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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 15 , 1897-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE OOPY FIVE CENTS ,
TOURIST SLEEPERS POPULAR
Dreat Incrjasa in Patronafjo Daring tbo
Year Just Oloilng.
SERV.CE TO B ! EXTENDED NEXT SEASON
\Vrntrrn Men Wlilcli In 'UnplilljTnU ' -
IK IIolil nn tin * Unxt ItPilucv
> of n 'Pour i < to
no to Comfort.
No department ot pascngor work on west-
tint t-allwi.ya has roccUoJ ir.o c ott.nticn
during the jear now noatlng Its close than
that known ns tourist car service. The
growth ot the modern form ot second c'ssa
travel during the year 1897 Is one of the
notowoithy fcaturcu In thj railway buslno s
ot the yojr. The recent announcement by
ho Chlc-ago , Kosk Island & Pacific Out It
uv > uld put on a line ot tourist car sleepers
between Chicago iind Porilard , Ore. , < o an
ticipate the expected rush of travelers to
the Klondike and the statement that the
Burllng'ton officials are considering a like
move are further p co's ot th > populirlty of
this manner ot travel and li'.UJttato .ha
remarkable Increaoo o ! the tout 1st car
service.
A recapitulation of the various long Jour
neys made by the touilH cais over wcafm
Ht.'H showa the following to bo the lines
of tourist cats that ore urn dally : Chlo'w
to Port anil via Northwestern , Union Pac flo
fliul Southern Pacific ; St. Paul to Portland
via Northern Pacific ; St. Paul to Seattle v a
Great Northern ; St. Paul to Snittle , Roe
Un3 ; Chicago lo San Tranclsco via N'o'th-
'Western ' Union Pacific and Southern Pa-
ciac ; Chl-ags. to Loa Angeles \U Santa I''e.
The following are the llnoa of tourist cars
that run once n wesk : Boston to Los
AiiHcloj via Bston & Alb ny , Ntw Yoik
Central Michigan CciUial , the Burlington
roate , It o Grande and rouf'crn P clflc ; Pos-
< on lo Los Angeles vb Fitch u ? , De aware
& Hudson. Crlc , O loigo & Alton , M ssjurl
Pacific , Illo GtanJo anl Southern Pc ft : ;
Chicago to San Francisco vli Chicago &
Alton. Iron Mountain , Texas & Pacific i.rul
Southern Pacific ; nos'on to Los An-
ge'es via FHehburg , Wc t Sh re ,
Nickel Plate , Rock Island , Rio Grande and
Southern Pacific ; Chicago to San Francisco ,
via Hock Island , Texis & Pdlfic and South
ern Pacific ; St. Paul to LOB Augeleo. via
Minneapolis & St. Louis , Burlington , Cedar
Rapids it Northern , Rock Island , Texas &
Pacific and Southern Pacific ; St Paul to Los
Angeles via Minneapolis & St. Lauls. Rock
Island , Rio Grande and Southern Pacific
Chicago to San Francisco via Milwaukee ,
Rock Island , Colorado Midland , Rio Grandp
Western and Southern Paclfls ; Philadelphia
to Los Angeles , Philadelphia & Reading , Le-
hlgh Valley , Grand Trunk , Rock Inland , Rio
Grande and Southern Pacific ; Boston to Port
land , via Fltchhurg , West Shore , Nickel
Plate , Rock Island , Illo Grande , Oregon Short
line and Oregon Railway and Navigation com
pany ; Minneapolis to Lee Angeles , via Chicago
cage Great Western and Santa Fe ; Minne
apolis to Los Angeles , via Northwestern , Un
ion Pacific nnd Southern Pacific ; St. Paul t
Ban Francisco , via Northern Paclfi : anc"
Southern Pacific ; Washington to San Fran
Cisco , via Piedmont Air line and Southern
Pacific ; Cincinnati to San Francisco , vv
Queen & Crescent and Southern Pacific ; Chicago
cage to San Francisco , via Illinois Centra'
and Southern Pacific ; Pittsburg to San Fran-
rlsco , via Baltimore & Ohio , Baltimore & Ohio
Bpiithw catcrn , Illinois Central and Southcin
Pacific ; Chicago to Los Angeles , via Santu
Fo. A monthly excursion from St. Taul to
Loli Angeles In run via the Great Northern
the Oregon Railway and Navigation company
and-tho Southern Pacific.
SPREADING IN THE BAST.
Of the routes mentioned nearly all those
over which tourist cars are lun weekly have
"personally conducted excursions. " llardlj
any ot the dally tourist car excursions arc
"personally conducted. " The west enjoys : >
greater number of these tourist car excur
sions than the east. But one tout 1st car
routu starts from Philadelphia and none from
New York City. The tourist car. however , Is
making constant Inroads into eistern ter
ritory , and Itvould not ho surprising If the
coming year should see the establishment of
a number of tourist car lines out of both
New York and Philadelphia. At present Bos.
ton Is the most favored o ( cistern points.
In the west a largo number of the tourist
car routes lie through Omaha , as Is very
natural , In view of the presence of the Bur
llngton , tha Northweotcrn-Unlon Pacific , the
Rock Island and the Milwaukee-Rock I&land
lines here. Of other western cities St. Paul
and Minneapolis seem to enjoy the balk of
tourist-car llnca , and a large numbar have
their starting point In Chicago. The con-
Urueil growth of the tourist cat ajslem in the
iwegt Is sufficient proof that western roads
with "an eye to profit from a largo amount
of cheaper business , look after the comfort
able tiavel of the medium and poorer classes
as much as Uioy take care of first clasj
travel. Esatern railroads hav ? been openly
charged a number of tlnuo recently by the
Now York Trlbuno with catering only to the
woll-to do and wealthy classes of travelers.
However true thla may he the chatge can
not bo reasonibly argued against western
roads , all ot which now have their tourlet
car routes. In these travelers are given
good , clean accommodations , with a colorcJ
porter for each car , at a rate HO much chuapei
than the flrst-clEea sleeping cir fare that
the traveler Is able to save a considerable
percentage In hla traveling oxpcnss. The
further extension of this movement , which
has so prominently manifested Itself during
1897 , 1s ono of the railroad prospects for the
coming > ear that western passenger men now
look forward to as a cerialnty.
COM'KOI , OF Till ; : CIIIOUJO I'OI.ICK.
( o Cri'Uto n lliniril to lie . \i > -
Iiolnled by tht * ( Jovrrnor.
SPRINGFIELD. 111. , Dec. 14 , The much
talked of metropolitan police bill , which Is
to ha Kiifcmltteil to the legUUturc- the
present special cession , and which Is expected
t
pected to take the Chicago po'.lcu depart
ment from the control of the present
democratic city administration , woe made
public last night. Tha bill provides for a
board ol three pcrcons , appointed by the
governor , which shall have full power to ap
point , ( ' . 'relume , promote ami degrade the
police officers usder c'.vll service regulations.
