Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 27, 1892, Page 5

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: INDA MARCH 27, PAGES, WILL DOWN THIS SCHEME Plan to Abandon the Sixteenth Street Via- duct Meets General Opposition. "LOOKED UPON AS A PUBLIC OUTRAGE City Ofcials and Property Owners Express Themselves Very Foreibly in Com- menting Upon theSity ~What They Think, An effort is being made to get an ordinance through the council abandoning the Sixteenth street vinduct and transfarring the business of this most important across-town thorough 1are to Fifteenth street. Interested parties have been at work since the council took action ordering viaducts across the railway tracks on both Fifteenth and Sixteenth strects, and as a result an or- " dinance has beon prepared rescinding the action of the council and ordering the con- . struction of m new viaduct on Sixteenth swrect. Conferences have been hela on the subjoct and the proposed ohange of program will probably be attempted atthe council meeting on Tuesday evening next. /Nows of the proposed schome gained cur- noy yesterday and started a VIgOrous pro- test on the part of owners of property on Six- teerth streot and other citizens not directly interested, but who are opposed to what they term a contemplated injustice and act of bad faith towara the meo who have spent their money 1n making Sixteenth stroet the busiest north and south street in Omaha. City Eneineer Rosewator stated that ho had heard it intimated that a scheme was cn foot to kill the Sixteenth stroet viaduct plan and to build & viaduct on Fifteenth street with the intention or diverting travel from Sixteenth to Fifteentt strcel. He under- stood that an ordinance was to be introduced in the council to repeal the Sixteeuth street A ordinance, but he knew nothing positively ¥about the matter. He did know, howover, that 1t was an outrageous imposition and in- Justice to attempt anythiog of the kind, ana 'was satisfied that it would occasion one of the bigrest howls thal has been heara in Omaha in a long time. Pald tor Their Benefits, “South Sixteenth street has been rm- proved,’” he said, “‘and plans for years to come have been made and are being carried out, based solely on the viaduct on that street and the incident traffic that it must naturally bring. When the viaduct was built, the property owners down thero paid more than those of any other part of the city because of the benefits that they hoped to dorive from it. ‘They paid one-fifth of the cost of the struc- ture, about §7,500; the city at large paid an- other fifth, aud the B. & M. and Union Pacific the balance of three-fifths. The property owners also paid all damages them- selves, ralsing the money by private sub. scription. Tnoso people made their invest- ments 1n good faith, and Isay that it is simply outrageous now to attempt to deprive them of the returns that rightly belong to them, just because the railroads do not want to build two viaducts. In no other city in the country have the railroads been given so much in vroportion and nowhere have they been treated so leniently as here. There is not another city of our size anywhere that has 80 little to show in the way of viaduots or crossings as Omaha. ‘The roads have been given at leust 50,000, but they are as un- willing to reciprocate as though they had not received a cent. They must be compelied to treat the city fairly, and the fight is bound to come. St. Paul'and Minneapolls tried it, and they won their case against the rail: roads in the supreme court of the state. 'As long as the rouds cun win they will Keep up their fight, and if the city proposes 10 yield every point it might as well go ahead and build them a union depot. It lonks as though it would be built in nvother way under the order of things that has obtained in the city thus far. Why should the railroads kick about building a viaduct or two at this time in a city the size of Omana! Let's see what they have paid for viaducts thus far: They paid $23 for their share of the Sixteenth street viaduct and $34,000 for tho Eleventh street viaduct, a total or §77,000, and that is the amount of their outlay on this score. Itis true that they built the Tenth street structure, but they were to receive $150,000 from the city, and that would have paid the cost. If they had kept iaith with the city they would have received the bonds, instead of now haying them tied up with an iojunc- tion. The roads have been treated more than fairly, and if an attompt is now made to abandon the Sixteenth street viaduct, either 10 suit the railroads or to carry out schemes for bullaing up Pifteenth street at the ex- pense of those who gave the original Six- teenth street viaduct venture its backing, it will nieet with s vast deal of opposition and there will be some lively developments.’” Would Amount to Contiscation, tAs 8 momber of the Board of Public ‘Works, as the north side memver without any direct personal interest whatever in’ the matter,” smd Major Jobn B, Furay, “I am unalterably opposed to any pro on from nny source look- ing to the abandonment of the Sixteenth streot viaduct. Let me give you my opinion and state my position clearly and” emphat- ically. Viaducts are a public necessity, The legisloture in its wisdom has declared that the cost of building viaducts must be borue by the railroad compauies, as it is cheaper for them to do that than to pay for damages at street.crossings. That Deiug the case, L am in favoe of viaducts wherever needed. 