Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 23, 1893, Page 7

] LOOKING FOR A BRIDEGROOM Mystory Baffles Oupid and Oanses Woe to an Eastern Widow, ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT AT THE DEPOT Bary Van Kirk Lonns Her Swostheart Some Money-—Sha May Lose Both—Leonard Has settind—Police Nuws | in Protusion. #rs. Maggie Burke of Hydesville, Pa., is fna peck of trouble. Yestorday she ap- pealed to Captain Cormack to assist her in locating Charles H. Fedman of Eagemont, 8. D. Mrs. Burke is a pleasant little woman and is accompaniod by a Syear-old boy. She is a widow and came from the smoky hills of the Alleghenies to Omaha to meet Charl Fedman, to whom she was to bo married today. The wedding will not take place unless Charles appears before daylight. The story as told by Mrs. Burko is as fol- lows: b Maggie and Charles knew each other when they were quite young people. They for- merly thought considerable of each otlrer, as they attended parties in the Keystono state, but time changes all things, and Mag- gio married a man named Burke. Fedman came west and went to work for tho B, & M. railway in South Dakota. He became track foreman, with headquarters at Mariotta. Being of a prosperous turn of mind, he saved up quite a snug sum. He kept'in communication with the folks at his old homo ana learned that Maggio was a widow. After a reasonable longth of time he opened a correspondence with her and soon after she donned her widow's weeds he proposed marriage. An agecptance was sont by re- turn mail and the day was sot for July 23, 1803, They arrauged that he was to meet her in Omaha and after the ceremony they would journoy to their South Dakota home. Both made preparations to come to Omaha, and on July 17 Charles walked into tho Murray hote After registering he in- qQuired if Mrs. Kurke had arrived. He was informed that she had not, and ho was as- rigned toa room, paying for ita couple of days in advan He oxhibited a largo roll of money when paying for anything, and the clerk saw him for the last time on the nmight of July 18, Late that hight his intended wife arrived and sought rooms at the same hotel She was told that ho had been there. She waited until yesterday and, becoming alarmed, sought the aid of the polico in sinding hor intended husband. She exhibited his picture, which is the likeness of an honest, manly looking fellow & thout 32 years of age. He docs not look as if he would trifio with & woman's affections. The lady and police think he cither has met with foul play or has been taken suddonly ill and is unablo to make his \hereabouts known to friends, iHis temparate habits and tho fact that ho had a largo sum of money in his possession lead his friends to think that Fedman has fallen in with confidenco men or robbers and has boen foully dealt with. His intended wife will spare uoither pains or expense in trying to locate him for she is of the firm beliof that he is not purposely de- celving her. ‘The little woman is badly worried over the turn affairs have taken, “FOUND A FISH WITHOUT FINS. Omaha Renl Estate Agent ot Earller Days Usen loo for a Bait. : Wandering about the streets yesterday there was one man who possesses an opinion that a busted silver mine in Colorado is worth considerablo more than a good sized chunk of Omana real estate. The man who ‘would bet dollars to cents on this opinion, providing he had the dollars to bet, is . A. Stauffer, who arrived from the silver state Friduy, coming via the side door sleeper. Until yosterday this man has always banked on Omaha proporty, but he does nothing of the kind now, for he has had his eye teoth cut, and had them cut deep, too. Taking his own story for the truth, he sald, when seenat the office of the county sur- veyor yesterday morning, that Omaha was o £o0d town, but that the old time real estate agents could give the Colorado sharpers cards and spades and then do them up at any game that could be named. Mr. Stauffor drifted into Omaha Friday and, with five chums, went out o look at i little real estato venture which he mado a number of years ago, justas a flyor. Be- _a’ Puse he could not find this identical tract of 1hnd he declared yesterday morning that ho had been bilked in ¢he most accomplished fashion. Toyed with the Tiger. According: /he statement of the gentle- man, during the wintor of 1885 and 1586 he loft the east and started west, just for tho purposo of carviug out a fortune. Upon reaching this city he concluded to stop off for a fow duys and do the town, and being something of an expert at manipulating the Gm" dropped into the gamoling houses, h in thoso days were running in full Dlast. Whilo here 'he toyed with the tiger nod looked at the stripes of the beast from yoveral points of observation, finally wine ning out $1,800 by striking a game of faro, ana concluded to ‘plant his surplus in real ostate, to bo kept as a nest egg during the coming of a rainy day and in caso the other ventures in which he might engago should not pan out free gold. This nclusion ne confided to one of tho real ostato ugonts, ‘who in those days were as numerous as the sands of the sea, and it was not long there- oftor until he was taken into a sicigh and shown about all of the land in the county. X\otllhly seemod to hit his fanoy until he visited the country lying to the north and oast Of Lho city, where the whole country oemed so smooth and lovel, That was a oase of seak no farther, and in plain Knglish hesays that Le informed the resl estate man that if he could get a slive of that land he would be satistiod. Agent »0ther Than the Land, The smooth-ton~ued agent could mako salé, but it would vost an even §1,800 to got the deed toan acre. Stauffor now avers that heinformed the man that he did not _care for tho price, as it was the lnd which = he wanted, und after driving over the tract ond remarking about the smoothness of the