Thercoyor Is given control ot tbo department
coly In. times of tumult or riot , and the
chief of police ls left with but little power ,
The bill will be Introduced In the senate
tomorrow by Senator Barry , and Is expected
to meet fierce opposition from the demo
cratic minority ,
OMuriliTi-il ! > } WlilUCIIIIN ,
NASHVILL13. Tcnn. . Dec. 14.-A Birming
ham ( special to the Banner says ; Louis and
Joilin Homier , IIAO ncsroi who hnvo been
nttenJlni : tha United States court hcru as
iwltni'scca nealnst alleged v\hltccappor ,
worn murdered last ntcht near Kennedy. In
I amar county. Details vveru monger , but
Jt W3 ns that thuy were allied out of their
lionH's ami shot daim. The1 novel nor has
been notified and further trouble la feared ,
Uu Price of Caiuifil Cooilx.
CHICAGO , Dec , 14. A special mooting of
thev 'Association of Western Makers of
Canned Goods was held here today to
dtvise- plan for limiting the acreage of
production nnd to keep up prices. The
iiH'ctlntr was held behind closed doors. An
attempt was made to form an agreement
to maintain rates und to atop the cutting
which ocean at the close of the season of
the present year. ,
Colonel Siioitilou llu ) u Trotter ,
DANVILLU , Ky. , Dec. U.-Jacob Ilughcly
of Danville has sold to Colonel Saovvdcn
of Philadelphia the two-year-old irotter ,
The Dutchman , for $3,000 , The Dutchman
' as no record , but finished second to Junto
„ ' In 2:4Ui : In thftblK Stock Form utako at
, cxlngton " - ( S % ? r ijiewas sired by
" * * .1 " * * tje dam , of five
\iw HOUSE nui.ns ,
.Vo KxtriixlCliniiRcH from 1'rc cni
Oncn Mkoly to lie Mnile.
WASHINGTON , Dec. H. A new code ot
rules for the house of representatives will
bo presented by Sneaker Reed and his asco-
clatcfl on the committee on rules alter the
holiday recces. At present the housu Is
proceeding under the rules of two years
ago , thcso having been adopted pending the
framing of new rules. The present purpose
ls to rcadopt ike old rules without Impor
tant changes. Representative Barrett of
Massachusetts Is to bo given a hearing at
an early day on two amendments which ho
proposes. One of these seeks to give the
minority larger rights than It enjoys at
present In presenting amendments and sub
stitutes and In securing time during debit ? .
At pressnt the rules are very fltrlot ant ] in
dividual members have little latitude la
securing additions to appropriation / bills.
, Mr. Harrrtt's extended service as speaker of
the Massachusetts house of representatives
gives added weight to the changes he Is
urging , although U Is not expected that they
i will bo favorably considered my the commit
tee. In view of published reports that Mr.
i Reed was framing a rule designed to cut
i off "rlrters" to appropriation bills original-
i Ing In the senate , It is stated toy one familiar
, with the speaker's views that he has not
[ contemplated any such action , ami that the
houeo could not do so if It would , When
such amendments come over from the sen
ate , the house Is obliged to act on them by
concurring or nonconcuring , and It Is aald
that this action could not bo changed so as
to abridge the rights ot the senate.
PIlAMn A SIJ\V II.VXKUIH'TCY LAW.
l'rol < lLH Only for Voluntary I'rococd-
IIIKN I'V l'rlrn < < ! InillvlilnnlH ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 14.-A-natlon.il bank
ruptcy bill , similar In Its substantial feat
ures to the Hendersan-Culbcrs'On bill , paescd
by the house last session , will be reported
to the houae this week by the judiciary
committee. The bill provides for -both volun
tary bankruptcy and Involuntary bankruptcy.
By its provlaloafr any one may file a peti
tion and go Into voluntary bankruptcy , ex
cept n corporation. The latter maj be forced
'ato It but not otherwise- Wage carnere ,
laborers and farmers can , not be forced Into
It. All othcrPare subject to Involuntaiy
bankruptcy lot' Certain deslgroted causes.
In Roncrsl tlie involuntary causes relate
to fraudulent c&nduct ( co < the part of the
bankrupt , . "Thp. clause in past measures
providing tbw a'thah who permits his com
mercial paptf4 < P go Unpaid for thirty days
shall bo an 'involuntary bankrupt Is cllml-
nrttd , The general effect of the b'.ll is to
ilscharge the bankrupt of all debts after
the estate hna been adm'nlstered and It has
been found that \hero \ has been no fraudu
lent conduct. The bankruptcy measure It
so framed ns to make Its administration
simple and taexpsnstve. It Involves only
two officers , a referee zad a trustee.
PAYING PACIFIC \1I.HOAD 1IOXDS.
Secretary GnKe Inen iXiitlcc lo
Ilolilem.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 14 , Secretary Gage
bis Issued a public notice to the effect ( hat
on Friday , December 24 , 1897the Treasury
department would bo prepared ito begin the
redemption wlf'iout Interest of the bonds
Issued In aid ot the Pacific railroads , com
monly known as currency slxep , n2 matur
ing January 1 , 1S93 ; and that checks will be
mailed on December 24 in payment of
principal aud interest to maturity of all
bonds presented before thy. date. The
aggregate of the bonds maturing on January
I Is $19,904,952 , of wtolch $10,614,120 was
Issued in aid of the Central Pacific ; $15-
019,512 , Union Pacific ; $1,423,000 , Kaasaa
Pacific ; $320,000 , the Central Branch of the
Union Pacific , and $1,628,320 , the Sioux City
& Pacific. The net cash balance In the
treasury will bo decreased by thcso several
amounts aa paid. On January 1 next , how-
eve ; , the caou will be Increased by about
517,000,000 , due from the reorganization com-
mltteo of the Union Pacific , and during the
first week In January by $8,100.000 additional ,
.naktng the net loss to the cash about $405-
000.
-snuuon FORCE iu.vsiox OFFICE.
Vmcitilmciit to Cut Oil thePny of
Mm > tHlx CU-rkN.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 14. In the house to
day , on motion of Mr. Lawrence of Massa
chusettcj , Saturday , January 8 , was set aside
for pa > lng tribute to the memory of the
late Representative Wright , his predecessor.
Then without further preliminary business
the house went Into committee of the who'o
sod proceeded to the cons deration of the
legislative. execAiUve and Judicial appropria
tion bills. Mrf Bfpgham , republican of Penn-
ojlvan'a. In ch'iirge 6f ( he meisure , explained
Us provisions in detail. Mr. Blngbim said
ho wouH' ' offer amendments to reduce the
ccrlcftl : force * Jh the pensico office by nlnetj-
slx clerks , InVplvlng a reduction of $115OUO
In salaries.
The house adjourned at 1:45 p. m. out of
respect to the president.
PoNliione Polnpric ScalliiK JIII1.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 14. The admlnlstra-
tlcu bill to prohibit pelagic sealing will not
bo urged any further in the house at present.
