Tl 1K OM AHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , JANUARY 25 , 180S. MVWDLERS GULL THE PEOPLE Patriotism of Omahans Turned to Account by Shrewd Grafters. WORKING CITIZ1NS ON EXPOSITION DODGE V'nUnovrii 1'nrtlc * ColtrrtliiK Money friini IIoiiMt-liiildorx I'nilor 1'rc- . tcn.su of rrovlilliitf l.oilu.-r * lnrlt\K Xvxt .Summer. When tbo Bureau or Public Comfort Is organized for active work it will mid It hau Its hamU full In dlraemlnatlnff Information 1o iho citizens of Omaha , nnil tliorcby put ting ft stop to the ( Dwindling operations which tire already being practiced on unsuspecting householder ! ! . This bureau will bo the offi cial representative of the exposition In. a Blatters relating to the accommodation o visitors to the city. The exact extent t which tha functions of this organization wi 7)0 extended has not been doturmlncd , na n meeting of the bureau has been held. Chair man Dudley Smith says ho will call a mod fng of the 'bureau ' as soon nu Mr. Arthur C Smith returns to the city , and the plan o operations will then bo decided upon. . Up to this tlmo the exposition has take absolutely no atops In the direction of pro vldlng for the accommodation of visitors , ex cept to appoint three members of a Join committee , compoeod of representatives o the Commercial club , Woman's club am Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben. This commlLtc < 1H nothing , as far as the public Is concerned corned , except to collect limited amoun of data resaitllng the extent of the hoto necommodatlonu of the city. Certaiti pcrsDi arc goItiR about the clt vbltlng private houacs an\l telling the house wlfo who answers the door that they repre sent a concern which IMS a contract wit the exposition management to make a Us of persons who want to rtut rooms to stmng ors coming to the city during the oxposltlot These solicitors endeavor to inductth housewife to become a patron of their concern corn and prom too , In consideration of th payment of $5 , to keep her rooms full. 1 Is ako stipulate ] tlwt the nul > . * crlbor inns pay a small percentage of her receipts to th company represented by the solicitor. Thcs charges are explained by siylng that the $ Is to cover the oxpceiso of organizing and ad vertlt'lng ' the company , and the oilier pay mcnta are to help meet the revenue whlc the company must pay to the exposition. I Is represented that the contmct with th exposition mawgeruerit requ.res the compan to pay to the exposition 10 per cent of It receipts , a.iid the patriotism of the housewif la worked upon to Join the company as a means of helping the exposition while deriving riving a benefit herself. No 'irrangemca of thla kind has been made with any person or collectloa of persons , and nothing what t'Ver In this line 1ms been done by the ox EXPOSITION" NOT CONCERNED. In reply to a question regarding this mat tor. Secretary Wakelleld of the cxposltlo eald : "No such arrangement has ever bcci niMlo by the executive committee of th exposition , and no proposition embodying any such conditions has ever been submlttci to the committee by any person or com liany. All matters of that kind belong t the Huroau of Public Comfort , which ha not yet had any meeting , so that no arrange merit could have been made 'with ' tha committee. " It is learned that representatives of thl concern have visited a large number o people In different sections of the city , am the amount of money that has been fraudu lently obtained from the peopla of Omaha is unknown , but Is thought to bo consider able. able.Another Another matter which will engage the ntentlon of the Bureau of Public Comfor will bo that of hotel rules. That some o the hotels contemplate n raise In the ! rates Is Indicated by certain action on thcl part. It is learned on the authority of a man who > .holds a. high position In a certain state government that he endeavored' to make arrangements with a certain hotel Ii this city for accommodations for the governor ornor of his state and a largo suite during the opening days of the exposition. The Sotel man refused to reserve any rooms or to make any agreement regarding rates , saying ho would bo glad to accommodate the party i lie had the rooms when the time came , but positively refused to say what the rate would be , The members of the Bureau of Public Comfort have several plans under considera tion which contemplate the erection 'by pri vate parties of largo temporary hotels for the accommodation of the largo Influx o visitors to the city during the summer , am also have several other plans which the > will present for the consideration of the other members , to prevent the overcharg ing of visitors. lAHICAXSAS .10IXS TUB I'KOCRSSIOX Governor JOIIC.H XIIIIIVN n State lux posi tion' CoillIlllMNloll. The list of states which 'havo ' appointed exposition commission * ) has been Increased liy the addition of Arkansas. Governor Dinlel W. Jones has appointed six repre sentatives of tbo different sections of the etnto to serve with Vice President W. G Vlnconhellcr of Little Rock , an a state com- nilralon , The governor addressed the fol lowing letter to each ono ot the appointees : Dear Sir : Notwithstanding the fact that thu Ipirlslnturn clpi llnpd to mnkn nnv nn- jiroprlatlon for an Arkansas exhibit at the Traiismls-Mlsslppl Exppsltlon nt Omaha this year , yet In view of the Importance of an nxlillilt as u means of attracting to our state Immigration from the northwest , which Bias been and Is seeking milder climate , nnd for other purposes. It has been decided to endeavor to procure a creditable exhibit there by other means. To this end n board of commissioners for Arkansas la necessary nnd L have been asked by the exposition managers to announce the board now. Colonel W. G , Vlncenhellor is vice jirosl- < lent for Arkansas of the exposition nnd will naturally lw the chairman of the board , and each oommlsslouer will bo oxpectfd to render alt aid possible lit securing exhibits from his p.'irt of the state and. If all par ticipate , to attend the exposition at such tlmo ns may bo agreed upon , 1 am assured that transportation for our exhibits will be ttlven , hut It will requiresotno effort upon the part of the board to collect