Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 7, 1892, Page 5

STATE Board of Transportation Finds the New Law is Working Very Nicely. GRAIY INSPECTION. OMAHA'S BUREAU IS SELF SUP,PORTlNG. Report from the Welghmaster Shows a Handsome Surplus After Everythmg is Pald—State Board of Trans. portation Meeting, Lixcors. Neb, Jan. 6,—[Special to Tne Berr. |- The State Board of Traansportation held its regular monthly meeting this after- woon, all members being present. The only business of importance to come before the board was the operations of the grain in pection department, both av Lincoin and at Omata. A communication from Weigh- master Taylor nsking that the salary of Assistant Weighmaster Reasonor be in- creused from £1,200 & year to $1,400 was re- forred tothe board of secretaries without action or endorsoment. The rules and regu 1ations fix the salaries of the various officfals and employes of the department and the point was made that the board could take 10 Action without amending the rules. The matter of the payment of the bills pre- mented by the departments at Omaha and Lincoln came up for an animated discussion. These expenses have been quite ueavy for the reason that both departments have been but recently established and both have had 10 be supplied with the necessary stationery, bianks, office furniture, etc. It was finally decided that the bills for supplies should be allowed and paid out of the amount appro- riatod for stationery, etc., for the State Board of I'ransportation. Bills aggregating $204.75 were thus ailowed and ordered paid Omaha Weighmuster's Report, Weighmaster Taylor of the Omata dopart- ment wado two reports, one a collective .ro- port, covering the operations of his oflice from the time the luw went into effect until December 31, 1801, During that time he had weighea for the Omaha Elevator compuny 6,672 cars of grain, as follows: 1,155; corn, 2,201; rye, 341; oats, 1,3 ey, 118; malt, For the Fowler Ele company b 1,250 cars, as follows: Wheat, 3 rye, 36; bar- ley, 5. umber’ of cars weighed for both elevator companies was 6,022, For the month of Decomber ho weighed 5 of grain. received as fees the sum of $725.50, vaid bills to the amount_of and paid salaries to the amount of $4 his state- mont shows that the weighmaster's office at the Omahu department is now on a solid and sure financial basis und that it is more than self-sustuining. 1t entirely out of debt and its business will increase monthly. Chief Inspector Blanchavd of the Omaha depurtment was not present. Neither was Ws report for the month of December. reral Routine Business, Inspector McBride of the Lincoln depart- mert reported that he had inspected 108 cars of grain during the month of December, as follows: Wheat, 45; corn, 40; oats, 4; ryo, 10, His expenses, as per vouchors rendered, had been #6.30. The Lincoln weighmaster's report showed that no business had beern done by his office during the month, Attorney L. W. Billingsley, on behalf of he Rock Island Railroad company, pre- entad the agreement that had been’ made between the officers of that company and A. H. Remer, the Sarpy county farmer who has been asking for a crossing on his farm, The agreement provided for an overhead crossing to be built by tlie company and maintained 11 good repair by Mr. Remer. The agreement, was ratified by the board. Another Divorce Sensution, J. C. Johuston, the well known Lincoln at- toruev, has commeaced an action for a di- vorce from his wite, and the fucts alleged in Lis petition prove very conclusively that in his case married life has not been u continual round of domestic bhiss. Mr. and Mrs. John- ston were married in 1877 and two chiidren, ono a boy of 12 and the other a girl of 10, were born to them. In his petition Mr. John- ston alleges that for the past five years Mrs, Johnston hias refused to live with him as his wife aud that she has madolife a burden to bim, destroyed bis family fireside, blasted his bopes and alienated the affections of his cbildren. Moreover she has endangered nhis Jife on two oceasions. At one time ste threw a carving fork at him, inflicting a severo wound in the right side of the face. Again sho threw a putcher knifo ut im and at still another time she assaulted him with a stove poker. Supremo Court, Court met pursuant to adjournment this miorning. Major George W. Johnes of Lin- coln was admitted to practice, Hartwig vs (Gordon: mnotion to strike from the record certain parts of the bill of excen- tions sustained. Schickle vs Kent; motion o prosccute cross appeal overruled, but order of aismissal modified s0 as not to affect cross appeal. Scroggin vs McClelland; motion to reinstate cause sustained. Republican Val- Jey Rairoad company vs Fink; motion to retax costs overruled. Thornhill vs State; petition in error dismissed. State ex rel Galligher vs Davis: submitted on roturn to alternative writ. State ex rel Galligher vs Holmes; leave given relator to have date in etition and summons corrected. Hamer vs l’(ul('mnh; by agreemont Webstor Eaton re- leased from cost bond ; motion to quash sum- mons overruled; motion to strike from the petition redundant wnd irrelevant matter submitted. Dewey vs Allgire; argued and submitted. aton vs Fairoury water works; defendant in error ordered to serve and file briefs in fifteen days. Court adjourned to Thursday at 9 o'clock 0. m. when the causes from the Second dis- triet, including the counties of Cass and Oroe, will be called, The following decisions were announced : Arnoid Brecher vs Julius Treitscnke, Error from Douglas county. Afirmed. Opin- jon by Mr. Justice Noryal. Becker vs Simonds. Error from Webster county. Afirmed. Opinion by Mr. Chief Justice Cobb, Fuller vs Colfax county. fax covnty, Afirmed. tice Norval. Fuller vs Ryan. Ervror from Saunders county. Plaintiffs required to pay to the clork of this court within ninety davs for the use of Halligan the sum of 00 and 7 per cent interest from April 20, 1589, und m de- fault the plaintift’s petitiou is dismissed. In case such paymont 1s made, said Halligan o exocute to plaintifts a deed for said iand within thirty days after payment of said sum and interest, and in default the decree shall stand for such conveyance. Opinion by Mr. Justice Norval, » Striekler vs Crane & Co. Error from But- ler county. Affirmed. Upinion by Mr, Chief Justice Cobb, . Hughes vs Housel. Error from Douglas county. Affirmed. Opivion by Mr. Justico Norval ‘Thowpson vs Richardson Drug company, Error from Fillmore county. Reversed aund remanded. Opinion by Mr. Justice Norval, The Singer Manufacturing company vs Duvham. Error from Buffalo county. Re- versed and remanded. Opinion by Mr Justice Cobb, Conuecticut River Savings bank vs Bar- rett. Appeal from Cass county. Affirmed. Opinion vy Mr. Justice Norval, Lincoln News Notes. The now county oficers assumo their du- ties tomorrow. ‘The appraisers appointed to condema the right of way for the Rock Island through the city have not yet completed their work, but will undoubtedly do so by tomorrow. The members of the Lincoln branch of the Letter Carriers' association elocted officers last evening as follow: President, A. D, Craig: vice president, ( financial secretary, Thomas MeShane; ant sec- retary, J.'H. Clark; treasurer, J. W. Lick- lighter, “The Bond hotel property was sold under mortgage foreclosure. It was purchased by A. A. Mosher for the Missouri, Kansas & Texus Investment company for $39 company assuming, in addition, 1ndebteduess to the amount of §,000, George J. MeArtbur has been appoiuted delinguent clerk in the ofice of the state commissiouer of publio lands and buiidivgs, viee Frank Cook, resigned. Herbert Chaney of Omaha and Miss Lulu ) Beach of this city were married this evening At the bride's bome, 1011 L street. The newly weaded couple took the train for Omaha, where they will commence house- keeplug at onee. Altorney Ges Error from Col- Opinion by Mr. Jus- of State Allen returned today from an ex- tended trip through Texams, They brought back a very Ylun!nnl acconnt of their ex- perience in the Lone Star state. SENATOR PADDOCK'S PLAN. Fe Talks About His Revised Land Purchase Bill, Senator Paddock left last night for Wash- ngton, Speaking of his Otoe land purchase bill, hosaid: ““Therois nothing new to bo said about the bill, [t has been written all over soveral timos. Tho simple facts about tho bill are these: A part of the great Otoo res- ervation was openad for settiement years ago, leaving about 40,000 acres in possession of the Indians until 1881, when a bill was passed appraising the remminder of the lands, and the Indians were removed to Indian territory. Soon after this tho price of lands in the wost began e riso very rapidly and it was decided to sell those lands at pudlic auction. In 1882 or 1883, I do not now remember which, the sale took