1f public safety and con- wvenience demand it, [ would favor a viaduct on every street from Eighth to Forty-eighth, aud I expeot to see them so built, or many of them within the next ten years. ' Now, as to the present case. The men who are working M for a viaduct on Fifteenth street ought to go = little slow. They ought to remember that the men who built the Sixteenth street via- duet and paid for the improvements on Six- teenth street are the pioneers in the ‘viaduct ; line. They put their good money in the in- % vestments and started the march of progress, i benefiting the Fiftecnth street property 3 owners who had allowed their opportunity to escapo th Now these Fifteenth street - fellows have learned the step and waat to «= slap their viaduot fatbers in the face, It won't do. To abandon the Sixteenth street viaduct would be to confiscate an immense amount of property that has been made valu- able by the enterprise of men who are entitled to realize the benefits of thelr pluck and enterprise. I have uo doubt of tho neea of a Fifteenth streot viaduet, Iam positive that the neces- sity of a viaduct on Sixteenth street is in no ‘wise removed. Then letthe council go ahead and order the Fifteenth street viaduct. In the meantime the Sixteenth street viaduct can be repaired to last for a year or two, and we can have the ase of it while the other one is being built. But if it comes to a question doing without one viadnct or the other, by all means do without the vne on ‘1 Wifiteenth street. It would siwply be an Outrare to abandon the Sixteenth street via- uct.” Must Not Slight Sixteenth, rank injust| “1t would be mittee on viaducts and rallway: At this time is just what the railway com- panies desire as it gives them a ohanco 10 gain time by goink into litigation.” Must Not Disturh Existing Conditions. Mr. George F. Munro, also & member of the council committes on viaducts and rail- ways, was equally emphatic in his opposition to the scheme. “1 am opposed,” sald Mr. Munro, ‘o the closing of the Sixteenth street viaduct, first, last and all the time. Nixteenth sireet is the connecting link betwesan Omaba and South Omaha. [ don't think such a change would b6 doing Justice to the Sixteenth street peo- vle after they have improved the street and put up good substaatial buildings. 1 am in favor of the construction of a viaduct across Fifteenth street after the Sixteenth strect one is erected, or in the course of construc- tion. In my opinion there is enough travel now to warrant the building of two viaducts, as the capacity of the one we now have is taxed to its utmost With the additions that are to be made in the packing bhouses one bridge can scarcels handie the rapidly in- creasing traffic between the two cities. ““When the Fifteenth street property own- ors asked me to_vote for their ordinance,’ continued Mr. Munro, *‘i told them that [ would vote for it if they did not try to in- jure the prospects of the Sixteentn strect viaduct, as I cousidered Sixteentn street the proper place for & big bridge connecting the two cities. Again 1 told them that if they could get & viaduct I would help the plan along all I could, but not with the under- standing that there was to be only one br 1age, “I afterwards saw the contract between the city and the railroads, and then I told the Fifteenth sireet property owners that I did not believe they would be able to bulld the viaduct on account of that contract. Then these property owners said that if they Kfil the ordinance they would be willing to ght the contract in “the courts themselves, as property owners, and would not usk the city 1o take up the fight ir their behalf. The only reason the Fifteonth street people want avinductis to fncrease the value of their property." operty Owners Express Plaln Opinions on the Proposition. “I am, of course, decidedly opposed to the abandonment of the Sixteenth street viaduct,” said W. F. Sweesey. I nave in- vested a fortune inthe Brunswick hotel property with the expectation that Six- teenth strect would be the principal thoroughfare of the city and it could not be this without the viaduct. At the same time I don't oppose the construction of the Fifteenth street viaduct. 1 think the prop- orty owners on that stroet should have the viaduct, but Idon’t think the city council should give it to them at the cost of the Six- teenth street interests. Isuppose that tne railroads are in collusion to build the Fifteenth street viaduct by being released from any obligation in rebuilding the Six- teenth streetstructure. 1t would be much cheaper for the railroads. You cau say that [ will fight the scheme of abandoning the Sixteenth streot viaduct to the last.” I bought property south of the yiaduct,’ said D. V. Sholes, ‘‘and erected thereon a brick building, solely on the strength of the viaduct being rebuilt, making Sixteenth street a great thoroughfare counecting the two cities. By the removal of the viaduct it would simply mean the ruination of my prop- erty. It would not only seriously injury my property, but hundreds and thousands of others who made investments for the same reason that induced me to put up buildings. It is now an established and grand thorough- fare, and the council should not think of such 8 foolish move." “‘Why, it's one of the most. wbsurd propo- sitions I ever heard of.” said Norman A. Kuhp. ‘“The removal of the viaduct woula mean financial death to the greatest thor- ougbfare in the city. It would be detrimental to all interests except the railroads. Build- ings and mammoth biocks have been con- structea on Sixteenth street on the strength of the direct communication with all that portion of the city south of the viaduct. 