Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 25, 1891, Page 3

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY JANUARY GETTING BADLY COMPLICATED A New Move in the Viaduot Bond Injunc- TREASURER RUSH RESTRAINED. he Railroad Court to Recover Tts Deposit for ges — The Local Proceedings. Another complication Tenth street viaduct mutter, secured a temporary injunction from Judge Dundy of the United States court, in session at Lincolu, restraining City Treasurer Rush from using or negotia checks for i 10 him as city treasurer as guarantee of the payment of damages arising onstruction of the viaduct. This order of the court night by Judge Dundy upon application of the Union Pacific company and Deplity United er came up on the yesterday morning to notice upon Mr. Rush. remembered that Judge Doane of the district court handed on the 14th inst, Konntze ot al against the city tion of & Spe: y agesarising from the building of the viaduet Judge Doane neld that the city as made Friday States Marshal I company the &7, of damages which had arise construction of that the city had no authority to require the depot company to build the viaduct; money wias v by depot company in recognition of the fact that it was bound to pay it and that the city haa 10 Fight to AsSess ANy PROPErLy oW ners t Rush stated that the entire conncetion with the viaduet and ring mflu- Unitod States ) is set, for Marel which [ am vestr disposing of, is What remains of the the depot company, er having be those propert opt. the amount of damages awarded them. “Immediately after the damages from ovy to collcet the favor of the depot company for the whole tax was collected paid over to the mpany, about £10.000 having been so The decision of Judge Doanestops the collection of this levy and its payment toth depot company, and this order of the United States court stops me paying out any more money to partie awarded damages.” AND BRIDGES, Principal Sul Yesterday's Court Business, case of Irnest Stuht and ra ty from delivering to Omaha union depot company 150,000 of duct bonds was set for hearing yesterday morning before Judge Doane. Poppleton, for the city, however, that he had not yet filed his proof, had he felt inclined to define tho ¢ position relative to the litigation, ited the council to indicato the po- sitlon to be taken. Upon hearing this, M stated that if the counci was going into a combine with the railroads in this matter It has_ done thing in the enough of it. We will have no more of is the third postponement. and, with the rest of the taxpayers, we are beco ing very tired of it.” Judgd Doave then ordered thatthe city make 1ts showing by Wednosday morning next, and he also sot the hearing for Satur- The case of the statevs Vice President Holcomb and other Union Pacitic oficials to use why an action for contempt for violating an injunction restraining them from interfering with the operation of the Milwau- ns over the Union Pacific bridge s should notbe issued, hurston informed the court that the plaintift did ction at present and was willing to allow it to goover to the next term of court. It was continued. FEDERAL CI not care to They Wil Be Matel Judge Caldwell's Decision. An important al'y Curtaited by decision concerning cl States has just been rendered by Judge It appears there has been a conflict of opin- fon as to the right of the clerks to chargo fees to citizens who desire to inspect the in- os and cross indexes of the judgment term of court, for the purpose of settling the actice in the Eighth federal circuit, a mo- tion was iled by Judge Macomber on behalf Chambers, and about ity-five others, asking Judge Caldwell to clerk s to the right of the pub- ally his client, to make inspec. ords of the jmlg. ot his client, ¢, and ospe tion of the indexes and r ments of said court, It is on this motion tlmt,.lluh.t,(‘nldwdl hus r('mlvr\'ll an opinion, as follows: ve observed thatthe petitioners do not seek an order authorizing the and examination of all the records in the clerk’s office, but only those specially second section Tney are the indexcs and cross in- dexes to the judgment record of the courtand tne judgment records themselves. ' Proceeding the judie takes up in chronologi- cal order the reversal ucts of congress relat- Ing to fees and discusses them, and sa; “The language of these s emptory and authoritatiy jug and legal effect are in no manner limited, restricted or effected b lating 1o the fees of the clerk for searches. s the clerk to make the himself the atutes s per Their plain. mean- v the provisions re- 1f the citizen requir search itstead of making 1t clerk is then entitled, feos fixed by the statute. 10 thi fees whon ho earns thom, charge the citizen Going for himself what tho statuto sy may do without any fees or charge the tor, whomsoover mace, but onl, by the clerk. Tho statute i the records, 1. whom such search is fixes the clerk's each porson againsy required to be made, “Tho terms of this preclude discussion or debate, of the power of either the clerk or the court t0 deny to the y chargo to inspect and examiue the records mentioned." Here follows a learned discussion I the records of an But it is said,” continued the while natural persons 1 cerporations do not;” but the court decides that corporations do have the same right i statute are such as to It puts it out aund without judga, “that Ay have this right, “Itis due to the clerk tosay that his a tion has the sanction and approval of Attor- ney Geueral Garland, who gives opinion that the clerk has a right to charge the fees among other things, suys tinue to colleot the charge as heretofc Tuen Judge Caldwell take the fedoral court in Indiana upou which torney General Garland based ln.» direction to the clerk, and holds that being rendered upon default is not in author- ity, aud conclud *“T'he clerks of the several cf circuit will couform in the tration of their oficas to the views expressed This court has no jurisdic- district court, and ‘You will ¢ 1 this opinion, . ton over the clerk of the 80 much of the petition as prays for au order upon that oficer, is dismissed.’” Swedlsh Library €ociety Ball, The Swedish Library association gave Uts eleventh aunusl masquerade ball at Washington hall last evening, and it eclipsed | any of its predecessors, Over thr was filled with gay masquers. The associa- tion now numbers 150 members aund its library at the corer of Fifteenth and Far- nam contains scveral hundred valuable works, The proceeds of last evenlug's ball will be expended in making an addition to the library. - PLANS FOIR WATER, ASclems to Art floially Irrigate th Fertile Champion Valley. Crawrioy, Neb, Jan, 21.