Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 1, 1891, Page 5

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY FEBRUARY 1591-S1X'TE THE SHEEDY MURDER TRIAL. Mrs, £heedy and the Nogro McFarland Held Without Bail, DESPICABLE PLOT AGAINST A PRIEST, Tho Alleged Murdoress Secks to Be- smirch the Character of H Spiritual Advisor—Lin- coln News Notes, Lixcors, Neb,, Jan, 81.—[Special to Tur Bie. |- This morning the arguments of the attorneys in the Sheedy murder caso wero lieard by Polico Magistrate Houston, To Colonel Philpot was deputed the work of ask- 1ug that the charge against Monday McFar- Lind be withdrawn, Philpot was at first ap- lled at tho iden, but entered with such #pirit into the argument that he astonished himself and the large crowd assembled, Attorney Stearns made tho plea for Mrs, Fheedy's discharge. Ho thought the court d iu admitting the testimony. He also thought that tho confossion itself was frail and with so little merit that his bonor could o1 hesitate and pause before he committed a porson like Mrs, Sheedy to & dungeon cell and put the stigma of a felon on her, which uld blast her life forever. He character- ied it as ating charater upon super: flaal evidence, He thought it the bounden duty of the court to turn these peoplo loose, The judgo refused to adwit cither of these two defend: I, and he ordered them sont 1o th ty jail to await the session of the district court, 1t i3 understood that the indictment against Mrs. Sheedy will be quashed if the analysis of the stomich shows no signs of poison. ‘The prosecution claim that they have not yet showed all the testimony they have, but gave only enough as they thought to Secure tho binding over of defendants, Ever sinco it was announced that Rev. Father Walsh had been deposed from the riesthood by the bishop, specutation has been rife as 10 the causes that led to the seri- to inexplicable result, Owing Ish's prior appearance befors Jury with a recital of testimony uging to Mrs, Sheedy, current has been tothe effect thut his dis- missal was due to his connection with the case. Yesterday facts became more or less generally known that tend to confirm the theory, or rather which conclusively prove it It will be noticed that inthe testimony of Father Walsh at the preliminary examina- tion yesterday afternoon, ho said that after his appearance before the coroner o received a notification from Mrs, Sheed. s he modified his statements sho would o it hot forhim. It would appear that she bas made good her threat. 1t 1s said that the testimony given by Father Walsh before the coroner's jury nettled Mr, Strode very much., Monday afternoon Bishon Bonacum mot Mrs. Sheedy in the county jail in the juiler's of Father Walsh, Mr, Strode and the jailer were also present. Mrs, Sheedy denied thest ents made by Father Walsh. She also informed the bishop that Father Walsh had said some things reflocting on the bishon. Father Walsh listened, astounded at the statements of the woman, and declared that she was not speaking a word of truth, Turn- ing to Father Walsh, the bishop said ““Pack your effects'and get out of my house beforo night. Like Civsar's wifo, you were above suspicion before you came to my home, but you heve brought scandaland disgrace upon it.” Father Walsh declared that he centof the charges made, and in the the coroner rather da speculatic a3 inno- ted that 1y reason he had testified was that ho believed he would be party to the murder if he attempted to screen “This is a foul couspir: cocted by this woman Strode, and I will undo 1t.” But the bishop would not listen to him, and that night Father Walsh was turned ont of doors by his superior. Tt is rumored that tho bishop has also suspended him froth the min- istry for five vears, Father Walsh has a host of friends’ who will not believe Mrs, Sheedy’s charges, and who believe that ho is the victim of a conspiracy. NEW ELECTRIO LIGUT WORKS, Yesterday the Lincoln gas and eleotric light company commenced excavating for the erection of an immense gas and electric 1ight plant combined, which will increase the ca- pacity of the present estabiishwent four fold. "he plant will cost $111,000. Four brick buildings will be built on the bloclk bounded by Mand N and Second and Thivd streets. The engine and dynamo building is to be 100x72 fect, the boiler houso S0x44 feot, gas generating building 30xi feet and’ the purifying and lime building 110x3+ feot,” The gas generating structure will bo fifty foot high and an fmmense chimney 125 feot in height with an inside space ceven feet square will bo re- quired to carry off the smoke. A spur from $ho B. & M. main line will run directly through the shops. Itis the intention to have the electric light department completed by the Ist of May. Theold gas plant will not )]ml removed to the new shops until about July. Mr. D. E. Thompson left yesterday for Chicago aud Mitwaukee to purchase for the company a 100 horse power Corliss engine, which will furnish power for the immense establishment. LIGHTY] RSUS MULES. Three car loads of equipments_for the new electric streot railway have arrived and the machinery for the power house will be hore next week. The work of transforming mule power inta ~cloctric locomotion 1 _to pushed