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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1896)
8 THE OMAHA DAILY lJ30i SUNDAY , M ATI Oil I.'ISOO. COME ONCE IN FOUR YEARS Birthdays for People Who Were Born on February 29 , r PECULIAR CONDITIONS HAVE EXISTED I & In Soinr Iimlntipp * Tliry llnvc Cntmnl \ niuM- , While In Oilier * They f Hnve llrrn IllrrmlnKH In It has become the custom with a majority of the residents of this city and with Ihe residents of other cltlts , so fir a thai goes to celebrate their annual birthdays , oven I they have 10 do so In Iho most Inform. ! way. There are certain Individuals , however who , when thcso festivities are going on simply stand around and bemoan the fate which follows them through life. These pco- jiln are thofo who happen to have been born on Kcbruary 29 , a day which rolls arcund only once In four years. Time , of course moves along with these people jusl the same as It docs with the majority of mortals , bul the fact remains that their birthdays arc not BO frequent , and as a natural result the } are deprived of the annual pleasures whlcl BO many enjoy. Joel F. Peterson resides at 4244 Larlmoro street , and around him he has gathered a family that consists of a wife and four chll drcn , yet he figures U out that he Is but 10 years of age , declaring that while ho was born In 1850 he has celebrated but ten birth days. BEATEN BY THE RECORD. Mr. Peterson Is one of those Individuals who happened to be born on February 29 and , as a result , while other people are giv ing birthday parlies , he sits around and kicks at his luck. "It Is this way , " said Mr. Peterson Iho other day , as ho was pouring a talc of woe Inlo the car of a reporter. " "You eco I was born down among Ihe greort hills of Ver mont , where my parents resided until I was qulto a chunk of a lad. I went to schoo summers and slid down < the sides of the mountains each winter afler I got Into panls The boys and girls had their birthday par ties , but I never had mine. After I got ti bo about as largo as a good-sized 8-year-ol ( boy I asked mother why she did not get ui a party for inc. She laughed and answered 'Joe , you are only 2 years old , and you are too young to think of such things. ' Of course I could not understand Ihe sltunllon , bu a few years laler molher lold mo of Iho un fortunate condition of affairs that existed H nearly broke my heart , bul I declarct that I wo.uld llvo down the disgrace. Mat ters kept going from bad to worse , and in 1872 I cnlcred Iho High school. There got along prelly well tinlli Ihe boys fount put about that birthday , aflcr which they made life a dreary waste by poking fun at me and Inslsllng that I ought to be In dresses as I was but 4 years of'age. I tried to argm the" point , but they sprung the record , and there Jtvwas In black and white , the figures showing'.lhat I Had had but four birthdays 1 managed , however , to get through school and came west , ' setlllng In Iowa'where soon fell head over heels In love with a , young * woman. Everything went along In jHhlp shape ; fashion until the object of my adoration discovered that I was one of those leap year freaks. ON ACCOUNT OF HIS AGE. "During the fall of 1880 I proposed and the young woman whom I will desig nate as Miss Blank accepted and the wedding day.'was _ 6et. About that time one -of those boyn whom I had known years be fore dropped Into the town , and a few days later t'tartcd the report that I was mas querading under false color ? . He Insisted that while I was passing myself off aB a young man of 24 years , as a matter of fact , I was a baby and could count but six birth' . days. The young woman heard of this am asked me about Hi I told.her that I was un fortunate ; that while I was 24 years of age It was a fact that J had never been callet " upon to wlthesj but six birthdays. Soon after this , a coldness grew up between us and the upohot of the whole matter .was that Miss Blink polltcli' Informed me that she was not prepared to take a child to raise. The next day I turned my back upon Miss ElanK and Iowa , coming to this state. Upon arriving" .here , I Just shoved that birthday one day ahead , destroyed the family bible that I had brought along , and commenced to llvo a now life. In due course of time I married , and here are the results. " As Mr. Peterson made the last remark , he clasped his four bright boys In Ills arms and declared that ho had been amply repaid for 011 of the trouble that the hoodoo birthday had caused him during his early youth. Asked If ho ever took any account of leap year birthdays , Mr : Peterson said : "I do not go about the strests telling people how old I am , but upon each of those February birthdays I have a joyful time. I Invite In my neighbors , and during the evening wo make merry Of course , I know thai I am not n boy. for I feel the creeping of Iho years , even If Iho anniversary of my birthday has been celebrated bul len times. " IT WAS A HOODOO FOR SAM. Of nil the Individuals who ever laborec under the hand'cap ' of a birthday which only called around once In four years , Sam Gra ham was perhaps Ihe most remarkable ex ample , Sam used to work for Hugh Murphy several years ago , and his slory Is vouched for by Bob Johnson , whoso veracity Is un questioned outside of the city council cham ber. Sam's wae a capo In. which Iho Gregarlan calcndarwas a hoodoo , with no ex tenuating circumstances. Ho was born In Vermont on the last day of February , 1804 , and even at that fparlir date In h'.s farcer his evil genius was manifest. On the very day en which his eyes flrst opened on earthly surroundlnss his father was killed by a premature blast at the marble quarries where ho was