Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 31, 1894, Page 8

8 THE. OMAHA DAILY BEE: WIHDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1894, CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Quarrelsome Discussion Relating to the Bherman Avenue Paving Matter, MOTIVES ~ PRCM SCUOUSLY IMPUGNED Resolntion Pawed Ordering Board of Publie Works to Award Contract to Hugh Marphy—Opinions of City At- torney and Englueer, The city councll adjourned just as the in- Candescent lights were beginning to grow dim last night, and after one of the most stormy and exciting meetings of the year The Sherman avenue paving controversy was the star event on the card, and after over two hours of rancorous debate a resolution ‘was passed by a small majority which in e fect commanded the Board of Public Works | 1o let' the contract to Hugh Murphy on his | bid, which was rejected by the board on the | grounds that it did not conform to the sp | fications. It will be remembered that when the bids were opened by the Board of Public Works Mr. Murphy's bid was found to be surpri Ingly lower than had ever been submitted on asphalt Ing. A majority of the board | rejeated all bids on the ground that the sort of asphalt was not designated, | At the next meeting of the council a reso- | lution was passed directing the board to sub mit the bide, with its reasons for the re. tion, and also calling on the city engineer and the city attorney to submit their written opinfons on the matter in question The contract amounts to something $80,000, and since the action of the there has been a general hustle on the of the contractors interested. The cou chamber was filied with spectators last e ing, most of whom were attracted by prospect of a display of oratorical pyrot: nics, on the subject. And they were not d appolnted. After the mayor's appointments of election boards had been acted on the | communications on the Sherman avenue de were read and were followed by a prolonged debate, during which the motives of mem- bers were impugned with a liberality unusual in the council. It was freely stated that cer- tain members were owned by the contractors and personalities were flung about to an ex- tent that rendered the discussion highly in- terésting, WINSPEAR TELLS WHY. Chairman Winspear responded to Mr. Beahel's resolution for the Board of Public Works in a lengthy communication. He d clared it was the aim of the men to act at all times fearlessly and impar and in | the interests of the tax for the rejection of the bids was reitera It was that all the bids save one were | formal and deficient in complying with the forms of proposal, which were deseribed in detall, Mr. Winspear underscoring the *the board reserving the right to reject any or all bids,” which appears in many of the | clauses. He cited the charter provisic making it the duty of the board to make con- tracts on behalf of the city and insisted that this meant that the board had the exclusive power to make contracts, the juri; tion of | the mayor and city council being limited to the approval of or the nonconcurrence in an award, But, ha said, the board did not wish to stand alone on the ground, saying that there were other and more potent reasons why the bids were rejected. Experience taught that | tho contractor did not play loser to the prop- | erty owner's benefit, and municipal servants could not be too zealous in protecting the taxpayers, who were “too frequently the suf- | ferers by reason of the shrewdness of a con- tractor.” He then discussed all the bids and said the board rejected Hugh Murphy's bifl because it was clearly conditional and | totally nullified the right of the property owners by reserving to himself the right to use asphaltum from any of three sources which he mentioned. The bid of the Standard Pyving company, he said, was the only reg- ular bid received, but was rejected b:cause it was clearly too high, while if all formal- ities had been waived John Grant would have | had the award, because he was the lowest bidder on the material designated by the | owners of the greater part of the foot front- | age. Mr. Winspear concluded: “This board will nat_participate in any star chamber combine with any contractor or any other person for the purpose of aiding a contractor to perpe- trate a fraud on the taxpayers. There is no reason