Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 25, 1893, Page 7

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JUNE 25 1893-SIXTEEN l’.}fi WORK OF THE CITY COUNCIL Mayor Bomis Vetoos the Barber Asphalt Re- pair Bill for 1802, SUSTAINED BY A VOTE OF THE COUNCIL Rosolutions from the Board of Pubilo Works —¥avug Probl to Supreme Tri- bunal for Final Disposition—Other Business. n Go Mayor Bemis' sound judgment and a vig- orously worded veto killed the Barber asphalt repair claim for 1802, amounting to $16,615.71, The receipt of the veto at the special meeting last night was a surprise to the supporters of the asphalt claim. They were evidently unprepared for it. Some of the members, notably Councilmen Parker, BSpecht, Thomas and Bechel, who have voted for the claim every time it has co wheeled into line and voted to sus yeto, which was as follows: To Hoxoranie, mug City Couxcin oF THE CrTY OF OMAIA, Gentlemon—I have the honor to revort that I have approved appropriation ordinance No. 53, with the exception of an item in favor of the Barber Asphalt Paving com- pany of $10,516.71 for making repuirs on asphalt streets during the year 1802, which I have vetoed for the following reasons: First—The pretended ptract under ‘which the Barber Asphalt «combany claims to have made repairs was never made in pursuance of any advertisement for bids and was not let to the lowest bidder, as it should have been, and considering the manner in which it was secured I believe the same to be fraudulent and void. Second—The price allowed the Barber Asphalt company for making repairs I be- lievo to be excessive. Third—The Barber Asphalt company . has failed and neglected to keep its asphaltum streets in a proper condition of repair. Not- withstanding the fact that the Board of Public Works has aporoved of the work done by the Barber Asphalt company during the year 182, it is a notorfous fact known to almost every citizen in Omnha that many of our asphaltum streets during last year, as well as during preceding years, were neglected and loft ina disgraceful condition. It is also well known that many of our streets which have been paved with asphaltum still remain in such condition. [ believe that if the Barber As- phalt company is to receive pay for the en- tire sirface of certain pavea streetsit should treets in o prover condition of yopair before it can reasonably demend pay according Lo the contractirates even though said contract was a valid one. Fourth-[or the reason that d Barber Asphalt company, in order to keep its pre- tended contract in force and to prevent the city from abrogating the same, hascom- menced a suit against the members of the Board of Public Works to enjoiu the cancella- tion of said contract and to compel specific performance of the same by the city, and has thereby prevented and restrained” the city from cancelling said contract, as it long since should have aone. I'ifth—1It is a matter of record as well as of common notoriety that for many months rior to the period of time covered by this tem of $16 71 the Barber Asphalt com- any willfully ignored the orders of the oard of IPublic Works, relating to the repairs of asphalt str and refused Lo take repairs which had been ordered by said bourd. As the result of said willful refusal and neglect ou the part of the Barber Asphalt company to make r irs, the claims of the Barber Asphalt company were disallowed and have mnever been paid, nor has any action ever been commenced in the courts by the Barber Asphalt company whereby its rights and the Tights of the city under said coutract could be determined. T am thoroughly convinced that no allow- ance should bo made to the Buarber Asphalt company for repairs on asphalt streets until it has first been determined by the courts whether the so-called repair contracts of the Barber Asphalt company is vahd and binding on the city. Ifit is not binding it is manifest that the Barber Asphalt com- pany can only recover the fair reasonable amount for the repairs by it actually made. For the reasons stated, and until a final decision of the courts is obtained, I believe that no allowance whatever should be made to the Barber Asphult company for sny re- ivs. pnT.w roll call on the veto proceeded without interruption until Mr. Howell's name was reached. He said he was glad to know that his confidence in the mayor's judgment was not displaced. Mr. Parker said the same. The other members voted without ihe cus- tomary explanation. The vote on sustaining the voto was as fol- lows: Ayes, Bruner, Elsasser, Howell, Jucobsen, Specht, Steel, Thomas, Bechel - Edwards, Hascall, Wheeler—3. Paving Problem Discussed. The following resolution from the Board of Public Works was read: his board has recelved from the ordoring the strect from in stre which ordi city council June pproved by tho mayor June vet to | district, N s passed by the 1893, and 1893; and Wheroas, By the provisions of this bourd 1s ordered to cause the work of pav- ing (n sald improvement district to bo done and to entor into a contract for tho same with the lowest responsible bidder under the sp featlons on file In the office of said bourd; and Whercas, Said improvemoent dist was created by the muyor and city council by the passago wnd upproval of ordinance No. and Wherens, Said fmprovement district No. 512 was 5o creted without any petition from the Property owners owning property along suld street ordered to be paved; and Whoroas, Tho only requests for paving sald stroot from property owners owning property long said street ordored to by paved were two potitions, ono dated May 15, 1893, and ro- colved by thocity clerk und presented to the eity council the same date; the other recelved the city clerk May 25,1898,and presented to the city councll tio same date, having ut- thereto the cortl| of the city engincer showing thut more than i majority of the property ownors in said district had petitioned for paving and had desimated os tho material