Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 26, 1889, Page 5

EHA LR S8<SRRnG 4 £E3srE2.282300 DURT OF SHOULDER STRAPS Bita ' With Dignity In Judgment on Oolonel Fletoher. HE GRAVITY OF THE COMPLAINT pecifioations Under the Charges— Enter of a Plea of Not Guilty By tho Military Defend- ent, Etc, Ete The Court Martial. Thursday at 100'ciock a. m., at Fort Omaba, be court-martial avpointed to determine hether Colonel C. A. Fletoner had trans rensed the regulations of the army, mot in ho trec embowered school-room at the fort. The assemblage was one to be respectod. Arranged about a long table, in the order bt their rank, in full-dress uniforins, with igulottes looped over their breasts and tho neignin of their rank emblazoned in the nots upon their shoulders, with Captain harios Porter, of the Eighth intantry, pro- siding a8 juage advooate, were Colonsl August V. Kautz, hth infantry: Colonel Matthew M, Blunt, Sixteonth infantry; Col- onel Honry . Miznor, Seventeenth infantry ; Colonel Joseph G. Tiiford, Ninth cavalry: eutenant Colonel Robert H. Offiev, Sov toenth infantry; Lieutenant Colonel 'John S. Poland, Twanty-first infantry; Licutenant Cotenol Alfred T. Smith, Eighth infantry Licutenant Colonel Charles M. Torrill, pay department; Major Dallas Bache, medical dopartinent; Mafor John W. Barriger, sub- sistence department; Major Albert Hartsuff, medical department; Major James ' Rand: lott, Ninth cavalry; Major Adna R. Chaffee, Ninth cavalry. Tho agensed, Colonel Flotcher, sat_at the wight of the judpe advocate genoral, together with hiscounsel. After tho members of the court had taken their seats thore was a most impressive stiliness for & fow minutes, broken only by the tread of the sentinel at the entrance. Colonel. Fletcher lost himself in the docu- ments of acousation before him, the mem- bors of the courtgazed pensively out of the windows, the reporters bent over their tablets and the orderlics looked longingly toward theit company headquarters, where their comrades wero lounging. Finnlly, Captain Porter arose and called the court' to order, The roster of the court was called and all members were found yresont, The judge advocato then asked tho ac- cused if he objected to any member of the court-martial, and Coloncl Fletcher answer- ing “*No,” the oath was duly administored to the court, The judge advucato then read the charges agninst Colonel Fleteher, which, in brief, are as follows: FIRST CITARGE, Conduct unbecoming a soldier and & gen- tleman, Specification 1. In publicly charging his wife with undue itimacy with Dr. Hender- #0n, asaistant post surgeon, while hie was at- tending the family professionally. Specification 2. In publicly charging his wife with committing adultery with Captain C. A. Dempsey. Specification 3. In lying by denying the charge to Captain Dempsey. Spacilication 4 In porjury by astorting before God that he had not circulated theso reports. Specification 5. That he called tozether the officors of his regiment and acknowledged that ho had Hled. BECOND CHARGE. That Colonel Fletcher, while commandant of the post, ran away from Surgeon Hender- son_through the back door of his domicile, thereby exposing himself to the ridicule of the ofticers and men of tho regiment. Spevification L. That while commandant of the post he allowed himself to be knocked down by Surgeon Honderson and did not exercise the diguity or his office by placing the suid Henderson under arrest. After tho readng of these chargos, Col. Fietcher was calied upon to plead, and in an emphatic tone answered *‘not zuilty’’ to each charge and speocification. The judge adyocate then read a telegram he had recewved from Mrs. Col. Macrarland, 1n which the lady said that, owing to tho il noss of her son, she would be detained in Philadelphia until Friday and could not Tench here until Sunday. He, therofore, lulmd an adjournment until Monday morn- ng. One of the officers from abroad suggosted that when the adjournment was taken it should bo to meet in tho city, the court not relishing a ride of ten miles a day. In answer to this ono of the ofticers of tho Becond infantry, in behalf of all_the officers of the fort, invited tho members of the court from abroad to accept the hospitality of the ofticers of the postduring thoirsojourn, and this was sccepted. The court then adjourned until Monday morning. Army Notes. The leave of abence granted Capéain Wil- liam H. Clapp, Sixteenth infantry, has been extended fourteen days. Captan_Willlsm V. Richards, Sixteenth fantry, Fort Douglas, has been ordered to Teport at department headquarters. Ligutenant John F. McBlain, Ninth cav- aly, Fort Niobrara, has been ordered to re- port to Major Guy'V. Henry at the Bellevue riflo range for duty as range officer. The following oficers have been ordored 0 assemble at Fort Douglas, Utsh, Friday, Auust 9, 0 8it a8 o general court’ martial: Lieutenant Colonel W illiam H. Penrose, Six- téenth