Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 19, 1893, Page 5

PRI LEAKS AT mmrol,nl in the Hospital for the Insane Through Which State Money Dribbled, i W WELL PAID FOR BUT NEVER BORED Barna’ Contract with the State lled—Cost of Returning Patients mployes' Wages -low Iills Were Auditod-The Detalls. Rrotk, N May 18.--[Special to Tne i For some time rumors have been Elnt that the Board of Public Lands and ings has not been giving prover att the management of affairs at the ital for the Insane, located in this city, hat by reason of this uegligence the of that institution have been very B'y managed under the supervision of r oflicials of the institution. Tre s correapondent, through the courtesy ©. B. Lytlo,recently appointed superin. nt, and Colonel J. K. Simpson, the pres- teward, was given free access to the B85 of the institution for the purpose of 1 whether the rumors were wellfounded ot. The investigation showed con- vely that little or no attention had been Y ol hospital by the board during the [ tivo years and a half, and that very b methiods of busincss have been 1 voguo ployes who have been In the institution e past four years stated that the Board fublic Lands and Buildings, or o member 0 board, has only visited' the hospital o since the 1st day of January, 1501, one of those visits was made to sttle a ulty between Superintendent Wilkinson one of the employes. terence to the Compiled Statutes of 819, will duties of the board, the vnd, among othe wing : ¢ board shall huve general custody and ge of all bulldin, institutions hindy thoreto coming un he pro his act, and shall be responsible for the er keepingand repair of the sameand l require (‘. ymmissloner of nds and bulldings, who sl 1 be the et custodinn of such institutions, build- and grounds, a report, at least onco In by thirco months, us to the conditions of the 0. ¥ 0 such reports are disclosed by the prds of the board, as kept in _the oftice of land commissioner at Lincoln, and it is cult to understand how an intelligent re- R of that kind could bo made without a feigsonal visit to the several institutions. 2 Burns Bores n We g@ihe records disclose the fact vh E8ture of 1850 made nn 00 for an additional wate folk hospital. On October 24, ract for this additional water supply awarded to Joseph Burns of Lincoln for tsum of 3 . The records of the ra show the following: CTORER 24, 1889.~The followin g1 was rocelved from Joseph Bur M t the leg- ppropriation of 0 e HoNORABLE B D8 AND BUILDING! Jentlomen--1 will finish the Insano hospital at Norfolk with an &§/tlonal water supply in tho followlug mun- &7 and for the following price: will sink a well of six-inch galvanized iron o similar to the wellat the Insane lospital fiinstings. I willalso furnish tho well with p valves and working barrel similar | B0 and make to the Hasting work, and sin § well to tho third water, approxiniately 310 t deen. I will also'*furnish and sot n 600-bacrel tank on rock foundation d on this will bulld u frame @k high and strong cnough to hold up the (@< and force the water to the duplex puinp @V [0 the engine room. I will alsolay & nch maln frot the tank to the pumps con- Mcting the same with the duplex pumps in d engire room and furnish the same with necessary valves and fit'ings to make n @ plote Job in every respoct. I will ulso ke the tank frost proof with ‘double roof d bottom and frost box around the pipes, so t when complete and connectod with lex pumip in encine roon it will give not ne o water supply, but first-class fire pro- i OF Pusi fon, will turnish the above material and do the rk, guaranteeing i first-class job in every pect, for the sum of $3,457.50, payments to made as follows: Five hundred dollars on the material 1s on the ground and 3500 en the tunk is up and connceted, balance plote and in good work- pted by the board, and will rrant sald work against all wind storms R fulling. JosePn Bu ‘or that work Mr. Burns drew §3,473.50, 816 in addition to the contract, for oxtras. fix BEE's correspondent examined this rk critically and found that the tank was rmmrrel capacity, instead of 600, a: led for in the proposition; that the pum ause of its faulty construction, was in- able of performing the work required of i. 0., to throw water into the tanks in w&of the building, and that the well is h feet in depth, 'instead of 310 as pro- and that the price paid for the work s exorbitant, ompetent