dexired to be used for' said pav- lass A; und t for bids for stitions of suld Juent to such Gesfgnation and no bids for suld materiul wore recolved subsequent to such designation, but tho adyertisement for bids for such material for suld district was made subsequent to the o und wpproval of said ordinance No. Bt orenting uid district: and In pursuanco of tho provisions thereof; and, Whereas, His honor, Judge Walton of the Aistrict court, in the recent case of Beurd vs Omahn, which involved the right of the city 10 procoed with paving in cortaln other dis- Aricts, has ducided that before the advertiss- anent fog bids is mado the lot owners shall du- wrmineYhe miterial to be used, and that this 45 apparont, as ho stutes nhis opinion, hocuuse 00 reasouablo bid could he made until the - terinl to bo used is solectod: and, Whereas, Undor the docision of' the suprome court in the case of Von Steen ot alvs the city of Beatrice, and the decision of Judgo Walton roferred to doubts exist as (o whether the titfons of property owners hereinbefore re- Joreed 1o are sufiotint to. confer jurisdiction ©on tho council and mayor to order and require sald work of paving to be done, us Is or ed nd required by sald ordinancé No. 8,590 by eason of sald” improvoment district huving n croated without & potition of the prop- erty ownors, and by roason of sald two peti: tions representing s they dow majorily of 1l tho property wlin sali district and {ron- g along sald street ordered to be ved, not having been presented tho councll prior to the passago of ordinance No. 8,462 and also by reason of bids not having been advertised for or ro- coived for tho materlui dosiguuted | majority of property owners i said fu ment district subsequent to their sald designa- of terial; there @ be it . Resolved, By the Board of Public Works of “Omaha, that said Board of Public Works, for 0 rousons recited above, rofuses to Lake any urthier uetion with roferdnce to the payviug of said Twonty-sixth streot from Farnau street Hulf Howard streot under the proceedings and taken with referouce to the ordering sald paving and that suld Board of Public ke rofuses to cause said work 10 be dono and refusos 10 ehtor Into b contrats for the @ with the lowest responsiblo bidder under pecitications on ile in the ofice of the d bourd as requlred by sald ordiasaco No. ,600; and be it further ived, Thit a copy of this resolutioa be g‘r.nmnuuly forwarded by the secrotary of id ordinanc Property OWners wis board to the ity council and wayor for e information of " 0 council aud wayor as %0 the action taken by this board. Unanimously Adopted. Mr. Haseall offered & resolution directing City Attorney Counell to commence man- damus proceedings iu the supreme court 1o compel the board to enter into such con tract, The resolution was unanimously adopted. Anothor resolution empowered the Roard of Public Works to_employ an attorney to present its side of the case Comptrollor Olson was dirncted to_adver- tise for bids for feeding of r|!IV prisoners, the present contract expiring July 1 Ordinances wore passed as follows: Ordering grading of Jones street, from Twenty-second to a point twenty-nine fect west of Twenty-second street, and Twen- ty-fifth street from Leavenworth to south line of Marsh's addition: changing grade of Piotce stroot from Twenty-second to center of block between Twenty-fourth stroet and Twenty-fifth avenu MACKAY ON STANFORD'S MONEY. Bonanza King Says the Late Senator Was the Riohest Man in the West. Nrw York, June 23.—John W. Mackay is not a man who gossips much about the financial condition of those who like himself aro great capitalists, but he is reported to have said some months ago that Leland Stanford was the richest man wi of the Mississippi river, and that his estate would be found probably te be greater rather than less than the figures which common report has named as the amount of it. The general impression hers is that Senator Stanford was a wealthier man than any of those who are tno owners of great fortunes in New York, excepting Cor- nelius and William K. Vanderbilt, the two Astors, William Waldorf and John Jacob, John D, Rockefeller, and if Mr. Gould's es- tate is to be considered as practically di vided property that is provably larger than the wealth which Senator Stanford died possessed of. 1. O. Miils may possivly be as rich a man as Senator Stanford, but whether C. . Huntington is or not he alone knows. he Hopkins estate was considerably than that which Senator Stanford is bo- lieved to have left, ana the Goelets of this city, rich as they are in real estate, are not estimuted to be the owners of more than £10,000,000. Mr. Mackay's assertion that Mr. Stanford was the richest man upon the Pacitic slope was taken4us an intimation that Mackay believed his own wealth to be much less than that of Mr. Stanford. ‘What will become of the Hopkins millions is & question which capitalists here are ask- ing one another with some rather curious comments. It is reported that Mr. Searles, who inherited through the widow of Mark Hopkins some $20,000,000, has become an actual recluse, having built a great wall around the estato at Groat Barrington, Mass., whereby he keeps himsel? concealed from the world and passes his time in medi- tation and such literary pursuits as delight him. His law, the estate, they contro is city, and there are intimations that Mr. Searles has in c templation the bequeathing of so much of it as is left after he dies to establish some great public benefaction ‘T'he combination of capital on a great scale which up’ to March 1last was so frequent that even associations of capitalists repre- ting as much as $100,000,000 failed to ex- ite comment, since the novelty was wone, has been checked by these financial trou- bles. Therefore the report that a combina- tion of capitalists seemed to control the electric railway business of the state of New. Jersey and involving perhaps a capitaliza- tion ‘of as much as £100,000,000, and