1 T CUTS TOTAL TEN THOUSAND Board of Equalization Rotnrns Aswsemont Bolls Almost Untouched. ElECTRIC LIGHTING COMPANY OBJECTS Iinrnc ( l'rn < r < l fr ini HIP MnmiKcr Dill .SiiiiuVlKiiriitiH IU- ciixiliitt nml iniN ; la u Sllulil Coiic ' The Hoard of Kquollzatlon , which has Icon In session for two weeks , completed Ita dollnernUons yesterday afternoon and the asjewmcnl was approved mibstanllall ) as It w.ts completed by the Hoird of Review. The 4 asstnsmcnts of Iho local corporations were ; under consideration all day and after hear- J Ing all prnler.ts anl thoroughly dlsciuelng 4 the polntn presented the hoard decided to i recommend that the assessments stand as \ they wore determined by the Hoard of Review - ' view with Iho exception of a reduction of l $10,000 on the personal property assessment ' ot the electric light company. The ofacfiflment of the local electric light company furnished the thunder for the inoinlng performance. Manager W. r. Whlto contended for a reduction ot the as- Bcsamont of the electric light company , a i commltleo from the Real Kstato exchange , headed by W. II. Green , W. II. Taylor and I { II H. Harder , protested against the reduc tion , and the councllmcn listened , with what [ profit remains to bo seen , Manager Whlto submltlcd Iho proposlllon ] Of his company as it was previously filed , j together with a detailed Inventory of the property of the company , which amounted to $110,000. Ho staled Its read iness to accept an assessment of $50,000 on pcrnonal property , $25.000 on the franchise i and $11,900 on teal cstnlc , Iho lasl two items Involving no contest He discussed \t thu prsltlon of Iho company al Icnglh. 1 Stated briefly , It was thai the city had no aitlhoilly to tax the personal property of the company at more than its actual value He denied thai the earning capacity of the plant could he taken Inlo consideration. Assistant City Attomiey Scott was celled on by mcinborrt of the Hoard of Review lo fltale lliclr ( OHltlcci nnd he did so In n very vigorous manner. lie produced a statement sinned by Mr White and addressed to the Htockholders of the company , vhich , ho bail , RUi.vlled a ( iart of the Information on which the lizard of Review had acted This state- nicnt Included T detailed list of Ihe assets of t'le comoany , which aggregated $ t,4SO , 142 27. In addition lo tills It Hhowcd llial Ihe gloss earnings of Iho company were $118,000 In IS'H. $127.000 In .SSI and $117,207 In 1S93 The not earnings la 1SU5 were $47,000 , or C PIT cent Interest on an Investment of $700- 000. CITY'S ACTION WI3LL HASHD. Mr Scott stated ixwltively that the city had full authority to take the earning capacl'y ' of the plant Into consideration In determin ing Its value. The- board had been met by the threat that If the company was assessed us proposed it/would not only fight the tax In Ihe courls , but It would also attack the ronstltutloiolity of the entire system He declared t'.iat the assessment na returned bj the Hoaid of Review would stand In an > court in Christendom , and thai as far as an nllack on the law was concerned If It was unconstitutional the sooner the city found it out the better. He took Ihe emphatic posi tion that the assessment as It stood was equitable and should bo allowed to stand. In reply to Mr. Scott Manager White de clared that the statement which had been quoted was simply a Uial balance from the books of tlio company and was nol Intended us j. statement of valuo. Ho declared that he was ready to t > ay under oath that during Its entire existence the electric light com pany had not earned a dollar. The difference between Its expenses and Its gross earnings 7i.ul not at any time been sufficient to pay for the depreciation of its plant , to nay nothing of interest charges. In reply to a direct question from Mr. Scott he admitted that the company paid fi per cent dividends on preferred stock amounting to JSfiO.OOO. W. II , Green followed with n vigorous npeech In Which he plainly IntlmatoJ that Mr. While's statements did not tally. ( He declared that If his statement before the Hond of 'liquidation Is Iruo ho has been defrauding the eastern stockholders of the company by the statement which ho 1iad Hcnt out to them Ho insisted thai no re duction of the assessment should bo made. Councilman Stuht declared that If Man- agw White's statement that the plant Is Tvorth only $140,000 was true , Iho city is paying the company fiOO per cent interest on Its Investment in addition to the profits which It derived from other sources. If that Is the case ho was opposed to paying the present prices for electric lights any longer II II. Harder , W H. Taylor and others fol lowed along Iho same line. STHI3DT RAILWAY COMPANY'S REQUEST John L. Websler appeared to protest against an assessment of the franchise of the slreet railway company. His argument was that under the state law n franchise could only bo asscEscd In the amount that Its cap ital stock exceeded Its Indebtedness Ho ar gued that the streel railway company was "bonded " for moro lhan Us capital stock , and that the franchise was consequently so Heavily pncumbered thai It had no value. The afternoon session v.