him by the tail and pulled him back. I needn’t tell you that standing-room was made mighty quick in the pit when they saw the animal coming. They rushed out pell-mell, yelling and sereaming for me to hold him.” But Driesbach held on to the tiger’s tail until the theatre was empty. A~ Advice to Mothers. Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup should always be used for children teeth- ing. Itsoothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pains, cures wind colic, and is the best rewmedy lor diarrhoea. 23¢ a bottle. ‘Why 8he Way Pleased. “It is easy for married couples to quarrel and bring themselyes to the point of a divorce,” said a well-known New Yorker yesterday, says the New York Sun. ‘*After I had been married three months I came sadly home one night to tell my wife that business would keep me away from her for the next twenty-four hours. She was very girlish, and by way of u reply she gave herself a little hug, withalittle wriggle of her body thrown in, and expressed her feelings in an exclamation of un- mistakable joy. Deeply pained, I said to her that I had never supposed she desired my absence enough to gurgle with joy at the mere proposal of it. Many & man would have gone off angry or darkly suspicious. Instead I ques- tioned her. ‘Why, you goose,’she said, ‘when you said you were going away one thing popped into my head to the evpulsion of everything else, That was: Now he’s going away and I can eat some raw onions with salt and vinegar. That was all. I have been dying for raw onions ever since our wedding.” —— Pure fruit juice for soda water or lemonade is Mihalovitsch’s Hungarian blackberry juice. - A Frenchman's Queer Will, French judges bave just decided a most extraordinary will case. A French- man of wealth named Travers had con- ceived an intense hatred for his coun- When he died five yearsago he his property to the poor of Lon- ufter these words: 1 have always been oppressed in my native land. "1 rible nation! Peovle of cowards and havearrived at the age of forty-five, and never have been my own master, Hor- blockheads! I should like to have mil- liards to give to the English, who are the born enemies of thisidiotic France. This is clear and to the point.” I relatives of M. Travers naturally dis- puted this will on the ground that the testator was not of sound mind, a ad that the will, being framed in hatred of I'rance, was contrary of *'public order,” and, kstly, that it could not he carried outin Englund, as there was no legal representutive of the poor. i3ut the court overruled all these objecticns, and the appeal subsequently made hus just been rejected. e In the sick room Platt’s Chlorides the odorless disinfectaut, is iudispousible. THE NEWS ABOUT NEBRASKA On the Trail of a Band of Deter- mined Horse Thieves. THE VICTIM OF A VICIOUS DOG. Fire at Kearney—Ttelease of the Man Who Suffered for His Brother— Lanad for a Hospital-A Loaded Pistol. Gorman Lodge of A. 0. U. W, Cruts, Nov., June 14.—[Special to T Bre.]—Deputy Grand Master 1. M. Wolf, of the A. O, U. W., installed a Gorman lodge of that order hero yesterday evening. The lodgge commenced with twonty-four charter members. A large delegation of the Ger- man lodgo of Lincoln assisted in the exc- cises. The following officers were electoc P. M., T, H. Miller: M. W., J. H. %, Theodore Haden; O., H. Schmeda; G., William Hollman; L W., John Biron; O. W., August Pfilfner; R.. W. Hanchoosky; Fin. Fred Stilke; treasurer, B. Eckorf: modical miner, Drs. ‘Conrad and Foss; trustees, H. Miller, C. Duras and_August Segelke* This is the sixth Gorman lodge of the order in the state, . Norfolk High School. NoReoLk, Nob., June 14.—[Spocial Tele- gram to Tuw Bre.|—The graduating exer- cises of the first class to graduate from the Norfolk high school wero held, to-night; at the Congrogational church. The class was composed of Lilian Gertcke, Edith Hays, Ida Butte, Ethel Reod and Frod Lovitt, who was chosen valedictorian of the class, diplomas were prosentod by John secrotary of the school board, after L. B. Bohahon, county superintendent, pr sentod each momber of the olass with & seo- ond grode certuflcate. Prof. C. E. Bessy, of the stato univereity, was present and gave an address. Hastings Has a Street Oar Row. Hasrings, Neb., June 14.