There were signs of a hot ijonttlct when Rep
resentative Hltt called up the bill the other
"ay. It has been deemed best to await the
action of the senate , where a similar bill Is
pending , and to push the senate measure
.vhen It comes over. , rather than proceed with
'ho house bill , while the present antagonism
exists.
nil ? Shoe Fiiotory ror 3catluinl.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 14. A British
corporation has arranged to start a fihoe
factory et Ca'usto'cld , Scotland , capable of
turning out 20,000 pairs of shoes weekly
mi Conoul Fleming at Edinburgh t-ays thla
Is the beginning of an attempt to compete
with America In sho& inak'ag. The British
reports show that more , tjhan 45 per cent of
the total Imports ot &hoes Into the British
colonies are of American manufacture.
us min T-OII IIOMICIUL : ,
InillcntlouR thcit IIn | I/a t Wife Died
from Potion.
NEW YORK. Dec. H , Charles Zanoll , the
baiber who has been lie-Id on suspicion of
causing the death ot many people on whose
lives he had obtained inburnnce , was ar
raigned in the police court today on the
charge of homlpldei In causing the death of
Jcanie Sunnier , his tqurth and last .wife , by
the use of poison of some other means. The
charge was based upon thp result of the pre
liminary examination Upon thu body of
Jeanlo Sulimer , 'which was exhumed yester
day , .The death certificate of that woman
gr.ve typhoid1 fever as tbo cause of her dp *
misc. The cursory Investigation made by
the experts proved that tjptiold fever was
not a direct cause of death , Zainll has
already pleaded guilty to the charge of de
frauding an .Insurance company , but has pos.
Itlvply denied that he was In any way ( re
sponsible for I be deaths of his four ulvra
and the other persons whoso Insurance he
obtained.
Zanoll was held without ball on the charge
of homlcldo Hq vvll ) bo examined on Satur
day next. Throughout the proceedings today
Zanoli appeared.perfectly calm.
DUcriMllt Stwr > - of M'reck.
CHICAGO , Dec < H.-A tus with thieo men
aboard was reported IP be sinking off the
Lakcshoro drive mnr"Scott street last even.
Ing. A tlcrco atorrn won In progroa * m the
time. The report IB not credited unions
rmu no me-n. who bcltpve the persona who
UitnU they eavv the tug sink mistaken.
Vloui-v for SuUiitlon Oiilonv.
CHICAGO , Deo. H.-Comm4ndcr and Mrs
Booth-Tucker outllped their Arkantas valley
colonization plan to'a largo meotlne at 8al.
vatlon Army headquarters last night. Sub-
Htrlptlons to the amount of J10.000 were re-
ooived before the close of the meeting1
WORK AT EXPOSITION GROUND
Busy Beanos Enacted at the Site of tha
Tram m'ts'ssippi Show ,
ENERGETIC HUSTLE STILL CONtlNU S
Contractor * Hurry to Oet Ont of the
Wii of Winter , " \ VlioncAp -
lironch Hit * Already
llccii Ilerulili'il. >
Work IB being pushed as rapidly as possible
on the exposition grounds In order that the
big buildings may bo under root befoio an
other snowfall. The snow ot Monday de
layed the workmen considerably , but It was
quickly cleaned away on the timbers of the
roofs and every energy Is being directed to
ward getting the upper portion of the build
ings enclosed. No attempt Is being made to
clear the snow from the floors of those build
ings whcro the roof la not closed In.
Tha doors arc being hung In the Manufac
tures building and the windows arc nearly
all In place. The staff , men arc putting on
the finishing touches on the outside , and very
little remains to be done on the outside ol
this beautiful building.
Smith & Eastman , the staff contractors ,
hive completed the scwfTo'.dlng about the
outside ot the Machlnerj and Mines bulld-
Ingo and are ready to take- advantage of the
first warm day to cover the outer vails
with a coat of piaster. The staff men art )
working In all kinds of weather , putting
the decorative work on these bulldlncs at
a rapid rate. As the work progresses It becomes -
comes morn apparent to the many v'sltors
to the grounds that they will be palaces of
beauty. The handsome pieces which are to
ornament the various portions of the build
ings are Ijlng about In seeming contusion ,
but when the many pirts are assembled
they form a charming whole : About 100
men are employed on the staff 'work and
w-hon the weather Is warm enough to han
dle piaster a largo number of additional
men are employed to cover the pla c sur
faces on the buildings.
The Art building Is still at a standstill on.
account of the delay In receiving lumber. The
man In charge of the work has stopped mak
ing predictions as to when the structure will
bo commenced.
Nothing was being dene on the Govern
ment building yesterday , except to drive
piles. Contractor Raymond , who has the
pllo contract , said hewould finish the south
wing yesterday acid would start at the center
of the building and finish the north wing as
fast as possible. Contractor Moore said his
men were waiting for the pile-driver to get
away from the south end before resuming
work. He said work would bo pushed rapIdly -
Idly when this was done. It was stated on
good authority that John Latonsor , who has
charge of the inspection of the Government
building , had notified Contractor Moore that
he must work only eight hours on the build
ing , instead of working nine hours or longer
when the weather permits. The statutes of
the United States provide that on govern-
trcnt wcrk eight hours shall constitute a
day's work , and Mr. Latenser'q action was
taken under this statute.
The roof is being put on the Liberal Arts
building lit a rapid rate. The contractor
for this building sa > s he Is delayed with
the cornice becausehe has not been fur
nished complete drawings for this portion of
tl-.3 work. | - ;
The last truss for the roof of theti .Ma
chinery building was raised yesterday. ( The
sheathing for the roof .is being put on as
fast as possible end the building will , prob
ably be covered by the first of next week.
The lire engine houseat Twentieth street
Is progressing. The doors and windows ere
being p'ut in place and a tempsrary floor 19
being laid. The building has been covered
with tar paper to make It habitable and It
will be ready for occupancy within a few
days.
Jernej's Interest.
According to reports received from F. F.
Ford , commercial agent for the exposition ,
now In' New Jersey , the New Jersey Expo
sition commission to taking active steps to
Interest manufacturers In that state In the
Idea of making en exhibit at the exposition.
The commission Is visiting the several man
ufacturing districts and laying before- the
people the- plan and scope of the- exposi
tion and explaining the advantages to be
derived from an exhibit , A mass meeting
of the manufacturers of Patereon. was planned
for tonight , at which the commlssloa waste
to appear and promote the exposition. Mr.
Ford reports that the- people of that eectlon
are allvo to the Importance of the exposi
tion and he anticipates a creditable show
ing.
Xotci of the
H. Muenteferlng of this city has been ap
pointed special commissioner fcr the exposi
tion to Switzerland and will start for his peat
within a few days.
The Quaker City Machine cqropany of Richmond
mend , Iml. , makers ot green house machin
ery , ventilators , etc. , has arplled for space In
the Horticultural building in which to ex
hibit the practical operation of their appli
ances.
1'ercy S. Eustls of Chicago , Luilui ; W
Wakeley of St. Louis and George 1" . Lyman
of St. Paul , all general passenger agents o
thu Burlington lines , were escorted to the
CJJioaltlon grounds yesterday by Manager
Eabcock of the Transportation "department
where they Inspected ttie.bulldjnga and note :
the progress which has been mads In con
stnctlon.
