Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 1, 1892, Page 2

HOOSIERS ~ STILL TRAILING Omaha Finds Little Trouble in Winning from the Tailender: GAME “ FULL OF HITTING AND ERRORS Colonel Camp Secures the First Ifome Run of the Season on th Kansa City Gives Milwankee n Set back—Other Games, Grounds Omaba, 13; Indianapolis, 8. Kansas City, $; Milwaukee, 3. UEER, ISN'T IT, how popular senti ment goes up aod down! Now, just before yosterday's gamo there were plaved on Omaha's grounds threo as fine contests as ever delighted the heart of man, and yet the crowds went away kick- ing. Why, forsooth! Because Omaha lost! May be, Well, yestorday’s came was as full of blunders as a dog is of flecs, somo of tho blunders aforesald being vile beyond deserip tion. Yet tho voico of the crank was raised in gladness, and his joyous yelp rent tho warm air in many places. Why! Omala won. Thus do you see how ready oven the gon- tle, guil s baso ball fanatic 18 to make merry at his fellowman's dowafall, It 18 perfectly plain to Omaha now. Some people had wondered why ludianapolis couldn’t win a game. Nobody who saw yesterday's game will do so any longer. There is no use, however, in wasting spaco Axplaining this, Go out this aftornoon and seo for yourself, Wuen smiling Jack McQuaid tossed tho ball down to voung Mr. Maddon of Indianap- olis and he tossed it back so that Sheibeck fouled out to Carpenter and Gilks popped up one to Madden and Kelly to Lawrence, 1t ap- peared as though we wero te have a ball game sure enough. Vickery tossea out Me- Quaid, Camp dropped Meara’s fly after a hard run, Letoher seat a pop-up to Sheibeck and Meara stole secona. Only he didn’t. In order to show that all signs fail in a ball game, Kddie Hayes threw down as prettily as any ono ever did, and Sheibeck put it on Meara so hard he knew it was out without being told. In the second, after Collopy hit to Curpen- ter, Dave Rowe hit out & double and Camp won a houso and lot, a set of bed room fur- niture, a ticket to the World’s fair and a package of cigarettes by knocking the ball over the right field fence. The first home run of the season awakened the crowd to such a pitch of enthusiasm that no one kicked wnen Fitzgerald flied out to MeQuaid and Vickery struck out. For the Hoosiers ©O'Brien hit adouble, Quinn struck out, Bor- ger sacriticed and Lawrence lammed out a nico tripie. Then Carpenter struck out. From this time on base hits und errors were tangled up with runs in a bawildering jumole. Out of the darkness two facts shine —Vickery's batting und Hayes's throwing to secona. Only two men triod to steal, and both died. You'd have laughed yourself sick it you had seen Vickery steal home from third after ho made a threebase lt,or to have seen Camp o all the way round in the cighth on & hit that didn’t go out of the diamond, or to have seen three men skute home on a littlo short siugle to center, or Lo have seen Old Hickory Crrpenter lope howe from third while Hayes waited for nim with the ball, or to have seen Sheibeck drop that fly in the ninth, or to have seen Lawronce try to field with his feot, or to have seen Meara throw the ball into the grand staand under tLe im- pression that it was Hickory, or in fact to have seen any one of the phenomenally bad breaks made, You'll mobubly laugh when you read the score, If you go out this afternoon you'll have more fun than a miustrel show. A earicature: OMAHA. An RIS Shelbeck. 83 Gilks, m.... Kelly, I Collopy, i St Zleee cezcamiond McQunid, If ;\lunra. m. mmaScno Madden, b. Sullivan, p. | .42 8 18 SCORE BY INNINGS, OmalB...ze: 1ioeeees0 81 81 Tudianupoiis 1200 2] cmoummons Totuls. ... i =2 00 2 napolis, 3. fen, Cir- Borgor, Two-baso hits: Rowe, Vickery, O' ponter. Three-baso hits: Vickery Lawrence. 1ome run: Cimp. Base on balls OfF Viekery, 4: off Madden, 1i off Sullivan, Struck outi' By Vickery, 5: by Maddon, 1: by Sullivan, 2 Time of ganie: One hour and tifty minutes, Unipire: MeQuald, Mitwnukeo's Mascot Broken, Kaxsis City, Mo, April 30.—Milwaukee today lost their first game of the season. The Blues caplured it with easo by bard hitting assisted by numerous errors by the Browers. Every ono who saw the game agrees that Corcoran is tho worst umpire in the businesa. Besides the umpire’s rankness the batting of Lake and thoe fielding of Alberts and Carney were the features, Weather unpleasant. Attendanco 2,000, Scoro: TTRANBAS GV, i x Manning. 3b. 0/ McGarr, as, .. & Bunday. if... 0/ Wird k 0 Twitch i 0/ Enrl, | 4 0/ Lake, c. ‘ 0/ Henry, i 4 i "\ i TMILWAUKE AB WP A Alverts. b MeMabon, Kollins. Hughey, p. Total ... 0/ Hambirg, rt 0/Root, b ..., 0 Ferson, p 0 Kansan City Milwaukee.. BUMMARY. Kansas City. 4; Milw Lako 1T uns: Albert Carney (unasalsted), ¥ balin: O Hughey, & off 0, 3 Struck out: By Hughey, 6; by Forson, & Pussed balls: By McMahon, 3. “Tlme of gamo: Two bours and ten minutes. Umpiro: Corcoran. Gumes Postponed, Minxgarorts, Mion, April 80, apolis-Toledo game postponed ; raiu. St. PAUL, Moo, April 30.—St. Paul-Col- umbus game postponed; rain, Standing of the Teams, Played. Won. Lost. Per Ct. 7 [ runs Two hits Lake. Dou ard to Earlo. |Earne I 2 plays ble Bases on Mione- flwaukes... Kansus Clty, 7 Columbus .., A 0 Bt Paul . 4 Toledo. .. Fl Omaba.. 