Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 18, 1893, Page 7

§ b R T - or Injured firemen or their dependents, just . tho time, ¢ + picked up the morning paper. . The city could well afford to do it.” " should be doue when thoy are killed or dis- bled. FIRENEN FLIRT WITH FATE Men Who 8tand in the Shadow of Death on Slender Salaries. HEROES OF THE HOSE DIE DESTITUTE Plans Discussed to Keep the Wolf from the Cottage Door—Pension or Insurance for Deserving Firo Fighters Serlously Suggested, Appeals for aid for the families of the fire- men who lost their lives at tho Shiverick firo have directed the attention of many citizens to the consideration of methods for the better financial protection of brave fire- men who rf their lives while engaged in the duty of protecting property. Many schemes have boen advanced. Some oltizens have advocated the establishment, by the city, of a sinking fund, the interest upon which shall be devoted to relief pur- Poses. Otliers have suggested that the city Ansure the life of each fireman in an accident fusurance company. This latter plan has met with much favor, the only objection be- ing the high rates chirged by the accident companies for polices held by firemen. The occupation is ‘classed , as haz- nrdous and the risk limited to £1,000 upon each policy holder upon which a pre- mium of £25.50 ver year is charged. At this rate it would cost the city of Omaha $2,244 yearly to provide each of its cighty-eight firemon with an accident policy which guar- antecs $1,000 in case of death or £10 weekly indemnity in caso of injury. For 4,488 yearly the city could, by patronizing two companies, double the amount of the policy and the weekly indemnity payments. Those who favor this system uree that it would be cheaper, more charitable and fairer to care for the firemen in this manner than to continue the present system of opening a subscription and begging bureau each time a fireman is killed or injured, “I'he plan of having the city protect killed as the government is doing in the case of its soldiers, 1s also strongly favored by some. Mayor Bemis Favors It. Mayor Bemis was asked for his opinion of the plan. “Well, now, let me think of that," replied his honor, ativel, “It seems to me.” he continued, after a moments' reflection, “that something of that kind would be advisable to do.. The parallel be- tween the occupation of the fireman and the soldier, both of whom defend our property and lives, is certainly very clos Disasters like those resulting from the tire on Saturday night unquestionably entail great hardships, suCh as must appeal to the heart of ever, citizen, Not only the dependents of tho brave fellows who died are sovero sufferers, but the families of tho men who were injured are per inan even more pit Morris, for instance; he is all smashed up, 80 that if he lives he may be a lifelong crip- te, and he has a wife and four small children, Now, under the'present arrangement, while the families of the dead receive £400 from ble condition. Take the firemen’s relief fund, the families of the injured men get nothing. ome provision should be made for these which is now inad- also. The amount of reiief glven in the case of death is entirely equate. Then, take the other case: lieve that any needy members of immediately family ought to be think also that the money being r public gencrosity ourht not to be ver all at once, but doled out to the dependents from time to time, as it may be needed That is why 1 suggested that it be taken charge of by a commission. 1t ought to be invested for the sufferers in some way, either in a savings bank or on mortgage, o as to be rning some increase all milar considerations might prevail in relation to a fund to be raised in the manncr suggested by your question. As a general proposition, it has my hearty approval, not only as regards the dead or disabled, but needy vete ns also. If a fund were raised gradually’ by taxation, and profitably invested, the tax might be sus- pended in the course of s years, when- ever the fund became luvge énough to be self-sustaining.” Xchoes of Sentiment. “That strikes me as being a proper fdea,” remarked Engineer Rosewater, who had entered the mayor's office toward the close of the conversation. “There is no law authorizing city councils create such a fund, but one might be passed. [ woutd combine the policemen with the firemen, as they are sometimes kiilled or injured in the performance of their duty also. An assessment of a quarter of a mi annum on the basis of our present n would yield £,000 & vear. The present valuation, is only about a tenth of the actual value, will doubtless in a few be ed o 50,00 when B tax of & mill would amount to §25,000, and then the percent. it be reduced. The doaths and injuries caused by the late fire show the sity and justice of ablisn- Ang some sinking fund of the kind." Finding so much * interest manifested in the schewe Tur Ber reporter next called upon the sherifi’s clerk, William Coburn, who is a member of the Board of F) and Police coinussioners. Mr. Coburn stated that he understood that a plan similar to the one suggested was already in force in sev- eral large cities, including Milwaukee and Chieago. “The ideastrikes me favorably. No one acquainted with all the facts in this case, it seems to me, could hesitate to en- dorse such a proposition. I was ut the fun- eral, and the distress and destitution there visible proclaimed that sometbing ought to be done relieve it. 1 would be in favor of a sinking fund like that of the Board of Edu- cation. The firemen have a relief fund now, but it is of their own creation and en- tively inadequate. We are limited by law to £100,000 o year for the support of the two departments of fire and police. Take nin fivemen at §50 a month for wages, aud it doe not loave any too much for tho other routi of the department. The creation of o peusion fund by the city counail would require legislative action which could not be bhad until » year from next winter, but I think steps should be taken to secure 1t the Lawyer J. C. Wharton, who was presen enlorsed the p fon fund 1dea; *'Sucl men ought to be ussured on entering the servico that if disability or death occurred 1o them in the performance of their duties themselves and