Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 30, 1893, Page 7

- MAYOR BEMIS' SEARCH LIGHT | Rays that Will Penctrate the Darkness of e the Electrio Contract, PROSPECTS OF A VETO IN THE FUTURE Conference at the OfMos of Omaha's Chief Exeentive — Garnering Eleotriosl In. formation—The Thomson-Houston Company May Be Shooked. > Mayor Bemis will probably take & hand in the electric light controversy, and the next time a bill from the Thomson-Houston com pany comes to him for his approval 1t will doubtless meet with a veto. The committee on gas and electric lights of the council, composed of Edwards, Steel and McLearie, will probably also hear something drop, and it will not be with the noiseless descent of & pin either, The mayor is fairly aroused over the situation and he is fully convinced that the time has arrived for the city to exercise its rights under the lighting contract and compel the Thomson-Houston company to furnish street lights of 2,000 candle power. The council committee might have been possessed with the idea that its report would put the city eiectrician and his photo- metric test tosleep for all time to come, 1f the committee could bave been present at a con- ference in the office of Mayor Bemis yester- day afternoon it might have learned the fact that half a dozen city officials besides Mayor Bomis are convinced of the accuracy of a photometric test, ana have confidence in Mr Cowgill's ability to handle the instrument properly ‘The conference was callod by Mayor Bomis for the purpose of ascertaining ‘‘where are weat!" Thoso present were the mayor, As- sistant City Attorney Cornish, City Engineer Rosowater, Assisiant City Enginoer Grover and ity Electrician Cowgill. Allof the gentlemen present know more or less about electricity and the most of them could have given the council committee a car load of vonters on the volts, amperes, watts and all the other propertics thut the electrical world knows of, Yinin English from the Mayor, Mayor Bemis displayed a copy of Mr Cowwill's report on the test of the light at Twenticth and St. Mary’s avenue, and a copy of the report of the council committee touch- ing on the same. T have called this con- ference to see what can be done,” sald the mayor, “Look at this report from that com- mittee. Even Mr. Wiley himself would not have dared write such an indecent, ungen- tlemanly report. 1 tell you we must ascer- tain whether wo have any rights in this city ornot. It is a disgrace that a council com- mittee, supposed to represent the taxpayers of this city, should bring in such a report. It issimply damnable, and it looks very much like brass collars were being worn by the members of that committee. They throw slurs at the clectrician and simply attempt toridicule him. I believe that if the tax- payers are not receiving what they have contracted for that we should not permit their money to be expended.” The mayor asked City Engineer Rose- water to give his views on the matter. Mr. Rosewater is as familiar with electrical mat- ters as he is with public work. He has studiod and read a great deal on the subject and is altogether an electrician. He said that the photometric test is the only ono that will show the candle power of an a light within a reasonable per cent of ac- curacy. The electrical test is desired by the lighting companies. This test is mado by taking the voltage and amperage of the cir- cuit for tho purpose of ascertaining the num- ber of watts. A commercial standard has been made that a certain number of watts a represent 2,000 candles in a lamp. This the nominal candlo power. standard meal Such a stan lamp is up to full 2000 candle power: goyernment reports show that a 2,000 nomi nal is 1,000 exact. The photometric test was. mado at the Philadelphia and Paris ex- positions. Mr. Rosowater said that if the mayor believed that the terms of the con: tract should be enforced that ho should véto the monthly bills of the council and he would have performed his duly to the tax- payers. He said that no one contended that « the lights were other than 2,000 nominal | candle power. ‘What the Contraet Calls For, Mayor Bemis remarked that the contract with the company calls for 2,000 candle power lights, and as the city is paying about three prices for the service it should receive the lights of candle power it has contracted for. Whon the first contract was entered into the company iusisted on having the word “‘nommal” inserted, but Mr. Popple- ton, the city attorney at that time, refused, as did Mr. Connell when the second contract ‘was entered into. Mr. Cornish said that such being the case the courts would certainly hold that the company should furnish lights of actual 2,000 candle power and woula attach no value whatever to the commercial standard accepted in other places, which means that o cortain number of watts shall represent 2,000 candle power. A general discussion followed, the city en- gincer and city electrician explaining t photometric tests, as well as the electrical iests. ‘Ihe mayor appeared satisfied with the in- formatior he had received. When the July bill for lighting of the Thomson-Houston company finds its way Into the appropria- tion ordinance it will probobly’ meet its fate ina vigorous veto that will awaken the council to the fact that the executive head has boen garnering information on electrical matters and can write of volts, amperes and watts with as much felicity as the council / committee, only in & different and more dig- &--litled vein, e ) MANU¥ACTURERS ASSCOLATION. Work Done by the Excoutive Committee At Its Sesslon Yesterdny. A meoeting of the executive committee of the Manufacturers and Consumers associa- tion was held at the rooms yesterday after- noon. The following were elected members of the nssociation: Wallace & Co., manufa turers of office and saloon furniture, Omah: Liacoln Upholstering company ; Mayer Bros suspenders, Lincoln; Superior Starch com- pany, Superior; Western Carriage Top com- pany, Lincoln, ‘I'he secretary read the financial statoment for June 30, showing that the association bhad on hand resources over and above all liabilities amounting to #1,500. The secre- tary read letters from the majority of the Jobbers of Omaha in regard to the results of the last manufacturers exposition held in Omaha. The writers geuerally expressed themselves as woll pleased and stated that a good many of their customers visited the city at that time and that the exposition wits & belp to business, Presiaent Page said that he had put up a notice in nis factory to the effect that no rson would be employed who did not pay * his bills. He believed that all mhnurlw- turers ought to take the stand that their em- ployes should pay their bills and pay them promptly. “It hurts our business.” said the president, “and it hurts the retail trade of the city to havea lot of men around who squander their money and refuse to pay their honest bills, Secretary Holmes reported that he had met in Lincoln the managers and purchasing agents for the state institutions and had se- cured frowm them & prowise to give the preforence to Nebraska goods. In the past ihe stato has been iu the habit of m-rmu purchases of goods manufactured mostly nutfl:)lu ulln=l tate, .x:lmlply because the at- teution of the purc agents had not boen called to the -ummn‘ ¥ 1t was reported that the purchasing agent for the Union Pacific railroad gives the ° proference to the manufacturers from the % outside, many times ignoring Nebraska manufacturers. e rei— Priests of the Omaha Diccess. Several changes of location of priests in tho diocese of Omaha ocourred during the woek. Rev. 8. F. Carrol, formerly pastor of St. Cecelia’s, Waluut Hill, 1s now in charge of 5. Philowena's eathedral, whero a fow years ago he accomplished great good as as sistant pastor. His assistant is Rov. Gal- (lu, # young Ynul who was educated and rlatoed in Rome, Father Galvin ks soveral languages, and is particularly fluent iu lullan, an socomplishment whicn wiil en- Wear bim w0 tho sons of Susay ltaly i the The congregation, Rav. Father McLaughlin has been changed from the cathedral to St Cecell: pending the arrival of Rev. Father Welch of Norfolk. Rev, Father Grant, as- sistant at St. Patricl has been given a mission parish in the interior of the state. —— Balloon 3 and 8 o A FAMOUS PIONEER. Closing & Life of Honorable Serviee in the Soldiers' fome. George Bingham, who came to Cali- fornia in 1840 in the celebrated sloop Yorktown, and who was present at the raising of the historic bear flag at Monterey, which made California a re- public, was in the city yestorday, says the San Francisco Chronicle. He came from Oakland and was enroute to the Soldiers’ home at Santa Monica, where, notwithstanding the mighty changes and accumulation of gigantic fortunes in his time, he is compelled to end his days. Bingham is almost 76 years old, and his hair and beard are as white as snow. Bosides assisting to raise the bear flag he isthe veteran of two flerce wars. He went all through the campaign against Mexico, which ended in the ceding of Texas, and was in no less than thirteen flerce engagements, yot he was noteven wounded. He knew intimately General Winfleld Scott, and the re nowned hunter, trapper and frontic fighter, Davy Crockett. He started in the war at Vera Cruzand remained un- til the last gun was fired. When the war of the rebellion broke out Bingham, not yet done with fight- ing, joined the Sccond California cav- alry. In this he served until Lee sur- rendered to the grim man on horseback and hero of Appomattox. Afterward, and for a perlod previous also, the old man_engaged in many forays against the Diggers and other trib Ho ran innumerable narrow risks, but never re- ceived a scratch. But for all this the old man has but one arm. This is one of the saddest things in his remarkable career and caused him to be sent to Santa Monica. Abouta year ago he was running an elevator at the borax works in Alameda. The elevator caught and mangled his arm and almost wrenched it from its socket. Because of this he had to have it amputated. ] Friends of the old man yesterday ex- pressed themselves in bitter terms about the ingratitude of republicans in not giving offices to men who had rendered such remarkable services, but he said not aword himseWj He merely smiled quietly, as though he had yet but a lit- tle while to live. He thought, perhaps, that it did not make so much differcnce as his friends imagined. I never expect to leave Santa Mon- ica,” ho said, ‘‘and when I take my de- parture from San Francisco this after- noon I shall look upon it for the last time." here was a touch of sadness in his voice as he said this, but he bore up bravely. . “The fact is,” said the quict man, “I have seen San Francisco grow from a fow squalid adobes to its present groat sizo, and it is like parting with a child to leave it forever.” Tho old warrior and Indian trailer went south on the afternoon train. b Balloon 3 and 8 o'clock today. CHINAMEN RELEASED, T'wo Detalned on a Stenmer at New York g Allowed to Land. New York, July 20.