Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 28, 1892, Page 9

a “ TWELVE PRGES. o TWELVE PAGES. NUMBER 351, IN DROPPED FORTY-TWO CE Phenomenal Fall in the Price of Stone Evinced by the Bids on Paving WHAT IS SAID OF THE NEW BIDS Varlous Opinlons Expressed Not Compli- ntary to the Contractors—Awnrds tor Paving, Curbing and Permanent Side- walks Made by the City Yesterday, At the regular session of the Board of Public works held yesterday afternoon the mdmbers were treated to a genuine surprise. Acting in accordance with tho instruc- tlonsissued by the city council, the board hod invited paving bids on Izard street from Eighteonth to Twenty-third, Twenty-third street from Cuming street to Michigan ave- nue and Michigan avenue from Twenty-tkird to Twenty-fourth street. Ata prior meeting the members of the board thought the stone men bid too high when they offered to 1ay the pavementat$2.35 per square yard. About that time the council sald that the bids should be upon the 1891 specifications, which provided for n one-year guarantes on stone. Tho board acted and when the bids were opened it was eyident that Wickham Bros, of Coun- cil Bluffs had bid §2.13 on red Colorado. The bid of P. H. Mahoney was at the same fig- ure, but Hugh Murphy took the rag off the bush and went down to $1.93 per square yard, the lowest bid ever offered in Omaha for red Colorado, or any other kind of stone. The bid was st once accepted and the award was made without any unoecessary delay. 6 contract covers something like 20,000 square yards and foots up to 5,400 less than it would av $2.35. Opinions on the Bid. Councilman Tom Lowry, who was an in- terested spectator, said_that that was what the one-year guarantee meant for the city. Murphby coula affora to lay the pavement for $1.93, but with the guarantee of the specifica- tions of 1892 it could not be done a cent less than §2.85 per square yard. Con Gallagher said that it was simply one of Murphy's bluffs. His bid was for effect and was intended to brace up the stone men in tho council. 'here was no reason why there should be such a difference in prices. The guarantee did not cause Murphy to drop 42 cents per square yard. To prove this he cited Farnam street. ~ That street, he said, was paved with stone nearly ten vears ago, and there had never beou @& cent exvended in making repairs, which went to show that there should not ve a difference of 42 cents between a one and a ten quarantee, Colonel Egbert of the board said that tho bid was simply & Murphy trick. The amount of paving was not ereat, and Murphy could not lose any great amount of money. The low bld was for the purpose o freezing out the brick men_and to convineo 1h) council that stone, with the one-year guarantes, was the thing. Other Contracts Awarded. On permanent sidewalks J. O. Corby bid 11}¢ cents on vitrified brick and 14 cents per square foot on tile. Ford & Hughes were the lowest bidders on artificial stone av 22 cents, while J. W. Furnas & Sons captured the stone contract. Their bid was 26 cents on white Colorado sandstone three inches thick, 24 cents on red Colorado, 25 cents on Obio flagstone, 183 cents on Kansas stone and 25 cents per square foot on Indians stone. On wooden walks J. E. Knowles was the ucky man, - He agreed to lay four-foot walks at 21 cents, six-foot at 3137, eight-foot at 40, ten-foot at 49, twelve-foot at 52, sixteen-foot }n‘n and twenty-foot at 81 cents per lineal 00t. There was a lot of talk absut compelling contractors to put up moro M:0ney s an ovi- dence of good faith when they bid for pav- ing. At tho present time with their bids they encloso a certitied check for $500 regardless of the amount involved in the contract. This matter was left with the chairman and city engineer. year ~- An Interesting Lecture, Some yours ago Mr. F. R. Roberson, who recontly came to Omaha from Aloany, N. Y., and is now assistant secretary of the Young Men’s Christian association, left homa for a month's vacation. He went to Londor, then coucluded to visit Paris, The attractions of Berlin beckoned bim and he visited the Ger- inau capital. Thence he went on and on, aircling the globe, and the boy of sixteen who started out for a trip of four weeks had near- 1y reached man’s estate before he again set 100t in his nutive land. During an absence of about four yoars Mr. Roverson visited many foreign countries, but, unlike most travelers, he journeyed leis- urely, tingering long enough in each land to carefully study its history, 1ts customs, its peoplo and its sights. Ho'also gathered an