their families would be taken carc of boyond all uncertainty." ‘ommissioner C. Hartman of the Fire' and Palice voard, when seen imparted the infor- mation that the charter provides that the Firc una Polive commission may, at its discretion, in case o fireman is injured, allofy the suffercr three months pay. “Bul that merely nominal,” he added. *T woula iko to seoa law ‘making the indemnity avger and u public tax, aud would be in favor of memorializing the next legislature for thut purpose. Or it might be raised by Assessment on each member, as 18 now done by the policemen. An assessment of 1 per ceut on policemen, together with the pr. peeds of thewr picnies and similar enter- 1508, hus in seven years amounted to about ~B7,000. The firemen's fund pays $400 to o member's dependants in case of desth, but this is small and it leaves ug for members or their the case of disability, though he immediate noed may be greater.” Mr, Hartman spoke of the pitiable condition of the injured Morris and his family of a wife sud four small children, and then narrated the heartrending fact that Mrs. Cox's first lutimation of the death of her husband was when she had prepared his breakfast aud isted. 1 oth- familios Appeals to Humanity, F. E. Moore's, clerk of the district court, weplied Lo Ltho reporter’s inquiry: s, Sir; that idea of a pension fund is all right. ‘Whee I saw those men pulled out from under those ruius, I thought that there ought to ‘be some sufticicnt way to take care of their families, or themselves 1f they survived. ‘The register of doeds was not in, but uty Register Hoereu said: “I believe 9 en are entitled to the same considera- tlon as soldiers. They appear to have an easy time, but they take their life in their hands when they go to a fire. Something Qity Treasurer Bollu sald: “It ought to m It is done in Germany in all ties for many years past. Idon't re- g E L S membor the young." Familles of Firomen Are Poor. Theo Olsen, ecity comptroller, sald: ‘“The families of killed or injured firomen, 1 believe, ought to be taken care of under all circumstances, The only question is as to whother the public might not be left to do it, as heretofore. In the old country pen- sions for public servants are more common than here. The American poople and all ‘who are Americanized are so large hearted as not_to allow any one to suffer, and are responding to the call for aid, but, of course, the fund ralsed by such means is bound to be uncertain in_amount, whereas a city pension fund wofifd establish 1t for a cer- tainty. A firemen’s rehef fund already exists, but it is their own money, which they are under compulsion to contribute out of their wagos. A pension fund would probably be, on the whole, the best means of dealing” with the question that could be dovised." provisions, as [ came away twhen [ — PARK BOARD STRIKES A SNAG. Complications Have Bobbed Up that Cause Discusston. It has been confidently expected that at least a portion of Omaha's system of boule- vards as mapped out by the park commis- sioners would be opencd up and imoroved this year. Complications have arisen and it may be that nothing can be done at present, beyond making the surveys and getting the data in hand, The turn in affairs is rather unoxpected and disappointing to the park board. The entirs matter has been dis- cussed by the moembers of tho board and the snag has been encountered in the shape of a legal opinion from Judge Lake, whose position was sustained later by Mr. Connell. Dr. Miller has for some time held the opinion that the park funds could not be di- verted for the purpose of acquiring land for the boulevards and their improvement. In this he has been fully sustained by the legal advisors of the board. Juage Lake after a thorough investigation of the charter has concluaed that the only source from whence funds for boulevards can be derived 1s through the city council, either being appropristed from tho general fund or tho voung of bonds for that express l\llr)luw. It Is not ueces- sary to secure funds for the entire expense in this manner. When a strip of land is acquired by condemnation procoodings for boulevard purposes appraisers dotermine the amount of the dam- ages. as also the benefits, which are assessed against the prope This is where the hitch comes in. The board fears that the amount of damages returned by the appraisers might cxceed the amount in benefits. The excess would have to be met in some manner, and to meet this possible contingency the park board be- lioves it will be a wise bolicy to_know from whence the money 15 to come. Judge Lake holds it must be provided by the council from the general fund or from l'h sale of bonds voted for that vurpose. The atten- tion of the council will be directed to this condition of affairs. As to whether any of the boulevards will be opened and improved this year depends entirely upon the action the city fathers may take. The general fund is not running over with the dotlar of the dads, and would not stand a very heavy draft. Incase the coun- signifies to the commissioners that funds will be provided to meet any amount that might arise in excess of the benefits derived, proceedings il not. be stopped, and the boulevards will be opened as soon as possible. But i case the council considers the funds too short to be applied for such a purpose there is but one course loft. That is for the tax- payers to vote $100,000 in bon 18 this fall for boulovard purposes. The city is author- izad to 1s5u0 bonds in the sum of §500,000 for tho first three years of the existence of the park board, and but $400,000 have been issued so far. Yhat is the predicament tha commissioners are in just at this time and a recommendation will be-made to the council that furds bo provided so that the work of opening the boulevards may proceed. S G TO SUCCEED THE MAJORS. Mayor Bemis Wants the Question of Law Settied at Once, The determination of the city council to hire a la er to defend the city in the suit Major Balcombe has .brought in the distr court to recover his salary as strect commis- sioner and member of the Board ot Public Works, was the talk in municipal circles to- day. The refusal of the council to allow the major the increased salary ‘under tho new charter, and to recognize him