—Two of the seven Chinamen who arrived on the steamer Yuca- tan from Havana were released yesterday by Deputy Collector John H. Gunner, and this morning he released another. Four are still on board the vessel and will be prob- ably taken off by habeas corpus proceedings. Chinese Inspector Scharf this morning sont & long report to Washington, accom- panied by a statement from Colonel Mont- gomery, chief of the special agents, which ho asserts is very severo on the custom officials. Inspector charf also sent a letter to Collector Hendricks, in which.he said: “The department oxpects cordial co-operation of the cus- toms ofticials with the special ofti appointed for the enforcement of the Chi- nese exclusion act.' This was the result of Deputy Collector Gunner's failure to notify Inspector Scharf that he intended to inspect the Chinese on the Yucatan yesterday. The Chinese consul, Chan Yun Chang Tseng, has notified Inspector Scharf that he will issue no more vertificates to China- men wishing to leave the country tempora- rily until the arrival of the Chinese am- bassador here next month, A r ] The Origin of the Moss Rose. There is a very lprm_v German tradi tion, not generally known, which ac- counts in the following manner for the existence of the moss rose. The legend is to the effect that once upon a time an angel, having a mission of love to suffor- ing humanity, came down on earth. Ha was much grieved at all the sin and misery he saw, and at all the evil things he heard. Being tired, ho sought a place wherein to rost, but, as it fared with his Master, so it fared with him; there was no room for him, and no one would give him shelter. At last he lay down under the shade of a rose and slept till the rising sun awoke him. Be- fore winging his flight heavenward he addressed the rose, and said that as it had given him that shelter which man denied, it should recelve an endearing tokea of his power and love. And so, leaf by leaf, and twig by twig, the soft green moss grew round the stom, and there it is to this day, a cradle in which the new born rose may lie, a proof, as the angel said, of God's” power and love. e Balloonat 3 and 8, Courtland Beach. i e— Kalsed to an Archbishop, Wasuisaroy, July 20.--Rt. Rev. J. J. Kain has visited Mgr. Sharretti, auditor of the apostolic delegation, ana received from him the papal bulletins by which he was trans- ferred from the see of Whepling to the coad- Jutorship of St. Louls, with the title of arch- bishop of Oxyrinchus, an sncient metropoil- tan soe of Egypt. Archbishop Kain was born in 1540 at Mar- tinsburg, W. V., and is # graduute ofg St, rles’ college, near Ellléott City, and® St. Mary's seminary, Baltimore, He was con- secrated bishop of Wheeling in 1875, Ho left last night for Norfolk, whence he will ®0 to Atlantic City, King & Co. Monthly: Mr, y the way, Miss Gilgal, do you know Mr. Goslin ! . Miss Gilgal—Mr, Bunting, you and I have just been discussing Shakespeave. “Yes, [ know." “‘Well, let's not wo soabruptly from the sublime to the ridiculous.” me——— Will Welcome the Turnors. Members of the Omaha turnverein have been requested to meet at Germania hall at 8 o'elock this afternoon to decide on a rece) tion to the turners to the Milwaukee con- test or on ‘‘comers” to be given some future time at Germania ball. All have been in- vited to attend. e — Culinary Law. A law student who has been studying “Story's Equity” astonished his landlady one day at dinner by advising her to send a rlu‘u of very rare beef “iato equity.” “For," e made answer to her surprise, “equity fionohur' everything done which ought to be one. " — - Milk Deslors In Yession. The recular meoting of the Milk Dealers association was held last night at Wolf's hall, Twenty-second and Cuming streets. Koutjne business was transacted. Balloon t i 4ud 8, Courtlaud Beach. TH Preparations for the Eighth Biennial Meet- ing of the Western Shooting League. RUSER'S PARK SELECTED AS THE PLACE Large Attendance Anticipated—Plenty of Frizes-Targets In Varlely—Interesting Program Prepared—Some Spien- d1a Shots Will Participate. Tho eighth biennial of the Western Shooting league of North America will take place at Omaba Schuctzenpark (Ruser's) beglnning with August 21 and lasting for seven days. Many visitors are expected on this occasion. If the many letters, received by Secretary Heimrod almost daily from different veroin onst, wost, north and south are any indic tion as far as attendance is concerned, at )00 people will be present. About one-third of this number will par- ticipate in the shoot, which promises to be as great a tournament as tho one held at St. Louis two years ago, when the Omaha delegation succeeded in having this city named as tho place for the next fest. In order to make necessary preparations com- mittees have been busy for the last two months to perfect arrangements whereby the participating riflemen will have the same conveniences in this westorn metropo- lis that have always induced the league to hold these shoots in the largest cities of the country. The shooting grounds at Ruser's have therofore been enlarged from two targets, as used by the Omaha Veromn to twenty-fiv with as many shooting stands in_a_building 200 yards distant. This required also quite o large amount of grading. It was further found that the other buildings on the grounds were inadequate for such an ovent and an oxtensive and handsome pavilion was od, besides a double tenpin alley for the amusement of visitors who might tire of firing their rifles. In all, not less than 85,000 in this way has been expended. he only drawback to a successful ending of the groat rifle contest is the lack of facil- ities for conveniently reaching the ground. Center street, the main thoroughfare I ing to the park, is at present in a deplorable condition. An old unused strect car track occupies the middle of the road, high enough from the surface to make crossing it an im- Bundeschuatzenfest possibility. The' heavy rains have also un- dermined it in places until the rails are hanging in mid air, held together only by the spikes in the ties, This leaves a narrow drivowiy on one side, which is like- wiso badly washed, so that teams have dificulty in ng each oth y the greatest of care exercised by the dri upon & vehicle can a load of passengers be safely