—To the Editor of Tie Bee: Irrigation and artesian wells have been the principal topics of conversation among our people for the past three or four weeks, Many believe that artesian water an be obtained in this locality at less than 1,000 foet The Champion Valley water-power and irrigation company proposes for a bond of $,000, to be given it by Champion precinct, to construct a ditch or canal from the F'rench- man river, raoning southeast through said precinct, and upon delivery to it of said bond, it agrees to donate the sum of £5,000 to Cham- pion precinct for the purpose of bhoring an artesian testwell in said precinct, This propo- sition has been freely discussed by the peo- , and a petition signed by nearly seventy veo-holders of the precinet, was present to the board of county commissioners, at their meeting tod iy, asking them to call an clection for the purpose of voting on said vond proposition. The commissioners have granted the petition and set February 2 as the day of the election Champion precinet 18 composed of town- ships 5 and 6, north, in range i west, 6 p, m., and is considered the best precinct in Chase county. T'he Frenchman river runs through the north_part of the precinct from west to cast, and if the bonds carry the irrigation company proposes 1 tap the Frenchman nver, some three miles west of Champion and construct an irrigation ditch or canal cightecn or more miles in length, irrigating upwards of ten thousand acres of land. The soil ir. Champion precinct is very good and all it needs is plenty of water to make it us productive us any in the great state of Nebraska. S mai WEALTH AND A WARRANT Two Results of Mr. McMinnis' Great Schem -, H. D. McMinnis is under arrest for obtain- ing money under false pretenses "The prisoner is a shabby-geates! appeaving individual of middle age avd has been raking in shekels from residents in the southern part of the city, south of Bancroft street, The residents of that locality recently pe- titioned foran extension of the mail carrier system. MeMinnis appeared on the scene a few day ago and said that he had been sent out b »stmaster Clarkson to see that the house ere properly numbered and to take orders for the nccessary number plates, so that car- riers would have no difficulty in' finding ad- dres after the prayer of the petitioners was granted and the extension went into ef- fect.” He found orders plentiful, and as ca was paid in advance it proved a lucrative business. + It now transpires that Postmaster C son kuew®nothing about the matter, his arrest McMinnis claims that workiug under the instructions of Inspector White of Chicago, who, he says, bad ordered the work don: McMinnis will be tigated. beld and the case inves- o County Clerk O'Malley’s Report. ‘Phe annual report of County Clerk 0'Mal- shows as folloy orporations recorded . M2 8 18T e recorded.... 2 aslu corded .00 910 DONEIMN FORIBLGRIA. vors o 1000 Miscelluncous nstraments i ‘llll'|( rigages tiled. .. 6 (0 1505 4 o flcates, ... Purtnerships recor Totad recel pts . The expenditures were as follows : Salary county clerk Satury dep Salary in Cheel Total. Mr, O'Malley also makes a statement from the books of the county between 1850 and 1885, showing $135,037.20 delinquent personal taxes uncollected for various reasons. The greater portion of this is uncollectable, A similar statemant, covering the period from 1885 10 1801, will be completed within two weeks and will show over $200000. When this second statement has been made the board of commissioners will tale some action, 3 —— “Custer's Last Rall Mr. John Mulvany. the talented artist, has engaged one of the large rooms n Tur B building and Monday will place on exhibi- tion there his world-famed canvas, **Custer's Last Rally.” This work has challenged the admiration of art lovers and enitics all over the country, It has been the subject of much favorabie comment in eastern art civcles, and is confidently expeeted that the canvas will quite u sensation among art con- urs in the west. Mr. Mulvany will oput upon exhibition a number of por. traits. 600,00 5 48.0) to tréusurer. . e The Romkos Inquest. An inquest to determine the cause of death of George Remkos, who was killed inthe B, & M. yards was held yesterday afternoon, everal witnesses were oxamined but the testimony developed nothing further than the story as_already published, A verdict was returned to the effect that Remkos came to his death while trespassing upon the prop- erty of the railroad, —_——— Another Indian Relic. Mr. Byron Brenholt, cashier of the inter- nal revenue office, has received a squaw's necklace composed of tarsal bones of tho human hand and a war club of stone and rawhide. These articles were sentto Mr, Brenhoit by Deputy Collector William - L. Hall, who obtained them at one of the Sioux ugencies in South Dakota, -~ Aid for Russian Jews. The Omaha Hebrew Emigrant Relief as- sociation meets at at § o'clock this afternoon at Metropolitan hall to consider the of their brethren in Russiaand devise some plan to relicve the w of the indigent mmigrants who flee to this country for shel ter and refuge, Every Israclite in the city i requested to attend. - - DREVITIES, Four minor permits, aggregating £750, were issued by tne superiutendent of building storday A marriage liconse was issued yesterday to Frauk A, Peterson, dged 37, and Betsy Nol- son, aged 28, both of Omaba. Tho Bates-Swmith investment com pany filed articies of incorporation yesterday, with a capital of $150,000, and Damiel F. Smith, ISurene Bates aud 'Churles K. Butes incor- porators. al George Crook camp, No. 1, Sons uns, will give a bull in Washingt hallon February 12, the anniversary of I coln's birthdav,” Twenty-five per cent of the net proceeds will go to the western Nebraska sufferors, the