perh: more, has excited a great deal of here. It is not known who all the capi ists are who have tin this entor- prise. John D, C , who is the head of tho New York company which is controlled y the Philadelphia yndicate and which aims to secure every et car line in New York excepting the one owned by the Vanderbilts, is one of the greater capitalists interested in this combi- nation and has been one of the chief pro- of the plan.. The avowed purpose of nization is the connection of some surburban cities which lie within a radius of twenty-fivo miles from the city hall in New York on the west side of the Hudson river. There is a population of more than 500,000 these cities, d the estimate of the promoters of this gigantic enterprise is that even upon 8o groat a_capitalization s £50,000,000 the consoliaated electric rail- way systems will pay handsomely. “Fhe profits which a _rapid transit system may furnish to those who own it when it is built in the midst of a rapidly growing com- munity are illustrated by & proposition which the owners of the Metropolitan rai way company are now considering. propose before long to issue a stock dividend of some $6,000,000, and they will justify this issue on the ground that it represents capi- talization property, since it provides for a permanent obligation of the company repre-- senting the vast sums of money which have been - paid to those whose property has been injured by the erection of the elevated structures. —_— There were a number of ladies and gentlemen yesterday from Council Bluffs at Courtland beach. Several went in bathing. — Y. M. C. A.’s Doings. ‘This afternoon, if the weather is favor- able, the men’s services held on the grand- stand, Athletic park, will be addressed by Rev. S. B. Barnitz, D.D., of Des Moines. Ia. Dr. Barnitz is one of the finest speakers in the Lutheran church and is now attending the conference here. The Young Men's Christian Association Brass band will assist in the musical services of the day. Its ab- sence last Sunday was unavoidable on ac- count of the nonarrival of the select sacred music ordered from New York. The music, thereforo, for this day will be in accord with the services. ‘The second open air service will be held at 4:30 p. m. at Rodgers' park on Sixth and Williams streets, It will be addressed by a delegate to the Lutheran conference. The musical services here will also be a special feature. Mr. Briggs of Kansas City wiil sing. Colonel Bird's bible class will be held as usual at 8 o'clock. The morning bible class will be beld by Mr, L. T. Haven. Tuesday evening next a game of basket ball will be given at the athletic park at 7 The grandstand will be open to the members and their ladies and to visitors, also, free of charge. This is becoming a popular game, and afords much amusement. The meeting of the new reception was held last night. C. J. Mattern, esq., is chairman, and fifteen members wero pres- ent. Mr. S. F. Abel was elected secretury of the committee. The appointments were made so that there would be three members on duty each evening to welcome and enter- tain strangers. The members of the com mittee are of the brightest and most vigor- ous young men of the association. Mr. L. 1. Abbott, who 1s at the World's fair to s#e how cheap the fair can be seen by A youwsg man, reports that ha will be able to Usurprise the natives” at his lecture on Thursday evening. —— Nebraska Bible School, The Nebraska Bible school will be held a Crete, July 1826, under the auspices of the 3aspel union, he committee in charge has secured 80me of the best lustructors in the country, among them: Rev. C, 1. Scofield of Dallas, Tex.; Rev. T. A, Steven, secretary-treasurer of the China Inland Mission, who has spent seven years in China asa missios Aug. Nash, formerly state secretary of the Young Men's Christian assoc braska; George S. Fisher, flou‘wl union, and others. @ Stevenson of MeCook, who is to sl Christian endeavorers of the state, will have charge of the singing. There will be early morning meetings for prayer, forenoon and afternoon meetings for bible study, and missionary and consecra- tion meetings in the evening, Christiaus of all denominations are most cordially invited. Board will be furnished at the dining hall on the grounds. All will bo .made comfortable in tent or cottage as desived. The entire ex- pense for the eight days on the grounds will only bo §5. 1t will be necessary to bring bed- clothes and toilet articles. " A fare and a third has been secured on the certificate plan. Further information will be gladly givel addressing C. 1. Stealey, state sec- retary, Lincoln, Neb, The meeiing will be held on the Chautauqua grounds just after the close of the assembly. -~ The switchback is becoming a great favorite at Courtland beach and prom- ises a handsome return to the assceia- tion who had the enterprise to open a first-class resort, such as the new beach is. well known SANDWICHED WITH SPORT Aunnual Picnio of the Thres Oounoils of the Royal Arcanum. FAT MEN IMITATE FLEET ATALANTA Ladies Show Profieiency In Rowlog #nd Running Races—Courtland Benoh Crowded with » Happy, Fan Loving Throng. The annual picnic held yésterday after- noon and evening at Courtland beach by the members of the three councils of Royal Arcanum of Omaha and South Omaha was a most delightful success in every respect. Although the weather looked somewhat Jowering, the attendancoe was large. The games and sports wero taken up promptly on time and went through with a snap and zeal that was highly entertaining. The program of sports was announoced % Dbegin at 4 o'clock. Long before that hour there were scores of geutlemen and their ladies on the grounds and ready for the fun. Arrangements haa been made with the munagement of the beach for the exclusive uso of the upper floor of the pavilion for members of the Arcanum. This made an admirable place for viewing vhe races aad for lunch prior to the time of dancing. With the exception