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—The old spirit of rivalry existing between tho two streot car com- panies broke out afresh last night. Both companies have been building lines to Cole's vark, the new pleasure resort, established by R. Berlin and others of Omaha. The Citizens’ company put a force of men at worlk at dark last night, and this morning’s sun rose on soveral hundred feet of street railway on the street in front of the park. The Improvement company, which operates the rival line, claims to-day that they had no intention of occupying the coveted street. Fremont High School. Frexost, Neb,, June 14.—[Special to Tk Br, ] —The graduating exercises of the Fro- mont high school toak place lust evening at the Lovo opera houso. Tho class of '8) num- bered sixtcen membors, being the larges ever turned out by the Fremont high school. They are: Addio S. Kecton, Irank B Knowlton, Auna Howard, Eila Bothwell, Lucius % Crandell, Bossie Stovenson, James Dixon Avery, Mattie J. McVickel Lydia Klemm, Gustaq L. Cobb, Will O, Cl land, Berdena Frazeo, Henry J. Meyer, Cara rie B, Hodge, John H. Kuoell, and Vesta Gray. Trailing Horse Thieves. Nenrasko City, Neb., June 14.—[Tneoal Telegram to Tk Ber.|—Oficers, to-day, tracked a horse thief, with three animals, from Springfield to within several miles north of this city where the trall was lost. Last night a thief, with a horse stolen at Hamburg was tracked to a point below this city, and it is believed that an_ organizod vang is operat- ing along the river. No less than a dozen horses have been stolen in this vicimity in less than two months. The ofticers are out to-night looking for the thieves. The Kearney Cotton Mill. KEeARNEY, Neb,, June 14.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bek|—To-day a number of public-spirited citizens, acting in four com- mittees, were actively engaged in soliciting money with which to subsidiza the cotton mill. The promnent merchants and banking institutions contributed heavily and are doing their utmost to bring the subsidy to a focus. This evening the committees report the amount nearly raised. The question of having the large mill here is practically set- tled, Tt will bo located in the western part of the city. A Failure in Chadron. Craproy, Neb,, June 14.—|Special Tele- grom to Tue Bee]—C.J. Yates & Co., of this place, dry goods and ladios’ furnishing dealers, was closed by uttachment and chat- tel mortgage to-day. The chattel mortgage was held by the First National bank. Li bilities $15,000 to $20,000; assets §7,000 to $10,000. The failure was a surprise, as the firm had only been running four months, C. F. Yates, at this tune, is 83id to have ab- sconded this aftetnoon. Telograms have been sent by the sheriff to apprebend him. Injured in n Runaway. S1. PavL, Neb, June 14.—|Special Tele- gram to Tux BEe.]—About 6 p. m. yesterday John Sylvester and wife were driving toward tha railroad crossing at Cushing as the B. & M. train passed. Tho horses becamo fright- ened, broke loose from the wagon, and Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester were thrown violently to the ground. Both are injured, but it is not yet known how seriously. Mrs, Sylvester is the daughter of Amasa Pratt, of Cushing. Springficld Masonic Election, SerixarizLD, Nob., June 14.—[Special to Tie Bee|—At the regular meeting of Springfield Lodge, No. 113, A, F. & A. M, tho following officers were elocted for tre ensuing Masonic year: 1. Hoyt, W. M.; J. 1. Soxson. S, W.: J. L. Wallner, J.” W.} J. C.'Miller, secretary; I P, Swain, tren: urer. A Farmers' Meeting. Fresoxt, Neb,, June 14.—|Special to Tiz Bre.)—Yesterday wasa gala day for the farmers of the central and northwestern par, SICK HEADACHE Positively Curod by these Little Pills. Hearty Eating. 