Vllmorln , Andrleux & Co. ol Paris , scet
dealers and extensive growers of' ' all kinds o
seeds , have made application , through thnl
Amor Iron representative , August Hliotert o
Now York , for space In whoh | to exhibit thel
wares In the way of all arletjes of sqedu
They are also manufacturers of llthogrjiih
plates Tor the use of florists In catalogues
etc. , and they announce their Intention o
making an exhibit ol this , kind. They rtcslr
spare In the Horthulture building.
PENSIONS FOR WlSYTISnM VETHOANS
Survivor * of Lute Wiir
) > tin * Gc-iiernl Government ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. lSpecial. ( . ) Pen
slons have been Issued as follows ;
Issue of November 29 ;
Nebraska : Original Daniel Hn'ps'.er , Blu
Springs , $ < t ; Htrhard Meln , Omnha , $8. Jle
Issue Franklin M. Iloss , Lincoln , IS.
IOAU : Original Abraham Correll. Kcota
* 12 ; Albrldge Enton. Cre ton , ; 6l George w
Hook , Conrad , * G. Additional Montreal U
Hrojrue Soldiers' home , Marshall , $3 to J12
Edward M. McKlnle-y , Clinton , Jl to ? :0 :
John C. Gallap , Thurman , } 0 to $12 ; Solomoi
Hoffman , Reasnor , ( G to UO. Reissue
Thomas L. Hnhn , Polk City. $17. Orlunn
widows , etc. Ilnnmih ISllzaheth AcUey
Hertrum. M ; Martha J. Jenkins ? ShellHburj.
J8 ; Susannah Illley. Steamboat Hock , IS
Jennette McCormack. Ottoscn , 12 ,
'Montana : Original John H. Lafevcr
Ennls , 12 ; Henry M , Woodward , Roberts.
Colorado. Original David H. Freeman
Holyoke , t2.
Iilentltv of Hulilicr
ST. IX > UIS. Dec , U. A Wan who gave hi
name an James Nolandwhen nrrcs cd b
the police several days auo for the burglar
of beveral West End residences , turns ot
to bq James Oldham , n graduate : of Trlnlt
college , Dublin. He acknowledged h's Idci
Jlty todiy und confc s < d th'xt ho robbed ( h
West En- ' homes of a number of ml.l'on
ulres , Oldham came recently from Uosto
alth a female friend ,
Itiil ) Alny Ciiimt * llnj'tl .Trouble.
NEW YORK , Dec. H.-lf Jt.llfolio. . \n the
courne pursued by Germany tolH'ntlng nn
indemnity for the murder of'mi Itajlan sub
ject and the Illegal seizure of an ItnlUn
vesH'l , the belief prevails In WasilnEton
that President Bum will bo forced by thu
people to dco'.arei war , says a Washington
dispatch to the Herald.
nuoATCH's atEpLY is Fii.no.
Hclator Come * Hotare Supreme Court
with Fnrtficr IMeiiiltiiRn ,
LINCOLN , Dec. r4. ( &poclal Telegram. )
The reply In the dro t h-Xtoorcs case wag
filed In the supreme court this morning by the
attorneys for BrMtcb.l | is In. effect a gen
eral dental ot the factjf ipi'up In Moores' answer
'
swer , and alleges that'tMcorcs was never
legally elected and Uainot lawfully been
major of Omaha. 4 If denies that J6.027.56
waa all the luoncy MdoreA collected ns fines
and penalties and denies that ho has paid all
such mciuy collected Jti the proper officers ,
but tint ho has wrotrpftiJlj Tltbhold $2,060.83.
U denies that the IWnt'orjlGJ was collected
by the deputy , but tBcgcr that It was col
lected by Moores nna'thtfUo has never In
tended to pay it over.Srhc'dcnlal Is alto made
that Moores was ever MotSflcd to withhold the
$600 shown in Dockefctt J | but ollcges that ho
was notified by the cofatKtrcasurer to i y It
over and that Mooresjlhnn"ievcT ) Intended to
pay. The reply a 3nilts that the bal
ance , $1,818.83. warj received by Moores
In sums not larger than $100 , bxit alleges
that the same ; wasgrwld long before the
expiration of hla term ak district clerk and
that the Items had" nol 'been overlooked by
him. The admission Is1 also mudo that there
la U great deal of buslncw to be attended to
by the district clerk , but ot ro muoi as to
allow the overlooking of euch Items. It Is
alleged thac Mooreu had nn accountant em-
pl&jed during his last'jtar In the olllco .and
that Moores failed to pay over < ho bums
found due by the oceountant's report , and
that a second accountant has since been em
ploye ! to find the amounts duo , but the reply
denies that Moores paid over the 1,818S3
upon the rcpoit of this accountant , and
alleges tuat ho knew Icog before April 20 ,
1S97 , that -the money was due from him , and
that ho never Intended to pay the same nnj
bid not at all times the money wherewith to
rnako the payments.
lavniiV TIME vJ-rru Tim TOUGHS.
Stnrt lit < o illun it Ncbrnnkn To n , Iitit
Du > Xnt
WIXSIDE , Neb , D c. 14. ( Special Tclo-
gram. ) A gang of toughs descended upon
this village last night , thrco coming In on the
h'Ind ' baggage and two walked In later , all
from Iho east. Tiey visited all the business
houses during the oyenlnR begging for
money acd food and trying to sell jewolry.
They also visited the saloon often. About 10
o'clock they took possession of the ofilco at
Turner & 'Brecner's elevator and proceeded
to make themselves comfortable. The mar
shal attempted to eject Ihem , tout they were
tto strons for him single-handed. He then
secured a posse andl arrested them. The
search at the coolcr'did riot reveal anything ,
but from observation and a few stray re
marks they made the marshal concluded he
had a bad gang on bls hands and , placed an
armed gvard over them. They soon began to
ng and jrnke considerable noise and after
little while the end of the cooler roof was
Icked out , they having sawed through the
elling of their cell and through the gable
.nd of the building , ' \yhero the saw came
rein is a mystery. Tha guard ordered them
> ack , but they refused and one stuck his l g
ver preparatory to getting down , -when the
; uaT < l fired and filled his leg full of fine shot ,
le Tell to the ground , was carried to the
lotel and a doptor called to dress his wounds.
'he authorities will endeavor to hold the
ang a few days In hopes some one -will caller
or them , as they are" evidently crooks and
may be wanted somowhero. ,
IORE , A > D nDTTEIl VEGETABLES.
Cliib DlxciumcH a Hot
HouseProposition. .
The executivecommittee of the Commercial
lifb at Its tegular rnetellng- yesterday spent a.
oodjjortlon of Its timeijn planning wa'ys and
means 1o Increase -production of vegota-
iles about tbo city. "Bjta' , ' hot house system
t is believed that vegetable gardens can be
made one ot the big industries and resources
f the city. *
In the course of thfc discussion ) It was
rought out that almbaj. all the other large
itles of' ' the country' ' were surrounded by a
ystcm of gardens from ; which they Sfcured
ho biggest oortlon of .their vegetables and
Ight farm products. The case la , dlffercut
n this city , where almost aJl the vegetables ,
particularly In the early'part of the asason ,
aro' ' Imported.