-as devoted to a consideration of the prolcsls by Iho board. In regard lo Iho eleclrlc light protest City Atlonipy Council advised the council thai after the franchise had been assessed , the clly eould nol properly assess Iho personal properly except on Its nclual value as com pared wllh that of the piopoity of olhcr taxpayers On Iho strength of this stalo- ment Mercer moved that the assessment of thn personal iiroperty bo reduced from $ DH- 000 lo $00,000 , and ningham moved as an amomlmenl thai the amount bo made $81.000. Uurkley moved that It bo left as It then Etotxl , but this was voted down * Ayes Stuht , Lobcck , llitrkley 3 , Noes tlltiiglmm , Dcchel , Mount , Mercer , Karr 5 On mellon of ilJIngham it was fixed at * S5.000. llurkloy and Stuht voting "no , " Dlngham then moved that the protests of the street railway company and the gas company be placed t file. Lobeck moved as nn amendment that the assessment on the street railway frano'ilro bo reduced from $ tr > 0,000 to $100,000 , but this was voled down and ( ho original motion prevailed The ag- KreBato assessments of the corporations ro- rcmalir Electric light company , $124,900 ; streel railway company , $495.900 : gas com pany , $150,980 ; vvaler company , $521,000. J'llOCKIMHMiS ( IK Tllls'UlTV Ol ( NOIL. l fur Streel Murlillni ? Iel ( o ( lie Oiniilia ( IIIM ( ' 111111111115. The contract for cits street lamps for three years was awarded to the Onmlm Gas Manu- fm turlng company by Iho city council last night over the vigorous protest of the minority. The committee on gas and old- trie lights recommended that the bid or the locul corporation bo accepted and Instant relief for akin-tortured babies and ml for tired inothcri In n warm bath vvllli CUTlctuv BOA ! ' , and a Blnglo application of CiTtci'itA ( ointment ) , tbo great sl.ln euro. Iho only speedy and economical treatment for Itching , burning , Ide-cdliig , ec.ily , and pimply liumora of thoel.ln , ecnlp , and blood. u thnwfhfliii ik. o.it roTti r tu i r > IviU t'fuprlrtoti , UMU a M Ciu. | | UKM , ' u > 4ll l II BABY thnt the bid of tbo Welsbaeh con.tar.y bo ( .lac d on flic. Stuht and Lobe k ctitc..IcJ for delay , and declared tint the Wclsbnch laru > at WO was a better bargain than the ordinary burner nt $25. Stulit also argued that the gas company was making altogether too much money. He Asserted that It only cost 7 cents to manu facture tlio gag , and that It would be much cheaper to ( iltrchatc ( he Illumination at meter rates. The committee teport was adopted' Yeas Hechel , Ulnphntn , Karr , Mount , Merger 5 Najs Stuht , Lobock , Huikley 3. The norl of the board of equalization v\a laid over to be considered at act ad journed meeting at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The auctioneers' llceneo ordinance was ve toed by Muyor Moorcs on account of a cler ical error In the title The veto was sus tained aiirl a ncn ordinance wa.i Introduced Cti rcconunendallon of Clly Attorney Connell - nell the bonds recently filed byV. . J. Broitcli end S. I. Oordrjn vvero placed on file The Hoard of Park Commissioners asked the council to locate two additional hydrants In order lhat oily waler could bo obtalnel ot Tenth nnd Voile ) atreels for use at the animal cages In interview park. Hefern-d The estimate of the Hoard ot Education of the amount that vvotiM be required to run the nchooln during 1S9S was leferrcd lo Ihe finance committee The olllclal copy of Ihu resolution adopted by Iho cxposlllon dlrcclory by whlih the council was asked lo walvo Iho right of pur chase of Iho water wotks plant for five yeara In consideration ot free water for Iho exposition was referred to flre , vater and police. This was over the protest of Stuht , who declared that It was the F\mo oil sclicmo to club the council Into line and that the council had had water enough for the present. Tlio council accepted the Invltnllon of Iho Soulh Sldo Improvcmcnl club lo K pres ent at Its meeting next Friday nUhl. The proposed cenlral boulevard Is Ihe subject to bu discussed. On motion of Stnht the Hoard ot Public Works wag Instructed not to expend anymore moro money lu cleaning the snow fiom the streets , except when expressly author ized by the maj-or nnd counrll. A lot ot resolutions ordering addlHoml street lights In the Sixth and Ninth wards vvero referred. The amended paving Bpcclflcatlons , ns sub- mlltcd by Iho Hoard of Public Works r.nme tlmo ago , wore approved. An ordinance providing for Iho r.p | oint ment of an asslstanl license Inspeclor at $75 a month was Introduced by lllngham and referred. < ntirov ; SHOUT MM : \ttv niiKl'H'H Oiilereil fIMIill the KIIM ! I iiloii I'nelllc Ci utrol. The Oregon Short Line has recently re ceived two new consolidation locomollve.s. The Financial Chronicle oavsVo nro authoritatively Informed that there has been no cl.ctnge In the situation regarding Ihn Oregon Short Line Block since the Union Pacific rcorganlzallon committee acquired eoiiie six weeks ago , Ihu block of Oregon Short Line stock ( amounting to $3,4GOUJO ) from the truslees of the collateral trust morlgago ot 1S91. securing Union Paclfl'- gold note sixes While thlu block of stock gives the Union Pacific a preponderating holding of tlio Sliort Line ntock. of which the lolal Issuu Is $24,778,000. it deco not , we mo informed , give thut companj a majority Interest , nor Is there any intention to d' , - turb the Oregon Railway & Navigation voting ing trust which runs until WOfi The Import ance of preserving the independence of Oie- pen lallwa ! > & Navigation 33 a terminal In the Interests of Iho three companies , Unloi Pacific , Great Northern and Northern Pi cillc , is thought to vvariant the belief thane no ono of Iheso companies will attempt ai Independent control. " It Is Ktaled that the Oregon Short Lin has closed a contract Avlth Ihe Laraml ( Wyo ) rolling mills for 3,000 Ions of eov cnly-tw o-potind steel rails , to bo used on th Idaho division In place ot the fifty-two pound rail. ? now In place. With the orde recently placed with the Illinois Sleel com ixuiy and Iho now rails laid lost year the Oregon Shoit Line will have an entirely ncv track from Granger , Wyo. , to lluutiiiglon Ore. Ore.J. 0. Illiodcs. gcnoial purchasing agent o the Oregon Short Line , lo In the city , ci route from Chicago to Salt Lake Clt > . I'emiro Uiiiiln Mileage. Chief nniglnecr Urown ot the Pcnnsjlvanla railroad has jiwt completed his report for iho jcar 1897 , and furnlshca s mo Interesting in formation regarding the ph > slcal ecnd.tlon of that corporation , the largest in the worlJ If all the tracks of the Pennsylvania com- riny were laid In a straight line .hey would reach ifrom London to San Fiancisoo and re turn and have soTiothlns for Hldln&j at the big cities. They would reach fiom HuCb-i bay to the Strolls ot Magellan an 1 part o the way back. The total Icngfh li 15,706 miles. Tlio growth of Iho Pennsylvania