them , though n 'great ' deal can be taken from Colonel Vlncenheller's collection , already on hand here. I hnvo therefore selected the following Jinmod ( jontlemen to servo with Colonel Vln. cenhcller on the board , vizi George H. Brown. Llttlo Itock ; A. Ilertlg , Paragould ; C. Cf. Newman , Pine Bluff ; I * . A. Byrne , Texarkana : W. D. Matthews , Stuttgart ; George Banfrol , l'"ort Smith. I earnestly hopi > that you will accept nnd will bo able to Klvo some Unix and attention to this , which Is not merely a matter of form , but of real Importance , You are re quested to ndvlso whether or not you can accept and to correspond with Colonel Vln- i'lMiheller regarding the work to bo done. Very truly yours. DANIKb W. JONKS. Governor. TIIA.VSt'OIlTATIO.V 'AMI ' MIIM.HMMXTS. I ) rn iv i UKof ( In IH riiniilt' | < i > il liy A re lilt IT IK. The archltects-ln-chief have completed the Jirellmlmry perspective view of the Tr.ins- Iiortatlon and Agricultural Implement buildIng - Ing , which will bo erected on the north tract on the cast side of Twentieth street , facing west. The building has a frontage of thirty fcot deep and tlepth of 433 feet. The etylo of architecture Is what U known as "nu > llaov.ii half timber , " sometimes called "Swiss Krm architecture. " The ornamenta tion is secured by the timbering , which Is 3'iiiuy ' uxposeu 10 view , tno intermediate epace belns covered with plaster In the natural color , the timbers being painted a .warm . Blti.na. Wldo overhanglnga , broad cornices , ornamental rafters ami brackets will bo foil 11 res of this style. The build ing will ba one story in height at all points except a wldo section at either end , where a clear story will give a two-story effect to the exterior. The caves will bo sixteen feet from the ground at all points except the clear story , where they will bo twenty-four feet ftom the ground. The whole building W-J11 bo floored with Jiard pine. Deep en- < ranco porches at central points In the cast oni west Cicadca will glvo the building a handsome appearance , The Dairy and Apiary bulldlnga will bo In 41ie atue style oX arohltctur and will bo lorite'1 ' opposite thin bulMlns Off Uln west Bldo of Twentieth street The archltft-m n"lRne < l to thcuo bulhllnss have been work ing on them for screral wee/cs / and the plans will * eon b complete J , MVADA Mmv"\\ \.vrs SOMK SPACI : . Vice I'roxlitfnl Mil \ion Wrllen Very Clii-i-rfiillr of lluOutlook. . Vlco President 11. 1 ! . Xlaxnon of Nevada writes to the Department ef Publicity find Promotion from his homo at Reno that ho h.n reason to feel very much encour.iRcd at the outlook for a creditable exhibit from Ne- Vfttla. showing the resourcr * of that little understood rcalon. In a letter addressed to Manager Hogcwatcr ho soys : "I can now assure you of MI exhibit from Nevada and it will not bo a CxlO-toot cabinet , either ; but I think I can prom Is * : yon exhibits from Ne vada that will nil at least one car and In order to help matters along 1 will come to Omah.i soon and report in person to the management. 1 have already secured sev eral private cabinets as well ns specimens from several mines. I have also secured 'from the- State university Us entire ex hibit , which was exhibited at Chicago , and have the promise of one of our cattle kings that ho will make application through mo | , Iti a few da > s for spac for him to oxhlbl Eomo thoroughbred Hereford cattle from hi breeding farm In this county. Kvcrythln that I serure will be In the form ot a stal inhibit , ns everything will bo strictly Ne vada productions. I dtslre some space I the Agriculture building for state exhibits ns the State university will have quite ft dls play of products raised , on the state expert mental grounds. i\iCfTlVI2 COM.UITTKI3 MEKTIVK CUP tn lie- Sent Out t Work tin * Country. At the inicctlng ot the executive commit tco of the exposition yesterday afternoan a contract was approved with C. E. Thurina for operating an advertising car which b to thoroughly cover Hie country within a radlui of GOO miles of Omaha , The movements o thu car will bo under the direction of tn Dopartmeiit of Publicity and Promotion an the start will be made about February 15 This car will visit every city , village an hamlet In 'the ' territory and will dUtrlbut advertising matter of the exposition. In eluding 1,000,000 pamphlets , DM Idea iiumor oua blrd'a-eyo views of the grounJn , proters hangers and , every description cf advertising matter lisuod by the department. Klftcoi men will accompany the oar and the whok country will ibo "worked" after the mamic of the advertising mcthols of a well rcgu latod circus. The car will go drat to Wlo cousin nnd Minnesota nndilll bo on thread road continuously until nbout July 1. A contract was nppioved for an engine t- > ibo furnViiod by the Western Engine com pany of Painted Post , N. Y. , the engine to b of 1M5 In 240 Indluutcil horse-power. Han a U'onili'rfnl Ilor.wc. A. D. Rogers of Now York Is in the city conferring with the Department of Concessions sions for the privilege cf bringing to the exposition his oducate.l horse. According to Mr. Rogers nnd newspaper clippings fron the largmt papers in the cast , his horse Jim Key , Is little short of a marvel Numerous clippings from some ot the mos reliable newspaperu In the country describe in mlnuto detail yio manners In which thl horeo 'accomplishes feata which nrc Incrcd Iblc. Ho writes his name on a blackboard with a piece of chalk held In his mouth ; operates a cash register by taking n piece of money and making the correct change when told the amount of the purchase by the person making the pur chase and not by his trainer , takes a letter from a.box when told the number of the box In which it is and the name of the ad dressee and puts the letter In a file case under the proper letter without being told the spelling of the name. There are a num ber of other feats which this horse accom plishes according to what seems to bo In disputable testimony contained In letters from prominent people and the newspaper clippings referred to. The animal Is said by Mr. Rogers to bo S years of age , a ba > nbout sixteen hands high , sired by Volun teer out of Flora , a full-blood Arabian. Ho was