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6 THE CITY COTJNCILv Two Ordinances of Minor Importance Vetoed. i "Specifications for Keif Taring. Con tracts Submitted and Approved. The Oomerford Back Tax Collection "Contract Bepealed. An Ordinance Amending the Schrelber Beit Bailroad Grant Introduced.

Major Fltjpatrick called the city council to order at o'clock last night, eighteen meitters present. Tbe following papers were presented to the mayor's weekly message and referred to the appropriate committee? Report of treasurer for week ending March 18, finance. Petition of residents In the viclnltyof Joseph and Hurst streets, requesting that an electric light be placed In said locality, lire and lighting. Communication from Mrs. Johanna O'Neil, relative to the loss of hrt mnla employed by the city In hauling garbage to the ltobln street wharf, statins that the death of the same was occasioned by the neglect of not having an obstruction to prevent animals rroiu DacKing in inn batture, and requesting that she.be reimbursed the sum ef $S5 the value of the animal.

Finance. Report of the commissioner of police huo public buildings showing the number of prisoners sent out daily from police Jail and work performed by them for period from March 14 to March 'JO, 1883. Police and public buildings. v. The following special message was also read and the veto sustained: Mayoralty of New Orleans.

City Hall, March 21, 1803. To the Council: I re turn herewith, without signature, the following ordinances adopted at your last ession: First An ordinance directing: the comp Iroller to reduce assessment on lot 13, square No. 895. Third municipal district, rrom 700 to 485, for the reason that Said portion is being used for school pur poses. The ordinance wsplects to state for what rear the said reu action should be made, and it is presumed that it Is the Intent that same should be for the year 1892, ay the petition represents that the property was purchased by the present owper Sept.

1, 1802. I further submit that at the date of purchase the taxes of 1803 were delinquent, and should have "been paid by the vendor, and 'I see no just reasons for granting the petition. Second An granting permis sion to Mrs. J. Moragas to change loca tlon of grocery and bar to Noa.

8 and 10 Tchoupitoulas streets. The application of said Mrs. Moragas, as published in accordance with ordinance No. 7012. requests permission to establish said business at Nos.

8 and 10 Annunciation street, and not Tchoupitoulas street, and the approval of ordinance as adopted by the council would not have the effect of granting her petition, and would be. In violation of the principle of ordinance No. 7012, C. 8. Respectfully, JOHN FITZPATRICK.

Mayor. In a second special message, which was approved, the mayor notified the council of the appointment of delegates to the REPORTS. From the Treasurer Financial statement for the week ending March 18: Balance, March 11...... 82, 748 99 Receipts since 17,708 06 $100,547 05 Referred to the finance committee. From the Treasurer Collections of the tax of 1802 up to and Including March 18.

1803: Personal Last 00 Since. .77 77 $727,743 77 Real Last BO 8,501 40 L647.568 09 76 Percentages Personal, 02.9; real, 80.7; both, 80.7. Referred to the finance committee. From the Comptroller Notifying the council of the expiration of the legal delays for the publication of the petitions for paving Prytanlap Perrier and Pitt streets, from Audubon park to Nashville avenue. The annual reports of the comptroller and 'the board of fire commissioners, in pamphlet form, were presented and referred to the finance and fire and lighting committees, respectively.

From the 'Commissioner of Public Works Notifying the council of the appointment of Miss Natalie Schwabacher, No. 195 Thalia street, as stenographer in "his office. Organisation. From the City Engineer Submitting specifications for the paving of banquettes under act No. 114 of 1886; submitting specifications for the sale of a skiff ferry franchise from TJpperllne street to the parish of Jefferson, and for paving Prytania street from Nashville to Audubon park with Rosetta gravel.

Streets and landings. COMMUNICATIONS. The following petitions for permission to establish and operate barrooms were received and referred to the committee on pub lie order; F. Moran. corner of St.

Louis and Claiborne streets; P. Sapu rein, Gentillv road and Cstigiione street; Albert Faber, Esther and Clinton streets. Seventh district; Pierre Callet. St. vmuuo buu rrcacuiuen streets.

From Cltisens Withdrawing their signatures to the protest against the paving of Louisiana avenue. Streets and landings. From Citizens Petftlon for the paving of Bienville street, from Chartres to Royal, with' square block pavement. Streets and UNFINISHED BUSINESS. The following specifications, submitted by the city engineer and reported upon favorably by the committee on streets and landings, were approved: For the construction of a garbage wharf to be located at such point on the river front, between Barracks and St.

Philip streets, as may be determined by the city council for the paving of Audubon street, from St. Charles avenue to Magazine street, with Cbatawa concrete gravel, etc. for the rearrangement of the grade of the gravel pavement on Esplanade street; from pialborne to the Intersection of Bayon road; for a Schil unger payment on Broadway, east side, between Louisa and St. Ann streets; for a bcnilllnger. pavement on Mlllaudon street.

Seventh district, between St. Charles and Macarty streets; for a Schll Unger pavement on both sides of Broadway, from Louisa to Magazine, excepting the square between Louisa and St. Ann streets, east' side. Peclfications. for the sale of the privilege of operating a ferry to land at trei and such point on the opposite side of the river as may be des tte pollce ot the parish of Jefferson, were recommitted.

Tb, following ordinances and' resolutions lying over were finally passed! fiT0" "thoriiluK Duffy to on his present terms the skiff .7 at tnft head of TJcmerllne street d. eta cation" fOT th Bt Permission to Messrs. D. DIsmukes Co. to cnerate a allette and AUx streets.

Fifth district. An ordinance granting permission to Leon Godchaux to lay a fonr Inch pipe on Chartres street, from Customhouse street to the rear of his property, to connect with the pipe laid by Holmes. Resolution directing the city engineer to prepare plans and specifications for the alterations and Improvements of the new courthouse and jail building as rec raiiponded by him in bis letter of March 1SJ3. Resolution; directing the city engineer to prepare profiles and specifications for traveling' Napoleon avenue, from Magazine to Tchoupitoulas streets, and from pryades to Claiborne streets, etc. An ordinance granting the American brewing Company the right to lay a water pipe to connect same with the property If the American Brewing Company on Con street to their bottling works located on Bienville street, certain restrictions.