employed. From thai day to- this every recurrence of his quadrennial birthday has been marked by some serious misfortune. Just before ho was 4 years old his mother died , leaving him without a tclafve to care for him. Ho was sent to on orphan asylum , where he celebrated his second birthday by falllpg from a window and breaking his log. Four years later hrf was laken wllh black diphtheria and only pulled Ihrougll by a scralch. When his nexl birthday came II found him In Iho quarries learning Ihe stone cutler's Irade. It fccrvcd him better than it had , his father , for when the smoke of the explosion had cleared away he only mUecd n couple of fingers and a liberal portion tion of his skin andlmlr. Four years later found him -on a freight train , beating his wnyvtst. . He waslooked In a car and traveled from Albany < to Dttro'.t beforp ho was released. He was BO nearly btarvcd that ho las-becn | catlns ever since to make up fur lost time. He finally worked Into a good pofltou ! In Illlnolk and was gelling along nobly'l'when another birthday hove In sight 'and shattered his liopes. This time Iio Improved'the occasion and got married. Ho saW hothought It mlglib break the com. blnallnn1 , .but pjtprward he ulluded to It us the kreatust m'lufqrtmio of his life , Ills wife llyed wltFi him a- year and then ran aw y with a grocery clerk. After that he eave up hup ; . lie came to Omaha , where lin worked'for nearly a year , and then went to Denver , whcro he realdrd at last ac counts. Now thai the fated occasion has arrhcd for thu seventh time , hla friend * are wondering whether ho has fallen off the city hall < > r married a gran * widow , IT HITS A PREACHER , TOO. Rev. Frank Foster Is one af Omaha's res idents > \hn Ural suw the light of thin world -.February 29. He celebrates only when Kom'tiary 29 comes around , and consequently his birthday observances are four years apart. Ho 'was Ju t 12 "years' * old yesterday. The occasion was made the excuse for a baiuiuel , which" was given last Thursday night by the women of the Uaptlat Im- nianuel church. - "My next birthday will not pccur for Ight years , " remarlti Mr. Foster , philosoph ically , "Tho next February 29 will come In 1904. I will then I * 13 years old , although . I I will have nearly reached the allotted span. Bight years ia a pretty long year , find , con * pcaucntly , I thought to make this birthday a Epeclal occasion , A bird In the hand Is ftorth two In the hush. " Mr , Foster brlnixs out the fact that there la DO * February 29 In 1900 , although the num ber * of the year are divisible by four , Con- wqucntly , the unfortunates born on that date who are only 13 or 14 "yearn" old are a little dubious about seeing the light of an other birthday. On February 29 , 1904 , they would b only 14 or 16 "jears" old , yet the- tlraTigo paradox ' offrrtd lhat they have ntarly reached the span of three tcoro and ten. Therefore , Mich people arc shaking hnnds with themselves on Ihelr birthday , for perhaps the last time , and they are nol losing the opportunity offered by this ap parently last chance. GOOD TO DHT ON. Jay Q. DuBols , i traveling falesman , who llvfi at 2532 Davenport rtrect , celebrated the onnlvprslly of his birth yealrrday. When a Dec reporter called on him , Mr. Dultolo wao busily engaged In putting up a stove pipe He apologized for his appearance , saying that ho had just moved Into a new home and was just getting things ptralghtenod Ho added that ho couldn't understand why Mrs. DuDolR was In such a rush about wl ling things lo rlghls. Mrs. DuBols , however confldenllally lold Iho reporter lhal as he htii'bind'g "birthday" came bul once In four years , and lhal Iho nexl one wouldn't be along for eight yean , she had arranged a pleasant little surprba party for him for the evening. Mr. DuBols said that he hadn't had many "birthdays , " but ho wished the nunibe were fewer. "H teems a long while , though before I'll have another. Juit think of wait Ing eight years for n 'birthday. ' I've won a good many bets In my day because of m : entrance Into thu world on February 29 Many a time I've been In a crowd of fellows and the subject of ages has come up for dlt * ctipslon. I would always offer to wager thane no ono present could micsi within ten of the number of 'birthdays' I had had. The offer was generally accepted , and as you may Imagine , I generally won my bet. Once a fellow who knew Iho day on which I flrp saw Iho llghl of day stood back of mo am endeavored to Up off to a friend the number bor of 'birthdays' I had had. Ho raised four fingers of his hand. Ills friend winked back that he understood the tip , and promptly raid , 'Why , I know. You've had twenty four birthdays. ' " HERE'S A BUNCH OF THEM. Mlds Nalhanna Anspeckcr , the sister o Mrs. Andtctv Haas , living at 1134 Soutl Thirtieth avenue , celebrated the anniversary of her birth yesterday In New York City Miss Anspeckcr Is well known among music lovtrs of this city and has been In Ihe me tropolis for the past three reasons , cngagci In the study of vocal music. She Is so busily engaged In her musical studies tha she did not celebrate > cstcrday In any un usual manner. It had been her desire to spend the dny with her friends In this city bill lhat , of course , was Impossible. I could not be learned just how many annl versarles of her natal day Miss Anspecker has seen , but the number Is probably no quite a half dozen. Henry Kruger , who lives at 1404 South Twenty-eighth strccl , was born February 29 , 187G , and Is consequently 20 years old although on only dvc- occasions during Ills llfo has he been eligible for birthday presents ents and congratulations. But some time It the Interval between each February am March