1 think it is uscless to put up the Fifteenth streat viaduct when the Sixteenth street structure will accommodate the people. It will be a shame to abandon the structure now on such u weli established street as teenth.” Pleas for the Rallronds, “The Sixteenth street viaduct should not be abandooed,” said Jim Stephenson. ‘‘The scheme is wrong. The viaduct, however, should be rebuilt, and Fourteenth street should have a viaduct instead of Fifteenth. When the Sixteenth street viaduct is rebuilt it should be similar to that which now spaas Tenth street—that is, wide—the entire width of the street. I don’t find fault with the rallroads, because it is natural for them to avoid putting up such a long viaGuot as that along Sixteenth street. The viaduot should be rebuilt, but the people should not try to make the railroads do it. Let the railronds pay their proportion. This idea of trring to bleed them just be- cause ~they are here is all wrong. ‘'hey made Omaha, and take two of the prin. cipal ones out of the city we would starve to death. We must notdemand too much of the roads. The city can well afford to re- build the Sixteenth street viaduct by the roads paying their proportion of the cost.” on’t be alarmed about the abandonment of the viaduct, id Colonel W. A, Paxton, “There is no d r of its removal. I think the viaduot, since it bas been condemned on account of its unsafety, sbould be repaired. 1t could be put in good shape for 3,000 or $5,000, and then it would stand until the Firteenth street viaduct could be constructed. ,When this is finisbed then the Sixteenth street structure should be torn down and rebuilt substantially. It would be an outrage to abanaon it entirely,but this will never be avne. I believe that all streets should have a viaduct across them. At the same time I do not believe in extorting money or putting o heavier burden on the rairoads. They shoula be trested fairly. I see why they wantto build the Fifteenth street viaduct on account of being cheaper than reconstructing the Sixteenth struc- ture.” Solld Citizens Oppose Tt. *‘I wouldn't listen to such a proposition,” said Mr. Max Meyer. -*The removal of the viaduct would be suicide to Sixteenth street, which is the most important thoroughfare in the city. It would simply be an outrage. The idea 1s preposterous. ‘L'here is 100 much money invested in business houses to ruln u thoroughfare that is so well established. When the viaduct is rebuilt 1t should be made muoch wider so that there coula be more driv- log over it." “Well, I shoula say that we do want the wiaduct,” said Mr. Alfred Millard. “It 18 absurd to talk about its re- moval. To take it away from across @ street that is so well established and bas so many magnificent buildings cn it, would be an outrage. Why, it would ruin the entire reot. lam neufdeuly opposed o sucha propesition.” S. A, McWhorter, a director of the Board of Trade, id: It would vea shame to abandon the viaduct. Itisthe concecting link between North Sixteenth street and South Omaha. If such & scheme is contem plated it is a very unwise piece of work on the part of the city council.” Joseph A. Conner, another Board of Trade director, said: **The removal of the viaduct would be fatal to the entire oity as well as Sixteenth street. it would a0 outr, and I, for one member of the Board of Trade, will protest against any such sction." ——— A Remarkable Woman, Omaua, March 26.—To the Editor of Tue Ber: Yestorday, Maroh 25, I officiated at the funeral of a remarkable woman, Mrs. people who own property on Sixtee.ih street, and who have been com 0 pay for paving and guttering and have erected busineas bouses along that street on both sides of the viaduct. I cousider Sixteenth street the ain thoroughfare through the city, as most all of our principal re! bus- 10ess houses are located there.” *'What do you think of a viaduct connect- lng Fifteenth street!” asked the reporter, “As far as Fifteenth street 1s concerned,” answered the councilman, I am in favor of viaduct on tuat strest and I think the strect should be opeaed over the railway . My maio opposition to it is for the veason already expressed regarding the Six- teeuth street property owners and because the coutract between the city and the rail- roud companies give the railroads an oppor- nity 10 en; in long litigation in the ‘courts and thus delay the building of either viaduot." Continuing Mr. Prince said: “I do not waot w&ul wysell on record as opposing the Fifteenth street viaduct or suy otber im- vement whioh will benefit the city. If ta viaducts can be built the plan shall e my hearty co-operation. Iu my judg- went the pushing of the viaaucts in question Mary Shipley,aged 79 years, whose home was a fow miles north of Florence. She was the wife of William Shipley, whom I buried five yoars ago. His age was 82. Mr. and Mrs, Shipley came to Nebraska thirty-eight vears @Ko andsettled on their homestead in Caihoun precinct, where they bave since lived. Thur- teen children were born to this couple and they have fifty Ilvln: grand-children and at least ten great-grand-children. Six children are living in this part of the state, namely, Lafayette, James, David and John, and the daughters, Mrs. Peck and Mrs. Wilson, . and Mrs, Bhirllor endured many hard ships (o the early history of Nebraska. The father and one son bore an honorable part in the late war. Mrs. Shipley was a good neighbor, & true mother and & sincere Chris- tian. A large concourse of poople listened to the sermon and followed b r remaius to the grave. Her children rise up aud call her blessed. Rey. Cuanves W. Savinoe. —_———— Troops to Repress Riots. Loxpox, March £6.