Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 16, 1893, Page 2

OVER TWO WHEELS OR FOUR Roadster Olub 8plits on a Question Ooncern- ing Matinee Hitches, WILL IT BE WAGONS OR CARTS OR BUST Bome Earnest Feeling Existe Among the Members of the Organization and Disfaption 1s Threatened—Re- sults of the Races Yestorday. An opidemic of discord has invaded the ranks of the Gentlemen's Roadster club, soriously threatening the complete disrup- tion of the organization. Radical differ- ences of opinion have been manifest for some time, but it has not been until within the last week that there has been an opeh split. The rock on which the organization bids fair to go to pieces is the action of the directors n week ago, changing the rules so a8 to allow the use of two-wheel instead of four-wheel hitches at the spoed contests of the club. The by-laws of the club distinctly specify tht all speed contests shall be to wagon, and this rulo has alyays boen strictly en- forced until yesterday afternoon, when the first matinee of the season was held under the new order of things. It was a dismal failure, and it is to bo regretted that there is every indication that the situation will not improve. A number of impromptu meet- ings of tho members have develoned consid- erablo acrimonious discussion, and quite a little unfriendly feeling has boen cngen- dered. ‘The four-wheel men say that they wilghave nothing more to do with the con- cern, and foresee the collapse of the club, ‘while the two-wheelers admit that the rond 18 rocky for the organization, but hopefull phophesy that out of the ruins of this club will spring up a new one that will be stronger and better in"every way. 1ts Way Not Nright. ‘When it is considerea, however, that it has taken a great deal of hard work to keep the club on its legs, even with the united strength of the two factions, it is dificult to see where the membership and woney is coming from to maintain & successful organ- ization after half of those now interested haye been eutranged. Thereare o gront many of the members who can be vrevailed upon to drive in the matinee races if the four-wheel rule is main- tained, but who will not under any cireum- stances mount a two-wheeled skeleton after the fashion of the professional jockey, and ch other around the track for the edification of. the assembled multicude, When it comes to argument, the four wheelers have big odds on _their side, but tho others maintain that if a number of the mombers want to drive to speeding carts they ought to be allowed to do it. The four wheelers insist that to allow the use of corts is to compel the use of them, us wagon would be hopelessly handicapped in o raco against a cart. Iach succcoding dis: cussion, instead of tending to an amicable agrecwent, oniy widens the breach and strengthens cach side in the position talken. 1t is indeed regretable to be called upon to chronicle the fact that so strang has the feeling bocome, that some of the members were looking for an open demoustration at the track yesterday aftornoon, but fortu- nately thero was nothing of the kind, be- cause the four wheelers instead of attempt- ing to overrule and setaside the arrange.- ments made to rule them off the track un- les: acceded to the new rules, promptly declined to drive or have anything more to do with the clab untilthe former condition >of things was restored.” The result was a dearth of sturters, some races that, were no races at all, and an empty grand siand. . Yesterdny's Events, Thore were three evonts on tho éard, tho 8400 trot, the free-for-sll pace and. thel freo- for-all trot, and they were all disposed of Within an hour and a half. ‘The eutries for the first wero: TRobert Wells, bay maro Winona; G. C. Metealf, gray maré Daisy Sprague; Georgo Wakefield, black gelding Baron. His lordship was hopelessly fost in thie first shuflle and was heard of no’ more, while the raco was decided intwo heats, Daisy winning handily in 1:265¢ and 1:201;. The free-for-all trot called ouv but two starters, Harry McCormick's brown mure Kitty Bird and H. B. Irey's bay gelding Murray John. Tho big buy possesse enough speed to huve driven the gamey mare o rattling race had it not been for persist- ently hitting his knees, particularly on the turns, the heavy blows actually knocking his legs out from uuder him, and being plainly audivle 100 yards away. ‘The maro won the first heat in"a Jog in 1:2814, but was pushod 10 1:194¢ in the second, which sho might just as well have done at a 3:30 clip. In the pace the starters were: G. D Edwards' bay gelding Columbus Tom, and H. H. Martin’s chestout goelding Trailor. The latter capturea the first heat in 1:21 and Tom took tho second in 1:2237. [n tho shako-off, Trailer went under the wiro on u run, although several lengths in the lead, owing to a little carolessness on the part of the driver. Tnasmich asho had twico pre- viously during the heat indulged his thor otghbred propensities, the judges concluded to set him back and give tho heat and race to Fom, whon Starter Swigert, who was of. ficlating in the stand on the other side of whe track, announced it the othor way with 8ho timo as 120k, and 1t was allowed to and. Sevoral of the members who have particl pated in provious matinecs were on the grounds with their horses, but the - new rule kept them off tho track and put a dampoer on what ‘mignt otherwise have been n fair afternoon’s sport. The Roadster club has lpne 80 much during the past two yoars i he wiiy of bringing about the improvement of tho class of horses kept in and around the. city for driving, and in the encouragement of this distinctively gentlemen's sport, that it can