Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 22, 1893, Page 3

THE COUNCIL BLU NO. 12 PEARL STREET T'elivered by cartier 1o any vart of the city. H. W, TILTON - Manager. FLEPHONES | Bnsiness Offics TELEPTONES { NUght Battor e e ————————— MINOKR MENTION. N. Y Plumbing Co, Boston Store, dry goods. Furmshed room to rent, rat Ave. Th. Mayne Real Estate Co 621 Broadway A marriage license has been issued to John V. Gideon, aged 22, and Ellen Foote, aged 16, both of Pottawattamic county Shoriff Boulthard of Harrison county left yesterdny morning for Logan, with John Rich, the convicted burglar, who broke Jail, in charge. will be a social given b People's Socioty of Christian the Christian church at the corner and Mynster streets Wednesday Refreshments served by the ladics. Eph North was arrcsted yesterday for insanity on a complaint made by his brother Dan. It is said ha is rational on all subjects but one, and that is, he is continuully atra’d that some one is after him to k The funeral of Belle McMillan aill oceur this morning at & o'clock from W. Estep's undertaking rooms, Rev. J. K. Simp- son, officiating. The inmates of the house with her are furnishing her with burial. John M. Adams, who attempted to stes diamond pin from J. C. Ham of Omah Courtland beach Sunday afternoon, taken to the county juil yesterday, his cas having been continued until this morning. William Mayhor went to Avoca yesterday in charge of Sheriff Hazen for a consultation with his attorneys. He will have a trial in the Avoes court, commencing tho 20th, on the charge of poisoning his four wives Judge Snnth will preside at that term ot court, ‘I'he August term of district court will convene a week from today. The docket, which is now in the hands of tho printers, contains 051 cases, 185 of which are equity and 456 1y Of these 201 are new suits, Iu dition thece is ulso a heavy criminal docket, A Northwestern freight train, loaded with fruit, was run into by a Rock Island freight Sunday morning at the ing of the two roads in the transfer yards. ‘The Rock Island engine was considerably damaged, and one of the cars of fruit was tipned over and tho fruit sent rolling around the yards, 10 the great delight of the small boys of the neighborhood. A crowd of smatl boys has been making life miserable for the people who attend the Bethuny Baptist church, corner of High street- and Sixteenth avenue, for several Sundays past. Last Sunday evenng there came noar b ot through the unwill- inguess of a certiin young man to submit to any nsults that tho youthful toughs were inclined to give him. The police will be re- quested to keep order there hercafter. Middleton was arrested yesterday on ge of obtaning goods” under false P (George Meppin claims he got a nickle wateh from him by protending that another party had sent him to ask for it Middleton had the watch in his pocket at the time he was arrested and offered to leave it ut the station 1f he might be allowed to go free. He left it at the station, but he is there himself as well and will have a hearing in police court this morning. Four young Omaha bloods river Sunday night and proceeded to give the people of Council Bluffs an _interesting object Jesson paint to citi of the first cla vere rounded up b the police howling like Indians and driving u horse and one- phacton through the streets at a N Tanks’ gait. At the police station at mid- night they gave the probably assumed names of E. H. Allen, Georgeé H. Smith, William E., Gray and J. A. Billingsley. The case was continued until this morning. OFFIC 48 the Young Indeavor of coLt evening. The New Twin City Dye Works. Although engaged in erccting a new building, getting new machinery. e customers will find no delay in getting their work promptly done and in the most satisfactory manner. All kinds of dyeing and cleaning. Omaha office 1521 Farnam street. Offico and works 26th and Avenue A, Council Bluffs, on elec- wric motov line. G. A. Schoedsack Greenshields, Niclioison & Co., real estate and rentals, 600 Broadway. Tel.151 PERSONAL PARAGRAPHY, Albert Faul and Harry Warren have gone to Chicago. Miss Belle Snyder is home from a month’s Visit to Galcsburg, 111, Miss Sedbury of Wico, Tex., is the guest o7 Mrs. H, S, Jones on Frani street. and Ed Duquette leave next y for Maquoketa to take part in some le races. s and family nave retur ation_carriage irip of severnl ugh the southiern and south- of fowa. from a va weeks thr western par Notice to Plenie Partie Change in time, commencing Monday, Aug. 7. Trains for Manawa leave at the following hours: Morning trains leave Broadway at 10 a. m. Evening trains at 4and 5 and every 30 minutes thereafter until 12 p. m. Cinders for Sule—200 loads nice, clean cinders for walksand driveways. Apply to B. D. Burke, Taylors's grocery, Broadway. . Look Out for the Toughs. The city authorities have received word from the management of the circus which is t hold forth here today, to look out fora gang of toughs that accompanies the circus on its tour. In another city & round-up by the police resulted in the capture of fifteen criminals, all with national reputa- tion. As this raid hardly mado an on the outfit,” it can be readily scen that the citizens of Council Bluffs will be wise if they take special pre- cautions against depredations by burglars, suouk thieves and the like durl the next day or two. The gang has been arriving ever since Sunday night and includes toughs and fakirs of almost every description, Coal cheap for cash, Carbon Coal Co., 34 Pearl strect, Grand hotel bldg, Domestic soup outlasts cheap soap ger A. B. Cline has commenced action in the district court to collect the price of his left fore inger from the