place. People came from all directions to attead that sale on the Otoo rvation belov Blue Springs. The lauds sold at fabulous prices and many of the purchasers under the wild excitement of the hour paid twice as much as the lands were worth, and in some instances the price paid was ‘more than the lands are worth now, The con nce has been that much of this land has never buen entirely paia for, It was sold, as I remember, for one-fourth cash and the bal- ance in three equal payments due in ono, two and three years from the date of sale. Some of these deferred payments are still unpaid, and the owners have been struggling along undor the burden for several years. Now, my present bill introduced a wecks ago is to provide for an aajustment of this matter in some way satisfactory to the Indians 50 a8 to socure a rebate upon the un- reasonable prices paid by the purchasers for these lands. The Otoe Indians are rich, and [ think they would rather have these de- forved payments all cleaned up so that they can get some cash and lot the unlucky pur- chasers out of the deal 1 a fair und reason- able way. “I think there will be but little diffieulty in getting the [ndians to agree to the rebate of the excess that was vaid for those lands.” Referring to the appointment of MeDill on the Interstate Commerce commission the senator safd: “I was very much disappointed 1n not seefng Judge Lambertson appointed, but I am glad the president selected a west ern man, I tried to get him to agree to make his selection from men who residea west of the Missouri, but he would only agree that the man he would appoint should reside west of the Mississippi. MeDill 13 a good man, but I cannot help feeling disappointed.’” et kg bt WON'T CAUSE A WAR. Rate on Outbound Shipments from Beatrlce Will Be Permanent. Dispatches from Beatrice seek to convey thé impression that a rate war is threatened because the Burlington put in a tariff on outbound business from that point, but the idea is scouted at B. & M. headquarters as absurd. The Rock Island has put in a similar tariff, but the Union Pacific is in a huff. ‘The 'question &t issue was appealed some days ago to the Big Six, but there is no like- lihood of a war. ? “I'he Burlington people believe the tariff 1s a fixed thing, oven if General Freight Agent Crosby did use fine strategy in getting the vote of permission and afterwards adjourned a meeting of the Transmissouri association against the protest of the chairman. The commissioners will probably pass on the mat- ter this month. Republican Valley Officers, The Omaba & Republican Valley and the Omaha & Elkhorn Valley railroads, now parts of the Union Pacific system, held their annual eloctions yesterday morning, and both chose the following directors: Jay Gould, Russell Sage, Siduey Dillon_and A, B. Orr of New York. I. L. Ames, E. F. Atkins and . Gordon Dexter of Boston. Otoe I){)lllrmul Personals, General Passengor Agent Lomax of tho Union Paciic is in Kansas City. All railroads report, the car blockade some- what easier and a drop in the prices of grain has roduced the demand, General Passenger Agent Buchanan of the 12lkhorn bas returned from a visit to his former home, Quincy, 11, Vico President Kimball of the Union Pa- cific reports negotiations in progress for a new lesseo for the Union elevator at Council Bluffs. Goneral Freight Agent Crosby of the Bur- lington is making & tour of the southern division ana making inquiries about the farm products to be moved. —— HARRIGAN LET OFF. ty Finally Has to y for the Ride to Plattsmouth, The county commissioners wero in for a short time yesterday afternoon. Mr. Timme was the absenteo. The order from the judges of the district instructing the commissioners to draw a grand jury for the February term of court was presented, read and referred o the com- mittee on judiciary. The boud of the American National bank in the sum of $200,000, agreeing to safely keep and care for the county funas, was pre- sented aud approved. Dr. Larimer petitioned to be appoiuted county physician during the ensuing vear. His potition was referred to the committes of the whole. . Coroncr Harrigan presented a bill of $15 for servicos during the month of December, Mr. Berlin moved tnat $40 be deducted to pay for the engino that Harvigan hired to take him to Piattsmouth on one of nis wild chases. The motion was seconded by Major Paddock, but a defoat foilowed, as Clnirman