surfaco, which at that time was covered by . twolve inches of snow, ho returned to the < eity and pald over his money, taking a warranty doeed in return. With this in his pockot ho journeyed into tho wilds of the mountains and engaged in mining, some- times striking it rich and at othors going for days without striking oven so much as a color, This ket up until the recent crash, when Stauffer concluded that he would visit Omah, ain, sell his acre and srado himself as & milionaire. Being a rea hearted individual he gatherud his five chums about him, and as they piled the itehy pine high upon the camp firo, he un: olded the scheme. They wnul\r share the divide resulting from the salo of the Omaha acre uwod the proceods would be breaking the wheat market, or the nationat debt. Ivery man took to the Droposition, and after caching what camp property tbey could not tote out of the Rountains, the slx men struck out for the east, having high hopes for the prosperity of the man who had a foresight long enough to puncture the future and prevent the coming of calamity, Chasing & Ralobow, All of the men weore happy when they Journoyed out on the Shermsn avenue car ilno yesterday and gazea at the factories on tho bottoms and along the route, but as they g:nl ou none of them could find any land ¢ appoared like that described in the deed M. Stauffer carried in his pocket. cing the eutire day. they tramped the country lyiug botween Florence lake and Graco street, but not once did that $1,500 acre show itxoll, though soveral men whos they chanced Lo meet intimated that the In a location where a duck rmer could do & Prospero viding he could find enough dry land to | the eges during the hatching season. Just a8 anrkness commenced to hover over tho earth, six tired and disgusted men came in from the north, and while they stopped at a North Sixteenth street wet grocer liquor up they presented a sad appe with their wet clothing and scratched skins which had come in_contact with the briars and brambles, but they still had fond hopes that all woull be right when the end was reached. Clinging to this delusion. they sought their bods, doclaring that with the coming of the morrow they would find that acre or die in tho attempt. Found Ris Property. rly yesterday morning, somowhat re- the six gentlemen from Col- orado were up with the sun and ready for another wip of explora- ton. They were coming up Farnam street when one chanced to say to tho others that it might be a good plan to visit the office of the county surveyor and get the lay of the land. In & minute this proposition was agreed to and shortly thereaftor the climb of the stevs of tho court houso was commenced and together they bolted into the office, where they found Kobert J. Wil- lis, ono of the deputies, figuring over the Interrupting him they divulged tho secret of their mission and were at once shown the maps of that section of the coun- tey whero the land should have been located . Then Stauffer drew tho deed from his pocket and upon a comparison with the records it was apparent that the nest egg which was to make six miners rich was situated in the middlo of Florence lake and at least sixtoen foet under water. “Just my d—d luck again.” remarked the owner of tho acre, as ho folded up the deed and shoved it into a waste basket. “If I had money to buy a steamboat and put it on that acre I could make some money, but as 1t is, T will have to ackmowledge that 1 was whip- turn sawed on the another lead.” MISPLACED and will have to try ONFIDENCE. Army Oflicor Beats & Retreat with n Cash Loan. Mary Van Kirk of Silver City, Ia., com- plained to the police yesterday that she had been beaten out of §230 on false pretenses. Miss Van Kirk is a prosperous resident of that little lowa village. She secms to be in- fatuated with masculinity in military clothes and bra buttons. One day there flashed across her domestic horizon o real army ofticer, who goes under the name of Captain George W. Turner, in all his gold laced glory and epaulets. The captain made her acquaintance and later on so ingratiated himself into her good graces that he bocame the apple of her The captain became hard up financ and explained the situation. She had sev- eral large, round, hard dollars of silver stored away and was only too glad to let tho lant boy in blue have them on a tembo- v loan. " As soon as the captain felt the silver jingling in his pockets he longed for new fiolds to conquer and in company with a moviug passeuger train hied himself hence from the sight of his feminine benefactor, Mary learned that he had come westward in his alleged elopement with her $280, and she followed him to Omaha hoping to stop him. She was told that the municipal au- thorities could do nothing for her, and she departed for her home in the Hawkeye staie with a heart bowed down with grief, experience and misplaced confidence. Mary said that George alleged that his military record was stowed away at Fort Leavenworth, but beyond this she knew nothing. y “DON'T Awav. v Appeal of n Unknown, Accompanied by a Remittance ot Money. The young woman who alleged that her name was Mrs. Henry Morrison departed for Des Moines, Ta., yesterday on a ticket fur- nished her by the county authorities. There is no doubt, nccording to the police, but that tho woman is trying to shield her partuer in disgrace, as she. practically ~acknowl- edged tht' sho = was not mmr- ried. o The) young woman = s - in a pitiablo condition and will soon become a mother, She has told conflicting stories and is true to the man who got her into trouble. Yesterday she received a letter which was badly written and spelled. It was signed M. R.” and the writer evidently tried to disguise his identity. The writer said ho had read of her in the daily papers and cau- tionud her to say nothing. “Find enclosed 5 and don’t give me away,” said the writer. “'Go to Mrs. C. or to Leav.” There