THE OMAHA DAILY BElDr MONDAY , SEPTEMBER 13 , 1897 ,
WORK OF NINETEEN YEARS
Growth of a Nebraska Institute Under
D of Prof. Qilc3pie. !
ITS WORK ACQUIRES NATIONAL REPUTE
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Next Wednesday , September 15 alter nlne-
leen years ot contlnuouH Bervlcc In the posi
tion , and Bf'cr ' twenty-five years devoted to
the work , John A. Glllesplo surrenders the
position of superintendent of the Nebraska
Institute for the Lca ) ( and Dumb to the new
appointee ( elected by Governor llolcomt ) . In
one nenso tlio change to Mr. Olllesplu Is HUe
breaking awny from an old home , llu hae
f.ccn ptiplla coino Into the Institute as chil
dren and Ki away young men and women. .
Ho has received them when they were con >
paratlvely helpless when It came to mailing
thcniHclrcs undcratood , and has sent them
out Into tha world educated , and In nearly
.every case endowed with the knowledge ot
Bomo trade or profession hy which they became -
came Bolf-Hupportlni ; and a credit to their
citizenship. It takes years to bring about
these changes In this class of unfortunates ,
and during the period of their association
with the Institute became almost as one of
a large family , at the head of which stood
a man who had devoted his llfu to thu study
ot how best to cultivate and develop the
clouded intellects. It Is not unreasonable to
expect that tinder all thcso circumstances a
tic should be formed between.the , pupils and I
the superintendent , and between the super
intendent and the Institute , thu breaking of
.which wnulil seem almost sacrilege.
One thing which makes the approaching
separation moro trying upon Mr. Olllesplc
Is the feeling on the part ot the parents ( if
pupils who have been In the Institute , , and
of the pupils themselves. Many of the
parents have called personally to extend
their regtets at the change nnd many more
have written. The expressions have boon of
< ho most sincere character and have been
rich In the esteem and veneration In which
the professor lias been held by them all.
Several of these Interviews have been very
touching , the like of which are seldom seen
outside the circle of the private ; family.
HIS WORK 13 KNDUIUNa.
In another sense. Mr. Glllesplc accepts the
chnngo philosophically and as one of the
mutations of an active career. Ho feels tlut
ho has established a reputation In the work
ot educating the ilcaf which cannot hu In
jured by anything which leaves him merely
a private citizen. Ills work In this particular
line has attracted the attention ot specialist : !
In the line In all parts of the country. They
have coino from the older states of the cast ,
where 't ' Is supposed they have all the ad
vanced Ideas , and have consulted with him
regarding his particular work and nave In
vestigated his methods. Eastern papers
have sent their correspondents to Omaha to
visit tlio Institute to write up fescrlptlve
articles of the work being Unno the.'a by
Prof. Glllesplc , and In conventions of 'iien
engaged In the work ho has been aerpptod
at an authority on all matters pertaining to
this class of education. This ronulation is
not alone of thu Institute , but largely of the
man who made the school wli.it It Is ,
I'rof. Glllesplc came to this Institute from
Council Ulnffa In September. 1S7S. Ho held
ut that time a similar position In the Insti
tute across the river. Ho was really chosen
lor the snperintendcncy of the Nebraska in
stitution , two years before he came. Four
members of the Hoard of Trustees , which
then controlled the Institute , visited the
Iowa school to observe the manner of U e
.work there , and upon their r ttorn reported tea
a meeting of the hoard , at which he was
elected to thq position In Onuha. This
election was never made effective and Mr.
Glllesple kliew nothing ot the action ot the
board till two years afterword , when C. AV.
Hamilton , now deceased , told him of the
transaction. Shortly after this ai-.tlo'i by
the trustees Nebraska adopted a new consti
tution , which deprived the trusmes of their
power , and the Hoard ot Public Lauds and
Uulldlngs was given nominal control of the
institute. Then Governor Onrbcr and all
the state ofllcers forming this bonul visited
the Council Bluffs Institute , and afterward
offered Mr. Glllosple the superintendent1 } ' of
the Nebraska Institute , which he accepted.
INSTITUTE AS HE FOUND IT.
When Mr. Glllesplo took churgo of the In-
etltutc In Omaha there was just one build
ing , the north wing of the present main
building , with the south wing of the same
building about completed. The north wing
and there was
was In a dilapidated condition
nothing but farm land on nil sides. A Held
of oats extended almost to the doors of the
T > ulldlng which was then being used. Thcr"
"were thirty children In the school and two
teachers. Mr. Glllcsplu acted as superin
tendent , secretary , bookkeeper , steward and
general factotum about the place. In secur
ing supplies and provlslrna for the use of
the Institute they could not at that time
bo ordered down town with Instructions to
deliver. Ho had to go do'wn after them ami
haul them back. There was very little If
ftnyjstreet paving nt that time , and Mr , Gil-
lesplo says It was a common thing out the
Cunilng street road to see signs stuck'up
" " and "No Bet
In the road marked "linger"
tom.1 Ho says that many times ho has been
hauling loads of provlctonti out to the Insti
tute when his wagon became almost stalled
In the mud , which was very nearly Impassa
ble.
ble.The only department or education the In
stitute had at that tlmo was one. small print
ing ofllco , nnd the building was heated by
stoves and lighted by hcroseny lamps. The e
were no comforts or conveniences about the
place. The- Institute was in bad repute , and
( bora wns always some kind of trouble with
the superintendent or tha teachers which the
elate olllcers were required to call and per
sonally adjust. The people who wcro Inter
ested In the success ot the school were about
discouraged with the outlook , and many of
them doubtless felt that Mr. ailfsple' *
regime would he a continuation of th old
etrlfe , Thcso were some of the dillciiHli ( > ?
JJR had to contnnd with when ho came over
to take charge of tha Institute , being at that
time quite a young man.