judges claim that a tank Rially as good can be built for less than D, and in fact the sub-contractor who pted it admitted that he received much A than that amount for it. All the pipe to connect up the tank can be pur- fised for less than $125, and then flleld the er & handsome profit. The tubing and t for the well could be supplied b like amount, and the pump, which is a dford, manufactured in Cincinnati, O., pder 8x36 mches, will not cost to exteed This would make the cost at outside es for material about §1,000. Three were employed in its construction for a d of twenty days, so that the cost of entite plant could not haye oxceeded 0, and the cost to the stato was #3,473.50, e figures have been obtained from relin- ources and from parties who are consid- R compoetent authority in that line of Ex| ting an Appropriation, e legislature of 1801 made appropria- as follows for improvements in the folk hospital: Fire protection, $2,000; water heater, $1,200: cistern, $3.000: @ room, root house and morgue, $1,500; 4L, $6,700. Tuk Bee finds that theso im. ements were all made without contract, D greater ¥ux-l of the work being done by and patients of the institution, and these uppropriations were all exhausted. vouchers show that the sum of .08 was expended for matorial, of ich amount W.J. Cooper and Cole Bros, ancoln supplied $2.354.90 at exorbitant , tho order for wnich @hs given dirvect he Board of Public Lands and Buildings. b order so given was for sixty barrels of lish Portland cement, and this order filled with a Globe cement, a much aper article and inferior to that called or outside labor employed there 1is ged the sum of $958.82, which was for services of bricklayers, masons, ete., and balance of these special appropristions @ been unlawfully dizerted to uses en- ply foreign to the objects for whieh they made, as instanced in the 81,200 appro- d for the hot water heater. The in- tion brought out the fact that §385 of Amount was expended In repairing an ter already in use, and the balance of propriation was expended on laundry jehinery, lumber, ete. n looking over the vouchers drawn on the Proteotion appropriation, one was found, 08,400, favor of J. R. Nichol, the , for $30, reading as follows: *To ¥ advanced William H. Lowe for sur- b mhnd for fire protection, and D. John- h for plans and surveying sume, $50° An lew with H. H. Patterson, the en- eor, developed the fact that no survey flever been mado for that purpose, and it he (Patterson) had drawn all the plans i specifications for the work, and had onally superintended its construction, 0 that be had never received any exura tion whatever for the same. o the investigation did not develop ¥ @xtensive frauds in the coustruction of improvemwents, there are many in nees of exorbita; charges for material hed that a little care and attention on the part of the board would have pre- [, " Gost of Returnng Patients. ue of the singular features developed by investigation was the expenditures made 1891 out of the “fund for return of ats.” The vouchers show that during t period Superintendent Wilkinson was Md by the Board of Public Lands wnd diugs the sum of §599.55 us “expense of returning |,nmnh." while the assistant physician, ). W, Hasson, was paid the sum of $135 for like services, a total of $5984.85, Other eoxpenses in connection with this work brought the exponditure up to nenrly for the year 1801 When the patient was returned by an attend- ant or some person other than the superin- tendent or assistant physician, the cost was only about one-half as much as when the vouchers were drawn in favor of the offi- cials as “money advanced" for that purpose. Another poculiar feature was the fact that these vouchers, when drawn in favor of the superintendent and stant physician, were never itemized —simply lumped off and allowed to pass muster by the board, For the year 1802, undor the management of Superintendent Summers, only $15451 was expended in returning patients, and all of those vouchers are itemized. From this comparison, it is quite evident that Drs. Wilkinson and Hasson must have been more liberally dealt with by the board during 1591 than Dr. Summers in 1892, A compurison of the pay rolls showsa more rapid incroase in salaries than in the nimber of patients received. For the first quarter of 1800 there were forty-seven om- ployes on the rolls and the average total salaries per month for that