as street commissioner and Major Furay as sewer commissioner is the foundation for the suit. As the appointment of members of the board oceurs on the first Tuesday in July it is the desire to have the courts pass upon e in order that the fact may beascer- tained as to wheeher the mayor shall name onoor threo members. The council is al- most unanimous in the belief that three moembers should bo appointed, and this is why the members desire an attorney other than Mr. Connell. He has given it as his opinion that but one member should be ap- pointed, and he holds that vhe mayor's designation two months ago was perfectly proper. Mayor Bemi: much interested in the mattor and desires that the case bo passed upon immed y in order that he may know without doubt how many members of the board he shall name. He said this morni; I consider that the actionof the council is all right. The time is growing short for the appointment of members of the board, and if the case is brought to trial immediately it can be passed upon and the dispute settled. Mr. Connell holds that but one member should be named, while 1, have heard other attorneys, and peovle have told me of more, who have given it as their opinion that three members should be ap- pointed. It is an important question that can only be scttled by the courts, and ft should be passed upon immediately, ana 1 hove it will be as Iam much interested in the outcome.” ——— Condemned the Ruce. Cuanroy, Neb,, June 17.—To the Editor of Tue Bes: On the eve of the “cowboy race” a mass meeting was held at the Congrega- tional church, which was attended by many of our best citizens. Many expressed their regrets of the uncivilized name the race gave our country, as well as the ueedless and cruel suffering of a race of so many miles. Some of the friends (?) were present and tricd to make a failure of the meeting, but got gloriously left, as resolutions denounc ing the race were adopted by lavge majority, While the efforts of some of Chadron’s izens and the humane societies have ented tho race they have undoubt- edly prevented many from joining the race, and also done much to prevent cruelty to the animals. The poor horses were not taken into consideration at all. The only thing to be feared, as oxpressed by the cowboys (1), @ the humane sovieties, Had it not been for the efforts of our best cliizens, aided by the humune socicties, this ce would undoubtedly have been a parallel to the German-Austrian race. The riders certainly were not of o higher ordor than the German and Austrian oftic While in our town only a few days some of them got drunk and hegan shooting, and had 1o be ar- rested. ‘The name is about all that pertaius to the cowboy, as bus few of those engaged in the race ever rode the range. The following are the resolutions adopted at the mass meeting : Resolved, That ~we, citizens of Chadron Nebraska, ‘assembled fn mass mecting this Monduy evening, June 12,1593, expross our entiment of opposition o' the ‘erubl trent- ment of anbwals under all ciroumstance: and our hearty appreciation.of the wide proad desire to prevent the inflietion of cru elty upon the horses tobe used iu the cow- joy race which starts froni this city for Chi- CUEO LOMOFTOW ATLOFOON Resolved, That we are in perfoet accord with the officors of the humane soclety in the endeavor to prevent the iufllction of cruelty upon the horses and will readily co-operate,in punishing the offenders. Ieallzing that we are powerloss to prevent the race, we affirm that because our city has been chosen as & favorable starting point there 13 no reason why any elsowhero should tud)ns that this reglon Is “the home of thu rutal, lawless uud desporado class. A L — Joseph Jefferson's Condition. FaLL Rives, June 17.—Joseph Jefferson is yet confined to his room here and™is kept W utterly quiet, though his sons his condi- tion is not alarming. w o | by the foreman and read by the MOSHER ADMITS HIS CUILT Oalmly Waiting for an Early Opening at the Pen. END OF THE LINCOLN BANK TROUBLES The Bank Wrocker Pleads Gullty and Says He 18 Anxious to Go to the Peni- tentinry-—Sontence Deferred for a Short Time. A term of five years or moro in the United States venitentiary was made cortainty in the life of Mr. Charl ‘W. Mosher, late president of the Capital National bank at Lincoln yesterday in the United States cireuit court. The only questions remaining to be de- cided in the final disposition of the case are the place of confinement to which he will be sent, and whether he will have to serve more than five years. These matters would prob- ably have boen disposed of yoster- day had fc mot been for the fact that the attorneys for the receiver of the defunct bank and for the stockhold- ersof the institution have been making & vigorous effort to get the court to send Mosher to the Nebraska state penitentiary at Lincoln, instend of the United States prison at Sioux Falls, S. D, This, the judge cannot do without an order from the attorney general, as he has been laboring under orders from the government for some time, which direct that all United States prisoners sen- tenced in this court for terms longer than one year shall be sent to the United States peni- tentiary at Sioux Falls, Judge Dundy has de- clded to await instructions in this case, how- ever, in order togive those who want Mosher confined at Lincoln a chance to accomplish their end if they can. How He Faced the Muslc. Mr. Mosher and his attorney wereat the government building at an early hour ye: terday and it was evident from the earnest consultation that was going on between District Attorney Baker and Mosher's at- tornoy, Mr. Wheden, that the case had about reached a focus. There were but fow people about the court room, however, ox- cepting those who are regularly employed there and a fow attorneys who had business in court, Very soon after Judge Dundy had opened court. at 10 o'clock yesterday, Mr. Mosher and his attorney, accompanied by District Attorney Baker, "entered the court room. Thoe bank wrecker looked somewhat paler than usual, and when he had taken a seat by the attorney's table near the bar he placed his hand against his face and dis- played signs of nervousness in biting his lips and finger nails. He watched every movement of nis attorney and of the