Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 2, 1889, Page 5

SHALL WE HAVE THE BRIDGE? Action of the County Commlssion- ers on the Proposition. TOBESUBMITTED TO THE PEOPLE A Special Election to Be December to Vote on Question of lssu- ing Bonas, Held in the The New Bridge. The new bridge scheme was presented for the consideration of the county commission- ers at an adjourned meeting yesterday after- noon. Messrs. John A. Meshano, W. A. Paxton, J. . Dumont, W. J. Connell and other parties interested in the project were present. “The proposition submitted was the same as appeared in Trx Brs. This was accompanied by a petition requesting that the commission- ers submit the proposition, as it would he of great advantage and bomefit to the city of Omaha and the county. ‘Ihe petition was signed by uinety-five prominent citizens, among whom are she following: H. B.Wood, Luther Drake, Alfred Mdlard, . Hop: kins, W. I Kiorstead, George K Barker, G. O. Ames, B. L. Bierbower, A. L. Strang, George . Bemis, Keile; Stiger & Co., N, B. Falconer, Milton Rogers, Mayor liroatch, D. M. Steelo & Co., Lee, Clarke, Anderson Company, Kirkendall, Jones & Co., Kilpatrick, Koch & Co., Rich: ardson Drug Company, A. D. Morse, C. S. Raymond, J. A, Fuller & Co., John' Rush, Paxton, Gallagher & Co., E. Rosewater, P L. Perine, W. G. Sariver, Jonn L. MeCague, L. H. Tower, Max Meyer & Bro,, Dexter L. Thowns, Hugh G. Clark, John L. Webster, and W. J. Connell. Corgmissioner O'Keeffe was in favor of the proposition, but wanted some clauso incor- porated providing that the depots aod prin- oipal improvements of the company shall be built in Omaha. . Mr. Dumont, on behalf of the company, assured the commissioners that aliof the mombers of the company were interested 1n Omaha, and did not bropose to build up Council Biuffs, but Omaha, where the inter ests of the movers intho enterprise he, ‘The company, he suid, was willing to incorporato a clouso binding the company to make its principal 1mprovements 1 Omaka. The company has a charter and proposes to ex- pend o million dollars in a bridge, another million in real estate, .and would build a depot suitabie to accomuodate all of the rail- roads desiring to enter Omaha, After some discussion tho commissionors withdrew to consult with County Attorncy Mahoney upon the proposition. After'a short abseuco the commissioners roturned aud suggested some changes in tho hich w 1 in by the Tepr of the railway company, and 1he proposition was submitted as follows: OMAA, Oct. 81.—To the Honorable Hoard of Commissioners of Douglas County, Ne- braska—Gentlemen: The Nevraska Central Railway company proposes 1o build a doublo track steol railway bridge across the Mis souri river, at some point yet to be selected, above the present bridges, and south of the north line of the city of Omaha, provided the couuty of Douglas will donate to the com- pany §250,000 of 5 per cent twenty vear bonds of the county, to he delivered to the company on the completion of the bridge ready for op- eration on or before June 92, 1502 “The bridge is proposed to be built under an act of congress entitlod, “An act to author- ize the coustruction of '@ ‘bridge over the Missouri river at or near the city of Omaha, Nebraska,” approved June 22, 1838, And tho act provides that the bridge thall be open to all railroad companies desiring to use the same, upon equal terms. In case the construction of the bridge is not begun before the 1oth day of June, 1 or the bridge is not completed before the 224 day of Junc, 1892, the company shall not be entitled to receive any of said bouds, cven though the proposition should be carried by voto of the eloctors, And provided, further, that said bonds sliall be delivered to the said Nebraska Cen- tral Ruilway company, its agents, successors or assigus, only upor: the exccution by said Nebraska ' Central Railway company, or successors, and delivery 10 said_county of Douglas, of an undertaking in writing to the effect that the principal depot of said rail- way company, its general ofiices and princi pal machino’ shops, when built, shall be located and maintained within the incorpo- rate hmits of the city of Omaha, Nob.; and that a viola:ion of the terms of ‘said under- taking by the said Nebraska Contral Railway company, or 1ts successors, shall rendor said Nobraska Central Raitway company, or its successors, indebted to tho suid county of Douglns to the full amountof said bonds and the interest thereon. By order of the boardof directos NunnaskA CENTRAL RAILWAY Co., J. H. Dumoxr, Vico President. Groner C. BARNUN, Secretary. After roading und _discussiog the above, the following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Anderson, and unanimously adopted : Resolved, That tho county of Douglas do hereby accept the proposition of the Ne- braska Central Railway company dated October 81, 1859, and that the county of Douglus do hereby agreq to issue and donate to said railway company the bonds men- tionea 1n said proposition, upon the terms and conditions therein named, provided that the torms of such proposition be first sub- 1tted 1o the legal voters of said county