Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 4, 1892, Page 9

1 3 r e i 1 - & B ) } ; | ] j 1 , B Y ‘i , 3 > L { il o it TWELVE PRGES. THE OMAHA DAILYy BEE TWENTY—FIRST YEAR. OMAHA, SATURDAY MOR ING, JUN E 4, IQ9‘.’.*-’[‘\\'I~IL\'1‘I PAGI TWELVE PRGES. =) NUMBER 352. COLUMBUS DAY IN SCHOOLS | &7 hurcrartmanngers e Cnicheo oo | COULDN'T SEE 1T THAT WAY | (5t i e varions towas anc. ettes of morning. I have not beea advised of the the s'ate. Arrangements for a General Celebration of America's School Population. ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATION'S BIRTH istory of a Movement That 1s Caleulated to Teach the School Chitdren of America Lessons story ud Patriotism, Omaba has promptly fallen tnto lino for the proposed general observaace of Coluin- bus day, October 12, ana the public schools will be the central feature in the celebration. Superintendent Fitzpatrick stated yesterday that he proposed to take steps at once to ROt the novement thorougnly started here and to get the interest of the pupils fully enlisted. ‘The matter will be brought to the atten- tion of every one of the 65,000,000 citizens ot the United States, and tho hearty co-opera- tion of every city, village and country school throughout tne length and breadth of tho land will be invited. The first move was the sending out of the following open letter: Plan of the Celebration. To tha scholars of the public schools of the United States the executive committea of the Columbian public school celebration seads tho following message: October 12, 1842, the 400th anmversary of the discovery of America, ought to be ob- served everywhere in America. The day will be marked 1n Chicago by the deaication _of the Columbian _exposition grounds. The day also may be signalized in every town and village in the repuolic by a local ozlebration of which the public school is the center. Tha public schools of the republie will form the most fitting centers forall these local celebrations. A national public scnool ob- servancesimultaneous with the Chicago exer- cises will awnkon 8 popular interest in tho comfug exposition, #ar more important is the facts that the public school has the right to occupy the most prominent place in 1hio celebration. 'The public school is the ono charncteristic institution which liuks all the neighborhoods together, and can_thus fur- nish & common boud for a national celebra- tion. The public school is the ripe fruit of the foar centuries of American civilization. The pablic school of tolay sways the hun- drea years to come, 2 How it Came About. The first approval of this suggestion came from the pubiic school scholars themselves. When the plan was first proposed by the Youth’s Compaaion, January, 1501, thous- ands of lotters were received, testifying to the enthusiasm with which the scholars re- sponded. The world's congress auxiliary of the Columbian exposition then took up the pro- posal, calling upon all the peoplo of the republic to observe the day in their own localitics, aad suggesting that the public schools bo everywhere the centers of the colebration. Tho superintendents of education were the next to recognize the fitness of giving to the public schools the first place in_this Colum- blan anniversary. At their national conven- tion in Brooklyn 1n February, 1592, they took charge of the movement, and then apponted the undersigned an_executive commitice to lead the schools in their commemoration. Appeal to the Scholars. This executive committee now appeals to the scholars themsclves to be the first to move. It is for you, scholars of the Ameri- can schools, to arouso & sentiment in your schools and in your neighborhoods for this grand way of celebrating tho finding of America. Educators and teachers will meet you from their side. But it is for you to begin. There are 13,000,000 pupils now in the pub- lic schools. You have tbe chance to conduct @ patriotic movement which will have a place in history, and will strengthen the republic through the coming ceatury. What to Do. The first thing to do is to determine, when you read this message, that you will do all You can to induce yout school to enter the celebration. Then show this message to your teachers; every patriot teacher will be glad to help you if you show yourselves in earn- est. ‘1'ske the message to your school com- mitiee aud the superintendent—their consent and aid are indispensable. ‘After you secure the support of all these, then let the school vote that iv will enter the celobration. The next thing after this public vote will ‘be the appointment of a strong