for haste in this matter. No paving can be done In this district until next spring, hence there is plenty of time in which Lo let the contract, and so soon as the n and city council ‘pass the final or will be called for, when each aspiring co tractor will have an equal opp the lowest bidder on the and have the contra CITY CRITICISMS. City Engineer Rosewater, In his opinion, | stood for the validity of the Murphy bid, showing that though under o work could e done at an expense 7 S below what it would be under the highest bid, the Board of Public Works failed to take action for four days under the pretense of giving prop- erty owners time to designate material, ‘'a delay,” sald the engineer, ‘‘clearly in con- formity with the expressed wish of the higher bidder and in violation of good faith and the spirit of the advertisement as outlined and sustained by a supreme court decision Referring to the reason assigoed by the board, Mr. Rosewater further sald: “The exclusive and frequent mectings of the board in a private chamber to consider the | features of the bid and course to be pursued, | in place of the former practice of discussing euch matters in open meetings, is alone cal- culated o arouse public suspicion upon action in a casc of this kind.” He com- plained that the board had not asked for his opinion on any doubtful features in- volved, calling attention to the clause in the board’s notice to bidders which reads: ‘It after proposals are delivered to the Board of | Public Works any difference of opinion shall arise as to the Intent or meaning of any part of the specifications the decision of the engineer shall be final and conclusive binding on all parties.” In spite of this he says that summary ac- tion was taken on a mere pretense, Mr. Rosewater declared that the bid was in all respects good. He concluded by saying: "I eannot therefore but deplore the extraordi- nary action of the board, even if the higher bldders should hereafter help it out of the dilemma by lowering their prices, as it tends to discourage and subvert hone competition and destroy confidence In the good faith of public officials in this city.” CITY ATTORNEY'S OPINION. City Attorney Counell, in his opinion in writing, sald that the bid of Hugh Murphy was the lowest and should have been nc- cepted. Referring to the fact that the bid- der named three different sources, from any one of which he reserved the right to get the material, the city attorney stated that the Board of Public Works had not claimed that any of the three kinds of asphaltum mentioned by Murphy did not come up to the standard required by the specifications, and that as this was so there could be no objec- tion to the contractor's reserving the right 1o uso any of the three. Mr. Connell did not believe that the fact that the bids were re- celved prior to the designation of material by property owners was sufficient reason for their refection, having, as he said, always held that it would be in accordance both with law and business principles to pass upon bids before such designation in order 10 glve property owners desired information A8 o cost of different materials before they determined upon the kind to be used, He quoted a supreme court ruling in support of this position. COMPULSION PROPOSED. After the communications had been dis- posed ot President Howell offered a resolution Which, in substauce, instructed Board of Public Works to award the contract to Hugh Murphy as the lowest bidder. He took the ground that the council had a legal right to direct the board to award the contract and sald that he was tired of having the tall wag the dog. He moved the adoption of the resolution and Saunders offered the amendment that it be referred, together with the communications on the subject Wheeler declared that it was useless to try and bulldoze the council into dolng what it bad no right to do. They were proposing to sward a contract for paving with & materiai Dot designated by the property owners. It like board rt the | and his b'd the cost would have to be paid mu‘ of the general fund, s the city could not levy a cent of tax against the abutting prop- erty. Some of the contractors had evidently Inserted their spurs in certaln members of the oouncil and were foreing them to commit an act that had no warrant in law SAUNDERS DEPRECATES HASTE. Saunders