THE OMAHA DAILY KISTSi JANUARY 0 , 1S1KS.
WILL RUN HIS OWN OFFICE
Comptroller Dawes Has a Clash with a
Statesman.
CURTIS OBJXTS TOJDHN G.CUNNINGHAM
( vnnfft the \iMiln | < iiicnt Withdrawn ,
bill Itcllri-H In n Slntinf Ml ml
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UN Ol.Jeol.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 8 ( Special Tele
gram. ) Comptroller Dawra and Congress
man Charles Curtis of Hainan had a highly
Interesting Interview today over Mr. I > aweV
appointment of John G. Cunningham of Lin-
onlr to bo national bank examiner tor Kan *
nas. Curtis requested that the appointment
lie withdrawn , as the Kansas republican del-
cgptlon had not been consulted In the mat
ter , and ho Intimated to the comptroller that
they had something to gay about the case
and proposed to say It.
Dawes said ho would not withdraw the
appointment nor would ho consult the Kan-
as delegation as to how his department
should be run. The comptroller said there
wire a number of Kansas banks In process
of liquidation and a man was required who
was "apablo and who would represent the
department. Such a man was John G. Cun
ningham , and having known him for years ,
lie had made the appointment.
The drafting department of the general
land ofMeo submitted to Congressman Mer
cer today a rough draft of n proposed ex
hibit for the Onnha exposition , which , If
carried out as now planned , will bo ono of
the novel features of the show The land
olllce has never been adequately represented ,
in tin ; estimation of Commissioner Hermann ,
for the reason that the space- allotted the
Interior department did not afford wall
. .paeo HUlllclcnt In which to nnl > o a credlt-
nhlo showing. At Omaha , however , It Is pro
posed to erect a largo monument with four
Hides , each sldo to contain 10U square feet ,
nn the top of which Is to bo laid out a fac
slmtlo of a quaitor section of land with stone
mat kings for corners , gras jnd trees , with
a survcvor and Instrument foi running lines
In each of the four panels there will bo
something typical of the land department
On ono sldo will bo an Immense map of
Nebraska , with the rivers , towns , otc. , In
dlcated , on another will bo a fie simile of
the first plat of Omaha , on the third Omaha
as It Is today , and the land dcpiitmcnt In
tended to put on the fourth side a map of
the United Status Mr Mercer suggested
. .that as Nebraska unjovcd the distinction of
liavlng taken out the Hrst homca'ead cntrv
In thu United States bv Mr. Freeman of
Gage county , lie thought a fac slnillo of the-
first grant over made would be of especial
Interest and so Imptosscd wad the artist
with , thU suggestion that In Ml lll.i'llunol
It will bo adopted The iiioitinu'iit will cos'
$700 nnrt will stand In one of the mala corridors
riders of the Government building.
Mrrccr today directed i lo'tor to tno sec
retary of war , caking him to iccoiairend
an nppioprlntlon of $10,000 $ , or so much
thereof as may bo necessary , for the puipoae
of eonstilifting a-grand boulevard from Fort
Crook to the Douglas county line , the money
to bo expended In conjunction with that ap-
proprla'od by the couptlet of Douglas and
tSarpj to constiuct a'boulevaicl from Toil
Ciook to Omaha.
A iPttei from Comptroller C G. Dawes
artdio'scd to Representative Mercer , his bv
the latter been referred to the exposition
management wherein Dawes asks that the
the Iowa state
i \poiltlon people engage
band foi the term of the exposition , al
though the band Is nov , located In Chicago
Hugh Murphy of Omslia has written a let
ter to Congressman Mercer suggesting n
plan for the iovornmciit to maKe a suivev
of the gllsonlto deposits In Utah Murphy's
l > 'an la to stake out claims , have claim1' '
numbered and corners well established , with
posts and stone Indicating claim boundaries
Vivo three to six months' time for cverjony
to examine and Investigate and then open
up ami auction off claims to the highest
lilddon. In this way the government would
icall/o handsomely andwould enable men In
the asphalt business of onllnary means to
O\MI their own deposits The letter has been
referred to the socrotaiy of the Interior
Senator Allen will on Monday report
favorably Senator1 Thurstpn'H bill in relation
to Otoe and Missouri lands In Kansas and
Ncbrasica.
a nun COINUJI : IIVIMKS : COM < -III.
Ihi'y llolil Two 'rt-rrt M < M > | | IIKH t
Wii-liiiisrtim.
WASHINGTON , Jan S Leaders of the
various parties advo-UIng the free coinage
of silver wore In conference at the capital
ttc-Jay. Thu Hrst meeting vas , held in the
tommltteo room of Senator Jones of Arkan
sas , and theio wcro present in addition to
Senator Jonoa , Senator Duller of North Carolina
lina , chairman of the imtlonal committee of
itho popull'it party ; C A. TJWIIC , chairman of
the national committee of the silver repub
lican party ; Senator White , Congressman
llalloy and Marcus Dallev , democrats , Sena-
ton ? Teller , I'cttlgrcvv , Cinuon and Mantl
nnd Representative Ilartman , silver repub
licans , and Senator Allen populist Later In
the day there VMS ancther conference In
rwhleh the democrats did not participate.
n\niiiliilnu : Itiinril fur Oninlin.