period was §1,- 170.80, and the daily census shows that the average number of patients cared for during 150 was 164, For the first quarter of 1891 the pay roll had increased to an average per month of £1.315.90 and for the first quarter of 1892 it had reached an average of $1,8%0.77 permonth, while the number of patients for thut period had been reduced to 148, For the last quarter of 1892 the pay roll had increased to $1,452.75 and the numver of employes had increased to fifty- three. For the first quarter of the present year the average paid for employes has been 8141754, Under the careful and efficient management of Superintendent Lytle and Steward Simpson the pay roll has now been reduced to $1,148.50 per month, and the num- ber of employes is reduced to forty. This reduction makes a saving of $271.50 per month without impairing the efficiency of the institution in the least. The same amount of work is being performed, the patients and property is receiving just as good if not better care than when fifty-four people_were employed and a pay foll of ‘1.452,". 18 each month presented to the state n payment for their services. Showing How Bills Are Audited. The careless manner in which the board audits the bills of these institutions is shown n the following voucher, No. 1,5 1to of Nebraska, Hospital for Insane, Nor- k, to Alfred Oshorne, Dr.: pounds of To 298 bushels and at 45 conts..., .. OIS Noor . A glance at this was sufticient to see that 208 bushels of corn at 45 cents would not amount to 3234.40, but that there was an error of just $100.30 in this bill, yet it was allowed,” running the gauntlet of the bookkecper, steward and superintendent, and a warrant drawn by tho state auditor for the full amount and charged against the ‘‘board and clothing fund' of the institution by the Board of Public Lands and Build- inj An interview with Mr. Osborne re- veals tho fact that when he camo to «yih the warrant the erro discovered, ind that he gave J. R. Nichol, the steward, a check for $100, but a thorough investigation of the books and records fails to disclose the facts of the whereabouts of this sum so returned by Farmer Osborne. A further examination of the vouchers developed the fact that Mr. Hasson, while at the institution, was somewhat of a s man and financier as well as a physicia Not only w the ammunition he used in his field sports charged up to the state, but the mo bagged was also sold to the state. Among others is one allowed on January 15, 1892, voucher No. 70,187, as follows: Stato ot Nebraska, Hospital for Insano, Nor- folk, to D. W. Hax Dr. To one mountal ep S L) Just what use the state would have for a mountain sheep at_an insane hospital is not clear, yet this voucher was duly audited and paid and no questions usked by the board, Colonel Simpson, the present steward, was very much surprised when asked to show that rare specimen, and declared that 1o such property had been turned over to him. Employes were also ignorant of any such animal or specimen of such animal ever having been in the possession of the in- stitution. Porther inquiry showed that under the Wilkinson, Hasson and Nichol administra- tion of the Norfolk hospital that members and relatives of their families combined, who made ther home at the institu- tion and were at the ex- penso of the state, numbered thirty- two people. Dr. Hasson, in addition to his own family, supported his aged father and mother at the institution and in addi- tion to their board he employed a nurse at m}m expense of the state to take care of ol boarded Such are some of the evidences of care- lessness and loose business methods found to have prevailed in the management of the Norfolk hospital under the administration of the present alleged overworked Board of Public Lands and Buildings. This state of affaws, it is but fair to say, will not be tolerated in the future by the officials now in charge of that institution. . Dr. Lytle, the superintendent, is & gentleman exceptionally well qualified for the position, not only: professionally but also from the point of business ability, while Colonel J. E. Simpson, the steward, has for years been schooled in the strict business ‘methods of administering public affairs, by reason of his long connection with the internal revenue service of the government, d — Read ex-Senator Ingalls’' “Dream of a Con- tinental American Republic” in his letter to Tue Suxvay