district attorney, butwgave no indication that he *was lable to break down. The district attorney finally arose and addressing the court said: *In the case of tho Unitea States against Charles W. Mosher, your honor, the attorney for the defenaant informes me that he is ready to plead guilty to certain counts in the indict- ment provided that other countsare dis- missed. We have agreed upon this matter und only wanta few minutes in which to prepare a verdict,” Two Indictment Consolidated. Judgo Dundy asked if the district attor- noy intended to make one verdict take care of the charges in both indictments or if he would bring in two verdicts. The attorney said that the two indictments hud been con- solidated for trial and he supposed that one veraict could be drawn so that it would dis- poso of tho charges in both indictments. Judge Dundy cautioned the attorney to be careful about the matter, and tho two attor- neys and,the bank wrecker withdrew. Other matters occupied the attention of the court for twenty minutes, when the de- throned *“Napoleon of finance” and the attor- neys again appeared and announced that they were ready to proceed with a dispos tion of the case. ~District Attorncy Baker then stated that it had been agroed that the two counts found against Mosher in the first indictment should be dismissed and that the accused would plead guilty to counts 6, 7, 11, 13, 16, 21, 22, 23 and 24 in the second indictment, and not guilty to counts 1, 4, 5, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 20, 8, 20 and 80. In short, the counts to which “the prisoner pleaded guilty 1ere those in which he was charged with the falsification of the records of the bank, and those in which ho pleaded not guilty were those in which he was charged with embez- zlement, misapplication of funds, ete. Mosher's attorney was asked if this was the plea that he wished to enter for his client, and he replied that it w The ver- dict was passed over to the jury, was signed lerk. Then there came a moment of suspense that must have tried the nerves of the bank wrecker, Nothingsbut the scraping of the judge's pen us he wrote the verdict in tie record could be heard in the room. Mosher sat like a piece of statuary gazing at the heap of documents on the table before him, Sentence Deferred. The sentence would come next, that fis what the spectators thought, but it did not come. Judge Dundy closed the record and looking toward the disirict actorney, he in- quired if there was any more business to come before tho court. A couple of petty criminals, one of them them an Tndian with a sore hand, were called before tho bar and, after pleading guilty to the crime of selling liquor, were hustled out of court. Everybody felt sure that the sentence would then bo pr nounced upon the prisoner before the bar, but again the anticip tions of the spectaiors were cut short. Judge Dundy reached for nis hat, and when he executes that particular physi- cal maneeuver it is always understood that there will be no more court proccedings until after dinner, or until some other day. Whether it was a play in which some ef the people knew their parts or not it would be difficult to say, but certain it is that the bank wrecker and his attorney looked considerably puzzled. They pre- tended, at least, to appear very much sur- prised, and probably they were, but there are evidences on the outside that indicate quite clearly that Mr. Whedon, at least, knew that Mr. Mosher would not receive his sentence until a later date, Anxious to Get Into Jail, Mr. Mosher expressed his regrets openly to Tup Bk reporter that the matter had not been closed up right then and there, ‘1 have been dragged around like one of the chief attractions in'a menagerie,” he said, “until Tam heartily sick of the whole busi: I know that T have to serve a number of years in prison and the sooner | get at it the better. 1 want to get away from the whole busioess and from everybody I kuow, where I can think about something else besides the shame and disgrace that is vpon me. *“These men who are interested in the bank want me to be somewhere convenient to them so they can have my ussistance in set- ting up the affairs of the bank, and of course I am at the disposal of the court in the matter. My own preference would be to 0 immediately to Sioux Falls, where I will have some chance to get my mind off of the trouble and disgrace that has been worrying me for 80 long." Why Sentence Was Not Passed. Judge Dundy was seen by Tue Bem ro- porter after he left the couri room yesterday and saidt hat ho had been requested by cor- tain attorneys to withhold the sentence for a fow days that they might have an oppor- tunity to get an order.from the attorney genersl which would permit him soud Mosher to the penitentiary at Lincoln or some ofher place more convienient than Sioux Falls. He said that the bondsmen would be held responsible for Mosher until the close of the present term of court, or until he was sentenced. This being the caso it was not necessary that the sentence should be pronounced at once, » he penalty attached to the crime of falsi- tying national bank records is confinement in the penitentiary for a term not shorter than five years. hile the judge gave no indication as to whether he intended to make It more than that, it is generally understood that the sentence is not likely to be much over five years. Eatorclug the Garbage Ordinsuce. The first test of the new garbage ordinavce was made ln police court yesterday by the Board of Fealth. An unliconsed hauler was detected carting ‘#itbage to the river dump, He paid for thé violation of the city's laws L 6 health officials’ are determined to have all of the haulers ‘finder their super- o vision and will try to it warm for the unlicensed ones when ed., gl PARADISE AND PURGATORY. New York n Good Flane' for Lawyers Who Have Securad & Start, This is what the lawyer said when the ash on his cigar grewdong and flaky and the light was dim, writes a Now York (‘nrl'us“mdunlol the Pittsburg Dispatch. “Yes, New York is the paradise of law- yers, and their vurgatory. It is terribly difficult for a man to get started, but success brings a_competence at once, Dozens of New York lawyers have in- comes of over $100,000 a year. They are not