PAH/T BEE ? WEDNESDAT. TSTOV.TOBEII 24 ,
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FAIR RATES ON LIVE STO.K .
Ehippen nnd Railroad Man Unable to Agrea
on Them.
TESTIMONY GIVEN BY BOTH SiDtS
6eerpnrlc of tlic State Hoard of
Trntmportntlon Hear the Evi
dence anil Take tlic JInttcr
Under Advf rmcnt.
The Slate Board of Transportation con
cluded the Mklng of testimony at the Live
Stock exchange yesterday afternoon. All
cf the proceedings have been taken down by
a stenographer and when the record li
transcribed the three secretaries of the
boird will take tbo matter up end announce
a decision.
It tj understood ( bit the state board will
not make any attempt to have the railroad's
return to the old method of charges ( or live
stock shipments , but the secretaries will
decide whether 19,000 pounds ( or a thirty-
foot car and 22,000 pounds ( or a thirty-six
foot car arc ( air and Just minimum weights.
Members of the Western Nebraska. Cuttle
Growers association assert that tbo weights
montlracd are not fair and just by ( ram
2,000 to 4,000 pounds. It was contended by
the railroads represented at the sessions
thil the principal reason ( or the change In
the method of charging was duo to the habit
shippers had of overcrowding cars. Thl/i
via dene , It was claimed , In order to get
the better of the railroads. It was further
assorted that on account o ( this overcrowd
ing stock nns often kilted or Injured ! n
tranilt. In such cases the railroad company
tr-ir.iiportlng the live stock was called upon
to settle the damage ] . In changing to the
calls- per hundred pounds the rates were
fixed to equal the old schedule at the
minimum weights noted. On thlc account
the Ion ? distance shippers allege that they
re getting the womt of It by ncveral thou-
es.nd pounds to the car.
Secretary Van Dopklrk of the cattlemen's
association wee the first vltness at the after
noon sraalon. During the time he was on
the witness eland he compelled the repre
sentatives of the nurl'agtoa road to admit
that on seventy-nine cars of cattle shipped
from Alliance since the new regulations went
Into effect the freight charges had averaged
J1G.49 per car more than under the old sys
tem. Mr. Van Hosklrk asserted that nearly
all of the llvo stock men In his district ,
which comprises the territory la the vicinity
or Alliance , had the same complaint to
make. Continuing , Secretary Vrn Bwktrk
oild that these complaints were not so ECU-
CM ! along the line of the Union. Pacific , for
the reason that the cattle were not so heavy.
Ho further atocrted that 'astoad of 22.000
pounds being a fair weight ( or a car thirty-
six ( eet lone , which \\cs the kind of cars
mostly used ( or long hauls , he had frequently
shipped 30,000 pounds with perfect safety
and.had even gone as high as 32,000 pounds'
without any serious results.
OX TUB RAILROAD SIDE.
Following Mr. Van Bojklrk on the stand
came William E. Hall of Alliance. He cited
ono Instance where ho shipped steers weigh
ing 91,450 pounds In three cars , and fre
quently leaded thirty steers o ( 1,000 poundn
each , or thirty-two steers of 900 pounds
each. In a slnglo car.
TMs closed the taking o ( testimony ( rom
the shippers and the railroad representatives
were given an opportunity to state their
sldo of the case. All of the raids , with the
exception o ( tbo Burlington , filed statements
rhowlng their receipts of live stock at this
point slnco August 10 and up to October 31.
The charges under the present sjstem ami
what they would have been under the old
scale were shown. Either a freight or live
clock agent of cacb of ( the roads making such
showing were sworn and Identified the state
ments 'offered In evidence.
The Union Pacific shows an Increase of Jl.-
C69.97 on 1,227 oirs ; the .Missouri Paclflc < an
Increase of J10.99r iho Omaha , a decrease of
JDC on C50 cars ; Rock Island , an , Increase of
SIC.57 on ninety cars. An expense o ( 20 cents
per ir for weighing is entailed and should
bo deducted from the Increase shown.
In rebuttal or testimony given by shippers
W. D. Cheek of the 'Uurlington ' produced a
statement showing that Cudahy's receipts ( or
ono day fiom Kansas City , numbering over
seventy cars , mostly thirty-four-foot , aver
aged from 20,500 pounds to 21,000.
A resident buyer for Nelson Morris stilted to
the board that his orders wcro to load In
thirty-six-foot cars fiom 22,000 to 23.000
pound * . That weight he considered the best
when good results were aimed at.
After the railroad representathcs had of
fered a quantity of documentary evidence to
disprove the statements of the shippers the
investigation closed and the secretaries of
the state board led ( or Lincoln on the after
noon train.
imuiiit yrn.,1. srA.vns.
JuilKu of tin- Circuit Court I'II'MHTM on
Operator * ' Coniiiliilnt.
There was a brief flurry raised In the
Union Pacific railway headquarters yesterday
on receipt of a dispatch ( rom Peorla , 111. ,
denying the dispatch published in The Bee
elating that Judge Sanborn of the United
Statcu circuit court at St. Paul on Monday
had rendered a decision In favor of the
Union PiLlHc In the famous hospital fund
C t > U.
"That only shows how hard It la ( or de
feated uscn to acknowledge that they have
r lost , " was the way one o ! the Union Pacific
officials explalucd the P-.TS ; uiapatch.