as rapidly os possible. Mr. F. W. Little, tho manager, says that Lincoln is wonderfully ' weil adapted for street railways owing to its ro- mackable umform surface. Mr.Little says that in a few weeks Lincoln will have one of the best street railway systems in the country. and her lawyer, PRESS REPRESENTATIVES. ! Major Kleutsch of the Frelo Presse, L.. Waessel of the Capitol City Courier, and H. M. Bushnell of the Call’ were the Lincoln delegates to the meeting of the State Press association at Beatrice. Both L. Wessel and sllljor Kleatsch were cliosen as Nebraska elogates to the state convention to be held in St. Paul this summer. ODDS AND ENDS, Mr. Brud P. Cook, deputy land commis- sioner, has been appointed as aide-de-camp on the staff of Commander-in-Chief Veazey of the national Grand Army of the Republic, Miss Maggie Scouller” of Seward and Mr. Walter Leeso will assist in the St. Paul M. E. choir tonight, R WEATHER CONDITIONS, Omaha Will Have Special Facilities for Recording Them. One of the advantages which will acerue to Omaha on account of the showing made by the census returns will be the bigher grading of the signal service station at this point, It has been the intention of the chief of the weather buceau to create twenty stations of the first class; that is, stations having a com- plete set of instruments for making a con- tinuous record of moteorological data. It was determined to lot the population, as shown by the census returns, govern the selection of polints where stations should be Included in this class and under this ruling Omaha came ‘within the Iine, In accordance with this the Omaha station 18 in receipt of n set of instruments and ap- paratus for making & continuous record of ‘weather conditions, All of these instruruents are automatic and make a legible and perma- nent record of their several conditions, They are anything butimposing in appearance, and the details of their operation are very simple and easily unders! ‘The self-registering barometor, or baro- frah, is enclosed in o gluss case about eight inches in height, six inches wide and about @ foot in length. It consists of a series of hollow boxes - with corrugated sides, similar to those in aneroid barometer, J""‘"d one on top of another and connected in such & way as to render the action of the atmosphere more prouounced. These boxes are connected with a0 arm carrying & pou, which records upon a shoot the increase or decrease in the pros- sureof the atmosphere. These shects are placed upon a drum which makes one com- plete revolution each week and the pen ‘eavos @ record of the reading of the barom- | matically eter during each instant while the sheet is in position. The thermograph, or self-registoring ther- mometer, is similar’ in construction, the ther- mometer being constructed of metal in the form of a flat band slightly curved, The expansion and contraciion of this metal, caused by the increase or decreaso in temperature of the surrounding mr, are indicated on a sheot carried on a drum in the same manner as ibed in the case of the barograph e anemometer, or wind measure, is the familiar “whirligie'” which may be scen steadily attending to business on the roof of tho federal building at all hours of the day or night. The number of miles travelled by the wind day after day is accurately measured by this little fnstrument and each milo auto- recorded on & sheet below, a8 will be hereafter described. The pluviometer, or rain gauge, theinstru- ment which measures the amount of rainfall, is provided with a mechanism which records tho amount of vain on & sheetin the office be- low The anomescope, or windvane, indicates the direction from which the wind blows. In the iron rod supporting the windvane 15 a rivance knowi as & contact box through b passes an electric cable connocting with the windvane, the rangauge and the ancmometer. The lower end of this cable passes through an electric registering appa- ralus in the office, which records upon a pre- pared sheet the direction from which the wind is blowiug, the velocity per milo and each hundredth of an inch of rainfall. The sheet on which this data is recorded is ried on 0 drum and is removed at noon cach day and a fresh one substituted Al of this apparatus wiil b placed in posi- tlon within a short time and the Omaha *sta- ton will then rank in the highest class. —— YOUNG FORD'S HEARING, to the District © 5,000 Bonds, Patrick Ford, jr., who was arrested two weeks ago for shootiug William Devaney in a restaurant next door to Goldsmith's saloon, on Ninth street, was given a preliminavy bearing yesterday afternoon in police court. The state introduced half a dozen wit- nesses, and the testimony was not quite so damaginz to the 150 of tho defendant as had been anticipated by the public or by the vrosecuting attorney. L. A. Goldsmith, who keeps the saloon next door to the place of tho shooting, stated that he heard the shot which Ford fired and rushed in to se0 what was the matter. Ford handed him the revolver, and he stopped to the door and fired 1n the air to attract the attention of a police off To stated with regard to De- vaney that he had always known him to bo a quiot and inoffensive young man, but he had head him say upon ono