infantry; Mujor John B. Parke, Six- teonth infantry; Captain David H. Kinzle, Fifth artillery; Captain Clayton Hale, Six- teenth infantiy; Captan Stephen P. Jocelyn, Twenty-first infantry; Captain_William V. Richards, Sixteenth infantry; Captain The- opilus W. Morrison, Sixieenth infantry; Captain Guy L. Edie, ussistant-surgeon. U. 8. A.; First Lieutenant Samuel E. Allen, Fifth' ertillery; Firsu Lieutenant Eiias Chaniler, Sixteenth infuntry; First Lieu- tenant Walter W. Wright, Sixteenth - fantry; Secoud Lisutenant William ¥, Han- oock, Fifth artillery; Seoond Lieutevant Henry D. Styer, ‘wenty-first infantry; First Lieutenant ren C, Allen, Sixteenth infantry, judge advocate, ———— Sleepless nights made miserable by that texrrible cough. Shiloh’s Cure is the remedy for you. For sale by Good mwan Drug Co, FIRST DAY'S S8HOOT, The Department Rifie Contest at Bellevue Yesterday, Yesterday, the first of the day's prolimi- nary practico in tho riflo contest of the De- partment of the Platte, was ushered in with ® genial temperature, but with lowering clouds, The ground was moist, the atmos- phero somewhat hazy, but these peculiaritios in no way Qiscouraged the competitors. 1t may be said that in no competition since the practice was introduced 1into this dopartment has there been more gen- erous rivalry than was noticed yes- terday in the shoot. Every marksman atchos bis noighbor aud carefully notos the scores especially of those who stand be- tweon him and the prize. Atno previous competition, eithor, has thore been so wueh determination displayed tr uttain to howorable distinetion. S0 no- ticeable has been this foature that it is gen- erally felt that, if theshowing of the com- Positors be not greater than that of former Years, it will be because of circumstances ‘which can not be divined and which can not be‘ulvumnu. i ‘The competitors have come prepared to shoot i all kinds of westher, Some of them have made their best shots under almost tor- Tid suns, while others have pierced the bull's .g'e under torrents of autumual rein. Should the eloments prove unpropitious, the coutest ‘will be continued uninterrupted, because one of the governing ldeas of the originstars of the idea is to accustom the soldiers to shoot der all the eccentricitios of the elemeuts, ocause of atmospheric dificulties, however, the shoot of yesterday was not as agreeable i% might have been. 1t was characterized, wever, by a closencss never belore n ticed. Sergeant Diekz, bowever, who won the first medal in the competition of last or. falls o spooar. e Fx th infantry s, three of i members haviug scores ex- eooding all the others. o Sowe, however, of the best shots will ap- later, among whom aro Licutenant lu, Seveuth infantry; Lieutenant uck, Blxtesuth lufautry, sud Lioutensat Muir, Seventeonth infantry. It is more than probable that some of these gentlomen will win places upon the department taan. The scores mads yesterday by the twelve leading marksmen is as follows : Albert Saladin, sefgt., Co. G, 8th infy. .. Charles Blweli, sergt., C, 3 Infy , Constantine MoCaffery, sergt A, 7 John Carrie, private band, 17 han, sergt E, 16th infy Charles W. Simeon, sergt D, 17th inf; J. S. Chenowith, private, K. 21st inty ait, corpl, G, 7th infy... tehor, 18t lieut., G, Sth inf} Palmer, 21 heut., ( William Morgan, sergt.. D, Sth infy 163 James A. Ogle, sorgt., K, 10th infy 163 The riflo range with the attraction of the practice now being carried o, is a delightful place 1o spend a day, and a number of Indies and gentlemen avail themselves of the opvortunity to spend a day in the viemity, They drive down over the Hellevue road or o by the B, & M. trains which lcave maha at 9:95 8. m. and 8 turn teip may be made at 7:25 . m., 9:3 m, and 6:30 p. m, The programme for to Morning, skirmish firings: afternoon, known distance firings. 200 and 900 yards. To-morrow’s programme is as follows: Morning, skirmish firugs: afternoon, known distance firings, 200 and 500 yards, WANT IOWA WAY TRAINS, 116 107 168 164 165 165 165 164 164 163 ay is as follows Some of the Advantages to bs Derfved From Eastern Roads. 8. P. Morse was at Kansas City Wednosday consulting Van Brunt & Howe, the archi- tects of his proposed new store. Ho says their plans, whicl are now complete, repre- sont a very fine structure, Ground will be broken at once, contracts lel without fur- ther deluy, and the work of construction pushed as rapidly as possible. Mr, Frank N. Howe, junior member of the firm, ‘came upjwith Mr. Morse, and will com- plete such preliminary arrangements ns are o be made here. Van Brunt & Howe drew the plans for the proposed uuion dopot, and Mr. Howe de- claros that if the two railrond companies in- terested mean business and ercet the edifice as outlined, it will cost them an im- mense amount of money, but it will be one of the finest structures of the kind on this continent. As an illustration, he men- tioned two_depots