sys tem last jcar vvas ICLJJ than for any per'od ' in the history of the corporation There was an Increase of only slxty-cighl miles ca/.t / am only thirty-six miles west of PittsSmrg rrniuliill > ln > lie Promoted. It Is rumored In railway and express cliclcs that George T. Cran'all , traveling auditor of the Union Pacific railroad , -wil be made assist in t auditor of the Pacific Ex press company At present and for some tlmo past iho has been at work checking ui accounts of the express company Henry H. Salisbury has been appointed chief clerk of the auditing department of the express company to succeed T. 1C. Sudboiough. Short Itoiiil IN TriuiMfcrrcil. PORTLAND , Ore. , Jan. 25 The Oregon Central & Daslcrn railroad , fourteen miles In lenglh , exlendlng from Yaklm-i bay to the Cascade mountains , has been transferred lethe the now corporation , the Corvallls & Hasl- ern. J 1C. Weathorford of iMhaiiy Is pres ident of the new company I IUSON G. A. Aycrs cf Now York Is at the Mil- lard. lard.A. A. nosonthal of Cleveland U at Iho Mil * lard. lard.n. n. II. McCaffrey of Now York Is at the Mlllard , Malcolm iDouglas ot Now York Is at the Millard. B. S. Ilayhuret of Loup City Is a guest at tlio Harkor. Mr. L. C. Chapln of Lincoln la registered at the Darker. II W. G. Whltmoro of Valley was in Omaha jeatordiy. William Taylor , a North Platlo stockman , was In Omaha ycslcrday. Miss Mnry A. Clarke of Rochcsler , N , V. , Is i ? tc piling at the DarKur. Frank and U II. Hutchlneon of Nelson , Nob. , are stopping at ttho liarker. n. 13 , Morgan , general freight agent of the Nickel Plcte , lefl jwtcrday for Denver. L. Waller Mchon of Glouceuler , Mam. , rc- lurnod hcmo yesterday after vUltlns In Omaha. Lieutenant Oroto HutcheE'n , U. S. A. , lot last illght on n ten dajs' trip to Chicago and Now York Clly. Mr. and Mrr Oharleo D. Thompson are al- tondlng Iho Nebraska Stale Press assoela- U-on , now In session at Lincoln Mark Pollack Is In town vlslttag hto parents , prepiratory to hU departure for Alaska. He , ID company wllh hU friend. Charles Snansoa of Chicago , will leave Feb ruary 1 nnd expect to bo gone Uvo or three years. W. A Saundeu wcnl lo Mount Pleasant , la . lilglit before lasl , where jesltiday after- neon he wo * married to ono < f the > outig women of that town. Mr. nnd Mra. Saun- ik-rj will return to Omaha In thu courao of a fevv dii > s At the Mlllard Will M. Dutton , Hosl- 1nis ? ; l"uul Frank , Dubuque ; II. J. Mahon , Plttsburg ; A. U. Montgomery , Mollne ; Jarnrri T. Cochran , Kansas City ; J I ) Heed , Chl- < -ogoj J. II. Shaw , Cincinnati ; J. T. Fergu son. Chicago , NebraskEaa at the hotelsM. . H. Hctoe. 8 , E. Moon , I. M. Jackson -and w fo , Lincoln ; T. G Walton , Grand Island ; 0. W. Llkea. J. 11. Clark , Sohiiler : James Huslon , Chad- ron ; J. H. Davla , MlndeD ; II. A. Buck. Hi-amis ; J. W , Phelru. C. S. Slaver , Ohloiva ; A. M. Klruaamon. W. A. Klnnemoa , Flow Schutltl , Nina Holland , Falrbur ) ; H. J , Crapenhatipt , H. H. G-irwooJ , Surprise ; George II. Spear , Norfolk ; William Dally. Peru ; A. J , Flulaysoii , Hlalr. T. H. Cole , HartlBgton ; C. R. Glover , Valontao ! ; C. A. Slgefoos , Fromcnt ; W. T II McClauahan , Elk Orei'k ; M. H. ChriatStwllnjr. . BIRTHDAY OF ROBERT BliRNS Anniversary Fittingly Observed by Scots and Otbar Admirers. MEMORY OF SCOTLAND'S SWEET SINGER I.lliiillon of S < in > r nml Spevcli I'nuri-il It ) TliiiHc Who I.ov < mill Clicrluli " e Work of llir I'lun- lie ) llnril. Hobbtc Burns was the theme of song , music and spcooh last night In Patterson hall , where Clan Gordon No 03 , Order of Scottldi Clans , celebrated the 139th annlverwry of the hlrth of the peasant lard. The addresses wcro of him and of him alone ; tfio SOURS were his ballads , and his ballads only. The memory of the beloved Scottish poet wao lauded In every number on the ijro ram. It was the eighth annual celebration given by the local can ! and It was the most suc cessful. The nttendanco was very large , th Lall b lnn filled to Its capacity. The blqgcs part of the audience consisted of Scots , bu mingled with them were rnjny lovers o the Ills'jlanJ bard In whoso veins the liloo of other imtlon-illtlea flowed. The dlstlnctlv racial character of the affair , however , wa. cmplitalred by the nrcsenco of n ntimbo of the members of the clan In plaid an tartan. The program was a long nnd entcrtalnln ono. hut It seemingly did not sufllce I wtlsfy the enthusiastic llsu < ncrs. Not a num ber was allowed to i > ass without an cncor from the moment that Chief CliM-lcs Mac Adam In a brief address welcomed the guest , of the evening until the final and rloiln "Aulil hang Syno" was eung by the nudl cnce. It Is to t'.io credit of the coiumlttoi. also that the riroijrani as prearrange J wa cairled out con lcte , with a couple of ex rutlc > ns. Ilev. John McQuold , who was to hive delivered ono of the addesses ! , was un avoidably prevented from being present Sam Morris and Miss MaRglo McICcnsMe , Hi former of whom wen t3 have nuig and tin. latter to lave danced , did not appear. WHY I1UIINS IS BELOVED In the program of music and song two nd dresses occurred The first wa. ? delivers by Uov. S. Wilght Butle-r , who spoke upoi the "Memory of Burns. " In hlo remirli upon the great .Scottish bard the prcnche dwelt In an affectionate manner upon hi chaiactc.He snld that he had not bee : famoLs in war or in council , but > ut to moro than a century his praises ! mo boo eung and memorials have been held In hla honor , though he wns a plowman nnd a peasant. Ho la the darling not only of Scot land , but of the whole world , for hlo songi aio so simple and so lowly that they go to the hcait quicker than those of any othei peat who ever lived Uev Hr. Duller i'ald that Burns was no metaphysician , jet ho possessed a philosophy cs profound .is na cm t ending as ho did the Savior's teachings and parables In the flowers nnd Inhabitants ol the fields about him. The speaker naii that like cr.cry one else , the poet had h'3 faults but he threw the plaid of charlt } over