only bo hoped that oxisting differences may soon be settled and the purposes for tho club was organized more f car- b obth ‘e fully car- TENNIS TOURNAMENT, Wind Storm Prevents the Completion of Lust Ky Program, Great preparations were mads for enter- taining & big crowd last ovening on the Omaha Tennis club grounds on Harney street. Tho occasion was to have been the final round of the singles botween Culling- ham and Denise, and half of Omaha was ex- pected to turn out to look on. A numbei of chairs had beon borrowed from the Young Mew's Christian association and theso were long either side of tho hud been watered and mooth as a billiard wable. In uddition to these preparations a notice had been posted on the door that an admis- sion 104 of 10 cents would be charged to help Cullingham and Battin entered but tho chairs were nearly nll ewpty. Several poople had come, but had turned back on seeiug the fust approuching rain clouds; others had stayed away for the Adwe reason. But the match had to be played if it were in any way possible. Do- nise won tho toss aud chose the service, Cullingham taking the south side of the net. Soveral rames were played and at the outset. Cullingham was getting the advantuge, but Deniso caught up, and when the big, ugl cloud that came up from the west with' sueh fearful velocity a little bofore 7 finaliy scarod ull tho spectators away iu s hurry, the score was thres games all, Still the players stuck to it, but before the next game wis finished the dust was blowing across the court in such volume that it was abso- lutely impossible to proceed, and it wus 10 put off the mateh untit Monday. Play will begin prompt at 6 o'clock to- morrow. The same 10 cents adwmission fee will be charged and there is no reason why A large onough number should not be pros- ent Lo fill the chairs provided for thew and toturn fn a s t number of dimes to the coffers of the club to recowmpense the members of the committee for a considerable u}rllun of thelr exponsc and encourage them similar offort anothor year. Iu addition g;fl:‘h l?l( thy II‘ILIIT. l&o two finuha sewi-fing 0 doublas ure also o decided Monday night, “Nimbie Ji ont, Lour Ciry, Neb,, July 15, [Special to Tue Bek - A wrestling match tor $500 a side Was contested at Arcadia, Neb., between Jim Taylor of San Francisco and the Sher man county farmer, “Nimble Jim.” Al though the Sherman county man seeured the first fall In four minutes and thirty sec- onds, the £ neisco man won the noxt two In twenty-four minutes and sixteen minutes respectively. “NimbloJim" weighed in at 17 and Taylor at 197, and although there was over twenty pounds difference in | their weights, it was a groat match. *Nim- bie Jim".is willing to wrestle anybody with- in ten pounds of his weight. Y. M. C. A's WON, Soldiers Smothered by the Christians at Assoetation Park Yesterdny. At4o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Young Men's Christian Association park a game of ball was calied which was destined to open the eyes of some people who have continued to measure the Yourg Mon's Christian association team by the record it made in the first game with the University of Nebraska. The association has been steadily strengthening until it now has the best playing and best hitting team in the city, as the game yesterday afternoon de- monstrated. Yapp was doing the shooting, so far as the ball was concerned, for the soldiers, all the rest contining themselves to 00ting off their mouths. As soon as it be- came evident to the boys in blue that they had a mouthful on hand much wo large for success{ul chowing tney bogan to abuse the umpire most unmercifully, Twice they re- fused to pay unless the umpire changed, and twice their demand was acceded to. Meanwhile thoy went cheerily on making errors and neglecting to hit in places occu- pied by the ball until the very end. The “features of the game wero McEL vaine's pitching, when he relieved Yoph ana Robinson’s pitching for the Young Men's Christian association all through the game. Barring his wildness, which was excusable, owing to his lack of practice in the box lately, he pitched a superb game, lotting the ;fllx:\h:rs down with one clean hit to right eld, Jellen's sky-scraper over the center fielder's, head with two men on bases, en- degred him to the crowd. Fully 1,550 people saw the game and, barring tho- continued beefing about the umpiring, were highly pleased with the game. Score: Rustin, 2b. Crawford, ss Angel, m.. Totals. Stoney, s Crappor, Van Orn Duberry, c. Yupp, b. ‘and MeGlnnis, 1b. Haslor, ni. Cody, It. Haliot, rf. McElviin, p. Totals. o | mozopek ©| vocomcwome® 5 5 SCORE BY INNINGS. 01440000 00300001 SUMMARY. Y. M. O, A Abbott Baso on b Struck ou ¥ AleElvatn, Wild pitche! 2:08. Y. M.C A ? 0—9 Fort Omuhu 04 Earned runs: Two-base hits: hit:_Jollen. off Y Yapp, berry, Time of game: s: O \4; By Robinson, 10; b Pissed balls, Dows Robiusou, 8; Yapp, 3. NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES. Philadelphin Holds the Lead, But Colonels Made Her Hustle. LoutsviLie, July 15.—The Phillies batted out a victory in-the tenth inning, Score: Loulsyllie..... 0 0 2 0 0 0 20 0 1— 5 Philadelphfa. 1 0 1 01 0 0 0 1 2= 6 Hits: Loulsyllle, 10; Philadolphia, 11. Errors: Louisville, 8; Philadelphiu, 2. Earnod runs Loulsville, 1; Philadelphia 1. Battories ‘rim and Btratton; Weyhing and Sharrott. Beaneaters Took the Wholo Set. CINCINNATI, Juli’ 15.