The scheme proposed 'is to Induce local
; ardeners to do as others do In other parts
of the country. An effort -will be made to
get them to erect hothouses , in which the
vegetables can be sown1sarly. . "When tfce
weather -permits the'ypuhg plants can be
ransplanted at abouf lhe time the seed is
ucually sown. In thls way > Omaha can se.
cure from her own fields vegetables In
spring instead of the middle of the summer ,
The advantage w.111 e that a considerable
ndustry will bo built np and money that now
; oc ! > out of the lty Vill bo retained here
Moreover Omaha people -will bo supplied with
resh vpgetahles Instead of the wilted arti
cles that are brought , in. Finally , if the
plan can be put into operation by next
spring , exposition visitors can be Impressed
vlth the Idea that Omaha Is a tig gardening
center. Thu matter has been put Into the
lands of Secretary Utt
It was announced Ihit ths Ncbrcska
Farmer , a farming Journal which has been
published In Llnto'n for the past twenty-
Lwo years will to removed to this city
on the first of the year. The first Omaha
Issue will be published in the flrat week in
Jtinuary. >
It was decided to combine the regu'ar
monthly meeting and the annual meeting
ot the club next month , This joint gatherIng -
Ing will o < : cur on January 12. President
StillWell of the Pittsburg , Kansas City and
Gulf railroad will come back from Kansas
CJty to deliver an nddress.
The following new * members were re
ceived : n. C. Peters , W. W. Coatea , W.
W. Slntaugh and 0. w. Russell.
DeiuoruHtMii1al Context.
An oratorical contest for a Demnrest
Bllver medal was WM at the church of
the Latter "Day Saints' Monday evening and
waa h. decided success from beginning to
finish. The otjurch wan well filled with ad
miring friends or the" little folks who so
grnalouBly entertained them. The contest
opened with a flection from thp choir ,
whlci ccntrbuteI ) , Ihejmuslo for the evening
After a few words of explanation to the
judges as to rules and regulations by Mm
B. H. Shlnrock , state superliUmdunt , the
Ilrat Bpenker ot the pvenlng , Msi ! Amber
Delaney , took- the platform and convinced
the audience ttiat hc thoroughly under
stood her subject. Mlsfl Dollle Dovcral grave
"The Ducle Is Calllnff. " Msa | Vlolot Jonea
recltod "The English Sparrows. Must Go"
with effect. Mlra Virglna Merges tendered
"In the Kegs.1 in a manner that showed
decided dramatic tnlcnX Miss Florence
Murphy rendered "Th ? World on Fire"
Mrs. W. A. Chnlee und Mlra Marola
Marnh entertained the' ' nudlcnco with their
hnmorouH Imitations and n. violin solo ,
The judges , K. C. Pose , Mlsu Bwartz and
Mr. Hollenlieck- brought Jn a decision In
tavor 9f Mlas , Violet Jonc ,
aunt uliiH tinIthllron. . ) Tl I if.
6T. LOUIS. 0ec. H.n the United States
circuit court ot appeals the suit of the
United States against t e DCS Molncu Ynllcy
Railroad coirpany , Jumes O. West and
Sylvester M. FoJrchlM has ben decided
ogainst the. govemraervt , the lower court of
the nortnern 'dlstrlqt , of Ioiva beln
MUBtalnoJ , Tne ca.urt , ( f appeals held that
tha Unltcil StaUa hod no Interest In the
matter and had m r fy lent lit ? mimeto
F.ilrchlltl In the ( titter's third aittempt to
prove a homecend tlt'e ! to land patented by
the mte. of ICJAB to'tho Des Slolnra Jllvtr
Valley Rallrcnd nanipany and rold by the
company to West. t
( ioriuuiiH rotltc tint Firm. , - .
BERLIN , Dec. H.-jThe North OerniaB
Gazette Ibis tvojSng'poplItheil ' the fallowing
ofilcia statfrnenf. . ' 'Ctntrsry to American
reports. rJLqnt 4s littts st"tc that all l-
cjulet at Port au PrlDteadd | no dlttii'iiitnces
a-e feared , while the members ol tlie dip
lomatic co-.ps cancbt bt irritated at thn Oc"-
mau comaisndcr , TIO C' , tha latter , although
unable to comply wlthj H request to post
pone warlike aitloa , > stlll maintained all
due politeness | u cu-lntcreour o with that
countr } ' . " *
Salvation Oil tta cuud msny of rheuma
tism when other remedies failed. I'rlco , 25c.
PUTS THE SMITHS ON TRIAL
Justice Quickly Lay a Pirm Hold on a Pair of
Cormorants ,
SHARKS W(10 ( ROBBID OLD MAN ADAMS
I.nropny front the 1'cmoii Cane
llcnril liy n. .Ttirj- tit ttir Crlm-
lun | Court Vlctlm'M
Slorj.
TUio CQ6o of the State ot Ncbraftka against
Carrie and Arthur Smith , both co'.ored , la on
trial before Judge Baker and a. Jury. The
prosecuting witness Is H , D. Adams , a white-
balrcd map , fully 70 years of age. The al
leged crlrao Is larceny from the pereon and
Is said to have been committed In this clt >
during the afternoon of No\einber 20 , last.
The prosecuting wltiierw on the date men-
tinned : wta on hie way from Tckamah , this
state , to Lcavcnworth , Kan. , where bo ex
pected to become on tnmato of the Soldiers'
home. On the witness eland this morning
ho said that he reached the city csily In
the morning of the day In : question. He re
mained at the Wobfter street depot waiting
for en opening train , prior to continuing his
journey.
Tired of waiting about the depot , during
the afternoon Adams picked up his crutch
and , leaning heavily upon It started out to
hunt for something to cat. He had not pro
ceeded far when he sajs that no met Ar
thur Smith , who said : "Old man , jou look
tired , and if you will come with me I will
find you n place where jou can rest and eat. "
Not being accustomed to the ways of a city ,
Adams says he went with Smith , who con
ducted him Into a by-street ana into a lieu o
that was occupied by Carrie Smith cad a
number of other colored women. On enterIng -
Ing the house Adams says ' 'Carrie Smith
plumped herself down Into my lap and throwIng -
Ing her anna about my nek exclaimed : 'Old
man I love you , ' " Adams says the woman
drew his head over onto his shoulder'and tli.it
as she did so , Arthur Smith went through his
pocket and took out $21 and a railroad ticket ,
after which ho conducted him to the door and
told him to go haice.
Before going out of the house , Adams de
clared that thr Smith woman drew a razor ,
and after flourishing It In front of his face
said : "Wo belong to a secret society and
If yon toll op us your heart will be cut out. "
The old man forgot all about the threat , and
AS soon as ho reached the open air , he
hurtled around and told his troubles to a
policeman , whereupon the Smiths were ar
rested and locked In Jail pending the hearing
of the trial that Is now on.