la- had chalked up another mark on his record ( if existence just as complacently us though he had a day to which lo charge It. Kruger Is a sign painter by trade. Herman Drelbus , son of Jacob Drclbus , Is one of those unfortunate Individuals who flrst saw the light of day on February 29 Reckoned by blrthdayti Mr. Drolbus Is four years of age , but his eyes have looked upon the snows of sixteen winters. He was born In 1880 and the clock announced that the sun was crossing the meridian just as he announced his arrival on this mundane rphcre by a Justly yell , which would have compared favaorably with the war whooi of some of Die earlier denizens of thin sec tlon. In consequence of the fact that his birth day comes bill once in four years , young Mr. Drelbiis has always made il a point * U celebrate the occasion In a manner calculate ! to make up for lost time. This year was no exception to the rule and the family resi dence at 353G South Fifteenth street was the scene last night of a merry gathering o friends and relatives of the family. There was but one drawback to Ihe en joyment of the occasion and tha' ' .was , the thoughl lhat It wquld .bo elgh , years before another blrth'day could be cele brated , Ihe year 1900 nol being a leap year By lhal time Mr. Drelbus will be 24 years old , by ordinary nirasiirment of time , am his , parents'are' fearful lhat , owing to the unusual time of his birth , he will be pecu liarly liable to be made a victim by some jenterprlsliiE female who sees her matrlmonla prospects fading away. llen.'IH of W. C. T. V. FonntnlnH. Captain Jackeon of Omaha will exhibit his famous deep yea collections , largest and 1 > collection , constating of man-eating sharks 9 feet in length ; sea bats , owls , crabs , Soutl American blow fish , dovll fish , four-eyei Henetoplano ( now extinct ) , also the Ne bratka wonder , monkey-faced bird , and many other natural history curios , affording an op portunlly to naturalises , scholars and those novcr having seen monsters of the deep. Bring the children to see the school o natural hlslory. No. 115 S. IClh street Open every day , 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p. m. Ad mission 10 cents. Everybody come. Read the report of Commissioner Merrll upon Ihe triennial examination. of the New England Mutual Life Ins. Co. on page 15. WA1IASH UAIMIOAD'S HoincNeeKerH * K\eurMli > n * On March 10th wo will fell round trlj tickets to nearly all points south at ono fare , wllh' $2 added. Rcnicmber , wo have the quickest and best route to all points south. For further Information or tickets or a copy of the homeseekcrs' guide call or write the WabuBh office , 1415 Farnam street , Paxton Hotel block , Omaha. , t DonelnN County Wrltprn' . The Nebraska club offers prl/.cs of $16 , $1 ( and $5 for articles showing' the resources ol Nebraska and Ihe advantages It offers to homest.'cker . The Bee propnses to .stimulate Douglas county writers to enter the contest and here by offers an additional prize of $5 to any resident of Douglas county who succeeds In winning cither 'of the prizes offered by the Nebraska club , or If the three prizes are secured by Douglas county writers The Bee will pay $5 to each of Ihe winners. Articles must not exceed 1,000 words in length. They must be accompanied by at least $1 for a subscription to one share of the stock of the club and be submitted to the secretary of the club , Bee building , Omalia , by March 1 , Union I'nultlc. "The Ovcriund Route. " City ticket office. 1302 Farnam street IIMV ItntoH Vlu thi > lliirlliiKton. Tuesday , March 10 , lo the south and west Arizona , Arkansas , Texas , Nebraska , Kou- t > as , etc. Call at thp city tlckel ofllce , . 1502 Farnam Mreet and gel full Information about rates , stop-over privileges , limits and ter ritory to which reduction will apply , or wrlto to J , Francis * . G , P. A. , Omaha , Neb. ' "Thu Overland Muiltrd. " [ the fastest train out of Omaha , and carries Iho finest equipment of any line In the ueat. Tickets via the Unlou Puclfic cau ba se cured at 1302 FARNAM STREET. We Will : ive Yon n Cheek for your baggage at the time you buy your ticket and arrange to have our wagon rail and lake your trunk to the train. No trouble at the depot. All you have to do Is to gel aboard. Chicago , Milwaukee & St. .Paul Hy. City ticket office , 1501 Farnam st. f To Oir rntrniiN niul Other. You caTi' save money by bringing your Dinalia Fire Insurance ) policies to Ostrom Ilros. office , room 326 , Uoar4 of Trade buildIng - Ing , comer of icdi and Farnam streets. For S le Quantity old bricks , lumber , doors , windows , etc. Apply at Assoclaleil Clwrltlei , S07 Howard street. 'P one , ' Alleiitlou , A. O. V , W. The members of Union Pacific lodge No , 17 will meet at the lodge room at 12 o'clpck sharp , Sunday , March 1 , to attend the funeral of our late brother , George Q. McComiell , which will be held at the Petple'g church at 1 o'clock Instead of 2. Members of il tcr odKW are Invited. J. a. OROSS , H. YINGL1NG , Matter Woikman. Recorder. Ak'Sar-Hen Cycle Co , sell tccond.ussd wheels at 3K < S. 1Mb ttrtot. IIAYDKN IlltOS. Iloomlnpr I'rlpr * In Deimrtnipiit , HEADQUARTERS FOR SILKS. Low prices and high qualities combine lo make us leaders' In silks. Every lady shoulc t < ce our splendid ar'ay of fine spring an. summer fabrics. For beauty , utility , slyle and elegance , these silks have never been equalled. The prices are always the lowest DRESS GOODS. NOVELTIES. Our Importations of novelties , both li blacks and colors , ore arriving dally , am we're In betler position loday lo offer you special novelties at special prices than we have ever been In our history. Wo will oall a silk and wool novelty ( al new effects ) nt 39c. Wo offer a beautiful line of silk , wool am potion effects ( styles confined lo us ) at f > 0c. Our 75o line of novelties comprlro all tha la new and correct. Our $1,00 line Is the work of master artists Our fi9c vlRereaux' suiting , 4G Inches wide would bo cheap at S9c. SERGES. Have como to stay , There Is nothing In Iho dress goods a staple. 