carried to the park. For tho sharpshootors, of course, arrange- ments are under way to' reach tho park by the Missouri Pacific, but whether trains on this road will be run at such short intervals to allow all who wish to visit the grounds on these days to do so, remains yet to be seen. Program s Propared. The program for the contest, as laid out by the local committee of the Bund, has met with the approval of all the vereins. The targots will consist of man target, union stich, king, kehr, team and field tareet. Sixty-five cash prizes are offerod on the first with the first ticket entitling to five shots, costing &2, and each succeeding one $1. The first prize is 350 and the lowest is 31. From £3,000 to $4,000 is o be awarded on the union target. Tickets for three shots on this are to be sold only inconnection with a given number of shots on two other tar- gets and are sold at #10. This is a twenty-five-ring target with rings throe-fourths of an inch apars. On the stich target sixty cash prizes are set out with a total of $350. Tickets are sold on this in combination with the union target. Forty-five cash prizes are offered on the King target. Only one ticket, entitling to fiveshots,is to be sold in combination with tickets on the union and stich targets; the total prizes will aggregate 315, and the man makiug the highest score will be schuetzen-koenig and receive the king's medal as well as $i5 in cash. In the center of a twelve-inch black circle a six-inch large black center ison the kehr targei. Snots in this count for two points and tho outer circle ono point; double tickets calling for twenty-four shots will be sold for £2.25, and single tickets en- titling the same number of shots, #1. Cash prizes and medals are to be awarded on this turget. Restriction of Teams, Only teams of six members from one so- ciety are allowed to shoot at the team tar- get, with ten shots to each member, at o cost of 318 for the team. To the individual scoring the highest number in each team will be awarded a gold medal. The seventh and last target is the flold target “Omaha.” Tt1sof oblong form and contains fourteen one-half inch circles, with the center one inch wide. Tickets entitling to shots are unlimited and cost $2 for the first and 1 for each succeeding one. Fifty- five cash prizes, aggregating $400, are to be awarded on this target, with the first one of $50. The ‘'shoot” will be under the rules and regulations as adopted by the bund. I'he holder of the ticket entitling him to shots is obliged to shoot such shots himself. Only members of the Waest- ern league can shoot at the union, stich, King aud Team Targets. On Sunday, August 20, preceding the tournament & meeting of the committee having the matter in charge will meet at, the headquarters. Pabst bullding, when badges will be divided among the different sub-committees, ‘The first day of the tournament will be entirely devoted to a reception to tho visit- lng‘rlfllmen. he socond day all will gather at 9:30 at the headquarters, whore a parade is to be formed and the march to the Webster streot depot begun. The shooting will commence at 2 o'clock p. m. and last till 6:30. On the third day, shooting 10 commence at 7:30 8. m., ending av 6:30 p. m. The fourth is denominated singers day ; the shooting will commence and end at the same time n the preceding da, Friday, the 2ith of August, points of in- terest will be shown the visitors, with further shoollnr,al the park, Saturday following, the shooting will be- gin at 7:30 a. m. and end at 12 m. Saturday, August 27, will be devoted to awarding of prizes and general rejoicing. In the after- noon the aet of crowning the king will take place, and fireworks will be exploded in the ovening. The score at yesterday's shoot on the grounds by the Omaha Verein for a medal, with three shots allowed, on a twenty-five- ring target, out of & possible seveniy-five points, was as follo Fuller Karl . Poterson Wuotrle 1 *Sunie, 66|Schroeder. . 45| tootsel 87| Mack 84 or last woek. e .——— Courtland Heach Hreezes, Prof. Gaynore is the expert swimmer who keeps his cagle oyo on the bathers from noon till midnight. A new bathing cap is out that is far ahead of anythiug else in this line, becauss it will keep & laay's hairdry. Jt will be in big de- mand. The recelpts of the carousal would be more than douoled with the addition of a ring board atiraction, which increases the sport tenfold, 1t has been susgested to Maunager Grifith that the Siege of Sebastovol, or Last of Pompeil, would be a drawiog card for the beach during September. ‘he Boyd theater orchestra that is in at- tendance at the pavilion everyafternoon and evening is one of the features that is alwnys appreciated. Soveral novel ladies' bathing suits have recently made their appearance at the bewch. Ome. was & biack jersey cloth, short skirt with blaak and white plaid silk blouse made sloeveloss and high in the neck, with wide flaring collar; black pantellss with white bathing shoes completed this unique cos- tume. Another of black, trimmed ol tely with wide white serpentine brawd. A red divided skirt costume trimwed in black OMAHA DAILY BEI NASTERS OF MARKSMANSHIP | AL | SUNDAY, JULY 30, A A2 CRAN 1 03-SIXTEEN PAGE! Another is composd of 1dedi and black: 1n the skirt, the widths altorsating iwaist red, surplice front, black closa fitting back, red tights A suggestion for an olal A white flannel sleevel y low V-shaped front and Batk trimmed with gold fringe; short skirl of the same; red silk tights with red bath¥df’ slippers. This would make a startling céstue which would dazzle the bleachers. Manager Grifith has booked picnics for the following dates during the first week in August: August 1, Vinton Street Christian Mission Sunday school &id Park Avenue United Presbytorian Sudthy'school ; August 