O'Keeffe and Mr. Van Camp voted against making Harrigan pay for the engine. The board will hold another session at 2 o'clock this afternoon, at which time un ef- fort will be made to close up all of the old business on hand. A A COURT NOTES. session Little Matters That Keep Justice in Work- ing Trim During Vacation, Judge Hopewell rendored a number of do- cisions this afterncon in animportant cases. He denied a motion to modify a docree re- cently entered 1n the case of W.J. Bowdins against William Robbins, and allowed 10 per cent interest on the mortgage as tho case was one to foreclose. L In the case of J. M. Hamilton against George S. Weeks, an action to foreclose a mortgage and for the appointment of a re- ceiver to collect rents, the court denied the aplication. The plaintiff in the case of J. L. Welshans against Nathan Merriam, aon action to re- cover about $1,700 on & vlumbing concract, was allowed 31,400 by the court. In the case of Fanuio M. Sloan against W, H, Spellman, & suit on a imechanic’s llen in which about $1,500 was involved on a con- truct for plumbing, the court decidea the @ in favor of the plaintiff, but allowed Spellman the amouut due for his labor. Martha A. Leeper was grantod a decree of divorce this afternoon by Judge Hopewell from her husband, James Leeper. The de- cree was allowed on the grounds of drunken- ness and oxtreme cruelty. 'Thoy were mar- ried in 1880 at Topeka, K e Use Haller's Barbed Wire liniment for cuts, old sores and sprains—horses and cat- tle always got well. ek HAD HIS TOOLS. Burglar ¥ ssesslon of a ¥ ats. Yesteraay at noon & man giving his name 83 C, Harris was arrested at the Burlington depot at Creston, Ia., on suspicion of being & burglar, He bad two valises filled with Jewelry having a total value of $4,000. Some of the property was identified as thatof a Creston pawnbroker named Johnson, whose place was burglarized a short time ago, Harris also bad a fine set of burglar's tools in his possessior. 7T'he Omaha authorities have been notifled of thearrest and furnished & description of Harris who is thought to be u member of the gang of thieves whbo have bean working in this city, Piso’s l(emml[v for Catarrh will surely cure arrh and cold in the head. Handy, pleas- ant. All drugglsis. 502, e A RS The rosy freshuess ana Lbe velvety soft- ness of the skin is variably obtained by those ral Hastings and Secretary | who use Pozzounl’s Complexion Powder, ] Krand hop followed the ceremonies, THE WANT T0 CUT IT SOME MORE. OMAHA Intorested Property Ownors Moving to Have Douglas Streot Regraded. HINDSIGHT COMING TO THE FRONT, City Englneer Explaing What the Proposed Changes Will Be—Discussion of the Project and Objections to it Stated, A meeting of a dozen of the intended property owners was held in the rooms of the Reai Kstate Owners association yester- day afternoon to discuss tho advisability of socuing an additional cut of Douglas street, 80 as to make a straight, radical grade from Sixteenth to Twentieth sireet. When it came to an expression of opinion, however, there was uno oceasion for argu- ment, as they all felt one way. Each and every one of them was of the opinion that the cut should be made, and the only ques- tion was as to the best and surest wi accomplishing 1t. Ex-Governor Saunders was asked to pre- side and L. H, Korty was elected secretary. C. H. Brown said that he had heard that folks hind sight was better than their fore- sight, and since the Douglas street grade was completed ho felt sure that it was so. Now, that the grading was done, everybody could see that it was not what they wanted. Furthermore, he was satistied that it would not be what they wanted until a radical grade was made on a bee line from Sixteenth to Twentieth. Dr. Tilden likewise thought that snch a graas would be the proper thing, but if it could not ho obtained on account of the ob- Jections to lowering the Seventcenth street intersection, ke believed that & straight grade from Seventeenth to Twentieth would be the next best thing. Dr. Grossman stated that the greatest op- osition might be expected trom the New Cork Life and Bee buildings, as such a cut would leave the rear corners of those build- ings high and dry unless special arrange- ments wero made as to grading Seventeenth street south of Douglas. e saia he had talked to Mr, Rosewater about the mater, and that gentleman had stated that he would not be opposed to