Judge W. U. Kelly of the union Pacific re
turned ( rom St. Paul yesterday , where ho
attended Monday's sitting on tne United
States circuit court representing the Union
Pacific , when Judge Sanborn decided against
the employes In conormlty with Mister
Cornish's report. Judge Kelly furnlshca a
copy of the finding by Judge Sanborn :
In the Circuit Court of the United States
for the District of Nebraska. Oliver Ames ,
Second , ot ul , Compliilrmiitu , agclnst TVie
Union Pacific Railway Company , et al , De
fendants ;
In the matter of the petition of the em
ployes of the telegraph and station depart
ments of the Union 1'aclllc Railway com
pany to be given representation In the mat-
icr of the administration of the hospital fund
and property formerly administered by the
Union 1'aclllc Railway company.
On November 22. 197 , the hearing upon
the exceptions to the master's report herein
v.i hud before ma at St. Paul. Mr Martin
Dolphin appeared for the petitioners , und
Mr. W. II. Kelly for the receivers , and they
wore both heard.
Now , upon consideration and because the
questions pi csentcd by the exceptions lo the
muster's report have now become moot
questions , Inasmuch us the administration
of the Mild hospital fund Is to be Imme
diately closed , because the railroads for
merly bdongliiK to the Union 1'aclllc lull-
vuy system Imvo some of them been sold
und tne others are about to bo sold , It Is
Ordered that tha report of the master
herein bo conllrmeil * and th exccptlona
thereto be overruled without further con
sideration.
Master Cornish In summing up his report
Mated that no ground existed ( or complaint on
the part of the telegraph and station em-
plojea , and by no other method of admlnls-
IcilliK the ( und could better results have been
obtained. "Tho petitioners are not entitled to
the relief prayed , and tbo petition should be
dismissed , " was ono of the closing para
graphs in Master Cornish's report , and in
which view Judge Sanborn scorned to have
coincided In his decision.
Briefly retold , the grievance ot the men
against the hospitals established by that com
pany ( or the benefit ot Injured employes was
that the ( und for Its maintenance , raised by
deducting 40 cents ( rom each man's pay each
month , woa misapplied In various ways.
They also demanded that the balance of this
fund , Ainouutlng to about $75,000 , bo returned
to the men when the road passed Into the
hands of receivers. Tbeee charges were
heard In Omaha by Master Cornish , bo find
ing against ( he men.
SI I'M l.uok Over
ST. LOUIS , Nov. 23. A special to the Re
public ( rom Qalveston , Tex. , says ; P , J.
6tohr , general freight ajrent at St. Paul ; C.
A. llcrry , asssUtant general ( rclght agent at
St. Joseph ; T. N. Hooper , division freight
agent at De Molnes , and J.Waddy Tate. general -
oral freight agent at Dallas , of the Chicago
& Great Western road , are hero looking over
the advantages of Galveston as a terminal.
The "Maple Leaf" his for some lime been
ending a Urge amount or freight to Galre-
: on and the purpose of the officials Is to post
themselves as to the facilities here ( or baud-
ling and giving It quick dlopatch.
Vlco President and General Manager
Trucsdcl ! ot the Chicago , Hock Island &
Pacific Is expected to arrive to-day. The pur
pose of his Tlalt Is not known , hut the gen
eral Impression Is that It has something to
do with a closer alliance between Galvcston
and the Rock Island.
PAY OVnil KIIIST fxSTAMiMEMT.
nrorftnnUndon Committee Keen * III
niillR-ntlnn.
NEW YORK , Nov. 23. The first payment
of $13 , 6(5,250 to the government on account
of the purchase cf the Union Pacific railroad
was cleared today , oa well as cashier's checks
on the National City bank ( or nearly } 4,000-
000 , which the latter sent yesterday to the
other national binks which have been desig
nated < IB special temporary depositories ( or
part of the proceeds.
The next payment to be made by the re
organization committee to the government on
account ot the purchase of the road will
be made ebout December 6 , when between
43,000,000 and (3.000,000 will bo turned In.
St. I.nnl Hntr .
NEW YORK. Nov. 23. The managers o (
the Joint Traffic acsoclatlon bavo adopted
the following resolution :
That tbo application of the St. Ix > uls
lines to equalize through rates from Mis
souri points via Bast St. Louis with those
via Chicago be approved , the same being
subject to the supervision of the Joint
agent at St , Louts.
In the passenger department the following
has been adopted :
Thai from and after December 1 , 1S97 , the
Intcrterrltorlal use of mileage tickets be
tween Central Passenger association nnd
Trunk Line association territories bo dis
continued , except nrst , as required by law ;
second , that the Pennsylvania , Baltimore
& Ohio and Chesapeake & Ohio systems be
privileged to use mileage tickets Inter-
territorially between points In Trunk Line
association territory west of and Including
Baltimore. Md. , but not north or cast
thereof.
One Knrc for Foot Unit.
The Burlington has ordered a one-fare rate
( or the round trip Thursday from Lincoln to
Omaha , on the occasion o ( the ( oot ball came.
It Is expected that some hundreds of rooters
nnd friends of the Wcsleyon and University
elevens will accompany the teams to this
city. The "Wesleyan team will- reach this
city at 11:30 o'clock Thursday forenoon. Just
In time to take their Thanksjlving dinner
before going to the grounds for the afternoon
game. The Ottawas , from Kansas , will
reach the city the evening before. It Is be
lieved that anywhere ( rom twon-ty-fivo t"
fifty Ottawans will accompany the teamTo
this city and do all they can to wrest vic
tory for their boys ( rom the ( N'ebraskans. A
rate of two-third ( are ( or the round trip will
be given this crowd by the Burlington , which
will bring the Ottawas to this city Wednes
day afternoon.