committee made up jointly from citizens, scholurs and teachers 1o take charge. ‘‘'he committee should in all cases consist of those most in earnest, 0 that the work may not be checked by any posaihle change of teachers during the summer. Program. A program of exercises will be furnished by the executive committee. It will be sim- pie and adapted to any school, yet so ar- ranged that more elaborate exercises may be added wherever desired. The i of this ofcial program will be that certain leading excrolses muy be the same in every school in the republic, and that at least in one feature the Chicago program and the school program may be ideutical. In due ume this executive committee will make further suggestious. The Loca? Committee. The duty of your committee will first bo to interest the citizens and to prepare the school. Mrocessions may be arravged. The veterans, both north and south, will gladly bo oscorts for the schools. The ' other mili- tary, clvic and religious organizations of each town will lend their aid if they see thut the schools are determinea that the celebration shall oo worthy of the day. The local press will bo the most valuable of all supports. On October 12 the stars and stripes should be floating from every schoolhouse in the re- pubiic. *rs. Itis the hope of the friends of common sohool education that not one public school in the United States will allow itself to be left out in this most memorable celebration. Executive Committee, Francls Beilamy, chairman, representing Youth’s Companion, Boston. Jobn W. Dickivson, secrotary of Massa- chusetts board of education, Thomas B. Ftockwell, commissioner of public schools ui Rhode Island, W. R. Garrett, superiutendent of public instruction of Tennessee. W. C. Hewitt, superintendent of Michizan educational exuitit at World's fair, ‘The ofticial program will be printed Sep- tember 1 and distributed over the country. Tt is intendod that Omaha shall celebrate the day on a grand scale, uud there will bo many important additions o the program wapped * - out by the executive committee, ———— AN OMAHA MAN CHOSEN. Sketoh of the Now Chalrman of the Western Passenger Assoclation, Mr. J. R. Bocoanan, general passenger ageot of the Elknhorn and the Sioux Uity lives, returned from Chicago yesterday and was overwhelmed with cougratgiations from friends at overy tura he made. Atthe meeting of wthe Western Passenger associa- tion in Chicago yosterday Mr. Buchanau was wnanimously chesen to succeed W, W. Fluley s 1ts couirmian, The ussogiatioa includes all the railroads between (hicago and the Missouri river, and she ohalrmanship is one of the wmost impor- lantin Awmerica. The position bas hereto- foro paid & salary of $10,000 & year, but its duties are excoediug oucrous aud vexatious. “1 was 0ot at the weoting yesterday,” said Mr. Buchavan to & Bee representative, ;‘huu unavoldabipaeiaioed elsewbere, and have recelved no oficial uotl action of the luouhlhn.nl lfi:m‘n ‘lx:: formed by fricuds of what o curred &t the wmeotlng, aud bave subject of that conferencs, und under the circumstances I caa hardly be expected to say what Ishalldo untilafter I uave met that committee.” This is alter tbe manner of men who have held public positions and learned (o be diplomaticaily guarded 1n stetements made for publication, but Mr. Buchanaa bas left the impression with intimate friends that he will accept the position uniess son.e uufore- seen obstacle arises at today’s meoting. His selection was unsolicited aud unexpected, but he is keenly sensivle of the hounor and feels very grateful for the confidence of long- time associates expressed in so flattering a manner. Heis warmly attacted to Omaha aud has many strong ties here, but the inducemients to remove to Chicago are such as fow men care to resist. Buchanau’s railroad carcer spans an average generation, and his selection as the head of the Western association is the besy evidence of the estimation in which heis held among those who are best qualitied to judge of his worth and ability. He was born in Beaver county, Pa., 1535, Ho eatcred the ralroad service in 180) as operator for the Ceatral Ohio at Concord, O. In the spring of the following year he came west and was appointed agent at Dewitt, Ia., for the Chicago, lowa & Nebraska, now a part of he North western system. After a year's servics hio entered the army as the private secretary of Colonel J. Vande- venter of Clinton, Ia.,” commissary of sub- sistence. He put in six or seven months 1a the field. Wnen Colonel Vandeventer was transferred to the staff of the commissary general