a further cut of eighteen inches or two feet, or possibly a little more at the alley In the rear of Tiue Bie building, as steps could he nut in on the sidewalk at that, point. The doctor was sure that both Mr. Rosewater and the agents of tho Life build- ing would accede to any reasonablo request. What 1s Proposed. City Engineer Tillson was asked to explain what changes the proposed cut would en- gonder. He replied that a straight grade from the west side of Sixteentih street to the east side of Twentieth street would necessi- tate a cut of thirteen feet at Nineteenth street, ten feet at Eighteenth and seven feet at Seventeenth. This would give a rise of about seventeen foet in a block or a 6 per cent grade. If this was done and Seven- teenth street was then graded straight to Faruam street it would necessitate a cut of about eight feet at tho rear corner of Tue Ber aud Life buildings. This would not be deéep enough to endnagerthe foundations, but it would expose the foundation wall ot Tur Bee building, which is not of the samo material as the superstructure, This could bo remedied, however, by facing the exposed part with & veneering of the upper granite. Another plan would be Lo leave the sidewalk where it is and reduce the width of the street between the curbing from sixty to fifty feet and slope the five-foot strip on eiiher side down to the new ourb line. Such a cut would get down pretty close to tho boilers of the Life building, which are under the middle of the street. Seventeenth street at present is on a dead level from {'arnam north to the alley, aud then descends to Douglas. If it is desired to maintain this grade, the proposed change at Seven- teentk and Douglas would give a corresponding cut at the alley, or an uneven grado would give even a less cut at the alley. If Mr. Rosewater was willing to have a cut of taree feet made at the ailey it might admitof a five-foot grade at Seventeenth and Douglas. All or Nothing, Mr. G. C. Barton was in favor of compell- ing a radical grade. He felt even morn posi- tive in the matter than when the first gradoe was proposed, and though it would be an in- justice to proberty owners to grade the throe blocks west of Seventeenth unless the block east of it was treated in the same way. He knaw that Douglus street was properly busi- noss property if it was cut as it should be, and no wanted it done. Property owners who were damaged should be paid and the work perfornied. If the street couldn’t becut as it ought to be, he was in favorof letting it alone. It was finally decided to appoint a commit- teo to wait on Mr. Rosowater and the agents of the New York Life builling and see how much of a cut they would be willing to ac- cede to. The committee consists of Messrs. Pundt, Grossman and Bartou and the city engineer. They will report Saturday afrer- noon at 2 o'clock. i it THEY ARE AIR TIGHT. Patonts Secured by The Bee and Examiner Bureau Are Always Comple WasiiNaroy, D. C., Jan. 6.—|Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee,|—The hoase committee on patents will organize in a few days. Tug Ber and Examiner Bureau of Claims in the course of its work for inventors has obsorved a serious defoct in the putent laws, and this is expected to be one of the first subjects that will receive the attention of the committee. The trouble is the lack of a penalty suficient to discourage infringements of patents at the hands of irresponsivle persons. A civil suit has no terrors for a man who has no property that can be levied on to satisfy as judement. Chairman Tilman, on the committee on patents, is convinced that something should be done to corract this evil. The proposition, he says, that the committee will counsider is to make persons who knowingly and wilfully infringe patents, hiable to criminal prosecu- tion. This will be peculiarly advautageous to the clients of Tur Bk and Examiner Bureau of Claims, because the patents secured by that agency are usually so broad #s to leave little room for competitive aevices without infringoment. When an inventor secures a patent through a careless attorney it 1s usnally based on some one simple claim and it is easy for a plogiavist to copy the essential features of the device without committing a technical infringement. But Tue Bee and Examiner patents are air tight and the nventions they cover canuot be imitated in auy important particular without a direct violation of