them lr Butler intcrupcrs < ! his 10- maiks with a r.umbe. of amusing anecdo'ca which kept the audience in decidedly mirth ful spirits. The other address of the evening wa-j de livered by Joh-i 'Tietichi ' In the place ot Rev John McQuold , the topic being , "Tho Land Wo Loft , and the Lund We Live In. " The speaker v.as raised In Scotland and spoke ol Incidents of his boyish days The old country , ho said. Is changed now- and many Scots who have visited have come back with tlir > opinion that it is too slow and that America ia. after all , the better countrj While not disputing that , Mr. Trench warned his fel low countiymcn that they were likely to bo too much Imbued v/lth the go-ahead spirit of America They vvero becoming cold socially , and ho advised them to be careful not tc omit Rood fellowship In the hurly-burly of American life and purbult. He assorted also that the Scotchmen made some of the best citizens of this , country , and that no other nationality could be mete depcndel upon to protect its honor and Intcrestn BETWEEN THE SPEECHES Those addicsses were Interspersed among a largo number of musical Geleuions Juki Lun.'barl ' gave a nuirber f solos. Including the LcauMful "AJro Yo Slecipln' , Maggie " In closing ti'io program he a1 , o led the nul - once in slu lns "An ! 1 Lang Syne " Other solos were also sui s by William W Gilsor , Mru. II W. Flit , Miss A. Grace Crawford , Harry GHfllth , Mm. S I ) Lees and A lamie. o-in. A fiuet way rendered b > Miss Crawford and Mr. Jamlri.cn The Knox quartet was callol en for a couple cf aongs. An Instru mental quartet ccnslstlng of Messrs A. limes , W Innwand Hc'fman am , ' Miss Gctic- vlovo JelTrlei1 added a dellchtful feature tn the pi' ' warn with a nutrl'Dcr of Scptt u i aln Including the "Blue Delia of Scotland" Mafctcr Douglas Bowie , dnnsed In nppropri- co costume , gave an Intcrvatlni ; BC 1 unique Irish jlc ; and Messrs LlnA-ay and McKenzi- icndcrod some reelsj up- piano and fiddle At Iho conclusion C'f ' the program refriuii mentj weio served nrxl then for a couple hours ryoro the Bursts < } incd SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. It has been agreed bj the council com mittee on po Ice to meet this afternoon for t > o purpose ot Investigating the charges filed by David McCourt agalcsf Police Om cers Mulcahy , Montague and Shcehan. Jn speaking about the charges Ip t even 'as Ofllcer Shec-Lun said that it vvca true tl.at McCourt had been hardiciiffcd to the west side cf hli cell. Tn.T ! action , ho said , was necessary to keep him quiet , as he was an- rojlng every ono on the premises by ratlllng Ihe cell door Ofllcer Mcntaguo le Is aboul Iho same story. Uoth arson ttat McCourt was not rahed off his feet by the ndcuffs and pointed to the construction of the cell lo verify their statemcnt-T. The ha-idcuflu , they aay , were first placed ali < oul McCourt'a wrisls and hla amis dlatendc-d. The shack'co were Ihen locked to thu upright bars of the cell abavo the highest croaj bar , which Is about oK feet from the floor. McCourt U quite a tail man and standing < n thu position It Is claimed ho VVB.I placed would not llfl him off his feet by several Inches Tl Ere Los been a 'feud of long standing ex'atlng between McCourt and Officer Mul cahy and It 'a possible llat en thin ae count .McCourt was handled In a roushui marrier tl.an Is usually accorded plain drunlu. All ofthe offlcsrs lnterpste-1 In this 'iso ? mcrt that McCourt was drunk when ir&ughl to the jail and Iho records shon that a bollle containing whisky tu found on his person. Iho cemmltteo proposed lo Investigate the mailer thoroughly end that will mt likely cad Ihe matter , aa according to the city charter , tl'e council has no jurisdiction over tlio police force , the tra > or having nbsoluto control cf ths department Should the coni- iiltteo Und the olllccrj guilty 8 charged the najor may pc&jlbl > ba provalleJ upon to norco ( llsclpllno At present each pcllcc- decs about en he DlllMIIKcCllllia \K. IIIM < Ille f'lt > - . Another damage claim against the city waa filed yesterday Thli tlmo It Is Minnie Oliver , Thirtieth und It streets , who alles" she waa Injured on account of a defc-al- uldcvvalk and demands $3,000 of the cll > ' i noney. In Iho claim tiled It Is usstriod Ilia. while on her way homo on Iho evening of Jiinujry 17 Mrs. Oliver fell through a tolo In Uie sidewalk on ir\euty-Hfth utrcot , jclwcen I * and Q slrceta , nnd iiU4lalnud o lumber of Injuries among tlieni being a llsloealcd rlghl unkle Her neck , arm anl splno were , It U claimed , also Injured Tim claimant asserli that she Is C4 jcara of ago and earns her living by working at the vtshtub. Commonta from the neuspaiiom are attached hhowlng lhal thU portion of Ihe sidewalk had been In a dangeroui rondlliim or sonio lime. A request Is undo thai ho city ph)3lclan or physicians authorized jy Iho city council be BCIU to inal o an examination of thu injuries , for the purpcao of determining their character und extent. hoinelliliiK- n SnriirlMe , Ono of the greatest eurprlsca at the but neotlng of the city council was the oto on Iho ordinance repealing an ordi nance order lu K thu Block jardj company to lay a Mloo-Mk on the south ldo of ii street from Shnrp ? treet : to Thirty-third Btrcct When this ordinance was first Intro duced and paa el It , ( lions with others" " , rvas vetoed by the major * . 