the men you hear of most, either. There are Howe & Hummel. As they deal almost exclusively in criminal and theatrical work, their” names get into the papers very often. Yes, they make money, a good deal of it, but it comes in driblets and not in nice fat lumps, s a rule. Yo'l find a good many quiot old duffers—estate lawyers, who ‘sit all day in their offices and are never seen in court—who make a good deal more. Coudert Brothers make a big income. Ingersoll’'s is trifling compared with some, yet not bad. Corporation busi- ness 18 very attractive. I know of a firm whose gross income ina year is 250,000. Allowing a fair sum for offico rent, clerks and typewriters, and a lib- oral slice for the junior partuers, that leaves well over $100,000 for tho head of the firm. And your readers wouldn't recognize this name if you told it to them. No, the men who get into court in the causes celebro and have their names in the papers aren’t the men who earn the money. For instance, some of the best incomes are made by Brooklyn firms that have the management of fat estates, and get the reputation of con- servatism. Bourke Cockran is an ex- coption to all rules. His income is enormous. The place fora lawyer is where the money is.” T A Marrie, o Wagon. The other day as Dr. Field was riding out into the country, says the Sheridan Sun, he met a wagon load of our copper- colored fellow citizens from the reserva- tion. “Hold on, Doc!” shouted the driver. “Two of these foiks here,” jerking his thumb over his shoulder toward a sheepish-looking halfbreed and a comely but giggling squaw, ‘‘wants git married.” ‘‘How much money have you got?" asked the doctor pensively, as he reinod in his horse. “I got $3, judge,” answered Peter Ar- quette, the intending bridegroom. “Fork it over, Mr. Arquette,” said the doctor, his face beaming kindly with magesterial grace. . The money in pocket, the doctor inspected the license, pronounced it good. and ordered thé people to stand upiin the wagon, and then and there, in $he middle of the road, with the blue canopy of heaven for a roof, he said the words’ that forever, unless sooner divorced, hitched Petor Arquette and the widow Jennie Johnson up in double harness, ‘I will omit the customary ceremony of kissing the bride on"this occasion, as I have urgent business in the country of a somewhat different nature from that which I have just transacted, so will ask youto excuse me,” and, lifting his hat with stately courtesy, the doctor rode on. Later on the members of the wed- ding party might haygbeen seen on one of the back streets, with a eracker imone hand and a chunk of dfied salmon 'in the other, chattering joyously the one with the other. It'was the wedding feast, but there were no dishes to wash. A Sermon Heard for Eighty Miles. Boston Globe: The Rev. George N. Howard, D.D., of Lowell, whom I met in this city the other evening, had a unique experience two years ago, when he was a delegate from this state to the national convention of the Sons of Vét- erans. New England sent a large dele gation to Minneapolis. The delegates traveled in twospecial cars and made a very jolly party. Sunday found the party on the rond, and it was suggested by some one that it would be a proper thing to hold some kind of religious service. The matter was brought to Mr. Howard’s notice, and he immediately approved of it. An extemporancous choir was organized, and one of the musicians of the party took his station at the piano in one of the cars. The occupants of the other car were notified of what was about to take co, and by the time that everything was in readiness the car that had been enas a chapel was filled to the The train hands and even the s took their places among the rest. Tho service was an_interesting one, and Mr. Howard preached an eloquent ser- mon. From the time that he began to speak till the time he had finished the train had made a run of over eighty miles. From that day to the present Mr. Howard has claimed to be the only living elergyman who has preached u sermon that was heard for eighty miles, and his friends are fond of referring to him as the ‘‘champion long-distance preachor of America.” —_————— Crankisms, Kate Field’s Washington: Ever sinc the Garden of Eden, whenever anything goes wrong there is always a man around to lay the blame on the woman. The testimony of one man as ignorant as ourselves is suflicient to persuade us of that which we wish to do, but not the opinion of ten more wise than we can weigh in the balance against our incli- nation. As to husbands, if we can succeed in practicing a certain amount of self-de- ception concerning them, they are very bearable creatures, But-one who has the habit of of investigaj pg her own illu- sions must sooner or later discover that woman is not yet angelic enough to en- dure man. ide —_—— From Swedenis Shores, Bishops are, compargtively speaking, fre- quently seen and heard around Omaha, but a real, live European bishop, and a Swodish bishop at that, is quite a rarity. Bishop Knut Henning Gezelius von Scheele, whose tour across the country has been discussed for thelast two months, is dfieat Cmaha Monday evening (the 19th inst) at the Swedish Lutheran church, corner' Ninsteenth and Cass streets. 1 ‘The bishop comes as a delegate from the king of Sweden to att¢ild the jubilee cere- mounies of the Swedish theran church in America, and Omaha bappened to have the good fortune of being chosen as one of the twelve cities where the bishop would speak, Grand preparations have been made for his reception, and & fine program has been prepared for Monday evening. With Bishop von Scheele, come such noted Swedish di- vines as Rev. Ivald and Rev. Abrahamson of Chicago, and Rev. C, A. Swenson of Linds- borg, Kan., who will probably also speak. Swedes from all over l‘la adjolning country will be in with their families. There has been a call for tickets from Dakota, lowa and Colorado and a large atteudance is ex- pected. —— Heavy Shipmeat of Gold. Leap City, S, D., June 17.