oceasion that if young Ford fooled around him much he would knock his head off, Dr, Gapen was called and explained the nature of the bullet wound from which he found Devaney suffering when he was called about one hour after the shoot- ing took place. He said that the patient is still a very sick man, and he ovinces some symptoms of blood poisoning. He is fever- ish, and 1t 18 evident that suppuration is in progress, either in the flash or the lung pen- ated by tho bullet. Dr. Gapen could not” predict with any ether the wounded m: from the effests of the Gannon, counsel for the dofense, tr ing statement from Dr. Gapen to the foct that the wound had unde gone an unnnecessary amount of prob- ing before the bullet was located, but Dr. Gapen would admit of no such a con- dition of affairs, He said he did not know how much probing had been done prior to the time when he arrived, but he knew that there was but little probing done afterward. Heo said if th had been any unnecessary probing done it must have had a tendency to weaken the patient. Jumes S. Ward was called and stated that he was just outside of the restaurant at the time of the shooting. He saw Devaney strike at Ford and then the two clinched, and after struggling about _the room for a moment Devaney ~seemed to be gefting the better of Ford and then he heard the shot and saw Devancy turn and run out. He said be had heard Devaney say once that if Ford monkeyed with him be would cut his head off. I£d Goldsmith, who keeps the restaurant in which the shooting occurred, was next called to the witness stand. Ho 'said that Fora came into the saloon where he was and asked him if he could get a lunch. Goldsmith told him he could if he bad the money to pay for it. 1 havn't got any money,” said Ford. “Then you caw't get any tunch,” replied Goldsmith, Ford then went back into the restaurant and said to Devaney that he wanted some lunch. Devaney said, **You can't @ it un- less you have money to pay for it Ford then said ho would not_accept a lunch from Devaney, anyway, and called him a vile uame, Then Devaney ordered Kord out of the house. Ford said he would not go unless Goldsmith ordered him_out. Ford walked up tothe counter and Dovaney said he must 0 out and sprang around the counter, stgik- ing Ford in the fa Then they clinched, and after a_short struggle, i which Devaney suruck Ford several times in the face, a shot was fired and Devaney ran outand fell ou the sidewalk. At this point Mr. Moriarity asked the wit- ness if he did not remember having stated to him (Moriarity) in the presence of Officers Dempsey and Savage on the day after the shooting thut he saw Ford strike Devaney in the face soveral times and call him a vile name before Dovaney made any effort to put Ford out of the house. Mr. Gaunon, counsel for the defense, ob- jocted to this upon the grounds that the pros- ecuting attorney seemed to be attempting to make the witness lay the foundation for his own impeachment. Monarity held that the evidence of the witness had taken the prosecution by sur- prise, In that it was not the kind of evidence that had been expected from the witnes: and that in such cases the state has a ri, to introduce testimony that will contradict or even impeach a witness, In doing so, Mr. Moriarty held it was but fair to first ask the witness if he had rot previously stated certain things so that he might have an opportunity to correct himself or refresh his memory. “It makes me impatient to hear you read ancient history,” said Ganuon. ‘‘That law which you have just read has been exploded years ago.” T notice you are impatient when it hurts you, whether it be ancient or modern nistory that I quote.” Judge Helsley decided that the witness should not answer the question regarding what he had stated the day after the shoot- ing, and he was exoused. After calling several witnesses more the case was submitted to the judge. Ford was held for trial in the district court under bonds of &,000, Patrick Ford, sr., signed the bond and the accused was released and left the court room with his father. The court room was crowded with an in- terested throng duriug the hearing of the testimony. He 1s Held R The Eden Musrce. Manager Lawler of the Eden Musee again comes to the front with two modern wonders which he will place on exhibitiol at that pop- ular house this week. Tho first is Colonel Alexander Wilson, the famous Kausas ginat. Colonel Wilson stands over eight foot high. He will hold a #100 bill in his hand and any one that can reach it can haveit. It is safo to say thatno one has yet been found who cau reach it. He is a blg man in overy re- spect, weighing 287 pounds and measuring seveuty-two_inches around his shoulders. His foot is 17 inches long and his haud is 18x9 inches. He iy well educatod and is a colonel on the staff of the governor of Kan. sas. James Wilson s the second wonder, Ho can expand his chest twenty-six inches, breaking trunk straps and hirness traces with ease. He has been promonnced by medical men & genine wonder. In the vaude- ville and bijou theatro & spocial list of at- tractions have beon secured. Chiefly amon g them is Rosa Vernon, the talanted young Englishwoman, who i3 acknowledged “to be one of the most gracoful dancers ou the stage, The MacComber children 1o the unique dances and sougs are a stellar attraction, Loy, tho uoted bicylist, will also uppear this woel. Saddle and West, the noted German comedians in their laughable comedies, will appear. Sweeney, the human enigma, who sits on his head, has boen engaged. 