extensvo collection of photographs of the interesting places that be visited, and from thesa he has mode a valuable lot of lantern slides, ‘That Mr. Roberson, boy tuough he was, made good use of his opportunities was demonstrated the Madison hotel Thurspay evening, when he gave a lecture “on India, illustrated by scores of stereopticon views. He took his audience through Madras, Bombay, Delhi, Bonares. Lucknow, Calcutts and other cities of that wonderful country, show- ing and explaining its quaint people, 1ts strange scenes, its marvelous temples and its beavtiful palaces. "The lecture was unusually meaty, packed with interesting information, and it was ox- cellent in diction abd delivery. Mr. Rover- son is admirably equipped for this valuable educational form of entertainment, and it is gratifying to kuow that he 1s prepared to treat Japan and other foreign lands in & sim- Alar manner. e Federal Court Notos. The case against Postal Clerk Leighty for sending fraudulent watter through the mails hins bewn postponed ana will not come up in 1be federal court until Tuesda, ™ The case of Keck agsinst Mather is now on trial beforo Judge Dundy ana a jury, Itin- volves & Kebrney real estato deal, the de- fendaut refusing certoin notes given Keck by bim for thoe purchase of & piece of realty. The jury n the case of Johnson ‘0. against Gund Co. is still The case is the out growth grain gambling, in_ which the losing player squoaled and alleged that the other fellow couldn't collect because it was really a gambling debt. Mr. Gund re- Tused to suy on tho staud whothor dealing in grain optious was gambling or not, but bis Ppartner insisted that it was gambling and Botbing eise. In his charge to the jury the julge stated that of course tho court could not uphold gambling, and that the supreme court had held thal the losiug party in a ame of give aud take couldn't come into court and play tho baby act. The case in- volves $10,500, and this is the third time that it bas been tried. is Bro Douglas county will not have to care for Elward Wilbelm, tho young furmer from the westers part of tho county, whoa few days ago while iusane cut off and threw away bis right baod, thinking be way followiug cut a scriptural commandment. Yestorday a brotber, Willlam Wil helm, arrived o the cif nd declared bis intention of taklng Edward to bis home at Grant. ‘The mombers of the Board of Iusan- ity raised no objections and the insane man will leave this county. ‘be brother says that he cannot account for Edward's strange freak. He always up peurod to be sound in both body and miud, though ke always wantod to talk s great deal about religious watters. & Want & Half Hollday. Some time ago the lumber acalers of the pity, boib wholesale sud retall, sigued au agroement to close their offices at 1 o'clock each Saturday afternoon. So far the agrio ment has beci keptto the letter, Now the head clerks ure getting in line and will make | desperate effort to induce their employers to give them a half a day off on Saturdays, prioe LM NEW TELEPHONE EXCHANGE. According to Plans It Will be the Finest in the Country, The new Central Telephone building, which is to bo erected at the corner of Eighteenth and Douglas streets, just as soon as the grade on the latter street is es- tablished, promises from the plans to be one of the handsome buildings of the country. The new building is to ocoupy a space 66x066, three stories in height with basement, and will cost in the neighborhood of $60,000. It will be fireproof throughout, and will be buily of stone, brick and terra cotta, one of the most difficuit com- binations to handle effectively in the whole range of architecture, Itis almost as diffi- cuit'as using three langusges at once. In keeping with the American idea the first story will be buiit of iron and glass; up 10 the level of the third floor it will be brick with stone quoins and cut stone trimmings; from the level of the third fioor to the top terra cotta will be used and treated richly. The frieze will be composed of an alternating unit, the honeysuckle and palmetto, treated in bas-relief, In the spandrel of the arch the plans call for a bit of artistic work, Mor- cury’s caduceus, the symbol of the messen- ger of commerce, The fronts on Lightecnth street and Doug- ins street will be exactly the same in_ style, %0 that looked at from an angle it will pre sent a perfectunit. There will be a recessed entrance on Eighteenth street for the build- g proper, from which a stairway will riso (0 the second story where it wiil terminate, a private