Resolution directing' the comptroller to advertise for bids for laying a Schll jinger pavement, three feet wide, on UlHaudon street, from Charles avenue to Macarty street. An ordinance repealing trdinance No. J5. C. relative to accepting the bid W.

J. Co'merford for the collection of delinquent taxes and licenses for th9 rear 1800. The following amendment, ffered by the finance committee, jvas adopted: Be8olTed further. That the city attorney be lequested to investigate and ascertain In how far the said Oomerford has by his failure to complete his said contract for the collection of licenses and taxes of 1890 left himself liable to the city for damages through the obstacles and delays placed by him In the. way of a "prompt and efficient collection of said back taxes, and if the result of said investigation should Justify it, the said city attorney is herewith authorised to institute legal proceedings against the said W.

J. Comer ford the recovery of all losses and damages sustained by the city through the failure of said Comerford to complete bis contract. Resolution directing the comptroller to advertise for sealed proposals for the building of a garbage wharf at the foot of Ursuiines street. Second district. NEW BUSINESS.

i Br Mr. Clark An ordinence amending ordinance No. 4336, ordinance relative to glove contests. The amendment requires the dub before which the contest or exhibition Is given to pay to the charity hospital $250, in addition to the contribution of $50, to the city's charity fund, which already required. Publio By Tthe Finance Committee Resolution directing the commissioner of police and public buildings to prepare speciflcatlona for supplying meat to the public institutions of the dty Laid over.

The flcance committee introduced fman clal ordinances making appropriations of $420 75 for carpets, for the mayor a office, and $245 for the payment of expenses incurred for mourning decoratio.is for the late General P. G. T. Beauregard. The item of $420 75 is to be paid out of the fund set aside for city hall repairs, $394 75 out of the fund of 1802 and $26 out of the fund of 1S03.

The item of $245 is to be paid out of Item 1 of ordinance No. 7048, C. S. the appropriation of $7000 for the proteconot th public health In the budget of 1803. Both ordinances were recommitted under the Committee on Streets and landingsResolution directing the comptroller to advertise in the official journal for bids for the sale of a steam ferry franchise from the head of Audubon street.

Laid TBj Mr. Barras Resolution directing the comptroller to advertise for sealed proposals for the culverting of the Valletta street canal, Algiers. Streets and land Mr: Kane Besolutlon dlrecttng the city engineer to prepare plans and specifications for paving Front street, pom Poydras to Canal, with square block. THE DAILY PIC AYUNE NEW ORLE ANSj WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1893. Oil CC BUU 1 The.

committee on public order present I ea resotnuons taiaonuug couiuuou ment and operation of barrooms as follows: B. Provensano. Philip and Locust streets; Mrs. Catherine areiana, Ne euln and Eliza streets. Fifth district: Frederick Rohde, Zlmpel and Burdette streets.

Seventh district; J. C. Henry, 138 Camp street; George Korbacher, St. Louis and Broad; C. de Lainarre.Se guin and Vllere.

Fifth district; Mrs. Marly Lar3en, Lafayette and Dryades; Louis Hartensteln, Johnson and Frenchmen. The resolutions were recommitted under, the rules. By Mr. Dickson An ordinance granting permission to the Cromwell New York and New Orleans Steamship Line to erect an open shed of iron on either end of the present freight warehouse.

Street and landings. By Mr. Noel An ordinance approving the pattern of the girder rail submitted by M. Littell. general manager of the New Orleans Traction Company, and authorizing Its use on the lines of street railway nnder his management.

Streets and landings. By Mr. Thiffiley An ordinance providing for the paving of Spain street, from Decatur to Claiborne; Washington avenue, from Chartres to St. Claude; from Burgundy to Claiborne, and Burgundy, from Elysian Fields to Poland, and providing for the payment of the city's portion of the same (out of the bonus of $150,000 paid for the extension of the franchise of the Crescent City Street Railroad Company). Streets and landings.

By Mr. Gantler (by request) An ordinance amending and re enacting ordinance No. 6277. C. 8..

granting to Adolph Schrelber and bis associates the right to construct and operate a belt railroad In the dty of New Orleans. Streets and landings. RODE ON AN AMMONIA CAE. Twenty Miles an Hour Mad by the New Motor After Smashing the Power HiraMJKwr. tThe Railway Ammonia Motor Company gave an exhibition yesterday afternoon of the nse of anhydrous ammonia for driving motors, says the New Tork Herald of March 18.

The power house of the company is at No. 136 West Twenty eighth street, and an old Broadway car, fitted np with a motor, was ready for the trial trip at half past 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and a party of guests was ready to participate. The car was Inside of the power house, and Secretary Henry Graham stepped upon the front platform and took hold of the lever. He pushed c. too hard, and before he could reverse, the motor dashed towards the front, smashing the front door, which waa unopened, and plunged Into the street.

Several persons on the sidewalk beard the crash and ran for their Uvea. The secretary then secured control and backed the car into the power house. first move of the motor was a striking success. The guests then filled the car. They were: Captain Charles Dahlgren, son of the late Admiral Dahlgren: Captain Taylor, United States army Inventor P.

J. McMahon. formerly chief engineer United States navy; Captain T. C. Dunn, general manager, and Misses S.

A. Thomas, D. Ryan, Callahan and Mrs. Graham. Ten the doors were opened, the turn of the lever started the car out Into the street and eight or ten trips were made upon the disused Twenty eighth street from Sixth to.

Eighth avenue. To all appearances the motor was a It was demonstrated that a stop could be made inside of nine feet, and a speed of twenty miles an hour was maintained between the avenues. The manner of handling the ammonia and securing power is not Intricate. i The motor machinery includes a tank containing an ammonia reservoir. In charging the motor the ammonia is placed lnHhe reservoir.