—Boston made it three straight by batting out today's victory on two innings. Cincinnati couldn't = hit Stivetts and were unfortunate in having no runners on the bases when thelong hits were made. Score the 20001100 0-4 000103000-7 rott, and Morriti. Plrates Slug tho Senators. Prrrsnung, July 15, —Heavy hitting by the Pittsburgs and no hitting at all by tne Washingtons characterized togay's game. “Three home runs were made in elght innings. Score: Pittsburg.. Washington Hits: Pittsburg, Pittsburg, Duryou und 141242140210 +000000HD000-0 ashington, 6. Errors: ) urned runs: Killent and Miller; Young Mr, Clarkson’s Improving. St. Louts, July 15.—Today's was another pitcher’s buttle in which Ciarkson was ably assisted by both in and outfields. Score: St. Loul: 100004120-8 Brooklvn 100002000-38 Louls, 9; Brooklyn, 5. Errors: Brooklyn, 4. Karned run St. , Batteries; Clarkson and tGiunson; Keunedy and Kinslow, Bigh Amos Suveid the Day, CLEVELAND, July 15,—New York won today in o well played game, Clarksou was batted frooly in the fourth, but Cleveland could do nothing with Rusie. Attendance 2,000, Score: Cleveland Now York 00000008 0-3 001420000-7 Cloyeland, 12; Now. York, 13. Errors: und, 1; New York, 2. Barnod runs: Cloveland, 3; Now York, 4. Batteries: Clark- sonand O'Connor; Rnste and Milligan. Uncle Finally Captures u Serles. Dhicago, July 15.—The Orioles lost their three strufght games through inability to hit Mauck. McGinnis was_released and Hugey, formeriy of Kunsas City, signed to- day by Anson: ~ Attendance, 2,700, Score: 08400018 1—9 10000000 0-1 6; Baltimore, 2. Errors: B Earned runs: Chicugo, 0. Bat- torles: Mauck, Parrott and Kittrodgo; Huwke and Clarke. Standing of the Teams, 5 20 50 Clovelund, Cluelnnatl Races ut Chudron, Casrrg, Wyo., July 15.—(Special Tale- gram to Tur Bee]—In the horse race ba- tween Doc Middletew, owned by Dan Robert- son, aud Sorrel Johnson, owned by Shorift Dahlman of Chadron, for $1,000 a side hore today, Doo Middleton won by over half a length. The interest in the race wus in- tenso. It pavtook of a fight betweon the two Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Vall towns, ALl the Chadron money in sight was won by Casper men. Over £,00 hands on tho result of the ra ifforent pool sellers were kopt busy all da ty aud the town is lively. Gust Graef of Casper beat George Dyson, the 100-yard cyclone of Huy Springs, for u wager of §0 o side. ‘Uhe 100 yaras was ruu in less than ten seconds. springlield Again vV SrriNeriELp, Nob,, July 15.—[Special Tel- egram 10 ‘Lus Bre.|—Springflold won the third straight game from Weeping Water today on the home grounds. Score: springield. .. 30101010 *8 voplug Water . 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 g4 Hits; Springhield, 1i Weeping Water, . Batierles: Gelst and Hall; Dann and Dawson e The lady aeronaut will make a bylloon ascension und parachute jump this after- noon at Courtland beach. - ., Bad Johnsons in Juil, HarTsHORN, 1. T., July 1 States Postoffice Inspectors J. H. Spooner and W. H. Hoocko effected an important arrest hero yostorday on the charge of fraudulent use of the wmails. They will turn over to the federal court at Fort Swith Eli Johuson, H, ¢, Johu- | above this city last ovening. | from his guard in Saline City last Tues- eon, W. B. Johnson and Hale Johneon, father and three sons, who have for saveral months styled themselves s the “Johnson Trading company.” Their plan of operation was to obtain mer- chandise wherever possible without pay- ment in advance, convert the goods into cash and neglect to pay the merchants. Kansas City, St. Louis and Chicago houses are the principal victims, —— GENERAL M'COOK AT DENVER. He 18 Preparing to Open the New Depart- ment Hendquarters There. DENVER, July 15.—Alexander Mc- Cook, brigadier general of the new mil- itary department of Colorado, Utah. Artzona and New Mexico, arrived in this city yesterday for the vurpose of es- tablishing the headquarters of the de- partment at Denver. The general was accompanied by his aide de camp, Lieu- tenant Chauncey B. Baker of the Seventh infantry, Clerk Donaldson and Messenger Ray. “Three years ago,”" said General Me- Cook, “when in Washington, I demon- strated to the secretary of war, Mr, Proctor, and to General Schofield. that a fow yoars would prove how convenient it would be in order to maintain proper adaministration over Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico, for military and above all for business reasons, to organize these territories and statos into a new department with headquar- ters at Denver. The recent Navajo roubles hastened the change of head- quarters from Tos Angeles to Den- ver. The yain from this chnngo in correspondence with the different mil- itary establishments in New Mexico and Avizona is ten days in some instances, soven in others and in all three days from all post correspondence except the one at San Diego. All the mail from these points from New Mexico and Ari- zona, all estimates and official corre- spondence, had to be sent to the Pacific coast at Los Angeles and went back by the same routes. We think that the transfor to Denver, as a business propo- sition alone, 18 based upon good judg- ment and sound sense. | expect to make my home here until T close my army career on April 22, 1895." s S L8 SHE WANTS HER HUSBAND. opoment Murriage Which Mas Re- alted in n Second Flight. MAscouTan, I1l., July 15.