Flood UiiiiuiKc IL-m Than
SDATTLE , Nov. 23. The Interruptions to
rallroid traffic caused by the recent storms
are being gradually overcome. As the waters
subside it Is ascertained that the reports of
damage done to the Great Northern railroad - ,
road have been exaggerated. The wash
outs bavo been so ( ar repaired as to admit
ot the running of all coast trains. General
Western Passenger Agent Stevens hus re
ceived a dispatch ( rom General Superin
tendent Harding to the effect that the main
line would be open by Wednesday.
IIohlrtKu'Mcvr Car.
The new private car of General 'Manager
George W. Holdredgo of the Burlington ar
rived in Omaha yesterday sad was greatly
admired by the railroad men whose business
took them to the Union , depot. The car was j !
built nt the Plnttsmouth shops acd Is one I I
of the finest specimens of workmanship
turned out by the road. It Is fitted with
every convenience. Including a bath , and Its
Interior Is handsomely upholstered and
painted In delicate tints.
\urtlivroxtcrii Will Mnkc n. Cut.
CHICAGO. Nov. 23. The Chicago & North
western read gave notice today that It had
found It necessary toapply .to the Missouri j
river gateways the rate made by the Wir >
conaln Central between St. Paul and Minne
apolis and Chicago. The Northwestern sajs
that It has found it necessary to apply the
rate la the compilation cf through rates
Hallrvuyotrx und I'crNOiinlx.
M. S. Robinson , general ageri of the frdsht
department of the Erie Dispatch , who makes
his home In Chicago , was a visitor among
the fraternity of the city yesterday.
E. B. Rowland , tra\ellng passenger agent
( or the Grand Trunk , was In Omaha yester
day , visiting many o ( the boys who called
on him at his homo In Detroit during the
convention season of last summer.
William Cadwell , general western agent
for the West Gfcoro. of New York nnd J.
H. Jagoe. traveling passenger agent for the
same line , of Chicago were welcome
visitors at the Omaha railroad offices yester
day.
day."No
"No , there Is absolutely nothing new In
the Colorado freight rate situation , " said ar ,
official of the Burlington road yesterday.
"Tho report In circulation Monday that the
lines Interested wore holding a meeting In
Chicago , with a probability that the matter
would -adjusted , was without foundation. "
The latest amendment to the tariff rates
goes Into effect today.
Vpu can't afford to risk you : lite ty al-
lowln ga cold to JevelM into pneumonia or
consumption. Instant relief and a certalc
cure * tp afforded bv One Minute Cough Cure
ciAi. ci.uirs MIRTI.\R.
i NCTV Member * TaUen In
CiinnlRrc COIUCH L'p.
At the meeting ot the executive commit
tee of the Commercial club yesterday the
club membership was Increased by eighteen
new members , the biggest Increase , secured
for some time. The names of thojo ad
mitted are : A. Hece , B. F. Mtrsball , J. H.
Haney , Gcorgo M. Ribbsl , C. E. Darlington , '
Fred L. Willis. W. C. Ives , R. K. Brown ,
E. H. Sharp. Jarnw A. Clark. J. R. Snyder ,
J. W. Ickcn , H. Streight , L. M. Leslie , E. J ,
CornUh. B. F. Weaver. 0. C. Williams and
C. K , Johnton.
Secretary Utt was Instructed to persuade
the agricultural college of the state to ex
periment lr > the raising of canalgre on the
state ( arm. This plant , better known as
sour dock , Is excellent for tanning leather j
and can bo raised In this state. It Is believed. '
If It can bo made ono of the state crops <
there Is no reason why tanneries and there
fore shoo factories should cot be established
.
hero. . I
The Cormrerclal club will use all Its Influ- {
cnco to 'tear ' upon the committee of the Na1 1 !
tlonal Educational association to select
Onnha as the next place of meeting. This
committee meets In Chicago on Saturday to
fix upon a convention city for next year.
The ficlsht bureau will be called to con-
ulder the decision of tbo Interstate commis
sion In the brldgo case as soon as the ma
jority and minority opinions reach the city. j
I
Small pIl : , tofe pill , DCS : pi" , us Witt's
Llttlo Early Risers cure biliousness , consti
pation. sick headache.
I'lTlf f iltvtnit titiAPPPniVPO
tin COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Much Eontine Work Attended to with
Neatness and Dispatch.
TROUBLE AHIAD F03SOME CONTRACTORS
IlliiRlinm Introduced n Hcnolutlon ,
Which In 1'nmcil , Wnrnlncr All
that They Will lie Held fur
All Uclnju.
The special meeting ot the city council
Monday afternoon deprived the regular
meeting last night of Us only soEsatlosal
feature. With the slot machine- controversy
removed from the councllmialc back yard ,
little was left but routine matters. Bur-
mpfler's resolution providing for all eight-
hour day for city employes was lalroducoJ
and referred to the committee on street Im
provements and viaducts.
A resolution was Introduced by Blngham
end adopted that promises to make troubla
for oneor two contractors. It provides that
all contractors who hive made no effort to
push their work to completion within the
limit prescribed shall be cotlflcd that the
city will hold them strictly accountable on
their bond lor their delinquency. No secret
la made of the fact thit this resolution is
aimed at Hugh Murphy , who is under bond
to complete the South Sixteenth street re-
paving by Decernb-r 1.