and adopted by them according to law. “That special election be, and the same is hereby called of tho lewal voters of Douglas county, Nebraska, on Tucsday, thoe 3d day of Decomber, 1859, at which election the foliow- ing questions shall bo submitted to said voters and votod upon in the form and man- ner following Shall the county of Douglas, Nebraska, fssue its coupon bonds to nid tho Nebraska Central railway company 1n the construction of a railroad bridge across the Missouri riyer at Omaba, Neb. ; said bonds toamount to tho sum of §250,000, 'to be issued in sums of 1,000 each; to be made payable to bearer; to datod on the 1st day of January, 1891; to ome due twenty years after the date thereof; to bear iuterest at the rate of b5 per cent per aunum payable semi-annually on the first day of January and July; each of which bonds to bear on its face ihe following words; his bond is oun of & sories of two bundred and fifty like bonds which are issued by the county of Douglas, in the state of Nobraska, to aid the Nebraska Central railway com’ pany in the construction of & bridge across the Missouri river at Omaha, Neb:" all of said bonus and the interest thereon to bo yablo at the fiscal agency of the state of Nobraska in the city of New York; %0 bo de- livered and donated to the Nebraska Central railway company when it shall Lave com- pleted ready for operation a double-track steel railvoad bridge across the Missouri river at Dmaha, Neb., and shall bave exe- cuted tho sgreements contained 1 said prop- osition; provided, the same shall be com- menced on or before June 15, 1890, and shall ve fimshed ready for operation on or before Juno 22, 18021 Ana shall an annual tax, 1 addition to the ususl sud all other taxes, bo levied on the taxablo property of Douglas county, Ne- Dbrasks, sufiicient to pay the interest on’ said bonds ds it becomes due; and at the time of levy ing tho annual county taxes commenc- ing the tenth year prior to the maturity of said bonds, shall a tax in addition w0 all other taxes be levied on the taxable prop- erty of Douglas county, and continued un after from yoarto year, until y @ sinking fund shall have been cre- ated sufliciont to pay said bouds at the maturity thercoft Tuo above questions shall be regarded as ono entire question, and ll logal voters of said Douglas county who desire to vote i favor of the issuance of said bonds und the dovy of suid taxcs in payment of the prineipal and interost thereof, at said _cloction, shall vote u ballot with said question printed or written, or partly printed and partly writ- ten, with the following additional words thereon: “Yes—i'or the Nebraska Central railway aid bonds and taxes.” And all legal woters of said Douglas county who desire 1o youe ugalnst the issuance of said bonds und the lovy of said taxes to pay the principal and interest thereof, ab said election, shall vote u ballot with said question printed or written, or partly printed and partly writ- tou, with tho following udditional words thereon: “No-—Against the Nebraska Cev- tral railway aid bouds aud taxes.” A suitable number of ballots, both for and ainst saia question, shall be bropared and uihulud“lml.ha couuty elerk, L1 two-thl of all of said bailots voted by the said legal voters of sald Douglas county at said olection shall have thercon the following words, * For the Ne- bracka Central Railway Aid Bonas d Taxes,” the foregoing proposition will have ‘been adopted, and the said bonas shall be insned and tho said taxes shall be levied, in accordance with the terms and conditions thoreof ; otherwiso not Sald election shall be opened at 8 o'clock a, . upon said ‘luesday the 3 day of De- sember, 1850, and shall remain open until 6 o'clock of said das And that the county clerk be authorized and instructed to fssue election notice in ac- cordance with the above. ‘Theu follows a list of the several polling places as specifiod In the Jast election proc mation issued by the commissioners, ——— Have You Hegistered? This is the last day on which citizens may rogister for the clection which takes placo next Tuosday, The placos of registration will remain open from 8 a. m. to § p. v, ——— Sloeplessness, nervous prostration, nerv- ous dyspepsin, dullness, blues, cured oy Dr. Miles’ Nervine, Samples free at Kuhn & Co.'s, 15th and Douglas. THE OLD AND THE N&W. Union Pacific Oficials Undergo the Kxpected Oh nges In Positton. The official changes, previously announced in Tur Bre, ok place at Union Pacific head- quarters yesterday moruing, As & conse- auence,several clorks were relieved of duty in Vice President Kimball's department. In all, five were affected by the change, but some wero fortunate enough to secure positions in other departments, T, M. Orr was hard at work at his dosk as usual. He is no longer assistant to tho gen- eral manager, but 18 yet in the employ of the company. It was reported that he had tend- erod bis resignation, but this was merely a matter of form, inasmuch as the position of gencral manager was abolished, to take effect yesterday. This action aiso invoived the aboli- tion of the title of assistant to the general managoer, consequently