in Boston, those of the Boston & Providence and the Boston & Al- bany roads, which are considered the finest in the east and says this one,when completed, will greatly surpass in Its arrangement, finish, beauty and convenience either of these, He also states that the present old shed Is exactly what thoy want, and will be so re- modeled as to be_an ornament. Mr. Howe is of the opinion that the Union Pacific and Buriingtor companies are sincere and will erect the depot of the city votes them what thoy usk, $100,000, ~ with which to put up 'a visduct. According 10 his description, no finer building for the pur- poses for whicn it is intended, costing from $700,000 to $1,000,000, can be planned, and thero is no question about the showing it will make. Mr. Morse added that he was very strongly in favor of voting the bonds if tho owa roads would run their trains into tho depot. ““What we want is the trade in Iowa that would come hero if it had a chahce, and the only way to get it is through local trains which tho rouds over there would give us it they could run trains across the river, *“The only reason why Omahs is not a bet- ter ana larger town than § s City is be- causo tho latter has forty. way trains every twenty-four hours running in and out from a distance of 100 miles in every direc- tion, whilo we have two. Give us an ad- vantage of that kind and in five years we will lay Kansas City away in the shade. Tr WON'T BAKE BrEAD.—In other words, Hood’s sarsaparilla won’t do im- possibilities. Its proprietors toll plainly what it has done, submit proofs {rom sources of unquestioned reliability, and ask you franklyif you are suffering from any disoase or aflection caused or ! promoted by impure_blood or low state of the system, to try Hood’s sarsaparilli. The experience of others is sutficient assurance that you will not be disap- pointed in the result CARELESS WORK. Where it May be Noted in Various Parts of the City, The motor track running scross the north side of Howard on Eleventh stauds nearly a foot above the gutter, while further north the rails of one track liea couple of incios above the pavement. A similar piece of patch-work is to be found in the track of the streot railway compuny laid on Sixteenth street north of Parnam. Tn several other parts of the city, the lay- ing of tracks across paved gutters has beon done in such o bungling manner that pools of water are continually to be found in them. Theso facts led a gentleman who has long protested against this carelossness to ask why the board of public works does not see that these improvements are properly mude, The crossing at Jackson and Howar street, however, is supposed to be but a tewm- porary one. There, it Is understood, the paving on the west side of the street will bo torn up, the old gutter running cast obliter- ated and another maae to divert the water south on Eleventh strect, down the hill under the viaduct. Cushman’s Menthol lunaler, cures catarrh, headache, neuralgia, asthma, hay Fever. Trial free at your druggist. Price 50 cents. FRAUDULENT ASSIGNMENT, 1t 1s Repudiated n the District Court by Judge Doan The case of Allen Bros. agaiust Wm. S. Askwith, decided by Judgo Doane, last Sat- urday, 18 attractingas much attention almost as though a million dollars were involved. ‘Thoso interested have been given a wrong opinion of the result, and are very anxious about it. In February, 1887, Askwith and Gottlien MWalthors entored it a grocery partacrship. Six months later they dissolved, and Wal- thers retired. Subsequently, Askwith failed, and settled with his creditors at sixty ceuts on the dollar. Six months thereafter tie com- menced business again by openiog a grocery on Seunders street, By paying cash for a time for his purchases ho soon succeeded in re-astablishing anothor line of credit among local morchants, To those who trusted him, Askwita represonted that ho owned a big farm near Madison, had goods worth $1,600, gilt-edged accounts to the amount of $1,300, and money besides. Last November these creditors, Allen brothers amoug them, asked for a scttle- ment, and_ Askwith refused to pay. ‘Ihey levied on his stock and such other goods as could be found, but discovered that he hadn't o dollar in the bank and bad assigned the Madison farm to @ brother-in-law. With Allen brothers' clam, as a test case the creditors brought suit before Judge Shields in the county court. On mc- count of some legal technicality, Judge Shields dismissed the attachment. Tho plaiutiffs then prepared a petition in error and went to the district court. There the trial consumed several days and was hotly contested. - Walthers, J. E. Bates, Edgar Allen and otbers testified that Askwith's transactions had been tainted with fraud. Judge Doune overruled the decision of the lower court, but, tarough published state ments to the effect that he had sustained the petition in error, the creditors formed an im