The communication of County Attorney
CaldrLgc relative to the slot machine matter
was placeon file , as the question had
already been disposed ot.
A communication was received from the
Building /Prudes' council contalnlcg the en
dorsement by that ( body of the new plumbing
ordinance which was Introduced at the pre
vious meeting.
The plans for repaying Sixteenth street ,
from Howard to Leivenworth streets , were
oubmlttcd by the Board of Public Worka
and approved. The ccotract and bond of
Hugh Murphy for doing the work waa atao
approved. The abstract of bids on pivlrg
Half Howard street , from Thlrty-slxt'i to
Thirty-eighth street , was referred to the
committee on paving.
Charles Murphy asked for a refund cf the
$10 he had paid for a slot machlco license ! ,
but his communication was p.iced on flic.
CASH IN THE TREASURY.
The following cash statemtot ws received
from the comptroller and priced on file :
Onslv In drawer ? 1.7S ! 3J
Checks for deposit S3i 7S
lialances In banks :
City Kunds.
Commercial National tJO.316 10
rifJt National tO/.DJ 23
Merchims' Nntlor.nl 21.3.3 03
National IJank of Commerce. . . I2.C7J 30
Nebrafkn National I2. iO 51
, Omaha National 52,0)1 "
Union National 22 425 53
|
UnltcU Stntu Niitlonal 21,3302
German Savings , certificate. . 114 CO
Kountze Brothers. Ne.v York. 73I > 1 52
School funds. Union Natlor.al. 14'Ji 31 2JO.-I 73
Police re.let funds :
Oermnn Sa\lnir , certlflcnt's 2.71'S K
American Sax Ins" , cettincat.-s .53 31
Merchants' National S71 ! 5o -l , < 05 43
Special ( und :
Kojntia Urothcn , New Yok. . 2.CCO I'd 2 CO ! n
Total of funds on hanJ JI74.497 37
The contract of Connolly 6 Shew ( or the
construction of the VIntou ctrcct sewer WHG
approved.
An ordinance ordering Twenty-sixth avenue
paved ( rom Half Howard street to St. Mary's
avenue was lutrcduced by Stuht and referred
The ordinance ordering the paving oi
Military avenue ( rom forty-fifth street : o
the city limits was rasscd.
At the reauest of Councilman Burmester
the council will meet informally Friday nlga :
to consider the'new plumb'ng ordinance and
all Interested persons s-e Invited to to be
present and participate
TO cim ; coi.u IN U.M : DAY
Tnho Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If it falls to cure
25c. The genuine has L. B. 0. on each tablet.
AMUSEMENTS.
That James Whltconib Rlley Is a favorite
with the public of Omaha was amply attested
last night by the l jo and demons rativc
crowd thit ailed almcat every scat la the
C e'ghton theater , and 'bat givfted h.s poenvs
and renditions with hearty and genuine ap-
pliuse. It was Mr. Rlley's second appearance
In the city , this season , but from the tarn-out
and the enthusiasm a stranger might have
mls'aken It for Rlley's first night. The
homely old rhymes cf the "Hoosier" poet ,
telling of the farmer life In Indiana re
vealing a rare depth of pathos or genuine
humor , as the mood seized the reader , were
a rare treat ; o the audience , and to rainy It
would have been niora of a treat had the
veal selections by the quartet and jj'.olsts
been omitted entirely , although the music
wao well received. Amcng Mr. Rlley's ree-
tatlcns were "The Old Man and Jim , " "When
the Fost Is the " "
on Pumpkin , "An Old
Sweetheart of Mine. " "My Aunt Mary" and
several others , In which the poet's genius
not only shone , bu' Mr. Rlley's h'strionlc
ability waa ably displayed In his Imitations
of the droll dialect of the Hojsier.
The piano recital under the auspices of the
musical department of the Woman's club at
the Congregational church today will be a
rare treat. M'ss ' Neally Stevens is a per-
fo-rner of unusual ability and the program
she will render Is ono which will glvo her
ample scope for the display of her talent
nnd faculty for rendering choice composi
tions of the masters.
"The Last Stroke , " which comes direct from
Its successful run at the Star theater New
York , will be the attraction at the Crelghtoa
theater for two nights and two matinees' , be
ginning with the Thanksgiving matinee
Thursday.
Of the countless melodramas produced In
Now York recently this la the only one which
attracted more than passing mention. There I
Is not a gun fired In the play , though a. very '
good Idea of soldiering among the Cuban
patriots is given. The climaxes and stage
pictures are described as strongly dramatic
nnd the piece Is slid to be handsomely staged ,
all of the scenery having been especially go- !
ten up ( or the production by Manager Jacob
Lltt.