35-Inch all wool , Imported cloth , very fine all colors , 25c. 40-Inch all wool , Imported cloth , very fine all colors , 3Hc. 45-Inch ( ill wool , French cloth , very fine all colors , 30c. EO-lnch all wool , French cloth , the $1.00 cloth , Monday 50c. WASH GOODS SPECIALS. Garncr'n 36-Inch percales , lOc yard. Beautiful clmllles , dark colors , neat figures lOc. Elegant dimities , choice etyles , lOc. 32-Inch washable plaids , lOc yard. 30-Inch dark printed sateens , lOc yard. Headquarters for every up-lo-dale wasl fabric. Good dress ginghams , dark'colors , 4c. - Staple apron check glnghame , 4l4c. Turkey red and black calico , 3',4c. Light shirting prints , 3',4c. Newest effects In organdies , dimities , elc Fast black saleen , Sc yard. Simpson's black and white calico , 5c. The new red prints , 5c yard. Best German blue calicos , 32-Inch , at 10 yard. Every makeof calico , every style of glng ham , everything washable. LINENS ! LINENS ! Unsurpassed bargains all this week In th linen and white goods department. Som beautiful styles and great values In napkins Special sale on newesl styles In while goods Unbleached damask at 12V4c yard. 50-Inch unbleached damask , 19c. Extra fine damask at 25c yard. 54-Inch silver bleached German damaelc good quality , 35c yard. A lot of silver bleached and unblcachci damask , about 20 different patterns lo selec from , worth Cpc yard , on sale at 37'/4c. nS-lnch bleached damask , worth SOc , on sale at C9e yard. 72-Inch bleached damask , worth $1.50 , a 75o yard. GREAT SHEETING SALE. 4-4 Lawrence L. L. muslin , 3c. 4-4 fine sheeting , 5c. Fruit of the Loom , 6c. Lonsdalo muslin , fi'.ic. G-4 wide sheeting , lOc ; 7-4 wide sheeting lie ; 9-4 at 15c. FLANNELS. All this week we offer many good bargain In this department. Good Shaker flannel at 3Vfcc. 5c , 8c. lOc. Outing flannely , light and dark shades , 5c Outing flannel , regular lOc quality , at V' c White wool flannel at lOc , 15c , SOc , 25c , 30c up. _ Light Scotch shirtings at 25c yard. Hickory shirtings at 6',4c , 8c , lOc. All wool red flannel at 12V c. All wool casslmeres In the newest style" at 59c , 75c , 89c , 9Sc. . . , These goods are very cheap and we have a large selection. Grey blankets at 49c , 75c , $1.00. Good all wool blankets at $2.35 , $2.50 $2.75 Und upj Bed comforters from BOc each. J DcnlmB and cottonades for overalls at lOc yard. All wool Eiderdown at 25c. HAYDEN J3ROS. Young ? IteimhlleniiH Meet. The Young Men'si Republican club o Omaha will meet Wednesday evening al i o'clock.at Washington hall. Eighteenth am Harney streets. This will be the opening meeting of the campaign and be of spccla Interest and Importance. A presentation o flag will be made by Charles E. Winter chairman of the committee , followed by re marks of acceplance by the vice president John W. Battln. John L. Kennedy , Charles J. Greene and General John C. Cpwln have been invited and will address the meeting The campaign quartet will furnish music All members of the club are urged to atlem and Ihe public generally Is Invited. H. H.J30YLE3 , President. Read the rep -t of Commissioner Merrll upon the triennial examination of the New England Mutual Life Ins. "Cor on-page 15. Mil. IIUCKl.VGIIAM'S IMIOMOTIO.V TalceH the Iliirllnurtoii Chief Clerkulili In Thiii , City. - ' General Passenger and'Ticket .Agent . Fran cis of the Burllnglon announced yeslcrday that John E. Buckingham had been appointed chief , clerk of the passenger department In this city to succeed C..n'.Davidson , whose resignation took effect yesierday. Mr. Buckingham , who .was .formerly chief rate clerk , has be.en'afillnK.jis ! chief clerk during Iho past foMnlghtHe , is wcjl-tiuall- fled lo flll Ihe responsible , position to which lie has just been appointed'and' his promo tion gives great satisfaction to , Ihose having business lo transact with , the passenger do- parlmenl. Mr. Buckingham conies from a family of railway men , . Edward Bucking ham , superintendent of trie 'Union Pacific's car service , and "Buck" Buckingham of the Union Pacific's city office are both brothers of the new chief clerk , J n il ire CortilHh'N Court to Meet. The ofilCB corps of Masler-ln-Clmncery Cornish of Iho Union Pacific Is .busily cngjgjd In letting ready for Ihe next session of the master's court , which will be held here , The court will open on March 10 , and there Is sufficient business scheduled to engage its attention for an entire week at least. Winslow - low S. Pierce of New York , the secretary of the reorganization committee , has jusl filed Ills appearance In answer to a number of petitions recently filed by the receivers ot trio roau. This indicates thai Mr. Pierce will take a prominent part In the coming term qf. the muster's court. He will prob ably be' present to personally conduct part ( n the coses to bo considered. C h leu ir o I erl > y Iloclnreil Off. CHICAGO. Feb.,29. Ed Corrlgan today de clared , off thp $25,0.00 Chicago Derby of 1896 , : o which Ihero were 274 entries , Including len Brush , Ben Eder , Crescendo , Beau Ideal I , , Hazlct , Frontier , Handspring , Captive , lob Ruinlro and Applegale. No payments mve been made , but the first declarations are due next Monday , This leaves fhb Chicago cage Futurity of 1897 'and 1S98 as Haw- home's only Ijvo stoke i. Don Hneel ( ioex to Atlantic .V 1'nrlflu. LOS ANGELES. Cal. , Fob. 