3 Minneapolis “ Indianapolls ) .00 Gumes Today, Indianapolis at Omaha, Milwaukeo at Kansas City. Toledo at Minneapolis. Columbus at St. Paul, For Koeps This Time, This afternoon, so says Billy Harrington, the spell will be oroken and” Indisnapolis will win one. Of ocourse Billy intends o ut bis strongest team in the game. Tomwy ogle, always a favorite in Omaba, will be che receiving eud of the Hoosier battery and promises to give Omaha a taste of his 's9 work. Young Gayle, who is looked on a one of the best of the foun-nlun. will do the twirliug. Darby will piten for Omana, sod if be does as well as he aid with Colum bus, the Hoosiers won't geta smell. The game will be callod promptly at3 o'clock and the players will bo Omaha, Position. Darby iy . . r Rowe Fitzzerald Coliopy Shoibeek Camp Gilks Keily Tndlanapolls t Middle Left NATIONAL LEAGU Clnclnnati Takes Another from Washing- ton by Matting. Cixcisyaty, O, April 80,—A home run by Chamberlain with thres men on bases won the game for Cincinnati, Tde fielding of Washiugton was miserable, Attendance, 4,000. Scoro: Cinotnnati . 000004 Washington voOoo0o200 Hits Incinnati, 0; Washington, Errors Cincinnat Washinzton, & Earned runs Washington, I Batterles: Chamberlain and Harrington; nan and MeGulre ittsburg St Winnmg. Pirrsnvng, Pa., April 80.—The Pittsburgs administered another sovere drubbing to the Baltimores today. Attendance, 3,400, Sco Pittsburg, R Battimore 0000100 1its: Dittshurg, 15 Baltimor Pittshurg, 0; Baltimore, Batterie: win and Mack: MeManon and Robinson Uncle Conldn't Win Tw Crieco, T, April 30. ~Today’s game was played in a drizzling rain and was very dull. Tho Phillies won on ‘Tucker's hitting and by gifts of bases on balls and Dalilen’s costly error. Gamo called at the end of the fifth inning on account of rain. Score: Chicago . 0000 Philadeiphin. ... 00 2 Hits: Chicago 5: Philadelphin 8 Chiengo, 13 Philadelphia, 2 Batteries and Schriver; Weyning u Clements. Doyl Did Tt Creveiasn, O, April 30.—Two wild throws by Doyle gave the visitors three runs and lost Cleveland today's gamo. Attend- ane 200, Score: Cloveland. ... +0021001 New York. .10 400000 % Hits: Cioveland, 8: New York, 8. Error C.eveland, 5 New York 3 Earned runs: Clovelan . 3: New York, 2. Buttories: Davies and Doyle: King and Boyle Inks Did the Rost. LovisviiLe, Ky., Aoril 30.—The Bride- grooms wurned the tables on the Colonels to- day and pounded Meokin ail ovor the lot. Inks, on the other hand, pitched & good article of ball, only giving tho homo team five bits, Weather fine; attendance, 3,000, Scory Loufsville... %10 Brookiyn.. ‘e 2 Hits: Loulsvill n 0 Errors Bald- 00 0000100 1—2 0200006 *—0 Brooklyn, 11, Errors: Loulsvillt Brooklyn, 1. Earned runs Louisviilo, 1. Batter os: Meckin and Dowse: Tuks and Kinslow. Games Today, Baltimore at Lovisuiile. Washington as St. Louis, Standing of the Teams, Piayod. Won. Lost. Per Boston.. PERTIREN 1 B Lowsvi ¢ ) Eirookly 4 Plttshurs Hoveland inc nnatl. w York, Philudelph Washington Chicago St Louls Baltinor ot 8 BASE BALL BRIEFS, Beatrico Changes. BeaTRICE, Nob,, April 30.—|Special to Tne Bre.|—Beatrice released Billy Van Arnam, third baseman, to Lincoln today for a money consideration. Van Arnam will be succeedod in the Beatrice team by Dud Randall from Dayton, O. The Beatrice sluggers departed for I'remont this afternoon, whoro they will oven out in the league games with Iremont tomorrow. Plattsmouth Managor. Pratrsvouts, Neb, April 30.—[Special to Tug Bek.|—~AlL Perrine, pitcher and out- fielder of the State league team, was yestor- day afternoon appointed by the directors as manager of the team. Kennedy was ap- pointed captain, The indications are that tomorrow's game will be attended by a tro- mendous crowd. The prospects of the team are improving daily and enthusiasm is way up. Won Their First, Serixarienn, Neb., April 30.—[Special Telegram to Tre Ber.|—The base ball sea- son was opened hore today by a gams bo- tween the Springfield Grays and the Belle- vuo collogo team, the former winning oasy by a scoreof 12 to Carnahan pitched a splendid game for the visitors but had no support. Geist for the Grays was very ef- fective, striking out twenty-two men. He handles himself likea professional and his support was good. The seora: Springfield:..........1 1 4 4 01 0 1 Bellevae ... 00000000 001 1 0 0 Batterios: Springfield, Hall and Bollovue, Carnahan, -~ Lodze and Maddox. Base hits: Springfield, 1i; Bellvue, 6, Springfiela, 4; Bellvue. 6. Struck out rnahan, 0. Two biso hits: Spr Poters and Beasdno, Threo base hits: lHask Bolievue two base hits: Caruahan, Maddox. Time; Two hours und fifteen minutes. Ui~ pire: Tealhour Unla e ay Ball. The “(eneral Auditors” won their fourth consecutive victory yesternoon, the victims this time being the “'Car Accountants. Bat- terics: Genoral Auditors, Culler picher, Flanagan cather; Car Accountants, Osborne and Butler pitchers, Wilkins catcher. Money Talks Now, Owana, April 30.—There are numerous base clubs in this city who have made tali that thoy can down the Haydens and thay we are not what we are cracked to ve. In veturn [ wili stato: Weare ready to play rluy any team 10 Omaba or Nebraska (State eagueo teams barred) for frem £25 Lo $100 and 00 and 40 per cent of the £ross gate receip's; gamo or gamos to bo played on the Om grounds. T want it und-rstood that we will not play for less than $25. The teams wo aro the most anxious 10 got at aro the Paxton & Gallaghers, W. R. Bennetts, Council Bluffs and Fort Omabas, Now como to the front and see what we are made of, J. W, Kevney, Maunager Hayden Bros. Base Ball Club, SPEED RING, Spring Meeting of tl clatio LexiNatoy, Ky., April 30, —The spring meeting of tho receutly organizod IKentucky association opened in a olaze of glory, It was an ideal sprivg day and the attendance was the largest kuown in years. Five excel- lent races were on the program, the prinoi- pal oue being the Distillers’ stake for all agoes, one and one-sixteenth miles. Bermuda was scratched, leaving Ethel, J. A. J., Wadsworth