and stationed in Washizglon, Mr. Buchauun accompaniod him, remaicing in the War department at tho national capital till November, 1863, when he resigned to tako the position of station ageat for the Chicago & iorthwestern at Iuka, now Tama City, Ia. In Docember of the following year he was transferrod to Water- town, Wis., where he remained as the North- western’s agent for five vears. He resigned 1n 1860 ana for a yoarand a half was in business in Chicago. ~ He then accepted tho position of general freight ana assenger agent of the Missourl, lowa & Neoraska. In the spring of 1872 ho was up- pointed general superintendent of the Quincy, Missouri & Pacific and removed to Quincy, Attheclose of 1576 heagain left the railroad business to take up the practice of law, which he had studied bafore becoming an operator. He located at Trinidad, Colo., but in 1880 ho was drawn into the service agaio as chief clerk in charge of the freight and passenger department of the Ohio Ceu tral, then unorganizzd. Mr. Bsuchanan roturned to the Northwest: orn system in Nuvember, 1530, when be re- moved to Missouri Valley, Ia., and became traveliog sauditor an trufic agent of the Fremont, Elkhorn Mis- souri Valley and the Sioux City & Pacific. In September, 1851, he was made general passenger agent of those two lines, a position be has retaiued without interruption, His office was removed to Omaka about four years ag Z otes and Personals, Charles Kennedy, the new general north- westcrn agent of the Rock Island, has ar- rived and taken charge of the Omaha oftice. D. B. Keeler of Fort Worth, general freight agentof the gulf division of the Union Pa- cific, 1s in the city on lus way home from the Transcontinental meeting. The Rock Isiand announces a special train for Minneapolis, leaving Omaha at 5 o'clock Sunday evening, reaching Grinnell at 11 p. m. and going thence over the Iowa Ceatral, arriving in the coavention eity at on* day mOrning. A. W. Dickenson of St. Louis, general superintendent of the Union Pacifie, and Division Superintendent Rathoun of Atchi- son were ia. the city yesterday and left for an inspection of the new. Short Line by way of Plattsmouth. G. R. Bicknell, Mr. Dickenson's chief clerk, accompanied theiw. bt ot PASTE THIS IN YOUR HAT. Squalls, Tornadoes and Earthquakes Pre- dicted—Dig a Cyclone Cellar. The following was puolished ia Tur Ber more than a year ago: W. T. Foster, the Missoari valley weather prophet, makes tho following hair-raising prediction : We are nearing the most destructive storm period of recent years, a period tnat has not been equaled for atwospheric and earth dis- turbances within the memory of uuy person now living, and I would advise all to prepare for it. There will bo more of the most destructive tornadoes, the most severo bliz- zards and cold waves, tho deepest snows, the Kreatest rainfalls and other extremes of the weather from May 1, this year to May 1, 1892, that has ever been witnessed by the people now living. As my readers well know, I am not given to sensational predictions and 1 will probably be censured for these forecasts, but the oc- casion demands all that I say aboutit and time will vindicate my action in the matter. This period of great disturbances will begin about the first part of May, while Mars will be passing its equiaoctial, Mercury pass- ing the sun's equator and tho moon passing the carth’s equator, but while these storms will be very severe tney will not compare with those that will occur later in the year and during the first part of 1 This will also be & period of great earthquakes in countries where they are common and vole noes will become more common and 1ucrease in activity. e e Among Military Men, Captain A. G. Hammond, quartermaster at Fort Meade, passed through this city yester- day on his way cast to rest and recreate. He is in 1ll health. Lieutenant Chartes M. Truitt, for the past four years aide-de-camp to Geueral Brooke, has been relieved from duty as aide-de-camp aud instructed to join bis company at Fort Porter, N. Y. e left for his post of duty yesterday. The following very complimen- tary order was issued by General Hrooke with regard to the trausferof Lieuteaant Truitt to kis company : Iy accordance with authority from the War department, dated May 27, 1842, First Lieutenant Charles M. Truitt, Twenty-first infantry, will stand relieved from duty as mde-de-camp on June 30, instead of M L 1802, aud, under wnstructions from the heud- quarters of the army, dated May 3 instant, will then proceed to join bis company at Fort Porter, N, Y. For the gu; four years