Mr, Orr labors r.o longor under that fitle, but is patiently awaiting future developments. While ho may rotiro from the sorvice of the company there isa possibility of his being persuaded to remain, and accept some other position. Under the new state of affairs but a slight chango will be made in the location of the offices. Vice President Kimball will occupy tho room adjoining his prosent yuarters, and the latter will bo added to the compartments of Vice President Holcomv, General Man- ager Dickinson will occupy his old quarters, as will also General Trafiic Manager Mollen, and General Purchasing Agent McKibben. ‘I'te working force will be increased in the general traftio department owing to the large volume of business that will revert to that oftice on account of the chango made in tho form of making traffic reports. At least threo clerks will be added to Mr. Mellen's staff. WILL {1 COLLAPSE? The Vanderbilt Speculation a Death Blow to the Presidénts’ Combine. Notwithstanding the denials that have been made concerning the probability of the inter-state railway aseociation going to the wall, the opinion prevails here that the asso- ciation will soon collapse. It is report that the Union Pacific and the Chicago & Northwestern have withdrawn from the or- ganization, but wquiry ar the headquurters of the former road chcited a denial. A well kunown official who has just returned from Chicago said: *“T'o a man up a tree it would appear as though the association is destined 10 o to the wall. [n Chicago, it is the gen- erul talk. As to the reported withdrawal of the Union Pacific, T actually pelieve, that if it has not already done %o will in a short time. On account of the coalition of that road and the Northwestern, there is no_way out of it but for both ronds to withdraw. They must ewcher do this, or tho rules of the association, if lived up to, will make the trafic agree- meout inoperati There is nodenyiog that the Inter-State Railway assoc i shapo, and 1ts longovity is @ serious ques- tion." “In what respect docs the trafilc agree- ment fract the rules of the association ! ™ “Why, in every respect. Do you suppose that the roads are willing to bind themsolves t0 maintain rates, and allow two of the mem- bors to gobble up'the majority of tho traflic, and especially a majority of the through Dbusiucss? The rules of the association vx- state that there shall be no combina- tions formed of any, or between auy of tho roads eniitled to mem- bership, for thepurpose of diverting traflic. If the Union Paciic and the Chicago & Northwestern did_not have this object in view, wherefore did they enter into a close trafic agreement that amounts almost to a consolidation? It is useless for any one to cnter a deninl as to the purports of the agreoment. Wo all understand it fully.” Must Issne Checks. Sunerintendent Thompson, of the Bur- lington, has issued an order directing con- ductors, when a passenger desires 10 stop en route, to issue stop-over checks nstead of waking an indenture on the back of the ticket. Omaha Burean Organ’zed. The Owaha bureau of the Western Car Service association was organized yesterany morning with A. A. Jones as chief, The car service bureau is similar to the demurrage bureau, the principal points involved being the levying of a tanff on cars loaded and detained at the point of deliv- ery. Under the rules taking effect yes- terday the tariff on each car detained, after the first twenty-four hours, will bo $1 per day for each day, and until the car suall have been unloadéd and reported “empty.” Mr, Jones has had chiarge of the demurragoe bureau here for @ econsiderable length of time, and statés a groat deal has been accom- plished during that time. He_ will have se: Notes. W. H. Ramseyer. master car builder of the Elkhorn, is in tho city. A. W. Dickinson, general superintendent of the Missouri Pacific, is in Omaha. General Superiutendent Hughes, of the Elkhorn, has returned from the east. S, A. Toal, master mechunic of the Elk- norn at Missouri Valiey, is in Omaha. K. C. Morehouse, general freight agent of the Elkhorn, hus returned from Chicago. George Dorrington, traveling passenger agent of the Missourl Pacific, has returned from @ trip west. C. M. Rathburn, superinwndent of the western and central divisions of the Missouri Pacific, 18 in the city. Pilest Piles! Dr, Williams' Tndian Pile Ointment will cure blind, bloeding and_itching piles when othor ointments have failed. 