Anhydrous ammonia at a temperature of 80 degrees Fahr. gives a pressure of fifty pounds to the square inch, or furnishes to the motor 27 horse power. A charge of 210 gallons of ammonial gas will carry a car 70 miles over level ground. The management claim the total expenditure for running is just one quarter of that necessary to operate a trolley system, without the of poles and wires. The company operates nnder New Jersey laws and Its officers are: Brockett W.

Burleigh, president; Alexander H. Ross, vice president; Henry Graham, secretary: Thomas C. Dunn, general manager: W. A. Cromble, director, and W.

S. treasurer. i i V'': LE LTJTH. The third eompll nentary. concert given by La lata.

the wen known musical organhHt Hpa. of this city, took place last night at Odd Fellows Hall and waa very largely attended. The affair was under the direction of Prof. GoorgB L. O'Connell, and was one ot the most delightful concerts given this srasna.

Toe pco gnimme waa as tdkUmi "Heart and Hand." Ceat nans les 43ardes, Ls Lutb; Invocation. J. Kutily; BoBTenira, Ne nanri Boui; Romance, Bolero ccocertant, H. Wehrrsann; "Enteds tu?" S. Cohen; "La Revue des Fromagea," H.

Ducroeq; La 'Retraite, 1e Lutb; Tannhauaer, Filcitra' chnnw, A. Dh filho and Jjo Lutb; Neluslco'a ballad. J. Billaud; Le Rol d'Ya, Alf. H.

Ker niou; Variations 'Ziiberfiaute," flute aolo. H. Inrnvq; Nuits d'Espacne, Aug. Duttlbo; ul iakic All. U.

Kemioo and La TOO STRONG A MUNICIPAL MATTEES. Proposed Eevival of lie Bcbreiber Belt EaOroad. An Ordinance for the Purpose Presented to the Councfli TKa Onarges Against tta Courthouse and Jail Contractor I Again Discussed and Finally Referred to the City Engineer for InTestlgatlon. THE SCHREIBER BELT The ordinance introduced In the city council last night by' Mr. Gantler, by request, is designed to revive and amend the ordinance No.

6277, C. granting to Adolph Schrelber, bis associates, etc, the right to construct and operate a belt road fn this dty. The franchise is granted for a term of ninety nine years, and the route upon which the road la tot be constructed la as follows: CommencIn8r at the head of Elysian fields street, along the river front and up the levee to Louisiana thence along the river front or up Water street, to Walnut street, thence down to the line on Bore" or Sauve street, thence by a convenient curve and line through intervening streets or over expropriated property to Broad or Galves street, thence through Broad or Galves street to St. Bernard avenue, thence by continuous streets and such lines as may be found desirable, Elysian Fields street to the junction of the Northeastern and Louisville and Nashville Railroads, thence along the Northeastern Railroad (or branching off from Broad street), to reach the lake on London avenue. Elysian Fields street, or along Peoples' avenue canal, as may be found desirable, to lake Pontcbartratn; and.

again, from the above crossing on Elysian Fields street, or convenient streets, to the levee, with the right to also run spur tracks or sidings through convenient streets to the abattoirs and United States Barracks, to the Illinois Central Depot and by a curve through Sixth street to the upper line of the parish of Orleans, with the right to use existing tracks, and to connect them so as to form a belt substantially on the lines above described, and with the right to make turn outs and.1 switches at the proper points, of connection with all of the railroads touched by the belt track so described, and with the terminals of the bridge to be constructed nnder the act of cottr gress adopted at its last session. The road is to be constructed as a dcuble track road wherever practicable, upon grades and levels to be established by the city engineer, and wherever, upon any of the route above laid off, the gtuntees find it impracticable to tracks, then it shall bo left to the city engineer to change the route for the best interests of the city and com merce, subject to the right of appeal to the city council by the grantee s. The charges for the handling" of cars stall foe reasonable and Just, without discrimination for or against any person or corporation, and shall in no exceed the customary rates per car, provided, however, that reasonable additional charges may be made against shlrpers and consignees for a delay be yend twenty four hours in loading and unloading cars after their delivery at the point designated. The grantees shall pay to the city, in addition to all taxes and licenses, the snm of $500,000, as follows: 10.OO0 after the road is completed and $oOOO each, succeeding year until the entire amount has "been paid. The grantees shall complete the main line of the belt road within eighteen months from' the promulgation of the ordinance, deducting all delays occasioned by epidemics, overflows or injunctions issued by courts, from the period men The belt road shall at alt times nd under all circumstances be entirely separate and distinct from the management of any existing or hereafter to be constructed railroads in this city, so as to Insure prompt and effective service to all and to prevent the ownership of the said road by any one of them.

The road is to be so constructed as to avoid interference with street traffic, and the grantees are required to keep the streets through which it passes in repair. Gates, are to be placed at the lntei section of Walnnt street and J5t. Charles avenue, on both sides. The grantees shall have the right to provide terminal and wharf facilities. If required, at their terminus on lake Pontchartraln, and charge rates for the same, not in ex cess of the present rates of wharfage on the Mlsatssippt river.

They shall also have the right to nse as a pnblio freight depot, and to cover the same with freight sheds, that portion ot the levee bounded by the upper line of Canal street, the easterly line of Delta street, the lower line of Poydras, street and a line parallel to 150 feet easterly from the east line of Delta street, and in case any other railroad company haa any valid claim to the nse of the above space the grantees shall have the right to expropriate the The ordinance waa referred to the streets and, landings committee. THE COURTHOUSE CONTRACT. The special committee on the.new courthouse and Jail building met at noon yesterday, Chairman W. J. Kane presiding, to consider the charges of defective construction, made by members of the co until.

The members of the committee present were: Messrs. Boes, Canfleld, Foster, Haley, Kenny, Muro and Thriaiey. There were also present CommUMoner Taylor Gauche and City Engineer L. W. Brown.