—([Special lele- gram to Tue Beg. | —Five gold bricks worth #250,000, the result of the clean-up from the Homestake and associate mines for the first two weeks of June, were sent 10 New Yok today via the B. & M. in charge of the Adams Exvress company. The average wonthly output from these mines is uvul $500,000. LAWYER HITT'S COLD CURE Out of Pocket Six Golden Eagles for a Spres in Oourt. JUDGE WALTON GIVES HIM SOME ADVICE Munn Disbarred for Being False to Tis Trust—Enjolning City Paving -Gam- bling Case Postponed—-Other Court Case: Upon the convening of court yesterday Attorney Hitt was brought before Judge Walton by Deputies Courtney and Bonnott, and as he stood in front of the railing the judge took ocoa- sion to read this lecture: “Mr. Hitt, youstand here charged with contempt ot court. The contempt consists in tnis, that Friday aftornoon when you went upon the witness stand in your own behalf in the case of Hitt against Hitt, you wero in a drunken condition, being so drunk that you could mnot testify intelligently. Noticing your condition I told you that the case would bocontinued, at the samo time request- ing you to vacate the witness chair. You refused to vacate, saying that you wanted to argue the caso with me. Then 1 called the bailiff and told him to remove you from the room, but you refused to go until put out by force. After that you roturned to the court room and in a drunken manner tried to argue with me until I was again compelled to order you put out. At that time you ro- fused to go and resisted the officer by push- ing him aside. This was a contempt of the court and to say tho least was very ungentle- manly conduct. Youare an attorney at the bar, which fact I did not know at the time when you went into the witn box. This makes tho case more serious, as instead of being the worst, you should be one of the best citizens. 1 cannot overlook your con- duct, but must do something to make you a better citizen, and something that will'be an example to others, ; “*Have you anything to say, Mr. Hitt, why sentence should not be imposed.” In reply Hitt said that when he was in the witness box he was so drunk that he aid not know what he was doing. In fact he could not remembor that he had been in the court room and used offensive language. He sald that he was ready to apologize and in pass- ing sentence he hoped the court would take into consideration that he was so intoxicated that he was not responsiblo for his act “Being drunk is no excuse,” replied Judgo ‘Walton, “asit is a condition that you volun- tarily brought upon self, and in this case I shall fine you $0 and the costs. You will stand committed until this finc is paid and if you conclude not to pay the money, you will be sentenced to hard labor until the term of imprisonment 1s ed. Shoula you refuse to work, then will be put upon a bread and water dict. Hitt was of the opinion ti he did not want to joln the chain gang and, hastening to the oftice of the clerk of the district court, he contributed the rmount, which aggr gated $61.58, after which he went his wi remarking that this was a poor city to fu nish enjoyment when a man wanted to have a little amusement. xpi ou REACHLD THE END, e ank Munn’s Checkerod Career at the Bar Finally Closed. Never until yesterday has a member of the Douglas county par been compeiled to sur- render his sheep skin and walk out of the court room, a disgraced and branded man. When Judge Davis called court yesterday afternoon there was a small, but very select and interested audience, consisting of the judge, threelawyers and a Bee man. Ono of the lawyers was Frank 14 Munn, who has been charged with being a party to a num- ber of very questionable escapades, but who has always escaped punishment owing to the fact thathe was a member of the bar, but he will escape no more, During the February term of the district court Munn was the attorney in a case, and during the trial it developed that there was a false and frandulent afidavit pre- sented 1 the interest of Munn's client. became apparent that some person had com- mitted perjury, and upon an investigation it was proven thut Munn was the party who secured the per, knowing at the time that the afiant had committed the crime of swearing false The matter was taken hold of by Judge Davis and the decision was held in obeyance until this afternoon, when Munn was called before the judicial throne and informed of his fate. In ing upon the matter, the judge said: “There 1s no need of going over all of the facts, as they are known to you. I have heard the testimony and have taken it all under advisement; I have con- sulted with the other members of the bench d the wholo court demands that you be disbarred. They have all agreed to this and I have been instructed to inform you of the finding.” Munn stood it like a man and when it was all over he insisted that ne wanted his attorney present that be might file an excep- tion in order to take an appeal to the supreme court. He was informed that he could have half an hour to file his exception, but that the de- cision would not be moditled, as all of the charges cited in the information had been sustained by an abuudance of testimony. Enjolning City Paving. The question of whether or not Delos P, Beard could tie up all of the paving in the city came up for hearing in Judge Walton's court yesterday, and after being argued by the attorneys was taken under advise- ment, the point being as to whether the temporary restraining order should be dis- solvea or made permanent. Beard’s attorney contended that the prop- erty owners had never been invited to sign a petition asking for the creation of paying districts; that the water, gas and sewer connections along the streets which it was intended to pave had never been made and that the council had advertised for bids for paving before consulting the property own- ers as to whether or not they wanted the streets paved. City Attorney Connell admitted that it was true that the property owners had not been consulted as to the acdvisablity of creating the districts, and that such a thing was un- heard of in the history of any city in the land. 1If such a course was pursued none of streets would ever be paved. In reviewing the case he expressed the opinion that the asphalt companies were behind the injunc- tions and Yru]lulud to prevent the improve- ment of all streets in the city, provided they were not given the work, Ex-Treasurer Hill's Onse, The case of the State of Nebraska against John E. Hill, the ex-state treasurer, w. called