was no £ in the letter and the poor girl has to be- come an object of charity. The Towa author- ities will be compelled to take caro of her during her confinement. Leooard Was No Lamb, It has leaked out that J. C. Leonard, the Bostonian who lost $300 whilo *gamboling o'er the green” with the festive Omaha tigor, effected a settlement with the gam- blers through which ho was given two tickets to Boston und &0 for cxponse moncy. It is not likely that ho will roturn to Omaha to prosecute tho case he begun, It 15 known that Leonard is a shrewd gamblor and striking o streak of hard luck, it is said thut he tried to square himself with his wife and fricnds by play innocent. Ho wus glad to settlo the caso and as soon as he got the tickets and monoy he tlew eastwird satistied with his experience in the wild and woolly west, Troubio at Chint Allen, c'erk at the union depot, is re- puted to b in trouble. Ho is subject to the orders of Dopot Master Haney whohas been away for some time, and on his arrival he began to look over the excess baggage ac- counts. Ho claims to have discovered a shortage of $150 and yesterday he turned Allen over to his bondsmen to make good the amount. It is thought that Allen’s friends will settlo the matter. Allen is 25 yenrs of age and is married, Ho enjoys u good reputation. It is said that Allen’s bonds are in the sum of $1,000 and aro held by oneof the surety cowpanies. [ — SONS OF VETERANS, Enjoyable Frogzram of the Resldence of F. J. Cont Tho friends of General George Crook camp No. 1 Sors of Veterans, to the number of 100 or more, assomblod at the residence of K. J, Coates, 918 North Ninoteenth street, last Friday evening, The occasion was a lawn the delegatos to the annual envampment, “The houso and grounds were profusely and artistically decoratod with flags and Japan- anterns. Ivo croum and cake were served on the lawn, “The following was the program Address of Welcane. . Where We Are At - W. Parsons, Gaptain of the ¢ Guitur Soio itV e D e ALJ! Lock “Fho Nutional Eiicagigiieni. o A 8 witzer of Cine Zattior Boio; o 08 e pasi _Juliu Fox My Firsi Exp Song and Ac Maua Mullor, Ax social given to J. Contes tier Uanip ‘No. '8, Chiidago tence atan Encumpuent 1ixbury rorge Tuylor wen in the German. ... .. ... W. A Gordon of West Point o Grant Wonin's Relief Corps i Fowlo o i N 4 acobs ot Moon Luke Flshing in Nebraska St : Guliar Solo. . Allghe World 'l 5 L WL Che' un.. ... The Mess Ten oo Mrs, O khorn Aurring The following marriage issued yestorday : Nawo and address. {Jumos F. Peddie, Omaha. 1 Gabrlells Struney, Omal Wiillam Scheukert, Omah: lizabeth A. Wagen fuekrer, Oliaha ) Richard Hoye, Omaha. 1 Annie h'uh-{l:r, Ominbha { Edward & Swope, Kuusas City, Mo. Mary A. Taylor, Omuh . —_—— Balloon, 3 and 8 o'clock today. —— Mulidin ; Fermits, The following permits to build were lssued yesterday: L Feterson, 2503 Bristol, dwolling .. .....81,500 Miuor permit.... .. rrerered 100 Two poruits, aggroguting 1,600 e e e IS Lalloon at 3 and 8, Courtland beach. THE CLINK OF THE (ITY'S CASH | Report of Treasurer Rolln for the First Six Months of 1893, RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES IN FULL Collection of Regular and Special Taxes for that Porlod—Distribution Into Fuands ot Warrants—Wa- turity of Bon City Treasurer Bolln has preparad a statemont showing the business transacted in his office for the first six months of the present year. Chief Clerk Feads compiled tho statement. It is very complete in its showing of the finances of the city. The collection of regular taxes for the six months amounted to $101,281.42, and special 3. Warrants to the amount of $800,372 have been paid: The showing is regarded as encouraging in _view of the fact that times are considered anything but good. It compares excecdingly well with the record of former years for the same period and the treasuror is highly pleased. According to the statenient the balances in the different furds are as follows OMAHA DAILY BEE General fund. .. $ 23.734 79 Sinking tund.... 97,830 64 Witer rent fund.. 43,265 31 Removing snow 92 78 Judgment fund. 4,214 12 Library fund . 92,371 56 o fund 9,960 73 Police fund oAbt 2,030 74 Curb, gutter, otc., fund 7,857 76 Viaduct fund. .. 67 12 Sewer malntaining fund 6,4 Park fund. ... . 107,196 Lighting fund 9710 Hoalth fund. 4008 Dog fund A Kl engino houso fund. & hond fund street 'y puving fund o pension fund. ... bers maintaining fund v ball fund Sidowalk fund City road fond.... District paving fur Distr sewer fund. Al Streot fniprovon fund. " AlQ ctions. fund, Tenthstreot vi Sleventh streot viadug ixtecnth street viaduct fund Sherman avenue cuivert fund Total... s 508,56 Distribution of Caxes. ttegular taxes have been distributed follows among the different funds: 8 74,015 39,878 Police. Curb, guttert Yiaduct . wer... .. 5 ek und boulevard | Honlth.. Lightin, Total.. = The collection of spes S ments has been very good, and the amounts paid into the special funds have been as fol- lows: Paving... Alley Bavin $141,487 30 4,445 6 ) et Feiiiiriiig Curbing an: 19.062 72 Sower 82,020 60 Streot Tmprovemont. 50.362 69 Sidewalk B 430 50 Filling lot 3,108 89 Sewer connections disi 2,739 27 Grading, ot 57,478 11 Sloping lots 858 70 292 78 452 414 . $3385,747 13 Payment of Warrants, There has been paid out on warrants by the treasurer for the first six months a very large sum. The warrants paid wero againt the regular and special funds and wero as follows in each case General fund $150,926 56 Water + 38,444 75 Judg o3 Librury 00 ¥ 5 10 Polic Curbing, Sewer Park.. Heultir, Lighting City hall 4,992 ¢ : 18,911 Poilco pension 585 622 365 27,028 BHC 44,191 328 Pliniber's i idewnlk I ving districts.’ ving alloy ving bond Stroet luiprovenient. rbing districe ening, extend- 98,735 14 200 00 4,385 89 245 30 Total......... A 09,372 00 The statement of the bonded indebtedness of the city is an interesting feature. The loug time bonded indebtedness of the city amounts to $2.811,100; special asscssment debt, $1,871,600; and school district bond debt, $585.000; making a total of §,207,700. The recapitulation of the long ume bonded indobtedness is as follow; Sawer bons, 8 770,000 Ving bonds. L 725000 brary bonds 100,000 Funding bonds. . 166,100 Renowal bonds. 100,000 Eiro engine bonds. 50,000 City hall bonds Purk bonds. ... L 800000 1 400'000 811,100 Total.... Maturity of Honds. Thoso bonds mature in ten ¥ from the date of issuo us follows: Funding, 7 per cont, 366,100, 1900; sewer No, 1, 6 per cent, $100,000. 1901; sewer No, 2, 6 per cent, $100,000, 1903; paving, No. 1, 5 per cent, §100,000, 1903 ; sewer, No. 5 per cent, §70,000, paving No. 3, 5 Der vent, $100,000, funding, 5 per cent, #00.000, paving b per cont, 80,000, 1505; paving No, 4, 5 per cent, §0,000, sewer No. 4, 41y por cent, £100,000, paving No. 5, 5 per vont, 30,000, 1001} N & gor cent, $100,000, pa , 75,000, 1007; sewer No, uving No. 6, 5 ana_twenty 5 per cent, $100,000; 5 per cent, $100,000, 1900; pay- 8 5 per cent, $75,000, sewer No, per cent. ' 100,000, renowal, b per cent, $100,000, 1910; city No. 2, 5 per o 9, 44 per cent er cent, §0.000, fire ongine, 415 per cent, & 000, city hall No. 3, 415 'per cent, $100,000, 19105 city hall, 1501, 5 per cent, 8100000, 10115 city holl, 1803, 5 per ceat, $175,000, paving, 5 per cent, $50,000, sewer, b per cont, 250,000, library, 5 per cent, $100,000, park, per cent, #400,000. 1012; total, §2,811,100. The following statement’ will show the bonds and coupons redeemed this year, to- gether with commission and exchange: s02ds -, 483,100 00 83,611 00-$116,911 00 180 23 106 00— 236 4 .. -.8117,147 28 essod valuation for 1508 is realty $16,005,289 and persoual $3,550,777, making & total of $20,472,016, while the actual vali tion is fixed at §200,000,000 in round figuves. The lovy is 44 wills and upon the assessod valuation will reiurn taxes to the amount of $900,746.20, of which but $191,251 42 have been paid ju. ‘The remainder is delinguent, snd o pensity of 1 per cent a month is' belug charged up until it is paid. e S— Balloon, 3 and 8 o'clock today. - Wedding bells, K. Schurig, tue popular secretary of the | Owmaha Turnvorein, was wmarried last Moa- 1N Y I UNDAY dav afternoon at the HomAbOthe parents of the bride to Miss Juiia Wyethrich, Rev. A | J. Turkie oficiating. The happy couple 1afe-on the train of the same day Wisc afternoon a bridal tour for nsin. Befora thel¥ raturn they will n the exhibition at the bundesturnfest at MRwaukee and the contest atthe World's fair grounds, as well as Abe attractions at the fair. Ballcon at 3 and 8, Cowttland beach, e TWO NOTED WOMEN, Mrs. Zeman and Miss Maohews in Omaha— Skotoh of Thelr Work. Mrs. Zomanof Prague; Bohemia, who a delegate to the Women's 'congross in Chi- cago, carned the sobriquet of the “Sweet: faced Bohemian," is to lecture today at tho First Presbyterian church on “Women in Bohemia." Under the auspices of the Bohemian Wo- men's Aid society Miss Karla Machova will lecture at National hall next Tuesday on the “Emancipation of Women." 1t is worthy of more than passing notice that these two noted Bohemiun women, who have made their e work the higher educa- tion of their sex, are. coming to Omahn within the week, and a brief sketch of them may not be uninteresting. Sketch of Mrs. Zeman, Mrs. Josepbine Humpal-Zeman was born in Pisek, Bohemia, twenty-three years ago, but she early in lifo became & resident of this country, as her parents came horo whon she was a very small child. Her father at once became very active in political and social life, boing an eloquent speaker and a great izer. Her education was begun at a private Bohemian school ‘in Chicago, and later continued in the public schools of that city. She learned rapidly, and her natural inclination led her to read Victor Hugo, Dumas and Bohemian writers at the early age of 12. In 1883 the family returned to Europe, again settling at Pisek, where Josephine entered the High school, and she also studied under private tutors in Germany. Heor mother died, and her father, feeling restless, again came with his four children to this country, once more settling in Chicago. From this time on Josephine's life was ono of constant change and excitement, as she plunged into tho gayeties of the society in which her father moved, although still spending much of her time with bovks. At the age of 16 she began writing for the papers. Her father, who had married again, died a year later, and she married the editor of a” Bohemian paper. She now did more literary work than before, heiping her husband in his edi- torial work by writing articles on all sub- jects. Moving to Cloveland, she becamo converted at the ago of 15, and began doing missionary work in connection with the non- partisan ‘Women's Christian Temperance union. Her time was almost entirely occupied by visiting samong the poor in the hospitals, spending her evemings in writing for the Bohemian press. Her only child died in 1500, and she entered the college of the Western Reserve university of Cleveland, 0., to fit herself for some life work. he has been iu college ever since, help- ing support herself by doing evangelical and liko work during her vacations, and it is on a wrip of this kind that she camo to Omaha, She has been quite successful in working with young women, being juterested in all modern methods of improving the condition of humanity, and particylazly in the higl education of women. Hor.ngwspaper work has brought her in contacy h the leading Bohemian men and women, among whom she is highly rated mu} csfeomed, and is counted as the best platform speaker among the Bohemian women in'thg Unitod States. This is particularly trug Jhon she speaks in hor native tongue. which, she uses with an ease and fluency that is ytuly captivating. Karla Maohaya, Miss Kurla Machova