pression that they had ugain been defeated, aud for three or four days deplored thoir fato. It is understood that Askwith's attor- ney is preparing papers and will carry tho ©case to Lhe supreme court. Mrs. Lida Jaue Carr has applied 1o the district court for a divorce from her hu: band, Frank P. Carr, on the ground that he bas treated her so brutally, by beating and whipping as to greutly impair her bealth. Sho also msserts that be is aa habitual drunkard, Mrs. Carr s & protty, patient litt'e blonde. Her busband, Frank P. Corr, is & burly blacksmitn with a record fu the polico caurt, where he has been brought at various times, once for beating his wife whila on a drunken spree, on which occasion he was convicted aid heavily fined. In @ paper filed yester- day afternoon, Mrs. Curr siys that shio asked for & divorce in July of the present year, but her husbaud being a non-resident, pe sonal notice could not be served upon him; s0 she petitions that service may be ren dered upon him by publication. Frank L. Woodward, defendant in the di- vorce ease of Woodward va Woodward, in which plaintif’s petition was filed Juns 20, filod a cfoss bill yesterday afternoon. denies generally tho allegations of his wifo as to his habitually drunken condition ; also asto failure to properly provide for her, Then, by way of olinching the argament, he Acctises his wifo of having uniawfully oobab- itated with one Christ Noregard during the months of March and April, 138, and con- tinued as long a8 she dared. the neighbors finally threatening to prosecute ber for adultery if she did not des Defendant further states that his child, Eddy Wood- ward, should be given to i to rear, as his mother is entirely unable and unfit to care for it. In conclusion, Woolward prays that the plaintifi’s prayer bo denied, that he, in- stead of his wifo, be given the divorce and continued custody of the child. Laurita Hansen wants a divorce. Ho alleges that he met s wife, Augusta, and married her in Copenhagen, Denmark, in October, 1883 Plointiff avers that since that ovent occurred he has been a veritable exomplification of the White Cross idea. His wife, ho says, has not; but has at divers times and_with divers persons unknown, between the dates of September 13, 1836, and March 18, 1857, committed —adultery, She has wilfully deserted the plaintiff dur. ing tho last two years and four months, and Lauritz wants relief, Barbara Struckel begun a_suit against the city yesterday to recover damages resulting from the bursting of a sewer on Thirty- second stroot, in Park Place, during one of the spring floods. The amount asked is $900. J. H. Dole & Co., Chicago commission brokers, bave brought suit against John Lin- derholm, of Omaha, to recover §1,380, which they allege is due them from the defendant as commissions on fictitious purchases and sales of grain, and interest on the same. Saturday morning Judge Wakely will hand down decisions in the following cases: Eight, 879, Hellor vs. Heller; eleven, 117, Daily’ vs.' Kinslor, Wright va. Literse eleven, 340, Moriarity vs, Harold; nine, 3; Ross vs. Cavanaugh. County Court. The last will and tostament of Ebenezer Dallow was probated. He leaves everything to his wife, Sophia Dallow. The deceased kept a saloon on the corner of Tenth and Chicago strects for a number of years. Want to Sea the Books, Some of the craditors of the Bank of Omaha hava conceived an idea that Sherift Coburn, as assignee, is not looking after their interosts as well as ho should and have made an application to Judge Shields for on to examino the books of the con- Gottlieb Zimmerman, H. Jacobson, Wiliam R. Drammond, M. J. Melia, and A, R. Pakolney appear as reprosentatives of the co aining depositors. They represent & that used to let them examine the books and believing there is good ground for suspicion that everything is not all right, ask the court to in rfere, Judge Snields entered an_order to the of~ fect that Mr. Coburn must show causo to him at 10 o'clock Saturday morning_why the demand of these creditors should not bo ranted. The notice was served upon Snerift Coburn by Coroner Drexel, B. O. Gillett, of Purdy, Mo, says S Specific cured him of eczema ' on hi and body. ft's limbs He took only two small bottles. POSTOFFICE SITE APPRAISAL. 1t is Commenced, But Continued for Aunother Month. Tho appraisers appointed by the United States governmont to hear the demands of personsowning proporty 1n block 85, tho sito for the new postoftice, met at the United States court room shortly before 11 o'clock yesterday morning. “The following were tho appraisers: W. F. Beclel, chairman; Henry D. Estabrook, A. Rosewater, Richard Berlin, P. W. Berk- hauser and J. E. Riley. It was decided to take the oral testimony of the property owners. The firat work done was to read the entire list of owners, lesscos and tenants in the block named. 