and No wton as starters. Eight- een bookmakers were in line and the betting was the largest known in the association. ‘The opening was Lhree quarters of a mile, for d-year-olds and upwards. Sallie M. Clellan and Tula Blackburn were the tavor- ites, the laitertakiug the lead at the three- quarters and won hauds down, two lengits in front of Sallie McClellan. The second race had ten starters and was won by the 8 to 1 shot Kook Laidley, Riek gotting the place. Third race, Distillers' stakes of #1,000 added. Four startors: Wadsworth () to 1) won, Ethel (4 105 second, Newton (7 to 1) third, Fourth ruce, nino-sixteonths of a Soven starters: Culhoun won, Gazotte se Lifth race, s half-mile dush. Nine s Susle Nell won; Moravia second, imlle. cond. arters: Poor Buclng at Bennlng, Wasnixaron, . C., April 80, —There was 8 good attendance at Bennings today. The weather was fine, but the track was heavy and the racing poor. First race, slx and one-half furlongs: Bello vuo won, Sampost second, Thornduls third B race, ono and one-olghth miles: Cynosure won, Margherita second, Mr. Suss third. Thme: 2:03%, Third race. ono and ouo-fourth Lrorge W, won, Erie second, we: 20t Fourth race, five-cighthis of_a mile: Hiram you. Queen “Hess second, Neparitol third. o 1 Fifth ruce” steepleohase, two und oue-halt mies: PatOakiey won. Bawm Morse socond. Elphio third, Time: 4 g miles: Foxmede third Golug at Guttenbury, Gurrexsura, N. J., April 30.—There was & DAILY large attendance at the races toda The ‘ track was in fair condition and tho weather pleasant. I st Face, four and a Keaver won, Cold Stroam third. Time Second Fac downe se THE OMAHA halt forlongs: Mo- ocond, Mursh Redon one-nalf mile: Nick won . Tda B colt) third, Thiow 49 Third race, six furlongs: Baliarat won, ranzo second. Dixie third. Time: 1:15% Fourth race, s x furlongs: Richal won, Moa- terey second, Black Loek third. Time: 1:17% Fifth race. one and one-sixtecnth miles Fenlon won, Defauiter second, Hurrison third. Timo: 1:52% SIxth rac hutdies: St ra Nevada third one and o halt miles over six Lirko won, St John second, Sior- Tiine: 31444 sk City's Driving Park. 30.—[Spacial tho Pair the Net Neniasky Ciry, Neb,, April to Tne Bee|-—The stockholders of Nebraska City Driving Pork and association held a moeting In Board of Trade rooms last night. It was decided tohold races at the driving park July 4 and a fair some time in Scotember. The association will bogin fitting up the grounds at once. Another meating will be held Monday evening, May 6, when officers for the coming year will be elected and purses made up for the Fourth of Jfuly races. DAY'S SECOND EDITION, | [FRROM YRS CASE OF SURGEON PENKOSE, Story of His Confession Declared fended by His Broth PuiansLeiia, Pa, April 20, -Dr. R A Penrose, a brother of Dr. Charles Bingham Ponrose, who was captured by Wyoming rustlors, arrived here from Cheyenna today and denies the 1mputations made against his brother and the party of stockmen whom ho uccompanied. Outside of Governor Barber, young Penrose, ho says, was the only reliablo surzeou in the state’at the timo the expedition started and he was induced to accompany it At tho enrnest request of his friends who organized to ‘protect their cwt- to against a contemplated rund-up to bo mads by the rustiers two months bofore the timo fixed by the state faws. Tho youug surgeon becamo separated from his party, which ho was followiug a day behind when he was captured, owing to tho poor condition of his horso. The stwry of his arrest and subsequent releaso by the Unitod States authorities is woil known, and up to this vime, his brother declarcs, no chargo or indicvment of anv kind hus boon proforred against him. Dr. Pounrose is now practivally on trial awating a hearing next month, after which ho is expected to return here. The story of his confession is pronounced false. - FIVE THOUSAND HOUSES BURNED, Alse—De- Disnstrous Conflagration In the Japancse BEE NDAY, MAY 1, MAY PURCTIASE PARK LANDS Conourrent olution.on the Subject Ap- wd by the Mayor. HIS VIEWS INRELATION TO THE MATTER of nepose— sh Dangers ndemn Propert of 1 [ nt Process Any Doma Usedlas n Last § . wer of Nothing remains to prevent the purchase of lands for park purposos, as the mayor has approved the concurrent resolution instruet ing the park commission to close up the deals. In transmitting his approval to the councii ho suid “1 have approved and roturn concurrent resolution No. 71, relatiug to the purchase by the city of Omaha of lands for park purposes. 1 also transmit herewith tho opinicn of the clty attorney, showing that speciai benefits cannot bo assessed against property where lands are acquired for parks by purchase, instead of by condemnation. I had intended before receiving this opin fon, to return the resolution with a recom mendation that it be so changed as to avoid the payment of tho whole cost of the lands from the proceeds of the park bonds. SOur city charter seers to be very defect- 1vo in many respeets, 1 cau sec no good rea son why the city should be permitted to assoss vonefits against & piece of Property abutting upon unother piece of property which has been wrested from its owner oy condemnation, and should not bo permittea to assoss benelits if tho same piece bad beon acquired by purchase. A law so defective should most certainly be changed at tho next session of tbo state logislature, 1 look upon the right of eminent domain s u power granted to be used only in emor- gency, and that it never should be resorted to unless the parties canuot agree. The ex- erciso of this power in tho acquiroment of continuous boulevards, adaitions to existing parks, etc,, will undoubtedly be found of great valuo to the city, as 1t will prevent any individual from standing in the way of im- portant public improvemonts, Relative Value of the Proporty. am of tho opinion that a satisfactory test of the relative value of the properties in question has been made since tho lands wero recommended for purchase almost oue year ugo; and even if condemnation was = desirablo 1 have grave doubts whether any appraise- ment at lower figares would be maintained herewith Capital—Heavy Loss of Life, SAN Fraxcisco, Cal., April 29.