Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 21, 1894, Page 7

iy A -G - v THE OMAHA DAILY BFF COUNTY WILL FURNISH WORK Plan Decided on to Afford Relief to the Unemployed. WILL GRADE A MAIN COUNTY ROAD i Made in Reduetion of Clerieal Fores ~Contracts for Sapplies Awnrded— Law Suit Invited—-Other Business Done, At the meeting of the county commis- sioners held yesterday afternoon a plan was decided on for affording work to such of the unemployed as had families to support and were willing to toll. Soon after the convening of the board follow- Chairman Stenberg introduced th ing resolution hie cou t to xpenditures of )r relief amo 500 per month at the present tin Whereas, Sald expenditures would be reduced If tempo employment d for the unemployed now receiving ald Trom the county; therefore, be 1t Rosolved, Thit an emergency exists, such as would Justify this board in immeadiately pro- viding teniporary empioyment for such unein- pigyed: solved, That tho comumittees on charity, rouds A bridges e ad ard hereby autho B ized and empowered to have road No. 24, “B," i sections 11 and 12, township 15, range 12, or 0 much thereof as niay be deemed expedient, graded to the establishied grade, Will Improve » Main Road. This road is outside the city limits and is the thoroughfare running in a northwesterly direction from Benson place, and the por- 2ion to b graded consists of three hills and two h ills. It is the main road leading into the city from Bennington, Irvington nd the whole of the northwestern country. \e resolution further provides that thc money to pay for doing the work shall be taken from the unexpended balance now in the county treasury from the bridge fund levy of 1801, being the money coliected over and above th ent of the levy and amount- ing 10 §,005.62. Besides this, the resolution gives the joint committee authority to ex- pend from the general fund of the county such an amount as may be saved on the ex- penditure for charitable purposes by reason of furnishing the employment. How the Work Shall Be Done. All of the expenditures are to be made in striet accordance with the following conai- tions: First as practicable 1504, Second—All of said work shall be per- formed by day labor under the supervision of the members of the joint committee. Third—In the employment of labor the members of the joint committeo shall first wrive preference to parties receiving aid from the county poor agent; second, to heads of families out of employment, all of whom must be bona fide residents of the county. The labor is to be distributed in a manner that us many as possible now out of work may have an opportunity of receiving tem- porary employment. In fixing the amount of compensation to be paid the whole wat- ter is to be left to the members of the joint committee. One Hundred Men at Once. In_discussing the subject outside of the regular sessior. of the board, the members of the committee stated that it was the in- tention to pay the men 15 cents per hour for the time actually employea and returned by the county timekeever, From seventy-five to 100 men would be given work at once, grad- ually increasing in number, allowing each man 1o work ten days, after which his place would ba filled by another man who was out of employment. With reference to those parties now receiving aid from the county hoor agent, the actual cost of the supplics furnished would be deducted from the amount of their wages, and the balance would be paid in cash. All others woula be paid cash for the time actually employed. After the expenditure of the amount set aside shall have been made, should the commissioners consider the plan for continu- ing the work a feasible one, they will make amother appropriation sufiicient to furnish employment until spring. Reducing the Clerieal Force. . Having disposed of the labor question, Commissioner Jenkins, chairman of the com- mittee of the whole, announced that he was ready to report upon the number of em- vloyes of the county and the salaries to be paid during the ensuing year. This wus a matter which was referred to the committee at the first session of the year and has been under consideration ever since that time. ‘The report was read and adopted, and now the people who are working for the county, hreath easy for “the first time in many weeks. The report provides for employes and sal- aries as follows : County treasurer’s oftice, one deputy at a salary of $150 per month: one chief clork at #125; one bookkeeper at $100; two cletks at $75 cach, and oue tax clerk at §5 per onth. The connty treasurer is authorized to em- m y one out door tax collector at a saiary of 125 per wonfa, such compensation to be in hll cluding vho Lorse hire and other ex- peunses. The tax collector shall devote his whole time to the collection of d=linquent taxes on personal property, and shall report monthly his entire trausactions to the board of commissioners. In case he fails to con- duet himself to the entire satisfaction of the members of the board, his services shall be dispeused with. . All additional help in the office county treasury, not herein shall immediately be discharged. > in the sheriff's oftice there shall be one deputy at u salary of $100 per month, one at $85 and three at §5 per month each, provid- ing that the fecs of the office are suffcient 10 meet the compensation allowed. Tn the office of the register of deeds there shall be one deputy at o salary of $100 per month, one at 0, four clorks at $60 cach. and two clerks at #0 per month each. In this office the salaries are to be paid out of the fees. ‘The report specities that all nelp not herein enumerated shall be discharged. In addition to doing the recording, the clerks are required to rewrite such of the numer- ical indices us may become unfit for use, where the cause 1s reasonable. This shall done by the regular clerical force and Without additional expense to thoe county. In the county