of the rowing race, the tub race and the swimming match, the foot s and other contests took placg on the broad drive in front of the pavilion and along the beach between the lake and the pavilion. The first contest called was the ‘“topf-schlagen” mateh, It is a German sport and cousists of blind folding & number of men and lotting them strike a certain number of times at a row of bottles on the ground. The man who suc- ceeds in breaking the most bottles in a given time is declared the winner. W. B. Perry of South Omaha succeeded in smashing about everything in sight during the onslaught and awarded tho prize, consisting of a caso of assorted pickles presented by the! Gedney Pickle company. The auoit pitching contest was won by Dale Grabam, who walked away with a fine box of cigars donated by Bicher & Kiplinger. Queens of the Oar. The ladies rowing raco was very exciting. There were four teams in the race. The scull propelied by Mrs. C. D. Sutfihun and Mrs. J. L. Johnson came in ahead by a neck or two and they took home the prize, consist- ing of & pair of solid s!lver miniature oars donated by Hayden Bros. When the gent's sack raco was called the faces of the entire multitude began to grow broader under the anticipation of fun ahead, There were nine starters in the race and after bobbing about and hopping along over the race course like so many decapitated chickens for about one minute anda half, C. R. Hurley flopped his frame across the y in advance of any of his competitors. A dispute arose as to whether the winner was the man who got to the goal first standing, rolling or crawling, or the man who got there first on his feet without falling at all. It was finally agreed that is was a go-as-you- please race and the man who reached the goal first in any manner whatever, just 8o ho kopt the sack on, was the winner, Mr. Hurley took home'a fine pair of slippers donated for the contest by Drexel & Rosen- weig. There must have been something like twenty ladies ic the egg race. They ran in squads of six, and the winners in each squad then had the tug o’ war to conclude the con- test. Miss Louis Blank won # solid silver spoon presented by the Union Pacific council No. 1069, Royal Arcanum. Obesity Was i It. The fat man’s race was for blood. It was also for a ham put up for the winner by the Cudahy Packing company. There were eight human Jumbos in the 100 hundred yard race, and Thomas Hoctor of South Omaha won by tully five feet. ‘There were nine pairs of three-legged men who contested in the 50 yard race for a pair of featherweight chairs donated by the Columbian Chair and Cane Manufacturing cempany. The human tripod formed by the union of Dale Graham and George Aunderson won the race by a good long lead. The girl's running race was one of the most exciting events of the entire program. Several of the girls were verituble sgrinters. Miss Emma Potter, a fair-haired lass of about 14, carried off the prize consisting of a box of fruit tablets donated by the Cudahy Packing company. The boys’ race was won by Herman Metz. Then all eyes were turned toward the boat house pier, where half a dozen men and boys were cutting capers in the water with tubs, Iv was the tub race, and after the usual ducking and plunging about the race was de- clared won by George Andrews, He carried home the solid silver hat brush donated by the Lee-Clarke-Andreesen Huardware com- pauy. In the Swim, There were four starters in the fifty yards and return swimming race. George Andrews was an easy winner and got the handsome athing suit presented by Browning, King & Co. After lunch, which some enjoyed in the pa- vilion and others under the trees on the lawn, the band began to fill the air with snatches of melody and dancing began, Those who did not care to dance took to the boats or the bathing suits, and for an hour or more there was more fun in that vicinity than could be piled up on a ten-acre lot. The switchback was kept humming, the refresh- ment department met with a rush all along the lino and everything went merry s & marriage bell. The success of the picnic was due largely to the admirable manner in which it was managed. Charles B, Gedney, master of ceremonies; judges, A. P. Connor of the Union Pac council; F. R. Straight of the Pioneer council; F. A. Broadwell of the Kuoxall council,’ and A. P. Brink, at large, were among the most active and efficient in making the picnic an enjoyable affair, e THEY DON'T AGREE. County Clerk and County Treasurer Look- ing Through Different Glassos. There is a storm gathering in the vicinity of the court house and it has been brought on by the fact that the commissioners have instructed the county treasurer and the county clerk to comply with the law, rela- tive to themaking and keeping the duplicate tax lists and receipts of the treasurer's of- fice. What the result will be noone will at- tempt to predict until after the clouds roll by snd peace has been restored in the sev- eral deparvments. Tue Bee gave receutly notice that the commissioners had authorize? the clerk and the auditor to make up the lisis and also oublish some of the opinions of the treas- urer, relative to the cost of the work and the future expense that would have to be incurred by following out such a plan. Chairman Stenberg jumped into the arena to say that the county treasurer was talking through his tile and that the new departure was something that was intended to be a great saving to the taxpayers of the county. Iu the first place Mr. Stenberg points to the fact that when the American National bank went to the wall the treasurer gave it out tuhat there was only $20,000 tied up in the suspension, when in fact the sum ageregated $77,611.50, of whien nearly one-half belonged to the gen- eral fund. He says that he went to the of- fice of the county treasurer for the purpose of getting figures on the amount of the de- posit and that it was fully one week before he could secure the information. This one matter, the