1t was discovered that some of the notices on property owners had not been served. One of these_was to Francis C. Cleveland part owner of souta one-fifth of block 8, and the others were to Niles R. Folsom, Benja- min Folsom, Louis Reed and Frances C, Cleveland, part_owners of lots 2 and 7. It was decidéd to postpone appraisement ou the proverty for thirty days. g After tho reading of the list of owners Chirman_Bechel calied for tho representa- tive of the first one, the Union National bank, which owns the north three-quarters offot 1. Captain Marsh came forward as 1ts spokesman and said that the bankowned marely the ground on_that spot and tnat it was purchased four years ago 8s o sito for their bank. = When asked to seta price on the property he reft d to do 80, saying that it was for tho appraisers to do this themselves. Ha called their attention to the fact that in front of it astone walk had been put down, Attornoy Pritchett thought, this affected the value of the property. John Donahue, who rents the south one- fourth of lot 1, said that ho had no lease on the property occupied by him. He merely rents from month 1o month, Sumuel C. Dickover, who rents the build- ing on lot 5, said that he had been at an ox- penso of $500 in fixing up the building and buying furniture, and scomed to think ho had been damaged to that extent, as ho rented the building with the understanding that he was to have it a year, Somethiug of & stir was created by Mr. Wotzel, who 15 renting a barber shop for §30 a month near the northeast coraer of the blocic, asking for $1,000 damuge to his busi- ness by having to move. Yeo Lee, who leases the shanty on tho north half'of the south two-tifth of lot 8, also wants §1,0007§750 of thisis to_pay for his lease and $250 to pay for the damage to his laundry business by having to move. Judge Hawes most urgently pressed Yee Leo's claimo for damages. Dennis Cunningham who 0wns twonty- four foet fronting on Sixteonth street, wants 25,000 for it, being $1,000 a foot and $1,000 for impr ents, Messrs. Wallace and Charlton representod the interests of the Presbyterian church fronting on Soventeenth street. The lot Is 40 foot front and thoy asked $300 @ foot for 1t, making $12,000; the building they esti- miated worth $3,000, making a total of $20,000. Mr. Thompson, Who runs @ saloon in thoPlanters’ house has a lease from January, 1888, to_July, 1890, for which he asis $1,500, vhich he paid for ft. He also asks for dam: ages accruing to him by loss of his license through moving. Advice to Mothers, Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup should always be used for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pains, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for diar- rhoe: 25¢ a bottle Omaha Butchers at Waterioo, Nob, The special attractions at the Grand Retail butchers' picnic, av Waterloo, Neb., Sunday, July 28, will be a game of base ball between the wholesale gnd retail buwhers, The former nine will be composed of the men from each of the fol- lowing firm: Armour - Cudaby Cp, G. H. Hammond and Swift & Sons. The battery will be k. Welch bitwher, and C. Weleh catcher. The retail will be composed of the best material among the retail butehe 0 men who will compete in the oring match are Mr. Rezichek, of and J. Scanlan, of Council Bluffs, Both men are well skilled, and the contest will be ono for biood and boodle, The man who cau dress bis steer in the best shape and shortest time will recoive $20, and the loser will receive $10. There will bo many other ottractions, and @ pleasant day is ex- pected. For a disordered liver try Beecham's Pills. A Saloon Conundrum, The case against William Van Orman, who keeps a saloon en Cut-Off Island, has beea postponed by Judge Berks pending the set tlement of @ nice question raised in the de- fense of the case. The defendant admits that he has sold liquor ou Sunday and also that he sells without auy license frow the city, but claims that the saloon is loca ground that is public dowaiu and ot under the jurisdiction of the city courts, although it is within the three mile limit. The prosecut- g attorney claims that the ownership of the land has nothing 10 do with the city's right to regulate the saloons located thereon, SRR S5k o i JULY 26, 1889. THE REWARD IS DEMANDED. South Sloux City's Coal Discoverers Have Put in & Bill THREE MEN SEEN—=A BONANZA. The Board of Public Lands and Baild- ings—Aqua Pura, Says the Chemist—An lmportant Reform—Notes, 1020 P Srnent, LixcoLy, July 28, Section 2, chapter 58, of the compiled stat- utes of Nebraska, provide that when it shall bo made apparent to the governor by afildavit of the owner or ownors, that a vein of coal not less than twenty-six inches in depth, of suflicient capacity to pay to, mine, and within paying distance of the surface, has beon dis- covered and reported upon by a suitable per- son appointed to examino tho same, the re- vort being satisfictory to the govornor, he shall direct the auditor