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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1897)
THE OMAHA DAILY 1J38J3J : MONDAY , FEHKUAHY 8 , 1897. GARNERING THE ICE CR01 Nearlj Twelve Hundred Men Emplojed i the Work at Omaha. HEAVIEST PRODUCT TAKEN OUT IN YEAR Wlileli Wore DrcnryVn lc far I.OIIK MontliB Have Horn Con- vcrlril lulu IMncrN offer for n I < "e v AVccltn. The Into cold snap not only turned the tur bid waters of Cut Off lake Into n thick slice of marketable value , but likewise changed a bleak locality Into one of bustling ac tlvlty. Aladdin might rub Ms lamp until ol the tarnish Is taken from It , yet ho wouli rub In vain to accomplish a greater trans formation than the ono performed by Jacl Frost. Rver since the formation of the first crys tals In the shallow body of water , men In tattered overcoats and nondescript hats am shoes bavo watched the lake with longing oyea. Watched for the first sign In nature which -gave promise of work during tbo long wintry months. Ice meant work , work meant money , and money ? What wouldn't mouow buy for the little famllca huddled In their cramped quarters In the downtown districts ? Therefore , when the mercury took a sud den dive Into Its bulb the offices of the Hammond and Swift Ice houses located on the banks of the lake wcro thronged by men eager for situations. Nearly 600 men were employed for nearly three weeks by those two firms alone , and It Is estimated that during the helshth of the Ice harvest nearly 1,200 men -wcro engaged In and about the Ice fields and Ice houses of Omaha. The product of this small army. Including the Ice used by the packing houses for shipping purposes , will approximate 300,000 tons. Not In years has the Ice- harvest been BO abundant and of as good a quality as during the present season. Whllo the weather man persistently held the mercury down below the zero point for many dayc the Ice formed thick and fast. On sonic of the fields largo sections of "hickory" or "first crop" Ice had been' cut In order to guard against a famine which the Weather of the first portion of the season made highly probable. The second crop ranges from twelve to fourteen Inches In thickness nnd li clear and frco from all dirt and for eign matter. MAMMOTH ICE PLANTS. Most of the ice this year has boon cut from the lake. The Hammond company's house has stored CO.OOO tons of congealed summer comfort , and the Swift plant located on the north shore or the lake has 00,000 tons packed between Its walls. In addition to the Ice cut by this last named company for Its own use at South Omaha , the force of 200 men still working under Superintend ent Fred Merrill expect to cut 40,000 tons for the South Omaha Ice company. This will be shipped by rail to the various houses of the company In this city and South Omaha. The Arctic Ice company , with houses at the foot of Leavenwnrth street. Is the only company of any magnitude which takes Ice from the river this season. The company expects to store away about 25,000 tons , nearly two-thirds of which has already been It may not bo generally known , but Omaha lias two Ice plants which for size and equip ment will compare favorably with any In the Unlied States. The house of Swift ant company Is Indeed a mammoth affair , ant the ono belonging to the Hammond company Is equal , except - In size. Every con venience that inodern Ingenuity-can devise has been" utilized for the-handling of Ice. The field from' which 'the product Is taken varies ilnslso , but undorxinllnary condi tions covers nh area 'of from thirty to fort } 11 acres' . TM IPO should bo from eight to Ij fourteen Inches thick before the flrst cuttings - * tings are made. At the present tlmo but little of the work Is done by handr Horse and steam power do the most , which a few years , ago re quired twice the number of men as at pres ent employed. In case the field Us covered with snow , the first Work consists In clearIng - Ing aWny the covering of white. A dozen largo scrapers drawn by two horses each , and operated 'by ' two men to a scraper , are placed In commission , The scrapings should bo carried beyond the area to be cut , anil after the larger machines bavo done their work , small ones pulled by a slnglo horse are run over the surface In order to take up what little of the snow remains. It Is next necessary to mark out the field and for this purpose a line U run acrass onp end of it by means ot a small rope. This line Is then marked Into the ice by means of a hand marker. A tool drawn by ono horsa and having a EOt of steel teeth on ono aide and a runnr to follow the grove already made by the hand Instrument , Is then sent all around the area to be subdivided. This method Is followed until the whole Is marked off Into squares twenty-two Inches In size. Sometimes these squares are made thirty Inehps In length , but the flrst named divi sions arc by far the beat for convenient handling. HOW THE ICE IS CUT. A gang of men and horses with lea plo' are next sot to work and the field grldlroiled from end to end lllto a vast checkerboard. The plow In construction Is the same an the heavy marker with the exception that It has no guiding runner. By repeated visits ot the plow the groove Is worked down until about two-thirds of the Ice blanket has been cut through. The men with the handsaws then work out a channel around sections ot the field suffi cient for Hearoum to float the rafts to the main canal which leads to the Ice chute. When this cutting has been accomplished rafts eight cakes wide and about thirty long are broken from the main field by repeated Jabs with a fork bar. The rafts are pushed along lo thocanal , lending toUho house by moans