balunce to the general relief fund of the camp. he trial of Mrs, Vodika and several other women for shop lifting was continued yester- day in police court. The attorney for the de- fense made a motion to quash the evidence and have the case dismissea, but the case was permitted to proceed to the end of the evidence and Judge Helsley took the matter under consideration until Monday, Notice has been given to the members of the Omana Turnverein to meet at their hall this afternoon at 1 o'clock sharp to attend the funeral of theirlate member, Henry Goos, "The members will leave the hail promptly at 1 o'clock and march in_compauy with a band 1o the residence of the father of the deceased, Mr. Peter Goos, South Thivty-first street. The members of the local Turnvercin have prepared a very handsome floral design as a tribute to the memory of the ‘deceased, - The Dundee brick company las en- tered suit against the Patrick land com- pany for $4.144.22 on a brick contract. ¢ hundred | tickets were sold and the spacious floor was | {FROM THE CAPITAL CITY. Linooln Citizans Want Oncle 8am to Im- prove Postoffice Rquare. A SMALL APPROPRIATION REQUESTED. The Supreme Conrt Will Begin the Hearing Next Taeslay of Caus:s 2 From the Third Judicial Dstreiet, Lixcors, Neb., Jan. 24— [Special to Tie Bee | —Efforts are being made to have a small appropriation of #2500 or §3,00 made by the government to beautify the now some- whit unsightly postoMice square. To that end the stockholders of the Lincoln hotel company, voicing the sentiment of persons owning over $,000,00 worth of property sur- rounding the square, and also the eity coun- cil as reprosentatives of the eityat large have drawn up communications aud presented them to Mr. H, C. MeArthur, custodian of the postofice building, asking that the matter be laid before the secretary of the treasury, for his consideration. Tho postoffice square is valued at $500,000 and as it was srenerously donated to the government by the city of Lincoln, it is bolievel that such a small ap- propriation will doubtless bo reaaily made. It goes without saying that the Nebraska delugation in congrross will not only heartily endorse such an appropriation bhut ~exert por- soual efforts tosee that it is made, FOITHE DESTTUTE The county commissioners have adopted a new method of distributing charities, Here- tofore, in order to releve the temporiry wants’ of the destitute, they have given orders on stores. Yesterday they purchased one ton of flour, 1,00 pounds of meal, ten bushels of beatls, ‘one - barrel of sugar, %0 pounds of bacon, two barrels of rice, one hox of soap, one sack of coffee, one-ialf chest of and they have stored this in thy tof the court house and will give it thoy may deem_persons deserving of This lot was purchased only as o tost. oy may adopt this method aud they may nine to continue theold regime, MURDERER ED NEIL'S CASE On next Tuesday the supreme court will meet and hear causes from Third judicial dis trict, This includes thecauses from Doug las county and the appeal of the case of Bd Neil, the murderer, will be called and prob- ably presentedto the court. It is possivle thit several weeks or wonths may pss bo- foro an opinion may be given as the conrt as nearly fone hundied cases under advise- ment. ODDS AND ENDS In the case of Maines vs Braco et al, ro ported yesterday in tho county court, the jury gave a verdict for dofendants, assessing all costs against plain 0. C. Bell, ox- assistant secret asks judgment in_the district the county of Lancaster for&47.2. Bya special order of the board of commissioners Mr. Bell, then county clerk, employed \W. £ Churchill_as his assistant. He was tobe puid outof the fees, but there was 't enough taken in by $47.27and Bell piid out that amount. He put in_a claim agaiust the county, but the commissiones refused to pay it; henee the appeal. hn Deahl,a sumewhat living near Roca, was_arrai ing before Justico B charge of obtaining goods under false pre. tonses, The complanant was the firm of Wallingford, Shamp & Co., dealers in aj cultural implements. ~ The plaintiffs declire that Deabl came to them and representod that he owned eighty acres of land near Roca and bought goods amounting to £30 on the strength of thisfact. It is declared that ho did 1ot own asingle square foot of any property i that neigh borlood, and that the land referred to is the property of his sons. “The case has been continued forten days aud it is probable that some settlement will be effected. e SOUTH OM AHA NEVWS, ry of state, urt against elderly ned this morn- vn's court on the farmer In Favor of the NewaBridge Bill, At a meeting of the livestock exchange the secrotary was instructed to forward the following teiograni to Senator Paddock : Senator A. 8. Paddock, Washington, D, C. —It is the desire and wish of all the members (115 in number) of the South Omaha live stocl exchange that you use all honorable means ot your commeand toseeurc the pas- suge of the new bridge billat Omaha, now before congress. W. B. Waiwou A WaGGoNE A L, Lc Mi s Marian Thompsonat Hom», Miss Marian ‘Chompson Friday evening en- tertained twoscores of the members of the Young People’s Society of Christian En- deavorat the home of her parents, Mr. and W. Thompson, Twenty-first and J With her usual tact Miss Thompson ddlighted all friends present. Notes About the City. There will be no services toliy by the Christian aenominition, Mrs, Mattic 5. Dunn of Elk Creok, merly of tuis city Mrs. Joseph 1. Smith. Mrs. C. C. Millerof Green River, who his been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Miller, has loft for home. The new steel vaults for the Union Stock Yards bank have been received and ave being put upin the nesw buildin An iron walk-way is being put up connect- ing the second floor of the exchange buildine with the second iloor of the new bauk build- lug. The South Omaha Bohemian Turners pave amasquerade ball in National ball lust night. The attendance was large aid the dance a success. The Union stock yards has oxtended its switch for the Texas cattle pens division south and northwest past the Omahaand Cudahy packing plants, Dr. Dillon-Eagn’s lectures in opera house Tuesday and Wednesday even- ings and Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'dock will be illustrated by stercopticon views, Robert Raiues, one of the expert account- ants at the Cudahy packing house, has been appointed traveling auditor and will lave today on his initial trip among the numerous houses and agencies of that company. The Sam Gosney con o company of South Omaha witha capital of 81,000, has filed articles of corporation, Tho incorpor- ators are J. Samuel Gosnoy, Eugene Munn, William Campbell, sr., John Campbell, Rich ard Cleve, Fred Nutzmann and W, 2d- wards, Prosident, Vice Prosident, 1, Secretary, for- the guest of Mr. and Wyo., A V. Blum; e — Sp gle Will Not Be Arrsted, County Attorney Mahoney las declined to issue a warrant for the arrest of Alexande Spigle, who was charged by the coroner's jury with having instigated the incendiary fire in his store on Cuming street on Sunda; night in which Nathan Borastein lost his iifo. In explaining his refusal to cause s wanant o Issue for Spigle’s wrrest Mr. Maliey saig *The evidence at the inquest was very con- flicting and much of it of a character that we could not introduce ina trial of the case. We would only be atle at the very best to show 8 circumstantial case agaiust Spigle. He on the other hand would be able to show that bis store was burglirized on January 1, aud that a koy was lost. He reported o list of goods stolen and @ portion of them was found in Bornstein’s truck after he iost his lifo in the fire, Spigle would have the best of it in u trial and T have declded not tocause bis arrest.” —— Powderly Coming to Omaha, Terrence V. Powderly is on his way west again, Flewill be at Des Moines, Ia, on Februgry 11, wiere he will address the Knights of Labor assemblies of that city, On the evening of February 13 ho will arrive in Omaha, and the followig day he will g to Lincoln, where he will A|llvm|vl to har monize the n‘--uh.mllm( elements in the alliance and labor assemblies. 1t is expecied ho will be tendered & banguet while in Omaha, —————e Teachers Will Organize One hundred of the teachers of the public hools met at the high school bullding yes- terday for the purposo ¢ ming a teach- ers’ organizition, Ls. J. Blike presided and after some discusion the folloving committee on constitution and by laws yis appoiited Mr s, Miss McCarthy, Miss Wheatley, 1and Miss Falr: Thenext meeting will beheld as soon as the committes is ready to raport. The object for which the association jscreated is that teachers may meet and expross theie views upon subjects of mutual ntéwest. All of the meetings will be held in'the high sehool building. 1URNE p @ttrs X'S ANGEATITUDE, He Causes Serious Troble Benefuctor's Hots hold, DesMotses, Tn, Jan, 24.~Chester Turney, the young man convicted several years ago in theJackson district court for larceny, sen- fenced to along term in the Anamosa state prison, and whose subsequent pardon was ally obtained by his mother after a long gle, one of the incidents of h was a suit against Governor Larrabee for criminal libel, is again figuring in a bighly sensational case, Bx-Congressman H. H, Gil- lette and wife of this eity have separated, and the intimate friends of each foel protty cer- tain that Turney has been the chief cause of their trouble Among the many women who took adeep interest in Turney's case and were instru- mental in sccuring his pardon was Mrs, Gil- lotte, and when Turney came from o con- viet's cell he was taken into the Gillette louse and put to work inthe ofice of the Towa Tribune, of which Mr. Gillette is the joint proprietor with that noted green bucker and union laboradvocate, ox-Congressman James B. Weaver. The young man was taken directly incharge of, by Mrs, Gillette, She scemed determived to” make something out of him, to give hima place in the commer- clal world and a_standing in society. A mother could nothave been more devoted to ason, But Chester filed to shinein the eyes of othes than Mrs Gillette, He proved to be worthless about the office and the other employes soom began to make it uncomfortable for him. He also refused to share his earnivgs with his destitute mother, who had borue such great sacrifices forhim, and in this he was encouraged by Mrs, Gillotte. The son’s ingratitude nearly made a maniac of his mother. Her importunities undoubtadly be- came very unpleasant, and finally Mrs. Gil- lette and Chester had her arraiged beforo the county commissioners of insanity. But she was adjudged sane, laveoly on the testi- mony of Gillette limself, who had begun to tire of the spectacle his wife was making of herself in her blind devotion to Turney Finally Tumey’s presence about the oMco becanie so obnoxious that _his relations as an employe were peremptorily severod by the proprictors. What todo with him next was avexed question for Mrs. Gillette, but she finally decided to put him upon a farm owned y hevself in _ Dallas county, not 1y miles from Des Moines. She det ned to huy hima team. Mr. Gillette coming aware of ler purpose, offered to her one. This was nothing unusual, as cach hiad been in the habit of conducting business operations independentof the other, bu Gillette did not take kindly o the proposition, Finally Chester went to the husband and said in suostance that if he would do the right thing by bim be would persuaae Mrs. Gillette to by the team. This incensed the husbind so that beordered the young man to getout and to stay away from the house. This precipitated & climax. The wife in- sistel that if Tumey had togo tie husband mustgo, too, andas the residence in town s in ber mname, Mr. Gillette packed his grip and took up his abode on his farm at Valley Junction, from whenee he daily drives to hisoffice. Mr. L. B Abdill, a local w chant has been appointed trustee, and a division of the property is being arranged for, The caseis certainly a peculiarone. Mr: Gillette isa woman from forty to forty-five years old; she is of mediuum hoight, of “trim figrure; her hairis somewhat streaked with gray, but her face is asyoungas a girl's, Her complexion is ruddy and the dimples still lingerin her chin: sho is a handsome woman. In the literary ana social circles of Daos Mounes she has ranked as a star, and in poli- ties she has beena potent