WASHINGTON. Jan 8 ( Special Telo-
giam ) - ThecommlEalcoor of pensions todav
appointed Drs II. M Stone Joseph Neville
and W C Chrlctlo to comprise the board of
examining surgeons at Omahti The old board
will probablj nnlil en , but the neu bojrJ will
bo Given the bus'ncfS.
rivrlil In jMMilli DiiUofn.
WASHINGTON. Jan -Spcchl ( Telegram -
gram } There Is .1 big flght gulng on hero
animig South Dako .ins over the proposed re
moval of Hie lind olllco from Rapid City teA
A PLAGUE OPTHE NIGHT
ITCJIIM ; rn.r.s VM > orunit iiirT.vi.
ritoi iii.ns I\NH.V ci itr.i ) nv v
\ jaM > MTI : MInum. :
A llfiiiiirl.ulilt' Number f fureN Mnile
l > ) ( he r > riiiuhl I'lliCure. .
About ono person In every four suffeis
from Homo foi in of reetul disease. Tno most
conunon und unliving Is Itching piles , indi
cated by vvai mill , slight moKtuie and In
tense , uncontrollable Itching In the parts
affected
The usual tientmcnt IUIH been some simple
ointment or salvo , which Bonutlmei gives
temporary toiler , hut nothing Ilka n perma
nent cure can bo expected fiom such super-
llchil treatment
The only permanent euro for Itching piles
jet discovered Is the I'yiamld Pile Cure ,
not only for Itching piles , but for every
other form of piles , bllml , bleeding or pro
truding. The Hrst application gives In-
ntant relief und the continued use for n
short tlmo causes a permanent removal
of the tumors or the small parasites which
cause the Intense Itching and the discomfort
of Itching piles.
Many plonlcinna for a long time supposed
thnt the lomurkutilq relief afforded by the
1'yramld Pllo Cure was beuauso It was sup
posed to contain cocaine , opium or Mmllar
drug ? , but such Is not the case. A recent
careful annljsts of the remedy showed It
to bo absolutely free from uny cocaine ,
opium , or In fact any poisonous , Injurious
drugs whatever.
Tor this reason the Pjrimld Pllo Cure Is
jirolmbly the only pllo cure extensively rec
ommended by physicians , because it Is so
bafe , bo prompt In the relief afforded and so
far as known the only positive euro for
piles except a surgical operation.
In ono > car the Pjramld Pllo Cure has
become the best known , the safest ami the
most extensively sold of any pllo euro before -
fore the public ,
Nearly all druggists now sell It at BOcU
V" ! U per package.
Address the Pyiiimld Co. , Marshall.
Vt-h , for book on cause ami euro of piles
J 1 also hundreds of testimonials from all
party of the United States.
If suffering fiom any foim of piles ask
your druggists 'or a package of Pyramid
1'lle Cure and try It tonight.
, 3. D. Representative Knjwlca re
cently tnllcil on the land comnrUslcr er and
reiommwideJ the removal of the ofllce n\ \
the mat cr was favorablj considered by Com
missioner Hermann S.nce then Senator Pot-
tlgrew has entered objections and there the
matter now glands Communlcatloni have
been received by the land commlMloner from
persons interested In both Rapid City onJ
DMdnood.
livpoitm snow i\iici : iNcitnvsn.
TttO-TlilrilN of Hie Wlmlr VreKrl > -
vnlliirnl I'riiiluHi.
WASHINGTON. J-in S. The advance fig
ures from the November report of the Hureau
of Statistics shows that the exports from the
United States during tha month aggregated
$114.619.661 , a gain of nearly ; ? .000,000 over
November , 189C. For the eleven months
onJe < l November , 1S97 , the exports'amounted
to $9:6,676,874 30. a Rain of nearly $86,000.000.
The products of agriculture during the clcuu
months wcro 66.16 per cent of the whole aVid
the 'products of manufacture 26.78 per cent.
nr.KiiM ) TIII : civil , sniivici : i , v\v.
ItllllHf CIllMCN II" Sl'NNllllt ttltll IJtllO-
Kli-K mi ii Di'crniril MemJier.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 8 The house de
voted tno hours of the session today to the
chl ! service debate , during which Messrs.
Corliss ( rrp. , Mich ) , Hepburn ( la. ) and
Clark ( rep , .N. H. ) addressed the homo on
the law as It now stands. The remainder of
the session was consumed by the friends
of the late Representative Wright of Massa
chusetts In eulogy of his memory.
IVrtiihiliiK til I'oxtolllocM.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 8. ( Special Tele
gram. ) P. S. Wllllinn was today appointed
postmaster Jit Davenport , Thaycr county ,
Neb. , to succeed T. II. I'atlty , resigned.