'Lew Randall, the great wench impersounator, will help amuse the audience, as also will Ed Logan, the eccentric genius, and Wells, the musical mystery, will perform on unique in- strumeats. Manager Lawler promises a first class eutertalnment for all. LABORERS T0 HAVE A HOME. An Offics Building for Omaha's Many Pros- porous Trade Organizations. PLANS FOR THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS 1he Central Labor Union and Prom- inent Workers Enthusiastic Over the Prospects of the Enter- prisc—Labor Notes. The proposition to erect a labor palace in Omaha is rapidly assuming shape and the men who are at the head of the movement have no h yin saying that such & building ¥ill be erected during the coming scason. A completo description of tho proposed building was published in Tue Bem a few weeks ago. Briefly, tho proposition is tc put up abuilding 132x132 feet square, five stories high, of brick and stone, The first story will be used for store rooms, with halls, lodge rooms, libraries, reception and bath rooms on the second, third and fourth floors, Itis the intention to have the top floor all in one room, thus making a grand hall capable of seat 3,000 persons, The building will be abso- lately fireproof and will be finished inside and out in tne best possibl le, heated by steam and 1, y electrici In order t out this plan George W Willard, Jul r, William Sebring, W. B. Mu Kenney, W. A, J. Goodin, T, E. R. Ove | and August Beerman last November were duly elected oMice and directors of the Union abor Palace Building association and the following articles of incorporation adopted and placed on file Atticlo 1. The name of this corporation shall be the Union Labor Palace Building ation of Omaha, and the general na- f its business is declared to be the buy- ing and selling and holding of land and the ercction of buildings for educationul and Urposes. lo 2, The time of commencement of oration shall be November 1, 1890, and shall continue ninety-nine years unless sooner dissolyed. Article 3. The capital stock of said cor- poration shall be £200,000, divided into 40,000 shares of & each, payable as follows: per cent on subscription and the bals tho boarc of director: ay direct. Th ital stock may bo fucreased us provided by aw. Article4, The indebtedness or liability to which this corporation can atone time be sub- ject shall not be more than 50 per cont of the capital_stock subscribed, and the paid up stock of this association shall be non-as: :ept by a two-thirds vote of the stock ntation Article 5. The name and place of residence of the persons forming the ‘corporation are as follows: G. W. Willard, Julius_Meyer, Will iam Sebring, W. B. Musser, nuedy, W. A. J. Goodin, T. C. Kelsey, E. R. Overall, Au Beerman, city of Omaha, state of Ne- braska, and the persons na { in this shall constitute the first board of director: and shall hold their of until their succe sors are elected and qualified. Article The oftic of this corporation shall bo a president, secreta treasurer, and such others as the by-laws of the associ- ation shall provide, and tho goverument of the corporation and managementof its affairs shall be vested in a board of directors. Said board shall consist of not less than nine di- rectors, who shall be elected as prescribed by the by laws. Articlo 7. The annual meetings of said corporatipn shall be held on the first Monday 0 November of each year. All officers and directors shall hold “their respective ofices until their successors are elected and quali- fied, and any vacancy that may occur in any office or in the board of directors may be fiiled until tho next meeting by said board. Articlo 8. That all increase in the valuo or come from the property of the incorporation over 8 per cent shall be placed to the credit of a fund to bo known as a redemption fund, to be used for the redemption of stock in such manner as the board of directors may from time to time direct. Aund at no time shall the dividend exceed § per cent of the paid up stock. And when the time shall have arrived that all shares of the stock of this corpora- tion shall have been called in and redeemed in accordance with thisarticle, thea the prop- erty, funds pud franchises acquired by and in tho lawfffl possession of this corporation, and which in [aw may o considerod tho. 4s! sets thereof, shall be and become vested per- petually in a board of trustees, said property to b held by them in trust for the use and benefit of the working people of the city of Omaha, in accordance with snch rules as shall be provided i the by laws of said cor- poration, Articlo. 9. The board of directors shall ha power to call in and redeem the stock of this corporation in accordance with the by-laws; provided, that no member be compeiled to surrender his stock at less than its face value and and accrued interest, The stock can be transferred only on the books of this corporation by permission of the board of directors. # Article. 