expressed surprise that the im- medlate passage of such a resolution should be insisted on when all of the communica- tions on the subject had been referred There was no justice In trying to force the matter through the council before the mem- bers had time to examine the communications submitted and Inform themselves as to the facts. He also doubted whether the council had the power to command the Board of Public Works to enter into a contract of that kind. City Engineer Rosewater was called on and sald that the statements contained in his communication could not be gainsaid. He had no personal feelirgs in this matter, but he had worked for years to break up the | monopoly on asphalt paving in Omaha. The only way to do this was not to Insist upon ny particular kind of asphalt, but to let very one come In, only requiring that the pavement should come up to a certain stand- ard. A petition that designated a par- ticular kind of asphalt excluded competition, and euch petitions were not considered in Washington, Denv Philadelphia and other citles. As long only a single brand o/ asphalt could be used there could be no competition and all the chicanery that has characterized the asphalt paving in Cmaha would be continued. He nsidered the action of the board as an out- age on the public and he had so informed the mayor and the chairman of the board. | This was the first time in the history of th city that a contractor had tried to hide his petition from the city engineer and had filed it in the office of the city clerk sealed 5o that its contents could mot be known until it came before the council. But some members of the council, as well as of the Board of Public Works, seemed to have avenues of in- formation exclusively their own by which they knew the nature of this mysterious pe- tition INTERFERENCE COMPLAINED OF. Chalrman Winspear of the Board of Public Works said that it was entirely unjust to accuse the board of holding clandestine meet- ings. The accusation false, as such a thing had never been done by the board He had been imposed on and badgered by other officials, who had attempted to dictate to him as to how he should vote on this | tter, but he reserved the right to do le bel'eved to be for the best Interests pr owners. A to his action ke contended that the rd would be sustained in One of the bidders had made every effort to induce the secretary of the board to paste in a clause specifying the kind of asphalt after his bid had been filed. It the board had not been interfered with in the performance of its duties the present trouble might never have arisen. He was willing to have any sort of asphalt come Into the city when it comes in in such way that the pavement would not have | 1 for out of the general fund. | lother hour had been occupied in | debato Burkley called for the previous ques- | tion, The motion te refer was lost and the resolution was adopted by the following vote: v ck, Bruner, Burkley, Cahn, cAndrews, Parker, How- lwards, Holm cobsen, pecht, Thomas, 3 In explaining his vote Wheeler sald that an effort was being made to bulldoze the cou into awarding taln contract in of the law and that it was evident from the vote already record:d that the contractor had a string on a majority of the members of the council. The action of the mayor In vetoing three sidewall resolutions on account of errors in the descriptions was d petitions from pro designating material for the Sherman avenue paving, has been opened and referred to the committee on paving, curbing and guttering. These were the petitions referred to by the city ineer and others earlier in the evening. One designated “‘sheet asphaltum,” while tho other specified “Trinidad Lake' asphaltum, A lot of bids on painting the election booths were opened and referred for tabulation, A reminiscence of the electrie light muddle was presented In the shape of the report of the committee on gas and electric lights on the bids of the new Thomson-Houston Blec- tric Light company and the Citizens Electric Light and Power company, which were re- ferred to the committee August 28, After retainite: the bids for over two months the committee submitted a report last night, in which it recommended that both bids be re- Jected and that the comptroller be instructed to readvertise. The report was adopted. On recommendation of the committee