GIVEN' AIISOLUTK CONTROL ,
Vor the first taw years after Mr. Gll-
Icsple took hold of tlio Institute , whenever
lie had a change or addition to suggest , he
outlined his Ideas on paper and forwarded
them to tha Hoard of Public Lands and
Uulldlngs. Om > day they asked him why he
did that. They said they didn't care to be
bothered with thesu matter * , as they didn't
understand them. They told him they em
ployed him to take charge of the Inftltutv
and they turned It over completely Into hie
hands , suggesting that If ho could not run
U they would get someone who would. From
that tlmo until the advent or Governor Hoi-
comb the Institute bus been conducted
Rtrlctly according to the Ideas of Mr ; Gil-
Icsple , and In the long list ot governors who
have horved In that time Governor Holcomb
was the only one. to make politics a quali
fication for employment at the Institute , he
liavlrg dictated several appointments the e
during his ixri'sent term. During all this
period , too , thwe has never been a time when
nuy state otllcer has been railed In to settle
ny dispute ut the Institute.
The Institute lias grown until last year
there were 160 pupils In attendance , and
thin year Invitations had bren sent out to
prospective pupils to the number ot 11)0 , from
. which a school was expected of about 1TC ,
and possibly more. The number of teachers
Iiad Increased from two to ten , with three
industrial Instructors. The departments have
grown from one to five , as follows : literary ,
jiumial , oral and auricular ; art ; printing ;
carpcutry and engraving ; icwlns. The In-
tlltute now embraces seven substantial
tnilldlnKg , all In good shape ami In first-etnas
repair- They are clean and bright Intlde ,
walls spotU'M and tloors oiled aad smooth ,
Outside they are neatly painted and every-
iblng lias a fresh and cheerful appearance.
It baa been one of Mr. Glllcsple'n Ideas to
take from the place the formalities of an
institute , and give It the character of a
home , aad the visitor will readily conclude
that he has succeeded.
KLABOHATKS HIS THKOllY.
The feature of the work of the Institute ,
Und which is entirely Mr. Glllesplc's own , Is
the auricular method of education , planned
to develop tUo latest tuirlag remaining
with the children. He began working on
this nyxtcni ten yeans ago , He had studied
out the theory , after a number ot years of
work with the deaf , but made no special
feature of It till he was satisfied that hit
Idea was the correct one ,
After three years' trial ho was convinced
that hla theory was right , > nd Invited the
press to Investigate Representatives ot
papers In New York , St. Louis and other
Urge cities were Rent here to examine the
work , and the reports made and published.
After their publication eastern scientific
men called personally to Investigate and
study the y tem , and one of the leading
aurltft specialists In the country , a son of
the man who Introduced the sign language
In this country , assured Mr. Glllcsplc that he
was on the right track.
Mr. Glllesplo had eatlsflcd himself through
the results of his experiments and experi
ence that his theory was the correct one
and the one which would eventually prevail
In all schools for the Irstructlon of the deaf
and dumb , Heads of other Institutes In the
country drew upan the Nebraska Institute
for teacher * who hid bccomo familiar with
Dr. Ollleaple's methods. Instructors have
boon sent to Pennsylvania end Ohio from the
Nebraska Institute , nnd this year Miss Me.-
Shane and Miss Mabel Glllcsplc , who have
taught In the Nebraska Institute for several
years , have 'been ' engaged by the Institute
at Jacksonville , 111. , one ot the largest In
the world. Kach of these teachers Is con
sidered hy Mr. Glllesple as a monument to
his work In the Institute In this city and a
lasting appreciation of his methods by com
petent authorities outside the state , which
will tndurc long after his forced retirement
from the Nebraska Institute.
Upon leaving the Institute next Wednesday
Mr. Glllcspte will move his family at once
to old Fort Omaha , where ho will live in
the future.
Oliciilitu : < > f llflli'viie Ciilli'no.
Starting with the most modest of beginnings
'
nings less than a scoreof years ago the In-
stltutlon of learning originally known as
Hcllcvuo college some tlmo slnco took on
blgher dignities and Is attaining far more
than local celebrity as the University or
Omaha , nnd opens tomorrow for Its fall
term. The annual calendar , recently Issued
for 1SS7 , Is an attractive pamphlet of sixty
pages , which sets forth the maillfold ad
vantages of the various departments of the
university. The department of letters ,
philosophy , science and arts still retains the
name of ncllevuo college and the college
buildings are located at Hcllevue. The con
servatory of music is also there. The
medical , dental and law schools arc carried
on in Omaha. All departments are ad
ministered hy faculties of the best teachers
obtainable and the courses of study are ex
cellently planned on the most approved lines.
The calendar shows that 214 pupils attended
In nil branches ot the university last season
and an Increased attendance Is expected this
year.
In
Howard C. Parmelee , son of E. A. Parmc-
lee ot Twentieth and Corby streets , has been
employed us Instructor In the sciences In the
nubile schools at Beatrice , The young man
H a member of the Omaha High school class
of ' 91 and t the University of Nebraska of
' ! )7. ) He won a scholarship at the University
and Intended to return there this year , but
a vacancy In lleatrlco schools was unex
pectedly created and the place was offered
him. The schools there begin this week.
Ho Wee -il IllK MuxclpNf
By no means. Persons of herculean build
frequently PCCEBSS a minimum of genuine
vigor , and exhibit less endurance than very
small people. Real vigor means the ability
to digest and sleep well , and to perform a
reasonable amount of dally physical and
meutul labor without unnatural fatigue. U
Is because a course of Hosteller's Stomach
Hitters enables the enfebbled dyspeptic to
resume the allotted activity of every day life ,
as well as to participate without discomfort
In Its enjoyments , that It Is such a preeminently
nently useful medicine.
WM. 0. GOSS COAL.
Tel. 1307. Office and yards llth & Nicholas.
I.IIIItAllYXU GALI.I3IIY OP LAW.
t'oUcctliin of VortriillM nnil lllon-
riiplili's of Knilnciit .JiirlNtH.
Charles Offutt of this city has just re
ceived from England through the Omaha
custom house six pictures which he will add
to the collection he now has in his homo
library. These pictures Just received are
Westminster Hall , representing the first day
of court , and printed In the latter part of
the eighteenth century ; Lincoln's Inn chapel ,
urlnted in 17B1 ; portrait of Lard Chancellor
Campbell , print of 1852 ; portrait of Lord
Chief Justice King , print or 172 ! > ; portrait of
Sir James Mlngay , print of 1701 ; and portrait
trait ot Sir William Grant , plnt : of 1825.
The pictures go to make up a series which
Mr. Offutt has been collecting.
When he built his residence several ycavs
f.so he fitted up the attic for his library ,
and aimed -to furnish It and make It a den
where a lawyer would find pleasure in
spending his time. The frieze was arranged
to accommodate a series of pictures of emi
nent lawyers and Judges In this country and
England and of Interesting court scenes.