Bee, e—— SENATOR BECKWITH'S REMEDY. Oplulons of the Wyoming Statesmun on the Monetary Situation. United States Senator A. C. Beckwith of Wyoming arrived in the city yesterday, The senator freely expressed his views on the financial condition of the country and thinks he has discovered a remedy to protect the gold reserve, “Lam not absolutely in favorof the free and unlimited coinage of silver. In fact, I am opposed to any legislation that will make the United States a dumping ground for for- elgn silver,” said the senator. “However, | would like to see some favorable legislation that will beneflt silver, provided that con- gress correctly agrees on what constitutes a silver dollar. If 41214 grains is not suficient tomake a silver doflar a legal tender, lot them put in more. That silver dollar should then bo o legal tender for everything due within the United States. When that is es- tablished and it is accepted as a legal stand- ard issue certificates in denomination from #1 to $1,000 in payment for the bullion. These certificates should also be legal tenders without interest, same as the silver dollar for which they were issued. Then, if any foreign country wauted to bring their silver 10 us und take our certificates in exchange without interest under such a law, I can see no reason why we should not accede. “Iam in favor of making these certificates payable strictly in siver and not left ovtional with the United States treasurer to pay in cither gold or silver, If it was left to his option and payment in silver not speci fied, it is within the range of possibilities that he would give gold the preference, and that would break in on the gold resorve, Inasmuch as these silver certificates were luful tenders I would then regularly pay the soldiers and pensioners of the United States in silver certificates. It would thus tribute the money in small quantivies throughout the entire United States. In fact it would be the best possivle means for national distribution of silver. We have now §160,000,000 in silver. This procedure would save the same amount of gold in our nation'sy vaults and also £50,000,000 per year which “we are npow paying out under the Sherman act for silver, which is accumulating in the vaulis of the United States and not being used. “If the treasurer should issue bouds and sell them for gold, our siiver would still re- main idle in the vaults and we, as a unation, would be paying interest on gold and leaye our silver, which 1s equally as good as gold when made a legal tender, lying inoperative in our treasury.” 1am in favor of the repeal of the Sherman act, provided that we can huve an act on silver as a substitute, that will meot the views I have just exprossod. *'1 do not anticipate any panic if the Amer-, ican people will keep cool and not get rattled. It looks a little exciting in some financial chanuels in the east, but I believe that every- thing will pull through safely aud a feoling of universal contidence be restored.” SPRUNG IS MINE T00 SO0 Dan Lauer's. Scheme to Beours His Liberty Not a Suocoess. GRAND JURY WORK MAY BE LEGALIZED Lancaster's Gounty Attorney Confident that He Can Romedy the Defect Incldent to the Alleged Crookedness Without Much Trouble. Neb., May 18. ~[Special to Trm Beg. ] —Attorneys who have looked into the matter state than Dan Lauer's attorney, D, G. Courtnay, sprung his mine on the grand jury a little too soon. They maintain that there is a statutory provision which enables the county attorney to correct any such irreguiarity if it is discovered bafore the grand jury has comploted its work and ad- Journed, and that, while it will require a longer sitting of the jury, the defect can be remedied. Courtnay asserts confidence in his ability to prove that Emerson lacked a fow days of being hero the necessary num- ber of days,and as a discreet silence is maintained around the court house the real facts or status of the matter will not be known until it is brought before the courts, which will probably be Saturday. It cannot be learned to a certainty whether Emerson asked to be placed on the grand jury, but if he did he is liable to get into troublo over that matter, as the statutes inflict a heavy punishment on any one who solicits a place on the jury. City In Brief. Oneof C. B. Havens & Co.'s coal sheds at Eleventh and X strects was destroyed by fire this afternoon with a portion of its