Lieutenant Truitt has been the persoual as well as the official associate of the commundiog gencral, and as tueso conditions are uow severed by the reg- ulations of the army, it 1s fitting o Announce that this youug oficer carries with bim to his new fleld of duty the love and good wishes of his immediate commander, aud the respect and confidence of sll with whom he has come in coutact sin entering upcn the duties of aide-de-cawp.ce Lieutenaut W, M. Dickeason of Fort b. A. Russell nas been granted a leave of ab- sence for one month. Iudications point 1o the beginning of work in good earnest at Fort Crook witbin a few weeks. e e Weuring Iron Ory Three ex-couvicts wers seatenc court Thursday to a Lwo days sojourn with the “hobo gang,” which is facctiously designated o term with hard labor by tho judge. Early yesterdey they iuformed the Judge that they did Bot propose to do any work, #0d 50 the three geutlomen are now staudiog in the alleys with iron balls at- tached 10 thelr uukies watching the labors of the portion of ihe gang whick s not too Proud o work. S e Kicking Against the Boads, Seven wembers of tue Fiftn Wara Kick- ers club met av Erfling's ball aod 10 0o un- certaiu terms declared that tney were tue people and the taxpayers of the Fifib ward. This question haviag beén settled, they then declared that the Fifth ward was opposed to the voting of the bonds 1o aid toe Nebraska Central Rauway company iu the coustruetion of its oridge over toe Fiver at this point. They decided to hold snoiber meeling vext Monday night. —— DeWiw's Sarsaparilia is reliable, Judge Doaue Overrnles a Motion for a Change of Venue, REASONS FOR THE DESIRED CHANGE Once the Court Had Roasted the Plaintifs Attorney—Ward and Golden Acquitted of the Charge of Robbing Sam snyder, Parties who atteaded Judge Doane’s court in Tue Bee building at an early hour yester- day morniug were the witnesses to a some- what sensational scene. They saw Judge Doanc dress down u lawyer in the latest and most approved style. Tne lawyer was John P. Davis and the case that was on trial bore the title of Frank V. Wasserman against L. Kroner and H. B. Ires. The case came up on on ap) justica court and only the sum of involved. There was something in 1t about horse hire and a feed bill that had never been aid. Lo Lawyer Davis was looking after the in- terests of the plaintif and as soon as the jurors had stepved into the box he tiled an affidavit asking for a change of venue. The afidavit recitea tbat Judge Doane had stated from the bench and in open court that the afant, Joun P. Davis, and s partner, L. B. Stevens, had been guilty of fraud and unprofessional conduct which reflected dis- credit upon the bar of Douglas countys; that their conduct should be investizated with a view to their expulsion; that the court had said that he, Davis, the afant, was not a raspectable und respopsivle attorney. Such beiug tho case, Davis in his aflidavit swore that before Judge Doane he could not have a fair and impartial trial. Judge Doane is a man who is slow to anger, but as he stroked bis beard and list- ened to the reading of the afiduvit, it was apparent that his passion had been slihtly aroused. When Davis had coacluded, the court remarked that if the clisnt had no con- fidence in his attorney that he would better omploy some other party. Asfar as ths changa of venue was concerned, the court said that it would not be granted, the case vould stay in his court and it would be heard, but in this therc Was a shight mistake, as an unforeseen circumstance bobbed up which made a continuance necessary. The first witness was put upon the stuna, when it was discovercd that tLe records aid not disclose thav any answer had ever been filed. This was fatal to a speedy trial and the case went over, Ward and Golden Acquitted, Al Ward and Moritz Golden are free men and twelve jurors bave decided that they did not rob Sam Snyder, that they did not nut bim in fear of great bodily barm and that they dia pot attempt to launch bim into eternity via the dynamite route. Quarreling Over a Chicken Deal. Moses Schwarts is_ repeating his talo of woe in Judge Doane’s court and is pouring his sorrows into the cars of the Lwelve jurors Who are sworn 1o return a verdict that shall ve in accord with the law, the evidence and the fact. Moses is a vendor of chickens and the de- ent, Frank Schmnidt, is a_vendor 1w the ine of trado. Last January Schwartz sold Schmidt 120 pounds of dressed chickens, and the prico agreed upon was 7 conts per oound, delivered. At a later date when the venaor called to got his woaney, the