was‘Sorn in Prague, wheroe her home has alwhys'been. Sho may bo properly termed a Self-made woman, being among the first of ave ~young women who ran counter't! opinion by acquiring higher educatiof:” She prepared herself for teaching, and, being a successful student, soon_obtained’n fesition in one of Uho schodls of Prague. “Belea progrossive woman, her heart was "l Kl the modorn schemes for improving tH&' condition - of ner sox, especially the working women, She was an enthusiastic patriot, and this passion has cost her a groat deal of suffering, as she has been: persecutod by the government, but thiy has not changed her principles, and she remiins devoted to her cause. Her friends aro among the loading literati of Bohemia, among them being Mme. Rarolina Svetla and Eliska Krasnoharsko.”” She has been an earnest student and has traveled a great deal, being more of an American in her opinions than a European. Besides being o member of all the philanthropic organizitions in Prague, she is u member of the renarkable *“Socicty of Bohemian Teachers” and “‘Minerva,” the society for the higher education of women, the chief object being to secure the admis- sion of women to the University of Prague. e Balloon at 3 and 8, Courtland beach. e FIXING RATES, Neobraska Representatives Remain in Chi- cago to Complete the Cheok. Represontatives of Nobraska roads en- gaged in checking rates under the maximum rate law effective August 1 have decided to remain in Chicago until the check is com- pleted, which will certainly take all of next weele. ! The Lincoln merchandise tariff on the part of the Burlingtou is in the hands of the printer and will be ready for distribution some time next weok. The Omaha mer- chapdise tariff and South Omaha figures were sent by Mr. Crosby this morning to the goneral offices of the company, the intention of the Burlington people being to put into shippers’ hands both Lincoln and Omaha tari the same time, The fate of the Chicago merchandise tariff is somewhat problematical, although it has been sent to the printer, but iv cannot becoma effective for 2t least thirty dayvs on account of other lines not. having finished their check under it. Apropos of the changes the maximum rate law will accomplish, the farmers living along the line of the Elkhorn in the north- east portion of the state have commenced to file their protests with Governor Crounse regarding the removal of the commodity rate on hay, and are asking him to call an oxtra session looking 10 the repeal of the maximum rate law or the adjustment of the commodity rate. Governor Crounse. who was in Omaha Friday, stated that thirty-five protests had been received by him in the last few days protesting in no ungertsin language about the removal of the commodity rate but he frankly said he wasppwerless to gi the reliof prayed for. Asau,examplo of the increase in the rate, heregatore the farmer living in northeast Nebras #long the line Of his road could get his slay to market for 814 per car, now he will haye to pay 835 per cur, which'practically sqnds,bim out of busi- nesy, 1l The Alton, not satisfipdy with the way things are golug in the soyifwest territory, Auwchison, Kansas City, Leavenworth, has authorized a basing .o saelling rate of #5.75 on World's fair excursion tickets cast- bound. With this rate in et it will make a decided change in théMonday coach ox- cursion business, ay thearast, with $1.25 de- ducted, will give Kansas Clity 8 rate of $7.50 on one way rates, as aganat # flat from Omaha. It is a questio iw iether the lowa lines will maintain the present rate or meet the rate authorized by the' Alton, [y Balloon, 3 and 8 o'claekrtoday. et L Tooust Strent Alysterlously Oprued. At last Locust street from Twentieth to Twenty-first street has been opeued and joy prevails in that portion of the city. Some months ago Colonel Findley of Peqnsylvania, who owned lands where the old base ball grounds were located, closed up the north side of the street, building & tight "board fenco some eight fost high, simply because the city would not buy a strip of his land. Since then and until Thursday night the fence has stood out in all of its ry. but during the night heretofore meutioned it suadenly disappeared from the face of the carth. The atlorney who has charge of the Findley interests in this city avers that one of the mewbers of the council is respon- siblo for the trip taken by the nigh board woll and that he will make him smoke, as there was an lujunction from Judge Fergu- 800’s court restraining the city or any of its Agonts from interfering with the promises. T — Balloon at 3 and 8, Courtland beach. | | | | _cer; secretary, D. C. Van (0-OPERATIVE ROME BUILDING Lincoln's Inviting Field Ocoupied by a Home Association, RECOLLECTION OF LEGISLATIVELUBRICATOR How an Eastern Concern Falled to Fix the Legisiatures of Nebraska and Tlinols— Endowment Schemes Moving West ~Bullding-i.oan Notos. Genuine co-operation in homa building and home getting has at last secured a foothold in the state capital Hitherto Lincoln has stock in building-loan sociations. It was not Lincoln's fault. Tho fault was a want of energy and tho elimination of solfishness. Some associations have been started for tho bonefit of a cliquo or as a tiyer for & fnancial institution, Others have sprung mushrooms for no other purpose; apparently, than the financial advancement of some Towa people who found the home fleld too cireumscribed for their Napoleonic abilities and lent their name and famo to Lincoln for astated sum. A fleld 8o insiting to logiti- mate effort romained unoccupied until re- cently, when the Mutual Home association was organized on a sound basis and offcered by Lincoln men for Lincoln people, The Mutual adopted the Ohio plan, which is considered the most equitable und modern system of building-loan co-operation extant. Profits are divided semi-annually, loans are not