10, No individual stockholder can hold or vote more than two hundred shares of stock of this corporation, nor can any stockholdor or other porson 'vote stock by proxy. Votes of absont membors on this stock shall bo governed by the by-laws. Article, 11. These articles may be amendea by two-thirds of the stockholders at a regular or special meeting thoreof, said meeting to be called as in by-laws shall bo provided. Since the incorporation the members of the company have been industriously engaged in placing stock, and in this direction they have succeoded most admiraoly. The location of the building has not yet been selected, though sites have been offered at the southwest cornerof Twolfth and Dodgo streets; the northwest eorner of Fourieenth and Howard streeta; the southwest cornor of ghteenth and Howara stroets; the north- enst corner of Twontieth and Farnam stroets; the southwest corner of Seventeenth and Da- venport streets and the southeast corner of Eighteenth and Cass streets, The location decided upon will be the one on which the best terms are_offered, this to be deciaed by the board of directors. Friday evening, under tho auspicos of tho Central Labor ution a rousing mass meoting was held, at which Rey. John Williams, I. C. Kelsey, J. H. Craddock, ex-Gov. Butler and others 'made lengthy speeches, advocating the early building of the pal and showing the great value it will be to the laboring men ‘who now have to contribute to the support of halls, ete. At the meeting a large amount of stock was subscribed, and so pleased were the officers with the résults of their work, that they will call another meeting some time during tho next two weeks. Labor Unton Officers. The central labor union has elected the following officers : Goorge Willard, president; W. B. Musser, vico prosident; Willlam Sebring, recording secretary; Aug. Beermann, financial socro- tary; Julius Moyer, treasurer; Charles Now- strom, sergeant-at-arms, Emergency Committed—Julius Meyer, T. C. Kelsey, James Kenuey, William Goodin, Jobn Quinu, August Beermann, T. L. Ring- walt., Organization Committee—W. B. Musser, Jesse Blake, Sterling Eddloman, O. Decker, ¥. S. Horto B. Smith, Charles New' strom, F. E. Warner. Board of Directors—W. B. Mussor, W. R. Beunett, T. L. Ringwalt, Harry Williams, Jesse Blake. Printing Committeo—George Willard, Fred Horton and William Sebring. Home Industry Committee—E. R. Overall, John Quinn, W. H. Martin, £, W. Lessentin and Thomas C, Kelsey. Committeo on Laws—J. M. Kenney, John Quinn, Charles Sadilek and E. R. Overall The committee on laws was instructed to revise the constitution, ——te Odafellows, Attention. All Oddfellows of the city are requested to meet at the hall, Fourteenth and Dodee, Sut- day afternoon at 1 0’clock sharp,to attend the funeral of our late brother, John H. Butler, a member of State lodge, No. 10, Members of this lodge are especially requested to at- tend. The funeral will tako place from the residence, 2705 Dayenport street. After the Ooal Dealers. License Inspector Tom Riley say teuds opening war with the coal dealers of the city bright and early Monday morning. ‘There are thirty-eight of them and all must come to time with thelt 8100 or bo says he proposes to give themyall the trouble they want, and ho unGerstauds that many of the smaller dealors went troubls, He will begin on them first a8 ho says that he has assur- ances from the lawe ‘dealers that they will Pay up promptly AR RAILROAD NEWS. Two Uni Resignations— The Burlinston's Business, V. G, Bogue, chief engineer of the Union Pacific, will resign hib position as engineor the near future and will be assigned to ime portant special duty in; connection with the Union Pacific system, the nature of which has not been disclosed. There is a well do- fined rumor that Mr. E. C. Smeed, Mr. Boj assistant, will be advanced to the position of chief. J. S, Cameron, chief of construction, has resigned and has gone east for a short stay He will return in 8 few weeks, and it is understood that he will go to Salt’ Lake city and make that city his futuro home. &3 &2 Mr. Kimball has removed his_ offico fromn the second floor 10 the rooms on the first floor, formerly occupied by the superin- tendent of the Nebraska division. Commencing today tho B, & M. will run a through sleeper between Omaha and Dead- wood, leaving this city at 10:25 a. m. daily in Omaha at 4:05 p. m. will be established be- Mr. Thurston's Opinion. Hon. J. M. Thurston, zeneral attoruey for the Union Pacific, suid yeste that the decision of Judge Dundy in the Union Pacific- Milwa was ased on the fact that no defimte arrangements had been made for the running of the Milwaukee trains over the Union Pacific tracks. T'he contract provided that these arrangements should be made by both roads jointly, and, in case of failure to agreo, should be' settied by arbitration. The courts, he said, did not recognize any such authority and ' would not compel auy rties to submit to arbitration. The question of the rignt of the Union Pa- cific tomake such contracts had uot been touched upon and Judge Thurston was ot the opinion that this point would have to be de- cided in the final hearing of the case, but was not_absolutely essential in the