8, Order of Woodmen of #he World; Augu: 4, Tvy lodge No. 2, Royst Neighbors auxili- ary to Modern Woodmen Ne. 120, A number of ingenious people have pr tested against tho manner in which they have been prevented from going through the exit to the street cars, in consequence of which the car company has built an en- closure outside the beach grounds to keop people from tocoming injured during v time trains are switching. It's a move in the right direction. Porhaps it is not generally known that quite an expert life saving corps is in at- tendance at tho lake. Their practice during the forenoon daily consists of all sorts of maneuvers, such asa life saving crow might be called upon to perform iu case of the upsetting of a row boat outin the lakoe or any other accident, It would be well for the life boat to carry lifo preservers also. The flovrer bed on the south of the pavilion with its attractive border of colous is bo- ginning to show up in fine shape. It has boen a tedious task for the old gentloman gardenor who is_ always it attendance, but ho is gradually getting his reward. Since June 16 a barren space of sand has been transformed {nto what promises to bo a beautiful flower bed before the scason ends #The following from a Philadelphia paper of recent date may be of interest to Court- land bathers: Flip bathing suits are not the rage this season, the favorite rig being a combination of comfort and beauty. One of AQ rate bathing suit ut_ with the most attractive is worn b liss Adele Ritchio of Philadelphia, who is summering at tho Seasido houso. 1t s of rod crepe de chine, with a sailor collar, trimmed with narrow whito braia The short skirt is veited tightly, Red stockings and ecap of the same color complete the costu A quieter but quite as inviting surf rig that vorn by Miss Lucy Jarboe, ono of tho daiiy trons of the surf. Itisof white flannel borderod with palo bluo braid, with stock- ings of the same shado of blue. it ity BACKWARD OVER A HORSE. A San Franclscan's Extraordinary Leap Ensily Dono, A man who can jump backward over a horse fifteen hands high must truly bo a phenomenon, Tt is hard to believe that such an athletic marvel is in exist- ence, but according to the San Franciseo papers there Is a young man out there who is more liko a rubber ball than any- thing else. His jumping hus caused universal comment and his various feats are regarded as little short of miracu- lous. The wonder’s name ley. He keops a small saloon noar the city and county hospital, at Potrero avenue and Twenty-socand street, San Francisco. His placo is,a sporting ro- sort where medical students congregate and drink the foaming -ambc Curley was born in 'Frisco twenty-cight years ago. Ho has always lived there with the exception of a teip to Australia a fow years ago. He {s 5 feot 11 inches tall and his usual weighf is about 190 pounds. He has been jumping more or ess all his life. i A party of skepticsivisited Curloy ro- contly in order to find ot whether the stories of his _remarkable powers wore true or not. They found him behind his bar ready ty'attenl t3 thom. When he learned their missionhe. was only too pleased to show what he tould do. Curley camo out from: behind the bar: with his every-day ' ¢kothes “on. “'He stood first withlils “back to the Dbar and then, bending his” knees a trifle, sud- denly shot straight up in the air and came down squarely on both feet on the top of the bar. It was found that he had jumped just a half an inch short of four foet. ™ is William Cur- t's eaSy enough,” he said. ‘*Most anybody can do a high = jump. It's easier, I think, to jump backward and upward than to jump forward and up- ward at the same. time. I don't know how high I ever jumped. But once, when I felt like jumping, I tried three or four high back jumps, the best 5 feet 3% inches.” The world’s record for a standing high jump, forwards, with weights, is 5 foet B4 inches, held by T. F. Kearnoy. With- out weights the record is held by A. P, Schwaner, who jumped 5feet 3% inches June 11, 1892, in’ New York. Curley does all of his ju ping while standing still, and with out the use o weights. He claims that any man who can jump two inches higher than his knoé cap can, with practice, lengthen his jump as high as hjs chin. He can give no reason for thi, except that he has been jumping evel since he was boy and has improved overy year, Another feat that excited the wonder of the skeptics was performed with an ordinary plug hat and a newly laid egg. Curley put the egg on top of the hat which he placed in the center of the floor. He stood beside the hat and then sprang lightly in the air. Everybody thought he would crush the egg and the hat when he landed upon them, but Curley just came down far enough to crack the egg's shell and then by a quick motion drew his feet backward, lunding upon the floor on precisely the spot from which he originally jumped. But thesetrioks, while wonderful in- their way, did not satisfy the investi gators. ‘T'hey wanted to have the story of Curley's leap over a horse verified, They asked if he could do it, and he laughed as he said: “Certainly; I jumped over a fifteen- and horse the first time I tried it, ° It was this way. I was at work in a black- mith's shop one day when a man came n leading a horse he wanted shod. Wo got alking about jumping, and some of myoriends who were thero told the man 1 could stand and jump backwards over his horse, which.” was Sexactly fifteen hands high. The mug( mlldn‘b believe it, and when I said I cowld do it he told me | was crazy. B nally boet his horse against $20: th uldn't accom- plish the leat, whi promptly ac- cepted. I backed-u ithe horse and jumped over the ani my fivst trial, my heavy shoes nevi »uching a hair on his back. The manAvas satistied and 1 got the horse.” When