and argued in Judge Davis' court yesterday afternoon and then taken under advisement, This case is brought to recover the sum of $250,801 of state money which was on deposit in the Capital National bank when that in- stitution went to tne wall, and is against Hill and his bondsmen. The attorneys for Hill argued that their client was not liable, as both ex-Governor Thayer and ex-Go ernor Boyd knew that the money was de- posited thero, and that knowing the fact they approved his bond. They also raised the point that owing to the fact that the money having been deposited in a bank in Lancaster county and the fallure having occurred in that county the courts of Douglas county had uo jurisdiction, That Gambilug House Trouble. The injunction case of Annis M. Hill against Charles O. Pearson was called in Judge Fergusoa's court and the hearing con- tinued until next Monday morning. John L. Webster, the attorney for the defend- ant, said that oo the trial he would show that the securing of the temporary resteaining order was not the work of Mrs. Hill, who was a resident of one of the eastern states, but was at the instigation of riies who were eugaged In overattog monop- vits re- ther :n:bl g houses and wore s okial.n olize the business. Several af ofting this condition of affairs have been filod in the office of the clerk. Other Gourt . Tn the criminal court yesterday Annle Brown was arraigned and pleaded not guilty to having murdured Boll Arnold. The Brown woman was hold in tho police court, tho charge being that she threw a lighted lamp at Bello Arn that ignited Bolle's dress caused her death The other pleas of not guilty were in the following casos: T'he state against Robert Parks, charged with having shot John Jack- man with a pistol and with intent to kill and murdor; Tom Carter burglarizing Frank Parmalee's gun store and J. W. Agge, who was accused of assaulting Charles E. Byers, the editor of the Valloy Enterpris In this case the defendant is a man 70 yoars of age. John Dingman, the constable, was fined 810 and costs, having pleaded guilty to dis- turbing the peace. The jury in the district court was dis- charged yesterday and allowed to roturn to their homes, Judge Davis has finished his docket, and With the excoption of hearins some motions, he has finished nis labors on the bonch of the district court of this county. Judge Scott has gone through his docket and will take a rest until noxt Wednesday, when he will bo upon the beneh to take up some matters which he now has under ad- visement, Ex-Judee Lee S, Estello s: mistaken idea that he is a candi vacanoy ‘which will occur by the resignation of Judge Davis. He declas that he would not have the position if tho appointment was Erought to him on a silver platter. The Judge remarks that upon a former oceasion he lost & good practice by going upon the bench and that he does not proposo to make another mistake of the same kind, Charles Markie saps he is not a candidate under any .circumstances, At tho last term of the district court Ingre Madsen secured a judgment for$1,500 agninst the Omaha Street Railway company on ac- count of having sustained injuries by falling off a moving car. Yesterday, in Judge Davis® court, the verdict was set aside and a new trial granted. LB R iy PASSING OF A PIONXER. Death of H. J. Browae, an Early Day m Omuha, From North Manchestor, Ind., comes tho announcement of the death on June 9 of Har- rison J. Browne, who was one of the carly residents of Omaha, and who, associated with Ed F. Schneider, issued the first num- ber of the Omaha Ropublican May 5, 1858, That paper was continued buta short time under that management, goiug into other hands within a fow months, and thus begin- ning the series of proprietary mutations that were noticeable featuros of its carecr during the thirty-two years of existence that ended nearly three years ago. Mr. Browno came to this city in 1854 at the that itisa o for the ditor age of 19y and remamed until 1860, during the groater part of which time ho was employed in the ofice of the Omaha Ne- braskan. which paper later gave way to the Omaha Herald. After leaving hero ho re- rned to Tndiana, whero far five he published the Wabash Iutelligencer, He then started the Loyal American at Anderson, Ind, whero he was appointed postmaster, which position he held for seventeen - years, He was then appointed pension agent at Wash- ingzton, but failing health compelled him to give up the place at the end of two yeurs for somothing less contlning, and he was sent to Lincoln, this state, as special pension ex- aminer, remaining there for two yoor: He purchased a farm in Rawlins county, Kansas, where he resided until 1889, when he re- turned to Indiana, but not experiencing the anticipated relief he went to Cali- fornia and spent & year on the Pacific coast. His health still failing, he it to Shenandoan, Ta., where he remained x months, and then returned agamm to Indiana and published the Silver Lake news until last March, when his_ health failed en- tirely, afd ho went to North Manchester for the purpose of spending his few remaining days with relatives and friends of other years, e Atter the Sukmen, Milk Tnspector Holmes has resumed the making of daily tests of the milk sold by tho dairymen. The work was stonped when the courts laid the milk ordinance on the shelf last full, and has been resumed under an old ordinance that has becn found, and in view of the prospect far the early passage of the new ordinance now ia Mr. Connell’s hands. Last week the inspoctor has made thirty- six tests and found ten of that number und standard. The standard is that tho milk shall contain 3 per cent of butter fat. The test is made by mixiug an equal quantity of milk and sulphuric acid in a glass tibe, which is placed in five minutes. Hot wate the tubo and the butt 5 10 the top and is measured. There about 140 ry- men disposing of milk in this city and a test will be made of a sample taken from each wagon, More than oue violation will subject the dairyman to arrest. tester and revolved for is then pourad into fav Polico Court Cullings. Judge Berka's morning scssion yesterday in_police court was very light, only thirtcen offenders having been arrested during the twenty-four hours ending at sunrise, and as most of