—Tho steam- ship Belgic arrived today. She brivgs de- tails of a great fire at Tokio, Japan, April 10, The fire started carly in the morning in the houso of a small restaurant kecpsr from a candie left burning, ana sproad iu threo directions turough densely populated dis- tricts. The tiro was extiguished by noon after coasuming 5,000 houses on twenty streets, including forty warebouses, police statious, panorama buildings. schools, Tokio Euglish schools and residences of Viscount Koda, Admiral Akamtso, Count Karastumaru and Marquis Tokudiaji. Details of the loss of lifo are not known. It is yariously estimated that seven to forty- five persons perished. "he steamer Itaiden Maru was sunk by floating ice 1 Kushiro harbor and forty drowned. CALIFORNIA SHAKEN AGAIN. Vibrations Severe, But Little Damage Re- ported—One Man Injured. SAx Fraxcisco, Cal., April 20.—An carth- quake shock occurred hero at 4:07 p. m. today. The vibrations were north and south. A shock is roported as having occurrod at Vacaville, Esparito aud Winters shortly after 4 o'clock this afternoon. Tho shiock was strong at.Vacaville, but no damage is reported yet. The vibrations wern severe at Esparito, but no damage was done beyond the fall of some scaffolding. Some bricks aro reported to have fallen at Wiaters and a man is said to have been iu- in the courts, s in tho absence of offers of other lands ‘at better prices, in answer to advertisements made, and in view of tho fact that the prices have been acted upon by a unanimous vote of the park board aud a two thirds vote of vour nonorable body, the evidence as to the value would be as nearly couclusive as any theoretical or expert evi- denco usuaily 1s. Long experience in the real estute business has convinced me that the value of real estato 15 not a fixed quan- tity, and that opinions of expnerts concerning any given pieco of property usually varies greatly. - It seems tdfd that the chances aro much in favor of a higher than & lower appraise- ment, as some of the property has been puv- chased at prices much’below that of adjacent property, and tho conditions in Omaba at present aro such that o materinl advance in prices may occur in the near future, It either condemnation was resorted to, or we shouid bavs waited for a change in re- gard to the assessment of benefits, there would have been no assurance that the ulti- mate net cost to the city would not be more, rather than less, and the acquiremeut of the parks (which tho people voted for nino to one) would ha¥e'been postponed more than fie opinion.of.the city attorney, to which the mayor reforred, 1s as follows : «adpinton of the City Attorn *1n responsy Lo your inquiry gs to whether the gluy can gsn‘ss back bengMs on the lots or rehl-estaté avutting on (h lands pur- chased fbr parks, [ have she honor to state that, in my opinion, si power does not ex- st uuder thg proyigions of the churter. Section 108 of “the-charter, aiter declaring that it shali be the duty of the mayor and council to take sueh action as may be nec- essary for the appropriation of lands desig- pated by tho vark commission, speciall jured. el PHILADELPHIA'S HORROK. Body, Supposed to Be That of Th Lorella, Uncovered This Mory PuiLADELVIIA, Pa., April At 1 0'clock this morning the workmen uncovered the charred body of a man lylng upon his faco with bairand clothing catirely gone. The man is supposed o be Thomas iorella, who ran back into the theater after ho had escaved Lo save his wife, A fow minutes aftor his body was un- o ered anotner was discovered just behind him. Karly last evening several particles of flesh and a piece of skull with the hair intact, wero unearthed, while near by a diamond bracelot, which had scarcely a scratch, was found. This was igentifiod as having be- tonged to Mrs. Lorella. R rRI RIN Sherroy Won. At Blum's hall, South Omabha, last night Aaron Sherroy knocked out Bud Mills in the twenty-fifth round. It wasa hard fight from the start, Mills having the best of it up to the tenth round. In the third Mills drew first olood, landing o stff cross couuter on the Sherroy nose. Inthe sixtha straighr right hand punch on the Sherroy jaw gained first knockdown for Mills. After the tenth Sherroy braced up ana from that time to the closo tho fighting was furious. As time was callea for the twenty-ifth routd Sherroy crossed over and bit~ Mills whilo tho latter was sittiug down. A clam of foul was made but not allowed. In this round came the knockout. U. T., April conference convened house with 130 delegates present, represonting Utab, Wyoming, Colorado, Idabo, Nevads, North Dakots, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Arizona and New Mexico. Permanent organization was effected and Governor Thomas delivered an eloquant and appropriate address of welcome on behalf of the territory. Judge J. H. McMillan then welcomed “the visitors to Ogden and after responses by prominent tlemen the convention adjourned uatil to- morrow and the delegatas were taken to tho Hot Springs to spend the alternoon at the buths. Prominent stockmen are here from Omaha, Kansas City, Denver and Choyenne. - - Atinum in the Black Hills, Rarin Ciry, 8. D, April 20.