taken much made on reasonable torms without promium auctions, the iritiation feo is a trifie, and an in estor may withdraw ai any time and re- Pive the prineipal paid in with accumulated profits. ‘I'he ofticers of the association are: Prosi- dent, A. H. Weir, mayor of Lincoln; vico president, A. K., Hargroaves, wholesale gro- Duyn, formerly city clerk; treasurer, W. A. Green, ‘The association starts out under favora- ble auspices, and will fill a long felt want in the capital city. stern Lubricator, While investigating the affairs tional building and loan association last February a Nebraska state bank aminer fouud a letter from the Iastern of Syracuse, N. Y., containing suggestive mformation. In substance, the lotter stated that arrange- ments had been made to kill o adverse log- islation in Lincoln. A “judge” of unknown name and pedigree bad taken the contract to sidetrack any measure introduced de- signed to afford greater protection to patrons ofibuilding-loan associations. At the January meeting of the State Banking board thoe eastern and othor foreign associations were refused authority to do business in the state during the current year. They did not or could not comply with the Nebraska law and wero shut out. But that fact did not chill the enthusiasm of the Eastern. Its managers reasoned that the members of the State Banking board ht be induced in time to lower the bars, erefore the importance of balking legisla® alculated to restrict the nationals. ho cars of a philanthropic aromio se that the Nobraska state league contemplated drafting a new law and presenting it the legislatu killing of this measure which the Sy had arranged in advance. But the had its lavor for its pains and money. bill was introduced and_the Lincoln 3 was not called upon to display his ability in the killing line. The incident is recalled by the publication in the Chicago Dispateh of an_epistio simi- lar to that sent to Nebraska. Tho letter 1s from the Chicagoagent of the Eastern,and is dated June 13, 1803. The aj the managers that the fund estimated by the Dispateh aeemed suflicient to *d and get it vut of the way this weok, so that you can see undor the circumstances we are escaping at a very cheap prico. The gontic- man who went to Springfield last night has & positive promiss from some one thero .that for a certain sum of money the bill could positively be disposed of; what disposition is made of it or what becomes of it we shall never want to know.” The lubricator did not reach the vital spot, or probably stuck to the palms of the legislative go-betweens. The bill passed the legislature and is now a law. The object of the measuro which the Bast- orn and like concerns corruptly attompted to defoat was 1o secure stato supervision of building-loan associations. Annual reports to the state muditor are required and an au- nual investigation of thew affairs must be made by ofigials appointed for that purpose, Asgociations in other states doing busincss 10 llinois are required to deposit 100,000 in bonds with the state auditor to protect the interests of the people of the state. In fact, the measure was fathered by legitimate building and loan associations “for the pur- pose of extirpating fraud and protecting thousands of investors from the dishonest and speculative. Concorns attewpting to forestall state investigation and supervision by corrupt means furnish strong proof that their method and accounts will not stand the light of public serutiny. A Crash Predicted. Hitherto building and loan associations in 1llinois were free from legal restrictions. Consequently many wildeat concerns were floated uand did a flourishing business. There aro upwards of 500 associations in the stato, with assets aggrogating $60,000,000. Of this number about 300 aro located in Chicago vnd Cook county. A list of 232 reporting to the state. auditor show assets amounting to #35,338,000. It is claimed by the Chicago Dispaten that many of the reports are false and will not bear investigation. ‘‘Excessive and unlawful salaries,” it claims, “have been paid to ofticers and directors; directors have loaned money to themselves on worth- less securities, loans have been madé to frienas of officers on spurious or straw se- curities, or speculative real estate; directors have overdrawn, ugents have misappropri- ated; secretaries, managers and treasurers have defaulted and covered up their crimes and, in short, with many concerns the whole business has run riot, Some societies have had little or no funds to loan for homestead pur- poses, the whole having been absorbed dis- honestly. These things bave gone on until muny or most of the associations are rotten to the core. But as there hus been no law by which they could be investigated or brought to account, they have gone on plun- dering wildly and without restramt. Now that the new laws are about to be upplica their true condition will be exposed, and a collapse will be the result.” It is not improbable thut a rigid euforce- ment of the law will drive the dishonest and speculative concerns out of busiuness, but the assumption that a majority, or even a con- siderable number, will be affected or dam- aged by state supervision is absurd, As a matter of fact the new law was drafted for and urged by the state league of Illinois as- sociations. To assume that the members encouraged wholesale disaster by law is to accuse them of lunacy. Tho law will prob- ably wipe out the wildeats and confine co- operative home building toits legitimate and beneticent sphere. Endowment Swindles. Maine has not beon as badly afflicted with the endowment swindle as Massachusetts, but in the two years three or four of the companies managed to get a foothold there they took away about $100,000 from the working classes of the state. 