court there will be one chief k at $50 per month; one clerk at §55; one at 00, one at £50, and two at $40 per month each. All of the salaries ave to be paid from the fees of the ofice, and the clerks not herein provided for are ordercd discharged. With the county clerk inere will be one * deputy at $100 per month: one bookkeoper at £100; one tax clerk at §100; one recording clerk at 80 per month. The county clark is authorized to employ temporarily, to work on the tax list, two clerks at §5 each, and one clerk at $60 per movth, In the auditor’s offce the report provides for one auditor at o salary of $125, and oue clerk at a salary of §15 per month. ‘fhe engincer and janitor force consists of _one eugincer at a salary of $40 per month, and three janitors at §60 each. ‘T'he assistant clerk to the Board of Com- missioners is allowed a salary of §100 per month. id work shall commence as soon and be compleved by May 1, of the enumerated, in the county store the agent gots §70 and the assistant &0 per month, At the Poor Farm and Jail, At the county jail there will be a chief jailer at $30 and bwo assistants at salaries of ¥ por month each. Tho poor farm and hospital empioyes are provided for as follows. all of whom receive their board in addition to the salary ; Oune superintendent at $51.33, one matron at §25, ono engineer at $100, ono fireman at one fireman, temporarily, at §25, one in- 0 at $30. one undertaker at §23, one insane Keeper at §25, one nurse at $5, one nurse at §20, one mght wateh at $20, oue waiiress at $20, oue waitress at $18, one chief oook at 22, one ook at #18 and one laundvess at $15 per mouth, 1n all the county offices the clerks are ve- anired to work from 8 o'clock a. m. until noon and from 1 until 3 o'clock p. m. except on Saturdays, when tho afteruoon hours # shail be from 1 until 3 o'clock p. m. Clerks will be required to be on time and register the hour of arrival at their respective places of work, and a centinued failure will vesult in dismissal. luvited & Law Suit, The comwittes on judiclary aunounced that it wantod 1o buy & law suil aud that it had rejected the bill of the Merchants hotel, amounting to 310, for furnishing meals for jurors, The board backed up the com- mittes and the litigation _ was in- vited. The reason of this was about thus: Last summer the county made a contract with the Colonade hotel to fur- nish the jurors, or at least those locked up and deliberating on cases, with meals at the rate of 25 cents per meal. For a time the meals were furnished, but later on some of the jurors kicked on the food and the judees of the district court, listening to the objections, orderad the jurors taken to the Merchants. In dbe time the hills were filed and referred, and now the committes in reporting back goes upon the theory that even the judges of the court are without authority to to ignore a contract and order men fed at a certain hotel without consult- ing the members of the board Road House License Protest. F. 1. Hanson asked for a license to sell in- toxicating liquors at Teitz park, out on the Military and with the application there was a protest, signed by a_couple of hundred taxpayers, all of whom alleged that Hanson wus a stool pigeon for Charles Teitz, who had beea refused a li- At the sume place. In their prayer for juest upon the board not to grant the the petitioners alleged that Teitz park was one of the most unholy places in the land: that it was the Sunday resort of frail women and the Sunday congregating place of dog, prize and chicken fighters, who vied with the tramps and bums in making it a sort of small sized hades upon earth. ticense was held up and next Wodnes 10 o'clock a. m., was the aate fixed for hear- ing testimony on the protest C. W. Stevens was apvointed justice of the peace in and for Douglas precinct, vi Henry Ruser, who was elected last Novem- ber and failed to qualif; A legal opinion from ex-Judge Lake, in which held against the cancellation of the tax levied against the Young Men's Chris- tlan association building, was re ved and approved. The request to cancel the tax had been referred to Mr. Lake by the board. County Contracts Awarded. Contracts were awarded as follows: Drug prescriptions for the outside poor, ordered by the county physician, Aloe-Penfoid com- pany, at 18 cents each: pine lumber, Georze A. Hoagland; oak lumber, C. R. Lee; oak piling, C. L.’ Chaffee; drugs at the poor farm, Aloc-Penfold company; breaa at the poor farm, Union Pacific Steam_ bakery, at 21¢ cents per pound loaf: meat for the poor farm, Hamilton Bros. ; groceries and flour at the poor farm, Heimrod & Hanson; brooms for the court house and jail, Omalia Cable Broom works. The Central Labor union filed a protest against the reappointment of Dr. Lanyon to the position of county physician, alleging that he had refused toadminister to the ills of some of the poor people who were charges upon the charity of the county. This docu- ment went to the committee having charge of the applications for the position. Mrs. Ellis filed an apphication for the position of matron at the county Jail, and the committee on court ehouse and Jail will consider the question of her appointment. Newton Niday offered to remove the garb- age from the court house and jail at the rate of §15 per month. This was reterred. J. D. Bennett was appointed constable in and for the precinct of South Omaba. A number of residents of East Omaha filed a petition asking that Charles Brandics be appoiated justice of the peace in and tor their precinct, but the commissioners thought that an investigation with reference to the residence of Brandies was necessary, and the petition was referred. At the next meeting of tne boara bids for the purchase of the §150,000 of road improve- ment bonds will be received and opened. Ty HOME INDUSTRY SPREAD. nse Served by Alblon People to the Farmers of the State. The Farmers' institute of Boone county met at Albion on