the olution introduced by Wheeler at the pre- ting, which ordered all licenses of hers revoked on November 15, was in this n of the b ny court of la Saunde adopted. Among the ordinances introduced wi by Wheeler amending th regulating city weighers, and another making the inspector of weights and measures a sal- aried officer and defining his powers and du- ties. After passing general appropriation ordinange the council adjourned until Thurs- day moraing at 9 o'clock. e IN TAE DISTRICT COURT. s one xisting ordinance th Mrs. Grimes Asks for Annulment of Mar- riage on the Ground of Bigumy. Mrs. Sarah Grimes has filed a petition in the district court asking that her marriage with George Grimes, a soldier at Fort Omaha, in the autumn of 1890, be declared void. She alleges that he already had a wife at the time, whese maiden name had been Naomi Clough, and who married Grimes in Indiana in 1876, when he was calling himself Clem- ens. Plaintiff asks that the court also de- cree that she have her maiden name, Sarah C. Hair. Grimes left Omaha and wite No 2 in 1891 and went to Kentucky. Hoth Want the Baby. In the county court two women, Lydia Ruth and Mollie Brown, are fighting for the possession of an unfortunate little girl baby, which s starting out through life without belng enabled to point out any man who s willing to be the father. Mollie Brown is the and some months ago she turned it over to the care and custody of Lydia Ruth. Now she is in the courts with a habeas corpus, trying to get It back. Each side charges the other with lewdness and there are alleg: tions 1o the effect that neither is a fit nerson to have the custody of a female infant. mother of the child Moresrty's Cuse. Edward F. Morearty, the attorney who was convicted of forging the name of a constable in order to gain possession of a trunk which belonged to his c and was held under at- tachment, was up for sentence, A motion was made for a hew trial and the imposing of the sentence was postponed until next Saturday in order to allow the attorneys to present their arguments. —————— PERSONAL PARAGRAP IS, J. H, MacColl is at the Millard. H. E. Peters of Yutan is a Paxton guest, Dr. A. Bear of Norfolk is at the Paxton, . 1s. Baker of Lincoln is at the Mercer. Kloke of West Point is at the g¢ G. McKay of North Platte is at the . Martin of Dlair fs a guest at the Dellone. Mrs. L Merchants C. H. Eubank of Lincoln registered at the Millard last night. George E. Clayton and wife are registered from Newmarket, Ia, at the Barker. Miss L. H. Lilly and Miss Lena Newell from Kimball, Neb., are at the Barker, C. S. Miller of Falrmont Is dn the city, B, Putnam of Fremont {s at the S, and dined at the Millard last evening. Miss Helena Relmer and five members of A Back Number company are domiciled at the Barker. R. G. He are commereial trom Chicago. Nate Elliott returned last night from a ten days hunting trip. All he brought back was a hard cold and a pair of frosted feet. Harry E. Easton, grand organizer for the International Assoclation of Machinists, with headquarters at Richmond, Va., but whose home is still in Omaha, bas returned to the R. O'Hara and W, 8. Hale men reglstered at the Barker CALLED PARKHURST A LIAR Veracity of the Truly Good Agitator Flatly Called in Question, COMMISSIONER SHEEHAN ON THZ STAND Uounsel Goff Questions Him Closely as to the Collection of Blackmail and He Declares that “Millions” Could Not Be Obtalned. NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—Commissioner Sheehan had another explanation to make today regarding his testimony yesterday be- fore the Lexow committee. “Policeman McManus,”" gald he, “to whom you referred yesterday, was indicted by the grand jury and tried in the court of general sessions,'” “That does not explaln why the board did not dispose of the charge torted Mr. Gofl. Do you not regard t cape of Katie Schubert as a miscarriage of Justice?” “In what respect?” | Didn't it strike you as peculiar that she | was allowed to depart without being asked about Inspector McLaughlin?” “Yes, I said so at the time.'"” When asked why he did not prose officers for taking money from pool sel he sald “1 couldn’t upon any offl “Let us s eral pay “Did you know Long Island clam diggers had to pay?”’ “Where did they come in?" “Never mind. Did "you ever hear s, fasten T e, corruption was pretty gen Did you know the sail makers had to any particular crime | ot 1l fame had to pay?” “I heard rumors “Oh, rumors agaln,” sncered do you do to earn your salary?’ asked Gof. Perform the dutfes devolving upon me a commissioner.” Witness added that he saw that the money appropriated was prop- expended Yes, uppose you do see to the $5,000," said Mr. Goff. Mr. Goff then produced the correspondence which transpired between Dr. Parkhurst and the polic He read Inspector Willlams' re- ply, In which that officer said 1 think Dr. Parkhurst's lang: e is disgracetul for a man of his intelligence and clearly shows his animus against the police department.” “Have your opinions of the doctor changed ?" Goff.“What The commissioners were going to throw the doctor's communication into the w sket at one time,” commented Mr. Goff. he witness told how he had enc obtain evidence in Corcoran’s saloon vn Thirty-fifth st but was unable to do so. Mr. Goff then read the statement made by Foreman Henry M. Tabor of the grand jury in March, 1892 tribute to’ the police annually. The commissioner excitedly shouted: led!"” W ' 4 best known frequently Juries!” “He lied when he said the depa-tment collected millions of blackmail,” asserted the commissioner. “Did he lle when he sald the department collected blackmail?” “He lied as 1o the amou “How do you know?”" a “Because ‘1t is impossi much without the city ri out the p tice." That's what they are going to do,” said nator O'Connor. S position Hatl Saturday Eveninz. Arrangements are belng made by the Cen- tral Labor union committee to have the vari- ous unions and assemblics from the sur- rounding towns and cities here to listen to Mr. George Daggett’s speech next Saturday evening. Requests have already been received for the reservation of seats and locations for various unions out of the city. Mr. Daggett is one of England’s noted labor leaders, who has been fighting for the cause of reform for years with the noted John Burns of London. Although his remarks will be in reference to the political situation, it is supposed it will be from a nonpartisan standppint, and should be listened to by all of Omaha's labor- ing men. The candidates endorsed by the Central Labor union will also address the meeting “He exclaimed Mr. Goff. citizens in been a “One of the this city, who Las foreman of our grand ked the chairman. to collect trat ng and stamping LOCAL BREVITIEY. A chimney fire called out the fire depart ment to the residence of Mrs. 8. N. Chafe, at 2118 Chicago street, yesterday afterncon about 5 o'clock. No damage was done. A reception and pound party will be given at the First Congregational church, Ni teenth and Davenport streets, on the after- noon and evening of Thursday, under the auspices of the Nebraska Home for Aged People, located at 1422 North Twenty-seventh street. Mrs. Peattle and others will furnish literary and musical entertainment in the evening, commencing at 8 o'clock. police | houses | that $7,000,000 were paid in | Haydes Hros Velvets and plushes en sale Wednesday morning, regular $1.0% goods 10c, mostly black, cardinal, Brown, mavy, olive, gobelin, tan, gray, belge, heliotrope, orange, ete, 19¢ a yard, 8 to 21 o'clock; quality limited to a customer, Seotch mixed all wdol novelty dress pat- terns, $2.73. These were imported to sell for $6.00; no two alikei Mail orders filled. DRESS GOODS SALE. These Arlington milis auction sale dress goods are selling fast, They are cheaper than cotton fabrics. The 10c' dress goods are in neat half-wool checks, etc., and are worth tully 17%c to 20c. 4c dress goods, clean, new and stylish weaves and colors that have always sold for 20c to 25 16c dress goods, varied colorings and weaves, positively worth heretofore 25¢ and 30c. 39c all wool colored or black serges, al- ways gold for 66c. Scoteh plaid same. 89c dress gools, worih $1.60, 49¢ broadcloths, worth 750 all wool suitings, worth 50e. OVERCOATS ON DOLLAR Tomorrow 800 very finest kersey overcoats, black, brown, tan, fine silk and wool , 8llk yoke, make and fit equal to any custom garment, positively never offered till now less than $20.00 to $30.00, Wednesday for $12.50, $13.50, $15.00, All wool beaver overcoats, blue, brown and ck, $10.00 quality, Wednesday §6.50. Storm ulsters, Shetland and frieze, grades, worth $8.50, choice $5.50. All wool frieze ulster, made of cloth