29. Notice \as received at the passenger dfpot of the Southern California Railway company _ thla morning that Receiver Smith of the Atlantic & Pacific had appointed Don. A. Sweet leneral freight and passenger agent , with leadquartcrx at Albuquerque. At one time dr. Sweet was general trafilo manager for ho Santa Fe system , DIM In 111 ee llohhern Uniler Arrewt. SPRINGFIELD , . III. , Feb. 29. United Slates Marshal John SIcQarly of New York arrived hero this _ inorhlng with Stephen I'cnnle and Gebrtfo Carton , who were ar esled In New Yurk , charged with robbing the poatolllce here , April 3 , 1895. ICIeven I'rlMiincrM llrenk .lull. ALBUQUERQUE , N. M. , Feb. 29. Eleven prisoner * , Including two murderer * , have es cape. ! from jail at Socorro by digging through he wall , two feet thick , with an axe. Dl - Ipllne In the jail was very lax , the prisoner ! being pc-rnltej : to KO about ue Ihey pleased , Ak-Sar-Bm Cycle Co. do repairing , tell nunilrle and rc-ut Mcycicu at 319 S , 15ih ttreet. CASE OF HAffi TO WITH III ) Eeal Reason Why WMler Will Quit Lalo Eomplo. WAS ASKED TO HAND IN RESIGNATIO AVlmt I'lirtlca nnnllntli Side- Have t < Snj- About - tillMnUcr Snyn He llolttiiril Vol untarily. The announcement was published Frl day that II. > C. Waller , superintendent a Labor temple , had resigned , Now It can bo stated that H. C. Waller was Invited t l coign , or at least that It he had not re signed a request that he do eo would hav been sent to 'him. TJic fact remains tha II. C. Waller will cease to bo the supcrln tendent at Labor Temple after March 31. For some time there has been consldcrabl dissatisfaction regarding the way In whlc Waller connected himself with labor mat ters. The trouble has been that there hav been other aspirants than Wallsr for the position of labor leader. Other men have felt themselves competent to look out fo tlio labor Interests of the city , and the charge that Waller , by reason of his post tlon has assumed the leadership , has caused the clash. The climax was reached at a recent meet Ing of the directors of the temple. . Wai Icr's frlcnda say that he handed In hi resignation at that-.meeting , although the } admit that If the resignation had not beei forwarded It would have been asked for. 1 Is understood that a committee was ap pointed to request the resignation. Some o Waller's opponents wtate that he resigned In answer to a request to do so , while others believing that If the facia were known labor Interests would be Jeopardized , say that It was simply intimated to Waller tha hln resignation would be very desirable ntu that In response to this Intimation the resignation was forthcoming. There are said to be a number of reason why Waller was not acceptable ) to the labo people. In the flrst place It Is urged that h Introduced too much of his own polltlca f.tlth Into tbc Bchemes that have been set on foot to promote labor Interests. Waller Is a avowed socialist and his principles have no been accepted by a good many of the labo leaders and by thco who do not aspire to leadership. This Is one reason why th resignation was requested. Another reason In that Waller has been very prominent factor In labor meetings am by his "bluffy" attitude has brought abou result ! ) not acceptable to others who bellcv that they are better suited to rcprcsen laboring men. It U even said that he ha even threatened to bring1 about the ruin o labor men who have political aspirations wh do not coincide with his opinions. It lu also mid that the temple lias no been managed In a way. entirely satisfactory It In hinted that many laboring men hav been turned away-from the doors becaus they did not suit -Waller , personally. It I but fair to Wallar , however , to state tba this opinion Is not hold by many who can b looked upon as his.opponents. Finally it Is slated that Waller has no acted diplomatically enough to best promote the laboring Interests. This criticism I especially directed to his attitude In the recent street sweeping mailer. It will be remembered that the laboring men made a determined effort to have the work of sweeping of streets performed by the unemployed of * the city. A delegation visited the counoll and Board of Public Works with that object In view. It , Is saic that Waller's words'ito these boJiwUlcl more harm than good and that they almost In cllned these bodies to turn away the labor Ing men without any redress. Waller and his'friends ' still Insist that ho resigned -of Ills own "accord. L Waller stales that' It he-1 liadf.-kmiwnnthafJ Ills' resignation would have been asked for he would never have turned It In , but would have defled his enemies to make good the charges tha were brought against him. Ho has clvcn I out thai -be Intends to become at politician and will run a political paper which wll support laboring Interests. He says that ho has not as yet completed the deal which will put the plant In his possession. III.OCK MAY YI3T HE TIUED of Another Information IK Under CoiiNlilerntloii. The dismissal of the case against Alfred D. Block was the subject of considerable comment about the court house yesterday , and there are Indications that another cube will bo filed against him. The moro the real facts In the case become known the slronger the feeling grows against Block. All of the assistants to the county attorney are of the opinion that there Is nothing to prevent the tiling ofnew charge ? . They say that the circumstances under which the case was dismissed would not constitute i ground for a plea In abatement by reason 01 Block having been once placed In jeopardy for the crime , OB ho was charged with hav ing committed Iho crime on another party from the one who would be the complaining witness In