—A roman- tic story witha sad ending is told by Mrs. Adelia C. Loa, a well dressed, re- fined woman of Memphis, Tenn., who is in this county in search of her recreant band. Tén years ago Mrs, Lea was 5 years of age and was just blooming into beautiful womanhood. Her father one of the leading divines the south and she was reared in a vrefined home. While on a journey through Georgia she was a senger on a train that met with a frightful wreck. Korty lives were lost and the girl was rescued barely in time by the handsome young engincer of the train. The acquaintance thus formed between the young people was kept up, and in time'ripened into love. 1t was the old story. There was parental ob- jection | and the young couple eloped ‘to Fort Worth and were married. For a number of years they lived hapvily together and four children came to brighten their home. Ten days ago the husband sud- denly disappeared. The Memphis papers published long aceounts of the disappearance, and hinted at foul play. About the time of the disappearance of the locomotive engineer, a dashing young woman named Nellie Hurd also disappeared, and it is claimed that they have been seen together at East St. Louis. The wronged wife is searching for the recreant husband. in the hope that be may yet be won back. At bty An Balloon ascension and parachute jump this afternoon at Courtland Beach. ek e Claims to Have Been Swindled. INDIANAPOLIS, July 15.—A restrain- ing order has been granted in the case of William R. Burleigh against the Berford stone quarry by Judge Woods. The order }n'uvun!s the sale of any prop- erty until July 19, when the case will be heard. The company made an assign- ment -a short time ago and William Burleigh was appointed trustee. Vories of Bedford ciaims to hold 000 worth of stock, and it is for this amount and $4,750 interest that the suit is brought. The com{)luinl says that the company was controlled by Wil- liam L. Breyfogle and W. C. Win- stanley, who were the original owners of all the capital stock, and that they have managed the affairs to suit them- selves, 1Itis charged that they misap- propriated $100,000, and_ that the intor- est on the company’s obligations has not been mot, although past due. It is fur- ther charged that Breyfogle has fraud- ulently endeavored to prevent the salo of bonds and otherwise hindored efforts to secure payment of Vories. At Courtland Baach this afternoon, balloon ascension and parachute jump. gt e Hi brough's Fiuanolal Ideas, S1. PAvUL, July ‘15.—Senator Hans- brough delivered an address before the Chautauqua assembly at Devil's Lake, N. D., last evening, which is creating talk in business circles. He explained the difference between free silver, single gold standard and limitedcoinage. Ho advocated bimetallic currency, the coinage of either motal to be limited in proportion to production, the ratio to be regulated from time to time as the relative rate of production de- manded, congress to be the judge of that time and rate. The senator favored the slusion of foreign bullion, or at least would have its_importation limited by a high rate of duty. He,advocated the issue of silver certificates redeemable in silvor and the extension of the legal tender power to $1,000, but not unlimised legal tender power. s, Robhed an Arkansas Shorifr, MeypHis, July 15.—Sheriff Warner of Crittenden county, Arkansas, left here late last night on the Iron Moun- tain train, Just across the river, at the junction, he stepped on the platform, where some unknown person shot at him. Sherifft Warner pulled his gun and let go, but his assailant landed a second shot in the sherifl’s right arm. The sherif’s shot went wild and his gun foll from his grasp. The robber then went through him for $12,000. The sherifl is now at Gaston's hotel, this eity, where the doctors dressed his wounds, His assailant escaped. e The lady aeronaut will make a balloon ascension and parachute jump this after- noon at Courtland beach. B Escuplug Conviet Drowned. LarrLe RoeK, July 15.—The bedy of Nina Shepard, & once notorious bandit of the northwestern part of this state, was found in the Arkansas rviver just He oscaped day and it is su undertook to swim the river while enroute to this place. He was sorving a term in the penitentiary for the murder of Officers Will Dalton and Ed Wright at Roger, Arlc., about eighteen months ago. He was @ desperate chavacter and escaped the gallows simply through the efforts i of shrowd attorneys. e LTI At Courtlund Beach this afternocn, | balloon ascension and pavachute jump. DOUGLAS CORIY'S FINANCES Balance Sheet Wflx‘s the Oondition of the Seyera] Fands, b COUNTY CLERK S'A‘lil&“"s STATEMENT e gl Report In Detall df ‘the Cash Expended ‘During the Past Noug in Every Depart- ment of the County—Balances For the first time in the history of Douglas county a complete financial report for the fiscal yoar has boen prepared. County Clerk Sackatt has just completed a showing of the conditioni of the various county funds that is complete in every detai'. It is of in- terest to every payer of taxes and is given in full: In presenting to the public a statemont of the fiscal year of 1882, which by the pro- visions of " the statute of this state closes July 1, I feel that some compliment may be justly paid to the Board of Commis- sioners who have so successfully superin- tended the disbursiments of the financos of the past year and by their efforts largely contributed to the present prosperous con- dition of the finances of Douglas county. A comploto statemoent of the financial transactions of Douglas county for the fiscal year just closed is as follows: Assessod valuation 18 25,737,001 90 Amount of lovy 189 420,810 18 DISTRIBUTION OF LEVY 1892, General fund . $281,634 22 Road fund L BLAT4 27 Bridgo funa. 3 51474 27 Insane judgment fond 12868 57 Hospital judgment furd 88600 71 Soldiers' Tollef fund g Bond sinking fund Total.. . $420,810 18 MISCELUANEOUS FUNDS Special Oash n hand July .. 84,100 62 Special n on hand July 1, . 