vendee informed bim that the chickens had been dead several months before they were put upou the market, Moses denied this and a row 1o which he came out secoud best followed. He was pitched out of the store und the chickens went along to keep him company. Now he is firmly of the opinion that he should havo pay for those same fowls as well as heavy aamages to heal his wounded feelings. Deserted by His Wife, Nicholas Mauss has asked the court of Douglas county to step iz, takea hand and divorce bim from his wife Kate, to wnom he was married_on February 20, 1850, at Coun- il Bluffs, Nicholas, in type-written text and_aided by a lawyer, avers that he has conducted himsclf as a chaste, pure, loving, faithful, patient and ovedient ausband, whils Kate has been almost anything but that kind of a wife. To start with, Nicholas avers that her temper is and Las been bad, that on the wed- ding day she became angry and that thres days later sne desertea his hed and board, never to return to carry out the pledges that she made when he slipped the riug upon her finger as they st0od before tae preacher. Twelve Hens and a Grinding-Stone, In criminal court the case of the state against William Hide 1s on trial. Mr. Hide is a South Omaba man Aud the henious crime of baving stolen twelve hens is laid at his door. 1n addition thereto, and 1o company with two associates, he is charged with hav- iug stolen & grindstone. Not Her Own Lawyer. Auna Oberg of South Omaha has a law suit on her hands, tbough she thought that it was settled some time ago. Prior tu the early part of 1801 Anna had a husbuud, who was emploved at Swift & Co’s packing houses in South Omaha. The husbaud was Alex Oberg. One dayhe was caught in soma of the machinery and killed. She sued for £5,000 and tho case was duly docketed. At or about the same timeshe was appoiated administratrix and executrix of the estate, The case was reactied for trial yesterday and the attorney who prosecuted was somewhat surprised whnen he loarned that bis client had settlod witn the defendant. accepting §750 in full of all demands, In provate court tho same condition of uffairs existed. The womdn had settled up the estate, accepted the money and paid off claims without the knowledge of the court or her attorney. Butnow the attorney has ralsea some objeetions which will stand. The court has issued its order, whis is that the settlement was procured by froud; that the mau who advised the settl ment acted without authority and that he s in contempt of court, as he had told the woman that she would never recover a cent if sho weat on with the case. Now the alleged settlement bas besn set uside, the #1750 has been orderad applied on account, and Mrs, Oberg will bo at liberty to sue for the balance, Balm for Blasted Hopes, The afternoon session of Judge Doane's court was devoted to hearing testimony in the case of Mary Elizabeth Kudowsky ageinst William Lander. The plaintiff scoxs to recover 20,000, alleginrg that under a Dpromise of marriage she was rained by the plaintiff, and that still believing that ne in- tended to make good his prowmises, she lived with bim as his wife duriog a . portion of the six years last past. Frank Munn Convieted. Tho case of the state against Frack Munn the attoruey is closed and the verdict has been returned by tho jury. Muun was charged with haviog induced oue George Hoftman to commit perjury. He was tried 10 police court and held to the dis- trict cours, whero tho case was tried yestor- siay. The jury returned a verdici of gullty as charged und Muou's atloroeys et onco gave notice of an appeal, Toe punishment attending & conviction in a case of subornation of perjury is imbrison- meut of not less thaa one year, or it may be tea years iu the discretion of the court, - Bullding Permit The following permits were issuod by the suverinteadeut of buildiugs yesterday: Tukey & Allen, one-story frame cotta ,L\m.-Kmu ae-story frame cottage, 1,200 Frau wnovaky. Gne-story fru cotlaze, Tweuty-ainth and Waluot QIIOOAET o1 o varz 120 a0 Tee 500 Four minor permits,. 50 Total ... ... e - Nebraska's Funeral Dirzctors. The State Funeral Directors association will weet in this city Tuesday next for its sucual couveution aad will be lu sessio Ligo B o . TAGGART AN THE TOILS, Lawyer Arrested on Two Serious Chirges. Cuevesse, Wyo., Juhd 8.