Burlington & Missourt River Railway company in Nebraska. He lost his finger whiie coupling cars for the company in Saunders county, Nobraska, De- vember 10, 1891, He alleges that his injury was due Lo the carelessness of the rallway employes in lotting the dvaw bar of the car slipout of place and the strap connected with it become broken. He also claims the engineer and conductor allowed the train to run violently into the car which he was en- deavoring to couple, catching his finger ana crushing it so that it had to be amputated. He demands a judgment for $1,000. Stop at the Ogden, Council Blufls, tie Lest $2,00 house in Iowa. Cook your meals this summer on a gas range. At cost at the Gas company. Leverett-Keyuolds, W. J. Leverett has returned from a trip to Hillsdale, Mich, where he was married August 10 to Miss Juliyg M. Reynolds, at the home of her parents. After the wedding they went to Chicago, where they have been taking in the World's fair until’ yesterday, when they reached home. They will be at home to their friends after Séptember 15, at their new residence, 830 Fourth avenus. Mr. Leverett has occupied a responsible position in the First National bank for the past year. His many friends will unite in extending congratulatious. Williamson & Co., 106 Main street, largest and best bicyele stock in city, Domestic soap is the best DAILY BEE | NEWS FROM (0U THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: _TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1893. \CIL BLUFFS Tests Made by the Oommittes of One Hun- dred of the 3-Oent Fare Ordinance, THEY HAD TO WALK IN EVERY INSTANCE Couductors Refased to Take the Proffered 8 Cents and Put the Gentlemen O the Cars—Arrests of Rallway Employes to Iie Made. Unless all signs fail when the administra- tion is democratic the Omaha & Council Bluffs Railway company may look within tlie noxt few days for a buzzing of such dimensions that the strains of a German street band will sound like an wolian harp in comparison. The air has been rife during the past week or so with conjectures as to what the “committee of one hundred” would do about the 3.cent fareordinance which was passed by the council at its Jast meeting. (esterday the conjectures were partially answered. Spencer Smith, J. W. Crossland, Frank Trimbloand G. K. Meyers boarded ‘a train and tendered the conductor 8 cents each in payment for their respective rides. The conductor refused to take less thana nickel ; tho passengers refused to pay more than 8 cents: thero was 1o chance for a_compro- mise and the conscquence was that the members of the committee found themselves carefully but firmly set feet downward on the paving, for which the motor company lias 80 far fafled to by the taxpayers, who gavo it a bonus of 0,000 as an induce- ment for operating. Another train was tried, with the samo result, every member of tho party being put off. The operation was repeated eight times. Met With the Same Treatment. While this was going on two other detach- ments of the committee were trying the same vplan on trains in other parts of the city. Colonel W. K. Baker,J. C. DeHavon and L. A. Casper composed one squad, and J ans, S. B Wadsworth, Swith Saunders, L. M. Shubert, W, €. Dickey aud I. N. klickinge tha other, ey met with precisely the same experiences as the first. President Stewart of the motor .company happened to b2 on board one of the trains, buthe de- clined to take any notice of the fact that something was going on in which he might properly beinterested. Informations are to be tiled in police court today against the superintendent of the line and against ecach of the nductors who ofticiated at the putting-off soiree. The ven- alty provided by the n ordinance is 2100 fo ch offense, ana if the committoe suc- ceeds in convicting each of the conductors on each charge it can ily be seen that the police fund will receive a boost which will in a large measure compensate for the loss of the thousands of dollars in taxes which the puny refuses to pay. The war now seems to be on and the outcome will be watched for with the greatest of interest by the general public. Coroner's Jury Uunable to Decide Whether He Kitled 13elle MeMillan or Not, Charles Jones is again at liberty, after spending two days and a night in jail. He is not discharged because the coroner's jury has exonerated him from the killing of Belle McMillan, but because the jurymen, who were ag first inclined to hold him to the grand jury, changed their minds on the argu- ments of the one who was in favor of re- leasing him. Another session of the jur was held yesterday afternoon, but the ev denco that was brought forward was in no spect. different from that which the jury had already listened to, Jones was put upon the stand once more, but only succeeded in taking back some of the things he had y snid and getting tangied up gener- After the evidence had all been heard the jury retired and for over an hour labored in the endeavor to make up a verdict. At 1ast their efforts were crowned with success. The verdict read like this: We, the jury, find that Bello McMitlan came to herdeath from a pistol shot, bu ¢ unable todetermine whether the wound was self- inflicted or otherwise, This verdict, so different from what had been looked for, was the object of consider- able discussion’ during the afternoon and evening. It had gencrally been supposcd that Jones would either be held to the grand Jjury or else that the jury would disagree. And while the verdict was being discussed T. Seybert came in for his share of criti- cism, One of the jurymen is a member of the fire department and is stationed at the South Muin street engine house, next to which s located the saloon where the tragedy occurred. It is at least regarded in very questionablé taste for Mr. Seybert to appoint on the jury a man who is shown by the evidence on_hand to have so extremely neighborly feclings for the man who wis chiefly interested in the kind of verdict that was to be rend ed. Jones was discharged as soon as the ver- dict wis returned. H been lying in jail without even an information 1g bien filed against him, ana although he wiil prob- ably be so thankful at getting off with a whatever rights he m in a false imprisonn city, he has a fighting c things interesting. 