1t absorby the tumors, allays the itching at once, acts as a | poulticd, gives instant relief. Dr. Williams Indian Pile Ointment is prepared only for piles ane itehing of the private parts, and nothing else. £very box is warranted. Sold by druggists or sent by mail on receipt of price, 50c and §1. per box. WILLIAMS' M'FG. CO., Prop's. Cleveladd, O. A Festive Hack Driver. Tnomas Hart isa guy aud festive huck driver, Last night Tommy accumulated a littlo jaz and amused himself by runnivg into the motor aud & number of people. He did not do any particular harm, but it was not bis fault, The police gathércd bim in and charzed bim with being drank, reckless driving, being without bus badge, not having « back ordivance in Wis vehicle, and other little details Loo numerous to mention, Wanted at Fort Logan. Sheriff Smith, of Fort Logan, Col, s in the city after A. A. Conrad, who has been under arrest for several days. Conrad is wanted at Fort Logan for forgory and om- bezlement, and §0 reward was offered for Lis arrest, Which will go to crich the coffers of Ofiicer’ D, C. Rowden. ord’s Acid Phosvbate, Hunscowe, Minueapous, Miun, 1 used it in & case of accute rheuna: tism, duriog convalescence; the purticul symetoms 1 wished 1o relieve were sleeple: ness and nervousuess, wod the results were all I destred.” THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1889 APPRAISING FOR UNCLE SAM Valuation of the Postoffice Site Set at $384,874. LESSEES AND TENANTS, 812,245, End of the Long-Drawn Out Anx- ety Regards the Valua- tion of the Site of the Future Pile. @ The Appraiscrs’ Report. The postoffice appraisers have finaily com- vloted their report and it was filed with Skip Dundy, clerk of the United States district court, at 11 o'clock yesterday. The allowances made to owners of the real estate and such improvements as they have, are in round numbers as follows: G. M. Hiteneock. ... Union National Bank, 1. Folsom estate, lots 2 and Folsom estate, south 1-5 lof Byron Roed, iot5. Samuel R. 1irown, Mary M. Reed, lot 6 3t Willam Fieming, 8. i Tot 1 United Presbyterian church . L 18000 Dennis Cunningham, n. 15 s. 6 Sarah E. Kivg, b 8. 8-510t 8. RO ittt o e skl On nearly all these holdings there are in- cumbrances in the shape of mortgages, back taxes and unpaid interest. Johin . and Lucinda Monell have a mort- uge claim against Hitcheock’s holdings for 0,763,250 with interest due at the rate of 7 per cent from July 0, 1886, Firam LaMonte also holds a §12,000 mortgage, and Donglas county comes in_for $145.60 iu taxes, while o city list shows & shortase thore of “’'he Union National bank fs indebted to the county for $124.50 county taxes, 8133 de- t taxes aud to the city for §428.01 city lots 2 and 7 the TFolsom _heirs are indbted to Douglas county for $185.20 county taxes, and to the city for §793.50 with interest from July 1 last. The incumbranco on _their portion of lot 8 amounts to $107.86 city and £52 county taxes. Byron Boed 1s held responsible for his 1850 taxes, $12.50. Mary M. Reed's oaly in- debtedness is §52 county taxes. Aganst the property of tho United Pros- byterian church is a mortgage of §6,000, with interestat § per cent, due from October 1, held by the Farmers' “Loan and Trust com: pany; also delinquent city toxes to the amount of § with interest from July 11, at 12 per cent. Out of the valuation plac Cunningham’s interest in lot S, comes n judgment 1 favor of Ben B. Wood for $1,264.02, and taxes due Douglas county, 44, Sarah B. Knight's allowance is subject to §37.44 county, and $6.20 city taxes The only qualification attached to Samuel R. Brown's claim, is that he suall pay his county taxes, amounting to £ William Flemming is_down mortgage to Edward S. De G. with interest at 7 per cent from July county and $214.80 city taxes. e claims of tenants ailowod are: James £, City of Omal axes Douglas county for taxes James H. Curry Yee Lee...... C. D, Woodworth & Co. Charles Thompson George Metzell John Murph: 4. 8. Brow; A. Spigel.. Harry Donn Neise T. Patrick, et al . Ella Fishe A.J. Potter 1 upon Dennis for a £6,000 Tompkins, 1, §109 100.00 4,000.00 60,00 1,000.00 A few ¢ ¢ : failed to draw a prize. Among thiese arc Henry Kirby, Everott A, i Mander, Faldoner, Gifford T. Mill Rachel abeth Norris, Ida fleman, Anni How J. Judge Dundy has Wednesday next, at 1 the complaiuts of the property owners men- tioned above, Cushman's Mentho inhaler cures catairh, dache, neuralgia, asthwma, hay fever. Tial free av your druggist. DPrice 50 cents, Mr. John H. Butler, the night watchman of Tux Ber ouilding, hving at 2i05 Daven- port street, is mourning the loss of a son, aged fourteen yeavs, The little fellow has been an invalid, and confined to the house for several years, being afflicted with dropsy. His deuth "occurred lust evenng about 6 o'clock, and was not unexpected. S Have You Reclstercd? This is the last day on which citizens may register for the election which takes place next Tuesday. The places of registration will remain open from 8 a. m. to 9 p, m. Cook’s extra dry champugne is made by natural fermentation of the pure juice of the grapo. There is none better. AMUS For public appreciation and general enjoy- ment, **Norma' 18, without doubt, the pret- tiest grand opera over written. Itis musical, melodious and charming from beginning to end, and just the kind of music that people ge inteligence cau appreciate. This s produced for the first time in Omabha at Boyd's last night, with Emwma Abbott, Lizzie Anvandale, Myra Mirella, Signor A. Montergiffo, Richard Karl and H. Kennedy 1n the cast of principal charactors, supported by the Abbolt chorus, and proved to be the most artistic per- formance given during the present engage- ment. Miss Abbott, Miss Aunandale and Monteeriffo appeared to great advantage aad sustained their respective roles in an en- tirely sutisfactory