An order was Issued at the I'ostolllco de
partment toJay Increasing clerk hire at the
postofllco at Cedar Uaplds , la , , from $30 to
$100 from February 1.
l/iinil I'nliMitNiiriM | | < M ! ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. _ R. ( Special Tele
gram ) The secretary of the Interior today
approved for patent 1,920 acre. . ? of laiul In
the Sundance land district. Wvotnlug , for the
UBO of the Agricultural college.
Dnllt TriMiMitr }
WASHINGTON. Jan. S. Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury shows :
Available cash balance , $241,859.342 ; gold
reserve , $161,331,813.
Di-iitliN of n Uiij .
LAS VEGAS. N. M. , Jan. 8 Judge J. N.
Scott , who was recently appointed Indian
claims and depredation agent for the state of
Washington , died hero of pneumonia. He
was a bi other of ex-President Harri
son's first wife and formerlj lived In Indian
apolis
PIIOKNIX , Ariz. , Jan 8. Martha Wrenn
0111 , wife of n S. Gill , dUtrlct clerk at
Phoenix , Is dead. Mrs. Gill was formerly
\Ilss Wrenn , an actress of prominence on the
castein stage
LONDON' , Jan. S. Hrnest Hart , editor of
the llrltlsh Medical Journal , Is dead. .Mr.
Hart had been conspicuous for his devotion
to social and sanitary progress In London
Ho established a society for the abatement
of smoke , and innlltutcd cheap concerts for
the poor. As a member of the parliamentary
bills committee of Parliament he took an
ictlvo part In bettering the orguilzatlon of
iho medical departments of the at my and
navy Among the sanitary Investigations he
especially Inquired Into the various epidem
ics , Into the pollution of milk , and organized
a serlet , of i emulations tor the milk supply
of towns. After Investigating the condition
.if the Irish peasantiy In Gahvay , Donegal
and Majo , he published In the Fortnightly
Ilovlcw proposals favoring the creation of a
> easant proprietary , and for reclaiming waste
"amis " These were adopted by the govern *
mcnt. Ho was the- author of numeious
vorks
AUGUST \ , Ga , Jan. S Major Moses P.
Hundv d'ed at noon todav. The remains
.vlll be taken to Herlln , Md. , for burial
Major Hardy has been an Invalid for the
past two months. He was taKen 111 In
Pails whither he had gone as the special
fommlssloner of the United States to the
Trench exposition of 1900. He recovered
sulllclently to maKe the journey to America
and came at once to Augusta.
Major Mcses P Handy was born In MIs-
litiri his father being a prominent Presbj-
'erlan ' clergyman. Whllo under ago he cn-
ercd the confederate service and served
vlth gallantry during the closing months of
fho wor. Ho was employed by the New
Yotk Tribune as speda ! correspondent dur-
ns the Cuban troubles and won distinction
by bis report of the Vlrginlus massacre.
Later ho became managing editor of the Phil
adelphia Dally News. Ho was one of .tho
.onndors and for many jears the president
jf the Clover club of Philadelphia He moved
Chicago In 1893 to accept the position of
iilcf of the bureau of publicity and promo
tion of the World's Columbian exposition. At
lie clOEO of the fair ho went to New York
and engaged In literary vvcrlt and newspH'er
correspondence for a jear. He returned to
Chicago as the editor of the Times-Herald
In 1895. when the paper was purchased by
II. II Kohlsaat.
Ixist jear Major Handy was appointed by
President McKlnlcy as special commissioner
to Iho Paris exposition , where he rendered
valuable service.
.LOS ANGDLBS. Cal. , Jan. 8. Alvah Man-
sUr of St Louis , Mo , president of the Mansur
& Ttbblttsvlnplement company and vice ( pres
ident of tlio American Hxchange bank , died
In this city today of pneumonia Ho had
been 111 foi a week cnly. The remains will
be sent to St. Louis.
Til-Oil Of ( Ollttlllll-ll III .SlKMTM * .
CHICAGO , Jim. S.-Cnrroll Hunks , n for
mer resident of Hudson and who at one
time was quite np.ilthy , cotnmlttotl suicide
last night by Inking poison. L-itely ho has
been trying to mike a livelihood by solicit
ing for .in Insurance comjiiny and his 111-
nieces * m.uie mm despondent. He loft
lotteri to his vvlfo and daughter at Hudson ,
N Y , 'Vlllluin H. Cookson of Hudson , X
Y , and n number of pcop'o In Chicago , to
whom IIP mod Hiirili amounts and of whom
lu iifkrd forgiveness for his failure to honor
his obligation * . Hanks was 11 years old ,
IMKSO\U < iutMI.VIIIS. .
It n. Comnn of Fremont Is In the city.
P. D Campbell of Chicago Is at the Mlllard.
II. D Miller , a Stanton banker , Is In
Omaha.
William Warmlngton of New York Is at the
Mlllard.
Dell Chapman , an Ord businessman , Is In
the city.
Matt Daughcrty of Ogalalla was at Omaha
yctitorday
J. N. Oafllii of Colon , Neb , , Is stopping at
the Darker.