1t all like ice Lo make arded as at that any further proceodings will be take nst him, although some of those who have investigatod the case are inclined to regard the verdict as an unjust one. SALARIES FIXED, Last Evenlng’s Meeting of tho School Bonrd—Husiness Transacted, J. R. MePherson and a number of other persons living in the eastern part of the city were present at the meeting of the school board last evening to entera protest against the closing of the old Pierce street school. They had noticed in the papers that no teachers had been selected for that scheol, and on investigating had learned that it was the intention of the board to close the building, ‘They presented a remonstrance which d been circulated ana signed by about a dozen eitizen The matter wus referred to the committee on buildings aud grounds with the understand- ing that Mr. McPherson should find out the exuct o t pupils of the first and des — who would naturally attend the old Pierce street sclwol. A special meeting of the board will be called in case it is found ad- visuble to make arrangements for holding school in the building. Chairman Thomas of the finance commit- tee preseuted the following schedules of teachors and fontiors, which were unani- mously adopted : Teachers—H. W, num; . H. Price, £1,100; I month; Morna Sawyer, 2,000 per an- stman, 815005 George W. la flabormaas, $90 per fattle Manguwm, $82; Harriet Blood, Moore, &5; May Sims, Kuto Payne, Vermont Reynolds, #71: Stella Bald- win, Janic Baidwin, Jessic J. Colby, §70; Bettie Graves, $69; Ella Mclotosh, §68; Willie White, Licia Young, #7: Jeuuie Pile, #0; Augusta Bowker, Theoplile Brugger, Mury Forguson, Ileanor Huight, Miuuic Hansen, Mary Wright, $65; Maggie Britton, Sue Badollott, Mrs. Belle Barclay, Myrtle Boardman, Lizzie Crocker, Myrtle Cutler, Josie Clausen, Mrs. M. B. Curds, M. I Craig. Mary' Davenport, Miry Duncan, Mumie Dale, Dors Grass, Lizzie Gleason, Viva Gilliand, Roberta Hattenbauer, Ada Howard, Jennio Howe, Emuma Howard, Nuu- uie Hardin, Mary McMillan, Auua Mikesell Emma Morehouse, £tta McMahon, Cl Meyers, Margaret Whistler, Ida Zipp, § Doughty, Lillisu Hart, Dora Hood, Lillie Millard, Neilie Parson, L. A. Turuer, Irene Underwood, Flora' Van Onder, Julis Walk Kitue White, $5! Louise Boesche, Anna Blanchard ' Teresa Coyne, Mamie Dickey, Elsie Honn, Fannie Swire, Nellie Wadsworth, 80; Jeanie Bull, Minnio Clay, Helen Donaliey, Belle Fleteher) Lizzio Goodehild, Cora Gretzer, Neliie Hep: ford, Minnle Johuson, Lilliau Jackson, Laura Long, Friendly Lucas, Carrie Morgan, Nettie Morris, Kute Shepler, Maude Swmith, Luellu Willetts, Aunie Williaws, #45: Louisa Car- Pear] Chumberlin, Agues Drake, Bertie sh, Ruth Wallace, 340; Florence Carley, Frances Daily, Augusts Honn, Catherine Meyers, Cars stimson, #5; Claive Cham- berlain, Nellie Davis, Anua Landon, §20. Juniwrs—C, C, Aulenreith, Third street, $50; John Barr, Avenue B, #45; Florence Carley, Clarks, #50; Bettie Darnell, Eighth avenue, §25; Cora M. Gretzer, Gunn, 50; I\, Peterson, Harrison street, $25; M. Goft, Twentieth' avenue, &5 Harl, Second_avenue, #45: Ruth Wallace, Court- land, 7.50; George B. Miles, North Eighth street, §25; F. J. Peterson, general janitor, $05; Ralph Simpson, Washington avenu $115; F. Groneweg, new Pierce, $50; W. S. Wilkins, Bloomer, $50; J. J. Watts, High school, §70; Lizzfe Goodchild, Woodbury, £.60; D. W. Foster, Madison avenue, §5; D. R. Whipple, Thirty-second street, §25. President Field announced that he would mect the teachers Thursday afternoon. August 81, to explain to them the plans for the year, in the office of the superintenlent, in the Bioomer butlding, —_ He will meet the janitors at his office on North Main street to- MOFTow evening. A matier of some interest came up when J.'A. Murphy presented a bill for §0 for lum. ber which he had used in pmp‘\lnn the roof of the Madison avenue buflding. He stated tha 1 in drawing the plans the architect had not calculated on so heavy a roof and that the walls were consequently not able to stand the strain, but had spread. He had called the attention of the architect to the trouble and by his direction had purchased the necessary lumber to prop up the roof, for, he said, the walls would jnevitably have col- lapsod had he not done so. There was a dis- position on the part of the hoard to require him to get his money out of the architect, and that $50 will probably not be paid with- out a thorough ventilation ot the whole difficulty. “The committee on buildings and grounds reported that the change in heating appara- tus at the Eighth street building had been completed. 