stairway leading to the operating room in the third floor, which will be a model apartment in every respect, the de- sign of the company being to muke this room the best equipped and appointed in the conntry. Over the central portion of the structure will be a large skylight with well to the basement, lighting the under- ground portion with light from above. One- ninth of the floor space in the operating room will b~ made of glass directly underneatn the skylight, so a&s to give light to those below and for the further reason of keeping out the dust. The second floor will be devoted entirely to the ofticers of tho compuny, finely lighted and ventilated rooms being provided for the president, auditor, superintendont, general manager, with a large public lobby in the center, lighted from above, ladies’ and gen- tlomen’s toilet rooms, vaults, ete. The basement will have two entrances from the central partof the building ana from an slley entering into Douglas street. In this portion the repairs will be made, the supplies will be kept, with ronms for the construction department, chief inspector's office, fan and dynamo room, galvanometer room, shops and storage room, besides a hy- drauliclift to the sidewalk. The caoles will enter from either side of the building and will be carried up to the oporating room by a stack on the south side near the east wall. In the matter of heat both direct and indi- rect methods wiil be used, tne basement, first und second stories relylug upon direct currents for their heat, while the operating ro>m will be 1udirectly warmed, a fan in the basewent supplying air to this very impori- ant departmont of the telephone exchange. In design the building will have moro the appesrance of an art club house than that of one to be used for the purpose of commerce. The outside will be of brick treated in some of the shades of brown and combined harmoniously with terra cotta. Harmony, it will be ob- served, is an_inflexiblo rule with the archi- tects rather than contrast,and it will be when completed one of the show . uildings of the city. Owing to the change of grade on Douglas street new workiug plans are being prepared for the bnsement and first stories and when President Yost returns from the east the countract for the new building will bo let. Tn the drawings, Messrs. Walker & Kimball, the architects, have boen actuated by a single idea, that of making thoroughly American building, using the geueral princi- plos of the Itallan ronaissance, & style which is rapidly gaining favor. Mr. Walker, who is responsiblo for the plans of the new structure, is one of the best nfornied Italian scholars’ in the country, having walked through Italy while others rode. BALKED B INGTON. Not Inclined to Obey the Western Traffic Assoclation’s Declslons, Cnicaco, 1L, May 27.—Whether the com- missioners of the Western Traffic association will modify their decision requiring the Burlington road to charge a higher rate to Beardstown than to East St. Louis on through trafiic from the Mississippl river, or whether the Burlington will be read out of tbe association because of its refusal to obey the order, is a question in which much inter- est1s manifested. Thbe Burlington people say they cannot comply with the require- ment without violating " the long and short haul of the interstate commerce commission, nor can they do so without abandoning their East St. Louis business. They refuse to do either, and o the matter rests, The American Railway Accounting OM- cers association at today’s session elected D. A. Waterman of the Michigan Central president, and G. W. Booth of the Baltimore & Ohio viee president. Figurlog on & New Road. New York, May 27.—A party of western men had along conference with Russell Sage, president of tne Iowa Central, with a view to interesting him iz the organization of a construction company to baild a road from Centerville, Ia., to Sabin Pass, Tex,, on the gulf. The scheme is said to have been well considered by Mr, Sage, obut no definite action was reached. Itis hoped to effecta cousolidation with the Das Moines & North- western narrow gauge by which conuection can be made by way of Sioux City. The Iowa Central would furnish a connection with Dulutb, and Chicazo could be reacted via the lowa Central and Toleao, Paoria & Western. gram to ok Bee. | —W. H. Lew! doputy sheriff, entered the shop of J. A. Gher, a bar- ber at Sandy, five riles south of hers, yes- terdoy and without provocation shot and killed tho proprictor, firing five shots, all of which took offect. Lewis bad