raised by a coloreil man well known In the south , who spent seven years In edu cating the animal. Call for n 1 11 I'copli' anil the nvp A. G. McAusIand of this city , who Is now In San Francisco , working up Interest In the exposition among the people of the const region , writes to the Department of Exhibits that a great deal of enthusiasm is being manifested by the people In the project and that the Indications are very favorable for a mining exhibit of conslJer- able excellence. Ho says Vlco President Parsons and Director Wharton are keeping up the good work and a meeting has been arranged with the mayor of San Francisco" and Governor Budd for January 31 , from which good results are expected. Mr. aicAusland also writes that G. It. Martin , secretary of the California Art as sociation. wants to secure space In the in terest ot the artists of California , who , ho says , have from eighty to 100 pictures which they 'wish to exhibit as examples of Cali fornia work. SI. .IiiKupli Men A largo delegation ot business men from St. Joseph , Mo. , Is expected In the city some tlmo this week to visit the exposition grounds and confer with the e . > osition offi cials. The recent trip of the Missouri dele gation aroused the enthusiasm of its mem bers to such a pitch that the St. Joseph people say they arc coming hero for a little of the same cnt'juslasm. A. J. Fleming , a former resident of Omaha and now con nected with the St. Joooph Times , writes to the exposition management that his peciilo are coming and wants a day set. They will bo notified to como some day this week , probably Thursday. InK-rcHt lit Switzerland. H , Muonteferlng , commercial agent of the exposition to Switzerland , writes to the Do- jartmont of exhibits from that country that 10 lluds an interest among the cloth man ufacturers ot that country who are disposed to make exhibit ! at the exposition. He also says the weaving school maintained by the government wishes to make an exhibit , > rovldlnj { the government olllelals will allow t to do so. so.Ki' Ki' < < > ICiMiliii-Uy Ii'KlHlatiir < * . Governor Bradley of Kentucky notified the Jopartment ot Publicity and Promotion that 10 has rent n message to -legislature of hot state recommending en appropriation or Iho pupDsq of enabling the state to par- Icloato In the expedition. AildllloiiK to tin" CoiiiinltlfC. President Wattlea has added the following llrcctora to the committee appointed to con- cr with the representatives of ttie Omaha Vater corronny cod endeavor to arrange for valor : Thomas Kllratrlck , J. II. Evans aud Edward Itosowator. I'nlillu Com for I Iliirran. A meeting of the Bureau of Public Coin- ort will bo 'hold ' in the ofllro of the Ways and Mentis department at Exposition head- marters tomorrow evening. KuK' Mnrkot tn llnd Slmpr. 13 , W. Itldell of the IMdcll Commission onipnny says the local market for eggs s in n very unsatisfactory condition. 'liouFh commanding 20 cents early In the nonth the price nt the present time has ropped down to 14 cents , with u snull Todpect of any Immediate Improvement 'ho demand even nt 14 cents Is lljrtt. The irico last year reached the same low fig- ire , but the demand at that time was twlco s great. Shipments nro coming : Into the Ity at the rate of about SOO cases per day nd are supplied to the trade by Nebraska , nd Kaunas farmer * , with n few from lowu. for AnHitnlt , "Kid" Flynn was tried In police court csterday for an assault nnd battery upon i waiter of a Douglas street restaurant , lynn Is a bartender for n saloon a s'lort istunco from the waiter's place of bust- ess nnd was In the habit of ordering tils leala brought In hy the waiter. The latter lalms that Flynn was overparticular and aused him to make many useless trips to ecuru articles. When ho expostulated it Is sserted that Flynn seized upon the waiter ml threw him out of the saloon. Flynn > leadi'd cullty and was fined J10 and coats. Don't annoy others by your coughing , nnd Isk your life by neglecting a cold , Ono Mln- to Cough Cure curca coughs , colds , croup , rlppe tinJ all throat and luag trouble * , SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. Sensatknil targes against Potiienun Mulcaliy , McnMguo and Sbcohan were filed _ with the city council at the meeting last j night by David McCourt , a resident of At- i bright , nnd President Kelly , who- occupied 1 Hie * halr. rr-forred thecomp'.ilnt to the com- i mlttoe i vllco. ; ; Thr . 'tiargra and ofTMavit wore prepared by j i Atturnt'jK . C. Ivjmhcrt and W. It. Patrick , I who represent MeCourt. In his affidavit , nc- ! company I n . ! tbe charges , McCourt swears j that ho wiis co his way homo from llu j CutMhy plant , where he Is employed , on I'.ic i evening of January C. ho was pMced under arrest by O.Ticer Dave MJlcahy without ( .MI : so. MeCourt asserts that Mulcahy abuae-1 him while on the way to the city Jail , this also with provocation. The complainant further stairs that after being placed In a cell ho requested that he bo allowed to visit t'.ie toilet room , the request , however , wafl denied , l.alor on he rattled the cell door for the purpose of attracting the attention of the jailer and ltroioonse to his nolae Jailer Montague and Officer Sheehan .came down from the- courtroom and handcuffed him to the tarn of a cell la .such a manner that his feet barely touched the flosr. He was , he says , -compelled to remain In this position for nbout three bours. . McCourt further states that when his cone was called he was discharged from custody without prejudice. MeCcurt asks for an. Invcjtlsa- tlon by the mayor and council. Schultz , of the finance committee , reported adversely on the request of the California Petroleum and Asphalt company In relation to relinquishing a portion of the guarantee on the Twenty-fourth street oavlng. The committee's report was adrnted. The council granted the re-quest of the park commlrsloners In relation to the sidewalk on the south side of H street , between Twenty- slxtli and Twenty-seventh streets. It Is the desire of the- commissioners that the city take up this walk , cancel the tax , and allow the Park beard to lay a c"odcr or gravel walk. This will bo done a < i the councllmeii cculd SDO no objection to the plan. After the new gas franchise- ordinance had Iwcn read the second time , Caidwcll aslted Tor a rt\wrt from tuo judiciary committee on the orJInani-o. ChalrnMii Barrett stated that the committee had deelded on an amend ment to one of the sections and as the clt. attorney had not had the time to draft th proposed amendment , the committee wa.j n. ready to report. It was stated that th amendment would be ready for Introduction next Monday night. nno ordinance repealing an ordlnanc p.sseil a montf.1 ago ordering a sidewalk 01 the south side of L street from Sharp strec to Thirty-third street was road for the thin time and defeated. This means that th stock yards ccmpany will be compelled to Kiy the sidewalk as originally ordered. Treastuer Uroadwcll reported a balance o $50.337.