The noon day pigeant of the Al G , Field
company of sixty talented white performers la
a feature ot the appearance of this company
In each city visited. Sixty men are In the
line headed by Cluster Nlm'a superb military
band. The show Isn't all on the street , how-
over. The performance Is long and fairly
brlstlCH with new and bright Ideas. The one
big feature this yesr Is the Corualla family ,
the acrobatic marvels of tbo day. Mr. Field's
company appears at the Boyd theater for
DHKX L , SIIOOMA.VS LADIES' § 3
SHOES
Are the best $3 shoe on earth nnd
while be Is off at the foot ball same we
want to call your attention to two new
Hues we've added this fall both $ a
shoes ono uiado of heavy kid with
the new heavy extension sole new
round toes the other has the medium
solo In narrow coin toes The style In
these shoes Is equal to * Jiat of any § o
shoo sold while wo guarantee you a
good ? 1 value In every pair we've never
been aulo to offer you Its equal for ? 3
The new souvenirs are here they're
tlner than any we've ever shown before
the ladles that Imvo Iwen waiting for
these should eoino to the store at ouoo
so as to make their selections from the
entire lot. | ,
Drexel Shoe Co , ,
1410 Fa run in Street
Now fall catalogue uow ready ; mailed
for the asking.
two night * , commencltir tonlRht. with epeclal
Thantaglvltift matlnfo Thur dAjr.
On next Saturday , O ) lnso and nlfthj , No
vember 27 , Davis" rncl Tom's Cabin com
pany will ppf r at1:8 < tyj's ( theater.
AMOXO TIIU OM UA CHUUCHKS.
Prcrinrnllnn * frtV' " Olncrvnnce of
TlinnUnKlrlnK Ilnj- .
Extensive preparojlpns are bclnR made by
the various churche&tul other religious so
cieties of the city toward the proper observ
ance of Thanksgiving. The day will open
with a sunrlie prayer Bioctlng under the au
spices of the Young I'oAle's Society of Chris
tian Endeavor , to t > sf field at the People's
church. Services wtltiibogm at 7 o'clock and
will ccticludo at S. .
Beginning it 10:30 : 6'clock Rev , F. M. Sis-
son of the Hanscom 1'ark Methodist church
will dellvtr a union Thanksgiving sermon
at the Lutheran church.-Twenty-sixth and
Wool worth a\cnucs , and will hold services ,
to which the members of all the churches
south cf Farramoud west vt Sixteenth streets
are cordially Invited.
The members of the United PresbytcrUn
churches will hold a union meeting at the
Park church of the denomination , which will
be presided over by Rev. F. B. Foster ot the
First church. The services will be held at
10:30. :
Union services of the Pint Congregational.
First Presbyterl-in , Flr.n Chrlstlin and
Kountze Memorial Lutheran churches will
bo held at the First Methsdlst church Thanks
giving morning. Rev. AV. W. Harsha will
conduct the services and deliver the ser
mon.
mon.Many of the churchca In the northern portion
tion of the city will unite In morning scrv-
les at the Olivet Cipt'st church. Grand ave
nue and Thirty-ninth ntrcot. Rev. La Roy
5. Hand will deliver the sermcn and conduct
the services.
The south sldo chw'chtn , consisting of the
Grace Baptist. Castellar Street Presbyterian
and South Tenth Street Mcthodls' , will unlto
their services at the South Tenth Street
Methcdlft church. The pastor oS the Ust
named church will officiate.
The usual services in commemoration of
the day will be given at All Saints' church
at 10:30. : the paster. Rev. T. J. Mackay deliv
ering the sermon and conducing the serv-
Icco.
Preparations for keeping open house by the
Young Men's Chrlst'an association tore about.
bcm completed and an elaborate program j
which will fill the entire afternoon , has been I
p'anned. At G o'clock the annual Tkunks-
irlvlng dinner will bp served to all members
cf the organisation who are away from home ,
nnd at 7.30 a toeclal song service and other
religious exercises will take place. After
this there will be a posd time on long as
any ono wants to o'ay. There will be nil !
snrts of ( un in th ? gymnasium , with a gaaio
or basket ball between " "
the "Fats" nnd the
"Leans. "
The Transrclstlsslppl Exposition entertainj j
ment given under the auspices ot the np- !
worth league cnaic to a successful conclusion i
at the Hanscom Park -Methodist church lost j
evening. Standing room was at a premium
In the Sunday school rooms last r.injht. Tr-e
entertainment opened with a parade In ccs-
tumo of all the hcrrcrs of the ninny booths. ,
icprescntlns the different nptions of the '
earth. Kollo ing this the gypsy sketch j
under thr direction of ! Mrs Join Dennis ar > l
.Mrs. John Ivors was repented. coing : even a
bcartlo- reception than was ac'-oriei It upon
the Initial performance. The Eiiglng of the >
"Popcorn" sons bv Miss Jedel Parks wan a '
p'of.sing feature of thb specialty and carrod
a well descivcd cncoVc. Among the side' '
shows and other nTtractlons which received '
a larjjo patronage was'lhe Midway. In charge
of Mtpsrs. Fred Da'Io k'nd Fred Foster , nnd
the "Home Comf6it" ' * > booth , planned nnd
thrown open to the pu'Jlle by Lynn Chaflee. ,
The miniature exposition proved to ba eco j j
of the best ontcrlnlnrrients ever given by
the church , both froma ; social end financial J
basis. " j
A social was given by the members of . 1
the Epworth league of the First Methodist
church last nlht. tvfcrcti opens the series of
these gatherings - . .vhlchwill be given at the
-hur.-h thHnlntor. . - Rev. John McQ-1 :
gave an informal tsVi upon the subject
payl'is off the debt ofAthe denomination tuiu
r ; general discussion followed an to the brst
means o * accoaolishlnsptbls ctid. Impromptu
addresses , interspersed nlth music , both In
strumental and \oial. followed , and thi
v.-ho'.e concluded with refreshments served
3y the Women's Aid society. It was an
nounced during the ovenlns by the pastor
.hat Bishop Xewraar. was expected In the
* lty while en route from Sara toga Spring * .