weighing 36 ounces to yard, black, brown, oxford mixed, sold everywhere, $12.00 to $15.00, on sale tomorrow, $7.50. NEW CLOAK: Entire department reorganized and stocked with new goods; come and inspect the bar- in_tables Table colors 4 ), No. 1, ladies’ cloaks, $2.45, cuts, worth $4.00 to $6.00, No. 2, 175 ladles’ cloaks, § $8.00, $10.00 and $12.00, Table No. 3, 250 ladie [ 10t worth $12.00 to | Table No. 4, 215 chill's cloaks, years, $4.49, worth $8.00 to $15.00. | new cloaks, $7.95; this 4 to 10 New and splendid assortment shaw! skirts, wrappers, mackintoshes for w and children, SPECIAL NOTION SALE, Wednesday morning, fancy clothes ham- pers, scrap baskets, work baskets, baby baskets, at cost. c handbags, 25c; 60c handbags, 28c; 200- rd spool machine h: Leatherette noveltics 4 times this pri 5 worth come and see them. | Ribbons, 1c yard tomorrow; 5,000 yards all | silk, satin and gros grain ribbon, 1ic. HAYDENS' FOR BARGAINS. sty rdoriden PHILLLP'S “ROCK TSLAND" X URSIO N Through Tourlst Sleeping Car to San Frau- c1sco and Loa Angetes. 0, Rock Isiand & Pacific rallway, ia_every Friday at 1:10 p. m., Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Salt ke, Ogden, etc. Tickets and sleeping car secured at the “Rock For full information | Via Ch leaves Om via Denver, tions can_be and” ticket office. call on or address CHARLES KENNEDY, 1602 nam St., 5 W. P. A, ~—— To Helena aod Butte There's only one (best) route—the Burlington, Leave here at 4:50 this afternoon and you | are in Helena or Butte a few minutes after | 9:00 a. m., day after tomorr Tickets and full information at 1324 Far- num street. M. J. DOWLING, City Passenger Agent. —_— Mercer Hotel—W. Silloway, Manager. | Rates reduced; $2.00 to $3.00 per day. —_—— Omaha and Chicago Limited Eifteen-Hour | Traln Leaves Omaha at 6:35 p. m. and arrives at Chicago 9:40 a. m. via C. M. & St. P. Ry. for Chicago and all points east, Trains made upiand started from Omaha, assuring passengers clean and well aired cars. The | only line running solid vestibuled electric lighted train from Omaha direct. No walt- ing for through trains. Elegant chair cars, dining cars. palace sleeping and Ticket office, 1504 Farnam street. C. S. CARRIER, Ticket Agent. AL L e New Train. New Route. Burlington's Black Hills, Montana Puget Sound express, which leaves t 450 p. m. daily, s the fastest the shortest line, to Helena, Butte, Seattle and Tacoma. hrough serviee of slecping and free re- | clining chalr cars, { Tickets and full rnam street M. J. DOWLING, City Passenger Agent. —-— A Doparture. Dining car service on Northwestern train 6 cast from Omaba daily at 4 p. m. Meals “a la carte.” This in addition to the regular dining ear serviee on the Chicago spe- cial at 5:45 p. m. 1401 Farnam street, e s DIED, The and Omaha train, vi | Spokane Information at 1324 | MECK—Geo) and Mrs, Funer 9:45 t e enworth, Thu fe, October 30, 1894, son of Meck, aged 10 ye South 24th, 2Sth and 1 ition marked the climax of hu- man achievement, m m Of benefit to mankind. pr ex of of fr tel in clusively the value of any article STATUE OF THE REPUBLIC COURT OF HONOR WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. the Dr.Price’s Cream Baking Powder It received the highest award at the fair from a jury headed by the Chief Chemist of the U Dr. Price's was officially commended for highest leavening the contract was awarded to Me, Murphy on olty to remaln untll after election, wvower, purity, keeping qualities and general excellence, sion ? bodied in an award at the fair, Competition was world-wide, the noblest endeavors were submit- eminent scientists, examined and pass itors. Their judgement based on The World's Columbian Expos- It will live in emory of the crowning glory of odern times. No other devel. oment of the closing century can compare with it in practical Who that exhibited is not oud of it? Who that failed to hibit does not regret the omis- The former are the people to-day. The latter are relics the past. No honor so high as that em. uits of ripest experience and d for examination; Honest tribunals,'composed of :d upon the claims of exhib- quiry and justice, proves con- ey commend. Their approval was stamped on . S. Department of Agriculture. | room 1 ' of CUSTOMS BOSTON STORE BUYS CHICAGO FAIR. The Greatest Single Parchase by a Single Firm Ever Mado in Amerion. THE