ARGUMENTS IX TUB JJOLLX CASK.
Attorney nrome OIIPIIN for < lic De-
fciiNo , Exporting < o Tulle All ! ) > .
The second day of the arguments In the
csac ot the city against the bondsmen ot
Henry Bolln , ex-ojty treasurer , Is on be
fore Judge Slabaugh , with Attorney Drome
arguing for the defense. Attorney Scott
closed his opening argument fcr the prosecu
tion Monday , qfter which the customary
adjournment was taken. Yesterday the
Jury was in court , looking as frcsli and bright
as twelve men could look after h-a-vlng been
locked up for pver four weeks. Attorney
Brome Immediately commenced to present
the defemso as ho viewed it. contending that
.tho prosecntlon/had- brought home to
life'bondsmen arty proof 6f a defalcation upon ,
the part of iBolln for which they could be
thela liable.
Attorney Brome will he followed by At
torney Mahdhey today. Thursday Atlorncj
Connell will close for the city , after which
Judge S'.dbangh will Instruct the jury.
Convicted Hlerliitiiy Hobln-ry.
In the case of the State against Lawrence
Ilorumor , the jury In Judge Baker's court
yesterday returned a verdict of guilt } ,
finding the defendant guilty ot highway
robbery , in this , that early lasit fall , assisted
by otnors , he put Joseph Habrlk In fear and
took $10.50 from bis pockets.
LOGIC ' UJP A TOUGH QUA'IITCT. '
Two Men nnrt Two 'Women AVho Hour
Evil nrrttrtutlonH.
The police made a good capture Mon
day evening < ln the perscos of J.
Stewart , Laura Stewart , Joe Bee and
Hattlo Russell. The Huseell woman
and Joe Bee were located at 103
North Ninth street , while Laura IStewart and
J. Stewart were captured at 107 South Ninth
street. These persna are said to bo mem
bers of a set of panel thieves and highway
men known as the "California" gang.
The gang first came Into prominence In
San Francisco , where they wore said to be
responsible for a number ot robberies , con
sisting of larcenies from theiperson , a couple
of burglaries , and one highway robbery. The
San Francisco police at length made the city
too xyarm for them , and the gang decamped
across the bay to Oakland. Here they were
brought to trial n nuiriber of times for thiev
ing , but no convictions were sccuroJ. The
police eventually got rid ot the gang by
throwing them Into Jail on charges of va
grancy and finally giving each member a
( loator's sentence out of the city.
The next place in which the gang made Its
presence felt was In Cripple Creek about
two years ago. Here Stewart aud Bee ran a
gambling den while tbo two women con
ducted a bangnlo. After the big fire the
police force of Crlrple Creek was reorganized
and the climate again grew too waim for the
gang. Denver was the next stop. A sojourn
of a few mouth * was allowed in this city , and
the western trail was again taken , the next
hoird of them being In Ealt Lake. According
to letters from the chief of pallco of Salt
Lake , In possession of Chief Gallagher , the
ganc : carried on operations during the cole-
bratlon of the jubilee and a largo number of
victims wore added to Its list. After a tlmo
the police located the source of these rob
beries , and Stewart , who wan also known
as "Kngllsu Hill1 , was seat to the county
jail on a ninety-day sentence. Martha Bee ,
alias Hattlo Russell , soon followed with a
slmll&r dose at the hands of the police judge
and the others becoming alarmed left the
city. Tots was about six months ago. Where
Bes and Mrh , Stewart have been during the
interim the police do not know , but It la
known that ao socn as the sentences Imposed
upn their cals expired that the members ono
tnora reunited and came to this city , They
arc said to have been located In Omaha for
about three \veeks , TI.o oollco arc of the
cplnlon th < it the gang are responsible for
many thclta which tave of late puzzled them.
An effort will bo made to rid tbo city of these
undethablo new comers.
MHb. IIIIOWN IS 1IADI.Y IlUn.NCD.
Klri > Commit nil-lit OH to Her Clutlilnu- ,
from Matched ,
Mrs. May Brown , living at 1017 Capitol
avenue , was seriously burned yesterday fore-
noan through the careless handling of
matches , Shortly before 12 o'clock the
jouni ; woman went Into a closet in tcarch
of a dress. It was d > : rk and she Hxnted a
match. This communicated with a number
of others which flbo held In her hand , and
in dropping the blazing fragments of ncol
they fell Into the lap of her dress. T-1 !
cloth caught fire , and , blazing upwa A ,
b"Tned hs- face , hair and breast. Persons
no.rby heard Mrs , Brown'n sc'cams for help
r.iul aUlngulthed the flames The city phytl-
f'.an w < H called to attend ( he case and -nro-
noun < -nJ Mrs. Brown tery berloja'y inlur.d.
lit , ' mother.ho llveu at Valley , Neb. ,
Leu teen natlfUiJ of th3 Occident.
Vo Hrv. uril for I. > iifliei'x' Arrt-Mt.
OA11SON , Nev , Deo. H , The couiity com-
mUsloiifrs of DoujdaH county have refused
to offer a rcwnrdfor the apprehension of
the lyncliera oC Adam Uber. The governor
la expected to act in the matter.
SMYTH IMIKSSIS9 FOR THIAI
At < nrnV Ocnernt Uriroo Suit Ami I nut
Cnpltnl Nutlonnl llniilc.
Attorney General Smyth Is making prcpa-
rutloss ( o force to trial at the present term
of the federal court the Btrxte's ' cao wherein
action Is brought to recover pome { 250,000
of state money that went donix In the Cap
ital National1 bank of I.Uicoln when that In *
stltutlon tailed tinder the presidency of Char
ley Moshcr. The suit Is against Kent K.
lUyden , the receiver ot the Institution , and
was originally Instituted In the name of ex-
State Treasurer Hartley , but w a rcvKcd at
the pretcnt term In the name ot State
Treasurer Mteeno.
It had been the Intention to call the caeo
for trial next January end It was for the
purpose , of fixing the date that Attorney
General Smyth yesterday appeucd before
Judge Munser. The UKter Intormcd him
that U would be Impossible to take up the
case after the holld&js. He suggested , how
ever , that In the week between Christmas
and New Year's , when , the jury would bo
excused , ho would , bo at liberty to listen to-
the aattcr. Mr. Smyth expressed hlnu-elf
as satisfied with that time and will endeavor
to make some agreement with the receiver's
ittornejs to hive the case tried then. Mr.
Smyth said that he did not sec that there
wna need ot a Jury In the caso. There wcro
but few questions of fact In dispute. The
main Irsiun Involve law points , which must
bo decided by the court anyway.
Ycatcriay morning the case of Edward U.
Fogg , receiver of the Nebraska National bank
of Beatrice , against Salllo Know Ice , alleged to
have been ono of the stockholders In the
Institution , was begun before Judge Mungcr.