Thursday and Friday of fast week and enjoyed a series of interesting discussions and entertainments. The exer- cises were held in the opera house, which was packed at nearly every session. The utmost interest was manifested and farmers from all parts of the state were in attend- ance. The institute couvened Thursday after- noon, when C. E. Spear of Albion delivered the address of welcome. E. T. Loogof St. Edwards responded in an appropriate man- ner, and thew the institute lisiened Lo an address on ‘‘Nebraska Insects” by Prof. Barber of Lincoln. After a song by the Al- bion Glee club Hon. W, A. Poynter of Al- bion read a paper on “Mixed Farming” and C. E. Drake of the same city discussed the “Farm Garden.” At the evening session Prof. F. W. Taylor of Lincoln delivered a very interesting ad- dress on “Small Fruits,” which was fol- lowed by a discussion, led by B. A. Roberts of Albion. Dr. C. G. Barnes of Albion spoke on *“‘Good Roads.” Secretary O. C. Holmes of the Nebraska State Manufac- turers and Consumers association was pres- ent at the raquest of the committee to de- liver an address on “Home Industry.” His remarks created much enthusiasm and at the unanimous rcquest of the farmers he consented to remain until the next day and speak again on the same subject. D.J. Poynter of Albion spoke on *“Tume Grasses'" and D. 0. Vincent of St. Edwards read a paper on “Alfalfa.” Other features of the program were selections by the Philhar- mounic orchestra, a tenor solo by Mr. Charles Harding of Norfolk and a recitation by Miss Bess Emerson of Cedar Rapids. Friday morning's session was devoted to the discussion of “Bee Kecping” and *The Poultry Garden.” The former subject was introduced by @ paper by L. D. Stillson of York ana the discussion was led by . D. Phillips of Petersburg. Mrs. W. A. Poynter read the paper on poultry gardening and . B. Morehead ot Albion and W. N. Palmer of oone conducted the discussion, . A selection by a quartet opened the after- noon session, after which S. C. Bassett of Gibbon read a paper on “Dairymg.” A. C. Mead of Albion led a discussion of the same subject. “Woman's Part in the Dairy” was discussed by Mrs. Charles Culver of Albion, ‘chorus by the bion boys” and a recitation by Miss Addie Farmer of Albion was a pleasant interruption, after which Mr. Holmes spoke for the second time on “*Home Industry.” The subject of sugar beets was discussed by Charles G. Steele of Norfolk and Fred Jewell of Platte Center. In the evening A. C. towell of Cedar Rapids discussed cattle raising, and the sub- jeot was further spoken to by James R. Barnes of Loretio and others. Hog raising was dealt with by A. B. Jounson of Albion, and the discussion was led by Charles Culver of the same city. The discussions were sup plomented by music by the orchostra. u re tation by Miss Jeunie Squair of St. Edwards and several songs. During the session the Albion people fur nished their guests with o “home industry spread of which the following constituted the ingredients: meal Nebrask Griddls Cakes. Nebraska City Cereal 'Con arrel & Co., On City Cereal Company Maple Syrup Sorghuri Our Daily Bread Flour Donate ML Company, Baked by W. Alblon Johnny Cake (Velvet Meal). Nelraska City Ci Fairiiold Syrup Compuny Crouch Jolley, 1 Conivany CUream Coffee Consolidated Coffee Company, Omuha ertiun Chicory O'Noill, Neb 1blon Separator Butter .Alblon ( sSeparator Skim Milk Albion Cr Ruttermilk Albion Crean Beot Sugar. Norfolk, Ne N e | Lincoln Vinegar Company e s Against the Gurbage Contract. George Mitchell of 200 North Thirteenth street has brought a suit in the distriot court for the purpose of annuling the gar- bage contract the city made with City Gar- bagemaster Alexander MucDooald. The petition filed by Mr. Mitehell covers several pages of type written copy, and he sets forth the statement that he owns the livery stable mear Eloventh and Dodge strects, and that a large amount of garbay accumulates daily on these premises. He claims that ueder the existing contract MacDonald is permitied and does charge rates for vemoving these acoumula L which are extortionate aund illegal. The plaintift allezes taat the defendant secured this contract for removing unrhu‘ by undue, improper and illegal means. He further alleges that the defendant is about lo dispose of his com- track to unkuown parties and he asks the court 10 enjoin him from so doing. Mr. Mitchall further requests the court to sek aside and make null and void MacDowald's contract for the removal of ihe city's gardb age and night soil HIE RODE 0N THE FIRST TRAIN Giles P, Ransom of Bancroft Was a Passen- ger on the DeWitt Olinton, HI3 STORY OF THE NOW FAMOUS TRIP Albany Citizens Afrald to Allow the Engloe to Be Fired In the City Limits—Mr, Ransom’s Visit to the World's Fair, Nebraska has a citizen who enjoys the dis- tinction of having been a passeoger on the DeWitt Clinton, the first passenger train that made the tripoutof Albany in 1533 The citizen is Mr, Giles P. Ransom, whose home has been for years at Bancroft, Neb., where he has been engaged in tne general merchandise business. Of late years he has not been able to devote his time to active work, and has turned most of his business over to his son. Mer. Ransom was in the city for a few days and in conversation with a reporter for Tie Bee told of his first ride on the cars. Mr. Ransom was born at Truxton, Cortland county, N. Y., July 80,1812, When 6 months old his parents moved to Ellisburg, iu Jeffe son county, in which county the subject of this sketch lived for fifty-four years. When 16 years old he went to Sacketts Harbor, Jefferson county, where he learned the cabi- net making trade with Daniel Harlow, whose sister he married in 1830, He lived in Sacketts Harbor for twelve years, and it was during his residence here, and about six rs before his marriage, that he took & GILES P. RANSOM. trip to Rhode Island to visit relatives, and it was 0. his return from this