of pike poles , and here men on small bridges break them Into long strips ono cake In width and push them along to still other gangs , who separate them Into slnglo cakes by means nt a pointed bar. This Is usually done with a single stroke and requires eon- Bldorable fcklll , As soon as the cukes have floated up to the foot of the long chute which leads to the house , steam power Is brought Into use. A heavy crdlcss chain- , runs down Into the water around the end of the chute and at regular distances n heavy square piece of oak Is fastened Into It crossways. The chain Is kept In motion by a powerful cnclne and the whole apparatus Is operated by a single man , whp Is stationed In a little lookout ehatity built on the upper tier or runway of thu main building. By n simple move of a lever the whole motion may bo stopped In stantly or Htartcd with equal celerity , AVIth- out a stop the chain takes the chunks of tco up the chute. A short dUtanco beyond the shanty an open ttap admits the ice to another chute which has a heavy Incline , and by Itu own weight It slides on to the house. An the S. cakes arc sent up at the rate of forty to elxty per minute rapid work must bo done iiy the men Iiv packing them away In their proper positions. MANNKIl OF PACKING. Inside each section ot the house ati many men as can work conveniently stow the cakes away In tiers , rcdtlng each one upon its edge. On the floor of thi > homo a layer of sawdust U deposited , but not until UK * * lfilcr ItBllI , &ytf In O-A-STO ilmlU jS a ( sfT * r& & ? & etoty The Perfume of Violets ! Tha purity of ( bo Illy , the glow of the 100. nd the ( lush of Hobo combi wondrous Powder. Mi last tier la laid near the top Is any mor of this nutcrlal placed upon the Ice. Th entire maft when clotely packed In Its sum mcr quarters Is usually given Additions protection by a. coverlrijc of hay or straw. . From the beginning of the operation untl the last cake has been placed In position Ire men must watch their work ver ; closely. A falsa move or failure to act a the right moment would stop the who ! machinery and cause 300 men to stand Idle On the Ice field the men nork slowly ; thos breaking the strips have to move a llltl more rapidly ; while the men In the hous have lo keep their wits about them am move quickly In order to perform thel work and dodge the swiftly sliding rnkts which come upon them In n never ccnilii avalanche. The fact that n cake of I weighs from ISO to 200 pounds gives the man who handles It an additional Incentive to move rapidly , or visions of crushed toes and mangled limbs float across his mind The men who perform this portion of the work must necessarily be very muscular ftnd some , handsome pbyatquw are fre quently seen among the tollers. It Is not uncommon to see the Ice hand lers working with their co.ifs , vests and all extra clothing cast aside , while all aroum them the frozen cakca still remind ono ol midwinter. The peculiar situation Is atlll greater magnified when one obscrven that the foreman , who In not actively engaged stands near by muffled to the ram. U Is estimated that fully three-quarters of the Ice crop In Omaha has already been gathered , and If the present \vcaUirr con tinues the whole crop will have been place' ! under cover before the week ends. SOMI3 SICJ.VS OP THIS 1MIKSI3JTT DAY I' < TV TMOII of KiiKlJxli Or- iy In I. fit-it 1 NlKii I'nlntliiHT. There arc few more Interesting diversions than a trip through a city to study the signs. The art of sign-making has kept pace with other forms of advertising In their advance. Vet In every city there are stll ! ixhlbltcd signs which have seen better days Among those old signs , and among many ol later make , can be found some of the most emarkablo spelling anywhere outside of a kindergarten. The use of the apostrophe Is most often 'ound to have been the perplexing problem In the plalntlng of the sign , and the man ner In which It has been thrown around among the letters would make Noah Webster ; urn over In his grave. The number ol amusing Instances of signs that are nils- ipslt In Omaha Is almost without limit , anil If one want to throw aside the care of busi ness , avoid social worries or seek escape from political discussion ho should take n trip through the city nnd Just note the vari ous forms of spelling common English words. The trip is best made on a bicycle , for the street cars will not take ono through the less frequented streets , where such signs arc most abundant. The headquarters of _ whltowashers and washerwomen are not alone in this matter , as some of the larger business houses once In awhile display signs that cause a student of English to stand aghast. "For Sail , " "Wltcwashlss Done Hero" and "Ladle's and Gentlemen's Shoes Repaired" are such common signs that they almost fail to attract attention. There Is ono sign In Omaha , however , that deserves especial mention because of its untquo spelling. "A Knight Supltlous Suit For Sale" is the placard displayed In a lower Douglas street shop. It takes some study to unravel the mystery as to what Is offered for sale , but If one Inquires within he may learn that It Is a uniform of some Knight of Pythias , who has doubtless been forced to raise some money In a hurry , that may bo purchased there. MU. IIUYAX'S ' HOOK AltlUVKS "The Firxt Ilnttle" us It Apiu-arx In llculltIlntlicr Tliiin 1'roniirotiiH' . Mr. Bryan's book has Jus.bpen received In Omaha. 