N" . Y. , to ris home In San Francisco , and
rrat he would pobatly pdJ-osj the rongrcsa-
tion of the First church uyon Sunday next.
The attendance at the ? t. Peter's fair In
the Creiahton hall is incre'slni ; every nleht ,
l.irtt night's cro.vd beir. the Mr cU since
the fair opened. The feature of the evening
waa the stapo performance , which will be
changed nightly during the remainder of the
week.
The earth moves Evidence , you can buy
a nrs'-c'.ass liniment. ( Salvation Oil , fcr 25e.
LOCAL HIIHVITIUS.
The Orpheus Sinking BOtlety will give a !
concert , entertainment an-1 ball In Its hall I
at 131.1 Howard street on next ilunday night. |
In view of the fact that there vlll bo no ;
call in the federal court until next Friday
rrornlng Judge Munger has excused the Jury
until that time.
The oxplostcu of a gasoline stove In the
resljrne of John Rui > , Tenth and Bancroft
streets , d'.d damage to the amount of $30.
N'o lns'.T-iice.
IB accordance' with the recent orders is
sued by the postmaster general almost all
the mall carriers In this city who are enti
tled to do EO on account of length of servlco
Imve put stripes upon their sleeves.
The dwelling of Alfred C. Brader , 3214
Hamilton street , was burned to the ground at
S o'clock last night. It was a cottage and
with the contents was valued at $500. The
amount of the Insuranca Is not known.
A. Samlbers stated last nleht that some
one hod obtained entrance to his hallway at
J02 South Twenty-seventh avenue and had
stripped a hat rack. AmonK .other things
missing was a heavy double-breasted chin
chilla overcoat.
The case of Arthur and Carrie Smith and
Ada Graves , charged with the robbing of R.
B. Adarnn In their home near Fifteenth and
Webster streets , carao up for a hearing In
Justice Ccckrell's court yesterday , The de-
ferse w s cot ready ( or trial , and the ceae
was continued mill today at 1 o'clock.
Henry Brown and Nellie NeTTflomo , a
couple o ( colored people living together at
1111 Cns * street , foil out over a piece of
be ( steak which Nellie cooked ( or Henry.
Words followed , and Henry lodged a blow
co Nellie's solarplexus. For this the woman
wants her assailant prosecuted on a charga
of assault and battery.
Joe Sebrlng , a boy , about 10 years of age.
was picked up by 'ihc. police Uot night while
asleep In a hallwiy , of the Board of Trade
building. He aisertefl that ha ! parents lived
no r Twenty-nfth.antl Leavenworth streets ,
but that they haa trratcd him BO cruelly
ti.it ho was obljgefl to run away , The
matter will be
Are you aware of the
CREDITORS' SALE
of CLOTHING
That is being held at the corner of 14th and Douglas Streets ? Are
you aware that 54.50 buys a Suit or an Overcoat that the now Bank
rupt National sold for $7.00 or $7.50 ? Are yon aware that $1,00 spent
with the CREDITORS of this insolvent firm buys nearly $2.00
worth of their goods ? If you are not aware of these proceedings in
your city of Omaha you are missing an opportunity to supply your
self in Winter Clothing that you will recognize when it is gone by , 4
seeing others wearing some of the most elegant clothing for the small
est cost you ever thought of buying good clothes for.
Remember this sale is for a limited time , the balance of this stock
if there be any- goes back to our factory No cost to investigate.
Creditors Sale of the Bankrupt
Corner 14th and Douglas Sts.
a South Omaha News .
The racking houses whl'h arc represented
IIPTO are branching out. and a number of j ,
< .ants 3i c uow being erected In other cities.
The Cuda'iys have just closed a contract
with the Sioux City Stock Yards company i
and will erect a building costing lit the I I I
neighborhood of $300,000 at that point. In ,
'
spc-ik'.ng ' about this new venture , E. A.
CuOahy eaid a few days ago , before ho left I
for the cast , that It was Impassible to get
enough stock at this paint to run the plant I
here to Its full capacity , and for that rca- 1
son be had decided to accept proposition
made bv the stock yards comrany of Sioux I
City and enlarge the plant there in order |
to sur.ply from that locality the balance
of his needs. The G. H. Hammond -company
Is erecting a ho'JJe at St. Paul and another
at Kansas City , while Swift and Company aud
N'p's n Morris are erecting large plants at
St. Joseph , Mo. In this connection It is
understood that the Omaha Packing com-
1 any is Increasing the capacity of Its houses
at Nebraska City and Lincoln.
Whllo all of the packers agree that next
vear will be tbo binner year as far as re-
? ciots of llvo stock at this point are con-
ce.-rred. it is claimed that cveo with
the increzso expected there will not
be enough stock arrive to enable
the houses to operate on a full
Mme schedule. It Is estimated that the re
ceipts next year will show u\ Increase ot 25
per cent over th' year's. There will , how
ever , be an Increased demand on account of
tbo advent of Armour & Co. , nnd this de
mand may possibly inerease the receipts
more than nas previously estimated.
In this connection it Is understood that
all of the i/acklng houses here will make
preparations to handle mora cattle , hogs and
fhcco than they are now doing. Additions
inJ Improvement * are contemplated by the
Hammond company. Swift and Company in
tend building a now smoke house in order
to double the capacity for smoked meats , and
Cudahy has p'anned to t ; tad 5100,000 in eu-
liiging and Improving his pltat.