1t was decided to hold back 10 of the pay to defray the exvenses of clean- ing up the grounds and building. The heat- ing plant at the Third street building is also complete, and a special meeting of the board will be held to inspect it. The discussion with reference to the new Thirty-second street school house resulted in tho determination to have two rooms of the building completed by the time of the opening of school, no watter what it might cost the contractor., To the Editor of Tue Bre: ‘“Whom the 0ds would destroy they first make mad.” n the light of the truth of this old Grecian maxim that has come down as a prophecy through 4,000 years of human endeavor and failure, can we seo anything else than tho doom of the old line " life insurance com- panies? It was the frenzy of madness that prompted them to fill three columns of Tug SUNDAY BEE with attacks upon' the liberal methods of insurance and savings repre- sented by the bond and investment compa- nies, methods that huve cut deeply into the sources of profit of their gold-lined whirl- pools where million billions of dollars of the people’'s money has been sucked in and sunk never to be returned. Of course we know that they are better able to make attacks financially than we are to defend them, for they have millions of dollars to give to newspapers where we have nothing, but we presume, knowing the fairness and strict business methods of Tne Bge, that they are not charged any less per line than we are, and we know that we pay our good hard cash for every line we have printed. But the contrasts in these columns tell their own and the whole story, and the wider the publicity given and the oftener told the stronger will be the hold on public favor of the Perpetual Maturity Bonding company of Council Bluifs. Let me call at- tention to some of these contrasts. In the first column of their three column article they say: The Perpetual says the first 800 bonds will be paid in consecutive oraer. That will require an accumulation of £300,000 in blocks of $1,000. Suppose the company has 1,000 continuous investors paying $1,000 a month, or 12,000 a year. It would take the holder of )0 just twenty-five years to reach a anwhile, the managers will have 000 in cold cash. at would be the result if yvou sub- stitute the New York Life, your especial contributor of doubts and dollars? Take 800 tontine policies of $1,000 each, payable in twenty years, five years less than they have figured as the possible period of maturity of our 300 bonds. It will bring a revenue to our company, they say, of $75,000. The “rake off”” on the same business for only twenty years for the New York Life will be a little trifle of seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars! The policy holders in both organizations et precisoly the same returns, $1,000 each, upon the maturity of eacl company’s obligations, with the differ: ence that we take from the policy holder about 1,000 per cent less ‘“‘rake off” in the way of costs than our competitors. It cost the old line company, for u period of uwenty-six years, an average per year of & for £1,000 to pay all death claims and indemnities of every nature, but they exacted from the policy holder an average of $42 a year per £1.000, while in the Perpetusl Maturity Bonding company it would cost only §15 a year, only $3 of which could be used for expenses. But it would require twenty-five years to mature tha 300 vonds ouly if there were no lapses and no growth, two absolutely impossible con ditions. ‘This question of lapses is onefthat all old line organizations fight shy of. " It is their citadel that must be jealously guarded as the very principle of life, for it is their chief source of profit. In twenty-six years 1n three of the big eastern insurance stat it poured into the coffers of these companies over two Villion mine hundred million dollars ~ from deluded contributors who nover got back a cent. In the Perpet- ual Maturity Bonding company every cent of the lapses and all fiues and transfers g0 to the payment of the bondholders, and not a cent of it for expenses, . There is another feature that is not to be spoken of, either, for it is an equally delicate subject, and that is the incon- ceivably vastsums pouring constantly into these sealed money boxes of the east, A rough inquiry wis made a short time ago by a curious gentleman for an estimate of the amount of money that went out of Council Bluffs ecach month for the paymentof life insurance premiums, and he found that it approximates between $50,000 and §75,000, with perhaps three times as much from Omaha. How much of it ever comes back? The very fact that this gigantic and con- certed attack is made upon the bonding companies indicates thewr importance, and the fact that they are wilhstanding it indi- cates their strength, There is no other kind of financial institution in the worla that could withstand twenty-four hours the attacks that have been made for months upon the bonding and low premium invest- ment companies, a sample of which was the Sabbath day assault upon the Perpetual of Council Bluffs. "The principle of cheap, quickly-maturing insurance has come to stay, and will not down under any attacks that can be made upon it. They do not charge us with failing to perform any of our obligations. They do not say thut we have failed to pay a bond when due, or intimate that a penny of the funds set apart for that purpose has ever been misappropriated, but the compluint 1 to be that something like this might occur in the future, This is singularly like the old ery of “Stop thief.” J. B. AuLex, Secretary Perpetual Maturity Bonding company. Domestic soap is the best. Bad Bills Made Good. Business men need their money in these times, If you have bills against people not living in Iowa cmployed by any railw xpress, telegraph or tele- phone company entering lowa, write to the Nassau Investment Co., Council Bluffs, Collections guaranteed. Ask your grocer for Domestic soap. Smoke T. D, King & Co’s Partagas. —_— His Par Judge: Tired William—1 was not always this way, madam. Up to recently I was a member of the theatrical profession. Lady of the House—What part did you take? Tired William—I was understudy