1,238 21 Inaddition’ to the above assots on hand July 1, 1892, that were available and against a) was the 15 per cent reserve of the 1801 levy. Of this amount $9,904.93, being a portion of the reserve duo to tho goneral fund, has been drawn up duving the year, thus making the total assets of Douglas county July 1, 502, as follows: of 18 veds of 1801 (reservo) Miscellancous funds. Total.. ..8445,143 04 The disbursement of this amount in the various funds is shown by the following statement: General Fund. Amount of lovy. 1,684 22 Less 15 per cont T 4,745 18 i ... $196,850 00 053 Cneolin: . 9,994 93 sh'fund, July 1,180300 4,100 62 1 cash fund, ¢ t coliec- 83,779 21 44,763 85 Total Curront Total Disbursenients to District court. 01,459 69 1961 08 %.024 21 52,995 82 20,520 81 89,713 75 " BG5 42 . $244,680 13 | 606 1227 68 Indigent poc Miscellancous . H 8 233 72 The specific expdfaitires of the general fund are as follows;, . =, DISTRICT COURT,, Jurors and witnessefic. ..« . Defending prisoner: Dieting jurors. ... Balliffs and constablee. Grand jurors and wltnesse: Fees In'state case: 85,917 45 5 4,863 70 ry g00ds and 1,760 46 Furniture and repairs 8 3; Meat. General fun Sularies... Total.. ... $44,061,03 Miscollancous....... .... .8 1,886 Furnituro and répuirs. . 11483 86 Dry goods wnd clothing e County prison y prisoners. g South Omaha prisonors. Tusane prisoners B13 65 Salarles. 2,620 00 . surveyor, sal. and sup. Stationery and printing . ommissionors, salaries. . auditor's office, salaries office, sularies un lerk's oft Total.. Intermeats. Transportat and clothing 4,700 60 2,658 02 G ] 10800 81 Care of indigont Hoor. 507 76 County agent... Total..... .. s {008 i) Advertising.. County uttory Clty tixes. . County physician 2 Ald ' srleultural Soclotios Eleetions " Elkhorn river. S e ) ‘e HOAD) A0COUNTS. Patd trom genoral fund=s Miscellaneous. A, . Appralsonmont and gAnEes Grading and culvents . Valley brocinct aparvjsors). Totw Bl At Paid from the general fund. nm[ Wand, i1 161 140 801,474 27 $20,860 80 Amount of Due City ot COmubi. ... Due City of S0. Ouiaha. 22,617 05 28,807 22 Less 15 per cont re- 4,328 68 Suporvisors Grading and caiverts. Burveying......... Avprilsoniont ano dau- agea e Miscelluneous $11,045 44 8,931 11 1,502 60 729 60 1,009 Balance . Surveylng.. Chieago preclact suporsisors Unlon procinet supervisors Elkhorn precinet suporvisors Waterloo precinct suporvisors. OTONGCe Precinct suporyisors Piatte Valley precinct suporvisrs Jofforson preclnet superyisors MeArdlo procinct suporvisors. West Omaha procinct superviso Douglas precinet supsrylsors Millard precinct supsrvisors 8t Omaha precinct supervisors. . Clontart precinct Suporvisors........ 1,111 82 874 00 779 00 517 00 Total............ Unexpended balance . Bridge Fund. Amount of lovy. Less 15 por cent Disbursements distributed as follow: DRIDGE FUND. Lumbor.. Grading and ¢ Surveying.. Ohicago p Union precinet supervisors Elkhorn precinct suporvisors Waterloo precinct superyisors. Elorence precinct supervisors. Plutte Valley procinct suporvisors. Joferson précinet suporylsors. McArdlo procin Doulas precinet supervisors. Millard prec:not supervisors East Omaha precinct suporvis Total Unexpendedbalance. . $12,200.68 Insane Judgment Fund. Amount of lovy #$12,808,57 Less 15 per cent resorve. 1,980 28 ———— $10,038 20 DISRURSEMENTS TO DATE. 25,000 . 5,998 20 onts distributed as follows: Paid on account fnsane judgment to state, 5,000, unexpended balance §,939.29. Hospital Judgment Fund, Amount of levy 438,605 71 Less 10 per cent reserve 5,790 56 ————— 332,814 B85 DISBURSEMENTS TO DATE. Hospltal judgment. .. ....832,818 83 Balance overdrawn ) Disbursements distributed as _follows Paid on account hospital judgment, 832,81 balance (overdrawn), §3.48. Soldler's Rellef Fund. Amount of levy. Less 16 per cont o DISBURSEMRNTS TO DATE. Soldiers' relief commission.... Above disbursemen enadvanced to the Soldiers’' Relief commission as provided by law and expended by them. Unexpoendedabalance. . oo Bond Sinking Fund. $38,605 71 5,790 86 E $32,814 85 DISBURSEMENTS TO DATE. Bonds nnd interest....... .. 8 87 Amount of levy. Less 16 per cent T #20,016 50 Balance 7 Disbursements distributed as follows: Redemption of bonds and Interest.. 815,016 50 Transferred to general fund... . 5,000 00 Total.. 016 50 Unexpended balance, §12,708.5. Speclal Electlon Fund, Balance on hand July 1, 1892....... W 81,208 21 DISBURSEMENTS TO DATE. Speclul election.. 80 00 Nebraska Central company. $1,158 21 — $1,238 21 The above fund represents an unexpended balance of the money advanced by the Ne- braska Central Ruilway company to defray the expense of the special clection held June 16, 1802, and has been paid back to the de- positors, all claims having been fully paid. ‘The total unexpended balance in all funas on hand July 1, 1893, 1s as follows: General fund Road fund. Bridge fund Insune judgment fund. Soldiers relief fund 87 Bond sinking fund. 12,798 36 Total.. $31,641 85 Added to this is the uncxpended 15 per cont reserve required by law to bo withheld until the tax shall have been collected, amounting For 1892 to. For 1891 to. 8 233 72 409 99 12,260 68 5.938 29 96 3 61,0 5 75 78 685,163 Less amountof taxes cunceled on 1891 and 1892 tax lists, 3 sets Uopal nd July Learried over to the fiscal yeurof 1893 amoun 58,467 93 Balunce of insane judgment. 