M. P. Harrison , a Lincoln businessman , Is
a city visitor.
Miss Agnus Keating of Columbus Is visiting
friends In the city.
A. I' . Illoomer , a businessman of York , Is
vlsl'lng in Omaha.
Ux.Oeputy Attorney General W. S. Sum
mers of Lincoln Is a visitor to the city.
D. L. Garrison , Slnux City , and H. A.
Haley , Chicago , arc stopping at the Darker.
Governor Richards , Hon. Klvvood Mead and
Prof. Frank Graves \Vjoining are Millard -
lard cuests.
IT. I. Peter , a coal contractor of the Union
Pacific with headquarters at Carbon , V/yo. ,
Is In Omaha ,
n. G. Spencer. Walter H. Heber. Frank
Sawyer and Joe How ell are Kansas City ar
rivals registered at the Darker ,
Sidney Wllmers and Walter Vincent ,
vaudevilles , with the Woodward Theater
company , are registered at the Barker from
Now York.
J. J. Farman , a United States engineer ,
who la to bo connected with the construction
of the Government building on the exposition
grounds , has arrived In the city.
At the Mlllard ; A. H. Fuller. W. W.
Hooper , Leavcnworth ; F. D. Perry , Worces
ter , Mass. ; J. C. Deaw , Chicago ; C. Koll.
Salem , Ore. : E , L. Krlckjon. Chicago ; C. W.
Freeman , Minneapolis ; F. L. Joy , Fremont :
Max Dick , Chicago ; M. P. Harrison. Lincoln.
> Ncbraskans at tbo hotels ; C. Treadvvell ,
St. Paul ; R. I ) . Scott. Dattlo Creek ; J. H.
Davloion , Alnsworth ; T. J. O'Kcefe , Hem-
Ingford ; W. H. Palmer , Illatr ; J , lien , J. T.
Clark , Lincoln ; C , Chrlstenson. George L.
Loomls. Eugene Farmer and wife , Fremoal ;
U. V , Foot , Wahoo ; I * . Q. Cooper , Crawford.
TOWBOAT BOILER EXPLODE
four Members of the Orew Killed nnd
Two Missing.
SEVERAL OTHERS SERIOUSLY INJURED
Of Thiiso on llonril Only llirco
llxrnpoVIIIiitiit llpltiK Hurl
Clinic of tiniiiloHlim :
n Vl
PITTSIIURO. Jan. -The tow bo-at Percy
Kelsey. onned by W. H. Brown & Son of
this city , blew up while go'ng ' down the
Ohio river , near aienfleld. Pa. , about 11
o'clock thld mornltig. und six or eight of the
crew were klletf and at least four of the
others Injured. The beat was commanded
by Captain Lcslto Jones of Shousctown , Pa. ,
and the crew was made up of two pilots ,
two engineers , two mutes , two firemen , a
chambcrn-ald , cook and the deckhands , In
all about twelve persons. Tac Kelsey left
Pltlsburg about 8 o'clock this morolng with
a tow consisting of seven birgcs and two
flats of coal and everything was apparently
all right till the explosion look place , when
the boat was literally blown to pieces and
the tow scattered and lost. The hull sutik
almost Immediately ami UID shattered portions
tions of the upper works floated doivti the
river and covered the water In the vicinity
of the wreck
The list of dead and Injured , as far as
known at 1-30 p. m. . was : Killed : "
MILTON WOODS , pilot , Allegheny , Pa. ,
aged 70
THOMAS FLYNN , second engineer.
JOSKPH LALLY. second mate.
LEE WnilSTGR , llretcan.
LIIi : BCCIITOLI ) , nrenun , and another
fireman arc still missing.
The injured arc :
Leslie Jones , captain , badly burned ani
hurt about the body ; condition seilous
Percy Woods , apprentice pilot ; will probably
die.
David Walker , one of the crew ; serious.
Adolph Wandell. steward ; serious.
Harry Hamia , deck hand ; not dangerous.
Hugh Cloac , Iron worker , not of the cron
will die.
William A. Alexander , deck hand ; skill
crushed ; will die.
It Is not known at present what caused the
explosion. The boat's boilers wore recently
tested and found to be hi good condition am
ihc boat was considered- of the best am1
stauuchcst on the river. It was valued at
? 25,000.
I'AVO Ivll.l.i : ! ) in KU.MNG HOCK.
( 'iiNiiiiItj Ot'tMirx In i > Malr ( liiarrj In
IVilllNj Iwiilln.
ALLEXTOWN. I'a. , Jan. 8. Two men
were killed , ono fatally injuicd and two
seriously hurt by a fall of rock In the
Penn slate quarry of the old Lehlch Slate
company at iSlatington , near hero , this after
noon.
The dead arc'
FItGD SCHinunit , u Gorman , aged 49.
JOHN I1HLLOWS , JR. . aged 19 jeara.
A Hungarian named Mike was crushed so
badly that no hope is entertained of his re
covery. Captain William H. Keener and
Milton Neff wc-ro badly bruised
South Omaha News .