The action Is brought to recover an asjr s-
mont upon the stock the defendant Is al
leged to have held. The proceeds of thla as
sessment wcro to bo used in paying off the
creditors ot thn bank. The defendant sets
up as a defense that eho did not hold any
stock In the bank. The suit Involves eome
? lGOO , with Interest , from 1804.
A bill of exceptions has been filed In the
case ot Anna lilailo against the City of Lin
coln by the defendant. At the last term of
court a Judgment fof $2,250 was returned In
favor of the plaintiff for Injuries she alleged
to have received In the f.ill of 1S96 by reason
of Lincoln's bad sidewalks , She sued for
? lfi,350. Ono of the grounds for tlio appeal
Is that the court illd not have Jurisdiction.
The case was brought In the federal court
because at the time Mrs. Bkdc > lived In Wis
consin , although at the tlmo.of .the accident
she resided In Lincoln , and Ins since moved
back again. It Is also set up In the bill that
the city cannot bo held liable- for any such
injuiles as the woman receive , t
IX OMAHA.
FORT OMAHA , Neb. , Dee. 14 To the Ed
itor of The Bee : I nrik space In your valu-
afclo piper for the fol'owlng' ' communication
to the Itlsh-Amerlcans of th"e great tracsmls-
elsslppl rcg-'on. The one hundredth aralvci-
sary of the great Irish rebs llon of 17SS Is
Unrest iino-i us , and mlKloo ot our race In
th'a beautiful republic would like to avail
themselves of the opportunity to set foot
on the old eo < l on the anniversary of that
historic < iate , to pay homage to the memoij
of .the gallant Irishmen' ot ' 98 , whoso hero-
'em , self-sacrifice and unfaltering devotion
to the cause have enshrined their memorj
in the hearts of the Irish raceat home and
abroad. The trip to Ireland 'o costly and
only the rich and welltodocan afford to
go there to commemorate the event. The
Irish-Americana of Chicago , realizing that
the great body of Irish-Americana cannot
go to Ireland , have transported Ireland bodily
ily to Chicago. Ihlrty-two tons of soil' from
as many counties of the Enrer-ild Isle have
been brought to Chjcsgo , wh.erp tho.ro Ifl a
great "Irish fair" progreEalngCo { proceeds
of which will go to hulW a tu.l for the Ir'eh-
Americans of Chicago. The Emerald Isle , In
all Its virgin beauty , has ben picked up
carted , shipped , railroaded and finally trans
planted In the heart of the * great wcstor
mctiopol's. The undertaking hs been gone
over with aK' the secrecy' incidental to n
Fenian movement , and. alihough the Scot
land Yard police and Iloyal Irleh Constab
ulary have been on the alert to save the
British poa-cralon , yet the fact remains that
Blarney ccst'e , with all Its attendant his
toric vales and h'.l's , are plbilted far be
yond the reach of her majesty , Queen yic
Follow rationalists , the opportunity hso pre
sented Itse'.f to us in the great exposition
that lo to commence here next June to cele
brate the anniversary ye\r wltha'ut gb'ng IB
Ireland. It rests with Us to my whether
that opportunity shll PIES unuived or bs
made the means of giving' the Irish of ( hit
city a hall. I make the assertion that the
Irish-Americans of Omaha ought to. have j
place of their own in which to meet and
reccUe Irish Instructions regularly. Re
cently wo had n lecture from thi * celebrated
MUs Gonne , and we ire to have one teen
from that unoompiom'-alnR A trlot , John
Daly , and none of the plkfes ( 'where they
Break can be engaged tpr l'e. 3 'thai ) ? 100 , and
the clergy occasionally 'havp uso1 of a hall
lo pay church debts , etc1U looks as If the
parties who sold the /FpfyAahd built the
churches were sometbMigWlKe the "Gn'o-
baun Scare ; " charge twlc too much.
Wo are citizens of the United
States , thoroughly si't'fified ' with the
great government under which we have the
proud privilege to live , aud ns a majority
ot > ou brother Irishmen were born on Amer
ican soil , hero jour children wcio born and
hero they died , > ou are flesh ot America's
flesh , and bono ot her bone. Whatever maybe
bo our shortcomings wo are not wanting In
love and loyalty to the constitution and flag
of the great republic. The onth of those of
us who wcro naturalized was not mere Up
service. When we renounced allegiance to
"all princes and potentates , especially the
queen ot Great Britain and Ireland , " there
waa no mental reservation. Theoith was
taken In sincerity and truth , and as prlctlcal
Irish-Americans we cnn perform our patriotIsm -
Ism twofold and do our duty to the land of
our adoption and birth on the coming 'OS.
Therefore , I suggest that a number of bin-
core , patriotic , buslncss-llko Irish-Americans
in Omaha Issue a manifesto and call a meet
ing , elect ointers and make arrangements
with the Chicago Irish-Americans to borrower
or buy the Iilsh soil from them so that we
can hnvo Ireland In Omaha for those that
cannot go there next year. There Is noth
ing to prevent uii from having a successful
Irish fair at the exposition by going about
It tbo right way , and as patriotic citizens
wo will b helping the exposition and oui-
selvca at the name time. If my buggcstlon
Is acted upon and wo appeal 'to the Irish-
Americans In a patriotic , business way they
will respond and make the undertaking a
wonderful success. Let us go to work earn
estly and try tq build ourselvca a hall. We
are drifting toward'oblivion ; there Is need oj
a radical change , and such a change can only
bo brought about through tbo Instrumentality
ot national gatherings , and when wo have
'
no building of our own wo can have no g'ath-
erlng. Wo are permitting the Gaelic tongue
to psrteb , notwithstanding the priceless man
uscripts in the language of our fathers locked
up In every great library of Europe. So
wanting In patriotism are wo that for lack of
encouragement Irish national subjects afford
no inducement to any author of avrrago abil
ity. Our national irtialc is unfashUnab'o with
some ot our Irish-American loud-mouthed
dames. Even our national games are hardly
patronized. In the face of thcso facts , can
we wonder , that the wealthy , educated uona
of Irish-born parents drift away from their
own people , and , beyond a possible religious
tic , have nothing else In common with thim ?
If we don't respect our own nationality , how
can wo expect the esteem of our fellow cit
izens of different origin. God save Ireland.
JEREMIAH HOWARD.
( ' ( invention.
CHICAGO , Deo. H , About one hundred
who'ewlo druggists frpm the cltltu of the
central weat held a conference here today ,
Tne conference was railed for the purpose
of considering the cut mtcu atwhich drugs
and patent mtdlclni'B uru being uold by the
department utoicfl aswell au by many re-
tall drugKtatp end to tuke > steps to stop the
practice If possible. The protection of the
retail dealer wna nnptner subject considered.
George. K. Hopkins of Bt , Louis iwaa chosen
eerre-tary and J. 13 , Jones of Ktuiauu City
chairman of the * conference , >
BUDGET UNDER DISCUSSION
Appropriation of tha Probable Tax Levy
Attracts Attention ,
CITY DEPARTMENTS AND THEIR NEEDS
1'nrk Ilonril niul Health ConimUxtemc *
DliiMitliiflril rrltbVlint tlio
Council CotiHltlcrN Ilaiiil-
Monic Provlnloii.