—Troops have been fl‘rn‘(u‘ is Dorbam to repress the mining riots, MARTYRS T0 PUBLIC OPINION Messenger Boys Given a Reputation Unwar- ranted by Real Facts, HONEST, MANLY LITTLE WAGE EARNERS Omalin's Contingent of the Great Army of Juvenile Tollers—Conditions Under Which They Labor, Their Life and Surroundings. 1t has been quite popular of late years to refer to American District Telegraph and Western Unlon messenger boys as the ver- sonification of slow motion, just as'it has been to give policemen credit or rather dis- credit, for indulging in long drawn out nocturnal naps during the hours that they ware paid for walking their beats, and on the entire class of these uniformed ndividuals, botn great and small, has fallen the odium incident to such palpable neglect of duty and carelessress of consequences. It is aot with the much maligned “‘coppers,” however, thav this article has to do, but with the Omaha youths who are generally supposed to have been born tired. Thera are in this bustling western motrop- olis nearly 100 of these blue uniformed and brass buttoned youngsters, and thoy aré necessarily residents of tnis city. They are, for the most part, the chilacen of poor parents and come from the por- tions of the city where the humbier class of our peoplo reside. They are partial products of the public schools, who have been unable to completo the full course, but have been compelled by stress of circumstances to be- in earning their own livingat a ratuer ten. der age. Nearly one-half of these boys are in the employ of the Western Union Telegraph company, and almost as many more are ctilized in the service of the American Dis- trict Telegraph company, while the Postal telegraph and kindred organizations furnish employment for the rest. Sturdy and Manly Boys. The Western Union messengers range in age from 14 to 17 years, and the presect force comprises as sturdy and manly a class of youngsters as one could readily find. They receive §15 per mouth, and furnish their own uniforin suits, which are of regulation pat- tern and cost thom £12 eacn. The company furnishes them with the regulation “W. U. Tel. Co." buttons and with cups and badges, which must be returned when the boy leaves the company’s employ. When a boy applies for a position he is usked a number of questions designed to test his intelligence, and he is given a chance to tell what he wouid do in delivering a mes- sage under such and such circumstauces. He must have a thorough knowledge of the streets and of the principal business houses and the public buildings of the city. With. out this knowledge his usefulness as a mes- senger would be sadly curtailed. It may be imagined how few really compe- tent boys there are when it is known that less than one in ton of those examined are found competent, and that between 400 and 500 boys are *‘turned over” or examined and assed upon by Manager Umsted of the Western Union in the course of a twelve month, Boys under 14 years arenot,as a rule, accepted, because they do not seem to have before that time a full realization of the responsibility devolving upon them and of the necessity of carefully, promptly and thoroughly performing tho' duties assigned them. When itis realized that the brief telegrams that they carry often tell of the rapidly approaching death of somebody’s dear one or invoive transactions amounting to hundreds and thousands of dollars, 1t will be seen that an incompetent or untrustworthy messenger - must have no place in this service. Furthermore, these boys are called upon to deliver fully 100,000 telegrams and messages in the course of a year, yet so well is the service organized that, by constant caré and strict discipline, the company’s *‘aamage ac- count,” resulting from the carelessness or dishonesty of the boys amounts toa compara- tively trifling sum. Oue might think tnat the business of run- ning errands and carrying messages is very simple, but in a large city, where the mes- senger meets all sorts and conditions of men, he is very often required to use considerable judgment and discretion in dealing with {:e\r ple who may try to take advantage of him because of his youtb, Wages and Hours of Labor, The hours of work of a telegraph or mes- senger boy are called *‘tricks,” aud they are divided not only into straight day and straight night tricks, but into split tricks that are so arranged as to keep an extra number of messengers on duty during the hours of the day or eveniog when the rush of business is heaviest. In the Western Union service all of the messengers receive the same pay, $15 per month, the wages having been nced to