In connection with this collection of pic
tures he has also been engaged in collect
ing "books hearing upon the history of the
law , with biographical sketches ot Its leadIng -
Ing advocates and anecdotes of courts and
lawyers.
He now has almost a complete list of portraits
traits of all the lord chancellors and chief
lustices of England's court , all the pictures
being either copper plates or steel engrav
ings , varying In sire from 10xf Inches to
20x22 Inches. In making the line complete
t was necessary .for him to secure por-
raits of some jurists who have not been
particularly celebrated , but he secured them
-ill rather than to have any breaks In the
.ollectlon.
If you have ever seen a little child In a
paroxjem of whooping cough , or If you have
been annoyed by a constant tickling in the
throat , you can appreciate the value of One
Mlnuto Cough Cure , which gives quick relief.
< ; ooi > KOADS TO TIM : KAIII CHOIns. .
Vcoil < if Siinif Work cm Finy-Fonrtli
Stri-ot.
The county portion of Leavenworth street ,
from the Intersection with the Belt line rail
way tracks to the new fair grounds , iiag heon
nit in first-class condition for travel during
tin1 state fair. The boundary line of the
city runs along the middle of Leavenworth
street frnm Forty-eighth to Fifty-fourth
trect , and the portion outside the city , being
the north side of the road , has been worker.
with a road machine until it is equal to the
best macadam roadway. The eouth side of
the Ptreet , however , has not been touched hy
the city authorities and It Is In very bad
condition. Beyond Fifty-fourth street the
entire road Is outside the county and from
this point belli sides have been put In tine
condition all the way to the fair grounds.
Commissioner Klerstead has given this work
his personal attention during the last week
and has been on the ground all the time
supervising the work and he Is very well
satisfied with the results ot his labors. The
turn In thu road at Elrawood park has been
Eteally Improved by widening the road at
that point , making enough ot a roadway at
the southeast corner tu allow teams to turn
there wltuont crossing the street car tracks
to the opposite sldo of the road , as bas been
necessary heretofore ,
Center street for the entire distance to the
fair grounds Is in excellent condition and It
EC-ems appaicnt at this time that the woik
of curbing the street will not have progressed
fur enough by next week to Interfere In any
depreo with traffic to and from the fair
grouuds along this street. _
The "lllcycllst's Hext Friend" is a lamlllar
name tor DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve , al
ways ready for emergencies. While a tpo-
cilia for plied , It also Instantly tellevca and
cures cuts , bruizes , salt rheum , eczema end
all affection * ot the tkln. It never fallo.
I 'or I > I'IIVCT null llryoui ! ,
Take the Burlington's "Denver Limited , "
Fastest and most comfortable.
Leaves Omaha 4:35 : p. w. later than any
other train for Denver.
Arrives Denver 7:15 : a. ai. earlier than
any other tialu from Omahu.
Tickets and berths at 160 ? Farnatn.
I'll I on
"The Overlund Limited. "
The moat SUPERHLY EQUIPPED
train west of M Uncurl River.
Twelve hc-ure quicker than auy other train
to Pacific Coa.it.
Call at Tlek t Office. ,1302 Frnarn U
APPEAL TO IOWA CITIZENS
Exposition Commission in the Hawkojo
Stato. Issues an Address.
IMPORTANCE OF AN EXHIBIT EXPLAINED
.StMte SciMiri-il HIUIOI-N nt I'lilliiiU-lplilii
mill CliloiiKo nnil ( Sreittcr Kluliln
Arc Ot"ii | nt Oiiiuliu
Xui.1 Vcnr ,
The Iowa exposition commission has Issued
a stir.Ing proclamation to the people of
that state , catling upon them to put their
shoulders to the wheel and help to push
the state to the position It should occupy
n the agricultural and manufacturing col
umns. The circular letter containing this
exhortation Is the work of a special commit' '
tee of the Iowa commission , composed of
Sylvanus D. Cook , Robert II. Moore and
.tames E. E. Marklcy. The address Is as
follows :
To the People of the State of" Iowa : Iowa
being the pivotnl state of those embraced
In tne wide ttrrllory known us the trnns-
mlK.sIsjippl as regards -wealth , enterprise ,
education nnd ull that goes to make a Rrciit
state , the people ol lown are especially In
terested In the TriuiHinlsslsslppl nnd Inter
national Exposition to be held In Omaha
In ISl'S. This exposition will be held for thu
purpose of exhibiting the products , mnnu-
fncturrs , nrts nnd Industries or the twenty-
four Htntcs nnd territories Included In the
transmlsslsslppl belt. It hnu been natlomti-
Izcd by act ot congress and ulded by a lib
eral appropriation.
The Twenty-sixth general assembly of
Iowa pnssed "nu net to provide for tin ex
hibit of the resources of the state ut the
Transmlsslsslppl and International Exposi
tion to be held nt Omaha In the year 1SSS.
which wnsi approved by the governor April
17 , ISOG. The commission appointed under
this net asks your co-operation In carrying
out the expressed Intent "that the agri
cultural , mineral , mechanical , lndustrl.il ,
cducatlonnl and every resourcennd advan
tage of the state of Iowa be creditably
represented. "
At the Centennial exposition In Philadel
phia In ISifi Iowa took the gold medal on
jurm and dnlry products. At the world's
fair In Chicago Jowa made an exhibit of her
agricultural , horticultural , dairy and live
stock Interests that did great credit to the
state. All the world Knows of town and Its
agricultural wealth nnd possibilities. The
world also knows that In point of education
Iowa lends.
The Transmlssl3ppl ! and International
Exposition will urforu nn opportunity that
has not hitherto been presented to lown ,
not only to advertise. her agricultural
wealth , but also to show the p-jjulbllltloa
of. developing a great manufacturing state.
OPI'OIITUNITY FOH IOWA.
The Transmlssls.'lppl and International
Exposition offcra the best opportunity that
has been presented for Iowa to advertise
her vast possibilities. The World's fair nnd
Centennial exposition were * so overcrowded
with foreign exhibits that the west was
overshadowed.