the next case. Assistant Counly Attorney Day , who draws up the Informations Issuing from the office of the county attorney , Bald yesterday lhat he had obtained the name In the In formation from a brother-in-law' the girl. The brother-lnrlaw was the person who filed the Information on which the warrant for Block's arreet was issued and Mr. Day took It for granted that ho know the proper name of the girl. The queer part In the proceeding was the fact that the prosecution asked and was granted leave by the court to endorse on the back of the Information the correct name ol the girl , but neglected lo change the name In tho-body of the document. A well known attorney expressed tbe opinion that this was an act of gross carelessness on the part of some one conectcd with the ofllce of the county attorney. The relatives of the girl are very Indignant over the outcomo"ofthe case and are ex tremely bitter against Block. The - gltl victim , Marie , says that Block sent a letter to her mother end father , purporting to have como from her uncle , saying ho was sick and for them to visit him at Fort Dmaha. Block then volunteered his services : o stay In the store with Marie and sco .hat no one took advantage of her during : he absence of her parents. As soon as 'the ' old folks had gone he commenced malting advances ( o her , winning her confidence by a gradual approach tot his real object and finally accomplishing ! ! her ruin. The' girl seemed utterly unconscious ot the enormity of the crime and eppko of It with childish reserve , hut with 'every Indication that she had no Idea of the far-reaching consequences. JHiior Cour < Mi'ittfrx. Leo Schleslnger & 4Co. have brought milt against Ilot > ensroclcfl& Price for $404.29 for goods. W. L. Selby has .brought suit In the county court against LoulsotL. Saumlera to recover $4 $ on several note * . Daniel \V. I'lielpfl. a cigar salesman , has commenced an attachment suit against Kin- ports & Co , for $ S2.72 , alleged to be due him as commission ! * on Bales , The case of George Bagley and Mary Ken nedy , alias Ella Uordon , will be taken up Monday In the criminal court. Mary Ken nedy was employed , at the residence of U. E. Morrlll as a servant and It is charged that she stole a gold watch which she gave to Dugley , who disposed of It. Four suits were commenced In the dis trict court yesterday against the Consoli dated Coffee company on promltsjry notes , as folloAs ; William T. Levering for $4,359 , J. \ \ ' . Donne & Co. for $2,836.'J7 , Hard & Hand for $0,872.89 , and C , D , Lathrop & Co , for | 1,4S,41. F. L. Weaver , administrator of the estate of James 0. Wlnstanloy , has commenced suit against C. W. Edgerton , ex-jiiitlco of the peacu , and his bondsmen , C , P. Krello and John E. Knowlvs , to recover $34 which It Is alleged Edgcrton received In the course of garnishment proceedings and which Wlnntan- ley claimed to be exempt from execution. The ( use In which the $34 was secured w s appealed and afterward dismissed for want of prosecution , but It Is alleged that Edgcr ton has refused to hand over the money. Head the reprrt of Commlfilcner Merrill upon Iho tr.emual examination of the New England Mutual 1.1ft Ins , Co. on ( ace 15. IIAYDKN ItnOS. llnrwnlnn lit thp llnnrinrnt for Mott- < ln > ' , OnOCEIUKS. fl-pouml cans golden pumpkin , Be. New California evaporated peaches , 4V4 < J. Largo cans mustard sardines , EC. Sugar corn , per can , Gc. * I'uro corn starch , per package , 3c. Breakfast oatmeal , only Ic. 2-pound package self-rising buckwheat , 5c. Dill pickles , best Imported , per quart , 5c. 3-pound can pears , worth IBc , only lOc. 3-pound cans grated pineapple , "Vic. Best Oolden Illo , 2Sc. No. 1 Illo , 20c. . High grade Mocha and Java , 30c. UAUUAINS IN HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. Milk crocks , 3c each. Cups and saucers. 2c each. Crystal fruit rnuccrs , IVic. Pint cups , 2o each. Copper bottom wash boilers , 39c each. Wash boards , 7o each. Dish pans , 13c each. Sewing machine oil , 2'/Jc per bottle. C pleco crystal cream set , 19c per eel , Illcc root scrub brushes , 3c each , Extra fine parlor brooms , 12l&c each. Kino crystal water jugs , lOc each. A few moro of those $15.00 dinner sets for { 5.95. Patent potato sllccr , corcr and peeler , 3o each. IIAYDKN BROS. An Hour Aimrt. The flying Norlhwcstcrn Line trains to Chicago. v "No. 2 , ' "Tho Overland , " ' Omaha 4:45 : p. m. , Chicago 7:45 : a. m. The "OMAHA-CHICAGO SPECIAL" Omaha 5:45 : p. m. , Chlacgo 8:45 : a. m. Modern art had to slop a whllo after thcso trains wcro built. City office , 1401 Farnam Street. Sco the most complete line of bicycles In Omaha at the Ak-Sar-Ben Cycle Co. , 319 S. 15th street. Call on them for sundries and repairing. Ak-Sar-Bcn Cycle Co. ecll the best wheels at 319 S. 15th street. THIS MGIIT I'OR IH10I.AM ) . I'liuiN for Celebrating the Illrlh liiy of Hubert Knitiiot. The Irish citizens of Omaha and Iho friends of Irish liberty are promised a treat next Wednesday evening , when the 118th an niversary of Robert Emmet , the Irish pa triot , will ba celebrated at Boyd's theater. The Irish Nationalists of Omaha and South Omaha have been working bard to make Iho entertainment a success. The committee on arrangements has prepared the program for Ihe occasion. II Is as follows : "Land of tong , said Iho warrior bard , Though nil Ihe world betray lliee , One Bword nl least , thy rights shnll guard , Ono faithful harp shall praise Ihec. " .Moore. ( By Iho audience. ) PART I. Address by Iho Chairman . . Kx-Governor Jnmcs E. Boyd Song Bolleve Me , if All Those Endear ing Young Charms . Moore .Miss Myille Coon. Selccllon Irish Airs . Arranged Sutorlus Mandolin Club. Oration Llberly . Hon. William P. Gurlcy. Song The Dear Little Shamrock. . . . Cherry Mr. W. O. Sanders. Quartet . Mrs. Bethge , Mrs. Lange , Captain Kln- zlei Mr. H. Uurkley. PAHT II. Song Tbc Blind Girl lo Her Harp. . Glover Miss Mnrsnrcl C. Cosgrove. Oration Robert Emmet . lion. Thomas Urennan. Song Kathleen Mavourncon . Crouch Captain John Klnzlo , U. S. A. Recitation Erin's Flag . Ryan Mr. P. V. Klnsler. Quartet . Mrs. Hethge , Mrs. Lange , Caplain Klnzle , Mr. H. Uurkley. Musical dlreclor , Thomas J. Kelly. Green to L.OHC nil Kye. The next case to be taken up In the criminal court Is that of Henry Henderson , who Is' charged With maiming Henry Green , a small storekeeper on South Thirteenth streel. Over a year ago Henderson and Green had a dispute which ended by Hender son picking up a club and knocking one of Green's eyes out of his head onto the side walk. Henderson was arrested and bound over to the dlstrlcl courl , being released on ball. On the day when the caeo was set for trial Henderson was In court , but the case was notreached _ , being postponed until Iho next day. When the next day arrived Henderson had disappeared and ho was not found until recently , when he was arrested In Council Bluffs as a fugitive from Justice. Ho refused to come to Omaha and requisi tion papers were secured. Henderson is now In jail In this > : lty. LEAK IN THE CITY TREASURY Money Going for Hydrants Not Ordered by the Council. UNAUTHORIZED EXPENSE $3,000 , YEARLY nr < N llrnimlit o IRI | ! < 1ijhr Comi trollprN ClirrkliiK llnrr I.onKT It linn llrrtt ( Joiner i , Sot Kiiowtii A mere ncclilcnt IIKS been tlio cause of bringing put the fact that the city Is raying the American Water Works company lor ft larco number of fire hydrants that have been put In without authority. They have simply been located by the water works company and the city has paid the .bills without objection , Just as though the hy drants had been ordered by the council. The facts were discovered by reason of an accidental reference of the last bills to Comptroller AVestbcrg. It has never been customary to refer the bills for hydrants , electric lights , etc. , to the comptroller. They have simply been referred to a council committee and allowed on the recommenda tion of the committee. As the corporations have Invariably dictated the organization of the committees to some extent they have seen that the committees to which their bills would be referred were not composed of members who would bo likely to denounce their course. llut when the bill of the water works com pany for the last six months of 1S95 was presented It was referred to the new com mittee on flro and water , of which Council man Burmester' Is chairman. Burmoster supposed that the bill had to bo O. K.'d by the comptroller and accordingly turned It over to Comptroller Wcstbsrg. The comp troller refused to 0. 1C. the bill until he had checked It up , and the result was that he began to check the Items. This process has not been completed , but so far Comptroller Westberg says ho has discovered twenty * flvo hydrants 'which were Inclmled In the bill , but which were never ordered by the council. Many others have never been authorized by ordinance , but were put In by virtue of reports of committees which were favorable to their location. How long the city has been paying for these unauthorized hydrants has not been ascertained. As the Increase has not been apparent In recent bills , It Is presumed that the fraud has been going on for several years. A complete checking up that would show the exact amount out of which the city had been cheated would Involve checking over all the previous bills , which would require con siderable time. Comptroller Westberg says that the discov ery of the unauthorized hydrants la sufficient evidence that a more businesslike checking system should bo Instituted. All bills of this character , ho says , should be referred to the comptroller , or some other official , and thor oughly checked up In each case. If this was done , he believes a sufficient saving would bo effected to more than pay the entire ex penses of the comptroller's offlco. It would call attention to the numerous electric lights on railroad crossings and elsewhere , for which the city Is now paying out money1 un necessarily , and prevent any possible padding of the bills. There la absolutely no data to show how the extra hydrants came to bo located. Whether" they wcro put In by the water works company at Its own Instance , or at the request of councllmcn who promised to get the necessary ordinances passed , does not appear. But the figures show that the city Is paying $60 each for at least twenty-five hy drants that are absolutely unauthorized by any municipal authority. Mr. Westberg Is preparing a tabulation , showing the location of the , extra hydrants , which will probably 'bo transmitted to the council at the -next meeting. Comfort , Economy and Sliced. Combine to make the weekly excursions via the Union Pacific , the most popular of any now running. They are personally conducted and offer every convonlenco to the traveling public. Qct your tickets at 1302 FARNAM ST. A. C. DUNN. City Pass. & Tkt. Agent. Hamlllton Warren , M. D. , eclectic and mag netic physician ; special attention to diseases of women and children and all obscure and long standing diseases. 119 N. ICth street , room 2. _ 1302 Farnam st. Is the Union Pacific city tlck'et office. CORSET SALE. Our stock is altogether too large. To reduce it we will give our customers a benefit for a few days. P , D. Corset , Donita style , was $8.50 , now $0.50. P. D. Corset , Joan d1 Arc style , black , wns $0.50 , now $4.50 white , was $ j.OO now $ d.50. P. D. , Miu-guorotte style , wa3$3.75 , now $2.75. P. D. , style 594 , wasfJS.OO , now $3.50. P. D. , style 28 , was $3.25 , now ? 