force. Her hus- band undoubtedly owes bis election to con- gressin 1578 to her tact, encrey and el in his behall, The greonback movement was thenin its early stages, and Gillette was its Moses in the district, ‘He secured the demo- cratic endorsement for congress after o bitter fight, but many promiuent and influential 4 workers ‘were= disposed oppose him. Mis. Gillette went amon, and conquered them in detail. The br scandal has never touched her name, and no one suspects fora moment that her relations with Chester ‘Turney have been criminal in theirnature. There are not many husbands, however, who are indulgent enough tosit si- lently by while their wives callan intimate friend 27 years old to bring their wrappers while they are in the bath. Mr. Gillette is a brother of the actor and athor of that name, and both he and his wife formerly came from Connecticut. They have two daughters, one married a wealthy Connecticut mill owner named Nicholas: theotheris a girlof 13; they navealsoan adopted sou. in His be- ell Tho state board of water commissioners i at Cheyenne in March, Al ditch records are to be trausferrved from the county seats to the oftice of the enginecr, The United States court will still be held at Evanston. The county commissioners have tendered the use _of the Uinta county court house during the federal court term. Dog Chief, an aged Arapahoe, diedat St Mary's mission from the eflects of burns re- ceived in fighting a fire that was destro; his tepee. He was said to be eigh years old, Neill Bell, who drives on the Rawlins-Fer- ris stago, saw awild hog on tho range last weck, The boar was downing a weak, voung calf, Bell used his six-shooter and cx hivited some villianous loocking tusks in Raw- lins, Reports from Uinta county are to the effect thatsheepare in excellent condition, The winter _range is gool and the cwners have hay to feed 1n case of severe woather. Uinta sheep holdings ave heavy s any county in the state. A Larame fruit dealer has quit dealing in bananas. While running his hand through a bunch that he received last weck he ot it covered with hunareds of baby tarantulas. Investigation disclosed an old one in the bunch as well, Lauder Clipper: Froighters who came in from Casper & day or Lwo ago report that the presidentand geneval manager of the North. western are looking over things, and that the 1mpression ther is thut the road is going to push on beyondthe town in the spring. Lhe announcement is made that the cele- brated soda lakes of Natrona county, at Cas. per, Wyo, have been soid to an English syudicate for the sum of §2,000,000. These lakes forn cireular basin whero sulpnate of soduhas filled in to a depth of twenty feet of solid soda. Colorada The Silver King, atChattanooga, has start- ed, a big pack train havingbrought the sup plies all the way from Quray, A cross-cut tunnel is to be run ‘Tnomas W. Blacihart of Denver, who with his bride has been spending a few days at Gunnison, accidentally shot himself «in~ tho right foot while oul rabbit hunting, He drageed bimself to his howe aud, mounting, rode iuto town, where be grived nearly dead fromlossof blood. The foot and ankle were amputated, Suit nas been begun in the district court of Yuma county by the board of county eommis- sioners againstJumes S. Hyndrie, one of the members of the board, torecover the sum of $11,723.73, of which, it is charged, he has de- frauded the county by making fraudulent contracts with persons who have furnished labor and supplies tothe county, Tho biggest sale ever made in the Aspen district isreported to be about concluaed. The d takes in fifty acres of ground in "Tourtelotte park, and includes the following properties: The Camp Bird, Iowa Chief, Edison, Silver Star, Burro, Grand View and Aztec. ' The purchasers are Englishmen, but their identity has not yet been disclosed, They are represented by a gentleman named Holden. There ure alargeuumber of owners in the property, prominent among whom are D. R. C. Brown, H. P. Cowenboven, J. B, Wheeler, C. W. Durant, Peter Lux, J. N, Bennett and William Craan, The price to be paid is $750,000. There are also rumors to the effect that the big deal for the transfer of all the famous properties on the lower part of Aspen mountain to an English syndicate s veing revived, This deal was broken up by the failure of the Barings, The amount ii- volved in it was §15,000,000, 25, 1801.--SI\ MR, NOREARTY'S MEASURES They are Not Very Favorably Received by the City Council, HE WILL CARRY THE WAR TO LINCOLN. Mr. Lowry's Anti-Bridge Resolution Tabled—Tho Liogality of Levy O Ainances Called 10 Question by Chaffer. The counc 1held a short session last night, but it was tropical while it lasted, City Attorney Poppleton presented an opinion tothe effect that the meoting of Jan- uary 14, over which so much squabbling has been indulged in, was perfectly legal, President Lowry took the floor to offer a resolution asking the delogation in congress to delay further action on the new Omaba bridge charteruntil it is determined whether or not the location of the bridge is wholly in Towi, In _ support of the reselution Mr. Lowry said hedidn't want to havea bridge vuilt for the benefit of Council Blufts and [owa. Mr. Cooper thousht so, too. Mr, Chaffee, Mr. Davis and Mr. Osthoff op posed tho resolution. They held that it made no matter where the bridge was if it offered facilities for new railroads to enter Omabia The resolution was lost. Then Ar. Chaffec stated a point of order, He quoted from the rules of the councll, which provide that “Noordinance or question which has been once passed or rejected shall be called up for consideration during the same session unless two-thirds of the council shall be in favor of taking up the same He claimed the appointment of C.S. Mc- Donatd s police court clerk had been re- jectod on Tuesday and had been confivmed by ten votes at an adjourned meeting of the same session on Wednesday evening. President Lowry declared the point of order not well taken, A resolution was tho ity attorney necessary steps interests in the tion cases. ©'The city comptroller reported a shortagoe of £0.51 in the fund forcurbing Douglas street in paving district 175, The matter was re- ferred