The chair, in opening the meeting, reviewed briefly the proceedings of the previous session. Mr. Thriffiley moved that the whole matter be referred directly the city engineer with instruction that he proceed immediately with a thorough exam ination of the building and that he investigate the charges pertaining thereto with a view of preparing and submitting to the committee for its consideration at another time a full and detailed report In writing covering the various matters rn controversy. The business of the city engineer was to Took after and to keep the council and its committees posted as to the progress and condition of all police work. Even as a matter of courtesy, the charges made sbou'd, in the first instance, have been officially referred to him for the reason that he was responsible to the city for faithful performance of the contract.

Mr. Boes believed the committee thoroughly competent to Investigate the matter on its own account. Mr. Muro shared this view and added that the matter was too Important to brook further delay. Members of the committee bad preferred charges against the manner in which Mr.

Orlopp waa complying with his contract, and ne believed the charges should be either proved or disproved at once. It should be borne in mind that pending the proposed investigation the building was rapidly nearlag completion, and he desired to know what would be done during that time. In his judgment the longer the delay the more serious the danger if It was subsequently ascertained that the structure was not being put up in accordance with the specifications drawn np by the city engineer. To this Mr. repUed that Mr.

Orlopp had given the dty a good and sufficient bond, and if it was found at any time that he had not fully complied with his contract his sureties would be responsible for auy damage resulting to the city. Mr. Kane, who shared Mr. Thrlfflley's Views, added that 25 per cent of the payments made upon the building was withheld as a guarantee. The city had therefore this amount to recoup herself for any loss, and, besides, the balance due and payable out of the reserve funds of other years would likewise be subject to any failure on the part of the contractor to properly carry out bis contract obligations with the dty.

He. therefore, did not think the dty would suffer by taking its own time in the matter nnder discussion. What the committee wanted was a full and com Slete report of the condition of the new nllding as well as a thorough analysis of the materials entering into its construction, and such a report should come Trom the official employed by the dty for that" purpose. If after Mr. Brown had submitted his report the document failed to give satisfaction a committee of experts, comboeed of well known and experienced mechanics, could be selected to examine the work and report thereon.

Mr. Muro aw no reason why the cify frinppr conld not make a report St. once. Li was eurr to te c.tiizr a d. res ord of the work done on the building bya trusted employe appointed officially for that purpose.

If. however, he was unable to make' any statement upon the subject, Mr. Dillon, an experienced mechanic, waa present and would give the committee the benefit of some recent Obser ratio as made him Mr. Kane held that Mr. Dillon waa prejudiced, and was therefore not a competent witness.

He had been an applicant for superintendent of construction, and failing to obtain the position, was, no doubt, prejudiced. At any rate, no formal charges had been preferred, and even if there had been it was not the business of the dty engineer to investigate and report upon them. It had been stated before the committee that the composition of the mortar entering into the construction of the building was not in accordance with the specifications, and that one barrel of lim had been mixed with eight barrels of sand. This was a matter to be investigated by the dty engineer. Mr.

Muro asked Mr. Brown If Mr. Dillon had been an applicant for any position in connection with the construction of the new courthouse and JalL and Mr, Brown replied in the affirmative. Mr. Haley urged the immediate commencement of the investigation.

So far as his observations and experience of such matters went, he was afraid the building was not being substantially constructed. When last he visited the building, one of the walls did not appear to him to be in perfect line, but. on the contrary, seemed to be considerably out of plumb. Mr. Caufield declared that the objections advanced to Mr.

Dillon's testimony were without weight. Granting that Mr. Dillon had been an applicant for a position in connection with the construction of the building, and failed to secure it, that fact had nothing to do with his statement, as a citlxen and ex mechanic, that the work re erred to was not being properly done. This was important Information, and if true, was a serious condition of things. If the statement were not trne.

an investigation, resulting in their disproval. would not injure Mr. Orlopp or the dty, but would simply be a reflection on the integrity and veracity of Mr. Dillon. Mr.

Dillon, as a dtizen and taxpayer, had a perfect right to ask to be heard in this matter, and it waa a pity that there were not more people like him in New Orleans, where all sorts of charges are being made by inuendo against public officials, but where few, if any, have the courage or the inclination to come forward and undertake to substantiate them'. As for Mr. Brown, he meant no reflection on him, believing him to be a faithful, intellgent and hard working official, bnt he thought Mr. Brown had too big a burden to carry and was entitled to a little relief from some of the responsibility, ocaslonally. The committee should at least assume its share.

Mr. Mnro said that upon the adjournment of the committee on Monday the sergeant at arms was instructed to summon certain persons before it for this meeting, and he desired to know, now that these people were present, what they had been summoned for if it was not to go into an investigation of the matter nnder discussion. He therefore moved that those present, including Contractor Orlopp, Superintendent Bradley and Mr. Dillon be heard. Mr.

Thrlfflley again favored the refer ene of the whole matter to the dty engineer. Replying to Mr. Muro, the dty engineer said that be had in his possession some pieces of mortar which he intended to analyze as soon as possible. Mr. Kane thought that a mountain was being made out of a mole hill and to this Mr.

Caufield replied that he was not so certain of that. His name was on the corner stone, and if the building was to be loosely or Improperly constructed, be wanted his name taken off. "If yon want your name taken off, replied Mr. Thrfffley, "apply to the dty coundl. I have no doubt bnt that they will comply at once with your request." Mr.

Thriffiley Insisted that the entire matter should go to the dty engineer, and that he be given a week's time to prepare and file his report. This waa finally agreed to, Mr. Muro voting in the negative, and the committee adjourned. A VICTIM OFTHB BOGTJS FIRM. M.