There was a well attended meeting of the
East Sldo Improvement club at Qenihkc's
lull , Twentieth and Missouri avenue , Trldaj
night. The plan of organizing a street car
company to operate In the eastern part of
the city vvcs talked over at length and finally
the following resolution was offered by F
Hobbeck and passed unanimously :
Resolved , Thnt we , the members of the
List Sldo Improvement club , respectfully
petition the mayor and city council of the
city of South Omaha to appoint a commit
tee from the council , the major to be a
member , to wait upon the olllccri of the
Oinnlm Street Railway company with . \le\v
to having the said company extend Its Thir
teenth street line to the center oC the city.
Wo would respectfully state that said ex
tension would accommodate fully 400 fami
lies -.vlio reside In the eastern portion of the
city. Further WP believe that the extension
of this line would result In the building of
scores of houses In this portion of the city
by people who iefu = o to build unless better
trinsportntlon facilities nro afforded them
Tint by means of this extension the east
ern part of the city would bo placed In
connection with everv part of the city and
worklngmen would then be ahle to reach
their homes via street cars If they so do-
slrulWo
Wo would further state that the present
car facilities between this city and Omah.i
nro far from sitlsfactory to the people of
South Omaha. The proposed extension
would permit persons to tench the union
depot In Omaha In twenty-five minutes less
time than they non can. The transmission
of mall matter would also be facilitated
Further , we would state that by the open
ing of the Thirteenth street line the people
of this city would have access to one of the-
neatest parks nnd zoological gardens In the
slate of Nebraska. Hlvervlew park. Is nt the
door of South Omaha , being within fifteen
minutes' ildo from Twenty-fourth and M
streets.
Further , It Is the sense of this meeting
that these resolutions be nctod upon nt the
next meeting- the city council and that n
committee of three bo appointed to act In
conjunction with a committee of the coun
cil. In order that the position of the street
railroad company In this matter may be
known prior to February 1.
After the adoption of the resolutions a
committee consisting of Dr. Davis , r. J.
\ValIweber and J , J Dreen , was appointed
to present the document to the council Mon
day night and urge Immediateaction. .
Tl'e Uub lias also prepared a petition ask
ing the council to repair the sidewalk on
the north slilo of L street , from Twentieth to
Twenty-fourth streets. It Is claimed that
the walk Is In a dangerous condition and
that accidents are liable to occur.
The club discussed at some length the at-
tltudo of BO mo nf the local merchants as
regards this proposed extension. It was
claimed that some business men hero were
oppcsoJ to any action tending to an Improve
ment In the street car service between this
city and Omaha. It wan also asserted that
stinie nf the present city ofllrlaU worn fight
ing this proposed Improvement , In case
these suspicions are true the names of such
merchants and city ofllclals arc to he pre
sented to the club , when there \\lll be a fur
ther dlseiihslon of the matter The next meetIng -
Ing of the club will be held on Friday even
ing , January 21.
CoNpcl VleellnuM.
A Korlcs of union gospel1 meetings will
commence on Monday night at the Plrst
Methodist Episcopal church. All of the
city pastors and congregations will attend ,
Hov. Dr. Williamson will preach every night
and Hov. Johnson , pastor of the Methodist
church , will conduct the devotional exer
cises. Secretar > Overton of the Young Men'i
Christian association will have charge of
the singing. At the close of this week th .
services will be held In ono of the other
churches and so continue until all of the
churches have had ono week's services ,
WIIM I'lKliflilK Drunk.
W H. Hallen spent yesterday In jail for
being drunk and disorderly and Insulting
women. When arrested Hallen put up a
hard fight and It was necessary to employ
on express wagon to convey him to the
city jail. Whllo rosUtlng arrest Hallen
struck Ofllcor Gary a couple of pretty hard
blows on the face bcalden kicking all thosv
who came within reach of his feet The
prlsonei will have a hearing Monday.
. \M II | ( lit * llnxpllulN.
In speaking of the South Omaha hospital
yesterday Rev. Dr Wheeler aald "Tho half
dozen or more patients arc very apprecia
tive of the recent gifts sent In by friends.
The hmpltal Is deserving of hotter recogni
tion l < y South Omaha people crltlcUmi )
never cured a fovcr or healed a broken limb
and yet that I * the contribution offcraJ too
often to this wo- thy Institution. "
Sriiiil < in Sen I I p Aunln.
Hugh Scan Ion , a homeless old vagrant
who has made this city his hcadquartcir
[ or thu last ten years , VMS up before Judso
ChrUUv.aun KJteriiay for beta : drunk aui ,
dlsorl rly As Scanlon had just co.nplc cl
a lone sentence far a similar ofK/KC the
Judge wns Inclined to be merciful nnl
i ffcrwl ti let tie i id man RO provided
he promised to leave the city at once and
stay away. ThU arramcsurnt was satisfac
tory to Scanlon , but ho Insisted that ho
bo given utll the middle of next week In
which to settle U > his , auilrs Tiio judge
could tiDt oee It that way , and rather limit
agree to leave the city within half un l.cur
Scanlen went below nnd , , sfartcd In on a
thirty-days' sentence ,
PnxlnlllctDrnuliiK * llrnily.