chawman says, shows the neces- sity of having u duplicate set of books. During all of the time when the large amount of money was in the bank, warrants were being presented and payment refused, simply for the reason thut the tressurer did not know the condition of the funds Had he knowan their conditions, he could have drawn agaiust this account and stopped the interest on at least §35,000 of the warrants drawn against the general fuud, and which have been hawked about the streets for months. IPurther than this, the chairman states (hat large sums of money are in the other banks of the city, and that every day w ts are presented nd payment refused, simply because the costodian of the gencral fund does not knnlv\ how much money the county has to its crodit. Under the proposed plan the eLeck will be 80 complete that oach—week the commis stoners can tell at a glanoe “Ill the amount of money that remains''th the treasury and can order warrants paid In accordance with the balance as shown 'by the statement. Notonly this, but at/the same time they an tell the amount of 'the uncollectod tax and figure accordingly. * All of the commissiofidrs and tho clerk are of the opinion that that the county will save enough in interest alons, during the next yoar, to pay for making up the books which will be needed. To show that the new plan 8 business, they moint to the fact hat the city Dursnes exactly such 8 plan; that it collects and disburses' more monay than the county and that thera are less clerks than in the oftice of the county treasury at the presont In the city treasurer's offico, oue man at- tends to the making of the triplicate re- ceipts and makes them out by working half an hour each day, which fact the commis- sioners think will explode the statement that the additional work will require tho sorvices of two additional clerks in Mr. Troy's office, One of the commissioners said that the statement that they could have the books at any time for the purpose of checking up the cash sounded well, but that it was not true. He had been 1nto the office for the purpose of doing the work, but had always been unable to et hold of the books;, for thea reason that they were in use. —— WITH NEBRASKA PRODUCTS. Manafacturers and Thelr Guests Stuffed With a Home Grown Men Tt was to bo supposed that the members of tha Manufacturers and Consumers associa- tion knew all there was to know about Ne- braska manufactures, but they had an ex- perience yesterday noon that was a revela- tion in that line oven to them, just as it was 10 several guests of the association who ac- cepted the invitation to vbartake of the “‘Home Industry Lunch,” served under tho auspices and direction of thut organization. The lunch was served at 12:30 in the lodge room on the seventh floor of Tire BEe build- ing, and the novel feature of it was that everything on tho table was of Nebraska manufacture. From the top of the lengthy bill of fare to the bottom every article was tho output of a Nebraska factory, and man- ufactured by o member of the association o that is making tho successful fight for home industry in this state. The idoa of setting out a purely Nebraska lunch originated with Secrotary Holmes, and it was the greatest kind of o success in every particular. Mombers had cheerfully responded 1o the request to so send in their respective products for tho lunch, and when they finally took their places around the long tables that extended the full length of the room, they were treatod to & most pleas- ant surpriso, for there was hardly o man of them who, even after witnessing the great and variod exnibits at the recent exposition, had any idea that such a variety of cdibles were manufactured in this state. There was_cverything nocessary for a first class lunch; in’ fact, there were so many things that it was impossible for one individual to sample them all. The tables were vory attractively ranged, pyramids of tho lightest rolls, bis- cuit, bread aud sandwiches being relieved by cut flowers and natty bottles of condiments. In stand trays across the room were huge blocks of ice, in which were imbedded great bowls of iced teq, the whole beauti- fully garnished with smifax and roses. Hero is the monu, which was handsomely lithographed by Ackermahn Bros. & Heintze, and gotten up as a souvenir: Out Meal Mush rn Bread Nebraska Cify Goreal Miils, ilam Sandwiclies Victor Roll ©. 0. White, Croto ar- .Quall Brand Velvet Meal braska City. ng C nmpm?', South Omaha Omithia Milling Company illmore, Omahu s Cronmory, Dodgo : .George Wolz, Fremont t plcklos, Columbia catsup, Columbia chow chow Columbla mustard, crman custard. Worcestorshire sauce, Sulad dressing, French mustard, Vinegar......linsrman Vinic Crackers and fancy caked.. American Blycult i rry and raspberry }l-‘nrrell & Co., Oedney Pickle Co., 3 Omaha. Tho Chemical Mfg. Co., Lincoln. Stra presar Puritan m Uorn Stare Argo, N le syrup, Pilatc Mango braska Clty, & Ropp. Drotiais & Co., Omah {opp, Drebus ‘0., Omaha Mixed Candy...{ yoBR Qe Biktnlng, Gunnha. Coffee: puny, Gilt Edge. . incoln Coffe Perfoction : o ‘onsolidated Uoffee Company, Ohicory...German_Chicory Company, O'Neill Iced Tea. Momo. ..Consolldated Coffee l‘nmi)nny. Omaha Crystal Lake Ice...South Omaha Ice Company Cigars Adelina, J. H. Richards, Omaha Boiled Shirts: Capital City Shirt Company, Lincon; N Shirt Company, Omaha. Purlty Baking Powdor. ... .. Manufactured by Purity Extract com- pany, Lincoln. And German yeast, Manufactured by German Yeast company, Omaha, wore used 1n making the bread, rolls and biscuits. The Lincoln Pottery company of Lincoln furnish the pltchers, the Western Tinware Manufacturing company of Omaha furnish the tinware. Ackermann Bros. & Heintze of lithograpled tne bill of fare. Secretary Holmes read the report of the recent exposition, showing the total ex- penses to have been a little short of 3,000, and the receipts $484 less than that. He did not think thet the deficit represented a loss, as he was