Curley flnhdj\l this yarn, he was invited to prove his\words By jump- ing over a horse that, Wwas tethered in a noighboring lot, H dily assented and sized up the anf which was a trifle mor» thap fift ands high, or more than five feet. y backed up 10 him, and, witha su pring,oleared him easily. He dre: feet up under him and neverdouc shair. Curloy landed right side up, and the skeptigs then proclaimed thewselves “firm be- lievers in him. " L Balloon at 3 and 8, Courtland Beach. e e The Art of Gracefal Walking. It would seem sornetimes that the art of graceful walking might be pumbered among the lost sciences, so few women master the accomplishiment, or even ao- quire any approach to perfection in this exercise, which is the foundati.n of all others. Every one succeeds in propel- ling themselves along by means ef their feet, but that is nov teue walking, An English authority says: “The- body should be held erect, the shoulders down, chest extended, and the leg moved from the hip, the whole figure above being immovable. The movement from the knee is said to bo the secot of hed walking, combined with the discomfort of tight shoes and high heels, which turn the figure in & most ungraceful manner. A short, brisk walk is bene- ficial, while a tramp of miles results in utter woariness. — TWENTY MILLION HORSES, Russla Has These and it I More Than Any Other Conntry, The most populous horse country in the world is Russia in Europe. It has 20,000,000 ot hors The United States comes next, with a horse population of more than 16,000,000, In proportion to the number of inhabitants the United States is far richer in horses than Russia. But in that proportion the United States is in_turn far surgassed by the Argentine Republic, whore, ac- cording to the latest accessible figures, there are a few more horses than people. The countrios of western and southern Europe are thinly populated with horses compared with the American - continent and Russia. [taly, with a human popu- lation of more than 30,000,000, has only 20,000 horses, but it has almost twice as many mules and- donkeys as horses Spain has only a few more than 300,000 horses, or abolt one horse to every sixty people. Most of the ‘cavaliors” of Spain rvide on donkeys. ,The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland has only about 2,000,000 horses. The United States is the most popu- lous mule country in the world. 1t is also, by many millions, the most popu- lous pig country, possessing over 4f,- 000,000 of swine.~ There is also a larger proportion of pigs to the human popula- tion than in any other country—larger oven than in Ireland, a country which is popularly but mistakenly supposed to bo the Utopia of the pig. The country of sheep, par excellence, is Australia. On that continentthere are a few more thun 3,000,000 people, but there are 62,000,000 sheop—that is to say, twenty sheep to every man, woman and child. In the United States we have only about 47,- 000,000 sheep, which, though a larger sheop population than that of any other country excopt Australiaand the Argen- tino Republic, is not proportionately so great a numbor as several other coun- trios possess. British India has more cattle than any other country, but the United States nas nearly as many—up- ward of 52,000,000, However, the Ar- gentine Republic again leads in the number of cattle in proportion to human beings. If the cattle in Argentina wore divided equally among all” tho pooplo every man, woman and child would have five cattlo to take caro of, and there would be enough left to give one additional critter each to almost a million of the people. Considered from the point of view of farm anmimals, the Argentine Republie is probably the most important country in the world. Balloon at3 and 8, Courtland Beach. eenr ey TALEKED TOO SOON. Agent 1mitates a Calam und Draws a Crowd, He wasa_type of the aggressive, “'I- told-you-so” croaker who gloats over hu- man_ misfortune simply because the world insists on going on in the old way and ignoring his advice. A look of triumph came into his little gray eyes us he caught sight of a sheet of white paper pasted on the door of a big Wash- ington strect building at noon yester- day, says the Chicago Times. Thore was something written on the sheet in a fine hand. The littic 0ld man halted, 100k off his hat, mopped his brow, waved his haad toward the sheet of paper, and said in a loud tone of voice to a couple of men standing by: “That marks the beginning of the end. I predicted it long before the ides of last November. But the blind, un- thinking people had their way. They sowed tho wand and now they will reap the whirlwind.” A crowd of 100 people had gathered) and the little man became oratorical “We are on the brink of national ruin. National dit 1is irretrievably gone. The air isfilled with the crash of mighty banks and great corporations and the hum of industi is stilled in the land. Cobwebs are forming on the idle looms and the rust accumulates on the miner's pick and shovel.” The crowd by this time numbered 1,000 people, all demanding to know what was going on. “The savings of how many poor peo- plo have been swept_away in this crash. Can any one tell me?” shouted the ora- tor. “Let us see whether this little paper, fraught with sorrow for thou- sands of people, will tell us the true roason for this failure, which is only the forerunner of hundreds more.” The little man adjusted a pair of steel- bound spectacles to his nose and read this notice, while the crowd waited in breathless silence A Landlord A PEW DESIRADLE OFFICES IN THIS BUILDING FOR RENT AT REASONABLE FIGURES. THEY CAN BE SEEN ON APPLICATION TO THE JANITOR, The orator slunk away just as a police- man made & grab for him and business resumed operations at the old stand. foel S QUL Balloon at 3 and 8, Courtland Beach. i ol A Prospective Lamb, Before me on a western road sat two admirable specimens of the genus **hay- sced,” says the New York Horald. They woro garrulous old chaps and talked and chowed tobacco as & school girl chews gum. “I reckon we'll lose Ben ( long, top! 1h “Yaas—'t won't s'prise me a pit oY Ben goes to New York and speckelate No; you don't say Ben's a-gittin' rich s that!” “Well, I guess he's 'hout the best fixed man in our place now since W. I, Simp- kins diod.” Yo don't say? How much d'ye s'pose Ben's woth now, biled down?" “Wall, ye kaint jost tell. 1 know o' my own sartin’ knowledge he has over #40 in tho bank an’ his crop o' taters ain't dug yit. They'll bring him in right smart o' cash.” Goe whiz!” Yuas—and John Summers owes him #1375 on that old game of poker yit. He's slow, but he's good fer it, I guess.” 