the law. All that is needed, therefore, is to make the law stroug enough to be an efficient protec- tion, A good example of the burcau's methods 18 found {u a patent just issued through it to Mr. G orge Richarason of La- trobe, Cal, for un iwmproved bevel square. I'lis is & very simple but highly valuable in- vention by “which accurate measures of boards, etc., can be readily securea. It would 'have been easy to secure a pateut on one of its most conspicuous features, but the bureau specified half a dozen points® on which novelty was claimed. The claim was in part allowed and in part rejected, where- u}lull the bureau flled an argument in behall of the rejected points. The result was that a patent was flnally granted broaa enough to rotect Mr. Ricbardson 1n all of bis rights and this in less time than an attorney would have taken to secure oue that would have been worth little more than the wax in its seals, - Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup reduces i flammation while chilaren are tosthing, : cts per bottle, i Among Military M Lieutenunt Butts of the Twenty-first in fantry, and stationed at Fort Raa fall,arrived in Omaha vestorday to await the arrval from the east of about fifteru or twenty ro- cruits en route to Fort Raudall. The re- cruits are expected to arrive in Owaba about January 11, They will come from (over Island, = where | thoy have been recruited, and something | like twenty will be sent to Fort Sidney and | about the same number to Fort Randail A uew garrison of the Army and union was organized Tuesda, | Omaba, Toe instullation of officers teok place at Knights of Phythias hall and a Nearly DAILY 'I'II'-L'I i pd overything went BIE DAY 00 people were prosent merry as a marriago bell. The garrison was calioa Abraham Lincolf’ No. 17 Nowing are the officers eleebod aud installed Alfred Hohn, captain; Grogory Farrel firat lieutenant; Robert Gruner, se ond lioutonant; Perry (i Lyon, adjutant: M. Condy, quartermastor; . James Sullivan, oftiver of the day. SOUTH DA A, After the Horse Market, The splendid success 6f the new horse mar- ket was an agreeable stidprise to the eastern bugers who attended tHé sale, and as « con- sequence a number of tiem are anxious to got conurol of the new irdustry. One firm in particular has made a very liberal offer to tho Stock Yards company, but. whatever deal is made, if any is made, the same will be under the coutrol of the Stock Yards com- pauy. More Employes at the I The South Omaha Brewing company be- gins the new year with increased capital and improvements that indicate a larger trade’ and an increased number of employes. A number of local capitalists have entered the company, adding thereby to its resources, and with the infusion of new blooa comes an increased capacity. A uew malt house is to be built, more vats coustructed, new ma- chinery’ put in, the storago facilities - creased and in fact it {8 the intention to double the present capeity of the brewery. e rejuvenated company has a capital of £500,000. wery. St. Agnes Cadets. The newly organized corps of cadets of St Agnes church is in a prosperous condition and the outlook for the organization is re- garded as very encouraging. Father Hickio, the director, openly speaks a good many JA VUARY 7, 1892 lots in ever MEN’'S SU words of praise and encouragement for the soldiers, A meeting was held Tuesday even- ing and arrangements made for the instruc- tion of the cadots in the manipulation of the drum sticks and Augering of the tife. Much interest is dislayed by the lads enlisted and there is every indication that the member- ship will soon b dovbled. Thioves Arrested, Frank Griffith and James Mabher, two fel- lows whom the police believe are professional crooks, have been arrested and are now in custody, as it is bolieved that they aro thioves who were ‘doing” the town. They had in their possession sev- eral superfluous articles of clothing which it 1s believed that they had stolen. Mr. Charles Rice apd Mr. Al Williams iden- tified some of the articles as belonging to them. From the large quantity of 5 and 10- cent stamps found In their possession it is believed that they must have burglurized a postoftice somewhere, Yard and Office Notes, H. J. Wearin of Malvern, Ta.; brought fn a car of swine. C. F. Logan of Dawson, Mo., marketed & load of cattle. George Whitehead of Oakiand, Ia., had a car of hogs on the market., Joe Colver of