these were ordinary “vags” and drunks, they wero soon disposed of, In speaking about the numoer of arrcsts vagrants ve dealt with here recently has caused a decided falling off in the number arrested, and I think it is a good thing this class of good for nothing people now give Omaha the go-by. If we arrest the ‘vags' in sight it prevents, in a great the committing of numerous petty ' Con- tinuing the eity prosecutor said that ho was a firm believer in the work house system and loped to soo the day when petty criminals would be made o work iustead of being allowed to spend their jail sentence in idle- ness. B Lost Wife and Money, William Maxfield of Brevier, Mo., called at pol headquarters yestorday and asked the assistance of the police in finding s wife ard John Draper, with whom she had cloped. Maxfield said that he re- cently sold a batch of land in Missouri for $4,000 and that he hid the money under his bed. He claims that his wifo and Draper stole the coin and ran away. “The guilty couple was traced to Omaha, where it was learned that Draper stoio the money from the woman and left for the east. . The wife, 50 Maxiield claims, 15 now living on Eighth street, and he wants the assistance of the police to capture the man and woman and incidentally recover his money, Maxtieid says that he will forgive his wife if she will only come back and ac- company him to his home, — Sliver Leaguo Spoakers, The first public meeting called by the ex- ecutive committee of the State Silver league will take place at Omaha, August 2. Sena- tor Allenand Congressman Bryan will be the principal speaker: ———— South Siders Convene, South Siders met at Metz's hall last evening to lot the people know that they still live, and that the Fifth Ward Kickers' club is not the only aggregation that is keeping an eye on public matters. The South Siders have not given up the idea that they are entitled to & southside park, ana they assemble oc- casionally to remind the park commissioners that prompt action will be appreciated. They also want public improvements to proceed, and do not want tax shirking longer tolerated. The location of the union depot is satisfactory to them. and they never get together without demanding that the pres- ont structure be finished forthwith. They have plenty to talk ubout, but farther than thus deliberating they have not yet gone. Rumor has it that they are uuulul{ about for a candidate for councilman at large from that part of town. —_———— Shipments of Currency West. New Youk, Juue 17.—The shipments of currency by the banks of New York to the interior today aggregated 1,250,000, of which $400,000 was obtained at the sub- treasury in exchanges. Notices were sent to the banks at Detroit that, inasmuch as they have required sixty days notice for withdrawals by depositors, the calls by them on New York bauks for cwrrency will not be responded 10, d and that the flamos | 60 W HASKELL 18 HAPPY, Associntes Present Him with an Elegant QUL on His Fiftieth Birt v For nearly twenty vears Me. Harry Hase kell has hold the position of suporintendent of Tr Bre. Tn consideration of this long servico with tho paper and the farthor fact that on Friday ho reachod the fiftioth milo- stone in his life, hisemployes and associat from the editor-in-chief to the galley \ presented him with the handsomest des that could be purchasod. It was smuggled mto the composing room Thursday night, and when Mr. Haskell appeared Friday morning, the old dosk that had done duty for many yoars was displaced by a modern ploce of furniture, of the vory latest pate tern, an casy chair accompanying the toke of estoem. Mr. Haskell's omotions whon he saw what had been done in an unostentatious way asa token of tho esteem with which he was re- gardod among his associates were those of pleasure, to be suro, yet it is much doubted if the surprised individual could have found words to cxpress his appreciation of the gift, To o friend ho managed to articulate the sentence, “What can I do to show the boys how much I am plensed with this remembranco?” and then stepped aside and bogan casting up somo old stereotype plates that had long since served thelr puee poso. JEWEL IN EBONY, Colored Woman Knocks Out & White Man Who Insulted Her, There has been a sort of epidemic in erim- inal assaults on women and girls in Omaha latoly. Asa rule the brutality of the assail- ants has conquered in each case. Last even- ing, however, tho tables were vurned, About 8 o'clock s large coloved woman, whose walk the poetry of motion, came sauntering vp Farnam street. At the corner of Sixteenth and A streots, this belle of Dahomey was accostod by a whito man of towering physical strengt Ho evidently had been varnishing his tonsils with the be- wildering fuid known as whisky. This Jag-laden white man wus not a Ches- terfiol He spoke plainly without any em- vellished introductory and made an indocont proposition to the dusky damsel in gingham, The proposition was refused with withering scorn, and incidentally o straight knock out blow from tho woman's big left hand, The white man was knocked over the curbstone and fellall in a heap, where he lay some- what dazed for several moments, while the femaloe slugger walked away with all the gentle dignity of pure womunhood. ——————— Cnorokes Band Fort Gmsox, L T., June announced this morning ~—Chief Harris t he had re. tha ceived a bid for the Cherokee Strip bonds which will be accepted at once. The amount involved is £6,000,000. The successful biders re thought to be Ch ie & nuey at Il street, Now York. The securi were boughe at par, including acerued inter- est, 100,000 The sale has injected new lite into business of all kiuds. Bullding Pe The following permits issued yesterds 1&1 ts. to build were rear 1605-1607 W 1, by 1ition to hot 1,1713-1715 Ly - 3 10,000 wenworth, . 400 . 400 900 W. L MeCord, Four minor per Winning Dr. Price has been for years perfecting his Delicious Fla. voring Extracts, and they are now winning their way to universal favor from their merits, No housckeeper who has once flavored a cake, pudding or cream with DR. PRICE’S FLAVORS OF VAKILLA, LEMON, ORANGE, ETC, will ever return teo the usc of any other flavoring ex- tract. ASK YOUR GROCER FOR DR. 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