visit thai his memorable ride on the DeWitt Clinton took place. E The trip was made in this manner: He walked from Sacketts Harbor to Wardwell Settlement, from there he rode in a double wagon to Utica with Jonathan Wardwell, and his sister's husband, David Graves. This sister is now living at Pender, Nev., and is 84 years oid. From Utica to Troy on the raging “kanawl,” and from there to Albany on a_little steam tug; from Albany to New York on a Hudson river steamboat. He sailed from New York on a one-masted sloop to Bristol. R. L, thence to Provi- dence by steamboat. After spending about six weeks in Rhode Island he returned to New York on a schoouer. While in New York he ascended to the top of the American museum on Broadway. and while on top of the building a large crowd of peonle was noticed to be gathing con Broad way,and it was remarked that Generai LaFayette was in town, and the demonstra- tion was in his honor. From New York he returned to Albauy py steamboat, and it was from here that the journey by rail benind the DeWitt Clinton was made. From Schenectady he went to Rome by caunal, thence by stage to Pierrepont Manot, thence to Sacketts Harbor on foot. “Yes, there is quite a difference between the former and the prescul methods of transportation,” said Giles P. Ranson, “and I have haa the privilege of watching the progress of development 1n_railway travel. Sixty years ago this month I was returning to my home 1n_Jefferson county, New York, from a visit in Vermont, and I have always been glad T ok a rather roundabout way, because it was that fact alone which placed me among the five persons who rode with the old DeWitt Clinton on its first trip. Tho First Trip. **Coming from New York up the Hudson to Albany I witnessed a remarkable display in the heavens—an unusual meteoric shower— which caused a great sensation at the time, and is even now referred to in astronomical text buoks. This seemed to me a presage of an eventful happening, und such it proved to be, for when I reached Albany 1 saw an engine and some odd lookng passenger cars being hauled through the town on wagons. Although tracks were laid and everytbing was in preparation for the runniug of the cars, the people would not allow the train to be started until the city limits were reached They thought sparks from the engine might set the town on fire and were willing to take 1o risks. “When we go* outside of the city the en- iueer started his fires and we began jolting along toward Shenectady. 1 can tell you it was pretvy rough, and we didn't go ‘at a startling rapid pace. Several times stops had to be made for repairs, and the fuel question proved to be a vital one for a time. Now a man rides in luxurious comfort be- bund an engine which can make 112 miles an hour, while the DeWitt Clinton pulled nar- row coaches, something like the street cars of today, at a rate of less than twelve miles per hour. Old Travel and New. “Travelers in these times do not appreciate their advantages of being whirled across the country in a moving palace at a very fast rate, but could they have viewed the DeWitt Clinton with the wonder and ad- miration 1 did—it was then considered a marvel of man's ingennity—they would be more inclined to realizo that they are espe- cially favored. What was formerly regarded as an easy aud enjoyable method of travel would now be deemed worse than a ride in an ordinary freight car. The cars on exhi- bition at the fair are not the ori ones used on the old road, but the engine is the same. The cars now (o be seen were made several years after the line was bullt aud differ maternally from the -first pattern. “The old cars went to pieces fron too muc wear aud tear. They were like boxes, except for the few stiff seats on the side.” Saw the Old Engine. Mr. Ransom, who is famitiarly known as “Grandpa,” visited the World's fair and spent a great deal of his time 1 the Trans- portation building, near the old DeWitt Clin- ton, where he was almost idolized by the employes. He is now 82 years old, but car- ries bis years so well that no one would sus- pect he had lived much longer than half a century. He took more pleasure in the fair than many an enthusiast of 20. He says he saw in it & composite protograph of the im- provement made fn every brauch of science wnd industry during the 14st seventy years. ives In Banerofl After his marriage to Cynthia Harlow in 39 he moved to his farm near Giddings- ville, N. Y., where he lived till he sold the same in 1851, He then removed to the vil- lago of Adams, where he continued to live till his removal in 1865 to lowa Falls, Ia., where uis wife died. His hone is nowdn Bancroft, Neb,, to which place he came in 1880, and erected the first house. He is called the “father of the city.” His son was postmaster there under Harrison's adminis- tration, und his nephew, Major Harlow of St. Louis, is also postmaster in that oit Another nephew, George H. Harlow of C cago, was lately secretary of state of Illi- nois. A man of some importance and consider- able history is “Graudps” Ravsom, ana his asles of early life in tie west are quite as in- teresting as his description of old railroad wraios —— Moving the Garbage. Health Commlissloner Somers states that under the present garbage ordinance ten imes ay wuch manure is being bauled out of the city o the surrounding farms as ever before. Several of the stavle men do the QU‘\TDA\' | hauling themsolves in pratorence to paying the garbage contractor for the priviiege of dumping it on his cars, while others pay the farmers a little something td'do it for them, either way being cheaper’ than to pay the ordinance rates Heretofore the farmers have not cared to do the hauling for nothing, .and with the free dumps thore was no {n\lum‘m«m for the horse owner to haul to the gountry, but the new ordinance has furnished the necessary inducement for both pariies to insure ths vrodigal fertilizing of the gardening tracts around