7,690 02 66,1567 95 92,524 18 It must not be understood that this balance represents cash on hand, as it does not; under the provisions of the statute the Board of Commissioners are allowed to draw warrants against 85 por cent of the amount of the levy in any one year, whether the taxes have been collected or not. Therefore the transactions referred to m tho foregoing statements relate to the disposition of the | lovy as made by the county bourd. ‘I'he balance of cash on hand in the hands of the counly treasurer does not constitute a fund against which warrants may be drawn until all outstanding warrants have been redesmed. At the close of all fiscal years prior to this, the amount of warran registered and not paid for want of funds has been very considerable; this year no warrants are registered and unpaid, except $21,000 against the hospital ,building fund, which have not been paid for the reason that the Litigation that has been commenced against the county by numerous purchasers ot lots in Douglas addition has resulted in causing a number of purchasers to withhold payments due on lots bought until the ter- mination of the pending suits. There is, however, an asset which might properly be included in the foregoing state- ment, and which consists of the accumu- lated surplus derived from miscellaneous fees and collections against which no war- rants have been drawn, but which has oper- ated as a sort of stauding resoerve fund and has assisted very materially in redeoming warrants drawn before the levy agaiust which they were 1ssued had been collected. The presence of this item has been made mest manifest at this time for the reason that at the sale of lands and lots for delin- quent taxes last November uearly ali the taxes on the 1501 list and all prior lists were collected ; thus turning into the treasury a much larger amount of cash for tne redemp- tion of warrants than has been collected El any previous year. P reauit s beon that at she present time all the warrants drawn against 85 per cent of the levy of 1802 have been paid, and there is still a large cash pbalance on hand in ali tho funds, with & very large percentage of the 1802 tax still uncoliected, With a proper financial management this condition should not be'changed in the fu- ture, so that hereafter Douglas county war- rants should be redeemed in cash as soon as issued, Should this prove to be the result it will very materially raise the financial standing of tho county and will do away with a very large number of the complaints against the ofticials in charge, whoever they muy be. A large Kroporn n of the complaints made against the administration of the publ affairs of this county in the past have arisen from the facy that claims against the county could not be promptly paid in cash when due. S0 long as the present provisions of the statute remain in force this surplus should be held as a sacred fund for the sole purpose of “:éleamlnz warrants the day they are The outstanding bonded indebtedn Douglas county July 1, 1893, is as follo BI!I-I por cent funding bonds Issued uly 2, 1877, refunded and called in August 24, 1857, but not yet pre sented for redemption ... . A Five per cent fundiog bonds issued July 1, 1887, duo July,1907.. Five por cent funding bond July 1, 1891, due July 1, 1611 . 8lx por cent court Louse bond issued January 1, 1881, due January 1, Total outstanding. .. £545,000 nds voted but not yot iasi Nobraska Oentral Rallway - June 16, 1802 | . Road improvement bonds-— June 16, 1892, ......... Total veses ) The total assessed valuation of Douglas m\mtf’ for the year 1803 as returned and equalized amounts to $25,423, 504, The lovy of taxes made for tho year 1803 is as follows: General tund, . $228.812 84 . 50847 19 Road fund, 2'm 50,847 19 Brid; Sold L 8:10 5,084 72 Insane tund, 810 mills, ... 7,697 U8 Bond Sinking fund, 1 5:10 mii) 88,135 89 Total . e This amount is $48,450.27 less t! 1802, . $500,000 #150,000 mills, .. 1l 351,358 01 an the lovy of As_compared with former years the finan- clal condition of Douglas county_today is ox- tremely favorable. On January 7, 1843, there was a floating indebtedness of 86,744 01. On January 1, 1803, this had been reduced to 15447, whilo at that dato the unexpended balances in the vasious funds amounted to upward of $5,000. Tho present statement shows net avallable resources on hand of £70,724.18 after all claims shall have been paid and all outstanding warrants redecmed, not including the balance of actual cash on hand as shown by the treasurer’s statoment. Rospectfully, I'RED J. SACKRTT, County Clork. THE MOONSHINER'S BABY. Buffalo Express. The tall peaks of the Kentucky moun- tains were casting long shadows across the valleys, when aman emerged hastily from a glen ‘concealed by the over- hanging crags and virgin forest, and made his way toward a small cabin a mile distant. He examined the sur- rounding country keenly as he advanced, and, though his Winchester was throw n carelessly acnoss his arm, the woapon was grasped in such a way that it might be brought to bear in any direction at a moment’s notice, A final beam from the great red ball in the west penotrated the cottage aoorway,as the mountaineer arrived. His approach was announced by the lively antics of a toddler standing at the door, swinging a little white kitten by its nock. As the baby tumbled forward into tho man’s arms, a woman rushed to tho door with a look of alarm on her face, which was immediately replaced by an expression of relief as she ob- served the now comer. “‘You are late,” remarked the woman, as she returned to the preparation of supper. ‘‘Anything wrong at thestill?”’ *No, mother, all is well and the run is fine. It's the best licker we've turned out this season, and the boys are having a trolic tonight and—you rascal.” The speoch was interrupted as the baby sprang from its father’s arms to grab the bright barrel of the rifle. “And, mother, returns on this supply ought to be big, for these pesky dotec- tives have not let much moonshine get out of these mountains of late.” As the moonshiner deposited his baby tenderly on the floor and started to hang his riflo on the wall. anold dog lying at the corner of the vottage gave & low growl and bounded towavd the path. Like a flash the mountaineer jerked his belt into position, wherea "heavy re- volver would be convenient and ad- vanced to the door, with his Winchester. cocked. “‘Look out thar, Mars' Davis! 