that figure on the 1st of January. Before that time less than one-third of the boys were receiving that amount, the msjority be- ing paid only $12. Under the old schedule s grumbling and trouble pecause of the similarity of work ana in- equality of pay, but since the equalization all is moviog smoothly. Tne rule is, “first in, first out,” and the chances of all are equal. Itis customary to keep new boys for while delivering messages but a short dis- tance from the office in order to keep them under closer supervision, and the older boys are the ones sent out into the residence or more sparsely settled districts, whére more experience and skill may be required in order to find the party addressed. ‘Tho average term of service of a Western Union boy is a little less than & year, though some stay for several years, but they gen- erally find more remunerative employment by the time they are 17 years of Their experience as messenger boys is an excel- lent business schooling, and fits them for minor positious in business houses, where they have good chances for promotion. Some of them become telegraph om\afl, =ener- ally, bowever, through first ming clerks 1 Tho anioe ot cheak bave bt e caarariie room, where tbey distribute matter to the various wires and operators and attend tothe less important routine work. Many of the bright boys, comin; tact as they constautly do witl men, obtain situations in mercantile houses, or in tie offices of bankers, brokers or lawyers, and thence rise to positions of trust and profit. Some get tired of the business because the work is too hard and others are discharged under such circumstances that in con- business they could not again enter the service, The boys are seldom discharged for their first offense, but are reprimanded and warned, and on the next wiltully wrong step are discharged. A mistake on the part of a boy who seems to try to do well is overlooked, but dishonesty is not tolerated. Overcharg- ing or attempting to coliect on a ynpnfli message is sure to make trouble for the guilty one. Just as a gooa boy has a fair chance for advancement, 808 bov who is continuously and hopelessly bad wiil be pretty sure to receive severe punishment. Among the A. D, T, Boys. A different plan is pursued with reference 'l‘l?hm. American District ph [4 varies according 10 the disposition, energy and activity of the boy, but usually ranges from $15 10 $20 8 month, For the month of Febroary, which was a short month, the lowest received was $13.73 and the bighest $22.53. A regular salary was paid for a time, but it put & premium on shirking aud left the more energetic boys at the mercy of the idlers. In this service the boys are received as young as 13 years, and sometimes an unusually bright or prepos- sessing lad of evea fewer years is allowed to g0 Lo work and undergo & trial. The boys do not furnish their own uni- forms, which are rented to them by the com- pany for $2.50 & month. 1f they take good care of them and have them inspected every day they are given a rebate of $1 a month. ‘The boys carry messages, run errands, de- liver packeges for the stores and do any of the hundred and one things that could prop- erly aevolve upon avy healtby youngster to perform. ‘Tuore was a demaud for the boys some time BgO 10 At as waiters in disorderly houses, but a stop was but to it by the issuanve of an order probibiting them from going inside t door of houses where tuey were called. As % public carrier the company is not allowed ' made aod lo & dav or iwo sl is moviug har ¢ {. % ontinental Clothing House. The storm .upset our plans for a mammoth sale of Men’s Suits on Satur- da_v_ at $5.00, $6.50, $7.50 and $7.75. But the sale will be in | Full Blast on Monday Morning . ; This will be the Biggest Event on Record. We close at 6:30, except Saturdays. ontinental Clothing House. moniously again. It isonly on these occa- sions when a natural leader who is a born anarchist gots onto the force that there is general disaftection. The life of a messenger is a hard one, but it gives a boy an excellent preliminary busi- ness training and he acquires a_surprising amount of practical knowleago. - To aven hiz enemies, of whom there are a few, he is a necessary evil, and to his friends, who are many acd always increasing, he is, with his willing legs, nctive brain and ready tongue, an embodiment of awe, wonder and delight. Long live the messenger bo, e duty and in this he is supported by a large arty, to see that the reformed constitution is in force before anything else 1s done. He says he is responsible to the country for this The opposition do not, however, view the matter in this light, hence the trouble. An appealto arms is certan to follow. The goverumont is determined to force tho situa- tion. The Bank of Caracas has advanced 2,000,000 of bolivirs, about 75,000, and the national forces at its disposition are saia to be in a conaition of thorougn preparation to meet the revolutionists. to discriminate, and its messengers are re- quired to serve all alike. These boys aro oftén ‘very shrewd and bright, and _their schemes for sweiling their incomes are oftentimes ingenious, even if not commendable, Overcharging is the plan most commonly adopted By ' those who ara disposed to bo dishonest, but it seldom es- capes detection, as col laint 18 almost in- variably made v.n‘ l:‘ne of cf‘shanfl!:‘l::toflenmug