satisflea from reports already coming in from manufacturers that tho ex- ition was an immense success, and would of untold benefit to the manufacturcrs of the state. Short congratulatory spoeches were made by President Gibbon of the Commercial club, R. B. Peattio of the World-Herald, President Page of the Manufacturers association, S. J. Alexander of Lincoln, Chadwick of the Omaha Milling company, and Secretary Wedge of the Builders’ and Traders ex- change. PAYING THE PENALTY. Judge Dundy Passes Out a Fow Sentences to Violators of Law, Whatever suspense or uncertainty may have lingered in the miunds of several United States prisoners confined in the Douglas county jail relative to the sentence that hung over their heads wasremoyved yesterasy when Judge Dundy finished distributing the penalties that had been gathering against them, Iour counterfeiters and a soldier con- victed of manslaughter stood up to take the dose prescribed. Harry Lynn, the leader of the, Nebraska City vounterfoiting gaug, was first called. flnll.;;rney Pat O. Hawes appeared in his be- alf. “‘What have you to si¥’ for your client?” inquired the judge, lopking over his spec- tacles at the attorney, “I want to call your attention to the fact that this is the first offense of the prisoner,” said the attorney, “aud that he is only an innocent farmer boy. You are a judge of humbu nature as wel & judge of law, und 1am sure that you can sea-by looking at this young wan that he is nét a bad man, His face Is enough to make Bis sentence a very light one." i The judge and tho spectators smiled at this for as a matter of fact the fellow had a face like a fourth gmd? blackboard map of Australia, a9 “Could your client pay ' reasonable fine if I should impose one!” inquired his honor of the attorney. ) “Idon’t think he coulds—your honor, for I believe I have got all thenmoney he had,” blandly replied the irrepressible Pat. Even the grave and solemn dispenser of Jjustice had to smile at this frank admission on the part of the attorney. “1 will give you a fine of $100 and confine- ment in jail until the 1st day of January,” suid the judge, and the prisoner sat down. Private Baxter, con ed of manslaughter Auring the present n, was givea a fine of $10) and confinement in the Douglas county 4+ Al unidl the 17th day of next March r'runk Hall and Tom MeCarthy, also con- ed of counterfeiting, were fined §100 each and sent Lo Jail for six months. William Chesen, a weak minded individual, found guilty of passing a counterfeit dollar, was fined $100 and confived in jail until July 4. - Struck by » Train, W YORK, June ¥ he 8:16 train from Jersey City on the Newark brauch of the Jersey Central struck a carrisge. The car- risge contained Mrs, Williams and & daugh- ter. Mrs. Williams and child were 1n- stantly killed, Owmana PROMISED T0 PINCH THEM Offenders of the Law Will Receive No Meroy from the Judge. JUDGE SCOTT LECTURES THE CONVICTS Says He Wil Keep Douglas Connty's Space 10 the Pen Faily Ocoupled It e Gets on the Criminal Beneh—District Court Doings. Yestorday morning Judge Scott callod An- nie Brown into court and sentonced her to a term of seven years for having killed Bella Monda Arnold. - The case was triod at this term of the court and the Brown woman was convicted of manslaughter, the charge being that while both women wero in & disordorly nouse on Ninth stroet a row broke out and the Brown woman picked up & lamp from a tablo and threw it at Bella Arnold. When it struck her it exploded and the oil burned herso severely that she died a few hours later. In passing sentence the judgo said that the prosecuting attorney errod in charging the crime and that the informaticn should have charged murder in the sacond dogreo in- stead of mahslsughter, and then directing his attontion tothe defendant he read her a lecture which was intended for the othor disorderly charactors of the city. Ho said: ‘It seems that you and others seom to think that you can carry on your nightly oreies, terrifying the whole city and making it unsafe for a man to walk along Ninth streot after nightfall. This is an appalling spectacle to be tolerated in @ city that exists in a Christian land, where it is to be presumod that law and order prevails. I say that it is appalling to think that you and_other women and also men of your color will conduct yourselves in such a manner, when it is a fact tha country has expended billions of mon that enough men to make two states have laid down their lives that you might have your freedom and equal rirhts with thoso Who possess a lighter complexion. “1t you wanted to be, you could bo just as respectable as any whito woman, and~ right here I want to say that I have a good deal more respect for you than 1 have fora white woman who éngages in the occupation which you have been following. 1If you were a white woman I would give you the full limit of the Inw, but as you have not had the benefit of a moral education, I am com- pelled to let you off with a lighter sontonco. “If Tlive and have chargo of the criminal docket next yoar I shall give you plenty of company at Lancoln, as 1 have determined that the peoplo of this city pay enough money into the treasury each year to entitle them” to that protection which will make their persons and their property so safe that they can walk any of tho strects and at any time of night without fear of molestation,” Dismissed by tho State's Error. In the cascof thestate against Bernard Kohn, charged with having s quantity of goods with the in ing his creditors, Judge Ke; the motion to quash the information and the case was dismissed. The case grew out of the Kohn & Ha ailure and, after the attachmeuts had issucd, the sherifl found the goods secrated in the basement of a store room on Fiftcenth street. Yesterday the case went out of court on account of an error of the county attorney. 