manner. They seemed to reslize that the occasion required extraordi- nary effort, and their work fully demon- strated that they are capable, both in vocal and dramatic ability, of meeting any demand made upon them. *Norma" is designated as a tragic opera, founded on & Roman story, into which 15 woven an teresting and strong plot. Having effected the subjugation of Gaul, the Romans made Pollio, a pro-consul, governor of the conquerad province. He be: cawa enamored of un arch-druid’s davghter and secretly married her, und two chilaren were born” to them. Subsequently Pollio transfers his affections to Adalyisa, a lovely princess of the temple of Irmineul, and attempts to have her fiy with bim, but is defeated in his scheme, These thirce parts were taken by Abbott, Montegriffo and Annandale. In addition to any musical strength or prowineuce that may attach to them, they adwmit of an wbund- unce of dramatic enthusiasm, and these turce artists supplied it to the complete satis- faction and editication of the audience, which, considering tho very stormy and di agreeable weather, was large und repre sentative. At no time has Miss Abbott peen scen on an Omaba stage in a character that apparently suited the range, quality and beauty of her voice so perfectly as in the title role of “Norma.” ~ The loose fitting costume and long flowiug hair gave her the appropriate tragical air, and the interjected dewonstrations furnished all necessary effect needed to make a finisbed performance, In the first aud second acts she gaived her greatest vocal triumphs. The real gem of the evening was the duet, between Miss Abtbott and Miss Annandale, in the second wot, though the trio rendered by them and Montegriffo was woll received. All the way through the opera Moutegriffo ucquitted bimself nobly, and Miss Aunuandale was in fine voice ‘I'he chorus was very strong and pleasing, Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children teething produces = uatural quiet sleep. 25 centsa bottle. McSpidden Bound Over. Henry McSpadden, who has been under arrest chargod with arson, was tried in yo- lice court yesterduv aud bound over to the district court. James buchanas, held on the chiarge of forgery, was discharged. FRRTPHIENG S =T RN At 15 " SOUTH OMAHA NEWS, The City Gounet!. The city marshal gkirmished round all yesterday forenoon andby 1 o'cloek got the members of the city, council together, Messrs. C. M. Hunt and W. A, L. Gibbon protested against the assessment for paving N streot, and the clerk was directed to ad- yertise a meeting of the tity council to sit Monday and Tuesday, November 11 and 1%, from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m! & a board of equali- zation on the N street paving. Special ordinance Na. 11, for assessmonts for the Twenty-fourth street grading, was read the second time and & motion to sus- pend the rules and pass it finally, was lost. An order on tne interest fund for $9,150.50 for interest advanced on the bonds, and one on the general fund for $149.60 for forward- ing $157,000 worth of bonds to New York, were ordered in favor of the Nebraska Sav- ings bank. Bids for layin wero opened and sidewalks during the year read. J. N. Sniders bid, as follows, was accopted: Six-foot walk, !¢ cents; twelve-foot walk, 40 oconts; sixteen-foof wulk, 03 cents, and twonty-foot walk, 78 conts. All waiks'to be of two-inch plank on 2x6 stringers, threo feet . The committec's roport of awarding the vaving bonds to John Dale, of Omaha, at a premium of £1.400, was adopted. Policeman Michael Loye's resignation was accepted, and Wiiliam M. Hughes was ap- pointed to fill the vacancy Clerk Hoctor will notify G. H. Mack, of Omaba, that M street has been graded and that he must pay the costs thereof, $31 0, The committee on viaducts, streets and alleys must notify the King Iron and Bridee company to close the Q street viaduct to travel till it be completed and accepted, Marshal Maloney will notify the sidewalk contractor to build a sidewalk on the south side of Q stroet between Thirtieth and Thirty-thira strect: laid ¥. M. C. A. Doings. Secretary G. W. Jenner and Assistant Secretary C. £. Williamson, of Omaha, camo down to attend the meeting held in Dr. W. H. Sleoough's office for tho purposo of organizing a Young Men's Chris- tlan association, Tho following plan was decided on: Sunday afterroon at 4 o'clock Mr. Williamson will Lold a public meoting in Hunt's opera house, and on_tho following Sunday at tho same hour Mr. Jen- ner will hold another meeting. Mr. Jenner will next week canvass the city to raiso fands to hire rooms suitable for an_auditorium, with a capacity of at least one hundred and fifty, to put iu both rooms a lLbrary and reading room and & gymnasium. A social will also be held in the Methodist Episcopal church, in the interest of the association, at a time to be fixed A Eepublican Rally. "The stormy night did not provent the Hon. Richard Berlin, Moses P, O'Brien, Grorgo M. Heimrod, R. A. L. Dick, Joseph South- ard and Michael Maul from coming down from Omaha 10 address the republican meet- ing at National hall, neither did it prevent the South Omaha republican war