er 1s called upon thie ¢ . m?r’;:nc%xlpm frequently ploads that he made a mistake aud charged 15 cents fora 10 zl:cnl;_l ss this is really true it is appar- S as the books of the company OUEER DOMESTICEXPERIENCE How a Couple Wera Married and Divorced In a Day. IT WAS A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION Somas T b CAUGHT IN THE QUICKSAND. Sylvester Smith ent at a glance, ! & Found a Topeka ) s particular UASETTLED ¥ ¥ e s will show whether or not this b Thrilling Experience of the Wife and Three OUuE Lady Who Was Anxious to Shure ssenger is in the habit of making oyer- :.;lelrgesg. ov in other words is addicted to just such mistakes. In these cases the father or mother of the boy is sent for, and the mat- ter laid before them. They are generally glad to be given the information in ‘order to takea hand in guarding againstits recur- rence, but it sometimes happens that the parent shields the boy aud indulges in agen- eral roast of the company, holding that it is “a mighty mean company tbat will lick about & boy taking & nickei, when- it gots as much outof him as the American Dlsll;rlcl. Telegraph company getsovt of its boys. It is not strange that with such home coachirg there is little fora boy to do but Lo become a thief, and his services are not fur- ther retained by the company. True, the amount taken ata time 1s ot inuch, but 8 steal of b cents out of 15 is a very heavy per- centage. One Exception Au His Fortunes and T Hiy Name, ruction of the Con- Children of Mayor ¢ ATraxTic Crry, N, J,, Mare The re- cent heavy storms along this coast have caused the formation of innumerable beds of quicksand. The wife and three children of Mayor Gilpin of this city ‘vere rescued with difficulty from one of these traps yesteraay, They ware out driving, close to the water's edge. They had scarcely proceeded a quarter of a mile when Mrs. Gilpin noticea that the carriage wheels were sinking to an alarming extent in the sand. The borse began to flounder, sinking to his knees with every step. At last he was unable to pull the is all about, and here is the explanation : DugRy 8y further and stopped, p,n“',’,g i The national legislature consists of two | his exertions, while the tide rosc. houses, one of senators and another of dep- Mrs. Gilpin and her children _leaped out. uties, These bodies meot every yoar in tho [ They s skin thomand, R joheir ke and eapital, Garacas, on tho 20th of February, | UL Sirpaile Siok deeper and docper: nd their sessions last seventy days and may ment was near. Tho water had almost be prolonged twenty months. Each house | reached the waist of Mrs. Gilpin when one may be organized with two-thirds of its y of thoir frantic calls reached Mr. Wills. total mombers, and once they have com. | With the belp of s datbroom door ho managed menced to hold sessions they can continue to reach Mrs. Gilpin. It was hard work to 4 get Mrs. Gilpin out, but he fivally succeeaed them with two-thirds of those who opened | and got her bevond the reach of the quick- them, providing the number of members prosent equal one-half of their fnll number, sand to firm ground. Relieved of their com bined weight the batnroom door Lad floated Both houses discharge their fuuctions scp- arately, having, however, power to meet in in shore. Willis secured it again and after v balf an hour's struggle rescued the three joint session in certain cases, or when one of the two deems it necessary. Tho federal children. ———— council is conposed ot seventeen members THE COMENIUS CELEBRATION. and is chosen by congress every ten years. — This election of the federal council takes place in the first and third year of each term of office of the lcgislative body, and within the first fifteen days of its meeting. From its own memvers the federa! council elects the person who for the riext two years is to be president of the republic. embers of the federal council remain in office for Lwo years as does the president of the United States of Venezuela, and the same President Pallco's Co stitution Unsatisfactory. Nrw York, Marcn 206.—Under date of March 18, a correspondent of the Herald at Caracas, Venczuela, aiter cabling the 1ntel- ligence of a fight taking place, writes a let- ter in which he says that while he writes there is fighting rumored to be going on within three days march of Caracas and that more war is sure to follow. This being the outlook, the American newspapers may as well understand at the outset 2learly what it Ipin, porarily Toreka, Kan., March 20.—[Special to Tum Bee.|—Married and divorced the same day xs'whu the records in the clerk’'s oftice in l_hls city show was accomplished by a young financier of Napoiconic talents, s experi- ence was had 1n 1883, but it was only brought to light today through the efforts of Miss Eita Reed, the leading lady in the Corse Peyton Comedy company. She went to the clerk of the district court and said a friend of her's, an actress, had recently married an operu singer in New York whose real name was Sylvestor Smith, The singer, Smith, had told his wife aftor their marriage that ho had been married and diyorced in Topeka on the same day. Suspicion was aroused, and Miss Reed had been requested by ner friends to investigate, The records showed that Smith haa been divorcedin the district court hera in Janu- ary, 1833, but no record of bis marriage could be 