4 nc. fect remody £+ Lic ncas, Nausea, Drows Mouth Coated Tong Pain in the Side, TO! PID LIVER, &c. They regulate tao Bowel and prevent ‘Constipation and Piles, T smallest and easiest to take, Only oner!ll dose. 40 inavial. Purely Vegotable. Pri 25 cents. OARTER MEDIOINE 00, of Dodgo county, who hold a grand colebrs tion, under the auspices of Unity grange, No. 10, at Tves' grove. Thoro was a big turn-out of people, and the celebration was a success in every particular. Tho principal spoaker of the day was ex-Governor Butler, of this state. State Bible School. Hastivas, Neb, June 14.—[Spocial Tole- gram to Tne Bee. -1t is announced to-day that the annual bible school of the state Y. M. C. A, will bo hold at IHastings, com- mencing July 24 and ending July 81.° Over 800 detogatos from all parts of tho state wall be present. et i Mr. D. M, Gra of Coraville, Frank- lin parish, La., says: T think Swift's Spee cific is the best blood remody in the world, 1 have known it to make wonderful curos of persons with blood diseases, some cases which had been regarded as ncurable, - CoMn and Gravestone in Advanoe. Mme, Bernhardt has, it is believed, disposed of the coffin ' that she had bought against the time of her bumal, But the original Sarah has been eclipsed in the matter of anticipatory dealings with the undertakers, says the Pall Mall Gazette. In the burying ground attachéd to a cortain protty church, there isto be seen a curious object In the shape of a large, black tombstono, laid on an unoccupied grave. It is the proporty of an eccentric lady, who wishes all the aarangements for her funeral to be conducted striot accordance with her own views. To this end she has already sottled many preliminaries, including not ovly the purchase of the grave she is to rest in, but also of the stone which is to cover her, and here it lies alveady in position and only waiting the final inscription, At present only the initials of the proud owner are graven on the the foot. The lady in question is still in the prime of life and in redundant health, VAN BEUREN, frrimn S Jpiicy DEBTS OF LORD BEACONSFIELD How He Was Aided in His Political Aspirations by Mrs. Wyndham Lew| Lord Beaconsfield was a poor man all his life, says a writer in Frank Leslie’s Magazine, for the reason that, until shortly beforo his death, he had never paid off his early liabilities. The for- tune left him by Mr. Brydges Williams cleared them off, and he paid ever Feuny he owed. Lady Beaconstield’s lortune was hers only for her life, and she was not able to leave him anything of importance: but in the early part of his married life she assisted fl‘lll with his election expenses, und, oxcept for his marringe, the probability is he could never have stemmed the tide of money difficulties which always hamp- ered him, + Inthe first days of their triendship Lady Beacoustield must have helpe& him'largely, for a circumstantial story was told by the conservative agent at Maidstone, for which place Lord Bea- consficld sat—that at his first election, when things looked bad for the conser- vative candidate, and the liberals wore spending their money freely, Mr. Dis- raeli came into the garden behind the Star hotel, the conscrvative headquar- ters, and throwing himself down on the' grass, declared that he should be beaten, and that if so, his career was over, and he was ruined. Mrs. Wynd- ham Lewis, who was sitting there, at. cheer him and- raise his but finding that course unsuc- cessful, she took the conservative agent aside and, giving him a large sum of mouey, sui pend that, and more if you want it—all that is necessary, but Mr. Disraeli must be returned.”” Mr. Disraeli was returned by a large major* ity, and, if the truth were known, no doubt Mrs. Wyndam Lewis paid still more highly for the privilege of getting him in. Ta.\'\; Qs Sassapaila NS Qo DAt Vitaty and Vigor aro quickly given ¢ every part of the body by Hood's Sarsapaeill That tired feeling s entirely overcome, th blood 13 puriffed, enriched and vitalized, t] stomach 1% toned and strengthened, the appet{t restored the kidneys and liver invigorated, th brain refreshed, the whole system built up, ‘Try Hood's Sarsapariila now. Hood's Sarsaparilia 15£0ld by druggists Prepared by C. 1. 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