GREAT NORTH $IDE FAIR, With its entire atock Appri at §140,000, SOLD TO BOSTON STORE, OMAHA. This great stock, known all over the United Btates as the great Chicago “‘Fair,” on North Wells sireet, Chicago, with its whole stock, amounting to $140,000.00 in cash, Consisting of $40,000.00, dry goods, $10,000.00, boots and shoes, $8,000.00, imported silk and velvet ribbons, 00.00, millinery, $5,000.00, jewelry, $2.000.00, French perfumes. $30,000.00, cloaks, capes and $16,000.00, crockery, glassware $15.000.00, men's and ladies' underwear, 5,000.00, hats and caps, 5,000.00 fancy goods, Was all sold to BOSTON STORE, On Monday, Oct. 26th, 1t is now being packed fast as possible to us. BOSTON STORE bought this stock, as it does everything else, for spot cash, at a greater sacrifice than ever goods were let 80 of before. Watch for the date of sale This sale will eclipse any sale ever held on face of the earth held by mortal man. It will mark another record of Bo: Store's power in the commerclal world, and | revolutionize all previcus jdeas of what YOUR money will be able to buy. Look your newspaper over carefully e day and walt for the grandest sale the world was created. BOSTON STORE, Cor. 16th and Doug! wraps. OMAHA, and shipped as oty N. W T r THE MORSE DRY GUODS CO. The Take Off Salo Continues to Draw Peo- ple to Morse's. For Wednesday on our take-off counter you have your price was 6lc, and as we take off 3¢ a day, Great lines of will cholce for GSc. Tuerday's tomorrow's price will be 5S¢ seasonable winter goods on this counter for Not a dollars worth of goods taken from this counter until th sold for Wednes you B8e We take off 3¢ a day. THE MORSE tomorrow (Wednesday.) are Your choice will B DRY GOODS CO. Are you going to Texas? address E. L. Palmer, P. A. Santa Fe route, National Bank building, Omaha. ave you money. i A DEATH 07 FRANK MORRISSEY, He wil Well Known Newspape Ruvages of Consumption. Frank R. Morrissey, an editorial writer on the World-Herald, died at his home at 5 o'clock yesterday morning from consumption. He had been a victim of this disease for some time, and during the last few years made a desperate struggle to retain the vital spark, but the best medical treatment only pro- longed his misery. Mr. Morrissey came to Omaha in 1885 trom St. Paul and took editorial charge of the Herald for Dr. George L. Miller, who then owned the paper. When John A McShane bought the Herald, Mr. Morrissey was given the position of managing editor, He took a prominent part in democratic politics. When James E. Boyd was elected governor in 1800 Mr. Morrissey was ap- pointed as his private secretary, and had much to do with the political appointments of the governor. He was a prominent member of the Samoset club, and when Omaha had a press club he was one of the active members and worked for the advancement of the news- paper men in general. ome time ago Mr. Morrissey becamo af- flicted with consumption and he sought to improve his condition by traveling in the west. His condition did not Improve and he went to the eastern seaside resorts, but he finslly gave up and returned to Omaha with the knowledge that his death was only a question of time. He again filled his position as editorial writer on the paper on which he had formerly been employed, hut he la- bored under the greatest difficulties. He wasted away to a mere skeleton and the friends who knew him when he was a vigor- ous had difficulty in recognizing him as they passed him on the Mr. Morrissey was 38 years of age and leaves a wife and two children. The funeral will be held at Thursday at St. Peter's church, Twenty eighth and Leavenworth streets. Interment at the cemetery of the Holy Sepulcher. Man Yields to the | 1 o'elock COMMIT THIS TO MEMORY — LATEST STYLES—LOWEST PRICES K SCOFIELD CLOAKS SUITS. FURS. Gor. (6th and Farnam Sts., ) MAHA PAXTON BLOCK, “Fifty styles of Baby Card, out. ‘The prices put on them in our October Sale 15 What will do it. This one was $25.00, 18 now _ Shiverick’s October Sale. STRAIGHTEN up N THE CHILD In the way tey should go by using Shoulder Braces. We have them AT ALL PRICES The Aloe & Penfold Co., 1408 FARNAM ST. THE LION DRUG HOUSE NEW BOOK TAR":F' Tef- Tables Oniginal text. Ra articles by trade nams sk B Stockholders' Meeting. Notice I8 hereby given that meeting of the stockholders of Platte Land company will be office of sald company, In wn the 1ith day of purpose of dering ting upon t| igatter of extending enewing the arti- «les of incorporation of sald company By order of the board of directors, a the held at the Lincoin, Neb., . 