returned from Bingham Junction where he had been drink- ing. He walked into the shop, remarked: “D you, you are my meat.” und began fir- ing. Gier fell to the floor 10 a pool of blood. Ono of the bystauders was about to take the gun from Lewis, but be made a throatening domonstration and the fellow decided to re- fraw. Giersaid: “I wantyou to hear my dying words. That man and [ never had a quarrel io our lives. Ho camo in and shot me without any provocation, I don't kuow lwhl.u mado bim do it.” Tha murderer is in ail, mittee of tho Irish loague, at a meeting here, claimed that the constitutional movement for bowme rule in Ireland, brought appareutly to the verge of seutlément hy Paruell, has reschod a crisis 1nvolving grave danger of failure. Factional strife and suspicion have brought about an almost cessation of efforts in America &ad Australia. A Funeral of Youag Vanderbilt, New Yous, May 27.—The fuaeral services over the remaius of W, H. Vanderbllt, eldest son of Coraelius Vanderbilt, were held to- day. The iuterment was in the Moravian cemotery, Staten lsland, the Vanderbilt burial ground. Lias Secures & Packing House, Darias, Tex, May 27.—The Butchers Natlonal Protective association bas decided 1o, locate its packiug bouse and stock pens ore. . THINKS HIS BROTHER DEAD Jules Lumbard Has no Faith in a Recently Evolved Theory. H. G, LUMBARD'S CHICAGO REAL ESTATE 1t Has Grown Valuable in the Quarter of n Century Since its Owner Disappeared and its Title 1s Now in Court, There appeared In a Chicago paper a few days ago a story of a lawsuit over some prop- erty 1n that city in which Horatio G. Lum- bard, a brother of Mr. Jules Lumbard of this city, was at ono time nterested. Tho story was based on a theory that H. G. Lumvard is still alive although nothing has been heard from bim siuce 187, The story told of the war record of the Lumbards and gave an account of the cap- ture of H. G. Lumbard at Gettysburg snd his confinement in Libby prison, The story as 1t appeared in the Chicago paper was submitted to Mr. Jules Lumbard of this city, Mr. Lumbard stated that the article was full of inaccuracies; that ho was not in the war at_all except s an occasional visitor to the camp of his brotuer Frank, who was an officer in the union army. “The report that my brother Horatio is alive,” said Mr. Jules Lumbard, “is 1 think made out of the whole cloth. The last time anything autheutic was heard of him was fifteeu years ago when 1t was said ho had lost his life in trying to cross one of the canons in Colorado, where he was interestod 1n miuing property. It is not rea- sonable to suppose that a mun, living, and 1o his right senses, would acliberately allow the world to beliove that h) was deaa. He would make himself tnown to some one of his relatives, surely. If the property in quostion, which s the reason for the story, had nover been sold, and Horatio were alive it is hardly pre- sumable that he would have kept concealed all these years without soma effort being made to recover tha land in Chicago which has grown 1mmensely in value in twenty-five years, “So far as T am concerned I believe Hora- tlo Lumbard to be dead, and Mrs. Hall, his daughter, who is a very charming woman, will bave to rely upon other evidenco to prove her title to the estate in question.” In Rallrond Cirel The Rock Island announces that its lino be- tweon Omaha and Lincolnis being put in first class shape and trains will be running over it on Sunday. The work of rebuilding_the Pacific bridge across the Little well under way, and it is expected that road will be reopened Saturday afternoon. Both the B. & M. and the Elkhorn trains vesterday carried out parties of confer- ence people on excursions to the Black Hills. They will go through to Deadwood, then come vack to Hot Springs for Sunday, and return to Omaha Monday. On Tuesday the B. & M. will run a spocial to Hastings for the Ancient Order of Hiber- nians. A one-fare rate for the round trip is an- nounced for the Sous of Veterans encamp- ment at Helena, Tickots will be sold August 410 10 and will be good until October 10. e Inthe Criminal Court, After being out less than fifteen minutes the jury in the criminal court yesterday afternoon returned a verdict finding Dan (Geiser and Bill Nestlehouse gullty of being common gamblers. The two men were re- manded to jail to awalt sentence. The pun- ishment in such cases may be three months’ 1mprisonment or £100 fine, or both, in the dis- cretion of the court. C. Gee Wo, charged with having practiced medicine without first baving secured a per- mit from the State Board of Health, was placed on trial. e PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS, James L.Tout of Koarney is at the Arcade. H. S. Mason of Norfolk is at the Arcade. J. H. Gabloe of Des Moines is at tne Mii- lard. E. P. Weatherly of Norfolk is at the Del- lone. C. C. Fisher of Central City is at the Ar- cade C. W. Priestly of Oakdale, Neb., 18 at the Arcade. George M. Baker of Grand Island is at the Arcade. E. A. Ruaiger of Nebraska City is at the Dellone. 