5o figures In- surauce Commissioner Smith in his suoual report. ‘That state, however, has prompily taken tho step the Massachusetts legisia- ture halted so long over, and the legality of further frauds on the people of this descrip- tion stopped. Action is now being taken ip this state, under the lews of the lust legis- Inture, to wind up the affairs cof the half- dozen eudowment concerns still holding the field. Many of these concerns routed out of the cast are now scouring the west for busi- of a na- tion It camo to of Sy ness and, unless speedily checked, will ro- peat the sad and costly exporience of Massa- chusétts und Maine. Mome Bullding. The National Building and Loan Herald gives sowe interesiing figures bearing ou the subjeck of buildiug secivtics and home owa- ing. Connecticut has very fow loan associa- tious. As a result 57,832 out of u total of 50,256 homes are rented and only 11,131 are owned free. In New Haven 74 per cont hire their homes, and only 2.381 ave free of in- cumbrance. The smallest percentage of families wwnlm% homes is in Hartford, over 80 per cent of the houses being hire up liko | | | 1850 New Jersey had enly 81,084 dwellings. In the four decades that followed the figures were: In 1850, 118.359; in 18 435 in 1880, 190.408; in 1890, 247,849, In forty years the homes in New Jersey tripled, and itis a significant fact that the statistics of 3\\ bullding societics have kept paco with o general civilizing process. The samo paper publishes interviews with officers of national ociations, Inuding tho sys- tem which comprehends the earth, 1t could not well bo otherwise. Men arg not likely to discredit what yiolds them a snug in- come. Brilliant and tompting as their theo are we have yet to fAnd one whieh has fulfilled its promises to the lotter or morited the commendation of supervisory state oflicials, Supatfiolal Exuminations. The complaint that the superficial exa.n- inations made by anditing com nittess com- posed of stockholders aro of littie value as determining the real condition of building \ssociations has 8o much foree in it that g number of associations in Whicago have topted the vlan ubmittin their books, counis and socuritios at stated times to expert accgantants, who ara paid for making A thorough examination of thew, This prace tice is growing in favor and is 1i adopted by all the largor socioties. ox penso is not very heavy and the fesiine of socurity thus oreated amoag tho stockhold is worth moroe than it costs. Lt may not cessary to have such an examinution quarter, as some of the socistios ast onco or tivice 4 year a rigid or by men competent il who are paid for their time and lab making it, would boan exceliont thing and will probably bo domanded befora long by the stockholders in all the assoc tions, by to bo An Example. © fmportance of frequent thorough ox- aminations cannot bo too frequently im- pressed on officers. As & rula too much de- peudence is placed on the Aty bocause the directors are in many instances un- Tamiliar with bookkeeping or cannot devote sufticient time to the dotail This neglizence is respousiblo for a building-loan scandal in St. Louis, where Milo T Bozar see of tive associations, is undes charged” with thoft and forgery had charge of five branches of the Western Union association and succeedod under loos management in getting away with many thousands of dollars. Whilo theassociation is protected by sccurfty bonds for £25,000.tha fact that peculation was possible will dam- agoe tho ussociation's credit and injuro its business. Persistent sapervision is cssen- tial to permanent success. ost Ohio Rogalation. Regulation regulates in Ohio. The last report of the stato inspector covers nat only tho condition of each association but dis- cusses the various systoms and criticises many faults. The average cost of loans to borrowers was 7.88 per cent, a slight reduc- tion from the average of tho preceding year. The inspector vigorously criticises the gross premium plan, by which tho amount of premium bid is taken from the loan in a lump sum. This system has been frowned upon by the courts and 13 now a back number. The premium plan is the favorite one in Ohio, tions enforcing it.while ouly twenty tinuo the gross plan. 1t is « that thirty-two Ohio the premium rgo, making loans on a straight interest’ rate. The rovort shows the ratio of exponses to total receipts to be “85:100 of 1 per cent, which is a much lower i penses of the building except Massichus to the following figur verage than the ex- taken Intest published state reports,will show: from the Duce of Revort, xpenso Ratio. 89 per cont 5 per cent 167 per eont 11 por cent 95 per 1562 84 por “It may be proper to with referonco to the largo expense ratio in New York,” 84y the report, “that it was caused by the operations of s Aunibor of natisual assovi tions, whose expenses, tho was 11 per cent of their rc Peuse ratio of tho puroly of New York, which is more correct one as a basis for compirison, was 107 per cont. Yol evon this is ucarly double the amount paid for oxpinses by Ohio associations.” el e A Boyeoit rhat Failed. From West : oreland (Kas.) fecorder, Some time ce Chamberlain Medicino agent callod on the der and undoubtedly the cines. Stanley (publisher of u rival u per) one day becamo very much in n this or some s medicino aud called upon the Westmoreland druggist for s thing t relicve him. Tho druggist suggested Chamberlain’s Colic Remedy. *No, will not druggist: * thing else, but this is_tho 1t mukes no differenc mberlain’s nt w Stanloy, *I ourse sait ' the f you liko 1 will sell you some- best thing I aud Stan- in town contract with tho lis medicines and Recorder to advertis: novercalled on me. 1 will not patronizo any one that do not patroni: me. 1'll die of this discas irst.” The druggist sold Stan- ley a differont remedy, but 1t did not help him aud he roturacd for somothing elsc, The druggist poured some of Chamberlain's remedy In another bottle and sold it to 5 ley as something that would be sure to him, and