-1C on tind at the close of buslnes December 31. A request from the Louis Bradforl Ltlin her company for permission to lay a side track acnss Railroad avenue In Albrlgh was read and referred to the committee 01 streets and alleys. Several Albright business iron sent In a petition urging the couucl to grant the request. 'Barrett ' of'j..cd > i motion ordering fire hy drains located at Eighteenth and W , High tconlh and V and Fifteenth and \V streets It was referred to the committee on fire ant water by President Kelly. Peter Len.igh was awarded the contrac for supplying scft coal for use of the fire department nnd charity purposes. Sitting as n board of equalization the council listened to complaints from property owners along Missouri avenuevho protestei against the proprped assessment to pay the cost of the Missouri avenue sewer. The remonstralors desire that each 'lot ' In the sewer district be assessed the smo ; amouni Instead of following the plan suggested -by a largo number of property owners , which is to assess the property according to the benefits. J. J. IJroen , representing the com plainants spoke for the plan proposed by his clients. A long discussion followed In which the remonstrators took part. Vansanl wanted to settle the question by adopting the assessment as ni-do by the city engineer but Caldwell offered a motion , laying the matter ovc'r for one week and this -was done Adjourned for one week , ItOAUD OP TRADE Object of ii MrcflnK" CfilliMl for Tonight ! > tin- i > Jn.ror. Tonight a meeting of business men wll bo held at the council chamber for the pur pose of reorganizing the Doard of Trade. It Is the Intention to perfect an organization fiomewhat on the plan of the Ouiaha Com mercial club and open headquarters when vlaltors to the city can bo entertained dur ing the exposition. Mayor EnsoIs the prime mover In the project and has Issued the call for the meeting. The mayor said last evenIng - Ing that he hoped every buslntoi man in the city -would make It a. point to attend the meeting when the matter would bo thpr oughly discussed. A number of business men have assured the mayor of their support In this matter end It Is expected that the dif ferent business Interests of the city will bu well represented. It Is the intention to open club rooms whsro visiting merchants and manufacturers can bo entertained while In the city and where many of the products of the city ciin jo placed on exhibition. Among those who have announced their willingness to Join such an organization for ; ho purpose of pushing the claims of the Magic City are C. J. Collins , I ) . E. Wilcox , P. A. Crcssoy , John Plynn , Frank Hroadwcll , Colonel C. M. Hunt , L. C. Gibson , C. A. Thomas Hoctor. H. M. Chrlslla. Thomas J , O'Nell , Joaeph Murphy , Richard O'Keefo , It. T. .Maxwell , John J. Ryan , J. M. Westerfleld , EJ Johnston and D. S. Clark. It id thought that there will bo no difficulty n obtaining twenty-live or thirty members iodides representatives of the picking hoifC8 and stock yards company. 'The plan ! a to asae&s each member a certain amount to pay ho expenses of keeping the rooms open arU entertaining visitors. Several Ouiaua rcsi- : eut3 who have property Interests here have also signified their liitoiUi m uf joining such in organization , Thu Imshiusi men of thi ? Ity realize that aomathl'jg ought to do..c his year to attract Investors and it U claimed that a club such as iu proposed voul.l ( assist materially m 'mprruslug visit ors and would without doubt do a great deal of good. Real estate nwii i pouhlly are iak- ng hold of the project and It U thought hat U will bo carried out without any oppo- Itlou. Iiivy on Hot Stoves. It Is not often that a cccstahlo Is called pen to levy on a red-hot steve , hut that la vhat Constable Adams of Justice White's ourt di.l Saturday night. A dance was ; lvon on the night In question In a certain mil and thu managers had rented a couple f stoves from a second-hand dealer , agreo- ng to pay $2 for the use of the heaters , 'ho ntoveavcra put up and a hot tire built n each. Just before the dancing commonvud ho owner of the stoves became suspicious nd fearim ; that ho would bu defrauded but f his money applied to Justice \Vhito for a writ of replevin. The writ was usued nd the officer of the law , assisted by the tovo dealer , repaired to the hall avid re iioved both heaters without oxtlnguluhlng ho fire. The hall bccamo filled with isnioko nil soot while the removal was In progress. ) ut tlio dancers did not seem to mind It s much as the men who were handlliii ; the ed-hot heaters. Kxtt'lllllllMT ( III * lloll-l. Mrs. Ella T. Christ , proprietor of the Del- lonlco hotel , Twenty-seventh nnd N streets , s preparing to erect a threo-story brink ad- Itlon , which will have a frontage of sixty eet on Railroad avenue and a depth of 118 cet. Tills new building will bo three siorirs n height and will cost in the neighborhood f $25,000. Work Is to commence as-soon as ! io weather will permit. .11 one1 > for Ihi'School * , Yesterday City Treasurer Hroadwcll 10- elved from the county treasurer the state ppartloimient of the school fund , which mounted to $3,707.29. This is the laigcst mount the city over received as Its shard f the state apportionment and the money an be used to good advantage by the Board t Education at the present time. SrlillU'x Srt'ouil lliillilliur. The Schlltz IlrowlciB company yesterday btaincd a permit for the erection of a two- lory brick saloou building at the corner of Thirty-third and Q streets. In the permit the cost of the bullinrig Is given as $ J.OOO. The big Schlttz btHMltii ; at the ) west end of the Q street viaduct Is. , rapidly ncarlng com pletion add will bo ready for occupancy be fore long. cl Off for HIP iVori'vcr The delegation frote'Ulls city to the rrcct- Ing of stock growers 'Ui'Oonver as rouipofcil of W. II. rhrrk.V ( IjlJoap8. ! J. K. Uyer * . J. P. Clarey. AlexrQatrow. J. I , . Martin , | Abe Ileckor , T. D. PerTJne. I , . 