preliminary hearing. The case would undoubtedly be carried to the higher courts, he said, unless an amicable settloment was reached beforeit had gone that far. The board of directors, at its meeting on rd ult, he continued, had made a proposition t0_both the Milwaukee and the Rock Island to haul their trains over the bridge and to allow them the useof the Unjon Pacific tracks under certain conditions, proposition had received no reply, but one was expested since the decision of Judge Dundy, oor Business of the Burlington, The report from Chicago that the Decem- statement, of tho Burlington would make a poorer showing than at any time since the strike, was partially confirmed by an ofticial atthe B. & M. headquart “Ihere has been comparatively little freight handled in this state during the past, two months,” said Lo, “and I am not surprised to see such a statement. The corn cropin this state and in Kansas has been very poor, and instead of handling several bundrod car$ of corn every day we have had scarcoly fifty. Asa conse- quence thero has been no merchan- diso purchased by the people in the state, which has mado business light both' ways. Besido this, rates have been cut, thereby reducing the rovenue of the road 'and, 1n fact, there has been a com- bination of circumstauces which has made business poor. “No one is to blame for this state of affairs, and Lhave no doubt that thie statement at’ tributed to President Perkins about changes in the force, is partially correct. The de- creaso in revenue will probably be followed by a decrense in force somewhere,” The Burlington's Extensions. Geueral Manager Holdrege of the B. & M. is out of the city, but an_ofiicial at headquar- ters, who is 1n & positirn to know, stated that the report from Nebraska City to the effect that Me. Holdrege had said there would be nomore railroad building in this state, was incorrect. As far as the Nebraska City-Ash- land branch was concerned, he said, there never had been any intention of building such a line, and furthermore, there had beon nothing decided so far regarding any exten- sions, Notes and Personals. B. L. McLain of Kansas City, traveling passenger agent of the Chicago & Alton, is in the city. J. B. Reynolds of this aity, the traveling passenger agent of the Burlington, has re- turned from a western trip, The Elkhorn has reduced freight rates from Omaha to Deadwood from 22 to 10 cents per 100 pounds. The rate to Lead City has also been reduced. THE ERIDGE COMPANY. Articles of Incorporation of the New Enterprice Filed. The Interstate bridge and strect railway company has filed articles of incorporation. The purposs of the corporation is to con- steuct, maintain and operate a brid the Missouri river “at and owned by the Kast Omaha land company in the states of Towa and Nebraska; and alsoto, construct, maintain and operate a steam, clectrie, motor, horse, elovated, cable or other line of railway."" Tho capital stock is stated to be £2.500,000, with shares of 8100 cach. Jobn A. Creighton, A.J. Poppleton, Henry W. Yates, R. C, Cushiug, J. M. Wool® worth and Arthur S. Potter sign the ar- ticles, cross near the lands - Teachers' Meeting. The second mecting of the teachers in the public schools of the city will be held at the igh school building next Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. The committec appointed to draft a consti- tution and by-laws will be prepared to sub- mit its report at that time, and an address will be delivered by a prominent Omaha cit- izen who is interested in school work. The meeting will be oben to those who cave to attend, but will be of especial inter- est to teachers and those interested in the public schools. e Rellef Commission Officers, The soldiers” relief cammission of Dougias county held its annual glection of officers yos- M. D. Rocho was elected president and Dr. R, M. Stone sctetary, On February 9 the comnnssion will thoot and make a list of those to whom aid .will be given. ‘'he number aided last year was 112, The levy for 1891 will be about £,000, e Building #ermts. The following periits wero issued by the superintendent of buildings last weel: st M. B ohureh, 1% story frame o buliding, D an$pring stroots, 8 1,500 key, 1% story frame dwelling, L. 1,500 1,000 1,000 n-l.u.nmr{ irrlc age, I and Casteligp A, P.Tukey. 1 story fra wUiton I o C et ary Reld, 114 stors me dwelllng, ilety-ihird und WooTWOreh 1os e Platz, 2 story frume dweiling, 2208 M. oot e, L. J. Berquist. 1 Thirty-fifth and Cass streets.. Thomas Harwiit, 1 story frame dwe Ing, Spring and Twenty-ninth streets Chias. Anderson, I story frame cottage, Nineteonth and Vinfon streets. . John &, Nelson. | story tramo eotiiige Savage streot sud Military avenue. . L Marriage Licensos. The following marriage iicensas wera is- sued yesterday by Judge Shielis: Nameand address. { Jullus Hinz, Omuha 1 Augusta Slivun, Omaia . § Patrick Habin, Omaha.. i Mary Kilgallon, Omaha { Henry 0. Webster, Ot | Kato Mulligan, Omuha § Willlam H. Weaver, Omaha 1 Julia ¥ Heenan, lowa § Joseph Strune, Omahu | Mary Hofmad, Owahi o L()I,I‘ll[(\)‘v . 