'Sir. ' Bryan's portratt.ln silver appearing o the. front-cover Js-boyond ajl doubt a very appropriate feature , but the claim made upon the title page that It Is "A Story , of the Campaign" 189G" wiil need'.quallfylnp. After "glancing ; through Its six hundred-odd pages , gazing upon Its score' ' or more of handsome JulNpage photo gravure portraits of principally sliver cele brities , admiring Its excellent typography and fine quality , of paper , and being floated along pages upon pages of rhetoric and platitudes , until the last page Is turned there Is n&thing that could be construed ns "a story of the campaign of 189fi. " There are hosts of silver speeches and silver platforms and fcllver letters and other fragmentary hllvor data ; but there Is no broad view- showing all sides of the campaign , and no life is injected into the dry hone.H of loosely jointed data. Instead of a history of the campaign It Is only a collaboration ot Wil liam J. Bryan's speeches Interspersed with splendid portraits of the leaders of the cause of silver. The book will bo valued entirely for the speeches and the portraits , and the fact that It contains a iccord of so much that transpired- the silver side of the recent campaign. The funeral services of Mrs. O , S. Benawa will be held at the family residence , 3230 3urt street , Tuesday afternoon , February 9 , at 2.30 o'clock. Friends linltevl. OuiriiHlinry ItnlCH Jllil Not Govern An Impromptu prlzo fight minus the gate money wns pulled off In n vacant lot In the rear of Peterson's saloon. Fifteenth and Unit streets. Saturday night. The participants were two hack drivers , Lew Fields and Gturgo Campton. The mill mas not conducted ac- cording to any rulca In existence , but t wns highly sutlsfaotorv to n argo number of spectators. Tlio trouble started in the saloon , when Fields made a sweeping assertion tint ho could lick any man In the ciowd. Campion had Imbibed i few lioors.aond ho took up the proposition so quickly , -that FleldB1 dizzy Intellect vblrled with lncien/ / oil rapidity. The nion idjnurncd to tha lot nnd stripped lo their underdohliur. ! Campion starteit the fun vith n rlKht-baiidi'r on Field * ' Jaw. Things continual to go bard with Fields fop seven : rounds , anil wlirn the dust at length sc-t- lert. ho was'ii ' foiinucioii num. The men vi-ro nrriBtpil and looked up for disturbing ho pcai'o by lighting. .1 CliarinliiM' i'liiy. ' "Hnivcst" Tuesday night , February 9 , at Boyd's theater , " 'Iho 1'algeV company. Ladles free. rmifcO.YAIj I'\lt.Uat.\PMN. C. P. . Cole of Blab : , Xt-ls. . Is at the Stutn. W. P. Jenny and wife of IKnver at' J in the s H. Neumoro of Dcadwood , S. D. , Is.at the State. , : K. li , Gelsler of Ttiurnmu , la. , 1s at the Mercer. Several members of Souea'.i b&nd nro at the Barker. S. C. Woodson of St. Joseph , Mo. , la stop ping at the Mercer. Fifteen members of Souea's band ari < reg ) istered at tlio Merecr. S. B. Turner and A. II. Poyenlou of Lin coln are at the Slitn , L. A. Brown , a cattleman from S . I ) , , IB In the city , \ J. P. fooke of "Chicago Is visiting with his brother , James f'ooko. , George Frcnzeuburg and 0 , Fronzenburg are at the Burlier from Aillngton. . II. Carter has gone to Denver or. n bunl- } . ; ness trip ot a fortnlghfj duration. n Mayor Graham of Lincoln was In Omaha yesterday while on h ( way to Chicago. J. H , Parrotte left last night for Chicago and eastern points tb bs gnnc for a week , Ed Brandt , assistant auditor of the Uura , IICM gone IP Olilrr. o on business ? I. . T , MuthlB and wlfo lift Omaha yt'tier t day for LaramloVyo. . , where they ' , vfll In- i caio. caio.Mr * . Grlllln nf Lincoln was Vlsltiu'g ' friends the city yesterday while . .Knroute to Chicago. , , / K , C. Adams. It. Livingston and W. M. JemiliiRi are Chicago arrivals , stopping at the Barker. ' , ' H , H. Prrker , Thomas-Mack and A. Zim merman , stoi'kmcu fitai Baker City. Ore. . MO In the city , * ' K. P. Smith of thfc legal department of the Union Paclflc Ittt ytsiernay for pga- | ulla on business. ru Nebrartans at'jtho hottli : George Elllull. Valentino ! It. ' M < Kadtllx , Pan ; A. A. Uavli , all rmersan'Frauk ; Tlerney ami J , A. Harrln. ( hi Droken Bow ; Charlie N. llrown , Kearney i we : < . Qllve M , Leader , C'hadron ; F > Currlc , of Whitney ) MM. H. Malm , Nebraska City. at t HARE A CHARGE OF FRAUD Hew Isano Brought Into the Halo of Orcighton Theater. ATTORNEY CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY OltjpcllonN ( n Conllrmntloii HIMC IIcen I'lleil , mill ClmfKc tlint There AVnN a I'Inii ( n Turn ( lie I'rny- I crtj- Over to 13. W. XiiMli. Objections to the confirmation of the sale of the Crclghton theater property to'E. W. Nash , trustee , have been filed by the at torneys for A. L. He d and F. P. Klrken dall , who urge flvo reasons why ' the sale should bo so confirmed. The flrst reason stated Is that the report of the master commissioner shows ) that the mortgaged promises wcro sold to Messrs. Heed and Klrkendall and payment on the same accepted and by reason thereof the piaster had no authority to again offer the property for sale. sale.The The second reason stated Is that the re port of the master shows that the bid ot Nash was not made Until two hours after the premises had been sold to Hoed and Klrkendall. The third reason Is that the principals for whom Nash afterwards bid as trustees wcro present at the tlmo Reed and Klrkendall made their bid but did not offer to make any bid themselves. The fourth reason Is that Nash was not a bona fide competing bidder , butwas acting In collusion with the plaintiff's attorneys for the purpose of securing the mortgaged prem ises for a certain few stockholders of the defendant corporation In fraud of 'the rights ot the other stockholders. The fifth reason Is that "to permit Interested parties by pro cccdlngs contrived and plotted after a bona ftdo bid and sale to reopen said sale ? for their own purpose , would be a