1mt the veto was not sustained Then senna of the members of the council asscrtctLUut , a aldowalk on the south Aide of this street was not noces- Bar ) , us there wns''tt good walk on the north side which was'of ample width to ac commodate all the 'ftfllo After listening to this kind of talk ttio city attorney was di rected to draft fin 'ordinance ' repealing the one which had been ntssed ordering n walk laid. As all tnrnrtwrr appeared to lie in favor of this It wiWlhoiiKht that there would bo no tronbld In panning the amended document. Monday ttlght the repcallnc ordinance eamo upon its third reading and was \oted ilonn , much to the surprise of ever } one. Now tboistock jaids will be com pelled to lay nbout a quarter of a mile of sidewalk on a silo of the street where there Is little or no traffic and where there la not a Blnglu building. Until Wnt or limit ) . The people of Urown park want city voter and they want It badly. It Li claimed that In order to procure water It la neces sary to dig wells from 100 to 200 feet In depth and then there Is no guaranty that cnouRh water for household purposes will bo obtained. Hroldcnts In that locality wint the water mains extended so that they will bo given some protection In cass of flro nid In crder that they may bo saved the oxporso of dlfiK&K such deep and ccally wc-l's. , One well known rce-ldent In that locality said last nlqtit that the Drown i > irk people could net along vcrj well without police protection and elcctr.c lights , bat they could not do without water. Ho said Ihe water ma'i-a novRO to Twentieth ard Washington street. : but It Is the doslre of the residents that the water service bo extended to Eighteenth nnil Washington and to fifteenth and V streets. A cltj ofilc'al , whose atten tion had been Directed to the matter , cm- fc&jad ( hit water was badly needed Vi that locality ar.d that the tcalns should by all mean * be ONtenrteJ. At prcaont there Is no monej In the water fund to warrant such . .u expenditure , but It Is probable that some ac tion toward rcllev ng the water famine will be taker. cn > CiKiiii. O. II. WcstRate at St. Paul was a visitor line vcstcrday. Mrs Mary Gallagher of Wcston. la , Is In tbo city Isoklng after her property Intercuts. T.io Ultra Mor Dai clm ; club will give a. dancing party ut Metropolitan hall Thursday nlsjlii. Dave Garrcit of fire company No. 1 re turned to duty jcstorday , after a Giepe with n fe\cr. r M Stoncr of Atlantic , la , si < nt vote * - to Klav In the city looking after business ms'ters. Mast of 'the crossing In the business portion tion ef the ell } ' were cleaned jestcrday by the strost rommlssloncr's tndi Tno city counrll will meet 1'rldaj morning at the clerk's oClco cs a bcaid of equaliza- t'oto equalize allevvalk taxes Thursday pflcrrron the Lidlcs' Aid society of Iho Prrobyter'en church will entertain at Mis. IJarrcll's. Twenty-third and I streets A iiKctlntr of the Missionary soclctj of the Pieabvto-lin church will b-- held In the lec ture room of the church Thursday afternoon. Broken down motor tiaiin delajod iMfllc fcr a lent ; time yrolcrday afternoon A sotuhboun I rro'or pavoinut at I rtrect inj there v.as n lent ? dslay. Then several north- lourdi irotcrs failed to work nt G street , nrt i string of five trains lay there for an hour. . H Mary llumple , an In nno woman escaped from custody In Sarpj1- county jcsterdny aftcri'oc.'i and made Tier way to this city. She was tnkcn In charge , by Chirlcs Patrick ard turned over .to the'local pillco Later on Blio.as taken In charge by officers from arpv cotiii'y Chief Smith of tlii } fro department has asked the city counkll to purchnso 1111 exer cise wagon for use at fire hall No 1 The i chief t'ljs that the \vagon now in. service is worn out and la useless Ho MVS that it is necessary o have a wagon In order to cxcr- clso the liorscs every day. Street Conimlssiqrierj Ross has been or- do-cd to lay a croEs.valk at TnerSlcth an 1 Wellington r.trccts The sidewalks on the cast ! lo of Twenty-sixth stipct , from O to Q slrcct , and on Uie cast side of Thltity- ( Irst street , from Q to U streo's , will be * rs- palred , as will also the walk on Tvver'y- levcn'h street , between Q and T streets The Hoard of E luoatlon his engaged A number of cxpo-'s on heatlns apparatus lo vhlt the new , Hawthorne school nnd if pos. sjbla flnd out what Is the niittor with tho- litxitln ? plant placed In that buHdlns ; It la Impossible to heat scene of the rooms , vvhilo others mo ovprhcatetl. The architect who had charso of the construction has given the nOblem un i2 a bal Job anil for this reason It lisa been necessary to call In out- sldo experts. Citv Attorney MontRomery will shortly ccmmenco condemratlcn proceedings for the nuiTOso of cb'jlnii ) ' for street use a pcrtlsn of the Ca sidy trict , ex'endlng frcii tiio pcuth line cf I street , to Misbourl aveniie The tp-M2t to 'bo ' ccndemccd Is sixty fa 't wldo and vvhccn thu legal process has been co-rpleteJ. Seventeenth street , between ) Mis souri avenue and I street , will bo opencj fo" travel. The cost of , 'he Hnd to toe ob tained for strsot purpDjes will ba assessed against the propor'y bencJlteJ A rommltteo ot the South Omaha Live Stock exchange , composed ot W. I Stephen I n Hjcrs mid W. A HlRRlns. has been app lated to confer vUth ithe Btoc'c ' jard" ' manasers a.r. < 3 the city council In regard to the building of a foot brUgo across th" lall- reid tracks at the fcol of N street. This crcasliiR Is the most dangerous one in the city and It is at all times poorly protected. An effort will ba n'ade to Induce the stock jurds company to eicct 'tho ' bridge. TK ! mayor anl council will. It U claimed , Join .ho committee frcni the live stock exchange in urglnt ; upon the stook yardi paoplo tlio need of an elevated crossing. The delegation cf rltlzcrs oomrosed of a committee from the Hist SIde Improvement club , a oonimltteo fronj the city council and Major Ensor , v > oni to Omaha jcatcrday afternoon to coil'.r with the oflVors of tin ) Omaha Street Hallway company In relation , o the extension of 'tho Thirteenth street car Inc. The delegation was recelvcul by Gen eral Morngor Smith and the mr/tcr thor- cuphly discussed. Members of the Improve ment club presented their sldo of the case nn1 itho street car people ansured the com- inltt o that a thorough Investigation of j'ho flalrrs would bo mndo and In ciso It was ojnd that the line would pay operating ex- > erse < the extension would IMJ made. Thla vas all that the commlttpo expected and ro- urncd to formulate a report. ClmrKiMl \ > ll Hd Mrfle.iiy nnd George CroA were nr- i > stPd i-iry ! this- morning on thf chirgo of b'uin'ng ' ! more that * their duo amount of