to the committee on finane The council will meet as & board of equalization on Monday, February 2, for the purpose of considering the damages for the change of grade of Douglas street and other matters. Mr. Chaffec's resolution rescinding the amendment to the city charter prepared by the charter committee, extending the terms of the councilmen atlarge, called out a tong and loud protest from Mr. Morearty, the father and champion of the proposed amend- ment., After o discussion of some length Mr Morearty’s motion to tablethe resolution was Lostand he fiercely anuounced that he would the flghtto Lincoln, undaunted by bis t in the council Morearty abused the World-Herald fc its chiarge that he was urgin amendment for his own benefit, Mr. Chaffee retorted by veading from T Bew o criticism of Morc- avty asur When did you take to reading Tie Bee?” asked Mr. Morearty I always read it." replied Mr. Chaffe “Haye o it 1o keep up witn tho proces sion.’ I m.lll\‘ the resolution was referred sy charter committeo Mr. Chaffeo had another resolution. Tt was rescinding the proposed amendment to tho charter inereasing the salary of the coun cilmen 1o 1,000 a_year. Morearty’s motion to table the was tabled. An ordinance was_introduced fixing the salaries of employes in_ the city comptroller’s oftice us follows: Bookkecper, 3135 per month ; assistant bookkeeper, $110 per month ; vouener clerk, 00 per month, and check clerk at $ib or less per month. The ordinance was referred to the committee on judiciary. On _tho passige of @ levy ordinance, intro- duced January 14, Mr. Chaffeo raised the point that the meeting of that date was not logal and would endanger the collection of the taxcs levied. He voted nay, as did also McLearie, Davis, Specht, Blumer and Bruner. The ordinance was passed, iy THE NEBRASKA TURNGRS. passed to protect viaduct instructing take the the city's bond injunc- to the resoiution First Sesslon of the Annual Convention. The first session of the annual eonvention of Nebraska Turners was held at Germania hall last night, and besides the regular dele- gates, there was a large audience of specta- tors The hall was beautifully decorated, wreaths of evergieen and smilax hanging from the chandelicrs aud ceilings. At the right of the stage was hung the original banner of the first tumer society orgauized in the state, 1t bore this inseription in letters of gold, upon ablue ground, **Omaha Turnvercin, 186 At Soclock'the orchestra playel an over- ture, after which the evening was devoted to turning exercises, consisting of work upon the bars, the horse, double borse and calis- thenics, These exercises were conducted by Prof. Bennefeld of the following young u Fred Frahauf, Jobn Powers, Gotleib I , Henry Windona, William Eck, D. 8 ", Kuehn, Otto Neidweiser, J. Krogwe, Geyrge Reye, Louis Heury Rix, Herman Kk, Charles Dewaal, Adolph Thicle, Albert Schmeling, Carl Res hub, Gus Strangel, I5d Hayden, Will Z man and Otto Lew: When these exercises were concluded, the teacher introduced Henry Rix, stating that his uttendance and aeportment had boen per- fect during the past year. After making hi announcernent the president of the Omaha so- ciety presented Rix with a valuable gold medal, Anothier seleetion of music was rendored, after which President Hauben gave a brief history of thesociety, its growth and futuro prospects, concluding ‘with a_hearty welcome 0 the guests present. The class of girls, Rosa Schwarick, McClure, Lizie Strickler, Awnes’ ¢ Louisa Festuer, Sadie Deman, Mar Faunie Fruhauf, gy tion of Indiau club syinging. The Turners of 187, for whom the exer- cises of last night were partially intended, felt in duty bound to give an exhibition of turning inother days, and with this object in view, the class consisting of B. M. Mahr, Louis Heumrod, H. Hofmeister, William Stoecker, Will am Schultz, Emil Stein, Fre Lehman, Adelbert ( B, Weddl, £ 3 tothe g musement of the audience, gave an exhibition of frce arm calisthenics. The Turner quartette sang a selection, after which the hall was cleared and was participated in until morning, excepton of during a short inte while supper was served in the dining This morning ot 10 oelock Phil Andros, prosident of the state society, will call the convention to_order, and the caliing of reports will be heard from the local sociotios, Committoes will bo selected and president and sccrotary will be elccted. At the afternoon session the location of the next state contest will be determined. The two towns, Plattsmouth and Nebraska City, in the field, with the chances in favor of the former, In the evening a concert will be given and the convention wil close, Aside from the Omaha delegates, sentatives as follows arein tho city West Polnt—Martin Karl and William Malchow. Nebraska City—Rudolph Noak, Rudolph Beyschlag, George Mauer, Theodore Schrun- derer and_Wilhelm Rein, South Omsha—John Tray and Bernard Bium. Fremont—John Deon, and Emil Hoflmeister. Platismouth —Gus Satler, Henry Krumerow and John Hanin, Lincoln—Henry Brigman, Chris Somumers, Georgo Nobis The Sioux morning, Stat - Jen- IKeiser, Pleshe Lizzie oL, ha and avery clever illustra- with the nission 1001 repre- William E. Hasse John Herberts, Veola and R. C! ity delegates will arrive this e Wall and Harbord Discharged, Willlam Wall and Richard H. Harbord, who were arrested upon & charge of having stolen three valises filled with drugs and medicines from the Richardson drug con wauy, were tried yestorday belore Judgo | uged | tial and somewhat and discharged, Tho evidenco mrainst the men proved to boof a cirenmstan indirect nature, and was not considerod sufficiently conclusive to war: it their being held. for” trial in the district 1 My, Harbord i a man of and has exeellont rumber of firms fc He isa graduate of the London colle [harmacy and hus been emploved by the encot chemical works, St. Louls ; 1. S. Proe- tor, St. Louis, and C, A egory, Kansas City. He comies of a highly respected fam ily and takes ivas a great injustice to have been throwa in jail and kept thero six days before he was given a sl He elaims to have purchased the goods found in the three ing man atn greot reduc tion, "The prosecution falled to show that any of the articles found fn