Thu coal Holds of Iowa are Hufllelcnt to
run all the manufacturing Interests of the
entire northwest. The water power that Is
undeveloped at one point alone on the Mis
sissippi liver near the lown shore Is equal
to 4. > , WrO horse power. This could be made
equnl to an annual tneome of more than a
million nnd a quarter dollars.
Experimental tests of sugar beets In Iowa
have shown beyond question the possibility
of making beet sugar one of the loading
Industries of the state. Sugar beets In Ne
braska arc bringing the fanners about JSO
an ncre.
Tuke as a basis a commercial point In
Iowa , Uniw n. circle tuUIng in n radius of
I'OO miles , and you will ( hid more railroads
and river outlets for commerce than In the
same extent of territory any place in the
world. Hut the Iowa , cattle and hog
nrodueer must at nrtsent find his market in
Chicago. The farmer who depends upon the
sale of grain for the profits of his farm ,
cither directly or Indirectly , finds his mar
ket east or south of the borders of his own
state. The Iowa wool grower ships his clip
to the eastern seaboard.
Iowa has not risen to her opportunities.
Her wealth Is often Invested in moonshine
that lllckers so bewitchingly over the hills
of the gold and silver bearing states of tlie
far west. We can point you to one llttlo
city of less than 8,000 souls , where the bus
iness men have squandered more than
$1CCO,000 In less than n decade on mining
stocks and boards of trade. The people of
Iowa do not realize the possibilities In the
way of manufacturing nt home. Why
should the beet sugar Industry prosper in
Nebraska and the Iowa farmer continue
to sell corn at 15 cents ? Why should Iowa
corn be. shipped out of the state for manu
facturing purposes ? Do towns In Illinois ,
across the Mississippi , afford any better
Held for the. making of farm machinery
than a point on the Iowa side ? I'oopie of
Iowa , cast your eyes over the border limits
of your state , see what your neighbors
ara doing , and then'tell us why Iowa can
not vcel them.
INTERESTING FOREIGN CAPITAL , .
Capital Is necessary for success In new
fields of industry , Iowa has capital and
Iowa capital should be used In developing
thu Intent resources of the far-famed u-rrl-
cultural and dairy state nnd In building up
home markets. Foreign capital would nat
urally bo drawn by the magnet , "faith at
home , " and Iowa , with her vast agricul
tural resources and her own artisans , would
supply her own people and the world with
finished goods and would Indeed become
Uie pride of the transmlsslsslppl group of
states. .
This exposition can be made a source of
profit to lo.va beyond all computation. The
time Is now ripe for Investments In new
lines. There has never before been a time
In the history of the country when there
was so much Idle capital as there is today.
Idlu capital means idle laborers. Iowa
should form a working ground for these
mutual Interests. Tne capitalist nnd the
laborer can join hands In Iowa und develop
the natural nnd latent resources of the
state to an extent heretofore undreamed of.
Money la necessary to make nn exhibit
that will do credit to the state. Only $10-
00) has been appropriated. It will require
$ . " 0,000 more to do the work at all credita
ly. The farmers nnd stockmen cannot af-
. 'ord the expense of an exhibit without the
lid of the state. The same Is true In other
departments.
State Interests aswell as stiito prldo calls
'or a requisite appropriation. The exhlbl-
; lon will be held at our 'western border ,
and Iowa will receive a large part of the
dlrent benefit which falls to the country
mmedlately surrounding any great exhibi
tion. It Is probable that Iowa will reap as
much direct benefit from eastern travel
and transportation as will Nebraska.
Tie commissioners appeal to all the pro-
pie to join In making nn exhibit that will
bring practical results , and expect that
those engaged In agriculture , horticulture ,
stock raising , manufacturing and nil other
.ndustrliil lines of work will nt once begin
> rcpiratlon for the exhibit.
The liberal arts department xhould make
nn exhibit commensurate with I ho vast
Hums of money the state Is HpendlnK for
the educailon and elevation of Its people.
Kino arts and the department of woman's
work Hbould be especially successful In
thin exhibition ,
'I'leiiHo ' address the commissioner of the
department In which you wish to exhibit.
On nil general matters address the secre
tary of the commission.
\gl' \ Of TIIIII5.
CHICAGO , MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RY.
On Sunday , September 12 , the Chicago ,
Milwaukee & St. I'aul Ry. will make the
following changes In the train time between
Omaha and Chicago ;
Train No. 4 , "Chicago Limited , " now
leaving Omaha at 6:35 : p , m , and arriving
at Chicago at 9:25 a. m , , will leave Omaha
at S45 ; p. m. and arrive at Chicago at 8:15 :
a , in.
Dally train No , 3 , "Omaha-Chicago Ex
press , " now leaving Chicago at 1025 ; p. m.
and arriving at Omaha at 3:25 : p , m. , will
leave Chicago at 10:00 : p. m. and arrive at
Omaha at 1:50 : p , m.
V , A. NASH , Gca'l Western Agent.
Tilt * Pl'IIIIHJ'l Vlllllll II III 11 I'll
IB the edition de luxo of passenger trains. .
In finish and furnishings It IB tip to the very
minute of the present day. The Limited departs -
parts from Chicago Union Station dally at
5:30 p. m. for Plttsburg and Now York. Th ?
Allegheny Mountains are crossed by day
light. That grand panorama of mountain ,
valley and river scenery , famous Honse Shoe
Curve and the Dlue JunlaU River muy be
enjoyed from the Observation Car. tie only
Car of the kind running from Chicago to
New York. You may Und out all about It
by addressing Assistant General Passenger
Agent H. H. Define , 213 South Clark gtren ,
Chicago.
nis MOIXKS , iA. ,
Oiiv l''ai'i' for Iliiiinil Trlii ,
September S to 18 , via Rock Island Ro&d.
( . 'all at city ticket office , 1323 Fa mam street.
llriilHi'il In n Iliiiiatvii- .
Whllo Matt Sclmlckenberg was driving
north on Sixteenth street with his best girl
last night tlie shaft ol hla buggy broke down
and the horse , becoming frightened , ran
away. The younR woman w s pitched to the
K round and was considerably bruised.
Sclmlckenberg waa : dragged for nearly a
block before bo. eauld stop the frightened
animal. It wan nt Ust accomplished near
the corner of Sixteenth and California streets.
The rig was tudlywrtckcd. .