con- tents, R. D. Stearns, attorney for John Hussey, the tramp who is under indictment for kiil- ing o fellow tourist, asks for a continuance unutil the next term of court on the ground thas Hussey is an escaped lunatic from Day- ton, O.; that he has been a sufferer from violent paroxysms from childhood by reason of injuries to his nead received in a fall, and that he will prove these to be facts if given the required time. Prof. Charles N. Littie, who occupies the chair of mathcmatics at the State univer- sity, has tendered his resignation, to take effect at the end of the present school year. Prof. Little has accepted a call to the Le- land Stanford university of California,where he will receive a salary of $3,000, an advance of $1,000 over his present sala George Shaw suffered a severe fracture of nis left leg this morning, by the horse he was riding slippiog and failing upon him. His condition is regarded as serious. Morgan Halverson, the plasteroer, who has been exciting the attention of physicians by reason of his abnormally long sleep, was partially awakened this morning, but shows symptorus of relapsing into unconsciousness, His physical coudition is much better, how- ever, Mrs. Benjamin Hitchock, the woman who attempted suicide by the morphine route lust night, is reported outof danger thus afternoon. STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS, General O. 6, Van Wyck in a Serious Con- dition at Nebraska City. Nesraska City, Neb., May 18.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bre.]—Ex-Senator C. H, Van Wyck was stricken with paralysis about 11 o'clock this morning while on his way to this city. When near the home of Jed Gilman, about two miles northwest of the city, the shock came. He was taken into Mr. Gilman's home and medical attena- avce summoned from this city, Physicians roport the shock light, but on account, of the general's advanced ago it may result serl. ously. Fremont News Notes. Frexost, Neb., May 18, —[Special to Tz Bek.]—Mr. and Mrs. Theron Nyo are visit- ing their son, Frred, and the World's fair. Mrs. Jumes Balding is also visiting the World’s fair, but many are waiting patiently for a reduction in rates. W. A. McMillan and bride arrived from Warren, IIL, yesterday to make Fremont their future home. He will engage in the photographic business. James F. Hauson returned from the east today and two mammoth manufacturing in- dustries are expected to follow soon. Mrs. W. A. Edwards was buried today. The deceased was 48 years of age and loaves a husband and six children. The Pawneo tribe No. 11, Indopendent Order of Red Men, held very itoresting meeting in_their new wigwam last evening. The Sunday schools of Dodge county will hold a convention in Jamestown next Wed- nesday and Thursday, May 24 and 25, Music will be furnished by the Jamestown Coruet band. Among those who will take an important part are: Revs, W. B, Buss, O. Egeleston, T. H. Dabney, and C. M. Wil- liams, E. A. Stevens, J. P.'Eaton, C. George Bolus, Willlam E. Smails, Mr. and Mrs, T L. Mathews and Mrs. E. M. Tarbell. Nebraska City Graduates. NeBRraska City, Neb., May 18.—[Special to Tue Bee.]—The closing exercises of the Ne- braska City High school were held at the opera house this evening. It is an annual house-filler and this year proved no excep- ton, "An {ateresting program was ren- dered: “There were eighteen in the class as fol- lows: George Burgert, r., William H. Hay- ward, Willism H. Hill, Olga Bischof, Cath- erine’ V. Delicate, Nellie Gilman, Mattie Haywood, Fannie K. Houser, Julia Korff, Hattie Misom, Lulu W. Mo Emma E. Nelson, Lucy M. Sands, Fmma K. Schnelder, Caroline A, Sheer, Mattie Roberta Sousley, Emma Walter, Gertrude S. Warren Eclectlo Physicians Adjourn, HastiNgs, Neb,,May 18.—[Special Telegram to Tue Be.|—The State Eclectic Medical as- sociation adjourned at an early hour this morning,afteran interesting two days session. Papers were read by Dr. Keyes of Omaha and Opperman of "Auburn, followed by dis- cussions, The association elected these ofticers for the ensuing year: President, Dr. Howard of Harvard; first vice president, Dr. Edgar of Edgar; second vice president, Dr. Pull of Hastings; secretary, Dr. Opperman of Auburn; commitee of sors, Koyes of Omaha, Edwards of Elm Creek and Stutz- man of MeCook. The next convention will be held at Lincoln on the thira Tuesday of May next. Usod » Rawhld Hasrinas, Neb., May 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee. |—Margarette Monroe, a teacher in the North ward building, is in trouble as the result of her punishing a pupil much harder than she should have done. This morning Bert Brown, aged 12, was thrashed with a rawhide in such a manner that he has from fourteen to fifteen stripes on his body, many places being laid open aud the blood being drawn. The matter will bo investigated and if possible the teacher will be prosecuted. Brisk Busluess at Stockviile. SrockviLe, Neb., May 18.