'IVlf Illume I in pm vrinrii IN.
The rooai ? ! n the Brandes block'T'at the
northeast corner of Twenty-fourth and N j
streets , which were leased some time ago I
by the telephone company , have been vacated i
by ths former tenants , and as far as known I
there ! s ncIit.-g ! to prevent the telephone |
company from moving into its new quarters
19 soon as the switch bcirJ ordered for the
exchange toere is completed. A number of
linemen 'n the employ of the telephone com
pany hav been engage.l for a number of
days In stringing wlrto for new subscribers ,
and a * scon as this a completed eeveriU
party line clrcuHs will be built. These party
I ne circuits are made up o/ five subscribers
on or.2 line end a charge of $1 a month is
made for this kind of service. When the
ne-.v c.iAltch board Is Installed the party line
service will b9 greatly Improved acd there
will then bo no necessity for Hie bslls of ail
the telephones on any particular circuit
being rung when ono subscriber Is wanted.
Over at the Cudaby plant a number of
telephone experts are engaged In putting In
the private exchange mentioned In The Bea
S vcrl days ago. It Is claimed teat this
private exchange will be ES near perfect as
it is possible to make one , as all of the
latest Improvements In telephones will be
used. There will bo fifty telephones at this
plant.
In % union of Slot Mnrliliiox.
Several wagon loads of nlckel-ln-tbe-alot
machines were hauled dov.a hero yesterday
from Omaha and Council Bluffs , the au
thorities in those cities having taken stcpi
to stop slot machine gambling. In this city
nearly every Ealoon and drug store Is pro
vided with some kind of a fclot device end
the machines In saloons are particularly well
patronized. It was rumored Ust evening
that eteps would soon bo taken by the au
thorities to put a stop to slot raachtnu
gambling In this city. Some months ago the
city council > paf.jd a resolution providing
for licensing these devlcru , but only two or
three licences were ever taken but For
eonie reason the resolution was never en
forced acd thcro Is no limit to the number
of thc o machines to be found In tbo city.
It Is not known whether the city or county
authorities will take the matter up , but
more than likely the county attorney will
STAG IIOHN , TTANDLK CAKVING
SKTS
1 ,
We have 80im > ; sets as low oa OOe from
that they run up % ln price to the elab
orately curved luiiiUivd sets suitable for
prt-sentu In nil uitias our pilco.s are very
low while we wnrrnnt the blades to beef
of the best fitiwl wo luve a complete
hardware store hnd' we IMVO priced
every thins Just so thuro Is n legltmato
margin In It for us we furnish esti
mates on any sized Job and K'larauteo
our prices and goods to be what you uro
looking for a jjootl way to test It Is to
try us on a estimate we have some -ISc
lanterns and they are lanterns nothing
cheap about them except the price you
know we have the Jewel stoves.
A. C. RAYMER ,
BUILDERS' HARDWARE HERE
1514 Fanmm St.
have to If any thing Is dcae , as the city
officials appear to lie- totally Indifferent
toout the matter.
\riiinnr'n CoiiMtrui'tloii Work.
-\rmcur's const uc Ion oGlco WCB moved yes
terday from 2912 Q street , where It was located -
cated when work first commenced here , to a
good sized frame 'uulldlng at the eastern
end of the site. The old otllce was occu-
pled by Superintendent Simpson , Paymaster
Saylo. ' General Time Kayier Uowley and
Civil Engineer dc Mo.-atnevlile. This removal
! was made necessary on account of the dls-
r tanco from the point where the principal
part of the work ha now being done. J. Og-
dcn Armour Is expected hero today to look
over the ground and past himself on the
progress of the work. During the time that
the steam shovels were at wo'k nearly 30,000
cars of earth were removed. The task of
removing this amount of dirt was more than
was anticipated and the coat was enormous.
There was no brick laid on the hog cooler
jcstcrday , but a largo force of men were
emplo > ed In finishing up the pier piling nnd
making ready for the ccmeil' floor , which
will bo laid In a few days.
Tlianks ivlnir Scrvlct'H. j
The annual Thanksgiving service will be I
held at the First Methodist Episcopal church ,
Twenty-third and X streets , at 10:30 : o'clock
Thursday forenoon. Pastors of the different
churches In the city will take part In the
services as follows : Rev. Mr. Lovcrne of the
, Swedish Baptist church will lead In the In
vocation Rev. Mr. Johnson of the First Meth
odist church will read the president's proc
lamation. Rev. M. George VanWInkle of the !
First Baptist church will read the governor's 1
proclamation , Rev. Dr. Wheeler of the First
Presbyterian church will offer thanksgiving
prayer , Rev. Herbert P. Espy of the United
Presbyterian church will read the scripture
lesson , and Rev. Howard Crrtmblet * of the
Christian church will preach the tern-oa. Tre
choir of tbo First Methodist Episcopal church
will pfovlde special music fcr the occasion
and the offeIng will bo given to the South
Omaiia hospital.
! , ! ] < Destitution.
It Is thought now that there will bo very
little destitution In ths ! city during the
coming winter. With building operations In
full blast a large majority of the laboring
men have been able to provide for the needs
of themselves and families and so far neither
the city or county have been asked to render
any assistance to residents of the Magic City.