fraud upon the process of the court and would place bona fldo bidders at a great disadvantage. and would deprive them of their vested rights as purchasers at judicial sales and would discourage others from bidding thereafter. " In support of the objections to the con firmation ot the sale four affidavits were filed , viz : by W. D. Beckett , the attorney who made the bid for Messrs. Heed and Klrkendall ; by W. H. Crary , who was pres ent at the sale ; by A. L. Heed and by F. P , Klrkendall , the principals. THEIU BID WAS ACCEPTED. The affidavit of Attorney Beckett relates In detail the events occurring at the tlmo of the sale , and the fact that after the ac ceptance of the bid made by him the master commissioner nnd all the parties to the bid of Heed and Klrkendall went Inside the court house and Into the oUlco of the register of deeds , where $20,000 was paid to the actIng - Ing master commissioner and his receipt taken therefor. It was also stated that when the party came out of the uorth door there wns no one present on the north steps. The subsequent transactions are also narrated at length and this affidavit , together with all the others , concludes with the statement , "By the words master commissioner , ns used herein , afllant means the person con ducting the bale. " The affidavit of W. H : Crary Is corrobora tive of Beckett's In so far as It relates to what transpired at the time of the sale. The affidavits of Messrs. Heed and Klrk endall , however , contain startling charges of collusion nnd fraud upon the. part of the attorney for the plaintiff In the case. The mortgage upon the property Is held by the Penn Mutual Life Insurance company , and the foreclosure proceedings have b ° tni con ducted by M. A. Hall of the firm of Mont gomery & Hall. Mr. Kirkendall's affidavit , after setting out 'What transpired about the court house about 11 o'clock In "Jio morn ing , Including the passing of the cheeky'as' a partial payment on their bid , states 11 at about half past t b'clocklthe same afternoon , while Mr. Rood was In the affiant's office , Mr. Hall telephoned that the sale would be opened and continued and notified affiant to be present and bid. Mr. Klrkendall says that he and Mr. Reed went to Hall's office to learn what was meant by such a course , but did not receive any satisfaction. On coming out of Hall's private room , however , Mr. Klrkendall states that they saw E. W. Nash and W. A. Paxton sitting In the main office , and ho charges that "it Is well known that Nash , as trustee , represents himself , Frank Murphy , J. J. Brown , William A. Paxton and others associated with him In such scheme .to hold said property , they be ing a majority of the- stockholders of the Creighton Theater Building company. " FAT CONTINGENT FEE. A little further along' ' In the affidavit oc curs this statement : "Afllant has been In formed from a number of reliable sources that the cause of the solicitude of said M. A. Hall In respect to such sale was the fact that ho was to receive the sum ot $2,000 In the event that he succeeded In causing said property so to be sold at the suit of his client , the Penn .Mutual Life Insurance company , as lo be eventually secured by E. W. Nash , trustee , and those'associated with him. " Mr. Reed's affidavit contains the same charge of collusion on the part of Mr. Hall. By agreement of the parties the hearing on the several motions to confirm the sale will bo heard by Judge Scott Tuesday mo'rn- Ing at 10 o'clock. U has been learned that It Is not the 'pur pose of the small stockholders In the Creigh ton Theater Building , company , 'who were not concerned In the alleged attempt to gain possession of the property at the sale , to Interpose any objection to the confirma tion of the sale , but It Is understood from a reliable source that these stockholders In tend to bring damage suits against ther of ficers and directors of the company for mis managing the affairs of the corporation. Thpro Is every Indication that the property will bo thrown Into the hands of a receiver , cgardless of the decision of the court on the motions to confirm the sale , as both sides have announced their determination to ap peal to the supreme court , and a receiver will undoubtedly bo appointed to care for tlio property pending the decision of the eupromo court. * si&r : a3BIli53W ! aIi IiK South Omaha Neurs . K To all appearances the annexation schema deed , as tlforo Is no talk to speak of In egnrd to the matter. A public meeting was o have been called and both sides of the motion discussed , but the leaders In the It ffalr have been holding bock forgone reason nd another until the Interest has about led nut , The plan , however , has not been bandoiifid , as a meeting of a few lntcrcct , , ° d CiEoii3 WAS held n night or two ugo. Bjis- HCPS mm are of the opinion that ln.aoma vi\tj they would be benefited by a'nnexa- lon , whlln In others they prefer to bo un- cr'ft ' separate government , , 'As far as fire ml police protection goe.s , all agreu that It \cuilcl bo better to annex , for In that case ioth of these departments would bo en- argcd i. nil possibly * a fire cnglno might bo orated lico. On tbn other hnnd , those who oppose an- cxatloit amort that thin whole city would only ono ward added to the city of Omaha ml.ithvii only two representatives In the Hy council allowed. If that were the case IK feoied that South Omaha would get ut llttlo attention except along about elcc- on time. The corporations hero have not shown any nterest In the mutter no fur and It Isnot uown which sldo they favor. It U known ml not long since one of the corporation ) ad prepared a statument showing iha In- ul both