The first official discussion of the new tax
levy has been Injected by the Board ot Park
Commissioners , tha members ot which are
very anxious to ascertain what they may ex
pect from the council next year. They nr
reluctant to act on the matter ot the con *
ttructlon of the Arch of State-3 or the bridge *
at the exposition grounds unless they are &
surcd that their share of the municipal bud-
Bet for 1898 will bo at least $30,000.
The members of the council whom they hav
approached have given them but llttlo satU-
faction , in view ot the fact that a bis levy 5-J
will be a necessity next year , In splto ot tlio
closest economy In all departments , the coun-
cllmcn are Inclined to think that the bjarA "r
should bo able to struggle along on about
? 20COO. The members cf the board declare *
that It they are restricted to this amount , It
will bo Impossible to consider the construc
tion ot either the arch or Iho bridges. They
have only about $13,000 remaining In the
fund that Is not tied up by outstanding ob
ligations ami this will not bo sufficient to
make either of the Improvements contem
plated.
Health Commissioner Spild'og Is also fls-
urlng on what will be required to run h'
department r.o < ct year , and ho Is also several
thousand dollars ahead of the Ideas of some
of the councllmen. This jcar the amount
available tor the health fund wne $12,278 ,
of wh'ch ' f9i82.22 was expended up to No
vember 1. In. addition to this over $2,100
has been charged to the fvind on account ot
the weed cutting and Commissioner Spald-
izg flRtircs that the department wl.l bo $280
behind February 1 , after which the now levy
will become available' . If tlio oidlnanco levy
ing a special tax to cover the cost ot cut
ting the vvecdo Is ptaged the. fund can then :
te drawn against and the $2,100 will revert
back to the- health fund , thus leaving *
small balance.
WHAT HEALTH REQUIRES.
Under the now charter the- limit of ths
levy for the health fund Is $10,000 , , Dr.
Spaldlng- contends tl'Ut this amount will bo
barely sulllclent to run the department on ,
Us present basts and without contemplating
the extra expend.turc that will certainly
accompany tlio exposition With the large
: rowds that will bo In the city all summer
ind the multip Icatlon of hotels , boarding
hout'Cs and resMurants the task ot sanitary
.cspcctlon will be magnified twofold. Dr.
Spaldlng estimates tint en additional expen
diture of not less than $2,000 will be necea-
larj In this icspcct alone It tbo health
it the cltj is to be protected. Then an
'mbulanco will bo in absolute necessity. A
large Incroieo In the number ot accidents
ind hospital caeca will bo sure to occur
nd with these in v.ew it would lojuiio
fully $15,000 to ntswcr the absolute * neces
sities of the dcpaitnicnt. Even then It la
ixpected that the expense of looking alter
iccldcnte at the exposition grounfis would
have to be saddled on the exposition * BSO-
: latlon.
The commissioner contends that if the de
partment Is to be handicapped by tho'ladi' '
of funds to do Its work effectively , the ofllco
alight better ho closed and 'tio taipay'priT
saved the expenro or the salaries of tho'
heads of the department. Ono or two offi
cials cannot look after the health of the city
md their efforts might ho ranJcrCd absolutely
Ineffective by the want of n few hundred
dollars with which to carry out necessary
work.
tHMUMUMIISi : 0VVVTHU
Council U'lll Hcci.-l * < nn Ordinance
LitiokliiK to n Sittli : ucut.
At the regular meeting ot the council
.ast night Councilman Durniciite.1 Introduced
: u ordinance providing for a settle
ment of the water works question. This
does not neccsiailly rcpiosent the views ot
i'.nv member of the council , but It wll | bo
Introduced at the request ot
the officers of the exposition association , by
whose attorney It was drawn up. A rcsalu-
, tlon was first drawn up and submitted to >
the coutcll which provided In substance ,
tout the city should walvo the right ot
purchase of the water plant until 100S , la
consideration of which the water company
was to expnd $450,000 In Improvements , in
cluding a new main from Florence. Ot
this amount $250,000 was to bo spent during
next year. The members of the council sug
gested that nucli a proposition should bo
embodied in an oidluaucc , and the ordi
nance will bo substantially similar to
the resslutlon. No action was taken
on tlio subject bcjond the Intro-
ducilon of tbo ordinance and Its
icferenco to Uurmcalo 'B committee ,
und the discussion of the prop
osition will bo left for Wednesday evening ,
when the members of ( he exposition directory
will meet with the council for that purpose * .
It 1 Intimated that several ot the property
owncis who were conspicuous In tbo fight
against the compromise which waa proposed
last February will ulso be piej nt to oppose
the present proposition und the Indications
are that the- session will bo a lively one. .
So far none of the councllmen have given
any Intimation whether they will vote for
( he ordinance which the expoaltloa psoplo
ask UIP council to pata , They are wait
ing until after the nicotine tonight
cid fiomo of them state that they are will-
Ins to act In the matter according to what
scorns lo be the expressed wish of the pee
ple. They admit that this proposition la In-
compirably Inferior to the one which wa
rejected early In the jear , but they have
been positively assured by tuo representa
tives of the water company tbjt it is the
best the city can got. There will undoubt
edly bo a difference of opinion when tha
matter come , ! to a vote , but > there Is some
reason to bc'.ieve tha the coincll will eventu
ally makes the rest ot a bad bargain an *
comprom'&e on the beat terms obtainable.
Council anil tinNHeMNiuvnt. .
The members of the city council are air
ready experiencing all kinds of trouble la
anticipation of the nebslon on the tax Assess-
raent , which must be > completed by the tax
commissioner on or before the third Tuesday
In December. The council Is required to sit '
as a board of equalization on the assessment
for at least live days , and a number of prop-
crty owners are alicudy assiduously lobbying
with tbo members to secure reductions In
their asscHsments , which nayo Deen refused
by the Hoard of Reviews. The general senti
ment of tha council IB advcreo to making any
material changes , except In cases where an
Injustice seems to bo apparent. They say
that the Hoard of RevlewH has probably mode
as equitable an asscsiment as pocalblo and
that any oxtenlvo tinkering with KBwork
would bo apt to do more harm than good. '
Hourd of I'fiiinllKiillon ,
The council met yesterday morning as ,
board ot equalization to consider a big poc ( ) *
of plans of assessment on account of recent
Improvements. The board will remain in sen-
slon for three days. Stunt was elected chair ,
man ,
Attempt * to Murilt-r 1IU Fnnilly ,
MILAN , Mo , , Dec. K. ( Special Telegram. )
Qua Me-nefeo of this city attempted to
murder his wife and five children1 land lght ,
About a year ago lie tried to murder lilt " *
wife by cutting her throat from ear to car ,
but mlssoa her jugular vein. For that she
rcfuai-d to prosecute him.
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Take Laxative Dromo Quinine Tablet ! . All
drucgUts refund tfao money it It wu to Ht *
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