Omaha daily bee., 1893-07-21
Go see balloon tonight.
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LOCAL BI.EpITTES.

An adjourned meeting of tho council will
De held this evening 10 transact un-
finished business.
Fire destroyed a barn at Has South
Twenty-ninth street belonging to IL. Gibson
at o'clock yesterday afternoon. Loss ABOUT
$3.50. Cause unknown.
John M. Chapman, residing at 1l20 Arbor
street, has been arrested on warrant
charging insanity, and taken before the in
sanity commission for examination.
Detachments from companies A and + of
the Second United States infantry left for
the Bellevue rifle range yesterday forenoon
to participate in the competitive shoot.
Sheriff Bennett went to Lincoln yesterday
morning taking with him Mary Green,
woman who has been adjudged. insane and
ordered confined in the state institution.
An oil stove in +. p. Walkers book bin
derry, ll2l Farnam street, was accidentally
turned over yesterday afternoon and caused
an alarm of fire from box ia. No damage.
John T. Taylor, an old resident of Omaha
known through his connection with various
county Offices, died Mt the Presbyterian hos
pital ut II 30 this morning. He had been Ill
several weeks OF heart trouble.
John Liston, the switchman who died
while laughing Monday night, was buried
yesterday. The Ancient Order of lIibcr-
mans had charge Of the funeral intermcnt
being at Holy Sepulcher cemetery.
The American Water Works company
hydrant rental claim of $40 900 has been paid
into the federal court by tho city. The S37,
600 claim was paid Monday, ana the $1,000
claim, passed over the mayors veto by the
council was paid Wednesday.
Major Furay reports that work in TIE
sewer department is progressing satisfac-
torily. Fully 100 men are employed and
several will be added to tho list next week,
At that time the contractor will commence
on the North Omaha big sewer
A petition has been filed in the probate
court, asking that A. L. Reed be appointed
administrator of the estate of William M
Foster deceased. Foster died in Chicago on
September IA, 1892, and was possessed of
real estate of the value of S65,000, situated
in this county.
The Board of Public Works will award a
couple of grading contracts this after
noon. One is for the grading of Jones street
from Twentysecond to point 24 fcct west
Of Twenty-second street, ana Twenty-tifth
street from Leavcnworth to the south line
of MarSh'S addition.
There is a strong probability that n con-
ference will be held by the Board Of Health
and Board of Education, the result Of
which may save the school board from the
disgrace of durance vile. 1t is unders TODD at
the health Office that the attorneys of both
boards have recommended this step, and it
may be taken.
Charles Munson, who was discharged from
ehp 'ouiey Jaii oh ouiS IL, iOOui hCi w ollS ~
stitution yesterday and asked to be locked
up again, saving that the world was howl
ing wilderness and that life was a delusion
and snare. Upon having his request re-
fused Munson said that he would commit
suicide and that that would end it all
Yesterday morning John Laiple, a
laborer, complained to the police
that he had beon robbed of $50 in
low resort on Ninth street. The
police arrested MAY Allison for tho theft,
butMay didn't have the mOncv. However,
she said that Laura Xeiglcr did, and the
officers are now looking for her. In the
meantime Laipe languishes behind the bars
for being drunk.