1ound, The suit for divorce had been filed and the divorce graated on the samo dayv. Little by little the story of this odd affair came out. It seems along in tie last of the seventies and carly eighties, there was a fraternal order known as the Marriago Aia association, It was formea for the purpose of helping unmarried people to save money, which was puid back to them on their wed- ding day. Shares wero £10 cach, and any member might buy not more than three shares. Each wember was entitled on his or her wedding day 1o draw for each sharo held, 50 cents a day from the time when the share was pur- chased untll the murriage. The money was g the Boys. To show the ehrewdness of some of these precocious youngsters may be cited tho case of a 14-year-old Hebrew Jad who was in the employ of the American District Telograph compaay until a short time ago. Ho was de- teoted in overcharging and as it was his firsy offense that had come to the mnotice of uis superiors and as he wasa remarkably bright little fellow he was interrogated and severely reprimanded. He professed to be deepl% pet- 1tent and said that he was lad to do it by his desire to have more money deposited in the savings bank, He was allowed to continue at work, but the very next day was caught in a siwmilar transaction, Of course he was discharged and his father wi sent for, That led to the revelation of a degree of shrewdness that was, to say the least, very unusual in & boy of hi 1 It seemed tuat the lad had been in this coun- tey several years, but tho father, whois & Russian Jow, came here about a year 8go, and could talk very little English. He was Program for the Bohemia Sunday Night. The program for the celebration of the 300th anaiversary of the birth of John Amos Comenius, the great Bohemian scheol re- Celebration former, to be held at Washington hall tomor- row night is as follows: i JTied raised by assessments levied on the men iguorant o O O on e mat | Person who bolds the last named post cannot | o iovvea- - Sing ty | bers. The schémo was, tosay the least, @ the boy h r o 'xm o monoy. 1n Amer. | be re-elected for the term immediately fol- kflg' Tt Bobdm o ernor famnes E. Boyd | peculiar one, and night be expocted 1t Allowea to taka thelz. sanal money, 1o AREE §1owiog, ross—The Hoheminns. .o - fissewnior | 4190t last long. A largo number of Topeka ica, and '-“"i); A b ’.“l’l;:r a long term of | , The house at present runs under the con- | Sonz—Evening Star.. ... .....Bohemian Choir | YOUUg men went iuto it, however. they would stitution of Venezuela ana according to it, | Address—John A. Com Smith had three of these shares, which he the feaeral council should have been organ- izea and & president elected alreedy, put up to this time this has not occured. It is true that on February 20 the chambars of sena- tors and deputies met and that Drs. Munos, fon. dames i1, Caufieid Omaha Quar of Comenius on the Am Hon. Frank A, Fitzpatriok e Nutional Alrs.. .. Orche: purchased in 1950, Ho kept his dues paid up, as he hoped to draw 8 large sum when he 'took the last stop. Ho wus cugaged 10 & young lady at Garden City, but she went buck on bim at tho critical tmo, and he came ’a’l.';.n old man believed every word of it, and the result was that the boy kept all his money and was allowed to do just about as he pleased. 'he check for the lad's pay was turned ong—Robin Adai Address--Tnfluenc cun Sohool The Last Bisnop of tho Moravia Rev. ‘Tebar and Caranas were respectively elected Bt arsha | 10 Topeka. Shortly afier ho arrived he over to bis father, 'but right ihero the bo¥ | girectors thereof, but tho senators were not 13 Gountry ("% | learned that tho association of which he was ln:l‘n s 0\"““ \ 'lh.r%‘: wo‘\xna e :nna of | long m closing their doors, while the depu- hete . Boliemian Sing 4 oclety | a member was about to gu under, und he was aftairs. Kealizlng ties continued to meet until March7, when | Address—(Bh mian).. .. Rev. -John Pipil | jn danger of losing bis monoy. T'he only the money if he allowed his father to get it, thie opposition membors took the chamber in Musie—March T Suppe way tosave it was to marry, 5o he hunted up & woman who agreed to share tho bounty and they were married. He gave her 100 to &et the divorce aud paid the costs. ‘The whole proceeding »f filing the petition any getting the divorce was attended to fu a fow hours, The records do not show the date of the marriage, but it is not improb- able that they were married on the issuod in another county, and Smith's story, if not absolutely true, 1s very near it. llyn drew over §1,200 from the association, and 1":'" all bis marriage expenses had $1,000 eft. Orchestra.’ Orehestriunder tho direction of & 1 Lotovaly The bali will be aporopriately decorated. he hurried to the Commercial National bank and stopped payment on the check. He told Cashier Mn].m a bq‘u\lpuy woven fairy tale of how he was abused and beaten at home, and of his efforts to'éarn his own li ing in spite of intensocoppesition, and suc- u«lu& quite convii that gentleman of the truth of his stoXy OY his straightfor- ward manner, and hst‘dél the cashier tele- phoned the Amorle:.s Ristrict Telegraph o @ body: since then a weeting has not been, nor 18 thero auy likelihood of anything occur- ing. — fino_result has boen that congress bas not HE 18 JAC assembled, no federal council has been chosen and hence the uon election of a presi- deut of the republic. In these circumstances Dr. Palico retains the reins of oftice. The legislative podies have not exercised their logal funcuons because the necessary quorum could not be got together in the senate. The opposition charge Lhe government party with mbsenting themselves from the meetings of the te, thereby preventing legal quorum. The op- pers disclaim, too, loudly st the government for this coundition THE R LKL, Murderer Deeming Confesses to Whitechupel Women, MeLnoukse, Mareh 20.