Yesterday Postmaster McMillan received a
letter from Congressman ; .li rccr. In which
he Inclosed a letter from J. K. Taylor , super
vising architect of the Treasury department.
In rotation to the South Omaha postodlco
building. Architect Taylor says that the
drawings and specifications for the postofTlco
here are complete and tha department Is
only awaiting photographic duplicates of the
drawings before placing the work on the
market. H Is expected , Mr. Taylor adds , to
advertise for folds for this work about the
middle of this month.
.Stirprlwc Mr. mill .Urn
Friday evening quite a party from this
city surprised 3Ir. and Mrs C. D. Gregg ,
who live just over the line In Sarpy county.
Music , dancing and games were Indulged In
and an exceptionally pleasant evening was
spent. Among those present were : Mr. and
Mrs. W. S. Anderson , iMr and Mrs. Charles
Chandler , Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Peflcy , Mrs. C.
Recd , Messrs. Davidson , Carter , Root ,
Charles Gregg and the Misses inilau , Nellie
and Gadlo iMalln , Chandler , Hanson and Car
ter.
_
Con I for Clt > I KI- * .
It has been decided by certain of the city
ofllclals to advertise for bids for coal for
the fire department and to also Include finch
coal as Is used ifor charity. The city tries
to get along without fu/ulshlng any coal to
the destitute , but In many cases the county
refuses to supply coal because the appli
cant has not lived hero long enough to be
come a resident. In sntli cases the city
must supply coal as well as food and cloth
ing. During December the city spent over
? 20 In buying coal for the destitute.
Cllv ( IIMHI.
Dr. Abcrly , 23d and M Sts
Diamonds , Diamonds. Colemaci , 24 & M Sts.
The Musical club will moot with Miss
Honey Monday evening
J W. Warrlck of Meadow Grove was a
visitor at the stock yards yesterday.
A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs
Lorenzo Dean , Seventeenth and J streets.
A daughter has been born to Mr. am
Mrs. Peter Sweeney , Thirtieth and H streets
The 8-ycar-old son of Charles Hanuon
Twenty-fourth and G streets. Is down with
pneumonia.
A masquerade ball will bo given next
Thursday evening nt Workman hall by Oak
Leave Grove.
Dr. W. J. McCrann was called to Wymore
yesterday by the serious Illness of a bi other
of Rev. C. J. Freeman.
Henry Corbett of Lincoln Is In the city , the
guest of his sister , Mrs. M. C. Smith
Twenty-first and I streets.
Dan L. Toff , ono of , Aurora's promtucnl
itockmcn , biought a shlpincnt of qornfcd
cattle to the yards yesterday.
Mr and Mrs J. H. Trinner entertained the
Whist club Friday evening , Mrs. Hnsor and
L. C. Glgson carried off the favors.
Presiding Elder Sallonbach of Papllllon
will conduct communion 'services ' at the Ger
man Methodist Kplscrixil church , Twenty-
fifth and K streets , this'evening. .
The morning sermon dt the First Presby
terian church will be followed by communion
services. In the evening the sermon by Dr.
Wheeler will be along evangelistic lines.
"Christian Conquests" , Is the topic at the
Hndcavor services this evening The re
cently elected officers of the Christian En
deavor will be Installed at jllils meeting by
ReV. Mr. Wheeler , f
Officers of the Gorman Political club deny
Ihat any candidates were endorsed by the
club at a recent mooting , and assert that
the statement to that effect published In on
uptown paper Is a mistake.
The city Is overrun with uncommercial
travelers , attracted hero by the reports of
prosperity , attendant en the Armour buildIngs -
Ings , the Cudahy extensions , etc. , and they
are rapidly becoming a nuisance to restau
rants and housekeepers. Yesterday Mrs
Margaret Austin fed nine such people. Many
others make the same con-plaint.
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K < > 1 u ii ( I-Hurt mil ii.
OSOEOLA , Neb. , Jan. 8. ( Special. ) There
never was a larger crowd gathered In this
county to see a couple married than the ono
tl.at met at the 'Methodist ' Episcopal church
hero Friday night. There was no standing
room left when Rov. L. F. Smith , the pastor ,
tied the nuptial knot for ' .Mr. Cnslcy Foland
and iMrs. Susan Hartman. Mrs. Hartman
Is 58 years old and Mr. iFoland CC. It was
love at first sight , for Mrs. Hartman had
scon her present husband but twice before
they were engaged. Mrs. Hartman was the
widowof the late John Hartman.
i.ocvi , nunviTics.
Henry W. Dunn was glvnn fifteen days on
the street by Judge Gordon on a charge of
vagrancy.
J. Benson was picked up In the lower part
of the town while attempting to dlspoao of
fifty feet of garden hose.
James Forsyth , charged with breaking the
city laws by not registering certain drugs ,
wan discharged In Judge Gordon's court.