South Omaha News
Dcsldcs the rent of the rooms In thu
I'lvonka block , which the city will be called
upon to pay for at the rate of $85 a month ,
the rent bill of the city at the present time
Amounts to $127 a month , or $1,524 < i year.
This expenditure' U divided as-follows : 1'or
the present city otllees , $72 a month ; for
the mayor's office , $15 a month , and for the '
fire hall on Twenty-fourth street , $40 a
month , '
Fcr the amount of money annually ex
pended In rents U Is thought that a first
class city hall. Including n place for the
fire nnd police departments , could be built ,
the rental more than paying Interest on'
bonds. Real estate men say that It would
pay a property owner to erect a suitable ,
ImllclluR for city purposes with a five years'
lease In sight. The present quarters are
not entirely satisfactory , oven though they
are better than thcso formerly occupied In
the Plvonka block. Records In both the
city clerk's and city treasurer's offices ore
accumulating rapidly and BOOH there will not
bo room In the vaults to store them. Some
of the councllmcn are In favor of entering
into n five ye rs' lease of n building erected
for city purposes , provided the city reserves
the right to purchase the building and
grounds at the expiration of the lease. Such
an Investment would. It la claimed , pay
about 10 per cent on the outlay , provided ,
of course , that the city would pay about
the same rate that Is now being paid.
Every one knows that the present city Jail
Is not fit for the purposs Intended , as pris
oners who remain In It do so more as an
net of courtesy to tlio Jailer than from ne
cessity. Thb council has already spent con
siderable money on the jail In repairs , but
still It Is not a nt place to confine a man.
even though he Is a prisoner.
Cannot UHO tlio Trni'U.
It is expected that the machinery for Ar
mour's electric light plant will arrive to
day. Tlie frame building erected for this
machinery Is completed and It Is under
stood that as soon as the dynamos arrive
the plant will bo placed in operation. With
these dynamos the entire site will bo lighted
up , as It Is the Intention to work night and
day when building operations commence.
The steam griders work at night now by
the aid .of electric light furnished by the
local electric light company. When the pri
vate plant Is In operation a largo number
of additional lights will bo put In. Four
steam shovels continue to move tlie earth
from the site , but the work Is not progress
ing as rapidly as the olllclals In charge
would like to sco It. Three of the shovels
are about worn out and frequent stops for
repairs are necessary.
The track which was being built around
west of Cudahy's to a point on the n. &
Jf. line at Thirty-sixth and L streets has
been completed , but cannot be used to haul
the dirt trains until some-arrangements are
made with the B. & M. for tapping the main
line. It Is understood that the stock yards
company went ahead and built this track
with the intention o connecting with the
U. & M. , but failed to make any arrange
ments with the ofllclals of the rallrcad com
pany. The superintendent of the H. & JI.
has , It Is reported here , forbidden the tap
ping of the main line at the point contem
plated. With this additional outlet the dirt
trains could be handled much moro cxpe-
dltlously than at present.
'Working : for Good Iton < lM.
The people of Fort Crook City have or
ganized a "Good Roads" club nnd are workIng -
Ing for a better road between South Omaha
and Fort Crook. . Editor Patterson of the
Fort -Crook Sun 'Is one or .tbe"prime movers
in thc > new organization and predicts thai
before ilong some Improvement in the roads i
will bo made as a result of tho' work of the
club. At present thp road through the Eby
farm Is not open on account ot repairs being
made to two of th < ) bridges. There is no
hope of this new road being permanently
opened until the right of way through this
( arm Is purchased. Nearly one-half of the
amount necessary has already been sub
scribed nnd the matter of raising the bal
ance , $200 , is being brought to the attention
of South Omaha merchants. At present the
'La Platte travel Is compelled to reach the
city via the boulevard and thence to Omaha
on Thirteenth street. It is contended that
If the road through .the Eby farm was made
permanent the travel would be mostly via
Fort Crook City and Souih Omaha. With a
good road between this city and Fort Crook
there is no doubt but that the merchants
here would be benefited.
iK 'IVIi-itliniir Service.
Commencing tonight an all-night operator
will bo placed on duty at the telephone ex
change. Heretofore the custom has been to
allow .the night operator to sleep between
calls. Of late the business of the exchange
has Increased to such an extent thst an addi
tional operator has been employed to stay
awake and attend to business during the
night. Miss Birdie Chase will be the all-
night operator. General Inspection of all
telephones In the city will occur at least
once a month from this time on. Manager
Holland says that the best service possible
will bo given patrons and the instruments
an ' 4 lines will bo kept up -first-class con
dition. Two operators are now kept busy
from 7 o'clock in the morning until 7 o'cloca
at night , while a year ago two operators
were necessary during only a few * hours In
the middle of the day.
X MV Tlouril Will I'1) Kilt.
Attorney W. C. Lambert is representing
the new board In the Avcry school district
fight and la preparing an answer to the alle
gations made hy .the legal representatives of
the old board. The now board makes a
specific denial of all the allegations of the
old board , and In addition to this will usk
for an Injunction restraining W. H , Smith ,
John Clinton and others of thu old board
Jrom Interfering with the new board and
Its teachers. This answer ; is expected to b > j
Hied with Judge Powell today and It is un
derstood the application of the defendants
for a speedy hearing will come up , the date
set being too far distant to suit the new
board , , .
Church U l ) < - < llcii < fil.
Dedicatory services were held at the
African Methodist Episcopal church , Twenty-
fifth nnd R street * , ycitcrday afternoon. The
chinch , which has just been completed , Is a
substantial structure-thirty hy forty feet , ami
is arranged to seatrSOO persons , Rev. J. C.
C , Owens of Omalmipreachcd the dcdlcatorlal
sermon , . There wnsra good attendance at
the services and1 through the efforts of Rev.
P. A. Hubbard thoi offerings were generous.
Rev. Jordan Allen IB the pastor of the now
church , which Bturtsiout with a membership
of about fifty.
I'liNliiiiiNlt-r AlUowtMl .Mori ; llfli ,
According to advices received from Wash
ington it is understood that the request of
Postmabter MoMllIamfor a stamp clerk will
bo granted , the new.ticrk to commence on
October 1. In connection with his applica
tion for more help Pdgtmaster McMillan said
yesterday that business was Increasing so
much that he stionlllllmve to ask for an aa-
dltlonal distributing jclerk.
nitioNHiii. .
A son was born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs.