—Platinum hos been discovered in tho Hills at @ ponit about twenty-five miles west of this auty. Amoug somo specimens of ore recently brought to the city, Dr. Whitney found a piece of white quartz carrylug what appeared 10 be horn in the Grand opera provides that for tho purpose of making pay- ment for such land, the mayor and councll may essess such 'real estate as may be specially benetitoa by reason of the appropriation thereof for such purpose. The power to assess real estato spocially benelitod is limited to the land obtamed by appropriation and does not extond to lana purchased. With respect to land_purchased for park purposes, Lo provision of the ¢ ter is that for the purposo of paying for aud improviug the same the mayor and council may appropriate mouey from the gencral fund of the city not otherwise appsopriated or may issuc bords for the purpuse of such purchase, but no right cxists in such caso to assess real ostato specially benelited, as would bo the caso if condemnation proceed- ings were resorted to." Dia The clerk read the communication from tho mayor. in which he stated that he had ap- proved the rosolution, but there were several members who did not understand the aocu- ment. *Do I understaud that the mayor bas ap- proved the resolution?" asked Mr. Chaffec, “That's it,”” answered the president, “Well, I declare,” remarked Mr, Elsasser, “1 wouder what we adjourned for last Tues: day night?’ I'bis resolution Steel and adovted : Rexolved. That the members of the park commiss.on. the police commission. togethur With the eity treasurer, comptro v # enzineer, attorney and chairman of the Bourd of Publie Works beuud they are hereby in- vited 10 oceupy seats, tosether with the and the eity councii, on the stige at the Bx- pos:tion huil, at the Methodist confercnce coption, Monday evenine, May 2 and that they b0 requested Lo at the council chmber at 7:5) 0'elock, b. ni, 10 mareh with the council and the band 10" the Exposition hail The resolution changing tho size of corner curb stoues, as called for in the specifications of the Board of fublic Works, was ruled out of order. At « former meeling of the city council the cumptroller was instructed to advertiso for bids for gas fixtures for tho new city hall, the cost 10t to exceed 12,000 Last might Mr. Howoil moved to reconsider that action. He thought that if the bids wiry received and the bidaers furnished their own specifications the city would not get as good material or work. Mr. Edwards smd that the city .could suve moucy by having the architeet furnish the specificati as bidders would then know just whaj,the city wanted. Mr. El- sasser stated t o city was ooliged to tell the vidders what would be required. Mr, Munro 1uzisted that the plans pre pared by Bivrdgsfh. showed where the lamps and lights wero, ig be placed. Sueh being the case, 1t was'all, folly to pay hun for pre paring plavs 10, phpw what kind of fixtures were 10 te usod. , ;; Mr. Lowry thgiiyht it was the wish of the commitiee to Mfl; ast and ioose wilh 1ho lighting businesy, + 1n rogard to }H‘nrulminlml of the Ne- Not Understand 1 was introduced by Mr. silver. Hoat once pronounced it platinum and confirmea his opinion by the usual acid tests. As platinum is a very rare metal, aud the demand forit in electrical construction has brought the price up to from $25 to $30 per ounce, the discovery is @ very importaut oue. S T Towa Crop Prospects. Des Moixes, In., April 20.- Scattering re turns received vy the lowa crop bureay show that the season on un average will be Lwo to three weeks late. Reports from Sioux county. Dacatur, Louisa, Fayette, Story and other counties iu the central part of the state ali agree that the present outlook is serious. Grass is dolng well and 50 is wheat braska Central Buifway company, Mr. Prineo, chairman of the cemmittee on Viaducts and railroads, submipled this: “Your commiffeg; to which was referred a commubication frag Hon K. \Wakeley i suswer Lo a reguest of the city councii, uld vespectfully report as follows “That tne thapk T 1his council and the citizens of (lmflw%'yu auo to Hon, B, Wake ley for the valuablo suggestions which the honorable tieman has made for the pro- tection of tho city's interesis in the grantis of a francbise and the yating of qonas to t Nebraska Coutral Lailway compauy, and your committee sugsest that the communica: tien, together with the ordinanceintroducy granting privileges to suid Neoraska Cen~ tral Ralway cowpany, be referred to the city attorney, 1o set in conjunction with tho that has becn sown. Ihe acreage of oats will be smal ’lowing for corn is hardly begun and rain is interfering with its prog- ress, ———— Steamship Arrivals. NEW Youk, April 20.