1In the police court, where he filed the information and wherd the preliminary examination was held, he failed to charge the amount of tho goods so secreted. The court hela that thiswas a fatal aefect in the information. Sulng a Bathing Roesort Keeper. Abigail A. Brotherton, administratrix of the estate of HiramS. Brotherton, deceased, has. brought suit agninst the Manhattan Beach Improvement association in an action to recover the sum of £,000 damages, alleg- ing that tho members of the association were responsible for the drowning of her son in Lake Manawa on August 8, 1802, Toprove that the members were responsible she avers that on the day before mentioned the lad went to the lake to bathe, and that while there he hired a bathing suit ana went out into the water. In addition to this she alleges that the beach company failed to put up notices, cautioning the bathers not to go into the deep water. On account of this failure, Hiram went out where the water was ten feet deep and there was drowned. Morcover she avers that the management failed to proyide the means for resuscitating those who might be overcome or insensible by strangulation, Distriot Court Cullings, Judge Ferguson is still confined to his room by sickness, and it is doubtful if he will be on the bench again during the pros- ent term. The dismissal docket for the term was called by Judge Scott yesterday, and for various reasons 259 cases went out of court, This was the largest dismissal docket that was ever presented in the history of the count, G. B. Blakeley and Albert B. Persinger have sued Frank Johnson, the former for $370, and tho latter for 8951, The suits grow out of the failure of the Sidney bank, which ocourred in June, 1889, and of which bank Johnson was the president, In the case of the state against Bert Foley, a saloon man who was convicted of having kept his drinking place open betweon the hours of midnight and 4 o'clock in the morning, the motion for a new trial was overruled. The motion for the new trial was based upon the fact that in the district court he did not introduce in eviderce the pro- visions of tho city ordinances regulating the running of saloons. Miller & Stotenberg, charged with having sold liquor to a minor and convicted of that charge, were given a new trial. In the police court the information charzed that wine was the liquor sold, but when the case was reached for trial in the district court, on motion of the county attorney, the informa- tion was amendea by striking: out the word “wine” and inserting the words ‘whisky and brandy.” Tne court held that the amend- ing of the information to that extent com. pelled the defendants to plead to an entirely different crime than the one with which they wero charged in the lower court, e people who had their money on de- posit in the Bank of Sidney at the time when that concern went to the wall are now mak- ing a raid on F. B. Johnson, who was ono of the proprietors, and are making his life a burden by the commencement of suits. The following new cases were brought yesterday: James J. McIntosh, $342.06; Henry Newmun, §200.45; Charles C. Nelson, $254.82; Mack Radeliff, 8271.78; B. McLermon, $564.93; John M. Adams, $1881; William J. MoCoy, §261.05; Mary Heilman, §200; C. Otterman, $400; Milo M. Fish, $140; Charles German, $183, and George F. Wood, §500. ————— HOT SPRINGS NOTES, ‘mers Resting at the Health Chances for the Summer. Hor SeriNes, 5. D., June 23.—[Speclal to Tue Bee.]—Hot Springs is probably suffer- ing like the rest of the world from the srin- gency in money matters. When banks are breaking and & crash seems immineut, even people of wealth do not pack their grips and bie to some summer watering place to spend the heated term. It is a noteworthy fact, however, that a great many of our visitors are weil-to-do farmers and their wives who have made their money tilling their fertile acres and laying up a little every year until they are now the most independent people of the state. Not less than fifty German farmers with their lusty wives from Dodge, Cuming and other counties on the lower Elkhorn have been here in the last three weeks. The World's tair no doubt takes a big pro- portion of tourists who would otherwise visit a pleasu'®e resort, and should July and August prove cool monthis, Hot Springs will not look for mauy pleasure seekers. The invalids are coming here greatly in excess of any former year and are receiving great benefit, One poor fellow from Alliance, who was crushed in a railway accident, has two silver Resort— sophically of his defeat, and says he is able to live without the honor, and no doubt he can, for ho has several millions ocarefull, stowed away. Prof. Northrup of the Chi- cago university is also spending his vacation hero, Qeorge A, Springor, another Chicago capitalist, who owns tho large spring which is the source of Fall river, is here looking forward toward tho cstab- lishment of a home for worn-out teachers at this place. The national inspector of soldiors homos General Averill, ias had in mind the loc tion of & $200.000 national hospital and san- itarium for United States soldiors at_this place, and has accordingly secured a detail of forty rheumatic and disoased soldiors in active servico from Fort Leavenworth, Kan., to cometo Hot Springs to spend a month to test the waters. The location of the home hero will depend upon tho test of thoe waters. Tho town was very much wrought up Thursday by Edna McGregor, tho 10-year- old daughter of Melvillo McGregor, shoot- ing her father witha 33-calibro revolver. It was un&:l flesh wound and will soon heal up. MecGregor had been abusing his family and threatencd to kil his wife and choke his daughter, when she got the rovolver and let him have it. He was alter- wards arrested and jailed. Friday morning he was brought before the court to be bound over to keep the peace, when his wife and he made a contract to separato, she to take all the property and ho never to come near the domicile without her written invitation. Not many Nevraska people aro hero this weok. — e GERMAN SOCIETY