Rush, of Oak Grove, Kemper county. Miss. writes to Mayor Fitzpat rlck that he shipped sixty dozen eggs, some time ago, to Baker. Peterson of this dty, and since heard nothing from them. He begins to fear.

that he baa been swindled and says: "If you can find the firm and my claim will help to prosecute them, yon will please present it." An answer was forwarded notifying Mr. Rush that the principals of the firm were now before the courts in this dty upon charges of swindling customers. If yon can't make bargains in furniture at 29 Camp street to morrow yon never will fn your lives. iruNERAX or DETECTIVE gbabest Tbe Faithful Officer Borne to Uie Grave by HJs Friends and Associates. At 5 o'clock last evening the funernl cortege of the late Detective Adonis Grabert proceeded from his late residence, No.

14 Valence street, to St. Stephen's church, where the Rev. Father A. Verrlna preached a short but Impressive sermon on the sudden taking away of the deceased. The funeral then proceeded to St.

Vincent's cemetery, corner of, So niat and St. George streets, where the remains were buried. A large delegation from Excelsior Lodge No. 2526. Knights of Honor, and many ladies with floral offerings atteaded and walked to the grave.

There were about sixty carriages containing friends and relatives and besides the large force of police detailed to escort the remains to the grave, quite a nujaber occupied carriages. The pallbearers were Chief of Police D. 8. Gaster, Mose Hollander. Domlnlck Vlrgets and Mannel Estalote, representing the Knights of Honor: Detective F.

Ranee, Corporal Xiouis Lethlque, of Carroll ton, and Patrolman C. Fogarty, of the Sixth precinct, representing the police, and G. H. Osterberger, representing the family. The floral offerings were profuse and beautiful.

Among those present were: City Attorney E. O'Sulllvan, Judge Wlllet, of the fifth recorder's court; Judge Michel, of the third recorder's couit; Judge Moulin, of the second recorder's court; Police Commissioner W. H. Beanham, Charles H. Piper, George Hauer, Charles P.

Drolla, Louis McLaughlin, CharTes 'Donnaud. secretary of the police board; George Vandervoort, secretary to the chief of police; Captain Thomas O'Neil, chief of the Sixth district fire department; Frank Lamothe, Captain Mike Flesh, of the Gretna police: Nick of the United States engineers' department; Charles Fox. Captains Donnelly and Colleln and Sergeants McCabe and BEAUREGARD MONUMENT ASSOCIATION. Meeting of the Executive Committee Beady to Receive Fonds. The executive committee of the Beauregard Monument Association met yesterday at the office of General John G.

Glynn. No. 841 St. Charles street, the following members being present: Hon. S.

D. McEnery. second vice president; Lawson Davis, third vice president; A. B. Booth, secretary; General Jno.

Glynn, treasurer; General Leon Jastremski, Paul Conrad, Joseph Demoru elle, Jno. W. Fairfax, Hon. A. L.

Tlssot, General C. A. Harris, General W. J. Behan, James Campbell, H.

E. Wlther spoon, U. A. Gueringer, B. Forman.

Regrets at not being able to attend, and requests to be excused were received from Horn John Fltzpatrick, Colonel E. B. Wheelock, Governor Murphy Foster, Lieutenant Governor Chas. Parlange. C.

H. Hyams, Fairfax and Mr. J. Tuyea. The following standing i committees were appointed: On Finance General J.

Vlnet. Colonel J. Denis, C. H. Hyams, On Honorary MembershipPaul Conrad, Hon.

J. Numa Augustin, Hon. Walter H. Rogers. A resolution was adopted that the rees be requested to continue the kindly nterest manifested in the movement and to co operate in its purpose; also to notify the public that General John Glynn, who has been elected treasurer of the assodation, is now ready to receive any funds subscribed.

The treasurer reported remittances evidendng the Interest the people are taking In the movement. The committee then adjourned subject to call of the president. The due de Tallevrand has consented to loan for exhibition at the fair his famous picture of Columbus. Of course It is the only authentic portrait, and looks like Done of tlie othors, no two of which btr acy. reserulUaca each ctLcr.

HOX. THEODOEE S. WILKLXSOX. One Has Rendered Bis Party and His State Valuable Services As Mr Wilkinson Is a prominent candidate for the position of collector of the port of New Orleans, the following sketch of his Ufa is presented: Theodore Stark Wilkinson la descended from veterans of the. revolution through both his father and mother.

Hia maternal eat grandf atner. was Colonel Horatio Stark, and his great grandfather on the paternal side was Gen. James Wilkinson, who, at the age of 20, while serving on Gen. Gates' staff, wrote the terms of the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga. Later oa, after the revolution, he waa made, under Presidents Washington and Adams, the commander in chief of the army, and was one of the commissioners with Claiborne (afterwards governor), to recdve tho territory of Louisiana from the agents of Napoleon.

General Wilkinson came to Louisiana in tho fulfillment of that mission in 1803, and thus for nearly a century the family haa figured actively, and honorably in the history of the state, shedding its blood on her battle fields and defending her liberties in the forum. Mr. Wilkinson's father. Dr. J.

B. Wilkinson, was a member of the legislature and of the seoesaion convention, a prominent physician and planter of this state for many years, who, after a residence of several years in Pass Christian, has returned to New Orleans to make it his home. Theodore S. Wilkinson was born forty five years ago on the plantation of his grandfather, below the dty. His studies were completed at Washington and Lee University iu Virginia.

In 1870 he left that institution with distinguished honors, one of which was a much coveted prize the gold medal of the Washington Society awarded by the vote of tho society to the best debater among its members during the year. In the same class with Mr. Wilkinson were C. R. Breckinridge, of Arkansas, and a number of others who have since been chosen to represent southern constituencies in congress.

II attained his majority during his stay in Virginia, and his first vote was cast at Lexington, In I860, for Governor Gilbert C. Walker. After leaving college, Mr. Wilkinson became Interested in planting and for several years was the manager of bis lather's place. He subsequently commenced plunting on his own account.

In 1872 Mr. Wilkinson took an active part in the state and national campaign, and though one of the most youthful waa one of the most effective campaign speakers on the stump. In the Greeley campaign he was charged with the custody ot me parish returns. He was asked by a deputy United States marshal to surrender them, and the demand waa enforced by a file of federal soldiers, but Mr. Wilkinson persisted In hia refusal to surrender the documents.