cltlcb with ' . a vle'.v of as- trtulnlng just what web to be gained flu-uld Tl nnexatton curry As far as m concerned It IB about u ttaUdoff bet.vpen Minti.i and. South Omaha , both being In a ad wuy Ilimnclally , . i There U an unilorruiTPiit hero at work In avur , of the proposition and It may yet bi inmltted to Out totcra at the coming cprlng tbo .Mliiuff MVII IS'ut ii The plan of placing minute men at the halls to a Elst the paid firemen at night lurnm U not a howling succeks. In theory II plan la all right , but In practice It doesn't vork as kinouthly as It might The scheme Chief Suillh. was to 1 oca to two extra men each lire call and , pay them CO cents apiece for every alarmiinswcrcd where hose was laid , Application ? were plenty enough when the plan wagfflrsC given publicity , tut when It came downnto remaining In n fire hall from 7 o'clock * . * * 'the evening until 6 o'clock In the mornnrt ) watting for the big belt to ring It wns ihlsg too much for the money offered. There was no troilblo In. securing plenty of applications roruubal at No. 1 fire hall on Twenty-fourth street , but no ono wanted to bo put away ovorion Indian hllli The single men over oof the hill , who , It waa thought , would jump < at the chance to get a bed ami room rentlifrcc , declined to re main at an engine house oil night for six nights In n week Just for a chance to make half a dollar. Another reason Is that sin gle men can get board 'and room In the Third ward for $3.GO to $4 a week and go nnd corao when they pleased. So there was rosily nothing to bo gained by the plan. That something should be done to Increase the fire fighting force , especially In winter , no ono denies. Only a few nights ago hose cart No. 1 answered an alarm with only the driver on the apparatus , It bclti ? the other man's day off. It was to prevent If possible such occurrences that the minute man scheme was suggested , AJ. present there Is only ono minute man In service , and as ho ; comes and goes when ho pleases thcro Is no telling where ho will bo when wanted. Victim of Uiilclc Coiimitiiptlon. Mrs. Florcnco Hi Hawlcy , wlfo of II. H. Hawley , manager of the American District Telegraph company , died nt her homo , 724 North Twenty-fifth street , at an early hour Sunday morning of consumption. Sonic six months ago Mrs. Hawley gave birth to a son , and Instead of recovering her health grew steadily worse. Four months ago the doctors pronounced her case quick consump tion , and although everything possible was done her Ufa could not bo saved , tbo physi cian ? from the first giving up hopes of her recovery. Brief services , at which Rev. Dr. Wheeler , pastor of the First Presbyterian church , will officiate , will bo hold at the house Tuesday mornlnir at 7:15 : , after which the remains will be forwarded to Pcrclval , la. , for Inter ment. The deceased was well known In this city , having ] lived hero some tlmo previous to her ] marriage , which occurred fifteen months ago , and was very popular with those who know ] her. Her death Is deeply regretted by j a largo circle of acquaintance ) ! , and Mr Hawlcy j Is receiving the sincere sympath ; of ( all who know him. Miiclc CKy - . - . , . , . . , . . The city council Is down for a mectln tonight. Mrs. W. H , Post , who has boon quite Ii : Is reported better. Rev. Dr. F. M. Slsson will deliver a lee ture at the First Methodist Episcopal churc this evening. Denna. Allbery , Twenty-fifth and J streets is receiving a visit from his mother , Mrs Allbery of Blair. General Manager Babcock of the Sloe ! Yards company has returned from Lincoln where he spent a few days last wool : . J. C. Bowloy has resigned as consUbl and the county commissioners have ap pointed Ed Brosnlhan to fill the vacancy. The funeral of John Collins will be hel at St. Agnes church Tuesday morning at o'clock. Interment1 at. St. Mary's cemetery John Collins , Thirty-first and R streets died yesterday. Arrangements for th funeral will not beimado until relatives froi Deadwood arrive. Flvo government mlcroscoplsts from Kan cas City arc now employed at the Bureau o Animal Industry here In addition to the reg ular working force. ( The Knights of , Fythlas boys lat Bcllevu will give an entertainment on the evcnln of February 20. A number of South Oman people will go down. Jho. women , ' tot .St. Martln.'s Eplscopa church will give a New England dinner a the home of Mre. Honey , Twenty-fourth an J streets , Tuesday evening. Roscoei Rawley nnd Tom Bradner had Jlght loni'thc street yesterday afternoon , an were both arrested. ! T They were Immediate ! roloasofliitQjdpriBsr. for ) ° trlal > Montlrfy. , ' Frauk. MonroV has sued 'the 'Cud'a'hy Pack Ing company for . $10,000' damages. He us sorts , that by reason of handling'acids whll In the employ of the ] company he was Inca pacltated for further employment. ' ' , Mr. nnd Mrs. Howard Meyers , Twenty third t and I streets- entertained the Horn Circle High Five cltib Saturday night. J G. Martin and Mrs. . Wltten carried on th first prizes , while the bobby prizes wen awarded to- Lou Plnncll and Mrs. A. R Kelly. The deposition of Miss Mary Mcrfulre , whc sued Garbage Master Peter Lenagh to re cover $ ir.O borrowed money , will be taken at Denver today. Attorneys here prepared a. set of questions which Miss McGulro will b < asked to answer , and which will bo used a the trial In Justice Agnow's court February lo. The Junior Endeavors of the First Presby terlan church will give a Saint Valentine's social in the lecture room of the church Saturday evening , February 13. Refresh ments will bo served and a short program rendered. Every one attending will b , presented with a souvenir. The social wll be