817,015 z £23 EEREY =E BLUE PRINTS OF THE DEPOT. They are Ordered Filed in the Viaduot Bond Oase. JUDGE DOANE'S VERY EMPHATIC ORDER. There Shall be no Concealment of Any Papers Evid in the Case Other Local News, or ce John D, Howe, esq., to Building Inspector Whitlock—Did you bring those bluo prints with you! Mr. Whitlock—No, sir, I didn't. M. Howe —Well, you will bring 'em be- tore I get done with you Mr. Whitlock—Yon may drop dead before you get done with me, Such was the little dialogue that took place in Judge Doane’s district court room yesterday morning while the lawyers inter- ested In the case of Stuht and Howe vs the city were assembling. Being asked why he had so persistently de- clined to let Mr. Howe look at the drawings lled blue prints—of the new union depot plans, Mr. Whitlock replied “Plans and drawings of buildings left at my office are mnot public records at all-not for the publicin any sense of theword, If they were open to fnspection by every Dick and Har —80:¢ om, v we would bo bothered to death, and w more, it would be a rank injustice to allow one architect or person, whatever his business, to have access to the priat of anoth wbor By this time Judge opened court. Mr. Howe arose, addressed the court and, turning to Mr. Whitlock, asked the latter if he had brought the blue prints into court as hie was summoned by subpana to do. When Mr. Whitlock replied in the nega. tive, City Attorney Poppleton arose and said he didn’t think Mr. Whitlock should be com- pelled to produce the blue prints. At this, Mr. Howe's what apparently was its gros recounted how tie had mad to sco the plaus, ete. What did 1 got, where troublet 1 your honor The court requested additional information as to what these plaus were. Mr. Howe gave the information. T think the plaintiffs in this case are en titled tosee all these papers, all the plans, cte., and I shall make an order to that effect, said Judge Doane. *“T'here shall be no gon- alment’ here! I shall not for a moment permit of o extraordina thing as the re tention, out of sight, of pupers such as plans, ecifications, etc., needed as evidence in 4 case. Bring 'theso papers into court imme- diaely 1 I tyould Doane arrived and heard at did I got for my gotin the soup—into the soup, like to have a committee ap- pointed to goand get these plans,” said At- torney Chavles Green, counsel for the rail- way company. “Let 1t be a disinterested urged Mr. Poppleton ““Let Mr. Stuht beoneof them,” said Mr, Howe. *No," said Mr. Poppleton, “h interested See hore, Mr. Poppleton, eral Cowin, counsel for Mr. Stuht, *it doesn't 100k very well for you to imply 'that an old and well known citizen as Mr. Stuht would not act squarely in connection with this mat- ter.” Mr. Whitlock himself will get them. Get them Mr, Whitlock,” said the court, and Mr, Whitlock proceeded to immediately’ comply. While the plans were being brought, Jonn M. Thurston arose and said that he would be pleased 1f the court would appoint on its own motion experts to examine tho old and the new plans of the proposed union depot. If this is done, he said that it would be found that the new plans provided for a structuro in every way better than did the old. 'We will “see about that," remarked the committee,” s too much remarked Gen- \erc are some other plans and records that I want,” said Mr. Howe. “I want the records of the meeting of the directors of the compavy, together with the stoclk books, ete. 3 sir,” said Mr. Thurston, “pro- viding the court 'makes an order to thav ef- fect.” ““Yes, and T want a lot of other things,” added Mr. Howe as tie proceeded to read off the list of pictures, ete. *You cun have' them all if the court so orders,” said Mr. ston. Mr. Thurston added that Mr. Kimball and himself would file an afidavit’ to the offect that nu yspaper intery had very much tangled and a good deal wrong. “And Il prove that you did say a great deal of what these interviews give) ex- claimea Mr. Howe, The court aunounced that he would make an order for the defendants to file their showing oo Monday, the plaintiff theirs on Tuesday, and the must positively bo heard on Wednesday at 10 o'cloci. This ended the session, and Mr. Poppleton immediately filed the answer of tho cf The answer sets forth that the bonds and decas have been drawn up in proper form and delivered to tho trusiees to be delivered to the railroad company when so ordered. The different ordinances and_actions of the city council bearing on the subject were also filed. SEE Thn Tax Levy. Ten members of the city council met last night for the purpose of doing committee work, but instead of doing this they consid- ered the tax levy for 1801, Mr. Davis moved that the levy for school purposes be reduced from 314 to 3 mills, and that the additional 'z mill ' be added 10 tho library fund. The motion passed, and when the ordinauce providing for the 1891 levy comes up for pussage Tuesday night, 1t will be so amended. MORSE DRY GOODS CO, Spring SaloLadies' Muaslin Underwear Bogins Monday Morning—Mag- nificent New Stock, Next weok, commencing early in the morning, we shall hold the FIRST nd special sale of LADIES' MUSLIN UNDERWEAR we have had in our new store. Tho stock isall new. * The room in which wo show them is elegant and light, and it will pay you to come and look around. WHAT WE CLAIM for this underwear over any other in the city 1. We have the exclusive Omaha and have selected this kind because it is made better sold nle for articular than a All garments mado on lock stitch machines, with flat folt seams, 3. It is made of the bost grades of cot- ton, such as Fruit, Lonsdale, Now York Mills, ete., and the cmbroideries and laces nro not job lots but carefully se- lected, all in most exquisito taste. 