The Omaha Mission society will give an
entertainment at Crelghtpn hall next Tues
day night. The proceeds of the affair will
bo devoted to charity.
The Durant Engine company , the flro de
partment of the Union Pacific shops , will
Blve a masquerade ball at Washington hall
m Saturday evening , January 1C. Prizes will
ba given out.
George Fischer has been arrested at the
Instunco of Charles Clayton , who alleges
that the former struck him while the two
wore settling a money matter near Twelfth
and Douglas streets.
William Nelson , charged with having stolen
goods from the house of Will Seward valued
at $50 , has been bound ever to the
district court on a charge of grand larceny.
The bonds were placed at $000 ,
James Stcphcnson has sold hli livery Ft a bio
and hack business to John A CrUghtnn
The transfer 'was ' made last night Neither
of the parties to the transaction would dis
cuss the halo or'talk of'the'terms' ' .
Gorman Presbyterian church. North Eight.
couth street , bctmecn Qumlng and Hurt
stiocts. Rev , D. Grieder , p'ustor. Commun
ion servlco at 10 30 a , m. iJtlloslonary forvlcc
at 7:30 : p. m. Sunday scjjoql at noon ,
Emit L. Holman , charged by his former
employer. A. F , Keith , with having appro
priated ? 17C of the firm's money , has been
bound over to the dlstilct 'cdurt on a charge
of embe/zloment. HoWas held In JGOO
bonds. 'ill' ' '
-Maud Fontello , arrcstortuBewral & * ya ago
while engaged bi a quarrel with a colored
man namoj 1)111 ) Tarletun. fras fined $1 und
costs by Judge Gordons for I her share In
the affair. TJO negro hasuiot yet been ur-
rested , i f
Chief Gallagher has rMflVHl a letter from
Chief of Police Potlt effort ; Huron. Mien. ,
asking information In 'catti/ettloii / with a
man ruined Walter H. Prout , who claims to
hall from Omaha and Is canyaralng tdut city
as a picture seller I'rout'is ' unknown hero ,
Nine caia of beet sugar seed passed
through the customs house Friday for
California. Twenty-six more carloads are ex
pected In a few days , a half do/en of whlc'.i
are to go to Grand Island und Norfolk. The
seed has bc ti Imported from Magdenborg ,
G rmanv
Complaint was received at the police sta
tion last night that a mad dog was at i
largo In the neighborhood of Twentieth and
Grace streets. Oillccr Sargent visited the
location and shot the animal , which seemed
to bo buffering from a fit. It had bitten tuo
tons before the officer arrvei ) , I
Ole Aiidemu. a dalrjrr.un , living at
Thlrtv-Hcvcnth and Grove stree a , has been
arrested < at the ! > i9tunco of City Veieriri rlan
I''Uiiactlcltl for '
cllspcalnH of dlseaeej meat ,
Ho la charged with Imin ? butcherej tick
catllo and to have aftcrirl disp jed of
t cm to a murage iojl 3.i aired V J Ncpo-
C > I , who runs u lihon mar Fourteenth cvid
Plercj strcc.s , i
Began yesterday and will be continued
ALL THIS WEEK
This is the greatest opportunity to buy the best merchandise for about
one-half its value. During inventory we have handled every article in our Clothing , Fur
nishing Goods and Mat Departments , and find thousands of Broken Lots nnd Odd Sizes ,
which we are determined to sell at niiy cost. If price cutting means anything this will bo
Our Most Successful Sale
Men's Suits , $4.35 , $4.50 , $5 , $5,75 , $6,50
Worth $10 and § 12.
Over Five Hundred Imported Worsted Cheviot suits
sold all season at $20 and $22
Boys' Suits , Long Pants , $3.50 , S4-75 and $5,50
Worth $8.00 and $12.00.
Boys' Suits-Short Pants-Job Lot
Odd Sizes Odd Suits Odd Prices 145
Lot N@ . 1 Knee Pants Suits
You will find some in this lot worth double. 2.00
They are worth $4 , $4.50 and $5. 2 ,
I QR 0 Rf ] 97R anil 9
lauJ ; ZovU ; L\\\J \ UUU i
You can afford to carry them till next year
at these prices , Sizes 3 to 8.
ig Sizes , 8 to 16 , 3,00 , 3,05 and 4,50
' Hlf0BTfi9fC * ow * s e t'me ' to k one notnmg uas keen re-
UfClvUQfid served the
price cut on every winter overcoat in the r ffj | Q "TP in fatt 4J | i
house prices Ui u i3 IZiUU ! 4i
Fleeced Lined Shirts OC * 750 qualities of
and Drawers , 25c Winter Underwear
ozen ° regu'ar ' 500 linen bosom with
all the good points of the best 5oc goods.
Hats that have so'd ' for $1.50 , $1.75 , $2.00 an 1
as high as $2.50 , go at
Regular 500 goods.
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Corner Fifteenth and Douglas Streets.
ituiv roil Tin : jioui.u\\im.
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In ScrliuiM DIIIIKCT.