of stato to draw a warrant, to be paid out of the goneral fund, for the sum of $4,000, which shall bo paid to the owner or owners having furnished proof that they are possessed of such described coal mine. For the first time since the passage of the law cited, the reward is claimod by William B. Coftin, I. T. Farnsby and J. H. Campbell, of South 'Sioux City, and under dato of July 23 they write the socretary of state as fol- LINCOLN HURRAU OF TR OMA®A Bun, } Dear Sir:—We writo to_inform you that while sinking a well under contract with the school board of South Sioux City, we dis- covered a coal vein which we claim_entitles us to the roward designated by the statutes, when we may have complied with attending logal requirements. ‘Tho deposit is sixty feet below various stratas of Missouri river formation and vari- ous stratas of sand, olay snd hardvau or slate. The descrintion of the deposit as per actusl measurement 18 two and ten-twelfths foot of what appears to be a good quality ot red ash conl, two juches of what is known as horse block '(mining parlance), three inches of hard sand rock and two and seven- twelfths_feet of coal similar to the first strata. Ploaso inform us whether or not we have a valid claim for the reward, not- withstanding future operations that may bo made by parties owning land adjacent to the school land where we made the discove he secretary of stato announces that he will refer the matter to the governor, as he has nothing to do with passing upon or authorizing the payment of the roward. Rteform Blanks. The board of public lands and buildings bas sent to the various stato institutions a sories of blanks that may very properly bo denominated reform blanks. Theso blanks vrovide for the listing of the property be- longing to the state, goods purchased of whatever kind, such as eatables, clothing, fuel and machinery. It is intendod that tho superintendents of the different institutions shall uso these blanks for quartocly reports, 80 that a computation can be made in a mmoment’s timo a8 o Yho_ property in hand, goods-used and worn Outs in short, ths ex- benso in overy departiment from month to month and quarter to auarter. The board is of the opinion that these reports will hav tendoncy to causo greater vare of the state’ property on the part gf,the managers and fessen general expenses as, woll. Public Lands and ‘Buildings Board. An important meeting of the board of pub- lic lands and buildings closed to.day. Re- sume of business transacted as follows: Dr. Stone, supcrintendent of the hospital for the incurable insane, at Hastings, was instructed to prepare for' the mmediato re- ception of at least thirty ‘patiients: Dr. E. A. Helley, .superintendent of the Norfolk asylum, was granted leave of ab- sence until some time in August. C. W. Mosher, lessee of theconvict labor, was instructed to make certain repairs at penicentiary, complained of by Warden Hop- lking, without unnccessary delay. Fred W. Gray's bid to furnish inside blinds, knocked down, for the deaf and dumb institute, Omaha, 'for $1,175, was re- jected, and that of Millor & Gunderson to farnish, hang and complete the blinds for $1,406.16 was uccepted. Prof. Gillespio was authorized to mako the contract. Ho was also authorized to put in eight new bath tubs atan expense of §110. John Groat's bid for for putting down the stone_pavoment at 35 cents per square foot, providing the profes- sor could not get it done cheaper. Prof. Parmalee, of the Nebraska City 1n- stitute for the blind, was authorized to em- ploy Miss Jessie Sinclair as a_teacher. Ho Was also authorized to make various improve- ments on the building aud grounds, izcluding furniture, typewriters, electrio fire alarm and a call bell systom. Perfeot Drinking Water. The water at the Norfolk insane asylum, which eats up iron, clogs the boilers and bids fair to destroy the plant, has been subjected to chemical analysis by the Jewell Pure Water company at Chicago, and every gallon in grains contains silica, 1.0253; iron, .0059; alumnia, traci; soluim chloride, 1.1854; so- dium and potassium sulphate, 3.4340; cal- cium sulphate, 1.8401; calcium carbonate, 6.5078; magnesium carbonate, 2.7934; which mukes the total solids by calculation 17,0425, ho report further shows o trace of ammo- nia_and albumenoid ammonia .02 parts per ion. The examining chemist, L B. , D. D., codicils his report by the ob- servation that ‘it is a perfect drinking water in its natural state and it would be imposing upon nature to tamper with it." For boller and laundry use, however, the analysis shows that the water is very hard ana full of a scale forming matter. The water will therefore pe treated chemically for the latter purpose, for it is claimed that it can be purifiod by filter before it entors the boilers anda the wator ailomma there bids fair to bo easily settied. The board of public lands and buildings orders the experi- ment to be