13. Roberts. It. E. Rogers. I * C. lledlngton. U. S. 011- chrcst , George Hurlta , Alma Jackson , J. A. Hake. John L. C'arjna , J. C. Hoiitz , 11. V. Carpenter , John \V. .OrJbWe , W. AI. Carpen ter. Ab Waggoner , uohn Fltzroberts. A. A. Nixon , llruce McOulluchV rdltor of the Stockman - j man ; Uenna Allberyijlllor of the Drovers' Journal ; A. C. Davenport , market editor of The Omaha llee , and AV. J. C. Kenyon , gen- owl manager of the" " * lbck yards company. Quito a number who Intended going were j detained at the last in km to by important | business , consequently the delegation was not as large ns nt first contemplated. The delegates wcro divided between the Union Pacific , Uurlington and Rock Island roads. CH.v ( iosxlii. Mrs. Johraton , wife of ex-Mayor Johnston , ! o quite sick. II. O. Hall of Anita , t > . , was a business visitor In the city yesterday. Union services will ho heldat the First Baptist church every night this week. Ln.it week 103 care of feeder cattle were shipped to the country from this market. A son has been born to Mr. nnd Mra Thomas n. Pctcrsen , Fortieth nnd T street * . William M. lllew of Drum , Neb. , Is In the city , the guest of hU brother-in-law , Rov. Dr. Wheeler. Diphtheria Is reported at the Cavers resi dence , Tiventy-alxth rjtid U streets , and at Foylo's , 292C Hoffman directs. The Interior of the South Omaha Na'.lo.ial bank la being remodeled In order to facili tate the transaction of business. Tom Hector la having his lot en Twenty- third street , between J and K streets , grtded preparatory to building in the spring. Ar.i examining surscoa of the pension Co- partmont paid a visit to A. 0. Mvcm on Saturday last. Mr. Myers Is fci an cufeeblaJ condition. Contagious dlnosaes arc being stampol out. So far this month only seven cases havu bce-a reported , six being diphtheria and coo scarlet fever. The Woman's Missionary society of the First Presbyterian church will meet In the lecture room of the church Thursday atter- noca at 2'JO o'clock. The park commissioners of thl clly * re- endeavoring to cbtaln from the Omaha Park commission 500 trecu , which , If obtained , will to planted in HlghtMid park. A meeting of Nebraska live stock ship pers will bo held at the Dollone hotel , Oinala , cu Thursday for the purpose of organizing a state association. City Engineer Deal Is at work on a map of sewer dla'nct No. 105 , which extends along the alley between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth streets , from D to II streets. Thursday afternocn the Ladles' Aid oo- clety of the Presbyterian church will con duct a tea and wlcat the borne of Mrs. E. S. Harrell , S2S North Twenty-third street. Today a committee from the East SIJo Ini- provcmcat club will go t3 Omaha to cor.csult with officers of the street railway company In relation to the extciitlon of the Thirteenth street car Itae. . . . City Treasurer nroadwcll Issued a call yesterday for school , warrants up to ai.d In cluding registered iiumtyer 1,033. About $3 - 000 in warraatu will bo. taken up cs sooa as presented for payment. Arnold's liromo CeisVy cures headaches , lOc , 25c and i"0c. All jdruirgists. IMOHSOXAI. ' l > A'HAHAriIS. H. J. Parley of Chicago Is at the Mlllard. P. Sonacr.spheln of West Point Is la the city. . J. S. Klmmelstcln o { New York la at tbo Millard. . _ . David II. McGlnnip ofiSt. Paul Is at the Mlllard. t . i : " Kd Lattaj a ! Tchamaii waa.ula tbo city yesterday. . . i - J. H. Morrlssoy'Of'Chicago la stopping at the Barker J. Palmer cf Louisville , Ky. , Is stopping it the Barker. II. E , D. Gould , a Fultcrton stockman , lo a visitor to Omaha. G. II. G-llcrlst , a Kearney business man , is In a city visitor. William R. Uurton , a Hastings merchant , Is a visitor to Omaha. Dr. T. Barr of Hastings , accompanied by his eon , Is In the city. City Marclial C. F. A. Marquardt of Nor folk Is a visitor to the city. IJ. H. Youngbuth of Arlington is la the city for a couple of dajs. Malcolm Douglas , advance man of Cox'o Brownies , Is at the Mlllard. C. H. Davidson left last evening for Chicago cage to bo gone several days , H. W. Hollar of Emerson an.l E. W. Car ter of Ltnco-a : are at the Darker. Lieutenant L. T. Richardson of Fort Lcav- enwcrth , ICrni. , Is na Omaha visitor. Peter Younger of Geneva and G. A. Mar shall of Arlington are at the Darker. Charles M. Hill , William Leo nnd Samuel ( luasell of New York are rcglatereJ : at the Barker. I. O. Rhoadcs of Salt Lake , general pur chasing agent of the Short Line , Is in Omaha. Police Commlsslcocr W. C. Dullard han returned 'to ' the city from a business trip to Texas. ' II. P. Cole and wlfo of Minneapolis , Minn. ; W. L. Leverett and wife of Kansas City nro stopping at the Barker , Councilman Duimcuter Is confined to his aomo by a severe attack of the grip , which threatens to dovclop into pneumonia. At the .Mlllard : C. L. Day , St. Louis ; Charles JCalnor , Milwaukee ; A. S. Pasqueth , St. Louis : A. R. Rogers , Now York ; A. Lehman , Peoria ; Charles Eddlols , St. Louis ; C. E. Tebbctts , Beatrice ; W. M. HIndman , Lincoln. E. L. Emory , superintendent of the Green River ( Wyo. ) water worlu. Is In the city re newing old acquaintances. Mr. Emory Is a former resident of Omaha , having been con nected -with The lleo and later with the Jnion Pacific railroad ten years ago , Nobrasktca at the hotels : C. B. Burrows and Fred Schelly. Norfolk ; D. D. Barber , Chadroa ; A , C. Johnson , Grand Island ; E. C. Ha j hurst , Loup City ; C. K , Gettlngs , Superior ; A. L. Houghtelln , Falrbury ; H , C. Icuntrco , James Manahaa and J. S. Caasel , .Incoln ; F. C. Hensel. Hebrra ; George W. Mickclwalt. Ord ; H. F. ' Wi'son , Wayne ; II. Vales , Nebraska City ; J. A. Peterson , Jroeley Center ; H. SJ Manvllle , Fremont ; V. Waywlck , Sargeni ; J. W. Sanders , Ar- adla ; L. H. Beemer , TSelden : J , Bciite , Hart- ngtca ; H. Dlers , Crosvoll ; William Button , Table Rock ; J. H. EifclMy , Alexandria. Wn are anxious to do'a little good in this vjrld and can think 6f no pleasanter or bet- cr way to do it than Itf recommending Ono llnuto Cough Cure as a prcvcntatlvu of 11011- r.onla , consumption tad' ' other ncrlous lung roubles that follow ilegli-cted colds. AMUSEMENTS. "A pretty play , well- and skillfully con structed , and presented with rare art by ono of the best companies of players eccn of late on the local atago" that was and ( till Is the verdict of the people who composed a very largo audlonco at Itoyd's last night , when "A Ccat of Many Colors" was seen In Omaha for the first time , with Herbert Keleey , Effio Shannon and William J. LcMoyno in the leading roles. Indeed It has been a long time slnco so pleasant a means of an evening's enjoyment has been offered to local theater-goers by so thor oughly good a cast. U Is something of a shock at first to see the debonairo Mr. Kel- cey , who has been hitherto chiefly Identi fied with character , representing "tho glass of fashion and the mould of form , " Imper sonating n hater aud a baiter of women ; and to accept sweet and dainty Miss Shan non as a stronc minded woman , who "thinks bloomers" If she doesn't wear them , requires no less of a readjustment of one's settled convictions. However , the notion that an actor can or ought to bo held down to a single line of part , simply because ho j ays that line well , Is pretty well aban doned nowadays , nt least by the actors themselves , although the public still shows a disposition to restrict its favorites of the stage to the famll'lar grooves in which they have run to favor. No otic is likely to find fault , however , with cither Miss Shannon or .Mr. Kclcey for any violent change of style shown In the presentation of Mrs. Ryloy's bright play , for Esther Gunning Is-81111 a sweet and dainty woman , although a practitioner of the law. and Her man Walboys , although n professed mis ogynist , wears wo'.l fitting clothes with ns easy a grace as Herbert Keleey ever knew how to do , nnd docs' ' not long remain inscn- slblo to Cupid's wllca when they are prop erly brought to bear upon him. The plot of the play U a somewhat com plicated one. Perhaps it was made so with Intent to cause people to go a second time to make sure they have understood It aright. The love affairs of no less than four cou ples , counting the diverting episode of Satin- dcrs and "Hill'1 Hutchlns , are tangled up In apparently Inextricable error. But the snarled skein Is deftly unraveled , with much bright dialogue nnd many hnppy sit uations , and the final curtain falls on gen eral bliss , either already bestowed or cer tain to be attained. The company supporting these two stars , so fortunately conjoined , Is , as has been In dicated , an exceedingly good one. William J. LcMoyno is and has long been one of tl'o most accomplished character comedians of hlo time. It Is always a pleasure to see him In any part which ho may under take , and although the character of old Walboys gives him less and fewer oppor tunities than are to bo desired , he Improves them , such as they are , llko the true artist he Is. Mr. Lyons la admirable na the hardheaded - headed old Scot. The little bit where he sustains an Introduction to his own daughter with "Pleased to inak' ycr acquaintance' , ma'am , " and goes off L. U. E. fairly siz zling v.-lth wrath , Is n gem of purest ray. Miss Wilton plays Mrs. Majcndlo fault lessly , and Miss Georgia Busby shows de cided artistic growth since she was last seen hero in Irish romantic and vocal drama. More than a word of praise should be be stowed upon Mr. Sco for his droll charac terization of Saunders. Miss Shannon suffered last night from a severe cold , and evidently appeared at all at the cost of serious inconvenience. It Is honed she may bo fully recovered in time for this evening's performance. 'U. Coat of Many Colors" will bo re peated tonight aud twlco tomorrow. It Is u pleasure to recommend It cordially to the Omaha pnbllo as furnishing a most agree able evening's entertainment. An unusually attractive program has been prepared for the next concert -ofj the Omaha Orchestral society , which will take place at Iloyd's theater at 3 o'clock next Friday afternoon. Mine. Muenteferlng will play Grieg's A minor concerto , op. 16 , with or chestral accompaniment , and Miss Jessie Dickinson and Miss Clara Palmer will sing. Robert J. nurdette , the humorist , will give a lecture next Thursday evening at Crelghton hall. Edwin Mayo and a largo company will ap pear at Boyd's on Thursday , Friday and Saturday evening's nnd at a matinee Satur day in a characterization of Mark Twain's famous story , "Pudd'nhcad Wilson. " The stage has mndo known no more Interesting people than the folk from Dawson's Landing , Mo. , and they tell a very Interesting story , throughout which laughter and tears suc ceed each other as sunshine succeeds shower on an April day. It is a novel play , with odd characters and thoroughly enjoyable by all classes of people. A , neglected fold often terminates in con sumption. Take Dr. Hull's Cough Syrup in tlmo and forestall the dreadful disease. I.UCAIj IIUHVITIUS. Elizabeth Hall seeks a divorce from her husband , Charles Hall , She alleges cruelty and desertion. Matron Bennett ha/j a small but very bright mulatto ibaby. which just arrived from Creston , la. , and for which she would llko 'to uecuro a good homo. M. T. Patrick has brought suit against II. n. and G. V. Mulford In an action to re cover the sum of $4,4SC , alleged to bo duo cm a promissory note. He has also attached property In the possession of the High Art Blcyclo company , alleging that it 'belongs to the Mill fords. A special service will too held at the Gardner Memorial Parish houqo , Capitol avcnuo and Eighteenth street , on Tuesday. "Conversion of St. Paul" at 9:30 : a. m. Holy pommunlon and a short address will too de livered. A full attendance of the ladies of the parish is earnestly dealrod. Important