2.25. 0. P. Cornet , \VI\H \ $5,75 , now $3.75 was $3.75 , now ? 2.25 ; was $2.25. now $1.05. It. and G. Corset , was $2.25 , now $1.50. Duplex Corset , pray , black or white , was $1.00 , now C9c. lllnh Bust or Dress Form Corset , was $1.25 , now GOc. Divine Form Corset , wns $1.25 , now GOc. Yatlso Abdominal Corset , was $2.75 , now $1.00. Delwirlo Corset , was $2.00 , now $1.75. .T. . Corset , was $2.75 , now $1.00. IllKli Must or Dress Form Summer Corset , was $1.50 , now $1.00 , Linen Corset , was $1.00 , now GOc. Other mimmcr corsets that were $1.00 now tiflc. Ladles * Waists that wore $1,00 , now G9e. Delwirte Waists that were $1.75 , now $1.00. Misses' Kerrls Wnlsts that were 75c , now -Itfc. Children's Ferris Waists that were 75c now -15c. W. V. Uaby Waist , wns 50c , now 38c. BIG CUT IN .PRICIJ . OF LINED SKIRTS. Beautiful New Goods in STAMPED LINENS. ALL EMBROIDERY SILK 2C SKEIN. J. BENSON. MRS. . . You must have money to burn If you wll ) pay $100 for n wlmol , when for $75 y6u can buy ono IN EVERY POINT ITS EQUAL , * > F01 * MJ mi7n i ? rMCl < V C , FOR WO The perfected results of years of experience In cycle making have not been ovcr-prulbod or over-advertised , but there nro none bettor few BO ( rood. Catalogue tolls nil about U postal gets you ono , The 1319 1319Farimm 99-Cent Farimm Store. Street. vimv nv I'.vitic coM.Mis.sioMntSi CnnM Io XnlliliiK Mllli the 1'nn.K > ! MVVlllllllllc. . Members ot the Uonrd of Park Commit- tloncrs nro Mill figuring on pinna for making ft ilo $10 worth of work. Tlio figures prc * gcntctl by the secretary and flnnnco com nilttco show that this Is no easy proposition. It Is evident that the most thnt the bonril can depend on , according to Its available re- rources with which to get through the year Is between $2,000 ami $3,000. If all salaries wcro cut off , including thorv ot the inrm- bers of the board , only $5,000 would ba available. A glance at the cost ot maintain * Ing the parks In previous years shows that oven this amount would be Insufficient by , halt to keep the parks In their present con dition. Iast year the board practiced what was believed to bo the clowst economy , practicable in the ninlntcnnr.ee of the parka ami boulevards. Hut the amounts ex pended were as follows : Ilanscom park , $ G,01G.23 ; Ulvorvlow park , $992.43 ; Klmwo6tt park , $1,238.47 ; llenils park , $502.49 ; Miller park , $821.04 ; greenhouse , $ lQ2fl.Gl ; Jeffer son square , $432.73 ; Capitol avenue , $138.20 ; Florence boulevard , JSS1. Nineteenth street boulevard , $188.20. This aggre gates $11,237.35 , which was spent purely , for maintenance. It does not Include a dollar ot the expense for Improvements , but simply covers the cost of watchmen , florists , policemen and necessary running expense * ; Wl.cn It Is considered that thesetvlces ot nt least ono man arc necessary In encli park to keep it In passable order the amomxta spent for maintaining Miller , Ilemls , Kim- wood and Illvcrvlew parks arc said to bo tha minimum. In Ilanscom park the services of nt leant half a dozen men nro said to be necessary , ta keep tlio grounds and flowers In presentable condition during the summer season. Con sequently the lowest estimate which the members can piaco on tnc cost or Keeping up the parks Is $10,000 , as against the $2.000 which Is available. Under these * conditions II Is Iho general sentiment thai the most radical measures are necessary , and thai at least the majority of the parks will have , to bo allowed to run tonsto unless nior * funds are provided. IiiNiirniiec thnt InnnrcN. All parlies having policies In Iho "OMAllX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY" should tak them at once to Iho offlco of Brcnnan Love & Co. , nt 430 Paxton block , and have Ihom rewritten for the uncxplrcd period and there by save money. HAYDEN BROS. Ladies' ' $3 $ Shoes$1.98 $ Monday Monday $1.98 will buy tour ' "CINCIN our ladles' NATI" $3.00 Shoes. Fine vlcl dongola kid , but- lon , Plcadllly and nar row square too ; sizes , 214 to 7. A neater or- more dressy shoe has never been sold for $3.00 Ladles' Imperial Croquet .Rubbers. . . ' . . . ' 256 Men's Imperial Sandal Rubbers. EOf MAIL ORDERS FILLED. HAYDEN During our fight with the high priced and pet druggists we nhow no lavorillsm. and we repeat ugnln to WASH YOUR WINDOWS And clean your back room , for we will sell gooda nt these prices. Vine Kalofrn S5o Allcockb' Plasters 100 Syrup of Figs 35a Hosteller's Blltcrs . . 70 < J Sulphur IJIUers 750 Hull's Catarrh CGo Carter's LItlle Pills ir > q Plerce'a Favorllo Prescription 700 Cutlcurrt Soap 160 Pnlno'u Celery Compound 72a Hood's Sarsnnarllln CSO All others In proportion. SGHAEFEft S DmSore , lUlh mill ChlctiKO StreutM. 'Al Ihe glove conlesl yesterday the lilBhl priced druggists were knocked completely , out of the ring , and the last seen of them ) they were running to the wholesaler , but we believe they were qnowcil under. Beautiful Teeth. Made the porno day tlie Impression Is tuUca , A comenlence for out-of-tonn people. A coed Set of Teeth on muber 15.00 Ilest Set Teeth J.W Tliln Ulastlo Plates JIO.OO DR. BAILEY , Dentist , Kith and Furimm Sts. 3rd Floor Paxton Block Tel. 1085. Lndy attendant , mtlnea Ooln prmnu , 22 Itt. , al. . . llrldiro Teeth , per tooth. tt.O * I Teeth cxtrnctei ] without pain. Our kept ant eUen hcn denlreJ. Work fully wairamed. OUR METHOD Of fitting Spectacle * anil Eye Is widely different from tlmt u e'J b my oilier optician In Oinulia. Ai oino of your friends who Imvo been ntted by us. Tbe Aloe & Petifold Co. ttadluttBcIeutlOo Optician * . 1 408 Faruara Street Opposite I'axtoo Hotel ,