—(Special to Tue Bes.]—Two lumber yards have been es- tablished at this place. There has been a brisk demand for building material through the country all the spring and there are llrons indications that this place will have considerable building during the comin, summer. The court house is being n:]mmlug and repaired. The court yard is to be fenced and trees set out. Concluded Its Work, Nesiaska City, Neb, May 18, —[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—The State Medical society concluded its work at noon today. Nothing was done this moraing beyond reading papers on *Proper Treatment of Typhold Fever,” which = developed many different ideas. After a resolution of thanks W the Owe County Medical society, the meeting adjourned. Alleged White Caps on Trial, LExiNarox, Neb., May 18, —[Special to Tuz B ]—Eight residents of Gothenburg were arraigned before Judge Turton yesterday. The crime of which they were charged was assault, and from the evidence so far pro duced it appears that the parties made a l THE OMAHA DAILY Yol s ' BOYS, READ BEXPLANA BER: FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1898, WHO WINS THE PRIZE? THIS, AND GIRLS, TOO. TION O F OUR OFFRER. Wo wiil publish seven short articles, this being No. 6. The last artiole will appear tomorrow. In each article there will appear one or more words in BLACK FACED TYPE. Thore are NINE such words in all, out of which we have consteuctoed a sentence. 7 The boy or girl who first puts this sentonce togethor correctly and sends us the answor will receivo a full set of the Omaha World-Herald's famous edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, togother with the beautiful book case mado to hold it. Tho prize will go to the one whose answer is first recsived at this office. One volume of the Encyclopeaia will be presented to every boy or girl sending the correct answer at any time before the award is made. To insure absolute fairness, wo have placed the sentonce in a sealed envelope in the custody of PROFESSOR FRANK A, FITZPATRICK, Superintendent of Public Instructions. The award will be made within one week aftor the last of theso seven articlos is published. Address answors to “EDITOR BOYS' AND GIRLS'” PRIZE, Omaha World-Herald. ~ SHAKESPEARE'S S VL EVEN AGES OF MAN. “The sixth age shifts Into the lean and stippered pantaloon, With spectacle on nose and pouch on side; His youthful hose, well sav'd, a world too wide For his shrunk shank; and his big, manly voice Turning again towards childish treble, pipes And whistles in his sound.”—*“As You Like I.” « iu the afternoon of life, such as Shakespeare describes, men like sensible reading, aud they like facts from a reliable source, Such a source is the Encyclopedia Britannica, which contains matter suitable to all ages, and whick can be bought by the poorest man for an outlay of ten cents a day. The reason grandfather reuds will\' spectacles is bocause his eyes have flatténed with age and becowme less convex. The whole science of optics is tc bo found in the Britannica, and then the scholarly old gentleman can read of the opti- cal arrangements of the eye; uf the laws in relation to the microscope and telescope and the wave theory of light. Shukespe‘are meant no offense to age in describing the old man as a *‘lean and slippered pantaloon.” The pantaloon was a character in the old Ttalian farces, and it appears in Christmas pantomine of today. serves, a thin, emaciated old man in slippers. The Encyclopedia Britannica tells all about slippers of all kinds, as well as of boot and shoemaking. It also tolls about old farces in which the pantaloon appeared. Even the youthful hose with which the old gentleman covers his *‘shrunk shanks” cannot escape the keen Britanaica, which contains most interesting articles on stockings and-hosiery. *‘Pipes” and whistles are adequately dealt with in the wonderful book, which is not