088 afore said one branching off on a fresh The other was silent for some time, | evidently ruminating upon such vast wealth. ~ Then he suddenly inguired: “Wat's he goin’ to monkey with in New York?" “I dunno. Wall street, like es not.” ety HBound to Bust. Detroit Free Press: ‘The new tailor had opened up an elogant shop and had the finest selection of goods in town and naturally the dressers went to sce him. “How's the new man going to do?" re- marked Chollie to Fweddie. "He'll go to pleces,” asserted Fwed- He has fine goods snd knows how to turn out beautiful work.” Yes, but he's no business man.” “How do you know?" *Bocause | went in there today talk- ing about getting a suit. He told me he expacted to oater to the fashionable trade only, and do you know he wants us to pay on the delivery of the goods?" s that so? exclaimed Chollle. **Then of course he'll have to shut up shop.” CULLED FROM CITY HALL Dr. Somers Has Announced His Ditermina- tion t) Evict tho Squatters, MR. HASCALL'S CAPTURE OF REPAIR CASH Stopped Before the Fand Was Exhanstod Health Commissioner Somers Will Go After the Squatters— Asphalt Repaie Contract-Dolngs of the OMoinls. When it comos to capturing tho lion's share of public funds to be oxpended in a ward, Councilman Hascall of the First is generally to the fr nt. Soveral weeks ago the council voted £,000 to Mr. Winspear, who was then stroot commissionor, to repair streets. Later £5,000 more was apfropri ated. In causing repairs to be mado Mr Winspear attended to thoso that were wiost urgent. Me. Hascall made a groat offort to have a vortion of the money expended in his ward The commissioner did expend quite a bit, but only on those streets where it was neces- sary, and dovotel the to other portions of the city did not suit Mr. Hascall and sov woeks ago, when Major Birkhauser rom was chairman of the board, the First ward gen- tlewan socured an order from the board, delegating to him authority to employ men and teams and make repairs on the streets ‘The bills for this work have been rolling in and the sizes of them show that Mr. Hascall has had a small army of his constituency at average has been abont 190 o increase in the number of deaths fs acereditod to the prevalence of summor conplaints among the children o] While at His Duty. Gas Inspector Gilbert is recovering rapldly from the aceident ho mot with early Monday morning and is attending to his duti About 2 o'clock that morning the inspector was in the south part of town looking aftor the suburban lights. He turned his horse off of Vinton strcet north onto Seventeeth and the darkress provented his discerning a large and deep washout there. Mr. Gilbert, thehorso and tho vehicla went into the pit and for a fow minutes were badly mixed up Tho inspector's head came in contact with a tree with suficont force to ronder him un conscious and to make matte the horse tread upon the insp in flicting an uely wound below the loft knee He was also badly iujurad about the hoad an L covsidors that ho was lucky to escapo with even the injuries sustained Paving Contraots Approved. Mayor Bemis has approved of the follow- ing paving contracts, and tho same have boen returned to the Board of Public Works, and the boara can now issue tho orders to the contractors to proceed with the work Hamilton, Twonty-fourth to Twenty-fifth, vitritied brick, 81.92, J. E. Riloy; Thirty chith, IFarnam to Jones, sheet asphaitum, £247, Standard Paving company; Twenty- socond, Cuming to Tzard, Pierce, Eighteenth to Twontioth, Thirtioth, Ames avenuo to ot street, Colorado sandst Murphy. Also the contract w for curbing Hamilton from Twont Twenty-fifth stroot, and the g Twenty-fifth and Jones stroot with Hall. . 81.90, Hugh hJ. E Riley tourth to ling of Hoary Examining the Viaduets, City Engincer Rosewator and ngineer Campbell. whom he selectol to ussist in making the examination of the viaduots, have made a partial examination of the Sixteenth stroot stracture. They found one work on the streots in the First. The last bill ‘vas for over 830, and it was allowed. but the board issued an order that no more work shall be done in that manuner. In all, Mr. Hascall succeoded in expending about #2000, besides several hundred dollars put thore by the street commissioner's force, Will Move the Squattors, Dr. Somors is making the necessary prop- arations to move on thosquatters. The doc- tor was directed by the council to evict all of the squatters south of Jackson streot and t of Sixth, and was empowercd to employ all of the holp necessary in doing the work and call on the chief of police for oficers if necossary. Just as soon as the engineoring depart- ment completes the plat now being made, showing the linesof “the strect and alleys and the locations of the squattors shantic Dr. Somers will proccod In o legal ¢ use tho eviction. The first step will bo the serving notico for them to vacate, In - do ot comply with this notice an- other five-day notice