—|Special Tole- gram to Tue Bee. ]—Abott two vears ago there came to this city féora Hastings, Neb., a man who gave his bamé as Frank D. Tag- gart. He had been & métberof the previous Nebraska state senut shfl was accompanied by his wifo and child, Mrs, Taggart was young, a blonde, stylish Boking, aggressively soctal 1n disposition and #oon bocame a prom- inent church worker. Taggart was a lawyer by profession and threw out his shingle to the breeze. He is a nervous, energetic, bust- ling littie man, somewhat hysterical 1n style, but a hard worker ia the interest of his clients, He also becamé identifiet with the Presbrterian caurch and occupiea the posi- tion of deacdn. Clients did not come very rapidly to Taggart, but he was irceprossiblo in working for thoss wha did and made a strong fieht for young Charloy Miller, the double murderer, hanged here a month ago, a fight which never cecased until the ver mornine on which Miller was executed. (3 was one of the attorneys for William Kingen and Kinch McKinney, who wera both con- victed hero and seatenced to eight years’ im- prisonment. Kingen escaped {rom _the county jail daring the Christmas holidayvs and was afterwards found frozen to death near Hillsaale on the open prairie. McKin- ney never made any such attempt until ubout two weeks ago. On _that morning, when the deputy sbeniffi weat into the jall to open the cells prepara- tory to serving breakfast, McKinuey tried to hold up the officers with a six-shooter. When the officers escaped, McKinney held everybody at bay for eight hours, but finally surfondered. In his pos- session was found & 3S-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver and twenty-six cartridges, the remainder of a box. Hehad fired twenty- four shots, The question then aroso asto how ho had got possession of the revolver. Only four persons besides the jail officials had been allowed to enter the calfe in which McKinney and suother prisoner had boen confined,” Oue of these must have furnished him the six-shooter. After an investization Sheriff Kelley diszovered that Taggart had bought and paid for $800 worth of law books, with a check made payable to bearer and signed by Kinch McKinney, From McKin- ney’s celimate it was learned that Taggart had been given §500 1n addition for furnish- ing bhim with the revolver. Acting upon this, an information was filed against Tag- gart by Prosecuting Attorney Davidson. Taggart was arrested yesterday alternoon. His bail was placed at £3.000, failing to se- cure which he spant last night in jail in the cell adjowning McKinney. There are two charges against him, the first accusing him of being an accessory to murder and the A Cheyenne sccond for assisting a prisoner to escape. The first is a felony involy- ing o sentence of from ome to fourteen years. The penalty for the last of- fense is riot over a year's imprisonment and a fine of not over £00. Taggart confessed bis guilt and Mrs. Taggart acknowledges that she now has the second payment of §00 in her possession. Taggart said he had Me- Kinney's promise that he would not burt any of toe jail guards. Tho case arouses much indignation avainst Tugeart, although it is mitigated somewhat by the belief that his mind 1s not in sound working order. Taggart pleaded not guilty to the charge. e UNIVERSITY OF OMAHA. Interesting Program for Gommencement Week Arranged. Next weok will bs commencement. Week at Ballevue college now keowm s the Univer- sity of OUmaha. Bells¥ue institution ‘of learning has been in existence sinca 1833, and in that time has sent out & good many men and women equipped to fight the battle of life. The first graduating class numbered taree, which is augmented to éight this year, four in the classical aod four in the normal course, Of the present class in the classical department all bave beed in the university four years, some even having taken the preparatory course five aud six years ago. Tho university is_ particularly well equipped in all the départments and is the oaly institution of learaing in the state to be placed on a level with the University of Ne- braska, which has the advaatage of a larzer number of years. At present there are eighty pupils enrolled in the various classes and so graat is the de- mand for places next year that the collzge is feellng tho need of & new dormitory for young men very greatly; this Dr. Kerr the president says is the ouly thing that inter- feres with naving twice she pupils of 1801-2. The cost of the full classical course has been estimated many timss and always withio the $00 mark. Tuition is §6, board- ing and room, with light and beat, $2.75 par week. These necessary &xpenses, with cost of books avd ressonable incidentals, will bring it within $500. Sunday June 5, the president will preach the baccalaureate sermon to the graduating class, Monday the field