to the slceping beauty, —————— Piles of peopie have pues, but Dewitt's Witeh Hazel Salve will cure them. ——— A Drawing Card. Museum Manager—I have procured & man who has never sald: “Is 1t hot enough for your” Friena—Impossible! him? Museum Manager—In Greenland, e Piles of people have pues, ous Do Witt's Witch Hazel Salve will cure tuem. Where did you get AFFAIRS AT ,SOUTH OMAHA st Proceedings of the Regnlar Meeting of the Oity Otinoil, '( ED JOHNSON'S REPORT BOBS UP AGAIN Lively Puglilstic Envtdnter on the Streete Pollceman Arrives on the Scene and Declares it a Draw— Magio City Gossip, All the members of the city council wero present at the regular meeting last night. Mayor Walker made two appointments, und the preliminary stops were taken for the opening of both South Thirteenth and East N streets. An ordinance was introduced to grade S, T and U streets from Thirty-sixth to Forty- fourth. After a number of revised ordinances were read Mr. Schultz moved that the rules be suspended and that the special matter of grading J street from Twenty-second to Twenty-fifth street be taken up. At the last meeting of the council, 1n response to a peti- tion, this strect was ordered graded in the district above Indicated. There were a number of property owners present who filed a protest against the work being done. Mr. A. H. Miller stated he lives at Twenty- second and J. He said he had been assessed once for the grading of J street when the grade was established in that street from Twenty-third to Twentieth, Mike O'Herne said-that Mr. Miller would be benefited by the grade as much us any one else. He was in favor of the grade. Mr. C. L. Talbott, like Mr. Miller, was opposed to paying any more grading tax for grading J strogt. Mr. J. Jones had paid grading tax once on this street and he considered that enough. The change of the limits of the grading district was the cause of the dissatisfaction. Mr. Bulla lufgcslvxl thatsthe best way would be to refer back the petition to the signers and let them change the reading to J street, from Twenty-third to Twenty-fifth street and let the individual property owners on J between Twenty-second and Twenty-third bring the street to grade as they have offered to do. This proposition seomed to meet the favor of all parties and it was so ordered. Mr. F. Swoch paid for a walk in front of a lot which was afterwards, through his oversight, sold to pay the sidewalk tax. The gentleman redeemed his lot and ina communication to the council Treasurer Hoctor Jasked that the money be paid back to Mr. Swoch. A bill for #55.05 in favor of Charley Splitts and one for $10 in favor of Dr. E. L. Ernhout were recommended paid by the finance com- mittee, E. Bibler petitioned the council to refund to bim the 8600 he deposited for a liquor license for Al Geary some time ago. The matter was laid on the table. It seems that Mr. Bibler was to back Mr. Geary in case he kept a certain location. This Mr. Geary did not do and now Mr. Bibler wauts to back out. Joseph Kilratzky petitioned the council to fix & bad place on the stroet ut Twenty-first and Brown streets, as it was seriously dam- aging his property. Police Ofticer O. P. Tubbs was granted four days leave of absence. Lew Miller, the colored policeman who was suspended some time ago, handed in his resignation last nignt and it was accepted. Miller explained that he was suffering from the toothache and took four large bowls of liquor to alleviate his suffering. The medi- cine proved too strong and knocked him out. In closing Mr. Milley added that in getting drunk he had committed no greater offenso than had some of his superior officers, and at a time, too when they didn't even have the toothache. ] D. S. Curtis was dbpointed paving inspec- tor on Twenty-fourth street. B. C. Davis was appointed to succeed Lew Miller on the police force. ¥ ‘The resolution passed by the county com- missioners relating to the opening up of South Thirteenth 'street was read. It pro- vides that the: commissioners pay $2,500 toward paving the intersections, and will also build a:200-foot culvert, to cost not more than $3,000. Mr. Wyman moved that the clerk ascertain from what fund this expense was to be paid, stating that he did not wish it to be taken from the South Omaha road fund. The motion prevailed. Upon motion of Mr. Wood the city en- gineer was instructed to draft on_ordinance to establish the ade from Thirteenth street and Missouri avenue south to the Sarpy county line, and on N street irom Thirteenth to Eighteenth, An estimate in favorof Stimson & Hurbert for sewer work on N strect for §3,874.00 was allowed. Councilman Bruce entered a vigorous kick on any more garbage being dumped on L streot between Twenty-second and Twenty- third. The bond of W. S. Glynn for laying the culvert on Thirty-third street was accepted. Councilman Wood suggested that the police should be more vigilant in regard to watch- ing sidewalks where boards were removed. The city attorney spoke of the bad condition of I street at Twenty-fourth, and the same was ordered repaired. Theasphalt company was instructed to repair the sidewalk on Twenty-fourth between J and N streets. The city engineer was instructed to fill the hole at Lwenty-fifth and J streets. Ed ort. Ed Johnsoen, the gentleman who compiled the report for the taxpaycrs' committee, was seen by a BEEreporter yesterday morning and asked what he thought of the accusation of a city ofticial, to the effect that his report was gotten up for political purposes, “well,” sad the wiry little real estate man, “they may call it politics or whatever they like. The veport, I claim, contains nothing but facts. Up till now tha council has seemed to be ready and