mado at once. Who Put Lo Caron “Up to 1t?" The Hon. R. F. Trevellick, author of the proamble of the Knights of Labor, has been in our sity over two weeks, as is woll known. One day he wae sitting 1 the public hall of the Capital hotel, in company with W. Blake and J. H. Craddock, both of this city. After some conversation Craddock got up and tel- ephoned over to Michaél Corcoran, of the First National bank, dsking him to como overto the Capital hotel. Corcoran went over at once and all/ four went up to Mr. ‘Trevellick’s room. In the course of a long and oarnest conyer- sation Mr. Trovellick gave the information to hus three brother Knights of Labor that, some months ago, when b was traveling in the east, Le Caron, the J3ritish spy, got onto the train, introduced himself to Mr. Trevel- lick, traveled 200 miles with him and all the timo was trying to prejudice Mr. Trevellick against Michael Corcoran, of Lincoln, At this time Trevelliok did pot know Corcoran, but he was t00 experienced and too justa man to be influenced by the snake Le Caron. When Mr. Trevellick heard a full explana tlon from Mr, Corcoraw and the othcrs pres- ent, he said: *'Your casg 4800w in the proper hand; Mr. Trevellick aftervard repeated *his statement in the presonce of Lawrence A. Sillick, of this city. Garber's Report Adopted. The state board of treusportation mot to-day to comsider the report of Eeocre- tary Garber on the Sutherlund-Mauning cases, heard at Tekamab several weoks ago, the report of which, signed by the reporting secretary’s conferces, appeared June 20, Prosent, Laws, Loess, *Hill, Beuton aad Steen. The board of secretaries, cousisting of Messrs, Garber, Gilkeson and Gilchrist, wore also prosent.” The board got dowu 1o busipess Without the usual warof words, and the best of feeling prevailed throughout the meetivg. “Old~ Acrimouy’ had been burled. The report of the secretaries on the cases cited was Laken up, and it took B9 time to adopt it 80 Tar as it related to the recom- mendation for areductian of the frelght rates oo voal. Every member of the boara voted wye, sud it was ordored that the roads be instruoted to reduce the rates on coal as per the schedule of reduotion recommended in the secrotaries’ report, and within the time required by law. ‘I'ie order of the board as it ralates w rodu tions of froight rates is as follows: Ona 1oo, 200, 800 and 400-mile haul, 43, 40, 44, 43 and 55 por cent_respectively. ' That is, the rate for a 50-mile haul per ton was $1.40; o 100-mile haul $2; a 200-mile haul $3.20; a 800-milo haul $4.20, and a 400-mile haul $8.20. Applying the per cents of schodule reduction a8 ordered and the rates of reduction por ton are 80 cents, $1.20, $1.80, §2.30 and .70 re- spectively. Switching oharges were knooked out on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minnoapolis & Omaha and also on the Fremoat, Elkhorn & Missourl Vailey railroads; ' short, the board ratified the report of the secretarios on live stook shipmonts and the necessary order made to the roads, providing the recom: mendation has not alroady been complied with, and the secretarios wora instructod to visit Omaha to see. The board then procoeded to pass upon tho case of Lancas- or county against the Burlington. This ro- lated to putting in crossings on tho road at public highways, and, especially at tho crossing on A stroot. The roport of tho sec- retarios was endorsed and the word with the order goes to the road that the crossing must bo put in as per the prayer of the complain- aut. Notarial Appointmonts. The governor to-day appointed the follow- ing Nebraskans notaries publi F. B, Buckner, Olux, Custor county; Lilla B, Sea- vey, Omaha, Douglas county; L. D. Spauld- ing, Omaha, Douglag county; J. dith, South 'Sioux City, Dakota county; L. S, Trefren, wrker county; G L. Whitham, Norfolk, Madison county; John Blawe, Cowles, W obster City Nows and Superintendent Kolly, of the Norfolk asy- lum for the insane, roports thirty incurable patients for the Hastings asylum, fifteon of whom are malos and fifteen females. Tho case of Charles Aldrich vs. Laura G. Lowis ot al, on error from the district court of Fillmore county, was filod for trial n the supreme court to-day. Charles Lane, of Omaha, genoral stock agent of the Union Pacific, Was among tho prominent Nebraskans in Lincoln to-day. J. P. Mallon, sherift of Dodge county, committed John Raymond to the pon to-day to scrve & term of threo yoars for grand larceny. A party of railroad ofiicials registorod at the Capital hotel to-day. Among the number wero C. H. Knapp, first assistant general freight agont of tho Chicago & Northw ern, Chicago; K. C. Morehouse, first assist- ant'goneral_freight agent of th Elkhorn & Missouri Valley; T. S. commorcial agent of th ago & North western, Chicago; IS, T. Horne, superintond- entof the South Platte division of the Fre- mont & Blkhorn, Fremont, and R. R, Ritchie, general fréight agent of