day exercisos will take place on the campus, and on Monday evening the class day exercises will be held in the chapel. Tuesduy at 11 o'clock, the sunual meeting of the poard of trustees will take place; at 2 o'clock Rev. Thomas C. Hall will deliver the annual address and at 8 o'clock the annual soiree will be hela in the chapel. Wednesday the graduating exercise will oceur at 10 o'clock, the program of which 15 as follows Chorus. College Cholr ..Rheinberger Miss ic Oration, Lanzuage. Bass Solo, The E e Exilc Essay, Study of the Classies. . . Muttle Pl zonetta .. . Miss Adnm Oratlon, The Point of View Bass Solo, The Ar David Oast'er Levi Levering Davies on Wilm O A. Mitchell .De Koven W Oratlon, Unsolved Problemns. Plano Duet, Fantasin ....... Mozart iss Van Gaasbeek, Prof, Jones. Diplomas awarded. Choras. Benedlction. ——— PUBLIC WORKS, H. A. Carnahan Contracts for Dig Sewers Let to Reeves & Son, The members of the Board of Public Works held the regular weckly session yes- terday afternoon and opened bids on the iargest sewer contract of the season. The sewer, which is to be known as the South Omaba sewer, will be 1n sewer dis- trict 156, and will be an oxtension of the Joues street sewer, It will begin at or near Tuirty-tirst and Martna street, and will run in a southeasterly direction south of Hans- com park until it forms & connection with that portion of the Jones street sewer now in operation. lu length it will be 11,750 feet, and in the aggregate will cost about £20,500. In its construction will be used 6,010 feot of ten-inch pipe; 1,000 feet of fif- teen-inch pipe; 65) feet of eighteen-inch pipe besides 2,040 feet “of twenty-one-inch brick sewer; 910 feet of twenty-four- 810 feet of thirty-inch zhd 400 feet of th vine-inch. Then there'w 1. be twenty man holes and thirtedy -lush tanks. lowest bidders were F. L. Reev: The & Co, who bid 72 ceuts on thé Yen-inch sewer; 50 cents on the fifteen-i $1.25 on the eightesn-inch; $1.52 on'the twenty-one-inch; $2.20 o0 tne twenty-four-lpen; $2.50 on the thirty-inch and $3.20 pér foot on the thirty- Bine-inc 0 The two small sewers, one from Sherman aveuue, on Burdette street, west a distance of 36) feet, ana the otlee’ on Thirty eighth street to a point 157 feétisouth of Lesven- worth street, were -:‘* to F. L. Reeves & Co. These are to ) Ebiinch pine sew- e will 60 cents per. Lueal 1 There was one bld ¢ Jeurbing Hamilton from Fortieth street y viaduct .over the Belt Liue rallroad. bidder was J. W, Furaas, and be off; t in red Coiorado saud stone at 6l wer lieal foot, or Berca sand stone at 60 cebits. The chairman was Instructed to the counell for au additional clerk at wouth, t " ution per CONTINENTAL The greatest bargain day on record in Men's IFine Business Suats, On Saturdauy, $15 We offer 200 fine blue plaid Worsted Suits, (cloth made by the Hockanum Worsted Mills), the finest fabrics made in America, in both single-breasted sack and {rock style, Actual value today, $25 per suit, We offer now to close, at $15 per suit. CLOTHING HOUSE. SPECIAL SUIT SALE. This time our finest goods are placed on sale at We guarantee a saving of at least 40 per cent. unheard of prices, This sale begins Saturday at the “Continental.” This is the biggest drive in fine clothing ever offered in the city. See samples in show window. 510, been sold all season at $15. On Saturday for $12. On the same tables you will see 125 nobby cheviot sack suits,, which have been sold all season at $18. Next comes 100 cheviot sack suits in three styles, which have Our price at this sale is $10. This suit cannot be bought outside of the Continental for less than $15. All sizes. $7.50. meres at $5 and $6.50. Continental. Boys’ Vest Suits. $3. Boys® two prece Cutaway Suils, a special for this sale, only $4. Jersey Swits, $2.25. 100 Men’s Sack Suits, made from a strictly all wool chev- iot. Usually sold for $12, Our price on Saturday $7.50, $5 and $6.50. We do not mean cotton or shoddy suits, but guaranteed all wool cheviots and cassidl BOYS DEPARTMENT. Just a few mentioned in this list. ; Another popular Saturday’s Sale in our Boys’ department. Boys” all wosl Cheviot Suits, $2.50, $3, $3.50. Worth $4.50 to $6. Washable Suits, $2. Boys' Knee szls, 50 cents. Star Shirt Waists, one day more, on Saturday at 35 cents. Hats, Cloth, Silk stitched, 20 cents. 