184, for the 1t 5o, call on or | 10 FORECA as pure as the “‘li! ter than himself, a choice of common in business. good fellow, is to mosquito, The N neither do we ta try our utmost to vou all we can for you more for your store. This DOLLARS and linings and honestl plaid. $15 0o, so is an all FIVE, although price at a bargain, cassimere ones are or brown and gray Examine all g1 if you please—and That's all we ask, Is an easy task, to sacrifice his individual state, who loves and respects his fellow-men bet= The smashes and gives goods away in order to be a we do it cheerfully, fluous newspaper display. paid us §7. 50 for was always worth $1c.00 in any season ST AN ELECTION. The man with a character y of the valley,” who is ready interests for that of his nd who's ideas are ever in con= sistency with all cranky notions, will always be some votes short after the election. The other fel- low, with less angelic qualifications, is usually the sense. So it is in society, so clothier who slashes and be fought shy like a Jersey ebraska gives nothing away, anything tor nothing. We'll protect your dollar and give it. This season we can give money than ever before, and without much ado, and super- A suit you formerly we'il take but FIVE give you choice of two respec- table, all wool cheviot suits, well made, good y finished--one of dark blue, the other of dark gray effect=-both of a neat A true black cheviot all wool suit is worth wool cassimere, but we'll fur- nish either this yecarat EIGHT SEVENTY =~ they were cheap last year at $11.50, common sense buyers bought it for that Our black cheviots are double breasted serge lined, elegantly trimmed, and the single breasted, pin checked, mixtures, [talian lined, 5.co suits offered about town— compare 'em to our $8.75 one. with two teeth-— Cor. 15th and Douglas. DEPTREU e N, Engine & Botle Writing to this Adve Omaha, Sheeley Block, 15th OTTO & Howard Sts, The Kind of Hairpins We are asked most for are those in tortoise shell, with and without silver ornamentat.ons. Some some with three—some with so many they assume the dignity of a comb--all new in design and very pretty, RAYMOND, Jeweler and Art Stationer, Creamery Package Mn’fg Company, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURL ‘We Oarry the Largest Btook in the West of g Engines and Boilers, from 2 to 76 horse-power, Feed Cookers, of any desired capacity, Creamery Supplies, Etc. of every description, EW ILLUSTRATED CATALOQUE ndSpecialquotations Free of charge upon application. . R y you saw thelr AdVE. In Ui From GASOLIN DIRECT FROM THE TANK. GHEAPER THAN STEAM. No Boiler. No Steam. No Engineer, BEST POWER for Corn and Feed Mills, Baling Hay, Running Separators, Creamerics, &e. OTTO GASOLINE ENGINES Stationary or Portable. Tt H. P, w SLWH. P, send for Catalogue, Prices, ete., describlug work to be done, GAS ENGINE WORKS 33d & Walnut Sts,, PHILADELPHIA, PA, —=TFR® RANGIS DROPS Prepared from the orlgi rerved in the Archives of i .0g an suthentic troubles, especially CAN Purely Vogotable. nal formula pre e Holy Land, hav. ory dating back 600 years. A POSITIVE CURE for all Stomach, Kidney and Bowel CHRONIC CONSTIPATION. Price BO cents. Sold Ly all druggists, The Franciscan Remedy Co., 184 VAN BUREN 8T., CHICAGO, ILL 4 for Circular and Nlustrated Calendar. Why not ifts no Our line b, “and ¢ Or the Li abit Foul by -t Golden 040 bo given in & oup of Golfes OF te, b of thie patient. It o 3 e’ and # 's's moderate drin . Tt has beer: given in tho. ' every | oy er Fall tisa Bpeoific, a0 liquar spi DEN SpEC Frop'rs, Olmel Sia3 baoK of partisviare frea. 10 be oure, an afo R. O. PHILLIPS, Secretary. Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 16, 1864, o6 ot | 8 DRUNKENNESS or in food, Gaalutel For sale by Kuhu & Co., Druggists, Corner 15th and Dyuglas streets, Omaha, A Shiverick's r——— October Sale, BAILEY, Dentist 16th and Farnam | Painless Extraction of Teeth-Painless Filling 11 set tooth $5.00. P 1d 8200, 00 per 100th and. ecd) er or Siive Allingn $1.00, Gold Crowns ure L) Telephione 1085, Lady Attendant. German Spokea UBE DR. BAILEY'S TOOTE »OWDER chase noW