the valises had been stolen from the Richardson drug com- pany, and the case fell through of its own good education recommendations from a whom he has w ——i “THE RETURN OF SPRING." » Omaha Art Assoclation ble for the Damage. Bouguereau's exquisite painting, “The Re- turn of Spring,” still hangs upon the wall in the D, M, Steelo building, where the art ex- hibition was held and wheve €. J. Warbing- ton threw a chair through the great painting. Mr. Smith, the manager of the art exhibi- tion, is still in the city and is engaged in showing the paintings to purchasers and in boxing them up_to be shipped back to New York city, When asked about the pic ture and what arrangement had been made by the Omaha Art assoeiation to purchase or have the picture restored, Mr. R, W. Patrick Not Lia- *“The Art Exhibition association has noth fug whatover to do with the picture. Mr. Smith had charge of that picture as gent for the owners. The Omaha A:t association simply made acontract with him to bring thoso pictures here and exhibit them. The Omaha association never had charge of that picture or of any part of the exhibition Sverything the association has agreed to do has been done, and Mr. Smithand the own. ers of the picture can do as they please about moving it.’ hold, then, that the Omaha Art as- u is ot liable for the damage doue to pieture is exictly what we are claiming, and we are ready to prove the logic and the truth of that statement n court should it be- come necess AFIER INCREASED SALARIES. The County Troasurer Wants More Money Hiy Clerks, County Treasurer Snyder, in filing his semiannual report, has asked for an increase of pay forthe clerks in his ofice. On this point he has addressed the county commis- sioners as follows : In my semi-annual statement, submitted to you last Satuvday, you will find that there is a balance from the fee fund (£,910) trans- fevred to the geaeral fund _after vaying all salaries of ofive. Taking into consideration the amount of work which must necessarily be done in my office, which you can all ob- serve, 1 thinlk it but reasonable that I should ask for au increase of salary for my assist antsas foilows: Thomas I. O'Brien, from £1,90 to £4100; W. Schwarick, from #1500 10'81,300; (. 17 Shelby, from 21,200 to 1,500 Anthes, from 31, George Wrestling with O1d Claims, The county commissioners are wrestling with some ol ¢ that have grown with age. Last year the commissioners twice rejected some old assessors® claims for services. These weagain been presented by the assessors from the First and Scecond wards, whose claims agzregate SI “There's another cliim that has grown from 200 to £i00 in a fow months. It is that of a corps of deputy sheriffs who did duty at the Coliscum duritg the exposition in October. The deputies, about a score of thom, were sworn in by Sheriff Boyd and served 'during the Exposition. ‘They presented a_claim of £200, which was rejected by the oid_ board. Now they bob up again and ask for §700, The commissioners claim that they are under no obligations to pay the claims, which should have been settled by the exposition managers, ims for services -~ Larsen's Injurics Prove Fatal Charles Larsen, who was horribly scalded at South Omaha on Friday, died yesterday moming and his remains were brought to Gring’s undertaking rooms on lower Farnam street The funeral will take place at today. The ceremonies will be held residence of the decensed, corner of Twen- tieth and Martha street; A inquest will probably be held upon the case, butas yet the time has not. been set by the coroner for that purpose, - A New Joan of Are, Pants, Jun, 21.—[Special Cablegram to Tirr Ber.| —Another Jeanne d' Are drama, by Jo- seph Falere, authorof a “Life of Washing- ton,” will shortly be produced at the Chutelet theater. Madame Weber of the Theater Francais will assume the title role, Itis understood that Mr. A, M. Palme of New York last summer contemplated arcan ine for the first production of the play to take place at one of the New York theaters Madame Weber that time v 2 p. m. at the wis at ady to ‘eross the Atlantic, but for some reason or an- other the arrangement contemplated seems 1o have been broken off. Russion Villages Buricd in Snow. St Prrensivng, dan, 24, -Terrific snow storms have prevailed recently inthe south. castern portion of Russia. Wholo villages and numbers of isolated houses were almost buricd in the snow. Railroad tracks are use- less and the only communication is with A mumber of people were frozen to denthend it is feared that as the snow disap: there will be further loss of life re. veulea, The city of Chrakow, the capital of the government of Kharkow, ‘on the Khar- kova, is so completely isolated that famine is feared among the poor. Chrakow has 200,000 inhabitants. The Missi Loxnoy, Jan. 24, to Tuk Ber.|—Tuquiries as to the where- abouts of the steam life boat, Norton, which left New York over two months ago, bound for Toulon, France, aud which was reported as being sighted off Gibraltar on Dacember 18, have clicited the information that the re- port of her oeing sighted was brought to Toulon by a traveler from Algiers. Ho stated upon his arnval that he had heard at Algiers that the Norton had passed G on the date mentioned, Nothing whatever has been heard about the boat since then, —— Dakota Wool Raisers. Hunoy, 8. D. 1.—[Special Telegram toTne Bee.|—Two hundred sheep breeders and wool growers are fu consultation hero this afternoon formulating laws and plunning for legislative action for the proiection of sheep and advancing the interests of the sheep and wool industry of South Dakota and Minnesota. The dog law was_endorsed and the legislative committee iustructed to ask the legislature 0 enact a similar law for South Dakota, N Twin City Races. Minn, Jun, 24.—[Special T gram toT Bee, | —The last of the Califor nia entries to the Twin City jockey club meeting at Hamline next July came in today, and Secretary Shaw announces the total numoer of entries to the stake races at 458, “This is the largest number ever entered here, and among them are mostof the cracks of Califoruia, Missouri, Kentucky and Illinois, Boat. al Cablegram r. Pavr, — ——— Navigation Open-d, ANTwERP, Jan, [Special Cablegram to Tuk Ber.]