—Arrived, Fuerst Bis- marck, Hamburg; Botbnia, Liverpool; Cau- ada, Lovdon, At Lizard—Passed, Friesland, New York, for Antwerp. At Liverpool—Runic. New York. At Hamburg—Normaodia, New York. At Brow Head —Passed, Etruria, from New York for Liverpool. county. attoruey fov the puipose of preparing 6w ordinances o the end that tho proposi tion 1o be submitted to the people ut th special election (0 be called for 1hut purposo suail bo alike, bota us 1o city and county con- ditious, for votiug satd bouds." Tais resclution was adopted A special committee reporied on the §3,000 | which Architect Beirndorft cl ity owes hiw for services as ar ity nall. The mewmbers of could ficd no contract with Mr. Beirndoril but recowmended 1he pay ment of #,500 and 10 moro until tho completion of the Luilding. The ordivgnce ueclariug tha nec ssity of clangiug the grads of Douglus aud iute ns that the hiteet on the the commitice | then sounded and wus 1892--TWENTY ES. PAG secting strests from Sixtaentn to Twentieth | when “Mocia Dick" suddonly shot out was introduced twico and referred, ordinance creating the oftice of liconse in spector and defining his duties was intro- duced. Tt provides that he shail bave a salary of $10) por month, that be shall ba clothed with the powers of & polica officer, but shall be prohibited from collecting any money or fees. ‘I'he janitor was to 160k after and care for all affairs in tho now city hall as soon as they should be do clared rendy for occupanc: Omaha's Pabl hrary. The ordinance to establish a public library, reading room, art galleries and museum was passad. This ordiance is a moditication of the ordinance now in force governing the public library. The city eloctrician ordinance was passed. It provides that the appointee shall be a practical cloctrician and have such An powers over the electrical appliances in the | ity as may be erven him by ordinance. The salary attachment is $123 per month. Then the ordinanco providing for the appointiment of a superintendent of the citv hall was passed. This ordinance fixes his salary at £100 per month, In addition to this tho ordi. nance provides for nu engineer at a salary of 800 per month, a fireman at &0 per month, three clevator boys at $30 per nionth cach, and three janitors at $45 per month each “The issuance of £400,000 park bonds, to run for tho period of twenty yoars at 5 per cent interest, puyablo semi-nnnually, was author- 1zed by the passage of an ordinance. The motion to reconsider was lost, the vote boing a tie, By resolution, the hotel were given tho privilegu garbage. The piles of lumbor and the old wooden buildines on Tom Murray’s lots opposite tho court house were doclared a nuisance. Tho mayor applied his veto to the resolu tion authorizing the expecditure of §5 in grading the alley in tho rear of the new eagine house at” Eizhteonth and Harney streets and the council stood by the mayor Then the mayor in a communication stated that he bad authorized the Board of Public Works to accopt the offer of C, B. Squires, who had agroed to furnish his sweepers fren of charge to ve used during the present month, The mayor also suggested that the paved streets be flushed once or twice a week dur- ing the month of May. Some members thought that the plan was bad, as it might fill up the sewers by washing tho mud into them, City Engineer Rosewater assured the couneil’ that there was not much danger as such washings would amount to about the samo as n heavy rain. ‘The mayor had soveral rensons for vetoing the contract with Newton Niday, who wanted to haul away the deaa animais, The contract, the mayor caid, was bad. Tho matter should have besn left in the hands of tho Board of Hoalth. The Board of Public Works submitted the names of the following mon ana asked that they be appointed as iuspectors of the public works: L. H. Parker, M. H. Ish, A. E. Nelson. Willilam Nelson, D. J. Burgess, Theodore Hotchkiss, Charles Rassmussen, D. Cosgrove, W. H. Gatewood, M. Leiss, Joseph Micheal, Jcun D- La Course, Peter Meis, Joel A. Grifn, G. Patrick, I'rank W. Solon, I’eter Casey, John J. Conlon, George J. Hoddor, Honty Sharpe, Alvin R. Hensel, I, Hoyt, Be- ftire the clerk had finished the reading of tho list Mr. Munro moved that the appointments lay on tho tavle for one week. The motion provailed. City Treasurer Bollu reported the sale of ¥ ball, librar and paving bonds, Phe report was adopted and Mr. Bolln's action approved. Lacense Inspector Vaughn wrote that ho found the affairs of the license department, m bad shape. He bad found peddlers and 150 hawkors without licenses. Tne com- mittee on polico will look into the matter aud sec what caused the neplizence upon the part of License Inspector Riley. The KFenton Metalic Manufacturing com- pany wrote that work was progressing upon the vault fixtures and that the outfit would e shipped on or about May 1. Contractor Coots was allowed $13,203, it being estimate No. 26 for work upor. tho new city hall. Property owners on South Twenty-cighth street protested against the paving of that street between Poppleton and Woolworth avenues. There were seven parties who bid to put up street signs at the intersections throughtout the eity, The bid of C. N. Flow- érs & Co. “at cents was the lowest, The comuuttee ou streots and alleys will figuro out the best bid. Parties on West Leavenworth vetitionea for better street car service. The Thomson- Houston Electric Light company was auth- orized to placo a firc alarm gong in its power house. The paving of Twenty-ninth street between Woolworth avenue and Hickory street was ordered, with tho one-half to be charged against tho park levy. A resolution by Mr. Specht, ir.structing the city attorney 10 propare ordinances ordering the construc- tion of viaducts over the tracks of the Belt line on the line of Leavenwortn and Cuming streets, was referred to the committee on viaducts and railways. Superintendent Tilly, the inspector of buildings, was instructed to examine the public fountains and order the water turned on at once, The Thomson-Houston Electric Light company was ordered to place threa arc lights upon the Tentn street viaduet, to remain during the month of May, Messrs. Bruner, MeLoane, Specht and Steel voting *no.” THE WHALEMAY'S TERROR. Copyright 1592 iy Charles B. Lewis Between the years 1840 and 1859 the whaling ves pur- sued the leviation of the deep for his commercial ue encountered no less than five whales who became famous as terrors of the