under the management of Miss Fannie D. Sage. a Others have found health , vigor and vitality In Hood's Sarsaparilla. and it sur-Jlj has power to help you also. Why not try It ? h The I'nlKCN. S Ladles free , Tuesday night only. Boyd's theater prices , 10 , 20 and 30 cents. Tln-y Will Have It. ' In nearly al foreign countries today Am erlcan dentists are given' ' the preference. In several Instances they have oven ro a celved royal decoration In recognition o ; their professional skill. As a natural conto quence American dentifrices are now usei by the elite throughout Europe A touribt , returning recently from a long tilp abroad , having visited the prlnulpa of cities in Great Britain and on the continent , remarked that "Dr. ' Lyon's Tooth 1'ow.ler hoemed to bo everywhere. " Whenever he entered a chemist's shop the flrst thing that attracted his attention was the blue enam It eled box , with Its silvered top , that seemei to greet him like an old friend. So ca or are they to procure this represen tative ' American dentifrice that even In those cities where the local octroi or special tax almost doubles the eost'of all American toi let articles. Dr. Lyon's Tooth Powder Is .sold , and they will have It. "From the iNew York Press , " Urn ill n KM mill T.uuiiirp. Ono night last week tho.homo of Rev. Mr. Tongc , ynstor of the , Lowe Avenue Presby terian church , wnstfllled to overflowing to hear Mrs. O. I'arlUFlve some select read Ings from "Hosldo thn Uonny Briar Bus" . " was announced-that me. women of the church during the pnut year hail raised the sum of $ .rilG75. Tlio > i same night Canon Llwyd of Good Shepherd church gnvo u lec ture on "Clmrlea Jvtngsley. " The congre gatlon was well pluaxed. Oiiiulm n < fiiOft on the BurllnBton'J'"Vestlhulcd ( Flyer" and you reach 1'eorla C.45/5 Chicago 8,20 tomorrow morning. Through < bloeplng , chair and din ing cam. Vestlbulcdt.and gas-lighted from end to end. A awlftl safe , luxurious train ui as good as any Inn the country the best between Omaha imllthe East , Berths and tickets at 1502 Farnam street tJ. B. REYNOLDS , " rjC\ty \ passenger agent. } f SIx-TIilrtU K M. "Train. ) cof ths CHICAGO ' MILWAUKEE ill & ST. PAUfJ IIY. Best service. n . ELECTRIC LIGHTS , tDlnlue car. City cfnVo ; 1504 Farnam. "The XnrtlMvumcTM Line. " 1401 Farnam street. ' The "Overland Limited" leave * at ' 4:45 : pt m , The "Omaha-CucaBo.8peclal" ! loovea :30p.m. : KUUen hours to Chicago. Rates low , Standard of equipment high. n . The 4)Vi.Tluiiil l-liKlleil. " To Utah In 20H .hours' . California In COft vlll liours ylf , tha UNION PACIFIC. This te fastest and finest train In the west , rickets can bo obtained at city ticket office. 1302 Farnam street . num. : IH lIUTfHINS-Horatlo L. , asod 27 ye ra e Buturduy morning ut 8:20. Funeral Mon day afternoon , February . ut 2 o'clock from family residence. 2524 Templclon avonue. Interment at Forest Lawn cem f etery. Frlcnda Invited , TRY TO BREAK PRECEDENT Contest at' the Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. HASTE OF SOME MEN TO BE COMMANDER lltilc of Promotion linn Ilccn Upheld In All I'nnt Con < cxt % 1mt Another IJfTort ( o Overturn It AVIll | lie Mmlo nt llnMlnirn. The state encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic convenes In annual session at Hastings on Wednesday next. From In dications at the present tlmo there will then bo the same contest over the election ot offi cers which has been a feature In every en campment for several years. It Is the custom In Grand Army circles everywhere , when a man reaches the. posi tion of senior junior vlco commander , ho shall bo promoted each year to the next otllco In rank till he fills the position of department commander. Yet for several ycara In Nebraska thcro has been an at tempt at each encampment to overthrow th s rule nnd elect some one commander other than the man eligible to the place by pro motion. So far these attempts have been defeated , The first notable contest was a few years ago , when the opponents of T. J. Majors tried to defeat him for the place. This failed , but It was renewed again when Church Howe's turn came for the honor. The prece dent was again sustained ; but at the end of Howo's term ho sought td overthrow the precedent by being a candidate for re-election , something which had not been accorded any previous commander. Howe saw that the sentiment of the encampment was against his ambition , nnd just before the election of officers was taken up he withdrew his name , and C. E. Adams was allowed to ad vance according to custom. Last year the encampment was held In Omaha , and ! simultaneously with the gather ing of the delegates In this city a movement began to cleqt T. J. Majors commander over the head of "J. H. Culver , who was entitled to It under the rules. Tom assured many of the delegates that ho was not a candidate , but In such n manner as to leave the Im pression that ho would accept the honor If It were tendered him. The scheme was worked diligently , and for a time It appeared that It was bound to win. But nt the last moment the movement collapsed , and prece dent was again sustained. HAYWARD TO TRY TO BREAK IT. At the encampment next week J. A. Ehr- hart of Stanton , the present senior vlco eom- mander , will bo heir to the position of de partment commander , and ho is sustained by the action of the department in all of these other contests. Yet M. L. Hayward ot Nebraska City has announced blmcelt as a candidate for the place , and there Is much uneasiness among the leaders In Grand Army circles. Hayward Is a very popular man In the department and there Is fear that he may be able to accomplish what a number of others have failed to