With favorable weather outside work which
will give employment to several hundred men
will bo continued clear up to Christmas and
the Intention now Is to work nil winter at
Armour's provided the" weather is not too
stormy. |
.11 ! ! : < City ( insHlp. !
George Parks has returned from a trip
tn Sioux City.
Edward Wlllets will bo tried In psllce court
totay for stabbing Frank Shack.
At a recent meeting of the local Plaits-
deutschcr vereln delegates to the state con
vention , which meets In Omaha next month ,
were elected an follows : Hans
John Freldt Adolph Furst.
William Thorn of Cedar Rapids spent yea
ttTday In the city v lth friends.
Hugh Scanlon has been sent up to tha
county jail for thirty days for vagrancy.
Scott Harrell uient two days hunting on
the Platte aud returned with thirty-two
gcere.
Dennis Harrington Is dangerously 111 at
the homo or bis son. Twenty-second and N
streets.
Monica , the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T.
J. biur. Twenty-third and II streets. Is dowd
with diphtheria.
Dan Hannan Is laying a permanent side *
walk In front of the Klein block , Twenty *
sixth aud N streets.
A new sidewalk Is being laid on the north
side of F street from Twenty-fifth to TwentyJ
fifth to Twenty-sixth streets.
Myrtle , the Infant daughter ot Mr. and lira.
J. C. Can.ienter , Twenty-ninth and V streets ,
died yesterday and will be burled at Laurel
Hill cemetery this afternoon.
Isaac Young of the Hammond force la still
confined to hU home. His feet wcro badly
scalded some tlmo ago , and the burns do no |
j heal as rapidly as was expected ,
j Mrs. Mary Mills , wife of John Mills , Six-
; t-cnth and Missouri avenue , died yesterday.
The funeral will be held Thursday morning
I at St. Agnes' church. Interment at SU
' Mary's cemetery.
Lee W. Smith and Miss Mary Dennis wcro
1 married last night by Rev. C. N. Dawson at
the residence of C. W. Smith. 2401 N street.
Mr. and Mrs Smith will reside at Twenty-
sixth and 1C streets.
Charles Smith , the ccat thief , was tried
before Judge Chrlstmann yesterday and sen
tenced to thirty days In the county Jail on
broad and water. The particular charga
Smith was sent up ou was the larceny ot
an overcoat from Peter Lcnagh. It la the
Intention to file other cb-irgcs of larceny
against Smith when the term to whkh ho
was Ecnteneed yesterday Is tip.
Arnold's 'Ironio Celerj cures headaches ,
lOc , 2."c and flOc. All druggists.
Trinity Mrtlioillxl UI-II'H Club.
A new and unique Men's club has been
formed at Trinity Methodist Episcopal
church at Twenty-first and Dlnney streets.
The annual du s have been placed nt tha
low liguro of $ t a year. One of the features
of the club U that c-ach member must wrlta
his own biography and read It to the club.
The second meeting of the club occurred last
evening with a very much Increased attend- ,
anee. TT.e Interest likewise was much In-
created and It 19 rumored that other
churches will form similar clubs. Anyone
ono can join , no matter whether ha
N a Methodist or not. The following
are the members to date : Oliver W. Aucti
Moody , J. H. Uextcni , A. S. Cost. K. < J.
Crandall. Georee O. Calder John 1' . Cuer ,
C. W. DeLamutre. U , C. Fowler. M. M.
llamlln , I * . A. Harmon , Dr. W. U. Hohba ,
Ij B. Lucas , J. J. McU-iln , Dr. J. C. Moore ,
F. H. Morp. T. N. Naudaln , i : . A. Parmeleo ,
A T. Iloctor , Fred H. Illcc. J. T. Uoblnson ,
M F Uoys. F. Ul. Sanderson , U. D. . J. M.
Slrplcsa. T W. ShlllinKton , C. M. Schneider ,
MV. . Swain , J. J. Toms , C. F. Weller , W.
S. Wedge , U. S. Wllcox. The next meeting
will be iioxt Monday night In the church.
FOR TWO AVBKKS ONIA'
That's nil the time we are Kohifj to
Kivc ourselves to dispose of thj Council
muffs Musle Go's sloclc of pianos , or
gans and Miuill imisie.'il Instruments
we bought them cheap from the receiver
nnd we're selling them chcni > fully
forty per cent discount on everything
they had we've temporarily rented the
adjoining store , 1015 Douglas , and have
placed this entire stock . * o that yon can
see just what It Is you can't afford to
miss this sale you'll be looking for holi
day prewnts soon If yon buy one of
these pianos now we'll store It free till
Chlrstmns we are making our usual
easy terms on thesi > together with thu
cut prices nmUcs It an object for you
to buy now.
A. HOSPE.
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas
A WOUD AIJOUT DIAMONDS-
We have Imported this fall a much
larger stock of loose stones than we
have for live years the new tarllT al
lows us to Import them at l.r > per cent ICXH
than the ordinary dealer can buy them
wo are rfvlru : our ctiKtomere the bandit
of this saving If you contemplate buy
ing a diamond you should see this Im
portation - we ran sell you a diamond
mounted In rinjr , brooch or stud for
57 from that to $700 we nro only too
slad to show them and you can have
thorn laid aside-pay for them when you
Kut them IJrliiK your engraved plate
here we will print you 100 cards from
It for ? 1.00 or furnish you a new en
graved plate and 100 cards for $1.50 ,
C. S , Raymond Co , ,
Jewelers ,
iBth and Douglas Streets.