sea. “"They were “*Mocha Dick,” **Spotted Tom,” “Shy “Ugly Jim” and dighting These names were, of course, them by the sailors, but they came to be known by whulers of all nations. You may think it curious that one whale could ve identified from another of the sama size and specios, but it was no more diflicult than to identify o particu- lar horse in a drove of several hundred. In other words, exch leviathan has some peculiar mark or characteristic of his own, and if sigchted two or thy times can be identified forever afterward. “Mocha Dick” headed the list of ter rors from the sturt and kept his place for nineteen long rs. No whale was s0 fiercoly hunted, and none ever cre- ated so much damage among the hun- ters. What I am going to tell you is partly a matter of public vecord in Fng- land, Scotland and Ameri and was purtly gleaned from antucket and New Bedford whalers who battied with the cachelot time ufter time, to suffer defeat on each occasion, On the Ath day of July, 1840, the Iinglish whaling brig Desmond, being 215 miles due west of the port of V. paraiso, Chili, sighted a lone whalo which breached his full Jength above the surface about two miles away, The bouts were lowered,” but before they were within half a mile, of the whale he slewed arouna head of to them und advanced Lo meet them. He struck one boat with his head and drove her und stern first und then chewed her up. He lost to sight for fifteen minut When hoe eame up 1t was to lift the other boat thirty feet high on his head, and of course she was complewely shattered. Oars and planks were ground fing by his teeth as he wal- lowed ubout, and two men were drowned before tho whale wont slowly off to the north, This was *Mocha Dick's” intro- duction to the blubber hunters. Ho was the largest whale any one aboard the brig had ever seen, and awross his head wiis 4 sear about eight feet long, which showed almost white on t -black buckground. It was by this scar he was over afterward identitied The vext eraft to encounter “*Mocha Dick™ was the Russiaun bark Sarepta. This was on the 30th of August, almost two months later, and she was fully 500 miles 10 the south of the spot. where Le was first scen. Soe lowered two Loats fur alone whale and killed him. 7The ck wus three miles away, and beating down to the whale under o liwnt breez mon of the city of selling their ols of such nations as Juck, Joe.” given instructed | of the water between the vessol and the | slued around he. that | remained porfact! boats, Such ws 8 his impetus | wallowed avout for a time, and thon 1 to the whalers and quiet. He seemed to noarly his full longth could be traced | bo asking what they wore going to do befor straight for the sweep of his knock his position beside jaw to the bark Threo men had beea lost and a fourth had both arms broken, while the sailors had been griven suc could not be indu vessel hung abou hones, hoping the | take himself off, but away and loave hi d d ys lator by the gunrded. The next authentic record furnishod Dick” was whaler John Day, following the blubber breeze, A whale breached within woting hi water, and raising to pieces 1kland islands, ] drifted he fell with a crash have beon heard for miles goon as he had righted himself he mado One of tt passed around the dend whalo before ho | them. | ot up, but the other was caught by the and boats, h e ns ced 1 t the fis 1in p o whi in M She was then to the i kin t s full such around. camo hour, o atta <pot k for ad whale was taken possession of Iing ship, the of by ay of the 1 was tr with o he afte 0 vsen by h ahat tho ship rolled ns if w o gile, whale then swam soon s the mer his head they “Mocha Dick.™ 1 acing, but the captain ato Threo boats were lowe attack him. and s the whale u tho flrst mate put a harpoon This was tho first had ever felt up it was to slue a tho b the bont unpre it. As it went under he stopped short and turned as on « pivot, beating the all the time with fl twenty-four feet ac Left of the boat but splinters, are killed or drowned. other two boats adv her crew w but before they dart, the whalo settled away like a Tamp of lead. One of the boats g onting when the tricky the other and sea bottom knocked ou! and th anothe verely i The cr jured. waiting for ing boat was snoaked away vowed that if he ev whale he would whole outfit of men and boats, tistied him that he had hour's fighting s slowl hen ident lis e o iron He soundaed at ran for three miles, and when round uk: "ross, ore it t. Hc ew had had enough of Dick,” and whilo he hauled off and ls wother attack the remain- | hauled up and the ship . The English captain had that him or lose his | but er cn kill undertaken too big a job The particulars of the several encoun- orded above were Somo captains de 1 Dick'” severely ambitious However, he wed after the fight with the John Day and was not seen again for teen months. It had come to ba ly believed that he had died of old ag or killed in a fight with another whalc when he suddenly turned up in the 1 an off the oast coust of Ju the battle of his A consting craft had been blown off the coast by a heavy gale and was making about an hour when a big whale seen to breach about two miles away. It was passed over as a trifling incident, later the hing down tho ters o ali whalers. let **Mocl others were eredit of killing hi appi cific oce Hore occurred her way back. It after daylight but ten or in the wake steam he could put wus made to e tifteen loviathian was discovared ru. of the cr m. was on. minuts v ab I sig iied hi tions werc ce deci o win into locha once ho and head His action was so unexpected and his speed so great, that ed and