hango In a. trinH.i < tl6li over thy bar of Charles Stcrtz's Hilonii , Twenty-fourth and Pltir'.t Htreats Crow ( idinltttd that lie h.id srnnt romn tlmo y U nlny on Twc.it > - fourth. ! > trtetl nnd that Ixl had even p.itron- Iztd a saloon In thai Ippjllty. Ho ay * hn I viii unaware' of any'Ritmi ? liolng attempted and FI > H If the hirtendT PTITIQ out behind ! t | wad entirely due to tlio art of his com- innlon. Ho noticed Bt"thc time , bo ayH. that his friend was In a liurry to got aboard | a street car. CONVENTION OF BRICKMAKERS Men Who Mnko the Material to Make the Walls Take. Counsel. ANNUAL SESSION OF STATE ASSOCIATION Mntir > Incr ( ( of lulrrrst to tillMoiu - Iti'ft niiiMKnuit UiitlooU for tliu Triiili * In Itciiiirtcct b } Die Ylnlloi-H. Last night the Nebraska Hrlckmakers' ns- sochtlon closed a very profitable two days' session with the resolution tli.it each and every Urlckmaker would do all In his power tn make the exposition a success. While lu Omaha the members cnjo > cd the bcnoilt of a number of discussions of makers pertain ing to their voo.tlon ; profiting by the In terchange of opinion and experience. Some fifteen Omaha manufacturers connected themselves with the association. Thereby svelllng Its ranks and making , It more of a state body. After canvassing the matter imnng themselves the members agreed that better times are ahead for the Industiy In the Antelope state. Hovlvlng business means revival of building , and the buildings now Rolng up are permanent structures , In which brick plays a Rrcat part When the brlckmakcra met yesterday mornIng - Ing they were entertained by John IMcl- malcr ot Hooper , who delivered nn address upon the subject , "Cheap Hilckmnklng. " The speaker slid that there was an Inclination upon the part of many manufacturers to make cheap brick , feeling that by so doing they would Increase their trade nnd drlvo out foreign competition. This plan , the speaker contended , v > ns a mistake. Cheap brick , he Insisted , not only demoralbcd the market , but hurts the reputation ot Ne braska brick and forcen builders and con tractors to use material from other states. Mr. ndclmaler stated that he had manu factured brick before coming to Nebraska and knows of his own knowledge that If the same euro Is given , first-class brick can bo made out of Nebraska clay H > making bet ter brick the reputation ot the state will bo maintained and nt the same time manufac turers will obtain butter prices for their products. In the general discussion that followea the address all of the members present agreed with the Ideas of thu speaker mil Bald that In the ftituro they proposed to inaKo the best possible grade of bilck Outside cf the > meeting n number of the brlckmakcrs stated tint they looked upon the coming season as the most piospcrous OMO in jears for the brick men of the state There was scarcely , \ town In the state where new buildings were not contemplated , and tlio general tendency is to discard lum ber as much as possible and use brick in the construction of business houses factories and dwellings This the > said Is as true In the smallci to\ns as In the cities. They all agice that during the last fcv. jcais the Nebraska brlckmakors have improved the quality of thc-lr wares without Increasing the cost to the consumers , and that the time Is near at h > ind when only Nebraska brick will bo used In the construction of Nob-aska buildings During the afternoon the brlckmahois visited the brick jards about the city and are also making a tour ot the exposition grounds , going under the KUldanco of a looul committee. CONCLUDING THE SESSION. The association held the concluding ses sion of It ; conventicn last night A iraolu tlon of thanliB was tendered to the Uullders' and Tradtrs' cxchcugo for the use of Its ioon-a during tbo convention , and for courteous treatment. A resolution of thenks was also voted the Omaha Brick manufac turers for their lioi pltallty and for kindness shown in cscortkig the delegates curing the afternoon to the cxpasltloa grounds and to other points of Interest about the city. A rcaolutioi piomislng the individual support of each member of the state association In promot'ng the welfare of the c\i > csltlon was pir cd , mid thanks were also tendered tbo ncwsrapciis for interest takea in. the con- vcIro. . The election of ofllcor.s resulted In the se lection of J Fred Smith , president ; John Hdlomalcr , vice president ; W. II Ilorilm , second vlco president , W. H. DusLncil , sec retary , and J n. Stoclnvcll , treasurer After considerable dlseusJoa It was de cided to send President Smith as a comm tec of ' I'a. In cne to 1'lttsburg , , Fcbruar. for the purpose of conferring with the Na tlonal Urlckrcakers' association , which meets there In the early part of the month The object of the onforenco will bo to bring the natloiul body to this city In October , IS9S , for the holding of Its annual conven tion fcr 1S99. In case the convention is au- cured for Omaha , it will bring to thlu city about 500 delegates. After lunch the con- vcintlen. adjourned. I.OCM. iiitnvrrins. Omaha Tel Jed Sokol will RVO | a masquerade ball In Its hall on February 12. Ois-ar Stone was yesterday fined $10 an' } ocsts In Judge Gordon's court for assaulting J. U. Henderson. John Lewis amused ( himself In a saloon In the tenderloin district and was given ton davs in the county Jail for his fun by Judge Gordon. Spencer Monroe , a nepro , has been ar rested for making an assault with a knife IHJOU Mrs. Ida Harris , who lives near Teiiih and Dodge htrcetn. Abraham Hroxvn .was given a sentence of fifteen da > s In the county jail for assaulting his wife. Sara Hrown. The Bentcnce , how ever , "was susi > eiided during good behavior Some sneak thief filtered the ccai office of Martin & Johnson and took from a drawer In the safe a number of mortgages , notes and other papers of value belonging to the firm. firm.Banner Banner lodge No 11 , Fraternal Union of America , will hold Its monthly entertainment In Myrtle hall tomorrow night , A flno