In the revolution of 1874 the parish offices were turned over to the Democracy, on the demand of Mr. Wilkinson, only to be vacated after the reinstatement of the Kellogg government by President Grant In the campaigns of 1874. 1876, 1878, 1880 and 1882 Mr. Wilkinson was one ot the most active and prominent members of the Democratic state central committee. In 1884 he was for the first timo a candidate for an Important political office, and was defeated for the congressional nomination from the First district by the late Colonel Louis St.

Martin, whom be warmly supported in the ensuing campaign. Mr. Wilkinson was elected a member of the national house of representatives seven years ago. The convention that nominated him engaged in a protracted struggle for the nomination, and he ouly received it after the 208th ballot. He served his constituents for two terms with distinguished zeal and ability and was compelled, arter the disasters attending an overflow of bis plantation." which occurred during his absence in Washington, to decline a third nomination and election.

The convention that nominated his successor. General Adolph Meyer, passed resolutions of regret at Mr. Wilkinson's determination to retire from congressional life. Mr. Wilkinson took an active part in the last campaign, serving as chairman of the convention which nominated Gov.

ernor Fester and the present state administration and afterwards was selected as chairman of the state central committee of that wing of the party. After the state campaign was over the effort to bring about the reunion of the contending factions was renewed, and Mr. Wilkinson took a leading part in bringing these eTforts to a successful conclusion. Both factions of the party realized how earnest and efficient thess efforts to bring about party unity had been, and at the meeting of the convention of the reunited party, a resolution waa unanimously passed tendering him the thanks of the convention "for his pure patriotism and unswerving devotion to the interest of the Democratic party." Seldom has such an ovation been given a public man as was given Mr. Wilkinson on the passage of this resolution.

At the last session ot the legislature he was urged by a number of friends, in and out of the legislature, to allow bis name to be used as a candidate for the position of United States senator, but positively declined. Mr. WInkinson is well known in this section of the state as a public speaker, and bis speeches, always delivered with great earnestness and marked at times with eloquence, recdve always the dose and interested attention of his audiences. He spoke a number of times in the bouse of representatives on "the tariff, the Algiers navy yard and other public questions. Perhaps the most finished of his public utterances were his speech, in the convention nominating S.

D. McEnery for governor, one delivered at Chalmette before the Grand Army of the Republic on Decoration day and the eulogy delivered in the house of representatives on the life and character of Edward J. Gay. all three of wbich are characterised by great beauty of language. Mr.

Wilkinson is now engaged in sngar planting on the lower coast. Since the election of Mr. Cleveland he has been spoken of as a proper selection for the office of collector of customs of this port. A late press dispatch from Washington indicates that he has the support of both of the Louisiana senators, and most, perhaps all, the Louisiana delegation in the house. He also has tlie advantage of a personal acquaintance with Mr.

Cleveland, and he served in congress with Mr. Carlisle, now secretary of the treasury. Mr. Wilkinson is sturdily supported by a host of friends for the coilectorshlp of the port of New Orleans, and is strongly recommended many of. its leading business men.

There were 11.665 miles of street ral! waya in operation in this country at the close ot last year, comprising 5930 miles ot electric roads. 4460 miles of horse mads, 640 miles cable, and 620 miles steam. The mileage of electric roads increased 187? miles during the year, while there was a decrease of 846 in the cumber of miles operated by horse power, and also a decrease of 22 miles In st( am car lines. Fifty two miles of new cable road were built during the year. Those figures show how largely electricity is superseding other for street car traction, on linos already built, as well ns the great acttal gru vth of new electric loads.

The number of. 6treet cars In rse in the United States i stated to be 3S.400, which is almost 13,000 ia excess of the number of rnsseuc car la usa oa the rcsultr 6tt.ua rtil "IIP? TULANB LECTURE. Prof. Ord way Fifth, Discourse ta Botany. Frof.

John B. Ord way delivered hia fifth tectum on botany yesterday afternoon at Tulane Hall, choosing as the subject of his discourse the special arrangement ana formation of plants and flowers. The following is a synopsis of his discourse. A closer study of the stamina! whorl shows that the anthers most commonly have two cells, corresponding to the two halves of the leaf. But in some plants the anthers are four celled, and in some there is but a tangle cell.

The cella do not always open by bursting on the side, along the whole length. In some families there are two or four flaps, of valves, on the face of the anther, and these roll up when the pollen is to be shed. Ia yet other families there is an opening in the top of each cell, and the dust escapes as from the mouth of a bqttle. The pollen may be round or oval, or four sided or cubical. The cell usually has two coats, the inner being very thin and capable of indefinite extension, while the outer is thick and is sometimes curiously marked.

The cells contain oil and starch and protoplasm. The inmost or uppermost whorl constitutes the ovary, consisting of one or many separate carpels, or of many carpels united into one. Each carpel may contain one or many ovules. Though it waa proved 200 years ago that the pollen must come, in contact with the stigma to insure the perfection of the seeds, nothing was known respecting the mode of action till the period between 1823 and 1846. It was found out by Amid that on the moist surface of the stigma the pollen cells do not burst, but they sprout and send down tubes which make their way through the loose tissue of the style to the ovules, and thus their contents are brought, without loss, into the embryonal sacs of the ovules.

Then, and not till thenT the embryonal sac proceeds to form the germ of the future plant. The stigmas exercise a wonderful discrimination, for though many kinds, of pollen may fall on them, only that ot the same race is allowed to penetrate into the style. It is still more wonderful that of pollen grains of the right kind those which come from another plant of the same 8 pedes find the more ready entrance And it is fonnd that the seeds resulting from cross fertilisation are larger and have a stronger vitality than those which are produced by the flower own pollen. The older botanists observed some special arrangements for securing the contact of the pollen with the stigma. Sometimes the anthers are at the same height as the pistil, and grow Immediately around i the stigma.