The Hoard of Park Commissioners Is much
disturbed on account of the cxyrcsaed Inten
tion of the street railway comfany to extend
ts Twentieth street line north to the expoxl-
tkxi grounds , , If this plan Is carried out the
mrth boulevard , which has cost the beard a
conrlderablo cxpcndlturo of time and money
to bring it to its present condition , will bo
irnctlcnUy rulnod as a baulnvard and the
commissioners express Indignation that aucli
a ploo 6hould be considered , One of the mem
bers said this morning that It would be an
outrage to put In the street car tracks. He
declared that the street railway company
could Just as well use Twenty-second street
from Lake ntrect north , but that It was Its
ilan to ocuoy the bouln\ard and Urn ? shut
oft carriage travel to the exposition as much
as possible. Ho contended ( hat If the boule
vard waa occupied In this way no street
would bo left to accommodate carriages ex
clusively end that steps should be taken to
> rolect Twentieth street as far as It is occu
pied by the boulevard ,
The commissioners assert ttiat K the tracks
Si down It will be Impossible to get them
up again after the exposition Is over and
that the effect will bo to permanently destroy
the utility of the entire boulevard from Ohio
fc'reet to .Miller ( uik. They are inclined to
think that Inasmuch as the street has been
doJIcated as a boulevard cod turned over to
Iho board the street railway company can ho
c in elled to run Its llnu un another street. ,
The value of this proposition from a legal
standpoint ha ; not been ascertained , but the
. .nittcr.vlll bo taktn up at the next mcotlcig
> nd the members declare that U there In a
c.i-n a to iirevent the occupation ot the
boulevard by Injunction or otherwise they
will take advantage of it.
Msvv FOH HCIIOOIrimi'osr.s. .
Hoard of KiliiiMillon I'I-OIIOMCN tci Ulw-
CIIHH ItH AcMMlH.
The Hoard of Education will probably take
up the question of 1893 finances at the next
meeting and decide what amount It will utk
the council to add to the annual tax levy on
account of the schools , It IB the general ex
pression of members of the board that they
will not acitit any luis amount than was
given them last year , The 1897 levy contained
an arvroprlatlon of U mills for the school
fund , which was expected to produce a rev
enue of about $150,000. So far only about
$125,000 of this amount has been collected.
The members asucrt that It will require at
least $150,000 to carry them through this year
if they propose to pay off any considerable
amount of the deficit , and thli would mean
a levy of 5 mills on the new valuation ,
It Is believed that this amount will bo
agreed on by the city council. It Is said
that a majority of the councllmoti have expressed -
pressed themselves as willing to give the
board tbo same- amount that was allowed last
year , As the levy for strictly municipal de
partments as based on the estimates sub
mitted can scarcely bo cut below 20 mills , It
Is taken for granted that the total levy must
bo at least 30 mills.
Holler lii | i < > liir'i > Itciiort ,
The report of Holler Inspector Unltt for
1897 shows that the business of hlu ofllco has
Increased very considerably ever that whlrfj
had been transacted In any previous year.
The record shows that tlieio have been 253
boilers Inspected during tbo ycor in which
11G defects have been discovered. There
ilctneci , ol which < ovc < iy-8CVm [ tiavo
boon granted , and 10 have been relasucd.
Licenses have been Ibsued to forty-live ele
vator conductors and renewals issued to
forty-Hires more. Tiio Impoclor has Issued
217 toiler Inspection certificates and permits
for the construction of tuuity-six now
boilers
As compared with the iccords of 1&9C the
report Bhowa an Increase of fllty-four boiler
Inspections and that ten moro now boilers
were put In last year than the year before ,
Theio wan an Increases of Bovecity-olsht In the
number of engineers' licenses renewed and
of twenty-two in the renewals of elevator
conductors' licenses , The receipts of 1)19 )
olllco during 1897 amounted to $2C7G ,
Oliloi'l of tlu <
Regarding the conference of otllclals of tlio
Hurllngtcti , the Milwaukee , the Northwest
ern , the Northern Pacific and the Great
Northern railroads at St. Paul Friday , an of
ficial of ono of the lined Hatd to The Dee > cs-
torday morning : "Tho announcement that the
cxecutlvo and the legal officials of the lines
mot at St. Paul to anticipate houtile litiga
tion U not accurate. The conference was for
the puiposo of devising wajs and means of
liavlng ono attorney represent all iho rail
roads In future eases where several of thu
llniH are concerned , Tills applies especially
to South Dakota , whcro there Is a great deal
of litigation affecting all th.o roads similar)1 ! ) ,
Much tlino and cxpenao cui bo raved each
company If ono attorney should rcvrwoul all
the roads Interested at Iheio hearlncu. I un
derstand an agreement to this effect was
reached at the St. Paul conference on
1 < ' | Iday , "
I , ) nrli nit Alli'Kcil Miirilorcr ,
SALT hAKi : , Jan , K. Hlack 13ye , nn al
leged murderer conllned In jail ut Colfax ,
Wash. , was taken from jail by a mob carl/
this morning and lyucbul.