'Tween you’ gin and dis ole dorg you make me afeard every time I comes here.” And the aged negro coming up the path made a vigorous lunge at the dog which seemed determined to tear his trousers, if such a thing was possible with so ragged an attire, “What can bring you over here this time o'night, Sam?” and the remark was accompanied by a click, click of the rifle as the hammer was let down. ““I thought as how you mought let me have a side o'bacon, Mars’ Davis. I knows you let dis ole nigger have a piece only t'other day, but my chiilen are powerful after hog meat, Mars’' Davis, and I dono where dis ole nigger's going to git it, if you can’t lot him have it,” and the aged darky scratched his head, as if trying to determine his chances for getfing the coveted meat. “Of course.you can get the bacon, Sam,” romarked tho mountaineer, as he lod ' the way to the smoke house. “‘Haven't you always got your bacon from me?" ‘and a generous piece of well- cured meat was handed to the old negro, whose eyes glistened at the great quantity of the precious food hung around the wall. *Well, I’s much obleged, and now dis nigger's got something moro 'portant to tafi( 'bout than hog meat,” and the darky lowered his voice in order that Mrs. Davis, who was- standing at the cabin door with the baby in her arms, should not hear him, and Cy Davis looked seriously at the old man wondor- ing what could” be more important in his mind than plenty of bacon, ‘“‘Jest befo’ sun down Mars’ Davis, T come to you' mint patch to fotch my ole woman some you' mint. ¥You know she has a hankerin’ after” julips. Well, while dis nigger war on his knees after dat mint, he happened to look 'cross de branch to dat patch o' new ground and s & man on & big horse. Ho war lookin’ at you' cabin and ’peared as if he didn't know whar to go. Then he mo- tioned to some one in de woods and turn 'round and went back. Dat man don’t bllong 'round dese mountains, and dis nigger hadn't seen the like o' dat horse since de war. I thought as how Mars’ Davis orter know 'bout dat man watchin’ his cabin, ‘cause it must be some o' them thar pesky rev'nue 'ficials from Louis- ville,” While the negro was telling his story the moonshiner glanced uneasily into the gathering darkness, und an éxpres . sion gradually B{rrawd over his face that was only seen there when he was pre- paring for a desperate confliot. “Well, go’long home, Sam, and don't speak of this to anybody. I will not forget your kindness,” and he walked into the house as if nothing unusual had oceurred while the negro shouldered his bacon and went home, eontonted with having donethe son of his old master a service. ' “An hour later the pride of the hum- ble home of the Davis’s was place in a littlo home-made cradle, aftor lisping her baby prayer at her father's kneo, Mrs. Davis thought her son exhibited more feeling than usual as ho gathered the child in his arms for the good-night hug. This was the only shadow cast by the approaching cloud. When every- thing was quiet in the cabin Cy Davis left filx seat by the door and carelessly took down his rifle. An extra belt of cartridges was added to that habitually worn. He was anxious that his prepar- ations should not disturb his mother. It was poasible that the threatened attack would not occur. Still Cy Davis was not the man to take satisfaction out of fancied security. He knew there was & reward for him dead or alive. In his varied experience as an illieit distiller his path had crossed that of many men. For years he had avoided conflicts with revenue officials. Some of his desperate companions thought this evidence of cowardice, Those who knew him best were aware that it was through deference to his mother's wishes. Then Cy married and he was more anxious than ever that moonshining should be his worst crime. A ye: ater he was arresied. He could bave escaped by killing two or three dotectivesas his companion did, but his repugnance to commit murder was too strong. He was in prison in Louisville a yoar. When he returned to his mountain home and asked for his wifo, his sad-faced mothor, with toars in her eyes, pointed to a mound covered with wild roges in the odge of the yard. Later Cy's baby woald oxplain in her cunning way that when the angels brought her 10 papa thoy took her mara with thom back to heaven. But neighbors under- stood that it was the want of money to buy medicine and food that omlsm{()y Davis's wife to die whilo he was prison. The neighborhood now him ou his return. Hoe at once renovatod his stills. Six months later he was surprised by a force of revenue officfals, Ho made a terrible fight and compelled the detectives to retreat. Then it was gonerally understood that Cy Davis would never be taken alive again, This was verified by other en- .countors until the name of Cy Davls bo- came & synonym for desperate courage in the mountains of eastorn Kontucky. All theso thiogs wero recalled by the moonshiner as he sat just inside his doorway, awaiting the approach of his foes. o knew he could go to the glen where his stills wero located and soon have a force sufticiont to defeat the ex- pected officials, but he was afraid this would give the detective an idea of the location of the plant, He propared to fight alone, knowing that the officers must rotreat with the approach of day, or face an army of moonshimers. It was past midnight when the