it did. Stanley doubtiess thinks to this day that he boycotted the Chambor- lain Medi¢ino compan, e — Paving Injunction Dissolved. The Delos W. Beard injunction, which up 10 this date has tied up the season’s paving, was dissolved in Judgo Walton's court yoster- morning and the record made toc with tho rocent decisionof the suprcme court, “I'his action of tho court leaves the paving matter in @ shape whero, as soon as the council passes tho final ordinapce, the work can proceed. Allof the stroets named in the injunction aro to bo paved with brick and stone, as those matorials havo boon se- lected by the property owner: — Ostrich taming isa very profitable industry in Africa, whero it is computod thore are over 150,000 tame birds, IN THE SWIM. Diversity of Hathing Su Obrerved wt Courtiana 1 h Manager Grifiths of Courtland beach has ordered the fence that separates the bathers from tho spectators, moyoed back further onto tho beach, This will ploase those who 1ike to watch the bathers as it will give all an unobstructed view. It will also bo appreciated by ladies of a more modest dis- position who have objected to the gazo of +rude public” which has herotofore, accord- ing to their ideas, beon in 100 closo proximity Onoof the most noticeable of the many now bathing suits worn by ladies at e land, 18 one of black; the blousy waist b skirk sleaveless, while an accordion-plaited reaches to, perhay s abovo the 4 Carm ok ailk tights ¢ tho costume. Shoulder length K silk gloves, when ona is oxposod to the scorchinz rays of the sun might also bo worn with gond effect. A threo-picce bathing weighs jersoy cloth, with pants to the knee, mak's & modest suit and one that here tofore has been retaited in Omaha at $19.50 for tinest grado. It may now be had for Tho rad and white trimmings are {ncluded in the weav An entire pieces, with dainty frill costume of light black suit consisting of three @ pants terminating in a s a mere puf, finished tho makes & modest and becoming pred to any good figure, One of the brooziest suits at the beach is of good sized black and red Scoteh plaid; shoulders and limbs cut_decollette, holps to break the monotony of the ronted suits which are mostly of blue. A becoming suit of navy blue ombellished with red, on a neat figuro, but of only two Dicces is one that attracts attention. A dignified on matrouly suit is of black and white invisible plaid, with surplice waist and regulation skirt of good langth. A black suit finished V shaved, neck fillod i 1 orange silk pufings: short sealloped over orange silk puffs, the skirt be- ing trimmed with three millinor folds of the same hued silk, composes & costume on an exceeding woil rounded figure as striking as it is becoming. A compauion suit to the above is 1 blue; also of three pieces, with yellow silk bows tied at the sleoveloss shoulders; o wido ruftle about the neck, Tt terminates in blue ughts which are visible above the knee. Ono of much warmth is of light weight red Jersoy cloth consisting of but two picces, both being neatly but not gaudily trimmed vith inch-wide white tape, which goes far towara making a porfectly pleasing effect on a two hundred pounder, A skirtof ved vandykes almost reaching the kneo, covering olack, full length tights, the waist being nattily tfimmed in red, makes one of the most’ striking costumes soen at Courtland. ‘Tho varicty of protty costumes thy much greater first scason. far is than might be expectod tho Balloon at Mr. Georgo 'l'll:\h'llx nd his Oporatic FEx- mpany will present the new ar comic opera “Africa” at Boyd's v for two nights, commencing 'l nesday August 1. piece is unusually rich in son and ia being presented by a compar e of which has nd never boen seen in presentation of the kind. Over soventy people tako part in the performance, twenty- six of whom aro se This numbes in tho principal roles. of principa never bhoforo been in the cast of any comic opera. As i production “Afeica” will be found equal to anything of the kind over put on, its pro- moters, Messrs. Thatchor, Rich and Harris, being staunch supporters of tho maxim, “What iy worth doiug is worti doing well, and to that end they omployed the best ar tists in their respectivo 1nés t furnish the iece awith all that was necessiary to maka it aplets in overy rospect. Thore ave six iffereat scenes o the opera, tho scenery for all of which is carriad by tho company. = Mr Johs A. Thompson of the Hollis Stre thzatar, Boston, is responsiblo for this por- #ion of the production, and his reputs b scenic artiss is such as to leave 10 the completeness of the sottings, The subject of tho piece allows of almost un- limited display in ths way of scencry, and this fact has Goen taken advantage of o tho fullest extent by Mr. Thompson. Anothor strong feature of “*Africa™—and one estab- lished only after an imumcnss outlay —is tho costuming. Threo hunared costumes used in tho presentation wers all mado by Dazian of New York, from designs furnished by Anderson of London and LeVoigne of Paris, and in style and beauty they are in strict keeping with the high standard adopted for tho production missioner, is engagod at prasent in looking for an oftl sy in tho city hall. The major is desirous of bo- coming the tenant of the room lately oseu- pied by Sewer Inspoctor MeLean, but tho edict has gone forth from the committen on public property and buildings to tho super- mtendent of tho eity hail that no key 1s to delivered to the major to any room. As o rosult tho records and documents belonginz to the sower inspector, which he received yesterday 1 shelter in the rooms of ihe Board of Public Works. ‘The council is determized not to recognizo Major Furay in his ofticial capacity, and the major is not in- tending to resign or show the white feath When the controversy will end is not even conjectured in official circles. HOTELS. 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