anxious to an- swer all accusations, The members have sa1d upon the streets that they could refute all the charges. All we wantis the gentle- men to come out tomorrow night and explain a few things to the taxpayers. This 18 not one man or & dozen men seeking light. Thereare 150 taxpayers, or even more, who are taking an active interest in the work as- signed to the executive commwittee, ““Ihere are a few things in the report, at Jeast.” said Mr. Johnson, *‘that I do not see how the council can explain. For -instanci the law reads very plainly that tho city council shall publish semi-annually a de- tailed report of the financial condition of our city. There has not been a single report of this kind made since Januar, 1862, u period of eighteen months. How about this? “Then there is the sum of §100 allowed by the council for a second assistant clerk in the city clerk’s oftice, when the said ‘assis- tant’ was never ewmployed, but the money was paid to the clepk aud one assistant as extras. ““The report of J, J, Points, expert account- ant, which contained valuable information, was pigeon-holed for ten months, Whyt At a recent meglfng of the council City Attorney Van Duskh saia he had been fre- quently asked by~taxpayers whether the railroad company coiild be made to pay for the repairs on the @ street viaduct, and if the council desired it he would look the mat- ter up and givo anopinion. Wyman moved that he prepare his opinion, and the very next act at tho meetmg was to suspend the rules and pass an ordinance authorizing the mayor to borrow &40 to pay for the repair- ing of the viaduct. . Why this haste?” And Mr. Johnson 1s loaded with more queries which he will spring at the meeting tonight, providing the council meets with the committee. Councilman Wood sald last evening that it was not the intention of humself, at least, t0 ignore the taxpavers committee. I be- lieve that committee is conscientious in its undertaking and think the meu intend to be fair. 1do believe, however, that the coun- cil shoald have its own way of answering the cnarges, It may be the council has not complied with tne law in detail, but if we buve made mistakes we will have to take our medicine, that's all, “My idea is for the council to get together tonight and have the report read carefully. Then let us compile our reply and send B copy of the same o the taxpayers commits tee and also have the report read at @ pub- lic meeting the safue as was the report got- ten up by Mr. Johnson. It took the tax- payers comwitteesix weeks to compile its report and the council should also be given @ reusonable time to deliver its answer. I am opposed to atlending & meetiog of that committee and being cross-questioned about matters with which [ am not familiar.” Fought on the Street. A. A. Wright, the butcher, and 8. M. Press, formerly a merchant here, had a fight on N street in front of Wright's market yes- terday afternoon. It scems that Press had beaten Wright out of $90 ona worthless check just bofore he failed, and Wright met him for tho first tune since the oclosing of the Press store. Wright demanded Press to pay him and the latter said he did not have the money. One word brought on another until the men finally camo to blows. Wright was on top during the scrimmage, but before the melee was ended a policoman came along and took both men to the station. They gavo bail to appear today. Press has gone out of business here and is now living in Iowa. Neiher of the men were much in- jured. Perfecte rganization, As aresultof the successful unfon con- vention of Sunday schools, & permanent or- ganization has been effected. The following ofticers wero elected: Rev. Thomas Steven son, president; M. G. Zerba, vice president Mrs. J. A, Silver, secrotary, and J. M. Wes tertield, troasurer. Maglo City Gossip. The camp meeting will continue for an- other week. The Bellvue ball club defeated Albright by a score of 14 to 8. A boy baby was born to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Weir yesterday. J. N. Snider was callod to Atlantic, Ia., on business yesterday morning. James Bullard and family are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. A, H. Marrow. Mvrs. W. D. Wyman leaves this morning to visit friends in Grand Rapids, Mich. Dr. J. W. Bell occupied the puinit at tho Presbyterian church last Sunday morning. Andrew Howler was run in for getting howling drunk. His fine was & and costs. Another case of diphitheria was reported at the home of Mr. Utoff at Thirty-second and U streets. Henry Schuter of Brazil, South America, was in the city last evening, the guestof his cousin, Councilman Schultz Conductor Connell is carrying a black eyo given him by two drunken toughs at Six- teenth and Vinton streots last Sunday night. Dick Payne, the colored man who stabbed Jim Holmes a week a20, was to have been tried_yesterday, but the state did not have all of the witnesses ready and the matter was put over for one week. George Davis and J. for creating a_disturbance in a Railroad avenue dive. Davis threatened to clean out the joint with a razor and was fined §.50 and costs. Fogarty was dischareed. William Graham, a farmer Bellevue, drove into the city Twenty-fourth and Q streets his team be- came frightened and ran away. The old gentleman was thrown out and quite seri- ously injured. William Swobe will have to answer in Justico Hedges' court to the charge of st ing a cow. Swobo's cow was levied on Sat- urday by Constable Adams, and during tho night Swobe went to the yard and drove the animal home. Bert McCabe was before his honor for being paralyzed drunk. McCabe said ho at- tended thecamp meeting and was tre to a drink out of a bottle by a friend, stuff