Sometimes the style is shorter than the filaments, and then the pollen can drop to its destination. Sometimes the pistil is long, bnt the flower Is inverted so that the pollen also drops to the right place. Sometimes the anthers are held at a distance till they are ripe, and just as they burst the filaments spring up with force and project the dust. Sometimes the anthers themselves burst with explosive force, and the content are scattered to some distance. But, oa the other hand, closer examination shows that there are many hindrances to dose fertilization.

The anthers may Indeed closely surround the stigmas and yet open outward instead of inward. They may be very low down in the flower, while the pistils project far above the top. They may ripen and shed the dust before the stigmas have secreted their viscid covering to catch it. Of dioecious plants all in one neighborhood may be staminate or all pistillate. The first man to unravel snch cross purposes in nature, was Kon rad Christian pre gel, who published hia observation 100 years ago with the trinm Shant title.

"Des Entdeckte Gehdmnlss er Natur" (the secret of nature discovered). He observed that In flowering time Insects are very busy, and they carry pollen from one plant to another. They are attracted by the nectar which. is secreted and stored in some part of the flower. And lest rain should wash away, the enticing liquid there is some means of sheltering the store.

There are on many flowers colored streaka that indicate where the sweet stuff is located. And the location is such that in searching for it the visitor must brush against tho anthers and the stigmas, and thus bring about an interchange between different rjlanta. Bright petals and gay bracts can be. mo jnjm ir, nuu mo uie uruu 11 adornments of flowers nave an apparent purpose. Bnt some creatures are directeo) ore oy smeu tnan oy signc.

especially they roam by night. Therefore, aweet odors are added to other attractions. We say "sweet odors," although many smells are far from agreeable to us. Yet the anion flower is no doubt delldous to insects that live on putrid flesh, and every audi is pleasing to some creature. But the world was not ready for Spren gel's discoveries and they remained almost unheeded for fifty years, until Darwin resumed Sprengel's unfinished work.

The labors of Delphln and Hilde brand and Axell and th two Mull era and Kerner and many others have rendered the subject of cross fertilisation of the most interesting in botanical science. It is now seen that nature decidedly prefers cross fertilization and winds ajd waters and insects and bird render important aid in bringing it about. Yet sometimes spedal arrangements prevent It, and sometimes the appointed means are not at hand and still good seeds are reduced. Investigators judging jtoo hasti have sometimes said that flowers contrived for insect fertilization always fall to' produce seeds where there are no visit ing insects, out was is too strong a statement. Plants whose pollen la to be carried bv the winds have inconspicuous flowerd without odor and secreting no honey.

The staminate flowers hang loose so that a Blight shake may dislodge showers of dust, and as much of the pollen will go astray, the quantity it Is enormous a compared with the number of ovules. The pines, the oaks, the hickories, tbe willows belong to this dass. Increasing complexity in the floral structure haa reference to greater economy in fertilizing material and. surer, means of transport. So in the higher orders colors and odors and irregularities and cohesions of the floral wborls are calculated to perform their part in aiding the great work.

In annuals and biennials the formation of flowers and fruit comes last and completes the cyde of life. Bnt shrub and trees which continue to bear fruit year after year have various times of flowering and great irregularity in the time of maturing the fruit. The maple here bloom in' January, before the leaves appear, and the bright red, winged fruit makes our swamps gay for several weeks. Tbe oaks snow their slender catkins In March, but It takes two summers to linen the acorns. Later on the pines shed their showers of sulphur like pollen and two summer and two winter elapse before the cones let their scales gape and set free the winged seeds.

The liar hides Its flowers entirely from our observation, yet they are formed early, and long before the dogstar rages they have builtD the delldous masses of pulp ready for our use. Queer and racy are the tales told of the skill of the Maine shipbuilders la the use of the adze and tbe broadax. One old time yarn is of the carpenter who applied, very drunk, at a ahipjard for employment. In order to have a little fnn with him the foreman set him to give a proof of his skill by hewing out a wooden. bolt with no chopping block bnt a stone.

The carpenter accomplished his difficult task without marring the keen edge of the broadax, and showed the foreman a neatly made bolt. Then he brought the ax down with a terrific blow that shattered its edge upon the stone. "I caa hew fust rate on your chopping block," be hiccoughed, ''but I'll be damned if I can make the ax stick in it when I git through." The story rum that the foreman lost no time In employing such a workman. JN SEL 3 IN SELF DEFENCE too ought to keep your flesh np. uisease wall follow, if von let it flea below a healthy standard.

Ko matter now this cornea, what yon need ia Dr. Pierce' Golden liedical Dia covery. bat is the jrat flesn builder known to rnedicalacienoe far surpassing filthy Cod Liver Oil aU its nasty compound. It's auited to the most delicate stomachs. It makes th morbidly tidn, plump rosy, with health and strength.

The "Discovery" is sold on, tried. In everything that's claimed for it, at a strength restorer, blood cleanser, and flesh maker, if it ever fails to benefit or cure, yon have your money back. It's yemr case tiiat you want to know about, if yon have Catarrh not your Lbor's. Tis rrairrs of Dr. Cae's rrh rirrT ts ray yon 1' 7 i 2 CONTEMPT OF COTJBi.

Tho Times Democrat Adjudge! Guilty of the Charge Tor Commenting oa a Case Peudiay Before a Jury. The Court Has Jurisdiction to Funis 'Acts Committed Outside of tia Presence of the Court, Judge Monroe' Baling In the bacher, Bryant, Mathers and Egan Case. The rule to disclose and for, eontemai taken by the attorney engaged in tfct trial wf the case of Peter Fabacher n. Bryant Mathers, Thomas gan, wu. ran tor.

on the Times Democrat for ths publication of an alleged bias report of (he case, was heard before Jndga T. Monroe in the civil district court yeste. day. Laxaru. Moore Lerale, n.

torney for Fabacher; B. Huntingtoa and U. It. Dufour for Bryant tc. Matfcen, and White, I'arlange and Saunders for Egan, represented the plaintiff! tbs rule, and Mr.