20 styles new Straw Hats at 25¢, 35¢ and 50c. Half price leaders. Te balance of the Boys' Derbys on Saturday at $1. Bats and Balls A Spaulding League Ball and Hard Wood Bat, with every suit. NEW FACES AT COURT. Natives of Arabla Furnislf a Feature at Judge Berka's Matinee, Judge Berka found himself confronted with a picturesque array of peace disturbers yester- day morning. There were six of theni, throo men and three women. The wumen had clear cut, aquiline features, glittering black eyes under inky eyebrows. Their skin was as dark as thot of an American Indian, and on the hands and arms was tattooed. Huge earrings dangied from their eurs and straight blue black hair streamed down their backs green shawls. Their figures were full aud shapely and they stood up as straight as ao arrow. One of them, apparently about 20 vears old, bad iv uer arms av elfish looking little baby with a faco nearly ull eyes, Two others clutterad at her feet and derted in and out among the crowd like wild things. The men were tall, athletic fellows, with scowl- ing, black brows and bold, wicked looking eyes and & supreme contempt for policemen and police courts written in their swarthy faces. “'You ave charged with using loud and pro- fane language—all of you. What do you plead to thatt"” “That's all nght” growled one of the men ana then all broke out at once iu a torrent of Arabic sbakiug thelr fists in each other's faces aud glgwering viciously st the judge and court oficers, I' was & small pandeémon- wum for & few wiunutes and people crowded in from the street 10 se? woat the row was about. They shreked and fumed and snarled like a lot of jackals in the worst kind of English ever heard iu the police court, It took ten minutes Lo subdue the Lewnpest and the court ofticors were compolied to herd thew buck Lo their seats by maiu force. After from bencath litis turee-cornered yeilow and i J they had’been separated the gabbling vould ocoasionally break forth in a new spot and business would bave Lo be suspended until it bad been subdued. Hereafter Judge Lerka will try Arabians one st & time., e Mrs. L. R. Patton, Rockford, Iil., writes: “From personal experience | can recommend DeWitt's Sarsaparills, & cure for impure blooa and general deoility.” — They Thanked Him. Before leaving for bis home in New York yesterday Dr. J. M. Kiug, fn behalf of the Methodist excursionists who recently took trip to the Black Hills, presented Mr. F. Grable, of this city, who acted as host and guide for the party, with a beautifal copy of resolutions passod by the party and baud- somely wrought o pen work uvon a large sheet of cardbosrd. The thauks of the en tire party were extonded to Mr. Grable for Lis untring efforts in making tbe trip one of great pleasure to everybody in the party. S A . Birney's Catarrh Powder for tousil- For sale by all druggists, 50 ceuts. e Titled Visitors, The earl and countess of Meath were late arnvals at the Paxton Thursday uight. Taey are en route o thelr Euglish home frow & trip to Colorado aud the west. They are the guosts of Bisbop sud Mrs, Worth- fagton ut Bishoptuorpe. The countess. who is & pleasunt and viy clous lady of middle age, is very much of & woman's rights advocate ana an unurivg temperance worker, and has done & vast amouut of good awong tbe less fortunate in- baitants of the great eity on the bauks of the Thames. e e DeWitt's Sarsaparilla clcauses the vlood, REGISTRARS IN SESSION. Voters' Lists Belng Revised for the Coma lug Speclal Election, The registrars of election opened up for business in their respective precincts yester~ where they will sit today, and Saturday of noxt week. The idea has gone abroad that unless voters register they will e debarred from voting uroa the bond proposition. This is & mis- take as the registration is simply to revise the lists of last year. ‘The only cases in which registration is required is where par- ties failed to register last fall, where thoy have moved out of the ward in which they are registered or where they have become residents of the ward since the holding or the last eloction. Parties who have not moved from the ward in which they resided one year ago and wio registered prior 10 tho November elece tion of last year are not required to register in order Lo be entitled to a vole at this oloce tion, e Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup is the best of all remedies for chbildren’s teethiug, 25 cents a botule. B Put Chicugo o Your Pocket, A great work, **Moran’s Dictioaary of Chicago.” 1f there is a feature or instis tution in the World’s fair eity a full de- scription of wnich does not sppear io the book, we have yet ‘o hear of it. Price, 25 cents per copy. For sale at 200 Herald bullding, Chicago. Bee the new, com- plete and elegant map it containe. Pers sons ordering copies will please enclose 6 cents extra for postage, e