horses from attending. Captain John E. Hart was mado chairman and E. O. Mayfield and L. C. Gibson secretaries of the meeting. Tho speakers made pleusiog _addrosses and received liberal applanse . The local republi- caus are quite enthusistic in the campaign. St. Agnes Fair. On account of the exceodingly disagroeable weatlier the Rev. Father D. W. Moriarty has decided to continue the falr over uill next week. All contests aunounced to bo closed Friday evening, will be decided Saturday evening, aud ail others ‘will be closed next week. Notes About the City. Sage Brothers will remove to Twenty-sixth and Q strects. A special meeting of the Emonon will be held Monday cvening. Tho teachers and pupils have made a large, elegant fiag for use in the schools. Jonathan H. Johnson, of the force at wift & Company's packing house 18 {11, A Third ward democratic rally was held at Councilman Johin N. Burke's Emerald hotel last evening, The new h the Presbyteri for trial in a di The Indep will_meet ating apparatus is being put in u ciwren and will bo ready ¥ or two. ndent Bohemian Political club in National hall, ‘Twenty-fourth Suturday eve ning. held by John C. Walters and y C. A, Melcher and tickots 21482, 20,129, 21,101, 21431, 21,187 drew prizes at Sobotker's October drawing. Born—A son, to Mr, and Mrs. Theodore T. Dakin, of Albright. Mrs. Dakin and chid are doing weil, visiting her parents at No- braska City, whilo Mr. Dakin is receivi the congratulation of Albright friends. William Slater, aged seventy-six, died at lis residence Twentieth and N streets and was buried yesterday afternoon 1 Lourel Hill cemetery. “The religious services were held at2 o'clock. Mr. Slater was fatber to Mrs. 8. Burnhare of this city and Mrs. Cunning- ham of Hastings. An Absolute Care, The ORIGINALABIETINE OINTMENT is only put up in large two-ounce tin boxes, and is an absolute cure for old sores, burns, wounds, chapped hands, and all sk ernp. tions, Wil positively cure all kinds of piles- Ask forthe ORIGINAL ABIETINE OINT- MENT. Sold by GGoodman Drug cempany ab 25 conts per box—by mail 0 conts, FOOD FOR SERIOUS THOUGHT. The Whites and Blacks in the South Growing Apart, The Rev. Dr. A. E. Dickinson, the eaitor of the Religious Herald of this city, says a Richmond dispatch to the Baltimore Sun, one of the most widely circulated religions papers in the south, 8] “T have within a few months been over much of the state, attended large Baptist meetings and have had favora- ble opportunities for ascertaining the facts us to the relations of the races. And I may say that I have never known a more profound interest manifested in anything than that felt as to the result of the contest now pending, The two races are growing apart more and more. The colored people are more distrustful of the whites day by day, and the whites are becoming more exasperated at the massing of the colored vote against them whenever an election comes off, Over and over of late I have heard sotid old Virginians things which indicate how intensely they feel on this subject. Here and there I have heard a man whom [ have known for long years, and from whose nips T haye ne before known an ia- discreet word to fally affirm that his pa- tience was all gone, and that now he roady foralmostany measure wh might teach the colored peoplo of V ginia that they ,¢an never rule the old state. To this end many are withdrawing from the colored schools any appropriations ex- cept those raised by tixes on their own property. That, of e, would pr tically break up their, schools, as you know that the negrobs pay only about oue-fourth of the amount their schools cost the commonwealth. For oue, I an n))]m;wl to all extreme measures.” The Virginia whites ought to seck in every way possible to gain influence over the colored people—influence by which we way guide them in the best way as to ocverything _that comes up, and e ought not to be discouraged, but to persevere in well doing, Tasked an intelligent col- ored man if he kuew of a single instance in the state of Verginia in which any white man was dealing unjustly by a negro beeause of his color. He replied, after a little reflection: ‘I do not know of a single case of the kind.” Certainly, I do not kuow of any such case. The wrouble comes largely from bad men, white and colored, who, for political reusons, seek to stir up streife between the races. They are the wretches who are at the bottoin of all this trouble in the south,” THE COUNTY BOARDING HOUSE Coburn Has Raceived Noarly $50,« 000 for Runniong It. HIS TWO DEBTS TO DOUGLAS. Some Intercsting Facts Rslating to the Finances of the Shrievalty Which Cobuen Dislikes to Lose. Coburn®s Plum. The following is astatementof the amounts received by William Coburn, sheriff, for feeding prisoners for tho years 1583, 1887 and 1883, at 50 conts per day for city prisoners for 1886 ana 1887, and 85 cents per day for 1888 By Whom Pald. 188, Douglas Co.....8 11,2% 15 ey Lo J, 8, Gov't.., Transiont . Total X Grand total for threo LS Tho sherift recei conts a day for bread and water prisoners, 70 ceats per day for the feeding ana boarding of United States government prisoners, and §1 por day for each prisoner from outside counties that is cared for. Duving his term of office ho has never paid the county any part of the foes received for the care of any prisoner not belonging to Douglas county. The county commissioners ostimate that (v costs 253 cents @& day for each prisoner kept to keop up the expenses of the fail, jailers' salarics, fuel, light, bedding, ° repairs, ot I’ Mr Coburn wera required to pay the county this amount for cach prisoner ho has cared for at 70 cents or £1 a day, ho would have to band over §1,70L88, for during tho three yoars hoe has kopt 843 transicat prisoners, & total of 7,097 days. The matter over which the county has a suit against tho sheriff is to recovor from him £2,702, paid by him as bailiffs’ foos to men who were already employed by him as depu- ties at a salary. The amounts wero for the years: 1857, ® 14,907 25 1888, 88,072 05 510 00 1453 9 24 00 0,675 03 ST 1,82 $2.703 xamination of the sheriff’s accounts also shows a dellcit of &1,150.54, for fees al- lowed him by law, which be has not re- norted to the commissioners us collected. Have You Keaistered? This is the last day on which citizens may register for the election which takes place next Tuesday. The places of registration will remain open from 8a. m. to 0 p. m. Upon afair trial 1 flud Salvation Oil the best cure for rheumatism I have ever kuown. It gives rotief more quickly, and always does its worl Josnua Znniervay, Wetheredyille, Ma. Chronic coughers are bores to the commiu- nity and should bo compelled to use Dr. Bulr's Cough Syrup. A RUSSIAN CHAIN-GANG. Pen Picture of a Not Infrequent Scene in the Czar's Domi ‘What’s the matter her sked T, finding a considerable crowd assembled around the long, low front of the great eastern depot at Moscow, the starting point of the railway that connects Rus- sia’s old capital with the famous com- meveial center of Nijni-Vovgorod, on the upper Volga, writes David Ker, in Harper's. **Some fellows going along the Vlad- mirrond,” said a passer-by cavele I shivered involuntarily at the word: which are a proverbial phase in Russ for transportation to Siberia, the man- ufacturing town of Viadimir standing on the great eastern highway; which is the most direct route to the penal set- tlements. But before I had time to re- ply, a peculiar clinking sound—onl familiar to my ear from my visits to countless prisons in all parts of the world---told me that the chain-gang at hand; and in another moment the crowd parted like water cleft by the prow of a ship, and the dismal proces- sion came filing through it. It was a strange spectacle, and not without a certain gloomy picturesque- ness of its own, sad and heartsickening though it was. Most of the prisoners had the sullen dogged look of the hard- ened social outlaw, who wagesa lifelong war against socioty, neither giving nor expecting mercy. In the sunken eyes of the others lurked the half-cowed, half-frenzied glare of the trapped heast of prey, as they keptglancing stealthily but ceaselessly around them, bent upon attempting mn escape, or upon some other venture more desperate still, if they could but find a fit moment and a ready weapon. I noticed one white-haired old man, very poorly dressed, whose haggard face, hollow eyes and bowed attitude of utter despondency showed that he had reached the lowest depths of misery where hope to exist, and all that can be wished or expected is a lessened measure of wickedness. Behind him came several young lads—evidently professional criminals, with a whole life-time of viciousness and guilt branded on their beardless faces, which had barely out- grown the years of boyhood. These strove to assume an air of swaggering and reckless dofiance; butthe poor pre- tense imposed upon no one, and least of all upon the stalwart soldiers, who marched beside them, who, knowing well what real courage is, looked down with just contempt on this miserable affectation of it. Almost at the end of the gloomy file came the figure of a woman, still young, whose face, wasted and deformed though it was by vice and misery. still bore manifest traces of former beauty. The hardness and heavioess of the lower features—a characteristic defect with nearly all women of Slavoniun race—contrasted startingly with the un- natural brillinney of her wonderful eyes, which kept glincing around with a flerce restlessness that reminded me of the look which I had once seen in the eyes of a snuved wolf “What has she done one of the ¥ inquived I of d her child,” said the man and I asked him no more. crowd a voice as sharpand full of agony as the cery of a slecp-walker suddenly awaken- Moesha! Mecshal” (Oh! aell), Framed in the darknessof the prison- y stood a solitary form, the last of that doomed band, taking his farewell look of the world he was leav- iag. The face was that of a young man, and though white and shrunken as the face of a corpse, it had in its nameless something which showed him to be far above the foul creatures with whom it was now his doom to live forever, At the ery he turned his head, and 1 bad just caught a passing glimpse of a young girl in the crowd—she, perhaps, for