van vi to w which could on then took tho dead whale mained quiet tor half an during which interval the other boat pulled off wfright that they Tho throe co lavinthan wonld finally hud of “Mochu | Bristol year oust ing ont light | Biglish noon feet wa him Dick™ and came for he caught it over e enough me up > then hed the surface as befo man was lost and two othors se- countered soon known to iod to alone, while the lis- to secure en °s aft with all He was so close abourd aud the sight of him threw the natives into such a terror that no effort sape him. He struck the craft on her stern and wrecked her in an instant, and pieces of the wreckage were arried away in his jaws as ho swerved to port and swam slowly away. eargo of the coaster was of lumber, the The men soon iknocked together a raft. ¢ decks were 1 vetput off on Whaling vessc ounce. Thes whaler Cric the ley. All all thought him dead. three whalers poi un eir \ the New hour befor ot hold of the | line, but had scarcely secured it rhter ¢ ander skyward with the pivoted awnd “Mocha | seven- pun. life. R As the \ft did not go down, but sank until her wrash, and the men had not raft, when three s uppeared in sight al proved to be the Glasgow Bedford whaler Yankeo and the English whaler Dud- had heard of **Mocha Dick,” hut By 8 o’clock the were up and huad heard the story, but **Mocha Dick™ had disap- It was agreed to separate and search for him, and if he were found all three ships should uke part in the attack and share in the redit ot ridding the deep of such a ter- | to hunt for the eaptaing wore planning ho suddenly showed up windward, They did not ow, however. mile to usual fashion he under such h stand upright on th about a like the fall of a ~ MANLY PURILY AN CUTICURA hav While came grent the to the building. After his | surface lway that he scemed to tiv of his flukes be- fore he fell over on his side with a crash He and 4 two ) John Bruco of Nantucket, but it was no longer us tor s which measured Nothing was ind two of The need to the attack, | an as about it, and the query was answered by tho fall of a boat [rom each vessel, These had only pulled away whon threo moro wore lowored supnort Lots had boen cast as to which boat should have the first s and tho honor had fallen to the Hor boat a ecircuit to the whalo from hehind, while 1w lay on their wait seemed for a time to be aslec n lden sottled awny so guick th overy one was dumbfoundod. He wa about to try his old dodge of coming vy under a boat, and ouch one of was pulled awag fic | the tand o sharp watch {on cigas of his brenching L] 1t was twonty o Dick *showed up tgain, e hud hoped to eateh n boat, bt wil we e too lively for him, and_ whilo te Iay wallowing the seis his fall had ercatsd the [ the Yankes put a hicooes into h o old fighter humped up as the | wenting and for tive minutes scome | to { have been steuek dond. Thea he mady jarush for the Vs bty an tover it, 3 tha \s m o wiroach tho other A0 up took onrs to whalo but nutes bofece *Mocha ol seot hm | f vi slued about f v | him with and the | none of 1 whale liftea his | water with the 1 his mon of one ¥ do matehwoed of it g as | of two of the « who had b n- | to tumble out. The erews 10 | boats were now {loating on d, | the whale t v Lashed with h kes 1o destroy them man Liwo m but the reserve hoats camo in style and rescued the others, Phe Yankee's boat the only ¢ fast to the whale, and after vainly tyving to seize or smash it *Mocha Dick i denly started for the wreek of th coastor, which was tlonting two miley away. Homaden steaight conrse, and the three captains were agreed that hiy speed, when fairly under way, wis not less than thirty miles an hour. As ho struck the wreck ho bore it down, and 1t vose hehind him bott sido up, To preventa collision the boat had to cut her line, and the whalo soon sounded and was lost to sig The boat started hack but had not vet reached the ships when the fighting leviathan breached under the bows Lof the Scotchman and carvied away jibboom and bowsprit with smash He had planned to come up under ho ship, but had missed it. As he fell upon his side and volled over on an even kocl, | %0 to spealk, he made a rush for tha Yan: kee's boat. He was =0 close on that all the crew went overboard, and he picked the light craft up and chewed it as o horse does his oats. Had it been calim **Moch Dick™ might have sunk the fleet. Luckily the breezo kept growing stronger, and as scon as the men from the Yankee's boat { could be picked up the three sail and beat an inglorious retr ing the whale hunting about for victims. Irom first to lasy **Mocha | Diek” had nineteen harpoons Ym into { him. He stovefourteen boats rud enused the death of over thirty men. Ho stove three whaling vessels so badly that they were nearly lost, and he atwcked and sunk a Irench merchantman and an Australian trader. Ho was encountered in every occan and on every known foed- ing ground. He was killod off tho Brazilian baoks in August, 183, by a | Swedish whaler, which gathered him in with searcely any trouble, but it has al- ways been believed that poor old “*Mocha Dick” was dying of old age. He m ured 110 feet long: his girth was 57 feet; his jaw was 23 feet 6 inches long. Bight *th were broken off and all tho others badly worn down. His big head was 0 mass of scars, and he had appar- ently lost the sight of his right eye. e ver of v hea hoit he «il was to moro 15 e Sy NEWS OF YESTERD1Y. Domesto. Garza 1s now satd to be in Canadn, Congressman Hitt of Tiiinols has been re- nominuted for s district. Spectals from th partsof Minnoso Snow. 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