do. Many prominent Grand Army men In the state have been In Omaha during the past few days working quietly to head oft the boom of the Nebraska City man , and the pos'ts In all the larger places have been vis ited for a similar purpose. On the other hand , friends of Hayward are not idle , and the election of officers at Hastings next week may prove a very Interesting contest , unless a sufficient quantity ot oil is poured upon the waters in the meantime. A Grand Army man from out In the state who is very much interested that the prece dent established In the department shall bo maintained said to a Bee reporter : "Tho opposition to Mr. Hayward Is not based on any personal grounds. Most of the boys would be pleased to see him In the position of commander , but they feel that he should proceed In the regular manner as the others bavo done. Ehrhart has been a faithful worker In the department and has advanced by degrees to the place he now occupies , and Is entitled to the honor of being department - ment commander. If he should fall the chances are that It would throw him down to the foot of the list and ho would have to work up again. Further than that , It would disorganize the department to have prece dent overthrown in this matter. Wo have felt each year when this same contest came up that after It was settled that that would bo the lost of It , but there seems to be a faction which Insists on bringing It up at each succeeding encampment. " AMUSEMENTS. Yesterday afternoon nnd last evening at Boyd's theater John Philip Sousa and his band gave two concerts such as have ren dered this leader famous the world over. Ho was assisted by Mrs. Elizabeth Northrop , soprano of moderate vocal ability and still more moderate animation , and Miss Martina Johnstone , a violinist. Mr. Arthur Pryor , trombone player , and Mr. Franz Hell , fluegel- horn player , members of the band , also did solo ( work. Conductor Sousa constructs his programs with considerable skill and great saving of printer's Ink , for only about half is visible upon paper ; the other half Is In the form of encores. This scheme gives Mr. Sousa chance to appear especially generous and gracious , and encourages the audience In the belief that .It ami. Sousa are giving the concert , , The most Interesting number upon the two programs yptterday was "Tho Story Prince Kalcnder , " from a symphonic suit by the Great Russian composer , Rlmsky- Korsakow. This work is based upon "Tho Arabian Nights" and is in four parts. The band payed | the second. Mr. Sousa heard flrst In Berlin , where It was performed by the Imperial Opera orchestra under the direction of Conductor We'ngartner. ' It was expected to create a sensation , and It It was hissed. Mr. Sousa admired It and had the score arranged for his band. It Is a tone- picture , beautiful In Its coloring , and It occasionally reminds ono of Richard Wag ner In Its thematic construction. Miss Jobnstono , the violinist , possesses a wonderful Instrument and plays with great warmth. Mr , Pryor produces a rich , mellow tone upon his trombone and his execution seems equal to that of Innes. Mr. Hell plays an Instrument which Is In Improve ment upon the trumpet written for by Mozart th zart , Beethoven and .other great composers. In Ho was warmly received. te As a conductor Mr. Sousa Is almost an th good as Walter Jones' Imitation of him , tb Riven at the Crelghton a tow weeks ago , "S Ho , has trained his band to produce delicate DfTe'cts-that seem quite Impossible to ihelr Instruments , and , whlln his programs are aggregations of Incongruities , they are en pa paNl joyed , and lielp-ulong the cause of papular Nl musical education. May ho como next time CO upon some other day than Sunday. I If you * vnt to wltiifiti-f , n clean-out com edy , full of strong situations , FCC the "Woodman's Daughter" at Boyd's opera tiouEo tonight , Phone who want to learn J woodcraft will bo Instructed and the Wll Ich comedy will afford amusement ( or those pu vho want only to be iinui.seil. Hence Tw 'Friendship's Bonds" will he euro to pleasa hft alike. The Forresters from all the canipt chi Omaha , South Omaha and Council Iluffs ) .vlll participate In full uniform , Tim al- nc ; eady large advance sale Indicates a be < rowded house to witness this play. pui ml The Palgta wjl ! beslii A two -Apeks' en- fi agemcnt at Boyd'e tomorrow evening. The the penlng bill will be "Hsrvozt. " u very the opular English comedy. The company pot ' umbe'rs autct'ii people and h heialdo'l as fac : evenly balanced and strongr repertory tea .rganizAtlon. New ongs , dances and upec- Is i altlrs are cnnouncoJ , Tcnly new vleu-.i uoa be shaivn by Rdlrop1 * trlofrjpV , The hangu of bill for each day Mill bir'nti- A ounred In these columns. rna yee .Over nine thouiand auditor * have filed Izu trough tha doors of the Crclghton during Vic Ukt two days , \\ltnesclng the amuslni ; ten erformanccs offered by thp Wood wan ) eon heater rouipan ) , the popularity of which but t rgaulzatlon U undoubted. The opening out clu the second ' of thin week' * engagtimcnt ne > ompany vr even moi-j auspicious thau ot Sui 2-8-07 Hats vs. Corn This is the time of year when the average man has to * go around wearing a hat of last year's vintage while tha' average hat store is thinking about placing an order tot the New Spring Styles , Ours arc all in. The first ofi ) them arrived two weeks ago , and a complete line of 1897 ; Spring Shapes is now on exhibition in that up-to-date hat- , tery of ours. Monday morning we will introduce to youn notice 67 distinct styles of navy headwear including the famous Nebraska Special a $3.00 D rby retailing fox-j $1.50. How can that be , you say ? Well , stranger , it's1 just like this three years ago corn was worth 250 a , bushel and it cost $3.00 to buy a good Derby Hat. Today ! the same quality of corn is worth only xoc a bushel , but1 the average hat store never heard about the reduction , ) and they keep on getting the same old price for the same quality of Hat. That's all right lor folks who have money to burn but folks who buy Mats at "The No * braska" do so to save cold cash. The average $3.oo\ Derby is only $1.50 here. tyring Catalogues almost ready Don't get left. CUDAHYS . . . . DOES BETTER-AND'CLEANER" WORK AND GOES FURTHER THANj1 iftNY OTHER LAUNDRY SOAP/ "BREVITY IS THE SOUL OF WIT. " GOOD WIFE I YOU NEED SAPOS /A I \S ! . The Low Prices. fee different Rockers at ' ' 50 Combination . low , cnn i'ol nr't na Boole. Cases at these Special prices , prices : $10 , $12 , $14 , $1G , $18 , $20 , $25 , $30. CBAS. SHIVERICK & CO. , 12th and Douglas. Primary , Secondary or Ter tiary Ifland rolsoii pcrnitt- ncntly cared In 15 to UB daye. You can be treated at home for the same price under tnmo Cnarnnty. If you prefer to come here wo will contract to pay railroad faro and hotel bills , anj no charge If wo fall to cure. If you have takec mercury , Iodide B TT 16 OIBBOHI V P ° t" ' and still bavo aches and pains , aiucoua " "S9 " "Sr " * % * ! * I fatclicH In mouth , Bore Throat , PlmpIeM , Copper-Colored SpoJs , Ulcers on any part of the body , Hair or Eyebrows falling out , It is this lU.GOO POISON that wo guarantee to cure. We solicit the most obstinate fMirrac ? ! O\ff "TIUC ? CU8cf > and clir.llcnsc tlio world 1'or a case wUlrSIEaU E0Y I InlEii wo cannot cure. This dlscaco hj" always bnfllcd the slilll of the most eminent physicians. 8500.OOO capital behind our unconditional guaranty. Absolute proofl ) sent scale4 oa * PP Address COOlt KESIEDY CO 807 3Iasoule Temple. CUICAGO.lK.Ih . GKEWTS. LADIES. Hundreds of remedies are nut up ri. . . . manhood , but don t _ teed to cure lost tlioy Do not trlflo with stopped I 1U Turlttsh Lo \ Manhood Oapaiileu re menstruation , but ecna 31 I warranted andmonovroturncd forovcry CM" for box Turkish Tnn y mid I It Uoca not oure of WeaU llcmory , Loot Jlr4ln 1'ennyroyal PlIlB-Biiro to I Vowcr. r.oat Manhood , Nlirlit Emission * . tlio day. iolil only lir I , Weakness of Hcproauolliro Ownnn cauB 4 HAHN'8 PIIAKMAO/.I by joinhfill error * . Ulvenyou new life. BoW ISttiuutl Fnrn.vm Struotu , only W IIAIIN'81'JIAWMAOr. 13lh and JP4F- Omaha , Neb. llymall. iiam 8tB. , Omalia , Neb. $1.00 bo * by Bifcll. io week before , "standing room only" bo- ig In demand at both performances yes- irday. The "Princess and Pauper1' ' w s 10 matlnco bill while "Tho Brothers" was 10 program for the evening performance. Struck Gas" will be repeated for tonight itertaliiaient. The Frank Daniels Comic Opera com- my presents the opera "Tho Wizard of the llo" t the Crelghlon for four nights , immenclng Sunday , February 14 , LIOKJIA.V JOI.M3 I.V TUB CHASU. SlIMIIfClUll Of John Coover and Uobs Mayhew , young m'cn lie are strangers In thn city , were being irsuod by a crowd of Bohemians near vpntlelh und Caxtcllar streets yesterday Icrnoon Alien an officer took part In the use and placed the pair under arrest. As ar ab rould be learned the men had aft engaged In sneak "thieving and the rsuprs were trying ( o locate * omii of Ihelr inliiK ! pioparty , Search of ihu moil at the station revealed fart that both were armed , and one of em bad i bunch of skeleton .keys l/i / hit usesslon for-which ho . : ould give no eatls- t ry account. Coover also had an over- it several tltet too laigo for him , which supposed to have 'been ttolcn. The over- it bore the Iradp mark of n Lincoln firm. Ot'riuiiii ItriHiltlluuii Chili. Ibout half n hundred jneinbern of the fjor- in Republican club mfj at Gcrmanla hull sturday afternoon to dlsuuss the rcoigan- itlon of the German forces In the flute , co I'roxlilent Oeorgc Htlinrod or led 1111 npoiury chalitnan. There wan preucnt n rnmlttpo fi'om the Gi'rmim'Btiiti : league , an Die subject ban not IIH yet lietm tnorv uhly illBCUhRt'il , action In uniting till the ibs In Ihf Htiile wax deturroil until the xt meeting , iwblcl' ' .taken place a.t l' " > ball nday. A coininlttto ot the ( pen ! club. DR , BAILEY F3d Floor I'nxtou Ulocb. Open TticHtlay and Thursday ovcnlngH , Set Teeth $3.00 Urldge Teeth. Best Teeth. , , . 7.30 eacli tooth Cold Crowns , , , 3.00 and crown$3.00 Porcelain Painless Crowns 5.00 Extracting. . , , 30c , tilling * $1.00 up Lady Ailcmlant. Tel. 1035. consisting of r , Sohwpnk , Jacob Houclc and H , O. Fink , WIIH delegated to confer with tlio committee of the stnlt < league , untl n report will bo made at the next meet- Ing. IntcrcMfliiir Point of I.IMV. Thn habeas corpus case of William Me- Vcy. handed down from the supreme court last Wednesday , has canned considerable comment umong lawyers It Involves iv point of the very Ilml importuned In crimi nal law , ' .MoVey WUB ohm god wltn burglary , which , for Novt-ral hundred > rai : > ui common , law , und | n this county meant the breakIng - Ing and entering In the night Kcavon thnt IB , Ijotwi'i'ii the dui > k of ttm evening and the Krav mist of the inornlnt,1. Ho wun found not guilty of burnlnry. UH charged , but found guilty under n xtatutory prfenuu of brraKIng uril ( tmtcrinK In the Unytlme. Hlx attorney , W. H , mioeiimkor , at once moved fur hln dlrlmrgo on the ground that thu-.court u'n.i without Jurisdiction to pro- iiounrii nentciiec. 'Jills WUB overruled ' ( lid McVcy wait uentPiicrd lo the nunlti'ntlary far two yeur und n Ira If. Mr , Shoemaker thru brought a huhcqg caipun proceeding In. the nupirmo court , which resulted la ruleaa * .