knocked him out and he was sorry for it. He was discharged. Jacob Seblacek was found reeling along N street with a fiddle under his arm. ~ He had been the orchest=a for a little gathering of acquaintances who were most too generous to their musician with oil of gladness. Jake squared himself with the court by playi two bars of the Arkansas 'l eler. The demand for money orders has greatly increased at this office within the last thirty days, Inovder tomake it more convenient for the postmastér the government has issued an_order allowing the postmaster to issue drafts airectly upon the subtreasury at New York, and theso drafts may be cashed at the local banks. James Clark and W. Matthews were fished outof a boxcar. Thewr statement to the judge was that they had just arrived from Boston and were respectable tourists, bar- ring the fact that they were broke. It seems that one of these men tried to ascertain from a bootblack the location of a resident who had money and the police believe the men are willing to steal. They aro held for further examination. i Bells Toll a Day's Respite. “1 remember,” said an old soldier last Sunday morning, *‘when church-going bells much moredistant than those saved the city of Atlanta. It is a story I never saw in print, “n curly August, 1864, General Shor- man had closed in on Atlanta. The Eleventh Indiana battery had placed in position with our assistance four sixty four-pound rifle guns to shell the city with heavy artillery, under tho com- mand of General John M. Brannan. Our rogiment, the Second Massuchusetts, Hrad had Sunday morning inspection and parade, after which the men of the regi- ment went to the hill k of the camp to see the ire. on the city lying below us and two and a half miles rty were runin living near tnight. At Churel could see the churches of Atlanta from the spires of several of which wer floating rebel flags. The batteries wer in position, the guns were shotted, the fuses were in, and an officer stepped up to pull the lanyard to fire the first shot. As he lifted his hand the sound of a church bell ringing the people to wor- ship fell on his ears. “‘For a moment there was silence, The officers looked from one to the other, and the shot was not fired that day. The Sunday church-going bell was too much for the Twenticth corps of Sherman’s army. But on Monday the city got it.” —_—— Missod Connection Harper's Bazar: *“‘What are you standini on this corner for?” queried the policeman of old Abner Brown of Wayback. “Why, 1 jest put a letter in that box thei for wy " wife, an’ it's just occurred to mo s how she ain't likely to get it.” “Why not?” “Because she ain't comin’ this way, an’ even if she was she ham't got uo key w git in the box with. T em—— 'Tis Pity 'Tls Trae, Washington Star: Mr. Briny Billins, who has recently made his appearance in litera- ture as the “'poet of thirst,” has just evolved tho following after a trip to the summer re- sorts: The tarther from home That your oo The vigger the On a schoone s ot Origin of the Trouble, “What was de trouble at the pokah pahty las' night?" ‘“Well, yoh see, one obde gemmen tried ter cash’in er hau'fullob brass buttons, Do banker says, ‘All de res’ ob de checls is rubber buttons’ De oddah feller answers ON THE OUTSIDE— that is the best place to keep the huge,old- fashioned pill. Just a8 800D a8 you gob it inside, it begius to trouble you. \What's the use”of xmmmp| || with it, when you| can get more help) from Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets { These tiny, sugar- coated granules do you permanent good. They act mildly and natur- ally, and there's no reaction afterward. Con- stipation, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks, and all derangements of the liver, stomach, and bowels are nently cured. They're the smallest, tho easiest to take cheapest—for they're guaranteed to give faction or your money is re- turned. You pay only for the good you get. Nothing else urged by the dealer, though they may be bon}r luryhlm to sell, amit “ust as good” for you to buy, rovented, relioved, and perina- | | m back, ‘I can't help fv.' ‘Well, says de banker, ‘de financial strincency am sech dat yo'll hab ter get dese checks certitied.' An'den de trouble commenced. IMIIETIES, The diMcultios undor which A ohurch dig- nitary labors in time of battle can hardly ba avpreciated by the averago layman, says the Atlanta Herald There #was Bishop Genegal Polk. 10 swear by proxy. “Charge, men 1 he used to s: thefront. “Chafe!--charge lii | says o men would laugh and cheer, for Cheat- ham's inspiring profanity was a_proverd in the army. More than once the gallant bishop narrowly saved himself from original indis. crotion, 8o to spenk On one occasion pelled to remain He had riding to Sheatham his men had been com- fnactive for quite a while under firo, and when fiually the opportunity did come to charge and aven up thescore the general was desperately eager and onthusi- ast “Now's ‘em hell 1" And then he shouted Y, a3 my friend Barly charge! ir timo, boy Charge! ho shouted. “'Give Charge the —— —— would sy, B There was one hymn of which Parfon Black was oespecially fond, and which so accurately oxpressed his sentiments that he made use of it on all possible occasions a Boston paper. One of theso w funeral of his wost prominent_deacon though active in the affairs of the church, had, in the business world, a reputation for sharpness and closeness that was not wholly enviable. The servicos were drawing to Parson Black rose slowly from and, in a voico of sepulehr: “Irjends—Hofore removing the romains of our dearly beloved brother from this house to the houso appiinted for all the lvin' let us join in singin’ tho