F. Buck appeared fc the Times Democrat. Mr. Buck wanted a postponement of thi matter in order to moreifnlly prepare hit side of the case, bnt Mr. Page M.

manager of the Time Democrat, sojt rested that he was satisfied to (a to tfi then and there. Mr. E. D. Saunders.

'representing Ens, said the purport of the rnle was toui that' none ot the parties litigant had aar. thing to do with the publication, wfaica waa calculated to have an effect upon tht Jury, and that did not represent the facu In their true light. The article was tru dently written with an animus and b. fairness that did not Justify its public, tlon It was not desired that the publisher of the Times Democrat be dm. lshed.

but simply that the article be ekm. inated from the case. Mr. Buck, answering verbally, pleaded to the Jurisdiction of the court to punis for contempt, but notwithstanding, wu willing to make all disclosures desired. Mr.

Ash ton Phelps, president of tia Times Democrat Publishing Com pair was placed upon the stand. He tesaaJ In substance that J. T. Haywud had incii lentally told him about the cut being og trial and that he had nteatioa ed the fact to Mr. Wharton, the dty editor.

He bad no motive in mentbaijif the matter and had no interest ia til case. He did not think it would premt the jury from rendering an impartiil verdict. Mr. Page M. Baker, manager of tlx Times Democrat, said he knew the art, cle was being prepared but did not koov the case waa undecided.

He had person aL interest in the matter. Hi thought the publication proper ber in the paper had frequently made limi.a reports of other Important caaes oa tnil in the civil district court, notably thf Bobelot Brieugne case, in 'which ix Laxaru waa interested and to which objection had been made. He ioo upon the matter as a news Item. Ta witness exhibited a copy of a letter him by Mr. Arthur McGuIrk, th v.t In it was stated tvt he had given mVreooIlectlon of the 1 rj reporter who wrcne the article.

Mr. T. D. Wharton, city editor of tti paper, stated he had been informed st the trial of the suit and had detail Mr. Leppert to report It.

The reports reached the court too late to take not of the testimony and obtained hia Information from Mr. McGuirk, the cial stenographer. Mr. J. T.

Mayward, who i a witnea for the defense In the Fabacher testified it was he who bad mretioaeti tbe matter to Mr. Pbelpa but nerer ingested, that anything ahonld be writtta. Mr. Arthur McGuirk. the stenogrtf2r, said Mr.

Leppert had called oa i a at his home and he furnished hiia vi" tact of the case. He had toartmA with him for fifteen or twenty miaou, and thought the reporter had diaplirei great ability in making so full a revort. Mr. Saunders argued briefly that it vu a contempt of court for a newspaper to publish comments on a case being tried before a jury, and quoted several ingiisa and American authorities. The court had Jurisdiction.

Anyone reading ths articl could see that a bias was shown, ereatini an atmosphere of prejudice which migU permeate the court and jury. He submitted that the article waa a contempt of court. Mr. Bnck argued that his client h4 given all the desired satisfaction ia explaining the matter, and that it had shown that there was no Intention ot doing any wrong. The power of tui court to punish for contempt wss Uc to acta done in the presence of the coot The contempt waa in tbe nature ec a criminal prosecution, and the intent a be proved.

If any wrong had been no, the law of libel furnished ample prote tlon. There waa no evidence that publication was Intended as a conUiEt nor that It was intended to influence ta Jury. The law of Louisiana did not warrant the punishment of publisher cc newspapers for such publications, mIm such precedent should be estabjiswo It waa a privileged matter, and betonje to the liberty of the press. Mr. Saunders replied, saving that tt court had Jurisdiction and that the intention was to be inferred from won waa written and published.

Judge Monroe, In passing upon the mit ter, said one of the salutary effects of the rule waa that any impress that uiight have fonnd lodgment in minds of the counsel or Jurors had certainly been removed by the evident given upon the stand. None of the forties were concerned in having the poo cation made. The question of Jurisdiction was tM first to be considered. The Judiciary vu one of the three departments of the! tot ernmeot, made so by th constitute a. which provided expressly that partment could not exercise the tions of the other.

The Judiciary hd tit power to vindicate its own JudgW" There was in every court the toherT! power to protect Its integrity and the oo administration of Justice. The legislator of the state had. not the right to rep late the authority of courts created the constitution. The qsestion wa for the legal discretion and sound Jjk ment of the presiding Judge to prr order and administer Justice. have the right to have their oro obeyed.

Jarora were officers of the who take an oath to bring in a according to the law and the evwe and no one must interfere with theo the discbarge of then duty, either bribe, threat or in any other way. The court In this caae bad warned t3f Jury not to talk about or discuss UJ case at bar with anybody. It woo be as wrong to have any written mnnicatlon on th subject. A public in a newspaper produced the same The business of a newspaper waa to public opinion. It waa not right tot man's case, on trial in a court of Just1 should be Influenced by a publication a newspaper To constitute contempt of court not necessary that tbe Intent be pror The act itself proved the intent.

article in a newspaper nnder the cirenmstances, at a critical time. wins or loses the case. There objection that the facts of a case po llshed. but in the present case there an evident bias shown in the article. tentional or not.

which interfered the due administration of Justice. Ttirr? had. consequently, been a ntempt court, and the court made the ruang cordingly. The Judge added that Inasmuch as Ti matter was not pressed by wunsei that no intent to interfere with the ministration of Justice wa shown. would fix no punishment for the onen i Good and medium' furniture at your own price at Curtta' auctloa tomorrow at 29 Camp street.

Since the production of Verdi ha received more than 13 000 ter and telegram of nPir! of Of the first edition of the c1. f0 the opera folly 1S.000 copies ad old at a price of S4 each, and composer is to get 40 per cent gross receipts, besides an l0" royalty for every performance opera, his bank account is ukely to.Brl. a mutroom growth. The veteran poser passes his summers a which, unlike most eenUemtp. he is said to make pay.

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