- Navigation of the Scheldt will be officially declared opened at miduight Steamships will be allowed to proceed to- morrow and sailing vessels on Monday, it B DEATH NOTICES, GIBB-Artnur, ate his parents residence, 1516 Van Camp avenue, infant son of Henry L. and Mary Gibb. Age 1 month and 17 days. JEFFREY Lio Lost ut sea_on Christmas day, | avelock Jefirey of Montreal, Canadi, i yours MORSE DRY GOODS (0. Our Will Bo the Groatest of All Oloak Sales Monday. Special Bargaing in Our Basement— Boys' School Suits, $1.00 Cape Overcoats— On Sato Monday Our entire cloak English mackintoshes, wraps, jackots, ulstors, ladies’ and children's cloaks, will be offtred Monday at 3% per cent discount Everything we have is bought for this senson's t stock, sealskin, now —was de, and we proposeto take a loss now in preforonce to carrying them over. We can afford 1o almost give them away. THE MORSE DRY GOODS CO. Silvorware, pocket and table cutlory, piano, banguet and fairy lamps, wood bread plates, butter plates, ete, Morse Dry Goods Co. Special sale on 24 floor Monday in rib- bons—fine quality, all silk gros grain satin edge ribbon, in all colors, at these prices for Monday only: worth 10 7at Se, worth 1240, 9 at 10c, worth 18c. 12at e, worth 22¢, . 16 at 18e, worth 25¢, No. 22at 20¢, worth 30, rcond floor, Farnam stroet, vited. TH All ine MORSE DRY GOODS €O, IN OUR BASEMENT, All housekee pors should visit our bases ment salesroom,where we shall offer Mone daybargainsin glassware, dishes,tinware, woodenware, pails, washbords, wringers, lamps, brushes, brooms, tablos, cutlery, clotheslines, clothes- baskets, sots of carving knives and forks. ete., ete.; some special bargaing in lamps at from 20¢ upwards; coal hods, 18¢, 22¢, 26¢, 30¢, 35¢; some articles on our 4-cent table worth doublo and threo 5,000 articles at U conts, worth tubs, times; four times that. So a8 to lighten our task at_inventory time we have concluded to offer our en- tire selection of exquisiteart 25 per cent discount. This compris hand punted lamps that ave honestly worth } more than we ask for them now. Our stock of lamps comprise hall, li- briary, piano and banquet lnmps on tabl in frontof basement. In clocks we still offer our 20 per cent discount. This with the remarkably low figures the clocks we oviginally, give you a chance chase clocks—cheaper than ever heen offered before, Our 563, worth $7.50, Call and examine prise you. As {3 well known by bronzes are marked at less than 4 cost We are offering real bronze, not Spitle. figures bronze plated. Don't omit to examine our carvers, from 15c to $1.7 The higher priced ones have all been closed out, but thesa left ave in many cases worth threo and four times the price marked. Our glass- ware is still moving along. The stock of art bric-whrae has been moved down to our basement and will be offered for a few duys longer at 83 from marked prices. This brings it down to less than cost of duty paid on import. “If you want anything cither for home decoration or presentation don’t make your selection until you have examined the largest, finest, clioicest and cheapest collection west of New York. TO LADIT: Don't forget to examine the Tourist Trons. If you travel or board they are just the thing. Suitable for pressing Luces, ribbons and small wares of every deseription, They are tnequsled as a hat ivon for gents. THE MORS to pur- they have seils at 8151, them; they will sur- this time, our DRY GOODS CO* French Conversation, Let those who would to se their like know how to speak French fluently vain attempts to learn it by Prof. , Monday at 1030 a m, impossible methods, but come to Lambert’s free lectuve: also at 3 and 8 p. m., at his rooms, 202 N. Y. how casily it ean be acquired by his unigue practi- up, othorwise, Life building, and soe cal system, or el will order that all this opportunity give it as thoy In vos of Prench clusses will be formed after the lecturcs and the terms will be reduced to $15.00 for the course, with facilitios nover acquive it avail uew clementar muy thems new five weeks’ for weokly payments if de- sired. S Nebraska, lowa and Dakota Pensions, Wasmsarox, Jan. 24.—[Special Telegram to Tue Ber.|—FPensions were granted today to the following Nebraskans: Original— Washiugton J. Williams, Bloomington; Thomas Culmings, Lincoln; Charles J. Muf- fly, Meadow Grove; Calvin R. Doad, Hant- ley; Bryant Campbell, Omana; Patrick Brown, Cirecley Centro; Solomon Carringer, Brokenl Bow: Edward 'R. Brown, Milford} Henry Rull, Hickman: John W. Smith, Sehuvler; John Humple, Crab Orchard} Phillip Steele City. Towa: Original— William 1. Fuller, Bonas parte; John M. Bellx Melvose; Alpheus Ungzer, Stemnboat Thomas B, Mar- stall, Belle Plaine: James Spence, Dos Moines; Orange P, | i Albert L, Cetes, Rockwell City B, Cun ngs, Kldora; Samucl W, La Porte' City; Harrison Buker, Centervill George Johuson, Fingleys; 'Benjamin Buldwin, Le Clir; Edwird D. Dioble, Eldon; John Gimmill, Van Wert; George k MeKinley, St. Anager; George 'W. Lk Dok Miis £ WiAm CH TAudbn Bonaparte; Froderick A. Obergfell, Bald! idyard I n, Morningsid g uefiicld; John B, Norris, Weat Grover William Cobb, Bedford South Dakota: Original--Richurd 8, Wil- lott, Miller; Barry J. Hale, Turton; Frede i arr,' Woonsocket; Fabins ~ Packr Bridgewator; James H. Hillholiand, Brc land ; George' W, KCimes, Huron; Denuis A Fullér, Butler. —— Chilian Rebels Ga ng Strengt Burxos Avies, Jan, 24—The Chilian Ine surgents continue to gain strength and con- fidence. Workmen employed iu the factorics at Valparaiso are joining the in- surgents in 1 forca and sympathy seems to with the rebels, Regular railroad trafie is at standstill and business is paralyzed. ‘The government has declared large towns in & state of sio - rle Strike Settled, General Manager Tucks er of the Chicago & Irie has seitied the strike on that road. By the torms of the agreement Train Dispateher Scott will not bo reinstated, but all other employes will be ailowed to resuime work Chicago & CricaGo, Jan, 24. Another Protest from Minnesota, Sr. Pavi, Miun., Jan, 24.—Tho state sen} ate this afternoon adopted a memorial to cons gress opposing government Support or ens Jorsement of tho proposed Lauama sbig canal,