the North- western, Omaha. The party enjoyed tha luxury of a special car, and is out to renew and make commercial acquaintances. Sheriff Coburn, of Omaha, committed six couvicts to tho Hotel Hopklins to-day, viz: Walter Edwards, eight years for assault with intent to kill; John Thompson, five years for burglary; Henry H. Nolan, eight ears for assault with intent to kill; 'Frank Stone, one year for burglary, but gained clemency on the plea of guilty’; Scott Gill- ham, two years for larceny from porson, and Hans C. Hansen, one year for removing mortgaged property. Mrs. Marguerite Powers suea the city to-day for §,000 damages and $209 expenscs for care and attendance. She alleges in- juries susained by a fall through a hole in the sidewallc on Twelfth street between O and P strogts. Sheridan Graves answered to the charge of ravishing Cora Twombley, a fourtesn- year-old girl, before Judge Stéwart to-day and James 'Sharp and Della Berry will an- swer to tie charge of enticing her to a life of shame. James Barry brought suit against his daughter and her husband to-day to recover possession of two promissory notes. one for 000 and the other for $870. He turned thlo, them over to them when mentally unfit to | transact business, Ella and Charles Gardon are dofondants. Cordon is the party that charged Louie Meyer with profiting at the expense of Barry and his heirs a whilo back. Mr. Moyer thinks that the murder will out now. A Great Bear Killer. Tom Wilson, of Asheville, N., C., has slain 857 bears in the mountains of that region, A FATHER'S ELTY, Leads a Daughter to Forever. - F. Shannon came to Omaha from Glen- wood, Ia, Wednesday night, to look for his = eoventeen-yoar-old dnughter, Lona Shannon, who left her home tom wonks ago and came w this city. Shannon feared she had fallen into disreputable company, and asked the police to assist him in his search for ber. The young girl was found visiting with an estimabie family name” Burohard at 1420 North venteenth stroot. She accompaniod & policeman to the office of Chief Seavey, where she met her father, and told the chief her story. She is & vory handsomo and intelligent girl, and made a statement that impressed the chiof with her truthfulness. She said - that her fathor had always made her rk out sinco she was old enough to do if Two weeks ago she went with some other girls on A visit to the country,and when she returned her father drove her out of the houso and told hor mever to return. She went 0 Malvern, Ta., and stayed two days with frionds and then went to Council Bluffs, She had some money and went to a room 1n a house kept by Mrs. Stevenson, intending to stay there until she could find a place to work. Before she had been at tho place a day she discovered that Mrs. Stevenson was a disreputable woman, who wanted her to lead a life of shame. She refused and left the place and staid a fow days with a family named Martin, On Saturday sho came to Omaha and has sinco been stopping with her friends on North Seventeenth street She has secured a place to work and refused to return with her father. Chief Seavey,upon hearing the girl’s story, became convinced of her good character and intentions and refused to interfere with her plans. He allowed the girl to return to hor friends and the father wont home alone. Leave Him NTS. Madam Modjeska appeared at Boyd's opera house last night as Rosalind, in that most delightful of Shakespearo's comedies, “'As You Like It.” Considering the heat and the threatoning weather, there was an extra good audience, and the company gave a better performance than might reasonably have been expected. But it would be daifl- cult for Modjeska in such a character and play to do othorwise. No star of the stage can portray the beauties of Rosalind 30 ef- fectively, so forcibly and so charmingly as she does. With every word she conveys in action its fullest meaning; with every senti- ment oxpressed, the passions and emotions one can easily imagine posscss an innocent, sympathetic young woman under such cir- cumstances as the immortal bard placed this creature, she leave an illustrated impression that carries with it a conviction of superior power and extraordinary talent. In the scenes with Orlando her “work bore the un- mistakable imprint of a great artist, and more than delighted tho audience. Modjes- ka's splendid figure is peculiarly well adapted to doublet and hose, and in the garbofa prince she acted with more ease and freedom than is usually the case with women who at- tempt to play the part. At the end of the first :act she roceived a cartain call and was presented with a magnificont bou- quet of flowers. ‘The support was moat admirable, John A, Lane, Lawrence Hanley, Owen Fawcett and Eleator Tyndale, who' took, respectivoly, the characters of Jacques, Orlando, Touc stone and Celia, deserve special mention. They were all very clever. 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