the city. ———— FOR THE ANI'WERP SHOW, Nebraska and the West Urged to Contri- bute Manufactared Articles. Hon. A. G. Scott of Kearney, who was one of Nebraska's commissioners at the World's fair, has been appointed a commissioner to Exposttion to be and the Antwerp International held at Antwerp, opening on May 5 closing on November 12, of the present y Mr. Scott is now engaged in an effort to interest the people of Nebraska and the west iu the coming international show and to induce them, if possible, to contribute to the maintenance of an exhibit of manu- factured articles and other products at the xposition. [u the absence of any state ap- propriation for this purpose, whatever is done mus. be accomplished by the cater- prise of corporations and concerns iuterested in bringing the best class of immigration to this state. The Antwerp exvosition will be an im- mense affair, second only to the great fair which closed in Chicago a few months ago. and Mr. Scott argues that much good would be accomplished by a proper exhibit of the products and resources of Nebraska and the west. Antwerp is the second port of im- portance in Europe, its tonnage being ex- ceeded unly by that of Londou and Liver- pool. The exposition grounds cowprise 200 acres on the river Scheldt, und the scope of the exposition is similar to thatof the re- cent Columbian exposition. The main build- ings are very extemsive, covering some 1,100,000 square feet and include halls for exhibiting industrial and commercial pro- ducts, machinery and electrical appliances; also a festival hall, measuring some 54 000 square feet, The American building will be a very handsome structure, 240x150 feet in size. It will furnish space for the exhibit of the American government and exhibits from the various states. The United States commission, through its agents, the American propaganda. has made arrangements for a collective displa) of the daily and weekly newspapers and gazines of the United State This dis- play will pe made in the American building, which 1s the only foreign butlding in which the displays of private exhibitors will be made and entered for competition. The importance of Antw 48 4 commer- cial point, its close proximity to England, France and Germany, makes it very desir- aole that this western country should be represented by appropriate exhibits of its wealth and fndustri it is the plan of the American commission tosell space for exhib- itors and to advertise for all exhibitors in the four languages used by the people in the viginity of Antwerp. An effort is being made to have the com- mission made the accredited commission of the United States to the Antwerp exposi- tion. o BLOOM’3 HANDWRITING. Potice Commissioners (Hear More mony with Respect to It. At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the trial of Ofticer Bloom was continued by the fire and police commissioners. Court Oficor Walker ideaiified the sheet of paper on which the letter to Mayor Bemis had been writtea as being like the paper in his desk at the police court. During the exam- ination of the witness Cogrish called the at- tention of the board to tae water mark in the paper 6f the letter to the mayor, and it corresponded with thb’'papar found in Walker's desk and used by him,. Captain Mostyn testitied that Bloom was on dog watch on the'night ‘of January 5 and that he saw the accused writing nt the clerk’s desk about 2 a. m. Police Officers Mike Drummy, Sam Dramumy anda Edgehill also testified to having seen Bloom writing at the clerk's desk about the same time as meutioned by Captain Mostyn, Ofticer Starkey was called aud said that he had alwuys been a friend of Bloom. He had mduced the accused to destroy two let- ters written for the press in which threats and complaints about promotions were made. There was some ques! this testimony, but the boxrd finally decided to be broad-niinded and admit any amount of Testl- testimony on both sides that in any way had | bearing ou the case, as the object of the restigation was to get at the facts. The prosecution closed and John T. Daly was called by Gurley. This witness at first declared that in his ovinion the letters in question were not written by the same person. Upon cross-examination Daly ad- mitted chat certain letters and characters were similar, and might have becn penned by the same hand. Mr. Gurley then said that he wanted to mtroduce reputable citizens o prove a good character for Bicom, and in order to accom- modate the aefense the board postponed further hearing until Monday at 4 p. m. P e it WILL NEED SOME PATCHING. i Present Ward Boundary Ordinance Neveral Imperfeetions. Atits last meeting in December the city council passed an ordinance extending the corporate limits so as Lo take in Clontarf precinet and another ordinance rearranging the ward boundarigg which also took in Clontarf. The mayol vetoed the former and approved the latter, so that the approved wird boundary ordinance s it now does ot ugree with the corporate limits. Tnasmuch as it is incumbent on the county clerk to get_out the tax lists by the Ist of April, ana the 90,000 descriptions require at least sixty days Lo complete, it will be seen that it will be necessary for the council to st speedily in correcting tue discrepancy. Another matter that will demand atten- tion at the same time is the changing of the boundaries so as not to cut across lots, us they do unaer the present reading of the or- dinance, entailing a great deal of additional work on the clerical force. A new ordinance covering these matters will probably be i troduced at the next meeting of the council and passed at the succeeding one, that the couaty clerk may get to work on his books as speedily us possible. L BEET 3ROWERS ASSOCIATION. Precinet Ovganizatio Meeting Guilsd. A meeting of the Douglas county Beet Sugar Growers association-wvas held at the Commercial club yestertad aiternoon to take preliminary steps for precinot organi- zation. It was decided to tAll a mass meet- ing of Douglas county citizghis at the Com- mereial clubnext Tuesday 4} 4 p. m. [t was also decided to hold a mpaling of farmers at Miliard on Wednesday ‘mext at £ p. m, for the purpose of organizime ! the Millard pre- cinct and encouraging the cultivation of beets. Valley and other Inculities wiil also be visitedsby the committhe; and orgauiza- tion perfected for an activevanvass for con- tracts. ¥ £ Jay Helphrey was appoiuted tosolicit sub- scriptions in Omaha for ‘ssock in the beet sugar factory project. . —r W T Murriage Licenses. The following marriage licenses were is- sued yesterda, Nameand Address. Michael Byrne, South Owuba......... . Sofa Krocek, South Omahs........ .., ) 0.D. Conner, Omuhi...... RS i Annie M. Mudder, Omaia. ... 00 J. A Boyd, Owaha Has Efforts at 0~ Mus) Addie M. MeWillinms, 2 § Herrl Saboroff, Owuha. e a1 1 Furate Schemeénowitz, Omaba. ... 19 § Ferdinand Hansen, Omaha. ... 24 1 Clristive l’uwr«ul.l iah ‘e 20 gL A Favorite Kemedy for La Grippe. “During the epidemic of la grippe Cham- berlain’s Cough Remedy took the lead here and was much better liked than othier ough medicine.” H. M. Baags, druggist, Chats- worth, Ill. The grip is much the sume as a very severe cold and requires precisely the same treatment. This remedy is prompt and effectual and will prevent any tendency For sale of the disease toward pueumonis. by druggiste. u about admitung | JAN l'ARY 21 | not counted by the 1891 l\ll‘l' S TIRED OF THE RECOUNT Attorney for Sackett Moves to Put a Stop to It. NOT JUSTIFYING TRACY'S ALLEGATIONS rt and Bat He s Not Sustained by the Co the Canvass Will Proceed Sackett is Still Gaaning. So far the recount of the votes cast at the last election for county clerk has not sub stantisted the allegations m by Mr Tracy when he instituted contest proceed ings against Mr. Sackett, nor has it in the least improved T'ra He alleged that in the t ward aione the recount would give him forty-six more votes than were returned by the can- vassing boards and that be would gain nine: teen votes in the first two. precincts of the Second ward, Iustead of making the enormous gains claimed by Mr. Tracy, the recount shows that he nas been loser aud that Mr. Sackett has ma 4 net gain in the eightcen prec twenty-four votes. So far but twoof the double ballots have been found, and in _both instances they were returned for Mr. Tracy by the canvassing boards of the precinets in which they were cast The monotoncus recount tired Davis, who is looking after Mr. S terest, ana yesterday he filed the following motion, after which the lawyers went to bat and expounded law to the judge during the baiance of the afternoon Objection to the Recount. mbent objects to the introductic of the ballots in each of the var ex-Judge ckett's in- The tne tn eviden: ous ncts and election districts, for the following reasons First tin the sald election districts in which a recount i asked by the contestant thare were appointed, sworn and qualified 560 election judges and clorks, whose duty it wis, as such public officers seloctod and appointed for that purpose, to canviss suid ballots und returns of the res id until thore testimony introx fmpeaching official and returns of sald judges und ks safd returns ought 1 nil as prima facie evidence of the ac- of said cunvass, and this court onght not to constitute ltself a tribunal to perform exactly the p duties which said judges and_clerks appointed, selec U sworn and qualified to- perfori, until suid r turns of said pablie offictrs are mipeachod by competent evidence, That as long as <ld re turns stand unimpeached no ssity 1s shown, us provided by statute. for ®unting the bailots in order toascertain’ the result of suid election, inasmuch as said returns, until they are impeached, stand as the prin facle evidence of the resnlt of said clection Second he incumbent objects to the count of said ballots for the reason’ that no evidence as been introdue tends to show any errors or mist ald official canvass, reby all vol v contestant ly counted for him. The only offer of any testimony to impeach the returns being the abstruct of the return®anade by the county board of canvassers. The fneanibent submits t the mere fact that tho total number of votes received by hoth candidates for the office of county clerk does not equal the totul number of persons voting at such clection is noevidence and docs not tend to prove uny such error or mistake of the judges and clerks of election, for the following rea- sons Thero 1s no presumption that all voters vot g at an cloction vote fora candidate for ench and every office to be filled at such clee- tion. The common experience and knowledg «ll persons is agalnst any such presamption. Verifiad by Recount Itself. b common experience and knowledge is fied by the recounting anda examination of Daliots fa ull the districts of the First 1 the districts of the ha already canvassed and ch examination such districts ought to be suflicient to rebut any presumption which the court muy huve indulged that every voter voting at the election voted for some date for the office of county clerk. en if the court should stifl Indulze any presumption that every voter voted for one or the other candidate for the office of county clerk, tne fact that the returns do not show that the total number of votes for both candi- dates equals the total number of voters voting at the election Is no evidence that any votes udges aud clerks were cast for the coutestant; such fact would be evi- dence for the hypothesis that they were cast for the Incumbint equally as forcible as that such votes were cast for the contestant. And the incumbent submits that where a fuct, if offercd to be proved, which equally tends to prove oach of twn'diametrically” opposito propositions, such fict is not evidence tendl; ove either osition, aad hence that is no evidenc sduced which in uner tends that