only instructive and amusing, but very entertaining ae well. It GIVES him joy from the cradle to the grave. The lean and slippered pantaloon should never be without his Britannica. It represented, as Warburton ob- sort of “‘white cap” attack upon Mr.and Mrs. Van Riper in _which ancient eggs were used and Mrs. Van Riper knocked down. The trouble dates from the time of Van Riper's opening a pickle factory at Gothen- burg. Judge Turton dismissed two of the prisoners for lack of evidence and bound the remaining six over in the sum of $500 each to appear at the next term of district court. House Breakers Captured. BeATRICE, Neb.,, May 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bes.)—Oficor Spahn captured Albert Eawards and Charles Johnson this morning in the act of breaking into a second- hand store on lower Court street. It is thought these are the thieves who have been raiaing the west sido grocery stores of late. Falled to Thrasn the Editor. BeaTRICE, Neb., May 18.—[Special Telo- gram to Tue Bee.]—J. R. Dodds, editor of the Arbor State at Wymore,was attacked in pugilistic fashion today by a citizen of Lib- erty for publishing matter said to be libel- ous. Dodds, however, succeeded in doing his antagonist up in one round. Marrled at Greeley Center, GreELEY CENTER, Neb., May 18,—[Special to Tug Bee.]—Mr, C. E. Moore of Harvard and Miss Faunie Calvin, formerly of the same place, now of Omaha, were married at this place today. ——— THE MURRAY CHANGES HANDS, Mr. Silloway Goes to Chilcago and Million- aire Tom Takes Charge. The Murray hotel underwent a change of management at 4 o'clock Wednesday after- noon. B. Silloway, proprietor of the house since September 1, 1888, at that hour dropped out, leaving Thomas Murray, owner of the property, in full possession, Mr. Silloway will leave Omaha June 1 to take charge of the Hotel 'Omaha at Fifty- fifth and Lexington sweets. Chicago, a property ia which he and Frank E. Alexan- der are interested, The working force of theMurray will re- main the same under the new mauagement, which, by the way, will sprobably ‘be again changed within a short tfme’ It is reported that Ira Higbee, formerly of Omaha and lately of ~Nebraska 'City, is likel to step into the prupris{or-nip, E. K. Criley is 50 understodd to have negotiations for a lease ugdaiwuy, but Mr, Murray declines to state what has ' been, or is 10 be, done in this connedtion. Mr. Silloway's reasons' for giving up the hotel are various, but the principal one is the fact that he has tried to pay $18,000 annual rental, a price, ho says, the business of the house does not warrant; and as business during the past three or four months has been especially dull, he and Mr. Murray made the arrangement above recounted. —— The country has for centuries invited for- eigners to come to our shores, and, “if ob- scene harpies defile the banquet of liberty, they are not unbidden guests,” says ex-Sen- ator Ingalls in a letter to Tug SuxpAay Bee, Don’t fail to read it. et Building Permit, The following permits to build were issued yesterday by the inspector of build- ings: Park Forest Chapel, D teenth, frame buildin, 1y Buntze 1308 ixth, repui uel Bur near Thi F AR o re i (i) North' Forty- S 500 HOO 600 7,000 826 . Parker, north ity Hmits, art gallery and museum, Three minor permits. . Elght pormits, aggre ——e Klilled the Strong Man, Sanavac Lagk, N. Y., May 18.—One of the feats performed by Blondin, the strong man with Cole's circus, was the holding together of two strong horses, pulling in opposite di- rections, Lastnight a pair unaccustomed to the performanco were tried. They reared and plungea, and Blondin, endeavoring to hold them, burst a blood vessel and died soon after, Viliard and Northern Pacifle. New York, May 18.—Henry Villard has authorized the statement that March 1 he sent to President Oakes his resignation as a director, but at Oakes' urgent solicitation remained to help the floating debt, but would remain on the board no longer thun the pres- eut term, which ends October next, — Drunk and Killed Himself, SPENCER, Ia., May 18.—B. F. Anderson, a well known farmer living near here, went home last night intoxicated and blew his brains out, s —— Two Peunsylvania Murderers Hanged. TUNKHANNOCK, Pa., May 18,—Roseusweig and Blank were hanged here today. Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest \J, S. 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