business will bo dlscuuaod. E. II. Clelaud , Robert Smith and Charles Stanley , conducting a grocery store near Fourteenth nnd Douglas streets , were ar rested this morning on a charge of obstruct ing the alloy In the rear of their store by leaving their wagons In the roadway. TSio complaint was sworn to by Captain Haze at the Instance of several other business men In the vicinity. Shortly after 2:30 : p. m. yesterday a couple of South Omaha women , who gavo'tho names of Mtnnlo and Annie Williams , were arrested in the alleyway back of Jack Norton's saloon on Fourteenth street. They were charged with being disorderly and were locked up at the station. A complaint will probably bo made against Norton charging him with keeping' open after hours. Chief of Detoc-tlvos Cox has received a let ter from Warden J. D , Starko of the Mis- fiourl state penitentiary at Jefferson City , Mo. , stating tlrat the tlmo of A. H. Cllno , who is aervlng a term of two years , will ox- plro Juno 13 , 1SOU. Cline la wanted In Omaha for forgery and passing fraudulent checks on the Boston store , G-oJloy Brucker and Browning , King & Co. The amounts of the checks wer $10 , $7 and $ S.CO respectively , and were passed hy Clltio In 'this city last July , llrt > x li. Slioonw'ii bns salcil out nnil irounil now lie Is'HillcInj ; n.'Mi * lioinu * 'ortlio end Is nonyjiiioli tt Halo as tlila nn't so on foreveriryoi soiii. > of ilia fliDlivtit bargains iMnrlcj plcki'd up now this Is 110 haiiUi'iiiii or fi'.M t-ale flock , ) iit our own k'Klthuro liiiiM-lirolu-n by ho season's si'llinn' tint vu Intoiul to eloso out tliat'd any the jirlcoIs HO iwfully low ao toiup.ui'dvllh our form - m > r SL'llltif ; prices In a day or two wo lon't oxpt'et to liavo u.ay i th.'jj xrt-fit rado Indui-ors on oiir bargain table * hen It will bo new siirlnjj goods Drexel Shoe Co. , 110 FAKNAM STKEET JElTV. . DKDFOItD. Pros. AV.M. LOP DON , Vlco Pros. oV . ( SKO. , M. WINKKUIAN , Trcn * . < il5O. N. HICKS , Scc'y. J1 ; A ? ll. ? 4 xx vx wx j | 1 THE ALASKA GOLD MINING I I jiO AND DEVELOPMENT CO , I - 43 Offers 25OOOO Shares of thedar valua * 1 of One Dollar Each , at to oO * s Ten Cents Per Share. | j , aQ The representatives of this company will penetrate ? F ,00 and explore the world's greatest gold fields and secure ? F o valuable gold-bearing properties for its stockholders. PP , | 0 Articles of Incorporation filed January 5th. Pj | * S CAPITAL STOCK $1,000,000 , to , aD Fully paid up and non-assessable. Subscription ? F qo books now open. The company reserves the rightto ? F $0 close this subscription without notice wJien one-fourth ? ? ,80 of the capital stock is taken at the figure named ; ro * * M > to advance the price of shares at any time. t5SQ The outlook for the company Is bright "oonndeneo la ours" the remit- . .4 tancos received from every quarter dally l > : lm ; suoh a to liiHiiro itui-i-ess. Qtr ny CAl'lTAMSTS. INVHSTOHS. Inrge and small. TICACHKI5S. SAIAUlli > " . , ,0 CI.KUKS and till who are deslrvus of bettering their rcmillllou llnnnet.illy. .no G „ fi t Invited to join In this enterprise. Never licforo has the. world presented . , , A sueh Krent opportunities to acqulro sudden wealth. Q < r „ W > I'lnrer mine ? , na Is well known , give linincdl.ito returns. Hundreds of .n. ZA tons of gold nwiill thi ? Inilnatrlont ptospeetois. IMKllK AUK MANY KI.ON0V eg * DUCKS In tluv great Northwest. Just think of the . .MILLIONS of MoNHY sven on t.iat have nlrondy been * ent out of th.it region by a few plonei ra wio li.nl O * ythe nerve an 1 daring to forgi' their way to the. front. Nowhere In tbo . . - oO past HKOS do wo llnd n record that comparts with It. Do not delay , but sti-t G HJ at olico. SEND IN YOUU SL'ISSCUU'TIONS NOW. .ft , $10.00 Secures 100 Shares. * 3 $50.0O Secures 500 Shares. & * S $ SOO 00 Secures 1,000 Shares. 6S1 j n Tliero are no salaried ofllc-ers. Our roproHent.itlvefl In tlio pold fli'Mi nro 0 EOT stockholders , In-ive are dlrortly intrrosted In the SUOCCSH of tills company , ir , . < o THIC OKKimCltS OF THE COMPANY nro all well known linslnrss mon of 0 < T "OT ( Omaha , wlillo union ? the HinolOioldorH aio found b.inUnrnnd nu-rchaiit - - , aO 1U'H ! kn-wn for th"lr e"nsorvatl- and sound liuslnosa jiidKinent. Not alone Qlff \i\ nro mnn In thl umlertaUlnir women nf nioiut" , nerve nnd rniTiy liplns dally j u , . < ) O nddcd to tno 1l.it of sulsrrll > prs to tin- capital stock of the romp.iny. C" ' ! Hemlttnneps should ! undo pnyahlo to thu treasurer of the company. Mr. .OQ GeorKe Jl. Wlnki-huaii , u id si-nt Ulri'et to e- 444.445 Chamber of Commerce Building , SO.MIJ WHi.siiArii i.narrs WAVPKO. City Council Conniiitlct ; Ii-oliH\s nil tins ( UN Conlriu't. The report of the committee on ROS and electric lights on the bids for Kas street lamps , which liavo been In tbo hands of the committee for several weeks , wus sub mitted at the committee meeting yesterday afternoon. The report recommends that the contract be awarded to the Omaha Gas Jlnn- ufacturlng company on its bid of $23 per lamp per year , on condition that the gns company will put in a limited number of the Welsbach burners on the most Impor tant streets. It Is statej-'that ' tbo sas com pany has signified its willingness to accede to this proposition. County-Attorney Baldrlge. appeared before the committee In behalf of J. W. Kurnas. who contends that ho Is still the special aient of the municipal legal department. .Mr. Daldrlgo stated the position taken by hla client , which is that under the new charter the special agent must bo appointed hy tbo mayor and council. If this Is tiio case , bo holds that the appointment of Mr. Kobertson by the city attorney does not con stitute a legal appointment and that he still holds over. City Attorney Connell ailvlacil the council that under the ordinance the position of spe cial agent was similar to that of ono of the employes of the engineering or comp troller's departments. Ho wna simply an employe and could be employed or dismissed by the head of the department. The mat ter was taken under advisement ly the pnmni It top , At G o'clock there was a apeclal meeting of the council In order to pass tl'o resolu tion authorizing the city attorney to notify the secretary