uny errors, of y io p ovo takes or omissions occurred in the count- ingof the ballots, whereby ballots cast for the contostant were not counted for him. The incunibent especially reserves the right o object to the ballots frow any election dis- tricton the ground that they have not been identified as the ballots actuaily cast in such district. It Was Not Sustained. Had the motion been sustained it would have ended the count right ther and then but it was not, so next Monday morning an other lot of the baliots will find their into the oftice of the county court to be in- spected and recounted. In passing upon tie motion Judge Baxter stated that he had permitted the lengthy arguments with the intention of doing jus- tice to both sides. He fully understood the case and was of the opinion that a recount of thie ballots could work no harm, as it was desired by the coutestant, and so far as it hud progressed the result had been of such 4 nature that Mr. Sackett had no reason for objecting. The evidence, he said, disclosed the fact of its being suficient to make the order. —— ENIGHTS OF LABOR OBJECT. Do Not Want Unemployed Hired to Cut Toe at Starvation Wages. At the last meeting of the Bricklayer Plasterers and Stone Mason Tenders assembly, No. 720, Knighis of Labor, the following resolutions weve unanimously adopted Whereas, It has come to onr knowledze that one Rev. Clark, superintendent of Rescue hull, has leavoring toen into contracts with the different ice firms this city, agre ing to furnish them men at the raie of t0 75 cents pe day; Whe! ol charitable work 1s e uncalled 1a disgrace o every respecting ¢ and hereas, The men that the said Rey. Clark proposex o furnish the ice companies are (o a large exlent of what is commonly known as the foating population: und Whereas, ljl the above scheme w brought into operation 1t would cause untold hurdship upon our restdent citizens who have famlilies dependent upon theu, and who in consequence Would be cothpelied 10 compote ngalnst such starvation wages, to the great dotriment of those dependent upon themn and to the city o goneral; therefon b it Resolved, By this local assembly No. 720. fn sesslon usse Il we condemn the wetion of s K in endeavoring to re- duce the wages of our laboring men b he ».u.rvnllnn point. and while so doing Is en- avoring to shield himself under the cover Charity; and be it furthor Besolved, That a copy of thes be sent to the press for publicuri tire sel resolutions ) PUH. MONEAL M. W, MiCHAEL NELRON, K Steam Engineers lustail Oficers. On Tuesday eveuing David Gilbert council No. 2 of Nebraska, Amerjcan Order of Steam Engincers, installed the following officers for the ensuing term: Jobn L. Miller, chief cogineer; Charles E. Weeks, first assistaut engiveer; J. H. Montzomery, treasurer; H. J. Garlick, financial engineer; W. B. Austin , recordiug and corresponding engineer; I, M. Coffmap, chapluw: Henry Schroder. senlor master mechunic; R A. Stolze, junior master mechanic; W. H. Lee, inside sentinel ; P. Galivan, outside sentinel; Swan Benson, trustee; H. J. Garlick, libraman. Deputy Supreme Chief Engineer D. W. Gilbert of sbraska presided as installing ofticer. Kuighis of Lavor Meetiug. A special joint meeting of all Kuights of Labor will be held next Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at Kuights of Labor hall, under tbe auspices of District Assembly No. 420 Matters of great importance to all members will be brought before the meeting, and all should be present. Members of District Assembly No. K2 are requested o be present also. H. Couex, D. M. W, Micaasn Newsox. D, K. L — - Sweet braath, swest stomach, swoaet tem- per! Theu use DeWitt'sLittle Early Risers. cond ward | ],I\G ES. i5th St. Theater Popular Prices, THE GREATEST OF AL SMENTS. 4 Nights and Wednesday Matinee, Commencing Matinee TO-DAY. L SCENIC PRODUCTIONS. b be Morrison’s Faust Gide in p ISEE{ LABORING FOR YOUSC WOMEN Their Christian Association Elects Offic and Enlarzes Its Scope of Work. WHAT ""CHURCHES ON WHEELS" ARE DOING Merbers of All Saiats Church Will Have a Soclul Keunion Tuesday—Sapper and Catertalnment for the Fo M. C. A AMairs. or The board of directors of the Young Women's Christian association met yester- day afternoon and clected officers for the coming year. Mrs. Tilden was re-elccted president; Mrs, Penfold, treasurer: Miss Swartzlander, corresponding etary Mrs. H. J. Penfold, Mrs. J. T. Duryea, Miss MeCarthy ard Mrs. P. O. Hawes, vice presi- dents, and Miss Nannie Claytou took the blace of Mrs. Godfrey as recording rary. The gospel wecting o'clock will be led by Mrs. G. G. Wallace. Subject, “Whatsoever Thy farnd Findeth | 1o Do, Do it with Thy Might. A class in stenography meeting ever Saturday might is the latest addition to the curriculum. Mrs. Newton is the teact No more new members will be admitted to the choral class under Prof. Torrens, as new comers interfere with ood work. The association 1s still without Who will supply the need? sec this afternoon at 4 piano, The large attendan at the Monday night meoting of the Young Women's Christian association was vei gratiyviog to the workers and leads them to hope for even e aren better support in the future. McElroy and Balawin, Moxom, Weberg, Fare made a very efficient corps of ushers Monduy night. The song by Miss Roeder 4 Mr. Northrup and the duet by Misses Jlelland and Ruth Phillippi were amons the more delightful portions of the program. whiie many of the audience were very much surprised 1o learn from the reports how { much has been accomplished since lust | spring. Y. M. C. AL Sunday Service. The committee in charge of thisservice has good work in making it been doing some ver this service more attractive to men t ever has been before. As the speakers have always been of the strongest 1 the city it was not mecessary to improve in that line But they have given special attention to the musical feature, and, with the aid of Mr. Stocking