mu- nlcal and literary program will be rendered and refreshments nro to bo served. A fevv nlghte ago thieves broke Into the residence of Mrs. Tlcl-schiran , 720 North Twentieth street , and took therefrom half a dozen brass cacidlo sticks of considerable value. They vvero recovered In a badly mu tilated condition from the jilnk tftci ) near Tenth and Chicago streets. The coroner's Jury Impannolled to Inquire Into the drain of IJdwaid Thompson who was killed In the South Omaha switching .vnrds , returned a verdict ot accidental death. The Jury exonerated all the railway employes connected with the accident , and advised that the company In the future better protect Its track. Fred Thompson , one of a trio of burglars who are wantul for breaking Into a titoro in Miiiden , la , went Into Mogy's place d few nights ago end ran all the boat blacks Into the street. When Ofllcer Heeland placed him under arrest Thompson madu a slash nt him with a knife and succeeded In cut ting his coat. A complaint charging assault - sault with intent to do great bodily Injury has been lodged agilnst Thompson , It's evident by tlio nninbiM's who caino tlmt n Htorin lllu-'tlilh can't Koup tlio tMprr buyers awny'frpin Drox L. Shoo- mini's big HliiK ? t > .ilo Of foul-no there would havi > bi'L-n iiioio hud It bt-i'ii pleas ant but thi' i ( > im , , 9iip ] Wi'dwMlny I'lenly of Kood , rullablo hee-In-thi'-dnrk value ImiK'iilns for all ( hut can fust In. hid ? our btore Wo don't intend to con tinue lliU bull' Ions and to move all these broken lines of wintur weight hlioi'K We've Just i-ut tlu prlw home- times morn than half sonietlineH half- am ! bonietimus not half but thu value Is in every pair nt thi original Hulling prices so yon neo you can't help but not u bargain whutovvr yon buy Jloa- day's prices wood WednoMlay. Drexel Shoe Co. , 1410 1'AKNAM STKEET ( TORE - DRUO DEPT. becomes harsh , brittle , wiry , fills out , loses its color , turns gray. All that it needs is FOOD. FoocT will soften and mellow it , increase its growth , bring back its natural color. The most easily absorbed and most natural hair food is ic3 > * - s It is absorbed by the hair , carr'od down to the hair roots or follicles , makes strength for the hair , just as goo.l fjod cloas tor the body. This is the true and only natural way of treating hair sickness , such as dandruff , harshness , falling out , loss of color , i. r. , by moans of food. food.Stimulants Stimulants , medicaments , oils , pomatums , nro all artificial ; there fore can do but little good , and sometimes do harm. Mine. Yale's Hair Tonic is composed of nourishing ingredients , and is not oily , sticky , or a stimulant in any other sonsa than good food is. It is entirely different from all other preparations of the kind , and is the only one that has stood the test of time , based solely on its merits. IMme. Yale's Hair Tonic Makes weak hair strong , thin hair thick , harsh hair soft , restores gray hair to its original youthful color. It is not a dye , but a food. It is not artificial , but natural. Not n grease , but a cleanser from Rreise. For sale by all dealers. Try it. Regular price $1.00 , Our price G9c. > STQN STOR 3 DRUG DEPT. . < 9 OMAHA , NEB. ! \i , run AM > iTtitHr rnnitnlltff Wants I In- Pres ent Porco ( irciitl > IncrriiMMl. The executive committee- the Com mercial club ut Its regular meeting jesterday took up a number of mailers of general public interest for consideration On some of these action was taken ; o".i others It was deemed that the club was going out of its piovinco and therefore they were passed b > Ono of the public questions Ihut came up for considerable discussion was the present Inadequacy of the police department to pro tect the public and Its very probable utter iiiaolllty to handle the crowds which will bo hero durkig the exposition. In the couise of the icmaiks some rather uncompliment ary things was said regarding the work that baa been done by the department. The matter finally resulted in the passage of the following icbolutlon : The Commercial Club of Omaha iccognlzcs tlio Impel alive necessity for n considoiablo Incrcabe In the police force of our city dur ing the exposition puilad of this yeai , there fore , be It Resolved , That this club callw up3ii the major and cl'j council to piovlde by levy for a fund milllclent to suppiy and main tain durlnp tnc > last seven months of this year a subst intlal Increase to no police force of our elt > , and be It furtliti Ilcsolved , Th.it n copj of this resolution bo at OIICQ liansinltted lo each councilman and to the nuyor of our city. The preliminary atcpa towaid liking up the question of municipal ouneiohlp of Iho water works w'ue taken a the shape of , a resolution introduced by Euclid Martin and passed , requesting the becrttirj to write to eighteen wcatnci cities for the following In formation Whether citj water Is turnlshed by a company run by the city or uy private corporation ; whether vater is furclshed through direct pleasure or from rcsorvohs , tlio scale ot charges for water In either case , the number ot lire hjdreuts and the coat , If furnlflhed by private corporation , cstlnnled ecGt to city of water u M for fire purposes , flushing sewers and for other public uses roil other Information of like character. The committee passed a resolution of thanks to tlio city council for tilting action last night In notifying the Washington Indian bureau that the city was ready to furnish a 'building ' for on Indian bupply depot. The committee on comfort , which was established to draw up a scheme to look afler Uie wonts of visitors during Iho ex position , was dismissed. Inasmuch as the exposition directory 1ms now established such a bureau. Some arrangements wcro wade fop the regular monthly meeting on next Tuesday , which will bo rounded out with tbo usual banquet. It will bo on exposition meeting , as members of the exposition directory will ba present to tell what nork has been done. The following new members were enrolled- J. A. Halncs , W. H. Hanchett