—The Argus an- oounces that Deeming has confessea the murder of his wife and four chilaren at Din- bam villa, Rain Hili, near Liverpool, and that he has also confessed to the murder and mutilation of the last two womeu wlose bodies were found in the purlieus of White- chapel. Deeming’s appearanue closely tallies with the description given of the White: chapel fiend, and altbough Lo does not samit the killing of the other Whitochapel victims it is believed he committed the crimes. It also transpives tbat Deoming, under the name of Williams, put out of the way & wile aud two children at Syduoey prior o his wmar- riage with the Rain Hill vietiu, BORE I ting Two office snd heard the other side of the story it is highly probable that the boy would nave outw{uod the manager; bis father and all the rest of the opposition. o o/ Terrors to the streédé Ukr Couductors, Under the present £¥stbm messengers on long calls receive money -t pay car fare, but mauy of them are the.bpne of the conduc- tor’s life, as they try 3 mt their way, on the theory that & niokelsaved is a nickel earned, and on more than'phe occasion Man- ager Rhoom bas had tq gallat the office of the street railway cowpany 1o oblain pos- session Of & messeuger's cap that has been levied upon by some iraseible and previously duped conductor. ‘The boy insists, of course, that he had in- tended to pay his fare, but that the conduc- tor did not give bim a chavce. To obviate this difficuity negotiations are now pending whereby all messengers will be carred at all times for & total contract price of 50 uch per D pply It is a time honored custom for the general conference delegates and representative mey of the body to ocrulw the pulpits of all Evane golical denominations during the session I'ne committee on public worship aesires t¢ arrange and publish o complete program of pulpit supplies in advauce of the opening of the conference for the five Sundays of May. It would be mauifestly aiscourteous to as- s1gn a delegate Lo any pulpit without au in- vitation on tho part of the pastor or officiary of the church. 7'he committee will be gled to supply the various pulpits of the city and also 1o accede s far as possivle 0 suy special requests ‘Those, therefore, desiriug to be thus ac- commodated will confer a favor by communi- cating their wishos at an early date Lo Rev. W. K. Beauns, 2112 Locust street, chairman po: ag of things and boldly charge Dr. Palico with being a usurper. Forty-six senators and doputies have is- sued a manifesto declaring the government responsible for the present deadlock snd the president also issued an address Lo the coun- tey defending bimself. Aud here it is neces. sary to explain just what the dificulty is be- twéen the government and the leg It appears that the lest natioual congress and the legislatures of the niue states of the unioa sauctioned tbe reform of the constitu- uon in several important particulars, inclua- ing the exteusion of the term of ofice of the resident from two to four vears. President alico now irsists that the first ack of the e 4 NTOIC How an Iud Underwent a Paluful Sur- gleal Opera Cnicaco, T, March 26, -The Indian chief, IRed Stoue, whose expenses bere from Fort Peck, Dai., to bave a cataract removed ear. : saager Rheem, who was the local West- | present congress shall be to declaro | from bLiseve were paid by the United States | of committes on public worshi ern Union manager before accepting his | the reformed constitution in force, then | goverumentin return for valuable services W. kK EANS, present position, states that it is bis experi- | next 1o elect @& president and | by bim against the Sioux, was operated upon P C. CLENPENING, euce that boys are more easily mansged aud | vice president for o term to today at the Hahoemanu bospital by Drs. T, McK. Stvant, are less trouble than men. Wuenever it | named by bim. The opposition dechue to | Watrey aud A. L. Swith. The chief said bhe J. B, MaxvieLn, seemns us though everyihing was golug wrong | agree to this and say the first act of cougress | coula stand pain, and the doctors decided J. T. Romxsoy, aud there 1s general {nattentivn snd careless- | shall be the election of president and vice | not to cbloroform him. Contrary to expecta. Committee. ness, he knows that there is & disorganizer | president, then shall follow the declaration | tion, forceps were necessary, and the va- e e 1o the rauks. A little careful watching of the reformed constitution being in force. veals the discordant element, & chuuge Neithier parsy will give in, henoe the dead- lock. The president deciares it to be his tient's agony must have been Intense, out ho bore it like & stolg. operation s believed 0 have beeu entirely sucoessful, successtully attacks a sy: Lem with pure blood DeWilt's Sarsaparilla makes pure, uew blood aud euriches the olé