plaint- ive notes of the whip-poor-will a fow yards from the cabin suddenly consed. The moonshiner knew this meant tho approach of some one. He arose and walked softly to the eradle of the sleep- ing babe. He kissed the child tonderly. The purring kitten in its arms was not disturbed. “The cradle was pushed into an angle to be out of the way of stray bullets passing through the open door, As the moonshiner returned to his vigil he sawa man creeping toward the cnlfn He raised his rifle to fire. The glit ing barrel came in line with a bank of wild flowers near the cabin, made visiblo by the moon’s bright light. It was tho grave of his wife. Memories of the dead woman caused him to hesitate in firing for an instant, for she had so frequently pleaded that he nov stain his hands with blood. The next moment the rifle of Cy Davis exploded, and a rovenue officer dropped behind the mound, dead. ‘When the detectives found they were discovored, . they fired a volloy at the house. Mrs. Davis sprang from her couch pale and trembling. Her son motioned her back. He knew the officers did not dare approach the house, His accuracy with a rifle was too well known. An occasional shot was fired from the forest, while the detectives discussed the situatton. They had counted on surprising the desperate moonshiner. One of the revenue officials, more dar- ing than the others, crept to the edge of the clearing to try a shot at the cabin. The door was open but the intorior was dark. The ~detective’s keen eye discovored something white mov- ing in an angle of the cabin. Ho took deliberate aim and fired. Cy Davis saw the flash of the gun and wondered what particular mark had attracted the official’s attention. His gazo wandered to the sheet covering the baby's cradlo. He thought he detected a dark stream leading from that part of tho cabin. With a bound he crossed the room. The little white kitten had not been dis- turbed, but the bullet had found ite mark. The dark line on the floor was blood. The baby’s face was wreathed in asmile but it was the smile of death. The father had not removed the cradle sufficiontly into the angle, and the offi- cer's'rifle ball had severed the tender cord. Suddenly a form came through the door toward the bunch of detectives. In an instant they saw it was Cy Davis. His rifle was being fired at random, but his object was the cover behind which lay the revenue officer, who had taken a chance shot at the cabin. The man saw his danger and fired repeatedly at the approaching figure, Ten other detect- ives did likewise. Once it staggered, but recovered and continued the frightful charge in the teoth of the deadly fire. As the moonshiner reached the cover of the officer, his in- tended victim fired full at his breast. The bullet passed through the desper- ate man's body. Ashe pitched forward, he fell on the officer’s body. Several shots were fired by both men. Gradually the struggle ccased. The other detect~ ives cautiously upproached, with rifles cocked. The care was needless. The desperate moonshiner was dead, but the heart of the man whose throat he grasped had also coased to beat. Tho majesty of the law had been maintained, but at what cost, only the we rhu: woman with the corpse of a little baby in her arms, in the moonshiner's humble cabin, could appreciate. ey FORCED THEM TO TERMS, in scarcely stiver Men Finally Sell Metal to the Treas- ury at 1ts Price, WASHINGTON, July 15.—Acting Di. rector of the Mint Preston has the en- dorsement of the government legal authorities in the position he has taken in vegard to silver purchases. One of these legal representatives said to a re- porter that the question of flxlnF the market value of silver rested with the secrotary and that in case holders of silver bullion declined to offer the metal at the prices fixed by the secretary, he could decline to bu{. There are in- dications that the brokers are coming around to think as does the director of the mint, for yesterday they released 30,000 ounces at the price paid by the director, and that officer muade other purchases at the ‘‘maket value,” as he fixed it. The amount of the purchascs was not disclosed, but the ultimatum was given out that a considerable amount was ordered and accopted at tho ruling market price, which was a slight advance on Thursday's prices. Accord- ing to the construction put upon the law by Acting Director I’reston, if the holders of silver bullion offer during the month of July, or any other month as long as the Sherman law remains in force, 4,450,000 ounces of silver at the market price, that amount will be pure chased during the month, but if they will not offer that amount at the market price, tho law allows the Treasury de- partment to decline to purchase any more than the amount so0 offered. It will readily be seen that any other con- struction of the law would place the de- partment at the mercy of the dealers in {millun and toward the end of the month they could form a combination and force the government to take their merchan- dise at any figure they might fix, so lon, @8 it was above the coinage value of sil- ver. ——— Progress of Texas Fever, TorexA, July 15.—John T. White, president of the Kansas Live 8fock com- mission, has returned from an investi. gation of the Texas fever reports which have come from (Jhuutnmfiun county, He says that while the opidemic has not reached the Kansas herds it is raging in the territory. Many cattlo have died in the Cherokee strip, the Osage reservas tion and western Oklahoma. Quarantine rules will be rigidly enforced but it will be with the greatest difficulty the dis- ease will be prevented from contami- nating Kansas herds,