will be sorved that will bring thom into court to show why they por- sist in occupying the streots and’ alléys of tho city ospassers. At the expiration of this time those who have not removed will bo foreibly evicted and their shanties razed to the ground While the doctor's jurisdiction only to clearing the streets and alleys, hopes that he will reccive the co-op of the ownors of th d down there. has written to the First National bank of Chicago, the owner of tlie greatest s the property occupicd by the squatt if the bank carries out its intention formerly expressed stops will bo ately taken to evict the squatters on extends as immedi that Mayor Hemis Tikes n Hand, Tho squatters camo in for a share of | Mayor Bemis' tme yosterday afternoon, The mayor, before ho “approved of any of the claims of those who vacated, do- od " to be convinced that thoy had sono vhere thoy would not bocomo as grent a nuisance as they have in former locations. To secure this information the mayor in- vited in soveral people who havo been inter- ested 1 socuring the removal of the colony. Thoso present_were Mr. Cornish, Sergonnt i d PatO. Hawes and his legal ho are the attorveys for squatters, besides those who have boen resi- dents of the bottoms and have gone else- whoro to reside. The mayor asked & num- ber of quustions, and a5 soon as ho was sat- isfied gone into another neighborhood as a tenant, he approved of the claims of ench. Some of the replie possess o vory limited knowledge of tho chish language, wore ridiculous, One ustod s house” when the mayor inquired if the shanty had been torn down. Another had *broke' his down,” and such replies were continunlly fired 4t the mayor. Six of the squatters proved up sal ory and the mayor approved their claims and they will recoive their warrants from the comptroller, g To Muke Sowar Conneotions. Friday of noxt week the Board of Public Works will receive bids for making the wator, sewor and gas _connections on the following stroets thatare to be paved: Seventoenth stroot from the alley north of Farnam to Dodgo; Twenticth, Farnam to Half How. ard; Thirty-cighth, Farnam to Loaven- worth; Charles, Twenty-fourth to Twouty- sixth; Twentv'ninth, Hickory to Arbor; Thirty-third, Farnam to Harnoy; Indiana avenue, Twenty-fourth stroot to Twenty- fitth avenue; Twenty-socond, Cuming o Izard; Pierco, Kightoonth to ' Military avonue, Humilton to ( tieth, Ames avenue to Fort streot; ‘I'wenty- that the squatter had removed and | of tho squatters, who | | fac- | 1 of the heavy supporting boams at the end of tho long truss badly worn and ready to give away. This dofect was ordered romedied, and material is now on tho ground As 8001 a8 M. Rosowator can got the raile way companies to assizn their engineers to tho work the examination of the Sixteonth streot v uct will be finished and their attention will then bo directed to those on Tenth aud Eloventh streots. Decorating the City Hall, Superintendent Mathicson of tho city hall has Wt upon a plan to decorate his quarters in the city building. Ho has forwardod to soventy-five of tho most oxtensivo manufac- turing, whole o and retail firms in tho ety a request for a photograph or lithograph of their plants and places of business. Wheu theso are received they will bo placed in order in the superintendonv's room aud shown to strangers who visit the ety hall. In addition to these ho will also seeurd viows of the many private and public buildings and hopes to have a gallory that will be com- plete and interesting Asphalt Repair Contract, An important ordinance isat prosent pend- ingin the council. 1t providos that tho city engineer shall report monthly on tho strocts included in the Barber asphalt repaiv con- tract. Mr. Rosewator prepaved tho ordin- uce and he bolieves if it become w thit there will be & more strict complianco with the contract and that the asphalt stroots will bo more promptly repaired than at pros- ent, Under the existing ordor of things the ro- Pairs ure reported semi-annually Justifianle Assuult. Philadelphia Record: Judee—Did you give this man sprovocation to strike you? Plaintift—No, your honor, You see, I'was going along whistling “After the Ball,” when he sprang at me, and before. Judge—Thoe is prisoner is discharged, and NEW THEATER OPENING OF THE SEASON, TWO NIGHTS. % webp¥HESpay, GECRGE THATGHER'S NEW SPECTACULAR COMIC OPERA, AFRIGA WRITTEN AND COMPOSED BY Clay M. Greene, J. Cheever Goodwin and Randolph Cruger. THE BIGGEST SHOW OF THE SEASON. ZO 5 e eany 7O TULSD. ninth avenuo,, Half Howard to I Paul, Eighteenth to Twentioth; € Twenty-fifth avenue to Thirtieth i Half Howard, Twenty-ifth avenue to | sixth streot ; Hamilton, Twenty- fifth, Boforo tho paving fourth to on those stroots aan procend those connoc- tions must bo mado, the provisions being imposed by the cnarter, Omana us & Health Rosort. The city is at present almost wholly free ' from contagious diseases of any natu more than two weeks there has not been re- pogted at the health ofice caso of either measles, scarlet fever or aiphtheria, This 1s something remarkable, owing to the fact thatin_June there existed no less than 175 cases of measles among the children, Dr. Towne of tho board gives it as his opinion that the effectual wiping out of the measles is due to the schocls not g in session. The mortuary record will show o very marked increase this month. ‘T'he doctor says it will be the largest of any one month since the present bosard hus been in exist- ence. Alveady 160 deaths have been re- corded for this month, while heretofore the “or FARNAM ST. THEATER | 4 Qtillfid Open WOLVES ~ NewYborK! WITH TH oo Greatest Mechanical Drama'ic mmnmm Pool Room. Race Track. Telegra; 0il Dock with Wo Printing House Square. h Wire Tapping. 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