Fred P. Freeman , Twentieth and II streets ,
Mike Lenagh and Frank Leo were ai rested
Sunday morning for engaging In a fight on Q
street ,
Jnmei Murphy Is the name given by a sus
picious character who was arrested early
Sunday morning for bteallng a chair from
lit front of Gep Slng't laundry on N ttrcut.
A special meeting of the liourd of Educa
tion will be held tonight to allow estimates
on the addition to Hawthorne school. Ac
cording to the contract this school Is to bo
completed October 1.
Ed WelU , employed at Swift's , became
tangled up with name electric light wires at
the plant Saturday night and was qulto
badly shocked , Ho was taken to hit homo at
Twentieth and N streets ,
An Important meeting of the Union
Veterarm Republican club will be held this
evening. It 1s understood that the club will
take some action on certain candidates who
will come before the people at the fall elec
tion.
SHORTAGE OF FREIGHT CARS
All Weslorn Bai'road ) An Troubled with
DoScioacy in Tills Roipect ,
NEW COAL RATES MAY FURNISH RELIEF
Inrrcnucit lU-inmtil for Conl In ttir
\Vext Kxiivvti'it to Hurry Iliii'k
tltv Empty Cmlii
CiirH.
Railroad statisticians who have been figur
ing out the number of freight cars available
on January 1 , 1S97 , the number that will be
built this year and the number that will
have to bo discarded have arrived nt the
conclusion that on January 1 , 189S , the rail
roads ot the United States will be short of
freight cars by at least 175,000. A good
share of this shortage Is appreciated at
present by western railroads , not one of
which has sufficient cars to adequately handle
thu stock and grain that are being shipped
out of the west.
The shortage ot cars on the western roads
Is not 'a new problem , as every superin
tendent of car service has been bothered for
several weeks past about the supply of cars ,
but not every railroad will admit that It Is
short of cars for fear that such an admlssjon
might bo regarded as n reflection on the op-
crating department and a bad advertisement
for the railroad company. It may be safely
stated that every railroad In Nebraska Is to
day supplied with all the freight business it
can pcsstbly handle.
A Union Pacific attache , who Is In a posi
tion to know said : "While we are not
blocked anywhere , wo could handle a great
deal more business It wo 'only had the cars
to do It with. Hut there Is no great shortage
nt any one point. " A Rock Island freight
official said : "Western roads are thousands
of cars short today and have been for some
time. To guess at the number is to make
only a wild guess. We are hundreds of cars
short In this territory and have business for
every car we can get hold of. " The Missouri
Pacific ofllco stated that U was several hun
dred cars short , but that the shortage wns
not so great as It was two weeks ago.
NEED CARS IN THE DAKOTAS.
The Milwaukee has been embarrassed by
p. lack of cara somewhat nt this point , but
a great deal moro In the Dikotas. In those
states there are but few facilities for storing
the wheat nnd the demand for cars ki more
urgent than anywhere olse. To relieve this
pressure the Milwaukee roud Ins just ordered
5,000 cars to bu built at once , On the Elkhorn -
horn road special freight trains of live stock
and of grain are being brought eastward at
the rate of one every two hours .throughout .
tha day. The Burlington's business , both
cast nnd west of the river , Is BO great that
special freight trains are going through Ot-
tumwa , the principal division point In Iowa ,
every thirty minutes during the day , and the
tralilc Is limited only by the cars and the
trainmen that can be secured.
Although there Is a general shortage of
cars among western railroads the lock Is no
greater than It was one year ago , when there
was a rate war going on and when every ad
vantage was being 'taken ' ot the cut rates.
Saturday was the date on which the reduced
rates on shipments of hard coal became
effective between Chicago and all points on
the Missouri river , and it Is believed that
this cut to $2 will have the effect ot hurrying
back the greatly desired , , freight cars to the
west in order that they may be again filled
with grain , sent cast loaded with coal , and
once more sent west to the grain fields.
When the traffic of a railroad Is limited
only by the number of cars tf can get posses
sion of the means ol securing those cars
are overlooked and only the end Is consid
ered. Thus it comes that In railroad circles
It Is rather an honor than ! a dishonor to be
nn expert car thief. Stealing a freight car
Is no more regarded as a. crime In railroad
circles than is stealing a base in base ball
games ,
STEALING CARS A CREDIT.
The most successful superintendent of a
car service Is he who can , when his own
supply of cars runs short , reach out and steal
from other roads enough cars to meet the
demand. To bo surq the theft is not a per
manent one , as the cars are bound to be
leturncd to the company that owns them
some day. But when several roads are lying
In wait to grab the same string of empty cart
the one that succeeds In capturing it makes
a borrowinn that Is a pretty clgse approach
to a theft. This procedure , however. Is re
garded as legitimate railroading under the
conditions now existing In. Nebraska , whare
the business of a railroad depends practi
cally altogether on Its ability to rush empty
cars to the stations where there arc thou
sands ot bushels of grain awaiting shipment.
In this respect H Is generally conceded
that Omaha has the most expert superintend
ent of car service in the1 business. Ills Is a
western railroad and a pretty big one. Just
as soon as a string of empty cars comes
across the big bridge between hero and
Council Uluffs they arc seized by this smooth
borrower of cars , rushed out on hla line ,
filled with grain and returned here to be
delivered to the railroad cast ot the river to
whom the cars belong. That railroad can
not object very strenuously since It thereby
receives the haul on the grain from here to
Chicago , but It may bo greatly embarrassed
qulto often when it thinks It has twenty
or thirty empty cars In the Omaha yard and
plans to send them west on some other line ,
only to later discover that they have been
grabbed and hustled out on the western line
that boasts of having t'.e smoothest car
superintendent In the United States.
TO CURE- COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund tbo money If it falls to
cure. 25c.
TIII3 M3W LIXK OI'KX.
Oninliii. KIIIINIIN City lt Knxtrrn Itnll-
roml Omtilm > V St. Lonln Itiillrouil.
The QUINCY ROUTE with through trains
to Trenton , Klrksvllle and Qulncy. Connec
tions ea&t and southeast. For rates time
tables and all Information , call at QUINCY
ROUTE office. 1415 Farnam street ( Paxton
Hotel Block ) , or write ,
11KM ) rr nv Tintin : ii.\ amx.