Missouri Valley. la., thinks Omaha a botter market than either Sfoux City or Chicago and brought in a car of cattlo. Magic City Miniatures, The tug-of-war contest is now an assured fact. There will be a meeting Friday night at Germenia hall petween Dick Moore and Bar- ney Taylor. The South Omaha Electric Light company will soon put in a new and powerful dynamo in the present plant. Mr. C. N. Hunt is the newly elected dent of the South Omaha Electric company. urer. Friday Justices Levy and Hedges enter upon the duties of their office. Justice Levy will be found in the office racently occupied by Judge Breen, while Justico Hedges will dispense justice'in the Mees blook. The South Omaha Loan & Bullding asso- ciation held a meeting last evening and transacted business of considerable im- vortance. About $1,2(0 worth of loans were made. At the next meeting the annual elec- tion will be held. ——— FAVOR SYNDICATE PARK. South Side Citizens Endorse th to Sell That Stutr, “Natural, beautiful lakes, its poetic and romantic surroundings,’ is the enthusiastic way in which the South Side Citizens club talked of Syndicute park. The meeting of the South Side Citizens club was held at Fred Mueller's hall, Eigh- teenth and Vinton streets, last night. The attendance at the meeting was good, and the discussion of the various topics before the club was animated. When the meeting was called to order it was presided over by Michael Donovan, who had been chosen chairman. He anrounced that the subjects open for aiscussion were on parks and viaducts. Isaac S. Hascall immediately arose from his seat and stated that the contemplated 1'ifteenth street viaduct would be 520 feet in length and would be one of the best and most beneficial viaducts in the city. Kven prop- orty owners and business men of Farnam street wanted it in order to tap the southern rosi- Light E. H. Howland 1s tho now treas- Proposition 'y department. broken lots must be closed. ITS AND OVERCOATS. We will Be Closed Thursday, all Day. Taking annual inventory and marking down broken Open Iriday Morning. On Saturday our great clearance sale begins., All Sold regardless of former values. The best values ever sold in our boys’ suit department will be ready for our sale on Saturday. Boys’ Overcoats must all go on Saturday. CONTINENTAL CLOTHING pectad Thursday with the necessary papors for the return of the woman to that city. AINED IN HIS DENIAL. Story of a Man Who Overheard Graves Talking to the Deputy iy, Dexver, Colo., Jan. 6.—Dr. Graves has been sustained in his denial of the confession he is said to have made. Onu the vight that Dr. Graves was taken to the jail, Mr. John Adams, vice president of the Dimon & Adams Manufacturing com- pany of this city, and who is largely inter- ested in business at Pullman, 1L, fol- lowed the officers. It was simply an act of curiosity on his part to see how Dr. Graves would _act. He heard the language used, but the words were those of the deputies as taey were plying, he satd, the doctor with questious and at the same time were suggesting answers. Dr. Graves seemed so surprised by the verdict that he did not know what these men were saying, Mr. Adams says the doctor merely answered yes or 1o to the questions asked and did so in an absentminded maaner. : Mr. Adams hus waited untii now without saying anything about the matter because ho did not wish to get mixed up n the affair. ‘The doctor has not been interviewed today, as the order of the district attorney forbids this. Mrs. Dr. Graves had a relapse today, rav- ing wildly at times. Tomorrow Judge Furman will make & mo- tion in the supreme . court for another trial for the doctor, but it is not thought that it will be granted. In case it is not Dr. Graves will be sentenced on Saturday and taken to the penitentiary at Canon City on Monday next, where he will await the result of the appeal to the supreme court in his case, Colonel Balloa at Home, Provipexce, R. I, Jan. 6,—Colonel Daniel Ballou, the man wnom Dr. Graves is reported to have said instigated the murder of Mrs. Barnaby, arrived 1n this city at 5:35 yester- day. His wife was with him. A reporter met him at Worcester and rode down here with him. : As soon as be arrived in Worcester he mailed a letter in the railroad station. He then led his wife into the ladies’ waiting- room, and leaving her there came out into the rotunda to buy a papor. The reporter ap- proached at this