1. D, Smith of Kearnsy is stopping at the Millard. J. W. Perry of Ord, Neb., is rogistered at the Arcade. Frank Brewster of Alliance, Neb,, is at the Arcade, C. M. Wilcox of Hot Springs, S. D., is at the Millard. A. T. Blackburn of Atkinson, Neb., 15 at the Millard. Mrs. Hammond of Blair is registered at tne Millard. P. T. Bu the Murvay. M. C. Tillson of Kearney is stopping st the Murray. C. A. Kaufman of Avoca, Neb., is stopping at the Arcade. W. E. Peebles of Pender, Neb,, is stopping at tne Millard. J. C. Miller and wife of Stratham, Ia. at the Dellone, Campbell Coyle of Novada,la., is registered at the Murray. William Greer of Thurmau, Ia.,is stopping at the Arcade. ©. T. Brewer and W. O. Rumel, of McCook aro at the Millard. W. E. Cariton and wife of bidnoy, are at the Millard, W. M. Wisner of Plattsburg, Mo., 18 stop- DINg at the Arcade. Frauk Powell of Iudianola, Neb., 18 quar- tered at the Arcade. A. (. Shears of Chadron, terea at the Millard. Mrs. Kate B. Chinney of Lincoln is regis- tered at the Millard, C. 0. Ward of Surprise, Neb., tered at the Murray. J. Hatfield and E. Wilcox of McCook, are stopping at the Millard. O. L. Briggs and wife of Batule Creek, Neb,, are at the Arcade. IR F. Klate and J. . Losch of West Point, Neb., are at the Millara. Joseph H. Miller and wife of David City, Neb., are at the Murray. H. H. Hobbs of the Omaha Indian agency is registered at the Arcade. S. P. Rounas, jr., and daughter of Salt Lake City arc at the Dellone. A. T. McCartney and daughter of Wyom- ine are stovping at the Dellone, Mrs. W. P. Hazolton of Tarrytown on the Hudson is reg:stered at the Déllone. Hon. Thomas C. Benton, state auditor, was 1a the ciwy yesterday between trains, Mrs. Leland Stantord of California passed through the ciy yesterday on her way east. Willlam H. Burns, veaeral manager of the Montaua Union railroad at Anaconds, is at e Millard. Hon. J. W. Jo'nson of Lancola, secretary of the State Board of fransportation, was in the city yesterday on business. W. H, Burus, formerly general agent of the Ualon Pacitic at Council Bluffs and now located at Anaconda, Mont., 1s in the city. Senators Carey and Warren of Wyoming were both in the city yesterday, the former on his way to Washington and the latier headed for howe, Mr. A. L. Becker, ard and wife of Norfolk are av are Neb., Nob., is rogis- is regis- an extensive farmer and cattie raiser of Union, Cass county, was in Gmaba yesterday, after having marketea some ful cattle at the South Owaba murket. CONTINENTAL CLOTHING HOUSE Announces a Sale Extraordinary in Men's Cheviot and Cassimere Suits, af Extremely Low Prices, So Lo Be Sold w that Even Trash Could Not for Less. THE BARGAINS FOR BOYS At This Sale Throw Al Previous Efforts in the Shade, Both as to - QUALITY AND PRICE. CONTINENTAL. MEN’'S DEPARTMENT. $5.00] = Are our prices for 2%8 Men's All Wool $7.75/CHEVIOT SUITS $A8\D5 e On.Saturday $10.00] At the Continental. Now is the time to save $5.00 or $6.00 on a suit. might as well have the best. in other stores, CONTINENTAL. Boys' Long Pant Suits. SATURDAY. Don’t spend a dollar for boys’ clothing until you have seen the suits which we are sell- ing for : You Trashy suits sell for these prices CONTINENTAL. 81.75] KNEE PANT 52.00 T 2590 CHEVIOT SUITS, $3.00 | The best values ever shown $3.90| mes in Omaha, A SPRECIAL. LINR of Vest Suits on Saturday at $3.00, worth $5.50 ZOUAVE SUITS--Ages 3 to 7, price $3.50 and $3.75, on Saturday. ZOUAVE BLOUSE WAISTS at $1.00 on Saturday. - - CONTINENTAL, BOYS HATS, Our Straw Goods will be opened on Sat- urday with a great HALF PRICE SALE, $3, $6.50 and $S\95. 38 and 50 Cents This Sale Means Business. NO SHODDY. * Continental Quality and Methods. CONTINENTAL. No HUMBUG.|CLOTH HATS All Sizes and Colors, 20 CENTS. CONTINENTAL. The Star Shirt Waist. Boys' Knee Pants PRICE ON SATURDAY CENTS. JUST HALF PRICE. Laundered Star Shirt Waists. 50O Cents. 150 pairs of those all-wool; regular $1.00 goods just received for Saturday’s sale, at 50 cents. BATS and BALLS will be given to every suit customer on Saturday.