of the Interior tint all the provlolons contained in the bill authorizing tbo location of an Indian supply depot at Omaha had been compiled with. Thh re lates to the quarters for the depot , whlph will bo supplied by the Commercial club , but under the wording of the- bill the city Is the responsible party and must assume the obligation as a matter of form. City Attorney Connell immediately notified th secretary of the interior by telesrapli that the provisions of the bill had been com piled with by the city authorities. FIRB uVXIl IMHjICH JI.VTTEKS. iIn llownrrt \iuiiinl ' LI-IIVPH _ Ttro iXi'W Flrenu'ii. The Hoard of Flro and Police Commis sioners held but a short sefslcn last night. There were only three members present. Dr. Peabody being confined to his homo with the grip. A resolution presented by Dullard , as follows , passed : Unsolved. T'lmt ' the ten days annual leave allowed iwllce otllcers for Kood behavior must bo applied for In the y ' .ir In whlcn they nro turned and between January 1 and December 31 of each year , mid that nil annual leaves not applied for between UIOPO dates uro canceled on the 31st of De cember of enoh year. Patrolmen Sebeck and N. V. Halter wcro each granted five days' reave of absence. Grant Fox of hose company No. 11 gets leave of absence for tbrco days. Weldrcn Gordon was appointed special ofllcer to guard the haymarket In the vicinity of Fourteenth and Nicholas atrcota. John 'Erlclteon ' and George Tigho wuro ordered to report for duty to Chief Hedell of the nro department and hold themselves In read iness for calls on extra duty. Chief Iledell wan the recipient last night of a very handsome present In the form of a gold-mounted amber and brlarwood pipe. The souvenir of friendship was ten dered him by a committee from the Durant - rant Knslne company of the Union Pacific shops , headed by Captain John Ileod. The presentation took j > ! ace In the chief's office and was accompanied by a short speech from the captain Oiiinliu mill HM lloniN. OMAHA , Jan. 22. To the Kdltor of The Bee : It has been , frequently stated by vari ous parties that the city of Omaha has never paid n single dollar or iti ! bonded Indebt edness. What arc the facts In thi3 matter ? | TAXI'AYBH. Mono of the long-tlmo bonds Issued by the city of Omaha have yet been paid. The first Installment of funding : bom'-.j , amount ing to $00.100 , will be dueIn 1900. The city l\n \ redeemed "special Improvement or short- time bonds up 'to date omountlng to ? ' ! , - 131,000. \KIIItASICA IIHICKMKKUS MKKT. Annual Convention nf MMA Xl W III Sl'Nllllll. The Nebraska Ilrlclcmakcr * ' orsoelalMn met In annual session at the rooms of the Builders' and Tiudern * cxcbinso yesterday afternoon. TJOSC- present were President George P. Cotton of Table pock , Secretary W. II. nushell of David City , Albert G. Edelmalcr ot Scrlbncr. A. L. IJaiightaHng of Kiirbtiry , William Stilton ot Table Hook. P. Simiaon of St. Kd wards , n. H. Jungbludt of Arlington , C. V. Haul of .Madison , W. H. Harnlm nf Auburn , J. B. Stoekwoll of Lin coln. Herman Gereclce of Norfolk , Jonn Wltl-ncll. H. N. Wlthncll , Martin UUier , J. Fred Smith and S. A. Corncor , Oir.ulia. The annual address of the president waa the first thins ; in order after the mooting \iv u rvillrtil n nrillir Ami I 'msl lU'M t Pflttoll TP- viewed the progress ot the association during tl'o year , closing wll'.i a suggestion that the brlckmakwn of the state should take action to co-ciieratc In a plo-n - for making a showing at thu exoo'jltlon which would establish the fact that the brick Industry Is cno of the most Iirjyortant resources of Nebtaska. Two tcijcrs were then read by members ot the association as follows : "Burning and Setting Ilrlc'k in Down Draught nnd Con tinuous Kilns , " by C. K. Kaul , mid "Finances , and the Llfo or Buildings and .Machinery on a Brick Yard , " by Herman Gerecko. Those papers were highly todinl- cal In tbelr nature and discussed the Intrl- eaoles of the brlnkuwklng business In de tail. A general discussion on the points In volved was Indulged In by those presett ! after the papers were concluded , this dls- euralnn occupying the entire tlmo to the clcpo of the afternoon ternlon. An oveulng session was held at which a general discussion was hail regarding prac tical details of brlchmaklng. These ot thn members who told any matter about which they wished to hear views of the other mem bers asked the question and thU formed tint Biibject of discussion. The entire evening was spent In this way. The association will hold three sessions today. l' ( ) crB by two of the members will bo read and discussed at the morning ses- fllon and at 1:30 : i. > , m. the members will meet at the exchange and proceed In a body to visit tbo vartoUH brick ( ilunts In I'.io city. Thu election of olllcera will occur in tha evening. FinIti'rol'il lor u Dny. FIIBMONT , Neb. , Jan. 21. ( Special. ) The lire department was called out at 2:39 : this morning by a bad blano at the corner of Broad and Fourteenth streets. The house which was owned by the estate of B. W. Monroe of Waynu was an almcut total loss. Harry i'ratt , who occupied the house man aged to nave n little of his fnrnltimi. LUSH on building $ : ir.OO , Insurance. $3,300 ; on fur- nlturo and contents $1,200 , Insured for $500. The flro caught from a suppLsoi de fect in tlho furnace. One of the c.hlnmcya fell during the flro and several firemen were struck by falling bricks. George Baslor .re ceived a Revere scalp wound and Assistant Chief Jacob Hogcrs and Charles Itildulf wcro considerably 'brulncd. ' The MiiKlcal Iloralil for Dcratnbor coiitnhiH the music and words of "Leo nora , " by I.i'shT notllno-Wa nru lvln this innKUKlnt' nwny for the tunlng'-In thin iniinbcr I'ubJo J ) Kanis.i.cSHJH : "The Klmbtill pianos are worthy of nil the jiral.su nccoriU'il tlicin by tno jjivat artists of thu world" Wouldn't It bu ntniiiKi' f ( ' these threat nnislclans lo n- dorse the Klmball If U really wasn't the bust piano made Wo sire pivi/arod to back up the reputation of the Klmlxi'l piano with our personal KUiiraiiteo : iti > l at tliu Kaiim tltnu make price anil tonim very easy liavo you seen our uuw piano room ? A. HOSPE , Music aud Art. 1513 Douglas