and Mr. Penncll, have provided a musical service of u very high order. The orchestra h been strengthened by the ad- dition of & number of players who are of the very best and several of the members of the laté Trocadero orchestra of Chicago. The orchestral preludes presented for the last few Sundays, occupying fully forty-five min utes, have been greatly enjoyed by the large crowd of men in_attendance. ‘The program for next Sunday afternoon will be as fol- lows March .......Lachmer Orchest Solo for the viola Mr. Ritter .Hahdel Schummerlied Largo 354s nins Oreiiist Trio for piano, flute and eello , Mr. Harnach and Mr sm ninth concert of i Solo for the violin Mr. Adelmann. Bereeuse . Orehestri Judge Fassett will be the speaker of the Serenude 5 .Titl Pennell. by L. N F Adugio, Spohr Gounod afternoon and will deliver 4 most valuable and interesting address. The bible class, which is 10 charge of Secretary vi ) Sunday afternoon, the bour u changed from 3 i order 1o accommodate the Sunday afternoon ice, which is now hela at 3:30. Sunday school teachers who desire to be well informed on the lesson for the Sunday school would do well to take advantage of the class which is being conducted at Young Men's Christian_ association building | on Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock by Dr. Hellngs. A cordial invitation to attend 1s extended 1o all be held at having be “Churches 018" Three years ago novel missionary mevhod was inaugurated in the northwest The chapel car “Evangel” was built by Messvs. John D. Rockefeller, Charies L Colby, Colgate Hoyt, Johu B. Trevor, James B. Colgate and Barney. So many calls trom small railrond towns for the services of the cnapel car w ived that in u short_time “chapel built, Vo, 1118 naw '8k work. along sho Northere Pacific lines, and “'No. 2" on the Pacific coast. Mr. Boston W. Smith, who inaugurated the chapel car work, i now in the city Heo will speakon this ninetecnth century missionary method this morning ut the First Baptist_church, and at Beth Eden Baptist church in the evening. ANl Saluts Soclnl Keuuton. of the members of All 1d A social reunion Saiuts church and congregation will bie b next Tuesday in Metropolitan hall, Harn street. The ladies will assemble in the parloes for social intercourse from 3 to p. m. and at 6 supper will be served in the dining room, and the gentlemen are expected to be present. The bishop of the dioc will be present and a pleasaat informal time is promised to all who attend. All members of the congregation will be heartily wel comed, The children of the Sunday school of All Saints church will bave a stereoptican en- tertainment at the church next Thursday evening, when pictures of the Worid's faixr and other scencs will be prosented Supper for u... roor. At the Swedish chy; Twenty-third and Davenport streets, people w 2 1 poor given a grand supper last Thursday night After the supper 1,00 more paid adiission to a song service for the banefit of the oo The enlerprise was a greal success ¥. M >I. A ‘Irlllhrhl 188 To meet a real demand for instruction in Spanish the Young Men's Christi tion has arranged a class in this | under a comwpetent instructor, The class will open Monday evening s 7:15 o'clock the | The Great Brocken Scene. The Wondertul Scenic Effects. The Marvelous Duel. rice. SUNDAY, BOYD’S monoay Jan, 2(-22 EVERYTHINC NEW, TUXEDO And HUGHEY World's Fair Minstrels NEW SONGS. NEW DANC W SPECIALTIES. NEW FACE OLD FAVORITE! The Pleturesau Goluminn [XUDSNIOH. FIRST PART. 101 represcuted. Botte fer than fver, Hox Sheets o Al prices DOUGHERTY'S X1 i n BOYD'S Tuesday and Wednesd .y rid Is Jan, 23 and 24. Matinee Wedaesday. The Ewmlment Komantio Actor,, MR, JAMES O’NEILL | in Alexanlor Dumas' Misterpiecs ONTE CRISTO As played by Mr. O'Neitl over 4,00 thmcs, Afi $1.50| Flrst 2 rows, baleony uwh, Cirel 150 | LASUT rows. baloqy 50 ws, elrele. 1.00|Hoxes. . $10.00 and $1.00 Parauot First 3 Lius! x 8 heets oven Monday morning. BOVD'S* HURSDAY, DAY nnd R Jan, 25, 26, 27 Ameriea’s Comie Actor, John T. Kelly, In the Fumous Play. “McFEE OF DUBLIN All New "X This Season shects open Wodnesday ut usuul prices 1 at 3 vach. I5|h STHEET fllElTfiE | g COLUMBIAN :-: MINSTRELS BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER. Satunday-— Matinces —Sunday Y. M. C. A HALL. Two Piano Recitas BY THE DISTINGUISHED PIANIST, Mr., Theodor Salmon ASSISTED BY MRS. J. W, COTTON, SOPRANO. RECITAL, Friday Evening, January 26th. 'OND RECITAL, Monday Evening, February 5th. THREE NIGHTS and Saturday Matinee. Mrs. Mary E. Leasg Exposition Hall, Tuudny Eve., Jan, SUBJECT: ““Am | My Brother’s Keeper?” Reserved seats 15 and 2 cents, ol sale ut Chuse & Eddy's, 1518 Farnam street. and be out 10 time for the law lecture at 8 The possible increase in conunercial relations with Mexico, southern Califoruia and the South American ports hus lod a number of business young men to cnter tho class John L. Kennedy delivers tho second lec- ture in the course arranged by the Young Mew's Christian association on He will speak on The otii- will be open evening next bie Instruments.” o all lecture Paipit An enth. Miss Gaylord, the very nccomplishod soprano of Lincoln. in whose honor the wius cale was given Friday at Mr. Allan 1. Re tor's, will sing hoth morning and evenlng at Trinity Methodist eureh today At the Seward Street Methodist church the pastor, Lev. Dr. ‘dyndall. will preach this morning on **fhe Now Bivth and the Old ersion this evening on “Prayiog wm Hell.” Services will be hel the First United Presbyterian chun Twenly and 1mmet stre Wil Prat DENyER, Jan the auspices of Lhe s 10 bo bic 10 bo L Denver. tomor largest Some of the prox rucon, 15 ¢ Kkind over | oters expect that 10,000 men will be in hine. The demonsteas t0n is made as 8 protest against diato adjournment of the legislature, The parade will be witnessed by the kovernor, state officers and legislutors who will oc cupy seals ou the versada of tho St Juwes