time and asked him for an interview. “You must not ask me to talk,” said he, portion of the city, “Byerybody is in favor of the proj said Mr. Hascall. " “1t will give us a d live into the central portion of the city. The building of this viaduct is a necessity, but its construction or establishment must be determined by the mayor and city council.” James C. Brennan then statéd that the South Omana syndicate had offered for sale fifty acres of Syndicate park at §1,000 au acro, and in his opivion it was the best proposition offered. The grounds were al- ready a park. He belioved the south side people wanted thess grounas for u purk. Jacob Copp ugreed with Mr. Brennan and thought the park commissioners should be induced to buy the tract. Mr. Hascall thou stated that a protest had been made against the purchase of the Clark tract. He did not waat it. On the new roposition everybody would like it, because t was a natural” park—water, puie bubbling water, emanated from the nutural springs. The water was from the bowels of the earth, and it would be & healthy, invigorating sum- mer drink. In his talk Mr. Hascall also spoke of South Omaha being combined with Omaha, out in case it did not people from either city would flock to the resort dn Sundays and learn their children to drink pure spring water. By carrying out the proposed pro- ject the entire city, he claimed, would be benefited. Ho thouzht the land was cheap desirable and suitable; and to sustain his position ho introduced the following resolu- tion, which was unanimously adopted : Whor A petitlon has hoon clreulutod ox- pressin o profermmce of L. property holders as 1o locating a park for the southorn part of Omiha, and Where Since tha virculation of the suid etit.on very favorable proposition hias been o for the sale t0 the cily of Spring Lake purk, therofore bo it ., Resolved. That this prove of the purchi®s’ of sid Spi Dark, nnd ask the. pagk commissions cept the provosition, The club also discisasd the questiou of try- ing to get @ botlerf-sewerago system und finally decided to invite, City Engineer Tillot- sou aud the city counci’'s sewerago commit- teo to attend the noxt meeting of tho cluy which will be held next Weanesday night. ‘The club also decided to approve the ap- pointment of Gusta¢ Hamlin as street com- missioner, should he be appointed to that position, e To Argue Agninst the An chists, SewixarieLn, 1L, Jan. 6.—Attorney Gen- eral Hunt has left for Washington to argue in behalf of the state of Illinois before the United States supreme court the appoeals of Avarchists Fielden and Schwab. - The attor- ney goneral’s brief is an excentionully clab orate one. Besides dealing with what nas so far been discussed, ho takes the ground that the attendance record demanded is incouse- quentiul and its refusal did uot 1njure the vlalntiffs, Ho will also bold that neither tho rights of the petitioners uor the court’s juris- | diction is affectaa by the fact that Schwab is a subject of Germany. | ——— Robbe speth's Wite SN Fuaxcisco, Cal., Jun, Waterman, tho wife of Murion Hed St. Louis robber, still keeps au obstinate siloace. A dstective from St. Louls is ex- | “under the present circumstances. With such an avalatche of stuff coming down it would be unwise to talk.” “Will you deny this story of conspiracy? You must have heard what Dr. Graves is reported to havo said 2" Yes," said Colonel Ballou, “I know it all, but'T am not going 10 speak of it now. You must not ask me. I say this firmly, with every desire to be courteous. Some time, probably, I shall have something to say, but not now.” Finally, as other questions evoked no ve- spouse, Colonel Ballou was asked for a biography of bimself, it boing impressod upon him that his character was being at- tacked on all sidos. “Not at present,” said he. *‘I may bo will- ing to later Colone! Hallou was looking worn out, and tiad lost considerable flesh since he left this city six weeks ago to uctond the trial at Den- ver. There soems to be no good rsason to beliove he was shadowed on the way east. Ho will remaiu in this city for some time,but would not divuigo his plans. - Two Bodies Washed Ashore, Loxnoy, Jan. 6.—The bodies of the stow- ard and second ofticar of the steamer Cavalior have been washed ashore on the coast of Cornwall, The Cavalier left Gibralter De- cember 3 for Falmouth, Perfectly Harmless. 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