4. The styles are all new, being copies of French designs brought out for t “BON MARCHE” and “Louvre” in Paris for spring of 1891, OWNS: 00 distinet styles at 50¢, 65¢, 750, $1.00, $1.25, up to finost made, SKIRTS: 50 distinet stylos at 50¢, 75¢, $1.00, $1.25, up to tinest made. COVERS: 100 styles from 5¢, 40¢, and o on upwards; tho corset covers are noted for being perfect fitting DRAWER: from 25, 0y up b 5 styles, pr o, $1 up to $2.25, great varioty of short shirts and aprons and have a particularly fine line of HAND MADE CH UNDERWEAR We have received & new importation of ladics’ I'rench convent hand made and hand embroidered PERCALE and CAM- BRIC underw CHILDREN'S UNDERWEAR. During the sale we also offer spe bargains in children’s and misses’ dr ors, gowns, skirts and aprons and u charming 1ot of BABIE os from WEAR. Slips, robes, skirts, blanicots, shawls, wrappors, diapers, bibs, cloaks, ete., at special prices. CHILDREN'S DRESSES. styles entirely new in 6 months, s from 50¢ up to the Dain! 1,2and 3 ) finest to bo had NEW WIHITE GOODS. Our entire stock of nainsooks, piques, | checks, stripes, India mulls, lawns, ete., will bo placed on salo Monday. NEW GINGHAMS, 500 pieces new ginghams in latest styles will ulso be opened for sale Mon- day. In fact, we shall have an opening of NEW GOODS all over the store. THIZ MORSE DRY GOODS CO. et of the ladies was it who wore a life preserver at the skating party last Sat- urda; ning! Some say the preserver was a blon AMUSKEMENTS. Grand Opera House. Saturday, Feb. 7, 18g1. Twao Performances, Matinee and Night, JUSEPH WM. J. JERFERSON | FLORENCE COMEDY COMPANY, - COMPRISING — Joseph Jefferson, Wm. J. Florence, Mrs, John Drew, Mme. Ponisi, F. 0. Bangs, Viola Allen, Frederick Paulding. Elsie Lombard, Geo. W, Denham, Fred G. Ross, Joseph Warren, John H. Goodwin, THE RIVALS, HEIR-AT-LAW. Seale of Prices, 50¢, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 N3 Saturday Matince Saturday Nwht SALE OF SEATS 0P THURSDAY, FEB. 8, AT 9 0'CLOCK A. M. i -~ THE GRAND V52" Sunday, Febry u 1st, The £u eessful Musical Comedy, “JOHN MULVANY’S GREAT PICTURE, “Custer's Last Rally,” 1s now ou exhibition. Bee Building, - - 17th and Farnam $ts. This (Sunday) Evening, Fab, 1st, LAST PERFORMANCE OF THE LE IMATE IRISH COMEDIAN, MR. JOSEPHE NURPHY Prosentl IT- 1 Geo, Paweett Rowe's Great Comedy THE DONAGH. Prices as usunl BOYD'S. COMMENCING FEB _MONDAY. . 2. LAUGHTER AND SUNSHINE, William Gillette's Comedy Hit, (Companion Play to The Private Secretary} e (it of Home, With Its Big ) Under the Diretlon of Mr. CHARL ONLY THRER PERFORMANCES, W York Cast. S FROI o o SAka ko Tip e Wi RN Y. Worla ERGYMEN PRAISE IT. PHYSICIANS RECOMMEN WHO'S IN T Alfred Hastings, Portibone’s Nephow ¥ 4 M Tionry Miller A MEDow, o PrOtoR o f Alfrods ; ML id1jou iteron Emily Pottibone, Pottibone's Daighier : Misa Alyinn Whito Chrisfapher Dabiy i Musio e S 1umphreys Judson & Voung Mair 4 Vorbort Ayling a Comique 3 i Mikk Maid 1iaslom as MeSnath, W Friond of Tettivone’s Mr. . €. Valentine iy Dottt Fitl Oritanski, from the Op Smythe, 1n Tove with ki TG ollis pron, o Shoe Dee Mald at Pottib Gretehen, FIl's Mald A Struthers, Out of Sight... Ballf..... WIHERE I8 17 Drawing-room of a Privawe House in London. Wik 1S 117-Now, WIAT TR IS 117-Act | Act Il A Morning. A Few Mornings Tater. AcT 1T-Another Morning. Aor IV —The Sums Morning. (Good Morning.) as usual, Boud's. bl Wi TheSeason's Only BieSuceess 5 Per) : By SATURDAY ormances, Beginning Thuisday, Feb. 5th. MA’ tost Triumph, INER. Bronson Howard's Gre ENANDD America’s Latest Craze, Better than the Henrietta.--N. Y, Herald. Shenandoah is the Garden of Love Making add Brave Deeds. THE SCENE OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY 18 BEAUTIFUL, A COMPLETE CAST OF PLAYERS Presented in the Same Manner as Soen for over 300 Nights in New York ity Box sheet open next Wednesday at regular prices. WILL LAWLER, MANAGER. DIME EDEN MUSE o e e e Mammoth Kansas Giant. Col. Alexander Cooper, the Western Phenomena. He stands over 8 feet high; weighs inches long; his hand measures width. He is 39 years of age Kansas Staff, He measures € an enter cus last year, inches in length and and is & Colonel on the ( inches around the shoulders. He ning tatker, being the feature of Baroum & Bailey’s ci 247 pounds; his foot is 17 9 inches in vernor of He is Wonders Never Cease. James Wilson, The Expansionist. The Greatest Wonder of the Age. He expands his chest 26 inches, breaking trunk straps and harness traces. Sits on his own head. fifiENEY—hm HUMAN ENIGMA. LEWT{ANDALL, Ch-ampion Wench Impersonarto The M acComb Children. Charming Dance and Song Artists, 1 The Renowned English Clog Dancer. Rosa Vernon 1 cra: famas ancer oo ach; Ed. Logan, Eccentrics, Saddler & West, German Comedians. Wells, Musical Artists. Omaha’s Favorite Ley, the Bicylist, A lleline;l \‘iuicly Enlerlaiumehl—A Greal Feast of 'Sdng nt hlfiélc,