TIloiuilN MrUrrmoH ANNiiultiilVllll < -
Kntcrlnu lllH Ou-u Yard.
Another holdup occurred last night shortly
if I or 10:30 : at one ot the prominent corners
of the city. Thomas McDcrmott , who lives
it 1112 Sherman avenue , while entering his
own yard from the alloy running north of
Nicholas street , met three toughs who de
manded that he baud over. Two of the men
nrcKcnted revolvers at his head , while the
third snatched I Is watch and chain. McDcr
mott grabbed the gun of the nearest man
and a struggle ensued. The robber broke
away and all three disappeared , In the
scuffle McDermott got a sprained wrist and a
slight cut upon the palm of one of his hands ,
He told the police that hu could Identify
at least two of the men , as he had frequently
seen them loafing around the saloon at the
corner of Sixteenth nnd Nicholas streets.
The police are working on the case ,
Colic , CholiTM mill Dlari-liora Itrmril } '
II ItllllHI'llUllI .Vl'C'CHMll- .
Dr. J. I. Terry of Trimble , Tcnn. , in speak
ing ot Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy , says : "It has almost be
come a necessity In this vicinity. " This U
the best remedy In the world for colic ,
cholera morbus , dysentery and diarrhoea , and
U recognized as a ncce&ilty wherever Us
great worth and merit become known. No
other remedy Is to prompt and effectual , or
EO pleasant to take ,
. \M < nll 'il Tire Wonirii.
W. H. Gordon nnd Chris Hanseii went
Into the hou.se kept by Myru Ix.-hind , 107
South Ninth street , lust nlxht , ami after
drinking .several botiti'H of IK-IT started to
I'reatu it rough house. The InmiiU-M. ron-
KlNtlng of Hat'.le Howard and Klllr Jtobln-
Bon. were assaulted The two men were
arrested.
M'HIi SlrallliK Tillm.
Anderson W.IK arrested limt night
for the larceny of ti couple of ivushtnbs
belonging to William Martin , living at
Elm-nth "lid Nicholas uirceU M.irtin. Ed
Suttun and thu AncU-rson woman have been
living toge'lier for KOIIKI time paet und a
Khort time ugo Mrs. Anderson moved to
Twenty-second und Nicholas streets. When
sheleu ehe took the tuba with hen
itoo sept. 10 , 'e ; ,
SHOE
INDUCEMENTS
( Three weeks moro nntl wo will bo In the now storo. )
We sell siloes cheaper than you c.in buy them anywhere.
We have to. If we dicl'nt we couldn't sell any at all.
Our shoe room is neither handsome nor inviting , It is
dingy , inconvenient , out of the way. To offset these
disadvantages we make inducements that other stores
don't. Better shoes ; that's one. Lower prices ; that's
two. A guarantee of good service ; that's three. On
these three inducements we get the trade of people who
don't care for fancy fixtures or frills. In our Dougas !
street show window today wo are showing samples of fine
shoes. As fine as any man need wear. Going by the
prices you would never know that they wore fine but go
ing by the shoes you can see that there are none better
in town. Three dollars buys the heavy box calf shoe ,
coin toe usually sold for $4. 50. Three fifty is our price
for the K'ondike tans , in as tiff toe. Four dollars will pay
for those heavy enamc's ' worth six dollars. And our
price on calf lined Vicis the easiest shoe in the world , is
four fifty instead of seven and a half. Inducements of
this kind are what induce people to buy shoes here.
BY TURKISH L. ftl , CAPSULES ,
They euro every case. NEVER TAIL , : they develop the UIUIN and NERVES , pro
d.irlug llcsh on tbo body and not spoiling th o stomach , as most ni dlclnc3 will do. Wo
prepare specially for every case. Write to r particulars. TURKISH CAPSULES will
euro any ailment or weakness caused by tielf- abuse , and v > c mean It , We will develop
nnd strengthen the worst case -5DXUA L WEAKNESS 01 SEXUAL LOSS , make a
new man of you. or REFUND VOUU MON BY. Don't bo InimbuirKcd , as wo never
fall to cure. Jl.OO box by mall. Plalu wr appcr. H ANN'S PHARMACY.
ISth nnd Farnam Sts. Omaha. Neb.
SCHOOLS.
Wentworth BEST
Central West.
- MnJ'SANDFpRDaEH.ERS,8upt.
HARDIN LADIES' COLLEGE & GERMAN CONSERVATORY
ath year. Unprecedented prosperity. "I 1'rofcssorn from 8 Uul-
vrrsl'.lrs mill 5 Kuropi'tiii Consrrvnliirirt. A 51,000 t'liino to
licst music pupil. German Coiiscrvulory of .llunlc. Xuver
Sclmrivciikii , Ulrcctur. Largest. Cheapest. Host.
Address A. 1C. YANCEV , 11 . \ Street , Mexico , Mo. |
I'AHIkKH I.KAVI3S THE uriXCV I1OA1J
itn CIIIINPN SuriirlNc III I.nonl
KnllrotHl Circles.
The announcement in yesterday's Issue ot
Tha Bee that J. V. Parker had resigned his
position as general freight and passengei-
agent of the Omaha , Kansas & Eastern rail
road and of the Omaha & St. Louis railroad
created considerable surprise In local rail
way circles. While U has been known here
for several weeks that matters were not.
running smoothly on the new railroad It was
hoped and believed that the dlflicultics be
tween General Manager Savin and General
Freight and Passenger Agent Parker could
be patched up without any open break. The
disagreement reached Its crisis on Friday
and this wns followed by the peremptory
resignation of the general freight nnd pas
senger agent.
II. W. Blakesleo has been appointed general - ,
oral freight and passenger agent In Mr.
Parker a place. Ho Is not widely known In |
railway circles. Railroad men here who en
joy an extensive acquaintance among west- '
crn railroaders state that they never heard
of Mr. Ulakeslee. Ho Is n young man of
Qulncy , 111. , who has been connected with
General Manager Savin's olllcn since thb
opening of the new line. So far as Is known
ho has had no experience In handling tralilc
matters.
J. V. Parker left Qulncy for Chicago on
Friday night. He was formerly chief clerk
of the Santa Fc's general freight olllce in
Chicago , and It Is rumored that he will re
turn to that railroad. At one time ho was the
commissioner of the Qulncy Commercial
club. Ho was well known nndv ll liked
among railroad men. Further changes on
the new line are already rumored.