twenty-seventh hymn *Believin', we rejoico "o see tha curse removed. " Rev. Mr, Wilgus—1 beliove it woutd be a ch & sormon on the wicked- ness of horse racing. Somo of the members botting, I hear. acon Podber day is a spoc a close. his chair, sadness, said Dow't do it. Next Sun- al collection day. If you preach racing you will make the d. While the losers will fully agree with you they haven't anything to give. B Hugh MeDonald of Athens, Ga., attendea an Adventist meeting, and when the preacher told of the flood of fire that would some day destroy the world, Mr. McDonald ¢ called the preacher a liar, adding ce onths by way of cmphasis. He ested for disturbing public worship and sentenced to the county Jail for 100 days. They grabbed (he missionary i they bound hin to i bost: They kindled the fire und And 1ot him slowly roast But ho only smiled hack at them, And Tet his meny'ry roam To visions of the lynching bees He used to seo af home. A supposed miraculots fall of manna_in Mardin and Diarbokir ( Turkoy), has been found by chemi igation to be due to depo s of lichen, which od by winds in_quite a natural manna, so to speak. A cortain ministor Whose health had be- come impaired by too close attention to hi duties in a large 1 applied to his physl- ) for counsel 0 gunning, dominio! go gunning! the advice he received. It will help you and it won't hurt the birds.” b Renss g Her. She was a little bit afraid of the big waves, but the presence of her big cousin from the country reassured her s good deal. “Now,” she said, “if I get frightened I shall_makea vociferous appeal for assist- ‘No," ho_said, heartily, “don’t do_that. Jest you holler fir help an” T'll be on hand.’ e i Lok Extravagance. Washingcon Star: “John,” she sud to her husband, *do_you mean to say I mustn't get any money out of the bank?” “Not for the present, my dear.” “Well, I think it's dreadfully extravagant of you to let that lovely check boolk you gave me on my birthday lic idle and go to waste. There!” The Kickapoos' Greeting Words of Sympathy to the Sick and Suffering Whites. After the Kickapoo Tndiuns had con. sented to allow their licines to be in- troduced among the white people they 5] had agrand Medicine lnsting all sung. The meaning song was wholly of It putliy—a portion translates us follows : D00s bring you health. Thetr earts are full of pity for you.' Have lope for the great spi 0 Hs glven us tat which we offer 16 will make you well and lapp. It was with the feelings expressed by these words that they offered the K icknpoo Indinn Remedies to the white people. the offer was apprecint remedics liavo dono gr denced by n large salo all over the conti: nent and theirremedios are now found on the shelves of every druggist in the land. Tts seasonable use has prevented serious sfckness in thousands of - cnscx. Direnso ennnot existin its presence. Best of all it isn simple compound ot roots, burks and herbs, abont which the Indign has more knowledge than any liv- ing be b Kicknpoo” Reme. nikine Tndian preparutions. In. ‘e, rothem hem at v. Incians steep them for the medieine and Indinng put up the fin- gshed product. Erom fir-t to last they aro nedicines of the red man. Kickapoo Ind the great "y Blood and Stomach Renovater, and othier Kicks #poo Indian Remedies are Sold by all Druggists, for ships the Labor Superior for grate and kitchen use, Lighter than Pennsylvania conl. Therefore more bulk and h It affords a golution of the ch Bales tight; draft light. fore you buy. CONSUNPTION I THE FAMILY The Knowledge of This Faot Was & Contine unt Sonrce of Apprehension and Shadowed Her Lafe, Trick 1ives tamily at 9721 Hamilton shund has boon for long time an omploya of the Postal Cable Oompuay, Mrs Trick (s & most_estimable and oultured Iady and her words wiil ho takon truth by all who know Ror. Sha say with her 1y oxcollent progress and recovory from w sorlous luns disonso under the ears of Dr Shepard 18 worthy the attention of the public, it thereby other aufTe find holp ns | havo donv. 1 had good ronsons foF foaE'ng consumption all my 1ife and antl rocontty T Nave boon coustantly in drond of this dlsease. or A good muny years 1 felt th throat A [unzs woro woik nnd fatiing wis al- Ways tiking cold. My throut was soro and achinz and the trouble slow wy lungs. Palne and soreiess thron:h the chost steadily Inoronsod with o panfal. bol- Tow-sounding congh. Along with these sympe toms my appetiie faiied wnd [ booame wonk aid vory thin—In fact I was rapidly develops fng all the symptoms of tubercular diseaso. My broatn was short and my heart boat wild= 1y’ upon a 1ittle oxertion. To sum 1tall up, thero was very 1ittlo strongth oF hope 1oft when Dr, shopard bozan my case. Buthis pa- slent, enroful treatment has built me up in strength and flosh until 1 am hoavier and stronger than T havo een for yoars. My health Is substantially stored-—-a result us unlooked for us It is welcom: The suporlor teatinony offerod by Dea. Copy nd and Shepard and the good standing I Uhe community of thoso who give tostimos ny induced mo to apply to them for treats ment. My expericnfo convinces me that the troatment of those physiclaus s Just what it lufmed to bo—superior to all others prove publ treatment." DRS. COPELAND & SHEPARD, ROO) ¥ in favor of thom and thelr 1AND 312 NEW YORK LIFS BUILDING., OMATIA, NEB. Every Curable Discase OfMce Hours—9 to 11 a. n . Sunday—10 a. wm. reateds 205 p. m.: 7 to3 o In all your outings— _ to the World's Fair— Seaside — Mountains — everywhere, take Beecham's with you. oNLy 250, a 8ot Tliness frequently results from changes of food, water, climate, habits, etc,, and the remedy is Beecham’s Pills ‘W. C. 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