NOTES. John Baumer's Birthday Uelobration— Minor News of Inierest. A merry party it was that gathoered Wednesday evening at the residence of and Mrs. John Baumer, corner Burt Nineteenth streets, on the occasion of Baumer's 53a birthday. Mr. Baumer has resided in this city since 1867. Always amiablo, he has a host of friends, who ca.ne to congratulato him. Among those present were nearly all the singers of the Omaha Saengerbund, of which socioty mine host of the evening member. In anticipation of their visits, tables had been set and spread with a sumptuous lunclieon on the extensive lawn west and north of the house, where the party, by the light of many Chinese lanterns, did’ justice to the provided viands, After the repast the members of the bund exercised their vocal organs under the direo- tion of their efcient teacher, Prof. Charles Poterson. Joyous songs filled the air in the nity until nearly 12 o'clock, when Mr. Sehnake arose to all some history con- nected with the host's life, concluding with an expression of well wishes on behalf of those present and the lhope of many future nces of the happy day. "This afternoon the South Omaha U. O. T. B. lodge No. b3 will colebrate its fifth anni- ry, at which a new banner is to bo un- Invitations have been sent to Omaha of other cities. They will . m. m_inciudes a parade through the streets and an address by Mr. Jacob Hauck, A regular contributor from Omaha to Der ist, a paper issued at Duessdldorf, Ger- ny, in the interests of ci is Max nsen. His imagina are the same as when Max was dot in the fatherland. They encirele the globe. histructor Watzenborn notified the members of the turnverein that all those desirious of attending the Milwaukeo gymnastic tournament give him immediate notice that hotel accommodations may be secured for them before June 30, President J. B. Schupp of Central Labor union has been apprised that the Nebraska State Labor congress will convene at Central Labor union hall, 136 South Tenth street Lincoln, on Sunday, Jily 2, and that ar- rangements are being made for hotel accom- modations, Tho “Biedere Schroaben” composing the verein of that name who once owed alleg- iance to the potentate of Wurtemberg, but havye since become subject of a_people’s gov- ernment, have decided on a little outing this afternoon at Steye park near Coffman station where a picnic is to be given at which th wives, daught nd sweethearts will assist them in having a merry time. Trains willleave at 10 o'clock this morning. 1t may not be generally known among the music-loving German population of Omaha that Mrs. H. Haarmann, nee Schunke, lady planist, who before her marriage occa- sionaliy delighted her auaiences and friends with her skilled performances on the in- strument, 15 contemplating s pleasant sur- prise for her admirers of the art by a re- appearance in musical circles, ————— Burglars Eujoy T ves. Burglars gained admission to the commis- sion house of the Kirschbraun-Haskell Pro- duce company Friday night by forcing open the front door. The desks were all opened and the contents scattered over the floors, but the vault door was not touched, so far as could be seen, The thieves secured a box of cigars, a few dollars in_postage stamps and postal cards and a silk umbrella. The change drawer which contained a few dollars was overlooked. In the basement they openea up & case of eggs and amused thomselyes with throwing eggs at a mark on the wall Old files of paper, the accumulation of several years, wero scattered about, and it will require no little amount of labor to put last Mr. and Mr. sections in his back-boac, placed there by physicians. Hon. Samuel W. Allerton of Chicago,who! Carter Harrison defeated for mayor, b been here for ten days with his wifo, who is an_inyalld. She is regaining her' health quite fast, and {s now able to ride around the city, whereas when she came she had to bo carried from the car. He talks philo: them in place again. Al Brown Is Bagged. Dotective Hudson returned from Kansas City yesterday afternoon with Thomas Brown, a colored man, who is charged with having been implicated in the robbery of Altman’s clothing store at Sixteenth and California streots March 23. The store was thoroughly ransacked by tho thieves, who got Away with as much’ clothing as 'they could carry. A number of colored women, among whom was Belle Arnold, recontly killed by Anna Brown, were arrested for concealing the stolen property, but the ovidence against them was not sufiiciont to convict, Brown was one of the persons who AMUS i;Mrh‘ANT S, Farnam St. Theater. “szuis ANDREWS OPERA GO 40 PEOPLE 40 Will present Aifred Colifer's brilliant comio opora, "DOROTH Y. Bundag, Jung . Lurgo Chorus. Full Orcliestra. Magnificent Cos- tumes. RUNNING MEETING ONLY 4TH OF JULY ATTRACTION. Fair Grounds $3,000 in Purses. 4th, 5th and Gth. Special rates on all roads entering Omaha., For particulars and privileges, Address, J. A, Tuthill, Sec’y, Omaha. < escapod, and the authorities have boen ualng ovory moans to apprehend niw v.ith 1o Sucs coas until the other day, when he was ar- rosted in Kansas City. He will bo arralgned on a charge of burglary. - - A, Marriage Licenses. The following marriage liconses wore is- sued yostorday : Namo and addross, § William A, Sloan, South Omaha. 1 Laura M, Chadd, South Omuba A, Potorson, Ot 1o Ulifton, Oma ar Andarsoh, Oninha ry Swanson, Omahn hort 8jober L . ek, South Ornaha..! South Omali SINCE movingto my now loea- tion AL 218 8. 16 8t., my trado has in: od to such & ce that T am 110 the utmost end to ir, al- thouel T have dou- bicd “my - clerical foree. Tamselling Diamonds.Jewelry and Watclies ove Tour in the day an evory minute fn tho hour. These extens 8Iv0 ‘sales roguire me to rl\p!rnll'l ny stock _eontinually, and for that reason T am able to show my cus- tomers thovery latestideas nartisticjowelryandsiiver noveltiesthatihedesigners in_the big factories can turn out. 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