IMSHSUAAIj I'AUACSKAIMIS.
Mrs. A. O. Robblns ot Cleveland. 0. , is a
Barker guest.
J. W. Fullerton and wife of St. Louis are
registered at the Darker.
J. W. Mann and M. L. McWhlnery of
Hastings are at the Darker.
Will Mlllard left last night for Dead wood ,
S. D. , on a business trip of a few days.
A. Becker left for Columbus yesterday ,
where ho will visit friends for bhort
period ,
Post mid Clinton , va.udevlllcs , with Wood
ward Theater company , are stopping at the
Darker.
J. H. Lynn , Jr. ; A , O , Kluefer and J. 1C.
Brown are Chicago arrivals stopping at the
Barker.
G. V. Swift of Chicago , head of the Swift
Packing company , arrived In Omaha last
evening.
H. P. Button , leader of the McCook hand.
Is at the Darker and will make that tiontclry
his headquarters during the fair.
A. Mnndel , traveling passenger agent for
the Erie , who has been In tlio city for a
few daya , left for his homo In Chicago yes
terday.
Charles Francis , a mining prospector from
New Mexico , arrived In Ilio city > estcrday ,
bringing with him a eack full of ore to ho
tested by assaycra in this city.
Nebraekaos at the lintels : J. II. flosun-
kraus , Halgler ; William tfrottcr , Stuart ; M.
E. Fuller , Schuyler ; W. 0 Dedwell , Broken
Dow ; William II. Haydcn , Hastings ; H. 0 ,
Cally , Genoa.
Mrs. Annie Adams , Mrs. Uuloa King , Miss
Sara Converge , D. H. Harklns. Max Fogcl ,
A. W. Stevens and Albert Kartell are mem
ber * ot the John Drew company quartered
at the Darker.
At the Mlllard : John Drande. Now Yoik ;
William It. lioKlcy , Madleon ; E. D. lillmi ,
Chicago ; William B. Wilson , Itockford ;
Charles J. Pierce , J. H. I'lcrce , Ke-
wanco , III. : S. W. Finch , Washington -
ton , IX C. ; Milton Doollttle. North
Platte ; H. Flemimug. Den Mollies ; Itc'oert F.
Downey , St. Louis ; Charles R. Manvlllo. Mil
waukee ; John E. .VeUon. Holdrt'ge ; U. R.
Critchcll , Denver ; E. J. Koch , Chicago ; J. J.
Doolcy , S. A. Goldsmith , John Dritw , MBH !
Isabel Irving , Sam Meyers , Lowls Dakcr.
Arthur W. Dyron , C C. Hay , A. II. Katz.
J. L , Stern and family. Now York ; ( J. K.
Tinker. Concord ; S. C. Dassctt , Gibbon ; T.
D. Corpcnlng , St. Louis ,
U Cfl
THOSE UGLY ROACHES !
Can be caught with the trap , of trhleli WP slicnv
cut above. Tlic price of thin tni | , U . ' .V 3 fur
COo nnil $ ! .00 per tlnzcn. It will culcli IIH many
ranches or water btiKH IM urnnlKlit DH you cuii
poison with "rnucli ptnvlers" In a ivi'ek
\VH SUM. Till : I1OACII I'OWDKlia TOO.
Dirk's , KaiifonVs , I' > tet > ' . Itubriich I't'lpriiinn'A
Hooper's , rtJelllv JMH Sli'iirn's Klwtrlo
.Ull
1513 DodKP HI. , MIcMIe of
And Surgical Institute.
ICOj UculKC at. . Omiiliu , Nrb.
COXSl I/I'ITIO.V KIU3I2.
. . , . , , Biieclulli-ts In treatment of
Chronic , Nervous and Private Disease
uuil all \VhAlv.MSJiS BJCll
ami nlMHtnUIlS of RICH
HKDllOCELK ami VAU1COCKI.I3 poimancntly
un < l eucceenfully cuitil In every cane.
HIXOD ) AND SKIN Ulbtaci < . HorcB Bpotn ,
I'lniples , Hcrnfulii , Tunium. Tetter , ISczcma ancl
Ulooil I'otFori thoroiDtbl ) cl'-'unucd from thu ya-
tern.
tern.NEUVOL'fi Debility , Sp rmntorrhen. Seminal
losses , NUM KinlFKloim. l //s cf Vital rotter3
permanently anil Fpcedlly cured.
U'KAK .MUX.
( Vitality Weak ) , made ro by too close appli
cation In l/ii. lien ! < or rtiuly ; ta'vcre mental strainer
or Brief ; SKXt'AI. KXOHS IIS In mlibllu llf
or from tlie effecln of youthful follies , dill or
write them tortny. Iloit 277.
Omaha Meiliciil aui Mir'iwl ' Ir.stitnb
DUFFY'8
I
PUBE MALT WHISKEY
All Druggists.
Boyd's Theatre
. Telephone IV19 . . . .
'J'O.VHJIIT AT Hi in ,
. .Annual Kiigngcincnt In Omaha of , ,
MLR , JOHN DREW
( Mimaitement of Chnrln Krohimm ) ,
In HlH ( irriiU-Nl Trlumiili ,
ROSEMARY ,
An precenleil for five month * at Hie llmplrs
Theater. N w York.
rniCEH-ririt rioor. < l to and Jl.OO , Ualcony ,
11.00 , 7Ic. Me ; Unllery , Sic.
IOHVV TOVHJJIT
UlUO. HllR ,
TIII2 WOOUWAIU ) TJIKATKII CO.
WAGES OP SIN
All thlt week .
1'OST & CLINTON and
VICTORINK UOONIJV.
Wednesday Myrtle Ferns
TT < b 4 ri [ I t nth Ail
The Ml i yard
U n \ I V *
0 NTJUMV L ) OVT- : ! ) .
American plun , iS.CO pir diy : up.
Kurnpuan plun , tl.OO par day 119.
J. ! : . JIAHKKI , .V MITuim. .
BABKEH , HOTEL.
TIIIIITISUVI'I ! AMI JOMJ.S STIIUHTS.
140 roomi , bathe. Hem lifat anil all modem
conveniences. IUU , IIW and JJ.W l > tr day.
Tubl unexcelled , tiptclul low niUi to
Loardtr * . CJCK BUITII ,