M. J Ilrown- rlgg , W. I ) . Mod , T. C. Havens , W. A. Dellord , 13 , Q , ' .McQHton R. S. Clarke , W. C. Goss , lieecher Hlgby , George E. Haiker. The following standing committees for 189S wore scleoled Aiidlling C. C. floorgo , chairman ; J , S. While , E. M AndrreseTi Commissary J. IJ Utl , chairman ; IH. J. Tenfold , C' . M. Wilhelm. Klnancc Alfred 'Miller ' , clialrman ; J. H. Dumont , G. M. Tibbs. Judiciary W , I ) . McHugh , chalrmin ; H H. Ilaldrlee , W. W Kovsor , IJ. M liart- lott , Irving Uaxlor , J. C. Cciwln , W. S. I'op- plclon , C S Montgomery , H. S , llakur. Membership C. II. I'lcklns , chairman ; Eigar Allen , J S. White , Harry S Weller , C. C IJoldcn , John Steel , 'Clement Chase. Memorial W. H. Alexander , chairman ; H. J Tenfold , Q W. Llnlnger. Periodicals and Supplies Clement Ch'so , cl.alrman ; J I' " Carpenter. W , M 'Durgcsa. ' Emergency Huclld Martin , chairman ; W. II , Alexunde-r , W. 1) . McIIugh , K. T. Lind say , M. C. Peters Property and Rooms C. M. Wllhclm , chairman ; A. P. Tiikoy , i : V. Lewis. Hanking and Insurance M T. Darlow , chairman ; II. E IMlmer. secretary. Importers and Jobbers Edgar Alien , chairman ; R. E nml well , secretary. Manufacturers lf. S. King , clialrman ; O O iMolmcs , spcirtar > , L G. Uoup S.im- uel ICnt ? A " " Smith Iletail Dnlrrs- C Ilrldcn , chairman ; 1' S. Wilcos , secretary , G. W Kc'ly ' , T P. Cartw right Heal Estate Owners M J. iCennard , chair man , Gcorgo H Pajne , secretary Commission .Merchants .ind Hrokcrs Ju lius PeKlco. chairman ; Julius llocco , W 11. Ilutts , U. H. Uranch. sccrotarj PiofcEslonni 'Mm ' Or. A. r. Jonca , clulr- man : ! ) r J P Lotl. .secretary. Informatlnn > A. llcnson , chairman : W S. Wright secretary. Public Press G. M Hitchcock , cCialrman , C , 1) Thompbon , secrc-tary. Packets anJ Live Stcek W. 1) . C' Ken- > on , chairman ; E. C. Prlco secretary ; J S. Knox , A. II Nojcs , C. K. Urqiilml Transportation PI nk Colpet/er , chalr- ma ; P. L Loomls. tccruary ! Kail Festivities W. S. Jaidinc , chairman ; II. Hards , secretary Convcnl or.s Jchn Steel , chalr.nan , J. R. Utt , secretary. Education C G. Pierce , chairman , J A. Glllfsple , secretary. The freight bureau for Ihe coming jc r was ai ! > o n.ade up us follows 13 E. Driicc , Edgai Alio.i A. Tustli J S Hrady J E Uauni , W It , 'liennott ' , full Hramlels , W liccbe I rauk Colpctrcr , M I ) . Copeland , Isaac Carpenter , Herrnn Drlsh- OIIB. W M Glass A Hospc , jr , P S Ilav- vvird. WI1II nr Hajdcu. J. W Hint J H Hanr-y , P E I'd ' John S Knox P I' Klrk- cndill , W. D C Kenjon. ! ' in KeiinitJ , P S King Samuel Katz E V Lewis , 7. T. Llndsiy , 'K ' L Locmli Euclid Maitln , J M. Metcalf George Marks. II P Marriiill , Henry Meyer. W V Morse , A II NO > CT , C E Price , C II Perkins , P M Prlio M C Prtcrs , Julius Po > cke. (1. Al IHMi'll. Peter Koccn , J. Itahm , E. Hi'lter , E L Ptcnc , E II. Spiaguc , Arthur C. Smith C K Urquhart , A J. Vlerling , C. F WcIlC'C ' M. Wllhclm , W P Wright , J S White , H F Whiting. M Wulpl The crmmitlco bureau will bo called together In a few d js to or- ganl/o for work Don't uciiioy others by your co.ii-.iliig , nnil ilsk > oui life by neglecting a ctild Ono Mln- ute Cough Cure cures coughs , olds , rogp , grliipo und all throat and lung troubles Tito Woini'ii c ; < > ( i ) , inii "Kid" Ilurko nnd Mnry Ell/a Dim- , negro women who Indulged In a fight with beer bottles , were arraigned before Judge Gor don on n charge of being drunk and disor derly. Eacli wcro lined $10 and costs nnd will servo the nuts out In the county Jail , Arnold's Hiomo Csl'iy cures headaches , lOc , 25c and nOc All dnigglsts TliriM1 I'url Social n SIIIM'I'NH. Tlio literary noclety of the Om.ih i c'om- nipiclal lollete gave an entertainment la'ft night In the foim of a trl-so < lal. Kvtiry- Ihlng on Hit program presented a trl.ingtil ir appiMrancH ) from the admittance fee of .t c'entH lo Ihe three fairs win/ dealt out dos- flny In tlie museum Th progiam vv 1 1 di vided Into threeinrt , of the literary , tint refreshment and 'the iniihcuin dep u trni < ntH. In tliu flrrft put iiuiHleul an. I lltcinry iiiim- l > er.s vvcin given by Mih-je.s Johnson , Dplla ( Sibion , Vivian TlmlieiB , Edna Moore anil Jlc srH Xiieklcfr.il , Kail Tlmberg , M A. Plllsliury. A. C lloycr. Elmer liill.inl , Oeorso Dicker and O Jeffries The miln attraetlons of the museum vve.ro three ir- tlxlle figures ot the fates and aim n mm number of "liugH , " > AIO ) did n rushing liu.sl- lifHS In iimulitH and ehaims. A guuKslnj ; ir.mo Involving thu figure thrto w.is won by < ! . II. Decket , Amu .VI. Ilainey and Prank u , jr. ! * ! > IllKl'H II ( 'lllTfl'lllll. NEW YOIUC , Jim i. In DIPHO dlxp ilehos on Iho nlghl of Jjiiunry is a Klalement wan made that more thnU thirty iinfulihfiil em- phiyi s of the Ad , mm Expntu comp my In thlm city li'id liee.n dlscovireil In rec lit puu- ulatlons amounting In a mini lielwecMi $ .10) ) mid $3COO ThlB allegath n jrevv out of u. conversation between a ic-poitti and Atlor- imy Alirahain Levy , vvhu gave uu | IH ! hc.st Impression at that tlmo thu niiinhiii ntul amounts nbovo ntatcd. Doing iiromptL I by the exact fjctu , Mr. Levy , In falriuti.s lu tbd InterestH Involved ami to lilnisi-lf , dii- sIleH the HUiti-'intnt to Im made then vvuni not at the limit nieii'Ioned ' IK tulatr n tit thu niimbrr Indlc.iteil nor to thu extent ntalcd. A friend wns tcllliifr our malinger the oilier < ] ny Unit ho had bocii over a Kioutor p.irt of the United States In hln lll'o tlmo nnd that ho had alvva.vH found the Klmlmll piano to oxccl all othur.s In quality of lone and ni'tlon Our ex- IH'ilonet'villi tills I'xui'llcnt Instuiiiipnt Is that \vo uan't ay lee much for It and that wo have no lieiltanuy In Klvini ; 'our own Kiiarantccuilli that of Ihe makt'M With our now piano hhovv loom wo nro nhlo to display the now i-nr load of Klmlmllrf just leeclvcd Tht'Ko are tlio finest HiilMlii'd iilanos w < > 'vo over had Natural wood cases In latest dosljrnH You hlioiild call and hue them , A. HOSPE , Music and Art. 1513 Douglas