whose suke he had pluoged into crime—stretehing out her arms to him despairingly, when the whistle sounded s warning scream. I had bavely time to spring into my own car when the fatal door shut upoa its prisoner with a dull thud, hike the fulling of a coftin lid, There came & long, grinding creak and off wentthe train with 1ts dismal freight, I looked out; the girl was gone, but I could see far in the distance two gra) coated *‘gorodoviye” (constables) carry- ing away & wotionless ligure between them, AMONG MEXICAN BANDITS, A Robber Makes His Escaps While Shackled to a Corpse. About a week has elapsed since three bandits attacked a diligence in the state of Vera Cruz, says the San Frane cisco Examinor. Among its passongors wero a number of Americans. The driver, at the command of the high- waymen, who wore backed by three re- volvers which fully covered him,brought his_horses to a standstill, He was made to dismount, and in the usual style was made to stand at ono side of tho roadway with his hands pointing heavenward. The passengers wero then requested to stop out of the conch -and fall in line with the driver. One of the Americans was one of the first to oboy the mandate of the hold-ups. Ho, how- over, on dismounting, did not leave his Winchester behinda, and had hardly touched mother earth when he com- menced to dumpcold lead into the high- waymen with askill that put them to flight. The day following this opisode, and in the same vicinity, the identical gang tackled that stagn again. They sue- ceeded in relioving the passengers, who were all Mexicans, of evorything of value on their persons and ieft them doing duty in iine with their hands above their heads. Flushed with the success that had attended their explol the highwaymen had not gono far be. fore they fell in with two mule drive and ot the point of the revolver pro ceeded to despoil them of everything they had packed upon their a One of the mule drivers, not relis the treatment, remonstrated, and he felt avictim to the wrath of the hold-ups. He was tied. thrown to the ground and his nose buried in the sand. His com- panion kept a discreet silence during the disposition of his goods and was not molested. I'or some reason or other after the robbers had completed their work one of them remained behind. The mule driver who had kept quiot said to him: **Yo teconosco.” “Well,I will fix you so you wou’t know me,” replied the highwayman, and he pulled his revolver and commonced shooting at the driver, who kept dodg- ing until the shots in the vevolver had been exhausted, He then fell uvon the hold-up with a rock, saying to him: “Yo me toca, ami.” (Now it is my turn.) The first blow with the missile THE SH NGL! knocked the skin off the robbers face. They then grappled and fell to the onrth, polling each other withous morey. During the struggle the other driver managed to free himself from the ropes with whioh he had beon tied, and with a rock in hand foll upon the bleeding highwayman, beating him toa jelly. The two vie- torious drivers then took thoir prize and tied him to one of the animals and escortod him to an adjoining hawlot, , where he was shackled to anuther prisoner, By some menns or othor tho two men effected their escape from the room in which thoy were confined. A posse wont in pursuit, and a running fire was opened. The man_shackled to tho highwapman was killed by one of the shots. He was now picked up by the gamey robber, who made good his oseapo, notwithstaading the burden that ho was carrying. Two or threo days afterwa about three miles from where the fight oc: curred, the body of the man who wa shackled to the hold-up was found in a hut with his log cat off, but the robber was gone. The highwayman, who was recogmzed in the hamlot, is known as a very desperate character. A detach- ment of rurales are now scouring the ountry for the purpose of putting a sto p o further robberios. ‘ing of Confiilance. —There 18 no hich so richly deserves the entire con- fidence of the community ns Brown's Hron. chial Troches, Those suffering from asth- matic and bronchial disoases, coughs or colds shonld try them. Price 25 cents. Such Work Not Necossary. Boston Courier: Yellowy who is wait- ing for his sweetheart to dress is boing tained by her little sister. What beautiful curling bair you have.” says Yellowly to the little girl; *“does it curl naturally ¥ *No,” answors the litile one, frankly, “Sister Maud does it up in papers for me overy night.” “And does your sister Maud do her own up in papers, too?” “Nop. She just throws hers on the bureau aud curls it next morning. Her First o at Ninoty. “Aunt” Bello Crawford, aged ninety years, who has lived in Kansas since 1848, took her first ride on a railroad train the other day, going from Aten- ison to Wyandotte with the family of her nicce. PAINLESS c H ST BERILLIMS uch ag Wind and Pain in the Siomach, Sick Headache, Giddiness, Fals Dizziness and Drowsiness, Cold Chills, Flushings of Heat, Loss of Appetit of Breath, Costivenes: Sl:ll’rv', Blotches on the Skin, Disturbed Slcz and a Nervous and Trembling Sensations, &c. 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